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Chapter 456: Alone and Mistakenly Entering the Wolf's Den

At the mouth of the dilapidated village, weeds grew on the half-broken earthen wall, and an ownerless wild dog hid behind the broken wall and clicked and gnawed something, which looked like a human arm, but it had been gnawed to the point that it had no flesh and skin, and it was black and could not be seen carefully. Hearing a sound in the distance, the wild dog turned its head sharply to look over, then bared its fangs and roared a few times.

The two horses turned down from the official road and entered the village, and their steps slowed down.

Maybe the wild dog thought that the person who came came came to snatch its bones, or maybe it was to eat the dead and it had lost its fear of people, the wild dog lowered its head slightly, and snorted its dark yellow fangs with bone residues, and stared at the two war horses with fierce eyes, screaming wildly, and it seemed that they wanted to rush over and bite it.

A crossbow arrow flew over and was nailed into the wild dog's eye, the wild dog roared, jumped in pain, and slammed its head against the broken wall, and the second crossbow arrow was equally accurate, poofing into the wild dog's neck, and a stream of blood gushed out and sprayed on the broken wall, staining several weeds red.

A man dressed in gray cloth jumped off his horse and led his steppe species, Botawu, into the village. He tethered his horse under an old tree, ignoring the wild dog that was still wailing. He rolled over and walked back, holding her companion's hand and taking her from his horse.

"Tired or not?"

The man in the cloth took off the hat, looked at his companion and asked softly.

His companion also took off his hat, and his long hair hung down like a waterfall. Although her face was stained with a lot of dust, it was still difficult to hide her delicate and beautiful face. She slowly shook her head and said, "At this time, where do you still feel tired?" ”

After saying this, she was slightly stunned, and found that her voice had become a lot hoarse.

"Lie down and rest! Don't be afraid that the ground is dirty, hurry up and rest for a while, I'll go and clean up that wild dog, and I'll be lucky enough to have a hot meal today. ”

"Or don't!"

The woman straightened the hair hanging down in front of her forehead and said, "We haven't gotten far away from the pursuers, so we have to hurry after a while, drink saliva and eat some dry food." Skinning and deboning is time-consuming, and it also requires ignition of fire, so wouldn't it be troublesome if the pursuers were looking for smoke? We managed to escape here, and we can't afford to give up all our efforts. ”

"Ning'er, I'll listen to you."

The man smiled, revealing his white teeth. I don't know why, but there was always a hint of guilt in his smile.

This pair of men and women is Li Huining and Chai Shao, the husband and wife who escaped from Chang'an. They were guests at a friend's house in Chang'an City, and when the palace forbidden army went to Li's house to arrest people, a eunuch in the palace who was bought by Chai Shao risked death and spread a message that asked them and their husband and wife not to go home and escape directly from Chang'an.

The two of them didn't bother to go home to take a look, the friend took a lot of gold and silver, and the two of them thanked them and said goodbye, and they didn't dare to delay a minute and rushed out of the city gate. The result was still a little slower, and the forbidden army kept in hot pursuit. The two of them fled for four or five days, and the forbidden army behind them was like a hound rushing forward with a scent, and they couldn't shake it off.

Finally, at a fork in the road, the two boldly did not choose to continue to flee all the way north, but turned to the east, planning to go around in a circle and then go to Taiyuan. Only then did they shake off the pursuers, but they also knew that the forbidden army would soon catch up again.

Chai Shao sat down on the dirt slope under the broken wall, untied the water bag and handed it to Li Huining.

"Ning'er, do you think we can go back to Taiyuan?"

He took out the bread in his arms, which was already hard like a stone, paused in the movement of his hand, looked at the bread and sighed, where did the Cheshire Gong, who has always been clothed and fed, suffer like this? It's just that now he doesn't have much choice, even if the bread is really a stone, he has to eat it. If you want to live, what can you count as suffering a little?

"Maybe we don't have to flee to Taiyuan."

Li Huining took a sip of water, and the hot pain in his throat became lighter: "If my father has really raised troops, it will take half a month for the news to reach Chang'an at the earliest." I can't say that my father's soldiers and horses are not far from Chang'an now, so let's inquire more along the road, and it would be good if we could find my father's army. ”

"Easier said than done!"

Chai Shao chewed the bread in his mouth with difficulty and swallowed it: "I don't know if it's true that my father raised troops, if the villain in the court deliberately made up a lie to frame our Li family." ”

"No!"

Li Huining thought for a while and said: "All the way north, we have also heard some rumors, my father's soldiers and horses have conquered more than a dozen cities, if it is a lie, it will not be passed on in such detail." ”

"That's right."

Chai Shao smiled and said, "It's just like a chasing dog in the back, with a very sensitive nose." I don't know if our husband and wife can escape this catastrophe. ”

"Don't be unconfident!"

Li Huining smiled and said: "Husband and wife are of the same heart, there is nothing difficult to live with us." ”

"Ning'er ......"

Chai Shao looked at the bread in his hand, swallowed and foamed but stopped talking. Li Huining looked at him with a strange expression, and felt uneasy in his heart for no reason.

"What's the matter?"

She found that her voice trembled a little as she asked, so much so that her tone changed a little.

"It's not a way for us to escape like this, I have too many contacts in Chang'an, don't say that those courtiers, even if they are some leaders in the forbidden army, they all recognize my face. You don't go out much at home, but not many people know you. I'm thinking...... I'm thinking, let's run away together, will I drag you down? Now I regret that I shouldn't have made friends with so many people in Chang'an, but now it's good, this face can be recognized everywhere I go! ”

"It's okay, haven't we already been out of Chang'an for three hundred miles, and if we run out for another two hundred miles, it will be safe."

"I'm afraid that I'll drag you down, if you are caught, even if I die, I won't be able to feel at ease."

Chai Shao said bitterly.

"It's better to ...... Shall we run apart? I can also lure the pursuers away for you, so you're safer. Wait until you find your father's army first, and then bring troops to pick me up? ”

When Chai Shao spoke, his voice trembled even more than Li Huining. He swallowed a mouthful of bitter foam with difficulty, hung his head, and looked at the dough in his hand, he didn't know that his eyes were already full of bloodshot at this time, the muscles on his face were beating faintly, and the corners of his mouth twitched to look particularly hideous. It's just that he told himself in his heart that as long as Ning'er refused him, he would never mention this matter again, and the two of them supported each other to go on, even if they died, they would die together.

"Okay!"

Li Huining smiled, tears rolling in her eyes.

"That's it, go separately."

She stood up, patted the dust on her body a few times, handed the water bag to Chai Shao, and said, "Take care all the way." ”

After saying that, she turned around and jumped on the peach blossom horse, smacked lightly, and beat the horse away.

With pride, ride the dust.

Chai Shao opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't stay. When Li Huining's back disappeared from sight, Chai Shao suddenly slapped himself.

"Coward!"

He scolded fiercely, then jumped on Botawu and chased him out in the direction where Li Huining had disappeared. It's just that Li Huining is like flying away on a peach blossom horse, and he can't find it anymore.

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Li Huining rode the peach blossom horse all the way, she bit her lip and told herself that she must not cry, if she cried, she would lose. She has always been a strong woman, and she never thinks that women are any worse than men, and what men can do, women must also be able to do.

She is cheerful and heroic, and her mind is more open than that of men. It's just that no matter how open she is, she can't tolerate betrayal. Especially, the betrayal of her husband.

She had actually noticed Chai Shao's weirdness a long time ago, since the first day she escaped from Chang'an, Chai Shao always looked like she wanted to say something, how smart Li Huining was, and the vague meaning in Chai Shao's actions, she had already seen it clearly. It's just that she hasn't broken it along the way, and she even looks forward to it, hoping that Chai Shao won't say it, husband and wife, she doesn't want to see the two of them finally go to the ending she doesn't want to see.

But Chai Shao still said it after all, although when he said it, Li Huining could feel that he was also in pain, annoyed, and apologetic, and even Li Huining knew that as long as he said no to agree or not, Chai Shao would never mention this matter again. But she didn't say anything, she didn't say anything.

If there is a rift, there is, and even if it is mended, it cannot be repaired.

She is proud, and pride does not allow anyone to tarnish the purity of her feelings. The feelings that have changed the taste, she would rather not than be aggrieved.

It's nothing!

As she galloped, the tears in the corners of her eyes were left far behind.

It's nothing!

She told herself over and over again in her heart that there was really nothing to be sad about.

The peach blossom horse seemed to feel the master's state of mind, it raised its head and chirped twice, and there was a sense of grief and indignation in the cry, perhaps even it felt aggrieved by the master's loneliness.

The peach blossom horse passed under a mountain, stepping on the creek and speeding down, the stirring water splashing reflected colorful light in the sun, and among the water droplets, there may be a few teardrops that cannot be distinguished. Li Huining never turned around to look, and anyone who saw her stubborn appearance would feel distressed. She deliberately descended from the official road and walked a field path, and then plunged headlong into a large mountain. She guessed that Chai Shao might regret it, or maybe chase after her, but she didn't want to stop waiting, no matter who it was.

Maybe it was because he had been running wildly for too long, and the peach blossom horse stepped on the stone and shook it and almost fell. Li Huining hurriedly grabbed the reins, jumped down from the horse, checked and saw that her beloved war horse did not hurt her legs, she patted the neck of the peach blossom horse and breathed a sigh of relief, the peach blossom horse leaned against her side and rubbed a few low calls.

"I still have you, don't I?"

Li Huining smiled and leaned over to pick up water in the stream and feed it to Peach Blossom Pony.

At this moment, her body suddenly stiffened. She subconsciously let go of her hand, and the water that hadn't been fed to the peach blossom horse's mouth fell down all of a sudden. She held the long sword at her waist and turned sharply.

In the dense forest behind her, I don't know when dozens of bandits poured out.

They were disheveled, and a few wore worn leather armor. The weapons held by these dozens of people were also varied, and some even carried sharpened ash rods in their hands. These people stared at Li Huining's body with fiery and greedy eyes, because her clothes were soaked in water, her figure was fully revealed, and she looked particularly enchanting and graceful.

"It's actually a sign female!"

Someone smiled, with a lewd-evil face.

"How long has it been since I've seen such a beautiful woman? It's a fucking itch in my heart! ”

A thief sighed in admiration, his eyes kept staring at Li Huining's two extraordinarily slender and straight legs.

"What are you waiting for?!"

The led thief laughed loudly and said loudly: "Lao Tzu is the first, whoever of you robs me will castrate him!" Look at her legs, they can entangle people to death! ”

Dozens of thieves laughed for a while, and they shook the weapons in their hands to surround Li Huining, getting closer and closer.