I looked at the herdsman and I expected him to betray me, but he looked at me for only a second before he put me back in the water.

I floated on the water in wooden shackles, and the man lowered his voice and said to me, "Don't make a sound!" Then he left the reeds where I was hiding and looked elsewhere.

Before I could rejoice in the explosion of my character, I caught a glimpse of a couple of guards with knives and began to chop the reeds. I gasped, they wouldn't want to cut down all the reeds so I wouldn't have anywhere to hide, would they?

Seeing this, the herdsman stepped forward and said to Nangong Yun: "Since she is a woman and still wearing shackles, and it is dark, she will definitely not be able to run far." I live in this area, and I don't think she escaped here, so I might as well go back and search it all over again. ”

Nangong Yun stood by the river, he was only a few meters away from the water where I was hiding, I was lying flat in the water, my teeth chattered because of the cold, but I forcibly restrained myself and did not move.

Nangong Yun stared at the river and said slowly: "Mulan, you are really beyond my expectations!" He turned: "Go back to the camp and search all over again!" ”

I heard Nangong Yun's footsteps leaving with the guards, and I breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly the reeds were pulled apart.

The herdsman appeared before my eyes again. He said quickly: "You run away quickly, if you are caught, don't say that you have seen me, and don't say anything about me saving you, I can't afford to provoke this group of people!" Then he walked back to the shore, picked up the wool cart, and left after the group.

I waited until they were all gone, and got up from the river, and the wooden shackles were soaked in water, and they were heavier than before. I was soaking wet and shivering, and I looked around at the darkness and then at the wooden shackles on my body.

It's definitely not a way to escape like this, and with this shackle weighing dozens of pounds, it's impossible for me to escape far. That herdsman was willing to save me, maybe I could go to him and ask him to help me?

After making up my mind, I groped my way along the trail of the wool cart on the ground. The herdsman's cart was heavy with wool, and the prints on the ground were easily recognizable, and I followed them to a tent.

As soon as I walked outside the door, I heard a female voice from inside: "Brother, why are you only coming back now!" Did you sneak out of the city again to drink? ”

"Needless to say, it must be, the wool truck is also a mess!" Someone chimed in.

"No, no... Belch. A man's voice was arguing, and he burped carelessly. I recognized it as the voice of the herdsman who had rescued me, so I opened the curtain and slipped into the tent.

The three people in the tent were all taken aback when they saw me, and I knew that I was wearing a huge wooden shackle at this time, and I was soaking wet, and I looked as embarrassed as I was.

The herdsman said, "Didn't you tell you to run away quickly, how did you find my house?" ”

I said, "I have nowhere to go, please take me in for the night." ”

The herdsman hurriedly waved his hand and said, "That group of people forced me to be a guide just now, and I finally slipped away. But they haven't gone far yet, and the leader said that they will search tomorrow during the day, so you better hurry up! ”

A delicate and lovely girl beside him immediately said, "Brother, others are in trouble, how can we not help?" The rabbit was chased by the eagle into the grass, and the grass helped the rabbit! The sheep were chased by wolves and hid in the mountains, and the mountains still helped the sheep! Now that she has fallen into our house, are we not as good as grass and mountains? How can you see death and not be saved! ”

Another teenager looked at me and said, "My sister is right, don't be afraid, stay!" ”

The herdsman patted his head: "Hey, you two guys who don't know the height of the sky!" ”

The three of them helped me break the wooden shackles, brought me dry clothes to change into, and I ate the buns that the maiden had given me, and learned from her about their origins.

These three people are brothers and sisters, the eldest brother who saved me is called Yan Yi, the second brother is called Yan Xun, and the younger sister is called Yan Xiaolian, they are all from the south of Cangnan.

I wondered, "Have I already entered the realm of Cangnan?" ”

Yan Xiaolian nodded and said, "This is Cangnan." ”

Cangnan is further away from Whitewater City, and I have to find a way to get back to Whitewater City as soon as possible. Just thinking about it, Yan Yi leaned over and said, "That group of people will definitely come to search tomorrow, you hide here first, and when they leave, I will send you away." ”

I gratefully, "Thank you! ”

Yan Yi wanted to say something, but shook his head after all.

On the second day, Yan Xun, who was in charge of watching the wind outside, ran back in a panic to report that Nangong Yun had brought someone to search again. The tent is the size of a palm, and you can see it at a glance, and there is no hiding place at all. Yan Xiaolian had an idea: "Go and hide in the wool cart!" ”

I got into the wool cart, and the heavy wool pressed on my car, and the stench almost made me faint, so I had to cover my nose with my hands, one was afraid of the smell, and the other was afraid that the wool would fly into my nose, and it would be bad to sneeze.

"Search me carefully!" It was Nangong Yun's voice, it seems that he must have turned the neighborhood all over the world last night and didn't find me, so he began to search door to door along the herdsmen's houses today.

There was really nothing to search for at this glance, and Nangong Yun's eyes turned to the cart of wool. I heard footsteps coming towards the wool cart, and I held my breath and my heart was beating wildly.

Suddenly hearing a girl's giggling voice, Yan Xiaolian smiled: "How can this wool cart hide people, if people cover it in this hot day, they will be killed!" ”

Nangong Yun's footsteps stopped, and he said to the guards: "Go search somewhere else!" ”

When they left, Yan Xiaolian helped me get me out of the wool truck. I patted the wool on my body and thanked her for saving me.

Yan Xiaolian said: "When we were in trouble, we also relied on the protection of the herdsmen to escape alive, so don't take the matter of saving you to heart." ”

I wondered, "What happened to you?" ”

Yan Xiaolian's eyes turned red: "Our family was originally a nobleman in Cangnan, but unfortunately we were implicated in the struggle for the throne, and there were only three of our brothers and sisters left in the family of dozens of people!" ”

I shook my head and sighed, trying to comfort her, but I didn't know what to say.

At this time, Yan Yi walked up and said, "They have all gone away, I will send you away." ”

I made a long salute: "I don't thank you for my great kindness, I will repay you if you have the opportunity!" ”

After saying goodbye to Yan Xiaolian and Yan Xun, I followed Yan Yi on horseback and walked to the Cangnan border. The Yan family is not wealthy, there are only nine horses in total, and Yan Yi still generously gave me one.

We had not ridden far from the Lu, and a group of men came towards us with their horses and whips, and I was so surprised that I was afraid that it was a pursuer, and I hurriedly bowed my head in fright. When they approached us, they passed by.

Yan Yi muttered, "This group of people is really familiar with each other. ”

When we were about to walk to the border, Yan Yi suddenly patted his head: "I remember, they seem to be horse thieves!" ”

"What?"

Yan Yi's face changed drastically: "Oh no, the direction they went was near our house, and our family's nine horses were all our property, if they were stolen, the three of us brothers and sisters would not survive!" ”

I was surprised and said, "Then hurry back and have a look!" ”

Yan Yi turned the horse's head and said to me, "I can't send you anymore, you can go by yourself!" ”

I caught up with him: "Your family has been very kind to me, I will go with you!" ”

Yan Yi no longer insisted, and galloped towards his home.

After returning home, Yan Yi jumped off the horse and walked towards the grass where the horses were usually placed, and saw Yan Xun and Yan Xiaolian squatting on the ground crying, and hurriedly asked, "Where are our horses?" ”

When Yan Xun saw his eldest brother coming back, he pounced on him and cried: "Brother, it's not good, our horse was stolen by horse thieves!" What can I do? ”

Yan Yi stomped his feet and said, "I felt that something was wrong when I went out just now, and sure enough, they came for our family's horses, how long have they been gone?" I'm going to chase it now! ”

Yan Xiaolian cried: "Brother, don't go, those people of them kill people without blinking!" ”

Yan Yi rushed into the tent and took out a long spear wrapped in cloth and hung it on his body. With red eyes, he said to Yan Xun: "Take good care of Xiaolian!" After saying that, he turned over and got on his horse, and he went after the horse thief.

I stopped him: "I'll go with you!" ”

Yan Yi agreed, and immediately slapped his horse away in a hurry. I glanced at Yan Xiaolian and said, "Xiaolian, don't worry, we must get the horse back!" After speaking, I chased after Yan Yi.

The horses of the Yan family are all old horses that do not get off the foal, and they cannot be compared with the fast horses of horse thieves, and we chased them for a day and a night before catching up.

In the distance I saw a stall with dozens of horses around, and there were only two horsemen grazing horses beside them, and there were no other horse thieves.

I lay on the hillside and observed for a quarter of an hour, and after making sure that there were only these two people, I said to Yan Yi: "I'll go and lure these two people away, and you take the opportunity to open the fence and take back the horses!" ”

Yan Yi nodded in agreement and groped towards the fence.

I rode up to the watchmen and said, "Your chief has called me to deliver news, and they have brought back new horses, so that you two can come and fetch them." ”

The two of them looked at each other and asked me, "Where can I pick it up?" ”

I raised my hand and pointed into the distance: "There it is!" ”

The two of them drove their horses in the direction I said, and I looked towards the fence, Yan Yi had already opened the fence, and he stepped on one himself, leading the horses to rush out.

When the two heard the noise, they were shocked: "Oh no, the horses have been let go!" ”

One of them stared at me and asked, "Did you do it?" ”

My body shook, I turned and ran. Two men with harnesses and shouts chased after me. Behind the horse's hooves galloped, and I was about to be overtaken, when I suddenly heard a scream behind me, and I looked back, only to see a man who had fallen off his horse, lying motionless on the ground, not knowing whether he was alive or dead. The other person was fighting with Yan Yi.

Yan Yi is a real person who does not show his face, and has a good martial arts. With his spear in hand, he rode in front, watching the horsemen chase after him. Yan Yi raised his spear, turned around and stabbed, and stabbed the horseman off the horse with one shot.