Chapter 2 Chapter Two

Twelve days later, they arrived at the pass into the Kunlun Mountains. About two miles away, they saw two fortresses set up beside the entrance, with more than ten groups of camps spread out on both sides, with flags flying, and the momentum was so great that it was daunting. . The business brigade formed a long snake formation for nearly half a mile, and drove towards the pass at a leisurely pace. Most of the people rode hard-working mules, or carried various goods on mules, and only about 20 people rode horses.Longying was one of them, walking behind Cui Laohou and the Persian woman's mule.

Cui Laohou is worthy of being an old Jianghu, he has a skill in everything, he dressed a Persian girl as a middle-aged man, and he was very delicate, and at the suggestion of Longying, he used local herbal medicine, smashed it into juice and spread it all over his body. Covered up her body odor. The Persian woman only talked to Cui Laohou, and by looking at her expression, one could tell that she was very attached to Cui Laohou, which was indeed an odd number. Cui Laohou fell a little behind, and stood side by side with Long Ying who was catching up, and said happily: "Fortunately, the guard here is an old friend. If it is a Turkic person, I am not sure."

Longying said: "Will they give you special treatment?" Cui Laohou said: "I came to Tubo with me from Zhongtu, most of them stayed in Tubo to do business, only seventeen followed me to Khotan without fear of hardship, and the rest were Tubo people who joined on the way. How can the Tubo people do this?" Make things difficult for your own clansmen? If so, it will cause an uproar, and even conflicts between clans." After a short pause, he continued: "What's more, I, Old Monkey Cui, have been walking this route for decades, and have a great reputation. I also rely on gifts and goods to open up all the joints on the plateau. Those who have never seen it have heard the name of Old Monkey Cui."

Long Ying asked curiously: "How do those who stay in Tubo return home, and who will take care of them when something happens?" Cui Laohou said proudly: "This is the reason why I, Cui Laohou, can eat well. I have a Tibetan partner on the plateau who is daring. After I hand him over, he will take care of me. After a long journey to the plateau, I have to take medicine to rest A few days, to adapt to the climate and soil of the plateau, no one wants to leave in a hurry, and has to go to various places to search for goods, good luck to return to the Central Plains to make a fortune, how can I do it without a year or a half? I will bring them back when I return Go to the Central Plains."

With the sound of hoofbeats, more than a hundred riders galloped out of the pass and rushed towards them. There were more than 200 people in the business brigade, and there was no panic at all. Perhaps they had become numb and accustomed to it after many interceptions. The leading young general greeted him from afar: "Sure enough, it's Old Monkey Cui. When he heard a large group of people coming, he guessed it was you." Cui Laohou said "those who have given gifts and drank wine" and patted his mule to meet him. Long Ying secretly activated the magic skills, changed his body shape, and restrained his eyes, and everything was done in the blink of an eye, and he felt that the magic skills had improved a lot.

After exchanging a few pleasantries with Cui Laohou, the young general gave Cui Laohou enough face and led the team to the pass. Under the instructions, the business brigade stopped at the open space in front of the stronghold, which was the southern end of the big oasis, and the grassland in the pass was replaced by sand and gravel. Long Ying heard the young general say to Cui Laohou: "I must carry out the order and check according to the routine. Brother Cui, don't take offense." Cui Laohou smiled and said, "Of course I won't make things difficult for you. How can I cooperate with you?"

The young general said: "Let everyone land first, line up at the side, and the people sent by the superior will let them go immediately after checking the people and goods. Hey! The boss came in person! Be careful!" More than ten riders galloped out of the pass, leading two riders, one of whom had a red cloth wrapped around his head.Formed into a hat-like appearance, very eye-catching.The young Tubo general next to him is tall and tall, looking proud and energetic, and he is also an extraordinary generation. Long Ying thought to himself that it was a good thing to hide all the things that could show his identity, such as the folding bow, the universe in his sleeves, and the flying gods, etc., in the goods, otherwise the other party would come to a body search and there would be nothing to hide.

Under the order of Cui Laohou, all the merchants hurriedly dismounted from their mules and horses, and formed a long team beside them.Awaiting inspection. More than ten riders came to the front of the team in a blink of an eye, threw their stirrups off their horses, and looked at them with burning eyes. Hundreds of horses galloped to each side, forming a hidden momentum of encirclement. Long Ying didn't dare to look at the other party, and lowered his head to look at the ground after a glance, but he had clearly grasped that the man with the head covered must be a master from Tianzhu. His eyes were shining with divine light, showing profound martial arts.The tall and straight body gives people the toughness of copper skin and iron bones, and the taste of every gesture is almost perfect, it should not be much different from him.

The young general Cui Laohou knew met the young general of Tubo and the master of Tianzhu at this time.Talking in a low voice, it should be to report the ins and outs of Cui Laohou to them. The young general made a gesture, and immediately a hundred people rushed out to search for the mules and horses' loads.The purpose should be to see if there are hidden weapons.So it's just touching, not opening the package one by one to see what happened, but it has already made Longying break out in a cold sweat secretly. in the present circumstances.Once the identity is exposed, there is no way to walk away.

Cui Laohou was summoned by the young general to speak, if he had not had such a relationship with Longying, as long as he told the young general that he only joined his business brigade in Khotan, he would suffer disaster immediately. The inspection of the goods was finally completed, and when Long Ying was lucky to pass the customs, the young generals and Tubo masters walked slowly along the brigade, looking at everyone. Especially the master Tianzhu, his eyes shot out a sharp look, and those who made eye contact with him immediately lowered their eyes and did not dare to look at him. Longying also pretended to be afraid of his eyes, and after glancing at him with listless eyes, he immediately turned to look at the grass.

After the master from Tianzhu walked past him with the young general, Longying didn't feel relieved at all, because the opponent's aura was still tightly locked on him, he couldn't help feeling stunned, he didn't know why, but he couldn't do anything about it. Could it be that the other party is so smart that he can see through his disguise? Nearly ten steps away from him, the master Tianzhu activated, retreated quickly, then turned around, came in front of Long Ying, and pushed his palm towards his chest. The young general and his accompanying Cui Laohou reacted the fastest, looking at Longying and Tianzhu master at the same time.Due to the sudden incident and the actions of Tianzhu masters as fast as lightning, the others could only stare in amazement for a while, and most of them didn't even know that something happened. Long Ying clearly grasped that although the master from Tianzhu came aggressively, he was very measured, his palm strength was contained but not released, it was just a tentative nature, instead of being surprised, he was happy, and pretended to open his mouth to shout in panic.Tianzhu master's eyes showed a strange blue light, when the palm was a few feet away from his chest, he suddenly changed his move and pinched his throat instead. Longying almost instinctively counterattacked, and knew that a little intolerance would lead to chaos and big plans, and all previous achievements would be wasted. He desperately suppressed this tempting thought, and his throat was already pinched. As long as the opponent exerts a little force, Xiang Yutian will return his soul Hell, not to mention his Dragon Eagle? The young general and his subordinates, including the terrified Cui Laohou, turned around and walked back. The master from Tianzhu is sending in true energy, traveling through the meridians of Longying's body, and forcing Longying to face him, scrutinizing his eyes and mask with lightning-like eyes. The young general said in Tubo language: "Lord Wusu, is there something wrong with this man?" The Tianzhu master withdrew his hand pinching Longying's throat in embarrassment.Shaking his head, he said, "I was wrong! I'm just an ordinary person who doesn't know martial arts." The young general said "I'm sorry" to Longying embarrassingly, and said to Old Monkey Cui, "You can go now." Long Ying and Cui Laohou each said "Thank God" in their hearts, and hurriedly set off to pass the level. Cui Laohou is worthy of being an expert in travel. He knew the route accurately. Even though he was delayed for nearly an hour at the pass, he still walked the first section of Bideng Mountain before sunset, arrived in a valley, and camped to rest. Longying and Cui Laohou left the camp and talked to no one.Cui Laohou sighed: "That Zhu guy really has extraordinary eyesight, of course I was so scared that I almost dropped my balls." Long Ying said: "If he really crushes my throat, I guarantee that he won't be able to avoid my counterattack before I die." Cui Laohou shuddered and said: "Fortunately, it didn't happen. How weird! He couldn't find out that your pulse is different from others?" Long Ying passed the test in a foolish way, and said: "He still doesn't have that ability." Turned off and said, "How many days will it take to go from here to Pangong Cuo?" Cui Laohou said: "At our speed, we can do it in less than twenty days." Longying said: "Will there be other checkpoints?" Cui Laohou replied: "There should be no reason. From this point onwards, there is no one in the Kunlun Mountains. It is better in spring and summer. In winter, the snow on the mountain roads makes it even more difficult to walk." Then he lowered his voice and said, "Do you want to go on the road first?" Longying said: "Will it work? I'm most afraid of getting lost." Cui Laohou said: "Some roads are indeed difficult to walk, but you will not get lost. The Karakash River pours from the Karakoram Pass. Just look at the big river and go up to the Karakoram Pass, and then follow the river to the south. Go, on the right is the Karakoram Mountains. With your speed, you can reach Pangong Tso within three days. When you see a big lake, you will successfully cross the Kunlun Mountains and reach the plateau of the Tubo people. Alas! The news of Kong Muye is not easy, and it is even more difficult to find the current location of Hengkong Muye across the enemy's sphere of influence. The Tubo Plateau is really too big!" Long Ying was silent. Cui Laohou said: "Let's go with us! It's a bit slower, but it will be more convenient for me to inquire." Longying smiled bitterly and said: "Emergency is like firefighting, so we have to go to the plateau to find a solution. Xixun said that my old friend's territory is in the northeast of Luoxie City, the capital of Tubo. Go take your chances." Cui Laohou said: "This is the best solution. I know this place is not too close to Qinghai, and it takes a month's walk from Luoxie City." Then describe to him in detail the journey to Zhonglongyi. Longying listened attentively, realizing for the first time that the terrain of the plateau was complex, beyond his imagination.It's no wonder that only Tibetans have ever invaded others, but few people dare to attack them. Cui Laohou finally said: "The more you go up, the more careful you have to be, and you must beware of the horse's situation. It is said that in ancient times, there were enemies on the plateau who bypassed the mountains from the south and invaded. As soon as they reached the plateau, more than a thousand people and horses died suddenly. , scared the enemy to think that the other party's god appeared, and immediately retreated. This situation has also happened many times in my caravan, and we call it the curse of the plateau." Long Ying nodded and said: "I will be careful. Remember, don't bother with my business anymore, go back to Middle Earth as soon as possible, and let the Persian beauty give birth to some white and fat sons for you." Cui Laohou smiled when he heard the words, and said goodbye to him happily. No one thought that a good relationship formed in the Jinsha River Basin would bloom beautiful and strange flowers in a remote place thousands of mountains and rivers away. Immediately, Long Ying embarked on the journey in the dark, displaying the amazing skill of galloping horses in the dark, seeing the high mountains as if they were flat lands, traveling day and night, and only resting when encountering mountains, waterfalls and pools. He seemed to go back to his life in the barren mountain and stone house, forgetting everything, only Xueer and him depended on each other, carefree. Seven days later, they finally crossed the Karakoram Pass and climbed to the plateau. The scenery in front of him changed, and the endless plateau scenery was displayed in front of him without reservation. At the turn of spring and summer, green grass stretches endlessly from Xueer’s hooves, reaching far to the sky. There are gentle hills everywhere, with little difference in height, and there are rows of mountains on the horizon in the distance. Peak snow.Not far away are two connected large lakes, which are radiant, beautiful and charming.There are more than a dozen tents on the grassland beside the lake. White sheep and black yaks are scattered around the tents, and there are also giant dogs guarding the cattle and sheep for their owners. Goshawks hover freely under the blue sky and white clouds, and the earth is full of vitality. Long Ying's eyes fell on the undulating mountains at the southern end of the grassland, imagining the magnificent scene of Wanren Snow Peak rising high into the sky. Xue'er hopped her hooves and neighed, looking extremely excited.