Chapter 142 All the horses in the city are sick
After returning to the house, Yun Chen stood in the open space for a long time.
My heart was pounding, and I was in a mess, with all sorts of thoughts running through my mind:
Is there such a coincidental encounter in the world?
His legs are really healed, and he looks so cool when he walks!
Why don't I take off my disguise and face the truth? I'm not some fugitive.
If we recognize each other, what should I say? Should I meet his disgusted eyes and say "Young Master, congratulations on your marriage to Master Songlan"?
Or should I tell him that I was the one who found the Wind-Scorching Grass?
There's no need for that.
The fact that he got better was enough to prove that he had feelings for woad.
It's just a chance encounter, so just pretend you don't know each other and don't cause any trouble.
Although she was determined, she still tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.
As the sky grew darker and the inn grew quieter, her heart grew increasingly restless, her mind filled with thoughts of the horse-drawn carriage.
She guessed that Huo Gannian and Ye Yan should have finished their meal and left long ago. She really couldn't sleep, so she thought that if she drank a few sips of wine, maybe she could fall asleep.
Pushing open the door, she called out, "Waiter! Bring me a jar of wine!"
The waiter did not show up, but the door of the room on the left creaked open, but no one came out.
For no reason, Yun Chen's attention was attracted by the house whose door was open but no one came out.
She didn't dare think about what she was expecting, but just stared at the door.
Suddenly, someone patted her shoulder. She was startled and turned around to see Ye Yan's smiling face.
"Prince Wang? What a coincidence! We're neighbors now! This is truly fate sent by heaven!"
She stared at Ye Yan in horror and laughed dryly twice, "Yes...it's quite a coincidence..."
Although Ye Yan is not as strong as Huo Gannian, he has the best eyes of the Huo Gang.
Afraid that Ye Yan would discover her identity, she chatted with him while backing away, preparing to return to the house.
But Huo Gannian had come over at some point and was leaning against the door frame, leaning behind her.
She took two steps back and bumped into his arms.
The familiar, bewitching voice was right above her head, and the fresh fragrance of pear wood rushed into her nose.
He smiled, his voice as faint as a siren's:
"Would you like to have a drink together?"
She felt as if she was on fire, her body bounced back instantly, and she almost bumped into Ye Yan again.
She thought to herself, "Am I crazy? Why am I drinking with you guys in this state?" She laughed awkwardly, pretended to be unfamiliar and polite, and declined.
"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Huo. I suddenly don't feel like drinking anymore. Well, Mr. Huo, please help yourself."
Huo Gannian raised his eyebrows slightly and said with a smile:
"Brother Wang misunderstood. I was saying to my guard, 'Let's have a drink together.'"
She was so embarrassed that her ears turned red. She said "sorry" and quickly retreated into the room and closed the door.
Huo Gannian spent the entire night drinking and talking with Ye Yan.
Yun Chen was lying on the couch, separated from the two men by only a wall, and could clearly hear them drinking, clinking glasses, talking, and laughing.
She couldn't hear the complete sentence, but Huo Gannian's voice was like water grass, endless, entwining around her, refusing to leave her ears or her heart.
Huo Gannian and Ye Yan drank for half the night, and she just lay straight on the couch for most of the night.
Finally, she heard the empty wine jar rolling on the ground, and Ye Yan returned to his own room and closed the door.
Her room was sandwiched between the two of them. She stared blankly, not feeling sleepy at all.
It was almost dawn when she finally fell into a drowsy sleep.
When I woke up again, it was already noon.
She jumped up, sat by the bed for a while, thought for a moment, then quickly packed her package, put it on her back and walked out.
She tiptoed to the door, put her ear to it and listened for a long time.
After hearing no sound from the rooms to either side, she carefully opened the door and tiptoed out.
She looked to the left and saw the door was wide open. The luggage was gone and Huo Gannian had already left.
Looking to the right, the same scene is seen.
She knew that Huo Gannian and Ye Yan came out in person because they must have important business to perform and it was impossible for them to stay in the inn for long.
Thinking of this, she breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a little lost.
She walked out with her head lowered. When she passed the lobby, she told herself not to look or search, but her eyes looked over there disobediently.
In the lobby, people having lunch sat together in groups of two or three, and there was no sign of Huo Gannian and Ye Yan.
Feeling empty again, she patted her head and tried to pull herself together to lead the horse.
As soon as she entered the stable, she saw the famous horse "Wang Buxing" given to her by Yan Shijiu, vomiting and having diarrhea in the stable, too weak to stand up.
Looking around, I saw that all the horses in the stable were like this. I guess they had some infectious disease.
She had always been fond of horses, so she could only pay the money and entrust the horse to the store owner for care. Then she found out where to sell horses in the city and prepared to spend some money to buy another one so as not to delay her journey.
But after searching the entire Danyang City, they found that all the horses in the city had fallen ill at once, as if they had agreed to do so. There was not a single good horse to be found.
Now she was completely dumbfounded.
When she stood at the door of the stable, confused, wondering what to do,
The last two healthy horses in the entire Danyang City appeared before their eyes.
Huo Gannian rode a tall, dark red horse and walked past her leisurely.
Unlike the fiery red clothes he wore yesterday, today Huo Gannian was wearing a dark green robe embroidered with cloud patterns and gemstones, a round collar with silver peaks, a black belt with gold patterns on his waist, a sachet of sinking incense on his left, a pair of exquisite jade pendants with flowers and auspicious flowers on his right, and a wavy hairband on his head.
He looked calm, reserved and high-spirited, like a high, cold and insurmountable peak.
Huo Gannian rode his horse leisurely past without looking at her.
Ye Yan stopped his horse and asked:
"Prince Wang, what a coincidence! Are you also getting ready to leave? Where are you going?"
Yun Chen looked at Ye Yan's horse with envy and said, "I'm going to Youzhou."
Ye Yan said, "What a coincidence! We're also heading east. So, Young Master Wang, where's your horse, Wang Buxing? I heard there's a horse plague in the city, and all the horses are sick. Is your horse one of them, too?"
Yun Chen nodded and asked curiously, "How come your horses are okay?"
Ye Yan patted the horse's neck and said with a smile:
"Our horses are slow-moving breeds, and they come from other places, so they don't catch local diseases."
Yun Chen had heard of "Qianlima" and "Wanlihong" since he was a child, but this was the first time he heard of "slow-moving species".
This "slow-moving species" is indeed interesting. Yun Chen had been talking to Ye Yan for a long time, but Huo Gannian's horse had only taken three or five steps.
Huo Gannian led the horse and said to Yun Chen:
"Brother Wang, this place is very far from Youzhou. Without a horse, it is impossible to travel this way. I can give you a ride to Qiangcheng ahead to buy a horse."
Yun Chen glanced at the place on his horse's back - in his arms, his face flushed slightly, and his head shook like a rattle.
"Thank you for your kindness, Master Huo. I'd better walk there. I know a shortcut. It's not far and I can get there in three to five days."
Without much persuasion, Huo Gannian just nodded slightly at her, then flicked the reins and walked away slowly.
Ye Yan also bowed to her and said goodbye, then followed Huo Gannian away.
Looking at the backs of the "two big Buddhas", Yun Chen stopped for a long time, then composed himself and walked in another direction.
This place was far away from the next stop, Qiangcheng, and it would take three days by fast horseback. But she knew a shortcut by water, so she followed her memory and looked for it in the mountain valley outside the city.
After walking for two hours, we passed through the snow-covered ravine. At the end of the bare rocky path, the view suddenly opened up and a huge lake appeared surrounded by mountains.
It was February, near spring, but winter had not yet ended. The lake was still covered with thick ice, enough for walking and riding.
It takes three days to walk across the lake and reach Qiangcheng, but it is a bit tiring.
She stepped on the ice of the lake and felt it was very stable, so she stepped forward with confidence.
But the ice surface was brand new and smooth, making it very slippery to walk on.
Yun Chen had just walked a mile when he felt his legs getting tired.
So she took off her belt, split it in two, and wrapped it around her feet as a lining, which made her walk much lighter.
She was walking happily like this, and when she reached the thinnest part of the ice in the middle of the lake, perhaps because the sun was too warm, she suddenly heard a "click" and felt her feet sink suddenly.
She stopped in an instant, her heart in her throat.
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