He looked at me calmly and said, "Light, if I hadn't left the imperial city when he 'forced' the palace back then, everything tonight would have happened back then." , the latest chapter access: ШШШ.79xs.СоМ . ”

“……”

"His methods will not be kinder than mine. ”

“……”

"At this point, there is no right or wrong, only life and death. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, we heard a panicked sound in the distance, and we hurriedly turned around.

The place where we stayed was actually some distance from the foot of the mountain, although we saw the fire in front of us, but if we really want to walk over, even if we ride horses, it will take a while, because we can't easily wade into danger, in case there is really any accident, this position can at least ensure our safety.

But even so, in such a wilderness, there was no shelter in the middle, and the panic over there immediately reached our ears.

Pei Yuanxiu hurriedly turned his head, and saw that in the firelight, the people under the mountain were in a commotion, as if they were shouting something, and some people even waved torches and rushed directly up the mountain, but immediately, the firelight was covered by the dense trees on the mountain.

Over there, what's going on?

I subconsciously took a step forward, trying to see clearly, but in fact, it was absolutely impossible for me to see clearly at such a distance. Immediately, Xie Feng mobilized people to come over and protect us, and then he came over and said, "Childe, you and Miss Yan had better retreat, in case of any danger-"

Although they knew that it was impossible to hide thousands of troops and horses on the mountain, they had to guard against any possible danger.

Pei Yuanxiu turned his head and glanced at me, probably seeing from the light in my eyes that I would never take a step back, so he said to Xie Feng: "You mobilize some more people and horses to come over, and I will get on the carriage with Qingqing, and if there is any news, it will be transmitted immediately." ”

"Yes!"

He turned and walked away.

And Pei Yuanxiu also took me into the carriage, and 'Hua' Zhu and Yunshan stood outside and lifted the curtain and put it on the roof of the carriage, so that we could see the situation outside from the carriage.

After a while, a messenger came running ahead.

After Xie Feng listened to his report, he came over and told Pei Yuanxiu: "The people who went up the mountain were intercepted, four people were injured, twelve people died, and the others all retreated. ”

Pei Yuanxiu frowned: "Who are they?"

Xie Feng frowned deeply and said, "It seems that it is a monk soldier." ”

"Monk ......?"

As soon as Pei Yuanxiu heard these two words, his face immediately 'revealed' a solemn expression, and on the other side, Nangong Jinhong also came over immediately because of the accident in front of him, and when he heard the word "monk soldier", his expression also became heavy.

Pei Yuanxiu turned his head to look at him: "You said before-"

"That's right," Nangong Jinhong frowned and nodded, and said: "The previous incident in the capital, at the last moment, was because a group of monks and soldiers suddenly came out from behind the Jixian Hall and destroyed our plan, so it was only a complete defeat!"

I glanced at him.

"Monk ......"

Pei Yuanxiu muttered and repeated these two words, and said, "When did he raise monks and soldiers by his side?"

Nangong Jinhong said: "I'm worried that it may have something to do with that protector mage." ”

“……”

"I've heard before that the altar of the Protector is in the western suburbs—" Nangong Jinhong said, looking up at the corner of the eaves on the mountain, which was a little brightened by the firelight, and said, "Perhaps, this is the place." ”

"Oh?" Pei Yuanxiu also raised his head to look at the mountain, and after a while, muttered, "Protector Mage......"

Nangong Jinhong said: "This person is too mysterious, and he knows too many things. ”

“……”

"The appearance of those monks and soldiers, of course, was arranged by her, since she has 'meddled' in this matter, then-"

Pei Yuanxiu asked, "What time is it?"

Immediately someone said, "It's time." ”

Although it was already midday, the days were short and the nights were long in winter, and the surroundings were still dark, and only the firelight reflected the mottled trees and steep mountains around us, which made the mountain we faced seem more mysterious and unpredictable.

Pei Yuanxiu looked at the mountain for a while, and then said, "Pass the order, prepare to set fire to the mountain!"

I choked my breath and turned to look at him.

He said in a deep voice, "They don't want to wait until dawn, because after dawn, it will be even more difficult for them to escape." ”

Indeed, it should be the most ideal to escape from this mountain forest at night, after dawn, whether it is Pei Yuanxiu or the evil Hou Qi's men and horses, it is better to track them, if those people don't want to defend the city in Chongyun Pavilion, then they must break out of the siege before dawn.

And Chongyun Pavilion is obviously not a place that can be guarded.

So they should also be planning to break through at this time.

However, if Pei Yuanxiu wants to burn the mountain, then how can they break through?

Xie Feng, who was standing on the side, was probably also a little hesitant, after all, the mountain was full of cultivators, and setting fire to the mountain like this would indeed leave a bad reputation, he hesitated for a moment and said, "Childe, do you really want to set fire?"

Pei Yuanxiu said: "Let them shout to the people on the mountain, if they don't come down the mountain within a stick of incense, we will set fire!"

In other words, there is still room for turnaround.

Xie Feng seemed to want to say something, but after glancing at his calm face, he finally swallowed all the words, and hurriedly turned around to give the order.

Nangong Jinhong also turned around and ordered his lieutenants to prepare for battle.

I have been sitting next to me and have not spoken, at this time there has been a commotion around, all the people received the preparation to set fire to the mountain, all of them were startled, but they only accepted the order, immediately began to prepare, some people pulled out their waist knives, began to cut down the surrounding trees that have withered as firewood to transport over, listening to the noise around me, I slowly turned my head to look at Pei Yuanxiu.

He kept looking at the mountain in front of him, staring intently, but at this time, I could clearly feel his eyelashes tremble slightly.

He could feel it, I was looking at him.

After a long silence, I finally said dumbly, "What if they don't come down the mountain, what will you do?"

“……”

"Did you really set fire to the mountain?"

His throat stumbled, and he said, "I gave them a chance." ”

I looked him in the eye: "What about the rest of the people on the mountain?"

“……”

"Not a single one, do you?"

I heard him grit his teeth hard, but he didn't answer me, just slowly turned his head to look at me, and his lips, which had been a little discolored, pursed even tighter.

He didn't give me the answer.

But I already know.