The shadow of the sun gradually shifted towards the western horizon. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 The info light slowly turned orange from the blazing white light. On the mountain road, the shadows of a group of six people were pushed to the back and stretched very long. From time to time, cheerful and hearty laughter came out of the mouths of this group of people. In this silent mountain, the vultures float far away.

"Sister Adie, you must know that this is the first time to ride a horse, but it is very hard. It's rare that you've lasted so long. I tell you, don't worry, it's not long before this, climb over this mountain, and you'll soon be in town. When the time comes, I will be able to rest for a while. ”

Because of Sima Die's joining, everyone's trip was slowed down by half. But even these hot-tempered men did not show the slightest impatience, but took turns to comfort this delicate little girl, for fear that she would shout tired.

Sima Die raised his sleeves and wiped the fine sweat on his forehead, barely showed a smile on his face, and replied, "Thank you Brother Huang for your concern, I'm fine." Not tired. But the weakness and exhaustion in her tone could not be concealed, and where did she sound like "okay" and "not tired"? Counting the first time she learned to ride a horse, she had been sitting on horseback for five or six hours until now. Men who have never ridden a horse in general can't stand it, let alone her? In the face of everyone's concern, out of politeness, she still forced herself to reply with half a word. But he refused to say another word. It's not that he refuses to say it, but he can't say it anymore.

The men were also anxious to scratch their ears and cheeks in their hearts. But there is no way. There is a difference between men and women, and they can't take her with them.

"Sister. Hold on a little longer. When you get to town, I'll find you a carriage. Then you won't have to work so hard. Sima Jian, who was at the forefront, glanced back worriedly. Hearing this, all the men agreed. As if they had now found a carriage for Sima Die, they selectively ignored that they were away from the town, and there was still a long way to go.

"Hey, someone. ”

Without warning, everyone had already heard the sound of horses' hooves falling in the distance. "Bang la la" is as dense and compact as a storm. Obviously, the comers are not riding one by one. Everyone followed the sound and looked everywhere, only to see a cloud of smoke and dust in the distance, and they couldn't see how many people there were at a glance. The group came so quickly that in a matter of moments, everyone felt the whole ground tremble. The sound of the horse's hooves falling changed from "boom" to "boom", like thunder. People have not yet arrived, but this momentum has already made people's hearts shake, and they can't help themselves.

"Dismount. "The group of people galloped closer, and they could already see what they were wearing and flags. Sima Jian, who was walking in the front, changed his face, and immediately turned around and shouted to everyone. At the same time, he himself had already turned over and dismounted and stood on the side of the road. They are just merchants, and if they encounter a serious army outside, they need to dismount and avoid it. to show that "we are only ordinary people, not your enemies." "Generally speaking, when a real army sees the attitude of the other side, it will not be too nuisant. Otherwise, if two different forces face each other and fight on the spot, the winner will go away, and the loser will leave a dry bone, which is also a common thing in this world.

The rest of the people didn't wait for Sima Jian to remind them, and they all had already skillfully and consciously fallen off the horse's back. Except for one person:

As soon as he heard Sima Jian's word "dismount", Sima Die was stunned on the spot.

The soles of the men's feet just landed on the ground, and they were all stunned all of a sudden: dismount?

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and a few cold sweats flowed from my head in an instant.

But at this time, it was too late to step forward to help Miss Adie: everyone only hesitated, and the cavalry had already rushed to the front.

This team of cavalry was about thirty horses, and more than thirty horses were very tall, compared to Sima Jian's team, on average, they were more than one horse's head higher. Immediately, the knight's armor was bright and energetic. Especially when it came first: it was a snow-white horse, muscular, with a pure coat, and with four hooves flying, it was one horse ahead of the horses behind it. The horses galloped and kicked up billowing smoke and dust and fell behind it, as if it were breaking out of a cloud of smoke. Seeing this scene, Sima Die even forgot that he didn't know how to get off the horse and was in a hurry here. I couldn't help but praise in my heart: "What a handsome horse!"

Before she could finish a thought, this "handsome horse" was like a gust of wind, and it had already passed by her. The knight squinted at her as he passed by her, his cold-electric eyes squinting at her.

Swept by these eyes, Sima Die's heart suddenly felt a chill, and his whole body shivered. One couldn't help it, and almost fell off the horse. She hugged her horse's neck in shock, but the knight had only glanced at her and was already far away. The line of sight was naturally retracted.

When the knight rushed over at a moment's pace, Sima Jian's heart almost rose to his throat. Fortunately, the other party Xu saw that Ah Die was just a little girl, so he didn't think much about it. The soldiers in the back, who did not receive the instructions of the leader, were also disciplined, and did not even look at them and their group.

More than thirty horses have galloped past in an instant.

Although this road can accommodate the gallop of war horses, but after all, it is only a mountain road, and it is the ultimate to accommodate two horses side by side. The strong wind brought up by dozens of horses galloping in succession reached the faces of the people, blowing the sound of hunting and hunting in everyone's clothes. Sima Jian and the others involuntarily turned sideways to avoid each other. Sima Die, who was riding alone on the horse, also shrank towards the inside of the road, but unexpectedly, the veil she gently hung on her sideburns could not withstand the wind, and in an instant, a "hula" sound was torn off her face and floated into the air along the direction of the wind.

"Ahh But her arm stretched out, and only a wisp of wind passed through her outstretched fingers. The veil had long been carried by the wind and flew far away.

Sima Die stared at the silk scarf fluttering in the wind, and was speechless for a while. Suddenly, in her sight, she saw an arm suddenly raised, just in time to intercept the veil's whereabouts. Sima Die looked fixedly, but saw that the person who grabbed the veil also looked back. It was this group that led the White Knight.

The glow of the setting sun shrouded in from behind, setting off the girl's figure hazy. She rode alone, her head tilted slightly, her little red mouth half-open in surprise, and the sun shone on her snow-white little face from a wonderful angle, as if there was a flickering light. That moment was simply beautiful, incomprehensible.

"Whose daughter is this, born so beautiful!"

Qi Yi felt as if something had hit him hard in his chest. But that's just for a moment. In an instant, the girl's figure had disappeared from his sight.

"Drive!" ......

When the group of people galloped away, Sima Jian and his party shook off the dust on their bodies, reorganized their horse belongings, and prepared to hit the road.

"Sister, are you okay?" Seeing Sima Die's stunned eyes looking at the direction of the cavalry leaving, and did not look back for a long time, Sima Jian thought that she had never seen this kind of battle, so she was frightened. He took out a silk scarf from his baggage again, thought about it, picked up the kettle again, and gave it to his sister. With a smile on his face, he comforted: "Don't be afraid, there are some rules for walking outside." For example, armies like these usually don't attack caravans, and even if they are in trouble, they can be counted with money. Otherwise, if there are no merchants, their ...... Where do these supplies come from? ”

Material?

Sima Die heard his brother's tone and paused obviously, as if he didn't want to say this word in advance, and temporarily changed his words. After thinking about it for a while, she suddenly understood: since it is an army, what kind of supplies do they need? It is nothing more than weapons, horses, and grain and grass...... Thinking of this, Sima Die's eyes flashed with a bright light, and he blurted out: "Brother, what you are doing is not an ordinary business, right?"

Sima Jian and several men who were listening to the conversation between their brothers and sisters were surprised at the same time: I couldn't see that this beautiful little girl had such a sharp mind.

Sima Jian smiled, didn't say yes, didn't say no.

Several men got on their horses, and the group slowly embarked on the journey again.

……

Out of the mountains, there is a small town. It's called Yishan Town.

There was no road in the mountains, but when there were many people walking, it became a road. Like the road in the mountain, there were no people in this area, just a barren land at the foot of the mountain. However, now that there is an official road in the mountains, the number of business travelers is increasing day by day. Those who enter the mountains often need to count their belongings, buy some livestock, and hire the necessary manpower at the bottom of the mountain...... Over time, the market here has taken shape, and there are restaurants, tea sheds, inns, and so on. Gradually, the population gathered, and there was such a town.

Smoke curled up. Sima Jian and his entourage rushed to the town when the sky was dark, and finally dragged the horse's hooves and kicked and trampled to the town. Everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in their hearts: somehow, even after galloping all day, several old men really felt that they had never been so tired.

Sima Die's big eyes exposed outside the veil looked around with novelty: on both sides of the wide road, there were pedestrians wearing various costumes, walking leisurely. In the meantime, the sound of stir-frying and the smell of food came from time to time in the houses on both sides. It's so peaceful. For her, the scene was already very lively: in their village, usually by this time, there were no people still walking around. Even the naughtiest children were dragged home by their respective adults.

Sima Jian and a few people have been walking outside all the year round, but they are very familiar with it, so they went to the inn and asked for a room, so they unloaded their luggage in an orderly manner, arranged dinner and prepared baths.