There are three problems that need to be overcome to break through. One is how to bring Chen Liqiu, who is already on the verge of coma, to the city wall that is more than five feet high. The other is how to deal with the archers on the city wall. The third is that there is an open area of three miles outside the city wall. , there is no cover in these three miles of open area. Once the whereabouts are exposed, the city defenders will immediately send out cavalry to pursue them.
While Changsheng was observing and thinking, Chen Liqiu said weakly, "Lao Wu, let me go. I have no regrets anymore."
Changsheng didn't answer, and he didn't hesitate anymore. He left his hiding place and rushed towards the city wall. There was only one way to die if he stayed in the city. Rush out, maybe there is still a chance of survival.
He did not carry Chen Liqiu on his back to climb the city wall. The city wall in Chang'an was more than five feet high, and it would be difficult for him to climb it alone, let alone carrying Chen Liqiu on his back. After approaching the city wall, Chang Sheng turned sideways and grabbed Chen Liqiu's hands, standing still. He gathered his strength by spinning, and after three sharp turns, he saw the right moment and threw Chen Liqiu towards the height of the city wall.
After throwing Chen Liqiu away, he immediately rushed forward, leaped into the air, grabbed hold of the city wall with his hands, and quickly jumped onto the city wall.
Seeing that Chen Liqiu had fallen to the outside of the city wall, Changsheng didn't waste a moment, stepped on the ground and used his strength to rush out, grabbed Chen Liqiu from mid-air and clamped him under his arm, and ran away after landing.
Because he moved so fast, it was only then that the defenders on the wall noticed that he had escaped and hurriedly shouted a warning. At the same time, the archers carrying bows and arrows began to fire.
The reason why Changsheng held Chen Liqiu between his arms instead of carrying him was because of the archers on the wall. If Chen Liqiu was carried on his back and arrows were shot from behind, Chen Liqiu would bear the brunt.
At this time, he had been completely exposed to the eyes of the defenders. The only thing he could rely on was the ghost walking of chasing the wind. The ghost walking of chasing the wind was weird and erratic, making it difficult for the archers on the city wall to aim.
The arrow quickly flew from the city wall and landed beside him with the sound of whistling and harsh wind. Changsheng did not dodge and used his body technique to move forward with all his strength. At this time, whether he hit the arrow or not depended on his luck, because while running wildly, There is no way to prevent dodge at all.
The first wave of arrows fired only a few arrows, but the second wave of arrows fired a shower of arrows. This is Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and the officers and soldiers guarding the city are all elites of the imperial court. Both the reaction speed and the force of firing the bow are extraordinary and comparable to ordinary soldiers.
At this time, what Changsheng heard in his ears was no longer the whistling wind, but a buzzing sound like a swarm of bees. This hail of arrows was absolutely impossible to avoid, because the archers were shooting in a general range. The bow was not deliberately aimed, but relied on the fact that there were many arrows, enough to cover the large area where he was currently.
At the critical moment of life and death, Changsheng no longer relied on luck, but instead quickly turned around and ran in the opposite direction before the arrows fell.
Because he is running forward, considering that it takes time for arrows to move in the air, archers will shoot arrows in front of him when they draw their bows. No one would have thought that he would suddenly move in the opposite direction and turn around. So quickly, with the vibration and hum of the arrows hitting the ground, all the second batch of arrows failed.
When the arrows landed, Changsheng turned and moved south again. The dense arrows on the ground made him terrified. Thanks to his timely response, the two of them would have been shot into a hornet's nest.
After shooting the arrow, the archer needs to pick up the arrow again and fire the bow. It also takes a certain amount of time for the arrow to fly from the city wall. This time is his last chance to escape. If he cannot escape the range of the bow during this period, he will still be unable to escape. The fate of a thousand arrows piercing the heart.
At the critical moment of life and death, his potential exploded. Changsheng carried Chen Liqiu between his arms and galloped southward, leaving behind all the third wave of arrows.
Just when he was secretly lucky and relieved, he was suddenly hit by an arrow in his left shoulder. Not only did this arrow come without any warning, it was also extremely powerful and shot directly through his shoulder. The arrow was in front and the tail was in the back.
Such a huge force directly knocked Changsheng to the ground. After he fell, he tilted his head and squinted, and saw that the arrow hit by his left shoulder had no feathers. The feathers were used to balance the arrows. The arrows without feathers were flying away from him. There is no sound behind the string, and the disadvantage is that it is difficult to control the accuracy.
There are masters among the officers and soldiers.
In the critical moment, Changsheng didn't even think about it, he picked up Chen Liqiu in his arms and continued to run forward.
He didn't run far when an arrow flew past his left neck and penetrated into the ground in front of him. At a glance, it was still a featherless arrow.
Although he didn't hit another arrow, Changsheng was still worried. There were masters among the officers and soldiers. If the previous arrow had missed half an inch to the right, he would have been hit by the arrow and died.
Since he had already run out of the range of the bow and arrow, the master of archery did not release any more arrows. However, the crisis was not resolved because there was a heavy sound of horse hooves behind him.
When I heard the sound, I turned around and saw a group of cavalry reining in their horses and chasing after them from the city gate.
At this time, he was still two miles away from the woods to the south. He quickly calculated that there was no hope of escaping into the woods before the cavalry caught up.
Chang Sheng did not feel fear at this moment, and he did not regret not abandoning Chen Liqiu. If Chen Liqiu and others had not arrived in time that day, he and Lao Huang would have been beaten to death by the villagers, and the debt owed must always be repaid. .
Just when he was despairing, a black shadow suddenly rushed out of the woods in the south. He looked carefully and saw that if it wasn't Mr. Black, who was it?
Seemingly knowing that his master was in danger, the black man rushed forward at full speed.
Seeing that Master Hei was so understanding of human nature, Changsheng was very moved. Master Hei was still a minor pony, but he actually knew his savior in times of crisis.
Not long after Mr. Hei rushed out of the woods, several war horses also rushed out of the woods. There were five war horses in total, one was empty and the other four were ridden.
The four people on the horse were four of the twelve loyal and brave lieutenants. It turned out that after they left the city last night, they did not all go south, but four of them were left outside the city to wait for the reception.
There were no fewer than forty or fifty cavalrymen chasing behind them. Facing an enemy that was ten times their own, the four loyal and brave captains showed no fear. They shook their reins and urged their horses, raising their hands and drawing their swords.
The pursuers were galloping south from a mile away, and the reinforcements were rushing north from two miles away. Chang Sheng endured the severe pain in his left shoulder, and rushed south with Chen Liqiu in his arms. After a while, he finally caught up with Young Master Hei before the pursuers, and immediately He put Chen Liqiu on Young Master Hei's back. Young Master Hei had a rein, but he didn't need a rein at all. Changsheng took off the reins and tied Chen Liqiu to Young Master Hei's back in a panic.
At this moment, four loyal and brave captains arrived, leaving behind the flight attendants' horses, they shook their reins and rushed towards the pursuers, "Take the general away quickly!"
Seeing the four people rushing towards the enemy group resolutely, Chang Sheng knew what was waiting for them, but his ability was limited and he couldn't save them. The only thing he could do was to save Chen Liqiu and let them die a worthy death.
Chang Sheng got on his horse and hurried south, with Master Hei following closely behind him, carrying Chen Liqiu on his back.
Chen Liqiu was in a daze at this time, but he was still conscious and wanted to turn his head and look back, but he was powerless.
Seeing this situation, Chang Sheng knew that Chen Liqiu wanted to see who the four people were who were rushing towards the enemy group, so he hurriedly said, "They are Tu Mao, Cao Chen, Xu Xiang, and Tan Huaiqing."
Hearing Changsheng's words, Chen Liqiu's nose twitched and he gritted his teeth and closed his eyes.
Changsheng did not look back, he frequently shook the reins and urged his horse to run wildly. The roars and shouts coming from behind became farther and farther away, and finally disappeared until Changsheng rushed into the woods with no pursuers behind him.
After running south for several miles, Changsheng turned onto the westbound fork. His destination was northwest of Chang'an. He didn't know how far the valley he lived was from Chang'an, but Chang'an was in Yuzhou, so the valley he lived in that day should be in Within Yongzhou, the distance between the two places should not be very far.
Since they were all walking on small roads and there were no transfer stations, after running three hundred miles in one breath, Changsheng's horse finally foamed at the mouth, stumbled and fell to the ground. Changsheng turned over and fell off the horse. He took the opportunity to check Chen Liqiu's injury. At this time, Chen Liqiu He had already fainted, but fortunately, he used Xuanyin Qi to delay the generation of Qi and blood. Although the situation was not optimistic, he would not die in a short time.
The arrow that had been hit earlier was still stuck in his left shoulder. Changsheng was determined to pull out the arrow, but he was worried that excessive blood loss would lead to collapse and fatigue. After weighing the situation, he decided not to treat the wound first and wait until he got to the ground to worry about it.
Without his mount, Changsheng could only urge Chai Feng Guibu to rush on the road. At noon, he finally entered the road and found the inn. After grabbing the horse, he was able to ride on the road.
He changed horses twice during the journey. Each time he changed horses, Changsheng would use Xuanyin Qi to lock Chen Liqiu's vitality. By late afternoon, he had entered Yongzhou.
Although Young Master Hei can run long distances, he is still young, and even though he has the physical strength to keep up, the soles of his hoofs are not as hard as those of an adult horse. By this time, all four soles of his hoofs have been worn through, and blood drips while running.
I can't bear to live forever but there is nothing I can do about it.
At midnight in the afternoon, Changsheng finally arrived at the valley where he lived before. At this time, Chen Liqiu was already furious and his life was hanging by a thread. Changsheng didn't care about breathing, and carried him on his back to find the big tree where he had hidden the elixir.
There are five elixirs hidden in the tree, including a detoxifying golden elixir, a detoxifying silver elixir, a healing golden elixir, a healing silver elixir and a healing silver elixir.
The poison that Chen Liqiu suffered was so overbearing that it invaded the body externally and damaged the five internal organs internally, and the delay was too long. It had already entered the heart. He was worried that the silver elixir was not enough to detoxify, so he directly gave him the detoxification golden elixir.
After feeding Chen Liqiu the detoxifying elixir, Changsheng carried Chen Liqiu to the pool, drank some water, and then activated the red Yang spiritual energy to revive his meridians, heart and lungs.
Bloodletting is also essential to speed up detoxification. Chen Liqiu's Zhu Xuan Sword is a soft sword and he doesn't know how to use it, so he uses the Hanyue Sword taken from the tree to make shallow wounds on Chen Liqiu's wrists and ankles, allowing the poisonous blood to slowly flow out. .
After doing this, he started to deal with his own arrow wound. Before he started, he found some hemostatic herbs nearby. After smashing them, he was about to pull out the arrow. Suddenly, he thought that the arrow in his left shoulder might leave consequences. If someone checks it in the future. , the secret is bound to be exposed, and the medication must be carefully considered to ensure that no scars are left.
Thinking of this, I took the trouble to find three herbs: burnetroot, knotweed, and comfrey. These three herbs have miraculous effects on promoting muscle growth and removing scars.
After he was ready, he started to pull out the arrow. Since the arrow had no feathers, he mustered up the courage, gritted his teeth and pulled the arrow out from the front.
When the arrow was pulled out, the wound suddenly started to bleed. He quickly covered it with the herbs prepared in advance and bandaged it by biting the cloth strip.
The detoxifying elixir was well-deserved. Chen Liqiu's complexion returned to normal within half a stick of incense. After a stick of incense, the remaining poison was cleared away. Chen Liqiu woke up with a cough, stood up from the ground, bent down and spit out a few mouthfuls of fishy and thick phlegm.
After getting rid of the poison and feeling calmer, Chen Liqiu walked to the pool and rinsed his mouth with water. He noticed that there was hard blood on his face, so he rinsed his face with water again.
Already exhausted from the long-distance attack, he was bleeding profusely when he pulled out the arrow, and Changsheng was mentally depressed. When he saw Chen Liqiu regaining consciousness, he just looked at him and did not speak to him.
Chen Liqiu washed his face, sat down opposite Changsheng, looked directly at him, and said nothing.
After a while, Chen Liqiu reached out and touched Chang Sheng's head, "Zi Yu is still in the city, I have to rush back."
Changsheng handed over all the remaining four pills, "This is..."
Before Chang Sheng could finish speaking, Chen Liqiu interrupted him, "I don't want it, you keep it. I have to go back quickly. They must not think that I dare to return to Chang'an again. I promised Zi Yu that I would find her parents. Mine My subordinates have also raised troops, and I have to go back as soon as possible to take charge of the overall situation."
"Third Senior Brother, do you really want to rebel?" Changsheng asked.
Chen Liqiu did not answer Chang Sheng's question. He took a few sips of water again, and then said, "There is still half a month left for the court competition. Don't rush back to Chang'an. You have to be careful in everything in the future and be on guard at all times."
Changsheng nodded.
"The situation is urgent. I'm leaving now. You can recover here." Chen Liqiu turned around and stepped forward.
Chang Sheng hurriedly stood up and followed him, putting the healing golden elixir into Chen Liqiu's hand, "Third senior brother, this is a healing golden elixir. No matter how serious the injury is, it can heal quickly. This is the only one. You can keep it alive."
"I told you, I don't want it." Chen Liqiu frowned and refused vigorously.
"You must bring it with you." Changsheng also put more strength on his hands.
Chen Liqiu didn't expect Changsheng to compete with him. After looking at him, he sighed helplessly, took the healing elixir and turned around, "My life is over. It's hard to turn back. You still have a long way to go. You must take the right path." , we can’t discredit Longhushan.”
"Third senior brother, do you regret it?" Changsheng asked.
"No regrets," Chen Liqiu slowly shook his head, "Who doesn't want to be a good person, but before that we must first be a real man. Only true love cannot be let down. She gave me an explanation, and I must give it to her too. An explanation.”
"You are a good person." Changsheng said.
"I am no longer the same person. From the moment I commit suicide and go to Chang'an, I am no longer the same person." Chen Liqiu said with a smile.
"Third Senior Brother, things may turn around. Even if you start a rebellion, try not to kill innocent people indiscriminately," Changsheng said. "The imperial court knows that you are not easy to mess with, so it may recruit you..."
Before Chang Sheng could finish speaking, Chen Liqiu patted the head hanging on his waist, "Will you forgive someone who killed your uncle?"
Changsheng followed silently and did not answer.
Arriving outside the forest, Chen Liqiu took off the horse's reins from the tree, got on his horse, and said, "Goodbye forever, Lao Wu."
"Have a good journey, Third Senior Brother..."
