In the drizzly night, the scenery was dim and unclear, on a muddy trail, a horse carriage slowly advanced.
The driver was a middle-aged man. In the car were two teenagers, one male, one female.
Male about 16 or 17 years old, height unknown, face a little tanned but not ugly at all, very good looking.
The girl is about 13 years old, with a white face and long hair.
Although her face is still young, she cannot hide her heavenly beauty.
These two people have seven points of the same appearance, but they are not the Nijin brothers, who else?
Leaving the capital, the two brothers gritted their teeth and took out money to rent a horse-drawn carriage, and kept going without stopping.
Nijin has chosen a good direction to go.
"Fujian district"
Fujian district is a district city located in the northwest mountains of Wukan.
This place is close to the border with Wukin, the mountains and forests are rugged, and the population is simple.
Nijin chose to move to Fujian district for two reasons.
Firstly, this place is sparsely populated, there are not many gangsters, and the royal government does not send too many manpower to garrison this place, which is good for hiding.
Second, and the most important thing, he wanted to go here to find the body of "Jiangsu", one of the ten great ancient insects.
After understanding the seven words written on the small piece of paper, Nijin immediately knew that in order to practice the exercises on the piece of paper, Jiangsu's body was required.
The first part of the page is written: "In ancient times, there was autumn, winter, spring and summer. People were only divided between good and evil.
Qinghai flaps its wings every 10 years, and every 10 years a person is born for a full cycle of birth.
Swallow down this neck, get blood to nourish the neck.
One thought becomes an ancient city, one thought becomes an immortal..." In the following paragraph, there were still some words that Nijin did not fully understand, but he barely understood, that is how a meridian circuit operates.
Whether this practice really helps people become immortals or not, Nijin is not sure, but he knows one thing, if he wants to protect the person he loves, he must be strong.
"Whoosh..." Each sound of rain falling heavily, making the already muddy road even more slippery.
The coachman didn't dare to drive anymore. He jumped out of the car, tied his horse to a tree trunk and called out.
"You two! It's raining heavily, the road is very difficult to walk, let's go to the big tree over there to rest for the night, it won't be too late to go again tomorrow morning.
The road to the northwest is still very long, the horses also need to rest to gain strength."
Nijin also knew that it would be very difficult for the carriage to move forward in heavy rain like this, so he could only sigh and nod in response.
"Okay, just rest for one night and then figure it out"
The two brothers got out of the car and followed the driver to rest at a large ancient tree.
This giant tree has very large branches and leaves, the trunk of which four people cannot hug all the way around, but with such heavy rain, not even a single drop falls.
"It's winter, why is there a shower? It's strange."
Nijan rubbed her small hands and said doubtfully.
"I don't know! I've lived this long and have never seen such a strange phenomenon."
The driver gathered firewood, lit the fire, and opened his mouth to respond.
Nijin didn't say anything, his heart was as hot as fire, the feeling of insecurity grew bigger and bigger.
"Nijan, maybe we shouldn't stay, I'm a little uneasy."
Nijin whispered into his sister's ear, looking extremely worried.
Nijan was a bit surprised, but she didn't say anything more and nodded in response.
"Uncle, our brothers and sisters have an urgent matter to go to Fujian. I'm afraid we won't be able to wait with you anymore. This is the fare, you take it."
Nijin took out the money to pay, then held his sister's hand and walked away.
The driver was a bit suspicious, but he didn't want to ask too much. After thinking about it, he called out.
"How about I sell this horse to you, the road is too slippery for vehicles to pass, but it probably won't be a problem for the two of you to ride the horse."
"This".
Nijan was a little moved. Although she was not a young lady, walking for a while was no problem, but the road to Fujian was still very far. She was afraid she wouldn't be able to survive. If she had a horse, perhaps would be better.
"No need, thank you for your good intentions, we are martial arts practitioners, what's the point of a little wind and rain?"
Nijin smiled, pulled his sister's hand, and walked quickly.
The driver was also a bit surprised and thought to himself.
"I can't tell, he's also someone who practices martial arts so skinny. Don't worry, let's sleep first."
Nijin held his sister's hand and walked on the path full of weeds, glancing back as walked.
"Brother! Why don't you buy that horse and go? We've been walking for so long, I'm very tired."
Nijan's face was a bit pale, perhaps because it was cold, she didn't have much clothes, mostly thanks to a loose shirt that covered her body.
Having gone quite a distance, Nijan now opened her mouth to ask.
"I'm just afraid that someone will chase us and won't give up.
During this journey, I kept feeling uneasy, like my heart was on fire, very uncomfortable.
My brother led me on the grass because he wanted to hide his identity.
It's raining heavily tonight, and the wild animals probably won't appear. We just need to find a dry place to hide."
Nijin confided heavily, trying to explain to her sister.
"Brother! Why are you suddenly so smart?" Nijan asked in surprise.
"Even though I'm stupid, I've traveled a lot and learned a lot, but I still have to know a little bit.
There are no people who are forever ignorant, only people who refuse to learn.
Let's go..." Nijin replied with a smile, the two continued to walk forward.
In fact, what his sister said was right, from the moment left the capital, Nijin immediately felt his mind was extremely clear, no longer feeling dazed like when he was in the palace.
Nijin's mind was turning very quickly at this moment, his eyes were no longer dull and cloudy like before.
"Why is my mind better when I leave the capital? Why is my thinking getting faster and faster?" Nijin walked and thought endlessly, then he remembered something.
He dried his hands and reached into his pocket, only to see the small piece of paper still there.
His mind turned around, but he understood the entire content of it.
No need to look back, no need to remember what those characters looked like, he really understood completely.
What does this prove? This proves that he has learned those words, but it seems like something erased them, he can't remember them, right now, right now he remembers them.
His mind moved faster and faster, his face became paler and paler.
At this moment, only rustling sounds could be heard from above, as if something was jumping back and forth on the tree branches.
Nijin's heartbeat was a bit fast and he raised her head to look up.
A person in black was standing on a tree branch, tied with a scarf to cover his face. His appearance was unclear, but through that small figure, he guessed that this was a girl.
"Who is the lady? Why is she always following behind us and not leaving?" Nijin opened his mouth to ask.
"Oh! Aren't you just an idiot? You don't look like an idiot.
Could it be that you deceived me?" The black-clothed girl heard that and asked in surprise.
Nijin does not know what happened, but he dares to affirm that at this time he is not stupid, on the contrary, he is very normal, even smart.
Although he was extremely nervous, his right hand holding his sister's hand was constantly trembling, but his tone was still very calm.
"Am I stupid or not, you can judge the truth and falsehood, so why do you need me to answer?
But shouldn't the lady answer my question?"
The girl in black just laughed and shook her head.
"You two know you can't escape, so why bother trying to escape?"
"This voice, are you Sihang? Did Shengyou send you to arrest us?" Nijan heard the somewhat familiar voice. When she carefully remembered it, she cried out in surprise.
The woman in black was no longer hiding anything, the black cloth covering her face was taken off. Who was the maid Sihang?
"Miss Nishou's opinion about you is not wrong. You are extremely intelligent. Once you have seen her, you will never forget her."
Sihang was exposed, but his true face did not show any surprise, just smiled and praised.
Keep talking.
"This time, the master told me that as long as you are willing to return to the palace and marry the young lady, he promises to help the two of you gain a position.
And if you don't listen, I can only take action."
When Nijin heard this, his expression changed dramatically. He stepped forward to cover his sister and shouted angrily.
"What qualifications do you have to want to arrange a marriage for my sister? No one in your Nan family is qualified. If you want to take my sister away, come and kill me first."
The maid Sihang heard him curse, but she didn't get angry at all. Perhaps for her, killing someone who has no martial arts skills in her is like killing an ant.
Tell me, what would a normal person feel when killing a deer? Killing thoughts arise? Or crazy? No, I don't have any feelings, I'm just casually playing around.
But at this moment, Nijin is much easier to kill than an ant.
Maid Sihang didn't pay attention to Nijin scolding her, she looked towards Nijan and asked.
"What do you choose? Will you return to the palace to live in luxury, or will you die here with your brother?"
Not salty, not bland, captivates the listener's mind.
What will Nijan choose? If she chooses to compromise, she will have to marry someone she doesn't know, have to be a puppet for others to plunder, have to sacrifice herself to satisfy her so-called relatives, even though those relatives see her as nothing more than a cheap slave torn.
But what if we don't compromise? Her brother will die, and she won't be able to live anymore.
Nijan's entire face was covered in water, not knowing if it was rainwater or tears, only she knew, it was salty and bitter.
Nijin turned to look at his sister.
He understood, but he had no way, he was too weak, too useless, he collapsed and cried.
Nijin used to cry, cry a lot, from when he was a child to when he was 16 years old he still cried.
But a fool crying and a normal person crying are not the same.
The fool is crying, people think he is not normal, he may cry but in his heart, he is not necessarily sad.
But when a normal person cries, people only feel that person is helpless and weak.
Only those who are helpless cry, only those who are weak cry.
You say men can't cry? You say that men must be strong, must be tough, and not cry no matter how painful it is? Are you a saint? If you endure a pain that is too much to bear, and you still do not cry, that does not prove how strong you are, it only proves that you are heartless.
Don't make excuses for that indifference by calling yourself strong, strong, or insensitive, only you know.
Don't equate being happy and crying with being sad and crying, the two are not the same.
Joy is joy, pain is pain, why do we equate them? People are really strange, some people cry when they're happy, while others want to cry but try to smile.
May I ask, are you a puppet? Performing for whom?
The maid Sihang still stood there, looking at the two brothers, not saying a word, waiting patiently.
She believes that Nijan will agree.
"I accept, take me away."
After a while, Nijan wiped away her tears and opened her mouth to speak.
Ningxia just nodded, jumped down from above, and led the way.
She didn't say another word, nor did she worry about the two changing their minds, they simply couldn't resist.