(18) Makeover
The carriage swayed slightly, and I sat in the car, looking at Zhao Zilong, who was sitting in front of the car, through the curtain slightly blown by the wind. His long hair was casually tied in the wind, and the back of his white robe should have been beautiful, but the silk gold thread embroidered on the elegant white robe reflected the rising sun, glowing with a little golden light, which made my eyes ache vividly.
White horse and silver gun, a lonely gut. I couldn't help but stroke my forehead and sigh, I really couldn't see any similarity between the Zhao Zilong described in history and the profiteer in front of me, who was covered in copper smell but incredibly beautiful. Glancing at the horse tethered to the front of the carriage, I sighed again, though ...... That's true that it's a white horse, but how could a famous horse fall into the fate of pulling a cart......
Although he called himself Changshan Zhao Zilong, I became more and more suspicious that it was just one with the same name and surname...... It's just that at this time, I have no choice, so I can only ask the heavens, let the money-hungry brother see the gratuity, and escort me to Guangzong safely.
Glancing at the back of the white-clothed gold thread again, sleepiness couldn't stop coming, the lonely struggle for days made me as tired as a sleepy beast, Jue Xianchen, Ling'er, they should have been the closest people to me in this era except Dong Zhuo, but I was really naΓ―ve. To be so "stupid" at this age, I should really reflect on myself.
Although I was sleepy, I still struggled to relax my vigilance, and despite the carriage to hide, it was difficult to say whether the old man in front of me was reliable, and I really didn't dare to let go of my heart and entrust my life to him.
Fifteen years by Dong Zhuo's side is the most carefree fifteen years in my life, I don't have to fight for anything, and I don't have to struggle desperately for the expectant eyes of others.
But is it really that short-lived?
"You are Dong Zhuo's nemesis......"
"As fate would have it, Dong Zhuo will die because of you......"
The words rang in my ears coldly, like an ear spell, and I shuddered.
No, no, I'm not a person of this era, even if I have great ability, how can I be counted as a person from another time and space?
At this time, I was bent on seeing Dong Zhuo, who was fighting in Guangzong, and Lu Bu, who went to reinforce at my request, and I could only relax when I saw them safe and sound.
Comforting myself, I was always worried.
"Oh my God, what kind of people did you mess with?" Outside the car curtain, Zhao Zilong's surprised voice came.
I suddenly retracted my mind from wandering in the sky: "What's wrong? β
"There are officers and soldiers at the gate of the city who are checking it." Zhao Zilong's voice was slightly lowered, as if officers and soldiers had come forward.
I was slightly startled, and then I remembered that when I was in the Moon Tower, I did say that I would block the city gate.
"There's a hidden compartment under the saddle, hide in it." Zhao Zilong said in a low voice.
Hearing this, I hurriedly stood up and lifted the saddle, and there was indeed a dark compartment underneath. The footsteps of the officers and men were getting closer and closer, and without hesitation, I bent down and hid in the dark compartment, and as soon as I pulled the cushion up, the curtain was lifted.
"No one." After a closer look, the official replied.
"Stop all the carriages first, if we let the people in the painting out of the city, we won't be able to eat and walk around!" Someone shouted at the city gate.
The person in the painting? Did you paint my portrait? Isn't that like being wanted?
"Yes." The official didn't dare to slack off, and said busily.
"Stop? Can't you get out of the city now? Zhao Zilong was slightly shocked.
"As you can see, it's not that we want to be embarrassed, it's just that orders are given from above, and we just do what we are told." probably saw that Zhao Zilong was dressed gorgeously, and the attitude of the official was not bad.
"Ah, how can this be?" Zhao Zilong high-fived and said in annoyance.
"What's wrong? Could it be that there is an urgent need to get out of town? When the official saw that his voice was urgent, he said.
"That's the case, I want to go out of the city to pick up my lady, because I take a concubine, my lady is angry and understands the county's mother's family, a weak woman goes on the road alone, I really can't rest assured, alas, so delayed......" Zhao Zilong sighed, and said with a lot of trouble.
Hiding under the saddle, I couldn't help but raise my eyebrows slightly when I heard this. Wife? People can't look good, this lie is quite slippery.
"Ouch, there's chaos outside, a few days ago, I heard that Lord Taishou also caught a few thieves in Xie County!" The official also exclaimed.
"Yes, the world is so chaotic...... In case ......" Zhao Zilong's voice became more and more urgent, and I seemed to be able to see the worry on his fair and beautiful face.
Lone Hero...... Lonely hero......
"It's better to ...... Official, can you be accommodating? Zhao Zilong lowered his voice mysteriously and stepped forward, "This money invites the official to drink." β
"This ...... Cough...... Well, I can't help it. The official coughed.
"Yes, yes, but with your vast powers, it must be no problem, and the money will buy some jewelry for my sister-in-law." There was a burst of stumbling, and Zhao Zilong was paying for it again. I can almost imagine how much his heart hurts......
"Ahem...... Well, this world is so chaotic, everyone should help each other, this main gate doesn't work, you go quietly from the side door, don't make a noise. "Money can be channeled, and the official is really loose.
"Thank you for the reminder." Zhao Zilong said gratefully, and there was no sound outside the car door.
In a few moments, the carriage moved again.
I don't know how long it took me, and I didn't dare to come out. In a daze, half-asleep, the cushion was pulled open, I hurriedly looked up, and a blinding light came in, and I squinted a little uncomfortably.
"Out of town." It was Zhao Zilong's voice.
Squatting in the dark and looking up at the man who was looking down at me, his white clothes were like snow, the gold threads were like mangs, the broken hair between his foreheads was lightly raised, and his clothes were fluttering, like a fairy.
"When I just left the city, I gave the official a hundred dollars, and it will be counted in the account in the future." Coldly, the voice said again.
The image of the fairy collapsed, I turned my face away, and the corners of my mouth twitched violently, it was really ...... Money-hungry.
Just as I was about to get up from the dark grid, I realized that my legs were squatting and numb, and I couldn't move.
A fair, slender hand reached out to me, and I was slightly stunned and looked up at him.
"Labor fees, ten cents." Raising his good-looking eyebrows, he said.
Heroes don't suffer immediate losses! I endure!
Holding his warm palm, I stood up and sat down in the carriage.
"It's already noon, hurry up, I expect to be able to arrive in Guangzong tomorrow night." Zhao Zilong said, turned around and threw a bag of clothes in front of me, "Change your clothes, in case you are caught up, it will not be so easy to recognize." β
I looked down at my clothes, and after fleeing all the way, climbing through windows and trees, my clothes were already torn and dirty, and it was time to change them. I picked up the dress that Zhao Zilong threw at me and shook it open, it was a white Liuxian skirt, embroidered with blood-colored plum blossoms on the placket, and the long skirt dragged to the ground, which was indescribably charming.
Looks like it's worth a lot of money.
"I bought it at the largest ready-to-wear store in Luoyang, and I was going to ...... it," after a pause, he didn't say much, but said, "You wear it first, and it will be recorded in the account in the future." β
I knew that he would say this, and I didn't think it was strange, but this fairy dress is beautiful, but looking at this fluttering fairy style, it is really inconvenient to wear it to escape......
"Change your clothes, change your hairstyle, or others will know that the portrait is you as soon as you show up." As he spoke, he jumped out of the carriage and turned around, "Anyway, you don't have to walk in the carriage." As if he knew what was in my heart, he added.
On closer thought, he had a point, so I nodded, lowered the curtain and changed my clothes.
It's March now, this texture of the dress is really comfortable to wear on the body, raise your hand to spread the long hair, to refer to the comb, thickly tie the long hair into a bunch, reach out to braided the hair on the chest, and the change is completed.
"Okay?" Zhao Zilong's slightly impatient voice came from outside the carriage.
"Hmm." I answered, and I pulled the curtain.
Zhao Zilong turned around, was slightly stunned for a moment, and then quickly came back to his senses, took a water bladder from the bag in his hand and gave it to me: "Drink some water, we have to continue on our journey." β
I nodded without objection, it was exactly what I wanted to arrive at Guangzong earlier, I took the water bladder and drank a sip of water, I was a little puzzled: "Zhao Gongzi, how can there be a secret compartment in your carriage?" β
Hehe, isn't he a legitimate businessman?
Zhao Zilong glanced at me and said lightly: "It's nothing, it's just used to store goods." β
Goods? Is it a weapon? I suddenly remembered that he seemed to be talking to an old man about the sale of weapons in the city just now, since it was a commodity, why should he be so secretive, it would definitely not be an ordinary weapon, I remembered that when I was hiding in the dark compartment, I felt a chill, if it was an ordinary weapon, how could it have such an aura!
vaguely remembered what Zhao Zilong mentioned in the conversation with the old man, "the arsenal of the previous dynasty", it seems that these weapons are by no means general.
"Gone." Without any intention of talking, Zhao Zilong withdrew the water bladder in my hand and sat in front of the carriage to prepare to catch the car.
I don't know if it's a delusion, I think after changing into this dress, Zhao Zilong's attitude towards me is a little strange. The carriage moved forward again, and I sat on the cushion, my wrist touching the embroidered bag that I had just untied when I had just changed clothes, and I was in a trance. The embroidered bag made by Ling'er, the food made by Xianchen, but just a few days apart, at this time, it seems that it is like a world, things in the world, always so unpredictable, Jue Xianchen has not chased after him at this time, I think it should be back to Luoyang to deal with the internal contradictions in the palace, so I have no time to take care of me, if this is the case, I should be happy.
In the distance, suddenly there was a sound of horses' hooves from far and near, and I immediately became alert: "Zhao Gongzi, there seems to be a chasing soldier behind!" β
"I know." Zhao Zilong's voice came steadily, and inexplicably, I was not so nervous.
Secretly opening the corner of the back window of the carriage, I looked behind me and saw that the woman in the dark clothes riding on the back of the horse was Ling'er.
She was riding alone, and Zhao Zilong was driving the carriage, and after a while, she had caught up, and I hurriedly lowered the curtain and sat down.
Sure enough, the carriage stopped.
"This girl is stuck on the way down, I don't know what's going on?" Zhao Zilong's voice sounded faintly, with three points of indifference.
"I'm looking for someone." Ling'er spoke, her voice full of murderous intent.
"The girl laughed, the world is so big, the girl wants to find someone to find elsewhere, how can she stop it?"
"Isn't the person I'm looking for in your carriage?" Ling'er sneered, "There is only one carriage that came out of the city today." β
Sure enough, that day, Jue Xianchen took me away from the Taishou Mansion, although Ling'er didn't dare to move, but she was also unwilling, so she sent someone to guard outside the Moon Tower day and night, as long as I came out of the Moon Tower, she would kill me.
"There is only a sick Neiko in the car, and there is no one who the girl said." Zhao Zilong's voice is still neither salty nor light.
"In that case, don't mind letting me see it." Ling'er scoffed.
Hearing this, I hurriedly spread out my long hair and covered half of my face, and as soon as I had done all this, the curtain of the car was suddenly lifted, and Ling'er's long sword had already been picked in.
There was no way to avoid it, so I had to scream, pretend to be frightened, and gritted my teeth and fell out of the carriage.
Zhao Zilong hurriedly caught me, and I leaned on his arms.
"Wan'er, Wan'er!" Zhao Zilong was shocked, hurriedly grabbed my shoulder, and shouted very eagerly.
I didn't dare to reply, but leaned into his arms and coughed lightly.
At this time, my long hair is half covering my face, and I am wearing a floor-length skirt, and my whole face is buried in Zhao Zilong's chest, no matter how suspicious Rao is Ling'er, she shouldn't recognize me, right?
While I was secretly thinking about it, Zhao Zilong's body suddenly accumulated monstrous anger, protecting me in his arms, and he suddenly hit Ling'er with his bare hands.
That move was ruthless and powerful, Ling'er was so shocked that she couldn't parry it at all, so she had to retreat again and again.
"Childe, please stop, it's the little woman who is unreasonable!" Frightened by the move full of killing intent, Ling'er didn't dare to be arrogant anymore, and shouted at the moment.
Where is Zhao Zilong willing to listen, he protects me with one hand, and punches with the other hand to make fatal moves, completely losing his previous gentleness.
Seeing Zhao Zilong's reaction so big, I couldn't help but be puzzled, and seeing that Ling'er was not suspicious, I hurriedly hugged Zhao Zilong's arm tightly: "Zilong, don't make trouble." β
With a hoarse voice, I gritted my teeth and spoke.
Zhao Zilong was slightly stunned, and then stopped.
On the side, Ling'er saw that Zhao Zilong stopped, and she didn't dare to fight anymore, so she hurriedly turned around and jumped on the horse and headed in the direction of Guangzong, thinking that she expected me to go to Dong Zhuo. At her speed, she must have reached Guangzong before me, and she definitely did not expect that I would follow into Guangzong, so that we would have a much safer journey.
Looking up at Zhao Zilong, he was looking at me in a daze.
"What happened to you just now?" Looking at him with some confusion, I asked.
He didn't speak, he just looked at me.
Feeling his arm around me tighten slightly, I frowned and struggled. Only then did he come to his senses and hurriedly let go of his hand.
"Who is Wan'er?" Although it was just to deceive Ling'er, I always felt that the name was not his nonsense.
"Let's hurry." Without explanation, he pushed me away and returned to a faint expression.