Jingle Bell –

Jingle Bell –

The camel bells and the horse bells converged, and the gates of the Black City were wide open, and it was just night, and the late arrival of the merchant was entering the city, and the wide gates were almost filled. There are tens of thousands of troops stationed around Heicheng, and there are also soldiers and armor on the city, but in order not to frighten the merchants entering and leaving, there are not many soldiers and horses in the city.

On a sand dune on the west side of the Black City, camels and horses stood side by side, and two figures looked into the distance.

The distance of six hundred miles is still a bit far, and after four consecutive days of long-distance travel, through the deserted Gobi and the sand sea, I finally came to the vicinity of Heicheng.

Xu Buling breathed a sigh of relief and took off the long lance wrapped in cloth from the side of the horse.

Zhongli Chuchu beside him led the camel, the tiredness on his face was not concealed, and he was a little complaining - Xu Buling said that he would take her to get the jade pendant, and he didn't say in advance that he would go so far, she was not prepared at all, and set off with a water bladder, and as a result, it took four days to go, and all she could see was sand, if she didn't tell the south, south, west, and north, she thought she was lost and was going around in circles.

Didn't eat or drink, couldn't take a bath.

Zhongli Chuchu still had the heart to try to seduce Xu Buling on the first day, and after finding out that Xu Buling was a wooden man, he also temporarily dispelled his thoughts, and followed silently, sometimes he was thirsty and embarrassed to say, and he had to cough lightly twice to remind.

If she had known, she wouldn't have followed, and she couldn't have run so far for the hearsay jade pendant.

Seeing the outline of the city again, Zhongli Chuchu finally breathed a sigh of relief, and looked left and right:

"This is Sand City?"

Xu Buling shook his head: "Heicheng." ”

"Black City...... Is it your turf too? ”

Zhongli Chuchu thought about it a little, and was a little inexplicable: "I seem to remember that Heicheng is from Northern Qi, and you are the prince of King Su......"

Xu Buling carried the lance and said softly: "Find you a jade pendant, the jade pendant is in Heicheng, so I came over." ”

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Zhongli Chuchu blinked, his face immediately became vigilant, and he looked around: "Young Master Xu, you are too bold, you are alone in the belly of the enemy, if you are discovered, we will die!" ”

Xu Buling turned around and walked towards the city wall, and said casually: "Let's sneak in, take the jade pendant and leave, what are you afraid of?" ”

Zhongli Chuchu thought about it, she was already homeless and countryless, and there was no place in the world to go. Xu Buling's martial arts are so high, as long as he doesn't reveal his identity, if he just goes to get the jade pendant, there shouldn't be a problem, and if there is a problem, he can run.

Thinking of this, Zhongli Chuchu didn't say anything more, beside a dry bush outside the city, tied his camel and horse here, and then quickly followed Xu Buling, and came to the foot of the city wall on the west side of the black city.

Although the Black City is full of soldiers and armor, if there is no war, it is impossible for the city walls to be full of people all the time. Xu Buling waited under the city wall for a while, and after the Northern Qi officers and soldiers who were sure to inspect walked by, his figure rose from the ground, and he took a few big strides directly up to the city wall.

After Zhongli Chuchu waited for Xu Buling to explore the way, he pulled out a dagger from his waist and quickly climbed the city wall, and his movements were quite sharp.

When the two of them entered the market in the black city, the number of pedestrians around them suddenly increased, and the noise became louder.

Zhongli's dress is very common here, and walking in the crowd does not attract the attention of passers-by. However, the men in Northern Qi were all wearing their hair, and Xu Buling made the hair tie too obvious, so he found a hat to wear on his head, and carried a long lance to a restaurant near Prince Zuo's mansion.

There are a lot of business travelers in the restaurant, and most of them carry swords and soldiers when they go out, and they are talking about it at this time:

“…… The prince has a big birthday today, and I heard that His Majesty sent an envoy to congratulate him on his birthday, and Qi Guohai from the Royal Boxing Gym also followed, and He Yao also arrived......"

Xu Buling found an empty wine table by the window, leaned the lance against the wall, and listened quietly to the conversation of the people in the restaurant.

Being in a foreign country, Zhongli Chuchu was still a little confused, sitting in the corner with his back to everyone to unveil his veil, holding the tea bowl and taking a big sip before he breathed a sigh of relief: "Who are these people?" "Let's read the book

"The characters on the side of the Northern Qi Dynasty, Qi Guohai is known as the top three in the Northern Qi Sword Dao, and he also went to the Central Plains when he was young, and he studied with the old sword saint Zhu Silk Mountain......"

"The result?"

Xu Buling chuckled: "The result is definitely a loss, but I wish the old sword saint can take the move, and I think it is also a character...... He Yao is a guest under the account of the right prince, bordering Taiyuan and Youzhou, and it is said that he has fought with Chen Chong, but I don't know the outcome of the battle......"

Zhongli Chuchu nodded, he had been eating dry food that tasted like chewing wax for several days, and it was naturally a little greasy, and after Xiao Er served the food, he picked up the chopsticks, thought about it, and poured a bowl of wine for Xu Buling:

"Let's eat."

Xu Buling took a sip of the wine bowl, then stood up:

"You eat first, I'll go get the jade pendant."

Zhongli Chuchu supposedly said that he should follow, but he was really tired of walking in the past few days, and he was finally able to sit down and have a good meal, so he naturally didn't want to be in such a hurry, so he blinked his eyes at the moment: "I've already sneaked into the city, don't rush for a while, let's look for it tomorrow." ”

"Soon, over there."

Xu Buling smiled, lifted the long lance, turned around and walked out of the restaurant, and bought a roast chicken at the roast chicken stall on the street, wrapped in oiled paper and carried it in his hand.

Zhongli Chuchu stood at the window with a bowl of white rice and watched, his green eyes showing a little inexplicable.

After getting along for four days day and night, it is normally enough to see a person clearly, especially the solitude of a lonely man and a widow. If you have an evil thought about her, there will always be some clues.

But in the past few days, Zhongli Chuchu only feels flat, no waves, no waves, not far or close, when it is cold, he will cover her with clothes, he will stop to rest when he is tired, and when he sleeps at night, he is very close to each other, and he will not move his hands and feet.

It's a strange feeling, it's certainly not an attempt at her, and it's not annoying. Since she was a child, she has no relatives and friends, but she still feels that this is like a feeling between relatives and confidants, there is no purpose and desire, she cares when she should care, and other times it is as plain as water, and she doesn't need any actions and words to prove it.

Thinking of this, Zhongli Chuchu suddenly felt a little embarrassed - after all, her original intention was to make Xu Buling's 'true form revealed' and become like other disgusting men.

At present, it seems that she is a gentleman with the heart of a villain, Xu Buling is indeed different from other men, humble and gentlemanly, gentle as jade, and not in a hurry at any time...... Huh?

Zhongli Chuchu was thinking about it, and suddenly found that the white-clothed boy who was as gentle as jade, holding a spear in his right hand and a roast chicken in his left hand, walked outside the heavily guarded gate of Prince Zuo's mansion.

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"Huh? Eh! Don't don't ......."

Zhongli Chuchu was dumbfounded, and then his frightened soul flew away, and the bowl was almost lost, so he hurriedly ran out, and said secretly: It's over, it's over, this guy is really an elm wood, there is such a sneak? Isn't this a death sentence......

It's a pity that before he could stop it, he saw that the outside of the palace in the distance was already silent, and everyone looked at Xu Buling, who was carrying a roast chicken, all of them were shocked and incredulous.

Zhongli Chuchu froze on the spot for a while, he was afraid of getting killed in the past, so it was too immoral to run away alone, so he could only stand at the window of the restaurant and watch carefully.

"Sister, your things have dropped."

Just when Zhongli Chuchu's expression was tense, a little girl's voice suddenly came from behind him, and her skirt was pulled down.

Zhongli Chuchu turned around, but saw a little girl standing behind her, wearing a small skirt that is more common in Jiangnan, with a small purse hanging from her waist, tied with sheep's horns, and her two big eyes were quite spiritual, looking up at him, holding the scarf she had untied when she had just eaten.

"Wow~ Sister is so beautiful!"

"Oh...... Thank you ......."

Zhongli Chuchu barely smiled a little, and raised his hand to take the thin red veil......