The ninth year of auspicious charm, December 11.

The morning light is faint.

There was silence on the long street, the Xuande Gate suddenly opened, Yu Linwei held a wooden shield and a long knife and slowly advanced, and behind the city gate were all strictly guarded armor soldiers. Yan Jue pushed away the subordinates who were blocking him and rushed out, looking at the Suzaku Street like a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, and suddenly exclaimed: "Miss Chu?!" ”

Chu Lin, who was leaning against the wall to bandage his wounds, looked up at him, biting the gauze in his mouth and unable to make a sound. Yan Jue didn't receive a reply, so he rushed out in a panic, rummaging around in the pile of corpses, shouting like a soul as he searched.

"Don't scream, or I'll find a suona for you, the little marquis." Chu Zhixia staggered to his feet with the cuirass of a corpse, his face pale, and he weakly pulled up Cheng Yuan, who was lying on the ground.

"How are you?" Yan Jue rushed in front of her with an arrow step, "Your Majesty was assassinated in the Xuanzheng Hall last night. ”

"And then?"

"The assassin was killed by the sinking boat."

Chu Zhixia nodded unexpectedly and stuffed the dead Cheng Yuan into his hand. Cheng Yuan was unkempt, as if he had been pressed by someone and rolled in the blood and dirt, and he could barely make out his face. Yan Jue put his hands under Cheng Yuan's armpits and looked at Chu Zhixia's shattered abdominal armor worriedly.

"Help me find a doctor." Chu Zhixia patted Yan Jue's shoulder and walked into Xuande Gate as if nothing happened.

The battle in front of the Xuandeok Gate lasted all night, and the Gyeonggi guards died to death, those who fled, and those who surrendered. But this was only a quarter of the strength of Gyeonggi Guard, and there were still 30,000 troops outside the city.

Chu Zhixia was cut out of a wound on her waist, but fortunately, she blocked it with a cotton cloth in time and did not lose too much blood. When the imperial physician picks out the cotton cloth, the blood-soaked cotton cloth binds to the flesh and blood, and almost merges into one. Although Chu Zhixia didn't say a word, he couldn't stop a dense cold sweat from breaking out on his forehead.

"It has to be the eldest lady's life, and if she is a Beidi barbarian, this knife has to be cut in half." Chu Lin smacked his tongue, distressed and afraid, "The second son must not pick my skin." ”

"Can you say a few words?" Chu Shixia almost crushed the teacup, but he couldn't pretend to be light and light.

"I can't." Chu Lin was also injured, and he was still alive after bandaging, and then poked Chu Zhixia's heart, "Miss, don't you have a piece of gold soft armor?" The second son gave it, but the water could not be splashed, the fire could not be burned, and the knife and gun could not be penetrated. This thing is soft to overcome rigidity, and if you wear that woven gold soft armor, you will be fine. ”

Out of the corner of his eye, Chu Shixia caught a glimpse of Shen Zhou running over, one head was bigger than two, and hurriedly stuffed a cake into Chu Lin's mouth, and said, "Did you learn from Chu Chang'an when you talk a lot?" Hurry up and heal your wounds. Why didn't anyone sew you in the mouth last night. ”

"No, Miss, what do you think is wrong with you, can you put that soft armor on and drop your flesh? Oh, and if you don't wear it, you're really losing a piece of meat. Chu Lin chattered, "You don't have to be angry with the second son, you don't want him to be smoked by the prince because of this, right?" ”

Shen Zhou rushed to Chu Zhixia, half-knelt down, staring at Chu Zhixia's wrapped wound, his eyes were red. Shen Zhou stretched out his hand to touch it, but he was afraid that Chu Zhixia would hurt, so he was in a hurry for a long time, so he had to hold her wrist and ask cautiously, "Does it hurt?" ”

It was like crying.

No matter how powerful Chu Zhixia is, he is also a mortal fetus in the flesh, and when he saw this, he said without changing his face: "It doesn't hurt, you can blow it for me." ”

Chu Lin rubbed the goosebumps on his arm, and just wanted to tease these two slimy children, when he saw Shen Zhou say "I'm sorry" with teary eyes, and then peeled off his coat to take off the gold soft armor. Chu Lin was shocked, seeing that Chu Zhixia had used several eye knives on him, he wanted to pierce him into a sieve, and quickly reached out and gently slapped his mouth.

Chu Zhixia couldn't hold down Shen Zhou's hand, Shen Zhou apologized with tears in his eyes, and at the same time had to take off the gold soft armor and put it on Chu Shixia. Chu Zhixia had no choice but to hold Shen Zhou's face, and said, "Don't move, my wound is very painful." ”

Shen Zhou froze suddenly, looking at her innocently and helplessly.

"That thing is useless, the sword has no eyes on the battlefield, how can there be no injury? Wearing ten pieces of woven gold soft armor can't prevent that knife. Chu Lin took a bite of the cake, frantically excused himself, and kept stepping back, "The second prince should let the prince smoke him if he fools you with these rags." ”

There were only two people left in the room, Chu Zhixia and Shen Zhou, Chu Zhixia unveiled his mask and wiped away his tears with both hands. But Shen Zhou's eyes were lowered, and tears fell down like pearls with broken threads, and Chu Zhixia couldn't wipe them off with both hands.

"Why do you love to cry so much now, from a little dumb to a little crying bag? If you were like this when you were a child, how dare I touch a finger of you. Chu Zhixia chuckled and kissed Shen Zhou's eyelids, "With armor in the way, how much does it hurt?" This knife slashed at me, and it didn't hurt before your tears fell on my heart. ”

Shen Zhou raised his eyes, his wet eyelashes were like crow feathers soaked in the rain, and he said in a hoarse voice, "My heart hurts too." ”

"There are two of us, and one of us is enough to hurt." Chu Zhixia curled his knuckles to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes, "Why do you have to rush to find hardships?" ”

Shen Zhou shook his head, not knowing what to deny, and said, "The mountain ghost Red Lotus is dead." ”

Chu Zhixia knew about the well-known twins of the Mountain Ghost Clan, and nodded to indicate that he knew.

"I'm going to kill Bai Huan." Shen Zhou said strongly.

"Nope."

"You're hurt! Luo's and the Nine Shadows are in the same vein, and no one knows each other better than we do. This war involves the fight between two surnames, and I am one of them! Shen Zhou's eyes were red, no one could be stared at by such a pair of eyes without feeling pity.

Chu Zhixia pulled out the drinking stream snow on the table, the sword body was as bright as a mirror, without the slightest flaw, clearly reflecting Shen Zhou's tearful eyes. Shen Zhou looked at the glimmer of cold light flowing from the scabbard for some reason, and then turned his head to look at Chu Zhixia.

"I don't know where my second brother got this sword. One night, Chu Lin and the others each cut at least four knives, but they were unscathed. The sword itself is not good at chopping, and the Cangliu swordsmanship created by the master is known for 'coming and going like a tide', and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the overlord gun in swordsmanship, but there is a fatal flaw. ”

The sword will break.

There are anecdotes about the sword saint buying wine when he is a sword, Li Qingbai's addiction to alcohol is one thing, and his change of sword is more diligent than changing shoes is another aspect. For the Juggernaut, it is the same with any sword, because no sword can withstand the violence of the swordsmanship.

"Master once said that he spent his entire life looking for a swordsmith who could match the Cangliu Sword Technique. Only the most perfect sword can bring the Cangliu sword technique to the extreme. Chu Zhixia said word by word, "You know the Mountain Ghost Clan, and the Mountain Ghost Clan also understands you." And you have only learned the surface of the Cangliu swordsmanship, Shen Zhou, you can't kill them. ”

Shen Zhou gritted his teeth and showed a rare murderous aura, "How do you know that I can't kill them?" Even if they knew me, I wouldn't be afraid. ”

"But I'm afraid." Chu Zhixia said calmly, "When you mentioned Luo's, you took a bite of 'we'. Shen Zhou, when this war is over, will you really be able to get out? Although you don't want to accept the surname Luo, you gradually identify with them and integrate into them. ”

Shen Zhou was stunned.

The pity, remorse, and sadness in Chu Shixia's eyes were so deep and complicated that they almost overwhelmed him.

"I regret it, I shouldn't have let you go to Luo Shi's side. You are free, you do not belong to anyone. Chu Zhixia stroked Shen Zhouruyu's cheek, and said bitterly, "No one or anything should be your shackles. ”

"You can't go down any further."

"Let the feud between Luo's and the mountain ghosts end this night."

"This must be done by me."

——

Xu Yan presented a list to the emperor.

The emperor appreciated Xu Yan very much.

Xu Yan is rarely talented, and he was born in the Huo family, which has both talent and fame, and there is no complicated family behind him. What is commendable is that Xu Yan is calm and calm, and he can endure to polish in the Hanlin Academy without the slightest anxiety or complaint. The emperor saw many shadows of loyal ministers and good looks in Xu Yan's history books, as if he was tied to the future lifeblood of the Great Zhou Dynasty and his future great achievements.

Therefore, at this moment of chaos, the emperor was still willing to meet Xu Yan.

"What is this?" The emperor scribbled through the pages and found many familiar names on the list.

"It's a list of the Chen Party that the minister has privately organized." Xu Yan bowed his waist and said in a deep voice, "There is evidence of the collusion of the Chen Party attached to the list, and many people on the list are still in the palace today. ”

Pei Zhang and Xu Yan slapped the table in order to sort out this volume of the directory, and many quarrels broke out. Xu Yan believes that the evil is exhausted, and any clues should not be let go; Pei Zhang accused him of overkill, being too indignant and losing his rational judgment, hurting the innocent and Chen Dang. In the end, Chu Zhixia couldn't stand it at first, and slapped the drinking stream snow on the table, saying that if you don't talk well, I will bury you in the snow and be sober.

The emperor shuddered.

The regent brought his good grandson soldiers to the city, and he still left so many eyeliner in the palace? The emperor felt cold all over his body, and he only felt that the air was filled with the smell of conspiracy, and he couldn't help but scratch the list, and his body trembled slightly.

"Now is a good time to eradicate the Chen Party, if we wait for the victory over the traitors, it is inevitable that there will be people who see the wind and make rudders bury the evidence of the crime and shirk the sophistry." Xu Yan said, "Think twice to Your Majesty." ”

The Emperor took two deep breaths, suppressed his fear and anger, and carefully read the list twice, confirming that most of the people on the list were in the palace on the night Bai Huan raised his army—either they felt that the emperor could not find out their intentions at all, or they had no fear and felt that the regent would win. Either way, it was contempt for the emperor.

He seemed to have returned to the day of his accession to the throne, and was helped by the queen mother who was covered in pearls and emeralds to board the dragon chair. He turned around and accepted the bowing of the ministers, the mountains roared and the tsunami roared, and all the people surrendered, only the regent stood at the foot of the jade steps, bowing shallowly. The feeling of being controlled and oppressed to the point of breathlessness returned to the emperor's heart.

The emperor couldn't help but smash a teacup.

Xu Yan didn't hide, and the tea splashed him.

"What about Yu Linwei? Where is Yan Due! The emperor's forehead was bruised, and he said to Yu Linwei, who rushed into the door, "Take this list, as long as it is still in the palace, it will be dragged out and beheaded!" Tell Chu Zhixia that there is no need to spare Bai Huan's life, if you catch the rebel thief, you will be killed! ”

——

Outside the city, Gyeonggi Wei Camp.

"Lin He is defeated?"

Bai Huan pressed the chair and got up, leaning forward slightly, furious. The regent sighed, just drank his tea, and did not speak. The herald knelt on the ground, and did not dare to lift his head.

Lin He's head was hung on the head of the city, and since the inner city gate was recaptured by Chu Zhixia's sneak attack, the city gate pivot was cast with copper juice and sealed it, which was difficult to shake in the slightest. Chen Boyan's whereabouts are unknown, and he doesn't know if he was at the hands of Chu Zhixia or died in the chaos.

"My people didn't come back either, they must have died at the hands of Gongzizhou."

A hoarse male voice rang out, like two rusty knives rubbing against each other. Bai Huan turned his head to look at the shadow-like man beside the regent, but calmed down. The man wore a black hat and a visor on the lower half of his face, revealing a pair of long, fox-like eyes.

"It doesn't matter if Lin He is defeated, without him, there are people in the Gyeonggi Guard who can lead the troops. Chu Zhixia used his soldiers like a god again, and last night's battle was just a fluke. The regent took a sip of tea and said, "The difficulty is the siege, the walls were frozen last night, and even the ladder is not good." ”

The siege baggage is still on the way, the inner city gate is sealed with copper juice, the city wall is frozen and the ladder is difficult to fix, and the entire imperial capital seems to have become an iron plate.

Bai Huan drank the liquor in his glass violently, and the anger, hatred, and unwillingness to swell in his chest burned. He smashed the wine glass and said viciously: "If there is no trebuchet, then use people to hit it, can't the 30,000 army hit the city gate?" There is no ladder, even if you step on a corpse, you have to climb the city wall! No matter how brave the Chu clan is in the clouds, it is impossible to defeat a hundred with one. Whoever cuts off Chu Zhixia's head, I will make him the pillar of the town! ”

His eyes were scarlet, and he faintly looked like he had gone mad.

When the regent saw him like this, he was stunned for a moment, and then felt slightly uneasy in his heart. If Chen Boyan was dead, Chu Shixia would naturally not be kind enough to bury him. Since there was only Lin He's head on the city wall, Chu Zhixia would inevitably use Chen Boyan to threaten him to withdraw from the army-but Bai Huan didn't ask about his cousin for half a sentence.

——

The Gyeonggi guards approached the city, and the Yulin guards at the head of the city wall were ready to go.

Chu Zhixia dragged a person up to the city wall, the man was covered with a layer of blood, his eyelids were covered with dried blood, and he couldn't even open his eyes. Yan Jue took a half step back to make way for a position, and Chu Zhixia pressed the man's neck against the battlements. Chen Boyan's head slammed on the cold city wall, and he was slightly awake for a moment.

The new general of Gyeonggi Wei is the third son of Yefu, Ye Sang, who loves to mess with Chen Boyan on weekdays. He recognized Chen Boyan at a glance, who did not look like a human, his face changed, and he quickly sent someone back to the camp to ask the regent and Bai Huan.

"Chu Zhixia......" Uncle Chen called her angrily.

"Yes." Chu Zhixia said, "Do you have any last words?" ”

"Don't waste your efforts, my grandfather won't withdraw his troops." Chen Boyan smiled fiercely and said, "He has many sons, even if he loses his children and grandchildren, he can still pass on his stepchildren to his knees." As long as he can pass on the Chen bloodline and honor, he will do whatever it takes – including me. ”

"I know, I'm not as naïve as you think." Chu Zhixia also laughed, smiling mockingly and contemptuously, "He can even give up his own daughter and sister, how can he care about a grandson?" The regent has two dynasties, and he is not a soft-hearted person. ”

"Then you still ......"

Chu Zhixia didn't pay any attention to him anymore, one hand pressed on the hilt of the sword that drank Jianxue, and the other hand increased the force, so that Chen Boyan couldn't even breathe, and swallowed the rest of the words into his stomach.

The herald quickly returned to Ye Sang's side, Ye Sang's face changed drastically, and he looked up in disbelief, just in time to meet Chen Boyan on the city wall. Chen Boyan knew that this would be the case, but when the last bit of luck in his heart was shattered, he was inevitably sad. He bared a mouthful of bloody teeth and laughed, his laughter shattering like a cuckoo's bloody cry.

"Those who steal the hook will be punished, and those who steal the country will be punished." Chen Boyan laughed, and his broken ribs trembled one by one, "That's how you taught me since I was a child, I thought I had learned very well, and it turned out that students would never be as good as teachers." ”

Under the city, Ye Sang took off the bow and arrow on the side of the saddle and released an arrow at Chu Zhixia. Chu Zhixia casually hit the flying arrow, and Ye Sang followed by the second arrow and landed next to Chen Boyan's head, and the missed arrow rolled down from the city wall.

Chu Zhixia slowly pulled out his sword.

Chen Boyan closed his eyes.

The snow slashed down, and the round head fell from between the battlements, and slammed into the snow in front of Gyeonggi Wei, smearing a bloody color.

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