Chapter 677: Arrival in Xiliang

In the afternoon, the warm autumn sun spread over the sky of the Prince of Wei's mansion. The weather in September was still a little hot. Except for the servants, no one in the mansion was willing to be exposed to the sun. A breeze blew, bringing the coolness of autumn to the mansion.

In the side room of Xia Zhiqing in the back house, the doors and windows were closed, but the house was bright and transparent.

There was no musk burning in the room, but there was a burst of fragrance.

On the soft couch, although it was her younger sister Zhining who was on the battlefield, Xia Zhiqing felt her body getting hot and soft.

It was because Xia Zhiqing could clearly feel every attack launched by the young man against Zhining, and could hear the crisp sound of the bamboo joints breaking behind her.

Chen Mo could feel the changes in Zhiqing's body, measured Zhining's hand, placed it on her jade back, and then turned his palm over. Suddenly, he felt that Zhiqing, who had given birth to a pair of twins, was not comparable to his younger sister.

Xia Zhiqing groaned, and the whole person was like a piece of meat without bones. She hugged Zhining, which made Xia Zhining unable to control her emotions and cried.

When Xia Zhiqing heard this, her plump face was as hot as fire, and she was as bright as a drunk person.

Unfortunately, she was facing away from Chen Mo, and this touching appearance made it difficult for Chen Mo to see.

Fortunately, at this time, Chen Mo felt that his arms were a little tired from hugging the two of them, so he turned Zhiqing's body over, from prone to lying flat.

However, this sleeping position made Zhiqing unable to find a horizontal point, so she had to raise her arms to support Chen Mo's body.

Chen Mo looked down and saw the dazzling white full moon, which made people dizzy.

"Husband." Xia Zhiqing's gentle eyebrows and eyes were full of shame, and her hot face was so hot that it could squeeze out water with a slight pinch.

Chen Mo's throat rolled up and down, and he had the intention of splitting himself to take care of Zhiqing.

As Chen Mo was leaving, Zhi Ning was aware of it. She held Chen Mo's legs with her backhand, turned around, and glared at Chen Mo first, then her autumn eyes showed a little infatuation:

"Husband..."

Zhi Ning's last few words were so subtle that they were almost inaudible, but with Chen Mo's strength, he could hear them clearly, without a single mistake.

You know, Xia Zhi Ning likes to bicker with Chen Mo, but she doesn't like to call him husband, not to mention that her eyes show infatuation.

At this moment, this performance was like a huge rock falling into a calm lake, which directly stirred up Chen Mo's heart. His heart was palpitating inexplicably, and he didn't say much. He held Zhi Ning's soft shoulders tightly and galloped.

Xia Zhiqing slightly frowned her beautiful long eyebrows, feeling somewhat unhappy in her heart. After all, her sister's words were exclusive. However, thinking of her own sons and daughters, her displeasure soon disappeared. She sat up, put her arms around Chen Mo's neck, and immediately pressed her lips against the young man's warm lips. The masculine and hot breath flowed continuously.

Happy times always pass very quickly.

In a blink of an eye, it was the next day.

Chen Mo's trip to the Western Regions was a secret, and few people knew about it. Ordinary people only knew that Chen Mo left Beijing today.

Chen Mo, Nalan Yiren, Liang Mu, and Si Song, dressed in casual clothes, rode fast horses, and headed straight for Xiliang.

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Xiliang, Yangtian Pass area.

This is the border of the Song Dynasty to the Western Regions. The trade route to the Western Regions opened by Emperor Taizu had to pass through here.

Chen Mo and his four companions rode fast horses and traveled lightly. They changed horses halfway through the journey, and their speed was several times faster than that of marching.

Early October.

After about seven days, Chen Mo and his four companions arrived at the Yangtian Pass area.

Because it was a gateway to the Western Regions, and there were caravans coming and going to do business, with the flow of people, it was profitable, and gradually a market was formed in this area of ​​the pass.

At dusk, in a teahouse in the market.

"Sir, how many people are there?" The waiter of the teahouse greeted them with a smile.

"Four of you, just give us four bowls of cold tea." Chen Mo said, and walked into the teahouse.

"Okay, wait a moment, sir."

The area of ​​the teahouse was not large, with only three sets of tables and stools. After all, it was a small business, with only one waiter and one shopkeeper.

The teahouse was very deserted. Chen Mo asked Nalan Yiren and the other two to sit down first, and he came to the counter and told the shopkeeper the secret code of the Supervisory Guard.

After the secret code was exchanged, the shopkeeper immediately took Chen Mo to the resting place behind the teahouse, and then bowed to Chen Mo with a respectful face: "Hei Ya, the third group of the Supervisory Guard, greets you, sir."

Xiliang is thousands of miles away from the capital, and Yangtian Pass is the "border" of Xiliang. The yellow sand is visible. Except for the caravans and escorts doing business, no one will come here.

Not everyone has seen Chen Mo and knows what he looks like, so Hei Ya did not recognize Chen Mo and thought he was a sir from the capital.

He would not have thought that the person in front of him was the King of Wei. After all, in his opinion, how could such a noble figure as the King of Wei come to such a place where no one can do shit.

Chen Mo knew that the Supervisory Guard was divided into four departments, namely, A, B, C, and D, and each department had five groups, responsible for spying and other tasks.

Chen Mo did not reveal his identity and asked Hei Ya about the current situation in Xiliang.

According to Hei Ya's narration, Xiliang is now under the control of the court for the time being.

After Lu Sheng conquered Xiliang, he did leave thousands of "Lu troops" to guard Xiliang. After Lu Sheng's family fled to Xiliang, they also thought about relying on these Lu troops to settle down in Xiliang.

But soon, the news about Lu Sheng's demise spread to Xiliang.

These Lu soldiers were not stupid. They knew that once Lu Sheng died, the people who followed Lu Sheng would be doomed, and Lu Sheng's family was no exception. Naturally, they were unwilling to obey Lu Sheng's family's orders and go against Chen Mo.

But they were also afraid that Chen Mo would hold them accountable, so they did not capture Lu Sheng's family, but scattered and ran away.

Once these Lu soldiers dispersed, Xiliang was in a state of being leaderless. As the people who came to chase Lu Sheng's family arrived, they began to stabilize the situation in Xiliang.

According to Hei Ya, Lu Sheng's family had fled to Yelang in the Western Regions. At present, the Supervisory Guard has sent people to Yelang to negotiate with Xing's family, hoping that Yelang would hand them over.

"Why is the teahouse so deserted?" After learning about the general situation in Xiliang, Chen Mo curiously asked Guankou.

Hei Ya knew everything and spoke slowly.

It turns out that since Emperor Taizu opened up the trade route to the Western Regions, as the power of the Song Dynasty declined, the maintenance and governance of this trade route also declined.

Later, with the advent of the chaotic times, bandits emerged everywhere, and many "sand bandits" appeared in the desert who robbed caravans, robbed and killed people.

When the Qiang people were still there, because the pass could bring a large amount of income to the Qiang people, they would also severely crack down on the sand bandits, which made the sand bandits somewhat cautious and dare not act openly. However, after the Qiang people were destroyed by Lu Sheng, they became completely unscrupulous.