Chapter Eighty-Eight: Between Heaven and Earth
"Squeak crunch."
The man was wrapped in a leather jacket and followed by an old horse carrying luggage. In a snowy world, one man and one horse struggled to travel north.
A gust of wind blew, and the man shuddered twice and shrunk his neck into the collar.
The wind in northern Xinjiang is cold, and the snow on the ground is even more perennial. Even with the martial arts cultivation of the realm of men, he still can't bear the cold that can almost seep into his bones.
Perhaps tired from walking, the man led the horse to a place where there was a slight leeward wind. He sat down on the snow, untied the kettle from his waist, and poured it hard.
The icy water flowed into the man's abdomen, pouring him cold for a while, and he let out a long "ah", and then said loudly:
"Cool!"
He put the kettle back and pulled out the map he had obtained from the village from his bosom, and when he roughly found his location, the man frowned.
"Even if you are rushing at full speed, it will take you half a day to get to the next village. Even if you can arrive before dark, you will have to be blown away by this wind along the way. At this rate, I'm afraid I will have to walk for another month to reach the hinterland of northern Xinjiang. ”
Guo Yu scolded and said: "This is cold and snowy, it's good to survive, where can I find someone." Zhao Shun, isn't this Nima making things difficult? This is a personal vendetta in the communiqué. ”
Half a month has passed since he entered northern Xinjiang. However, even after more than ten days, he still couldn't find out the slightest news about the Cheng siblings.
The northern frontier is vast, and in addition to the nine stone castles built by the nobles of the barbarians in the hinterland following the example of Kyushu, there are countless tribal villages on the periphery. There are as many as two million barbarians living in this northern land, and it is not easier to find two people than to find a needle in the sea.
Guo Yu sighed a little worriedly, and then took out the dried meat patties from the village before from the horse, and gnawed them in the cold wind.
Speaking of which, since entering Northern Xinjiang, Guo Yu's impression of barbarians can be said to have changed again and again.
Before Guo Yu set off, he still thought that the barbarians in the northern frontier were all barbarians who drank blood. However, when he stepped into the first barbarian village, he realized that he had made a mistake.
Aside from being born taller and bigger, the barbarians are no different from the Kyushu people. Not only that, but they are also exceptionally hospitable, and the dried meat patties they are holding in their hands are the ones that the people in the previous village have forced on, and if they say no, they will even be anxious with you.
There was another thing that surprised Guo Yu, that is, the attitude of the barbarians towards the Song people.
From the outside, Guo Yu is not much different from those who have spoken in the northern land, but the accent can't deceive people. At that time, when he was looking for a village to spend the night, as soon as he opened his mouth, he was immediately recognized by the locals as Song people.
However, to his surprise, the villagers did not show much hostility at that time, but received him very calmly. Later, upon inquiry, I learned that countless Song people would enter northern Xinjiang from Yanzhou every year.
Among them, there are businessmen who came to make money, and there are civilians who have fled here
Travelers who want to see the scenery of northern Xinjiang also have outlaws who can't get along in Kyushu.
In fact, although the barbarians and the Great Song Dynasty had been opposed for a hundred years, the people in the north had long been hostile to the Song people. After all, life is not easy, where is the extra mind to hate the people of other countries?
This is roughly the same attitude as most of the people in Yanzhou. As for the barbarians in Northern Xinjiang, they only knew that it was a force hostile to the Great Song Dynasty, and they were far from resentful of the barbarians.
Whether the two countries have been attacking each other for a hundred years, or the grievances between the Great Song Dynasty and Northern Xinjiang, after all, it is a matter for those in power, how can the ordinary people manage so much? Whether it is the people of the Great Song Dynasty or the barbarians in northern Xinjiang, their thoughts are the same, that is, Ba has to fight.
After understanding this, Guo Yu suddenly relaxed a lot. He no longer treads on thin ice to test the people in the village, and openly asks them about the affairs of the northern frontier.
However, the results undoubtedly made Guo Yu a little disappointed. Perhaps because they were so far away, the people in the village knew very little about the civil strife in northern Xinjiang, and even more than he did.
"Well, I really don't know when I'll find those two guys."
After eating the meatloaf, Guo Yu wiped the meat foam from the corner of his mouth and tidied up his luggage a little.
The wilderness of Northern Xinjiang after dark is undoubtedly not a place where people can stay, even if he is in the realm of potential. If you can't find a village to live in before the sun goes down, your little life may really have to be explained in the wind and snow.
In order to prevent things like "shocked, the new general of Zhenbei in the Great Song Dynasty actually froze to death in the wild", Guo Yu rode his old horse and continued to walk north.
Along the way, except for the white snow, it is white snow, not to mention the human figure, you can't even see half of the trees, and it seems that only Guo Yu and the old horse are left on the huge snowfield.
After walking for a while, Guo Yu frowned slightly,
The old horse, bought from the village, was far behind Xiaobai, and his speed was not much faster than his walking in the snow. If this continues, you won't be able to reach the village before dark.
Looking at the old horse under his crotch that was panting and walking slowly, Guo Yu reached out and stroked its mane.
"Hold on, I'll get you some hay to eat when we get to the village."
The old horse didn't seem to understand Guo Yu's words at all, it still walked slowly, looking very struggling.
"Not interested in hay?"
Guo Yu raised his eyebrows, "Then how about finding you a mare?" ”
The old horse's pace seemed to be quicker, but still slow.
"Two horses, and a she-donkey. As long as you can get me to the next village before nightfall, I'll make the best of it! ”
The old horse suddenly stopped his horse's hooves.
Just when Guo Yu was a little confused, the old horse under his crotch let out a long hiss, and then the person stood up and almost threw him out directly who was unprepared.
With its neighing, the old horse's eyes, which had been somewhat unable to open, suddenly shone brightly. It shook off its hooves and ran forward at a rapid pace. Its steps are vigorous and powerful, and the whole horse is full of energy, as if it is radiating the second spring of the horse's life
So so.
"it!"
Feeling the wind whistling in his ears, Guo Yu was taken aback at first, and then laughed out loud.
The horses' hooves kicked up puffs of snow, dyed golden in the setting sun. As the sun sets, between heaven and earth, a man and a horse gallop selflessly on the snowfield, the horse is neighing, and people are laughing wildly.
"Shhh
"Hahaha!"
"Shhh
"Hahaha!"
"Shhh
"Hahaha!"
"Help, help!"
"Haha... , why are you still talking about the Venerable Master? ”
Guo Yu, who was originally laughing wildly, was suddenly frightened.
Although Xiaobai of his own family is also very aura, it is no matter how human nature is, it is a horse after all, and it can't speak.
Guo Yu subconsciously pulled the reins, and after the old horse stopped, he lowered his head and only stared at its big horse face, with some exploration in his eyes.
Could it be that the horse I bought casually is a horse spirit?
Guo Yu frowned slightly, and said cautiously: "You... One more word? ”
"Help, help! Is there anyone? ”
"Your name! Haha, no one will come to save you even if you cut your throat! ”
The voice sounded again, and Guo Yu was startled, "Hey, you horse spirit knows a lot, not only can you switch between male and female voices, but also tell this kind of story." But you're a little old. ”
The old horse shook his head, looking at Guo Yu's eyes with some disdain.
"Eh, why are you rolling your eyes with me, don't think that I don't understand what you mean if we are of different species, why do you look down on me..."
"Help... Yes! Don't come here! ”
"Little beauty, don't struggle anymore, my brother will make you want to die later."
The woman's screams and the man's laughter rang out again, as if they were not far ahead. Guo Yu breathed a sigh of relief, "Scared me to death, I thought you were really a sperm..."
He suddenly understood something, and immediately grabbed Tianguo and jumped up from his horse, and galloped forward.
Not long after, Guo Yu saw a man and a woman rolling on the snow.
The woman was disheveled, her hair was disheveled, and her hands were pushing forward indiscriminately. And the man riding on her grinned wide, constantly tearing the woman's clothes.
Hearing footsteps, the man paused and raised his head suddenly.
"I said brother, you are really good enough to have Yaxing, and you are not afraid of freezing your own dick in this cold and snowy world."
Guo Yu pulled out the sky and pointed at the violent man, "Beast, let go of that girl and let me come!" ”
(End of this chapter) I want to talk about "White Robe Snow Armor" with more like-minded people,