I must settle the matter of returning the golden knife this morning, otherwise I will not be able to return to Cangdu with one of the caravans we contacted in the morning, and if we miss this caravan, we will have to wait a few more days before we can find the next caravan to lead the way. And after the incident of giving the knife, I don't want to stay in the Emperor of Yaoyue for a day.

The next morning, I thought that the Red Reserve Society would arrange for someone to take me to Prince Oulei's mansion, but when I stepped out of the inn, I saw Prince Oulei riding on a big black horse, looking at me with a smile on his face. I was slightly stunned and bowed: "The grass people see His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

"Why is Miss Ye still wearing men's clothes now?" Ouray's blue eyes flashed with amusement, "I really want to see the girl in her dress." ”

"Your Highness laughed." I sank my face. Uray smiled, bent down suddenly, and grabbed me on horseback, I exclaimed, An Yuanxi rushed up: "Let go of Miss Ye!" ”

With a few "bells", Oulei's bodyguard pulled out his knife and put it on An Yuanxi's neck, and I was shocked: "Let go of Mr. An!" Turning my head to look at Oulei, I said angrily, "Your Highness, what do you mean by this?" ”

"Let him go!" Ou Lei said lightly, those guards obediently retracted the saber, Wu Lei glanced at An Yuanxi, and said with a smile, "Manager An, I just took Miss Ye out for a walk, you don't have to worry." ”

"Miss Ye......" An Yuanxi looked at me worriedly, this nerd was frightened, I smiled, "Manager An, you just wait for me at the inn." "It's better not to have outsiders present when it comes to returning the golden knife, lest Uray not be able to come to the stage and involve the innocent in anger.

Ouray smiled under his breath, hugged me to sit down in front of him, and galloped out of the city, I silently grasped the horse's mane, and soon heard Ouray's low laughter: "Miss Ye, it is much safer to hold me than to hold on to the horse's mane." ”

I was so angry that I didn't want to pay attention to him, and I said a word, still clutching the horse's mane. Oreze's horse galloped up the meadow, over a small hill, over a birch forest, to a shallow valley, slowed down his horse, and slowly stopped. He rolled over and dismounted, stretched out his hands to pick me up, I ignored him, and I stepped on the horse's pedal and rolled off the horse's back, Uray smiled disapprovingly, and whispered, "I have never seen a woman as stubborn as you." ”

I ignored him, walked straight to the clear river, and sat down on a rock. The birch forest is gentle and quiet, and the meadows are full of lively wildflowers, which are very beautiful and colorful. The river was shallow but fast, and I looked at the river in silence, holding the golden knife wrapped in cloth in my arms, not knowing what Ouray had brought me here for? I haven't figured out how to convince Uray yet, but I can't take this knife anyway.

"This river is called the River of Tears." Ouray sat down next to me and whispered.

"River of Tears?" I was stunned, remembering that I had seen the lake of tears in the grassland, which was so blue that it was heart-wrenching, and did this river have anything to do with it?

"It's the source of that lake of tears you've seen on the prairie." Uray chuckled, "You said you wanted to be a fish and swim up the lake in search of the sweetest spring, and now I will take you to see the sweetest spring in the water." ”

It turns out that this is the legendary source of the Lake of Tears, and the water of this source is so clear, no wonder the water of the Lake of Tears is so blue. I smiled, "Thank you, Your Highness the Prince." ”

"Remember the legend I told you? The girl turned into a fish and went up the river to find the source of the lake and find her lover. Oulei's voice was low and full of charm, "Miss Ye once said that she wanted to become a fish and find the source of the Lake of Tears, and now you are standing here, and I am the person you are looking for." ”

This man is too arrogant, isn't he? Can this also be connected? I laughed and said, "Your Highness, legends are legends after all, and you have said that legends cannot be trusted, not to mention that what I said has nothing to do with your legends." ”

"The girl is not happy?" Seeing that I was interested, Ou Lei said curiously, "On the grassland, when the girl saw the Lake of Tears, she didn't have such an expression. ”

"Different moods lead to different things in your eyes. Your Royal Highness, even if I want to become a fish again, I am still not a fish, so my departure is an inevitable outcome between me and the lake. I smiled, took out the golden knife in my arms from the cloth, stood up, knelt on the grass, and presented the golden knife with both hands to Ulei: "The little woman doesn't understand the rules of the grassland, and mistakenly accepted the golden knife from His Highness, which is really disrespectful to His Highness, please take back the golden knife and let the little woman return to Cangdu." ”

Uray was not angry, and a playful smile appeared on the corner of his lips: "Does Miss Ye know what it means to return the golden knife?" This is an insult to the warriors of the Tianyao Kingdom, an insult to the royal family of the Tianyao Kingdom, can you bear this consequence? ”

"If Your Highness wants to give sin, the little woman is willing to be punished." I met his gaze and said calmly, "However, there is a saying in our Tiancao country that 'those who do not know are not guilty', and if it were not for His Highness's intention to conceal it, the little girl would never accept His Highness's golden sword at the horse race." If His Highness wants to pursue it, he must first ask about his own crimes. ”

"A good mouth." Ou Lei looked at me with burning eyes, "Whether I hide it or not, it is a fact that you accepted the golden sword, even if I am willing to take it back, the people of Yaoyue Country will not agree." ”

"This golden knife is a symbol of honor, His Royal Highness the Prince has a noble status, and the little woman is not worthy of this golden knife at all, let alone His Royal Highness the Prince." I said lightly, "His Royal Highness the Prince has put so much thought into the little girl, I believe that he should also find out the origin of the little girl, if the people of Yaoyue Kingdom know the little girl's background, they will definitely not object to me returning the golden sword." ”

"You ......," Ouray stood up with an angry face, "aren't you afraid of death?" ”

I chuckled, when have I ever been truly far away from death when I have come to this plane? I looked at Ou Lei and sneered: "His Royal Highness the Prince has spent so much effort to trick me, a weak woman, into coming to the imperial capital, just to kill me?" "Since he is interested in me, he probably won't kill me so easily, otherwise I wouldn't dare talk to him in such a tone.

Wu Lei looked at me steadily, and after a while, he said helplessly: "Miss Ye, when I heard about the girl's deeds a few months ago, I admired the girl very much, I bothered to find out about you, and invited you to the imperial capital, all because I really love the girl, why don't you want to stay?" ”

"Your Highness, if in the name of love, you can deceive, have, and imprison, then it is not true love." I smiled faintly, "I am grateful for His Highness's kindness, but I don't agree with His Highness's way of doing things, and in my eyes, freedom is more valuable than love." ”

"This girl is the most special woman I have ever met. Good! He reached out and grabbed the golden knife in my hand, and said with a smile, "The girl is not willing to accept my golden knife, and it is not interesting for me to force the girl, this golden knife, I will take it back for the time being, and the girl please get up." ”

I breathed a sigh of relief, got up from the ground, and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness the Prince is reasonable, and it is the blessing of the Yaoyue Kingdom. ”

He laughed heartily, shook his head and said, "Miss Ye doesn't need to lift me, if I take back this golden knife today, it doesn't mean that I am dead to the girl." ”

"Your Highness......" I frowned, Oulei's blue eyes were full of appreciation, "Oulei shouldn't treat the girl the way he treats ordinary women, it's Oulei's mistake, I just hope that the girl can give Oulei a chance, I will use the girl's appreciation to win the girl's heart." ”

"Your Highness......" I sighed, he wouldn't want to keep me, would he? I said helplessly, "If His Highness wants to keep the little girl, the little girl will never be reconciled." ”

"Oulei is not trying to force the girl to stay, don't worry, girl." He smiled and stroked the golden knife in his hand, "I just hope that the girl will agree to give me such a chance." ”

I looked at him and didn't agree, I'm afraid I won't be able to go back today, right? Now that he has withdrawn the golden sword, I should also accept it as soon as I see it. I smiled and bowed and said, "His Royal Highness the prince gives face like this, can the little girl not agree?" ”

He laughed out loud, helped me onto my horse, and rode back. An Yuanxi has been guarding the door of the inn, full of melancholy, seeing us come back, his face was happy, he stepped forward to help me dismount, and said in a low voice: "Miss Ye, are you okay?" ”

"It's fine." I looked up at Oulei on horseback and said with a smile, "Thank you, Your Royal Highness, Prince, for taking me to see such a beautiful scenery." ”

"Miss Ye, remember what you promised me today." He raised his eyebrows and smiled, turned his horse's head, and rode away.

I watched him leave, turned to An Yuanxi and said, "Manager An, have you packed up your things?" ”

"It's packed, the caravan has been contacted, and it's waiting for us." An Yuanxi nodded.

"We'll leave with the caravan at once, we can't stay here for long." I confessed, I still have some reservations about Wu Lei's words in my heart, I don't know him as a person, although he promised to let us go, but I didn't leave Yaoyue Country, and I still felt a little uneasy in my heart.

It wasn't until I watched the imperial capital of Yaoyue Kingdom disappear far away from the horizon that I breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that Uray really agreed to let us go, even if that person still has some credit. Although there were some small accidents on this trip to the grassland, there was no danger. At noon, the caravan stopped to rest, An Yuanxi and I sat in the front of the car to eat dry food, and suddenly there was a "da-da" sound of horses' hooves behind us, we looked back, only to see a small dot in the distance with black press, and when we got closer, we found that all the knights wearing the uniforms of the soldiers of Yaoyue Kingdom, there were dozens of horses, rushing towards our caravan. In an instant, the cavalry surrounded our caravan, and a leading man who looked like a chief swept his eyes around the caravan and shouted, "Search for me." ”

The leader of the caravan was shocked and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Official, what have we done?" ”

"You dare to harbor the fugitive wives of His Royal Highness the Prince, and the king has an order to arrest you all and ask for your guilt." The cavalry commander snapped. I was slightly startled, did Ouray want to regret it? An Yuanxi was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "Miss Ye, you hide quickly." ”

"Hidden? Where can you hide? "I sneered, can I still grow wings and fly? The cavalry of the Yaoyue Kingdom savagely rummaged through the goods of the caravan, and the merchants were heartbroken and frightened, and dared not speak out in anger. I took a breath, but instead calmed down and jumped out of the car: "My lord, don't search, the person you are looking for is me." ”

"Miss Ye......" An Yuanxi was shocked and reached out to hold me. I glanced at him lightly: "Let go, the person they want is me, I'm out, and others won't be implicated." ”

Sure enough, the cavalry commander glanced at me and sneered: "You are really here, you dare to return the golden sword to Prince Oulei, come here, arrest her back." "Listening to this man's tone, he must have seen me at the horse race, right?

"Miss Ye......" An Yuanxi was shocked, and I said in a low voice, "Don't follow, I'll go back with them, I will find a way to protect myself, you follow the caravan back to Cangdu, and let Yu Die'er try to save me." ”

As soon as the words fell, two cavalrymen had already rushed over and grabbed me to their carriage, An Yuanxi wanted to follow, and one of the cavalrymen drew his sword and stopped him from coming forward. I glanced at An Yuanxi, suggesting that he should not act rashly, and he gritted his teeth and glared at those Yaoyue Kingdom cavalry viciously. When the cavalry commander saw that he had caught me, he stopped taking care of the caravan and ordered him to return. I turned around in the carriage and saw An Yuanxi chasing closely behind the carriage, his figure getting farther and farther away, this idiot! Silly! My heart ached, and I turned my head to feel my eyes sour.

The great white city appeared before me again, but I had no intention of appreciating its beauty. At this moment, in my eyes, it is like a huge and hideous monster, and what kind of fate awaits me in front of me, I don't know. Oulei, I didn't expect you to be such a villain who doesn't keep his word and goes back on his word! Count me Ye Haihua wrong about you!

——2006、10、29

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