Chapter 8: The Ancient Road
This time, Yu Wenxia kept his promise, and would consciously lie in the cold grass at midnight every night until the dawn stained the sky white.
No one was forcing him to do this, and the fifth building was just talking.
It was he who was pushing himself, and he already had a whip in his heart.
He was cautiously looking forward to it every day, expecting the fifth small building to see himself and see that he kept his promise.
For five days in a row, the fifth small building did not even appear for a day.
Yu Wenxia yawned and stretched his limbs as far as he could in the cold grass, the moisture on the weeds condensed into cold ice at midnight, not only cold but also sharp.
The time of waiting for someone is too long and lonely, not to mention this kind of waiting knowing that there will be no results.
He was already tired, and he seemed to feel the same mood as the fifth small building a few years ago. It was a kind of loss, annoyance, and a little expectation, which was exactly what Yu Wenxia was feeling now.
He didn't want to wait any longer.
Next to the ancient road.
The cold wind is like a knife, and the snow is flying for thousands of miles.
The snow will stop, but the wind will be more urgent, and a man will lead a horse from the north.
The horse was just a bad horse bought for ten taels of silver, and at this time it was standing in the wind, and no matter how hard the predecessors pulled it, they would not move for half a minute.
The man was dressed in a green shirt and a feather coat, with a short sword hanging from his waist, and a hat covered with light gauze rings on his head.
She pressed the hat with her left hand and pulled the reins with her right hand.
One man and one horse were in a stalemate for a long time.
The horse is tired, and the person is even more tired.
The fifth Xiaolou felt how stupid his decision was at this time, staring at the horse that refused to carry people when the wind and snow blew, it was really a sword that stabbed the horse's heart.
Don't look at the guests in Yanyulou are all generous, but the money that really goes to the girls' hands is pitiful. Over the years, as the top brand, the fifth small building has only secretly saved more than eighty taels of silver, and spent thirty taels in order to buy this warm coat, which is really not enough money to buy a batch of good horses.
She now regrets why she didn't pick up something valuable in the palace that day, and when she went back the next day, she found that the palace had been occupied by the elite soldiers of the Great Zhou.
She regretted even more why she just let Yu Wenxia go to the corner and stay blind for a few days, instead of letting him directly compensate herself for the silver.
Fifth Xiaolou stared at the horse, who was also looking at her, with a hint of disdain in his eyes.
After staring at it for a long time, the fifth Xiaolou was defeated in this battle of eyes.
She sighed and said, "I said Master Ma, are you planning to stay here until spring?"
The horse tilted his head and snorted again.
The fifth Xiaolou opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but before he could say anything, the corners of his grinning mouth turned into a bitter smile again.
I've lived for so long, and today I'm actually despised by a horse.
Reluctantly, she let go of the reins, took off her hat, and looked around to see if there would be any pedestrians passing by.
No one will rush in the snowy weather, except for darts and fools.
It just so happens that this Yanling Mountain has gathered such two kinds of people today.
The sound of horses' hooves came from behind him.
The fifth small building suddenly turned around and stared at the foot of the mountain not far away, which was a bright red flag waving in the wind, and on the banner was a majestic tiger head pattern.
The fifth small building naturally recognized the dart flag of the "Huwei Dart Bureau", and was a little hesitant under the great joy, braving the heavy snow to close the mountain and come out to escort the dart, and the bet will naturally not be an ordinary object, and he will not be regarded as a bandit if he goes so rashly?
The sound of horses' hooves is coming.
Since you can't hide, and you have something to ask for.
She thought about it for a moment, and simply sat on the floor, holding the dagger to her chest and hanging her head.
The fifth small building does not want to reveal its identity for the time being, which can indeed avoid a lot of trouble, but it can also add a lot of trouble.
The light gauze hat covered her face, and the feathers covered her body, and there was a trace of inexplicable mystery.
Soon, the fifth small building heard the grin of the big flag being blown by the wind, and a loud greeting.
"Friend in front, which way is it?"
Following the sound, the fifth small building looked up and immediately saw someone coming.
It was a team of twenty darts, surrounded by four wagons, and it seemed that they were not betting on things, but people.
Almost everyone touched the blade, except for the leader, who smiled and bowed his hand towards the fifth small building.
Fifth Xiaolou didn't answer, she didn't think her voice was so loud.
The leader waited, walked towards her, stopped thirty feet away, and shouted, "Friend, on which road?"
Fifth Xiaolou cleared his throat and said in a deep voice: "Passers-by." ”
Sometimes the truth is harder to believe than a lie.
The leader didn't believe it, and even the fifth small building didn't think the other party would believe it.
The leader arched his hand and said: "Under is the executioner of the Huwei Dart Bureau, and the people in the rivers and lakes call it "Li Sandao" Li Si. I don't know if my friend can give me a thin noodle for Li, make way out, and when I get to Yancheng, I personally invite my friend to have a drink. ”
Li Sandao's name, the fifth small building has rarely been seen a few times in the Jianghu Chronicles. Naturally, there will be no name on the Heaven and Earth List, but he was mentioned in a column about Huwei Dart Bureau in Jianghu Affairs.
It is said that he only needs three knives to kill, no more, no less, and after three knives, either you die or I die.
The fact that he is standing here alive now is the best proof of his sword skills.
The fifth Xiaolou pinched his throat to make his voice thicker, and said, "The road is very wide." ”
Before she could finish speaking, her eyes were already on the carriage. The carriage was wide, and the fifth building seemed to have seen through the window the comfortable animal skin upholstery in the carriage. I was thinking about how I could get them to take me for a ride.
The road is indeed very wide, her words are very clear and very real, but it has another meaning in Li Si's ears.
People who do this business like to talk with words, and Li Si is no exception.
Li Si's hand had already touched the handle of the ring knife behind him at this time, stared at the fifth small building, and said, "The road is also very narrow." ”
The fifth Xiaolou thought for a while and said, "What do you mean?"
She really didn't understand what it meant, and she asked very truthfully.
Li Si sneered and said, "What does it mean, friends should be very clear." ”
The fifth small building is even more unclear.
She suddenly stood up, forgot to hide her voice, and said, "My horse can't run, I just want to hitchhike." ”
Li Si was startled, smiled again, and said, "It turns out that she is still a woman." ”
This is a very familiar smile in the fifth small building, and everyone who goes to Yanyu Building will have this kind of smile.
The fifth small building immediately felt extremely disgusted and disgusted.
She walked towards the side of the road, frowned, and said coldly: "The road has been given way, you can go." ”
Instead of leaving, Li Si walked towards her.
There was frivolity in his tone: "Listening to the voice is so good, why do you cover your face." ”
The fifth Xiaolou's voice became even colder, and said, "I advise you not to be too troublesome, otherwise you will definitely regret it." ”
Li Si obviously didn't realize the danger, and walked closer, he saw the chin of the fifth small building through the light veil, and even reached out to take off the hat of the fifth small building.
The wind became more urgent, with a hint of murderous intent.
It's because the fifth Xiaolou's hand has already touched the sword.
But at this moment, the two of them heard a steady female voice at the same time, which was not too loud but came into their ears very clearly.
"Li Si, don't delay the trip. ”
The expression on Li Si's face suddenly froze, suddenly turned around, and immediately ran to the carriage, leaning down and quietly listening to the instructions of the people in the carriage, sometimes nodding, sometimes smiling.
The fifth Xiaolou snorted coldly, wrapped the big on his body, and turned around to leave.
She hadn't taken a few steps before she heard the voice again.
"The girl in front, this place is still some distance from Yancheng, if you don't dislike it, come up and sit down. ”
The fifth small building stopped and did not look back.
In front of you is a mountain road with no end in sight, but behind you is a warm and soft carriage.
She hesitated, gritted her teeth, sighed again, and turned to walk towards the carriage.