Big Han Weiyang

There is no trace of green on the hillside, except for the white snow, there is black frozen soil, and the dead branches with all their yellow leaves pointing straight to the sky.

Layers of algae-patterned curtains are placed around the open space, and the forest wind cannot penetrate.It's hard to tell if it's spring or winter.

Emperor Jing, King Liang, the prince, and the princes and ministers talked and laughed, and rode into the mountain forest carelessly on their tall horses.The two of us carried the quiver on our backs, picked up the crossbow and chased after him.

Han Yan and Han said that the two of them actually came with Gong Gaohou.

Several familiar Chang'an nobles stepped forward to salute together, and consciously followed behind us.In addition to the sergeants assigned to us by Emperor Jing, and the servants of these young men, our group of people seemed to be in a mess.

The remaining concubines, wives of princes and kings, princesses and lords are busy directing the palace people to organize the camp, wash the cooking utensils, and wait for the prey that will come back with the men.

Liu Zhi and I fell behind Jingdi and the others, and rode our horses into another path.

Several teams of sergeants held nets and scattered hounds into the dense forest.Soon, there was the sound of dogs, the rustling of bushes, and groups of birds and beasts were driven out of the jungle.

No matter what kind of monarch or minister was on the hunting ground, the teenagers did not give in, and scattered a little, raising their bows and crossbows one after another.

After getting used to it for a while, I found that shooting the prey is quite simple.The arrow seemed to become part of my arm.I can almost feel the iron cluster cutting through the air and piercing the beast's body.

An hour later, the sergeant counted the prey. Liu Zhi and I had almost the same results in the battle, and Han Yan was slightly behind.

This surprised the noble children, and they no longer looked at Han Yan with alienation and contempt.They fell behind me and Liu Zhi, and faintly surrounded Han Yan.

"Mr. Han, your archery skills are very good!" A noble young man turned his horse towards Han Yan.

"When will we compete."

"I used to think you were just a straw bag as beautiful as an embroidered pillow, hahaha." A stout boy scratched his head and laughed.

Liu Zhi and You Rongyan raised their chins at me provocatively.I looked back at Han and said.

In the ice and snow, Han Yue was wrapped in a thick white fox fur and sat quietly on the horse.The archery Han said was actually not that bad.

I noticed from the corner of my eye a few times that he spent most of his time following me earnestly, watching my actions, shooting arrows only occasionally, so he didn't get much prey.This makes me a little sad.

Han Yan, who has always been a bit out of tune with everyone, became the center of everyone. Han said that he pursed his lips, and his eyes were slightly happy.

Han Yan still had her eyes above her head, and she didn't take this opportunity to mingle with the noble boys.

A young man who couldn't see it sarcastically said: "As far as I can guess, Mr. Han's archery skills must have been practiced in the streets and alleys of Chang'an, riding a white horse to shoot gold pills. In the past, Jin Linggong used stones to hit the people for fun. Young master is really green out of blue."

Although I don't know the allusion of Han Yan shooting the golden pill, it is definitely not a good thing.

Liu Zhi concentrated on searching for the prey, and occasionally glanced in Han Yan's direction, not planning to rescue him.

Perhaps in Han Yan's heart, whether these people love or hate him, respect or belittle him, has nothing to do with him.To Han Yan, they are just dust in front of her eyes.

He looked forward with phoenix eyes, and cast a sideways glance at the young master indifferently, his pale cherry lips curled into a smile that was not a smile.Raise the whip and drive the horse to catch up with Liu Zhi.The blue silk fluttered, and the cold wind blew up his loose and elegant robes, like a brush pressing vermilion on the silk, and the color was dyed into the empty mountain forest after the snow.

The young man was stunned, and was left far behind by the crowd.

The prey selected by the soldiers were too docile, and just as they were bored, a wild boar emerged from the bushes more than ten feet away.

In an instant, dozens of arrows pointed at it together.

"If you become a piglet in the future, I will raise you up and never let hunters catch you." I smiled and said in Liu Zhi's ear with a crossbow in my hand.

Blowing seemed to tickle him, he shook his head violently, and looked over suspiciously.

I looked at him with a smile, and he turned his head in embarrassment, obviously remembering the conversation between the two when we were young.At that time, he foolishly thought that his name meant wild boar, and he would turn into a wild boar in the future.

Several sergeants held their spears vigilantly, ready to fill ten or eight blood holes in the wild boar when it broke through our arrow net.

The wild boar poked its head out and its ears moved slightly, obviously sensing the ominous atmosphere.It shook its black head and took half a step back.

Liu Zhi was the first to trigger the trigger, and a black light sank into the bushes. The wild boar's eyes were instantly reddened. It howled, with arrows embedded in its hind legs, and rushed towards us.

The horses were frightened and backed away with their hooves thrown.

Liu Zhi's eyes were serious and sharp.He pressed the trigger button again, and the arrow shot the wild boar's ear with the wind, and continued to go through the broken half of the ear, inserting into the land obliquely to the left.

The wild boar has half of its right ear left, and it is fierce and faster.

Ten feet, eight feet, seven feet...

Although the noble boys knew that the guards would stop the wild boar when it was in danger, they panicked and shot the arrows hastily before aiming properly.

The wild boar has arrows all over his body, but none of them are hurting.

I tried to use my legs to control the restless kicking and retreating pony below me, and slowly lowered the angle of the crossbow. The wild boar's movements became slower and slower in my eyes.

Five feet, four feet, three feet...

An arrow shot through the boar's left eye and went out through the back of the head.Another arrow pierced its throat.

"Your Highness, you've won!" the noble boys cheered.

Then a few spears brought the boar to a complete stop.Its huge body twitched a few times, and finally fell to the ground.

However, the death of the wild boar could not stop the panic of the horses.

Both Liu Zhi and I were thrown by the manic horse and fell into the dry grass, dodging the horse's hooves in a thrilling manner.

Han said desperately to pull the horse away, the guards rushed forward and separated us from the horse.I pulled Liu Zhi up from the ground, patted the grass and snow on each of them, clapped my hands and laughed.

After eating the venison cooked by the sergeants, the hunting continued in the afternoon until the wagon was full of prey.By the time we returned to the camp, the sun was almost setting.

The children of the nobles went home in the carriages of their respective families.

I don't know whether it was with the intention or acquiescence of Princess Guantao, but I, Liu Zhi and Gillian got into the car alone.Gillian complained that waiting in the car was really boring.

I patted her sympathetically, what's the fun in sitting around in beautiful clothes, hunting is so much fun.

The carriage was driving slowly, and I felt that the direction seemed a bit wrong, and the surrounding area was too quiet.Why can't I hear the shouts of the sergeants and the sound of cars rolling over the mountain road gradually?

Opening the curtain, with the snow light, the outside is the dark woods, and the front and rear of the carriage are unbelievably quiet.Where's Emperor Jing's carriage?What about the long lights along the road?

"What's going on!" Liu She leaned in front of the car, his face turned ugly.

A-Jiao was stunned for a moment: "Are we left behind? Why do I feel...that we are the only carriage here?" Her voice became smaller and smaller, until it became as thin as a gossamer in the end.

I drew out my saber, slammed open the car door, and sternly said to the driver, "Who are you!"

The man was silent.

"Stop it, or I'll kill you!" Liu Zhi aimed his sword at the man's vest.

A-Jiao shrank to the innermost part of the carriage.

The man suddenly raised his whip heavily, and then jumped off the left side of the car.The three horses suddenly ran wildly, and Liu She and I were thrown into the carriage.

The mountain road was bumpy, and the carriage was bumpy and ups and downs. We stumbled and stumbled inside, and the large and small furnishings in the car rolled together and hit us.

I was afraid that the sword in my hand would accidentally stab Liu She and Gillian, so I held them tightly in my arms.

The sky is turning around, and in the darkness, I don't know who I knocked or bumped into.

He vaguely felt that the carriage had turned many turns and passed through the dense jungle, because the carriage had collided with tree trunks many times.And it seems to have waded a few rivers.At last the carriage fell into a shallow stream and could no longer move.

My whole body ached terribly, and I lay in dizziness for a while, barely standing up.

"A-Jiao, Ah-Shu, are you alright?"

"Hiss, I'm fine." Liu Zhi grinned and covered his forehead.When he put the sword back into the scabbard, he accidentally cut the palm of his hand.By the moonlight from the window, his left wrist was bloody.

When I drew the sword back to my waist, I found that there was also a two-inch long bloodstain on my arm.

Gillian woke up and her first instinct was to touch her face. After she confirmed that there were no wounds, she breathed a sigh of relief: "Where are we?"

silence.

The three of us climbed out of the window lattice with difficulty.

But the moonlight was bright, and the stream was gurgling, reflecting the snow light.The carriage lay on the bank of a brook.The three horses were foaming at the mouth, dying, almost dying.

The woods on both sides of the stream were as dark as an abyss.The subtle movements and the faint green light made our hairs stand on end.

We looked at each other and got into the overturned carriage.

In this situation, we don't know what to do.

Let's take a nap and talk about it when the sun rises.Liu Zhi and I were small and weak, so we couldn't turn the carriage over.Just like that, the car door was closed tightly and the window was covered.After the wound was tied up, a few pieces of cloth were found, and the three of them wrapped themselves up and lay down together.

At night, the wind whistled sharply through the broken carriage.I am afraid that unknown killers will come, and I am afraid that wild boars or tigers and leopards will smell our breath.I was half asleep and half awake all night.

When the sun shines in, I feel cold and stiff all over.I feel very bewildered.Last night's experience was like a weird dream.However, when I opened my eyes, I had to face this difficult and insurmountable reality.

Gillian was still asleep.Liu Zhi's clear eyes faced me silently.

We don't even know where we are at this time, whether we are still in Chang'an, or how far we are from Weiyang Palace.I don't know why we ended up in this situation.

In any case, I don't think we can stay here any longer, and the quiet coachman last night really terrified me.If we stop here, who knows whether it is Emperor Jing's people who will find us first, or the people who intend to kill us.

"A Yue, what do you think should be done?" Liu She asked.

Gillian frowned, sleeping very restlessly.

"We have no choice but to move forward. Back to Chang'an, back to Weiyang Palace."

"Good idea, but where is the front?" Liu Zhi wanted to laugh, but he didn't.

I woke Gillian up.The former noble Lord panicked for a moment.

"I'm not going, I'm not going anywhere!" After learning about our plan, she hugged her knees and curled up in the carriage.

The neat and delicate bun was loose, half covering the snow-white neck cut by the golden hairpin.

"If you want to go, go on your own. I have to wait for my parents to save me. They will definitely come. If I had known, there would be no winter hunting. I shouldn't have come at all. It was all because of you! It turned out to be like this .” Last night’s experience really frightened her, causing her voice to choke.

"Sister Gillian, I don't want to go anywhere either." I raised her face and looked into her tearful eyes, "But if the one who finds us first will be the one who will kill us."

She glared at me angrily and pushed me back a few steps.

"You guys go out first, I have to straighten my clothes!" Her little face, which was pale with cold, was flushed with anger.

Liu Zhi and I came out of the car.

Who on earth has the ability to unknowingly get the three of us out of the convoy under the protection of a whole battalion of guards and under the eyes of Emperor Jing?

If he wants our lives, is the killer on his way now?

But why?Liu Zhi and I are just two ordinary princes and kings from the kingdom of yet to come.

After leaving Weiyang Palace, I became so incompetent and cowardly.

The winter sun made Liu Zhi squint his eyes. He stepped on the snow and was silent for a long time. Then he suddenly smiled at me and said, "A Yue, we have finally come outside the palace. We can play as we want, why are you so scared instead?"

I lowered my head and took a deep breath of the cold air. I didn't know whether it was too cold or too scared. I felt that the blood in my whole body was at a loss. It made me flustered and I wanted to do something to get rid of this state.

I grabbed his collar and pressed him to the carriage: "You're right, I'm really scared. Look, my hands are shaking."

Liu Zhi suppressed his smile and looked at me suspiciously.When he was not smiling, I found that his face and demeanor had lost the childishness of a child, not as round and soft, innocent and kind as he was when he was a child.

Now when he is happy, he will smile brightly like an ordinary boy, but this does not at all weaken the dignity and arrogance deposited in his bones.

He can chat and laugh with people kindly at the last moment, and then draw his sword to face each other.Or in reverse order.

Moreover, these two attitudes are all from the heart, without any falsehood.

Coldness and tenderness have their own homes in his heart, and when getting along with others, he can replace one with the other at any time without any hesitation or anxiety.

He was as panicked as I was at this moment, but the calm he pretended was more real than mine.And the me in his pupils looked anxious and pale.How can I lose to him.

"Huh," I let him go, "hit me, here." I poked my cheek with my stiff fingertips.

A brutal punch hit me on the left side of the cheek.

I fell on the snow, my mouth was sweet, and the pain on my face seemed to drive away the numbness caused by fear and helplessness.

The world in front of me became clear.

I wiped the blood from the corner of my mouth and got up.

Immediately after another punch hit, I grabbed his fist and dragged him back. When he lost his balance, I pinned him to the ground with my right elbow.

"Enough?" Liu Zhi raised his eyebrows.

"Enough." I pulled Liu Zhi up and smiled at him: "We can definitely go back. Maybe we can go back to Weiyang Palace before my father finds us, to scare them."

"I don't know if the coachman fell to his death last night," Liu She said angrily, "If I hadn't talked to him and killed him with a knife, I wouldn't have been brought to this place by the carriage." There were bloodstains on his face, Looking up and looking around, "It's wilderness."

This is a vast and undulating snowfield, and a small stream is shining with cold golden light, flowing in the direction of the rising sun.The ground is covered with snow, and there are small patches of woods in the center of the snow. Beyond the woods, there is still snow, no roads, and no human habitation.

"Where are we going?" Liu She vomited white mist and wrapped himself in a cloak.

I pointed to the direction of the stream: "West."

"you sure?"

I nodded.

We cut two pieces of horse meat, wrapped up warm clothes, and set off.

After a hill is another hill, and after a mountain is another mountain.The sun was coming in ahead of us, warm orange covering the snow.It seems as if we are not advancing at all, and it seems that we are actually retreating.

Tiredness, hunger, and the endless snow, wear down the will bit by bit.

"A Yue, how long are we going to go?" Gillian asked countless times.Gillian is a teenage girl, she can grit her teeth and persevere to this point, without crying or fussing, which is already very good.

"Three days, it will be there in three days." I said with certainty.Although I don't know anything other than the direction I'm going.

My head hurts from the cold wind.Every time he took a breath, his throat seemed to be cut.

Originally, for us, winter was just a season with snow to play.Snowfields are just beauty.Hunting is just game.But now, everything is deadly.

What exactly made things change so much?

In the past, we were children of the royal family, but now, we are just three ordinary teenagers for the long road, the wind and snow along the way, and the beasts in the bushes.