Lu Yu raised his head at the subordinate's request.
He looked at his subordinate in the shadows in surprise and asked, "Following us? Has our itinerary been discovered?"
This time, he returned from outside the Great Wall, and theoretically no one should know about it.
He did not notify anyone and did not even use his real identity when passing through customs. Instead, he used a fake pass to pass through.
The purpose is to avoid unnecessary trouble.
With his status and having returned from outside the Great Wall, if the news gets out, he will definitely encounter many troubles on his journey south.
What Lu Yu hates most is trouble.
The subordinate's words made him walk to the window and lift the curtain.
The cold evening wind blew in, causing Lu Yu's eyes to narrow slightly and he coughed a few times uncomfortably.
Then he could see clearly the people on the official road ahead.
He was a young man with a sallow complexion and a dusty look, who looked a year or two older than him. He rode a skinny old horse and carried a shriveled bag on his back. He was the kind of person that even horse bandits would have no interest in seeing.
Maybe he lost all his capital while trading in the Western Regions
He had seen this kind of young merchants in the Western Regions these days and was very familiar with this image.
Lu Yu squinted his eyes for a while, lowered the curtain, and shook his head, saying, "He should be just a passerby who is in a hurry to get on his way... Don't worry about him for now."
If someone really discovered his whereabouts, they would not have sent such a down-and-out merchant to follow him.
What will probably greet him is a lively banquet and many flattering smiles.
As soon as Lu Yu finished speaking, the subordinate in the shadow respectfully took his leave and disappeared silently.
Lu Yu returned to the table and sat down, then picked up the book he had been reading and continued
He didn't take the passerby who happened to be traveling with him seriously.
For him who was rushing back to the Central Plains from outside the Great Wall, his only itinerary now was to get to the Heavenly Book Pavilion in Haiyan City as soon as possible.
Lu Yu doesn't like disputes. He has been hiding outside the Western Regions for the past few years just to stay away from the disputes in the Central Plains.
But his master was about to pass away, so he had to return to Central Plains.
Even though he knew that some unavoidable troubles would follow when he returned this time.
But Lu Yu had no choice.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh.
Time passes quickly when I am immersed in reading.
When the daylight got brighter, Lu Yu was still sitting in the car reading and did not go out at all.
But the night light on the roof gradually went out.
Lu Yu opened the curtain of the car window, and the cool morning breeze blew in.
He stretched and looked out the window.
The mountains outside the window began to become lower, which was a sign that we were about to leave the Longmen Mountains.
After coming out of Longmen Pass, he entered Hejian Prefecture.
The mountains in Hejian Prefecture are not steep, most of them are low hills, and there are crisscrossing waterways.
Compared with the wild and ferocious Longmen Mountains, the scenery of Hejian Prefecture is much more handsome and gentle.
When Lu Yu looked out the window, he found that the skinny old horse was still walking not far away on the official road not far in front of the carriage.
The young man who was traveling with a dry bag on his back was still exhausted, but he did not rest.
He rode his horse, seemingly tireless, moving forward silently on the official road.
This made Lu Yu slightly interested.
Could it be that this down-and-out young merchant also has some accomplishments
Being able to travel all night without feeling tired, his cultivation level should not be too low, right
But even with all the cultivation, it is still possible to fail in business
Tsk... this is a bit strange.
After all, it is quite difficult for a practitioner to lose money.
Lu Yu stood by the window with great interest, looking at the old horse on the official road ahead.
The official road is bustling with people in the morning, no longer desolate and empty as it is at night.
The man riding the skinny horse was inconspicuous among them.
Lu Yu looked for a while but couldn't figure out what was going on, so he let down the curtain, lay down on the soft little bed and fell asleep.
I slept until the afternoon.
When he got up, he saw the washed grapes already placed on the table.
Every time Lu Yu wakes up, he likes to eat some fruit.
It’s a pity that these grapes brought from the Western Regions are almost eaten up.
Lu Yu was sitting by the window, eating grapes and looking at the scenery outside.
The scenery of Hejian Prefecture is nice, with rolling green hills and crisscrossing rivers. It is quite interesting for Lu Yu, who is used to the yellow sand of the desert.
On the official road ahead, the skinny old horse still kept a subtle distance from his carriage.
The other party neither stopped to rest nor rode away.
—Although Lu Yu felt that the skinny old horse might not be able to run anymore.
Lu Yu asked curiously, "Manager Ning, has this merchant never stopped to rest?"
In the shadows, the figure reappeared.
In response to Lu Yu's question, Manager Ning replied respectfully, "Second Master, he has been following us without stopping and doesn't seem tired. He must be a cultivator."
Manager Ning's answer made Lu Yu laugh.
"What do you mean he followed us... Aren't we the ones who have been following him?"
"I am the one walking in front, okay..."
Lu Yu said this and thought for a while, as if he was contemplating something.
Manager Ning immediately asked considerately, "Do you need someone to go and find out the truth?"
It was not a good sign that a practitioner had been following them.
The Night Watch Department should not seek trouble for itself. For many years, the Night Watch Department has never interfered with the royal family.
So the other party is most likely a disciple from one of the three holy places
The relationship between the three holy places and the imperial court has always been ambiguous. With Lu Yu's status, he shouldn't get too close to the three holy places.
Lu Yu thought about it, shook his head and said, "Forget it, leave him alone."
"No matter who he is, as long as he doesn't come to provoke us, we won't go looking for him."
This is what Lu Yu thought.
That's what I planned too.
It's impossible for this person to always be in front of them, right
Sure enough, at night, the old horse finally stopped.
The other party led the old horse to the side of the road and let the old horse drink water and eat grass by the river.
The carriage on the official road slowly drove away, soon leaving the man behind.
Lu Yu also quickly forgot about this episode in the trip. After all, this was really just an insignificant passerby.
It was not until five days later that the skinny old horse once again appeared on the official road in front of the carriage.
Because Lu Yu stayed in Yanling City for one night, when he set out again, he found that the old horse had caught up with him and was right in front of the carriage.
Looking at the old horse on the dark night road, Lu Yu opened his eyes wide in surprise and couldn't help laughing.
I met him again... Judging from the speed of this old horse, it seems that he has been traveling all night without rest...
But this man is a practitioner, he can endure without rest, but what about his horse? Can he endure it too
Lu Yu was quite curious.
And this curiosity was confirmed the next night.
Suddenly, a painful whine was heard on the official road ahead.
Then, the skinny old horse, which had been traveling all night and had seldom rested, finally let out a miserable howl, could no longer hold on, and fell heavily on the official road.
He twitched and gradually became motionless.