Chapter 574 Unexpected News

Thinking about these messy things, Xu Yuan slowly sat up from the soft couch in the inn.

I can't sleep tonight.

Although he is already a strong man, Xu Yuan still maintains a good habit of sleeping, but he is used to the fatigue of traveling, and suddenly settled in this luxurious inn, which makes him a little uncomfortable.

The bright moonlight shines into the house from the window lattice. The decoration of the inn is quite luxurious, but unlike the restaurants in the hinterland of Da Yan, the furnishings here all have a touch of Western beauty.

Put on a black shirt, get out of bed and walk to the curtain pavilion of the guest room, and look around.

The moon is bright and the stars are sparse, the flying geese fly west, and the majestic Baili Giant Gorge suddenly comes into view.

The night wind with a little yellow sand blows on the cheeks with a bit of dryness. Yan Gu Fang is an inn built on the edge of the giant gorge at the northernmost end of Zhenxi Prefecture for cultivators to live in. Xu Yuan and his three guests have to spend a hundred taels of silver for three rooms a night.

However, the money tonight was not paid by Xu Yuan himself, but was invited by a young man he met during the journey.

"With such a beautiful moon, Brother Zhou hasn't slept yet, why not have a drink with me?"

After standing on the suspended pavilion on the cliff for a while, a slightly hoarse male voice suddenly reached Xu Yuan's ears.

Xu Yuan looked back when he heard the voice, and saw a young man standing there smiling at him.

The young man was wearing a nightgown, and his face looked a little haggard because of his paleness, and the whole person looked sick.

The other party's surname was Mu, his name was Li, and his courtesy name was Xingyi.

He was the owner of a caravan that Xu Yuan had helped on the road.

When passing through a Gobi desert, the other party's caravan was attacked by more than a thousand small desert wolves. He habitually helped, and after learning that both parties' destinations were Zhenxi Prefecture, they naturally traveled together.

After traveling together for more than half a month, Xu Yuan was a very happy person.

However, all good things must come to an end. The destination of Mu Xingyi's caravan is the Southern Desert Prefecture, and Xu Yuan will take Xunbaoji to Qianji Gorge to look for the body of Xiaolongnu's brother tomorrow.

After today, the two sides will officially say goodbye.

After a little thought, Xu Yuan jumped directly from the terrace of his room to Mu Xingyi's side.

This behavior is very impolite, even offensive.

Even if invited, you should enter through the main gate and only after being allowed.

However, when seeing Xu Yuan's actions, Mu Xingyi's eyes did not have much emotional fluctuations, and the smile on his face did not change at all.

It seems that he has become accustomed to the unruly style of the person in front of him.

However, Xu Yuan knew that Mu Xingyi was not accustomed to it, but because he did not care.

Mu Xingyi nodded slightly at Xu Yuan, and walked towards the house, while speaking slowly and methodically:

"Zhenxi Prefecture has a strict curfew, and I'm afraid it's inconvenient to go out. I'll send some famous wine and snacks downstairs to the restaurant to arrange it. Please wait here, Brother Zhou."

"That's not necessary."

Xu Yuan smiled and called him, and raised his fingertips and directly took out a low table and two short chairs from the Xumi Ring and placed them on the terrace.

Sitting on one of the short chairs, her long hair fluttering in the sandy night breeze, she smiled at Mu Xingyi:

"I have been entertained by you for more than half a month, so I will treat you tonight."

Mu Xingyi slowly turned his head, stared at the table and chair that suddenly appeared for a moment, and said:

"Brother Zhou actually has such a divine object as the Sumeru Ring."

As he spoke, he also smiled and sat opposite Xu Yuan, and his sick face still maintained that indifferent smile:

"Then I will respectfully obey your order."

Xu Yuan looked at his calm expression and asked with a chuckle:

"You don't seem surprised at all?"

Mu Xingyi shook his head, his voice was calm and natural:

"The two beauties beside Brother Zhou have master cultivation at a young age, and their family background must be extraordinary."

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Xu Yuan took a deep look at the other party.

From the first time he met until now, he has never seen any expression other than a smile on the face of this pale young man.

Even when the caravan was attacked by wolves and the defense line was already shaky, this person still kept that smile on his face.

Mu Xingyi exudes a kind of indifferent temperament, as if he doesn't care about anything.

This is probably one of the reasons why Xu Yuan can talk to this person.

Thinking in his heart, Xu Yuan casually put a few bottles of spirit wine worth a thousand taels on the table, and took out a few plates of nuts bought on the road. While pouring wine for the two, he chatted and said:

"Speaking of family background, with your surname Xingyi and the size of your caravan, you should be a member of the Mu's Chamber of Commerce, right?"

Mu Xingyi did not deny it, and nodded slightly:

"Mu Shanhai is my father."

Xu Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly, handed the poured wine glass to the other party, and said with surprise:

"Xingyi You are the legitimate son of the Mu family? But why don't you have a master in your caravan? "

"Not a legitimate son. My mother is the third wife of the master. She made some mistakes more than ten years ago and was not well received by the master."

Mu Xingyi took the wine glass and explained calmly: "As for the caravan master, there was one originally, but he died in battle not long before he met you, Brother Zhou."

"Monster?"

"Yes."

"My condolences."

Xu Yuan whispered, raised the wine glass, and drank it with the other party.

Feeling the sweetness of the wine on his taste buds, Xu Yuan whispered again:

"Since Xingyi, you are a member of the Mu's Chamber of Commerce, so the supplies in these dozens of carriages should be sent to the Zhenxi Army?"

The Mu's Chamber of Commerce is the largest chamber of commerce in Xizezhou.

After the Xiangfu extended the Tianan Chamber of Commerce into Xizezhou by means of the "war reparations" of the Wanxiang Sect, many conflicts arose with the Mu's Chamber of Commerce.

With each resorting to different means, the Tianan Chamber of Commerce did not get any benefits from them, and directly blocked the rapid expansion of the Tianan Chamber of Commerce in Xizezhou.

There are many reasons, the most difficult of which is that the Mu's Chamber of Commerce and the Zhenxi Marquis's Mansion have a very deep connection.

The Zhenxi Marquis has a very high prestige in Xizezhou, but compared with the Wucheng Marquis's Mansion, the old man Zhenxi Marquis lacks a virtuous wife like the Fuguo Madam. It can't be said that he knows nothing about the management of his own industry, but it can only be said that it is a mess.

If it weren't for the heavy military and abundant martial virtues, according to business logic, the property of the good brother Li Junwu would have been eaten up by other large chambers of commerce long ago.

Zhenxi Marquis is also very self-aware. If he can't do it himself, he will ask professionals to come and take care of it.

And his partner is the Mu's Chamber of Commerce.

The Zhenxi Marquisate provided various raw materials and government-level assistance, while the Mu's Chamber of Commerce provided industrial management, as well as traded food and various war materials.

According to the investigation of the Black Scale Guard,

the supply of the Mu's Chamber of Commerce accounted for 50% of the Zhenxi Marquisate's military equipment needs, the remaining 30% was provided by the court, and the remaining 20% ​​was produced and supplied by the Zhenxi Marquisate itself.

A deformed and huge war machine, but it was this deformity that created the "imperial franchise" of the Mu's Chamber of Commerce in Xizezhou.

When Mu Xingyi heard Xu Yuan's question, his hand stagnated slightly while pouring wine. After a little hesitation, he said softly:

"Because of my mother, I am not well received. This trip is only responsible for supervising the delivery of this batch of materials to the Mo Nan Duxu Mansion. I don't know the other details of the transaction, but it is likely to be sent to the Zhenxi Army. After all, the Tartar Chao people have recently once again pressed their troops, and the Zhenxi Marquis is ready to face the enemy head-on."

Hearing the end, Xu Yuan raised his eyebrows.

Due to the travel, he had no source of intelligence from the inner court of the prime minister's mansion, so he knew very little about some recent world events.

After a brief pause, Xu Yuan took a sip of wine and said in a strange voice:

"But I heard that the Tartars suffered a great loss last year. How dare they send such a large army this year?"

Mu Xingyi glanced at Xu Yuan and said:

"Brother Zhou, don't you know?

"The goddess of the Tartars was captured by Lord Junwu and thousands of cavalry at the end of the year."

As he said,

Mu Xingyi shook his head gently in Xu Yuan's increasingly surprised eyes:

"But this is not a good thing.

"After capturing the goddess, Lord Junwu only had time to send a message back to the capital, and then disappeared with the thousand cavalry guards.

"Now, the Tartar court and Lord Zhenxi Hou are fighting for this matter. "