Yongzhou, Jingzhao County, Chang'an.

Today's Chang'an is no longer the imperial capital, and after the emperor returned to the east, many people also chose to flee to Jingzhou and Hanzhong because of the brutality of the Western Liang army.

The market is a depressed and deserted scene, and those who are left behind are people who cannot leave because of old age or hardship.

The palace has been covered with dust because no one has cleaned it for a long time, and it is far from its former grandeur.

In the silent hall, footsteps suddenly sounded.

Li Wei slowly pushed open the door of the hall and walked in slowly.

Here, it used to be the stage where he controlled the Son of Heaven and commanded hundreds of officials; Here, the scenery of his past is recorded.

"Childish......" Xi Yan's voice came in from outside the hall.

Li Wei didn't look back, he was still quietly looking at the dragon chair in front of him, it looked so desolate.

"I can't afford to rob the Son of Heaven anymore." Li Dao also had to admit that with his current strength, I am afraid it would be difficult to even hold Chang'an.

"I know that last night, some more soldiers escaped." Xi Yan's expression was calm, she walked behind Li Wei, stretched out her hands, and hugged him around his chest.

Li Dao's body trembled. At this moment, the only one who can wait by his side like this is Xi Yan.

"Do you regret following me?"

Xi Yan didn't answer, and Li Wei didn't need to look back, because he was sure that this stupid woman must be shaking her head desperately.

"I'm afraid I won't be able to keep the promise I made to you." Li Wei raised his head and let out a sigh of relief.

"You have given me prosperity, how can you break your promise, I am satisfied. Now, I just want to live in seclusion and live an ordinary life with you and Shi'er. ”

"I don't want to. But that kind of day is also a luxury for us. Li Wei replied helplessly.

In fact, Xi Yan also knew that they would never be ordinary people again, and maybe in the next moment, someone would come to assassinate Li Dao and herself. This is the sorrow of being born in troubled times but not being an ordinary person - becoming a king and defeating a villain.

"Promise me one thing," Li Wei suddenly turned around, gently held Xi Yan's face and said, "If it is...... If that day really comes, you must escape with Shi'er and live well. ”

But Xi Yan just grabbed Li Wei's hands and put them in her heart and shook her head gently.

"My sister died for me when I was in Zheng County, Yuan'er is nowhere to be found, and Shi'er is stupid by nature...... Now the only one who supports me to live is you. If you die, and I live alone, what's the fun? ”

If a wife is like this, what more can a husband ask for? Li Wei could no longer suppress his feelings, he opened his arms and hugged Xi Yan tightly in his arms......

……

Somewhat different from the desertion of the palace, Zhou Han and Luo Xie, the subordinates of Xi Yan, were meeting with a guest at this time.

It's just this guest that makes the two of them hate it at all - the night handsome Han Yuan's subordinates, Ma Huan.

"Lord Chief, I know, you want to kill me immediately." Looking at the two who did not hide their anger at all, Ma Huan smiled slightly.

"The surname is Ma, you are not small! If you dare to come to see me alone, it seems that you have no intention of going back alive today. Luo Xie's hands couldn't stop trembling, and Ma Huan didn't have the slightest doubt that he would rush up and end up with himself in the next moment.

"Hehe, I'm just here to pass the word for Yuan Shuai, as long as I can finish speaking, then I will dispose of it with the two of you."

"Good! Then you can speak quickly. ”

"Don't worry, let me ask you one thing first."

"Don't procrastinate, if you have something to say, say it quickly!" Luo Xie urged a little impatiently.

"You two, do you still think you are Yefeng?"

In a word, it quieted Zhou Han and Luo Xie.

At that time, they fled with refugees in order to escape the war, but they were trapped in the wilderness due to lack of food, and they were dying, and they happened to be rescued by Xi Yan. Even after many years, the memory of escaping death is still there.

From then on, they had made up their minds to follow the righteousness of Yefeng. And Xi Yan regarded everyone as a family, which also moved Zhou Han and others very much.

Later, Xi Yan defected, and they hesitated, but in the end, they chose to follow their Ye Shuai. Because they believe that the night handsome who is wholeheartedly good to them will never lie to themselves. She said that Li Dao can create a peaceful and prosperous world, and it will definitely be realized.

However, by the time Li Dao joined forces with the Bai Bo army and pursued the emperor, they had already begun to waver. The loving Xi Yan at the beginning, unconsciously, has become a cold-blooded executioner.

Now that Ma Huan asked them like this, even if they want to be hard-mouthed, they can't go against their hearts.

"Looks like I'll live a little longer." Ma Huan said with a smile.

"Why the hell are you here?"

"In order to tell the two of you, what is righteousness."

Looking at their confused looks, Ma Huan continued: "To put it mildly, the two of you are too narrow-minded. Could it be that the righteousness in your hearts is to be unconditionally loyal to Yan Shuai, even if she has deviated far from Ye Feng's original intention? ”

"Yan Shuai treats me like a mountain, as a subordinate, what else can I ask for!"

"Alas...... The two of them are affectionate people, I can understand. But why did the two become the leaders of the night front? Is it just to follow Yan Shuai? Aren't you here to save the world? ”

"This ......"

"From the time we became Yefeng, we can no longer have personal feelings, and we can only live for the people of the world. Zhou Han! Luo Xie! Have you forgotten it all? Ma Huan's words were like knives, and the two of them felt a tingle in their hearts.

Taking a step back, Li Dao and Yan Shuai have no future. They will eventually perish, and your ambition should you give them a martyrdom in vain? ”

"......"

"Yan Shuai is indeed very kind to you, and I will not persuade you to do anything to make you feel guilty. But now that they have lost power, once the emperor's foundation is firmly established, they will be eradicated. Where to go, I hope the two of you will make a decision as soon as possible. ”

After speaking, Ma Huan slowly stood up, looked at the two of them with gloomy expressions and said, "If the two of you are still obsessed, then Ma's head will be taken off by the two." However, if you still have a trace of consciousness in your hearts, you should leave a useful body for this great man. ”

Zhou Han and Luo Xie didn't answer, they just sat there blankly. After a long time, Zhou Han slowly raised his hand and signaled to Ma Huan that he could go.

Ma Huan smiled slightly and said goodbye to the two.

……

Three days later, Zhou Han and Luo Xie finally made up their minds and left Chang'an.

They sent someone to secretly inform their men in the city, and prepared to leave the city quietly at night.

Today's Chang'an has no patrolling soldiers, and at night it is no different from an empty city. Due to the shortage of food and grass, the food supply has been changed to two meals a day, and no one wants to waste their energy by wandering the streets. Besides, Chang'an is so dilapidated that even the bandits are too lazy to come.

Coming all the way to the east gate of Chang'an without hindrance, Zhou Han couldn't help but rejoice, thanks to the lack of food and grass, even the guards guarding the city gate were so hungry that they ran back to the camp to sleep.

He waved his hand to one of his subordinates to open the gate, but the man had barely taken a few steps before he was knocked down by a sharp arrow.

Zhou Han and Luo Xie were surprised and immediately ordered their subordinates to lean against the wall to defend themselves.

The next moment, many torches were lit in the openings of the city gates. The firelight flickered, illuminating the two leading people - Li Dao and Xi Yan.

Zhou Han and Luo Xie's hearts chuckled at the same time, they didn't expect that they were so careful, but they were still noticed.

"You two, where are you going?" Li Wei's voice was low and cold.

"General, I don't want to continue to stay in Chang'an, I implore the general and Yanshuai to let me leave the city."

"Heh, you mean to say that General Ben has now betrayed his relatives, right? So you choose to protect yourselves and leave me? ”

"What the general and Yan Shuai are doing now is too far from our original intention, and we don't want to continue to do things that violate our conscience."

"Against conscience?" Xi Yan's gaze became a little fierce, glared at the two of them and asked, "You two, don't you think you can be a night forward again?" ”

"Even if you can't, you just want to be an ordinary person, and I hope that Yan is handsome and gracious."

"Yes, in the end, you also chose betrayal." Xi Yan whispered with some loss.

"Those who defect are not sorry to die, kill." Li Wei's voice did not have any waves, but with his order, the cavalry behind him slowly began to rush towards Zhou Han and the others.

"Childish!" Guo Yan's voice suddenly came from the other side.

Li Wei and Xi Yan looked at the sound and couldn't help but be shocked.

That's right, the person who came was indeed Guo Yan, but under his arm, there was still one person holding him hostage - their son, Li Shi.

"Shi'er!" Xi Yan's emotions immediately got out of control.

Li Dao took her into his arms to prevent her from doing impulsive things.

"On that day, because of your long-term love for me, you were willing to help me escape. Why, now that I have nothing, even you are going to fall into the well? ”

"All I ask you is to let them go! I can't go back, so why bother to trouble these innocent people again. ”

Only Xi Yan could feel that Li Dao's body was shaking violently.

But it was only for a short moment, because immediately after, Li Dao pounced like a hungry wolf.

Zhou Han and Luo Xie had already stood up from the wall at this time, but they couldn't keep up with Li Wei's speed.

This was the first time they had seen Li Dao's strength fully exploded, and that lightning-fast speed made them unable to react at all.

It's just that Li Dao's target is not them, but Guo Yan behind them.

Guo Yan didn't expect that he couldn't threaten Li Dao with Li Shi, looking at the direction he was rushing from, Guo Yan could have used Li Shi as a shield.

However, when Guo Yan saw Li Wei's eyes, he knew that he was wrong.

"Others don't know me, how can you not know, when have I, Li Dao, been coerced? If I hadn't been ruthless enough, I don't know how many times I'd been killed. ”

"Ah~~~~!" The screams were heard, but from two different directions.

Xi Yan and Guo Yan let out desperate cries at the same time.

Li Wei's long sword pierced through Li Shi's chest directly, and the sword strength was invincible, and then it pierced into Guo Yan's heart, who had no time to react.

"Shi'er!" Xi Yan shouted hysterically and fainted.

And Guo Yan looked at Li Dao with his eyes wide in disbelief, and then looked at his chest. After that, he slowly collapsed to the ground.

Li Dao drew his sword and swept over Zhou Han, Luo Xie, and their subordinates with eyes like evil beasts.

Everyone felt a chill in their backs. They all fully believed that Li Dao would kill them all.

Suddenly, shouts of killing came from all directions outside the city at the same time.

Li Wei ignored Zhou Han and the others, strode up the city tower to look, only to see the firelight outside reflecting the sky, and the black pressure was full of cavalry.

At the front of the team, Han Yuan and a young general stood side by side.

"General Li, I will be ordered by Your Majesty to expel you from Chang'an City. As long as you don't resist, we won't embarrass you. ”

Han Yuan shouted loudly at the city tower. This is indeed the meaning of Emperor Liu Xie, although Li Dao is still a threat to the Han Dynasty if he does not get rid of it for a day, but after all, he has also guarded Chang'an, Liu Xie can't bear to kill him after all, so he only ordered him to leave and let him live.

However, Li Dao in the city was not in the mood to think about this at the moment, because he was very angry now.

As for the reason, he never expected that the leader would be the young general who was stationed next to Han Yuan - Ma Chao and Ma Mengqi.

The person who really chose to fall into the well was Ma Teng, who was also the leader of Xiliang......