Chapter 9: The Night of the Long Pavilion
The cold wind blew through the eaves, scraping the pen and the www.biquge.info of the snow and dust. The dim lamp was like a bean, illuminating the room, a simple room, with only a bed, a table, and a chair. That's all, nothing else. There was a charcoal stove burning in the house, and it was very warm, and the quilt on the bed was new and unusually soft. These small details can be seen that the post man of this post station is a meticulous person. Li Kuan said that he likes this very much, it doesn't matter what kind of house he lives in, what kind of quilt he builds, anyway, he has rough skin and thick meat, but his own sister can't tolerate a little grievance, and he can't stand the slightest slack. It can be said that Li Kuan is short, but he is such a person!
Gently put the little girl on the bed, her slender waist was only a hand, even if she was wearing a fur coat, she looked very slender. The long hair was scattered behind his head, and a few mischievous traces crept up the pretty cheeks. Under the light of dusk, Li Lizhi's skin like a peeled lychee shines with a different kind of luster. Li Kuan was a little fascinated by it: the little girl has really grown up, and what should come will come after all, just who to marry, and ask me if I agree!
Li Kuan's expression changed, and he couldn't help but wander. looked at the sleeping little girl and let out a long sigh. Cover her with the quilt, then turn and walk out the door.
"Yicheng, a pot of wine! Let's have some side dishes! Li Kuan gave a faint order, walked to the table in the center and sat down.
After a while, a pottery wine jug and a few small dishes were served on a tray, and Yi Cheng was an old man who was wearing a set of standard clothes, and the clothes in front of him had a big 'Yi' on it. This thing is the first time Li Kuan has seen this thing since he came to this era, and he has seen a lot of errand soldiers wearing clothes with words representing identity printed on the front and back of his body in film and television dramas. But at the time, it was just to see. Never looked into it.
In this era, I realized that those were all fake, and the soldiers who did not have the word 'pawn' printed on their front were all wearing armor. Where else to put a coat on the outside?
"Your Highness use it slowly!" Lao Yicheng put the tray in his hand on the table, brought out the wine and side dishes, lined them up in front of Li Kuan, and then bowed down.
The wine is a crude rice wine, a little cloudy, with some foam and impurities. But Li Kuan poured himself a drink and took a sip of wine. Take a bite of the dish. There is a fire in the middle of the lobby, but it is not cold. It's just that I'm alone, and it seems to be a little lonely.
The wind blew through the eaves. Ice cubes hang upside down like a cone. This night seems to be particularly quiet, as if the whole earth has been asleep, this land that has given birth to countless Chinese children, in this quiet snowy night. Quietly, without the slightest sound. Li Kuan gradually heard his heartbeat. There is also the sound of bowel movements.
The flames on the fire flickered, and the light in the room and Li Kuan's shadow flickered. There were several guards keeping vigil outside the house, and Li Kuan seemed to hear the sound of their hands rubbing together to keep warm. There is also an old Yicheng who is dozing off in a small corner on the side, it seems that at this moment, all the qiē around him are reflected in Li Kuan's mind, accurately revealing one picture after another.
"Old man, go and rest first! You don't need to wait here! Li Kuan said to the old man who was squatting at the base of the wall.
"Oh! Thank you, Your Highness, it's just that the little old man is here! The old man replied restrainedly.
"And the ones outside the door. Come on in, too, it's not a problem to stomp your feet outside! Li Kuan said loudly. There was a sound of thanks outside. But no one came in, and even the sound of stomping was gone.
"This is ......" Li Kuan shook his head helplessly, these gangs are dead-eyed! These people are the most simple people and soldiers in the Tang Dynasty, and they all abide by their own standards and dare not cross the slightest. In this feudal society, the majesty of the royal family is above everything. Those things that can't be seen clearly are the thunder pool, and the temperamental Tyrannosaurus rex who dares to step into it can take the lives of these little ant-like people with a single eye.
"That's it......" Li Kuan shook his head again. This era has its own course, so let it be! Picked up a piece of pickled radish, it tasted good, it should be made by this old man himself, and he took a sip of wine. Li Kuan's eyes narrowed, the night was already dark, and he quietly felt the silence of this moment.
"Who?" At this moment, the guards outside the door suddenly shouted, and then there were hurried footsteps.
Li Kuan opened his eyes, and then rushed out quickly, only to see that in the courtyard outside, dozens of people were fighting together. On one side was the guard that Li Kuan was familiar with to protect their brother and sister back to Chang'an, dressed in iron armor and holding a horizontal sword. On the other side was a large group of people dressed in blue, covering their faces in black. These men held thick-backed machetes in their hands, and the length was no worse than that of horizontal knives. Moreover, these people are vigorous, wielding machetes that are much heavier than horizontal knives, but they are still not clumsy, and they are inseparable from Li Kuan and their guards.
"Who are you?" Li Kuan also drew the horizontal knife on his body and joined the battle group. Although he poured himself a lot of water, he didn't feel the slightest drunkenness, and the horizontal knife slashed through the sky like a snow-white lightning, splitting a few flying snowflakes, and then slashed straight at one of the nearest attackers near him.
"Bell ......" There was a crisp exchange of blows, and the attacker picked up a brilliant knife flower with a machete in his hand at a moment's notice, blocking Li Kuan's blow, although the whole person was beaten and flew out, but he was not injured at all.
"Where to go!" Li Kuan took a big step quickly, and his feet slipped, and he slid out on the snow-covered ground in an instant.
"Your Highness, be careful!" One of the guards suddenly shouted.
"What?" Li Kuan was in the rapid gliding, one sideways. The moment he turned his body sideways, a machete slashed down from his previous position with a single click. Then he slashed into the snowdrift, and the one with the knife rushed at once.
Li Kuan saw this opportunity, when he turned sideways, he suddenly used force under his feet, turned into a rotation, and the horizontal knife in his hand was like a flying knife wheel, and swept over from the height of half his waist at once. With lightning speed, he directly cut off the attacker who was gliding past him at great speed, and the upper half of his body flew straight out, and the lower half of his body was sliding rapidly against the ground.
The blood was like a fountain, spurting out all at once around Li Kuan, spurting high. The blood mist filled the air, then quickly condensed into ice mist at extremely low temperatures, and then drifted away in the wind.
The attacker who was chopped out of the "third ......" let out a loud shout, and the machete in his hand shot out rapidly at this moment, like a meteorite cutting through the sky, whistling towards Li Kuanbiao.
"Look for death!" Li Kuan's horizontal knife slashed straight forward, knocking the machete to the ground, and then rushed forward in the direction before, and the attacker would see that it was a rare opportunity to lose it. This is the best time to take advantage of his illness and kill him, if you don't catch up, when will you wait?
"Catch up...... He's got that thing on him! One of the other attackers shouted, and then took the lead in chasing Li Kuan.
"Kill! Stop them! Li Kuan's guards also shouted, and quickly chased after the attackers.
"Death to those who stand in my way!" The attackers shouted, wielding knives and tangling with the guards, and you fought back and forth, and the knives on both sides did not hesitate to beckon each other, each with damage, and the knives cut through the clothes, sparking sparks on the armor.
"If you want to hurt His Royal Highness the King of Chu, first step over our brother's corpse!" Several guards rushed up side by side, holding horizontal knives across their chests, fearless to meet the attack.
"Get out!" Li Kuan blocked an attacker who was trying to sneak attack with a knife, and the horizontal knife in his hand flashed continuously, setting off a stream of snowy light. The knife did not miss, slashing on the opponent's machete, and the violent force was like a tidal wave surging up, and the wave of unevenness rose again and again, knocking the opponent straight back.
A slash slashed at the machete, which had already been shaken, and flew away. Li Kuan raised his sword upward, the cold light flashed, and a big Liuyang Kui flew into the sky, and a blood spring rushed out of the sky again.
"Retreat!" At the beginning, Li Kuan's attacker shouted loudly in the distance, and then quickly turned around and ran. He was the leader of this group of attackers, and because he was at the front at that time, Li Kuan was the closest when he rushed out of the house, and he didn't expect to be knocked away all at once. At this time, he was very happy, fortunately he was sent away, otherwise he would have been in a different place at this time.
An inexplicable attack came suddenly, and ended unusually abruptly. When the attackers heard the leader's order to retreat, they immediately threw away the guards who were pestering them, and one by one, like rabbits out of their cages, flew out of the snow with a few quick flashes.
"The thief is gone!" Li Kuan was wearing armor, but his speed was amazingly fast, without the fate of the rest of the attackers, his speed was like an arrow off the string, and he rushed out of the gate of the post station, chasing after the target he had been locking on. His target has always been only one person, that is the leader, and the rest may be outlaws who have been found out of nowhere, but the leader must be an important person, as long as he catches it, there will definitely be inside information. Li Kuan's body was shaped like an arrow, and every step he took on the snow in armor left deep footprints, but the snow that submerged his calves did not hinder his progress. The snow was flying, and his figure quickly disappeared into the night.
"Your Highness, don't chase, beware of the enemy's ploy, divert the tiger from the mountain!" The guard shouted behind him.
"Beauty?" Li Kuan stopped suddenly, others may not care about him, just like the two guards who died in battle just now, it is just a matter of 20,000 points, and there may be a little trouble, but he is confident that he can solve those troubles. But if something happens to Li Lizhi, then he will regret it for the rest of his life. At this time, Li Lizhen only had the two palace ladies she took out of the palace, and she didn't have the slightest protective power, if she was attacked, the consequences would be unimaginable! So Li Kuan dispelled the idea of arresting those attackers before, and turned back to the post station. (To be continued......)