"In the sixth year of the Zheng Yuan Dynasty, the Prime Minister's daughter Luo Henuo colluded with the gangsters to start an army and rebel. The crime has been determined. The Luo family of the Prime Minister's Mansion will be punished by cutting off the bones. The nine clans will be implicated and will be executed on the same day."
Five days have passed since the assassination of Prince Tukasuo of the Western Regions in the Central Plains. No one in the imperial court has been able to find the whereabouts of Luo Nuo. The peace that has rarely been maintained for a hundred years between the Western Regions and the Central Plains has broken down again, and war is about to break out.
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Luoheya suddenly woke up from her sleep. She was shocked and touched her face, which was still stained with mud. A pungent earthy smell brought her back to reality.
A few days ago, some gangsters assassinated Prince Tukasuo in the Central Plains, and then someone took Luo Huanuo to flee the Central Plains, and finally abandoned her in Jiangnan. This was not a dream. Luoyao was in a trance for a while, but when she regained consciousness, she immediately forgot the content of the dream. She only vaguely remembered that she had just had a nightmare...
Too many things have happened in recent days, and Luo Heyao is exhausted both physically and mentally. Today she was sitting at the broken wooden table in the thatched house thinking about something. Perhaps because the weather was already sultry, she didn't dare to open the window for fear of being bumped into by others, and soon fell asleep on the table in a daze. I don't know how many hours I slept this time.
Luo Heya took a deep breath and raised her head to the sky, thinking about taking a moment to relax, but her thoughts were taken away by what happened a few days ago.
It's funny when you think about it. The "guards" who rode her out of the Central Plains that day were not members of the Prime Minister's Palace escort team at all. The reason was that the guy took Luo Huahua to a wilderness somewhere in the south of the Yangtze River and abandoned her.
But before that, when they were on the road together, this man didn't say a few words. His clothes were thin, maybe because he was afraid of getting hot, but he never took off the black gauze covering his face. This journey took a total of four days, and they inevitably had to stop and rest along the way. This man did not allow Luo Nuo to stay in the inn, so at night he slept in the open air, leaning against the trunk of a tree, without covering anything.
Luo Youyao thought at first that he did this to avoid the pursuers behind him, but now that he thought about it, he felt funny about his stupidity.
In order to welcome the bride, the Western Region Army brought a small team deep into the territory of Central China. The place where the wedding ceremony was held was near the heavily guarded Huguan Pass in the Central Plains. How could that group of people risk their lives to chase Luo Huguan across the Huguan Pass?
Therefore, if the person who took her away from the Central Plains did so not to avoid pursuing soldiers, then he could only do it to deceive others. He didn't want passers-by to see them, nor did he want Luo Yuyao to see his face clearly.
So who is this person? From this point of view, he may have a lot to do with the assassination of Tukaso.
Fortunately, Luoyao was lucky and was not harmed along the way. Not long after she was thrown off her horse, she met her old friend Luo Yunting, whom she had known since childhood but had not known each other for a long time, and she was quickly arranged to stay. Although It's just a dilapidated thatched hut, but it's better than sleeping on a tree trunk.
Luohehe rested here for two days. She was indeed tired after traveling and traveling all the way.
After settling down Luo Heya, Luo Yunting went to the nearby market several times to buy her some items - clothes, a broken sword, a portable kettle and some dry food.
He also taught Luo Huahua a few sword moves in case she needed them.
Luohehe had never seen anyone dancing with a sword since she was a child. Previously at the Prime Minister's Mansion, most of the guards she saw were holding swords or spears. She could only learn about swordsmanship and swordsmanship when secretly reading forbidden books in private schools. I know a little bit about it in the book.
Now that she was lucky enough to see it with her own eyes, and comparing it with what was written in the book, she realized that this real person's swordplay was not as heroic as the one depicted in the book.
Today is the second day Luo Heyao stayed in the shabby thatched hut. Six full days have passed since the assassination of Tukasuo, the prince of the Western Regions.
Luo Henuo heard about the implicated nine clans from Luo Yunting. Luo Yunting said that he had his own way and the news would come much faster than ordinary people. The news of the emperor's order to arrest Luo Hua has not yet reached the ears of the people in Jiangnan, so they know that it is not suitable to stay here for a long time, and they will continue to flee south at Yin time tomorrow. As long as they can sneak in among the people before the news is sent to Nanzhu Pass, they will soon reach Nanling, which is outside the jurisdiction of the Central Plains.
Although going to Nanling means that Luo Henuo will be penniless and live in poverty for the rest of his life, at least he will be happy and free, which will definitely be better than living in the Prime Minister's house following the rules.
"Dong——"
Just as Luohehe was thinking of this, a muffled sound suddenly came from the door.
She was frightened by the sound. She looked back and saw that the broken wooden door not far from her was knocked open a small crack. The force was so frightening that it seemed to shake the thatch off the beams. But something seemed to be stuck on the door. After the muffled sound, no matter how hard the people outside pushed it, it wouldn't budge.
In a panic, Luohehe picked up the broken sword from the corner that she could barely use a few days ago and held it in her hand. Her heart was pounding as if it was in her throat.
Luohehe was not afraid that people from the imperial court would come to arrest her. In this situation, she thought that the bandits who were camping nearby discovered that there were people living in the long-abandoned thatched hut and came to check.
Although Luo Heyao had never seen bandits, just reading the book told him that these gangsters were fierce and fierce and extremely difficult to deal with.
Fortunately, the wooden door couldn't be pushed no matter how hard it was pushed. The people outside realized something was wrong and stopped for a while.
Luohehe held her breath and concentrated, preparing for someone to break in from the outside, but then she heard someone say doubtfully: "Hiss--oh? What's going on with the door today?"
Luohehe was stunned for a moment and then breathed a sigh of relief.
The young man's voice was crisp and penetrating. He was used to speaking in a loud voice and had a strange tone, which Luo Huahua recognized immediately. The person outside the door pushing hard was Luo Yunting.
Luo Henuo threw the broken sword on the ground and was about to approach the wooden door when she was forced to stop by a long sword thrust in from outside the door.
The sword was inserted through the crack in the door. Luo Yunting held the hilt of the sword and brought the blade in completely, moving it to the top of the crack in the door, preparing to slash downward.
"Get out of the way!"
A late reminder.
Luo Yunting pulled the sword up and down several times, but seemed to find nothing new, so he took the sword back.
"I don't know what happened to this door today. It can't be opened. You remove the things blocking the window, and I will come in through the window."
Luo Yunting sheathed his sword outside the house, yelled a few words close to the door, and then walked around to the small window at the back of the thatched house.
Luo Youyao stood there and frowned. She thought about it carefully, but she still couldn't figure out the purpose of Luo Yunting inserting the sword into the crack of the door.
But recalling the moment when the long sword was thrust into the crack of the door, Luo Yao suddenly felt a little scared. If she had walked faster just now, maybe the sword with a frost-edged edge would have pierced her body. .
She couldn't help shuddering and came to the window with a frown.
This dilapidated thatched house was the temporary residence that Luo Yunting found for her a few days ago. The house had been abandoned for a long time, and the furnishings in the house were covered with dust. The window in front of her had not been used for a long time, so it was a bit difficult to push it open.
Luo Henuo moved the jar blocking the window, opened a window half way, and at a glance she saw the strange-looking Luo Yunting standing outside the window.
They were in the south of the Yangtze River, and the climate was already hot and humid. What's more, it was the hottest period of the year after Xiaoshu, so they should wear cool and breathable clothes.
Keluo Yunting...
Luohehe frowned and looked at him with strange eyes.
He was dressed in black night clothes, but his head and face were covered by a thick black cloth, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed.
He squatted in front of the window and looked around furtively, as if he was afraid that someone would find out if he stole something, and his behavior alone looked suspicious.
Luo Youyao folded her hands in front of her chest and raised an eyebrow in confusion. Before she could push the other side of the window, Luo Yunting hurriedly got in. However, despite his tall stature, the small window was only opened half way, and his body suddenly got stuck on the window, making another muffled sound.
Luo Yunting: "Uh! - Uh? Is it stuck?"
Luo Youyao looked at him, feeling disgusted and suddenly admired, admiring that he didn't know it hurt.
She had no choice but to reach out and push Luo Yunting's shoulder. With a hard push, she freed Luo Yunting who was stuck in the window. Then she opened the other side of the window and let him in.
This was due to her rare patience today, or maybe it was because she had been taken care of for the past two days that she didn't feel embarrassed to speak. Otherwise, according to her character, Luo Yunting would definitely be ridiculed at this moment.
Luo Heya waited for him to come in, closed the window, and then she could communicate with him safely. Although she didn't mean to hurt anyone, there was still a hint of sarcasm in her tone: "Why are you dressed like this?"
Hearing Luo Heyao speak, Luo Yunting glanced at her and said relaxedly: "What are you doing? You're hiding it from others."
Then, he patted the dust on his body, and without waiting for Luo Yuyao's reply, he added: "I thought about it carefully, and I think we should go to Nanzhu Pass now. I'm afraid if we arrive at Nanzhu Pass tomorrow, Guan, the news has just passed, and it will be difficult for us to leave."
Luoyao: "Then--"
Luo Yunting: "Let's leave now, almost - Shenshi. We will arrive at Shenshi today. Then we will mix among the people, and with this set of clothes, alas! They will definitely not be able to find us."
Luo Yunting said with a smile.
He rummaged through the package behind him, took out a bunch of wrinkled clothes, threw them on the broken wooden table, and pointed at them casually.
Luo Yunting: "Here, it's for you. I'm going out. You can come out after you put on your clothes. Oh, that's right! I was walking outside today and a lot of people looked at me strangely. I thought it should be me. We were walking in a bit too much of a hurry, let’s go out later and walk more slowly, so as not to be noticed by anyone.”
Luo Yunting smiled inappropriately, and this move was very quick. He didn't give Luo Yunuo a chance to speak at all, and went out quickly. Leaving Luoyao alone, she looked at the crumpled black cloth on the broken wooden table, whether it was wearing it or not.
She carefully picked up the black cloth and sniffed it. Except for the dust on the table, she didn't smell any unpleasant smell.
Luohehe wandered around the house, thought about it carefully, and decided to put it on.
If you don't wear it, you will inevitably have to waste time with Luo Yunting on this link. It's just a little too hot to put on these clothes. There are a lot of bandits in the wilderness outside and there are a lot of bandits nearby. Maybe if you put them on, you won't be noticed?
Besides... Luo Yuyao really didn't have much experience in the world of martial arts. No matter how much she tried to comfort herself, she felt that something was wrong with what Luo Yunting did, but there was no other way.
After all, Luo Yunting has been in the arena for many years. Compared to himself, an idiot in the arena, everything he says and does has more weight.
So, soon, two people wearing night clothes appeared one after another on the footpath on the outskirts of Jiangnan.
