Chapter 693 Arriving at the Border

The hot wind blew wildly across the vast land. Xi Yu and his party moved forward slowly, gradually approaching the border between the Central Plains and the Kushan Empire.

Xi Yu's brows were furrowed and his eyes were full of thinking. He reined in the reins and turned to Tuoba Yu beside him and said, "I wonder if Chen Shou is familiar with the history of the Guishang Kingdom? Hey, he should have followed him by now. Zhao Yun has arrived in Youzhou."

Tuobayu blocked the dazzling sunlight with his hands and responded: "Chen Shou is very knowledgeable and must have some knowledge of the history of the Kushan Kingdom. But now that he has gone to Youzhou, we can only find a way on our own. "

Xi Yu sighed softly, with a slightly worried look on his face, and murmured to himself: "This time when we interact with Guishang, if we can know its past, we can be more confident in our actions. Let's go on, let's see this What’s the situation at the border?”

Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, the group continued to move towards the unknown border.

But it was getting very late, so they found an inn to stay.

This inn is in a remote village, and there is silence all around, except for the occasional barking of dogs.

Xi Yu and others walked into the inn. The owner was an old man, very short, with a wrinkled face and a pair of small eyes that showed shrewdness and sophistication.

Xi Yu stepped forward and asked politely: "Innkeeper, do you have a room?"

The old man raised his head, glanced at them, and said angrily: "Yes, yes, the price is not cheap."

So we agreed on a price.

Tuobayu frowned and said, "Your price is too high. Can it be made cheaper?"

The old man clasped his hands on his chest and replied forcefully: "At this price, I can't stop loving you!"

Xi Yu's face darkened, but thinking that it was getting late, he said helplessly: "That's it, give us a few rooms."

The old man then showed a proud smile, turned around to get the key, and muttered: "Humph, it would have been better if it had been like this."

Although everyone was dissatisfied, they could only stay temporarily.

But Tuobayu still couldn't help it, her pretty face was filled with anger, her eyes were wide open, and she asked the old man: "What is your attitude? We are so embarrassed to discuss with you, but you are so arrogant!"

When the old man heard this, his face was even more unhappy, his cheeks were bulging with anger, and he shouted at the top of his lungs: "If you can't live in love, get out of here. There is no other inn within dozens of miles around, you guys can watch for yourselves manage!"

Xi Yu quickly grabbed Tuobayu, frowned slightly, and said to the old man: "Store, don't be angry, we will stay here."

Tuobayu glared at the old man angrily, his chest rising and falling, obviously still angry.

The old man snorted, rolled his eyes at them, and muttered: "It would have been over if it had been like this, it would have delayed everything." After saying that, he ignored them and went to clean up the counter on his own.

Xi Yu shook his head helplessly and pulled Tuobayu towards the room.

Tuobayu was particularly angry, her pretty face turned red, her eyebrows stood up, and she shouted at Xi Yu: "Husband, how can you be so unprincipled? This old man is so unreasonable, and according to my temper, I should kill him Kill him to relieve the hatred in his heart!"

Xi Yu's face was calm, but his eyes showed calmness and calmness. He said slowly: "Don't be impulsive. It will not be beneficial to us to have extraneous matters at this time."

Tuobayu bit his lips, the anger in his eyes still lingering, and he said angrily: "Are we just going to swallow our anger like this? I really can't swallow this!"

Xi Yu shook his head slightly, looked at her firmly, and patiently advised: "We have a heavy responsibility, and we must not miss the important event due to temporary anger. Be patient for now, and when the mission is completed, a little grievance will be nothing."

Tuobayu's chest rose and fell violently, and he was breathing heavily. After a while, he gradually calmed down, and said helplessly: "That's all, I will listen to you."

Ouyang Linlin and Xiao Hong walked into the room. Xiao Hong was so angry that she stamped her feet, put her hands on her hips, and her face turned red from suppressing it. She said angrily: "Miss, this old shopkeeper is so irritating! We have lived in so many places, and yet... I have never encountered such a hateful person!”

Ouyang Linlin sat on the edge of the bed, frowning slightly, with a hint of dissatisfaction on her face, but she still said calmly: "Xiaohong, don't be so angry. Just bear it when you are out."

Xiaohong's eyes widened and she said eagerly: "Miss, you are so sweet-tempered, that old man is so bullying!"

Ouyang Linlin sighed softly, took Xiaohong's hand, and said comfortingly: "What can we do about arguing with him? It's better to have one less thing than one more thing. Don't let this ruin your mood."

Xiao Hong bit her lip and muttered angrily: "Huh, that old man is taking advantage of me. Don't let me meet such a person again next time!"

The old man quickly returned to his room, sat down on the chair, and breathed heavily.

His rough hands were busy making a pot of tea, he took a sip, curled his lips and muttered to himself: "Humph, my attitude is just not good, what can I do? These guests have a lot of problems! "

The wrinkles on his face are squeezed together, showing an air of arrogance and unreasonableness. His small eyes are full of disdain and dissatisfaction, and he keeps mumbling: "You think it's expensive? You think I have a bad attitude? Don't stop if you can." !”

The old man took another sip of tea and placed the tea cup heavily on the table, causing the tea to splash out.

"You're still arguing with me. I've been running an inn here for many years, and no one dares to pick on me like this!" He said angrily, his cheeks puffed up, and his sparse beard trembled.

"Who do you think you are? Do you really think this is a good place? I can't help but love you, and I don't care about you!" The old man became angrier as he thought about it, his eyes widened, and the veins on his forehead bulged. .

He paced back and forth in the room, cursing incessantly: "These foreigners are just causing trouble for me. If they are like them, I can't do this business!"

Soon, late at night came and everything was silent.

Xi Yu gently hugged Tuobayu into his arms. He looked at her affectionately with gentle eyes and asked softly: "Yu'er, is your health normal?"

Tuobayu instantly blushed with embarrassment, and her fair face was stained with a blush like the sunset. She nodded slightly, not daring to look directly into Xi Yu's eyes, and responded in a voice like a mosquito or a fly: "Yes."

She lowered her eyes and her long eyelashes trembled slightly, like butterfly wings flapping gently. Her delicate appearance was endearing.

Seeing her being so shy and charming, Xi Yu felt even more tender in his heart. He gently kissed Tuobayu's forehead and whispered in her ear: "Then my Yu'er"

Then, the red candle was gently swayed, and the curtain fell, covering the beautiful room.

Tuobayu held onto Xi Yu's arm tightly, biting her lower lip lightly with her teeth, her eyes showing both tension and expectation.

Xiyu is full of love and compassion.

After a long time, everything calmed down.

Xi Yu hugged Tuobayu tightly into his arms. Tuobayu's face was still flushed, like a blooming peach blossom.

She leaned on Xi Yu's chest, listening to his powerful heartbeat, and the corners of her mouth raised unconsciously.

Xi Yu kissed her hair gently and said softly: "Yu'er, I will definitely live up to you in this life."

Tuobayu raised his head slightly, his eyes shining with happiness, and responded: "I believe in you."

At this moment, outside the inn, a tall man and a petite woman were walking panting.

The man's face was tired, big beads of sweat were rolling down his forehead, and his eyes showed anxiety and helplessness.

The woman's face was pale, her long hair was messy on her cheeks, and she was breathing heavily.

They were probably too tired to walk, so they both collapsed on the ground, breathing heavily.

The man gasped and said, "Why is this damn road so long!"

The woman breathed heavily and responded intermittently.

"I...I really...can't walk."

The man looked up at the dark night around him, frowned, and said worriedly, "I don't know if this place is safe or not."

The woman gasped and her voice trembled: "No matter, let's rest for a while. I feel like my legs are no longer my own."

At this moment, a gust of wind blew by, and the surrounding leaves rustled. The woman grabbed the man's arm in horror, and her voice was crying: "This... what is this sound?"

The man pretended to be calm and comforted: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, it might just be the wind." But there was also a flash of fear in his eyes.

This is a commoner couple from the Kushan Empire. The man's name is Apo, and the woman's name is Susu.

Apo looked at Su Su while panting and said, "Su Su, although it's been hard work, I finally left the Kushan Kingdom." There was a hint of joy in his eyes, but his brows were still frowning.

Su Su breathed heavily and responded intermittently: "Yes."

A look of relief appeared on her pale face, but there was still a shadow of fear in her eyes.

Apo looked up at the dark night around him and frowned.

Su Su gasped and her voice trembled: "No matter, let's take a rest first. I feel like my legs are no longer my own."

The night got deeper and deeper, and it started to get colder. Susu hugged her arms tightly, shivering, her lips turned blue, and said pitifully: "Apo, I'm so cold, I hope I can have a place to live. "

Apo looked at Susu distressedly, and without saying a word, he knelt down and said, "Come on, Susu, I'll carry you."

Susu lay gratefully on Abo's generous back. Apo held Susu's legs tightly with both hands, stood up, and walked towards the inn step by step.

When they arrived at the door of the inn, Apo put Susu down, and the two of them supported each other and walked into the inn lobby.

Hearing the sound, the old man's originally squinted eyes suddenly lit up, and his face was filled with a happy smile, thinking that another business was coming to his door.

But when he saw clearly that the two people who came in were not from the Central Plains, the smile on his face instantly froze, his brows furrowed, and he looked puzzled.

The old man looked them up and down and asked in a rough voice: "Where are you from?"

Apo timidly replied: "We are from the Kushan Empire."

The old man's eyes narrowed even more and he asked suspiciously: "If that's the case, why did you get to the Central Plains?"

The two people looked at each other, their eyes evasive, and they hesitated for a long time without saying anything.

When the old man saw this, his face darkened, and he raised his voice and asked again: "Did you sneak out?"

Apo finally lowered his head and nodded slightly, like a child who had done something wrong.

The old man was shocked, his eyes widened, and his anger suddenly jumped up, and he shouted loudly: "How could you sneak out! You guys get out of my inn quickly!"

Apo's face was full of pleading, and his voice was crying: "Please, we finally escaped, please don't drive us out. Besides, don't we just need to pay?"

At this time, Su Su's face became paler and her body was shaky. She leaned weakly on Abo and said feebly: "I, I, really feel bad."

But the old man put his hands on his hips, his beard trembling with anger, and shouted in a very principled manner: "No! Get out of here immediately! My inn can't take in people with unknown origins like you!"

Apo hugged Susu tightly, his eyes were red, and he begged again: "Old sir, please show mercy, my wife's body really can't stand it, it's so cold outside, where do you want us to go?" "

The old man was unmoved at all, his face was livid, and he said sternly: "Huh, this is your own business and has nothing to do with me! I don't want to get into trouble, so leave quickly!"

Su Su couldn't help coughing, her voice was weak and trembling: "Ahem... please..."

Seeing how heartless the old man was, Apo felt filled with grief and anger, and shouted angrily: "Why are you so hard-hearted, old man!"

The old man was irritated by Abo's words. He picked up the broom beside him, waved it and shouted, "If you don't get out, I will chase them away!"

At this moment, Xi Yu and Tuo Bayu heard the noise and walked out of the room.

Xi Yu frowned, walked forward, and asked in a calm voice, "What's going on?"

The old man turned his head angrily, rolled his eyes and said, "I don't care about your business, just stop meddling!"

When Tuoyu Yu heard this, he immediately became furious, his eyebrows stood up, his eyes widened with anger, he rushed forward, reached out and pinched the old man's neck, and shouted sternly: "Old man, if you are so rude again, believe it or not, I will kill you directly die!"

The old man's face was red from being pinched, and he had difficulty breathing. He tried desperately to break open Bayu's hand with both hands, and made a "ho ho" sound from his mouth.

Xi Yu quickly stopped Tuobayu and said, "Don't be impulsive first. Ask about the situation first."

Tuobayu then let go of his hand and glared at the old man fiercely.

The old man was breathing heavily, his eyes full of fear and fear.

The old man soon regained his domineering look, and said with a pinched neck: "Humph, these two people secretly ran away from the Kushan Empire. How can I take them in at will? Isn't that going to cause trouble for myself?"

Xi Yu looked at Abo with a questioning look in his eyes: "But is that so?"

Apo looked bitter and nodded helplessly: "This is all because of being forced to do nothing. Others... I really don't want to say more."

Tuobayu saw Susu weakly leaning on Abo, her face pale and her brows furrowed, so she turned around and asked the old man to open a room for them quickly.

But the old man turned his head and said resolutely: "No, I won't do it if I say no, I can't break the rules!"

Tuobayu was furious, stretched out his hand to strangle his neck again, gritted his teeth and said: "Old man, do you really want to die?"

The old man's face turned red again, his legs kept shaking, and his voice trembled as he said: "Don't... don't kill me, I... I'll just drive."

The old man finally reluctantly agreed to open the room, muttering: "I'm in trouble." But his eyes flickered, revealing a hint of cunning and viciousness.

But he had already thought about it. Although he didn't say this out loud, his constantly rolling eyes and slightly raised corners of his mouth had exposed his thoughts.

Tuobayu and Xiyu were so shrewd that they immediately understood what was going on from his eyes.

Tuobayu snorted coldly, leaned closer to the old man, and said in a low voice: "Old man, you'd better not have any evil thoughts, otherwise you will look good!" The old man shuddered and avoided Tuobayu's sharp gaze.

Xi Yu looked serious, stared at the old man, and warned: "If you dare to do something unjust, don't blame us for being ruthless."

The old man nodded submissively, but he was still thinking about his little Jiujiu.

Apo and Su Su finally had a place to live. Apo took Su Su and bowed to Xi Yu repeatedly with a grateful look on his face. He said excitedly: "Thank you so much for this benefactor. If it weren't for you, we really don't know what we would have done tonight." good."

Xi Yu waved his hand and said gently: "You're welcome. Get some rest. If you have anything to say, we'll talk about it tomorrow."

Apo nodded repeatedly, his eyes full of emotion: "Okay, okay, my dear friend, please take a rest early."

Su Su also said weakly: "Thank you, my benefactor."

Afterwards, Apo helped Susu into the room.

Tuobayu and Xi Yu returned to the room. Xi Yu frowned and paced back and forth in the room, saying worriedly: "This old man has evil intentions. I think there is a high probability that he will go to the border to report the news."

Tuobayu sat on the edge of the bed, folded his hands on his chest, nodded seriously, and said, "I can see this too. The old thief has a bad look in his eyes. We must stop him."

Xi Yu stopped, looked at Tuobayu firmly, and said, "If he succeeds, I'm afraid there will be a lot of trouble."

Tuoba Yu's eyebrows were raised slightly, a hint of fierceness flashed in his eyes, and he said: "Humph, if he dares to mess around, he will definitely be left with nothing to eat!"

Xi Yu sighed slightly and said, "It's just that this matter needs to be considered in the long term, and we can't act rashly."

Tuobayu responded: "Don't worry, I know what's going on."

Xi Yu walked to Tuobayu, gently pressed her shoulders, and said softly: "Yu'er, you have a good rest. Let the secret guards handle this matter."

Tuobayu raised his head, with a hint of unwillingness in his eyes, and said, "But..."

Xi Yu interrupted her, his eyes full of pity: "Obey, you are tired today. Don't worry about these troublesome things anymore. The secret guards will take care of them."

Tuobayu bit his lip, finally nodded and said, "Okay, everything is up to you."

Xi Yu smiled slightly, smoothed the broken hair on her forehead, and said, "Go to bed early."

Xi Yu summoned the secret guards.

Instantly, a black shadow flashed into the house from the window, knelt on one knee, and said respectfully: "My Lord!"

Xi Yu's face was solemn, and he lowered his voice and said: "Keep a close eye on the old man tonight. If he tries to go to the border to tip off, he must be stopped, but his life must not be harmed."

The secret guard replied: "Yes, my Lord!" After that, his figure flashed and disappeared into the darkness again. (End of this chapter)