Between the vast sea of ​​clouds

Chen Jun stood on the deck facing the wind. She changed into a normal dress, with wide sleeves and windy, tall and straight body, with her hands behind her back, and said to Liu Zhen, "The sky is finally clear. The rain is so boring."

Liu Zhen smiled and said, "After Fulong Ridge, it will clear up naturally. Presumably it should be sunny in Le'an at this time too?"

Qingping stood behind them, turned around, and enjoyed the scenery on both sides of the river.

The carriage went all the way south to Lingnan. After passing through the cloud-shrouded Fulongling, the sky gradually cleared up. Lingnan was obviously much warmer than Le'an in the north of Lingnan. There were lush green trees everywhere. Qingping and the others took a boat along the Down the Huai River, the river water is transparent emerald green. The boat sails along the river, shaded by green trees along the way, emerald |People seem to be infected by this scene, soaked in this vivid color, and the spirit of the whole person is refreshed.

There seems to be only a piece of bright green in the world. Sitting by the boat, Qingping took a deep breath of the fresh air. The wind blew her temples and brushed her eyebrows. She closed her eyes, raised her head, and felt it with her heart. The beauty of Lingnan.The days in Le'an seem to have been a long, long time ago. Sometimes she wondered if it was a dream she had. Because it was too beautiful, it was fleeting after waking up, leaving nothing but regret.

Chen Jun glanced sideways at her back, lifted her hem, entered the cabin, and said through the bamboo curtain, "Qingping, come in."

Qingping straightened his hair, got up and opened the bamboo curtain, and knelt down respectfully in front of Chen Jun. Chen Jun smiled and said, "Since you came out of Le'an, have you been born like this?"

Qing Ping lowered his head and said: "This servant dare not."

Chen Jun looked at her thoughtfully, stretched out her hand to pour two cups of tea, pushed a cup in front of Qingping, snorted, and said with a smile: "You are always very courageous, how dare you?"

Qingping hesitated for a moment, picked up the cup of tea and drank it down in one gulp, almost spit it out in one gulp.Her face turned red in an instant, and she coughed a few times, feeling a hot burning sensation from her stomach to her brain. What kind of tea is this? It's obviously wine!

Chen Jun picked up the cup with a smile, took a few sips, and then slowly said: "Yufeng wine from Lingnan is a famous strong wine. It is said that drinking it in winter is like burning. Every family in Lingnan often drinks wine when winter enters. Prepare this wine to drive away the cold. How does this wine taste, Qingping?"

Qingping already felt dizzy, she put down the wine glass, leaned on the low table staggeringly, barely discerned Chen Jun's words, shook her head trying to wake herself up, said: "Naturally, it's good wine..."

Chen Jun suddenly approached, stretched out two fingers to clamp Qingping's chin, pulled her over, and looked at her face carefully, Qingping's eyes were very light, covered with a layer of water vapor at the moment, and the eyelashes were lightly feathered. Trembling, her pale face was blushed by the alcohol, the two were too close, Qingping only saw her deep eyes reflecting his drunken state, and there was a rumble in his ears.Chen Jun's thin lips were slightly pursed, the corners of her mouth curled up, and she slowly let go of her, saying: "Little liar, let's see if you still tell the truth."

Qing Ping slid directly down, lying on the table, a cup rolled to the ground.At this time, a sword opened the bamboo curtain, Tianxuan stood outside, and said in a deep voice: "Master?"

Chen Jun said: "Nothing."

Tianxuan put away her sword and retreated outside, Qingping was too drunk to get up, she heard Chen Jun let out a sneer, and then pressed a hand to her forehead with a hot temperature, Chen Jun's voice seemed like It came from the distant sky: "I didn't pick you up on time, and there is no news. Are you angry again?"

I have no right to be angry.Qing Ping smiled wryly in his heart, but still shook his head, but was held down by that hand, unable to move, Chen Jun said: "Tell the truth."

Truth, what truth?There is no telling the truth in a lie, Qing Ping felt that she was really bored to death, and felt uncomfortable, hiccupped, stood up with the help of the table, and said: "I'm telling the truth, angry, I must be angry. ....." Qing Ping said half-truth, but felt sad, after all, she had a complaint in her heart, and after holding it back for a long time, it was inevitable that she couldn't hide it, and she always leaked a sentence or two.

"Very angry, very angry, your words don't count..." Naturally, there were more than these reasons, the more she spoke, the more angry she became, and she thumped the table vigorously, shaking the other cup to the ground, Chen Jun quietly Watching her venting, in order to prevent her from knocking down the jug, Chen Jun simply pushed the low table away, but Qingping didn't react, stopped beating the table, and lay directly on her lap.

"Well, it's all my fault." Chen Jun said casually, patted her on the back lightly like a child, and said in a negotiating tone: "It's only three things, there will be no next time, okay?"

Qingping was lying on her lap in a daze, and he didn't hear what she said, only one thought in his mind, just lie down and crush her to death...

She was really drunk, and she didn't even think about how she could crush someone to death just by pressing her legs?Hearing what she was muttering, Chen Jun lowered her head and listened for a while, and found that she was swearing, and said leisurely: "I get drunk when I drink, but I am willing to tell the truth when I am drunk... Child, with such a heavy heart, is it good or bad?"

She seemed to be asking Qingping, and she seemed to be asking herself, but in the end no one responded, only the sound of rushing water flowed in her ears.After a while, Chen Jun put Qingping down gently, and the floor of the cabin was covered with blankets, so it wouldn't catch cold.She opened the bamboo curtain to go out, looked back at Qingping who was sleeping on the ground, thought for a while, took off her coat, covered her, then turned and left.

At night, the moonlight is cold, sprinkled on the sparkling water, and the silver light in the water is light and ethereal, like thousands of sleeping dreams.The boat sailed through the waters, disturbing the silvery light, and gliding soundlessly.The boat passed Anyang, Zhaowu, and sailed all the way to Chenzhou in the moonlight.

Fulong Ridge was already out of reach, and it turned into a touch of dark green in the distance, gradually fading away.As the boat leaned against the shore, Chen Jun changed into her riding uniform and stood with her hands behind her back.A few women in black came out from the reeds and knelt down in front of her. The leading woman bowed down and said in a low voice, "See my lord, those people from Hezhou have already followed, do you want to... ...."

With her left hand attached to the sword, Chen Jun gently pushed out an inch with her thumb, and the blade was sharp under the moonlight.She closed her eyes and thought for a while, then opened her eyes, and drew out the long sword with a swish. The sword was as sharp as snow and unstoppable.Chen Jun fastened the mask slowly, held the sword in her right hand, and waved a silver light from her side, pointing the tip of the sword to the ground, and said in a low voice: "Not one will be left behind."

The next day Qingping got up with his hands up, Chen Jun was gone, he just felt a splitting headache and his stomach was growling with hunger.She sat on the ground and thought for a while in a daze, but she didn't remember what happened yesterday.Hearing a few birdsong, she went out of the cabin to take a look, but it felt like she had stepped into a world.

The boat is driving between the two mountains. The mountain is so abrupt that only one boat can pass through it. Looking from the bottom up, you can only see the tangle of green vines, climbing the cliffs, and a line of blue sky.A few birds with bright feathers stood on the vines, looking at the group of foreign guests, full of curiosity and vigilance.

The boat slowly drove out of the canyon and entered a wide water area. Liu Zhen searched for her with dry food, and finally found her on the deck of the bow.

Liu Zhen handed her the water bag and said, "Qingping, here you are."

Qingping thanked her, took the dry food and started to eat. She ate half of it, and asked vaguely: "Liu Zhen, where's the lady?"

Liu Zhen smiled and said, "Do you know that you have been asleep for two days. The lady has something to do and has already disembarked."

Qingping was shocked: "I slept for two days?"

Sitting next to her, Liu Zhen teased: "Although Yufeng's wine has a lot of stamina, he hasn't slept for so long. Qingping, you don't seem to be able to drink very well."

Qingping lowered his head and ate the dry food silently, thankfully Chen Jun was not here at this time, otherwise she would have to lecture him again.

The boat sailed into a waterway, and the number of people along the way gradually increased. An ancient pass appeared in front of her. Moss grew sporadically on the mottled stone walls, indicating its antiquity. Vines hung from the plaque, which read "Lin An 'Two words.

It was actually Lin An. Qingping looked up and his neck was sore, so he looked away.

It turned out that they had already left Hezhou and came to the border of Chenzhou.Lin Eucalyptus is the first water pass to enter Chenzhou. As we all know, the border between Hezhou and Chenzhou is mostly dangerous mountains and dangerous peaks, resulting in winding roads.The Huaihe River is turbulent here. From Hezhou southward to Chenzhou, there are many torrents and dangerous shoals. The boats go down the water until they see this steep pass, and then they really reach Chenzhou.

No wonder I didn't see anyone along the way, but now there are more people.Qingping sat on the bow of the boat with Liu Zhen after eating dry food, a young woman came from behind, carrying a long sword behind her back, wrapped in cloth strips, she squatted lazily beside Qingping, looking at it with impunity With Qingping.

Qingping smiled politely at her, didn't care, and continued to chat with Liu Zhen, but when Liu Zhen saw the woman, he cupped his hands and said, "Master Tianxuan."

Tianxuan lazily said: "Don't dare, I'm not talented, I can't be called an 'adult'."

"Here, get up, 'Miss'." Tianxuan took off the sword behind her and held it in her hand, touched Qingping lightly, and said, "It's time to go."

Qingping became sensible and found that all the previous guards had been taken away, leaving only this woman named Tianxuan.Liu Zhen took her to wash and change clothes, and whispered to Qingping: "That's Master Tianxuan, her swordsmanship is very powerful, don't be rude."

Qingping nodded, expressing that she had written it down, she asked Liu Zhen, "Where are we going, is it Zhaoye?"

Zhaoye is the state city of Chenzhou. It is located in the southernmost part of Chenzhou, adjacent to Tianliang Mountain. It is a place with a pleasant climate all year round and as warm as spring.

Liu Zhen nodded, dressed her in complicated clothes, Qingping held her down, and said, "Why don't you change into your riding clothes, if something happens on the road, you can move faster."

Liu Zhen thought about it, and both of them simply changed into narrow-sleeved riding clothes. When they went out, Tianxuan was already settling the money with the boatman. Seeing them, she said, "Are you ready? Then let's go."

After landing, Tianxuan went to the horse market to buy two horses and some dry food. Liu Zhen and Qingping rode one together. Tianxuan hid the sword under the saddle and said: "Follow me closely." Flicking the whip, he ran out of the city, Liu Zhen pulled the lead rope, and said to Qingping who was behind him: "Hold Qingping tightly, don't fall!"

The horse's hooves stepped over, splashed dust, and fled away on the suburban road.