Chapter 43: Escort Mission

For people in the rivers and lakes, there are not many peaceful days, and the days of fairy-like leisure are even rarer! Especially for couples who are immersed in love, happy days always feel extraordinarily happy, and they don't know when they will come to an abrupt end.

People in the rivers and lakes, can't help it! Maybe the lover in love can better understand the sadness and helplessness contained in these eight words! Who doesn't want to be inseparable from their beloved, who doesn't want to stay with their beloved, but love is not the whole of life, there are always some things and responsibilities that you can't avoid and can't shirk, so that you have to leave your beloved lover and face and break through alone.

Outside the White Horse Villa, Zhou Sisi and Ye Heng were saying goodbye, they really held hands and looked at each other with tears in their eyes, and they were speechless.

This is not the first time that Ye Heng has led the third team on a mission, but this is the farthest mission of the third team, and it is also the most dangerous mission! Today's farewell can be as short as a few months or as long as a year, which is undoubtedly a huge torment for a pair of lovers who are in love! Not to mention that this mission is still very dangerous, which makes Zhou Sisi feel at ease, and he can't help but have mixed feelings and worries!

However, Zhou Sisi understands that this is a task, an obligation that every Xiangyun guard should fulfill, a responsibility that every man must bear, and a challenge that every man must face! As the daughter of the owner of Xiangyun Village, she has the power and the method to save Ye Heng from the pain of running around through some means, but she also understands that if she does so, she will not only be criticized by the Zhuang public, but also hurt Ye Heng's heart! The man she fell in love with was a responsible man, not a soft egg who could not withstand the wind and rain and needed to be supported by a woman. What I have to do is to believe in him completely, wait quietly at home, let him go on a rampage, and then return triumphantly.

Even if he was reluctant and unwilling, Zhou Sisi could only bury this worry in the bottom of his heart, forced a smile, and still sent his lover to the distance! Because, in the distance, there are thorns and hope!

Chu Tian smiled and watched the little couple say goodbye from a distance, with a smile on his face, smiling very sunny. Once upon a time, he also came over like this, although he was still young, but compared to the younger Ye Heng, he had to play the role of a person who came over, looking at the scene in front of him, thinking of his past, a familiar and cordial feeling came to his heart, and he couldn't help but smiles thicker on his face!

Zhou Sisi told Ye Heng over and over again to be careful when he went out, take care of himself and so on, and sorted out Ye Heng's clothes over and over again, although Ye Heng's clothes were already very neat and capable, she still felt dissatisfied. In the end, she took the sea wings saved on Ye Heng's body in her hand, decorated them with a beautifully woven red rope, and hung them affectionately around Ye Heng's neck. He muttered, "Take care, I'll wait for you!"

"Don't worry, it'll be fine!I'll bring you a gift when I come back, be good!" Ye Heng was also very emotional and teased.

Zhou Sisi bit his lip and nodded deeply, suddenly pushed Ye Heng away, turned around and ran towards the villa. Ye Heng looked at her slender back and waved his hand slowly.

At this time, Chu Tian smiled and walked towards Ye Heng, not only with a smile on his face, but also with a smile in his eyes.

Seeing Chu Tian coming with a smile, Ye Heng withdrew his right hand with a light wave, his expression was a little unnatural, and it always felt a little awkward to be seen by others that he was in love with his children.

Chu Tianxiao didn't seem to notice Ye Heng's embarrassment, went straight to the point, and said, "Ye Heng, this mission is not the same as before, you must be more careful on the road!"

Ye Heng nodded and replied, "I'll be careful!"

Ye Heng's progress in the past two years, Chu Tianxiao is very clear in his heart, so he will hand over this important task to Ye Heng to do, although there will definitely be dangers along the way, but Chu Tianxiao believes that Ye Heng has the ability to face and solve these dangers.

Chu Tian smiled and said, "Then let's go! When you come back, I'll invite you to drink!"

Ye Heng turned over and got on his horse, smiled at Chu Tian and said, "Hahaha, then you start preparing the bar now, you have to prepare good wine, you have to prepare enough food, don't drink enough when the time comes!" Then he turned the horse's head, and Huoyun galloped towards the third team that was ready to go!

While galloping, Ye Heng shouted: "Third team, let's go!"

Immediately, the auspicious cloud banner was raised in the air by the flag bearer, waving in the wind, and hundreds of healthy horses stood up and neighed at the same time! The next moment, the horses ran into dust, and the smoke and dust rolled away!

At this time, Zhou Sisi's figure appeared at the gate of White Horse Villa, looking at the team that had gone away, with tears on his face and red eyes!

It is the spring of March, the willows and the green are sad and parting, and the grass is still hating the spring sorrow!

The third team moved forward at a very fast speed, hundreds of healthy horses galloped on horses, and walked more than 300 miles in only half a day. This distance is within the control of the White Horse Villa, so it is unimpeded, and the real journey is 300 miles away. Walking to the foot of a mountain called Wuding Mountain, the team began to light the fire and rest. The task of the third team this time was to transport 200 good horses to Beihai Prefecture, which was 6,000 miles away, and along the way they had to pass through 21 cities in four prefectures! If the 6,000-mile road was ridden by one person, it would take a few days to reach it with a fast horse. However, the third team had to escort the horses this time, and a total of more than 200 men were dispatched, and there were more than 400 horses, and it was impossible for such a large-scale team to hide from the eyes and ears of others! In addition, there were many dense mountains and forests along the way, and the cities were intertwined, and there were bound to be many bandits and robbers.

Therefore, as soon as they came out of the boundaries of White Horse Villa, the team began to rest. This escort mission starts here, and it really begins. The third team is now a full complement of one hundred and eight people, divided into ten squads, each team of ten people, and the other seven are Ye Heng's personal guards, and Qiao Yong is in charge of the personal guards. These seven people are the most reliable subordinates raised by Ye Heng in the past two years, although the number is small, but their strength is the strongest in the third team! Especially Qiao Yong, with Ye Heng's full help, by taking the Juyuan Condensing Qi Pill and turning into a butterfly, he successfully broke through to the Wuhao level, and now he has stabilized at the primary level of the Wuhao level, and successfully opened the spiritual power attribute, and his spiritual power is the earth attribute.

The team began to rest in an orderly manner, and Ye Heng ordered the guards to send Qiao Yong and the ten squad leaders, and everyone gathered together to start the discussion.

Twelve people sat on the ground, Ye Heng spread the map of the Shuntian Empire on the ground, pointed his finger back and forth on the map, and said at the same time: "After coming out of the White Horse Villa, we have completed the safest part of the journey, and the next journey will definitely be difficult to walk, everyone must take more precautions! After Wuding Mountain, according to the old rules, a team will be sent out every day to investigate in front and try to avoid conflicts with others! Our task is to safely send this batch of horses to Xuping City, Beihai Prefecture. ”

Everyone nodded, after two years of running-in, the third team has already formed a tacit understanding, so some details do not need to be explained in detail.

"How fast should we march in the future? Our ranks have not only a large number of horses, but also grain and grass, and there are many places along the way where there are no ready-made roads, and if we march too fast, we will inevitably be tired and short of men and horses in a few days, and it will not be conducive to us dealing with the dangers that may arise at any time. Xue Gai, the leader of the first squad, said.

"What Captain Xue said is reasonable, so I decided to travel eighty to one hundred miles every day. We still have 5,700 miles to go, so we will reach our destination in two months, and we will have enough food and grass to meet two months' supply. This way, the horses will not get tired and will be able to cope with accidents. Ye Heng replied.

Seeing that everyone nodded in agreement, Ye Heng continued: "This trip is the first time that our Xiangyunzhuang has opened up a trade route to Beihai Prefecture, so everyone must be careful, and at the same time, in order for everyone to have a few more chances to come back alive, it is ordered that no one can leave behind the practice on weekdays, you especially have to set an example and strictly supervise, do you hear?"

"Yes!" the crowd replied immediately!

A dark-skinned, burly teenager even said: "Don't worry, big brother, we are not three-year-old children, everyone understands this! Whoever dares to be disobedient, I will beat his ass!"

This person is the captain of the sixth squad, who was added later, and is also from Fenghe Ranch, surnamed Xu Mingliang, making double hammers, don't look at the five big and three thick, he is the tallest in a group of people, but his actual age is two months younger than Ye Heng. This person has a big head and a round waist, a straightforward heart, and is the most loyal to Ye Heng, he is called the eldest brother on weekdays, and he is the only one who dares to joke with Ye Heng.

"Xu Liang, you talk a lot!" Ye Heng glared at Xu Liang, who immediately retreated, pretending to be a good child, and everyone couldn't help but laugh heartily.

"Next, everyone will prepare separately, and we will camp and rest after crossing Wuding Mountain today. The first team is responsible for finding out the news, and the eighth, ninth, and tenth teams are responsible for vigilance!" After the order was given, Ye Heng signaled the meeting to be dismissed, and everyone split up to prepare.

Wuding Mountain is a mountain with a low altitude and a not very steep slope, so at dusk, the third team successfully crossed it and set up camp at the foot of the mountain. The first team had dinner, and after disguising themselves, they scattered to find out the news, and the other teams were on duty, resting, and had nothing to say all night.

Early the next morning, the first team sent back the news that everything was normal within three hundred miles. After receiving the news, Ye Heng ordered the first team to rest, and the second team continued to investigate, and after breakfast, the team continued to move forward.

After three days, the team left Hindu Prefecture and entered the territory of Dairen Prefecture. Dairenju is a large grain-producing state in the northwest of the Shuntian Empire, with abundant products and simple folk customs. There is food at home, there is no shortage in the heart, as long as the people can eat enough, few people will disturb the society, therefore, the security here is relatively good, but no one expected that the first armed conflict encountered by the third team happened here!

On this day, the team was moving forward, and two members of the fifth squad responsible for the investigation reported that there was a team of dart carts fifty miles away, with the word evergreen written on the dart flag, and the number of people was about three hundred.

In return, Ye Heng ordered the two to continue to monitor, and then talked to Qiao Yong.

"Brother Qiao, have you ever heard of the Evergreen Dart Bureau?" Ye Heng asked.

Qiao Yong thought for a long time and said, "I heard that there is an evergreen dart bureau in Shuoqiu Prefecture, which is considered a second-rate force. Its total dart head is called Pan Jaw, and people give the nickname 'Quick Knife', it is a martial arts level powerhouse, and it is very famous in Shuoqiu Prefecture! However, this evergreen dart game has a bad reputation in recent years, if it is really this dart game, we still have to make some preparations as early as possible, and the heart of defense is indispensable!"

Ye Heng said: "Well, then pass the order down and let everyone be more careful." However, don't show malice, lest the other party misunderstand! And the most important relationship of the dart game, everyone meets to report a name, a friendship, the mountain does not turn around, it is inevitable to meet again in the future. I think it should be fine. ”

"Understood, I'm going to give the order!" Qiao Yong turned his horse's head and went to the back to give the order.

The third team walked calmly, without hurry, and an hour later, they met the convoy of the Evergreen Dart Bureau in a valley.

The Evergreen Dart Bureau is indeed from Shuoqiu Prefecture, and this time the dart is going to Hindu Prefecture, led by Yan Wu, the head of the dart. This Yan Wu is a peak martial artist, a pair of iron fists that are powerful and powerful, and he is a figure with a head and a face on the road.

Yan Wuxing Dart for more than ten years, although it is said that the food of the dart game is not delicious, but if there is no accident, the income is still very rich. Over the years, a lot of silver has entered his pocket, and Yan Wu's life has begun to become more and more comfortable, and his life has become more and more luxurious, and he gradually began to dislike this kind of life of sleeping in the open and licking blood with knives. In recent years, he has been playing fewer and fewer darts, and whenever business comes to his door, he always pushes it to other dart masters for various reasons. He also knows that it's not a matter of always shirking, so he occasionally takes a dart. This time I took the initiative to ask to go to Hindu, firstly, because the distance of the dart was not too far, and secondly, because it had been half a year since the last dart. Besides, most of the dart masters in the dart game were dissatisfied with him, and in order to appease the anger, he had to bet on a dart.

The dart board takes a steady word for darts, and the dart car pulls silver goods, which can not withstand the bumps, and most of the dart masters walk on foot. This way, like an old ox pulling a cart, starting from Shuoqiu Prefecture, walked for nearly two months, and then arrived in Dairenzhou, the whole dart team was listless, and everyone was exhausted.

Yan Wu's body was sinful, and he thought that the newly accepted concubine had only been taken back home for two days, and before he could enjoy it, he had such a thing, and he couldn't help but become nameless.

Now I suddenly saw the horses transported by the third team, each of them was majestic and majestic, and the spirit of the dragon horse, I couldn't help but be overjoyed and my eyes were shining!

Seeing Yan Wu's eyes, Ye Heng's heart couldn't help but tighten, and a bad premonition hit his heart, could something happen?