The wall on the west side of Qubu is about five people high.

This height is no different from the outer walls of other large and small towns in the territory of Dongyuan.

As an important border town, Qubu is heavily defended, but the number of guards sent to defend the city lies in the number of guards.

There is a guard holding an iron halberd at the base of the wall, and the west wall faces the north and south, and there is no edge to see at a glance, but it is estimated that the infantry guarding the city standing under the wall like a pine is more than a thousand people.

Not to mention the guards, sentinels, and patrols standing above the walls, as well as the crossbowmen who are always on ready to fight behind the battlements.

Xin Zi and the three of them sat down in the teahouse about five hundred steps away from the city gate, looking at the defense situation not far away, and the corners of their eyes and eyebrows were lingering with a lingering haze.

Each of them has his own thoughts.

Li Yuan thought about seeing that the flag on the city wall was too bright, and at a glance, he knew that it had just been replaced not long ago. It seems that the defender of the city has just taken office. Now at this juncture, Zhu Huishu, the king of Qi, who has attracted worldwide attention, has just died unexpectedly, and the pattern of the imperial court is undergoing violent turmoil, how can he actually have the energy to think about sending new people to defend this city? It seems very likely that the new commander is coming for Xin Zi...... If this is the case, then who will Zhu Ciyi, the king of Xin, send here to block Xin Zi's way?

Takemoto calculated in his heart that if there was a real conflict, with his own ability and one Li Yuan, he would have a good chance of winning against the thousands of defenders in front of him. With her strength, when she is in the best state, she is afraid that she can only fight one against a hundred, and this Li Yuan has never revealed his strength since he revealed his identity, and even now it is still a mystery what kind of weapon he used. Li Yuan had never mentioned it, and she didn't bother to ask, but since this person had been hiding in the Tang Mansion for many years like herself, and the Tang Mansion was extremely strict with his subordinates, then he must not use an ordinary sword like himself, but only a weapon that was easy to hide. After getting along for the past few days, it is better to see how well he escaped, and it is still unknown whether he will really go into battle to fight the enemy as he did when he fled from danger. In this case, if it is exposed, it still depends on whether Miss Xin Zi can escape in the first place and win by surprise.

Xin Zi was thinking about how to ensure that the three people and one tiger could go out of the city safely in the safest way. Two jujube red horses and a carriage had been given to the innkeeper by Li Yuan last night. The three finally decided to go their separate ways according to her proposal, and the white tiger was handed over to Li Yuan. Knowing that before leaving the inn this morning, Xin Zi still believed that this plan would work. But now sitting outside the teahouse, thinking about the rolled up cloth that she had just seen a guard at the city gate hastily take out of her arms and hastily take it back, her heart sank a little. It was not an ordinary cloth, but it was a portrait of a man wanted by the government. And what disturbed her the most was the bright yellow on the back of the cloth, which was the color that only the heavenly family was qualified to use. In other words, this wanted notice was not issued by the local government, but directly from the palace. And the people who can alarm the palace to specially dispatch people to investigate here, she believes that the result is already obvious.

Thinking of this, Xin Zi's hand holding the tea bowl couldn't help but tighten.

"Girl?" Seeing this, Takemoto cautiously reminded him.

Xin Zi let go of his hand, leaned forward, and said in a low voice: "Stay until noon, when the sun is at its strongest, it must be the time when the guards at the city gates are the most slack." We saw the right time, Takemoto went out first, and Li Yuan took Yuchen to the palace. After Takemoto went out, he immediately found a hidden place to hide. Li Yuan guarded the jade dust in the swill cart in the city, waiting for me to leave the city. If I can't escape, Li Yuan will immediately give up the plan to go out of the city, and wait until the defense at the city gate is relaxed again before going out of the city and Takemoto round. The two of you must rush to Xijing to find Zuo Qiyang, and ask him to help me find Yan Xiye, the prince of Xiyou, and hand over this wrench to him, as for the future arrangement, it depends on whether this prince is willing to come forward to rescue. ”

Xin Zi said, took out a seemingly ordinary jade wrench from his waist, held it in his hand and pushed it to Takemoto's side.

Takemoto was so startled that he retreated again and again, and almost fell off the stool, attracting sideways glances from the people around him. After she regained her composure, she leaned over and approached Xin Zidao: "Girl, don't be like this, if you are really arrested, please let me and Li Yuan come to the rescue, although we are not sure of victory, it is not completely hopeless to fight a bloody way for you to break out of the encirclement." ”

After saying that, she looked at Li Yuan on the side, wanting to get a little support from him, but saw that Li Yuan was staring at Xin Zi's face in a daze, looking leisurely and unconcerned.

Seeing this, Takemoto was so angry that he reached out and hit Li Yuan the waist with his elbow.

Li Yuan originally stared at the pendant on Xin Zi's forehead, thinking that most of them were traveling at night to avoid passers-by these days, and this was the first time he had seen this pendant during the day. He thought it was just an inconspicuous stone, but now that he saw it shining with a little blue metallic luster in the sun, he was shocked to realize that this was actually a Longyan mine, and it was the first time he had seen such an ore of color and size......

Li Yuan, who was originally too empty, suddenly hit Takemoto, his waist and abdomen hurt, he arched his body and frowned and glanced at Takemoto, but he still didn't forget to look back at Xin Zi and said with half explanation and half emotion: "The pendant on the girl's forehead is Longyan Mine?" It matches the girl's smooth white forehead and watery eyes, and it is really beautiful. ”

When Takemoto heard this, a wave of disgust rose in his heart, wondering if this Li Yuan knew what he was talking about. At such a life-and-death juncture, he is still talking about these inconsequential obscene words, do you really think that Miss Xin Zi is one of the insignificant little girls he seduces? If it really happens, it is not enough to succeed, and it is more than enough to fail.

Thinking about it with hatred in his heart, his eyes couldn't help but glance at the pendant on Xin Zi's forehead.

Xin Zi couldn't help but look at the two of them like this, couldn't help but look at it slightly, lowered her head, reached out and ripped off the pendant on her forehead, and said softly: "I actually forgot that this pendant may expose your identity and mine, thank you Li Yuan for reminding me." After that, he looked at Li Yuan and said, "Have you written down all the plans I just said?" ”

Li Yuan nodded, this time he didn't hesitate to stand on Xin Zi's side - he was not as stupid as Takemoto, Xin Zi was really caught, and with the strength of the two of them, he would only lose two more lives if he wanted to rescue him. And Xin Zi wants to stay alive in the palace, but he is different from Takemoto, if he really falls into the hands of those people, he must be in danger.

If there is a chance of winning, he is willing to risk his life to fight, but he knows that he is going to be cannon fodder and rushes forward, but he will not agree no matter what. (To be continued.) )