Dragon Warrior

Chapter 180 The Eight Horses travel [-] miles a day, why won't King Mu come back

The clothes are wet with apricot blossom rain, and the face is not cold with willow wind.

The rain in spring is delicate and dense, sneaking into the night with the wind, moistening things silently.The spring breeze is gentle and lingering, with the coolness that has not yet faded, blowing over the corners of the eyes and brows, like a lover's delicate caress, blowing the spring water in the heart lake.

In the afternoon of this day, the spring rain fell like a crisp, Zhao Min practiced swordsmanship in the rain with a sword in hand. After resolving the worries in his heart, he went back to the room to take a bath and change clothes.Her body was not only drenched in the rain, but also covered with a fine layer of sweat, which was sticky and greasy, making her very uncomfortable.

Since King Ruyang left, Zhao Min had nothing to do every day, except for practicing martial arts and hunting, he just waited for his sweetheart to come to meet him.It's a pity that she almost looked through Qiushui, and she didn't see that person coming to meet her.

After bathing, she was dressing in the mirror under the maid's clothes, looking at her charming and heroic cheeks in the mirror, she sighed faintly.

Shan'er naturally knew why the princess was sad, and comforted him: "Don't worry, the princess, since Mr. Xiao said he would come to you within a year, he will definitely come, isn't he not here yet?"

Zhao Min said: "The one-year period is approaching, he should have come long ago. Could it be that he was caught up in something? Shan'er, do you know that there have been major events happening in the Jianghu recently?"

Shan'er said: "This..., the rivers and lakes are generally calm, and nothing major has happened."

Zhao Min said: "Then why hasn't he come here? He has a horse in his hand, and he can cover thousands of miles in just one month, but now it's almost a year, but he hasn't been seen for a long time. I know him, He wouldn't have long delayed if he hadn't been caught up in something great."

Shan'er frowned, not knowing how to comfort her, but when it came to Shenju, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she thought of an interesting news, and said: "The princess knows that some time ago, a very strange thing happened in the capital city. , or about a BMW."

Zhao Min said casually: "Let's hear it!"

Shan'er said: "It is said that there is a person who stayed in the inn and gave the BMW to the shopkeeper to take care of. Unexpectedly, after the guest went out, he never returned. However, he gave enough money, and the shopkeeper has been waiting for him to come back. , until several months passed, but the man didn't return. The shopkeeper thought of his horse and wanted to take it for himself, but unexpectedly, the horse was very violent and kicked several fellows into pieces in succession. Seriously injured, he broke free from the reins and ran wildly all the way, even ran out of the city and disappeared."

Zhao Min nodded and said: "It's a loyal horse, comparable to his red fire." Thinking of this, she couldn't help but think of the scene when Xiao Jing was sent away. Like the burning emotion in her heart, she traveled all over the country with him.

Zhao Min suddenly stood up and said: "I'm going out to relax." After finishing speaking, he raised his sword and led Shenjian Baxiong and others to ride out of the mansion.

At this time, although the rain stopped, the sky was still gloomy and the ground was very slippery.Zhao Min rode his horse all the way, until he reached a mountain depression outside the city, this is the place where Xiao Jing was sent off.

Standing by the side of the road, her mood was as gloomy as the sky. Missing, worrying, and complaining... all kinds of complex emotions appeared alternately, as if a five-flavored bottle had been knocked over.

At this moment, a very penetrating neighing sound of a horse suddenly came, making Zhao Min in a trance, as if that young man with a fast horse and light fur suddenly appeared in front of him.

After a while, Zhao Min got on his horse and ran towards the place where the sound came from. Behind him, Shenjian Baxiong and others hurriedly followed.

The mountain road became narrower and narrower, and it took half a cup of tea with difficulty. Zhao Min reined in his mount and looked into the distance. Finally, in the distance of his vision, he saw a cloud of fire-like color moving.

Zhao Min focused his eyes, got off his horse, and ran towards the moving object. After seeing the object clearly, his face suddenly turned pale.

At this time, the scarlet god horse who was grazing with his head down also sensed that someone was coming, so he couldn't help raising his head to look over, and then he walked over slowly.

Zhao Min took a few steps forward, grabbed half of the rein, and gently stroked the horse's head.The horse didn't resist, but rubbed against Zhao Min's arm very docilely.

Shan'er walked up a few steps and said hesitantly: "Princess, this horse, but that little red rabbit back then?"

Zhao Min nodded and said: "Yes, it seems that its owner has already been here, but for some reason, it has not appeared for a long time, otherwise it would not have been reduced to the mountains." Speaking of this, she Suddenly said: "Xan'er, what does that BMW you said that escaped from the city look like?"

Shan'er said: "I haven't seen it specifically, but I heard that it is also a fiery red horse."

Zhao Min's expression changed again, and he said: "It looks like Chihuo without a doubt, I think it's an old horse who knows the way, and after running out, he went directly to this mountain forest. With Chihuo's divine steed, ordinary beasts are not its opponents, but it can survive go down."

Shan'er said: "So, Mr. Xiao has been to the capital long ago? Then why did he..."

Zhao Min looked calm, and said coldly: "Of course someone doesn't want him to see me. In the capital city, there are only a few people who are capable of threatening him in martial arts, but no matter who it is, it is impossible to quietly Take him down without a sound. The one who can block the meeting between the two of us without anyone noticing it is my good father and king."

Shan'er's face turned pale, and said: "The princess said, the prince..."

Zhao Min suddenly turned over and rode on Chi Huo's back. Before this, Chi Huo had already supported her countless times. At this time, she had no intention of resisting at all, and moved her steps very obediently.

Zhao Min said: "If you want to confirm it, just ask the store directly. Let's go back to the city."

The group of people hurried back to the city again, and went straight to the inn.The shopkeeper has been in the metropolis for many years, so he is no stranger to this prominent princess, so he hastily stepped forward to meet him.

Zhao Min drew out his hidden sword, pressed it against the shopkeeper's chest, and said, "I'll ask you a few questions and answer them honestly, or I'll kill you with one sword."

The shopkeeper was so frightened that he was shaking like sifting chaff, with cold sweat rolling down his face, he said in a crying voice, "Please ask, princess, I will know everything."

Zhao Min pointed to Chi Huo and said, "Do you recognize this horse?"

The shopkeeper was very impressed with Chi Huo, and quickly said: "I know, I know."

Zhao Min said: "Alright, tell me, where did its owner go?"

The shopkeeper slightly recalled: "I don't know very well, I only know that the young man was invited away by an extremely good man, and he never came back."

Zhao Min said: "What kind of heroes are you? Tell them in detail about their appearance and characteristics."

The shopkeeper said: "Yes, yes." As he spoke, he recalled carefully: "The leader is an elder in his forties or fifties, holding a sword in his hand, which is not very distinctive. On the contrary, the two behind him are extremely burly , one is bald on the forehead, and the other has a large mole on his face with a tuft of hair on it."

A cold light flashed in Zhao Min's eyes, and in the terrified eyes of the shopkeeper, he cut down the tables and chairs around him with a sword, and said gloomyly: "Sure enough, it was the father who did it. And these three house slaves dared to carry me behind their backs." It’s really bold to do such a thing. No wonder the father took the three of them to the expedition for the first time, because he was afraid that I would get news from them.”

Shan'er's face was pale, and she said, "Princess, what should I do now?"

Zhao Min said: "First of all, we need to confirm whether he has been killed by his father. Let's go back to the palace first."

Shan'er said: "If Young Master Xiao was really killed by the prince, then..."

Zhao Min said coldly: "The father will definitely regret it, because he will lose his daughter forever. As I said, no matter where Xiao Lang goes, I will never leave and accompany him forever. If he is killed, I will go down too." Accompany him."

Zhao Min brought everyone back to the palace, thought for a while, and said: "From the account of the inn, the day he arrived in Dadu was the anniversary of my concubine's death. I drank a bowl of ginseng tea that day. , suddenly felt tired, and fell asleep for a long time. Now it seems that there must be something wrong with that bowl of ginseng tea."

Shan'er said: "The princess means that the prince took advantage of the princess's sleep to do something to Young Master Xiao? But people said that the prince didn't leave the palace again after he came back that day. Could it be that he did it in the palace?"

Zhao Min said: "Baishang Taoist and Baili Nobody went in and out of the palace that day, it must be the two of them working together to murder Xiao Lang."

Shan'er said: "What should the county chief do?"

Zhao Min said: "You go down and get ready. I'm going to ask my father to make sure. He's only going out for seven or eight days, so we can catch up soon."

Shan'er said: "When is the princess going to leave?"

Zhao Min said: "I can't delay for a moment, I will leave immediately. If Xiao Lang is still alive, I can't imagine what kind of torture he is enduring, so I must make things clear as soon as possible."

Shan'er said: "Yes, this servant will go down and get ready."

Half a quarter of an hour later, the gate of the palace opened again, and Zhao Min led a group of guards and galloped away.

(End of this chapter)