Xu Ping explored Lin Su Niang's breathing and found that she was breathing evenly. He knew that she was just shocked and fainted for a while, and his health was not seriously injured.

He bent down and picked up Lin Suniang. Xu Ping carefully climbed to the top of the mountain and placed her on the grass. He stood up and looked around. He saw that there were trees everywhere, with no people and no roads, and he didn't know where he was.

It was noon, and the sky was filled with sorrow and a pale sun showed its face in the clouds, looking half dead.

The horse Li Wei, who was riding from Xu Ping, had run away from his strength and was lying on the side and gasping heavily. Sometimes he had the strength to chew on the dead grass on the ground.

After looking at it for a while, Xu Ping had no idea, so he had to sit on the ground, look at Lin Su Niang, and find a way when she wakes up.

After sitting for a while, a mountain wind blew, Lin Suniang woke up slowly.

Xu Ping saw Lin Su Niang open her eyes and breathed out: "You'll be fine if you wake up!"

Lin Suniang sat up, looked around, and asked Xu Ping: "Dalang, what is this place?"

Xu Ping smiled bitterly and said, "I followed along the way, but I don't remember where I got. But looking at the terrain here, I might have left Zhongmu County, or even Kaifeng Prefecture."

Lin Su Niang was surprised: "What should we do?"

Xu Ping said: "You take a break first, and we will find a way after a while."

The Zhongmu area is full of plains, and there is no such large mountain bag. Xu Ping recalled the direction and distance he had run for the past half day, and now he has probably reached Zhengzhou. This place is not as dense as Xu Ping's previous life. At this time, the land is vast and sparse and rare. The entire five counties of Zhengzhou have less than 20,000 households and tens of thousands of people. It is located between the two capitals, along the Bian River, and near the imperial tombs. These items require a large amount of corvee service, making the population extremely difficult to grow.

After sitting for a while, Lin Suniang said to Xu Ping embarrassedly: "Dalang, go find saliva to drink for me. I'm a little thirsty."

Xu Ping stood up, looked around, saw a small river at the foot of a hill not far away, and said to Lin Su Niang: "I will go to get water, but I can't bring it back. Besides, I'm afraid that a wild beast will hurt you if I keep you here. There is a small river there, not far away, so I'll carry you over."

Lin Suniang whispered: "Okay."

After carrying Lin Suniang, Xu Ping led the horse and walked carefully down the mountain.

Xu Ping never asked why those people kidnapped Lin Su Niang. If it was said that for beauty, it would be a bit beyond Xu Ping's imagination. Lin Su Niang is beautiful, has a quiet temperament, and is a beautiful woman. But how old is she? She was thirteen years old. If she was just in junior high school in her previous life and had not grown up at all, how could people think of men and women? Even Xu Ping had already decided on his wife, Xu Ping had never had any inappropriate thoughts about her. She was too young and would have to wait a few years before talking about it.

But apart from this reason, Xu Ping couldn't think of anything else.

He carefully went down the hillside, and Lin Su Niang whispered on Xu Ping's back: "Be careful, it's not easy to walk on this road, don't be hurt."

A faint breath blew through my ears, with a little sweet fragrance.

Only then did Xu Ping feel that Lin Suniang on her back was extremely light and soft. Her legs, which were held in her right hand, were as soft as boneless, and she felt something strange in her heart.

Is this the warm fragrance of nephrite, exhaling like orchid?

Xu Ping didn't dare to continue thinking, but just looked at the road carefully and lowered his head to move forward.

After walking out of the bushes and reaching a small forest, Lin Suniang said, "The road here is ready. Dalang put me down and I can walk by myself."

Xu Ping carefully placed Lin Su Niang on the ground. Seeing that her face was still pale, he held her arm and said, "If you are frightened, I will support you."

Lin Suniang nodded and let Xu Ping hold his arm and walk forward.

After leaving the woods, I passed through a dead grassland and arrived at the river.

Xu Ping said to Lin Su Niang: "Sit down and I'll go and see if there is anything that contains water. I don't know if the river water here is clean or not, just boil it."

Lin Suniang sat on the dead grass on the ground and said to Xu Ping: "Dalang, don't go far."

Xu Ping nodded, tied the horse to a tree, carried the long knife, and crossed the river to look forward.

It was autumn now, and everything withered. Most of the valleys were filled with locust trees, pine trees and other miscellaneous trees, and there was nothing to use. Occasionally, there were a few wild date trees, and the dates on them were very small, but the kernels were large. Xu Ping tasted two of them and could not enter the mouth at all.

After walking fifty or sixty steps, Xu Ping didn't notice anything. He was about to give up and go back. When he looked up, he saw a big pear extending from a corner not far away. The pear was extremely large, not less than the Dangshan crispy pear in Xu Ping's previous life.

Xu Ping was delighted and walked forward quickly.

In front of me was a flat ground, covered with weeds, and three large pear trees were next to the ground, with fruitful fruits and large green and yellow pears hanging on the branches.

This pear tree does not look wild, it must be planted here by someone. And looking at the surroundings, it may be possible that someone has cultivated it here.

However, at this time, the weeds were covered with weeds and no trace of others could be found, leaving only three large pear trees.

Xu Ping reached the tree and reached out to pick two big pears. He held them in his hand and weighed them. One of them was afraid that it would weigh a pound. He didn't expect that there was such a good thing here, and he hadn't seen it for so long.

After picking up the pear, Xu Ping quickly turned back.

Turning around the foot of the slope, I saw Lin Suniang holding the horse and walking slowly.

Seeing Xu Ping, Lin Su Niang said, "I saw Dalang disappear after a turn. I was afraid that something would happen, so I followed him."

Xu Ping held two big pears to Lin Su Niang and smiled, "There are a few good pears over there, I'll pick two for you. Isn't it much better to eat this than to drink water?"

Lin Su Niang took a big pear in her hand, looked around and looked at it, and was not in a hurry to eat it.

Xu Ping was surprised: "What are you just looking at? Eat quickly!"

Lin Suniang sighed: "Dalang, we probably really ran to Zhengzhou."

Xu Ping asked: "What do you say? These pears are only produced in Zhengzhou?"

Lin Suniang nodded: "This pear is called Jin pear, also known as Yuer pear. It is only produced in Zhengzhou in the world, and it is produced near the Zhou imperial tomb. The northern fruits, Qingzhou jujubes, Zhengzhou pears, are the best in the world. They were in the capital before, and my father bought them for me to eat."

Xu Ping was stunned for a moment and said to Lin Su Niang: "Not to talk about these, just eat them. If this pear is only produced here, that would be a good thing. We at least know where we are."

Lin Suniang smiled, found a dead tree stump and sat down, and carried Xu Ping to eat pears. The pear was too big, so the little girl's eating appearance was not very elegant, so she hid and did not let Xu Ping see it.

Xu Ping stood aside and used his brain to locate his position.

The Zhou imperial tomb refers to the tombs of several emperors of the Later Zhou Dynasty, which should be in Xinzheng County. Zhao Kuangyin put on the imperial robe of Chenqiao, and seized the throne of the Later Zhou Dynasty. It was a major event in the Song Dynasty, and Xu Ping could find it out from his memory.

Unexpectedly, he ran dozens of miles in one breath, which scared Xu Ping.

Since we know that this is near the Later Zhou imperial tomb, it will be easy to deal with. As a previous dynasty, although the Zhou royal family was not treated preferentially by the Song Dynasty, the basic etiquette was still there, and there should be at least some people guarding the tomb. As long as we find someone, we can return to our own manor in Zhongmu.

Facts proved that Xu Ping had thought too much. There was no tomb-guarding the tomb-guarding the Later Zhou imperial tomb, and it was already ruined at this time. This was not entirely because the Zhao Song royal family was mean. There was also a reason because the emperors of the Later Zhou Dynasty advocated frugality. Since Taizu Guo Wei decided to keep their funerals simple and not set up palace guards. Of course, good people will be rewarded. The extremely simple tomb-robbing the Later Zhou imperial tombs looked down on even those who robbed the tombs, but kept them until later generations. On the contrary, the Song imperial tomb was organized and robbed by the Jurchens in the Jin Dynasty and became ruins.

According to the etiquette system, the Central Plains dynasty had a system of two kings and three charity to continue the king's rule. The Song Dynasty was the last unified dynasty to respect this system. After the Chai family was seized, Emperor Gong Chai Zongxun was named King of Zheng, and the emperor's etiquette could be used to continue the Zhou dynasty. After Emperor Gong, his descendants were demoted to Duke of Zheng because the imperial tomb was in Zheng. However, this title was only a name, and the Chai family was not in Zhengzhou, and the treatment was far from the Song State of the Zhou Dynasty, so the imperial tomb quickly became a piece of weed, and occasionally someone with a heart will take care of it.

Xu Ping didn't know this, he was just thinking about finding the people guarding the tomb.

After waiting for a while, Lin Su Niang turned around, with half a pear in her hand, and said to Xu Ping: "This pear is too big, I can't eat it."

Xu Ping said: "It's okay to throw it away if you can't eat it. There are so many trees there. I'll pick some with you later."

After Lin Suniang went to the river to wash her hands, Xu Ping helped her along the valley where the river was located, leading the horse all the way to the outsiders.

After walking for more than an hour, I took a break twice, and finally got out of this small mountain bag.

At this time, the sun was no longer visible, and the sky was completely cloudy. However, looking around, there was a vast wilderness and no one could see.

Xu Ping looked at Lin Su Niang and frowned. He couldn't walk. Fortunately, the woman was not popular at this time, otherwise she really didn't know how she went along the way.

Seeing that the horse being held had recovered some strength, Xu Ping said: "Madam, please sit down immediately. I will take it slowly. I don't know how long it will take to find someone."

Lin Suniang's feet were worn out, but she gritted her teeth and didn't say anything. She had reached the limit at this time and could no longer walk, so she had to help Xu Ping get on the horse.

Lin Suniang felt a little panicked when she sat on the horse's back. She had only occasionally rode a donkey and had never sat on the horse's back. In addition, she was frightened all the way in the morning, so she couldn't help but hold on to the saddle tightly.

Xu Ping looked at it and comforted her, "Let's relax, I just walked slowly with the horse, it's okay."

Each person rode and walked in the wasteland for less than half an hour, and then the raindrops fell.

Xu Ping sighed: "I am unlucky. I can't even drink cold water! There is no place to shelter from the rain in this wilderness, but it's a little trouble."

Lin Suniang looked far from the horse's back and said to Xu Ping: "Don't be anxious. There is a mound of soil in front of you, and there seems to be a house next to you. Could it be a family?"

After hearing this, Xu Ping became energetic, so he pointed Lin Su Niang in the direction and quickly took the horse.

Not long after walking, Xu Ping also saw the large mound of soil. There were several houses next to it, but no livestock or poultry were seen, and it seemed very dilapidated and desolate. He said, "It's a ruined temple."

When I got closer, I saw a large mound of soil, which was only two meters high, with three large rooms in front of the mound.

At this time, the rain was already a little heavy. Xu Ping didn't care about anything and led Lin Su Niang to the three big rooms.

When I entered the room, I found that there were tablets and other items in the main room. It should be a building with temple lamps, not someone else. However, after being dilapidated for a long time, I couldn't tell where it was.

He helped Lin Su Niang get off the horse, found a clean place to sit, Xu Ping said, "You have a rest here first, I'll find some dead branches and other things to make a fire."

Lin Suniang's clothes were slightly wet and shivering from the cold. She said to Xu Ping: "Dalang, go and go back quickly, why do I feel that it is gloomy here?"

Xu Ping responded and walked out the door.

Not long after a big time, Xu Ping came back with a hug of the dead branches and said to Lin Su Niang: "Fortunately the rain just came down, and I can still find these dry firewood."

Xu Ping was always in Baisha Town and his village, and there were no fire-attracting equipment on his body. Fortunately, Li Wei had a fire knife and flint immediately, so Xu Ping found it. Because he was not used to it, he took a lot of effort to attract the fire.

Lin Suniang roasted the fire for a while, slowly came to her senses and asked Xu Ping: "Dalang, what is this place?"

Xu Ping sighed: "You will never imagine that this is Shunling, the place where Emperor Gong of Zhou was buried."

Lin Suniang was stunned: "Is there no tomb guardians in this Zhou imperial tomb?"

Xu Ping shook his head with a sad expression.

After Emperor Gong was forced to abdicate, he was demoted to King of Zheng and sent to Fangzhou, a place where the soul-breaking princes and ministers of the Northern Song Dynasty, where he died in a foreign land at the age of 21. The Zhou Dynasty's legal system was so extinct. The young emperor was worried all his life, and he did not have the optimistic nature of Liu Adu, and died young. It is said that Song Taizu had a legacy and treated the descendants of the Chai family well. In the Song Dynasty, the Chai family was indeed not killed. But this is not so much the loyal nature of Song Taizu, but rather the loyal nature of Song Taizu, he had the heart to tolerate ancient rituals, and the content of the legacy did not exceed the privileges of the two kings and three kes. Since then, the emperor of the founding dynasty no longer had the heart of Song Taizu, and he wanted to kill the royal family of the previous dynasty, so the etiquette system was abandoned.

Although he lamented the experiences of his predecessors, this topic was very sensitive in the Song Dynasty. Although it was a couple, Xu Ping and Lin Su Niang consciously did not discuss it.

After a while, Xu Ping's clothes were dry. When he walked to the door, he saw the rain getting heavier and he couldn't help but feel anxious: "What should I do? Can we spend the night here?"

Lin Suniang shrank and said, "I don't know if my father has come from behind, nor can I find us. There is no place to find us here in the wild mountains and rivers."

Xu Ping remembered that there were many people in his village, and he would not just let him go. He would inevitably come out to search for it. He might just find where he could go.

I couldn't help but sigh in my heart. There is no mobile phone or anything like this in this era, so it's really troublesome.
To be continued...