The Song Dynasty was the king for thirteen years before he knew that he was Tianlong.

Chapter 34 Meet again
When Zhao Ti heard the horse neighing, he had an idea and thought about going to the owner to ask if the deal could be made. If possible, he could just ride to Dali.

He walked forward slowly, looking around the courtyard as he walked. It turned out to be a single house. He couldn't help but wonder, although this place is remote, the courtyard is built not far from the road and doesn't look like a secluded place. He wondered what kind of person would live here.

He walked to the door and knocked on the knocker, but there was no movement from inside.

He knocked a few more times and asked, "Is the master home?" Still no one answered.

Zhao Ti pushed with a little force, but found that the door was bolted from the inside, and not half-closed when he left. He could not help but squint his eyes.

"Master, excuse me for disturbing you for a moment. I want to ask you something." Zhao Ti said.

A clear shout came from the courtyard: "Who is it? What's the matter?"

Zhao Ti smiled and said, "So someone is here. Sorry to bother you."

The clear voice said, "My master lives in seclusion and does not see outsiders."

Zhao Ti said, "I want to ask for directions and some other questions."

A clear voice approached from inside: "What road are you looking for? This is a hermit's place. If you want to find a village or town, just follow the path. You will find it sooner or later."

Zhao Ti said, "I want to buy some things from the host. I wonder if I can sell them to you?"

At this time, there was a "pop" sound from inside, the wooden bolt was pulled out, and the two doors of the courtyard door opened. A maid with long hair stood at the door with her hands on her hips: "What do you want to buy? My house is not a store or market. If the master is unhappy, I'm afraid you will be in trouble."

Zhao Ti smiled and said, "What I want to buy is in there."

The maid wondered, "You look neat and elegant, what do you want to buy?"

Zhao Ti pointed and said, "It's over there, go and take a look." Then he walked towards the place where he heard the horse neighing just now.

The maid followed out of curiosity. Zhao Ti arrived at the stable. When he got closer, he saw a horse's head sticking out from the stable. Its eyes were sparkling, and the horse looked around with extraordinary majesty.

Before he walked around the stable door, he saw a pitch-black horse, standing majestically and proudly. It stomped twice on the ground and pawed at him twice with its hooves.

Zhao Ti couldn't help but praise the horse. He had a photographic memory and when he saw it this moment, he recognized it as the mount of the black-clad, masked girl he met in Danhua Town.

The girl is most likely Mu Wanqing. Since Mu Wanqing is here, the big black forest over ten miles away must be the entrance to Wanghou Valley?

He looked at the horse and wondered, has Duan Yu not come to borrow the horse to rescue Zhong Ling? Is he unable to extricate himself from the Langhuan Blessed Land and unwilling to leave?

The maid said: "You want to..."

Zhao Ti asked, "Excuse me, can I ask if this horse can be sold?"

The maid immediately shook her head and said, "So you want to buy a horse. This horse..."

Before she could finish her words, she heard a series of hurried noises coming from far away, as if many people were surrounding them from all sides.

The maid's face immediately changed color. Just as she was about to turn around and run to the inner yard, she saw a young girl walking out along the stone path.

The girl had a slim and graceful figure, dressed in black, with her face covered with a veil, revealing her eyebrows as dark as distant mountains, a pair of eyes as bright as lacquer, skin as white as jade, and her hands wearing thin silk gloves.

She first glanced at the gate outside, then walked to the horse, looked at Zhao Ti and said, "Who are you?" Her voice was soft and pleasant, but her tone was cold without a trace of warmth.

Zhao Ti smiled slightly: "I don't recognize you, girl. I saw you before in Danhua Town. You rode into the town on horseback." The girl stared at him: "It's you? What are you doing here?"

At this time, the sounds outside the yard had reached the wall, rustling, but no one was seen.

Zhao Ti said, "I was traveling with my companions in Wuliang Mountain, but we ran into a fight between gangsters and got separated and lost. We came here and saw a courtyard gate. I planned to ask for directions and buy a horse to continue our journey."

The girl looked at him coldly but said nothing.

Zhao Ti glanced at the black horse in the stable and said, "Would you like to sell this horse, young lady? I am willing to pay double the price for it. Would you like to part with it?"

The girl said calmly: "I won't take your life, so leave quickly. Don't wait for me to change my mind. It will be too late if you want to leave then."

Zhao Ti shook his head: "Miss, what are you talking about? If you don't want to sell the horse, then just say so. Why would you want to risk your life? No matter who wants my life, I will never give it to them."

The girl frowned and drew out her sword with a clang: "What on earth are you planning?"

Zhao Ti's lips curved up: "Girl, please put away your weapons. It would be bad if you hurt yourself by brandishing swords and knives."

He walked away with his hands behind his back, less than three feet away from the girl, when he suddenly smelled a fragrance that was like orchid but not orchid, and like musk but not musk. Although the scent was not very strong, it was faint, deep, sweet and greasy.

When he reached the wooden door in front and was about to take a step, suddenly two sticks outside the door came with strong wind and hit him in the face.

Zhao Ti jumped back and asked calmly, "Who attacked me?"

No one spoke outside the door. He turned around and looked at the girl. The girl was also looking at him, her eyes motionless.

Zhao Ti sighed, "The girl inside told me to leave quickly, but someone outside attacked me and I didn't tell them to leave. I'm really caught in a dilemma."

The girl said, "This man came in to ask for directions. This matter has nothing to do with him. Tell him to leave."

There was no response from outside the door, so Zhao Ti walked out again. This time, a cold light flashed, and two steel hooks came from the left and right. He immediately stepped back five or six steps and shouted to the outside: "Where did you come from, you thief? You attacked your son for no reason. Do I have any grudge against you? Do you want to kill innocent people?"

Although he judged that the girl was Mu Wanqing as soon as he saw the dark horse, and also thought that Li Qingluo had sent people from Suzhou to hunt her down, he did not expect to catch up with her just in time.

Just when he arrived at the stable, he heard noises in the distance, but it was too late to leave. If he went out of this yard, those people from the Wang family would not let him go easily and would definitely attack him.

At this moment, an old voice was heard outside the wall saying, "This boy has a greasy face and powdered hair. He must be the lover of that bitch. He wants to trick his lover into letting him escape. There is no such thing in the world!"

Zhao Ti said: "I don't know this host, please don't accuse him of his innocence. If you have the guts, come in and talk!"

After saying that, he turned around and sat down on the steps under the eaves. Then he saw the girl coming over. She looked at him coldly and asked, "Are you in the same group with them?"

Zhao Ti said: "What are you talking about, young lady? Have you seen them in Danhua Town? Are you with them? Don't you know anything about them?"

The girl was silent for a few breaths: "Do you know martial arts?"

Zhao Ti looked calm and said, "I have learned a few fancy moves, otherwise I wouldn't dare to travel around the mountains and rivers and enjoy the scenery."

He just jumped backwards to avoid the pole and the steel hook. It would be difficult for someone who is not skilled in martial arts to have that kind of reaction and speed, and an ordinary person would have been hit long ago.

The girl stared at him with her eyes, and suddenly swung the sword in her hand: "You are lying!"

(End of this chapter)