17. Seek a teacher in the middle of the night
Mo Yu sat in the courtyard of Qingzhu's house, mashing the spices into crumbs, and the movements of his hands did not stop for a moment, but people were always distracted. She said that she wanted to learn some kung fu, but the bad hazelnut didn't say yes, nor did she say no, but just hooked the corners of her mouth and said, "It depends on how you reward me." β
This man is better than a fox!
The spices are placed in proportions in small bowls, then wrapped in melted wax oil, and when they are solidified, they are cut into small pieces of one inch square. This is a newly conceived method of Mo Yu, to make a simple and easy-to-use incense wax, and sell it in the market.
If she had a choice, she still wanted to do less conjuring spirits, after all, in her heart, it was always a lie.
The way they sell things is also very casual. The wax is neatly stacked there, and those who want to buy it can leave an appropriate amount of money according to their own wishes. Since Yu Chu was released, he has not been a soldier again, so he simply helps them transport incense wax every time.
As soon as the two of them had set up their things in the market, a tall horse rushed over, and the horse's hooves just rubbed against the neatly stacked fragrant wax, and poured a large piece of it.
"I don't have long eyes...... Qingzhu is a fiery temper, I didn't even think about it, I picked up the bamboo pole and was about to catch up. Yu Chu was still familiar with her temper, and grabbed her: "Forget it, Qingzhu, the person on horseback has a red order flag on his back, which is from the border pass to transmit emergency military information, how can we fight with them." β
Yu Chu coaxed and persuaded him to appease a few words, and Qingzhu calmed down, and his mouth was still unforgiving: "Next time I do this, I have to discount him for six legs with people and horses." β
The galloping horse rushed straight into the palace, and the road gradually resumed its bustling activity. People with good things began to speculate about what kind of military situation it was.
"Don't guess, my son came back yesterday and already told me." An old man with a white beard stroked his beard and kept talking, "The Qin army has been harassing Lingxiao Pass for several months, but they haven't taken any advantage, and they actually bypassed Xiangshui to the north and went directly to Hanxu Pass, which caught the guards over there by surprise. β
Mo Yu shook his head secretly, this son's speed is faster than the emergency military situation, and there is no need to pass the military report in the future, just let the soldiers who return to Shouchun to visit relatives bring it back.
It didn't take long for the notice to be posted, including Jiancheng and Yongcheng near Xuguan, which would later be owned by the Qin State. The specific reason is not explained, but those who have a heart have already guessed that most of the news brought back by the old man's son is true, the Chu State suffered a defeat in Hanxu Pass, and the city was ceded to the Qin State.
Mo Yu read the notice, and felt a little strange in his heart, Han Xuguan should be easy to defend and difficult to attack, how could it be so easy to be raided? As soon as she looked up, she saw Yu Chu also staring at the notice, thoughtful, and couldn't help but be stunned.
In her heart, Yu Chu is nothing but a good temper. If it weren't for Qingzhu's enthusiasm, she couldn't be splashed with water, she really wanted to tell Qingzhu that she had always thought that Yu Chu was a soft eater. But now this look has given Mo Yu another illusion, this man who has no quarrel with everything is not really without a fight, but the things that are really worth fighting for have not yet appeared.
At night, Mo Yu lay on the bed tossing and turning, what happened to Hanxuguan? She just has this problem, and when she encounters something she can't figure out, she must work hard to figure it out.
I woke up in the middle of the night, and soon felt hungry, if only there was food to eat, the hateful Qingzhu, in order to prepare a dowry for her daughter who had not yet been brushed by the eight characters, actually only gave her some cooked vegetables every day......
Grain?!
Mo Yu suddenly seemed to have caught something, and this was the time to send autumn grain to the major operations. If the Qin army grasped the arrival time of the grain team in advance, they could rush in with all their might when the guards opened the door to welcome the grain. However, in order to do so, it is necessary not only to be familiar with the enemy generals, but also to know clearly and accurately the time and route of grain transportation.
From this point of view, there are still spies within the Chu State, who are secretly communicating with the Qin State. Maybe it's the same person who leaked Gongzi Yu's whereabouts.
Mo Yu's whole face wrinkled together when he thought about it, and suddenly a shrill whistle came from outside the window, which at first glance sounded like the cry of a night owl. She fumbled and turned over, and saw a figure standing by the window, slender and straight outlined by the moonlight.
"You...... How did you get in? Mo Yu glanced at the figure, and the words that came out of his mouth immediately stammered.
"I came in over the wall." Xiao Zhen leaned against the window, deliberately misinterpreting her words. He yawned exaggeratedly: "It just so happens that I'm sleepy too, so I'll squeeze with you." As he spoke, he really moved a few steps in the direction of the bed.
"Don't come here, if you take one more step, I'll ...... Biting my tongue. Mo Yu rolled himself up tightly with the quilt, assessed the situation, and could only squeeze out such a threatening word.
Xiao Zhen moved a few steps forward without knowing anything, and saw that her whole face was flushed, and then laughed and said, "You are really interesting, a little teasing, you are in a hurry like this." Do you want to learn Kung Fu anymore? Hurry up if you want, I'll wait for you outside. β
After weighing the pros and cons, or the temptation to learn kung fu is greater, Mo Yu decided that the big woman would ignore the villain and spare him for the time being. Hurriedly dressed neatly, Mo Yu wiped his face in front of the bronze mirror and hurried out.
Xiao Zhen hooked his finger at her, took her to the depths of Yunzhao Mountain, turned left and right, and entered a cave.
"Hey, Hazelnut, learn kung fu and learn kung fu, why did you kidnap me here?" Mo Yu looked suspicious.
Xiao Zhen looked around the cave wall, and even the fire fold in his hand was blown out, and the entire cave fell into darkness.
"The so-called kung fu is actually just a little faster than others, a little earlier than others, and a little more ruthless. I will teach you a set of breathing and breathing methods to practice slowly, that is the accumulation of days and days, and you can't be in a hurry. Xiao Zhen's slightly hoarse voice buzzed in the stone cave, becoming more and more attractive, "I'll teach you to practice reaction speed today." β
"I'm going to hit you with a bamboo stick, you have to find a way to dodge. Come, beginβ" As soon as the words fell, in the darkness, the bamboo strips had already jerked over. Mo Yu didn't even see when he took a bamboo stick in his hand, where he could dodge, he could only hit him firmly.
"Ah, you're fooling, how do you say that you started at the beginning?" Mo Yu rubbed the back of his aching hand and grinned in the dark.
"Talking about the beginning, of course it began. When you encounter a real enemy, will he wait until you are ready? As he spoke, Xiao Zhen pulled another bamboo strip over, making a crisp sound of "pop".
"You, why didn't you even say the beginning this time?" The bamboo strips should have been scraped repeatedly, and the sharp edges and barbs have been smoothed, but it still hurts to smoke on the body.
"I forgot to say it, it's not a big deal." Xiao Zhen responded casually, and the movements in his hands did not stop at all. This time, Mo Yu made preparations in advance, and heard the sound of bamboo sticks waving in his ears, and his body rushed to the side and avoided this blow. How ugly and ugly this posture was, she was a little glad that there was no light in the cave.
"Good!" Xiao Zhen praised, waved the bamboo strip in his hand again, and when he heard the sound, it turned into two.
Mo Yu was whipped by him and fled, Xiao Zhen was like a pair of owl's night vision eyes, no matter where she stuck it, she could wave the bamboo strip accurately and accurately.
"Hey, Hazelnut, you're not going to take revenge on me, are you? Could it be that when you were a child, your master taught you that? "Mo Yu is also a very fast learner, at first he only had to run away with his head in his hands, but gradually he knew how to distinguish the direction of the bamboo strip according to the direction and size of the sound, and avoided it in advance.
"Of course not!" Xiao Zhen replied, "The bow and arrow that my master directly uses are still five consecutive shots, if you can't dodge it once, what you see today is a broken hazelnut with missing arms and legs." β
Mo Yu listened to the "flutter" for a while, and this time he got carried away, and was drawn on the shoulder again.
By the time Xiao Zhen finally withdrew his hand, it was already bright outside the cave. He took out the ointment and threw it to Mo Yu, but she subconsciously dodged, and the porcelain bottle containing the ointment "snapped" and smashed on the cave wall and fell into pieces.
Xiao Zhen pulled the ink rumor: "I can't hide when I should dodge, this time I can hide it neatly, this ointment is made of mink oil that cannot be exchanged for thousands of gold, you will not be blessed today." Fingers touched a few red marks on her arm, Xiao Zhen suddenly made an extremely childish move, and blew on the red marks.
The place that was originally a little stinging, but when he blew it like this, it suddenly became numb and itchy. Mo Yu tried hard to withdraw his hand, but he was firmly grasped by him, and he couldn't pull it. Xiao Zhen pinched her fingers, suddenly lowered her head, leaned on the back of her hand, and kissed it quickly, not knowing whether she was kissing this person or wanting to kiss away the mark.
Mo Yu was so embarrassed that he didn't know what to say for a while, and stood on the spot in a daze. Su Qian taught her so many things, why has this never been in such a situation.
"This is for you to practice, next time my speed will be faster, are you lazy, I will know as soon as I try." Xiao Zhen took out a piece of silk cloth from his arms, on which were written a brief formula, with some action patterns.
"You've been painting this for the past few days?" Mo Yu remembered that he hadn't seen Xiao Zhen for several days, took the silk handkerchief, and asked casually.
"Take it as it is." Xiao Zhen was silent for a moment before responding to her, his tone and expression were light, as if he didn't want to talk more about this topic. He hadn't been seen for days, and Mo Yu didn't know where he had gone or what he was up to.
Mo Yu put away the silk handkerchief and raised her eyebrows, she knew that Xiao Zhen's skills were excellent, so she asked to learn from him, and said with a smile: "If it is a few days later, let me find out that you are not teaching well, see how I settle accounts with you!" β
Xiao Zhen sent the ink rumor to a big road and said goodbye to her. There was a little wind in the early morning, Xiao Zhen took off his cloak, wrapped it around Mo Yu, tied it carefully, and stared at the corner of the cloak, looking at it intently.
Mo Yu followed his gaze, only to find that there was a small piece of ice on the ground nearby, and the shadow reflected Mo Yu's slightly red face. It turned out that he was not looking at the cloak, but through the ice, and had been reading the ink rumors. Mo Yu glared at him fiercely, turned around and left.
After taking a few steps, when he looked back, Xiao Zhen was still standing in place, as if he was watching the ink rumor, and as if he hadn't seen anything. The wind ruffled the hem of his clothes, and the hunt rattled, and the distance between the two widened and widened.
Walking quickly along the road to Yunzhao Mountain, Mo Yu turned back, the road had already turned a few times, and Xiao Zhen had long been out of sight. She walked with her head down, not paying attention to a carriage coming in front of her, and it was extremely fast.
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! Mo Yu heard the driver shouting, but the mountain road was narrow, where did she hide?