Chapter 24: Travel Light
On the twenty-fourth day of the descent, July 22, I was woken up by the cheers of Miss Lin Luoluo early in the morning.
"Lin Luoluo~ What are you howling?" I shouted out the window, headache, sleepy, angry to get up.
"Master! Out of the cute~ Sister Xiaoxiao said that she wanted to be cute~" Lin Luoluo jumped up and down there, and the books were accidentally thrown to the ground by her.
"You pack your bags, bring some books." I nagged, turned around under the covers, and ignored her.
I'm going to squint a little longer, just a moment.
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"Master, it's time for lunch!" Lin Luo landed on the side of my bed, grabbed my arm, shook and shake, shook and swayed!
"Huh? Earthquake? "I woke up suddenly! Sit up!
"Master, get up and eat, we're full and come and go." Lin Luoluo lay on the side of the bed and talked to me.
I finally recovered from the fright, and I was confused for a while before I got up and washed.
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In the afternoon, a few of us went directly to the back of the palace to gather and prepare to leave.
According to Wang Xiaoxiao's plan and me, this trip will try to avoid people's eyes and ears, and we will not go to too many people, a carriage, and travel lightly.
"Master, this is Li Hu, you have seen it before, Brother Jingjing, who is responsible for driving and basic guards on this trip; And this is my steward of the king, who is responsible for negotiations and other trivial matters of life. "Wang Xiaoxiao and I introduced the other two people on this trip.
Li Hu has seen it before, that swordsman, his strength is okay; And Steward Wang is a middle-aged man, who looks almost fifty years old, and he is already old.
Everyone saluted each other, and they had seen each other.
"Li Hu, Steward Wang, the two of you will all listen to the arrangements of the master of your heart on this trip, and at the same time, you must take care of Luoluo, and there must be no mistakes." Wang Xiaoxiao touched Luoluo's little head and explained to them.
"Yes, miss." Both of them answered at the same time.
"Sister Xiaoxiao, aren't you going?" Lin Luoluo asked.
"Sister can't go, she's too skilled, she's busy." Wang Xiaoxiao should be settled.
"All the way to this trip, hard master, Wang Xiaoxiao is grateful. This sword, Xiaoxiao sent to the master for self-defense. Wang Xiaoxiao said, handed over a sword and handed it to me.
This sword is three feet green, the sword is half a finger wide, the ink-colored hilt flutters with more than an inch of red silk, the sword body is snow-white and transparent, revealing a faint cold light, and the blade is like autumn frost.
I took it and looked at it and couldn't help but exclaim, "What a sword!" Good sword! Miss Xiaoxiao, you don't have to send it, just borrow a poor monk for a while. ”
"Then thank you, Master." Wang Xiaoxiao was relieved when she heard it, and thanked her again.
"Miss Xiaoxiao, what is the name of this sword? It must have come from an extraordinary background. I asked her.
"This sword is called Ink Shadow, and it is the sword used by my father during his lifetime, and he has fought on the battlefield with him, killing countless enemies and making great achievements." Wang Xiaoxiao said, looking a little lost.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, mention the sad thing, don't be surprised Miss Xiaoxiao." I folded my hands and bowed slightly in apologies.
"Master, it's okay." Wang Xiaoxiao shook her head.
"Then let's go." I led Luoluo into the carriage.
"I wish the master a good wind and a speedy return." Wang Xiaoxiao said goodbye.
If there is nothing else to do, then go into the distance.
Li Hu drove, Steward Wang sat next to him, and Luo and I were in the car, looking at the people in Qingcheng through the car window.
Lin Luoluo asked some very interesting questions.
Luoluo: "Master, you finally went out, are you happy?" ”
Me: "Talk like I'm not happy." ”
Luoluo: "Master, then why are you unhappy?" ”
Me: "I'm not happy every day. ”
Luoluo: "Master, what did you say and didn't say. ”
Me: "If you ask, it's the same as if you didn't." ”
Luoluo: "Master, then why are you still willing to ignore me?" ”
Me: "Because you're paranoid. ”
Luoluo: "Why do you say I'm paranoid? ”
Me: "You see, you always ask why. ”
"Master, where are we going?" Luoluo at this moment, it must be idle.
"On this trip, let's go to Changlin Villa outside Jiangxia City." I also have some small expectations.
Luoluo: "Master, what are we going to do?" ”
Me: "Buying something." ”
Luoluo: "What to buy?" Is it delicious? ”
Me: "The Buddha said, "Don't say it." ”
Luoluo: "Hmph, my Buddha is really stingy, wait for me to ask Steward Wang." ”
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The carriage drove out of Qingcheng, walked on the official road, and went all the way to the west, the population gradually became desolate, and in the afternoon when the cicadas chirped, I planned to take a nap in the car. Fortunately, the carriage is full of animal skin soft couches, and the bumps along the way are quite acceptable, so it is not too uncomfortable.
"Master, master." Steward Wang woke me up.
"What's wrong, it's here?" I woke up from my sleep and felt the carriage stop.
"Master, we haven't arrived yet, we left Qingcheng for more than an hour and a half, about sixty miles.
Four hundred miles of road, the carriage can travel at most forty miles in an hour, and now stop to give the horses rest, drink, and eat grain and grass.
We will find a place to sleep in the open at night, and if nothing else, we should be able to arrive tomorrow afternoon. Steward Wang said slowly.
"It's okay, Steward Wang, you can arrange it." I still have a lot of respect for Steward Wang.
"Master, there are two roads ahead, one is an official road, and the other is a forest path, both of which can lead to Jiangxia City, and the path saves about a hundred miles, which one should we go?" Steward Wang continued to ask.
At this time, I remembered what Wang Xiaoxiao had told me before, on the road from Qingcheng to Jiangxia City, there was a group of bandits, who were not many in number, and they often robbed pedestrians and kidnapped businessmen for ransom.
Because I met the bandit on the first day of going down the mountain, it was still that kind of brainless, and the personal experience of Luoluo, and my preconceived idea made my impression of the bandit not very good.
The heavens will descend on the monks!
"Steward Wang, for the sake of insurance, then we will ...... Let's take the path. I gasped and slowly said to Steward Wang.
"Ahh This ......" Steward Wang was a little confused for a while.
"Isn't it closer? Just get there early and finish the task early. I said.
"But, Master, it's said that this area is infested with bandits." Steward Wang was a little afraid.
"Steward Wang, don't worry. It's not like Li Hu, it's okay if he's so powerful, right? I deliberately asked Li Hu, who was feeding the horses.
"Master rest assured, wrap it up on me." The big man Li Hu said humbly.
"Alas... Then listen to you. Steward Wang shook his head helplessly.
After a short rest, we bypassed the official road and continued along the path, and as the sun gradually set in the west, the group of four stopped by a small stream.
The surface of the stream is only a few meters wide, not deep, and it is crystal clear, and many fish swim in all directions, and the stream winds eastward, and must finally join the Qingshui River. The shore shoals are full of gravel and are a great place to camp for the night.
"Master, Master, let's go play in the water." Lin Luoluo pulled me to play in the water.
"Luoluo, you and Brother Li Hu go to catch fish. I'll make a fire and grill fish tonight. ”
"Brother Li Hu, let's catch fish!" Lin Luoluo trotted to find Li Hu.
I picked up some dry firewood, made a simple circle with stones, took the flint from the carriage and prepared to start a fire.
"Master, master... I can't help it! "Steward Wang hurried over to stop me.
"Why? Steward Wang. I asked knowingly.
"Master, don't you just tell the thieves that we are here. I can't help it, I can't help it! "Steward Wang is very anxious.
"Steward Wang's rest assured is, make, make." I patted the butler Wang's arm and lit the bonfire despite his objections.
Smoke rises, the sun sets, and the figures are long. The cicadas in the jungle are chirping, the small rivers are murmuring, and the forests not far away are cheering to catch big fish.
That's life...... Comfortable.