Leaves fall without flowers [Legend of Chu Liuxiang]

Many merchants from the Central Plains have come to the Kuqa Oasis, and King Qiuci often invites merchants to come. He will buy rare treasures from the Central Plains and give them to the princess.So when the royal guards came to invite Hei Zhuzhu and the others to go, although everyone became vigilant, no one thought that there was going to be a fight.

Walking in the place where the maids and guards shuttled, Ye Chen heard the Tocharian language used by these Kucha people, and felt a little bit of German. This made him feel a sense of time and space confusion, so he couldn't help smiling.

Because they wanted to see King Qiuci, they took off their veils, and Ye Chen also gave an idea, find ancient cosmetics, draw eyeliner on each other, change the distance between the eyes, and make the disguise more perfect.As soon as he heard that King Qiuci wanted to meet the Central Plains businessman, he was concerned.

The sound of dancing and music could be heard outside the king's tent, and a maidservant ushered them in. At this time, King Qiuci was drinking and enjoying the music.

In the center of the huge tent, there are more than a dozen girls in crimson dance skirts dancing Huxuan dance, and the musicians on the side are playing fife, jiegu and other instruments to accompany the music, making the tent extremely lively.

At the same time, the group of people breathed a sigh of relief. If there was a fight, the chaotic scene would be more beneficial to them.

Seeing them coming in, the King of Kucha waved his hand, and a maidservant led them over, and everyone bowed to the King of Kucha.

King Qiuci nodded with a smile on his face, his Chinese was pretty good, "Where are you guys from the Central Plains?"

Chu Liuxiang said: "We... come from Jinan."

King Qiuci heard the word Jinan, and thought for a while, "I know Jinan, the Thousand Buddha Mountain in Jinan."

Buddhism is very popular in Kucha, so it was a good choice for the king of Kucha to take the topic of Buddhism as a breakthrough point. Chu Liuxiang took advantage of the opportunity to chat with him about the Buddhist temples in Jinan, and the king of Kucha also recommended Chu Liuxiang and them to go to Kizil Thousand Buddha Dongli Buddha, also said the names of several eminent monks.

Although both Qianfo Mountain and Qianfo Cave are called "Thousand Buddhas", there are only dozens of Buddha statues in Qianfo Mountain, which is far inferior to Qianfo Cave.The Kizil Thousand-Buddha Cave is one of the four major grottoes in China that is also famous for later generations. There are many monks and nuns living there.

Ye Chen heard it, but his heart skipped a beat.

It's not that he is so pious, he wanted to worship Buddha when he heard that there is a Buddha here, but...

Turning his head and looking at Nangong Ling and Changsun Hong, he understood clearly.

Kucha Shangfo, the status of monks is very special, mastering religion will be very useful for future management, but monks are detached from the world, but it also makes it difficult for them to master.

Chang Sunhong had told Ye Chen that Shi Guanyin had talked to many eminent monks in secret, and that she wanted to hold this religious power, but she could neither show her identity nor be proficient in Buddhism, and she always returned disappointed. She can't kill all the eminent monks in Qiuci, so she has to put it down and deal with it later.

But Ye Chen heard King Qiuci mention the Thousand Buddha Cave today, and recalling Changsun Hong's words, he suspected that the Kizil Thousand Buddha Cave had been captured by Wuhua.

Not to mention the status of the Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves in Kucha, and Wuhua's ambition, but just start with the simplest hiding - what better than a temple to hide a bald head?

Like a drop of water merging into a tank of water, a bald head hides among a group of bald heads without a trace, Wuhua can move around under Shi Guanyin's eyelids, and there is no need to wear a hood to disguise himself, making it easy to come and go.

If it weren't for them to have no flowers besides Shi Guanyin, Ye Chen would be able to walk as a monk. Even if he was a monk from the Central Plains, he would only say that he came to learn scriptures and would not attract any suspicious eyes.

King Qiuci's words made the three of them suddenly realize where Wuhua might be hiding, and they immediately became concerned.

On the other hand, Chu Liuxiang had finished exchanging greetings with the King of Qiuci, and the King of Qiuci said, "I don't know what goods you brought with you this time?"

"To tell you the truth, we entered the country empty-handed," Chu Liuxiang smiled. "Our trip is mainly to bring back goods from the Western Regions. The few things we brought from the Central Plains have already been sold out on the road."

King Qiuci's complexion looked bad. Most merchants in the Central Plains would be very smart to leave a few items for the royal family.What's more, he heard that the businessman was carrying rare treasures. Could it be that he was stingy and didn't want to give away things?He is a king, and he is not greedy for small businessmen, but this is too disrespectful.

Chu Liuxiang also noticed that King Qiuci's expression was not right, so he quickly changed the tone, "But we still have something special for you, the king."

King Qiuci's face softened, "Is that so..."

Just as he was talking, a guard came to report to King Qiuci.

Heizhu quietly translated the words of the guards to them. It turned out that the concubine and princess of King Qiuci heard that there was a businessman from the Central Plains, so they wanted to come to see if there were any novel products.

When King Qiuci heard that the princess was coming, he stood up and probed, "Princess?"

Princess Qiuci was actually Shi Guanyin in disguise, and she appeared with Princess Pipa, the daughter of King Qiuci. Only the three of Ye Chen were not shocked because they knew who she was and had seen her true face, but the others , were amazed by this astonishingly beautiful princess.Naturally, the three of them had to pretend to be dumb.

Shi Guanyin's eyes wandered over the group of people, and finally stopped on Chu Liuxiang, and took a few extra glances at him.

Ye Chen breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, who made you the protagonist, your head glows even if you are not bald, so you should be more patient and cover us...

Shi Guanyin looked at Chu Liuxiang and said softly, "What treasure do you have that you want to dedicate to me?"

King Qiuci didn't correct her. I'm afraid he was very happy in his heart and gave all his treasures to the princess. After all, his princess is simply too beautiful, and she is not only amazing at her age.

Chu Liuxiang explained calmly that he didn't bring the things with him, and he could bring them up another day.

Shi Guanyin let out a hehe, and asked him to stay here, and just send someone to get it. The princess is not in good spirits, so she may not be interested in appreciating the treasure one day later.

Chu Liuxiang's smile also froze, and then he turned his head to Ye Chen and the others, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Then Ling San, go and help me get the treasure."

Ye Chen: "..."

Are you fucking cheating...

Where did you get the treasure, brother!Or did you steal something before you came here and I don't know? !

But Ye Chen couldn't say it at all, so he could only vaguely respond and exit the account.

Well, he probably understood what Chu Liuxiang was thinking.On the surface, he was sent by Jamuka, and Chu Liuxiang probably felt that it would be better to leave it to local snakes to secretly find something for business.

It's not the first day Chu Liuxiang has been in the rivers and lakes. Heizhu couldn't tell, but he knew that the three members of the Ling family were actually dominated by their son Ling San. Called Ye Chen's name and asked Ye Chen to go out.But this kind of thing should actually be more suitable for Black Pearl!He is not afraid of someone who can't command Jamuka, he has a warrant for Jamuka...but he has no idea where to find someone for Jamuka!

Ye Chen scratched his face in distress, and walked while thinking.

Not long after leaving the king's tent, Ye Chen was grabbed by a pretty maid with a tall nose and deep eyes, and dragged him to the back of a tent.

Ye Chen: "??"

The servant girl leaned forward.

Ye Chen's scalp blew up, did he reveal his secrets!Who is this maidservant, Wu Hua?No wonder such a high disguise technique!

Ye Chen wanted to act first, so he stretched out his hand and pulled the maidservant's hair, letting you breathe first with your bald head!

The maid cried out in pain: "Ah!!"

Ye Chen: "..."

Maid: "Bastard! Dead Central Plains man! Why are you pulling my hair!"

"..." Damn, he said why he couldn't pull it off, Ye Chen was ashamed, his hands were heavy, he tore off several strands of the girl's hair, and said dryly: "Then why are you dragging me..."

The maid stared at him fiercely: "Obviously you were the one who smiled at me earlier!"

Ye Chen: "...You misunderstood."

He remembered, before entering the king's tent, he seemed to have laughed, but it was because he thought of something interesting, girl!Not smiling at you in particular!And when a man smiles at you, you pull him into a corner to be close to you... This doesn't seem right, does it? !

The maid rubbed her head and was so angry that she saw that Ye Chen didn't speak, so she stretched out her hand and slapped him, turned around and left with a cold snort.

Ye Chen pulled out the man's hair, and received the slap in embarrassment. He didn't expect the girl to be so strong, and his face turned red.

Ye Chen walked out resentfully, but he was stopped by a maid again after he didn't go very far.

Ye Chen: "...I didn't smile at you, did I?"

The maid looked puzzled and said, "No."

Ye Chen: "What's the matter with the girl?"

"I'll show you the way." The maid smiled slightly.

"Oh?" Ye Chen stared at her hair, wondering if he should take the risk of pulling it again...