Sun Xiao asked: "Why is it so long?" ”

Military doctor: "If the general's first injury is well healed, it will be better within a month." But the old wound never healed, and a second wound broke open. The healing medicine used during this period did not have the slightest effect, and it was only thanks to the general's strong physique that it could survive until now. Now the general's body has been used with a heart tonic with great side effects, and seven or eight months is also the fastest estimate. ”

Sun Xiao nodded, and the two returned to the thatched hut. Seeing that Lan Ji seemed to have fallen asleep, he said to Dongyang in the house, Wang Rong, and Lu Yunli: "The general is seriously injured and needs a long time to recuperate, I only have 10,000 soldiers under my command, if Yuntao sends soldiers to chase after him, it will not be enough to resist." The Son of Heaven in Jincheng died in Bingma County, and it would be a capital crime if we returned to Jincheng. Do you have any good ideas?"

Dongyang didn't understand the analysis of this situation at all, and was silent, Wang Rong saw that no one spoke, so he opened his mouth first and said: "In a few days, the news of the new Son of Heaven ascending the throne will spread all over the country. Whoever succeeds to the throne, Lan Ji is convicted of unfavorable crimes. We might as well go to a vassal king to protect ourselves. ”

Sun Xiao's plan in his heart coincided with Wang Rong, and said, "Where does Captain Wang think it is appropriate?"

Wang Rong: "The army of 10,000 is a large number, and it is a long way to go south, and it will definitely be discovered, and it is not feasible." Among the warlords of the northern feudal kingdoms, Wu Tian, the king of the northwest, was too brave to accommodate two tigers in one mountain. King Xiling was too stupid and loyal, and he was afraid that he would betray the general to the imperial court. The King of Beiling is dead, occupied by Yuntao, and cannot go back. The king of Tanglin is cunning and cunning, and he cannot be trusted. Only Mu Liang, the king of the Northeast, although he is young and extremely righteous, it was rumored in the rivers and lakes that Liang Taiyun, the son of Jincheng, was going to lead troops to pacify the wolf country and then make a move on the king of the Northeast. ”

Sun Xiao asked: "You are just a captain, why do you know so many things?"

Wang Rong: "Previously, the fine work of Kong Hao, the king of Beiling, spread to the entire north and penetrated into all corners. ”

Lu Yunli knew that Wang Rong's words were a bit exaggerated, and he didn't say anything.

Wang Rong paused, and then said: "According to the secret protection, Wang Muliang of the Northeast is young and promising, and he has managed the local area in an orderly manner, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and there are as many as 300,000 soldiers. We have only 10,000 soldiers and will not pose a threat to him. ”

Lan Ji always closed his eyes and recuperated, listening to what Wang Rong said, he couldn't think of where else to go. He opened his eyes and said slowly, "Since we have reached this point, let's go to the Northeast King to try our luck." The words reveal the bleakness of the hero's end.

In the morning, Sun Xiao ordered a fire to be burned, and he found a two-wheeled wooden cart in the village, and paid the villager five taels of silver. Pick out a military horse from the army, put it on this cart, and use it to pull Langi to walk. The sergeants had breakfast and set out in the direction of the Northeast King.

Dongyang and Lu Yunli were going to the south, not following Lan Ji to the northeast, the two of them separated from everyone here, each said precious words, and went all the way to the south. Wang Rong, Lan Ji, Sun Xiao and 10,000 Dragon and Tiger troops went to the northeast.

Last night, Yun Tao sent people to look for Lan Ji, but they didn't find it, one of the small waves of troops found Lan Ji's traces, and happened to meet Sun Xiao's Dragon and Tiger Army, saving their lives, this small wave of people did not dare to attack rashly, and they were afraid of blame when they went back, and lied that they did not find it.

Five days later, the holy decree of Jincheng announced to the world, the new son of heaven Liang Taiyue ascended the throne, the year name Yongchang, this person is twenty-four years old, is the half-brother of Liang Taiyun, the former son of Jincheng Tianzi. Yuntao was appointed to take over the throne of the king of Beiling, garrison Bingma County, and guard the north.

Bingma then became the same as usual, and was no longer on alert in the city. Hua Feihua and Yiyan spent these days safely, but fortunately they had some rice and noodles at home, so they didn't go hungry. On this day, the city gate was opened, and the merchants in the city went out of the city one after another, and Hua Feihua and Yiyan dressed themselves up as beggars, and went out of the city together, all the way to the south.

Yiyan grew up in the north since he was a child, and only heard people say that the south is like spring all year round, and he always wanted to go to the south to see. Hua Fei also heard his mother mention the beauty of the south when he was young, and this time he escaped death and avenged his revenge, and he didn't have to worry about it anymore. Holding Yiyan's hand, his face covered with mud, his unkempt hair, and his clothes in tattered mud, he walked all the way south.

After walking south for two whole days, I arrived in Yancheng, Hua Feihua had been to Yancheng before, and it was still so prosperous. With the money they usually saved, the two bought two sets of new clothes and made men's clothes with cigarettes. After eating, I found an inconspicuous inn to live in.

Lu Yunli and Dongyang went all the way south, there was nothing to do on the road, and the two chatted.

Lu Yunli: "My master lives in Bianzhou, and he has to walk for two months. ”

Dongyang smiled: "I have been willing to leave for a few months, and it is the first time I have been so free when I grow so big." ”

Lu Yunli asked, "How did Brother Dong become the chief of the Golden Praetorian Guard?"

Dongyang: "I was originally the son of a servant, and I followed my mother to work in the palace when I was a child, and I accidentally met Liang Taiyun, who was only seven years old, and he was the best among the princes in reading and writing. I often secretly listened to him read under the window, and although I couldn't understand the meaning of the book, I admired him very much. He was the third prince, of which the eldest prince was three years older than him and often bullied him. I once met me, who was young and ignorant at the time, rushed up and knocked the eldest prince to the ground. That man was really a straw bag, and he fell to the ground and cried "wow". Liang Taiyun didn't know me at that time, and the eunuchs in the palace hurriedly came and grabbed me and prepared to bury me alive. Fortunately, the old emperor Liang Xing passed by, and Liang Taiyun said the cause and effect of the incident at that time word by word. Liang Xing, who understood the situation, looked at me for a long time, and then arranged for me to be Liang Taiyun's companion. Later, I asked my master to teach me martial arts. For 20 years, day and night, he has always stayed by Liang Taiyun's side. A few days ago, the black snake attacked, and you killed him with an iron rod, and I am always grateful. Unfortunately, he did not escape this catastrophe after all, and after the assassination, I had no direction for a while, so I could only get drunk and fall outside. ”

The two walked and talked, and came to a dense forest in front of them. There is only one path in the woods, and the trees on the left and right are tall and dense, covering the sky and the sun. Lu Yunli hadn't been here, he just felt that he was in the right direction, and he didn't care which way he went. It's cool to walk in the woods. As he was walking, suddenly more than 20 people rushed out of the woods on the left and right, in tattered clothes, each holding a sickle in his hand, and a hoe as a weapon, only the leader and a few people around him had knives in their hands.

The leader cried out, "I am a tiger in the mountains, and if I want to live, leave my money." The rest of the crowd also screamed and grew in momentum.

Lu Yunli pretended to be afraid, took a step back, pulled out his ink heart, and said to Dongyang, "It seems that we have met a bandit." Dongyang held a branch in his hand that he had picked up on the road, and when he heard the man say this, he thought it was funny, and he actually laughed out loud.

The bandit at the head looked at the two people strangely, one was scared, and the other was laughing. Striding over with a knife, looking the two of them up and down, they didn't look like a rich man, and said loudly: "Hand over the money, don't wait for me to use the knife." Before he finished speaking, the branch in Dongyang's hand had already passed through the stomach of the leading bandit, and blood flowed down the branch like flowing water.

Before the thief could understand what was going on, his whole face was blood-red, and he fell in a pool of blood without screaming. When the rest of the bandits saw this, they were frightened and fled for their lives.

Lu Yunli bent over and groped for the thief's coat pocket, and found a few pieces of loose silver, and there was nothing else. The two of them continued to walk, and there were always figures on the left and right sides of the woods, but they never dared to come out to intercept them.

Not far from the woods, an inn, a high flagpole was erected with a big flag on it, on which was written the word "Dou Da Wine". The dilapidated façade, the shopkeeper inside was lying lazily on the bench, and there was a woman on the counter, also listlessly flipping through the ledger.

The two of them were hungry, so they went inside and sat down. Dongyang said loudly: "Two catties of cooked beef, bring a pot of your family's good wine, two bowls of noodles." The shopkeeper stood up lazily and shouted loudly to the back kitchen: "Two catties of beef, two bowls of hot noodle soup, and a pot of good wine." Then he lay down on the bench and went back to sleep.

Lu Yunli quietly looked around, the walls were mottled on all sides, and there were traces of slashing with knives and axes on the tables and chairs. The woman at the counter had heavy makeup on her cheeks, peeking at her side from time to time.

Lu Yunli heard from his brothers that there were a lot of rumors about black shops on the rivers and lakes, and now he should have bumped into them.

Just thinking about it, a pot of wine came up first, Lu Yunli picked up the wine jug and poured it into the wine glass, distributed it to Dongyang first, left a glass for himself, leaned sideways, blocked the sight of the woman at the counter, reached out and dipped the wine in the glass, and said two words "black shop" on the table.

Dongyang knew in his heart that this wine and rice would never be eaten. After a while, a large plate of meat and two bowls of noodles came up. Lu Yunli said loudly: "Oh, no, my things have fallen in the woods passing by, there are important things in them, let's go and get them back for dinner first." ”

Dongyang responded: "It's not that you lost that, so what's the matter, hurry back and find it." ”

As they spoke, they put a piece of broken silver on the table and went out. But he found that there were already fifty or sixty people standing outside the door. A considerable number of them were still the same people as before, and although there were many of them, they were still in tattered clothes, armed with scythes and hoes as weapons.

Dongyang was scared in his heart, and thought to himself, "If Lu Yunli hadn't reminded himself that this was a black shop, he would definitely eat and drink, he would have been fascinated by drugs for a long time, and he didn't know how to die." ”

At this time, Dongyang had no weapon in his hand, not even a wooden stick. Lu Yunli pulled out the ink heart and scribbled randomly.

The leader of the group turned out to be the woman at the counter, who really had a beautiful face when she looked closely, dressed in a big red shirt, tightly tied to the waist, with a wide open neckline, and a crisp chest and half naked. With a long and a short mandarin duck knife in his hand, standing in this group of beggar-like crowds looked so incongruous.