In the mountains in October, it always gets dark very early, and in the blink of an eye, the sun sets behind the mountains, and then the surroundings suddenly become dark.

The swift darkness of the night saved Huang Zide's life for the time being, and three days earlier he had fallen into an encirclement set by Sun Baigu, the governor of Shaanxi, near Tongguan. Several breakthroughs failed to break through, but instead lost troops and suffered heavy losses. Yesterday he was not allowed to give the order to break out of the siege. His wife Shang Guiying and brother-in-law Shang Yigong led the old camp all the way, and he and Liu Jiexuan led a more elite team of cavalry on the other road. Early this morning, Shang Guiying and Shang Yigong were the first to break through with his banner; And he and Liu Jiexuan took advantage of the fact that the officers and soldiers were attracted by the old camp that broke through, found a vacancy, and rushed out.

At the beginning, relying on the old and weak soldiers of the old battalion to attract officers and soldiers, Huang Zide did find a gap and highlighted a section. However, the reaction of the officers and soldiers was also extraordinarily fast, and they quickly saw through Huang Zide's plan to divide his troops to break through, saw where Huang Zide was, and quickly caught up. Huang fought and left, and most of the soldiers who followed him were either killed, captured, or fled on their own. In the panic, Huang Zide didn't care about identifying the direction, and crashed into such a valley in a chaotic manner, and just as the sun was setting, relying on the cover of darkness, Huang Zide was temporarily free from the pursuers. However, Huang Zide also knows that this is only temporary, if he can't take advantage of the cover of night to run farther, after dawn, the officers and soldiers will be four episodes, then it will really be dead.

But at this time, Huang Zide had to stop and rest. His horse had run for a day, and he had long since lost his strength, as well as the warriors who were still behind him. He had to stop, let the war horse, and also let himself rest and regain a little strength.

Huang Zide jumped off his horse, and the cavalry behind him also dismounted.

"How many brothers are there?" Huang Zide asked.

Liu Jiexuan, who was following him closely, turned around, counted the number of people, and said in a deep voice: "King, including you, there are only eighteen people." ”

Huang Zide nodded and said: "Today, all day today, the officers and soldiers are chasing us with all their might, and the pressure on Gui Ying's side is much less, maybe she has rushed out with the old camp." ”

The families of these warriors, young and old, all followed Shang Guiying. Originally, Huang Zide planned to use them as bait to cover his breakthrough. The soldiers who broke through with him also knew this, and at that time, everyone felt that the old and weak in the old camp had been sent to death by themselves, and they were still very uncomfortable. Now it seems that he has become their cover. But at this time, thinking that they might have broken through, everyone felt a little more comfortable.

"Everyone sit down and rest, hurry up and eat something, and let the horses eat something too. We're going to go overnight. Huang Zide said.

The warriors didn't speak, but sat down, grabbed something like bread from their side, and nibbled on it. When they had finished eating, they got up again, and each took a pocket from the saddle that contained soybeans for the horses. They hung their pockets on the horses' mouths, and the horses ate them. So they sat down again to drink water and rest. Only Liu Jiexuan was still standing, stretching his neck vigilantly and looking around.

The sky became darker and darker, and the stars in the sky lit up one by one, and after a while, the sky was full of stars. It's the second half of the moon at this time, so the moon hasn't come out yet. This was very beneficial to Huang Zide, because the distance between him and the enemy army in the first half of the night was definitely closer, and he needed more dark cover; By the second half of the night, he should have been some distance from the enemy, and the moon would be more helpful for him to escape.

Liu Jiexuan, who was standing there watching the wind, suddenly squatted down, and at the same time pressed down with his hand. Everyone immediately became alert, knowing that there must be an official army who did not collect the night, so they all held their breath and bowed their bodies. Huang Zide also reached out and grabbed the hilt of the sword.

The group hid low, and with the starry sky, a relatively bright background, they could faintly see a few dark shadows on horseback passing by - the cavalry did not notice them, and in fact, they did not dare to enter the valley in the dark night.

The cavalry soon went far away, and Huang Zide spat on the ground, lowered his voice and said, "The dog's chase is really tight!" Brothers, it seems that these officers and soldiers don't want everyone to have a good rest, how about it, can they still walk? ”

The warriors who followed him also responded in deep voices: "Walk, you have already rested!" ”

"Alright, then we'll continue south." Huang Zide said in a low voice, stood up at the same time, and led his war horse to walk in front. The others also led their horses and followed.

It was very dark in the valley, and everyone did not dare to light up the torches, nor did they dare to go up to the brighter ridge, so they could only grope their way forward, and naturally walked very slowly. I don't know how long I walked, but the half-moon gradually rose, making the valley a little brighter, and it was easier for the group to walk. It's just that there is still a thin layer of clouds in the sky, so this moonlight is still not bright enough

As they walked, the group came to a slightly empty place, and Huang Zide suddenly stopped. Everyone immediately became nervous, and many people held the hilt of the knife.

"What's wrong, there's movement?" Liu Jiexuan asked in a low voice.

Huang Zide shook his head and said, "Lao Liu, look at this place, did we go to this place just now?" ”

They walked in the valley, with trees overhead from time to time, and they couldn't see the starry sky very well, so it was not easy to judge the direction. If this happens, it's really a bit of a problem.

Liu Jiexuan looked around, and then said, "This place really seems to be a bit like ...... It looks like we've just really walked through here. ”

Huang Zide pulled out the sword from his waist, and with a single sword, he removed a piece of the bark of a nearby tree, revealing white wood. Then he did not speak, but returned the sword to its scabbard, and led the horse, and went forward. Neither did the crowd speak, but silently followed.

After walking for a while, there was a slightly open place in front of them, and the moon had risen higher by this time, and the moonlight could shine into the valley. Huang Zide's eyes widened and he looked around: there was a tree over there, and there was another white mark on the trunk.

Huang Zide walked in again to take a closer look, and sure enough, it was the tree he had peeled just now, so he didn't feel a little discouraged, but he knew that he couldn't show such emotions at this time, so he said: "Dog's day, it's really going around here." Fortunately, the moon is coming, and Lao Tzu can't go out without believing it. ”

After saying this, Huang Zide took the lead and walked towards the front again, and everyone still followed him silently.

Everyone walked for a while, and a slightly empty place appeared in front of them. Huang Zide hurriedly looked to the right front, and then he only felt a chill in his heart—the tree that had exposed a piece of white wood appeared there again.

"Can't you really get out? Am I really going to die here? It's Huang Zide, and at this time, he can't help but have such an idea.

At this moment, I saw a person suddenly walk out of the woods in front of me, and this person said from a distance: "But someone is lost here?" ”

Huang Zide took advantage of the moonlight to see that the man was dressed in clothes, like a Taoist priest from the wandering side, so he took a few steps forward and took a closer look, but it was indeed a Taoist priest.

Huang Zide led the horse with one hand and the hilt of the sword with the other, stepped forward, and took a closer look at the Taoist priest by the faint moonlight, but it turned out to be a young Taoist priest in his twenties. Huang Zide hugged his fists and said: "I don't know what to call the chief, he may lead me out of this valley." We have our own gratitude. ”

That person is naturally Xuanyi, and when he saw Huang Zide bowing to him, he also bowed his head and said: "Poor Dao Xuanyi is the head." ”

After this ceremony, Xuan Yi smiled again: "The poor road is here, watching the stars last night, knowing that there is a real dragon, when you are trapped here, you come to rescue." The king can't get out of this valley? There is no need to panic, but if you come to the poor road, you can get out, get rid of this difficulty, and from then on, you will be trapped in the sea, and it will be another world. ”

As soon as these words came out, Huang Zide, and even the soldiers who followed Huang Zide, were shocked. At this time, it has been several years since Huang Zide rebelled, and although there have been ups and downs in the past few years, there have been no such tragic defeats as this time. With an army of tens of thousands of people, there are only so many people left in the blink of an eye, and looking at the other anti-kings, they are either killed in battle or surrendered, even Huang Zide himself is a little skeptical that he is at the end of his rope. At this time, suddenly such a Taoist priest came out, called himself a real dragon, and said that today's defeat was just a small twist and turn, and after overcoming this difficulty, it was "trapped in the dragon into the sea", not to mention whether what the Taoist priest said was true, there are these few words, at least for the low morale at this time is a huge boost.

When Huang Zide heard this, he hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted: "In this way, there will be an Immortal Master." ”

Xuan Yi smiled slightly and said, "The king will come with the poor road." Then he turned and led the way. Huang Zide turned around and looked at the soldiers behind him, but saw that although the soldiers were still tired, their eyes were shining brightly, so he said, "You all follow closely." Then he led the horse and followed Xuanyi.

At this moment, the clouds in the sky suddenly dispersed, the moonlight shone brightly, and the road became brighter and brighter. However, the brows of the Xuanyi Daoist who was walking in the front were furrowed, and he knew that the sudden change in the moonlight was most likely due to the intervention of the Heavenly Court. Heavenly Court would indeed not let Huang Zide and the others finish at this time, but even at this time, Heavenly Court's eyes were still watching them, which was not necessarily a good thing for Xuan Yi. In a short time, a group of people walked out of the valley.

Xuan Yi stopped, turned to Huang Zide and asked, "The king is out of trouble now, but I don't know what plans he has?" ”

Huang Zide thought for a while and said: "Although he has jumped out of the encirclement of the official army now, Sun Baigu is not a person who will give up easily, and he will definitely continue to search for us." Besides, although the tens of thousands of troops were once defeated, there should be more than a few of us who can escape. I still want to hide in this Shangluo Mountain for a while, firstly, to wait to see if I can get some of the escaped brothers together, and secondly, to avoid the limelight. ”

Xuan Yi pinched his fingers, and after calculating for a while, he nodded and said, "The king thinks about it." Now the king is the time of 'don't use the hidden dragon', when he hides his name deep and waits for the times to change. Poor Dao knows a place to go, but it is very suitable for temporary accommodation, the king might as well go there first to take refuge, when the situation changes, there will be a flying dragon in the sky. ”

Huang Zide listened, bowed and saluted: "Huang is only from the order of the immortal master." ”