Outside the gate of Chang'an Zhang, the empty field seemed to stretch all the way to the sky.

The early winter sun flutters softly in the mountains and forests, wisps of silk, like silk yarn, let people caress it.

Liu Xun squinted his eyes and looked into the distance, and slowly walked forward by the horse with broken steps. Suddenly, he shuddered for no reason, so he instinctively reined in his mount, doubted in his heart, and looked back at the tall and majestic gate, and suddenly, an indescribable feeling came to his mind, and he hesitated not to move forward. The horse seemed impatient, snorting, and stamping its feet back and forth in front of the gates.

Seeing this, Twelve Lang didn't dare to ask, and motioned to the Yulin guards to wait.

Liu Xun thought for a while, looked around again, felt that there was nothing abnormal, shook his head slightly, smiled self-deprecatingly, and said to Twelve Lang: "Let's go." With that, he waved his whip and headed west.

Twelve Lang made a gesture to keep up, and a dozen guards galloped across the withered yellow meadow.

It was only more than half an hour after they left the city gate, and the brigade of dead soldiers led by Huo Yun and Fan Mingyou also chased here.

When the gatekeeper saw that the group was unknown, he stopped at the gate of the city.

Huo Yun was worried in his heart, and was hesitating how to deal with it, when he suddenly found that the gatekeeper was very familiar, and when he looked closer, it turned out to be the previous doorman of the Huo Mansion, who had received the favor of the Huo family.

The guard general also recognized Huo Yun, stepped forward to salute, and said, "The lord is not harmed. ”

Huo Yun returned the salute and said with a smile: "So you are here." Today is fine, we go out of the city to hunt. ”

The guard looked respectful and said, "But go to the forest garden." ”

Huo Yun smiled and nodded.

The guard general ordered the sergeant to open the city gate, and said casually: "More than ten people have also gone out of the city before, saying that they are from the palace of the Marquis of Leling. ”

Huo Yun felt a pang in his heart when he heard this, but he didn't dare to respond, urging everyone to hurry out of the city. After riding his horse and running for a while, he couldn't see the city gate, so he breathed a sigh of relief and said to Fan Mingyou: "It's the first time I've gone out of the city with such fear." ”

Fan Mingyou was absent-minded and replied lightly: "Those who achieve great things are not informal." ”

Huo Yun smiled and looked around. Surrounded by a dense forest, the dead grass and messy branches of the hillside are covered with a thin layer of snow, which looks particularly cold and lonely. He hesitated and asked, "Where are we going?" ”

Fan Mingyou glanced at him, a subtle mockery flashed across his face, and after a while, he said, "Just follow the horseshoe prints." ”

Huo Yun suddenly realized, patted his forehead, and said, "Look at my urgency, go." ”

This road leads to Shanglin Garden, which is the Royal Forbidden Garden, and is inaccessible. There is still a little snow left on a carriage-ready road, and the horses' hoof prints are faintly recognizable.

Huo Yun and his party rode their horses and chased for another half an hour, and then they saw more than a dozen people riding horses in front of them, walking unhurriedly. Huo Yun thought to himself, those people should be the emperor and his entourage, and he couldn't help but get nervous.

He stopped and waited for Pham Minh Woo to come over. Fan Mingyou stepped forward and stood side by side with him, looked into the distance, and said lightly: "I caught up." ”

Huo Yun's heart was pounding for some reason, and the hand holding the reins of the horse couldn't help but tremble. He took a deep breath, forced himself to composure, pulled a black cloth from his sleeve, and covered his face.

Seeing this, the dead men took out black cloths and covered their faces. Fan Mingyou hesitated for a moment, and then covered with a black cloth.

Huo Yun pulled out his sword, turned around and shouted in a low voice, "Come forward, leave no one behind." As he spoke, he clamped his feet around the horse's belly and drove the horse at a gallop. The masked dead men also drew their weapons and followed. In the open field, the rumbling sound of horses' hooves sounded, and the sharp blades reflected a terrifying cold light in the sun.

Liu Xun and his party were still walking unhurriedly. Twelve Lang heard that a large group of cavalry was chasing behind him, but he didn't care, thinking that it must be Shi Gao who found out that the emperor was out of the palace and brought people over.

He looked back with a smile on his face, and couldn't help but be surprised, and shouted in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty." ”

Liu Xun stopped when he heard the sound, slowly turned around with the reins of the horse, and when he saw the person clearly, he was a little surprised, and then his expression was solemn.

Twelve Lang didn't dare to be careless, pulled out his saber and shouted, "Array, escort." More than a dozen Yulin guards quickly formed a semi-circle queue to block Liu Xun's front.

Not long after, the masked dead soldiers led by Huo Yun had already caught up and stopped a hundred paces away from them.

Twelve Lang looked at the dress of these people and was apprehensive, hesitating whether to reveal his identity, and quietly glanced at the emperor.

Liu Xun didn't care about what was happening now, and watched the surrounding scenery as if no one was around.

Twelve Lang secretly screamed ashamed, calmed down, and shouted with a calm face: "Who is coming?" ”

Huo Yun really confronted Liu Xun directly, and he couldn't help but be a little flustered. He took a deep breath, forced himself to composure, drove his horse forward two steps, and after a while, he said: "We are the owners of this place, and recently there have been robbers here and plundering the people. We're just out to catch the thieves. He was afraid that his voice would be heard, so he deliberately grabbed his throat to speak.

Hearing this, Liu Xun looked away and stayed on his black cloth face for a while, smiling meaningfully.

Twelve Lang arched his hand and said, "In that case, then you should go and search for the thief." Say goodbye here. ”

Huo Yun was glanced at by Liu Xun, and his heart became more and more frightened, and when he heard Twelve Lang say, "Don't leave it here", he subconsciously arched his hand and turned his mount.

As soon as he turned around, he saw the gloomy and solemn masked death team, and he couldn't help but be stunned, and suddenly came to his senses. He gritted his teeth, turned the horse back, raised his sword and pointed at Liu Xun and the others, and shouted, "Take down these thieves."

Twelve Lang didn't expect these people to do it without saying anything, and in a hurry, he shouted: "The Son of Heaven is here, who dares to be rude." ”

As soon as the words came out, he was surprised to find that the group of masked people didn't care when they heard "The Son of Heaven is here", and their eyes were indifferent, silently watching here. He only felt a chill slowly rising from the soles of his feet and jumping to the top of his head, "These people are actually coming for the Son of Heaven", thinking of this, he suddenly felt cold.

Huo Yun didn't expect that Twelve Lang would pick the identity of the Son of Heaven, so there was no room for maneuver, so after hesitating for a moment, he shouted hoarsely: "This group of thieves dares to pretend to be the Son of Heaven, it is really a great rebellion, and the crime cannot be punished, take it." ”

Twelve Lang still wanted to argue with the other party, Liu Xun said in a deep voice: "Fight." ”

Twelve Lang looked at the scene on the other side, and also knew that the big war was inevitable, and arched his hand: "Obey the order." Then he said eagerly: "The last general will stop them here, Your Majesty will leave quickly, and when you arrive at Jianzhang Palace, you will be safe." ”

Liu Xun didn't respond, just stared straight ahead coldly.

Twelve Lang turned around and found that the masked dead man had been divided into two teams, more than thirty people dismounted and slowly approached with knives, and more than ten people were riding on horses, staring at this place vigilantly.

He could see that the other party had been prepared for a long time. If the emperor withdrew, the cavalry would chase after him, while his own people would be entangled in the infantry, and the emperor would be more dangerous. If they evacuate on horseback, the other party will also rush up on horseback, relying on the large number of people to disrupt the formation, and the emperor will also be in danger.

He felt that he could only stabilize his position and fight to the death, so he looked solemn and shouted: "Escort." More than a dozen Yulin guards immediately divided into two groups, more than ten people dismounted with Twelve Lang to meet the battle, and the remaining three rode horses to guard the emperor's side, and sent another horse to move the rescuers.

Twelve Lang secretly thought that his subordinates were all the elite of the Yulin Army, and with one enemy and three enemies, there was also a chance of victory. Thinking of this, the pride in his chest spontaneously appeared, and he waved his knife and shouted: "Kill the thief." ”

Huo Yun estimated that Liu Xun had already recognized him, so he could only do nothing and kill Liu Xun at the moment. At this time, the opposite side suddenly rushed out and rode north, and the masked dead man shot a few arrows and missed, so he asked if he wanted to chase after him. He shook his head, thinking that by the time help came, it would be over here.

The masked dead man scattered into a semi-circular formation and slowly pressed towards Liu Xun's side.

Twelve Lang let out a low roar and ordered the guards to line up in battle. With a knife in his right hand and a shield in his left hand in front of his chest, he bent slightly, staring ahead, ready to strike.