Chapter 021: The Sheep Enters the Tiger's Mouth
Lu Ying saw Yizhen and Qiyun galloping away, and she was trapped by Xia Bing, and her eyes seemed to be shaking countless yin evil faces. She struggled desperately, screaming in despair and miserable: "Childe, save me." The county lord ......"
When he was in a mess, he suddenly heard a loud shout, "Stop, what are you doing?" "The crowd was being disturbed again and again, and they were getting impatient. When I looked up, I saw a young and handsome general Xia Guo in front of me, leading a team of men and horses to surround them.
The young general was sitting upright on his horse, his face sinking like water, and his sword pointed at them. When the soldiers saw him, they hurriedly let go of Lu Ying, knelt down and saluted, saying, "The fifth prince ......"
The fifth prince turned over and dismounted, and angrily reprimanded, "I'm asking you, what are you doing? The crowd looked at each other, and no one dared to answer. The captain of the Xia Guard, who was the leader, raised his head tremblingly and returned: "Report to the fifth prince, we have captured a county lord's maid. But the lord of the county has absconded, leaving her handmaid behind. This is a token she left behind. As he spoke, he respectfully presented him with the gold inlaid jade in his hand.
The fifth prince took the gold inlaid jade and asked, "What is the name of the county lord?" ”
The captain of the guard replied: "Report to the fifth prince, what does the county lord say is the county lord of the Yellow Dragon Kingdom?" As for her name, it seems that the jade tablet has her name on it. ”
The fifth prince looked closely at the gold and jade, and sure enough, he saw the word "Zhuohua" engraved in Yang script clearly and dignifiedly. He lowered his face and scolded angrily: "Don't think that I don't know the way, you have seen the property and have the heart to hide it. Also, you don't chase the enemy, but do some grinding here. Mistaken military situation, how many heads do you have? Captain, what do you say?"
The captain of the guard thought for a while, gritted his teeth and said, "It's the villain who has clouded his heart, I'll wait...... cut off his own arm to pay forgiving for this sin. So, he slowly drew his sword against his right arm, and wanted to cut it down, but was stopped by the long sword of the fifth prince, only to hear him say coldly: "Okay, keep that arm for me to kill the enemy, but the sin is unforgivable, cut yourself off and apologize." ”
The captain of the guard replied, "Yes." So the knife fell, and a little finger was cut off, and the ten fingers connected to the heart were in a cold sweat. Looking at the subordinate soldiers again, they hesitated, and their faces were bitter. The captain of the guard covered his palms and shouted, "What is Moji? Don't hurry up and thank the fifth prince for not killing! The soldiers did not dare to delay any longer, and drew their swords one after another, and the screams came and went for a while.
Seeing that everyone obeyed his order, the fifth prince was a little proud, glanced at Lu Ying, who was shaky and unclothed, and dropped a sentence, "Take her to the prisoner of war camp, and leave her alive, there is no mistake." With that, he took his men and chased after him, galloping away like a gust of wind.
Lu Ying covered her half-faded clothes, sat on the ground abruptly, and secretly raised her eyes, and saw that the fifth prince who saved her was gone, only to see a heroic and upright back on the horse, and the ink-colored hair was flying in the wind.
When they were far away, the soldiers complained to the captain of the guard, "We are the subordinates of the Great Prince, and he is only a Little Prince." You see that his hair has not grown yet, why should we be afraid of him? ”
"Fart," shouted the captain of the guard, "the fifth prince is the king's favorite little prince. The king has always been strict in his army, and if he says to the king that ours is not, we will not have ten heads long enough. After all, he was still young and ruthless, so at that time, I thought that I had to confess and self-mutilation, not only to obey his orders, but also to win his sympathy.
Sure enough, he only told me to cut off my fingers and apologize. If the eldest prince is informed of this, I am afraid that the punishment will be heavier than this, so you should not shout. No one is allowed to spread the word about today's events. Alright, let's take this girl on the road to the prisoner of war camp. ”
He paused for a moment, and then told him uneasily, "There is a fire on the road, and the fifth prince told us to stay alive, if anyone messes with her, in case she bites her tongue and kills herself." If one day, the fifth prince suddenly asks again, we will all lose our heads. ”
When everyone saw that he said solemnly, they all claimed "Oh", took her away, and went to the prisoner of war camp—
Along the way, along with Qiyun, there were many prisoners of the Jin army and maids from the Governor's Mansion. Qiyun took the air to take a closer look, and saw that there was no Lu Ying among the captives, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
It was getting late, and the Xia army set up camp. The captured maids were sent to bury the pot and cook rice, and served the good summer soldiers with enough wine and food. After that, the Xia soldiers looked at the gentle women from Jiangnan with squinting eyes.
Boom, thunder, and heavy rain. The female prisoners dragged their anklets and hid under the tents, clasped their arms and hunched over to shelter from the rain. But an even greater calamity awaited them. A pair of claws quietly stretched out from inside the tent, plundering them one by one. After a while, there were bursts of mourning and screams from inside the tent, mixed with the sound of wind and rain, which was extremely miserable.
Qiyun stood in the tent, looked out of the tent door that lifted a corner, and was secretly shocked to see this tragic situation, and at the same time glad that he was dressed as Liu Yizhen and escaped this catastrophe.
As the saying goes, Hades is easy to see, but imps are difficult. Qiyun thought about it, he could avoid this catastrophe, and as for the rest of the matter, he would wait until he saw Helian Bobo, the king of Xia. It's just that right now, I don't know how the eldest prince Helian will treat himself?
Qiyun's heart was hanging in the air, and at this time, Helian Xuan braved the wind and rain, opened the curtain and entered. He was holding a wine bag, his face flushed a little, and he shook his body, and the rain from his hair was thrown on Qiyun's face. She shuddered and took a step back.
Helian stepped forward, grabbed her wrist, and pulled her closer. Qiyun felt the slightest chill on his body, and his big pincer-like hand pinched Qiyun's wrist painfully. Seeing the disgust in her eyes, he asked gloomily, "General Anxi, you hate Prince Ben very much?" ”
Seeing that his face was angry, Qiyun endured the pain and said with a smile: "What did the eldest prince say?" The demeanor of the eldest prince, Yizhen admires it, how can he hate it? ”
Helian Xuan smiled and said, "In this case, Gongzi Liu will accompany Prince Ben for a drink." As he spoke, he put his arm around Qiyun's shoulders and sat down with her.
Qiyun held back the discomfort in her heart, and forced a smile and said, "Prince, how do you drink this wine?" Helian hooked Qiyun's arm, "Let's have a drink first." He brought the glass to Qiyun's lips.
Qiyun stretched out his fingers, blocked the wine glass, and excused himself: "Prince, you don't know what to do, we southern Han people are not as good at drinking as you northern heroes. If Yizhen is drunk and can't get up tomorrow, won't he delay the eldest prince's trip? ”
Helian Xuan's face instantly became gloomy, and he snorted: "Don't drink? ”
With a "whoosh", he pulled out the saber on his body and rested it on Qiyun's neck, the snowy blade reflected Qiyun's slightly pale skin, "You ask it, do you agree?" ”