Qin Ying felt that he was a fool and dreamed: "Escort you away?" “

He sneered: "Xie Fu Ma Xiu Chengxiu ran away halfway, and the capital asked, how to answer, you teach me?" “

Xie Zongren was not annoyed, and asked rhetorically: "Lord Qin, if I die in Yangguan and go up to the peak to ask, how should I answer?" “

Qin Ying was choked by him, and Xie Zongren continued: "It's not that I took precautions and asked the Ling family to help, now it's just a corpse, adults are afraid that they will forget, my father Xie Inspector died in the line of duty, how angry is the emperor, if you repeat the mistakes of the past??"

"Okay, okay," Qin Ying didn't have time to fight a lawsuit with him, "I won't stop you, but you must get a paperwork, Yangguan is not a vegetable market, you can come if you want, and you can leave if you want." Watermark Advertising Test Watermark Advertising Testing"

A sudden fire was enough to burn down two tents, Qin Ying, as the commander of the garrison, restored order, and rebuilt the camp was already anxious enough, he didn't have time to pay attention to or disdain the officials, and did business, not seeking merit but seeking no fault.

Xie Zongren thought that Qin Ying was not easy to speak, but he didn't expect the other party to take the ultimatum to talk about things, and the temporary yamen of Xincheng was located in Jiuquan County, the closest place to here. That is to say, if you want to leave, you must first go to Jiuquan to do the paperwork, and then come back and hand it over to Qin Ying, and confirm that it is correct before you can be released.

Tossing back and forth like this, a little hot toss is gone.

Not only that, from this place to Jiuquan, the passage is wide and sparsely populated, looking at the desert loess that stretches for several miles, even livestock are difficult to see, let alone people.

It's a good place to kill people and sell goods.

Xie Zongren naturally wouldn't risk his life, so he took a step back to discuss: "Lord Qin is not wrong to act according to the regulations, and the official affairs at hand are tight, can you ask the Ling family to run errands for you." “

Qin Ying wanted him to leave quickly. Since the other party wants to leave, why not send a favor: "Yes, when will Xie Yuma bring the paperwork, and when will I let him go." “

For this sentence, Xie Zongren returned to the tent, packed up the softness, and wrote a written report on his private seal and last night's experience while moving, and asked one of the soldiers to take it to Jiuquan.

Jiuquan is fast from the new city, and it is enough for a day to go back and forth.

Xie Zongren sat in a daze in the new tent, and waited until it was dark before the other party took back the ultimatum from the temporary yamen.

"Master Pony, this is what you want." The soldiers came in from outside, and they didn't have time to drink water, so they handed over the paperwork with both hands, "Everything is done, and you can leave at any time." “

Xie Zongren took the paperwork and looked at it. On the contrary, he didn't panic, pushed over, and said, "You go to Lord Qin's camp now, ask for a simple map, and we will prepare the route first." “

The soldiers were ordered to go out.

Qin Ying responded to all requests, and Xie Zongren stared at the hand-drawn map and thought until midnight.

After Jiuquan County is the Hexi Corridor, this area is all mountain roads, located in the middle of nowhere, through Wuwei Town, and then go east for three days and two nights, in order to reach Chang'an City, the largest and most prosperous place in the northwest, and then pass through Pingyang, Zhending, and Yanjing is not far away.

Xie Zongren thought, if he was the other party and wanted to kill the imperial court officials, where would he choose?

The Hexi Corridor is an excellent place to get started, and the other is Wuwei Town, which is said to be a town, but it is actually a temporary supply point for merchants inside and outside the Guan, and it is not surprising that people are dead.

He is a man of action, think well, never drag mud and water, regardless of the cold wind of the night to find Qin Ying, "Can Lord Qin's people send me to Chang'an City?" “

As long as the identity of the horse is issued, the government offices of major towns do not dare to slack off.

As for Qin Ying, if she is sent to the Hexi Corridor according to the regulations, she will complete the task.

Sure enough, he hesitated and said: "Xie Yuma, the garrison has limited manpower, I have already accommodated you once, why bother to be strong." “

"Lord Qin," Xie Zongren said unhurriedly, "The Hexi Corridor is dozens of miles of mountain roads, it is too easy to be ambushed, I only want to return to Beijing alive, I don't dare to embarrass my lord, please think twice." “

Qin Ying thought for a while, "It's no problem to escort, at most send a team to follow, there are not many people." “

The team of fifteen people at most, saying that protection would not do much, but they were sent by the imperial court to temporarily garrison, and eventually they had to withdraw to Yanjing, unlike the local army, they showed their swords and tokens to go directly to the capital, without any customs clearance documents.

It's a bit of a deterrent.

Xie Zongren died as a live horse doctor, did not make any more requests, turned around and went back to his camp, called the elderly soldiers of the Ling family, took out his private seal, and whispered: "You are the Ling family, no restrictions, set off to return to Beijing tonight, hand over the chapter to Mrs. Yun, and say that I will support Wuwei at most." “

The soldiers were stunned: "Master Ma, you just told Lord Qin to escort him to Chang'an, why did you change the place?" “

"That's a cover-up," Xie Zongren sighed and shook his head, "Yesterday was a trouble, the barracks were not safe, I can't trust anyone, the person who killed me didn't succeed, and he will come back, and he won't let me arrive in Chang'an at all." “

"The little one is gone," the soldier decisively said goodbye, "Please pay more attention to the horse master, and you will definitely hold on until we come to save you." “

Xie Zongren bowed his hand and watched him leave.

Then he deliberately stayed in Xincheng for another ten days, after all, the other party had missed and had already startled the snake, Qin Ying not only sent more people, but also ate and lived with Xie Zongren.

Xie Zongren didn't do anything to send him off that day, as usual, after eating lunch, he followed Qin Ying around, patrolling the city for about an hour, and then waiting for Qin Ying to return to the station, and there was no longer a figure of the horse master.

The team and the rest of the Ling family soldiers were prepared early on the outskirts of the city, Xie Zongren changed into a unified military uniform when he left, and everyone hurried east, killing straight to the entrance of the Hexi Corridor before stopping for a while.

The mountain road in the Hexi Corridor stretches like a natural barrier, Xie Zongren looked at the sun, distinguished the south, east and west, led the horses, and commanded everyone to follow him.

***

The soldiers who returned to Beijing to report the news traveled day and night, ran and killed three horses, and when they arrived at the Hou Mansion, they were relieved and collapsed and fell off their horses.

"Big grandma! Big Granny! The girl in the front yard didn't care about the etiquette, shouted and went straight to the backyard, stood at the door of the main house, and said anxiously, "The people sent to Yangguan are back!" “

Chunliu came out and was about to scold, but was stopped by Yun Xiu.

"How many people are back?" She asked.

The girl replied, "One." “

Yun Xiu was stunned, and hurriedly walked out with her skirt, "Where is the person?" Take me there! “

The girl belched and led the way in front.

The family soldier was almost thin, his mouth was chapped, his voice was hoarse, he knelt on the ground and saluted, took out Xie Zongren's private seal, and spread it in the palm of his hand.

"It's a pony." Yun Xiu recognized the words on the seal. Hurriedly said, "What about others?" Why did you come back alone? “

The soldiers repeated Xie Zongren's words, and coughed violently.

"Call the doctor to take a look." Yun Xiu sent people out, turned around and went to the study, and told the old marquis everything that happened.

The old marquis groaned slightly, and raised his eyes to look at his daughter-in-law: "Do you want to save him?" “

"Yes," Yun Xiu replied without hesitation, "Since Xie Juma sent someone to transfer the things to his daughter-in-law, it means that he trusts his daughter-in-law for the time being." The daughter-in-law knows what you are worried about, father, the daughter-in-law swore that she had an innocent relationship with Xie Yuma, and Ling Xiao knew that the daughter-in-law would not go out alone. “

"I believe in you." The old marquis said, "But it's dangerous on the way, can you bear it as a woman?" “

"Father, if you can't bear it, you have to carry it, and if you can't bear it, you have to endure it," Yun Xiu's expression was resolute, "Ling Xiao and I will lead the family soldiers to the rescue, without alarming anyone, Yanjing is here to trouble you to worry about covering up, the Yun family and my father's lives are all in your hands." “

The old marquis was silent for a moment, tapped his index finger on the desk a few times, and advised: "Be careful about everything outside, I don't worry about Ling Xiao protecting you, and don't underestimate the enemy, and don't chase after Kou, go early and return early, and return safely." “

Yun Xiu nodded vigorously: "Father, don't worry, my daughter-in-law will go back and pack up the softness and leave immediately." “

Chunliu was all worried, as if she had lost her soul, and she would say "Grandma, the slave and maid should follow you", and then she would say, "If it doesn't work, you go, what will the two little sons do", she felt that she was going crazy.

"Be quiet." Yun Xiu asked her to sit down, and said as calmly as possible, "The little marquis will protect me thoroughly, I will take care of the child for me during my absence, Brother Huan'er's calligraphy can't be lost for a day, tell him." His dad and I will come back to check. “

"You're still thinking about the little boy learning calligraphy," Chunliu wanted to cry and laugh, "You must come back safely, and the slave will send you off." “

"Don't give it away," Yun Xiu touched the silver ticket in his arms and the broken silver in his purse, "I said, you remember." “

Chunliu chick pecked at the rice and nodded: "The slave remembers." “

"Okay, I'm leaving." Yun Xiu stepped out of the threshold as he spoke, and left in a hurry.

She went out of the city in a carriage and didn't go with Ling Xiao, so as not to make the goal too big.

After Ling Xiao returned home, he heard the report from his subordinates, and he didn't eat, so he gathered more than 20 people and rode straight out of the city.

When he caught up, Yun Xiu had already reached the True Determination Realm.

"What are you crazy about!" Ling Xiao called for the carriage to stop, jumped up, got in, pulled the person out, and shouted, "Give me back!" “

"I'm not going back." Yun Xiu took his hand, walked to the side of the road, and whispered, "Ling Xiao, don't drive me away, Xie Zongren doesn't believe you at all, unless he is killed, you can find the corpse at most, otherwise he won't see anyone." “

Ling Xiao didn't believe it, "There is a soldier following him." He doesn't recognize me, and the slaves I raise don't dare to deny the master. “

"You don't know him too well," Yun Xiu confided the truth in a hurry, "I believe that the master has told you everything, the Buddhists don't speak, whether you are happy or not, I have to say that the reason why he believes in me is just to remember some old feelings, otherwise he will throw off everyone and try his best to survive." “

After a pause, "I don't dare to guarantee that he will be willing to see me or leave any clues, but I promise to return the favor, and I will definitely do it." “

Ling Xiao frowned and remained silent.

Yun Xiu's voice was lowered, "The grace of saving life cannot be exchanged for any gold and silver, no matter who wants to harm Xie Yuma, we saved him, and we gave ourselves multiple ways." “

Ling Xiao snorted coldly: "If he is a Zhongshan wolf? “

Yun Xiu gently raised the corners of his mouth and patted his ass: "You have the ability to kill his horse, but don't you have the ability to kill his people?" The little marquis is very capable, don't think I don't know. “

"Really want to go?" Ling Xiao sighed, no way.

Yun Xiu nodded: "I promise not to cause trouble for you." “

"I'm afraid you're in danger." Ling Xiao said, helped her onto his horse, and the two rode together, "The carriage is too slow, let's take the small road and strive to reach Pingyang the day after tomorrow." “

Yun Xiu said yes.

It is very hard to travel day and night, and she promises not to cause trouble, so she grits her teeth and does not cry out bitterly.

They rested in Binh Duong for a while and began to hurry again.

The journey from Pingyang to Chang'an is quite long, and Yun Xiu is so overdrawn that he can't bear it several times and almost falls off his horse.

Ling Xiao was so frightened that he hugged her waist tightly, leaned into his ear and whispered, "How have you ever suffered so much, I want you to go back and die." “

"I'm fine," she turned her head and smiled at him weakly, "When I get to Chang'an City, let me sleep well for a day and I can come back." “

Ling Xiao's eyes were full of distress, "Find a post station tonight to rest, I don't care for a while, Xie Zongren has no ability to survive, he will be killed in the sky, and no one can save him." “

Yun Xiu was extremely tired, feeling his voice flickering near and far, and then his eyes went dark, and he didn't know anything.

She either fainted, or she lacked sleep too much.

Ling Xiao put his arm around her, and when she woke up, she fell asleep.

Outside the window, there was a cry of insects and frogs, Yun Xiu fell asleep, opened his eyes, got up and saw Ling Xiao lying beside him, was stunned, and lay down again.

Ling Xiao felt shallow and opened his eyes: "Awake?" Feeling better? “

"Much better," Yun Xiu pressed against his chest, listening to the regular heartbeat, "We can leave early tomorrow morning." “

Ling Xiao touched a pu fan and fanned the wind slowly: "Don't worry, it's too late to walk after breakfast." “

"Husband, I want to ask you something," Yun Xiu wanted to sleep, but couldn't help but ask, "When you went on the expedition, did you come here like this?" “

"Almost," Ling Xiao said, "Take the official road, it's better to go if you don't hurry." “

Yun Xiu was so sleepy that her voice gradually lowered, "It's so hard, those three years have made you suffer??"

She breathed steadily, but Ling Xiao felt warm in her heart, afraid that she would be hot, and continued to fan.

He thought, in this life, she has recognized him.

??

The next day, the group finished breakfast as planned and continued to Chang'an City.

At the same time, Xie Zongren had already arrived in Wuwei Town.

The place was filled with all kinds of languages, and the group of them wore cloaks and hoods, and tried to keep a low profile, but the vendors who had been walking for many years still found clues from their temperament, walking posture, and the handle of their knives with official seals.

The soldiers of the Ling family walked behind Xie Zongren and reminded in a low voice, "Master Ma, someone is following." “

Xie Zongren sighed and said to the leading soldiers: "Master Jun, let's go to the biggest inn to rest, everyone is tired these days." “

Of course, it's good to be able to rest, and the leading soldiers can't help but agree.

can set up an inn of a certain size in a place where there are three religions and nine streams, and the boss behind the scenes is by no means an ordinary businessman, so it can be said that the inn is a safe place, because no one is stupid to provoke local forces and make trouble for themselves.

But in the lobby of the inn sat groups of merchants, or dart boards, most of them were tall, rugged-looking, and their eyes were more or less unkind, staring at them.

And Xie Zongren is dignified, fair-skinned, thin, and scholarly in his gestures, which is particularly prominent.

The slightly murderous look of the Ling family's soldiers swept the lobby, and everyone's eyes dispersed, as if nothing had happened, drinking and eating.

"Does the master of the horse know martial arts?" After entering the upper room, the soldier asked Xie Zongren, "The little one has a short sword here, and you can keep it for self-defense." “

Xie Zongren thanked him, put away the sword, and asked the man to send hot water to prepare for bathing.

The family soldiers respectfully withdrew, and stayed outside to count the days, and the people of the Hou Mansion should be almost there.

Just as he was thinking about it, a guy came running and said with a very strong local accent: "This young man, someone is looking for him outside." “

The soldiers didn't think much about it, thinking that it was a fellow soldier, and shouted to the door of the house: "Adults, the little ones will come when they go." “

Xie Zongren stood by the window and did not say a word, this room had an excellent view, as far as he could see the convoy and stables in the backyard, and the street separated by a wall, he could always keep an eye on them to prevent anyone from tampering with their horse team.

However, after watching it, a familiar figure broke into the field of vision, it was Fang Cai's family soldier, he walked to the back street and looked back and forth, as if he was looking for someone, and when he was about to go back, a group of people suddenly burst out, surrounding him in the middle, Xie Zongren did not see the beginning and the end clearly, only to see the family soldiers shaking for a moment, waiting for the people to be surrounded to disperse, straight down, with several knives stuck in the waist and abdomen.

Xie Zongren's pupils shrank, cold sweat was dripping behind his back, he grabbed the short sword, opened the door in three steps and two steps and left.

He walked in a hurry, and took the sheep to get a dirty cloak of the trader. I don't care about the smell of sweat, and I'm busy putting it on.

The stables seemed to be guarded, Xie Zongren looked at it from a distance, took two steps back, and turned to the nearest backyard door.

Sometimes the most dangerous place, but also the safest place.

This street is the place where the soldiers were killed just now, and in less than a cup of tea, the corpses were cleaned up, leaving only bright red marks on the ground.

He lowered his hood, tried to stay calm, and walked normally, several camel carts clanged by, blocking the way, and the killer who was ambushed in the inn chased him out, and the convoy was already far away. At the end of the street, no suspicious figures were found.

Xie Zongren evaporated flatly.

The killers gathered for a moment, then dispersed again, returning to their respective positions, waiting for the rabbits.

At this moment, Xie Zongren sat on the side of the camel cart, came back to his senses, and found that his palms were full of sweat, and his legs were shaking uncontrollably.

Since he successfully fled from Huaibei, he has not been forced to this extent for some years.

But it doesn't matter, Yun Xiu is going to save him??

He has a fanaticism in his eyes, and he must live in order to see the people he misses and return to Beijing.

***

Ling Xiao received the news of Xie Zongren's disappearance two days later, and Yun Xiu's physical strength was at its limit. He couldn't take risks with her, found an inn in Chang'an to repair it, and sent two people to Wuwei Town to find out.

The two didn't find Xie Zongren's whereabouts, but they saw someone selling the Ling family badge in the bazaar.

"Xie Zongren ran away."

When Yun Xiu woke up, he heard the first sentence.

"Are we late?" She gritted her teeth and leaned back on the soft pillow.

Ling Xiao held her up and fed her saliva, "We're already very fast, shorten the number of days by nearly half, if you force it any longer, you will get seriously ill." “

"I'm afraid of dragging you down." Yun Xiu pushed open the water glass and shook his head, "I slept for two days, and I feel much better." “

"Shut up." Ling Xiao pressed her down, "I'll go to him tomorrow and bring him back to Chang'an, you will stay in the inn honestly for me these days and continue to rest." “

Yun Xiu sighed when he heard this, and grabbed his hand: "Ling Xiao, you believe me, if I don't go, none of you will be able to find him." “

"Bullshit!" Ling Xiao snorted impatiently, "Without you, we big men are all decorations?" “

"You are not ornaments," Yun Xiu moved his body, lay on his lap, and said sullenly, "Xie Zongren used to start from scratch, if you don't have some ability, you can't get into the officialdom." “

Ling Xiao doesn't believe in evil: "Do you have to go?" “

"Ten steps to nine steps," Yun Xiu shook his head with a smile, "Find him, fulfill his promise, and I don't care about the rest." “

Ling Xiao saw that she was so persistent, "You don't have an old affection for him, do you?" “

"There is really an old relationship, I should gloat instead of helping," Yun Xiu was angry and funny, "One day I hate you, see if I don't care about you." “

"You dare." Ling Xiao pushed her aside, pressed her down, and kissed her vigorously. "Hate me, so you can't get out of bed every day."

"No shame." Yun Xiu glared at him, but his slender jade hand wrapped his arms around the other party's neck and kissed him, "When are you still jealous, I'm embarrassed to say that I am a vinegar jar, I think you are." “

"Teasing you, seriously?" Ling Xiao couldn't get too close to her, his throat tightened when he got close, and his whole body was hot, he got up and sat down, tucked the quilt corner for her, "You can sleep again, get up and eat something at night." Raise your spirits, and we'll set off tomorrow. “

From Chang'an to Wuwei, it was the last stop to enter the Hexi Corridor, and the escorted soldiers found that Xie Zongren and the Ling family soldiers were missing, and then returned.

They had already overfulfilled their tasks, and as long as Xie Fuma left Jiuquan, it had nothing to do with Yangguan whether he was dead or alive.

And Qin Ying also explained, don't cause trouble and right and wrong for him.

So rescuing Xie Zongren became the Ling family's personal behavior, Ling Xiao found that Xie Zongren had lived in the guest room, he had a murderous aura like a living Hades, and when he pulled Yun Xiu into the guest room on the second floor, the lobby became silent, and they all guessed what the relationship between the woman wearing the hat was.

His eyes were too sharp, which made Yun Xiu a little frightened.

"I'll go take a shower first." She whispered, "I'll rub your back later." “

"No need," Ling Xiao raised his hand, "This is not the place for you to come, hurry up and wash, let's leave after washing." “

Yun Xiu said yes.

After she finished washing and dressing up, she walked around the room, and with her understanding of Xie Zongren, she would definitely leave something behind.

Sure enough, there is a symbol in the place near the window, which should be engraved with a sharp object, inconspicuous, carefully identified, Yun Xiu recognized the meaning of the symbol--

West.

This is the code that Xie Zongren pondered all day long in his previous life, and he was afraid that he would be harmed one day, so he had to write down the code words written down by Yun Xiu, but unfortunately she couldn't wait for the code to play a role, so she jumped into the lake and committed suicide.

Yun Xiu's mouth was filled with bitterness, and he told Ling Xiao that the group checked out and rode straight to the west.

Except for the caravans, there were no lone pedestrians on the road.

The soldiers who were exploring the road ran back and forth, hugged their fists and said: "Master Hou, there is the Hexi Corridor ahead, do you want to go in?" “

"Enter!"

Ling Xiao told Yun Xiu to hold on to the reins, and as soon as he raised his whip, the horse neighed, and he walked away.

They ran halfway and searched for it in vain.

The group stopped, "Master Hou, go to Yangguan in this direction, Xie Juma did the opposite, did we make a mistake?" “

Ling Xiao looked down at Yun Xiu, and was also suspicious, "Are you sure he is going west?" “

Yun Xiu shook his head: "That's right. “

Then he looked around, "He can leave clues and prove that he knows that we are coming, and he definitely won't give the wrong information, maybe he ran too fast and missed the road markings." “

Ling Xiao ordered everyone: "Get off the horse and search back!" “

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