After blocking Wang Daozhong's way back, Zhuque looked in the direction where Zhao Changhe rode away and sighed slightly.
She really wanted to follow and observe all the way, but it was a bit difficult.
It's not just because Suzaku's identity is inappropriate... but because she has her own normal identity under the mask and can't disappear for too long, so even changing to Winged Fire Snake to follow is difficult.
In fact, Zhuque knew that under normal circumstances, Wang Daozhong would not personally take action. It would also be troublesome if the Demon Suppression Division and the Cui family found out that he was the murderer. So Wang Daozhong should just come out to preside over the work, and might not take action personally, but Zhuque didn't dare to take the risk, and his first reaction was to beat him back first.
However, fighting back is only temporary, and if you leave, they can continue. What if Wang Daozhong really wants to throw everything away and shamelessly attack Zhao Changhe as a member of the Earth Ranking
Forget it, I still have to follow him, especially since he is heading north now and Xuanwu is also in the north, so I might as well go find Xuanwu.
As for the real identity... I have to go back and show myself and make some arrangements. In fact, I am heading north, so it is on the way.
Zhao Changhe slowed down his horse hesitantly and walked for half a cup of tea. The sound of wind passed by behind him.
Turning around, it turned out to be a Winged Fire Snake instead of a Vermillion Bird...
Zhao Changhe thought it was normal. How could Suzaku have the time to follow him all the time? That would be abnormal. "Little snake, has the Venerable finally decided to let you have more contact with me?"
Zhuque was speechless: "Who are you calling a little snake? I'm older than you."
"Little snake is at least cute, should I call you old snake? Or tell me your real name? We are so familiar with each other, who is talking to whom?"
Suzaku said unhappily, "Whatever."
"Is that a real name? So... Pee-wee?"
Zhuque kicked up and swept his old waist.
Zhao Changhe leaned back on the horse, and the whip-kick swept across his face, and the fragrant breeze brushed past his nose.
Originally Zhao Changhe wanted to tease her intentionally and grabbed her leg... but he found that the speed was faster than expected and he grabbed nothing.
A smile flashed in Zhuque's eyes. Just you
He actually started teasing me.
Seeing Zhao Changhe holding his breath and doubting his life, Zhuque said leisurely, "I am a Winged Fire Snake, one of the twenty-eight constellations. Do you really think I am a rat snake? You still want to tease me? Forget it. I will go back and file a report. Not to mention the Venerable, I am afraid that even the Saint will bite you to death."
Zhao Changhe said sullenly, "It's just a joke. Look how nervous you are."
"We have only met twice, and you don't even know what I look like, yet you want to tease me." Zhuque said leisurely, "I don't know why the Saint is so in love with a lustful person like you. It really doesn't make sense. Well, I am here to understand your shortcomings and report them to the Saint so that she can see your true face."
"Then don't bother. I'm full of flaws."
"For example, you're riding a horse for 2.58 million now, and you want me to walk on the side?"
Zhao Changhe couldn't help laughing: "Then why don't you sit on it."
"You wish."
"Forget it." Zhao Changhe got off the horse and led her along. "Since you're not getting on the horse, it would be impolite for me to ride on it."
Zhuque tilted his head and glanced at him: "So do you feel that I am a burden?"
"To be honest, a little bit."
The face under the Suzaku mask had raised eyebrows and a somewhat unfriendly look in the eyes.
Without me helping you, you would have been beaten to death by Wang Daozhong! You actually called me a burden!
But Zhao Changhe continued, "Sometimes people are quite contradictory... I like riding alone, traveling three thousand miles alone, but I am afraid of that kind of loneliness. There is nothing wrong with having someone accompany you, regardless of gender or ability."
Zhuque actually believed this. It was obvious that Zhao Changhe was a straightforward person who liked to make friends. Although he didn't have many friends, it was because there were not many people he liked, not because he liked to be alone.
It was like the banquet hall of Wang’s house, where hidden dragons gathered, and the only one who could drink with him was Situ Xiao.
Zhao Changhe added: "So it would be better if you were a man. At least there wouldn't be so many troubles when two people ride together, and you wouldn't be a burden."
Zhuque laughed: "Was the Saint like this back then?"
Zhao Changhe was stunned for a moment.
Yes. Back then, when Luo Qi was still a "man", he was indeed more relaxed and at ease. But after he suspected that she was a woman, he became awkward.
Zhao Changhe also suddenly laughed: "In fact, many things depend on what you think in your heart. When Yue Hongling and I rode together, it was very natural and neither of us was embarrassed."
Zhuque sneered, "If it weren't for you wanting to flirt with me as soon as we met, there wouldn't be much of a big deal about sharing a ride. People of the world don't have to be so cautious when they go out. But you got into trouble, and you made something that was originally normal dirty."
"Yes, I got carried away." Zhao Changhe said, "In that case, I will be polite now. Miss, please get on the horse? You sit behind me, and I can't touch you."
Zhuque said, "I'm sitting behind you, aren't you afraid that I might attack you by surprise?"
Zhao Changhe smiled and said, "You don't have to. If the Four Symbols Sect really wanted to kill me, the Suzaku Venerable would have already killed me several times. When will it be your turn to launch a sneak attack? Get on your horse."
As he said this, he jumped onto the horse and patted its back to signal him.
Zhuque did not hesitate and mounted the horse and sat behind him.
In her eyes, looking at Zhao Changhe was just like looking at a child, there was no need to worry about so many unnecessary things.
Zhao Changhe also felt more relaxed, reined in his horse, and said with a smile: "If you say it's a burden, there is actually another one."
Suzaku was stunned: "What?"
"If you don't want to show your true face, then at least change into a mask, or use a disguise or something... Going around the world with a Winged Fire Snake mask, don't say it's inconvenient for me, aren't you afraid that the righteous will cause trouble for your Four Symbols Sect? You used to live your normal life with your true face, and only acted in the sect identity represented by the mask when there was something important for the sect. What does this mean now?"
Zhuque thought to herself that this was true, but it was a pity that she couldn't show her true face to anyone, and she didn't have Sisi's magical disguise skills, so she could only consider changing to a mask that had nothing to do with the Four Symbols Sect. In fact, no normal person would wear a mask on the street, it would still be weird.
Seeing that she was silent, Zhao Changhe roughly guessed what she was thinking and said with a smile: "Then change the mask?"
"Um."
"Let's go buy some masks." Zhao Changhe laughed and sped up his horse: "Hold on tight!"
The black horse neighed loudly and instantly accelerated to a gallop.
From behind, I saw that the body of this "Winged Fire Snake" was extremely stable. She didn't even lean back slightly due to the sudden acceleration. I couldn't expect her to crash forward if I reined in the horse suddenly.
Zhao Changhe was a little puzzled.
He never thought that this was Suzaku, the voice was different, even the scent was different, and more importantly, he never thought that the high and mighty Suzaku in his mind would play this trick. But the Winged Fire Snake in his mind was at the level of Wan Dongliu, about the sixth or seventh level of Xuanguan. Because it was not on the Hidden Dragon List, even if it was at the same level of Xuanguan, its actual level should be far inferior to Wan Dongliu.
But that whip kick just now, coupled with the body control he has now, makes him look like an expert among experts.
He couldn't help but ask, "Hey, what kind of practice are you doing?"
Zhuque said leisurely: "The ninth level of the entrance."
"Fuck!" Zhao Changhe said angrily, "With this level, tell me 'Which list has I seen Winged Fire Snake'?"
The voice was a little unclear due to the wind blowing in his face. He could sense the frustration of thinking he was a burden but found out that he was the burden. Suzaku found it very funny: "But I really have never been on any list. Well, I am the only one who is challenged by people on your Hidden Dragon List. I am your stepping stone to fame. How pitiful..."
"I don't hear any pity in your tone. You're obviously joking."
"You thought you were bringing Cui Yuanyang, but it turned out to be Yue Hongling. You wanted to be a big brother, but you became a stinky little brother." Zhuque said slowly, "But the Venerable sent me to follow you, the biggest significance is to protect you, otherwise if you died, the strange astrological signs would be difficult to interpret, and the Venerable would not be able to sleep. Do you really think that you want to understand you, don't be so conceited, okay."
"If Wang Daozhong really comes to kill me, you won't be able to protect me." Zhao Changhe muttered with a sour face, and then stopped talking and rode his horse in silence.
Zhuque was too lazy to argue and also remained silent, leisurely enjoying the wind from riding a horse behind him.
The feeling of riding a horse and going for an outing with a younger man makes people feel unexpectedly young.
The wind rustled past my ears, it was very comfortable.
In fact, I haven’t been so relaxed and carefree on a trip in many years... Every time I travel, I am in a hurry for important matters in the church. There is hostility between my eyebrows and eyes, and I will definitely hurt others when I take action.
It’s a pity that the mask on my face blocked the wind and I couldn’t feel anything at all. It seemed like a fake experience.
I wear a mask wherever I go in this life, no matter what my identity is.
(End of this chapter)