Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Chapter 573 Another Wave of People

Behind him was Jian Ming, who wanted to take off all his clothes but had to work decently.

"Jiulang, why doesn't the rain stop?" Jian Ming's hands kept scratching his back while he spoke.

When people are unlucky, they can't even eat warm shit. Everything went smoothly all the way to Lingnan. Even when they first arrived in Liuzhou, the sky was sunny. But it was sunny for two days, and then it started to rain continuously, endlessly.

Although this place is warmer than the north, it is too stuffy and humid.

They all had red rashes on their bodies. It didn't hurt, but it was very itchy. People like Li Sheng could bear it, but Jian Ming had scratched the skin on his back.

In this situation, it is impossible to enter the mountains, especially deep mountains.

Cui Bianxu didn't like to see him scratching himself, but when he saw others scratching, he would want to scratch himself.

That day, he developed a rash on the inside of his thighs, which made him very upset.

Xiao Cui turned his head and looked up at the sky: "I'll go to the pharmacy to buy some medicine later. The rain should stop soon. Once the soil dries up, we can set off."

Jian Ming was overjoyed and did not doubt for a moment that his master had said this three days ago. He turned around and left happily.

Because of the Five Ridges, the Lingnan Road is inconvenient to travel to and from the Central Plains. This place cannot even compare with Qingzhou, let alone Chang'an and Luoyang. The food is not to their taste, and many guards have eaten so much that their faces look like vegetables.

Now they just hope that the rain will stop soon so that they can return to Chang'an.

They were lucky enough, as this time, Cui Bianxu did not make any mistakes in observing the astronomical phenomena.

The next night, amid the chirping of insects, the incessant rain finally stopped.

"Two days later, we'll go into the mountains."

Outside Liuzhou City.

"Sir, why don't you go into the city and find a place to rest first? I'll find a doctor to see you." The guards were all exhausted, but they still surrounded the young man in the lead and did their duty diligently.

The young man had a pair of watery eyes and pink lips. He looked quite thin, perhaps due to the fatigue from the long journey.

"kindness."

The young man held a white silk handkerchief in his hand and covered his lips with it as he coughed softly. His slender hands looked three times whiter than the woman's. "The errand the master has assigned me is important. The doctor is not necessary. Let's find a place to settle down first and go get some information."

"Yes."

Compared with the Central Plains, Lingnan Road is a remote area, and Liuzhou is not a big city. The clothes worn by this group of people and the horses they ride are all of good quality, especially the young man, who attracts the attention of people passing by.

Even the soldiers guarding the city were dazzled when they saw the young man, and they wished they could have a drink and talk with him.

Unfortunately, it was obvious at first glance that these people were of extraordinary status. Although they were only holding a passing pass, the guards did not look like those of ordinary people, so they had to let them go with regret.

Liuzhou is a small place with very few strangers, so they got the news after just a little inquiry.

"My dear, the Cui family left yesterday."

"Can you find out where they went?"

"They were seen leaving the city and heading north."

"What is that place?"

"Hundred Gods Mountain."

"Oh? Baishen Mountain? It sounds impressive. What kind of gods are there?"

The guard frowned slightly. "Lingnan is located in a wild and desolate place, and the people are mostly ignorant. I think it's just a random name. When should we set off?"

"In that case, why not set off early tomorrow morning?"

The guard was about to retort when he heard him say, "I've heard there are many snakes and insects in Lingnan. While it's still early, go prepare some medicine and food."

This made sense and the guards couldn't refute it.

In the afternoon of the day they left, Jiang Shangxian also arrived in Liuzhou.

Xiao Jiang, who had not changed her clothes or taken a bath since getting off the boat, had a smell of oil on her head and her body was also smelly. It was not known whether it was her or the horse that was smelly.

However, women always sweat less than men, and the guards have a stronger odor. Even without wind, an ordinary person can smell the strong odor of sweat from two or three meters away.

"I can't have this dress anymore." The road to Lingnan is too difficult to walk on. There is so much dirt and dust that you can eat as much as you want. You can even feel full by just opening your mouth and eating the air - but it will make your throat a little sore.

The stingy little Yingzi subconsciously thought that she could wash it herself. The clothes were just a little dirty and had some tears in them. She could continue to wear them after washing and mending them.

But she quickly dismissed the idea.

A difficult and arduous journey can quickly deepen people's feelings. These days, Yingzi has been getting along very well with Jiubai and the others.

We are all good colleagues, it seems a bit embarrassing to only wash myself and my wife...

Jiang Shangxian didn't notice the little girl's little thoughts. Time waits for no one, so she didn't dare to delay at all. She took her people to the hotel to take a shower and have a meal, and then divided her troops into three groups without stopping.

Team No. 1 purchases supplies, Team No. 2 buys medicines, and Team No. 3 inquires for information.

The male Gu in the box has already turned more than half green, and it hasn’t even been half a month!

The old lady is really good at bragging!

She is extremely anxious now, even more anxious than the Monkey King in Laozi's alchemy furnace!

They were afraid that if it was too late, it would wake up, and then they would be finished.

In the evening, the three teams successfully assembled.

Jiang Shangxian carefully counted and distributed the supplies, ensuring that everyone had a bag with all kinds of things in it, so that in case of any accidents, they could rely on the things inside to get by.

Team Three's leader, Jiubai, reported, "Jiulang and his men have been staying here for quite a while. It was raining a lot, so they left the city two days ago. Inside the house they stayed in, there are still marks left by Jianming."

"mark?"

Jiang Shangxian paused, "What mark?"

Could that kid Jian Ming be an enemy spy?

Jiubai explained frankly: "Ever since he was little, Jianming has liked carving turtles on the bed boards after being scolded..."

Every time he was bitten by his master, Jianming would carve a turtle. Unexpectedly, in just a few days, he would find the opportunity to be bitten by Jiulang eight times.

A full eight times!

The speed at which he was being scolded was simply daunting.

Jiang Shangxian was speechless: "He really has so much free time."

If you have time to do this, why not just play with your eggs and count the hairs?

Why do you have to carve a turtle on someone else's bed?

"I heard that a group of people came to Liuzhou yesterday to inquire about Jiulang and the others, and left the city early this morning." When talking about this, Jiubai's face was not very good.

Liuzhou is a small city.

There aren't many outsiders here to begin with, and if there are a few more people, they'll easily be noticed.

"Is anyone asking about them? Do you know who those people are? Where did they come from? How many people are there?" Jiang Shangxian was also losing his composure.

Who is it?

Is it a fly?

Faster than her?!

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