Chapter 017: The Masked Man
The next day, it was just dawning. Gongsun Ling woke up and saw that Chu Boyu was already ready to go, so he hurriedly took care of it with stream water, and did not forget to wash and wrap the remaining sweet potatoes one by one. After cleaning up, I saw that Chu Boxuan's eyebrows were dull, and he had no intention of leaving.
"I'm sorry, I can't accompany you to Jiuhua Mountain, nor can I send you back to Pushan, let's separate, you have the ability to protect yourself, follow me, I can't take care of you, but it will be a burden." Chu Boyu looked at Gongsun Ling and said seriously.
"It's okay, I can take care of myself." Gongsun Ling was stunned, he didn't expect him to say this suddenly, there was a feeling of being abandoned again in his heart, but he pretended to be indifferent on his face, and said: "If you don't go to Jiuhua Mountain, you won't go, and I can go back to Pushan myself, but now, I will go wherever you go." ”
"Or, you should go to Zhuolu and ask your father for clarification." As soon as the words came out, Chu Boyu regretted it.
"Uh......" Gongsun Ling saw Chu Boyu's serious face, knowing that it was not a joke, and he was speechless for a while, not knowing how to answer. Thinking back to the man's face, he was as dull and preoccupied as he was at this time.
Gongsun Ling moved his shoulders and said very uncomfortably: "It doesn't matter, for him, there is no difference whether there is or not, and there is nothing to ask, anyway, I am a child that no one wants now." Moreover, if you say that you cannot protect yourself, then I will protect you. ”
The stubborn little face in front of "Gongsun Girl ......" reminded Chu Boyu of when she was ten years old, on the way from Xianyang to Wu County, she met a dirty five-year-old girl on the side of the road, the one who finally became her wife.
"Alright, let's go." Gongsun Ling picked up the pink oil-paper umbrella beside Chu Boyu and handed it to him, and said with a smile: "Didn't you say that I can play around for a while and then go back." ”
She was so calm that Chu Boyu couldn't say anything more, the two were silent for a while, and then didn't speak again, then got up and hurried. Along the way, Gongsun Ling still followed behind Chu Boyu, and there were a few times when she wanted to speak, but every time the words came to her mouth, she swallowed them.
Chu Boxi is not completely afraid of light, as long as he is not exposed to the sun for a long time, or the sun is too hot, his body can withstand it and will not be harmed. In this way, the two walked for four or five days, and what they said was less than half of what they had said before.
On the way, they passed through several villages, and these villagers cast new glances and whispers to the two outsiders. A pale and sickly young man, holding a pink oil-paper umbrella, followed by a teenage girl, even if the two have good-looking appearances, it is still impossible to ignore this discordant picture. The people are simple, and although the villagers look at them strangely, they still tell them the path to Wu County.
Finally, at noon on the sixth day, they stood on the top of the mountain, looking down on the city of Wu County.
Gongsun Ling let out a loud breath, took a breath, and asked excitedly, "Is Brother Boyu's home in that city?" ”
"Not yet, it's only after passing through the city, walking a little further." The scene in front of him was filled with joy and sorrow in Chu Boyu's heart.
The two immediately went down the mountain, and after entering the city, Gongsun Ling was still behind Chu Boyu, and the market was crowded with pedestrians, which was very lively. But Chu Boyu didn't plan to stay any longer, and his steps became more hurried. Everything in the market was new and interesting to Gongsun Ling, and she wanted to stop and look at almost every object on sale. It's a pity that Chu Boyu's steps don't stop, and she can only try to look at it as much as possible, and then trot to keep up.
The city, and the picture in my memory, have not changed much, perhaps, I have not been away for too long. Although Chu Boyu walked quickly, his eyes still paid attention to everything around him. When passing by a silk village, I saw a man in his forties, who should be the shopkeeper in the store, who was smiling and greeted a tall and thin man with a tall back and shouted: Uncle Gambler, you are here, and after that, good words continued.
Chu Boyu looked at his appearance, a little familiar, but I don't know where I saw it, and then look at the plaque of the shop: Xiangruizhuang is the famous silk village in Wu County! Could that person be? Chu Boyu remembered that he was two or three years younger than himself, and his heart tightened, thinking back to the way here after entering the city, there were several faces, all of which were somewhat familiar, but they had never seen them, and he couldn't help but secretly recall in his heart, connecting some facts, right? It's been so long!
The picture of Chu Boyu and Gongsun Zero walking one after the other, in this lively place, also attracted a lot of side eyes. And this way through the city, the most heard is a gambling god who has recently appeared in the city to win every gamble.
The two went out of the city, and after walking a short distance, they came to the stone bridge in the north of the city. Shi Chu Boyu couldn't help but stop for a moment, the stone bridge in front of him was indeed a little more damaged than the last time he saw it. There are still bamboo forests all around, and there are few people coming and going. Gongsun Ling followed quickly, fighting side by side with Chu Boyu, and when he saw him looking around, he also looked around curiously.
Suddenly, both of them felt a chill down their backs, but Gongsun Zero reacted quickly and pushed Chu Boyu away. Sure enough, a stream of air pierced between the two of them, spicy and vicious. Then I saw a black shadow, which swept by with a bang and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Chu Boyu rolled over from the ground and got up, his arm hurt for a while, he couldn't imagine that Gongsun Ling was so thin and small, and his hand strength was not inferior to that of an ordinary strong and reckless man. When he and Gongsun Ling looked at each other, three figures appeared between the bamboo forests, and the clothes of the three of them were not like ordinary people in the rivers and lakes, but they were dressed as ordinary scholars, all of them covered their faces with white gauze, but their bodies were thinner than ordinary scholars.
Before Chu Boxi could speak, the three of them had already pulled out the swords at their waists and stabbed them up. Chu Boyu dodged and avoided the blade, only to find that the real intention of the three of them was not him, but to attack Gongsun Ling together. The three long swords were bitten like snakes, and Gongsun Ling's figure jumped away from it, and he was already standing on the sword body.
"What are you going to do!"
Chu Boyu shouted, immediately stepped forward, grabbed the arm of one of them, but was hit in the chest by him with a palm, shocked three or four meters away, and fell to the ground. Seeing this, Gongsun Ling turned over and landed beside Chu Boyu, helping him up, and the two of them stared at the three people holding the sword.
After the three of them glanced at each other, they took a step back instead of advancing, looking Chu Boyu and Gongsun Ling up and down. Gongsun Ling stepped lightly, blocking in front of Chu Boyu, not afraid of the eyes of the three people, and was about to speak, when suddenly a gust of wind made people unable to open their eyes. In a moment, the wind stopped suddenly, and the three men were gone.
They have already made a move, but they have no love for war, what is their purpose? Looking at Gongsun Ling again, maybe her ability is better than in that world.
"Brother Boyu, are you okay?" Gongsun Zero turned around and asked worriedly.
"It's okay, I was slapped in the face, but I couldn't stand on my feet and fell out, no problem." Chu Boyu patted the dust on his clothes, his chest was still a little painful, it seemed that his immortal body was not as magical as in that world.