Gu Xuesong's carriage was speeding on the road, and in such a heavy rain, it seemed to be rolling in a stormy sea. It was only before the hour came, but it was as dark as night, and you had to look closely to see the outline of the edge of the dark clouds.

Gu Xuesong was sitting in the car, but he could tell from the sound of the rain, the rain outside was getting heavier and heavier, he was a little worried, the heavy rain would definitely affect the horse's foot, in case of delaying the time to return to Beijing, the consequences would not be small.

Even with such a thick car wall, the sound of rain coming in was still intense, and the voice of watching chess was muffled by seven or eight points, sounding intermittent: "Childe, the rain is too heavy, let's find a place to rest first." ”

Gu Xuesong said lightly: "The matter in Beijing is urgent, and there is no delay." ”

"But your body can't stand it!"

Gu Xuesong still leaned on the back of the car indifferently, and did not take the words of watching chess to heart.

Watching the chess, I couldn't help chattering: "Childe, you must be careful!" It's summer, but it's raining for so many days, and it's very cold. If we are in such a hurry, we don't even have the time to buy hot food on the side of the road, and your spleen and stomach will definitely get cold. We were in a hurry again this time, and we didn't bring enough carbon fire, and when it was night, it would definitely be colder in the car! Childe, you can't stand this cool air. ”

Gu Xuesong opened his eyelids lazily and said leisurely: "Why do you look so like a mother-in-law now?" Chatter. I'm not papier-mâché, don't worry, even if I am blown a few times by this cold wind and cold rain, I won't break into pieces. ”

Guanqi moved his mouth, Gu Xuesong knew what Guanqi wanted to say, what Guanqi wanted to say must be, Gu Xuesong always didn't care about his body like this, and he always didn't listen to persuasion.

Sure enough—

"Childe, you always don't know how to take care of your body, not to mention that so many doctors have told you not to catch a cold, even the master of Nanmu Temple has advised you, so that you don't force everything, you must focus on your own health, but how can you ...... You're going to kill me...... As long as I don't wait for a while, you'll drink those cold ice ......."

Gu Xuesong smiled but did not speak, Ren Guanqi continued to chatter, suddenly, the carriage slowed down slightly, and the coachman's voice came into the car: "Childe, which way shall we go?" ”

Gu Xuesong asked, "What time is it?" ”

"It's not a minute."

Gu Xuesong's brows tightened.

It has been less than three quarters before I came to this fork in the road, and I must have been delayed by the heavy rain, and if I took a detour to the official road, it would only be delayed for a longer time.

He lifted the curtain and looked at the sky outside, the rain kept falling, and the time to enter Beijing would only drag on for longer and longer, and Miss Ning's advice sounded in his ears again, he groaned slightly, and then said: "Take the small road, hurry up the car." ”

"Okay!" The coachman agreed, and then raised his whip, and the carriage became farther and farther away from the flat official road.

However, as soon as the horse started running, he suddenly heard someone shouting "Gu Gongzi, Gu Gongzi" behind the carriage, and it was raining extremely hard outside, but the man's voice was like a bell, penetrating the thick rain wall.

Suddenly, the carriage came to a halt and the horses neighed in fright.

All I could hear was the angry voice of the coachman: "Who are you?" Why get in the way? ”

Guanqi wanted to go out to investigate, but Gu Xuesong stopped Guanqi, lifted the curtain with his own hands, looked at it, and then smiled: "As soon as I heard the voice, I guessed that Brother Tai was coming." And after watching the chess after seeing the appearance of the person who came, he instantly vigilantly protected Gu Xuesong.

Ah Zheng in the rain did not come in a car, but rode a sturdy black horse, I saw him holding the reins, riding on the back of the horse with his head held high, the monstrous rain poured down, he and his black horse were like stone statues, without the slightest intention of sheltering from the rain.

At this moment, Gu Xuesong was dressed in a blue robe, wearing a stone blue mink fur cloak that was put on him by watching chess, his face was pale for many years, he looked at Ah Zheng through the heavy rain, and asked gently: "Brother Tai deliberately chased him here, what happened?" ”

"I'm chasing you here to keep you from taking the path." Ah Zheng replied seriously, saying this sentence very naturally.

Gu Xuesong frowned slightly, and smiled dumbly: "Why don't you let me take the path?" ”

"Because the trail is bound to be dangerous."

"Brother Tai refers to the steep river on both sides of the path?" How could Gu Xuesong not know that the path was dangerous? It's just that he doesn't think that danger will happen to him, he thinks that Ah Zheng is too worried, so he said apologetically: "I understand Brother Tai's kindness, but I really have something urgent, and I can't delay it." ”

Ah Zheng's tone was a little rushed: "Why are you so disobedient, don't you know that the path is dangerous?" What urgency could be more important than your life? ”

Guan Qi immediately reprimanded: "Why are you so rude? Suddenly jumped out to point fingers at my son-in-law, what ......the hell are you?" Before he finished watching chess, he was stopped by Gu Xuesong.

Gu Xuesong patiently explained to Ah Zheng: "I know, Brother Tai is a hot man. It's just that my return to Beijing this time should not be delayed, not to mention, my luck should not be so bad. I appreciate Brother Tai's kindness, and when I return to Meigong County, I will personally come to the door to thank you, and I hope that Brother Tai will be able to appreciate the light and have a few drinks with me. ”

Ah Zheng said: "If you have to take this road, I'm afraid that you won't have the life to go back to Meigong County." ”

"How do you speak?" Guanqi was furious, obviously misunderstanding that Ah Zheng was deliberately offensive, and Guanqi said angrily to Gu Xuesong: "Childe, let's drive him away!" ”

"Watching chess, Hugh is rude." Gu Xuesong scolded softly, and suddenly saw a strange look on the chess, and couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?" ”

Guan Qi glanced at Gu Xuesong, lowered his head, and said in a low voice: "Childe, in fact, I think that although this person is rude, he ...... There is some truth in what he said......"

Gu Xuesong sighed: "Watching chess ......"

He didn't dare to look up at Gu Xuesong, but kept muttering, "Childe...... You see it's getting darker and darker, and the rain shows no signs of stopping, or ...... Let's go down the official road......"

Gu Xuesong was helpless, and no longer talked about watching chess, but wanted to persuade Ah Zheng not to get in the way anymore, but Ah Zheng preemptively said: "You'd better not be lucky." I think it will rain for at least three or four more days, and within that day, it will only get heavier and heavier, and the rocks will definitely fall. ”

Gu Xuesong couldn't help frowning: "How does Brother Tai know about the rain in the future?" Could it be that Brother Tai is familiar with celestial phenomena and can see the clouds and know the rain? Or is he familiar with the deduction of the five elements and can predict the future? ”

"Neither, I just can smell it."

Gu Xuesong was extremely surprised: "Smell it? ”

Ah Zheng nodded.

Gu Xuesong was really surprised in his heart, he couldn't understand how people should smell the smell of rain, and couldn't help but ponder. Ah Zheng was motionless, and Gu Xuesong's contemplation seemed to be a stalemate between the two.

I saw that Ah Zheng was always motionless in front of his car, like a hunting beast, all his attention was on the prey.

Gu Xuesong suddenly looked at Ah Zheng and asked with a smile: "If I insist on leaving, what can Brother Tai do to me?" ”

Ah Zheng replied seriously: "I won't do anything to you, but I think your horse is not bad, and it is suitable for drinking." ”

The horse neighed at the right time, and Gu Xuesong smiled dumbly.

Gu Xuesong said: "If Brother Tai thinks it's delicious, then let's do it." After Gu Xuesong finished speaking, he lowered the curtain and softly instructed the coachman: "Hurry up." ”

Immediately, the coachman's shouting was heard, but the carriage did not move, and then the coachman's voice was heard at a loss: "Childe, that man is still in the middle of the road." The road is narrow, and it's really hard for us to get through. ”

Gu Xuesong's Adam's apple moved slightly, his chest breathed heavily, and he lifted the curtain and wanted to say something, but suddenly saw a few people walking not far in front of him, looking at the dress and attire, it must be a businessman, but the appearance of those people was embarrassed, and the horses behind them were also depressed.

Gu Xuesong gave the coachman a look, and the coachman immediately asked loudly, "How many!" What's wrong? Is something wrong? ”

The few businessmen waved their hands again and again, their faces were full of gloom, and they were shocked, and you replied loudly as soon as you said a word: "Don't go forward, the front is collapsing!" Luckily, a few of us ran fast, or we would have been buried! ”

"Suddenly there was a big rockfall in front of me, good fellow! That posture is like the sky is falling apart! In the blink of an eye, most of the mountains are gone! Scare us to death! ”

"If it weren't for the fourth brother who just went to the forest to pay tribute, our brothers would have walked to the bottom of the mountain, wouldn't we all have to be buried in it? We really escaped death this time! ”

The men staggered away as they spoke. The chess watcher and the coachman both looked at Gu Xuesong with horror on their faces, Gu Xuesong was stunned for a while, and his heart was mixed.

Seeing that Gu Xuesong was definitely unable to walk the path, Ah Zheng pulled the reins expressionlessly, no longer blocking the way, and only said, "I'm still in a hurry to go back to eat, so I'll go." Then he hurried his horse back.

"Brother Tai stays." Gu Xuesong called out to Ah Zheng and got out of the carriage at the same time.

Ah Zheng Lema turned back.

Gu Xuesong stood firm and arched his hand, and said with a straight face: "Brother Tai saved my life today, I don't thank you for my kindness, and I will repay you in the future!" ”

"You can't thank me, it's my eldest girl who sent me to stop you. Now that I've stopped you, I'm leaving. After saying that, Ah Zheng whipped away.

Gu Xuesong looked at Ah Zheng's distant figure, and suddenly noticed that this person's riding skills were far superior to ordinary people. Gu Xuesong didn't think that an ordinary guy in the market could ride a horse. Moreover, this person's riding skills are so high that even many children of families who have studied riding and archery since childhood are far behind.

Gu Xuesong's gaze continued to lengthen, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a meaningful smile.