The climate in Jiangnan is different from that in Xunjiang. Although we can't see the sun outside today, it's still uncomfortably hot. Luo Henuo was wrapped in an airtight night clothes, listening to Luo Yunting chattering some useless nonsense, while walking behind him, getting more and more bored as he walked.
If it hadn't been for the fact that her family was ruined, Luo Huahua would never have imagined that one day she would obey Luo Yunting's arrangements.
Luo Yunting is from Xiyan, which is located on the border of the western suburbs of Zheng State, close to the Western Regions, and belongs to Huguan in the Central Plains.
Most of the people there have the appearance of people from the Western Regions, with tall bodies, dark skin, and three-dimensional facial features. Luo Yunting is also the same, and he even has a better skin. But this guy's personality doesn't seem to match his appearance. He always speaks and does things carelessly, out of tune, and rebellious.
Not to mention anything else, the fact that he ran away from home and wandered around the world was very puzzling to Luo Henuo.
Luo Yunting's father, Luo Fei, was the governor of the Central Plains. Luo Fei and his wife, Tong Lian, only gave birth to one son, Luo Yunting, over the years, and they cared for him very much.
Logically speaking, if Luo Yunting was more obedient and sensible, he would be able to live a very good life in the future.
But when Luo Yunting was 12 years old, something went wrong and he suddenly wanted to run away from home. Luo Fei tried to educate him many times but failed, and the news of finally compromising with his son Luo Yunting reached the capital. This made Luo Fei, who had always been resolute and resolute in the eyes of everyone, a laughing stock.
Whenever someone mentioned this at that time, they would burst into laughter and say that Luo Fei was so capable that he never expected to give birth to a son who was even more capable. The Luo family was destined to prosper in the future.
It's hard not to hear the sarcasm in these words. Those who had disliked Luo Fei before were even more likely to adapt to the changing circumstances.
Although the circumstances of this matter were not serious, when it reached the ears of the emperor, at most he would receive a sentence of "What a shame." But Luo Fei couldn't bear the shame. It is said that Luo Fei has not stepped out of the prefect's mansion for a long time since then. Later, after several discussions with Tong Lian, he finally decided to change Luo Yunting's name from Erased from the family tree.
When she thought of this, Luo Yuyao suddenly became curious. Since she lacked financial support from her family, could Luo Yunting really make money in the world with her ability?
Thinking about the things Luo Yunting bought for her a few days ago, although the price was not expensive, it also proved that Luo Yunting at least had some surplus after filling her stomach.
Luo Yuyao looked at Luo Yunting who was walking in front of her suspiciously, and the idea that "it's easy to make money" came into her mind, so she began to think about how to make a lot of money in Nanling and live a life of ample food and clothing. .
However, when she thought about it, it was still a bit unrealistic. It would be great to be able to plan for her future, but the situation was currently turbulent. Even if she could successfully reach Nanling, there would definitely be many changes, so it was not suitable to make long-term plans. . Instead of thinking about those things, it is better to be smart, take one step at a time, and act according to the situation, maybe it will come in handy one day in the future.
Luo Heyao gradually came back to her senses and looked around. The two of them seemed to have walked a long way.
She vaguely felt a bit of pain and fatigue coming from her feet, so she called Luo Yunting to stop, found a more secluded place, and went in to rest together.
In order not to delay their journey, the two of them had no intention of staying here. After replenishing some food and water, they planned to get up and leave.
But at this moment, an angry shout suddenly came from the roadside. The sound was loud enough to break the sky, quickly attracting the attention of the two of them.
They looked in the direction of the sound source and saw a group of men dressed in disorder, carrying axes, maces and other weapons, rushing over from the other end of the road.
Luo Heya was frightened. Although she still couldn't figure out the purpose of these people, her heart was already half cold. She wanted to run, but her feet didn't obey her at the moment, and she couldn't move no matter how hard she tried. Seeing this, Luo Yunting had no choice but to quickly pull her arm and hide deep in the forest without looking back.
This forest is high and low, and the dirt road is at the lowest point of the forest. If someone walks to a higher place now, and the trees cannot cover it, they will be noticed by people on the road.
Fortunately, the group of people didn't seem to be coming for them, so they successfully found two bushes as bunkers and hid in them one after the other.
Luoyao sat slumped behind the bushes, breathing heavily.
Although it seems that their situation is not dangerous at the moment, Luo Huahua is unavoidable and feels a little uneasy. She does not dare to stick her head out to check the situation behind her, so she has to ask Luo Yunting who is hiding on the other side for help.
Luo Yunting looked at her for a few times and seemed to understand what she meant by her expressions and movements.
He cautiously stuck his head out. He never thought that he was so lucky. He just took Luo Yao away and didn't pay special attention to the geographical location of the bush. He accidentally found a place with a good view. Looking down from here, you can almost see the entire dirt road, from the starting point on this side to the end on the other side.
He just watched secretly for a while, and roughly figured out the situation on the road.
There are two groups of people on the road now. The young man in white here is sitting on the carriage. He looks elegant and may be a scholar. Next to him was a "guard" with a knife. The "guard" was in a stalemate with another group of people, trying to keep them away from the carriage.
On the other side were the people who had just jumped out and shouted loudly. They were all tall and thick-set, with sinister faces. They looked like a group of bandits.
The two people were in a stalemate for a long time, and the voices were loud and soft, making it difficult to hear clearly, but it was enough for people to understand the whole story - that group of people in messy clothes were bandits, and the handsome young man was a businessman, and the bandits were Robbery of merchants is a very common phenomenon in a prosperous place like Jiangnan.
Luo Yunting truthfully conveyed the following situation to Luo Huahua, but even an ordinary thing was enough to arouse Luo Huahua's interest.
You must know that she was previously imprisoned in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and she peeped out any interesting stories or rumors in the world from the "forbidden books".
She had seen the story of bandits robbing merchants in stories countless times, but the book was just a book, and it could only allow her to estimate in her mind what kind of scene it would be. Now that she has really encountered it, the novelty is not something that ordinary people can endure.
Luo Heyao confirmed with Luo Yunting with a hint of joy, and then looked towards the dirt road.
The stories about bandits robbing merchants were often very exciting in this story. She compared the details in the story with what she saw before her eyes, and then silently praised in her heart that those who could write stories were really talented.
Although the calm look of the businessman sitting on the carriage is indeed not consistent with the panicked businessmen in most stories, the bandit seems to have been copied from the book. His movements and voice are all consistent with the story. It is written exactly the same.
Luo Henuo was looking happy, but she never thought that the situation below would soon change. The escort's voice was not loud, and Luo Henuo never heard what he said. I saw him approaching the group of people across from him, his mouth seemed to move, and he quickly pissed them off.
The bandit leader opposite let out another roar, which was so loud that it frightened Luo Heyao and subconsciously shrank her body back.
She saw a gleam of cold light coming from the tip of the knife. The bandit took the sharply sharpened knife and slashed straight at the boy's head. The young man dodged nimbly and swung his sword outward. Blood spurted out from the bandit's chest. After a while, he seemed to have lost too much blood. He fell back and fainted.
Luo Youyao was so frightened that she covered her mouth and subconsciously looked back at Luo Yunting.
But when she looked at it, she suddenly realized that Luo Yunting had long since disappeared.
Luo Heya panicked, and immediately froze in place, not daring to move. After a long time, she seemed to hear the sounds of fighting below becoming more and more real, and not so quiet, so she dared to look around to ensure her safety.
Fortunately, there was no one around, but she never saw Luo Yunting's shadow.
The top priority was to find Luo Yunting's people. Luo Huahua couldn't care so much, so she had to stand up slightly from behind the bushes and look around.
She didn't dare to shout Luo Yunting's name loudly, so she had to scan every inch of land she could see around her with her eyes. But where were the Luo Yunting people? He is so big, but at this moment, he can't even be seen. It is simply unrealistic to say that he was kidnapped. He disappeared almost silently. Being kidnapped made such a big noise. How could Luo Nuo not know that the most he could do was to walk away on his own. .
Two people on the dirt road started fighting fiercely. Luo Nuo took a quick glance and had no other choice but to hide first.
Through the gap in the trees, she saw that the escort had suffered a knife wound. The man in white had gone somewhere. A large group of bandits rushed towards the young escort like a scourge. The scene was very thrilling.
She didn't know why, but Tukasuo lost his head in front of her a few days ago and blood stained the ground, but she wasn't even afraid. Today, when she saw bandits robbing merchants, but only a living person was injured, she was so frightened that her heart palpitated.
Luohehe clutched the corners of her clothes tightly, and her breathing gradually became faster. Luo Yunting, her only support now, has gone somewhere, as if this is the first time in her life that she is truly alone. She probably realized that if any accident happened now and no one told her, she would definitely die.
She felt unprecedented panic and fear, but there was no other way. If she wanted to reach Nanzhu Pass alive, she had to think of a way at this moment.
Just when she was worried, a familiar voice pierced the sky: "I'm coming!!!"
She looked up with difficulty, and saw that Luo Yunting appeared out of nowhere, jumped into the crowd with a sword.
She was confused and immediately got up. She stayed there for a while before she realized what had just happened.
Luo Yunting's naive and warm-hearted person actually chose this moment to step forward to help, which was really like his character.
Although it was not possible to ensure his own safety now, he could at least see Luo Yunting's position. Luo Yuyao's brows relaxed slightly, and she felt a little more at ease.
Luo Yunting doesn't know much about swordsmanship. It can even be said that he knows almost nothing about swordsmanship. He was not very agile, and he soon received stab wounds on his body after joining the melee. Fortunately, he was not affected due to his rough skin and thick flesh.
The bandits were very crowded. In addition to those who were present just now, many more bandits were coming over from the other end of the road. Luo Yunting and Biao Ke were weak on their own. Although Biao Ke was highly skilled in martial arts, they would not be able to hold on for long if they continued fighting like this.
Luo Heya looked at the situation on the dirt road and unconsciously worried about them, but after thinking about it, she seemed to be really powerless in the face of this situation.
She sighed and squatted down. She barely had time to steady her legs before the situation below changed again.
Luo Heya heard the sound of horse hoofbeats coming from far away. She stuck her head out to see, and it was the young man in white who came back on a horse. He quickly arrived at Luo Yunting's side, and the two of them rode away without saying a word. .
And the escort didn't stand still, he jumped into the forest in two or two steps, and the group of people seemed to have already discussed it before disappearing from their sight.
The bandits were stunned for a moment, looking at the empty dirt road and then at the loaded carriage in front of them. The leading bandit waved to his accomplices behind him. The group had not recovered from the tense and exciting atmosphere just now. They approached with a little vigilance. After confirming that Luo Yunting and others had really gone far, they started Quickly loot the car's contents.
Luoheyao squatted behind the bushes. She was even more confused than the bandits. The three people just left without looking back, leaving her alone here. What should she do?
Luo Heya watched the movements of the bandits below. She must have been alert through habit. The people in the inner circle were searching for things, while the people in the outer circle were always staring at the surroundings. From time to time, someone would look towards the bush where Luo Heya was hiding. , but Luo Huahua was greatly frightened.
She began to become extremely panicked, fearing that the bandits would find her, so she did not dare to act rashly.
But is it necessarily safe to stay where you are? Luohehe thought about the scene she had just seen, and felt uncontrollably. If she accidentally leaked a corner of her clothes, or if she lost her balance and fell out, the consequences would be disastrous.
What about running away? It seems that this is a more unrealistic idea. The bandits are keeping a close eye on the surrounding area, as if they will not let go of any trouble easily. What's more, Luo Heyao does not have any special skills. Once he runs, he will definitely cause trouble. Small movement.
The only option now seems to be to stay where you are and resign yourself to fate.
Luohehe closed her eyes tightly and began to recite "Bodhisattva bless you" silently in her heart, but the result was not satisfactory.
At this moment, she heard someone approaching from behind. If that person was Luo Yunting, she would have called him in a low voice even if it was inconvenient to speak out, but this person didn't.
As she listened to his rapid footsteps approaching from far away, her heart suddenly became cold. She thought that it was only a bandit who noticed something unusual here and came up to check.
The man's footsteps were getting closer and closer. In the end, Luo Yuyao's strong desire to win forced her to turn around.
By then, the young man behind her was only a few steps away from her. He was injured, perhaps treated with something, and the smell of blood was not so obvious, but could only be faintly smelled.
Although Luo Heyao had long known that there was someone behind her, the moment she turned around, she was still frightened, not for anything else but because the young man was closer to her than she had imagined.
The young man was wearing a black suit and had several cuts on his arms and shoulders. The moment she looked at him, she saw a trace of surprise in his eyes.
The two looked at each other, and Luo Heyao seemed to recognize him. He was the escort who had just fought with someone on the road. He seemed to be younger than Luo Heyao had imagined.
Young boy: "I'm sorry, girl, I frightened you. It's not safe here. Please follow me elsewhere."
The escort said calmly, and it was this sentence that brought Luo Huahua back to reality from the nervous and frightened mood just now.
She was led away by the escort, and he kept reminding her to "walk faster and don't look back."
Luohehe didn't dare to disobey. Although the tension and fear in her heart had been somewhat calmed down, the surrounding environment still couldn't make her relax quickly in a short time.
After what seemed like a long walk, they arrived at the other end of the forest, where there was also a dirt road, and the young escort slowed down.
Luo Heya followed it onto the road, but within a few steps, her body went limp uncontrollably, and her legs suddenly gave out and she fell.
The incident happened so suddenly that even if the escort noticed something unusual behind her, he had no time to help her.
Luohehe fell heavily to the ground, her eyes blacked out, and she lost consciousness.
When she woke up again in a daze, she was lying on the boy's body, riding a horse galloping in an unknown direction.
She only woke up for a moment, and then fell asleep again.
At the other end of the forest, Luo Yunting hurriedly rode back to the dirt road where the fight had occurred. When he got off the horse and slowly approached the carriage, he was shocked by the scene in front of him and became speechless.
The corpses of more than a dozen bandits were lying on the ground in a mess. Almost all of them had identical scars on their necks. Blood was constantly gushing out. The people on the ground were dying with their eyes open.
