Chen Qiu was driving the carriage alone. Chunhong was brought out by her to help take care of people. She was not familiar with this road, so she had to go by herself.
After walking for more than two hours, Chunhong and Honggu came out of the car at daybreak. "Miss, go in and rest for a while. I'll drive. Honggu knows the way well. We'll be fine."
"Wait a moment, the post station is ahead. I'll change horses and you guys come back. While I'm changing horses, you guys go get some food and water." Chen Qiu continued to drive the carriage. She hadn't slept all night and her eyes were red.
As soon as he arrived at the post station, an elderly postmaster came out to greet him, "Xiao Qiu, didn't you just return to Qi County? Why are you out again?" Chen Qiu was basically familiar with all the post stations from Kyoto to Qi County in the northwest.
"Uncle Zhao, I have urgent matters to attend to back in Kyoto. Please help me get a good horse and some food." Chen Qiu greeted the postmaster who was familiar to him.
"Okay, I'll arrange for someone to change it for you right away. Bring some dry food of all kinds." Zhao Yicheng talked to Chen Qiu as they walked.
"Thank you, Uncle Zhao. It's a little urgent. Just help me get it done and hand it over to this girl. We'll leave immediately. By the way, Uncle Zhao, do you have cow's milk or goat's milk? Fill a water bag for me." Chen Qiu remembered that there was still one person who couldn't eat dry food. Getting some cow's milk or goat's milk could also supplement some nutrition.
"Yes, I'll make it for you right away. Boil it before drinking, otherwise it will have a fishy smell."
"Okay, thank you for your help." Zhao Yicheng responded and took Chunhong inside. Honggu watched people change horses, and Chenqiu left the post station alone.
When they got outside, Chen Qiu turned a corner and said, "Come out, you've been following me all the way without riding a horse, aren't you tired?"
"You are worthy of being Bai Li's apprentice. There are not many people in this world who can discover me." Xiao Mu came out from behind, still dressed as a fireman, smelling of fireworks.
"You followed me all night. Is there something wrong? You don't seem to have any ill intentions. Why are you following us? I never thought that a fireman in the Kyoto City garrison could have such skills." The reason why Chen Qiu did not stop at the previous post station was that he felt someone was following him. He wanted to see if this person would follow him after the next post station. Unexpectedly, he still followed him, and followed him very closely.
"I came here to protect you at your master's request. Your master stayed in Qi County and will protect the governor. He will return to Kyoto with the governor when the time comes."
"You came to the northwest for my master?" After listening to Xiao Mu's words, Chen Qiu roughly guessed the relationship between this person and his master. It was also a guarantee that such a master could go back with him. No one could tell what would happen on the way. Chunhong didn't know martial arts, and Honggu was injured. If something happened, it would be really difficult for one person to take care of three people.
"I have been looking for her for twelve years, from Dayin to Tatar, from Tatar to the Western Regions and then to Yenan. I didn't expect that she was always in the northwest. This is not the first time I have come to the northwest, but I have never seen anyone related to her, until I saw you take action on the road this time. I almost couldn't control myself at that time, otherwise I would not have seen her. It seems that everything is God's will." Xiao Mu said this but the corners of his mouth were always raised, and it can be seen that he was very happy.
"Master never allows me to ask about his affairs, so I don't know much. Since you want to go with us, I'll get you a horse." This journey will not be peaceful. Not only do I need someone to help me, but I also need someone to follow me all the way using lightness skills. Besides, I'm not young anymore. If someone chases me all the way using lightness skills, will I still have the strength to fight when the fight really comes?
"In that case, thank you very much." Xiao Mu did not refuse. It was necessary to have a good relationship with the disciple of his beloved.
"You're welcome. Could you tell me about my master's youth? To be honest, I know very little about my master. She never tells me about her affairs. She never tells me where she is going when she leaves, and she never tells me when she will come back. She just disappears suddenly and comes back suddenly when she is alive." Chen Qiu kicked the pebbles on the ground, looking very aggrieved.
"Well, I'll have a chance to tell you about it on the way?"
"Okay, let's go in. We'll be on the road soon and bring you some food." Chen Qiu led the way into the post station.
Chen Qiu wrote a letter and asked Zhao Yicheng to send it back to Qi County. She asked Xing'er to send the snow wolf back to the snowfield. She also gave her master a letter, explaining the matter of Xiao Mu, and wrote a letter to her parents to say goodbye.
As expected, twenty miles outside the territory of Honghe Village, Hongxia, the former second in command of Honghe Village, brought people to stop them.
"Whoa~" Chunhong stopped the galloping horse.
"Miss, someone is blocking the road!" Chunhong turned around and reported to the car.
"Miss Shen, there is a traitor in my Honghe Village. I came here to pursue him and unexpectedly met Miss Shen. Nice to meet you!" Before Shen Qiu could speak, Hongxia greeted Shen Qiu and raised her hand to show the etiquette of the underworld.
"Oh? Chunhong, do you know the second in command of Honghe Village?" Chen Qiu asked Chunhong in the car.
"I don't know him. I have never been out of Qi County." Chunhong shook her head in response to Chen Qiu.
"Oh! That's you, Second in Command. You know Hero Xiao, and you also know that I know Hero Xiao, and that Hero Xiao and I will be traveling together today? Otherwise, Second in Command must have supernatural powers. Otherwise, why didn't you recognize anyone outside, but instead knew that I was in the car?"
Xiao Mu shook his head and said, "I don't know this girl."
Hongxia was not embarrassed. She just coughed lightly and continued talking. "I won't play these tricks with Miss Shen anymore. My people have been keeping an eye on you since you left the post station in Ning County. I know Hongling is in your car. I hope Miss Shen can hand her over to me."
"What if I don't hand it over?" Chen Qiu never came out and spoke to Hongxia across the carriage.
"Miss Chen is a smart person. Is it really worth it to fall off the cliff for such a person who doesn't want to do it? After all, it is too dangerous here. Even if something happens, it is not impossible. This is not the territory of Honghe Village. Even if the government comes, it can't be considered as the responsibility of Honghe Village, right?" Hongxia said it casually. Chen Qiu didn't pay much attention to it and just followed her words.
"What the Second In Command said does make sense. How about? I'll give her to you?" Chen Qiu still didn't show up.
After hearing what Chen Qiu said, Hongxia fanned her hand and signaled the people behind her to come forward, "Go, bring down that traitor Hongling."
The man answered "yes" and walked to the carriage. Chunhong opened the door of the carriage without lifting the curtain, then got off the carriage and stood aside.
The man reached out to lift the curtain, but as soon as his hand touched the curtain, Chen Qiu's sword flew out of the car and pierced the man's right shoulder directly, sending him flying.
Chen Qiu then flew out of the car, caught up with the flying sword, pulled out the sword from the man, and kicked the man back in front of Hong Ling. The man fell to the ground, spit out two mouthfuls of blood and died.
Chen Qiu fell back onto the shaft of his own cart. The soft sword had just killed a man, but there was no blood on it. "Good sword!" Xiao Mu looked at the soft sword and couldn't help but praise it.
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