Back Off, Let Me Come

It's said to be a holiday, but actually it's not idle at all.

It is a rare opportunity to come into contact with the Southeast Continent in person. Naturally, we must seize the opportunity to understand the situation here. Only by knowing ourselves and the enemy can we win every battle. With this mood, Shen Tang felt that the invisible burden on her shoulders suddenly disappeared, giving her a long-lost sense of relief.

Once Shen Tang was in a good mood, it was easier to say anything.

With a wave of his hand, these prisoners were released.

"While the household registration is still in chaos, think of a way to start your life again. It is better to remain anonymous than to lose your life." Shen Tang had just arrived, and it was hard to leave this group of prisoners with whom he didn't know the details. How would they survive after leaving him? ?

That's not her business.

Let everyone go, except that young man.

Judging from the young man's conversation, he was literate and should be able to serve as a guide for her. She didn't want to waste three days getting lost. I originally wanted to keep the little girl and her grandmother. After all, this pair of grandparents is special among the prisoners. The old and the young can only rely on each other, and it is difficult to make a living in this world. Her kindness was still declined by the old woman, and their grandparents and grandchildren could seek refuge with their relatives.

Relatives are not too far from here.

Shen Tang nodded and said, "In that case, take care."

The young man watched helplessly as the other prisoners received a day's worth of rations from Shen Tang and ran away with all their thanks, while he had to stay and face this lonely ghost from the North. His face was four or five shades dark, but he had to cope with Shen Tang.

How could Shen Tang not know what he was thinking?

She just likes to see the expressions on others' faces when they can't beat her but have to endure it. It's so satisfying. No wonder ruffians like to bully men and dominate women! Qi Yuanliang, the Tang monk, was not around, and there were no acquaintances of hers nearby, so she could let her nature flow freely. Swinging on vines, turning over rocks and waves, weaving through the woods, stopping from time to time to urge the young man to follow quickly, with a wild laugh on his face.

In the jungle, you can hear tunes that have been changed from time to time.

The tune of this piece is weird, and the content is even weirder.

"Want to make one~"

"Are you going to be a cool and unrestrained one?"

"Eating and drinking at the same time~"

"You can also beat their noses and sinuses~"

"Want to make one~"

"Are you going to be a sober one?"

The young man resisted the urge to run away and forced himself to follow like a zombie. A few years ago, he would not have been willing to get close to such evil spirits even if he died. The other party was indeed a mountain ghost, shuttling, climbing, and jumping through the woods, looking like he was possessed by a monkey.

Could this mountain ghost be a northern monkey spirit?

The young man was lost in thought when a black shadow suddenly fell in front of his eyes, and there was a strange buzz in the air, like the sound of a sharp weapon piercing the air. He was so frightened that he stepped back. Shen Tang's waist and abdomen, whose legs were hooked on the trunk of the tree, moved slightly and rolled down deftly. Only then did the young man notice that she was holding an exquisite feather arrow in her right hand. He was frightened for a moment. Has his vigilance dropped so seriously? How could you not even notice the cold arrow coming so close? The young man asked tentatively: "Could it be the pursuit of soldiers?"

Shen Tang lowered his head and looked at the carvings on the tail end of the feather arrow.

The font is childish, and you can vaguely see the character "Zhai".

According to the young man's introduction, the surname Zhai is not a common surname in the southeastern continent. Most of them live in the southern coastal area, with a population of only a few hundred thousand. This surname is rare in the perished Sun Kingdom! When the Sun State was destroyed by the Qu State, I met a person named Zhai in the territory. It was nine out of ten that he was from the Qu State. The surnames Qu Guo and Zhai reminded Shen Tang of his old friend from many years ago.

"It shouldn't be a pursuer."

Shen Tang put away the feather arrow.

His eyes fell in the direction where the feather arrow came from, waiting for something.

"Ah, wrong shot——"

A childish voice came from afar. The young man followed the sound and saw about twenty soldiers wearing armor and swords following a girl in her early ten years. The girl is wearing a dark red round-neck robe with arrow sleeves, a few tail feather ornaments hanging around her waist, a piece of tiger-patterned animal skin draped across her shoulders, a bow in her left hand, and an exquisite quiver inlaid with gold and jade on her back. The feathered arrow in the quiver was consistent with the feathered arrow that Shen Tang had stopped. It was obvious that this arrow was made by the girl in red robe.

The girl's face tightened when she saw the arrow in Shen Tang's hand.

"Did you two see the prey passing by?"

The soldiers seemed to have no reaction, but in fact they were secretly wary. Shen Tang had no doubt that if she made any misunderstanding at this moment, these soldiers would attack her vitals.

Shen Tang: "There is no prey."

He glanced at the young man and said, "There are only two of us here."

Realizing that she had almost accidentally injured a living person, the girl cupped her fists and apologized. With a pair of passionate and moist peach blossom eyes, she said crisply: "...I'm sorry, it's my poor archery skills that disturbed you two. Just now I heard Lin Lin from all the way. There was a strange sound of apes, and I mistakenly thought that I had found a man-eating ape that disturbed the village at the foot of the mountain. If you don't mind, I can apologize for this."

Shen Tang: "..."

youth:"……"

It would have been better if the girl didn't say anything. When she explained this, the young man burst into laughter. Shen Tang's face turned black to ashes, and he smiled reluctantly: "What's that weird ape sound?"

The girl recalled carefully: "What is it..."

Shen Tang: "..."

The young man who finally held back his laughter failed again.

"Puchchi——"

Shen Tang swung the knife in the eye and became angry: "If you pounce again, cut off your tongue and feed it to the ape!"

The girl was puzzled at first, but she was stunned for a while before realizing it later - could she have mistook the sound of a man singing loudly for the strange cry of an ape? This made her embarrassed and uncomfortable.

Bite the bullet and apologize awkwardly.

Shen Tang waved his hand and placed the feather arrow on the ground.

He said goodbye and left: "It's just a misunderstanding, no problem."

Shen Tang didn't want to interact too much with these people, but being interrupted like this, she lost interest in letting herself go and concentrated on going down the mountain. When he was halfway up the mountain, the young man suddenly said: "That lady just now, do you know her true identity?"

"I don't know, I'm not interested."

On the contrary, the girl's eyes have the look of an old friend.

Shen Tang was not interested, but the young man was eager to share: "The followers around her are all brave warriors. A few of them have a lingering aura, and the last one is a fourth-class one. Ordinary gentry children go into the mountains to hunt. , How can you afford this kind of ostentation? Not even a descendant of the Sun Kingdom’s clan... this lady..."

"What's up with her?"

The young man changed the subject and talked about something else.

"I heard that there are women who can practice cultivation in the Qu Kingdom! Although it is limited to one country and the number is rare, the aura of that female monarch is pure and clear, and her brilliance is restrained. She is obviously a warrior."

Sun State had only vaguely heard of the fact that there were women in Qu State who could practice cultivation, and most of the wealthy families didn't care. Even if it is true, you won’t believe it unless you see it with your own eyes. Until Qu Guo entered the country in large numbers, the rumors were confirmed to be true.

Qu State not only has women who are capable of cultivating, but after hearing that the leader of Qu State had ascended the throne not long ago, he overcame the pressure and appointed the next daughter to be the queen's concubine! This princess was not just for fun, she was not only given a status, but also real power. She was given a serious eight hundred yuan to open a palace and set up a palace for the princess! The feather arrows used by this female monarch are engraved with "Zhai", she can practice, and she is protected by heavy soldiers when she comes in and out. Even if she is not a noble daughter of Quguo's clan, she must be another woman from a family with the surname of Zhai...

Or——

This female monarch is the princess.

When the young man expressed his speculation, Shen Tang, who was walking in front of him, had a sudden look on his face: "The appearance of an old friend, the son of an old friend."

When she saw those peach blossom eyes, she thought of her friend from many years ago. It was a lie to say that he didn't want to look at the other person, but when he thought about how rarely he could sing loudly and show off his singing voice, not only was he not praised, but he was also slandered by the son of an old friend and said it was a "monkey cry".

Tell me, can she still go to see Zhai Xiaofang?

It’s better to bury this kind of dark history first.

The young man heard her words clearly and his pupils suddenly shrank.

"What a coincidence."

The young man suddenly heard what Shen Tang said.

Just as he was wondering what she meant by coincidence, he saw Shen Tang turn into a gust of wind, raise his hand and use a palm wind to slap the boar who was trying to ambush and attack the two of them, causing him to roll on the spot. The young man thought she was going to eat the wild boar, but he didn't expect the other party to put his legs on the pig's back and sit firmly on it.

As a wild beast, the wild boar has an extremely keen sense of breath, and can clearly detect the terrifying breath on Shen Tang's body. Faced with this aura intimidation, it chose to be docile and obedient. Shen Tang got himself a temporary transportation vehicle without any effort.

youth:"……"

The wild boar had a strong smell, so he silently distanced himself.

Although the mountains are not very undulating, they are connected to each other and winding around. If you don't have a good sense of direction, it is really easy to get lost in the mountains and unable to get out. Flags were flying at the foot of the mountain, and someone was setting up camp here.

There are not many camps in the village.

A large flag decorated with various bells is erected in the center.

The flag is embroidered with the conspicuous word "Zhai".

Near the foot of the mountain, the road is divided into two. One leads to the camp. The road is flat and wide. The weeds and gravel on both sides have been carefully treated. The other is relatively narrow and the road condition is not easy to walk. Shen Tang felt his scalp was numb and was about to choose the second option.

The young man said: "Don't choose that one."

The tents at the foot of the mountain were set up to see what was going on here.

A quick look at the second road showed that no one had been there recently. They came from the mountain. Going that way deliberately would arouse suspicion.

Shen Tang: "..."

Of course she knows!

Now I can only pray that Zhai Xiaofang is not here anymore.

God obviously didn't want her to get her wish, and he was afraid of giving her exactly what she wanted - dozens of warriors in hunting attire riding tall horses, trying to hunt in the mountains. The facial features of the leading man in fine clothing have changed a lot from his memory. His lines are tougher, but his eyes remain unchanged. Those passionate peach blossom eyes have weakened his iron-blooded aura by three points and lost a few points. The aura of indifference.

Both sides met each other.

Shen Tang took the initiative to step aside and let them pass first.

"What's so stinky?" Although warriors stank of sweat all year round, their odor is still small compared to wild boars.

Shen Tang: "..."

When the well-dressed man heard someone complaining, he noticed the source of the smell - two common people leaning against the mountain wall, a young man in his early twenties, and a thin girl with a sallow complexion.

A ferocious-looking wild boar was riding on the girl's crotch.

The smell comes from the wild boars.

As if aware of his gaze, the girl riding the pig also looked over, but her eyes changed for a moment. The man in the costume only thought that ordinary people were afraid of him. He scolded the personal guard who just said something bad: "Don't be rude, go into the mountain first. It's too late, and all the decent wild animals are gone."

Half an hour later.

When he found the girl in red robe who had entered the mountain first and learned from her that she had hunted a wild boar with her own hands, he looked stunned. The girl was dissatisfied that he was distracted: "...Why is father so obsessed with his thoughts?"

The well-dressed man came back to his senses, raised his lips and smiled slightly: "My father just thought that when I just went up the mountain, I saw someone riding a pig."

The girl in red robe was surprised: "Riding a pig?"

I have seen people riding horses, donkeys and mules, but I have never seen people riding pigs.

"This thing stinks so much, can you still ride it?"

The well-dressed man smiled again without knowing what he thought of.

"Of course it can."

The girl in red robe secretly thought strangely.

As far back as she can remember, her father didn't like to smile very much. When he was angry, he would kill people. He killed many people. However, Aniang told her that it was not like this when her father was a teenager. Not only does he love to laugh, but he is also very talkative. As for whether he likes killing people, I don’t know yet. The girl in red robe was once curious as to why this happened, but Aniang avoided talking about the problem.

Asked my father himself, he would not answer.

I had no choice but to ask Tai Fu.

Taifu Yu said: [Because his brother is dead. 】

[Father’s brother? Isn’t that Uncle Wang? 】

He is also the former king of Qu State.

The girl in red robe had only heard of it from her grandfather and the others.

Taifu Yu: [In addition to this reason, there is also the fact that he is old. When I was a teenager, I was good at talking and laughing, which was called a young man who was chivalrous and high-spirited. At this age, one can speak without words and be unable to do things effectively. 】

Why are you giggling?

Girl in red robe: [...]

Given her past experience, the girl in red robe felt strange.

"Isn't it funny to see a man riding a pig?"

“It’s even more interesting when I think about riding one when I was young.”

The well-dressed man remembered that it was a past event many, many years ago. It was so long that he could only recall the vague outline now. He was not the leader of the country at that time, but his brother was still there at that time.

"Have you ever ridden one? Is it more fun than riding a horse?"

“It’s not fun, but it’s fun with friends.”

The girl in red robe asked softly: "With uncle?"

The well-dressed man said: "No, it's a friend."

The girl in red robe couldn't understand who would like to ride an ugly and dirty pig. She was really weird. Speaking of weirdos, the girl in red robe also told the man in the costume about the weirdo she met not long ago: "...the singing was really ugly, so my daughter misunderstood."

"Did you miss the shot?"

He is responsible for his daughter's martial arts training.

I know best what level her archery skills are. Not to mention such a small distance, even if it is separated by a hill, it can still hit the target with perfect accuracy.

"It should have been shot, but it was caught." The girl in red robe lost her playful look on her face, and gained a bit of calmness that she shouldn't have at this age. "To be able to catch it so easily, the palms of the hands are connected. There are no red marks, and the strength is unfathomable.”

The girl in red robe did not doubt the skinny and sallow girl.

She suspected that the young man was hiding something secretly.

"My daughter was worried that they were the remnants of the Sun Kingdom, so she blamed her incompetence on archery and mistook the strange songs for the screams of man-eating apes, so she tricked and coaxed them away." If he were alone and caught, it would be over. "Both of them are still fugitives."

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I passed by a temporary store in a shopping mall today and grabbed a bag of candy...

When I checked out, my heart dropped.

PS: There was a bug in this chapter, it has been corrected_(:з」∠)_Zhai Le has two daughters, the one with the bones is the younger daughter, I remembered it wrong.