Outside Dingzhou City, hundreds of black-clothed guards were riding on tall horses, escorting more than a dozen carriages to move forward quickly. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Suddenly, only a "whoo" sound was heard, and at the front of the convoy, Ding Erniu, who was riding on a black horse, strangled the horse under him, raised his left hand, and shouted, "Stop!" ”

The whole team stopped slowly and orderly. Ding Erniu looked at the group of birds that suddenly startled in front of him, and his heart was a little uncertain. Although this place belongs to the remnants of Erlong Mountain, it is already close to Dingzhou City, and it stands to reason that there should be no bandits.

"Xiao Qi, you go and take a look." Ding Erniu looked up at the front, and commanded a guard next to him.

"Yes." A tall guard on Ding Erniu's left immediately rode forward on horseback.

"Captain Ding, what's going on?" Thirteen Niang, who had changed to riding a horse and following the young lady's frame, saw that the convoy suddenly stopped, and immediately drove to the front of the team and asked.

"Thirteen girls, look." Ding Erniu was about to explain, but saw a large figure faintly appearing in front of him. He pointed to the figure in front of him, and his brows furrowed.

Thirteen Niang followed Ding Erniu's line of sight, and also turned her head to look over.

Not good! The two looked at each other, and both saw the uncertainty in each other's eyes. The figures in front of them dragged their families and carried a lot of luggage, clearly like a large number of refugees fleeing.

"Can you send someone to ask?" Thirteen Niang's heart suddenly, Dingzhou is only two or three days away from Qizhou, if it is delayed here, how can it be good?

"Hmm." Ding Erniu nodded, since the young lady set off from Jiangzhou, in the past seven or eight days, she has been in a hurry. He naturally knew that the master wanted to rush to Qizhou as soon as possible.

A moment later, the guard named Xiao Qi, who had gone to explore the way, galloped back on horseback.

"Captain, it's not good." Xiao Qi, the pale guard, looked panicked and his voice trembled. "The news of the outbreak of the plague in northern Xinjiang has spread."

"Now in order to prevent the epidemic from spreading to the city, the Dingzhou prefect has ordered the entire Dingzhou City to only be allowed to go out, not to enter!"

"I'll report it to Miss." When the anxious Thirteen Niang heard this, she turned her horse's head and ran back.

"I'll go with you." Ding Erniu saw that Thirteen Niang didn't wait for him, and ran away alone, so he had to shake his head and quickly ordered the guards behind him, "Pay attention to vigilance." Then he hurried his horse to follow.

The two soon came to Wang Xiqing's frame, and Thirteen Niang knocked on the car door a few times. After a few breaths, he opened the car door and helped Wang Xi get out of the carriage.

"Miss, Dingzhou City is under martial law." Ding Erniu looked cautious. "There are some refugees in Dingzhou City who have fled from the front, and it is said that now Dingzhou City can only go out, not enter."

"Miss, what should we do?" Since Li Yuanche left the capital, Thirteen Niang has never received news from the north, she has sent pigeons to the north many times, but has not received a reply, and she is also very anxious.

"The team immediately turned around," Wang Jiqing recalled the terrain distribution on the map, his face was still calm, and his tone was very firm, "We made a detour to Mingzhou, Zhenzhou, and diverted from Shanzhou to Qizhou." "Since the news of the outbreak of the plague has leaked, the situation in the northern Xinjiang is probably very bad, otherwise, with Ah Che's character, he will control the epidemic no matter what, and he will definitely not let the news spread to the Central Plains.

Ah Che, you must not have anything to do, wait for me!

"Miss," Ding Erniu saw Miss's calm appearance, and his heart calmed down. "Now that the news has reached Dingzhou, I'm afraid that Mingzhou and Zhenzhou will also be under martial law." At that time, even if his group arrives in Mingzhou, they will not be able to get by.

"We don't enter the city," Wang Jiqing naturally thought of this, "interspersed between the Erlong Mountains between the two cities, and directly detour under Shanzhou City." "Although it takes nearly a day to detour, it is much stronger than being trapped in Dingzhou.

"Miss," one of the guards behind Ding Erniu jumped a few steps forward at this time. "Forgive my subordinates for talking too much, I'm afraid this won't work."

"How?" Wang Ji looked down on the guard, who was about thirty years old, and had no impression that he should not be one of the guards who had been following him.

"Miss Hui's words," the guards on the horse clasped their fists and saluted, "The villain Zhou Yong is these two Longshan people." More than ten years ago, there was a famine in Zhenzhou, and the villain and some villagers fled to the south of the Yangtze River. ”

Zhou Yong briefly explained his origin before he spoke, "There are indeed a few small roads in the Erlong Mountains that can directly reach Shanzhou. Among them, there is a shortcut, it only takes half a day to reach Shanzhou, which is half a day's journey faster than we walk from Dingzhou. But,"

"But what?" Thirteen Niang is already in a hurry, now that the epidemic is spreading, the situation of the lord in northern Xinjiang is unknown, and there are those shadow guard comrades who live and die with her, ......, at this time, she really can't see this person who wants to speak and stop.

"Thirteen Niang!" Wang Ji stopped lightly, she knew that this maid was anxious, and she had not received news from Ah Che for seven or eight days, but now was not the time to solve the problem in a hurry. Seeing that Thirteen Niang was quiet, she turned her head to look at Zhou Yong.

Zhou Yong glanced up at the carriages behind the young lady and hesitated for a moment. He looked up and saw that the young lady did not mean to blame, but a clear look of encouragement, and then slowly spoke.

"The mountain roads are so narrow that one man and one horse can barely walk on a single line, but it is impossible for these carriages to pass."

Wang Ji nodded lightly, the mountain road is narrow, he should have thought of it a long time ago. She looked back at the medicinal materials in the more than ten carriages behind her, these must not be discarded, without these medicinal materials, even if she flew to the north immediately, it would be useless.

"Erniu," Wang Ji glanced at the guards around her, this trip, in order to ensure her own safety, my grandmother arranged more than two hundred well-equipped elite guards for herself, which should be enough. "After arriving in Mingzhou, let each guard carry thirty catties of herbs on horseback, and when the time comes, we will abandon these carriages and ride forward instead."

"Miss, how can this be done?" After hearing this, he exclaimed. "You don't know how to ride a horse."

"It's fine." Wang Ji glanced at the shallow pity lightly, "Let Thirteen Niang take me with you then," she looked at Ding Erniu again, "Erniu, it will be hard for you to bring the light pity when the time comes." ”

"Yes, miss." Ding Erniu and Thirteen Niang nodded at the same time.

"Zhou Yong, when you arrive at Erlong Mountain, you will be responsible for leading the way, finding the nearest path, and striving to reach Shanzhou as soon as possible." Wang Ji arranged the itinerary lightly, and then raised his head and instructed Zhou Yong.

"Yes, miss." Zhou Yong nodded, he would definitely live up to Miss's expectations, and he would be worthy of the kindness of the Wang family for the burial of his parents more than ten years ago.

"Turn around and go." Seeing that the young lady had re-boarded the carriage and some refugees appeared behind her, Ding Erniu shouted, and the group quickly turned around and headed in the direction of Mingzhou.