no soul

Chapter 096

Kata restaurant.

It is the style and incense from Persia (Note 1), and it will be thousands of miles away when you step into it.

Colorful silk and fresh clothes, fur jewelry, the luxury is far better than the silver palace in Yaotai.

The gold cups inlaid with gemstones are staggered, and the rich salamander will push people into dreams.

The sound of laughing and talking moved Liang Chen more than the fairy music flowing on the Camancha (Note 2).

On the high platform, the beautiful orchid is dancing.

Exquisite ankles, flying skirts...

Soft waist, snow-white arms, slender neck...

Smiling red lips, charming big eyes... As soon as you look up, you will be amazed and electric waves will flow.

"Back to the snow and dance and turn to Pengwu. Turn left and right without getting tired, and there is no end to thousands of turns." (Note 3)

The colorful silk dances, stepping on the beat of the tombak drum (Note 4) with every step.

Applause came one after another.

Cheerful music, graceful figure, beautiful face, delicious food and wine...

Who can still remember the way home?

How many prodigal sons have lost their way in the gentle land of a foreign country tonight... The foreign land is my hometown.

Lin Hong couldn't hear the music, drums and laughter, but he could still feel the lively and jubilant atmosphere.

The two old men of the camel team put on the airs of wealthy businessmen and asked the boss for the six most expensive rooms, and demanded that all food, drinks and drinks be in place.

An old man gave the boss a few taels more in private, and raised his chin at a beautiful orchid. The boss understood, nodded and bowed with a smile.

Several orchids came to pester the four guards including Zhang Ye with smiles, but Zhang Ye waved his hand and refused.

Lin Hong stood not far away, and also refused the girl who came to pull him. He looked at Zhang Ye and thought about the countermeasures.

Zhang Ye is tall, with wild muscular lines, he is a martial arts practitioner - Lin Hong will definitely not be able to beat him head-on.

Lin Hong bit his lower lip and took a deep breath...

Seeing Lin Hong looking at him, Zhang Ye smiled at Lin Hong.

Lin Hong: "..."

"What do you want to eat?" Zhang Ye walked towards Lin Hong.

To be honest, Lin Hong only drank porridge in the afternoon, and he just walked around the city for a long time. Now he saw the delicacies on the tables of those guests, and felt very hungry, but it was okay to ask people he just met for food. That's weird..."I'm not hungry, I won't eat."

Zhang Ye curled his lips and smiled wickedly, "I'm afraid you'll run out of energy later."

Lin Hong: "..."

Lin Hong felt that the most important thing was never to be alone with him!

"Since you don't want to eat..." Zhang Ye whispered in his ear, "Let's go back to the room and get down to business."

Damn... Lin Hong took a step back, "Eat! Let's eat, the most expensive one."

Zhang Ye looked at him with interest, "How can my little guard afford you?"

Just as Lin Hong was about to speak, Zhang Ye said to the little boy next to him, "Bring all the most expensive and best products from your store to your room."

in the room!You don't have to be alone!

"No!" Lin Hong quickly refused, pointing to the lobby, "I just want to eat here and enjoy singing and dancing."

Zhang Ye looked at him, "Go back to the house and eat, I'll feed you."

Lin Hong: "..."

Xiao Er pursed her lips and said nothing.He has never seen such a big scene.

"Then can you do this kind of dance?" Lin Hong pointed to the beauties writhing enchantingly on the stage.I don't believe he can go so far.

Zhang Ye took a look, "Yes."

Lin Hong: "..."

"I just want to have a meal in the lobby, can't I meet this requirement?" Lin Hong is very talented in "holding favor and being charming", but he is not aware of it.

Zhang Ye was really at a loss for words.

Looking at Lin Hong's skin, Zhang Ye still compromised, "Okay. Anyway, tonight will be all night."

Lin Hong: "..."

Through your mother's night!

Lin Hong looked at the delicious food stacked on the table, and ate very slowly...

"What? Not to your liking?" Zhang Ye sat across from him, looking at him unscrupulously.

Lin Hong felt uncomfortable being watched by him, "It's not that good..."

Zhang Ye smiled, "Then what do you want to eat? I'll send someone to buy it."

"Eh..." Lin Hong just wanted to refuse, but felt that this was a way to delay the attack... So he continued to "be proud of his favor": "Just now in the south of the city, I saw a pomegranate walnut chicken (Note 5), and I want to try it." He deliberately said something far away.

"Okay." Zhang Ye called the shop waiter, gave him a bag of silver taels, and entrusted him.

The waiter looked at the money and walked away with a bow.

Lin Hong actually didn't expect him to agree so readily...Lin Hong put down his chopsticks and asked him, trying to trick him, "It seems that brother Zhang's employer paid a lot of money."

Zhang Ye looked at him and leaned back on the chair. His tall body made the chair creak softly. He had a playful look on his face, "Mr. Lin is well-dressed and well-dressed. I am flattered that he can afford my salary."

Lin Hong smiled, "Small merchants, how can they compare with Brother Zhang's employers?"

Zhang Ye's eyes were glued to Lin Hong's face, and there was a naughty smile on the corner of his mouth, "I think you are very curious."

There was a dangerous tone in this voice... Lin Hong just smiled, "Why? People who are going to spend a good night together can't ask a few more questions? I shouldn't be curious about you?"

"Did you come with me because you were curious?" Zhang Ye raised his thick eyebrows like blades.

Lin Hong brushed off his sleeves, "If you're not curious, you're not interested."

Zhang Ye laughed, "Then I'm very curious about you, tell me about you."

"What's the point of a villain who comes here to do business?" Lin Hong said, "Why don't Brother Zhang tell some stories to cheer you up?"

Zhang Ye got up, put his elbows on the table, and moved a little closer to Lin Hong, "Talk in the room. I'll ask him to bring the pomegranate walnut chicken you want to the room."

Lin Hong thought for a while, since this person wants to pretend, it is impossible to reveal anything to him in the public.

If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you find tiger cubs...

"Okay." Lin Hong smiled with eyebrows and eyes crooked.

"Bangdang"!

There was the sound of a glass breaking from a table behind.

Hearing the sound, Lin Hong looked over and saw a figure from the back in a black robe. He felt vaguely familiar, and wanted to see it more clearly. Zhang Ye had already got up to block his eyes, "Let's go."

"Okay... okay." Lin Hong glanced at him, stood up, and looked at the man in black, but he was gone.

The "most expensive room" requested by the rich businessman is indeed very good.

The floor is covered with soft carpets, Persian-style colored cloth is hung on the wall, and the wooden bed is wide and soft.

The door slammed shut.

Lin Hong was still admiring the house when he was suddenly hugged from behind.

fuck...

Lin Hong's hairs stood on end, while silently saying "A man can bend and stretch" in his heart, he calmly pulled Zhang Ye's hand away and stood far away opposite him.

Zhang Ye stood there looking at him, smiled, and walked towards him, "What? Playing hard to get?"

"Don't move!" Lin Hong pointed at him.

Zhang Ye really stopped and looked at him with interest.

"I...I haven't eaten pomegranate walnut chicken yet," Lin Hong said.

"Start first, eat when you are tired." Zhang Ye walked towards him again.

"Stop!" Lin Hong took a step back and gritted his teeth, "I...I won't lift!"

Zhang Ye raised his eyebrows, "Why do I want you to 'raise'? I will."

Lin Hong:?

"No, no, no, you misunderstood." Lin Hong pinched the bridge of his nose unacceptably.

"What is the misunderstanding?" Zhang Ye walked towards him again.

"Stop." Lin Hong had already retreated to the bed, "I don't think this is appropriate, we are not familiar with each other yet."

"I - Zhang Ye." Zhang Ye said, "You - Lin Qingquan."

"Just knowing the first and last name is not a deep understanding." Lin Hong said.

"Get to know more immediately." Zhang Ye walked towards him again.

?Lin Hong: Shit?

"I mean identity." Lin Hong went straight to the point.

Zhang Ye smiled, "The guard of the rich merchants of the Chen family in Jiangyin."

"..." Lin Hong looked at him for a long time without saying a word.

"Why? Are you not satisfied with this answer?" Zhang Ye's smile had something else to say, Zhang Ye put the sword on the table beside him, and there was a "clang" sound that echoed in the closed room, "Lin Qingquan , who are you? Or—who do you expect me to be?"

Lin Hong was completely fearless, smiled, and sat on the bed, "I expect you to be who you are?"

"I can pretend that I am." Zhang Ye walked up to him.

Lin Hong stepped on the edge of the bed with one heel, and looked up at him, "Why do you have to pretend? I guess you are the leader of those five people?"

"Oh?" Zhang Ye raised his eyebrows, "Why did you say that?"

"You are the most domineering, aren't you?" Lin Hong said.

"What can I do? In order to bring you here, I have to be punished when I go back." Zhang Ye said seriously.

Lin Hong looked up at him, raised his hand, and slid his fingertips down his neckline, "But Brother Zhang——"

He pulled out a piece of Zhang Ye's expensive underwear, "It's only from the outside to the inside that you can pretend to be thorough."

Zhang Ye grabbed his hand with such great force that it hurt Lin Hong, and his eyes grabbed Lin Hong like a hungry wolf.

His other hand was stuck on Lin Hong's neck.

Lin Hong also stared at him, not avoiding, "What? Does brother Zhang need to keep his identity secret?"

Lin Hong is gambling.

The room was very quiet, and Lin Hong couldn't hear the noise outside. He felt as if he was cut off from the world.

Zhang Ye suddenly laughed, "I brought back a beautiful fox."

"That's right, I'm their leader." Zhang Ye let go of his grip, "On my Southern Zhou territory, on my uncle's territory, there's nothing to be afraid of, so why not tell you?"

Lin Hong was startled, Kavantia was entrusted to Prince Zhen, and Prince Zhen is his uncle, so is he the little prince or the prince?

Lin Hong was speechless, why did he bump into the royal relatives? If it was a state secret, then he would not survive tonight.

"My name is Mu Jingyu, the seventh prince of the Southern Zhou Dynasty." Mu Jingyu's hand ran down Lin Hong's neck, "Do you want to salute?"

Lin Hong grabbed his hand and stopped the hand that was about to reach into his clothes. He said in his heart that the name "Zhang Ye" still suits you, pretending to be shocked on his face, "I'm so terrified."

"When did you find out? You came here just to find out who I am?" Mu Jingyu squinted at him.

"Didn't His Highness let me know on purpose?" Lin Hong was used to going back and forth in the dust, and he learned it in a disciplined manner, "Your Highness is worried that his status as a guard is not enough to lure me to follow?"

Mu Jingyu raised his eyebrows, this person is too shrewd, he showed his underwear unintentionally, which means he did it on purpose.

"I'm a businessman, and I don't know the history. Dare I ask Your Highness, has General Huo defeated the Mengnu family in Qilian Mountain?" Lin Hong had some guesses.

Lin Hong was forced to study by his father when he was a child, and he was locked in the study room, and he was not let out until he could finish reading.

Lin Hong was locked inside and couldn't get out, and he could only read books when he was bored, so he probably knew some things about Nan Zhou.

"That was three months ago." Mu Jingyu let go of his hand and sat down beside him.

Southern Zhou always wanted to make friends with the countries of the Western Regions, but the Mongolian tribe in the middle repeatedly blocked them and plundered the borders of Southern Zhou many times.

In the Southern Zhou Dynasty, General Huo Feipeng fought against the Mengnu tribe many times. He first captured the Hexi Corridor, a transportation fortress, and opened up the road to the Western Regions.

However, Meng Nong didn't know how to restrain himself, and united with the neighboring small countries to plunder the caravans repeatedly.

For this reason, Li Tengyuan, a doctor of Taizhong who visited the Western Regions many times, suggested contacting Ulan Que, a powerful country in the Western Regions, to fight against the Mongolian Emperor. (Note 6)

Lin Hong remembered that at that time...the envoys of the Southern Zhou Dynasty went to Wulan Que many times...the first time they sent important court officials and princes...

Lin Hong guessed that this prince would not have nothing to do. If he wanted to pretend to be a rich businessman and pass through this wild land, he would most likely be the prince who went to Wulanyu...

"You really like me." Mu Jingyu looked straight at him, his voice became very low, and he put his hand on Lin Hong's thigh, "Come with me to Wulanyu."

Sure enough, he was going to Wulan Que.

Lin Hong moved his hands away from his lap, "Forget it, Mom and Dad are waiting for me to go back."

Mu Jingyu smiled, "Why do you come with me if you are so unwilling? Is it to annoy you?"

"What?" Lin Hong frowned, "What parallel head?"

Wan Guchuan?

"Is it awkward to quarrel?" Mu Jingyu said to himself.

"Why did you say that?" Lin Hong didn't understand, "It's just a friend."

Mu Jingyu sized him up, "If it's a friend, why should he stand up when I invite you, and why should he be angry and say that he's 'no one'? Just say 'friend'."

"Maybe he just thinks I'm not even his friend?" Lin Hong argued.

Mu Jingyu laughed, "Then you have to ask yourself!"

Lin Hong didn't want to get to the bottom of it, he just wanted to escape... He changed the subject, "Is your Highness going to Wulan Que to fight against Son Meng with him?"

Mu Jingyu looked at him with his head propped up, "That's right, you know a lot."

Lin Hong touched his nose.He asked so many questions, it's lucky that Mu Jingyu didn't kill him...

But what was the result of this mission to Wulanquan... Lin Hong couldn't remember clearly.

"You..." Lin Hong turned his head to look at Mu Jingyu, but saw a bloody and charred face!

A scorching stench hits my face!

Damn!

Lin Hong stood up in fright.

It was so sudden, my heart raced wildly!

"What's wrong with you?" The man covered in blood and flesh also stood up from the bed, his clothes and hair were burned, and he approached Lin Hong, with every step he took, an inch of flesh and blood fell off.

Why did Mu Jingyu suddenly become like this!

"I'm fine, fine..." Lin Hong stepped back, "It's just... just feeling a little uncomfortable."

"You... Your Highness... Your Highness, don't you have any troops to escort you?" Lin Hong felt that this was a bad omen.

"Time is precious. The six of us came from the trail, and the army will arrive later. What?" Mu Jingyu opened and closed his lipless mouth, blood poured out one after another.

Lin Hong is going crazy...

He remembered that the mission failed this time, and the envoy never even arrived at Ulan Que.

"Why don't you find your uncle! He has an army!" Lin Hong said.

"The wine shop here was arranged by him, and it is secretly protected by the army." Mu Jingyu said.

"Run away, Zhang Ye." Lin Hong still felt that something was wrong.

"Lin Qingquan, you..."

"Help! Help!"

"Help!"

"Bang!"

"what!"

"Crack!"

"help me!!"

There was a loud noise in the lobby.

Lin Hong couldn't hear it, but he saw the eyeballs of the scorched man on the opposite side violently rolling.

"What's the situation!" In the blink of an eye, Mu Jingyu turned around and returned to his original appearance. He grabbed the sword on the table, turned around and stared at Lin Hong, "Did you do it?"

"It's not me. Didn't I follow you all the time?" It was chaotic outside, and Lin Hong knew something had happened.

Mu Jingyu hurried outside.

"Hey! Don't go!" Lin Hong was anxious to death, but remembering his bloody appearance just now, he didn't dare to reach out to pull him, so he could only chase him out.

Mu Jingyu turned to look at him from afar.

Lin Hong felt that there was suspicion in this look, and there was also a helpless pardon...

Mu Jingyu turned around and disappeared around the corner.

"Hello!" Lin Hong suddenly felt that this was a hard-working person...

The corridor was crowded with people, and everyone fled downstairs in panic.

There was chaos in the lobby, the tables, cups and bowls were smashed to pieces, and there were crowds of people.

Lin Hong couldn't see Mu Jingyu anymore, but saw a few Mongolian sons with knives in the lobby who were burly and sturdy, with fierce expressions, slashing anyone they saw, and blood splattered everywhere!

Why are the Mongols in this Kavantia city?In this kata restaurant?

Didn't it mean that Lord Zhen's army is secretly protecting it?

Can the heavily guarded army fail to guard against it?

Moreover, how did they know that there was an envoy going to Wulan Que and hiding here?

Coincidence?

"Fire! Fire!!"

"fire!"

Lin Hong couldn't hear the screams and shouts of the crowd, but he could smell the choking smoke and the flickering of fire in the lobby.

The crowd is even more commotion!He was bumped into the crowd, shoved and shoved towards the stairs, his feet staggered, unable to break away from the crowd at all.

He felt that he might fall down on the stairs and be trampled to death, or be stabbed to death downstairs, or be burned to death.

Lin Hong thought of Mu Jingyu's bloody and charred appearance just now, and felt nauseated.

The crowd pushed around, and Lin Hong was hit hard.

Suddenly, a hand grabbed his upper arm with great force and pulled him out of the crowd.

Lin Hong was unsteady on his feet, and was almost pulled out of the crowd, and fell into someone's arms as soon as he fell.

The chest against the face was heaving violently, it seemed to be more anxious than him.

He smelled a familiar smell, and Lin Hong didn't want to admit it many times-he thought it smelled good...the kind that makes the mouth dry...

"Wan Guchuan...why are you here?" Lin Hong wanted to distance himself, but a strong hand grabbed his back...it was too close...

Lin Hong felt dizzy, he wanted to break free, but the other hand pressed to the back of his head, and his face was buried in Wan Guchuan's chest.

The pleasant smell filled his nostrils, and Lin Hong felt that he was about to be ignited.

Wan Guchuan took him a few steps.

"What... what's going on?" Lin Hong couldn't see it now, and there was no sound around him. He didn't understand at all, so he said, "Say something!"

Wan Guchuan let go of him, looked down at him, "Two words."

Lin Hong: "..."

They were in a room next to them at the moment. The crowd in the corridor had almost escaped, and the fire outside was even worse. They couldn't hear the sound, but they could still imagine how bloody and bloody it was below.

"Let's go. The smell of smoke is too strong." Wan Guchuan said.

"How to get there?" Lin Hongqiong looked downstairs, but his sight was completely blocked and he couldn't see anything at all.It is impossible to escape.

Wan Guchuan pushed open the window of the room.

Lin Hong looked at him in horror, "This is the third floor!"

As soon as the words fell, Wan Guchuan had already wrapped his arms around his waist and jumped out of the window.

!!!

Lin Hong hugged Wan Guchuan's neck.

Lin Hong felt that Wan Guchuan limped obviously, and hugged him even tighter, "What are you doing! Hold on tight!"

Wan Guchuan: "..."

The night wind was very cool, rushing past Lin Hong's face, hair, and clothes.

He saw the dimly lit street passing by under his feet...

he is flying...

Lin Hong was numb...

After leaving some distance, Wan Guchuan stopped on a roof, and Lin Hong's feet finally landed on the ground.

As soon as Wan Guchuan let go, Lin Hong's whole body softened.

"Hey..." Wan Guchuan stretched out his hand to hold him, and lowered his body together with him.

Lin Hong sat on the roof, slowly...

The Kata restaurant in the distance is in a noisy fire, and it is about to light up the night.

Lin Hong suddenly remembered the appearance of Mu Jingyu burned to death...

Lin Hong looked at Wan Guchuan on the opposite side.

Didn't the two of them quarrel in a delicate atmosphere... Why did he appear in Kata Restaurant again...

Lin Hong didn't dare to think, without Wan Guchuan, how would he die now...

Wan Guchuan's tall figure squatted in front of him, watching him.

The moonlight is thick, the evening wind is howling on the roof, and the ink hair of Wan Guchuan is flying in the wind.

He watched himself.

A pair of brows are clear and cold.

Lin Hong couldn't think of any adjectives, he only thought of bamboo, ink, sword and wine, mountains, rivers and rivers...

Moonlit night wind.

Lin Hong's heart seemed to be trembling in the wind.

What would happen if I kissed him now...

Lin Hong thought.

"you……"

"you……"

The voices of the two overlapped.

The hatchback was silent.

Wan Guchuan looked into Lin Hong's eyes.

Moonlight rippling inside.

Those eyes were watching him carefully.

Wan Guchuan smiled, stretched out his hand, and stroked his cheek with his thumb.

Lin Hong blinked.

Wan Guchuan's face was half hidden in the night and moonlight, and the eyes of Meifeng were very gentle, "It's good that people are fine."

Lin Hong didn't understand why Wan Guchuan was smiling, he felt the temperature of his fingertips on the side of his face.

What does this... mean... there must be a reason...

He was panicked... very scared...

To have a reason...

"You have an eyelash on your face." Wan Guchuan spread his hand to show him - nothing.

"Blown away by the wind." Wan Guchuan said.

Lin Hong: "Oh..."

Wan Guchuan stood up, "Let's go, they are waiting for us at the city gate."

"Okay..." Lin Hong also stood up. Fortunately, the roof here is flat and muddy. If it was tiled, he would definitely fall.

"Do you... still want to eat pomegranate walnut chicken from the south of the city?" Wan Guchuan asked him.

"En?" Lin Hong:? ?eavesdrop? ?

So when did Wan Guchuan follow?

Lin Hong suddenly remembered the back of the black robe who dropped the cup...

The author has something to say:

Note 1: Persia: In ancient China, Iran was called Persia.

Note 2: Kamancheh (Kamancheh is also called Kaimancha): Persian classical musical instrument, known as "the poet's piano in the world", is a four-stringed musical instrument.It is said that the erhu and the violin originated from it.

Note 3: "Back to the snow and dance, turn to Pengwu. Turn left and right without getting tired, thousands of turns and thousands of cycles without end" - Bai Juyi

Note 4: Tongbak drum: also known as "Zab drum".A single-skin goblet-shaped drum popular in Iran.

Note 5: Pomegranate Walnut Chicken: An Iranian cuisine with a long history, both pomegranate and walnut are native to Iran.

Note 6: Small Science Popularization of the Silk Road:

In the Western Han Dynasty, the west of Yangguan and Yumenguan, which is now Xinjiang and beyond, was called the Western Regions.

In the early Western Han Dynasty, the channel connecting the East and the West was blocked by the Huns.

Zhang Qian traveled westward for more than ten years, and obtained a large amount of materials from the Western Regions. The historian Sima Qian called Zhang Qian's behavior "drilling out the void".

Later, the Han army defeated the Xiongnu, obtained the Hexi Corridor area, and opened up the channel between the Western Han Dynasty and the Western Regions.

After Huo Qubing defeated the Huns in Qilian Mountains, Zhang Qian suggested to contact Wusun, a powerful country in the Western Regions, to cut off the right arm of the Huns.

In the fourth year of Yuanshou (119 BC), Zhang Qian went on a mission to the Western Regions again, with the purpose of attracting Wusun back to his hometown in Hexi and contacting countries in the Western Regions.

Zhang Qian went to Wusun, but failed to achieve his goal.

Later, Wusun's envoy saw that the Han people were rich and rich, and Wusun gradually became close to the Han people after returning home to report.

In the next few years, Zhang Qian was sent as an envoy to Daxia. From then on, the Western Han Dynasty and the Northwest countries began to communicate frequently.

The Silk Road was officially opened.