Tome of Troubled Times Chapter 61: Thorny Road

In the early morning, the night rain started to clear up.

It was damp in the mountains, and big drops of water dripped from the leaves and hit the rabbit's hat, making a mess.

Zhao Changhe took Cui Yuanyang's little hand and flew all the way through the mountains and forests. After climbing over the mountain where I stayed at night, I didn't enter the mountain road, and continued to climb up another mountain on the opposite side, taking the uninhabited trail.

Cui Yuanyang didn't complain at all. He held his little hand honestly and allowed the thorns in the forest to cut his lovely coat into a mess.

She did not give a choice and allowed Zhao Changhe to arrange it, but this attitude itself showed the choice - she was unwilling to choose the first option.

Leaving home to find Zhao Changhe, she was attracted by the excitement of the world, and also by the wildness that was completely different from the gentle family members she had seen since she was a child. The little girl in the rebellious period was impulsive. When the impulse passes and no matter what happens, she will realize the foolishness of that time. Fortunately, Zhao Changhe did not disappoint her, otherwise she would have regretted it if she was put in all sorts of ways.

When she was blocked by officers and soldiers in the city, she realized what kind of stain it would bring to her life, and she became grateful to Zhao Changhe for his actions in protecting her reputation while ruining his own reputation.

The same is true this time. If you follow Zhao Changhe and fly away, you will have no other choice but to marry him in this life. Has she thought about it?

The little girl had never thought so much before this.

Once she thought about it, she found that she didn't know, at least she couldn't make such a decision hastily.

Yangyang wants to go home. She misses her parents, her brother, and that beautiful black peony... She doesn't want to wander outside for a year and a half, being dragged to sleep by him to give birth to a child.

Yangyang herself is still a child.

But Cui Yuanyang knew that the second route was a thorny road. Even if Zhao Changhe said it calmly, it would still be much more dangerous than taking a detour. Let her directly say that I want to go home and we will take risks, but she will not be able to say it either.

We meet by chance, Zhao Changhe has done enough, and he didn’t even ask for an ordinary secret book from you. Why should he let others be involved in danger and rely on your piece of cake? There is no need for people to get involved in these things at all. They can fly away long ago.

Zhao Changhe understood her thoughts, rested all night without talking, and pulled the little rabbit straight out of the hole early the next morning.

Cui Yuanyang resignedly got out of the cave and followed him. The moment he found out that the direction was towards Qinghe, the little rabbit's heart trembled. It was like a stone flying from the sky, hitting Qinghe and making waves. A circle of ripples.

In fact, Zhao Changhe is born to be brave and has a beginning and an end. He would have walked this thorny road, right?

Perhaps even Han Wubing saw it and knew that he would definitely send Yangyang home.

Ke Yangyang still felt strange.

The morning sunlight shines through the treetops in the mountains and reflects on his face. It is so beautiful, more perfect than the statues of the masters.

"Are you tired?" Zhao Changhe suddenly asked after he had been running for some time.

Cui Yuanyang was panting, but still insisted: "It's okay."

"Well...you are also at the third level of Xuan Guan after all, and have first-class Qinggong. You can still endure it." Zhao Changhe said: "Let's take a break first. I just can't go to the city to rest and eat anymore. No matter how unpalatable this cake is, it won't be bad." Gotta make do."

Cui Yuanyang looked at the rough cake he took out. It was not only unpalatable, but also a little dirty... But she didn't say anything, took the cake and ate it in small bites.

Zhao Changhe smiled. This girl... is much cuter than the imagined rich girl.

He strode to the stream next to it, took a long drink, picked a wide leaf, filled some water with it and brought it back: "Na."

Cui Yuanyang held the water and was a little curious: "Why don't you drink your wine gourd? Is it gone?"

Zhao Changhe smiled: "Yes, but you have to use it sparingly."

Cui Yuanyang thought he was dealing with it when he was addicted to alcohol, so he didn't say much and just lowered his head to eat the cake.

Suddenly there was a gust of wind, and there seemed to be a fishy smell in the mountains.

I don’t know what Cui Yuanyang represents. Isn’t the mountain breeze normal... He is still eating the cake silently, his mind full of thoughts.

Zhao Changhe raised his head, glanced up, and said with a smile: "You eat, I will relieve myself in the back, but you must not turn your head."

Cui Yuanyang wrinkled his nose: "Who is looking at you!"

My face immediately started to look a little bitter. What should I do if I need to relieve myself...I haven’t urinated since last night...

By the way, while he was going to relieve himself, shouldn’t he also take advantage of this time to relieve himself? Cui Yuanyang had long forgotten that he said not to turn around, and subconsciously turned around to see where he was.

At this glance, he saw Zhao Changhe leaping forward with a steel knife in his hand, and an eye-catching white-fronted tiger in front of him rushed down towards Zhao Changhe.

The two sides are about to meet in mid-air.

"Roar!" The tiger roared in the forest, shaking the grass and trees.

Cui Yuanyang dropped the cake in his hand and quickly covered his mouth.

Those who have never seen a tiger pounce on food can imagine how to slide and shovel when facing a tiger, but when you face it directly, the momentum of that huge beast of several hundred kilograms rushing towards you is too much for the human brain. They are all empty, and fear can immobilize people.

At this moment, Cui Yuanyang's mind was empty. He didn't know where the sword skills he had practiced since childhood had gone.

Seeing Zhao Changhe helplessly in mid-air, the knife in his hand was the color of blood, and the sad red light struck the tiger's forehead heavily.

The gods and Buddhas are gone!

He actually never wanted to dodge You Dou from the beginning. He was afraid that if he gave in, Cui Yuanyang behind him would be injured, so he took action as a stunt, trying to stop the tiger directly in front!

"Bang!" I don't know whether the blow was real or not, blood spattered, and the powerful impact caused Zhao Changhe to fall in the air. He quickly twisted his waist in the air, kicked on the tree trunk behind him, and shot the arrow. Usually springs back out.

The tiger was bleeding from its forehead. It roared wildly, spun around and cut its tail, then threw it heavily towards Zhao Changhe in mid-air.

Zhao Changhe spun in the air, the tiger's tail swept away, and the knife had already slashed along the tiger's waist, causing a rain of blood in the sky.

"Step!" Zhao Changhe fell in front, and the strong inertia made him slide forward a few feet before he stood still. He turned around and looked back, seeing that the tiger was already dead.

In Cui Yuanyang's eyes, he is truly like a god.

I vaguely remembered my brother’s comment, as the tiger descends from the mountain, the dragon enters the sea.

How can a tiger compare to him!

"Ah, I told you not to look. I thought I could do it in seconds, but I underestimated it. Damn, even the tigers here are more powerful than those in Beimang." Zhao Changhe strode back with hundreds of kilograms of tiger carcasses on his back, smiling. He said: "Since you are traveling in the mountains, you will encounter wild beasts. They are easier to deal with than masters, and they also deliver meat to your door. It's okay. You continue to eat. I'll see if I can grill some meat."

Cui Yuanyang asked out of nowhere: "Do you often hunt tigers in Beimang?"

"Well, I haven't hunted before. At that time, this thing was hunted by Luo... Well, my friend was hunting, but I only saw him occasionally. It was winter at that time, and although tigers were not hibernating, they had little activity, so it was not easy to see them. "Zhao Changhe said with joy while cutting the tiger meat: "She caught one at that time, and the whole village was like the Chinese New Year. Sun Jiaoxi personally peeled the tiger skin to make a chair cushion, which was the one I sat on in the Juyi Hall later. , I don’t know if you’ve seen it before... Oh? Mei Meng’s husband? Juyi Hall, I took him to the room..."

Cui Yuanyang sat on one side with her chin in her hands and watched him ramble on. It seemed like she couldn't hear clearly what he said.

"Huh? Why do you keep looking at me?"

"Oh...oh, it's okay. I, I, I'll go relieve myself too, and don't turn around!" Cui Yuanyang jumped up like a rabbit and slipped into the bushes behind Zhao Changhe.

Zhao Changhe: "..."

Although I can't see you squatting behind the bushes, please don't take off your clothes and squat at the same time...

Why is it the white tiger again? Isn't this wrong? Isn't it all grown up?

"Ah!!!" Cui Yuanyang's scream suddenly came.

Zhao Changhe suddenly stood up: "What's wrong?"

"Yes, there is a snake!"

"..." Zhao Changhe grabbed her sword and threw it to her hand accurately: "You can use the Cui family's swordsmanship yourself. I really can't help you this time."

Cui Yuanyang drew his sword and chopped the snake into pieces, then looked at Zhao Changhe's back suspiciously: "You...how do you know where my hands are?"

"Identify the position by listening to the voice. Do you know the position by listening to the voice?" Zhao Changhe's face turned red with embarrassment and he didn't even want to grill the tiger meat: "It's almost time to rest. After you're done, hurry up and leave!"

The little white rabbit picked up his pants and chased after him: "Zhao Changhe! It turns out you are also very nasty!"

Zhao Changhe turned his head and made a tiger paw gesture: "I will put you in eighteen different ways!"

"All you have left is your mouth."

"You just said I was nasty, is your brain made of hemp?"

"Huh." The little girl seemed to have completely forgotten what she was questioning just now, and naturally put her hand into his big hand. The two started Qinggong and ran wildly.

The days of wandering around the mountains with a beautiful girl are so unpretentious and boring.

If he had a choice, Zhao Changhe would rather deal with tigers and snakes like this every day, and it would be best to reach Qinghe like this all the way.

Unfortunately, the road leading to Qinghe is not a series of mountains. After traveling through the mountains for three days, the road ahead is already flat.

The stream flows from the mountain stream behind and gradually merges into the river in front. In the flowing river, there are ships floating and fishermen singing melodious songs.

Zhao Changhe took a deep breath.

If you want to cross a river, it is the place where people are most likely to wait and see, and it will be difficult to hide your whereabouts from now on.

Humans are much scarier than tigers.