Chapter 231 Return to Xuzhou
The army led by Bai Tang is not marching in a hurry. Except for having lunch on the horse, they will find nearby villages or small towns to rest at other times.
Because there are too many people, most of the logistics personnel are not allocated accommodation and can only live in the wild on a rotating basis. However, when marching in Yuzhou, you don’t have to worry about food and drink. You can go to any village and take out Specially approved banknotes can be exchanged for a lot of fresh food and bacon, which can be cooked on fire, stewed with soup and eaten with rice, and the life is pretty good.
Zuo Chen and Caiyi naturally live in the best rooms, but Zuo Chen doesn't have much thought about this, so he simply lets Bai Tang move down the row, while he lives on the donkey cart.
Bai Tang was helpless, but had no choice but to let Zuo Chen do these things.
Of course, Zuo Chen wasn't looking for trouble on his own.
Mainly because Mr. Lu is also planning to transform in the past two days, and Zuo Chen needs to follow him to help him regulate his breath.
Where the army camped, Zuo Chen's small cart was parked here. Caiyi went to the small village to look for food first. It is estimated that he would come back with cooked chickens, ducks and geese in a short time. There were many soldiers They all left an open space for Zuo Chen. He didn't dare to get close, but he cast his eyes curiously.
They all knew that Zuo Chen was powerful and that he had the respect of Prince Jing, but they had never actually seen Zuo Chen take action.
This also caused the rumors about Zuo Chen in the army to intensify.
There were three or four versions of the rumors that Zuo Chen had heard.
Some people say that he was born a god. As soon as he was born, two golden lights shot out from his eyes and shot straight into the sky, shocking the gods in the sky to look at him.
Some people say that he is a true immortal who came from ancient times. All the magical powers in the world are derived from him. He can change the world with just a slight raise of his hand, which is unparalleled in the world.
The most outrageous rumor is that Zuo Chen is an ancient monster who eats children, namely Caiyi, every night and brings him a lot of delicious food every day.
Zuo Chen just wanted to ask:
Is it my fault that I like good food?
Collecting his thoughts, Zuo Chen looked at Mr. Donkey with a sad face in front of him:
"Taoist Master, I really can't understand. It stands to reason that my Taoism is good enough for transformation. , but why do I feel a little bit worse?”
Mr. Lu sighed both in and out of his words, feeling a little confused.
He felt that his level was obviously enough, but before his transformation, there seemed to be a light barrier that made it impossible to break through.
Mr. Donkey had also asked Zhu Laoba about his transformation before, but Zhu Laoba did not have this problem, which made Mr. Donkey very confused.
Why is Zhu Laoba not stuck?
"Don't be anxious, I've seen your situation." Zuo Chen smiled and comforted Mr. Donkey twice: "Your moral conduct is enough, but now your character is not clear, and it is not a deception. But to truly incarnate into form, you need to have a clear mind."
"A clear mind...what is a clear mind?"
Master Donkey sighed, feeling stupid.
"Have you ever thought about why you want to transform?"
"I..."
When Zuo Chen asked this, Mr. Lu was really silent.
He wanted to transform, mainly because the demon kings in the jungle would transform. He felt that if he didn't follow the transformation, he would be lame.
If you think about it carefully, as the Taoist Priest's mount, even if he transforms, he can maintain his human form for not too long.
It's impossible for the Taoist priest to ride on his neck.
Then why do you want to transform?
What are the benefits of becoming a human?
"You lack such a mental state, so it is difficult for you to transform into your true form." Zuo Chen saw that Mr. Lv had figured it out, so he also smiled and said: "Think about it slowly, it won't matter." Worry."
"Taoist priest, is there no other way?"
Mr. Donkey couldn't help but ask.
"Indeed."
"Oh?"
"There is a saying in the cultivation of monsters that they can be sealed. That is to say, if you feel that you really can't transform If you want to be in human form, you can ask me for a seal. As long as I nod, you can transform into a human form at any time.”
Hearing this, Master Lu was a little dazed:
"That Taoist Priest, isn't this a way for me to borrow your strength?"
"That's true. Are you willing to do so?"
"I..."
After hesitating for a moment, Mr. Donkey quickly fiddled with his head.
“That’s not possible. In this case, it won’t be my transformed form. I have to do it myself.”
Hearing what Mr. Donkey said, Zuo Chen also had a smile on his face.
"Just make your own plans."
After saying this, Cai Yi came waving his hand from a distance, holding a roast chicken in his arms.
That’s it for today’s dinner.
……
After spending a week on the road, Bai Tang's army arrived at the junction of Xuzhou and Yuzhou.
When this happened, Bai Tang was not in a hurry to take anyone in.
The mighty team is too conspicuous. If they rush in like this, they will easily be regarded as an attacking army by the remaining Xuzhou people.
In this way, if the two sides fight, the flood will flood the Dragon King Temple, and their own people will beat their own people.
Not worth it.
So Bai Tang planned to send a group of envoys into Xuzhou first, and then wait until the envoys established contact with the local forces in Xuzhou before entering with their army.
It should also be considered as the door you knock on when entering the owner’s house.
This morning, just as Bai Tang was arranging the envoy, Zuo Chen came up to him.
"Taoist Master? What's the matter?" Bai Tang saw Zuo Chen coming and temporarily put aside the matter of choosing an envoy.
Zuo Chen glanced at the group of envoys Bai Tang was selecting.
They were all middle-aged people, and they looked like they had a simple air on their faces. It really suits the preferences of Xuzhou people.
"I plan to go with the envoy this time," Zuo Chen said.
"Taoist Master, but the military did not provide good hospitality?"
"It has nothing to do with you, I just think it is better for me to come forward this time." Zuo Chen waved his hand.
"Then it's up to you, sir."
Indeed, Zuo Chen would be the safest arrangement to go to Xuzhou in person.
The people of Xuzhou may not recognize the envoy they sent there, but they should always recognize Taoist Master Zuo.
After much thought, Bai Tang simply asked the envoys he selected to follow Zuo Chen, pretending to be a large caravan, which would be safer.
In this way, after spending the whole morning preparing, the group headed towards Xuzhou in a mighty manner.
On the way, the leader of the envoy disguised as a businessman introduced himself to Zuo Chen:
"Hello, Taoist Master, my name is Bao Liancai, and I am a civil servant under Commander Bai Tang. Please be kind to me during this time." "Take care of me."
"Please take care of me."
Zuo Chen replied with a smile.
Bao Lian was flattered.
Not much chit-chat, let’s move on.
Bao Liancai couldn't help but glance at Zuo Chen twice.
Is this a powerful Taoist priest who is suspected of being a child-eating demon king so easy-going?
It’s a good thing that Zuo Chen didn’t learn how to pry his heart out. Otherwise, if he heard what Bao Liancai was thinking, he would definitely show off to him with a dark face and tell him that he was not some cannibal king.
Each of them headed to the border with their own thoughts in mind.
The soldiers at Yuzhou Pass were naturally unable to stop them. After passing through the long no-man's land in the middle, they arrived at Xuzhou Pass.
When Zuo Chen arrived here, he saw many soldiers standing beside the pass.
They were wearing simple armor, they looked young, and there were quite a few of them.
It should be Xiao Changcheng's newly trained soldier in the past six months.
At the pass, the expressions of the soldiers became much more nervous and serious.
Holding a weapon and approaching the caravan, when it comes to inspection, it is more like guarding against thieves.
Bao Liancai became nervous for a moment.
You can’t even get through the border, right?
"What do you do?" The soldier came to the side of the convoy and looked them up and down, but his eyes turned to the side and fell on Zuo Chen and Caiyi.
There was a little surprise in my heart.
"Taoist priest? Girl?"
The leader murmured, and carefully approached his companion:
"Is it the aunt and the Taoist priest?"
"You You just came here, don’t you know? How many people have come to Xuzhou pretending to be the two of them in the past six months, all with the intention of cheating!” Auntie. What do you say? Stop them here."
"Check and check. If there are no dangerous items, just put them in. There is no one in the wilderness now. If they want to cheat, they can only go to Xinchun City. The Taoist priest doesn't tell me. Everyone there has seen my aunt. If he is a liar, he must be killed on the spot. Revealed."
"Understood."
Zuo Chen couldn't help but laugh a little when he heard what they said.
He really didn’t expect that there would be such a large number of swindlers.
He looked at Caiyi with a smile again and hit her with his elbow:
"Auntie, I am your Taoist priest!"
Caiyi: "..."
Caiyi has discovered it, even in the first crime scene like Xuzhou. , most ordinary people also recognize this aunt's name.
Maybe it’s because she was busy in the city during the few days Zuo Chen left?
Forget it, I’m tired, tired, just do whatever you love.
After these soldiers finished their conversation, they quickly approached Zuo Chen and his team and began to inspect the convoy's goods. After discovering that there were some simple pieces of cloth and food inside, he stopped blocking them and let them in.
Before entering, the soldier almost said:
"Going along this road, there are not many villages, but there are a few farmhouses for farming. If there is no food on the way, , you can go.”
“Don’t worry, Brother Bing! We are all serious businessmen!”
Say this. After that, everyone left.
Seeing that they were far away from the pass, Bao Lian scratched his head in confusion.
“There is no village, but there are farmhouses. What do you mean, isn’t the village connected with the farm cooperative?”
“Maybe it’s because there are so few people that it can’t form a village.”< br>
“Shouldn’t we farm around the city?”
“I don’t know.”
As I walked, I saw an orange ocean reflected in the distance.
Zuo Chen looked over there and couldn't help but smile.
It was a sea of wheat.
Swaying gently with the afternoon wind.
(End of this chapter)