Chapter 28: There Is No Tomorrow
The people who came were all dressed in night clothes, each with a veil on their faces, and a large knife in their hands, and they all waved at us after just a few words of nonsense.
There are a total of more than 20 escort guards sent by Lianggong this time, and if you want to resist so many people at once, you are simply outnumbered.
The rain was pouring down, the swords and swords were shadowing, and in an instant, the muddy road was full of blood, and under the sound of ping-pong fights, the guards and the men in black fell one after another.
Jiang Ren immediately pulled me back in the direction of Yandu City, and when I ran to the three-way intersection, I grabbed him with my backhand and shouted at him: "Prince, go this way." ”
Since the man in black can know that Jiang Ren will appear here today, it must be the news from the palace Xiaozuo.
If they dared to make a move here, they must have already set up an ambush on the way back to the capital city.
If we go back now, we will definitely be attacked from front and back, and when the time comes, the injuries will be small, and the loss of life will be great.
Jiang Ren just hesitated, he should have figured it out quickly, and almost didn't hesitate to run with me, leading some of the soldiers to break off while running.
The vast majority of the men in black were in hot pursuit, and seeing that the guards were killed and wounded everywhere, I picked up a sword on the ground, completely ignoring that I was still Concubine Jiang, and entered the encirclement, and after killing a few men in black, I pulled up Jiang Ren and fled.
Finally, when we ran into a deep mountain and old forest, there was no one around Jiang Ren and me.
"Bai Qing, what they want to kill is me, as long as you escape alone, there will definitely be a chance to escape."
Jiang Ren was shot in the arm by a sharp arrow, bleeding a lot, and his face was already pale.
I know that his physical strength is about to be overwhelmed, and he can still think of his enemy at this time, and my father's eyes are right.
"Your Royal Highness the Prince, a year ago, I fell into your injustice and caused you to fall to the point where you are now, and today I will give you back your life, so as to comfort my father's soul in heaven."
I took Jiang Ren's arm and helped him quickly into the depths of the jungle.
Fortunately, this forest is overgrown with weeds and dense foliage. Seeing that it was about to get dark, we dodged left and right, and finally shook off the man in black and hid behind a big tree to rest for a while.
At night, there was a dangerous atmosphere everywhere, and I didn't even know which direction I was running in, so I stood up and observed my surroundings.
There is no absolutely safe place in this forest, if we keep living here, and wait for the men in black to search for it, we will definitely be doomed.
But Jiang Ren had already begun to be delirious, thinking that the sharp arrow in his arm had pierced the artery, and he had lost too much blood and was about to fall into a coma.
I took a quick scan, and my eyes fell on a large sturdy tree.
The trunk of this large tree is thick and numerous, and although it is a little shorter, it has dense foliage and branches that run through several adjacent trees.
I lowered my head and picked up Jiang Ren's arm again, but he suddenly pushed me, waved his hand and said, "Bai Qing, you go, don't worry about me anymore." ”
"His Royal Highness the Prince, the prison has not received you and me for a long time, and will definitely send people out to look for it, as long as they see the blood stains at the fork in the road, they will definitely know that we have an accident, so if you hold on for a while, maybe the emperor has sent troops out to look for us, and we still have hope to live until tomorrow."
"Tomorrow?"
Jiang Ren had lost his instinct to survive, his face was confused, but the corners of his mouth showed a smile.
This is a self-deprecating laugh, he tried to open his eyes and look at me, shook his head and said: "I have no tomorrow, when I was framed by you, I have no tomorrow, if it weren't for my unwillingness, I would have committed suicide a long time ago, and it doesn't matter if I live to get tomorrow or not." ”
"How could it not matter? You are the most important prince of the previous emperor, do you know that your father and emperor still thought about you before he died? Do you know that your father was placed under house arrest by Situ Zhen in the harem, cut off the herbs and cut off contact with the outside world, and was forced to die? ”
Jiang Ren's eyes brightened a little in an instant, and the incomparable resentment prompted him to stare at me fixedly.
"Yes, this is my idea, but I just let Situ Zhen force the palace, and didn't let him force the emperor to death, for an old man, I Bai Qing has the means to deal with it, and I don't need to do it so desperately."
I directly admitted the thoughts in Jiang Ren's heart, carried him again, and walked in the direction of the big tree.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, you still have the revenge of killing your father, and the expectations of the emperor for you, one of your enemies is in front of you, if you don't live tomorrow, but the enemy is about to be painful."
Jiang Ren was stunned for a long time, and the close distance made me feel his growing anger.
He is the kindest of the princes of Jiang State, and he is also the one with the best relationship with the former emperor, if there is anyone else in this world who can touch the heartstrings of this prince, it is only the former emperor of Jiang State.
He lifted the sword violently, and put the sword on my neck with all his strength, and the relationship that had just eased was easily broken by me, and now Jiang Ren was full of hostility towards me again.
"If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince thinks that killing me is avenging the blood and the sea, then you can do it."
I didn't even look at him, I didn't stop at my feet, and took Jiang Ren directly under the big tree.
He didn't do it for a long time, and he must have been unwilling.
Since I calculated that he would not kill me, of course I would not be afraid of him.
I pointed to the tops of the big tree, turned my eyes to him and said, "As long as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can go up, I dare to guarantee you until tomorrow." ”
Jiang Ren finally stood up, and he was about to use light strength, but as soon as he used his breath, the arrow wound on his arm was torn again, and he hissed to cover the wound, and blood flowed from between his fingers.
I quickly removed his armor, took his sword, and said to him, "Pack light." ”
He gritted his teeth and leaped forward, following the branches of the tree to the thickest part of the foliage.
When he found a more secluded place to hide, he looked back at me and motioned for me to go up as well.
I didn't make any movement for a long time, and finally a smile appeared on my face, put on his armor, and raised my head and whispered: "If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't see me come back before dawn tomorrow......"
I paused for a moment, thought for a while, and then said, "I hope you can avenge my Baifu for today's sake." ”
For the first time, I smiled from the bottom of my heart, and this smile was as bright as fireworks.
I, Bai Qing, have killed countless people in my life, and people who have died under my calculations abound, but Jiang Ren is the first time I have saved him without selfishness, and I have never thought about using him again, and I want him to help me Baifu avenge my grievances, and I just said it casually.
I may die here for this, and I may not live until tomorrow. The hatred of my white mansion is full of hatred, and no one will repay it.
But I don't regret it, I found out for the first time that the relationship between people can be so delicate, even if there is not much affection between us at all, but we can do it willingly.
In the distance, there was a sound of surging voices, afraid that the man in black had already pursued him.
I threw a careful look at Jiang Ren again, shook the armor on my body, made a noise, and ran towards the depths of the jungle.
"Bai Qing, you come back for me."
I heard Jiang Ren's low voice in the tree, but I turned a deaf ear and disappeared into the endless darkness.
All the way to the run, I have long lost much strength.
The man in black soon spotted my whereabouts, and it didn't take long for him to catch up on me.
I could hear them shouting from behind me to stop, and I knew I was going to be doomed tonight, so I simply stopped and turned to face them.
The men in black stopped two feet away from me, and when they saw my face, they all looked surprised.
What they wanted was Jiang Ren, and now they only see me, so they are naturally disappointed.
"Bai Qing, where is Situ Jingyuan?" One of the men in black at the head yelled at me with a shiny broadsword.
I raised my eyebrows, and said lightly: "Since my lord can call my name, I think you should know me, why don't you remove the veil and let me see who you are?" It's good for me to die. ”
"Heh, Jiang Guo's demon concubine is scheming, if I really listen to you, I will definitely fall into your trap."
A man in black walked out again behind the man in black who spoke, and looked at the man in black who was the leader: "Don't talk nonsense with her, my lord, take down the demon queen first, and torture him about the whereabouts of Prince Jingyuan." ”
I smiled slightly, and responded with what I thought was the most squeamish voice: "That's embarrassing, I'm Bai Qing just a master who eats soft rather than hard." ”
I raised my sword and stabbed it with a whoosh.
The black-clothed man at the head was very skilled, dodging one dodge, but he didn't block my sword.
I only heard a uh sound, and a man in black behind him didn't have time to dodge, and lay straight to the ground, already dying.
I picked up two branches on the ground, used them as swords, and slashed them directly into the black-clothed people before they could react.
At this time, there are not as many people in black as at the beginning, and it is estimated that when Jiang Ren and I were searched in the woods, they had already separated several groups.
So, I'm only facing a dozen or so people right now, but even then, I'm outnumbered.
After holding on for a while, I began to take a detour, running and fighting back with the help of powerful terrain.
Soon, three men in black were locked by me and broke their necks, although my kung fu is not among the martial arts masters, but I was born in the General's Mansion and is quite proficient in some tactics.
But even so, I was once again surrounded by them under a big tree.
The man in black at the head was obviously annoyed and angry, and his eyes were fierce and he approached me step by step.
"Bai Qing, you are toasting and not eating and drinking."
He didn't give me a chance to speak, and slashed straight at my head with a shiny broadsword.