"It's better to be broken than to be broken." Lan Xi'er stroked the dagger in her hand, repeating this sentence in her heart. A blue gem on the dagger, shining brightly in the candlelight. Even those who don't know how to do it can see that this dagger is invaluable. It was the only one of the several carts of dowry that she had chosen to carry with her.

It's been three days since she stayed in the post house, and it was Lord Li who took her over, what official position, Lan Xi'er didn't remember, because except for the day she was taken into the city, she didn't show up. After entering the post house, there were two servant girls waiting with him, except for two soldiers standing outside the door, and in the courtyard of the post house stood soldiers in twos and threes. It should be the local people who stayed behind to watch the inn, and they didn't show any enthusiasm because of her arrival, and it was obvious that they didn't take the wedding seriously, and the Ming Dynasty didn't take it to heart. She occasionally walks around the yard, walks and eats, and spends most of her time obediently sitting in the house in a daze. Fortunately, the two maidservants were polite. Seeing that she didn't cry, didn't make trouble, didn't say anything. Maybe they are all generally old, and they are a little less wary. Only by the side while she was eating and bathing.

"Madame, the water is ready, you can bathe." One of the maidservants walked up to Lan Xi'er and respectfully invited her to take a bath. It's just that when she shouted out that sentence, Lan Xi'er still frowned unconsciously, she didn't like this title very much, so she could call her the county lord, madam, let her feel that she was a very old Han woman, this is too inconsistent with her external image, she is a Jurchen character who is not even twenty years old.

After thinking about it for three days, the last line of defense in her brain finally broke down, and if she wanted to escape, she must escape. At this moment, the main thought came to mind, firstly, that the defense here was not tight, and secondly, to flee from the place of the Han people, Guo Luomafa would not be angry with Eniang and Amma.

took a deep breath, raised his eyes to look at the inky sky outside the window, bit his lip, put the dagger into the cuff of his underwear, walked to the bathtub quietly, steamed, stretched out his hand and shook it a few times on the water, still quietly and slowly took off his coat.

"By the way, you have roses here. I want to soak some rose petals in the bath. I'm in a hurry these days, and I'm covered in the smell of earth. The whole person is earthy. Lan Xi'er raised her face slightly, although it was a thin smile, her voice was sweet and gentle, which made people feel very warm.

The two maidservants looked at Lan Xi'er in flattery, the lady was in good spirits, which they liked to see, and the order they received was to take good care of the county lord. hurriedly smiled and rushed to reply.

"Yes, yes, of course, there is a garden not far from the inn, and it is full of roses. If the lady likes it, the slave and maid will pick some of them. ”

"Okay, go ahead, pick more, you can use it when you take a shower later." Lan Xi'er smiled again and again. The beautiful face with a sweet smile makes people shine.

The two maidservants were also smiling. One of them didn't do anything, so he ran straight out of the room. Looking at her back, Lan Xi'er's smile gradually faded, of course there are roses, and the three-day walk can be regarded as a survey of the terrain. Naturally, it will not be in vain.

"Madam, the water temperature is already suitable, why don't you wait while taking a bath." The other maidservant added water and adjusted the temperature.

"Okay." Lan Xi'er looked at the other servant girl, smiled and nodded, gently walked around behind her, picked up an empty bucket on the ground casually, ruthlessly slammed it at the back of the servant girl. The handmaid fell down in cooperation.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, you should be able to wake up in a while, your clothes are borrowed to wear, if you're lucky, you shouldn't see you again in this life, this chain Bengege will give it to you, as compensation." Lan Xi'er chattered while hurriedly putting down the bucket, taking off the necklace, and throwing it in the handmaiden's hand, not daring to delay for a moment, and hurriedly ripped off the maid's coat and put it on herself.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." He bowed to the maid with his hands folded again, picked up a wooden barrel on the ground, took a deep breath, and shouted, "The water is still not hot enough, you go and boil more hot water." Holding the barrel tightly with one hand, he touched the dagger in the cuff with the other hand, and pushed the door open calmly.

As far as the eye can see, the soldiers in the courtyard are the same as usual, carved in general, without talking or laughing. Lan Xi'er's heart calmed down a little, swallowed her saliva, tightened her hand holding the barrel, and finally raised her foot and stepped out of the threshold, boldly walking towards the gate of the courtyard. The courtyard gate in the dark, looming, during the day, I obviously measured the distance with my eyes, the door and the courtyard gate are not very far, but at this moment, I have been walking for a long time, and I still haven't touched the threshold of the courtyard gate, so I hurriedly quickened my pace.

"An Xue, aren't your roses enough, you have to pick them too." Suddenly, a soldier's voice drifted faintly, not far away.

The tone was very ordinary, but it still startled Lan Xi'er, obviously feeling that her heart was rubbing against her throat, and if she took two more steps, she was about to fall out, standing in place in a daze, not daring to move half a step. Try to relax yourself and stabilize your mind, but suddenly I feel that something is still wrong, and after I suddenly realized, I only feel that I am really damned, who is An Xue, is it the two maids in my house, I have taken care of myself for three days, but she didn't care about the names of these two maids at all. What the soldier said just now, his brain was running rapidly, yes, he seemed to mention picking flowers, yes, the person who went to pick flowers at this time should be the one who walked out of her house. I didn't dare to delay any longer, so I nodded lightly.

"Erhu has already accompanied Anqian to pick it, so don't go. It was already dark. Let's go back. The soldier stood not far away, speaking in a very ordinary tone, without joy or anger, but she could not refute it.

Unwillingly, he looked at the gate that was close at hand, and ran a few steps to escape. But at this moment, her feet seemed to be under a spell, so she had to slowly turn her body to the door of the room, move herself half a step and half a step, and secretly glanced at the soldier who was not far away, and at the same time checked the wooden barrel in her hand, thinking about whether this wooden barrel could smash the man, this dagger she remembered was as sharp as clay, but now in her hand, can it still bluff people.

Lan Xi'er was thinking wildly, the person was getting closer and closer to the soldier, slowly passing by the soldier, and continued to walk towards the door.

"Hurry up, why are you so slow. I have a problem with my legs and feet. The soldier was obviously a little impatient, stepped out of his foot, and walked towards Lan Xi'er. Lan Xi'er was surprised, and flashed a few steps to the side silently.

"It's on fire, it's on fire, come and put out the fire."

The sudden shouting interrupted the slow motion between the soldier and Lan Xi'er, and as soon as the soldier grabbed Lan Xi'er's arm, he ran in the direction of the house. Don't forget to advise:

"Go back, go back and take care of the county lord."

"Let it go." Lan Xi'er stopped and threw the barrel at the soldier with all his might. The soldier was obviously startled, raised his hand for a gear, and the barrel fell to the ground with a clatter, and the soldier glared at Lan Xi'er with doubts and anger on his face. Soon there was only surprise on the face:

"You, you're not ......" Before the words fell, she was about to pounce on Lan Xi'er again, seeing that her hands were about to touch her arms. Suddenly, a dark shadow flashed, the soldier's eyes widened, and the unwillingness and anger still hung on his face, but the person had fallen uncontrollably. Lan Xi'er's eyes widened and she was shocked and frightened, and she involuntarily took half a step back, knowing in her heart that she should immediately turn around and run out of the gate at this moment, but her legs trembled and she couldn't take half a step. The mood has not calmed down, and the wrists are held together again.

"Ah......" Lan Xi'er closed her eyes and shook her arm stiffly, but the hand holding her arm was getting tighter and tighter. Then a familiar voice came to mind: "Xi'er, don't be afraid, it's me."

The sound was too familiar, but it was also incredible.

"Yue ...... Torr. ”

I couldn't believe that she called out her name softly, and the person in front of her ripped off the black cloth that covered her face, Lan Xi'er was still stunned and looked at the people around her, the fire was blazing, and the voices were boiling everywhere, but she was not afraid and nervous. Yue Tuo saw that her spirit was soothed, and his heart was a little calmer. She smiled back.

"Come with me." Yue Tuo finally relented, took Lan Xi'er's hand, and dragged her out of the gate of the post station.

The sky and the earth were dark, and the two ran wildly for a while, and finally hid in a forest. The big slope in front of him, running down the slope, Lan Xi'er only felt that it was difficult to stagger her feet, and she really couldn't keep up with Yue Tuo's speed, so she grabbed Yue Tuo and stopped, waved her hand at Yue Tuo breathlessly, and shouted breathlessly: "Yue Tuo, wait, wait, I really can't do it." ”

"You have this little physical strength, and you have to run away from marriage." Having said that, the tone was not half reproachful. He glanced at Lan Xi'er with a smile on his face, and quickly stood in front of her vigilantly, staring at the pitch darkness that came out.

"Who said I was going to run away from marriage." Lan Xi'er glanced at Yue Tuo, and when she heard that her heart was exposed by him, although she was weak-hearted, she still stiffened her head and shouted confidently.

"Lan Xigege, don't sue me, you are dressed as a Han maid to enjoy the stars in the courtyard." After Yue Tuo finished speaking, he didn't forget to look up at the starry sky.

"You ......" Before he finished speaking, Yue Tuo protected Lan Xi'er under him, and the two fell directly and rolled down the slope.

"Yue Tuo, what are you doing...... the two of them stabilized their bodies, Lan Xi'er didn't care about the pain all over her body, she glared at Yue Tuo with anger, and finally straightened her body, but she was dragged into Yue Tuo's arms again, and one hand quickly covered her mouth. Soon there was a rush of footsteps and shouts. Lan Xi'er held her breath nervously, didn't dare to make a fuss anymore, and waited quietly in Yue Tuo's arms with her eyes straight, not daring to take a second look at the chaos outside.

The sound became louder and louder, it was the sound of soldiers meeting each other, but it seemed to be the sound of two forces fighting, but Yue Tuo slowly got up, took Lan Xi'er's hand, and walked quietly into the forest with his body bowed.

Finally, the shouts and weapons became farther and farther away.

"Are we safe?" Lan Xi'er turned around and followed Yue Tuo's footsteps.

"The post station has lost a county lord, can it be so easy to give up the pursuit?" Yue Tuo also glanced behind him, but his feet did not slow down.

"Yue Tuo." Lan Xi'er really had no strength, she looked at Yue Tuo's back with a bitter face, feeling that the heavens and the earth were already dizzy, her hands grabbed Yue Tuo's arms, and he dragged her forward.

"Yue Tuo, why are your clothes wet?" Lan Xi'er slowly raised her hand, tremblingly raised it in front of her eyes, only to feel a sticky and bloody one. Feeling that all his strength had been withdrawn, he grabbed Yue Tuo's arm and raised his hand in front of him.

"Yue Tuo."

A feathered arrow stood naked on Yue Tuo's arm, and the clothes around the arrow were obviously soaked. Even in the pitch-black forest, Lan Xi'er felt shocked.

"Yue Tuo, you're injured." Lan Xi'er's eyes widened, and her head was buzzing.

"It's okay, don't stop, it's safe to walk inside." Yue Tuo still dragged her into the forest regardless of it.

Lan Xi'er didn't dare to move anymore, she gently held Yue Tuo's arm, and while walking, she carefully touched the clothes around the feather arrow, only to feel that it was getting wetter and wetter. The blood on her hands made her panic and scared.

"Yue Tuo, is it okay to stop the bleeding first." Smelling the smell of blood getting heavier and heavier, Lan Xi'er already wanted to cry without tears.

Yue Tuo was finally willing to stop, but said softly:

"Turn your face away."

"What?" Lan Xi'er had been staring intently at Yue Tuo's arm, but at this moment he suddenly stopped, but she was a little overwhelmed.

"Be obedient and turn your face away." Yue Tuo's voice was very gentle, but it was very powerful, at least she seemed to listen to him every time, so she obediently turned around and waited quietly.

Suddenly, with a muffled snort, Lan Xi'er was startled and hurriedly turned around.

"Yue Tuo." Raising Yue Tuo's arm, the arrow had been pulled out, and blood was gurgling.

"It's okay, it's not poisonous." Yue Tuo also breathed a sigh of relief, raised his hand to tear off a piece of cloth from his clothes, placed it on the wound, and held one side of the strip of cloth in his mouth, and tried to wrap the other side of the strip of cloth around his arm with his other hand.

Lan Xi'er held the strip of cloth, wrapped the wound on Yue Tuo's arm, wrapped it vigorously, tied the knot, and put down his arm. pursed his lips and stared at the wound, and his heart hurt.

"It's fine." Yue Tuo comforted softly, Lan Xi'er raised her eyes to look at Yue Tuo, and nodded lightly.

"What about now, we can't leave yet." I raised my head and looked at the sky, which was full of stars, shocking and stunned.

The moonlight weaves through the forest, sprinkling the land, and the stars in the sky twinkle and twinkle. Lan Xi'er under the moonlight had a little more quietness, and with the grace of the past, Yue Tuo was stupid. Lan Xi'er saw that Yue Tuo didn't make a sound, turned her head to look for him, and saw him looking at herself, the two looked at each other, and her heart moved, she didn't dare to look more, and hurriedly lowered her head.

"I'm tired, it should be safe here, let's rest and go." Yue Tuo was also a little flustered, hurriedly withdrew his eyes, and sat under a tree.

Lan Xi'er looked at Yue Tuo, who had already sat down, and then looked back at the road he was running from, it was pitch black, and he didn't see his five fingers. Looking left and right, he walked to Yue Tuo's side.

"Is that okay? Is it possible to take a break? Are you badly injured? ”

Yue Tuo raised his eyes and smiled slightly, "What, this will know that you are afraid?" ”

Yue Tuo no longer had the coldness of the past, and his smile was very warm, which made Lan Xi'er's heart relax. At last Ken walked up to Yue Tuo, followed his example, and sat down against the tree. I just sat down and looked at the darkness around me, didn't know the direction, sighed softly, curled up my legs, rested my head on my knees, and had mixed feelings in my heart.

"Don't worry, after dark, there will be fog in this forest, so the pursuers won't come in." Yue Tuo followed Lan Xi'er's eyes, and all he could see was the moonlight near and the darkness in the distance.

"Mist, aren't they afraid to come in?" Lan Xi'er turned her head to look at Yue Tuo.

"Maybe." Yue Tuo's tone was light, and he nodded lightly.

"Shall we come in then?" Lan Xi'er stood up, unable to tell whether she was angry or scared in her heart, biting her lip and glaring at Yue Tuo.

"It's okay, I've tried it, the mist is not poisonous." Yue Tuo said as he reached out and grabbed Lan Xi'er's arm and dragged her to sit down. "If you can still lose your temper now, you know that the fog is not poisonous." Yue Tuo seemed to be smiling, and took a deep breath.

Lan Xi'er also took a breath in disbelief, after running for so long just now, in addition to being tired, she was indeed fine, and sat back next to Yue Tuo. In fact, she didn't know where to go.

Silence returned to the forest, with the occasional wind blowing, only the leaves swaying, the moonlight, and the stars. In the wilderness, Lan Xi'er couldn't believe everything around her, one day she would sleep in the wilderness, and there was still a trace of excitement in her heart at this moment. This should be the only night she has been in charge since she was born, there is no Eniang Amma, no maidservants, no royal rules. The sky is high and the earth is wide, and you can follow your heart.

I don't know how long it took, Yue Tuo's voice sounded, a little low, a little hoarse: "Since you want to run away from the marriage, why don't you talk to us." Anyway, we can take care of it. ”

"Aren't you the ones who sent me?" Lan Xi'er raised her head, the corners of her mouth seemed to be smiling, looking at the stars, her indifferent tone smashed Yue Tuo's heart, the pain was unbearable, and her brows were furrowed.

"What's wrong with you, is the wound hurting again?" Lan Xi'er withdrew her eyes, turned her head to look at Yue Tuo, and saw that he suddenly had a painful expression, and hurriedly raised his arm to check the wound, worried.

Yue Tuo saw that she was worried about herself, and her heart was shocked and painful. It's been five years, and for five years they've turned a blind eye to each other. I always thought that my heart would be cold all the time, it turned out that my heart would still hurt, and people would panic. Yue Tuo stared straight at Lan Xi'er, but his brows became tighter and tighter.

"Yue Tuo, something is wrong with you, you speak, is there anything else hurt." Lan Xi'er gently shook Yue Tuo and looked at the injuries on his body.

Suddenly a group of birds flew up in the forest, Yue Tuo quickly got up, dragged Lan Xi'er, protected behind him, and leaned against a big tree, after a while, the forest was quiet again, but Yue Tuo was still on guard, Lan Xi'er didn't dare to relax, vigilantly hid behind Yue Tuo, and quietly handed the dagger in his hand to Yue Tuo, the two looked at each other, nodded lightly to each other, Yue Tuo held the dagger and slowly raised it, protecting his chest. Waiting for uncontrollable changes in the darkness.