Chapter 550: The Truth (I)
Holkoz ignored the stunned look on Chen Ao's face, but he obviously understood what Chen Ao meant by that sentence, and realized that it was possible that he was self-defeating and attracted the pursuers. Suddenly, out of nowhere, he brought an ownerless horse. He anxiously said to Lan Yuyan: "Holy Maiden, they are chasing after you, you can ride out of the city quickly!"
Lan Yuyan climbed onto the horse in a panic. Chen Ao exclaimed, "What about me?"
Lan Yuyan was finally a little righteous and stretched out her hand towards him. Chen Ao grabbed Lan Yuyan's hand, turned over on his horse, and sat behind Lan Yuyan. Holkoz suddenly grabbed Chen Ao's hand tightly and said word by word: "Take care of the Holy Maiden! Otherwise, I won't spare you if I die!"
Chen Ao didn't hear what he said, just nodded in agreement. Holkotz slapped his palm on the horse's buttocks, and the horse neighed and ran forward like a frenzy. Holkoz turned around and met the white-robed pursuers.
"Hallβ" Lan Yuyan shouted back, tears in her eyes. But she did not stop, clung to the reins, and ran straight out of the west gate with the galloping horse.
It's been a long time since Chen Ao has ridden such a fast horse, and this is the first time he can't control his mount. He hugged Lan Yuyan's waist tightly, for fear of being knocked down by the galloping horse. As soon as the two of them left the west gate, they ran for a while, and then they couldn't see anyone.
At this time, the sky was gradually darkening, and the four fields were dark. The firelight of Hulu County behind him made the suburbs even quieter. Lan Yuyan was frightened, and her legs were still clamping the horse's belly, urging the horse to run quickly.
This horse was originally a deserter with a gust of wind and rode back to Hulu County, and before he had long rested, he ran at a high speed with people. And this time it was two people, which was even more difficult. This horse is not a thousand-mile horse, how can it withstand such a toss? After running for a while, he began to foam at the mouth.
Chen Ao listened to the horse's rapid breathing, knew that something was wrong, and hurriedly said to Lan Yuyan: "Don't run, the horse can't stand it!"
Lan Yuyan was bent on running away, but she didn't hear him say anything. Chen Ao had to shout loudly again. Lan Yuyan heard it now, but she was still in a trance. Chen Ao grabbed her violently, reached out and grabbed the reins that she was holding tightly, and stopped the horse.
The two jumped off their horses, and the horses fell to the ground as soon as their front legs went limp. Chen Ao looked at the horse that had fallen to the ground and had exhausted its last bit of strength, and was a little unbearable. However, it is not completely out of danger yet. Although the two of them had already gone far out of the city, the group of white-robed people had eaten the scales and had an iron heart, so they had to catch the blue jade smoke. They knew the direction in which the two of them had fled, and Bao Buqi had already chased after them.
The two held hands, and without the horse, they could only run forward on two legs. They knew they couldn't take the open road, so they ran straight into the mountains. There are woods there, there are thorns, and it should be able to hide its whereabouts.
After running for a long time, both of them were out of breath and sweating. The more Chen Ao thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, that group of white-robed people were obviously coming for Lan Yuyan, what did it have to do with him? He was inexplicably involved in this pool of troubled water, and even more inexplicably saved Lan Yuyan. Wasn't he the opposite of her?
After a pause, he stopped the blue jade smoke. Taking a breath, Chen Ao shook his hand and said, "Don't run...... Don't run away...... I'm tired of Lao Tzu!"
Lan Yuyan said anxiously: "No, they will definitely be able to chase after them soon." You don't know those elders, it's very ......."
Chen Ao looked at her like this, and he couldn't bear it, sighed, and had to continue walking. After another hour, the two of them had entered the depths of the mountain forest. Neither of them could tell the direction, and now they couldn't continue walking. If you find the wrong direction in this dark forest and walk back, won't you crash into the arms of your opponent?
The two stopped by a creek. Chen Ao sat on the rocks by the water, scooped up the water and took a big sip. The cool water of the stream refreshed his spirits. Lan Yuyan also took two sips, and suddenly thought that Chen Ao had wiped two handfuls of ash on his face, and hurriedly scooped water to clean it.
Chen Ao looked at her from the side and saw that her cheeks were thin, and her cheekbones and chin were more prominent. Thinking about it, she is not living well and is malnourished, which is why she is so thin. If she can plump up a little bit, then she can perfectly show her excellent genes. In that case, she can be regarded as a great beauty, and she is not far behind several of her beautiful wives. And because Lan Yuyan is an alien, it has an exotic style.
Chen Ao thought secretly in his heart. Lan Yuyan's side face also seemed to have eyes, and after washing his face, he suddenly turned back and asked, "What do you think I do?"
Chen Ao hurriedly turned his head, sighed, and said, "I saved your life, didn't you even let you look at it?"
Lan Yuyan now has no headscarf to cover her face, so she is helpless. She snorted coldly and said, "If you stare at me like this in Persia, you will definitely gouge out your eyes!"
Chen Aoman didn't care, anyway, it wasn't in Persia now. He couldn't help but tease: "Hmph, don't let people see it? Do you think you look so beautiful? Take a headscarf to cover your face all day long, do you believe it?"
Lan Yuyan was a little angry at first, and then a little surprised when she heard it: "You actually know about *** teaching?"
Of course, Chen Ao couldn't tell her where he came from, and sneered: "Could it be that you are really ***?"
Lan Yuyan shook his head and said, "I don't believe in *** religion. But there are many people in our empire who believe in this religion. I wore a veil, just a common practice for aristocratic women. β
This was the first time she had spoken honestly to Chen Ao. Chen Ao thought to herself, maybe she was frightened a lot just now, and she actually stimulated the girl's character.
He couldn't help but ask, "Who are those white-robed people?" I remember you told me earlier that your uncle killed your father and seized the family's position. Those people can't be sent by your uncle to kill you, do they? I don't think these people are part of a family. I don't want to look like it at all!"
Lan Yuyan was silent. Chen Ao realized that there must be a huge secret in this that he didn't know yet. If you don't strike while the iron is hot now, ask for clarification, and wait until you are out of danger to ask Lan Yuyan, I'm afraid it won't be so easy.
He thought for a moment and then asked, "What kind of saint did Holkoz call you just now? What does this mean? Lan Yuyan, is there anything else you haven't told me? I saved your life anyway, you can't keep me in the dark, right?"
Lan Yuyan sighed and said, "Lord Chen, from the moment you decided to save me today, I knew that you were a good person. I've been sorry for you for some of the things I have done, thank you for ignoring your past suspicions. But ......"
Chen Ao raised his hand and said, "Don't say it." Don't call me an adult, if you still know what you owe me, tell me honestly!"
Lan Yuyan hesitated for a while before she spoke, "It's not that I want to deceive you. It's just that you are an official of the Song Empire, but you can't tolerate us people. Let me tell you the truth, I, Hall, my Persians, and the white-robed men are all members of the Persian Holy Religion. Our church is also called Zoroastrianism!"