When Xiao Yan woke up again, it was already noon on the second day. As soon as he opened his sleepy eyes, he saw Ding Lingguang crouching beside the tea table, his beautiful eyes closed and his brows slightly furrowed. He tapped Ding Lingguang's eyebrows with his fingers absentmindedly, and the sleeping woman gradually relaxed and her face became peaceful.
Seeing this, he smiled slightly. He tried to move his body and try not to wake up Ding Lingguang. Although the bite wound on his shoulder still hurt, he felt like he had won if he could save his life.
Xiao Yan slowly got out of bed, with extremely light movements, and put the brocade quilt on Ding Lingguang's body, and then walked out of the tent.
General Xiao was talking with Shen Yue and others in the main tent. He heard that the young general came to report, and then Xiao Yan came directly. Xiao Daocheng stood up quickly. In the past, he only knew that his nephew was somewhat capable of flying to the sky and escaping from the earth. Today, when he saw him, he learned that he had such skills. With a thought in his mind, he became more cordial and warm, "Sanlang, I need to help you." Give it some time! We were just talking, we killed so many zombies yesterday, we wonder if they will come back soon."
As he spoke, he quickly asked Xiao Yan to take a seat. He was careful about the wound. After sitting upright, he closed his eyes for a moment and then said, "I didn't know there was someone enlightened among them. If so, I'm afraid the general needs to strengthen his defenses." . We must find the culprit behind it!"
For a moment, the main tent became quiet. Xiao Yan looked at Shen Yue with confusion in his eyes.
Xiao Daocheng sighed, looked at the map of Jiankang City hanging on the main tent, and then said, "I used to have a tiger general under my command, Wang Jingze, you should know it. Some time ago, in order to find the source of the zombies, I brought a We organized secret guards to track him down, but so far there is no news.”
Xiao Yan's expression changed, and Xiao Daocheng continued, "There are indeed people who are training these zombies behind the scenes, especially the people in the counties around Jiankang. No less than Jiankang, bites often occur, and after being bitten, they will become Zombies, so what we want to fight is not a small group, but a steady stream of zombie armies!”
Everyone gasped, "General Xiao, is there any holy will from that day?"
A dark look flashed across Xiao Daocheng's eyes, "We are young in the Tian family and have never experienced anything like this. I have no choice but to ask for help from you all."
Everyone claimed to be a well-known and upright family, and they all promised to help defend the city and protect the safety of the people in Jiangnan. They each went back to send messages to their masters for reinforcements.
Xiao Daocheng left Xiao Yan alone, "Uncle, what's the problem?" Xiao Yan had already noticed the strange color in Xiao Daocheng's eyes and asked just now.
Xiao Daocheng took off a token from his waist and said, "Take my token and go to Jingzhou Mansion. Find Chen Xianda, a general under Jingzhou Prefect Shen Youzhi."
"But that one-eyed general known as the one in the world?"
Xiao Daocheng nodded slightly, "Exactly. The capital has gone through catastrophes, and the Jingzhou Mountains are far away. Your mission here is very heavy. Firstly, mobilize reinforcements. If there is a change in the capital, you can send your troops straight to Jiankang. Secondly, under Shen You's command There is no shortage of soldiers and horses. They once attacked the barbarians and raised the people's strength. At this time, they are a strong army. When you go there, you need to secretly monitor Shen Youzhi's words and deeds. If he respects his troops and refuses to send troops to rescue the capital, you can kill him first and then report! Thirdly, we have to guard against the Northern Wei's backhand. I heard that the border is about to move now, and we need your mediation to strengthen border defense."
Xiao Yan said thoughtfully, "Uncle, if you are willing to entrust me with such an important task, I will be lucky enough to live up to your destiny. But before this, I have not found the eldest princess and my sworn brother Tao's son..."
A trace of gloom appeared on Xiao Daocheng's face, "Do you know that on the battlefield, a war will be won without fighting! Wouldn't it be ridiculous if the opportunity to fight was delayed for the sake of the love between these children?"
Xiao Yan wanted to say something else, but the general waved his hand, "Which one is more important, saving friends or saving the world? If the opportunity to fight is delayed because of this, Saburo, he should be punished according to military law."
He knew that he couldn't make any excuses, because he was a descendant of the Xiao family. Since he enjoyed the glory brought by his ancestors, he naturally had to put his family first.
"When do I need to set off?"
"At nightfall."
Ding Lingguang woke up and came out of his tent. He was looking at all the Taoists and saying goodbye to Xiao Yan. When Xiao Yan saw her, he greeted her with bright peach blossom eyes, and Ding Lingguang smiled shyly in return. When Cui Mingxuan saw this scene, he couldn't help but recall Liu Zhen'er's appearance when he was playing in the hall that day. He felt an unreasonable pain in his heart and turned away, refusing to look anymore.
"It just so happens that you are here. Xiao has some family matters to take care of, so I can only accompany you here. The mountains are high and the rivers are long. See you later." Xiao Yan, Shen Yue, Wei Rui and others handed over their hands. A little tacit understanding was also cultivated during the battle. Everyone knew that there would be a fierce battle in the future, and they wondered whether they would be safe and sound after this separation.
Ding Lingguang's eyes were gleaming, and she felt very reluctant to give up, "How can you travel day and night when your injuries are not completely healed?"
"It doesn't matter! A man has a home all over the world, so I'm sorry for bothering my little sister." He seemed to be afraid that Ding Lingguang wouldn't believe it, so he patted himself hard to express comfort.
Ding Lingguang saw that some of the people's eyes were evasive and some were meaningful, and he did not dare to say anything. But he could not spread any gossip and ruin his reputation, so he could only nodded and whispered, "Brother Yan, have a good trip."
Xiao Yan mounted his horse sideways, his movements were light and flowing, just like banishing an immortal. The high-spirited young man sitting on the saddle said to Shen Yue again, "Brother Shen, I leave it to Brother Shen to find Brother Tao and the princess. If you have any difficulties, you can always go to Lanling Xiao Family. I, Xiao Family, But my disciples are not timid and afraid of getting into trouble."
Shen Yue had a clear wind and clear clouds, and a tall figure, "You can go with peace of mind, I will definitely find them and send a message to Xiao."
Although Xiao Yan didn't say it clearly, his tone was helpless, and he had no travel plans originally. Needless to say, everyone was also thoughtful. It must be that Xiao Daocheng arranged other difficult tasks, which required him to go to Zhouxuan as soon as possible regardless of his own injuries. .
Xiao Yan rode a brown-haired horse and galloped into the dark night. Ding Lingguang stood for a long time. It was not until Chen Qingzhi coughed twice that she returned to the tent to take a rest.
The moonlight poured into the woods, lighting up the path forward. Xiao Yan is wearing a feather coat, his horse is galloping, his hair is dyed with a layer of silver frost, the rider has resolute eyes and a resolute face. Riding a horse and galloping all the way, like a ghost in the forest, the only sound of the horse's hooves "ta-ta-ta" is endless. The wind whistled in his ears, and the trees and mountains on the roadside quickly receded in the moonlight. The ground beneath the horse's hooves trembled slightly, as if responding to his eagerness.
What he saw was not real. There seemed to be two black figures moving quickly in the canyon not far away. His first reaction was an enemy attack. He quietly placed his right hand on the scabbard hanging at his waist. One of the black figures was He fell to the ground, and when he looked behind him, he saw a group of zombies crawling into various forms, preparing to swarm the two black figures.
Xiao Yan immediately let out a "Oh!", and several zombies seemed to be pulled by something. They paused stiffly on the spot. Their eyes were almost dull and hollow, and they relied more on their sense of smell to sense the direction. It's to find the source of the sound.
When Xiao Yan got closer, he saw two women. One girl was trying to stop the zombies with her petite body. She just heard her shouting, "Miss, run!"
