Zhao Yi walked in front with the little girl on his back, and Wu Jian followed Zhao Yi's steps, looking around as he walked.

"Witch Sword, I have a question for you. Zhao Yi, who was walking in front, suddenly asked.

Wu Jian replied casually: "Ask!"

"Have you ever been on the battlefield?"

Wu Jian saw that the kid asked strangely, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, "No." ”

Zhao Yi nodded exaggeratedly, "It's no wonder, people who have been on the battlefield for a long time know that no matter when, where, or whatever they encounter, they can't mess up their minds first. ”

After Zhao Yi finished speaking, he quickly glanced back and saw that Wu Jian was looking at him coldly, so he hurriedly turned his head and lowered his head to concentrate on walking.

But there was a kind of joy in the young man's heart.

However, after Zhao Yi said this, Wu Jian really stopped looking around, and returned to his usual cold face and unconcerned look.

At this time, the little girl on Zhao Yi's back suddenly asked, "Brother Zhao Yi, what do you mean by 'there is calm in every major event'?"

Zhao Yi chuckled in his heart, thinking to himself, Little Ancestor, what are you doing here!

Wu Jian answered at this time, "Xiaoxiao, what this means is that no matter what happens, don't be afraid. ”

Then Wu Jian also made an analogy: "It's like Xiaoxiao is now being carried by a big bad wolf, Xiaoxiao is not noisy or noisy, and when the big bad wolf puts you down, you will stay away from the big bad wolf." ”

Zhao Yi's mind was suddenly full of black lines, and he even felt that the sword in Wu Jian's hand was definitely not as powerful as his mouth.

If you don't say it, you can only say it, and when you say it, you will vomit blood.

The little girl replied very obediently: "Well, Xiaoxiao knows." ”

Zhao Yi had no choice but to free one hand, his thumb cocked, the other four fingers clenched, and then raised above his head.

Wu Jian looked at it, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, revealing a pair of charming dimples.

When he came, Zhao Yi planned to go to Nanyang City, mainly to see if the Cui family in Nanyang was Cui Shusheng's home.

And Zhao Yi also remembered a person, who Cui Shusheng tried his best to introduce to Zhao Yi, his sister Cui Fengming, if there is really such a person in the Cui family in Nanyang, it will be eight or nine inseparable.

A sudden natural disaster in Qingshan Town made Zhao Yi lose this mood, and as Wu Jian said, they are very unsafe now, and only by rushing back to Junshan City as soon as possible can they turn the crisis into safety.

Of course, there is another thing, which is to settle the little girl on his back.

It wasn't until almost noon that the three of them walked to a market, but fortunately, neither of them was an ordinary person, and they didn't feel tired after walking all morning.

At this time, Zhao Yi suddenly made a difficulty, he looked at Wu Jian with a bitter face, and said softly: "Wu Jian, I want to ask you one last time, did you bring any money with you?"

Wu Jian replied coldly: "Bring it." ”

"Ahh

Zhao Yi suddenly screamed, startling the little girl on his back, "Brother Zhao Yi, what's wrong with you?"

Zhao Yi hurriedly comforted: "It's okay, it's okay, your brother Wujian made a big joke with us, which shocked your brother Zhao Yi." ”

"Isn't it a joke that makes people laugh, how can it surprise you?" asked the little girl seriously.

Zhao Yi hurriedly explained: "Your brother Wu Jian's joke is not funny, but it is terrifying and scary. ”

The little girl asked seriously, "Why?"

Zhao Yi was speechless for a while, not knowing how to explain, and finally had to put on a straight face and shouted: "If you say something between adults, even if you say it, children don't understand." ”

The little girl snorted, "Then I won't ask, Brother Zhao Yi." ”

That look is both well-behaved and cute, but also honest and simple.

Zhao Yi didn't expect the little girl to be so easy to fool, he didn't care about her at the moment, turned his head and glared at Wu Jian fiercely, and then walked towards the market.

This is a slightly larger town than Qingshan Town, and the surrounding villages are dozens of miles away, and every time they catch the market, they will pick up the goods to sell, and then buy some daily necessities to go back.

Here, Zhao Yi went to buy two horses, and the three of them also had a hot meal and prepared some dry food to eat on the road.

When Wu Jian took out the money bag from his arms to return the account, Zhao Yi suddenly stared at him with horizontal eyebrows, the money bag was clearly his own, and he didn't know when it arrived in Wu Jian's hand.

Zhao Yi snatched the money bag with a dark face and put it away in his arms.

Wu Jian glanced at him, and then turned to the little girl and said, "Xiaoxiao, will you ride a horse with him or a horse with Brother Wu Jian?"

The little girl ate the candy in her hand and said, "I ride a horse with Brother Wu Jian." ”

After hearing this, Zhao Yi immediately turned his head and asked, "Xiaoxiao, why are you following this thief...... Ride a horse with him?"

The little girl made a playful expression and said, "Because Brother Wujian is better looking than you." ”

The boy immediately said that he was very hurt, really hurt!

Lu Qingxin, who had already changed the decoration, followed the three from a distance, and when he learned that the three of them were rushing back to Junshan City directly, he recognized the route and walked in front of them on horseback.

Passing by several towns along the way, Lu Qingxin didn't find anything abnormal, and he couldn't help but have doubts about the words of the old man Ruguan.

Because there is one more little girl, and the time is calculated, there are still a few days before the first day of the fifth month, so Zhao Yi and the others believe in the reins all the way, enjoying the scenery along the way while walking.

The three of them were thirsty to drink and hungry to eat, Zhao Yi endured the pain and bleeding in order to recapture the little girl who was "tricked" by the witch sword, and bought a bunch of gadgets for the little girl along the way, but his money bag inevitably flattened a lot.

On this day, they left Nanyang County and entered the territory of Wuling County, and they wanted to go to Wuling City and cross a peach water.

This peach water is the main stream of water in Wuling County, which flows southeast into the river.

On this day, the three of them arrived at the Taoyuan ferry on the edge of Taoshui, Zhao Yi saw that the little girl looked depressed, and proposed to rest here for one night, and go to Wuling City tomorrow in Taoshui.

At dinner in the evening, Wu Jian came up with a new idea, according to his meaning, they did not enter Wuling City, but took a boat down the peach water, took the waterway into the river, and then returned to Junshan City along the way they came.

Zhao Yi pondered carefully after hearing this, and nodded in agreement, the art of war pays attention to surprise, if there is danger on the road, then this can just disrupt the other party's arrangement.

Zhao Yi looked at the little girl beside her, if she took the waterway, she wouldn't have to ride a horse hard.

The next day, Zhao Yi first went to sell the two horses cheaply, then went to prepare some dry food and snacks, and finally went to the ferry to hire a boat, and then returned to the inn.

Wu Jian was playing with the little girl in the room with her pile of toys, and when he saw Zhao Yi coming back, he asked, "Can you go?"

Zhao Yi ignored the witch sword, put the package on his shoulder on the table, and then sat down on the couch and shouted, "Xiaoxiao, pour a cup of tea for Brother Zhao Yi." ”

The little girl responded very obediently, and then ran to pour tea, at a young age, not only moved quickly, but also looked good, "Brother Zhao Yi, please drink tea." ”

Zhao Yi took it with a smile, drank it all in one gulp, and then handed the teacup back to the little girl, touched her little head by the way, and said with a smile: "It's still better for our family to be small, but it's much more diligent than some people." ”

Wu Jian glanced at Zhao Yi coldly, walked to the table and picked up the package, and said, "Let's go." ”

Zhao Yi got down from the couch, took her little hand, and went to help her put away the toys, the little girl insisted on carrying the toys herself, Zhao Yi had to put the package containing the toys on her shoulder, and then carried her and walked out.

Wuling County belongs to the hinterland of Jingzhou, and has hardly been affected by the war in recent years, and the life of the people in the county is still stable.

The three of them got on the boat from Taoyuan Ferry and went down along the Taoshui River, the mountains and rivers along the way, the countryside and towns, the scenery was pleasant, poetic and picturesque, so that Zhao Yi, a person who had been to many places and seen a lot of the world, was also fascinated.

Zhao Yi specially inquired, and listened to the old man at Taoyuan Ferry, this Wuling County is west of Yunmeng Daze, and there are many mountains and rivers in the county, not only the people are fierce, but most people worship witches and believe in gods, and this peach water, all kinds of folk gang forces are intertwined, and ordinary business travelers dare not easily go into the water.

And there is a legend that there is a mysterious sect called "Xanadu" in Taoyuan Mountain, but no one has seen it and does not know whether it is true or false.

Wu Jian sat in the cabin with the little girl, while Zhao Yi sat in the stern of the boat, chatting with the middle-aged boatman who was holding the boat.

At first, you can still see the villages on both sides of the river, as well as the green fertile fields, but after a while, the mountains on both sides of the river gradually increase.

The middle-aged boatman asked Zhao Yi to go back to the cabin to rest, and he said that the ship was about to enter the Tiger Roaring Gorge, where the water was urgent, and the boat would be more bumpy.

Zhao Yi, who was sitting leisurely at the bow of the boat, shook his head with a smile, "Brother boat, don't worry about the boat, I'm not afraid." ”

Zhao Yi knew in his heart that the middle-aged boatman who looked honest and honest, and was a little cautious, did not say anything to him that the tiger roaring man was not only in a hurry, but also a strong man.

Zhao Yi coveted the beautiful scenery along the coast, and would rather sit on the bow of the boat and blow the river breeze than go into the cabin. Besides, he didn't pay attention to those thieves who robbed the river.

The middle-aged boatman has been living on this river for many years, and he has seen all kinds of people, and there are still some of them in his eyesight, and he saw that the young man in the bow of the boat and the boy with the sword in the cabin were all born with extraordinary appearances, and they were certainly not ordinary people.

After he reminded the boy at the bow of the boat, he saw that he didn't care at all, so he stopped persuading.

After the boat entered the Tiger Roar, there was a sudden rumbling sound of water, and the rapid river water was flooded with snow-white waves. On both sides of the bank are steep cliffs, with vines and thorns and the constant sound of various birds.

Zhao Yi raised his eyes to look at it, then closed his eyes and felt everything with his heart.

The sound of the wind, the sound of water, the sound of birds, the howling of animals, all kinds of sounds are intertwined, at first I feel noisy and chaotic, but after listening carefully, I feel very pleasant to the ear.

Suddenly, there were several piercing sounds of breaking the air, and I saw a few hooks and ropes like flying snakes, flying from both sides of the river, hooking the bow and stern of the ship respectively.

The boat was frozen suddenly, and then the sound of crossbow arrows breaking through the air was heard, and countless crossbow arrows flew like poisonous bees with stingers to the small boat that had been fixed by the hook and cable.

The middle-aged boatman was shot like a hedgehog in a panic, turned over and fell into the rushing water, while Zhao Yi quickly threw himself into the cabin.