Chapter 188: Night trip to the northern suburbs

At the evening of the sun, at the third hour of the Xu hour, the four city gates in the east, west, south and north of the imperial capital were closed one after another.

Bubai Yanbei and Nangong Jinhong hurried to the city gate a second before the North Gate closed.

The city gate guard stopped Bubai Yanbei and Nangong Jinhong with great sincerity, and warned the two in a very serious tone, saying that there may be ferocious mountain spirits and beasts that eat people at night, as long as they are not careful, they will easily lose their lives.

However, Bubai Yanbei and Nangong Jinhong persuaded the city guard with kindness, but they couldn't hear a word.

The city gate guard had to shake his head helplessly, look at the backs of Bubai Yanbei and Nangong Jinhong gradually moving away, and sighed bitterly: "A newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger, but a young man is more courageous.

Alas... Two more guys are looking for death, hoping that they can come back safely.

Pass... the city... the gate."

With the order of the city gate guard, more than a dozen soldiers guarding the city gate immediately twisted the mechanism they were responsible for and opened the mechanism for lifting and lowering the city gate.

The next second, the thick northern city gate slowly sank. With the sound of the rotation and friction of the gears of "Click, click", the thick and strong city gate instantly blocked the northern gate tightly.

More than a dozen soldiers closed the city gate, and led by the guards of the city gate, they all climbed to the city tower and entered the resting place.

...

Yue Ye and Mu Sifan headed north for nearly ten miles, and they were already angry.

However, what I saw in front of me was still smooth.

The hazy moonlight shines on the official roads in the northern suburbs of the imperial capital. The wilderness is silent and the breeze is gentle, which inexplicably adds a bit of mystery to the surrounding environment.

"Brother Ye, we've been out of the city for a while, right?" Mu Sifan suddenly looked up at the sky, but saw the stars arching the moon in the sky. Under the illumination of the starry moonlight, Yue Ye's handsome back was very beautiful. Mu Sifan couldn't help but take a few more glances.

"Well, I guess it's at least one hour!" Yue Ye did not stop and look back, but continued to rush forward.

The two of them were walking in a hurry, obviously a little exhausted, and at this moment they were a little out of breath.

But because they were concerned about the extraordinary safety of the bird, they did not dare to slack off at all. They let their feet weigh a thousand pounds, and they still walked forward.

"Brother Ye, why haven't you seen a mountain ahead?"

"It should be coming soon! We can hold on for a while, maybe we will see the mountain immediately."

"good."

“…”

Mu Sifan stroked the hair on his forehead, and the charm of a mature beauty was particularly eye-catching under the moonlight.

It’s just that Yue Ye is running in front of Musivan at this moment, so he has no flaws to appreciate Musivan’s beauty.

Mu Sifan was chasing Yue Ye anxiously, but some sweat was condensed on her forehead, and from time to time, the two continued to move forward one after another.

...

"drive……"

"drive……"

Bubai Yanbei and Nangong Jinhong each rode a horse, one in front and one behind, galloping on the official road in the northern suburbs of the imperial capital.

Before the two left the city, Nangong Jinhong specially spent some money to hire two fast horses.

"Third brother, we should have caught up with our elder brother and second sister for a long time. Why didn't there be a single figure along the way? Could it be that our elder brother and second sister can fly? So our fast horses can never catch up with them?"

Bubai Yanbei shook his head with confusion and said, "Maybe the eldest brother and second sister have found a shortcut?"

"Well, there is a possibility. But what should we do if the third brother, the eldest brother and the second sister were not following this official road?"

"Uh... let's follow the official road first and go straight to the mountainous place before talking about it!"

"Okay, that's all right now."

Bubai Yanbei and Nangong Jinhong agreed, and then they raised their whips and urged the horses to speed up.

...

Mu Sifan and Yueye were exhausted very much. After they ran all the way, their pace of moving forward obviously slowed down.

"Sifan, can you still hold on?"

"It's okay! It's just that the rice has not been in the evening, and the belly is quite empty at this moment, so I can't use my feet."

"Well, I'm the same, why don't we stop and rest for a while?" Yue Ye looked at Mu Sifan with concern.

"We'd better keep on rushing! I'm worried that if we stop, we will no longer have the strength to move forward. If that time comes, what should we do?"

"That's right! Sifan is still more concerned about it. He can't stop, he can't stop!"

"At this moment, how great would it be if a fast horse could suddenly run out and carry us forward!"

"We were in a hurry to leave the city, but forgot to go back to the inn and take our horses out.

Alas... I'm so anxious."

"Yes! Our fast horse has been handed over to the waiter in the inn for help to take care of it. I haven't seen it for many days, and I don't know if it has gained weight or lost weight?"

"Hehe... It seems that Sifan still misses our horse very much?"

"Of course, if it weren't for its contribution, would we have arrived at the imperial capital so quickly?"

"Yes, from Hechi to the imperial capital, our foals have suffered a lot from you."

Mu Sifan nodded and said, "Brother Ye, you are a little heartless.

Hum... It seems that I am the only one riding a horse. Could it be that you came all the way to the imperial capital?"

Mu Sifan's words were filled with rebuttals and strong dissatisfaction with Yue Ye.

...

"Huh?" Mu Sifan suddenly stopped and exclaimed.

"What's wrong?" Yue Ye stopped immediately and turned around to look at Mu Sifan who was still standing aside.

"I seemed to hear the sound of horse hooves coming here." Mu Sifan looked happy.

Standing quietly on the moonlit night, I heard a sound of horse hooves running from afar.

"No, I was galloping in the wilderness in the middle of the night. I was not a bandit, but a bandit."

Yue Ye sighed and then pulled Mu Sifan and hid behind a big tree by the road.

Mu Sifan looked at Yue Ye with a questioning look on his face and whispered: "Brother Ye, are you too cautious?

People who walk at night may not be all bad people, right? For example, don’t we often walk at night on the way to the imperial capital?

Could it be that we are also bandits and robbers?”

Faced with Mu Sifan's doubts, Yue Ye was speechless. After all, Mu Sifan's words were not unreasonable.

Those who are rushing to the night may not be bandits or robbers, but it is not a bad thing to be cautious in the wilderness at midnight.

My uncle and aunt treat him well, and they entrust Mu Sifan to take care of him. Now Mu Sifan is far away from his hometown. If Mu Sifan makes any mistakes, he really doesn't know how to face his uncle and aunt.

Whenever there is a bond in the heart, people will become more concerned and no longer act casually like before.

"drive……"

"drive……"

Two fast horses instantly rode past Yue Ye and Mu Sifan's hiding place.

Hearing the sound, Mu Sifan suddenly rushed out from behind the big tree, waved to the two fast horses running by, and shouted, "Third brother, fourth brother..."

"It's really my third and fourth brothers?" Yue Ye murmured at the two fast horses gradually moving away, looking at the face of shock.

Seeing the two fast horses disappearing into the vast night in a blink of an eye, Mu Sifan sighed with disappointment.

After a moment of silence, Mu Sifan looked at Yue Ye with a complaint and said, "Brother Ye, do you think of your third and fourth brothers as bandits?"

Yue Ye scratched his head with shame and smiled bitterly: "I'm blamed for being suspicious."

"What should we do now?" Mu Sifan glared at Yue Ye angrily.

"The third brother and the fourth brother must have come to find us. In the middle of the night, there are hidden crises everywhere in the wilderness. We are afraid that the third brother and the fourth brother will encounter any danger. We must hurry up and meet with them."

Yue Ye looked at the direction where the two fast horses disappeared, and his cheeks were filled with tension and worry.

Mu Sifan shook his head helplessly and sighed, "Brother Ye, you are so confused. Can we catch up with their fast horses with just our legs?"

Yue Ye looked confused and said, "If you can't catch up, you have to chase him! We won't be watching our third and fourth brothers take risks in search of us, right?"

Mu Sifan nodded in agreement and said, "Of course not."

"Then let's chase after you!"

"Okay, go."

After this little episode, Yue Ye and Mu Sifan shook their spirits again, striding towards the official road ahead, and struggling hard to catch up.

...

"San brother, have you heard someone calling us just now?" Nangong Jinhong followed closely behind Bubai Yanbei, and the horse was fast and the wind was in his ears.

"Fourth brother, what did you say just now?" Because Bubai Yanbei's fast horse was running very fast, Bubai Yanbei did not hear what Nangong Jinhong said clearly.
To be continued...