Chapter 206: Shadows (3)
"Is there a spy among the reinforcements? This, how can this be good? The smile on Qi Hou's face froze suddenly, "Now that the reinforcements have arrived at the bottom of the mountain, if there are Chen Heng's spies among them, then wouldn't this place have been exposed?" ”
Wuxian raised his hand and said calmly: "Don't be too alarmed, since Chen Heng's 1,000 army has already gone out of the city to pursue Youxiang, it is impossible to turn around and rush back so quickly." Moreover, the spy in the reinforcements did not know in advance that we would meet here, so even if he left a signal along the road, no one would find it in time. ”
"But what about Chen Rui, who fought us in the woods? Will he send troops to chase after him? ”
"As long as Chen Pan's life is still in our hands, Chen Wei will be jealous. This morning, Dr. Gao has already left the city to transfer troops to Gao Wancheng. Not surprisingly, within three days, Gao's escort would be able to meet us at Dushan. At that time, even if Chen Heng sent troops to chase after him, it would no longer be a threat to us. ”
"Three days." Qi Hou listened to Wuxian's words, and his expression softened slightly, "Then what does Keqing plan to do with this spy?" Do you want him to follow us to Gaowan City? ”
"Don't worry, before dawn tomorrow, Wuxian will definitely get rid of this leaker for Your Excellency."
"How?"
"The foreign minister has his own arrangements. Now there is still some time before dawn, and the lord and his wife may wish to go back to the cave to rest first, and later, when the matter is settled, the foreign minister will come back and forth. ”
"This ...... Well, this matter is all handed over to Keqing, and Keqing will let it go. ”
"Xie Zunshang!" Shirtless hand-off.
Qi Hou bowed back and took Lu Ji back to the cave.
"Hongyun'er, what are you going to do?" The matter of spies also bothered me for a long time, and as soon as Qi Hou and them left, I immediately came to Wuxian's side.
"The reinforcements I arranged today were originally fifty dark soldiers sent to me by my father when I went to Qi. In these two months, fifteen people were lost, and thirty-five remained. ”
"Only thirty-five?"
"It's not enough for these people to confront Chen's soldiers head-on. A few days ago, I met an old friend in Guangrao City, and he brought twenty-four first-class swordsmanship masters with him, so I took him back to Linzi City with me. ”
"And you told him about today's plan?" As soon as I heard Wuxian's words, I immediately became suspicious of that "old friend".
"I know what you're thinking, but the spy won't be him, and the problem may be with the twenty-four swordsmen he brought."
"How do you know?"
"This person's father is the benefactor of my Zhao clan, he and I have been friends since childhood, and he also has a little relationship with you, there is no reason why he will help the Chen family to harm us."
"Who is it?" My doubts grew more and more in my mind.
"Dong Anyu's son, Dong Shu."
"Doctor Dong who built Jinyang City? What is the relationship between his son and me? ”
"Ah Shi, Dong Shu is the man that the four girls like. He's down the hill now, and I'll bring it up for you. "Innocent stepped between me and Innocent.
"Wait, what are you in a hurry?" Wuxian grabbed Innocent's hand, "What did you promise me before you came?" Don't think that saying thank you is a bad word. This time, I found Ah Shi first, so you have to listen to me in everything. Now, I want you to go down again, and don't say anything. Just tell the people down the mountain that His Holiness and I are hiding in the pine forest on the mountainside to the east, and let them hurry into the forest to protect them. ”
"That's it?"
"That's all."
"Good!" Wuxian waved his hand at Wuxian, turned his head and said to me: "Ah Shi, the four girls were sent to Lu by Zhao Wuxian, I taught her about it, don't listen to Zhao Wuxian's nonsense, and I'll tell you myself when I come back later." ”
"What did you say?" Dong Anyu, Yu An, Yu An is Dong Shu? My head was still in shock, and I didn't hear the innocent words for a moment.
"Nothing. Wolf cub, you don't want to go! Shirtless grabbed Innocent by the collar and shoved him. Innocent glared at him back, and after a few ups and downs, he disappeared into the shadows of the night trees.
"Hongyun'er, Yu An'......"
"I'll talk to you about Dong Shu's matter later, and now the top priority is to find out the spy first."
"How are you going to find it?"
"Chen Heng's purpose is to capture and kill Qi Hou, so the spy will definitely want to stay by Qi Hou's side so that he can pass the message to the Chen family. When everyone goes up the mountain, I will propose to divide the people into two groups, one group with more people will be led by me and Dong Shu to be responsible for leading away the pursuers, and one group with fewer people will be responsible for you and Ah Yu to transfer Qi Hou. ”
"Those who are willing to follow you and Yu An in danger must be loyal and fearless warriors, and those who want to stay with me and Ah Yu will definitely have Chen Heng's spies in addition to those who are greedy for life and afraid of death."
"Well, that's exactly what I thought. Acting like this, even if you can't catch the spies, at least you can get a group of credible people. ”
"Shall we wait for them in the pine forest to the east now?"
"I'll take Ah Yu there, and you accompany Qi Hou here."
"This is to find a spy, not to fight. Although my eyesight is not good, I am still a little better than a fish. I turned my head to look at Chen Pan, who was leaning against the rock wall and pretending to sleep at the moment, and there was always a faint uneasiness in my heart, "Ah Yu still let him look at Chen Pan, in case something happens here later, he can resist." ”
"Well, you're always justified." Shirtless rubbed my hair and turned his back to half-crouch in front of me.
"What are you doing?"
"We have to hurry up, it's dark and the mountain road is hard to walk." As he spoke, he took my hand and put it on his shoulder.
My heart warmed, and I bent down and lay gently on his back.
"Ah Yu, look forward to the world!" Shirtless carried me on his back and shouted at Ah Yu in the distance.
"If he speaks, remember to cut his tongue." I went back and added another sentence.
Shirtless lowered his head and chuckled, carrying me on his back and running eastward.
At night, a thick fog slowly rose from the valley. The mist was like a lonely spirit crawling up the hillside in the dark. Soon, the mountain road beneath our feet and the low bushes on both sides of the mountain road were obscured by the fog that poured up from all directions. This pine forest is more than two miles away from the cave where Qi Hou is hiding, and if you are not familiar with the terrain here, I am afraid it will be difficult to find the right direction in such a foggy night.
"You've been here with Innocence before?" I whispered as I leaned on my shirtless back.
"Well, I brought him here once before I pretended to be a fish master and came to the palace to find you, and this was the place I didn't want to come to today." Shirtless jumped on tiptoe onto a boulder, ran two steps in a row, and jumped over a forest stream.
Oh, yes...... If all goes well, we wouldn't be here at all. Entering this valley, coming to this pine forest, meant that the day had come to the worst he could have predicted.
"Hongyun'er, how long do you think Kan Zhi can hold Chen Heng back?" I muttered as I looked at the shadows that kept flying in the night.
"I don't know, the longer the better!" Wuxian put his hands on his hands and pushed me on his back, "Fortunately, we still have Chen Pan in our hands now, and you have hidden all his antidotes on your body?" ”
"No, in fact, I have already solved his poison for him in the forest of Liuzhoudu. June snow and lark vine can only mix a kind of virtual poison, the movement is large, but in fact, the toxicity is small. ”
"You're still soft-hearted." With a soft sigh, Wuxian jumped over a boulder more than two feet high on his back, and finally came to a clearing in the middle of the pine forest.
"How can there be a room there?" I lay on my shirtless back and pointed with my hand. In the night fog, a small grass hut loomed.
"Most of these houses are built by nearby hunters, who go up to the mountains to hunt on weekdays, and if there is bad weather, they will come here to hide." After running a few steps without shirts, one fell to the door of the grass hut.
"How do you know?" I jumped off his back and looked curiously at the hut in front of me, made of pine branches and stones.
"In my early years, I also built such a house in other places, which is convenient for others and for myself. Okay, don't stand at the door, let's go in and wait! Shirtless took a step up to me, grabbed me by the waist, and carried me into the room.
It was an enclosed hut with no windows, no beds, and only a half-man's stack of hay as far as the eye could see. For travelers who are trapped in the mountains at night, this hut can be regarded as an excellent place to use grass as a pillow and grass as a roof.
"Now the fog is heavy, I'm afraid the people under the mountain won't be able to come up for a while, if you are tired, take a rest first, and I'll call you later." Shirtless laid me on the haystack, turned around and lit the torches on the wall with flint, and then climbed up with him, kneeling in the corner.
"What are you looking for?" I wondered.
"Orions like to hide bows and arrows in the haystacks in the corners, I'll look for them, and if so, I'll be able to use them for your own defense later."
"Fool, such a fog, even if I am Hou Yi Reborn, I can't shoot anyone! Don't look for it! I turned and crawled to him, laughing and plucking the hay that fell between his hair one by one, "Mr. Zhao, you don't plan to go to see your guards with this weed later, do you?" What a loss of face! ”
"Wait a minute...... Ha, found it! Just know that they like to hide. Shirtless jerked up and pulled out an unpainted poplar bow and a worn-out arrow from the haystack.
"You should prepare this bow and arrow first, you won't need it tonight, and it's hard to guarantee that you won't need it on the road tomorrow."
"It's not like what you would say." I looked at his smiling face and suddenly felt a pang in my heart, "You always tell me that everything will be fine, everything will be fine." We're in a really bad situation right now, aren't we? In addition to the 1,000 government troops, the Chen clan also left their soldiers and horses in Linzi City, right? ”
"You girl...... "Shirtless long arms hugged me into his arms, "I used to say that because I had a heart in my heart and wanted to reassure you." Keeping you ready for tomorrow's bow today is indeed my lack of certainty of victory. But such a shameful thing, why do you want to pierce my ......?"
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