Going out and walking along the small alley, Ji Jiu led the way in front as usual. {We don't write novels, we're just web text porters - small?} Say? Net >

When he walked to the mouth of the alley, he suddenly looked at me sideways and asked, "Why did you become interested in the horse market?" ”

"You forgot the experience of jì in Yubei, if there was no fast horse at that time, where would we have escaped the catastrophe."

I looked at the people from the national capital passing by at the mouth of the alley, and said in a low voice: "Actually, I came out for another thing." ”

Ji Jiu's eyes looked in the same direction as mine and said, "Do you want to go to the dart bureau to inquire about the news?" "When we were leaving, I had an agreement with Gu Liu in Hengcheng to help her find someone." "Originally, I thought that this matter was not difficult at all, especially Sister Li, who sent us here at that time, she has been in the national capital dart bureau for many years, and she must be very well-connected." "I promised happily at the time, but I didn't expect that there would be calamity waiting for me."

"Why didn't Master Gu ask someone to inquire?"

"She's not a close friend with that person, there are many kinds of friends, don't you understand?" I glanced back at Ji Jiu. "After thinking about it for two days, I feel very embarrassed now, I can't tell the situation of those people for the time being, I want to go to the door of the dart bureau to find out." "I heard one of the dart masters, the girl who was in the car with me, say that there is a time-honored noodle shop in front of the dart board, and it is a place where they often go to eat." "Sister Li and the team of bodyguards took Gu Liu's commission to take us on a ride in Hengcheng, and besides, it was a private commission." "She's on the way, and she's still with you"

I said in an orderly manner, and Ji Jiu interrupted lightly: "There is nothing between me, it is an expedient measure on the road." "You don't have to be so clear, I know. I'm talking about what she thinks has something to do with you, so she doesn't write to the dart board to tell the guys. “

I paused, hesitated for a moment and continued, "That's why I said, the dart game of the national capital." No one knows you and me, and even if we sit with the dart master over there and eat noodles at the same table, people won't notice us. "Of course it's not appropriate to ask directly."

When I thought about it last night, I immediately rejected it. It's so inappropriate! "Their dart game is one of the best in the national capital, if something really happened to those people, and they didn't escape on the prairie, and there was no news back so far, as soon as they heard that you and I would go to inquire about the news. He was very capable of arresting us and interrogating us. “

There is an official government, and ordinary people don't dare to use lynching, but in a place like the dart bureau, it has always been inseparable from the sword, and I don't think that the other party entertains people who are suspicious, and will only move their mouths! "I don't want to take that risk, I'm just going to find out the news, and I'll probably find out if I eat a bowl of noodles over there." "Okay." Ji Jiu's eyes looked at me with some surprise. "I thought you were worried about those people, seeing that you mingled with them on the road." "I'm worried, and I'm not worried."

I bowed my head silently. After a pause, he said, "Say worry, after all, there is a friendship in the same car and the same road, Gu Liu is my friend, and they can barely be regarded as yes." ”

"I always hope that they will have better luck and escape." "Don't worry, it's because you said it. As a dart master, you must always be able to deal with all kinds of sudden situations. It's a dangerous errand in itself, even if it doesn't happen that time. I'll meet it next time. "If you choose this path, sometimes life and death are not up to you."

"You've got it all figured out."

He glanced at me, and a hint of deep meaning flashed in his eyes, an indescribable emotion.

"No," I shook my head, "it's not mainly people who have a deep relationship with me and don't divide them, otherwise, I can only say that I care about it, and sometimes even my own judgment is biased!" ”

"Xiaolin," Ji Jiu suddenly asked, "Where is the person you are talking about?" ”

"I don't know." I said sadly.

"Maybe I'm in Sealand, maybe I'm somewhere else, I haven't seen him since I was separated," I thought back to the situation before the breakup, "The situation was still very weird, and there were some details in the middle, I couldn't figure it out, I could only look forward to seeing him next time, and let him solve my puzzles." ”

"I hope I can wait." I said sullenly

The address mentioned by Sister Li is not difficult to find, and the structure of the national capital city is similar to the two cities I have traveled to, both of which are extremely thoughtful layouts.

Count the streets, find the right direction, and soon you will be where you want to go.

The number of people on the street is the same as every time I go out on the street, too many to count, and the streets of the capital city are wide, and people pass us by from time to time.

Because I learned the news in advance, I did pay special attention to the conscription in the past two days, and no one in the capital city had a notice anywhere, but I accidentally heard Uncle Liu who went out to buy vegetables talk about it, and people outside were talking about the shape of the glue in the north.

As I walked, there was an intersection in front of me, I looked at the map, knew the direction to go, and was about to cross it with Ji Jiu, when the pedestrians at one of the intersections suddenly quickly avoided the side.

I knew at a glance that there should be a carriage coming, and I couldn't cross the intersection for the time being, so Ji Jiu and I were squeezed under one roof by the crowd.

The sun shone brightly on the wide streets of the capital, with guards in front and behind, and a horse-drawn carriage galloped across the street towards the intersection.

I stood in the middle of the crowd and turned my head to look at the carriage that passed through, different from the dignitaries in the capital, the decoration of the carriage was minimal, but the horses pulling the carriage were superb.

The sign hanging around the horse's neck finally made an old man who knew the goods on the spot lower his voice in surprise: "This is the royal car, could it be that the person in this car is" "The empress is in Beiying, she can't be separated, and when she comes here, the biggest energy is the one who has been in the limelight and legends recently." "Master of the National Teacher?" "Yes, I heard that there was news a few days ago that there was a mess in Yuzhou, and the war horses that were originally going to be mobilized to the northern camp were attacked at night on the grassland in Yubei, and this matter was ordered to be investigated." "Where did you get that much information?" "My niece works in the yamen, so I know a little bit about it."

Ji Jiu and I were under the eaves, quietly listening to the whispered conversation between the two closest people next to me. When I heard the word "national teacher", I couldn't help but look up at the car that happened to pass by the intersection.

As the old man who recognized the mark said, the minimalist decoration can also show that the carriage is made of fine materials, plus the horses pulling the carriage are extraordinary, and the people riding on it. Naturally, it is low-key luxury and has connotation.

It's just that my heart was beating very hard at that moment, and I felt an indescribable sense of tension, the fist at my side was tight and loose, and the corners of my forehead were sweating.

The crowd slowly dispersed after the carriage passed, and Ji Jiu and I were able to come out from under the eaves. Cross that intersection to the opposite street.

Ji Jiu's focus was completely different from mine, he looked at the direction where the carriage was going and said, "Isn't that the street where the horse market is located?" "Well," I replied casually, looking up suddenly, "you said that that is the location of the horse market?" “

Ji Jiu turned his head to look at me: "You didn't make a fuss about going to the horse market in the morning." I mentioned it when I came out, but I thought you were familiar with the map of the national capital. ”

"I'm really familiar with the map, but I don't know which street the horse market is, and besides, the map is not specially marked."

"You know now."

"It's about two miles away from there, and you'll reach the largest horse market in the national capital."

"Are you going to follow along and see the excitement now, or do you follow your plan and go to the dart game first?"

I suppressed the ups and downs in my heart, and said, "Naturally, I went to the dart game first." That's how I decided. ”

The noodle shop has a small façade, so it occupies a corner of the street, and two or three small wooden tables are placed on the street.

When I arrived with Ji Jiu. It was close to noon, and several people were already sitting at the table in front of him, and the call was all there.

Ji Jiu and I sat down quietly, glanced at the noodles on the table, and drew the same gourd.

The sour bamboo shoots are refreshing, and the broth is delicious. I came with the mood to find out the news, but I was amazed by the face here.

I quickly finished a bowl. The smiling shopkeeper had already come over and asked, "Would you like to add another bowl?" ”

"No, you can't be greedy for more than one delicious taste. It's a big deal, I'll come back tomorrow. ”

I had just answered when I saw the door on the other side of the dart board suddenly open, and several people, both men and women, came out one after another, and suddenly changed my mind.

"Two more bowls."

When the noodles were served, Ji Jiu and I symbolically moved the chopsticks, and as soon as the person from the dart board on the table next to me sat down, I exchanged glances with him. "The big boss sent me out tomorrow morning to take a look at Yuzhou, and I heard that the last time I saw Sister Li and them was in the inn in Yuzhou City." "You say, will it have something to do with the turmoil and chaos in Yubei?" "Hey, don't say that, it's really going to run into it, I'm afraid it's more than lucky." "I guess, Sister Li can be delayed with a few sisters, maybe someone is injured." "Then why is there no news at all, it stands to reason that a letter will always be delivered." "Didn't the big boss say how many more days to wait?"

On the way back, Ji Jiu and I were silent, and when we were about to reach the entrance of the street that had been blocked by carriages before, I spoke: "According to what they said, I'm afraid that the night of Yubei Grassland, Sister Li and her sisters were more than lucky." ”

I'm also inclined to hear the story of a guy in the dart game in the store, how can he not even get a letter if he is out of danger.

"There's another kind of ability." Ji Jiu lowered his eyes and said, "The princess's side is the time to use people, and the people in the dart game have good kung fu, so many war horses can't be destroyed." ”

If it was the situation he said, I looked at him with a slight shock, I hadn't thought of that kind of assumption before, and when he said it, I actually felt that it made some sense. "Aren't you going to the horse market?" It's important for me to go out and do something. "I'm afraid it won't work, look over there," Ji Jiu followed me to the intersection, pointing in the direction where the carriage had passed before, and I saw a group of guards from the national capital city blocking the street intersection. (To be continued)