Chapter 1044: Hurrying to the road
In the Amber Hill Valley, dark clouds cover the moon, and tens of thousands of troops are slowly advancing......
"The troops behind hurry up-" In front of the leading army, Chang Yu Chun drove the horse to shout, as if there was an urgent military situation, and hurried to the top of the mountain. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
The abnormal behavior of Lu Jing and the others made Zhu Yuanzhang feel suspicious again-one step away from the "success of the plan", Lu Jing suddenly left the camp and rode away, heading towards the peak of Amber Hill. As if he had seen through the plan again, Zhu Yuanzhang was very anxious, and even personally put on armor and uniforms and rushed forward with the main army......
"Your Majesty...... The emperor-" Zhu Yuanzhang's horse became more and more urgent, as if he couldn't wait, Xu Da kept galloping behind him, but he couldn't turn back.
"Huh-" Finally, Zhu Yuanzhang still reined in the war horse, slowed down for a while, and waited for Xu Da to follow.
"Your Majesty......" Xu Da finally caught up with Zhu Yuanzhang's war horse, followed up and asked, "Your Majesty, what is the situation and why...... ...... in such a hurry."
"Lu Jing, she found ......" Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly with a gloomy expression.
"What?" Xu Da didn't hear clearly and continued to ask.
"Forget it, it's nothing ......" Zhu Yuanzhang didn't seem to want to reveal too much, and after a perfunctory sentence, he stared at the top of the mountain and said, "No matter what, you have to catch up with the army division as soon as possible...... Just now, she and General Tang Zhan were heading up the mountain on this road, right?"
"Yes—" Xu Da replied in a positive voice.
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't speak, just looked coldly at the horse's hoof prints on the muddy and undried ramp...... "Driving-" Suddenly drove the horse and drank, Zhu Yuanzhang made the reins go first.
"Your Majesty—" Xu Da continued to echo in the back, and ordered his troops to follow.
In fact, in Xu Da's heart, he was full of incomparable jealousy towards Lu Jing, not only looking down on Lu Jing's "talent in the grass", but also looking down on her willful behavior. But what Lu Jing once said to herself, Xu Da has always been unforgettable, and even has some faint fear......
(in recall)......
The night of the Bianliang negotiations......
"Hey, can the army division come up with a good plan for tonight's negotiation?" Xu Da couldn't help but ask coldly.
Lu Jing didn't answer, but closed her eyes and pondered with a slightly sad expression.
"General Ben asked you something, how dare you not agree?" Seeing that Lu Jing didn't seem to take himself seriously, Xu Da reprimanded him a little angrily.
"Isn't Lord Xu already full of confidence......" Lu Jing paused, and finally said in a low voice, "Today's general will be angry with Lord Xu, is it the last general, the last general feels guilty and doesn't dare to say more......" In the face of Xu Da's questioning, Lu Jing still tried her best to be polite.
"Hmph, I speak inexplicably...... Xu Da couldn't hear what Lu Jing meant, although he had prejudices against Lu Jing, but after all, he was personally recommended by Zhu Yuanzhang, and the enemy should be united at present, Xu Da still lowered his identity and said, "Actually, Xu knows that the army division is a real talented person, and it makes sense that the emperor can value you......
Lu Jing listened, smiled lightly, still closed her eyes and said, "Hmph, why does the emperor take a fancy to me, the emperor and I understand each other in our hearts...... As the lord of an army, Lord Xu should worry about what he should worry about, what he shouldn't worry about, it's best not to ask......" Lu Jing obviously had something to say, and even in Xu Da's opinion, there was some "provocative" meaning.
Sure enough, Xu Da was unhappy after hearing this, and said with a deep face: "Hmph, I see that you are the emperor's confidant, so General Ben is polite to you;
After hearing this, Lu Jing still smiled calmly, with a little helplessness in her smile: "In troubled times, wars and disputes, power trends, at the mercy of others...... I, Lu Jing, am a wild pawn in the rivers and lakes, and now I am reused by the emperor, and I seem to have a bright future, but in fact, my fate is floating...... My life has long been beyond my reach, and now that I am under your command, I am just a pawn to use...... Although Lord Xu is the commander of the first army, who can know that in fact, Lord Xu is the same as the last general, no matter how high or low the status is, he is just a pawn of the emperor......
"Bold, dare to say such a tricky word, disturb the morale of the army, be careful that your life is not guaranteed!" Xu Da listened to Lu Jing's words, and with anger and panic, he drew his sword and said to each other.
Lu Jing was not afraid, just smiled, opened her eyes slightly, looked at Xu Da's sword blade, and said calmly: "Actually, everyone has this idea, but as a generation of rivers and lakes, I am open-minded by nature and dare to say it...... Sooner or later, the emperor will unify the world, and the general trend will be the trend of the times, and there is no doubt about this--but what about after reunification? I am at the bottom, hidden in the grassland, with Lord Xu as a meritorious hero, and Gao Jue as the superior...... However, if I can survive this catastrophe, my life can be up to me, and Lord Xu is still in political power, and if he doesn't win, he will lose...... Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to be the emperor, and he did it; but if he became the emperor, it meant that the next step would be to eliminate dissidents and consolidate centralized power -- those around him, who had the power to threaten him, would be eliminated sooner or later. The emperor values me because I am smart and knows that I am the greatest threat to him, and I must be firmly controlled in his own hands. If I keep following the emperor's side, sooner or later it will be the end of the emperor's fate...... But my life is low, and it's not a pity to die, but what about you, Lord Xu?"
Xu Da listened to Lu Jing's words, and he felt a burst of fear in his heart, and the sword in his hand couldn't stop trembling.
Lu Jing turned her head and continued to "laugh": "Lord Xu followed the emperor's side to fight in the south and the north, and made great achievements. But 'high merit shocks the master', did Lord Xu ever think that one day, he might also become a pawn at the mercy of the emperor, and your life and death are ......"
"Hmph, Xu Mousheng is loyal and will never betray the emperor, how could the emperor kill me?" Xu Da calmed down a little and reprimanded angrily.
"Lord Xu is loyal, everyone sees it, and the last general can be trusted...... Lu Jing continued to whisper, "But the more loyal you are, the more you can't escape the tricks of political power...... The expulsion of Meng Yuan and the unification of the world are just around the corner, if one day in the future, the emperor wants to kill you, I hope Lord Xu can remember what the end of the day will say......"
When Xu Da heard this, he was a little scared in his heart, although Lu Jing's military position was very small, but in Xu Da's eyes, it seemed that Lu Jing's words were like a prophecy to the world, not false but true.
However, Xu Da is still quite sober, and it is Lu Jing who is "confusing the public with evil words", and immediately retorted: "Hmph, I will remove thieves for the emperor, calm the world, and be the hero of the first residence, the emperor has no reason to kill me...... But in the end, Xu Da seemed to have no confidence.
Lu Jing was calm and calm, and continued to close her eyes and said, "I hope, after all, I don't want to see Lord Xu and I have a similar fate...... However, although the last general is a grassy field, the words measured are often very accurate......"
After Lu Jing finished saying the last sentence, Xu Da couldn't help but be terrified, and the sword in his hand couldn't hold it steady......
(In reality)......
"Lu Jing, the world's 'ghost genius and wonder girl', who are you sacred......" Xu Da said silently in his heart while chasing the war horse......
And on the mountainside that went further up, Tang Zhan, Lu Jing, Xiao Tian and others were hurrying to the top of Amber Hill Peak. Lu Jing seemed to have thought of something crucial, because she was in a hurry, and in the dark night, she actually walked into the Wulin fork, and she was a little lost, not knowing where to go next.
However, the more confused he became, the more anxious he became, Lu Jing looked a little impetuous, looked around and asked, "Damn, where should I go next......?"
"Jing'er - driving the ......" and behind the forest, Tang Zhan and the others hurriedly arrived, watching Lu Jing "blindly" running to the top of the mountain alone, he couldn't rest assured, Tang Zhan couldn't help shouting.
Xiao Tian and the others were at the end, after all, they had to take care of the injured Zheng Yuhua. But in fact, Xiao Tian and the others are more anxious about Su Jia's safety than anyone else, but in Lu Jing's opinion, there is more to worry about......
"Jing'er......" Tang Zhan struggled hard to catch up with Lu Jing's war horse, looking at Lu Jing's anxious appearance, he couldn't help but ask with concern, "Jing'er, what's wrong, I didn't say a few words when I was in the barracks, and I was in a hurry to catch up with the top of the mountain......"
"We have to hurry up the mountain to find Sister Su, otherwise we will be ...... later" Lu Jing wanted to explain, but thinking that the situation was complicated, she couldn't explain it for a while, so she simply shook her head and said, "Oh, anyway, we have to rush to the top of the mountain first, we can't delay here!"
"But this way...... How the hell should I go?" Trapped in this maze forest, Tang Zhan couldn't help but be confused when he saw that there were many forks in the road.
"What's wrong, are you lost?" Xu Shuang and the others followed behind, watching Tang Zhan and Lu Jing wander, and couldn't help asking.
"Uhh!!h
"Jing'er, don't be too anxious, it's not to the point where you can't save it!" Tang Zhan watched from the side, and couldn't help but say a few words-to be honest, this was the most anxious Lu Jing that Tang Zhan had ever seen.
"But if you don't rush to the top of the mountain, Sister Su will ......" Lu Jing was about to cry, venting everywhere but she couldn't do anything, "Hurry up and think about it, is there any way to find a way......"
"Even if you say that, we ...... There is no way to ......" Although Xu Shuang was also worried about his senior sister, his mood was not as anxious as Lu Jing, looking at the dense forests around him, he couldn't help but sigh, "Hey, if it was daytime, maybe I could still find a way, but now I ......"
"Maybe the little junior sister will leave some habitual clues on the road...... Zheng Yuhua calmed down, and asked Xiao Tian, who was also calm and thinking on the side, "Brother Xiao, you have been with the little junior sister for so long, you should know her habits, maybe you can find something......
"Even if you say so...... Xiao Tian was a little at a loss, but in fact, he was more worried about Su Jia's safety than anyone else, holding his chin for a few moments, and muttering secretly, "Although Jia'er pays attention to details, this situation is really unprecedented...... Unless I've been warned of anything, it's ...... me."
"Rumbling ......" However, just as Xiao Tian was pondering, on the hillside to the north, there was a faint sound of thunder in the sky - it didn't look like it was going to rain tonight, but there was a "sign of wind and thunder", which was obviously unusual.
And this sign, Xiao Tian and Xu Shuang seem to have seen it more than once......
"That imperial movement is ......" Xiao Tian stared at the dark clouds in the north, and two familiar fears suddenly flooded into his mind, and he couldn't help but let himself break out in a cold sweat.
"We ...... Truly...... Once...... I've seen ......" Wu Xian also said in a hesitation, and the same sense of fear gradually emerged from his eyes.
"That's not it, let's rush to the 'Valley of Ghosts' and the ...... at this time last night," Lu Tao couldn't help but shout.
"Heavenly God Sword Technique ......" Finally, Xiao Tian said the term that made people "tremble", and said calmly, "Twice against Senior Brother Zheng, twice to rescue Jia'er, the suffocation and oppression we feel ......"
"That's indeed the 'Heavenly God Sword Technique'!-" Zheng Yuhua saw it most accurately, knowing that it was Chen Shijin or Su Jia's 'Divine Sword', and shouted in a loud voice.
"In this way, Senior Sister Yi Yao, she ......" Xu Shuang covered his mouth and looked at the cliff in the north with a slight exclamation.
"The duel between Jia'er and Chen Shijin is there-" Xiao Tian clenched his hands and shouted firmly, "Hurry up, it's on that hillside, let's hurry over!"
After getting the answer, Tang Zhan and Lu Jing did not stop, and together with Xiao Tian and others, they continued to ride their horses to the north slope......
"Jia'er ......" along the way, Xiao Tian has been relieved, Su Jia faced Chen Shijin's hard battle alone, and said silently in her heart. Before leaving, Xiao Tian couldn't erase the "farewell", that kind of premonition that seemed reassuring but uneasy......
(in recall)......
At the bottom of the valley of Amber Hill, the moment I received the book from the flying pigeon......
"I'm sorry, Jia'er, I shouldn't lie to you......" Xiao Tian calmed down, and said worriedly, "But with Jia'er's current body, if you go to the decisive battle tonight......"
"I know......" After reading the content of the secret letter, Su Jia's expression was slightly calm, and he smiled slightly, "Are you worried that I just fought with Senior Brother Zheng with all my might, and now I am fighting against Chen Shijin...... But the military order is like a mountain, and it can't be delayed for a moment, not to mention that this is also the task that Jingmei gave me at the beginning - Jingmei believes in me, and I can't live up to her trust if I entrust me with such a dangerous responsibility......"
"That's right......," Xiao Tian said faintly, and then said emotionally, "But this is really too dangerous! You know, Chen Shijin's strength is even above Brother Zheng, and with Jia'er's current body, to fight is simply more than lucky-even if you are now, it is really ...... I've really comprehended the 'Celestial Sword Technique'......"
When Su Jia heard this, she smiled indifferently and said calmly: "Thank you, Ah Tian, for caring about me all the time...... But this is the fate of me and Chen Shijin, with the Wind Chaser faction, and even with Sister Xiaohong and Senior Brother Zheng, everything will eventually rise and fall, no matter what danger lies in front of me, I will not retreat——"
Xiao Tian didn't speak, he couldn't know Su Jia's character very well. However, what surprised and relieved him was that in the face of his former enemies and cruel fate, Su Jia no longer lost his mind and was entangled in his demons as before, but was calm and knew his life.
"If it was me in the past, Ah Tian, you stopped me because I was afraid that I would be carried away by hatred, lose my mind and even disregard my life, I can understand it, and I can understand it......" Su Jia still had a calm expression and smiled slowly, "But now I am not the same person I used to be—I have experienced the 'Mogu Defeat' and gone mad, admitting the fact that I killed Sister Xiaohong, and taking on the responsibility of protecting the villagers and people in Anyin Village, and now I have defeated Senior Brother Zheng and defeated my past self, I can recognize the right and wrong of my experience...... This time, he will fight Chen Shijin to the death, and he will never be confused by hatred and demons again, but stick to his determination to change his fate! Ah Tian, can you believe me?......
In the last sentence, Su Jia cast a expressive gaze at Xiao Tian, and his words were solemn and thought-provoking.
Xiao Tian saw it in his eyes, his heart moved faintly, and unconsciously, he gradually let go of his "paranoia...... "Okay, Jia'er, I believe in you......" Xiao Tian replied in a deep voice, and then said with a heartfelt gaze, "But this battle is the most dangerous, Chen Shijin's martial arts are better than Brother Zheng...... The grievances and fates of the Wind Chaser faction will have to be settled by yourself after all, Jia'er, we have no way to help you anymore, you must be more careful yourself!" After speaking, Xiao Tian's expression became more and more solemn, he knew that this was a battle that decided the Wind Chaser faction and decided Su Jia's fate.
"I know, thank you Ah Tian......" Su Jia didn't say much, just cast a heartfelt gaze at Xiao Tian - it's been almost three years, the two have experienced ups and downs all the way, and they have never been sad about each other, and I believe that this fateful decision, the two of them can also survive smoothly......
(In reality)......
That's what I said at the time, but the oath of promise is also a sinking stone that I can't let go of in my heart.
"Jia'er, you must not have anything to do......" Xiao Tian said faintly worried while hurrying on his horse......