"Do I have to leave?"

The dim candlelight only reflected half of Qin Tao's face, and in addition to the warmth of the military tent, the air was mixed with the complicated smell of the young man's doubts and reluctance.

Nodding slightly, Lu Wentai looked at his nephew who was looking down at the table, and tried his best to make his voice subtle: "In two days, the royal family will order the blockade of the empire, and it will be a little difficult to leave at that time." ”

"But ......" Qin Tao frowned, his eyes revealing hesitation and embarrassment.

Just reunited with his family and about to be separated, even if Leng Yuntian's death has nothing to do with him, it will make him feel lost and difficult to part.

Lu Wentai naturally knew Qin Tao's reluctance, but for the safety of his nephew and his father's orders, he had to be a "bad guy" once.

"You'd better leave tonight. "Lu Wentai is very direct.

Qin Tao was stunned for a while, as if he had heard a terrifying event, and then asked with a little surprise: "So fast?"

Tang Xuexin, who was sitting on the military couch, raised her eyebrows lightly, her beautiful eyes drifted to the table, and she seemed to be surprised by Lu Wentai's arrangement.

"Don't ask. The sooner you leave, the better it will be for you, and it's not safe in the barracks anymore. While speaking, Lu Wentai did not forget to try his best to lower his voice, as if this thick military tent could not block the eavesdropper.

Qin Tao fell into deep thought, the purpose of his coming this time was to ask Lu Lin about his background. But now that Lu Lin has not appeared, this means that it is indeed unsafe in the barracks. A suspicious marshal frequently associates with a strange teenager at this juncture, and anyone will be suspicious.

Tang Xuexin silently walked to the table, sat down quietly beside Qin Tao, and then gently held the young man's hand, and nodded seriously at the inquiring gaze.

Looking away from Tang Xuexin's beautiful eyes, Qin Tao sighed, turned the bitterness and embarrassment in his heart into a long thick breath from his mouth and nose, and then said, "Okay." That's all there is to it...... Second uncle, take care of my grandfather for me, just say that the kid can't say goodbye to him......" After speaking, Qin Tao stood up and bowed heavily to Lu Wentai.

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The late winter nights are cold and windy, especially in the mountains, mixed with a sharp knife-like sharpness. On the winding pine forest path, Qin Tao and Tang Xuexin held hands, braved the whistling mountain wind, and stepped on the thick snow with difficulty.

I don't know if it's because of Qin Tao's reluctance or the mountain wind is really fierce, the originally not very long path made the two walk for a long time.

Holding Tang Xuexin's right hand tightly, Qin Tao tried his best to block his body in front of the girl, and said, "Xuexin, let's rest when we get out of this pine forest." ”

Feeling the warmth in the young man's hand, Tang Xuexin moved slightly closer to Qin Tao and responded softly: "It's okay, it doesn't matter if you don't rest with you." The corners of his mouth did not forget to raise a brilliant arc when he spoke.

Outside the pine forest, the fires crackled and the flames danced wildly in the raging north wind, leaving sparks in the air.

Tang Xuexin snuggled beside Qin Tao wrapped in a wide cloak, and let the cold wind blow and turn her pretty face red. And Qin Tao was silently running his soul qi, firstly to dispel the cold, and secondly, to make Tang Xuexin warmer.

"Your father asked you to go to Shanzong City?" Looking at the white breath exhaled from his mouth, Qin Tao suddenly asked.

"Well, he told me to go and hire someone. ”

"Oh?" Qin Tao was a little curious, after all, he had been in Shanzhong City for a while, and who would be in that city who would be able to ask the sect master of the Ten Thousand Demon Sect to send someone to invite.

Tang Xuexin exhaled lightly, and then said, "I don't know who it is, he just told me to know when I got to the end of Tielin Avenue." ”

Speaking of the end of Tielin Avenue, Qin Tao couldn't help but think of the building that originated from the peculiar style of the West, as well as the president of the smelting branch who was shocked by himself, and his false title of honorary elder.

Seeing that Qin Tao was a little distracted, Tang Xuexin pulled the young man's arm and was silent quietly.

"That'...... Let's go to Shanzhong City next?" Qin Tao asked.

Tang Xuexin pursed her lips and pretended to be angry, "What?

Qin Tao hurriedly shook his head, smiled at Tang Xuexin, and responded, "No, no, of course I do." Then, let's go to Shanzhong City tomorrow morning. ”

Scattered white clouds and white snow connect between the sky and the earth, forming this silver world. The snow on the official road outside Beizhen has long been crushed beyond recognition by the anxious hooves of the wheels and horses, leaving only unsightly snowdrifts on both sides.

Unlike in the past, today's official roads are bustling with activity, and the roads out of town are crowded with cars and people, not because of merchants' gatherings, but because martial law has been imposed here.

Qin Tao and Tang Xuexin were hidden in the crowd, they naturally knew about the blockade, but in order to leave the Haoling Empire, they had to come and test it.

"Didn't you say that there would be two more days before it was blocked, why did it come early?" Tang Xuexin asked with a puzzled face, and lowered her voice.

Qin Tao's eyebrows had condensed into Sichuan characters, the turban on his forehead had begun to wrinkle, his hands kept pushing the surrounding crowd, his eyes looked into the distance from time to time, and he said in a subtle voice: "It seems that something has happened to the Haoling Empire again." ”

Before the words fell, a rough shout of guards was heard at the end of the official road, and then a burly man with the appearance of an officer pressed the long sword at his waist and shouted: "The imperial family has an order, from now on, all the towns and cities at the exit checkpoint will be closed and martial law, and no one is allowed to leave." The official road of Beizhen is the northeastern border of the empire, so the blockade is also a top priority. ”

A noisy and chaotic voice resounded in the crowd, and the words of the officers and soldiers made these people who were in a hurry to leave fall into confusion and resentment, and even a few men with strong physiques wanted to fight with the officials and soldiers.

"What should we do?" Holding Qin Tao's arm tightly, Tang Xuexin asked in a low voice.

Qin Tao lifted his toes and looked around, then pulled Tang Xuexin out of the crowd and walked towards Beizhen.

Looking at the young man in front of him in a daze, Tang Xuexin's eyebrows seemed to have an incomprehensible color, and her clear beautiful eyes kept turning around, as if she was thinking about how to deal with the blockade.

Back in Beizhen, Qin Tao found an inn to live in. At this time, Tang Xuexin's eyebrows frowned even tighter, and she really couldn't figure out Qin Tao's thoughts.

Taking off the wrinkled cotton jacket to reveal the fur jacket given by Tang Xuexin, Qin Tao noticed the girl's surprised gaze and condensed eyebrows, and couldn't help but smile: "Let's try it again at night." ”

"You want to break out?" Tang Xuexin asked as he approached Qin Tao.

Raising his eyebrows slightly, Qin Tao seemed to be a little puzzled: "Why not, anyway, I'm not afraid of offending the Haoling Empire." ”

Tang Xuexin nodded, was slightly silent for a while, and said, "I think those officers and soldiers are stronger, but they are just souls." It's just that I don't know if there are hidden masters in this North Town. ”

Hearing this, a trace of murder flashed in Qin Tao's eyes, and the right hand placed on the table clenched his fist tightly, and then said: "No matter who it is, as long as you dare to stop me, you must die." ”

Although the voice was flat, Tang Xuexin felt a kind of fierceness and coldness, as if mentioning the obstruction of the Haoling Empire would make this young man inspire a kind of evil.

At night, the moon hangs high, and the silent winter night has nothing special except for the dry and cold. The official road out of the town has long been deserted, and those impatient and indignant people have dispersed at some point, leaving only a few officers and soldiers to guard the city gate.

As the night deepened, the soldiers defending the city became tired, rubbing their frozen hands, yawning again and again, and fantasizing about the pleasant picture of a pot of warm wine and a stove.

Qin Tao and Tang Xuexin were both wrapped in wide cloaks and covered their faces under their hoods, and walked quickly towards the city gate side by side.

The tired soldiers naturally noticed the two strangely dressed men, but they had to dispel their lazy thoughts for the sake of routine.

A pair of iron spears crossed to stop Qin Tao and the two, only to hear one of the slightly thin soldiers shouting: "The road has been sealed, no one is allowed to leave the city!" Although it was shouted, it was mixed with sleepiness, which made the words seem a little soft.

Gently lifting the brim of his hat, Qin Tao noticed that there were no more officials and soldiers at the huge city gate except for the guards at these two gates, but when he saw the heavy iron gate, he couldn't help but understand the meaning.

Ignoring the officers and soldiers, Qin Tao tilted his head slightly, and said to Tang Xuexin in a voice that ordinary people couldn't hear: "Can your purple mang break through that city gate?"

After a slight hesitation, Tang Xuexin replied in the same voice: "It should be no problem." ”

When the soldiers defending the city saw that they had no intention of leaving, they thrust their iron spears to the ground and shouted, "Don't you hear?

The handsome face under the hood still did not make any sound, except for a seemingly evil corner of his mouth in the afterimage left by the moonlight, and then the soldiers on guard saw a firelight, a blinding firelight.

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