Chapter 288: Danger at the Mouth of the Clouds
Ma Chao walked into the woods, turned his head to look, and found that he couldn't see the light of the bonfire at all, so he gently put the torch on the ground, looked at the tiger meat in his arms, and a smile slowly appeared on the corner of his mouth. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
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"Ma Gongzi won't have anything to do, right...... I haven't come back for so long......" From the moment Ma Chao disappeared, Dong Qiyun has been worried, looking back at the woods from time to time, hoping to see Ma Chao return, but his anxious gaze has always been in vain.
"Hehe, princess, don't worry, it's okay!" Wu Song's heart is very big, and he has always acted as a chef to pay attention to his tiger meat to prevent it from burning.
"Hey......" Dong Qiyun was helpless and slowly lowered his head.
Although the tiger's back meat is tough and very hard, but in front of the flames, just like the monkey Sun Monkey in front of Rulai, there is no way in an instant, the wild fragrance of the tiger meat spreads, and it has the unique taste of barbecue, which may be okay for Ma Chao, but the other three women don't think so.
Although Dong Qiyun was very resistant to tiger meat, this strange fragrance still attracted her, if she didn't tell her that it was tiger meat, she would definitely not have a trace of suspicion.
"Ma Gongzi!" Suddenly, Dong Qiyun stood up abruptly and looked at Ma Chao who came out of the woods with a look of surprise.
"Hehe, you don't eat tiger meat, I happened to run into a napping wild boar in the woods, and after killing it, I cut some meat, come!" Ma Chao smiled and showed Dong Qiyun the "wild boar" in his hand.
"Ma Gongzi ......" Dong Qiyun was very moved, women are like this, they are very sensitive, and a little love that men have for her will be infinitely expanded.
"Come and eat early, it's not long to toss tonight, rest early, and I'll be on my way tomorrow." Ma Chao smiled, followed Wu Song's example, wrapped it in leaves, then smeared it with a layer of mud, and then put it in the fire, waiting for this "wild boar" to be cooked.
Seeing Wu Song looking at himself meaningfully and smiling, Ma Chao nodded slightly, and looked at Dong Qiyun again, his pretty face was full of happiness, and his smart eyes looked very charming under the flickering firelight, and he couldn't help but look at it a few more times.
The time for the meal came soon, Wu Song and Ma Chao ate tiger meat, while Dong Qiyun and Qiao'er Qian'er ate the "wild boar" brought back by Ma Chao, and they didn't notice any difference at all, it stands to reason that Qiao'er and Qian'er should be able to eat it, because the two of them ate a piece of tiger leg meat before, but it may be because of the smell of this leaf, the taste of the tiger meat that should have belonged to it has changed, so they didn't find anything unusual.
"Hehe......" Looking at Dong Qiyun, who was happy to eat, Ma Chao smiled silently, this girl is really hungry, but because of her identity as a princess, she eats as elegant as ever, and Ma Chao also decided that this white lie will be sealed in this land that may not come back in the future.
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After eating, Wu Song added some small branches to the bonfire to make it burn more vigorously, the moon has risen to the sky, and occasionally there is the sound of insects, which is particularly clear in this night sky.
Dong Qiyun, who is used to going to bed early on weekdays, has yawned again and again, and keeps patting her lips with her hands, and the sound of insects is like an accompaniment, which makes her even more sleepy.
"The princess is sleepy?" Ma Chao said with concern.
"Hmm." Dong Qiyun nodded, looked at the overgrown ground, but was helpless, and immediately pursed his lips, looking inexplicably aggrieved.
"Princess, come and sleep here," Ma Chao saw that there was no place clean, so he took off his robe and spread it on the ground, and suddenly a small bed-like area was divided.
"But Ma Gongzi, you ......" Dong Qiyun looked at Ma Chao with thin clothes, "Aren't you cold?" ”
"It's okay, people who practice martial arts are very tough!" Ma Chao smiled disdainfully, turned around and left, for fear that Dong Qiyun would let him put on his clothes again if he dragged on for a while.
"Hey! Hello guys! Suddenly, Wu Song came over and smiled, "Isn't there a ready-made tiger skin here!" It's soft and comfortable, why don't you use it? ”
"Princess, aren't she afraid of tigers!" Ma Chaodao.
"Oh!" Wu Song slapped his forehead, smiled bitterly and left, no longer caring about this annoying thing.
"It's okay, I don't mind sleeping tiger skin." But I didn't want Dong Qiyun to say such a thing.
"......" Wu Song was speechless, sighing that a woman's heart was unpredictable, Dong Qiyun had already personally grabbed the tiger skin that was countless bigger than herself, and slowly spread it on the ground.
"Ma Gongzi gives!" Dong Qiyun picked up Ma Chao's robe and handed it to him, and when he saw Ma Chao hesitating, he smiled, put it on him personally, and helped him tie it.
"Thank you, princess!" At the end of the day, Ma Chao lost his own coldness, and the princess lost her shyness at the beginning, and the two were like friends, respecting each other like guests.
Dong Qiyun was actually afraid of tiger skin, but compared with worrying about Ma Chao catching a cold, she chose one of the two and decided to wronged herself.
Lying down gently, when touching the tiger skin, he subconsciously withdrew his hand, but he still gritted his teeth and persevered, and finally completely lay on the tiger skin, Qiao'er and Qian'er both saw surprise in each other's eyes, glanced at Ma Chao's back to avoid danger, shook his head, and accompanied Dong Qiyun to sleep, although there was a warm tiger skin as a mat, but still felt cold, fortunately, the bonfire next to it exuded a warm atmosphere from time to time, and it was not too cold to stand.
Sleepiness hit, can't stop it, Dong Qiyun tossed and turned for a while, then slowly stopped moving, hugged Qiao'er and fell asleep, while Qian'er hugged Dong Qiyun from behind, the three women lay on the tiger skin and hugged each other and slept, the graceful body was particularly obvious under the reflection of the firelight, but it was also a beautiful scenery.
Seeing the three girls fall asleep, Ma Chao and Wu Song fiddled with the fire again, and raised a third bonfire near the woods, not to keep warm, but to prevent any uninvited guests in the woods, the beast is afraid of fire is instinctive, this fire can play a good warning role to prevent accidents when you fall asleep.
"Sleep." Wu Song glanced at Ma Chao, tidied up the grass haphazardly, lay down with his clothes, and soon a thunderous snoring sounded.
"......" Ma Chao saw that the four of them were already asleep, so he also lay down, looked at the vast starry sky, a different kind of beauty shocked his heart, and Dong Qiyun's smiling face seemed to appear vaguely, Ma Chao smiled, and fell asleep.
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The night passed quickly, and Wu Song was the first to get up, probably due to the fierce fight last night, coupled with the cold at night, he obviously felt uncomfortable when he got up, and looked at his hands that were very painful, and at this time there were already blood blisters, and the pain was unbearable.
"Hey!" Wu Song sighed, added a few branches to the fire that was about to be extinguished, and when the fire was a little bigger, he put the dagger on the fire and baked it, gently cutting through the blood blisters.
After the "......" was processed, Wu Song exhaled, took out the tiger meat and "wild boar" that he hadn't eaten last night, and put them on the fire to roast again.
Ma Chao and the others were woken up by the fragrance one after another, rubbed their sleepy eyes, and saw that Wu Song was getting food, so he got up first to soothe his body, shook his head and tried his best to expel the sleepiness.
"Let's eat, after eating, I will be on the road in the morning, and I guess I can find a shop to stay in the evening." Wu Song Road.
"Hmm." A few people nodded, those who eat tiger meat eat tiger meat, those who eat "pork" eat pork, and after stuffing their stomachs, they clean up and go on the road one after another.
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Near noon, the sun hung high, warm but not dazzling, and the sound of the water was murmuring, cutting through the quiet time and space.
"Swinging clouds?" Wu Song was in front, and when he saw the three words engraved on the stone tablet, he immediately stopped, frowned and fell into deep thought, "I remember not seeing these words when I came?" ”
"What's wrong with my brother?" Seeing Wu Song stop suddenly, Ma Chao wondered.
"Meng Qi, did we come here when we went to Chang'an?"
"I've been here, this is the only way to go to Xiliang to Chang'an, maybe my brother didn't pay attention."
"How so? The cliffs here are steep, and when I look down at the bottomless, as if I am in the clouds, how can I not remember? Wu Song thought about it, but still felt that he had never come.
"......" Ma Chao was silent, and he didn't want to argue, so he took the lead in patting the horse forward.
"Drive." Wu Song felt strange, but he didn't know what the reason was, so he also patted the horse and followed closely behind Ma Chao.
Dangyunkou, this place is just like the name, there are cliffs on both sides, the only passage is a narrow suspension bridge connected to the wooden planks, walking on it is like wandering in the clouds, dangling, plus the foot is an abyss, looking down is very insecure.
Because the road was narrow, Ma Chao was in front and Wu Song was behind, and the carriage that Dong Qiyun was riding was slightly larger and difficult to pass, so he got off the carriage and walked by.
For ordinary people, this kind of tightrope-like thrilling experience may be directly rejected, but Dong Qiyun is very afraid of tigers, but he is not afraid of this cliff at all, he is indifferent, Wu Song can't help but admire.
Qiao'er Qian'er was frightened, walked on the suspension bridge stiffly on all fours, closed her eyes and frowned, and finally passed safely with her eyes closed.
"Can the princess ride a horse?" Ma Chao turned his head to look at Dong Qiyun, and when he saw her walking, he was concerned.
"No......" Dong Qiyun said with a wide blink.
"In this case, you sit on my horse, come!" Ma Chao rode his horse to Dong Qiyun's side, stretched out his big thick hand, Dong Qiyun hesitated for a while, then stretched out his little hand, Ma Chao pulled it gently, Dong Qiyun exclaimed, and he was already sitting in front of Ma Chao, so close contact, his face suddenly turned red.
"Hee-hee-hee......" Qiao'er Qian'er smiled knowingly, closely following Ma Chao's white horse, Wu Song was still behind.
"Kill!"
In the blink of an eye, countless assassins suddenly came out of the grass in front of him, heading straight for Ma Chao and the others.
Ma Chao and Wu Song were shocked, and Qiao'er Qian'er was so frightened that she screamed, but there was an abyss behind her, and she couldn't take half a step back, so she could only take precautions.
"Kill!" Suddenly, all of these assassins turned to Wu Song, as if they couldn't see Ma Chao.