Song Zhuzhu did not come out to see him off, Dai Pohu led twenty soldiers to escort Xu Ji and Chang Yanzhi, and also brought a few cars, the livestock in the camp had been eaten up, they could only rely on manpower to carry out, the luggage was piled up on the car, and no one checked it.

Stopping to rest at noon, Dai Pohu came over and handed over two nest heads that looked like stones, "At least you can stand hungry." ”

There was some food hidden in the luggage, but Chang Yanzhi still took it over so as not to arouse the suspicion of the other party.

Dai Pohu didn't leave, turned his head to look at the soldiers sitting on the side of the road, and whispered to Xu Ji: "How far can you run?" ”

"Huh?" Xu Ji was stunned for a moment, and Chang Yanzhi, who was gnawing on the head of the nest, also stopped his mouth movements.

"I can let you go here, but you have to run faster and farther, and if you get caught again, I can't help it."

"But how do you explain it......" Chang Yanzhi took the nest head out of his mouth.

"It's a big deal."

"Come with us." Chang Yanzhi immediately made an invitation.

Dai Pohu shook his head, "Song Zhuzhu is good to me, I can disobey his orders, I can escape temporarily and come back later, but I can't go with Xu Gongzi, that's ...... Treachery. ”

"Do you still care...... This one? Chang Yanzhi was a little unconvinced.

Dai Pohu smiled: "I have my own measurements, what does Xu Gongzi say?" ”

"Thank you." Of course, Xu Ji didn't want to give up such an opportunity, he did want to see the Xi family, but it was not the current situation where his life was difficult to protect.

"Where are you going?" Dai Pohu asked.

"To the north, the road passes through Xiangyang to the eastern capital."

"Okay, through this wood, there is a road to the north to Xiangyang. Later, I'll take someone south to chase after me. Dai Pohu didn't ask any more questions, got up and said to the soldiers sitting on the side of the road: "Everyone has worked hard for a long time, the Xi family camp is not far from here, we don't have to rush to the road, let's drink a few sips of wine to relieve fatigue." ”

"Where's the wine?" Several people asked at the same time, and Chang Yanzhi couldn't help but look over.

Dai Pohu untied the gourd on his waist and shook it lightly twice, "It's not much, everyone can drink a sip, if there is any leftover, let's make a fist to decide who will drink." ”

"I thought it was water." The soldiers cheered, and they all gathered around Dai Pohu, and some people were worried: "What will happen to these two people?" ”

"Don't care, where can you run in the wilderness?" Dai Pohu is a big leader in the army, so naturally no one objected to what he said, and everyone was in a hurry to drink, so they had already left the matter of changing food behind.

"It's as simple as that?" Chang Yanzhi was a little incredulous, and looked at Dai Pohu and the others walking to the back of the car.

"Looks like so, pack your things and go." Xu Ji whispered.

Half a box of jewels must not be able to be carried, Chang Yanzhi grabbed two handfuls, stuffed them into his arms and the burden containing dry food, Xu Ji found the treasure knife given by the King of Shu and brought it on his body, the two walked into the woods, and began to look back, and soon only cared about walking, ignoring the aftermath.

The woods were not big, but they were not easy to walk, and the two stumbled for a long time, and it was nearly dusk before they found their way north.

Chang Yanzhi still couldn't believe it, stood on the road and turned around: "Is it really that simple? ”

"I'm wrong again." Xu Ji said with emotion.

"Childe is right, Childe let Dai Pohu go at the beginning, everyone thinks Childe is too kind-hearted, but now when I look at it, it is actually Childe who has a foresight, and I can see that he still has some loyalty in his heart."

Xu Ji smiled: "You think too much, in fact, I was addicted to meditation at the time, I just want the matter to end as soon as possible, no matter who the other party is, I will let go, and the few people you killed are also too lazy to meddle with things." ”

Changyan's way: "That is a mistake, Gongzi Jiren has his own natural appearance." ”

"Let's wait until we reach the Eastern Capital smoothly, and then say this again."

The two continued to hurry, and said, "Gongzi is going to go to King Liang?" ”

"Hmm."

There was no one on the road, and the two did not dare to rest, until they were tired and their legs and feet were swollen, so they stopped to rest, opened their luggage, put all the clothes on their bodies, found a leeward place to sleep for a while, and got up to hurry again.

No one has been catching up with him later, and Dai Pohu obviously kept his promise and led people to chase in the opposite direction.

Chang Yanzhi couldn't believe it, and kept speculating about why Dai Pohu let him go, "Could it be that you like our luggage and jewelry?" He knew we couldn't take it away...... No, if he wants it, he can rob it hard, no tricks, he was originally a robber......"

"I guess he's on orders." Xu Ji said suddenly.

"Huh? On whose orders? ”

"Song takes the bamboo."

"Haha, Childe's idea...... It's really peculiar, Song Zhuzhu is the master of the army, kill us if you want to, let us go, do you need to beat around the bush? Even if there is such a thing, Dai Pohu should say it when he releases people, doesn't Song Zhuzhu want to be grateful at all? ”

"Did you see Song Zhuzhu this morning?"

"No, I think he's embarrassed to show up."

"I think he's looking for food elsewhere."

"Huh?"

"It may take two or three days to go this way, and he is afraid that the army will be unstable, so he claims to exchange me for food, and then let Dai Pohu release me halfway......"

"Childe always thinks too well of Song Zhuzhu. Has Childe ever been in contact with people like Haoxia before? ”

"Tian Jiang." Xu Ji immediately replied.

"Tian Jiang...... Sort of, barely. ”

"Reluctantly?"

"He's a bit of a loner, he has to do everything himself, he's a chivalrous, but he's not 'proud' enough."

"Tian Jiang has a lot of friends."

"It's different, Tian Jiang's friends can be born and die together, and they can't be dispatched, and there are more friends of heroes, there is no need to bow down to everything, and when a letter arrives, someone will do things for him."

"You are also a hero in Jiangdong?"

"Hehe, I'm not a hero, I'm one of the many friends of a hero, among the seven clans, the only one who can bear this reputation is Meng Seng Lun, but he can't leave the circle of the seven clans, and there are not many friends outside."

"Hmm. Song Zhuzhu is a hero in your eyes? ”

"Just look at it."

"What's the difference between him and the fieldmaker?"

"Simple, Tian Jiang has a strange temper, I don't like to associate with him, but I believe every word he says. Song Zhuzhu is the opposite, if this didn't happen, I would definitely be the same as Childe, willing to befriend him, but what he said, whether it was private or public, I didn't believe a word. Childe must know that there is a large group of people around Haoxia, and he must weigh everything, make fewer enemies, make more friends, and it is really difficult to keep his promises. ”

Xu Ji smiled: "Hearing you say this, I don't worry about the little county lord, although Tian Jiang didn't give me any promises." ”

"That's right, Tian Jiang will never give up halfway, since he has saved the little county lord, he will save it to the end, it must be that he escorted the little county lord from Yuyang to Xijing, and then went from Xijing to chase the golden saint...... There are people in front. ”

There was a sound of horses' hooves on the dark road, Xu Ji took out the treasure knife, and Chang Yan snatched it away, "Childe hide, I'll block it for a while." ”

"Since you're from the other side, you shouldn't be chasing us."

"Makes sense." Chang Yanzhi hid the knife behind him and walked with Xu Ji on the side of the road.

The knight arrived quickly, but did not expect to meet a pedestrian on the side of the road, so he hurriedly reined in his horse and shouted, "Who is walking late at night?" ”

"People like you." Chang Yan replied.

The knight was stunned, "I'm a soldier of Xiangyang, you two...... It's not like officers and soldiers. ”

Xu Ji said: "We are the subordinates of Song Zhu, the king of Chu, and we went to Xiangyang to deliver a letter. ”

"Not even a horse?"

"I've eaten it all, and the military situation is urgent, so I have to walk on two legs." Xu Ji replied.

The knight hesitated, "Are you really a subordinate of the Thousand Hands Song?" ”

"What are the benefits of pretending to be a subordinate of the King of Chu? And please be respectful, the name 'Thousand Hands Song' is no longer needed. Xu Ji said.

Seeing that he defended Song Zhuzhu, the knight believed a few more points and jumped off the horse, "What a coincidence, I am going to deliver a letter to King Song Chu." ”

"Then we are really the same people, but in the opposite direction, take care of your horse, and if you don't take care of it when you get there, you will be swallowed alive."

"King Song Chu is short of food to such a point?" The knight said in surprise.

Chang Yan took a step forward, but was stopped by Xu Ji, saying that it was all up to him to speak, "So send me to Xiangyang City to ask for some food." ”

"What a coincidence that you came, I was ordered by Lord Leng, the lord of Xiangyang City, to invite King Song Chu back." The knight said happily.

"What's going on?" Xu Ji remembered that Song Zhuzhu had said that he had led his troops to attack Xiangyang City, and the defenders of the city were not in a hurry and would never ask him to go back again.

"The state army sent a messenger to order Xiangyang to surrender, saying that it would crush the army in a few days."

"And the state army?"

"Yes, inexplicably, we have never offended the people of Bingzhou. In short, the matter is urgent, and Xiangyang is short of soldiers, so I want to ask King Song Chu for help. ”

"What a coincidence, we are short of food, you are short of soldiers, everyone complements each other. I don't think it's as good as this, you give us the letter from Lord Leng, we go back to see the king of Chu, you go back and tell Xiangyang, just say that the Chu army will arrive within three days. ”

"Huh?" The knight looked surprised.

"You don't believe me?"

"Xiangyang is hundreds of miles away from here, I have to run for a few days on horseback, the two of you walk, go back to deliver the letter, and then go to Xiangyang, can you arrive in three days?"

Xu Ji was unfamiliar with the terrain, and said the wrong thing as soon as he opened his mouth, and said with a smile: "This brother is really a real person, I said three days, it is to stabilize the hearts of the military and people in Xiangyang, and we are following you, when you said to Xiangyang, 'Three days will come', we are already halfway there." ”

The knight realized and smiled: "I was stupid and forgot my own itinerary on the road." You guys can really ......."

"What's not to do? We've all done it. ”

The knight thought about it and felt reasonable, not to mention that he didn't know the specific location of the Chu army, and he had to inquire everywhere, so he didn't hesitate, untied the burden behind him, and handed it to Xu Ji, "The letter is inside, do you have any token from the king of Song Chu, give me one, and I can explain it when I go back." ”

"The treasure knife of the King of Chu is in my hand, you can take it away."

Chang Yanzhi hesitated for a while before taking out the knife behind him, holding it to the knight with both hands, the knight was not on guard, took the knife, glanced at the scabbard by the moonlight, and then swiped it twice, and immediately knew that it was really a good knife, and it was definitely not something that ordinary people could have, "That's it, see you in Xiangyang City, I'll invite the two of you to drink." ”

"Uh, can you give us the horses? We met the King of Chu earlier, and we could have sent troops earlier, so we might be able to catch up with you. ”

The knight was also refreshed, and handed the reins over, "Take it, I'll walk back to Xiangyang, this is a good horse, try not to eat it if you can." ”

Xu Ji nodded again and again, and rode on a horse with Chang Yanyi, and just walked out a short distance, when he suddenly heard someone shouting behind him: "What do you two call them?" Leave a name! ”

"My name is Xu ......" Xu Ji muttered a few times, and rode his horse faster, until there was no sound behind him, and then slowed down.

"Childe really wants to see Song Zhuzhu?" Chang Yanzhi asked.

"Let me think about it." Xu Ji vaguely felt that this news falling from the sky helped him a lot, "Let me think about it." ”