Chapter 547: The Emperor’s Sword of the Li Family
Yuwen Chengdu was not familiar with the Hulao Pass area. When he saw Xiang Yu fleeing to a small road, he was afraid of being ambushed, so he hesitated.
But Li Cunxiao didn't hesitate at all. When he saw Xiang Yu running away, he immediately rode up and chased after him. Seeing this, Yu Wencheng also chose to pursue him together.
After Xiang Yu and the other three people left, only Xue Long Jushang, Qin Hao and Li Xiuning were left at the scene.
It was all in the dark, and there was a man and a woman alone, so the atmosphere couldn't help but become a little ambiguous.
"cough……"
Qin Hao deliberately coughed to resolve the embarrassment, and then helped Li Xiuning back to her own mount.
During this process, Li Xiuning kept blushing and said nothing, which made Qin Hao feel a little embarrassed.
Just when Qin Hao was about to ask Li Xiuning where he got Long Yuan, Li Shimin and Li Yuanba arrived just in time.
Seeing that his sister's silver armor was stained with blood and her face was pale, Li Shimin immediately asked with concern: "Xiu... Li Ning? Are you injured?"
Li Shimin's attention was so focused on his injured sister that he ignored Long Yuan in Qin Hao's hand.
Li Xiuning said with lingering fear after hearing this: "If it hadn't been for the champion Hou Xiang to save me, I might have really died in Xiang Yu's hands this time."
After listening to Li Xiuning's simple narration, Li Shimin saluted Qin Hao with a grateful face and said, "Thank you, Mr. Hou, for saving my sister's life."
"It's just a little effort." Qin Hao said with a smile.
Li Yuanba on the side heard that Xiang Yu had injured his sister again. He became furious and cursed: "Xiang Yu, you bad guy, I will smash you to death."
Li Shimin asked again at this time: "By the way, Mr. Hou, where are Xiang Yu's people?"
Qin Hao pointed in the direction of the path and said: "Not long after Xiang Yu fled in this direction, two generals, Li Cunxiao and Yu Wencheng, chased him."
As soon as Qin Hao finished speaking, Li Yuanba chased him in the direction pointed by Qin Hao. Seeing this, Li Shimin quickly shouted: "Yuanba, come back."
But Li Yuanba, who was determined to 'smash' Xiang Yu to death, would not listen and still chased towards the path. Seeing this, Li Shimin smiled bitterly and said: "Master Marquis, I made you laugh."
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, General Yuanba has a true temperament."
"Second brother, Yuanba doesn't know the road. If you chase him like this, you will definitely get lost." Li Xiuning reminded.
Li Shimin slapped his forehead suddenly, and then chased after him.
Li Xiuning's injury was quite serious. If not treated in time, he might get more injured, so Qin Haoze and Li Xiuning returned to the camp first.
An hour after the two returned, Li Cunxiao and Yu Wencheng both returned with dark faces.
They did catch up with Xiang Yu, but Xiang Yu did not fight with them and just focused on escaping.
The two generals finally chased Xiang Yu to the gate of Hulao Pass and watched Xiang Yu escape into Hulao Pass before they had no choice but to return.
As soon as he returned, Li Cunxiao came to see Qin Hao and knelt down to plead guilty: "My lord, I will finally be guilty!"
"Oh? How come I don't know what your crime is, General?" Qin Hao said with a joking look on his face.
"If the general is not willful and insists on fighting Xiang Yu alone, he might be able to kill Xiang Yu if he joins forces with General Yuwen."
Qin Hao smiled calmly and said, "You think Xiang Yu is too simple. The most powerful general in the world is not so easy to kill."
Li Cunxiao was stunned. His lord's reaction was different from what he expected, and then he said: "The general will not understand."
"General Rengui, come and tell Li Cunxiao."
"yes."
A glint flashed in Xue Rengui's eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "If General Cunxiao had joined forces with General Yuwen from the beginning, then Xiang Yu would have run away from the beginning."
Qin Hao nodded and comforted: "Even if you two can defeat Xiang Yu in his heyday, it will be difficult to kill him, so General Cunxiao doesn't have to worry about it."
Li Cunxiao suddenly realized, but he was still extremely ashamed in his heart!
On the other side, Li Yuanba went to pursue him and got lost without any accident. In the end, Li Shimin brought him back. After they returned, the battle damage report was also calculated.
"General Qi, in this robbery of the camp, our army suffered nearly three thousand casualties, one thousand died, and five thousand horses were lost..."
Li Shimin suddenly twitched his mouth when he heard this. He conquered one pass and two villages in two days, with a total casualty of less than 3,000. However, Xiang Yu defeated 3,000 of his elite troops in one camp. Li Shimin's heart was bleeding!
"It's impossible for Xiang Yu to see through my plan. Who will give Xiang Yu advice after we say goodbye? Jia Guo? Feng Yunshan? Or Zhang Liang?"
Li Shimin frowned, and finally sighed: "It seems that we can't be careless in the war ahead!"
Li Xiuning's injury was very serious and he would definitely not be able to go to the battlefield again.
Looking at his haggard-looking sister, Li Shimin couldn't help but scolded: "Xiu Ning, how many times has my second brother told you not to go to war personally? Have you turned a deaf ear to my second brother's words?"
Looking at the second brother who was chattering endlessly but with a concerned look on his face, Li Xiuning had no choice but to smile bitterly and nod to admit his mistake. Seeing that his sister had a good attitude towards admitting her mistake, Li Shimin stopped delving into it and prepared to leave after giving some warnings.
Before leaving, Li Shimin glanced at Li Xiuning's armor frame, but did not see Long Quan, and suddenly felt a thump in his heart.
Could it be that it was lost on the battlefield?
Li Shimin turned around quickly and asked with a serious face: "Xiuning, where is Longquan?"
Li Xiuning was stunned for a moment, then said truthfully: "Give it away."
Li Shimin's eyes widened immediately, with a look of disbelief on his face, and he loudly said: "Giving it away? Did you give away dad's Longquan?"
Li Xiuning, who was on the hospital bed, immediately covered her ears and yelled: "Second brother, why are you so loud? It's just a sword!"
When Li Shimin heard this, he immediately had the urge to beat his sister violently. What does it mean that it's not just a sword? That's...Long Yuan!
The fact that Longquan is Longyuan is a mystery that is not passed down in the Li family, but as Li Yuan's only son, Li Shimin is definitely qualified to know.
Li Shimin knew that Long Quan was Long Yuan, and Li Yuan's letter also asked him to take Long Quan back. However, he thought that it would be safer for his sister, a girl, to have magic weapons to defend herself on the battlefield, so Li Shimin did not take back Long Quan.
But Li Shimin never expected that Li Xiuning would give Longquan away.
The Li family has protected Long Yuan for hundreds of years, and Long Yuan's significance to the Li family is far more than just a symbol of the family head.
Li Shimin clearly remembers that the second uncle Li Er once told his father that Long Yuan is an emperor's sword containing dragon energy. The Li family has been guarding Long Yuan for hundreds of years and is connected to Long Yuan's destiny. Once troubled times come, As long as the Li family Long Yuan is in hand, they will definitely be able to rise.
So for the Li family, Long Yuan is not a sword, but a symbol of rise, a sword of the emperor!
