Jiaohua

Chapter 635 Meeting again and again (one more)
From Zhaozhou to Hengxiang, it takes two days by water and two days by land.

At noon, Lao Tong stopped beside the clear big lake to enjoy the cool air. The sky was clear and the water was clear.

The tea shop by the roadside built a big shed to hide from the sun, the waiter brought tea and cakes, the old man Qi wanted to drink, so he ran outside the carriage and asked Xia Zhaoyi if he could, Xia Zhaoyi refused.

Old man Qi muttered and cursed in a low voice, when he heard the sound of a carriage behind him, old man Qi turned his head, and a team of horses, which were unusual at first glance, came from the road.

They are all fat and strong horses, six guards are leading the way, and the carriages behind are luxurious and luxurious, even the clothes on the driver's body are made of good materials.

The carriage stopped slowly at the tea shop, and the pedestrians in the tea shop quickly backed away to make room, knowing that this would not be easy to provoke.

The entourage next to the carriage whispered to the curtains of the carriage, and then went to the tea shop to find the shopkeeper.

Everyone looked at them in silence.

"It's so flamboyant," Old Man Qi said to Zhi Changle and Old Tong after returning, "I don't know who is in the carriage."

"It may not be publicity," Zhi Changle said, "Perhaps it is the most common and low-key travel, but it's just his natural taste."

Old man Qi gave a thumbs up: "As expected of someone who has been with A Li for a long time."

After drinking tea, Xiao Zuo took a rest, Lao Tong and Zhi Changle went back to the carriage and continued on their way.

At night, they arrived at the mouth of the mountain on the outskirts of Hengxiang, which was only seventy miles away from Hengxiang. They stopped at an inn at the foot of the mountain.

The water in the mountain stream was rushing down, Xia Zhaoyi ate some cakes and wanted to go for a walk, old man Qi hurriedly followed.

"This old guy, he chats with Ali all day long about rocks and soil." Old Tong looked at their backs and said dissatisfied.

"Our Ah Li is knowledgeable and knowledgeable, who doesn't love to chat with her." Branch Chief said proudly.

The voice fell, but I saw the way they came, and the team of chariots and horses came again.

There are only a few inns here, and the horse team came to stop, just like the tea shop they saw during the day, the people in the inn gave way one after another.

The entourage lifted the curtain of the car and pulled out a person from the car. Everyone stared at him curiously. He was a thin man about forty years old in a fine robe.

The man is tall and hale, his eyes are bright and sharp, his face is solemn, and he is not angry but mighty.

He didn't look at others, and a few guards cleared the way, and he went into the inn together.

"Actually, people like this are everywhere," Zhi Changle said, "Every one of the high-ranking officials we saw in the capital could have such ostentation."

"That's right." Old Tong said.

"But there is only one Ali, who in the world would not want Ali."

Old Tong held his chin, and squinted at Zhi Changle: "You are getting better at flattering every year."

The wind lanterns under the eaves of several inns swayed in the wind, and the team immediately went to an inn to rest. After a while, the open space in front of the inn was bustling again.

Xia Zhaoyi and old man Qi walked back half an hour later, the sky was full of stars, the moonlight was cold, and clouds like light smoke drifted past occasionally, as if covering the moon with a thin veil.

Old man Qi saw the horses and carriages parked there, and said, "What a coincidence, we ran into them again."

Xia Zhaoyi glanced casually, then looked away.

The next day, they got up early and set off, stopped at a tea shop in the suburbs of Hengxiang to rest at noon, and not long after, they met this group of people again.

Xia Zhaoyi was the same as yesterday, she didn't get out of the carriage, the curtains were rolled up, she was leaning on the carriage to read.

The horse team behind stopped slowly, and the followers outside the carriage saw the carriage, then looked at Zhi Changle and Old Tong over there, and whispered to the middle-aged man in the carriage.

Old man Qi said while eating peanuts: "Their goals are big, and our goals are not small. The carriage is not as luxurious as theirs, but in this troubled world, it is not ordinary people who can have a carriage. They must remember us .”

After finishing the words, I saw the entourage approaching, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Several strong men, we have met many times, it is really a chance."

Lao Tong and Zhi Changle proudly raised their hands and cupped their fists together: "It's easy to say!"

"I've seen it!"

"You strong men are also going to Hengxiang?" The attendant laughed.

"Yes, let's go to Hengxiang." Old Tong said.

"Coincidentally, we are also going to Hengxiang, are you from Hengxiang?"

Xia Zhaoyi raised his eyes from the scroll, and looked out the window lightly.

Zhi Changle shook his head: "We are not, we are going to Hengxiang to meet an old friend, how about you, are you from Hengxiang?"

"No, we are also Hengxiang looking for people," the attendant said with a smile, "The two strong men have such thick arms, and they are very powerful. If they go to serve as soldiers, they will definitely be able to do something."

Zhi Changle and Lao Tong froze and didn't answer.

They were originally soldiers, but unfortunately they were deserters.

And in those few years of being a soldier, there was nothing to do.

The atmosphere froze for a moment, and the old man Qi waved his hand: "Let's go, go, hurry up, we don't interfere with the river, we have enough rest and we are going on the road, you go too, we each go our own way."

The attendant was not embarrassed, he cupped his hands and said with a smile: "If there is a chance to meet again in Hengxiang, it will be a good match. Then don't catch up with the younger ones. Let's sit down and drink tea and make friends."

Old man Qi looked impatient, and waved his hand again: "Go quickly."

The entourage smiled and said goodbye and left.

Old Tong and the others didn't stay any longer, and came back after eating and drinking a little.

Old Tong and Zhi Changle were driving outside, and old man Qi sat in the car and told Xia Zhaoyi that the group had no good intentions, and it seemed that they wanted to recruit Old Tong and Zhi Changle into their gang.

"People like this who recruit soldiers and buy horses everywhere are definitely not a kind person," old man Qi emphasized specifically, "Ms. Zhao is very popular. If we go to the city to look for her, we may cause trouble."

Xia Zhaoyi smiled lightly, and put away the scroll.

The carriage is bumpy, so it's not advisable to look any further.

She looked out at the light and water of the lake, the sky reflected the big lake, it was clear and transparent, and the sky and the earth seemed to be paralleled by two pure white clouds, she felt relaxed and happy.

"When I mentioned this, I suddenly thought that there is another mystery in Hengxiang." Xia Zhaoyi said.

"Xuan Miao?" Old man Qi noticed her words.

"A few years ago, we had a encounter under Longyuan," Xia Zhaoyi looked out the window, "Later, we escaped from the dead, and someone wrote me a letter, she asked me to protect myself, the best three Do not go to Hengxiang and Zhenzhou within a month, and try to avoid the nearby state capitals of Hengxiang and Zhenzhou."

"Escape from death, protect yourself," old man Qi frowned, "Ali, does that sound serious?"

"It's okay, but there were more important things to do at the time, so I forgot this letter."

"Then you came to Hengxiang this time..."

"It still has nothing to do with this letter," Xia Zhaoyi raised his eyebrows lightly. "It just so happens that Dongping Academy and Zhao Ning are both in Hengxiang. As for those mysterious things, I will wait for those people to come to me by themselves."

　Thank you Hua Ari for your reward!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)