In the heavy snow, the silhouette of the figure in front became increasingly clear.
But the strange temperament of the other party made the cold day even more chilly.
Chunjiao and Zhang Kui drove their horses before Xia Shang. Chunjiao had already drawn her sword to block Xia Shang's side. She would take action as soon as the opponent made any move.
Xia Shang was also a little nervous. He didn't know the purpose of this person appearing here, let alone his identity.
But as the other party got closer and closer, and Xia Shang saw his appearance clearly, he became confused again.
This is a middle-aged man with unkempt hair and a face full of vicissitudes of life. He seems to be much younger than what he looks like in front of him. In addition to his slightly striking appearance, this man's figure looks a little weird, his body is a little twisted, and he sits
The posture in the wheelchair looks extremely unnatural, as if there are many fractures that have not recovered, and the body is dry and thin, obviously skin and bones. The legs are covered by a piece of coarse cloth, and the hands are supported on the wheels.
, it seems that it is often very difficult from beginning to end.
If he met such a person normally, Xia Shang would definitely think that he was a pitiful cripple.
But when the other party appears here now, there must be something unusual hidden behind it, so he takes a much more serious look at it.
After looking at it so carefully, the weirdness in Xia Shang's heart became more and more obvious.
If you don't look at this person's form, but look at his appearance, you feel vaguely familiar.
The other party stopped three or four meters away from Xia Shang, without any fear or alertness, with an expressionless face but looking very relaxed. He just stopped in front of Xia Shang, as if he wanted Xia Shang to take a closer look.
Xia Shang frowned even more tightly, and the familiar feeling in his heart became more real, but he couldn't think of where he had seen such a face before.
Chunjiao glanced at Xia Shang, then frowned, stepped forward and asked the person in front of her, "Who is coming?"
"Your Excellency, you are really forgetful."
Hearing this, Xia Shang was stunned. The other party had already admitted that the two knew each other, and he had more doubts in his heart.
"This subordinate's appearance is all thanks to you."
"Huh? I wonder when we met?" Xia Shang really couldn't remember, let alone what the other party meant.
The other party didn't say anything more, and suddenly threw something over with a movement of his hand.
Xia Shang took it and saw that it was actually the badge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
Looking at the style of the waistband, Xia Shang was immediately surprised.
The word dragon pattern.
Tianyu Division No. 2!
Long Er!
Memories suddenly emerged. Xia Shang immediately knew the identity of the other party and remembered what happened a few years ago.
A few years ago, Xia Shang was targeted by Long Er because the cause of Lu Xun's death was revealed.
Xia Shang had no choice but to leave Yangzhou for Suzhou, but was caught up by Long Er at the inn halfway.
There, Xia Shang's design triggered a fight between Long Er and Monk Cao Deng, and successfully eliminated the threat from Monk Cao Deng, and obtained a volume of heavenly book from Monk Cao Deng.
I thought I could get rid of Long Er, but at that time Xia Shang completely underestimated the master's strength and almost died at Long Er's hands.
But in a critical moment, Xia Shang was rescued by the people of Shuiyue Villa.
Xia Shang didn't know what happened next, but he could vaguely guess that Yue Haitang rescued him, and there was also a battle between Long Er and Yue Haitang.
Long Er has not appeared since then.
Xia Shang always thought that Long Er was killed by Yue Haitang, but he didn't expect that Long Er was still alive.
But compared with before, the original battle had done a lot of damage to him. He saved his life but turned into a useless person who could only sit in a wheelchair.
Because of this, Xia Shang also became more vigilant.
Looking back on the past, Xia Shang would not find it strange at all if the other party wanted to seek revenge, so he subconsciously pulled the rope.
Even if this Long Er is disabled, he is still a master after all. Even if his strength will be greatly reduced due to his disability, if he suddenly takes someone's life, it is impossible for ordinary people to prevent it.
Seeing Xia Shang's actions, Long Er smiled coldly, turned his palm, and the waist card he had thrown before was instantly sucked back by an invisible force.
"My lord, don't worry. I have long forgotten what happened in the past. This time I came here to escort the black box to Xiantao Mountain with my lord under the emperor's order."
Xia Shang was even more surprised that the emperor actually sent people to escort the black box? Does he still think that his team is not enough to send the black box to its destination?
And the person sent by the emperor is also very strange, Tianyu Division No. 2!
The Tianyu Department is directly under the jurisdiction of the emperor and has a transcendent status among the twelve departments.
Although the name
Technically, it belongs to the Shadow Department as the co-ordinator, but the people in the Tianyu Department have only one mission, which is to be responsible for the emperor's safety, and they almost don't have anything else to do.
And everyone in the Tianyu Division is a first-rate master. It is rumored that the No. 1 master of the Tianyu Division is the master who is said to be the best in the world, but it has never been confirmed by anyone.
The emperor has always been the person most afraid of death in the world, so the emperor also attaches great importance to his protection. Unless there are extremely urgent matters, the people in Tianyu Division will never stay away from the emperor to do other things.
When Xia Shang saw the emperor before, he didn't notice that he was being protected. That's because there must be people from the Tianyu Division secretly protecting him.
If that short-sighted guy sees the lack of guards around the emperor and takes action, he will definitely be killed instantly by the masters of the Tianyu Division.
Now, the emperor sent experts from the Tianyu Department for a black box, which further proved the importance of the contents of the black box, and also proved the danger of going to Xiantao Mountain.
Is it because the contents of the black box are too important, or is it because the emperor has predicted that he will encounter very difficult masters along the way?
Otherwise, there wouldn’t be such a big battle, right?
Even though he felt uneasy, everything was just speculation, and Xia Shang could only take one step at a time.
Looking back at Long Er, Xia Shang said: "Since it is the emperor's wish, then you can come with us and travel a lot."
Long Er said nothing, pushed his wheelchair out of the way, and then silently followed the team at the end.
After such an interlude, the team began to move forward again.
There was no obstruction when leaving the city, and we headed all the way to Xiantao Mountain along the official road. The snow scenery along the way was beautiful, but it became boring after looking at it for a long time.
On the way, Xia Shang asked about some things, such as the origin of the black box, the emperor's arrangements, etc.
As a result, Long Er didn't even have a clear answer. It seemed that he just completed the task.
After leaving the city, the problem of slow carriage movement was still not solved.
In the past, it only took half a day to reach Xiantao Mountain. This time, you may need to rest for a night halfway, and it will be more difficult to go up the mountain next.
At night, when they were still halfway to Xiantao Mountain, the group began to rest.
The expected danger did not appear, everything was normal, and the people in the team began to relax a little.