In the late spring of this year, a group of people and horses came to the southwest mountain, dozens of people walked slowly on the winding mountain road, and when they reached the extremely rugged place, they all turned over and dismounted, and carefully led the horses forward.

Gradually, the mountain is higher, and then the snow on the upper half of the mountain has not yet melted, and the upper part is also a snow white, and it is golden under the reflection of the sun.

However, although the sun above the head was very dazzling, the wind was extremely cold, and the wind blew on the face like a small knife, and the air was thin, making it difficult to breathe.

Everyone was flawless in their words, but under the leadership of the native guide, they hurried carefully with their heads bored.

After walking for half an hour, there was a flat place in front of him, and there were mountains and rocks standing to block most of the mountain wind, so the guide in front of the head made a gesture, pulled the horse and slowly stopped, signaling everyone to rest on the spot.

The native guide told his young men to stop the horse, and walked back to the middle of the person, who was wearing a black embroidered gold cloak, and when the wind blew, the hood on his head was blown up, and he simply raised his hand to brush the hood down, looked up and smiled, only to see the gorgeous face and smooth appearance, the jade face was flying, which made people forget the vulgar, and suddenly had a heart of admiration, it was Xiao Tang.

The native raised his hand to his chest, bowed slightly, and said, "My lord, after crossing this mountain, it is the boundary of Shun." It's just that the climate in the mountains is changeable, so be extra careful. ”

Xiao Tang smiled slightly and said, "I'm sorry for you." He raised his hand and patted the native's arm lightly, and his chin gestured, and he turned his eyes to shine.

The native guide was so impressed by his bearing and complexion that he didn't dare to look at him directly, but only bowed his head and said: "Your Excellency is the messenger of the Heavenly Empire, and the mountain god must also be blessed, and it is also my honor to be able to serve your lordship." ”

After resting for a while, he hurried again, but unexpectedly he crossed the mountain beam, and suddenly a dark cloud came from nowhere, enveloping half of the mountaintop.

When the native saw that his knowledge was not good, he hurriedly told the horses to lie down, and beckoned everyone to lie down, and sure enough, they hid it, and a gust of wind blew flickering, wrapped in sharp snowflakes, and there was a whistling sound in the wind.

In an instant, the clear sky was gone, and no one could even open their eyes, only the flying snow mixed with the rocks in front of them, and the stronger the wind, as if to blow people up and sweep them away, the big guy had to desperately grab whatever he could grasp under him, praying that the storm would pass quickly, and he would not dare to slack off.

Suddenly, I heard a scream, it turned out to be the young man who was following the native guide, who was light and thin, and his feet were swept away by the wind, and the native guide was more than a dozen steps away from him, and he wanted to come to the rescue, but he was afraid that he would be swept away by the wind before he arrived, so he could only watch and shout loudly.

The young man's body rose with the wind, he couldn't grasp anything anymore, and as soon as his hand was released, his body was like a broken paper kite, soaring into the air! Seeing that he was about to be swept into the abyss, suddenly a figure jumped up, hugged the young man hard, and hooked desperately on the ground, scratching the miscellaneous stones on the ground to take the opportunity to stabilize his body, but he couldn't stand the strength of the wind, and pushed the two of them to the edge of the deep ravine.

It turned out that it was Xiao Tang who got up to save people, and at the moment of life and death, Xiao Tang shouted: "Hold me tight!" ”

The young man had already hugged his waist regardless of Qiē, Xiao Tang freed his hand, suddenly pulled out the dagger from his waist, and thrust it into the ground with all his might, only to hear the sound of the golden stone, the dagger was deeply rooted in the stone under him, and finally stopped the two of them from sliding.

At this moment, the wind and snow were dancing wildly, and there was no one on the other side, Xiao Tang only heard someone shouting at him, and knew that his subordinates were worried, so he shouted: "I'm here, don't move rashly!" ”

The two of them were crumbling in the wind, and the young man's eyes were closed in fear and he was already sobbing.

Xiao Tang could only try to press him under him and desperately support him.

It took nearly a quarter of an hour for the wind and snow to subside, and soon the clouds dispersed and the sky was clear again.

Liang Jiu looked back, his heart trembled, and he hurriedly rushed over to rescue him, but one person was faster than him, and the two of them pulled Xiao Tang's arm and pulled the two of them up.

The guide also ran over, hugged the young man and cried, it turned out that the young man was his son, he only thought that he was going to die, but he never dreamed that he would be rescued by Xiao Tang, and he was immediately grateful and grateful.

Liang Jiuhou was afraid, and couldn't help but say, "My lord, it's too risky!" ”

Xiao Tang said: "The wind and snow on the mountain come and go quickly, I will pay attention to it." ”

Liang Jiu sighed and said, "We people followed you, and it was not easy to get out of the wolf's den safely, but adults should take care." ”

Don Jr. patted him on the shoulder, signaling that he understood.

At this moment, everyone was ready to go, and Liang Jiu said again: "In the situation of Shaluo Kingdom, I don't know if the princess can handle it?" ”

Xiao Tang's eyes were a little worried, and he said: "Shaluo's situation is indeed complicated, and several princes have their own ambitions, but I am afraid that it will not be stable for long, but the princess is smart and changeable, I have discussed with her, and I have also instructed her to pay attention everywhere, so that she can deal with it...... It's just, after all...... I can't guarantee a few years of peace......"

Liang Jiu said with a smile: "No wonder the princess was so reluctant when she left, and repeatedly wanted the adults to stay and help...... Sha Luo is such a long way from Da Shun, even if it is to send a message to each other at the earliest, it will take a year at the earliest, alas...... No matter how smart the princess is, she is also a girl after all. ”

Xiao Tang also smiled faintly, his eyes were already clear, and said: "But who told her to be born in the royal family, this is also her fate, there is no way to escape, I can only take it, goodbye moves......"

Xiao Tang wanted to speak and stopped, slowly looked up at the sky, but saw an eagle flying out of nowhere, hovering in the sky above him and roaring.

Xiao Tang looked at it for a moment, then took a long breath and said, "Everyone has a fate, but we are about to return to our homeland!" Everyone, it's time to go! ”

When the subordinates heard the word "homeland", they thought of their long-lost homeland, and the relatives at home were all enthusiastic for a moment, so they left the frightening situation behind them, and everyone was beaming with joy and preparing to hurry.

The native guide looked back at a few people, and then led the way, and after walking for a while, he sang a song in the native language.

Xiao Tang only listened to the melodious tune, and the song seemed to be full of affection, but he didn't know what it was, and the guide's son had been following him because Xiao Tang had just rescued him, and when he saw him thinking, he said: "My lord, this is the song of our clan to praise heroes." ”

As he spoke, he explained to Xiao Tang sentence by sentence, and it turned out that he sang it:

He single-handedly confronted the enemy, rushing left and right to be unstoppable

The arrogant retreated until twilight covered the land

And the wind and snow will surely engrave his peerless achievements on the glacier

When the guide saw the young man explaining to Xiao Tang, he turned around and said something in the local dialect.

When the young man heard this, he smiled and said to Xiao Tang: "Father said that this is a song dedicated to adults. ”

When Xiao Tang heard this, he laughed and said, "Is there such a hero in the world?" It must be just a legend, I yearn for it, but I dare not take it. ”

A gust of wind swept leisurely, wrapped in a few pieces of clear snow, and then blew on the glacier wall behind him, the ancient snow-capped mountains met with the wind, making a strange whining sound, and suddenly a sharp whistle, which made people feel refreshed, Xiao Tang looked up, and saw that the eagle above his head turned in a circle, and the iron wings opened, flying higher and higher, and gradually disappeared.

Xiao Tang doesn't know what the meaning of this song is to him, at this moment, his heart is already his homeland and family that have been separated for nearly four years, but he doesn't know what about those people he cares about after so many years?

At the same time, in the middle of the capital, three horse-drawn carriages were moving one after the other on the road.

In the carriage at the front, someone sighed and whispered, "I don't know how sick Lord Lin is...... Sister Lin has not been available for the past few days, but fortunately, I have you, so that I will not be left alone. ”

The person who spoke, his complexion became more and more graceful, and it was Xiao Tang's sister Tang Minli.

And the person opposite Minli, his face has not yet grown very long, and he is still a little immature, but he has already begun to show a peerless appearance, just like a half-blooming bud, and the flower will fall into the city, and it seems that its beauty is out of the dust, but it makes people want to protect it well, but it is Ying Huaizhen.

It turned out that in the past two years, Ying Huaizhen has often corresponded with the Tang Mansion, and after coming and going, he has gradually become a close friend with Tang Minli who has nothing to say.

Tang Minli likes that although she is not very old, she is peaceful and tranquil, the most knowing, sometimes talking to her about one thing, she always has extraordinary opinions, which makes Minli unexpected, so Minli actually looks at her differently, and gradually treats Ying Huaizhen more intimate than Lin **.

Ying Huaizhen also appreciates Tang Minli's gentle temperament, and she doesn't have the same deep scheming as Xiao Tang, she doesn't have to bother guessing, and she gets along very easily, so she also loves to associate with her, so the two have become friends who talk about everything.

Today, Tang Minli accompanied her mother, Mrs. Tang, to Xiangji Temple to make incense and make a vow, originally Lin ** was to accompany her, but these days, Lord Lin suddenly fell ill, Lin ** served his father, flawless distraction.

Xi Ying Huaizhen knew, afraid that Minli would be lonely alone with her mother, so she came early in the morning.

Sure enough, when Minli saw her, she liked it very much, and said: "I originally wanted to invite you to come, but I was afraid that you would call you again because ** didn't come, and I was afraid that you would have something to do with yourself, so I didn't dare to say it, I didn't expect you to come by yourself, you little elf is weird, could it be that I can't be a worm in my heart?" ”

Ying Huaizhen smiled: "Although I am not an elf, nor an insect, but I am a bag to inquire, because my brother said yesterday that Lord Lin is sick, I guess that ** sister will not come to accompany you, I am afraid of coming abruptly, you think I am troublesome." ”

Min Li grabbed her arm and said with a smile: "I hate you, and I don't want to let you go." ”

Mrs. Tang took the second car with the personal girl, and the third car was Minli and Ying Huaizhen's girls, and soon arrived at the Xiangji Temple, and the little girl who came first came came up, and said a little anxiously: "The little one wants to go back and tell his wife that it is the prince of Xi who is here to worship the Buddha today...... The door was blocked. ”

At this moment, Mrs. Tang had already gotten out of the car, and was stunned when she heard the words, it turned out that they had come to make a wish to send someone to say it a day earlier, and at that time, there was no mention of King Xi coming to worship the Buddha, but now what happened?

It happened that Tang Minli and Ying Huaizhen also got out of the car, and were surrounded by the maids, and when they saw the little girl kneeling on the ground, they asked what was wrong, and Mrs. Tang said that King Xi was here.

The three of them looked at each other, and Mrs. Tang said, "Since that's the case, it's okay, just come back another day." ”

Min Li also said: "Exactly, more things are better than less things, Ming'er will ask the host of this temple what is going on." ”

The mother and daughter were discussing going back, when they suddenly saw a guard running out at the gate of the temple and asked, "Dare to ask if it's someone from the Tang Mansion?" ”

The little guy hurriedly replied, and the guard stood far away and saluted: "Please forgive the little ones for being ignorant, Prince Fang Caixi heard that someone came to worship the Buddha, and he reprimanded us and others, and told me not to stop, Mrs. Tang and the little sisters, please." As he spoke, he stepped aside, not daring to look up.

Seeing this, Mrs. Tang smiled and said, "It's still not necessary, it's inconvenient for us to disturb the prince to worship the Buddha, and it's okay to come back another day." As he was saying a word, he saw one of the inner eunuchs running out, and when he saw them, he knelt on his knees and said, "I have seen the lady and the little sisters, and the prince heard that it was Mrs. Tang who came, and specially called the slave maid to come to greet him." ”

When Mrs. Tang saw this big gift, she couldn't help but be a little frightened, and it was not good to excuse herself at the moment, but after looking at Minli and Ying Huaizhen, she said: "Since the prince is so kind, we have gone against his kindness by leaving like this." So they all went in.

Only when I entered the door, I was about to arrive at a heavy hall, and I saw a person getting up from front of the Buddha, wearing a plain white robe, embroidered with dragon crest on his shoulders, a wide leather belt inlaid with jade to tie his waist, and his big sleeves turned back lightly, and his posture seemed to be particularly chic.

Seeing this, Mrs. Tang couldn't help but take two steps and wanted to salute, Min Li had no choice but to follow her mother, although Ying Huaizhen didn't want to meet strangers - especially this Prince Xi, but it was also difficult to ride a tiger at the moment, so she had to lower her head as much as possible, and half followed Mrs. Tang and slowly stepped forward to salute.

King Xi is the same age as Xiao Tang, a royal child, born with a fair face, clear eyebrows, and extraordinary instruments. As soon as Mrs. Tang saw the salute, he walked a few steps quickly, hurriedly helped him up, and said with a smile: "Why do you have to make this big gift?" Hurry up, please. ”

Seeing that King Xi was so modest, Mrs. Tang said with a smile: "I really don't know that the prince is here, so I am so offended." ”

King Xi had a smile in his eyes and said, "Madame, don't say that, it's this king who is abrupt, because he had a dream last night, and he hurried here today...... When I came, I realized that my wife was also here today. But it just happened...... If you really want to talk about it in detail, it's Xiao Wang's mistake. ”

Mrs. Tang didn't even dare to say it, but King Xi looked at Tang Minli again and smiled: "This must be Sister Minli?" Do you remember me? ”

Tang Minli was a little stunned, but she also smiled and said softly: "It turns out that His Royal Highness still remembers Minli." ”

King Xi's temperament is very elegant, and he is a little childlike when he laughs at the moment, looking at Min Li and saying: "When I was a child, San Lang often took me to the house to play, and Min Li was just a little girl at that time, but I have never seen me outside all these years...... I just went back to Beijing, but I heard that Saburo went to the country of Sharo, so it was not good to go to see him rashly. ”

Ying Huaizhen listened beside him, his heart was in a trance, but he didn't dare to raise his eyes to look at the people in front of him, only listened to them say a few words, and King Xi looked at her and said, "This is ...... again."

Min Li hurriedly said: "This is the second sister/sister of the Ying Gongfu, and it is Huaizhen's younger sister." ”

King Xi looked at Ying Huaizhen for a while, and suddenly smiled and said, "I heard that Mrs. Pingjing is very different from a girl in the corresponding mansion...... It's Sister Huaizhen? Well...... It looks a little familiar, like a person. ”

Ying Huaizhen only felt that his heart was beating faster, but he still didn't dare to raise his head or make a sound.

Seeing that she didn't respond as well as usual, Minli thought that she was just shy when she saw a strange man, so she said for her: "Who is it like?" ”

King Xi thought for a while, but then smiled: "I can't say it for a while." ”

King Xi only said that he had already worshiped the Buddha, and immediately accompanied Mrs. Tang and Min Li, which shows that King Xi is an easy-going and talkative person, Min Li was a little estranged from him at first, and after getting along for a while, he remembered the friendship of the hour, and he also relaxed his mind.

Ying Huaizhen only reluctantly walked for a while, then grabbed Minli and whispered: "Sister, I suddenly feel a little headache, why don't you be here, I'll go back first......"

Min Li really saw that her face was slightly pale, so she hurriedly asked, "Does it hurt badly?" Why did you suddenly have a headache? ”

The two of them were talking here, and King Hexi heard it, so he came over and said, "What's the matter?" ”

Ying Huai really wanted to stop Min Li, but Min Li really said it first, King Xi listened, frowned, and said: "I'm afraid that it will be blown by the wind, but if you go to the car again, wouldn't it be more uncomfortable for the carriage and horses to be bumpy?" This temple has its own side room where pilgrims live, so it is better to rest here for a while, and then I ask them to boil some soup, which will be good for a while. ”

Minli listened to what he said in such detail, so she nodded and said, "That's what I thought." ”

When King Xi heard this, he called the inner supervisor and instructed: "I am waiting for the second sister, and the other rooms are afraid of being unclean...... Just go to my room to rest for a while, she has a headache, you can ask the monk to boil some soup and send it. ”

Ying Huaizhen listened in a daze, and regretted mentioning her "headache" in her heart, but now it was even worse, she wanted to leave here first under the pretext of having a headache, to be exact, to leave King Xi...... Unexpectedly, at this moment, it is even more difficult to get out.

The inner eunuchs carefully led the way, and Minli accompanied Ying Huaizhen to the room where King Xi had always rested, and asked long and short questions in a gentle voice, Ying Huaizhen almost didn't know what she could answer her and what she replied...... My heart was just in a trance, and I was a little faintly sad: what did I tell her to say? At this moment, in the face of the person who had ordered the beheading of the Ying family in his previous life, how should he deal with it and how should he face it?