Not far ahead is a river originating from a snow-capped mountain but flowing to the south. The valley has long dried up and bottomed out. The riverbed is covered with snow. A rugged path about three feet wide meanders on the river bank.

One of the three people who came from there was about sixteen or seventeen years old and dressed as a Taoist boy, but they obviously dominated the three people, and one of them dressed as a monk.

The one in front dressed like a Tubo, big and thick, extremely sturdy, wearing a sheepskin robe, carrying a bow and arrow on his back, and carrying two short knives on his waist.

The young man in the middle had a long sword hanging around his waist, staggering forward in the blizzard, but without any fear on the rugged and difficult snow. He ordered him to continue walking forward when he saw the three people in front.

The monk at the end was fat and walked calmly on the snow.

Not long after, two groups of people would meet. When Nie Feng saw the young man, he couldn't help but shout, "Mr. Li!"

Then he said to Yang Shouyu: "This person is named Li Mi. He is from the Central Plains. He is obsessed with the way of immortals and Buddhas. Two months ago, he was still placing a order at the Queen Mother Temple in the West, saying that he wanted to find the Kunlun Ruins Temple. Finally, he decided to go south to India to seek Buddha. Unexpectedly, he came back now. The mighty man walking in the front was Li Mi's loyal servant, from the Simu tribe near the sea, which was called Shiwuliji."

"I have never seen that monk before. It must be that Li Mi met him in the south and came back together."

After a while, in a vast valley, the few people finally met.

Yang Shouyu only saw the young man named Li Mi. As soon as he met, he couldn't help but think of Sun Xiurong. Although he looked young, his every move was calm and grand, and he still had a faint sense of spiritual energy.

"Captain Nie, it turns out it's you. It's so windy and snowy. Are you going to go out to investigate?"

Li Mi had already pulled out his sword, but when he saw it was Nie Feng, he felt relieved. Just now, he was also looking for it, "People who came from the snow-capped mountains were mostly from Hunu Town. If they were Tubo people, they would probably not walk this road, but went directly east along the Krakash River."

He threw the reins to the thick man Wu Liji, and introduced to Nie Feng: "This is Master Huichao. He was originally practicing in Weilong Kingdom, but I happened to meet him, so he returned together. Master, this is Nie Feng, the cavalry leader of Hunu Town, Datang."

Nie Feng folded his hands together and greeted Master Huichao. He had heard of this Huichao. It is said that he was from Silla, a great disciple of Master Bukong. He had gone to Tianzhu from different paths to study Buddhism many times, but he didn't expect to see him here.

Nie Feng said: "Didn't the layman go to Tianzhu to seek Buddha? Why did he come back so soon?"

Li Mi sighed: "The world is impermanent. Two months ago, Wu Liji and I went south along this road, preparing to go to Weilong Kingdom first, and then travel along the Yandu River to India. In Weilong Kingdom, I saw a grand Bon temple and a sacrificial ceremony being held. I think, the people of Weilong Kingdom have similar customs and habits to the Tubo people, and the Tubo country is a strong enemy of the Tang Dynasty. The Tang people cannot enter the Tubo territory to explore the reality and reality. It is also good to understand it in Weilong Kingdom."

"It just so happened that there was a Buddhist temple in Weilong Kingdom. After talking to the host, I stayed with him with his kindness and stayed there. For a whole month, I had a discussion with Buddhists and Nestorians from the Wuhu River Basin. After the rise of the cannibals, they forced them to believe in the Tianfang Sect. Many people went to the Big and Big Bolu and the Cushimi Kingdom, Weilong Kingdom, and the Buddhist temple where I live had monks from all directions."

"I was there to debate with all the masters. A month later, Master Huichao returned north from the country of Qumi, passed by Weilong, and also placed a list in the temple. After talking to him, he also had a great conversation. Originally, my master and servant wanted to continue to go south and arrive in India from Qumi, but something big happened not long ago."

(Wei Longguo, a city in Ladakh region in later generations; this is a secret, Kashmir Srinagar in later generations)

"Oh?" Nie Feng and Yang Shouyu were all shocked.

"This Weilong Kingdom was a vassal state of the Xiangxiong Kingdom. Even the king was the royal family of the Xiangxiong Kingdom. After the demise of the Xiangxiong Kingdom, they also changed their dynasties. They just used the son-in-law of the Xiangxiong Kingdom to serve as the king. After the demise of the Tubo Kingdom, their energy was in the east, so they ignored Weilong and other countries, and they just made these countries pay tribute to them every year."

"But somehow, when I was lingering in the temple for a month, the Tubo people came. They dispatched about a thousand infantry and cavalry to completely destroy the Wei Long Kingdom and killed all the royal children who had been associated with the former Xiangxiong Kingdom. They respected the Buddhist temples very much and did not make things difficult for us. However, the road we were blocked by them. If we wanted to go south, we had to obtain their documents. We were not well-versed and had no relatives. How could we recognize the nobles of Tubo? We had to return north."

Yang Shouyu was anxious and thought to himself: "When the Tubo people do this, Nie Xudanxi and the others will definitely not stay in Weilong Kingdom for a long time, but they have not returned from the Karakoram Pass and cannot find them. How can they realize Dalang's grand plan?"

Then he said, "Mr., I heard that a group of elephant horse thieves ran to Weilong Kingdom for refuge. Can you hear about them?"

Nie Feng did not introduce Yang Shouyu just now, and Li Mi thought he was Nie Feng's subordinate, so he didn't care. After hearing what he said, he asked Nie Feng: "Captain Nie, this person is..."

Nie Feng patted his forehead and said, "It's my fault. I forgot to introduce it. Mr., this is Yang Shouyu, the new deputy commander of the powerful crossbow gang in Hunu Town. Just as you are waiting to go south, two more people came to Hunu Town, one of them is Sun Xiurong. This year, Shule, the first place in the jumping camp in the two towns of Yutian, the new cavalry commander of Hunu Town, and Yang Shouyu is the sixth place, the new deputy commander of the powerful crossbow gang."

"This one is..."

"Oh, his name is Geng Sidu. He is the servant of the commander of Sun Xiurong. We were going south to investigate near Weilong Kingdom. How could we do that? It just so happened that Sun Xiurong's servant of the commander of Sun Xiurong was young and brought with us."

Li Mi nodded and thought to himself: "I have lived in the Queen Mother Temple in the West for a while, and my friendship with Bai Xiaode is also very good. In the past, the cavalry gang was served by Bai Xiaode. Now another new gang leader is coming, and he is still with servants. Most of them are wealthy people in the four towns. But for such a big event, why doesn't the new cavalry gang leader come out in person? Is there a big man behind him to rely on?"

But he said, "I heard that after the Tubo people entered the Weilong Kingdom, they ran away. In the north, there are two roads to enter Weilong. The best way to go is naturally near the source of the Krakash River, but in the upper reaches of the Tuduo River, there is also a mountain pass that can be passed by. They are all Xiangxiong people, and it is impossible to go south. Either they go to Big and Big Bolu, or go north from the Tuduo River Pass."

Yang Shouyu nodded and said to Nie Feng: "Old Nie, since that's the case, the itinerary we'll wait for will change, look..."

Nie Feng said: "Since this is the case, why not go back with the lay Buddhist and explain to Sun Huochang and Bai Zhen before making plans."

Yang Shouyu shook his head, "I'm afraid it's too late. According to the information provided by the old army in Hunu Town, if the horse thieves come back from the upper reaches of the Tuduo River, they have to cross the snow valley that is 300 miles long, and then go from the northwest to the Tuduo River Basin. It is impossible to directly cross the snowy mountains. In this case, the horse thieves should be still on the way!"

He looked at Li Mi and said just now that he seemed to have seen Sun Xiurong's shadow from Li Mi. Not only did he trust him very much, but he also thought, "This man was able to come to the Western Regions alone at a young age, and only brought a servant south to Weilong Kingdom. All of these places were rarely visited, with ferocious beasts appearing, and the road was extremely steep. He could travel freely. In addition, he traveled everywhere, unless there were royal documents, it would be difficult to move forward."

"This person is definitely not simple. Also, he is one or two years younger than me and Dalang. He can debate Buddhist scriptures with a group of masters in Weilong Kingdom for a month. You can imagine how talented he is. Also, he is dressed as a Taoist child but is well-versed in Buddhist scriptures. Only Dalang can compare such a person."

In addition to trust, respect suddenly arises in my heart.

He bowed to Li Mi and said, "Mr., can you speak with a step?"

Li Mi said intimately: "Isn't Nie Feng the decision?"

He looked at Nie Feng, saw Nie Feng nodding, and followed Yang Shouyu to a secluded place.

Yang Shouyu said: "Although we came out to investigate, the matter is not that simple. The matter is this. This group of horse thieves were originally descendants of the former royal family of the Xiangxiong Kingdom, and they are still the general Qiongbu Zanpo, who is now guarding the former land of Xiangxiong, and are deeply hated by the Tubo Kingdom. Now, the Tubo Kingdom is a strong enemy of the Tang Dynasty. According to Dalang..."

"Who is Dalang?"

"Ahem, rude, rude, Dalang is the new cavalry gang Changsun Xiurong. He and I were transferred from the Pamirs to..... Ahem, I was sent here. On the way, I happened to meet Feng Changqing and Gao Xianzhi, who cherished talents. With the recommendation of them, I was fortunate to participate in the jumping camp, so that I could serve as an officer in Hunu Town."

"Dalang thought so, the enemy of the enemy is a friend. Since Tubo is a strong enemy of the Tang Dynasty, and the former royal family of Xiangxiong's former place is a person who is deeply afraid of the Tubo people, aren't they friends of our country? I heard that the leader of the horse thief is the direct descendant of the Xiangxiong royal family and is quite influential in the former place of Xiangxiong, which is even more so."

"But not long ago, the Censor of the Anxi Protectorate, the Army Supervisor Bian Lingcheng and his party were attacked by horse thieves in the Wakhan Valley. In the end, the Bian Zhongcheng was only spared. Finally, when he learned that this group of elephant horse thieves were the culprit, the Bian Zhongcheng was naturally furious and ordered the Captain of the Pamirs and the Khotan Town to capture the group of horse thieves."

Li Mi thought of something in an instant, and what surprised him even more was that this man looked neither arrogant, dark, stout, and looked like a rough man. He spoke in an orderly manner and was often mixed with white words. He saw that he had read books and was not similar to his appearance.

Then he smiled and said, "Yang Lang has also entered school?"

Yang Shouyu turned red and said, "Sun Lang and I are descendants of the family members of the criminals. The ancestors were sent to the Paoling Shouchai. Where can I get the chance to go to school? Or Sun Lang has a family background, and I have half of my bucket of water taught by Sun Lang."

“Spread?”

"Laby Master, I admire you when you are young and can travel around the Western Regions alone. I really thought of Sun Lang, so I won't hide it from you. Sun Lang and I were both descendants of military generals who followed the rebellion of the Khitan Sun Wanrong during the Wuzhou period. My family is Sun Lang's servant. Sun Lang's original surname is Yang, and Aweng was Sun Wanrong's adopted son, and he was actually descendant of the Sui Dynasty royal family."

"So that's it." Li Mi's eyes couldn't help but lit up. He was a little fascinated by the "Sun Lang". In his eyes, there were few who could write poems at the age of six, famous for being a child prodigy, and was recruited by Li Longji to the palace. He was regarded as a "little friend" by the prime minister Zhang Jiuling at the time. He could read the Zhouyi at the age of ten, and his views made Li Longji amazed. At the age of twelve, he had already figured out the Buddhist, Taoist, Nestorian, and Manichaeism doctrines that were spread to the Tang Dynasty clearly. There were few people who were better than him in Chang'an and Luoyang.

Even Master Bukong, who was "preaching under the order", was amazed at him.

Unexpectedly, there was such a person in the Western Regions, which was regarded as a borderland in the Tang Dynasty. How could Li Mi, who was still young, not be fascinated by her?

He said, "Yang Lang, I roughly understand what you mean. I will let me wait for you to Hunu Town, and go to Bai Town Generals and Sun Lang to report what happened in Wei Long Kingdom. Then you will continue to head towards the source of Tuduo River and want to find the group of horse thieves first. I am curious. Since it is the person you want from Bian Zhongcheng, what trick do you have to do with both worlds?"

Yang Shouyu's eyes lit up, "Li Lang also thought that this group of horse thieves could be retained to be chess pieces for the Tang Dynasty to deal with the western border of Tubo?"

Li Mi nodded, "Tubo is powerful, now there is Wei Long, Big and Big Bolu, and this is probably missing the secret soon. In this way, the borders of the Tang Dynasty will face greater threats. The people in these places have the same customs and habits as those in Tubo. Speaking of which, they must be closer to Tubo. Now they are the targets of the Tang Dynasty, Tubo, and Dashi. If they all join the Tubo side, it will be unfavorable to the Tang Dynasty. If this group of horse thieves really have the effect Sun Lang said, it is definitely worth a try..."

"It's where Bian Zhongcheng..."

"Don't worry, just do this. Although I am young, I was a prince's companion when I was young, and I also have the power to directly report to the current emperor. I will not reveal it at this time. If you do it, I will also personally submit a memorial to the prince's uterus, or even the current emperor."

Yang Shouyu was overjoyed and quickly gave another gift, "I'll thank you Li Lang."
Chapter completed!