Chapter III: Getting Out of Difficulties
In the dark night, the cold wind was raging, the killing machine was surging, the golden spider guard followed closely behind him like a bone appendage, shortening the distance between the two sides in the shortest time, countless golden small sharp knives attacked violently like raindrops, cutting through the tranquility of the night, drawing a roar that broke the sky, Xiao Xiao heard the sound and changed color, such a close distance, how can he avoid this secret weapon like a bee ant, not to mention that he still holds the three highnesses in his arms, isn't there only one way to die.
Without allowing Xiao Xiao to think, he even felt a sharp knife cut through his skin. Suddenly, he felt his body sinking, and the whole person fell to the ground in an instant, Chu Xiaofeng rolled to the side, and at the same time, the golden sharp knife behind him flashed and disappeared into the darkness. It turned out that Chu Xiaofeng used all his strength to pull Xiao Xiao down at the critical moment, which saved his life.
"Ahh Yes! Yes! With a few screams resounding through the night sky, several golden spider guards who rushed to the front were covered with dense golden needles and died instantly.
"Let's go!" Chu Xiaofeng roared, threw away the blue brocade box in his hand, which was only half the size of a palm, and ran away. Xiao Xiao jumped away when he heard the sound, and followed closely, he was originally a person who practiced martial arts, and his reaction and adaptability were far better than ordinary people, although he was indeed taken aback just now, but he quickly reacted, hurriedly caught up with Chu Xiaofeng, and picked him up again to perform light skills and continue to run.
"What kind of secret weapon did the Third Highness use just now, how could it be so powerful?" Seeing a surging river in front of him, Xiao Xiao was slightly relieved and asked in a low voice. He was indeed very curious that an ordinary person with no power could shoot several well-trained Golden Spider Guards in an instant, what a clever secret weapon this was.
"Actually, I didn't know that this was a hidden weapon, it was quietly stuffed to me by Manager Li before leaving, but I just said that I could press the trigger on the enemy at a critical moment, but I didn't expect the effect to be so wonderful." Chu Xiaofeng rarely showed a smile, thinking of the few Golden Spider Guards he had just killed in seconds, he actually felt a trace of self-satisfaction in his heart.
Xiao Xiao took a sharp breath, exerted more force under his feet, jumped up, and was about to enter the water to get out of trouble, when suddenly there was a "bang", a black iron chain shot silently from behind, and the golden scimitar stabbed directly into Xiao Xiao's chest, and at the same time, a huge force came from the chain, and Xiao Xiao's body was pulled back by someone. Xiao Xiao was horrified in his heart, he was able to hit himself quietly and accurately, it seemed that there were peerless masters among the other party's centaurs, and he didn't have time to think about it, Xiao Xiao threw Chu Xiaofeng out of his arms with all his might, which could be regarded as not in vain for the emperor's trust in himself.
"Poof" Chu Xiaofeng fell into the water in an instant, Xiao Xiao closed his eyes with a smile, and the next moment there was a sharp pain in his limbs at the same time, and the four golden scimitars nailed his whole person to the ground.
"Xiao guards good means, the old man laid a net to let that sick seedling run away!" The white-haired old man walked gently to Xiao Xiao's side, at this time his arm had recovered as before, looking at the rolling waves in front of him with resentment, and the unwillingness in his heart could only drift with the waves.
"Ahem, Taishi, just wait for the royal revenge!" Xiao Xiao was angry, coughed up a few mouthfuls of flesh and blood, and said with difficulty, he has done his best, whether the Third Highness can return to the palace safely can only depend on his creation. Now, it's time to reunite with his brothers, how can the Thirteen Wings of the Dragon Guard be without his big brother.
"Hahaha, as long as my grandson is the master of this world, how can there be any royal family!" The old man laughed disappreciatively, as he said, if the eldest prince Chu Rencheng inherited the unification, he would not only be innocent but would have great merit.
"Thief!" Xiao Xiao's eyes widened when he heard this, his muscles burst out, and he roared loudly with his last breath. The roar shook thousands of miles but was still pale and weak, because the emperor would never hear his cry.
"Foolish! Then the old man will personally send you on your way! The old man's eyes were full of anger, and he raised his right hand and slapped it fiercely on the top of Xiao Xiao's head. Suddenly, the corner of his eyes seemed to find a small golden afterglow, a tingling feeling came from the dantian, and the next moment, he only felt that his body was burned by a raging fire, a huge force came from the inside, and the whole person was swept away several feet away, his mind was blank, and his ears were filled with a piercing "buzzing" sound.
"Taishi!"
Seeing that the old man was suddenly thrown away and fell to the ground, not knowing his life and death, all the golden spider guards exclaimed at the same time, and the whole formation suddenly panicked, and hurriedly flew around, and at the same moment, a black shadow quickly ran towards Xiao Xiao from behind the rocks by the river.
The old man quickly gathered his internal force to force out the foreign objects in the dantian, suddenly opened his eyes, and saw that everyone was looking at him with concern, and couldn't help but shout angrily: "A group of rice buckets, you have been tricked!" ”
As soon as the old man's words fell, the sound of a heavy object falling into the water came, and he saw that Xiao Xiao, who was originally dying, had long since disappeared, and only a pool of red blood stains remained on the ground. The old man slowly stood up and put the foreign object in his hand in front of him, but it was a small golden needle.
"Eight years ago, the old man had a secret conversation with the barbarian wizard, and once obtained a witchcraft that killed people in the invisible, that is, to engrave a spell on a small golden needle for others to wear, and within seven days that person would die. Who knew that I concocted it according to the law but didn't get the result I wanted, and this matter was gradually forgotten, and it should always be the sick man's life! The old man sighed softly and turned to leave.
The Golden Spider Guards looked at each other, not knowing why. Naturally, they would not know that when Chu Xiaofeng was ten years old, Taishi had secretly inserted a small golden needle into the sachet he was wearing, this sachet was sewn by the former queen herself, and it was also the only relic left to Chu Xiaofeng, so Taishi was sure that he would definitely carry it with him.
In the cold and biting river water, Chu Xiaofeng hugged Xiao Xiao, who was seriously injured and unconscious, the two of them were like dead leaves in the wind, driven by external forces, and went down the river, Chu Xiaofeng felt that every bone of his body was about to be frozen and cracked, and different parts of his body touched various hard objects from time to time, thinking about the thrilling scene just now, the corners of Chu Xiaofeng's mouth curved a happy arc, it was his mother's spirit in the sky that has been blessing him.
He was thrown into the river by Xiao Xiao, because he fell from a height, he actually sank to the bottom of the river, Chu Xiaofeng quickly hugged a reef the moment he touched the bottom of the river, so that he could stabilize his body and not be swept away by the torrent, so he climbed up the river bank with difficulty, hiding behind a huge rock and waiting for the opportunity.
Seeing that Xiao Xiao's life was about to die, Chu Xiaofeng was anxious but helpless, he couldn't help but reach out and take out the sachet left by his mother in his arms, hoping that his mother in heaven could show him a clear way, due to excessive nervousness, he clutched the sachet into a ball, but was unexpectedly pricked by a thin needle inside, Chu Xiaofeng was overjoyed, it turned out that he still had a needle to use.
When he studied acupuncture with the imperial doctor, he had heard that if the martial artist was disrupted during the martial artist's exercise, it would cause serious self-damage and internal injuries to the martial artist, and the life gate of the martial artist's qi gathering was generally in his dantian. So Chu Xiaofeng seized the opportunity and shot the last needle in his hand into the old man's dantian.
With a "bang", with the intimate contact between his head and a reef in the water, Chu Xiaofeng finally lost consciousness, and the rapids instantly submerged the two of them and rushed into the distance.
In the morning light, Chu Yuanmin stood at the highest place in the palace and slowly closed his eyes, the sleepless night made him look quite tired, and he was reluctant to send his son to the frontier in his heart, only hoping that his son could really grow up and understand the helplessness of his father. As an emperor, his tears must not fall easily, unless they are painful.
"Your Majesty, this matter of the Third Highness is too strange, is it so hasty" Looking at the motionless Son of Heaven in front of him, the great eunuch Li Lianying hesitated again and again, and said softly.
"Lianying, I ask you, what will happen if I overcome all difficulties this time to protect Feng'er?" Chu Yuanmin didn't look back, just asked lightly.
"The old slave is not talented, but he also understands that if His Majesty forcibly keeps the Third Highness, I am afraid that the Guan family will never give up." Li Lianying bowed and said. "Hey!" Chu Yuanmin sighed heavily, turned around, and motioned for Li Lianying behind him to accompany him.
"Yesterday morning, you must have seen it, the military attaché side all boycotted the dynasty, Guan Xu even sent Shuai Yin to the request, and put forward a request to tell the old man to return to his hometown, but the civil officials led by Pang Wen surprisingly cooperated with Guan Xu's actions, and they all fell into the ground." Chu Yuanmin said coldly.
"The old slave thinks that even so, with His Majesty's wisdom, there is still room for maneuver." Li Lianying said respectfully.
"The Guan family is a family with three handsome, the old lady Guan is over seventy years old and still heroic, known as the god of the Great Zhou Army, his son Guan Xu is also famous inside and outside the Guan, and his grandson Guan Yu is even more young and promising, a spear dominates the world, known as the king of the golden gun war. It can be said that the power of the Guan family in the military is too terrifying, and even I, the emperor, are afraid of it. Chu Yuanmin sighed helplessly, in recent years, the border has often been in an emergency, otherwise how would he let the Guan family become bigger.
Seeing that Li Lianying was thoughtful, Chu Yuanmin continued: "I caused the wind by me, if I didn't intend to make him the prince, how could I invite so many scheming people to harm him, I didn't think about it!" ”
"His Royal Highness has been outstanding in writing since childhood, humble and polite, adhering to His Majesty's benevolent style, and even more proclamation, it is human nature for Your Majesty to have such thoughts." Li Lianying saw that His Majesty the Emperor was depressed, and couldn't help but enlighten.
"I hope Feng'er has all the best on this trip." Chu Yuanmin let out a long breath and muttered in a low voice, as if talking to himself.