The stalemate between the Western Chu and the Ming Dynasty's expedition of the Western Army at Hulukou lasted for nearly two months. After the defeat of the Northern Zhou army in Yinyang City, the Western Chu army received an order to withdraw to the east of Hengduan Mountain. However, a letter from the Northern Zhou Shangjing City made Emperor Xiao Bieli dispel the idea of ​​withdrawing troops.

This letter of letter is very simple, with only one sentence, "Tang Buyi's daughter, Tang Tang, the apprentice of the Western Regions corpse demon, was killed by Zhao Langjiang, Yinyang. If the Duke withdraws his troops, he will be willing to teach Tang Buyi to know." For this reason, Xiao Bieli convened the imperial meeting overnight. After discussion, he decided to continue to increase troops to Hengduan Mountain.

Tang Buyi, also known as Tang Madman.

A person is called a madman, either he has extraordinary features or has obsessions, but Tang Buyi is called a madman in Tang, because he is a madman and has been crazy for nearly twenty years.

Twenty years ago, Tang Buyi was as famous as Chu Kuangdao and was also known as "Tang and Chu". He was also the number one general of the Chu State. Now, most of the generals of the Chu army have been his subordinates.

At that time, the political situation of Chu State was unstable, and there were many years of war between nomadic tribes and emerging aristocrats. Chu State would fall into a splitting situation, helping the emperor fight south and north and unify the Great Chu, the man who was the madman of Tang. When the political situation was stable, this famous general who was famous in the thirty-year-old Chu was crazy because of a woman.

Chu Bieli played an extremely disgraceful role in this incident. After Tang Buyi went crazy, he killed more than 30 people from the Tang family, then carried his sword to break into Li's palace, and slaughtered all over the Li's palace. If it weren't for Chu Ritian's obstruction, Chu Bieli would have long become Tang Buyi's ghost under the sword. This person also became Chu Bieli's nightmare. Later, Tang Buyi disappeared and was said to have gone to Northern Zhou.

Now, the Northern Zhou Dynasty threatened Chu Bieli with the name of Tang Buyi. Chu Ritian was dead. No one in the Western Chu could block Tang Buyi's sword anymore. Chu Bieli had no other way except to surrender. However, the State of Chu knew very well that after the defeat of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, they could not support themselves and would definitely not get any benefits, so they always maintained restraint in the matter of Hulukou.

Hulukou is located at the southwest junction of the Ming Dynasty and Chu State, and is located in the south of Hengduan Mountain. It is also the southern trade route between the two countries. The terrain here is complex and looks like a gourd, so it is called Hulukou.

In the territory of the Ming Dynasty, Hulukou was also known as the 11th Western Guards. For decades, the Western Army stationed here, reclaimed wasteland and cultivated land during farming, and trained troops during leisure time. Over time, it became a garrison with most military households. Many caravans entering Western Chu from Yinyang also passed here and paid some taxes. After paying some taxes, they transported tea and silk from the Central Plains to Western Chu, and also brought back sheepskins, spices, gems, etc. from Western Chu.

However, since the border trade friction at the end of last year, Hulukou has entered a state of war readiness, and the caravans have long disappeared on the road. On the streets, there are soldiers of the Western Expedition Army patrolling everywhere. People from other places have already evacuated, and only some of the families who are accompanying the army are either farming or doing business, and are still persisting.

The Ming and Chu countries, with the waist of the gourd as the boundary, the Ming Dynasty's territory to the west, and the Chu State's territory to the east, the soldiers stationed on both sides were less than 500 steps apart. If at night, the Ming army garrisoned could even hear the sound of the Western Chu army drinking and having fun.

For half a year, Western Chu has been sending troops to provoke, but the Western army has maintained restraint and no large-scale war broke out. It was not until the news of Yinyang's victory that the Western Chu army's provocation was restrained.

Xiao Jinyan arrived at the gourd mouth for more than half a month.

In the past half a month, he searched almost all the streets and alleys of Hulukou, whether it was the garrison officers and soldiers or ordinary people, but never did.

There is news about Yu Wenshuang.

In the Battle of Zhaoyaoshan, Yuwen Tianlu was killed by Dengwen Yuan. Emperor Zhu Liye was furious and revoked Yuwen Tianlu's Duke of Anguo and took away the title of Princess Ningling of Yuwen Shuang. The situation in the court was shaking. Yuwen's party quickly changed the sect, and the rest were either liquidated or demoted, and the entire force collapsed in an instant. The Yixiaotang, which he established, was listed as a rebellious organization by the court, was attacked by major sects in the world, and his business was gradually taken over by them. A large net established by Yuwen Tianlu during the 20th year was broken in an instant.

Yuwen Shuang was originally doing business at Hulukou, and just after Yuwen Tianlu's crime of rebellion came, she disappeared. No one knew where Yuwen Shuang went, as if she had disappeared out of thin air.

On this day, Xiao Jinyan came to a wine shop.

The wine shop is not big, with only a dozen seats and a few tables. Most of the guests who entertain guests are temporarily resting. Most of the people come and they always make a pot of wine and ask for a few big cakes to continue on their way. This kind of wine shop is very common at Hulukou.

The wine shop is a husband-and-wife shop. The owner is in his fifties, dark skin, and ordinary farming. He takes care of the wine shop business in his spare time. Due to the war, their business was not very good. When Xiao Jinyan came in, there was no one.

After traveling around for several days, Xiao Jinyan was a little haggard and had no time to repair his beard. He ordered a pot of wine and drank it tastelessly. He asked the old man if he had ever seen Yu Wenshuang. "He has accent in the capital, likes to wear white clothes, and looks very handsome."

The old man said, "I have seen you, but it was only half a month ago. This girl often comes to me to eat wontons."

When Xiao Jinyan heard this, he felt energetic immediately. He grabbed the old man's hands and asked, "Did you admit your mistake?"

The old man uttered a sigh of relief, and Xiao Jinyan realized the rudeness and let go of his hand to apologize. The old man rubbed his wrist and said, "Old man, I have lived here for twenty years, and I have seen countless people. I have never seen such a handsome girl. I will remember such a woman when I meet her."

The old woman who was in the doorway coughing deliberately when she heard this. The old man smiled awkwardly and asked again, "Little brother, I wonder who she is?"

Xiao Jinyan said, "It's my fiancée."

The old man suddenly said, "So that's it. However, when she saw her for the last time, she asked for a pot of wine, got drunk, cried and laughed. It seemed that some of her close relatives had left."

Xiao Jinyan knew that she had received news from Yuwen Tianlu, and only regretted that she had come too slowly, but she was still one step late. "Brother, did she ever say where she was going?"

The old man said, "That day, I saw her drunk and said, "There is no place for me to stand in the vast Central Plains. It's better not to stay in the Ming Dynasty. I also advised her to think more openly. She gave me a large piece of silver. Before she left, she asked me how to go to Xichu more conveniently."

Xiao Jinyan thought, could Yu Wenshuang go to Western Chu?

Because of Yuwen Tianlu's affairs, she has been wanted by the court for rewards. Isn't it because the Ming Dynasty has no place to establish her?

He promised Yuwen Tianlu that he could not tell her the news of his life, but he also promised to protect Yuwenshuang's safety. With her martial arts, she would not have any problems when encountering ordinary people in the martial arts world, but once her identity is exposed, it will not only be in the Ming Dynasty, but also in the Western Chu, many people will be unfavorable to her. Thinking of this, he secretly decided to find her no matter what. What's more, he also promised Li Chuntie to go to Western Chu and persuade her to

It seems that Xiao Bieli will withdraw his troops. No matter what, he will have to go to Western Chu.

He asked, "Brother-in-law, I wonder how to get to Xichu here more conveniently?"

The old man said awkwardly, "I haven't been there either. However, I heard that after crossing Hengduan Mountain, it was Liuli Lake, and after crossing Lingding Sea, it would be to Xijing of Chu. If you ride a horse, it would be half a month faster and more than a month slower, it would be to arrive."

Xiao Jinyan thought to himself that since he knew the whereabouts of Yuwenshuang, he would not be too late, so he poured a pot of wine and ordered a ten-foot cake, leaving the only piece of silver left. He stood up and said goodbye, riding Mr. Lu and left the gourd mouth.

After Xiao Jinyan walked away, after rolling the curtains, a pretty woman in zipper clothes and a wooden hairpin in herbs slowly walked out and saluted the old man slightly, saying, "Thank you, Bo Li, for covering me up."

Uncle Li looked at the woman, sighed, and said, "I saw that young man was sincere. He was very concerned about you in his words. I wonder why you were hiding from him?"

The woman's face was a little pale and her clothes were rough, but she still couldn't hide her peerless appearance. She looked at the direction of Xiao Jinyan's departure and said quietly, "He was the man I like, and I also came to find him regardless of my father's objection. Unfortunately, his master's sect has a grudge with my family. If I show up, it will not be a good thing for me or him."

Li Bo heard this and murmured, "The worldly view and family level will ultimately make it difficult for lovers to get married."

When the boss’s wife Aunt Li heard this, she coughed again and said, “You can’t speak, just say less.” She comforted the woman, “Miss, whether it’s a sect or a secular prejudice, these are nothing. As long as you like, do it. Don’t do things that make you regret until you are old.”

Aunt Li pointed to Uncle Li who was cleaning up the dishes at the door and said, "Look at the old man, my father was also strongly opposed to my marriage with him. When I married him, I encountered no less obstacles than you."

The woman asked, "Then how did you get together?"

Bo Li smiled, "It's thanks to their dog."

"dog?"

"Yes, she has a big yellow dog. She will yell at night. I took the flesh of sweating pills to faint, and then sneaked into her room to have a tryst with her, haha!"

Aunt Li cursed, "Is it shame to tell the girl about these things that are disrespectful to me?"

Li Bo raised his head and said, "That's one of the few things that Lao Li has ever been proud of in his life. What kind of parents object to it? The difference between family members, waiting for the raw rice to be cooked, isn't that a problem!"

Aunt Li's face turned slightly red, "Bah, you still have the face to say. You took me out of the village overnight, which made me not dare to go home for more than two years."

"So what? Your father still said he was going to kill me. After you came home with Baoer, he was so happy that he couldn't even say anything? He was drunk, took my hand and called me brother?"

Aunt Li said, "You are so embarrassed to say that you are boasting to my father that you want to give birth to a nest?"

Bo Li sighed, "I'm old and I'm short of firepower."

The woman looked at the old couple quarreling, and felt a warm feeling in her heart, thinking, how great would it be if I could do this with him?

She walked out the door and looked into the distance. Xiao Jinyan was already missing.
Chapter completed!