Lu Zuo and others saw the pursuers approaching behind them. An Shiqing became a little anxious. He didn't bring any weapons with him, so he called Yin Ji while running, "Xiao Yin Ji, where is the sword you brought?"
Yin Ji touched his waist and said, "It's still there."
"Give it to me. I'll cut it off, and you go first!"
Jing Jingruo agreed, "No, with such heavy snow, their horses can't run fast. You don't need to stop them."
"Now is not the time to talk about this," An Shiqing ordered to Yin Ji, "Give it to me quickly..."
Yin Ji glanced at his master in embarrassment, and said solemnly: "Master, take care, General An, take good care of my master and my wife..." Then he turned back without explanation.
Lu Zuo also stopped, pulling Yin Ji to run with him, but Yin Ji was not moved at all, "Master, run quickly, they are catching up, and it is best for me to break the queen now..."
"No..." Lu Zuo couldn't argue.
Jing Jingruo still insisted: "If we want to go, let's go together, if we want to stay, let's stay together!"
Yin Ji drew out his sword, put it on his neck, and said firmly: "If you don't leave, my disciple will commit suicide immediately!"
Lu Zuo and the other three looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what to do.
"Don't worry, master and madam, these people are no match for me. Once I deal with them, we will meet at Wangjia Village, two hundred miles away from here."
Seeing the pursuers getting closer and closer, An Shiqing could no longer care. He pulled Lu Zuo and said sternly: "It seems this is the only way. I believe Xiao Yin Ji can deal with these people without further delay!"
Jing Jing Ruoye gritted his teeth and said, "Ji'er, be careful and don't fall for a fight..."
Lu Zuo was heartbroken when he saw his apprentice's resolute look and couldn't bear to leave. Yin Ji was afraid that his master would not leave him, so he turned around and said, "You go, I'm here!!!"
"Be careful, be careful..."
Brother An Shiqing and An Jingruo pulled Lu Zuo further and further away. Lu Zuo looked back at Yin Ji from time to time, only to see the dozen or so men getting closer and closer to him, until the young man's face was clearly visible in the light of the fire.
Yin Ji looked back at his master and the others one last time, and saw that his master had disappeared into the vast snowy night. Then he felt relieved, raised the sword in his hand, and stared at the people and horses around him with sharp eyes.
The dozen or so pursuers surrounding Yin Ji knew what he was capable of, so they didn't dare to rush forward rashly.
The squad leader reined in his horse, pointed at Yin Ji's nose and said, "It is indeed you, where is Lu Zuo?"
Yin Ji said disdainfully: "My master has something to do and is away from home. What, you have something to do with him?"
"You..." The squad leader was a little angry, but he still held back, "It's lockdown time. Without the emperor's decree, how can you cross the wall privately? This is a capital crime!"
"You are mistaken. I am the only one who has crossed the wall. My master and others have already left the city during the day!"
The deputy rushed to Bai and said, "Don't try to trick me. During the day, I heard that Marshal Lu was ill!"
Both sides were trying to delay time with every word they said to each other. Yin Ji wanted to buy time for the master, while the squad leader wanted to wait until there were more reinforcements before taking action. After a moment of stalemate, the squad leader finally saw the light from the direction he came from, and a group of people galloping towards this direction. Only then did he make up his mind to capture Yin Ji alive.
Yin Ji dodged forward and backward, rushing left and right, knocking down several cavalrymen one after another, and several others died under Yin Ji's sword long ago. Seeing that there was no way for more than a dozen people to capture him alive, the leader ordered him to live or die. Before the reinforcements arrived, the dozen or so people were already dead and wounded. Seeing this, the squad leader was even more hesitant. The remaining three or four people only dared to hold their horses tightly and walked back and forth on the outside waiting for Yin Ji to come out first. trick. Yin Ji was not in a hurry and did not take the initiative.
After the two sides were in a stalemate for another moment, they saw that the reinforcements were only a few steps away, so they rushed forward bravely, but in the blink of an eye, those three or four were also killed by the sword. When the remaining leader and deputy looked at each other, reinforcements had arrived and surrounded Yin Ji.
At this time, the squad leader straightened his back and shouted angrily at Yin Ji: "Bold Yin Ji, hurt my brother who is guarding the city, surrender quickly..."
"Shut up……"
Behind the crowd, there was a sudden shout, and the cavalry team moved out of the way. A man was riding a tall horse and stopped in front of the crowd. The man wore a helmet and armor and had a thin face. A goatee made his face look particularly ugly.
"General Yin, we meet again!"
"I thought it was that dog, but it turned out to be Lekang!" Yin Ji laughed.
"You..." Lekang originally wanted to scold him, but seeing his desolate appearance, he just wanted to be angry with himself, so he suddenly felt that there was no need to confront him, "You are already on the verge of death, and you still talk so hard."
"You dare to try to kill me," Yin Jidao, "My master is the founding hero of the country."
Lekang snorted coldly, "What kind of country should we open? That's not because His Majesty gave him face. Yin Ji, you're not still dreaming about this spring and autumn dream at this time, are you?"
"What do you mean now?"
"Killing your master is a matter of time, but His Majesty has never been able to find a reason. If you stay in the capital honestly, you may still be able to enjoy your old age. Now that you are running away like this," Lekang smiled coldly, "Haha... The Emperor thought You will have to suffer whatever charges are laid against you. Even if you run to the ends of the earth, what's the use? In this whole world, there is nothing but royal land..."
Yin Ji looked stern, "Is your emperor so heartless?"
"That's a good question." Lekang's face flashed with a hint of cunning under the firelight, "You can't blame the emperor. It's not that he is heartless, but that the people in this world are heartless. They say that one mountain cannot contain two tigers. I think It’s not that this tiger cannot tolerate another tiger, but that this mountain and this world cannot tolerate two tigers.”
"But my master quit a long time ago and gave up the world to him."
"It's a good thing that you are still Lu Zuo's disciple, so he can quit if he wants to?" Le Kang asked, "It's still the same truth, the people in this world don't care about this, if one day the emperor doesn't do well enough, and it doesn't meet their wishes, They have to think of Lu Zuo's good intentions, then your master is like a sharp sword hanging over the emperor's head. Now that he is involved, there is no way he can escape unscathed."
Yin Ji is desperate at this moment. This chaotic court is like a quagmire. As long as you are stuck in it and want to get out of it, it will be too difficult. If the master wants to leave and escape, there must be someone to stand in his way. I can only do it in front of him. There is really no way I can repay the kindness my master has shown me and the kindness he has given me in nurturing me, and I will definitely not be able to repay you today or in the future. So let me break through this quagmire!
Following Lekang's order, a group of soldiers swarmed forward, trying to capture Yin Ji. However, Yin Ji became more and more courageous as he fought and could not get close at all. Yin Ji grabbed a horse, got on it, grabbed a spear, and then threw his sword towards the opponent. Two or three soldiers fell down in response, and continued to use the spear, killing more and more skillfully. Where was Lekang's men? Still Yin Ji's opponent.
