The sky finally turned white, but the streets were still half-dark. Li Bochen rode his horse away from the street where the government office was located, and ran for a while, and saw the city gate in the distance.
There were still torches burning at the door. Six soldiers were leaning in the doorway. Seeing him coming on horseback, several of them quickly picked up their spears leaning against the wall and blocked the road. They shouted: "Who is this!? Riding horses in the city." ?! Give me a—"
But at this time Li Bochen had arrived in front of the door, and the soldier who called him stopped when he saw his appearance. Li Bochen reined in his horse and rushed to stand in front of him. The soldier said, "Ah, it's... General Li!"
Li Bochen thought to himself that this person must have seen him, Sui Ziang, and Su Tongyou leaving the city a few days ago, so he remembered it. Sui Yilian shouldn't dare to speak out about what happened these days unless it was a last resort. These people probably don't know what happened yet.
This is a good idea, as it saves them from getting maimed again.
He smiled and said, "Let me ask you, have you seen a group of Shenwei Cavalry leading a few people out of the city before?"
The soldier looked at his companions around him, hesitated a little, and couldn't help but look at Li Bochen a few times - there were blood stains on his armor and clothes. However, seeing that he was calm and calm at the moment, he still replied: "A little after five o'clock, I called the door and left the city. It seems that I took the Tao family and a girl with me."
After saying this, he looked in the direction of the government office and said, "...General, what happened?"
Li Bochen then pinched the horse's belly and asked the horse to walk forward in small steps. He stared at him and said, "It's just a matter of causing some casualties."
The other soldiers blocking the road moved out of the way, and after exiting the city gate, Li Bochen turned around and said, "Listen up, I broke out of the city on my own!"
After saying that, he pinched the horse's belly and started running again.
When the wind whistled in his ears again, he turned and looked behind him - Zhang City was enveloped in the faint morning light, and the city walls stretched into the darkness. It won't be long before there will be chaos, but at this moment he doesn't feel any fear or fear at all. Instead, he feels extremely relaxed, as if he has finally been released from his prison.
I had a similar feeling when I first went to Zhang Mountain, but it was far less intense than it is now. The horses galloped on the snow-covered road, and the snow on both sides reflected the morning sun, shining white. Looking ahead, a ray of red light is getting brighter behind the distant mountains, and the morning sun is about to burst out.
He couldn't help but look up to the sky and roar, the sound shook the wilderness, and thought in his heart, how happy it is! What a pleasure! !
Speaking of which, the trouble caused in Zhangcheng was greater than that in Wuliang City. But when he left Wuliang, he felt trembling and had no idea what to do next. Although I don't know where I will stay in the future or what I will do next, compared with then, I have a stronger cultivation level and can protect myself. Moreover, everyone who should be killed has been killed, and everyone who should be saved has been saved. Looking back, I don’t feel any regrets about staying in that city!
How joyful!
Although he didn't sleep all night, he became more energetic as he ran. When the red sun finally emerged from the mountains and the wind and snow in the sky dispersed, they had already traveled several miles. He asked the horse to slow down, took a deep breath, and looked at the road.
There were horse hoof prints on the road, and although some of them had been filled in by snow, shallow pits were still visible. Since there were only hoof prints but no rut marks, and it was so far away from the city, it must have been left by the mighty riders.
They all wore heavy armor when they were in the government office, and their horses should also be fully armed. Since he was carrying out Pei Song's military order, he didn't take off his armor, so the speed wouldn't be too fast. After they left, he left the government office less than two-quarters of an hour later. He thought he should be catching up soon.
So he pinched the horse's belly again and moved forward along the mark. In another quarter of an hour, there would be no more snow powder in those hoof prints. Knowing that he was getting closer, he hurried on.
This road leads to Xiliu City. There will be a roadblock seven or eight miles ahead. At this time, there are no longer fields on both sides of the road, but mountains and fields. About a hundred steps ahead, the road penetrated into a forest. There was a faint cornice in the forest, which looked like a mountain temple.
Li Bochen breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it was no big deal for those powerful knights running in armor, but four ordinary people must not be able to bear it after driving for several miles on a snowy night, and maybe they would rest in that temple to see themselves. Went there, maybe we’ll catch up just in time.
But when he rode his horse some way into the forest, he found that the horse's hoof prints were gone. It didn't disappear out of thin air, but seemed to be swept away by someone with a branch. He felt a chill in his heart, wondering if he had been kidnapped by people from the Kongming Society. But there were no other hoof prints seen on the way here, so it was impossible for the Kongming Society people to run away.
Alert in his heart, he jumped off the horse and led the horse slowly. Firstly, he is not very good at horse fighting, and secondly, if someone in the forest sets up an ambush with a crossbow, this horse can still block it. After walking a dozen steps, I saw a small temple in the forest. It must have been abandoned for some time, and the gold inscription on the wooden plaque has been eroded, but it can still be seen that it is "Zhangshan Shanjun Temple".
The temple door is closed, and there are traces of opening and closing on the snow at the door. Just as he was about to tie up his horse and draw his sword, he walked over slowly when he suddenly felt a chill on his face.
There was snow powder blown up by the wind.
He stood down, held the handle of the knife, and said in a deep voice: "Friend, come out."
But no one answered. He turned around quickly and looked around. But the nearby trees were bare and could not hide anyone, and the snow was pure white without any traces.
He then said: "There are five mighty knights and four ordinary people. If they are still alive, please show up - no matter what the origin, we can talk."
Suddenly I heard a voice saying: "What if I die?"
The voice was neither male nor female, and sounded very strange. Li Bochen then said in a deep voice: "Then your death will be near."
The voice said again: "Are you worried about them like this? Or are you worried about your Chunxi?"
Li Boxen was stunned for a moment, but the next moment he felt relieved and sighed: "...Miss Li, don't make such a joke."
A figure suddenly appeared on a big tree by the road. It was Li Qiuhu. Today she wore a bright red cloak with fluffy white edges. This cloak should be a treasure, because at first all Li Bochen could see was his face and hands exposed in the cloak, and the rest of the cloak seemed to not exist. After she lightly jumped down from the tree, the cloak slowly showed its color.
Li Qiuhu smiled: "How about it, Li Boxen, we meet again."
Li Bochen frowned slightly. Li Qiuhu's appearance should mean that he is fine. I just didn't expect to meet her here again. In fact, it wasn't that I was tired of her, but that when she appeared, Li Ding would definitely be nearby. It wasn't that he was tired of Li Ding, but because after last night's fighting, he slowly realized that he might have many secrets hidden in him.
The previous encounters were coincidences, but now that we have met again, it is very likely that they were waiting for me on purpose.
What do they want to do?
Li Boxen knew that the most likely possibility was to recruit him...but what did he see in him? Can you fight your way out of Zhang City?
