There was nothing to do all night, and Zu Zhenlin slept until dawn in the inn.

The next day, Zu Zhenlin checked out and checked out, followed his father's advice to his own shop, and took a horse to walk. Although there is no problem with his physical strength, he looks more chic on horseback, and he originally wanted to hang a sword to make himself more chic, but when he saw the shopkeeper leading the horse out, Zhenlin instantly lost the interest of riding a horse with a sword, although the horse was strong, but the limbs were short, and it was not the image of a tall and handsome man in his mind at all.

Zu Zhenlin looked at the shopkeeper with suspicion, and the shopkeeper smiled, "Young master, don't look at this horse as inconspicuous, but the victory lies in good endurance, young master, you also said it, you have to go out for a walk, don't pursue speed, then this horse is much better than those short-distance goods that look glamorous, strong in long-lasting, men's dreams." ”

Zu Zhenlin looked at the shopkeeper with a cheap smile on his face, but he didn't expect that a serious book was an illusion, "Well, I like it, let's go." ", lead the horse out of the city.

The southern city has long been opened, there are a few people maintaining order, presumably the people of the four families, the city gate is wide, the entry and exit are orderly, Zu Zhenlin followed behind a caravan, the caravan was transported by camels, most of the people were also riding camels, and a few people were riding horses. Among them was an eleven or twelve-year-old boy, dressed in green clothes, with red lips and white teeth, black and white eyes, big and bright, but more heroic and sunny than those little guys who welcomed guests in Furong Pavilion, and kept pestering the people around him to say something.

Smoothly out of the city, the caravan also went all the way to the south, and Zu Zhenlin was aimless, so he went south. Walking with the caravan, Zhenlin attracted their attention, and looked at them vigilantly, and two young swordsmen on horseback and wearing Confucian robes stayed behind to prevent Zhenlin. Zhenlin saw them riding high-headed horses, the horses were strong and well-proportioned, the limbs were tall, and the two swordsmen were also handsome and chic, this was the image of Zhenlin's heart, he was really dwarfed, and he regretted following the advice of the shopkeeper.

At noon, the sun is getting stronger.

The caravan stopped, and since they didn't encounter an inn or restaurant, they could only bury their own pots and make rice, and they were fully prepared, pots and pans, ingredients and ingredients, and they were in full swing.

Zu Zhenlin also felt hungry, so he stopped, and took out the sauced beef and flatbread prepared in his own shop in Yingxue City, I don't know why the meat prepared by his father was all fresh raw meat, could it be to cultivate his cooking ability, fortunately, he was clever and went to the city to fill the dry food.

Zu Zhenlin was not far from them, only about thirty meters. Zhenlin originally saw that the caravan was wary of himself and planned to change the way, but after half a day, he found that the road was desolate and there were no people, if he stayed away from them, he would be left alone, but he would be lonely and bored, so he didn't care about their thoughts, anyway, he didn't have bad intentions.

Zu Zhenlin followed for another two days, the green trees and grass gradually disappeared, and the loess and yellow sand gradually increased. On this day, Zhenlin was napping on Xiao Hei's body, because the horses were all black and not stained with miscellaneous hair, Zhenlin called it Xiao Hei, the horses were docile and very sensible, and they could follow the caravan not far away.

Suddenly, the swordsman in the caravan who was guarding against Zu Zhenlin turned his horse's head and went straight to Zhenlin. The swordsman was condescending, looking at Zhenlin, who was dressed fairly well, but riding an inferior horse, with a disdainful expression. Zhen Lin didn't correct his posture, but just opened his eyes and looked at the swordsman who suddenly approached him in confusion, not knowing what was going on. The young swordsman held the sword in his arms, and the long sword was unpretentious and unpretentious, indicating that this was a murderous weapon. Ordinary scribes would also wear swords when they traveled, but only for decoration, with ornate scabbards and brightly colored sword spikes.

The swordsman said indifferently, "Who are you, and why did you follow us all the way?"

Zu Zhenlin was disgusted by his tone, and came up to question, the two don't know each other, even if they are suspicious, shouldn't they be tactful? I didn't want to deal with him, but when I was away, my father warned me many times to be careful, try not to cause trouble, and now I have caused trouble to them, "I am just a person who travels out, all the way to the south, and I find that you are too, so I will be a companion, I am afraid that I will encounter any danger alone, and I will not be able to solve it when the time comes." I'm just trying to use your momentum to be bold and not malicious. ”

When the young swordsman heard Zu Zhenlin's words, he looked down on him even more, "I warn you not to cause trouble, otherwise Hugh blames Benxia for being ruthless under the sword." ”

After hearing this, Zu Zhenlin sat up straight on the horse, clasped his fists and saluted, "It turned out to be a chivalrous warrior, disrespectful and disrespectful, so this way will depend on the hero's care." ”

The swordsman was a little happy when he saw the change in Zu Zhenlin's attitude, who wouldn't like to listen to compliments?" "As long as you don't deliberately cause trouble and do things that go against chivalry, it will naturally take care of you, don't worry." With that, catch up with the caravan again.

After a while, an old man riding a camel came to Zu Zhenlin, the old man had gray hair, his face was obviously wrinkled, his body was burly and strong, and his eyes were sharp. But at this time, the old man smiled and apologized slightly, "I'm sorry, Childe, that chivalrous man is a little unreasonable, I apologize to you for him, please don't take it to heart." ”

Zu Zhenlin replied: "It's okay, people who have the ability have some temper, it's normal." Besides, I'm just an ordinary person who travels, so I don't care. ”

The old man shook his head, "Childe is still a little angry." Also, walking on the road, being warned inexplicably will make people unhappy, in order to show reparation, I have some scattered silver taels here, I hope the son will laugh. After speaking, he took out a bag of silver from his arms and handed it to Zu Zhenlin.

Zu Zhenlin waved his hand, "The old man is serious, I'm really just an ordinary person, don't care." ”

"I can't agree with what Childe said, a mistake is a mistake, and it has nothing to do with who Childe is. ”

Zu Zhenlin took the silver, "Then I'll take it, the old man has a heart." ”

The old man clenched his fists and returned to the caravan.

Zu Zhenlin checked the silver, about twenty or thirty taels, did not count it, and put it into his arms. I admire the old man's way of doing things, he is not arrogant or impatient, and he treats everyone equally, and he should be the leader of this caravan. However, he didn't invite Zhenlin to join him, so he probably didn't let down his guard in his heart. Come and apologize, it's just the way of life as a team leader, don't want to offend people outside, as the saying goes, many friends have many roads, many enemies have many walls, and those of them who go out and run business are regarded as the guideline.

The twilight is deep, and the moon is like water.

Zu Zhenlin and Xiao Hei relied on each other, took out the forage prepared by the shopkeeper to feed Xiao Hei, and started to barbecue meat, the sauce beef is delicious, but it is enough to eat for three days in a row, and there is not much to prepare, only seven or eight days of rations, or save to eat, don't want to eat but can't eat when the time comes. If you knew it, you wouldn't be strong, and it would be better to let the shopkeeper prepare more meals than to bake meat here, and the taste is not good.

By the moonlight, he saw a figure approaching him, it was the lively and active child in green, Zu Zhenlin didn't move, let him get close to him, and turned his big smart eyes to look himself up and down.

"Ma Daxia said that you may be a bad person and want to plot against us, and Grandpa Tao also said to be careful, so are you a bad person?"

"Of course I'm a good person, do you think I look like a bad person, is there a bad guy as handsome as me?" Zu Zhenlin asked with a smile.

The green child thought about it seriously, stared at Zu Zhenlin's eyes, and said, "It's not like a bad guy, but you are not as good-looking as me." ”

Zu Zhenlin couldn't suppress his smile, "Yes, you are better looking than me." ”

The child was also very happy to see that Zu Zhenlin agreed with his statement, "Well, you are a good person." Are you roasting your own meat? Looks good, can I try it?"

"Absolutely. ”

The child took out a short knife from his arms, no more than four or five inches long, but the blade was bright, by the light of the fire, you could see that the scabbard was still wrapped with gold thread, it should be a treasure knife, but it was too short, there was no practical value, and it could only be used to cut barbecue. The child took the knife, slice a piece of meat, put it in his mouth, chewed, then frowned, stopped chewing, swallowed directly, walked to Zu Zhenlin, looked like a little adult, and patted Zhenlin's shoulder, "You still have a lot of room for improvement, continue to work hard." "This kid is still very tutored and didn't spit out the barbecue directly.

Zu Zhenlin chewed the barbecue meat in his mouth, although there was no taste, it was a little mushy, but it was not so unpalatable, it seemed that this child was used to living a life of fine clothes and food, but why would he travel with the caravan?

Zu Zhenlin took out the sauced beef and handed it to the child in green. The child looked at it, and with the experience of the previous car, he was much more cautious this time, picked it up and smelled it, and nodded to express his satisfaction, but he only ate a small piece to prevent the taste from being different, but this time he ate it and showed a satisfied smile.

However, the child's words stung Zu Zhenlin, "It's delicious, it's delicious, but it's not what you did." ”

"Why didn't I do it, and on what basis do you think it wasn't me? ”

"My instincts, my instincts have always been accurate. The child proudly showed off.

"Young Master, why did you come here? Didn't you say that you can't just disturb others. The old man's voice suddenly sounded behind the child in green, his voice was stern and his expression was solemn.

The swordsman who had warned Zu Zhenlin flew down in front of the child, drew his sword, pointed it at Zhenlin, and asked, "What did you give him?"

The mud bodhisattva also has three points of anger, and has been provoked one after another, Zu Zhenlin is also a pampered son, his temper is good, but it is not so good that people can ask with a sword, and they can greet each other with a smile.

Zu Zhenlin's face was gloomy, "Why should I tell you?"

"Then you just toast and don't eat and drink, don't blame me for being polite. After the swordsman finished speaking, he had to move with his sword.

"Ma Daxia is slow, and Rong Lao Yu said a few words. The old man stopped the swordsman who was about to make a move, protected the child behind him, and walked to the front, "Childe, we don't know each other, do we?"

"Yes. ”

"Since we don't know each other, then let's guard against you, be careful, presumably Childe can also understand, right?"

Zu Zhenlin nodded.

"My son-in-law is young, he is not sensible, he ate his things, just in case, I want to invite my son to eat too, I know that some strong people are difficult, but please understand the hard work of the old man. The old man said as he took the sauced beef from the child's hand and stretched out his hand.

Zu Zhenlin saw that the old man's face was sincere, and he also knew that he was rash, so he didn't say much, picked up a slice, and ate it in his mouth.

"Offended Childe. The old man said, bowing and apologizing.

The child in green took advantage of the old man's bending over and snatched the beef back into his hand, "This is from my brother." ”

"Yes, I gave it to him. ”

The swordsman put his sword into the sheath and said bluntly: "You follow us for seven days, and after seven days, don't think about running away." With that, he turned and left.

The old man bent apologetically again and led the child away.

The child turned around and smiled silently at Zu Zhenlin, who grimaced at him and smiled at each other.

The turmoil is over.