There are less than 100 miles away from Lingyun City, the East Post Station, the ground is full of stumps and broken arms, bloody noses, more than ten corpses are lying inside and outside the post station, all in the clothes of soldiers of the remote army.

Xiao Baishan's fist-clenched hand trembled slightly, his chest felt as if he had been hit by a boulder, and it was heartbreaking to see a messy and tragic scene. Leading the troops to the Khoro River Khanate is the wish of the Emperor Yao for many years, and now the soldiers and horses have finally walked to the junction of the two countries, who would have thought that the seven princes who are the main generals would be framed by the rebel generals, and the life and death are unknown, and the four lieutenant generals ......

One mutinied, the other disappeared with the Seven Princes, and only he and Liang Gong were left. If the Lord has a case, I am afraid that this expedition will end in defeat.

"General Xiao, there are fireworks going up over there!" The sharp eyes of the soldiers who came behind him were sharp, and at once they saw a wisp of black smoke rising into the sky in the distance, which was dazzling on the vast plain.

The color of the smoke is different from the smoke used by ordinary people to make fires for cooking, it can be determined that it is not lit by the farmer's house, Xiao Baishan's heart moved, most of his decadent and frustrated anger disappeared, and his voice was much higher: "Follow me!" Maybe it's the Great General and General Zheng! ”

A group of more than 30 cavalry did not dare to slack off, and galloped away where the fireworks rose, and before they got close, they smelled a scorching smell, which was mixed with a thick bloody atmosphere. I had good eyes to take a closer look, and I could see what was bending over and gagging after burning—billowing black smoke burned on top of the two corpses, and the clothes were burned, leaving only black charcoal-like flesh and bones, and the unpleasant smell was the smell of burnt flesh.

Two corpses, are they ...... Despair crept in, Xiao Baishan's hands trembled more and more, and he could barely hold the reins.

"General Zheng, General Zheng is over there!" The cavalryman who was running at the front suddenly screamed and lost his voice, and pointed not far from the charred corpse with one hand, "General Xiao, it's General Zheng and the Great General!" They are alive! ”

After all, Xiao Baishan has passed the year of destiny, his eyes are not as sharp as those of young people, and from a distance, he only sees a vague figure standing in front of a lonely dead tree, and there seem to be many people lying under his feet. Waving his hand to signal everyone to speed up, Xiao Baishan went up and down in his heart, silently praying that Yi Chenjing and Zheng Tai would be fine.

The distance gradually shortened in apprehension, and finally he could clearly see that the person standing tall and proud in front of the tree was the deputy general Zheng Tai, but Xiao Baishan was not happy, but a sense of grief and desolation welled up from the bottom of his heart.

"General Zheng!"

The cry full of sorrow came from Xiao Baishan's mouth, and behind him, more than 30 cavalrymen all dismounted, shocked.

Zheng Tai, who was standing with a long sword, was covered in blood, with countless deep and shallow wounds on his body, and the blood under his feet had accumulated into a puddle of blood, watering countless young grasses, and at his feet, the men dressed by six soldiers of the Yao Army were on the corpse grass, and behind him was the commander of the Yao Army who fell into a coma but was unscathed, Yi Chenjing.

Zheng Tai's blood-stained body was already cold, his serious face had an inexplicable smile, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised as if he was proud and expectant, his eyes were wide open, and his deep gaze looked into the distance, looking in the direction of the country, the direction of home.

A generation of good generals who had been born and died with Emperor Yao for more than 20 years did not die on the battlefield, but died at the hands of the same clan, standing like a mountain with countless wounds, but tenaciously used their lives to protect the young general, blood flowed, standing proudly, and died in the northernmost part of the border of the Great Yao Kingdom.

"Let General Zheng ...... Let's rest. Xiao Baishan couldn't bear to look at the tragic situation of his colleagues who had intersected for several years, wiped the corners of his red eyes, waved his hand and ordered several soldiers to put Zheng Tai to the ground, and respectfully carried him on horseback.

Zheng Tai is a somewhat foul-tempered, stubborn but extremely loyal veteran, although he has complained several times in private that Yi Chenjing is too young and vigorous to convince the public, and when life and death are at stake, he still does not hesitate to choose to fight for his life, and let himself turn into a shield to firmly protect the safety of the main general. How could Xiao Baishan let him sacrifice in vain? At that moment, without thinking, he put Yi Chenjing, who was in a high fever and unconscious, on his horse, and shouted, and everyone rode towards Lingyun City, which was not far away.

When Yi Chenjing woke up from the chaotic slumber, it was already the second day, and his face was gloomy as soon as he opened his eyes.

He still has fragmented memories, in which he was carried by Zheng Tai, Qi Tao seems to have an argument with Zheng Tai over something, the two disagree, Qi Tao actually took advantage of his unpreparedness to draw a long sword and stab Zheng Tai fiercely, the latter was seriously injured before he could take precautions. Then there seemed to be a lot of remote soldiers around, these remote soldiers did not stop the vicious Qi Tao, but instead helped to chase him and Zheng Tai together, and then I don't remember it clearly, but one thing Yi Chenjing is very sure of - someone rebelled, and Qi Tao wanted to kill him.

After asking the ins and outs in a few words, and learning that Zheng Tai had died to protect him, Yi Chenjing clenched his fists tightly, and Sen Han's gaze made Xiao Baishan shudder.

"Where is Qi Tao?"

"As soon as the last general received General Zheng's blood letter, he hurried over, and did not see Qi Tao go back, now that General Liang is sitting in the army, as long as Qi Tao shows up, he will definitely be taken down immediately."

"He hasn't gone back yet?" Yi Chenjing was slightly surprised. Qi Tao left when those renegade soldiers appeared, the time was about yesterday, there were more than 20 troops in pursuit, Qi Tao should not have thought that he could be safe and sound under the protection of Zheng Tai. Unless he planned to become a traitor to Yaoguo from the beginning, he should have hidden the truth and rushed back to the army at this time, how could he not have gone back yet? Don't......

He took a deep breath abruptly, and his cold eyes flashed with a little panic.

"What about the princess? Is the princess still in the army? ”

Xiao Baishan was stunned, and suddenly remembered that he hadn't seen Bai Qige since he got the news, and he didn't know how to answer with his mouth half open. The blank expression made Yi Chenjing's heart sink hard, his throat tightened, and there were bursts of heart-rending coughs, and his body, which had not completely subsided from fever, struggled to rush out of the room, but he was weak and fell down at the moment when his feet just stepped on the ground.

Xiao Baishan, who was at a loss, hurriedly bent over to help, but was scolded by Yi Chenjing, whose eyes were red: "In vain, you are all experienced in a hundred battles, and you can't even hold a woman?!" Send someone to find her immediately, even if you scoop up the water of the Wuque River and dig three feet into Lingyun City, you will bring her back to me! ”

Since the expedition, Yi Chenjing has shown a peaceful image, even if there is occasional friction with several deputy generals, he is trying his best to calm things, this is the first time that he turned his face and thundered angrily, Xiao Baishan trembled, and the invisible courage pressed the burly deputy general not to refute half a sentence, but he took the order to withdraw from the door, and hurriedly ordered everyone in front of him to immediately contact the reserve army of Lingyun City to find Bai Qige outside the city.

In fact, just as Yi Chenjing guessed, after Qi Tao handed over the task of chasing and killing to his subordinates, he hurried back to the camp of the Yao Army, and deceived Bai Qige without anyone noticing, and galloped to the predetermined plain on the west side of Lingyun City.

The slanting sun and sunset are mild, but after being refracted by the knife light, they emit a cold glow, and the ten long knives are smooth and flat, pointing at the same person.

Bai Qige glanced coldly, the soldiers holding the opposite sword were all sturdy and hideous-looking people, and it seemed that they should be able to do some fist and foot kung fu, and it was impossible for her to retreat with her whole body no matter what. It's not that she hasn't encountered a desperate situation, but when she is alive and dead, she becomes more and more calm: "General Qi, is this planning to rebel?" Your Highness treats you well, who is behind your back to encourage you to make such a foolish mistake? ”

"Less nonsense, whoever instructed me has nothing to do with you." The fear of being held around the neck by the short sword had not yet passed, Qi Tao gasped, and glared at Bai Qige with a cruel gaze, "I only know that I will have a chance to come out after killing you and the Seventh Prince, and I don't care about anything else!" ”

In fact, even if Qi Tao didn't say it, Bai Qige could guess who was clinging to the chess pieces behind the conspiracy and sneered, and there was only one person who wanted to break Yi Chenjing's body into pieces and hated her very much, Yi Chenxuan.

Holding the short sword across her chest, her seemingly delicate body stood upright, and under the blockade of eleven eyes, Bai Qige made a posture against the enemy against the blade, silently conveying her decision - death is okay, but she will not be restrained.

Rather than a broken jade, not a complete tile, even if she goes to Huangquan today, she must let the world know that she Bai Qige is not greedy for life and afraid of death!

The hand stained with his own red blood was raised high, a trace of evil qi surged between Qi Tao's eyebrows, and his arm waved down heavily, the words were ruthless, and he gritted his teeth.

"Kill me!"

Bai Qige had already prepared to face a snowy blade, however, the expected crazy slaughter did not come. Those outlaws didn't seem to have any reverence for Qi Tao, and even his orders were discarded as a deaf ear, but they were shocked by the pride and courage of the thin woman in front of them who were not afraid of life and death.

After looking at each other silently, the person who looked like the leader stepped forward, and the tip of the knife hung to the ground: "Entrusted by people to be loyal to people, whether it is a poor concubine or a princess, since our brother has received benefits from others, he has to send the girl on the road, this is the minimum rule." But it is our brother's freedom to let the girl die, and no one wants to interfere. The man glanced at Qi Tao intentionally or unintentionally, and his disdain was overflowing: "Our brothers are all carrying homicides, and we are most afraid of shortness of breath and death in our lives, and we will inevitably feel sorry for each other when we meet people with similar temperaments." That's good, girl, since you're wearing armor, I'll treat you as an iron-clad man, and our ten brothers won't flock to us with more bullies and fewer ones, one-on-one, and you can choose who you want to die at, how about it? ”

"When are you still -" Qi Tao was furious, and he wanted to dismount and scold, but the thin and sharp blade blocked in front of him.

"Has General Qi forgotten that our brother has benefited from that adult, not you." The man at the head snorted coldly, turned his head and raised his chin to Bai Qige, "Choose, don't waste any more time, both horizontal and vertical are going to be on the road today." ”

The dramatic situation made Bai Qige a little uncomfortable, but this is a glimmer of life after all, and if it is grasped properly, it is unknown whether it may be able to get out of the tiger's mouth. Taking a deep breath to stabilize his mind, Bai Qige pondered for a moment and then raised his hand to the taller and thinner one of the ten people, lowered his eyebrows, and moved a few steps towards the man.

"Me?" The tall and thin man was a little stupid, and pointed to the tip of his nose innocently, and as Bai Qige approached step by step, he couldn't help but smile on his face like watching his prey fall into a net.

However, Bai Qige was not in the mood to appreciate the innocent smiling face of an outlaw, from the beginning she was not targeting this man, just because he happened to be standing in that position. The tall and thin man lowered his head and touched the back of the knife, looking at him as if the knife was his beloved, and at this moment, Bai Qige's body moved rapidly, and the cold light of the short sword fell into everyone's eyes before the figure.

Target, Qi Tao.