The first Taoist priest of the Tang Dynasty

Of course, it doesn't rule out that Zhong Wen feels too far away and is too lazy to go to the Western Regions. After all, going to the Western Regions is thousands of miles away. If you want to go to the Western Regions, not to mention the hardships along the way, you may be subject to various interrogations. of.

"Shadow, do you know the situation in Tubo?" After Zhong Wen learned about the situation in the Western Regions, he turned to Tubo again.

"Tuban? Alas!!!" When Shadow heard Zhong Wen ask about Tubo, Shadow let out a long sigh, which made Zhong Wen curious.

According to Zhong Wen's understanding, the shadow should not belong to Tubo, right, why did he show a pensive state when he heard about Tubo, and seemed to be very upset.

"Why? Can't you tell me?" Zhong Wen was curious, but if it really involved some personal matters, he still knew that he should not ask further.

But just now, Shadow had introduced the Western Regions to himself, and in Zhong Wen's eyes, Tubo also belonged to the direction of the Western Regions, so naturally Tubo was also included in the Western Regions.

Of course, no matter what Ying Ying said or not, Zhong Wen would definitely find someone to ask about Tubo, because Zhong Wen was a Han Chinese, so he naturally put his own country first.

For Tubo at this time, it is definitely an object that must be guarded against.

"It's not convenient to say, but the matter in Tubo is a bit complicated, and it's hard to explain clearly." Shadow was silent for a long time before responding to Zhong Wen.

"Oh? Why is it so complicated?" Zhong Wen became even more curious after hearing this.

According to what Li Shan once told him, Tubo has innate masters, and there are several great temples that have reminded Zhong Wen in particular.

One is Nasaye Temple, and the other is Napucuo Temple. As for the others, Li Shan doesn't know much about it.

But Yingying said that Tubo is complicated, it is definitely not that simple.

"Tubo has about the same number of masters as in the Western Regions. I don't know how many there are. After all, it is rare to enter Tubo, and the language is not fluent. It is very difficult for people from Tang Dynasty to enter. However, my master was lucky enough to go to Tubo once."

Speaking of this, Shadow suddenly closed his eyes, as if he was recalling some past events.

After Zhong Wen heard this, he also wondered whether the shadow said his master had fallen in Tubo.

"Jiu Shou, listen to me, if you don't have to, remember not to enter Tubo." After a long time, Shadow opened his eyes, with some tears in his eyes, and said to Zhong Wen.

And Zhong Wen saw the tears in the shadow's eyes, and his heart was also churn, not knowing whether to ask further.

"Shadow, you..." Although Zhong Wen didn't understand, it was not good to ask any more. After all, an old man was standing in front of him with tears in his eyes, which was really too much.

"It's nothing, I just remembered my long-dead master, Jiushou, don't say what I say, and don't enter Tibet if it's not necessary." Shadow let out a long breath and said slowly.

"Why?" Zhong Wen still couldn't help asking.

Perhaps, when the shadow kept telling him not to enter Tubo, Zhong Wen's heart was lifted.

As a human being, curiosity always has a strong desire to explore something unknown or unknown, and at this time, Zhong Wen is like this.

"Huh..." Shadow let out a long breath again, and looked at Zhong Wen.

"The terrain of Tubo is high. It is not a place where Han people can live freely. It is cold all year round and covered with ice and snow. It is difficult for people without great perseverance to enter Tubo. I used to go to Tubo with my master, but I suffered from headaches on the way. Back out."

"However, a few months later, when my master came back, he was covered in injuries. Within half a year, my master passed away."

"Back then, my master's skills were just like yours now, the tenth level of the innate realm, but after going to Tubo, except for the injuries all over the body, the realm directly dropped to the perfect realm."

"According to my master, when he arrived in Tubo, he suddenly met an old man. Seeing that my master is a Han, he started fighting without saying a word. According to my master, the old man's skills should be superior to innate."

After the shadow finished speaking, he didn't say anything more.

With his eyes closed, he seemed to be remembering something, or even missing his master.

But at this time, after hearing what the shadow said, Zhong Wen was not only curious about the Tubo master, but also curious about the realm above the innate.

A person at the tenth level of the innate realm, just entered Tubo, without even saying a word, and beat him back from the tenth level of the innate level to the consummation level.

At least, Zhong Wen didn't have that ability, unless the meridians of a person were destroyed, otherwise, it would be impossible to achieve that level.

but.

But hoo.

However, Zhong Wen knew that if the meridians were destroyed, it would only lower his skills and combat power, but this realm could not be destroyed.

Magic.

Yes, at this moment, Zhong Wen only has two words in his heart: magic.

Zhong Wen didn't ask the shadow any more, because Zhong Wen knew that it would be futile to ask any more.

Shadow is not in a very good mood at this time, and from the expression of Shadow, it can be seen that he doesn't want to say anything more.

Zhong Wen had no choice but to give up, even if he really wanted to know about Tubo, even if he wanted to know about things above the innate, Zhong Wen knew that at this moment, he should shut up.

In the afternoon, Zhong Wen specially cooked a table of good dishes for Ying Ying to entertain him once.

Firstly, it can be regarded as expressing gratitude to Shadow for telling him so many things, secondly, the two are considered friends now, so they can naturally be treated as friends.

Two days later, Zhong Wen was fine and was invited by Xu Fu to guide him in the inn.

As for Xiao Hua, because of the seven-day holiday, she took Xiao Zhu and Zhong Wen to the inn to play.

"Brother, can our family make a lot of money by opening this restaurant?" Xiaohua looked at the somewhat messy guest house, thinking about how much money the restaurant could earn.

"I don't know, let's try it first." Zhong Wen didn't understand what was in Xiao Hua's head, so he responded casually.

Originally, it was Zhong Wen's intention to change the guest house into a restaurant. It was hard to say whether it would make money or not, but according to Xu Fu's estimation, it would definitely be able to earn a lot of money.

But regarding the matter of earning money, Zhong Wen didn't take it seriously, on the contrary, Xiao Hua seemed to care about it.

"Brother, then give me some money, and I'll take Xiaozhu to the West Market." Xiaohua suddenly changed the subject and said that she was going to the West Market. Just now she was talking about earning money, but now she suddenly turned to spending money. up.

Well, Zhong Wen really doesn't understand his little sister anymore.

"Go to Xu Fu." Zhong Wen thought for a while, anyway, he was not far from the West Market, and with his servants following him, he didn't worry about Xiao Hua's safety. After giving an order, he directed a few craftsmen to continue Get to work.

After Xiao Hua got the money, she led Xiao Zhu and bounced all the way to the West Market.

But at this time, not far from the West Market, a group of foreigners, with some servants, also walked towards the West Market.

"What is this? Why don't we have it there? Buy it, buy some more, and when we leave in a few days, we will take some with us and present it to Zanpu." And the clothes of this group of people can be seen at a glance, This group of people is not from the Tang Dynasty, but from Tubo.

This group of Tubo people came to Chang'an to seek marriage.

In fact, the group of them arrived in Chang'an last year, but they never got Li Shimin's consent, and it was delayed until this year.

But a few days ago, Li Shimin refused again. Naturally, they, a group of Tubo people, didn't want to wait any longer.

Moreover, the Ministry of Rites has already issued an ultimatum to their group to return to Tibet in the near future, and even the gifts have already been prepared.

It is not an anecdote that the envoys came to Tang to make peace.

Every few years, the vassal states of the Tang State would send envoys to the Tang State to make peace with each other, or make friends with each other.

There are even some small countries that send people here every year.

Just like the Fusang Kingdom, an unknown number of people were sent to learn the etiquette, culture, technology, etc. of the Tang Kingdom.

For example, in Guozijian, there are many foreigners studying and studying there, let alone people from other places.

"Xiaozhu, look, what is that? Let's go and have a look." When Xiaohua brought Xiaozhu to the West Market, after walking around for a while, she found a very strange animal not far away. Follow Xiaozhu and run there.

There is a workshop in the West Market that specializes in selling animals, and there are some exotic species in it, such as the animal that Xiaohua saw at this time.

"What's this? Is it a bird?" Xiaohua brought Xiaozhu to a close distance, looked at the animal that looked like a bird but not like a bird, and asked the Fanbang man.

"My lady, this is a toucan. It's very easy to raise. Just feed it some fish and it can live. Miss, do you want it? If you want it, I'll sell you the hardware at a low price." The Fanbang man saw two well-dressed young ladies coming, and there were two servants behind them, they looked like rich young ladies.

That's why he spared no effort to promote his animals. After all, he finally brought this toucan from the Western Regions to the Tang Dynasty. It must be to make money. If a guest comes to ask about it, he must introduce it well. .

"Toucan? No wonder it looks so strange. Its mouth is really big. Does it only eat fish?" Xiaohua squatted down, staring at the toucan curiously and asked.

"Back to my little lady, besides fish, it also eats meat, but it mainly eats fish. Little lady, buy it back. I sold two of them. This is the last one. It is very easy to feed. Moreover, he is very obedient, he doesn't run away, and he won't lose it." The businessman from Fanbang responded cautiously.

After Xiao Hua listened to the words of the Bangren, her mind became active.

Xiao Hua looked at this strange bird in front of her with great interest, otherwise, she wouldn't have come to have a look.

In fact, Xiaohua just remembered the big and small mouths raised at home when she was young.

After Xiaozui left, although she came back occasionally, the time between her return was getting longer and longer, even half a year or a year was rarely seen once, every time Xiaozui came back, it made her very happy.

Now in Chang'an, it is impossible to see Xiaozui, but the toucan in front of her made her miss Xiaozui.

Xiao Hua wanted to buy it, but Xu Fu didn't seem to give her that much money. He just handed over two copper coins to a servant. At this time, the servant was still standing behind Xiao Hua carrying a basket containing copper coins.

"Then I bought it, you take it home with me to get the money." Xiaohua hesitated for a while, and finally decided to buy this toucan.

"Huh? What is this, why have I never seen it before?" At this moment, the group of Tubo people who were strolling around the West Market also saw the toucan, and ran over and asked curiously.

"Returning to the guest officer, this toucan has been bought by this little lady. If the guest officer needs it, I will get it next year and sell it to you." Cautiously responded quickly.

"Xinan Bo Zanpu's attendant, that little lady has the soul of reincarnation." Just as the Tubo envoy was about to reply, a person behind him suddenly whispered a few words in his ear.

"Are you sure?" After hearing the man's words, the messenger looked at the little lady in front of him and asked softly.

The man looked at the little lady again, his eyes shone brightly for some reason, and then responded to the messenger: "I'm sure, it's very obvious that the soul of reincarnation is printed."

"Take her away, we will set off immediately and return to Luoxie." After getting the confirmation from the man, the Tubo envoy made a big decision in his heart.

Chapter 374 Zhong Wen Slays the Mission with a Sword

A few simple words seemed to be judging Xiao Hua's fate, and she was still going to be taken away. This really didn't look like a good person, and it seemed like she came to Tang country to snatch people at will.

However, the Tubo people in this line did not do anything directly in the West Market.

With so many people in the West Market, it is not convenient for them to do anything. What's more, there are government officials in the West Market, and there are countless people. As long as they make a move, they will be known immediately.

At the same time, after seeing that the group of Tubo people did not ask the price any more, the Fanbang businessman directly started to collect the things, lifted the cage with the toucan, and followed Xiaohua and the others to leave the West Market.

Ten gold, to him, that is a lot of money, and one bird can be exchanged for ten gold, this business is definitely worth it.

"Auntie, why are those people following us?" Xiaozhu suddenly felt something was wrong, and asked Xiaohua.

Not far from the gate of the West Market, those Tubo people followed, making Xiaozhu feel a little nervous and afraid.

"I think they want to buy this toucan, but I won't sell them, hum, let's go." Xiao Hua didn't care much.

However, after Xiaohua and the others hadn't gone far, those Tubo people rushed over and rushed towards Xiaohua alone.

"What are you going to do?" Xiao Hua noticed something was wrong, she stretched out her hand and pushed Xiao Zhu, pushing Xiao Zhu a long distance, but she was running her inner energy and dodging to the side.

However, Xiaohua didn't have a weapon in her hand, and there was nothing nearby that she could grab easily, so she glared nervously at the group of Tubo people.

The two servants were so shocked by the scene just now that they didn't even have the time to react, they were too scared to breathe.

Although it is not unheard of to make trouble in Chang'an City, it is the first time they have met to find the younger sister of a county marquis.

"Grab her and leave quickly." The messenger didn't expect that the little lady was quite skilled, so he yelled directly at their people.

"Hurry up, go and inform my brother." Seeing the people rushing towards her, Xiaohua knew that she might not be able to beat her, so she yelled loudly at the two servants who were still in a daze.

After the two servants heard the words, after the male servant realized it, he ran towards Changshoufang as if he was dying, while the female servant stood nervously, not knowing what to do.

As for Xiaozhu, she was sitting on the ground in a daze at this moment, tears streaming down her face, and she didn't even understand what was going on.

The little person suffered another blow in her heart, which made her feel nervous, afraid, and even more fearful.

"Bang bang bang..."

But at this moment, Xiaohua is fighting hard with those Tibetans.

It's just that the good times don't last long. In terms of fists and kicks, Xiaohua really can't do it.

Under the siege of several people, they were beaten down in a short while, and then another Tubo man joined in, and with just one palm, Xiao Hua was knocked to the ground.

The man then slapped Xiao Hua again, knocking her out.

"Hurry up, take her away and leave the city." Seeing that the little lady had been knocked to the ground, the Tubo envoy yelled and rushed towards the Golden Light Gate.

The Tubo people immediately picked up Xiao Hua from the ground, blocked Xiao Hua's mouth, took out a big bag from their body, and put Xiao Hua in it.

Xiao Zhu sat not far away, watching someone put the little flowers into a bag, and didn't know what happened.

This is something she has never thought about and never encountered.

I wanted to call, but I found that there were not many people around, not even the sergeants patrolling the streets.

As for the foreign businessman, he stood not far away helplessly, just watching those Tibetans kidnap his ten golden pancakes.

For a long time, I didn't realize what happened here. I wanted to chase, but I was afraid. If I didn't chase, I felt that my ten golden pancakes were gone.

Pedestrians a little far away, watching the scene just now, basically didn't dare to care about this matter, and left in a hurry, as if they were afraid of getting into some trouble.

……

After half a quarter of an hour.

"What did you say? Xiao Hua was besieged by people? What's going on?" At this time, Zhong Wen in front of the guest house saw a servant coming back and eagerly reported Xiao Hua's affairs to him.