The dark sky enveloped the earth in silence, and only the sound of horse hooves echoed on the empty ancient road.
I sat on the roof of the carriage shed and stared blankly to the east.
The majestic Chang'an City was getting further and further away from me.
I don’t know how long it took, but the morning glow appeared in the east.
Although it was just a few touches, it was extremely gorgeous, and the heaven and earth suddenly became colorful because of them.
Slowly, half of the sky was covered with clouds, gushing and burning like fire.
A round red sun rose slowly from the sea of fire, and soon drove away the darkness that shrouded the entire world.
I am afraid that there is no more brilliant and magnificent scenery in the world than the sunrise.
I was shocked by this unexpected beauty, and the melancholy in my heart dissipated a lot.
I couldn't help raising my arms and roaring to celebrate the arrival of a new day.
As soon as the whistle came out, the carriage jolted and almost threw me off.
I turned back to look at the coachman.
The coachman pulled the reins hard and said with a smile: "This is definitely the best horse in our carriage business.
I don't know what happened just now, but the hoofs were a little soft.
It's fine now."
I shook my head with a smile and motioned for him to continue on his way.
When I heard the wolf howl, I am afraid that there are not many horses that have limp hooves.
Fortunately, I only had a little breath, otherwise I would be chewing mud on the ground now.
It's daybreak, and there are more and more travelers on the road.
Not wanting to attract attention, I had to give up my comfort on the roof of the car, lightly rolled off the roof of the carport, and sat next to the coachman.
The coachman was a generous man, and he didn't feel any embarrassment when he saw me sitting next to him.
While cracking his whip, he said with a smile: "The girl looks like she knows some kung fu.
Since you don't like the cramped carriage, why not just buy a good horse?"
I laughed and said, "I didn't have the chance to learn, and I still can't ride a horse."
The driver pointed at Xiao Qian and Xiao Tao, who were flying high in the sky, "I think girls are very good at riding animals.
If you work hard to learn, you will definitely be able to ride well."
I smiled and said nothing.
I didn’t have the chance to ride a horse when I returned to the Western Regions.
If there is a horse that dares to be with a wolf, I will learn how to do it.
Along the way west, the spring that should have been full of smiles, lush vegetation, and lush vegetation, turned out to be a bit desolate.
Every now and then I saw abandoned and dilapidated huts, and farmland overgrown with weeds.
I sighed softly, "It is always the civilians who suffer in war."
The coachman's expression was quite moved, and he sighed, "Isn't it true?
We fought two battles with the Huns the year before last, and more than 100,000 soldiers died.
Many old women lost their sons, and many women lost their husbands.
There was a drought the year before last.
The food harvest was already in short supply and the war expenses were incurred.
In order to raise military expenses, the imperial court issued an order to buy official positions and use money to atone for one's sins.
But where did the ordinary people come from?
Those people who spend money are thinking of becoming officials.
They are not just ordinary people.
It is the civilian soldiers who die in the war, but it is always the nobles who get rewards and be made generals.
My son, if we fight again this year, I don’t know what the desolate situation will be.
It’s not that the Huns shouldn’t fight, but this battle is terrible.”
A coachman actually sighed like this.
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I was surprised and said: "My uncle's insights have taught me a lot."
The coachman smiled and said: "I am old, so I have nothing to be ashamed of.
To be fair to the girl, my family was quite wealthy when I was young, and I have been educated for a few years.
Now I travel all the year round, and I have many contacts with various guests.
What I see along the way, adds to the I heard it from some customers, it’s just nonsense.”
I asked: "When I was in Chang'an City, I heard about people eating people outside.
Is it true?"
The coachman whipped his whip fiercely, "Why isn't it true that in the third year of Jianyuan, after a flood, there were many people cannibalizing others?
In the sixth year of Jianyuan, there was a severe drought in Henan, and both father and son ate each other.
This was a time when wars were young.
In recent years, the imperial court has frequently mobilized troops, but the natural disasters have not been serious.
Otherwise, people say that people cannibalism only happened when Emperor Gaozu first conquered the world, but there were no such tragedies when Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing were in power. " The coachman did not finish his words, but it was clear that after years of using troops against the Xiongnu, the people were overwhelmed and were looking forward to the rule of Wenjing rather than the brutal military force of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
I thought for a while and said: "When Qin Shihuang built the Great Wall, he recruited 500,000 strong men.
At that time, the total population of men, women, old and young in the country was only 20 million.
Almost every family was separated from their wives, and wailing could be heard everywhere.
But if there was no Great Wall, If the defensive line blocks the horseback, one can plunder thousands of miles in a day, leaving corpses wherever they pass.
The Xiongnu everywhere, the sufferings suffered by the people of the Central Plains are unimaginable.
The people resented Qin Shihuang for building the Great Wall, and even made up the story of Meng Jiangnu tearing down the Great Wall.
However, some scholars believe that the construction of the Great Wall was a disaster but a success for a hundred generations.
The things he does also have this meaning.”
The coachman looked at me in surprise, "Young lady, what you said is extraordinary."
After laughing a few times, he stopped smiling and asked me seriously: "Young girl is a knowledgeable person, so I will just tell you."
To put it bluntly, I want to ask, we are human beings now, and people in future generations are also human beings.
Why should we let people at that time endure a lifetime of pain for a possible consequences decades or hundreds of years later?
Qin Shihuang When the Great Wall was being built, thousands of households suffered from heartache.
How could a few scholars be able to erase the misfortune in a few words, but the merit will last for a hundred generations?
It is really easy for the speaker to say that if his son was sent to build the Great Wall, his bones would eventually be connected.
They are all buried in the Great Wall, can he say that if his daughter lost her husband, can he say that?
If he lost his father since he was a child, and there is not even a grave to pay homage to, can he say that?"
I wanted to argue, but there was no words in my mind.
After being silent for a long time, he finally said: "Uncle is right.
People who say these things think they have a grand vision just because they can stand on a high place and watch the pain of others comfortably.
In fact, the grass and trees only last for one autumn.
In one life, no one has the right to judge that others should be sacrificed.
However, the emperor has no choice but to attack the Xiongnu.
Does the uncle know that the Xiongnu Chanyu molested the Queen Mother?"
"I heard a little bit about it.
It was rumored that not long after the death of Emperor Gaozu, the Xiongnu Chanyu wrote a letter to the Queen Mother Lu, saying that since you are a widow and I happen to be a widower, we can live together."
I nodded and said, "The skin of a tree is alive, and the face of a person is alive.
Even the common people will fight fiercely if they encounter such an insult.
Not to mention the queen mother of a powerful country.
But at that time, the Han family was weak and there were no generals in the court.
The queen mother He could only bear this tone, and finally sent a princess to marry him.
From the time when the emperor ascended the throne to the current emperor, there were dozens of people who were peaceful for a while.
Why do young and beautiful women sacrifice their lifelong happiness to gain it?
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Before the emperor came to power, the Han Dynasty gave large sums of money to the Xiongnu every year.
Those were the hard work of the Han people, so why could the Xiongnu get something for nothing?
Are we Han people?
My husband is weaker than the Xiongnu, so I have to let them bully me.
There are some things in this world that I have to do, even if I know that I will be beheaded and bleed, the price will be heavy."
The coachman didn't speak for a long time and sighed heavily, "As I get older, if I heard what the girl said when I was young, I'm afraid I would immediately want to follow General Wei and General Huo to attack the Huns.
There are many complaints among the people against the emperor.
However, the merits and demerits of a thousand years will be judged by future generations, and the gains and losses cannot be determined in one moment."
I stuck out my tongue and said with a smile: "Uncle, don't be fooled by me.
In fact, I sometimes think that these are right or wrong, and sometimes I think that.
There is no final conclusion at all.
What I said today, Just because the uncle said something else, I couldn't help but defend myself.
If the uncle was talking about me, I would stand on the other side. " The coachman cracked his whip loudly and laughed, "You girl looks mature, but in fact your character has not yet been decided."
At that time, I told the carriage and horse dealer that I wanted the best coachman and the best horse, but I didn't expect that it was an unexpected bonus.
The only places I am familiar with are Mobei, Monan, the Western Regions and Chang'an.
If I can listen to someone who has traveled through thousands of mountains and rivers talk about the ways of the world, I will never feel lonely along the way.
"To get to Dunhuang City, the shortest way is to go to Longxi first, then pass through Xiutu, Zhangye, and then Xiaoyueshi."
The driver explained while driving the horse.
As soon as I heard the word "Longxi", I immediately decided that no matter whether it was the closest or not, I would never take this road.
"Is there a road that doesn't go through Longxi?"
"Yes, let's go to Beidi first, go around Longxi to Liangzhou, and then rush to Dunhuang.
This will take two or three days longer."
"Uncle, let's go this way.
I will pay more."
The coachman responded with a smile: "Okay, let's go this way."
When I arrived in Liangzhou, it was completely dark, so I randomly found a clean inn to stay.
I had very low requirements for food and accommodation, but I only asked the inn to prepare hot water and a large bucket for me to take a bath.
My life in Chang'an City was so comfortable that the three days' journey already made me feel like I was covered in dirt and unbearable.
After changing two buckets of water, I began to truly enjoy the comfort of the hot air.
There are many hot springs outside Chang'an City.
There will be no hot springs to soak in in the future.
Don't think about that hot spring in Qingyuan.
Don't think about it anymore.
You must forget everything about Chang'an City.
I felt a cold wind blowing in, and through the screen I could only see the door slightly opened, "Silly girl, I told you Ada not to boil hot water anymore, there is still a bucket over there that is useless."
The door closed silently again.
I picked up the white silk gold beads lying aside and threw them out to hook the hot water bucket on the side of the screen.
After the gold beads were thrown out, they couldn't be pulled back.
I was a little puzzled.
Something was on it, but I clearly remembered to ask the mute girl to place the barrel at the corner of the screen so that I could lift it easily.
How could it be caught?
There is nothing wrong with that.
I had no choice but to be lazy, so I had to stand up and carry it myself.
I stood in the bathtub and tugged on the white silk unwillingly.
The bucket was not carried back by me, but the entire screen fell to the ground with a loud noise.
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Huo Qubing was dressed in black clothes, standing upright, holding my golden beads in his hand, looking at me with a cold face.
I was so shocked that I stayed for a moment before suddenly reacting.
I screamed "Ah" and immediately retracted into the tub.
The water felt a little cold just now, but now my body felt hot.
Fortunately, I picked the deepest wooden barrel at that time, so there was no possibility of leakage while hiding in the water.
I huddled in the vat and looked at him.
His expression did not change from beginning to end, and his eyes stared at me continuously.
They are so cold that you can still feel their chill even across the entire distance of the sky.
All the shame and anger in his heart were scared away by the coldness in his eyes.
He was really angry this time, no, I should say very, very angry.
The angrier the enemy is, the more calm you have to be, especially when the enemy is in an absolutely favorable situation, and you can't easily anger the opponent, otherwise you really don't know where to look for the bones.
I swallowed my saliva, forced myself to calm down and said with a smile: "Don't hurt my self-esteem too much.
In this situation, you have some normal reactions of a man.
For example, your eyes glow with color and you act like a villain, or you clearly want to It’s hard to see, but you still pretend to be a gentleman and sneak peeks.”
His expression remained unchanged, he stared at me coldly for a while, then raised his hand and hit the golden bead on my head.
I didn't dare to push it away with my bare hands, so I casually pulled a piece of clothing from the side, carried it towards the golden bead, and quickly waved several "zigs" in the air, finally neutralizing Huo Qubing's strength.
If strength is directly proportional to anger, then he seemed to be really angry this time.
After picking up the gold beads, I suddenly realized that the clothes I picked up were actually my own clothes.
Now I could no longer pretend to be calm, so I hurriedly stuffed the clothes directly into the tub and shrank my body into the tub.
The water was already very cold, and the clothes were nearby, but I couldn't put them on.
I could only rest my head on the edge of the barrel, my eyes flickering, and I looked at Huo Qubing pitifully.
He sarcastically said: "You asked me to react like a normal man, why don't you react like a normal woman after being caught in the shower by a man?"
Did he think I wasn't embarrassed?
The anger I had suppressed for fear of irritating him suddenly surged up, "Are you sure you want me to react normally and you won't throw a knife at me afterwards?"
"It doesn't feel good to be in cold water," a sneer appeared on his face.
I looked at him and suddenly screamed at the top of my lungs, "Help, help, there are lewd thieves and lewd thieves."
His face was full of shock, and his eyes were finally no longer just cold.
"Now it's time for your normal reaction."
I stretched out a little finger and tapped the window slightly, "Normally you should jump out from there."
Footsteps and noises in the corridor gradually approached.
"Where is the thief?"
"The cry for help seemed to be coming from the innermost room."
"Nonsense, a forty-year-old woman lives there."
"It's hard to say.
I'm not a flower picker.
How can I know the taste of a flower picker?"
"That's right, some people are good at speaking softly, and some people just love me so charmingly.
Who told you that I am forty years old?
I still have five months, four days, and three hours before I turn forty.
You tell me today I’ll make it clear” "Stop arguing, it's important to save people.
There is only room No. 2 in this row of houses, and there is no movement at all.
It seems that a young girl lives there.
Kick the door open and take a look."
"My dear friend, this is subject to discussion.
After kicking the door open, if I see something I shouldn't have waited for, what's the difference between us and the thief?
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I suggest it be better to knock on the door and ask first."
Even though I was full of distress, I also smiled a little bitterly.
Hexi people and Chang'an people are so different.
These people are more like cute wolves in a pack of wolves.
Huo Qubing had a strange look on his face and walked straight towards me.
Before I could even utter a scream, he was already carried out of the barrel.
After being spun around in the towel, he was tightly rolled up in the quilt.
I was angry, ashamed and angry, and shouted: "You are shameless" The quarrel outside the house immediately fell silent.
Before the door of the house was kicked open, Huo Qubing did what was normal under such circumstances and jumped out of the window.
He just didn't know if it was normal to take me with him.
As soon as Huo Qubing left the inn, a soldier came to greet him.
Judging from his clothes, his rank is quite high.
He didn't squint his eyes, turning a blind eye to me who was being yelled at by Huo Qubing, who was being carried on his shoulders.
He said respectfully: "General, the horses are ready.
They are the two fastest horses in Liangzhou City."
Huo Qubing said anxiously without saying a word. walking.
When I was still wrapped in the quilt and lying in his arms, and he started to gallop on his horse, I didn't care to scold him anymore and asked hurriedly: "Where are you going?"
"Hurry back to Longxi.
We should be able to take a shower at dawn, dress comfortably and eat hot soup on the streets of Longxi."
"Are you crazy?
I won't go to Longxi.
My packages are still at the inn, as well as my Xiao Qian and Xiao Tao.
Please let me down."
I slumped like a silkworm in the quilt, stumbling and trying to sit up straight.
Reason with him.
"Your package will naturally be delivered to you.
I'm pressed for time and don't have time to make trouble with you.
If you don't obey, I can only knock you out.
It's your choice, sober or faint."
His tone was cold and hard, definitely not a joke.
After being silent for a long time, I decided to find another way out, "I don't feel comfortable like this.
I want to stretch out my hand."
"I feel very comfortable.
You should be more honest with your hands tied in the quilt.
If you are comfortable, it is my fault."
"Huo Qubing, you shameless little thief."
"Did you hear me call you a whore and a thief?
You are still a bastard, a stinky fish."
I racked my brains and said all the curse words I heard on the streets of Chang'an.
When you curse and punch at a wall, and the wall doesn't respond, the only one who gets tired in the end is you.
I leaned in his arms obediently and exhausted.
The horse's speed slowed down a bit, "I want to change horses."
As soon as he finished speaking, he took me to another horse.
I was stunned for a while and asked: "You also ran like this when you came here."
"Um."
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"Are you tired?
The newly prepared horses are already tired."
"When chasing the Huns, it's common to not sleep for two or three days on horseback.
Chasing you is much easier than chasing the Huns."
"Why did you get the news so quickly?"
"Don't forget, you are still in the territory of the Han Dynasty, and there are many garrisons in the Hexi area.
Uncle Chen sent someone to deliver the letter you wrote.
It was in my hands that night.
It just took a while to check your whereabouts. time, otherwise it would take three days.”
"Damn it, Hong Gu didn't listen to my instructions."
"She didn't call you hateful, but you still had the nerve to call her a general who was leading the army and suddenly abandoned his soldiers and ran away.
It's a capital crime."
"I'm sleepy."
I blocked the topic ruthlessly.
"Just squint for a while, and I'll let you catch up on your sleep tomorrow."
He said and helped me adjust my position so that I could lean back more comfortably.
"It feels so uncomfortable like this, I can't sleep."
"You are not sleepy enough.
When you are really sleepy, you can fall asleep while riding your horse."
"Have you ever fallen asleep like this?"
"Um."
"You won't fall asleep now, will you?"
"Won't."
"That's fine.
It doesn't matter if you throw yourself, but you can't hurt me."
"Sleep peacefully," he said in a calm tone, neither angry nor angry.
There was a "hum" in my nose twice.
Although the bumps were uncomfortable, I still woke up and dozed a few times.
When the night was still dark, we had arrived in Longxi.
After Huo Qubing threw me on the carpet, he walked away with a cold face without saying a word.
Oh, still angry His body was sore and he couldn't care less about feeling sorry for himself, he was too busy thinking about how to escape.
The key is how to escape from Huo Qubing's eyes.
As long as I enter the desert, I will be like a grain of sand falling into the sea of sand.
No one can find me.
I rummaged around on the ground and finally managed to get my hands out of the quilt and untied the silk belt.
I dragged the quilt and searched around the house, but I didn't find any clothes that I could wear.
No wonder he threw me to the ground and left.
While he was imitating rabbit hopping in the house, Huo Qubing opened the curtain and walked in.
He had just taken a shower and changed his clothes.
He was still wearing black clothes, but the heavy color made him look cool and handsome.
Is this man made of iron?
He went back and forth from Liangzhou to Longxi, but he didn't look tired.
I stared at him and asked, "Will you give me something to wear?"
He threw the package in his hand on the couch, turned around and left the house without saying a word.
Why is it that a black man's robe is even prepared with a white silk corset?
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I hate to think that he knows a lot.
Although I was reluctant, having something to wear was better than nothing.
I sighed helplessly and started to get dressed.
It was my first time to wear men's clothing, but I was quite well-dressed.
After fastening my leather belt, I took a few steps in a pretentious manner, and I actually felt that I was also looking heroic.
Huo Qubing, who had just opened the curtain, laughed and said, "Come your hair and make it look more beautiful."
Only then did I wake up and my hair was still disheveled.
Although I can braid beautiful hair, I have never done it in a man bun, and I still haven't done it properly after struggling for a while.
Huo Qubing, who had been sitting behind me and watching me comb my hair, had a smile on his face again.
I hit him in the mirror with the comb angrily.
If you don't dare to hit a real person, just hit a shadow to vent your anger.
He suddenly took the comb from my hand.
I was about to ask him why he took the comb from me.
He had already held my hair, untied my fluffy bun, and gently combed my hair with his gestures.
Shun.
Looking at the two people in the mirror, the scene felt very familiar.
Many years ago, a man who loved me carefully combed my hair and taught me how to braid it.
My nose was sore and tears suddenly filled my eyes.
I quickly lowered my eyes and stared at the ground, letting him comb and tie my hair up and tie it with a jasper crown.
"There's still some time.
I'll take you to walk around the streets of Longxi and have something to eat."
He said calmly, and without waiting for my consent, he stood up and walked out.
"Isn't it good to have a cook who comes with the army?"
"The chef who cooks for me is one of the best in the palace, but the Western-style snacks you like are not his specialty."
I just took a few steps when I suddenly grabbed his arm and said, "Li Ganke is in the army."
Huo Qubing stared at me for a moment and said, "Not there."
I felt relieved and let go of his arm.
"What harm did you do to Li Gan?"
I replied: "No, what can I do to hurt you?"
Huo Qubing's eyes turned around my face and he didn't ask any more questions.
As I walked, I secretly paid attention to the terrain of the military camp.
Huo Qubing said nonchalantly: "You have such energy, why not think about what to eat later.
If I get up one morning and I can't find you, I will order all the troops under my command, Huo Qubing, to eat wolf meat instead."
The people of various countries in the Western Regions entertained the Han army with wolf meat.”
I said angrily: "How dare you" He said calmly: "You try it."
I glared at him fiercely, and he smiled nonchalantly and walked forward.
I stared at his back motionless and bitterly, the distance getting farther and farther, but he never looked back, but his steps slowed down a little bit invisibly.
At dawn, the spring breeze is soft and the morning light is light and warm.
However, the dark shadow walking among them is incompatible with the spring light, with a lingering desolation.
My heart softened, and I ran quickly to catch up with him.
He heard the footsteps, the black color was still the same, and he didn't look back, but his figure instantly merged into the warm spring light.
Although I am half a head shorter than Huo Qubing, I am still taller than the average person when walking on the street.
It is not an exaggeration to praise Yushu as a handsome young man.
Probably because of my bright smile, which contrasted sharply with Huo Qubing's indifferent expression.
When the aunts, ladies and little girls passed by us, their eyes were fixed on me.
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I met their eyes with a smile, and the older one returned the favor kindly.
Smiling, the young man shyly looked away.
I had a great time walking along the way.
If Chang'an City has an open folk custom, Longxi can be said to have a bold folk custom.
When a flower girl picked a peach blossom from the basket and threw it into my arms, everyone who came and went laughed, and even a man hummed teasingly, "What kind of flowers bloom in March?
There are peach and apricot flowers blooming in March.
The peaches and apricots are blooming red, and the little girl’s lips are full of peach blossoms.”
I was just about to cover my mouth and smile, but suddenly I realized that I was now a man.
I quickly straightened my body, held the peach blossom and bowed to the flower girl.
Huo Qubing, who had always had a cold face on the side, threw a piece of silver, enough to buy a few peach blossoms, to the flower girl, but the girl gave him an angry look and threw the money back to him, "Who wants your money?
I gave it to you."
A young man."
This was probably the first time Huo Qubing encountered someone who threw his money back angrily.
He held the money blankly, and the people on the street cheered loudly, "Looking at the young master's clothes, he must be from Chang'an City.
He looks down on us."
I’m from Longxi.”
The person who sang first laughed and sang jokingly: "What kind of flower blooms in April?
In April, a horse lily blooms.
The horse lily blooms all over the ground.
My little sister loves people but not money."
Everyone burst out laughing, and the flower girl glared at the singer shyly and angrily.
I smiled and bowed to the flower girl again, and pulled Huo Qubing away quickly.
After comparing several shops, he felt that this noodle shop was very clean, so he took Huo Qubing to the stall.
I smiled at the forty-year-old noodle seller and said, "Sister, please give me two bowls of fried fish roe."
She was stunned for a moment, then looked around before confirming that I was calling her, and she immediately burst into laughter.
The peach blossoms make people look ten years younger.
I handed the peach blossoms in my hand to "sister" and said, "I wish my sister's business today will be as bright as the peach blossoms."
She smiled and reached out to take it, and generously pinched a few flowers and pinned them on her bun.
"When I was young, I loved peach blossom hairpins the most.
It's been a long time since anyone gave them to me, and it's been a long time since I've worn them."
When we left after dinner, Huo Qubing still had not spent the money in his hands.
The noodle seller's sister said, "My little brother and I are in love, and I can afford two bowls of noodles for the big sister."
Huo Qubing had never said a word with a straight face since he left the military camp.
At this moment, he suddenly shook his head and laughed while holding the silver, "I never knew you were capable of freeloading."
I looked at him with a proud smile.
"You act like a man, and you don't look girly in your manners.
I can rest assured that you will stay in the army and be my personal guard."
"Hmm, be careful.
If you make me angry one day, I will turn into an assassin at any time."
I said half-seriously.
“Is Longxi fun?”
"Fun."
"Since it's fun, it's not in vain.
Don't be angry anymore, okay?"
I said helplessly: "My legs are long on my body, and I have to leave eventually.
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How long can you keep me detained?"
After he was silent for a while, he said, "You choose to leave when you are desperate and give up.
Maybe I will choose to let go when my heart is dead."
I was about to speak when he added, "But maybe I will never let go."
I stamped my feet in annoyance, threw down my sleeves, walked with my head down, and ignored him again.
A foreign man with a dirty face was hiding in a corner of the street selling daggers and swords.
This place was already far away from the bustling streets and was very deserted.
He did not shout or hawk, but just guarded the stall silently, and few people looked after him.
I had already passed by, and when I caught a glimpse of the toys on his stall, I immediately turned around and walked back.
He watched me staring at the knives, and silently put the knives he thought were good in front of me.
I picked up a delicately shaped dagger, took it out and took a closer look.
It was exactly the same as the one I played with when I was a child.
"Where did you get this knife?"
The Hu man stuttered and explained in Chinese, which roughly meant that he bought it from someone else, and the other person also bought it from someone else.
I sighed softly.
I don’t know which guard touched it in the chaos.
It spread out of the palace and passed through the hands of many people over the years.
"I want this knife.
How much does it cost?"
The foreigner pointed to the knife in my hand, then pointed to a knife on the stall, and said bluntly: "This knife is not good, but this knife is good."
I turned my head and looked at Huo Qubing.
He threw a piece of gold to the Hu man.
The Hu man looked uneasy and said hurriedly: "It's too much."
I said: "This knife is far beyond the price.
You can keep it."
Most people only see that although this knife is exquisite in appearance and gorgeously decorated, it has a weak blade after all and seems to be just for women to wear.
They don't know that the forging process of this knife is worth thousands of gold.
At that time, the prince of the Xiongnu Empire summoned the sword from the Western Regions.
The best craftsmen from Mobei and Monan spent countless efforts to create this dagger.
I pushed open an embedded mechanism on the handle of the knife.
Thinking of the anger I received last night, I looked up at Huo Qubing and shouted, "Let's see if you have the chance to bully me again in the future."
I raised the knife and stabbed myself in the heart. .
The Hu man on the side suddenly exclaimed, and Huo Qubing's face suddenly lost all color.
He came to grab me in a panic, but it was already a step too late.
The knife was completely inserted into his chest, and he only had time to catch my limp body.
I squinted my eyes and looked at him.
I originally wanted to pretend to tease him for a while, but his hands and even his whole body were shaking, which made my heart hurt.
I quickly stood up straight, pulled out the knife with a smile, held the tip of the knife and pressed it hard, and the whole blade retracted into the handle, "Are you stupid?
It's not like you haven't killed anyone before.
The knife went into your heart.
How could there be any blood?"
Not flowing” He looked at me blankly for a moment, then suddenly roared: "I am indeed a fool."
He waved his sleeves and strode away.
I hurriedly chased him, "Don't be angry, I just had a temporary sexual desire and was just teasing you."
Huo Qubing didn't say a word and just walked away quickly.
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I followed him step by step, constantly apologizing, but he ignored me.
If he is not concerned, he will be confused.
With his experience in the battlefield, how could he not see my joke?
Thinking of his pale face just now, I felt guilty and said softly: "I know you are not angry with me for messing around with you, you I was angry because I was joking with my own life, what if the knife didn't turn out as I expected?"
I sighed, "This knife was given to me by a great friend when I was young.
It was a gift.
I used it to scare my father.
How could he not realize that there is a mechanism on the handle of the knife that can hold blood?
When the blade is retracted, the blood squeezes out.
It is exactly the same as when I saw the real knife.
The things that happened in my childhood were all on my mind, and my mischievous temper resurfaced.
I didn’t expect that after so many years, I would buy back the things I played with when I was a kid.”
Perhaps because it was the first time he heard me mention the past, Huo Qubing's face softened a lot and said, "You have a father."
I played with the knife in my hand, "Could it be that I was born like this?
Of course I had my father to teach me."
Huo Qubing was silent for a while and said calmly: "Having a father is the same as not having one."
He should have thought of his biological father Huo Zhongru.
Huo Zhongru had an affair with Wei Shao'er and gave birth to him, but he refused to marry Wei Shao'er and married someone else.
Huo Qubing therefore never had a father.
It was not until Wei Zifu became queen that Liu Che took the initiative to marry Wei Shao'er to Chen After becoming Mrs.
Chen, Huo Qubing had a father in name only.
Thinking of this, I hurriedly changed the subject, and Luo Li talked about irrelevant things, how much time it took to forge this knife, and which gem on the knife was my favorite, until he faced me.
The sadness faded away, and my heart felt relieved.
After returning to the camp, he asked me: "Do you want to catch up on your sleep?"
I shook my head, "I'm not sleepy now, I won't sleep."
He took me to the stables and ordered a soldier about fifteen years old to lead a horse out.
"Although Li Cheng is young, he has superb riding skills.
Learn to ride with him as soon as possible."
I frowned and said, "I won't learn."
He also frowned and looked at me silently.
The sound of thunderous drums came, but he still looked at me silently, and I glared at him without hesitation.
As the drum beat became more intense, he suddenly sighed softly, mounted his horse and galloped away without saying a word.
I looked at Li Cheng inexplicably, "Why did he run away?"
Li Cheng was very surprised that I was in the military camp but couldn't even understand the war drums.
"The general wants troops.
I guess the army will set off to fight the Huns in three or four days."
I wrinkled my nose, waved my sleeves and was about to leave.
Li Cheng stopped me hastily, "The general ordered me to teach you how to ride a horse."
"I don't want to learn."
After saying that, I walked around him and continued walking.
Li Cheng held my arm tightly, "You have to learn.
If you don't learn, I won't be able to complete the task assigned to me by the general."
I rolled my eyes, "If I can't finish it, it's none of my business."
Li Cheng was so anxious that there were beads of sweat on the tip of his nose, "If I don't finish it, the general will have a bad impression of me, and I won't be able to go into battle as soon as possible to kill the Huns."
I snorted and wanted to shake him off and leave, but I didn't expect that his hand was very strong.
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Even with 40% of my strength, I couldn't force him away.
Li Cheng's face was filled with pleading and worry, "How can you not ride a horse?
The Huns are all very cruel.
If you don't know how to ride a horse, you will be in danger if something unexpected happens, and you will drag everyone down."
My heart trembled, and the hand that was about to hit the back of his neck stopped immediately.
If something really happened, the first person to be dragged down would definitely be Huo Qubing, "You are still young.
You are not serving your parents at home and you came to the military camp."
What are you doing?”
Li Cheng's expression suddenly changed, there was moisture in his eyes, but his voice was as cold as a knife, "Last autumn, the Huns entered Yanmen Pass to provoke trouble.
My father, mother and sister were all killed by the Huns."
I was silent for a while, then patted his shoulder, "Little master, let's learn to ride a horse.
But remember, don't be impatient with me, don't laugh at me, and don't call me stupid, otherwise you'll be punished with your fists."
Li Cheng rubbed his eyes and nodded vigorously with a smile.
From practicing in the morning until it got dark, except for a short break when eating at noon, I kept repeating getting on the horse, falling off, getting up again, and falling off again.
At first, Li Cheng praised him frequently, "Brother Jin, you are handsome and elegant, but you have a strong temper."
Gradually, the way Li Cheng looked at me changed from admiration to reverence, from reverence to shock, from shock to fear, and then he cried and begged me to stop riding.
I limped into the house.
Huo Qubing was studying a sheepskin map under the lamp.
Seeing my embarrassed appearance, he frowned and looked at Li Cheng.
Li Cheng looked at me with a sad face, looked at me like I was looking at a lunatic, and reported my horse riding progress to Huo Qubing in detail.
After Huo Qubing listened, a smile slowly appeared on his lips, and he ordered Li Cheng to order people to prepare bathing utensils.
As soon as Li Cheng came out of the house, I immediately moved to the couch and lay down.
All the bones in my body were really broken.
Just now, my body was so weak that I just wanted to slide on the ground.
Huo Qubing sat next to me and touched the bruise on my face, "Does it hurt?"
I closed my eyes and snorted coldly: "You will know after you fall dozens of times."
"Turn around and lie down."
"What are you doing?"
"When you first start learning to ride a horse, your back will get sore easily.
Let me give you a sore thumb."
I thought about it, turned over and lay face down, "Please be gentle, my left shoulder hurt a little from the fall."
He gently tapped my back and said, "You have to take your time when learning to ride a horse.
Why are you in such a hurry?
It seems like you will be able to gallop freely within a day."
I hummed: "Who told me this morning that I should learn as soon as possible?"
"I don't think you put your whole heart into saying that."
I snorted and didn't answer.
He said: "The army will set off tomorrow morning."
I stood up in surprise and turned to look at him, "I'll leave tomorrow morning.
I've just been able to run fast, and I can't turn and stop in time, and I might be thrown down if I'm not careful.
But I can do it with just a little bit of effort.
I'll do it later."
Tie myself to the horse with a strap and see if it can knock me off."
Huo Qubing laughed and said: "Why are you so crazy?
This is the first time I heard someone learn to ride a horse like this.
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You have just learned it for one day, and you dare to say that you can ride a horse to run fast just because of your superb martial arts.
You can't fall to death anyway, and you risk everything to make the horse run wild."
I'm just running.
If I really let you go with the group, the whole group will be scattered.
You don't have to go with me, learn it slowly in the camp."
I looked at him doubtfully for a while, then lay back on the couch and said, "Aren't you afraid that I will run away?"
Before he could answer, a soldier outside the house reported back: "General, the bathing utensils are ready."
He sat still and ordered: "Send it in."
I saw that he didn't care about the general's dignity, and I was too lazy to care about etiquette, so I lay on the couch and didn't move at all.
The soldier who brought the utensils glanced at the couch and immediately turned away.
He lowered his head and carried the bathtub and hot water into the back room.
"Go and wash up.
There are no servants in the military camp, so you have to make do with it.
But if you are willing, I will be happy to do it."
Huo Qubing pulled me to my feet.
I snorted coldly, swayed into the back room, turned around, lowered the curtain, and closed the door.
"Yu'er, have you had any problems with your mouth recently?"
I took off my clothes and asked, "What's the problem?"
"I see that you don't need to reply with your mouth now.
You just snort a few times.
You look like some kind of domestic animal."
"Humph" I climbed into the tub, too lazy to talk nonsense with you.
He laughed outside and said, "If you hum again, I will call you little piggy from now on."
I closed my eyes comfortably in the tub, and the scattered bones in my body began to slowly come together.
"Yu'er, wait for me to come back in the military camp.
This time I am going faster than before, so I will be back in a few days at least, or in more than ten days at most, and I won't keep you waiting for too long."
I didn't say anything.
He waited for a while and then said: "It is said that wolf meat is not very tasty, and I don't want to force myself to eat something unpleasant."
I snorted loudly, "Since you already have an idea in your mind, why do you pretend to ask for my opinion?"
He just called "Yu'er" when a soldier asked to see him outside the door, "General, someone sent a pigeon cage, two pigeons and a package."
I immediately opened my eyes and these two little things finally arrived.
"General, everything in the inn is here.
I have not neglected my duty.
Since last night, these two pigeons have been refusing to eat or drink water.
When we force-fed them, they pecked fiercely and could not be fed."
Why are these two little guys so stubborn?
When I heard this, I no longer cared about enjoying the hot water, and scrubbed in a hurry, trying to see them.
Huo Qubing said: "It's okay.
They won't be so wilted after meeting their master."
"General, one more thing.
When we left the inn, someone was asking where the girl who stayed in Room No. 2 Tianzi had gone."
The voice suddenly dropped.
I was drying myself with a towel and turned my head to listen.
I only heard a low voice, but I couldn't tell what it said.
When I heard footsteps leaving the house, I hurriedly ran out, "Xiao Qian, Xiao Tao, Xiao Yu is here."
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Xiao Qian and Xiao Tao, who were curled up in the cage, immediately stood up when they heard the sound.
I opened the cage and let the two little things out.
The food and water boxes in the cage were full.
I poured the grains into the palm of my hand.
Xiao Tao immediately pounced on them and pecked them, but Xiao Qian just turned his head and looked at me, as if trying to figure out why I abandoned them.
So long.
I brought the water box to him in a flattering manner, "Drink some water first.
This time, you can't blame me, you have to blame him."
I glared at Huo Qubing.
I don’t know how much Xiao Qian understood, but anyway, it stopped staring at me with its little red eyes, shook its wings, drank a few drinks of water leisurely, and then came to my palm and started to peck at the grains. .
Huo Qubing walked to me and squatted down, watching them eat, "I didn't expect these two pigeons to be tougher than many people.
They would rather go hungry than eat what others feed."
I gently straightened Xiao Tao's feathers and said with a smile: "Of course, there are only Jiu and I in the world."
I stuttered, my words stuck in my throat, took a deep breath, forced a smile, and continued as if nothing had happened.
Said: "They only recognize me and will never eat other people's food."
I really hope that I can smile naturally, so that I seem to have forgotten everything, but I find that I can't do it at all.
Since laughing is uglier than crying, I simply stop laughing and watch Xiao Qian and Xiao Tao quietly pecking at the grains. .
Huo Qubing suddenly stood up from the ground, walked to the case and sat down, looking down at the map.
I was in a daze for a while, then suddenly remembered what happened just now, and asked sideways: "Just now I heard the person delivering the package said that someone was asking about me, what's going on?"
Huo Qubing drew dots on the map, seemingly not hearing my words.
I asked again, and he casually said without raising his head: "You disappeared suddenly.
Your coachman spent a lot of effort to find you, and he went to the government to look for you without mercy.
He couldn't hold him back."
Why are there so many bad guys around you that it’s so hard to get rid of even a coachman who only walked a short distance with you?”
I felt a little moved and said, "Don't bully others.
This uncle is very nice."
Huo Qubing said "Hmm", "She must be Huairou and not capable of fighting."
I burst out laughing, "Are you and the Emperor thinking all day long about using gentle force to intimidate the Xiongnu and using softness to divide and erode the Xiongnu?"
Xiao Qian and Xiao Tao had eaten and drank enough.
After being intimate with me for a while, Xiao Fang walked into the cage to rest.
I stood up and looked at Huo Qubing, "I didn't have any rest yesterday and I have to leave early tomorrow morning.
Aren't you still going to sleep?"
He threw away the pen, stood up and stretched out, "I need to have a good sleep, otherwise I have to wait until this battle is over before I can lie down on the couch and sleep peacefully."
I covered my mouth and yawned, "Where should I sleep?"
He tilted his chin toward the inner room and said, "You sleep inside, and I'll sleep outside."
Order people to clean up the house and have a rest.
When I was lying on the bed, I wanted to think about the ridiculous things that happened from last night to now, and what countermeasures I would have to deal with in the future, but I was too tired and fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.
I was sleeping soundly when I suddenly felt someone next to the couch.
My heart tightened and I woke up immediately.
I instantly understood who it was.
I turned over and faced outside.
I asked without opening my eyes: "What time are you leaving?"
It’s not light yet” He whispered, "I'm leaving."
In the darkness, his face was getting closer and closer to me.
I could feel his warm breathing.
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My heart was beating faster and faster, and I didn't dare to open my eyes anymore.
Close your eyes and pretend to be confused.
"If you have anything to do, ask Li Cheng to help you.
Don't be so impatient when you are learning to ride a horse.
Try to stay in the military camp as much as possible.
If you are really bored, you can go to the market to play with the girls, but remember to only wear men's clothes."
I hummed slightly.
He didn't speak anymore and just looked at me quietly.
After a long while, he gently stroked my head and said, "I'm leaving."
He stood up and walked out.
I couldn't help but shout "Huo Qubing".
He turned back to look at me, and I half-stretched myself and said : "Be careful with everything."
A smile as bright as the morning sun in the darkness, "it will definitely happen":