After Hua Xiangjun took Cui'er all the way out of Cining Palace, he saw Lu Yuanfeng standing outside the palace gate waiting for them.

And not far behind Lu Yuanfeng, there was actually Shen Yunpeng, the commander of the Praetorian Guard.

"Sister Xiangjun—"

Lu Yuanfeng stepped forward and said in a low voice, "Everything has been arranged, let's leave the palace!"

Hua Xiangjun nodded slightly, walked in front of Shen Yunpeng, gave a deep salute, and said, "Thanks to General Shen's repeated help, Xiangjun is really grateful!"

Shen Yunpeng hurriedly returned the salute and said: "Miss Xiangjun is polite, Shen is really ashamed! I will escort you out of the palace together, and when you arrive outside the palace, Qingluo has already arranged a carriage to answer you." The guards at the south gate are also their own people, ensuring that the girl and the others can leave the city safely. ”

Hua Xiangjun silently gave a deep salute again, and then followed behind Shen Yunpeng with Cui'er and Lu Yuanfeng, and walked in the direction of leaving the palace.

With Shen Yunpeng, the commander of the Praetorian Guard, escorting him, it was indeed a smooth journey. Hua Xiangjun and the others did not encounter any obstacles, and they successfully walked out of the gate of the palace.

Not far from the palace gate, there was an extremely ordinary two-wheeled carriage parked, obviously waiting there.

After Hua Xiangjun, Cui'er and Lu Yuanfeng got into the carriage together, Shen Yunpeng immediately turned around and returned to the palace.

Seeing that the heavy palace door was closed tightly again, Hua Xiangjun couldn't help but sigh softly, turned his gaze to Shen Qingluo, who was sitting in the car, and asked with concern: "Brother Ling let us out of the palace privately, won't we bear great responsibility for this?"

Shen Qingluo shook her head calmly and said, "No matter how big the blame is, it won't fall on him, the commander of the Praetorian Guard who is already preparing to hang up the seal and escape." Brother, he just went back to pick up Ziwei, and then went out of the city with her to hide, and he will never come back!"

couldn't help but sigh softly, she continued: "The move of sending troops to the abyss has made my brother feel completely disheartened with the Queen Mother. He no longer wanted to watch those heroic Da Rong sons die outside the territory for some inexplicable reason.

So from then on, we began to discuss a way to get out, and at the same time, we were also thinking about ways to get you out of the palace. Fortunately, with the help of Gu Ning and the secret spies of the Hidden Clan, we have been able to get in touch with you, and we can exchange news and arrange our own retreats for everyone.

This morning, the news of Chongyuan's defeat came back, and although my brother was deeply shocked, he was more determined to leave immediately.

However, he had not explained his idea to Ziwei before, mainly because he was afraid that she had stayed by the Queen Mother's side for too long, and she might not be able to figure it out for a while, and she was unwilling to betray the Queen Mother. Moreover, if it is not done well, the Queen Mother will see the clue and get into trouble. ”

When Hua Xiangjun heard this, he immediately nodded very understandingly, and said, "Miss Ziwei is kind-hearted, and she is also very affectionate towards General Shen. But with her person, she really can't do anything to openly betray the Queen Mother. But if she continues to stay in the palace, I'm afraid that sooner or later she will be poisoned by Yu Wengang!"

"Yes, at this moment, Yu Wengang is busy discussing the matter of seizing power with his henchmen, so naturally he can't think of taking care of anything else. This is the perfect time for me to get out—"

Speaking of this, Shen Qingluo suddenly glanced at Hua Xiangjun, and then asked casually, "I don't know what the situation is with the Queen Mother?"

Hua Xiangjun pursed his lips slightly, smiled, and said: "The general trend has gone, Huang Liang has woken up from a dream, and the old ancestor of the Queen Mother naturally has nowhere to vent his regrets - from now on, he can no longer call for wind and rain and manipulate others."

I believe that every day in the future, she will live in the memories of the infinite scenery of the past. Because people like her will never repent even at the last moment!"

Shen Qingluo's eyes couldn't help but flash a hint of melancholy, shook her head, and said, "For the Queen Mother, losing power is worse than death. And what I'm worried about is that with the heart of His Majesty the Emperor, I'm afraid that even this kind of life is worse than death will not be left to the Queen Mother. ”

Hua Xiangjun frowned and pondered for a while, and said, "As long as Duxiaoqiong is still the leader of the Chiyang Sect, Yu Wengang must not dare to poison the Queen Mother easily." ”

When Shen Qingluo heard this, her face suddenly changed, and she said, "You don't know that not long ago, Duxiaoqiong had passed on the position of sect leader to Gongyu Sarong!"

Hua Xiangjun couldn't help but be stunned, "In this way, things have more variables!"

Shen Qingluo just sighed helplessly and didn't say anything more.

By the time their carriage reached the South Gate, snowflakes had already begun to fall in the sky.

After Shen Qingluo said goodbye to Hua Xiangjun and the others, she got out of the carriage, and then boarded another carriage waiting there and left in a hurry.

The guards who were in charge of guarding the city gate had already received the order, and without asking, they opened the city gate and let Hua Xiangjun and their carriage go out of the city.

Then the carriage went all the way forward, on the official road heading south.

At this time, it was already night, and the howling north wind was blowing snowflakes, constantly beating on the outer wall of the carriage, and there was a bleak and monotonous "rustle" sound.

None of the three people in the car spoke, and seemed to be quietly listening to the sound of the wind and snow outside.

I don't know how long I walked like this, and suddenly, the carriage stopped without warning!

Lu Yuanfeng reacted the fastest, only to see a cold light flash in his eyes, quickly opened the car door, and jumped out.

When he blocked the wind and snow in front of him, and saw the person in front of the carriage with his positive and negative hands in his hands, his heart couldn't help but beat wildly, knowing that he was in big trouble this time!

After secretly taking a deep breath, he immediately stepped forward and saluted, clasping his fists and saluting: "The Sect Master is coming late at night, I don't know what to see?"

The person who stopped in front of the carriage in the wind and snow was none other than the former Chiyang Sect Master Duxiaoqiong.

He glanced at Lu Yuanfeng, and a look of surprise flashed on his face, but then, he turned his gaze to the driver who was sitting in the car and didn't say anything, smiled coldly, and said: "I didn't expect that on this snowy night, on the silent and unmanned official road, Du Mou could meet two good opponents at the same time!"

Hearing him say this, Lu Yuanfeng couldn't help but turn his head to look at the coachman curiously, but saw that the man was slowly taking off the hat he was wearing on his head, revealing a cold face with a pair of narrow eyes.

"The Sect Master is really sharp-eyed, Gu admires it!"

Before the words fell, Gu Ning had already jumped off the car neatly, and stood side by side with Lu Yuanfeng in front of Duxiaoqiong.

Du Xiaoqiong carefully looked at the two former opponents in front of him for a long time, and suddenly sighed, and said: "If you don't see it with your own eyes, Du Mou really won't believe that you two will be able to stand in front of me one day!"

The essence in Gu Ning's eyes flashed sharply, and he said in a deep voice: "The Dujiao Sect Master suddenly appeared to block the way, presumably because he had already discovered Gu's whereabouts and followed him all the way. In that case, then there is no need to talk too much nonsense, just fight again!"

Du Xiaoqiong glanced at Lu Yuanfeng, who had already pressed the long sword on his waist with his right hand, and laughed disdainfully, "With the current situation of the two of you, you can't repel the pursuers sent by Yuwengang at all, and escort that Xiangjun girl back to Dayu safely." ”

Gu Ning and Lu Yuanfeng glanced at each other, then turned their heads to look at Duxiaoqiong in unison, and neither of them spoke.

Seeing this, Duxiaoqiong waved his hand a little impatiently, and said, "You better hurry up! There are twenty disciples of the Chiyang Sect in front, and they will be responsible for protecting you all the way to the border of Yuguo." ”

Gu Ning and Lu Yuanfeng glanced at each other again.

This time, Lu Yuanfeng finally opened his mouth, "Why did you do this?

Duxiao snorted coldly and said, "It is true that there are exchange conditions, but the person who made the deal with me is not you, but Han Bing! Don't talk nonsense anymore! lest I suddenly repent and kill both of you!"

Lu Yuanfeng immediately understood, it turned out that the person sent by Gongzi to save Xiangjun's sister turned out to be the Chiyang Sect Leader Duxiaoqiong!

Faced with this somewhat unbelievable situation, he couldn't help but shake his head in disbelief, and then gently touched Gu Ning with the tip of his elbow.

Gu Ning immediately understood, and without saying a word, he turned around and returned to the carriage with him.

The carriage continued on its way, and as it passed the smiling dome that had given way to the side of the road, the curtains on the windows remained low, and there was no sign of anyone lifting them.

Duxiaoqiong has been standing there, staring at the curtain that has always been low, and he can't help but sigh deeply in his heart.

Sitting in the car was his niece.

And what is separated by that curtain is an inexhaustible grudge!

Although the night was dark, the solitary smile seemed to see the scenes that had happened in the past on the immovable curtain—

His own sister Du Ruijiao, after transmitting all her internal strength to him, grabbed his hand when she was dying, telling him to stay away from his children and family, and not to step into the Tibetan valley for half a step.

His nephew Ling Qiyu, in the face of the power he represents, would rather be shaken off than never retreat and never give in......

In this way, the former Chiyang Sect Master, with an indescribable mood, silently watched the carriage that Hua Xiangjun was riding gradually fade away, and finally disappeared into the wind and snow.