The snow is white and the earth turns white.

The carriage creaked slowly.

On the sheep intestine path, there are no pedestrians, and the car marks are becoming clearer and clearer from far to near.

A brazier was set up in the humble carriage, which brought a little heat to the biting winter.

I went out too hastily, I didn't bring enough charcoal, and in such weather, the brazier could not be extinguished, nor could I add too much, barely maintaining the temperature without being frostbitten.

Seeing that the flames were about to be extinguished, Su Huaiyu added a few pieces of carbon to the basin, and the sound of crackling broke the silence that had been there. The flames burst out, and it was much warmer in the carriage.

The four-day journey from the capital to Jiangcheng is a blink of an eye, but it is extremely difficult at this time.

"Sister-in-law, such a big snowfall, if you don't take the official road, I'm afraid it won't be easy to walk." Lao Zhang, the coachman, rubbed the horsewhip in his hand and said to the carriage with a worried face.

At the age of less than forty, his originally radiant face was covered with wind and frost, and he looked like a little old man. The shabby coat was a thick leather coat, and even this could not keep out the cold wind outside, and the leather hat was covered with ice ballast, and the eyebrows were stained with snowflakes.

Who would have thought that the chief butler of the Zhuangyuan Mansion would become a coachman and drive in such a cold winter.

Su Huaiyu lifted the corner of the car window and said indifferently: "The road is closer, if you turn to the official road at this time, you won't be able to catch up with the post station." ”

She has been to Jiangcheng, and there is such a small road in Zhilu Road, the road is not difficult to walk, it is a little remote, but it is closer than the official road. The carriage can't go fast on a snowy day, so taking a shortcut can save time on the bumps on the road.

Lao Zhang's hands had long been frozen, and he tried to identify the road ahead, but the white land was vast, and he couldn't seem to see anything other than white. said in his mouth: "Listen to my sister-in-law." ”

As he spoke, he rubbed his hands and subconsciously clenched the horsewhip, and in addition to sadness, his heart was more of a firm conviction. He and Su Huaiyu have both received the great favor of Old Lady Su, and the only remaining way to repay the favor is to take care of Old Lady Su's only bloodline.

The north wind blew in along the lifted curtains, but it was cold and biting, but it brought a fresh breath to the charcoal-smoked carriage.

Su Jinqiu raised his head, dressed in coarse cloth men's clothes, but he couldn't hide his beautiful face, inherited from the beauty of his parents, indifferent and silent childish little face, pink carved jade, eyebrows like ink paintings. Especially a pair of black eyes, as if black gems are set on a face without any blemishes.

The wind is still, and the birds are stopped.

It's just that at this moment, all the good things seem to be still.

Eight-year-old child, both parents passed away half a year ago, and in a blink of an eye, the grandfather of the official to the elder was dismissed and imprisoned. Although the imperial court did not raid the family and exterminate the clan, it was a tree that fell and scattered, and the hundred-year-old clan became a thing of the past.

Suddenly there was a change in the family, no matter how strange the performance was, it was normal, but Su Jinqiu was normal and abnormal.

No panic, no loss; Extraordinarily quiet, extraordinarily sad.

I can't touch it, I can't comfort it.

Su Huaiyu lowered the curtain of the car and blocked the cold wind blowing outside. The direction of travel was determined, and the speed of the carriage increased, and there was some bump in the carriage. Su Huaiyu pulled the thin blanket on Su Jinqiu's body, trying to wrap her tighter. The weather was too cold, she could still stand it, Lao Zhang couldn't hold it anymore, let alone Su Jinqiu, a child.

"Auntie, don't worry, I'm not cold." Su Jinqiu said softly, looking at Su Huaiyu with silent black eyes, as if signaling to her that she was really good.

Su Huaiyu was a little worried when she heard it, the golden and noble Miss Xiangfu, the granddaughter of the elder of the pavilion, in such a big winter, she should be in the warm pavilion of the house, wearing the most popular palace thick in the capital, instead of rushing away in such a broken carriage. Qiang smiled and said, "If it's not cold, you have to cover it, so as not to startle the wind." ”

Speaking of this, Su Huaiyu couldn't help but hold Su Jinqiu in her arms, trying to give her a little warmth, and make herself a little warmer. A hundred-year-old clan, the only ones left are them.

"Hiss, hiss~~"

The neighing of the horses and the jolting of the carriage.

Su Huaiyu hugged Su Jinqiu with his right hand, lifted the curtain with his left hand, and said in a deep voice: "What's the matter?" ”

"I don't know what's going on, this beast is suddenly disobedient." Lao Zhang, who was driving, said in a panic, then exclaimed, gasped and whispered, "There are dead people...... I'm afraid of robbers ahead. ”

As the carriage jolted, the cold wind blew into the carriage along with the smell of blood, making people shiver.

Su Jinqiu grabbed the armrest of the carriage tightly, although he was a little nervous between his eyebrows, his expression was very calm, and he nodded to Su Huaiyu to indicate that she was okay alone.

Su Huaiyu let go of her, got up and walked outside the carriage, sat down on Lao Zhang's left side, and said indifferently: "Don't pay attention to it, continue to hurry, you must rush to the post station before dark." ”

She has no peerless martial arts, and she has no ability to rob the Jinyi Guard prison to rescue Mrs. Su. At least she can protect Su Jinqiu, even if she is in the rivers and lakes, she has the confidence to protect her thoroughly. On such a snowy day, she dared to take the trail, and naturally she would not be afraid of robbers and beasts.

Su Huaiyu's sitting in charge made Lao Zhang's nervousness disappear a lot, but the scattered corpses still made him tremble a little. I haven't seen this kind of world is a part, and then the death of the deceased is too miserable, there are almost no corpses, not like they were cut, not like they have been gnawed by wild beasts, but like they have been torn apart vigorously, which is really terrifying.

The horse pulling the cart also seemed to be frightened, and Lao Zhang barely managed to drive the car. Su Huaiyu paid attention to the bloody corpses on the road, the blood had been cold, and listened carefully, there was no movement of fighting ahead. I didn't hear any movement just now, and this battle should have happened in the morning, and it had already passed by this time.

The smell of blood is accompanied by a murderous aura, creating such a blood-red hell, which is a one-sided battle with a huge disparity in strength.

Su Jinqiu grabbed the armrest with his right hand, lifted the corner of the curtain with his left hand and looked out, his fingers trembled slightly, but he insisted on looking out. She didn't like the feeling of knowing nothing, even if it was dangerous, she wanted to know what happened.

She can understand Su Huaiyu's decision, if she turns around and goes back, she has already walked on the road for most of the day, and she can't find a place to stay when she goes back. Without enough charcoal and no food, such weather simply cannot be spent overnight in the wild. If there was only Su Huaiyu, these would not be a problem, but she and Lao Zhang dragged Su Huaiyu's hind legs.

You can only walk forward, rush to the post station or homestay before dark, rest for the night and replenish the charcoal food. With Su Huaiyu's skills, in comparison, the danger of walking forward is much lower than that of staying overnight in the snow.

The road is forested on both sides, and the middle path is only large enough for a horse-drawn carriage to pass. Scattered bloody corpses were scattered among the trees, the pungent smell of blood, and although the corpses were not to the point of accumulation, they dragged on for a long time.

After a few more looks, Su Jinqiu found that the dead were all young and strong men, coarse cloth clothes, and the living environment should be very poor. There were many weapons such as swords next to the corpses, and one of them had a large knife in his severed hand.

Just now, Lao Zhang saw the dead man and subconsciously shouted, there were robbers in front of him, but looking at the situation of the deceased, he was afraid that the dead were only robbers.

Who killed the robbers?

"Don't look at it, girl." Su Huaiyu saw Su Jinqiu lift the curtain and look out, and hurriedly stopped her, comforting her: "Don't be afraid, it's already over, just go through this part of the road." ”

Lao Zhang next to him raised his hand to wipe his sweat, and he was scared to sweat in such a big winter, and said to himself a little: "It's good to finish fighting, it's good to finish fighting." ”

Su Jinqiu also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and was about to put down the curtain of the car, when he inadvertently saw a small figure floating in the woods on the left, slowly getting up from the pile of dead people, pausing for a moment, and seemed to be looking around.

The boy's outfit was taller than her, and he was not very old, he should only be eleven or twelve years old. The body was covered with only half of the big slug left, blowing with the wind, which was particularly conspicuous and imposing in such a bloody hell.

There was no panic for help, and there was no frightening sluggishness, just slowly looking around.

When the young man's eyes turned to the carriage, Su Jinqiu was also looking at him, and the moment their eyes met, his beautiful and delicate face, and his dark eyes carried an air of nothingness. That gaze was like an ice blade from an extremely cold place, and it was like a call from the Shura Field.

Su Jinqiu only felt that he was stunned somewhere in his heart, and a cold chill emanated from his heart, wandering between his limbs. Some were scared but didn't flinch, let alone evade, just watched him quietly.

The black eyes seem to look straight into the bottom of people's hearts.

"And the living!" Su Huaiyu said in surprise.

Lao Zhang had already seen it, and he stopped the car unconsciously and wanted to take this young man for a ride. The half-grown child hid in the corpse pile and escaped to heaven, which is also a great blessing. There is a post station in front of it, and if you put it in the post station, it can be regarded as an official.

"Take me to the inn, and I'll repay you."

The young man walked to the front of the car, his voice was flat and indifferent, and his tone was calm and composed. It's not an arrogant request, it's just a calm narrative, and there is a feeling of letting you choose.

Take me, and it will be rewarded.

If you don't bring it, then ......

Lao Zhang was stunned, mainly shocked by the young man's momentum.

Su Huaiyu was also stunned, is this a threat?

A teenager who had just crawled out of the pile of dead people should call for help at this time, but she felt threatened.

Being able to wear a big hat is by no means a child of a poor family, his background is too good, so he is too imposing?

Su Jinqiu lifted the curtain, looked at the young man and said, "There is no need to return, we also have to go to the post station, and we can give you a ride." ”