On the first day of the first lunar month, the sky is light.

Night Terror Hall stood in front of the wardrobe, facing the mirror, wearing a plain black robe, his long hair tied up with a headband, the fat-headed bird jade pendant sent by Yun Li hung on his belt, and the dragon sword and sword wrapped in black cloth hung on the back of his waist.

When he was done, he turned around and opened the curtain to take a look.

Sanniang slept on the innermost side, as the main force of yesterday, the riding cat stretched his waist and fed himself several times, and the tiredness was not light, and there was still a touch of red on his cheeks at this time.

Shui'er hugged Ning'er and fell asleep, although the two were bullied less, and the combined combat effectiveness of the two of them was not comparable to Sanniang.

This trip to the northwest, he has to ride a BMW to rush over, Sanniang may go to Guanwai in the name of opening the hall, Fan Qinghe also has to go back to the winter underworld, but no matter how fast the horse is, he can't keep up with the rouge tiger, and the arrival time will probably be slow for several days.

Counting that it was ten days and a half months and I couldn't see each other, and the night terror hall was inevitably reluctant in my heart, but the year has passed, and the new year has begun again, and the messy things are in front of us, and only by finishing it as soon as possible can we be truly idle.

For this reason, after staring at the night terror hall for a long time, he finally suppressed his nostalgia for Gentle Township, quietly attached himself to Ning Er and Shui Shui's forehead, and leaned over on Sanniang's lips, pinched the big watermelon again, and then closed the curtain and quietly went out.

The sky outside is cloudy, although the scenery has not changed much from yesterday, but when the time comes to the first month, it always feels like spring has arrived, as if even the willow branches outside the wall have a touch of green.

Night Terror Hall returned to the room, took the dragon spear, wrapped it in a black cloth and carried it on his shoulder, looked left and right, and felt as if something was missing......

By the way, what about the birds......

Night Terror Hall patted his forehead, feeling that Gentle Township was indeed a hero's mound, and he had become a person who forgot to see the birds, thinking so, before he walked out of the side door, he suddenly heard footsteps from the verandah.

Stomping~

Looking back, Fan Qinghe, dressed as an exotic beauty, with a package on her shoulder, trotted out of the backyard, rubbing her eyebrows with sleepy eyes, it seemed that she had drunk too much yesterday and was not fully awake yet

Fan Qinghe walked quickly to him and said:

"You're going to Tianlang Lake, aren't you? Why don't you call me? ”

Night Terror Hall turned around and said a little helplessly:

"The snow lake seems to be blooming, and it has to be passed as soon as possible. I want to send Yuhu back to the capital, and the rouge tiger is only one, and taking two people can ensure speed, and it is really difficult for three people to go. You rest in the dart game first, Sanniang will be ready to set off as soon as possible, and then you and Sanniang will go to Guanwai together......"

Fan Qinghe is the patriarch of the Winter Underworld, where can she stay for such a big thing as Snow Lake Flower, but she can kill from the southeast to the northwest in a short period of time, and it is the empress's horse king, she is really not good to get together and stack Arhats on horseback.

Fan Qinghe thought for a moment and stretched out his hand:

"Give me the waist card, I will go to the post station, change horses along the way, and it won't take many days to get from here to Heishi Pass."

Night Terror Hall understood that Fan Qinghe wanted to go back by the urgent passage of thousands of miles from the post station, this method was fast, but with Fan Qinghe's temperament, he must have eaten and drunk right away, and he didn't sleep along the way, it was too tiring, he frowned and said:

"You just go with Sanniang, it won't be slow for a few days, I still have to collect intelligence in the past, don't be in such a hurry."

"It's okay for me to walk the post road with Sanniang, Sanniang must be in a hurry. You can rest assured, we are all old rivers and lakes, and we have our own measure. ”

As Fan Qinghe spoke, he groped for the waist card in the Night Terror Hall.

Night Terror Hall Qinghe and Sanniang walked the post road together, there was a response on the road, but they were relieved, and after a little consideration, they still took out the waist card of the black government commander and put it in Fan Qinghe's hand:

"By the way, Miss Fan was drunk yesterday, I carried you into the house, you have to ask me to kiss me before I let ......"

"Huh?"

Fan Qinghe was a little out of energy, but when he heard this, he suddenly sobered up, raised his eyes and looked at the Night Terror Hall, looking at his eyes to tell if he was joking.

Night Terror Hall made a childlike appearance and said with a smile:

"I'm just going to talk to you, lest you think of something and misunderstand me."

？

Fan Qinghe felt that the night terror hall was telling the truth, and he naturally panicked in his heart, his face turned red, but he pretended to ask calmly:

"What about you...... Did you kiss it? ”

Night Terror blinked, and the meaning was self-explanatory.

？

Fan Qinghe's lips moved slightly, and he wanted to turn his head and run away without embarrassment, but he couldn't get angry, and turned around and pushed the Night Terror Hall out:

"How can you do that? I'm drunk and babbling, should you be a gentleman, I'll kiss you? You walk around ......"

Night Terror Hall was pushed out of the back door, his eyes were full of smiles, and he wanted to turn around and wave his hand goodbye, but Fan Qinghe, who was full of embarrassment, directly closed the back door and plugged in the door.

Click~

Seeing this, Night Terror Hall secretly shook his head and said through the wall:

"I'm leaving, be careful on the road."

"Yes, you should be careful...... Enchantress! Are you dead, come out for me......"

The sound faded away.

Night Terror Hall estimated that Miss Fan was looking for Shui Er to settle accounts, and then quit drinking.

After listening outside the walls for a while, Night Terror Hall sighed softly, carried the dragon spear, and walked towards the east of the city in the morning light of the first moon.

———

Donghu Bay, Guogong Mansion.

Not long after dawn, it was late for the New Year, and the house was still quiet, and there were few people in sight.

Outside the side gate of the Guogong Mansion, there was a fierce horse parked like a coal, breathing as heavy as a dragon python, but it was very docile, standing motionless.

The empress is dressed in a gorgeous red dress, with a sword and a sword hanging behind her waist, because she is very tall, the whole is a little fierce, and her temperament is not like a heroine, but like a peerless female master who has been on the top of the mountain all the year round.

The Queen Mother sleeps late and gets up late all year round, and this point should still be in the bed, but today she still got up early in the morning, folded her hands on her waist, stood upright in front of the door, and instructed softly:

"When you go out, you should be careful on the road......"

Although the empress felt that these words of advice to her daughter were very warm, she really didn't know how to nod, after all, she walked with Night Terror, and the only thing she needed to worry about was to kill outsiders by mistake.

"I have my own measure, the Queen Mother will go back first, I will board the ship and return to Beijing in a few days, don't think nonsense on the way, when I get to the capital, I will go to Jingjie City to patrol the border, and then I will take the Queen Mother over."

“……”

The Empress Dowager was worried about how to mention this, and when she saw the empress herself speak, she naturally snickered in her heart, pursed her lips and said:

"This palace and my father's eldest brother have told them to step up their combat preparations in recent months, if the Holy Lord is in need, with just an order, the Southeast Naval Division can immediately pull out the camp and go on the Northern Expedition......"

These things, the empress will personally communicate with Qin Guogong, how can the queen mother be reminded, but the queen mother has this heart, she still bows her head gently.

The two had only been chatting for a few words, and a figure appeared on the street.

The Night Terror Hall carried a big gun, rose and fell between the buildings, and landed on the street outside the Guogong Mansion, and Yao Yao opened his mouth to greet:

"The Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother went out early in the morning to see off her, just to take a look at the night terror, and when she saw someone at this time, she didn't say anything in front of the empress, but she bowed slightly:

"Night Terror, you can remember to pay attention to safety on the road, if there is a slight mistake, this palace is the only one you can ask."

The Night Terror Hall hung the dragon spear on the side of the horse, and arched his hand:

"Understood, go back and rest, and I'll take care of the rest."

The Queen Mother didn't say much, and after glancing at the two of them, she entered the porch with Hongyu.

The night terror hall saw the Queen Mother go away, and then turned around:

"Let's go."

The empress had a sword and a sword hanging from her waist, the same as the equipment of the Night Terror Hall, standing in front of her really felt like a natural pair, she glanced at the saddle:

"Do you sit in the front or in the back?"

As a man, what is the matter with being held by a girl in front of the night terror? Immediately turned over and sat in the saddle, patted the front:

"Come on."

The empress didn't twist it, took off the weapon behind her waist, hung it on the side of the fierce horse, and then jumped up lightly, sat on the horse's back, and naturally used the night terror hall as a backrest:

"Driving~"

Hoofs claw~

The charcoal horse immediately trotted down the street.

The night terror hall is warm fragrant nephrite in his arms, the girl is not restrained, but he is restrained, and he doesn't know where to put his hand. Seeing that Yuhu was still wearing a long skirt that was inconvenient for riding a horse when he went out, he asked:

"It's inconvenient to wear this skirt, I'm tired from sitting on my side all the time on the road, do you want to go back and change your clothes first?"

"No, I'm used to it, it's cool to wear a skirt."

Cool?

Night Terror pondered slightly, and turned his head to look at the white ankles under Yuhu's skirt:

"You're not wearing pants again, are you?"

The empress blinked and looked back:

"Guess?"

Night Terror felt that Yuhu had done something with him running around, and in order to dispel his suspicions, he pressed the feeling with his hand on the side of his buttocks - well, there was a bow, and he was still wearing pants......

Syllable~

The empress patted the back of her hand in the Night Terror Hall, her eyes narrowed slightly:

"Where do you put your hands?"

The night terror hall didn't touch it indiscriminately, but pressed it on the side, and quickly withdrew his hand at the moment, pulled the skirt tightly and clamped it with his legs, so as not to run away fast:

"Alright, let's go."

"Humph......"

The rouge tiger is the empress's royal horse, the only one in the world, no matter the endurance and speed are extraordinary, the two chatted for less than a moment, and they have galloped out of the city gate and came to the vicinity of Tanglin Port.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, basically no one will travel far away, and it is not time to visit relatives, and there are naturally no people at the ferry.

Night Terror Hall slowed down his horse outside the ferry, and when he raised his eyes, he saw two horses parked outside the door of the market inn, Xue Baijin put weapons on the side of the horse, and the sleepy-eyed Xiao Yunli, holding the same sleepy bird, stood next to him and said something.

The sound of horses' hooves came to Xue Baijin, who was outside the bazaar inn, turned his head, and after finding the empress on the horse, he didn't speak, and turned around and entered the inn directly.

Xiao Yunli saw that the Night Terror Hall was about to go out, and her eyes were slightly surprised, but the female emperor was on horseback, and she didn't want to get over, so she just raised her hand and beckoned:

"Amazing cousin~ Where are you going?"

Night Terror Hall gestured for Bird to come over, and responded:

"I'll go to the northwest, you go back early, and then you will be with Sanniang and them."

"Oh, Cousin, slow down."

……

The bird does not sleep at night, and in the morning it is the time when he is sleepy, and he flies to the front without even chattering, and then he gets into the side of the horse and does not move, highlighting a self-discipline.

Night Terror Hall shook his head and smiled, waved his hand to signal Yunli to return to the inn, and then drove his horse along the vast land of Jiangzhou to the Central Plains.

Hoofs hooves dack......

The sound of horses' hooves galloped like thunder, galloping across the straight official road in the fields.

The empress leaned into her arms, and the cold wind blew up her jet-black hair, soothing the cheeks of the night terrors.

may be in a high position since childhood, and for the first time I have experienced the freedom of the people in the rivers and lakes to wander the world, and the empress has a little more feeling in her eyes, and she doesn't even say anything, but quietly experiences the wind and freedom exclusive to the people of the rivers and lakes.

Night Terror Hall sat in the back, because Yuhu was relatively tall, his chin was basically pillowed on his shoulder, and he was also enjoying the scenery.

But after walking for a while, I found that Yuhu's collar was not very close-fitting.

Looking down from the top, you can see that there is a small slit in the neckline, which is full of white and soft skin.

The horses are galloping, and the plump plackets are also shaking rhythmically......

？

Night Terror doesn't want to take advantage of it secretly, but with nephrite in the wilderness, what can he pay attention to? After walking for a while, he felt that it was inappropriate, so he took a cloak from the side of the horse and put it in front of Yuhu:

"It's cold, don't catch a cold."

The empress came back to her senses, gathered her cloak a little, and said approvingly:

"You're quite caring, no wonder you deceived so many girls."

"Alas, how can you say that you are ...... deceit"

"What do you usually say when you ride a horse with a girl? Or are you doing it with your hands and feet? ”

"On the road, how can I be a thin woman, just talk about some things in the rivers and lakes."

"What is the matter of the rivers and lakes, let's hear about it."

"Hmm...... It is the experience of walking the rivers and lakes when I was a child, I remember once going to Shazhou and meeting a female owner of Hongshan, who is seven feet tall and has a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and the standard Northwest old man looks ......"

Hoofs hooves dack......

The two of them walked away on the plain, and where the dazzling red dress passed, it seemed that even the sun was a little more bright in spring......

……

——

Outside the Black Market Gate, a nameless town.

In the first month, the cold wind of hunting is still blowing in the wasteland, the heavy snow closes the road and the New Year's pass, the birds and beasts are forbidden on the original trade road, and even the town is rarely seen.

Under the overwhelming wind and snow, Cao Aning wrapped in a cloak and hat, paced back and forth outside a tea shop in the town, and glanced at the wind and snow outside the town from time to time.

After Cao Aning was frightened out of the shadow in his heart by the Night Terror Hall and surrendered to Cheng, the person who connected with Guan was Hu Yanjing, the leader of the Black Flag Gang under the command of King Liang.

After returning last time, because only three of the six went out, and also found the traces of the sea gang lord Xiongtian, King Zuo Xian did not hold them responsible, but Cao Aning and others were still in the review stage, and did not let them go to the Northwest Protectorate, but stayed in Pingyi City and was responsible for the intelligence work of the various departments in the West Sea.

I can't go to the Xihai Capital Protectorate, so naturally I can't investigate the situation in the Snow Lake Forest, Cao Aning is basically idle in Pingyi City these days, and today I received news that the Black Flag Gang caravan will pass through here, and Cao Aning is waiting here, wanting to inquire about the movements of the lower court and see what arrangements the Night Great Yama King has.

After a long pause in the wind and snow, a caravan and horse bells appeared on the snowfield outside the town.

Jingle Jingle –

The caravan had more than ten carts, struggling to move forward in the snow, led by more than a dozen warriors carrying blades, Hu Yanjing walked in the front, wrapped in a sheepskin jacket, and his face was also wrapped in a felt hat.

When Cao Aning saw this scene, he rubbed his hands and walked quickly to the entrance of the town:

"Lao Hu, why did you come on your dog day? Isn't there a small caravan? How did a dozen cars come......"

Hu Yanjing, who was sitting on the horse, did not speak after glancing at Cao Aning a few times, but drove the horse back to the side.

More than a dozen drivers who followed the rear escort also turned over and got off the ground at the same time, and came to the snow to bow down and stand still.

When Cao Aning saw this scene, he originally thought that the Night Yama King had arrived, but when he found a few familiar old dark guard commanders among the Jingli figures, his face turned pale suddenly, and he wanted to run when he saw his footsteps, but he didn't dare to move.

Squeak squeak~

A carriage slowly came to Cao Aning through the snow, and the secret guard stepped forward to respectfully lift the curtain, and the more than ten people who stopped outside gave up their hands in unison:

"Cao Gong!"

？！

Cao Aning heard the sound like a lightning strike, but he didn't dare to look into the carriage, his knees were weak and he knelt directly on the ground, touching his head to the bottom:

"Greetings to the Father!"

In the carriage, Gonggong Cao, dressed in a big red robe, with a gauze hat on his head, sat cross-legged in the carriage, his face, which was originally full of folds, regained his firmness, and he looked like a middle-aged man in his early forties who was slightly gloomy.

Although his demeanor was meticulous and did not show any ferocity, as the 'nine thousand years old' of the Great Wei from the founding of the country to the Son of Heaven ten years ago, it still made those who saw it feel a little chilled.

"Aning, come here."

As a righteous son, Cao Aning understands his father-in-law's character very well, he betrayed the Dongfang clan, as long as his father-in-law comes out, it will definitely clean up the portal, and at this time people are already confused.

Hearing the call, Cao Aning knelt down and walked to the carriage, touched his head to the bottom and said:

"The child is guilty, the child has changed his past, and he has been helping the Yeguo Gong ...... in recent months"

After Gonggong Cao came out, he already knew the situation from King Jing, and he didn't mean to ask the teacher, so he asked calmly:

"Snow Lake Forest, what's going on?"

"Uh......"

Cao Aning knelt on the ground, and in his heart he was really afraid that his father-in-law would open up his mind as soon as he raised his hand at will, and he was a little incoherent nervously, and only after sorting out his thoughts a little did he respond:

"I retreated from Yun'an, King Zuo Xian should be suspicious, and didn't let me go back to the Xihai Metropolitan Protectorate. However, these days, I have investigated everywhere and have determined that the snow lake flowers have bloomed, and the people of Beiliang are transporting the snow lake flowers from the lake back to the east of the lake......"

"How much is there this year?"

"I don't know. Before the snow lake flowers are dried, they cannot be squeezed and stacked, but can only be spread in trays, so as not to suffocate and lose their medicinal properties, and they take up a lot of space to transport......

"Where are the Snow Lake Flowers stored?"

"It should be in the several large warehouses of the Xihai Protectorate, the defense is very tight, in the past few days, King Zuo Xian has caught several waves of snitches, hanging his head on the city gate, secretly staring at the Jianghu people waiting for the opportunity, I am afraid that there are more ......"

……

After listening to the general situation, Gonggong Cao bowed slightly:

"Let's go, go to the Xihai Metropolitan Protectorate."

"Huh?"

Cao Aning knew that his father-in-law was coming for Xuehuhua, but when he heard that his father-in-law was going to go straight in, he was still shocked, and got up and followed the carriage:

"Father-in-law, please think twice, you have more than enough to defend the city, but if you meet King Zuo Xian in the siege, you have no chance of winning. This matter can completely let the Yeguo Gong come, let's delay from east to west, just fight and cooperate......"

"The night country is angry, and I will wait for death to pave the way for him, but let him be tied; He went deep into the enemy's belly alone, and if he wanted to leave, only King Zuo Xian dared to chase him, and the chance of success was much greater than that of us and others. ”

Cao Aning knew that the martial arts were practiced to the point of the Night Great Yama King, and the more people he led, the more cumbersome he had, and he was the lone wolf single-handedly, and his combat effectiveness was the strongest. But he still persuaded:

"Then we should wait for the Yeguo Gong to come over to do this, the righteous father is not the opponent of King Zuoxian, let's run, what's the difference between sending him to death?"

Father-in-law Cao closed the curtain and said calmly in the carriage:

"Time can't wait, Ye Guogong alone can't take much away. Our family is not a rampage of the rivers and lakes, can't beat it, can't sneak in and steal? ”

"The Protectorate of the West Sea is now Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, if it is discovered......"

"When it is discovered, our family will drag King Zuo Xian, and you will bring the Snow Lake Flower back to Yun'an, even if you only send one or two back, your father-in-law will be regarded as a loyal death for the Dongfang clan. Those who hesitate will immediately disperse into the snow field to collect information for the Night Kingdom, and they are also loyal to the imperial court. ”

When Cao Aning heard this, he subconsciously paused, and half of the more than ten secret guards accompanying him stopped in place and said:

"Yes."

The remaining five old secret guards, after saluting goodbye, drove their horses and followed the carriage in the direction of Tianlang Lake.

Cao Aning was not punished by his father-in-law, he was ashamed in his heart, and he wanted to go with him, but this time, nine times out of ten, he had to accompany his father-in-law to die, and it was not easy to die calmly.

Cao Aning gritted his teeth and struggled for a long time, but finally knelt on the ground again and touched the bottom with his head:

"The child sends off his father-in-law, and I wish his father-in-law a victory, no danger and triumph."

Squeaky ......

The snow fell silently, and the frame and the five fast horses drifted away in the wind and snow......

(End of chapter)