Li Qing'an urinated happily behind the restaurant and was about to walk back. Unexpectedly, when the cold wind blew, his chest and abdomen suddenly churned and rushed into a corner.

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I don't know how long it took, but he slowly raised his head and took a breath. At this moment, a wet handkerchief appeared in front of him.

"If you can't drink, don't be stubborn. Didn't you realize that those guys are just trying to impress you?" Gao Wu said complaining.

"Thank you!" Li Qingan took the towel and wiped his face. He felt much better. He wanted to stand up, but his legs were soft and he had no strength at all.

"Mistress Wu, help me."

"Hey! You guys are the first arrow in Anxi! You may not even be able to hold the bow now."

Wu Niang helped him up and helped him walk back slowly, "I'll come down to get some breath, and I just saw you feeling uncomfortable here. I thought I didn't care about you, but I thought you were pitiful and care about you, but I thought you deserved it. Is it that important for you stinky men to drink?"

"I don't want to drink either, but you see it too. Will they let me go if I don't drink it today?"

"Hmph! Whether you drink or not has anything to do with me, I'm just talking casually, don't think I care about you!"

As he said that, Gao Wu helped Li Qing'an into the restaurant, "Don't panic first, take a break, and then go up after sobering up. I'm out to breathe, I'm going to go for a walk."

Gao Wu waved to a guy, "My man, pour this military master a cup of tea, make it stronger, remember to help him up later."

"Okay! Don't worry, girl, I will do it."

Gao Wu arranged Li Qing'an and then left leisurely with his hands behind his back.

Li Qing'an sat leaning against a cupboard, feeling very uncomfortable in his chest and abdomen, as if he was exhausted and had no strength in his body.

At this time, several Sogdians came in at the door. They were covered in dust and obviously came from a very far place and had just arrived in Kucha.

"Shopkeeper, give each of us a bowl of soup and another thirty cakes."

They spoke Chinese and were very fluent. As soon as they entered the door, they sat in a corner and discussed something in a low voice. Li Qing'an sat at the entrance of the back door, facing his back to them, about a dozen steps away. He did not take these Sogdians to heart, but just slowly tasted a cup of strong tea.

"A few guests, this is your soup."

"This guy, this is a reward of 100 yuan, I want to find out something."

"Yo! The guest is so kind, just ask."

"I want to ask, have you ever heard of gems with flames?"

Li Qing'an's teacup shook violently, and his mind suddenly became clear, as if he had encountered a ghost in broad daylight. He turned around in surprise and looked at the Sogdians.

Over the past year, he almost forgot about the so-called sunstone. He once went to several jewelry shops, none of which cost more than 80 guan.

Two months ago, he went to Bahuan City again and found that the "Sogdian Old Shop" had already closed. The Sogdian who was willing to pay 10,000 yuan to buy his gems had become a distant and unreal memory. Unexpectedly, at the most unintentional moment, he suddenly heard news about the gems again.

There were five people in total. Judging from the seats they sat, there were two masters and three servants. One of them was in his forties and had a goatee, while the other was a young man, about twenty-five or six years old, wearing a pointed hat with gold edges on his head. He looked pretty, with a long and thin face, a pointed chin, and his face was pale and pale. His slender eyes were more black and less white, giving people a feeling of hypocrisy.

"Guest, I'm sorry, I've never heard of any gems with flames."

"Think about it, hasn't anyone mentioned it among the Tang army officers and soldiers?"

While asking, the middle-aged man glanced at Li Qing'an intentionally or unintentionally. Li Qing'an was already lying on the table, looking drunk, but his ears were straight, and he could hear every word from the other party clearly.

Maybe I was embarrassed to collect one hundred cents, the guy thought for a while and said, "Someone has mentioned gems, but they are all ordinary gems like a dozen cents of coins. No one has ever said gems with flames."

The middle-aged man whispered a few words to the young man. Although he couldn't hear clearly what they said, it could be seen that the young man showed a disappointed expression on his face.

"I think we should find Suning first and then pursue the whereabouts of the gem."

The young man spoke Turkic language, and Li Qingan could hear it clearly, 'That Suning!' That's right, what they were looking for was their mysterious gem.

"But Suning is missing."

"It doesn't matter. I have a way to find him. Let's go back to Tuozhi City first."

The young man was obviously impatient and left as soon as he said he could not help but walk away. He stood up and strode out of the store. The middle-aged man hurriedly packed the cakes on the table. Seeing that the young man had left, he couldn't help but shouted in a hurry: "Yuan Ye, don't worry, let's stay in Kucha for a night before leaving."

After cleaning up randomly, he hurriedly chased him out.

‘Yuanen?’ Li Qing'an thought to himself, ‘It turns out that this young man is called Yuanen.’

"Customer, I'm so sorry. I'll definitely pay attention to the situation of rubies for you." The shopkeeper sent them out respectfully.

As soon as he turned around and came back, Li Qingan waved to him, "Bullshit, come here."

"Person Li, please give me instructions."

Li Qing'an took out his Yishen money and said with a smile: "That group just now, please keep an eye on them and remember me, where did they go in Kucha City? Who did you meet? This Yishen money is a hard work fee for you. If the news you found satisfy me, I will add your Yishen money."

The waiter was overjoyed. He could only earn five hundred cents a month. In the blink of an eye, two cents of money were obtained. He immediately took the money and said, "Personnel Li, don't worry, I will definitely find the best news."

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The next evening, Li Qing'an was writing a report in the military camp. A soldier came in to report: "General, someone is looking for him outside the military camp. He said he was a clerk from the Central Plains wine shop and the general asked him to come."

"I understand!" Li Qing'an took two staples of money and stood up and walked out of the military camp. The clerks from the Central Plains restaurant came, of course, just for the matter of the Sogdians last night. Even if the clerks didn't come, he would go to the clerk to ask about the situation.

Outside the military camp, the restaurant clerk was stretching his neck to look around. Seeing Li Qing'an coming out, he hurried forward and smiled, "Personnel Li, I have news about them."

"What did you find?"

"After they left the restaurant last night, they went to Yuelai Inn at the city gate. They had never come out, and no one came to find them. Before dawn, they rode away from Kucha City. I heard from the inn shopkeeper that they were back to Shiguo, and it seemed to be looking for someone named Suning. Then I saw them heading west, and I squatted on the side of the road for another day, and they had not come back, so I rushed to report to the general."

After saying that, he looked at Li Qing'an with a gaze. He had not slept all night and squatted by the roadside for another day, hoping to get another reward.

"You're doing a good job!"

Li Qingan smiled and handed the money to him, "This is two stale money, I will give you double rewards. If there is any news about them, please tell me immediately. I will have another reward, do you know?"

The wine shop staff took the reward with great gratitude and bowed repeatedly, "Don't worry, General, as long as they come, I will notify the general immediately."

Li Qingan returned to the camp. He opened his carry-on box, took out a small wooden box from below, opened it gently, and appeared in front of him with a faint gem covered with a gem of light luster. He carefully picked up the ruby ​​the size of an egg. The mysterious flame in the gem rose again. Li Qingan's eyes slowly narrowed. He wanted to know what kind of secret is hidden in this gem?

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Chapter completed!