A group of dozens of soldiers and horses galloped out of the city, and the people on the road avoided the roadside.

"Why have the soldiers and horses been running so much lately?" A passer-by asked puzzledly, "I heard that the emperor is sick—"

Isn't there going to be an accident?

Other passers-by immediately retorted with a smile: "No, it's because the crown prince of Xiliang is here to meet our princess here." ”

As he spoke, he pointed to a few pedestrians on the other side to avoid them, which were obviously not the costumes of Fengcheng people.

"Look, these are Xiliang merchants, and they have a lot of them."

The Xiliang merchants nodded with a smile: "Yes, thanks to the crown prince and princess, we will also come over to sell some goods." ”

O princess! The passers-by who asked were not afraid for a moment, and asked again and again when the princess came, where she came, and if we could go and see.

The Xiliang merchants looked at the soldiers and horses in the distance, glanced at each other, and made a look of nothingness.

"I'll go to the east of the city to have a look." One said, leading his horse, "I heard there's a leather market over there." ”

"Then let's go into the city." A few other merchants said, pointing to the cart they were pulling, "We are spices, and the people in the city want more." ”

The road returned to normal, lively and lively people came and went, and did not care about the distant soldiers and horses, let alone saw that there were people in the group of soldiers and horses constantly looking back, this guard was thin, and his face under the hat was gray, but it was difficult to hide the delicate when he looked closely.

"Everyone, you don't know yet—" she couldn't help but say.

"Princess." A guard beside her whispered, "It can't be discovered yet, there may be Xiliang people's eyeliner everywhere, and once they detect any changes, everyone will have no chance." ”

Princess Jin Yao knows and knows the truth, but she is really like a knife in her heart.

Ahead of the fortress, the leading guards took out the order flag and waved it, and the guards got out of the way and watched them gallop by.

Princess Jin Yao looked back at these guards again: "They don't know yet-"

The guards on the other side said in a deep voice: "So the princess should leave quickly, the sooner you leave, the faster everyone can be prepared." ”

Princess Jin Yao understood, but tears still flowed, she gritted her teeth and urged the horse, hurry, faster-

Soon after they left, another soldier and horse rushed to ask if the guards had just passed a group of soldiers and horses, and after receiving a positive answer, the general at the head of the group looked slightly relieved, but then solemnly took off his bow and crossbow, and looked at the guards in front of him.

"Prepare for war."

At the same time, there was a sudden rush in and outside the city, with groups of officials driving away the people in the market.

"No stalls!"

"Put it all away!"

"It's all scattered, it's scattered!"

The officials were arrogant, which made the people angry and puzzled, "Why?" "The bazaar has always been like this."

The official at the head said lazily: "What's wrong all the time?" We have never had a princess in Fengcheng, and now that the princess is here, don't affect the princess's travel. ”

It turned out to be for the princess, the princess is indeed unusual, and the traders are a little helpless.

Seeing their expressions, the official led by him was dissatisfied again, "Be happy!" Do you know what's going on soon? The crown prince of Xiliang and the princess are going to negotiate the marriage of a princess of Xiliang to marry the fifth prince——"

This sentence is really awkward to say, and it is difficult for him to finish it in one breath.

Some of the people heard clearly, some of them were even more confused, and the officials and officials stopped saying more, impatiently scolding and urging, dispersing the people, and there was a buzz of discussion everywhere, noisy and chaotic.

There are also Xiliang merchants in the bazaar, and when the officials saw it, they specially advised, "Don't worry, it won't delay your business, when your crown prince talks with our princess, it will be a great joy, and our Fengcheng will definitely celebrate, and then we will be even richer." ”

The Xiliang merchants thanked one after another, and then looked inside and outside the city, there were requisitioned handymen who were sweeping the streets and sprinkling water to pave the roads-

"Stay at home honestly, close the door, and don't run around."

"There are children at home, they are all optimistic, don't run around, bump into the princess, I can't spare you."

"The princess's car is about to come out."

I heard that Daxia has this habit, and the royal family travels with dignity, and will clear the road, sprinkle water, or something, so the Xiliang merchants followed the others to pack up the goods and left obediently.

Sure enough, when it was nearly noon, the princess's car slowly drove out of the city surrounded by officials and guards, and headed for the camp where the prince of Xiliang was stationed.

The crown prince of Xiliang was already impatient to wait, and when he heard that the princess was coming, he hurriedly greeted her, and the princess had already entered the camp.

The crown prince of Xiliang wanted to come to visit, but was stopped by the old officials of Honglu Temple.

"The princess is a little inconvenient." He said with a look of embarrassment.

The crown prince of Xiliang glanced at the camp tent and asked with a smile: "Is that prince here together?" ”

The old official of Honglu Temple did not answer with a straight face, but said: "This official is the emperor's messenger, and the official can talk to the crown prince about specific matters." ”

The crown prince of Xiliang laughed, he was an informed and interesting person, and he did not forcibly disturb the princess and her lover, so he took the old officials to his camp, and the other officials behind them also followed, and two or three of them were all crowded to the side of the prince of Xiliang.

"The crown prince is extraordinary."

"I also saw King Xiliang back then, it's really better than blue."

Everyone said that the officials of Great Xia were arrogant, and his father often cursed the officials of Great Xia for bullying people too much, and now it seems that these officials are very polite to him, the prince of Xiliang walked to his tent, and was just about to go in surrounded by the officials of Great Xia, and rushed to the side with an entourage.

"Prince, there's news—" he shouted, "our soldiers and horses have been discovered—"

He said Xiliang dialect, many Daxia officials did not react, the old officials of Honglu Temple understood, their faces changed, and they grabbed the arm of the prince of Xiliang, "Do it!" ”

But it was still a step too late, and with a wave of the thick arm of the prince of Xiliang, he did not let the old official catch it, but grabbed the old official's collar and lifted him up.

"Old fellow!" There was no smile on the face of the crown prince of Xiliang, "Look for death!" ”

The officials who were crowded around the crown prince of Xiliang also rushed over at this time, holding the knife hidden in their sleeves in their hands-

The crown prince of Xiliang roared angrily, swept the old official fiercely, pulled out his knife, and after a few screams, a piece of the ground fell to the ground, and the knife was finally inserted into the old official's chest.

"Where's the princess?" The crown prince of Xiliang shouted.

The old official spat out a mouthful of blood at him and died.

The entire camp was already in a fight by this time.

The crown prince of Xiliang stepped on the corpse and pulled out his knife, and ran to the camp tent in front of him, where Princess Jin Yao was really empty, he raised the knife angrily and roared.

"They can't get away—"

......

......

Fengcheng has been surrounded, and it is even more serious than previously guessed.

The twilight covered the earth, the wind in the ears became more and more fierce, the vision became blurred, and the guards around him kept falling, from nearly a hundred people at the beginning, to only a dozen people left.

Princess Jin Yao held the reins and clamped the horse's belly tightly so as not to fall down when it was bumpy.

She didn't know where they were at this moment, they had already rushed in several directions, all of them were ambushed and intercepted, and the pursuers in the rear never got rid of it.

"You can't go around it anymore." Zhang Yao's voice shouted, "The more you go around the pursuers, the more you are!" ”

"There are too few of us." A guard said, "The identity of the princess has also been discovered, and she can't be killed." ”

Princess Jin Yao shouted: "Leave me alone, as long as someone can go out and send the news out, otherwise it will be too late for Xijing." ”

It is not too far from Fengcheng to Xijing, and Fengcheng will definitely not be able to stop it for long, Princess Jin Yao gritted her teeth, the officials of Honglu Temple, the officials of Fengcheng, I am afraid that it has been- Thinking of them, Princess Jin Yao did not cry anymore, her eyes were red with hatred.

"There's a risky way." Zhang Yao said, looking ahead, "Listen-"

What else to listen to at this time?

The sound of the wind, the hooves of the chasing horses behind them, and, the sound of water.

"There's a river ahead—" Zhang Yao said, "and we're heading in the direction of Xijing, and we're definitely not going to be able to outrun these Xiliang soldiers on horseback, so we're going down the river, we're fast, and we're able to avoid the pursuers." ”

How to go down the river? There are no ships in this wilderness.

Zhang Yao looked at everyone: "Jump into the river." ”

What, isn't that a search for death?

"We don't know how to water." A few guards said helplessly.

Princess Jin Yao actually didn't either, but she didn't speak, what she thought was that if she really couldn't escape, then she would jump into the river and drown, and she would never let the people of Xiliang get her body.

Zhang Yao said: "You can find a piece of wood or something that can float to hold." ”

Is that so? The guards, you look at me, I look at you, and while they were thinking, the fire was blazing in the rear, the ground was shaking, and a large number of pursuers were coming, getting closer and closer.

"Catch the princess!"

"They can't escape!"

Without any further thought, they struggled forward, and a river soon came into view, the river was so turbulent and turbid that it looked very frightening in the night, and the sound even drowned out the sound of the horse's hooves of the pursuers behind them.

"It's—" The guards were a little bewildered.

If it was said that there was a mountain of swords and a sea of fire ahead, he would rush at the sound of an order, but in the face of the river, he hesitated.

And it's bare, and there's no tree around here.

Zhang Yao jumped off the horse and stretched out his hand to Princess Jin Yao, who did not hesitate to dismount and put her hand on his.

"I'm good at water, I'll take the princess on the waterway." Zhang Yao said, "If you have good water nature, come with me, and the rest of the others will have a greater hope of escaping if they walk alone." ”

It is true that everyone is more flexible if they don't need to protect the princess, but their duty, the guards, hesitate again, and those who can't water don't retreat.

"The most important thing now is not to protect me, but to deliver the news!" Princess Jin Yao looked at them and shouted, "I order you, no matter what, try your best to live, send the news out, let Xijing, let the capital prepare to fight." ”

The piercing sound of breaking the air came, Zhang Yao pressed Princess Jin Yao down, and a sharp arrow grazed over.

"Catch the princess—"

"The princess is here—"

The pursuers of the Xiliang people were already able to see each other, and they were carrying torches and coming all over the world.

"Let's go!" Zhang Yao shouted, pulled Princess Jin Yao and rushed to the river, stepping on the high and low banks and quickly arrived at the river's edge.

The churning river in the night is like a roaring monster.

Princess Jin Yao felt that her heartbeat had stopped, and she held Zhang Yao's hand tightly.

"Don't be afraid, princess." Zhang Yao shouted, "Close your eyes and take a deep breath." ”

Princess Jin Yao suddenly closed her eyes and took a deep breath, and the next moment she was hugged by Zhang Yao and jumped down with her.

The inhalation turned into a scream, and in an instant, both people and voices disappeared into the river.

Behind them, four people jumped down, and the rest of them chose different directions, running towards the unknown future amid the roar of firelight, knives and guns.