The person in charge of the Household Department must be familiar with geography. Although he has not been to many places in person, he still knows where each state is in each road, and he can see boundary stones with place names from time to time along the way. As long as he sees the boundary stones

, he knows where he is currently.

There are many people who can ride a horse, but not many people who know how to ride a horse. When running at full speed, the owner is not sitting on the horse, but with his feet in the stirrups, his back bent, his buttocks not in contact with the saddle, and his back arched.

The purpose of bending over is to reduce the wind resistance of the horse, and the reason why the buttocks are not in contact with the saddle is to prevent severe bumps from injuring the hips, and also to avoid crushing the horse's back when bumping up and down.

Everyone else has a riding whip when riding, but they have never taken a riding whip, because the black master does not need a whip to urge him. He can intelligently detect the master's intention, whether it is fast or slow, urgent or slow, and if the master actually sits down, he will sit back and forth.

If the owner steps forward, it will run wildly at a high speed. If it is fake, there is no need to raise the whip and move forward.

Black Master is extremely talented and can run much faster than ordinary horses. The most important thing is that it is affected by corpse poison. The blood in his body is cold. Even if he runs for a long time, the blood will not boil. Moreover, corpse poison and snake venom

It also invisibly enhances its endurance, which is the main reason why it can run long distances.

It was almost noon when we set off, and we entered the Guannai Road in the afternoon. The official road has a great characteristic, that is, all the official roads pass through the city along the way. Once entering the city, the road becomes narrower and the passers-by become more crowded.

If there are too many, it will naturally slow down.

In order to strive for speed, try to avoid entering the city. If you don't enter the city, there will be no roads. For war reasons, there are very few small roads in the area near the city on the official road, and you can only go through the mountains and fields.

This is the test of the horse's foot strength the most, because traveling in the mountains not only requires avoiding various obstacles, but also requiring quick reactions and finding a foothold in advance. However, these are not difficult for the black master, who can easily dodge, jump quickly, and cross mountains and ridges, such as

Walking on flat ground.

Although Young Master Black can walk through the mountains calmly, he is reluctant to let him walk more mountain roads because there are many vines and thorns in the mountains. Even if Young Master Black is scratched, the wound can heal quickly, but the scratches and strains will still cause him a lot of discomfort.

At sunset, a post station appeared in front of them. They galloped there and ordered the post staff to fetch water for their horses. There were always fire-flavored flour cakes in the post station. These were prepared for the messengers who rode on horseback to deliver messages, so that they could eat on the way. They took some with them and added

I caught a few and fed them to Mr. Hei. Not only Mr. Hei ate them, but other horses also ate them, but most people were reluctant to feed them over fire.

Seeing the horses being fed on fire, the postmen at the post station grinned in distress, but they did not dare to step forward to stop them. Instead, they diligently brought some more. The reason was very simple. When they arrived, they immediately showed the gold seal of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

, don’t think that the post station is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War

, in fact, all the post stations in the world are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

When Mr. Hei had finished eating and drinking, he immediately got on his horse and galloped away.

No one eats other people's food in vain, and the same goes for livestock. The millet and flour they eat are burned by the fire, and the black master runs wildly all night and does not feel tired.

At dawn, it suddenly rained. Without the promotion of purple energy, the spiritual energy was not allowed to be released, so it was impossible to condense the spiritual energy barrier to block the rain. I could only hold the baggage containing the calligraphy and paintings to my chest, brave the wind and rain, and continue on my way.

Passing through a town in the rain, I didn't want to waste time taking shelter from the rain, so I got off my horse and bought a pair of coir raincoats and hats, and a jar of wine, and then I hurriedly set off on the road.

What he bought was strong liquor, which was very strong and much more expensive than ordinary rice wine. He drank some of it himself and fed the rest to Mr. Hei. It was not unusual for Mr. Hei to drink because he was a big drinker.

Some horses like to drink, just like most horses like to eat fine grains.

Just like people, horses can get excited after drinking alcohol, and Black Master is no exception. He is aggressive and competitive. After drinking alcohol, he becomes even more excited. He gallops towards the west without knowing where he is going.

, what to do, but it hopes to deliver it to the destination as soon as possible to highlight its excellence and receive praise. In fact, its idea is no different from that of a child who hopes to be praised by adults.

After the rain stopped, I activated the pure Yang spiritual energy to steam dry my clothes that were wetted by the rain. At sunset, I arrived at the junction of Hexi and Longyou Road, which is still more than two thousand miles away from Tingzhou on Longyou Road.

Since it was getting late, the city gate had been closed, and there were high mountains on both sides of the city. Even if the black master could climb over the mountains, it would not be as fast as walking through the city, so he directly showed the golden seal of the imperial censor and ordered him to defend the city.

The soldiers opened the city gate and walked directly through the city. When they arrived at the west gate, they did the same thing and ordered the defenders to open the city gate and let them pass.

Although I didn't have to run myself, the constant jolting on the horse day and night still made me exhausted, but thinking that the three bloody horses would be auctioned at noon tomorrow, I dared not delay my rest, and continued westward under the stars and the moon.

The further west you go, the fewer people there are and the more desolate you become. It is an exaggeration to say that there is no human habitation for thousands of miles, but it is common to see no living people in a village for a hundred miles. There are many mountain peaks along the way, but there is not much vegetation in the mountains.

Entering the endless grassland in the middle of the night, you are a Taoist. Taoists know how to look at the stars to identify the position, and there is no risk of getting lost.

There are wolves on the grassland,

On the way, a pack of wolves tried to chase and attack him, but they could not outrun Mr. Black. After a while, they were far behind.

It was the first time he came to the grassland. Before that, he had always thought that the grassland was full of green grass. In fact, it was not the case. The northwest was arid and rainless, and the grass on the grassland was very sparse. In addition, herdsmen grazed cattle and sheep and ate excessively.

What you see is mostly mottled turf.

At dawn, I saw the boundary stone of Luntai County. I roughly estimated that it was still more than 600 miles away from Tingzhou City.

At this moment, Young Master Hei suddenly stumbled and fell forward.

Exhausted from the long-distance attack, he was confused and confused. When he noticed something was wrong, he hurriedly raised his breath and turned over. When he landed on the ground, Longwei unsheathed and looked around cautiously.

What he didn't expect was that there were no enemies ambush around him. Looking at the Black Master again, the Black Master was struggling to stand up, but its left front leg had been broken, and its left leg did not dare to touch the ground after standing up.

After confirming that there were no enemies, he returned the sword to its sheath, and eagerly stepped forward to inspect Young Master Hei's injuries. He found that his left front leg was completely broken, but fortunately, the flesh and skin were still involved and had not been separated.

Looking at the ground again, there are several huge rat holes. There are many fat rats on the grassland. This kind of rats dig holes and live in them. Therefore, rat holes can be seen everywhere on the grassland. The reason why the black master stumbled was because he stepped on it with his front hooves.

Entered a rat hole and was cut off by it.

Proficient in the art of Qihuang, he can naturally set bones, and Young Master Hei's self-healing ability is also extremely amazing. He can walk normally within a quarter of an hour after the connection, and can walk as fast as flying with just a stick of incense.

I took the opportunity to take a nap for half an hour. When I woke up, I found Mr. Black chasing a big rat nearby. This kind of big rat weighs seven or eight kilograms. It is not as sinister as ordinary rats. It looks very naive. I must be angry that they dug holes.

The black master is chasing and trampling his own legs, while those giant rats are escaping through the underground holes. .??.

After calling Mr. Hei, he made sure that his injuries were completely healed, then he got on his horse and continued westward.

Going further west, the grasslands are gradually replaced by the Gobi Desert, and abandoned cities can be seen from time to time along the way. There is less vegetation around them, making them look more bleak and dilapidated.

The temperature here is much lower than that in the Middle Earth. Fortunately, it can stimulate the spiritual energy and blood to warm the body. In the morning, we finally saw Tingzhou City located on the Gobi Desert.

Standing in the east of Tingzhou City, you can already see the endless yellow sand desert to the west. There are still some plants in the Gobi, but there is no greenery in the desert, it is all sand. A gust of wind blows from time to time, which can also bring a

layer of fine gravel.

Looking at Tingzhou City, it is also different from the cities in China. Most of the cities in China are built with gray bricks or bluestones.

The city wall in Tingzhou is made of yellow mud bricks and is neither tall nor strong. Only the towers on the city wall can stand people, and the walls in other areas cannot stand people at all.

Although the city wall is dilapidated, the area of ​​Tingzhou City is very large, and there are many pedestrians passing by, most of whom are foreigners, and their clothes are different from those of the Tang Dynasty.

While looking at the city, he also felt a lot of emotion in his heart. What he was feeling was not the desert sand and exotic customs, but the reason why he was able to arrive in time was due to the triple blessing of power, money and BMW horses.

It's still useful sometimes.

As a martial arts practitioner, you can have no power or money, but you can't live without good horses. Datou and others are loyal to him, so they must be equipped with the best mounts.

After a short look, he rode towards Tingzhou City on horseback. The few soldiers guarding the city looked disheveled and sat lazily in the shade inside the city gate, letting people come and go under the city gate.

No interrogation or questioning.

You enter the city from the east gate. After entering the city, you walk along the street to the west. Most of the houses in the city are made of adobe and look old and dilapidated. Most of them are low and narrow, and few are tall and spacious.

Although there are foreigners in Chang'an, they are not many, but there are much more foreigners in Tingzhou than Han people. Looking at it, seven or eight out of ten people are foreigners, and judging from their appearance, these

The foreigners are not of the same race, but belong to five or six different races.

It seems to be windy here often, and a lot of sand has accumulated on the streets. The businesses along the street are cleaning the sand in front of their doors.

I found a shop assistant who was cleaning the sand and inquired about the Taiping store name. I saw that he was a Han. The assistant was very enthusiastic about him. He raised his finger to point out the direction and then whispered in a low voice, "Little brother, this is your first time coming to Tingzhou.

Be sure to take good care of your belongings, this place is no better than in Middle-earth."

After thanking him, he turned around and walked forward. After taking a few steps, he suddenly heard urgent footsteps coming from behind. Before he could look back, the person had already passed him by.

The other party wanted to pass him by, but it was just a pass, but he could not pass by, because he had already grabbed the person's wrist, and what the person was holding was his waist bag.

I turned around and saw the person's appearance clearly. She turned out to be a foreign woman with a tall nose and deep eyes, and fair skin. She was not very old, so she should be the same age as him.

Just as she turned around to stare coldly, the woman suddenly shouted and screamed repeatedly.

He didn't understand what she was shouting, so he turned back to look at the guy who had asked the question before.
Chapter completed!