Chapter 51: Life and Death Are Unclear
The black-clothed men who were ambushed in the Cangyi Temple had obviously received extremely strict elite training, they appeared quickly, their moves were vicious, and there were many of them, but they cooperated very tacitly.
They were in groups of three and ten, with main attacks and auxiliary attacks, both advancing and retreating, consuming our bodies in the way of wheel warfare, although I could restrain their repeated attacks, but I did not dare to guarantee that after the body was overconsumed, I would be able to withstand a few times.
"It can't go on like this."
Once again, I repelled the main attack of the man in black, I was already a little tired, just when the eldest princess's entourage of guards blocked up, taking advantage of the opportunity, Gong Li pulled me aside and shouted in a hurry. "Retreat."
The presiding officer of Cangyi Temple brought the monks in the temple to help.
I hastily found the location of the eldest princess, and squeezed to her side while fighting and killing, "These people are too fierce, let's retreat, let the guards retreat in three ways to cover the retreat." โ
"Ahh One over there didn't pay attention, and I heard Yuan Qi's scream, and I heard the sound and saw that he was scattered with the eldest princess and others in a panic, and a man in black raised a knife to cut it.
I couldn't get to him for a while, and I could only watch him die. At the critical moment, he slammed out a knife, and Takasaki split the black-clothed life in front of Yuan Qi.
I actually forgot that there are still three brothers and sisters of the Gao family living in this West Garden. Gao Lin carried Yuan Qi, led Gao Jinyi and Gao Shuyao to kill a bloody path, and came to join us, until he reached the eldest princess, he let go of the wolf Bรจi's Yuan Qi.
"What to do." Although Takasaki glanced at the eldest princess, he asked me after hesitation.
I looked sideways and tried to ask what the eldest princess meant, but the eldest princess glanced at Mrs. Guo, Mrs. Guo nodded cautiously, and the eldest princess had to relent, "Ah Jiu, you are in charge." โ
"It can't go on like this, they are doing a trapped beast fight, we only have three ways, the female dependents will go with me, Mrs. Guo, please take a team to Beishao at the speed of light cavalry to ask for help in this nearest garrison, Gao Gongzi, please protect His Royal Highness the Prince to leave on the path outside the temple, use the mountain terrain, lead away part of the ambush, but remember never to fight with the enemy, if you can retreat, retreat, buy time for Taifu, the monks in the temple will definitely contain some of the enemy. Everyone must be careful. "This is the best way I can think of, I really can't take care of Yuan Qi and the eldest princess, handing over the eldest princess to Gao Qi is bound to be a little inconvenient on the way to escape, only entrusting Yuan Qi to him, the reason why I proposed to bring my female dependents is to use Gao Jinyi and Gao Shuyao to restrain Gao Qi not to play any tricks on the road.
"Okay." Takasaki obviously understood my intentions, but he responded to the situation, and the current situation did not allow him to think about it more, which was a way that was beneficial to everyone.
"I don't want it, I'm going to follow my eldest brother." Gao Shuyao obviously didn't trust me and was noisy.
"Shu Yao, you and Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, Ye Gongzi acts above board and thoughtfully, and is bound to ensure that you are thorough." When Gao Qi said this, he raised his head and looked at me, although this was said to Gao Shuyao, but there was something in his words, "I promised Ye Gongzi that I would protect the prince and attract the enemy's distraction." โ
"Please." I just think that Takasaki actually understood my mind in an instant, and he can still take care of the overall situation, this may be his temporary gesture to me to make a truce and deal with the enemy in front of me together, if he is not Yuan Ying's enemy, maybe we can be friends.
The troops were divided into three ways, as I said, we retreated from different gates of the Cangyi Temple, and the presiding officer led people with a tacit understanding to drag down some of the enemies for us.
Gao Qi and I respectively led the main troops, attracting the attention of the men in black and others to retreat, buying time for Mrs. Guo to ask for help. Finally, when the sky was bright, we joined up with the Beishao garrison brought by Taifu in a forest in the back mountain.
Finally, seeing that the eldest princess and the others were closely protected by the garrison, I breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the ground with a limp body, and I really didn't even have the strength to say a word to deal with it.
When we came out of the temple, we accompanied about 20 guards to protect us, but until now, there are only three people who are still alive.
Mrs. Guo also breathed a sigh of relief, and was busy appeasing the eldest princess and the two daughters of the Gao family.
His mouth was dry, but he really didn't want to say a word, he had just ended the line of life and death, and the mood of escaping death was very heavy. Seeing Gao Shuyao crying and shouting tired, she was really a little upset for the guards who died along the way. Until, a kettle suddenly came to me.
I raised my head, but I looked at the person in front of me and was very puzzled, he was dressed in battle armor, like a general, but why did I feel very familiar when I saw him, and even I had an inexplicable sour strange feeling in my heart.
Seeing that I was not moving, he raised his hand and motioned for me to take the kettle from his hand. Just as he turned to leave, I suddenly stopped him, "Excuse me, have I seen you?" Where have I seen you. โ
He turned his head and smiled, the scar on his face looking unexpectedly terrifying, "Maybe." โ
What's going on, where did this feeling come from, could it be that in that part of my lost memory, I once had a friendship with the person in front of me? Why do I trust him inexplicably, where does this unknown familiarity come from, and what else has happened?
"What's wrong?" When Mrs. Guo walked up to me, I didn't even notice it, maybe I was too tired.
"Who is he?" I asked Taifu.
"General Bei Shaowei, Qiao Yi. He is a very trusted person around His Highness, have you ever seen him? Mrs. Guo followed my line of sight, but was obviously suspicious of my attitude.
Qiao Yi. I suddenly felt a hard pinch in my heart, but why did this happen, "I don't know, but it shouldn't be just a relationship that I've just met." โ
"By the way, why hasn't Takasaki joined us yet, will he get lost?" Mrs. Guo seemed to have to say what he was worried about.
"Takasaki hasn't come yet?!" I was taken aback, and suddenly I had a bad premonition. "I'll look for it."
"Wait a minute, let's let General Qiao send someone." Taifu called out to stop me, "Your Highness will never want you to be in danger again. โ
"I'll go alone, I've figured out the terrain around here in the past two days, you stay to protect the eldest princess, I'll go back quickly." I'm worried that Yuan Qi might be in danger, or that Takasaki would be ambushed and had to fight hard, so the two of them must be about to lose their hold now.
Mrs. Guo was silent, acquiescing to my opinion, he no longer stopped me, but just borrowed a horse from someone for me, watching me turn over and get on the horse, Mrs. Guo once again cautiously advised, "Be careful." โ
I didn't answer, but I pulled the reins hard and rode away.
As expected, Takasaki Motoki and his party are really in trouble. I found traces of their hasty escape on a cliff several feet high, and when I chased down the cliff, I only saw that Takasaki was the only one left in their original team of the same two, and Yuan Qi fell to the ground, his life and death uncertain. Takasaki dealt with the siege of more than a dozen black-clothed people alone, although he couldn't see that it was difficult, but seeing that Takasaki was also exhausted, he gradually fell into the wind.
Takasaki included, there were many people around him who kept consuming his body with wheel warfare again, I was outside, Le Ma let out a long roar, raised his sword and went up, Takasaki seemed to understand my intentions, internal and external joint attack, front and back attack, attack and defend together, disintegrate the formation of these people, and completely destroy their attack of wheel warfare.
After a while, sure enough, after several fierce battles, most of the men in black were killed and wounded, and the rest of the people were exhausted and fled.
"How?" I put away my sword.
"It's fine." Takasaki moved his muscles and bones briefly, and although there were many abrasions, he really couldn't see anything serious. He turned to look at Yuan Qi who fell to the ground, "These people are chasing too quickly, His Highness fell from the cliff from his horse, I just took a cursory look, it should be fine, Xu was too nervous and fainted." โ
It turned out to be just too nervous and fainted. Sure enough, I knew that Yuan Qi was just like this. "With your ability, it's not difficult to escape from those people just now, why do you have to defend him and fight to the death?"
"You threaten me with your sister, since I promised you that you will protect Your Highness, I will naturally do what I say. It's just that I don't know if my sister is okay. "Gao Qi is far more upright than I imagined, at this time, just the two of us, he has no intention of concealing it, this is said casually, but it is much more relaxed than what Gao Jinyi said.
"Don't worry, Master Taifu invited General Qiao to lead the garrison, and they are all fine. We've waited a long time for you to come together, and I'm worried that something will happen to us. "I half-squatted beside Yuan Qi to check it, and it seemed that my breathing was evenly proportioned and there was no big problem, but it turned out that I was really scared and fainted. I raised my head and looked at Takasaki, he was facing me, and I was just about to tell him that the prince was okay, when I suddenly saw a flash of silver light behind him, and I thought to myself, "Be careful! โ
It was too late, I flew up and pushed Takasaki away, and an arrow pierced the last quiet of the morning in the mountains, and I was caught off guard and couldn't dodge, and when I came to my senses, the arrow had pierced my left shoulder and was a little delayed, and the position was very close to the heart.
I didn't dare to move, but I instinctively tried to feel if the injury would kill me.
Takasaki's first reaction after being pushed away by me was to throw the unknown hidden weapon in his sleeve, only to hear the sound of the arrow falling to the ground in shock, and there was no movement around.
Takasaki took a sideways look at my expression and realized that the arrow had barely sunk into my left shoulder. He immediately helped me to sit down slowly, and then reached over to try the wound on my shoulder.
I realized what he was going to do, but instinctively pushed him away with my right hand. Takasaki was unprepared, and was pushed back by me and sat down on the ground.
I was wounded by an arrow in my left shoulder when I was straining my right hand, but I couldn't say anything because of the pain, so I could only bow my head and endure it. Takasaki explained unknowingly, "I look at your wounds, although I can't see anything strange now, maybe it's not fatal, but I don't know if the arrow is poisonous." โ
"Don't." I could only flatly refuse, using my right hand to try to keep him out of the safe zone.
Absolutely not!
If you look at the wound, you will surely discover my secret.
"What's the matter, you might die!" Takasaki was puzzled, thinking I was guarding against him.
"No, you can't." I didn't dare to make much of a move, I could only refuse him three times from approaching, I reached out to cover my clothes, secretly annoyed that I didn't dodge just now, now Yuan Qi is unconscious, there is not even a person here who knows my details, how could I let a big man take off my clothes and look at my left shoulder!
"Unless," Takasaki thought of something, his eyes puzzled, but he slowly lowered his outstretched hand. "You're a woman?"
I was shocked, I just wanted to hide it from him, but I didn't expect him to guess something based on my attitude alone, but compared to such a meaningless pull, let him suspect that maybe it was the best solution now, so I didn't explain. "I'm okay, let's join the eldest princess first, and ask you to help His Royal Highness the Crown Prince on the horse."
Takasaki bowed his head and was silent for a while, he got up and led the horse, I thought he accepted my request to carry Yuan Qi to the horse, and was hesitating to stand up, but he led the horse to me, just reached out and lifted it from my waist, and I was actually supported by him and leaned over the horse. He carried Yuan Qi on his shoulder, and then walked over and led the horse forward, and the whole action was done in one go.
"If you let the eldest princess and the prince see it, you will definitely be charged with disrespecting the prince." The arrow was still stuck in my body, and I couldn't stand the pain as long as I moved a little, so I could only lie on the back of the horse in pain and try to keep my body balanced, and even pay attention to the ups and downs of my tone when I spoke.
"You don't want your identity to be discovered." Takasaki didn't look back, leading the horse and walking slowly on the mountain road, "Can you take care of the wound yourself?" โ
Hearing him ask, I pulled myself together and tried to move, but I was in pain again because of the arrow wound. "It's not going to kill me, help me find a place with a water source, I can do it myself."
He listened to me, listened carefully to the left and right, and then took the horse to the right, and passed over a steep cliff, and at last not long after I heard the sound of running water, he led the horse into a cave where a stream that did not seem too deep passed, and in the cave he helped me to dismount.
I sat on the stone, watched Takasaki hesitate for a moment, took out a delicate short dagger from his sleeve and handed it to me, and took out a bottle of gold creation medicine on his body to keep. He put Yuan Qi on the back of the horse, "If you are in danger because of this man, it is really not worth it, except for the title of a prince, he is not worthy of you at all." โ
I unconsciously raised my eyebrows and smiled, too, it makes sense that he would misunderstand like this, I know that he doesn't look down on Yuan Qi's cowardice, but he must not know that Yu Wenzheng is not a person.
"I'll take him to meet the eldest princess first, you use this medicine to stop the bleeding first, and when I settle down, they will come to pick you up again, if your injuries are serious before I come, you can turn back to Cangyi Temple, and the host will definitely help you." Takasaki looked a little uneasy, but his arrangement was indeed the safest for me at the moment.
I nodded, "If Taifu asks, you can say that you are separated from me, don't tell him that I am injured." โ