"Master, something bad has happened!" A disciple stepped forward and said to Yuxu.
"What happened?"
"Junior Brother Wang Yu no longer sees us, and the disciples are missing a horse!"
"It seems that he must have gone back to save his senior sister!" Yuxu took out the letter in his hand, handed it to one of the disciples, and told him: "Hurry up and deliver this letter to General Long Zhenguo for five hundred miles." It’s in the hands of the enemy. This matter concerns all the people in the world and must not be delayed!”
"Yes! Master!" The disciple took the letter and put it in his arms, jumped on the horse and galloped away into the distance.
"Time is urgent! We need to enter the city immediately to rescue them. Time cannot be delayed! Once it is late! Everything will be too late!"
"Disciple, obey!"
Everyone jumped on their horses and rushed towards Yuzhou City.
There were bursts of neat footsteps on the road. Looking around, we saw a uniform army marching towards Yuzhou City.
"Da da da--"
At this moment, there was a sound of extremely fast horse hooves in the distance.
Looking from a distance, it was the disciple sent by Yuxu under the Xuanzhen Sect.
There is a person sitting on horseback in front of the team. This man looked majestic, with a slight beard. He looked at the visitor with a calm expression, and a sense of domineering arose spontaneously. He stretched out his hand to signal the rear troops to stop advancing.
"The general has an order! Rest where you are!" One person conveyed the order to the army behind him.
As the Xuanzhen disciple arrived, the guards beside the general stepped forward to intercept him and asked, "Who is coming?"
"Dare I ask if it's General Long Zhanlong who is the Zhenguo General?" The Xuanzhen Sect disciple grabbed the horse's rein tightly and asked this way.
"Exactly!" The guard looked the disciple up and down and asked, "I wonder what urgent matter you have for our general?"
The man took out the letter from his arms, handed it to the guard, and said: "The head of my family asked me to hurry up and deliver this letter to General Long Zhanlong for five hundred miles, and said that this matter concerns the people of the world. , there must be no delay. I hope the general can be cautious."
Long Zhan took the letter, took out the letter paper and looked at it, with a slightly incredulous expression on his face. After thinking for a long time, his expression became very firm and he conveyed to the guards: "Instruct the generals to advance the whole army quickly and go straight to Yuzhou City!"
"My subordinates obey your orders!" The man immediately turned his horse's head, grasped the reins tightly, and shouted to the troops behind him: "The general has an order! The whole army is advancing rapidly and heading straight for Yuzhou City!"
The mighty army marched straight towards Yuzhou City with uniform steps, like an arrow leaving the string.
At this moment, his heart had long lost the joy it had in the past.
The departure of senior sister Su Xin made him become taciturn. Each and every one of them died because of him. Is it God's injustice, or is this world ruthless? Maybe it's both. Seeing his senior sister Su Xin lying in his arms, Wang Yu couldn't care less about the ferocious faces around him. To him, everything in front of him seemed less important. The only thing that made him concentrate was Senior Sister Su Xin in his arms.
Under the eyes of everyone, he picked up his senior sister Su Xin, turned around and walked out of the city gate with an inviolable murderous aura.
The soldiers still did not dare to step forward, because the murderous intent of the man in front of them not only did not decrease, but also increased. At this time, Na Yuxu also led several disciples to the scene.
When he saw the scene in front of him, he raised his head to look at the sky and closed his eyes tightly. Without anyone noticing, a tear flowed from the corner of his eye.
A disciple stepped forward to take Su Xin from Wang Yu's arms, but no matter what the disciple did, Wang Yu still stared ahead expressionlessly, without loosening his hand. The disciple couldn't help but turn his attention to Yuxu. But he saw Yuxu shaking his head at him, signaling not to touch him. The disciple had no choice but to give up and push it aside.
Everyone dismounted and followed closely. Each of them had an ugly look on their face. Under those sad eyes, there was anger, incomparable anger. When they saw the knife-wielding killers around them, a glance made them immediately retreat and distance themselves from the group of Xuanzhen disciples in front of them.
The army soon arrived at the gate of Yuzhou City.
"Stop!" The city guard stopped in front of everyone, and said to the people on the horse with an expression without fear: "There are rules above! All troops outside are not allowed to enter the city, don't you know!"
"Blinded your dog's eyes!" The guard pointed at Long Zhan beside him and yelled at the city defense: "You don't even look at who this is! This is the general of Zhenguo! General Long Zhan! You are the only one A small city defense doesn't even pay attention to the general, how many heads have you grown!"
"Don't talk nonsense to them!" Long Zhan signaled the guards to step back, then grabbed the horse's reins tightly and rode his horse straight forward.
The city guard saw that Long Zhan on horseback was not afraid, so he galloped towards him. How dare he take charge? Fortunately, he could dodge quickly, otherwise, he would have become a dead soul under the horse's hooves.
Following Long Zhan's domineering force, the army opened the city and marched toward the city in a mighty manner. If the officers and soldiers guarding the city dared to intercept them, they would not be able to pull them out and chop them down. They all stepped aside knowingly.
At this time, Wang Yu and others also came this way.
They all showed grief and anger on their faces, and followed Wang Yu, coming towards this side.
Long Zhan compared his clothing with the one who sent the message and learned that the person in front of him was actually a disciple of Xuanzhen Sect. And behind Wang Yu was Yuxu, the head of the Xuanzhen Sect.
Looking at Su Xin, who had been dead for a long time in Wang Yu's arms, and looking at the expressionless Wang Yu, Long Zhan immediately ordered Bu Jiang to get out of the way for him.
When Long Zhan looked at Yuxu, Yuxu just had an unpredictable look, which made him know what happened in the city just now.
Looking at the corpses on the ground, as well as the corpses of several Jinyi guards. Long Zhan's expression looked very ugly.
"Report!" A soldier hurriedly ran forward and reported to him: "General Qi, the magistrate of Naqu County has long been missing. We searched the entire government office, but there is no trace of him!"
"This dog officer! He ran so fast!" Then he looked at another soldier and asked him, "Where is Yu Tuo!"
"General Qi, he only suffered some superficial injuries. His subordinates have made arrangements and he just needs to recuperate."
"Okay!" Long Zhan immediately ordered the generals, "Post a notice! And notify the surrounding counties, and search the whole city! I don't believe he can escape to the sky!"
"General! There is something unclear about my subordinates, and I don't know whether to talk about it or not!"
"But there's no harm in talking!"
"Our army is advancing all the way. How did Qu Changqing, who is far away in Yuzhou City, know about our arrival?" As the guard spoke, he couldn't help but shift his gaze to the direction where Wang Yu and others were leaving.
"That dog officer didn't run away because of us, but because of them!" Long Zhan glanced at the direction in which the Xuanzhen disciples were leaving, then dismounted and walked towards the government office.
Looking at the stone tablet in front of them, everyone was reluctant to leave. What made them even more confused was why their senior sister Su Xin was buried in Daliang Mountain. Although this place is surrounded by mountains and rivers, it is a rare and good place. But she was far away from Xuanzhen Sect. Who would come all the way here to burn incense and pay homage to her throughout the year?
Of course there is, that is Wang Yu.
No one can understand why Wang Yu buried his senior sister here. Maybe Wang Yu himself can't understand it. Just because this was his senior sister's last request before she died. Recalling the words Senior Sister Su Xin said about Daliang Mountain before she died. Although his voice was a little hoarse, Wang Yu could clearly hear the three words shouted by senior sister Su Xin. He definitely heard that right.
Therefore, for the sake of senior sister, even if others do not agree, Wang Yu must agree. Because this is the senior sister he respects the most.
Su Xin's death made him grow a lot, but at the same time, he also lost a lot.
He knelt silently in front of the tombstone, never shed tears, just looked at the bright red font on the tombstone quietly. His eyes slowly changed from sadness and anger to determination.
After taking one last look, I looked at the mountains and fields, then looked at the continuous peaks on the opposite side, then turned and left. Everyone was a little confused by his inexplicable behavior. Only Yuxu saw it most clearly.
"Master! What happened to this little junior brother?"
Everyone looked at Wang Yu who was leaving with puzzled eyes and asked Yuxu.
"It seems! He has looked away!" Yuxu's face was full of joy. He glanced at the tombstone for the last time, looked at the mountains, and then walked down the mountain.
The night under the remaining stars seemed very quiet, especially in this forest near the capital.
No one would have thought that there were so few people in this deserted mountain forest.
They braved the cold wind, wearing cloaks and holding embroidered spring knives, and quickly shuttled through the forest. Judging from their posture, they seemed to be chasing something in the woods.
Suddenly, Qu Changqing stopped.
It was a knife, cold, even colder than the cold wind in the mountains. It clung to his skin and almost killed him on the spot.
"Run! Aren't you very good at running?" A figure appeared in front of him.
I saw the figure of the man wearing a cloak, barely visible in the dark night. But this familiar figure made him immediately understand who was in front of him.
"Father-in-law! Father-in-law! Have mercy on me! I have no choice but to come to the capital and seek help from my father-in-law!" Qu Changqing knelt down on the spot and said to the figure in front of him.
"Don't worry! Our family won't kill you! No matter what, this is the emperor's territory! Forgive him that Long Zhan is so powerful that he doesn't dare to act wild under the emperor's feet! But what's a little puzzling is that you You are here to look for our home! Why don’t you crawl in through that dog hole! After all, that dog hole is something that no one cares about, so it’s perfect for you.”
Everyone was shaken to the point of laughter, except Qu Changqing, who had a sad face. He was worried that he might die on the spot at any time. He repeatedly begged for mercy and said: "Father-in-law! Please don't harm me. Now I am at the end of my rope, and only father-in-law is my only supporter! If I don't look for you, who else can I look for?"
"Well! These words have touched our hearts!" Cao Yanqing signaled the people behind Qu Changqing to step back and asked him: "It's just that we don't understand, why did you provoke that General Long?"
"Father-in-law, I really had no choice that day, so I took advantage of the situation and arrested him, so——"
"Hmph! You have the nerve to say it! That Long Zhan is a majestic general who governs the country. If you dare to touch his people, even if you have ten heads, he won't be able to chop them off! Besides, we have already told you very clearly! It's about catching them, not killing them. It's better now! You've offended both black and white! I'm afraid our family won't be able to protect you this time!" Cao Yanqing grabbed the conversation and roared at him.
"Father! You have to save me! Even if you are a cow or a horse! I am willing to do it! You can't just die without saving me! I will kowtow to you right now!" After saying that, Qu Changqing knelt on the ground and moved Stepping in front of Cao Yanqing's feet, he kowtowed quickly.
"It's not that I won't help you, it's just that the world today seems peaceful, but there are murderous intentions everywhere. Our family doesn't dare to keep you!" Looking at the mountains in the distance, he said in a special tone: "Although you escape We are out of their hunting range, but can we escape their grasp? Their power is now spread all over the world!"
"Father-in-law! If you think it's not enough, then I will take out the treasure from the house to honor you, father-in-law—"
Seeing Qu Changqing's behavior, Cao Yanqing said with a smile: "Actually, they don't really want to kill you. They just want your loyalty and credibility. Besides, they don't want to accept an unreliable slave. Come and take on the great responsibility!”
"As long as they don't kill me! I'm willing to do anything!"
"Really?" Cao Yanqing lowered his voice and said humanely again.
"It's true! Even if I am a pig or a dog, I will never break my promise!"
"Well! That's good!" Then he shouted to the person behind him: "Here comes someone!"
I saw one person holding a plate in front of Qu Changqing's eyes.
"This is them testing whether your loyalty is commendable. Do you dare to drink the specially prepared wine and delicacies?" Cao Yanqing bowed his waist, looked at Qu Changqing, and asked tentatively.
In order to express his loyalty, Naqu Changqing did it without even thinking about it.
Seeing Qu Changqing's behavior, Cao Yanqing finally smiled.
At this time, Qu Changqing reacted, but it was too late. He felt a heart-wrenching pain in his abdomen, his face was sweating, and everything in front of him became blurry.
"For the sake of our family's spring and autumn plan, I have to wrong you! Who let you know too much? Once you fall into their hands, will there be any room for our family to survive!" Then, he ordered the people behind him, saying : "Fei Ge sent a message to him, saying that Qu Changqing is dead. The next step will be up to you!"
After all, Qu Changqing failed to escape the poisonous palm and fell down unwillingly.
"I obey, little one!" The man immediately tied the letter he had written on to the pigeon's leg and let it go.
[Questions: 1. What exactly is written on the letter paper? Why did Long Zhan rush there after watching it?
2. Who is Cao Yanqing delivering the message for? What exactly is their plan? 】
