It is late autumn and early winter, and the snow season is ushering in the north. When I went to bed last night, the mountains were still desolate. When I woke up in the morning, everything I could see was covered in snow.
Huhu~~
In the cold wind, several carriages stopped at the riverside. Shang Jianli and She Long were inquiring about the ships at the dock.
Ye Jingtang was wearing a black cotton robe and a cloak on his shoulders. He stood by the river and looked at the mountains and rivers of Yazhou.
After returning to Honghe Town, because there were still things to do, Ye Jingtang set off the next day, walking eastward along the border to Yazhou, which borders Liangzhou.
The old escort agency has been bought by the real person Xuanji. I don’t know when I will return home next time. If no one takes care of it, it will definitely be ruined. For this reason, Sanniang also said hello to Uncle Song and the others at Heishiguan and waited for the court outside the pass.
After the formation is completed, arrange for some personnel to be stationed in Honghe Town as a contact point and to take care of the escort agency.
Yazhou is not far from the Liangzhou Plain, but the landforms are extremely different. The territory under its jurisdiction is all hilly. It is difficult for the cavalry to advance. Therefore, all heavy infantry brigades are used; and it is this natural danger that is impossible to break through.
The land divided the opposition between the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
After passing Yashan, the two dynasties can directly reach each other's capital. For this reason, both sides have displayed heavy troops on the border in the past dynasties. As the main weapon of the battle formation, big guns naturally became popular in Yazhou. It is said that half of the gunmen in the entire world are here.
Yazhou is not an exaggeration either.
Ye Jingtang walked in the winding mountainous area for several days. It was not until it started to snow heavily that he finally entered the jurisdiction of Yazhou and came to the coast of the Qingjiang River that passes through Yazhou. The rest of the journey was by boat.
The speed will be much faster.
Seeing that Shang Jianli had negotiated the boat, Ye Jingtang turned around and came to several parked carriages.
Because it was the first snow of the year, Dongfang Liren and Lu Xianzi were so excited that they even made a painting table and painted pictures of snow scenes by the river. They were all wearing silver fox furs on their shoulders, and their appearance and temperament even overshadowed the snow scene of the world.
Fan Qinghe also put on winter clothes and stood far away from Sanniang, the two of them whispering.
Although Ye Jingtang couldn't hear what was said, judging from Sanniang's expression, she was probably asking him about the progress of his body's recovery and whether giving too many rewards would be excessive.
The birds, who are excited when it snows, are having fun in the snow. Xiao Yunli was born in the south and has never seen snow a few times since she was a child. She is more excited than the birds. She is piled up with snowbirds next to the carriage.
Ye Jingtang glanced around and saw that Yunli was piled up in different directions. He couldn't help but laugh at him. He shook his head secretly and came to the front of the large carriage.
The Queen Mother had already experienced the wind and snow on the mountain, so she was naturally not as excited as the other girls at this time, so she sat in the carriage and admired it from the window.
Ever since Ye Jingtang banged her in the corner and pinched her a few days ago, the Queen Mother was completely panicked. She just hid in front of Benben for the past few days without giving Ye Jingtang a chance to meet. At this time, she discovered
Ye Jingtang came over and quickly closed the curtain.
When Ye Jingtang saw this scene, he jumped onto the carriage and entered. When he saw Hongyu lying at the window looking at the snow scene, he said:
"The boat is booked, Hongyu, you go and clean up the room first."
"OK."
Seeing this, Hongyu didn't notice the indescribable pain in the Queen Mother's eyes, got up and ran out.
The Queen Mother couldn't stop her. When she saw that only a man and a woman were left in the carriage, she folded her hands on her legs and turned her face to the Night Terror Hall, looking sad and silent.
There is a copper heater in the carriage, which is much warmer than outside. Naturally, the Queen Mother is not too thick in her clothes. She wears a dark red winter skirt with her waist gathered into a bunch, which makes her clothes look full. She wears a hairpin, and her round face is red.
Rouge, dressed very ladylike, has a long aftertaste like a peony flower. The more you look at it, the more you can feel its charm.
Although this outfit is not gorgeous, it is obviously carefully dressed up. I don't know if it is a woman who wants to please her own appearance.
Ye Jingtang came to the front and turned his head and glanced:
"Empress?"
"snort……"
The Queen Mother turned around and changed direction, facing the door, still ignoring the Night Terror Hall.
Ye Jingtang looked a little helpless and sat down in front of him, placing his hands on his lower back, half leaning against the perfectly curved full moon.
!
The Empress Dowager straightened her body slightly, and her sad expression suddenly disappeared, turning into nervousness and anger. She turned to look at the Night Terror Hall, her eyes probably meant - are you crazy? There are people outside!
Seeing that the Queen Mother did not dare to say a word, Ye Jingtang felt a little funny. He raised his hand and scratched the tip of his nose in a rebellious manner:
"The boat is ready. I'll take my wife on board. Be obedient and don't lose your temper. Take a walk when you have nothing to do, otherwise it will be bad for your health."
The Queen Mother was naturally a little displeased when she heard the tone of this order and her behavior was so frivolous. She took a deep breath and assumed a dignified and stern posture:
"Ye Jing Tang, you must have completely forgotten what I said to you when I came back... Wow!"
The Queen Mother held her head high and held her chest high. Before she could finish her words, Ye Jingtang, who was sitting next to her, lowered her head slightly.
Bo~
Lips meet.
The noise of people on the pier was instantly cut off from the rest of the world, leaving only the wind, snow and waves.
!!
The Queen Mother clasped her hands tightly and stared in disbelief. She was stunned. She obviously never dreamed that Ye Jingtang, who was originally gentle, elegant and caring, could be so domineering and unreasonable to her.
Could it be that you see that I am easy to bully and dare not do anything to you?
This is my first kiss...
The Queen Mother's eyes were constantly changing, showing grievance, shame and anger several times, but she never dared to move.
Ye Jingtang held the flushed mature cheeks and kissed her carefully before sitting up straight again and patting her lower back:
"Let's go."
"..."
The hem of the Queen Mother's clothes was visible to the naked eye, and she stared at the Night Terror Hall with a look as if she wanted to eat someone. She seemed to be ready to be more powerful and not listen to the words of this traitor.
When Ye Jingtang saw this, he lowered his head again and prepared to warm his hands.
"you……"
The Queen Mother was very angry, but there was nothing she could do. She quickly raised her hand to stop Ye Jingtang, gritted her teeth, stood up and silently walked out of the carriage. Maybe she was really angry and deliberately stepped on Ye Jingtang's toes.
Ye Jingtang had been beaten violently by Benben or chased and chopped by Ning'er if he was not careful in the past. Faced with such a level of counterattack, he was quite surprised and got off the carriage with a smile on his face.
When the Queen Mother came to the snow, she concentrated hard and returned to her normal expression. When she passed by and squatted in front of Yunli, she saw the birds circling around. She picked them up and rubbed them, looking like "I can't take care of them."
"Night Terror Hall, I still can't deal with you?"' attitude made Niaoniao's eyes full of confusion...
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The rented ship was quite large, transporting both passengers and cargo. The carriages were parked on the deck, and everyone lived in the ship building at the back.
After all the carriages were pulled on board, the ship set sail and sailed toward the middle of Yazhou along the winding waterway between the mountains.
Although the transportation is inconvenient, Yazhou's landscape is truly unmatched in the world. Traveling along the rapid river, the steep peaks on both sides are like a horse watching flowers, and every bend in the river under the wind and snow is enough to be painted.
Dongfang Liren, who is highly accomplished in calligraphy and painting, became very interested in painting when he came to a place like this. He kept sketching the river bank landscapes at the window. His mentality was probably similar to that of taking pictures while walking in a scenic spot.
There are many gangsters on the ship, and Ye Jingtang can't visit them one by one to make love with the girl. While the ship is moving, he stays on the deck like She Long and others, sitting around the fire, chatting about the affairs of the north and south.
Zhe Yunli obviously couldn't stay in the room any longer, so he also moved a small stool and sat with Ye Jingtang, holding his cheeks in his hands and listening.
After walking for about half a day, the ship arrived at Baiyang County. A steep cliff appeared at the end of the rapid river. From a distance, it seemed that if you went down the river, you would hit it directly. There were also three miraculous characters carved on the cliff -
Broken Dragon Platform.
Ten miles behind Broken Dragon Platform is the mountain city of Bangyang, which itself is considered a small wharf. At this time, there are many ships parked under the cliffs. On the jagged cliffs along both sides of the river, you can also see people traveling or walking on the cliffs.
.
Seeing this, Ye Jingtang stood up and came to the bow of the ship, looked at the cliff in the distance, and asked:
"This is Hongling Villa?"
Zhe Yunli was also here for the first time, but he said that Shutangzi ran more diligently than Ye Jingtang, so he nodded and said:
"Yes. Chu Hao, the spear king of Beiya, lives here, and he is considered a big sect in Yazhou. The young master of Honghua Tower once climbed to the Broken Dragon Platform to discuss the merits of Chu Hao with Chu Hao. The two sides fought in a draw. The small gap on the edge of the cliff should be
It was typed back then..."
When they arrived at Broken Dragon Platform, Pei Xiangjun also walked out of the ship building, wearing a shawl and dressed like a wealthy lady. He stood in front of the Night Terror Hall and looked at the ships under the cliff:
"It's really lively, people from the Yazhou sect seem to be here."
Ye Jingtang has never been to Yazhou, and the only impression he has of Hongling Villa is that when he killed the Blood Bodhi, he killed Chu Hao, a disciple who was expelled from his apprenticeship. He seemed to be called Seven-Foot Gun Lu Ruan, which was considered a good figure in Yunzhou.
A tough bandit. Unfortunately, when he met him who had just left the mountain, he was immediately beaten to pieces.
Seeing Sanniang coming over, Ye Jingtang asked:
"What's the relationship between Honghualou and Chu Hao?"
Pei Xiangjun shrugged slightly: "The Red God of Wealth has always kept his identity secret. Fighting against Chu Hao is considered the eldest brother's debut battle. We have no personal relationship with each other, and we have no grudges. We are just competitors."
Zhe Yunli answered: "Chu Hao is an average person, good at martial arts but very crazy. He was known as the best hero in Yazhou, and no one looked down on him. Later, Duan Shengji appeared, and people in the world thought he would
Unconvinced, he came to the house and made some gestures. As a result, he saw Duan Shengji pull out a gun and kill people. He gave people a chance to challenge, but did not give him any room to admit defeat, so he gave in. After being scolded for two years, he withdrew from the world and passed the owner of the village to
son……"
Pei Xiangjun sighed softly at this: "Warriors also need to grow their brains. Knowing that they can't defeat Duanshengji, Duanshengji only distinguishes between life and death, not victory or defeat. What else can Chu Hao do besides giving in? But Chu Hao is crazy
It’s true, the eldest brother just thought that Hongling Villa was too exciting, so he came to the door with a gun. It’s a pity that the fight was a draw and he didn’t suppress his enthusiasm..."
After a few discussions in the Night Terror Hall, they felt that there was nothing to pay attention to, so they prepared to send the charming Sanniang back to her room to work on her.
But when the ship passed the sharp bend under Broken Dragon Platform, several people discovered that there was a large ship docked under the back cliff on the other side.
The big ship was decorated with many red ribbons, the word "Da Xi" was hung on the ship's roof, there were several warriors with guns standing on the edge of the deck, and the flag of the company was hung on the bow.
Pei Xiangjun just turned around, saw this scene and turned back again, frowned and said:
"Wu Ji's banner... Did the Chu family marry someone from Duanbeiya?"
Ye Jingtang raised his eyes and looked carefully, and found that the warriors above were armed with guns, but they did not have the flag of Duanbeiya, so he asked:
"Wu Ji is the flag of Duanbeiya?"
Pei Xiangjun shook his head: "The Wu family is the founder of the sect in Duanbeiya. Just like the Pei family in Honghualou, the heads of the past generations can be people with other surnames, but the property built by the ancestors still belongs to the Pei family. The successor to the head will still be the Pei family."
The members of the sect are only in charge of the sect's property...
"Duansheng Jiji has no wife or children. If he can marry a young lady from the Wu family, he is basically marrying Duanbeiya. No wonder there are so many people here. It took too long to go out this time. I really don't know the news."
When Ye Jingtang heard this explanation, he naturally understood the meaning. The purpose of his coming here this time was to unplug Duanbeiya. When he found that Hongling Villa and Duanbeiya had gone together, he must have visited the house to give a gift.
Ye Jingtang looked up at the top of Dragon Broken Platform and said:
"It's quite lively up there. I'm going to see what's going on. Let the boat go first. I'll catch up later."
When Zhe Yunli heard this, he immediately became energetic and ran back to get the sword:
"Wait for me, wait for me, I'll go with you."
The big Benben who was painting at the window moved his eyes when he heard the sound, put down his paintbrush and jumped down from the ship's building, his eyes dissatisfied:
"Night Terror Hall, your injury hasn't healed yet, where are you going?"
Ye Jingtang turned around and motioned to the wedding boat in the distance:
"If you find something, go up and take a look. You'll be back later."
Dongfang Liren was extremely martial, and was more interested in the excitement of the world than Yun Lidu. He just wanted to stop and take a look at such a big scene, but he couldn't be willful because he had important things to do.
Seeing Ye Jingtang preparing to go up, Dongfang Liren couldn't help but beg Master Tangtang to take her, so he held his head high and pretended to be serious:
"Your injuries are not healed, and you are acting recklessly. How can I, the king, be at ease if you act alone? I will follow you, and Meng Jiao will accompany you. The others will stay on the ship and work with the master to protect the safety of the queen mother. Let's go."
"..."
Pei Xiangjun was standing nearby. When he heard these words, he felt that the queen was so overbearing. In this situation, she should follow him out of the house.
But the Queen was different from Ning'er. She really couldn't hold it down, so she had no choice but to turn around and tell Ye Jingtang to pay attention to safety.
Ye Jingtang didn't say much when he saw this. After sending Sanniang back to the boat building, he changed into Jianghu clothes and went out carrying the dragon-screaming gun.
Dongfang Liren is as tall as a man and has an aura that is ten feet high. He is really eye-catching when he goes out. He also changed into men's clothes and wore a hat and cloak.
But Xiao Yunli is much simpler. Even if she dresses up as Miss Jiaojiao, with a sword in her mouth and a blade of grass in her mouth, she is just like Miao Zhenggen's red gangster, no need to disguise at all.
After cleaning up, Ye Jingtang took the two girls and Meng Jiao, jumped onto the river bank together, and walked towards the crowd going up the mountain...
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And at the same time.
There were quite a few rooms on the ship's upper floor, and the doors and windows were all closed under the light snow and the cold wind.
Fan Qinghe didn't have to worry about revitalizing the Dongming Tribe when he went out this time, and he didn't have to be busy with the cumbersome government affairs within the clan. He naturally picked up all his hobbies and sat at the table, playing with various bottles and jars.
Master Xuanji stood at the window, watching Ye Jingtang and his apprentice run away to play. Although he wanted to go up and have a wedding drink, he couldn't compete with his apprentice, so he closed the window and watched Fan Qinghe prepare his unique secret medicine.
Not long after Ye Jingtang left, the Queen Mother, who had tied herself in the room for some reason, opened the door, came to the door and knocked lightly:
Dong Dong~
Xuanji Master Yingying stood up and opened the door. It was seen that the Queen Mother was standing at the door with her hands folded on her waist, looking a little worried.
"Huaiyan, what's wrong? Can't you go out to play?"
"..."
The Queen Mother had just been bitten, and her mood had not calmed down yet. She took care of the careless Hongyu for a long time, and waited until Ye Jingtang left before she dared to go out.
She didn't dare to talk about being bullied, but she couldn't just accept it. When she saw Xuanji, she thought for a while and said:
"Shui Shui, when you come to teach me martial arts, you must teach me seriously. You are not allowed to be lazy or deliberately try to make me happy."
It’s not that Xuanji has never taught the Queen Mother martial arts, and the Queen Mother’s talent is definitely not bad. When she was a child, her senior brother Lu Taiqing praised her. She spent three days fishing and two days drying nets, so she didn’t become famous.
Seeing that the Queen Mother wanted to practice martial arts on a whim, Master Xuanji smiled and said:
"Why do you suddenly think of practicing martial arts?"
The Queen Mother couldn't say that she wanted to correct the style of the Night Terror Hall, but she just said:
"This time I went out, the Night Terror Hall was so dangerous. I couldn't help, and the Night Terror Hall was injured. I can't be so lax in the future. Let alone the enemy, I must at least have the ability to protect myself."
Master Xuanji nodded slightly, feeling that the Queen Mother was serious this time, and immediately let the Queen Mother enter the room:
"Learning martial arts does not take a day, and it is difficult to master it in a short period of time. You have a good foundation, why don't you learn light kung fu and hidden weapons from He He? She is not good at anything, but her escape skills are first-rate and she is full of tricks..."
Snapped!
Fan Qinghe straightened up, his clothes were bulging, and he seemed to want to confront this enchantress, but the Queen Mother couldn't speak, so she said in a deep voice:
"If you can't teach me, just go and cool off. I'll do it."
The Queen Mother had been held back by the dangers this time and was caught by the Night Terror Hall again. She really made up her mind and said immediately:
"Teaching them together, I don't believe it. Shui'er is so lazy that she can become the Eight Great Leaders, but I can't..."
Fan Qinghe liked these words very much, but he didn't want to follow the petty temptress. At the moment, he just nodded in approval of these words and encouraged the Queen Mother...
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