Fan Di, Miao Yuan

Mingyun had already decided to go to Sancheon-eup, thinking that it would not be appropriate to delay, so he ordered Ah Wei to pack her things immediately and plan to leave before noon. If you ride a fast horse on the road, you will be able to reach Samcheon-eup within today's day.

Mingyun planned to take a carriage to the Zhuangzi in the suburbs to hang out for a while, and then sneak away from the back mountain when he arrived at the villa, and only said that he would go to the Zhuangzi to bathe in the hot springs for a few days.

Ah Wei stuffed the packed bags into the carriage and said, "Master, will you leave too quickly?" ”

Mingyun said: "I always have uneasiness in my heart, and I am very panicked. Mother's words were always in my ears that day. If something happens, I can't just watch it. It can't be delayed, and if it is delayed, it will change, even if it is only for one day, it can give birth to a lot of changes. Although I may not be able to find out anything on this trip, I am really restless to stay in the house and wait. ”

"Since the master has decided, the slave and maid will not say much. Just now, Xin Gu came to say that the carriage and horse guards were all in order. ”

Mingyun bowed his head and said, "Get in the car." ”

Ah Wei nodded, helped Mingyun into the car first, and then sat in herself, and said to the groom in the royal car: "Let's go." ”

"Order, drive." The groom gave a short snort, and with a flick of his whip, two maroon horses drove out of Fan's mansion with the carriage drawn by six guards. Mingyun was originally living in Fan Di temporarily, and he often went out on weekdays, and everyone in the house didn't care much about it. The carriage drove leisurely out of the inner city, and soon arrived at the mountain villa on the outskirts.

After entering the villa, Mingyun first changed into a maidservant's clothes. Led by Ah Wei in front, he went out from the backyard and trotted all the way down the mountain.

South of Wangcheng, Emei Ridge

As it approached noon, the sun was covered by thick clouds, and the sky gradually became cloudy.

Xinjiang City is surrounded by mountains and rivers, the south is the rolling Emei Mountains, the mountains are densely wooded, the tall pines and cypresses are flourishing, blocking the sunlight that shoots down, and the ground is covered with thick snow, even in the daytime, it is gloomy.

Several roads are blocked, and the other party is obviously prepared, no matter how they go, there will definitely be a wave of people waiting for them. Although the Emei Mountains are deep in the forest and the road is difficult to walk, it is better to be close to their own people, and when they go down the mountain, they can be answered immediately.

"Be vigilant and don't take it lightly." Cheng Hai's eyes swept across the deep and quiet forest around him, this was a path cut out by hunters for hunting in the mountains, the road was not wide, and it was only enough for two people to pass side by side on horseback. He stopped at the entrance of the forest, and arranged in a deep voice, "Wen Chang, you and I take the lead, Tie Tower, you take that person to follow us closely, Ah Feng Archie, you hold back." ”

"Understood, Boss!" Several people who were called responded one after another.

In this way, Cheng Hai and a subordinate with good martial arts were fighting in front, Tie Ta followed closely with the "target", and there were two masters at the end of the team.

A group of people and horses walked vigilantly through the dense forest. Now the snow covers the mountains, few people come out to hunt, the snow is so deep that even the horses can only walk slowly in the thick snow. Half an hour later, the wind rose in the forest, and the wind swept up the snow on the treetops and fell one after another, and the sound of the wind and the rustling of the trees made the forest resound frequently for a while.

Cheng Hai raised his hand to signal, and the whole team stopped. He closed his eyes and listened intently, his ears moved slightly, only to feel that something was breaking through the air in their direction at a rapid speed, his eyes opened sharply, and he shouted behind him, "Draw your sword!" ”

The arrow went straight for the tower, and the sharp arrow that flew from the "bell-" was blocked by him, and the iron arrow and the bronze sword sparked a few sparks, making a screeching noise, and then the feathered arrow deflected off track and plunged deep into the trunk of the tree next to it. At the same time, deep in the trees, a group of killers in black power suits flashed inside.

The north wind blew the clouds, the sharp blade revealed a cold light, and the entire mountain forest seemed to be filled with a bloodthirsty chill.

Cheng Hai saw that the situation was not right, and immediately released the ringing arrow hidden in his sleeve, using it as a signal to inform his own people.

The two sides met each other, and in the narrow mountain road, the flesh and blood fought and reprimanded. The opponent is agile and ruthless, and his moves are deadly, obviously picked, and the number of people is also comparable to Cheng Hai's manpower, which is very difficult to deal with.

There are killers lurking in the forest, they are in the dark, holding crossbow machines, from time to time shooting a few extremely fast arrows, making people unguardable, unable to hide, there are already a few people who have been shot in the chest by the crossbow machine, unwilling to fall. Fortunately, Cheng Hai's hands are not vegetarians, they all grew up from the pile of dead, and they have always lived a life of licking blood from the knife edge.

The white snow is now full of red blood flowers, the contrast between red and white is particularly dazzling, and the clanging sound of weapons and bloody gas are also transmitted and diffused in the cold air.

This side of the tower is the most besieged place, and judging from the other party's behavior, they don't intend to leave that person alive. They were killed several times, but they were jointly blocked back by Cheng Hai and Tie Tower, and under the anger, the methods were even more tricky and ruthless. The crossbow machines in the forest also began to concentrate on this side, and the iron-tipped arrows of the enemy were fired one after another, and they were fired in succession. Often if you dodge the arrow, you can't dodge the sword, and after a while, Cheng Hai has several deep wounds on his body, and the iron tower has to protect the "target", so there are even more wounds on his body.

Cheng Hai sealed the throat of a man in black, and took advantage of the gap between retreats to whisper to the tower, "Tower! You take people away, and I'll break the queen for you! ”

"Boss, I'll break it if you go!" Iron Tower Road, he replied very firmly.

"Iron Tower!"

"I'm broken!" As he spoke, the iron tower had already rushed out, and he slashed vigorously without looking back, opening a way for Cheng Hai's side, "Go!" Boss, you go!. ”

There was no time to hesitate, Cheng Hai stepped on the horse, took the target person, shook the reins fiercely, and the horse galloped out with them.

There was a sound of a chain of crossbow arrows behind him, and he danced his cloak to deflect the direction the arrows were flying from, the force of the crossbow machine was too great, and it didn't take long for the cloak to turn into a black rag, and there were many crossbow arrows stuck deep in the ground and tree trunks along the way.

Outside the Intramuros

Mingyun hurriedly came down from the mountain. At the foot of the hill, on a secluded path, another carriage waits there.

In the car was a man's clothes and baggage that had been prepared in advance. Mingyun took off her maidservant clothes in the car and changed to men's clothes. At this moment, there was the sound of horses' hooves clattering outside, and four guards came on horseback, with an empty red horse.

Ah Wei helped Mingyun carefully arrange her clothes in the car, took out the golden knife from her baggage, and said, "Master, although this golden knife is very sharp, it is too conspicuous. As the saying goes, wealth is not exposed, it is okay in the royal capital, and it is better not to pin it to your waist when you go to Samcheon-eup. It's better to tie it to the legs, and it's convenient to use. ”

Mingyun stretched out her legs while arranging the straps on her cuffs, and Ah Wei tied a dagger to her thigh, and said, "Zhuangzi, you can handle it for me." I'm definitely going to go for three or five days, and if Ah Ming comes to look for me in the next few days, you will definitely help me block him out. On the side of the royal capital, it's up to you. ”

Ah Wei immediately patted her chest and said loyally: "Master, don't worry, the slave and Aunt Xin will help you stop all the people who should be stopped." Finally, Ah Wei took a white gauze hat and put it on Mingyun and tied the tie into a strong knot. The drape of this hanging hat was very long, hanging down to the neck, completely covering Mingyun's face.

When Mingyun got out of the car, he turned his head and patted Ah Wei's shoulder, lifted the hanging veil, smiled at her, and said again: "Ah Wei, it's up to you, cover it up." With that, she jumped out of the carriage, walked over to the red horse that had been prepared for her, lifted her foot into the stirrups, and turned over neatly on the horse.

One of the four guards was a woman. It is Mingyun's equestrian female teacher, called Cicada Moon. He is good at riding, and his skills are very good. At this moment, Cicada Yue was wearing a purple-gray male riding uniform, with a slender hairpin tied with black lacquer and gold on her head, and a black cloak on the outside.

Cicada Yue's throat was injured in her early years, and her voice was always low and hoarse when she spoke, she said to Mingyun: "Master, let's go quickly, it's not too early, if we delay any longer, as soon as the city gate closes at night, we will have to stay overnight in the wilderness." ”

Mingyun nodded and said, "Let's go", and then she shouted: "Drive-". As soon as the legs clamped the horse's belly and the whip flicked, the red horse under him galloped like an arrow off the string, and its hooves galloped.

Mingyun and his party crossed the path at the foot of the mountain into the flat road outside the city. In order to enter the city before the Sanquanyi gate was closed, Mingyun and the others had to gallop wildly. When they walked near the foot of Emei Mountain, there was a chaotic sound of horses' hooves speeding from behind, as if there was a large group of people.

Mingyun glanced back and saw twenty or thirty people galloping behind him. Those people were all dressed in riding clothes, and they were all sharp and neat. Mingyun looked at the momentum of those people riding horses, not like ordinary people, like well-trained cavalry. Mingyun looked at the person riding in front, his brows furrowed slightly, and he always felt a little indescribably familiar.

The man at the head was dressed in a black robe, wearing a black gauze hanging hat, and riding a black horse under him, all black, unable to see his face, and without any ornaments on his clothes, mysterious. Mingyun could only deduce from the other party's figure that the other party should be a young man, and the black gauze hat couldn't help but remind her of the scar-faced boy in the horse market that day. However, there are so many coincidences in the world, Mingyun's intuition should not be, and he withdrew his gaze without thinking too much, unwilling to look more.

There are a lot of people on the other side, so it's better not to get into any trouble.

At this time, the group of people behind had already run to the side of Mingyun and his party. Mingyun thought that the horse on his side was running fast enough, but the other party turned out to be faster than him. A group of horses' hooves trampled wildly, raising a gust of wind, inadvertently blowing away the hanging veil on Mingyun's face.

The black-clothed young man drove past Mingyun on his horse and glanced sideways.

Mingyun also looked over at this time.

The two made eye contact in the air, only one glance, and then quickly separated. The young man in black's horse team rushed forward like a fly, as if there were 100,000 urgent things to deal with, and he refused to stop for a moment.

Mingyun looked at the young man's back and frowned.

Cicada Yue's mind was more delicate, and she couldn't help asking: "Master, what's wrong with that team just now?" ”

Mingyun shook his head: "It's nothing, let's go quickly, I don't recognize them." "I really don't recognize it, I can't even see my face, it's just that it's a little inexplicably familiar.