"Stop!" Xiao Langyan hissed and rushed after him. However, the figure was about to disappear on the city wall, and they were too far away.
Xiao Langyan ignored everything and shouted hoarsely: "Shen Dingzhu! Shen Dingzhu!"
Sudden!
A huge explosion came from behind. The horse under Xiao Langyan was frightened and immediately hit the wall nearby. Xiao Langyan jumped off the horse in advance to avoid injury.
He got up in panic, and there was already a scratch and blood mark on his handsome and cold white cheek, but when he looked at the city wall, there was no one there.
The sound of explosions behind them continued to sound, and Chen Heng and the others were already riding over.
"Sir! Are you okay? General Shen Lan's artillery truck arrived first and is bombing the gate of White Lion City. I am here to escort you to a safe place first!"
However, Xiao Langyan pushed Chen Heng off the horse, grabbed the horse and continued to chase him.
At the same time, Shen Dingzhu couldn't help but look back.
Xu Huaisong observed carefully: "What's wrong?"
Shen Dingzhu hesitated: "Nothing..."
Did she have an illusion? It seemed like someone called her name, but as the sound of the explosion came, Xu Huaisong held her wrist tightly without stopping a step.
Until he boarded the carriage and galloped away towards a mountain road known to people in Beiliang.
Xiao Langyan chased for five miles until the flesh and blood of the horse he was sitting on was driven out of the blood foam by his whip. He looked at the mountains in front of him, and the rage in his heart was about to melt him.
Chen Heng snatched his colleague's horse and waited for a while before he arrived.
Xiao Langyan's eyes were already red and he had been sitting on the roadside for a long time.
"Master, have you caught up?"
Chen Heng said, looking around. They had explored it a few days ago. There were four roads out of White Lion City, and everyone took them. Now the ruts were all brand new. If you want to determine where Shen Dingzhu came from, Leaving it is as difficult as ascending to heaven.
And Chen Heng seemed to be able to see Xiao Langyan's dark aura, and his eyes were filled with stormy black anger.
Xiao Langyan stood up suddenly and said in a cold and biting tone: "Send a message to Shen Lan and ask him to dispatch a team of soldiers and horses to me, ordering him to hold back the main force of the Beiliang army. I will outflank Yuyangguan from the southwest."
Yuyangguan is about three hundred miles away from White Lion City. After passing Yuyangguan, we will soon reach the hinterland city of Beiliang.
When Shen Dingzhu wants to enter the customs, she will definitely pass through Yuyang Pass, and Xiao Langyan will rush there to intercept her car.
Chen Heng hesitated for a moment: "But Your Majesty, your dragon body is important. If you lead troops to attack Yuyang Pass, it will be a personal expedition. In this case, you will have to send a letter back to the capital to ask the advice of the elders. Please think twice..."
Originally, Xiao Langyan went out with the army this time, even if he remained anonymous, it was enough to make all the ministers fearful. Duke Shen sent urgent letters from time to time, ordering General Shen Lan to protect the emperor's safety.
Xiao Langyan refuted: "Stop talking nonsense and do it immediately!"
His thin, bloodshot and red eyes looked at the road ahead.
He had already lost Shen Dingzhu once and finally found her. He must not miss her again.
At least...let him hug her.
It would have been better if she hadn't said those words at the beginning, right? She wouldn't have been heartbroken and the two of them wouldn't have been separated for such a long time.
He had a lot to say that he wanted to tell her personally.
*
Shen Dingzhu sat on the carriage heading to Yuyangguan.
Xu Huaisong lifted the curtain and glanced at the mountain road outside, then handed her the water bag.
"This road is not easy to walk, but you generally won't encounter insurgents. It's absolutely safe. It's just that you have to walk for five or six days, so you may feel a little uncomfortable. I will try my best to take care of you."
Shen Dingzhu held the kettle and shook his head gently: "Thank you, uncle, I can bear it."
Xu Huaisong pursed his lips and looked at her. Shen Dingzhu took out his wet banknotes from his arms and spread them on his knees one by one.
It was all wet, and even the red seal on the bank account was washed away and blurred. There was definitely no way to redeem the money.
She had saved up for so long and lost most of it all at once. Shen Dingzhu wanted to cry.
Seeing this, Xu Huaisong casually took out a few banknotes from his sleeves: "Don't be sad, it was destroyed by the water, I will replenish it for you."
Shen Dingzhu suddenly raised his head, his watery eyes were already a little moist, and his bright eyes were incredibly beautiful.
Her whole body seemed to be glowing, with her fair face and delicate eyebrows, she was a beauty that should be held in the palm of your hand and taken care of.
I wonder which man was so cruel as to throw her into the water?
Xu Huaisong's eyes darkened.
Shen Dingzhu was extremely grateful to Xu Huaisong: "Uncle, once we met, I won't be rigid with you anymore. I really lack money to go home, so I accepted this bank note."
She said, feeling a little happy. The clothes on her body were still a little wet, so she could only hold them in her hands.
Shen Dingzhu said: "After passing Yuyangguan, we will reach Pengcheng. I plan to charter a boat there and take the waterway to Hanzhou, Jin State. If you know anyone, can you recommend me one or two more people?" , I will definitely be grateful.”
When Xu Huaisong heard this, his eyes were narrow and dark, and the look on his face seemed a little cold.
He said calmly: "The war is going on right now. I don't recommend that you go home at this time."
But Shen Dingzhu has already made up his mind: "I don't know how long this battle will take. If we get to Kyoto, we will be further away from home."
The most important thing was that she was a little scared when she thought about the guard beside the fourth prince and knew her identity.
If he is recognized and detained directly in the Beiliang Royal Court, it will be a small gain but a big loss.
Shen Dingzhu must leave early.
Xu Huaisong pursed his lips, his Adam's apple rolled several times, and the slender palms resting on his knees, the joints were slightly pale.
He looked at Shen Dingzhu for a long time, his gaze was bottomless, which made Shen Dingzhu feel a little uneasy.
Has she gone too far?
After all, although Xu Huaisong is a modest gentleman, he has always had a business-oriented character.
"Have you ever thought about staying and not going back? Can you reconcile with your husband if you go back?" He suddenly spoke, his voice as cold as ever, but with a deep meaning.
Shen Dingzhu lowered her head, her black hair sticking to her fair cheeks, adding a touch of beauty to her. Thinking of Xiao Langyan, her eyes were inevitably a little disappointed.
"I have to go back. My parents, my brother, and my children must be waiting for me."
Not for Xiao Langyan, but for her family, she wanted to go home. Besides, she missed her two children very much.
Xu Huaisong's unfathomable eyebrows raised slightly, and his hand suddenly stretched out and grasped Shen Dingzhu's palm.
She was startled and hurriedly tried to withdraw her palm, but he held it tighter.
Xu Huaisong's tone was deep and serious.
"Stay and be my wife. Once the war is over, I will pay to bring your parents and family over."
Shen Dingzhu suddenly opened her beautiful eyes.
What is Xu Huaisong talking about?
She shook her head in panic: "Master, stop joking."
"I'm not kidding. I thought about these words for a long time before saying this to you. I will give you everything the Xu family has. If it weren't for you, I would not risk my life and return to White Lion City. Thinking that you might die, I'll rush back right away."
He spoke very seriously, holding Shen Dingzhu's soft fingers in both hands, and his narrow eyes were firmer than ever before.
"We have the same hobbies. I have liked antiques, calligraphy and painting since I was a child. You talk and laugh lively. I really like the feeling of getting along with you. You once said that when you are by your husband's side, you are a concubine, so I will marry you as a concubine. Wife, I’ll treat you like a real wife.”
Shen Dingzhu's eyelashes trembled, feeling incredible: "But uncle, you have a wife."
Xu Huaisong pursed his lips: "This is a marriage arranged by my family. Not only do I not like her, I have never touched her. Before coming to you, I gave her a letter of divorce. Even if she remarries, I will remarry. They still won’t affect each other.”
Shen Dingzhu looked at him blankly.
From the beginning, she just wanted to stay with Xu Huaisong to accumulate money and go home.
Unexpectedly, Xu Huaisong said such astonishing words?
He looked at Shen Dingzhu's eyes with a swaying look and watery eyes, and his whole body exuded an unparalleled fragrance, like attractive flowers and fruits.
Especially since she was wet and hadn't had time to change her clothes.
Xu Huaisong couldn't help but get closer, wanting to hold such a fragile flower into his arms.
But when Shen Dingzhu smelled the strange man's breath, he suddenly withdrew his hand and pushed him away hastily.
Xu Huaisong noticed her resistance and showed indifferent disappointment: "I said the conditions are not good enough, do you still have concerns?"
Shen Dingzhu breathed slowly and calmed down her mind.
She raised her beautiful eyes: "Uncle, what do you like about me?"
Xu Huaisong was startled.
"I like that you talk and laugh lively, you are funny but sensible, and I like that you are beautiful." He could not deny that Shen Dingzhu was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen.
She looks like a delicate flower, but she has a toughness that flowers don't have. She is an extremely touching beauty. Not only is she beautiful in appearance, but she also makes him want to get close to her and get close to her heart.
Shen Dingzhu smiled slightly when he heard the words.
Ever since she was a child, countless men have liked her because of her beauty. The first time a man saw her, they were all interested in her. If they love her character, love her pampering, and dote on her even though they know she loves to do it. , there is only one Xiao Langyan.
Shen Dingzhu is very self-aware.
"Uncle, it's not me you like, it's the version of myself I pretend to be."
In order to survive, she suppressed her true temperament, and she could guarantee that a seemingly indifferent person like Xu Huaisong would not tolerate her stepping on the bottom line again and again like Xiao Langyan did.
Shen Dingzhu couldn't help but laugh at herself: "The reason why I am good at protecting antique calligraphy and paintings is also because of what my husband learned. He used to have a hobby of collecting antiques. I really wanted to stand out from the many concubines, so I studied hard. , to suit his liking, I actually know how to embroider, all for him."
When she talked about her past life, her tone was somewhat bitter, but it was all covered up by a smile.
When Xu Huaisong heard this, he felt even more sorry for her plight. Thinking of the embarrassment she was in after falling into the water, how did she, a weak woman, survive in such an environment of near death?
His eyes turned cold: "He doesn't deserve you."
Shen Dingzhu's eyes were red, but he still smiled: "I also broke his heart."
She politely rejected Xu Huaisong, and a crystal tear slipped down her pink and white face.
"After I left him, I felt that I probably had his shadow in my heart. So, thank you for your support and love for me. I have to go home."
Xu Huaisong pressed his eyebrows: "Don't answer me in a hurry."
He still doesn't give up.
"There are still several days until we reach Yuyangguan, you can think about it slowly."
Shen Dingzhu communicated with him somehow. She deliberately avoided being alone with Xu Huaisong and went to sit in the second carriage by herself.
In this regard, Xu Huaisong didn't say anything, but took more care of her.
However, when they approached Yuyangguan, they found many people coming from the direction of Yuyangguan crying.
"There's a war ahead. It seems that a general from the Jin Dynasty is attacking Yuyang Pass. We can't get out, so we have to escape to White Lion City, but there's also a war over there. How are we going to live these days!" The people Displaced, crying miserably.
Shen Dingzhu frowned, wasn't the Jin Dynasty army in White Lion City?
How come there are generals leading troops to raid Yuyang Pass?
Seeing that they were stuck on the road, Xu Huaisong suggested: "Let's take the mountain road and continue our detour to Pengcheng."
Shen Dingzhu thought for a while and hesitated.
I don’t know which general of the Jin Dynasty is leading the army. If she goes directly to Yangguan to ask for an audience, and there are no rebels, if she recognizes this general, can she use the Jin Dynasty’s troops to return home?
So, Shen Dingzhu decided: "I'll go to Yuyangguan, uncle, let's say goodbye here."
