――September 16, 23rd year of Hongwu of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Hangu Guanguan Building——

In the huge military hall of the Guan Tower, the Hangu Guan rebel sat down with his head down, and no one dared to speak out. The domain name is the full spelling, please remember the domain name of this site!

In front of everyone, Qin Weizheng, the coach of Hangu Pass, frowned and stared at a battle report in his hand, sighing for a long time.

Suddenly, Qin Wei put down the battle report in his hand and glanced around at the generals in the hall.

Seeing this, all the generals in the hall felt a pang in their hearts and sat up straight one after another, because they realized that Qin Wei was about to speak.

Sure enough, after glancing at the rebel generals present, Qin Wei said in a deep voice, "Everyone, last night, Ben Shuai received a letter from Qin Hangu's guard Kang Cheng......

"Huh?" All the generals in the hall raised their heads and looked at Qin Wei in surprise.

Perhaps, even Xie An doesn't know very well, on the way from Luoyang to Chang'an, there are actually two Hangu Passes, one is the Hanhan Valley Pass guarded by Qin Wei, which was built in the Han Dynasty, and the Hanhan Valley Pass is nine hundred miles to the northwest, and there is a Hangu Pass built in the Qin Dynasty, guarded by the rebel general Kang Cheng.

Looking at the look of surprise in the eyes of the generals, Qin Wei picked up the letter on the table and checked it, and said in a deep voice, "General Kang said in the letter that the Zhou army of the Western Expedition had a partial division of more than 30,000 people, which bypassed my Hanhan Valley Pass in a roundabout way, and attacked Michi nine days ago, and now he has waved his army to the Qinhan Valley Pass and attacked ......."

"What?" The rebel generals in the palace changed their faces when they heard this, and among them, the rebel general Zhu Yu said in shock, "Qin Shuai, you said that the Zhou army attacked Michi?" Michi is ......"

"Ben Shuai knows!" Raising his hand to stop Zhu Yu's words, Qin Wei frowned and said, "The grain, grass, and baggage I need for Hanhan Guguan are all in Michi, and now, most of them have been burned by the Zhou army's partial division......"

The generals in the hall looked at each other when they heard this, and among them, the rebel general Sun Si hesitated and said, "Qin Shuai, my Hanhan Valley Pass is located in a steep place, how can the Zhou army bypass this pass?" ”

Qin Wei sighed slightly when he heard this, and said, "It is written in the letter that this Zhou army is going south from Luoyang, taking Henan Road, taking Yique Pass, Dagu Pass, Xincheng, Luhun Pass, and Yiyang, bypassing my Hanhan Valley Pass, and then passing through Yongning, and then conquering Michi, and arriving at Qinhan Valley Pass!" ”

The rebel general in the house gasped when he heard this, and the rebel general Sun Si said with a look of disbelief, "This path is not only more than 2,000 miles long, but also has many rebel defenses on the way, and it has been less than a month since the fall of Luoyang...... That Zhou army's partial division, in more than 20 days, even defeated our army's seven passes and cities? ――Unbelievable! ”

"Qin Shuai, I don't know who is leading the army?" The rebel general Chu Zhi asked in surprise.

Qin Wei shook his head and said, "I only know that this army hangs the banner of [Eldest Sun]......"

"The eldest grandson?" The rebel general Ma Dan thought for a moment when he heard this, and said in surprise, "It is the same surname as the prime minister of the Jijing Dynasty, Yingong?" Could it be that he is from the eldest grandson's family? Speaking ......of this, he seemed to notice Qin Wei's unpleasant gaze glancing at him, and he was slightly shocked in his heart, knowing that he was still haunted by the events of the previous day, so he immediately lowered his head and said nothing.

"This is really a wolf in front of a tiger and a tiger in the back...... rebel general Sun Si smiled bitterly, hugged his fists and said to Qin Wei, "Qin Shuai, although Hanhan Valley Pass is also a place to fight, but after all, it is not as good as Qinhan Valley Pass, Qin Pass is the barrier of Chang'an, if the Zhou army is called to conquer Qin Pass, he can not only go to Hua**, take Chang'an from Tongguan, but also take Lantian Road, pass through Qingni Pass, and go straight to Chang'an...... It's hard to do both! ”

"Are you saying that Qin Hangu Pass may be lost?" Qin Wei said with a surprised expression.

"Qin Shuai Mingjian, General Kang Cheng only has 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers, and although this Zhou army is only about 30,000 people, it can conquer our army's seven passes and cities in more than 20 days, and most of them are the elite of the Zhou army in the west...... Qin Pass is the barrier of Chang'an, if this pass is lost, we will wait for the back road to be cut off, and we will not be able to go back! ”

"......" glanced at Qin Wei and then at Sun Si, and the rebel general Ma Dan was silent.

He knew very well that Sun Si was Qin Wei's confidant, and Sun Si said this not for Qin Wei, but for the rebel generals in the house.

It is even possible that it was coach Qin Wei who secretly signaled Sun Si to say so.

It's really sad......

Ma Dan shook his head slightly, and couldn't help but recall the events of the past half a month in his mind.

Since that day, after the Zhou army of the Western Expedition shouted at the pass, the rebel soldiers in the Hanhan Valley Pass lost their will to fight, and many soldiers sneaked out of the pass every day and night to surrender to the Zhou army outside the pass.

Even, when he was in office, he encountered it once......

It was seven days ago, when Ma Dan was guarding the wall, and when he was patrolling, he could vaguely see a large group of people gathered in a corner of the city in the looming starlight.

At that time, Ma Dan thought it was the Zhou army attacking the pass, so he hurriedly walked over and shouted in a deep voice, "What are you waiting for?" ”

And when he approached and made a gesture with a torch, he was shocked to find that it was actually the subordinate who accompanied him to guard the pass.

Looking at the sturdy ropes tied to the women's wall, it was not difficult for Ma Dan to guess that these people wanted to follow this rope to escape from the gate and surrender to the Zhou army, after all, tens of thousands of people had set an example.

"Generals, generals......" Those soldiers turned pale.

You must know that Qin Wei, the commander of Hanhan Guguan, has sent a message, but anyone who intentionally wants to surrender to the Zhou army will be killed on the spot.

Looking at the pale and frightened looks of those soldiers, Ma Dan sighed slightly, waved his hand and said, "Go ahead...... Don't make a noise and alarm the other generals......"

"General...... Thank you, General! Seeing that Ma Dan intended to shield them, the eyes of the soldiers were slightly red, and suddenly, one of them seemed to think of something, and said in a low voice, "General, why don't you go with me, the general refused to give the order to shoot arrows at Tang Hao that day, Qin Wei must have a grudge and wait for the opportunity to retaliate, if it is today, the general and the small ones take the opportunity to sacrifice the ......"

"Shut up!" Ma Dan's eyes showed a slight anger, interrupted the soldier's words, and then sighed, shook his head and said, "This is not the general's doing......

"Even if you don't sacrifice the pass, the general will escape with me and the others, and the general has also said that this pass is difficult to protect ......"

Ma Dan was silent when he heard this, and after a long sigh, he shook his head and said, "Ma's family is all in Chang'an, if I escape, they will have no way to live...... Okay, Hugh is going to say more, and before anyone else notices, let's leave quickly......"

The soldiers stopped talking, and after hugging their fists at Ma Dan, they fled to the gate one by one along the rope.

At first, there were only more than 100 people, and then, the rest of the soldiers in the pass may have noticed the situation here, and took advantage of this good opportunity to flee one after another.

From beginning to end, Ma Dan silently looked at those soldiers, and sighed with emotion in his heart.

A whole battalion of soldiers, two or three thousand men, snuck away like that.

Thinking of this, Ma Dan said to the two or three guards behind him, "You can escape too......

"General?"

"Go for it......"

"Thank you, General!"

That night, Ma Dan sat against the city wall for a night, and he was the only one who looked at the defenders of Hanhan Valley......

At that time, Ma Dan realized that the general trend of Hanhan Valley Pass had gone, and now, seeing Qin Wei and Sun Si behaving like this, he secretly shook his head in his heart.

Qin Wei, Qin Wei, what do you say about deserters, kill them on the spot, if you are not afraid of the Zhou army under the pass, why would you escape?

Oh, too, you're one of the people who don't forgive!

Thinking of this, he secretly sneered.

In fact, except for Ma Dan, the rest of the rebel generals in the house generally understood, speaking of which, Qin Wei just wanted to use the letter from the guard of Qin Hangu Pass, Kang Cheng, to disguise his escape with the army as a support for Qin Hangu Pass.

Of course, no one is stupid enough to say this matter, you know, Qin Wei is still the boss of this pass, however, this does not prevent them from gloating in their hearts, in the end, Zhou Jun [Unforgivable Crimes] list, there is no name for them, in other words, they can surrender like Zhou Jun at any time, but Qin Wei can't, once he is captured, what awaits him is Ling Chi's punishment, and even, his crime involves his family!

Thinking of this, the generals in the room exchanged glances, followed Qin Wei's thoughts, clasped their fists and said, "Qin Shuai, what General Sun said is extremely true, why don't you give up this pass and support Qin Hangu Pass!" ”

Qin Wei hesitated for a moment when he heard this, then nodded slowly and said, "Light the wolf smoke on the pass, ask General Chen Yu to come back, and then, our army will give up this pass and aid Qin Hangu Pass!" ”

"Yes!" Including Ma Dan, the generals in the house will clench their fists and receive their lives.

In all fairness, did these generals really intend to assist Qin Wei in helping Qin Hangu Pass?

I'm afraid not necessarily, in the final analysis, most of what they are thinking about at the moment are their relatives at home in Chang'an or the Mianchi area......

At the same time, he marched west to the camp of the Zhou army and joined the army commander's account.

It was dinner time in the evening, and after the guard general Liao Li personally brought the food into the tent, Xie An untied Jin Ling'er's right hand.

Whenever this happens, Jin Ling'er's gaze becomes very strange and complicated.

In fact, the injuries she was injured by Chen Bei were already very good, but for some reason, in front of Xie An, she kept pretending that her injuries had not healed.

Because she found that she pretended to be so weak, she could call Xie An at will......

"Pickles and meats again? ――Didn't you have pheasant, rabbit meat, or something like that a few days ago? - Little thief, did you hide it secretly? ”

Seeing the food on the wooden plate, Jin Ling'er deliberately pursed her lips with a dissatisfied face.

"How can you!" Xie An smiled bitterly, scratched his head and said, "After all, on the battlefield, I can't encourage Ou Peng and a few other generals to go up the mountain to hunt with their soldiers, right?" ――Sister Kim, can you make do with it? ”

"Not really!" Jin Ling'er pursed her lips.

Xie An scratched his head, sat on the side of the bed, and said kindly, "Or, I'll talk to Su Xin and Li Jing when I go back?" Tell them to go up the mountain to hunt some game and let Sister Jin make up for herself? - The two of them are my confidants, and I don't think they will talk nonsense......"

"That's pretty much it!" Jin Ling'er nodded in satisfaction, then pouted and said, "Little thief, where is the wine?" ”

Seeing Jin Ling'er begging for drink, Xie An couldn't cry or laugh, and said, "Sister Jin's injury has not healed, and if she drinks too much, I'm afraid she will hurt ......her body."

"You go and get it for my mother!"

"Huh?"

"To go or not?"

Looking at Jin Ling'er staring at herself, Xie An couldn't cry or laugh, and said again and again, "Okay, my name is Liao Li......"

"Go in person! ――I want the best wine, last time Liao Li brought it, it was hard to drink to death! ”

“…… All right! Glancing at Jin Ling'er angrily, Xie An let out a sigh and said, "However, I still have to tie up Sister Jin first......

"Hmm!" Jin Ling'er nodded, and very cooperatively, Xie An tied her right hand again.

And at this moment, Xie An suddenly raised his head, kissed Jin Ling'er on the lips, and then ran out of the tent quickly.

Jin Ling'er was angry and ashamed, looked at Xie An's back, and snorted softly with a red face.

"I knew that this little would be like this......"

After that, she couldn't help but have an inexplicable smile on her face.

To tell the truth, due to what happened to her childhood, Jin Ling'er will never be picky about food, as long as she can eat it, she will accept it, and the reason why Fang Cai said that is just to take the opportunity to call Xie An.

Or rather, coquettish? Of course, the dignified [ghost queen] Jin Ling'er will never admit this.

But she can't deny that Xie An is the man she has doted on her the most in the past ten years, as long as she pretends to be so weak, no matter what she says, the thief in her mouth will try her best to satisfy her, which is a feeling she has never experienced......

Also, as the head of Jinling [Dangerous Building], with the terrifying name of [Ghost Queen], how could she Jin Ling'er ever feel so spoiled by a man?

The most ridiculous person, the two are still hostile identities......

To say that she would be infatuated with this feeling, in the past, she would probably sneer and scoff at it.

But now, she feels like she is stuck in a quagmire and can't get out, the better Xie An treats her, the more reluctant she is to leave, because she is not sure if there is a man in this world who dotes on her like Xie An......

Although he was dismissive at the time, Xie An had a sentence that undeniably hit the sore spot in Jin Ling'er's heart.

After all, she is also a woman, if she is not desperate, how would she choose to be an assassin and make money by killing people as shady as this?

Looking at women all over the world, who doesn't want to find a wishful husband to marry? It's just that it backfired......

But even so, Jin Ling'er still did not let go of whether she would marry Xie An.

Although she felt that the past 20 years or so had not made her feel at ease and happy for more than 20 days, as if she was just an ordinary woman and didn't have to care about the rest, deep down, she always remembered her identity......

She is an assassin, she is the head of Jinling [Dangerous Building], she is the eldest sister in the mouth of Ding Qiu and hundreds of other Dangerous Mansion Assassins, and she is the parent of many orphans in Jinling Yishe......

Thinking of this, a little bitterness appeared on Jin Ling'er's face, and she murmured, "How could the old lady marry you?" Thief ......"

Looking at the expression on her face, it seems that it is not reluctant, but impossible......

"Whew!" With a long sigh of relief, leaving all the messy things in his heart behind, Jin Ling'er glanced at the food on the table, and said angrily, "What did that little thief do, so slow!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Jin Ling'er's face suddenly changed slightly, because she vaguely heard a slight sound outside the tent, as if the guards outside the tent had fallen to the ground......

"Liao Li?" Jin Ling'er shouted softly.

According to the past, the general named Liao Li walked into the tent and looked at her without saying a word to see what was wrong with her, after all, Xie An had instructed Liao Li, as long as he didn't untie the rope that tied Jin Ling'er's hands, the rest would be satisfied.

But this time, there was no movement outside the tent.

Seeing this, Jin Ling'er was slightly stunned, and said secretly in her heart, what's going on? Then Liao Li's martial arts are not bad, how can it be......

Could it be that Chen Bei?

Thinking of this, Jin Ling'er showed a little surprise in her eyes, and pulled her hands, unfortunately, Xie An was tied tightly.

And at this moment, the tent was lifted, and several people wearing Zhou Jun's clothes and armor walked in, and under Jin Ling'er's surprised gaze, they lowered their voices and called in a low voice, "Big sister!" ”

"Ding Qiu, He Tao...... Why are you two here? ”

Seeing this, Jin Ling'er looked surprised, Ding Qiu said in a low voice, "He Tao picked up the eldest sister outside the Zhou military camp, and saw that the eldest sister had cut off contact with him since she entered the military camp, so she went to the Zhou army to inspect it, and saw that the eldest sister accidentally missed...... cough, seeing that the eldest sister was trapped, he hurriedly returned to Jijing and told the brothers about it, so the younger brother led the brothers to rescue ......"

Jin Ling'er nodded when she heard this, and after glancing at the outside of the tent, she frowned and said, "The guards outside the tent, have you ever killed them?" ”

Ding Qiu was stunned, and said hesitantly, "The eldest sister taught us that if it is not the mission target, you must not kill innocents indiscriminately, therefore, we only used incense to stun them, dragged them to no one's place, and did not hurt their lives, and if they sleep, they will naturally ......wake up."

"Good!" Jin Ling'er breathed a sigh of relief and said with relief, "It seems that the words of the old lady, you little ones still remember it......"

As he was talking, suddenly there was a rush of footsteps outside the tent, and faintly, Jin Ling'er heard a familiar [Sister Jin] urgent call......

Oops!

That thief couldn't have come at a better time!

Jin Ling'er was anxious.

At the same time, Xie An was hurrying to the tent with two jugs of wine.

Just now, he took the wine from the quartermaster and came back, and saw that there was no one guarding outside his tent, and even Liao Li's whereabouts were unknown.

Seeing this, Xie Anzhong was shocked, and thought that Chen Bei suddenly appeared, after all, Jin Ling'er was one of the targets that Chen Bei wanted to kill, so he hurriedly ran into the tent, and he was relieved to see Jin Ling'er still lying on the bed.

And at this moment, a hand came from the side, and a hand knife slashed at the back of Xie An's neck, Xie An was caught off guard, and fell to the ground immediately, only to hear two crisp sounds, and the two pots of wine in his hands fell to pieces on the ground.

"Ding Qiu, don't hurt him!" Jin Ling'er on the bed scolded urgently.

"......" Ding Qiu slashed Xie An with a knife in his hand, looked at Jin Ling'er in surprise when he heard this, and said hesitantly, "Eldest sister, it is this person who put the eldest sister under house arrest here...... What's more, he is still the person Li Wei told me to kill......"

Jin Ling'er's eyes showed a little coldness, not angry but threatening, and said in a deep voice, "Ding Qiu, didn't you hear what the old lady said?" ”

The assassins in the tent were pale when they heard this, not to mention Ding Qiu, and slowly put Xie An to the ground, and said in a loud voice, "Don't dare to ......"

Maybe it was to relieve Ding Qiu, He Tao diverted the topic and said, "Brothers, don't hurry up and loosen the tie for the eldest sister!" ”

"Hmm!" The Assassins nodded, and walked over to the bed, intending to untie the ropes that bound Jin Ling'er's hands.

Seeing this, Jin Ling'er felt an inexplicable panic in her heart for some reason, and said urgently, "Wait! ”

"Big sister?" The Assassins in the tent looked at Jin Ling'er suspiciously.

Looking at the familiar companions and brothers looking at him with surprised eyes, a trace of struggle flashed in Jin Ling'er's eyes, and suddenly she let out a long sigh and said, "Let go for Yu......"

"Yes, big sister!" One of the Assassins nodded, untied the ropes on Jin Ling'er's hands, and was about to throw the two ropes aside, when he saw Jin Ling'er, who was moving his hands, holding it in his hands.

Looking at the two ropes in her hand, Jin Ling'er's mood was very complicated.

She knew very well that it was these two ropes that maintained the incomprehensible relationship between her and Xie An these days.

Before she was unraveled, she was his captive, a woman who was always worried about being taken advantage of by him, a woman who could pretend to be weak to call him, a woman who could taste the taste of being spoiled by men like an ordinary woman.

But once she unravels it, she recovers, and can only regain her previous identity, the head of the Jinling [Dangerous Building] Assassin Inn, [Ghost with a Thousand Faces] Jin Ling'er......

"All out!" Jin Ling'er said lightly.

The assassins in the tent looked at each other, and He Tao whispered, "Sister, you can't stay here for a long time, Zhou Jun will ...... in a short time."

Jin Ling'er's eyes widened, and she scolded angrily, "The old lady told you to go out!" ――Wings are stiff, aren't they? I don't listen to my mother, do you? ”

"Don't dare...... Big sister is angry! He Tao's face froze, exchanged glances with Ding Qiu and other companions in the tent, and quickly withdrew from the tent, leaving only Jin Ling'er and Xie An, who were in a coma.

"Little thief, do you think the old lady doesn't know that you are saying that the old lady is a stupid woman behind your back?" Sighing, Jin Ling'er bent down, helped Xie An to the couch, let him lie on the couch, looked at him and muttered, "Who is stupid?" - You keep boasting that you are so smart, why can't you imagine that someone will come to save Yu...... Fool! ”

[Sister Jin, we've slept for so long, you can be regarded as my woman, right?] ]

[Doesn't hurt anymore, does it?] - Say this kind of thing again, the old lady will bite your mouth to pieces! ]

[Okay, if you don't say it, you won't say it...... Let's guess a mystery, shall we? ]

[Little thief, is this the only trick you have?] ――Aren't you afraid of being bitten hard by the old lady again? ]

[I can kiss Fangze, and I admit it when I am a little injured......]

[You...... Hmm, hmm......]

"What else did you say that the camp garrison was foolproof, and as a result, the rest of the companions mixed into your army, as if no one was in a ...... land" As she spoke, Jin Ling'er shook her head, and then a little teasing smile appeared on her face, and she tied Xie An's hands to the bed with two ropes, and laughed in a low voice, "I told you to bully the old lady these days!" ――Let you taste it too! ”

After that, she hesitated slightly, stretched out her right hand on her chest, put a jade pendant engraved with a cross in Xie An's palm, and then gently kissed Xie An on the lips, and said in a low voice, "Little thief, if you still have the ability to catch the old lady next time, don't let the old lady get away so easily......" As she said, her face vaguely showed a little loss, and murmured, "However, maybe there will be no such opportunity......

With that, she straightened up and took a deep breath.

Her complexion gradually became cold, her eyes gradually became sharper, and after taking a deep look at Xie An for the last time, she strode out of the tent.

When she crossed the puddle of wine at the mouth of the tent, her eyes vaguely showed a little regret and regret, but this look was only a fleeting look.

Ah, right now, she is no longer the forbidden thing that Xie An said in his mouth as if entertaining herself, she is the head of the hundreds of assassins in Jinling, and one of the top assassins in the world, [Ghost Queen] Jin Ling'er!

"Big sister ......" saw Jin Ling'er walking out of the tent, and all the assassins outside the tent called out one after another.

Among them, Ding Qiu handed a thin human skin mask to Jin Ling'er.

Jin Ling'er looked at the human skin mask silently for a long time.

[I think Sister Jin is very beautiful...... How to say it, well, white bi slightly flawed, yes, white bi slightly flawed! ]

Recalling Xie An's words in her mind, Jin Ling'er shook her head slightly, and said lightly, "No need, I want to breathe first......

Hey?

Ding Qiu's face showed a little stunned when he heard this, as one of Jin Ling'er's original companions, he knew very well that his eldest sister was quite concerned about the two scars on his face, even in front of all the brothers, he would never easily show his true face, but now, ......

Ding Qiu vaguely felt that after more than a month, his eldest sister seemed to have changed a lot......

Could it be ......

Ding Qiu glanced strangely at the tent.

Perhaps noticing the strange look on Ding Qiu's face, Jin Ling'er frowned and said, "What's wrong?" ”

"Oh, no, no......" Ding Qiu shook his head again and again, tucking the human skin mask back into his waist.

Seeing this, Jin Ling'er glanced around, saw that the night was getting dark, and it was time to leave the camp, so she said in a deep voice, "Go!" ”

Ding Qiu glanced at Jin Ling'er hesitantly when he heard this, and said tentatively, "Eldest sister, that Xie An ......" Speaking of this, his voice stopped abruptly, because he noticed that Jin Ling'er looked at him with a little displeasure in his eyes.

Looking at Jin Ling'er's expression, Ding Qiu didn't understand, glanced at the direction of the tent, and sighed in his heart.

And just when Jin Ling'er and the others hadn't left for long, in the distance, Li Shou staggered towards Xie An's tent.

"It's Li Shou!" He Tao subconsciously pulled out the dagger on his waist, but was pressed by Jin Ling'er's raised hand.

"Big sister?" The assassins looked at Jin Ling'er in disbelief, and Ding Qiu, who had vaguely guessed something, thought about it and said in a low voice, "Eldest sister, Xie An's 10 million taels of silver can be wanted, but this Li Shou is worth a Jinling City......

"Yes, big sister!" The Assassins of the Dangerous Mansion echoed in low voices.

Jin Ling'er silently looked at Xie An's handsome tent, then turned around and said lightly, "The old lady has thought of a brilliant idea to settle those orphans, as for Jinling...... Don't! - Let's go! ”

The assassins of Zhongweilou looked at each other, and finally followed Jin Ling'er's pace and escaped from the Zhou army camp while it was dark.

And Li Shou obviously didn't know that he had escaped, and came to Xie An's tent in a sway, seeing that there was no one around, and Liao Li and other guards did not know the whereabouts of the soldiers, he vaguely felt that something was wrong, rushed into the tent to take a look, and saw that Jin Ling'er did not know where to go, but Xie An was tied to the bed, with his head down, not knowing life and death.

Seeing this, Li Shou's face was shocked, and he shouted repeatedly, "Someone! Come! Shouting, he rushed to the side of the bed in a few steps, stretched out his hand to probe Xie An's snort, and saw that his breath was normal, so he let out a long sigh of relief.

"Xie An, Xie An, wake up, wake up!" Li Shou slapped Xie An's face with his hand.

Xie An woke up, and after being stunned for a moment, he exclaimed, "What about Sister Jin?" ”

Li Shou was angry and angry when he heard this, and scolded, "You are really lustful and don't change your heart!" ――Don't you understand? It must have been the woman's accomplices who saved her! ”

"That's it......" Xie An let out a long breath, and suddenly, he noticed that his hands were tied to the bed, and the place where he tied them was exactly the same as the position where he tied Jin Ling'er a few days ago, and there was an inexplicable smile on his face.

Seeing this, Li Shou became even more angry in his heart, and while loosening the ropes tied to his hands for Xie An, he scolded in a low voice, "You are still in the mood to laugh, do you know that as long as that woman has a trace of killing intent towards you, you will die when you are young!" ”

"Doesn't that mean she didn't mean to kill me?" When he said this, Xie An also noticed the jade pendant that was placed in the palm of his right hand.

He looked down at the ordinary jade pendant, stroking the two cross-shaped knife marks on it, and for some reason, he faintly felt lost.

And at this moment, Liao Li, who had a look of anger on his face, held a sword in his hand, stumbled into the tent, and saw that Xie An was safe and sound, so he breathed a sigh of relief, knocked on the ground and clenched his fists, and said ashamedly, "The last general was derelict in his duty, and he was charmed by the thief's medicine, and almost ruined the adult's life, I hope the adult will forgive the sin!" ”

"I don't blame General Liao," Xie An waved his hand and asked, "I wonder how the brothers are doing?" ”

Liao Li hugged his fists when he heard this, and said, "The last general has made a rough investigation, and his life is worry-free, but he can't wake up, most of them are fascinated by **, and it's okay to rest for a while...... Thank you, sir! As he spoke, he frowned in annoyance and whispered, "I don't know who the thief is, it's powerful!" -- The last general felt a slight pain like a pinprick at the base of his neck, and he fell unconscious......"

Stroking the jade pendant in his hand, Xie An said with a wry smile, "Don't blame General Liao for being negligent for a while, after all, the other party is an assassin who is good at this...... General Liao, get up! ”

"Assassins?" Liao Li was slightly stunned, stood up, looked left and right in the tent, and saw that Jin Ling'er had disappeared, and he understood a little in his heart.

Not long after, the guards led by Liao Li came back in twos and threes, all of them in low spirits and full of sleepiness, and as for the rest, most of them were still asleep.

Looking at the expressions of these guards, perhaps, they didn't know how they could fall inexplicably behind the haystack not far away, and seeing that their general Liao Li didn't talk about it, they didn't talk about it.

I have to say that Jin Ling'er's farewell without saying goodbye made Xie Anbe feel stunned.

Although it was not long before Xie An learned the news from Su Xin, Tang Hao and other generals that the rebels abandoned Hangu Pass and led the army to leave, his mood was still a little low.

Maybe it was just the misfortune of pitying this woman at first, but after more than 20 days of getting along, he gradually had an inexplicable good impression of this woman with a bumpy fate.

It's a pity......

Xie An pinched the jade pendant in his hand and was silent.

At this time, Li Shou's voice came to his ears.

"Xie An, Xie An!"

Xie An was stunned, and then he realized that he was standing on the wall of Hanhan Valley Pass.

And under the gate, it was as many as 90,000 troops of the Second Army of the Western Expedition, and these soldiers of the Second Army stood up straight one by one, looking up at Xie An expectantly.

Taking a deep breath, Xie An hung the jade pendant around his neck, then patted his cheek, and shouted loudly towards the more than 90,000 soldiers of the Second Army of the Western Expedition under the Guan, "In view of the fact that Hangu Pass is in the hands of our army, this official is committed to his promise, and hereby declares that all the officers and men of the Second Army will be exempted from capital crimes and the crime of implicating their families, and on top of this, two more crimes will be reduced!" ”

"Oh! Wow! More than 90,000 soldiers of the Second Army of the Western Expedition raised their arms and cheered, and even Tang Hao, Zhang Dong, Ou Peng and other generals could not hide the smiles on their faces and celebrated with the generals.

At the same time, on the Batu Mountain, which was seven or eight miles away from Hanhan Valley Pass, Jin Ling'er stood on the top of the mountain, silently looking at the direction of Hanhan Valley Pass, and listening to the resounding cheers of the Second Army of the Western Expedition.

"Big Sister ......"

Behind Jin Ling'er, Ding Qiu whispered tentatively.

Hearing this, Jin Ling'er turned her head, frowned, and said, "Didn't Yu tell you to go back to Jinling to prepare for the carriage and horses?" ”

Ding Qiu smiled bitterly and said, "The eldest sister ordered He Tao ......"

"Huh?" Jin Ling'er was slightly stunned, and her face was slightly embarrassed.

Seeing this, Ding Qiu hesitated for a moment and said, "Eldest sister, do you really want to move the orphans of Jinling to the vicinity of Jijing?" Although it is really good to build a village around Jijing, it is ......"

"What do you want to say?"

"If the eldest sister doesn't kill Xie An and Li Shou, I'm afraid it won't be easy to explain to Li Wei when I turn around......"

Jin Ling'er frowned when she heard this, and said with a sneer, "The old lady is not his subordinate Li Wei...... Let's just say that the old lady won't take this task, what can he do with the old lady? ”

"But we have already taken over the task before, and now we regret it, which is against the integrity of our Jianghu people......"

"Don't talk about honesty to the old lady...... Hmm, no, just say, well, Yan Huji sent a first-class master to guard Xie An and Li Shou, and the old lady's skills are not as good as others......"

"Big, big sister? Wouldn't this ruin the prestige of the eldest sister who has never missed a beat for more than ten years? ”

Hearing this, Jin Ling'er glanced in the direction of Hangu Pass and muttered, "If it's bad, it's bad...... Let's go back to Jinling...... No, go back to Jijing! ”

“…… Sister, are you alright? ”

"It's okay! - Let's go! ”

"Yes!"

On September 17, the 23rd year of Hongwu of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Qin Wei, the commander of Hanhan Valley Pass, led his army to abandon the pass, so that Xie An was able to take Hanhan Valley Pass without blood.

On September 18, leaving Ou Peng, Zheng Hao and 20,000 troops to defend Hanhan Guguan, Xie An and Li Shou led the remaining 12 troops and went straight to Mianchi.

A day later, Xie An and Li Shou's army arrived in Mianchi, and they found that the banner of the Zhou army was hanging on the city of Mianchi, and the rebel forces in the city had already been uprooted.

In order to give the former rebel soldiers under his command time to reunite with their relatives and have time to comfort their frightened relatives at home, Xie An stayed for a day in the name of rectification.

On September 20, the rebels, who had already appeased their relatives and had turned to the Zhou army in despair, rushed to Caoyang again under the leadership of Xie An and Li Shou.

After arriving in Caoyang, Xie An was surprised to find that Caoyang had also been broken by the eldest grandson Xiangyu and hung the banner of the Zhou army.

This time, Xie An didn't delay anything, and after a short rest, he continued to hurry, and finally arrived at Hongwu after half a day.

But what made him feel unbelievable was that Hongwu, like Mianchi and Cao Yang, had been conquered by the eldest grandson Xiangyu.

On September 22, Xie An and Li Shou led an army of 120,000 troops all the way to Qinhan Valley Pass at the foot of the Kuo Mountain, where they successfully joined the more than 20,000 troops of Changsun Xiangyu.

At present, in front of Xie An, there is only Qinhan Valley Pass, an ancient pass that has stood for hundreds of thousands of years, as long as this pass can be captured, Chang'an can almost be said to be within reach! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to register as a member to recommend this work, your support is my biggest motivation. )