Chapter 44 Introduction

When Gao Zhaorong left Gaofu to go to Shili River, a carrier pigeon flew out of a corner of Gaofu at that time, and the carrier pigeon vibrated its wings in the air and flew away.

The carrier pigeon left silently, and no one noticed, flying from Gaofu all the way to the main street of the Pingcheng official residence.

At that time, in Gao Li's wing, on the warm pavilion inside, Gao Li was sitting on the kang drinking tea, Ziyu approached lightly and said, "The second lady has gone out." ”

After hearing this, Gao Li put down the teacup in his hand, sneered, and said to himself, "That slut really can't sit still." ”

Zilan hurriedly said softly, "Eldest Miss, Second Miss now has the emperor's backing behind her, you have to pay attention to what you say now, so as not to be listened to by others." ”

Gao Li glared at Ziyu and sneered coldly, "Do you need to take care of Miss Ben!" ”

Zilan hurriedly lowered her head, "The slave is wrong. ”

After Gao Zhaorong left the city gate, the captain of the city gate, begging Fu Yanli, immediately turned his horse's head, came to the Invitation Moon Tower, and went straight to the door of the elegant room of the Invite Moon Tower.

He kept his composure and knocked lightly.

It was Cheng You who opened the door, and Cheng You saw that his face was full of doubts, but he didn't ask, but directly let him in.

In the room stood by the window a man dressed in a white robe, the style of which was very simple, unadorned, and he had not even an additional accessory. Such an outfit will obviously make people feel cold at a glance, but I don't know why, just a silhouette of him standing there will make people feel a momentum that cannot be ignored.

The momentum exuded from him was too strong, and there was an awe-inspiring aura that rejected people thousands of miles away.

Beggar Yanli walked into him and said complimentarily, "Master Hou, the second high school lady went to the Shili River." ”

Bai Rui glanced back at Qifu Yanli slightly, and said lightly, "Did she say what to do?" ”

Beggar Yanli lowered his eyes and whispered, "Second Miss said to find a friend." ”

Cheng You glanced at Hou Ye and said respectfully, "The villagers in many villages in Shilihe are civilians who moved in to the Northern Wei Dynasty from other countries, and many of them are slaves from other countries, and the crowd is chaotic, and the subordinates are worried that Miss Gao's trip is not safe. ”

As soon as Cheng You finished speaking, Bai Rui had already hurried towards the door.

Nangong Ni, who was approaching, hurriedly bent his knees and asked in a daze, "Master Hou, where are you going?" ”

Bai Rui ignored her and went straight to the door and downstairs.

Nangong Ni's eyes flashed, and she turned to look at the beggar Yanli in the room.

Beggar Yanli withdrew his mouth and was silent.

Nangong Ni's face stiffened slightly, but it quickly returned to normal. She already understood who Hou Ye was going to go for in a hurry.

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Leading the horse, my mind drifted away, and I walked on the bank of the Ten Mile River.

On the grass and trees on both sides of the dirt road, there was a light snow yesterday, and there was still a lot of snow white left on it.

It's cold today, and I can feel the chill wrapped in a thick cloak.

There were a lot of footprints on the dirt road back to the city, and in the distance of the hillside, two or three cattle herders were guarding the cattle in the winter fields, eating the withered yellow weeds on the edge of the ridges.

You Ran led the horse and followed me silently.

The Shili River, a long river, sits a village on the hillside of the river, and at this time the green smoke has risen from the village houses not far away.

You Ran and I walked in front of the village.

Under the big tree at the entrance of the village, an old man sat on a stone under the tree, frowning lightly and looking in the direction of me.

I glanced at him and sensed his complicated expression.

"Girl." The old man shouted at me.

I wrinkled my eyebrows, looking confused, knowing very well that the old man was calling me, and I looked at him in a daze, the old man had a yellow face and thin muscles, and his back was tilted.

You Ran, who was beside me, took a step closer to me and asked me vigilantly, "Miss, do you know that person?" ”

"I don't know." I lowered my voice and said to You Ran.

He said he didn't know me, but it was clear that the old man was talking to me.

The man stood up and took a few steps closer to me. You Ran's expression was cold, and he was always wary of what the man would do to hurt me.

I understood Youran's caution and whispered, "It's okay, it's just an old man." ”

After the old man took a few steps closer, he looked me up and down, and smiled honestly, "Girl, you are finally here, the old man has been waiting for you for many years, and the girl is still the same as many years ago, and it really hasn't changed at all." ”

I was amazed.

You Ran beside him was only slightly stunned.

In my surprise, the old man's words drifted through my mind again, and I suddenly came back to my senses, the girl he should have said was Huan'er.

This old man and the old man who was in the wonton shop that night should have seen Zhu'er, and they recognized the wrong person and took me for Zhu'er.

But I still wanted to make sure, and I asked, "Does the old man know me?" ”

The old man was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile, "The old man has aged a lot in the past ten years, and it's normal for the girl not to recognize it." ”

As soon as I heard this, I was very sure that he was treating me like a child.

I'm curious about what his relationship is with Huan'er. I hope I might be able to hear something about the old man, I was busy pretending to be a man, and said with a smile, "It's been a long time, I really don't remember, I'm sorry uncle." ”

The old man raised his eyebrows and smiled, stroked his beard and nodded, "It's good that the girl is here, follow the old man to the house, and the old man will return the things that the girl left here to the girl." ”

What did Huan'er leave with him, I was pleasantly surprised in my heart, and hurriedly said, "Okay." ”

This time, You Ran didn't speculate, but agreed.

The old man led the way, and You Ran and I led the horse behind him, and after a few steps, we arrived at the door of the old man's house.

You Ran tied the horse to a tree in front of the old man's house and walked with me into the old man's house.

The old man invited me to take a seat.

You Ran stood beside him, and he kept watching the old man walk into the inner room.

I looked at You Ran to the side, his eyes were a little complicated. Just now, the old man said that it has been more than ten years, and it is because I know that Huan'er will not have doubts, and You Ran has no doubts.

More than ten years ago, I should have been a toddler, and You Ran didn't speculate much, which made me a little suspicious of him.

I didn't think much about You Ran at this time, but what did Hu'er leave here?

The old man came out, holding something wrapped in cloth in his hand.

He placed the cloth bag on the table in front of me and opened it layer by layer.

I saw a piece of wood peeking out of the bag.

"Girl, your stuff is still intact." The old man looked at me.

I pointed to myself again, confirming, "Mine? ”

The old man was a little puzzled by my doubts, "Girl, I really don't remember?" ”

I smiled, "It's been so many years, I don't remember it very well." ”

The old man picked up the piece of wood and handed it to me, "Girl, let's see if it was left by you when you were here in the old decay." ”

You Ran picked up the wood one step faster than me and took a closer look, his surprised expression stood on his face, and Zhengse said, "This is the dragon descending wood." ”

The old man chuckled, "This thing is a girl's thing." ”

You Ran handed me the wood, and I took a closer look, and it was different from the usual wood, it was in a hexagonal pattern.

At this time, the old man said, "The old man has been guarding this thing for so many years, for fear that the girl will not come to take it away, when the old man was sad to have a cold winter, it was the girl who stayed overnight in the old man, and left a lot of silver for the old man, and the old man only survived that winter, when the girl left, let the old man help take care of this thing, but as soon as the girl left, she did not come back for more than ten years, and the old man would wait at the entrance of this village every day when he was free, waiting for the girl." Today, the girl is here, take it away, and the old decay will be relieved, and you can leave with peace of mind. ”

The old man coughed lightly, looking sick.

I asked You Ran to leave a bag of silver for the old man, and walked out of his door with the cloth bag.

I don't have any impression of this dragon descending wood in my mind.

Riding on the horse, I pulled the cloth bag in my hand.

When I looked at this dragon descending wood just now, it was a rare and precious thing, and it should be hundreds of years old. It is rumored that the dragon wood has the effect of warding off evil spirits, calming the nerves, and detoxifying.

I'm so happy, I don't know where I got this precious thing back then.

But why did she stay in a hurry and never come to pick it up again?

At this time, the mystery that is difficult to understand in my heart is, where is the mule?

My mind began to scroll through the images again, and in a restless mood, I grabbed the stiff horse, jumped off the horse, and hung the cloth bag on the saddle.

After dismounting, he followed me closely and followed me into the forest.

I didn't walk a few steps, just leaned against the tree, feeling depressed.

You Ran hesitated, wanting to say something but didn't say anything.

I understand that he may have had too many doubts in his mind at this time.

I looked down and wandered back in my thoughts, when suddenly a sentence popped up in front of me, and it was very incomprehensible.

"Second Miss, do you believe in the idea of soul possession?"

I looked up sharply and looked at him with a blank face.

My face was not good, and I didn't understand what he said.

"What did you say?"

While I was waiting for You Ran to repeat it again, suddenly the leaves of the big tree on the side of the road rattled slightly.

You Ran sensed that something was wrong and looked around vigilantly.

"There is a situation." You Ran said briefly, his eyes not taking off the bushes around him.

My expression grew solemn.

Suddenly, there was a swiping sound, and a group of black-clad masked men with long swords in their hands sprang out from behind the bushes.

I looked solemn and stiff, and I didn't understand what was going on.

You Ran quickly pulled out the saber from his waist, turned back to me and said, "Miss, go quickly."

As soon as he spoke, he pushed me on my horse.

Slapped my horse with the hilt of his sword.

The horse neighed and galloped away.

I was so frightened that I clung to the reins with both hands, and I was terrified that I would fall.

There was already the sound of swords colliding behind me, and I knew it was dangerous, but I didn't have time to care.

Following my horse, there were a few men in black chasing after me.

I didn't dare to turn back, shook the reins, and ran deep into the forest.

Suddenly, I heard a shivering sound behind me.

I glanced back and saw that the people in black were shaking with Ji Yu in a brocade suit.

Ji Yu is one against four people.

I jerked on the reins and turned back to the horse's head.

I don't understand why the King of the North Sea is here.

I was worried about him, and I didn't run away, but I didn't know what to do.

I looked flustered, afraid that Ji Yu would be injured.

Those black-clothed people don't seem to be weak in martial arts, can he deal with it alone?

What am I going to do? How can I help?

My scalp is numb, and I don't know what to do.

Suddenly, I felt someone sitting on my horse behind me, and an arm at my side reached out and hugged my waist.

A fresh fragrance came from behind him.

Before I could understand what was going on, I ran away with men and horses in one direction and the other.

I was amazed and looked back to see the man in white who was holding me, wearing a silver mask on his face, revealing only the bridge of his nose and thin lips.