Jiaohua

Chapter 628
The weather was beautiful, and it was sunny for several days in a row. Along the way, the wild paths were covered with clouds, the mountains were verdant, and the population was extremely sparse. I occasionally encountered a few villages, but Xia Zhaoyi and the others never went in.

The time to arrive in Jiuning County was half a day earlier than the previous budget, but Sun's body was quite unwell due to running around for the past few days. Ji Xiahe was in a hurry to ask for help, so Xia Zhaoyi had to take Zhi Changle to the mountains to find some herbs.

Shen Lie lightly pressed Zhi Changle's shoulder: "I'll go."

The mountains and forests are secluded and there are many steep cliffs, but Xia Zhaoyi likes this kind of place the most, as smooth as walking on flat ground.

Shen Lie asked the names of many weeds, and she could tell them all. She also picked some wild fruits, washed them with stream water, and asked Shen Lie if she wanted them.

The two gnawed some fruit, and sat by the stream to take a rest. The flowing water was gurgling, clear and bright, and the shade of trees above the head blocked the sun, and Xia Zhaoyi would look up from time to time.

Whenever she raised her eyebrows, Shen Lie couldn't help but look at her.

The girl's profile is really beautiful, the nasal bone, lips and the arc of the slender neck are smooth and smooth, the skin is moist and white, reflecting the light of the stream, bright and moving.

He, who was always teased by his subordinates for his lack of desires, suddenly felt that a fire was sparked by her, darkened and burst, and he had to suppress it desperately to prevent the fire from burning more and more.

"Shen Lie, it's strange," Xia Zhaoyi said, "There are very few birds singing here."

Shen Lie turned his eyes to look at other trees, it seemed to be true.

"I don't know if it's artificial or what." Xia Zhaoyi said again.

"Man-made," Shen Lie's eyes fell on several bird traps in the distance, "it should be several days."

A lot of weeds fell on the bird trap, and they were not intentionally piled up to cover up, so they should have been left here.

Xia Zhaoyi squeezed her fingers and said, "Birds are the spirits of heaven and earth, free and unfettered, but there are always people who want to take advantage of them."

Shen Lie remembered the matter of worshiping heaven at Chongtiantai a few years ago, and said, "These birds are being arrested now, or is it related to the war?"

"The hexagrams can't be counted, they are only for reference." Xia Zhaoyi withdrew his gaze and looked at Shen Lie, "Speaking of war, I actually have something to say."

Shen Lie's eyes darkened slightly, and he looked at her quietly: "A Lidan said."

Xia Zhaoyi's eyes are serious: "The world is in chaos, all sides are competing for the throne, there are too many warlords now, generals and advisers are everywhere, heroes and heroes emerge in large numbers, Shen Lie, no matter you choose to live in seclusion or be invited by someone in the future, I hope that we will not let you die." Just like in the past few years, we lost contact."

"Okay." Shen Lie smiled lightly.

"I don't know when we will meet again next time." Xia Zhaoyi sighed softly, looked at the distant sky, took a bite of the fruit, and said lightly, "May the road ahead go smoothly, whether it's you or me, everything is going well."

Before going down the mountain, she tied up the herbs and put them in small temporary baskets.

Dai Yu and Du Xuan's faces were full of reluctance, and they didn't want to be separated from Xia Zhaoyi.

Lin Zhonghu was even more reluctant, he was afraid when he saw Shen Lie, but this time he was going south with Shen Lie.

Xia Zhaoyi got on the horse, and pulled the rein neatly: "When I return to Zhaozhou, I will write a letter to Muzhou to report safety to you. I should arrive before you, but the letter is always delayed."

"Okay," Shen Lie nodded, "If I've settled down, I'll write to you immediately."

Xia Zhaoyi left with a smile, then looked at Dai Yu, Du Xuan, Lin Zhonghu, Ji Xiahe and Sun Shi, and said how much they cherished.

He and Zhi Changle rode away, stopped again in the middle, Xia Zhaoyi couldn't help but turn around.

Shen Lie also got on the horse, pulling the reins and looking towards her.

Huifeng was calm and gentle, the young man was tall and handsome, looking at her from a distance, she couldn't see his eyes from such a distance, but his descriptive demeanor was quiet rather than cold.

Xia Zhaoyi suddenly felt a little sad about parting.

She turned back and continued to ride the horse.

Speaking of which, she has been to many places and met many people over the years, and every time she leaves, she is unrestrained and neat, without any nostalgia.

The last time this kind of parting sorrow was many years ago was the day when the second brother left.

Even if the master handed her the words "the common people are difficult" four years ago, and asked her to go out and travel, she would never give up in her heart.

"Master," Dai Yu sighed, "Ah Li is gone."

Shen Lie didn't respond, and looked at the horizon where the girl's back disappeared.

She didn't look back until she left completely.

Lin Zhonghu was sitting on the carriage with the curtains drawn. He looked at the sky and then at Shen Lie.

The man's side face was as cold as frost, still his usual cold handsome face, calm and alienated from strangers, but Lin Zhonghu always felt that there was something different, and it was a very strange change that happened after the girl left.

Sensing something, Shen Lie turned his head and cast a deep and cold gaze. Lin Zhonghu was also a seven-foot man, and his heart skipped a beat in fright.

He found that what was different was murderous and hostile.

In such a short period of time, the young man in front of him changed from a piece of icy jade to a sharp and frosty sword.

Lin Zhonghu suddenly remembered that Shen Lie asked about Xia Zhaoyi's "ambition" when he was by the river.

Lin Zhonghu swallowed hard, there was no need to ask, this young man was full of wanton ambition and dominance from head to toe.

He is definitely not a kind person, not a person who is willing to be stable and peaceful, or a person who can be manipulated by others.

And only an hour later, Lin Zhonghu's idea was confirmed. Du Xuan left the ancestral hall at the foot of the mountain outside the southwest of Jiuning County for a while, and when he caught up again, he was followed by nearly twenty men, all tall and big horses. A nimble hand.

Du Xuan looked dignified, and came back to report to Shen Lie in a low voice. There are more than 30 people scattered in three places, and they will have to go to Yongwu City, Huazhou at the earliest to meet.

All the people were originally arranged in Fushang County to deal with Guo Yu, but the Ji family was indecisive, looked forward and backward, and flinched, which was a failure.

Lin Zhonghu listened to the movement outside with his ears pricked up, almost touching the lowered car curtain.

Suddenly someone tapped the handle of a fan lightly on his shoulder, causing Lin Zhonghu to turn his head in fright.

"Is eavesdropping fun?" Ji Xiahe said.

Lin Zhonghu said embarrassingly, "I, I just admire it."

In particular, Fushang County was raided by soldiers and horses sitting in the town camp at that time, and his second brother was decapitated, but according to reports from Du Xuan and Shen Lie, none of them were injured.

These subordinates are too adaptable, and they will never stay in one place for too long. If they don't wait for people within the specified time, they will start to break up into parts and scatter in all directions.

It was also this kind of vigilance that allowed them to survive the large-scale search of the entire Fushang County.

"I admire it too." Ji Xiahe opened the fan and shook it slightly, his eyes became confused and vain, "The world is changing, and I will go to Huazhou next, but Huazhou is full of rebels, and the whole Huazhou is torn apart."

And, the members of Ji's family don't know where they are now, whether they are in Huazhou, or left Huazhou, and they have arrived at Zuilu.

Thinking of the word Ji's family, Ji Xiahe felt like he had had a long and absurd nightmare.

(End of this chapter)