Chapter 172: Spring Break
As the saying goes, the sacrifice goes west, and the place of the suburban sacrifice is at the foot of the west mountain. After worshipping the sky and pro-mulberry, of course, it is time to go to the West Mountain to enjoy spring.
The spring scenery of Xishan is a unique sight in Jingzhao, because there are countless peach trees and pear trees planted here, and every March flowering period, first the peach blossoms are red all over the mountain, and then the pear blossoms are white with layers of snow. More often, it is red and white, which is set against the blue sky of the West Mountain, giving people a thrilling visual impact.
At the beginning of the country, there were poets who left the famous sentence of "sleeping when the pillow is red and white", and later there were countless literati and scholars who wrote poems and verses here, and even the "first spring" plaque of the imperial pen of the imperial capital of Jianhe, added color to the spring scenery of peach and pear in Xishan.
Nowadays, on the first archway on the west side of the West Mountain, there is a plaque of "the first spring", which is also the first sight of everyone who enters the West Mountain. Since Gyeonggiwei is stationed on the eastern side of Seosan Mountain, the passage on the western side is the only entrance to Seosan Mountain.
At this moment, Shen Du followed behind Emperor Chongde, slowly passed through this archway, and began to enter the West Mountain. The West Mountain is not high, but mostly a gentle place, and it is this kind of terrain that can achieve a unique spring scene in the West Mountain.
The aroma of elegance or richness was constantly sent into Shen Du's nose with the wind, but he didn't bother to taste the aroma, but frowned, because he still smelled a trace of unusual smell in these aromas.
Shen Du didn't know what this unusual aura was, but his expression was cold and hard, his heart was raised high, his hands were held on the hilt of the sword, and he made a posture of vigilance and protection.
Soon, Shen Du keenly caught the trembling of that breath, and he soared instantly. Skimming through the flowers, closely tracking the trembling away.
At the same time, Xue Shoufan, the deputy general of Huben, also moved a few steps quickly, getting closer to Emperor Chongde. He immediately took out the big knife on his waist and protected it at Emperor Chongde's side.
In the next moment, Chen Wei, the deputy pawn of the Tiger Ben, also rose from the ground and chased in the direction of Shen Du's galloping, as fast as a gust of wind.
The movements of these three people were so fast that the remaining civil and military officials didn't know what was going on. They only felt dazzled, and saw that Xue Shoufan had already drawn his sword and guarded the emperor's side. Then all I could see was the trembling of the branches. They didn't even notice that Shen Du was gone.
Emperor Chongde's expression remained unchanged, and he waved his hand at Xue Shoufan, signaling him not to be quiet, and then turned to the civil and military officials and said, "I have come to Xishan every year. I found that the spring scenery in Xishan is different every year. It is worthy of the reputation of 'first spring'. What do you think? ”
Since the emperor said so, the officials had no choice but to suppress the sudden nervousness, and everyone replied in unison: "What the emperor said is very true. The spring scenery of Xishan is indeed a must. ”
Xue Shoufan put back the knife, his expression was still very vigilant, he wanted to say something, but he stopped under the expression of Emperor Chongde. What's more, he sensed that the danger that was approaching just now had disappeared, so he complied with the emperor's wishes, otherwise, he would have escorted the emperor out of here as soon as possible.
By Emperor Chongde's side, there are also the three central gods. Although they don't know martial arts, decades of immersion in the court have made them practice a pair of fiery eyes. As soon as they saw Xue Shoufan's movements, they knew that danger was approaching.
Pei Gongfu took a step forward and said softly to Emperor Chongde: "Your Majesty, the son of a daughter can't sit down, so it's better for the minister to return to the palace immediately." ”
At any time, he felt that the emperor's safety was the most important thing, and all the spring scenery of the West Mountain and the joy of the monarchs and ministers could be put aside.
Pei Gongfu's words reminded Emperor Chongde of his past danger, and it was indeed not his style to stand in danger, so he responded to Pei Gongfu's words.
Emperor Chongde ordered the third prince Zhu Xuanming to continue to enjoy the spring with young officials, and he himself, escorted by Xue Shoufan and some of the tiger army, returned to the palace with Fang Jixin, Pei Gongfu and Wang Zhang.
Let's say, Shen Du chased after the trembling, and then embellished the back of a man in white. The tremor just now was made by the man in white. Because the emperor and hundreds of officials want to enjoy spring in Xishan, Xishan has already been cleaned up, and no one else can appear except for the guards.
Such a man in white snooping on Emperor Chongde is either an assassin or a spy, no matter what kind of identity this person is, Shen Du will keep him. Otherwise, he would be useless as a tiger general.
The man in white was very good at light skills, he shuttled between the flowers and branches like a white swallow, and behind him was Shen Du in a scarlet official uniform, and the two of them entered a lush pear blossom forest one after the other.
Then, the man in white suddenly stopped, he turned around, and the sword in his hand had already stabbed towards Shen Du's body. Shen Du immediately turned sideways, taking advantage of the gap between dodging, and quickly drew his sword to protect.
Two people, one white and one red, were fighting fiercely in the forest, except for the fencing sound of "Cheng Cheng", and the subtle sound of falling flowers, there was no sound on the side.
The awe-inspiring sword qi shook the pear blossoms on the branches to the ground, and the brilliant pear blossoms fell on the shoulders of the two of them, and shook off with the movements of the two. There is an indescribable beauty in such a scene.
The more he fought, the more solemn Shen Du's expression became, because he found that the martial arts of the man in white were higher than him, which could be known from the frequency of the two people's breathing. Obviously, Shen Du's breathing was faster than that of the man in white.
The martial arts of the man in white are obviously much better than light skills, or perhaps, his light skills are deliberately slowed down, just to lure himself to chase after him. Shen Du thought of this possibility, and his face changed.
Just now, he was chasing after the man in white with all his heart, and he just wanted to intercept the man in white, and there was no room for thinking. When the man in white stopped to fight with him, Shen Du realized that he was taken far away by the man in white, so far away that no one would know what was going on here.
This man in white is not aiming for the emperor, his real goal is himself! - Shen Du suddenly realized this, and his face became extremely ugly.
He didn't have time to think more, the only thing he could do was to fend off the attack of the man in white. After dozens of battles had converged, Shen Du's movements finally stalled, and the sword of the man in white followed, cutting a bloody hole in his left arm.
Chen Wei followed the clues left by Shen Du to catch up, and when he arrived at the pear blossom forest, he saw the scene of Shen Du being injured. He didn't have time to think about anything, so he drew his sword and joined the battle, trying to block the attack of the man in white, winning Shen Du a chance to breathe.
However, even if Chen Wei joined the battle, the scene in the forest still did not change much, and the advantage was still on the side of the man in white. Only then did Shen Du realize the true strength of the man in white, even if he joined forces with Chen Wei, he was still not the opponent of the man in white!
"Lord Shen, let's go!" Chen Wei stabbed the man in white with another sword, and shouted like this. He also saw that the goal of the man in white was Shen Du, and the only plan for now was that he would desperately block the man in white in exchange for the opportunity for Shen Du to leave.
The habit of vigilance cultivated for a long time made Chen Wei never call Shen Du "master" when there were outsiders, even in such a critical time, he still called Shen Du "Lord Shen".
"Carving insect skills!" The man in white snorted coldly and said the first sentence. This was a voice that Shen Du and Chen Wei had never heard before, as if they had cotton in their mouths, extremely hoarse and blurred.
As soon as his words fell, he actually took the sword back, and then slapped his palm on Chen Wei's chest, and saw Chen Wei spurting out a mouthful of blood with a "poof", and the whole person was slapped away like a leaf, and then fell to the ground with a "bang" and fainted.
Seeing this, Shen Du's pupils couldn't help but shrink. Chen Wei's martial arts, he knows, he can rank in the top 100 in the Tiger Army, but the man in white slapped Chen Wei away with just one palm, who is this man in white?
Shen Du had no time to think about it, so he could only endure the sharp pain in his left arm, and stabbed the man in white with his sword. He couldn't escape, so he had to face the difficulties.
Although the man in white slapped Chen Wei away with one palm, he still used his sword to press Shen Du all the time, and stabbed several wounds on Shen Du's body, but he never gave Shen Du a fatal blow.
Shen Du immediately sensed the attitude of the man in white. The man in white obviously had the opportunity to kill himself, but he suppressed himself with such an attack, forcing himself to use all his power to confront him, as if he was testing something.
Test? Test! The man in white is tempting, testing what martial arts he knows, and even testing who else is around him!
Realizing this, Shen Du moved his lips and let out a rapid scream, which sounded as if he was shouting, and the man in white really thought that he was calling for someone to come, and his eyes were a little eager, expecting someone to come.
What he didn't know was that outside the lush pear blossom forest, there were several people who were rapidly approaching, and after hearing this shout, they stopped in an instant, and then turned around and left quietly.
It didn't take long for Bai Yi to discover Shen Du's transformation. This young man who was fighting against him, although he was resisting every move and every style, was desperately facing him as if he didn't care for his own life, and as if he was cornered.
The man in white knew enough about Shen Du in advance, knowing that he was not this kind of rampaging person, and such an attack could only prove one thing, that is, Shen Du had already discovered the abnormality, and he didn't know if he was delaying time, or he was sure that there would be no harm to his life.
Thinking of this, the white-clothed man's eyes flashed, and a fierce murderous aura erupted from his whole body, all of which were condensed on the tip of the sword, slashing at Shen Du fiercely.
The overwhelming murderous aura rushed towards Shen Du, allowing Shen Du to clearly see the approaching killing machine, he almost exhausted all his tricks, leaving only the few moves at the bottom of the box, after knowing the tentative intentions of the man in white, he couldn't use them anyway, even if he ...... Even if he is seriously injured and dies, he can't use it, because the Shen family still has Shen Su here!
With a "snap", under the pressure of the sword qi, the deep sword had already involuntarily taken off his hand, and he watched the snow-white sword tip approaching.
(Extra: Some Kawen, please forgive me~~) (To be continued......)
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