Between the vast sea of ​​clouds

Chapter 109 Rainstorm

The long night is long, but there is an end to it.The sky turned white, the stars disappeared, the night in the sky slowly faded, the dawn of dawn came from the end of the earth like a sea tide, only the morning star hung high, shining alone on the boundary between night and dawn.

The reeds were separated, and Qingping climbed ashore from the boat. She stood on the grassland, looking up at the changes in the sky. The morning glow was bright and gorgeous red. She heard the movement, and turned to look behind her.

Xie Qi cupped his hands at her and said, "Master Li, you have worked hard."

If fate is a river, then life is like duckweed, no one knows where it will go.She looked at the carriage standing beside her, and said, "Next, I have to trouble Xie Changshi."

Xie Qi only said: "Don't dare."

For some reason, she felt that the person in front of her seemed to have changed. Xie Qi looked at her calmly, and when she turned around, she saw a trace of beauty behind her ear, although most of it was covered by the messy hair, but It is especially conspicuous on snow-white skin.

She stared at her in disbelief, all puzzles and confusions were finally answered, she only had one thought in her mind, no wonder His Highness changed his mind and risked his own life, no wonder so!

Qingping didn't know why she froze in place, and asked strangely, "Xie Changshi?"

Xie Qi let out a groan, and said, "Lord Li, I will... send His Highness back."

Qingping nodded, brushed past the grass, and left in the opposite direction with her.

Xie Qi walked a long way, and couldn't help but look back. The green grass was like waves, but there was no one there.After she was shocked, she calmed down quickly, and she felt a strange sense of crisis in her contempt. She instinctively felt that the existence of this person would become the biggest threat. She silently looked at the shaking car curtain, and suddenly reached out and tapped, low-pitched. Said: "Patriarch?"

For a while, only the sound of the wheels turning, the car was silent, and no one answered.

Xie Qi withdrew his hand hastily, not understanding what he was doing.She took a breath, felt the coldness on her back, and suddenly realized what she had done. She felt a little scared for no reason, and even the hand touching the car door froze in place.

I don't know how long it took, but she didn't hear any movement in the car, she immediately felt relieved, and was about to stop, when suddenly someone in the car said: "Xie Qi?"

Her heart skipped a beat, but luckily the carriage drove into the city gate, and the noise temporarily covered Chu Jun's words.It's just that it was still early and there were few passers-by in the city. The car turned a corner in the city and stopped at the back gate of the palace not long after.

Xie Qi pressed his palms hard, got off his horse, and said in a low voice, "Patriarch."

A corner of the car curtain was opened, she couldn't see Jun's face clearly, all kinds of thoughts flew through her mind, she knelt down until her knees became numb before she said, "Get up."

Xie Qi stood up in embarrassment, her robe was covered with dust, she thought that what she was going to face next was Chu Jun's anger, but the voice in the car was hoarse and gentle, and she actually remembered that in the ear of Mr. Li After the ambiguous traces, it was as if a big fire was ignited in the chest, burning dry mouth and tongue.

"Your Highness...I." It was the first time she could speak inarticulately.

Chu Jun said lightly: "There is no need to say too much."

When she got out of the car, Xie Qi looked up at her, only to feel that her eyes were as sharp as a blade, like the cold light of a sword when it was unsheathed.She looked at her sideways, as cold as snow, dispelling all the thoughts in her mind.

She couldn't say a word anymore, but just stared at Chu Jun blankly, her face was tired after a hangover, but there was a kind of lethargy, Xie Qi lowered her head, her heart was beating violently.

On the last day of May, the sky was no longer as clear as it used to be. The sky was overcast and overcast, and it was very close to the city wall. The distant wind swept in with grass clippings, bringing a damp and oppressive earthy smell.

The mission chose to leave Yunzhou on this day, set off from Juning Pass all the way west, cross the Qioran Grassland, and after a long journey, finally arrived at Wangting.

The embassy's mission to Xirong to seek a document deed represents the determination of Daiguo and Xirong to restore the old relationship. Although the trip is difficult and difficult, if it can be achieved, it will be a grand event that will be remembered in history.

It's just that since the founding of the country, there has never been such a thing.It has always been the case that a small country goes to a big country to seek a good agreement, and there has never been a big country to a small country to seek a document.Although Xi Rong has the ability to fight against Dai, all the officials in the court regard him as Xiaoxiao and dismiss him.He never thought that the prince would be sent as an envoy in exchange for a deed. The peace he sought naturally came at a huge price.

However, since the loss of the Irish grassland a hundred years ago, Daiguo has lost a large number of horses, followed by a reduction in the number of cavalry.Without cavalry fighting on horseback, it is impossible to compete with Xi Rong's [-] cavalry elite soldiers with their foot strength alone.What's more, the grassland combat terrain is complex, and the Xirong soldiers rely on cavalry, which can fight and retreat quickly, but it is very unfavorable to the Yunce Army, which greatly reduces its combat capability.

No one knows why the Irish grassland was ceded out. With this fertile land and warm valley grassland, Xirong is like a tiger with wings added. The increase in the number of horses is followed by a sharp increase in the number of cavalry.In the beginning, the Xirong had only [-] fine cavalry, and they were able to fight Dai Guo, but now there are [-] cavalry, gathered in the Erlan grassland, like dark clouds in the sky, weighing heavily on everyone's hearts.

No one knows whether King Xin's visit can really obtain the document, and will Xirong really do what the peace talks said?Yuehe has already been let out, and once the deed is signed, it means that Daiguo has lost another piece of land, and the Western army line is pressing down on the last line of defense in Yunzhou, and Juning Pass is in danger.

But at this time, these things are not within the scope of consideration. Everyone knows that the mission to Xirong is full of dangers. The biggest problem is how to let King Xin obtain the deed as soon as possible and return to the country as soon as possible, so as not to become a hostage and be detained in Xirong. Wang Ting, that would be very bad.

It's just that this day really doesn't look like a good day, even the gods don't want to be beautiful, and after a while, there is a strong wind, which makes people fall to and fro.The sending off officials didn't have time to say something in terms of etiquette, but saw the leading scholar of Yan University twitching and fell to the ground, adding to the already bleak atmosphere.

There was a message from the mission that His Royal Highness Xin Wang understands everyone's hard work, and there is a fear of heavy rain today, and they need to leave the customs as soon as possible, so there is no need to send them down.

Sun Congshan was slightly taken aback when the messenger brought the message to him, and suddenly found that King Xin hadn't shown up from the beginning to the end. She vaguely felt that something was wrong, and just about to say something, the crowd exclaimed, and Master Yan rolled his eyes Bai, his hands and feet twitched and passed out.

She was distracted, and after only a short while, the person who sent the message had returned to the team, the copper bell sounded from far away, and the red flag was fluttering in the wind, but the patterns painted on it were slightly blurred in the wind and sand. Fuzzy, the horse walked slowly against the wind, and headed towards Juning Pass amidst long shouts.

The wind blows the sand and dust outside the city everywhere. Above the sky, you can see the silver dragon swimming in the clouds. The city is almost turned into a blurred shadow in the wind. On the abandoned beacon tower in the ancient city, the weeds were uprooted. Immediately, she was blown away in the wind, grabbed one of the grasses with one hand, and the wide sleeves were filled with the wind, flying behind her.

From a height, we could see the mission leaving the ancient city and heading slowly towards Juning Pass.Xie Qi was fascinated by the wind and sand. When she looked up, she felt that Chu Junxuan was dressed in black hair, and his pupils were like lacquer. She held her tight, and she let go of it after a while.

She almost thought that she was going to ride the wind and leave, the sky was getting darker and darker, Chu Jun turned and left, at that moment Xie Qi saw complex and deep emotions in her eyes, she almost thought that she had been deluded and misjudged .

Chu Jun walked past her as usual, Xie Qi felt a little nervous, she heard her deep and stern voice, and said without any emotion: "Is everything arranged?"

Xie Qi felt a little ridiculous for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Everything is ready, Your Highness can leave at any time."

Chu Jun looked at the distant place, and the mission was like a small boat off the shore in the wind and sand, sailing into the raging dark tide towards an unknown direction.

She said: "No hurry, it's not the time yet, we need to wait."

Xie Qi has already experienced her methods, and no longer dares to try to guess her thoughts.After thinking about it carefully, she felt that all her actions and thoughts were in the hands of this Highness, as if she had already predicted that everything was under control, and she couldn't help but admire and fear at the same time.

Chu Jun stared at the howling wind above the sky, the clouds rolled and rolled, the oppressive atmosphere in the air became more and more heavy, the smell of mud mixed with a strange smell in the wind, a heavy rain was coming, thank you Qi summoned up his courage and said, "Your Highness, it's time to go back."

Chu Jun didn't look at her, but kept looking at the distant sky. Apart from her pale face, she was as calm as a wave, standing motionless in the storm, like Yuan Ting and Yue Zhi. Xie Qi felt that just now from her face The flash of regret is that I was wrong.

She sorted everything out in her mind, and felt that nothing was missing.But Li Qingping was the only one who made her quite uneasy, but looking at Chu Jun's current attitude, she could see a thing or two. Although he was a sycophant, he didn't know if he could come back when he went to Xirong this time. Even if you come back, so what?

Xie Qi was very sure in her heart, but the doubts in her heart were still difficult to solve. She didn't understand why His Majesty Chu Jun chose the way of Yuqiong. She remembered that early that morning, the man gently put His Majesty into the carriage, as if frightened What, that pitiful and tender look, there seemed to be waves rippling gently in her eyes, every time she thought of it, she felt very disgusted.

It's just that it was inconvenient for her to say anything, so Chu Jun naturally didn't bother to think about it, and just went down the steps without saying a word.

There was a muffled sound of thunder in the distant sky, winds came from all directions, and the yellow sand swallowed everything like a tide.

Heavy rain is coming.