Qin Xiaowan did not expect that Suzaku would ask this question.

In the ruined temple in the heavy rain, there was a man and a woman alone. A mature and beautiful Taoist nun asked him if he was a boy, which made Qin Xiao feel strange in his heart.

"You...it doesn't matter if you don't want to answer." Although Suzaku was a mature woman, she seemed a little flustered after asking this question, and said hurriedly: "You don't need to answer."

Qin Xiao felt a little funny, secretly thinking that you were the one who asked the question, and now you are the one who said there was no need to answer. In this case, why ask?

In fact, he was also surprised that although Suzaku was beautiful, he behaved very dignifiedly during these interactions. It was unexpected that he suddenly asked such a sensitive question.

This is a private question. Since Zhuque said there was no need to answer, Qin Xiao did not answer. Instead, he felt a trace of ridicule in his heart and asked: "Aunt Ying, answer me a question and I will tell you the truth. Do you think it is okay?"

"

"what is the problem?"

Qin Xiao also hesitated a little, but finally asked: "Have you...have you ever?"

Fairy Aunt obviously didn't understand it for a moment, and asked doubtfully: "What happened?"

"That's it...!" Qin Xiao asked cautiously with courage: "Have you ever been with a man...?"

Before he could finish speaking, Suzaku said bluntly: "No, I am a Taoist and I don't care about worldly things."

Qin Xiao said hurriedly: "Yes!" He thought that he had guessed wrongly before that Zhuque might still be a virgin. Now it seems that this is indeed the case. It seems that although she is older than him, she is far behind in matters of love between men and women.

Not as rich as yourself.

There was no sound for a while, and Qin Xiao was also embarrassed. After a while, he heard Suzaku say: "Why didn't you say anything?"

"What?"

"After you promise me to answer your question, you will...!"

"No." Qin Xiao sighed: "I was impulsive once, so...!"

Suzaku actually seemed a little disappointed and said "Oh".

Qin Xiao felt very strange, wondering whether I was a boy, and what did it have to do with you, a beautiful Taoist nun? How come you were so disappointed when you heard that I was not a boy.

There was another moment of silence before Suzaku asked softly: "Then what kind of woman do you like?"

Qin Xiao felt more and more strange.

Logically speaking, Suzaku would never discuss such a sensitive topic with herself. It was obviously wrong for her to ask such questions continuously, but for a moment she couldn't figure out what was wrong. She could only say: "It's hard to say. But.

I like smart women."

"Oh?" Zhuque said with a smile: "How can you tell whether you are smart or not by just looking at your appearance?"

"So I won't fall in love at first sight." Qin Xiao said: "We have to get along for a while, as the saying goes, love will grow over time!"

Suzaku said "hmm" and said no more.

It was windy and rainy outside, but fortunately, although this abandoned temple was abandoned and leaked, there were not many broken roofs, only one corner of the roof was broken, so it was not exposed to the rain.

"Auntie Ying, I think the rain won't stop tonight." Qin Xiao said: "We have been traveling too fast these days and haven't had a good rest. It just so happens that you can have a good sleep tonight. After drying your clothes, you

Just take some rest, I'll just keep it."

Suzaku said: "That's fine. You wake me up in the middle of the night and we can take over. You've been working hard these days. Your coat is ready. Let's put it on first." Soon, an arm came out from behind the partition.

Come on, Qin Xiao comes forward

When I went there, I saw that the arms had no skirt, and the jade arms were as smooth and delicate as snow. Knowing that Suzaku was not wearing clothes, he hurriedly took the gown, thinking that the skin of this fairy girl was really more delicate than that of a girl.

He suddenly thought that Dao Zun Hong Tianji was a master of pharmacology and Zhuque was a close disciple of Dao Zun. It was natural for her to understand pharmacology. It should not be difficult for her to develop some drugs to delay aging.

The two of them rode together these days, and the body fragrance of Suzaku was refreshing. Now that I think about it, Suzaku's body fragrance seems to have the fragrance of flowers and herbs. I'm afraid this is also related to the long-term use of medicinal herbs.

He put on his close-fitting gown, suddenly thought of something, and asked: "Aunt Ying, there is one more thing we haven't finished talking about last time."

"What?"

"Do you remember that you said that I can seize one of Tantai Xuanye's life gates?" Qin Xiao said: "You asked me to think about it myself, but I tried hard but couldn't figure out the result."

Suzaku sighed: "Did you really not think of it at all?"

"I'm too stupid. I really can't think of it. Please ask Auntie Ying for advice."

"Actually, you are already above his destiny." Suzaku said, "Where are you now?"

"In the temple!"

"You are really stupid." Suzaku said helplessly: "Where does the land under your feet belong?"

"Youzhou!"

"That's right." Zhuque said: "Youzhou is the life gate of Tantai Xuanye, you can't think of it?"

Qin Xiao was even more confused and asked doubtfully: "Is Youzhou his destiny? How... Where do you start talking about this?"

Suzaku said slowly: "The land of Youzhou is extraordinary. To the north is the garrison of Huaishuo Town, and to the east is Yuguan. To enter and exit Yuguan, you must pass through Youzhou. Do you think Youzhou is the gateway to the Northeast?

?”

"That's true." Qin Xiao nodded and said, "The location of Youzhou is very important. As long as Yan Pass is blocked, it will grab the throat of Northeast China."

To enter western Liaoning, Youzhou only had to pass through Yuguan, but after the Liaodong Army took control of Yuguan, they never let it go.

The imperial court was naturally wary of the Liaodong Army, so with the tacit approval of the imperial court, Youzhou initially built earthen forts on the east side to form a defense line. After that, it gradually connected the earthen forts along the line and built passes. Up to now, it has been built

There is a pass called Yan Pass. Although it is not as big as Yu Pass, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and troops are stationed there. Therefore, when going from Youzhou to the northeast, you have to go through two passes.

Yan Pass is in the hands of the Youzhou Army. Although there are not many troops and horses in the garrison, one man can guard the pass and ten thousand men can't open it.

"Did you know that the imperial court needs to supply military supplies to the four northern towns, and most of the supplies in Huaishuo Town come from Youzhou?" Suzaku said slowly: "Most of the taxes in Youzhou are supplied to Huaishuo Town.

.Transporting supplies from Kyoto requires a lot of effort and consumes a lot of money on the way. Therefore, Youzhou has an arsenal set up by the Ministry of Industry. Many weapons are forged in Youzhou. The weapons of Huaishuo Town Army are replaced directly from Youzhou. In addition, Youzhou

There are also granaries in the state. The imperial court built a large granary in Youzhou. Although its scale is not as large as that of Luokou Granary, which can store tens of millions of shi of grain, it ranks third among the six major granaries of the Tang Dynasty. It is easy to store millions of shi of grain.

"

Qin Xiaodao: "Are you saying that the weapons and food in Huaishuo Town are directly supplied by Youzhou?"

"Youzhou is actually the logistics warehouse of Huaishuo Town. Without Youzhou's support, Huaishuo Town will collapse immediately." Suzaku said calmly: "So as long as Youzhou can suppress Huaishuo, Tantai Xuanye wants to have two ways.

The Zhenjun's plan to attack Rouxuan from both sides will be ruined, and naturally they will not be able to control the border troops."

Qin Xiao frowned and said: "Youzhou is clamping down on Huaishuo Town? Aunt Ying, what does this have to do with me? Youzhou

Can the state still obey my orders?"

Before Zhuque could speak, Qin Xiao suddenly stood up and said in a deep voice: "There is the sound of horse hooves!"

Although it was windy and rainy outside, Qin Xiao's hearing was amazing. In the sound of wind and rain, he heard the rapid sound of horse hooves, and it seemed to be changing. With a start in his heart, he rushed to the temple door and looked through the crack in the door.

Looking outside, I saw a few horses galloping towards me in the rainy night.

The bonfire was behind the partition, blocking the light of the fire. It was impossible to see the fire inside the temple from the outside.

Qin Xiao didn't know who was coming, but he wanted to put out the bonfire quickly just in case. At this time, he forgot that Suzaku was still drying clothes, and rushed behind the partition, only to hear Suzaku let out a soft cry. Qin Xiao then thought

He got up, but in front of him was a snow-white body with flowers as white as pink and jade. There was only a bellyband on the Suzaku. Her plump breasts were as tall as a mountain. Her fragrant shoulders and jade arms were clearly visible. When she heard Suzaku whispering, Qin Xiao secretly

Damn it, he turned around hurriedly and said in a panic: "Aunt Ying, bonfire, do you want... do you want to put out the bonfire?"

Suzaku was quite fast. He pulled off his coat, but he was calm and said calmly: "So what if someone comes? My skills have been restored, can't you and I still be able to cope with it? You are a grown man, why are you panicking?"

"I...I'm worried that they will rush in and see you." Qin Xiao could only say, "That's why I want to put out the bonfire."

Suzaku put on his coat and said coldly: "So what if you see it? If you see it with one pair of eyes, dig out one pair of eyes. If you see it with ten pairs of eyes, dig out ten pairs of eyes." His tone was quite grim.

At this time, the sound of horse hoofbeats was already approaching, and the group of people had arrived outside the ruined temple. Qin Xiao looked behind the wall and looked over, only to see someone pushing the door in. The person was wearing armor and was clearly an officer and soldier.

Several more people came in. The first person took a glance, and first saw the firelight in the corridors on both sides of the partition wall, and then saw the horses in the corner. He said "Huh" and turned around and said, "Someone is staying here."

Qin Xiao saw that the five or six people who came in were all wearing armor. One of them had a different armor. He was naturally the general of this group. The man looked to be in his forties, tall and tall, with a long beard under his chin.

He glanced at the horse in the corner and ordered: "Others come in first, don't disturb me, Zhao Tuo, go over and say hello."

The person who spoke before said immediately: "Yes!" but came towards the back of the partition.

Qin Xiao thought that Zhuque hadn't put on his clothes yet, so he couldn't let the other party see it. Hearing that the general's tone was gentle and seemed to be very reasonable, if Zhao Tuo came over and saw Zhuque's appearance at this time, Zhuque might really want to poach him.

He has a pair of eyes, and if he does this, he will definitely start a fight.

He immediately went forward to meet Zhao Tuo. Someone came out from behind the partition. He was startled for a moment and looked up and down. He saw that Qin Xiao was wearing a close-fitting jacket and a pair of shorts, but he smiled and said, "Did you get caught in the rain? It's here."

Take shelter from the rain?”

"Exactly." Qin Xiao cupped his hands and said, "How many of the officials also took shelter from the rain?"

Zhao Tuo nodded and said: "It's windy and rainy, and the horse can't run, so we can only stay away for a while. Don't be afraid, rest in peace, we won't disturb you."

"Little brother, don't worry, we are passing by to take shelter from the rain." The long-bearded general said warmly: "We have dry food here. If you are hungry, just come and get it."

Hearing this, Qin Xiao felt quite fond of this group of people and gave them a hand.

"Everyone, please bring all the horses in," the long-bearded general ordered: "It's a little crowded. Let's squeeze in later to make some room for the horses. That's right, Wu Quan, bring in all the dry food and feed it first.

horse!"

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Chapter completed!