Konoha took a piece of Xue Tao's note and sat down in front of the desk to prepare to reply to Li Yi. Fennel rolled up her sleeves and sharpened the ink, polished the good ink of the inkstone, and dipped it in a sheep's pen, but there was not half a word on the paper.

I haven't seen him for many years.

Originally, I thought that if I could see the general's brother again one day, I would have a hundred carriages to him, and three days and three nights were not enough, but now that I really saw him, I had an inexplicable sense of what was wrong with people, and I couldn't even say a word "don't come to harm".

Unfolded his thin letterhead and looked at it again, and inexplicably missed the two silver cinnamon plants in the family in Jiangnan, which had never been her real home, but her only home.

She suddenly wanted to ask him something.

After pondering the words for a long time on the letterhead stained with light rouge, she suddenly laughed, how can such words be written on such a small note? It's better to ask him in person.

She ordered Fennel to collect the pen and ink, and went to knock on Guo Yan's door: "Third brother, I bother you to go and tell King Shu that I want to learn to ride a horse from him." ”

Guo Yan didn't tease her this time, "I can also teach you to ride a horse", but took her directly to the stable: "Go pick a horse you like, change into a set of Hu clothes, and be free today."

Although it was already autumn, the heat was still strong, and the smell in the stables was not good. Konoha frowned, but walked with great interest to look at the horses in the pen one by one.

After turning around in the stable, Konoha finally pointed to a very tall and sturdy white horse and said, "Third brother, I want it!" ”

Guo Yan looked at her finger and couldn't help but smile dumbly: "This horse can't do it." ”

"Why?"

Guo Yan said: "This horse was paid tribute by the envoys of the Western Regions a few months ago, and the princes tried it one by one, but no one could tame it, and the horsemen in the palace couldn't eat it." Later, I heard that our family's stables had some means, so I rewarded them to my father, and there has been no progress so far. ”

Konoha looked at the cold and arrogant animal seriously, its mane had never been trimmed, and it had never worn a halter, and it looked arrogant and untamed. Judging by its size, the stableman must have done his best.

A novice like her, if she really wants to try, I'm afraid she will have to lift a few big heels and break a few bones.

Guo Yan looked at her, suddenly squeezed his eyes and smiled: "I heard that when Empress Zetian was a talented person of Taizong, she tamed a fierce lion and needed three things: a whip, a hammer, and a dagger. Why don't I find you these three things too, and you can try them? ”

Konoha sighed softly, "The Heavenly Empress stepped on thousands of white bones and blood to approach that position, and I can't learn it." If I can't tame a fiery horse, I'll let it go back into the mountains and let it go free, or be eaten by wild beasts. ”

Guo Yan laughed: "The wild horse lives in the distant prairie of the Western Regions, but you threw it into the mountains alone, you seem to be kind, let it live, but in fact, you just refuse to let your hands stain blood." But you know that it is going to die nine times, but in fact you indirectly destroy it. ”

Konoha was terrified. When the wild horse in the grasslands of the Western Regions was captured and sent to Chang'an City, whether it was forcibly tamed or left to fend for itself, there were only two ways, either surrender or die.

At this moment, she is not a horse in the Guo family's stable, she has been taken away from her original life, and if she is untamed, there are only two ways to go. Either struggle to break the net and make trouble until death, or become an outcast and be destroyed by the world.

She now chooses to be tamed and accept the arrangement of the Guo family, but there are too many things that should not be mixed between her and him, and she is destined not to be as careless as when she was a child.

Guo Yan walked around the stable, and finally chose a very docile-looking little marre and handed it to Konoha.

Konoha changed into a crisp and neat Hu suit, tied up his hair and dressed as a man, tied a pine color to wipe his forehead, stepped on a pair of felt-soled cowhide boots, and stood beside Guo Yan, like two handsome young men.

Guo Yan didn't take her to King Shu's mansion, but went straight to the east and went out of the city from Yanxing Gate.

Konoha was surprised: "Where are we going?" ”

Guo Yan said with a smile: "Although the Shu Wangfu is not small, it is not enough to run horses. ”

When I got out of the city, I saw a group of green grass, Qianmo traffic, the ridges were dotted with wild flowers, and the fragrance of earth came from the air. ”

"But the world thinks that the majestic palaces in the north are the best scenery."

Konoha heard the voice of the third person, turned his head to look, and saw a man standing against the light, tall, dressed in azure clothes, leading a sturdy green horse, like a god.

"Brother General......" Konoha blurted out.

Guo Yan laughed, Konoha came back to his senses, and suddenly pointed to his leg: "You ......"

Li Yi smiled: "The injuries I suffered on the battlefield in the early years were indeed recuperating for a while and I couldn't move. Now it's healed, but it's a little painful on a rainy day, but it doesn't matter. ”

It turned out that the outside was all spread falsely, or maybe he didn't want to explain or clarify anything at all, so he spread it from the outside, but it was much purer.

Guo Yan didn't speak, led his yellow horse for half a circle, suddenly jumped on the horse's back, galloped between the trails, and stood on the horse to show all kinds of horse driving skills, the posture was chic and unrestrained, which made people overwhelmed.

Li Yi smiled, and also flew on the horse, only to see the dust between the horse's hooves, picking up a branch while galloping, and hiding in the horse's belly from time to time, or in various strange postures as if becoming one with the horse's body.

Konoha suddenly realized that this was the Li Yi in her memory, and his riding skills were completely used to kill enemies and escape on the battlefield, full of murderous spirit, very decisive and fierce.

Only at this moment did Konoha feel that what she was in front of was not a graceful and elegant prince, but a young general who galloped across the battlefield and could cut off the enemy's head with one sword.

Both riders galloped over and grabbed the reins when they reached her. Guo Yan smiled and asked, "Do you want to learn from me or friendship?" ”

Without thinking, Konoha bowed to Li Yi cleanly: "Master." ”

Guo Yan shouted: "What, my few moves are invincible in Chang'an City, a trick, rely on these recruits to subdue how many Wuling teenagers!" ”

Konoha teased, "I'm not going to be your rogue leader." ”

Not to be outdone, Guo Yan replied: "So you want to follow him to be a female general?" ”

Konoha grimaced at him: "There are good women in the past, there is Princess Pingyang Zhao in this dynasty, what if your sister is a female general?" ”

Li Yi smiled so hard on horseback: "Guo San, don't worry, with me, I will definitely not ask your sister to go to the north to fight Rouran and the west to conquer the Turks." ”

He bowed his head to Konoha: "You are still as naughty as when you were a child, I really don't know how frightened your Aunt Wei raised you." ”

Oh, finally mentioned her. Konoha took the opportunity to say the question that was warm in his heart: "At that time, was my third uncle asking you to visit us?" ”

Li Yi was slightly stunned, as if he didn't want to answer this question, and said after a while: "It's all the old master's death, but you still can't forget it." Come, I'll teach you to get on the horse first. ”