Chapter 106: Escape from the Tiger's Mouth
Regardless of whether what Sima Rui said was true or not, Leng Changxi subconsciously protected Qin Yunuan behind him, Leng Changxi naturally couldn't really come alone, you must know that the three thousand Leng family troops were waiting at the foot of the mountain, and Leng Changxi's confidence to mobilize so many troops came from using Sima Rui's suspicions and the secret notes in the palace to let Sima Rui stand still tomorrow, so that he would have enough time to rush back.
"You don't believe me?" Sima Rui smiled slyly, "Listen." ”
A sound of blades meeting came from the dense forest at the foot of the mountain, and the three thousand Leng family troops were caught off guard by the sudden arrival of a large group of men and horses, according to the report, this granary is only Sima Rui's temporary station, and the number of guards is only a few hundred people, looking at the posture of this black cloud, there are at least five thousand people.
Leng Changxi tightened his brows, Sima Rui smiled at the corner of his mouth, he enjoyed it very much in his heart, there were not many opportunities to see Leng Changxi frowning.
Sima Rui lowered his eyes on Qin Yunuan with a mocking tone: "Didn't you just say that I don't know how to govern the army?" Didn't I say I didn't know how to think about the people under me? Look at him, Leng Changxi and his subordinates share weal and woe, and in the end, no one betrays him. After that, he looked at Leng Changxi with a smile again: "General Leng, do you want to know, who is it?" ”
Leng Changxi didn't speak, the reflection of the raging fire in his eyes made his eyes red, a little terrifying.
Suddenly, a person rushed out from behind the room where Qin Yunuan was being held, his hair was a little loose, and he looked a little haggard, he danced a big axe, and slashed at Sima Rui is wow: "You dog offal, Chunxiu, my Chunxiu, you have already killed her." ”
This person is none other than Shang Xianhua, who was still fighting side by side with Leng Changxi on the city wall yesterday, Leng Changxi's pupils expanded instantly, he didn't expect that it would be this veteran general who regarded friendship as more than fate, and he even sent Shang Xianhua to thoroughly investigate the affairs of the inner line of the army.
The black-clothed master beside Sima Rui immediately stepped forward, and Leng Changxi took a few steps back, protecting Qin Yunuan tightly.
Qin Yunuan nestled in Leng Changxi's arms and called softly: "Changxi." ”
"Don't be afraid." Leng Changxi's tone was extremely gentle, and he stretched out his palm and gently covered Qin Yunuan's eyes, and in the next moment, it was the sound of the blade slashing into the flesh, Qin Yunuan could even imagine Shang Xianhua with an enemy, the appearance of blood and flesh splashing, Shang Xianhua cursed in a dull and hard manner: "Sima Rui, you know that Chunxiu was seriously injured and her martial arts were lost, you took advantage of the fire to rob, kidnapped her, and let your henchmen abuse her, and used Chunxiu to blackmail me to betray the general, you have done so many things, after you die, you will definitely go to the eighteenth layer of hell." ”
Qin Yunuan's heart trembled, after all, Shang Chunxiu was injured in order to save her, but then, it was Sima Rui's joking words: "Let's talk about the aftermath after death, besides, how do I know that your daughter was born so strongly, but after a few incidents, she was indignant and bit her tongue and committed suicide." ”
"Brute! You brute! Shang Xianhua roared, an extremely sharp knife had already been inserted into his heart, the blade could be seen from behind, the man in black holding the handle seemed to be unwilling, and twisted the handle a few times, which completely turned Shang Xianhua's internal organs into a pulp.
Shang Xianhua's eyes widened, as if he was dead, but he suddenly knelt down in the direction of Leng Changxi, opened his mouth, and wanted to say something but couldn't say a word, at this time the man in black made up for it, and Sima Rui said coldly: "The Leng family cut off the heads of my subordinates, you, cut off his head for me too;
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The man in black who was closest was about to make a move, but the big knife was raised above his head, and when he swung it hard, a stone suddenly shot out, hitting the wrist of the man in black, Leng Changxi's hand throwing the stone had not been withdrawn, and he stepped forward, his eyes were firm and cold.
"General Leng is really affectionate and righteous," Sima Rui said sarcastically, "This person is a traitor, are you worthy of the three thousand sacrificed soldiers under you to protect his head?" ”
Leng Changxi raised his head coldly: "Sima Rui, I am different from you, you don't pay attention to human nature, the girl of the Shang family once saved Nuan Nuan's life, this head, even if I repay the kindness of their Shang family for Nuan Nuan." ”
Sima Rui personally picked up the knife and walked to Shang Xianhua's corpse: "Unfortunately, you may not be able to keep it." ”
At this time, under the signal of Sima Rui's eyes, seven or eight black-clothed people had gradually surrounded Qin Yunuan and Leng Changxi from behind.
Sima Rui smiled proudly: "If you want to protect Shang Xianhua's head, you can't take care of Qin Yunuan, you have to protect Qin Yunuan, as for this head, I will keep it for you." ”
But just before Sima Rui could make a move, suddenly a smoke bomb exploded in the clearing, accompanied by the updraft formed by the still burning fire, and after a while, the entire courtyard was white, and nothing could be seen.
Sima Rui wanted to give an order, but as soon as he opened his mouth, the choking smoke rushed straight to his mouth, and the smell was fishy, and he didn't know what it was.
In the fog, Qin Yunuan only felt that someone was dragging her behind her, and she instinctively hid in Leng Changxi's arms defensively, but heard the other party's words: "It's me." ”
What a familiar sound!
After nearly a stick of incense, the thick white mist finally dissipated, Sima Rui waved away the last white mist, and when he opened his eyes, the place where Leng Changxi and Qin Yunuan were standing was really empty, and Shang Xianhua's body also disappeared out of thin air.
"Search for me! Search all over the mountains! Sima Rui was unwilling, he finally forced this sworn enemy to a dead end, did he have to give up like this?
There was the sound of whirring wind in her ears, and when Qin Yunuan came out of a dark and cold environment for a long time, she was burned by the fire, and her eyes hurt a little, she didn't speak, and honestly lay on Leng Changxi's back, letting Leng Changxi perform light skills, almost instantly, from Sima Rui's base to the foot of the mountain, taking the path, and you could see the battle below from a distance.
Five thousand people against three thousand people, or a sudden attack in the middle of the night, familiar with the terrain, it stands to reason that it should be very easy, but down the mountain, half of the casualties on both sides, Leng Changxi saw the nearest Leng family soldier fall, his footsteps paused slightly, Qin Yunuan felt his hesitation and trembling, and called softly: "Changxi? ”
At this time, Qin Yunuan's eyes were no longer good, in order to make the fire ignite quickly, she poured kerosene in the house, she was very afraid of fire, the red flame would remind her of the scene when she was burned to death in the sedan chair before she was reborn, but this time she didn't know where the courage came from, she watched the fire gradually make a tongue of fire from the small flames, and then the monstrous red fire before leaving with confidence.
"I'm fine." Leng Changxi's tone was a little sour, the three thousand people below were all soldiers who were born and died, but for the sake of the overall situation, he couldn't expose himself, let alone Qin Yunuan, and even more so the strong man who came to meet them;
A group of people leading the way in front of them is the mysterious person who suddenly appeared to rescue them this time, they are dressed as a minority group, by the moonlight, you can see clearly their shoulders made of animal skins, this is a unique costume of Beidi, they are eighty percent of Beidi people.
One of the tall Beidi people carried Shang Xianhua's corpse on his back, and the blood flowed on his back and his arms were not dirty.
The person closest to Leng Changxi and Qin Yunuan held Beidi's scimitar in his hand, escorted the two, watched Leng Changxi walk so fast under his feet all the way, and walked so fast with a person on his back, not only sighed: "General of Daqi, your light skills are really good, how about we have a discussion another day?" ”
Leng Changxi said in a deep voice: "Escape first." ”
"That's not easy." This person only thought it was a piece of cake, and just as Leng Changxi was looking sideways, the man who was walking in front suddenly made a secret signal backwards. The man smiled, "It's here." ”
Before we reached the mountain pass, where did we go?
Leng Changxi thought about it carefully, since this group of people dared to go deep into the tiger's den to rescue him, they naturally would not easily murder his life, not to mention, he had no grudges with Beidi, so there was no need to be afraid.
I followed it, only to find that the person shouted "arrived" was to the entrance of a secret passage.
It seemed that Leng Changxi was somewhat guarded, and the first one took two steps ahead to confirm that there was nothing unusual inside, and then recruited Qin Yunuan and Leng Changxi: "The general and the general's wife of Daqi, you come in quickly, when we come in, we have to seal the secret passage, don't let that crazy prince find it." ”
Leng Changxi raised his eyebrows, and heard Qin Yunuan on his back whisper: "Believe them, they should be the people of Wanyan Su." ”
The secret passage was damp and dark, although Qin Yunuan's eyes were not good, and his nose was already sensitive, in the dark environment, he brought this sense to the extreme.
"Wanyan Su really has the ability," Qin Yunuan whispered and praised, "The soil is new, and the roots of the tree have not yet been dehydrated, this secret passage should have been dug up in four hours." ”
Suddenly, there was a bright light in front of him, and the light with hot air let Qin Yunuan know that the exit had arrived, and there were still many torches.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for Wan Yansu to hear Yan Su's familiar and hearty voice: "My good partner, I've been waiting for you for a long time." This sentence "good partner" is talking about Qin Yunuan.
Seeing Leng Changxi, Wan Yansu bowed his hand even more respectfully: "General Leng of Great Qi, we haven't seen each other for a long time. ”
Leng Changxi didn't speak, what he was most worried about at this time was Qin Yunuan's eyes, at this time, Qin Yunuan's eyes were already red and swollen, like a peach pit bulging, and it was distressing to look at.
Wan Yansu also noticed Qin Yunuan's strange appearance: "Good partner, your eyes? Don't be afraid, we have a home remedy in Beidi, find some mare's milk or human milk and smear it on your eyes, and it won't take long. ”
Leng Changxi suddenly snorted coldly, pulled out the dagger hidden in his boots and pressed it against Wan Yansu's bare Adam's apple: "Why should I believe you?" You suddenly appeared, suddenly dug such a secret passage, and suddenly saved me and Nuan Nuan's lives, what is it that you did all this with premeditation? ”
His own prince was threatened, and two or three big men were all eyeing him, Qin Yunuan squinted his eyes and pulled Leng Changxi and said, "Changxi, calm down, Prince Wanyan is a rescuer I invited." ”