The city of the urn to the north of Cammonan.

Gu Xuan and Jinglong, accompanied by the personal soldiers assigned by Wanyan Keni, ended this mission and left this Xiongcheng on the border of Yanzhou from the uninhabited side gate together.

Both of them rode fast horses, with swords and long knives at their feet, and rode on their horses, waving goodbye to the soldiers with smiles on their faces.

Wanyan Keni did not come to see him off, because he had already gone to the county guard mansion to discuss with Pu Dingbo, so he directly sent one of his young generals to deliver the letter.

This Xiong Zhenjun, who was born in Yanzhou, was young, and still had the characteristic long pigtails of Yanzhou nomads on his head, stood up almost to the height of a horse, holding a helmet in his hand, looking at the two people running farther and farther away in the distance, and muttered with some envy.

"Is that the war horse produced in our Hulan County, it's really fast. ”

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Sneaking out of the city, and when they got outside, the two did not choose to return the way they came.

The location of Huangsha County is on the edge of Youzhou, far away from Kanmeng'an, which is located on the border of Yanzhou, the time has dragged on for so long, and now it is night, it is said that the two should not be in a hurry at this time, after all, people can't see far at night, if there is any situation, it is difficult to find out in advance, but Gu Xuan thinks differently, he thinks that if there is really any problem, if he leaves every other night, it will only make others more prepared, and if he leaves immediately, maybe no one will notice, of course, if it is completely fine, it is naturally better。

He didn't want to be in the limelight, and he didn't even take out the token directly when he was queuing up to enter the city, but he didn't think that he missed a little bit, and he still made a big deal out of it.

If this is discovered, there is no way to do it, he chooses to leave secretly at night, just because he doesn't want to be noticed by more people.

At Gu Xuan's insistent request, he deliberately chose to go around an outer circle on the way back, rather than a more southerly route, the time was actually shorter, but there was no big road on this road, and he had to pass through a whole mountain range, all of which were rugged mountain roads, and he chose to take the mountain road at night, which was a choice that no one could guess, according to Gu Xuan, be cautious, there is nothing wrong with it.

The horses produced by Hulan Ranch are indeed extraordinary, no wonder countless people covet them, these horses are not only several times stronger than ordinary horses, but also can keep walking on rugged mountain roads, night can see, the whole body is snow-white, and there is also the nickname of the jade lion at night, as long as you control it carefully, it will not fall down the mountain anyway.

"Lord Wang, are we so careful?" Jinglong couldn't help but ask Gu Xuan on the way.

It's not that he dislikes the difficulty of this mountain road, when he was in the border army, as a spy in the whole army, the task is second only to the scouts trapped in the camp, and he once buried his whole body in horse manure for a night, just to prevent the enemy's wolf dogs from searching for the smell and finding themselves, when he was young, no matter how much suffering he had, it was nothing, but he felt that galloping on the narrow and steep mountain road at night was still too dangerous, and the road on this map was actually only completed in the oral description of the folk medicine pickers, and both of them were the first time to walk, so there was this question。

Gu Xuan lightly did not make too much noise, Le Ma stopped at the foot of the mountain, in front of him was a small slope, went uphill, passed through a forest, and then there was a rugged mountain road, all the way forward, only need to shuttle in the mountain for two hours, go down the mountain, and then run soon to reach Huangsha County.

"Ever since I left Cammonan, I've always been a little distracted. Gu Xuan frowned and said, "Actually, I have always had a question in my heart, especially after the last time the horse bandits attacked the city. ”

"I think they must have been planning this matter for a long time, otherwise they wouldn't have found such a villager in advance, and then let people pretend to be villagers as internal shoulds break out after entering the city, even if they were suppressed by me, they shouldn't have retreated so quickly, but why is this?"

"It's normal for horse bandits to attack ordinary villages, even small towns, after all, they are hiding in the desert and lack resources, so they naturally want to take risks and plunder supplies, but it is very strange to directly gather people and horses to attack the city, and they are not good at defending the city, is it just to run away after breaking the city and looting it? It seems that there is only this reason, but if it is really just that, it will be even more strange, the losses of the siege are too great, but the things looted afterwards will not be much more than ordinary villages, what are they doing such stupid things?"

"Especially last time, only about 30 people, they dared to rashly attack the county seat, do they think that if the Youzhou army withdraws, Huangsha County will not be defended? So I think that there must be a mastermind behind all this who is silently manipulating everything, since someone is the mastermind, no matter what he thinks about Huangsha County, my performance last time must have fallen into his eyes, and he should try every means to kill me. ”

"What do you mean, Lord Wang。。。。。。 Listening to Gu Xuan's speculation advancing step by step, Jinglong also became serious.

"It's just speculation, there is no substantial evidence, maybe the thirty people last time were crazy to attack the city?" Gu Xuan looked at the bright moonlight above his head, and shook his head a little impatiently: "No matter what, I did the opposite, just to avoid potential threats, we take this road, no one will guess, as long as we hurry back now and enter the city, we will be safe, in the wilderness, I always feel that something is wrong." ”

Gu Xuan didn't say a word, he even felt that when they just left Huangsha County, they were already being targeted, but they just didn't want Jinglong to worry.

Gu Xuan said this, Jinglong also raised twelve points of vigilance, and the two of them did not delay any longer, set off again, and ran directly towards the hillside.

After passing through the dark grove in front of you, you will find a long mountain road.

In fact, the mountains are not dark, but the moonlight above the head today is extraordinarily bright, although a large dark cloud is moving rapidly in the distance, but at least the sky at this moment, it is still quiet and beautiful, and the night road that wants to wait will be easier to walk because of this.

The woods are not dense on the mountainside, but rather sparse, and you can speed along the forest paths that others have carved out without worrying about hitting the trees or other vegetation next to you.

Along the mountain, there is only a narrow winding mountain path, the slightest carelessness will fall off the cliff, death has no place to be buried, this road is still living on the mountain, along the terrain, generations * dug out, there is a little fire in the distance, should be the inhabitants of the mountain, although it is already a border in the middle of several countries, but there are still escaping hunters to live, these people do not know which country they are, and even some people think that if they rely on the north, even if they rely on the south, they should be Liangguo.

The fighting in the Southland has not yet been rekindled, and it is still a quiet and peaceful place.

Gu Xuan didn't intend to disturb these residents who had stayed on the mountain for generations, but it was precisely because of the little fire in the distance that gave him some peace of mind.

The two of them rode horses, tensed their nerves and walked for a while, and suddenly saw a fire looming on the cliff wall in front of them, Gu Xuan subconsciously pulled the reins and stopped on the mountain road not far from that place.

Those who practice martial arts, with excellent eyesight, can see an old man with white hair through the bright moonlight above his head, sitting cross-legged on the branch of an old tree sticking out of the cliff wall, with a natural expression, smoking dry tobacco one by one, hanging under his feet, not far from the cliff, and above the head is the winding path.

Gu Xuan had already secretly grasped the hilt of the sword, and shouted softly, "Who is here!"

The old man's hearing was also excellent, so he naturally noticed the two people coming over here, his mouth was chattering, speaking in a dialect that Gu Xuan and the two of them couldn't understand.

Jinglong couldn't help but reminded on the side: "Lord Wang, maybe it's just the hunters in the mountains, many prey will only haunt at night, so it is not surprising that many hunters will choose to act at night." ”

Even with Jinglong's explanation, Gu Xuan still didn't let his guard down, just tilted his head towards Jinglong next to him.

"Dismount!"

The two have been together for more than ten years, Jinglong understands what he means, and he is not good at acting immediately, if the other party really has a problem, it is naturally good to be down-to-earth.

The two got off the horse lightly, began to lead the horse, and walked slowly along the mountain road, until they crossed the big tree where the old man was, and there was still no movement, and Gu Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Is it because you are too sensitive?

However, at this moment, a loud whistle suddenly came from the side where the old man was.

"Wow!"

Gu Xuan nervously grasped the weapon at his waist, almost unsheathed.

saw a black shadow passing overhead, landing straight in front of the two of them.

Gu Xuan fixed his eyes and saw that it was a poor owl that had been pierced through the head by a feather arrow.

"It really looks like Orion. Jinglong stepped forward and picked up the owl, and said to the front, "Lord Wang, do you want to give it back to him?"

Gu Xuan walked forward with the reins, let go of the hand holding the sword, and said without looking back: "Throw it on the ground, he will naturally come to pick it up." ”

On the narrow mountain road, only one person was allowed to walk, and Jinglong threw it to the side with interest, no longer paying attention.

On the mountain road behind, there was a sudden voice with a hoarse voice, as ugly as a night crow.

"This owl can be used in medicine, but it is precious!"