The Story of Leaping from the Dragon Gate

It wasn't until Dugu Xian and his party entered the gate of the main courtyard for a long time that Song Wei relaxed his body a little bit, supported the wall, and sat down on the stone table.

In Song Wei's cognition, the evil and domineering Dugu Xiaohou is just a thunderbolt on a bright and sunny day, an abyss with sparkling waves, a nightmare that suddenly appears at the beginning of a beautiful new life.The fear of this person is almost engraved in his bones.No matter why he came here, no matter what intentions and plans he had, or simply forgot about the insignificant accident, this encounter was purely a coincidence, Song Wei couldn't bear to stay under the same roof with this person.As long as he thought that he was nearby and might run into him at any moment, his calf would involuntarily cramp, and his nerves would involuntarily tense up.

The cold stone table top makes the bottom of my butt feel chilly.Song Wei jumped up.

Walk.must go.Must go now.

The post servants all went to serve in the main courtyard, Song Wei found a tube of thick ink, a few bald-headed pens, and a stack of raw-edged bamboo paper in the middle hall, which were originally prepared for the convenience of the guests.When adding water and rubbing ink, Song Wei noticed that he had scratched the wall so hard that the skins of his fingers were torn, but he didn't feel any pain before, which shows how frightened he was.While cursing bitterly in her heart, she wrote a message to Mu Qiye.After a little thought, I used Persian and didn't dare to say much. I just said that I met an old enemy who had a grudge. In order not to cause trouble for the caravan, I left first. Thank you Qiye for taking care of me all the way, and I will try to repay in the future.

Only Mu Qiye lived in a single room in the caravan, Song Wei folded the note to win, and slipped it in from under the door.Returning to his own bunk, he tiptoedly picked up a few things, rolled them up and tied them tightly, slipped to the back porch and found his donkey.The traveler had been working hard on the journey, and he was fast asleep at the moment, but his movements did not alarm anyone.

Um Ang could feel the breath of the master, thinking that he was coming to give it extra food and supper, he raised his head and gave an "Um Ang" sound.Song Wei hurriedly grabbed a handful of fodder to plug its mouth, and tied the luggage roll under the donkey's belly, so it couldn't be seen in the night.Climbing up to the wall again to take a look, there were only two post servants on duty at the gate, because the gate had not been closed just after receiving the big shots.

He took the donkey and walked to the door openly.

The post servant wondered: "What is the guest doing here? The door is closed at midnight, less than two quarters of an hour away."

Song smiled and said, "Brother doesn't know. I have a problem with my donkey. I won't eat or sleep peacefully. I'm afraid of disturbing others, so I just walk back and forth on the road for a while, and I'm sure I'll be back on time."

The post servant glanced at Unang, didn't see anything special, smiled, and waved his hand: "Then hurry up, and lock the door when you come in." He went into the gatehouse with his companion to rest.

One person and one donkey walked out of the post station, Song Wei turned around and closed the gate with wet palms.

The moonlight was fine that night, and the moonlight shone through the shade of the mountains and trees, and the winding official road could barely be seen.Song Wei stood by the side of the road, pinched the donkey's sharp ears, as if talking to himself: "Mmm, where do you think that bastard came from?" Donkey eyes looked at him innocently.

Song Wei took a few steps back, lay down on the ground outside the gate of the official post, and stared at the ground carefully.The patrol envoys had cars and horses, and there were a lot of people, and there were obvious traces on the gravel road.Song Wei stood up: "They are the same as us. They came from the north, and they will definitely continue to go south tomorrow. They have horses. If we continue to go south, we will be overtaken in half a day. Why don't we go back the same way and go in the opposite direction. The farther you go, the farther you go, the safer you go, don't you think?"

Um Ang blinked his eyes and agreed.

Song Wei climbed onto the donkey's back, turned around and walked back along the way he came during the day.Donkeys are good at nocturnal animals, so there is no need to worry about going into the ditch.However, he couldn't help him dozing off, sitting on the donkey's back biting his head, shaking his body, and finally fell headlong, fell into the mud ditch by the side of the road, and fell into disgrace.He couldn't help venting his anger on Er Ang, and reached out to pat the donkey's butt.The donkey flipped its hind hooves and jumped away proudly.

Song Wei couldn't laugh or cry.I couldn't see clearly in the dark, my hands and feet moved, nothing happened, at most I scratched my skin.It was nearly midnight at this time, and the sound of the wind in the valley, the shadows of the trees, the roar of beasts and insects, all became clearer.Song Wei is not afraid of demons and goblins, only wild beasts in the mountains.Yep, Ang Ang is obviously not very courageous, a sound of an unknown beast in the distance makes it tremble in fright.Traveling all night is never a wise decision.Song Wei remembered that there was a pavilion five miles in front of the station, why not squat there in the middle of the night and make plans at dawn.

After about half an hour, I walked into the pavilion.Song Wei tied the donkey to the post, unloaded the luggage, put on the clothes, rolled the felt into a tube, huddled inside, and finally resisted the midnight mountain wind.I thought that I was still in a hurry, if I took a small tent from the truck, it would be perfect.I didn't dare to sleep too hard, I was in a daze, and I woke up when my head hit the pillar, and so on, and finally stayed up until dawn.Dawn breaks, old birds leave their nests, and a new day begins.

Song Wei sat in the pavilion, thinking blankly about the next step.He wanted to go home very much, but a house as big as Dugu Mansion was left in Xidu, which showed that his hometown was also his territory.When I go back, even if I can't run into that bastard for a while, I still have to worry about it all day long, without end.After thinking about it, there are all kinds of places to go, but all of them have to be at the price of being forced to abandon the existing good life.A wave of resentment welled up in my heart, and I only hoped that the culprit who caused all this would disappear from the world immediately.

Sorrowful and depressed for a while, she stood up, climbed onto the donkey's back, and continued to return north.After walking for half a day, I saw several families in the mountain depression, connected by a narrow fork in the official road.I also passed by this place when I came here, and I was taught by Mu Qiye to "look at the mountain and run to death". A few families seem to be right in front of me, but it may not be too far to walk there. Don't try to ask for hot meals.

Sure enough, it was not until dusk that they arrived at the first family.The Orion in the mountains is simple and enthusiastic, seeing Song Wei walking alone, in a state of distress, he doesn't ask anything else, and first brings herbs and food.I heard that he fell down in a hurry, and when he saw people who thought it was only a few steps away, he smiled kindly and educated him.

The next morning, Song Wei took the money, but the master refused repeatedly.In the end, he looked at him honestly, and said embarrassedly: "Brother, you are very polite. I see that there is a hat in my luggage, which is so beautiful..."

When Song Wei left home, she wore a thin woolen cap with colorful embroidery on her head.Later, when it was hot, I threw it in a basket and used it to store money when setting up a stall, which was very convenient.

After understanding what the master meant, Song Wei handed over the hat without saying a word.Seeing the man's happy look, he suddenly said: "If elder brother doesn't dislike me, I don't know if it will work or not if I exchange these two ragged clothes with elder brother?"

The suit on his body was dirty from a fall, and the damage was not serious, while the suit in his luggage was the outfit that he used to hook up with Cui Zhen that day, it was expensive and very new.

The man was overjoyed, and said straightly: "How embarrassing, how can I exchange such good clothes for you..."

Song smiled and said: "It's okay, it's rare that my elder brother likes it. I'm tired of wearing clothes, and I'm just looking for two summer clothes to wear." Looking at the other party, "It's just that I think my elder brother's figure may not be suitable..."

The man said: "It's my brother. He's about the same size as you, and he's so pretty. You can't even buy such a good-looking one in the county town."

The man took out two homemade linen clothes for him, added a pair of hemp shoes worn by local people, and a black scarf on his head.Feeling that he was at a disadvantage, he packed a lot of dried meat and miscellaneous grains and stuffed them into the small basket on the donkey's back.Song Wei immediately changed her appearance, went to return to Xia, and changed into a simple and dignified Xia clan child in a blink of an eye.The clothes are a bit bulky, and the cuffs of the trouser legs are rolled up a little more, which is passable.The clothes are loose and simple, and the eyebrows are more and more vivid. At a glance, it is like an engraved mold, clean and clear.

The man looked him up and down, and said, "Brother, it's quite different in this outfit, and it looks pretty, too."

Song Wei was very satisfied after hearing him say that it was quite different, and left with "En Ang".

He hesitated in his heart, but his steps were naturally slow.It was another half day, returning to the official road, and continued to slowly march north.I have complained more than heaven, especially people, and I can't help my sense of absurdity coming up again. For a while, it seems that everything doesn't matter, and let it go.

The sky is getting darker, and there is an extended flat land on the side of the corner ahead, and there is a thin stream of clear stream under the hillside at the end, which is a good place to set up camp.Song Wei walked over, unpacked her luggage, and let En Ang graze on her own, picked up branches and piled them together, preparing to light a fire for barbecue later.Then he took off his shoes, sat by the stream and washed his feet.Feet soaked in the water, the person lay on his back on the ground, watching a few red clouds in the western sky, which turned dark purple at a speed discernible to the naked eye, showing the human world how day and night alternate and how time passes.

Suddenly I heard people walking and talking on the other side of the cliff. It seems that there are quite a few people, and it must be a group of passers-by.Waited for a long time, but never came.Song Wei was bored and curious, put on her shoes, turned around to see what happened.

There are a dozen or so people in the group, some walking, some riding horses.The two in the middle, yellow crown and blue robe, are the female Taoist priests I met a few days ago.The younger one, who should be a disciple, was riding the horse at a loss, no matter how much she swung the whip to urge her, and how the slaves in front pulled the reins, the horse would not move.After a while of stalemate, the horse suddenly tilted, almost throwing the person on its back off.

Song Weiben was hesitating whether to go forward to say hello, seeing this scene, rushed out: "Hey! Little fairy, please throw away the whip and hug the horse's neck! That's right, that's right." The man had already arrived and took the servant The rein in his hand was loosened and tightened a few times, and the horse really stopped jumping.The little nun took the opportunity to get off the horse and was helped to the side by the servant.Song Wei touched here, patted there, and the horse quickly calmed down.Song Wei squatted down to look back and forth carefully, and said to the following servant: "I didn't groom carefully, I didn't brush thoroughly, and I didn't notice the skin under the girdle. Why are you so careless?"

The servant explained with some trepidation: "This is the horse I traded at the station yesterday..."

A gentle voice sounded from behind: "The post station is understaffed, and it must have been poorly taken care of. But Wang He, the newly replaced horse didn't pay attention to check it, which surprised Ning'er and almost got injured, but you were negligent." Said In the back, the voice is still gentle, but the tone is already severe.

The servant immediately knelt down and pleaded guilty.The female Taoist priest ignored him and turned her head to thank Song Wei.

Song Wei respectfully returned the gift: "I don't want to have a relationship with the fairy, so we meet again." After speaking, he raised his head.

The female Taoist stared at him for a moment, was taken aback, then smiled and said, "Why did you change your clothes?" Looking around, she asked, "Where are your companions?"

Song Wei pointed to a bruise on his face: "I fell down on the road and my clothes were broken, so I had to buy a suit from the hunter in the mountain." She smiled embarrassedly, and said blushingly: "I was asked by the fairy, I dare not hide it. I I didn't go with my companions, but because I had a few words with my elders the day before yesterday, I was out of breath for a while, so I simply went out for a walk alone. I am walking here, and I am going to rest temporarily for the night."

After answering a few words, knowing that the female Taoist priest and her party were also looking for a place to spend the night, Song Wei naturally did not hesitate to invite her.

People sat around, ate, drank, chatted and talked.The female Taoist priest's Taoist name is Master Xuanqing, and the little Taoist nun is her disciple, whose name is Changning.Song Wei didn't give her real name, borrowed her nickname, and only said that she was called Song Xiaoyin.The two fairies are vegetarians, but the servants eat meat.Song Wei took out the two pheasants presented by Orion, and they were very popular.

Master Xuan Qing asked where Song Wei wanted to go, Song Wei frowned and said: "I was planning to go back to my hometown, but it's really embarrassing to think about it, and I don't know what to do."

The Venerable Master looked at him and smiled: "I see that you are familiar with horse nature, and intend to keep you as a helper, what if you don't know?"