Chapter 12: Forced Entry
Chen Nian and Ye Xiaoqi traveled all the way, and arrived at the pass at noon. Because Yang Cheng was in charge here, although the inspection at the pass was strict, the defenders did not dare to come wantonly, and only temporarily detained the suspicious-looking young men, and the rest of the pedestrians were released. Chen Nian and Ye Xiaoqi followed behind a team of merchants, and they actually got out of the pass very easily.
The two of them did not leave immediately after leaving the customs, but found a hidden place and hid quietly, just waiting for Mu Zhanyue to come over from behind to meet. Who knew that after waiting like this for more than half an hour, the sun was already in the west, but Mu Zhanyue was still missing. Chen Nian gradually became anxious, turned his head and asked Ye Xiaoqi in a low voice, "What's the matter?" Why hasn't my stepfather come out yet, is there anything wrong with your military card? ”
Ye Xiaoqi was also full of doubts, Mu Zhanyue was riding a horse, and in terms of foot strength, he should never have been left so far behind by the two of them, he should have arrived a long time ago. "It shouldn't be, it can't be delayed because of something, right?"
The two were talking, suddenly saw a commotion at the pass in the distance, the pedestrians who had just come out of the pass for some reason scattered and fled, making a mess, but the defenders everywhere were gathering towards the pass against the flow of people, and even the soldiers on the arrow tower were also pointing arrows there, in the chaos, the sound of soldiers hitting each other continued to come out from the pass, obviously someone was forcibly breaking through!
Chen Nian was shocked, stood up abruptly and rushed over there, just ran two steps but was grabbed by Ye Xiaoqi from behind, he asked urgently: "Chen Nian, what are you doing?" ”
What is she going to do? Naturally, she wanted to go over to save her father-in-law. "Let go!" Chen Nian shouted angrily, and shook Ye Xiaoqi's hand hard.
Ye Xiaoqi had a little more clarity in his mind than her, he grabbed her arm and refused to let go, and said urgently: "Chen Nian, you calm down, even if Mu Ye is breaking through, not only can we not help when we pass, but we will become a burden to him!" ”
Chen Nian stiffened when she heard this, and her brain immediately calmed down, she was always lazy in practicing on weekdays, and her kung fu was really not good, so she turned around and rushed over recklessly, afraid that not only could not save her father-in-law, but also asked him to distract herself to take care of her. Besides, he already had the intention of forcibly breaking through, so it can be seen that he is confident that he can break through.
Although she was young, she was a very rational person, so she forcibly stabilized her flustered mind at the moment, turned around and asked Ye Xiaoqi, "What should we do?" ”
Ye Xiaoqi was actually already panicking, and just now he only said those few words with a sense of urgency, and at this moment, he heard Chen Nian ask him what to do, but he couldn't answer. However, Chen Nian asked him this, and it was just a casual question in a panic, and he didn't really point to what he could do, seeing that he couldn't answer, he took it himself, "We will wait here, will the guards go to Qingzhou to send a letter for help, if there is, we will rob and kill them for our father-in-law." ”
As soon as Ye Xiaoqi heard that she was going to rob and kill the defenders' messengers here, her face changed in fright, and she hurriedly dissuaded: "No, this place is so close to the pass, the slightest movement will attract the attention of the defenders, you must not do it here, it is better to go west." ”
Just said these few words, the fight at the pass became more and more intense, Qingzhou guard Yang Cheng was injured in the arm, and retreated to the arrow tower by the guard, seeing that Mu Zhanyue was about to break through the pass with a knife, Yang Cheng hesitated for a moment, and said coldly: "Release the arrow!" ”
The arrows fell like rain in an instant, and suddenly dragged Mu Zhanyue's footsteps.
On the inside of the pass, another horse galloped from the east, and the person galloped to the pass before rolling off the horse, led by the person to run in front of Yang Cheng, knelt on the ground and said urgently: "General, the assassin has two accomplices, a man and a woman, both dressed as young people, I am afraid that they have already mixed out of the pass, please send someone to chase them down quickly!" ”
Yang Cheng's face sank like water, and he only nodded when he heard the words, and his own henchmen and soldiers went down to make arrangements, and a team of cavalry galloped out of the pass and chased in the direction of Qingzhou.
Mu Zhanyue lost his mount here and was blocked by the rain of arrows, so his speed slowed down a lot, and he could only break out step by step. When he had broken through the pass and taken his horses from the defenders, the cavalry had galloped away before him.
Mu Zhanyue was shocked in his heart, guessing that this cavalry might be going to Chen Nian and Ye Xiaoqi, he couldn't care much at the moment, and cut the entangled soldiers behind him in two with a knife, and suddenly raised his breath and let out a long roar.
This long howl was extremely loud and bright, and the arrow pierced through the sky. Chen Nian's heart was shocked when he heard this, and he had already reacted in an instant, and he hurriedly pulled Ye Xiaoqi to turn around and run.
Out of the Flying Dragon is equivalent to out of the Taihang Mountain, the terrain suddenly became very flat, and the road was also wide and easy to walk, but Chen Nian did not dare to compare his foot strength with the war horse on this road, and only pulled Ye Xiaoqi to drill into the dense forest. It is also thanks to the fact that both of them are children who grew up in the mountains, and they are used to walking mountain roads, so such a forest path naturally can't stop them, and they stay away from the road after turning around.
As long as it is not in an open area, with their skills, they do not need to fear the pursuit of cavalry, and if there are cavalry chasing them, they may be able to get two good horses to use as foot strength. When Ye Xiaoqi thought of this, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart, and as soon as he relaxed his spirit, he immediately felt that his physical strength was not good. He only felt that his legs were weak, and he fell to the ground all of a sudden, and he couldn't get up after a few attempts, so he simply sat down, gasped and said, "No, I can't run anymore, Chen Nian, let's rest for a while." ”
Chen Nian also stopped, looked back at Ye Xiaoqi, and said a low "um", and then staggered back to Ye Xiaoqi's side, supporting his shoulder with one hand, it seemed that she wanted to sit down next to him, but who knew that her palm suddenly flipped halfway and slammed into Ye Xiaoqi's throat.
I don't know when there was a small dagger in his palm, the sharp blade was tightly attached to Ye Xiaoqi's throat, Chen Nian stared at him deadly, his breathing was still a little short, and he only said coldly: "Say!" What's going on? ”
Ye Xiaoqi's body stiffened, and he was stunned for a moment before he reacted, his body instinctively leaned back, trying to stagger the distance from the blade, and asked in a trembling voice: "Chen Nian, what are you doing?" Don't tease me, I'm cowardly! ”
The dagger in Chen Nian's hand moved with Ye Xiaoqi's movements, always staying at the vital point of his throat. I don't know if it was because she was in a hurry just now, or because she was too nervous at the moment, her voice was also a little hoarse, but she brought out a ruthless energy, "I don't have time to tease you, you tell you honestly, who instructed you to come over and harm my father-in-law?" If you dare to tell half a lie, I will kill you immediately!" ”