When the sun was already setting in the west, Xue Ying rubbed her sore knees and frowned slightly. After all, he had just recovered and couldn't stand too much intense exercise.

After walking a short distance, she saw a carriage in front of her, and she was overjoyed, thinking it was Master Mingyuan, but what she saw when she walked over was a person she hadn't thought of.

"Why are you here?"

When the other party saw her, his originally worried expression changed to a puffed up look: "Why can't I be here?

Xue Ying was helpless: "You're back, what should I do with Mr. Gu?"

"He has people sent by the emperor to take care of and protect him. Qiaoya walked over and twisted a little, "I'm your maid, not his." ”

Xue Ying didn't know what to say for a while.

Qiaoya raised three fingers: "I swear, don't ask, don't look, don't care, miss, just let me follow you, okay?" When she followed Xue Ying to her new uncle before, she already understood this rule.

Faced with such a persevering girl, Xue Ying didn't know what to say. She raised her hand, but found that Qiaoya was half a head taller than herself, and glared: "When did you grow so tall?"

Qiaoya grinned, bent her knees and leaned her head over: "It's not high, it's not high, you can touch it casually." ”

Xue Ying smiled and flicked her forehead: "Let's go." ”

………………

The war broke out in northern Xinjiang, and the volley plank road was busy transporting various materials to northern Xinjiang, so Xue Ying didn't bother and walked along the detour under the mountain range. Because I was not in a hurry, I walked for more than half a month to reach northern Xinjiang.

Qiaoya opened the curtain and looked outside: "Strange, didn't you say that there was a war in northern Xinjiang?

Xue Ying lowered her eyes and said nothing.

Behind the carriage was a large procession of supplies, and the coachman drove the carriage to the side.

Looking at the long and mighty queue transporting food and weapons, Qiao Ya smacked her tongue: "No wonder people say that war is the most expensive thing, if you have to transport so many things to northern Xinjiang every day, how much will it cost?" ”

Xue Ying raised her eyes: "Who said?"

Qiao Ya pouted slightly: "Mr. Gu said it." He also said that the emperor ...... No, it is the Emperor Taishang who has always had scruples about northern Xinjiang and is unwilling to help the country. Therefore, the dilemma in northern Xinjiang can only be fundamentally solved after the new emperor ascends the throne. Now it seems that this is indeed the case, if it is not for the fact that he has become an emperor, who has the courage?"

"It stands to reason that the foundation of the judgment is not stable now, and no one opposes his decision?"

"Yes, but those who will oppose have already been dealt with by the emperor before. Qiaoya lowered her voice, "Anyway, he is a black pot bearer, and it doesn't matter how many more he resides." ”

"......" suddenly felt that Murong Jing was so pathetic. No wonder his resignation failed to make any waves, it turned out that his reputation as a puppet emperor was completely ruined in the past six months. In the past, there was very little to take care of, and this is probably a means of breaking off - the future is terrifying.

The wagon was only restarted when the convoy of grain was far away, but after walking for a short time, the cry of a child was heard outside. Qiaoya went out to take a look and exclaimed, "Oh, why is this kid's face full of blood?"

Before Xue Ying could say anything, Qiaoya had already jumped out.

There was a little girl of seven or eight years old on the side of the road, dressed in dusty and obviously ill-fitting dirty clothes, sitting on the ground and crying miserably, her face was covered with mud and blood.

"What's wrong with you?" asked Qiaoya.

The little girl pointed to the food delivery team walking away: "I accidentally blocked them." Too hungry to walk...... Woowoo woo ......"

"They pushed you?" Qiao Ya said angrily, "It's too much, how can you treat a child like this." Don't cry, get up, I'll see where else hurts......"

"Qiaoya!" Xue Ying suddenly called.

"Huh?"

"Come back. ”

"But......" The moment Qiaoya turned around, a black poisonous tongue suddenly drilled out of the little girl's wide cuffs, and opened her mouth to pounce on her neck.

At the last moment, Qiaoya suddenly felt the approach of the crisis, reflexively rolled her head, and barely dodged the attack, but her posture was embarrassed, and she was scared out of a cold sweat. Almost at the same time, the little girl followed her, her little hands bent into claws and slashed towards her heart. The black nails that were originally dirty were now glowing with cold light, full of murderous intent.

At the critical moment, Qiaoya bent her knees at the moment she fell to the ground, held the person up, and then turned over and threw the person out, and heard a subtle "ding" sound the moment she got up.

Looking down, the black snake was at its feet, and a short dagger pierced through its seven inches and pinned it firmly to the ground. Thinking that he was almost bitten was in a cold sweat again.

As for the little girl, after being thrown away by Qiaoya, she knew that the plan had failed, and the moment she landed, she had already gritted her teeth and swallowed the poison, and in the blink of an eye, she bled and died.

Xue Ying got out of the car and walked to Qiaoya's side, and the girl was still trembling. It stands to reason that Qiaoya is also a person who has experienced several life and death killings, and she should not be so frightened in the face of death, but when the enemy is a little girl of seven or eight years old, who can be indifferent?

Xue Ying patted her on the shoulder: "In northern Xinjiang, even babies may be your enemies. ”

Qiaoya looked at Xue Ying in surprise, and somewhat understood why she was reluctant to take her on the road before. She wanted to ask the little girl why she had assassinated them, but remembering her promise, she swallowed it back.

Xue Ying glanced at the child's corpse: "This should just be to test us." ”

Qiaoya gritted her teeth: "No matter who it is, the one who hits my young lady's idea, I will kill gods and ghosts!"

The coachman was a taciturn man, and after going through this turmoil, he still didn't say a word, as if he hadn't seen anything. Qiaoya gave Xue Ying an inquiring look, and Xue Ying shook her head slightly.

It is not certain whether it is friend or foe.

After getting into the carriage again, Qiaoya's state was like a different person, her muscles tightened, and she no longer regarded the old and weak women and children passing by as normal.

What a mistake!

Before nightfall, I finally arrived in a small town and stayed in an inn. Qiao Ya asked while checking the environment, "Miss, didn't the secret guard follow you this time?"

"There should be, but there is a war going on in northern Xinjiang, and they are short of manpower, so if they can, they won't be exposed. Xue Ying poured the tea and sniffed.

"What's wrong?" Qiaoya asked nervously.

"Nope. Xue Ying smiled, "Come over and drink, I heard that your voice is hoarse." ”

"It's really dry over here. Qiao Ya complained and took a sip of the water glass, then her whole face wrinkled, and she tried hard for a long time to swallow the sip of water.

"It's unpleasant. ”

"Bitter water. "Northern Xinjiang is rich in minerals and lacks water resources, so even drinking water is a bitter taste.

"Even the city can only drink this kind of water, and the people in northern Xinjiang are so hard. Qiaoya sighed.

While chatting, a woman's scream suddenly came from the room next to the inn: "Don't rob my child!"

Qiaoya opened the door, and the door next door happened to be knocked open, and a man hurried by with a shroud, and she hesitated, the man had already gone downstairs.