Chapter Seventy-Three: Incident
There was a light rain, and the temperature rose slightly after the warm front passed. The emperor used the medicinal diet prescribed by the imperial doctor in a proper manner, and the wind and cold were almost completely cured, and finally when it was time to continue the march, the underworld army boosted morale and reorganized the army, and the army branch under the command of the general was also ready to set off at any time.
Xie Lingxu opened the curtain of the emperor's tent with one hand with the pastries he brought from the kitchen, but saw that the bed was empty-
Oops......
Xie Lingxu's brain was hot, and he immediately put down the things in his hand and chased out.
Groove ...... What about the emperor? Odd...... What about Shen Su? I didn't see the guards and eunuchs stationed next to the emperor......
It won't be, Shen Su...... Reversed?
Xie Lingxu's heart tightened, and he trotted a few steps before stopping. I don't know where I'm going to find the emperor, and the news of the emperor's inexplicable disappearance should be ...... Tell King Yu first?
Xie Lingxu walked briskly towards the camp of the king of You, passing through an empty and flat realm on the way, and at a glance, the familiar figure of the emperor flashed in front of him......
looked at it intently, and saw that the emperor was wandering around in the open space not far away-
Groove ...... What the hell is the emperor doing here?
On the one hand, Xie Lingxu felt that his tightened heart was relieved, and on the other hand, he felt that the emperor who had worried about him for a while would be destroyed by heaven and earth.
Walking towards the former, I saw the emperor turn around and wave his hand to himself:
"Spirit~~"
Xie Lingxu couldn't help but roll his eyes:
"Your Majesty, what are you doing here?"
The emperor: "Lying in the barracks all day, I am about to suffocate to death, come out to breathe." β
Xie Lingxu: "Your Majesty, it's not safe outside, you still ......"
Before he finished speaking, Yu Guang caught a glimpse of a dazzling reflection on the observation platform high on the oblique side, Xie Lingxu turned his head, and saw a figure that seemed to be holding a bow and arrow, aiming towards the position where the emperor was......
Xie Lingxu burst out: "The emperor quickly retreats-"
The emperor was stunned for a few seconds, then realized that he moved his steps back, and then an armor-piercing arrow roared straight from the side, narrowly grazing the bridge of the former's nose......
The emperor was startled, and was frightened by a sudden cold arrow, and when he retreated, he didn't stand firm, and fell down with a break in his ankle......
Xie Lingxu turned around, rushed over from the side, witnessed the scene in front of Fang Cai, and ordered the former:
"Take good care of the emperor."
I turned around and ran to the lookout at the other end.
Looking at Shen Su's back, Xie Lingxu couldn't help but think: Obviously he is a eunuch, but his eyesight and skills are no less than that of a well-trained warrior, Shen Su's identity is definitely as simple as it seems......
"My Foot ......"
Xie Lingxu was pulled back to his senses by a howl from the emperor, looked down at the man sitting on the ground in front of him, and couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth-
The Emperor: "My feet, ......"
Xie Lingxu: "Your Majesty...... You okay? β
Emperor: "No, I can't get up......"
Xie Lingxu: "Or...... Shall I help you up? β
The Emperor: "Oh...... I can't move. β
"Then ......" Xie Lingxu crossed his arms and looked at the person sitting on the ground: "Do you dare to want me to pick you up?" β
The emperor blinked at the man who tilted his head and looked at him.
Oops, I'll go......
"Actually, Your Majesty, it's good for you to sit on the ground and rest."
The emperor: "The ground is cold, my illness is just right, you can't ...... the spirit"
"Okay, good ......" Xie Lingxu looked helpless, thinking about where the emperor was going to start with a one-meter-eight man......
The emperor moved his body with difficulty, but the next second he was really picked up by the woman in front of him.
For the first time in my life, I was ...... by a woman Playing a horizontal hug β
The emperor hugged Xie Lingxu's neck in a panic, and the latter looked down at the person in front of him, and was shocked to find that the brazen emperor could still blush to the root of his ears......
didn't care that the person in his arms had a strange look, Xie Lingxu raised his eyes, but saw the gloomy face of the King of You walking towards him-
And here it is? Did the news spread so fast?
King You stood expressionless in front of Xie Lingxu, and inexplicably felt that the atmosphere was a little weird......,
The emperor turned his white, half-red and half-red face and looked at the gloomy face of King You:
"Brother Mo Hengβ"
"What's wrong?" King You ignored the emperor, stared at Xie Lingxu and asked in a deep voice.
Moving the hand holding the emperor's shoulder, Xie Lingxu inexplicably felt that King You had an expression as if he was going to kill him,
"Someone wanted to assassinate the emperor just now, but fortunately he didn't succeed, and Shen Gongcheng was investigating it. However, the emperor accidentally broke his foot, so he ......"
Before Xie Lingxu finished speaking, he saw that You Dynasty took a step forward, and without saying a word, he directly took over the emperor who was beaten and held in the former's hand......
The emperor was quietly handed over to King You and didn't say much, the latter glanced at Xie Lingxu's surprised face, turned his back and said indifferently:
"The emperor handed it over to me for placement, you go to Shen Su and be sure to catch the real culprit."
"Ah...... Oh. Looking at the emotional picture in front of him, Xie Lingxu was stunned for a moment before responding.
King You hugged the emperor and went away, leaving Xie Lingxu to look at the back of the former, imagining the picture of his brain being messy in the wind alone......
"Who are you?" Chu Xiu put his sword on the neck of the captured assassin and asked.
Xie Lingxu stretched his neck and saw the former's side face clearly. Sure enough, it was the person I saw that day pretending to be the Underworld......
The man tied to the iron chair was sharp and angular, his eyes were full of disdain and arrogance, and he raised his head without revealing a trace of fear, as if he had long anticipated the situation he was about to face.
The king of You stepped forward and pressed one hand on the man's shoulder, only to see that his palm exerted force, and then burst out with a sound of broken bones, and the man's face showed a painful and hideous look, only to hear the voice of the king of You:
"Who sent you?"
The man gritted his teeth and refused to speak, so the king of Youwang exerted another three points.
The man with bulging muscles finally couldn't stand the sharp pain in his shoulder, and said something-
Xie Lingxu didn't hear it clearly, and it took a long time to realize that this person was speaking the language of a barbarian......
When did the Barbarians infiltrate the Stygian Army? The crowd was silent for a moment. King You pursed his lips, as if he was in deep thought, only to hear the Shang King, who was standing with his arms crossed, began to fan the yin wind and ignite the ghost fire:
"How could a barbarian be infiltrated into the army of the King of You? What a strangeness! β
The former's words are clearly accusing the king of You's poor supervision, or suspecting that the king is fornicating with barbarians. As soon as the words came out, all the ministers and generals present looked at each other, and there was an inexplicable unclear meaning in the air......
Chu Xiu stared at the King of Shang a little annoyed, and wanted to rush forward with a hot head for a while, but was grabbed by Xie Lingxu beside him.
King You: "This matter is indeed my negligence. β
King Shang: "King You's negligence almost put the emperor in an accident, and this responsibility cannot be shirked with a single sentence." Besides, the problem with the barbarians being so easily infiltrated in the army of the King of You" ...... the Shang King smiled meaninglessly:
"It seems to be a matter of deliberation......"
King You's expression was calm: "Does the King of Shang want to say that I fornicated with the enemy army?" It would be ridiculous to draw conclusions based on a mixed assassin, and it would be more worthy of scrutiny that the king of Shang was in such a hurry to convict me, right? β
Seeing that the two of you said a word to me without giving in, the minister on the side stepped forward and persuaded:
"Two princes, this matter has not yet been settled, why bother hurting your own family for a barbarian assassin, according to Weichen, it is not too late to make a decision after finding out the truth."
King You looked coldly at a man whose face was like ashes and fell on the side of the iron chair, and said solemnly:
"Hold this person in custody first, and obey the fate."
Returning to the emperor's tent, Xie Lingxu opened the door curtain with his hand, only to see the emperor sitting upright on the bed and not moving at all, as if in a daze-
Tiptoeing over, the former seemed to sense something, and turned around suddenly, looking straight at himself with clear eyes......
Xie Lingxu: "Your Majesty...... Are you alright? β
The emperor's indifferent expression moved, and he couldn't distinguish his expression, only to see that he suddenly got into the futon, and the quilt embroidered with dragon patterns covered half of the former's face, and the emperor turned his face to the soft voice inside and said:
"I ...... Luckily, I'm sleepy. β
I rub ...... The emperor usually talks a lot and can't stand it, but today he actually closed the chatterbox. Xie Lingxu thought to himself: It seems that the emperor was frightened by the sudden assassination-
The people on the bed did not make a sound for a long time, Xie Lingxu pondered that the emperor might be asleep, so he also fell asleep in a daze against the wooden stake on the side......
The emperor half-closed his eyes, and put his hand holding the futon against his lipsβ
I have never been so conscious as I am now, and the person who is now in the same room with me still seems to remember the scene of being beaten and hugged by her - at that time, the side of her ear was close to her heart, but the heartbeat in her head did not know whether it was a previous person, or - it was actually her own......
How can it feel that way? I never felt like I had ever felt in my life......
There was an itch in his neck, Xie Lingxu patted the back of his neck, and when he opened his eyes, he saw an unknown beetle flying forward around his field of vision......
The blurred eyes gradually focused, and I saw that the emperor on the bed was carefully dressing, and pulled the half-worn sleeves up to his arms-
Raising his eyes, Lingxu half-opened his eyes and looked at himself, the emperor quickly got into the dragon robe, buried his head and arranged his collar, and the broken hair that fell from his forehead slid down the tip of his nose, hiding half of the emperor's face in the shadows......
Xie Lingxu rubbed his dry eyes, stood up straight from the stake he leaned on, and it happened that Shen Su opened the curtain and walked towards the emperor.
Shen Su: "Your Majesty, Wang Chen is going to interrogate yesterday's assassin at three o'clock, and I hope that the emperor will go with him at that time." β
The Emperor: "Okay, okay, I know." β
Shen Su turned around and looked at the sleepy-eyed Xie Lingxu and said:
"Dress up for the emperor, serve the meal, and take the emperor to the place where the prisoners are held after a stick of incense, understand?"
Xie Lingxu nodded: "I know." β
In the empty field, the detained barbarian knelt on the ground with his head bowed, as weak as a dead corpse, Xie Lingxu looked at the defenseless man in front of him, thinking that it might be difficult to dig out any valuable information from his mouth.
King You was whispering something to the torturer on the side, and the surrounding ministers and generals were also talking in groups.
The emperor stepped forward from the crowd surrounding him, as if curious about what the person with his head hanging down looked like......
Xie Lingxu glanced at the emperor and saw that the emperor was looking restless, and couldn't help but smile and sigh-
The barbarian kneeling on the ground appeared to have been tortured, his plain white uniform stained with blood and mud, and the former's stray hair was scattered over his face, revealing only the sharp jaw......
Xie Lingxu looked at the cold man in front of him, only to faintly see a strange smile on the corner of his lips......
The man raised his arrogant head and ran straight towards the emperor who was exposed in front of himβin his hand, he held a narrow but extremely sharp blade......