Dugu Xiang initially ignored Jiang Shuo, but what Jiang Shuo asked really tickled her, and she couldn't help but said: "Hey... Brother Shuo, you don't know that my inner strength is 'borrowed'..." …”
Jiang Shuo was startled and said, "Borrowed? I've only heard of people borrowing horses and weapons, but I've never heard of people borrowing internal energy..."
Dugu Xiang smiled and said: "I didn't believe that internal strength could be borrowed at first, but what happened later made me not believe it."
Jiang Shuo asked: "Xian'er, what happened, please tell me quickly."
Dugu Xiang raised his head on the horse and recalled: "That day after I was driven away by you..."
When she talked about the scene that day, tears welled up in her eyes again. Jiang Shuo quickly bowed to his horse and said, "Xiang'er, I don't dare anymore, so please don't cry."
Dugu Xiang stretched out his hand and wiped his face randomly, wiped away the tears, and replied: "I am not doing it for you, but thinking about Xiao Yezi blocking the knife for me that day. In fact, I am also very worried about her. I have been there several times since I left. Sneaking back, I saw you guys setting up a tent, and you stayed in the tent for several more days and nights, never leaving the tent for a moment."
Jiang Shuo said hurriedly: "Xian'er, I'm just injecting internal energy into little leaf to heal his injuries, nothing else."
He knew that when he said "Sister Qingyao", it seemed too intimate, and Xiang'er would be displeased, so he changed his name to Xiao Zizi.
Dugu Xiang smiled calmly and said: "Of course I know. In fact, I wanted to rush into the tent several times to see Xiao Zizi's injury. Once again, I reached the tent door, but in the end I didn't have the courage to take the last step."
Only then did Jiang Shuo realize the pain in Xiang'er's heart that day. Lao Ma seemed to understand human nature and slowly got closer to Xiang'er. Jiang Shuo reached out and held her hand.
Dugu Xiang did not glare at him again this time, and said softly: "Then I left. At first I just walked aimlessly through the mountains and forests, and then I started running wildly, but no matter how fast I ran, I couldn't leave my heart. I didn’t dare to stop for a moment, fearing that the emotions of regret and regret would catch up after I stopped. I didn’t care if there was a road or not, I just walked north, climbing over mountains when I encountered them, and crossing rivers when I encountered them. In the past, we never turned, we just went straight.”
Dugu Xiang's lightness skills are extremely good. No matter how high the mountains are, how dense the forests are, or how deep the water is, there is nothing that can stop her.
Duguxiang continued: "As I ran, the mountains gradually became flat, the trees became sparser and sparse, and the mountains became filled with ravines. When I crossed a mountain ridge, I saw an endless stretch of stone masonry on the ridge. It was a very low wall and a scene of decay. Later I found out that this was the Great Wall built during the Sui Dynasty."
The Tang Dynasty had strong military power and constant trade with various ethnic groups in the north. Therefore, the Great Wall had never been built during the Tang Dynasty. When Dugu Xiang saw the Great Wall, it was built during the Kaihuang reign of the Sui Dynasty. It was only 160 years ago, but it was already in ruins. Generally speaking, the Great Wall of Qin and Han Dynasties has long since turned into dust. Even if you pass through it, you may not know that you have crossed the Great Wall.
Duguxiang continued: "After leaving the Great Wall, I saw a large lake. Such a large lake is very rare north of Qishan Mountain. When I looked closer, it seemed that there was a layer of white snow on the lake, but it turned out to be a salt pond. The salt pond There were several stone forts nearby, and Tang troops were stationed there. I just wanted to stay away from the crowd, so I walked around the stone forts and continued walking north. I saw that the mountains and forests had turned into grasslands, and there were herds of cattle and sheep everywhere. There are spiritual barbarians who herd cattle.”
Jiang Shuo said: "Xiang'er, have you gone to Shuomo Grassland?"
Duguxiang said: "I thought so at first, but I had not crossed the river at that time and was still within the Hetao. It was only later that I found out that this place was within Sanshoujiang City, and the herdsmen grazing were all the nine-surnamed Hu from Zhaowu. people."
Jiang Shuo said: "I have long heard that 'the Yellow River has nine bends, only one is rich'. The Huns in the pre-Qin Dynasty once occupied Hetao as a grazing land. After Qin Shihuang unified the Central Plains, he sent troops to recapture the entire Hetao and built a city in Jiuyuan to resist the Huns. . I didn’t expect that Hu people are now grazing freely in the territory.”
In fact, in all the dynasties after the Qin Dynasty, there were first the Xiongnu and then the Turks in the north, and there were many invasions. Until the second year of Jinglong in the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Renyuan, the commander-in-chief of the Shuofang Army, built Sanshoujiang City north of the river, with the ends corresponding to each other, to prevent the Turks from entering the south. The Anbei Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty set up the Zhongshoujiang City among the three cities. However, although it blocked the Turks from the north, it could not stop the large number of Sogdians with the nine surnames of Zhaowu. On the Hetao grassland, there were many tents and herds of cattle and sheep. It became a large pasture.
Duguxiang said: "I saw many exposed red sandstones on the pasture. As we continue to go north, there are more and more sandy soils. Some places have connected together and become sand..."
What she didn't know was that over the next thousand years, the sand became larger and larger, and finally covered this plain with rich water and grass, becoming a large desert called Mu Us Desert. Now that I think about it, the beginning of desertification was in the Tang Dynasty. caused by overgrazing.
Dugu Xiang said: "I was disgusted with the sandy land of stagnant water, so I turned to the west. This time I didn't go far until I reached the river. Only then did I realize that I had unknowingly arrived at the northwest corner of the Hetao. Here But it was rare that it was like the south of the Yangtze River, a scene of green mountains and green waters, dotted with lakes. The villages and towns along the way gradually became denser and more lively. At this moment, I had enough of being alone, so I found a slightly larger town and bought a set of clothes to change. , I found a restaurant to eat, but unexpectedly I met an old acquaintance."
Jiang Shuo knew that she was finally getting to the point, so he perked up and listened carefully to her words.
Duguxiang said: "I am alone, and I wanted to sit down in a bright and bright area on the first floor of the store facing the street. However, as soon as I entered the store, I heard someone shouting from behind: Little fella, let me find you a private room for Mr. Xiang."
Jiang Shuo thought about it in his mind, but couldn't remember who Xiang Ye was for a moment. Then Dugu Xiang told the story, the degree of which was far beyond Jiang Shuo's imagination.
Duguxiang heard the man's voice sound familiar, but couldn't remember who it was for a moment, so she changed her mind and walked straight into the store. Since the store was unprotected, she didn't dare to turn around and look, but she heard something in her ears. Listen to what the man said,
At this time, a waiter came up to him and said that there was no elegant room in the shop. If guests wanted to have wine and food, they could go to the second floor. It was noon, so it was too late for breakfast and too early for lunch. There was no one in the shop, so they would not disturb the guests. My purity.
Unexpectedly, the man got angry, yelled and cursed, and seemed about to hit him. At this time, another person tried to smooth things over, saying, "Brother, we have important things to do. Let's just eat a few bites to fill our stomachs and then leave. Don't make any extra trouble."
At this time, Dugu Xiang had reached the deepest part of the shop. In front of him was a curtain, and inside was the restaurant's chef.
Dugu Xiang opened the curtain and walked straight in. She entered the kitchen as calmly as a cook in the store. Then she peeked out from the curtain and saw a thin and tall man dressed as a warrior. He was holding the waiter in his hand as if he were holding a chicken. A young and handsome young man stood beside him. It seemed that this was the person who had just spoken to stop Xiang Runke.
As soon as he saw the tall man, Dugu Xiang's memory was immediately awakened - this man was Xiang Runke, one of the six people under Anlu Mountain's tent. However, Dugu Xiang had never seen the young master, so he said that he had never seen him before. You have never seen him before, but there is a familiar feeling in the young man's eyebrows, eyes, and words.
Xiang Runke said: "Zhu... Li Lang, then I will listen to you."
He raised his hand, threw the shop boy to the ground, and shouted loudly: "Lead the way and welcome your two grandfathers upstairs."
The guy grinned after being thrown so hard that he didn't dare to disobey again, so he hurriedly led the two of them upstairs. Looking from Duguxiang's side, he could just see the boots of the two of them stepping on the wooden planks of the stairs, "thump thump thump" He walked up the stairs.
At this time, a fat cook in the kitchen said: "Hey... you..."
It turned out that when Dugu Xiang turned around, he showed a beautiful face. The cook was stunned, looked at her blankly, and even forgot to say anything.
Dugu Xiang said vaguely: "I went in the wrong direction, sorry."
As she said this, she hurriedly walked straight to the back kitchen. There was another door facing the alley behind the kitchen. With a "squeak", she pushed open the back door and left the restaurant. She walked not far, and passed by about After entering the back doors of several shops, she stretched her body, jumped onto the cornice of the first floor, and then jumped onto the ridge of the roof.
When the chef saw Dugu Xiang for the first time, he thought it was a goddess descending to earth. He couldn't help rubbing his eyes. When he opened his eyes again, Dugu Xiang was gone. I turned around and saw that the back of the kitchen was open and making a "squeaking" sound in the breeze.
This cook was very naughty and didn't know that Qing Gong existed in the world. He also said that Dugu Xiang was indeed a fairy who descended to earth and walked out of the house in an instant.
Dugu Xiang ignored him and walked gently on the connected roof ridges back to the restaurant upstairs. The restaurant had two floors in total. Dugu Xiang stood on the roof of the second floor, and there was only a roof between him and Xiang Runke. That’s all.
Following the sound, she walked to a roof far away from Xiang Runke, carefully uncovered a roof tile, and looked down. She saw that there were not many diners on the second floor. Xiang Runke and the beautiful boy were sitting on two couches away from each other. Others are in position.
The waiter tremblingly asked what kind of food and drinks the two were having, and the young man said, "You don't have to ask, man. What are the chef's specialties? Just make a few more and bring them over. There will be two more people coming soon, so be sure to hurry. We Rush on your way."
Xiang Runke added: "Two more bottles of good wine!"
The guy was grabbed by the wrist by Xiang Runke just now. He felt unhappy and muttered: "You two are dressed nicely, but I don't know if they are really rich. Don't just use paper lantern shells. They look pretty and useless." goods……"
Xiang Runke stared at him and was about to have another attack. The gang of teenagers stopped him, took out more than a dozen Tongbao from the leather bag around his waist, and placed them in the palm of the clerk, saying that they were for him. The clerk immediately burst into laughter. Stop talking flattery.
The young man was also a little annoyed. He waved his hand in disgust and told him to go downstairs and get ready.
Only then did Xiang Runke say: "Zhu'er..."
Only then did Dugu Xiang remember that this boy was actually Li Zhuer in disguise. She was amused and thought to herself, "This boy turned out to be Sister Zhuer in disguise. Why is he so handsome?"
But Li Zhuer frowned, rolled her eyes at Xiang Runke, and Xiang Runke quickly changed her words: "Li Lang, Li Lang..." lowered her voice and asked: "When will those two mutes arrive?"
Some people died, but not completely...
