Chapter Seventy-One: Walking the Horse River and Traveling to Qinglan Mountain

Tianyu north, Qinglan Mountain.

The sun was red and climbed up the hill, and the verdant fields were hung with a thin morning frost, which was very fresh. The mountains are undulating and rushing, forming a huge barrier that hides the moon behind it. This is the junction of Tianyu and Yueheng, and since then it has been stretching to the southwest, connecting Minzhou and Jincheng for a generation. Standing on the top of the mountain and looking into the distance, the horizon is far away, and the majestic city is in sight. Although it is far away, you can still feel the majesty of the city, and the walls are like iron.

I bowed my head all the way and hurried, I didn't dare to slack off in the slightest, Ling Haoxuan is extremely smart, once he can't find me in the capital, he will definitely search for the whole country, and when the time comes, all the states and county governments will look for it together, and it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no trace. The moonlight shone all the way, and all the scenes of the years passed through my heart, like a full ink pen meandering through the landscape of ink painting.

I remember the warm smile in his eyes, the warm embrace when he fell on the swing, and the broad shoulders when he woke up in the morning. I wonder if I'm the slightest bit tempted, if there's a moment when I'm so addicted to the warmth of the moment that I restrain my arms.

Since coming to this world, I have been encircled in the capital, those past shackles my heart, the palatial deep palace inner garden is more like a huge psychological cage, and there is no time to experience the dawn, emptiness, silence and vastness of the morning alone in the wilderness. Today I have the opportunity to usher in the first rays of sunrise in the wilderness, vaguely returning to the morning exercise time of my youth, a rare leisure and leisure, and I can't help but feel good.

The hazy distant mountains, shrouded in a light veil, are full of shadows, flickering far and near in the misty clouds and smoke, if they are about to leave, like a few light strokes, smeared on the blue sky. I took a deep breath and patted the horse forward, and the horse seemed to be infected by my emotions and neighed and galloped.

I sat silently on the stone and took out the cold and hard dry food, for some reason, I ate a lot more than I had eaten in the palace before. Sure enough, it's a poor life! I curled the corners of my mouth at self-deprecation.

The wind blew gently, the sky gradually became gloomy, layers of dark clouds surged, the moonlight was like dusty frosted glass, gray suddenly hanging in the iron-black sky, I looked up at the sky, a bonfire was raised, the fire was burning all over the place, I suddenly felt that it was very quiet at this moment, this unusual silence was like a fuse that instantly ignited my keen perception of silence engraved in my bones.

I pricked up my ears, and the sound of my footsteps was reflected in the rustle of the swaying grass and trees, only a few silences were silent, and the murderous aura was instantly flourishing, and about a dozen men in black rushed out of the woods, all armed with long knives. I lowered my head as if I hadn't heard of it, and with a "sonorous" sound, a snow-bright flying knife pierced the cold night sky, carrying a thunderous sharpness and murderous aura, roaring towards me. I leaned to the right to dodge the throwing knife, and the wooden stick in my hand that plucked the flames was swung out of my hand, and the flames scattered in all directions, and the wooden stick swept towards the killer who had been killed, forcing him back in an instant. The jade hand rolled, and the other flying knife that flew towards me was wrapped around it, and the momentum of the flying knife was relieved between rotations, and with a slight push, the "sonorous" flying knife had fallen aside.

After only one round, everyone knew that there was no possibility of success today, and in an instant they scattered, and I raised the corners of my lips slightly, picked up a small pebble and swung it at the knee of one of them, and he staggered and fell to the ground.

"Who are you?" I slowly picked up the knife he had stabbed at me, and walked slowly in front of him, the knife flipped rapidly in front of his eyes, and he knelt on the ground and glared at me, silent.

Unexpectedly, seeing that he was captured by me, his companion did not abandon him, but turned back.

I was a little curious, this is not like what ordinary robbers do, I glanced around, and found that although they were dressed in rags, they could vaguely recognize the clothes of Tianyu officers and soldiers, I pondered for a moment and said, "You are Tianyu people?" ”

The man kneeling in front of me looked up at me, gritted his teeth, and said, "So what?!" ”

"Not really!" I saw that I had guessed it, so I threw the flying knife to him, and the flying knife "Duo" sounded, and it sank into the dirt, and I slowly spoke: "Let's go!" ”

He was stunned, pulled out his throwing knife, got up and asked me, "Who are you?" ”

I smiled: "Tianyu people! ”

He was stunned, his dark face instantly glowed, and he grinned: "I didn't expect my brother to be from Tianyu, how offended!" Knowing my identity, he didn't leave, but sat down beside me, and the companions around him also came over, and I saw through the campfire that they were not only described in the word embarrassed, it was simply miserable.

"Why do you look like this?"

"Alas! Don't hide it, brother, we are the northwest defenders of Tianyu! When the man learned my identity, he didn't shy away from it, and sighed: "Some time ago, there was a big battle between Sun and Yueheng, we were the vanguard, we were scattered, and we got lost in the mountains, and when we finally found our way back to Tianyu, we found that we had been blocked by the defenders of Yueheng and couldn't go back!" ”

I sighed, he didn't look very old, he didn't care about the many wounds on his body, his face was dirty, but his eyes were amazingly bright. With such clean eyes, I must not have any bad heart, so I took off the dry food from the horse and threw it to them, "Let's eat some first, it's not a good thing, just barely satisfied!" “

He grinned, bared out a row of white shiny teeth, and turned to his brother behind him, although those people were hungry, they did not rob, and passed them down in an orderly manner, so well-trained, but I was a little impressed.

"Which general's subordinate are you?" I looked up at him.

"We are under King Jing!" His voice was smug.

I smiled, sure enough, it was Hao Qian's subordinate, well-trained, even such a hairy boy, he was born a little arrogant.

"How many of you are there?" I glanced at him.

"More than three hundred!" He sighed: "It's all hidden in the mountains, we don't dare to go down the mountain easily, for fear of being discovered, we can only pick some wild fruits, sometimes we meet passers-by like you, we will also beat the tooth sacrifice!" He bowed his head, a little embarrassed.

I glanced at him and smiled, "Haven't you ever thought about how to go back?" ”

He sighed: "Now that Yueheng is heavily guarded, we originally wanted to wait for the next war and tear a strip out behind Yueheng, even if it is a death, it can be regarded as a well-deserved death, but His Highness has not returned since returning to Beijing, and the two armies are deadlocked, so we have to stay here." ”

I was stunned for a moment, thinking that Cheng Haoqian should have arrived, why hadn't I come back yet, it wasn't because I was delayed because of my disappearance, I was a little annoyed in my heart, I knew that I should have left a letter for him, but if I left a letter for him, with Ling Haoxuan's heart, I would definitely doubt him. Originally, I planned to go all the way to the west, but now I saw this embarrassed pioneer but a little helpless, it was not good to leave these more than 300 people behind, I sighed silently, looked at him, and asked: "Is there no place to stay on the mountains near here?" ”

He pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Yes!" It's just a bandit camp, and there are five or six hundred people in it! If we are not afraid of them at all, but now the brothers are all injured, and we are afraid that we will not be able to make a move, so we have to hide in this deep mountain! ”

I thought about it and looked at him: "Where is the camp?" ”

He vaguely guessed my plan, but he couldn't believe it, so he had to point to the mountains and forests behind him and said, "I'll be there after two mountains." ”

I nodded, took out some medicinal herbs from the package, and threw them to him: "These are all golden medicines!" If this kind of sword wound is not treated in time, I am afraid that the root of the disease will be left, and after a while, you can find a few people to change into clean clothes, and go with me to the nearby villages and towns to buy some things, eat and drink enough, and I will take you to the bandits' den tomorrow night. ”

He looked at me in surprise, and he was not polite, nodded, and beckoned his brothers into the mountains, and I had nothing to do, leaning against the tree and being a little confused for a while.

When I woke up early in the morning, I saw a person squatting next to me looking at me. Judging from the row of white teeth, he was the young man from last night, but he didn't expect to wash the stains on his face, but he was a little heroic.

"What's your name?" I glanced up at him and sat up quietly.

He smiled: "My name is Ren Yuming!" Childe, you must be from a famous family, right? Look at your demeanor, you are not an ordinary person at first glance! ”

I glared at him and didn't answer, "Are you ready?" ”

"That's it!" He nodded, showing embarrassment: "But Childe, your clothes are a little small, I picked a few short ones, and I can barely wear them." ”

I took one look and couldn't help but laugh, I was already tall among women, but the men's body was already wider than the women's, and it seemed to shrink when I wore them, but even so, it was much better than what they wore yesterday: "Let's go!" I got up and left, and they hurried behind.

Yueheng Yu'an City is an important border town, almost every household has people as soldiers, even if they do not join the army, most of them deal in military supplies, so the scale is not small, there are also a large number of civilians settled here, shops selling daily goods, teahouses and restaurants for recreation, and other facilities that are found in ordinary cities, it is not lacking. We pretended to be large families who bought such important land, and there were often large families who hoarded grain for emergencies, and they were not surprised for a long time, and the purchase went very smoothly.

It was noon when I watched them gobble up the mountain and stuff them into my mouth, and I couldn't bear it, so I turned my face away from them. It wasn't until they were in a mess that I told them about my plan.