Zhuang Meiyan suddenly appeared in the middle of the road, standing upright, without the slightest intention of avoiding. The little princess Duanmuqing rode wildly, running just as she was rising, and suddenly saw the figure that appeared on the road, and couldn't help but be a little panicked, not knowing whether she should stop the horse or dodge to avoid it. Xiao Xuanchen, who was following her, saw this situation, shouted, whipped himself and sat down with a whip, rushed to the front of Duanmu Qing, and grabbed her reins with his free hand. The horses roared and their hooves raised, and finally stopped at a distance of one step from Zhuang Meiyan, and danger passed by them.

Zhuang Mei's face was as usual, she stood under the tall horse, stubbornly raised her head, and stared at Duanmu Qing without blinking, the latter You Xing was interrupted, and she was also staring at her with anger.

"Are you looking for death, dare to block the way of the main palace!" Duanmu Qing blurted out.

"The princess just bumped into someone, don't you even know how to say sorry? Zhuang Meiyan was not afraid, righteous words, and every sentence was heartfelt.

Duanmuqing's face was red and white for a while, she had always been held in the palm of her hand and cared for and favored, and it was the first time that she had been taught in person. She raised her horsewhip angrily and whipped it down hard, "pop" A clear whip mark immediately appeared on Zhuang Meiyan's shoulder, the clothes on her shoulders were broken, Xiao Xuanchen didn't have time to stop it, her face changed suddenly, Zhuang Meiyan pursed the corners of her mouth slightly, and her face showed a restrained expression.

She couldn't help laughing, and the more she laughed, the more crazy she became. Hearing her laughter, Duanmuqing actually felt a little panicked, she was used to seeing obedient minions, even if Xiao Xuanchen was the first person to disobey her original intentions, but she still tried her best to follow her face, so this was the first time she had seen someone who openly opposed her, and she couldn't help but be angry.

"You, what are you laughing at?" Duanmu Qingjiao asked in a coquettish voice.

Zhuang Meiyan saw through the little princess's lust, laughed loudly, her face suddenly turned pale, and said: "I laugh at your self-righteousness, in addition to the title of princess, what ability do you have? ”

Duanmu Qing has always been conceited, and when she heard her sarcastic words to her face, how could she endure it. It's okay to say that she doesn't know how to embroider and other things in the boudoir, but she actually mocks her for her poor equestrianism, and her favorite thing in her life is to ride a horse and hunt for men to do, and she is very confident in her equestrian skills.

Duanmu Qing was suddenly furious, and said: "The equestrian turn of this palace is not for you to judge, don't think that you can do whatever you want with the support of the seventeen imperial uncles, you have not married into the Ruixiang palace now, even if you marry it, you will be a side princess at most, and you still have to salute when you see this palace." Besides, Uncle Seventeen Emperors has a deep affection for the princess, he is just a temporary freshness to you, and it is impossible to pamper you for too long, so what else do you have to rely on then?"

Duanmuqing proudly puffed up her small chest, her neck was high, and she showed a disdainful look at Zhuang Meiyan.

Zhuang Meiyan smiled slightly and said: "The princess has a wrong sentence, Meiyan never relies on anyone, and Meiyan can only rely on herself." Those who serve others with color will inevitably have a day when they will be weakened and relaxed, and those who use their ability to convince others, even if they are not liked, will always leave a place for you in their hearts, and dare not despise you. ”

Duanmuqing seemed to understand what she said, and she only heard two words clearly, "ability".

Duanmu Qing raised his eyebrows and said: "So you think that your ability is convincing enough, that's good! Do you dare to gamble with this palace, the content of the competition is that this palace is not very skilled in equestrianism, do you dare?"

Duanmu Qing looked at Zhuang Meiyan challenged, and the corners of her mouth raised a contemptuous smile. She saw that Zhuang Meiyan was delicate, but she was just a weak woman in the boudoir. At present, the women of the Wushuang Kingdom are the most important women's red skills, and they are afraid to avoid things like horseback archery, how can they learn it? If Duanmuqing was not favored by the emperor, she would definitely not be able to ride a horse, so Duanmuqing deliberately provoked her with words.

"If you don't dare, just kneel down and kowtow to this palace, and this palace will not hold you accountable for stopping horses in the street for the sake of the face of the Seventeenth Emperor Uncle. ”

Zhuang Meiyan seemed to hesitate, and after a while, she resolutely raised her head and said: "Okay! If Meiyan loses to the princess, she is willing to give the princess ten purebred sweat and blood horses as a bet, what if the princess loses?"

Zhuang Meiyan's momentary hesitation fell on Duanmu Qing's eyes, she was full of confidence, and said proudly: "How can this palace lose to you!"

Zhuang Meiyan slowly lowered her head and said, "Since it is a bet, the princess has a promise, it is better to make a bet." ”

Seeing her so cautious, Duanmu Qing was even more satisfied, and sneered: "What do you want, as long as the entire Wushuang Kingdom can get something, this palace has a way to get it for you." ”

Zhuang Meiyan's lowered eyes finally showed a mocking smile, the corners of her mouth rose slightly, and said: "If the princess loses, Meiyan doesn't want anything else, as long as the princess stands on the tower of the 'Chaoyang Gate' tomorrow and says 'I'm sorry, I shouldn't be so arrogant'." ”

Duanmuqing's chest rose and fell, staring at Zhuang Meiyan hatefully, the horsewhip was raised again, but he heard a light laugh in his ears, which was quite teasing. Xiao Xuanchen on the side smiled at the corner of his mouth, as if he had seen the most interesting thing in the world, and said leisurely: "Interesting! Interesting! This prince thought that the most bold woman in the world was none other than the woman of our Wuyang Kingdom, and he didn't expect that there were such women and heroes in Wushuang Country, no less than men's courage." What do you say, princess!"

This sentence offended both women at once, and the two of them glared at him together, but he still smiled and didn't care, this person's thick skin can be regarded as unparalleled in the world. Under his intentional or unintentional teasing, Duanmu Qing's competitive temperament was unwilling to give up, and he immediately pointed at Zhuang Meiyan with a horsewhip and said: "Okay! A word is a certainty! Today, this palace must not let Wuyang barbarians see the joke of our unrivaled country! ”

At this time, Chunju quietly leaned over and whispered a few whispers in Zhuang Meiyan's ear, and Zhuang Meiyan nodded slowly. She turned her face to look at Xiao Xuanchen, the corners of her mouth hooked a perfect arc, and her confident momentum returned to her body, but unfortunately Duanmuqing didn't notice these changes. Because Zhuang Meiyan had already passed by her, she came to Xiao Xuanchen's horse and asked softly, "The little girl doesn't have a horse, can she borrow His Royal Highness the Prince's mount?"

With such a gentle smile and tone, Xiao Xuanchen couldn't refuse, and he leaned over and dismounted. The horses are tall, Zhuang Meiyan is a woman, and it is difficult to step on the horse without stepping on the foot. Xiao Xuanchen quickly squatted down while dismounting, making a half-kneeling posture. Zhuang Meiyan didn't refuse, stepped on his thigh, and turned over on the horse with his strength, and this subtle movement happened to be covered by the horse's body, so only the two of them knew it, and Duanmu Qing didn't know it.

Duanmu Qing stared at the front a little nervously, and urged again and again, "Okay?"

"That's it!"

Without waiting for Zhuang Meiyan to get ready to go, Duanmuqing heard the word "good", and immediately whipped him the horse's buttocks, and walked away, leaving only smoke and dust billowing out. Zhuang Meiyan shook the reins unhurriedly, and shouted: "Drive!"

Two fast horses one after the other along the Suzaku Street in front of the palace gate went straight to Chaoyang Gate, under the sun, only saw a light smoke, the distance between the two horses is getting closer and closer, and finally surrounded by smoke and dust, can not tell the order.

Zhuang Meiyan's horse slowly chased after him from behind. Duanmuqing was secretly shocked in her heart, how did she know that Zhuang Meiyan had already been proficient in equestrianism in order to deal with the businessmen of Wuyangguo in the past three years, not to mention the equestrian skills of a three-legged cat like Duanmuqing, even if it was a Wuyang person like Xiao Xuanchen who grew up on horseback, she couldn't help but say "admiration" when she saw her skillful skills at this time.

Zhuang Meiyan sat calmly on the horse's back, urging the horse forward, while Duanmu Qing's impatient posture of whipping again and again was a little dwarfed. Zhuang Meiyan waited for a while, and Shang Zi could still make up his efforts and said to Duanmu Qing: "Princess, where do we divide the winner?"

Duanmu Qing was stunned for a moment, and blurted out: "Isn't this the beginning? Whoever arrives at Chaoyang Gate first will win." ”

Zhuang Meiyan smiled disdainfully and said: "The palace is only a few miles away from Chaoyangmen, if you want to compare real kung fu, let's go out of Chaoyangmen all the way to the south, whoever climbs to the top of Wolong Mountain over there first, even if he wins." ”

Duanmu Qing was panting, catching a glimpse of Zhuang Meiyan's calm expression, she also wanted to try her best to make a calm posture, and said deliberately: "It's strange, how can the street be so quiet today, even passers-by rarely see it." ”

"In order to clear a clear path for the princess, I asked a friend to help me and invite them to other places. Zhuang Meiyan said lightly.

She said very easily, as if she had invited someone to eat, but Xuanwu Street is the most prosperous street in the capital, which is not only the only place to enter and exit the city gate, but also the center of economic exchanges.

Duanmu Qing was slightly startled, and couldn't help but turn her head to glance at Zhuang Meiyan.

When she was distracted, Zhuang Meiyan had already snatched out a head and stepped into the Chaoyang Gate, Duanmuqing didn't dare to slack off, clamped the horse's belly hard, and followed.

After less than a quarter of an hour, another knight came to Chaoyangmen, the black robe danced lightly, the silver butterfly mask was tightly fastened on that handsome face, Xiao Xuanyu looked at their distant figures and gradually ran towards the direction of Wolong Mountain, he showed a worried look on his face, and whispered: "Nonsense!"

Instead, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, soft and indifferent.

"You like to play, don't you? I'll play with you to the end!"

Xiao Xuanchen whipped the horse hard, and followed their figures. At this time, noon had passed, and the sun was gradually setting in the west, gradually elongating their figures.

Wolong Mountain.

The terrain here is gentle at first, and the more you go up, the more rugged and difficult it becomes, and at last you can't even make out the path, only a narrow path leads to the top of the mountain, and it gets steeper and steeper, and the width is barely enough for two horses at most, and it is not suitable for riding at all.

Now, Zhuang Meiyan and Duanmu Qing have slowed down, and even Zhuang Meiyan has to be cautious, the trail here is close to the mountain on one side, and the cliff on the other side, and the slightest carelessness will break bones. Duanmu Qing is even worse, she has always ridden horses on spacious roads, or in royal horse farms, when she walked through such a difficult place, she would have been frightened for a long time, if it weren't for the dignity of the princess that didn't allow her to retreat, I'm afraid she would have given up a long time ago.

At this time, Duanmuqing could only walk forward, a big step behind Zhuang Meiyan, and she looked up anxiously. Fortunately, the speed of the two people is not fast, and the road here is so narrow, even if they have the intention to speed up, they can't catch up here, Duanmu Qing secretly calculated, just wait for the front to reach the top of the mountain There will be an open place, and then it will be the key time for them to win.

Zhuang Meiyan deliberately slowed down, and looked back at Duanmuqing from time to time, her leisurely posture was in stark contrast to Duanmuqing's sweat. She used to practice horseback riding in Qiyang Mountain, often climbed over the mountains, and stepped on the top of Qiyang Mountain, so although the mountain road here is rugged, it is not difficult for her, and the reason why she chose the destination in Wolong Mountain is to give this little princess a little lesson who does not know the height of the sky.

Duanmu Qing knew that her skills were still far from the other party, but the pride in her heart would never allow her to bow her head to this woman and admit defeat - even if she was already decided!

Zhuang Meiyan saw that Duanmu Qing's speed was getting slower and slower, and her mount was limping, maybe the mountain road had damaged the horse's hooves, and if she went any further, the horse might not be able to hold on. Zhuang Meiyan thought about it for a while, and said, "Princess, if you admit that you lost now, then we don't have to compete anymore." ”

"Who said...... Hongu lost!" Duanmu Qing said breathlessly, "Before reaching the top of the mountain, Hongu did not lose." ”

Unexpectedly, in addition to being proud and willful, this little princess is also a stubborn girl, and she will not give up until she achieves her goal. Zhuang Meiyan smiled silently, shook his head slightly, turned his head, and continued to walk forward, the distance between them continued to widen. Suddenly, Zhuang Meiyan heard the mournful roar of a horse behind her, she was shocked, immediately reined in the horse, and carefully turned the horse's head to check.

Duanmuqing's horse fell to the ground weakly, struggling to get up again, Duanmuqing frowned and half-crouched beside his horse to check, still stubbornly holding the reins in his hand, trying to pull the horse up from the ground. Zhuang Meiyan breathed a sigh of relief, she just wanted to kill Duanmu Qing's majesty, and didn't want to kill her. Things turned out like this were much beyond Zhuang Meiyan's expectations, and until this time, Duanmu Qing still refused to admit defeat, she glanced at Zhuang Meiyan, pursed her lips, and resolutely held on to the mountain wall and continued to walk forward.

Zhuang Meiyan followed her silently, following her unhurriedly. The little deerskin boots that Duanmu Qing wore were a pair of soft-soled shoes, the mountain road was uneven, very awkward, she gritted her teeth and walked more than a dozen steps, the soles of her feet were like a knife cut, the pain was unbearable, after all, she was a daughter When did she suffer like this! Holding on to the mountain wall, her lips tightened hard, her body trembled slightly, and she finally restrained her emotions and did not cry.

Zhuang Meiyan smiled slightly, didn't say anything, just followed behind her, and followed suit.

Finally, Duanmuqing couldn't help it, turned his head and yelled at her, "Hey, what do you want? Anyway...... The main palace will not admit defeat! The main palace will climb to the top of the mountain even if it climbs. ”

It's a completely unreasonable argument, and she refuses to admit defeat at this point, just blindly messing around, her temper is really cute and hateful. Zhuang Meiyan couldn't help but smile, she cleared her throat and said, "Okay, then little princess, you slowly climb to the top of the mountain, Meiyan is waiting for you at the top of the mountain." ”

"Hey--" Looking at Zhuang Meiyan's figure gone, Duanmu Qing's eyes were angry, but he was not helpless.

At this time, she was the only one left, neither in front nor in retreat, so she had to continue to walk forward. There was a faint sound of horses' hooves behind her, Duanmu Qing's expression perked up, could it be Xiao Xuanchen or someone from the palace who came to save her? She really couldn't hold on anymore, so she immediately turned around.

Turning her head, she saw a sharp arrow grazing her cheek, and finally shot into the mountain wall behind her, Duanmu Qing was frightened, and then caught up with several men in black, all of whom were skilled in riding, and at the same time could spare time to stretch their bows and arrows on horseback. "Whoosh!" the sound of the arrow was loud, and Duanmuqing was stunned for a moment, forgetting to escape.

Who were they? Why did they kill her?

Before she could come back to her senses, there was a loud shout in her ears.

"What are you doing in a daze? Get on the horse!"

Zhuang Meiyan pulled hard and dragged Duanmuqing onto the horse, she quickly turned the horse's head and urged the horse forward again and again. Duanmuqing couldn't help but secretly admire when she saw that she could turn the horse's head quickly and calmly in such a narrow section, and galloped like flying, no less than the speed of riding a horse on the flat ground.

Only then did she realize that the other party had not shown her true strength at all, and that she was completely different from her riding skills. There are constantly cold arrows attacking behind him, thanks to walking on the coiled mountain road, the cold arrows are not easy to shoot accurately, plus Zhuang Meiyan's riding skills are better, leaving this group of killers of unknown origin behind from a distance, and gradually widening the distance.

As the mountain rises, the summit gradually emerges and the mountain path becomes wider. Duanmuqing was a little worried, because the toptop of the mountain was open and unobstructed, so the advantage they relied on to support was gone. What worries her even more is that there is a cliff ahead.

Zhuang Meiyan was also stunned, there was no road ahead! She was about to turn the horse's head and find another way down the mountain, when the killer who followed them closely also caught up, a total of more than a dozen people, they spread out their horses in formation, lined up in a fan shape and faintly formed a situation of encirclement. Zhuang Meiyan gritted her teeth, whipped the horse on the horse's buttocks, and rushed straight towards the cliff.

Yes!

Screams are coming!