Iron Wall Castle is a military stronghold in the southern part of Golden Horse Province. The city has a long history, having existed since the time of the city-state, and is as strong as its name. Built in the middle of the Crescent Mountain, which lies in the southern part of the Golden Horse, the castle is thick and high, and the castle is flanked by mountains on both sides, and all pedestrians and vehicles passing through it from the Path of the Virtuous King in order to continue northward.

However, due to the nature of the military fortress of Tiebi City, which did not encourage commercial activities, merchants from the north and south carried out trade in the towns south of it, and various crops and grain wine from the plantations and wineries of the province of Jinju, cattle, sheep, pigs and horses from the pastures, and their wool and related fabrics, timber ore and processed works from the southern provinces, various handicrafts, and all kinds of goods were brought to this area, so that several trading towns were formed.

Sanyang Town is the largest of these trading towns, with the largest scale and trade activities in towns and trade fairs, and many of the major chambers of commerce in the kingdom have established branches here. For example, the Abundant Chamber of Commerce in Dragon City, they have obtained the mining rights of the Floating Cloud Forest and the Yanping Forest, and are the largest timber supplier in the north, and they sell the best timber to all parts of the Golden Horse Province, and the desolate Northern Desert Province often has caravans to trade their goods.

Jinbao, the capital of Jinju Province, is the largest and most important customer of the Sanyang Branch of the Fengrao Chamber of Commerce, and the people of the Qin family often come to purchase timber and are very familiar with them. The Fengrao Chamber of Commerce has a number of properties in Sanyang Town, including a hotel, and every time the Qin family comes to Sanyang Town, they do not go to other local hotels, but stay in the Fengliang Hotel. This time was no exception.

"Madame is at the inn of the Rich Chamber of Commerce, and we will soon be able to meet her. ”

Along the way, Long Dailan was in a low mood and refused to speak, and Yu Jian kept talking to herself like he was talking to her. The carriage driven by Qin Shi kept running at full speed, running for more than an hour, and when it arrived at Sanyang Town, it was already after the ghost hour.

Long Dailan was not familiar with Sanyang Town, Qin Shi came in handy here again, he drove a carriage here many times to accompany the housekeeper to purchase, and he was familiar with the road. After getting out of the car, he finally had a chance to talk to the young lady, and the loyal steward was so excited that he didn't know what to do.

"Why don't you enter the Iron Wall City?" Although Sanyang Town is the territory of the Golden Horse, there is no defense force here, and if there are pursuers coming, it is still not safe.

"Young lady, do you know that the carriage prepared for us by the Rite Pavilion, alas, I have mentioned it. That's not good at all, bad horse! I knew it when I saw it. You have to walk slowly, go fast, the horses will lose their strength, go to the Iron Wall City to go to the Crescent Mountain, I don't see that the horses will fall down before the Iron Wall City. It's really bullying our Qin family!" Qin Shi said indignantly, "So Madam decided to rest for a while in Sanyang Town, not overnight, and leave when you come." According to the plan of the prince of Moro, it should be soon, you see that we are not here. ”

The Harvest Chamber of Commerce's inn in Sanyang Township is located on the edge of a market not far south of the town, which mainly sells handicrafts, which is open during the daytime and closes at night.

The markets here are open-air, and the vendors set up sheds in their fixed stalls, and most of the vendors display their goods directly in trucks, and when it is time to close the stalls, they pack up the goods, push the carts away, and come back to sell them the next day.

"Young lady, Madame is waiting for us here. She doesn't know how happy she's to see you later. Qin Shi pointed to the Abundance Hotel in front of him and said.

The waiter of this inn knew Qin Shi, and when he saw him coming, he came to greet him with a smile on his face, Qin Shi didn't need to say anything, the waiter took them directly to the VIP room on the third floor. Mu Rong and Qin Shuo were waiting for them in the innermost room.

When she arrived at the door, her nervous and excited heart rose to her throat, since the purple fire ignited and she set out on her way home, this was the first time she had met with her husband's family in the territory of the golden horse. At that time, all the tragedies had not yet become a reality...... Thinking about it makes me feel like a world away.

Qin Shi knocked on the door, and it was Qin Shuo who opened the door.

Qin Shuo was dressed in white linen, with a white veil wrapped around his head, and he couldn't help but be happy when he saw Long Dailan. The strongest man in the Qin family and his sister-in-law came to a bear hug. In front of the giant-like Qin Shuo, she was like a petite girl.

Northerners are not like southerners and are not as particular about etiquette. Hugs between uncles and sisters-in-law in the south are relatively rare, but Long Dailan has never liked red tape, and Qin Shuo doesn't care about these things.

"Sister-in-law, this is really like a dream. Daddy must be very happy that we can take his grandson home. Speaking of his father, the big boy's eyes turned red again.

"I miss you all the time, all the time. Long Dailan walked into the room and saw Mu Rong wearing filial piety.

"Mother!" she cried and threw herself into Mu Rong's arms. "I'm back!"

"Okay, good, good, it's good to be back!" Mu Rong mixed joy and sorrow, stroking her daughter-in-law's long hair, "Seeing you, I don't have anything to worry about anymore in my heart." We'll go home right away. ”

After Mu Rong let go of Dai Lan, she curtsied to Yu Jian: "On behalf of the Qin family, I thank your lordship!"

Yu Jian hurriedly stepped forward to support Mu Rong's arms: "Madam, don't do this, the villain can't afford it." As the Dragon Monarch's guard, the subordinates should do whatever they do for the Dragon Monarch. ”

"Well said! Dai Lan is the true King of the Dragon. Mu Rong looked at Yu Jian's face carefully and said, "Prince Zayimo is so powerful, I can't even recognize it." This time, Dai Lan was able to return safely, completely relying on you, the prince, the third princess and the adult, and the Qin family owes you kindness. My lord, you will be our own Qin family from now on, and none of us will believe those rumors created by the usurper. ”

"Madame's wisdom and wisdom, the villain has heard many times from the former king. It is a blessing for the kingdom to have a master like you. ”

Qin Shuo urged on the side: "Okay, it's time for us to leave, after returning to the Golden Castle, there is time to catch up, and I have a bunch of endless words in my stomach." ”

Long Dailan remembered that she was still wearing a maid's costume, "I've changed my clothes now, are you ready for me, little giant?"

"Not now, it's too late, we have to hurry, go home and change again. Mu Rong instructed Qin Shi, "Hurry up and get everyone ready, and we will leave immediately." ”

Qin Shuo walked in the front, led everyone downstairs, and when he reached the first floor, he shouted to the waiter, "Have you fed me the horses?"

The waiter agreed, "You have eaten and drunk as your lord wishes." ”

Qin Shuo said "um" to express his satisfaction, turned his head and said to Yu Jian: "My lord, the horse that the royal court gave us is not good, look at what they do to us." Qin Shi estimated that he would have to rest here when he set off from the dragon, and sure enough, no matter how far the horse had run, it couldn't stand the toss. But not far north is the Iron Wall City, where the garrison is garrisoned, and he will give us better horses. ”

With an uneasy look on his face, the waiter chased after Qin Shuo's side and asked, "My lord, do you really want to rush to Crescent Mountain in the middle of the night?"

"Of course, we were in a hurry. Qin Shuo patted the waiter on the shoulder.

The group walked directly to the stable, and the other servants of the Qin family were soon ready and followed out one by one. They originally had five carriages from the palace when they set off, but when they arrived in Sanyang Town, the servants bought horses everywhere to prepare for replacement, but it was too late to buy a few suitable horses, so the five carriages had to be reduced to three. The servants were huddled together as much as they could, and some of the dispensable loads were unloaded, including Qin Shi's carriage, which was originally prepared for the return fodder and could only be stored in the stables.

Yu Jian, Mu Rong, Qin Shuo, Long Dailan and two servants of the Qin family sat in a carriage. The carriage was driven by Qin Shi and ran at the end of the convoy. Now there are more people and fewer carts, and the carriages are heavier, and the horses are running more slowly.

"The road of the virtuous king will turn into the crescent moon mountain in front, and the mountain road is a little winding and winding, which is not too easy to walk. Qin Shuo said to Jian. He didn't stop talking in the car, and as soon as he stopped, he seemed to feel uncomfortable. "It's almost the end of the day, and in the area of Crescent Mountain, there is usually no one rushing at this time. ”

"Is there anything special in this mountain?" Yu Jian changed into a set of brown cotton clothes in the car, the outfit of the islanders was too eye-catching, and it was still convenient to wear clothes similar to those of the servants of the Qin family.

"Crescent Mountain is not in a hurry to travel at night, it is an old tradition here. In fact, it is a legend. In the past, there were ghosts here at night, and there were dead undead who drove carriages to block the way, blocking travelers from passing by, and anyone who encountered the carriages of the undead was very lucky, either to death, or to frighten them crazy. ”

"Is there really such a thing as a carriage of the dead?"

"It's hard to say, the people of Jinju are all like this, anyway, we didn't rush to the night road in Crescent Mountain, usually either in Tiebi City, or in Sanyang Town to rest, waiting for the dawn to set off. Besides, there's no need to stay up late and run away, so I don't know if there's such a thing. I can take a look at it today. ”

"The undead have nothing to fear. Mu Rong said lightly, "Your father will bless us." Besides, there is also the first samurai of Sholong in the car. ”

"It's just a pity that the Great Elder refuses to go with us, he said that there are still some things to deal with, and he will go back when he is done. Qin Shuo said.

Only then did Long Dailan remember that she hadn't seen Tie Huan, "Is the Great Elder still staying in the royal capital?"

"No, may the dragon god bless him with his early return. Qin Shuo reverently closed his eyes and prayed.

The winter night gets dark early, and the road in Crescent Mountain is already very difficult to walk after the ghost hour, but fortunately, these horses they temporarily made up in Sanyang Town have run through this road, and it is slow to slow down, and it is much easier to drive. The night was like a thick fur blanket, covering the crescent moon mountain, shrouding the road of the virtuous king, and there was darkness and silence all around, only the sound of wheels rolling and horses' hooves stepping on the ground could be heard, and occasionally a few nighthawk screams were heard in the mountain, which sounded a little uneasy, reminding Long Dailan of the howl of the undead when they were trapped in the story. I don't know if the undead ghost crawled out of the grave at night, ready to block the way and harm people.

Long Dailan looked at the people in the car, and gradually settled down in her heart, these were all her relatives, no matter how difficult she was, they had no intention of abandoning her. No one in the car spoke anymore, even the little giant closed his mouth, his mother-in-law leaned on the recliner to rest, Yu Jian's eyes were half-open and half-closed, and he looked very tired.

He sat up suddenly, as if listening intently to something. Neither the little giant nor his mother-in-law noticed him, but Long Dailan knew that his hearing was originally different from ordinary people, and she was afraid that he would hear something.

Yu Jian listened carefully for a while, with an unmistakable expression on his face. "There is a team of horses coming after me, and they are running in a hurry, but I am afraid that it is a chasing soldier!"