33 Chapter 33

Sandalwood is handsome. A young strategist, born like a jade.

There was a sudden absurd idea for a moment, was it Xie Zhan? In the next breath, Fu Yunwan lowered his head and swallowed the bitterness in his heart. Xie Zhan is no longer there, she watched him leave with her own eyes, she took his spiritual position with her, and Huan Xuan even remembered this again and again, with her actions.

Xie Zhan is no longer there, even if he is called Sandalwood, even if he is a young Langjun like a jade, how can it be him.

"What's wrong with you?" He Ying noticed her strangeness and asked.

"Nothing." Fu Yunwan held back tears and raised his head, and he caught a glimpse of the back just now.

It was a man, he should still be very young, dressed like a homeless person, and he was talking to He Pingzi with his head down and his back to her at this time. I have a strong sense of familiarity in my heart, and I always feel that I seem to have seen this back somewhere, and it may even be a very familiar person, but I can't remember it for a while.

"What are you looking at?" He Ying has a cheerful temperament, and when she saw that she had been distracted, she couldn't help but ask again.

"That person," Fu Yunwan stretched out his hand to show her, "who is the one who is talking to your eldest brother?" โ€

But at this moment, the man suddenly walked away, there were many people by the river, he always turned his back to her and turned around in the crowd, and soon melted into the homeless people and couldn't find it, He Ying looked at the direction she pointed out for a long time, a little confused: "Which one?" โ€

"I was still there just now," Fu Yunwan bit her lip, "Forget it, I should have read it wrong." โ€

If it was someone she knew, it couldn't be a homeless person, let alone an acquaintance with He Pingzi, that person looked like someone in He Pingzi's team, she should have seen it wrong

"What do you look like, do you want me to help you ask my eldest brother?" He Ying looked at her mouth and said forget it, her expression was still like she cared very much, she simply stood up and looked at the river, wanting to point to her one by one to confirm, Duan Xiang over there had already found out, raised his feet and walked over here, He Ying knew that he didn't want her to come over here to talk, and made a grimace at Fu Yunwan with a smile, "That fierce Second Brother Duan must have come to pick me up, I have to go!" โ€

She ran away quickly along the grass on the side of the road, without her chattering, the surroundings were suddenly very quiet, and Fu Yunwan was stunned.

Close the window and retreat into the car, pick up Xie Zhan's spiritual seat, and his heart suddenly became extremely sour.

The jade-like young Langjun is full of wisdom and is known as Sandalwood Handsome.

If Xie Zhan is alive, he must also be worthy of this title, she has heard him talk about the situation in the world, no one is more far-sighted than him, and his vision is insightful, even if those southerners in Yejing City, Yan Bohan and them are dozens of years older than him, they all regard him as a leader, and admire his insight and mind.

If he is still alive, he must be very happy to know that Jingguo's Northern Expedition is going well, and to know that Jingguo has produced such a powerful character, right? Although he never said it, she could see that he had always been thinking about Jiangdong in his heart, and even had the ambition to regain the lost territory, he had read so many books, turned over so many maps, and a few times she also bumped into him and Yan Bohan discussing the situation in Jingguo, he had so many ambitions in his chest, but because of his reputation, he had been closely monitored by the imperial court, and he couldn't leave Yejing for half a step.

If he's still alive, if. Fu Yunwan held the spiritual position tightly in his arms, tears were falling from his eyes, and his long-suppressed feelings were violently aroused by the three words Sandalwood Shuai, and his eyes were full of Xie Zhan for a while. How long has she not been well

I thought about him so much, as if he was in another life, but in fact, it was only seventy or eighty days since his death.

If a month ago, she would never have imagined that she had not thought about taking photos for so long, at that time she thought that all the rest of her life would be spent thinking about him and accompanying him, but Huan Xuan was so terrible, and would use such means to force her to drive Xie Zhan out little by little, even now, she was sitting alone in the car, and she was worried in her heart, afraid of being discovered, so she told Huan Xuan.

The tears flowed more and more urgently, his fingertips caressed the concave and convex words on the spiritual seat, rubbed the warm sandalwood base, and sent it to his lips to kiss, but the handkerchief that was covered on the spiritual seat that day suddenly flashed in front of him, and the table legs that shook under his body were as if his hands were hot in an instant, and he hurriedly threw them away.

He cried out, and covered his mouth tightly, not daring to make any more noise. She is like Huan Xuan, what face does she have to think about him.

"Lang Jun," Duan Xiang called outside the window, "If He Ying asks us about our identities and whereabouts, let's not say it, it's better to be careful about everything." โ€

Fu Yunwan hurriedly wiped her tears, choked up, and snorted.

"I have already sent someone back to report the itinerary to the general," Duan Xiang said again, "After turning over the mountain in front, it will not be far from Dongjun, Lang Jun can endure for a while, and he will be safe when he arrives in Dongjun, and the general should arrive soon." โ€

Fu Yunwan was stunned, the world has been difficult these days, thinking that this road is so long that it is almost there. I'm about to see Huan Xuan. For a while, he suddenly panicked, as if he could see it hundreds of miles away, and he could also find that she was secretly thinking about Xie Zhan.

His legs suddenly trembled a little, and he hurriedly stuffed the spiritual position into the baggage and hid it secretly, but he still didn't feel at ease, he always felt that he would be discovered, and put the burden into the drawer under the seat and buckled it, and his heart was still pounding.

Sandalwood is handsome, Xie Zhan, Huan Xuan, their minds are chaotic, and it takes a long time to calm down. And once it quieted down, slowly, there was only one thought left. I'm going to see Huan Xuan, and in the past few days, it's like I've spent most of my life, and I've seen and experienced all the things I've never seen or heard before. What about him, how is he along the way, is he okay now?

***

In the middle of the night, Huan Xuan saw Wang Shu who chased him overnight at the post station.

"Sister Ji was arranged by Yan Qu, and it should be inseparable from Yan Bohan, and her subordinates have already asked people to secretly monitor the Yan family, and if there is any change, control it immediately." Wang Shu raised his eyes, "Yan Qu, I brought it here, please ask Ming Gong to have an idea whether to use torture." โ€

Huan Xuan was a little surprised, he had suspected many people before, but he never expected it to be Yan Bohan. Counting it, the Yan family has almost nothing to do with her, why did he move her behind her back? He also knew what Wang Shu was afraid of, Xie Zhan and the Yan family were good and had close contacts, and Wang Shu was worried that he would not agree to attack the Yan family.

"Use torture to pry open Yan Qu's mouth." Huan preached, "It's impossible for Yan Bohan not to know about this matter, let Jingzhong do it, and the whole family will hold it." โ€

He is not Xie Zhan, if Xie Zhan is to deal with it, he will definitely consider the overall situation of friendship and deal with it gently, but in his eyes, the overall situation of friendship is far inferior to the person he cares about. Even if he tears his face with the Yan family, even if he tears his face with all the southerners in Yejing, as long as he can protect her safety, he will do it.

"Yes, I'll tell you to go down." Wang Shu got his permission, and his heart widened, "Is there any news from Duan Xiang?" โ€

Huan Xuan couldn't help but become anxious again. Duan Xiang had lost contact for three days, and he was about to leave

After the death order, he had to send someone back every day to report his whereabouts, but except for someone coming back on the first day, there was no news, Duan Xiang had never done this before, which made him more and more worried about what was the serious situation, forcing Duan Xiang to take care of himself.

Wang Shu saw his expression and knew that Duan Xiang had no news, so he hurriedly asked, "What about Gu Ran?" ()โ€

"I'm searching along the way, I've been working on Burning Dock Fort everywhere these days, and the road is too chaotic to find any useful clues. โ–‡()_[()]โ–‡ใ€ŽCome[]#็œ‹ๆœ€ๆ–ฐ็ซ ่Š‚#ๅฎŒๆ•ด็ซ ่Š‚ใ€()" Huan Xuan walked to the window and looked at the dark sky outside, regretting more and more in his heart, he shouldn't let her go on the road alone, if something happened to her, she couldn't redeem herself, "If there is no news tomorrow, I'll go find myself." โ€

"No." Wang Shu immediately said, "The Eastern Army has not been subdued, Your Majesty is eyeing it, Da Sima is resentful, and Ming Gong can't leave without permission at this time." โ€

Huan Xuan also knew that it was inappropriate, the three points that Wang Shu said were exactly the urgent problems he was facing at the moment, if he left without permission during the march, even if only one of them made trouble, the consequences would be unimaginable. But he had to go, and the decision to let her go was his decision, so to ensure her safety, he had to do it: "Then make an excuse and go openly." โ€

Wang Shu knew that no one could change the matter he had set unless Xie Zhan, so he sighed in his heart and persuaded: "Duan Xiang has changed, Gu Ran is meticulous, with the two of them here, the situation should be able to be handled." Fu Niangzi has been walking for four or five days, and the distance is almost there, so Ming Gong might as well endure it for another day......"

"Tomorrow afternoon, if there is no more news, I will go by myself." Huan Xuan interrupted him, "You go and think of a reason." โ€

"Yes," seeing that he couldn't be persuaded to move, Wang Shu could only respond, thinking and saying, "There is news from the south, it is said that the mysterious strategist of Jingguo, the southerners privately call him Sandalwood Shuai. โ€

Huan Xuan turned his head suddenly, and there seemed to be a thump in his heart: "What did you say?" โ€

"Jingguo strategist, sandalwood handsome. It is said that he is a young man, rich as jade, likes to use sandalwood, and does not leave him, so he has such a title in private. โ€

Huan Xuan didn't speak for a long time, his heart was churning, many new and old things came up together, churning and making people uneasy, and for a while, he sneered: "What, dare to call Sandalwood handsome!" โ€

Except for Xie Zhan, who can deserve this title? Fengshen is like jade, likes to use sandalwood, sits and lies down, and there is nothing that is not according to Xie Zhan. Xie Zhan has been very famous in Yejing over the years, and Jiangdong must have heard of it, and this strategist may be learning from him. But where in the world can anyone compare with Xie Zhan! "Where did it come from, how did you never hear of it before?"

"I haven't found it yet, this sandalwood handsome's previous resume was blank, and he suddenly appeared in the army, and he was very trusted and reused by Emperor Jing, but we can't find it, it is said that many people in Jingguo are also checking his whereabouts." Wang Shu pointed to the map on the case, "Jingzhou before, this time Langya, the two southerners civil strife is said to have been secretly planned by him, he seems to be very familiar with the southerners in the north, and recently there are also many homeless people secretly gathered in the Langya area, probably all of them want to take advantage of the war to return to Jiangdong." โ€

Huan Xuan pondered: "This sandalwood handsome, could it be nearby?" โ€

The displaced people are fighting on their own, and it is not easy to connect them in series, such a big action must be connected in the middle, and Liu Zhi happened to appear nearby at this time. Liu Zhi, Sandalwood Shuai, Xie Zhan. There seems to be some fog flowing in front of you, and you can't break through it for a while, and you can't see through it. Huan Xuan clicked on the point of Langya on the map: "Just use this to make a fuss,

() Give me an excuse to get out. โ€

***

At dawn, Fu Yunwan followed the team on the road again, the mountain shadows continued to converge into a canyon in the distance, and when you got out of the canyon, you could merge into the official road, one end to Dongjun, the other to Langya, He Ying quietly slipped to the side of the car again: "Out of the gorge, we are going to the south, to say goodbye to you." โ€

Fu Yunwan subconsciously looked back at the team of displaced people in the distance, Sister-in-law Zhang, the fourth aunt and the teenage girl Xiaowan, sandwiched in the middle of the team and carrying luggage, talking and laughing, some of those young and strong people wore clothes stripped from the mountain bandits, and some were holding the knives and guns of the mountain bandits, looking full of energy, He Pingzi and a few men walked in the front, He Pingzi was talking to the person next to him, twisting his head and turning his back to her, a broad and strong body.

With a jump in his heart, Fu Yunwan suddenly remembered that the back who talked to He Pingzi yesterday was Liu Zhi.

I was extremely nervous all of a sudden, instinctively knowing that I couldn't let He Ying find out, so I tried my best to calm down

nodded: "I wish you a smooth journey." โ€

"You've had a nice trip, too." He Ying waved his hand and slipped away along the side of the road, Fu Yunwan hurriedly called Ah Jin: "Go and ask Team Duan to come over." โ€

My heart was pounding, how could Liu Zhi be here? How could you talk to He Pingzi? She heard what Huan Xuan said, it is very likely that Liu Zhi did the fire in Xie Zhan Lingtang, so Liu Zhi chased him here and mixed with He Pingzi, what did he want to do?

Duan Xiang hurriedly walked over: "What's the matter with Lang Jun?" โ€

"It's Liu Zhi," Fu Yunwan looked at He Pingzi in the distance with a pair of eyes, afraid of being discovered by him, and his heartbeat was so fast that he almost jumped out of his cavity, "Someone talked to He Pingzi yesterday, and that person was Liu Zhi." โ€

Duan Xiang was taken aback, and hurriedly shook the knife: "When is it?" โ€

"When I rested at noon yesterday, by the river, Liu Zhi was talking to He Pingzi, with his back to me, and I didn't see his face."

Duan Xiang's hand holding the knife loosened: "I was also there at that time, next to He Pingzi, if it was Liu Zhi, I should be able to find out." โ€

Fu Yunwan was stunned, and then remembered that Duan Xiang was indeed standing not far from He Pingzi at that time, his direction was facing the man, and he must be able to see the man's face, if it was Liu Zhi, Duan Xiang couldn't have not found it.

The tense nerves suddenly relaxed, and she couldn't tell whether she was more disappointed or more self-blaming, she didn't see her face, and she recklessly identified it as Liu Zhi just by relying on her back, so she suspected He Pingzi, and now she was working for Duan Xiangbai to run again. lowered his head and whispered: "I'm sorry, I should have admitted my mistake." โ€

"Lang Jun is polite." Duan Xiang glanced at the team of displaced people, "I will watch carefully, if it is really Liu Zhi, I will just escort him to see the general." โ€

Fu Yunwan understood that he was just comforting himself, and he was more and more ashamed in his heart, and nodded.

It was almost noon when the team rushed to the mouth of the canyon to rest and eat, respectively, the two teams were much closer than before, He Pingzi and Duan Xiang sat together and talked, He Ying slipped to Fu Yunwan to chat, Fu Yunwan saw her eating dry food, the black piece couldn't see what it was at all, couldn't help but look at it a few more times, He Ying smiled and stretched out his hand to show her, and asked her: "Do you want to taste it?" โ€

Fu Yunwan shook his head, Huan Xuan had explained, he couldn't eat outside casually, He Ying retracted his hand and took a big gulp to eat again, Fu Yunwan saw the sweetness of her food, and finally wondered: "What is this?" โ€

"Bran, young tree cores, hmm," He Ying said

After eating the last bite, he clapped his hands, "There is a shortage of food in winter, so I added some Guanyin soil." โ€

Fu Yunwan didn't understand: "What is Guanyin soil?" โ€

"It's Tubei, but you can eat it, so you can fill your stomach." He Ying said nonchalantly.

Fu Yunwan was stunned, and when he came back to his senses, he had already handed over his food: "You can eat." โ€

It's dried meat and Hu cakes, He Ying swallowed her saliva, and finally she was reluctant to eat it, she took out a rag bag from her sleeve, and smiled a little shyly: "I haven't seen meat for more than half a year, I'll keep it for Sister-in-law Zhang, she has to eat something good if she hurts her bones." โ€

Fu Yunwan's throat choked, there were fine snacks in the car, Huan Xuan gave a few boxes in the drawer, afraid that she would starve if she didn't eat on the road in time, so she took them all out at this time, and even stuffed the boxes to He Ying: "Give them all to you, you can eat some, how can that work." โ€

He Ying endured and endured, but finally couldn't help it, broke a small piece of cake and stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it slowly, squinting his eyes with a very pleasant expression: "It's so delicious!" I've never tasted anything so sweet and so soft! What are they all made of? โ€

"You eat osmanthus cake, the other box is rose cake, which is steamed layer by layer with rice milk and osmanthus sugar and rose sugar, and this box is mille-feuille cake, made of puff pastry and fine wheat flour," Fu Yunwan saw that she ate so sweetly, and her heart became more and more sad, "I'll find you some more." โ€

"No, that's enough, it's a lot." He Ying broke a small piece of mille-feuille cake and tasted it carefully, and breathed a long sigh of relief with satisfaction: "It's delicious." โ€

She took away the boxes of snacks, and there was a smile in her eyes: "My eldest brother won't let me tell you, let me tell you quietly, we are going to Jiangdong this time, and there are handsome sandalwood people in Langya to pick us up." My eldest brother said that Jiangdong is rich, everyone can eat rice, fish and shrimp, and when we get there, we will be able to live a good life! โ€

Her dark eyes flashed with longing, Fu Yunwan unconsciously thought of Jiangdong, remembered the thousand miles of lotus leaves that Xie Zhan said, the smoke is vast, if Xie Zhan is still there, he will definitely think about going back to Jiangdong, he told her a few times, and take her back to Jiangdong to see after getting married. I was sad and yearning in my heart, and told her softly: "Be careful on the road." โ€

"I know." He Ying was cautious and licked all the remaining dim sum crumbs on her hands, "It's good to wait until I return to Jiangdong, I heard that it is warm over there, and people will not freeze to death in winter, and the officers and soldiers over there never kill people and eat people!" โ€

Fu Yunwan's heart jumped suddenly, and the question that had been bothering her for a long time blurted out: "You said yesterday that the general, the general's soldiers also kill people and eat people?" โ€

"No," He Ying said quickly, "My eldest brother said that the general's soldiers are the most well-behaved among the northerners, and they never kill people indiscriminately, if the northerners are like the general, we don't have to escape." โ€

Fu Yunwan let out a long sigh of relief, and somehow, the corners of his eyes were a little hot.

Not far from the mouth of the canyon, He Pingzi and Duan Xiang both stood up, but after eating, it was time to go on the road, He Ying hurriedly ran away: "I'm leaving, you should be careful on the road." โ€

Fu Yunwan nodded heavily, watched her run out a few steps and ran back, and looked at her with a smile: "You really didn't tell me your name?" What should I call you if we meet you next time? โ€

Fu Yunwan endured and endured, but in the end he still shook his head at her with apologies, He Ying waved his hand, like a light deer, and ran away quickly.

The car set off, and the two groups of people were separated at the official road crossing, He Pingzi led the people to the south, and Fu Yunwan and his party went

Dongjun went, the road was unusually quiet, there was not even a bird on the side of the road, which made people feel inexplicably empty, Duan Xiang also felt weird, and came to the car with a knife and said: "It's a little weird, Lang Jun beware, if something happens, ...... immediately"

Before the words fell, a woman's voice was suddenly heard from a very distant place: "Run, there are officers and soldiers!" โ€

Bang, Fu Yunwan heard the sound of his heartbeat, it was He Ying. I wanted to push the window to see, but was stopped by Duan Xiang, he waved his hand, and the guards immediately pushed the car to the high ground to dodge, quickly found a place where they could cover, and showed their blades.

Now He Ying's voice is getting closer and closer: "Hey, that little Langjun, run away, they will kill anyone when they see it!" โ€

Mixed with her shouts and footsteps was the sound of horses' hooves becoming clearer and clearer, as well as the rude and unbridled laughter and scolding of the men, Fu Yunwan's heart was suddenly extremely cold, and the situation of those officers and soldiers burning, killing and looting along the way quickly crossed his mind, and he didn't dare to think about it anymore, and begged Duan Xiang with a trembling voice: "You save her, go and save her." โ€

Duan Xiang hesitated, and led a few people to step forward, Fu Yunwan shrank behind the window, looked through the gap, and saw He Ying.

She was disheveled, the wound on her arm was dripping with blood, and she also had it on her face, she held the short knife in her hand, several soldiers rode horses to surround her, a soldier bent down from the horse to drag her, He Ying stabbed over, the man couldn't hide from being slashed, and the other laughed and scolded and forced over, and several horses circled around, forcing He Ying to death in the middle.

Fu Yunwan covered his mouth so that he didn't scream, Duan Xiang had already rushed to the front and stopped sideways: "Stop!" I am from the Yulin Army Cloud Cavalry Battalion, she is my friend, please raise your noble hands. โ€

"Yulin Army Cloud Cavalry Battalion?" In the distance, a person and a horse rushed over quickly, and the person on horseback laughed, "Ye Ye is also a Yulin army, why don't you recognize you?" Where did the barbarians dare to pretend to be the Yulin Army! โ€

Duan Xiang recognized him, He Lanxian, the general of the left guard of the Yulin Army, and Helan Zhen's cousin. Countless thoughts flashed through his mind, and he hurriedly took out the paper: "There is a document as proof." โ€

"Second brother, he is Duan Xiang!" In the distance, another horse came galloping over, "He is the one who escorts that vixen!" โ€

Helan Zhen. Fu Yunwan bit her lip stubbornly, now she understands that Helan really wants to kill her.

Duan Xiang also reacted, and leaned over and dragged He Ying: "Go!" โ€

"Where to go!" Helan Xian patted his horse to catch up, and as soon as he โ–กโ–ก came, Duan Xiang hurriedly dodged, He Ying behind him screamed, and was dragged down by several soldiers, laughing and dragged to the side, Duan Xiang turned around and was about to grab someone, there was a thunderous sound in the distance, and countless cavalry and infantry rushed forward, looking at the movement, there were thousands of people, but his guards were less than a hundred.

Duan Xiang's face changed, and he hurriedly patted his horse and turned around, shouting: "Withdraw!" โ€

Helan Xian laughed and chased after him: "Where to run, Fu Yunwan?" โ€

Fu Yunwan saw a disheveled woman on the back of a soldier's horse through the crack in the window, it was the fourth sister, and there was a soldier dragging a homeless person behind the horse, the flesh and blood were blurred, I don't know whether she was dead or alive.

I wanted to vomit, so I couldn't bear to go back, I shook my shoes and socks, tightened the belt and belt, and the guard drove up: "Lang Jun, sit tight." โ€

The carriage also ran away, and Fu Yunwan took a last look and saw He Ying's kicked feet when he was dragged into the forest.

Whoosh! The broken guards began to release arrows, and Duan Xiang chased after him: "Go to the hills ahead, the terrain over there is complicated, and you can hide for a while." โ€

The car was racing, and everyone was about to fly out, Fu Yunwan gritted his teeth, fear and anger mixed with rush in his heart, thinking about He Ying, thinking about the fourth sister, thinking about the woman who died outside the inn, and now she didn't want to die. is the worst thing that has happened today, as long as there is still a breath left, she will live, and live to write down their affairs.

Running, fighting, dying, I don't know how long it has been, when it was almost dark, there was only one guard left around Duan Xiang, the car had been lost when it was on the hillside, Duan Xiang rode a horse to carry her, and had to stop in front of a mountain stream several zhang wide.

Helan Xian chased after him, and seeing that they had no way out, he stopped laughing: "Look where you are fleeing!" โ€

He looked at Fu Yunwan: "What a beauty!" Pity. โ€

Duan Xiang was covered in blood and raised his knife in silence.

The sound of killing started again, Fu Yunwan didn't dare to look at it, closed his eyes tightly, and for a moment He Lanxian's voice was so close that he could smell the stench emanating from his mouth: "Beauty, do you want to live a few more days?" โ€

A person suddenly jumped up from the corpses all over the ground, swinging his knife and slashing at He Lanxian, Duan Xiang seized the opportunity of this moment to jump off the horse and whipped it fiercely: "Run!" โ€

The horses galloped up along the mountain stream, Fu Yunwan was holding on to the reins, and saw Duan Xiang and the man both pounce on He Lanxian and were both knocked to the ground, the horses were so bumpy, they were about to fall, and they were caught up and didn't fall, and blood came out of their palms, He Lanxian quickly caught up, and stretched out his hand to her with a smile: "Come here!" โ€

His hand was on her waist, and he suddenly froze, Fu Yunwan gasped, saw his wide eyes, plopped, he fell from the horse, motionless.

The sound of thunderous horses' hooves getting closer and closer, Fu Yunwan blurred his eyes, and saw the gradually vast twilight, a tall figure that was rapidly approaching.!