After leaving the canyon that night, the convoy set up camp in a forest land and set off early the next morning. After walking for about half a day, I finally saw the official road leading to Hancheng Pass from afar at dusk in the afternoon!

The official road is flat and wide, and the road is smooth. When the carriage steps onto the official road, the speed of the movement immediately becomes much faster.

After stepping onto the official road, everyone's hearts suddenly became much more stable. The sides of the official road were mostly thick and thick hills, and the terrain was flat. It was not necessary to see any bandits who had robbed the road. Sometimes, they could see soldiers carrying the wind and dust, galloping and whistling by the convoy.

There are sometimes inns and taverns on both sides, and the environment is obviously much more lively and stable. Of course, you can also see many people, carrying their families and small bags of people from the north to the south. It is obvious that they are trying to escape the disaster of war.

The convoy was not affected at all and continued to rush. When passing through a county yamen, the female relatives rescued from Erwang Mountain were handed over to the government, and they sent people to escort these people home, while the convoy continued to head north.

The station rests along the way, carriages are used to travel, and there is no need to worry about robbers and bandits robbing the road. The convoy is unobstructed. The guards of the Xiao family only need to rest assured and take care of the goods at once.

I saw that I had been walking on the official road for three days, and it was only more than 100 miles away from Hancheng Pass, and I was about to arrive after another two days.

That night, the convoy stopped at an inn again. Everyone got off the carriage. Xiao Ling'er counted the number of people and asked in confusion: "Huh... Where is Wei Xiaobao?"

"I'm sleeping in the car." Old Chen said casually.

"Sleeping again?" Xiao Ling'er and Xiao Ding were both a little surprised. Since the Canyon War that day, in the past few days, even the seriously injured guards in the convoy have recovered most of them and can get on and off the carriage by themselves.

On the contrary, Xiang Yun, a idle person who avoided the war throughout the whole process, had endless sleep every day, as if the most tiring thing in this war was him.

"Go and call Brother Wei down, let's go to the inn to eat something together." Xiao Ding ordered.

Xiao Ling'er waved her hand to stop her and said, "Dad, don't pay attention to that guy. A idler has become an old man. We also ask him to ask him to eat and let him continue to sleep in the car."

The guards also said with contempt.

"Yes, the head of the family, the eldest lady is right. This guy is afraid of death. We kindly take him along. It's fine if he is not grateful, but he is so lazy. Do you really think we owe him?"

"That's right, if we hadn't fought against those bandits for life, this kid would have been killed by the bandits long ago, so there would be no chance to sleep here."

Seeing that the crowd was excited, Xiao Ding was also helpless, so he sighed and waved his hand to lead everyone to the inn. After everyone finished their dinner, they returned to their rooms. Xiao Ding asked the inn to ask for some wine and food, and personally delivered it to Xiang Yun on the carriage.

"Brother Wei, let's have something to eat." Xiao Ding lifted the curtain of the car and shouted softly.

Xiang Yun, who was sleeping, slowly opened his eyes. I wonder if it was an illusion, but Xiao Ding actually felt that Xiang Yun's gaze was a little sharp and had an inexplicable power that made him unable to look directly at it for a while, but this feeling was just a flash.

The next moment, Xiang Yun was already smiling and looking at Xiao Ding and the lunch box in his hand: "Thank you, Uncle Xiao. It seems that you are the only one in the convoy who still remembers me as an idle person."

"Hey... Brother Wei doesn't have to worry. My daughter and these brothers did not intentionally offend. I think it was because of a big battle, many of my companions were killed and injured. I still feel a little resentful. I hope Brother Wei, you are more tolerant."

When Xiang Yun heard this, he couldn't help looking at Xiao Ding curiously. He said seriously: "Uncle Xiao, I'm very curious. All of them are dissatisfied because I didn't help the convoy fight against the bandits. As the head of the Xiao family, do you have no dissatisfaction or opinions about me?"

Hearing this, Xiao Ding, who had originally planned to leave, looked surprised at first, then stepped onto the carriage, sat cross-legged on the ground like Xiang Yun, placed the lunch box of wine and dishes in front of the two of them, poured two glasses of wine and drank the glass against Xiang Yun, Xiao Ding smiled.

"If I say I have never been dissatisfied with Brother Wei, do you believe it?"

Xiang Yun looked at Xiao Ding with great interest, not commenting.

Xiao Ding continued: "Actually, when I was a child, my father and Ling'er's grandfather once said something to me, and I remember it very clearly now."

He said: "No one must be good to anyone, and don't think that the efforts of oneself must be rewarded. We just need to be ourselves and have a clear conscience."

"This sentence is very important and meaningful to me. He makes me live a peaceful life."

Speaking of this, Xiao Ding looked at Xiang Yun and said, "Just like you, Brother Wei, I chose to help you and take you along the way. In addition to my instinctive intuition, I just chose to help you."

"Since that's the case, don't think about how you want to repay it. If the convoy is attacked, I should not be dissatisfied with any dissatisfaction whether you happen to avoid it or fear of escaping."

"If you have the ability to help, you will naturally help. If you don't have the ability, will you be considered equal? ​​I think this is unfair. What do you think, Brother Wei?"

Xiao Ding looked at Xiang Yun with his wise eyes. Xiang Yun couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and was a little surprised. He didn't expect that this head of the Xiao family, who was a little indecisive in his work and had low cultivation, could actually say such philosophical words, which surprised Xiang Yun a little.

Looking at Xiang Yun who was slightly stunned, Xiao Ding slightly said, filling the wine in the glass again and said, "Brother Wei, I don't know if he can eliminate the grudges in his heart, don't be as good as his little girl."

Xiang Yun smiled and waved his hand and said, "There is nothing wrong in the world, and the mediocre people disturb you. Uncle Xiao, you are too worried. I, a lazy person, have so much thoughts to blame others."

"There is nothing in the world, and the mediocre people disturb you!" When he heard this, Xiao Ding's eyes lit up. He felt that the Zen meaning was distant and very mysterious. After judging the artistic conception in the sentence, Xiao Ding felt more enlightened and couldn't help laughing loudly.

"I didn't expect that Brother Wei, you are still a talented man with a good reputation!"

"I can't say it casually, but I can't say it to Uncle Xiao for such praise."

"Hahaha... Just give me a cup of my mood to Brother Wei!"

Two old and young people raised their glasses to drink in the carriage, chatting and laughing, like old friends I haven't seen for many years.

Xiao Ding admitted that when he first met Xiang Yun, he always felt that Xiang Yun was not simple, and he might be a hermit master.

Xiang Yun laughed loudly and said that Xiao Ding had too rich imagination and now he might disappoint him. Xiao Ding naturally smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying that he had misunderstood, and asked Xiang Yun to be punished for himself.

After drinking, Xiang Yun naturally asked about the situation outside Hancheng Pass. This was the question he had always wanted to ask. It was not until today that he had the opportunity to ask Xiao Ding.

When Xiao Ding heard the words "Hancheng Pass", his originally drunk and hazy expression immediately woke up with a three-point smile, frowning, as if he could not dissipate his sorrow.

"Oh..." He sighed and said, "The current situation in Hanchengguan is not optimistic. My Xiao family has been operating the medicinal materials business in Hucheng for more than 20 years. It seems that it will not last long." "Hmm..." Xiang Yun also frowned slightly and said in a little bit of surprise: "Uncle Xiao, you have been in Hucheng for so many years. What is the situation outside Hanchengguan now? Can you tell me? Is the barbarians really going to invade Fengyun Kingdom?"

The news that Xiang Yun received before, except for learning from Yu Niang's mouth from Yu Niang's Inn, more of the news were heard oral from the refugees along the way, and most of them were rumors in the market and could not be believed.

Xiang Yun knew that businessmen like Xiao Ding, who have deep roots, are often the most sensitive to the political situation and have the most information channels, and their news is often the most authentic and reliable.

Xiao Ding had nothing to hide from Xiang Yun, so he revealed the situation outside Hancheng Pass and told Xiang Yun.

It turned out that more than ten years ago, the armistice agreement signed by the Barbarian Emperor and Fengyun Kingdom had agreed that the two sides would use Hucheng as the boundary and trade freely within Hucheng. Neither country was allowed to engage in war without voluntarily, and each sent generals to station the north and south borders to jointly maintain the public security of Hucheng.

At that time, the general stationed on the barbarian border was a veteran barbarian general, a general stationed in Hancheng Pass, and a veteran general of Fengyun Kingdom. Both sides of them restrained their soldiers and defended the public security of Hucheng. There had been no unrest in the past ten years.

Later, the generals of Hancheng Pass retreated to the second line because of their age. The eldest son of the king who was in full swing and the rising cultivation level of the king, Xiang Jinglei, the general of Jinwu in Fengyun Kingdom, was ordered to stay in Hancheng Pass. Although there was a little turmoil, they were still at peace.

Until a few months ago, after the turmoil in Hucheng, rumors spread that the barbarians would once again face the border of Fengyun Kingdom.

Then, the news came from Fengyun that Xiang Lingtian was attacked and seriously injured in the southern expedition. For a moment, the military and political circles of Hanchengguan had no chance to appease the people. The entire northern border was in an instant, with refugees rising everywhere and bandits rampant.

"Is it because of the turmoil in Hucheng and these rumors that the northern border is so turmoil?"

Xiang Yun was a little puzzled. He had heard of these rumors, which were similar, and he also maintained a half-believing and half-doubted attitude towards this.

But Xiao Ding smiled bitterly and said, "If it was really just rumors, how could it cause such a big deal?"

"Is there any inside story?" A glimmer flashed in Xiang Yun's eyes.

Only then did Xiao Ding tell out some more confidential things he knew.

It turned out that the confrontation between Fengyun Kingdom and the barbarians seemed to have turned defeat into victory by the Snow Wolf Cavalry led by Xiang Lingtian, and even rushed into the barbarian hinterland for a hundred miles, forcing the Barbarian Emperor to surrender, and was majestic.

In fact, the barbarians not only went to war with Fengyun Kingdom in the south, but also declared war with another dynasty in the east.

This dynasty is a powerful super dynasty, the "Western Xia Dynasty" on the Tianxuan Continent!

This battle mobilized nearly 90% of the barbarians, resulting in the fact that one or two of the barbarian troops in the southern expedition were gone. In addition, Xiang Lingtian's snow wolf cavalry was fierce and fierce, which exceeded the expectations of the barbarian military, and finally won a surprise victory.

In the war situation in the east, the Xixia Dynasty finally defeated the barbarian army. The barbarian front collapsed and there was no power to fight again. He had no choice but to sign a ceasefire agreement with the Xixia Dynasty and Fengyun Kingdom.

The fundamental reason for this war was that the barbarian army and a huge part of the military power had fallen into a hard battle with the Western Xia Dynasty. Otherwise, if the whole country invaded Fengyun Kingdom, even if Xiang Lingtian was in charge, it would be impossible to reverse the situation.

Now, after more than ten years of rest and recuperation, the Fengyun Kingdom is indeed even stronger, but the barbarians have also recovered their combat power at a terrifying speed, and their strength has reached its peak again.
Chapter completed!