Chen Baiqi received a letter from Xie Yingyi and learned that the Qin Hangu Pass frequently harassed foreign troops on the periphery of foreign troops in the past two days, and his intention was to show signs of accumulating momentum to attack.

In addition, during the eleven direct witch tribes in Xianyang City, one of which was sent to the Taifu Mansion in a hurry to seal the red wax letter. The letter was very important, but Xie Yingyi should not be overwhelmed and opened, but she could only wait for her to return to Qin to read in time.

From Zhao back to Qin, Chen Baiqi, who was riding Kunpeng in the area of ​​Liyang, noticed that a team of people in the Xuewei Valley below dragged their slender "tails" forward in the snow. She pulled down the brim of the long velvet hat covering her head and saw about a hundred armored soldiers below. Behind, there were knots tied with long or short gray jackets and barefoot young men. There were no women and children, and no elderly or weak people in this team.

It was noon, but the sky was covered with gray, thick black and thick, and the dense wind and snow fell like a net. The wind and snow journey was gone without sight, and it was even more difficult to walk.

The dark green canopy below was buried by snow, and it was covered in white, so the walking team looked like a large black worm squirming slowly on a white cloth from a high place.

There are obviously two completely different scenes of the carriage and the people walking behind. A six-other chariot, with a tent made of fur hanging around to cover the wind and snow. The carriage is surrounded by cavalry and arches. The rear is a dozen carriages with deep ruts, together with horses and manpower. Judging from the luxurious and grand specifications of this team, it looks like a king-in-law of a country is traveling.

The wind and snow gradually became heavier, and she was unable to walk on the empty road anymore, so she asked Kunpeng to hide from the wind and snow on his own, while she walked forward for a while.

Seeing that the team was moving in the same direction as hers, she was a little concerned, so she thought that it would be better to inquire about the origin of this team, so she covered her face and followed the back end of the team without any trace.

The team ahead maintained its formation while maintaining its formation, and at the same time, it had to avoid the wind and snow that was coming. Therefore, no one would pay attention to anything else. Only the person at the end of the team suddenly saw a stranger following them, and was a little surprised.

In this wilderness, coupled with the heavy wind and snow, how could a sister-in-law suddenly appear?

Not to mention, in addition to being surprised, I felt a little furious in my heart.

The deep mountains and wild ridges are prone to come out of the mountains and the evil spirits...

Chen Baiqi was wearing a snow-white cloak. If he lowered his head, he would almost blend with the snow-colored mountains around him.

"My fellow passers-by, don't know where you are from?"

The biting cold wind whistled in their ears, and her clear sound as the moon penetrated into their ears along the wind.

They suddenly became a little stunned. Qingming's eyes rippled like ink dripping into the water. The suspicion that should have existed in their hearts seemed to have been smoothed out by something. Even if they saw someone who should not have appeared or a stranger they didn't know, they could easily accept it, as if she should be their "meeter".

“We are fishermen near Jinghai.”

Jinghai?

Where?

Chen Baiqi had never heard of this place name. She pulled the brim of her hat to cover her dark eyes and asked, "Since she is a resident of the sea, why did she come to Qin?"

"We have made mistakes and are now slaves, and have been bought by our master."

Bought?

“Why use it?”

"I don't know."

Her eyes crossed the long line, passed through the white and hazy white and snowy wind and snow, and the pompous cavalry regiment was vaguely seen on the head. She said, "Where do you noble masters come from? It looks quite grand."

"We are just some fishermen who have made mistakes. How dare we know the matter of the noble master? We only vaguely heard the soldiers next to us mention... The noble master is a high-ranking official of Qin."

"You are a bunch of people, there must be hundreds of people, all of whom are fishermen?"

The people in the middle were dirty and torn clothes, their hands were tied up with hemp ropes, and there were soldiers guarding each other. When they were anxious, they beat them and chased them slowly. From time to time, they would hear loud shouts of scolding. Compared with the fishermen who were still wrapped in old clothes and were rushing alone, they would be much more dismal and embarrassed.

"Some of them were death row prisoners brought back from other countries. They should have been tortured and thrown into the pile of people, but they were redeemed by noble people at a low price from the prison officer."

When Chen Baiqi listened to this, the more he felt it became more and more unusual.

There are Jing River and Wei River in Qin State, so the water consumption is not a problem, but it cannot be bound by any vast sea areas. Nowadays, the Qin people do not like to eat fishy inland aquatic products. If they are really a high-ranking official of Qin State, they would go to Jinghai to buy a group of fishermen and come back to do what?

It can't be to dry salted fish.

In addition, death row prisoners are labeled as shame everywhere. These people cannot be soldier or official, and they do not even have the household registration and treatment of an ordinary person. They are even cheaper than ordinary slaves. No one is willing to keep such a person.

But this suspected Qin official went to find these death row prisoners. If it was said that there was no special purpose, it would be completely unreliable.

Originally, I just wanted to find out some situations, but now Chen Baiqi feels that if he doesn't follow the truth, he might miss something.

The wind and snow were getting smaller, and the forks connected to a small road up the mountain. A team of people with cloth scarves appeared on their heads. Chen Baiqi took a step back and disappeared.

The team in front stopped. When the two sides wanted to meet each other, they mingled together and talked for a while.

In a wooded forest, the girl in white robe raised her hat and looked from far to near. She saw that the leader of the turban was a middle-aged man, and the team of the "Niudi Master" sent a young man wearing a helmet to talk to her. She seemed to see a vaguely familiar figure, but the figures were staggered and a little unreal.

Previously, Chen Baiqi suspected in his heart that such a wealthy team did not follow the spacious and straight official road, but walked alone in this remote valley with twists and turns, and was not afraid of being ambushed and robbed by bandits and green forests.

Now that I see someone secretly interacting with them here, I think what I want to do is shameful.

When they left the narrow and slender valley road and were about to enter Dongjiao Ridge, everyone... were led to a camp. A fat-headed and big-eared man stepped forward with two big knives between his waist, and talked to the consul of the "Negotiable Master" team at the gate of the village for a while, and then let him in.

The people in the luxury car still did not show up, and were escorted by cavalrymen. They drove the car, with the soldiers behind them, the death row prisoners and hundreds of fishermen, and entered the village in a mighty manner.

Chen Baiqi thought about the blue light and the snow was not going to snow again. It would be too conspicuous if she followed her outfit. There was a wall on the periphery of the village, which was like a fortress, one stands and one stands and one whistle. She couldn't hide her eyes and sneaked in, so she could only disguise herself, kidnap a fisherman on the edge, exchanged clothes with her, and then blackened her face and mixed it into the village.

There is a very spacious square in the village. Nowadays, countries have fought for many years, with so many prisoners, slaves and death row prisoners. During the Warring States Period, no one will set up a special cell to detain prisoners. They will treat them according to the situation and the punishment. At the least, they will cut off their hands and feet, and life and death will be destined to death. At the worst, they will be beheaded and dismembered, and then thrown into the mass grave for the vultures and beasts to eat and fill their stomachs.

Therefore, these lowly people were freely placed in an open-air dam in the cold and cold weather, without any tiles covering their heads, and no hot food to drink.
Chapter completed!