C125 disharmony of heart

After Xuanyuan Chen dealt with the order, the two of them headed to the next county, Blue City.

However, before they could even walk out of the city gates, they were already surrounded by the crowd of people, so not even a drop of water could leak out.

The commoners in this small town hated the county very much. When they heard that a minister had taken off the county magistrate's black gauze hat, they were immediately overjoyed.

Hearing that the great Old Master Qing Tian was leaving today, one by one, they ran to the city gate to send Xuanyuan Chen off.

When the commoners arrived at the city gates, they realized that this master Qing Tian was truly a genius.

Many of the citizens here had never studied before, they only remembered that the teacher in the academy had told them that there were four people who were talented. When they saw Xuanyuan Chen, only one person thought of him.

Eh, the woman behind this great master Qing Tian was so beautiful, just like the immortal in the painting.

In a short while, the commoners were shocked by Xie Qingrong's peerless appearance. The previously bustling and noisy city gate was now completely silent.

Everyone was immersed in beauty.

Seeing that, Xie Qingrong smiled, then rode her horse. Stepping on the snow, Xun Mei and the two groups of Ferghana Horses quickly left, leaving behind the guards, they looked at each other.

After being stunned for a while, the guards finally reacted and also mounted their horses, followed by Xuanyuan Chen and Xie Qingrong. As for the cream he had found while plundering homes in this county, he had already sent someone over to the capital that very night.

Xie Qingrong specially arranged for the three secret guards to guard the gold and silver treasures that were handed over, so that they wouldn't have any ulterior motives.

Treading on the Snow and Xun Mei, the two horses moved side by side, the surrounding scenery was so fast that it could cause wind and lightning to speed past. Xie Qingrong knew that the imperial guards had been left far behind and raised her eyebrows.

Xie Qingrong pursed her lips into a beautiful smile, and the smile that appeared between her eyebrows, like a peach blossom, bloomed everywhere.

"Xuanyuan Chen, how about the horse race?"

"Yes. Rule? You decide. " Xuanyuan Chen raised his eyebrow, in regards to Xie Qingrong's suggestion, he readily agreed.

It had been many years since he had fought a horse, and he couldn't help but miss the time when he had shared a story and a drink with the soldiers on the battlefield.

"The Blue City is precisely thirty kilometers ahead. Whoever reaches the Blue City first wins." Xie Qingrong said.

She had already carefully observed these maps last night, and determined that she had not missed anything. Only then did she decide to compete with Xuanyuan Chen today.

She had discovered long ago that there was a small path from here to Blue City. It was just that the path was a little more remote and the official road was a little more spacious.

If she wanted to defeat Xuanyuan Chen, she had to take the small path.

Xuanyuan Chen seemed to have seen through's thoughts, as he curled his lips, looking somewhat flirtatious. "If A Rong loses, you'd have to call me nicely."

Hearing Xuanyuan Chen's words, Xie Qingrong could not help but roll her eyes speechlessly.

However, Xuanyuan Chen felt that Xie Qingrong's actions of rolling her eyes was extremely cute, as he rarely saw such a cute, childish side of A Rong.

"The jade pendant on your waist is not bad. If you lose, can you give this jade pendant to me? " Xie Qingrong's gaze landed on the jade pendant on Xuanyuan Chen's waist.

Xuanyuan Chen looked at the jade pendant on his waist, and could not help but laugh out loud, and said: "If A Rong likes it, I will gift it to you, why do you have to beat around the bush like that."

He made a gesture to get the jade pendant from his waist.

Xie Qingrong immediately stopped Xuanyuan Chen's movements, and because she knew that Xuanyuan Chen would directly give her the jade, she decided to do this, and openly take his jade.

She did not covet the jade pendant, but found it very familiar. In her previous life, she seemed to have seen it somewhere before, so she decided to win it over.

"Don't. Compared to you willingly cupping your hands in salute to me, I am more determined to obtain it openly." Xie Qingrong said.

Xuanyuan Chen nodded and replied: "Okay."

When Xie Qingrong saw Xuanyuan Chen nod his head, he instantly brandished the horsewhip and lashed at Treading Snow's butt. Treading on the snow, Xie Qingrong cried out, and like a bolt of lightning, she disappeared from Xuanyuan Chen's sight.

On the other hand, Xuanyuan Chen was still enjoying life, following his previous speed towards Blue City, as though he was not worried that he would lose a jade plate.

When Xuanyuan Chen finally reached the top of the pipe, he wanted to whip the horse faster. He suddenly realized that something was amiss. This road was extremely clean. Even if it was a normal horse running by, it would leave a mark on the horse's hooves.

Not to mention, the tracks were made with high-quality iron.

But now, he didn't see a single trace of a horse's paw mark on the public road.

Xuanyuan Chen's brows tightly knitted, a hint of seriousness flashing through his heart. He did not know where Xie Qingrong had gone to, and when he was about to search everywhere for Xie Qingrong, he suddenly recalled the scene from last night where Xie Qingrong carefully examined the map that was drawn on the parchment.

In an instant, Xie Qingrong had already thought of a plan, and it was unknown when she saw the jade pendant at her waist, but she actually used such a roundabout way to get him.

Xuanyuan Chen helplessly stroked his forehead and chuckled softly.

He waved his whip, and Xun Mei flew quickly on the official road as the scenery on both sides passed in front of him one by one. There was a faint smile on his lips.

After Xie Qingrong came out from the small path, the city wall that was faintly discernible appeared in front of him. She moved her ears, and it seemed like she could hear the faint sounds of hooves behind him.

Xun Mei rode a thousand miles on the snow, even if she walked on the official road, she would still be able to catch up to him.

Without further delay, she continued to run forward.

Xie Qingrong had just reached the entrance of Blue City City, with Xuanyuan Chen following behind him.

"Wa — —" Xuanyuan Chen pulled on the reins, causing Xun Mei to stop in her tracks.

An extremely rare gentle smile hung on Xuanyuan Chen's lips, and his eyes carried a bit of a smile. "A Rong, I've lost."

With that said, he untied the jade pendant hanging around his waist and threw it at Xie Qingrong.

Xie Qingrong received the jade pendant, and looked at it carefully. On the jade pendant was a crouching tiger mark, the other parts were missing. Although this jade pendant was very similar to the one she had seen in her previous life, in the end, it was not. There was a design missing from it.

His heart flashed with a trace of disappointment as he tied the jade pendant around his waist.

Xuanyuan Chen raised his eyebrow, he did not miss the disappointment that flashed across Xie Qingrong's face and asked: "What? Not to your liking? "