Become a cat [Zhan Zhao]

A Lan slept very deeply, because she went to bed so late the night before, she didn't even notice the bright sunlight shining on her face through the bed curtain.However, an overly real dream is not worth lingering on. She tried to wake herself up, but re-entered another dream in vain.Therefore, when Zhan Zhao's knock on the door woke her up, Ah Lan felt a burst of gratitude.

——It’s really been a long time since I had a nightmare, and Alan is almost unfamiliar with its frightening and suffocating connotations.Maybe the person she met last night brought back bad memories, and she actually looked back at her short and sad childhood in her dream again.

She would rather be born an adult than a weak and bully child.Similarly, Ah Lan also dislikes someone treating herself as a child—even though Zhan Zhao has always done so.And she couldn't have any negative emotions that resisted it, so she could only accept it helplessly.

When these annoying thoughts began to pour out in his heart, Alan had to force himself to divert his attention from those things that should have been forgotten long ago.She has to hurry up now, Zhan Zhao doesn't like to wait for a long time.

Moreover, it is indeed getting late.At first, A Lan thought that the celestial cards would be exhausted at the latest, and the sun was just warmer than expected, but when he asked, it was already more than half past time.On weekdays, if she wakes up later, Zhan Zhao will "wake" her up, and the time is usually no later than Chen Shi.However, this time he let himself sleep until almost noon. Could it be that he was delayed too late because of what happened last night?

While thinking wildly, Ah Lan frantically cleaned and washed. After she finished cleaning, she found that Zhan Zhaozheng was leaning against the door lazily, lowering his head and pinching the space between his brows.His complexion was also not very good, he looked very pale, and seemed a little absent-minded.During this period of time, A Lan has been used to seeing Zhan Zhao only in the afternoon, and the cat was always by her side in the morning and evening—she especially likes to see the cat lying next to the pillow at a glance when she wakes up. The cat woke up with its fluffy head arched, and she would have the courage to hold the cat and rub it when she was half asleep.

And Ah Lan, who couldn't see the cat today, couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. Although she was eager to hold the soft and warm cat in her arms at the moment, she didn't dare to really say "become a cat" to Zhan Zhao.

Alan can sense sensitively that Zhan Zhao doesn't like being a cat, although he always turns into a cat from time to time.This matter is still a mystery to Alan so far.If she could get closer to the heart of the other party, it might be possible to unravel the mystery, but so far it is still a mystery, and it can only be a mystery.

Not surprisingly, they planned to leave Yingzhou today.The journey to the north will be arduous. Whether it is the increasingly cold weather or the anxiety after approaching the frontier, travelers can't help but slow down. It seems that this can reduce the burden, but in fact it will only make the exhaustion infinite. elongated.

Zhan Zhao has no intention of staying in Yingzhou, so he takes Alan on the journey again soon.He was worried that if he stayed in this peaceful and peaceful place for a long time, he would completely sink after the initial wavering.Although the affection from last night has diminished a lot after waking up, Zhan Zhao still won't forget the heartbeat at that moment.He had been thinking about it since he fled back to his room last night, and even after doing such an outrageous thing, he had some even more outrageous plans—if he told Alan early the next morning, "We don't go looking for those troublesome things." , get married directly", what will happen then?

Undoubtedly, marriage is not a trifling matter.But Zhan Zhao seriously considered this possibility, and the reason for abandoning it in the end was not because of sophistication, but because he was worried that A Lan would not like it: maybe she would be frightened by his proposal.

This is very strange. After rejecting this bold move, Zhan Zhao felt both relaxed and regretful, and also felt that he would have the thought of "Because Alan may not be willing, so he has to wait a little longer". surprise.After all, things like getting married have always been decided by the parents.However, Zhan Zhao himself has no elders, Ah Lan's elder...isn't he?

Then if he wanted to marry Ah Lan, he shouldn't have to ask anyone for advice.

But this idea seemed to be dangerous, so Zhan Zhao shelved it, or shelved it.

After all, Ah Lan is still young, he is still young, why should he use things like starting a family to restrain himself?

The road out of the city was not very smooth. Yesterday's snow gradually melted under the warm sun, making the road muddy and slippery.They had no means of riding horses, so they had to walk.But ignoring this factor, the warm sunshine and the cold but nice-smelling air both have a soothing effect, and can relieve the boredom of the two people in front of them.

Although Zhan Zhao didn't sleep all night, he recovered after walking for a while.He slowed down appropriately so that Ah Lan could keep up with him.After leaving the city and going north, we soon entered the barren wilderness, where the yellow weeds and the gray slush all mixed together, forming a picture called Xiao Suo.And the cold wind soloed a sad song that no one could understand, and the only ones who were forced to respond were the dead blades of grass that were swept into the air by it.

Alan was more silent than before.It only took Zhan Zhao a while to come to this conclusion. He began to pay attention to A Lan when he didn't notice it. So far, he has gotten to know this cute and carefree little girl.She is not the type who knows how to enjoy silence, when walking with Alan, Zhan Zhao seldom has clean ears - after turning into a cat, this will become even worse.Alan seems to be more daring towards herself as a cat, but Zhan Zhao doesn't understand where her fear in facing herself comes from.

Perhaps it was because of the master-student relationship, Zhan Zhao speculated baselessly.However, this explanation is only unsatisfactory, because A Lan would not completely let go in front of him before becoming a teacher—it will be more obvious when there is a cat for comparison.

"Why, didn't you rest last night?" Zhan Zhao thought, and opened his mouth to break the silence in the air.His voice startled a half-dead old bird on the dead wood beside him, but the latter just shivered and didn't give any indication.

A Lan was also taken aback, but it was not much better than the old bird's reaction.She just responded vaguely: "Yes."

"That person last night, do you know who it is?" Zhan Zhao was a little bit pained and had nothing to say, hoping that Alan could continue talking on his own, which had become an unattainable dream.He began to miss that chattering little girl, after all, he was not good at talking with people.

But Ah Lan just shook his head, as if he had lost interest in that guy.However, she saw Zhan Zhao's desire to talk, so she satisfied the other party out of instinct, and asked, "Who is he?" The tone was similar to "today's weather is fine".

"..." Zhan Zhao began to regret bringing up this topic again, but he finally found an entry point, "Don't you remember where you saw that person?"

Ah Lan replied: "Remember, he is the peddler who chatted with the boss of the tea shop...he is not a peddler, is he?"

"No." Zhan Zhao hesitated for a moment, then said cryptically, "That person has a bad reputation in the Jianghu, so stay away when you see such a person in the future."

Alan nodded honestly, and finally pulled herself together: "How do you identify this kind of person? How did you immediately see that this person has bad intentions?"

"Well, I've been in the rivers and lakes for a long time, so I naturally have this feeling." Zhan Zhao's answer was not accurate, and he was not sure, "It's a feeling, malicious eyes, dangerous opponents, these will make the old world Be vigilant in your heart. You can do it after two years of experience in the Jianghu."

Ah Lan pursed her lips and smiled: "It's still early." She thought about it again and said, "But in retrospect, if I were more careful, I would be able to see the flaws of that person."

"What flaw?" Zhan Zhao asked with interest, and secretly hoped that this question could open up Alan's chatterbox and free him from the trouble of finding topics.

Alan analyzed while thinking: "Generally speaking, he is dressed like a businessman. The edges of his boots are stained with mud mixed with snow particles and withered grass, which shows that he has walked outside for a long time after it snowed— —The streets in the city are cobblestone roads. Even the vegetable gardens and flower gardens at home are unlikely to have this kind of dark red soil. Moreover, the soles of those boots are thick and worn badly. Look at the mud on the trouser legs Ideas and creases in clothes, he doesn't ride like a horse, he walks like us. There is no problem with these, merchants always have to travel, and it may come all the way with the carriage. But he is alone ——The clerk at the inn said that it is very deserted recently, which means that there are no caravans entering the city. The business houses in the city may send clerks out of the city to handle errands, but they will not be as busy as that man, and his accent does not sound like a local. Then He is just a traveler from a foreign land who traveled long distances and walked on foot. When he first arrived in Yingzhou City, he pretended to be a businessman. Being able to talk to the owner of the tea plantation shows that this person is not lonely. Maybe he is looking for news? The Fan Yang felt hat he is wearing may be used to cover his whereabouts, indicating that he does not want to be recognized by others—to escape hunting, or to be wanted by the government?"

"...You even look at their boots so carefully?" Zhan Zhao wondered, "You just passed by, and you didn't pay attention, how did you remember all these details?" Such ability, if a boy After exercising, you can follow him to catch thieves in Kaifeng Mansion.

Alan scratched her cheek when she heard the words, and replied blushingly: "I just took a look and remembered it."

"Be careful in the future," Zhan Zhao suppressed the surprise and regret in his heart, "Although what you said is a bold guess, it is quite reasonable. But didn't it also arouse your vigilance at that time? You can see it later. Think about it a little bit, it won't do any harm to a novice like you."

Alan nodded immediately: "Okay, Master." After she finished speaking, she seemed to ask casually, "Speaking of which, that person who came to look for you last night... Uncle Ouyang, who is it?"

"He is an old acquaintance of mine. Ouyang Chun is known as the 'Northern Xia' in the Jianghu." Zhan Zhao smiled slightly, half self-deprecating, half jokingly said, "I think I'm pretty good in the Jianghu , What is said in the Jianghu is 'Southern Xia, Beixia', but in fact, the martial arts of this 'Northern Xia' is far superior to mine."

But Ah Lan said: "It's not because of martial arts to be called a hero. That Xing Zhongyu's martial arts is also very high, why no one calls him a hero." She said in a blunt tone, "In my eyes, you are better than ' Beixia' is much stronger."

"..." Zhan Zhao inexplicably felt a little hot on his face.He coughed and said in a low voice: "Don't talk nonsense, kid, it's going to be overheard by others."

Alan looked around at the big trees that were about to lose their leaves, and then nodded honestly: "Okay, Master."

The author has something to say: Now Ah Lan dare not directly say to Zhan Zhao, "Let's become a cat". In the future, if Zhan Zhao wants to please A Lan, he has to take the initiative to become a cat~o(=∩ω∩=)m