It wasn't long before the smoke billowing from outside drifted in through the narrow slit, suffocating her several times. Although the crackling fire did not burn the yard where she was hiding, the scorching heat turned a jar of cold water into hot warm water.

At the most exaggerated time, the thick water tank wall was almost hot to the point, and Zhong Ziyuan wondered if he should be cooked like this!

Just when she felt hopeless, the fire slowly subsided, but the smoke had not cleared for a long time. Time passed silently, and Zhong Ziyuan felt that the blood veins in his body seemed to solidify, and his body gradually became stiff.

She bit her lower lip tightly with her thin white teeth, adding to the force whenever tiredness hit her head and she couldn't help but slide down. Only pain could temporarily rejuvenate her drowsy brain, and before she knew it, she had bitten her lip.

Suddenly, she heard the sound of the door being smashed, followed by countless noisy footsteps and voices. It was the voice of the Khitan, and she was like a frightened rabbit, holding her breath more and more and not daring to move.

In a panic, she suddenly heard one panicked call after another: "Ziyuan, where are you?"

"Shion, come out quickly, don't hide and scare me"

"Ziyuan, it's okay, we can go back to Chang'an"

"Shion, you must not be fine"

The calls again and again were so desperate, so miserable, and finally faintly choked!

It was Guo Chengsi's voice, Zhong Ziyuan's heart was happy. Tears suddenly slipped down from his eyes, one by one on the surface of the water, causing ripples.

She sniffed. Only then did she call out: "I'm here" The voice she struggled to make was not only rough and hoarse, but the vibration of the sound tape also made her throat and eyes stinging as if she had been slashed by a knife. Only then did she realize that her throat was only damaged by the smoke.

Outside, Guo Chengsi was anxious and frightened, and her frightened calls seemed to suppress the faint voice she made. Zhong Ziyuan couldn't, so he had to lift the plank above his head. Touching the wall of the water tank, he stood up tremblingly. The choking smoke on her face made her cough violently.

Because of her excitement and stiffness, she couldn't climb out of the water tank several times. In a panic, she suddenly felt a lightness. A pair of powerful arms stretched out from the tank and lifted her out of the tank.

"Ziyuan, you're scared me to death" Guo Chengsi's ecstatic and trembling voice came from his ears.

Zhong Ziyuan's stiff and soaked body fell into his warm embrace, and a satisfied smile couldn't help but appear on her haggard face. She reached out and gently stroked his bloodstained soot. Emaciated and handsome cheeks. whispered: "It's good that we're all alive!" As soon as the words fell, she passed out completely.

Guo Chengsi hugged her much lighter body tightly, and his eyes couldn't help but be a little red. He carefully pressed her haggard cheek against his chest, and strode out.

In the messy courtyard, there was also a beautiful woman wearing a military uniform, holding her hands, frowning slightly, and obviously a little impatient. She saw Guo Chengsi come out. His eyes couldn't help but light up, and he was busy making a look at the guards around him. The two guards immediately stepped forward with great eyes. wanted to pick up Zhong Ziyuan, who was unconscious in his arms.

Guo Chengsi frowned, shrunk his hand, and immediately dodged.

The woman hurriedly said: "General Guo, now that the person has been found, it is better to let my subordinates take her back first." ”

"Thank you Lord Akzhen for your kindness! My woman still left me to take care of herself. Guo Chengsi said indifferently: "What's more, now that the overall situation has been decided, what to do next, we have already discussed, and everything will be the lord of Lao!" ”

Akezhen smiled slightly, and no longer did any more entanglement, but moved the lotus step to the side. Guo Chengsi flashed past her with Zhong Ziyuan in his arms, got on the horse without looking back, and walked away.

Akzhen's bright eyes have been staring closely at Guo Chengsi's back, seeing that he went resolutely, without the slightest nostalgia, her pretty face couldn't help but show a touch of disappointment. When Akzhen looked at Zhong Ziyuan, who was gray-headed and extremely embarrassed in his arms, his eyes became dark and complicated.

The horse's jolting brought Zhong Ziyuan back to her senses a little, and she opened her misty eyes to meet his resolute chin covered with green stubble, and his thin cheeks, which had few taels of flesh left. She was slightly stunned, her chest was full of sour feelings, and the pain was mixed with strong distress, and she couldn't help but let out a soft sigh.

Guo Chengsi lowered his head, looked at her happily, and said, "Are you awake?" ”

"Hmm!" Zhong Ziyuan replied in a low voice, and after a moment of silence, she suddenly said, "The Seven-Day Covenant, why did you break your promise?" ”

"Where do you say that you are not trustworthy?" Guo Chengsi said with a surprised face: "At that time, I couldn't come back from Shengjing for a while, so I asked Xue Ji to come back first to inform you, and stay on Kashgar Mountain with peace of mind." When will the crisis be lifted, and when will I come to pick you up again, didn't she get the word on? ”

Such a few simple words made Zhong Ziyuan's heart knot, which had been entangled for a long time, quickly untied. Her mood suddenly drifted from hell to heaven. She said happily: "Kashgar Mountain is so big, maybe Xue Ji got lost, so she didn't find me in time." ”

"Don't rush to explain it to her." Guo Chengsi said distressedly: "Your throat is smoked, talk less and rest more!" ”

"Hmm!" Zhong Ziyuan nodded happily, and she pressed her cheeks tightly to his chest. Although through the cold and hard armor, she could feel the warm and powerful heartbeat beneath her feet. In fact, the smell on his body was not good, and the smell of horse sweat mixed with the smell of blood rushed straight to her head, but she still closed her eyes contentedly.

When she woke up, she found herself lying on a clean and simple bed. The wet clothes on his body were replaced by a soft moon-white midcoat, and the messy bun was also scattered, draped like a waterfall on the soft feather pillows. It's just that her whole body is like she has just been beaten, and even her bones are full of soreness, and there are countless needles in her brain.

Zhong Ziyuan stared at the crow-green gauze tent above his head for a long time in a daze, and then basically concluded that he was lying on the man's bed. frowned. She was just about to sit up, when a tall figure happened to be holding a medicine bowl and walked in cautiously. When he looked up, he met her eyes as clear as autumn water. A hint of ecstasy flashed on his face.

Guo Chengsi stepped forward in three or two steps, put the medicine bowl in his hand on the small table next to the couch, and then gently touched her forehead with the back of his hand. It didn't feel so hot, so he breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "It's a fever!" ”

"Did I have a fever earlier?" Zhong Ziyuan asked curiously.

"It burned for three days." Guo Chengsi helped her up and half-leaned on the couch, and stuffed a few feather pillows into her back before continuing: "The witch doctors are all helpless. He also said that if he burned it again, he was afraid that even his brain would be burned out. Fortunately, the lord of Akzhen sent antelope horns and boiled water for you to drink. to suppress the heat. ”

"Come on, drink the medicine quickly!" As he spoke, he picked up the medicine bowl on the small table again and blew it slightly. Then he scooped it with a silver spoon and brought it to her lips.

Zhong Ziyuan obediently opened her mouth to take the medicinal juice. He asked vaguely, "Who is the county lord of Akzhen?" ”

Guo Chengsi patiently fed the medicine while explaining: "The lord of Akzhen is the granddaughter of Shengjing Yelu Ye Zhuo Khan, who is hearty and likes to be close to the Han people. This time, we were able to successfully overthrow Yelu Tireel and push Yelu Tuo'er to the throne, and her contribution should not be underestimated. ”

Zhong Ziyuan immediately became interested, and hurriedly asked, "Tell me more details, what happened during this time?" ”

It turned out that Yelu Tilie wanted to use his marriage with Sheng Jing to suppress the power of the Xiao family in the North Courtyard. By the way, get out of Mr. Mu's control. It's a pity that Yelu Tilie didn't know that the Xiao clan of the North Courtyard had already joined forces with Mr. Mu. wanted to seize the marriage between Shengjing and Shangjing, launched a mutiny, pushed him to the throne, and replaced him by the Xiao family.

It's a pity that this news was known to Yelu Tilie in advance, so he hurriedly sent his henchmen to Shengjing for help, and at the same time gathered the soldiers and horses of the Yelu clan in the southern courtyard to resist the northern courtyard.

Guo Chengsi obtained Zhu Xian's secret decree to sabotage the marriage between Shengjing and Shangjing, and pushed Yelu Tilie to step down. So he and Zhu Fei went to Juchong Pass to move the army to deter, and the other went to Shengjing to negotiate directly with Yelu Yezhuo. In addition, the lord of Akzhen, who almost became the lord of the Yelu Tilie clan, and the grace and power were used, and finally succeeded in making Yelu Yezhuo dispel the idea of marriage.

Subsequently, Akezhen also brought his henchmen and horses with Guo Chenghe, and deceived Yelu Tilie's trust into the capital under the pretense of sending troops to help. In the end, he secretly assisted the army of the old marquis of Ming, and joined forces with the outside to take down Yelu Tilie and the ambitious Xiao family.

Of course, Zhu Xian would never allow Yelu Yezhuo to take over Shangjing and expand his power. So Yelutuer, who had already taken refuge in Zhu Xian, finally became the new khan of Shangjing.

It turned out that in just 20 days, so many earth-shattering events had happened. Zhong Ziyuan was frightened, but also inevitably felt gloating: "In the final analysis, it is still too ambitious to cause trouble." If the Xiao family had been a rich and noble prince with peace of mind, or if Yelu Tilie had not been so anxious to get rid of the Xiao family's coercion, there would have been no such disaster! I'm afraid none of them thought that they would fight openly and secretly for so long, but in the end, they asked a half-grown child to pick up the fruit and become the biggest winner. ”

Guo Chengsi slowly scooped the medicinal juice and sent it to her lips, and said, "Anyway, the border has been quiet for at least ten years. ”

Zhong Ziyuan swallowed the medicinal juice and said with a smile: "This Akzhen County Lord can really be regarded as a righteous annihilation. It's a good thing that Yelu Tilie gave her the honor of the Great Clan, but I'm afraid that even Yelu Terlie himself didn't expect that the King James Great Clan would be the most powerful black hand to overthrow his rule. ”

Guo Chengsi smiled: "That's because you don't know the county lord of Akzhen, she is arrogant and kind by nature, and she can't see the people suffering from the war." A few years ago, Yelu Tilie led 100,000 cavalry to sack Juchong Pass, and she also knew it clearly, and she also saw through his tyrannical nature, so she chose to cooperate with us secretly. ”

It was the first time that Zhong Ziyuan had heard such a high evaluation of a woman from his mouth, and then remembered the intimate behavior between A Kezhen and Guo Chengsi in front of the restaurant that day, she suddenly felt that the medicinal juice in her mouth was not only bitter, but also seemed to be a little sour. She smiled reluctantly and said, "Is that Akzhen County Lord beautiful?" ”

It was only after these words burst out of her mouth that she realized how heavy the sour breath was. She lowered her head in frustration, and wanted to bury her head in her chest, her cheeks stained with a touching red.

Guo Chengsi paused, chuckled in a blink of an eye, and whispered in her ear: "Ziyuan, I don't remember saying that Akezhen is beautiful. As he spoke, his breath was warm. Blowing through her ear piercing like this made her brain dizzy even more.

Zhong Ziyuan's face turned even redder, and she muttered in a low and dissatisfied voice: "You didn't say that she wasn't beautiful!" ”

"You're such a cautious eye!" Guo Chengsi was not only angry, but also laughed lowly.

"Don't laugh anymore. If you dare to laugh at me again, I will want it, and I will be angry! Zhong Ziyuan was annoyed and angry, and reluctantly stretched out his hand to cover his mouth. Guo Chengsi had to carefully protect the medicine bowl in his hand while supporting her body, and he was in a hurry for a while.

While the two were playing, they didn't notice that there was an extra person in the room. Seeing that the two people in front of her had been whispering head to head, Akzhen didn't seem to notice her existence, so she had to cough a few times in embarrassment.

Guo Chengsi raised his head when he heard the sound and bowed his head to her, which could be regarded as a greeting. Then he lowered his head in Zhong Ziyuan's ear and gloated in a whisper: "It can be seen that you can't talk about people behind your back!" ”

"you!" Zhong Ziyuan secretly glanced at him. Guo Chengsi was not angry, he stood up with a smile and stepped aside.

Zhong Ziyuan raised his head and met Akzhen's inquiring eyes. Her long eyelashes fanned, and she said with a smile: "I've seen the county lord!" Please forgive me, because I am not feeling well, I can't get up and reply. ”

"It doesn't matter! We Khitan people don't pay so much attention, not to mention that I am here to visit the sick, how can there be any reason to bother the patient. Akzhen really didn't have the same imposing attitude as ordinary people in the royal family, she smiled and groaned, and sat down on the side of the collapse.

Only then did Zhong Ziyuan see Akezhen's appearance clearly. She was about seventeen or eighteen years old, tall and tall, with dark features and a creamy whiteness of her skin. She has a pair of big watery eyes and impeccable facial features. Even the clothes on the body are the most simple and neat, without any superfluous ornaments and embroidery. There is a sense of exoticism and straightforwardness in her whole being.

Faced with such a beautiful woman who made Guo Chengsi very appreciative, Zhong Ziyuan suddenly felt a little stuffy in her chest, she uncomfortably combed the messy hair on her sideburns, and pulled the corners of her messy clothes, before she smiled: "Thank you Lord for your concern." ”

After a pause, she glanced at Guo Chengsi, who was standing aside with a smile on the corner of her mouth, and said, "I heard Chengsi say that it was thanks to the county lord who sent the antelope horns in time that I was able to successfully reduce my fever." ”

A Kezhen raised his eyes and glanced at Guo Chengsi quickly, pursed his lips slightly, and said with a smile: "You have been in a coma for three days because of fever, and General Guo has been with you for three days without sleep. I think if I don't get your fever down quickly, I'm afraid he will be sick himself! ”

The smile on Zhong Ziyuan's face suddenly stiffened, she listened to the meaning of Akezhen's words, how could it be that she took the antelope horn because she felt sorry for Guo Chenghe, and it didn't seem to have anything to do with herself. (To be continued.) )