At sunset, the sky was getting darker, the clouds were thick, and the moonlight was not visible.

Because the sun was no longer bright, the sound of the hooves of the two green horses in the forest was a little gentle, listening to Bai Yang spurring the horse, catching up with Jing Ning in front, he hesitated: "Miss, there are jungles and mountain roads in front, and there are no inns and houses that can stay, should we go back to the town just now for a night?" ”

Jing Ning turned his head sideways, "Are you tired?" ”

Listening to Bai Weizheng, "No, my subordinates want to move forward, I'm afraid that Miss will have to spend the night in the forest tonight, will it ......?"

"I'm fine." The woman's warm voice came in the wind, "Just rest on the spot when the time comes." ”

Listening to Bai, he couldn't help but be a little moved, and when he stayed in the wild, the ordinary pampered sons and brothers didn't want to do this, let alone the girl's house in the deep boudoir.

It's a waste of time to turn back, but I don't want to pay more attention to myself at night, don't let any small snakes and insects get close to the surroundings of Miss.

After about half an hour, the sky was completely dark, the glossy crescent moon peeked out of the clouds, and the light moonlight hit the ground, making it quite difficult to walk.

Looking into the distance, because in the jungle, the road is narrow and winding, Jing Ning tightened the reins, thought for a moment and said, "Forget it, let's not rush today, and set off early tomorrow morning." ”

The dense forest is difficult to walk, not to mention the darkness, it is better to rest first, and then go to Beijing at sunrise tomorrow morning.

Tingbai turned over and dismounted with her, skillfully led the horse to find a place to tie the rope, glanced at the surrounding environment, and said, "Miss, I'll go collect some firewood." ”

"Okay."

“…… Wait a minute! Jing Ning's eyes swept and he lowered his eyebrows and thought about something. In the dark night, there are occasionally one or two birds chirping in the forest, which is very quiet, and when I hear Bai standing there, my face has become awe-inspiring and grim after a moment, and someone is lurking?

He was in a hurry to walk without noticing anything wrong with his surroundings, but now that he was quiet, the slightest disturbance could arouse suspicion.

"Yes......"

Jing Ning glanced at it, walked under the tethered horse tree casually, untied the reins leisurely, and said with a light smile, "Forget it, continue to hurry." ”

After finishing speaking, he turned over the horse neatly, held the whip, held the rope, turned the horse's head, and galloped forward between the electric lights and flints. With just a hint from one look, he understood the deep meaning of her words, and quickly jumped on the horse's back, and then followed.

The road from Heijo to Kyoto, Tingbai knew everything about it, and he didn't care about any distinction between dignity and inferiority at the moment, he lowered his body and accelerated the speed of his horse, overtaking Jingning at once, and leading the way for her in front.

The mottled shadows of the trees around them gripped the earth like a hideous look, and the night outlined two thin figures, galloping past with the horses, leaving only a place of frost.

It should have noticed their unusualness, the hidden people in the forest no longer hid themselves, and the treetops behind them fluctuated, and a group of people hung in the air, coming with swords in their direction.

The aura was thicker than the moonlight, as if even the air had been cut open, and the speed of the glimpse was comparable to that of a howling wind, and it pursued the two moving green horses.

Listening to Bai Kaidao, Jing Ning followed closely with the horse, whipping up and falling, and the skill of driving the horse was not too good. The horses' hooves fell together, and each step immediately lifted up a thick layer of dust, swallowing up the vast night.

These people were obviously prepared for a long time, and they were set to ambush here, the sound of swords was piercing, and the number of martial arts was so great that it was obvious that no matter when they passed, they were afraid that they would carry out the order to kill and eliminate everything.

The Xue family is not a big family, maybe Xue Yi's second-grade high position three years ago was quite intimidating, but since he took the post of prefect of Pingcheng, he has always only been in charge of all affairs in the city, and does not ask about other government affairs.

Whether it is Xue Yi or a servant, the Xue family has always acted in a low-key and peaceful manner, and Xue Jingning has not been out of the house for three years, how can he attract enemies in recent days, and even spend a lot of money to get rid of her.

Killing her on the way to Kyoto, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, such a move, isn't he afraid of causing His Majesty's wrath?

Is it too powerful and not afraid of trouble, or is the rivers and lakes reckless and not afraid of many things?

Or is it that the people behind the scenes have reached the point of hating the Xue family?

Jing Ning looked at the misty night ahead and frowned in thought. Xue Yi's background is simple, he was named a high lord, married the daughter of the Song family, and has always been introverted and gentle, not a person who will cause trouble. She has been here for more than a month, and she has never heard anyone mention that the Xue family has any enemies, and there are no undesirable actions that are worth investigating and discussing.

The most suspicious thing is only the recent punishment for the invasion of the field, but the will was handed down from Kyoto, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally formulated the punishment and punishment, and the court weighed how light and heavy it was, Xue Yi arrested them early, and he would not send many killers to chase and kill them along the way.

Who would that be?