The tanuki and the two old slaves had only been in their own ways for less than three hundred years, and Wu Yan had never mentioned it to them, so they did not know that their master had sent someone here four hundred years ago and found a place to hide.

Wu Yan's feet did not touch the ground, and slowly floated forward at the speed of ordinary people's walking, and the raccoon dog followed her respectfully. The two old slaves were behind, divided into left and right, following Xu Guan, who walked slowly and heavily.

The high altitude and the bitter cold wind made Xu Guan weak, and his body became shaky, and he staggered on the grassland full of dry weeds, and after walking for a short time, he felt that he was a little out of breath, his breathing became heavier and heavier, and his steps became more and more slow. He crossed his arms, raised his head and glanced ahead, Wu Yan and Tanuki had already gone far away, leaving only a vague outline of their backs.

Xu Guan looked left and right at the two old slaves who were expressionless, leaning on their bodies, like robots following him step by step, and sighed again.

It was so cold that he felt like the air he had inhaled into his nostrils was covered with ice ballast, almost freezing his nostrils. He really couldn't breathe, so he had to try to adjust his breathing with the secret method of Qiankun Jue, and after more than ten minutes, he finally felt a lot better, and then he continued to work hard and continued to walk forward.

Xu Guan only ate two pieces of bread during the two full days on the road, and his energy could not support him to do such a high-intensity activity. But he still gritted his teeth and held on, and when he couldn't breathe, he endured the stinging pain of the meridians and used the Qiankun secret method to adjust his breathing, and his legs were like dragging two heavy sandbags, and he still insisted on staggering forward, he was really tired and couldn't walk, so he stopped for a while, took a break and then continued walking.

It was impossible for the others, especially Wu Yan, not to know his physical condition, but they had no intention of helping him, so they just let Xu Guan hike hard alone.

Wu Yan, who was walking far ahead, didn't mean to look back at him, and the raccoon didn't look back, as for the two old slaves beside him, they were like two puppets who had been ordered to follow, just quietly following him, he walked, the two old slaves left, he stopped, and the two old slaves stood and waited for him.

"Perhaps, this is the punishment for Yu. Xu Guan couldn't breathe, but suddenly laughed at himself.

Can he take the initiative to ask for help? Yu really can't walk, so it's good to bother the two of you to take Yu for a ride?

Impossible. If he said it, Xu Guan would not be Xu Guan. He felt his head and feet heavy, and the scenery on the grassland in front of him became blurred, but he still gritted his teeth and persevered, dragging his two legs, and the soles of his feet rubbing the weeds forward.

In such a midwinter season, on the grassland full of cold winds, Xu Guan actually walked out of the sweating profusely.

He was already extremely tired, and every time he stopped in place, rested with his hands on his thighs for half a day, and then walked seven or eight steps, he had to stop and rest for half a day. There were even several times when he almost fell while walking.

No matter what happened to Xu Guan, the two old slaves followed him quietly, looking at him lightly, with no intention of helping him at all.

When he stumbled for the last time, Xu Guan really couldn't support it, and his body involuntarily fell forward, and he threw himself on the ground with a thud.

In the last second before losing consciousness, he still tried to raise his head and look at Wu Yan, who was so far away that he couldn't even see his back.

Xu Guan, who was in a coma, lost his perception of the outside world, no cold feeling, and no fatigue, because he was not even conscious.

I don't know how long he was asleep, but when he woke up again, he found that he was being carried on his back. He fixed his eyes and realized that he was on the back of an old slave, and another old slave was following, and he looked up again and saw Wu Yan and Tanuki walking not far in front.

As if sensing that Xu Guan woke up, Wu Yan tilted his head slightly, revealing half of his face behind him, and then returned to normal and continued to walk forward.

"It's been a long time since you've been active, and your body has deteriorated a lot. After walking for a while, I was so tired that I fell into a coma. In the gust of cold wind, Wu Yan's voice was clearly transmitted from the front to the ears of Xu Guan behind.

"......" Xu Guan didn't speak, he was tired and collapsed not long after he left, and he had to be carried by the old slave to continue moving forward, which was a very shameful thing.

"It's good to be active, it doesn't help you recover from your injuries, but it doesn't hurt either. It's just a workout. Wu Yan was not surprised by Xu Guan's silence, and said to himself.

"If I want to prove that I can't survive without your help, or even move an inch. You've done it. Boss Xu Guan was unhappy, and then asked again: "Why don't you rush to the secret place you said as soon as possible, and still walk slowly." ”

"Do you mean to fly over in one go?" Wu Yan's speed did not decrease, and he turned his face and smiled easily: "It's been too long, I forgot the specific location, this place has changed a lot, I have to look for it while walking." Besides, why be in such a hurry, there is nothing important to do when you get there anyway. ”

Xu Guan was speechless by this answer, so he had to snort softly.

"Do you see a few hills over there?" Wu Yan pointed to the left, and far away from here, there were several rolling hills.

"See. Is it a reference landmark?"

"It's not. Wu Yan smiled playfully: "I haven't seen those hills either." It's been too long, and I've long been out of the picture. ”

"......" Xu Guan knew that he had been tricked, so he sulked and closed his eyes, silently digesting the humiliation in his heart.

"Haha. Wu Yan was rarely naughty in front of the servants, as if he was far away from the conquest and killing of the Central Plains, and the whole person was relaxed. "Don't look at the scenery here now, but in spring and summer, the white clouds and blue sky, the vast green and vast grasslands, and the herds of cattle and sheep raised by local herdsmen are all extremely beautiful. ”

Wu Yan recalled that 400 years ago, he first came to the grassland and saw the scenery here.

"When you first met Yu in Shunde, did you think of coming here to live in seclusion?" Xu Guan finally couldn't help but ask the question that had been holding back all the way in his heart.

"Of course not. Wu Yan shook his head: "When we first met, you were just an ordinary person. Even if I'm with you, I'm far from hiding in such a remote place. It's the retreat I found for you after you became the Night's Watch, no, to be precise, after I knew you had become the Night's Watch. ”

"Why?" Xu Guan.

"At that time, I was forcibly taken back to Little Winter by the Wuyi Protector, and I lost your news. It wasn't until nine years later, when the clan's combat forces were integrated and everything was ready, that I had a chance to leave Little Winter. ”

"The first thing I did after I came out was to send someone back to Shunde to inquire about your news. I learned from the locals that after you returned to Shunde, you stayed for a long time and left again. I sent someone to inquire again, and this time I heard that you were enshrined and went to a different place to take up your post. ”

"The people I sent followed the news and found the place where you took office, but they were surprised to find that you were missing again. ”

"At that time, after careful investigation, I learned that you had been taken away by an old man of unknown origin seven years ago. ”

"Since then, no matter how much I send someone to inquire about you, I have not been able to find out the slightest bit about you. ”

When Xu Guan heard this, he recalled the past of the year, what Wu Yan said was that the old man who took him away from his post was the old man who was begging by the Yongding River outside the imperial capital before entering Beijing to take the exam. He also gave him a dry food, and the old man said that he would give him a jade pendant, but he did not give it to him at that time.

It wasn't until a year after he was transferred to take office that the old man suddenly came, and he didn't know how he got into the house, and after seeing Xu Guan, he said that the time had come, and he wanted to fulfill his promise and hand over the jade pendant to Xu Guan, but there was one condition, that is, to go with him.

Of course, Xu Guan did not agree, only said that he could accept the jade pendant, but he could never go with the old gentleman, or that he would not accept the jade pendant and would not go with the old gentleman.

Unexpectedly, the old man couldn't help but say, grabbed Xu Guan's arm, dragged him out.

Xu Guan was a young man, young and strong, but he couldn't break free from the old man's five fingers, he was dragged out, and he couldn't retreat half a step.

When the subordinates in the palace saw that their master was about to be taken away by strangers, they all shouted and surrounded him, and made a gesture to beat the old man and escort him to the yamen.

Xu watched the old man be old, even if his physical strength was not weakened, but I am afraid that he would not be able to withstand the beating of so many people. While persuading his subordinates not to hurt the old man, he persuaded the old man bitterly.

To his surprise, the old man didn't look at the people who came up around him, and directly flicked his hand, and drew a large circle on his arm, as if there was an invisible force that knocked down all the people.

Xu Guan was frightened and was taken out of the mansion by the old man.