Chapter 7: The Cunning Fellow
The young man looked at me calmly and asked, "Xiaoling, what else can you have besides food and clothes in your baggage?" ”
"Ahh I hurriedly said, "No, no, you're right, that's just those things." “
After that, I looked away a little weakly, not daring to look at him.
Because as soon as I think about it, I feel really embarrassed, but I hope I think too much!
The boy looked at me strangely, and he didn't say anything else.
Well, I'm sure he just rolled it a little bit, because his eyes didn't look like he was lying to me.
His expression looked calm, without the slightest hint of embarrassment.
There are some things I hide at the bottom of my baggage and carry them in a bag!
He doesn't always open them one by one and look at them carefully.
He's not that perverted!
Wait, I suddenly felt that something was wrong, why is this style of painting weird?
Anyway, he came to rummage through my package, I am the most depressed person, why am I weak-hearted!
It's not like I'm going to check his stuff privately.
I stood up, thought about it, and then looked at the tsundere boy and asked in a light tone, "Have you slept enough?" “
If others heard this, it would actually feel a little strange, but the young man didn't care, he replied quickly: "Okay, Xiaoling, let's go on the road." ”
I walked with him through the woods.
The forest was quiet, except for the sound of the wind echoing in the mountains, only the slight sound of footsteps on fallen leaves could be heard.
On the way, he and I were silent. The two men walked with their heads bowed and did not talk.
After walking some distance, I got out of the forest where I had stayed and rested, and came to the mountain road.
Distance between points. I habitually looked in the direction I came, and then looked sideways at the other side of the road.
Not long after, we saw someone riding past where we had parked.
The other party was dusty, and the speed of riding a horse was very fast, so there was no intention of stopping at all.
They passed by the carriages that stopped in the aisle, and their eyes only skimmed by randomly, and they had no interest in inquiry.
It looks like someone is in a hurry.
The tsundere boy got this carriage from Nanhua Town who doesn't know who. There is nothing special about it, but it is the style of the car that can often be seen on the road.
When I saw it in the morning, it was a huge open space. Only this one carriage is particularly eye-catching.
But if it's on the mountain road, no one will pay special attention to it.
The boy and I inadvertently glanced at each other, and the two of us were still one after the other. Slowly approach the place where you park.
Except for the people on horseback who I just saw on the mountain road. No other carriage passed by.
It seems that today is indeed very deserted.
The young man stood still, looked at me and said, "Xiaoling, you get in the car, let's continue on our way." ”
I nodded, walked over to the car, and went up.
His back was leaning against the wall of the car, where he had just stopped to sleep. There are not so many taboos.
It's not a big car, but as long as it's not in the same place as him. It doesn't feel too awkward between the two of them.
He drove his car, and I slept with me, without interfering with each other.
I thought that if I couldn't go to the village and couldn't go to the store tonight, I could only stay in the barren mountains, so I would divide labor with him, and everyone would be on duty for half the night.
I have to rest and recuperate while I still have time.
After a while, the car moved forward again.
The speed of the teenager's rush this time was significantly faster than before.
I saw that the flowers and trees around the mountain road were just flashing, and I couldn't see clearly in an instant.
After running a long distance, I realized that the previous few stops had consumed too much patience from the tsundere boy.
Half a day, three stays.
He didn't complain to me, but his actions speak for themselves.
At this moment he must have been thinking of making the carriage faster, lest my eyes be drawn to the flowers and plants beside the road.
If you stay repeatedly, it will be difficult to find a place to stay before dark.
"Hey, have you ever been to the Northlands?"
The trail was deserted, and with the sound of wheels moving forward, I leaned down in front of the small window adjacent to the front seat, looked at the back of the boy's head and asked.
He turned to look at me, and met the gaze I was looking at him in the small window.
"Hey, young master, don't look at me, talk is talking, you have to watch the road!"
I was startled and hurried to stop him.
It's okay to speak, but you can't turn your head around, otherwise there are people passing by on the road, what should I do?
I regretted talking to him a little, because the trail was rough.
The road conditions are not good, I am afraid that if I disturb him and talk to him, I will be distracted and the car will overturn, but how can it be good?!
The boy turned his head away from me, and the conversation continued.
"I've been there, but I'm in a hurry at that time, so I didn't have that much effort to stop and see."
The young man's tone suddenly changed and said, "Xiaoling, it's different from you when you go out." “
He said something brainless, but I didn't want to ask, so I fell silent again
After the most rugged part of the mountain road, the young man said a few words on the way, but did not turn his gaze.
Looking at the road ahead, the carriage slowly ascended the hillside. "It rained the other day, you know?"
The car ran for a while, and I felt that the atmosphere was still a little dull, and the road conditions in front of me had become better, so I couldn't help but ask him. "Yes." He answered me succinctly and clearly. "The mountain road between Suzhou and Nanhua Town has landslides in several places."
As I spoke, I thought of one thing, why there are so few people and cars on the north-south corridor today.
It may have been a few days since some parts of the mountain road have encountered conditions, so convoys or pedestrians have been delayed in the middle of the road.
This reason is more reasonable, so we left the range of Nanhua Town, and the road was still deserted.
The boy picked up the topic by himself and sat down in front of him to catch the car. didn't turn his head to look at me: "Xiaoling, how was the road condition in Suzhou when you came?" “
I was stunned for a moment, remembering the situation when I came out of Suzhou City. He didn't ask me how I got to Nanhua Town, just the road conditions.
The problem is that I didn't take the avenue, I took a ride first, and then turned to the trail by myself.
Later, it was also because I saw the landslide in the river area, so I turned back to the main road.
I didn't want to talk to him so carefully, so I just skipped some and told him directly about the mountain stream swelling. Encounter the bridge being washed away.
I remembered what happened on the way and asked him, "When you came to Nanhua Town with your escort, was that section of the deadwood bridge still there?" “
The boy replied in a low voice.
Hear the words. I looked at him with a smug look and said, "Actually, you still owe me a favor!" "I made a lot of effort to build that bridge."
I leaned against the window, still talking to the back of his head, and I could see the road ahead. Small hillsides on both sides. "I'll tell you. I came across a gang of dart walkers in the middle of the road," I paused, and continued, "and the mountain stream swelled and washed away the bridge. "After the people of the dart bureau have summed it up, they will find dead wood in the forest and build bridges." "It's a pity that the number of people in the dart game is still not enough, they need help, find someone nearby. They also found me, so I got involved. “
I'm a little proud. Isn't that temporary bridge convenient for people who come to Nanhua Town later?
Even the tsundere teenager who catches the car.
The one who drove the car immediately smiled when he heard this: "Xiaoling, what strength can you have, do you want to contribute or add to the chaos?!" “
That's right!
I glared at the back of the boy's head unhappily and said, "How can you say that!"
I frowned and said, "It's not just physical work that works, when I was carrying dead wood, the people of the dart bureau were still a little injured in the forest by the mountain stream, and I found herbs by the stream to treat him." “
I said in a serious tone, "If I hadn't dealt with it in time, he would have been seriously injured when he arrived in town." ”
This is the truth, the trauma must be treated in time, otherwise the wound is infected and it will be very troublesome! "So, the townspeople of Nanhua Town think you are the son of the martial doctor?" The boy's mind turned quickly, but he guessed wrong. "No, the misidentification didn't happen until the teahouse next to the Zhenbei market was drinking tea."
I couldn't help but correct his misunderstanding and explain the situation to him, "I heard that Dr. Wu usually goes out to practice medicine alone, and he has never gone out with his children. “
The innkeeper told me that there were not many people who wanted to come to the town to see Dr. Wu's son.
I heard Wu Yu also mention that her brother mostly helps make medicine at home, but Wu Yu has a lively personality and likes to go out. "The aunt who confessed her mistake is just an old neighbor who lived in the same alley when Dr. Wu's son was a child."
I thought back to my chance encounter with the aunt in the teahouse, and I remembered the fact that she gave me a hat.
Glancing at the young man, I smiled and said, "When I met my aunt, I was also taken aback by her reaction!"
I explained to the boy, "She was more familiar with the person's appearance, so she mistook me. "So, that person from the martial arts family looks a lot like you?"
The young man paused and asked in a calm tone, "Xiaoling, where did you get the booklet you carried?" “
"It's at the Mountain Temple, I" I stopped suddenly, and I was about to explain the whole situation.
If you say too much, you will lose!
I opened up the conversation with the boy, gradually let go of my original vigilance, and before I knew it, we slowly started talking.
As soon as the topic unfolds, it is easy to talk about what he wants to know, cunning fellow, he is more good at pushing the boat down the river!
At this point, we have to stop immediately, and we can't continue any longer.
Otherwise, instead of going around him, I would have gotten around myself.
"Xiaoling," the young man ignored the response for a long time, and turned his head to look at me.
This time he didn't forget to stop the carriage and pulled over on the mountain road.
He turned and lay down by the little window, looking at me with deep eyes, his eyes flickering and his eyes full of questions.
I got closer to him all of a sudden, and hurriedly stepped back a little.
Then I shook my head, covered my mouth with my hand and said, "Young Master, there are some things that I promise not to say. "You know, it's not that I don't want to tell you, but I want to keep my word."
I thought for a few seconds and added to him: "That booklet was not stolen or robbed, it was obtained by chance." ”
If it weren't for the wrong baggage, how could Wu Yu's things come to me!
I went from meeting her at the mountain temple to take shelter from the rain overnight, to the two of them taking the wrong burden separately.
At least as far as I can see, the whole thing was a complete coincidence.
At this point, Wu Yu's itinerary is almost halfway over.
If she had caught the mountain man's carriage, and if things had gone well in Suzhou City that day, she would have been able to find a boat heading south directly at the docks.
According to my estimates, Wu Yu was on the way for the past two days.
The boat went south, and gradually approached the southern boundary of Zealand
The boat left Suzhou and passed through the dangerous shoal.
Going south along the river, Tianfang and his group stayed for two days in a small city more than 100 miles away from the south of the national capital.
The reason for the stay had to do with the events south of Sealand.
On the third day of his stay in the small town, he had planned to leave here and continue the day of his journey south.
Before leaving, Tianfang suddenly changed his mind and went south by another boat.
In this way, there are more things to do for the few people below.
They moved quickly, and after finding a suitable boat around the docks, half of them went overland.
It was dusk when the ship was released.
After his disguise, he walked to the pier and met a strange girl near the pier, asking the boatman by the river everywhere.
She brought a big bag, but she wore a man's dress.
Looking at it from a certain angle, the person's back looked a little similar to his own little junior sister.
Tianfang couldn't help but be stunned at first glance, and the whole person was a little out of state.
The girl returned several times in vain, and circled around the docks, and walked near them, and saw that the gang was still carrying luggage, and it seemed that they were also preparing to go south.
She repeated the same argument in front of several people.
She opened her mouth and said directly that she was going to take a boat south, and it was a coincidence that the place where the sky let them go passed by that stop on the way
With permission, the girl happily got on the boat.
The few people who followed Tianfang at the bottom looked at each other, completely ignoring why their master was meddling this time.
Soon after the ship sailed, one of Tianfang's subordinates did not resist his curiosity, and took advantage of the gap between his trust and went to the cabin to solve it.
Tianfang was stunned when he heard this, and looked at him with a slight surprise: "Where is the strange?" ”
The subordinate blushed and said, "The Lord has never paid attention to these things before, could it be that there is something strange about that girl?" ”
In their opinion, there is no more plausible explanation than this.
The subordinates even guessed if it had something to do with the accident in the south of Sealand?
Tianfang paused for a moment and then stood up, walked to the place where the cabin was by the window, looked at the river view in the distance and couldn't help but smile, "You guys think about it too much, it's just a stopby." ”
The man walked out of the inner cabin in a daze, walked to the bow of the boat, squatted over there, looked at Jiang Jing, and his eyes were still confused! (To be continued.) )