Mu Qingling was hit by two swords while confronting the Thirteenth Cavalry. Fortunately, she was protected by spiritual armor, and the sword wounds were not deep enough to be bandaged to stop the bleeding. The two of them did not dare to stop and ran all the way.
Rushing late at night, Bai Ze couldn't tell the direction. It wasn't until dawn that the two of them arrived at a village and asked for directions, only to realize that they had deviated from the route.
"Fortunately, we didn't turn back." Bai Ze said, looking at the tired Mu Qingling, "According to Brother Lu's foot power, we can rush back to Heyang City before tonight's evening."
The two of them entered the village and asked for food from a family. After feasting, they took a short rest, arranged their clothes, left their money, and then climbed onto the Nine-Colored Spirit Deer again and headed towards Heyang City.
This was the first time for people in the village to see the mount on Bai Ze's crotch. The nine-color deer was majestic and magnificent, with its hair shining brightly in the early sun.
Time passes, noon. People are coming and going in Heyang City, the city roads are bustling with activity, monks and ordinary people are passing through, and the sounds of buying and selling are endless.
Suddenly, the sound of uniform horse hooves came from the direction of the city gate. The sound was extremely fierce. The rider in front of him was a member of the Heyang City garrison.
The bustling crowd was rushed away by the leader, and cursing suddenly broke out on the street. But before they could finish cursing, the sound of rumble of horse hooves followed closely. Pedestrians looked around and saw a dense mass of hundreds of horsemen, led by a young general in charge, charging towards them.
"His Royal Highness!" The people of Heyang City recognized that the young general who led the army into the city was none other than Mu Suifeng, the eldest son of Heyang Hou Mu Suifeng of the current Yan Kingdom, Mu Chen.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way!" A group of people made way for the Crown Prince on their own initiative, "Get out of the way and let His Highness the Crown Prince pass!"
The huge city road is about three feet wide. The prince is galloping on horseback. The entire team is wearing standard silver armor. They are flashing with cold and murderous intent under the autumn sun. It takes a full cup of tea to completely pass through this city road and go straight to the city lord. Go to the house.
The prince's face was stern, he was wearing armor, he held his sword and raised his spear, and his hips were close to the powerful horse. He looked very heroic. The Huaichun girls on both sides of the city road could hardly help but scream, their hearts filled with that young general.
"Lao Gao, look at the blood-stained man next to the Crown Prince just now. Does he look like Commander Lu Zhenglu of the Silver Knight?" Hundreds of horses galloped past, but the sound of horse hoofs pounding the ground seemed to still be in my ears. On the side of the road, a monk with a negative sword said to his friends.
The friend was stunned for a moment and exclaimed, "When you said that, I also realized it. That knight should be Lu Zheng!" He remembered the snow-silver spear carried by the blood-stained knight, and shouted, "Maybe people can admit their mistakes. , but that snow-silver spear is unmistakable! It’s the Silver Knight Lu Zheng!”
"Didn't I hear that Commander Lu went to Dushan with the princess to capture the Nine-Colored Spirit Deer? Why..." On the side of the road, the man with the sword behind his back was mid-sentence when he suddenly felt a chill running through his body.
The two looked at each other, Lao Gao's eyes were full of shock, "Lu Zheng came back covered in blood, and there was no trace of the princess in the queue just now, and the prince has a murderous look on his face and leads hundreds of horses into the city, how can you say that!"
"Heyang City is about to be turned upside down." The man with the sword behind his back said in a deep voice, looking in the direction of the City Lord's Mansion.
It's hard to say whether Heyang City will be turned upside down, but Mu Chen knows that the Du family in Heyang will definitely be turned upside down.
He led the troops to garrison the camp outside the city and was responsible for the training of newly recruited soldiers this autumn. Just half an hour ago, Lu Zheng, who had gone into the mountains with his sister, suddenly rushed into the camp alone. When Mu Chen saw that he was covered in blood and his face was pale, his heart skipped a beat, thinking that it was terrible, something might have happened to his sister.
Lu Zheng's words were concise and concise, saying only one sentence: "Du Qian ambushed Dushan and killed the princess."
Mu Chen was so angry that he gathered his troops, mounted their horses on the camp gate, and headed straight for Heyang City. When he asked Lu Zheng about the specific situation on the way, he heard that the Du family wanted to kill Mu Qingling as an opportunity to hunt the nine-color deer. He was so angry that his heart and lungs almost exploded. He roared with astonishing murderous intent, "Today I, Mu Chen, will not die." I swear I will not be a human being if I flatten the Du Mansion!"
"The princess was rescued by a young man, and Du Ming chased her. Life or death is unknown." Lu Zheng blamed himself, "The general was incompetent and failed to protect the princess. He should have died to apologize, but he didn't know that the general was unaware of the viciousness of the Du family. , desperately trying to stand out from the siege and want to return to the city to tell the news."
"Commander Lu, there is no need to blame yourself. Du Ming was already at the level of Zhiwei ten years ago and has been wandering around for many years. He is a sinister and vicious person. It is already good that you can survive in his hands." Mu Chen held his hand. The veins in the hands of the fierce horse's reins bulged out, and he gritted his teeth, "If anything happens to my sister, I will make the Du family full of bones and ashes!"
"Major General, I think that sword-wielding young man has an extraordinary bearing and is not easy to deal with. If the princess is rescued by him, there may be a chance for a better future." Lu Zheng coughed, and his internal injuries were serious enough to be described as tragic. "For today As a plan, we should report it to the general for quick rescue."
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Mu Suifeng stood with his hands behind his hands in the lobby of the Villa of the City Lord's Mansion, looking at the map of Yan Kingdom hanging in the main hall. Dushan crosses the north and south, and the Hulao Pass divides the land of Yan into two parts.
The four borders of the Yan State include the Great Zhou and Northern Wei in the north, Qi State in the west, Jin State in the east, and Zheng and Song Dynasty in the south.
Blocking the Northern Zhou Dynasty and Wei State, there are natural dangers in the Yinshan Mountains and the Great Wall on the border, and Dangyang Pass, one of the five northern passes in Qi State, is blocked. There is nothing to fear from the Zheng and Song dynasties, and they are blocked by the Yan River. The Western Jin Dynasty had the Dushan Remaining Vein as a natural barrier. During the national war, the Jin State General Xian Zhen, the leader of the four war gods, was not able to cross the Dushan Remaining Vein. Seventy years later, the Jin State still could not successfully lead the army out. Dushan.
Dayan is surrounded by enemies on all sides, but he can still stand up after all. But if there is an internal war, how can we avoid the disaster of destroying the country?
Mu Suifeng's eyes were far away, staring at the location of Hulao Pass. The soldier beast Zhu Yan suddenly appears, and war is inevitable. And the news came from the royal city that Situ He Zongtang had already hit him with a stick in the head, and poured all the dirty water on Zhu Yan's appearance on his head.
The King of Yan was mediocre and reckless, and the imperial study room made it clear that he would kill him. Otherwise, not only him, but everyone involved with him may die. On the contrary, it was the Civil War between the North and the South. Given He Zongtang's cunningness, he must have colluded with the Southern Territory family before this happened and prepared to join forces to deal with him.
And once there is a civil war between the north and the south, there will be hummers passing through the Great Wall on the border, and Dangyang Pass will probably not be able to defend Qi Guo Wushuang's infantry. Even the Zheng and Song Dynasties might have crossed the Yan River to come to Yan to carve up the land.
At that time, there will be smoke billowing from all sides of the Yan Kingdom. Mu Suifeng has been thinking about it for three days, but he can't think of a solution that has both ends. The secret guard reported that He Zongzheng, the head of the He family in Weicheng, had mysteriously disappeared. He must have been mediating among the major families in the southern region and was preparing to gather their private soldiers to attack Heyang.
All the officials close to him in Handan have been imprisoned. He Zongtang's vicious tactics will never leave him a chance to survive. Once the war broke out, Heyang City and the aristocratic families were fighting at the front, and the Handan soldiers came out of Hulao and were locked up behind them. They were attacked from both sides. This was a dead end.
But the matter has come to this, other than a last-ditch fight, is there any way out?
Mu Suifeng thought of someone. If he had any chance of survival, there was only one person who could help him.
The Grand Duke of Yan State, Zhao Dun.
News came from Handan that a month ago, Duke Cheng Zhao Dun was squeezed out of the royal city by King Zhao Heng of Yan, and took the sixth princess south with his whereabouts unknown.
If Zhao Dun is on his side, maybe things will turn around. Mu Suifeng frowned. Thinking of this, he suddenly thought of another person.
If Mu Suifeng suddenly raised his head, his eyes shining brightly, if that person could take action, his sword could be as powerful as a million divisions, let alone sending troops from Hulao Pass, even if he took action alone, he would be able to defeat him in an instant. Hulao Pass captured!
But people in the Jianghu ignore the disputes in the temple, how can they invite that one?
Mu Suifeng was in a dilemma again.
At this time, there was a sudden sound of horses passing outside the door. When Heyang Hou came to his senses, Mu Chen had already pushed open the gate of the garden, rushed across the courtyard in two steps and three steps, shouting: "Father, something big is happening." Not good! Qingling entered Dushan and was plotted by the Du family. Life or death is unknown, father!"
Mu Suifeng became furious and exclaimed: "What did you say?!"
At this time, Lu Zheng also rushed into the garden, knelt on the ground, grabbed the ground with his head, and said angrily: "General! My subordinates are incompetent and failed to protect the princess. It is a death penalty!"
"The Du family, how dare you attack my daughter!?" Mu Suifeng felt angry. He thought that the family would attack him, but he didn't expect that it would happen so suddenly. The Du family had already attacked Qingling in Dushan. !
Mu Suifeng felt cold all over his body. Before Mu Qingling entered Dushan, there was no action from Handan. Looking back now, I'm afraid He Zongtang has been planning this for a long time.
"He Zongtang, you forced me into a desperate situation. Do you really think that I can't cross Hulao and point your sword at Handan?!" Mu Suifeng clenched his fists.
"Father, I have sent people to surround the Du Mansion. Just wait for an order, and I will crush the Du Mansion immediately!" Mu Chen was determined to kill everyone in the Du Mansion, with an angry look on his face.
Mu Suifeng said, "Chen'er, you did a good job! But the top priority is to ensure the safety of your sister! Please tell me in detail what happened in Dushan."
"Commander Lu knows this better," Mu Chen said.
Lu Zheng quickly told Mu Suifeng the cause and effect of the incident. After a while, Mu Suifeng said: "From what Lu Zheng said, that young man is indeed remarkable. Qingling may still be in Dushan." His eyes narrowed, "Where is Vice General Chen? You, go to Vice General Chen's mansion and order him to I will personally lead eight hundred light cavalry and quickly go to Dushan to meet the princess!"
"Yes, General!" The soldier outside the door promised and hurried away.
"Father, I will also go with Vice General Chen Deng!" Mu Chen stood up and asked for orders.
"I will go with you if I am willing to accept my guilt and make meritorious service." Lu Zheng also asked for orders, but suddenly coughed and quickly covered his mouth and nose, but blood still flowed out from his fingers.
"Come here, ask a doctor to treat Commander Lu's injuries!" Mu Suifeng ordered, and then said to Mu Chen: "Chen'er, you can't go, follow me to guard Heyang."
On Mu Qingling's body was the Zhengyang Thunder Drawing Talisman drawn by Mu Suifeng himself. Although Du Ming had been in the Zhiwei Realm for a long time, if the talisman was removed, he would be injured even if he was not dead, so Mu Suifeng was worried, but there was that mysterious young man there. Around him, he had a hunch that Mu Qingling would probably be safe during this trip.
When Mu Qingling was seven years old, a Taoist priest from Tianzhu Mountain, a famous Taoist family in the north, passed by Heyang and made a special trip to visit the city lord's mansion. He told her that this girl had extraordinary luck in her life and wanted to take her to Tianzhu Mountain to practice Taoism.
Mu Suifeng refused without even thinking.
I hope Qing Ling can survive this dangerous time smoothly. Mu Suifeng prayed in his heart.
At this time, Mu Qingling was riding a spiritual deer with Bai Ze, swaggering through the city with great arrogance, causing a group of small town residents who had never seen the world to mistakenly think that the young hero and heroine on the deer were immortals descended from heaven and marveled at them.
