Beiping is the old capital of the Yuan Dynasty, when Xu Da led the Northern Expeditionary Army all the way out of Beiping with the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty and the emperor, and chased a lot of distance to the north, until they were driven into the grassland, this is the class.

This way to flee north, in the Central Plains as a landlord old rich man Venerable Yuan people naturally will not be empty-handed, whether it is the Han people, or gold and silver treasures, they can take away the things they basically did not fall, and it is precisely because of this that out of this section of the wilderness from Beiping to the northwest, it is really uninhabited.

In addition to the towering border passes, there are only mountains full of snow.

It has been five days since the departure from Beiping, but the speed of the caravan has not been fast, although it has not snowed again, but the lack of maintenance of the official road is still a little difficult, the caravan's steward Zhen Ru naturally has a headache, and even his hair is getting more and more casual day by day.

Seeing that there were snowflakes in the sky again at dusk that day, and the sky was overcast again after only two days of sunshine, Zhen Ru had no choice but to let the caravan camp on the spot.

But even if he gave up the plan to travel to the town in front of him overnight, in the end something happened, and a carriage with a loom was so heavy that the wheels sank into a puddle, and the mules and horses dragging the cart turned on their side, and the howls of the mules and horses were heard far away in the wilderness under the light of the hastily lit torches.

The whole caravan was in chaos for a while.

When the scattered machine was dug out of the carriage, the mules and horses whose legs had been crushed were still struggling, and seeing that it was no longer possible, Zhen Ru hesitated for a moment, but still walked to the only bonfire in the center of the camp.

In the past few days, they have kept some distance from the caravan, and even the three people who stayed alone on the side heard about Zhen Ru's intention, Ren Wanbin subconsciously looked at Gu Huai, Ma Sanbao closed his eyes and recuperated, under Zhen Ru's expectant gaze, Gu Huai shook his head: "No." ”

"Why?" Zhen Ru, who had two strands of sideburns hanging down, bit her lip, "You can take the carriage, just lend the horse out and pull the carriage, why not?" ”

"The carriage overturned, the goods were damaged, even if it was pulled to the border gate, it would not be able to sell it for a good price," Gu Huai threw a branch into the bonfire, "We still have to hurry, we have to spare some horsepower, sorry." ”

Several caravan guys around the campfire gave them disgruntled looks, and Gu Huai just shook his head lightly as if he didn't realize it.

"I can give you some silver and gold as compensation."

"No need," Gu Huai smiled apologetically, "I'm sorry." ”

"Damn, you're too unsympathetic," a grumpy guy couldn't bear it anymore, "walking the rivers and lakes, and I'm not afraid of retribution!" ”

"Jianghu?" Gu Huai was a little playful, "Caravans go to business, pedestrians are in a hurry, can it be regarded as rivers and lakes?" ”

The guy froze, anger swelled up, if it weren't for a few partners pulling, I'm afraid he would have picked up a weapon and Gu Huai to splash blood three steps.

Gu Huai looked back, Zhen Ru didn't know when he had turned around and left, and Ma Sanbao on the side smiled lightly: "Gu Gongzi seems to be very disdainful of these reckless rivers and lakes?" ”

"Disdain? How is it possible," Gu Huai shook his head and sighed: "Jianghu..."

It's been two months since I crossed into this world, probably because the starting point was relatively high at the beginning, although he was a son-in-law, but he was also a son-in-law of a rich family, Gu Huai actually didn't have a good look at the market in this era.

Later, I came into contact with Yanwangfu, which seemed to be farther away from the market, pondering the height of the temple, but I couldn't see the distance of the rivers and lakes.

"Actually, I yearn for the rivers and lakes, I walk the world with a sword on my waist, a pot of wine and a horse, meet some people and have some things, live freely and freely, even if the sky is the bed and the earth is the bed, I can't hide the freedom in my heart."

"The rivers and lakes that Gu Gongzi said seem to be a little different from the real rivers and lakes."

"Isn't it different?"

"It's different," Ma Sanbao added a piece of firewood to the bonfire, "The real rivers and lakes are swords and swords, murder and revenge, and wandering incognito, it's not easy to live, but no son is so carefree." ”

The flames wrapped around the newly thrown wood, and there was a trace of reminiscence in Gu Huai's eyes: "Anyway, it's all here, the night is long, why don't you listen to a story next?" ”

"It's fine."

......

The overturned carriage was straightened by the men, and after inspection, the wheel on one side had been deformed and broken, and in this wilderness, the carriage was basically abandoned, and the original plan to find a horse to pull the carriage was impossible to mention.

But this did not make Zhen Ru's perception of Gu Huai half a point better, in her opinion, it is precisely because there are more people like Gu Huai in the rivers and lakes that they will become more and more like a pool of stagnant water, and gradually disappear into the market and the lives of the people.

Transferring the barely usable machine to other carriages, and then letting the exhausted guys go to rest, Zhen Ru was about to go back to his carriage and wash his face with hot water, when he heard some small stories brought by the wind at night:

"And Zhang Wuji, after falling off the cliff, not only did he not fall to his death, but he was blessed by misfortune, and met the legendary character - the fire foreman Tuo, after some verbal stimulation, he was beaten out of the cold poison on his body, relieved his life's worries, and was also taught the legendary Jiuyang Divine Skill, which can be described as a series of adventures."

Is it telling a story? What kind of fire foreman Tuo what Jiuyang Divine Skill, it sounds like the book I have read before.

Zhen Ru's footsteps stopped, and finally his curiosity was aroused and he walked in the direction of the bonfire.

Ren Wanbin, who had been listening to the story intently, paused when he saw Gu Huai, and asked out loud: "Then what?" ”

Every storyteller needs the audience to ask this kind of question, Gu Huai nodded with satisfaction, and was about to continue, but several guys on the opposite side asked one after another:

"This Jiuyang Divine Skill, is it really so magical?"

"After that Zhang Wuji escaped death, wouldn't he be able to marry Zhou Zhiruo of the Emei faction?"

"This kid is really blessed, if I had this kind of adventure, wouldn't I be able to talk to the owner..."

The guy who hadn't finished his words was hit in the ribs by his companion with an elbow, and the guy who had been aroused by the story turned around dissatisfied, and saw Zhen Ru standing in the shadow of the bonfire.

Embarrassment filled the air, the guy's face slowly turned red, and the other partners snickered, but no one was surprised - in the days of traveling south and north, Zhen Ru, the owner of the caravan, was probably the object of all their fantasies.

Who can hear such an adventure story and not substitute themselves for it?

Clearing his throat, Gu Huai continued, and Zhen Ru didn't feel any shyness because of his man's words, and sat on the other side of the bonfire generously.

The story of another river and lake continues, in that river and lake, the martial arts and the love of children are much more exciting than the rivers and lakes of this world, and in the back, even Zhen Ru, who is used to reading chivalrous novels, is slowly fascinated.

The snow is not heavy, but it is still falling, and everyone's minds have sunk into the rivers and lakes.

"What's this story called?" Zhen Ru, who had been silent, asked.

"Heaven and Dragon Slayer."