Chapter 52: Gains and Losses
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The next day, everyone packed up and took their leave.
On the way, Long Zixi had the opportunity to ask the Qin clan how the three heroes were captured.
Qin Shijie looked remorseful and said:
"On that day, we wanted to take a shortcut and go around to the mountain behind Daoxia to surprise each other.
"Well, hey, they dug a hole in the road, and we just got there! But he didn't suffer any major damage.
"By the way, do you know who did it?"
Long Zixi asked:
"Who is it?"
Qin Shijie said:
"It's Yang Pu's gang of dog thieves! Unexpectedly, they also did it all the way with Yin Qiu! β
Huoyun Qi Dao:
"Yes! Yang Pu, Ji Gang, and Mu Wanquan have all taken refuge in Yin Qiu, and now our opponent is becoming more and more difficult to deal with! β
Long Zixi asked the little girl what was going on, and Brother Qin smiled:
"It's a lot of fun, too. It can be seen that Zhuoermei girl is charming! β
It turned out that the little girl was originally sent by the prince to serve Zhuo Ermei, who knew that when this little girl saw Zhuo Ermei, she was so happy that she had to follow her and serve her for the rest of her life.
When I asked the name, the little girl was called Zhuo Erli, and everyone called it wonderful, isn't it fate to be with Zhuo Ermei?
Naturally, when it came to Lu Zidan's death, Lu Yixiang was very sad, and he regretted that he had misunderstood his brother, and everyone had to comfort him.
When it comes to coming to Xirong this time, everyone feels that it is so smooth and unexpected, but they can't let go of their hearts.
Fang Sange said:
"I looked at the eyes of the old thief in the Western Regions when he saw him off, and he was quite unwilling, but I was afraid that there would be some tricks behind the prince's back!"
Huoyun Qi also said:
"Exactly. Let's quicken our pace and leave the country of Xijon earlier. β
Everyone was reasonable, so the process was accelerated.
But he didn't think about it, how did Yin Qiu know that the three heroes of the Qin clan would take that road in Shencheng that day, and made an ambush in advance.
And they were in a hurry.
Zhuo Ermei has not needed Zhuo Erli to serve since she saw Long Zixi, and she will never be separated from Long Zixi every day.
It's just that when he saw that everyone was in a hurry, he didn't talk much, and his face was full of infatuation when he was fine, and he looked at Long Zixi.
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On this day, I was walking on a hillside.
Zhuo Erli and Zhuo Ermei muttered a few words, and Zhuo Ermei happily shouted at Long Zixi:
"Brother Zixi, Zhuo Erli said, after crossing this mountain beam, you will be out of Xirong Country!"
When the people heard this, they were all happy, and hurried to the ridge.
Look at the people who had just walked to the ridge, and suddenly heard a gong sound, and a group of people and horses, about one or two hundred people, all of them with turbans and masks, armed with long spears and short knives, and some of them holding bows and arrows, blocked the way.
The people were taken aback and took the horses with them.
But he saw the first general, holding a mace, shouting loudly, but he didn't know what he was saying.
Translated by Zolmei:
"They said they had built the road, and let us keep the money to buy it."
Longzi West Road:
"You tell them that we are passers-by and don't have much money, so please make it convenient for them to get out of the way."
Zhuo Ermei shouted at the general for a while, but he heard the general shouting "wow", which was obviously not allowed.
Seeing this, Drowri also led the horse forward, and said something loudly to the general.
Zhuo Ermei whispered to Long Zixi:
"The little girl used the prince to press them, but the man still didn't allow it, and it was not okay to say that it was the king of heaven."
While they were talking, Long Zixi whispered to everyone:
"It looks like we can only break through! The two elder brothers of the Fang family are responsible for protecting Miss Zhuo Ermei, and the elder brother of the Qin family is responsible for protecting Zhuo Erli. The fire hero rushed hard with his little brother! β
The fire hero didn't speak, but took off the copper cigarette pouch and lit the fire.
Everyone didn't understand for a while, how could Huo Daxia still have the heart to smoke when he was so nervous?
At the moment, he didn't have time to ask in detail, and he was about to hit the horse and charge into battle, but he saw Huoyun waving his hand, saying something that everyone couldn't understand, and at the same time carrying a copper cigarette bag to urge the horse to meet the group.
It turned out that the fire hero could speak a few words of the Rong language.
Long Zixi and the others didn't know what to do, so they didn't move, just looking.
I saw Huoyun Qi talking to the general, smoking cigarettes, spitting out smoke rings one after another, and there was wind on the ridge, which had already blown the smell of smoke down.
When everyone smelled the smoke, they all felt a wave in their hearts.
But seeing that the general was still shouting loudly, he suddenly made a move, and the archers had already appeared, and he couldn't help but say something, and shot at everyone.
The fire hero also shouted, did not retreat, but advanced, brandishing a copper cigarette pouch and only ran to the crowd, and was surrounded after a while.
Long Zixi took the lead, and while striking arrows with his sword, he fired a few darts, and several archers had already fallen off their horses screaming.
But because it is far away, how can you rush into the crowd for a while?
In a panic, Long Zixi heard two shouts behind him.
Looking back, it was Fourth Brother Fang and Qin Yingjie who had both been hit by arrows.
At the moment, I didn't care about them, so I just stood up and killed forward, only to approach the archers, and the swords and spears on both sides stabbed and slashed, but it was difficult to break through for a while.
At this critical moment, Long Zixi suddenly saw that someone on the other side had fallen, and then, many people seemed to be blinded, shouted, slashed and stabbed indiscriminately, and retreated one after another, and some people continued to fall while retreating.
Long Zixi suddenly remembered that Yin Jifu once said that the "jade-faced spicy hands" used a kind of poisonous smoke to snatch his aunt's child, and this poisonous smoke was also used in the ancient battlefield of Liujiabao that day.
Huo Yunqi once said that he would also learn this method, and he must have learned it.
Sure enough, when the thieves smelled the smoke, about half of the thieves retreated, and when they saw Huoyunqi covered in blood, they waved copper cigarette bags to beat the thieves.
Long Zixi was secretly happy in his heart, and wanted to shout loudly about the fire hero, but he was confused for a while, his eyes hurt, and he fell to the ground.
When he fell, he saw that several other people were already lying on the ground, and their lives were uncertain.
Seeing that the thief was far away, the fire hero hurriedly ran back, helped Long Zixi up, and took out water to feed Long Zixi to drink, and Long Zixi gradually felt sober.
Huo Yunqi hurriedly went to water those people again.
Long Zixi was not bad.
It is indeed Huo Yunqi who has also learned the preparation method of the medicine since he saw the poisonous smoke of the "Jade Noodles and Hot Hands", but he put the finished medicine in the copper cigarette bag, but he didn't expect it to really come in handy today.
It's just that it has not yet become an antidote to pre-emptive prevention.
This medicine does not kill people, but only makes people temporarily unconscious.
In particular, this medicine is very powerful, no matter how high your skill is, once you lose your eyes, you will be very uncomfortable and lose your combat effectiveness.
Just now, when the matter was urgent, Huo Daxia decided to use this medicine, knowing that even his own people would be victimized, but he couldn't care about it.
Fortunately, after pouring water, everyone woke up one after another, but it was difficult to fully recover for a while.
Long Zixi has the deepest skill and the fastest recovery.
At that moment, he beckoned everyone to drink water again with Huoyunqi.
I checked the arrow wounds of Fourth Brother Fang and Qin Yingjie again, but they both injured their arms, and there was no major problem.
None of the others were injured.
Seeing that everyone had basically recovered, Huoyun Qi said:
"No, we need to get out of here right now! It didn't take long for the drug's toxicity to resolve itself. β
Everyone struggled to get up, when they heard the sound of horses' hooves coming from the bottom of the mountain again.
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Long Zixi looked at it, and he didn't feel bitter in his heart, but it was the immortals of the Western Regions who led Wei Can and a group of people, about thirty or forty, and Pegasus rushed towards the ridge.
Third Brother Fang smashed his thigh with his fist:
"Brother, go first! Our brothers tried their best to stop them! β
Long Zixi suddenly fell to the ground, and when he fell, he hooked his foot and hooked Huoyunqi down.
Everyone was puzzled and wanted to struggle to get up, but it was difficult to get up for a while.
Long Zixi said in a low voice:
"Lie down and don't move!"
But he said that the immortals of the Western Regions led thirty or forty people and rushed to him after a while.
Seeing everyone lying on the ground, Wei Can couldn't help laughing:
"Haha, the immortals are clever, they really didn't let them run! It's just that these few people are fierce enough to bring down a hundred or so of our brothers! β
Everyone got off their horses, carefully gathered around, and stopped when they were still about twenty steps away from Long Zixi.
Long Zixi smiled bitterly:
"Immortal, it seems that they are still underestimating you. Just say it below, you won't give up! In the next guess, the prince must not know about this, the immortals did this, but they failed the prince's good intentions! β
The immortal of the Western Regions stroked his beard and smiled:
"Long Shaoxia, you have wronged the old man! Do you think, the old man is the prince's subordinate after all, and he is very fond of this beloved disciple, since the prince has already made a will, how dare he act behind His Royal Highness's back? β
Longzi West Road:
"So, the prince sent you? It seems that the prince is not a righteous person, he is blind! β
The Western Regions Immortal shook his head:
"The young man said so, but he wronged the prince again! Well, this is the end of the matter, so I might as well make it clear to you. The prince let you go, of course, sincerely. However, there is a premise for this, that is, the prince does not want to make a feud with Shen Hou, especially not to make the princess unhappy. β
Long Zixi knew that something had changed as soon as he heard it, and he didn't answer at the moment.
I only heard the Western Regions Immortal continue:
"Alas. Originally, we thought that as soon as the prince and the princess got married, our grievances would be settled, and the two families would be reconciled in the future.
"But, but...... Not long after you left, our envoy to Hokyung returned, telling us that the marriage between the prince and the princess had come to naught!
"You bullshit King Xuan, you actually married the princess to someone else, isn't this too much of a deception?
The prince was also too affectionate for the princess, and he was so sad that he fainted when he heard the news.
When I woke up and called the princess, I seemed to be crazy, which made the old man feel distressed!
"The old man thought about it, since you can't get married, of course I can't let you go.
"At that moment, arrange a fast horse, notify the local officers and soldiers, and pretend to be robbers to intercept you, and we will chase after you.
"I didn't expect you to be so fast that you almost let you escape!
"Fortunately, hehe, it is still impossible to escape the old man's palm!"
Long Zixi reclined on the ground, shook his head and said:
"Alas, I didn't expect to lose so badly this time! If you don't get hurt, hmph, with dozens of you, it's delusional to want to kill you! β
The immortal of the Western Regions smiled:
"What Shaoxia said is good! It's hard for my hundred or so soldiers to finally let you get a little injured.
"Alas, the old man actually has no personal grudge with the young man.
"However, for the sake of the country today, we can't take care of so much.
"Come on! Except for Zhuo Ermei, the rest sent them on their way! β
Several people drew their steel knives and walked over to the people in Longzixi.
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Before those people approached, Long Zixi's body turned around in the ground, and suddenly rose into the air, raised his left hand, and hit everyone with a handful of stones.
But it was a handful of stones that had been used up and I grabbed on the ground just now.
In the chaos of everyone, who thought that Long Zixi was as fast as lightning, and had already pounced on the immortals of the Western Regions.
The immortal was about to resist, but how could he have time?
But seeing that Long Zixi grabbed the right hand of the Western Regions Immortal with his left hand, and the long sword in his right hand was against the throat of the Western Regions Immortal, he pulled the Western Regions Immortal to his side in a few steps.
It was also the immortals of the Western Regions who thought that Long Zixi was seriously injured and did not take precautions, otherwise, how could they succeed in one blow?
Seeing that the immortals were restrained, everyone shouted loudly, and immediately surrounded Long Zixi and a few people, but they didn't dare to act rashly.
Long Zixi smiled:
"I can't say it, please ask the immortals to escort us out of Xijon!"
After speaking, he flipped his left hand and clicked on the acupoints of the immortals in the Western Regions.
The Western Regions Immortal smiled bitterly:
"I didn't expect the young man to deceive people! I didn't expect that the young man's martial arts were more refined than the previous two times! It's really beyond the old man's expectations. It seems that the old man also made the mistake of underestimating the enemy, alas! β
Only then did everyone know that Long Zixi asked everyone to lie down and not move, which turned out to paralyze the other party, making the other party mistakenly think that this side had lost its combat effectiveness, so that the surprise attack was successful.
I can't help but feel that Long Zixi is no longer as naΓ―ve as before, and he is secretly happy in his heart.
After all these times, the crowd basically recovered and got up one after another.
Suddenly, there was another shouting and neighing, but it was the thieves who had just retreated that they had killed again.
Now Long Zixi knows that these people are not thieves at all, but officers and soldiers of the nearby Xirong State.
Just now, Huo Yunqi smoked with poisonous smoke, and those people couldn't stand it, and their eyes hurt one after another, and about half of them were stunned.
They didn't know what they were going to do, so they rushed away.
However, as soon as I came, I was on the top of the mountain, and there was wind on the mountain, so when the wind blew, the poisonous smoke naturally blew away, and it may not all hurt people.
Second, there are too many enemies, how many drugs do you think a cigarette pouch can hold?
In order to enhance the effect, Huo Yunqi risked his life and rushed into the enemy formation, hoping to be more poisonous.
Third, these officers and soldiers retreated to the bottom of the mountain, and at first the pain was unbearable, and they fainted a lot.
However, the soldiers knew that they were most afraid of water when they were drugged, and they were filled with water, and they were washing their eyes with water, and after some tossing, some officers and soldiers had already woken up and saw that there seemed to be no major harm except dizziness and weakness.
So, the leader of the mace waited for everyone to get better, and the people were put back to kill.
At this time, the soldiers lying on the ground also woke up a lot, got up one after another, picked up knives and guns, and also joined the team, surrounding everyone in Longzixi.
It's just that when he saw that the immortals of the Western Regions were being controlled, he didn't dare to rush to attack, so he only surrounded everyone tightly and looked at the immortals of the Western Regions.
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Seeing that there were many people and centaurs on their side, the immortals of the Western Regions surrounded Long Zixi and the others, and shouted loudly:
"Long Shaoxia, even if you kill the old man, do you think you can go today?"
Long Zixi put his heart sideways:
"Hmph, I really can't go, so I have to ask the immortals to accompany us on the road!"
Long Zixi looked very calm, but he complained again and again in his heart.
There are too many enemies and too strong, and if they start to catch these people on their side, it should not take too much trouble.
Even if you take the Western Regions Immortals hostage and be able to leave here, you still have to go a long way with the Western Regions Immortals, and it is difficult to guarantee that nothing will happen.
Also, as the Western Regions Immortals said, even if the Western Regions Immortals are killed, I am afraid that they will not be able to escape from their side.
was thinking about countermeasures, but listened to Huoyun Qi say:
"Everyone, please listen to the next word!
"Although the marriage between the princess and the crown prince has changed, your family and Shen Hou have always been good friends, and they will never really turn against each other!
"Today's matter, if the stalemate continues, how will it end? It's a lose-lose situation.
"In my second thought, the immortals don't want to do this, do they?
"In my opinion, we should negotiate a solution, how about it?"
The immortal of the Western Regions thought for a moment and said:
"Actually, the old man is here to be angry with the prince, and the other is also aimed at the open heaven sword spectrum, if ...... Hey! β
After speaking, he glanced back at Long Zixi.
Long Zixi thought for a moment and nodded:
"Good. I heard that immortals are as fond of martial arts as their lives, and the sword spectrum is for you, and it is also suitable for you. However, there is also a condition below. β
Immortals of the Western Regions:
"What conditions, to put it bluntly!"
Longzi West Road:
"I'll give you the sword book first. Please send us out of the country of Xijon, and only ten people will be allowed to follow, and not one of the others, including officers and soldiers, will be allowed to go!" β
Immortals of the Western Regions:
"Well, that's it! The old man believes that the young man will never deceive the old man again, yes or no? β
Longzi West Road:
"As long as the immortals don't change their hexagrams, they promise to follow their words!"
After speaking, his left hand took out the half of the sword spectrum package from his arms, and with a shake, the package flew towards Wei Can.
This time, Long Zixi kept an eye on it.
Originally, the two halves of the sword spectrum were on Long Zixi.
But Long Zixi thought, since the immortals of the Western Regions didn't know, why did they give it all to him? So I only gave him the half that I stole back from the immortals of the Western Regions.
Let's say that Wei Can raised his hand to catch the yellow cloth package thrown by Long Zixi, opened it, looked at it carefully, and nodded at the immortals of the Western Regions.
The immortal of the Western Regions snorted:
"Okay, please ask Master Wei to take the sword book and wait for me in the nearby city with the officers and soldiers, and the three junior brothers will take the six brothers with me!"
So, according to the agreement, the two sides escorted the immortals of the Western Regions here, and the nine people over there escorted them, and they went down the mountain beam together and walked towards the border of Xirong Kingdom.
It didn't take an hour to leave Xijon early.
Seeing that there were no officers and soldiers secretly coming, Long Zixi solved the acupoint of the immortals in the Western Regions, and without saying much, he led everyone to get on the horse and go in the direction of Baocheng.
Along the way, the shock was calm, and Long Zixi thought, then the immortals of the Western Regions said that King Xuan would marry the princess to someone else, who would it be?
But I couldn't think of it anyway.
Occasionally, I wonder if it's me.
But it's delusional to laugh at yourself right away, how could it be me?
But I vaguely hope that that person is how good he should be.
I couldn't help but secretly sigh a lot of idleness.
Zhuo Ermei was also thinking about the same question, who would the princess marry someone else?
Could it be Brother Long?
She didn't know so much, she just knew that Brother Long had the best relationship with the princess, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that person must be Long Zixi.
I can't help but have mixed feelings in my heart, and I can't tell what it feels like.
I had no choice but to stare at Long Zixi if I had nothing to do.
Fortunately, everyone was in a hurry, and they didn't pay much attention to the emotions of the two of them, and occasionally saw Zhuo Ermei's strange expression, but she was frightened and hadn't recovered, and she didn't care about her.
Don't you know that the two of them are nervous along the way, so they don't worry.