Chapter 10: The Journey
When Xie Yao and Liu Zhongkui rushed to the outside of the post station, it was close to noon, and there were already more than 20 people at the door of the post station, holding two large boxes, all standing across horses, with swords at their waists, although they were all dressed in cloth, but their expressions were cold, and at first glance they were not ordinary officials, they thought they were Chu Zhao's entourage.
Xie Yao and the people from the Cangxian Yamen converged, and ten people got on their horses and waited.
It was very hot at noon, under the scorching sun, Xie Yao was so hot that he couldn't stop sweating, and kept raising his hand to wipe his sweat, everyone waited for a while, and Chu Zhao walked out of the post station.
Dressed in a black brocade robe, he strode over, turned over his horse, and swept the entire team with a cold gaze, a group of thirty-three people, all of whom were swept by his gaze.
Xie Yao couldn't help but turn his head away, and he was inevitably a little nervous in his heart.
Chu Zhao said, "Let's go!" ”
The team finally set off.
Xie Yao and Liu Zhongkui fell in the middle, following both sides of the vehicle, the team slowly left the city, and soon went on the official road, the group was on horseback, the speed of the team became faster, and after a while, it was far away from the main road of Cangxian County.
The road was silent, the sun was blazing, only a group of people walked forward against the scorching heat, and immediately Xie Yao ate the osmanthus cake given by Liu Zhongkui, and asked, "At our speed, how long will it take to get to the capital?"
Liu Zhongkui handed her the water bladder and said, "We are already fast on horseback, and it will take about ten days at the earliest." ”
Xie Yao drank a sip of water to quench his thirst, and couldn't help but raise his sleeves to wipe his sweat, Liu Zhongkui saw that her cheeks were slightly red from the sun, and said with concern, "If you pass by the market, I'll buy you a hat for shade." ”
It is also strange to say, everyone is also in the wind and rain, the sun and the wind are blowing, but Xie Yao is born with a fair complexion, no matter how exposed to the sun, it will not turn black, but it is really enviable.
Xie Yao waved his hand and said, "Don't, I'm good like this, I brought a hat to be conspicuous, maybe it will attract the attention of Lord Chu." ”
She was still a little trembling at the moment when she bent her waist for the sake of thirty taels of silver, for fear that Chu Zhao would give her an order and let her turn around on the spot.
Liu Zhongkui said curiously, "I said aunt, how did you offend Lord Chu?"
Ahem!
Suddenly mentioning this topic, Xie Yao looked around slightly uncomfortably, and said in a panic, "Don't mention it, don't mention it......
If he knew that he bumped into Chu Zhao taking a bath, it is estimated that he would have no face to see people in Cangxian County.
Liu Zhongkui saw that she didn't want to say, so he didn't ask any more, and after a while, he said, "But at this rate, I can't catch up with the accommodation, it seems that I will sleep in the wilderness tonight." ”
Sure enough, the group couldn't get to the place where they stayed, and stayed in the wilderness at night.
One person started a fire, four people patrolled the area, and the rest of the people sat around the box, forming an encirclement.
Everyone tacitly nibbled on dry food, but Xie Yao was the only one...... It was Liu Zhongkui's who gnawed.
Xie Yao didn't expect everyone to bring food, but she didn't bring it alone, it was really a moment of negligence, fortunately, there was a companion to help, she ate beef jerky, chewed so much that her cheeks hurt and didn't chew it, she couldn't help pinching her sore face, drank a sip of water, and muttered, "Zhongkui, where did you buy this beef jerky?" It's as hard to chew as a stone. ”
"My mother made it a few days ago, and no one in the family likes to eat it, so she just loaded it for me when she went out this time, so let's eat it."
The wind was not strong, and the place where everyone rested was near the lake, and the moon hung upside down in the water, and the two moons reflected each other.
It was already very late at night, and some people couldn't resist their sleepiness and dozed off.
There were some green leaves on the ground, Xie Yao was sleeping peacefully by the fire, she had slept late last night, got up early, and had a serious lack of sleep.
It was quiet, but there were still people who hadn't slept.
Liu Zhongkui raised his eyes and saw someone leaning lightly under the trunk.
Chu Zhao was dressed in black and white, surrounded by firelight, and was concentrating on wiping the dagger, the water on the surface of the lake was shining, reflecting it, and the person looked even more handsome in the moonlight.
Sensing Liu Zhongkui's gaze, he raised his head to look.
Unable to meet his gaze, Liu Zhongkui was in a daze, and was about to lower his gaze, when he suddenly heard the people patrolling in the distance shouting, "What people! ”
Liu Zhongkui's face couldn't help but change, and he raised his eyes to look for it, but the night was vast, where could he see any trace?
Chu Zhao's expression remained unchanged, he put the dagger back into his sleeve, stood up, and asked, "What happened?" ”
"My lord, a dark shadow flashed just now, maybe it's a small illusion."
"Fortify the guards."
"Yes!"
In a daze, he seemed to hear someone talking, Xie Yao half-opened his eyes, just as Chu Zhaoyu glanced at him, and the two looked at each other coldly through the firelight.
…… The brain went blank.
Xie Yao thought he was dreaming again when he was half asleep, and he closed his eyes in a hurry.
Sin Sin Sin ...... Demons and monsters retreat!
One night dawn.
After a simple wash by the lake, everyone continued to hurry, so until noon, finally arrived at a small county town, everyone found a lo noodle stall to sit down, and when they were waiting for the boss, they suddenly heard someone shouting, "Xie Yao." ”
Xie Yao was looking at the snacks in the distance at that time, and when he turned around when he heard the words, he felt that the eyes around him fell on her.
Xie Yao, "???"
Could it be that in this short moment, something has happened unknowingly that she doesn't know?
Xie Yao looked at it suspiciously, and found that next to the noodle stall, Chu Zhao was also looking at her, and it was obvious that he was calling himself just now.
Xie Yao walked over with many eyes and said, "My lord, you called me?"
Chu Zhao, "......"
You?
He gave her a cold look, then at the empty table, and remained silent.
Xie Yao saw that he didn't speak, but just stood aside, his eyes falling on the vendor's table and chair.
Xie Yao, "......?"
She looked at Chu Zhao suspiciously, followed his gaze and also fell on the table and chair, back and forth, suddenly had an epiphany, and hurriedly said, "Wait a minute, my lord." ”
She took out a gray square handkerchief from her bosom, wiped the chair and the table, and then laughed, "My lord, all right, please take a seat." ”
Chu Zhao sat down satisfied.
Xie Yao poured him tea diligently, pretended to push it forward to him, and said, "My lord, drink tea." ”
She has a big smile, she's sleek, and she's so clever that you can't fault it.
Chu Zhao took a sip and frowned, "It's too hot." ”
Xie Yao endured the unhappiness, still smiling on his face, and said, "Adults are too hot, so let's cool it for a while before drinking." ”
"But I'm going to drink it now."
The people around him cast sympathetic glances.
Xie Yao paused and said, "Otherwise, I'll blow it for you?"
Chu Zhao was noncommittal.
Xie Yao picked up the tea bowl on his own initiative, blew it a few times, thinking that he should be satisfied, put it back again, and said, "My lord, it should be okay." ”
Sure enough, he didn't find fault anymore, and after taking a sip, he said, "The road is far away, so you should worry more about my daily life." ”
Xie Yao wanted to refuse, she wanted to say no, she wanted to throw the knife on the table, and told him with a fierce and tough attitude: I am here to escort the birth gang, not to be a maid ring for you!
She took a deep breath, smiled very ugly, and said, "It is a privilege for the little three lives to be able to serve the adults, if the adults have any orders, just open your mouth!" ”
Liu Zhongkui was eating noodles, and when he heard this, he suddenly laughed out loud.
He didn't expect that Xie Yao, who was rampant and domineering in the East Lane on weekdays, would have such a cowardly day, and sure enough, God opened his eyes, and the retribution was not happy......