The night wind in the wilderness was blowing stronger and stronger. In the deep night, the outline of the mountain stretched dimly forward. The rustling sounds around were the swaying trees on both sides of the road and a figure carrying a coffin.
The muddy coffin body pressed against the leaves of the straw raincoat on my shoulders, making a squeaking sound.
On the way back south, the suppressed emotions broke out on the top of the Imperial City Tower. At this moment, Lu Liangsheng became silent again. The Taoist who was following him from a distance was a little worried, and the toad on the old donkey's head yawned disapprovingly.
"Young people are not mature enough. After going through these things, they will gradually change, just like me. It takes time for me to settle down."
With a croak, the Toad Taoist patted his breath and yawned, dragging the rope along the back of the old donkey's neck back to the bookshelf compartment.
"Let him walk back like this. He will figure it out slowly on the way. It's no big deal."
The Taoist folded his arms and thought about it.
"Yes, this is also how my master died. He recovered in ten days or half a month."
As he said this, he reached out to grab the reins, but the old donkey shook his head, threw the reins aside, and let out a heavy breath, preventing him from touching it.
"Hey, you old..."
Over there, the donkey glared at him, and the Taoist hurriedly stopped what he was going to say. The old donkey groaned, raised its head, and trotted along the side of the road, kicking its hooves. The Taoist Toad, who had just walked into the compartment, was so shaken that he almost fell down. He grabbed the small door with his flippers and cursed:
"Stupid ass, believe it or not, I will swallow you up!!"
Lu Liangsheng seemed not to hear the noise coming from behind him. Occasionally, an orange-yellow shadow jumped out from the side of the road and quickly climbed up the branches. The green eyes looked at him, but it had nothing to do with him. He did not stop from beginning to end. Only when he encountered a stone protruding from the ground, his feet seemed to have eyes and he easily stepped over it.
It was not to show off, but for a road like this, Lu Liangsheng walked almost by instinct.
Tap tap tap…
The horses' hooves tumbled across the muddy road, and amid the crack of whips, a short shout broke out: "Gee!"
It was dark at night and I couldn't see who they were, but I could hear more than one sound of hooves hitting the ground. Instead, I could hear dense flames spreading, like a fire snake winding towards this side. Amid the rumbling sound of hooves, they were rushing towards this side from the road behind.
"Who would bring so many people out in the middle of the night? Are they chasing us?"
While the Taoist was muttering, a rider holding a torch came over from afar. Seeing the two men and the donkey, he drew his sword and shouted:
"Quickly inform General Xiao, they are here!!"
The Taoist's eyelids jumped. Sure enough, they were here to arrest them. He turned around and shouted, "Old Lu!" He flipped his hand and threw a few talismans between his fingers into the air.
He muttered something, and the next second, there was a bang and explosion, with flames splashing out.
Xilulu-
In the dazzling firelight, horses neighed loudly. The rider who came first grabbed the frightened horse and kicked it a few times on the spot. Then the galloping horse group parted, and a general wearing armor, with a tiger beard and a wide mouth, stood out with dozens of his personal cavalry guards.
The tiger's eyes were majestic. As they swept over the Taoist priest and an old donkey, the scout next to them whispered:
"General, this Taoist also knows magic."
snort.
The general narrowed his eyes and covered his horse's head, as if he didn't care about the Taoist in front of him. He looked at the back of the Taoist carrying the coffin slowly in front of him, his whiskers fluttering in the wind and his thick lips opened.
"Lu Liangsheng, I am General Xiao Moke of the Cavalry. If you surrender, then fine. Otherwise, I will personally lead the troops to Mount Qixia. I heard the scenery there is beautiful!"
In front, the scholar carrying the coffin suddenly stopped, put the coffin gently on the ground, turned his head slightly, and glanced back, which fell on the general.
"Repeat the last sentence again."
Buzz buzz buzz…
The Yuelong Sword tied around his waist sensed the hostility of its owner and began to tremble continuously.
"I said I will personally lead the troops to Qi..."
Xiao Moke suddenly stopped talking, thinking he was being teased. He fixed his eyes, puffed up his tiger whiskers, and shouted, "How dare you tease me!"
With a clang, he drew the sword from his waist, and the blade cut through the air. Suddenly, a stream of light came down from the sky. With a crisp sound like the collision of metal, the blade bent, broke free from his hand and fell to the ground.
At some point, a toad man stood on the old donkey's back, throwing a dice in his flippers.
"Why did I only throw away a little? It turns out that I am unlucky."
Toad...
When the soldiers saw the short figure on the donkey's back, they were so shocked that they began to whisper to each other.
"Ouch, a monster!" "Did you see what just now? A beam of light knocked the weapon out of General Xiao's hand."
In front, Xiao Moke's face changed. He was not afraid of killing people and fighting. He had heard before that Lu Liangsheng knew magic. If he couldn't keep the other party, he could at least threaten the other party's family. But now he saw a toad monster, he was still a little frightened.
After all, I've only heard of this thing but never seen it.
To go or not to go
Xiao Moke swallowed his saliva. Without his weapon, he gripped the reins tightly and found it difficult to make a choice for a moment.
"General Xiao."
At this moment, the figure holding the coffin in front suddenly spoke. Lu Liangsheng slowly turned around, and the coffin he was holding also turned.
"This is a personal vendetta between me and Chen Shubao. I will come to the capital again on the 100th day of his death. You don't have to go through all the trouble to find me."
Speaking at this time is actually giving the other person a way out.
The light of the torch flickered. Xiao Moke, who was on horseback, could naturally hear it. He looked at the bent blade on the ground, hesitated for a while, softened his tone, and clasped his hands on horseback.
"I am a general of the imperial court. Your Majesty's affairs are state affairs. There is no such thing as personal vendettas."
"I know."
In the blowing wind, Lu Liangsheng's voice sounded again.
"However, if the general were to be humiliated by His Majesty, would he be able to remain calm as he is now?"
"What do you mean!" Xiao Moke tightened the reins, pulled the horse's head back and turned it in a circle, frowning: "Mr. Lu, are you trying to alienate the relationship between me and Your Majesty? I'm afraid I'll disappoint you."
Of course, Lu Liangsheng didn't say these words casually to delay time. From the art of observing qi and face, he vaguely saw that General Xiao seemed to have the omen of unrest in his harem.
Immediately, he laid down his mentor's coffin, stood up and looked at the general, his voice in a low voice.
"General Xiao should know that I know Taoism, but do you know that I can read qi and face? The general has a majestic face, with temples like wings inserted into the sky, which is very majestic, but there is a gloomy and turbid air between his eyebrows, and the turbid air is green. There is a seductive and unexpected look in the backyard. Even if he is wearing an iron helmet, I can vaguely see it."
Without waiting for the other party to speak, Lu Liangsheng continued:
"The general may not believe it, but you can quietly observe your wife from now on."
This was a feud between him and the Emperor of the Chen Dynasty. He did not want to implicate the soldiers who were only following orders. Now he said some guiding words, which might not stop the other party from continuing to pursue, but at least it could arouse some suspicion and make Xiao Moke uneasy.
Sure enough, Xiao Moke's eyes were wandering while he was on horseback. He obviously realized that his beautiful wife had been running to the palace from time to time recently. The Lu Liangsheng in front of him was a cultivator with great magical powers. Could it be true as he said
"General?"
The confidant stepped forward and called out in a low voice. Xiao Moke came to his senses and found that the scholar, Taoist priest and donkey in front of him had disappeared long ago.
"General, shall we continue to chase them?"
"Chase… "
Xiao Moke said lightly, paused, and then continued: "Let others chase after him. I will go back first."
He swung the whip, and it made a loud snap.
He turned his horse around and galloped towards the city.