Zhang Xiaolin is in his own small yard, practicing the green bag and practicing qi all day long, and weeding Yinye Canaan during the day, and the days are extremely leisurely.

At the same time, on the official road from Jingzhou to Chang'an, a high-end carriage marched unhurriedly towards Chang'an City under the protection of more than a dozen guards riding tall horses.

There was a young girl sitting in the carriage, cardamom was in her prime, her eyebrows were lightly locked, and a faint sadness was written on her face, it was Wu Cao'er who had just suffered the pain of losing her father.

Wu Cao'er was on the streets of Chang'an that day, and heard Zhang Xiaolin say that his father was seriously ill, whether it was true or not, he immediately said goodbye to his aunt and quickly rushed to Jingzhou by carriage, but he didn't expect to be a step late, and just arrived in Nanyang, he heard the news of his father's death.

After the death of Wududu, the chaos in Jingzhou gradually sprouted, and all forces squeezed into Jingzhou to see if they could get some benefits.

Jingzhou has seven counties under its jurisdiction, Nanyang, Nanjun, Changsha, Lingling, Guiyang, Wuling, Jiangxia, the seven counties are originally in harmony with each other, intrigue with each other, after the death of the warrior, it is even more chaotic.

Wu Cao'er saw that several elder brothers were at odds with each other and were fighting each other, so she lost confidence in the whole Jingzhou and lost a little nostalgia.

Wu Cao'er is a very assertive woman, knowing that staying in Jingzhou will not have any benefit, so she proposed to go north to Chang'an, the two brothers listened, discussed it, and agreed, because at this time in Chang'an City, there is an uncle, an aunt, the uncle is Sinong Shaoqing, the aunt has several sons, no daughters, especially love Cao'er, as their own.

Wu Cao'er went to Chang'an, and the two brothers were more at ease.

A group of people stayed overnight and arrived in Nanyang in a few days.

Nanyang is an ancient city, the Xia Dynasty Yu once set the capital of Nanyang, the Spring and Autumn Period also many times for the imperial capital, very prosperous.

The largest hotel in Nanyang belongs to Wentianlou, which was created by Ip Mantian, a Wei person, with a history of more than 100 years, and belongs to the authentic century-old store.

As soon as the carriage drove into the courtyard of Wentianlou, several men came up, carrying a wooden ladder while one unloaded the carriage and led the horse to feed the aquatic plants and beans, which was very enthusiastic.

Wu Cao'er, supported by two maids, asked for a private seat, and the ten guards called for some wine and food in the hall, and after a while, they pushed the cup and changed it.

Cao'er was not in a good mood, but she just tasted a few dishes at random, then put down her chopsticks, looked at the two maids and said, "You guys can eat some too, I have already eaten." ”

"Miss, eat more, I'll have to hurry later." The two of them were a little worried when they saw that Wu Cao was not eating.

"I don't have much appetite, so you can eat. After speaking, he was about to get up, when he suddenly felt that his eyes were dark, and there was an extra person in front of him.

The two maids screamed, but Wu Cao waved his hand, and the two of them stopped, standing aside in shock, looking up, but seeing that it was an old Taoist.

"Why are you again?" Wu Cao said lazily.

"Miss Wu, you go to Chang'an this time, the road is dangerous, here is a piece of peace jade pendant, you must wear it on your body, you must not leave it!" Lao Dao said, and a small emerald green jade pendant appeared in his hand, verdant and dripping, very cute.

Wu Cao took the jade pendant and said happily: "This thing is good, I want it." After saying that, he wore it directly on his neck, and a faint halo emanated from his neck, Wu Cao suddenly felt a lot quieter in his heart, Wu Cao immediately felt the extraordinaryness of this jade pendant, and after wearing it, it seemed to have a trace of connection with himself.

Lao Dao saw that Wu Cao liked the jade pendant, so he put his mind at ease and said, "Don't take it off, you must carry it close to you at all times." ”

"Well, what kind of jade is this? How is it green?"

"This jade is produced in this place, not far from here, there is a small mountain, called Dushan, on the Dushan, the aura is abundant, and the stones on the mountain are also quite spiritual, which is carved by the stones produced on the Dushan. ”

"Old Dao, how many times have you seen me, I still don't know what your name is?"

"Old Taoist Yuan Tiangang. ”

Wu Cao only felt that there was a flower in front of him, and the old way had long since disappeared.

"Yuan Tiangang? Why is it a little familiar? Alas, what a weirdo. ”

Seeing the two maids eating their meals with relish, Wu Cao suddenly felt a little appetizing, so he ordered to make some snacks and bring them to the car to eat.

After eating and resting, the group continued to hurry.

Out of Nanyang City, it belongs to the Funiu Mountains, all the way to the forest deep road dangerous, inaccessible, very not peaceful.

More than a dozen guards were cautious, driving the carriage forward quickly, hoping to pass this mountain road as soon as possible.

Suddenly, an arrow burst into the sky, and the horses in front of them were startled, and the men stood up, and several guards hurried to the front of the carriage, drew their swords, and seemed to be facing a great enemy.

The figures in the woods swayed, and it seemed that there were not a few people.

Ge Hai, the captain of the guard, shouted loudly: "Friends in front of you, listen up, we are people from the Governor's Mansion of Jingzhou Soldiers and Horses, and we will go to Chang'an City to do business, and we will not stop it." ”

"You leave your horses and your belongings behind, and we will not hurt your lives, and if you resist, we will not spare you. ”

"Aren't you afraid of the wrath of the Governor of Wu Du when you do this?"

"Don't talk nonsense, if you want money or death, choose for yourself. ”

Ge Hai shouted to the carriage: "Sit down, rush over." ”

Ge Hai took the lead and rushed towards the woods, and the guards who were driving the carriage flicked their whips, and the carriage rushed out in front, and ten guards rode to the side of the woods, and they also galloped quickly.

Seeing that Ge Hai had rushed to the edge of the forest, suddenly, a swishing sound came from the forest, Ge Hai was startled, and immediately waved the long knife in his hand, and several long arrows were knocked to the ground.

"Stop, go any further, you're welcome. ”

Ge Hai is also a veteran of the battlefield, and he knows the truth that the brave wins when he meets on a narrow road, not only did he not stop, but he shook the whip hard, and the horse that sat down actually rose into the air and jumped over.

The long knife was waved, and the first few thieves were actually cut into two pieces by Ge Hai's long knife.

"Shoot the arrows!"

There were many people in ambush in the forest, and all of a sudden, arrows rained down, and Ge Hai's horse turned unchanged in the woods, and could only rely on a long knife to hit sharp arrows. I only heard the horse screaming and rushed forward, and Ge Hai saw that the horse had been hit by an arrow in the buttocks.

didn't have time to think about it, Ge Hai patted the horse and ran out of the forest, and when he saw that everyone had gone away with the carriage, he breathed a sigh of relief and chased after him.

More than 100 people came out of the forest, and they were not in a hurry, but they were far away, Ge Hai knew that something was wrong, there must be an ambush ahead! These people just cut off the back road.

Sure enough, the carriage had gone less than two miles, and there was another sound of arrows in front of it, and a group of people and horses, about a hundred or so, all fully armed, with bows and arrows hanging from their waists, and swords in their hands shining with cold light.

The bearded man with his face is the group of strongmen who were scared away by Zhang Xiaolin that day.