Chapter 8: The Inner Ghost
"Your Majesty, the queen's mother, it's not good, the Marquis of Chiming left a book, the war is urgent, and he has gone to the front line first." Yu Nei ran into the Qianyuan Hall with a stumble.
"What?" Emperor Cheng, who was preparing to wear at the wedding ceremony, stood up suddenly, and sat down on the ground with the little waiter waiting beside him.
Empress Ling next to him also stood up: "Boldly Xuan Ruoyin, dare to resist the decree?" ”
"Dust! Dust! Emperor Cheng hurriedly walked into Tangli Palace with Empress Ling, a person dressed in red was covering his face, sitting on the happy bed, his shoulders trembling, it seemed that the news had also come.
"Chen'er, don't be sad, when I catch that kid back, hit him with a hundred boards first, and see if I can kill him." Looking at the pitiful figure on the bed, Emperor Cheng paced back and forth distressedly.
"My hard-working child...... Empress Ling stepped forward with tears in her eyes and moved away from the happy fan, and was stunned on the spot.
"Stinky boy, Chen'er, don't cry, I'm ......" Emperor Cheng, who turned around, also blocked the second half of the sentence in his throat.
"Your Majesty, it's not me...... It's the eldest princess she...... She...... You have to get me here. Dressed in a red wedding dress, he knelt on the ground.
"Where did she go?" After taking a few deep breaths, Emperor Cheng's voice sounding even more terrifying.
"Father, mother, the child is not filial, I am going to protect you, don't ask me why, believe me! Long...... That's what the eldest princess said. Jin Chun trembled and said Yan Chuchen's words, and Emperor Cheng was almost fainting.
On the official road, Diancui dismounted and surveyed the hoof prints and reported: "Girl, this hoof print has been 3 hours in the past, looking at the hoof print, there is no doubt that it is a tall horse in the Western Regions." ”
Dian Cui was born in a family of military generals, not only is he a good kung fu, but he also learned a good skill of tracking and surveying with his father and brother before entering the palace.
"They're not far yet, chase!" Yan Chuchen was dressed in a military uniform, his long hair was curled into a men's style, urging the white horse to gallop forward.
Seeing that they had reached the state boundary of Yanyun County, a post station gradually appeared in the forest path, and Yan Chuchen and Diancui stopped to feed their horses and rest.
Because this is the last post station before entering Yanyun County, although it is very simple, it can only accommodate a few tables, but it is also quite full.
Although Yan Chuchen pretended to be a man, his outstanding appearance still attracted the attention of the post station.
"What kind of food is this? Can you eat it? Diancui looked at the few pieces of cake in the broken bowl that the guy had taken, and said disgustedly.
Yan Chuchen picked up a piece and bit it, which was much stronger than what she ate when she was imprisoned in her previous life.
While Diancui was still thinking about it, a group of disheveled men came from outside the post station, holding some weapons in their hands, and rushed in.
"Emperor Cheng is incompetent, we are in urgent need of funding, people of insight please help." The scar-faced man at the head spit out the betel nut in his mouth and said angrily.
Although it is said to ask for help, a few bright big knives are on your neck, and you dare to say that you are unwilling.
Several bandits stopped in front of Yan Chuchen, and the bandit leader approached with a thief smile on his face: ". This little brother is white and tender, and at first glance he is a rich and noble family. ”
Take a closer look: "Yo! Isn't this a little lady? I see that you don't have a brother, it hurts? ”
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to touch Yan Chuchen's face, and the people around him were forced by the pressure of the bandits, and they dared not speak out.
At this time, a purple-clothed young man who was originally sitting behind them whispered, "You let go of this sister." ”
Yan Chuchen, who was originally focused on his fingers, planned to wait for this bastard to get close, so he gave him a transparent hole, and as soon as the young man spoke, he also turned around.
I saw the young man standing timidly at the table, his shoulders shrunk in fear and trembling, but he stiffened his neck and refused to admit it.
Several bandits approached the boy and rubbed the tip of a knife against his face: "Boy, do you still want to be a hero to save the beauty?" Let me see how much skill you have? ”
"I ...... I'm not afraid of you......" Although the young man was very scared, he still did not retreat, "If you don't do it right, you should take care of it, this is the truth." ”
"Hey! Stinky boy, then let me teach you what the truth is! Scarface waved his knife. Slash at the boy.
The boy closed his eyes, but the expected pain did not come.
When he opened his eyes again, Scarface was pressed against the wall, along with his knife.
Yan Chuchen walked in front of Scarface, his hand was not loosened, and he pressed it tightly against the wall: "Whose subordinates are you, and do you have anything to do with the Qi County anti-thieves?" ”
Although she spoke softly, her natural coercion made Scarface tremble involuntarily: "Old ...... Lao Tzu is a general under Liu Qianhu in Qi County, you dare to move......"
As soon as he was relieved, Scarface fell to the ground, and Yan Chuchen turned his head, "It's a little minion, you shouldn't know anything." ”
The scarface behind him looked resentful, quietly took out a knife, got up and stabbed at Yan Chuchen.
"Stinky, I'll kill you!" The knife was deeply pierced into the flesh, but it was not Yan Chuchen's.
The purple-clothed young man rushed out at the last moment to block in front of Yan Chuchen, looking at the knife on his chest that did not reach the handle of the knife in disbelief.
Yan Chuchen had actually felt the strength coming from behind, and was about to fight back, but the young man rushed up to her unexpectedly, supporting his body that slipped down from behind.
Yan Chuchen's eyes were cold, and with a wave of his hand, Scarface's throat had been cut: "Diancui, there is no forgiveness for killing!" ”
Diancui nodded silently and walked out.
"Sister, am I going to die, it's so cold, can you tell my father and mother, the child is ashamed, and he can't do his filial piety."
"Shut up!" Yan Chuchen took a look, the knife sank into the thick flesh on his shoulder, although he bled a lot, but it was not fatal, and he stretched out his hand to pass his true temperament.
The boy suddenly felt relaxed and fell asleep.
When he went on the road again, he found that the unconscious young man in purple had no one with him, and no one in the post station knew him.
Because he was injured to save himself, Yan Chuchen had no choice but to let Diancui rent a carriage to take him with him, and wait until the injury stabilized before separating.
Less than 10 miles ahead is Qi County, I don't know if it's too late.
In the camp in front of the Qi County Formation, Xuan Ruoyin was frowning and thinking about the marching map, and Hou Yandun of Suiyang next to him had a dark face and stared at Xuan Ruoyin.
This guy actually ran away with a military talisman, how sad Ah Chen was, if he had known this, he would have begged the emperor to give it to him.
"The situation in Qi County is a little strange, Vice General Yan, you go to the front of the battle first, are there any clues." Xuan Ruoyin looked up at Yan Dun.
Yan Dun straightened his face: "General, I arrived as early as the 5th, and I also arranged a horse expedition in advance, no matter what way our army tried to attack, the other party always had a way to deal with it, and the latest one was even more strange, and several generals had just decided." The west side of the sub-city feints, and the north gate is the main attack. Before the west began, the north gate was already heavily guarded, and the other party laughed at us before the battle. ”
"They must have a way of transmitting messages, but we haven't figured it out yet." Xuan Ruoyin groaned: "The inner ghost has eyebrows? ”
"Every time I discuss an important matter, I only have to be with a few lieutenants in the account, how can I pass the message?" Yan Dun frowned and scratched his head.
As night fell, a figure stepped out of the tent and headed out into the mountains.
"Today, Chiming Hou Xuan Ruoyin arrived ahead of schedule and entered the camp to talk with Yan Dun. In the other camp, the grain and grass have arrived, which can last for more than a month. The light flashed, and it turned out to be Sun Qiang, the general in the tent.
The person on the other side nodded, okay, you go back!" The two separated, and Sun Qiang turned his head and walked towards the camp.
As soon as he entered the camp, several soldiers suddenly rushed out of the surroundings and held down Sun Qiang at once. , The strange thing is that his eyes are dilated and he has no resistance.
In the big tent of the lord, the lights were bright, and Sun Qiang was tied to the ground by five flowers.
Yan Dun kicked Sun Qiang: "You ungrateful guy, the emperor is as kind to your Sun family as a mountain, but you collaborate with the enemy and commit treason, where is your conscience!" ”
Sun Qiang's eyes suddenly regained his vitality, and his body was in pain, but he looked puzzled: "General, adjutant general, why is the general here?" ”
I wanted to stand up, but I found myself tied like a dumpling.
"This ...... What is this for? Sun Qiang looked at everyone in a panic.
Everyone in the tent was also stunned, the evidence was ironclad, and they could still pretend to be stupid.
"General, my subordinates have heard that Yanyun County has had Gu worm evil techniques to control people's minds since ancient times, and I think General Sun Shen is very similar to the Tao. One of the generals in the tent said loudly.
"Sorcery? Xuan Ruoyin looked at the person who spoke.
"General, the three people outside the camp asked to see each other, saying that they could solve the Gu worm technique." At this moment, a garrison soldier came in to report.
Several people in the tent looked at each other, who came?
"Let them in. Xuan Ruoyin said in a deep voice.
The three of them stood in the tent, really like a circus troupe in the Western Regions.
The woman at the head has buckteeth and yellow face, wears a straight skirt, and inserts a chicken feather, although her appearance is peculiar, but her bearing is extraordinary.
There was a man and a woman standing beside him, and they were both angry and resentful, and one of them took a leather drum.
Several generals were accustomed to seeing the market, and their eyes widened.
"Meet the general, I am the head of the Shufeng Cloud Scroll Sect of Yanyun County, Qingxia Daoist. I am good at astrological divination, can predict the future and the past, yesterday the poor road in the faction divination, calculated that there will be evil in your army camp today, so come to help. The woman snorted with her eyes closed.
Yan Dun was anxious, and rolled his eyes first: "What's the matter, come to the camp to pretend to be a ghost, come and pull me out." ”
"Yes" several sergeants rushed up and set several people up.
"General, general, don't you want to get rid of your Gu worms? The poor way will be able to get rid of it, and if it is not true, it will not be too late to take my life. Qingxia struggled and shouted.
Xuan Ruoyin raised his hand, and the soldiers on both sides immediately let go of the three of them.
Qingxia straightened her clothes and walked to Xuan Ruoyin's side.
"Can you cure the poison of Gu worms?" Xuan Ruoyin asked.
"Yes!" Qingxia said with her head held high.
"Why did you help me?" I don't know where this man is sacred. But coming in with such fanfare, I don't think it's malicious, I just don't want to reveal my identity.
"This Taoist chief pinched his fingers, you are the love calamity of my world, if I help you win, the general needs to marry me." Qingxia stared straight into Xuan Ruoyin's eyes and said.