More than two hours had passed since the breakout, and Qi Shang led the remaining troops into a bitter battle.
Smoke and fire, blood-stained mountains and rivers.
The ladder to heaven has been erected on the city wall. The defenders rushed forward with their swords in hand, but suddenly stopped. An arrow was stuck in their chests. They vomited blood and fell to their knees. Someone under the city wall had just wrapped up a wound on his hand, but the enemy had already swung his sword again. As he passed by, he suddenly shouted to the sky, and half of his arm fell on the ground. The war horse stepped across the line of fire with iron hooves, suddenly bent forward, threw down its forelimbs, and fell to the ground with a crash, stirring up countless dust...
The battlefield is obviously the bloodiest place and the place where the killing is the most severe, but it also contains the most righteous soul and majestic and fearless spirit.
Half of Qi Shang's armor was covered in blood. He swung his sword and beheaded a person. When he turned his head, someone at his side shouted: "Qi Shen, look over there!"
The city wall is like thick ink in the air behind you, and it is like a mountain standing solidly. Amid the fireworks, a high flag is raised, with a person tied to it, his head drooped and lifeless.
"They killed the people who were hanging under the city wall." The speaker spoke in a tone that was heavier than his breathing.
Qi Shang's eyes passed through the middle, and he saw the rebel holding a cleavage knife in front of another civilian's neck, with a bloodthirsty and cold smile on his lips.
"Sen Ling, can you save me?"
Qi Shang looked forward at the dark rebels in front of him, and looked back at the people who were tied up like dead leaves in the wind and had no roots to settle down. They were now in the middle, like a lonely boat stuck in the sea encountering a storm, and they were in a dilemma.
"It's not that we can't be saved, it's that we can't be saved at all!" The other one stuck a knife on the ground and gasped for breath while holding on to the handle of the knife.
They are now hoping that Lieutenant Qian will bring reinforcements as soon as possible, but what Qi Shang did not say is that they have little chance of winning, but this is their only chance.
The incident happened at this moment. The sergeant from before shouted: "That person?!"
Qi Shang's pupils narrowed slightly, and he raised his head to meet a pair of eyes looking down from the high city wall.
The two sides of the city wall were facing each other. On one side were the sergeants of the Langshan Camp guarding the city, and on the other side were the rebels who climbed up from the ladder and took Yun Qi hostage.
"Didn't the counselor send someone to protect him? Why did he get caught by the rebels?"
"Damn, just hold me back."
"Shen Ling, there is no need to save this kind of person."
Qi Shang didn't speak, and with the shouts of killing all around him, this moment of silence seemed particularly strange.
He saw panic and fear in Yun Qi's eyes, but before that, he caught a hint of hidden amusement, which passed quickly, as if it was his misunderstanding.
The rebels seemed to have discovered that they had caught a big fish, and the fighting gradually stopped. As for the smoke, it was still fermenting in the air, seeming to be settling in preparation for the next fight.
There was a man who went up the city wall along the ladder. He was wearing a tall hat and a four-clawed golden dragon suit. He had a serious face and his eyes tried hard to look majestic. However, his posture was too much and did not match his own temperament. nondescript.
"Prince Yun's Mansion, haha, it was still a green light in my father's hands back then, but now it's just an empty frame, and the whole family is a coward."
Yunqi's body was restrained, and his brocade clothes were stained with dust. It was rare for a man who had always been a handsome and handsome man to be in a state of embarrassment, but his face remained as graceful as ever. Even though it was scorched with ashes, it still became a beam of bright light in the dusty sky.
He chuckled: "Isn't it fun to find a large group of people to play house with you?"
Yun Qi recognized that this person was the foreign businessman who had provided the portrait of Jin Yu'e's maid Xiaohong, and he was also the boss of Qiongxian Tower. Since he was alive, the 'boss' of Qiongxian Tower who died was naturally a fake.
His mind quickly turned around, since Gu Qinmu is the backer behind Qiongxian Tower, does he know the identity of this boss? If not... that would be interesting.
"I am Xiao Conglong, the Zongzheng King of the Xiawu Dynasty. How can I allow you to be so presumptuous?"
Yun Qi raised his eyelids and said after a while: "The real prince, it's easy to get a title. Others will definitely not regard him as a fake." His tone was particularly sincere, but his expression was particularly unbeatable.
Xiao Conglong sneered: "Let's see how stubborn you can be."
"No, my bones are weak, you'd better tell me the conditions."
Xiao Conglong tilted his head disdainfully and said to Qi Shang: "Open the city gate and surrender. I think you are a talented person. In the future, you can be ranked as a first-class official and a duke."
Yun Qi found it funny, and actually laughed.
"There are seven first-grade officials in this dynasty, and there are rarely more than two officials in all dynasties. I wonder how many of these people have you promised?" Promising this kind of thing casually is enough to fool a poor bandit who has little knowledge. , I would never believe this.
Sure enough, there began to be a commotion and shouting.
Xiao Conglong approached him, and Yun Qi was thinking about how to pretend to be a pig and eat the tiger so that he could get Xiao Conglong into his hands under Qi Shang's nose.
The trick of capturing thieves and kings will never go out of style at any time. There is a greater chance of holding back the rebels to support the arrival of the southwest garrison. This is also the purpose of Yun Qi's move.
Who knows, Xiao Conglong slapped Yunqi on the back with his palm, trying to push him off the city wall. Yunqi had a long rope tied to his hand. If he grabbed the long rope, he would not die. As for being hit by the wall, he would not die. If so, then it is unknown.
A chill flashed through Yun Qi's eyes. He was just about to find the right moment to strike where Qi Shang couldn't see him. When he caught something with his peripheral vision, he immediately retracted his attack and let his body fall straight down.
Mo Yan, who was hiding in the dark, almost jumped out, but Guan Yue stopped him in time, "Wait a minute."
"Why wait so long? The prince is going to be beaten into a fool!"
Guanyue: "..."
As soon as Fang Yunqi fell, his forehead hit the city wall, making him a little dizzy. Then a gust of wind blew, and his body was caught in mid-air. He jumped up on the city wall with his hands on his shoulders, and landed smoothly on the city wall. The other side of the city wall.
Yun Qi held a bag on his head and smiled gracefully, "If you don't take action, you will do it. If you do, even I can't help but be moved."
Nangong Zhi, who suddenly appeared in Ping County, looked helpless, "Can the Crown Prince stand?"
"No, I'm dizzy." Yun Qi tilted his body and deliberately fell on Nangong Zhi.
Nangong Zhi: "..."
Xiao Conglong was very unhappy about the interference. He raised his eyes and spoke arrogantly, "You dare to break into our army's position alone? Are you looking for death?"
Faced with verbal provocation, Nangong Zhi was not angry and shook his head slowly, "Of course not."
Suddenly, the ground shook. Looking up, I saw thousands of troops galloping in the distance.
The people around Qi Shang grabbed his arm excitedly, "Commander, reinforcements are coming!"
While Qi Shang was relaxed, he couldn't help but have a question——
The reinforcements arrived too quickly, and Nangong Zhi should be in the royal capital.
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Before the beam broke, Lu Anran and the others rushed out of the burning room in time, only to hear Li'er Niang groan, and a piece of broken wood hit her calf.
Lu Anran covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief, helped her extinguish the sparks, and then sat down leaning against an abandoned and dried water tank.
Li'er Niang only felt that half of her legs were numb, and slowly started to feel burning pain again. The fire around her was reflected in her eyes, and she danced provocatively like a grin on her face. The beads of sweat on her forehead formed a line. She didn't know whether it was pain or heat. of.
"Miss Lu, I have caused trouble for you." After experiencing a series of changes in a short period of time, Li Erniang managed to hold on until now. Facing the dead end ahead, she finally cried out, "God damn Liu Zhiquan, he went to hell after his death, and I also You have to fight him first."
Lu Anran looked at her quietly for a moment, then took off the brocade covering her face, tore off Li'er Niang's broken trouser legs, took out a small porcelain bottle, sprinkled some medicinal powder on it, and then wrapped it in brocade.
"I don't have any burn medicine around, so I'll just use this anti-inflammatory and analgesic first, and then change the dressing when I get back."
Li'er Niang shook her head: "Why waste any more effort." There's no way to go back anyway.
Lu Taotao squatted on the edge of the big tank like a normal person, "Hey, looking at this face of this young lady at night, I really thought I was seeing a ghost. Why don't you just go out and scare people with your face? Maybe it will scare the officers and soldiers outside." Ran."
This was not the first time that Lu Anran heard someone arrange her face, just from behind to on the face, and Lu Taotao himself was such a person who could say whatever he wanted and do whatever he pleased, so it was a waste of time to be serious with her, and it was also a waste of time. Just ignore her.
Li'er Niang retorted: "Miss Lu has the most true and kind heart in the world."
"Hahaha——" Lu Taotao tilted his head and asked with an innocent and charming look: "Sincerity, can you eat it?"
After Lu Anran finished her work, she leaned her head back on the water tank. The raging fire rolled up the thick smoke into the sky, illuminating the left side of her face, which was extremely distorted, as if something was beating and struggling on it. Only a pair of black eyes were as calm as water. , shining brighter than the stars in the boundless night.
She said to Lu Taotao: "You can leave, don't forget the deal I made with you." Go to the southwest and give the letter to Yun Qi in exchange for the antidote in Wu Fang's hands.
Lu Taotao stood up and patted his butt, "Humph, you are so insidious." He took a few steps and suddenly turned around, "Eh? How do I know if you are lying to me? What if the antidote is hidden in Jiqingfang? ? Wu Fang has been gone for so many days, why did you think of giving her the antidote in advance? Or...were you plotting against me from the beginning?"
Lu Anran looked at her calmly, "Do you have anything worthy of my trust?"
"Wow -" Lu Taotao put his hands on his hips and pouted, "He is indeed a liar from beginning to end."
After jumping back and forth on the water tank, Lu Taotao jumped into the air, humming and saying: "It would be better for you to be burned to ashes, I will not collect your corpses."
"The Fox Fairy is actually a good person." Li Erniang said this. The thick smoke choked her and she shrank into a ball. The fire evaporated the tears on her face, and her eyes were unable to open due to the thick smoke.
Lu Anran closed her eyes, and amid the swish of arrows and flames, she heard Li'er Niang ask softly like she was whispering: "Miss Lu, are you sorry that you died like this?"
The only thing Li'er Niang couldn't let go of was her daughter, and perhaps the sisters who had been waiting for them to go back in the cave.
Lu Anran thought, of course there are regrets. She has not found the old man yet, has not found out what is in the small box in exchange for the jade token, and still does not know the origin of her mother...
Get closer, will this counterfeit banknote case be buried deep underground with their deaths, can Lu Taotao be trusted by her, will Wu Fang reach the southwest smoothly, has Yun Qi noticed something is wrong...
Lu Anran's lips curled up into a self-deprecating smile. She didn't know when it started, but she couldn't let go of more and more things.
Almost when the smoke and fire swallowed them completely, Lu Taotao suddenly jumped out again, "Hehe, I left, and I'm here again."
