I came from heaven [traveling]

It is really difficult to tell the direction when driving a horse until late at night. If I go the wrong way at this juncture, I will be in trouble.So, I jumped off the horse and took the reins, I fumbled and walked forward cautiously, wrapped a large bundle of dry firewood I picked up at random with my belt, and threw it on the horse's back.

It was really not easy. After finally finding a small open space, I lit a fire with the dry wood I picked up. Suddenly, I remembered something. I patted myself on the head: "Hiss... I was in a hurry, why did I forget to prepare?" Dry food!"

Just when I hesitated and couldn't solve my hunger, suddenly a roar of wild beasts reverberated in the mountains for a long time, and I shivered. This roar was more powerful than the barking of wolves.I subconsciously grabbed a torch and leaned tightly against the tree roots for self-defense.

Immediately afterwards came the sound of human wailing. This wailing was mixed with the sound of tearing flesh and blood. It sounded particularly tragic. I did not dare to move too loudly, lest it attract the attention of wild beasts in the deep forest, so I had to hold my breath to find out the direction of the roaring beasts. , I stared at the depths of the dense forest where I couldn't see my fingers. The darkness was like a whirlpool filled with unfathomable fears, until the drowsiness hit, I put out the torch in my hand, closed my eyes and fell into a light sleep...

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When it was daylight, I woke up with shortness of breath, looked around at the scenery around me, I stood up exhaustedly and patted off the dirt on my body, I couldn't sleep well all night, and I had a bizarre chain dream.I got on the horse, estimated the direction, and continued on my way, and this direction was the direction I heard the roar of the beast last night. I hesitated whether to walk around the mountain road, but I was hungry and dry, and I had to find it as soon as possible. Just have a full meal where you rest!

So, I had the courage to drive my horse and ran into the forest, but soon, I was really taken aback by the terrible scene. There were bloodstains left by people being dragged along the plants along the way, and there were also broken fabrics , It seems that the person who screamed last night failed to escape the bloody mouth, the air was filled with the smell of blood, I raised my hand to cover my nose, and pulled the rein, which made the horse slow down.

Suddenly, I had a flash of inspiration, and I remembered the foreigners I met in the Junnanguo market that day, the three tigers, this is no joke.I jumped off the horse and picked up the scattered things on the ground, thinking about it, the smell and the picture aroused nausea, I endured the severe vomiting in my throat, and decided not to meddle in other things, just in case there are some beasts in the forest, Not surprisingly, it's important to hurry.

After running for almost a morning, I finally saw a small village with smoke curling up from the kitchen. I led the horse into the village and found a random family to inquire about the way to the post station.Fortunately, the people are honest and enthusiastic. When it was time to leave, the uncle in charge of the house pointed in one direction and said:

"Here, if you want to go to the post station, walk along the road ahead, and you will be able to see it in a few dozen miles."

"thank you!"

"Oh, young master, we suddenly remembered something, you have to be careful!"

I stared at the old man in surprise and hurriedly asked: "What's wrong?"

"Early this morning, a family in the village who went out to chase sheep came back in a hurry, saying that they met someone raising a tiger in the mountains, and the tiger took away their sheep."

"tiger?"

I shuddered, can't it be such a coincidence?I hastily took some more money from my pocket and handed it to the old man: "Can you please take me to see that family, so that I can get to know them better, so as not to encounter them on the road, that would be dangerous."

The old man cheerfully took my money and stepped out of the yard with more enthusiasm: "Young master, come with me!"

The village is not big, and the family that drove the sheep lived not far away. The old man should be an acquaintance. He didn't even need to knock on the door. He opened the door and walked into the yard. Woolen cloth?"

Soon, someone jumped out of the sheepfold: "Hey, what are you doing here?"

The old man pointed at me, and explained to another old man in front of him: "This young man passed by our village and had a meal at my place. He is in a hurry to go to the post station, and suddenly remembered what happened this morning. , I kindly reminded the young master a few words, which aroused the young master's curiosity, so I brought him here to understand, so as not to encounter those strange people on the road, but it will be troublesome."

When the old man who drove the sheep heard about my intentions, his heartbroken expression immediately appeared on his face: "Don't mention it, the sheep that I have worked so hard to fatten up will be gone if they say they are gone!"

As usual, I stuffed some money into the uncle's hand, so as to get some reliable news: "I don't know, there are three tigers that the uncle saw today? How many strong men are there with him?" With a thin woman, and a group of people who look like Gentiles?"

The uncle was startled, and timidly asked in a low voice: "Could it be that the young master knows that group of people?"

Provoking such a reaction, it seems that my guess is right, I shook my head and explained my purpose of coming: "I visited Junnan Kingdom and returned to Shundu, passing through here, before leaving Junnan Kingdom, I saw them juggling in the downtown area to make a living. It's getting late, and I can't delay, thank you two hostesses for reminding me, I'll take my leave first."

I thought I would meet that group of foreigners who caused trouble on the way. However, I passed through the inn for several days, and there was no news about the tiger biting people. It seems that I was overwhelmed.

I just kept going and stopping all the way without any wind or rain. When the city gate of Shundu appeared in my field of vision, I suddenly felt a sense of closeness to my hometown.So I deliberately slowed down my pace, led the horse through the city gate, and decided to enjoy the excitement of the imperial city.

The bulletin board behind the city gate guards caught my attention. I stopped and wanted to see what happened. The guards beside me saw that I was still not moving, so they urged impatiently: "What are you looking at? Why don't you hurry up? Don't interfere with our official duties!"

I took out the badge of Marquis Jinnan from my pocket, and the guards hurriedly changed their faces to greet me like a frightened bird. Just as I was about to start making friends with me, I booed and walked to the bulletin board, hooking my fingers Signal him to come over.

The guard was quite clever, bent slightly and approached me with small steps, lowered his voice and asked, "Master Hou... what do you want?"

I stared at the content on the bulletin board and read it. In order not to let people notice my reaction, I had to pretend to be sideways and ask: "What's the matter with this arrest warrant?"

The guard casually tore off a page of the arrest warrant and handed it to me, clasped his fists in a hurry and explained: "Go back to the Marquis, since Her Majesty the Queen has returned to the palace, it is after all a matter of the court to purge all civil and military officials in the court. I don't know exactly what happened in the humble position, I only know that Master Xu, whose rank is as high as the purple collar, was also arrested."

Xu Yangyan was arrested?This heavy news hit my heart in an instant, and I gasped, why did the situation become so serious when I was not by Tantai Qin's side?I pushed away the guards and jumped on the horseback. It seems that the bustling scenery of the imperial city can only be seen next time...

I didn't have the heart to look around, so I hurried through the lower city and Xuanshun Bridge, and went straight to the huge main gate of the palace. Seeing that it was getting closer, I didn't even intend to get off my horse when the guards stopped me , holding up Jin Nanhou's token and yelling: "Get up, who dares to stop me?"

"Her Majesty has issued an order that no one is allowed to enter or leave the imperial palace at will. Now is the critical moment to crack down. If the Marquis has something urgent to see, please stay calm and I will report it immediately."

I rode a horse and swayed around in place, urging anxiously: "Then why are you standing there, why don't you go!"

The long wait made me a little restless, so I rode my horse back and forth in the open space outside the palace gate, my mind was in a mess of thinking, I couldn't figure it out, what would Xu Yangyan do to make Tantai Qin Treated like this, no matter what, this guy followed me to help Daxuan drive away the rebellious officials and thieves, and took care of the court seriously. There is no credit but hard work.

What's more, he knew Tantai Qin earlier than me. It's impossible for him not to understand Tantai Qin's temperament, but he still can't come to an end after thinking about it.I don’t know how many times my horse circled back and forth, my father-in-law’s summons came from the door: “Her Majesty is here!”

Tantaiqin is my woman, but she is also the master of this world, I still have to leave for a formality, I decided to pretend that I didn't know about Xu Yangyan's purging, I hurriedly jumped off the horse and trot towards the door while holding the reins.

I knelt down on my knees and leaned forward. All the people present saluted me. There was a familiar fragrance coming down the wind. I closed my eyes and breathed. My head was knocked to the ground so I couldn’t see the scenery in front of me clearly. He could only listen quietly to the sound of footsteps approaching slowly.Then I heard the rustling of my clothes, and a pair of warm hands on my cheeks. I opened my eyes, and what I heard was a bone-numbing whisper:

"But it made me wait for a while, and finally came back. Get up, all of you."

Her finger moved to my chin and hooked it slightly, and an ambiguous breath rose suddenly. She didn't care about the eyes of the people around her, as if such intimacy was too common.So, he lifted my chin like this, forcing me to raise my head, and then hurriedly grabbed my arm and pulled me to stand up. The whole set of movements was done in one go: "Let the honorable student take a look...Esprit... .How did you lose weight..."

Tantaiqin was wearing a pure black gold plate phoenix gown, her long hair was tied behind her head without a hair crown, her makeup looked a little strange to me, dark lipstick and light dark brown eye shadow, which made me The four words Dongfang Bubai flashed through my mind. Although she looked at me with affection in her eyes and a gentle tone, the indescribable strangeness made me slightly frown. In order not to let her notice my strangeness, He hurriedly restored his expression to calm.

Tantaiqin held me tightly with one hand, fearing that I would disappear without trace, and waved his sleeves with the other hand to make an order: "Master Hou came back from a long distance, and he must have a lot to say to me, you all step back, don't let me go!" Please disturb. By the way, there is no need for someone to tidy up Lord Hou's palace. From now on, Esprit will just live in my bedroom."

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