Chapter 467 Return

The sky was bright and the light rain that had been falling throughout the night gradually stopped.

The empress sat cross-legged at the cabin door, carefully watching the situation along both sides of the river, and beside her squatted the sleeping bird.

Seeing that her physical strength had almost recovered, the empress did not dare to stay in Beiliang for a long time, so she turned around and knocked on the door.

Dong Dong~

In the cabin, the two exhausted men and women could completely let down their guard because there were bodyguards guarding them outside. They were really fast asleep at this moment, and they didn't even maintain their posture.

It was too hard for Ye Jingtang to sleep against the wall. At some point, he leaned against Bing Tuo Tuo again, his cheek touching the top of his head.

Xue Baijin, on the other hand, leaned on his broad shoulders, his face still unsmiling in his sleep, looking cold.

Hearing the knock on the door, Xue Baijin woke up first with her eyelashes slightly fluttering. She found that she was leaning on Ye Jingtang, and her clothes had unraveled at some point, revealing the Grand Canyon. She quickly raised her hand to close her clothes, and then gently supported Ye Jingtang. Jingtang sat up.

Ye Jingtang was in urgent need of recovery and had completely let down his guard. He knocked on the door and didn't even wake up. He was helped up by Bing Tuo Tuo, and then he opened his eyes sleepily and looked around:

"Its daybreak?"

"Almost. How are you feeling?"

After a short rest in the Night Terror Hall, although the energy and blood in his body are still a mess and his complexion is very poor, he is still better than last night, at least the movement of his hands and feet is not very strenuous. He smiled and said:

"Much better, don't worry."

Squeak~

At this time, the cabin door was pushed open, and the sleeping bird was also awakened. He looked back at the Night Terror Hall and said, "Jiji?" He said hello, seemingly inquiring.

The empress walked in with two pieces of clothing and handed them to Xue Baijin:

"I just passed by the village and picked up two pieces of clothes. Let's change into them and set off."

Xue Baijin had already walked out many times in the loose robe. When he saw this, he stood up and took the robe, then went to the back of the cabin and changed into his robe through the wall.

The empress thought about it for half the night, but no matter how she thought about it, she could not hide her gratitude and guilt for Ye Jingtang. At this time, she squatted down beside her, lowered her head and gave her a good morning kiss:

"Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something first?"

Night Terror Hall had just eaten a grain pill about an hour ago, and now he was exhausted, but not hungry at all. Seeing Yuhu's eyes full of worry, he gathered his energy and responded:

"I'm not hungry, let's talk about it when we get back."

"Let me know anytime you are hungry, and I will help you put on your clothes first."

Ye Jingtang's robe was in tatters, and it was just hanging on his body. He just untied his belt, pulled off his outer robe, and then put on his gray robe.

Xue Baijin was bathed in fire and had rested for such a long time. Some internal injuries no longer affected his activities. He quickly changed his clothes, rewrapped his chest, and walked out from behind the wall:

"I'll go find Ning'er and the others first. You must be careful on the way."

The empress naturally did not dare to be careless about this. She helped Ye Jingtang up and carried her on her back:

"When I return to Tianmen Gorge, I will send someone to pick me up. After you receive the person, don't stop and go back to the border immediately."

Xue Baijin actually didn't like fighting side by side with the empress, but the situation was such that he couldn't help it. After a slight nod, he picked up his mace and went out, taking Niaoniao back to the north.

Ye Jingtang lay on Yuhu's back and watched Bingtuotuo fly away and disappear into the wilderness on the river bank. Then he was carried by Yuhu to the shore, and then continued to gallop towards the southern pass.

Although he is extremely fast, Yuhu's body is very stable, and he can hardly feel any bumps when lying on his back.

Ye Jingtang looked at Yuhu's profile. Perhaps he was embarrassed to be carried away by his wife, so he leaned close and kissed his ear:

"Thank you for your hard work."

The empress did not object to this. She scanned the mountains and fields and asked:

"Did you thank Xue Baijin like this yesterday?"

?

Ye Jingtang rested his chin on his shoulder and said helplessly:

"How could I have the courage?"

"Hmph, don't think I didn't notice. You two were sleeping next to each other just now. Xue Baijin is the bandit leader in Tiannan. If you have the ability to recruit people, how can I blame you and reward you? Take good care of your health. When you recover, I I guarantee you will have whatever you want, without having to ask for it yourself..."

"hehe……"

Ye Jingtang smiled softly and relaxed his body. Because he was very tired, he stopped talking.

Although the empress's expression seemed to be as leisurely and domineering as before, she was worried to death. Seeing that Ye Jingtang was silent, she was afraid that he would be bored, so she spoke again:

"I know you're horny, so touch it if you want. Don't hold it back. Xue Baijin can beat you, but I can't."

Everyone in the Night Terror Hall was exhausted, and they really didn't have any evil intentions, but Hu Niuniu had said so, and he didn't want to do it, which would inevitably make the girl feel chilled, so he lowered his hand and put it on the bulging skirt.

The empress saw that Ye Jingtang was really rude, and her cheeks blushed slightly, but her expression remained as usual. After entering the barren mountains and wild ridges, her speed gradually increased, and she quickly headed towards Tianmen Gorge.

The direction of the Wei Dynasty's troops is in Liangzhou. Tianmen Gorge is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is difficult for both sides to defeat it. There will be no war in the short term, but the defense will inevitably be upgraded. After the beacon fire was lit last night, the entire central part of the country has almost changed its appearance. On the official road It is rare to see people's caravans walking around anymore, only the military brigades rushing to various fortresses are left.

Although the empress was superb in martial arts, she could not treat the Beiliang army like air. She took a wounded person and ran in a straight line to Chengtian Mansion during the day, which would easily attract the attention of Beiliang. For this reason, she could only make twists and turns, avoid towns and villages, and follow the path. When walking through barren mountains and wild ridges, and when you can't figure out the surrounding environment, you will stop briefly to take a look, and the speed is naturally slower than galloping on a rainy night.

Ye Jingtang lay on his back. Although he wanted to deceive the emperor and touch the dragon, but if the heart is not right and the blood is high, it is easy to make him vomit blood again. After a brief taste, he took his hand back and closed his eyes to rest. , and then gradually fell asleep in sleepiness...

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the other side.

The sky was gradually getting brighter. Outside Huangqi Town in the south of Yanjing, large groups of soldiers and horses escorted baggage through the official road. Occasionally, there were messengers with flags on their backs rushing back and forth.

Beiliang has not seen war for nearly twenty years. The sudden change in the situation gave the people in the town a sense of urgency that a catastrophe was coming. Everyone got up before dawn, but the streets There was no sound at all, just looking out carefully from the door and window.

The inn in the center of the town was completely booked. A carriage with a wooden sign with the word "Hua" was parked in the carriage tent on the side. Several guards were guarding the inn in front and back, and they were also whispering:

"Why is there suddenly a war?"

"Well, we and the barbarians in the south have been fighting each other for a long time, and the truth has been safe for generations. That's called evil. I just don't know how long the fight will last this time..."

"The Night Demon in the Southern Dynasty is too powerful. I think the movement will be big this time. If it hits Chengtian Mansion..."

"Don't worry, Chengtian Mansion is just like Jiangzhou in the Southern Dynasties. No matter who is the emperor in this world, or the masters of various families, the more staunch ones will just retire and return to their hometown, and those who can bend and stretch will change their official robes and continue to go to court. …”

"Yeah……"

…

The window facing the street on the second floor of the inn was opened a crack.

Hua Qingzhi, who had been waiting all night for the safe return of Ye Jingtang, had not yet closed her eyes. Her demure eyes were looking at the golden clouds appearing in the east, her brows full of tangles and melancholy.

Now that the Southern Dynasty has sent troops, it will be impossible for Ye Jingtang to come back alone. If he wants to come back, he will bring an army to the border.

Hua Qingzhi is just a woman who can influence the will of her fathers, let alone the general trend of the world. She doesn't know how the situation will evolve next, and she has no power to change it.

Maybe Ye Jingtang would remember the friendship between her and her father and take good care of the Hua family, but people will always die in war. The fellow villagers of Chengtian Mansion, the classmates of the Imperial College, and every time they walked by the official road, they could see it. The rural people...

Hua Qingzhi didn't know what the spring countryside outside would look like after a big chaos, and she was inevitably filled with sadness.

But Ye Jingtang has not come back yet, and is even more worried that something went wrong with him outside. After staring at the gradually brightening sky for a long time, he couldn't help but sigh softly:

"well……"

On the other side, the situation was not much better than that of Hua Qingzhi.

In another guest room on the same floor, the doors and windows are closed. There is a square table in the middle and an oil lamp is lit.

Zhe Yunli, dressed as a maid, was lying on the table with her hands clasped, her chin resting on her forearms, looking at the crumbling flames in front of her.

Luo Ning sat on the left side, supporting the side of her face with her left hand, while her right hand kept turning the Longtan Tourmaline in her hand, with a look of worry on her cold face.

Fan Qinghe had already changed into his night clothes, and originally wanted to go out to see the situation, but Ning'er was afraid that she would get into trouble on her own, so she stopped her. At this time, she leaned on the table with her face raised in a daze.

She hadn't closed her eyes all night, and Zhe Yunli was obviously a little sleepy, but her cousin Jing and her master hadn't come back, so she couldn't sleep. To prevent herself from getting sleepy, she started looking around again.

It turned out that the mistress might be a little tired from sitting for a long time, and her clothes like a small watermelon rested on the table; while Aunt Fan was taller than the mistress, and her hips were wider than her shoulders and her body proportions were amazing, and her plump breasts were also resting on the table...

"..."

Zhe Yunli blinked his eyes and looked down at the skirt of clothes hanging outside the edge of the table. After thinking about it, he moved forward a little and placed the already large skirt of clothes on the edge of the table. He found that it was a bit embarrassing. mean……

Luo Ning, who was already feeling restless, noticed Yun Li's strange movements and asked:

"Tired? Go and rest when you are tired..."

Zhe Yunli quickly put away his small movements, sat up straight, and looked energetic:

"I'm not tired. It's almost dawn. Cousin Jing and Master should be back soon, right?"

Fan Qinghe sighed quietly and worried: "I just went to Bishui Forest. There is no way I won't come back for so long. I guess I met Master Xiang Han. If Master Xiang Han took the elixir, Ye Jingtang and Leader Xue would probably not opponent……"

Luo Ning knew that Qinghe's analysis was correct, but she really didn't dare to listen to these words at this time, so she just said:

"Don't underestimate Bai Jin. She also learned some secret techniques from Dayan and is very steady. She will definitely drag Ye Jingtang away when she encounters Master Xiang Han."

Zhe Yunli also nodded: "Don't underestimate Cousin Jing. Cousin Jing is second in talent and understanding. Only Fengguancheng dares to be the first in the world. Together, the two of them can run away even if they can't be beaten. Maybe it's for For safety reasons, I was afraid that the pursuers would follow me, so I didn’t come back immediately..."

Although Fan Qinghe was worried, he also knew that it was wrong to say depressing words, so he stopped talking, and then the three of them began to stare at the oil lamp in a daze.

Fortunately this time, the silence did not last long.

Just when Zhe Yunli was tired from sitting with his back straight and wanted to continue lying down, the sound of wings suddenly came from outside, and it seemed that there was a figure landing on the roof.

"Eh!"

Zhe Yunli's eyes lit up, and he quickly got up and ran to the window:

"Jingtang... Master! You are back. Where is Cousin Jing?"

As soon as Zhe Yunli opened the window, the bird that had been flying all day came in from the outside, landed directly on the table, and fell asleep.

Xue Baijin turned over and entered the room immediately after. The blood-stained robe on his body had been replaced by a country woman's outfit. After a long run, there was a little sweat on his cheeks.

Seeing that Yunli was asking anxiously and looking out the window again, Ning'er and Miss Fan also got up and gathered around. Xue Baijin took a few breaths and said:

"Ye Jingtang was injured. He is not in much danger at the moment. He was picked up by the empress and has returned to Tianmen Gorge. Let's leave as soon as possible, otherwise it will be difficult to get out when the senior officials of Beiliang arrive at the border..."

Luo Ning knew Bai Jin very well. She was straightforward and never lied or joked. Seeing the hesitation in Bai Jin's eyes when she spoke, she suddenly had an ominous premonition in her heart:

"Did something happen at Night Terror Hall?"

Fan Qinghe was about to go back and pack his things, but when he heard this, he turned back and looked at Master Xue.

Xue Baijin had no choice. If she told the story about Ye Jingtang's self-deduction of the Minglongtu now, the three of them would be faced with a dead end and might do something stupid, which would be detrimental to their return to the pass.

She came back to escort Ning'er and the others out of the customs as quickly as possible. She had to go back to the customs to talk about big things. For this reason, she frowned and said:

"What can happen if I'm with him? There's already a fight at the border. Let's go back quickly..."

Luo Ning knew Bai Jin too well, and the more she heard, the more she felt that the matter was not trivial:

"He's fine, why doesn't he come back? And you, are you hiding something in your eyes? Are you hiding something from me..."

Zhe Yunli stood in front, also full of worry:

"Yes, what happened to Cousin Jing?"

Xue Baijin never talks around when he has something to say. Seeing that Ning'er saw it, he simply stepped aside and said coldly:

"My clothes were torn during the fight last night, and he looked at me randomly."

"...?"

The noise in the room suddenly stopped.

Fan Qinghe was not surprised at all that Ye Jingtang had done this. He stood up straighter and wanted to say a good word to Ye Jingtang, saying, "Children are ignorant, don't take it personally," but in the end he decided not to take it to heart. , silently picked up Niaoniao and ran back to the room to pack things.

Luo Ning's eyes were full of shock, her red lips pursed, saying that it was impossible, but the little thief was such a pervert, and Bai Jin was so beautiful...

No wonder Bai Jin hesitated...

"This pervert..."

Luo Ning gritted her teeth, turned around, walked heavily out the door, and ran to pack things with Qing He.

Zhe Yunli, on the other hand, was full of disbelief, but the master could not lie. If he said it was true, then it was true, so his eyes became complicated again. After Master Niang and Aunt Fan went out, he whispered:

"Master, where is Cousin Jing looking at you?"

As he spoke, he glanced at Master's lapel...

Xue Baijin stabilized the situation and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that Yunli was thinking wildly, he said calmly:

"It's just a hole in the back, exposing the flesh..."

On your back?

Zhe Yunli tilted his head slightly and looked at the big moon that was also very plump to Master...

Xue Baijin's eyes darkened: "What are you thinking about? As a teacher, can Ye Jingtang take advantage of you?"

Zhe Yunli was not worried about taking advantage, but because his cousin was unmarried and his master was unmarried. If there were any sparks between the two of them...

Zhe Yunli's energetic cheeks looked a little strange. He wanted to turn around and go out, but in the end he couldn't help but ask:

"Master, are you and Cousin Jing..."

"?"

Xue Baijin never expected that Ning'er, who had already begun to hold the baby, would be suspected first without revealing her innocence. She took a deep breath:

"Do you think my teacher is that kind of person?"

Zhe Yunli muttered inexplicably: "What kind of person does this have to do with? Master is kind-hearted and also known as Hua Wuzhu. I have to marry someone in the future, right? Cousin Jing is handsome and good at martial arts..."

Xue Baijin took a deep breath, feeling that she could no longer keep this apprentice. She held Yunli down and sat down at the table:

"I am your master. You and Ye Jingtang are just two years apart, so we are a perfect match. If I have a relationship with him, what will you do?"

Zhe Yunli blinked his eyes and spread his hands:

"It's hard to disobey a master's orders, and I have nothing to do with Cousin Jing. If Master has already gotten along with Cousin Jing, and betrothed me to Cousin Jing, then there's nothing I can do about it...hiss~ I was wrong. Wrong, I was just talking nonsense..."

Xue Baijin was shocked. He never expected that Xiao Yunli, who had watched her grow up with her own eyes, could be led like this by Ning'er. She pinched Yunli's ears and said in a deep voice:

"My master has nothing to do with Night Terror Hall. If I could tell you directly, if you continue to talk nonsense about these things, don't blame your master for being unkind when you go back. I will punish you to make up for all the books you haven't copied during this period."

When Zhe Yunli heard such severe punishment, he immediately became honest and nodded seriously:

"I understand, Master Bingqing Yujie has lofty ambitions, how can he be hindered by the love of his children? Even if it is true, I, as a disciple, should obey the master's orders and do whatever he asks me to do..."

Xue Baijin felt that Yunli was still suspicious, but she did have some unclear contact with Ye Jingtang, and there was no way to explain it. She immediately let go of her hand:

"Okay, hurry up and pack your things. We have to leave immediately, get to Chengtian Mansion as soon as possible, and then wait for an opportunity to leave the customs..."

Speaking of this, Xue Baijin thought of something again and looked in the direction of Hua Qingzhi:

"To get out of the customs, you have to cross mountains and ridges. Miss Hua has limited legs and feet, so she has to carry..."

Zhe Yunli was about to run away when he heard this and was startled: "Miss Hua is going too?"

Xue Baijin came here to pick up Ye Jingtang's wife. Hua Qingzhi can take in Ye Jingtang, so she is obviously Ye Jingtang's confidante. Ye Jingtang didn't say she wouldn't pick her up. If she decides to leave her behind, she can go back to Ye Jingtang and tell her. What should she do?

"Of course I have to go. There is a war now. It is impossible for Ye Jingtang to come to Beiliang again and leave Miss Hua alone in an enemy country. Will the two of them not have contact with each other in the future?"

Zhe Yunli thought about it for a while and felt that what the master said made sense. If the situation changed, the arrangement would naturally have to be changed. She thought about it and frowned:

"Miss Hua is thin-skinned, and Cousin Jing seems...well...it seems like she hasn't revealed her heart yet, so she must be too embarrassed to follow..."

As the leader of Pingtian Cult, Bingtuotuo always acts domineeringly:

"If she doesn't want to go, she has to go. When she gets to Jingjie City, she will have plenty of time to express her feelings. If we don't go now, do we still expect the Night Terror Hall to go deep into the enemy's territory to pick her up in the future?"

Zhe Yunli nodded: "Master has indeed thought carefully about it. Then let's do it. I'll go pack my things first..."

Xue Baijin watched Yunli go out and then sighed softly. After looking down at his clothes, he looked for a change of clothes in the house and put them away, muttering to himself:

"There is no way to disobey the order of returning a teacher. Who taught this..."

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