In the woods, there is a rustle of the wind, so it is not particularly easy for people to react to the slightest movement or something around.

In other words, under normal circumstances, it is almost impossible for a person who is focused on thinking about things to detect a cold arrow shooting from the side.

can only say that fortunately, Xu Huabiao was a little irritable and not so concentrated.

Hearing the sound of a gentle bowstring ringing, Xu Huabiao immediately leaned back almost instinctively, lay on the ground, and then rolled three times in a row, making way of the place where he had just been sitting.

I don't care if I don't have any clothes on me.

And just as Xu Huabiao's front foot rolled away from the place where he was sitting, an arrow on his back foot was already stuck on the ground.

The tail feathers of the arrow were still shaking slightly.

And immediately after, another arrow pierced the place where Xu Huabiao had just rolled.

Can't stop.

Xu Huabiao realized the problem, and hurriedly rolled sideways twice, and then, with his hand, grabbed a wooden stick from the ground, and threw it at the direction of the arrow he saw in the direction of the big tree next to him.

At the same time, he silently recited the Taoist technique, and let a gust of wind blow around him.

The arrow shot by the man was a little messy, landing around Xu Huabiao's body, and with a muffled thud, the attack stopped.

The person lurking on the tree next to him seemed to have been hit by a branch thrown by Xu Huabiao and fell to the ground.

Xu Huabiao didn't bother to put on the clothes that were baking by the fire, stood up, took a few steps, and ran to the place where the person fell.

A man dressed in black, the branch that Xu Huabiao threw was stuck in his leg.

The man tried to escape, but he couldn't.

The fall from the tree had already taken him lightly.

Xu Huabiao's brows furrowed.

Squatting down beside the assassin who couldn't get up, he ripped the veil off the black-clad man's face.

It's actually a face that is not unfamiliar.

Xu Huabiao was stunned for a moment.

For a moment, Xu Huabiao felt a chill in his back.

"Who are you?"

Unconsciously, when Xu Huabiao spoke, his teeth were clenched.

"Humph!" The man glared at Xu Huabiao fiercely.

And then.

A mouthful of black blood spilled out of his mouth.

The Assassin committed suicide by poisoning.

Be quiet.

Xu Huabiao stared directly at the face in front of him, and a lot of things suddenly came to his mind.

It's been a while.

Xu Huabiao came back to his senses.

Reaching out, he fumbled around the corpse.

As he expected, there was nothing to prove his identity.

Standing up, Xu Huabiao looked around.

I returned to the makeshift campsite and put back on the clothes that had been dried by the fire.

He felt very cold now.

Cold from the inside out.

That's it, for a while.

"Master, aren't you coming in to rest?"

Han Xiaozhu poked her head out of the tent and looked at Xu Huabiao with a little curiosity.

"Well, don't worry, you can sleep."

Xu Huabiao smiled at Han Xiaozhu.

“…… Something? ”

"No, you go to sleep! Tomorrow, we may need to make a good journey. ”

"Oh......"

Han Hyo-joo nodded, and her head retracted into the tent.

The smile on Xu Huabiao's face disappeared almost immediately.

He glanced at the tent, then moved away.

The eyes are cold, cold.

……

"Master, we've been going west for so many days, and it's time to change direction, go south!"

"No, I predicted just now, it's better to continue west today."

"But ......"

"Well, have you packed it up? Once packed, we're on our way. ”

Xu Huabiao's face had a faint smile.

“…… Good. Han Xiaozhu kicked the ground a few times with his foot a little helplessly, expressing his dissatisfaction, but he could only follow Xu Huabiao to turn over and continue west.

Twelve days have passed since Xu Huabiao broke away from the army and headed west.

In the past twelve days, Xu Huabiao and Han Xiaozhu have fled almost all the way to the west, and the direction has not changed.

What Han Xiaozhu said is also very reasonable, and now it should be due north of Youzhou. If Xu Huabiao took the group of people behind him and continued to ...... west

God knows where it's going to go.

It's time to go around in circles, kill time, and then lead them into a trap.

If all goes well......

It's just that Xu Huabiao seems to have forgotten what lure the enemy and what traps, and has turned into a headless fly, desperately escaping.

What makes people feel speechless is that they have already achieved this level in order to escape, and the Wuhuan cavalry behind Xu Huabiao is still closely following.

It seems like it's possible to catch up at any moment.

I came out of the campsite last night, and ran west for another full hour, and suddenly.

"Let's go this way." Xu Huabiao suddenly slowed down the horse, and then pointed to the side of the guide.

“…… To the south? Isn't it going west? ”

"I suddenly want to go south."

"I suddenly wanted to ......"

"Let's go." Xu Huabiao didn't say anything to Han Xiaozhu, just turned the horse's head and ran out directly to the south.

“…… Wait, master! Han Xiaozhu could only hurriedly follow.

To the south, another hour.

Xu Huabiao didn't say anything to Han Xiaozhu this time, just turned the horse's head and went west.

For another hour to the west, then to the southwest......

Along the way, Xu Huabiao kept his head buried and didn't say anything to Han Xiaozhu at all.

In this way, from getting up early in the morning to running until the sun was about to set below the horizon, the horse did not stop.

"The hosts! Don't take a break today? ”

Han Xiaozhu, who had been running behind Xu Huabiao for a day, looked at Xu Huabiao as if he was going to continue to run forward, and finally couldn't help but speak.

She is not Xu Huabiao, whose source of strength has been awakened, and after running wild all day, her physical strength is a little unbearable.

Although in fact, Xu Huabiao's face is not much better than hers......

It was dark and she couldn't see it.

"Over ahead, there seems to be light, there may be a nomadic tribe, go and see." Xu Huabiao pointed ahead.

After the sun has completely set, the steppe is black and hollow.

In the distance, there is some bright light, which is indeed a bit dazzling.

"Master, it is not necessarily a good thing to visit the tribe of the steppe people at such a big night...... What if they are hostile to us? ”

"It's not like I don't know how to look at it. Seeing that the situation is not good, just slip away. Besides, we've been running like this for so many days, and we can't figure out where we're going, so we can ask people to determine how we can get on the road tomorrow! ”

Xu Huabiao smiled and drove the horse on.

Han Hyo-joo could only shut up.

After walking for more than half an hour, a large tent finally appeared in front of Xu Huabiao and them.

It seems to be a nomadic tribe of no small people.

Xu Huabiao and Han Xiaozhu had just reduced the speed of their horses here, and someone in the tribe over there had already come out.

Very vigilant, there are already bows and arrows shooting.

A stone's throw away, Xu Huabiao stood on his feet.

Looking at the other side, his eyes narrowed.

The tribes of this place should be the Huns.

Is your relationship with the Huns good?

I don't know......

It's just that I have to gamble my luck and run west......

Taking a deep breath, Xu Huabiao shouted loudly to the other side.

"I'm sorry! Excuse me! But we're not bad people! Just ordinary people who have lost their way in the steppe! ”

"Stop! Don't move! ”

The answer on the other side was crisp.

"Yes! We don't move! ”

Xu Huabiao is also very obedient.

He even rolled over and got off the horse.

Han Xiaozhu also followed Xu Huabiao, turned over and dismounted.

After a while, three or four people came out of the tribe on horseback.

Holding a torch in his hand, he came to Xu Huabiao and the others.

The fire shone on the face of Xu Huabiao, who was hurrying in the dark, and Xu Huabiao was a little instinctive and closed his eyes.

At the same time, the right hand, which did not hold the reins of the horse, felt a few stones from the sleeve.

Just in case.

"What are you...... Eh!! Isn't this Lord Xu? ”

“…… Yes? ”

An exclamation from the other side made Xu Huabiao stunned.

His eyes were closed, narrowed into a slit, and he looked at the other side.

Against the direction of the firelight, Xu Huabiao couldn't see anything clearly.

"Lord Xu! It's me! Lin Changzheng!! ”

The man with the torch handed the torch a little forward.

The light shone on the person's face, and Xu Huabiao recognized the person in front of him.

Not really! When I was in Chang'an, I used to take care of myself, and I once met in Xuzhou, Lin Changzheng! That's him!

How could he be here......

Don't!!

A big smile hung on Xu Huabiao's face.

"This is Brother Zhong's clan??"

"Not really! Lord Xu, are you here to find General Zhong Guo? ”

"This ...... It's not ......"

"Ahh Come, my lord! Come with me! ”

"Good!"

Xu Huabiao smiled and nodded.

And Han Xiaozhu, who was following Xu Huabiao, was already confused.

"Master, what's going on?"

"Oh, nothing." Xu Huabiao turned his head, glanced at Han Xiaozhu with a smile, and shook his head, "Well, after so many days of hard work, I can finally take a break." ”

"Huh?"

"Let's go, let's go into the camp."

"Oh......"

Han Xiaozhu nodded a little confused.

Then he followed behind Xu Huabiao, led the horse, and walked into the camp.

All the way, I came to the big tent in the middle, surrounded by a lot of tents.

There was no announcement, and Lin Changzheng, who led the way in front, walked directly into the big tent with Xu Huabiao.

Han Xiaozhu consciously stayed outside the camp.

And a familiar face of Xu Huabiao appeared in front of him.

“…… Who is ...... outside" The person sitting there was eating a piece of meat in his hand, and then, seeing Xu Huabiao walking in, the meat in his hand fell on the table in front of him.

Stunned.

"What, I'm not welcome?"

"It's not...... Brother Hua Biaoxian, how could you ...... Over here?? ”

"That's a long story. By the way, what about Brother Zhong Guo? ”

"General Zhong Guo went out to fight wolves with a few people two days ago, and he hasn't come back yet...... Come on, come on! Sit down! Come! Wine, meat! ”

"Yes! Checkmate! Lin Changzheng responded with a smile, then turned around and walked out directly.

"You don't need wine, is it easy to pull some wine from Luoyang? Save yourselves and drink it! Xu Huabiao shouted at Lin Changzheng's back with a smile, and then sat down in an empty seat in the tent.

Then he looked at the man sitting in the middle of the tent, and for a long time he did not speak.

"Why are you staring at me like that?" The man was a little embarrassed by Xu Huabiao's gaze.

“…… Long time no see, General Jong-gi, you're fat. ”

The smile on Xu Huabiao's face was full of sincerity.

Yes, the person in front of him is not Song Jong-ki, who left the Central Plains with Kim Jong Kook at the beginning?

"Are you fat?" Song Jong-ki touched his face. Then, laughing.

"Let's talk about it tomorrow! I'll eat something for a while and get a good night's sleep. Xu Huabiao hurriedly waved his hand, "I haven't had a good rest for more than ten days, I can't bear it anymore, I'm waiting for tomorrow." ”

"Ten days? What did you do? ”

"Escape." Xu Huabiao yawned.

"Huh? Escape?? What happened? Song Jong-ki jumped up from behind the desk at once.

"It's okay, I'll talk about it tomorrow, it's too late." Xu Huabiao shook his head, "Aren't I okay!" ”

“…… I'm going to send someone to inform General Zhong Guo to come back? Song Jong-ki's eyes narrowed.

"It's fine." Xu Huabiao nodded, "I haven't seen him for a long time, and I miss him." ”

"Hmm."

"By the way, General Jong-ki, there's a woman who came with me outside......"

"I'll just arrange for someone to entertain her well." A strange smile on Song Jong Ki's face.

"It's not! I mean......" Xu Huabiao glanced outside the tent and lowered his voice, "Arrange people, keep an eye on her, but don't be discovered by her." ”

“…… What do you mean? ”

"You can ask my sister-in-law, she should understand."

“…… Oh. ”

Song Jong-ki nodded, but the smile on his face was gone.

……