little turtle in pocket

Ninety-one AD.In the pastures in autumn, the grass has turned yellow, but it is still lush and vigorous, covering the horse's knees.

"Whoosh-"

With the sound of feather arrows piercing the air, a stag fell down whining, and several hounds patrolling nearby immediately barked and pounced on it.

The young man in black robe on the back of the dark brown war horse put down the bow in his hand, reined in the bridle, and turned his head silently, as if the deer that was shot had nothing to do with him at all.

"Xiao Nuo!"

Someone behind him called his name.

A tall white war horse approached, and the young man in white robe and silver armor on the horse's back was as majestic as a god descended into the world.

The black-robed boy turned slightly sideways, glanced back, and did not speak.

The young man in white robe showed two big dimples on his cheeks, and smiled brightly: "Are you still angry, Xiao Nuo? Why do you look like a girl?"

With a sound of "shua", the horsewhip passed within three inches of the bridge of His Royal Highness Li Shizi's nose.

Cheng Shen dodged it with cold sweat on his face, and restrained his smile: "Hey, you have enough time! For you, I have completely offended the future king of Chu!"

Wen Nuo bit his lip, and let out a sentence from between his teeth: "You deserve it, sooner or later let him really kill you!"

Cheng Shen shrugged nonchalantly: "No, with General Wu in charge, that Gan Zihao can't turn the sky over!"

The two horses seem to be very familiar with each other, and they have walked side by side automatically without the master's driving.The afterglow of the setting sun outlines the golden outlines of people and horses, and a warm color appears in the twilight.

The night fell quietly, and in the deep grass, there was something lurking and ready to move.

Cheng Shen watched the last golden-red halo slowly disappear on the horizon, and asked in a good mood: "Shall we go back?"

Wen Nuo turned around, but pointed his bow and arrow at His Royal Highness, and his face was serious, not like joking.

Even if he is used to being dead-skinned and rough-headed, facing the cold arrow of the black feathered arrow glowing with silver light, Cheng Shen still felt a little panicked: "Hey, be careful, don't accidentally let go of your hand and make the fake come true, you won't lose it!" Husband!"

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he knew that he had made a mistake again, so he quickly leaned over on the saddle.Sure enough, the whistling sound of the arrow feathers brushed past his ears, scaring him into goosebumps.

He immediately forgot about the goosebumps when he heard the voice. He pulled out the sword at his waist and turned his horse's head to stand ready.

A white-haired tiger was crouching in the grass and roaring angrily, with a cluster of arrows sticking out of its shoulder.

Looking at the situation, it is obvious that just now Wennuo's arrow destroyed its sneak attack. Now the king of beasts wants revenge, but is also afraid of being blocked again. Between conflicts and hesitation, a hole has been dug out by its claws on the ground , enough to grow three cabbages.

"Damn it! What does the head of the ranch do? There's a tiger running out of this royal hunting garden?"

Complaints are complaints, but Cheng Shen's men didn't stop moving, swiping his long sword and slashing at the tiger.

Knowing that this guy's death is about face, and having enough confidence in his kung fu, Wen Nuo put away the bow and arrow in his hand, reined in the horse and watched His Royal Highness fight the tiger.

"Wait!"

Someone yelled and stood in front of the long sword.

In order to avoid killing innocent people by mistake, Cheng Shen abruptly withdrew his offensive, and the strong recoil almost knocked him off his horse.

The guy who was in the way smiled at the two people who were shocked: "His Royal Highness, please calm down, Rong Chen take a good look at this beast."

Cheng Shen quickly regained his composure, and Heng Jian asked, "Chairman, is this beast your new favorite again?"

The animal was twice the size and more than four times the weight of the skinny Taoist priest, but he was as docile as a big cat in front of the Taoist priest. The Taoist priest inspected the injury and exclaimed: "I am superficial, it's the first time I see you. Such a big white tiger! Fortunately, the arrow was slanted by two points and did not hurt the vital part."

Wen Nuo coughed dryly.

Cheng Shen took a peek at him and said with a smile, "Does the Taoist priest want to take it back and treat it properly?"

The Taoist chief cupped his hands and sat on the white tiger. I don't know what spell he cast, but the animal obediently carried him towards the northwest corner of the pasture.

Cheng Shen yelled: "Don't go so fast, Daoist, we will also go to the Hundred Beasts Garden with you!" With a whip on the horse's buttocks, he quickly chased after him.

Wen Nuo looked back at the guards who were gradually gathering, frowned slightly, and rode his horse to follow.

The name of Hundred Beasts is nice, but it is actually a cave.Except for the weird long corridors, there are usually few people.It is rumored that there are countless horrifying and strange animals hiding in the cave, and of course no one would want to take the risk of offending them.

Cheng Shen was familiar with the road, he seemed to have been here more than once, grinning and followed closely behind the Taoist priest who was riding a white tiger.

When he arrived at the entrance of the cave, he got off the horse first, graciously helped Wen Nuo off the saddle, ignored the opponent's resistance, carried him off the horse, held hands and ran into the cave.

The Taoist master concentrated on healing Baihu's wounds, and greeted them with a smile: "Go find a place to play by yourself, and entertain the distinguished guests when I am free."

Cheng Shen simply sat down on the ground beside him, resting his chin with his hand: "Master Daoist, teach me how to tame these strange beasts! You looked so majestic sitting on the tiger just now!"

The corridor leader stroked his long beard and said with a smile, "This animal taming technique is too dangerous, and it's not something you should learn."

The wound was bandaged, and the white tiger who was squinting his eyes and dozing suddenly trembled, staring and growling.It turned out that Cheng Shen raised his hand to tease someone's beard.

"But this is so interesting!" Cheng Shen withdrew his hand, unable to restrain his excitement, "Besides, our Jin family is a dynasty that started on horseback, so what dangers can we be afraid of? Just teach me!"

The Taoist leader was noncommittal, and turned his head to look at the northeast corner of the cave.

The boy in black squatting over there took off his heavy armor and was looking down at something on the ground with great joy.

Seeing that childish smile, Cheng Shen's heart moved, and he immediately forgot about the matter of learning how to tame animals from a teacher. He crept up behind the young man and pounced on his back: "What are you looking at, you are so successful?"

The already tall prince didn't take off his armor, and the sudden added weight could barely crush Wen Nuo.In a hurry, he held on with his hands and did not fall down. He turned his head and gave Cheng Shen a reproachful look: "Can you act like a prince? You are so unsteady!"

Cheng Shen grinned, showing two big dimples: "Isn't it just like this in front of you?" He also lowered his head and glanced at the ground, wanting to see what amused the normally serious and steady boy.

It turned out to be a little turtle!The mess on the ground was probably caused by a fight with an unknown furry animal next to it, but it was turned over by the opponent, and now it is dancing around and trying to turn back in vain.

Without further ado, Cheng Shen wanted to help the little tortoise turn over, but Wen Nuo grabbed his wrist: "No, let's see if it can turn back by itself."

His Royal Highness had no choice but to hold the boy's shoulders and squat on the ground to watch the little turtle turn over.

Finally, the little tortoise stretched its claws to an incredible length, and miraculously turned over.

Cheng Shen was overjoyed, and gave a long kiss to the soft cheek of the person beside him, sucking a round red mark.

"Mr. Wen, if you like it, I will give you this little turtle."

Although this Daoist is old, his steps are light!The two young men were caught off guard and blushed at the same time.

Wen Nuo's blushing faded, and after hearing what the priest said clearly, he quickly grabbed the little turtle in his hand: "Really? You must not go back on your word!" The childishness that was perfectly hidden on weekdays finally leaked out.

The head of the corridor obviously also found his childish appearance very interesting, he laughed and said, "Of course I don't regret it! This little turtle is so fun, not only can fight and turn over, but also handcuffs and circle around in place!"

Cheng Shen also became interested: "How is it possible? Is it still a tortoise?"

The Taoist priest snorted: "What's impossible? Now that it's here, will it be an ordinary thing?"

The young man who no longer pretended to be prudent was giggling, and asked the Taoist priest to instruct the little turtle to perform those tricks in turn, carefully put the little things in his pockets, and stingily refused to let Cheng Shen touch his fingers.

The light penetrating into the cave from outside dimmed, and at some point the Taoist priest had already lit a torch: "It's getting late, and the poor Taoist sent off His Royal Highness respectfully."

Cheng Shen was pinching someone's waist and trying to hug someone's pocket, when he heard this, he turned his head with a smile and said, "Okay, we will go on our own, and we won't bother you."

Outside the cave, the sky that should have been completely dark was brightly illuminated by dozens of torches. Under the blazing light, the middle-aged man surrounded by the crowd had a stern and frightening expression.

"Father!"

Cheng Shen was taken aback, reflexively let go of someone's hand, and paid homage to King Liang.

Liang Wang looked anxious, and took two steps: "Do you still remember that I am your father?"