Chapter 20 On the Iron Horse Ancient Road
Chatting with Wen Yizheng, an idler who was picking up and delivering money and goods came over and said to Wu Shijiu: "Wu Gongzi is invited, someone asked me to send you a note just now." ”
Wu Shijiu saw that he was holding a note in his hand, and took out a few copper coins to reward, and when he took it and unfolded it, he saw a line of words written on it: "Tonight, what night, see this beloved." "The handwriting is beautiful, from the hands of women.
Wu Shijiu's head buzzed, and he recognized that this was the font of Shuangxixi. He hurriedly asked the idler, "What about the person who wrote the note?"
"Back to Childe, the girl left with the masters just now, and before leaving, she told the villain to be sure to give the note to Childe. I'm afraid it's ...... now."
Wu Shijiu didn't wait for him to finish, he hugged his fist and said: "Senior, I still have to take a step in advance, the account has been settled, and the junior is rude." ”
Sniffed and waved his hand, signaling him to go. Wu Shijiu ran out of the restaurant and went out, only to see the lights on both sides of the street, and the noise of people, but where to find it?
He went back to the idler and asked, "In which direction did the man go?"
The idle man scratched his head, thought for a long time and said: "It seems to be going in the direction of the West Gate, it seems that there is a prince who said that he wants to go back to Luo Suo to finish the marriage......" Before he finished speaking, he only felt that Wu Shijiu had disappeared with a flower in front of him.
Lesa, which is today's Lhasa, is also called "Lhasa". Since the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the ambitions of the various royal families in Tibet have swelled and set up their own doors, so the royal family has been divided and wars have broken out. Coupled with the great rebellion of slaves and civilians, the Tibetan Dynasty collapsed. At the beginning of the Northern Song Dynasty, the great leader Pan Luozhi led six valley tribes to establish the Six Valleys of Tubo in Liangzhou (now Wuwei, Gansu), and constantly competed with Li Jiqian and Li Deming and his son in Western Xia for the sphere of influence. In order to contain the Western Xia, the Northern Song Dynasty secretly befriended the Six Valleys of Tubo, and Pan Luozhi had the support of the Song Dynasty, and its power was constantly expanding.
This time, Pan Luozhi married Shuangxi and chose the location in Luosuo, one is to comfort the ancestors, and the other is to win over various royal forces. The group included Yuwen Jiugu, Mrs. Shili, Hei Yueming, Hu Jinjin and others, each of whom rode three times on the starry night and went straight to Luosa.
Wu Shijiu chased to the west pass on the outskirts of the city, the city gate had long been closed, and the soldiers guarding the city patrolled back and forth, and the guard was very strict. He took advantage of the people's inattention, went around to the west wall where no one was, and performed a few light skills to jump onto the wall, at this time the dark clouds covered the moon, and as far as the eye could see, the outside of the city was pitch black, and the mountain and forest roads could not be distinguished. Wu Shijiu didn't have time to hesitate, dodged the soldiers guarding the city, and jumped in the dark.
As soon as his feet landed and the direction was identified, Wu Shijiu began to raise his breath and run wildly, and for a while, there was wind in his ears, and the mountains and forests on both sides of the night quickly retreated. But no matter how fast he was, how could he catch up with the good horses of Pan Luozhi and others? After all, manpower was not as good as horses, and when he ran to the fourth watch, Wu Shijiu was already soaked with sweat all over his body.
As he was running, he heard the sound of horses' hooves behind him, and a team of horses, at least five or six horsemen, came straight up. Wu Shijiu thought to himself, he could only be sorry, he first intercepted a horse to borrow it, and then returned it to others when he came back after saving Shuangxi. After making up his mind, he flashed by the side of the road and waited for the horse team to pass by. In an instant, the first few horses galloped past, and when the last horse was about to pass, Wu Shijiu suddenly jumped out and rushed straight to the person on the horse.
He thought that the moon was dark and the wind was high, so he dragged the man off the horse under the cover of night. Who knew that his right hand was about to touch the other party, and immediately the man suddenly turned around and punched, which brought gusts of wind to the face, and the momentum was strong.
Wu Shijiu listened to the sound in the air to identify the position, grabbed the man's arm with his left hand and pressed down hard, and then made a move "Hurry First Served" to step on the horse's back, and just wanted to continue to stretch out his right hand to grab the man's collar, the horse suddenly splashed on the spot, threw his hind hooves high, and threw it four or five times in a row, wanting to throw Wu Shijiu off the horse.
At the same time, the man immediately changed his tricks, suddenly hid under the stirrups, leaned out from the other side, and slashed at Wu Shijiu's two calves with one palm, and his martial arts were not weak. Wu Shijiu jumped up with his feet, changed his move to "Tiansu Horse Horn", and in mid-air, a pair of palms conjured up multiple directions and slapped downward, one of which was intersecting with the person's palm, and knocked the person to the ground with a bang.
Seeing that the blow was successful, Wu Shijiu stepped on the horse and clamped the horse's belly with his feet, and the horse "neighed" and raised its front hooves and spun on the spot, but refused to move forward. Wu Shijiu grabbed the reins with one hand, sat firmly on the saddle, and slapped the horse's hind buttocks with the other hand.
In the darkness, he listened to a person: "Come down, without my instructions, the leopard dragon horse will not move forward half a step." It turned out that the man was knocked to the ground and was not injured, as soon as the two palms touched, he knew that Wu Shijiu had no intention of hurting anyone, just grabbing the horse.
If it weren't for the darkness of the night, Wu Shijiu's big red face would have almost nowhere to hide. Now riding on horseback, just like going to the playground to ride a roller coaster when I was a child, I was thrown left and right, up and down, and I could only desperately hold the horse's neck and clamp the horse's belly with my feet.
The leopard dragon foal seemed to have inexhaustible strength, but he just jumped on the spot, bent on throwing the stranger off his back. After another moment, Wu Shijiu felt that his internal organs and lungs were about to fall apart, so he had to throw the stirrups off the saddle and jump off the horse, strange to say, as soon as he left the saddle, the horse immediately stopped jumping, trotted to the master's side, leaned over and wiped his face, looking very affectionate.
In the dark, Wu Shijiu hugged his fists and said: "Wu Shijiu, a disciple of Fenghuo Hall, has an urgent matter, and he didn't have time to prepare his mount, so he had to borrow kind-hearted people and horses for the time being, but I didn't expect it...... Hehe, I'm so sorry......"
The man sighed and said, "May I ask if it's the psychic messenger Wu Shaoxia?"
"Huh, you know my name too?"
The man smiled: "It has long been rumored in the rivers and lakes, and now who doesn't know Wu Shaoxia." When the spiritual gate is open everywhere today, and the evil beasts are frequently infested, they all count on the young man to find the spiritual messenger as soon as possible and close the door. ”
Wu Shijiu said: "Don't dare, don't dare, this is too elevating me." I haven't asked you yet......"
"In Xia Bai Qianju, because I know how to take horses, there is a little nickname on the rivers and lakes, and they all call me Jade Face Liang. ”
Usually on the way, the fat man will talk about some rules and characters in the rivers and lakes, and Wu Shijiu has heard of Bai Qianju's name.
"It turned out to be Brother Bai! I was really rude just now. ”
"Don't get in the way, you and I don't know each other, just now, Wu Shaoxia's tricks are eye-opening, and the psychic messenger is worthy of his name, admire. Bai Qianju said, pursed his lips and whistled, and after a while, he heard the sound of horses' hooves in the distance, and a few horses that ran over before came back along the original road, and Wu Shijiu found that there was no one on the horseback, but the speed was too fast when he passed by just now, and he didn't see clearly in the dark.
At this time, the east was white, and there were a total of five horses running back in the morning light, all with fluttering neck hair, slender hooves, and wide height. Bai Qianju led a tall horse with a dark body, and Wu Shijiu couldn't help but feel envious when he saw that the horse's four hooves were snow-white, and the horse was extraordinary.
"Wu Shaoxia, this horse came from outside the gate by himself, and there is a name called Dark Cloud Treading Snow. I was collecting horses at the border, and I stumbled upon the fact that it took a lot of time to tame it. At the moment, BMW is equipped with heroes, you can use it first. ”
Although Wu Shijiu was anxious to catch up with them on the eve of Shuangxi, when Pingshui met someone and gave them a thousand-mile horse for nothing, he was still a little reluctant in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Don't say goodbye, I can't afford to pay this great gift from Brother Bai." ”
Bai Qianju said with a smile: "Wu Shaoxia's matter is the business of our world, and it's not that you won't be allowed to return it, you are in a hurry to use it in advance, my Fuyi Racecourse is near here, if Wu Shaoxia is free in the future, remember to pass by my racecourse, come and sit down and have a glass of wine, Bai is naturally overjoyed." ”
As he spoke, the cloud-stepping snowhorse suddenly neighed, snorted a few times, shook its head, and trampled back and forth with its four hooves. Bai Qianju also responded with the same voice, one person and one horse as if they were communicating. Wu Shijiu was surprised: "Brother Bai doesn't understand what this horse is talking about?"
"Hehe, the ancestors appreciate the food, the secret of their own ancestors. It just said that it likes you very much, and I don't know if it's a fate between you, it's rare that this guy doesn't pick people, and we rarely ride it. As he spoke, Bai Qianju handed the reins to Wu Shijiu: "Wu Shaoxia might as well ride it and try it?"
"Uh...... Will it be like your leopard dragon foal......" Wu Shijiu thought of the fierce horse just now, and his heart was a little stunned.
"The leopard dragon foal only knows one master in his life, and his temperament is particularly strong. This dark cloud stepping on the snow is different, it is very picky about the owner, there is no fate, don't want to get close to it half a step. Since the two of you are destined, you should be closer to it. ”
Wu Shijiu was overjoyed, slowly approached the horse, first touched its cheek, the dark cloud stepped on the snow and avoided it, snorted, and looked extremely arrogant.
"Heh, deliberately pretending to be cold, isn't it?" Wu Shijiu grabbed the saddle, turned over the horse suddenly, stepped on the stirrup steadily, held the reins in both hands, and just wanted to shout "drive", who knew that the horse suddenly stood up, and the two front hooves kicked in the air, neighing and roaring.
Bai Qianju said loudly: "Don't be afraid, Wu Shaoxia, it wants to give the new master prestige, you must not lose in momentum." ”
Wu Shijiu then understood, it turns out that this BMW horse has its own personality and temper, the leopard dragon horse only follows one master in his life, but this dark cloud and snow choose a good master to serve, if it can't be tamed, then he won't want to control it. Thinking of this, I can't help but feel arrogant: I don't believe in a big living person, but I can't help you with a horse. At the moment, his legs clamped the horse's belly, and no matter how the dark clouds stepped on the snowhorse, he just held the reins tightly with both hands.
Bai Qianju encouraged loudly on the side: "Okay, that's it, lower your body a little lower, tighten your two knees hard, yes, don't let up......"
Stalemate for half an hour, Wu Shijiu always sat upright on the horse, his legs became more and more forceful, the internal force of his body, only half of the strength, the dark cloud stepping on the snow horse was a little unbearable, the two ribs were in pain, and gradually calmed down, the four hooves kept digging the ground, shaking his head and tail, and neighing softly.
"It's done!" Bai Qianju laughed: "Look, the way it looks is to serve you, Wu Shaoxia, it's yours." ”
"Thank you, Brother Bai, does it have a name?"
"We usually call it Dahei, you call it that, it understands. Wu Shaoxia, you can try its foot strength. ”
Wu Shijiu was trying to test the speed of the horse at this time, his legs were clamped, and his hands had not shaken the reins, Da Hei was like an arrow from the string, and he rushed out with four hooves, and Bai Qianju stepped on the leopard dragon horse and followed closely behind, and the two of them galloped away like a gallop.
At the beginning, the leopard dragon horse and Da Hei galloped side by side, and after running for more than ten miles, Da Hei gradually overtook the front half of his body, and after running for a while, he actually opened two or three positions. Wu Shijiu got the BMW for the first time, he was embarrassed to run too fast, and gradually retracted the reins and slowed down, at this time, the sky was bright, and Bai Qianju and the rest of the horses behind him caught up. The white Qianju has a handsome face, clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and really lives up to the nickname of "Jade Face Liang". The leopard dragon foal was born with thick limbs, white and brown patterns on the body, wide bones, muscular development, and a large black streamlined body, and the other four horses are also one of the best horses.
Wu Shijiu slowed down, hugged his fists at Bai Qianju on the horse and said, "Brother Bai, I really don't know how to thank you." ”
"We are walking the rivers and lakes, voting for temper and temperament, Bai Mou said just now, BMW is a hero, Wu Shaoxia has outstanding skills but is not arrogant or impatient, and he is facing the temper below. Otherwise, even if the emperor comes, Lao Tzu will not serve. Hahaha, let's stop so much red tape, let's go. As he spoke, he leaned over and slapped Da Hei on his buttocks, and Da Hei knew it, and spread his hooves again and ran wildly.
"Brother Bai, wait for me to come back...... the last two words "return the horse" Before he finished speaking, Bai Qianju had turned into a small black dot, and the surrounding scenery was flying backwards, and Wu Shijiu was alone and a horse, galloping towards the west.