Chapter III

"How many days is this?" Ye Changsheng lowered his head and played with his fingers boringly, and asked the other people in the car, they were in a hurry all day and night, and they couldn't tell how long it was.

The big girl who came out this time pursed her lips and smiled when she heard this, took out a small plate of dim sum from the small cabinet on the side, and replied softly: "Young master, we have been out for the fourth day." ”

The plate is filled with his favorite sugar cake, but no matter how delicious it is, it depends on the mood. Ye Changsheng glanced lazily, he didn't have any desire or hope to eat, he frowned and muttered: "Why is it only the fourth day, is that Pingzhou really so far away?" "He has never been far away when he has grown so big, he just thinks that after walking for three or four days, it must be a far, far away.

Hearing his words, the little scholar Shumo who was sitting on the side nodded busily: "That's it, young master, I also think it's so far, so far!" When can we go back? ”

"I heard we'll have to walk for a few more days, so we'll be halfway there." Another maid picked up the conversation, and then pushed the dim sum plate in Qin Xiang's hand forward again: "Young master, let's eat a little, I don't know if there is an inn or restaurant in front of me, so I can eat something to cushion my stomach." ”

These people have almost followed him since childhood, and Ye Changsheng listened to the words of these two maids very much, so although he didn't have any appetite, he still reached out and pinched a few pieces, and then let them divide the rest.

The journey was originally boring and peaceful, but when Ye Changsheng was squinting and dozing off in the car, he was suddenly awakened by the violently shaking carriage.

The two guards who were driving outside opened the corner of the carriage door curtain and reported: "Young master, we have met an assassin, and our subordinates will run faster with the carriage, you can sit tight!" ”

Before Ye Changsheng could understand what was going on, the carriage ran up at a fast speed, and he was so shaken that he was head-bumped around in the car, if it wasn't for Shumo holding him deadly, I was afraid that everyone would fly out.

Ye Changsheng didn't know who was chasing him outside, but when he heard the sound of horses' hooves clattering all the time behind the carriage, and judging from the sound, there should be many people following behind him. He covered his mouth with a pale face to keep himself from spitting out in the bumpy carriage.

The voices behind me were getting closer, and the crisp sound of swords colliding could be faintly heard, it was obvious that the enemy had caught up with them and started a battle.

There are six guards sent by his eldest brother, and he doesn't know if he can handle it.

One of the two guards outside the door suddenly opened the curtain again, his face full of anxiety: "The horse can't run, young master get out of the car quickly, we will take you away!" ”

Before he could finish his sentence, one of the horses pulling the carriage fell, and the desperate run had exhausted it to the last of its strength. As it fell, the carriage, which had been balanced, also toppled down, and several of the people inside also fell out.

The guard who was talking to him just now grabbed Ye Changsheng's hand: "Young master, come with me!" ”

Ye Changsheng was dragged by him and couldn't move, so he turned his head and shouted at the back: "Shumo Qinxiang!" Come along! Then he turned his head and said, "Wait a minute! And the books and ink, we can't leave them behind. ”

"Young Master, we are only responsible for your safety." He ran with Ye Changsheng without looking back, and didn't dare to stop for a moment.

Unable to break free of his hand, Ye Changsheng looked back at the direction behind him with all his might, only to see a group of black-clad and masked men already fighting with his guards, and Shumo and them were running in his direction.

Seeing them follow, Ye Changsheng breathed a sigh of relief and was about to say something, but was caught under his arm by the guard and rushed up.

The wind in his ears was whistling in his ears, and Ye Changsheng could only hold on to his clothes tightly to make himself a little more comfortable. I don't know how long they ran, until they ran into a dense forest, and the guard dared to slow down.

By the time they finally stopped, Ye Changsheng was already out of breath more than in breath.

"Young Master? Young master, are you okay? The guard immediately gently helped him to the side and sat down, asking nervously.

Ye Changsheng closed his eyes and regained his breath for a long time before he could barely speak: "I'm fine...... Shumo them, have they kept up? ”

Hearing him speak, the guard breathed a sigh of relief, but the content of his question made him very embarrassed: "The subordinates didn't pay attention to them. ”

Hearing such an answer, Ye Changsheng struggled to move: "Then what should I do?" Will those people hurt them? His eyes were dark, but he still wanted to get up and find someone.

The guards hurriedly suppressed his body and coaxed: "Those people are just to catch the young master, I think I will definitely not pay attention to irrelevant people, Miss Qinxiang and they will definitely be fine." Others will bring them to us. ”

Ye Changsheng looked at him when he heard this, and asked softly, "Is it true?" ”

Being stared at like this by his master, the guard blushed a little, but he still nodded firmly: "Of course it's true, so young master, you just need to take care of yourself." ”

After receiving the assurance, Ye Changsheng was finally a little relieved, he leaned on the big tree behind him and gasped a few more times before he felt much better, and he didn't have the feeling of almost suffocating just now. However, they did not rest for long, and in order to prevent the pursuers behind them from finding here, the guards still led him on the road.

Ye Changsheng still felt that he hadn't eased up, but he also knew that now was not the time for him to be squeamish, so he endured his tiredness and followed him.

"Why don't your subordinates carry you behind your back?" Seeing his discomfort, the guard offered to carry his Jian yì for the third time. Ye Changsheng raised his sleeve and wiped the sweat on his forehead and shook his head to refuse, "It's okay, I've only walked a little bit, I'm fine." ”

He looked at him hesitantly for a long time, confirmed that Ye Changsheng really didn't need his back, and continued to walk forward, but his pace slowed down a lot, so that he could keep up with him.

After walking for a while, Ye Changsheng looked up at the tall young man walking in front of him in front of him, thought for a while, and then asked, "That...... I don't know what your name is. ”

The guard who walked in front paused, as if he didn't expect him to suddenly ask this question, he turned his head to look at Ye Changsheng, who was also looking at him, and took two steps back and saluted respectfully: "The subordinate is called Tianjia." ”

Knowing his name, Ye Changsheng nodded slightly, and then obediently followed behind Tianjia, "Tianjia, why haven't I seen you before?" ”

"The subordinate is the shadow guard of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and the fifth young master has naturally never seen it."

"Oh...... So, what do the shadow guards do? Is it the same as a normal guard? ”

"It's pretty much the same."

"Then why are you called Tianjia? Is there any moral to it? Like my name? ”

"No, because his subordinates are the first among the shadow guards, they are called Tianjia."

"Huh?" Ye Changsheng was a little interested, "Is there still Tianyi Tianc?" ”

"Tianyi is the one who carried out this mission to protect you with his subordinates."

"So there really is, so what's your real name?"

"The subordinates don't have names."

"No name? So what's your last name? ”

"No surname, no words."

"Huh?" Ye Changsheng stopped and widened his eyes slightly, and asked again in surprise: "Why not?" It's okay if you don't have a name, but how can a person not have a surname? ”

Tianjia was swinging his sword for him at the moment to cut away the dead trees and branches that were in the way, and replied to him without looking back: "My subordinates have been taken in by His Royal Highness as a shadow guard since they were children, and they don't know who their father and mother are, so naturally they don't know what their surnames are." ”

Hearing his answer, Ye Changsheng was silent. Hearing Tianjia say this sentence lightly without pain or itching, he was a little sad. In his opinion, if a person does not have his own surname, it means that he has no home, and if he dies in the future, he will not be able to enter the ancestral grave.

He followed behind Tianjia without squeaking, and walked a long way in a sullen manner.

Tianjia seemed to feel the sudden silence and inexplicable sadness of the person behind him, thinking about it, it should be because of what he said just now, he was not very good at words, and he said awkwardly: "Actually, subordinates ...... I don't really care about that. ”

As soon as he said this, Ye Changsheng was even more sad.

Seeing that what he said not only did not comfort people, but also made him even more unhappy, Tianjia scratched his head, so he had to change the topic: "Young master, it will be dark if you go any further, and it is not safe to continue walking in this dense forest, why don't we find a place to rest and settle down?" ”

Ye Changsheng looked up at the darkening sky and nodded: "Okay, then let's find a place to rest and leave tomorrow." ”

So the two of them wandered around the forest for a long time before they found a relatively safe place, surrounded by large trees and grass, and the ground was a dry pile of fallen leaves. Tianjia observed around, and after confirming that there were no poisonous snakes and poisonous insects or anything like that, he left Ye Changsheng here, and planned to pick up some dead branches and make a fire later.

"I can help too, pick up branches." Ye Changsheng disagreed, he felt that he was not so delicate that he could help, and there were some things that could be helped.

Tianjia turned around and saw the little young master's determination, a little funny and a little worried: "Does the young master really want to help?" ”

"Of course, it's no problem picking up branches!" Ye Changsheng said categorically, "Anyway, it's just a branch, right?" ”

Hearing this, Tianjia shook his head amusedly, and said that the little master was used to being pampered, how could he have done these things. "Young master, you must find that kind of dry branch, otherwise you won't be able to make a fire."

Ye Changsheng was ignorant when he heard this, and Tianjia continued to shake his head and smile: "Forget it, if the young master wants to follow, just follow, it's safer." ”

Ye Changsheng was very happy to get permission, he followed Tianjia step by step, followed his example not far from him, squatted on the ground to study those dead branches and leaves, and then held them in his arms, not minding at all that those dead branches would stain his brocade robe.

Tianjia secretly observed and found that this little young master was not here to make trouble but was really picking up branches, and he couldn't help but feel a little warm.

The young master is such a good boy.