Changsheng, who is in charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs, must be familiar with geography. Although he has not been to many places in person, he still knows where exactly which state is in each road, and he can see boundary stones with place names from time to time along the way. As long as he sees Boundary stone, he knew where he was currently.
There are many people who can ride a horse, but not many people who know how to ride a horse. When running at full speed, the owner is not sitting on the horse, but with his feet in the stirrups, his back bent, his buttocks not in contact with the saddle, and his back arched. The purpose of bending over is to reduce the wind resistance of the horse, while the buttocks are not in contact with the saddle to prevent severe bumps from injuring the hips, and to avoid the horse's back being crushed when bumping up and down.
Everyone else has a riding whip, but Chang Sheng has never held a riding whip, because the black master does not need a whip to urge him. He can intelligently detect the master's intention, whether it is fast or slow, urgent or slow. If the master actually sits down, he will be free. When strolling in the courtyard, if the owner misses the stride, it will run wildly at top speed. If it is true, it does not need to raise its whip.
Black Young Master is extremely talented and can run much faster than ordinary horses. The most important thing is that he is affected by corpse poison. The blood in his body is cold. Even if he runs wildly for a long time, the blood will not boil. Moreover, corpse poison and snake venom It also invisibly enhances its endurance, which is the main reason why it can run long distances.
It was almost noon when Changsheng set out, and he entered the Guannai Road at 11:00 PM. The official road has a great feature, that is, all the official roads pass through the city along the way. Once entering the city, the road becomes narrower, and passers-by As it increases, it will naturally slow down.
In order to strive for speed, Changsheng tried his best to avoid entering the city. If he did not enter the city, there would be no roads. For war reasons, there were very few paths in the area near the city on the official road, and he could only go through the mountains.
This is the test of the horse's foot strength the most, because traveling in the mountains not only requires avoiding various obstacles, but also requires quick reaction and finding a foothold in advance. However, these are not difficult for the black master, who can calmly dodge, jump quickly, and climb over the mountains and ridges, such as Walking on flat ground.
Although Young Master Hei can walk through the mountains calmly, Changsheng is reluctant to let him walk more mountain roads because there are many vines and thorns in the mountains. Even if Young Master Hei is scratched, the wound can heal quickly, but the scratches and strains will still cause him a lot of discomfort. .
At sunset, a post station appeared in front of him. Chang Sheng galloped there, ordering the post staff to fetch water for his horses. There were always fire-flavored noodles in the post station. These were prepared for the messengers who rode to deliver messages, so that they could eat on the way. Chang Sheng took some with him. , caught a few more and fed them to Young Master Hei. Not only Young Master Hei ate them by himself, but other horses also ate them, but most people were reluctant to feed them by burning them.
Seeing Changsheng feeding the horses with fire, the postmen at the post station grinned in pain, but they did not dare to step forward to stop them. Instead, they diligently brought some more. The reason was also very simple. After Changsheng arrived, he immediately showed the name of the Minister of the Ministry of Finance. Golden Seal, please don’t think that the post stations are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War. In fact, all the post stations in the world are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
When Mr. Hei had finished eating and drinking, Changsheng immediately got on his horse and galloped away.
No one eats other people's food in vain, and the same is true for livestock. After eating Changsheng's millet noodles and burning them, the black master ran wild all night and did not feel tired.
At dawn, it suddenly rained. The immortal has never been promoted to purple energy, and the spiritual energy is not allowed to be released. Therefore, it is impossible to condense the spiritual energy barrier to block the rain. I can only hold the baggage containing the calligraphy and painting to my chest, brave the wind and rain, and continue on my way.
Passing through a town in the rain, I didn't want to waste time taking shelter from the rain, so I got off my horse and bought a pair of raincoats and hats, and a jar of wine, and then I hurriedly set off on the road.
What he bought was strong liquor, which was very strong and much more expensive than ordinary rice wine. He drank some of it himself and fed the rest to Mr. Hei. It was not unusual for Mr. Hei to drink, because he drank a lot. Some horses like to drink alcohol, just like most horses like to eat fine grains.
Just like people, horses can get excited after drinking alcohol, and Black Master is no exception. He is aggressive and competitive. After drinking alcohol, he becomes even more excited. He gallops towards the west at full speed. He does not know that Changsheng is going there. Where to go and what to do, but it hopes to send Changsheng to the destination as soon as possible in order to highlight its excellence and get praise from Changsheng. In fact, its idea is no different from that of a child who hopes to be praised by adults.
After the rain stopped, Changsheng activated the pure Yang spiritual energy to dry the clothes wetted by the rain. At sunset, he arrived at the junction of Hexi and Longyou Road, which is still more than two thousand miles away from Tingzhou on Longyou Road.
Since it was getting late, the city gate had been closed, and there were high mountains on both sides of the city. Even if the black master could climb over the mountains, it would not be as fast as walking through the city. Therefore, Changsheng directly showed the golden seal of the imperial censor and ordered him to keep it. The city soldiers opened the city gate and walked directly through the city. When they arrived at the west gate, they did the same thing and ordered the defenders to open the city gate and let them pass.
Although Changsheng didn't have to run himself, the constant jolting on the horse day and night still made Changsheng exhausted, but thinking that the three bloody horses would be auctioned at noon tomorrow, he dared not delay his rest, and continued westward under the stars and the moon.
The further west you go, the fewer people there are and the more desolate it becomes. It is an exaggeration to say that there is no human habitation for thousands of miles, but it is common to see no living people in the village for a hundred miles. There are many mountain peaks along the way, but there is not much vegetation in the mountains.
Entering the endless grassland in the middle of the night, Changsheng is a member of the Taoist sect. Taoists can observe the stars to identify the position, and there is no risk of getting lost.
There were wolves on the grassland, and there were wolves trying to catch up and attack him on the way, but they could not outrun Young Master Hei, and they were left far behind after a while.
Changsheng came to the grassland for the first time. Before that, he had always thought that the grassland was full of green grass. In fact, it was not the case. The northwest was dry and rainless, and the grass on the grassland grew sparsely. In addition, herdsmen grazed cattle and sheep and ate excessively. What you see along the way is mostly mottled turf.
At dawn, Changsheng saw the boundary stone of Luntai County and roughly estimated that it was still more than 600 miles away from Tingzhou City.
At this moment, Young Master Hei suddenly stumbled and fell forward.
Changsheng was exhausted from the long-distance attack. He was confused and confused. When he noticed something was wrong, he hurriedly raised his energy and turned over. When he landed on the ground, Longwei unsheathed and looked around cautiously.
What he didn't expect was that there were no enemies ambush around him. Looking at the Black Master again, the Black Master was struggling to stand up, but his left front leg had been broken and he didn't dare to touch the ground with his left leg after standing up.
After confirming that there were no enemies, Changsheng returned the sword to its sheath, and eagerly stepped forward to inspect Young Master Hei's injuries. His left front leg was completely broken, but fortunately, the flesh and skin were still involved and had not been separated.
Looking at the ground again, there are several huge rat holes. There are many fat rats on the grassland. This kind of rats dig holes and live in them. Therefore, rat holes can be seen everywhere on the grassland. The reason why the black master stumbled was because his front hoof stepped on it. Entered a rat hole and was cut off by it.
Changsheng is proficient in the art of Qihuang, and can naturally set bones, and Young Master Hei's self-healing ability is also extremely amazing. He can walk normally within a quarter of an hour after the connection, and can walk as fast as flying with a stick of incense.
Changsheng took the opportunity to take a nap for half an hour. When he woke up, he found that Mr. Black was chasing a giant rat nearby. This kind of rat weighed seven or eight kilograms. It was not as sinister as ordinary rats. It looked very naive. He must have been annoyed by them digging holes. He lost his own legs, and the black master was chasing and trampling them, while those giant rats were running around and dodging through the holes connected underground.
Chang Sheng called Mr. Hei and made sure that his injuries were completely healed, then he got on his horse and continued westward.
Further west, the grasslands are gradually replaced by the Gobi desert. Along the way, you can see abandoned cities from time to time. There is less vegetation around them, making them look more bleak and dilapidated.
The temperature here is much lower than that in Middle-earth. Fortunately, Changsheng can activate spiritual energy and blood to warm up the body. At around 6 o'clock in the morning, we finally saw Tingzhou City located on the Gobi Desert.
Standing in the east of Tingzhou City, you can already see the endless yellow sand desert to the west. There are still some plants in the Gobi, but there is no greenery in the desert at all, it is all sand. A gust of wind blows from time to time, which can also bring a layer of fine gravel.
Looking at Tingzhou City, it is also different from the cities in China. Most of the cities in China are built with gray bricks or bluestones, while the city walls in Tingzhou are made of yellow mud bricks, which are neither tall nor strong. , only the towers on the city wall can stand people, and the walls in other areas cannot stand people at all.
Although the city wall is dilapidated, the area of Tingzhou City is very large, and there are many pedestrians passing by, most of them are foreigners, and their clothes are different from those of the Tang Dynasty.
While looking at the city, Chang Sheng also felt a lot of emotion in his heart. What he was feeling was not the desert sand and the exotic customs, but that he was able to arrive in time thanks to the triple blessing of power, money and BMW horses. Sometimes it's useful.
As a martial arts practitioner, you can have no power or money, but you can't live without good horses. Datou and others are loyal to him, so they must be equipped with the best mounts.
After a short look, Changsheng rode towards Tingzhou City on horseback. The few soldiers guarding the city were in disheveled appearance and sat lazily in the shade inside the city gate, letting people come and go under the city gate. No interrogation or questioning.
Changsheng entered the city from the east gate. After entering the city, he walked along the street to the west. Most of the houses in the city were made of adobe and looked old and dilapidated. Most of them were low and narrow, and few were tall and spacious.
Although there are foreigners in Chang'an, they are not many, but there are much more foreigners in Tingzhou than Han people. Looking at it, seven or eight out of ten people are foreigners, and judging from their appearance, these The foreigners are not of the same race, but belong to five or six different races.
It seems to be windy here often, and a lot of sand accumulates on the streets. The businesses along the street are cleaning the sand in front of their doors.
Changsheng found a shop assistant who was cleaning the sand and inquired about Taiping Trading Company. He saw that Changsheng was a Han Chinese. The assistant was very enthusiastic about him. He raised his finger to point out the direction and then whispered, "Little brother, this is your first time in Tingzhou." Well, be sure to take care of your belongings, this place is no better than Middle-earth."
After Changsheng thanked him, he turned around and took a step forward. After taking a few steps, he suddenly heard urgent footsteps coming from behind. Before he could turn around to look, the person had already passed him by.
The other party wanted to pass him by, but it was just a pass, but he could not pass by, because Chang Sheng had already grabbed the man's wrist, and what the man was holding was his waist bag.
Changsheng turned his head and saw the person's appearance clearly. This person turned out to be a foreign woman with a tall nose and deep eyes, and fair skin. She was not very old, she should be the same age as him.
Just when Changsheng turned his head and stared coldly, the woman suddenly shouted and screamed repeatedly.
Changsheng couldn't understand what she was shouting, so he turned back to look at the guy who asked the question before.
The latter was nervous and frightened, "She said you were going to molest her..."
