"Master Sun, what do you mean if Xuanzang didn't leave now, he might not be able to leave?" Li Xiu couldn't help asking curiously. Sun Simiao's expressions changed too quickly, which made people unable to guess what he meant.?

"Haha, you can't say it! You can't say it! But maybe the prince-consort will find out soon!" Sun Simiao shook his head and kept it in a silence. No matter how Li Xiu asked, he stopped talking, which made Li Xiu have no choice.

The carriage soon arrived at the Ba Bridge that Xuanzang and Sun Simiao had made an appointment in advance. It was still early at this time, and Xuanzang lived a little far away from here, so it had not arrived yet. However, the Ba Bridge was already very lively because it was a must-see in Chang'an, and there was an inn next to it. Generally, you have to pass by when entering and leaving Chang'an.

It is said that the Ba Bridge was built by Duke Mu of Qin during the Spring and Autumn Period. At that time, Thailand dominated the Western Rong, so it changed the Zishui River to the Ba River and built the Ba Bridge. However, Li Xiu knew that the Ba Bridge built by Duke Mu of Qin had long been destroyed by war. The Ba Bridge they saw in front of them was built during the Kaihuang period.

Ba Bridge is the main road to enter and exit Chang'an. Many people will send their friends who leave Chang'an here, and then fold a willow branch. The "willion" of the willow tree is similar to the "liu" sound, so as to express their intention to keep friends. Of course, almost no one will stay, and in the end, both sides can only say goodbye to tears.

After waiting for a while, Xuanzang slowly walked from a distance in a gray monk's robe, carrying a small bag behind him and a copper bowl in his hand. There was no other luggage besides that.

Seeing Xuanzang, Li Xiu and Sun Simiao came up together. When Xuanzang saw them, a sad expression appeared on his calm face. He walked up to him and said, "Son-in-law, Taoist priest, thank you for coming to see you off!"

"Xuanzang, why are you doing this? Usually we use Buddhism and Taoist sect to verify each other, and we have gained a lot. Maybe you will understand it yourself in the future, so why go to India thousands of miles? Moreover, I heard from the prince-consort that the Buddhism in India has declined, and I am afraid that you will not have much gain if you go!" Sun Simiao couldn't help but persuade him when he saw Xuanzang. Although it was not the first time he persuaded him, and knew that Xuanzang would not be able to stay, he still wanted to give it a try.

"Thank you for your kindness, but I have made up my mind, so the Taoist priest doesn't have to keep you anymore!" Xuanzang shook his head slightly and said, although his tone of speaking was very light, he seemed very firm.

"Xuanzang, you are thousands of miles away from Tianzhu. I also know it is difficult to persuade you to give up this ideal, so I prepared horses and money for you, and I hope you can accept it!" Li Xiu said this and waved his hand, and immediately a guard came with a horse. There was a heavy bag hanging on it, which was obviously filled with money and other things.

Seeing the horse sent by Li Xiu, Xuanzang hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded to Li Xiu and thanked him: "Thank you for your kindness in the prince consort. I have accepted this horse, but there is no need to be a burden. I am alone on the road, and with money, it will only bring disaster to myself. It is better to do it on my own. Moreover, whether I am in the Tang Dynasty or the Western Regions, it is a place where Buddhism is prosperous. I don't have to worry about food and food all the way!"

When Li Xiu thought about it, he thought it was reasonable. He immediately took off the horse's money and gave the horse to Xuanzang. In fact, Xuanzang was not short of money. If he needed money, he only needed to hold a Dharma Assembly and countless good men and women would donate money for incense. However, these external things were of no use to him, and sometimes they were a burden.

After taking the horse sent by Li Xiu, Xuanzang and Li Xiu and Sun Simiao said some farewell words, while Li Xiu once again reminded him of some things to pay attention to on the road, and Xuanzang also wrote down this one by one.

It was getting late at this time, and Xuanzang also said goodbye to Li Xiu and Sun Simiao and prepared to set off. At this time, Sun Simiao personally broke a willow branch and gave it to Xuanzang. After Xuanzang took it, he turned over the horse, then turned his head to look at Li Xiu and Sun Simiao, then he bowed with his hands again, and then turned around and left resolutely.

Looking at Xuanzang's departure, Li Xiu felt a little sad, but at this moment, Xuanzang, who had walked a distance, suddenly stopped, then turned half of his body and seemed to look at Li Xiu, but Li Xiu felt a little strange at this time, because he saw that Xuanzang's gaze did not seem to fall on him or Sun Simiao, and he didn't know what he was looking at?

Xuanzang turned around and looked for a moment, then turned around again and left again, but walked not far away, but turned around again, with a little reluctance on his face. Then he hit the horse's belly with his legs, asking the horse to go again, but in the end he stopped and turned around and looked here like before. This was his third time. Although he couldn't see the expression on his face, Li Xiu felt that Xuanzang's eyes were very sad, and even his firm heart to move west seemed to be a little shaken.

"What is Xuanzang looking at? Why don't I feel like I'm watching us two?" Li Xiu was also confused by Xuanzang's strange behavior and asked Sun Simiao immediately.

"Not to say! Nothing to say!" Sun Simiao muttered again at this time, but when he was talking, the light of his eyes quietly looked at Baqiao behind him.

Li Xiu was extremely smart and caught Sun Simiao's eyes at once. He immediately turned his head and looked at it. At first glance, he saw a carriage parked on the Ba Bridge behind him. Originally, there were people coming and going on the Ba Bridge, and there were many people seeing each other off. A carriage was not enough to attract other people's attention. However, Li Xiu saw it at a glance. Xuanzang turned around three times, and the direction he was looking at was this carriage.

"Helping!" At this moment, Xuanzang in the distance suddenly shouted, his legs suddenly clamped his horse's belly, and in the blink of an eye, his back disappeared among the people and vehicles traveling far away.

Just as Xuanzang left, Li Xiu clearly saw a white jade-like slender hand stretching out from the car behind him, and at the same time he grabbed both sides of the car window, and his knuckles looked extremely pale because they tried too hard. However, the curtains on the car window were never opened, which made Li Xiu unable to see the appearance of the person in the car clearly. He only heard a few delicate coughs coming from the car window, as if the person in the car was not in good health.

Not long after Xuanzang left, the carriage on the Ba Bridge slowly left, but the jade hand by the car window kept holding the car window tightly until the carriage disappeared from Li Xiu's sight and did not take it back from the carriage.

"A woman, is she here to see Xuanzang off?" Li Xiu looked at the carriage away, and after a while, he said to himself in disbelief. However, Xuanzang is a virtuous monk and usually lives in a temple. How could a woman come to see him off?

Sun Simiao was next to Li Xiu, so he naturally heard Li Xiu's words. He couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head and said, "I'm a bad fate! The prince-in-law knows what I mean before!"

"You said before that Xuanzang would not leave, I'm afraid he would not be able to leave. Could it be because of the woman in the car?" Li Xiu finally reacted at this time, staring at Sun Simiao with shock and said, "If this matter is true, it would be a huge gossip. After all, there is absolutely no such thing in official history.

"Not to say! Nothing to say! This matter is related to the reputation of Xuanzang and that woman, so the prince consort should not ask, not to ask, let alone I only know a little about this matter. As for the detailed story, I am afraid that only Xuanzang and the others know it!!" Sun Simiao shook his head again and sighed, and after he said that, he really kept silent. No matter how Li Xiu asked, it was useless.

Sun Simiao was unwilling to answer, but Li Xiu was so curious that he didn't hear any news about this beforehand, but he couldn't blame him. After all, he didn't meet Xuanzang many times, but Sun Simiao often went to chat with Xuanzang. Unfortunately, Sun Simiao was too strict and refused to reveal any slightest bit of speech.

In desperation, Li Xiu could only rely on his own inference. When he sorted out the information he knew, it was revealed that Xuanzang cared very much about the woman in the carriage, otherwise he would not have turned around and was reluctant to leave three times. Although Li Xiu did not see the woman in the carriage, from the slender hand she exposed, it was almost certain that the other party was not old and should be a very young woman. Moreover, this woman was also very excited about Xuanzang's departure, otherwise she would not have kept holding the window with force.

Although there is not a lot of information above, the relationship between Xuanzang and the woman in the car is almost obvious. Moreover, Sun Simiao just said the word "bad fate". Without asking, he knows what he is describing. However, this made Li Xiu even more curious about the identity of the woman in the car. He couldn't figure out which woman would fall in love with a monk like Xuanzang?

The carriage that the woman was riding in just now was not marked, but it was also very gorgeous. The horses pulling the cart were also strong and powerful. From this we can see that the woman on the car must have been from wealthy and may even be a nobleman, because the horses used by the other party to pull the cart are all good horses, and it is difficult for ordinary people to buy them even if they are rich.

"A noble woman, a virtuous monk, will they even have an intersection?" Li Xiu said in his heart. In fact, he really wanted someone to investigate the noble woman he had contacted with Xuanzang during this period. In addition, what he had just inferred, it should be easy to lock in the other party's identity, but doing so really disrespects to Xuanzang, so Li Xiu had to give up this idea in the end.
Chapter completed!