A small bamboo pole of several feet, with a lettuce hanging from the top on a twine, was always dangling in front of the donkey.
The donkey saw food, but couldn't eat it, so he kept walking forward.
You can't find the carrots that donkeys love to eat in spring. This green lettuce was stolen from the vegetable field outside the city.
The road was heading towards Huaizhou, and the person sitting on the donkey was Xiaoyu with a dog's tail grass in his mouth.
Yangzhou, the boundary of Chunhua Valley.
There are two famous sects in Yangzhou, one is Huatan Temple on the bank of Xiyun Lake in Yangzhou City, which attracts incense from all over the world, and the other is the notorious Yangzhou Chunhua Valley Ba Daomen.
On the way to Huaizhou, the only way to pass is Chunhua Valley.
Xiaoyu rode on a donkey for about an hour and arrived at the western edge of Yangzhou. Then he went west and left Yangzhou.
To the west of Yangzhou, there are endless mountains. Between the intersection of two steep peaks, the meandering water comes from the west. The upper reaches of the river is the valley between the two peaks, which is called Chunhua Valley.
In the valley between the two peaks, there is a large county surrounded by mountains and rivers. There are eight villages in ten miles, with tile-eaves houses arranged side by side, small bridges and flowing water, and the scenery is unique.
Therefore, Chunhua Valley is also called Chunhua County.
When spring comes, the flowers are fragrant, and the valley is still full of flowers.
It means that when spring comes, the fragrance of flowers overflows, and the Spring Valley is even more gorgeous than anywhere in the south of the Yangtze River.
This is where the name Chunhua Valley comes from.
When entering the valley, Xiaoyu rested in a small town at the end of Chunhua County.
The road was full of greenery, and Xiaoyu lay with his dark green eyes on his pillow, waiting for the donkey to finish eating 80%, so that he could rush to Huaizhou.
The donkey was tied to the trunk of a money willow tree, and the distance it could walk was only a few feet. Xiaoyu lay beside the tree, basking in the scorching sun and warming his body and mind.
On one side of the road, two men in green clothes and sabers passed by with the word "Ba" embroidered on their chests.
One has a sharp mouth, long cheeks, lame legs and long arms, while the other has a big head, a wide forehead, and a thick waist.
The two of them were muttering as they walked, and saw a big willow tree on the edge of the lawn to avoid the sun. They were probably tired from the journey and came here to enjoy the shade.
When the two of them saw a boy herding donkeys, they didn't care much and just sat next to Uncle Liu.
"What do you think this cult from the Western Regions came to Jiangnan for?" he said sharply.
Erkuan replied: "Who knows, what kind of orbs are they going to give to Huatan Temple to protect the temple?"
He said sharply: "Haha, I'm going to support the Huatan Temple. I'm afraid I heard that all the sects in the south of the Yangtze River have gathered together and want to kill the majesty of our sect in the south of the Yangtze River. What kind of good intentions can these extra sects have!"
He replied with a wide forehead: "Hey, I heard that this orb is worth tens of thousands of taels of silver. These northern barbarians are really rich."
He said sharply: "Whatever, we just have to eat and drink. As long as the master doesn't send us to do anything that costs our lives, we will be lucky."
Fu Kuan replied: "That's right. When we get out of the valley, I'll go and change into clothes. If you look like this, others will know that you're from the Ba Dao Sect. We can't let others recognize us. The leader is asking Let's go see if this news is true. If it is true, we can go to Huatan Temple to fish for the oil and water of these northern barbarians."
He said sharply: "Yes, yes, Brother Zheng is right. When we leave the valley, we will go to the town ahead to sell a set of coarse cloth clothes, and then rush to Huatan Temple to burn incense, so as to get some news."
Xiaoyu rested her head on her hands, breathing evenly, as if sleeping but not sleeping, but she listened to the entire conversation between the two people.
Xiao Yu thought:
Extra sect in the Western Region? Could it be the Huns’ Lu Jiao? The only one who traveled frequently in the Central Plains was the Lu Sect. The Xiongnu wanted to take over the Central Plains, and the Jianghu Sect was the pioneer, hoping to make great progress in the country. In recent years, I have often heard that this sect colluded with some high-ranking officials in the imperial court to roam the Central Plains.
Life is alive, but if the country does not survive, the family will perish. This is faith!
No matter how fierce the internal fighting among the various sects in the Central Plains is, when it comes to the struggle between family and country, they will always be unanimous in dealing with the outside world.
People from the Lu Sect came to Jiangnan to deliver orbs to Huatan Temple? Judging from this posture, it seems that they are not trying to please Huatan Temple. Several sects in the south of the Yangtze River have held a demon elimination conference. I am afraid that the news has already fallen into the hands of the people of the Lu Sect.
If you send someone to deliver something at this time, I'm afraid it will attract the attention of the sect that dominates Jiangnan Jianghu!
If you want to gain an inch of land, you must gain access to the world.
Chivalrous people used force to break the ban. Historically, although chivalrous people and the imperial court were at odds with each other, they were united in their ambition to defend the country.
Admittedly, this does not include all those treacherous villains and heinous villains.
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The pearl is worth tens of thousands taels? Xiaoyu murmured in her heart, this thing is very valuable. If you take it by chance, you don't know how many people in Yunzhou, South Road, can be helped! I just don’t know whether the news is true or not, but I will start to figure it out after taking Luo Congsheng’s head.
The two resting men talked about serious things at first, but then they started muttering about the affairs of prostitutes in brothels, which was so unpleasant that Xiao Yu didn't pay attention to them.
In less than half a stick of incense, they got up and left. Xiaoyu slowly got up and drove the donkey to Huaizhou via Chunhua Valley.
Along the way, many people heard about the evil deeds of Chunhua Valley's tyrants and swordsmen who were rampant in the countryside, but Xiao Yu didn't pay attention to Chunhua Valley at this time.
Because the second task is Luo Congsheng of An Ningguan.
Master has said: Everything must be done step by step and don't be impatient, otherwise chaos will lead to changes.
Wang Heng of the Ba Dao Sect wanted to kill him in the third mission, but he was not there at the moment.
One man and one donkey crossed Yangzhou and headed towards Huaizhou.
Half a day's journey.
noon.
Nanhuai County is a lively and prosperous city near the intersection of Huaijiang River and Nanjiang River.
The closest place to the beach is the Qin family's mansion in Nanhuai County.
The mansions on the shore are mostly enclosed carpenters' sheds. Upon inquiry, they all belong to the Qin family, the most famous shipbuilding family in the south of the Yangtze River.
The Qin family's mansion is not difficult to find. Just ask any passerby and you will know the way to the Qin family's residence.
Xiao Yu found a deserted alley, disfigured her bones and covered her face with beard, then slowly ran towards Qin's house along the ancient street.
After walking for half a day, the donkey was hungry, and the people were also hungry, so they went to Qin's house to deliver his Seven Killing Orders and have lunch.
He led the donkey up the road and ran towards the side door of the Qin family's mansion in Mozi Lane.
Mozi Lane is an alley at the end of the Qin family's mansion. It is only a narrow path and a side entrance to the Qin family's backyard. There are no other houses around it.
The financial resources of the Chen family, the chief helmsman of Yangzhou Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce, and the Qin family, a wealthy shipbuilding family in Huaizhou, are almost the same. However, the Qin family has a much better reputation than the Chen family. They are philanthropic and often open warehouses to help refugees.
The old man once said that being rich and benevolent is a great good.
Ji Ruge didn't want to bring down the Qin family with his arrival, so he chose to enter the house through a side door, knowing that the fewer Qin family members he visited, the better.
"Dong dong dong..."
Ji Ruge led the donkey and knocked gently on the door of the Qin family's old courtyard.
A boy on duty opened the door and glanced at Ji Ruge.
"What are you doing?" The boy was a little impatient when he saw Ji Ruge wearing coarse clothes and leading a donkey. He didn't know which family he came from, knocking on the door at noon and just in time for his own meal.
"Sending something." Ji Ruge replied coldly.
"What are you giving me? Show me. Is it possible for you to see our master?" The boy frowned.
Ji Ruge glared at him, took out the seven-kill order wrapped in coarse cloth from his arms, handed it over, and said coldly with a serious expression: "This thing can only be shown to your master. It must be delivered."
Seeing that the visitor was unkind, the boy's eyes were filled with coldness. He accepted the items and was not sure if he was looking for trouble, so he could only frown and said, "Wait." He closed the door and ran to the inner courtyard.
