Rumble.
Thunder flashed in the sky.
Occasionally flashes of lightning shine on Lishan's official road.
A group of carriages and horses moved forward slowly on the official road.
Most of the people in this team were wearing armor and carrying knives, showing a sense of killing.
"Boss, we are about to enter Mount Li."
The leader, an obviously well-dressed Imperial Guard, nodded: "Tell the brothers to cheer up. Now is the break of dawn, when people tend to get sleepy. Give all the sobriety pills I brought to the brothers. Try to make sure nothing goes wrong.”
"I know, boss."
Wu Qi squinted his eyes, his temples were beating constantly, and he always felt like a light on his back, giving him a bad premonition.
'What a damn weather. '
He took out a sobriety pill from his sleeve and threw it into his mouth, and ate it like a jelly bean.
A cool breath rushed from his tailbone to the top of his head, jolting him and waking him up instantly.
Before entering Lishan, you need to pass through a lake.
This lake was dug out by manpower when the river surrounding the city was built and the water from the river was diverted.
It cost a lot of people back then, and it was called the Lake of the Dead by the locals.
Nowadays, time flies, this period of history has long been erased by time, and the original Dead Man Lake has been changed to East Lake, which is a good place for people in Daliang City to enjoy the mountains and rivers.
Under the dark clouds, the lake ripples.
There are many fishing boats above. You can't see the hulls of the boats, only the lights are floating on the lake.
Deeper in the center of the lake, a two-story dragon boat was brightly lit, and the night's banquet that passed by seemed not to be over yet.
Zhao Hongming sat in the carriage and saw it clearly.
On the bow of the dragon boat there is a singer holding a pipa and singing.
There were many aristocratic young men and women around her, which were completely opposite to the depressing atmosphere in the palace.
The carriage walked slowly towards Mount Li along the south bank of East Lake.
After entering Lishan, the shadows of the trees on both sides became darker and darker.
Fortunately, everyone in the team has good eyesight, and there is a hint of white light in the east, so they can see clearly the traffic conditions on the road.
Wu Qi cautiously ordered a deputy beside him: "Let the brothers draw their swords and move forward in a defensive posture."
"I know, boss." The deputy carried out the operation without any doubt.
The deputy ran from the head of the team to the end of the team, shouting as he ran: "Draw the knife, if you say anything, pull the knife out and defend."
It can be seen that Wu Qi has great authority in this forbidden army.
Under his order, everyone drew their sabers and formed their own formations as usual.
Zhao Hongming was sitting in the carriage, and his keen soul clearly captured the movements of the forbidden troops outside.
Did you discover something?
He called Chang Wubing and asked, "What's going on outside? It's so noisy."
Chang Wubing cupped his fists and said, "Back to Your Highness, the imperial army suddenly entered a state of alert after leaving the mountain today."
"Did you encounter an enemy?"
"No abnormalities have been found yet."
"Go and ask what's going on?"
"Yes, Your Highness."
Chang Wubing quickly ran to the head of the team and asked Wu Qi, the leader of the imperial army: "General, I am Chang Wubing, the personal bodyguard of the fifth prince. My Highness asked the general why he drew his sword and made such a gesture."
Wu Qi hurriedly replied respectfully: "I dare not call you a general. The mountains and forests here are dense and it is an easy place to set up an ambush. For the safety of Your Highness, I asked all the brothers to be on guard just in case."
Chang Wubing heard that Wu Qi's accent was very familiar and couldn't help but ask: "Are you from Weiguo?"
"You too, Guard Chang?"
Chang Wubing smiled and nodded: "That's right. You should know that His Highness the Fifth Prince's mother-in-law is also from the Wei Kingdom."
"To be honest, this is the first time I know about it. Since the fall of Weiguo, few people around me talk about Weiguo."
"It doesn't matter, that is a battle between the royal family and has nothing to do with us. I will share your worries for you when I am eating the emperor's salary." Chang Wubing said in a Weiguo tone: "I will go back to report to your highness first, and wait until I reach my destination. Let's have some fun with the general over wine."
Wu Qi did not refuse and nodded in agreement.
After knowing the cause and effect, Zhao Hongmington felt that Wu Qi was a cautious person and was very thoughtful in doing things.
Just as the team was moving forward smoothly, Wu Qi suddenly stopped and turned around to look behind him where he came from.
"Boss, what's wrong?"
Wu Qi clenched the long knife in his hand and said, "Stop talking and listen carefully."
Thump thump thump…
He noticed very subtle vibrations on the ground, very regular.
This is the sound produced when a horse's hooves hit the ground while galloping.
And there's more than one horse.
They left in relative secrecy, and the Imperial Army would not follow them at this time.
The people who come are definitely not one of our own.
It can only be passers-by or enemies!
But at this time, it would be such a coincidence. Is anyone passing by?
The probability is extremely small, that is to say, the person coming is very likely to be an enemy.
Wu Qi looked solemn and shouted immediately: "Brothers behind, follow me to form a formation to defend against the enemy. Brothers in front escort His Highness the Fifth Prince to the Zhengyi Palace."
"yes!"
As soon as Wu Qi issued an order, he immediately banned it.
Nearly a hundred forbidden troops quickly formed an array in accordance with his request.
The deputy of the Imperial Guard rushed to the carriage and waved his whip.
The horses were in pain and rushed forward.
"The rest of you, follow quickly!"
It was the first time that such a thing happened. After a short period of panic, Wang Bao and the other eunuchs quickly reacted and shouted: "Follow me quickly."
Chen Xuerong did not expect that she would be attacked not long after she left the palace. She hurriedly walked to the carriage and tried her best to comfort her: "Your Highness, I am afraid that there is a group of thieves behind you. Your Highness, be prepared first. If you see that the time is not right, you will go up." My horse..."
Boo hoo hoo…
Before Chen Xuerong finished speaking, countless arrows rained down on him.
"Reflex, defend!" Wu Qi shouted sternly.
At his order, the imperial guard, who had already entered a defensive state, turned around.
The guards practicing iron cloth shirt and other defensive martial arts formed a fan shape outside, and many guards were hiding in the fan shape.
Crackling!
Countless arrows fell and hit the armor of the imperial army.
Due to the long distance and the quick reaction of Wu Qi and others, this wave of arrows did not cause many casualties and did not even disrupt the team in the slightest.
"Huh!"
The leader, Shen Xishan, couldn't help being surprised when he saw the rapid reaction of this forbidden army.
This was completely different from the forbidden army he had attacked and killed the prince before.
Shen Xishan suddenly felt that the other party might not be so easy to chew.
However, now that we have come, there is no reason to give up halfway.
Moreover, the two have not yet come into contact, so it is too early to draw conclusions.
"Ignore the imperial army at the front and just attack and kill the people inside the carriage."
Shen Xishan's purpose was very clear, and he had no intention of confronting the forbidden army head-on.
But Zhang Biao, who was following him, didn't care about this and charged straight in like a wild bull.
