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Chapter 169 Concern

"Where are you going?" After everyone fell asleep, Gao Chongwen lifted the quilt and slipped out of the tent to meet Su Qinchao.

Originally, he wanted to talk to Su Qinchao about the news he had heard in the past two days, only to find that Su Qinchao was carrying a package and was about to go out.

"The temperature seems a bit low tonight. I'll give him two more blankets." Su Qinchao said as he pulled his jacket closer.

In the past two days, they have followed the caravan from the Arab Empire and have left the city of Moto. The caravan is now stationed very close to the Tianshan Mountains and is extremely cold.

This was something they had not considered at first. They had felt it was quite warm in Moto City before, so they had not prepared extra warm clothing.

Therefore, Su Qinchao wanted to send some more things to Ling Qi, and also prepared some fresh dry food and clean water.

After all, he has two people with him.

"Okay, go ahead." Gao Chongwen scratched his hair. He didn't think too much about it.

"By the way, what do you want from me?"

"Oh, yes, it's the person I followed. He seems to be conspiring with others to transport ironware to Huihe." Gao Chongwen looked around and lowered his voice:

"I heard that they have already established connections with people in the interior of the country. They are just waiting for the caravan to cross the Tarim River and head south into the interior of the country, and then they will take action."

"This kind of thing really happens all the time." After hearing this, Su Qinchao's originally gloomy face actually showed a smile.

Since ancient times, few ironwares have been circulated outside the Great Wall. Even if there are some, they are mostly iron pots and the like.

Not to mention things like weapons, I don’t know who is so bold as to do such a thing.

He just couldn't understand why some people didn't appreciate what they had and had to cause trouble.

Today, the Wu Dynasty is even more powerful than the previous one. It is at its peak and all nations are paying tribute to it. Is it because those parasites are too idle?

Afterwards, Su Qinchao spoke to Gao Chongwen again before hurriedly heading in the direction the caravan came from.

They had agreed to let Ling Qi follow the caravan, about two or three miles away.

...

"Coo~Coo~" When he was almost at Ling Qi, Su Qin called out twice like a night owl, and only flew closer after the other party responded.

This was something they had agreed on long ago. Ling Qi was too alert and always lived among swords and sabers, so they came up with a secret code.

Otherwise, if someone approaches without saying hello, he will subconsciously draw his sword and kill the person.

"Why are you here?" When Ling Qi saw Su Qinchao, there was a hint of surprise in his cold eyes.

"I'm bringing you something. Don't you feel cold?" Su Qin took the package and handed it over:

"There are two blankets in here, and some fresh bread."

"Not bad." Ling Qi raised his eyelashes and looked at him before taking the package and putting it aside.

"Aren't you going to put it on?" Su Qinchao asked curiously. Although this place was a shelter from the wind, it couldn't stop the chill from the Tianshan Mountains.

He felt a little cold even with two sheepskin coats wrapped around him, let alone Ling Qi who was only wearing one and only covering it loosely. The skin on his neck was obviously frozen red, but he actually said he was fine.

"There may be wolves at night, so the fire cannot be put out." Ling Qi said succinctly, picked up a matchstick and gently stirred the blazing fire.

The dancing flames were reflected in his eye sockets, seeming to melt some of his cold eyes.

"How many days have you not slept?" Su Qinchao suddenly realized that he had actually forgotten about this. It had been three or four days since he left Moto City. Could this man have also been up for three or four days?

"I'm fine." Ling Qi pursed his lips, and his eyelashes drooped a little more. Staying up late was not a big deal for him, he had experienced much harder things.

However, few people would ask him, and this is the first time.

"You go and have rest, I'll keep watch today!" Su Qinchao took the package from Ling Qi's side, shook the blanket open and covered him with it.

His tone was extremely firm, and even when he met Ling Qi's still cold eyes, he did not back down at all.

After spending these days together, Su Qinchao has gotten used to this man's cold words and cold face. He is not his prisoner, so there is nothing to be afraid of.

"..." Ling Qi didn't say anything. He just looked away, lowered his head again, and stirred the fire from time to time.

Seeing this, Su Qinchao was about to persuade him again, but he saw that the man's eyelids trembled and slowly closed, and his hands slowly drooped down and stopped moving.

I don’t know if it’s because of the location, but this night felt very long.

Su Qinchao went over the matter from beginning to end, thinking about what to do next and whether there were any loopholes.

After finishing it, I thought of Guanqi who was far away in Japan. I didn’t know how he was doing now or what he was like.

Then he thought of Wu Sanlang again, and then he thought of all the people he cared about one by one, even recalling the orange cat at home.

Finally, inadvertently, my eyes stopped on the person in front of me and looked at him carefully.

He also studied painting in his previous life, and in his eyes, this person's face was actually perfect.

The bridge of her nose is high, and her lips, though thin, are beautifully shaped. But her slanted, long eyes look a little chilly when they are opened.

His face shape is a very traditional handsome face, with a particularly smooth and clear jawline.

He has a nice figure and a manly temperament. It is totally unexpected that he would be a eunuch. It is such a pity and a waste of talent...

Su Qinchao watched in a daze, and only when a glimmer of light appeared in the sky did he add another handful of firewood and hurried away.

He didn't even notice that Ling Qi opened his eyes as he turned and left.

...

After another two days of traveling on the grassland, they followed the caravan to a large tribal group located in Weituo.

The tribal leader here is a strong man of about forty years old, named Meige Xiqi, one of the nine major surnames of the Huihe.

He had a majestic face, a heroic character, and was very wealthy and generous. He was one of the most popular buyers from the Arab Empire in this area.

The caravan will stay here for about two days. During these two days, in addition to this tribe, there will also be some scattered herdsmen from the surrounding areas who will come to barter.

Most of them wanted to buy tea, salt and sugar. Of course, iron pots and exquisite fabrics in the style of the Arab Empire were also very popular.

After all, if every Huihe girl had an expensive iron pot and several pieces of colorful cloth in her dowry, it would be a very face-saving thing.

However, these tribes had very little silver savings, and most of them would exchange livestock, jade, and medicinal herbs unique to the grassland for what they wanted.

In the future, these things will be sold to the interior or foreign countries along this trade route by caravans at a higher price.

Finally, they would exchange them for goods that were in short supply in other places, make a fortune by trading them back and forth.

"Shall we start now?" Gao Chongwen crouched with Su Qinchao behind a haystack where there were few people.

Looking at the lively scene in the distance, the transaction between the caravan and the tribe had already begun.