thief, don't run

Early the next morning, An Lingxue dragged Rong Rong out of the bed, got on the horse, and with a wave of the whip, the two of them set off before dawn without eating.

This time An Lingxue followed Zhong Liyun's example and left a letter in her room. After her father and Chu Yan found out that she was not there, they would naturally understand after reading the letter.

However, Chu Yan's words finally reminded her that if she couldn't find someone, she couldn't stay outside for too long. After all, she had an official position, and the post of county lieutenant must not be lost.

Therefore, An Lingxue gave herself a deadline, only one month, if she still can't find Zhongliyun after one month, then she has no choice but to go home temporarily, as for the future...

Talk about it in a month.

She was also not sure how long this heart could last. Without getting a response, Zhong Liyun persisted for so long, would she give up soon?Still unwilling to die?

An Lingxue shook her head, now is not the time to think about these things.Holding the rein and leading the horse's pace slowly, An Lingxue looked back at a child who was still dissatisfied, and sighed, "Rongrong, how far do we have to go?"

After traveling for nearly ten days, they finally left Gyeonggi and came to Wuling, where Yunshuijian was located, but An Lingxue didn't know the exact location, and had to ask someone who was angry.

Rong Rong seemed very reluctant to leave, and was arrested by An Lingxue, and she was aggrieved all the way, but she had already been taken out, and it would be troublesome if she wanted to go back, An Lingxue didn't have time to pay attention to her, the two of them It took so many days to walk in such a dull manner.

An Lingxue saw that she still refused to talk to her, pinched her eyebrows, and said helplessly: "Didn't you just take me to the place, and then you can go wherever you want? Besides, this is also your home for the time being. Why are you still angry when you go home, do you want to fool around outside every day?"

"Don't use the tone of an elder to teach others, okay?" Rong Rong rode another horse, passed An Lingxue slowly, yawned, and said: "You haven't passed the door yet? It's not my brother-in-law , and not my sister-in-law... ha--don't keep preaching to me."

Of course, it's not that she doesn't want to go home, it's just that it's boring after returning home. If the two people don't meet, she still has to trouble her to run errands.I don't know if the letter sent to the monster has been received, and she is very helpless to be pulled out by force, um... the monster won't read it without reading it, so just tear it up?

It feels like a monster can do something like this.

At any rate, she wrote it with great effort. Next time I meet and ask her, if she dares to tear it up, she will bite Chu Yan to death.

An Lingxue had so many twists and turns in her heart in such a short period of time, seeing her relaxed attitude, she also changed her tone, and begged, "Miss Rong, there are two roads ahead, which one should we take?"

Rong Rong's mood also felt better, she pointed the horsewhip, and galloped out with the horse's belly between her legs, "Follow me!"

"Okay," An Lingxue shook her head, "Please treat me well."

There are many mountains in Wuling, and there are many mountains and mountains. The distant mountains are close to the ridges.

After entering the mountainous area, it was difficult for the horses to walk, so the two abandoned their horses and walked on foot among the narrow mountain paths.

An Lingxue was born in the plains, and she only read about the difficulty of the road to Shu in books. At that time, she thought it was an exaggeration. Now that she is among the mountains, she realizes that what is said in the book is true. When the cuckoo sings, they all sigh with sorrow and difficulty.

But that's just for her.

"Could you be faster, with your speed, we won't be able to reach it even after dark." Rong Rong rushed ahead, holding on to the cliff next to her, fighting boredly with two pieces of grass.

What a turn of events.Before entering the mountain, An Lingxue was always urging her to hurry up, but when she got to the mountain, An Lingxue was frightened, even if she raised her breath and performed her martial arts, it still couldn't counteract her fear, so she had to slow down to let Rong I couldn't bear to stop and waited for her several times.

Rong Rong grew up in the mountains, and he has walked this road thousands of times, so it's not a problem.But it was hard for her.But there is no complaint.

Finally catching up with her, An Lingxue took the opportunity to take a breath, wiped off her sweat, and asked, "How much longer will we go, can we make it today?"

"It's probably going to be night." Rongrong didn't give her a chance to rest, and immediately took another step, but she kept a little hope, "Don't worry, you can see it after you climb this mountain."

An Lingxue raised her eyes, and the mountain road stretched under her feet, directly to the clouds, first up the mountain, and then down the mountain, and it was another journey, An Lingxue couldn't help sighing, what the hell is this place, but...she is really interested in that cloud Mizuma became more and more curious. What kind of scene is it built in such a place?

No matter how far the road was, there was an end, when he went down the mountain, he saw a stream, An Lingxue couldn't move, so he rested first.Said to be a small stream, its width is no different from that of ordinary rivers, and its depth is immeasurable, about a small boat can fit.

An Lingxue took off her shoes and socks, and sat on a boulder by a stream, with her feet in the water, feeling the river wash over her feet, taking away a little fatigue.

The terrain here is low-lying and surrounded by mountains. It is obviously a valley, secret and quiet. Peach trees are planted on both sides of the stream, which seem to grow randomly. At this time, the peach blossoms are full of trees, and the trees are paved A layer of freshly fallen petals.If all the eyes on the mountain road were green, this is a pink world, it should be a dreamy color, but there are too many, it makes An Lingxue's eyes hurt.

She turned her eyes to the clear river below her feet.The surroundings are very quiet, occasionally there is the sound of the wind blowing through the branches, bringing a tangy floral fragrance, but it is too strong, almost turning into a real feeling, wrapping people immobile, and even the fragrance of flowers burst into the mouth.

An Lingxue's thoughts drifted away slowly. She walked slowly all the way. Apart from being tired, she also wanted to mark the way along the way. She still remembered that there was no person in the cloud and water with her, so she couldn't find it. It is the largest, most sophisticated and most dangerous lair of thieves in Dazhou. As an official of Dazhou, she should always leave behind.

"Hey, let's go! Hello!"

An Lingxue was stunned, Rongrong's voice sounded muffled as if separated by a wall, she reacted for a while, then shook her foot, said hello, and followed.

Walking in the peach blossom forest, when you step on your feet, a few petals will fly up, and the shoes will also be stained with a layer of floral fragrance. As soon as you stretch out your hand, you will receive a piece of soft and soft peach blossoms. When the wind blows, you will not even lose the weight up.

It was a very beautiful scene, like a peach blossom garden, but An Lingxue felt deeply violated.

Rong Rong led the way ahead, talking about things all the way, she didn't listen to a word, her heart was always empty, and she couldn't put it into practice.

Suddenly there was another gust of wind, and the sky was full of petals, An Lingxue raised her sleeve to block it, turned her face sideways, and when she turned back, she was already in a bamboo forest.

"This..." Why did he suddenly change shape?

"Hey, don't be dazed, we'll be there in two more steps." Rong Rong was beside her, tugged at her sleeves, lifted her chin, and looked ahead.

Rong Rong was still babbling, talking about finally being able to catch up with dinner or something, An Lingxue just followed her in a daze, her mind seemed to be locked up, she was in a fog, unable to get out.

Until there was a bright light in front of him, his vision suddenly became clear.

After leaving the bamboo forest, I stood on a dirt road. In front of me was a continuous field, like a square, with ridges criss-crossing in between. Now the field is filled with water, and green seedlings are lined up among them, bare. And full of vitality.In the distance, the waterwheel whirled and sprinkled a mist of water.

An Lingxue touched her nose, and her sense of smell, which was affected by the excessive fragrance of flowers, finally returned to normal, and caught a trace of fragrance with the wind.

"Ah, go, go, or it will be dark!"

Rong Rong was bluffing again, pulling her to run up the field ridge, stepping on some muddy ground, An Lingxue looked back, the bamboo forest where they came out, now only saw a little shadow, hidden in a cloud of fog , and because the sky darkened, the white mist turned into black mist, which was eerie and scary.

An Lingxue hurriedly turned her head, and it didn't take long to run across a large field in a straight line. There was another small river. After crossing the stone bridge, she saw a row of wooden houses against the background of green hills, and wisps of cooking smoke rose up. To a little popularity.

An Lingxue secretly breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that she has already arrived in Yunshuijian, but now it is night, some scenery is not clear, but there is nothing unusual to see, this place is only a small village at best That's all, it's just much more rigorous and solemn than ordinary villages.

There are some things that she still doesn't understand, and all the questions are crowded in her mind, which makes her brain ache, but she has to think about it, for fear that they will all run away later, and they will no longer be able to catch them.She was thinking. From outsiders' perspective, she was numb now, as if she had lost her mind.

"Let's go, I'll take you to see the village chief."

"Village head?" Rong Rong asked, An Lingxue temporarily stepped out of self-awareness, and asked reflexively.

Thinking about it again, the village head must be the person in power in this place, and he should also be the most powerful person.

An Lingxue raised her spirits, but Rong Rong didn't explain too much to her. From now on, she will no longer be of one mind with her. After all, only "she" is an outsider here.

After meeting the village chief, she felt that she was thinking too much.

An Lingxue subconsciously imagined this place as a dragon pool and a tiger's lair, but only saw burning houses and newly planted fields, thinking that the people here are all veterans of the rivers and lakes, and their thoughts are unfathomable.

"Here we come." The village head smiled, as if he knew they would come, and sat in the middle of the house, with a table in front of him and two cups of strong tea on it.

Out of habit, An Lingxue quickly surveyed the furnishings in the house. It is a bamboo house, not more than Zhang Xu. It should be the front room for receiving guests. Outsiders are not allowed to enter.

In the front room, apart from one case, one couch, one screen, and two futons, the rest are some common hospitality items such as candlesticks and tea bowls, and there is nothing special about them.

Rong Rong was careless, had already sat down at the table, grabbed a cup of tea, and began to drink it.An Lingxue watched the village head nod, and sat down with her clothes on. A gust of wind blew in from the right window, and An Lingxue shivered unconsciously.

"Young lady, why are you here?" The village head calmly took the teapot from his hand, filled the cup, and handed it to An Lingxue.

An Lingxue didn't speak, but looked at Rongrong instead.

Rong Rong was stabbed by her eyes, she shrank her shoulders, smiled and waved her hands, "What, village chief, don't you know, it's Sister Yun..."

The village chief shook his head and sighed, "She... well, if the girl came to look for Zhong Liyun, I will tell you that she is not here."

An Lingxue looked at him, smiled suddenly, took a sip from the teacup, turned his mind a few times, and said with a smile: "I understand, I just traveled a long way here, my feet are tired, I'm afraid I might get hurt, I don't know if I can borrow your money Rest on the ground for a few days before finding a way out?"

The village chief squinted at her. The young man showed his sharpness. Although he spoke respectfully, he kept his back straight since he sat down. His eyes glanced at the back and sides from time to time, showing a lot of precaution.

Even if you understand that there may be danger here, still insist on staying? ... whatever.

"You are welcome. Anyone who comes is a guest. There is no reason to drive them away. The girl just stays here. Rong Rong—" the village chief called out and said, "The courtyard in the east of the village is empty. Take the guests to stay. Excuse me, since you brought him here, you have to take good care of him, understand?"

An Lingxue was keenly aware that Rong Rong paused, her fingertips trembled, and then she closed her eyes and saluted, "I see, village chief."

"Go."

An Lingxue remained calm, got up and saluted and bid farewell. This visit was only to inform the village head of the fact that she had come. As for the future, she really had no idea.Leaving aside this strange place, if Zhongliyun wasn't here, then she should have left early. What should she do if she offered to stay for a few days?

The bamboo door opened and closed again, the hot air on the teapot dissipated, and became misty again. The village chief sat still, wiped off the water stains on the table, and closed his eyes to take a sip of tea.

"People have gone far away." The village head said lightly.

Suddenly, as if in response to his words, a figure flashed behind the screen, sitting cross-legged opposite the village chief, exactly where An Lingxue had been before.

"Why did you promise to keep her? Isn't it good to just let her go?"

The visitor was irritated and knocked on the table.

The village head shook his head, ignoring her words.Glancing at her again, the village chief himself had studied facial expressions for a few years in the early years. The girl was well-dressed, meticulous in her work and thoughtful in her thoughts. A cynical, frivolous and cunning person, his life has been rough and full of disasters.

The two are not related, but they are destined.

It's really fun.

The old man's slowness is really annoying.The visitor turned around and was about to leave, but the village chief grabbed her unhurriedly.

"Wait a minute, the girl just said that she hurt her foot, why don't you go and have a look?"

"What are you looking at her for?"

The village chief raised his eyebrows, feeling his own calculations in his heart, and then let go, took out a letter from his arms, handed it to her, and said, "All right, whatever you want, but everything you want to check is here gone."