After resting all night, it was not until noon the next day that Shen Lie left the mountains with his troops.
In the past few days, they had been continuously attacking Songzhou. Although no one was killed in the battle, at least half of them were injured and sick.
Therefore, Shen Lie had no plans to fight in the remaining days, so he had plenty of time to travel.
There is no main road on the road, but it is inevitable to encounter village residents. They all wear ghost masks on their faces, ride horses openly, and neither retreat nor avoid. Only the frightened village residents run away and tell each other.
By the time the government officials came, they would have already left.
The people from the government went to report to the barracks again, but the people in the barracks did not dare to pursue them. Only after they had repeatedly confirmed that the "ghost-faced soldiers and horses" had gone far did the people in the barracks dare to bring the hooks, crash carts and nail push carts over to study their horses' hooves.
Under Vietnam, the sky became darker and darker. After a heavy thunder, the sky suddenly became dark as night.
There were several decent villages nearby. Shen Lie avoided them and headed towards Tingting Lili's tomb hill. At the foot of the tomb hill, there was indeed a temple from a distance.
As the heavy rain fell, they rode their horses to speed up. When they got closer, they discovered that there was a carriage parked in front of the temple, and it was a two-horse carriage.
When Li Qian fell, the world's rituals and music collapsed. All the previously established rules and "standards" that divided people into three, five, and nine grades also collapsed.
The two-wheeled carriage, which was originally reserved for the rich and powerful, is now available to anyone as long as they can afford the horse and carriage.
When Shen Lie and the others were about to arrive, Wu Shaoning, who heard the sound of many horse hooves in the temple, came out to take a look. He saw so many figures and dark faces. His eyes widened and he thought something was wrong, so he hurriedly turned around and went back.
The heavy rain was like a curtain and the fog was hazy. Ye Zheng squinted his eyes and saw a head sticking out, and quickly retracted it.
"Master, did I see something just now?"
The opponent's speed was too fast, and Shen Lie didn't even see it clearly.
Zhai Jinsheng said: "Arrest him first. If he is a civilian, he will be released after we leave."
Wu Shaoning hurried to the backyard: "Miss Ah Li! Miss Ah Li!"
Xia Zhaoyi was under the eaves of the backyard, talking to the old man sweeping the floor who was guarding the temple alone. When they heard the voice, the two of them turned to look.
"Miss Ah Li, there is a group of soldiers coming!" Wu Shaoning said, "Look, there are thousands of people!"
Xia Zhaoyi was a little surprised: "Thousands?"
"...There should be," Wu Shaoning's voice became fainter, "I'm...not sure either. They saw a lot of people at the big bend at the foot of the mountain."
Xia Zhaoyi's eyebrows slightly closed. Suddenly, she curved her lips and smiled: "It shouldn't be a thousand, only a few hundred, maybe not even a few hundred."
The old man was curious: "The girl hasn't gone out yet, why do you make such a guess?"
Xia Zhaoyi smiled and said, "I know who the person is."
She looked at Wu Shaoning: "Let's go."
Wu Shaoning followed her and asked in confusion: "Miss Ah Li, are you trying to say...that you are my young master?"
Xia Zhaoyi said slowly: "There are residents not far away. Songzhou soldiers and horses will not leave a good house unoccupied and come to this barren mountain to take shelter from the rain."
"But their faces are ugly, like black coal..."
While they were talking, there was a lot of movement outside, but Xia Zhaoyi and Wu Shaoning had not yet reached the vicinity of the main hall.
Wu Shaoning said: "I'll go take a look!"
He quickly ran to the main hall, glanced at it, and was startled. Before he could turn around and run away, Ye Zheng was overjoyed: "Wu Shaoning?!"
Wu Shaoning, who was half-turned to his side, was startled and turned to look back.
He looked at Shen Lie who was wiping the water droplets off Long Ying and looked at him when he heard his voice: "Young Master?!"
His cold black eyes looked at the carriage outside for a moment, and a violent joy arose in his heart. The blood instantly seemed to become hot, rushing to his limbs and bones that were cold from the heavy rain.
Zhuang Qi held up his belt and ran quickly from the other side. He looked at the girl on the opposite verandah and said, "Miss Ah Li."
He wanted to ask what happened outside, but when he saw Wu Shaoning standing there, the look on Wu Shaoning's face didn't look like something big had happened.
When Xia Zhaoyi heard the word "young master" from Wu Shaoning's mouth, the smile on her face turned brighter unconsciously. She looked towards Zhuang Qi and said, "Yeah."
He responded very softly, like a feather brushing against Shen Lie's ear.
He immediately strode over, stepped down the threshold of the apse with his long legs, and his clear and bright black eyes suddenly focused on the thin and slender girl.
Zhuang Qi exclaimed "Yeah".
Xia Zhaoyi also raised his eyebrows because of the ghost mask on his face.
Shen Lie raised his hand to open it, but Xia Zhaoyi suddenly said: "No!"
Shen Lie stopped moving, and Xia Zhaoyi's bright eyes glanced at the main hall in front of her. Shen Lie realized it instantly, smiled lowly on his lips under the mask, and walked towards her.
Ye Zheng and the others came over curiously and looked behind them. Wu Shaoning hurried over and drove them away.
The rain outside the verandah was getting heavier and heavier, the flowers and trees were swaying, and the branches were flying. Shen Lie stopped in front of the girl, lowered his head and looked at her intently: "Ali."
Xia Zhaoyi's eyes were clear and bright, and she looked back at him with a smile. She raised her hand and gently lifted the mask from his angular jawline.
Shen Lie was much taller than her, so in order to match her movements, he lowered his head deliberately.
Delicate and smooth white skin, like snow and silk, slowly emerged from under the black mask, followed by his sharp nose and a pair of deep black eyes.
His eyes were silently fixed on her face, deep and hot, with strong emotions surging in them.
While Xia Zhaoyi looked at him, he stood on tiptoes and raised his other hand to remove the mask from his head intact.
She looked down at the mask and said with a smile: "Where did this mask come from? It looks like it is used by a dancing master."
As soon as she finished speaking, her slender body was suddenly hugged and fell into a broad but slightly moist embrace.
The damp coldness was soon dissipated by the heat of his body, and Shen Lie's hands were wrapped very tightly, as if he wanted to press her completely into his body.
This was the first time Xia Zhaoyi felt a strong possessiveness from him, but she could also feel that he was trying to restrain it.
Shen Lie lowered his head, his side face pressed against the girl's black hair, which was also wet by the heavy rain outside the eaves. He closed his eyes and said in a low voice, "Ah Li, I miss you very much."
Xia Zhaoyi's face was very red. She leaned into his arms, nodded, and said in a calm voice: "Okay..."
The steady and powerful heartbeat came from the deep chest. Xia Zhaoyi listened clearly and suddenly felt that this was the best sound in the world.
She raised her head, her brows were bright and moving, and she met Shen Lie's eyes again without blinking, and said seriously: "Shen Lie, I miss you too."
Shen Lie's eyes became gentle, he smiled slightly, lowered his head, a little nervous, but did not stop, a very light kiss fell on Xia Zhaoyi's forehead. He looked serious, as if he was completing his life extremely important thing.
