September is already late autumn. It may still be as warm as spring in the south, but it is gradually getting colder in the northwest. At night, there is already a biting cold wind.
The silvery moon is like a hook, and the sad white moonlight shines on the vast Gobi desert. The strong white Pegasus passes through the deserted grassland. Under the moon, it looks like a phantom, a hare peeking out of its burrow. Before you could see what it was, you had already reached the end of your field of vision.
On horseback, Ye Jingtang was wearing a black cloak and a windproof scarf on his face, his eyes constantly searching for all the disturbances in the wilderness.
Niaoniao was unable to stand due to the wind because the horse was running too fast, so he hid directly behind Ye Jingtang's butt.
Although Ye Jingtang grew up on a horse and rode one of the best horses outside the Great Wall, the bumps of the horse's running were unavoidable.
He did not dare to let the fainted Queen Mother suffer any more shocks, so he stood in the stirrups with his legs slightly bent, holding the princess with his arms flat, using his legs as a shock absorber, trying his best to prevent the bumps from being transmitted to the Queen Mother.
Ye Jingtang's horse-stepping skills are very good, and his body control is the best in the world. The Queen Mother is lying in Ye Jingtang's arms, and her chest does not even tremble, as if she is lying on a soft and smooth bed.
Ye Jingtang, on the other hand, moved his legs in and out at a very high frequency. After running around for several hours, he felt a little sore in his back.
Fortunately, this small problem is not a big deal to Night Terror Hall. I am just a little worried that the temperature is low and the wind is strong at night, and the Queen Mother's body will not be able to withstand it.
Huhuyiyi
A strong wind blew in my face, and the sound of horse hooves echoed in my ears.
The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes and rested her cheek on the warm arm. Because of her petite body, it was not uncomfortable to be hugged horizontally.
Maybe it was a bit cold in the middle of the night. The Queen Mother frowned slightly in a daze. Then she felt a strong wind blowing in her ears, as if she was sleeping in the open air. She subconsciously pulled the cloak wrapped around her body. Immediately a low voice came to my ears:
"The Queen Mother?"
"Um"
The Queen Mother's physical sensation gradually recovered, and she realized that she was lying in the man's arms. She was slightly startled. She opened her eyes and looked around, just in time to see Ye Jingtang's face close at hand and the crescent moon and stars in the sky. Her eyes widened a bit, and then she looked around, obviously a little confused.
"Xu Yiyi"
"The Queen Mother? How do you feel?"
"I...this palace"
The Queen Mother was quite confused. She didn't understand why she was watching a big show in Langxuan City just now, and she ran to the wilderness in a blink of an eye, and was still sitting in the arms of Ye Jingtang...
The Queen Mother noticed that the two of them were too close to each other, and wanted to move a little further, but her hands and feet were a little weak, so she asked doubtfully:
"What's wrong with me?"
"In the afternoon, my wife suddenly fainted. I will take her to Hongshan to see a doctor now. She should be able to arrive tomorrow."
"faint……"
The Queen Mother felt that there was nothing wrong with her, except that her limbs were weak and weak.
Could it be that he fainted from hunger...
"I'm fine. I've just lost my appetite these past few days and I'm feeling hungry... Well, now I suddenly want to eat. Once I'm full, I should be fine. You don't have to be so anxious."
Ye Jingtang held the Queen Mother's back with one hand and drove the horse forward. At the same time, he took the food box prepared when setting off from the side of the horse.
"It's okay. Eat something first. We've already set off anyway. Get to Hongshan as soon as possible and let the doctor take a look..."
The Queen Mother placed the food box on her lap and raised her hand to open it, revealing that it contained boiled porridge and some stomach-nourishing snacks underneath.
The Queen Mother accidentally fainted and frightened the Night Terror Hall to this extent. She must not dare to mess around anymore. She picked up the small porcelain jar, opened the lid and took a big drink, then puffed her cheeks, feeling that the Night Terror Hall was confused. Zhuang Qing looked at it, feeling a little embarrassed, so she covered her red lips with her sleeves. After the warm white porridge entered her throat, she asked:
"Where are Liren and the others?"
Ye Jingtang raised his hand and gently stroked the Queen Mother's back to prevent her from choking:
"Behind. This horse runs fast, so it takes a step ahead, and the birds follow..."
"grumble--"
The bird sleeping behind the back, probably because he smelled the fragrance of the rice, woke up at this time, looked around from his waist, then ran to the front, squeezed in between Ye Jingtang and the Queen Mother, and rubbed his head against the Queen Mother The empress's arms looked like she was worried and she started begging for food.
After the Empress Dowager took a few mouthfuls, the hunger and thirst in her stomach were finally relieved, and the illness for many days disappeared. She picked up a piece of dried meat and privately fed a small piece into the bird's mouth. She was shocked at night. Staring ahead with firm eyes, he thought about it and put the rest to Ye Jingtang's mouth:
"Then, are you hungry too?"
Ye Jingtang looked down and didn't refuse even after thinking about it. He raised his hand to catch the meat and threw it into his mouth, and said: "This horse is the treasure of the Wuma Department. This one should have been given to Master Xuanji." Escort the Queen Mother, but Master Xuanji and Jiang Zahu are not familiar with each other, so I came over anyway, um..."
The Queen Mother knew what Ye Jingtang meant and said softly:
"I'm worried about sending Shui'er to me, because she might get drunk in the end, so I'll run to Hongshan with her in my arms."
"Haha..." Ye Jingtang felt that there was nothing wrong with what he said and couldn't help but laugh.
After the Queen Mother said a few words, she rubbed the bird that was waiting to be fed, and then looked at Ye Jingtang's whole body:
"You had a fight with someone today, were you not injured?"
"What can I do?"
Ye Jingtang shook his head and said with a smile: "The Queen Mother and Prince Jing are watching. If I lose, I'm afraid I won't be able to go back and meet the elders of Wei, so I fight very seriously, even pulling out the best moves." Already."
The Queen Mother was far away and couldn't see much clearly. What impressed me most was the scene of the night terror hall shooting out like a dragon, so she circled the index finger of her right hand with her left hand...
Ye Jingtang reacted very quickly this time and quickly stopped the Queen Mother:
"It's the last move, not this one."
"Oh, is it so."
The Queen Mother nodded as if she understood: "I am not good at martial arts, so I just feel like poking with a big gun is powerful... Is Li Ren very happy to see this? She likes martial arts masters best..."
"yes."
The two chatted softly on the horse. It was indeed a bit cold at night. The Queen Mother sat in front. After eating, she put away the food box and wrapped her cloak tightly. She was obviously a little tired from sitting upright. Ye Jingtang sat on the saddle, feeling much more comfortable than before. He was afraid that the Queen Mother would force herself to maintain her posture and cause trouble, so she asked the Queen Mother to lean in front of her and said: "I am on a journey and I have to follow the authority when it comes to urgency. The Queen Mother still relies on her body." It’s important, don’t worry about it so much.”
The Queen Mother didn't really want to argue, but with her status as the Queen Mother here, leaning in the arms of a male guard always felt a little rebellious.
However, because her body was really weak, she relaxed a little after tense for a moment, put the bird in her arms, scanned the boundless wilderness, and asked, "Where is this place?"
"Liaoyuan. King Tianlang's last battle was here. I was probably picked up by my adoptive father here, but I don't know where..."
"Starting a prairie fire..."
The Queen Mother thought about it for a moment, then felt around in her arms and took out the book she had brought with her. She turned to the back and found one of the pages: "I have read it in a book before. It said 'The stars hang over the ceiling and the surrounding fields are silent'." Ji, it is exactly the same as here, then Prince Liang must have been here..."
Ye Jingtang lowered his head and glanced, but saw that the book was "The Secret History of Queen Marietta, Continued". The content above was that after His Royal Highness returned to the fiefdom, he took the Queen Mother out for a hunting trip, walked here to recall the wars in the past years, and then The sky is the quilt and the earth is the bed...
It's a pity that the specific content was covered by the Queen Mother's hand.
Ye Jingtang secretly shook his head, feeling that the Queen Mother was unnecessary. He bought this book and was given to the Queen Mother by Shuishui. How could he not know what was written in the covered part?
Isn't it just wearing a tail and pretending to be a vixen, seducing the innocent prince in the wilderness...
Although he knew it well, Ye Jingtang couldn't say it clearly after all, so he just responded along with the words:
"The Crown Prince of Liang was a figure in the early Yan Dynasty, and the book was written a hundred years ago. The person who wrote the book should have been here..."
The Queen Mother regarded these books as history books and said quickly:
"If we can find so many corroborating things, it must be true. If it is just idle speculation, how can we explain the seat used for sex in the bathhouse of Fushou Palace? Empress Dowager Yan can't entertain herself with the maids in the palace, right? "
Ye Jingtang really couldn't explain this very well, so he thought about it and nodded:
"That's true."
The Queen Mother spoke seriously about the contents of the book, and for some reason, she also thought of herself.
She was selected as the new queen to enter the palace at an ignorant age, but halfway through she became a widow. Although she was destined to live a rich life, she was also destined that everything in the future would have nothing to do with her. She could wait, Only one day, old age and death in the palace will bring an end to this life.
As a human being, she couldn't accept all this, but she could only drift with the tide and couldn't escape. After only a few years in the palace, she reached her limit and wished to end this hopeless life in advance. But at that time, she encountered We arrived at the ginkgo tree outside the back window.
She didn’t know if the ginkgo tree had any spiritual power, but it did bring her good luck.
After she got the picture of Bathing in Fire inexplicably, she was happy about it for several years, hoping that one day she could practice Taoism and become an immortal and completely break out of this prison. But after practicing for a few years, she found that the bathing in fire diagram could not make her a fairy, it could only make her live in good health until she died, making it difficult for her to kill herself. Then the excitement disappeared again. She felt that the ginkgo tree might have misunderstood her prayer, so she buried the flower and bird hairpin she had worn since childhood under the ginkgo tree. When she buried the hairpin, she didn't know what she was praying for, but everyone knew what the hairpin meant to the woman.
She didn't dare to think about these things, but she couldn't stop praying every day. After all, she was just an ordinary woman, and she was looking forward to it deep down in her heart. And the ginkgo tree didn't seem to give up on her greedy vulgarity, and still responded, letting her get another copy of "The Secret History of Marie Claire".
The Empress Dowager Yan in the Secret History of Queen Elizabeth, after she became a widow at a young age, also worshiped the ginkgo tree like her. Then the unparalleled and handsome Crown Prince came to the palace in the middle of the night, and the two of them started dating.
The Queen Mother felt that the ginkgo tree was guiding her to learn from her predecessors one by one, to take the initiative, and to strive for happiness by herself. As long as she met the right person, she could dig a tunnel and fake her own death to pursue her own freedom. But the Empress Dowager is different from the Empress Dowager Yan. The Empress Dowager Yan monopolizes power and no one dares to mess around with her husband in her own palace.
The Queen Mother sighed secretly for a moment, feeling that her idea was a bit dangerous, so she stopped in time and asked: "After entering the customs and heading towards Hongshan, will you pass by the Truffle Valley?"
Ye Jingtang has been running in Liangzhou since he was a child. He naturally knows the routes very well and said with a smile:
"Yes. The scenery there is beautiful, there are many stone pillar forests, and there are still stone monuments from the predecessors. Did your Majesty read it in a book?"
The Queen Mother naturally read it from a book, but she didn't feel comfortable admitting it, so she responded: "I've heard it said before."
"We can get there tomorrow morning. If we run fast, we might be able to catch the sunrise. I've passed by a few times but haven't gone in, so I can just take a look."
"Don't be too anxious. There aren't many such good horses in the world. It would be a shame if they run away..."
Hoof-clack, hoof-clack...
The two of them galloped south, their words gradually drifting away, and the towering city walls of Blackstone Pass gradually emerged at the end of the earth...
A hundred miles away from Pingyi City, there is a small town where three religions and nine streams gather. Belongs to the three-nothing zone.
In the town, there are not only merchants and spies such as Du Tanqing who come from north to south, but also wealthy people traveling from all over the world.
At night, in a small inn in the town.
A pair of old and young people dressed as Jianghu people took a seat in front of the window, eating a simple meal slowly.
On the table between the two of them, apart from a few side dishes and a bottle of wine, there was also a jackdaw with black fur.
The jackdaw was only about the size of a hand and looked a little wilted. It stood silently on the edge of the table. He didn't seem to be very familiar with the young and old. However, the old man who was eating would still put some food in front of the jackdaw from time to time.
The inn was quite small, and there were not many tables of guests. Halfway through the meal, the sound of horse hooves was heard outside, and then a fast horse stopped outside the inn.
The old man blinked
Looking over, I saw a swordsman wearing a raincoat sitting immediately. The swordsman looks less than forty, and is quite tall. There are two swords hanging behind his waist, one is three and a half feet long, and the other is more than two feet tall. They are both wrapped in black cloth. Even though he is dressed very ordinary, he has that kind of look in his eyes. A touch of light is still like two sharp knives, giving people a sense of sharpness.
The coir-coated swordsman dismounted in front of the inn and strode into the inn. He seemed to want to have a light meal; but when he passed by the table, he looked at the jackdaw standing on the table, then looked at the old and young people, and said: " Are you Zhong Sunyan?"
"I'm Shen Lin, Zhong Sunyan is my incompetent junior brother. Sir Xi, please take a seat."
"It turns out to be Elder Protector Shen, disrespectful."
Xi Tianshang, who was wearing a raincoat, had a bit of surprise in his eyes.
There are many evil ways in the Beiliang Jianghu, and the most famous among them is Zhong Sunyan and his ilk. He is so good at playing with thunder that he has killed many masters of the Jianghu.
Zhongsunyan was originally a member of the Qianjimen of Beiliang. He was the nephew of Zhongsunjin, one of the four saints. Due to his rebellious character, he was expelled from the Qianjimen early. He relied on his good ability to wander around the world alone, which can be regarded as a A well-known celebrity in Beiliang.
As the great master of Beiliang, Xi Tianshang once met Zhongsunyan on social occasions, but Zhongsunyan had his face covered at that time, and the only thing that left an impression on him was this inseparable black crow.
At this time, he saw the jackdaw again, and sitting on the table was Shen Lin, the protector of Qianjimen. He naturally understood something and sat down in front of him:
"Did something happen to Brother Zhongsun?"
Xi Tianshang's status in the world of Beiliang is equal to that of the Xuanyuan Dynasty. He has a famous sword 'Yuncang' and a 'Two-foot Plum' on his waist. He has defeated countless heroes in the world and is recognized as the number one swordsman in Beiliang.
"Junior brother died in Dawei a few days ago. I came out to see what was going on. Xi Daxia, a man who has already achieved great success, why did he come out to walk alone?"
Xi Tianshang picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said casually:
"I heard that some people from the Southern Dynasties are causing trouble here, so I just came over for a stroll."
Shen Lin nodded and sighed:
"The Jianghu people of the Southern Dynasties are indeed a bit flamboyant. The Jianghus of the two dynasties have always kept their own private grievances and grudges, and no one else can care about them. However, the great master who came to kill me, Daliang, with a single sword, openly and openly said harsh words about the future of the tribes in the West Sea. If I am protected by him, I will be deprived of my authority."
Xi Tianshang naturally heard about what just happened and said:
"Senior Zhongsun is one of the Four Saints and is the leader of our Daliang Jianghu. If I go to the Southern Dynasty to kill a military leader and interfere in the internal affairs of the Southern Dynasty, no matter who I kill, Lu Taiqing will have to come to me to preach. That night The whole Jingtang is so arrogant, why doesn’t Senior Zhongsun come out to discipline the young people?”
Shen Lin said: "This matter is under the control of the Imperial Master and King Zuo Xian. I, the Qianji Sect, are no more than wandering warriors in the world, so I can't control it so broadly. Besides, after Ye Jingtang's harsh words, I will definitely not dare to stay in Beiliang anymore. Now I have already Entered the customs."
Qianjimen is good at magical weapons and skills, and concealed weapons can only be regarded as a side job. The real strength lies in making armors and weapons, constructing cities and water conservancy and other major tasks. Almost all the disciples who come out are guests of the major forces, and their ears and eyes are far-reaching. The power of the extraordinary world is comparable.
Xi Tianshang came here for the Night Terror Hall this time. When he heard this, he asked:
"Night Terror Hall has run away?"
Shen Lin nodded: "I ran away after beating Sima Yue. I'm afraid I'm almost entering the Black Stone Pass now, and I won't have a chance to find a place with the Jianghu people at all."
"Really……"
Xi Tianshang rubbed his fingers and chatted for a few more words. Without wasting any more time, he said goodbye and sped away. He changed his route and headed south towards Liangzhou instead of heading to Langxuan City.
