There is no time in the mountains, and in the blink of an eye, ten days have flown by.

Dugu Ling was already barely able to stand up and walk a few steps, Yuwen Yanshu deliberately found a suitable peachwood, cut off the uneven place with a sword, and polished it into a simple and easy cane.

Xiao Jingxuan's treatment has also entered the second course of treatment, and the abnormal pulsation in the body is becoming more and more imperceptible, and there is a tendency to gradually disappear, but the whole person's body is a little worse than before. For this result, everyone is still relatively satisfied, and it is even more difficult to describe the gratitude to Xia Qiyang.

"Sprinkle some salt, here and here. Yuwen Yanshu turned the branch of the pheasant in his hand and told Dugu Ling, who was sitting next to him, to spice the chicken wings.

In order to better taste these delicious game, Yuwen Yanshu also specially dug some mountain mushrooms, washed them, sprinkled with salt, and stuffed them into the chicken belly.

The western mountain suddenly startled a few birds and finches, flapping their wings and flying into the sky.

Yuwen Yanshu watched the birds fly away and said: "Sure enough, it's still good in the south of the Yangtze River, it's warm and humid, and the birds don't have to spend the winter." ”

Dugu Ling looked at the direction of the bird's startled flight, twisted his eyebrows imperceptibly, glanced at Yuwen Yanshu, who was still interested in roast chicken, and looked around quietly.

The black shadow flashed behind the stout tree that the two of them embraced, and Dugu Ling's tense nerves suddenly jumped. I saw Qiu Chaoyang, who was sent by Yuwen Yanshu to hunt game, with his empty hands and returned with his hands empty.

"Where's the game you hunted?" Yuwen Yanshu grinned.

Qiu Chaoyang shook his hand and pouted, "Uncle wants to be a vegetarian tonight." ”

Yuwen Yanshu "cut" with disdain, fully expressing his inner disdain.

"Let's go back too. Dugu Ling carried the roasted pheasant, grabbed Yuwen Yanshu with one hand and followed the autumn sunrise who threw his sleeves away.

Yuwen Yan pouted, took a step forward honestly, and helped Dugu Ling walk.

The sun is abundant, softly sprinkled in the valley, and the flowers and trees seem to be shrouded in a transparent crystal. The thatched hut stands quietly. The air all around is filled with the tranquility of winter.

Walking in front, Qiu Chaoyang suddenly stopped, frowned and looked at the quietly sitting in front of the hut, staring for a moment, his expression changed slightly. Suddenly turned around: "There is an ambush, go quickly." ”

As the sound of the autumn morning sun landed, the peach forest, which was quiet just now, suddenly flashed one by one, rushing towards them. More than a dozen black-clothed men broke out of the grass hut, and more than a dozen silver swords shone in the sunlight with dazzling silver light, like the most chilling wind in the cold winter.

Yuwen Yanshu and Dugu Ling were pushed violently by Qiu Chaoyang, the two supported each other, and staggered back a few steps before they could barely stand firm.

"Be careful. Qiu Chaoyang pulled out his soft sword. Reflexively greeted him: "Let's go!"

As soon as he stood still, Yuwen Yanshu felt a strong force coming from his side, and he pounced on the side and fell to the ground. In a hurry. She saw Dugu Ling also fall to the other side with the force that pushed her just now, and a bright long sword passed between the two.

Dugu Ling, who fell, grabbed a wooden stick with his right hand and smashed it the knee socket of the man in black, and the man in black suddenly bent his knees and knelt down. Dugu Ling hurriedly made up for it in the back of his heart, this time it was ruthless and accurate, and smashed the man to the ground, and the sword in his hand was loosened. Fell at Yuwen Yanshu's feet.

Yuwen Yanshu quickly picked up the long sword, and hurriedly got up to help Dugu Ling, who was a little panting.

"Cousin......"

"Kill him. Dugu Ling ordered.

"Ahh

At the moment she was stunned, the man in black had already stood up quickly and quickly pounced on them.

"Kill her. Dugu Ling roared, and at the same time leaned over and grabbed Yuwen Yanshu's hand. Turn the tip of the sword in the direction of the sword.

Yuwen Yanshu didn't have half a minute to think, and between the lightning and flint, the snow-white sword body penetrated the chest of the man in black. Dugu Ling pulled out his long sword, and hot and wet blood spilled out.

The warm blood rained down, and Yuwen Yanshu was stunned. His brain went blank, and the sword in his hand fell to the ground involuntarily.

"Let's go. Dugu Ling took the opportunity to get up, pulled Yuwen Yanshu, who was stunned, and limped into the woods.

"Lord Wang. On another hill, a black-clothed man who came rushing pulled down his face scarf, knelt down on one knee and said respectfully: "Our people were robbed by the Qiu Shao Palace Lord in front of the thatched hut, Lord Dugu and Lord Minyi ran to the depths of the forest, and Lord Ji has already led people to chase them over. ”

"What about the Tibetan warriors?"

"Those Tubo people only want Dugu Gongzi to give them an explanation. ”

The implication is that these people naturally chased them into the woods together.

Yang Zhen, who was sitting on the horse, looked at the mountain where the fight was going on from afar, and his eyes were heavy and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Thinking of those Tubo people who were red-eyed, the black-clothed man who came to report was a little apprehensive in his heart, and before leaving, the prince repeatedly explained that he wanted to protect the county lord of Minyi, and now not only did he disappear, but also let the group of madmen in Tubo follow.

Yang Zhen was noncommittal, and said calmly: "Adong." ”

When a strong man behind him heard this, he immediately clenched his fists and responded: "Yes, Lord Wang." Immediately beckoned, and several people behind immediately followed.

Seeing Adong, who was walking steadily towards him and passing by him steadily, the man in black was faintly stunned. This Adongsheng is tall and big, and he is the first person under the prince in terms of martial arts, but this person is ruthless, and he was rescued from the dead by the prince, in addition to being loyal to the prince. If others don't go their way, they risk breaking their hands. However, the prince reused it, and everyone below dared to be angry but did not dare to speak.

"Where's Xiao Jingxuan?"

The man in black lowered his head: "Xiao Gongzi is injured, but ......"

"Ran away?" Yang Zhen glanced at him lightly.

At that glance, it seemed to carry a thousand catties of weight, and the back of the kneeling man in black was unconsciously bent lower, and his palms were sweating: "The subordinates are not doing things well, and I ask the prince to forgive me." ”

Yang Zhen pondered for a moment and said, "Everyone has withdrawn." ”

"Yes. When the man in black heard the amnesty, he quickly turned around and ran.

"Lord Wang. As soon as the people left, the man in the navy blue robe next to Yang Zhen stepped forward half a step: "There are many mountains here, and it is inconvenient to find people, so we have to think about it in the long run." ”

This man is a scribe in Yang Zhen's mansion, his name is Xie Liangyi, and he is familiar with ancient classics and history books on the art of war. It was originally a traveler whom Yang Yan met from all over the world, and felt his literary talent and wisdom, so he specially recommended it to the Chu Palace. Because he reads poetry and books thoroughly, and has the style of a Confucian scholar, the palace has great respect for him, and even Yang Zhen himself is often called "teacher".

Yang Zhen nodded, turned the horse's head, and prepared to go down the mountain.

"Wait a minute. Xie Liangyi stroked a strand of beautiful hair and said: "My subordinates heard that this Qiu Chaoyang is the young master of the Ethereal Palace, and the power of the rivers and lakes is not bandits, and he is friendly with the county lord of Minyi and the prince of Xiao, and now the lord of Minyi and the prince of Xiao are nowhere to be found. ”

I don't know how long I ran, but there was no sound behind me, and I don't know where the sound of swords clashed was gone.

Yuwen Yanshu, who came back to his senses, helped Dugu Ling panting and walked to a luxuriant old tree, ignoring any upbringing and etiquette, and sat on the ground with his butt paralyzed.

"What's going on? Why are there so many people in black in the house?

Dugu Ling gritted his teeth, his face was pale, the fine beads of sweat on his forehead continued to ooze, and he turned a deaf ear to Yuwen Yanshu's words, just staring at his weak left hand in disbelief, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Cousin......" Yuwen Yanshu didn't hear the answer, put down the sleeve that wiped the sweat, turned his head, and saw him looking at his left hand in a daze, and with a "bang" in his heart, he remembered Xia Qiyang's words: The injury on his left hand can't bear weight, and he is a waste......

"Cousin, did you have an old injury?" asked Yuwen Yanshu tentatively.

Dugu Ling didn't answer, closed his lips tightly, and stretched out his left hand to pick up the stones on the ground.

Yuwen Yan comfortably mentioned that she was not ready to let Dugu Ling know about this matter, and now let him know that this bad news is not good news. She looked around and saw that there were large trees everywhere, their branches overlapping and densely packed, and she had no idea where she was.

A fist-sized stone fell weakly from Dugu Ling's hand to the ground, and Dugu Ling looked at his soft left hand in silence, not knowing what he was thinking.

Yuwen Yanshu saw his silent appearance, his heart was uneasy, he stepped forward to hold his hand, and said hurriedly: "Cousin, don't worry, your hand is just too seriously injured, and it will take a few more days to recover." ”

Yuwen Yanshu's voice had an obvious cry, the murder just now had made her nerves collapse to the tightest, Qiu Chaoyang was behind, and she hadn't been able to catch up yet, Ah Ling and Xia Qiyang were nowhere to be found, everything happened so suddenly, as if the crisis was lurking around them, waiting for an opportunity. Thinking of this, the fear in her heart swelled like fermented flour, and if something happened to Dugu Ling at this time, she didn't know if she would collapse.

Dugu Ling seemed to be awakened, squeezed out a smile that was more ugly than crying, and reluctantly touched her little head with her right hand, and said, "I know, how can I recover so quickly after a hundred days of breaking my muscles and bones?"

Yuwen Yanshu nodded violently when he heard this, and his heart was relieved: "Yes, yes, your injury this time is too serious, you have to take care of it for a while, and when we return to Beijing, I will ask people to find the best medicinal materials, and they will definitely recover as soon as possible." ”

"Good. Dugu Ling agreed.