The wheels were rolling, day and night did not stop, and within a few days, Xi Yan and his party had approached Hanshui Villa.

The scenery here is unique, the Qujiang River originates from here, the waves on the stone bank rise thousands of stacks, and then seventy miles to the west, it is the famous cold water villa all over the world.

The four seasons turn, the flowers on the stone bank have long been gone, and on the low mountain in the distance, thousands of green bamboos are swaying with the wind, making a rustling sound in the wind.

Xi Yan ordered the guards to stop, leaving most of them to stand guard, and the rest led their horses to the river to drink.

After a bumpy ride, An Ruofei was already a little tired, and it was rare to stop in such a comfortable place, so he pulled Xi Yan out of the car without hesitation.

In front of me is a half-new bluestone stele, engraved with four strong characters - Hanshui Villa.

An Ruofei was a little puzzled: "Isn't the Cold Water Villa still dozens of miles away?" How come there is a stele here? ”

Xi Yan looked at this irregular bluestone slab and said slowly: "All famous families and villas always like to take their own main altar as the center, and divide the surrounding dozens of miles, or even hundreds of miles, as their own, which is not only prestige, but also a responsibility. ”

"Responsibility?"

"Yes," Xi Yan told her, "Anyone, as long as they step into this monument, must follow the rules of the Cold Water Villa, but they are also protected by the Cold Water Villa." Anything happened here, Coldwater Villa...... They are also responsible. This stele looks new, and it seems that it has only been planted here in recent years, this Zhao Hengyu...... There are still some famous heroes. ”

An Ruofei rubbed his fingers on the stone tablet, as if he had seen the appearance of the owner of Zhao Zhuang hanging the pot to help the world and scolding Fang Xuan.

Approaching the Mid-Autumn Festival, the wind blowing on the mountain was already a little cool, Xi Yan carefully put on a hood for her, and when she looked back, she saw that the people who led the horses to the river to drink water had not returned, and couldn't help frowning: "What's the matter, it's been a moment of work, why haven't they come back yet?" ”

The withered yellow flowers were tall and dense, blocking most of the sight, and for a moment, Xi Yan's heart suddenly felt uneasy, he had always trusted his instincts, and without thinking too much, he escorted An Ruofei back to the car.

Yu Xiao, the leader of the secret guards, also felt a little strange at this moment, and hurriedly escorted everyone to guard the carriage in the center, and before he could sit down, there was a sound of thin footsteps among the flowers.

"It's not them," Yu Xiao's ears are extremely sensitive, and he knows that it is not his secret guard when he hears it, "but I don't know how many people there are, are they enemies or friends?" ”

"Of course it can only be the enemy!" Xi Yan was already prepared, and reached out to pull out the saber on the sword rack behind him.

But just for a moment, the carriage that had been stopped suddenly started moving, and Yu Xiao shouted behind him: "You take your son and wife to go first, and the rest of the people will stay with me!" ”

Xi Yan held An Ruofei tightly in his arms, lifted the curtain and looked back, dozens of black figures had already fought with Yu Xiao and them, blood stained red, the secret guards' kung fu was far above the killers, and every time they fell, it was those black-clothed killers who fell.

His secret guards retreated while fighting, and they retreated to the forest in a moment, wanting to introduce the killer into the dense forest and consume them one by one by taking advantage of the geographical advantage. But these killers were extremely focused, and when they saw that the guards had retreated, they jumped on their horses and chased after the carriage in front of them.

Xi Yan sneered, pushed the car door open, and with a slight call, Sa Luzi came to the side by side of the horses pulling the cart.

Xi Yan took the lead in jumping up, put the saber on the horse, and then grabbed An Ruofei's hand, just one force, An Ruofei was already in the air, she exclaimed, and the next moment, she had already sat in front of Xi Yan.

"Let's ride fast and sit tight! There is no way to go back, only to go to the Cold Water Villa first. ”

An Ruofei nodded a little nervously, she never thought that the change would happen so quickly!

Seeing this, the secret guard who was driving the car also untied a horse according to Xi Yan's appearance and guarded them tightly.

Seeing that it was difficult to catch up with them, the killer behind him took a bow and arrows and shot towards Xi Yan, who flicked his horsewhip and flew backwards, sweeping out the sharp arrows that approached him.

"Shoot that man in a green robe!"

The killer's shouting voice came from afar, Xi Yan smiled contemptuously, and the horsewhip was thrown on Sa Luzi's body, and he headed towards the direction of Hanshui Villa.

Suddenly, Xi Yan frowned, and he found that the killer who spoke just now was not the local accent of Lingjiang, but the northwest dialect. When I led my army through the northwest last year, I heard this accent!

It's just a distraction, the sharp arrow is coming again, Xi Yan hurriedly raised his hand and whipped to roll, and he was almost shot to the core.

"Rely on them...... It's a bit overwhelming. ”

Xi Yan has no bottom in his heart, but he still wants An Ruofei to rest assured, if she is too nervous, it will inevitably affect his mood.

Besides, what man doesn't want to behave in front of his own woman?

An Ruofei was already chuckling, but when she turned around, she saw dozens of people chasing closely behind her, and more than a dozen people in the front row were still holding bows and crossbows in their hands.

"I know you want to reassure me, but how are these people behind you good?" An Ruofei blamed him, "If you really leave me when you are desperate, they will only kill you, and you will not embarrass me." ”

"What nonsense!" Xi Yan suddenly became angry, "If you want to go, you can only go together, and leave you behind, what am I!" Do you think they're so bad that they won't arrest you and threaten me!? ”

While speaking, Xi Yan hugged the person in her arms a little tighter, as if she was afraid that she would jump off the horse if she didn't pay attention.

An Ruofei was stunned by his roar, and two lines of tears flowed down without warning, thinking of the moment of life and death...... He's still so stubborn.

When those killers saw that they couldn't shoot people, they switched their countermeasures, and each arrow sent out turned to shoot the horse, Xi Yan's horsewhip was not long enough, and a few sharp arrows were still nailed into Sa Luzi's body.

The horse neighed and fell to the ground, and the man on the horse's back also fell.

Xi Yan hugged An Ruofei tightly and rolled into the deep and dense flowers on the side of the road, the secret guard who was guarding the side saw this, turned his horse's head and rushed towards the group of killers, he lay on the horse's back to prevent himself from being shot by arrows, when the horse rushed into the crowd, he suddenly burst out, his hands were raised, and before the two knife lights fell, the two killers were killed.

But surrounded by dozens of people, before he could pull out the blade, several sharp swords had already pierced into his body, no matter what, he still used his life to buy a little time for Xi Yan and An Ruofei.

The leader of the killers looked forward again, but there was no one on the road except for the dying horse.

He was extremely angry in his heart, but he could only order his subordinates to dismount and search.

Xi Yan tightly pulled An Ruofei to shuttle among the flowers, and after a while, he suddenly stopped and listened to the sounds around him.

An Ruofei saw that he didn't move suddenly, but he didn't dare to make a sound, only cast an inquiring gaze at him, and after a while, he pulled An Ruofei to lie down gently, raised his index finger to his lips to signal her to silence, he didn't need to explain at all, An Ruofei did it all.

Ogihua by the river is taller than a person, and if you want to find someone in such a place, you can only rely on sound to identify it, as long as they lie down and don't move, those killers have no target.

Xi Yan and An Ruofei didn't move, and those killers also stopped one after another, and the original footsteps disappeared completely, leaving only the sound of the wind still blowing the flowers.