"Hun boy, why are you going so fast, and you don't wait for the old monk me. I don't know how to respect the old at all, believe it or not, the old monk wants to teach you a lesson again. ”

The old monk hurriedly followed Ling Tianyun's footsteps, and the loose monk's robe flicked behind him, rolling up the dust in the courtyard.

Ling Tianyun didn't say a word, quietly walked to the white horse, and untied the reins from under the jujube tree. He reached out and touched the white, uncoloured mane on the horse's neck, and let out a long sigh, as if exhaling the sullen and turbid breath in his heart.

He silently jumped on the white horse, and he did not respond to the old monk's words. As soon as he raised the reins, the four hooves of the white horse stirred up a splash of earth in the courtyard, and a bent body stepped out of the wooden door of the courtyard.

"Hun boy, wait for the old man." ，

A neighing of horses rang out, and the sound of hurried horses' hooves resounded through the quiet little village. The old monk was also so anxious that he rode the little black donkey and chased after Ling Tianyun, and the black donkey ran out in a smoke, and the speed was no slower than that horse.

The five-zhang high city gate in front of me appeared in front of me, and Lanzhou City arrived.

At this time, it was getting late, and the gate of Lanzhou City was about to close in half an hour.

Dark clouds rolled above the gray sky, and gusts of cold wind blew wantonly on the land.

Under the gate of Lanzhou, there were two soldiers guarding the city on each side, and they looked lazy and lazy with weapons in their hands. From time to time, he threw his weapon on the ground, and his hands twitched against each other to resist the cold of the cold wind.

"His grandmother's, why is the weather getting colder and colder, and it doesn't let people live."

"yes, look at the hell weather, there may be a heavy snow landing tonight."

"There is still half an hour to close the city gate, let's keep an eye on it, don't let the bandits over there mix into the city, the prefect has made a special explanation in the past few days."

"This ghost weather, how can there be any bandits, everyone is hiding in the mountains with big fish and meat, living a fairy-like life, I see that the life of this bandit is a hundred times better than me."

"Don't talk nonsense, it's okay to complain between my brothers, and you must not spread it to other people's ears, otherwise it will be known by the prefect, and it will kill you."

"Let me wait here to drink the northwest wind, what is the difference between them and the bandits, at least the bandits only seek wealth and never hurt people, and those dog officials are fierce beasts that eat people and do not spit out bones."

"Okay, don't talk nonsense, just do your part."

A stern soft shout rang out, and the four soldiers stopped talking, and they couldn't help but tug at their shabby cotton coats. The cold winter wind blew like a knife through their bodies, and penetrated into their bodies through the gaps in the cotton clothes. They shuddered.

The four defenders stopped what they were doing, and they picked up the weapons they had thrown on the ground. There was a strange look in the eyes of the four soldiers, a hint of vigilance, a hint of surprise.

For they saw a young man riding a white horse and an old monk riding a small black donkey, and they were running towards the gate of Lanzhou City in the cold wind.

At this time, very few people enter the city, and this strange two people are rare, an old monk and a young man, they enter the city at this time and do not know what is important.

"Dismount, check."

A soldier shouted with a weapon in his hand, and as he walked to the gate, he strode with a majestic and majestic presence. But he still couldn't help but shiver, his lips were already purple from the cold, and his voice was a little hoarse.

The other three soldiers also stood with the soldier with their weapons, and together they stopped the old man and the young man who were about to enter the city.

Ling Tianyun sat on horseback and looked at the four soldiers who were blocking the city gate, and couldn't help but raise his sword eyebrows. Where did these four soldiers still look like soldiers, dressed in shabby cotton clothes, holding weapons at will, and all four of them looked lazy. The eyes of the four soldiers were loosely glazed, though there was still a little wary look in them.

Ling Tianyun jumped off the horse, he clasped his hands into fists and said to the four soldiers: "Several big brothers have worked hard, dare to ask what happened in this Lanzhou city, why did they enter the city to check." ”

The four soldiers were stunned, they didn't expect that the young man didn't have any look of panic. And greeted them politely, and the four of them couldn't help but have a good impression of the young man at the same time. In the past, when they inspected the people who entered the city, none of the high-ranking officials and nobles looked like they were high-minded, and they threw down a few pieces of silver like beggars, and then ignored them arrogantly. And those peddlers who came to the city to do some petty business, when they saw them, they were like a group of wild beasts, and they did not dare to say anything, and of course they should not expect them to give any benefit.

And the young man in front of him had a majestic appearance, and he was carrying a line of bags. The white steed behind him was covered with white mane without any variegation, and it was obviously a peerless horse. This young man does not seem to be an ordinary person, and he must be extraordinary in this business.

The four of them looked at the old monk behind the young man, who was wearing a shabby robe and riding a small black donkey. The people who could walk with this young man were obviously not very human, but the four of them did not dare to have any neglect of this old monk. After all, to the north of this Lanzhou city is this Wutai Mountain, which is said to be a holy place for Buddhism. Maybe this old monk is a monk who came down from Wutai Mountain, but that's not necessarily.

Looking at this polite young man, the four soldiers couldn't help but soften, and they forcibly squeezed out a smile on their faces that was more ugly than crying.

One of the soldiers stepped forward and hugged his fist at Ling Tianyun and said, "This son, can you have a customs clearance document or a road guide certificate, can you borrow me to watch it." Recently, a group of bandits have appeared in the nearby mountains, and the prefect has made a special request that anyone who enters the city must be carefully inspected before entering the city. For any inconvenience, I hope you will forgive me. ”

Ling Tianyun nodded, although these four soldiers were not regular soldiers, it was still commendable for them to dare to salute themselves this time. He thought that he might be hindered from entering the city this time, but he didn't expect that the four soldiers were still quite polite to him. How did he know that his dress showed an extraordinary background, although those soldiers were not good birds, but they had also read countless people, and they had already refined a pair of fiery eyes that had insight into the world.

Ling Tianyun nodded to the four soldiers, took out the document that his father Ling Duozhi had prepared for him from his arms, and handed it to the soldier who had spoken back to him.

The soldier took the document handed by Ling Tianyun and unfolded it to look at it, revealing a strange look in his eyes. His eyes changed from astonishment at first, then to serious gaze, and finally to admiration. He handed it over to three of his soldiers for viewing.

The other three soldiers were puzzled at first, because as long as one of them had read the document and confirmed that there was no problem and could let them go, there was no need to show it to the three of them. After the three of them finished reading the paper, their expressions were the same as those of the soldier. In the end, they returned the document to Ling Tianyun, gave Ling Tianyun a military salute with their right hand held horizontally in front of their chest, and then signaled that he could enter the city gate. Of course, the old monk didn't even ask,

Just kidding, the person who can walk with the son of a great general is also the one they can afford to provoke, but he is an authentic general, the only son of General Ling, the general of the border pass of Baishui City. Although this Ling Gongzi was polite to the four of them at this time, if he really wanted to provoke him, then he didn't even know how to die.

The four soldiers watched as the old man and the young man passed through the gates, and gradually disappeared before their eyes. They withdrew their gaze, and the four of them looked at each other, and at the same time sighed in their hearts. Look at people, this is the real man, there is a man who is a great general. Look at yourself again, the days now are not like soldiers, not like bandits, and every day you have to look at the face of the prefect, and also look at the faces of the people who walk in the gates of this city.

When Ling Tianyun and the old monk entered the gate of Lanzhou City, the sky was not completely dark. There are still faint people walking in the streets and alleys, but there are not many of them.

Ling Tianyun slowed down the horse's speed, and the horse was almost galloping on a main street in Lanzhou City at the speed of walking. Next to him was still the old monk, and the wine gourd in his hand was already hanging on his waist. The difference between this old monk is that he doesn't know when there is an extra green bamboo in his hand, the bamboo leaves have been cut by him, and a green bamboo the size of an index finger is about a zhang long.

Along the way, Ling Tianyun didn't have any conversation with the old monk, he seemed to be holding back his anger, and there were a few times when he wanted to ask the old monk, but he held back. At this time, Ling Tianyun was like a volcano waiting for an opportunity to erupt, it had not yet erupted, but it had already been so full that it was about to overflow, as long as there was a breakthrough, he would immediately burst out this anger.

Seeing that Ling Tianyun didn't open his mouth to talk to him, the old monk didn't bother him, and the old monk knew that Ling Tianyun was still blaming himself. If it weren't for the fact that he didn't help, then the beautiful dream in Ling Tianyun's heart would not have been shattered. The girl who gave him a mirror-like heart with ripples gave him a hard hurt.

They walked slowly down an unknown street, and there were no pedestrians on the street at this time. The whole street can only hear the sound of horses' hooves and the sound of little black donkeys stadding. The floor of this street is paved with bluestone, and the houses on both sides of the street have long since closed their gates. It is a depressed scene, and it is a little less prosperous and lively than Whitewater City.

Looking at this silent street, Ling Tianyun couldn't help but sigh, he didn't expect this Lanzhou City to be so depressed. The city of Lanzhou City is obviously much smaller than that of Baishui City, and there are only a few streets in the city, and the streets are paved with bluestone, and a simple and unpretentious charm appears.

At this moment, a hurried sound of horses' hooves came, coming in the direction of Ling Tianyun and them, and it quickly appeared in front of their eyes from far to near.

"The idlers dodged away at a fast pace." ，

A loud shout came from the galloping herd of horses and reached Ling Tianyun's ears.

Ling Tianyun's sword eyebrows raised slightly, and he restrained the white horse moving forward. He raised his eyes and saw a group of men and warriors dressed as tall horses riding on the same street as them ten zhang away, and they were galloping towards them. The horses, all brown horses, were galloping across the street with their hooves on all fours.

The sound of horses' hooves galloping resounded in the silent streets, and the hooves of those horses rolled up bursts of flying dirt on the bluestone street, and the dust rolled everywhere and covered the sky.

The galloping warriors obviously also saw the young man standing on his horse and an old monk riding a small black donkey, and the big man with a beard on his face couldn't help but hurriedly restrain the galloping horse and forcibly restrain the galloping horse. The steed neighed and stopped.

"Damn where did you come from, didn't you hear what the uncle said, looking for death." A rough shout came from the group of men, and all the men reined in their horses because of the big man at the head, and they couldn't help but restrain the galloping horses together. One of the big men couldn't help but be furious, someone actually got in his way. He was so angry that he scolded Ling Tianyun in a loud and loud voice.

Ling Tianyun squinted his eyes slightly, looking at the group of big men who were less than ten zhang away from him, and he heard the big man's foul mouth. I don't know why, but at this time, he was very quiet, so quiet that he could clearly hear his heartbeat. He didn't speak, he didn't make any other movements, and a sharp light burst out of his eyes, shooting straight towards the group of warriors in strong suits.

Coming into contact with Ling Tianyun's fierce gaze, the hearts of those powerful warriors couldn't help but froze. They didn't feel like they were tightening the reins in their hands, and at the same time their eyes looked warily at the young man who was pressing ten feet away in front of them.