[Hakata Baba Forest] Princess

07.

Wrapped in a cloak, Lin was brought back by the racecourse in his arms. He didn't feel it when he fled, but after returning safely all the way, he felt the coolness of the night on the grassland.

Near the stables, the accompanying black horse trotted back to the shed to rest without the master's order.Ma Chang turned over and reached out to hold Lin, but Lin didn't hide and handed his hand to him.

The racecourse said that he would find a horse for him, and let him take what he wanted and go where he wanted to go.Lin Ben thought he was lying to him, but he didn't expect it to be true.

The horse farm ordered the horse breeder a few words, and the horse breeder had to order it to go down, and he came back on a ginger horse in a short time.Lin could only tell that the horse was thinner than the one he had ridden before, but he couldn't tell the difference.The horse farm took the reins, and the horse breeder stepped back. He handed the reins to Lin and said to try.

I don't understand, there are surprises, more still can't believe it.He took it and asked, would you let me go?

If you can get out of the grassland, you can go.

Now Lin didn't understand even more, he frowned, what did he mean?I have escaped, will you send someone to hunt me down?

The horse farm smiled wryly and shook his head, raised his hand and said, get on the horse.

This horse is more obedient, at least it listens to Lin, like the horses he has seen in the palace in the past.After ordering the horses, the racecourse called the guards again, and told Lin Ruo that if he needed anything else, he could just find him, and he left after speaking.

Lin frowned and said nothing, and looked at his back for a while, seeing that the racecourse was really gone and never looked back, so he stopped looking at him, and turned to talk to the guard seriously.

He didn't ask too much, he only asked for another set of men's clothes, some water and dry food, and he didn't mention the money.On the contrary, the personal guard added a lot more, such as flint, herbs, wool blankets and a pair of bows and arrows.He instructed that a fire must be lit outside at night, because wild animals are more afraid of fire, and secondly, it will be warmer.If you are in danger, you shoot this loud arrow to the sky, and we can hear it.

Having said that, the guard scratched his head, and confirmed to Lin with some embarrassment, "Princess, have you ever drawn your bow?"

Although he also wondered why the princess wanted a men's suit, it was only for the convenience of riding a horse.Unexpectedly, there is a princess in the Central Plains who dares to stand up and get on a bloody horse. The guard thought happily in his heart, it is really a good match for our leader.

It wasn't obvious when I saw Wang Hao rushing out on horseback earlier, but now that I stand closer, I can feel her slenderness more and more.Different from their daughter in the grassland, the princess is as white as snow falling from the sky in spring, and her figure is also like snow. Even if you catch it with the palm of your hand, you are afraid that she will melt in your hand.

The guard was a little afraid to look at it, and stared down at the ground. He put the prepared object on the horse's back, and added, this bow is so small that even a girl can pull it.

Lin didn't know how the horse farm told him to let the guard take such good care of a fleeing concubine and concubine.He felt some complicated feelings in his heart, and instead of answering, he just nodded and said he understood.

In addition to these, Lin also packed two sets of skirts from the big wooden box that he had brought along the way and folded them carefully. They were the sister's favorite to wear on weekdays.Put on a thicker cloak, nothing else is necessary.

After tidying up the details, someone came into the cashier's room. Lin looked back and saw that it was not a racecourse.It was the maid who brought in the hot food, and she said, "Princess, please use some, if it doesn't suit your taste, tell me, and I'll change it to something else."The leader said that your business can be handled tomorrow.

Lin hesitated a little, then nodded again, saying let it go.

He received the food, but he didn't eat it.He hadn't eaten seriously for a long time, and seeing these but couldn't eat, the feeling came back to his heart just now, as if he had made a mistake.

Before leaving, he should go to the racecourse to thank him. Although Lin couldn't figure out what he was thinking, at least it seemed that the racecourse really gave him a chance to go far away.But he couldn't forgive him for treating himself like that the night before.

Lin was so irritable that he didn't want to stay in this account room for a moment, so he simply picked up his bag and went out.The horse was just outside the tent, and no one stopped him along the way. Lin lowered his eyes and did not look back, riding the horse into the night.

The full moon is in the sky, and it is this moon again.Lin walked quietly under the moon for a while, then urged the horse to gallop, faster and faster, faster and faster.The night is even colder in the middle of the night, and the wind blows on the body like a blade when the horse runs, but it is also freedom.

I don't know how long I ran on the grassland like this, the feeling that was pressing on my heart gradually dissipated, and it was replaced by trembling that gradually became excited.

It was like being alive again, the blood was rushing in the cold night, and my stomach was growling.Lin laughed out loud, and decided to give himself a long-lost and unscrupulous full meal first.Thinking of this, Lin Zema went to the forest not far ahead.

When he came here, he had seen wolves on the prairie with his own eyes, and he would not dare to spend the night alone on the grassland without shelter.But when he was about to enter the woods, the horse just didn't obey. Lin pouted, thinking that the horses here are all bad, one or two don't obey.He got off his horse and dragged the rein to walk in, only to force the horse in.

Lin found a strong tree, tied his horse, sat down next to the root of the tree, and started to light a fire.He knew how to use flint just by looking at it, but he didn't know how to find durable firewood. The broken branches on the ground were very damp, and they would only smoke after burning for a long time.That's right, no matter how unfavored the little prince in the palace is, he won't be able to get in touch with these things.Lin was very hungry, so he gave up and took out the cake to eat first.

Their pancakes were very hard to eat, Lin took a bite to chew for a long time, and was eating with a frown, when the horse suddenly hoofed back and forth, whining lowly, as if very disturbed.Lin didn't quite understand, hesitating whether to get up to appease it, he asked, are you hungry too?Do you not like to eat grass on the ground?

After speaking, the horse was even more restless, the tree trunk that tied the horse couldn't help shaking, and the shadows of the branches swayed like piercing the night under the moonlight.

Lin also felt faintly uneasy. He remembered what the guard said about wild animals being afraid of fire, and also remembered that the horse farm had told him with a smile not to think about running away, it was getting dark.He stretched out his hand and drew out the dagger, stood up low with his back against the tree trunk, squinted his eyes and looked into the woods vigilantly.

Under the quiet moonlight, only the increasingly irritable Ma Ming, Lin's breathing slowed down, and he suddenly lost his way.He looked there, gradually, getting closer and closer, with a pair of gloomy eyes.Lin's heart was beating wildly, but he was excited with fear. He pressed his body to narrow the target, stared intently at the eyes of the beast, and the fierceness in his body emerged again.

This is what the racecourse meant by "walking out of the grassland", he raised his lips and thought, did he think he would die here.Before he could move his mind, another pair of eyes appeared from the depths of the forest, and there were more to come.

Lin Xin was startled and realized that they came towards her in groups.

That moment of panic was enough to break the faint confrontation just now, and the wolf that was the first to look at him jumped up and rushed towards him.Lin rolled away on the spot, but more wolves got close.There was nowhere to dodge in all directions, the moment the wolf howled, fangs were in front of him, Lin's pupils shrank, and suddenly an arrow "swooshed" past his ear and pierced into the bloody mouth.

Immediately afterwards, more arrows were shot from behind, and within a moment, four or five arrows all rolled down howling.

Lin couldn't react in time, and a shot wolf beside him fell into the air and fell on him, the warm fur and strong smell of blood were so close to him.

However, seeing this, the wolves did not retreat but approached, roaring more fiercely and lying down.Lin Xin was beating even harder than before, she didn't stretch out her hand to push, and she didn't look at the wolves again.In such an instant, so many were killed, he turned to look at the person who came.He was afraid of seeing him, but he was almost certain that he would see who it was.

The racecourse didn't look at Lin, and immediately he seemed to be a different person. He stared at the pack of wolves, and suddenly drew the knife with his back behind his back and threw it forward. He heard the sound of the blade piercing through an object, and the long knife pierced through a wolf jumping in the air. throat, and nailed it firmly to the tree.

That should be the head wolf, as soon as it died, the other wolves all turned around and fled.And so it was over, the wolf on Lin's leg wasn't even dead, was still twitching weakly, so big and so heavy.

Only then did Machang lower his eyes to look at Lin who was looking up at him on the ground.He was even wearing the clothes that the racecourse gave him after he had a good night last night.Given a chance to escape, he really didn't want to stay overnight.

The horse farm put down the hand holding the bow, neither stepped forward nor dismounted, just looked down at Lin from a height neither far nor near, and said indifferently, are you still running away?