However, all the way to the west, as the summer grew, the people who were tired of traveling became more and more restless, and the scolding between the two sides became more and more serious.

After Yunyang County, because it is close to the border between Qin and Zhou, most of them are deserted areas with no villages in front of the village and no shops in the back.

Another day is approaching twilight, and the place where the group camped was chosen between a mountain and a wilderness backed by mountains and water.

As usual, naturally, the two parties are doing their own thing, each lighting a fire and cooking, and each saying bad things about the other.

After more than two months, even if Zhou Qingqing didn't bother her feet much, but sitting in the car all day long, she was really physically and mentally exhausted at this time, and even homesickness was becoming rarer, so she couldn't wait to hurry to Xijing to settle down, regardless of whether the husband who was waiting for her was a jackal or a tiger and leopard.

Nie Jin walked into Zhou Qingqing's felt tent with the prepared meal, and saw his young lady leaning on the couch, and said with a smile: "I estimated, at most half a month, we can go to Xijing." ”

Zhou Qingqing glanced at him lazily and sighed evilly: "I can't wait to grow a pair of wings and fly over quickly." ”

Nie Jin raised his eyebrows: "I thought that at this time, you would want to go back to Jinling!" ”

Zhou Qingqing chuckled: "Knowing that it is impossible, why bother thinking about mediocrity." ”

While the two were talking, Bihe, who was out to relieve herself, suddenly ran in crying.

Zhou Qingqing sighed, sat up, frowned and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Bi He's face flushed, she held back for a long time, sobbing and sobbing: "The slave maid just went to a distant place to relieve herself, and she was lightly attacked by two Western Qin soldiers. ”

"What?" Zhou Qingqing was shocked, jumped off the bed and walked up to her to take a look, and saw that she was in good condition, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

Bihe knew what her young lady was worried about, and hurriedly added: "Miss, don't worry, what did they do to me?" As he spoke, his voice lowered, but he said with some sadness, "It just touched my waist." ”

Nie Jin frowned and asked in a deep voice, "Which two?" ”

Bihe cried and shook his head: "They all have martial arts, I didn't have time to see their faces clearly, and I knew that they were two people." ”

Zhou Qingqing snorted coldly and said angrily: "It doesn't matter which two eight lambs he is, he has to find out." ”

"Miss-" Bihe looked at her worriedly, "Let's not offend them, this hasn't arrived in Xijing yet, don't be afraid of 10,000, just in case." ”

Zhou Qingqing squinted at her, and said for a long time: "This matter must not be tolerated, otherwise those Western Qin soldiers will think that we are easy to bully." There is at least half a month to go in the future, and I endured it today, and tomorrow may be more than just touching my waist. ”

Nie Jin nodded: "Miss is right. ”

Bihe cried and said: "But I didn't see the appearance of those two people, how can I find them?" ”

Zhou Qingqing hooked his lips and smiled: "Of course, this matter is not for us to investigate, I will go to their General Feng to administer justice." She was about to walk out of the felt tent, thought about it, stopped again, and said to Nie Jin, "Ah Jin, you go and invite General Feng to me." ”

Nie Jin nodded: "I'll go now." ”

When she went out, Bihe took Zhou Qingqing's hand and said timidly: "Can that General Feng be trusted?" ”

Along the way, Zhou Qingqing, as the princess to be married, was either in the carriage or in the felt tent, although she slept in the open air, but it seemed that the door was not out of the door, and there was very little intersection with Feng Xiao. Whether this General Feng can believe it or not, she doesn't know. But it can also be seen that he is a man with a light breeze and elegant scenery, with a gentle and introverted personality, which is quite different from other Western Qin soldiers.

Within a moment, Feng Xiao followed Nie Jin in, clenched his fists and bowed his head, and said respectfully: "Feng Xiao has seen the princess, I don't know what the princess commands?" ”

At this time, he was dressed in a blue plain shirt, his body was long and jade, and his face was dusty and tired, and he did not hide his handsome appearance. Zhou Qingqing had hardly faced this person so closely, and couldn't help but sigh for a moment that her sister Zhou Xiangxiang was right, this Western Qin general was indeed a talent, one in a million. It seems to be peaceful and humble, but it is secretly extraordinary.

Zhou Qingqing said: "Just now, my maid Bihe went outside, and was slighted by two Western Qin soldiers, and I hope that General Feng will uphold justice for us." ”

Before she finished speaking, Bihe was already sobbing cooperatively.

Feng Xiao raised her head slightly, Qingjun's face showed a little stunned, her eyebrows frowned slightly, and said, "Can the princess tell Sù which two people are next, I will deal with it immediately." ”

Zhou Qingqing said: "Bihe said that those two people had extraordinary kung fu, and she didn't see their looks clearly, so General Lao Jia Feng checked it out and gave us an explanation." ”

Feng Xiao clenched her fists again: "Don't worry, princess, I'll check it out here, and I will definitely give you and Miss Bihe a satisfactory explanation." ”

With that, he bowed his head and withdrew.

After he left, Zhou Qingqing asked casually, "Ah Jin, what do you think of this General Feng?" ”

Nie Jin pondered for a moment: "I heard the soldiers of Western Qin talk about this general, because of the war, his family was ruined, and he was left alone in Western Qin as a slave, and later Qin Zhen took a fancy to him, and he was under his command, and he followed Qin Zhen for many years, and he was his confidant." ”

Zhou Qingqing smiled and frowned: "Speaking of which, his life experience is quite similar to yours, but I really can't see it." ”

Bihe nodded again and again in agreement: "I also think that this General Feng is like a noble son who is as gentle as jade, and he does not have the vulgarity of those Western Qin soldiers at all. ”

Nie Jin chuckled: "I think this General Feng looks gentle, but in fact it is unfathomable. ”

Zhou Qingqing raised his eyebrows and asked curiously: "You said martial arts?" ”

Nie Jin shook his head: "That's not it, I heard that his muscles and veins were damaged when he was young, and he doesn't seem to have any martial arts." As Qin Zhen's deputy general, he relies on the art of war. ”

Zhou Qingqing nodded knowingly: "No wonder!" Then he smiled and said, "What are we doing?" Is there a theory of right and wrong behind the scenes? ”

Nie Jin also smiled: "It's not a bad thing to leave your hometown and learn more about people and things." ”

Zhou Qingqing nodded in deep approval.

As the twilight deepened, it was the middle of the month, and a full moon rose into the sky, illuminating the entire camp. In less than an hour, two Western Qin soldiers were escorted to Zhou Qingqing's account.

Feng Xiao's voice came in: "Princess Qiyu, I have already brought the two of the light and thin Bihe girls here, please send the princess." ”

Although Zhou Qingqing is the eldest lady of the county prince's mansion, she really has no experience in punishing people, at most, her younger brothers and sisters did something wrong and asked her to reprimand her, or the maid did something wrong to punish them to do more work.

This kind of painless punishment cannot be used on the two disciples of Western Qin.

was hesitating about how to deal with it, but fortunately, Nie Jin heard the movement outside and walked in from the account next to him.

Zhou Qingqing immediately raised his eyebrows at him and asked.

Nie Jin thought for a while and said in a low voice: "In my opinion, it is best to leave this matter to General Feng and let him deal with it according to their military law." ”

Zhou Qingqing nodded in agreement, no matter what she wanted to do with those two people, in the end, the Western Qin soldiers would be dissatisfied, but if it was Feng Xiao himself, firstly, he would not be punished too lightly, and secondly, no matter how he punished, the Western Qin soldiers would have nothing to say.

So she smiled and said outside: "General Feng, I am a female streamer, and I don't understand how Western Qin governs the army. General Feng already knows the ins and outs of this matter, and he hopes that General Feng will decide for himself. ”

Feng Xiao was silent outside for a moment: "I understand." ”

Zhou Qingqing didn't know what he was going to do with the two disciples, but after a while, he heard the sound of bumping canes and tarts in the wilderness at night, accompanied by two kinds of screams like killing pigs one after another.

These two people were punished, and the matter of the West Qin soldiers being light on the princess and maid quickly spread in the camp, and the people and horses on both sides already had deep grievances, and they were even more irreconcilable at this time.

Not long after, General Chen, who had been sent to his relatives by the Southern Zhou Dynasty, came to report to Zhou Qingqing. This General Chen has been away from Jinling Gentle Township for so long, and he has long been annoyed by the soldiers of Western Qin, and he wiped his head and said tentatively: "Princess, I think that the Western Qin side and we will have to fight sooner or later?" No one is convinced, what do you say you are going to do? Otherwise, take advantage of tonight to hold a martial arts competition, lest the strength of the big guys be nowhere to go. ”

Zhou Qingqing didn't care about how the two sides fought, and no one would dare to hurt her anyway, even if someone had a bear's heart and a leopard's guts, and Nie Jin was in charge.

But listening to General Chen's words, she felt that there was some truth. Since both sides are holding back a wave of resentment, they simply put it on the table to compete, and let those barbarians in Western Qin see that their Southern Zhou soldiers are not vulnerable.

Seeing Zhou Qingqing nodded in agreement. General Chen's face was overjoyed: "I'll go and discuss with General Feng." ”

I don't know if both sides have been waiting for this moment for a long time, but it is just half a pillar of incense, the whole camp has been set up, the bonfire is burning red, and the gongs and drums are shaking the sky.

Zhou Qingqing, as the central figure of this friendly army, was invited to sit in the center as a judge, and Feng Xiao and General Chen sat on either side.

The two sides sent people to the field in turn, although it was good to get to the point, but the soldiers who had a lot of grievances, the swords in their hands flashed with cold light, and they couldn't wait to treat each other as battlefield opponents.

The competition is in the form of fighting, one side comes out and the other side challenges, and if the other team loses, the other person continues to fight. Of course, there are hundreds of people on both sides, and everyone can't fight, so it is stipulated that there are 20 people on each side, and whichever side loses 20 people first means losing the competition.

Western Qin originally looked down on the Southern Zhou, but it was not a good thing to light the enemy. Although they had a slight upper hand at the beginning, none of them could win three people in a row, but there were also two or three hidden masters in Nanzhou, who picked out a few of them in a row.

Seeing that there were more than a dozen people on both sides, each of them only had three or four places left.

"Captain Guo Huai of Western Qin, please advise!" The man who had just come out to fight in the field was not like the previous ones, on the contrary, he was of medium stature, but his face was full of arrogance. He only played for a few rounds, and he knocked Nan Zhou, the master who defeated three people in a row, to the ground, which shows his skills.

If the soldiers who competed in the previous martial arts were biased towards hard skills in the army, then this Guo Huai is obviously a master from the top martial arts sect.

He picked off three people in a row, and only the last person was left on Nanzhou's side. Everyone can see that this person is extraordinary, he is completely a martial arts master, where can these people in the military camp deal with. All the soldiers in Nan Zhou looked at each other, and no one dared to play rashly.

Zhou Qingqing whispered to Feng Xiao on the left: "Captain Guo is very skilled!" ”

Feng Xiao smiled faintly: "Captain Guo was born in a martial arts family in Shuzhong, and he is indeed a good martial artist. ”

Sure enough.

Guo Huai, who was on the field, saw that no one came up again, smiled, and arched his hand: "I don't know if there is anyone else in Nanzhou who wants to have a fight with him." If no one wants to, they will be defeated without a fight! ”

It's not up, it's not up.

General Chen wiped his sweat and asked Nie Jin next to Zhou Qingqing for help: "General Nie-"

Nie Jin was just Zhou Qingqing's guard, and he had nothing to do with the royal army of sending relatives, so he didn't plan to wade into this troubled water, but after all, as a native of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, when he saw General Chen speak, he whispered: "Miss, do you look at me?" ”

Zhou Qingqing replied to him in a low voice: "Go ahead, this person is calm and calm, and his swordsmanship is very fast, you be careful!" ”

That being said, she wasn't worried about Nie Jin. Although this Guo Huai's martial arts are strong, but his kung fu is not perfect, she watched the battle from the side, and she had already seen several weaknesses in him, she didn't believe Nie Jin couldn't see it.

Nie Jin didn't take his own Xuantie sword, but casually took the □□ that General Chen was wearing. He walked to the opposite side of Guo Huai with an expressionless face, and arched his hand: "Captain Guo, please advise!" ”

"Please!"

A sword and a sword, sparks intertwined in the night, this is the real master competition. The two of them were so fast that it was almost impossible to see the moves, and they saw that the bonfire next to them was shaken wantonly, and even the spectators could feel the sharp sword aura.

After dozens of rounds, the two are inseparable. Guo Huai is getting harder and harder, and his moves are ruthless, Nie Jin only defends and does not attack, but there are no loopholes.

Guo Huai's eyes were red from the battle, and he suddenly burst into a shout, jumped up in the air, held the sword in both hands, and used ten successful forces to slash down towards Nie Jin. Nie Jin stood in place and didn't avoid it, only raised his hand to block □□, but Guo Huai's sword split the blade straight open, and the sharp sword was about to fall on Nie Jin's face.

Just when the sword was about to fall on Nie Jin's forehead, Nie Jin's empty hand, I don't know when it reached out, actually clamped the blade with two fingers, and stopped half an inch in front of the door in front of him.

Guo Huai was stunned, Nie Jin had already quickly let go of his hand, looked at the □□ on the ground that was broken into two sections, and wrote lightly: "Captain Guo has agreed!" I think if we continue to fight, it will only be a draw, so it is better to stop today's competition. ”

Guo Huai was stunned in the distance, and he couldn't react for a while.

Feng Xiao smiled in a low voice and said to Zhou Qingqing: "Southern Zhou really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Nie Guard's strength has only used less than five successes, if he really makes a move, I am afraid that Guo Huai will lose a long time ago." ”

Zhou Qingqing smiled silently, she didn't know if Nan Zhou was Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, but she knew Nie Jin's kung fu better than anyone else. Guo Huai is a master, but in front of Nie Jin, he is still not enough to mention.

Feng Xiao saw that Guo Huai was still standing in place, got up and said, "Since Nie Escort said so, today's contest will end here." ”

Guo Huai walked up to him stupidly.

Zhou Qingqing thought about it and stood up: "The brothers of Western Qin and Southern Zhou, no matter what grievances and grievances you have along the way, today's competition can be regarded as giving you an explanation. On this road, we are not enemies, but wanderers thousands of miles away from home. Tonight, on the night of the full moon, I invite everyone to drink, let's drink and talk, sing and dance, and there will be no enemies or enemies. ”

She didn't want to get involved in the grievances between the soldiers on both sides, but thinking that there was still more than half a month to go, in order to make her life happier, she felt that she should do something.

In fact, it is not difficult to win people's hearts, most of the soldiers who are marching outside have no scheming, especially the fierce Western Qin soldiers, who are even more open-minded and cheerful, all the way down, depressed and depressed for a long time, hearing this news, they are excited.

Zhou Qingqing ordered someone to take out a few boxes of fine wine for the wedding and distribute them to everyone. The man who had been stained with wine immediately danced around the bonfire, and even Nie Jin was pulled up by General Chen. Seeing that they were having a good time, and hooking her, the daughter of the palace, they couldn't wait to step forward and mess around with others. After all, along the way, when it comes to depression, who can be more depressed than her, a princess to be married and pro-princess?

However, as the future princess of Western Qin, no matter how much she wants to let herself go, she must suppress her eagerness. She took a pot of wine, poured a bowl for Feng Xiao next to her, and asked with a smile, "Why doesn't General Feng dance with everyone?" ”

Feng Xiao picked up the wine bowl, took a small sip slowly, and chuckled: "I'm not good at these." ”

Zhou Qingqing also took a sip of the wine in his hand, and said casually: "I heard that General Feng's muscles and veins were damaged when he was young, and he didn't know much kung fu, but how can you tell that Nie Jin only used five successful forces just now?" ”

Feng Xiao turned his head to look at her, a pair of eyes as black as ink, under the firelight and moonlight, they looked deeper and deeper like water, he smiled: "Although I am not good at martial arts, I have been with the prince for many years, and I have seen many masters, so I still have this ability to distinguish." ”

Zhou Qingqing heard him mention his future husband. Raising his eyebrows with some curiosity, he asked, "What kind of person is you, prince?" ”

Feng Xiao smiled: "The prince is both civil and military, the sky is talented, and the princess is so blessed." ”

Zhou Qingqing smiled wryly, and pointed to a big man dancing around the bonfire: "Does your prince look like that person?" ”

Feng Xiao looked in the direction she pointed and chuckled, "The princess is too worried." ”

Zhou Qingqing pursed his lips, it was not easy to continue to ask, he changed the topic with a smile, and pointed to the full moon above his head and said: "In our Southern Zhou, the full moon day is the reunion day, but unfortunately today we can only be outside." ”

Feng Xiao raised her head, looked at the moon sky a little distractedly, and didn't say anything for a long time. Zhou Qingqing looked at him suspiciously, only to see her handsome face, covered by a faint layer of moonlight, as if shrouded in a touch of sorrow.

This faint sorrow makes him look like a person walking out of a painting. Zhou Qingqing was a little distracted, as if after the wine was down, he jumped into a hazy sense of wine.

Fortunately, she quickly came back to her senses, but she couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat because of this sudden love. Thinking of the life experience of this General Feng that Nie Jin said, this person must be touching the scene at the moment.

So Zhou Qingqing asked tentatively: "Where is General Feng's hometown?" ”

Feng Xiao finally came back to her senses, turned her head to look at her, and shook her head with a smile: "I have been wandering since I was a child, where is my hometown." ”