Daqin: Zulong's Traveling Frog

Chapter 303 A Fei
I saw the Yumen gate guard in full body armor, with a sullen face, walking down the city wall step by step, looking around the audience, and shouting in a deep voice: "Who dares to take silkworm eggs out of the gate without permission, this is the end."

This is the most eye-catching position for entering and exiting the pass. Hanging the head here for public display can have the greatest deterrent effect.

Unexpectedly, there happened to be a young man standing there, looking intently into the city gate. The blood on the severed neck of Muta's head was not congealed, and some dirty blood dripped down on top of his head.

Li Shiqi and Han Xin happened to pass by, and when they encountered the bloody scene, they frowned, but there was no trace of pity on their faces. It was wishful thinking to steal the silk from the Central Plains.

However, a man caught Han Xin's attention
The man was very alert, as if he had sensed something strange, he looked up, screamed "Oops", and dodged away, just out of the way of the blood drop.

His name is A Fei. He is wearing gray and white long-sleeved and short-fronted skirts, covered with a collarless suede loop that just reaches his knees, with a belt around his waist, a small burden slung across his shoulders, and linen trousers tied in In the boots, the garments are simple and smart.

Although he looks like an ordinary merchant from the Central Plains, he is actually not from the Central Plains, but from the Loulan Kingdom in the Western Regions. He is a full-time guide and interpreter hired by the caravan. He is just in his early 20s, with a thin and strong body, and his skin is tanned by the sun. Liang, it seems that he is much older than his actual age.

The countries in the Western Regions are all oasis city states. Ordinary people do not have surnames. They only have a name that distinguishes them from others. Only royal families have surnames. The royal surname is Long.

If the common people really want a surname, they often follow the surname of the king of their country, so A Fei also has an official name-Qiang Fei.

Loulan's guides are all hereditary, and A Fei has been like an adult man since he was a child, wearing silk burdens, linen trousers tied into boots, and simple and capable clothes.

Although he looks like an ordinary merchant from the Central Plains, he is actually not from the Central Plains, but from the Loulan Kingdom in the Western Regions. He is a full-time guide and interpreter hired by the caravan. He is just in his early 20s, with a thin and strong body, and his skin is tanned by the sun. Liang, it seems that he is much older than his actual age.

The countries in the Western Regions are all oasis city states. Ordinary people do not have surnames. They only have a name that distinguishes them from others. Only royal families have surnames. The royal surname is Long.

If the common people really want a surname, they often follow the surname of the king of their country, so A Fei also has an official name-Qiang Fei.

The guides in Loulan are all hereditary. Since childhood, A Fei has been traveling on the Silk Road like a grown man. Not only is he as familiar with the road as he knows his own fingers, he can also speak the dialects of the countries along the way.

When he was 15 years old, his father was injured and paralyzed in bed, so he naturally inherited the ancestral business. Therefore, although he is young, he is quite senior and has a good reputation in the Western Regions.

Ah Fei avoided the blood drop in time, and looked up at the ferocious head—it was not the first time he had seen this kind of scene in Yumen Pass. No need to ask, the other party must have intended to carry the silkworm eggs out of the pass and was caught by the Central Plains. The soldiers executed him on the spot after they found out. Although they didn't sympathize with the profit-seeking businessman, they still secretly felt that the punishment of being beheaded immediately just because they brought silkworm eggs privately was too cruel.

He recognized Muta, who was shrewd and stingy, a famous iron rooster who traveled to the Western Regions and Central Plains all the year round, accumulated a lot of wealth, and married the Moshan royal family, and married his daughter to Prince Yuezang as his concubine , very much loved.

Unexpectedly, a rich and powerful person who could control the situation in Moshan Kingdom was actually killed on the border of the Central Plains for a few tiny silkworm seeds.

Ah Fei thought for a while, then turned around and moved to the north of the city gate, his gaze involuntarily resting on a notice with a portrait beside the city gate.

Although he didn't know Chinese characters, he had heard people talking about it at the inn, so he probably knew that the content of the notice was to offer a huge reward for arresting and hunting down the young man in the portrait.The man had a bun on his head, and his appearance was ordinary, and he looked a little bit sad. He looked like a depressed, white-faced scholar often seen in wine shops in the Central Plains, but he didn't know what was so special about him. It can be worth thousands of gold.

When I was wondering, I couldn't help but want to know what a heinous crime the man had committed. Turning around, I saw Xiao Xiaosheng, a Taoist priest who used to set up a fortune-telling stall outside the inn, sitting lazily at the base of the city wall. After thinking about it, he hurried over to say hello: "Mr. Xiao, I am A Fei, the guide of Loulan. We met at the Yumen Inn. Sir, do you still remember the boy?"

Xiaoxiaosheng is about forty years old, with gray beard, thin and long face, protruding and drooping lower lip, making his chin look extra long. He is wearing a dust-gray coarse sermon robe, which is full of stains, so dirty that he can no longer see it. Out of the original color, there is a sense of poverty and desolation in the slovenliness.He was busy catching lice on his robe, and asked without raising his head: "You want to ask the name of the wanted man on the notice and what crime he committed, right?" Ah Fei laughed and said: "Yeah, Mr. Xiao can really predict the future."

Xiaoxiaosheng has a witty personality, has traveled far and wide, and has a wide range of knowledge and knowledge. Many people love to tease him and listen to him tell some anecdotes, but he is famous for his ineffective fortune-telling.Although A Fei just answered casually, but there was a bit of teasing in his tone, anyone could hear it.Xiaoxiaosheng has a good temper, and actually giggled and said: "It goes without saying, sir, I am proficient in magic and have insight into the secrets of heaven. Foretelling is just a piece of cake."

A Fei is a straightforward person, seeing the other party take advantage of the opportunity to climb the pole and boast, it is really a bit brazen, and he couldn't help laughing out loud.Immediately, he felt that something was wrong, it was too disrespectful to the old man, he forced a smile, and asked: "Mr. Xiao, what crime did the man in the notice commit?"

Xiao Xiaosheng stretched out one hand, raised the caught lice to his eyes, carefully looked at it, and solemnly crushed it to death, then said slowly: "It's okay to tell you, that person's name is Xiao Yang, he is a heinous Jiangyang thieves, murdered and set fire, raped and looted, and did all kinds of bad things."

Ah Fei wasn't surprised when he heard the words, but he felt a little disappointed inexplicably, and said to himself: "This is really not a person's appearance."

Xiao Xiaosheng still had a lazy expression, and said casually: "It's useless for you to know his name, even if you meet him face to face, you may not be able to catch him to receive this thousand gold reward."

A Fei wondered: "So, this Xiao Yang is very capable?" A Fei boasted that his martial arts are not weak, and he is very courageous. Even the number one warrior in Loulan praised him for his natural quality, but suddenly he heard Xiao Xiaosheng claiming that he Not capable of catching Xiao Yang, he was really a bit unconvinced.

(End of this chapter)