"Quickly put out the fire!"
"The prisoner has escaped. Send people to hunt him down immediately! Never let him get away!"
It seems that the commotion in the guard house will continue for a while. The guards in uniforms are busy and busy, and there is a bit of shame and anger in the comedy. How many years have passed, and the thieves dare to kill and set fire on their heads. There is no way for this to happen. !
Different from the chaotic situation outside, the dungeon where Lu Hanjiang was located was still quiet. There were no other prisoners detained here, and now that Shang Jidao had escaped, it was even more deserted.
"Gene Era"
Lu Hanjiang pinched his nose and walked into the cell filled with the smell of blood. The chain handcuffs on the wall were swinging alone, and there was a bloody palm on the ground.
He saw through Shang Jidao's means of escape with just one glance, and couldn't help but sigh that he was cruel and decisive.
Although this person is highly skilled in martial arts, even dabbling in left-handed swordsmanship, the Huashan Swordsmanship he is good at, including the Thirteen Swords of Extermination, all rely on his right hand to exert maximum power. Now he would rather give up half of his martial arts in order to escape. Cruel enough indeed.
After walking out of the cell, Bian Guang knelt outside. When he saw Lu Hanjiang coming out, he immediately begged for punishment: "I was so careless and let the prisoner escape. Please forgive me!"
Lu Hanjiang didn't stop, passed him, and left an instruction: "Go and receive the punishment yourself."
"Thank you, sir!" Bian Guangda bowed and his nervous expression finally relaxed a little.
Lu Hanjiang came out of the dungeon, looked up at the dark sky, called Ying Wushang, and the two of them left the guardhouse together.
For Shang Jidao's escape, it was not so much that he had expected it, but that Lu Hanjiang had already prepared conditions for him, leaving him alone in the cell and removing the surrounding people. In such a unique environment, if he still couldn't escape , it can only be said that he is bent on death.
But something unexpected happened. For example, Shang Jidao was willing to sacrifice his martial arts skills to escape, which Lu Hanjiang didn't expect.
However, even if he escaped from the guardhouse, he could not escape from Mucheng. The guards removed by Lu Hanjiang were all mobilized around the city. Once his traces were discovered, they would send him on his way.
The reason why he chose to give Shang Jidao a chance to escape was not because Lu Hanjiang had any other expectations for him, but to confirm what he said to him.
Shang Jidao was poisoned by the princess. If he betrayed him, he would definitely die. But if he followed him back to the capital, he would probably die even worse, because no matter how he explained, no one knew what he said in Jinyiwei's cell. What.
Both sides are facing death. Instead of betting on the princess' humanity, it is better to bet on finding the antidote. I'm afraid Shang Jidao has not given up hope of finding the antidote.
Since he would rather use half of his martial arts skills to escape, it seems that what he said to himself is still credible.
Between loyalty and life, Shang Jidao chose to live without hesitation. This was so much like him that Lu Hanjiang was not surprised at all.
But letting him escape so easily and leaving the guardhouse in a mess. Although Lu Hanjiang deliberately indulged himself, Bian Guang was still too careless. If he made any mistakes, he would be punished, which would give him a long memory.
Lu Hanjiang and Ying Wushang came outside, and Jin Yiwei's men had spread out to speed up the search for the person.
"How long do you need?" Lu Hanjiang asked directly.
Ying Wushang immediately replied: "Don't worry, sir. I have already made preparations. I will be able to catch that Shang Jidao without even using a stick of incense."
"No need, just kill him."
After Lu Hanjiang finished speaking, he rode his horse in the direction of the teahouse. After Ying Wushang nodded in agreement, he turned around and immediately joined the search team.
...
While Jinyiwei was searching for people all over the city, in this remote courtyard, Shang Jidao looked in disbelief.
He dodged Gu Qianhan's sword in embarrassment and used his remaining left hand to point to the sword. After just two moves with the opponent, he felt dizzy. His old injury had not healed and now he had a new one.
"Junior sister, why——?!"
Shang Jidao couldn't figure out why Gu Qianhan wanted to kill him.
"Senior brother, do you think you can still survive?"
Gu Qianhan's cold eyes seemed to be looking at a dead person. They had been married for more than ten years, but now they had no room to hold back.
Shang Jidao endured the pain of both body and mind. He stared at Gu Qianhan and said, "Jin Yiwei wants my life. As long as I am willing to bow my head to Senior Brother Tianfeng, he will not let go of this opportunity to conquer Huashan." ....."
"What about Your Highness?"
Gu Qianhan's indifferent words interrupted Shang Jidao's long speech. Her eyes were as cold as the chill on the sword, without giving anyone the slightest warmth: "Will Your Highness let you go, let Huashan go?"
Shang Jidao's eyes suddenly shrank, his expression changed several times, and finally settled in that state of shock.
"You, how did you know..." Shang Jidao's tone was trembling.
"Senior brother, you and I, husband and wife, why do you think you can hide this from me for the rest of your life?"
Gu Qianhan shook his head, and there was no wave in his calm eyes: "From the first time you flew a book, I knew everything. It's just that you never told me these years, and I took advantage of the situation and stopped asking. you."
Shang Jidao was a little unbelievable. He covered his chest in pain: "I didn't tell you because I wanted to protect you and the child. I have done so many evil things in my life, and they were all for the Huashan Sect. I have a clear conscience. The only private matter is to extract you and your child, but why do you want to-"
"Senior brother, what I did was exactly for the sake of my two children."
Gu Qianhan slowly waved the sword in his hand, and there was no trace of warmth in his eyes: "No matter what you say, Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess will never believe that a person caught by Jin Yiwei can keep his mouth shut. As long as you are dead, the Huashan Sect will Only then will I be safe, and my children and I will be safe.”
Shang Jidao closed his eyes, his face full of struggle.
"Senior brother, don't worry. After you die, all the factions in the Five Mountains will be able to vent their anger, and the Crown Princess can also feel at ease. I will pretend not to know anything and live a good life with my two children."
After saying this, Gu Qianhan moved, pointed the sword in his hand in the distance, and the sword flowers all over the sky disappeared in an instant: "Cut."
Shang Jidao suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes were cold and there was no trace of nostalgia anymore. He condensed the sword gang in his left hand and used the Thirteen Swords to strike nine times in a row. What frightened him was that so did Commander Gu Qianhan. Same move.
The two of them were tied for nine consecutive moves, but then, Gu Qianhan's sword skills suddenly became faster, and the next four swords came suddenly, wiping out thirteen swords and a total of thirteen moves, without any missing.
"How can it be--"
Shang Jidao felt a pain in his heart. Gu Qianhan pierced his body with a sword, and a pair of jade arms gently wrapped around his waist. The two of them hugged each other and sat on the ground, only hearing the soft murmur of the person next to the pillow. : "I'm sorry, senior brother, I lied to you back then. Master has actually deduced all the sword techniques of the Thirteen Swords of Extermination and written them into sword manuals. However, he shelved them on the grounds that the sword techniques were evil and disturbed people's minds. , except Senior Brother Zhong and I, no one knows."
There was blood at the corner of Shang Jidao's mouth, and his eyes widened slightly: "Could it be that uncle Shi's death was caused by you-"
"I poisoned Master's tea, and Senior Brother Zhong was able to get it." At this time, Gu Qianhan no longer concealed it, she said: "Senior Brother Zhong peeked at the sword manual and was discovered by Master, but I also After reading the sword manual, the master was furious when he found out and wanted to expel me and him from the mountain gate, so he had no choice but to take action."
"That's it," Shang Jidao smiled bitterly: "Then why didn't you go down the mountain with Senior Brother Zhong? That day he killed his uncle and escaped. I saw you catching up with him. Senior Brother Zhong invited you to defect from Huashan together. Why did you reject him?"
"That day? It turns out that senior brother, you saw it..."
Gu Qianhan's eyes darkened slightly: "Senior Brother Zhong has already taken all the responsibility for his notoriety, so why should I follow him around the world? Although the Huashan Sect is not the top, it is also a first-rate sect in the right way. It has a big tree to enjoy the shade. I just did it. The most correct choice.”
"...It turns out that's the case, it turns out that's the case..."
Shang Jidao's consciousness was a little blurred, and the torture in his heart was far more painful than the wounds on his body. He hugged Gu Qianhan gently and murmured like he was dreaming: "Junior sister, after so many years, I really like you. I always thought, You didn't go with him because I..."
"Senior brother, I know." Gu Qian's cold eyes never changed.
"I have always felt sorry for you and the child. It was my mistake to let you bear the risk of death with me..."
It seemed that he wanted to cry, but Shang Jidao tugged at the corner of his mouth, and finally revealed an embarrassing smile: "No wonder you would choose me between me and Senior Brother Zhong. It turns out that we are both the same people. But you are more ruthless than me..."
Something seemed to flash in Shang Jidao's eyes, and his hands dropped weakly: "Junior sister...Huashan...child..."
Gu Qianhan felt the increasingly heavy weight on her shoulders and closed her eyes silently: "Brother, go in peace."
