The flat plain outside Yanzhou City was originally the best place to rush on the road, but now it became a God-given opportunity for others to surround them.
Because once the besieged party is defeated, everyone in the encirclement will have no way to escape.
"kill!"
I don't know who gave the order. Feng Xi, who was originally looking out, was wrapped in a cloak by Qi Xiao, and the only sound left in her ears was the sound of swords breaking through the wind.
Perhaps there were too many people surrounding her and Qi Xiao. At one point, a long sword even pierced her cloak and narrowly missed her neck.
"What a pity, it was just a little bit close~"
Feng Xi blinked and expressed great disappointment with the person who launched the attack just now.
If the other party had been more accurate, she would have been able to retire honorably.
"You're not afraid at all."
The long sword in Qi Xiao's hand swept across, and several invisible sword energies roared in the wind and snow. Almost in the blink of an eye, several killers who were close to them fell to the ground.
The wound in his throat was torn, and the white snow on the ground blinked red.
"Afraid, I am terrible."
Feng Xi leaned against Qi Xiao lazily, and said in a tone that didn't sound pretentious at all: "I'm afraid they will die so quickly that they won't even be able to touch a hair on my head."
Qi Xiao laughed and didn't know how to answer her, so he listened to her serious suggestion again:
"Why don't you take pity on them and leave me here? When you get to Hanyu Pass, you will go crazy because your wife is gone and take back everything that belongs to you!"
Qi Xiao: "..."
But after killing another person, he said patiently:
"Then before you die, do you still want to help me shout out who harmed you, so that everyone present can hear it, so that I can use this as an excuse to come to collect debts?"
In response, Feng Xi immediately cleared her throat after hearing this and said very reliably:
"Small question, tell me, who do you want me to bite?"
"Who is Panzhao?"
Qi Xiaohuan's hand on Feng Xi's waist tightened instantly, and even pinched her waist like a punishment for the first time, and said in a bad tone:
"Feng Xi, I will take back what belongs to me, but the price will never be to sacrifice you. You will be the greatest help to me if you just stay there and don't think about death."
Although Feng Xi didn't understand, she felt it was very powerful and said:
"OK."
As if he was pleased by Feng Xi's answer, Qi Xiao's eyes became colder when he looked at these killers who wanted his and Feng Xi's lives, and his movements became more agile.
Not only did he respond to the assassination with ease, Yuan Song, Qin Zhui and other secret guards did not panic at all.
Yuan Song wanted to protect Qi Zhuo, so he would restrain his hands and feet when killing people, but Qin Zhui was different. With no one to guide him, he was like an unbridled wild horse, running freely throughout the battlefield.
As long as he passes by the killer, he will instantly reduce the number of one or two people, so that the pressure on the besieged person is suddenly relieved.
After being unable to attack for a long time, the killers gradually realized the problem, especially Peng Huan and others who hid at the end of the team at the beginning of the attack to avoid being injured in the melee.
"Why are you working? Our people are superior, but they are no match for those personal guards!"
One fan said anxiously.
Of course, the accompanying garrison also suffered casualties, but their target was not these unknown people at all, but Feng Xi and others in front.
"Trash, those sent by Lin Guangchang are all trash!"
Peng Huan had a cold face. He was not someone who couldn't see the situation clearly. He naturally knew that it was unrealistic to kill everyone here today.
"Send the order and go after Feng Xi and Qi Xiao with all your strength. The others will be discussed later!"
Soon, Qin Zhui and others discovered that the killers were no longer wandering around, and the originally scattered attacks were gathering around Qi Xiao and Feng Xi at the fastest speed.
"Master, they want to assassinate you and the princess with all their strength. What should we do now..."
Before Qin Zhui could finish his words, Qi Xiao grabbed the horse's belly and led Feng Xi forward.
In normal times, they still need to guard against crossbows and cannot leave the team at will.
But there was such a heavy snowstorm tonight, not to mention arrows, even hidden weapons that were usually extremely dangerous could not be used.
So as soon as Qi Xiao and Feng Xi left the team, the killers followed closely, their eyes flashing red with excitement.
The people above have long said that as long as they kill the two people in front of them, they will not have to worry about it for the rest of their lives.
They no longer wanted to stay in Hanyuguan, a bitter cold place where they could die at any time.
"Qin Zhui, what should we do? Ah Xiao, Princess and the others..."
Immediately, Bai Yi, who had just escaped from danger, looked anxiously into the distance. It was not just her, but also several other imperial doctors and petty officials.
You can tell by looking at their faces that they hope Qin Zhui and others will catch up and rescue him.
However, at this moment, Peng Huan, who had been hiding behind, came on horseback and stopped directly at the front of the entire team.
"The plague is rampant in Hanyuguan, and there is even famine. More than 100,000 people are waiting for us to rescue them. If we all get lost on the road, won't we become sinners for the ages?"
"What does Eunuch Peng mean by this?"
Qin Zhui had a cold face, obviously disagreeing with Peng Huan's words.
But Peng Huan didn't care what these people thought, he just said sternly:
"Everyone, now that the princess and the consort are gone, the Sa family is the person with the highest official position in the team. The princess often says that the Sa family is righteous, so the Sa family feels that the princess and the consort don't want to hurt everyone, so they took the initiative to leave the team. So what we should do now What I want is not to follow, but to quickly set off to deliver the imperial doctors and food safely to Hanyuguan."
"Then what you mean is that we don't care about the princess and the consort?"
Bai Yi gritted his teeth and sneered at Peng Huan's words.
But what Peng Huan said is right. Without Feng Xi and Qi Xiao, he is the biggest official in the team and has the priority to take over the team.
After being distracted by Peng Huan, they had long since lost sight of Qi Xiao and the group of killers. Now if they pursue them, not only will they not be able to find the princess, but they may be ambushed by the killers again.
Comparing the two, it is obviously better to go directly to Hanyuguan to report the news than to search for people aimlessly.
"Everyone, the Sa family is an imperial envoy appointed by the imperial court. Naturally, all they do is for the country and the people. You don't want to lose the princess and not even be able to complete this errand, right?"
Peng Huan was not anxious at all, and even turned to look at Yuan Song while speaking.
As the person sent by Hanyuguan to ask for help, he thought Yuan Song would want to go back more than anyone else.
And this is also true. Yuan Song quickly turned his head and said to Qin Zhui and Bai Yi:
"What Eunuch Peng said makes sense. Instead of wasting our time here, we should go back to my grandfather quickly and ask him to send people to expand the search area."
With Yuan Song's support, even though many people in the team still objected, everyone set out on the road to Hanyuguan again.
But this time the leaders were no longer Qi Xiao and Feng Xi, but the proud Peng Huan.
This is good, not only can he help Lin Guangchang and others cover up their mistakes, but he can also leave a name in history for supporting Hanyuguan.
As for Liangzhou City...
Without Feng Xi, who can stop him?
