Li Hou's face was calm as usual, and his expression did not move. Yang Xingmi looked at him and said, "Li Hou, you said that you released eight carrier pigeons, why didn't I see any of them?"

Li Houji said: "Lord Wang, the young general released eight carrier pigeons, that's for sure." As for why the prince didn't find any of them, the young general was also puzzled. ”

"Really?" Yang Xingmi's eyes flashed with coldness, and he snorted coldly, "You are not a small person, you have done such a thing and pretended to be nothing." ”

Li Hou knelt on one knee and said in a low voice: "The prince is angry, and the young general has a clear conscience in doing things, and he doesn't know what he did wrong." ”

"Very good, very good!" Yang Xingmi suddenly laughed, patted Li Hou's shoulder, and said, "Courageous, he is a talent that can be created." Again, I didn't expect you to have such a talent under your hands. The latter sentence is naturally said to Chai Zause.

Chai Zaiyong seemed to be still shocked, and reluctantly smiled when he heard the words: "There is no way for subordinates to teach, so don't be angry." ”

Yang Xingmi said: "It's too late for me to be happy, how can I be angry." Well, I'll see you going back and forth from somewhere. His last sentence was inexplicable, and everyone was stunned. Jiang Liu thought to himself, your subordinates came to save you, why did you want to drive them away?

Others don't understand, but there is one person who understands it, and this person is firewood reuse. He suddenly pulled out the long sword he was carrying, and stabbed Li Hou who was kneeling on the ground from behind. The sword turned into an elbow, and Jiang Liu was so surprised that he almost cried out with an "ah".

The long sword stabbed at Li Hou's back like a poisonous snake, and Li Hou was kneeling on the ground, seemingly unaware. Just as the long sword was about to pierce his back, Li Hou suddenly moved. His body twisted strangely, his body expanded, and he flew up in the air in a flash, avoiding the fatal blow from behind, and at the same time rushed towards Yang Xingmi, bent his fingers into a grasp, and took it to Yang Xingmi's throat.

Yang Xingmi took a few steps back as he spoke. Rao is like this, and the speed of Li Hou's action was beyond Yang Xingmi's expectations, and he couldn't dodge. Between the lightning and flint, a figure appeared in front of Yang Xingmi and blocked Li Hou, it was Jiang Liu.

It turned out that Jiang Liu saw that something was wrong and came to the rescue. His martial arts are no longer what they used to be, although he has not rested all night and is a little tired, but it does not hinder his movements.

Everyone only felt that the figure in front of them flashed, and Li Hou's grasp was in vain. Li Hou was stunned for a moment, and then he sneered, "Boy, are you looking for death...... "What" As soon as he came out, the long knife on his waist was already unsheathed and slashed at Jiang Liu's right shoulder.

Jiang Liu's heart froze, and he secretly thought: "This person is good at martial arts, last time he was restrained by me in Huangchuan, he should have deliberately shown weakness." "Sideways, avoiding his blade. Li Hou slashed three more times in a row, one knife was faster than the other, and they were easily dodged by Jiang Liu.

At this time, Li Hou realized that the river in front of him was no longer the river flow when he was in Huangchuan, and his martial arts were more than a step higher. If he had changed the previous river, he would have been sure to take him down within ten moves, but now it is impossible.

Yang Xingmi had already retreated far away, and the soldiers next to him, under the command of Chai Zayong, surrounded Jiang Liu and Li Hou. The river is only defended and not attacked, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that it has the upper hand. The more Li Hou fought, the more anxious he became, and the thirty-six plans were taken as the upper plan, and one was shaking, and he was about to run away as soon as he jumped.

Jiang Liu saw it clearly, where would let him run away, and an arrow step had jumped in front of Li Hou's body, blocking his way. Li Houyu slashed it away, and with a flower in front of him, he had lost the figure of the river. He secretly screamed "not good", and several acupoints behind him went numb at the same time, and he couldn't move at once.

Jiang Liu smiled and said, "I'm not afraid to make things clear, how can I let you go." ”

"No matter what you ask, I won't say a word. Li Hou said lightly: "The skills are not as good as people, you want to kill ......" Originally, he was going to say, "If you want to kill, you want to kill your ......", just said the word "kill", suddenly "ah" shouted out, and his voice trembled: "You...... You're so ruthless......"

Half of the tip of the sword pierced through his armor and came out from behind, blood dripping from the tip of the sword, and it fell into the snow on the ground like scattered plum blossoms.

Li Hou looked at the top boss in front of him, Chai Zaiyong, the commander of the Black Cloud Army, and couldn't say a word anymore. Chai then pulled out the long sword with a cold blow, and kicked Li Hou down again. The cold white snow pressed against Li Hou's cheeks, but he could no longer feel the temperature of the snow.

Yang Xingmi frowned, and said to Chai Zaiyong: "He has already been restrained, why do you want to kill him?"

Chai Zai stood with his hands down and replied, "This man is scheming, and I am afraid that he will flee suddenly." ”

"Really?" Yang Xingmi sneered, "I haven't asked anything clearly." ”

"Lord Wang, in fact, I have long been suspicious of Li Hou, so I secretly investigated him. Chai Zaiyong continued: "The little soldier who managed the carrier pigeons died strangely and violently the next day, and the cause of death was strange. And I also found this ......," he pulled out a tangled black thread from his bosom, "and he tied the thin thread to the pigeon's feet to track its whereabouts. ”

Yang Xingmi coughed twice, and his body was a little unsteady on his feet. Yang Wu hurriedly stepped forward to support him, and said loudly: "General Chai has a meritorious service in saving the driver and killing the traitor, he is a great hero, and my father will definitely be greatly rewarded." He paused and continued: "It's just that my father is tired, and after returning to Luzhou, I will be rewarded." General Chai, send your father back quickly. ”

Chai Zai arched his hand and said, "The subordinates should be damned." He hurriedly waved his hand back and said, "Where is the carriage?"

The queue parted, a carriage slowly arrived, Yang Wu supported his father, and the two got into the carriage together. Jiang Liu and Xiao Feiyan each rode a horse, and Chai then used the army to open the way in front, and the group went straight to Luzhou.

In the early days, Luzhou was called the ancient Luzi country, and it was also the Chaobo country. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Shu and Qunshu countries, Sui placed Luzhou, changed to Lujiang County, and Tang Fu said Luzhou. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the world was in turmoil, Yang Xingmi raised troops in Huainan, and after occupying Luzhou, he took Luzhou as the capital.

It took half a day for Chai Zaiyong to lead the army to escort Yang Xingmi and others into Luzhou. As the sun sets, the snow melts, and there is a prosperous scene in Luzhou City. Yang Xingmi naturally returned to the palace to rest, and Yang Wu instructed his subordinates to arrange Jiang Liu and Xiao Feiyan in the post house.

After tossing for a day and a night, Jiang Liu was already tired, especially his stomach was rumbling with hunger. Fortunately, the service of the inn is very thoughtful, and the snacks have already been prepared.

After Jiang Liu and Xiao Feiyan had dinner together, they went back to their rooms to rest. Jiang Liu bathed and changed clothes, and slept well, and when he woke up, it was already dark, and it was already the beginning of the lights outside.

Jiang Liu had just sat up from the bed when he suddenly heard a knock on the door outside.