Seeing that Zhou Gu was still in the mood to comfort him, the King of Nanchu felt that Su Rong had really good eyesight. He was obviously still a young man, still a few years away from reaching the age of crown, but he acted prudently and took him through all the troubles for so long, but he still didn't show any signs of it. Shang is indeed a person who was jointly trained by the Crown Prince of Wei, the Tutor, and the old Protector.
It's easier for him.
He said to Zhou Gu: "Although I have not cultivated my own power except for privately raising 50,000 soldiers and horses in Xiling, because the time is too short, I can only choose one to do in order to cultivate power and raise private soldiers and horses. He bit off more than he could chew and couldn't do anything well, so that the news leaked out. Therefore, Gu chose to raise soldiers and horses privately with Ye Xiang, and then supported Ye Guixue to grow up. He wanted to use the power of Ye Xiang's Mansion as long as he could If Ye Xiang's Mansion can be on par with the Nangong family, then it is a success. However, the time is too short. In just five years, Ye Guixue was able to conquer 50,000 soldiers and horses in Xijing under the chaos of the Nangong family, which has almost destroyed the nine years. No matter how powerful the two are, the Ye Xiang’s Mansion will still be tired of dealing with it. After all, the Nangong family has taken root too deeply and has been entrenched for too long. In this land, the Nangong family became prosperous earlier than the Nanchu royal family.”
Zhou Gu nodded.
The King of Nanchu added: "However, it's not like I didn't do anything. I placed some people in the Nangong family and instigated some people to rebel. However, what I did was insignificant and a drop in the bucket under the full force of the Nangong family. Just resist."
Zhou Gu sighed and stretched out his arms to hug King Nan Chu, "Father-in-law, it's not easy for you either. When we get through this difficulty and see Xiao Qi, you can throw Nan Chu to her and make her tired."
King Nan Chu was suddenly hugged by him. His body froze, and the corner of his mouth moved for a long time before scolding him, "You kid, why are you hugging me suddenly? You scared me, scared me to death, let's see how you follow me. My daughter will explain."
Zhou Gu chuckled, "Hasn't anyone hugged you? You look so stiff. I'm not trying to scare you. I'm trying to give you some of my trust in Xiao Qi so that you can cheer up. It's no big deal."
The corner of the Nan Chu King's mouth twitched and he said stiffly: "It's not just her, but also you. Do you think I, the king's husband of Nan Chu, is so easy to be? If you don't do well, many people will criticize you verbally. Comparing you with Ye Guixue, if you can't compare, you will be laughed at for the rest of your life."
Zhou Gu rolled his eyes, "I can definitely do it well, and everyone will praise me in the future."
The King of Nanchu was amused and said, "Okay, it's a good thing that you have ambitions."
Zhou Gu originally wanted to hold her for a while, but when he heard the movement of grass and trees in the distance, he cursed, "Damn, we found him again so soon."
He picked up the sword and said to Zhang Yun, who had been watching the two of them silently: "Old rules, brother Zhang Yun, my father-in-law will be left in your care."
Zhang Yun sat up straight, his temper already gone, "Just go ahead."
Round after round of killing, day after day of hiding, as a large number of killers from the Nangong family entered the Valley of the Dead in Wanren Mountain, the secret guards around Zhou Gu and Zhang Yun fell one after another.
Ziye and Liuying were seriously injured, Fengyue also suffered minor injuries, and Zhou Gu was naturally injured. There were only two good-looking people, the King of Nanchu and the King of Nanchu who had been protected and did not make any move. Zhang Yun.
On this day, after the new round of murderous intentions was solved, Zhang Yun asked Zhou Gu, "Brother Zhou, how many days have passed since the news came out from Fengyue?"
"Five days." Zhou Gu glanced at him, and while tearing off the clothes on his arm to check the sword wound, he said, "You won't have a bad memory, right?"
"I just want to confirm it with you." Zhang Yun sighed, "Every day seems like a year."
Seeing how deep the wound on Zhou Gu's arm was, he took the initiative to bandage him. After applying the powder, he watched Zhou Gu take out the good medicine and pour a pill from the bottle and swallow it. He sighed, "It's better. Brother Zhou, you have the foresight. If we had not collected these good medicines and made them into life-saving pills, we would not have been able to survive this long."
At least the secret guards would be able to reduce the number of fallen men.
Zhou Gu raised his eyebrows and said, "There is no such thing as wasted effort in this world."
After Zhang Yun finished bandaging, he raised his arm. Seeing the sky getting darker, he breathed a sigh of relief, "I like Heitian now."
Because at night, the Valley of the Dead in Wanren Mountain is so dark that you can't even see your fingers, making it easy to hide. Unlike during the day, no matter where you hide, you will be found quickly, and you can't even hide your traces. Once it's dark, that's when they can find a place to take a breather. Even if they are found by those crazy dogs holding torches, it's much harder to find than during the day.
"I'll come tomorrow and you can take care of the king." Zhang Yundao said.
Zhou Gu glanced at him and said, "Come on, even if I hurt an arm, I'm still better than you. It's me!"
Zhang Yun choked.
In the middle of the night, footsteps suddenly came from all directions, very fast, as if many people were coming.
Zhou Gu's expression changed and he stood up, "King Liu'an's men have found this place."
Zhang Yun's face also changed, "What should we do?"
Zhou Gu clenched his fists and said nothing.
Zhang Yun also fell silent.
What else can be done now? kill? I'm afraid that even if they can't fight, 50,000 horses and chariots will kill them to death from exhaustion. escape? If you can't escape, this place has long been sealed by soldiers and horses. It's just a jar. People can come in, but they can't get out.
Fengyue came over at this time and said to Zhou Gu: "Fourth Young Master, there is another way."
"What method?" Consultant Zhou.
Fengyue gritted her teeth and said, "My subordinates found a cave halfway up the Wanren Mountain, which can hold more than a dozen people. You and Mr. Zhang San will take the king away, and we will light the mountain on fire."
Zhou Gu was immediately shocked, "No."
Together, they now have hundreds of secret guards, and the cave can only hold a dozen people. Doesn't it mean that these hundreds of secret guards will have to be burned to death together?
"There is no other way." Feng Yue said: "Compared with killing them all, it would be cheaper for King Liu'an. Isn't it better to bury them all together?"
He looked at Zhou Gu and said, "I know the Fourth Young Master can't bear it, but the most important thing is that you, the King, and Young Master Zhang Yun are alive. The rest of us are not afraid of death."
Zhou Gu still shook his head, "No, if we hold on a little longer, we will be able to wait until Xiao Qi comes to rescue us."
"We can't hold on any longer." Feng Yue said: "There are only a few hundred steps left. As long as we start to fight, we may not even be able to walk. While we can still do it now, we can walk quickly and climb halfway up the mountain."
Zhou Gu shook his head and said resolutely, "No, no matter it's my secret guard, the king's secret guard, Brother Zhang Yun's secret guard, or you, Xiao Qi has been frugal since he was a child and defrauded the eldest lady to get her dowry. Yinzi has raised you all for so many years, we can’t just die together like this.”
His face was cold and he said sternly: "Feng Yue, give up your thoughts and listen to me. Even if you kill me and bleed all the blood, you can't set yourself on fire."
Once a fire is set, the mountains and forests here are lush, it is winter again, there has been no snow recently, and it is very dry, everyone will die.
Fengyue was a little anxious, "Fourth Young Master, those who achieve great things don't stick to trivial matters."
"That's not possible." Zhou Gu said angrily: "How do you know that the cave on the cliff is safe? Do you know that once a fire is set, the entire mountain will burn, and the people hiding in the cave halfway up the mountain will be safe? Whether she is smoked or roasted by fire, she will be suffocated and roasted to death. If Xiao Qi comes and she wants to save us, she will be helpless."
Feng Yue's face turned pale when she heard this. She didn't expect this. She was shocked and lowered her head, "It's my subordinate who didn't think carefully."
(End of chapter)
