Chapter 45
The people led by Mu Hua rushed to ten miles away but did not find that the group of people had other companions, and several people did not chase but walked back, and halfway through, there were already small servants who came to report the news: "The king of Guangping is not good, the assassin has attacked from the front door of the barracks." ”
"What?" Mu Hua was taken aback, he hadn't seen any assassin so bold, and several people hurriedly rode their horses to the barracks.
In front of the gate of the barracks, all the people faced Shi Lingyan with swords, and the crossbowmen in the distance were also ready, if it wasn't for Mu Hua's order to keep him alive, I was afraid that at this time Shi Lingyan would have become a dead corpse pierced by ten thousand arrows.
She was a little helpless, she finally found the military camp by trekking through mountains and rivers, but now she was going to be regarded as an assassin, "Do you listen to me, I'm really not an assassin, have you ever seen a female assassin?" Shi Lingyan only felt tired and sleepy, very helpless.
"Female Assassins are more hateful than male Assassins. The leader of the adjutant yelled, "You don't want to escape from here today, the brothers have taken a fancy to her, and we will arrest her alive." ”
No matter how she explained, these people turned a deaf ear, and Shi Lingyan's last bit of patience was gradually worn out, she simply dropped her burden, and with the change of her eyes, Shi Lingyan also raised her arm and shook Mei Ling: "Mu Hua, don't blame me for using charm in your army, I was forced." ”
A gust of night breeze blew, the sound of jingling bells fluttered with the wind, and suddenly the noisy military camp quieted down, and everyone stared at Shi Lingyan intently, as if they were looking at a holy woman, that is, they admired and worshipped.
"I know that all my brothers are well-wishers, can you make a way for me, the slave family wants to find their father-in-law. Shi Lingyan's extremely charming voice reached the ears of these people, and suddenly, all of them obediently gave way to a road.
Shi Lingyan rode out of the encirclement of the army generously, she continued to shake her arm, but she breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, if she had used this trick earlier, she wouldn't have to spend so much words.
But as she got farther and farther away, the power of the magic gradually decreased, and the soldiers in the distance had already noticed the anomaly here, "The assassin has run away!" someone shouted in the army, and everyone woke up violently as if they had been enlightened.
The adjutant also realized his mistake at this time, and hurriedly led more than ten people to chase in the direction where Shi Lingyan was running.
"This group of nerds, the old lady has no silver on her, why do you keep chasing me!" Shi Lingyan looked at the people chasing after her, a little crying and laughing, the current situation, you can only get rid of these people first, and wait tomorrow to find Mu Hua, she thought so in her heart, but the horse suddenly stopped.
"Drive, drive......" No matter how Shi Lingyan waved the whip, the horse refused to go as if it was frozen. "Horse, I beg you, you go quickly. ”
Seeing that the people behind him had chased after him, I don't know if the torches in their hands stimulated the horse, Shi Lingyan's horse ran forward with its hooves raised, but there was a somewhat steep hill in front of it, and in the dark night, Shi Lingyan and the horse fell down together.
By the time the adjutant general arrived, there was no trace of Shi Lingyan, "Still not?" The soldiers had already descended halfway up the mountain, but still did not find Shi Lingyan.
Mu Hua and the others who were chasing the assassin also happened to pass by here at this time, and when they saw the king of Guangping, the deputy general hurriedly stepped forward and said: "There was an assassin just now, and we chased him here, but he fell down with his men and horses. ”
Mu Hua dismounted and leaned over to investigate, and the soldiers were busy reporting to the side: "This hillside is at least four or five zhang deep, if you fall down, I am afraid that your life will be lost." Mu Hua didn't speak, stepped on his horse, and then ordered, "Don't worry about him, let's go back to the camp." ”
"Mu Hua, is it you?" An ethereal voice came to Mu Hua's ears, Mu Hua instantly reined in his horse, he clearly heard Shi Lingyan's voice, but when he listened carefully, the voice had disappeared.
After a while, Mu Hua breathed a sigh of relief, Shi Lingyan must have fallen asleep now, he smiled bitterly, but he didn't expect that he had auditory hallucinations.
Shi Lingyan no longer had the strength to shout a second time, so he could only let the sound of the horse's hooves get farther and farther away, as the soldier said, this hillside was very deep, but fortunately the horse fell before himself, and happened to be his back.
Shi Lingyan used all her strength to crawl to a clean place, and she couldn't do anything at the moment, just fell asleep groggily.
Back in the barracks, those assassins had been tied up and thrown in front of Mu Hua, looking at them with an unconvinced look, Mu Hua sneered: "What benefits did Mu Chun give you to make you work so hard for him?"
"Mu Hua, it won't help you catch our brothers. One of the assassins said disdainfully, "Sooner or later, the throne will belong to the five princes." ”
Sure enough, this sentence completely angered Mu Hua, and he drew his sword and was about to stab at a few people, but in an instant he stopped his hand, and saw hideous expressions on the faces of several assassins at the same time.
"They took poison. Mu Hua's face turned cold, and in an instant, since he was lying upright on the ground, his body was already cold.
I wanted to say a little more, but I didn't expect these people to die so completely, looking at the corpses on the ground, Mu Hua spoke for a while, "Burn their corpses." ”
The Assassins' affair was finally over, and early the next morning, the army marched forward as usual.
Fortunately, now that the weather has gradually warmed up, Shi Lingyan is on a pile of soft leaves, so it is not a big problem, the cry of birds in the mountains woke up Shi Lingyan, she suddenly opened her eyes, but found that it was already three poles of the sun.
Now she has only one thought in her heart, that is, to hurry up and keep up with Mu Hua's army, but when she stood up, she found that her body was already covered in bruises, and the scratches on the branches were nothing, but when she fell down last night, her foot hit the ground, looking at her already swollen ankle, Shi Lingyan was not sure whether she was sprained or fractured.
She could only do her best and move forward slowly.
At this time, in the Kyoto Prime Minister's Mansion, Shi Lingyue excused herself to go back to her mother's house to have a look, but in fact she came to see the killer she hired, "What did you say? Why didn't you find such a big living person? Didn't I give you her portrait?" she scolded the killer in front of her with some anger.
"There is a portrait, but the people say they have never seen this person. The killer's quibbles made Shi Lingyue even more angry, she took out a stack of thicker silver tickets from her purse, and sneered, "Isn't it just money? ”
The silver ticket in front of him was at least three times the price at the beginning, and the killer hurriedly took the silver ticket and promised again and again: "Don't worry, eldest lady, I will definitely do this for you this time." ”