Clouds and Waters

The sun was so scorching that the ground was scorched to death.The billowing heat waves rising from the road, emitting white smoke, made people's figures blurred.On this hot day, the road is quiet, maybe even the cicadas are too hot to speak.

On the official road, two people come from a distance and ride a horse.The man on the horse was wearing a light-colored satin gown, which was lifted up gently by the hot wind. It was a top-quality silk shirt with moonlight knurling on the cuffs. of.But the robe didn't seem to fit very well. Even though the man was sitting on a horse, the robe was still too short.Whether it is long or not, and whether it is short or not, it is a bit nondescript.

The man wiped his sweat lazily, and said weakly: "Xiaoer, bring water! This is the weather! It's like a steamer."

The other man who led the horse handed over the water bottle in his hand and said, "Miss, why don't we go back and forget it. Just in case the master finds out..."

Yun Chenxiao held the water bottle and drank half of it, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "It's all right, I'm all out, why should I go back? Hurry up, or the gentlemen in the school will be gone in a while."

Xiao Er knew that Yun Chenxiao would follow what she said, so she had no choice but to move on.

The two walked for a while, when suddenly a gust of cool wind blew, and the weather became cloudy.Yun Chenxiao was refreshed, and looked up, it turned out that the road was backed by a mountain foot. Although this mountain is not majestic and towering, it is elegant, graceful and timeless in the mountains, and stands gracefully and gracefully behind it. It seems to relieve people's summer heat, obediently covering the sun, and sending the breeze in the mountains.

Yun Chen Xiaoxi said: "Well, it's here."

Xiaoer said: "The school is in this mountain, don't worry. Miss, the mountain road is not easy to walk, so be careful."

Yun Chenxiao nodded with a smile, and Xiao Er led the horse and walked carefully ahead.The hillside is quite steep, it rains a lot in summer, the mountains are densely forested, and the sun is shaded. The road is wet and slippery. Although Xiaoer walked carefully, he still stumbled and staggered a few times.Yun Chenxiao told him to be careful.

Hearing Yun Chenxiao calling him, Xiao Er turned his head and smiled, "Miss, just sit down, Xiao Er's skin is thick and bones are hard, so it's fine if you drop it once or twice, that's just..."

Yun Chenxiao was looking at Xiao Er with a smiling face, when suddenly a small black spot seemed to rush down from the top of the mountain, and the speed was getting faster and faster, and the small black spot was getting bigger and bigger.Yun Chenxiao was puzzled, and didn't listen to what Xiaoer said behind him, but just stared at the little black spot intently.Slowly, the smile on Yun Chenxiao's face disappeared, his eyes widened, he frowned, and then couldn't help but shouted "ah", pointing to the "black spot" rushing down from the mountain: " Xiaoer, Xiaoer... Hurry up and avoid it!"

Xiao Er was startled, turned around to look, and couldn't help being shocked.That's not a black spot, it's obviously a man in black with a black hat, riding a fine horse, galloping down the mountain.As the saying goes, "It's easy to go up the mountain, but it's hard to go down the mountain."One must know that the mountain road is narrow and rugged, with nine turns and eight bends. It is not easy for Yun Chenxiao to go up the mountain, let alone go down the mountain?What's more, that man was whipping his horse and galloping down, really as fast as thunder and lightning. In an instant, the sound of horseshoes was already in his ears. When they collided together, with his great momentum, he had to turn his back on his back and his head would be bleeding.

He was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. He patted the horse's head vigorously and shouted in a trembling voice: "Go...go... you dead horse, get out of here!"

Yun Chenxiao was also taken aback at the beginning, but her thoughts turned quickly and she acted quickly. Seeing that the sitting horse didn't react at all, she made a quick decision, regardless of whether the ground was covered with mud or water, she lowered her body and jumped up. Rolling in the weeds aside.

Since Emperor Gaozu, Dayan Kingdom has experienced several generations of emperors, and it has been more than a hundred years since the founding of the country.Dayan immediately won the country, and the style of martial arts gradually prevailed.Ordinary people will also punch three times and two feet.The folk customs of Yan are civilized, and there are few preachings on women's three obediences and four virtues.The social status of women is not as low as in the previous dynasty, and there are not a few folk women who can read and write.Although Yun Chenxiao is an official lady, but she comes from a family of military officers, Yun Zhengting will also teach her riding and shooting skills when she is free from military affairs.Although they are some small tricks, they are also fit and healthy, unlike those weak daughters.So when she dodged, she only felt a little pain in her body, and it was nothing serious.

Just as Yun Chenxiao dodged, that person and horse galloped over, right in front of him.Yun Chenxiao is proficient in arithmetic, and she can even be said to be obsessed with it. She didn't feel the pain at this time, her mind turned, but she counted with her fingers and said: "Since I saw him, there are at least five bends. He It won't take me a moment to get to me, but the speed of this horse..." She counted up to this point, already stupefied with astonishment.It needs to be known that the mountain road spirals upwards according to the situation of the mountain, which is not like the flat ground. Even if the person watching is close at hand, it takes at least tens of miles to go around the mountain.But the man and the horse seemed to ride the clouds and the fog, and they had reached the foot of the mountain in an instant.

Yun Chenxiao was shocked for the first time, and looked intently, but saw that the man covered his face with a bamboo hat, and couldn't see his face at all. The horse was actually a head taller than usual horses. Even so, the man was riding on the ground. Immediately, but it did not show that the horse was tall at all, only that the man was too tall and the horse was not worthy of him.

Yun Chenxiao didn't know why, but looked down on him a little bit, and thought to himself: "Hmph, what should I do if I run into someone because of my size?" Thinking of this, she couldn't help shouting: "This Brother, the way you ride a horse like this is too domineering, aren't you afraid of hurting people?"

The tall man let out a "huh", apparently startled, glanced at Yun Chenxiao, his speed did not slow down at all, he just laughed loudly and said: "Haha, since I can ride like this, I am absolutely sure that I won't hit anyone , what do you need to do?"

Yun Chenxiao was already dissatisfied with him, but after hearing his arrogant tone, she immediately became furious and said, "If the road is not fair, someone will shovel it, and if the matter is not fair, someone will take care of it. You're so domineering, why don't you let others take care of you? It's just unreasonable!"

While speaking, the tall man had already arrived beside Yun Chenxiao, and Yun Chenxiao suddenly felt the surrounding area was extremely hot, as if a fire was approaching him, and his hair and eyebrows were about to burn.She was startled secretly, and was about to call Xiaoer, when the tall man said with a smile: "Haha, sister, you are so courageous. But if you want to take care of it, can you do it?"

Yun Chenxiao stared, but before she could react, she suddenly felt the hot wind blowing over her head like a wave, and when she looked up, she was so shocked that she couldn't say a word.It turned out that relying on the speed of the horse running down, the tall man suddenly whipped his whip, clamped his legs forcefully, shouted "Get up", pulled up the reins, and even the horse and man leaped into the air. The horse seemed to be alive. Like wings, he passed over Yun Chenxiao's head, flew several feet away, neighed, and landed on the ground smoothly. The tall man turned his head and glanced at the dumbfounded Yun Chenxiao, and said with a smile: "Sister, you are a hero!" The spirit is good, Huo admires it! There will be a period later!" After speaking, he waved his long whip and urged the horse to gallop.

Xiao Er was originally stunned by the side, but now seeing his young lady being humiliated by others, she burst out with courage from nowhere, stretched out her hands to block the tall man and said loudly: "Evil thief, you bully my family!" Miss, I...you are not allowed to leave!" Although he was very courageous, he was still afraid of the opponent's supernatural power. When he spoke, his tongue stiffened, and he said this sentence tremblingly, his heart was pounding, and he couldn't say anything more. that's it.

The tall man smiled lightly, and said to himself: "There are many people who are against me today. Huo has something to do, so I won't accompany you!" After finishing speaking, he didn't care whether there was anyone blocking the way in front of him, he just ran faster, Xiaoer followed him It's only a few zhang away, how can Xiaoer not be hurt by his acceleration?Yun Chenxiao shouted anxiously: "Evil thief, you dare to hurt someone's life, my girl..."

Before she could finish speaking, the tall man leaned down, stretched out one hand, grabbed Xiao Er's vest, grabbed Xiao Er like a kitten, raised his hand over his head, and threw it back , Xiaoer only felt that the foreground blurred, and they all backed away, accompanied by the sound of "swish" wind in their ears, as if they were flying.

The tall man smiled and said: "Sister, take good care of your people, it's not good if you get hurt if you're not careful on the road."

Yun Chenxiao was shocked, Xiao Er was thrown by him like this, luckily, she would also break a bone.She immediately ran towards Xiao Er, but was about to reach out to catch it, but she was a step too late, Xiao Er had already landed on the ground.

Yun Chenxiao helped Xiaoer up and shouted: "Evil thief, stop! Stop!" When he looked again, the person and horse turned into a small black spot, slowly disappearing into the vast avenue, but the tall man smiled The sound seems to surround the ears, and it will not go away for a long time.

Yun Chenxiao didn't bother to investigate the reason, and asked softly, "Xiao Er, where did you fall?"

Only then did Xiao Er realize that he had landed on the ground, and moved his body tremblingly, but he felt no pain, and bounced around on the spot again, laughing: "Miss, I'm fine, I'm fine! That person just now, I don't know What kind of method did I use, I felt like I was lifted and put down lightly, and I actually flew up."

Yun Chenxiao finally settled down, calmed down and thought: "The man just now is not only top-notch in riding skills, but also looks good in martial arts, um, maybe he is a knight-errant who walks the rivers and lakes?" Being called a "sister" by this tall man for no reason, not to mention the disadvantages, could it be that she disguised herself as a man and couldn't hide it at all?Although it was the clothes from two years ago, it is a little smaller now, but it is not easy to be seen through at a glance, right?Strange, I always hear Xiaosan and Xiaoliu talk about the heroines in Jianghu, aren't many of them disguised as men to fight for justice?Just like that heroine Xue who is so famous in the world, she is so majestic!Why did I show my stuff all at once?

She thought for a long time, and couldn't help asking: "Xiaoer, don't I look like a man?"

Xiao Er was stunned, looked at Yun Chenxiao for a while, and then smiled: "Miss, this... It's not that it doesn't look like you, but, it's that there is no good-looking man like you in this world? No wonder people doubt it!"

Yun Chenxiao broke out in a cold sweat, and said with a smile: "You glib, did Xiao Qi teach you that? Forget it, let's go quickly. You have wasted a lot of time because of that stupid big guy."

Don't gossip, the two climbed up the stairs, Yun Chenxiao was about to speak, but there was a horse neighing in his ear, followed by the sound of horseshoes stamping on the ground, as dense as a rainstorm hitting the ground. The two approached.

Xiao Er was startled and said, "Why is there another one? Miss, hurry up and get out of the way!"

The two had gained experience now, they hid aside early, and after a while, they saw a man and a horse again, and rushed down like a spark.

Yun Chenxiao was curious and couldn't help but look at the person who came.But seeing that person's green shirt and emerald skirt, with fluttering sleeves, and a light body, like a weak willow facing the wind, swaying unsteadily, it is obviously a woman.She whipped and scolded, her voice was like clear spring water, the horse responded with the whip, and the mud stirred up by the stepping place flew out in the distance, like the flowing wind returning to the snow, drawing a perfect arc.This person didn't cover his face with a bamboo hat, but half covered his face with a veil. Sometimes the veil was lifted by the wind, and the beautiful face underneath was looming, adding a bit of mysterious beauty.

Yun Chenxiao didn't feel much at first, but when the woman approached slowly, she realized that the surrounding was getting cooler and cooler, as if soaking in spring water, her whole body was bathed in ice-clear water vapor, enjoying the world, the sun and the moon essence.Yun Chenxiao's mind flickered suddenly, as if he had turned into a fairy, and a strange idea suddenly popped up in his mind.It's just that this idea just flashed across her mind without leaving a trace, and when she wanted to look for it, she couldn't remember it at all.

Yun Chenxiao was obsessed with traveling thousands of miles, and after an unknown amount of time, she suddenly heard an "Ah Yah".Yun Chenxiao came back to her senses, looked around, the woman just fell to the ground at some point, and the horse was lying on the side, motionless, she didn't know whether it was dead or alive.

Yun Chenxiao is not a troublesome person, besides, she has other important things to do today, how can she delay any longer?But it was so inexplicable, even she herself didn't know when she had walked to the woman's side by a strange coincidence.As soon as it got close, a nameless fragrance accompanied by a cool torrent came oncoming, blowing into the heart, swaying one's mind.

Seeing Yun Chenxiao approaching, the woman jumped up instinctively, and asked sharply, "Who are you? What are you doing sneakily here?"

Yun Chenxiao expected that she must have injured her ankle when she fell off the horse. When she saw her jumping up, her heart skipped a beat, and she couldn't help but yelled out "Ouch", and hurriedly asked, "Girl, be careful. Are you happy?" Doesn't your ankle hurt?"

The woman froze on the spot.After a long time, I couldn't help but giggled, and said, "You are so weird. Why didn't the person I wrestled with hurt, but you, the bystander, did?"

When Yun Chenxiao said "Ouch", she felt something was wrong, and when the woman asked her, she blushed even more, and said, "Well... I saw you fall down, and thought your feet hurt, so I just ...so I called out for you."

The woman smiled and said, "Is that so? You're not me, how do you know I'm in pain?"

Yun Chenxiao was usually eloquent, but now she searched her stomach for a long time, but she couldn't find a suitable word.The woman didn't pay attention to her anymore, leaned over to touch the belly of the fallen horse, and said to herself: "What a raging fire Zhangtian shines on the sea of ​​clouds! Brother Huo's raging flame flying fire palm has improved a lot." She said After taking a look around, he saw a boy standing there foolishly pulling a horse, rolled his eyes, and said softly, "Brother, is that horse yours?"

Yun Chenxiao was stunned for a moment, and said, "Brother? Ah... yes, it's me, I'm brother. That horse belongs to me, what's wrong?"

The woman smiled sweetly and said: "It's nothing, my brother just said that my foot was injured, so I can't walk anymore. Hey, my horse died again, what can I do?"

Yun Chenxiao said confusedly: "Yeah, it's really troublesome. But I'm not a doctor, what should I do? How about, how about I go to Jingzhou City to find a doctor for you? You just need to wait here for a while, I'll go Go and come."

The woman originally wanted Yun Chenxiao to take the initiative to give her the horse, but Yun Chenxiao made a mistake.She shook her head secretly, and said in her heart: "At the critical moment, I don't care so much anymore. It's important to chase Senior Brother Huo!" When she turned around, a light cloud seemed to lift her shield up from under her feet and rise into the air.

Yun Chenxiao followed her father, and she had seen a lot of warriors and generals on weekdays, as well as Qinggong.But she has never seen such a soft and graceful woman, as if flying in the daytime, she just looked at it without blinking, and felt a blue light flash, and the woman fell onto the horse's back like a magic trick.

Yun Chenxiao was about to open his mouth, but the woman had already said "drive", ran in front of Yun Chenxiao, and said loudly: "Thank you for your kindness, brother! If there is a chance, I will definitely come to thank you."

Yun Chenxiao hastily chased after a few steps, wanted to speak, but saw a blank, a veil fluttering down from the sky.Yun Chenxiao stretched out her hand to grab it, just in time to hold it, lowered her eyebrows and looked carefully, it turned out to be the veil that the woman covered her face just now, and it seemed that there was still a faint trace of her breath and lip marks, Yun Chenxiao unconsciously felt it in her heart As soon as it got hot, she thought: "Maybe she was riding too fast and was blown off by the wind. If I exchange a horse for your veil, it will be considered fair."

Yun Chenxiao thought for a long time, then suddenly raised her voice and said: "You..." As soon as the words came out, there was no one there, leaving a faint fragrance, she sighed, then lowered her head unwillingly and whispered: " What's your name? You even came to thank me, do you know where my home is?"

Xiao Er then ran over and said, "Miss, just now I was careless and the horse was ridden away by that man, this..."

Yun Chenxiao waved his hands and said, "It's all right. I don't blame you." As he spoke, he gently folded up the veil, put it in his arms, and also bent down, stroking the horse's belly like the woman just now. In the meantime, the hand seemed to be stretched into the boiling oil pan, and the pain was unbearable.

Yun Chenxiao hurriedly withdrew her hands, and when she looked down, the fiery red part of her palm had already peeled off several layers of skin.Yun Chenxiao was terrified, and murmured: "Raging Fire Zhang Tianzhao Yunhai? Raging Flame Flying Fire Palm? Brother Huo?"

Xiao Er couldn't see clearly behind her, and asked, "Miss, what's the matter? What are you talking about?"

Yun Chenxiao quickly smiled and said, "I didn't say anything, Xiaoer, let's go to the school quickly!"

Xiao Er didn't know the details, seeing Yun Chenxiao walking in front, she chased after her in three steps instead of two.Yun Chenxiao secretly rubbed her burned palms, thinking: "Senior Brother Huo? There really are dragons and crouching tigers hidden in this river and lake." Just as she was thinking, a smell of burnt roasted meat came to her nostrils, and the smell became stronger and stronger after a while, Yun Chenxiao looked back and saw that the horse that had just fallen was covered in blood. Flames blazed from top to bottom and burned to nothing, not even bones left.

An understatement of the palm, but it has such power?Seeing hell in the daytime?No, it's not a ghost, is it a fairy?Vulcan?What about that junior sister?ice god?Yun Chenxiao was puzzled and said: Today I met these two people, one called me "sister" and the other called me "little brother", but they are both such strange people.What is she chasing him for?She made him angry?Why did he beat her horse?Are her feet really unharmed?Countless question marks lingered around Yun Chenxiao, she didn't dare to look back anymore, and walked straight up the mountain in a daze.