Those who practice martial arts all strengthen their bodies with qi and blood, and if they lose their qi and blood, they will lose most of their strength.

Chen Mingye unsealed and forcibly released his sword qi, and the consequence was that he almost shattered his entire body, not to mention the fragile meridians in his body. Fortunately, the dantian was the source of the sword qi seal, so it could be preserved, otherwise if the dantian was destroyed, Chen Mingye's martial arts cultivation path would also come to an end.

However, because the meridians were completely destroyed, it was difficult for Chen Mingye's qi and blood power to circulate in his body, and the repair of his body was quite slow.

Fortunately, there was nothing wrong overnight, and most of Chen Mingye's injuries outside his body were covered with a thin layer of blood scabs, but his entire clothes were stained red with blood.

"How are you doing?" Jiang Ying glanced at him with some concern.

"It's kind of able to walk, but it's a little bit empty. Chen Mingye smiled.

Jiang Ying glanced at him, hesitated and stretched out his slender hand and said, "I'll lead you away, don't force yourself." ”

"Reluctant anything, I can't ask for it. Chen Mingye unceremoniously shook the little hand that came over.

It was soft to the touch, and the slight warmth and wetness in his little hand made him smile: "Let's go." ”

"Hmm. Jiang Ying turned Jiao Jing away, hiding from him.

The early morning sunlight was not yet strong, and mottled broken shadows spilled through the leaves overhead, and the two walked hand in hand, step by step, walking a long way.

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The military camp in Sangshan, Anshun City, had been turned upside down by the anxious Commander Gu Jian three days ago, and the soldiers were quite cooperative, because the Deputy Commander Jiang, whom they had always respected, had disappeared on the way to inspect.

The soldiers in the barracks, except for the people who stayed behind every day, were all organized into squads one by one, and they were mobilized to find the traces of Deputy Commander Jiang.

The bloodstains in the mountains and the corpse of the man in black had already been discovered, and everyone followed the trail all the way, and even chased down the cliff and searched all the way along the river, but they never saw any target.

Gu Jian frowned tightly, riding on his horse and thinking silently.

Suddenly, a horse galloped from a distance, and when he approached the front, the soldier turned over and dismounted, hugged his fists and said, "General Gu, traces of a fire have been found on the riverbank ahead, it should be that someone has just passed by recently." ”

Gu Jian's head raised suddenly, and he couldn't wait to say, "Quick, take me to take a look." ”

"Yes. The soldier received the order and prepared to re-mount his horse and lead the way.

"Wait a minute," Gu Jian waved his hand and called the guards beside him, "You go and arrange a team to spread and search around the river bank in front, and report to me immediately if you find anything." ”

"Yes. The guards took the order and left.

Gu Jian frowned and glanced at the sergeant in front of him: "Let's go." ”

The group soon arrived at the place of the fire, Gu Jian twisted some ashes with his hands, rubbed slightly on his fingertips, raised his head and said: "It should be the fire that was lit last night, if it is Ying'er and them, they should go south, pass the order down, the south is the key search direction." ”

"General Gu, do you want to tell the city lord about Commander Jiang's disappearance?" a personal guard beside him said in a low voice.

"No need, the city lord has not returned yet, presumably the Six Clans Alliance is talking fiercely, so don't disturb him at this moment. Gu Jian shook his head and clenched his fists, "I will definitely get Ying'er back." ”

"By the way, how are the preparations for tonight's night celebration going?" asked Gu Jian.

"Tell the general, the brothers are all experienced veterans in previous years, and the deployment and distribution have been completed two days ago, and there will be no mistakes in the storage. His subordinate replied.

Gu Jian nodded and said, "That's good, it's been a little rough recently, so let's tell the brothers to pay attention." ”

"Yes, don't worry, General. ”

"Report, General, there is a sign of someone ahead. "Another horse galloped in.

"Let's go over!" Gu Jian immediately made a decision, snorted lightly, grabbed the horse's belly, and rushed out first.

Chen Mingye and Jiang Ying walked for a long time, and finally heard the sound of horses' hooves coming from the front, and he couldn't help but chuckle: "Xiao Ying'er, we are finally saved." ”

"How do you know it's not the enemy coming?" Jiang Ying glanced at him, and he didn't have a good breath.

"Intuition. Chen Mingye smiled, reached out and gently squeezed Jiang Ying's little hand.

"Hmph," Jiang Ying snorted lightly, but did not withdraw the hand he was holding. She silently told herself in her heart that this was just to repay him for saving his life, take care of his inconvenience, and in short, not to worry about the disabled.

Chen Mingye said inch by inch: "Do you think Uncle Jiang will be happy to see you so well-behaved?"

Jiang Ying glanced at him coldly: "I don't know if he's happy or not, but you seem to be happy?"

"Hahaha. Chen Mingye laughed heartily.

Gu Jian, who was approaching, saw the two people in front of him at a glance, and his eyes were focused on Jiang Ying's body, but when he saw Chen Mingye, who was laughing with Jiang Ying naturally, his face suddenly became gloomy.

Riding the horse in front of the two of them and pulling the reins, Gu Jian raised his hand, and the sergeants behind him pulled their horses to stop.

"Ying'er, I've finally found you. Gu Jian turned over and dismounted, walked in front of the two, his eyes swept to the scene of Chen Mingye holding Jiang Ying's little hand, and his face darkened a little, "Ying'er, are you okay, do you know how worried I am about you?"

"I'm fine, thank you Brother Gu for your concern," Jiang Ying said lightly, glanced at Chen Mingye beside him, and said, "Thanks to the desperate protection of this personal guard of mine, his condition is not very good." ”

Gu Jian clenched his fists, stared at Chen Mingye tightly, and then hugged his fist at him and said: "Thank you brother for taking care of Ying'er, I apologize to you for the previous abruptness, you are a very responsible guard, I Gu Jian recognized you." ”

"It's my duty to guard Deputy Commander Jiang, why should General Gu say thank you," Chen Mingye glanced at him, and the corners of his mouth hooked.

"Both of you are seriously injured, so it's better to get on your horse and go back to the city to see the doctor. Gu Jian proposed, "Why don't I ride a horse with Ying'er, and Brother Chen will be taken care of by my personal guards?"

"No need, I can. Jiang Ying said lightly, "Just give me a horse." ”

"......" Gu Jian said a little stiffly, "It's okay, San'er, give your horse to Deputy Commander Jiang." ”

The sergeant called San'er immediately turned over and dismounted, took the reins and handed the horse to Jiang Ying.

"Thank you. Jiang Ying simply took the reins, and pushed Chen Mingye to San'er too, "This person is also handed over to you to carry." ”

Chen Mingye was helpless, he clearly saw a hint of a smile secretly overflowing from the corner of Jiang Ying's mouth when he pushed herself out.

Gu Jian didn't talk nonsense, he didn't care about Chen Mingye at all, Jiang Ying had nothing to do, so he finally let go of the heart he had been carrying. The group changed their mounts and returned along the road.

"Ying'er, what happened?" Gu Jian asked with a frown.

"Someone assassinated, I suspect it has something to do with the Six Clans Alliance. Jiang Ying had frost on her face.

"How is it possible, it is impossible for them not to know the consequences of doing this!" Gu Jian wondered, "Could it be that someone wants to blame or something else?"

"I don't know," Jiang Ying shook her head, turned her eyes to him and asked, "My father, is he back?"

"The city lord hasn't come back yet, but it will take some time to get back and forth to the Six Clans Alliance, and the time is normal. Gu Jian replied.

Jiang Ying frowned, glanced back at Chen Mingye behind her, and said, "Let's go back to the city first." ”

"Also," Gu Jian hesitated, and then said, "Tonight's night celebration, let me be in charge of patrolling, the part you were responsible for in previous years, I will let San'er do it, you just take care of your injuries." ”

Jiang Ying glanced at him and didn't speak.

Gu Jian's eyes flashed, and he said: "There are many people walking at night every year, and it is very tiring to patrol the prevention and control of safety for a night, and the brothers are all experienced, you can rest assured, it is more important to take care of the injury first." ”

Jiang Ying smiled softly: "Brother Gu, I believe you, you don't have to say so much." ”

Gu Jian was stunned, and when he came back to his senses, Jiang Ying had already turned his head, leaving him with only a beautiful back. He snorted slightly, but didn't spit out a word after all.

Chen Mingye looked at this scene, touched his nose with interest, and smiled softly.