Chu Xunyu and the other two set out to southern Xinjiang. The three rode on the horse and chatted while walking. Chu Xunyu suddenly asked Mu Yuan for no reason: "Bajie, what should you do about killing people?"

"This..." Mu Yuan was silent for a while, and then said slowly: "I have been thinking about this for a long time, but there is no specific solution. Killing is a great precept. Once I go back, I will probably be expelled from the master for ten or eight years. So after thinking about it, I decided to accompany you to complete the journey and then go back and get punished slowly."

Chu Xunyu patted his shoulder and said, "If I can survive, I will accompany you to find Master Huitan and make it clear that this is a last resort. You once asked me why I killed so many people. Now you know the answer. It's not something you can keep at once."

"Oh..." Mu Yuan sighed, and his eyes suddenly became much dimmed.

The three of them walked south along the Yajiang River. After nearly a month of walking, they entered a dense forest. The mountains were endless and the trees were lush. The three of them had been walking into this vast forest for three days, but they didn't see each other. At that moment, Mu Yuan was a little anxious and led the horse to drink the horse by the stream while asking Chu Xunyu: "I said, "Yan Gong, how far do you have to go? Have you gone in the wrong direction? You won't get lost."

"No." Chu Xunyu shook his head and took out a map, "This picture was given by the Shushan people, which depicts the entire territory of Shu. This forest is indeed very large. I have heard people say in the army that after passing this forest, we will come to a guarding Thousand Houses, which is the last garrison in the south. After passing there, it will be the southern border.

"So that's it, let's take a walk."

The three of them walked for another three days, for six consecutive days, and finally walked out of the vast forest. Looking down from the cliff, you can clearly see a camp in the flat ground below, with many soldiers performing. There is also a small village around the camp. The crowds are coming and going, and Mu Yuanxi said, "I'm finally out."

"Go down!" Chu Xunyu also laughed.

After approaching the mountain road, you can already see figures in the distance. Chu Xunyu suddenly dismounted and said to the two: "Take out the goods, let's pretend, and after passing this pass, you will be southern Xinjiang."

Mu Yuan and Wangchen took out the goods purchased in Shu to change their clothes. Mu Yuan asked again: "Yan Gong, what kind of 1,000 households, what is the biggest official? What rank is it?"

"The biggest one is the official thousand households and the fifth rank."

"Hi--why are we pretending?" Mu Yuan took out a gold medal. "You were the left assistant minister of the Ministry of War back then. You were from the third rank. Just take your gold medal directly. Why are you pretending? Maybe when someone sees you coming, they will treat us to a meal."

Chu Xunyu then remembered that the gold medal that gave Mu Yuan the seat in Xuzhou City was still in his hands. He snatched it up and said, "Are you a fool? These thousand households were sent by the Ministry of War, and they were all bad in Yingtian. Do you think they had never met the current Minister of War? Remember, we are now merchants from the Central Plains and come to southern Xinjiang to trade."

The three of them put on their clothes and walked into this village. They could already see many aliens wearing Miao clothes and Dai clothes coming and going. There were many Han people here, all of which were formed by the historical heritage of many years. Near the Thousand Houses of the Han people set up by the Han people, many people on both sides of the two sides of the trade were mixed together. Over time, it became like this. The three of them did not intend to stay. They saw that it was still early and were preparing to go directly to the southern Xinjiang. However, they were stopped by a group of soldiers who were holding the door. One of them asked, "Stop! What are you doing?"

"Oh, business people, business people." Chu Xunyu was experienced in the world and immediately went up to him while stuffing silver and lifting up the cargo cover. "It's all brocade, salt, fur, etc. I hope Jun Ye can make it convenient and take the silver and drink a small bar."

Unexpectedly, after this leader took the silver, he still asked someone to check the goods of the three of them. After confirming that there was no problem, he slowed down and pulled the three of them to the side. He asked seriously: "This is not a matter of silver. I see that brothers are quite good at it. Let me tell you the truth, are there anything wrong with you? "

"What's wrong?" The three of them looked at each other strangely for a long time, but in the end, Chu Xunyu was alert. He saw that there was no one coming for so long before and after the level. It seemed that the three of them were going to go there. He asked strangely, "Why is no one passing the level today?"

He nodded: "I knowingly asked, but I don't see what day it is today."

Chu Xunyu calculated with his fingers and sighed: "It turns out that this is the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month."

"What? Is there any explanation?" Mu Yuan asked strangely.

He glared at the eyes of a bull: "It's New Year's Eve today. The Ming Dynasty's law stipulates that exits from the country are prohibited at the end of the year. Those who forcibly pass the pass are regarded as defectors. The ban will be lifted only in the third year of the Chinese New Year. Brothers, please don't bother, stay in the town for a few days."

Chu Xunyu nodded quickly: "I have been out for business all year round, but I have forgotten my life. I have worked hard. Let's stay in the town for two days and wait until the New Year is over."

"Okay, please." He bowed his head.

The three of them turned around and walked towards the town. Mu Yuan sighed, "I didn't expect that the Chinese New Year is coming, and I didn't notice it much."

"Yes." Chu Xunyu was also filled with emotion, "I haven't been home for many years for the New Year."

"You are not bad." Mu Yuan smiled bitterly, "At least you are still spending the New Year at home. I am an orphan and I have never celebrated the New Year."

"We will spend the year together this year." Wangchen patted Mu Yuan's shoulder and the three of them walked into the town together.

There are many merchants coming from south to north, so there are also many inns. Chu Xunyu and the other two randomly found an ordinary two-story building to settle down, put down their luggage, and found the shopkeeper to book a banquet for the evening. It was still early, so they walked around the town and became familiar with the customs and customs of southern Xinjiang in advance. Mu Yuan asked curiously: "How do we distinguish between Dai and Miao people?"

"It's easy to handle, just look at the clothes." Chu Xunyu pointed to a group of people walking past, saying, "Most of the Miao clothes are dyed, and you can often see the waist circumference on your waist, and there are many decorations on your body, such as women's belts, men's animal bone decorations, etc. Dai people's headwear is usually wrapped in turbans, and there are not so many decorations. It's relatively simple. Women usually wear long-tube skirts, and men wear cardigans, which are easy to recognize."

"So that's it." Mu Yuan suddenly realized.

Since the Chinese New Year is approaching, shops and stalls on the street are closed very early. Muyuan only bought a silver hairpin. Chu Xunyu asked curiously: "What are you buying this?"

Mu Yuan replied happily: "During these days in Shushan, I was communicating with Junior Sister Shang Qian. I told her that we were coming to Nanjiang. She asked me to bring her a gift, so I helped her pick up a hairpin."

"Haha, I haven't seen her for a long time. How did she recently?" Chu Xunyu asked.

"It's okay, I said I was always suffocated at home. I originally wanted to go out with us, but when I came to Nanjiang, her father refused decisively, so I had to look forward to telling her after we came back." Mu Yuan looked around and saw fewer and fewer people on the street, so he had to say angrily, "What should I do now? There's nothing to do, can I just go back and have tea?"

"That's all." The three of them had no choice but to go back to the inn and casually found a table to have tea to polish their time.
Chapter completed!