Chapter 14 Chapter Fourteen Khotan Storm

Then another group of more than ten people passed by, all of them had knives hanging on their waists, and they were husky, one of them was handsome and extraordinary, he stood out from the crowd and was very familiar. Longying's heart was shaken, and he finally remembered who this son was. It was actually Chishanglou who was sent by Dajiang Lian to Bashu to make wind and rain.He only met Chi Shanglou once, and he never dreamed that he would meet him in this place far away from Middle Earth, so he couldn't recognize him for a while.If he spoke, Long Ying would definitely be able to recognize him. The voice of him whispering and flirting with Hua Jian Ning'er in the Jinsha River back then is still a deep memory.

Long Ying hurriedly paid the bill and left, followed behind them to see where they were going.He thought to himself that this kid must be unlucky to meet him here, but he could count on his old hatred for setting fire to the boat and killing a large number of women trafficked by him.You don't need to guess to know that Chi Shanglou came here at all costs, of course for his business of trafficking women.He couldn't help feeling great hatred in his heart, and vowed to uproot these traffickers and kill them all. Chi went upstairs and waited to walk towards the inner city, this boy suddenly started talking to the tall and thin man next to him who looked like a master, Long Ying concentrated his ears and listened to their secret conversation with all his attention.

Chi Shanglou said: "This time we have to be extra careful. I heard that Yu Chizhen has become alert and sent someone to check on us." He spoke Tubo, which was accurate and fluent, much better than Longying. The tall and thin man snorted coldly: "We have the boss of the Khotan Gang, Sa Lun Duo, to take care of us, and we have bribed officials big and small. What can he find out?" As soon as Longying heard it, he knew that the tall and thin man was a real Tibetan. He was very surprised. He didn't expect that there were Tibetans involved in human trafficking. At this time, Chi Shanglou and others entered the large square outside the inner city gate, turned and walked towards the huge tent to the west.

There are many stalls and stalls in the square, crowds of people, Longying chased after them step by step, thinking in his mind, should he take action immediately and take the dog's life from Chishanglou?Or find out about their human trafficking first.To catch them all? Chi Shanglou's voice came into my ears, and said: "It's always good to be careful. It was Sarendo who told me that with his wide eyes and ears, he still couldn't find out who Yu Chixuan sent to take charge of this matter. I know that someone below has been bought by us. This transaction is the largest in the past ten years, and there is no room for loss."

With a twitch in Longying's heart, he remembered that the Yuchijuan they were talking about was the king of Khotan. The tall and thin man smiled lewdly and said: "This time the sale is indeed high-quality goods, and most of them are virgins. But the price is not cheap. Whoever he sends to come, after the batch of goods from Xiaobolu arrives, we will Set off immediately and leave. Ha! Don't sneak around when you reach the plateau, because the plateau belongs to us." Long Ying almost cried out, this tall and thin man, could it be that he is the subordinate of another commander in Tubo Hengkong Muye, otherwise why would he say that the plateau belongs to us?

At this time, they left the dense crowd in the center of the square and walked towards the giant tent at one end. Longying stopped and stood still, because he followed him again.will attract the attention of the enemy. At this moment, the tall and thin man turned his head to look at him, his eyes were as sharp as a knife, and he scanned Longying. Longying's heart screamed fiercely.Make a new assessment of this person's martial arts, turn around and walk away as if nothing happened. He sensed Chi Shanglou's gaze on his back. Long Ying could no longer hear their conversation, only knew that two of Chi Shanglou's group were chasing after him.

The two Han who were chasing from behind suddenly accelerated.Turning left and turning right to pass over the people blocking the way, he caught up with Longying who couldn't help diving into the crowded places, and one of them slammed his shoulder into the back of his right arm.The other person attacked with his right hand close to his waist, fingers formed into a knife, and quickly thrust into his left waist. The coordination was perfect. When he was bumped and staggered forward, the knife in the hand of the villain on the left rear would break into the flesh like a sharp blade. Like inserting into his waist and kidney, even if he does not die, he will be seriously injured.

These human traffickers are indeed ruthless, Long Ying just because of arousing suspicion, before they figured out the situation, they did not hesitate to attack him. Long Ying thought to himself that if you want to fight hard, I will accompany you to the end. The right shoulder swayed to the left with lightning, and then moved back to its original position, hitting the opponent's left shoulder with a bone.That person bumped into the void and lost his balance. Before he could startle in the future, Longying's shoulder hit him heavily on the back of his shoulder, which was like a blow to himself with the concerted efforts of Longying.Although that guy is good at martial arts, how can he stand it?Immediately, he staggered forward, spouting blood, and the people nearby instinctively ran away in fright.

The other person stabbed Longying with a knife full of strength, but Longying moved to the right, preventing him from stabbing, the strength was released to the side, and when his heart was screaming, Longying came to him , his left elbow slammed into his right chest.The man was also amazing, he hurriedly backed away to avoid the elbow, but Longying Ruoru had eyes behind his back, he chased after him with his hind feet, and propped himself on his lower abdomen, the villain spurted blood and groaned miserably, and was thrown back. At this time, another man had already fallen seven or eight steps away from Long Ying, and the enemy behind him fell on all fours.

The people around spread out, and the people in the distance knew that there was excitement to watch, coming from all directions, spreading chaos in the square like ripples. Longying put on a high posture of doing nothing and endlessly, and walked towards the villain who was struggling to get up. The man stood up hard, just turned around, gave Long Ying a clinging lapel, lifted his feet off the ground like a chicken, his hands fell limply as his magic power invaded his body. Long Ying looked straight into his eyes, and simply said in Chinese: "You are impatient! How dare you come to provoke me, and I have never asked who I am."

Chi Shanglou's voice came from behind, and he said coldly, "Put him down!" Long Ying took the man and turned around leisurely, and the enemies lined up, looking murderous, staring at him.Chi Shanglou and the Tubo master were in the middle, only their eyes remained unchanged, without showing any fierceness, showing the demeanor of a master. With a push of Long Ying's luck, the man holding his hands left the ground with both feet, and rammed straight at the Tubo master like a puppet pulling a string. The Tubo master snorted coldly, stepped forward, grasped the shoulders of the men who were thrown over with both hands, swung his upper body back, and then he caught it firmly, and handed it to the men beside him, his eyes shot a look of shock, I don't know that Long Ying only used 60 to 70% of his strength, otherwise he would at least take a step back. Long Ying was secretly stunned, knowing that this person was a first-rate master. The other person who fell solid was also helped by his own people to let his accomplices examine the injury. Longying looked like a domineering and ugly young man, striding towards the pool upstairs, pointed his halberd and cursed: "I don't care who you are, if you offend me, I will kill you alive." Chi Shanglou's eyes were full of murderous intent, and as soon as he saw the attack, the Tubo master next to him secretly pushed him, Chi Shanglou gave Longying another hard look, then turned around and left. The others chased after him and disappeared in a blink of an eye. Seeing that the crowd in the square was not lively, they scattered in all directions and continued what they were doing before. After a while, everything returned to the original state, as if nothing had happened. Long Ying laughed, and moved towards the inner city gate in a pompous manner. After less than ten steps, a man came out from the crowd, moved to his side, looked straight ahead, and said, "No matter who you are, no matter how good your martial arts are, if you believe in me, leave Khotan immediately, forever Don't come back, or you will end up miserable. I'm giving you a piece of advice for the sake of my family." Long Ying looked at the person who was a head shorter than him, and said in a voiceless voice: "Aren't you..." The man was surprised: "Do you know me? I definitely haven't seen you! As long as I have met you, I will never forget it." Longying was moved in his heart, and the one who persuaded him with good words was the old monkey Cui whom he met with Huajiannv, Minghui and Mingxin in the Jinsha River Basin. Ling went to Tubo to do business, and kindly invited them to accompany them, but Long Ying refused to take advantage of it, and paid four taels of money for the tour fee, and everyone had a good relationship. Unexpectedly, under such circumstances, he still dared to come to warn himself and persuade him to leave. He obviously knew the background and strength of Chi Shanglou and others, and he was worthy of being a chivalrous person. Long Ying said: "Do you know who they are?" Cui Laohou said impatiently: "Is it the first day you came out to play around? That's all I've said, believe it or not." He added another sentence earnestly and sincerely, saying: "Unless you ask yourself that you can stand up to the local government, the black forces, and the entire huge and inhumane criminal group, just stay here! My dear brother, you can do it yourself." In a flash, he disappeared into the crowd. Longying liked him even more. In this unaccompanied foreign country, seeing him was like seeing a relative, and he knew better that he was an old horse who knew the way to and from the plateau. He was the best choice for asking. Take a stroll and buy some souvenirs to make your beloved Meixiu Nafu happy. As for Cui Laohou's warning, he doesn't take it seriously at all. How can I get him?Who was he afraid of? In the guest room of the hotel, Long Ying sat cross-legged on the floor mat, recuperated, waited for the night to come, and then went to visit the camp of Chi Shanglou and others, and even arrested human traffickers to torture and extract confessions. Enemy situation. The dense sound of hoofbeats approached from far away, and finally stopped abruptly outside the hotel.Longying didn't need to see it with his own eyes, but he already guessed that a large number of Khotan troops arrived, commanded by Khotan officials who colluded with Chi Shanglou, and they were determined to put him to death. Longying decided to make a big deal out of it, and it would be best if he could alert the king of Khotan, Yuchixuan. At that time, he might be able to use the power of the people of Khotan to uproot the human trafficking in this area. Unexpectedly, after waiting for a quarter of an hour, no one broke into the door like a wolf like a tiger, and instead, there was the sound of a large number of people leaving. When Long Ying couldn't figure it out, the sound of footsteps came, and there was a knock on the door. Long Ying said: "The door is not locked." A person pushed the door open, at first glance he was a man of medium build, with a beard on his lips and dark skin, but his eyes were elves, he frowned and scanned the harsh environment in the room, then came to Long Ying with difficulty, knelt down, He looked at Long Ying with sparkling eyes. Longying showed white and neat teeth that did not match his ugly face, and smiled and said, "What's your business?" The other party was taken aback by his ugly and charming smile, and said in a deep voice in Chinese: "Who are you?" Long Ying vaguely guessed that the Khotan officers and soldiers who came to look for his bad luck and refused to enter the door should have something to do with the gentleman in front of him.He said relaxedly: "Brother, don't you feel it's abrupt? Besides, if you ask everyone who comes to Khotan like this, twelve hours a day is still not enough." Mustache calmly said: "Your Excellency, don't worry, I will never ask anyone I meet, just because your origin is unknown and your behavior is strange. Tell me, outsiders who come to Khotan don't even have a small bag, and they travel on foot. Entering the city, and having conflicts with people for no reason, attacking fiercely, seeing that the other party has a large number of people, but still showing an attitude of not hesitate to go to war? Do you know who the other party is?" No matter how stupid Long Ying was, he knew that the person in front of him was a censor-level official appointed by King Khotan to investigate Chi Shanglou and others. He smiled and said, "Brother's Chinese is very good, almost better than my younger brother's Han. Ha! Not yet. Thank you, dear brother, for stopping the officers and soldiers who wanted to enter the hotel and arrest the younger brother for my younger brother." Mustache showed an expression of astonishment that could not be concealed, and lost his voice: "You know that someone is coming in to capture you, but you still dare to spend all your time in a daze in this smelly room? How much do you know? What is your intention? I warn you first, and offend me." It is tantamount to offending Khotan.” Long Ying said: "What I know best is that handsome and white kid in Chishanglou. He is the host of a big gang in Central China who is in charge of human trafficking. He likes to buy goods in Nanzhao and your country. He and Lao Tzu are sworn enemies." , I can guarantee that he will not leave Khotan, as long as my brother is willing to provide accurate information." Mustache frowned and said, "A deadly enemy! He doesn't seem to know you. It turns out that his name is Chi Shanglou. He should be a well-known figure in Middle-earth, right?" He also worried: "You entered the city yesterday, how could you be like someone here? You know everything well, if you don't reveal your true identity again, don't blame me for being ruthless." Long Ying leaned forward a little, and said: "Brother, calm down, in fact, the younger brother is just like the younger brother. You are the special spy of your king, and the younger brother, the 'ugly doctor' Wang Tingjing, was sent by my Empress of Zhou to investigate human trafficking Special envoy, we all have the same goal, the most important thing is to cooperate closely and be polite so as not to affect diplomatic relations." He took another two strong sniffs with his nose, and said in a ecstasy, "Brother Taiwan is so fragrant! Men are rarely as fragrant as my daughter's home." The mustache immediately turned red through the roots of his ears, even the black powder applied all over his ears and face couldn't hide it, and he said angrily, "If you can see that she is a woman, then you can see it! How can you tease him like this?" Long Ying's heart skipped a beat when she saw her show her daughter's delicate appearance.Sexual desire is big. Before going to the Western Regions, Wan Renyu conducted a survey of the countries in the Western Regions, especially the countries known as the "Four Towns of Anxi": Qiuci, Khotan, Shule and Yanqi.Among them, Khotan has the closest relationship with the Tang Dynasty. Khotan has been attached to Zhongtu since Zhang Qian of the Han Dynasty traveled to the Western Regions.Because Khotan is connected to Qiemo and Shanshan in the east, Shache and Shule in the west, and the desert shortcut leading to the north in the north, Khotan has become the most important military and political center on the southern route of the Silk Road.During the reign of Emperor Gaozong, Tubo and the Tang Dynasty competed for hegemony in the Western Regions.Khotan was captured by Tubo, so the Tubo language is still popular in Khotan.Later, King Yuchi Fujaxiong of Khotan expelled Tubo and made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty.The Tang Dynasty set up the Governor's Mansion of Bisha here, and Fu Jiaxiong served as the governor as the king of Khotan. Fu Jiaxiong passed away two years ago, and Wu Zhao made his son Yu Chizhen the king of Khotan, and his ministers and subordinates.It has not changed all the time, and it can be said to be an anomaly compared with other countries. Because of this relationship.Longying is not afraid to reveal his identity to him, but the other party will turn his face. Long Ying said with a smile: "Don't look at my younger brother who is ugly, but has a romantic nature. Although he has made a vow never to marry a wife, he loves to be promiscuous and show mercy everywhere. But beauties, please don't worry, if you don't like me, I will never force you .Ha ha!" The female spy was overwhelmed, but she seemed to have accepted his fake identity, and said: "How can anyone call himself an 'ugly doctor'? He is boasting and praising himself, and talking about irrelevant things. Boom you out of the city. Are you here to do business?" He couldn't help but said, "How do you know whether my real appearance is beautiful or ugly?" Long Ying thought to herself that a woman will always be a woman, and she still cares most about her own beauty.He smiled and said: "Some things cannot be concealed. The girl's outline is one of them. It is as sharp as a knife, and the pearls of the eyes are more shining like gems. In addition, there are pink and white spots near the lapel from time to time. The skin is extremely attractive. Ha! My younger brother hates beautiful women the most, girl, don’t blame my younger brother for his unscrupulous words." Thousands of wears and thousands of wears, flattery does not wear.The female spy lowered her head and said softly: "My name is Chao Lan, Yuchi Chao Lan." Long Ying was taken aback and said: "The girl is actually from the royal family, the villain really has eyes but doesn't know Mount Tai." Hurryingly followed the etiquette taught by Shangguan Wan'er to meet the royal family, and saluted her respectfully. Chao Lan didn't know why, but her affection for him increased greatly, and she felt that his ugly face was no longer so obtrusive.Said: "I am the king's own sister. I was ordered by the king to investigate the collusion between locals and outsiders to traffic poor women. When there is no way to start, you came." Then he said: "Do you have a token of appointment letter, so that I can report it to Brother Wang?" Longying said nonsense: "Originally there were, but I strayed into the desert and couldn't even survive the horses. I walked around in a daze, ha! I got out of the desert and got my life back. But everything was lost. " Chao Lan said distressedly: "Then why should I trust you?" Long Ying said: "Little brother is real gold and is not afraid of red fire. Is there any special official from my Great Zhou in the city?" Chao Lan said: "The closest official of your country should be Pang Rende, the 'Congling Shouzhuo' stationed in the stone city on the west plateau. This city is located in the oasis of the Shule people and is the only way to go from west to east. I suspect that Pang Rende is also involved in the human trafficker's activities. It is better not to alarm him, but it is better not to alarm him. Well! I believe you are not lying. With your ability, there is no need to lie." Long Ying really wanted to ask her how to go to Tubo, she couldn't be clear about it, if she didn't know, she knew how to ask people.But because there was Cui Laohou who was a better choice, and he didn't want to waste time explaining, he had to pass up the opportunity to ask for directions. Now Cui Laohou has become the key for him to reach the plateau.If he wanted to go to Tibet with Xueer, he had to rely on Cui Laohou's business team to conceal his identity. It is conceivable that the Tubo and Turkic allied forces have chased here and blocked the mountain road to the Tubo plateau. It is strange that he rides Xue'er to pass the level, coupled with his unchangeable body shape and demeanor, not to be exposed. Said: "Do you know Cui Laohou?" Chao Lan was surprised and said: "You really know him? He doesn't know who you are. When he tried to persuade you, I was among the people nearby." Longying rejoiced and said: "A person with a special appearance like him can be guessed without having seen him. I have seen him a few times near the Jinsha River, and I never thought he would come to such a far away place." Chao Lan said: "In the past 20 or 30 years, Cui Laohou has been to Tiantian seven or eight times. He is very popular in Khotan. He is a Han Chinese we trust. The Camel King regards him as a good friend, so people from the Khotan gang dare not touch him. he." Longying asked himself: "Is the camel king a man or a camel king?" Chao Lan made him laugh, gave him a white look and said, "I know you did it on purpose, but I really don't know when you are joking and when you are serious? Camel King Wudan is the owner of the biggest camel farm here, with over a thousand subordinates. He is more powerful than the Khotan gang, he owns half of the mule shops in the city, and he looks down on the leader of the Khotan gang, Sarendo, and often says he is a scum of the Khotan people, a shame for us.” Long Ying said: "He sees very accurately. Can you help me find where Cui Laohou is staying?" Chao Lan said: "It's useless to find him, he is an old Jianghu, and he will follow this route in the future, so he won't get into trouble." Long Ying said: "He knows more about human trafficking than you and my younger brother. My younger brother has his own way of talking to him." Chao Lan said angrily: "Look at your age, if you are not forty, you may be thirty-five or six, and you keep calling yourself little brother, which makes people stand up. You can accumulate some virtue!" How did Long Ying know the age of the mask, and said with a wry smile: "I have called myself my younger brother since I was eighteen years old, and I can't change it. Please forgive my younger brother. Ha!" Chao Lan gave him an annoyed look, and Xuan couldn't help laughing. Seeing that he made her happy, Longying hit the snake and said with a stick: "Where does Old Monkey Cui live?" Chao Lan said helplessly: "His business group has booked the Monan Hotel opened by the Camel King Wudan, but he himself lives in the Camel King's mansion in the inner city. It is not easy to meet him." He also told the location of the camel king's mansion. Seeing Long Ying shaking his head and looking confident, he couldn't help but said: "I warn you first, although Wu Dan is dissatisfied with Sa Lun Duo, he is jealous of each other, and he will not change his attitude because of you." Long Ying said: "Don't worry! Except for Lanmei's support, I don't need anyone's help." Chao Lan said angrily, "Who is your sister Lan?" Long Ying stood up with a smile, and said relaxedly: "Everything is fine, I will talk to Cui Laohou immediately." Chao Lan stood up and said, "You haven't told me what you know yet." Longying said: "Can we make an appointment, or use some method? When I hear more news, I will report it immediately." Chao Lan had nothing to do with him, and after telling him how to contact him, Long Ying left in a hurry. Long Ying arrived at the Linhe Mansion of the Camel King in the east of the inner city. It was very recognizable as the red walls and green tiles that the eldest princess Chao Lan said.After knocking on the door knocker, a square peephole was opened in a short while, and someone looked at him.Longying didn't dare to show off Tubo or Turkic anymore, and said honestly in Chinese: "My brother, please pass on to Cui Laohou from Zhongtu that his old friend Fan Qingzhou came to him. thing." Chao Lan told him that those who make friends like a camel king and those who guard the door for him are proficient in multiple languages ​​to deal with friends from various countries, including Chinese of course. Although the man was taken aback by his ugly face, seeing his high-spirited look, he didn't dare to neglect him, so he closed the peephole and passed on. Longying was in a good mood, because he knew that Cui Laohou was in the mansion.Furthermore, because she found out that she was ugly and charming, she could still win the favor of her mother. There was a precedent in the country of Xi to help her, and now there is a mountain of evidence from Chaolan, who is a golden branch and jade leaf in the country of Khotan.The fat father-in-law was right, the ugly mask plus the demon seed also had an ugly and evil magic power.