Volume 7 Ma Mingfeng Xiaoxiao, the boy is raising his sword Chapter 283 Pink Ghost Bone
The next morning.
When Su Ling got up, Xiao Cangshu had already packed up and was waiting for Su Ling in the courtyard.
When he saw Su Ling coming out of the room, he greeted him happily.
Su Ling felt that this young man was quite serious when he really started doing things. Anyway, the matter of taking him to Bohai City was already finalized and could not be changed.
When the two of them walked out of the door, there were two horses waiting in front of the door.
The two horses are black in color and look extremely strong. They must be good at traveling.
Su Ling and Xiao Canshu each got on their horses, flicked their whips and headed towards the south gate of Old Zhang City.
As soon as I arrived at the south gate, I saw a man standing under the city gate, dressed in white and snowy.
It was Guo Baiyi.
Su Ling immediately raised his hands and said, "Why is the big brother in white here in person?"
Guo Baiyi smiled faintly and said: "We have calculated the time, and we know that you are going to Bohai City secretly this time, so you will definitely not go through the north gate. Outside the north gate is Shen Jizhou's army, so you need to go through the south gate and go around. Crossing the Zhang River and heading north will take some time. I don't trust you, and I have some things to say."
Su Ling hurriedly said: "Brother in white, if you have anything to say, please tell me. Su Ling will definitely keep it in mind."
Guo Baiyi nodded and said: "My lord also knows that you will get up early this morning. I originally wanted to see you off in person, but I was afraid that there would be too much noise and it would be detrimental to your trip, so I persuaded you to stop and asked I'm coming."
Su Ling nodded and said, "Su Ling understands the Prime Minister's deep concern."
Guo Baiyi said sternly: "Su Ling, although you said it was easy to go to Bohai City this time, my lord and I both understand that this trip will definitely not be easy. You are also stubborn. In order to achieve your goal, you will even risk your life." bet......"
Hearing this, Su Ling scratched his head and smiled.
Guo Baiyi looked worried and said: "My lord and I know your temper and character, so we are even more worried. My lord asked me to tell you that it's best if things work out, and don't take risks if things don't work out. My lord said, a living person, Su Ling's safety is more important than anything else! You should keep it in your mind!"
When Su Ling heard this, his heart warmed and he clasped his fists and said: "The hearts of the Prime Minister and Big Brother in White, Su Ling understands that the boy will definitely not joke with his own life, let alone Cang Shu... That time in Wanyang, the Prime Minister Having lost a son, and if he repeats the same mistake this time, Su Ling's sin will be much greater."
Guo Baiyi glanced at Su Ling thoughtfully, and then said: "My lord also said that on the 15th, you and Cang Shu only have a deadline of 15 days. When the deadline is up, no matter whether it succeeds or not, you have to come back. .... Su Ling, it’s not that my lord is harsh, but the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. If you come back earlier, my lord will know better, right?”
Su Ling nodded and said, "Su Ling understands!"
Guo Baiyi's face suddenly became extremely solemn. He looked at Su Ling and said word by word: "Su Ling, brother, I have one more message for you. I hope you will always remember it no matter what you encounter in Bohai City! "
"The romance, the flowers, the snow, the moon, are all in a foreign land...Don't miss it...My lord and I are always looking forward to the safe return of you and Cang Shu!"
When Su Ling heard this, his expression became solemn, he quickly turned over and dismounted, bowed to Guo Baiyi solemnly and said, "What Brother Baiyi said, Su Ling will keep it in mind. I also hope to complete what we planned as soon as possible and ride back on horseback!"
Guo Baiyi nodded and said, "I know you always keep your promises, and I hope you will never break what you said today!"
After saying that, he told Xiao Cangshu: "Cangshu, Bohai is no better than Jiuzhang, let alone Longtai... Everything must be arranged by your little master. Although he is not very old,
But experience is far better than yours... Take care!"
Xiao Cangshu also nodded solemnly in agreement.
Guo Baiyi saw that everything he needed to say had been said, so he said: "Okay, we have been delayed for a long time, you should get on your way quickly... Baiyi is here to wish you all the best!"
Su Ling and Xiao Cangshu then mounted their horses again and bid farewell to Guo Baiyi.
The two horses galloped side by side, galloping along the desolate ancient road.
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After walking a long way, when the two of them turned back, they saw the figure under the old Zhang city gate still looking in their direction, unwilling to leave for a long time.
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Su Ling and Xiao Cangshu traveled all the way and stayed overnight at Xiaoxing. In just over three days, they crossed the Bahe River and entered the territory of Bohai Prefecture.
Along the way, Su Ling wanted to test Xiao Cangshu's talents and asked him many questions. Xiao Cangshu was naturally smart and had a sense of the overall situation. No matter what the question was, he always answered it fluently. His knowledge and vision were completely different from his.
Young man of his age.
Su Ling recognized Xiao Canshu even more and decided in his heart that if Xiao Yuanche really chose him as his successor, maybe he would really fully assist Xiao Canshu.
Although his master Yuan Hua once said that Xiao Yuanche is not safe, Xiao Cangshu is not Xiao Yuanche, so assisting Xiao Cangshu himself does not count as disobeying his master's orders.
However, he also vaguely felt in his heart that the matter of succession was far from as simple as who Xiao Yuanche believed in his heart and who could inherit the position.
Xiao Jianshu has been ambitious for a long time, and he is still the kind of person who will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals. If Xiao Yuanche really chooses Xiao Cangshu, how can he sit back and watch?
There is also Xiao Sishu, this third young master has always been a secretive person, but during the Longhuang Poetry Meeting, Su Ling could see that he was far from being modest and cowardly on the surface. He also had his own agenda, not to mention
This person's prestige in the eyes of Qingliu and the civil servants who were loyal to Xiao Yuanche was higher than that of Xiao Jianshu.
Su Ling definitely doesn't believe that he has no idea about the inheritance...
Thinking of this, Su Ling felt quite uncomfortable.
The person he likes is the weakest of the three heirs of Xiao Yuanche... If the time comes... will he participate in the matter of seizing the heir?
However, Su Ling could not say these words, but kept them in his heart. Along the way, Su Ling just kept telling Xiao Cangshu some thoughts and experiences of later generations, which opened Xiao Cangshu's eyes and made him grow up.
Little knowledge.
It was really from this moment on that Xiao Cangshu truly recognized Su Ling as his other master after Guo Baiyi.
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On this day, the two of them were eager to hurry up and missed Sutou. Until the sun set and the sky turned completely dark, they didn't find an inn where they could stay. This place had already entered the Bohai Prefecture, and they did not belong to the Bohai Sea.
Although I met a guest house on the way, I didn't stay there in order not to attract attention.
I originally thought that if I hurried a little further, there might be an inn ahead, but I never thought that I would plunge into the mountains instead.
The house leaked and it rained continuously all night. As soon as the two of them entered the mountain, it started to rain heavily.
The rain was not heavy at first, and the two of them thought it would be good to have some light rain to relieve the heat.
But after a while, the rain became heavier and heavier, and it gradually became pouring. It happened to be in the mountains, and there were mountain roads. When the heavy rain fell, the mountain roads suddenly became muddy and difficult to walk.
They had no choice but to slow down their horses, wear cloaks and brave the rain, and trudged forward in the dark night and rain.
The two of them reluctantly rounded a hilltop, only to see another endless mountain road in front of them.
Su Ling and Xiao Cangshu's clothes were soaked by the heavy rain. Seeing that the rain had no intention of stopping, it was getting heavier and heavier. The rain hit their faces, and they couldn't even open their eyes.
It was raining heavily and the roads were muddy, making it difficult for horses to move.
There was really no choice but to get off the horse and lead the horse forward on the muddy mountain road filled with heavy rain.
Perhaps because of the heavy rain, the sky seemed to be getting darker. There was no light around, and the boundless darkness rolled in, which was quite scary.
Xiao Cangshu touched the rainwater on his face and said, "Little master, we have to find a place to hide from the rain. If we continue like this, I'm afraid we will all get sick."
Su Ling nodded and said, "Let's walk a little further. I hope there are mountain people in front of us. It would be good for us to stay here for one night!"
The two continued to move forward arduously.
As a result, after walking for a long time, not only were there no mountain villagers’ houses, but they didn’t even come across a cave to take shelter from the rain.
When both of them were feeling a little discouraged, Xiao Cang suddenly felt a faint yellow light coming from the rain curtain. He looked up and through the rain curtain, he vaguely seemed to see lights shaking in the distance in front of him.
"Little Master...if there is a light in front, there must be someone living there..." Xiao Cangshu suddenly became energetic.
The two stepped forward and walked for a while. Sure enough, they saw a double-story wooden building appearing in the dark night amid the wind and rain.
Outside the gate of the building, there was a cover. The cover was swaying back and forth in the wind and rain. It seemed that time had passed, and the original color on the cover could no longer be seen.
But the four big characters on the cover are still vaguely visible:
Tangling Inn.
Xiao Cangshu pointed at the cover and said happily: "Little Master, in this barren mountain and wilderness, we unexpectedly found an inn... What a blessing!"
Su Ling nodded and said with a smile: "This is the inexhaustible path of heaven and earth!"
While they were talking, the two of them had already arrived under the guise of the inn.
The two of them didn't waste any time, leading the horses into the courtyard of the inn.
The yard is quite large, but it is empty, with nothing else but an old well.
There was a fence around the yard with some bamboo strips, roughly forming a circle. However, perhaps due to its age and remote location, the fence was in dilapidated condition and seemed a bit redundant.
Su Ling and Xiao Cangshu entered the courtyard. After walking for a while, they saw a dozen horses tied up in the courtyard. Most of the horses were tall. They looked like they had good legs for walking long distances. They thought they were staying in a hotel.
man's horse.
At this moment, Su Ling and Xiao Cangshu felt the sound of heavy footsteps coming from ahead.
The two of them looked up and saw lights dimming and swaying in the endless rain curtain, but they were coming towards them.
Su Ling and Xiao Cangshu were about to look again, but they saw the light coming from far away and approaching them.
With the faint light, a person appeared in front of Su Ling and Xiao Cangshu.
The person who came was about twenty years old. He was a man. However, he had a thin and tight figure. He was wearing a pair of shabby black coarse clothes. The clothes were extremely ill-fitting and seemed to be hanging on the man's body, swinging from side to side.
The man looked rather frail due to his thinness. Su Ling had no doubt that if the wind and rain were stronger, the man would be blown away by the wind and rain.
The man in shabby black clothes held a broken lantern in his hand, and the faint light just now came from this lantern.
It's just that although the lantern is broken and the rain is heavy, it can't extinguish the candle flame in the lantern no matter what.
I think this man is the waiter of Tangling Inn.
The man in shabby black clothes slowly walked up to them and stood silently in the rain, his head bowed deeply. He didn't look at them, didn't greet them, didn't speak, he just stood there.
Su Ling looked at him for a few times. The man's long hair was wrapped in a black cloth. However, Su Ling saw at a glance that there was a big red begonia stuck in his left temple.
flower.
The red color of the crabapple flower was as bright as if it had been stained with blood. It seemed to be incompatible with his shabby black clothes and seemed quite out of place.
Su Ling felt a faint movement in her heart.
Xiao Cangshu didn't pay any more attention. When he saw someone coming to greet him, he said, "May I ask if you are a clerk at Tangling Inn... Are there any vacant rooms? We want an upper room.
..."
Xiao Cangshu talked for a long time, but the man in black was still standing in the rain, as if he hadn't heard anything.
Xiao Cangshu waited for a while, thinking that maybe the rain was too loud and the guy hadn't heard it, so he thought about speaking louder and saying it again.
But before he could speak, the man in black suddenly spoke.
His voice was low and weak, as if he said with a strong youthful energy: "What are you... doing here..."
Xiao Cang Shuyou
I was speechless, so I had to patiently say: "Isn't this the Tangling Inn? Of course we are staying here..."
The man in black didn't move for a while, then suddenly raised his head.
With the dim light of the lantern, Su Ling and Xiao Cangshu could see the man's face clearly.
Both of them couldn't help but be surprised.
Su Ling was fine. Although he was quite surprised, he was still calm on the surface.
Xiao Cangshu got closer to the man, and when he saw his face, he was so shocked that he took a few steps back. His voice was trembling, and he said sternly: "Are you... a human or a ghost!"
You can't blame Xiao Cangshu for making such a fuss, the appearance of the man in front of you is really terrifying.
It’s not that he looks ugly and ferocious, this man looks like an ordinary person. Not only that, he is quite handsome. But his face is pale, without a trace of blood, and even his lips are dark purple. Not only that, although his eyes are big,
But it was large, empty and lifeless, with dark purple eyes and full of blood.
He stood there, as if silent, as if he were a dead body.
In addition, his figure and face were extremely thin, but he wore large and ill-fitting black clothes. The black clothes floated silently from side to side, making his aura even more gray and lifeless.
The horrified Xiao Cang hurriedly grasped the dagger covered by the cloak at his waist.
The man in black was speechless for a while, then suddenly looked towards Xiao Cangshu, and slowly revealed a cold and charming smile. The dark purple lips, a slight grin, made people feel that the back of his spine was...
They all feel a little chilly.
But when he saw the man in black sneered and said: "That's right...I am naturally a human being...Sir, if you bump into a ghost...you can still be alive..."
people?"
Su Ling frowned slightly, but calmly took a few steps forward, passed Xiao Cangshu, and asked the man in black in a deep voice: "My little brother is traveling far away for the first time... This little brother
Don’t be surprised...but I don’t know if there is any room available?”
The man in black slowly turned his eyes to Su Ling, smiled again, and said slowly: "Are there any rooms available? Maybe... or maybe... not!"
Su Ling remained calm, smiled lightly and said, "Brother, I'm just joking...if there is, then there is, if there isn't, then there is no...Why are you saying it so ambiguously?"
The man in black didn't refute, he just looked up at the dark sky. The heavy rain was pouring down in the sky, and the endless lines of rain were like a curtain.
He suddenly said quietly: "This rain... seems to be a lot heavier?..."
After that, he looked straight at Su Ling, and said in a hollow and weak voice: "If you dare to live in... Of course there are vacancies... But, if you don't dare to live in...
...There are no vacancies... You two... should you stay in a hotel or not..."
Xiao Cangshu felt that the air of death here was really weird. He pulled the corner of Su Ling's clothes and whispered: "Brother Su... this place is really weird... Why don't we leave...
..Maybe there’s more ahead...”
Su Ling waved her hand lightly and was about to speak.
Suddenly, a clear female voice came from the rain curtain, and she was very attentive: "Of course there is a room... Not to mention a room, there is also a room for two people...
..”
When the man in black heard the woman's voice, his originally lifeless eyes changed slightly.
Su Ling and Xiao Canshu felt figures flashing before their eyes. When they looked up, they saw that there was another person in front of them.
But she is a woman.
This woman was dressed in a bright red gauze dress, but she was quite pretty, with a graceful figure. The gauze dress was also thin, and her exquisite curves were even more eye-catching.
Standing there, with a smile on his face, at first glance, he has a charming and attractive physique. His demeanor is charming and attentive.
When the man in black saw her appearing, he put aside his previous indifference and became attentive. There was a slight smile on his pale face and said: "Now that the boss lady has spoken...what else can we say?"
!The rooms are full of...
Please invite both of you..."
He said and made a gesture of invitation.
Su Ling and Xiao Cangshu were still standing where they were, not moving.
The woman in bright red gauze was stunned for a moment, and then she smiled with a smile on her face. She glanced at Su Ling a few times with her seductive eyes, and then she said with a smile: "Look... little
Liuzi, you have such a wretched face... and you have been acting half-dead all day long, which frightened the two young masters... They didn't dare to stay in the hotel...
.”
As she spoke, she laughed so hard that she walked up to Su Ling, put her white arm on Su Ling's shoulder without any scruples, and giggled, "Isn't this young master afraid? Don't worry...
...Our Tangling Inn is doing business...Don't you dare to stay in the hotel...Are you afraid that this little lady like me will eat up the young master?"
Xiao Cangshu felt that this woman was really pretty and coquettish, and felt unhappy. He was about to persuade Su Ling to leave again, but unexpectedly, Su Ling made a look at him and suddenly hugged the woman's waist, with an intoxicated look on his face and a silly smile.
He said: "With such a young lady to greet you... I will definitely sleep comfortably tonight... Then I will stay at Tangling Inn... I won't go anywhere!"
As he spoke, he hugged the woman and walked in. As he walked, he stared hard at the woman's half-exposed breasts and chuckled: "Little lady... what do you call me?"
The woman actually seemed to puff out her breasts slightly and did not hide or dodge. Su Ling looked at her and giggled: "My family calls me Yin Shiniang..."
Su Ling laughed loudly and said, "Yin Shiniang...what a name! I wonder if Mrs. Yin can come with me to have a drink with me later...to warm up?"
When Yin Shiniang heard this, she even giggled and said: "The wine has been warming on the stove for a long time... but it is all good wine... If the wine warms the young master's body... of course there will be
It can warm your body even more..."
Su Ling laughed loudly and said, "I want to drink that wine... and I also want to experience the wonderful things that the little lady said can warm the body better..."
With that said, the two of them hugged each other and headed far ahead.
The man in black didn't say anything when he saw this and just kept his head lowered and followed behind the two of them.
Xiao Canshu originally wanted to stop him, but when he saw that Su Ling seemed to have his soul drawn away by Yin Shiniang, he couldn't pull her back no matter how hard she pulled her.
He had no choice but to shake his head and sigh, tie up the horse, and hurriedly chased in the direction of Su Ling.
Behind me, the rain seemed to be getting heavier...