Chapter 11: The Wind Rises in Jicheng (3)
"It's now! Sisters, rush out! Mei Xiang, who was closest to the gate, first rushed out with a sword, and with a wave of sword energy, the two strong men fell to the ground in an instant.
Lin Feijian had already hidden behind the crowd, more and more rebels were killed on the spot, and the weak girls on weekdays instantly became sassy and heroic, and blood soaked their dresses, but I don't know how many of them were enemies and how many were their own.
Out of the wind Accord, I saw the rebels trembling a few feet away from us, and under a fight, no one dared to step forward. Chu Fengyu stood at the front of us, holding a long whip in her hand, the evening breeze blew through her drooping black hair, wrapped around her right hand holding the whip, her red clothes had been torn, the tattered gauze was floating, and she couldn't see how much blood was stained on it.
"Why waste any more effort? Now, even if you rush out of our rebel army, you won't be able to rush out of the Yunjiang officers and soldiers who will come to support immediately. Chu Yun, you don't have to struggle anymore. Lin Feijian walked out of the rear and confronted Chu Fengyu.
A whip sounded, and it was Chu Fengyu's indifferent provocation: "Even if I die here today, I can guarantee that you will die in front of me, do you believe it or not?" ”
Chu Fengyu flew out and approached Lin Feijian directly, only to hear the sound of horses' hooves approaching suddenly, and more than one horse, and heard a person shouting: "Mr. Lin, a large number of Ningguo reinforcements suddenly rushed in at the north gate of Jicheng, our army was defeated, the general specially invited the rebel army to assist in the battle, please go quickly!" ”
"It's now, Qingyi hold on to me!" I listened to Chu Zhilan's words and immediately grabbed his waist, very hard. I don't know if it's an illusion, but in such a noisy situation, I heard him take a slight breath.
Chu Zhilan got up, flew up and kicked the cavalry who rushed away, rode on the horse, and flew away. When I sat down on the horse, I saw Mei Xiang, Chu Fengyu and a few girls all riding a horse together, side by side, and they all took the horses and escaped. It's just that the rest of the girls are gone. I was a little flustered and asked, "Feng Yu, what about the rest of the people?" Whatever? "Don't worry, the rest are the women who have made a lot of effort, and they have already escaped with us." The voice came from my head and instantly calmed my mind.
Chu Zhilan then asked, "Chu Yun, where did you get out of the city?" ”
"Heh~ Naturally, it is from where the enemy came from to go out generously."
Ah Hao, who was carrying Arlene on the side, suddenly blew a long whistle, sharp and tactful, like a birdsong.
"This is the code of the Limbo Sect." I don't know why Chu Zhilan explained to me, since this is the case, I have to continue to ask, "What do you mean?" ”
Chu Zhilan's soft voice came, much lower than usual: "The sect pavilion master has an order, the West City Gate, go home." ”
Go home? I looked at the road in front of me, and it was the one that led to the West Gate. On the other side of the West City Gate, Yunjiang, Fuqi Mountain City, the mountains are towering and dense, and there are many dangerous roads, which are the natural barriers of Yunjiang, easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is said that there are many Jianghu sects to establish religion here, because it is located at the junction of the two countries, so the Jianghu people of Ningguo and Yunjiang gather here. It's just that I used to live in the deep palace for a long time, and I don't know much about the things outside, and I always feel that the Lingbo Sect Pavilion has heard about it, but I can't remember anything for a while.
As we approached the West Gate, the road had become potholed, and the huge flames of the houses had dispelled the darkness of the night, but it was even colder at this time. The corpses of officers and soldiers can be seen everywhere on the road, including those in Yunjiang and the city guards in Jicheng. The horses galloped, but the sound of horses' hooves could not hide the desperate cries on the side of the road, and I looked to the place where the cries came, and a desperate woman knelt in front of the burning house with her dead relatives in front of my eyes. I closed my eyes, I couldn't bear to look at the corpses strewn across the roadside, but the bloody qi still rushed violently into my nose, and my mind uncontrollably recalled the scene before the death of Concubine Qi and the young man just now. I was nauseous, my body was crooked, and I finally threw up.
Chu Zhilan behind me stiffened, I covered my mouth and blushed, it's over, it's over, there is still a person sitting behind me! I was so ashamed that I was ready to apologize, but as soon as I let go, the blood became even stronger, and I couldn't hold back it, and I vomited again...... I covered my mouth again, but I still couldn't help it......
Chu Zhilan said to me helplessly: "Alas, don't bear it, let's spit it out......"
A whistle sounded from afar, a bit like the secret horn that Hao had just blown.
Ah Hao rode his horse close to Chu Zhilan and Chu Fengyu and said: "There are only a dozen Yunjiang officers and soldiers guarding the city gate, and it seems that there are a lot of reinforcements from the north gate, which has consumed their troops. Although Lin Feijian colluded with Yunjiang to invade suddenly, he never thought that Ningguo's army could come so quickly, and God could help us. Chu Fengyu nodded knowingly after hearing this.
I only feel strange in my heart, this reinforcement not only came quickly but also coincidentally, and Yunjiang wants to take the opportunity to invade Jicheng, which means that he wants to provoke a war between the two kingdoms, such a big thing is not only not enough to prepare the troops, but even the news is not well protected, it is really strange!
There was still a mile away from the West City Gate, and Chu Zhilan and the others had already taken their weapons and prepared for the final battle. More than a dozen officers and soldiers, the masters easily solved it, and after passing the city gate, it was Fuqi Mountain in Yunjiang. I turned my head and looked at Jicheng behind me, the mountains and rivers that gave birth to me and raised me, the place that brought me joy and pain, and today, I finally left.
Fuqi Mountain is really just like the rumors, the mountains are stacked, the mountain roads are rugged, the horses are non-stop along the way, a few girls who have achieved light work have already been physically exhausted, and a few people on horseback have been replaced, the horses have no strength, and the speed of travel has slowed down a lot.
When it was already dawn, Yuliu dismounted from behind me. Because she was badly injured and shed a lot of blood, but she was afraid of causing us trouble, so she didn't say anything until she fell on the road, and was found by Chu Zhilan and pulled on the horse. I immediately stopped her, "Why did you get off the horse?" Hold me for more sleep, how can you have the strength to lose so much blood? Her miserable white lips were slightly curved, and she said with a smile: "I slept a little, and I have gotten better, but Qingyi you, you are so sleepy that you can't open your eyes, if you fall asleep while riding a horse like this, roll down the cliff, we will cross the bridge together and drink Meng Po soup, and be sisters in the next life." She pulled Chu Zhilan and let him get on the horse, and walked to the side by herself.
As soon as Chu Zhilan got on the horse, my whole body relaxed, leaned back unconsciously, and then fell asleep.
When I woke up, we were already in front of a dilapidated courtyard gate, I was still in a daze, grabbed Chu Zhilan's shoulders and got off the horse, and asked him, "Where is this broken place?" Not at all windy Accord is beautiful, are we going to live in the mountains again? ”
Chu Fengyu beside him scolded: "Can you speak?" What is a broken place? Do you still think you're a princess? Come and hold Yuliu, this stupid kid is going to faint again! And Arlene you! Is it that dirty? Need to walk on tiptoe? Arlene frowned, "Boss, there are cobwebs on the ground, and my embroidered shoes are made of high-quality Shu brocade." Chu Fengyu flew by with an eye knife, and Ah Hao hurriedly stepped forward, "Pavilion master, don't be angry, Miss Arlene is used to being delicate on weekdays, how can she endure such suffering." As he spoke, he squatted down on his knees, "Come, Miss Arlene, I will carry you in, and your shoes will not be dirty." "I felt that Chu Fengyu was suffocated and almost vomited out of blood.
There are several rooms in the courtyard, all of which are dilapidated, and should have been uninhabited for a long time. Chu Fengyu walked into the room facing the courtyard gate, and stood at the door for a long time without moving. I walked in and found that this was supposed to be an ancestral hall, but there were no tablets or gods and Buddhas on the stage, only many cobwebs and thick dust.
Chu Fengyu knelt on the ground with a thud, and as soon as I turned around, the people behind me knelt on the ground one by one, and Yuliu next to me was also full of surprise at first, and then he also pulled Yuqing next to him to kneel down. In the end, only Arlene, Chu Zhilan and I stood in the ancestral hall.
I asked Chu Zhilan embarrassedly: "What is originally enshrined here?" Shall I also kneel down and bow down? He raised his eyebrows, "No, no matter what is enshrined here, it has nothing to do with you, and there is no need to kneel." ”
I frowned, "How can that work, I've been very unlucky lately, if there is any god and Buddha enshrined here, I naturally have to worship sincerely, not asking for more blessings but asking for no trouble!" ”
Chu Zhilan pretended to smile: "Oh~ I understand, this is what you call 'driving away bad luck'." I gave him an unceremonious look.
He leaned into my ear and said, "This place was originally dedicated to the previous pavilion masters of the Lingbo Sect, and this courtyard was specially built as the ancestral hall of the Sect Pavilion. ”
This is not the Church? Rather, a purpose-built ancestral hall? Even if they are above the high hall, only officials with higher official ranks have the ability to buy land alone to build the ancestral hall of the family, and it is impossible to imagine that these Jianghu sects can be so rich!
I looked at Chu Zhilan suspiciously, "Then why don't you worship?" ”
His face was calm, "You think I'm from the Limbo Sect?" ”
Aren't you? Didn't you Chu Fengyu call you senior brother?
"I am and I am not."
I can't answer your answer!
Chu Fengyu stood up for a long time, and there was no telling in his eyes whether it was sadness or anger, or both.
The civet stood on the side and begged: "Brother Chu Wen, help everyone deal with the wounds, everyone is tired enough to come here and needs to rest." ”
Chu Zhilan understood and nodded. I also came back to my senses, only to find that everyone was injured, even Chu Zhilan, whose arms were also cut through the flesh, and the cyan robe was soaked with red blood. And I stood here, intact, and suddenly felt very ashamed, it seems that I really don't need to worship God and Buddha anymore to drive away bad luck, I am already very lucky.
So when Chu Zhilan proposed that he needed hot water, I was very proactive and offered to help them boil water by myself. Of course, under the suspicious eyes of Chu Zhilan and Chu Fengyu, I still found a helper for me - Arlene, the most beautiful woman in Jicheng who was also well protected and powerless and more squeamish than the princess.
As I pulled the bellows, I burst into tears from the smoke and shouted desperately to Arlene outside the kitchen, "Sister Arlene! Is the firewood chopping finished? Arlene's lazy voice came from outside the house: "It's fine." "I didn't feel right, I walked out, and I saw Arlene sitting on a stool from nowhere twisting her nails, while Ah Hao was panting and chopping wood, and the freshly bandaged wound on his shoulder was still oozing blood.
I was angry, pushed away Ah Hao, who was chopping wood, took his axe for chopping wood, and pointed at Arlene: "What are you doing?" She suddenly squeezed out a tear aggrievedly: "I can't take it." I pointed to the kitchen, "Then you go boil water." She added, "The smoke is too choking for me to do." Ah Hao next to him also stepped forward and snatched the axe in my hand, "Yes, yes, yes, how can Miss Arlene do these rough work, let's just do it." ”
I also have the urge to vomit blood!
I went back to pull the bellows angrily, but the fire never burned well, and I reached out to pull the firewood, and my fingers were burned by the sudden burning tongue of fire, and the pain made my tears flow even more happily.
"What's wrong with you?"
I turned around, and Chu Zhilan stood behind me. My teary eyes seemed to frighten him, and even my tone became anxious: "Are you hurt?" ”
I said with a bitter face: "That's not true, it's just so choking~"
He smiled helplessly: "I know you can't do it, I'll come." ”
I shook my head: "Have you all taken care of your wounds?" ”
He also reached for the burning wood, and soon the flame burned even brighter.
"Nope."
I nudged him, "Then you can go quickly, I really can, you see I have burned two barrels, more than a dozen people are injured and have to be scrubbed, and there are so many girls, they must want to take a good bath." ”
He paused, and finally said, "Okay." ”
I smiled and pushed him out, "You can go back quickly." ”
After Chu Zhilan left, I pulled the bellows again, thought about it and sighed, or went out and sent Ah Hao away, "Your shoulder was just bandaged, and now there is so much blood oozing, didn't you let Chu Zhilan help you heal your injuries in vain?" Let's go back. He looked a little embarrassed, "Then this firewood ......" I glanced at Arlene, who was on the side, took a deep breath, and forced a big smile: "It's okay, I'll come, I can!" ”