Although Xu Rui already had plans to release the water after he escaped, it was one thing to think about it, and it was another thing to really do it.

I don't know if this group of people went out without looking at the yellow calendar, not only was they called out by the young girl by chance, but they were forced to forcibly assassinate them, and their luck was even worse after they escaped, and they happened to encounter a group of soldiers and horses from the five cities patrolling nearby.

The men and horses rushed to the battle group almost instantly, forming an encirclement with the Liu Mansion guards who were ambushed downstairs, trapping the few fish that had slipped through the net in the middle.

Although the men and horses of the Five Cities Terracotta Division are more than 20 miscellaneous fish, they themselves are not first-class masters, not to mention that the ants bite the elephant to death, and those men seem to have fallen into a big net that is shrinking tighter and tighter, and it is only a matter of time before they are defeated.

Xu Rui stood by the window and saw clearly, and smiled bitterly in his heart, it was absolutely impossible to blatantly order these people to be released, if they were really captured, I am afraid that the only way to do this was to let Princess Qixia enter the palace immediately to face the saint and ask the emperor to come forward to cover up.

It's just that in this way, he has to eat another meal, and maybe the cunning old Zhao will take the opportunity to get some oil and water from him.

"Hey......"

Xu Rui sighed in his heart, and was about to ask Princess Qixia.

At this moment, a man suddenly appeared in the alley, this man was burly, his face was covered with a face scarf, and only a pair of falcon-like eyes were exposed.

Although he was only a man and a horse, his momentum was like that of a whole group of cavalry, and he could cut off a head with a few swings of the saber in his hand, as if a hot knife had pierced into butter, and instantly killed through the outermost encirclement.

The Five Cities Terracotta Division is just a larger police station, where have they seen such momentum, and when they saw that their companions were in a different place, they immediately dispersed in a hurry.

The horse grabbed the reins of the horse, and the fierce war horse suddenly stood up and let out a mighty neigh.

"Your Excellency!"

Several men in the battle group were already in a desperate situation, and their hearts sprouted the will to die, but when they saw this person and a horse, they suddenly ignited the hope of escaping and ascending to heaven, and their potential exploded instantly.

In contrast, although most of the guards of the Liu Mansion have been on the battlefield, they are not as good as the miscellaneous fish of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, but the rout of some people still caused a big blow to morale, and the situation on the battlefield changed dramatically in an instant.

"Let's go!"

With the knife in his hand, the man and the horse crossed the border like a god of death, easily cut off three more heads, and shouted at the few men who gradually rushed out of the battle group.

The men whistled, and as soon as the horses tied to His Excellency Wentian raised their heads, the slipknot on the horse's reins was immediately torn open, and they ran to their masters with four hooves.

As if running on flat ground, a few people jumped on horseback and followed the masked man out of the alley.

However, just as the masked man turned his horse's head and was about to retreat, he suddenly felt a chill in his back, and the saber in his hand slashed backwards without thinking about it.

With a "ding", a palm-sized arrow flew out by him.

The man frowned, and his two sharp eyes flickered with cold light and looked towards the Wentian Pavilion, just in time to see Xu Rui holding a Qingluan crossbow.

"Temptation?"

The man sneered, stretched out his thumb at Xu Rui, and made a throat-cutting gesture in response.

But just when he was about to retract his gaze, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Princess Qixia leaning on Xu Rui's shoulder, only to see her pretty face, a smile on the corner of her mouth, and a little bit of a woman's rare heroic spirit in her gentleness, and she couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

"Grown, go!"

A few men who escaped had already rushed to his side, and the masked man frowned, came back to his senses, glanced greedily at Princess Qixia again, and then quickly dialed the horse's head.

Xu Rui saw that this person was brave, and for some reason he always felt that he might be a strong opponent in the future, so he couldn't help but shoot an arrow as a test, and he didn't want to leave him behind, but the masked man's glance at Princess Qixia made Xu Rui feel an inexplicable nameless fire in his heart.

He snorted coldly, raised his Qingluan crossbow and aimed it at another man, shooting three arrows in a row.

The man who was targeted by him suddenly screamed and fell off the horse.

The masked man had already turned and fled, and when he heard this scream, he immediately grabbed an arrow feather and put it on the bowstring, and at the same time bent backwards to make a lower waist movement, and quickly shot an arrow.

As soon as the arrow was out of his hand, he straightened up and fled without looking back, without even looking at the arrow.

And if that arrow had divine help, it was impartially shot at the throat of the man who fell from the horse, and it was exactly the same, and it killed him with one blow.

Xu Rui gritted his teeth, sulking like a child.

Is he jealous too?

Princess Qixia glanced at Xu Rui secretly, the corners of her mouth hooked slightly, and a sweet warmth was born in her heart.

And the young girl on the side was already pale and upset at this time.

There is not only dissatisfaction with Xu Rui's release of water, but more of it is inexplicable jealousy of the people around her, the more intimate they are, the more jealous she is in her heart, and even she herself doesn't know what evil she has fallen into.

A few hours later, a special guest was being entertained in the palace of the Liao king, he was Wang Yi, the general soldier of Jiangnan who had just returned from the southeast.

Although Wang Yi is a military general, he is a martial champion, and his ancestors have been scholarly for generations, and he can be regarded as the only seedling in the military of the civil official group.

Wang Yi has been familiar with military books since childhood, and is extremely intelligent, especially known for his accurate grasp of the battlefield situation, and has only been in the army for seven years, and has spent five years in the south of the Yangtze River with the powerful elite of the Southern Dynasty.

With his keen sense of war, he quickly rose to prominence in several battles with the Southern Dynasties, and just turned 30 years old and became the Jiangnan General Soldier with 40,000 soldiers.

In the previous wars with the Southern Dynasties, although Wang Yi did not achieve a decisive victory, he was able to retreat under several sieges of the elite of the Southern Dynasties, and he was the only one in the entire Northern Dynasties.

It can be said that if it weren't for Xu Rui's birth, it would not be an exaggeration for Wang Yi to be called the first general in the new generation of the Northern Dynasties.

The reason why Wang Yi returned to Beijing more than half a year late was because after the defeat of Jingyang, Emperor Hongwei was not worried about the deployment of Jiangnan, and deliberately let him sit on the border for nearly a year, which shows his status in the emperor's mind.

Today, in order to welcome Wang Yi's return to Beijing, the civil official group put on a big battle, not only did the King of Liao personally set up a banquet in the mansion, but Du Ruo, Tang Huaixin and other cadres were all in place, giving enough face.

"Mr. Wang's martial arts are outstanding, and in the past few years, he has lost his armor and abandoned his armor in the Southern Dynasty, and this official must give you a cup!"

At the banquet, Du Ruo's witty words, the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves, pushing the atmosphere to a climax.

"Lord Shangshu is too modest, if it weren't for your support over the years, how could Wang be today? This cup should be Wang to you! ”

Wang Yi's face was full of red light, and without waiting for Du Ruo to drink, he picked up the wine glass and drank it all, winning a round of applause.

The King of Liao was about to say a few words with a wine glass, but at this time, a subordinate hurriedly entered the door and whispered a few words in his ear, and the King of Liao's face suddenly changed greatly.

"How can this be reasonable, this Xu Rui is really a disaster star, if Qingwu has three long and two short, this king will never spare him!"

As soon as these words came out, the lively banquet suddenly quieted down, and the people at the table looked at each other, not knowing what was happening, Du Ruo and Tang Huaixin glanced at each other, and cast an inquiring glance at the King of Liao.

Everyone in the Liao Dynasty arched their hands and confessed: "I'm sorry for everyone, half an hour ago, Xu Rui was assassinated again in Wentian Pavilion, this time Qingwu walked with him, almost ruined the poison, this king has to go over to take a look, everyone eat and drink first, and then accompany you when this king comes back." ”

Hearing that Xu Rui was assassinated again, everyone present was shocked.

King Liao and Princess Qixia have the same father and mother, and they have had a very good relationship since they were young, and now they hear that Princess Qixia is frightened, where can they still sit still? When you stand up, you have to go out.

"Wait!"

Du Ruo suddenly stopped King Liao and asked, "I wonder if Princess Qixia has ever been injured?" ”

King Liao shook his head and said indignantly: "Although she is not injured, but she is a woman, how can she have seen such a bloody thing, she must be frightened at this moment, not to mention that Xu Rui is so entangled, sooner or later Qingwu's reputation will be ruined, this king will not allow those gossip to hurt Qingwu in the slightest!" ”

The more King Liao spoke, the more angry he became, but Du Ruo was dumbfounded.

"According to the old man's opinion, it's better not to go now."

Seeing a look of self-satisfaction between Du Ruo's eyebrows, King Liao frowned and asked, "Why is this?" ”

Du Ruo smiled: "Compared with the prince, how does the Holy Lord treat Princess Qixia?" ”

King Liao was stunned for a moment, and said truthfully: "My father regards Qingwu as the pearl in his palm, and he is even more attentive to her than to the princes, so naturally he is a little better than this king is to Qingwu." ”

Du Ruo nodded and said: "That's right, there is such a big thing, and the saint hasn't moved yet, so why is the prince in a hurry?" ”

"You mean ......"

Being Du Ruo, King Liao suddenly thought of something, and a deep groan flashed on his face.

Du Ruo smiled: "Xu Ruizhi's talent is obvious to all, who doesn't want to tie him up firmly?" Lord Wang, you think, if it wasn't Xu Rui who was in danger with Princess Qixia today......"

"Then the father will dismantle that man! But it's been so long since the incident, and the palace hasn't decreed yet......"

King Liao said: "It turns out that my father beat this idea!" ”

Du Ruo nodded: "Princess Qixia has an excellent relationship with the prince, if it can really contribute to this, why should the prince worry about Xu Rui swaying from side to side?" ”

"That's right!"

When the King of Liao heard this, his eyes were bright, and he sat back again, and his hearty laughter shook the roof tiles several times.

Wang Yi looked at Du Ruo, and then at King Liao, he was demoted from the protagonist to the supporting role, and he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

He smiled and picked up his wine glass and said, "Is that Xu Rui who broke the Wuling army?" Although this official is on the border, he has already heard of it, and this time he will return to Beijing to see who he is, and I wonder if his talent and learning can be worthy of such a great reputation! ”

Du Ruoren is old and refined, how can he not hear the strong smell of gunpowder in Wang Yi's words, but this kind of energy is just used by him, and the so-called radical method is just to achieve this purpose.

"Lord Wang is too worried, your martial arts are fought with real swords and guns on the battlefield, although Xu Rui has some talents, but the Great Breaking Wuling Army relies on his strange and ingenious skills in the Ghost Valley, when it comes to leading troops to fight, how can he compare to you?"

Tang Huaixin smiled and eased the atmosphere on the wine table.

Speaking of this, Wang Yi sighed slightly: "The ghost valley has a thousand-year accumulation, if you can get one or two true inheritances, even Huangkou Xiaoer can also break the Wuling army, but it's a pity that God is unfair, my Wang Yi's heart is higher than the sky, but I don't have the opportunity to worship the door, it's a pity." ”

Du Ruo said with a smile: "Seriously speaking, the Ghost Valley Gate is just a resource, and now that Lord Wang worships under the prince's door, isn't it equivalent to entering another Ghost Valley Gate?" ”

"Oh?"

Wang Yi was slightly stunned, and then laughed: "Lord Shangshu is right, this official has a prince, and he is still afraid that he Xu Rui will be a yellow-haired boy?" Just compare with him to see who is the real number one in the Northern Dynasty! ”

"Lord Wang is so ambitious, this official toasts you!"

Everyone praised each other again, and the atmosphere became warm again.