The closer you get to Shangdu, the wider the road becomes, and the more people there become. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

It was noon when Changming arrived at Shang, and the sky was overcast and raining. He was dressed in plain brown clothes, with a cloak over his coat and a rain hat on his head. Although there were many people on the street, no one noticed him, and they were busy looking for a place to take shelter from the rain.

Changming led the horse directly to the back wall of the stone temple.

The boy shouldn't be outside on this rainy day, but he didn't know where the boy lived, so he had to wait for him under the tree. Changming was still worried and didn't know how long he would have to wait, but when he arrived, he saw that the young man was still sitting peacefully under the tree. The dense canopy of the elm tree shielded him from the fine rain.

"You ......" Chang Ming couldn't hide his surprise. He doesn't sit in this place every day from morning till night.

When the young man saw Changming, his two thin eyes moved, and he stretched out two thin white hands towards him, "Princess's thing." ”

Chang Ming handed the bucket that the princess had given him to the boy.

The boy took the barrel, opened it, took out a note from it, read the words on it, and put it in his arms. He took out another piece of paper and stuffed it into the bucket, handing the bucket back to Changming.

"Say hello to the princess for me. The boy said, "Besides, you will be troubled to give such things to the princess." At some point, a purple-red bag appeared in the boy's hand.

"What is this?"

"You'll know when you hand it over to the princess. ”

"If you don't say what, I won't give it to the princess, what if it's something dangerous. ”

"If you ask me to give something dangerous to the princess, I won't give it. The boy seemed to think that Changming's worry was too much. "Anyway, if you give this thing to the princess, it will be very useful to the princess. ”

Changming still didn't agree, he didn't like this young man who was too beautiful to be human, and he didn't want the princess to have more to do with him.

Seeing that Changming did not agree, the young man smiled slightly.

Changming saw that after the young man showed a strange smile, the bag in his hand disappeared with his smile, and he couldn't help but clasp his arms with both hands, and shivered all over. He had already done what the princess had asked him to do, and he didn't want to linger here any longer. Forget it, it's best to go, don't talk to him. Changming pulled the rain hat on his head down a little, and led Tongyun away from the young man.

Changming walked out of the alley of the stone temple. The rain is still falling, and it doesn't seem to stop. He was worried about the princess and them, and he didn't plan to stay in Shangdu, and the sooner he returned to Dongjun, the better.

Qing Yao's horse is indeed much better than her own horse, Tongyun not only has a fast foot, but also has strong endurance. Before entering the city, they had been running for half a day, and at this moment, Tongyun's speed was still unabated, and in the blink of an eye, they had already gone out of the city gate.

The rain became heavier and heavier, accompanied by thunder and lightning from time to time in the sky. Rain and muddy water make it more and more difficult to walk. Changming had to stop and find a place to shelter from the rain.

Changming saw that in front, not far from the official road, there was a temple. He walked over with Tongyun.

This temple was originally a mountain temple, and the temple was not big, but it was more than enough to accommodate him and Tongyun.

Changming found some dry wood in the temple and lit a fire. Tongyun lay down in front of the fire.

Tongyun is really smart. Changming smiled and touched Tongyun's head, took off the wet clothes on his body, and put them to the fire to roast. Just after roasting for a while, Tongyun, who was roasting comfortably on the fire, suddenly hissed and stood up. At the same time, Chang Ming also felt a golden wind behind him, instinctively tilted his body to the side, and rolled out on the spot. When he stood up, he saw clearly that just behind him, there was a masked man with a knife in his hand.

"Who are you, why did you kill me?" Changming didn't understand, he disguised himself as a merchant capital, and no one should know. Even if it is seen, it is not worth the murderous action of someone.

The masked man didn't answer, raised his knife, and continued to slash at Changming. Chang Ming was helpless, dodged left and right, pulled out the sword in his waist and wrestled with the masked man. After a few moves, Changming was surprised to find that this masked man's kung fu was not weak, and he made a killing move against him. If it was normal times, Changming should be able to make a draw with him. However, even after he was on the road for two or three days, his physical strength was very exertional, so after more than a dozen moves, he gradually fell behind. Changming was anxious, his hands and feet were even more out of proportion, one didn't pay attention, he tripped over a piece of wood under his feet, and he fell on his back. The masked man's knife slashed at Naruto's chest. Changming thought that his life was at stake, and hated that he couldn't complete the princess's task.

When the masked man's knife slashed into Changming's chest, Changming's chest let out an "ah" sound. The sound startled the masked man, and so did Chang Ming. Just when the two men in the fight were in a daze, Tongyun hissed and kicked his hind hooves, kicking the masked man in the back. The masked man was caught off guard and was kicked out of the way, vomiting a mouthful of blood. Changming rolled over, trying to catch the masked man and ask him what was going on. Who is he, and why did he attack and kill him? Seeing that the situation was not good, the masked man covered his chest and fled from the temple.

Changming chased him out for a while, but he didn't catch up, for fear that the other party would have some ambush, so he didn't chase down, and reflexively returned to the mountain temple.

Tongyun lay back beside the fire and roasted the fire leisurely.

"Thanks to you today. Changming squatted in front of Tongyun. It turns out that Tongyun is so powerful! Changming was secretly grateful to Qing Yao, if she hadn't insisted on letting herself ride Tongyun out, she would probably have died here. At that time, not only will the princess's task not be completed, but she will not be able to see Qing Yao again.

But what happened just now, Changming touched his chest up and down, the masked man's knife obviously hit him, how could he be fine. There was also a strange sound in the chest. He put his hand into his clothes, and felt a soft thing in his arms, and when he took it out, he saw that it was the bag that the young man had asked him to give to the princess. How could this thing be on his body, and he didn't even find out.

Was this thing saving him? What's in the bag?Changming wants to open the bag to see what's inside. But after dragging for a long time, the sealed gold rope was like a dead one, and it couldn't be opened.

Won't it be only the princess who can open it...... Changming hesitated for a long time and stuffed the bag back into his arms.

As for the masked man just now, who is he? During the period when he came to Shangguo, he has always followed the princess and never had a grudge against anyone. Could it be that he is for the princess's barrel? Changming touched the barrel that the princess gave him on his waist. Because of the fire, he took off his coat, and the barrel was exposed. The masked man was able to see it, but had no intention of robbing it. Changming really couldn't figure it out. However, it is not advisable to stay here for a long time and should leave as soon as possible.

The rain outside seemed to be lighter, and Changming pulled Tongyun to continue walking, but Tongyun didn't move. Changming tugged hard twice, but Tongyun still ignored him. Changming is reasoning with facts and pleading, but it is useless. He was out of options, and he couldn't go if Tongyun didn't go, so he had to go around the temple first to make sure that there was no danger for the time being, and no more masked people would pop out.

This place is relatively remote, although it is a temple, but it is barren inside and out, and there are not many people. Changming saw the footprints of two lines of people behind the temple and on the side of the temple, one entering the temple and the other leaving the temple. Both of these footprints are supposed to be the masked man. He could see the route of the masked man's departure very clearly, and strangely, the masked man did not come from the official road, he came from a forest behind the temple.

If he ambushed himself here and hid in the big tree behind the temple, why bother to go far and run into the forest. Isn't that easier to expose yourself?

Changming felt that something was wrong, and walked into the forest along the footprints. The trail ended under an inconspicuous tree. Changming carefully inspected the area around the tree, but found nothing unusual.

Changming was just about to leave under the tree when another sound sounded in his chest. "Dirt. With the previous experience, Changming was much calmer this time, he took out the bag in his arms and said to the bag, "What did you say? Say it again." ”

"Dirt. Sure enough, he spoke again.

"What do you mean?" Changming didn't quite understand what the bag meant, and he looked down at the dirt beneath his feet.

"Dirt. Again, the word is repeated.

Changming scratched his head, what's wrong with the soil? He really couldn't see it. Go back and ask the princesses, it must be too late, and you will be scolded if you don't do it. Changming circled around the spot three times and thought of a stupid solution. ……