Beast Taming: Starting from Contracting the Mysterious Beast

After the bodies in the inn were disposed of, Zhang Liangduo paid three large sums of money to compensate for the losses.

"What are you going to do?"

Bai Shu asked softly.

What she asked was naturally about the Xiongnu going south.

"How to do it? Naturally, we need to find a way to recruit troops and horses, push back the Xiongnu vanguard, and let them find another way to make a living."

Zhang Liang smiled.

Bai Shu accepted his explanation and nodded in agreement.

The young man brought wine and meat. Zhang Liang picked up his chopsticks and was about to eat and drink to fill his stomach, but he saw a family of four not far away putting down their chopsticks and preparing to pay and leave.

On the Gobi Desert, there was a family of four. They were obviously the old people who were in charge of the family, but they couldn't speak. The impression these four people gave him was too strange. Zhang Liang continued to pick up food and put it in his mouth, but he followed the old man intentionally or unintentionally from the corner of his eye. Actions.

Dong Dong...

There was a knocking sound, and the proprietress responded and stood up from the counter.

"The four guests are going back, why don't you stay a little longer?"

The old man smiled and said nothing. He only took out his money bag from his arms and took out a square golden slice and placed it on the table.

Seeing the gold, the landlady stepped forward with a smile.

"Hey, you're making this move. The little girl doesn't have any money left to change. Why don't you leave the remaining money in your account first?"

The old man nodded with a smile and took the men, women and children out of the inn.

When the four of them walked away, Zhang Liang withdrew his gaze.

"Ahem, boss lady."

he shouted.

The proprietress who was hiding behind the counter shivered and stood up with support on the counter, not stumbling because of her weak legs.

"Sir, are you okay?"

"Can you take out the gold that old man gave you just now and show it to me?"

The landlady refused deliberately.

She was not worried about Zhang Liang robbing him of money. Just by looking at the sword used by the other party, she knew that these two people were either rich or noble in Guanzhong, so they would not set their sights on such a little money. Furthermore, even if they did, with these two With her skills, why should she be polite to her?

She was worried that the moody Zhang Liang would have evil intentions towards the family of four.

"Okay, sir, please wait a moment."

The landlady came to Zhang Liang with the gold, held it in both hands and handed it to him.

"Take a look."

After saying that, the landlady quickly returned to the counter.

Zhang Liang held the gold and looked at it.

Gold is very heavy. The one on his hand is no longer than the length of his little finger and the fingernail is thin and wide, but it weighs about one tael. It should be some kind of standard currency.

Zhang Liangzhong was thinking, and his fingers felt something abnormal between the bumps.

He turned the gold over and saw a certain type of font engraved on the back.

This font is not Qin seal script, nor is it Xiongnu script. It is like a dry and continuous shrub with spreading sand lines, forming a system of its own.

"Could this thing come from the desert? The Western Regions?"

Zhang Liang's current location is located in the Gobi Desert of Gansu Province. The Xiongnu are entrenched in the grasslands. To the north is roughly the location of later Mongolia. In the northeast of Inner Mongolia, it is the territory of many tribes of Donghu.

Of course, there should be no Dong Hu now.

Most of the territories of the Donghu tribes were invaded by the Xiongnu chanyu, and the remaining Donghu tribes evolved into the three kingdoms of Xianbei, Wuhuan, and Fuyu.

In contrast, the northwest is more lively. The Yueshi and Wusun countries, which have exchanges with the Central Plains, and the hodgepodge of dozens of small countries in the further west are still developing peacefully and stably.

"Is that old man really from the Western Regions?"

Zhang Liang thought with a thoughtful look in his eyes.

If he wanted to deal with the Xiongnu, before the Xiongnu drove away the Yuezhi and joined forces with Wusun, it would undoubtedly be the best choice for him to unite the two countries and jointly contain the gradually expanding Xiongnu.

Thinking about it, Zhang Liang stood up and handed the gold back to the landlady.

"Madam boss, I want to ask you something."

"If you ask, the little girl will definitely tell you everything she knows!"

"That old man, where does he live in the city?"

The landlady's heart skipped a beat, and she looked at Zhang Liang with a little more fear.

"What, you don't know?"

Zhang Liang said coldly.

"I know."

The landlady gritted her teeth and finally revealed the old man's address.

Zhang Liang got the letter, booked two rooms in the inn, turned around and walked out the door.

Bai Shu wanted to follow, Zhang Liang looked at her and smiled.

"You don't have to follow me, I have some martial arts skills."

As if he was worried that Bai Shu would not believe him, Zhang Liang drew out his sword, held a sword flower in his hand, and strode out.

Bai Shu stood on the spot and did not follow. Her brows had wrinkled at some point. She recalled the sword flower Zhang Liang pulled out in her mind, and she always felt that she had seen it before.

"Maybe it's a coincidence."

Bai Shu sighed and sat down.

…

After walking in the city for a while, Zhang Liang discovered that this place was not really a deserted city, but it was just too sparsely populated. It was like a city that could accommodate hundreds of thousands of people, but only tens of thousands of people living there. There would always be a desolate scene.

Stopping in front of a door, Zhang Liang stepped forward and knocked on the door carefully.

Dong Dong...

After two clicks, the door was opened from the inside.

Zhang Liang looked down and saw the child who had been hiding in the old man's arms.

"ah!"

Seeing Zhang Liang, the child was stunned for a moment, fled in fear, and hid behind the old man standing in the courtyard.

Zhang Liang couldn't help laughing when he saw this scene.

"Old sir, excuse me."

The old man waved his hand at him and spat out a string of harsh words. His words were as hard to pronounce as stuck in phlegm, but they were as heavy as wind and sand.

"He is indeed from the Western Regions!"

Zhang Liang raised his hand to the old man again, trying to communicate with gestures.

The old man clapped his hands, and a young man came over from a distance.

"My master asks you, what is your name?"

The young man spoke, and although the Daqin elegant language was a little awkward, it was already quite rare.

Zhang Liang was surprised, and turned around to close the door first, then said.

"I am Zhang Liang, from Guanzhong. I dare to ask the old master's name, and where are you from."

The young man helped to convey.

"My master's name is De Ayi. According to you people in the Central Plains, we are Loulan people."

"Loulan people?"

"The ancient country of Loulan that existed for many years and suddenly disappeared due to the prosperity of the Silk Road?"

Zhang Liang couldn't help but look at the two of them a few more times.

"I wonder what you came to the Central Plains for?" Zhang Liang asked curiously.

Before the Silk Road was opened, there were also merchants who took the trade route and traveled between the Central Plains and the Western Regions, but the risks were quite high. Not only did they have to worry about natural disasters and land disasters, but they also had to guard against man-made disasters.

Without the protection of the powerful Han Dynasty in later generations, it would be as difficult for merchants from the Central Plains to go to the Western Regions as to pass through five passes and kill six generals. Even if they arrived, they would only choose a country they could trust to trade with, and would never go to other countries, otherwise they might lose both their money and their people.

Zhang Liang was not surprised by De'ai's appearance.

He was just curious.

Why did the Loulan people, who were far away in the Western Regions, come to the Central Plains, and they were so mysterious and secretive.

Zhang Liang's question made De'ai and the young man whisper for a long time.

After a long time, De'ai seemed to have made a decision. He looked solemn and nodded to the young man, who looked at Zhang Liang and said seriously.

"Sir, I wonder if you know a country."

"What country?" Zhang Liang looked at him puzzledly.

"Qin!"