Chapter Twenty-Seven: When the Stars Rise

A loud whipping sound, followed by a long neighing of a healthy horse, accompanied by a violent kicking sound, passed through the thick curtains into the warm carriage, awakening Luo Qiuhe, who was thinking. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 The white disc in info's hand suddenly fell, jumping and bounced on the board, and happened to stop in the worst position, and that move was almost a dead move. Luo Qiuhe looked at the chess piece parked in that place, and almost wanted to lower his tears. Squinted and secretly looked at Li Muqi, only to see that at this time he was raising the curtains, and his eyes were looking out of the car: a black horse was flying like a black wind, and it swept through the window as quickly as a black wind. Immediately there was a man in a blue shirt, his eyes like torches, staring closely at the road ahead, some rough beard flying in the wind. Just as he was passing by Li Muqi, the man's eyes happened to look at Li Muqi. Looking at each other, Li Muqi seemed to see a look of surprise in his eyes, but he didn't dare to be very sure. When he could look closely, the man had turned his head and galloped past the carriage, only a trail of dust kicked up by the horse's hooves was carried by the wind, and a vague shadow flickered in the dust. In the blink of an eye, the dust that flew up was blown away by the wind, revealing the black shadow and the blue figure riding on it, and the whip was raised, and it struck down with great force, striking on the horse's back. The horse was in pain, roared, and its hooves flew wildly, and the dust raised blocked Li Muqi's gaze. The sound of hooves grew farther and farther away, hidden behind a dense forest with almost no leaves. After a long time, Li Muqi withdrew his gaze.

Luo Qiuhe saw that Li Muqi's eyes were looking out of the car window, and then looked at Mu He on the side, only to see that her starry eyes were half-closed, and a smile hung on the corner of her mouth, as if she was in a trance, and seemed to be dozing. Hurriedly stretched out his hand, slowly and gently wanted to pick up the white seed, but he didn't want to touch it just now, and Li Muqi's words sounded in his ears, "Since it has fallen, don't regret it." When Luo Qiuhe heard this, he felt ashamed in his heart, and hurriedly said, "Who said that I want to regret the chess, I just want to place this chess piece safely." The nose snorted coldly, "Playing against you, I still use regret chess." What a joke. ”

Before Li Muqi could speak, Mu He had already chuckled, and his white fingers gently slid on his cheeks. Luo Qiuhe saw Mu He's movements and the expression on her face, blowing her gray beard, glared at Mu He fiercely, and said, "Little girl, how can you understand my old man's thoughts." Although Luo Qiuhe said this, a flush appeared on his face, and he was a little shy in his heart after all, and his voice was a little stammering, "Next..." ”

Li Muqi retracted his thoughts and stared at the chessboard: Originally, Luo Qiuhe was already defeated, and he didn't want his unintentional word, although it seemed to be a dead move, he didn't want the sunspot in Li Muqi's hand to be delayed. Li Muqi didn't know where his son should go? Luo Qiuhe's unintentional son killed half of his own white son, but also sealed half of Li Muqi's sunspot; the already useless white son had already come back to life at this time and surrounded Li Muqi's sunspot. If Li Muqi's son is wrong, I am afraid that Li Muqi will lose this game, and he will lose very badly.

"Interesting," Li Muqi held the sunspot in his hand, with a trace of helplessness on his face, and slowly got up a little surprised, slowed down, and said again, "Interesting." ”

When Luo Qiuhe heard this, he saw that Li Muqi was obsessed with the sunspot and did not fall for a long time. His eyes slowly moved to the chessboard, and he also stared at the white piece, and it took a long time to figure it out, and a layer of flushing appeared on his face, the corners of his eyes were slightly curved, and his face was full of excitement. "Hahaha..." Luo Qiuhe squinted at the white chess, and then looked at Li Muqi, and couldn't stop being excited, "How about it, there is no trick to crack it." Haha... Don't you plan to throw in the towel. ”

"Not necessarily. Li Muqi's eyes emitted a fine light, a smile appeared on his face, and because of excitement, a layer of red tide appeared on his face, and he smiled, "How about you look at me first?"

Luo Qiuhe looked at the sunspot that Li Muqi had just thrown, a bright light appeared in his eyes, and he laughed and said, "Good, good, good." Then he stroked his beard and said, "Sure enough, it's a good move." If it were me. I'm afraid it's hard to think of this trick. As soon as the sound fell, the white son had fallen.

"You have to be careful," Li Muqi looked at the white piece that fell from Luo Qiuhe and said with a smile, "Don't throw away your advantages." If you lose this game again, you will waste that second move in vain. ”

"How come," Luo Qiuhe said casually, "How can I lose, I'm still worried about yourself." ”

"Oh, is it?" Li Muqi said with a smile, "People often lose on their own strengths, not on their own weaknesses. Li Muqi's eyes were slightly curved, bent into an arc like a fox's eyes, and said with a smile, "I always think that I have taken the advantage and have the chance to win." It is precisely at this time that the difference between winning and losing. As soon as the words fell, the sunspots had fallen.

Luo Qiuhe looked at the sunspot that Li Muqi had just fallen, and was shocked, not daring to be careless, so he put away his thoughts and thought seriously.

The human heart is always like that, the more certain things are, the more they take them lightly and do not think about them, and they will always devote all their energy to difficult things. Life is not about winning over someone, but only about overcoming one's heart, one's own heart, and the only one who can really defeat oneself is oneself.

Du Rukang listened to the laughter in the carriage, his brows furrowed slightly, a layer of bitterness appeared on his face, the corners of his mouth were pursed high, his eyes were lowered low, his hair was blown by the wind, let it fly in front of him, his left hand pulled the reins weakly, and his right hand held the long whip tightly, raising it high, but he did not hit it on the horse's back. With a sigh of relief, he put the whip down again. Squinted at Li Antong: I saw him riding on the back of a white horse, holding the reins in one hand and playing with the dagger that Han Zhongbang gave him with the other, with a smile between his eyebrows. Seeing Li Antong's expression, Du Rukang's distress in his heart became even worse, and he raised his right hand holding the long whip, but it still didn't hit the horse's back, but hit the saddle. There was a muffled sound of "bang", Li Antong heard this voice, but he didn't look back, still playing with the dagger. However, the corners of his mouth curled, the muscles in the corners of his eyes twitched, bent into a charming arc, and the afterglow of the corners of his eyes, looking at Du Rukang, he had already looked like this. Li Antong was playing with the dagger at this time, obviously teasing Du Rukang. If Du Rukang saw it, he was afraid that he would jump on Li Antong's horse and kick Li Antong down.

Fortunately, Du Rukang didn't see it, which was also his luck. If you really see it, I'm afraid that you can only stare dryly and think about it in your heart. With Du Rukang's strength, how can he be Li Antong's opponent?

The wind, even more severe, seemed to break the trunk of the tree. The wind was fierce, bringing with it a puff of dust and flying sand.

Don't hurry to hide your face, Du Rukang's face has been hit hard by the sand. After the wind and sand, Du Rukang's face and hair were covered with dust, and a dead branch stayed in his hair. There are traces of being hit by the wind and sand. Du Rukang cursed in his heart, but he didn't know who he was cursing. From the corner of his eye, he happened to see Li Antong, and saw that his appearance at this time was also very embarrassed, his hair was messy, and there were not only dust, sand and gravel on it, but also some broken leaves and broken branches. Seeing such a scene, Du Rukang's heart finally got a little comfort, no longer cursing, and no longer depressed. A burst of joy suddenly appeared on his face, and then he burst into laughter. I was also very happy in my heart, and I thought: Just like this, I can be regarded as a master. Hum. Grab my horse, and let you grab my horse again. Hmph, the wind, blow harder.

Du Rukang was so excited at this time that he actually forgot that he was also in the wind at the moment.

According to Li Muqi's arrangement: Du Rukang was originally a housekeeper, Li Antong was just a small guard, and Li Muqi was a businessman-grain merchant. This method, although it seems very ostentatious, is very reasonable. Only in this way can we safely enter Weizhou without being suspected. Originally, the white horse was Du Rukang's mount, but it was ridden by Li Antong. Du Rukang looked at Li Muqi aggrievedly, and Li Muqi said lightly, "If you can kick him off the horse, then the horse is yours; ”

Du Rukang had no choice but to drive the carriage, looking at Li Antong hatefully along the way, sprinkling all his bitterness on the horse's back, but he didn't really beat them hard. Du Rukang said in his heart: I can't vent my stuffiness on them, they are already quite pitiful.

Only the poor will truly sympathize with or help the poor. Most of the people in the world are watching the excitement, they are watching the excitement of others, aren't others watching their excitement?

On a long-dead tree hung a flag - a flag that had been blown by wind and rain, with a big word "tea" written on it, and the corner of the flag no longer flew, originally a white canvas, had turned yellow, and there was a thick layer of smoke left behind. Looking at the crooked tea word, Du Rukang's face showed a hint of joy. Gently shaking the reins, the two horses were also very clever and quickened their pace. In a blink of an eye, he had already walked under the dead tree.

Du Rukang asked Li Muqi a few times, and with Li Muqi's consent, Fang jumped out of the car and looked at the shop. Li Antong also arrived at this time, jumped off the horse, and looked around before opening the car curtain. Only Mu He hurriedly jumped out of the car, Li Muqi and Luo Qiuhe were still playing that game of chess, and it was a critical moment at this time: Luo Qiuhe's forehead was covered with a layer of fine sweat, his face was flushed, and he was holding a white piece in his hand, which did not fall for a long time; although Li Muqi was not so nervous, he was also frowning and thinking seriously about the chess game. Seeing such a scene, Li Antong lowered the car curtain. Lead Mu He and look at the small shop.

At this time, Du Rukang had just woken up the sleeping shopkeeper. The shopkeeper rubbed his hazy eyes, full of sleepiness, and a strong look of dissatisfaction, squinted at Du Rukang who was standing in front of him, and was almost about to scold. woke up suddenly, took back the foul words that had come to his mouth, and hurriedly put on a smiling face, greeting Du Rukang. The dried oil-stained towel wiped the tattered table, and the oil on the table had already dried up, otherwise it would have been able to fry two plates of greasy dishes. If it weren't for the thick, dried oil, Du Rukang couldn't bear to sit at this table. Even though it was covered in oil, it at least looked like a table.

"I'm sorry for neglecting you. The shopkeeper said with a smile, "It's only because there are almost no people recently, and this ghost weather is like this, so I doze off, I'm really sorry." ”

"It's okay," Du Rukang smiled and waved his hand. "I wonder how far this place is from Weizhou?"

"Hmm...," said the shopkeeper after thinking for a long time, "I will definitely arrive at this time tomorrow." ”

"How can there be such a long way to go? ”

"It's not a long way, it's a hundred miles, it's very unsafe there, and it's better to stay there for the night before it's getting late, and leave tomorrow morning." The shopkeeper said with concern on his face: "It's best to put it into the official inn." ”

"Oh?" Du Rukang said with some curiosity, "Isn't there an inn to invest in?"

"Not really," explained the shopkeeper, "it has been very unpeaceful lately, and it is said that there are robbers. Hearing the news, several inns have already closed. A small store like mine is almost completely empty. If it weren't for the fact that it was closer to the county seat and farther away from the boundary of Weizhou, I am afraid that it would be difficult to maintain. Rao is like this, and there is really nothing else, only some braised eggs, sauced beef, and corn on the cob. ”

"No steamed buns?"

"I haven't seen it in a long time. The shopkeeper smiled bitterly.

"Oh," Du Rukang looked back at Mu He, who smiled and said, "That's all it can be." ”

The shopkeeper wrapped the things in a piece of brown paper, handed them to Mu He, and took the silver taels handed by Du Rukang, and there was a burst of gratitude and gratitude, those silver taels far exceeded the value of those foods. Looking at Du Rukang, who was about to leave, he shouted, "Guest officer, you'd better hurry up, and it's best to get to that official inn before the sun sets, so that there will be less danger,"

The red sun was almost sinking in the west, and only a few red rays lingered in the western mountains, and the glow of blood flickered in the air, guiding the way forward. The sun had not yet set completely, and a star had already hung in the sky, and the starlight was very dim, but it could also illuminate its surroundings. Just under the dim starlight, a flag fluttered in the wind. Looking at the flag, Du Rukang swept away his tired color, revealing a hint of joy, and the long whip lightly hit the horse's back. The two healthy horses seemed to sense what Du Rukang was thinking, looked at the flag fluttering in the wind, and quickened their pace.