Compared with the neighboring countries, the remote country is a big and prosperous country. It occupies an accessible geographical location and is a must for many business people. Therefore, it also affects the development of trade and pushes the economy of the people of the country to another peak. Under the circumstance that the country is prosperous and the people are strong, its status as a powerful country is firmly consolidated.
Within a powerful country, many problems will inevitably arise, among which bandits are the most troublesome for the common people. The remote country has beautiful mountains and clear waters, but the people are particularly afraid of entering the mountains. After all, no one can guarantee that they will encounter a bandit village or a bandit who is about to go down the mountain and lose their lives. There are so many bandit villages that even the government can't fully control them, let alone colluding with them, so this matter can only be put on hold for the time being.
Of course, on the bright side, most of the court people and these gangsters are still in a state of dislike for each other. The bandits who came to block the road thought they were ordinary caravans, but now they found out that they were actually going to the palace to greet the relatives, and they directly pulled out their weapons and fought with the troops.
Seeing that the situation was not right, Murong Qingwan hurried to the wedding car again. After getting in the car, she anxiously said to Gu Xiyu, "It seems that she met a bandit."
Gu Xiyu frowned slightly. Seeing Murong Qingwan's worried expression, he reassured him, "It's also a guard sent by the palace, so it shouldn't be impossible for the bandits to defeat them. Don't worry, just wait and see what happens."
Little did they know that what they encountered was not a local bandit at all, but Tianyun Village, one of the remote kingdoms that gave the imperial court a headache. The power of Tianyunzhai is distributed in the distant country, and it is always haunted in villages and towns. Every time it appears, it will rob a lot of money, rice and grain, and even take away beautiful girls or women, and sometimes even children will be spared.
It is not that the imperial court has not tried to eradicate this force. In the past few years, it took a long time to put spies in an ambush. In the end, it took a lot of energy to destroy just one of the stockades in Tianyun Village. Later, those who participated in the extermination of bandit dens were also retaliated, which is extremely miserable.
"Look who we squatted." The leader of the bandits was a man who thought he was wearing a red-brown sackcloth and had a very strong build. He had a lot of scars on his body and looked very hideous.
After a slight collision, the momentum between the two parties became more and more tense.
"Isn't this costume the guards of the palace? This beaming posture... oh, I remembered, was our country quarreling with that little wild goose country a while ago?"
"I heard that this matter ended with a marriage, but I didn't expect that we would bump into this family."
A man next to him stroked his chin and beard, and said with his eyes bent, "Heqin means that he is sitting in this wedding car, is he a princess?"
"It is said that the beautiful people from Dayan Country originally wanted to squat here in Luohe, but they never wanted to let us encounter such good things by mistake."
The soldiers of the welcoming team noticed their unruly intentions and warned: "This is a convoy going to the palace. I advise you to not mess around!"
"What about the imperial palace? The power of the imperial court... We have never been afraid of it!" The words ended, and the two sides went to war.
The people from Tianyun Village seemed to have been squatting in the vicinity of the caravan or some other party. Now, when they saw the brothers outside fighting, those who were hiding in the jungle on the edge rushed out with their knives. Far beyond the welcome team's imagination.
Gu Xiyu and Murong Qingwan stayed in the car for a while, when someone outside lifted the curtain and whispered, "Your Highness, there is an accident on the way back to the palace, and the guards will fix it immediately. But for safety's sake, the captain Let us protect the princess from the trail first, so as not to let those villains attack the princess while we are busy."
To take him and Murong Qingwan away, naturally, the horses had to be dismantled. 'Frail', who is not good at riding, he should have been escorted by a strong general sent by the team. Murong Qingwan was worried that his true identity would be discovered by people from distant countries, so she led a horse and said, "Don't bother this big brother. already."
"Her Royal Highness's daughter, although it was an accident, but after all, men and women are not related. She, a girl who is about to marry your third prince, is always inconvenient to ride a horse with other men. Wan'er has been familiar with riding since childhood. I'll do it together."
The soldier had no doubts either, and after a moment of indulgence, he nodded and said, "You can be responsible for the safety of the princess."
So, taking advantage of the fierce confrontation between the people in front and the bandits of Tianyun Village, Gu Xiyu and the other team retreated and turned to another path to leave. However, the people in Tianyun Village quickly noticed their movements, and they were familiar with the geographical environment and location, and they also sent another group of people to take shortcuts to catch up and stop them.
Gu Xiyu's red hijab was still on his head, and there was only a smear of red in his sight. He could tell what was going on outside by hearing.
"The people in the court are cunning, and they almost make us lose the beauty."
"The women we captured before the village owner are tired of playing. The princess has not tried it yet. If we can bring people back to the village, he will be very happy."
"As soon as you're happy...you might be rewarded!"
The reward seems to have become the driving force for them to take him away. They finally escaped from the big battlefield and fought again in this small place. Gu Xiyu quickly smelled the smell of blood and Murong Qingwan's exclamation, and guessed that something was wrong.
He tore off the red hijab that obstructed his vision, and he saw the scene of the guards in gray uniforms fighting with the gangsters in sackcloth. Those gangsters were so mad that they were not afraid of being stabbed on their bodies. They rushed forward with brute force and courage, and the guards were gradually unable to resist.
When Gu Xiyu took off the red cloth on his head, it attracted the attention of many people, especially those gangsters who couldn't wait to see how stunning the so-called princess was.
"...Brother, take a look, that's the princess of Dayan Kingdom!"
"As expected of a place with beautiful landscapes, the owner of the village will love this princess when she takes it back!"
The original body is petite and frail, except that it is a little taller than ordinary little girls, and the body is very slender. In particular, his face is feminine and handsome. After being decorated with powder, it is difficult to distinguish between men and women. He wears a women's wedding dress and combs his hair in a gentle bun. No one doubts that he is a man.
"The princess has a dowry maid. When the time comes, the beauty will be dedicated to the village owner, and this maid will definitely be given to us brothers—"
The heroine is straight-tempered, and her fists are clenched with anger at those gangsters who covet her and Gu Xiyu. Listening to their disrespectful remarks, and the battle between the two sides was not very good, she took the long sword from the dead guard and confronted them with a familiar sword technique.
This made it impossible for the bandits who wanted to sneak over to take them away easily.
But no matter how powerful the heroine is, she is still just an underage girl. After fighting with so many powerful adult men, it didn't take long for her to lose her physical strength, and she even suffered a few scars on her body.
Gu Xiyu's heart skipped a beat as he pulled her back to his side, who wanted to continue rushing forward: "You are injured."
He has always been relatively calm in the execution of tasks in the first few worlds, because the force value he is best at is still full, and people in those worlds basically can't bully him. In order to maintain the original weak character, this world system did not repair his body. He might not even be able to lift the sword that the heroine held in his hand.
Murong Qingwan was no longer impulsive, and took a few steps back with him, suddenly pulled him to mount the horse, flicked the reins, turned her head, and ran away in another direction.
"Quick, don't let them run away!"
"I really underestimate these two people."
Murong Qingwan sat in front of Gu Xiyu, and he could feel a clearer and clearer wetness in his hands around her.
It was the blood on the heroine's body. She suffered a lot of injuries, and if she was still carrying him as a burden, I'm afraid the injury would get worse.
He asked the system in his mind: "What direction is the nearest town from here?"
The intelligent system hasn't been launched yet, and finally the main system at the hub station answered him: "For the sake of your first few world missions, I'll make an exception to give you a reminder. 』
"Go southeast, and after another ten miles, you can enter the area of Ning'an Town, where it will be much safer. 』
"Those bandits dare not enter the town?"
"Not really, but the chance of meeting other kind people in the town is higher. The people of Tianyun Village are not afraid of the sky and the earth, and they are not allowed to break in, but at least there are more places to hide from the sky and the sun. 』
Gu Xiyu's expression was serious, he didn't answer any further, he just said to Murong Qingwan, "Go to the southeast."
Murong Qingwan glanced at the sun on the horizon and turned the horse under her. Her wounds continued to bleed, her lips became paler, and a lot of cold sweat broke out on her forehead because of the pain. But her eyes were very clear, and her eyes were full of stubbornness.
Gu Xiyu estimated the distance, and when they started to approach the area of Ning'an Town, he suddenly grabbed Murong Qingwan and told her to stop.
"Brother Huang, what's the matter?" Murong Qingwan had a hard time talking to him now.
On the yellow sand road ahead, a rather luxurious carriage drove leisurely. When the car curtain was lifted by the wind, Gu Xiyu could clearly see the people in the car—they were nuns. The car swayed forward on the road, but they still looked very calm in the car, with a warm smile on their faces, which was very popular.
Gu Xiyu helped the heroine dismount, and came to the carriage to ask if he could take his injured sister to Ning'an Town.
The nuns cultivating Buddhism were merciful. Seeing that Murong Qingwan was hurt so badly, they didn't ask the reason behind it.
Perhaps seeing the savior, Murong Qingwan's tense body finally relaxed a little, thirst and dizziness followed. After she was helped into the car, she was still waiting for Gu Xiyu to enter. Unexpectedly, the man wearing a red wedding dress took off all the accessories on his body, including the phoenix hairpin on his head, and only kept a little silver tael on himself, and the rest of the valuables were given to her. took her.
"you… "
Gu Xiyu took a step back and calmly said to Murong Qingwan, "Their main target is me. This place can take you in, I don't want it to be implicated."
He raised his hand to his mouth and coughed a few times. His weak body was like a candle in the wind, and the pale face was almost unable to cover up the powder. But the figure and movement of his horse as he turned around was so resolute, the red wedding dress fluttered lightly, and the people and horses ran back to the road they came from.
Murong Qingwan was so anxious that she wanted to get out of the car to stop her, but her injuries did not allow her to do so. The nuns accepted Gu Xiyu's request and did not let her get off the bus, but took her back to Ning'an Town with a sigh.
The curtain of the car slowly fell and completely blocked Gu Xiyu's increasingly distant figure. Murong Qingwan gritted her teeth indignantly, and said to herself, "Imperial brother, auspicious person and heavenly appearance, nothing will happen."
When she recovers from her injury, she must get him back.
Gu Xiyu's advice these days was still lingering in her mind.
"If you meet a man named Yu Chirong, you can rest assured to cooperate with him. He is a trustworthy person."
I heard that this person is the fourth prince of the remote kingdom, and the brother of the prince has to marry the third prince. At that time, she will go directly to the imperial city of the remote kingdom to find the fourth prince. Will she be able to reunite with her prince
Thinking of this, her heart tightened slightly.
At least, the emperor had to survive this catastrophe.
Gu Xiyu took his horse and left the road to Ning'an Town, mainly to keep the bandits chasing him from disturbing the peace of the townspeople. He saw the people chasing from the steep ramp from a distance, pulling the reins and continuing to run in an unknown direction. In ancient times, there was a lot of undeveloped land, leaving the road to be a wilderness with complicated terrain.
He played a little trick, using the terrain to throw the bandits farther and farther away.
Seeing that the plan was gradually succeeding, he had not yet had time to relax. As he passed a rough road full of sand and gravel, a flying arrow was thrown from nowhere and shot right into his left shoulder. The moment the pain hit, the impact made him not grasp the rope in his hand firmly, and fell heavily from the horse's back.
The palm of his hand was directly scratched by the rough road, and the blood beads condensed drop by drop at the wound.
This fall made him stunned.
While dizzy, he saw several figures coming out of the dark. They were all stout men, and their dresses were somewhat similar to those of the gangsters chasing him, but their clothing styles were different from those of those people, and they were obviously two different factions.
They slowly approached Gu Xiyu's direction, as if his entire body had fallen apart, he was completely unable to move, and could only endure the pain and fell to the ground.
Gu Xiyu really hated this body.
"Where is this bride from?"
"Running away from marriage, right? It's so embarrassing."
"It looks pretty, you said that he didn't want all the stuff we sent to the Zhaizhu before. This one is obviously much better than them. Anyway, everyone has been beaten down, so it's not a loss to take it back. The Zhaizhu doesn't like it anymore. Just shut up."
Very good, Yao Guo is indeed a place where bandits are rampant. He had just escaped from a wave of people, and accidentally sent himself to another group of people.
This time he really didn't have the strength to struggle.
Gu Xiyu was tied back in a drowsy way. They also found a black cloth to cover his eyes, as if they didn't want him to recognize the path they walked on.
When he saw the light again, it was already dark, and the blue-white moon was hanging high in the air.
Surrounded by the smell of dampness in the deep forest, he was bound by five flowers and carried on his shoulders towards the place where the fire came from. It seemed that it had rained the day before, the ground was still a little wet, and the men made a clattering sound as they stepped on the muddy road.
Carrying him was a man almost two and a half the size of this body, with an impressive amount of hair and a tan beard around his mouth and chin. As they got closer to the stockade, the man who had been joking with the people beside him suddenly said to him, "You are so funny."
"Every time the women we capture have to make a fuss all the way, weeping and weeping, and it's impossible not to put a cloth in their mouths to block them. No matter how bad it is, they will struggle hard. I am the first to be as calm and accepting as you are. See you back."
Gu Xiyu didn't answer, if it wasn't for his eyes still open and his body still breathing, they would have thought he was dead.
As soon as he crossed the gate, Gu Xiyu heard a shrill cry coming from the stockade, the voice coming from a certain man.
Passing through torch after torch, he was finally carried up the stairs by the strong man, into a place covered with animal skin carpets. The surrounding layout is very simple, not like a lobby for entertaining people. The others who came back with the strong man took the spoils they scavenged from outside today and happily walked towards the direction where the crowd gathered.
Only he was taken to a somewhat dirty place, and the space was filled with a stench.
There is also the smell of blood.
When he was thrown to the floor, Gu Xiyu saw a bloody man tied to a wooden stake not far away. No part of his hands and legs were intact, and the wound looked very horrific, as if someone had been seriously injured in the same place repeatedly. The deep scratch was just about to form a scab, and was cut again with a sharp blade.
He couldn't help frowning slightly, this method was a bit too cruel.
The cry just now seemed to come from this man. His limbs seemed to be broken. He sat loosely and weakly. His mouth seemed to be dislocated and he couldn't move. Only those eyes could move all over his body. He stared in horror at the man who pinched his jaw.
That's right, a man in red and black narrow-sleeved clothes was squatting in front of this poor fellow. From Gu Xiyu's point of view, he could only see his long hair tied up high behind his back.
"If you can't answer, then you are useless." The man's voice sounded a little low, but it was a little nice, not like the coldness that would appear among these rough men.
Gu Xiyu saw that the poor man tied to the stake didn't even have a chance to refute, and was directly crushed by the man's jaw. Painful tears fell from the corners of his eyes, and he wanted to shout because of the pain, but he was very weak.
After he let go of the other's jaw in disgust, the man stood up and turned around. Gu Xiyu finally saw the other's face clearly - not completely.
He wears a silver mask on his right eye and the lower part of the cheek. Unlike the masks that ordinary people use to prevent people from seeing their appearance, his eyes are directly sealed.
A guy who can only see with his left eye.
Although it was partially covered, Gu Xiyu could see at a glance that the other party was a very good-looking man through his three-dimensional facial features. Such a finely carved and jade-like appearance, especially in those worlds in the past, can only be seen in ancient portraits of characters.
At the moment of meeting the eyes of the other party, Gu Xiyu was slightly startled.
With dark brown eyes, he lay down a bit gloomy. When looking down, it gives people a condescending aura.
The man was obviously also a little surprised by his appearance. He frowned and asked the person who carried him in: "What is this?"
"When I came back, I accidentally met a bride who ran away from marriage. I thought she was pretty and brought it back. I wanted to see if it was in line with the adult's wishes. Our group of brothers also hope that the adult can marry the village master's wife as soon as possible, you She looks so good-looking, and only a woman with the appearance of a fairy is worthy of it!"
The man didn't seem to be interested in this kind of thing, and his eyes quickly took away from Gu Xiyu: "I have seen it, if you don't like it, kill it."
Gu Xiyu sighed when he saw the bearded strong man, staring at him with a pity: "Is your lord really no longer thinking about it? This is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen."
The man he called 'Adult' didn't seem to hear what he said, turned around and left.
Gu Xiyu glanced at the man who was tortured and gradually died on the wooden stake, and thought blankly that this world has not even seen the target, so he is going to explain it in this place
Suddenly, a familiar notification came from his head.
"Your kiss smart system is online~!"
When the voice came, Gu Xiyu had already been picked up again. He didn't notice that the man in black who had just stepped out of the place suddenly stopped, and Ling Lie's eyes were staring at the empty front.
"?"
Seeing the familiar question mark, Gu Xiyu said in his heart, "Hello, I'm Gu Xiyu, the task performer in this world."
"I know that you are likely to reset again, but I have some trouble here. Can you help me solve the situation first, and then I will give you a follow-up explanation?"
He reluctantly said: "I was supposed to be on the way to the palace to see Wei's delay, but I didn't expect to be captured by the bandits from the remote country. They are now planning to execute me. If this matter can't be solved, do we have to prepare now? Find a new boarding body?"
Either way, his body is too weak to do anything.
Gu Xiyu waited for a while, but did not wait for an answer from the intelligent system. On the contrary, when Uncle Beard was about to take him to a place dedicated to 'execution', the brutal black-clothed man who was supposed to leave suddenly turned back, and said in a cool voice, "Wait."
The bearded man didn't seem to expect that he would come back. He turned around in surprise and heard the other person say, "Let me take a look."
Gu Xiyu was put down again, but this time, there was a bearded man who supported him, and he faced the man who was gradually approaching him in a standing position.
There was a bit of inexplicable exploration in the other's eyes, and after a while, he suddenly said: "Look closely, this little lady does look quite beautiful."
"You said he escaped from the marriage." Gu Xiyu looked at the man who was ignoring him just now, and asked him, "I don't know—whose marriage did the little lady escape?"
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The author has something to say:
There was a wave on May 1st, so it was the update time of the underworld again.
#I think this time is good, I don't have the pressure to update before 0:00 QwQ#
Belated congratulations: Happy May Day to everyone!
#catch a bug#