Xingzhui asked, but the cold wind poured directly into his mouth, making him almost cough.
It¡¯s getting colder as we get closer to the capital. It wasn¡¯t this cold when I was in Lan State during Nian Guan. It¡¯s much colder here in Dazhen. They kept walking, and the cotton robes on their bodies were stained with morning and night dew. As time passed, they always felt cold and wet, because the cotton wool inside was not warm anyway.
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? If we had not all the strength, I might not have been able to endure the journey on horseback like this.
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? If the carriage cannot be pushed up, if the people in front of them have not the strength to push it, and they have to spend the night in the wilderness, they will suffer a great deal.
They can go around it and jump over the stones on the roadside to avoid the carriage on the road. This is not a problem for their riding skills.
Because Sikong Ji was also in a hurry to return to the capital, they usually wouldn't meddle in other people's business along the way.
They were also worried about Sikong Ji's health, and they didn't dare to stay any longer.
But just as the sound of falling stars fell, a few people stood up behind the big rocks on the roadside, including several female relatives, seven or eight people.
Ganqing used to hide there from the cold wind.
If they were to leap over now, they would inevitably hurt those women or frighten them.
"Go and have a look."
Sikong Ji wore a light gray rabbit fur neck protector on his neck, which was pulled up higher and covered his chin, mouth and nose. Everyone was dressed like this. Only in this way could he block the cold wind from blowing his face.
I bought this in the last city.
"Master, someone is coming!"
The middle-aged man with his head bandaged did not look happy, but became wary.
With these few people galloping around in the cold world, they don¡¯t look like ordinary people. What if they encounter bad guys?
??Looking at their horses, they are tall and mighty horses, not ordinary skinny horses.
But there was no way to avoid it, so the three middle-aged men came over with their hearts in mind. The female relatives behind looked nervously.
Among them was a girl of eighteen to nineteen years old, wearing a light lotus green jacket and cotton skirt. A circle of white rabbit fur on the collar made her face small and delicate. Her phoenix eyes were slightly watery, and her face was frozen. Her lips are deeply red, and her lips can still look moist and shiny in such an environment. Although she cannot be said to be unparalleled in beauty, she is definitely a beauty that stands out in the crowd and can be seen at first sight.
She looked a little excited as she looked at the people who had stopped their horses and jumped off their horses lightly.
Just by looking at the way these people dismounted, she could tell that they were definitely masters of martial arts, because this was halfway up the slope. They had charged very fast just now, but they could still stop their horses quickly on the slope. Then he dismounted steadily and landed silently. It was definitely not the Three-Legged Cat Kung Fu.
??????????????????? These people are all tall and straight, with long bodies and tall bodies, and walk like the wind, which is a bit pleasing to the eye.
"They won't be bad people." She whispered.
A woman next to her couldn't help but smile helplessly when she heard this, "Huan'er, how many times have I told you that it's not easy to tell the good guys from the bad guys. You don't even have their appearance." After seeing them, how can we be sure that they are not bad people?"
She is really worried. Her daughter has been so naive since she was a child. She always judges good and bad people based on her own feelings. She is really worried that her daughter will be coaxed by bad people.
"Mother, you believe me." Xie Yuhuan held her hand.
There were two other ladies beside them, and they looked to be about the same age. They just smiled after hearing Xie Yuhuan's words, and then looked at the master and the others who came over, still very nervous.
Sikongji did not step forward to talk to them. The one who stepped forward was Tao Qi.
"What's wrong?" Tao Qi glanced at the people pulling the horses and carts, looking like followers. "You're blocking our way."
"Brother, I'm really sorry. When our carriage got here, we didn't know what happened. The three horses just wouldn't go up. They couldn't move no matter how hard they pulled us. The carriage was going uphill again, and it was hard to push it. It can¡¯t be pushed, this has been a stalemate for a long time.¡±
Although Xie Wenzhong was talking to Tao Qi, his eyes couldn't help but move to Sikongji who was standing behind him. When he met Sikongji's eyes, he felt that this young man's eyes were calm and restrained, which was not consistent with his age. .
¡°And he can tell at a glance that this young man should be the one who calls the shots here, even though he doesn¡¯t look very old.
"Aren't the horses even leaving?"
Tao Qi looked sideways at the horse he was leading, patted its neck and said, "Go. "
Because the subordinate used a little force to move forward, the horse moved forward.
When they got to the carriage, the horse didn't show any abnormal reaction. It was just blocked by them, and the horse's head squeezed in the gap before retreating.
Xie Wenzhong and the others didn¡¯t understand what he meant for a moment. Could it be that they could use horses to test out what¡¯s so weird about this place?
In the past, Tao Qi would not have behaved like this, but after knowing Ming Ruoxie for a long time, he was somewhat subconsciously influenced by it. When encountering something, he would try it first to see if there is anything weird about it.
¡°Go and take a look at those horse hooves.¡± At this time, Sikong Ji spoke.
His voice sounded as pure and beautiful as a plum blooming in the biting cold wind, which made Xie Wenzhong and others couldn't help but look at him again.
"yes."
Tao Qi went over to check the soles of the horses' hoofs, and saw something was wrong. There were needles stuck under the hoofs of the horses that were pulling the cart. If Tao Qi hadn't followed Ming Ruoxie for a while when he was training the horses, Tao Qi would have He probably learned her method of soothing horses, and asked them to calm down for him to check. It was really hard to find them.
"This horse's hoof has been stabbed with needles, and all three horses have it. Of course, it's possible that they stepped on it accidentally somewhere."
Tao Qi frowned. In fact, that's what he said. The chance of three horses accidentally stepping on a needle on the road outside at the same time was really low. It was more likely that someone had done something.
As soon as he said these words, Xie Wenzhong and others all changed their expressions.
There was a boy of fifteen or sixteen who was pulling the horse in front. Hearing this, he immediately ran over, lay on the ground, and looked at the horse's feet that Tao Qi had caught.
The horse was shoed, but there was still a gap in the shoe. The needle was deeply embedded in the horse's shoe. It was so hidden that he wouldn't have been able to tell it if Tao Qi hadn't pointed it out to him.
¡°Dad, the horse¡¯s hooves are really stuck with needles!¡±
The one with a torn cotton-padded jacket among the three middle-aged men had a heavy face, "Elder brother, do you think those people are saying they won't force us to stay, but at the same time they are doing some dirty tricks?"
They encountered a lot of things along the way. The followers they brought with them were injured and sick, and their three brothers were also injured. If they hadn't been smarter, something would have happened along the way.
Xie Wenzhong shook his head at him and signaled him to stop talking.
He asked Tao Qi with some confusion, "These horses can bear the hooves of horseshoes, so why can't they move even with a thin needle?" (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com