Wanqingsi

Chapter 78

I have to settle the matter of returning the golden knife this morning, otherwise I won’t be able to return to Cangdu with the caravan we contacted early in the morning. If we miss this caravan, we will have to wait a few more days to find the next caravan lead the way.And after the knife gift happened, I didn't want to stay in Emperor Yaoyue for a day.

Early the next morning, I thought that Chi Bei would arrange someone to take me to Prince Ulay's mansion, but when I stepped out of the inn, I saw Prince Ulay riding a big black horse, looking at me with a smile on his face.I was slightly taken aback, and bowed to salute: "Cao Min sees His Royal Highness the Prince."

"Why is Miss Ye still wearing men's clothing?" Ulei's blue eyes flashed with interest, "I really want to see how the girl looks in skirts."

"Your Highness is joking." I lowered my face.Wu Lei smiled, bent down suddenly, and grabbed me onto the horse's back. I exclaimed, and An Yuanxi rushed up: "Let go of Miss Ye!"

"Dangdang" a few times, Ulei's bodyguard pulled out a knife and put it on An Yuanxi's neck, I was shocked: "Let go of Manager An!" Turning to look at Ulei, I said angrily: "Your Highness, what do you mean?"

"Let him go!" Wu Lei said calmly, and the guards obediently took back their sabers. Wu Lei glanced at An Yuanxi and said with a smile, "Boss An, I'm just taking Miss Ye out for a walk, you don't have to worry."

"Miss Ye..." An Yuanxi looked at me worriedly, this bookworm must have been frightened, I smiled, "Boss An, you can wait for me at the inn." There is no need to return the golden knife It's good for outsiders to be present, lest Wu Lei can't get down and implicate innocent people in a fit of anger.

Ulay smiled softly, hugged me to sit in front of him, and galloped out of the city. I clutched the horse's mane silently, and soon heard Ulay's deep laughter: "Miss Ye, hugging me is much safer than holding on to the horse's mane." .”

I was angry and didn't want to talk to him. I didn't say a word, but I still grabbed the horse's mane.Ulay rode his horse up to the grassland, ran across a small hill, ran through a birch forest, and ran to a low river valley. He slowed down the horse and stopped slowly.He got off the horse and stretched out his hands to pick me up. I ignored him and stepped on the stirrups to get off the horse. Ulay smiled disapprovingly and said in a low voice, "I've never seen someone as stubborn as you." woman."

I still ignored him, went straight to the clear river, found a stone and sat down.The birch forest is gentle and quiet, and the grass is full of lively wild flowers, which are very beautiful and colorful.The river is clear and shallow but flowing fast. I watched the river silently, holding the golden knife wrapped in a cloth in my arms. I don’t know why Ulay brought me here?I haven't figured out how to convince Ulay, but I can't accept this knife no matter what.

"This river is called the River of Tears." Ulay sat next to me and said in a low voice.

"The River of Tears?" I was stunned, thinking of the tremblingly blue Lake of Tears I had seen on the grassland. Is this river related to it?
"It's the source of the Lake of Tears you saw on the prairie." Ulay chuckled, "You once said that you wanted to become a fish and go upstream along the lake, looking for the sweetest spring water in your eyes. Now I will bring you to see the sweetest spring water."

It turns out that this is the source of the legend of the Lake of Tears. The water at this source is so clear, no wonder the lake of the Lake of Tears is so beautifully blue.I smiled, "Thank you, Your Highness."

"Do you still remember the legend I told you? The girl turned into a fish and went upstream along the lake. When she found the source of the lake, she could find her lover." Ulei's voice was low and full of charm, "Ye The girl once said that she wanted to become a fish and find the source of the lake of tears, now you are standing here, and I am the person you are looking for."

Is this person too arrogant?Can this also be connected?I laughed and said: "Your Highness, legends are legends after all, and you also said that legends cannot be fully believed, not to mention what I said has nothing to do with your legends."

"Miss is not happy?" Ulei asked curiously when he saw that I was not interested. "On the grassland, when you saw the Lake of Tears, you didn't have such an expression."

"With a different mood, things will look different. Your Highness, even if I want to become a fish again, I am still not a fish, so my departure is the inevitable ending between me and the lake." I smiled Laughing, he took out the golden knife in his arms from the cloth, stood up, knelt down on the grass, and put the golden knife in front of Ulei with both hands: "The little girl didn't understand the rules of the grassland, so she took His Highness's golden knife by mistake, It is really disrespectful to His Highness, His Highness, please take back the golden knife and let the little girl return to Cangdu."

Wu Lei didn't get angry, and a playful smile appeared on the corner of his lips: "Does Miss Ye know what returning the golden knife means? This is an insult to the warriors of the Tianyao Kingdom, and an insult to the royal family of the Tianyao Kingdom. Can you bear the consequences? "

"If your Highness wants to punish you, the little girl is willing to be punished." I met his eyes and said calmly, "However, there is a saying in our Tianzhao country that 'one who does not know is not guilty', and if it is not for His Highness who deliberately conceals it, the little girl will definitely be punished." I will not accept His Highness's golden sword at the horse racing meeting. If His Highness wants to pursue it, he must first ask about his own crime."

"Open your mouth." Wu Lei looked at me with burning eyes, "Whether I conceal it or not, it is a fact that you accepted the golden knife. Even if I am willing to take back the golden knife, the citizens of Yaoyue Kingdom will not agree."

"This golden knife is a symbol of honor. Your Royal Highness has a noble status. The little girl is not worthy of this golden knife, let alone your Highness." I said calmly, "Your Highness has put so much thought into this little girl. I believe that we should also find out the origin of the little girl, if the citizens of Yaoyue Kingdom know the life experience of the little girl, they will definitely not object to me returning the golden knife."

"You..." Ulei stood up abruptly, with an angry look on his face, "Aren't you afraid of death?"

I chuckled, coming to this time and space, when did I really stay away from death?I looked at Ulei and mocked, "His Royal Highness spent so much time trying to trick me, a weak woman, into the imperial capital just to kill me?" Since he is interested in me, it shouldn't be so easy Just kill me, otherwise I wouldn't dare to speak to him in such a tone.

Wu Lei stared at me intently, and after a long while, he said helplessly: "Miss Ye, after hearing about her deeds a few months ago, I admired her very much. I took the trouble to inquire about you and invited you to the capital because I really love the girl, why don't you stay?"

"Your Highness, if in the name of love, you can deceive, occupy, and imprison you, then it is not true love." I smiled lightly, "I am very grateful for Your Highness's great love, but I don't agree with Your Highness's way of doing things, and in my case In my eyes, freedom is more precious than love."

"Young lady is the most special woman I've ever seen. Good!" He reached out and grabbed the golden knife in my hand, and said with a smile, "Young lady is not willing to accept my golden knife, and it doesn't make sense for me to force her. I will temporarily take back the golden knife, please pick it up, girl."

I breathed a sigh of relief, stood up from the ground, and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness is reasonable, it is the blessing of Yaoyue Kingdom."

He laughed boldly, shook his head and said: "Miss Ye, you don't need to praise me. I take back this golden knife today, but it doesn't mean that I give up on the girl."

"Your Highness..." I frowned, Ulay's blue eyes were full of admiration, "Ulay shouldn't treat girls like ordinary girls, it was Ulay's mistake, I just hope the girl can give Ulay a chance, I will Use the way girls appreciate to win girls' hearts."

"Your Highness..." I sighed, he wouldn't want to keep me, would he?I said helplessly, "If His Highness wants to force the little girl to stay, the little girl will never be reconciled."

"Ulay didn't want to force the girl to stay, girl don't worry." He smiled, stroking the golden knife in his hand, "I just hope the girl will promise to give me such a chance."

I looked at him and said no, I'm afraid I won't be able to go back today, right?Now that he has withdrawn the golden knife, I should also accept it as soon as it is good.I smiled and leaned forward: "Your Highness is giving face so much, can the little girl refuse to agree?"

He laughed out loud, helped me onto the horse, and galloped back.An Yuanxi has been guarding the door of the inn, with a worried look on his face. Seeing us coming back, he was overjoyed, stepped forward to help me off the horse, and said in a low voice, "Miss Ye, are you alright?"

"It's okay." I looked up at Ulay on the horseback, and said with a smile, "Thank you, Your Highness, for showing me such a beautiful scenery."

"Miss Ye, remember what you promised me today." He raised his eyebrows and smiled, turned his horse around, and rode away.

I watched him leave, then turned to An Yuanxi and said, "Director An, have you packed everything?"

"It's packed, and the caravan has been contacted, waiting for us." An Yuanxi nodded.

"We'll set off with the caravan right away, and we can't stay here for long." I confessed, I still had some reservations about Ulay's words in my heart, I didn't understand his character, although he promised to let us go, but I didn't leave Yao for a day Yue Guo still felt uneasy.

It wasn't until I saw Yaoyue Kingdom's imperial capital disappearing far away on the horizon that I breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Ulay really agreed to let us go, so he still had some credibility.Although there were some minor accidents during this trip to the grassland, it was finally safe and sound.At noon, the caravan stopped to rest. An Yuanxi and I sat in the front of the car to eat dry food. Suddenly there was the sound of "da da" horseshoes behind us. We looked back and saw a black dot appearing in the distance. Recently, it was discovered that they were all knights wearing Yaoyue country soldier uniforms, dozens of them were running towards our caravan.In an instant, those cavalrymen surrounded our caravan, and a leading man who looked like an officer swept his eyes around the caravan and said loudly, "Search for me."

The leader of the caravan turned pale with shock, and hurried forward and said, "My lord, what have we done?"

"How dare you harbor the runaway wives of His Royal Highness, the king has ordered you all to be arrested and questioned." The cavalry officer said sharply.I was slightly startled, does Ulay want to go back on his word?An Yuanxi was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Miss Ye, hide quickly."

"Hide? Where can I hide?" I sneered, can I grow wings and fly?The cavalry of Yaoyue Kingdom savagely smashed the goods of the caravan, and the merchants were heartbroken and afraid, and they dared not speak out.I took a breath, but calmed down and jumped out of the car: "Sir, there is no need to search, the person you are looking for is me."

"Miss Ye..." An Yuanxi turned pale with shock, and reached out to grab me.I glanced at him lightly: "Let go, I'm the one they want, and if I go out, no one else will be implicated."

Sure enough, the cavalry chief took a look at me, and said with a sneer, "You are here, how dare you return the golden knife to Prince Ulay, come and take her back." Judging from this man's tone, we should see you at the horse racing meeting pass me?

"Miss Ye..." An Yuanxi was shocked, and I whispered, "Don't follow, I will follow them back, and I will find a way to protect myself. You follow the caravan back to Cangdu, and let Yu Dieer try to save me."

As soon as the words fell, two cavalrymen rushed over and grabbed me into their carriage. An Yuanxi wanted to follow up, but a cavalryman drew a knife to stop him from going forward.I gave An Yuanxi a sideways look, implying that he should not act rashly. He gritted his teeth and glared viciously at those Yaoyue Kingdom cavalrymen.Seeing that he had caught me, the cavalry officer no longer managed the caravan and ordered to return.I turned around in the carriage and saw An Yuanxi chasing closely behind the carriage, his figure getting further and further away, you idiot!Stupid!I felt sore in my heart and turned my head, feeling sore eyes.

The big white city appeared in front of me again, but I no longer had the heart to appreciate its beauty.In my eyes at this moment, it is like a huge and ferocious monster. I don't know what kind of fate awaits me ahead.Ulay, I didn't expect you to be such a villain who doesn't keep promises and keeps promises!Count me, Ye Haihua, for misreading you!

——2006, September, 10
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