When I woke up, it was already three o'clock in the morning. When I opened my eyes, I felt refreshed. The fatigue of the past few days of travel had disappeared, and my whole body was full of vitality.
Yu Bingru couldn't help but let out a low groan of satisfaction. Just before he stretched and turned over to sit up, he suddenly realized that he was leaning on someone else.
She was so shocked that she had no time to think about who was behind her. Her delicate body had already bounced up and landed lightly three feet away. Then she turned around and stared.
Mu Yun was slowly waking up at this time, and their eyes met for a moment. Yu Bingru finally recalled what happened last night, and lowered his head in shame and said: "Junior brother, last night... thank you for helping me heal."
Seeing that she was not angry, Mu Yun felt a huge stone fall in his heart. He paused and said, "No... Senior sister is very skilled. She can successfully heal her injuries even without my help. But I... have committed blasphemy again." Senior sister."
Yu Bingru felt flustered for a while, and managed to speak in a serious voice: "Junior brother is too humble. I know the extent of the injury. Naturally, I will never forget this kindness."
Mu Yun felt hot in his heart and said with a straight face: "Since we are from the same sect, senior sister's words have gone unnoticed. Do we still want to be separated from each other?"
What he said was a bit vague. If Yu Bingru had to scold her again yesterday, but the atmosphere was ambiguous at the moment, she really couldn't hold herself together. She was startled and then coughed and said: "There's nothing going on, junior brother, you might as well just casually How about I go to Pingliang City and congratulate Mr. Xing, the master of the Sword Control Hall, on his birthday?"
Although Mu Yun had made a plan to leave without saying goodbye last night, at this moment he felt that he didn't want to be separated from Yu Bingru. Hearing this, he beamed with joy and said, "Since it's Senior Sister's order, of course I will obey it. I just don't know who it is." When is Mr. Xing’s birthday, do we still have time to make a birthday gift?”
Yu Bingru pursed her lips and smiled and said: "I have already brought the birthday gift with me, so there is no need to bother buying it separately. Mr. Xing's birthday is on the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month. Today we rush to Luojiaji to rest our horses, and we will go to the city tomorrow to celebrate his birthday."
Mu Yun nodded and said yes, but then he thought mockingly and said: "Sister, of course, I have to rest my horse, but I have no choice but to rest my donkey. Alas... The black-hearted boss killed people, and I have been busy these days, and all my work has been in vain."
Yu Bingru had already heard him talk about the origin of the donkey, and she couldn't help laughing when she heard the words: "Junior brother, just be content. Riding a donkey is better than traveling on foot. It's getting late, so we'd better start as soon as possible."
At that moment, the two of them walked together, each riding his horse out of Ankou Town and walking along the official road. Yu Bingru's black-maned horse was originally a good horse, but now it had to keep pace with Mu Yun's old and skinny donkey.
After only ten miles of walking, the sun was already setting towards the west, and the snow in the sky seemed to be getting heavier and heavier.
Yu Bingru saw that the old and thin donkey was walking slower and slower, and he was out of breath. He might die on the spot at any time. In such a situation, even whipping the whip hastily would be counterproductive. She couldn't help but feel anxious. She opened her mouth several times but finally stopped talking.
Mu Yun noticed her anxiety and couldn't help but said with shame: "Senior sister, please forgive me, it's me who is so worthless that I can't even afford a serious horse. Otherwise, senior sister would go first and I would rush to the Luo family to meet up overnight."
Yu Bingru shook his head and said gently: "Junior brother, there is no need to worry. I don't mean to blame, but this donkey is really not worthy of reuse. How about... you abandon this donkey and ride with me, We can arrive at Luojiaji in the evening."
Mu Yun was stunned when he heard this, raised his head and said calmly: "Senior sister, are you talking about riding together? This seems... not very convenient, right?" He said it was inconvenient, but his hopeful eyes had already betrayed him.
Yu Bingru secretly held his forehead, and then said seriously: "Although it is said that you must obey the authority in urgent matters, junior brother, you must behave yourself. If you dare to do anything deviant, don't blame me for throwing you off the horse."
Mu Yun shivered, nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, and said, "Sister, please don't worry, I will behave myself and not even move a finger too much."
Only then did Yu Bingru pull the reins of the horse and said solemnly: "As a man, once you say something, it's hard for a horse to keep you. I have the right to believe you just once. Don't let me down."
Mu Yun was secretly happy, so he released the old and skinny donkey, then confessed his crime, and then jumped onto the black-maned horse.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Yu Bingru let out a light sigh, pointed his riding whip towards the way he came, and said, "Junior brother, wait a minute, do you think someone is coming over there?"
Mu Yun followed the sound and saw shadowy figures in the heavy snow. It seemed that two riders were approaching. He was dumbfounded and heard Yu Bingru harmoniously say: "Mr. Xing is quite famous in the world. I hope these two people They are also martial arts colleagues who are going to celebrate their birthdays, so I can offer them a ride for my junior brother."
Mu Yun said Nono, but in his heart he was hoping that the two riders were just unrelated passers-by, so as not to ruin this opportunity of "soft jade's warm and fragrant embrace".
It's a pity that God didn't follow people's wishes. In a moment, two horses galloped over. A few feet away, a person in charge heard a call: "Is this Miss Yu from the Kunlun Sect in front of you?"
Mu Yun couldn't help but roll his eyes secretly, and then he heard Yu Bingru say in a loud voice: "That's the little girl. Are you two fellows of the Huashan Sect?"
Between the questions and answers, the two knights had already approached. The knights on the horses each reined in their reins and clasped their fists to salute.
The two of them were wearing pure white cloaks of the same color, and they also wore ear-covering hoods, and they were also riding Xiliang horses.
Among them, the first man was nearly forty years old, but his figure was already slightly stooped, and his face was full of weathered color, obviously he had gone through many vicissitudes of life.
The man behind him was less than twenty years old. He was very tall and tall, with arms and legs and a waist like a wasp. Although his appearance was a little too delicate, he still looked brave and upright.
After two encounters, Yu Bingru also recognized that he was an old friend in front of him, and couldn't help but said with joy: "Sure enough, it is Senior Yang and Brother Tao Shi, ahem... This is my junior brother Qi Xuegu, and his art is Master Ruiyang. Personally taught. Junior Brother Qi, this is Senior Yang Yanping and Brother Tao Jiwu, why don’t you come and greet me soon?”
Although Mu Yun was reluctant, he couldn't openly disobey him, so he had to go forward slowly to greet him.
Yang Yanping and Tao Jiwu also clasped their fists in return, and then heard Yang Yanping say: "Is it possible that Miss Yu is also going to Pingliang to celebrate Mr. Xing's birthday, so our two families will be in good company."
Yu Bingru was in the right mood, and he nodded and said: "Of course I can't ask for it. It's just that Junior Brother Qi's horse has not recovered from illness a few days ago. It's quite inconvenient for the two of us to travel together, so can we ask Brother Tao Shi to lend a helping hand and ride with Junior Brother Qi?" One ride?”
Yang Yanping just smiled slightly after hearing this, but Tao Jiwu couldn't help but blush on his face. He lowered his eyebrows and said: "Miss Yu, you're welcome. We should support each other when traveling in the world. Brother Qi, if you don't mind the naughty horse below, please cooperate with me." Let’s take a ride together.”
Mu Yun watched coldly. Although he secretly praised Tao Shixiong's handsome appearance, he didn't have a habit of cutting off his sleeves. Riding with him was naturally far worse than following his "senior sister". Alas... there was nothing I could do about this situation. .
