Chapter 18: Gathering Before the Battle

In the Demon Palace, although Zhan Duxiao and Chan'er, who met again, promised each other, they only focused on national affairs and war, and hid their feelings deep in their hearts, and there was a degree of distance between people before and after. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 On the third day after the reunion, the two had a rare chance to be alone.

"Are you okay during this time?" said Zhan Duxiao as she stared at Chan'er.

"Well, in the palace, everything is fine. Chan'er replied with a light smile.

"I didn't think you could come to the Demon Palace to help in the battle. Very unexpected, but also a little surprised. ”

"I didn't know it was going to turn out like that. ”

"Now that the people you are looking for have come back to you, and I can see that they are protecting and taking care of you like family, and I am happy for you. ”

"Well, that's great. ”

"The hidden identity of Captain Shen Xiao...... It turned out to be Shan Xiao, the master of the north gate of the Star Altar?"

"Yes. ”

"Their brothers have paid too much for Prince Gong's Mansion. ”

"I am so grateful to them, I ...... You ......" Chan'er didn't know how to speak for a while because she was in a confused mood, so she only said uneasy in her heart: I have already hurt Brother Xiao for Twilight, and now I want to hurt Twilight?

"Chan'er, we said that we would be okay with what happens, you don't have to worry about me. Zhan Duxiao understood Chan'er's thoughts very well, reached out and patted her hair, and said with a smile, "Whether it's a senior brother, a friend, or someone who admires you, any character, I just want you to know that I've always been here." ”

"Yes, I am also here, and I would like to accompany you to welcome the victory of this battle. Chan'er held back the tears that were about to burst out of her eyes, and smiled at Zhan Duxiao.

After a while, Tang Yin came to meet Zhan Duxiao and said:

"The lord of the Zhan Palace, I have something to tell you when I am entrusted by someone. The county lord is also here. ”

"Brother Yin. Chan'er and Tang Yin greeted each other and said half-jokingly, "Do you need me to avoid it?"

"It was the Guan seniors of the Moge Pavilion who asked me to tell the Zhan Palace Lord one thing. With the relationship between the county lord and Guan seniors, do you still need to avoid it?" Tang Yin said with a warm smile.

"Master, what do you want to tell me?" Chan'er looked slightly surprised.

"Originally, this matter was only known to the seniors and the father of the Zhan Palace Lord. Tang Yin said as he looked at Zhan Duxiao, "Now that Lingzun is hiding from the world, Guan seniors will let him tell him." In fact, there is a secret passage connecting the Moge Pavilion under the Demon Palace, and by taking this secret passage, you can bypass the dangerous terrain of Zhongnan to go to the Moge Pavilion and even the hinterland of Yiguo, and it will save most of the time compared to the road. ”

"Could it be that five years ago, Senior Guan rescued Chan'er, and he left the Demon Palace through the secret way?"

"Exactly. At that time, Guan Shu, the master of the Moge Pavilion, attended the enthronement ceremony of the lord of the Zhan Palace, and he lacked skills, so he asked the senior Guan to go out of the mountain to help him, so he followed the senior Guan through this dark road, although he did not dare to say that he was familiar with the route of the dark road, but it should not be a problem to draw a topographic map. ”

"Five years ago, you were in the Demon Palace. Chan'er looked at Tang Yin thoughtfully.

"Yes, I have already met the county lord at that time, but I have never recognized the county lord, and I hope you will forgive me. Tang Yin smiled apologetically and said.

"That being the case, Brother Lao Tang moved to the study. Then, Zhan Duxiao took a step to the side and said.

"Don't dare to be. The Lord of Cham Palace, please. ”

Chan'er looked at Tang Yin's back, bit her lip lightly, and then silently followed the two of them to the study.

Half an hour later, Tang Yin put down the brush, and the terrain of the dark passage connecting the Demon Palace and the Moge Pavilion was already on the paper.

"It is inevitable that there will be a slight deviation in the graphics, but the main route will not be wrong, and the Zhan Palace Lord can rest assured. Tang Yin said humbly.

"Thank you, Brother Tang, I will keep the topographic map in mind as soon as possible, and when the time comes, I will definitely personally thank Senior Guan. ”

"The Lord of the Zhan Palace is polite. There's nothing else to do, so I won't bother with it. ”

"Brother Tang, please feel free. ”

"You have something to do, I won't bother much, just say goodbye with Brother Yin. Chan'er said to Zhan Duxiao, "I heard that you will go to the battlefield tomorrow, the prince of Yi is quite good at fighting, you should be careful." ”

"I know. Zhan Duxiao watched Chan'er and Tang Yin walk away before putting his gaze back on the drawings.

Tang Yin and Chan'er chatted while walking:

"Am I influencing you to say goodbye?"

"No. You're here to make fun of me, too. ”

"It's fine if I don't, or I can't afford it. ”

"Brother Yin, I'm asking you seriously. ”

"Hmm, what do you ask? ”

"You just said that you were in the Demon Palace five years ago, then you must know what happened to Brother Xiao at that time, right?"

"Third brother?" Tang Yin was obviously stunned for a moment, and then said, "What do you mean ......?"

"He's fought with Yuan San, hasn't he?"

"You already know. Originally, according to the meaning of the eldest brother and the second brother, only me and the sixth brother would appear in the Demon Palace because of the relationship between Moge, and the third brother came here temporarily out of concern for you. ”

"Brother Crippled is also there?" Chan'er was a little surprised.

"Hmm. When you were held hostage by Yuan Jiutian, the third brother and the sixth brother chased you up the back mountain, and they had a fight with Yuan Sanxiang. After you accidentally fell off the cliff, the third brother jumped off the cliff with you, and the sixth brother was still with Yuan Sanxiang and could not get out, until Master Yibei, the abbot of Ci'an Temple, appeared and temporarily resolved the grudge between the two sides. ”

Chan'er was completely shocked by what Tang Yin said, "You accidentally fell off the cliff, and the third brother jumped off the cliff with you", so that she almost didn't listen to what Tang Yin said later.

"Brother Xiao jumped off the cliff......," Chan'er muttered and repeated.

"Well......" At this time, Tang Yin realized that he seemed to have said too much.

"And then?"

"Otherwise, the county lord would have asked him himself. ”

"With his personality, he wouldn't tell me. Brother Yin, tell me. ”

"Then can I ask the county lord a question?"

"Good. ”

"Even if there is a difference between respect and inferiority, I see how much the third brother likes the county lord. Forgive me for asking too much, has the county lord ever treated the third brother sincerely?"

"I liked him, I started when I was eight years old, and I liked him for five years. Although the amnesia was an accident, I did have feelings for him. I'm sorry for him. Chan'er's suppressed emotions in the face of Zhan Dusk before were completely emerging at this moment, and the more she recognized her heart, the more guilty she felt about Shen Xiao, and she was angry and anxious, Chan'er's tears couldn't help but fall into her eyes.

"It's not your fault, it's the creation of people. Tang Yin hurriedly took out a silk handkerchief to wipe Chan'er's tears, and persuaded softly, "What do you want to know, just ask, today is to untie your heart knot, I know everything." ”

"He jumped off a cliff with me, was he injured?"

"I broke my left leg in a fall and it took three months for me to heal. ”

"Did he play a flute for me?"

"Well, I heard it's your favorite tune. ”

"Brother Yin, tell me, how can you make him forget me?"

“…… If it's the third brother, I won't forget it for the rest of my life. ”

When Chan'er heard this, tears poured out like a, and her heart couldn't stop aching. What kind of affection does it take to make a person willing to hurt so badly. The injury of the body, coupled with the heartache, Chan'er felt that she owed too much, too much caution.

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When Xiuxi, the prince of Yi State, led the army to fight with the Hengguo Demon Palace, there was a "backyard fire" incident in Yi Guo - under the instruction of Guan Zhou, Guan Shu and Long Youyan led Moge to "defect", and this sudden outbreak of civil strife disrupted the position of Yi Guo's defenders and battlefield reserve reinforcements. Xiuyuan, the second prince, who had only returned to Yidu not long ago, didn't have time to make more adjustments, so he was ordered to go out again to exterminate Moge.

In the history of Moge, it was originally a sect of the Yi Kingdom, and it has been among the factions of "crooked and evil ways" for many years, and the secret passage between Moge and the Demon Palace was originally used to spy on the enemy, but it was also because of the grudges between these two sects for many years that it came into being. Since the previous pavilion master Mu Qin re-assumed the position of pavilion master, Mo Ge has entered the right path, and this pavilion master Mu Qin Zai, who led the reform of the sect, not only was rescued twice by Princess Hengguo Concubine, but he himself is also a descendant of Hengguo. Therefore, on the issue of the war between the two countries, Moge's position has long been determined, but outsiders have never understood the real situation. Xun Qi, the only five princes of the United States who have investigated the background of Guan Shu and have doubts about the position of Moge, and Zuoqiu Yu, the little prince of Zuoqiu, because the three princes have a protective relationship and the objective situation that Moge's defection and the Weiguo are not in direct conflict, and the practice of watching coldly from the side has also covered Moge.

Just like the Hidden Fog Forest of the Hidden Dust Pavilion and the craggy walls of the Demon Palace, the Desert Pavilion also has its own unique natural barrier. Because the Pavilion is located in a stone forest, its scattered boulders can help people who are familiar with shortcuts to walk between the boulders and easily escape from others. Conversely, those who are unfamiliar with the path may put themselves in danger.

With such a geographical advantage, the second prince Xiuyuan has never been able to launch an effective offensive against Moge. And the soldiers who were sent to infiltrate the Desert Pavilion could not pose a threat to masters like Guan Shu and Long Youchuang. After half a month, the soldiers who lost their wings were all soldiers of the Yi State.

On this morning, another guard from Moge reported:

"Qi Qi Xiao Pavilion Master, there are two people who broke into the stone forest in the west, and these two people are very good, and they are very different from the people who sneaked in a few days ago. Please ask the little pavilion master to give me, how to deal with it?"

"Since the other party is so sincere, I will meet them in person. ”

Guan Shu got up for a moment and rushed to the west of the stone forest himself, shuttling between the stone forests with bated breath while quietly searching for the whereabouts of the intruders. After a while, an indigo figure and a water-green figure came into Guan Shu's eyes, and when he saw the clear water green figure, Guan Shu's footsteps froze in place for a moment.

The aqua-green figure seemed to feel that there was someone behind him, and suddenly turned around, and looked at Guan Shu, and time seemed to be frozen at this moment.

After the moment when the two figures seemed to be still, the water-green figure suddenly strode forward, threw himself into Guan Shu's arms, put his hands around his neck, and whimpered softly:

"I miss you so much. ”

Guan Shu caught all the weight of the visitor, his arms naturally wrapped around the waist of the figure, and after holding it and rotating it three times in place, he also whispered:

"Jialu, is that you, it's really you. ”

"It's me, I'm here to see you. ”

"Don't you know it's dangerous here?"

"It's because of the danger that you don't want to be a hero alone. ”

"Fool. Guan Shu was immediately moved, he hugged Helian Jialu tightly, and put his right hand around the back of her head, as if he wanted to rub Helian Jialu into his body.

"Well, I'll introduce you to someone. After half a ring, Helian Jialu remembered that there were others present, so she straightened up and said, "This is Xue Feng, Brother Zhe's right-hand man, who escorted me all the way." ”

"We had a relationship with each other in the Demon Palace in the past. Guan Shu and Xue Feng nodded and said, "The news of the death of Xue Feng in the Hidden Dust Xuan that was rumored a few days ago turned out to be a rumor. ”

"Not really. Xue Feng actually cheated to death, in order to avoid the enemy's sight, and help his brother Chen Cang to darken and attack the west. And this escort of me away was not so eye-catching. ”

"Blocking the rut to let you come, but what do you want to convey to me?"

"It's not because of this. Helian Jialu blushed and whispered, "He saw that I was looking forward to your letter very hard, and it was inconvenient for me to stay in front of the Wei and Gu armies for a long time, so he let me come over." ”

"Does King Mingjun know?"

"Well, I've already passed the book to tell my father. The Helian family and the Tuoba family will take care of us on the battlefield in the north, you can concentrate on dealing with the second prince of Yi Guo, and I will fight side by side with you. ”

"You're safe and sound here. ”

"I believe it. ”

"Lord Jialu has arrived safely, nothing has happened, and he will go back to his son to return to his life. Xue Feng said.

"Thank you, be careful. Guan Shu said.

Xue Feng nodded, and the figure quickly disappeared in place.