Chapter 22 Wine is a bold man
When drunk, it will cause people to think sluggishly and move slowly, but it can strengthen people's courage. In the past, when Mo Qinglian, who has always been cautious, went out to visit the mountains and rivers, she had to dress up as a man and act secretly, but after she was drunk, she had to personally go to the escort team to choose five guards with strong martial arts, and follow her to Menliang Mountain tomorrow to play and do a good job in security.
She, what's this for?
Thirty guards were practicing in the West Courtyard, and after seeing Mo Qinglian and Xie Yingjun, Wei Shihao and Deng Qiantu and others coming, they all urgently gathered and lined up, waiting for the review.
"Tell Shopkeeper Mo, the escort team is practicing, please review Shopkeeper Mo!" After the leading guards sorted out the formation, they trotted to Mo Qinglian to make a statement.
"Well, yes, good practice." Mo Qinglian nodded again and again, then raised her voice and said, "Tomorrow I will go to Menliang Mountain to play, and I will select a few people from among you to accompany me and do a good job of security." ”
"Shopkeeper Mo...... Shopkeeper Mo...... It's not appropriate, right? You have made your trail public, and I don't agree with the insecurity of this barren mountain range. Previously, Xie Yingjun had pulled Mo Qinglian's clothes and reminded her not to reveal her whereabouts, but the other party ignored it, so he could only remind her in a low voice.
There is a group of strong bandits active in the Jingliu area, although they rarely harass the people in the Jingliu area, but they kill people and goods in other places and do all kinds of evil, and they have been blacklisted by the government, but it is not yet time to clean up.
"It's okay, I say it's okay, it's okay. This time, accompanied by Wei Shihao, he is a local, and the bandits will not embarrass us. Mo Qinglian staggered to the front of the queue, turned her head and waved her hand to Xie Yingjun and said, "This time, you can just take care of the workshop, and you don't need to follow." ”
Mo Qinglian likes to climb mountains, walk through caves, and see the character of the stalactites in the caves, which is known to everyone in the escort team. When they heard that Shopkeeper Mo was going to travel again, all of them had happy expressions on their faces, hoping that they would be selected and travel together.
"You, you, and your ......" said that it was to select elite soldiers, but in fact, Mo Qinglian casually appointed five guards. These people are not because of how good their martial arts are, it's just that Mo Qinglian pointed a few times at random, and whoever she pointed to was whoever she pointed to, and she couldn't call their names at all.
Which one is Mo Qinglian playing? Protecting Mo Qinglian's safety is Xie Yingjun's sacred mission, if something goes wrong, how can he explain it to the state official.
Although Xie Yingjun repeatedly asked the other party to give up this trip, Mo Qinglian was still unmoved.
The next morning, when Wei Shihao arrived at the workshop, Mo Qinglian and the five guards had been standing outside the gate and waiting for a long time.
Mo Qinglian changed the habit of women dressing up as men in the past, wearing a plain white long skirt and a long sword hanging from her waist.
According to Xie Yingjun's request, the five guards accompanying him were also wearing battle robes and holding spears, as if they were preparing for battle.
Since he was going to climb the mountain, Wei Shihao also changed into a tattered sleeveless clothes that he usually used to go into the mountains to collect medicine, and put on straw sandals, but there was an extra long sword at his waist.
After Mo Qinglian saw Wei Shihao from afar, she couldn't help but snicker, his appearance was more funny, the dress of a living hunter in the mountains!
This trip was due to Wei Shihao's drawing of the picture of the mountain in the door, which aroused Mo Qinglian's great interest in traveling. Although Wei Shihao's painting skills were average, the surprised look he saw when he saw Mo Qinglian was enough to shock him.
He vaguely felt that there must be an article in this, but he couldn't judge that Mo Qinglian paid a huge price to let him paint the mountains and rivers in the Jingliu area all day long.
If she had a love for natural scenery and a great interest in caving, she would have gone up to the mountain to play, so why let Wei Shihao draw the topographic map and appearance of each mountain, mark the caves in each place, and then let him lead her to explore one by one?
Is Mo Qinglian being ordered to find the dragon veins in the Jingliu area or is she looking for some treasure?
Wei Shihao suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, he didn't know if he was right or wrong to do this? If she was looking for a treasure and he accepted the other party's retainer money and drew a topographical map of the other party, then there was nothing wrong with that. However, if Mo Qinglian was ordered to find Jingliu's dragon vein, and then cut off its dragon vein, then Wei Shihao would definitely not paint again because of money and exonerating the crime of "hooligan".
"There must be something wrong with this! In the future, I'll try to draw slower or more biased, and see what kind of thing you come up with. Wei Shihao secretly made up his mind to wait and see what happened, and wait until he understood her intentions before making plans.
In the past, when Mo Qinglian went up the mountain to play, she would bow her head when she saw people, and she was really afraid of being recognized by others. Now after she returned to the beauty of plain clothes, she rode a high-headed horse, in a relaxed mood, and there was Wei Shihao as a guide by her side, talking and laughing with her all the way, and humming one or two mountain songs when she got up, not caring about the eyes of others at all, which made her feel unique.
The mountains in the area of Jingliu are not only tall, but also layer upon layer, one after another, and the shrubs are thick, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant everywhere, the scenery is very beautiful step by step.
After climbing a steep slope near the source of the Guoyang River, Menliang Mountain needs to dismount and walk for about two miles to an open field. The open area is connected by Mt. Menliang and several surrounding mountains to form a valley, like the bottom of a huge pan.
Wei Shihao pointed to a stone mountain on the right that was shaped like a saddle, and said to Mo Qinglian: "Shopkeeper Mo, that is Menliang Mountain, let's work harder." ”
"No, no! I need to take a break. You are like a brute bull, walking such a long steep slope without taking a breath, who can keep up with you? ”
Mo Qinglian said, then turned around, looked into the distance under the mountain, opened her slender arms, slightly idle eyes, let the breeze blow on her face, and looked intoxicated by the beauty of nature.
The breeze blows, and the long skirt of white satin fabric floats with the wind, showing her bumpy and graceful figure without reservation, like the existence of a fairy descending to earth.
Everything in front of him shocked Wei Shihao. Yes, since he met her on the Muluo Bridge, he had not seriously admired her until now because of the resentment in his heart, and now it was the first time that he had seriously admired her up close.
The air stands still, and so does time! Wei Shihao couldn't help but swallow the saliva that was about to flow out of the corner of his mouth, and said secretly in his heart: "Hmph, this is simply a stunner in the world!" Why did a snake venom force me to help in the workshop? This woman is not ordinary, I should stay away from her in the future! ”
The whimper of a bird in the distance immediately pulled Wei Shihao back from his self-inflicted amorous obscenity. He shook his head, and when he looked back at the other five guards, they were already lying on their spear mats, and none of them shared the beauty with him.
After Wei Shihao focused on the birds that were startled from the woods, the spirituality he had cultivated in the mountains for a long time told him that there must be something in the forest.
Wei Shihao, who was extremely vigilant, looked at the surrounding mountainside again, and suddenly fear filled his clever head.
"Shopkeeper Mo...... Shopkeeper Mo ......" Wei Shihao walked to Mo Qinglian's side, grabbed her left hand, and said in a low voice.
"What? Come on! Close your eyes and let's enjoy the fresh air together, and you don't have to think about anything. ”
Mo Qinglian said and grabbed Wei Shihao's hand with her backhand, asking him to blow the cool breeze like herself.
After Wei Shihao swept around again, he said, "Don't make trouble, shopkeeper Mo, there is a situation!" ”
Mo Qinglian immediately opened her eyes and asked disapplausively, "What's the situation?" ”
"I often come here to collect medicine, and usually the sounds of birds and beasts are noisy, but today it is surprisingly quiet. Nothing but one or two frightened birdsong sounds, which proved that there were people in the woods ahead, and there were quite a few of them. If I'm not mistaken, there are people on the mountainside to our left and right. This situation is not right, let's withdraw! Wei Shihao said solemnly.
Mo Qinglian smiled and said, "With you, I'm not afraid." ”
"Master Xie said, if something goes wrong, no one can afford it!"
"Coward! Okay, I've rested enough, let's go. Mo Qinglian let go of his hand, walked to the side of the five guards, and shouted loudly: "Get up and set off for the main peak of Menliang Mountain!" ”