"I heard that there are many strange people in the martial arts, there are many monks and Taoist priests with superb martial arts, and I heard that the gang formed by beggars is also a force in the martial arts, right?"

Bai Xiuping chuckled: "You're talking about the beggar gang, not only the beggar gang, but many sects have also formed the Martial Arts League together." ”

Zhao Guangxiu's tone yearned for him: "I heard that people in the rivers and lakes live freely, and they began to wander around at a young age, travel around the rivers and lakes, and make all kinds of friends, right?" ”

"Is it free......"

Bai Xiuping muttered.

Not all people in the martial arts are free, they must abide by many unwritten rules, and they must strictly abide by the discipline of their families and sects.

Bai Xiuping pondered and said: "Freedom, not freedom, between heaven and earth, there are rules and regulations, and there is no exception anywhere. ”

"It's just that the people of the martial arts have martial arts, the road is farther, the mountain is higher, and the farther they go, the more they can see, and the more self-judgment and choice."

Zhao Guangxiu stared at him stunned.

"Where is this not the case in the world? The so-called emperors and bureaucrats, a few of whom hold great power, but only to satisfy their own selfish desires. ”

It was impolite to talk about the imperial court in front of the crown prince, but Zhao Guangxio didn't say anything like just now.

"The world is the world of the people of the world, the strong should take the freedom of the weak as the boundary, and those in power should worry about the suffering of the people."

Zhao Guangxiu bowed his head and was silent, and after a moment, asked, "Why did you come to this place?" ”

"Didn't I tell you, I'm here to save the captives."

"I see, you're still a chivalrous man."

This time Bai Xiuping was silent, is it because of the so-called benevolence or habit?

If he is really a chivalrous man, then what is the difference between himself and the devil when he slaughters the Turkic soldiers?

"So you're from the Martial Arts League?"

Zhao Guangxiu said curiously.

Bai Xiuping glanced at him, thought for a moment and said, "I'm a sect disciple. ”

"Cultists? Muslims? ”

"No, it's the Ming Sect, that is, the Demon Sect in people's mouths, the Ming Sect located in the 100,000 mountains, which is where I live."

Zhao Guangxiu was startled, fell to the ground with his buttocks, and said in a panic: "Demon, Demon Sect!" ”

"You turned out to be a traitor, how is this possible, then why do you ......"

The name of the Demon Sect, even the prince who has lived in the deep palace for a long time, has heard of it, and they all say that the Demon Sect is a traitor who brings disaster to the world.

But if this is the case, why should the other party sacrifice his life to save him?

Bai Xiuping stood up, he had already calmly accepted the identity of the young sect leader of the Ming Sect, and said indifferently: "Who do you think I look like?" ”

"A traitor? Devil? ”

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter what you think, I'm just here to rescue the captives, that's all."

Zhao Guangxiu was still panicked and did not speak again after that.

The next day, the two crossed the valley, Zhao Guangxiu's white clothes were already full of mud, as a prince, he was rarely so embarrassed, but he didn't care about these at the moment.

"Right there."

Bai Xiuping said suddenly.

Zhao Guangxiu looked up and saw the figure in the cage outside the woods, and said in surprise: "Commander." ”

The people in the cage are all dressed in black flying fish suits, and if they are ordinary flying fish suits, they may be bureaucrats or powerful people.

But the black flying fish suit can only be worn by the shadow guard institutions directly under the emperor.

"They're all still alive."

Zhao Guangxiu got up suddenly, and was about to go over, Bai Xiuping hurriedly dragged him back and said in a low voice: "Don't you think there's something strange?" ”

Zhao Guangxiu looked at it, and there was no one around the cage.

When Bai Xiuping put his hand on the ground, luck sensed that in the woods not far away, there were a large number of people hiding there, and one of them was particularly powerful.

He secretly sighed that he hadn't even considered such a simple question, and when the other party saw the direction of their escape, he must have guessed that they were going to come to the cage.

Coupled with the fact that Zhao Guangxiu was the crown prince, they concluded that if Zhao Guangxiu really wanted to leave, they would also need the assistance of these shadow guards.

Seeing Bai Xiuping frowning and staring at himself, Zhao Guangxiu asked, "What's wrong with you?" ”

"This is a trap, the other party is hiding in that wood, as long as we get out, the other party will do it immediately."

"That's exactly what happened."

Zhao Guangxiu unexpectedly did not panic, patted the dust on his body after sorting out his clothes, straightened his waist, and said calmly with his hands behind his back: "How?" Does this king look like a prince now? ”

"This king is the crown prince, the prince of Great Xia, and the person who wears a python robe, even if he doesn't have the opportunity to wear that dragon robe, he can't change the fact that this king also represents the dignity of Great Xia."

"Even if you are a traitor in other people's mouths, it can't change the fact that you sacrificed your life to save this king, this king is the crown prince, but in the eyes of others, he is just a prince without any talent, and he has never been disappointed in me."

He chuckled, as if mocking his past self.

His father believed that the Turks were nothing more than a group of unthreatening and easy-to-destroy barbarians, and sent 300,000 troops to destroy the Turks in one fell swoop.

And the eunuch strongly suggested to the emperor that the crown prince should be the supervisor of the army, personally lead the army to suppress the barbarians and improve the morale of the army, and his father really agreed.

What is ridiculous is that in the Great Xia army, a mere eunuch Wang Ge, in the name of the imperial power concession, commanded the war indiscriminately, improperly organized, and had internal discord, how could a group of generals and soldiers be convinced by the eunuch's command.

In the face of the well-prepared Turks, the 300,000-strong army became a joke, suffered a total defeat, and hundreds of thousands of troops were killed.

He, the crown prince, was taken hostage and taken out of the plug.

Bai Xiuping reacted, at that time, there was a man whose hands and feet were cut off, and the guy Zhao Guangxiu said deserved it should be the eunuch Wang Ge.

"It's been a few months since this king was taken away, do you know what I've done in all this time?"

"Feeding the horses and bathing the horses in the stable, it was the first time I knew that the stables were such a smelly place, of course I tried to escape, tried several times and failed, and finally gave up."

Zhao Guangxiu sneered: "I also thought about whether I was the prince of a country or a horse servant. ”

He would rather just be in the home of ordinary people, fighting with swords, how chic, than being put on a high position and become a puppet without any freedom to speak of.

The only thing Zhao Guangxiu did was to express his dissatisfaction with the eunuchs, and as a result, he was sent to the war against the Turks.

He said softly: "Now that everything should come to an end, this king can finally let go, who loves this position." ”

Seeing that he was about to get up, Bai Xiuping hurriedly grabbed him and scolded him in a low voice, "What do you want to do?" ”

Zhao Guangxiu muttered: "Even if I go back to that palace, what can I do, my father has never had me in his eyes, what good fate can I have if I offend the eunuchs, today's end is only a matter of time." ”

"The reason why I asked you to take me away is because I just want to go back and take another look, there is someone who must still be looking forward to my return, only she will really want to see me again."

Now he understands that his past self was always confused and wanted to seek his own meaning and find a way forward, but the road has always been under his feet, but he has never found it.

Obviously, as long as you look back, you can see the people you want to protect, and when you look down, you can see the path you want to take.

But he was trapped in it all the time.

Zhao Guangxiu's eyes were firm, and he said with relief: "The important thing is not how others think of me, nor what position I am in, what matters is who I am, knowing this is enough." ”

He turned his head and chuckled, "You made this king understand this matter, can you tell this king your real name?" ”

Bai Xiuping was stunned, who is he now?

Bai Xiuping of the Wulin League, or Li Yiqing of the Ming Sect?

"If I could, this king would like to see your true appearance under the mask, and I would like to take a final look at my savior."

Seeing that he didn't react, Zhao Guangxiu didn't force it, sighed and said, "It's a pity." ”

"If you have the opportunity to see the crown princess in the future, please tell her for me, if you go and don't return, this king is ashamed of her."

He smiled indifferently and looked straight ahead.

After speaking, Zhao Guangxiu straightened up, strode forward, stood in front of the prison and shouted: "This king has arrived, you come out." ”

The shadow guard was shocked: "Your Highness, Your Highness? ”

The Turkic soldiers poured out of the nest, set up bows and arrows aimed at Zhao Guangxiu, and the Taishi Zuobei also appeared, sneering: "Sure enough, I finally escaped, and I actually sent it to the door in person, what a stupid guy." ”