The morning sun was new, the fog had not dispersed, the sky was hazy, and the mottled points of light leaked on Chu Yunxi's face, she covered her eyes with her hands, and after calming down, she sat up slowly. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The fire in the cave was nothing but ashes and white smoke. There was no one in the cave except her, Wang Xing and his horses and luggage were all gone, leaving only the hot water and white porridge exuding a fragrance, obviously the person had just left. Outside the cave, there were birds chirping on the dead branches, and the calls echoed, and they were empty and lonely.

The winter wind echoed in the mountains, and she stepped out of the cave and stretched out in the cold wind. The snow-white forest and mountains are lonely and uninhabited, and the occasional chickadee that comes out to feed shuttles between the dead branches. She stared at the feathered chickadees in the distance, her long black hair dancing with her gray clothes, twisting in a beautiful arc in her ears. The dead branches covered with snow and ice trembled slightly in the wind, and the golden sun rose behind her, and the sunlight pierced the thick white mist like golden arrows.

She stood for a long time in the morning breeze before returning to the cave, the white porridge wrapped in the quilt was still hot to drink, and she held the porridge bowl and suddenly chuckled, she remembered that when she saw him that day, his luggage was obviously not big, how could he suddenly conjure such things.

But the pleasure was only for a moment, and she sighed again, and the sorrow was as thick and difficult to stop as the white vapor that came out of her mouth.

She rested and cleaned up briefly and got back on her way. The thoughtful Wang Xing had fed the horses while she was asleep, and she went out of the woods smoothly and inquired all the way to the official road, thanks to a pile of customs clearance documents left by Bai Biao, she was able to keep her unimpeded all the way. She casually picked a fake name and false identity that Bai Biao used when she traveled around the world, and no one ever suspected it, which saved her a lot of trouble. Of course, she didn't leave Lin Yueyuan a copy of the things necessary to pass the customs, nor did she leave a mark for her as agreed.

Wang Xing was still by her side as always. Gradually, she no longer resisted his existence, nor did she refuse his kindness. But he is still like an invisible man, who never bother, just silently accompanies him.

She accepted the tacit agreement, though she would continue to speculate on his intentions.

Walking outside the city of Qinzhou, it was getting late, and seeing that there was no hope of entering the city, the two could only rest in the forest next to the official road for one night.

Wang Xing climbed up the tree and cut down the dead branches, and when the evening breeze rose, he climbed on the tree like a spirit ape, and the agitated sleeves were very disturbing when he turned up, so he simply rolled up his sleeves, revealing his strong arms and delicate hands.

Chu Yunxi pretended to pass under the tree inadvertently, she coughed lightly to attract his attention, she took out an apple from her sleeve and threw it on, he reached out and fished it, and the big and red apple fell into his arms. He stood up and looked at her, his eyes shining with a smile, and the apple warmed his occasional frustration and sadness like a red fireball. He waved his hand to her happily, and his handsome face shone with a charming look.

Chu Yunxi glanced at him, and returned to the tree where she was resting expressionlessly like an ice snowman.

After eating, the two of them each slept on a pile of warm fires, and in the second half of the night, I don't know if the night wind was raging, and the flames were blowing all over the ground, and the two of them were alert and jumped up quickly, but Chu Yunxi's clothes were still burned.

The two horses roared in the wind, desperately pulling the reins, Wang Xing hurriedly ran to pull the two horses, Chu Yunxi stared at the gale to clean up the blankets and quilts scattered on the ground that had not been destroyed by the fire, and they didn't have time to tidy up, they were all piled on the horseback, and the two jumped on the horseback and hurried to the depths of the forest where the wind was small.

Today's wind is strong, but the moonlight is extremely bright, covering the woods and mountain roads like broken silver. Under the intrusion of the wind, the two of them stepped on the wrong path in a daze. The black horse that Chu Yunxi was riding tripped over a stone, and as soon as he knelt down with his front hooves, he threw her whole person out, Wang Xing was shocked when he saw this, and he also jumped off the horse, and rolled around her a few times, and his back and arms were all bloodied.

The two hugged each other and fell into a dead leaf, Wang Xing's back was ground out of blood by the stones, his face showed pain, and he couldn't get up for a while, but pressed her tighter. Chu Yunxi was protected by him in his arms, but he was not injured much. Although she was polite at this moment, she didn't struggle much, lay quietly, and asked with concern after a while, "Are you hurt?" ”

When his strength recovered slightly, Wang Xing immediately rolled off her and lay on his back on the ground, he just wanted to say that it was okay, but he suddenly changed color and turned over and jumped up and shouted, "What person? ”

A black shadow jumped down from the tree, and Wang Xing hurriedly pulled Chu Yunxi up to protect him. The man stopped the two of them from going way, and with a big knife on his shoulder, he said a word that thieves used to cut: "I opened this mountain, I planted this tree, if you want to pass from here, leave the money to buy the road." ”

Wang Xing looked at his dress and knew that he was a green forest and grass. Chu Yunxi was far less sophisticated than him, and he panicked all of a sudden, and the hand that grabbed his arm trembled slightly.

He looked sideways, and by the clear moonlight, he saw that he had stumbled between the trees. He felt Chu Yunxi's horror, and whispered comfortingly, "Don't be afraid. ”

His tone was soft and calm, like his strong and reliable arms, always giving her warmth when she was scared of hurt. Reason told her to always be vigilant and cool-headed, and not to give trust to outsiders casually, but her heart couldn't help but enjoy his protection. He stabilized her wavering heart like a needle that fixed the sea.

She nodded, looked up at the other party, and saw that the other party was of medium height and very burly, with a beard all over his face, and his cloth was full of dust and cracks everywhere, and he had been wearing it for a long time. The Pu knife in his hand glowed with a little silver light, which was obviously extremely sharp, and a pair of bull's eyes were like copper bells, and she shrank behind Wang Xing in shock.

Wang Xing was not afraid to fight alone, but he was afraid of hurting Chu Yunxi, and he was afraid that there were other party's helpers in ambush in the forest. He thought for a moment, and suddenly his tone changed, and he clenched his fists with a smile on his face and said, "Dare to ask which mountain this brother is a brother on?" You and I are in the same business, don't hurt your brothers by mistake. ”

As soon as these words came out, the other two were stunned, Chu Yunxi reacted first, and cooperated with him to put away his hostility and hatred.

The other party was stunned for a long time, looked at him suspiciously, and said categorically: "Nonsense, I look at you like a scholar." ”

Saying that, he pointed at Chu Yunxi, and Chu Yunxi hurriedly lowered his head: "That thin boy must be your scholar, you must be a talented person who went to Beijing to take the exam, and you dare to deceive me." ”

Wang Xing responded with a good sense and said calmly: "My brother misunderstood. The villain came from Qinglong Mountain and was ordered to go down the mountain to investigate. ”

Chu Yunxi was silently amused, listening to him talk nonsense seriously. He added fuel to the rumors he heard on the road about the bandits outside Qinzhou City, and made it difficult for the other party to distinguish between half-truths and half-truths. Compared with his eloquence, the bandits on the other side were clumsy, and even a little simple and upright.

Chu Yunxi watched Wang Xing play the other party with great interest, and suddenly became suspicious, this person is clever, can speak well, and deceiving people is like a game. As soon as she let go of her hand, she silently flashed behind the tree beside her.

"Geng Gong in the Lower Black Dragon Mountain." The other party was finally defeated by his clever tongue, and Wang Xing also exchanged names with him.

Hearing him report his real name, Chu Yunxi frowned slightly.

Wang Xing pretended to pat his arm closely, and said with a smile: "Brother Geng Gong, our Jade Village Lord has admired the Lord of Black Dragon Village and Zhu Village for a long time. You and I are brothers in the same family, and it is a blessing to meet us today. ”

Geng Gong waved his hand and said, "It's easy to say." ”

Wang Xing grabbed his shoulders, patted his chest, and said in a heartfelt tone: "By the way, brother, there are other brothers around here, our brothers just heard about a good business, and asked my brother to quickly gather the brothers, and we will discuss the big plan." ”

Geng Gong hurriedly asked, "What business?" ”

Wang Xing lowered his voice mysteriously and said, "In a few days, a caravan will pass by outside the city to present gifts in Beijing, carrying countless gold and silver. This gift is obtained by local officials who looted the people and presented them to important officials in the DPRK and China, even if they were robbed by you and me, presumably neither side dared to blatantly pursue them. ”

When Geng Gong heard that it was really a good deal, he scratched his ears and cheeks happily, and kept talking to each other.

Wang Xing said, "Wait." There are people in ambush near my brother, so it's better to call them together, and we'll discuss the plan. ”

Geng Gong hesitated to resist, but he said earnestly: "Why does my brother speak and push, could it be that I can't trust my younger brother, how can we rob this property with only the three of us." What's more, the eldest brother is not afraid of the younger brother coaxing you, if other brothers are present, I will have two hearts and wings. ”

Geng Gong walked around impatiently with a knife on his shoulder, and said loudly: "Don't worry, although there is no helper, Lao Tzu will also cut people and rob money, to tell you the truth, Lao Tzu came down quietly from Black Dragon Mountain today, and he didn't bring anyone at all." ”

Wang Xing smiled slightly, took out the short gun at his waist, put it behind his back and said, "In this case, I will tell you where to ambush." ”

Geng Gong got up, Wang Xing suddenly stabbed at him, he was not completely defenseless, the back of the knife was protected, the weapons collided, and the sparks were rising.

Geng Gong jumped back and asked in a loud voice, "Are you from the official mansion or are you sent by Zhu Changshun to get me?" ”

Wang Xing smiled: "What's the difference, anyway, today is to bring you to justice." I was afraid that you would be too numerous to deal with, but since you are alone, then make a move. ”

Geng Gong glared, his yellowish hair stood up, like a ghost, and he launched a ruthless attack: "If you want to take me, how many heads do you have." ”

Wang Xing smiled confidently and stabbed with a spear. Chu Yunxi hid behind a tree to watch the battle, which should have been a great opportunity to escape, but she took two steps and retreated: first, she couldn't bear him to fight the enemy alone, in case he was really a good person, if there was a mistake, she would feel guilty; The second is that Wang Xing is really powerful, if he really has bad intentions, she will flee to the ends of the earth, presumably he also has the ability to catch up, it is better to stay and wait and see.