Apprentice of the Heavens

Chapter 125 Scarlet Mountain Village

The dog days in Luoyang are extremely hot, and the air seems to be distorted under the scorching sun. The people in Luoyang hide in the shadows to avoid the scorching sun.

However, the Ziwei Palace in the center of Luoyang has been exposed to sunlight so far, but it seems to be exhausted, leaving only the remaining power to illuminate the darkness, and a gust of wind brings heat waves from the outside world.

Feeling the hot wind blowing past, the palace guards could not help dripping sweat from their foreheads, and their bodies instinctively took a step towards the shade.

Wu Dian
Li Ming looked up as if a big sun appeared in his eyes, waved his hand to disperse the scorching sun power, the dazzling light covering his body gradually faded away, he felt a stronger body but did not attract the power of the sun again to continue practice.

Too much is not as good as today's physique can withstand the power of the sun at most for an hour a day. No matter how much exercise, the physical body will be damaged, but the gain is not worth the loss.

"It's time to leave."

Li Ming photographed the posts on the table, and glanced at the sky outside the hall.

The post was Zhang Zifan's wedding invitation, but the family of four got married was very lively. It happened that Li Ming was a little tired of living in a corner for a long time, so he planned to join in the fun and complete the catalog of mountains and rivers.

I waved my backpack to pack things, pens, ink, papers, inkstones, clothes, and various outdoor daily necessities. Fortunately, the backpack was big enough to hold it, but I also suffered from a bad donkey.

Mingde Hall

The empress looked at Li Ming and Chi Meng with an unfriendly expression, her eyes were full of dissatisfaction, why should you go out to visit the mountains and rivers while you have to deal with endless government affairs.

With the increase of Qi country's territory, all kinds of tedious things have come one after another, and there are emergencies that make him very busy.

"I want to go too!"

Li Ming looked at the empress with a pitiful face, scratched his head and suggested, "How about I go and catch my uncle? With Yuan Tiangang holding him down, he shouldn't dare to go too far."

The empress couldn't help squinting her eyes when she heard the words, as if thinking about the possibility, she nodded slightly after thinking for a long time.

This is what you promised me, Brother Wang, it's not that I want to be lazy.

The husband and wife looked at each other and smiled, while Li Maozhen, who was looking for the Holy Child far away in Sichuan, couldn't help but feel a chill behind her back, and cast her eyes suspiciously around.

Luoyang South Gate
Li Ming patted the fat donkey, and the grinning tired slut just walked forward slowly, unwilling to turn around every step of the way.

It seems to miss the female donkeys there. Every day, someone takes a bath and combs their hair, and several female donkeys surround it waiting to be pampered.The pinnacle of donkey life during this period made him reluctant to leave.

Seeing this, Li Ming smiled helplessly and rubbed the red lotus on his shoulders. He was wearing a blue knight-errant uniform, and the yellow leather gourd pinned to his waist dangled back and forth. Keep up with Chi Meng who is bouncing ahead.

There is still more than a month before the wedding at Tianshi Mansion, and the two of them are not in a hurry. They travel all the way to Jiangzhou to enjoy the mountains and rivers. Sometimes they eat and sleep in the wild, and sometimes they travel through the streets and alleys to taste the local specialties. gourmet food.

"Xiao Guoguo, when will I arrive? My legs are about to break."

Chi Meng's weak voice came from a small mountain road, which seemed to be the landscape she was used to in Raojiang. Compared with the natural scenery, she still prefers the human fireworks in the city.

A ray of golden light flashed in Li Ming's eyes, and when he looked up, a wave of popularity came into view. He visually measured the approximate distance and said, "Hurry up, there are still about three miles to go."

"Ah! I still have to go so far, I can't go anymore."

After saying that, Chi Meng twitched the corner of his mouth and slumped on the ground. Seeing this, Li Ming shrugged helplessly: "Who told you to buy so many things, there is no room for people to sit on the donkey's back now."

When Chi Meng heard the words, she turned her head and pursed her mouth. Out of the corner of her eye, she glanced at the luggage like a hill behind the donkey, but what greeted her was its bared teeth. Seeing this, Li Ming couldn't help but smile to comfort the angry donkey. , then looked at Chi Meng who was still there, shook his head and squatted down

"Come up."

"Hee hee, Xiao Guo Guo is so good." Chi Meng regained his energy in an instant and threw his arms around Li Ming's neck, and kissed Li Ming on the cheek: "Reward you!"

Li Ming wiped his saliva off his face and couldn't help but rolled his eyes, but it provoked Chi Meng's coquettish anger: "You despise me!"

Li Ming sneered and ignored Chi Meng, who was baring her teeth and claws. He dragged the girl to stand up, and moved her feet to catch up with the donkey who was in front of her. .

The feeling of friction between twisting left and right made Li Ming frowned, and secretly suppressed the agitation in his heart and rolled his eyes at Chi Meng: "If you move around again, come down and walk by yourself."

Hearing this, Chi Meng grumbled "Oh" and stopped moving, looking so reluctant, Li Ming was relieved when he saw this, and walked slowly on the path.

At dusk, a mountain village appeared in the sight of the two of them. The sun blushed and hid behind the mountain.The blossoming white clouds are bordered with a layer of red, and the opposite green hills are covered with a crimson coat.

The small river between the two mountains is dyed into a gleaming red ribbon, stretching gracefully into the distance.There is a narrow stone bridge on the river, a small boat is moored under the bridge, and there are rows of birch trees on the other side of the river.

The curling smoke dissipated with the wind, adding a hazy feeling to the scene, but unfortunately, a bloody smell was introduced into the noses of the two with the breeze.

A golden light flashed in Li Ming's eyes, and he looked directly at the blood that suddenly permeated his popularity, and put down Chi Meng with a slight frown: "I'll go into the village first to have a look."

After saying that, he entered the village with a few flickers, opened the door, and saw a dead body. The firewood in the stove was burning vigorously, and the spatula in his hand was broken into two pieces. He was killed during dinner, and the house was in a mess with two drag marks.

Just as he was looking at the sound of begging for mercy, Li Ming raised his eyebrows, stepped over the threshold and closed the door silently. After a few blinks, he searched for the sound and left, but he came to an open space after a while.

As far as the eye can see, a group of unarmed villagers in coarse linen and linen are surrounded by a group of people with evil faces. The gleaming swords make the villagers hug each other, and the cries of children and women's sobs come and go.

"Master, this village seems to have been looted by passing troops, and now only these things are found."

"Damn it! It's said that soldiers have passed like a grate, and I have seen it this time."

The head of the family glanced at the things that were less than a basket, and the eyebrows kept beating, but no matter how small a fly was, it was still meat. He waved his hand to let his subordinates pack the things and looked up at the villagers. Suddenly, his eyes stopped on a beautiful girl. stopped.

Dressed differently from ordinary villagers, the head of the family couldn't help squinting his eyes and grinning, but this smile made the restless girl tremble with fright
"It seems that this time I caught a big fish, bring her here."

(End of this chapter)