The King of Nanchu sat aside and said nothing, watching the two men put their heads together to study the terrain map of Nanchu.
They didn't seem to want to involve him in coming up with ideas at all. He couldn't help but wonder, did he, the King of Southern Chu, really look like a waste? So much so that along the way, neither of them asked him for his opinion, nor for his thoughts, nor even for what trump card he, the king, had.
He waited for the two of them quietly for half an hour. After studying for a long time, he saw the two of them looking miserable. He felt very relieved.
Young people, let me disrespect the old people who have eaten salt for twenty years more than you.
Especially, he, a man who has been eating salt for twenty years, is still the king of this country.
"Hey." Zhou Gu sighed, "I always feel like there is no way out."
Zhang Yun said: "I don't know if the snow in Yuxue Mountain really never melts all year round, or if avalanches really happen from time to time. If we take this road, we probably won't be found, but will we be buried in the avalanche?" On the snowy mountain?”
He was very worried, "I don't care, but you are the one who will be the king's wife in the future, right?"
Zhou Gu glared at him fiercely and said, "Of course not. Even if we both can stand it, my father-in-law can't stand it."
When he mentioned his father-in-law, Zhou Gu suddenly turned his head and said, "Father-in-law, do you have any good ideas? This Southern Chu is your country after all."
King Nan Chu snorted through his nostrils, "You finally think of Gu."
It had been several days since he called himself alone, and now the title came back.
Zhou Gu looked at him and asked tentatively: "Then what do you think we should do?"
To be honest, he didn't really have much hope for the King of Southern Chu. In fact, according to the prince's files or rumors, his father-in-law was a love brain. He stayed in confusion for a woman for many years until he found out that he had a daughter. , but it was too late by then. What could we do in five years? It is not as long as the hidden stakes placed by His Royal Highness in Nanchu.
The look in his eyes was so revealing that King Nan Chu was so angry that he almost had a heart attack. He said angrily: "My lord, in your eyes, is he worthless?"
Zhou Gu quickly said: "That's impossible. In my heart, you are my father-in-law, and I respect you very much."
King Nan Chu sneered, "What you respect is the handwritten marriage letter written by my daughter for you in your arms, right?"
Zhou Gu: "..."
Yes, you guessed it.
But he couldn't admit it.
He chuckled and said, "Father-in-law, the top priority is that we have to hide or leave quickly. If you have a better place or way, please tell us quickly. We can't stay here any longer. Who knows if the power of the Nangong family is gone now?" Aim at our area and draw a circle to find it."
The king of Nanchu said: "I have privately raised 50,000 soldiers and horses in the Valley of the Dead in Xiling. It is five hundred miles from here to Xiling. If I can reach the Valley of the Dead in Xiling before Nangong Zheng and his men find it, we will Resolvable.”
"Yeah." Zhou Gu was surprised, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"You didn't even ask me." King Nan Chu felt happy in his heart as he wiped away the grievances he had felt over the past few days.
Zhou Gu turned to Zhang Yun and said, "Are you surprised?"
"It's really unexpected." Zhang Yun replied with a smile.
The worries on their faces were swept away, and they stood up together, each with one arm, pulling up the King of Nanchu who was sitting on the ground, extinguishing the fire in the cave, and said in unison: "Let's go, Xiling."
Just as Zhou Gu guessed, the Nangong family's power received a letter from Feiying.
Xie Yuan was able to train a flying eagle for Su Rong. The Nangong family had been here for hundreds of years, so it was natural for him to think of raising flying eagles to carry messages. The Nangong family had talented and powerful people, so it was natural that the Nangong family also trained a lot of flying eagles.
Before the three of them stepped out of the mountains, Zhou Gu keenly saw the flying eagle in the sky. His expression changed slightly, and he turned to King Nan Chu and said, "Father-in-law, does the Nangong family raise an eagle?"
"Uh, yes." King Nan Chu nodded.
Zhou Gu took a deep breath and said to Zhang Yun: "We must shoot this flying eagle down, otherwise we will not be able to fight all the way to Xiling for 500 miles."
It's no joke that the Nangong family is out in force. Zhou Gu doesn't want to have a head-on confrontation now. He was afraid that he would really die.
Zhang Yun pursed his lips, "How can you shoot without arrows?"
Zhou Gu immediately asked: "Father-in-law, is there anyone in the secret guard with arrows?"
The King of Nanchu didn’t know either, “Just ask!”
The king of Nanchu summoned the leader of the secret guard. This man was named Anjiu.
Anjiu heard Advisor Zhou and nodded silently, "Go back to Fourth Young Master, we have bows and arrows, but the flying eagle in the sky is too far away. No one among the secret guards, including my subordinates, can shoot down the eagle."
Nowadays, the flying eagle is circling in the sky, which really makes people feel threatened.
Zhou Gu said: "As long as you have arrows, bring them to me and I'll try them."
Zhou Gu was actually not sure about such a long altitude distance, but it was better to try than to give up. He had been practicing swordsmanship since he was a child, and he practiced swordsmanship with a hundred steps. At that time, he thought that even if his grandfather forced him to study literature, he might not be able to do it in the future. If one day there is a war with the Wei Dynasty, he will be able to fold his pen and join the army. Therefore, I never gave up practicing eighteen weapons.
Of course, the best thing to practice is the two-handed sword.
The secret guard immediately brought a bow and arrow. The bow and arrow were well made, and Zhou Gu was quite satisfied. He opened his stance, fully drew the bowstring, and pointed it at the flying eagle hovering in the sky. He narrowed his eyes and stared at it. With a "swish" sound, the bow and arrow Take off your hands and go straight into the air.
There was a "pop", followed by a scream, and the flying eagle lost its balance in mid-air and fell.
Anjiu was overjoyed, "I hit it!"
Zhang Yun praised, "Brother Zhou is amazing!"
The King of Nanchu also appreciated it, "I didn't expect that you still have this ability. You are worthy of being a good son and grandson of the Duke Protector's Palace."
This good son-in-law is his son-in-law, um, not bad, not bad, I won’t be angry with him anymore.
Zhou Gu curled his lips and smiled, put away the bow and arrow, shook his arm to relieve the numbness, and handed the bow and arrow back to An Jiu, "Pick up the eagle and burn it to ashes immediately. Let's get on our way."
Anjiu should be.
Therefore, after destroying the corpse of a trusting eagle and eliminating all traces of it, Zhou Gu, Zhang Yun and the King of Nanchu no longer dared to walk slowly, and immediately rushed on their way.
An hour after they left, the Nangong family led people to find this mountain forest. After searching all over the mountains and plains, the leader said: "There is no one."
"But Xiaojiu is missing here." One person said.
Xiaojiu is the name of the eagle.
"There are traces." Someone came to report, "There are burnt traces under the rocks in that mountain."
When the leader came to the foot of the rock, he saw that there were burnt marks on the ground. Due to the strong winds in the winter, there was no ash on the ground, and they could only see the dry firewood burning the ground to a pitch black darkness.
The leader's face sank, "Immediately send a message to Mr. Zheng. Xiao Jiu has lost it. There are no traces of someone staying here."
Someone should be.
Darlings, come on with your monthly ticket, okay?
(End of chapter)
