"Qinghan..."

I turned around and saw his solemn expression, and those originally clear eyes seemed to be filled with countless clouds at the moment, making my originally relaxed mood even heavier.

Hearing my voice, he frowned and looked down at me.

From the beginning of this spring hunt, no! It should be said that from the moment he and I reunited in the courtyard in the south of the city, we have not had a moment of leisure and quiet, but even the sky-shattering fire in the Juma River Valley just now has

It has never made me as uneasy as I am now.

Feeling my slight trembling, his hands tightened a little more, allowing me to press tightly into his arms.

"Qinghan..."

I wanted to say something more, but as soon as I finished speaking, I heard the frightened sounds of the people around me——

"Look!"

Everyone raised their heads and took a closer look. The men and horses breaking through the thick smoke were getting closer and closer. They couldn't see clearly who they were. They could only see the crimson flags with white edges flapping in the wind.

Before I could see clearly what the words were on the flag, I felt the person behind me take a breath of cold air, and suddenly pulled the reins to stop the horse, but the horse that had been galloping all the way had already rushed out.

At this moment, someone in the crowd in front suddenly took up his bow and shot an arrow in this direction!

I saw a flash of cold light in front of our eyes and disappeared beneath us.

I was shocked. Before I could react, I heard the horse under me let out a long and shrill neigh, and fell down suddenly.

Oops, the horse was shot!

I just thought in my mind that my whole body had fallen forward as the horse fell, and I was about to fall headlong. I was afraid that I would die or be injured this time, so I closed my eyes in horror.

But at this moment, the hand that was surrounding my body and holding the reins suddenly retracted, hugged my waist forcefully, and twisted hard.

I closed my eyes and couldn't see anything in the darkness. I just felt that I was being held tightly in his arms. After a while, the world was spinning, and then there was a heavy impact.

"Uh--!"

His painful groan came from close to my ears, and I hurriedly opened my eyes: "Qinghan——!"

I was still lying in his arms. Apart from some scratches on my ankles and the backs of my hands, I had almost no damage. Only then did I realize that it was him who hugged me tightly and got off the horse the moment the horse fell down.

I jumped up, but I could only barely avoid the danger of the horse falling down. I rolled on the spot and slid several feet away.

There is a long trace on the ground, almost full of blood!

I was stunned and quickly turned around: "How are you, Qinghan!"

He seemed to be paralyzed, half lying on the ground, and the blood stains extended to the soil under him. I quickly turned around and picked him up hard: "Qinghan! Qinghan, you didn't—"

Before he finished speaking, my hand had already touched his back.

The moist heat in one hand quickly slid down from the fingers.

It’s all blood!

I stared with wide eyes. I had never seen his back since I pulled him onto the horse. Although I knew that he had just been chased by those people and must have been injured, I didn't.

I thought that there were so many deep stab wounds on his back, and the blood had stained the entire back. And just now he was holding me and sliding across the ground, and the clothes on his back were all worn away, and the flesh and blood were blurred, and it was almost invisible.

Less than a piece of good skin.

At this moment, four or five horses suddenly rushed out from the people in front, ran over quickly, and rushed in front of us in an instant.

It's too late to escape.

I hugged him tightly in a hurry, and stroked his back with trembling hands. I heard him gritting his teeth hard, but couldn't suppress his heavy breathing.

The horsemen and horses had already ran over and surrounded us. The dust kicked up by the horses' hooves filled my sight. As soon as I raised my head, several sharp spears were already stretched out in front of me.

Spear?

I was stunned for a moment, looking down at the familiar gun head, Hongying, my heart skipped a beat, and I quickly raised my head - the biting wind blew the flag in front of me, and I saw a clear big word on it.<

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Apply!

My heart suddenly sank.

Although the smoke and dust filled the air, I could clearly see the familiar figure in the crowd at this moment. He was tall and strong, with an overbearing aura on his young face.

Shen Xiaokun!

The Wu Zhuangyuan who performed amazingly in Yaowu Tower, that is, the Minister of the Ministry of War who led the soldiers to train in the sword-washing pool. As soon as I saw his appearance, I immediately thought of something and turned my head to look at Qinghan.

.

At this time, he also gritted his teeth hard, but it didn't seem to be entirely because of pain.

The guardsmen had already noticed the abnormality and stopped. Facing such a large group of troops from the military department in front of them, everyone's expressions darkened. Sun Jingfei clenched the scimitar in his hand, and there was a hint of ferocity on his face.

He was cruel, but at this moment, the sound of horse hooves came from behind!

Chen Fu and his men also chased after them.

At this time, almost everyone is only thinking about one thing——

Desperate situation!

Shen Xiaokun brought so many men and horses to intercept, and Chen Fu and others came after him. The Imperial Guards were only a drop in the bucket compared to them, and they couldn't resist at all!

There is no need to fight this battle!

Pei Yuanhao held Nangong Lizhu in one hand and pulled the reins hard with the other. The horse under him seemed to be able to feel the danger of this moment, snoring uneasily, and the horse's hooves kept pacing on the ground, almost scratching the ground.

A pit.

However, compared to Sun Jingfei, who was almost ferocious, Chang Qing, who turned pale in an instant, and those trembling officials, some of whom had fainted and fell off their horses, he still had a serious expression on his face, although his brows were furrowed.

Lock, but there is no feeling of fear.

Those eyes were as black as thick smoke being sucked in, covering all thoughts and making it even more difficult to see through.

Seeing this scene, I gritted my teeth. Although the soldiers surrounding us didn't move, the sharp spearheads were pressed against my throat, which made me dare not move easily. I could only hold Qinghan tightly.

: "It's Shen Xiaokun!"

"...Hmm."

He seemed to grit his teeth before he responded.

Recalling the red mud on the soles of his shoes that night, I just felt confused: "It's you——"

Before he finished speaking, he heard a familiar but never such arrogant laughter coming from behind. When he looked back, he saw that it was Shen Gongye, riding up with Chen Fu and several other old generals.

, their troops have surrounded us and Pei Yuanhao, and at this moment, we can no longer escape.

I gritted my teeth and hugged Qinghan tightly.

I don't know whether it was because of pain or some other reason, but his breathing became heavier. When I looked up, his clear eyes seemed to be bloodshot and red, and he glared hard at Shen who was slowly walking forward on horseback.

Respectfully.

Shen Gongye also looked at him and said with a smile: "Liu Qinghan, do you think it's strange?"

"..."

"The message I asked you to bring to Xiao Kun clearly asked him to go back and close the nine gates of the imperial city. Why is he here now?"

"..."

"Do you think that as long as Xiao Kun returns to the capital, except for General Chen and his people, I will no longer arrange for people to come to Juma Valley, so when you talk to Yue Qingying, you are always hesitating and reminding you

Are they breaking out?"

At this point, Shen Xiaokun laughed loudly, pointed at him and said: "Idiot, I'm afraid you don't know yet, the message my uncle asked you to bring is the opposite!"

When I heard this, I suddenly wanted to understand something, and Qinghan's face, which was originally pale because of pain, slowly lowered his head. I could no longer see his expression, I could only see the dark face like crow's wings.

The feather eyelashes trembled slightly, covering his clear eyes, seeming to cast a shadow over those eyes.

Shen Gongyou also smiled and said: "That's right. I have told Xiao Kun a long time ago that if the message you sent asked him to return to the capital, it was actually me who asked him to come to Juma Valley; if I asked him to come to Juma Valley, he would

Will return to Beijing!"

At this moment, my heart was severely shaken.

Although the cause and effect are not completely clear, I already understand eighty-nine points. I just didn't expect that these uncles and nephews are really cunning and cunning, especially Shen Gong. He is worthy of being a veteran of three dynasties in the officialdom, and his style of conduct is sophisticated and capable.

,Think deeply and act ruthlessly. Such a person can be regarded as a traitor even if he cannot be called a hero!

My heart ached with pain. When I turned around, I saw Qing Han slowly raising his head. His pale face had no warmth, and his childishness had faded. But after all, there was a cluster of flames in his eyes that were still young. He was silent.

After waiting for a long time, he finally said slowly: "Master Shen, what a good plan!"

"Hmph, do you think I really believe in your surrender?"

"..."

On the other side, Shen Xiaokun also sneered: "Do you think I really believed you that day when you went to the Sword Washing Pond, drank with me all night, and said something about Yaowu Tower that you should get drunk and forget your grudges?"<

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He laughed, and while laughing, he pointed his riding crop at Qinghan and said, "With your muddy legs, are you worthy of calling me a brother?!"
To be continued...