The reason why Venerable White Lotus accompanied Li Hongji all the way here was because he wanted to join the Boundless Sect Leader. Venerable White Lotus knew that even if they pretended to be beggars, they would encounter a lot of trouble along the way.

The Khitans did not have any mercy for the Han people, and the poorer the people, the less qualified they were to shout about human rights, so when they saw the words of beggars...... Maybe the Khitans will shoot them directly with arrows, but it's not necessarily.

What's more, the situation in the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun is complicated and inaccessible, and Venerable White Lotus doesn't dare to guarantee that he can survive, how can he protect Li Hongji.

If you come here to join the Wuyazi Daoist, at least the Wuyazi Daoist has money on him, and his martial arts can ensure that there are no enemies in the Khitan territory. After all, as soon as the Jiuyang Burning Heaven Recipe comes out, both the Han and the Khitan people will retreat.

Venerable White Lotus really didn't expect that Li Hongji's troubled things turned out to be how to prove his identity, and sure enough, he had just broken away from the identity of the straw bag, and his mind was completely mature, but his brain had not improved much.

Of course, Venerable White Lotus still appreciated the matter of quelling the chaos in Jiangxi, because these methods were indeed made by the two brothers, Li Hongji and Li Hongmao, and Daoist Wuyanzi did not help.

But...... The two brothers came up with more than one solution, which can be said to be countless, and it was not until he heard the satisfactory solution that the Daoist of Wuyazi nodded.

Although they came up with the solution, the person who made the final decision was still Wuyanzi, so the real powerful person was him, not Li Hongji. Venerable White Lotus has always been very clear about this, and he also told Li Jing the whole thing that had gone through, and Li Jing also knew that although Daoist Master Wuyazi did not directly help, he was the key to quelling the chaos in Jiangxi.

In fact, Li Jing has thought of this a long time ago, although he has not seen each other for a few months, Li Hongji's change can be said to be huge. But the change is mainly in the mind, and his knowledge and ability must be accumulated slowly, so that it is possible for him to sublimate his whole person.

At the beginning, Li Jing was also taken aback by Li Hongji, and his son became very mature in an instant, and he was so capable. He also thought that Wu Yazi was just guiding from the side, but he never thought that the real reason was that he was making decisions. Li Hongji and Li Hongmao came up with countless methods, and he just picked the most stable method for these two to implement.

Of course, Li Jing will not ignore Li Hongji's efforts and growth. But he figured it out immediately after calming down, and sure enough, the only one who was really powerful was the Boundless Dao Master.

"Then it's decided, I'll give you a little money to take a shower and change your clothes, and you won't attract attention if you wear casually. We will settle at the Pingfu Inn not far in front, and after you have packed up, you will go to the inn to stay overnight, and set off for the king early tomorrow morning. "Tianya took out a certain amount of gold, not too much, about five or six taels, enough for two people to squander for a long time, and it doesn't cost much to take a bath and change clothes, they can also go and have a glass of wine to digest it.

There is no need for Tianya to give so much money, one or two pieces of silver is enough for two people to take a bath and change clothes. Tianya gave so much money to hope that they would buy two horses.

Li Hongji said: "Thank you to Daoist Wuyazi. This one...... Actually, I just wanted to ask, who is this girl next to you?"

"The newly married daughter-in-law...... Xiang'er, this is Li Hongji, the prince of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and beside him is the White Lotus Venerable. ”

Xiang'er nodded and said, "The prince is polite, and the Venerable is polite." ”

Venerable White Lotus immediately waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite. ”

"Can a Taoist priest still marry a daughter-in-law?" Li Hongji looked at Wuyazi in surprise, originally thinking that he was a real master, but the result was ...... It turned out to be a fake Taoist priest.

In fact, Li Hongji was not surprised by the fact that a Taoist priest married a daughter-in-law, because there were also some Taoist priests in his house, and these people were secretly doing everything under the guise of a monk, and they were more active than themselves when they went to the Qinglou.

Li Hongji was surprised that a master like Wuyazi turned out to be a fake Taoist...... It was a surprise.

Venerable White Lotus said: "There are more than a dozen factions in the Taoist family, and most of them can start a family. ”

"And this kind of thing? I thought that a Taoist priest was a Taoist priest, and a monk was a monk......

Tianya said embarrassedly: "Even if it is a monk, it is divided into Zen Buddhism in the Central Plains and Tantra Buddhism in the Western Regions, right?" Even Zen Buddhism has several branches, how can they all be the same?"

"Oh~ Xiao Wang has been taught. Li Hongji learned one more thing, and he felt very happy in his heart. But the faces of the White Lotus Venerable and Tianya are not very good-looking, what the hell is he happy about this situation? A boatload of gold and silver treasures is gone, and they finally begged to come to this place, what is there to be happy about?

"Okay, Poor Dao also has a good meal with his new daughter-in-law, you go and prepare, by the way, buy two horses, prepare some more clothes and things to be used along the way, we are on our way." ”

"Understood. Although Li Hongji is stupid, he still understands these things. Of course, so much gold is not only for bathing and changing clothes, but the main thing is to buy horses.

It's not far to get to the king, but if you don't have a horse, you still have to walk for a long time.

To the south of Pingzhou is Haizhou, and less than 100 miles southwest of Haizhou is Cangzhou, so the distance is not far. If there is nothing to do along the way, everyone will be happy.

After Li Hongji got the money, he left the restaurant with Venerable White Lotus. They do need to take a shower, change their clothes, and look at each other like beggars. Venerable White Lotus could barely recall the time when Li Hongji was in high spirits.

Tianya and Xiang'er also breathed a sigh of relief, not emotionally but physically. The smell of these two people...... Only they can't smell it.

"This is the Prince of Southern Tang?" Xiang'er said disappointedly: "Xun killed me, have you smelled his body?" Not to mention half a month, I don't think he has taken a bath for a year. ”

Tianya said: "People are in trouble, don't talk about this kind of topic when you meet, so as not to embarrass him." Don't call me Brother Tianya, just call me Xianggong. If someone else knows my identity, it will be dangerous, you see at the age of Venerable White Lotus, doesn't he want to regain his youth? Even his own people dare not trust him, let alone outsiders. ”

Xiang'er nodded and said, "You've said it many times, I won't be wrong." When no one is around, I will call you Brother Tianya. ”

"Well, let's change the table and eat again, I also feel a smell here......" Tianya actually smelled uncomfortable, I really couldn't imagine that Li Hongji and Venerable White Lotus would be so miserable.

But it's nothing, looking at the down-and-out appearance of these two people, Tianya is quite happy in his heart. took Xiang'er to a farther place, ordered another table of dishes, and the two continued to eat.

They basically didn't eat just now, not only because they were afraid that they wouldn't be able to snatch these two hungry ghosts, but because they didn't have an appetite when they stayed by their side.

Tianya feels that this kind of multi-ethnic place is quite good, there are not only Khitan and Han people, but also some smaller ethnic groups, such as the Jurchen.

In this multi-ethnic place, the biggest feature is the food, the restaurant here will be able to do the most proud dishes of each ethnic group, if you can only do the dishes of the Han people, what if the Khitan people come?

Tianya ordered a large table of strange dishes, in addition to the traditional dishes of the Han people, most of them are barbecue. The Khitan people's requirements for food are different from those of the Han people, they pay more attention to the quality of the ingredients, and the taste of captive mutton and wild mutton is different, because the cooking method is very simple, the most important thing is to roast and boil, as long as there is no problem in the heat, then the ingredients determine the taste of a dish.

The Han people pay more attention to the chef's cooking skills, and if the cooking skills are excellent, ordinary ingredients can also make top-notch deliciousness.

There are still not many dishes cooked in Khitan, and they are still mainly barbecued meat. This is the simplest and most straightforward way to cook, and at the same time you can taste the original and purest flavor of the ingredients.

I can't say which concept is more correct, it's just that the living habits are different.

For Tianya, Khitan cuisine is indeed unique. The hot lamb chops are grilled on the outside and tender on the inside, grab them directly and put them in your mouth, bite into them, there are fat, thin and oily, the taste is not soft and glutinous, but it is rotten as soon as you chew it.

In terms of taste, it is naturally the purest oil aroma of mutton, with a slight sheep's smell, but it does not affect the overall taste. The best part is that cumin is added to it......

"Cumin? This scent is definitely cumin. Tianya was surprised and said: "No, cumin should be only available to the Uighurs, the Uighurs do not take the Silk Road, and it is impossible for the Han people to go to the Uighurs to buy this kind of thing, and to buy an extra piece of jade is more valuable than a cart of cumin." How can there be cumin here?"

Tianya was very surprised by this discovery, although the taste of these barbecued meats was sublimated because of cumin, but what he was thinking about now was not the taste, but who brought cumin here, could it be that Master did a good thing? Master was already very rich, and there was no need for him to do such a thing anymore.

"Is this strange fragrance cumin? I've heard you say that cumin is a very fragrant and delicious seasoning, but only the Uighurs have cumin, and I can't imagine that the Khitans also have cumin. ”

"It's strange here, I've been to the Khitan more than once, there is no cumin here at all, where does this cumin come from?" Tianya said: "It is impossible for my master to bring cumin from the Uighurs to the Khitan, and even if he brings it back, he will at most give a little to Yeluzhen to enjoy, but there will be cumin in a small restaurant, which shows that cumin is already a very commonly used seasoning in the Khitan, and it is not something that only nobles can use." ”

"Is there anything strange about this?" Xiang'er said curiously, "Someone must have brought cumin back to the Central Plains from the Uighurs, planted it in the Central Plains, and then sold it to the Khitans." ”

Tianya nodded and said, "Yes, I think so too." So I feel strange, the merchants of the Central Plains will not do this, who else will take the Silk Road except the merchants? Maybe there will be some monks who follow the example of Master Xuanzang to take this trip, but the monks will never know that the aroma of the barbecue is different from that of the Central Plains. ”

"And who do you think it is?"

"How do I know? I just think it's weird. ”