Chapter Eighty-Four: Even if we don't know each other
The early autumn wind has brought a little chill, the wind is sweeping the yellow sand, and the ground is covered with wild grass, which is already a dark yellow.
Ling Haoxuan came very early, he did not wait for the prince to meet him like an ordinary emperor, but came in person. Genius Meng Mengliang, he has arrived at Huailu Hall, fortunately I left early, I looked at his hurried steps and lost eyes, more and more bad premonitions.
"Brother Huang!" Hao Qian had surprise on his face, and before he could go out, he saw that Ling Haoxuan had already stepped in.
He swept the bed behind the screen, slightly disappointed.
"Minzhou City is a bitter cold place, is the imperial brother not resting well? Why did you wake up so early? ”
"During this time, the sleep is too shallow, and it is difficult to sleep peacefully when there is a noise!" Ling Haoxuan looked back with a slight smile, "Today, the second brother will follow me to take a look at the Yanmen Pass defense!" ”
"Yes!" Hao Xuan raised his eyes slightly, and before he could relax his mind, he heard Ling Hao Xuan continue: "I remember seeing a guard here with you yesterday, it was your personal entourage, right?" Take him with you today! ”
Hao Qian was stunned, but did not refute, the goal is so clear, even if he refuses, what can he do.
My makeup is extremely meticulously polished, and I believe that no matter how much Ling Haoxuan suspects, he can't find any solid evidence. I followed behind in armor, followed by a large number of guards. Ling Haoxuan rode a fast horse to take the lead, and Haoqian drove side by side, accompanying him to protect. I sighed helplessly, Yueheng had just retired from the army yesterday, and today he was patrolling like this, what if he encountered an assassination!
There were scouts in front and soldiers behind, but I was still terrified, always worried that something would happen. I was cautious, but I had a growing sense of foreboding.
The grass and trees swished in the wind, and years of birth and death made me develop a kind of vigilance that was immersed in the bone marrow, and in just an instant, I flew up and pounced on Ling Haoxuan's body, knocking him off the war horse! Almost at the same time, a dense rain of sharp arrow locusts shot in. Countless enemies suddenly poured out from the high slope in the distance, everyone was holding a bow and crossbow, the bowstring sounded constantly, more than a dozen guards in front of him fell like a sieve to the war horse, the ownerless war horse screamed in unison, I pulled Ling Haoxuan and rolled on his side, hiding behind a boulder.
"Damn it!"
At the same time, the sound of killing was everywhere! On the other side of the hill, many men in black appeared, armed with sharp blades, and pounced on us.
"Protect the Emperor!" Hao Qian rushed forward with a few guards, a sword blocked a few stray arrows, he grabbed a crossbow, and fought back fiercely while running, the arrows seemed to have eyes, the arrows were not missing, and every arrow had a terrible scream.
There were shouts of killing in all directions, the arrows were emptied, the shouts shook the sky, the other party's men and horses rushed up like a tide, there were thousands of people, Hao Qian was still desperately fighting back, I protected Ling Haoxuan and staggered, he originally wanted to fight the enemy with Hao Qian, the moment I held his hand, he was suddenly stunned, his eyes were full of shock, but he didn't insist after all, and turned to retreat with me. I searched all over the void of the enemy's encirclement network, and my methods were ruthless, and my shots were extremely fast, and my experience in two lifetimes and years of hard training finally brought into play a huge advantage in this jungle warfare, and I was almost unstoppable in moving and slashing between the grass and trees.
"Be careful!" Behind him, Ling Haoxuan suddenly shouted, I looked back, the long sword was already behind me, I didn't have time to dodge, I pounced forward, and then, he volleyed up in the air, kicked the man in black on the shoulder, when the sword slashed down, the long sword roared and the dragon roared, only to hear the man scream and fell to the ground, the skull was shattered, and the blood stains were blurred.
I was startled, drenched in cold sweat, but at this moment, how could I have time to be afraid, there was a sudden hot pain in my left shoulder, I raised my eyebrows, and took out the dagger under my ribs with my backhand, and stabbed it into the eye socket of the sneak attacker. With a shake of the wrist of his right hand, he grabbed a long sword from the right, and when the other party staggered back, the sword flower stabbed violently, flew up, and kicked the man's head and face with his right foot, and the long sword followed and pierced into the man's heart.
Ling Haoxuan was shocked, and stepped forward to grab my arm: "You are injured!" ”
"Leave me alone!" I pushed him painfully: "You go quickly!" ”
"Let's go!" He stubbornly took my hand and ran towards the depths of the hillside, when a crossbow suddenly came at us without warning, and he saw the opportunity quickly, and pushed me down, the arrow grazed his left arm, and a bead of blood fell in the air. I fell, and with a flick of my wrist, the Sleeve Arrow "aggressively" went away, and the crossbowman no longer expected the arrow to come at such a tricky angle, and before he could dodge, a smooth Sleeve Arrow had pierced through his forehead.
"Ruo'er! Are you okay? He held me in his arms, lifted his upper body slightly, and looked at me carefully.
I moved slightly, the bones in my body were almost falling apart, and the pain was unbearable due to the continuous oozing of blood from many wounds on my body, and the sword wound on my shoulder was especially serious. Ling Haoxuan seemed to be startled by me, his originally pale face instantly appeared like a star, he hugged me in his arms, I gasped in pain, he quickly let me go, but it was too fast, my body involuntarily fell backwards, and he held me again, hurrying, I don't know what to do!
I moved slightly, the blood on my shoulder suddenly oozed out, his face became more and more pale, and he hurriedly said, "Ruo'er, how are you?" ”
"It's fine!" I frowned, tore off the corner of my shirt, bandaged it hastily, looked at his bleeding left arm, and said in a deep voice: "Sit down first, I'll help you bandage it!" ”
He shook his head, and tore a piece of cloth himself to tie it, and I saw that he frowned visibly as he tied the knot, but he didn't make any sound.
"Can you still go? I'll carry you back! He looked at me with worry in his eyes.
I shook my head: "The emperor doesn't have to worry about me, I'm fine!" Let's avoid it here first, although there are many killers in Yueheng, but after all, this is Tianyu's territory, there are many defenders in Yanmen Pass, Hao Qian is afraid of your safety for a while, and now he must have started his hands and feet, we just need to wait for reinforcements with peace of mind! ”
His face was not good-looking, and when he heard me call Hao Qian's name, his face turned even paler, but he didn't say anything, just pursed his lips and sat there.
I was a little uneasy, and after a moment of silence I asked him, "How did you recognize me?" ”
He looked at me with a smile in his eyes: "Even if you can change your face, your eyes can't deceive me!" ”
I smiled, a little relieved, this kind of thing is really an outsider, and there is really no way to do it in front of acquaintances.
"Hate me like that?" He was silent for a while, and then suddenly spoke: "I'd rather come to this bitter cold place, with swords and swords, and impermanence of life and death, than stay in the palace with me." ”
I avoided answering and asked, "Aren't you surprised?" This is what I look like! ”
He was stunned for a moment, as if it was very strange that I would ask such a question, and after a while he sighed: "I should have thought that you would be a woman in the boudoir, the first time I saw you, I felt that you were different, you never minded the identity of our princes, and never cared about those subsections, talking in the academy, the opinions are very very, and those in the palace who compete for favor you can't avoid it, and hate it, it's my mistake!" Hold you in that side of the world! ”
After all, he is the king of a country, and I was a little surprised to be able to say these words: "Actually, I thought about staying in the palace in An An and changing my way of life, but for me, it was too difficult!" I can't live by the snort, and I and my family's honor and disgrace depend on the grace of a man! ”
He sighed deeply: "It's my fault! It's only after losing you that I've finally realized the mistakes I made in the past, but luckily I found you! He looked up at me, "Would you like to give me another chance?" ”
This is not what I remember him to look like, in my memory he is always cold to the bone, so I can't help but want to dodge, and when he seriously faced his mistakes, I was a little hesitant, I looked at him, and suddenly thought of those eyes similar to him, the original hesitation disappeared instantly, I just wanted to speak......
"Be careful!"
Everything happened between the lightning and flint, only to see Ling Haoxuan's body suddenly volleyed into the air, under the reflection of the sun, a person rose into the air, the moment his body rose to the top, the long sword in his hand with a cold arc abruptly drawn. Ling Haoxuan was already pressed on my body, he wanted to use his body to block this sword for me, I scolded secretly, and a thought flashed in my heart, that is, I would rather die than owe him. My heart was horizontal, my body slid out of him like a loach, the soles of my feet kicked hard, my upper body stood up, the thin sleeve knife slipped out of my sleeve, my thumb and index finger were clamped, and with a turn of my wrist, Sen Han's sleeve knife stabbed into the killer's neck artery, and then slashed to the side according to the inertia of throwing my arm!
Blood splashes like rain! Suddenly the wail sounded! In the blood-colored curtain, I vaguely saw in front of my eyes, his eyes suddenly dimmed, in this moment of 100,000 urgency, I actually vaguely saw the meaning of this, he really saw it, saw that I would rather die than do something for me!
I turned my gaze, and at this moment, five men in black flashed out of the woods, their eyes fierce and their steps steady. I took a slight step back, and Ling Haoxuan had already stepped forward and pulled me behind him. I know that his skills have always been good, but the other party is overwhelming after all.
However, the situation did not allow me to think too much, and the sound of drawing the sword was already heard, and he took a step forward with his long sword in his hand. Those who dared to cross the line of defense to assassinate were by no means mediocre people, not to mention that they had already recognized Ling Haoxuan's identity, and at this moment, they were not conceited, but more cautious.
In an instant, the two black-clothed men rose from the ground at the same time, the bodies of both sides quickly staggered in the air, ignoring me, and running towards Ling Haoxuan with the same goal, Ling Haoxuan was not flustered, the sword broke through the air, and slashed with the momentum, the momentum of a sword was like a broken bamboo, instantly splitting the war knives of the two, and slashing into the man's neck as fast as the peak, and then his right foot followed, kicking heavily at the knee of the man on the other side, the man's body was short, he turned around, and the long sword stabbed steadily into the man's chest.
In an instant, two people died.
However, without the slightest respite, the other three had already caught up in an instant, two of them attacked Ling Haoxuan, and one of them came to contain me. I knew that their target was Ling Haoxuan, and at the moment when I intertwined with the killer's body, I saw that a killer was already behind Haoxuan, I didn't dare to be careless, and when I pressed the sleeve arrow, the three sleeve arrows went aggressively, and the arrow hit the vital point. And his long sword carried a thunderous wind, suddenly piercing the chest of the killer in front of him.
The killer in front of me saw that I was thinking about it, how could I let go of this great opportunity, a knife stabbed me in the side, between the lightning and the fire, my body struck like a whirlwind, a sword blocked, taking advantage of the force of the strike, the body staggered away, at the same time, Ling Haoxuan's sword had already arrived, this blow was smooth, the next second, the killer was already staring at the round, blood was gurgling out of his chest, and his body had completely softened!
"Ruo'er, how are you?" He hurried to meet him.
I shook my head, "Out of the way!" ”
He sighed, saw that I was covered in blood, and was about to speak.
"Ruo'er!"
The abrupt voice made the two of us stunned, and when we looked back, we saw Hao Qian with a team of people rushing to our side, and in a hurry, Hao Qian had forgotten to hide my identity and hugged me in his arms. I let out a painful cry, and he quickly let go, only to realize that Ling Haoxuan was beside him.
"Brother Huang, are you injured?" When he spoke, his eyes had already seen the injury on Ling Haoxuan's left arm, he was startled, and just as he wanted to go over, Ling Haoxuan waved his hand: "It's okay, go back first!" ”
Hao Qian's outstretched hand stopped in mid-air, and for a while, it finally hung down silently.