Chapter 1: On the way back to Beijing

To the north of the mountain, the hills stretch for thousands of miles, and at the turn of autumn and winter, the withered grass is green, and it is far away from the end of the world. In the vast desert, the hills rise and fall like waves, like the tide, and a goshawk howls resounding through the north and south of the sky, echoing in the blue sea-like sky, making people more deeply realize that the sky is high and the earth is vast!

However, between the ups and downs of the hills, which stretches for thousands of miles, there is always a light brown ancient road that twists and turns like a long dragon. Its shape rises and falls with the ups and downs of the hills, sometimes sticking to the soft curves of the hills, extending forward, and sometimes, cleverly hidden in the overlapping waves of the hills.

The wind of the wilderness, at the turn of autumn and winter, has shown its fierce edge, blowing the domes of the hills, blowing from a distant land, making the yellowed weeds soaked in wind and frost let out a whistling roar. At the same time, you can also smell a breath of dry air from outside the plug in the desolate autumn wind. The dry and cold air seemed to be mixed with the faint smell of the nomadic sheepfold.

At this moment, in the autumn wind of hunting, there were faint sounds of three or two chariots and horses, and then, among the distant mountains, I saw several flags waving in the wind. In a short time, it was like the fin of a fish swimming on the surface of the sea, and in an instant it disappeared into the churning waves, but when you found it again, it suddenly jumped before your eyes along the ancient path.

Looking at them again, it turned out that they were a mighty group of military horses, and the one who took the lead in the way was a young general, who led ten pairs of majestic cavalry, they held flags, wore golden helmets, and wore bright armor. Pedal boots, waist hanging sharp knife, mighty, majestic.

Immediately behind them were six ornate carriages with tassels hanging from each other, flanking the carriages. There were accompanying maids and women, and more than a dozen foot soldiers with spears and hanging knives. In the first carriage, Mrs. Taishi was ridden, followed by their youngest daughter, and in the four carriages behind, all the personal maids of Madame and Miss Taishi, and the most noble maids.

Behind the last carriage was a majestic infantry troop wearing red tasseled helmets. Wearing armor, hanging a sharp knife at his waist, he walked majestically and proudly, and his majestic appearance was unstoppable, which made the mountains and rivers terrifying!

This team escorting the treasures of the Taishi Mansion also had three or two hundred people. On their flags, a scarlet Xu character is embroidered with gold on a black background. In the clear sunshine, dancing in the autumn wind of hunting, dazzling!

This is exactly the family of Xu Liang, the imperial master of the dynasty, who returned to their hometown in the early summer of April to their relatives in the western capital, and now they are back with nostalgia!

Madame Taishi in the first carriage behind the cavalry. She is a graceful and luxurious old woman, and in the carriage behind her, her youngest daughter Xu Zixuan sits, which is an unexpected and thrilling harvest for her at the age of forty. This daughter, the most beloved of her seven children, was the treasure in the palm of her and the master! And she herself, a devout Buddhist, held in her hand all day and night, a string of finely made Xingyue Bodhi Buddha beads, only when eating, would stop her graceful twisting and turning of the Buddha beads. Even sitting in the swaying carriage, she was so devout to worship the Buddha and close her eyes to recuperate, it seemed that the beautiful scenery along the way outside the window could not arouse her interest in the slightest.

The daughter, who rode in the carriage behind her, was the opposite, like a curious thrush, sometimes attached to the window on the left, looking at the distant hills, and the bleak autumn grass, and the desolate distant mountains, and sometimes she turned her head sideways to the window on the right, and looked at the high canopy of heaven and the majesty of the flying goshawk, and sometimes she screamed and pointed to the lonely deer or hare in the distance.

For the sixteen-year-old, this trip was so new, too fascinating, and too exciting! Everything she saw was unheard of and unseen before, so her surprise would be particularly endearing!

Sixteen years old, for every girl, is in the flowering season, but also the beginning of love, is the stage of curiosity. She grew up in the magnificent Taishi's mansion, and her good living conditions cultivated her pampered and idle elegance, which forged her naturally noble and arrogant character; fortunately, in the process of her mother's devout worship of the Buddha, she more or less gained some good habits of gentleness and frugality, and in her father's deep and wise bearing, she formed her habit of being intelligent and witty. Therefore, her character can also be interpreted in this way: proud and reckless, but not capricious and extreme, clever and out-of-the-box, but by no means unruly.

Her skin is delicate and pink, her ten fingers are slender and graceful, her face is pretty and moving, and her expression is elegant and pure; when she is not smiling, she is like a shy flower in the closed moon, and her lips are like peach blossoms welcoming spring, and she is smiling, and when she opens her mouth, she is like a breeze with a lotus, and she is quiet and fragrant. Coiled Nana like willows, quiet and quiet like delicate flowers;

This is also the first time in the past 16 years that she has returned to her hometown, and the enthusiasm of the people in her hometown is so strong, the welcoming procession has formed a long line, and the gongs and drums of joy are beating the deep friendship of the people in her hometown; the enthusiastic praise expresses the sincere feelings of every villager, all of which make her excited, excited, and proud! And the beautiful scenery and customs along the way also make her surprised and excited, and she is amazed and excited!

Along the way, safe and sound, happy, happy!

However, all of this is because of this group of lovely sergeants who accompany and guard all the way!

Walking at the front of the team, a young general, his golden helmet is shining, his silver armor is flashing, he has an iron spear in his hand, a killing knife hangs in his left waist, a pot of carved arrows hangs in his right waist, and a carved bow is inserted in the saddle bridge, and he is like a tiger in battle; he is the famous young general in the Taishi Mansion, and he is the commander of the cavalry, Mo Sijiang. It is said that his carved arrows hit a hundred times, and even the geese flying in the sky also fell in response to the strings; his marksmanship was uncanny, and he was once in the realm of no one in a million-strong army, and his fame was well-known in the capital.

Looking at a deep forest in front of him, Mo Sijiang put the iron gun horizontally, and then shouted loudly:

"The military horses rest for a while, rest in place!"

So, he also gave instructions to the deputy commanders on both sides to restrain the men and horses, not to laugh and play, and not to take off their armor casually. After explaining these matters, he turned his horse's head and came to the carriage of the first lady of the Grand Master, dismounted and opened the window:

"Mrs. Qiyu, the front will go to a deep forest, the last general, for fear that those bandits who fall into the grass and mountains and forests will make trouble, when the last general restricts the military horses to rest in situ for a while, wait for the last general to go to the forest to find out and understand!"

"Where has it been?"

"I've entered the area of Beibi Mountain, ma'am! ”

"Black Wind Forest!" Madame seemed a little worried.

"Yes, ma'am!"

"Oh! That's not going to be in the capital soon!"

"Yes, ma'am!"

"Okay! The general will take care of the march at his own discretion, don't suffer the sergeants!"

"The last general understands!"

After that, Mo Sijiang rode a horse and galloped into the deep forest.

Look at this forest is indeed sinister and extraordinary, the big trees are towering to the sky, the forest is deep and the sun is gone, it is dark and dark, the world is sad and miserable, the world is dim, wolves, insects, tigers and leopards often come and go, neighing and roaring and people are frightened; occasionally there are birds singing, but it is desolate and unpleasant.

Suddenly, Mo Sijiang found that under a big tree on the side of the road, there was a middle-aged man dressed as a woodcutter, holding a firewood knife, a flat pole and a hanging rope, sitting under the big tree to rest.

So he went on horse, pointed an iron spear, and asked the woodcutter.

"Your man, is it a firewood gatherer, or is it a roadblock?" (To be continued.) )