"After the mountain pass in front, you will leave the border of Handfu. ”

The stars and moon are high, and the four fields are vast. The evening breeze was blowing, and the air smelled of dry dust.

Gao Ming followed Cheng Ping's gaze and saw that there was indeed a black shadow of a distant mountain in the south.

Gao Ming asked, "Is it true that after that mountain pass, the guards of Handfu will go back?"

Cheng Ping replied: "They will send each other another hundred miles, and then they will return." ”

Gao Ming said softly: "I hope it will continue to go on like this." ”

Cheng Ping didn't answer him immediately, but looked into the distance silently.

After a long time, Cheng Pingcai said: "It is difficult to have a smooth journey. When they are gone, our test will come. ”

Gao Ming nodded silently and did not speak.

Gao Ming knew how much pressure Cheng Ping was on. He was even a little incomprehensible, how could such an important person be handed over to a team that had never been on the battlefield at all to protect?

And Cheng Ping himself didn't expect it. What he didn't expect was that since His Majesty the Emperor had summoned him last time, the first test delivered would be so heavy. Such an important task, such an immature team, is this His Majesty's trust in himself?

Cheng Ping only felt that his shoulders were heavy, and the blood in his veins was surging. But he can't do it yet, it's a task that requires calmness, caution and care to accomplish well.

The wind blew from behind him, dispelling the scorching heat of the day. The clothes are close to the back, revealing a refreshing coolness. The temperature difference between day and night here is very large, and now this time is fine, and if it is a little later, you will freeze and shiver when you sleep without a quilt at night.

Gao Ming looked up to the west, and the thin and yellow grass stained the ground mottled. In the dim starlight, there was no figure, and it was empty.

Today it was their turn to be on duty for the night. There are three shifts on night duty every night, and they are the first shift. They are going to stand guard in the West.

Looking behind me, you can see the fire jumping in the camp. Occasionally, there is a light breeze to send away, and you can vaguely hear laughter and hustle and bustle. However, after a while, as soon as the bedtime call rang, it was time for them to go back to their tents to rest. At that time, the four fields would be quiet again in an instant, so quiet that only the sound of the evening breeze could be heard.

The brothers from the surrounding law enforcement team scattered in all directions, looking vigilantly in the direction of the west.

Cheng Ping suddenly whispered: "Actually, ......"

Cheng Ping stopped talking and seemed very hesitant.

Gao Ming glanced back at him: "Huh?"

Cheng Ping said: "Forget it, don't talk about it." ”

Gao Ming thought for a while and said with a smile: "What, still thinking about her?"

Cheng Ping was stunned for a moment, knowing that Gao Ming had misunderstood, and replied, "No, I didn't want to think about it for a long time." ”

Gao Ming said jokingly: "Who?"

Cheng Ping was stunned for a moment, and then his nose snorted out: "Cut, get out!"

Gao Ming laughed presumptuously.

Then, Gao Ming said softly: "Don't blame her. ”

Cheng Ping said sullenly: "I don't blame her, I only blame me for not being strong enough to meet her requirements." But she's asking too much, isn't she?"

Cheng Ping shook his head and said faintly: "I think, I'm afraid she won't be able to get married." Unless, you can touch a god!"

Sure enough, Cheng Ping was still a little resentful.

Gao Ming sighed: "It's not just a matter of strength!"

Gao Ming shook his head and said to Cheng Ping: "Do you know, when Miss Ruorou first apprenticed, her master asked her what magical powers she wanted to learn, do you know what she said?"

Cheng Ping asked, "What do you say?"

Gao Ming deliberately hung him: "Do you want to know?"

Cheng Ping kicked up a small pebble and threw it at Gao Ming, and scolded: "Say it quickly!"

Gao Ming dodged with a smile, and then said seriously: "She said at the time that she wanted to learn the great magic power that would make the world better. ”

Cheng Ping was stunned and asked, "Isn't this world good?

"Look at you!" Gao Ming immediately said, "I'll just say it's not just a matter of strength. ”

Gao Ming looked at the desolate land around him, and the surrounding scene was very different from before as he went south. The smell of dry dust floated in the air, and the yellow earth and the yellow grass were everywhere in sight. During the day, I also saw the hungry victims walking north.

Three, three, two, two or two disaster victims, they can also provide some food and a little relief. However, if you continue south, I believe that you will see people everywhere. And the victims who can get here are still the better among the disaster victims.

What will they do then? What can they do but grieve?

The richer they are, the more resources they have for their children to be admitted to the Beijing Normal School. Therefore, when they look at the victims, they will feel pity and sadness, but it is difficult to empathize.

Just like Cheng Ping, even if he sees the hardships of the victims during the day, he will still ask: "Is this world bad?"

Gao Ming pointed to the south and replied softly, "Miss Ruorou, you are from the south. ”

"Back then, the south was still a rich land, with thousands of miles of fertile soil and thousands of acres of fertile land, and Miss Ruorou was also the daughter of the family. When a natural disaster strikes, there is nothing. She came out of the victims, and she was one of them. It's just that she was lucky enough to come out. ”

"Brother Cheng, but you said that this world is not good, what do you think, if you were a Ruorou girl, what would you think?"

Cheng Ping frowned and said, "Of course I am also very sympathetic to the victims. It's just that I can't control this natural disaster!"

Gao Ming shook his head and said: "Brother Cheng, the bad thing about this world is not that there are natural disasters, but that when natural disasters come, the common people do not have the ability to resist natural disasters;

Cheng Ping silently looked at the sky in the distance, stunned.

The evening breeze blew the ground, and the yellow weeds were left to the cold wind. They grew up in the wrong place at the wrong time. They are thin and weak, and can only shake weakly with the wind in the wind. But they still use the last shred of strength to take root in the land.

This is an abandoned land, where grass is not like grass and people are not like people. Death is death, and the living still have to live.

At this moment, a horn sounded behind him.

Gao Ming said, "It's time for them to go to bed." ”

Before the words fell, suddenly there was a sharp horn sound in the air. This voice was completely different from Fang Cai's voice, very hurried, with a strong warning meaning.

Cheng Ping came back to his senses in an instant, and instructed the people around him: "You guys, continue to stick to your posts and be optimistic about the movement in the west! I'll go and see the situation in the camp." ”

Immediately, Gao Ming and Cheng Ping quickly rushed back to the camp.

I saw that the campfire in the camp was still dancing, and everyone was quiet, only the clear commands of the captains were heard.

All of them regained their warrior status, weapons in hand, and quickly found their respective teams.

Cheng Ping stepped forward and asked, "What's the situation?"

But they shook their heads one after another, they didn't know yet, they only knew that it was a warning signal from the south.

Cheng Ping was about to inspect the situation of the southern sentry post, and only a few steps away did he see the captain of the Hanfu escort team returning from the south on horseback. As soon as the two met, they explained Fang Cai's situation.

It turned out that two people had come from the south on fast horses. The sentinels issued a warning, but they ignored it and rushed straight towards the camp.

Sentinels can only shoot arrows with their bows in warning. In the darkness of the night, the sentry clearly saw a flash of cold light on the opposite side, apparently with a murder weapon. The sentry immediately sounded the alarm, but saw that the man had picked up the arrows from the ground, turned his horse's head, and left.

Cheng Ping groaned: "Riding a fast horse and turning over to pick up a broken arrow, this person is very skilled." ”

The captain also said: "Yes, this kind of horse skill cannot be practiced by galloping on horseback all year round. ”

Cheng Ping said: "Could it be a horse thief, seeing the fire in our camp, come and step on it?"

The captain of the escort team said: "There has been no horse thief here for a long time. However, it is not easy to say that the horse thief is wandering around. ”

Cheng Ping said: "If it is really a horse thief, then Fang Cai should already know our identity, and he must not dare to bother again." ”

The captain nodded and said, "The horse thief bullies the soft and is afraid of the hard, and he does not dare to come to die." Whether we are horse thieves or not, we are strong and strong, and we are not afraid of anyone. In the past two days, let's strengthen the guard guard. ”

Cheng Ping nodded.

The sentry posts were doubled, and the rest of the people went to bed, and everything was the same.

The night was calm until the next day, when the sun rose.