compass?

Feng shui?

Qin Xiao was startled for a moment, wondering if Liu Wenxuan was still a Feng Shui master?

Of course he knows what Feng Shui is. Folks will choose a suitable day for funerals and weddings, and even when they break ground, they will find a Feng Shui master to figure it out.

If you don't watch the day and encounter a bad day in the underworld, everything will be unfavorable at best, or a bloody disaster will happen at worst.

Before this caravan trip, of course, the auspicious day was chosen in advance.

There are quite a few fortune tellers in Turtle City, and Qin Xiao has seen some strange tools on their fortune telling cases, but he has no interest in them and has never cared about them. It’s just this strange compass in Liu Wenxuan’s hand that he

The fortune telling stall has never been seen before.

The moonlight shone on the compass, glowing with a faint golden light. Qin Xiao vaguely recognized many of the dense writings on it, which were symbols such as the heavenly stems and earthly branches.

"Commander, do you like to read Feng Shui?" Qin Xiao asked softly.

Liu Wenxuan smiled and said: "I have nothing to do, so I just take it as a pastime." He quickly wrapped the compass with a piece of black cloth with his hands and feet, then looked at Qin Xiao and said with a smile: "The things in it are too profound.

I’m afraid I’ll only know a little bit about it in my lifetime.”

Qin Xiaodao: "I have seen many fortune tellers before, they...!"

"Fortune telling?" Before Qin Xiao finished speaking, Liu Wenxuan interrupted with a smile: "The fortune tellers on the street can't even figure out their own fortunes. They are just trying to bully others and make a living. The real way of Feng Shui is not

It’s as simple as they say.”

Qin Xiao heard his words full of disdain for fortune tellers and thought to himself, do you know your destiny very well?

Liu Wenxuan actually seemed to see through what Qin Xiao was thinking, and said with a smile: "Of course I can't calculate my own destiny. The Yin Yang Bagua is mysterious and unpredictable. It is all-encompassing. If you understand any part of it, you can become a family of your own. The highest level is naturally

From it, we can see through the past and the future, but that is not something that everyone can achieve. Looking at the world, if there is a person with such ability, it would be good to have only one in a few hundred years." He raised his hand and stroked his beard and said: "Most people only learn superficially.

There are very few people who have real talent and knowledge in observing physiognomy and measuring fortune. Even if they do have this ability, they can only look at luck and not destiny."

"It depends on luck or not?"

"You can tell a person's luck by looking at his fortune, but you can't see his destiny." Liu Wenxuan said: "The difference between luck and destiny is a world of difference."

"Can the commander see fortune?"

Liu Wenxuan shook his head and said with a smile: "No. I am not in the lineage of observing fortune and fortune." He raised his head and looked up at the night sky, and said calmly: "How can observing the appearance of people be compared with observing the appearance of heaven and earth."

"The phase of heaven and earth?" Qin Xiao felt that Liu Wenxuan was getting more and more mysterious the more he talked about it, and he became more and more confused.

"Looking for dragons, you must look at the entangled mountains. One entanglement is a barrier. If there are thousands of locks on the door, there must be a prince living here." Liu Wenxuan slowly chanted.

Qin Xiao was shocked, but Liu Wenxuan smiled faintly and said, "It's very late, you have to worry too much." Without saying a word, he turned around and walked towards his tent.

Qin Xiao watched his figure disappear, feeling a little confused.

He originally felt that Liu Wenxuan had a strange aura, but tonight he was even more surprised to find out that this guy actually knew Feng Shui.

"Brother Wang." A voice suddenly came from behind: "Thank you for your hard work. You go and rest. I will guard you in the middle of the night."

Qin Xiao turned around and saw Ning Zhifeng walking towards him, and said with a smile: "Brother Ning is not asleep yet?"

Before, he only called Ning Zhifeng Brother Ning, but later he heard people call him Ning Wuye, so he changed his name to Ning Wuge.

rather

Zhifeng came over and said, "The injury on my shoulder hasn't fully healed yet. It hurts occasionally and I can't sleep even when I lie down." He looked at the direction Liu Wenxuan left and frowned, "Was that Liu Wenxuan just now?"

Qin Xiao nodded.

"He's still up so late?" Ning Zhifeng was a little surprised.

Qin Xiao thought for a moment and then said: "General Liu seems to be proficient in Feng Shui."

"Feng Shui?" Ning Zhifeng was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Yes, did you see him holding a compass?"

"Brother Ning also knows?"

Ning Zhifeng said: "The eldest son has mentioned it before. More than ten years ago, the old marquis ordered the establishment of the White Tiger Camp, and it was Liu Wenxuan who planned the establishment. Being able to entrust him with such an important task, the old marquis naturally valued him very much.

.However, after preparing to build the White Tiger Camp, the old Marquis appointed someone else to serve as the commander. Liu Wenxuan only served as the deputy commander and did not stay in the barracks. The eldest son told us that it was Liu Wenxuan who suggested to the old Marquis that he choose another commander.

Although he single-handedly established the White Tiger Camp, he only took on a false position after it was completed."

"He does rarely appear in the military camp."

"He has his own mansion in Fucheng." Ning Zhifeng said, "But he rarely walks around with other people. Even the eldest son can't see him twice a year. I heard from the eldest son that he is proficient in the Eight Diagrams of the Book of Changes and is good at judging people.

...!" Seeing Qin Xiao's confused face, he smiled and said: "Actually, I just listened to their chat and I only know a little bit about it. Do you know what the five Taoist arts are?"

Qin Xiao shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I only know that Taoist priests can make elixirs."

"That is one of the five Taoist medical skills." Ning Zhifeng thought for a moment and then said: "The five Taoist skills are mountains, medicine, fortune, divination, and fortune-telling. Alchemy is just one of the Taoist medical skills. Liu Wenxuan is good at it.

The art of Kanyu is a branch of the art of physiognomy, which is the art of physiognomy and earth. It is very profound and I don’t quite understand it.”

"Kanyu skills?" Qin Xiao was confused after hearing this: "Why does he like this?"

"I really don't know." Ning Zhifeng said with a smile: "Maybe I am too free, so I use it to kill time."

Qin Xiao thought to himself that this was definitely not to kill time.

Early the next morning, everyone quickly packed up and set off to the west.

It took more than a day on the way, and everyone was doing their job step by step. When they arrived in Fan County, Qin Xiao clearly felt that the population here was declining rapidly.

In Yuwen County, you can see villages from time to time along the way, with fireworks and people working in the fields.

However, there are obviously many fewer villages in Fan County, and the population is sparse.

"When the Wutuo people entered the customs, Fan County suffered the most heavy losses." Geng Shao followed Qin Xiao and said: "Wherever the Wutuo cavalry passed, no chickens or dogs were left behind. They were more cruel and ferocious than wild beasts. In addition to killing and plundering prey,

, they also robbed a lot of people from Xiling and sent them back to Wutuo as slaves. As far as I know, some were even sold to the Western Regions as slaves."

Qin Xiao looked at the rather desolate land of Fan County, thinking that of the three great clans in Xiling, the Fan family was obviously the weakest.

The population is too small and the land is barren, which will inevitably lead to a reduction in taxes.

Moreover, the area of ​​Fan County is the smallest among the three counties. Not to mention that it cannot be compared with Yuwen County, and it is even far behind Zhen County.

"In the Wutuo Rebellion, the Guards Army was besieged in Heiyang City in Fan County." Geng Shao said slowly: "The Wutuo people fought for food and grass, and looted everywhere in Fan County. Some cavalry even rushed there.

Within Yuwen County...!" At this point, Geng Shao's voice turned cold.

Qin Xiao knew that Geng Shao was born and raised in Yuwen County. Almost all the more than 200 people in Gengzhuang died tragically under the iron hoof of the Wutuo people. Naturally, it was the Wutuo cavalry who were there at that time.

Caused by looting in Yuwen County.

"The lives of all people in Xiling were devastated, and ten houses in Fan County were empty. Countless people fled their homeland and fled to the east to avoid disaster." Geng Shao still remembered that tragic past: "Although the Wutuo people finally evacuated, the people who returned to Fan County did not

Halfway through, everyone with some wealth moved eastward and did not dare to stay in Fan County, which is why Fan County is as depressed as it is now."

Qin Xiao nodded slightly.

He knew that the Wutuo Rebellion had brought serious disasters to the people of Xiling. Although more than ten years had passed, the people of Xiling still had a nightmare-like fear of the Wutuo people.

Outside the Kunlun Pass is the sphere of influence of the Wutuo people.

Although Kunlun Pass is now controlled by the Tang Dynasty, Kunlun Pass is not a dangerous place. Once the Wutuo people advance eastward, it will be difficult for Kunlun Pass to stop the Wutuo people's attack. As long as Kunlun Pass is broken, the Wutuo cavalry can enter the pass.

, the horse is galloping, and the first one to bear the brunt is Fan Jun.

No one can guarantee that the Wutuo people will not make a comeback.

Having seen the cruelty of the Wutuo cavalry, the people were naturally unwilling to stay in Fan County. Once the Wutuo people attacked, they would only become the victims of injustice under the iron heel.

The speed of the team is actually not slow. Except for stopping at camp to rest at night, they are almost on the road for half a day. Even if they have a meal and rest in the middle, the time is very short.

Qin Xiao didn't know how many women were in that big carriage when they were approaching Kunlun Pass.

Looking at the size of the carriage, it wouldn't be surprising if there were five or six people inside.

The woman inside never showed up, and she must have eaten in the car. Sometimes Qin Xiao couldn't help but think, don't they need convenience along the way? There is no way there is a toilet in the car, but even so, it can't be used all the time.

Flush the toilet.

He didn't hesitate to ask too much, thinking that maybe they came out for convenience when he was resting at night.

At dusk that day, we finally arrived at Kunlun Pass.

Kunlun Pass is a stone pass. It is not too high. It guards the key point. It only has 300 defenders. This is not because there are no soldiers to mobilize, but because Kunlun Pass can only accommodate so many soldiers. Compared with the towering Jiayuguan Pass,

Although it is grand, Kunlun Pass seems very shabby.

Although there are not many defenders, the entry and exit of the pass is very strict. In addition to the roads opened by the Dufufu, and three strict inspections, the 300 defenders are all directly subordinate to the Duhufu.

Authentic Tang garrison.

When they arrived at the pass, it was already dusk. Qin Xiao originally thought that the caravan would rest at Kunlun Pass for a night, but he soon learned that no caravan was allowed to stay at Kunlun Pass. After inspection, they must leave the customs immediately.

Qin Xiao knew in his heart that this was for the security of Kunlun Pass. It would take a while and a half to check all the dozens of cars. Yuwen Chengchao found the general and said something in private.

, the speed of the guards' inspection was greatly accelerated. Before dark, the caravan had already left Kunlun Pass, and in front of it was the endless Gobi land.

The caravan could not camp close to Kunlun Pass, so after walking for more than 20 miles, it was completely dark, and Yuwen Chengchao ordered to camp and rest.

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ps: Finally, let me say that Desert is an imaginary historical novel. The geographical characters are purely imaginary. Maybe some places draw on real history as the background, but when reading this book, do not link the geographical characters or even events with real history. This is
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