Urban Sims

Early winter in October.

The land of Youzhou is pale and yellow.

“What a vast prairie, but it’s a pity that it’s not summer now, so we can no longer see the wind-blown grass and cattle and sheep. There are only herdsmen, cattle and sheep migrating south, and some wild animals busy preparing for the winter… "

Zhou Ming, who was riding on horseback on the prairie, sighed and felt quite regretful.

In fact, the sudden outbreak of the Battle of Stone City was not what Zhou Ming had expected. After participating in this battle, it delayed him for nearly two months. The result was a withered and yellow Youzhou grassland. There was nothing left to see, and the group could only rush through the two thousand miles of grassland.

However, this morning, near Yanshan, Zhou Ming reined in his horse and stopped, telling Li Dazui and the others to wait where they were and not to make any sound.

It turned out that at the foot of Yanshan Mountain, he discovered a herd of wild horses. This group of wild horses was unusually powerful, especially the king horse in the middle of the herd. His whole body was maroon, he was huge, his pace was vigorous, and his expression was arrogant. With just one glance, Zhou Ming realized Then he knew that this was a thousand-mile horse, one in ten thousand and rare to see.

A voice sounded in my heart: Tame it, tame it! Make it your own special mount.

Zhou Ming walked towards the group of horses lightly.

There was a slight commotion among the horses that were gnawing at grass roots when they saw a human coming over.

The horse king among the horses also noticed Zhou Ming. The horse's head was raised slightly, and there seemed to be a trace of disdain in his eyes, and he continued to eat grass unhurriedly.

When Zhou Ming walked less than ten meters away from it, the horse king's eyes became evil. He scratched his front hooves a few times, turned the horse's head, puffed out his nostrils, pointed it at him, and suddenly rushed towards him!

"Well done!"

Seeing the horse king rushing towards him at high speed, Zhou Ming cheered loudly and seized this opportunity. At the moment when the man and horse passed each other, he grabbed the mane on the horse's back, jumped on the horse's back with all his strength, and The two legs clamped the horse's belly firmly, and in the midst of the horse king's somewhat embarrassed roar, one man and one horse entered into the game of conquering and being conquered.

"His lulu~!"

"Hoo~ho~!"

The horse king struggled violently, running at a very fast speed, causing violent bumps, trying to knock the human off his back; sometimes he would slow down violently, and sometimes he would raise his front hooves and stand tall, trying to throw the human off his back. .

but……

None of these tricks by the Horse King had any effect. The human on the horse was like a piece of flesh growing on the body, which could not be removed no matter how hard it was removed. The unwilling Horse King had no choice but to repeat these tricks, hoping that his back would Human beings in the world have to give up after their physical strength is exhausted.

Half an hour.

An hour.

Two hours.

Three hours.

The horse king has run at a high speed for more than three hundred miles, and his speed has not slowed down, and his physical strength has not yet been exhausted.

Zhou Ming started to get a little anxious. He was almost at the limit due to the huge physical exertion, but this horse king was still so stubborn and refused to give in.

It is impossible for him to give up taming this king of horses now. It will take him at least two or three days to walk back over a distance of more than 300 miles. If he does not tame the king of horses, he should ride it back quickly and wait anxiously. After a long time, Li Dazui and others will definitely come here to look for him, and in this vast grassland, if they get lost...

"Stop it!"

Zhou Ming strangled the horse's neck with both hands, tightening its trachea and reducing its breathing capacity. At the same time, his eyes were red and he roared, forcing the horse to stop.

"Stop it!!"

"stop!!"

The veins on Zhou Ming's arms and neck popped out, and he rolled the eyes of the horse king with both hands. When he heard his roar, he kept neighing, still unwilling to give in.

"Stop!"

"Onlulu~!"

Zhou Ming was seen pulling back violently with his hand. The horse's hooves suddenly stopped, let out a mournful cry, and fell heavily to the ground. The arrogance in his eyes finally showed a trace of surrender and pleading.

Only then did Zhou Ming let go, sitting aside and panting heavily. His heart rate, which exceeded 200, slowed down. It took a while before his face turned red as coal and returned to normal.

The horse king who stood up and was munching hay took the initiative to come towards him, rubbed his face affectionately, flicked his pony tail, and snorted twice, as if to please his master.

Zhou Ming reached out and touched the proboscis of the horse king, and laughed and said: "You are covered in maroon, have a fierce temperament, run like a tiger, and scream like a dragon. Why don't we call you 'Red Dragon'!"

Chilong scratched the grass and nodded his horse's head in a humane manner.

Jumping on the horse's back, Zhou Ming smoothed its mane, patted the horse's back and said: "Chilong, go back quickly, don't let them wait too long."

"Grey Law~!"

The red dragon raised its hooves high, happily headed in the direction it came from, turned around and returned, and finally returned to its original starting point before sunset.

Seeing Zhou Ming, Li Dazui, Chu Jingling and others who were waiting anxiously came up to meet him. Chu Jingling threw himself into his arms, beat his chest and said, "Mr. ! There are so many wolves on the grassland. If you don’t come back, we will really have to look for you!"

"It's okay, it's okay, I'm back now."

Zhou Ming comforted her for several times, which relieved her worries.

…

Mid October.

Following the Yanshan Mountains all the way south, leaving the grassland, Zhou Ming and his party arrived at Shuozhou, the capital of Youzhou.

However, in Shuozhou City, through the national liaison personnel stationed at Zihua Bookstore, Zhou Ming received news like a bolt from the blue:

Mother Cui is ill and in critical condition. Now the servants are looking for her outside, telling her to go home quickly or she will regret it!

"Mother!"

Zhou Ming panicked, yelled, and hurried back to the inn. After saying hello to Li Dazui and Chu Jingling, he got on the red dragon horse, took the first step, and returned home quickly!

The red dragon horse ran wildly for more than two thousand miles for three days. On the evening of the third day, Zhou Ming, who was tired of travel, finally returned to his hometown in Haiping County. After dismounting, he rushed directly into his mother Cui's room in Wubao.

When he entered the room, Zhou Ming was surprised. His mother, Ms. Cui, was sitting on the edge of the bed eating. She seemed to be ill, but judging from her complexion, she seemed to be fine.

"Mother, I heard that you are sick, very seriously ill, you..."

Zhou Ming walked over, squatted next to his mother Cui, took her arm, and checked her pulse. He breathed a sigh of relief. His heartbeat was slow and strong. It was okay. It was just a false alarm.

Ms. Cui threw aside the bowl and spoon in her hand and stared at Zhou Ming angrily. She raised her hand to strike, but she saw that her son's body had obviously lost weight and had become tanned by the wind and sun. His face was not as beautiful as before. He immediately rubbed his face and said with tears streaming down his face:

"My dear! Look at all the things you have done outside in the past two years. How can you let your mother feel at ease? My mother is so scared! You are an unfilial and rebellious son. You dare to go to the ground, and you joined the army to fight, and almost lost your life...haven't you considered mother's feelings in your heart? What should mother do if something happens to you?!"

She spoke angrily and urgently, and beat him hard on the shoulder twice, and said bitterly: "My mother is sick. If you, an unfilial son, don't come back, my mother will lie on this bed and die of illness! She just wants to see Look, mother is about to die, let’s see if you, an unfilial and rebellious son, will still wander outside and never come back!”

Hearing this, Zhou Ming suddenly realized that his mother Cui, who had always been in good health, was deliberately pretending to be sick to tell herself to go home quickly.

However, after not seeing each other for more than two years, I saw that my mother, Cui, had become so thin and aged. It must have been that during the more than two years that I was traveling outside, she had been worried and scared. She had no taste for food and food. She spent the whole day in fear and was overly worried. , after a long time, the body will definitely have some problems.

Therefore, when he suddenly heard the news that his mother Cui was seriously ill, he subconsciously chose to believe it.

"Mother, please spank the child more. It's because the child is unfilial and makes you worry! The child will never go away for a long time in the future. He will serve you well at home and won't worry you anymore!"

Zhou Ming knelt in front of his mother Cui and promised with a look of remorse.

"Are you really not going to travel far again?"

Mrs. Cui was overjoyed and wiped the tears from her face. Seeing Zhou Ming nod solemnly, she quickly helped him up and said with great distress: "Jian'er, you are much thinner than two years ago and you look darker. You are eating outside." You suffered a lot, right? Also, you didn’t suffer any injuries, did you? Take off your clothes and let your mother take a look. Are there any scars or arrow wounds on your body? Silly son, when did your mother ask you to serve the country? If you stay safe and stay well by my mother's side, my mother will have nothing else to ask for."

As she spoke, her mother Cui's tears fell again.

"Mom, don't worry about the baby. The baby is fine. There is really nothing wrong with him."

"If something happens to you, my mother will die! Jian'er, since you are back, you should marry Rou'er as soon as possible and give me some grandchildren! Rou'er has been waiting for me at Tian's house for almost three years. It’s been 20 years, I can’t delay Rou’er anymore… By the way, Mom will take you to see Rou’er now. Rou’er is becoming more and more energetic now, and she is also sensible and well-behaved. When you meet her, you will definitely Will be filled with joy.”

"Cousin Zihua, are you back?!"

As soon as her mother Cui finished speaking, a surprised voice came from the door.

Zhou Ming turned around and was stunned. The beautiful woman in front of him, wearing a pink skirt, elegant and well-groomed, with a shy face and bright eyes and white teeth, was his cousin Cui Rou whom he hadn't seen for more than two years?

This change is too big, right?

However, looking at her baby-fat face and the two iconic dimples that appeared when she smiled, Zhou Ming knew that she was his cousin Cui Rou.

She is undoubtedly her cousin Cui Rou, who is more dignified, mature, and beautiful than two years ago, and is about to become his wife.