Chapter 16: The Search for Strange Stones

Ling Renxiang took Ling Yan to the market. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 ο½‰ο½Žο½†ο½

Ling Yan saw the ancient market for the first time with his own eyes, and looked east and west curiously. He felt that this market was similar to the one in the TV series.

It's night, there are not many people in the market, and the people in the market are all looking at Ling Yan and Ling Renxiang who are walking slowly with strange eyes.

Ling Yan could feel the meaning in the eyes of those people: most of them were fear, and a few were hostile.

Ling Yan knew better: even if the people were hostile to him, they didn't dare to step forward, not only because Ling Renxiang was a "god" who had fought many battles, but also because of the more than 100 light cavalry armed with full armor behind Ling Renxiang.

When passing by the door of a blacksmith shop, Ling Renxiang pointed to the signboard and said to Ling Yan: "Brother, when I have time in the future, I will ask them to make you the best sword." ”

Ling Yan smiled: "I want a sword that is useless, and I won't use it." ”

Ling Renxiang thought for a while and said with a smile: "Then too, be a collection." ”

The two of them walked through the market and came to the city gates.

Looking at the dark suburbs of the city, Ling Renxiang frowned, took out his mobile phone, and dialed a number: "Hey, Tiecheng, have they set off...... Oh, got it. With that, he hung up the phone.

Ling Yan asked, "Who is Tiecheng?" ”

Ling Renxiang smiled and said, "His name is Lu Tiecheng, and he is from outside like us, and he is in a nearby city with Youheng...... When I'm done, I'll introduce you to you. ”

Ling Yan wanted to ask Ling Renxiang at this time, "How many people have you passed through", but when he thought about it, it was better to find strange stones, and it was not too late to ask when it was time to eat, so he didn't ask.

Seeing Ling Renxiang put the phone back in his trouser pocket, Ling Yan suddenly had a strange feeling, and after five seconds, he finally understood what was strange, and asked at the same time: "Brother, here...... How is it possible to use a mobile phone? ”

As if he had expected Ling Yan to ask such a question, Ling Renxiang stuck out his tongue mischievously, and said mysteriously, "I'll tell you later." ”

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After waiting for a few minutes, Ling Yan hesitated and asked Ling Renxiang, "...... you Are you wearing a watch? He thought that since Ling Renxiang could carry his mobile phone, it was not impossible to have a watch on his wrist.

Ling Renxiang smiled: "Brother, there is time display on the phone." As he spoke, he took out his phone and glanced at it: "It's almost nine o'clock." ”

As soon as the words fell, I heard the sound of horses' hooves from far and near on the outskirts of the city, and when I looked up, there seemed to be a little fire in the distance.

"Here they are." Ling Renxiang said softly.

The sound of horses' hooves grew louder and louder, and the fire grew brighter and brighter. Soon, more than a dozen horses stopped in front of Ling Renxiang with a roar.

After the leader jumped off his horse, he knelt down on one knee in front of Ling Renxiang, clenched his fists and said, "See General Ling!" It's too late! Please forgive the General! ”

Ling Renxiang remained silent: "It's okay." Is General Youheng here? ”

The man said, "Here we are!" ”

Ling Renxiang gestured to Ling Yan, then crossed the man, came to the other horse, and said to the person on the horse: "General Youheng, it's been hard work. ”

Ling Yan took a closer look, and immediately the person named You Heng was in his twenties, and his expression was a little cold and arrogant, which was not much different from what was said in the book.

You Heng clenched his fists slightly, but did not speak.

Ling Renxiang pointed at Ling Yan and said to You Heng: "Trouble the general to do an important matter with my brother, just follow his orders." ”

You Heng nodded and looked at Ling Yan indifferently.

Ling Renxiang walked to the last general's side again, and said with a serious expression: "General Liu, you must ensure the safety of my brother and General You Heng, if there is any mistake, the military law will deal with it!" ”

"Yes!" General Liu resolutely agreed.

Ling Renxiang looked at Ling Yan and asked in a low voice, "Brother, do you know how to ride a horse?" ”

Ling Yan was taken aback: "I, I, where will I be?" ”

Ling Renxiang thought for a while: "Oh, then let's do it, you ride a horse with You Heng," Speaking of this, his voice was a little quieter, "You just hold him." ”

Ling Yan thought about it, and felt that there was no other way, so he had to reluctantly say, "Okay...... bar. ”

Ling Renxiang smiled and said, "Brother, go and come back quickly, I'm waiting in the city to wash your dust, please have a big meal!" ”

As soon as Ling Yan heard the word "big meal", a large amount of saliva was secreted in his mouth in an instant, and his stomach just happened to snort twice at this time.

"Good! I'm back soon! Ling Yan wiped his mouth, turned around and couldn't wait to turn over and get on the horse.

However, this was Ling Yan's first time riding a horse, and the horse was high, but it ended in failure several times, and in the end, it was only a few soldiers who pushed and pulled Ling Yan to send Ling Yan up.

As soon as Ling Yan rode up, he hurriedly hugged You Heng's waist.

You Heng trembled all over, but he didn't say anything, just snorted coldly.

Ling Yan could hear that there was clearly a hint of indifference and contempt in the cold snort, but he didn't pay attention to it, although he also felt that it was very awkward and shameless, but after all, life was important, and it was not fun to fall off a speeding horse.

"Go ahead. Dajie Village. Ling Renxiang ordered General Liu.

"Yes!" General Liu hugged his fist again, then flew on the horse, turned the horse's head, "Drive!" Drive! With a whipped sound, the horses turned and galloped into the night.

Ling Yan was on the horse, and he only felt the wind in his ears "fluttering". He shrank his head behind Youheng's back, firstly to avoid the wind, and secondly, to feel more secure.

After galloping like this for a while, the horse's speed suddenly slowed down a lot, only to hear You Heng ask indifferently: "General, you have arrived at Dajie Village, please give an order." ”

Ling Yan was so made by the "lightning speed" just now that his heart "plopped" and jumped, he looked around, and said in shock: "This ...... Is this Dajie Village...... That...... Go to the ...... at the back of the village Mountains. ”

"Yes." You Heng replied coldly, and immediately gave an order to everyone, and then, his indifferent voice floated into Ling Yan's ears again: "General, there is no need to tie me up now." ”

Ling Yan understood what You Heng meant, and hurriedly let go of his waist in embarrassment.

"The general doesn't seem accustomed to riding on this inferior horse." As the team slowly marched, You Heng said quietly.

Ling Yan heard the irony in this, he also knew that You Heng in the Three Kingdoms was such an arrogant and bitter person, but he didn't expect that in the real Three Kingdoms, his personality would still be the same.

"No, no, this horse is very good...... Ling Yan was a little embarrassed, "It's that I've never ridden a horse before." ”

"Oh? The general has not ridden a horse? Because you feel that this kind of horse does not match the noble body of the general? You Heng's sneering words floated over again.

At this time, Ling Yan really realized the mood of Cao Cao, Liu Biao and Huang Zu. However, out of politeness, Ling Yan patiently explained: "I really haven't ridden a horse, so I don't know how to ride a horse at all, I was afraid just now...... Afraid of falling off the horse. "He told the truth at home.

"Oh." You Heng answered softly, but did not say anything to ridicule Ling Yan.

The procession came to a halt at the foot of the hill behind the village.

The leading General Liu dismounted and ran in front of Ling Yan and said, "General, the road ahead is rugged, and it is not suitable to ride a horse again. ”

Ling Yan immediately answered: "Great! Abandon the horse and walk! ”

No one understood why Ling Yan was so happy, except for You Heng.

"Yes!" General Liu loudly gave the order to abandon the horse.

"This time, I have to dismount myself!" Ling Yan said in his heart. Without waiting for the soldiers to pick him up, he turned over and jumped down. Fortunately, dismounting was not as difficult as getting on the horse, and he landed smoothly.

You Heng also got off the horse, handed the horse to a soldier who specialized in collecting horses, and asked Ling Yan, "General, what are we going to do next?" ”

Ling Yan was a little embarrassed and said, "Brother Youheng, don't call me general, my name is Ling Yan, you can call me by my name in the future." ”

You Heng was stunned for a long time, until General Liu, whose name Ling Yan never knew, came over and urged: "General, the horses have been settled, and we can move forward." ”

At this time, You Heng stammered a little and asked Ling Yan again: "That, that...... Ling, Ling Yan, let's move on...... What to do? ”

Ling Yan was very happy: "Go up the mountain!" Find something! ”

"Looking for ...... What? You Heng asked again.

Ling Yan didn't know how to explain it, so he said, "Uh...... Let's go up the mountain first. After speaking, Ling Yan looked at the towering mountains in the distance, and under the faint moonlight, the outline of the deep mountains could finally be roughly seen.

Ling Yan struggled to recall the angle from which he saw the village from the mountain that night, judging which direction it should be. After a while. He went halfway up the mountain and said to the people, "We will go there, and as for how to go, I will trouble you to lead the way." ”

That General Liu first glanced in the direction pointed by Ling Yan, and then clenched his fists: "Yes!" ”

So, under the leadership of General Liu, the team quickly marched towards the destination.

Originally, General Liu wanted to give Ling Yan a torch, but Ling Yan felt that it was difficult to climb the mountain with his bare hands, not to mention holding a torch in one hand, so Ling Yan declined General Liu's kindness.

The mountains and forests are dark and quiet, and the occasional unknown bird call is heard.

However, this time, Ling Yan was not as scared as last time, because last time he was groping his way down the mountain in the dark, and only the old man led the way; But this time, the soldiers' torches illuminated the surroundings, and General Liu was close to him.

After walking for a long time, the team finally came to the rugged path, and after a short time, General Liu went all the way to the front and said to Ling Yan: "General, the front is the place you are pointing. ”

Ling Yan walked a few steps and looked down the mountain, feeling that it should be about the same, so he nodded and said to himself, "Hmm...... It seems to be right in front. ”

At this time, You Heng really couldn't help it, walked behind Ling Yan, and asked, "General, where are we going?" Looking for what treasures? ”

Ling Yan turned to look at You Heng: "Brother You Hengβ€”"

"Uh......" You Heng's face was a little embarrassed, "That'...... Ling, Ling Yan, where are we going? Looking for what treasures? ”

Ling Yan smiled, pointed to the front, and said to You Heng: "Brother You Heng, let's go there and find two pendants on the ground." ”

"Pendants?" You Heng was stunned, "Why does the pendant take so much manpower to find?" ”

Ling Yan smiled: "It should be a treasure." Then, he said to General Liu and the soldiers: "I'm tired of everyone! Please carefully check if there are two white pendants on the ground as you walk. ”

"Yes!" Everyone spoke in unison.

Then, except for Ling Yan and You Heng, everyone lowered their torches and shone on the road, moving slowly as they looked.

Ling Yan was very anxious, worried that the two strange stones were no longer in place, so after he asked a soldier for a torch, he walked quickly to the front first, and You Heng followed closely behind.

Ling Yan carefully watched the ground. Just as he walked to the spot where he had first woken up, he suddenly saw a small reflective object on the ground in front of him.

Ling Yan walked over, took a closer look, and couldn't help but feel overjoyed: it was indeed one of the pendants!

Ling Yan hurriedly picked up the pendant, and couldn't help but show it to You Heng beside him: "Brother You Heng!" Found a piece! The other one must be nearby! ”

You Heng only glanced at it and lost interest: "Will ...... Ling Yan, we came here just to find this thing? ”

"Yes! Be! Ling Yan's mouth responded, and his eyes looked around on the ground again.

You Heng didn't seem to be interested in finding the pendant at all, and as soon as he turned around, he began to enjoy the night view.

Ling Yan searched the ground nearby, but he didn't find another pendant. He was a little anxious - it would be bad if the wind did blow off the cliff!

Just as Ling Yan was anxiously searching, a soldier's joyful cheer came from not far away: "I found it!" I found it! ”

Ling Yan was overjoyed, and hurriedly ran over to the cheering soldier, only to see that the soldier was holding a white object in his hand, which was another strange stone.

Ling Yanle really wanted to kiss the soldier fiercely, so he took the pendant handed over by the soldier and carefully placed it in the palm of his hand.

At this time, You Heng and General Liu, as well as other soldiers, surrounded them.

General Liu asked, "General, have all the pendants been found?" ”

Ling Yan happily closed his mouth: "Hmm! Well! Found them all! ”

General Liu asked again, "Then can we go down the mountain?" ”

Ling Yan was just about to answer, when he suddenly thought: If I put these two pendants together now, wouldn't I be able to return to the modern era immediately?

But this thought was immediately rejected by Ling Yan himself, because he remembered the old man's dying words, as well as Cong'er, and the promise he secretly made in his heart - the promise of avenging the old man, so he felt that he couldn't just leave, that would be too inhuman! Moreover, he promised Ling Renxiang to go back quickly, and if he broke his promise, it would be too untrustworthy.

Thinking of this, Ling Yan separated the pendant and put it in his two trouser pockets, and then nodded to General Liu: "Well, we can go back, thank you." ”

"Then let's get out of here." You Heng said coldly, he seemed to be disappointed in this "treasure hunt".

"Yes!" General Liu clenched his fists and turned around to give orders to his soldiers.

At this moment, Ling Yan and the others suddenly heard a strange sound, the sound came from the corner of the slope, it sounded like a hurried footstep, but when it was heard again, it seemed to be a very slow footstep, and with this footsteps, there was a sound similar to "Hehe", but the sound was very soft, as if it was a sound coming from the throat.

Ling Yan was very strange, he couldn't hear what this sound came from, so he looked at General Liu: "General Liu, what kind of sound is this?" ”

When Ling Yan looked at General Liu, he found that he was frowning, his eyes were staring straight at the corner of the uphill slope, and all the soldiers were all in full battle, and the expressions on their faces were extremely nervous. Only You Heng looked as cold as ever.

General Liu didn't answer Ling Yan's words, but with a "whoosh" he drew out his sword, and the blade pointed straight at the corner of the uphill slope.