At midnight, the moon is obscured by clouds and the earth is darkened.

Taking advantage of this time, Yao Ping and Yoo Eun-jae got up from the lurking grass and slowly moved forward. The torches of the rebel patrol flickered not far away.

Yao Ping's heart had already risen to his throat, and he was afraid that he would be discovered by them. He knew that if he was really discovered by them, then he would definitely die, and the opportunity for the entire Linjian City to ask for help from outside would be gone, and the rebels would also be more strict in the future to prevent people in the city from asking for help and reporting from outside. He understood that his going to report for help this time was related to the survival of Linjian, and he could only succeed and not fail.

Yoo Eun-jae carefully cleared a low spring bush and burrowed over. He lay down in the bushes and turned around and beckoned to Yao Ping, who followed him quietly and followed.

"A little further on, there's an open field, and once we've got there, we're out of the encirclement." Yoo Eun-jae said softly.

Yao Ping nodded.

"Follow me, there's no bushes over there, and we're crawling on the ground." Yoo Eun-jae said as he fell to the ground.

Yao Ping lay on the ground, and he climbed out of the bushes with Yoo Eun-jae. He followed him, pressed his body tightly to the ground, and crept forward cautiously.

After the two had climbed some distance, Yoo Eun-jae suddenly stopped, and he turned and waved his hand back at Yao Ping. Yao Ping saw Liu Enya beckoning to him, so he quietly climbed to the shoulder to shoulder with him.

Liu Eunjae didn't speak, he quietly pointed to Yao Ping diagonally in front of the two. Yao Ping followed what Yoo Eun-jae was pointing at, but saw that it was pitch black. He continued to look for a while, until the moon showed a soft light behind the clouds, and he could faintly discern in the night that two men were not far from him. The two men were apparently mob anti-army sentinels, and they were now dozing off on the ground with their spears in their hands.

"Let's sneak around." Yao Ping said carefully to Yoo Eun-jae in an extremely slight voice, "They shouldn't find out about us." ”

"No, no." Yoo Eun-jae thought for a moment and whispered to Yao Ping, "I'm going to kill them." Don't move here, wait for my instructions. ”

"Yoo Eun you.." Before Yao Ping could say anything, Liu Enya had already quickly crawled forward and touched it. Yao Pingsheng was afraid that he would alarm the two anti-army sentinels if he went to persuade him, so he had to crawl in place and watch Liu Enzai go.

Yao Ping barely heard a sound, he only vaguely saw Yoo Eun-jae's figure swaying beside the two sentinels, and then the two anti-army sentries collapsed to the ground.

After killing the guards, Yoo Eun-jae hid behind a lonely tree, leaned out from behind the tree, and beckoned to Yao Ping, who was waiting in place. At this point, Yao Ping looked around left and right, slowly got up, and bent over to Liu Enzai and ran quietly.

The two ran out of a distance, and it was not until the two confirmed that they had escaped from the encirclement of the rebels in Linjian County that Yao Ping exhaled deeply. Then, he opened his mouth and said to Yoo Eun-jae, "Eun-jae, you didn't have to kill those two people just now, just pass through there quietly." ”

"Huh? Can you guarantee that they won't find out about us? Yoo asked.

"I... I can't. Yao Ping thought for a while and said, "But it's also dangerous for you to assassinate them in the past." If you don't kill them, they'll find you first. When they shout, we're done. ”

"I'm absolutely sure I can kill them before they find me. But you can't be absolutely sure that they'll not find us as we pass by them. "Once they find out about us, even if they kill them at that time, it won't help." As soon as they found something going on, they would shout, and the rebels would soon know that the city had sent someone for help. At that point, even if we take advantage of the darkness to escape, the mob rebels will be wary of reinforcements, and they may even step up their siege as a result. ”

Yao Ping said helplessly, "Well, what you said makes sense. But I think it's better for us to kill as few people as possible no matter what I say. ”

"I'm not killing indiscriminately." Yoo Eun-jae said to Yao Ping.

"I know, I didn't mean that." Yao Ping thought for a while and said, "I always feel that you seem to care a little too much about other people's lives..."

"Do you think so because I'm from Cangmin?" Yoo asked.

"Huh?" Yao Ping was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Why do you think so?" I've never had any prejudices against you because you're a Cangmin. I just think... Sometimes you really don't have to kill. ”

Yoo Eun-jae nodded and did not speak.

Seeing that Liu Enzai was silent, Yao Ping continued, "Enzai, I know that you are a kind person, and I don't mean to accuse you of saying this, I just think that those who died, they are also very pitiful, I can't bear it..." ”

"Well, I see." Yoo Eun-jae said.

"Hey, let's go." Yao Ping turned around and said, "The road is still very long, we have to hurry to Hanyuan County." At that time, I don't know how much help the county order or county lieutenant of Hanyuan County can give Linjian here. ”

After a long day of trekking, Yao Ping and Yoo arrived at the county seat of Hanyuan the next night. Because it was getting late, the city gate of the county seat of Hanyuan County had been closed, Yao Ping had to stand under the city gate and shout loudly to the guards in the city, "There is an urgent military situation in Linjian County to report, please open the door!" ”

"Who's yelling?" As he spoke, the guards in the city threw a torch at Yao Ping, who was shouting.

Yao Ping picked up the torch and illuminated himself and Liu Enzai, and then he continued to shout loudly, "The military situation in Linjian County is urgent, please open the door, my lord, I have a letter to submit." ”

Seeing that Yao Ping and Yoo Eunjae were both dressed as civilians, the guards in the city shouted, "It's getting late, and the city gate is closed." Let's talk about the military situation until tomorrow. ”

"The rebels in Qingfu County have besieged Linjian County, and the military situation is urgent! Please also open the door! Yao Ping shouted urgently.

"I told you to come back tomorrow." The guards shouted to the city, "If you continue to shout and shout here, you will not blame us for being unkind to you." ”

"Listen to me, the military master does have an important military situation to repay." Yao Ping shouted.

Yao Ping saw that there was no response from the city gate for a while, so he shouted and pleaded again, and just as he begged to open the door, he was surprised to see that a soldier on the city gate had opened his bow to him.

"Master Jun, please.." Before Yao Ping could finish speaking, he saw that the guard with the bow had already spread the bowstring. The arrow broke out of its string and came down the city. Just as Yao Ping watched in horror as the arrows rushed towards him, Liu Enzai took out a knife from the side. With a crisp sound, the arrow was cut in two by him after a flash of cold light, and fell to the ground.

"I really dare to shoot arrows." Yoo Eun-jae looked at the arrows that had been chopped to the ground by himself and said, "What a bunch of ruffians. ”

"Who?!" The city guard couldn't help but ask in surprise after seeing Yoo Eun-jae's actions.

"He has already told you everything, and you still ask again, I don't know if you are stupid or deaf?" Yoo Eun-jae turned to the castle and said.

The guards in the city were speechless for a while, although they did not open the city gate, but after the scene of Yoo Eunjae swinging his sword and breaking the arrow just now, they quickly sent someone to inform the county lieutenant. After the county lieutenant arrived at the city gate, Yao Ping once again shouted from the city to the city about the siege of Linjian County by the mob from Qingfulai. It was only at this time, under the order of the county lieutenant of Han Yuan, that the city gate of Han Yuan County was slowly opened, allowing the two of them to flash in.

"Lord County Lieutenant, this is a handwritten letter from the county lieutenant of Linjian Zhan." Yao Ping's first sentence after meeting the county lieutenant of Han Yuan County.

"Hmm... Well.. Yes?.. Besieged. By the light of the fire, the county lieutenant Han Yu finished reading Zhanye's letter, and he said, "It seems that the two of you also took great risks to come to our county for help..."

"It's nothing, county lieutenant, please hurry up and count the soldiers and horses, and go to Linjian to rescue." Yao Ping said urgently.

"Hmm...," said the county lieutenant Han Yu after thinking for a while, "This official will immediately go to report to the county commander and count the soldiers and horses." The two of you came all the way, and they must be tired, so please go to the inn to rest first. We'll talk about it again tomorrow morning. ”

"My lord, you must be fast, Linjian County is in danger now." Yao Ping said urgently.

The county lieutenant of Han Yuan County nodded and said, "This official knows. ”

Yao Ping wanted to open his mouth to say something more, but was pulled by Liu Enzai from the side, but when he heard him say to the county lieutenant Han Gao, "Everything will bother the county lieutenant." ”

On the way to the post house, Yao Ping asked Yoo Eun-jae, "Eun-jae, why did you hold me back and not let me continue." ”

"The letter has been handed in, and the word has been spoken. Sometimes we push the other person too much, and it will have the opposite effect. Yoo Eun-jae said, "We are indeed very tired, so it is better to take a good rest first, and if there is anything, let's wait for tomorrow to do it with our hearts." ”

Late at night, Yao Ping and Liu Enzai stayed in the guest room of the post house in Hanyuan County. At this time, although Yao Ping was exhausted, he tossed and turned and could not sleep peacefully. He lay on his side on the bed, recalling the scene when he left Linjian County the night before, Li Jun reluctantly held his hand and shed tears.

"Yao Ping, you have to rest well, we have a lot of things to do tomorrow." Yoo Eun-jae suddenly said to Yao Ping.

"How do you know I'm not sleeping?" Yao Ping looked at Yoo Eun-jae, the house was pitch black, and he asked him about Yoo Eun-jae's voice.

"You're always turning over." Yoo Eun-jae said, "I also know that you must be having a hard time falling asleep at this moment. ”

"I can't sleep. Well, this feeling of my lover and friends waiting for my rescue in a besieged city makes me very worried and makes me unable to sleep. Yao Ping said.

Yoo Eun-jae didn't speak.

After a moment of silence, Yao Ping said, "Maybe you can't understand my mood now, I think it's because of this that you were able to hold me so calmly just now, and didn't let me continue to urge the county lieutenant." ”

Yoo Eun-jae still didn't speak.

"Hey, you sleep, we've been running for a day and a night, and we're really too tired, and it's time to rest." Yao Ping turned over on the bed and said.

"Yao Ping." After a moment of silence, Yoo Eun-jae suddenly spoke and said slowly, "I can understand how you feel now. ”

"Do you know that?" Yao Ping turned his back to Liu Enzai and said to the dark house, "Qu Shun and Chen Dahua are my little friends, and Miss Li and I are now like-minded. I've been without parents since I was a child, and these friends, brothers, and lovers are pretty much everything to me now. ”

Yoo Eun-jae didn't speak, Yao Ping continued, "And you're different, we're just your friends in a foreign country, and you and your family and friends in Cangmin. So, well, I don't think you can feel this way of feeling of mine. ”

"Do you know the Hudas?" Yoo Eun-jae said slowly.

"Huda?" Yao Ping was a little surprised, he turned his head and asked, "Of course I know about the Huda people... Well, why did you suddenly ask about this? ”

"Five years ago, the Huda people invaded Cangmin in the south, they burned and plundered all the way, and in just over half a month, they killed under the city of Puyuan in Cangmin. At that time, I was in Cangdu City because I was apprenticed to learn swords. ”

Although Yao Ping couldn't see Liu Enzai from the darkness, from his tone, he already felt his bleak sadness.

"When I learned the news that Puyuan City was besieged by Huda, I immediately asked the city lord of Cangdu to allocate the Golden Guard cavalry to me, and led the Golden Guard cavalry, I hurried all the way to Puyuan City to rescue. But... In the end, my soldiers and I were a little bit late. Yoo Eun-jae sighed and continued, "By the time I arrived at Puwon City, the city had been broken, and the Huda people had already retreated victoriously. ”

Yao Ping didn't speak, he knew that Yoo Eun-jae still had something to say.

"I'm three days late, three days late." Yoo Eun-jae said with a lamentation, "Pu Yuan was also burned and plundered by the Huda people for three days. Do you know? Yao Ping. Puyuan City is my home. ”

"Ahh Yao Ping sat up from the bed.

"In Puyuan City, almost all of my relatives and friends live. When I walked into the city that had been breached by the Hudas, I couldn't believe my eyes when I looked at everything there, I didn't even know how I walked in it. I searched for a whole day in the city before I found my brother's body. He was brutally murdered by the Huda during the resistance, he was shot by six arrows and had his legs cut off. Yoo Eun-jae continued, "When I returned to my house in fear and fear, I found the body of my fiancée in my bedroom. And she was subjected to unspeakable humiliation and torture before she died. ”

When Yao Ping heard this, he sighed sadly.

"Almost all of my friends, my relatives, none of them survived the catastrophe. Some of them have even been turned beyond recognition, and some have even turned into blood. Liu Enzai took a deep breath and didn't speak any further, he turned to Yao Ping and said, "Yao Ping, in fact, I have always understood your mood on this trip. ”

Yao Ping was silent for a while, and then said slowly, "Well, I didn't expect you to experience such a scene..." I'm so sorry I just now.."

"I know." Yoo said, "I don't need to say anything more. I've always understood your feelings, along the way. ”

"Well..."

"Have a good rest, tomorrow we will have something very important to do, in order to have a starry night in the next two days, we must also need to take a good rest." Yoo Eun-jae said.

Yao Ping was silent for a moment and then spoke, "Well, hearing you say this, I think I also seem... Some understand what you've been doing. ”

"Okay, let's talk about it later." Liu Enzai said, "When we save Linjian County, we have time to chat." ”

After a little silence, Yao Ping opened his mouth and asked, "Well, if Han Gao is here as the county lieutenant said, there are too few soldiers and horses that can be mobilized, and it is not enough to rescue at all, then what should we do?" ”

"I don't have a good idea." "But don't worry, no matter how many soldiers we borrow from here, not even a single reinforcement has been borrowed, and after tomorrow, I will kill you back to Linjian together." I'd rather die than see Li Jun, Chen Dahua, and Qu Shun get hurt. ”

"Ahh Yao Ping said softly, "Good brother." ”