Cao Lin was particularly reluctant to pass Yuan Wu's five moves.

Ying'er was happy in her heart, but she felt a little sorry for Cao Lin to work so hard, after all, Yuan Wu's martial arts were strong, which was well known, and Cao Lin's ability to hold up was already a little stronger than the ordinary guards guarding the door.

She stepped forward and said, "Brother Cao, you can follow Miss in the future." ”

Cao Lin nodded, turned his head to meet Yuan Wu's gaze, then lowered his head and bowed slightly towards him.

Ying'er happily took Cao Lin to find Ji Yanning.

As soon as he walked into the courtyard, he saw Xiao Shaobei and Ji Yanning talking about something, and the two of them stepped forward to salute.

Xiao Shaobei raised his head, looked at them, and looked at Ji Yanning with some puzzlement.

Ying'er opened her mouth and said, "Miss, Brother Cao has already passed Brother Yuan Wu's competition. ”

Ji Yanning raised his head and looked at Cao Lin, he looked very ordinary, but there was a little light in his eyes, and he subconsciously lowered his head when he met Ji Yanning's gaze, looking a little restrained, if he stood in the crowd, it would be very inconspicuous.

"Are you Cao Lin?" asked Ji Yanning.

Cao Lin clasped his fists and replied, "Miss Hui, the villain is Cao Lin." ”

"Why do you want to be my bodyguard?

Xiao Shaobei also looked at the guard in front of him.

He still had an impression of Cao Lin somewhat, because this person had always been the guard in his courtyard.

Cao Lin's eyes flashed slightly, and then he half-knelt down and said, "Returning to the eldest lady, in fact, the little girl has been in love with Ying'er for a long time and wants to marry her, so I want to stay by her side." ”

Ji Yanning raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at Ying'er.

Ying'er's face turned red instantly, and she lowered her head and was a little overwhelmed.

Ji Yanning said: "Ying'er is my personal maid, if I give her a marriage, I must choose a good one, what do you think you have to let me hand over Ying'er to you?"

Cao Lin looked up at Ji Yanning, his eyes were extremely sincere, and said: "Although I am just a guard, as long as I am for a day, I will protect Miss Ying'er for a day, and I will definitely not let her suffer any grievances." ”

Ji Yan listened to Cao Lin's words quietly, but there was no wave in his eyes, and he didn't know if he believed it.

Then Ji Yanning continued to ask Cao Lin's background and what he was the guard.

Cao Lin replied one by one, he was from a small village outside the city of Yingzhou, his parents were dead, and he was the only one left, who was sold as a coolie by his uncle and aunt at home, and was later brought back as a guard by the housekeeper of the Dingbei Hou Mansion.

Xiao Shaobei listened silently and did not make a sound.

Ying'er was also a little nervous, she was very good at talking to Miss on weekdays, when she stayed by Miss's side as a maid, she didn't ask anything and left herself.

But now that Brother Cao is the guard of the Hou Ye, he just wants to come to their side, but the young lady seems to want to explore all the ancestors.

After asking almost the question, Ji Yanning said: "Yes, you can follow me, but I don't plan to go back to Chang'an, I will walk a long way, eat and sleep in the open, but it can't compare to the comfortable life of Beihou Mansion, do you have to think about it?"

Cao Lin was slightly stunned at first, and then said: "Wherever the young lady goes, the villain will follow her! ”

Ji Yanning looked at Ying'er, then bowed slightly, and said: "Okay, you prepare well, and then go to Yuan Wu, in the future, you have to obey Yuan Wu's arrangement, Yuan Wu's order is my order, understand?"

"Little one, thank you for the success of the eldest lady!" Cao Lin finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Ying'er was very happy for him.

When Ying'er and Cao Lin both withdrew from the courtyard, Xiao Shaobei said: "You are going to Laizhou, I'm afraid it's not good to take such a guard, his martial arts are not enough to protect you." ”

"With Yuan Wu here, don't worry, it's just one more person to watch the salute. Ji Yanning said, "What's more, this is Ying'er's own choice, if she doesn't let her see it clearly, I'm afraid that she will have some pimples in her heart." ”

Ying'er is different from Ziyu Shisu, she followed Ji Yanning later, she can endure hardships, but her mind is also tendoned, if some things are not understood thoroughly, it will be a pity to think about it in the future.

She doesn't like the people around her who are skeptical of her.

Xiao Shaobei lowered his eyes and said, "You can know it in your heart." ”

Although Cao Lin was his bodyguard, he was not within the scope of his trust.

Most of the other guards he arranged for Ji Yanning were old guards who had followed Xiao Jifeng before, loyal and strong in martial arts.

Xiao Shaobei said again: "When I received your news before, I also sent a message to the Liu family in Chang'an, if nothing happens, the people sent by the Liu family will arrive in Yingzhou City within a few days." ”

Ji Yanning nodded and said, "I will leave in these two days and go to Laizhou, but you just don't expose my whereabouts." ”

If the people of the Liu family know her movements, they may have to catch up and urge her to go back, which is inconvenient.

Xiao Shaobei said: "I know, you can rest assured, just ensure your own safety." ”

After sending Xiao Shaobei away, Ji Yanning returned to the room and began to write letters to Liu Mu and Steward Wu to reassure them.

Early in the morning of the second day, Ji Yanning followed Yuan Wu to practice self-defense skills for half an hour, and then practiced archery skills for a while.

When Rong Che walked into Ji Yanning's courtyard, he saw Ji Yanning holding a bow and arrow, with a sharp arrow on it, and Yuan Wu threw a fruit in the air, drawing a graceful arc.

Ji Yanning's eyes were cold, he saw the traces of the fruit, pulled the bowstring, and let go in an instant, the arrow in his hand pierced the fruit, and the arrow penetrated the fruit with one arrow, and directly fixed it on the uncle.

Rong Che clapped his hands in amazement, although he knew that Ji Yanning's archery skills were good, but every time he saw such archery skills, he couldn't help but feel amazing.

The title of the first archer of the Great Wei Dynasty once belonged to Xiao Jifeng, his archery skills are notoriously powerful, piercing Yang in a hundred steps, hitting with one hit, and he is good at capturing thieves and capturing kings, so over the years, under the pressure of Xiao Jifeng, the surrounding border countries dare not invade Wei.

If Ji Yanning is a man, he should also be a brave and resourceful general.

Hearing the sound of applause, Ji Yanning turned his head to look at Rong Che.

She handed the bow and arrow in her hand to the guard next to her, and said to Rong Che, "You are here." ”

Rong Che stepped forward and looked at Ji Yanning: "Your archery skills are really exquisite, when will you teach me?"

Ji Yanning said: "Your archery skills are not bad, you don't need me to teach them, not to mention that the archery skills I learned from you are probably the same sect, if I am not mistaken, you should have learned it from General Duan Yin." ”

Rong Che nodded, and then asked, "Could it be that you also learned from General Duan?"

Ji Yanning said: "General Duan's martial arts and archery skills are inherited from the Yuan family, and Xiao Jifeng and I are the same. ”

When the veteran general was there, no matter how he taught Yuan Jing, Yuan Jing was always absent-minded and learned nothing at all, and later the veteran general asked Xiao Jifeng and her brother to learn martial arts and archery with Yuan Jing.

At that time, she thought it was fun, and begged to learn archery with them, but she didn't expect her comprehension to be good, and Yuan Jing just learned so-so.

Rong Che suddenly sighed lightly.

Ji Yanning looked at him puzzled: "Why are you sighing?"

Rong Che said: "My daughter-in-law is too powerful, how can she revitalize her husband in the future?"

Ji Yanning glared at him lightly and said, "It's too late for you to leave now." ”

"I wouldn't be so stupid. Rong Shi said, "If I leave, what will I do if you are abducted by someone else?"

Ji Yanning said: "I'm not a child, how can I be abducted so easily?"

Rong Che said: "In short, it is impossible to let me go. ”

Ji Yanning said: "Aren't you going back to Chang'an, just in these two days?"

Hearing Ji Yanning's words, Rong Che looked at her seriously.

"You don't plan to go back to Chang'an with me, do you?" asked Rong Che.

Ji Yanning didn't want to hide it from him, and said: "I'm going to Laizhou, and I can't go back to Chang'an with the envoy's team." ”

The smile on Rong Che's face disappeared all of a sudden.

He was puzzled: "Why do you want to go to Laizhou?"

Ji Yanning said: "Naturally, there are very important things, and when I finish these things, I will return to Chang'an." ”

Rong Che suddenly remembered the books and maps he had seen in Ji Yanning's room that day.

Lindu and Laizhou, Miao Village, and Liangzhou are all places marked on her map.

Last time, she fell off the Luanshui River and did not go back to Yingzhou City directly, but went to the capital alone, which must have her purpose.

However, according to the route on her map, it is estimated that they will not be able to complete these journeys in a year and a half, and they have spent several months in the Lindu City, not to mention the dangers in other places.

Seeing that Rong Che was silent, Ji Yanning said: "You don't need to worry, I will take Yuan Wu and them with me, not to mention that there is also a Baochang Ji in Laizhou." ”

Rong Che said: "I'll go with you." ”

Ji Yanning was slightly stunned, and then said: "As the envoy of this mission, you must return to Chang'an to restore your life, what is the matter with me?"

Rong Che said again: "Otherwise, you go back to Chang'an with me, and I will go to Laizhou with you." ”

Ji Yanning couldn't cry or laugh: "Not to mention the distance and time of this round trip, I'm afraid that my uncle will not easily agree to me coming out again." ”

The last time I went back to Jiangzhou, I was kidnapped by Xizuo, and this time I came to Yingzhou City and fell into the Luanshui River, the people of the Liu family and the Ji family were worried, where would they let her come out easily, even if they were allowed, they would definitely send their cousin to come with them.

She didn't like the feeling of being watched.

Rong Che saw that she had made up her mind, and she couldn't persuade herself, so she just stepped back and said, "You bring Jinhe with you." ”

Ji Yanning didn't refuse this time, she nodded and responded.

Rong Che said: "No matter what, you must ensure your own safety, and you must not be strong." ”

Ji Yanning chuckled, then nodded.