Outside Guanxi City in winter, the fragrance of New Year firecrackers still lingers, and people visiting relatives and friends hurried by on the road from time to time. The children cheered even more, licking the candy figures or cheese with runny noses, looking forward to getting more lucky money in their pockets.
A motorcade hurriedly walked on the official road, heading north. Guards in heavy armor and luxurious cars all declare the master's status.
Wu Gen took a breath of air-conditioning, and the cold wind was breathed into his body, seeming to freeze everything. But in an instant, he was swallowed up by the enthusiasm of breaking away from the barriers, and turned into a refreshing feeling.
After the New Year, Zhao Chang finally agreed that Chu Ji should go to Ziyue Mountain, where the Guiyuan Sect was located, and worship Wu Qingliang as his teacher.
As time went by, Chu Ji grew up in Guiyuan Sect, and with Guiyuan Sect holding the leading position in the country's cultivation world, the power of the royal palace truly penetrated into the world's practitioners, instead of being isolated in one county.
Chang Zhao was well prepared for Chu Ji's trip. He not only prepared abundant gifts, but also sent guards to send them all the way, and sent Zhao Ling to send them out of the city gate in person.
To Wu Gen's surprise, Zhao Ling asked Li Zhong to accompany him. Li Zhong has always been loyal to Zhao Ling. Even if Zhao Ling is in front of him, he will swing his ax at him if Zhao Ling gives orders. new
There was a hint of gloom in Wu Gen's heart, and he looked at Li Zhong with a somewhat complicated look.
After driving for two days, we arrived at a large city, which was densely populated and filled with all kinds of novelties. Wu Gen took Chu Ji to live there and wandered around the city every day.
The accompanying steward also raised objections, but Wu Gen put it off on the grounds that Chu Ji was going to the mountains immediately and would have little time to play. After all, Guiyuan Sect didn't know when they would arrive, so everyone was happy and at ease.
Before leaving, Wu Gen sent someone to Yuangu early and gave Huang Li a bunch of pears. Thinking that at this time, the other party received his secret signal and had already begun to escape.
The convoy traveled for another two days and rested in a pavilion. This place is close to a large mountain, surrounded by a large river under the white snow, which is a unique scenery.
Wu Gen went to the team manager and Li Chong, saying that the weather was cold and the nobles couldn't bear to have everyone walk in the snow to endure the cold, so they distributed a lot of wine. Such a good thing, it is natural for everyone to follow it.
At night, everyone was drinking happily, and Wu Gen secretly poured some medicine into Li Chong's wine. This big man followed Wu Gen and Chu Ji closely along the way, never leaving. This made Wu Gen quite uncomfortable. It seemed that Zhao Ling was still worried about him.
In the dark night, watching the last light in the hotel go out, Wu Gen tightened his tight clothes and said, "Ready."
Chu Ji replied, "Okay, brother."
"Let's go."
"good."
The two quietly went out and arrived at the backyard of the hotel, where they found the horse pen. Wu Gen took out a black horse and wrapped the horse's hooves in straw mats to prevent slipping and reduce noise.
After exiting the post gate, turn around and head south. After walking more than a hundred steps, Wu Gen looked back, gently pinched the horse under him, and rode away in the wind and snow.
The wind whistled in my ears, my horse was moving very fast, and my heart felt like a gentle breeze, so happy and happy. From now on, the world is so big that you can travel freely and horizontally, and you don't have to be confined to this place.
After walking for half an hour, Chu Ji on his back had fallen asleep soundly. Wu Gen pulled the cloak up on her head and stood on horseback to look around. There is a bright light in the distance, which is the starlight reflected by the river.
He turned over and dismounted, and slapped the horse hard. The horse was in pain and continued to run south. This direction was exactly the route he came from.
Wu Gen took out an ice cart and reached the river. The river has already been frozen tightly, so there is no need to worry about stepping on the ice.
Get on the ice cart, hold it up with two sticks, and speed along the river like a stream of light.
Wu Gen naturally did not dare to go directly to the destination of his trip. King Jinchun was extremely powerful. If he was aware of it, Wu Gen believed that he would be stopped within a few counties. Chu Ji might be fine, but he would definitely be chopped into pieces.
In the early morning, smoke curled up from the kitchen in the hotel, and it was the beginning of another day.
The steward who escorted Chu Ji rubbed his numb head and couldn't help shaking his head. He was really drunk yesterday. Damn it, hurry up and serve the noble man, don't miss the important business. turn up
Li Zhong, who was still sleeping soundly, arrived in front of the house where the noble man was.
The maid had already prepared a set of toiletries and was waiting in front of the door despite the cold wind, but there was no movement inside the door. When they found the house where Wu Gen lived, there was no one inside, and even the bedding was cold.
Feeling uneasy, the steward hurried back to the house where Chu Ji lived and gently knocked on the door.
There was no movement inside. In a hurry, the steward pushed the door open and entered, but it was empty inside. After searching around, I found a note on the table, saying that I had to get up early and couldn't bear to disturb everyone, so I took the nobles to the mountains to play, so there was no need to be impatient and so on.
After looking at it, Li Zhong waved his hands indifferently and prepared to go back to the house to continue resting. He drank too much yesterday and his head still hurts.
The steward was worried, so he immediately gathered his men, found the postmaster and asked for directions, and headed straight for the mountains in the distance. It was well past noon, but Chu Ji was still not found. By this time, the steward was a little panicked, and even Li Zhong noticed something was wrong.
No matter how much you travel, you can't walk for such a long time without even eating. If something unexpected happens, you won't be able to explain it. Finally everyone ran out to search, but there was still no news until sunset.
The group of people finally panicked, and Master Chu Jiweng was lost.
Wu Gen walked along the river, and after several twists and turns, he gradually headed east.
A pier appeared ahead, with a large village on it. He found an inn and let Chu Ji rest for a while. After freezing all night, the little guy couldn't bear it. After drinking a large bowl of boiling oil tea, Chu Ji finally recovered.
Wiping her face with some pity, Wu Gen went out to ask for directions to Dingyuan County. After asking several people in succession, he returned to the house.
In the inn room, Chu Ji rubbed his eyes and got up. The little girl was extremely sleepy after a bumpy ride last night. When she arrived at the inn, she fell asleep and only got up to eat one meal on the way.
Seeing Wu Gen sitting under the candlelight and still looking at the map, Chu Ji jumped down slightly and leaned his head over, "Brother, are you leaving?"
Wu Gen looked at Chu Ji, who was a little tired, and said softly: "No, let's rest for one night. It's windy and cold in winter, and it's easy to get sick if you travel outside for a long time."
"Oh, where are we going?"
"Go to Zhu Juan Country."
"Who are you looking for?"
"Find a brother who is more beautiful than a woman, and then go and rest for a while."
"OK."
Listening to the rustling sound behind him, Wu Gen frowned and looked at the map on the table.
To get to Zhujuan Kingdom, the fastest way is to go all the way east, go down the river, pass Danshui, Yicheng and other counties, and finally reach the easternmost Yanyang County and enter Zhujuan Kingdom.
But Wu Genjian did not dare to go forward like this. The news that he and Chu Ji had escaped would soon spread back to Guanxi City. One can imagine how King Jinchun would be furious when he realized what happened.
Follow along and you will soon be able to figure out your own thoughts. Therefore, Wu Gen chose to turn around and return. The unmanned horse was just to confuse the other party.
Next, Wu Gen prepared to head east and then north, leaving King Jinchun confused about where he wanted to go.
Early the next morning, Wu Gen and Chu Ji had dinner early, bought a horse in the town, got up and ran towards Dingyuan County. A few miles away from the town, he turned directly to the east and disappeared into the vast snowfield.
In Prince Jinchun's Mansion, the steward who escorted Chu Ji knelt in the palace tremblingly and covered in dirt. It had been five days since the noble Chu Ji disappeared.
After discovering that Wu Gen and Chu Ji were missing in Guanyi, they were still lucky, thinking that they had lost their way while enjoying the mountains. After all, noble people often go out to play when they are in Guanxi City, and it is common for them to stay for two or three days.
Therefore, the steward just sent people into the mountains to search to prevent the nobleman from being in danger. But after searching for a day, there was no trace of the two of them. In desperation, we had no choice but to work with the local government on the next day to increase our efforts into the mountain to search. However, the mountain was so continuous that it was impossible to finish the search so quickly.
By the third day, the steward was completely desperate. Seeing that the matter was serious, he had to leave some people to continue the investigation. He and Li Zhong, with a few others, quickly returned to Guanxicheng to report the news.
When we were approaching Guanxi City, we suddenly spotted a horse walking on the road. When he stepped forward and took a closer look, he saw that it was the palace's horse. The danglu on the horse's head was the symbol of the palace. The old horse knows the way, and the horse without a rider actually walked all the way back on its own.
Seeing this horse, the steward's face turned pale. It was checked that day that only one horse was missing in the convoy, and it must have been ridden by a nobleman. At this time, I discovered on the road that the person was missing.
After listening to the steward's report, King Jinchun had a gloomy look on his face. The blue and white tea cup in his hand flew out and hit the steward's face, "Trash, so many people have been lost to me, what use do you have? Come on." People, drag them out and chop them up."
Two guards entered the palace and dragged the steward out to behead him. The steward was so frightened that he begged for mercy again and again. The blood on his face flowed down, and a long line was drawn on the ground.
"Hold on." Zhao Ling's voice sounded, "Father, there is something fishy about this matter. Let me check it before I make a decision." He sent Li Zhong over and killed him. How should Li Zhong be dealt with.
"Well, what's wrong?" Zhao Chang was displeased and glanced at Zhao Ling.
"Father, think about it, Wu Gen is a man who has walked the road to the afterlife. This time on Xingluo Plain, he was also brave and resourceful. How could something happen so easily? How could two living people disappear out of thin air?" Zhao Ling He knelt down to salute and looked at his father with a normal expression.
"You mean..." Zhao Chang was thoughtful.
"That's right. I've seen you earlier, but I've seen you later. It's a bit too coincidental to disappear just after being conferred as a noble. Father, when I go out to investigate, I will know whether the two of them escaped or were killed." Seeing his father understand that he Zhao Ling boldly suggested the idea.
"Yes, go and find out quickly."
Zhao Ling led Li Zhong and his entourage to Chu Ji's mansion in an aggressive manner, and controlled the servants in the mansion. After a lot of fuss, they only found a letter on Wu Gen's desk with nothing on the cover.
A year after opening the letter, there was only a piece of paper with three lines of birthday-like words written on the front, and only two words on the back, Mo Xun. In the letter, three hairs were also tied with string, two long and one short, one of which was gray in color.
Staring at the words on the paper, Zhao Ling's hands began to shake. Looking at the three hairs swaying in the wind, I shuddered even more, and sweat oozed from my forehead.
"Go back to the palace." Zhao Ling's voice was sharp. Everyone who had never seen her lose her temper like this before quickly got up from the sedan chair. Halfway through, Zhao Ling opened the sedan curtain and told Li Zhong, "Go back to Yuan Valley quickly and see if Huang Li is still there."
Li Zhong agreed, turned around and rushed out of the palace. He actually ran out of the city on foot and headed straight for Yuan Valley.
"Father, Wu Gen has escaped." As soon as he entered the palace, Zhao Ling ignored the etiquette and walked straight to Zhao Chang and whispered, his tone trembling.
"What evidence is there?" Zhao Chang was also surprised.
Zhao Ling handed over the letter found in Chu Ji's house. Zhao Chang took a look at it, then looked at the three hairs, his face turned from green to black, and gradually turned red, "You dare, little thief."
"Father, I have sent people to Yuan Valley. If Huang Li is not here, it means that Wu Gen has undoubtedly escaped with him. On this paper are the birth dates of our father and son, and these three hairs are undoubtedly the three of us. Damn it, Wu Gen is threatening the government not to send anyone to arrest him."
