Chapter Seventy-One: Upper North City
Lu Bo looked at the fire and was stunned, Lu Yunli thought that she felt suffering and was wronged, so he said: "I'm afraid it's been such a snowstorm all the way, if you can't stand it, I will send you back to Xiaoyao Forest tomorrow, and you will wait for me there." ”
Lu Bo didn't speak, just moved to Lu Yunli's side, snuggled on Lu Yunli's shoulder, looked at the firelight with his eyes, and said: "I'm not greedy for anything, it's just that my parents are dedicated to cultivating Lu Han, Tianjue Mountain, Nine Gate Dart Bureau, and other caves are all Lu Han's sooner or later, I am a daughter, and after I get married, I have nothing to do with Tianjue Mountain." Tears welled up in the corners of his eyes.
Lu Yunli could hear that she felt left out at home, but she didn't know how much Lu Yunli envied her, at least she still had a home, and Lu Yunli didn't even have a home. The two snuggled up to each other, the light of the fire reflected on their faces, warm, and they fell asleep after a while.
I don't know how long I slept, Lu Yunli was awakened by the neighing of the horse, the sky was dawning, the fire in front of him had been extinguished, Lu Yunli got up to look at the horses, but he was shocked into a cold sweat. Stretched out his hand to pat Lu Bo, Lu Bo also heard the neighing of the horses in a daze, and when he got up, he couldn't scream. I saw a wild wolf walking in this direction, step by step, not fast, and his eyes were fixed on the horse.
Lu Yunli knew the power of the wolves, and he knew the lethality of the wolves, the dry wood in front of him had been burned out, and it was too late to light the fire. Lu Yunli looked around, but he didn't see any other wolves, and prayed in his heart that this was just a lone wolf. As the wolf approached the horse, it let out a low "whining" sound, which was a warning and a deterrent.
Lu Bo straightened up and walked towards the wolf step by step, Lu Yunli didn't know what she was going to do, so he followed closely behind her, grasping the hilt of the Moxin knife in his hand. Lu Bo walked to the wild wolf about five steps, and the wild wolf's eyes were staring at Lu Bo, full of ferocity and a trace of fear. Lu Bo was very calm, his left hand was slowly raised, and the cuff was facing the wolf's head. When the wild wolf bared its fangs and was ready to leap forward, Lu Bo hooked his left hand in his sleeve, and a hidden sword flew out and shot at the wolf's skull. The wild wolf had been on guard for a long time, and when he saw something unusual, he jumped to the right, and a sword in his sleeve was nailed into the snow. Lu Bo was very calm, and when the wild wolf jumped in the air and couldn't adjust his posture, he followed it with another hidden sword, which hit the center of the wolf's eyebrows and was nailed deep into the skull. The wolf fell to the ground with a muffled thud, twitched a few times, and stopped moving.
Lu Yunli admired: "I didn't expect you to have this kind of experience." ”
Lu Bo recycled the two hidden swords and said: "When I was a child, I played with leopards, and found that animals are like this, first use false tricks to scare it, it will definitely hide, no matter which direction it does, as long as you see its direction clearly, it will definitely be able to hit." ”
Lu Yunli showed admiration in his eyes and said, "Fortunately, there is only one, if you encounter wolves, it will be miserable." ”
Lu Bo: "Let's cut the wolf apart, cut some wolf meat, and take it to eat on the road." ”
Together, the two of them skinned the wolf, cut off the wolf's thighs and ribs, and fastened it to the horse's back. The horse was a little agitated at first, and the smell of the wolf frightened the horse, but after a while it got used to it. The two of them got their hands covered in blood and rubbed the wolf blood with snow. Lu Yunli picked up the snow again, rubbed it on his face and neck a few times, using snow to wash his face and keep out the cold. Lu Bo didn't, and would rather be dirty than do it.
The two of them were busy for an hour, and it was already dawn, so they got on their horses and continued on their way. There was no wind today, the sun was abundant, and the air was still so cold. The two horses marched with difficulty, and after seven days of this journey, the two horses could not hold on anymore, and fell down with a bang. Because of the snow on the road, the forage is hard to find, and every time I drink water, at night, when a bonfire is built. Horses are not hardy animals in the first place, and they do their best to persist these days. The two of them looked at the map, and there were still one hundred and fifty miles away from Shangbei City, and they could also walk there.
Without horses, the two walked on foot, and after only thirty miles a day, they were already too tired, and the further north they went, the deeper the snow became, and with each step the snow was submerged to their thighs. On such a day, there was no animal to hunt, but fortunately he had wolf meat and horse meat from before, as well as dry food prepared with cigarettes.
After walking for five days, I saw a large open field in the distance, and a city was set up in the middle of a flat boundary. Looking at the city from a distance, it is not small, and I vaguely remember the location on the map, it must be the upper north city. It was almost dusk, and Lu Yunli took Lu Bo's hand and walked briskly to the north city. Although the terrain is flat, the snow is still so deep that it is very difficult to walk.
Foot deep and shallow, and finally arrived at the city gate before dark, there were seven or eight defenders at the city gate, and when they saw that these two people were wearing mink coats, they looked very tired, and felt suspicious, so they stopped and asked, "What are you two going into the city?"
Lu Yunli hurriedly replied: "Back to the military master, we are passing by here, to Liaozhong to collect ginseng medicine merchants, the road encountered a snowstorm, the horse also froze to death, we walked dozens of miles and easily saw a city, came in and stayed overnight." ”
The soldiers defending the city looked the two men up and down, and saw that they were both dressed as rich men, and their faces were also very haggard. There are only two small packages on his body, and he is asked to open them to see what is inside. Lu Yunli untied the baggage, and there were still some pancakes and broken silver in it. There were also some pieces of silver in Lu Bo's bag, as well as the iron box. The defenders picked up the tin box and looked at it, and felt that the patterns on it were exquisitely carved, but a little old. Lu Yun was quick to leave, handed the leader of the defenders ten taels of silver, and said with a smile: "It's convenient for the military master, we are tired and hungry, and we just want to go into the city to rest." The leader of the garrison, the black-eyed man, looked at the silver and naturally spoke well. He took the silver, tossed it in his hand, and waved his hand: "Go in." ”
Lu Yunli reached out and took the iron box, picked up the baggage, and the two entered the city.
Lu Bo scolded all the way in the city: "Dog slave, if you have a little power, you will try your best to detain the people, if this kind of person becomes a big official, the people of the world will not be oppressed." ”
Lu Yun said inseparably: "This kind of person who is greedy for small profits can't be a big official. ”
Lu Bo was just angry, and he forgot about it. After a while, the two of them saw an inn in front of them, Lu Bo ran in quickly, and Lu Yunli followed closely behind. Lu Bo rushed into the inn and said to the shopkeeper, "Two of the best rooms in your shop." ”
The shopkeeper was looking down and making calculations, and was startled by Lu Bo's recklessness, and said, "Unfortunately, guest officer, there is only one upper room left in the shop, and there is no other room." ”
Lu Yunli walked in and heard that there was no room, so he asked, "Why is the room so tight in this cold winter?"
The shopkeeper said, "I don't know, but just yesterday, many guests came in one after another, and they were all full. ”
Lu Yunli saw that someone came in behind him, as if he wanted to stay in the hotel, and quickly said, "Let's live in one room, let's live." As he spoke, he took out five taels of silver and put it on the counter: "Warm the pot of wine, make some dishes and send them to the room." The shopkeeper took the money and readily agreed.
The two went upstairs with the shopkeepers, and lived in Xiaoyaolin and then here, even if it was called the upper room, it looked extremely shabby. A pot of charcoal in the house is very warm, a hundred times stronger than sleeping outside in the cold and open. After a while, four dishes, a soup and a pot of wine were delivered to the room, and the two of them were already hungry and devoured them. A table of dishes is fine, only half a pot of wine is drunk, neither of them like to drink very much, but in the cold winter, a pot of warm wine can warm up.
After eating, he asked Xiao Er to clean up the dishes, gave him a piece of loose silver, and asked him to make two basins of hot water for washing. In the world, no matter where you go, silver is good. After a while, two large basins of hot water were served. Lu Yunli: "We have nothing to do for the time being, if we need it again, we will call you, and don't bother you if you have nothing to do." ”
Xiao Erlian said: "Yes, yes." And he retreated.
Lu Yunli said: "I'll stand at the door, you wash first, and I'll wash when I'm done." ”
Lu Bo smiled: "How can I go out of the way this time, when I finish washing, the water is cold." As he spoke, he took off his shirt and removed the mechanism on his arms, leaving only his tight underwear, showing his bewitching figure. Lu Yunli's face flushed, and he didn't dare to look at it again. Lu Bo didn't care so much, walked to the door and plugged the door, soaked his hands in hot water, and felt very comfortable. Picked up the hot water and began to wash his face, wipe his body, and finally soak his feet in it, after washing, he saw that Lu Yunli was still standing in place, at a loss.
Lu Bo: "I'm done, go to bed first, I'll sleep in the bed, you can sleep outside." As he spoke, he put the sword in his sleeve and the shining light of the stars and moon on his pillow.
When Lu Yunli looked back, Lu Bo had already fallen asleep, and it was hard for her to be in the cold wind for so many days. I took off my clothes, bare my body, wiped it with a hand towel, and after a while, the dirt of so many days was completely in this basin of water. After washing, I wanted to spend the night on the table, but the table was too short and the stool had a backrest to lie down. Seeing that Lu Bo was already asleep, he had set aside a large area for himself. I thought to myself, she was not afraid of a woman, what was I afraid of, so I lay on the side of the bed, covered my body with a mink coat, and quickly fell asleep.
At night, Lu Yunli heard footsteps outside, and as soon as he got up to listen carefully, there was no sound. I got out of bed and walked gently to the window root, and looked out through the gap in the window, only to see a few dark shadows flashing. The roofs and floors of the houses in the city were covered with snow, and they were noticeably brighter in the moonlight, and they saw far away, and they saw many people running on the roof, some dressed in black, some in ordinary robes, all of whom were good at light work, and disappeared into the darkness after only a few steps.
When Lu Yunli saw the man in black, he immediately thought of the black snake, and then thought: These people are only about twenty people at most, if they only assassinate Lan Ji, wouldn't they be sent to death in vain. Could it be that it is a person from the Holy Xuan Sect? The Black Snake Martial Arts are just blindly fast, they are all quick to defeat the enemy, the words of the Holy Xuan Sect are a little worried, I heard that the master said that the Holy Xuan Sect is full of masters, if these people are the top masters of the Holy Xuan Sect, Lan Ji will not die.
I was thinking that the group of people had already disappeared without a trace, and it was too late to chase them. I didn't know where Lan Ji lived, and I had no intention of going out, so I didn't think about it anymore, and went back to bed and continued to sleep.