Chapter 575 Life and Death
There was a moment of silence as the words fell, and the wind and sand blew through their hair.
Mu Xingyi looked at the surprise on Xu Yuan’s face and said calmly while drinking:
“Looking at Brother Zhou’s expression, I think he really doesn’t know anything about this.”
Xu Yuan realized that he was losing his composure, so he tightened his expression and said:
“Zhou has been traveling away from home for several years, and everything he sees and hears is local customs, and there are few channels to obtain such information.”
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Mu Xingyi stared at Xu Yuan for a few seconds, nodded slightly, his expression still had the same weak smile that remained unchanged from ancient times:
"Well, that's the truth. Although you can see thousands of interesting stories in your travels, most of them are trivial in the city, and few people hear about such military and national events."
The Dayan Dynasty had extremely strict public opinion control over war news. If the court was preparing to fight a war, if there was no direct connection, let alone ordinary people, even some state and county officials would only know the exact information after the war officially started. news.
Speaking of this, Mu Xingyi paused and said softly:
“But hasn’t Brother Zhou ever used the communication crystal station to communicate with his family?”
Xu Yuan stared into the other person's eyes and asked with a smile:
“Xingyi, do you know anything about the war in the north?”
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“Just some rumors.”
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“.” Xu Yuan raised his eyes unconsciously.
Mu Xingyi bowed his hands politely, punished himself with a drink and said:
“Oh, I am a little self-righteous.”
“I can’t go into details.”
The war in the northern border Although the forces in the Western Desert cannot be said to know anything about it, most of them are only limited to the surface.
"How do you say it?" Xu Yuan asked subconsciously.
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Mu Xingyi put down his cup and shook his head under Xu Yuanlue's interested gaze: "Brother Zhou, what I just said is all I know."
“One of them is naturally the war in the Western Desert mentioned just now. The deepest part of Qianji Gorge can reach ten thousand feet, and the terrain is complicated. The Tachao people often use the terrain to hide their troops.”
Mu Xingyi did not answer immediately. He exhaled softly and gave an ambiguous answer:
“Maybe it is, or it may not be, because the source of the appearance of the demon dragon has not been confirmed, but if Brother Zhou wants to travel to Qianji Gorge, it is best to be cautious.”
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“Qianjixia. It seems that things are not peaceful here recently.”
Mu Xingyi was sick and drank Xu Yuan's good wine, and said in a calm voice: "Decades ago, a transformed demon dragon came to the territory of Dayan. It was seriously injured by a strong man in Dayan and its whereabouts are unknown. I My grandpa participated in that siege. When I was still young, he talked to me about it and said that he suspected that the demon dragon died in Qianji Gorge. "
“And the second thing is that a demon dragon should have died in Qianji Gorge.”
Mu Xingyi returned the gift with a glass of wine, looked sideways at the other side of the abyss and valley at his feet, and murmured thoughtfully:
“Brother Zhou, do you think that if there is really a demon dragon hidden in Qianji Gorge, our Mu Chamber of Commerce will just sit back and ignore it?”
Mu Xingyi’s voice was gentle and unhurried: “I did think this was false news at first, but this false news seems to have become true recently.”
“Well, there are probably two reasons.”
Xu Yuan drank a drink by himself and shook his head:
“I didn’t lie to you.”
Even though he saw Xu Yuan's subtle expression, Mu Xingyi just drank and said nothing.
Hearing this, Xu Yuan's eyes widened slightly, and a strange feeling appeared in his heart unconsciously. He asked with a deliberately hesitant tone:
“Demon dragon? Brother Mu, can you tell me about this?”
“I heard that someone saw a living demon dragon appearing in Qianji Gorge some time ago. The two pieces of information are connected, and the conclusion is self-evident.”
Seeing this, Xu Yuan also tightened his expression slightly and asked:
“So, can you elaborate on the significance of this matter?”
Xu Yuan's eyes flashed, he reached out to pick up the exquisite wine jug and filled it up for the other party, and said softly:
“You mean, there is a demonic dragon hidden in Qianthorn Gorge?”
Looking at each other for a moment, Mu Xingyi lowered his eyes slightly after understanding.
Mu Xingyi spoke very softly, and his delicate face contained no emotion. He stared at Xu Yuan, his dark eyes without any highlights as always:
“Where there is transgression, there is still hope for righteousness and understanding.”
Mu Xingyi spoke slowly and gestured lightly on the desk with his fingertips:
The converse is also true.
"That's not necessary. No matter how the war in the Western Desert develops, it will not have much to do with my family. Zhou came here just to appreciate the scenery of Qianji Gorge."
.Xu Yuan.
To be honest, it was a habit to save the other party's caravan, and I also thought his character was interesting when he made friends with him.
“You mean, there are demonic dragons coming from the ancient abyss to look for the remains of the clan members?”
The silence lasted for several breaths as the yellow sand swept by the night wind, Xu Yuancai chuckled and shook his head:
Looking at the sick and indifferent young man in front of him, Xu Yuan's mood gradually became complicated.
The fourteen states of Dayan are so big that few forces can spread throughout the world.
“Why?”
"Brother Zhou, don't worry. I didn't say this just to tease you."
“If Brother Zhou is really interested, I can introduce you to an intermediary in Zhenxi Mansion. He has a lot of information dealer resources.”
Mu Xingyi knew about the war in the Western Desert, and even Li Junwu's incident with the Desert Goddess could be explained by his family, but the incident with the little demon dragon and the little dragon girl could not be explained by family affairs.
Taking a deep breath, Xu Yuan bowed his hands and said:
“Thank you Xingyi for reminding me.”
Mu Xingyi smiled and shook his head, lowered his eyes, stared at the wine in the glass in front of him, and half-squinted:
"Brother Zhou saved my life. This information is of no use to me. It would be great if it could help you."
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Can’t see through.
This Mu Xingyi seems to be very simple.
Whether it was the expression that remained unchanged despite the wolf attack, or the sickly body and indifferent temperament, they all told Xu Yuan that there must be a big secret behind the person in front of him.
Can you accidentally save this person?
Either, it’s because your eyebrow pencil properties are acting up,
Either, it’s Dabing Tuozi who is doing it.
The next morning,
As the curfew was lifted, the huge Zhenxi Mansion gradually changed from silence to noisy.
As a former natural pass, Zhenxi Mansion originally had few civilian facilities.
However, the front moved westward, and the Zhenxi Army established the Monan Capital Prefecture on the west side of Qianji Gorge. After the Zhenxi Prefecture became the rear area, with the long years of business travel, the place gradually became somewhat prosperous like a state capital in the hinterland of Great Yan.
One side of water and soil can support one side of people.
Perhaps it is influenced by the culture of the Western Regions, or perhaps the customs of the residents here are like this.
Compared to the complicated Confucian robes and tunics in Dayan, the residents here are extremely open-minded, and many people walk on the streets shirtless.
Of course, these are men.
Women will still wear a tube top to cover their upper body, but most of them are nothing more than that.
The exposed lower abdomen, slender waist, slender and toned thighs, and the bronzed and healthy skin are dizzying at first glance.
The huge caravan engraved with the logo of the Mu Chamber of Commerce swaggered through the city, attracting the attention of residents on both sides.
Ran Qingmo and Bai Muxi were practicing in the carriage, while Xu Yuanze and Mu Xingyi rode at the front of the caravan.
Watching the buildings with a bit of Western style on both sides receding, Xu Yuan was enjoying the scenery along the way while chatting with Mu Xingyi.
The conversation last night was fruitful. Xu Yuan learned a lot of secrets about the Western Desert from Mu Xingyi.
But in contrast, Mu Xingyi never asked Xu Yuan a single question.
This made Xu Yuan very wary, but he could not detect any hostility from this person even after nearly testing him.
Mu Xingyi seems to have no bad intentions.
Xu Yuan was a little embarrassed to have gotten so much information out of hand.
So as compensation, last night he took out a bottle of fine wine worth ten thousand taels of silver, preparing to give this boy a little financial shock. But unfortunately, Mu Xingyi’s face still had that deadly smile, which had not changed at all.
Just like now.
Xu Yuan glanced at the young man beside him.
“After passing the city gate, are you ready to enter Qianji Gorge immediately?”
After gathering his thoughts, Xu Yuan looked around the street and said with a smile:
“Since we are traveling all over the world, we naturally have to walk around in this new land. After I send you out of the city, I plan to spend two days in the west mansion of this town.”
As a local leader, Mu Xingyi thought for a while and asked softly:
“Zhenxi Mansion? There are several good scenic spots in the city. Unfortunately, I have important things to do and I can’t accompany you more. May I introduce some friends to Brother Zhou to lead the way?”
Xu Yuan thought for a while, shook his head and said:
“Thank you Xingyi for your kindness, but I prefer to discover interesting things by myself, rather than follow other people’s travel guides.”
“Hehe, Brother Zhou is an interesting person.”
Mu Xingyi smiled slightly, looked at the towering doorway that was gradually approaching, and said:
“Zhenxi Mansion is still an important pass town after all, and the procedures for entering and exiting the city are quite cumbersome, so I’ll just send it here.”
He said,
Stopping the demon horse, Mu Xingyi half-turned around, bowed his hands with both hands, and bowed seriously to Xu Yuan:
“Brother Zhou, if we say goodbye here, I’m afraid we won’t see each other again. Take care!”
Xu Yuan pulled the reins, but he was not in a hurry to return the gift. Instead, he bent his eyes and said jokingly:
“It’s hard to meet again? Xingyi, why do you feel like you are cursing me that something will happen to me in Qianji Gorge?”
Mu Xingyi slowly straightened up, shook his head and said:
“Brother Zhou, Ji people have their own destiny, so nothing will happen to them.”
Xu Yuan turned over and dismounted, also bowed solemnly, and said with a smile:
"With your good words, when I come back from Qianji Gorge and I have some free time, I will go to the Mu family's ancestral courtyard to meet you again."
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Mu Xingyi smiled softly when he heard this, but did not reply. He nodded and prepared to mount his horse and leave.
Standing there, looking at the young man in brocade robes who was riding the Gundam Demon Horse towards the door, Xu Yuan gradually frowned and suddenly realized something, and suddenly sent a message to the other party:
“Are you in trouble?”
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The young man in brocade robes holding the horse continued to move forward without any stagnation, as if he had not heard his message.
Xu Yuan frowned even more tightly and continued to transmit:
“Xingyi, if someone wants to harm you, I can **** you to the Monan Dujia Mansion.”
While saying,
Xu Yuan walked towards the doorway, but as soon as he took a step forward, he saw the young man who had disappeared into the shadow of the doorway raising his hand and waving behind him.
Soon,
Mu Xingyi’s usual calm voice came slowly:
"all the same.
“Brother Zhou,
“We are born to die. I don’t care whether it’s earlier or later.”
“Xu Yuan.”
Ran Qingmo looked at Xu Yuan who had been silent since returning to the carriage, silently dispersed the exercises, and asked in a low voice:
"What’s wrong with you?"
His thoughts were interrupted, Xu Yuan raised his eyes and looked at the girl in black clothes, with a smile on his lips:
“What’s wrong?”
Ran Qingmo stared at his face for a few breaths and said softly:
“You seem to be in a bad mood”
Hearing this, Xiaobai, who was unrolling the book silently, also hurriedly dispersed the exercises and looked at Xu Yuan with slight concern.
Damn it, she didn't notice anything strange about the young master, and this Mr. Ran got the better of her.
Being watched by the two women, Xu Yuan thought for a moment and chose to tell the truth:
“A friend I know is dying, so I feel a little complicated.”
Ran Qingmo’s eyes were confused and he didn’t understand.
Bai Muxi thought for a while and asked tentatively:
“Is the friend that the young master calls Na Mu Xingyi?”
"Um."
Xu Yuan nodded and sighed: "He gave me a lot of useful information last night, and he didn't ask for anything in return."
Bai Muxi's eyes flashed, and she slowly stood up and sat next to Xu Yuan:
“This person’s face is too pale, and his Qi channels are severely deficient, so he must be suffering from a serious hidden disease.”
“It’s not because of this.”
Xu Yuan shook his head and said leisurely:
“There must be someone in the Mu Chamber of Commerce who wants him dead, but he is not prepared to resist.”
“To have a death wish.”
“Yes, I can’t help even if I want to.”
Xu Yuan nodded lightly and lowered his eyes: "I just don't know why this kid became like this."
Before he finished speaking, Xu Yuan suddenly felt a cold, tender little hand covering his head.
Touch
Looking up, he saw Ran Qingmo standing in front of him, gently stroking his head with his clear eyes.
The carriage was quiet for a moment, and Xu Yuan looked confused.
The girl in black clothes kept moving her hands and asked softly:
“Xu Yuan, are you feeling better now?”
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The corner of Xu Yuan's lips had just raised, and from the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Bai Muxi quietly raising his hand.
“.” Xu Yuan looked at her hands.
“.” Bai Muxi blinked.
“.” Xu Yuan repeated the action just now.
“.” Xiaobai pursed his lips and silently put down his hand.
With a slight hum, Xu Yuan stretched out his hand to hold Ran Qingmo's stretched out hand, and pulled her to sit on the other side. He collapsed directly on the soft couch behind him, staring at the slim backs of the two women sitting upright, and said softly:
“Let’s not mention this matter anymore. After I meet with the person in charge of the Black Scale Guards in this town’s West Mansion and get the news, we will go get the Dragon Transformation Essence.
“But thanks to Mu Xingyi’s intelligence to determine the location, otherwise it would not be impossible for us to spend a year and a half in Qianji Gorge.”
He said,
Xu Yuan took out a chronograph clock and glanced at the time, and said softly:
“It’s already Chen hour, the Blackscale Guards should be arriving soon.”
Half a quarter of an hour after he finished speaking, there was a gentle knock on the door.
Three long and one short.
The code is correct.
Open the car door,
A middle-aged man with unshaven beard walked slowly into the car against the morning sun.
Zhou Chen glanced at the unfamiliar young man in brocade robes sitting in the middle of the two women.
Looking at each other for a moment, Zhou Chen felt a little unhappy when he saw the weird joking in the other person's eyes.
Is this the person who came to get information?
How rude.
Frowning, Zhou Chen saw that the other party had no intention of getting up to greet him. He threw the secret letter containing the intelligence on the blanket in the carriage and turned around silently for a few steps. However, he suddenly remembered that Mo was next to the man just now. Yi Qianying looks familiar
Thinking for a moment,
Zhou Chen’s pupils shrank suddenly.
Grass.
broken.
He quickly turned around and glanced at the secret letter that was still on the ground. Through the open car door, he saw that the young man in brocade robe had already bent down to pick it up.
Xu Yuan gently reached out and dusted the secret letter, and raised his eyebrows at Zhou Chen who was staying outside the car:
“Mr. Zhou, won’t you leave?”
Zhou Chen.
(End of this chapter)