Outside Xuanzhou City, more than twenty riders rode slowly through the snow.
The last one was a white horse, and on it was a beautiful girl. Even though she was wearing a mask, she could still see the small icicles forming on her eyelashes at the corners of her eyes.
A bay-red horse slowed down and gradually walked side by side with the white horse.
"Qingxin, can you still stand it? If you really can't stand the cold, I'll talk to grandpa and find an inn ahead to rest first." The person the bay red horse was carrying was none other than Yi Buyi.
Today is the second day of December, and there are only ten days left before the alliance meeting in Ruozhou, but Yufeng Escort and his team are still in Xuanzhou. According to their current journey, they will still need four days on the road.
Moreover, Yi Qilin and Yan Qinhe, the head of the Yan family in Xuanzhou, have been friends for many years, so there is no reason to pass through Xuanzhou without entering the Yan family's gate. I'm afraid I have to stay here for another day.
Yi Qilin, Zhang Suiguang, Xu Xiaoyi, Shi Yinheng and others are all today's top masters, and the victory between masters is often only a matter of millimeters. And this difference may lie in who is in better condition during the competition.
After a long journey, it takes some energy. If you don't get enough rest, you may suffer a loss during the battle.
Originally, Yi Qilin wanted to leave early, but it just happened to be the birth of Yi's grandson's daughter-in-law, so he was delayed for four days. Although we have been hurrying along the way, we can only make up for one day's travel at most.
There are a total of twenty-four people in the Yufeng Escort Agency. In addition to Yi Qilin, there are also two deputy chief escorts, Xue Dingyi and Guan Lanyue, and five mainstays of the Escort Agency, Yi Jiaming, Yi Jialin, Fang Tianshu, He Zhengsheng, and Tan Jing. , as well as sixteen young talents including Yi Buchen, Yi Buyi, Guan Hanyu, and Yao Chujiu.
Of course, Yi Qingxin was among the sixteen people. As for whether she was talented or not, hey, let’s just say she was.
A few days before leaving, she was making trouble and clinging to Yi Qilin all day long. How could a grandfather not know what his granddaughter was thinking? He had to reluctantly take her out.
"Whether Yuanchen will go to Ruozhou is uncertain. If you don't see him when you get there, don't you run around blindly?"
Facing her grandfather's instructions, Yi Qingxin naturally agreed.
However, among the twenty-four people on this trip, she was the only woman, and her martial arts skills were also at the bottom. After traveling in the snow for five consecutive days, her body became increasingly tired and she could no longer hold on.
"Brother, didn't grandpa say that we are only thirty miles away from Xuanzhou City, I can hold on." Yi Qingxin returned to Yi Buyi with a forced smile.
At this time, a group of black horses also came down, and on them was a man who looked very much like Yi Buyi. He frowned at Yi Qingxin and said with a worried look on his face: "Look at you like this, when have you ever suffered like this? Why do you have to run out? If you really told that boy from the Mei family to call him to our house to settle the matter, it would be over!"
This is Yi Buchen, the second eldest son of the third generation of the Yi family. He is also the person with the highest martial arts talent in the Yi family. He has profound attainments in wind-controlling swordsmanship and is no longer inferior to his father Yi Jiacheng.
In Yi Buchen's opinion, whoever Yi Qingxin likes is a blessing from that person's ninth life, so he should nod his head in agreement. Since she fell in love with Mei Yuanchen, he would naturally become the Yi family's son-in-law.
Yi Qingxin marries outside? That is absolutely impossible!
How could the most precious treasure among the three treasures of the Yi family be given to others?
"Second brother, what are you talking about!" After hearing his words, Yi Qing felt ashamed and reprimanded coyly.
Yi Buchen's temperament is not as easygoing as Yi Buyi's, so his relationship with his sister is not that close.
Yi Qingxin also felt that apart from being good at martial arts, her second brother was stupid and straight-minded, so naturally she never said anything thoughtful to him.
After learning about Mei Siyuan's accident, Yi Qilin didn't waste a moment, took the knife and rushed to Jinzhou. He personally took care of the funeral affairs of everyone in Mei Mansion.
Afterwards, it was spread throughout the house that the young lady was related by marriage to the young master of the Mei family.
This kind of thing is not a matter of refuting the rumors, nor is it not of not refuting the rumors. Soon almost everyone knew about it.
"It would be great if it were true." Yi Qingxin couldn't help but think like this all the time.
"Sister, don't be shy. If you meet that boy in Ruozhou, my second brother will ask him clearly when he will marry into our Yi family." Yi Buchen said with a serious face.
Yi Buyi knew that his brother was a bit outspoken and was afraid that he would do something stupid, so he advised him: "Second brother, you can't make the decision on your own. You have to rely on grandpa to make the decision."
"Hey, you guys are so boring!" Yi Buchen shook his head and rode away quickly.
Seeing that Yi Qingxin was still a little distracted, Yi Buyi smiled and said to her, "Qingxin, don't worry, I will keep an eye on my second brother."
"Yes. Thank you, brother!" Yi Qingxin forced a smile and added, "We might as well go faster. Grandpa and the others have already traveled a long way."
In Xuanzhou City, a man led his horse to a small wine shop on the roadside. His horse has a strong physique and long limbs, which is really rare to see.
Thousand-mile horse.
"Waiter, come on!" The man walked to the door of the wine shop and called loudly.
A thin, pockmarked man in his early twenties came out tremblingly, and responded with a trembling voice: "Yes, sir, what are your orders?"
The man gave the reins to the young man, took out a piece of silver from his pocket and gave it to him, saying: "Feed some green vegetables and radishes to my horse, and then cook a plate of hot soup for it to drink. It must be full." Drink up!"
The waiter saw that the horse was of extraordinary appearance and did not dare to be rude, so he immediately agreed and took it.
"Shopkeeper, stir-fry two side dishes for me, cut four ounces of cooked beef, and add a large bowl of rice." The man found a seat at the door and sat down, calling to the old man who came out of the shop.
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sound of horses honking outside the door.
The shopkeeper looked over and saw that there were more than twenty people coming. His face lit up and he hurriedly greeted them.
It's freezing cold, and few people are out looking for a living. His inn hasn't had such a big business for a long time.
After walking out the door, I saw the twenty-odd people dressed in fine clothes. I saw that they were the masters who were not short of money. The smile on their faces became even brighter: "Oh, distinguished guests, please come in! Please come in!"
When the man saw that the shopkeeper had left himself to greet other customers, he was very angry and cursed: "You naughty old man, I ordered the food first, why don't you pay attention to me?"
The shopkeeper dismissed Yi Qilin with an embarrassed look on his face, and the others came to him and asked, "Sir, can you please wait a moment? It's rare for my shop to have such a big deal."
"Money-greedy old man!" the man cursed bitterly.
Yi Qingxin was cold and a little uncomfortable. Seeing the man's domineering look, Yi Qingxin felt angry. She rushed over and scolded: "You are really unreasonable, don't you know how to talk to people properly?"
The man stood up and was about to argue, but when he saw the people behind her, he immediately turned from anger to joy. He smiled and said, "This junior is showing off his embarrassment, but I didn't know that Senior Yi and the seniors from the Yufeng Escort Agency are here!"
Yi Qilin waved his hand and said to him with a smile: "Mr. Xu, if the state alliance is approaching, why are you still here?"
It turned out that this man was Xu Xiaoyi's son, Xu Suye, the most famous among the three generations of the Xu family. The horse just given to the waiter was the snow-predator stolen from An Ruqing in the capital.
"Haha, Suye is reckless and does not please my uncle, father and uncles. I will not be allowed to interfere in this alliance." Xu Suye said with a bitter smile, "In this case, it is better to go out alone and wander around."
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