Chapter 34: Escape and Reunion
The four of them came to the outside of the palace again. Zheng Guangtian raised his hand, pointed to the magnificent palace group in front of him and said: "This is the Great Liang Palace, but it is heavily guarded, there are four gates in the southeast, northwest and south, and ordinary people can't approach it at all."
"The four of us, from four different directions, went to find the most lax position in defense, and notified the others when we found it. Then how about we find a chance to sneak in together?" Li Qiu suggested.
"Helper, two heroes, wouldn't it be too risky for us to do this?" asked Zheng Guangtian.
"Dan'er's life and death are uncertain, I can't think about it so much now, if you think it's too risky for Zheng Zhang, then please wait outside for our news." Ouyang Yucai said.
"Helper, my subordinates don't mean that, I'm thinking that if I can wait until tomorrow after dawn, my subordinates will send someone to inquire again, maybe I can have some exact news, and then I will do it again, so I can have a goal," Zheng Guangtian explained.
"No, if she has entered the palace now, it will be very dangerous for a quarter of an hour that night, I have to find a way to go in and save her," Ouyang Yucheng said.
"That's right, we can't delay for a moment, hurry up and act, Lixian said. ”
"Well, that's all there is to it. Let's go our separate ways, everyone be careful," Zheng Guangtian said.
"Well, if you can't find a suitable opportunity, you will still meet in the same place for a while, don't break in alone, it will be very dangerous," Zheng Guangtian reminded.
"Okay, thank you Zheng Daxia for reminding me," Li Xian said.
At the end of the discussion, the four of them split up and ran in four different directions around the palace.
After Yi Dan escaped from the palace, he ran desperately in the dark night, and at this time, the sky was dark, and he couldn't see his five fingers. Yi Dan may have been too nervous and flustered, she lost her direction and ran blindly around the huge palace. Not long after, I heard the guards shouting from behind: "Come on, the assassin is here, don't let her run"
Yi Dan heard the shouts of his pursuers and continued to run and bump around. After a while, she came to a large tree. He saw the guards holding torches and surrounding him from all directions. I don't know how to be good, she was in a hurry, jumped up with light skills, and flew to the branches of a big tree.
Hundreds of Praetorian Guard masters disappeared after converging under the big tree. At this time, a dead branch under his feet was trampled off by Yi Dan, making a crisp sound. The guards looked up at the trees. Seeing that his whereabouts were exposed, Yi Dan kicked his feet and flew from the canopy to the treetops. Several guards immediately jumped up the tree.
Yi Dan saw the guards rushing up the tree, kicked his legs, and flew to another large branch. At this time, the guards from all sides surrounded them, illuminated the canopy with torches, and laid out their bows and arrows.
Yi Dan did not carry any weapons, so he could only dodge the arrows left and right on the big tree. Several masters flew towards her from both sides, Yi Dan pulled a branch as a support, and with the other hand pulled out an arrow from the trunk of the tree, and threw it at the men, but they were all nimbly dodged......
At this moment, a man swung a knife and cut off the branch that Yi Dan had grasped, and she began to fall down without support, and in a panic, she grabbed another branch below. Seeing that there were many people and that it was not suitable to entangle, she kicked her feet and wanted to fly out and escape with light skills. At that moment, one of the guards threw out a rope and wrapped around Yi Dan's right leg, pulling her down from the treetops. Yi Dan's light skill lost its focus and fell heavily to the ground. Let out a scream: "Ahh
The guards on the ground, armed with swords and axes, surrounded them from all sides. Several other people were also raising their big knives and descending from the big tree, preparing to unload Yi Dan into eight pieces.
At this time, Ouyang Yucheng, who was not far away, happened to pass by, and after hearing the screams, he hurriedly ran over and saw a group of people holding knives and torches, and the person who was illuminated in the middle was Yi Dan. He hurriedly rushed over and hugged Yi Dan, who fell to the ground, in his arms, and the two rolled on the ground a few times, dodging the knife and axe above their heads.
Yi Dan saw Ouyang Yucheng's face in the light of the torch, and said in disbelief: "Brother Ouyang, why are you?"
"It's not just me, your master and uncle are here" Ouyang Yucheng put his arm around Yi Dan and carefully observed the surrounding enemy.
"Really, where are they?" asked Yi Dan.
"They all went to look for you, how are you? aren't you hurt?" asked Ouyang Yucheng.
"Well, I'm fine, but I'm glad you arrived just in time," Yi Dan replied.
"Why are you so stupid? you don't tell me when you come to Kaifeng alone?" Ouyang Yucheng reproached distressedly.
"I'm sorry Brother Ouyang, I didn't want you to be involved, but I didn't expect you all to come anyway," Yi Dan said.
At this time, the guard shouted: "Catch the assassin quickly, don't let her escape, otherwise the emperor will definitely not spare us"
Ouyang Yucheng saw the guards rushing up, and hurriedly said to Yi Dan: "Dan'er, you go quickly, leave it to me here."
"No, Brother Ouyang, how can I leave you alone?" Yi Dan said.
At this time, a guard stabbed Ouyang Yucheng in the left back shoulder from behind. Since Ouyang Yucheng was poisoned, he had no internal strength at all, so he could only endure the pain and couldn't fight back. Yi Dan was so angry that he raised his right hand and slapped the blade palm fiercely, slashing the guard, and then hurriedly helped Ouyang Yucheng to sit aside, and shouted: "Master, uncle, where are you?
The three of them were looking for the entrance to the palace nearby, and when they heard the sounds of fighting and shouting, they immediately rushed over. Seeing that the group of guards surrounded Yi Dan and Ouyang Yucheng in the middle, Li Xian pulled out his sword, went far away, fought a bloody way out of the crowd, and rushed to Yi Dan and the others.
"Master, Master, it's so good that you're finally here," Yi Dan said in surprise.
"Dan'er, are you alright?"
"Master, I'm fine, Brother Ouyang, he's injured," Yi Dan replied.
"You help Ouyang Gang Master to leave first, leave it to us here," Li Xian explained as he struggled with the guards.
"Okay, then Master, you have to be careful."
Yi Dan listened to the master's words, and helped the injured Ouyang Yucheng up to leave.
"Brother Ouyang, how are you?" Yi Dan asked as he helped him.
"I was stabbed in the shoulder blade, and it seems like I'm still bleeding," Ouyang Yucheng said in pain.
Yi Dan hurriedly tore off the corner of Ouyang Yucheng's clothes and wrapped the wound for him. While pestering, he asked: "Brother Ouyang, bear with me, let's find a place to treat your injuries, right?"
Ouyang Yu endured the pain and said: "It's okay, a little skin injury is not in the way, why are you so bold and break into the city alone?"
"I, I didn't think about it that much, I just wanted to avenge my parents," Yi Dan said.
"You left a letter and said goodbye, we all guessed that you must have come to Kaifeng, so we chased after you. I didn't expect you to enter the palace to assassinate, now I know that this matter is not that simple, right?" Ouyang Yucheng said while enduring the pain.
"Well, I know" Yi Dan looked at Ouyang Yucheng's painful expression and continued: "Brother Ouyang, you can't use martial arts now, why are you still so stupid and desperate to save me? What if you are killed by them?" Yi Dan said distressedly.
"I know I can't do anything for you now, but if you die, I can't live alone. So even if I exchange my life, it's worth it," Ouyang Yucheng turned his head and said as he looked at Yi Dan's face.
"Brother Ouyang, thank you for this kindness, you also have to protect yourself," Yi Dan said gratefully.
Then. Li Xian stepped back and asked, "Dan'er, are you okay?"
"Master, I failed to assassinate the Dog Emperor, and now I am being hunted down by these officers and soldiers. Brother Ouyang is injured, let's get out of here quickly and find a place to treat him. Yi Dan said.
"Okay, you go first, your uncle and I will drag these people first" As he spoke, Lixian took out another sword and blocked a guard who tried to kill him.
"Uncle Shi, is he here too?" Hey, I'm really sorry, I'm tired that everyone has come to me," Yi Dan asked.
"Don't talk about this yet, you retreat quickly, help Ouyang Gang Leader to go to the alleys of South Street, hurry" Li Xian explained.
"Where are you going in the alleys of Nanjie? It's such a dark day, I'm already disoriented," Yi Dan asked anxiously.
At this time, Zheng Guangtian came over and said, "Girl, helper, I'll take you."
"Oh, this is the head of the Bianzhou branch of the Knife Sharpening Gang, Mr. Zheng Guangtian," Ouyang Yucheng introduced.
"Well, that's good, thank you Zheng Zhang, let's go first, Master, you have to be careful."
After that, Yi Dan helped Ouyang Yucheng, and under the leadership of Zheng Guangtian, disappeared into Kaifeng City in the dark night.
After Li Xian saw Yi Dan and Ouyang Yucheng walking away, he said to Li Qiu: "Senior brother, let's not entangle with them, let's get out of here quickly" Li Qiu nodded, and the two jumped up, flew into the sky, and disappeared into the vast night.
Yi Dan helped Ouyang Yucheng to the house where his mother Tongfei was. When the two of them entered the door, Youming hurriedly stepped forward in surprise and asked, "Senior sister, is it really you?"
"Senior brother, it turns out that you are here too."
"Senior sister, where have you been, we are looking for you everywhere," Youming said.
"Don't talk about it yet, Brother Ouyang is injured, come and help him in to rest."
"Brother Ouyang, what's wrong with you?" asked Youming as he stepped forward and helped him.
"I'm fine, a little trauma, it's not a big deal," Ouyang Yucheng said with pain endured.
"The helper, he is injured and seems to be bleeding, let's quickly help him in to stop the bleeding and heal," Zheng Guangtian said.
"Brother Ouyang, you shed so much blood, and you said it's okay, I'll help you in" Yi Dan said while helping him into the house.
"I'm really fine, didn't I just bleed a little blood? The blood you gave me hasn't been drained yet," Ouyang Yu teased while enduring the pain.
Yi Dan helped Ouyang Yu into the room, lay on the bed, and then hurriedly went to boil water for him and prepare to clean the wound.
It didn't take long for the two to return to the house. Li Xian shouted at the door, "Ming'er, are they back?"
Youming ran out and said, "Dad, uncle, you're all back, Senior Sister and Zheng Daxia helped Brother Ouyang back just now, Senior Sister is going to boil water now, ready to clean up the wounds for Brother Ouyang" You Ming said.
"Okay, you pack up your things, and after you have bandaged Ouyang Gang Leader, let's leave quickly," Li Xian said.
"Well, okay Dad, are you all right?" Youming said.
"We're fine, oh yes, what about those two?" asked Rihyun.
"The Knife Sharpener brothers were afraid that they would run away, so they tied them up in another room and kept them guarded," Youming replied.
"Okay, let's let them go in a while, if they are caught by the court officers and soldiers, it will be a dead end," Li Xian said.
As he spoke, Yi Dan came to the house with a basin of hot water.
"Dan'er, are you alright?" Yi Dan asked.
"Master, I'm fine, you're all back?
"Oh, we're fine, how is Gang Leader Ouyang's injuries?" asked Lixian.
"I'm going to hurry up and clean up Brother Ouyang's wounds," Yi Dan brought the water into the house.
Rikhyun came up and said, "Come, give it to me, just let me come"
"No need Master, Brother Ouyang is injured for me, I'll do it for him" With that, Yi Dan put the hot water wooden basin on the table, and gently picked up a clean white linen cloth from the basin to clean the wound for Ouyang Yucheng, who was sitting on the stool.
At this time, Youming opened his mouth and said, "Senior sister, my father said that we can't stay here anymore, let's quickly pack up our things and leave here."
"No, I still have to boil medicine for Brother Ouyang, no matter what, I have to heal his injuries a little better," Yi Dan said.
At this time, Li Xian came over, stretched out his hand to remove the dead leaves on her head, and said distressedly: "Why are you so stupid? Why did you come to Kaifeng alone? Do you know that you are so self-defeating, like a moth to a fire?"
Yi Dan helped Ouyang Yu to the bed, lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry Master, I know I made you worried, but I had to do it." No one can understand the bitterness of my heart."
Li Xian said in a slightly reproachful tone, "Although your master and I are not your biological parents, but treat you as our own, will we not know the bitterness in your heart? If you had told us earlier, wouldn't we have accompanied you?"
"Yes, senior sister. We are all willing to share your affairs and face difficulties with you. You see that Brother Ouyang was injured, but he still came to save you without hesitation, and me, I am also in a hurry here. You're really important in our hearts, don't think we don't care about you."
"Yes, yes, you walked on the front foot, and the four of us followed on the back foot, and looked for you in Kaifeng City for a day, you don't know how anxious we are" Li Qiu also said with concern.
"I'm sorry, I didn't expect that, but you all care about me so much..."Yi Dan said crying.
Ouyang Yucheng said: "Dan'er, don't think that you are not important, in my heart, you are more important than anyone else in the world"
"Brother Ouyang, thank you, stop talking, lie down and rest," Yi Dan said crying.
"I just want to tell you that for you, even if I die a thousand times, ten thousand times, I will be willing" Ouyang Yucheng said affectionately. These words made Youming on the side numb and showed a disdainful expression.
"Well, thank you!Brother Ouyang, your old injuries have not healed, and new injuries have been added, hurry up and lie down and rest, don't talk anymore"
Li Qiu changed his words and asked, "Dan'er, let me ask you, is Brother You's daughter still alive?"
Yi Dan wiped his tears and said, "Yes, Sister Zihan, she is indeed alive, and she is in the palace."
"Really? It's really good, I didn't expect Brother You's daughter to be alive," Li Qiu said happily.
"Just now, I failed to assassinate Zhu Youzhen and was almost killed. It was Sister Zihan, she saved me, and she helped me escape," Yi Dan said.
"Then why don't you bring her out too?" asked Li Qiu.
She is now Zhu Youzhen's concubine, and she is also in love with Zhu Youzhen. No matter how much I try to persuade her, she just won't come out with me," Yi Dan said.
"Then does she know her background?" asked Li Qiu.
"Well, you know, she remembers it well, and we knew each other very quickly. She has a 10-year-old son, and she said that she just wanted to guard the child and the emperor, and she would not leave with me for anything," Yi Dan said.
"Hey, it's really wronged, Brother You is heroic and chivalrous, how could he give birth to such a daughter?" Li Qiu sighed.
"Uncle Shi, you don't have to blame Sister Zihan too much, she also has her own hardships and difficulties. It's just that she said that she wanted to try her best to transform Zhu Youzhen, but I didn't have any hope for her idea," Yi Dan said.
"Who does she think she is? Zhu Youzhen is the emperor, his mother, Mrs. Wei Guo, can't change him, can she be a harem concubine can change him? It's really wishful thinking," Li Qiu said.
"yes, that's what I thought, too. Hey, Sister Zihan, he has fallen into it and can't extricate himself. She chose her path, I chose mine, and neither of us could understand each other's worlds, so we couldn't persuade her. Hey, everyone has their own fate, so let's not talk about her for the time being. Oh, by the way, Master, Uncle, how did you find here?"
"Of course it's Zheng Daxia's credit, Zheng Daxia is the head of the Bianzhou branch of the Knife Sharpening Gang, and he helped us find here," Youming pointed at Zheng Guangtian and said.
"Oh yes. The Knife Grinding Gang is the first in the world to find out the news, thank you for your hard work! I'm really sorry for you, let everyone run so much for me, I really can't help it," Yi Dan turned his head to Zheng Guangtian and said.
"Girl, you don't have to be polite, you can let us help the Lord to be born and die for you, I believe that Your Excellency must also be a great person," Zheng Guangtian said with a smile.
"I'm not a big deal, I'm just a useless person who can't be avenged," Yi Dan said regretfully.
Li Qiu asked: "This time it is really nine deaths, everyone is fortunate to be in danger, otherwise I really don't know how to end."
"I'm really sorry for everyone, it's me who has caused everyone," Yi Dan said guiltily.
"It's okay Dan'er, everyone is willing to save you," Ouyang Yucheng said.