Although it is already the season for the grass to grow and the warbler to fly, there is still a hint of chill in the morning in Jiangnan. This kind of cold is not as intense as a knife in the north, but the kind of taste that soaks into the bones silently, whether it is outdoors or indoors, there is no difference.

Because of the altitude, the mountainous areas are colder than the plains. Now that the spring breeze is blowing, it is even more cold and abnormal. The wind blew down the slope from the mountain beam, not only did the trees rustle, but even the spring grass that had just stretched its waist had to bow its head and bow to the ground to salute Mr. Wind who was passing by in a hurry.

A scrawny wild dog walked listlessly along the mountain road, its swaying body as if it could tip at any moment. In these days, there is chaos everywhere, and what can be eaten has long since entered the stomach of the fleeing, and there will be nothing left for it. If the life of the domestic dog is relatively better, the so-called son is not ugly and the dog is not poor. But as long as there is a bite to eat, no dog will abandon the house. If you are forced to wander, it must be a sad story.

The wild dog, which was already hungry and only half breathed away, suddenly stopped, stretched out his nose and sniffed on the ground, and then as if he had found a bone with flesh, his eyes glowed green, his mouth was wide open, and his four paws grasped the ground strongly, and he suddenly ran to the side of the road in front of him, where there was a black mass, in the eyes of the wild dog, it was a large pile of meat and bones, and for the hungry man, it was a guarantee that it would be able to live until the summer came, and maybe it would be able to spread its leaves.

The bells in the wind were getting closer and closer, and soon a large group of carriages and horses appeared on the side of the mountain road. The man who rode in front was a young man, dressed in a placket robe, with a thick body, with sharp eyes, looking vigilantly left and right on the horse, so not mighty!

Under the neck of the young horse was a brass bell, polished and shiny, shining in the morning light, occasionally refracting a dazzling light.

When the young man was looking into the distance, he suddenly sat down and the green horse stopped, his nose neighed rapidly, the horse's hooves stepped up and down the mountain road, his neck shook for a while, and the bell sounded like rain, which made people upset.

The young man grasped the reins with his left hand and gently patted the horse's neck with the other, trying to calm it. Who knows that the tricks that work very well on weekdays are now useless. Far from being quiet, the green horse ran out like a sharp arrow.

"Quiet, quiet! Daqing, what's wrong with you? ”

Immediately, the young man tightened his grip on the reins and tried to subdue the young horse. After the horse galloped ten meters away, it suddenly stopped, raised its front hooves high, and stepped down again.

A heart-wrenching wail startled the young man on the horse. When I looked closely, it was a scrawny wild dog that was stepped on the back of the green horse and let out a terrible roar. The gaping mouth was still opening and closing, as if it were about to eat something. But its body had been trampled by the horse's hooves, and it collapsed, and no matter how wide its mouth was, it could not bite its teeth on the tender and delicious child's neck.

"Animal, dare!"

Immediately, the young man saw the vision clearly, and immediately shouted angrily, and with a wave of his right hand, a cold light flew out. The handle of a throwing knife with a strip of red cloth was attached to the dog's right eye, and the blade of the knife sank deep into the dog's skull. Some reddish-white liquid flowed from the wild dog's head, dyeing the strips of cloth red and white, which was extremely dazzling!

The convoy continued on its way, but a sleeping child appeared out of thin air in one of the wagons in the middle. Well, if it weren't for his occasional snoring, from his dirty appearance, and the blood stains on his head and body, it might have been mistaken for the child who was hopeless. Judging by his heaving chest and steady breathing, the child was simply asleep.

A girl of about thirteen or fourteen sat on the side of the carriage, her eyes unblinking, looking at the sleeping child, and it was evident from the stiffness of her cheek raiser that she had been doing this for a long time.

As soon as the curtain next to the carriage was lifted, the young man on the horse showed his head outside the window, looked at the girl in the carriage and asked, "Trumpchi, hasn't the child woken up yet?" ”

The girl named Chuan Qi turned her face to look outside the carriage and shook her head, then turned her face to look at the sleeping child and said, "He can really sleep!" I've secretly pinched his nose several times, and he didn't wake up like that! Brother, did you say you picked up a little lazy pig who can only sleep and won't wake up? ”

The young man outside the carriage shook his head while riding his horse and following the carriage: "Chuanqi, don't mess around, let him sleep until he wakes up naturally!" I see that he is a child, mud and blood, and it is estimated that he ran out of some mean stepmother's family. If it were their own child, who would be willing to do that? Boss Huang in Shanghai was in a hurry, and our Gu family had to hurry day and night, so we didn't have time to help him find his parents. and he must not be left alone in the wilderness, lest he be targeted by wild dogs and hungry wolves. So I had to take him with me on the road. Fortunately, Shanghai is not far from here, and when he wakes up and asks what is going on, he will ask someone to send him home. ”

The girl named Chuan Qi inside nodded as if she didn't understand, secretly withdrew the big feet that were kicking the sleeping child under the quilt, her face was crimson, and she began to pay attention to the child again.

The young man lowered the curtain, looked at the place where the morning sun was rising, let out a loud shout, and rode forward on his green horse. The entire convoy was so surrounded by him, the speed increased sharply, and it drove all the way east along the official road, passing through a three-way intersection. At the end of the intersection where the convoy had been abandoned, curling smoke rose in the direction of Xikou Town. The temple of Wushan Temple was cooking in the morning, and he thought that Wang Mengxiong, who should be sleeping in the guest room at this moment, was being led by a strange convoy and passed by Xikou Town. The only thing he guessed correctly was that Wang Mengxiong was really sleeping sweetly at this moment, and he was still immersed in a sweet dream, and he didn't want to wake up for a long time.

"Xiao Min, I miss you so much!"

The little girl was a little confused by the carriage, and suddenly heard that the child who should have been sleeping actually began to speak, brushed the floor and looked at him with round eyes, and shouted in a fuss: "Brother! Elder brother! Come on! This kid just spoke! ”

The little girl's loud voice not only made the young man riding a horse outside the car hear it clearly, but Wang Mengxiong beside him was even more shocked. originally recalled Zhao Xiaomin, his heart was agitated, but he knew that a loud voice would wake him up from his memories, and he couldn't help but say, "What's wrong?" Doing ghosts doesn't make people stop, and I lost my Xiaomin, can you pay for it? ”

The girl looked at the boy who was stretching his waist, rubbing his sleepy eyes, and saying incomprehensible words, and couldn't help but step forward and touch his head, and asked tentatively, "Are you confused?" Who is Xiao Min? Who are the ghosts? ”