Before he finished speaking, the dwarf man received a slap on the head, and the bandit leader said: "Do you think the Tubo court is you?" "It's just such a, he can attack Chang'an City, I think it's hard to attack a town in Yongzhou City."

After that, the strong man rubbed his nose and said, "I don't know where they come from, but they don't seem to be good stubbles, so I told the brothers not to waste arrows and force them out of the mountain." ”

After receiving the order, the dwarf stuffed his thumb and index finger into his mouth.

There were two more long whistles, especially loud in the mountains and forests.

Just after the whistle fell, Fan Li obviously felt that the attack of the arrows around him had slowed down a lot.

"It seems that the other party doesn't want to provoke us, this is what tells us to leave quickly." Liu Cang narrowed his eyes, and a trace of fierceness flashed in his eyes.

He was an invincible soldier, and he had ever suffered such a loss, but now that he was at a disadvantage, he had to order the team to evacuate.

After withdrawing from Cong Shanli, in order to prevent being attacked by bandits at night, Liu Cang led people to find a slightly farther place that was easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Then the Iron Eagle Guard set up camp here.

When the soldiers were busy, Cheng Xuanying said: "Calculate the time, it is almost time for the prince to enter Yongzhou City." ”

"Mr. Fan, why don't you and I go to Yongzhou City together and find out?"

The result is obvious, on the official road into the city, there are tents one after another.

And Qin Shou was looking at the Yongzhou City Gate outside the tent.

Because of the presence of other soldiers, Fan Li and the others did not dare to get closer, but watched from a distance.

"Why is the prince reluctant to enter the city?" Cheng Xuanying looked at Qin Shou's figure in a daze, puzzled. Fan Li looked at it, and then frowned, "It seems that the people in the city don't want the prince to enter the city." "Why is that?" Cheng Xuanying was shocked.

The prince came this time to promote the method of cowpox vaccine, which is a good thing.

Moreover, the prince is the eldest son of His Majesty, and his status is extremely noble.

It is reasonable to be reasonable, Yongzhou City should not treat the prince like this.

As a top strategist, Fan Li naturally figured out the key, but in the end, he just turned into a faint sigh, "Lord Cheng, let's go back first." ”

"When the time comes, I will meet with the prince."

On the other side, the bandit leader returned to the village with his men and horses.

As the owner of the village, the strong man did not return to the village directly, but went from one forest path to another.

After walking about half a mile, before I got closer, I heard the sound of the waterfall running water.

There is a dense forest here, and there is a waterfall flowing.

At the bottom of the waterfall, there is a turquoise pool, not too deep, with faint fish probes, stirring up ripples.

Next to the waterhole is a thatched hut that appears to have been newly built, surrounded by a lush bamboo forest.

"I've seen the owner of the village." When the strong man approached, a beautiful figure walked out of the thatched hut and arched his hand to say hello.

The strong man blushed for no reason, scratched his head and said, "The girl is polite, they are all doing things for Master Pei, and you are still ahead of me." ”

As he spoke, the strong man secretly glanced at the other party again and swallowed his saliva quietly.

It's really a stunner, with a smile and a smile, all of which are amorous.

It is worthy of being a famous Oiran in Chang'an.

The strong man thought so in his heart.

But then he trembled again, and that night, the girl's ruthless appearance made him, a thief who claimed to be a murderer and did not blink an eye, and he had a chill down his spine.

It's not that he has a crooked mind, it's just that the girl's martial arts in front of him are much higher than his own, and she is a person from Master Pei, so he suppressed this crooked mind.

"I don't know if the owner of the village suddenly came, what happened?" The girl looked at the strong man, but a trace of disgust flashed imperceptibly in her eyes.

That squinting look is the same as those people in Chang'an City.

Unabashedly greedy.

In such a comparison, her mind flashed the son who stood alone by the window with a lonely expression.

The owner of the village noticed the other party's dislike, and hurriedly coughed to cover up his inappropriateness, "It's not a big deal, it's just that the brothers in our village just ran into a group of soldiers." ”

Soldier?

The girl's willow eyebrows frowned slightly, when this plague was raging, could the imperial court send people to exterminate the bandits?

No.

Wrong.

Now that the people are struggling to make a living, His Majesty will not be distracted by the bandits.

"Look at that armor, it doesn't seem to be a soldier of the Tang Dynasty." The owner of the village continued: "And the march is also sneaky. ”

"If Miss Liu doesn't have anything important to do lately, it's better to be careful."

"After all, you are now a dead man in the eyes of the imperial court."

"Sneaky?" After hearing this, Liu Ruyan suddenly flashed a trace of mishaps, but on the surface he still looked indifferent, "Thank you for the reminder from the owner of the village, Ruyan will be careful." ”

After the strong man left, Liu Ruyan took a deep breath, looked at the small waterfall that fell violently, and fell into deep thought.

Liu Ruyan did not die.

Or maybe she's dead, but someone died for her.

Anyway, the corpse's face was cut by the blade, and the flesh was blurred, and it was impossible to distinguish the real from the fake.

Coupled with Pei Lian's secret efforts, this matter was so prevaricated.

As for the men sent by Shichiro, they were just a few assassins.

Liu Ruyan, who has been trained since childhood, is not worth mentioning.

As for why the matter has not been revealed.

It's all because Liu Ruyan is just an ordinary person after all, at best, he can be regarded as an Oiran in Chang'an, but that's all.

No one will delve into whether Liu Ruyan is really dead.

Liu Ruyan slowly walked to the edge of the waterhole, looking at the reflection in the water, and her thoughts were flying.

Could it be Shichiro?

While working for Shichiro, she once happened to bump into Shichiro's private soldiers.

It's not impossible, Shichiro has a huge force, and if he really investigates, he will naturally find suspicious points in this case.

Fearing that he would betray him, it was not impossible to take advantage of the chaotic period of the plague outbreak to send private soldiers to kill him.

Thinking like this, the expression on Liu Ruyan's face was gradually replaced by hatred.

Although Liu Ruyan was able to resist the assassins, Liu Kuli couldn't, and when she was entangled and couldn't get out, Liu Kuli was killed.

Therefore, Liu Kuli's death was also counted on Qilang's head by Liu Ruyan.

"I wanted to just disappear in peace."

"But you won't give up."

"It never occurred to me that I hadn't betrayed your heart."

Liu Ruyan suddenly clenched his fist and smashed it into the pool, "In that case, it's better for us to die together." ”

At this time, the official mansion of Yongzhou City became a mess.

Some officials advocated that the prince had come to eradicate the plague and should be opened and let go.

But the officials who stood on the side of Yongzhou Mansion Yin scoffed at this, "Don't forget, my lord, the decision to close the city was issued by the imperial court." ”

"And as far as I know, Chang'an City is now also hanging its gates, prohibiting all outsiders from entering."

"If the imperial court really has a way to deal with smallpox, why is it so?"

This remark naturally silenced the other party.

After a long time, the official who advocated opening the city gate hesitated and said: The prince is from Chang'an..."

"That's right!" As if he had been caught in the words, the bloated official opposite him lit up, and slapped the table abruptly and interrupted: "Lord Shi came all the way from Chang'an, who knows if he has been infected with the plague!" ”