His vision in the river was blurry. As soon as Lu Bu entered the water, he kicked and clawed wildly. The unicorn bowed and curled up. When Lu Bu caught the unicorn, it was as if he had grasped a life-saving straw.

Qilin held his breath, stretched his whole body in an instant, and used the force of his kick to carry Lu Bu onto the water.

Lu Bu coughed a few times, took a deep breath, wrapped his arms around Qilin's neck, and led him into the water again.

Qilin: "Pfft..."

Qilin was about to paddle ashore, but was strangled and almost suffocated.

The river water was mixed with blood, blurring the visible area, and a long and narrow shadow rushed towards him quickly. Qilin untied the robe from Lu Bu's chest with one hand, struggled constantly, dragged Lu Bu's left hand holding the halberd, and pointed at the approaching black shadow from a distance.

The black shadow quickly turned sideways in the water, making a clanging sound, but before it disappeared, its waist hit the halberd in the sky.

Qilin spit out a string of bubbles, shook off Lu Bu's military robe with his right hand, and looked at the black figure, seemingly hesitating.

That's a man.

The man's strong arm was wrapped with a gold thread belt, and several colorful bird feathers were inserted diagonally. His upper body was bare, and he wore a pair of knee-length water thief pants under his waist. He used the power of his spin to kick to the side,

Qilin kicked his legs fiercely and took advantage of the situation to retreat. Lu Bu's halberd fell to the bottom of the river, causing mud and sand to fly.

The assassin pulled out something shining with white light from his waist and threw it out.

Lu Bu choked a few big mouthfuls of water, but subconsciously protected Qilin. Qilin finally couldn't bear it anymore, turned his palm and pressed it flat, and in an instant, the six soul flags of the ancient magic weapon were activated!

The black cloth spread out densely, covering the vast water area of ​​​​the abbot, covering the man's hood. Qilin fought back and pulled it decisively!

A crisp sound of "ding" sounded from the bottom of the water. The assassin retreated, and something shining with golden light was wrapped in the six soul flags.

Jiang Xin suddenly shot out a water column three feet high, like a roaring monster, spraying out Qilin and Lu Bu!

"Lord——!" Gao Shun shouted in panic, leading the surviving Bingzhou soldiers ashore.

Qilin fell dizzy, lay on the ground and coughed loudly, coughing up a mouthful of water.

"Are you all landlubbers?" Qilin asked tiredly. He took back the Six Soul Flag, and was surprised to find a pair of pure gold, heavy bells in his palm. The sneak attack assassin escaped.

Gao Shun was in a panic: "Only...the lord is."

Qilin hurriedly got up and found Lu Bu lying on his side under the tree.

Lu Bu has never been more embarrassed than he is now in his life, with his head covered with mud leaves and his body covered with water.

"Lord!" Qilin breathed a sigh of relief, stepped forward and turned him over with difficulty, and found that Lu Bu had a dagger stuck in his back and his whole body was covered in blood.

Gao Shun was so horrified that his hands and feet were cold: "Come here and guard!"

Qilin said: "Don't be afraid, it didn't hurt any vital parts."

Qilin put one hand on Lu Bu's chest, and slowly pulled out half of the blade from his back. He closed his eyes and recited a mantra, and the dagger fell to the ground with a clang.

Lu Bu's eyes were still closed, and his face was ashen.

Qilin said: "Give me a hand and ignore the wound first."

Gao Shun turned Lu Bu over, and Qilin put his knee on Lu Bu's abdomen to make him spit out the water. Then he laid him down, pinched Lu Bu's nose, took a deep breath, and sealed his lips.

"Press his lower abdomen." Qilin's hair was soaked, blocking his sight.

Gao Shun was trembling, but he did as he was told. After a few presses, Qilin covered Lu Bu's lips again.

This went on for a few times before Lu Bu coughed violently and woke up.

"Bandage it." Qilin breathed a sigh of relief and slumped aside helplessly.

An hour later, as the group crossed hills and mountains, Lu Bu woke up on the back of the red rabbit and coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"Don't talk." Qilin held Chitu in hand and turned around to pat Lu Bu on the head: "You have injured your lungs and you will cough up blood when you talk. I just found some herbal medicine and applied it on you."

"There is no way ahead!" Gao Shun shouted from the front of the team.

Qilin said: "Cut down the dwarf tree and turn it over." He led the horse and walked slowly and unhurriedly in the middle of the team. Gao Shun led the front army to cut through the thorns and thorns, and everyone was soaked by the heavy rain. Suddenly, there was a dog barking in the rain, and everyone

People immediately became nervous.

There were voices in the distance, shouts and curses, and the pursuers were coming.

Qilin said, "I have a plan, Brother Gao, come here." After saying that, he helped Lu Bu off his horse. Lu Bu sat down heavily under the tree, leaning on the trunk, losing all strength.

Gao Shunse changed his mind and said, "We still don't know who the pursuers are. Hurry up and get on your horse and keep walking!"

Lu Bu said feebly: "Listen to Qilin."

Qilin smiled and said: "Listen clearly, this way, I will ensure that you are all fine."

"Most of the pursuers are Liu Biao. Huang Zu's army conspired with Yuan Shao to ambush our lord on our way back to Xuzhou." Qilin said: "Brother Gao left all the soldiers here, rode the red rabbit horse to the north, and went back to find Chen Gong.

Report."

Brother Gao pondered for a moment, and then he understood the meaning of Qilin, and said: "You ride back on the red rabbit, I will protect the lord here."

Qilin said: "No, you go back. My lord is injured and you don't know what medicine to use."

Gao Shun had no choice but to say: "How will you deal with the pursuers if they come?"

Qilin said: "Others come over."

Gao Shun had already counted the number of people when he came ashore. Although the soldiers of Bingzhou Army were ambushed, there were not many casualties. Lu Bu took 120 people out of the city in Xiaopei, and now 112 people are left.

"Ten of you will form a team, and the remaining twelve will be divided into one team, making a total of eleven teams." Qilin said: "Each team will pick a leader and disperse into the mountains and forests from ten directions to attract pursuers."

Gao Shun was no longer worried and said: "That's right, Gao! Listen to Qilin."

Qilin said: "Go right away. Don't delay. Come back with reinforcements and look for them there."

Qilin pointed at the waterfall in the distance, which happened to be at the break of the cliff. The rapid water flowed down, which was spectacular.

"Shoot whistle arrows in the sky, one arrow per hundred steps. When I hear the whistle, I will respond with the sound of a bell." Qilin said, showing a pair of pure gold bells in the palm of his hand, which vibrated slightly and made a dull "ding" sound.

"Where did it come from?" Lu Bu asked weakly.

Qilin signaled not to ask any more questions, and urged: "Brother Gao, go quickly! It's all up to you!"

Gao Shun left a baggage for Qilin, which contained bandages, dry food and other items, then he got on his horse and hurried away.

Qilin turned around and said, "Are you all ready?"

Several groups of soldiers from the Bingzhou Army knelt on one knee and took orders. Lu Bu said again: "Leave a few people to serve."

Qilin said: "No, the smaller the target number, the less likely it is to be exposed."

Lu Bu no longer refuted, Qilin assigned the direction of the team members' advance, and warned: "Everyone's top priority is to protect their lives. If anyone chases them, try to escape. Lead them as far away as possible. Don't engage in meaningless fighting. I heard that

After the bell rings, move closer here. If there is no news after three days, you can leave here and find a way back to Xiaopei. Don't worry about us."

Everyone took orders and dispersed into the mountains and forests.

Qilin picked up the bow and put it on his back. He put the arrow he had picked up on the boat back into the bag behind his back, took Lu Bu's arm and put it on his shoulder.

Lu Bu remained silent and followed Qilin, staggering towards the waterfall.

The heavy rain washed away all the blood traces. Fortunately, the tracking dogs could not find any trace of them.

"Where to go?" Lu Bu asked.

Qilin smiled and said, "Let's go on a tryst."

Lu Bu said casually: "You are quite smart, who taught you?"

Qilin thought for a while and said: "Master, Grand Master."

Lu Bu sneered: "If you are not successful in fighting, you are a master of escaping."

Qilin said modestly: "No matter what, my lord is the master. There is no one in the world who can run faster than Zhan Changan."

Lu Bu: "You..."

Qilin surrendered with a smile, carried Lu Bu onto a slippery rock, and pushed him to the edge of the cliff, clinging to the cliff. He was on the side facing outside, looking towards the opposite cliff.

"Be careful." Qilin reminded: "If you take one wrong step, we will both be shattered to pieces."

Lu Bu groaned angrily, and Qilin led him into a cave behind the waterfall.

The cave was quite spacious, and Lu Bu passed out as soon as he lay down. Qilin knew that it was dizziness caused by excessive blood loss, so he was not very nervous. He only went out to find some wet branches and took a shower outside the cave.

Snapping his fingers, he lit a fire and burned the leaves, dried the wet branches, and then carried them into the hole to light the fire.

When Lu Bu woke up, there was the sound of water rushing outside the cave, and a fire was lit beside him. Qilin folded up his dry outer robe and covered Lu Bu. He himself was wearing single clothes, with several fish strung on branches in his hands, and his face

He tossed and turned over the fire, lost in thought.

Lu Bu hummed a few times to show that he was awake.

Qilin said: "Would you like some fish?"

The sound of the waterfall outside the cave was very loud, covering up the sound of the unicorn.

Lu Bu: "?"

Qilin shouted loudly: "Eat fish! Eat it or not!"

Lu Bu waved his hand and asked Qilin to come over. Qilin put his ear in front of Lu Bu's mouth, and Lu Bu yelled: "Eat——!"

Qilin was roared to the point where his head was spinning, his head was buzzing, stars were shining in his eyes, and he fell down.

Lu Bu: "..."

Qilin remained motionless.

Lu Bu was dumbfounded and hurriedly stood up holding Qilin in his arms: "Qilin!!"

Qilin succeeded in his prank and stuck out his tongue with a smile. Lu Bu stared at him. He was completely at a loss and lost another game.

"Eat it." Gao Shun left the package containing salt for marching. Qilin sprinkled the salt evenly and handed it to Lu Bu. Lu Bu took a few bites, handed it to Qilin and said, "You can eat it too."

Qilin thought for a while and said: "Master Tai said that I am Qilin and cannot eat things that others have eaten. Phoenixes do not drink still water or eat dead things."

Lu Bu didn't hear it and his head was filled with questions.
To be continued...