The night was cool, and the low chirping of owls came from a distance.

Luo qingluan woke up in such a late night. She gathered the brocade quilt tilted to one side for her son, sat up, opened the brocade curtain on the carriage, and quietly watched the night.

Fourteen days.

After saying goodbye to the empress of the kingdom of Tianxia, they hurried for 14 days, but Dongwan seemed to be far away. The only good news is that scattered houses can be seen, which shows that they are not far from the city.

Next city, I hope there must be news of Nalan night.

Luo qingluan usually looks calm and often comforts her young son, but this time, she faintly gives birth to anxious thoughts.

It's been too long.

Leng Li, who was on duty at night, approached quietly: "princess, dawn is breaking. Can you shout everyone and prepare to leave?"

The drooping eyebrows and eyes added a touch of softness to Luo qingluan, but the export words were still so cold: "get ready to go and find a place to sleep today."

"Don't worry." Leng Lizheng replied and paused. He said with a little hesitation, "elder martial brother is loyal to the heart of Western Chu. Heaven and earth can learn from each other. He has high martial arts. The auspicious person has his own appearance. The princess doesn't have to worry much."

"Well, you can arrange it." Luo qingluan nodded and put down the curtain, so that he didn't have to worry.

Leng Li gave an inaudible low sigh and turned around to arrange.

Dawn, dawn.

Nalan in the carriage rubbed his eyes and found Luo qingluan's position accurately. He rolled neatly into Luo qingluan's arms: "mother?" Still a soft waxy voice.

Luo qingluan immediately softened his eyes: "Changyi, did your mother wake you up?" Although Nalan Changyi was young, he was born with a sense of vigilance and slept very light. I think it was the low voice conversation with lengli that woke up the little guy.

"No, Changyi, Changyi woke up... Woke up." Nalan Changyi looked at his mother's concubine, stretched out his short arms and began to act coquettish, "Mom, wear clothes."

Luo qingluan heard the speech, smiled and didn't refuse.

When Luo qingluan's mother and son get out of the carriage neatly, Mu Xiaoyu and Liang Yuyan have already helped prepare simple meals. Liang Yuyan greeted them: "qingluan, Changyi, come and try my craft!"

Mu Xiaoyu also has a lively and happy smile on his face.

Looking at these smiling faces, Luo qingluan's worry and depression dispersed most of the time. She patted her son on the back: "go." Nalan swaggered along with a childish step.

Lengli reported the situation to Luo qingluan: "princess, I just went to explore the road. There is a city on the other side of the mountain three miles later. If the map is correct, that city is the boundary of Dongwan."

"OK, I see." Luo qingluan turned to the crowd, "hurry up after eating."

She smiled faintly, "we have arrived at Dongwan."

Half an hour later, the carriage of Luo qingluan and his party drove slowly into the city. The pedestrians on the road were very different from those in the Western Chu, whether in clothes or in conversation and laughter. Although I haven't been here before, it seems that this is Dongwan according to the people's accent.

Luo qingluan turned his head and said, "lengli, choose an ordinary Inn first."

"Yes, princess."

After booking the room and paying the deposit, Luo qingluan asked lengli to hire several people to go out to inquire about the news, and they all had a rest.

In the afternoon, several people who inquired about the news returned and sorted it out. Luo qingluan and they knew everything.

This is the northernmost border city of Dongwan, called Lou city. Although it is a border town, there are a lot of businessmen between the two countries, so it is quite rich and well-informed. One of the most lively things discussed in the city is that King Nalan of Chu defected to Dongwan at night and trained troops and horses for Dongwan.

The people who inquired about the news certainly wouldn't say that the king of Chu had defected, but the people in the room were all smart people. When they finished and retreated, the room was as silent as ice.

Mu Xiaoyu was the first one who couldn't help it. Naive, she wanted to comfort Luo qingluan: "sister Luo, what they said must not be the eldest martial brother. How can a man so proud of the eldest martial brother surrender to Dongwan?! and how can he be willing to give up you and the little prince?"

Liang Yuyan cautiously echoed: "yes, qingluan, don't think too much..."

Although lengli was silent, he looked at Luo qingluan with a bit of worry.

"You......" Luo qingluan finally opened her mouth and said helplessly, "you have no confidence in me......" she went to the bedside and trimmed Nalan Changyi's hair. "Nalan night, that guy, is pretty reliable..."

Everyone looked at each other, and no one could tell whether Luo qingluan was really not worried or pretended to be, so he couldn't say anything later.

"Of course!" Liang Yuyan first reacted, "who doesn't know that the king's words are true and promise thousands of gold! Qingluan, we really know the king! We're worried too much, um, worried too much... Qingluan, why don't we go to the lobby on the first floor for dinner and talk about looking for the king slowly?"

"OK." Luo qingluan's words settled, and several people in the house immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Lobby, by the table.

Luo qingluan never sticks to etiquette. They are all his own people, and they are more relaxed. At her repeated request, several people sat down around a square table.

Before moving the chopsticks, muxiaoyu asked, "why do you eat in the lobby? We're new here. Shouldn't we go to the elegant room?"

Liang Yuyan answered her, "of course, it's because there are many people in the lobby. There are many people and mixed mouths. Do you understand?" Liang Yuyan winked again and again, but mu Xiaoyu was just ignorant.

Liang Yuyan shook her head and said with a smile, "because there are many news. Do you understand?"

"I see." Mu Xiaoyu nodded with a smile.

"Move your chopsticks and eat." Luo qingluan still looks light.

When they were half full, the crowd became lively in their ears. In the center of the lobby separated by a table, there were several strong and black men. At a glance, they were strong farmmen. One of them had high cheekbones and a shrewd face, and was even more talkative and broad-minded.

"The king of Chu, it must be the iron heart that belongs to me, Dongwan!"

"Brother, I've also heard that the king of Chu seems to mean obedience. But where does the word 'iron core' come from, brother Li?"

"I also traveled north and south. A few days ago, I went to the Middle Kingdom. All my brothers in the Middle Kingdom said that the king of Chu was training a large army for Dongwan!"

"Is that true?"

"It's impossible! It's said that they will attack the Western Chu in the near future and avenge the Empress Dowager of the Western Chu for killing his wife and son!"

"Kill your wife and son?! doesn't it mean that Princess Chu escaped with her little son?"

"Who knows the iron fist of the Empress Dowager of Western Chu? The princess of Chu has no strength to bind chickens, and the young son of the world is said to be at large. I'm afraid she has already died in the yellow spring, tut tut..."

……

"Are you ready?" Luo qingluan opened his mouth lightly.

"All right, all right!" "Princess, don't listen to them..."

"Eat and go." Luo qingluan took the lead in leading Nalan Changyi, turned and went upstairs.

Liang Yuyan hurried to keep up.

In the room, Luo qingluan made a final decision: "leave for Dongwan capital tonight."

No one objected. Now everyone went back to their rooms to pack up and count materials.

In Luo qingluan's room, Nalan Changyi held Luo qingluan's hand and asked, "Mom, are you leaving?"

"Yes, Changyi, we're going to find your father."

"But Dad can't find it for a long time." Nalan Changyi is not sensible yet. He only knows that he has been unable to find his father and is wronged in his heart.

"Changyi is not in a hurry. He will find his father," Luo qingluan said low.

If anxiety can be turned into substance, it has turned into a spark in Luo qingluan's eyes, and the light of the prairie fire can not be blocked.

Sitting in the carriage again, Luo qingluan heard the numb sound of horses' hoofs these days. She hugged her son and looked down. No one knew what she was thinking.

A few hours later, Nalan Changyi had fallen into a deep sleep. Luo qingluan opened the curtain, attracted lengli and asked, "where have you been?"

"Daqing city is in front, and the capital of Dongwan is next. Princess, it's better to go to Daqing city for a little repair. Everyone is on their way all night. They are exhausted and it's not easy to find the prince." Lengli was wrapped in cold, and the car he drove all night only added a trace of fatigue to his eyes. The whole person was still spiritual.

"OK, Daqing city repair. You go..." before Luo qingluan finished his words, a mountain in front of the team suddenly burst into flames. A group of masked people in black blocked the way with knives. Luo qingluan's eyes sank.

"Mountain bandits..." Leng Li made a conclusion to the group and gave an idea in an instant, "Liang Yuyan and I will go down to deal with them and bathe Xiaoyu in the carriage to protect the princess's son. Please pay attention to the safety of you and the son."

"Be careful." Luo qingluan was not hypocritical. She put down the curtain and protected the awakened Nalan Changyi in her arms. Nalan Changyi obediently kept silent.

More than 20 mountain bandits, all covered with black cloth, carefully surrounded the motorcade. At present, the three are lined up in line.

Luo qingluan was more worried. The formation of the group of bandits surrounding the motorcade was well-organized and reasonable. It was obvious that they were not wild mountain bandits.

These people are hard to deal with

Yiluo qingluan's cautious nature would not have put several people in such a dangerous situation, but it was a miscalculation that he didn't think about the danger of bandits when he went on the road all night.

The mountain bandit leader stepped forward and shouted, "where are the businessmen? Do you know the rules of Huyi mountain?"

Liang Yuyan sneered with a sword: "Oh, I don't know what the rules of Guishan are? We came from a small place. We really don't know the name of Huyi mountain."

The mountain bandit was also a fool. He thought Liang Yuyan was holding him and said with a sneer, "it's easy to stay and buy tolls."

"I see," Liang Yuyan showed the sword hidden behind her and blew gently at the blade, "but unfortunately, our travel expenses, you and other mountain thieves are afraid to die to get them!"

Regardless of the unexpected expressions of the mountain bandits, lengli took the lead. After he picked a thief, the mountain bandits had time to give a response and the two sides fought together.

Fire, knife shadow.

As one of the helmsman of zhenxiufang branch of the dark night hall, Liang Yuyan thinks she knows a lot about the forces in the Jianghu. Mountain bandits like this can almost judge their strength by the strength of their weapons and protective equipment.

Liang Yuyan has observed this group of mountain bandits for a long time. They have ordinary knives and protective equipment. They pay great attention to hiding their identity and cover their faces, but it has no impact. It's not her that Liang Yuyan boasted. It's not difficult for her to protect Luo qingluan's mother and son with lengli and Mu Xiaoyu, but at the moment, she inexplicably feels that there's something wrong

A light backward somersault escaped the sneak attack on her side. Liang Yuyan cut at a man she had noticed for a long time. That was one of the three leaders of the mountain bandits.

Instead of retreating, the other party kicked on the side and tried to kick off the long sword in Liang YuYan's hand. Liang Yuyan certainly didn't let him succeed, especially such a familiar move

Why familiar? This is the basic move of the dark night hall "skillfully seize"