Chapter 13: Morning Light
The night faded, the morning light brightened, and the inn, also located on the side of the road, began to become noisy, so it was important to hurry early. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
In the hall, large pieces of cakes and pickled vegetables were constantly being brought and put on the table, so that the people in the hurry could eat enough strength to walk, some handymen in the backyard were busy adding forage to the cattle and loading the trucks, and even the three-year-old children were not idle in the whole shop, so when the girl came with a bucket and chewing a piece of bread, everyone was not surprised, and some people shouted for me to bring a bucket here.
“... Hit it yourself... I only have two hands. The girl said angrily, with the pungency of being used to seeing all kinds of people.
The children in the foot shop are like this, both men and women, and it is not easy to bully them by their gender, and the busy handymen are not annoyed and surprised, but laugh.
“... The women of Xiliang are taller than the horses..."
“... You little girl is gone when you stand in front of people..."
The two guys tied the rain cloth on the truck tightly while laughing with the girls who were squatting on the side and watching the excitement.
The girl pouted and said, "Nonsense, we often come to Xiliang here, and there are many women accompanying us, but it's not what you said at all.... You two haven't been to Xiliang yet, have you?"
The two guys were exposed, looked dumbfounded, and waved to the girl, "Go... Are you trying to steal our goods... You children with unclean hands and feet." Drive.
The girl got up and staggered away with a snort, inconspicuous in the crowded shop, standing at the door of the shop and looking ahead, the sun was shining and seemed to be faintly visible to the city..... Xue Qing couldn't help but sigh before he walked out of such a small way, this terrible ancient traffic.
Now Chang'an City should already know that he is gone, this kind of trick of skipping class and deceiving at both ends is very easy to go, not to mention that there are people in the social science who are specifically staring at her.... Mother Xue was bent on leaving her in social studies, so naturally she had her own people over there.
Next, it depends on Young Master Liantang.
Xue Qing smiled, changed to a comfortable position and leaned against the wall, he should be very angry, and then he would tell the cicada clothes to prove his guess, of course, this is completely useless for Xue Mu and others, but Xue Mu and others will definitely not dare to tell Zhang Liantang that they are women, so they must have to do something to chase in the direction of the capital.
In this way, it can probably be delayed for two or three days, and it is only a few days, and there are only a few caravans in the city of Zhangjia Commercial Bank.
“... Have you checked the guides? Don't make mistakes. ”
“... This hasn't left Shanxi Road yet, and the road guide has been checked so strictly?"
There was a sound of talking from the door next to him, Xue Qing looked over and saw that it was two chubby businessmen talking, she already knew this kind of thing, it was the policy ordered by the five ministers of order for the sake of social order and stability after the emperor's family of three was wiped out eight years ago.
The name of the traveler will be written on the road guide, where the net worth comes from, extremely detailed, the slave is not qualified to have a road guide if he is not innocent, he can only rely on the master's family, so this is why there are few fugitive slaves, because it is difficult to move an inch.
Of course, not everyone needs a guide, and those who have fame in the imperial examination do not need it.
Xue Qing sighed and listened to the two businessmen.
“.... Didn't something happen to Xiliang... A county order was beheaded.. Naturally, other governments will have to make a gesture. ”
“... Our business won't be affected, will we?"
“... That's not going to happen, the two countries are still happy. How's your business going?"
“... Not bad.. Prince Xiliang treats the merchants of the Great Zhou Dynasty very preferentially..."
The three sentences did not leave the bank, and the two began to talk about the business experience, Xue Qing couldn't hear the useful information and stopped paying attention to it, and wanted to continue to rely on the caravan to move forward, the checkpoint checked the truck, the car was hidden unsafe, and the accompanying person checked the identity of the road guide, it seemed that he was the only one who was alone in the wild.
Even if you don't know where you're going, those people won't be able to find you.
......
There was a soft choking sound, and a snake that was about to bow over in the dark night was instantly pierced by an iron bar, and the next moment a foot stepped on it, the iron bar was pulled out, and the footsteps stepped towards the night, and the snake seemed to have not been noticed but only accidentally stepped on the dead.
But how could there be so many accidents in this world, after the figure disappeared into the night for a moment, there was a soft sound of footsteps, and a hand reached over to pick up the dead snake.
"Seven inches.. It's not bad..."The low old voice sighed, "... This girl is such a lone veteran... If it weren't for me, I probably wouldn't have been able to keep up with her.... It's much better than her dad used to be.."
Looking at the person who disappeared into the night without a trace, the voice suddenly annoyed again.
“... Annoying, the whole family is like this, when the father runs, when the daughter runs again, how much grievance does the emperor suffer? Lao Tzu is still wronged, Lao Tzu also wants to run..."
In the night, a dark shadow raised as he spoke, and the person who had been squatting before stood up, and the rickety figure seemed to become taller in the night, as if he had thought of something, and let out a strange laugh.
“... I originally wanted to teach you this matter again after a while, after all, a weak scholar... But now that you seem to be so bold, let's see the real danger..."
.....
There seemed to be strange birds chirping and flying in the night sky, and Xue Qing, who was walking, stopped, lifted the iron bar in his hand slightly, and stood still for a moment to confirm that it was really only the night birds flying by that he relaxed his vigilance.
However, she always felt that someone was following her.... For this reason, she has changed her route several times, she believes in intuition, intuition has saved her countless times in her previous life, and this intuition is also the experience accumulated between countless lives and deaths, Xue Qing did not hesitate, and then changed the direction and hurried away, although this direction did not advance, but retreated.
The real escape is not all the way forward, and the same applies here.
When the sky was dark, Xue Qing, who was sitting on a big tree and squinting and resting, suddenly opened his eyes, and a black shadow appeared at the end of the road through the lush branches and leaves, and the sound of horses' hooves gradually became clear.
This is the main road, and it is not uncommon for pedestrians to pass by on the road, it's just.... Xue Qing looked at the people who were getting closer and closer, these people were very powerful and dangerous.
Xue Qing clenched the iron bar in his hand, and looked at the people and horses in his sight, there were not many people, five people and eight horses, black armor, marching in unison, they were officers and soldiers, and they were well-trained, the kind that had killed many people on the battlefield, and even the horses under him were bloody, much more powerful than the Beijing soldiers and guards he had ever seen.
Officers and soldiers marched with military orders. The military order is like a mountain, they will not be disturbed by foreign objects, just passing by, Xue Qing looked at these officers and soldiers with bated breath, approached, and then galloped past from here..... But suddenly, one of the officers and soldiers on the march suddenly swelled in size, and the bow and crossbow on his arm were raised.
Xue Qing leaned back and raised his hand at the same time to raise the iron bar.
There was a choking sound, and a fire splashed on the luxuriant tree, and it was a crossbow arrow that collided with an iron weapon, and the branches of the tree shook, and a man flipped on it.
The five officers and soldiers under the tree had already raised their arms, choking and choking several arrows to shoot at the big tree, Xue Qing had already turned a few times on the tree, and the crossbow arrows grazed their noses and nailed to the trunk and branches, and with a few flips of her, the iron bars in her hands kept stabbing out, and with the last foothold, with a click, the thick branch broke and smashed down.
The horses neighed under the tree, and the five black armorers jumped from their horses, dodging the fallen branches, threw down their crossbows, drew their long knives behind their backs, and looked at the trees.
In the morning light, a girl with coarse cloth and black hair and long braids hung in the air, holding an iron bar in her hand, which sank into the trunk and was only supported.