Wuxia: I know a lot of martial arts

149 - Outside the City Gate
At the end of Haishi.

Outside the south gate of Qingcheng, beside the moat.

It was dark all around, and even the river was calm, silently reflecting the crescent moon in the sky.

Standing on the bridge of the moat, Chu Tang saw no one around him. Looking at the scattered lights flickering on the top of the city and the tightly closed gates, he couldn't help complaining, "You're so fucking ruthless! I really don't want to give it to you!" Open the door!"

As he said that, he looked at his subordinates who were busy setting up camp by the river. They were very busy, and under the light of the torches, their figures moved.

"Hey! We're already at the edge of the city, yet we still have to eat and sleep in the open!" Chu Tang sighed again, and couldn't help cursing at the city gate again, "These rigid fellows!"

Who is scolding?

It is the officers and soldiers guarding the city!

He didn't expect Zhou Xiang's words to be true, and he rushed to Qingcheng overnight, but was stopped outside the door, unable to enter no matter what.

It's not that they didn't call the door, of course they shouted to the officers and soldiers on the top of the city, but no matter what they said, they just wouldn't open.

Straightforwardly, it was just a sentence: After the time of Xu, the city gates were closed, and no one could enter or leave the city gates without the warrant of the governor of Qingcheng!
Even if Chu Tang and the others revealed their identities and took out the customs clearance documents, the officers and soldiers remained unmoved.

They had no choice but to camp on the spot, spend the night by the moat, and wait until the city gate opened the next day before entering.

Chu Tang's depression can be imagined.

In fact, the city gate is not a problem at all for his current lightness kung fu skills. The city wall is only six or seven feet high, and in front of Ti Yunzong, it is just a matter of two or three movements.

This kind of city wall, he can regard it as nothing, like walking on flat ground.

But no matter how good his lightness kung fu was, it was impossible for him to lead Su Qingyue and so many people over the wall without alarming the officers and soldiers in the city.

It has to be said that although he has adapted to this world for two or three years, Chu Tang still hates curfew and other regulations.

In short very uncomfortable!

Staring at the dark city wall in a daze for a moment, the cool night wind blowing his long hair, Chu Tang slowly came back to his senses, heard footsteps, turned his head to look, Zhou Xiang was walking fast.

"Boss, Miss Su invites you to come over." Zhou Xiang reported his intention.

"Su Qingyue?" Chu Tang looked sideways, the tent barracks hadn't been set up yet, Su Qingyue was still waiting in the car.

"Did Miss Su say something?" Chu Tang asked.

Zhou Xiang shook his head and said, "I didn't say anything explicitly, just let me invite the team leader over."

"Well, I'll go and have a look." Chu Tang nodded, and immediately walked down the river bridge and headed for the carriage.

While walking, Chu Tang asked Zhou Xiang, "How long will it take to set up camp?"

Zhou Xiang replied: "The barracks of the team leader and Ms. Su will be set up soon. According to the team leader's request, the two tents will be built next to each other. For all the barracks, it will take a little effort, it will take half a stick of incense."

Chu Tang explained: "Let the brothers speed up their actions and rest as soon as possible."

Zhou Xiangying hesitated for a moment before saying, "Boss, we can actually walk half a mile back. There are people in the village where we can spend the night, and it's not far from the city gate. No one would dare to make a mistake."

Chu Tang stopped, looked at Zhou Xiang, pointed to the direction of the city gate, and said, "You have also seen the attitude of these gatekeepers. There is a document from Gui County to prove it. They also mentioned the name of the Su family, a wealthy family in the city. They don't even give you a look at the door latch. You think if you ask for help, they will come out to help?"

Zhou Xiang was speechless.

Chu Tang sighed and said, "Brother Zhou, half a hundred miles away, we have to be more cautious at the last moment. Did the brothers have complaints and asked you to come to me to argue?"

"No, it's my own idea!" Zhou Xiang said quickly.

Chu Tang laughed, and said, "You don't have to lie to me. First you drove all night, and then camped in the wild at the gate of the city. I also have an opinion. But, as your team leader, I have to think about your safety. I I would rather you work harder than lose your life inexplicably! You have seen the power of the Cheng family, don't take it lightly, let alone take chances!"

Zhou Xiang hummed, and said, "Don't worry, the team leader, I will explain it to my brothers."

Chu Tang patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Thank you for your hard work! When Miss Su is successfully delivered to her destination and the job is done, I will give you two days off so that the brothers can have a good time in Qingcheng, a bustling place. .”

Zhou Xiang was overjoyed, and said with a smile: "It's fun to be the leader! Then I will thank the leader for his kindness on behalf of the brothers!"

"Get out!" Chu Tang told him to go to work, but continued to stride to the side of the carriage.

The horse is tied to a stake.

The carriage was unloaded, and the frame was padded underneath, and it was parked on a relatively flat grass beside the moat.

"Miss Su, Chu is here." Chu Tang did not rush to lift the curtain of the car, but stood aside and shouted inside.

With a bang, the door curtain opened, revealing a small round face.

Miss Xiaoyou poked her head out from inside, and seeing that it was Chu Tang, she smiled with admiration in her eyes, and waved happily: "Boss Chu, come closer, Miss wants to discuss something with you?"

"Discussion?" Chu Tang was taken aback, saying that Miss Su didn't want to see him, and if he didn't show him face all the way, he would be Amitabha. He never thought that the other party would take the initiative to talk to him.

Besides, there is nothing to discuss along the way. Now that they have reached the gate of Qingcheng, they can enter the city tomorrow, so they thought of discussing things?
Staring at the door curtain for a while, there was no movement inside except Xiaoyou opened half of the curtain to look at him.

It seemed that Su Qingyue didn't intend to show up.

For some reason, Chu Tang was a little dissatisfied. Along the way, Su Qingyue kept covering her face with a veil, not showing her true colors to others.

For more than ten days and months, he didn't even know what the other party looked like!
This bodyguard did too much to fail.

Save the loneliness!

Is this the reserve of the daughter of a rich family?

Thinking of this, Chu Tang immediately asked with a half-smile: "Miss Su, what orders do you have, Chu will listen carefully."

Xiaoyou was slightly taken aback when he heard this, and felt a little bewildered looking at Chu Tang with an unpredictable expression.

But before she said anything, Su Qingyue's crisp voice sounded from inside the carriage: "Boss Chu, are you impatient little girl?"

"Don't dare!" Chu Tang raised his voice, "Ms. Su is not only the daughter of a century-old family in Qingcheng, but also the daughter of the prefect of Gui County. How dare Chu dare to trust her?"

With a bang, Su Qingyue suddenly opened the curtain on the other side of the car, poked her head out, looked at Chu Tang carefully, and said, "I can see that you have something against me!"

In the middle of the night, she still wore a veil on her face, revealing only her smooth forehead and a pair of bright eyes.

His eyes were watery, as if he could speak, and he looked at Chu Tang with a look of doubt and depression.

Chu Tang smiled and said, "Miss Su is afraid to say the wrong thing. This journey should be due to the fact that Miss has a big opinion on Chu!"

Su Qingyue was surprised, and finally said: "Team Chu is right, the little girl has a prejudice against you. Do you know why?"

"Why?"

"Just because you are overbearing and arbitrary, and you didn't discuss with me before making any arrangements, I feel very unhappy!"

Chu Tang froze for a moment, is it so direct?

Su Qingyue said again: "I'm a weak girl, I don't know a little bit of martial arts, I just read a few words after studying for a few years, can't I hate someone because I'm unhappy?"

Chu Tang stared at Su Qingyue's serious eyes, trying to see something from them, but other than being serious, the other party was——

Well, the eyes are beautiful!
Eyebrows like Daisy, double eyelids, crescent-like, big and round, dark eyes like water in a deep pool, with an indescribable charm.

"Yes! It's okay to hate Chu, of course!" Chu Tang laughed, "Chu is not gold, silver or jewelry, so it's impossible for everyone to love it!"

He suddenly felt bored and ashamed of his inexplicable emotions just now.

He is also crazy, to be angry with a fifteen or sixteen year old girl!
They are not the children of the rivers and lakes, and they usually don't want to see strangers, so what's wrong with wearing a veil?
Maybe he did mean to look down on him, but so what?
Does he, Chu Tang, need the blue eyes of a mere little girl?
Soon, Chu Tang calmed down.

"Miss Su, it's all Chu's fault!" Chu Tang bowed his hands in apology, "Let's talk business. What is Miss Su going to discuss with Chu?"

Su Qingyue's eyes were confused for a moment, and she couldn't figure out why the man in front of her, who had a strange look just now, suddenly changed to a face that seemed to be very negotiable.

"Miss Su?" Chu Tang once again woke up the confused Su Qingyue.

"Oh!" Su Qingyue came back to her senses after Xiaoyou pulled the hem of her clothes, coughed lightly, and was about to speak when Xiaoyou interrupted: "Team Chu, our young lady is weak and weak. No wind. It’s cold at night after the rain, and the wind is strong by the river, can we put down the car curtain and talk through the curtain?”

"No need!" Su Qingyue pressed Xiaoyou's shoulder, and said stubbornly, "It's just a word, it's not about to die or live."

Xiaoyou didn't dare to say anything, but looked at Chu Tang with pleading eyes.

Chu Tang felt that Xiao You was like an innocent kitten, eagerly waiting for his master to favor him, so he couldn't help laughing and said, "Miss Su, this time Chu is used to talking to you through the curtain, let's go on as usual."

"Thank you, Team Leader Chu!" Upon hearing this, Xiao You immediately put down the curtain of the carriage without waiting for Su Qingyue to say more, and pulled her own lady back into the carriage.

Chu Tang didn't take it seriously, but wondered in his heart: "Your body is so weak that you can't even bear a little night wind. What kind of disease is this? Even if it's like this in summer, won't you lose half your life in winter? "

Of course, if he had doubts in his heart, it was not convenient for him to ask.

"I asked Team Leader Chu to come here to ask, after entering Qingcheng tomorrow, can I not go to Wutong Academy for the time being, but send me back to Su's house first?" Su Qingyue's voice interrupted Chu Tang reverie.

Chu Tang was very surprised when he heard the words, and asked, "Miss Su wants to go back to Su's house to inform about today's interception by Cheng Feng?"

Su Qingyue sighed quietly: "Although the little girl doesn't know martial arts, she is a member of the Su family after all. The attitude of the Cheng family should be understood by the elders in the family and be on guard."

Chu Tang pondered for a moment, then asked: "Miss Su, what Chu wants to know is whether your father has noticed that the conflict between the Su and Cheng families can no longer be eased?"

Su Qingyue hesitated for a moment before saying: "I'm not going to lie to Head Chu, that's why my father asked Head Chu to send me to Wutong Academy. I don't know martial arts, and the Academy can protect the students."

Chu Tang immediately said: "The Su and Cheng families are known as the six-level family. If Wutong Academy can provide shelter for Miss Su, then the academy has masters above the sixth level sitting in the academy?"

"Team Chu's reaction is really fast!" Su Qingyue spoke a little faster, "The dean of the academy is a warrior of the sixth realm, and he is also my mother's best friend for many years. As long as I don't leave the scope of the academy, the Su and Cheng families will be killed Even if I die, the dean can protect me well."

"Six Realms..." Chu Tang's tone was much heavier.

No wonder Su Hong didn't ask him to send Su Qingyue back to the Su family in Qingcheng, but sent him to Wutong Academy directly by name, all for the sake of Su Qingyue's safety.

The love of the parents is far-reaching.

Even though Su Hong was the magistrate of a county, he couldn't escape the vulgarity, and even racked his brains to find a way out for Su Qingyue.

From this point of view, Gui County is not safe...

"Perhaps Su Hong just realized that the Guijun Yamen is not safe, so he sent Su Qingyue away in a hurry." Chu Tang muttered to himself, "When gods fight, mortals suffer? It seems that the energy of the Cheng family should not be underestimated. Su Hong, an imperial official, must be afraid of them jumping over the wall in a hurry. The Su family... Wutong Academy..."

Chu Tang smiled wryly, he didn't want to mess with this muddy water at all.

But now it looks like he's getting into it.

"No!" Chu Tang was very upset again, "This Su Qingyue is a big trouble, it's better to get rid of it as soon as possible! What kind of shit is Su's family, of course he is going to Wutong Academy! Sending people to the academy, my job is fine. It's done, what happens next, what does it matter to me?"

Thinking of this, Chu Tang weighed his words and said: "Miss Su, according to Chu, you should go directly to Wutong Academy. There are three reasons, please listen to me slowly."

"First, your lord, Master Su ordered Chu to send Miss Su directly to Wutong Academy. It must have been carefully thought out. He didn't let Miss Su go back to the Su family, nor did he let people from the Su family come to meet him. I guess he didn't want to cause trouble. How can a child disobey the wishes of the parents? How unfilial!

"Secondly, for Ms. Su, Wutong Academy is the safest place, and the Su family is not safe. The so-called gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, but he still knows the danger, that is not brave, but stupid. How unwise!
"Thirdly, in fact, whether or not Miss Su returns to the Su family does not affect the transmission of news. At most one day's time, Cheng Feng's failure to intercept Miss Su will surely spread throughout Qingcheng, and the Su family will also be able to inquire about it by then." Maybe you will send someone to the academy to ask Miss Su, then you can say whatever you want. In this way, going directly to the academy is no different from going back to Su's house. Of course, safety comes first!"

In order to dispel Su Qingyue's tossing thoughts, Chu Tang used his three-inch tongue to do his best to speak the truth, and he was serious and reasoned, and he tried his best to persuade people.

After Su Qingyue listened, she was silent for a while, and finally said angrily: "You are intimidating, and you are luring me. I let you finish talking good and bad words, what else can the little girl say!"

Chu Tang smiled, rubbed his hands together and said, "Safety first, safety first!"

Just as he was about to say something more, Zhou Xiang came to report: The tent and barracks have been set up, and the team leader and lady are invited to rest.

Chu Tang immediately said proudly: "Miss Su, Miss Xiaoyou, you two should rest well tonight, and tomorrow Chu will definitely send you two to Wutong Academy unscathed!"

"Let's follow the arrangement of Team Leader Chu!" Xiaoyou, who was much more sensible than her miss, immediately agreed, opened the curtain again, helped Su Qingyue get out of the car, urged Zhou Xiang to lead the way, and moved to the barracks.

The three were in front of them, and Chu Tang followed.

After walking two steps, Chu Tang turned his head and glanced at Qingcheng, where the city wall was winding like a mountain, tens of meters away, and there was only one voice in his heart: I hope everything goes well!
Qingcheng is huge.

The Su family is in the east of the city, and Wutong Academy is in the north of the city.

And they are now at the south gate!

Chu Tang suddenly became proud again: Tomorrow, I will go to the city and take a look at the prosperity of the center of Liangzhou!
(End of this chapter)