Chapter 104 Chapter 26 Faith for Life

The next morning, even though Zhuge Yue went out early enough, even though he was rich and powerful and scattered a lot of gold, he searched the whole city, but he couldn't buy a single horse, hire a car, the entire horse market, or even Even the dealers' own mounts were raided that night.In a fit of anger, Zhuge Yue tried to buy some other means of transportation, such as donkeys, mules, and even cows. He condescended to inquire about them. The result, however, is the same. At the same time, Chu Qiao was sitting in the upper room on the second floor of the inn, watching the guards walking back and forth, shouting loudly, she frowned slightly, sensing something was wrong.

When Zhuge Yue came back, the two looked at each other, but neither of them spoke. When the team left the city, it was far from the entourage of four or five hundred people that the head of the escort said. The people in front had already left the city, and the people behind had not mounted their horses. More than 300 carriages were loaded with silver, jewellery, money and goods, and there were women and children who could not see the end behind them. Chu Qiao and Zhuge Yue were arranged at the end of the entourage, in a relatively dilapidated carriage, obviously just bought, and there was an unpleasant smell inside.

Their worries are unnecessary at all, because in their current identities, they have no chance of getting close to Liu's young master. In the morning, Chu Qiao followed several servants carrying luggage, and saw a man in lake blue brocade robe getting into a carriage under the guard of a group of guards from a distance. The weather in Amber was already very hot. , but the man was wearing a wide cloak, his figure was a bit thin, and the hood was half covered, covering his face, but the half-covered figure in the morning mist suddenly made Chu Qiao feel a little bit nervous. shock. She stopped involuntarily, watched the figure go away, and then got into a magnificent and large carriage, and did not move for a long time.

"What's wrong?" Zhuge Yue walked in front of her, turned around and asked in a deep voice. "Oh, it's nothing." Chu Qiao smiled self-deprecatingly, and shook her head, as if she wanted to throw some unrealistic thoughts out of her head, "Let's go." The carriage slowly drove out of Amber City, Chu Qiao lay on the window, opened a corner of the curtain, and looked out through the light veil. "Oh, that's right." Suddenly remembering something, Chu Qiao took out a small bag and handed it to Zhuge Yue, and said calmly, "I asked Xiao Er to go out and buy it in the morning."

Zhuge Yue took the bag, and after opening it, he saw that inside was a hood to keep out the wind and sand. Although it was a bit inappropriate to wear at this time, the workmanship was a bit fine and the material was very thin, so it wouldn't be too hot to wear. "It's always good to be careful." Chu Qiao said softly, and then smiled lightly: "Although there may not be a chance to use it." More than 2,000 people and hundreds of horse-drawn carriages stretched continuously on the post road. From here, the carriages and horses ahead could not be seen at all. Zhuge Yue put the hood aside, but did not withdraw his hand, but kept pressing on it.

"The merchants in Xianyang are about to flee." Chu Qiao smiled slightly, turned her head, and said, "You can see it." "The battle between Yanbei and Daxia is imminent, and these old foxes are going to hide in Biantang together. They dare not set out from Xianyang on a large scale, so they can only break up into pieces. They gather at Amber and go to Tang together. Jing. Those carriages and horses are probably their life savings." Chu Qiao nodded lightly, and said softly: "Yes, they want to stay out of it." Unlike Zhuge Yue, Chu Qiao suddenly felt flustered in her heart. He knew the identities of several major merchants in Xianyang, and even more how they got rich all these years, but now, they were about to run away.

Thinking of the figure she saw before, Chu Qiao's heart suddenly seemed to be on fire, and she really wanted to jump out of the car and run up to have a look.But she laughed at herself again, then shook her head, leaned on the swaying carriage and slowly closed her eyes. Chu Qiao, are you too tired? Ever since the Zhenhuang Uprising, you have been unable to hold on all this way, so you have such unrealistic fantasies? Yan Xun, they are about to escape, right in front of my eyes, what should I do, how can I stop them? what can we do about it? It was midsummer now, and the sun was very long. The people went to the west of the sun before setting up camp in a valley and lighting a fire to cook.

Chu Qiao and Zhuge Yue were allocated a small tent, which was short and small, and they would bump into each other when they sat up. The people who lived with them in the outer camp were some servants. After inquiring, they found out that not only the Xianyang Liu family, but also the Wang family, Jia family, Ouyang family and so on. After a day of tossing around, Chu Qiao became weaker and weaker, and the air in the tent was not good. Zhuge Yue helped her out, leaned against a short tree stump, and bought a rabbit that had just been killed from the guards. Light the fire and grill the meat, and within a moment, the delicious smell of meat will waft in the air, and the person who hooked it will move his index finger.

She tore off a piece of meat and handed it to Chu Qiao's mouth. Chu Qiao opened her mouth to take it, but her head hurt and Zhuge Yue flicked it on her forehead. The man said with a sullen face, "Hot mouth!" "Oh," Chu Qiao smiled knowingly, puffed out her cheeks and blew lightly twice, and then took it with her fingers up. One hand." "I learned it in the past few years on the mountain," Zhuge Yue said casually, took out a dagger, cut the rabbit into small pieces, and handed them to Chu Qiao one by one. At this moment when night fell, the sun was slowly being swallowed by the darkness, she was sitting in a green grass, the starry sky was bright, cicadas were chirping, and there were occasional larks returning from the night, the valley was quiet, and there were a large number of guards going back and forth in the distance Busy, full of voices, but full of calm warmth.

Chu Qiao took a deep breath, then smiled intoxicated, like a simple child, and suddenly sighed: "I miss you so much!" Zhuge Yue casually said, "What do you miss?" "I miss this feeling," Chu Qiao said quietly, leaning against the tree stump with a peaceful face and a smile, "I miss the long grass, green trees, and camping in the wilderness. A group of people gather together to light a fire and cook. Set up a bonfire, sit and chat together, drink some wine, eat hares, and miss this kind of day when you don’t have to worry about tomorrow or fight for survival.”

Zhuge Yue looked at her quietly and said, "Have you ever lived a life like this?" "Of course," Chu Qiao raised her head, smiled quietly, and said, "It's been a long time ago. My three good friends and I ate this kind of roasted rabbit in such a valley, but our craftsmanship is better than yours. Well, the seasoning is more than yours." "Hmph!" Zhuge Yue snorted disdainfully, then turned his head away. "Xiaoshi has learned cooking from a famous French chef. His skills are first-class, and he is best at barbecue." Zhuge Yue raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice, "France? Is it a restaurant?" "En?" Chu Qiao smiled and nodded, "Yes, it's a restaurant." Zhuge Yue curled his lips in disdain: "I've never heard of it, so it must not be a famous restaurant." In the distance, a huge bonfire was lit, and the sound of hula la was lively. "go on." "En?" Chu Qiao was taken aback. "Continue to talk, idle is idle anyway." Zhuge Yue lowered his head and continued to cut rabbits: "Tell me about your friends." "Oh," Chu Qiao nodded. For some reason, she felt a little heavy tonight. Maybe it was because the actions of the elders of the Grand Peer Association hurt her heart. She had to think of other things to divert her attention.Baicao swayed, and the night fell to the west, she said calmly: "They are all better than me," Zhuge Yue raised his eyebrows: "Are they all women?" "That's right," Chu Qiao squinted at him, "You look down on women, don't you?" Zhuge Yue didn't make a sound, Chu Qiao continued: "But that was back then, if I compete now, I guess I should be about the same as them." "Xiao Huang is good at shooting, well, even bows and arrows. Xiao Shi is the best in close combat. She once defeated seventeen agile men by herself. Mao'er is not as good as the two of them, but when it comes to killing skills, she But it's the best." Zhuge Yue raised his eyebrows slightly: "What about you?" "Me?" Chu Qiao chuckled, "I'm all-rounder." The man glanced at her impatiently: "Speak out loud." Chu Qiao was not angry either, she turned her head and asked, "Zhuge Yue, do you have any wishes?" Zhuge Yue frowned and looked at her, and finally snorted coldly: "I hope you go back immediately, never let me see you again, and finally nest in the ravine in Yanbei and never come out in this life." "Impossible," Chu Qiao smiled, as if the two of them were talking about a very common thing: "Even if you don't hit Yanbei, we will." "Then I hope that Yan Xun's reputation will be ruined, Yanbei will be annexed by the Batuha family, and you will wander around and beg at my door in the end." Chu Qiao glared at him: "What a vicious man." "But it's impossible." Chu Qiao smiled lightly: "If such a day really happened, I might have already died in battle, and it is absolutely impossible to come out to beg for food." Zhuge Yue was taken aback for a moment, then stopped talking immediately. "The four of us also asked this question at the time." Chu Qiao looked far away, quietly recalling the past that existed in her mind, resting her chin on her hands, and said softly: "Xiaoshi looks cold on the outside, but in reality it is The most vulnerable person among us, she likes to collect dolls, which are very expensive dolls, and always make the monthly expenses very tight. Her biggest wish is to get a lot of comfort after leaving the organization in the future Jin, then marry an ordinary good man and be a good wife. She has a friend who grew up with her since she was a child. If there is no later incident, she may have achieved her wish." Chu Qiao's smile was suddenly a bit sad, she curled her lips lightly, and said: "Xiao Huang is the most troublesome person, her family conditions are good, and she is very adventurous. She was planning to climb a high mountain at that time, and her wish was to carve her name on the top of the mountain." "Mao'er's wish has always been very simple, that is to make money." Speaking of this, Chu Qiao suddenly smiled lightly, and said: "She is the most greedy for money, she is also courageous, she dares to take any business, and has never had any sense of loyalty to the organization. In her terms, it's just a breadwinner." Zhuge Yue slightly raised his eyebrows: "What about you?" "Me?" Chu Qiao was slightly taken aback, and after a long time, she slowly said: "I don't know, I was planning an operation at the time, and I just hoped that the operation would go smoothly and the task would be completed as soon as possible." Zhuge Yue snorted, his voice quite disdainful. Chu Qiao turned her head and said with a light smile: "Actually, I have always been like this. I have no desires. I am very dogmatic and rigid. I only hope that my beliefs are correct, and it is worth having this goal in my life. Go fight and work hard." "For example..." Chu Qiao thought for a while, and then said: "What you owe me, I will take it back, and what I owed you, I will return it to you." "I admire that cat more," Zhuge Yue said lightly, "The organization you're talking about is the Great Peer Association. If you have a chance, you can introduce her to me." Chu Qiao shook her head quietly, and said with a wry smile, "I'm really surprised that I would say this to you." Zhuge Yue snorted, "I didn't force you to say it." At this time, there was a sudden sound of cautious footsteps in the distance.How vigilant were the two of them? When they raised their heads at the same time, they saw a little girl who was only five or six years old, wearing a red gown, with two braids, and a chubby face, staring at Zhuge eagerly. Yue bit the rabbit meat in his hand. They knew that there were many masters from wealthy families, and there were many slaves from these families, and some slaves even brought their own families. This child must be the child of a servant here. Zhuge Yue frowned, and was about to speak when Chu Qiao suddenly waved and said, "Come here!" The child was suddenly happy, opened his two little hands, and ran over staggeringly. The little girl's eyes were like grapes, big and bright, Chu Qiao asked with a smile, "How old are you?" The child glanced at Zhuge Yue nervously, then said timidly, "I'm six years old." "what's your name?" Seemingly feeling that this elder sister is very amiable, the child put down his finger in his mouth and said, "My name is Xing Xing." As soon as the child's voice fell, the two were slightly taken aback. Zhuge Yue glanced at the child impatiently, and said in a deep voice, "Go back and tell your parents that you are not allowed to be called by this name in the future!" The child was startled, seeing Zhuge Yue's serious face, suddenly pursed his mouth and blinked his eyes, as if he was about to cry. "Why are you scaring the child!" Chu Qiao frowned, pulled the child, and whispered to her, after a while, the child laughed. Zhuge Yue sat on the side, watching Chu Qiao and the child laughing and laughing, suddenly felt a little strange.The Chu Qiao in his memory should not be like this, she is calm, silent, calm, smart and cunning, it seems that she never should have such emotions that a normal woman should have.But this reunion, he saw more and more things in her. Perhaps, he laughed at himself, the former her was really acting all the time.Treating him as an enemy has never been the slightest bit of truth, even now, it may not be completely true to her, otherwise why even under such a serious injury, she still keeps her weapon close to her body, and is cautiously on guard. There was never any trust between them.Perhaps as she said, what is owed to you must be returned to you. Zhuge Yue sneered at the corner of his mouth, but his eyes gradually became gloomy. But damn it, he was really obsessed with this feeling now. At this time, the child suddenly walked up to him, tugged at his sleeve recklessly, pointed to the half of the roasted rabbit left in his hand, and asked childishly, "Are you still eating?" Zhuge Yue impatiently gave her the things in his hand, the little girl immediately smiled, and said to Zhuge Yue, "You are so kind!" Then she returned to Chu Qiao, stretched out her two fat calves, and sat on her buttocks. On the ground, he generously shared the piece of rabbit meat with Chu Qiao. Zhuge Yue was slightly stunned, the kid actually said he was so nice?The man sneered, he couldn't bear this good word for a long time. After a while, someone called the child's name.The child jumped up in a jerk, and ran towards that person. While running, he turned his head to bid farewell to Chu Qiao and Zhuge Yue. His smile was very sweet, and his giggling echoed in the night breeze. Chu Qiao pointed to the child in front of her, turned her head and smiled firmly at Zhuge Yue, and said in a word: "My wish is that one day, all children in the world can smile like this." The night wind blows, bringing a gentle fragrance of grass, Daxia learns Taoism, and a hundred schools of thought contend. He has heard such words no less than a thousand times.But at this moment, he suddenly didn't know how to refute, not because of the inner meaning of this sentence, not because of her firm tone and longing expression, but he suddenly felt, maybe, she can really do it? Although immediately, he denied his own idea. But he didn't know, many years later, how earth-shaking changes would take place in this world because of these words. The old system was lit on fire, and the fire blazed up. She walked towards her ideal step by step, blood flowed under her feet, countless people fell down like wheat, and became burial victims of the old forces. At that time, the faces of the people on the high platform were pale, but there was no longer the longing smile at the corners of their mouths. On the way ahead, there are so many mountains of swords and seas of fire. If you want to reach the other side, you have to break through the wind and waves, wade through the icy river, go through the baptism of wind and rain, experience the flames of war, be tempered, beaten, go through betrayal, go through betrayal, go Through killing, through despair, through all the weaknesses and kindness in the character, and finally become a sharp sword, only in this way can you finally stand on the peak of the king. Looking at the back of the child going away, Chu Qiao suddenly remembered many years ago, in front of the snowy Jiuyou high platform, she raised her head and looked at the golden palace hidden in the shadows. poisonous oath. "In fact, I have always been like this. I have no desires. I am very dogmatic and rigid. I only hope that my beliefs are correct and worthy of my life's struggle and hard work." At this quiet moment, there was a sudden scream of panic, like a thunderbolt exploding in everyone's ears! Zhuge Yue stood up abruptly, but at this moment, countless cold sabers were drawn out of their sheaths, and then hundreds of crossbowmen with bows and arrows rushed into the loosely defended outer camp. In an instant, the blade was cold and the sword was about to explode! "you!" A haughty young guard leader pointed to the only standing Zhuge Yue in the arena, and said coldly, "Kneel down!"