In the middle of the night, Linghu Zhao heard a few slight noises outside the window, so he put the package and other things he was carrying on his shoulders and jumped down from the window, and Huangfu Dan was already waiting underneath. Huang Fu Dan took him to a mountain junction in Dongshan, and when he saw his wrist shake three times, three stones hit the tips of three pine trees, and two masked people flashed out of the forest and bowed to Huang Fu Dan.

Huangfu Dan turned to Ling Hu Zhao and said: "Uncle, I can only send you here, these two will carry Ling Hu's sister to the post road on the other side of the mountain, there is a carriage waiting, you two have passed Yuzhou, go south to Xinyang to Xiangyang, you can avoid the rebels, take a boat to the southeast to Huating." ”

"Dan'er, you are very thoughtful!"

"Uncle, as long as you do your best, you will not be treated badly until the day of success. In addition, for the convenience of the road, I took it upon myself to make Sister Linghu a very ugly outfit, and also for the convenience of the road, the two of them sent you to the post carriage over there, and you gave Sister Linghu this pill, and she would wake up in half a moment. ”

"Dan'er, your father and I are friends of life and death, these days you give Yan'er these means, if there is any harm to her, I will come back to you to settle accounts."

"Uncle, a battle-hardened person, how dare I fool you, I treat Sister Linghu with sincerity, uncle, you can rest assured that you will go east."

"I cast an illusion on you that day, but my heart is still palpitating."

"Uncle is too worried, I just don't respect you anymore, and I don't dare to attack you and Sister Linghu."

"Good! Although you are not a man, my uncle also believes that you are a nail if you spit on you. Don't leave it at that. I'll see if Yan'er is in good condition first! ”

Huangfu Dan hurriedly said to the two masked men: "Quickly carry my Linghu sister over!" The two of them immediately went over and carried Ling Huyan, who was hiding in the grass, over.

Ling Hu Zhao saw Ling Hu Yan lying quietly on the stretcher, as if she was asleep, and he carefully checked her pulse, breathing, and clothing.

Huangfu Dan said on the side: "Uncle, if Sister Linghu is missing a hair, you can immediately turn around and settle accounts with me." ”

After Ling Hu Zhao looked at it carefully, he said, "Dan'er, I hope you keep your promise. ”

"Okay, uncle, don't forget that we are all in this together." After speaking, he took out a token from his bosom and handed it to Ling Huzhao's hand and said: "This is your token, there are all our people in the land of Wuyue, and these people will be at your disposal in the future." As long as you show the token, they don't dare to disobey. ”

"Then who am I going to listen to?"

"Naturally, someone will come and contact you."

"I didn't expect that when I was old, I could still call the wind and rain. What an honor! After saying that, he accepted the token, turned around and said, "Let's go!" ”

A few people turned over the mountain, under the leadership of the masked man, seven turns and eight turns, and soon arrived at a mountain bay, surrounded by ancient trees, there is a thatched hut in the forest, two masked people opened the thatched hut, Ling Hu Zhao lit the oil lamp, and set Ling Hu Yan on the wooden bench.

One of them bowed his hand to Ling Huzhao and said, "Old man, we will send it here, the carriage is outside, and you can reach the official road by walking five miles along the path." Take care, old gentleman! ”

Ling Hu Zhao also replied: "There are two Laos!" The two turned and walked out. After Ling Hu Zhao confirmed that the two of them had left, he found the antidote given by Huangfu Dan from his arms, and carefully identified it, it turned out to be a pill wrapped in silver foil.

I don't know what kind of hypnotism Huang Fu Dan performed on Yan'er, Yan'er fell asleep peacefully, and saw her face through the light, indeed as Huang Fu Dan said, she was dressed as an ugly girl, with more freckles and ugly moles on her face. He took out the silver hairpin he was carrying, put it in his mouth for a moment, took it out and examined it carefully, and there was no trace of poisoning.

So, he decided not to use the antidote first, to see if he could wake up, so first Xu Mo Sishencong, press the Qu Chi, reach the Shenque, Li Du pulse, and then poke the spring with a silver hairpin, which made Hu Yan scream in pain and open his eyes.

Linghu Zhao motioned for her to speak softly, she looked around and said, "Father, how did I get here?" ”

"Don't ask so much questions yet, stand up slowly, and see where you feel uncomfortable?"

Ling Huyan stood up, stretched out his hand, moved his legs and waist, except for being a little sleepy, there was nothing unusual, and asked a little puzzled: "Uncle, where is this?" ”

"Let's not talk about that, hurry up and prepare, we are about to leave."

"Ahh We've left Qinglong Town? I haven't said goodbye to you yet! After saying that, he became a little depressed.

"Yan'er, I know what you can't let go of in your heart? Captain Nalan is already engaged, and so are you. Don't think about it anymore. We hurried away from this place and returned to Huating to be safe. ”

"But I didn't even see him for the last time, so I left?"

"Don't be verbose, we have to go quickly, if the rebels capture Luoyang, the next thing is Yuzhou, and our way back to Huating will be cut off."

Ling Hu Yan didn't seem to understand it, and she couldn't figure out what was going on when she dreamed of going from the Barberry Inn to this thatched hut, and her analysis of Ling Hu Zhao's situation was even more unclear. But there is no doubt that the matter is urgent, no matter how reluctant he is to give up Qinglong Town and Captain Nalan, it is useless to do so now, and he can only obey the arrangement of his father.

Ling Hu Zhao felt that it was not suitable to stay in the thatched hut for a long time, so he drove the carriage outside the house, let Ling Hu Yan sit in the car, lit a torch, and rushed to the official road along the simple post road in the dark night.

This is exactly the official road that rushed from Luoyang to Tongguan a few months ago, and used a token in the middle of the night to get Captain Nalan to open and close. The official road is sandwiched between two mountains, it is said that two or three miles to the north is the Yellow River, this official road is the key point of the soldiers since ancient times, and the key to occupy the pass in the world is strife. Ling Hu Zhao thought that this place was about to become a battlefield soon, and there was some inexplicable agitation in his chest, if it weren't for Yan'er, he would work with the Tang Army to fight the rebels in the dark, not caring about life and death, this is what an old army really wants.

There are some people on the post road, most of them are going west, and when they see Linghu Zhao's uncle and nephew going east, they all look at it with strange eyes, and a kind person persuades: "An Lushan is going to fight, killing people like hemp!" Let's go west and take refuge. ”

Ling Huzhao replied: "When I get to the front, I will go south to Yuzhou, not Luoyang." ”

The man said with a sad face: "Luoyang City will be broken soon, it is said that the rebels have sent an army to Xinyang, Xiangyang and other places to intercept it, and it is also dangerous over there!" ”

When Ling Hu Zhao heard this, he was also nervous. But now that I've arrived here, what should I do when I go back to Qinglong Town? Huangfu Dan can't talk about it, and Nalan and Duguyue can't explain it.

Ling Huyan, who was in the car, obviously also heard the conversation outside, and said in the car: "Father, the situation is so critical, let's go back to Qinglong Town, even if we go back to Chang'an, cross the Qinling Mountains and go to the Sword Pavilion!" ”

Ling Hu Zhao also knew that his heart was in turmoil at this time, so he simply said: "Yan'er, don't worry, how can you hear so many of these gossips on the road." When the two of us abandon the car and walk on the path, we can't walk, I'll carry you! ”

Hearing this, Ling Hu Yan was moved to tears in the car. He also knew that if his father hadn't been for her, he might have been a soldier on the battlefield, or he would have returned to Huating, going to sea to fish when he was busy, and helping his father go to the state and county in his spare time to run a business.

Just as he was thinking, a group of swift horses' hooves came rushing from the east, and heard people scattered for their lives. Ling Hu Yan opened the curtain and saw three people who looked like sergeants, riding horses, slashing the people fleeing west with Mo knives, cutting down a few people who looked gorgeously dressed, turning over and dismounting, searching for baggage, gold and silver were fine. Especially when I saw that several people who had been cut down were already lying on the ground, gurgling blood, it was estimated that the people were no longer dead. The others quickly knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, offering the gold and silver hidden in the baggage. So those few people still didn't let go, and they raised their knives to cut at the kneeling people begging for mercy. Seeing this, Ling Hu Yan was so frightened that her heart was about to jump out.

At this time, Linghu Zhao shouted: "Stop", as soon as the words fell, the whistle stick in his hand was thrown out, and after a burst of "huh, whew", he only heard the man who raised the knife and fell down in response, lying on the ground and covering his head "Wow, wow" and yelling.

The other two were stunned for a moment, it turned out to be an old man who was not good-looking, and then looked at the companion who was lying on the ground crying, and simply came over with a knife.

Ling Hu Zhao only said: "Yan'er be careful." At this moment, Ling Hu Yan was so nervous that she couldn't speak.

One of the two raised the Mo knife, and the other stabbed straight over, this tactic was obviously a soldier in the barracks, so that Hu Zhao was not in a hurry, and when the person stabbed over, he turned around, grabbed the handle of the knife, and elbowed the man's jaw, only to hear the sound of teeth and teeth, and the hand was loosened, and the Mo knife was already in his hand. At this time, the other person raised the Mo knife and slashed, Ling Hu Zhao took advantage of the situation to put the captured person on his back, and the person who raised the Mo knife did not have time to retract his hand, and slashed at the chest of his companion, killing him instantly. Seeing this situation, the man knew that he couldn't beat it, so he simply put down the Mo knife, kowtowed to Ling Huzhao, and said something in his mouth: "Please spare my dog's life." ”

Linghu Zhao said: "Who are you?" ”

"Grandpa, we are the guards of Luoyang City, and when we couldn't hold it anymore, we ran out and wanted to grab some finances to go home."

"Snatching things, why do you still kill people?"

"Grandpa, they didn't obediently hand over the silver, and they ran away, and the brothers opened the killing ring. Grandpa, please spare us, Luoyang City has been killed to the blood. I don't care about killing these more, when the rebels come over, they don't have to die. ”

This remark completely angered Ling Huzhao, and his face was as red as a pig's liver, and he trembled with anger. Seeing that he was so angry, the man hurriedly said, "Grandpa, I grabbed some silver taels here, and I gave it all to you, so you can spare my two dogs' lives." Even if we have eyes, we don't know Mount Tai. Grandpa, please spare us. ”

I only heard Ling Huzhao say: "Think about how to be a person in the next life." ”

After Ling Hu Yan heard two screams, several people who were almost chased and killed on the ground hurriedly thanked Ling Hu Zhao, and Ling Hu Zhao said: "You quickly pack your bags, bury your relatives who were intercepted and killed, and flee west quickly." ”。

A few people asked with concern: "Old man, are you still going east?" ”

"Yes, I must go east and south, to Yuzhou."

"Sir, I advise you to come with us on our journey west. The city of Luoyang is in turmoil, and the rebels will soon reach Yuzhou and block the north-south artery. ”

"I rushed to Yuzhou for something important, I have to go, you hurry up and pack up, continue to the west, just pass the Hangu."

"Thank you, old man, for saving your life!!" Several people knocked on the ground.

……

Linghu Zhao didn't dare to slack off, put away the whistle stick, got into the carriage, and slammed the horse's buttocks twice, and the horse ran on the post road.

In other words, Nalan returned to the Barberry Inn in Qinglong Town and wanted to discuss a way with Ling Hu Zhao to ask Huangfu Dan to hand over Ling Hu Yan. After knocking on the door for a long time, no one answered, and when I opened the door, I saw that the luggage and other things were not there. His heart sank for a moment, and he said to himself: "The old general still succumbed. ”

Nalan knew in his heart that it was his mission to escort Ling Hu Yan to Chang'an, no matter what, Ling Hu Yan's safety was his primary consideration. He said goodbye, and there must have been unspeakable suffering.

Nalan thought about it, he couldn't leave without a sound, what should he leave behind? He walked around the room a few times, but found nothing unusual, and then saw that the oil lamp had been moved, but when he picked up the oil lamp, there was nothing, and there was nothing under the lamp base. When he looked at the lampholder, some of the oil in the oil lamp was poured out, only to find that the wick was a little thick, so he took out the wick and wiped off the oil stains, which turned out to be a secret letter wrapped in oiled paper.

He couldn't help admiring the old soldier, and his heart was as careful as a hair, and if the letter was not discovered, it would also be burned when the later guest officers lit the lamp. He carefully opened the letter scroll, and there were a few lines written in ink on thin branches: "Yan is saved, I will bear the name of rebellion, Dan is not a rebel, but a vengeful force." In addition, there are holes in the river cliff outside the window, mail truck materials. Take care. ”

Nalan was surprised when he read it, there were many pieces of information hidden in this small note. He immediately lit the note, burned it to ashes, and settled down, or did he not know what to do?