Chapter 1 Return as Iron

On the desolate ancient road, the setting sun is falling, and in the afterglow of the dim sun, a simple carriage is galloping. The whipling man is dressed in short clothes. A bucket hat covers most of his face, but he hears delicately in his mouth. I don't know whether it is out of anxiety about the getting late or the desolation of the ancient road. The driver of this carriage is breathless. He urged him to drown his way in the rolling dust.

After turning a few turns, there was a black van carriage quietly at the desolate pass. The wrong gold carvings on the carriage and the white jade pendant hanging on the four corners of the carriage faintly showed that the owner of the carriage was rich or noble. It was about the sound of horses' hoofs from afar, and the corner of the curtain of the carriage was lifted open. A Hua The young man with a jade crown looked out, then got up and got out of the car. He narrowed his eyes and looked into the distance.

The light and shadow of the afterglow reflected the man's bright and white face. In addition to his innate calmness and elegance, there were more forbearable worries and unconcealed expectations between his eyebrows. He was dressed in a purple brocade robe and a jade belt and his waist fluttered in the wind in the wilderness, as if his whole body was about to merge with the blood clouds in the sky behind him. One, as if between heaven and earth, he was alone.

The rush driver also saw the purple phantom in the backlight. He hurriedly pulled the reins to drive the carriage down the bumpy loess road and turned to the mountain. Near the front, the driver suddenly closed the reins and wanted to stop the car. He had no choice but to run around for days. No matter how strong the horse was, it was no longer enough, a long hiss, exhausted horse. Unable to stop, his knees touched the ground, collapsed tiredly, and spit out a large drop of foam in his mouth.

The driver did not prevent a sudden change and even fell to the ground. Fortunately, the driver behind him only shook violently a few times and stabilized it. He did not overturn. Seeing this, the man stepped forward and dragged the driver away from the driving garage. "Thank you for your hard work, Xiaoci!" His voice is gentle, but it is obviously powerful.

"Lord, Lord!" The driver's bucket hat had already fallen off. At this time, he raised a dirty and dirty face, and the same fatigue was unremittenable. "Xiaoci finally lived up to the Lord's expectations and took people out of the inner palace and brought them to the Lord!"

"Oh!" The man glanced at the ordinary carriage, "She, is she all right?"

"Lord!" The driver named Xiaoci was slightly stunned for a few seconds and reminded her, "She has always been in a state of fainting. She can't eat or drink or wake up. Didn't the Lord tell the maidservant to arrive within seven days and feed the girl an antidote to bring the girl back to life?"

"Yes, yes!" The man woke up from a dream and quickly took out a paper bag from his arms. "I brought the antidote. I'll feed her now!"

A moment later, the man took out a woman with a delicate face and luxuriously clothes from the shabby carriage, but the woman's eyes were closed, and her pale face did not have a trace of blood, as if she had died quietly.

Xiaoci took a break and came up to help move the woman to the black carriage. "Lord, why do you take the medicine? The girl is still in this state?"

"Well!" The man answered in a muffled voice, "The wandering Taoist said that the fake death drug has certain side effects. If you take the antidote within a day or two, it is the best. The recipient can wake up after an hour and will not feel any discomfort. However, after more than four days, it will take 12 hours to completely resolve the power of the fake death drug, and because Pharmacology penetrates into the internal organs. Even if you wake up, you need to recuperate for a few days. If it takes more than seven days, you will not be able to return to heaven because of the falsehood!"

"So that's it. No wonder the Lord is limited to seven days. Shall we go home now?"

"Naturally, the girl lay down for more than four days without dripping the rice, and suffered all the bumps on the road. What's going on, you have to ask the traveler to have a look before you know. Well, Xiaoci, you can also get in the car, and the rest is left to me."

"But Lord..." Xiaoci looked at the woman lying in the car in horror. There was a thick plush blanket under her body, and the Lord carefully covered her with gorgeous clothes.

"What is impossible!" The man interrupted Xiao Ci's words and ordered, "It's important to serve a good girl. Why do you care about those red tape?"

"Yes, Xiaoci knows!" Climbing and sitting next to the woman, Xiaoci touched the woman's forehead. The cold chill to the marrow made her involuntarily cover the woman more tightly. It seemed that only in this way could the woman wake up earlier and tighten the mantle. Xiaoci sighed and drove day and night. She was really not better than the half-dead one. The horse is much better, but fortunately, she got out and finally got rid of the frightened days. Her identity had been exposed, and she could never go back.

The man did not immediately jump on the car. The mountain pass is not far from the Loess Road. Although it is remote, it is inevitable that he will be found sooner or later. In case, he has to destroy the evidence as much as possible, not out of fear, but not wanting to be known by some people about the whereabouts of the woman, at least not now.

When the last glimmer disappeared and the sky and the earth were about to be dark, a blazing fire broke out between the cops. The black carriage turned around and drove to a canyon behind the cove, passed through the short canyon area, and ran to a gray dirt road.

The direction of the carriage is to Weijun. It is said that Weijun is desolate and cold all year round.

The sky is getting darker and darker. Xiaoci helped the man hang a windlight to catch the road. The mountain detour is narrow, but the speed does not dare to slow down a little. Fortunately, the gray dirt road is obviously getting wider and wider. The man is driving hard while paying attention to the movement in the carriage behind him from time to time. "Hold on, Xiaoci!" He whispered, "We'll be there soon!"

Xiaoci nodded silently and speculated in her heart what kind of place Weijun was. Is it as terrible as rumored? The Lord has lived in Weijun for more than four years, and it seems that there are not many traces of wind and frost. Compared with four years ago, there is more mature and healthy spirit. Perhaps, Wei Jun is also Will it be a new beginning?

It was said that it was very fast, but after the black carriage ran for more than two hours in a row, it looked at the shadow of the building from afar. When it came closer, Xiaoci saw the flat forehead hanging high on the pass and wrote the three words "Qianshan Pass". The man had not opened his mouth to call, and the door had already been opened. More than a dozen riders and escorted, "Lord You're back!" Everyone gathered up one after another.

The man turned around and smiled at Xiaoci, "As soon as I entered from Qianshan Pass, it was the territory of Weijun. We didn't take the official road and took this shortcut, which saved at least half of the distance. Otherwise, we may not be able to go home by tomorrow morning!"

"Go home?" Xiaoci's heart was hot and sour. The master actually said to one of her maidservants to go home. With this word, it was not worth her to be alone in the palace for more than four years. Her thoughts surged, and she choked, and she couldn't help bursting into tears.

"Lord, we are dying of urgency. The court does not allow the Lord to leave the country. The Lord has to wait in the pass to avoid attracting people's eyes, but the Lord picks up people alone. In case something good or bad, how can I go back to the palace to restore my life!" The leader of the group of guards jumped off the horse, walked to the man and bowed, "Lord, please move into the car, and the rest of the trip will come down and drive!"

"No need!" The man held the whip and pointed forward. "You can wait for the left and right escort to open the road. I will definitely drive this car in person!"