Chapter 8 Departure After the War
"Then it depends on whether Your Excellency has the ability to do this, take it!" After Ouyang He finished speaking, he gathered all the white silk together with internal force and attacked Bailichen, Bailichen closed his eyes and luckily, condensed the true qi of his body into an airflow barrier to resist Ouyang He's attack, and the two began a competition of internal strength. Huge air currents scattered around the two of them, and the others retreated because they couldn't resist the disturbance of the air current, while a large amount of dust and leaves on the ground were blown up by the air currents to encircle the two of them. Gradually, Ouyang He began to feel powerless, and the true qi instilled into Bai Aya became less and less, Bai Lichen saw Ouyang He's discomfort and then broke the airflow barrier with force, and the huge wave of qi tore Bai Aya into several pieces and fell from the sky.
"Ahh Ouyang He was then also affected by this wave of qi and took a few steps back, and then Bai Lichen quickly swung a few palms and hit Ouyang He's chest in succession, knocking her to the ground, Ouyang He spit out a mouthful of blood, and looked sideways at Bai Lichen who was steadily retracting his true qi into his body in horror. Seeing this, several maids with knives next to Ouyang He rushed up to teach Ouyang He a lesson, but before they could get close, Bai Lichen unleashed a powerful wave of true qi and knocked all the maids to the ground.
"Ah, stop!" Ouyang He endured the pain and stood up, but a strange true qi appeared in her body that made her heart feel uncomfortable, "Damn, it happened at this time, ah!" Ouyang He knelt on one knee and gasped for breath because he couldn't support it.
"Haha, Master Ouyang Zhuang, this seat is also a person who pities the fragrance and cherishes the jade, seeing that you are so beautiful, I can't bear to hurt you anymore. As long as you hand over Meng Yan, everyone in my Wind Thunder Hall can leave Yufeng Mountain Villa immediately, how about it? Bai Lichen still smiled maliciously and said to Ouyang He.
"Hmph, you are dreaming, as long as the owner of this village is here, you shameless people don't want to step into Yufeng Mountain Villa!" Ouyang He said because of the severe pain, holding his hand in his heart.
"Then, don't blame me for being rude, the subordinates of the Wind Thunder Hall listen to the order and let me go in and search!" With an order, the disciples of the Wind Thunder Hall rushed towards the door of the Yufeng Mountain Villa. Suddenly, a sword flashing with white light flew from the right side, and several disciples who entered the door were instantly cut throats by this sword and fell to the ground, and the other disciples retreated in fright. Subsequently, the sword flew back into Ling Rui's hand, and Ling Rui and Meng Yan rushed to the gate of the villa in time, and after killing several Wind Thunder Hall disciples together, they blocked in front of Ouyang He.
"Meng Gongzi, Ling Gongzi, why are you here, hurry up, get out of here quickly!" Ouyang He yelled at the two of them anxiously.
"I actually bullied girls here, my son is really angry." After Ling Rui finished speaking, he was furious and attacked Bai Lichen with a sword, and Bai Lichen stretched out two short swords tied to his hands from his sleeves and fought with Ling Rui again. At the same time, Meng Yan also roared angrily and slaughtered the other Wind Thunder Hall disciples.
After dozens of rounds of fighting, Bai Lichen and Ling Rui are still inseparable, and Meng Yan and Han Yi have been entangled next to them. "Damn, I didn't expect this kid to be so difficult." Bai Lichen was very surprised that Ling Rui could fight him to such an extent, and at this time, a disciple of the Wind Thunder Hall came running from the rear and informed Bai Lichen that the officers and soldiers of the Yuzhou Mansion had arrived at the foot of Jinyun Mountain, and the Great Boss sent a message asking them to evacuate immediately.
"What? How would the big boss know that we are in Jinyun Mountain? Damn, it seems that today there is only a retreat. Bai Lichen felt very helpless, and after kicking Ling Rui away, he said to Meng Yan: "Meng Yan, I advise you to go back to Chengdu as soon as possible, otherwise you are afraid that you will not even be able to see your parents for the last time, haha!" ”
"What?" Meng Yan was suddenly stunned, and then Han Yi also kicked Meng Yan down, and after meeting with Bai Lichen, he quickly left with the remaining Wind Thunder Hall disciples.
"This... What's going on... Don't... Meng Yan panicked suddenly, and a strong sense of uneasiness surged into his heart.
"Brother Meng, are you okay?" Ling Rui leaned in and asked, but Meng Yan didn't say a word.
"Meng Gongzi, that Bailichen is just saying some crazy words, unbelievable." Ouyang He also came up to comfort Meng Yan.
"I'm going back to Yuzhou, I'm going to ask the curator what's wrong with my father." Meng Yan became a little excited.
"No..." Ouyang He was a little panicked, but he quickly stopped talking.
"Why?" Meng Yan looked at Ouyang He with a puzzled expression.
"Ahem, you'll know sooner or later anyway, then I'll say it, Brother Meng, Prince Jin and Princess Jin have been imprisoned for plotting to assassinate the emperor, and now Yuzhou City is full of your reward notices, even Xuanwuwei has arrived in Yuzhou, and you must not go now." Ling Rui said to Meng Yan.
"This... Impossible, impossible! My father and mother have always done their duty, how could they make an assassination, someone must have framed them. Meng Yan felt a little panicked, "I want to rush back immediately to save my father, I want to go back immediately!" ”
Ouyang He and Ling Rui tried to calm Meng Yan's emotions, and agreed with him that they would accompany him back to Chengdu tomorrow, thus temporarily stabilizing Meng Yan. Then the officers and soldiers also arrived to clean up the battlefield, originally to take Ouyang He away to cooperate with the investigation, but Taishou Gongzi appeared in time to say good things for Ouyang He and made a guarantee, and the government did not further pursue Yufeng Villa.
Late that night, Meng Yan left a farewell letter on the table, changed into a black coat, and quietly left Yufeng Villa from the back door on horseback, leaving a lonely figure in the bright moonlight and the swaying bamboo shadows. Early the next morning, Ling Rui and Ouyang He read the farewell letter left by Meng Yan, roughly explaining that the purpose of their quiet departure was not to let them be involved in this matter because of themselves, and at the same time expressed their gratitude to Ouyang He and their brotherhood with Ling Rui.
Ouyang He has been weak since the first battle in Zhuangqian, and often falls into a brief coma. Ling Rui asked Yuxin and learned that Ouyang He had an abnormal aura in his body since he was a child, as long as he used too much internal force, this aura would condense near her atrium, making her feel painful, so she couldn't use her martial arts and internal strength most of the time, speaking of which, Yuxin couldn't help but cry for Ouyang He's strength. Then, Yuxin told Ling Rui that an unknown Jianghu Langzhong had come to treat Ouyang He, and told them that if they wanted to completely eliminate the effect of this breath on the atrium, they could only obtain the thousand-year-old Snow Shadow Fruit as a medicine guide and conduct this breath above the Dragon Soul Sword.
"Dragon Soul Sword? But one of the rumored four ancient gods in the rivers and lakes? Ling Rui felt a little melancholy about obtaining such a divine weapon. Yuxin nodded affirmatively, and continued, According to the doctor, this thousand-year-old snow fruit grows in the alpine land in the northwest of Dashu and on the border with Tibet, where the terrain is steep and the environment is harsh, and people with strong perseverance can be harvested smoothly. Because she felt that the young lady could not be protected by no one, Yuxin said that although she really wanted to pick this divine fruit for Ouyang He, she had been unable to do so for many years. As for the Dragon Soul Sword, the doctor said that he had seen it once in the Shuitian Pavilion on the shore of Dongting Lake, but it was rumored that the Shuitian Pavilion had now been destroyed in the war at the end of the Tang Dynasty, and the Dragon Soul Sword did not know where it had gone.
"In this case, this son is willing to pick the thousand-year-old snow fruit for the owner of Ouyang Village." Ling Rui confidently said to Yuxin, "Master Ouyang Zhuang risked his life to help and protect Brother Meng and his subordinates, this chivalrous courage Ling remembered in his heart, if Ling could help Ouyang Zhuang Master, Ling would never give up!" ”
"Thank you Ling Gongzi!" Ouyang He didn't know when she appeared at the door of the back hall, although her face was a little haggard, but a pink long skirt palace dress still dressed her up beautifully, Ling Rui and Yuxin quickly stood up to greet each other, "Ling Gongzi's kindness little woman understands, this road is too dangerous, the little woman really can't bear to let Ling Gongzi take risks, if Ling Gongzi has any accidents, the little woman will also feel guilty." ”
"Miss Ouyang, I have made up my mind, please let me help, otherwise I will not be happy anyway. The girl only needs to have a good rest in the village, and when I first go to Chengdu through a shortcut that is faster than taking the official road, I will help Brother Meng wash away the grievances of King Jin, and then immediately go to the northwest of Dashu to find the thousand-year-old snow fruit. Ling Rui looked at Ouyang He with firm eyes.
Seeing that Ling Rui was so determined, Ouyang He sighed lightly and said, "In this case, I will go with you, and I have always been relieved about Meng Gongzi's affairs, I believe that there will definitely be something that can help Yufeng Villa." As for the thousand-year-old snow fruit, since Ling Gongzi is willing to risk his life for me, how can the little woman retreat. ”
"Miss, this... Let me go, Miss is too weak and needs a lot of rest. Yuxin felt very worried, and Ling Rui also persuaded Ouyang He to stay in the village.
"Okay, don't talk about it, in fact, in addition to helping the two sons this time, I also want to explore my life experience in the rivers and lakes, such as why there are these strange things in me, after all, I can't find any answers if I stay here all the time." Ouyang He also said in a firm tone, and then politely rejected Yuxin's proposal to go with them, "Xin'er, Yufeng Villa can't be guarded by no one, I will hand it over to you in the future, you have to work with other sisters, I believe you will be able to do it well." ”
"Miss... Yuxin gradually burst into tears, "Well, Xin'er will take care of Yufeng Villa for Miss, Xin'er promises that when Miss comes back to Villa, it will be more beautiful and better than now, Miss take care of herself all the way, Xin'er will miss Miss every day." ”
"Xin'er, I'm sorry." Ouyang He's eyes were also moist, and he hugged Yuxin tightly, and the tears of parting were always so bitter, soaking the shoulders of the two girls who should be weak. Tear-stained clothes, this heart is sent, after a farewell over the years, when will we meet again?
Half an hour later, Ouyang He, who was dressed in a blue and white sleeve suit, rode on the horse in a dashing manner, with bright eyes and teeth and a fluttering long hair ponytail and a fluttering long ponytail, looking as handsome and handsome as a crowned jade man. She turned her head and silently looked back at the plaque of Yufeng Villa and all the sisters who had come to bid farewell to her in the same hardships, held back her tears, and after saying "everyone cherish", she and Ling Rui galloped into the distance quickly, leaving the sisters with a crying goodbye echoing behind her for a long time.
(Hezhou suburbs, City God Temple)
There was a sporadic light rain in the sky, the sky was gloomy, and a fierce wind whistled through the windows of the temple, creaking the windows that had already been badly damaged. Inside the temple, a group of people dressed as rags and beggars are gathering here to cook and eat. After a while, heavy footsteps gradually sounded outside the temple, which alerted the beggars who were eating in the temple, and some of them picked up the sticks beside them and walked cautiously towards the closed temple gate.
"Elder Chen, in Xia Gaoche, dare to ask if you can open the door?" The outsider asked in a casual and flirtatious tone.
Then, an older beggar in the temple opened the temple door, looked at Gao Che with his sword on his chest with a wary gaze, and looked at him with contempt, while also scanning Gao Che's surroundings.
"General Gao, I've already told you what I should say, I don't know how long the general will pester me to wait for Hanako?" The old man looked at Gao Che helplessly.
"Oh, Elder Chen seems to have misunderstood Benjiang's intention for today's visit, Benjiang only came to say goodbye to his old friend before leaving. Since the beggar gang didn't bother to take the 100,000 taels of silver, Ben Jiang still decided to use his own methods to find Meng Yan, don't blame Ben Jiang for not giving you a chance at that time, and persuade Elder Chen to think about it again. Gao Che still said very pleasantly, and then without waiting for a group of people in the temple to reply, he threw off his cloak and walked straight out of the courtyard of the City God Temple, and the same entourage soldier walked away.
"General, I don't know why the little general wastes so much time on this rabble?" The soldier asked Gaucher suspiciously.
"Hmph, these Jianghu sects, once they are used well, even a rabble will be of some use." Gao Che showed inexplicable confidence, as if he was planning something in his heart at the moment.
Shortly after they left, Elder Chen whispered a few words to a disciple beside him, who then mounted his horse and quickly left, following the path of Gao Che and the others.
On the other hand, Meng Yan simply ate a few steamed buns at a roadside tea stall and continued to get on the horse and hurry. Soon after he left, the owner of the tea stall sneakily tied a letter to a carrier pigeon and released it, which flapped its wings in the direction of Hezhou, and the destination would be Gao Che's temporary military camp in Hezhou. Three fast horses, two paths, one direction, the beacon fire of the capital of Dashu is about to ignite.