At this time, the entourage of the Tang Dynasty Duke's Mansion brought the horses. They were the excellent horses given to Yang Qian by the emperor, a tall and elegant five-flowered horse.
Yang Qian naturally accepted it as his mount.
But at this moment, the entourage of the Duke of Tang had brought a total of four horses, and there was also a carriage that had been hitched to the horse.
Li Yuan walked up to Yang Qian with a smile and pointed at the horses.
"My dear nephew, the horse your son was riding was originally a rogue horse, and it was not very fast.
But its endurance is not bad, so I asked someone to equip it with a driver.
It contains the gifts given to you by His Majesty, as well as some dry food and wine for the journey."
"The other two horses are both good horses that have been trained, although they are not as good as those given by the emperor.
But he is also very fast on his feet and has a docile personality, which is perfect for your companion to ride on."
Yang Qian sheepishly saluted Li Yuan. "Uncle, your gift is too generous. My nephew really can't bear it."
"My dear nephew, if you recognize me as your uncle, don't say such polite words." Li Yuan's face was stern.
"My nephew is ashamed to receive it." Yang Qian said helplessly.
"Haha, that's right." Li Yuan laughed loudly.
"Wait a minute." The hoarse and seductive voice sounded from behind.
Yang Qian turned his head in surprise and saw Li Xiuning unhooking the long sword tied to his waist and walking towards him at some point.
Li Yuan and Li Shimin both looked at the usually taciturn Li Xiuning with confused expressions.
Li Xiuning walked up to Yang Qian as if there was no one around, and raised the dark green shark skin sheath in her hand, which was decorated with a long ring knife decorated with petals.
The Huan Dao of this era is almost the same as the Tang Dao, but it is still customary to call it that way.
The long ring knife handed over by Li Xiuning is extremely exquisite in workmanship, and you can tell at a glance that it is not ordinary.
"Such an expensive gift..." Yang Qian looked at Li Xiuning and was about to say something.
"You don't have the talent for archery. One more sword and one more life." Li Xiuning interrupted Yang Qian's words. His arm did not move at all.
Looking at her sword-shaped eyebrows flying into her temples, her pair of bottomless black star eyes, her red lips pursed slightly.
Yang Qian stretched out his hands and took it solemnly. "Thank you Madam Li for your generous gift."
Seeing Yang Qian take his saber, the corners of Li Xiuning's mouth raised slightly without leaving any trace.
"When you return to Dongdu, remember to find me."
Yang Qian's face turned red. Miss, you are so direct, I feel a little embarrassed.
Unexpectedly, Li Xiuning turned around and walked towards the mansion as if there was no one around.
"!!!" Li Yuan's eyes widened as he glanced at his daughter's retreating figure.
Then he subconsciously looked at Yang Qian, his expression becoming inexplicably complicated.
My daughter actually took the initiative, what should I do? It’s urgent, waiting online...
"Is my sister crazy? That is her favorite green knife..."
Lu Ban Li looked at the green sheath ring knife in Yang Qian's hand with a shocked expression and murmured in a low voice.
Once again, Yang Qian, who was shy on the outside but happy on the inside, was seduced by the arrogant young lady Li Xiuning.
With an extremely superior mentality, he looked down at Lu Ban Li, who was shivering with his head in his hands.
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When Yang Qian left, Li Yuan had not fully recovered, and it seemed that he needed psychological treatment.
With two good horses and a carriage sent by Li Yuanxiang.
In this way, Yang Qian and his party can drive to Xingyang non-stop via Route 6, which is naturally much more convenient than taking a boat.
When they arrived at the inn, they chatted with the Zheng brothers for a while, and then they mentioned that they were going back to Xingyang.
Zheng Shanyuan smiled and said, "Brother, I'm afraid our brothers will have to stay here and interact with others.
I'm afraid that Brother Yu and you, Brother Zheng, won't be able to travel together with you.
Fourth child, you have nothing to do, why not go back to Xingyang with Brother Yang Xian?"
Zheng Yuanxun couldn't help but be overjoyed. "My little brother stays here all day long with nothing to do. It would be great to be able to go back first with Yang Xiandi."
Yang Qian was not polite, mainly after experiencing the disaster in Yangzijin.
He didn't think there was anywhere safe in this era, so it would be great to be able to travel with Zheng Yuanxun.
Zheng Yuanxun led four horsemen and Yang Qian to leave Yangzhou and headed north.
Naturally, I feel much more relaxed this way back north than when I went south.
Although we are still on the road, we don’t have to travel so nervously day and night.
First, it goes north along the canal, passing through Gaoyou and Shanyang, and then passes through Xiapi County to Pengcheng County.
When we passed through Pei County and entered Jiyin County, we were not far from Xingyang. At the resting places along the way, we heard rumors of bandits along the way.
However, Yang Qian and others were riding in a group of ten people. There were many people and the horses were fast, so they did not dare to mess with them even if they were young.
After leaving Jiyang City, Yang Qian and others, who had been driving for nearly half a month, faced the howling autumn wind and headed towards Fengqiu, more than two hundred miles away.
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After the team traveled about a hundred miles, they stopped at what was supposed to be a small resting inn.
Now it stopped in front of the ruins burning with raging fire.
Yang Qian looked at the several corpses lying outside the inn with a gloomy expression and the hideous wounds on their bodies.
There was also a large amount of blood under his body, which seemed to express the demise of life.
In front, experienced Uncle De and two other Zheng family cavalrymen.
He cautiously approached the still burning inn and searched for a long time before retreating.
"Sir, I'm afraid there must be more than ten thieves. The other party should have horses, maybe they are horse thieves."
These words made Yang Qian's heart sink. Thieves without horses can be collectively called hairy thieves.
But once there are horses, it is equivalent to replacing a shotgun with a cannon, and the levels are different.
Horse thieves, who come and go as fast as the wind, have always been the most hated and feared thieves by traveling merchants.
"The bodies of these deceased people are still warm, and I'm afraid they don't have more than one stick of incense at most."
"Is there anyone alive?" Zheng Yuanxun asked with a livid face as he looked at the miserable scene on the ground.
"They are all dead and there are no survivors."
"Sir, what should we do now? Should we rush back to Jiyang to report to the official?" Zhili looked at the dead bodies with a pale face.
"This place is a hundred miles away from Jiyang City. Even if our horses are fast, it will take more than an hour to get back."
Yang Qian took a deep breath. "Brother Zheng, what do you think should be done?"
Zheng Yuanxun's expression was equally ugly, but at this time, he still nodded towards Yang Qian.
"Brother, you are very resourceful. Whatever you say, we will do it."
"..." Before Yang Qian could speak, he saw a line of font appearing in his consciousness.
Mission: Rescue people. Mission reward: A treasure box.
This task came in time, and it strengthened Yang Qian's confidence.
Yang Qian rode his horse to the carriage, reached over, picked up the Yanyue Sword given by his uncle with one hand, and held it upside down by his side.
On both sides of the waist, there is a long sword with a ring, and Yang Qian is holding a Yanyue sword.
I felt as if I had been blessed by my mother, Li Xiuning, and uncle, and I suddenly felt refreshed.
"Then keep going. Zhili will take your bow and arrow to the carriage."
Zheng Yuanxun also walked to the Zheng family's carriage, took a long spear from the driver's hand, and danced in the air.
"Dayong, you also get on the carriage, and you and the little brother are responsible for the crossbow support.
Everyone else, please take your weapons and don’t ruin the reputation of our Xingyang Zheng family."
All the cavalrymen and attendants all loudly agreed and unsheathed their swords. Following Yang Qian and Zheng Yuanxun, they continued to move forward along the road.
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