It snowed for four days in a row, and there was not a single figure on the official road. The horse's hooves stepped on the thick snow, and every step of the walk seemed very difficult, and if you beat or scold, let you shout and break your throat, the horse just couldn't run.

The capital Linchuan to Yanbei Lucheng is 1,700 miles, and it is necessary to travel 800 miles from the north of Lucheng, I don't know if it will be in time.

At ten o'clock in dusk, the two rode into the city from the south gate of Lucheng and went straight to the Yuelai Inn.

The young man on the red-maned horse was wearing a white power suit, a tight jacket with a high stand-up collar, leggings underneath, fox fur boots, a black fox fur treasure bag, fur gloves, a wide black fox cloak, and a hood, so that he could not see clearly. The boy on the black horse was eighteen or nineteen years old, dressed in black, wearing the same fine fox fur, without a hat, and his eyelashes were frosted.

The two horses were snorting, and there was frost on the sides of their noses.

In front of the Yuelai Inn, the guy was clearing the snow and ice on the ground. An eleven or twelve-year-old boy threw away the broom in his hand and plunged headlong into the snowdrift, humming in his mouth. There was also a man in his thirties on the side, who kicked him angrily and funny, called him up, and a guest arrived. The boy scrambled to his feet, and the two young men on the horse dismounted, threw the reins at him, and hurried into the inn.

On snowy days, there are many fewer merchants coming and going, who wants to go out in this weather?

On the first floor, there are only a few guests sitting sporadically. The shopkeeper came out, and the black-clothed young man whispered a few words to him, and the shopkeeper nodded and invited the two of them to the Tianzi room upstairs. The second room of Tianzi was occupied, the young man in white entered the No. 1 room of Tianzi, and the young man in black entered the No. 3 room of Tianzi.

When the young man in white entered the room, two large charcoal basins had been placed in the middle of the ground, and the heat hit the face. took off the heavy warm clothes on his body and sighed deeply. He really didn't want to stay in Lucheng, the matter was too urgent, Lucheng was that person's territory, and he could know that a fly flew in the city. But the snow was too big, and it was easy to take care of.

I received the news on the day of the winter solstice, and I only left Linchuan City that night with only the afterimage, and it has been four days now. The snow falls from Linchuan to Lucheng, if you are lucky, the snow stops tonight, then you will go out of Lucheng north tomorrow morning, and you will be able to enter Yanshan at night; Although it is not advisable to climb the mountain in the middle of the night, the matter is urgent, and there is no other way.

Just thinking about it, the shopkeeper knocked on the door, brought hot water in, put it behind the screen and hung his head to leave. The young man in white got up lazily and walked behind the screen, and a quarter of an hour later, the young man in white had just dressed after bathing, and the afterimage knocked on the door outside, and said softly: "Childe is me!" ”

opened the door, and the afterimage was also freshened and bathed, holding a large plate in his hand, a few side dishes, and three bowls of rice. The two of them sat opposite each other, the young man was not used to eating northern dishes, it was too salty and greasy, and the white rice was delicious, and he ate a bowl of fine food. The afterimage is not picky, and sleeps in the open all the way, this meal is good, two bowls of rice and a few dishes have entered the belly of the afterimage.

After eating and cleaning up, the afterimage was gone, and the boy stood by the window and started to stay stunned again.

The sound of snow falling overnight, Weiyang did not sleep peacefully. On the fifth watch, the sound of falling snow seemed to be addicted, he got up and walked to the window, the snow really stopped, and the sky was almost bright.

I was a little anxious, so I called the store to send water to wash.

Downstairs, the afterimage was already waiting for him on the first floor. Breakfast is somewhat simple, plain white porridge with some small pickles, pancakes and steamed buns. Hurriedly ate some food, packed the pancakes, Xiao Er led the horse to the door, Weiyang and the afterimage got on the horse and set off.

After leaving Lucheng and heading north, after the snow stopped, the snow on the road was blown by the wind, and the speed of the horse was obviously faster. Two hours later, a small town passed, and after leaving the town for another hour, it was already at the foot of Yan Mountain. The most suitable way to get to the other side of the mountain is to go around the mountain, which can be bypassed in about two days. But Weiyang doesn't have two days, and it's not a joke to want to climb over the mountains after the snow, but the time is the fastest, and if it goes well, one night is enough.

The horse could no longer be ridden, so he asked a hunter in the village at the foot of the mountain to lead the way, promised some money, and deposited the horse in the hunter's house. After eating some of the dry food he brought, he began to hurry, and after entering the mountain, Weiyang soon found that he was being followed.

exchanged a look with the afterimage, without making a sound. The tracking technique is not very clever, it may be from Orion's small village. Weiyang guessed that it was the eyes and ears of the person in Lucheng, and he didn't pay much attention to it, just find a suitable opportunity to clean it up.

After dark, seeing that he had climbed to the top of the mountain, the hunter refused to go any further, for fear of encountering wolves. I talked about the road on the other side of the mountain and Weiyang, he was not very familiar with it, and it was not easy to hunt, so he didn't dare to go deeper.

After Orion left, the two of them filled their stomachs and drank a few sips of wine, and continued to move forward with the help of light body skills. The snow on the back of the mountain was thicker, and there was no trace, but fortunately the two of them did a good job, but it was not very difficult. Some small beasts on the road were not afraid, and the big beasts were not alarmed, and the journey was smooth. About the fourth watch, he came down to the mountain, leaned against the tree, and rested for a while.

It's close to Deguan Road, and when you go into the town after dawn to buy two horses, you can go to the border city of the Northern Desert tonight.

The two of them walked along the mountain road to the official road, and they heard the sound of fighting in the distance. The sound was chaotic, ranging from the clashing of blades to the neighing of horses, to the soft cries of men and the screams of blades reaching into flesh and bones.

Weiyang frowned, and secretly thought: Don't come too late?

When they approached, four bloodied men stood in front of a child. All four of them were injured to varying degrees, and they couldn't hold it anymore.

There were more than 20 people on the other side, all dressed in the Northern Desert, and there were seven or eight people lying on the ground. Seeing Weiyang and the afterimage approaching, he didn't speak, and raised his knife to cut over.

The afterimage raised his sword to block it, and Weiyang walked to the child lying on the snow not far away, seven or eight years old, dressed in fine clothes, and pale; There was a sword stuck in his chest on the left, and his snort was weak, but fortunately, his heart was still hot. He took out a small jade bottle from his bosom, poured a large pill and fed it to the child's mouth. I can't swallow it anymore, but fortunately, Da Huan Dan dissolves when it meets water, so let's keep this breath first.

Weiyang tore open the child's clothes, only to see a strange ornament hanging on his neck, which was a whole rhino horn openwork eagle, the carving was very exquisite, rare in the world. He looked at his upper left arm again, and after getting the answer, he didn't look up, and gave a simple order to the afterimage: "Kill, don't leave a single one!" ”

The sword of the afterimage was unsheathed, the figure was free, and the number of ways could not be seen, and in an instant, all the people in black were all wiped out.

Two of the child's guards fell, and there was no air in except for the out, and he couldn't survive when he saw it. Among the remaining two, one was about fifty years old, the stone blue robe was of excellent texture, but the swordsman in his body was tough, and he didn't snort and thanked him. The other was a woman, about forty-five years old, still beautiful. She was seriously injured, but she still crawled and threw herself at the child, tears in her eyes, so that she could not grieve in her eyes.

"But Xiao Zuo and Gong You of the Eagle King's Mansion?" Weiyang asked.

Xiao Zuo looked at Weiyang vigilantly, and asked in an unfamiliar Dongchu dialect: "It's Xiao!" May I ask who Childe is, and how do you know my two names and surnames? ”

"It's been five days since the winter solstice, and you've worked hard! I took Xiao Ye away today, he was seriously injured, and it depends on his luck whether he can survive or not. You two don't have to follow, you can take care of your injuries first, and you can contact Xiao Ye's mother clan to recruit troops and buy horses, and recuperate for the future. ”

"Dare to ask Childe's surname!" Xiao Zuo saw that the young man in white not only knew who Xiao Ye was, but also arranged a way back for him, so he had more respect and politeness in his words.

"Weiyang, the younger generation of the rivers and lakes, General Xiao must have never heard of it." Weiyang said.

"Childe Weiyang?" Xiao Zuo asked in surprise.

Weiyang nodded slightly.

"Although Xiao lives far away in the Northern Desert, he has only learned from the son of a long-time man. Especially calligraphy and painting, more famous than Mr. Six, the first master of the Northern Desert, I can't believe that I met today, but why did the prince take away His Royal Highness the Eagle King? Xiao Zuo was puzzled.

"Don't ask, Xiao Ye won't survive tonight in your hands, I want to take him away, but you can't stop it, don't let it go!" As he spoke, Weiyang clicked on several acupuncture points on Xiao Ye's body, and as soon as he stretched out his hand and pulled out the sword inserted in his chest, the blood suddenly surged.

Gong You screamed, raised his head and glared at Weiyang, with a desperate posture.

Weiyang took out a red porcelain bottle from his arms, poured some medicinal powder, tore the lining of Xiao Ye's cloak and simply took care of the wound. In a moment, the bleeding stopped, Xiao Ye's face was bloodless, and his face was lifeless.

After the afterimage finished processing the scene, he walked over and gently hugged Xiao Ye, Gong You was still stupid, holding on to his hand and refusing to let go

Weiyang raised his hand and pointed at Gong You's acupoint, arching his hand at Xiao Zuo, "General Xiao take care!" ”

Although Xiao Zuo was reluctant to be taken away by the Eagle King, he also knew that what Weiyang said was the truth, his face was hesitant, and he said solemnly: "There is Lao Gongzi to bother, if he has a need in the future, Xiao Mou will be repaid." ”

"Young master, the Eagle King's heart is damaged, I'm afraid it will be difficult to survive!" The afterimage probed Xiao Ye's pulse and spoke.

"I don't know that he won't be able to live, but I can't just give up, let's find a stable place to heal him first!" Weiyang looked at Xiao Ye worriedly, and sighed helplessly.

The two of them went on the main road to the nearest populated place, it is best to have a doctor, and it is good to have a warm house at worst.

Near noon, I saw that there seemed to be a small town not far ahead. Suddenly, Weiyang heard the sound of horses' hooves speeding through the snow approaching, and it came abruptly. He looked at Xiao Ye, who was unconscious in the arms of the afterimage, and frowned.

I want to hide! But there is nowhere to go, and all you can see is the boundless snowfield.

After a while, the three horsemen came from afar, and the people did not dismount when they got close, and raised their horsewhips and ran to Xiao Ye in the arms of the afterimage. The afterimage grabbed the whip and pulled it down, and the man was also very good, but he didn't pull him.

After moving his hand for a while, Weiyang's right hand moved slightly, and he threw out a ruthless brocade to entangle Xiao Ye and throw it steadily on the side of the road. The brocade was wrapped around his wrist, and a soft whip shook out, he deliberately blocked Xiao Ye from the attack, and met the enemy with the afterimage.

One person was twenty-four or five years old, dressed in white, with an eagle on his shoulder, and his martial arts were very good, and the afterimage could only block him and not be easy to win. The other was bearded, dressed in fur clothes, like a big bear, shaking an oily black horsewhip, and all the moves were towards Xiao Ye. There is also a thin one, with a few taels of meat but a gloomy face, sick and sick. A strange weapon in his hand, like a grasp, three feet long, with a blade on his claws, and when he was hooked, it was a blood groove.

After fighting and blocking, after tossing for half an hour, the three people who came were a little anxious, and the attack was even more urgent. The afterimage was also in a hurry, and the sword move did not wait for the old man to take another move, and suddenly the man in white was hit by a sword in the shoulder and waist side, and the afterimage was also hit by a sword in the arm, and the blood flowed like an infusion. After a few rounds, Weiyang became familiar with the skinny man's moves and began to fight back with a one-on-two fight.

The bear suddenly whipped at the afterimage, and the whip carried the brute force of a cracked stone.

The remnant instinctively raised his sword to meet him, and the originally tight sword net was opened. The man in white seized the opportunity and attacked with a sword. No matter how fast the remnant shadow sword moves, it is too late to save himself, either he will receive a sword or take that whip, and it will be difficult to survive left and right.

At the time of crisis, Weiyang withdrew the soft whip that entangled the thin man, patted his left sleeve, and a small feather flew towards the side ribs of the man in white with a 'woo'. The man in white screamed in pain, and the afterimage just broke through the big bear's whip net, and quickly returned to the sword to pierce his heart.

As a result, Weiyang was hit by the thin man's claw, and there were four blood holes in his left shoulder. The afterimage was furious, and he returned another sword, and the weapon in the thin man's hand was cut off by the afterimage, and Weiyang's soft whip wrapped around the thin man's neck and locked and pulled. The big bear's whip struck, and seeing that he couldn't hide, the afterimage couldn't be saved, so he moved to block the whip, and a mouthful of blood sprayed on Weiyang's chest. A small feather on Weiyang's left sleeve came out again, straight to the temple of the big bear, right in and left out, and died. The middle claw of the left shoulder could not be strengthened, the soft whip was handed over to the right hand, and the thin man was strangled to death by Weiyang.

The afterimage was hit by a whip and couldn't support it and fell down, Weiyang reached out to catch it, hurriedly clicked on the acupuncture point on his chest to stop the bleeding, and fed a pill. At this time, the sound of horses' hooves started again, and Weiyang was a little angry, thinking: Do you have to fight to the death today? Retracting the two little feathers in the man in white and the big bear, he didn't dodge, and waited with his head held high.