The yellow sand is long, the four fields are vast, and the wind is mixed with a heat wave, rolling up the dust and flying, making the surroundings look more and more desolate and dim. It had just passed, and the sky was a little dark.

In the distance, a convoy of chariots and horses came, and there was no one in front of them.

There was only one carriage, the door curtain was lowered, and the scene inside could not be seen, and the horse pulling the carriage was still in good spirits, but it was already covered with dust, and it had lost its original steed in ashes. Because of the long journey, the area around the carriage and the wheels, including the wheels, were covered with loess, and there were tiny traces of rubble.

The driver was a man in his twenties, dressed in a strong suit with a serious expression, he looked around vigilantly, although he didn't find anything abnormal, but he never relaxed.

There were guards in front and back of the carriage, and the two men in front of them opened the way, walking slowly on horseback, obviously a little tired, looking for a place to settle and rest, and there were eighteen horses behind the carriage, and there was also a man in a strong suit sitting on the back of the horse. Even though everyone was tired, they still didn't let their guard down and looked around to see what was going on.

"Xiao Qi, how far have we come?" A clear voice suddenly came from the carriage, and then a curtain was lifted with one hand, and a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl in Tsing Yi stretched out her head to look.

The man who was driving the car immediately turned around and said, "Princess, we are already about to leave Beiyue, wait for a night's rest tonight, and as soon as tomorrow morning passes, we will almost arrive in the territory of Western Chu." ”

The girl in Tsing Yi nodded with a smile and retracted it, her face filled with a youthful smile: "Girl, I have already walked five hundred miles, and I will arrive in Xichu tomorrow." ”

Luo Qingluan bowed, lifted the curtain and looked outside: "It's getting dark, let's find a place to rest, everyone is tired." ”

I had been walking for three days, almost all the way without stopping, before I was about to reach the border with North Vietnam. Although Han Xun didn't make it difficult for her, and even sent someone to send a lot of things for use on the road, and prepared such a suitable carriage for her, Luo Qingluan still couldn't be completely relieved.

If she didn't go back to Xichu for a day, she couldn't rest assured, she had traveled more than thousands of miles along the way, who knew what accidents would happen?

But fortunately, there were more than twenty subordinates of the Dark Night Hall left by Nalan Ye to protect her, so she was relieved of worry, Luo Qingluan was unwilling to let Han Xun send someone to send her, if her identity was revealed, it was inevitable that those people would do something unexpected.

Fortunately, the first half of the carriage was for her and Cui'er to ride, and the second half was filled with half a month's worth of food and necessities. As long as you don't run into major problems, nothing should happen.

Hearing Luo Qingluan's order to rest, the team soon drove another stick of incense and found a leeward place to stop.

Jumping out of the carriage, Luo Qingluan and Cui'er finally stepped on the ground, and as far as the eye could see, the sky was basically completely dark.

It is rare to spend the night outside like this, even Luo Qingluan is only like this in his previous life, and he almost runs out of the middle of the night with Nalan in this life. As for Cui'er, this little girl left the North Vietnamese harem for the first time, and she was a little curious, but she couldn't help but worry.

"Girl, will there be wolves around here?" Cui'er became timid, trembling, holding Luo Qingluan's hand and not daring to let go: "I used to hear people say that there are wolves in the wilderness, and they are a group, and they don't spit out bones when they eat people." ”

Luo Qingluan couldn't help but smile: "Even if a wolf comes, don't be afraid, there are so many of us, are we still afraid of a few beasts?" ”

Cui'er is still worried: "But the wolf is very fierce......"

"Someone protects us, don't worry, those brothers can kill ten wolves at a time, even if a hundred come don't have to be afraid." Luo Qingluan patted her hands: "Don't think about it, go to bed early when you are full, and you won't be afraid of anything when you fall asleep." ”

Finally got a little courage, Cui'er nodded: "Then I'll go cook for the girl." ”

In the desolate Gobi Desert, where Western Chu and North Vietnam once fought, Liao is uninhabited, not even trees, and can only barely see some dead trees, standing alone in the wilderness.

The guards of the Night Hall have dispersed and acted separately. Some set up tents, some built stoves with stones, some went to collect dry firewood, and some moved down the food and kitchen utensils and chopsticks needed in the carriage one by one.

If they had been replaced, they would not have brought these heavy things with them at all, and some dry food would have been enough to carry with them. But this time they were escorting Luo Qingluan, who was their master's woman, so they had to bring enough items. When I set off, I not only packed a lot of various vegetables and meats, but even packed ice cubes in a thick tin box to prevent the meat from spoiling.

As for other snacks and snacks, as well as tea, they are also available, if it is not taken the wrong route, it is almost a luxury outing.

After sitting in the car for three days, even Luo Qingluan couldn't stand it anymore. When she came, she was kidnapped by Han Xun, and it had been two or three days since she woke up, and this time she had been in the carriage for several days in a row, and it was time to rest again, and she couldn't help but want to find something to do to do something.

This is next door to the wasteland, she looked around and asked, "Xiao Qi, did you find any living creatures around along the way?" ”

Xiao Qi is Yuan Xing's most powerful assistant and the leader of this return trip, he naturally knows Luo Qingluan's identity, and he doesn't dare to slack off and answers: "Princess, I didn't find any big animals along the way, even if there were, there were only some gerbils, vultures, or snakes and scorpions." ”

"Snakes?" Luo Qingluan's eyes lit up and he laughed: "It's okay to have a snake, Xiao Qi, you let people catch a few, and we will eat snake soup later." ”

Xiao Qi was a little incredulous when she heard this, the princess was a woman, and she dared to eat snakes?

"Princess, you, you said you want to eat snakes? It's poisonous! ”

"It's poisonous to be delicious, go ahead, just pay attention to safety."

Luo Qingluan didn't say much, just let them get it, but they didn't have to worry about being bitten by poisonous snakes, which of these guards of the Dark Night Hall were fuel-efficient lamps, if they couldn't even deal with a few snakes, then they were simply not worthy of being Nalan Ye's subordinates.

Only then did he feel that Luo Qingluan didn't talk nonsense, Xiao Qi nodded, and took the two of them away.

Looking around, Luo Qingluan walked to one of the guards who were fiddling with the earthen stove, and the latter was uncomfortable when he saw her, so he saluted in a panic, standing as straight as a javelin, and even forgot that he was still holding a shovel in his hand.

"You're welcome, when you're out, everyone is casual."

Luo Qingluan laughed and asked him to hurry up and get the stove ready, and then boil the water. After all, the group is in their early twenties, but I am afraid that it will take a big pot to eat. As for the other meals, she doesn't worry about it, and she has someone else to make it. It was also because everyone was a little tired from three days of traveling, so she wanted to make some nourishing food for everyone to recuperate.

An hour later, Xiao Qi and the other two guards came back with a cowhide bag: "Princess, just catch these, do you see enough?" ”

Glancing at the open pocket, Luo Qingluan rolled up his long sleeves without hesitation, and reached out to grab one. She smelled the strong smell of blood from afar, and knew that Xiao Qi was worried that the poisonous snake would injure her by mistake, so she would have disposed of it a long time ago, so she didn't have to worry about danger.

"Princess, you ......"

Xiao Qi didn't have time to stop it, Luo Qingluan had already caught a snake and came out, and sure enough, the snake's head had been cut off, and even the poison sac had been disposed of, as long as it was cleaned, it could be put into the pot.

"Don't worry, you're not afraid of a little blood." As long as there is delicious food, Luo Qingluan doesn't care about blood.

"Girl, let the slave come." Cui'er, who was on the side, looked pale, but still took the initiative to come over to help.

Luo Qingluan shook his head: "Forget it, seeing that you are so scared, just help me wash some green onions and ginger." ”

The kitchen knives have been prepared for a long time, although they are not in a serious kitchen, but they are all available, and it is even more difficult for Luo Qingluan not to be defeated. When Cui'er helped her roll up her two sleeves, revealing two snow-white lotus arms, Xiao Qi and the others next to her didn't dare to look at it at all, and turned their heads to the side with a blushing face, for fear of blaspheming the princess.

Soon the cleaned snake meat was cut off by an inch in length, and the pot was already red, and a guard stood by it, holding a dead branch in his hand, ready to add to it. He didn't dare to be careless, today it was the princess who personally cooked for them, this is not something that anyone can enjoy, a group of more than 20 people were extremely excited, although they didn't say anything in their mouths, but they looked here from time to time.

Stir-fry the ingredients, then add the snake meat and stir-fry, add a small piece of spices and white wine, and the fragrance is already wafting in a moment. Countless people sniffed, they thought that Luo Qingluan was just talking, at most it was nonsense, but they didn't expect that it was really good cooking, and everyone was looking forward to it.

The rice pot on the side was also boiled, and the snow-white rice grains jumped up and down in the boiling water, Luo Qingluan put the boiled half-cooked snake meat into the rice pot, and then waited for the snake meat soup to be ready.

"Xiao Jiu, keep the fire on fire and keep adding firewood." Luo Qingluan commanded and stood up.

Most of the preparations are done, and now we only need to wait for half an hour. This snake meat soup must be boiled over high heat for the rice grains to bloom and the fresh aroma of the snake meat can be boiled. She also put some herbs without medicinal taste into it, which can nourish the body more and maximize the effect of snake meat.

In addition to this pot of snake meat soup, Luo Qingluan is not responsible for the other dishes. They worked until it was completely dark and the stars were shining overhead, and everyone finally had a steaming meal.

"Girl, this soup is really fragrant." Cui'er picked up a bowl, originally scared, but when she smelled the fragrance, she couldn't help it after all.

"Eat, it's okay for you to eat." Luo Qingluan said with a smile.

"Thank you, Princess." The guards said in unison, full of gratitude.

The meal was swept away in a moment, and everyone only felt that their bodies were steaming, and they didn't feel cold even when the night breeze blew. The rest of the people were satisfied with cleaning the dishes and chopsticks, tidying up their things, Luo Qingluan took Cui'er for a walk around to eat, and gradually became sleepy

The night is as cold as water, and I can finally get a good night's sleep tonight.