"You idiot, what are you thinking about?"

Xilingyue, who had finished bathing and changing clothes, suddenly appeared behind Yu Shiqi, reached out and patted him on his left shoulder, then moved around to the right.

Yu Shiqi turned around twice before facing her. When he saw that she had changed into a moon-white plain dress with immortal energy, he couldn't help but his eyes went straight.

"Ahem..." Xiling Yuefang showed a look of embarrassment and soon started coughing again.

Yu Shiqi came back to her senses and looked her up and down worriedly. She always felt that this plain skirt looked good, but it was too thin. The climate in the Western Wilderness was already colder than that in the mainland of the Central Plains, not to mention it was still early spring.

"Let's... get on the road." Xilingyue calmed down and saw that Yu Shiqi was worried about herself, so she quickly gave him a smile to express her comfort.

Yu Shiqi went to fetch the horse, and when he came back, he had a red velvet cloak in his hand, and he couldn't help but put it on Xiling Yue.

"The color is too bright..." Xilingyue stuck out her tongue.

"Just keep it warm." Yu Shiqi helped her onto the horse and held the reins and said.

Xilingyue wrapped her cloak tightly with her hands and smiled: "Master Yu is so kind to me."

Yu Shiqi, who was about to leave, turned around in surprise. For a moment, he even thought that the words just now were spoken by Xuan Yue to him.

Xilingyue, who was sitting on the horse, seemed to have read through his thoughts. She tilted her head and asked, "What's wrong? Did you suddenly think of someone?"

The way she asked knowingly made Yu Shiqi feel helpless, so he had to shake his head and turn back.

The tone characteristics and speaking habits of Xiling Yue's sentence just now were obviously modeled on what she said when she appeared as Xuan Yue in the past. Yu Shiqi didn't know if this was done unintentionally or if it was some kind of omen or hint.

At the same time, he was also confused by his subconscious reaction. He had clearly compared the two Yue'ers carefully before and came to the conclusion that the two Yue'ers were equally important in his heart, but why did he act like this just now when he felt that there was a possibility of seeing Xuan Yue again?

How about feeling excited involuntarily?

He didn't know if telling Xi Lingyue this idea would cause her displeasure. Although Xuanyue and Xi Lingyue were essentially of the same mind, they might still be different in Yue'er's own mind.

To put it bluntly, Xuan Yue is still a substitute personality that she fabricated herself. As the original person, she would not be happy to see something like this happen, right?

When Yu Shiqi led the horse and walked ahead, his mind filled with random thoughts, Xilingyue behind him had already quietly put the mask that Teng Yining had given him on his face.

There were a lot of people coming in and out at this time, and she didn't want to draw attention to herself. Although those looks could be regarded as proof of her beauty, she no longer needed that kind of way to satisfy her vanity.

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After leaving Fuyuan Guancheng, they completely separated from the western territory under the control of the Chenlin Empire. The southern section of the route they took this time was much flatter than the northern section of the route that Yu Shiqi had taken before, and there were many people rushing to Fanbang along the way.

Business trips to foreign lands make camping and camping at night a lot more lively. At least you don’t have to worry about predatory beasts that roam the wilderness at night when you gather with a group of people. A continuous bonfire can often attack a small group of wolves or a lone tiger and leopard.

It has a certain deterrent effect.

Yu Shiqi's previous career as a wandering painter has taught Yu Qi how to get along with these business travelers walking in the Western Wilderness. For the purpose of making it safer to stay in a group with more people, ordinary business travelers will not refuse their request to camp together. Although it is not an extravagant request.

People set up tents, but it is always easy to get permission to sleep on a blanket on the wagon pulling goods. This is at least more comfortable than sleeping directly on the field, and can better avoid the cold and moisture.

Xi Lingyue stared at Yu Shiqi intently. He was climbing on the bed of a carriage and spreading out a blanket. This was where they would spend the night.

"What are the goods under here? The boss is so confident that you can sleep on it." She saw that Yu Shiqi had almost finished the work at hand and asked out of curiosity.

"They are the seeds of various grains in the Central Plains. They are not valuable." Yu Shiqi jumped out of the car and replied.

Xilingyue said "Oh" and then said: "These are going to be transported to the western countries to be sold, right? After all, the land in the Western Wilderness is really not suitable for growing these..."

"Yes, I just heard from the boss that it can be sold as far as Daqin." Yu Shiqi took out the water bag from the mountain horse's bag and handed it to Xiling Yue.

"Da Qin!" Xilingyue's eyes lit up, "I heard that it is a completely different place from Chenlin. If I have the chance, I would like to visit it!"

"That's a country where men are respected." Yu Shiqi said with a smile, "It's completely different from your spirit tribe's concept."

He paused and remembered some rumors he had heard from business travelers before, and said with some worry: "I heard that the nobles there like to raise slaves specifically for martial arts competitions. There are circular venues built in the central city that can accommodate thousands of people to watch martial arts competitions at the same time.

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Xilingyue didn't know this. She ignored what Yu Shiqi said about "men being respected" and asked with great interest: "It must be exciting when thousands of people watch it at the same time, right?"

"No, that's very cruel." The caravan boss, who wanted to come over and care about whether the two young people had enough bedding or blankets, heard the conversation between Yu Shiqi and Xiling Yue about the Qin Kingdom and couldn't help but interrupt.

One sentence.

Seeing both of them looking at him expectantly, he sighed and talked about what he had experienced personally.

"That was the first time I went to Daqin to do business. The nobles there liked our silk very much. The best silks and satins could be sold for the price of gold. It was the first time I made such a big fortune after unloading the goods, so I worked as a companion.

Under their instigation, I bought tickets from local snakes to watch the gladiatorial contest." Recalling the experience at that time, the boss still showed deep fear in his eyes: "I thought it was just an ordinary martial arts performance, but I didn't expect that not only would there be people who ended up there,

Slave warriors specially trained for martial arts competitions, as well as ferocious beasts like jackals, tigers and leopards!"

The curiosity and excitement in Xi Lingyue's eyes gradually turned into disbelief and astonishment, and then she heard even more unbelievable things coming from the boss's mouth.

"The defeated warriors would be killed or even devoured by ferocious beasts on the spot. The people of Daqin who were watching seemed to be accustomed to this, and even...even acted very excited and satisfied. My companions and I could not accept such a cruel scene, so we quietly slipped away halfway.

Already."

After hearing this, Yu Shiqi and Xiling Yue looked at each other, and they both tacitly agreed not to mention anything about Da Qin again.

After the boss walked away, the two people, who were still not sleepy, leaned against the truck, listening to the sparse voices coming from not far away. Their hands gradually came closer and held each other's hands in a tacit understanding.

"By the way, when I was waiting for you to take a bath outside the inn in the morning, I thought about Senior Liu."
Chapter completed!