Chapter 37: Out of the City

Yu Zhi came out of the autumn wind and went directly to the West City Gate. In addition to the marriage, there is one more important thing in his heart.

It's already dusk, the sun is setting on the castle walls, and it won't be long before the gates of Kyoto are closed and smoke curls from every house.

Yu Zhi thought that Lao Huang was still in Kyoto. He couldn't make up his mind, so he came to the West City Gate with the mentality of gambling. Last time, he was thrown at the gate of the West City Gate by Lao Huang, and if Lao Huang went in and out, he would probably pass through the West City Gate.

It just so happened that the soldier on duty today was Wang Dafu, Yu Zhi was lucky to know a person, and then got a chair to sit under the West City Gate, and when he saw the carriages and horses coming and going, he called someone to go up and search, and several times came down to make Wang Dafu think that this was a big case.

"Your Excellency, the door is about to close, and you are still waiting here?" Wang Dafu asked. He didn't know who this young man was, but the last time he saw Qiu Ruoruo, he obeyed him, and Wang Dafu deduced that this young man was also a character with status. Therefore, the attitude is also extremely respectful.

Yu Zhi stretched his neck to look into the distance, and muttered, "Could it be true that you ran away?" Seeing Lao Huang's figure in the Loei Mansion reminded Yu Zhi of the young lady in the mountains again.

For some reason, Yu Zhi had never seen each other, but he wanted to see that young lady again.

"You can take care of yourself, and I'll sit down." Yu Zhi said lightly. He didn't know how to describe this matter to Wang Dafu.

Wang Dafu can only step aside, the temper of these sons is always a little strange, in Wang Dafu's eyes, Yu Zhi is normal.

Suddenly, Yu Zhi saw a familiar carriage. "Quick, stop it for me."

Hearing Yu Zhi's voice, Wang Dafu immediately ordered the soldiers defending the city to stop the carriage. I thought, this is the person to be arrested?

Yu Zhi stepped forward, pretending to be the second-generation son of a local official in Kyoto, walked out from behind the soldiers, and said viciously: "Lao Huang, I haven't seen you for a long time." Hey. ”

Lao Huang saw Yu Zhi, and the reins in his hand were loosened, thinking that he was an old man. However, the last hey made Lao Huang feel bad.

"It's you kid, why are you stopping me?" Lao Huang scolded.

Yu Zhi waved his hand, dismissed the soldiers, climbed into Lao Huang's carriage and said, "Last time, Miss saved my life, I have been thinking about repaying Miss. I didn't expect to meet you here again today. Fate, fate. ”

Lao Huang looked very obscene on weekdays, but now his eyes were full of disdain when he looked at Yu Zhi, and he said in a weird manner: "You kid has been waiting here for an afternoon." Just waiting for me, old man? ”

"Hee-hee-hee." Yu Zhi smiled and didn't answer. He took the reins from Lao Huang's hand and moved his ass to make himself sit more comfortably in the carriage. "Let's go, take me to see your young lady."

Lao Huang glanced at the dozen or so soldiers defending the city in front of him, and a soldier in armor stood beside Yu Zhi, thinking that if he didn't agree today, he was afraid that this kid would not be able to leave.

Yu Zhi stretched out a hand and put it on Lao Huang's shoulder, and his eyes showed a sense of mastery.

"Out of the city gate, the nameless mountain ten miles southwest." Lao Huang said as if admitting defeat.

Yu Zhi said to Wang Dafu: "Tell Ruoruo for me, I have something to do outside the city." I'll be back when I'm done, so don't worry about her. ”

After speaking, Yu Zhi drove the carriage towards the afterglow of the setting sun and ran to the countless mountains outside the city.

The road outside of Kyoto is very wide, and the rough road is flattened for more than a few miles because of the frequent travel of cars and horses. After a few further years, you will reach the deserted suburbs and will be covered with mud swamps.

At this time, the sun sets and the moon rises, and the night sky is dotted with stars, and the moonlight illuminated by the bright moon does not need more lights to illuminate the road. As we walked farther and farther away, there were some animal cries and rustling sounds in the dense forests on the outskirts, whether it was the rubbing between the leaves or the small footsteps of the animals.

The lights in the city are bustling, and the night outside the city is like ink, and for a moment Yu Zhi feels that the inside and outside of the city are like two worlds.

"Hurry up, hurry up, when will you be slow?" Lao Huang poured the wine in the wine gourd, and the reddened cheeks could be seen by the moonlight.

Saying that, Lao Huang was about to snatch the reins from Yu Zhi's hand, how dare Yu Zhi let go and hold it tightly. He knew how thrilling Lao Huang was driving, and now when he was drunk, he was afraid that the two of them would be destroyed with the carriage.

"Slow down, safety first, safety first." Yu Zhi shouted. He is a person with a great sense of crisis.

The scenery on both sides was rapidly retreating, and the speed of the car was not slow, but after a long time, I still did not see the familiar bamboo forest.

Lao Huang drank the last drop of wine in the wine gourd, and muttered in his mouth: "Why is it finished." The drunken state made Yu Zhi even more afraid to put the reins in Lao Huang's hands.

Lao Huang turned his head to look at Yu Zhi, who was driving seriously, and grinned, revealing a row of neat and yellowed teeth. The ill-intentioned smile made Yu Zhi's heart furious.

"Boy, do you want to hit my young lady?" Lao Huang asked with a smile.

Yu Zhi didn't know how to answer, so he said, "Naturally not." I haven't even met in person, how did I become a prodigal son who wants to beat people's ideas? I can't say that Miss didn't dare to see people because of her lack of face. It's just that you saved my life, and I'm not an ungrateful person. ”

Lao Huang scolded with a smile: "My young lady's fairy-like beauty, don't regret talking like this."

"Regret, how could I regret it?" Yu Zhi replied distractedly. "By the way, why hasn't it been so long?"

Lao Huang smiled again, as if the trick had succeeded, and kicked out towards Yu Zhi, and saw a figure flying towards the unmelted snow.

"Holy, old fellow." Yu Zhi flew in the air, and before he landed, the swear words in his stomach had already erupted.

Yu Zhi's eyes were the shadow of the carriage leaving quickly, and next to his ears was Lao Huang's proud laughter.

Bang!

The soft layer of snow provided a cushion for Yu Zhi, but it still made Yu Zhi's back hurt. The snow that soon melted seeped into Yu Zhi's back through the thin clothes, and the cold feeling instantly spread throughout Yu Zhi's body.

"Old scoundrel, what an old scoundrel." Yu Zhi cursed repeatedly. He got up, patted off some of the snow on his body, and looked in the direction of the carriage's departure.

Outside of Kyoto, it's so vast and flat that you can see the scenery miles away from a glance, and you can tell it even if you're walking. However, Yu Zhi was left at the foot of the mountain, and in front of him was a myriad of mountains, and a narrow road winding from it.

"I should have thought that this old thing must have knocked me unconscious and thrown me at the gate last time, and he must not have wanted me to find my way, so how could he take me back today? Misstep, misstep! Yu Zhi was annoyed.

Yu Zhi turned his head to look at the lights in Kyoto City, and it would take an hour or two to walk back from here. He sighed, turned around, and walked into the mountains along the ruts.

After Lao Huang threw off Yu Zhi, he drove the carriage into the mountains and forests with a black horsewhip, squinting his eyes, and his confused appearance made people worry when they looked at it.

"Hey, the hairy guy still wants to fight me. It's a pity. Lao Huang hummed the famous songs of Kyoto and galloped through the bad mountain roads. In the deep mountain forest, there seem to be only two living creatures, one man, one horse, and two living creatures.

In the depths of the bamboo forest, the girl scolded Lao Huang angrily. The middle-aged little old man seemed to be drunk, and listened stunned, no longer quibbling.

A candle was lit in a bamboo house, and the candle flame reflected the figure of a slender woman. Li Wantong looked out of the window and happened to see the scene of the little girl scolding the old servant. She didn't stop it, the old and the young made the bamboo forest that was cold and silent at night more warm and lively.

After a long time, the girl finally got tired, and she still looked puffy. "Next time you dare to drink and make a mistake, I will punish you for Miss."

Li Wantong listened to the girl's approaching footsteps, and said without looking back: "Deflated?"

The girl shook her head, put her hands on Li Wantong's shoulders, kneaded them a few times, and began to arrange Li Wantong's hair. "Miss, this old Huang is obviously greedy for wine, so he missed the time. Now it's hateful to make good excuses for yourself. ”

Li Wantong put down the scroll, looked at the unhappy girl in the mirror, and said with a smile: "What excuse did he find today to make you so angry?"

On weekdays, Lao Huang is sloppy, and occasionally misses the hour and always can't escape the girl's scolding, but today Lao Huang seems to find an excuse that makes the girl even more annoyed.

Lao Huang was full of wine, obviously he had drunk a lot of wine, and his wine gourd was empty, but he said that he met Yu Zhi at the city gate. He finally dumped people, and it was too late to come back. Miss, are you ridiculous? ”

Li Wantong looked at Lao Huang, who was drunk in the courtyard, thinking that it was Yu Zhi's face and the voice that had been disturbing every day a few days ago. "Maybe that's the ...... Yu Zhi. ”

Li Wantong regretted it as soon as she said this, for fear that the girl would think that she paid too much attention to this young man. Actually, it's just that Li Wantong is a little bit of a thief.

The girl didn't seem to notice this, and then said, "Miss, you're so stupid. As soon as I looked at Yu Zhi, I knew that he was a slippery person. Obviously, the injury has healed, but he wants to stay on it. How could such people wait for the rabbit at the gate of the city, waiting for Lao Huang? This probability is also too small. I think Lao Huang must have used the previous excuse to think about it again. It's a pity that I met a smart and clever me. ”

Li Wantong smiled lightly, and her cold face bloomed like a snow lotus. "You're smarter. Lao Huang can't escape your eyes no matter how much he changes. ”

"Of course, of course." The girl was quite proud, and said with a smile, "Otherwise, how can I see Yu Zhi's little slippery head?" ”

Li Wantong smiled again, "You helped Lao Huang into the house, and he will be frozen to death at night here." ”

It was really cold in the bamboo forest at night. Li Wantong lay on the bed and couldn't fall asleep for a long time. Usually, she has already fallen asleep. But now her mind is full of the boy who waits for the rabbit in the girl's mouth.

"Is he really waiting at the gates?"