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Chapter 459 Night Talk in the Mountains
But Zhuonan didn't look panicked. He looked straight at him, frowning slightly, waiting for her answer quietly.

He didn't seem to notice anything wrong with his aggressive, probing, questioning style.

Xie Zhao smiled sarcastically and turned back to the guest and said:
"Then why did Brother Zhuonan and his family come to Jiuwei Mountain to 'play' during this season?

There are many birds and animals here and the climate is extreme, so it is not a good place for an autumn trip. "

Zhuonan's eyes were magnanimous.

"There is an elder in the family who is buried here. Every few years, I will come here to remember that elder on behalf of my sisters. As for stepping out in autumn, it is just a way."

After saying that, he still looked at Xie Zhao steadily.

Seeing Xie Zhao dumbfounded, Zhuo Nan raised his eyebrows, as if to say: I'm done, what about you?

Xie Zhao only felt a toothache.

Why is this person so ignorant and ignorant?
Isn't it clear enough that she doesn't want to answer his questions?
Why is this person so arrogant?
His level of stubbornness is comparable to that of Ling Youyou.

Xie Zhao rolled his eyes in his heart, but his face looked calm and sincere.

"Oh, I really came here to hunt for medicine. I heard earlier that Jiuwei Mountain is rich in real estate, and there are some precious medicinal materials that can only be found in this mountain, and can only be picked in late autumn or winter. The most popular season.

To be honest, not only do I come from a poor family, but I am also born with deficiencies and a frail body. A sickly person like me naturally wants to live a long and prosperous life.
So even if the road in the mountains is not easy to walk this season, it would be good if there is a little more hope of curing the disease of physical weakness. "

Xie Zhao's words were half-truth and half-false, with nine-tenths of lies and one-tenths of truth sandwiched between them, and his tone was extremely "sincere".

In addition, she has been in a lot of troubles in the past two years, and she is so thin that she is extremely thin.

Therefore, these "heartfelt words" that spoke from the bottom of his heart seemed to have really convinced the man opposite him.

Zhuonan's eyes swept over Xie Zhao's extraordinarily pale complexion and her thin figure, which seemed to be weak and fragile. He listened to her "weak" coughs that seemed "real and fake" from time to time.
Then, he finally nodded, as if he finally believed what Xie Zhao said.

"In this case, your family should not let you go out alone as a patient.

Jiuwei Mountain is extremely steep and dangerous, with ferocious beasts emerging one after another. For an ordinary woman to enter the mountain alone, I'm afraid—"

Speaking of this, Zhuo Nan looked thoughtfully at the wolf corpse not far away, and then calmly continued with Xie Zhao's slightly embarrassed expression:
"——However, I'm afraid that with your skills, girl, you don't look like an ordinary woman, right?"

He suddenly asked doubtfully: "The destination you mentioned is also Arruo Grassland, so your home must be over there, right?
Are you from the Registration Department or the Yuwen Department? Why have I never heard of a girl like this in Arruo Prairie? "

Such a woman should not be an unknown person, no matter in terms of skill or appearance.

Xie Zhao sighed with a headache.

This person is really honest and "cute".

Ask whatever comes to mind, with a naturally magnanimous and superior look.

Xie Zhao pretended to be sad and said: "I'm sorry, I have some unknown difficulties in my heart, and I don't want to mention them again.

Please don’t ask me any more about my sadness. Now I am just a wanderer on the grassland. "

There is a kind of "wanderer" on the grassland. For various reasons, they cannot be accommodated in the tribe where they were born.

Or they were expelled from their original tribe because of mistakes and separated from the protection of the group tribe.

But because these people themselves are pretty good, even if they "wander" outside, they still live well, so they are called "wanderers" on the grassland.

Some wanderers are agile and can hunt alone to support themselves.

And some wanderers gradually come together to depend on each other, forming a small force of freedom.

There are even some wanderers who end up becoming horse thieves on the grassland, working together to hijack the convoys of passing merchants - of course, such unruly wanderers will eventually become wanted criminals who are not tolerated by the major tribes.

If a wanderer who turns into a bandit goes too far, or offends and hijacks a caravan attached to a large tribe, the large tribe will send troops to strangle and eliminate them.

Xie Zhao is familiar with the humanities and customs of Hanyong in the Northern Dynasty, and most of the wanderers' life experiences have hidden secrets.

It is a matter of privacy. To ensure safety, it is normal not to share it with outsiders.

At this time, she just wanted to use her identity as a "wanderer" to avoid Zhuonan's further questioning.

This guy is like a machine who asks questions, but he doesn't know how to adapt. I had to use my identity as a "wanderer" to cover it up, and I expected that he wouldn't ask any more questions.

Sure enough, Zhuonan was slightly startled when he heard that Xie Zhao was actually a "female wanderer".

But after thinking for a moment, he accepted this statement.

No wonder this girl is so skilled, even dealing with wolves.

To be able to become a solitary "wanderer" and grow to such a big size safely, I think I wouldn't be able to survive without a few brushes.

"It's a pity, girl, to be reduced to a wanderer with such skill. Your skill should have been famous, not unknown."

The people of Hanyong in the Northern Dynasty were good at martial arts and respected warriors with special skills.

Zhuonan even felt that such an outstanding warrior, even if she was just a woman, was born to fight on horseback and become famous everywhere, instead of being an unknown wanderer who was despised everywhere.

According to what Han Changsheng said in the past, Xie Zhao is always good at putting on airs, and his acting skills are top-notch.

Therefore, Xie Zhao adhered to the concept of "doing a complete show" and pretended to be half-truthful and half-false:
"Hey, there are many things in this world that are beyond human control. Some people may be born wrong. If you want to live well and live your life as a human being, you must always straighten your back and never bow your head or Be discouraged for a moment, otherwise countless people are waiting to see how 'she' falls from a height and how she commits suicide——"

Having said this, Xie Zhao coughed and smiled softly:

"But in the dead of night, 'she' also feels powerless and exhausted.

Although there are many things that bind 'her', there are still many people and things in the world that 'she' wants to protect. Young Master, do you think this is sad or not? "

Zhuonan paused slightly.

He looked thoughtfully and quietly into Xie Zhao's eyes, his eyes clear.

His voice was just like his pale golden pupils, slightly sharp and cold, but also scorching hot.

"Girl, I think that if you can protect the people and things you want to protect, it won't be a tragedy.

There are countless unsustainable things in this world. At least you still have the ability to be feared and the ability to protect what you want to protect. This is already better than the vast majority of people in this world who are unknown and can only It is much better to be at the mercy of others. "

Xie Zhao was startled.

She was just being playful and playful, but she didn't expect that this young man was so innocent and would actually be very serious about "encouraging" her to let go.

Xie Zhao laughed.

Yes, the world is cruel and treats all things as stupid dogs, but she has never been a weak and powerless person who allows herself to be manipulated by others.

Anyone who wants to confuse the world by playing tricks in front of her, Fu Jingci, should first ask the sword in her hand if she agrees.

Xie Zhao was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed and rubbed the corners of his sore eyes.

Unexpectedly, she was actually comforted by a foreigner of unknown origin in Jiuwei Mountain in the wilderness.

This feeling is quite incredible.

Xie Zhao nodded with a smile.

She said: "You are right, I am already much better than others. As time goes by, it will always get better and better."

Zhuonan said with a normal expression: "It's best if the girl understands."

He then comforted him: "I think you were abandoned by your family and tribe because you were sick and it was hard to support yourself, right?
But please don’t give up on yourself, girl. As long as you never give up, no one can really give up on you. "

"Young Master is right."

Xie Zhao said with a smile: "When I am cured of my illness tomorrow, I will have to travel to all corners of the world, so that I feel worthy of coming to this world."

"All over the world?"

Zhuonan paused slightly: "Does that mean you have to go to Nanchao Tianchen?"

Xie Zhao: "."

She turned her head and glanced at Zhuonan, then asked tentatively:
"Why, can't it be done?"

In the past ten years when Tianchen in the Southern Dynasty and Hanyong in the Northern Dynasty were peaceful and friendly, the people of the two countries could also move around and trade with each other, but now it is indeed a fantasy.

"of course can."

Zhuonan shook his head and said: "Nanchao Tianchen is very beautiful. I have been there once with my brothers at home."

"Oh?"

Xie Zhao was a little surprised when he heard this.

"Young Master actually went to Nanchao Tianchen, when did it happen?"

It was obvious at a glance that he had an extraordinary background. If he went to the Southern Dynasties with great fanfare, there was no reason why she wouldn't know about it.

Zhuonan looked back in reminiscence.

"It's been a long time. At that time, our Majesty had just signed a peace agreement with Nanchao Tianchen. The two countries were friendly. I went to the Nanchao Tianchen Frontier Fortress with my brothers at home.

But it was so long ago that I can no longer remember exactly what the towns in the Southern Dynasties looked like. "

Xie Zhao was stunned.

"That's certainly long enough. Where have you been?"

It’s been ten years
Zhuonan smiled.

The outline of his facial features softened under the firelight.

"With limited time, I was not able to go to the hinterland city-state of Nanchao Tianchen. I only went to a small border town in Langya Pass, which seemed to be under the jurisdiction of Xunyang County.

The streets are busy and lively, but I don’t know if I will have a chance to see that grand scene. "

Xie Zhao laughed, nodded with a smile and said:
"It doesn't matter. One day in the future, when the dark clouds between the north and the south are clear and the moon is clear, the young master can go south again and really take a look at the mountains and rivers of the Southern Dynasties."