The wind and snow outside became stronger, roaring, and the house shook slightly.
After Pan Binhua and Lin De left the small courtyard one after another, Lin De asked Pan Binhua: What did you and the Crown Prince say inside?
Pan Binhua shook his head, looked at the courtyard where Yan Qinglin was, and said: When you meet the madam, you will agree to whatever she says. Even if you don't want to, you have to agree first. She is angry.
Please tell me clearly first, what did you say when Lin De held him back? When you came out just now, the prince's face looked very bad. He was not like this when I left.
Just stop asking so many questions.
Lin De didn't give up, took a look at Yan Qinglin's courtyard, pulled Pan Binhua aside, and said in a low voice: Pan Binhua, I think you are usually good to the prince, and you are not hopeless. I'm serious, I want to help the prince escape.
If so, will you help?
Stop talking nonsense.
That old witch has gone crazy! Lin De pointed to Yan Qinglin’s yard, can’t you tell?
Old witch? Pan Binhua frowned and looked at Lin De's graying beard. According to his age, he could be Yan Qinglin's father.
Will you help? Linde threatens, if you don't help, I have plenty of ways to kill you, and I can do it now!
Pan Binhua took a deep breath, turned back to look at the guards, and said: Old sir, you see for yourself, it looks like there are a lot of people guarding here, but in fact there are not many, right?
Isn’t that much? Linde said.
Four here and five there are enough.
The prince is a general who has been on the battlefield and has made great achievements! Pan Binhua said, if he really wants to leave, the number of people here must be increased at least ten times to stop him from running wildly. As for the bow and crossbow, in such a heavy wind and snow, the bow and crossbow cannot be stopped.
The crossbow is useless, old gentleman, do you understand what I mean? Even if I help the Crown Prince to run away, the Crown Prince himself will not do it! This is not true at all.
Halfway through his words, Pan Binhua stopped suddenly and looked forward with his mouth wide open.
Linde followed his gaze and looked up to see two figures being thrown out of the house and landing on the steps that were about to be swallowed up by the snow.
What happened? Linde asked in shock.
The guards in the courtyard immediately ran towards the house, and guards from other courtyards rushed over.
Several more people fell out, and Xia Zhaoxue was wearing a thin dark cotton robe all the way out of the house. The guards did not dare to draw their swords against him. When he reached the door, several guards rushed towards him and directly hugged him with their hands.
and pushed it inside.
Xia Zhaoxue's footwork and techniques were not as good as before. He used force to snatch the weapon from a person's hand, hit and pick him with the unsheathed sword, and finally broke away from them.
More and more people came and did not dare to take action directly, but wanted to tie him back to the house.
With the weapon in hand, Xia Zhaoxue's moves were much more flexible and powerful. From the wooden house to the door of the yard, he was able to hit him with horizontal thrusts, knockdowns, and elbow strikes.
Prince! Pan Binhua and Lin De shouted.
The corner of Xia Zhaoxue's lip was cut at some point, and a lot of blood came out during the struggle.
He gritted his teeth and pushed back the people behind him, turned around and looked at Pan Binhua and Linde who were ten steps away, and said: Mr. Linde!
Prince, be careful! Pan Binhua shouted.
Xia Zhaoxue pulled out the sword in his hand with a clanking sound, turned around and pointed at the rushing guards, forcing them to stop.
Your Majesty, don’t make it difficult for us!
Please go back, please!
There are very fine snow particles in the wind and snow, which fall on the blade and make a subtle and crisp sound.
Xia Zhaoxue gasped, paused, looked back at Lin De and Pan Binhua, and said: I am not the prince, my eldest brother is.
Where is the prince going? Pan Binhua asked in panic.
In the courtyard opposite, Yan Qinglin heard the sound and came out. When he saw this scene, his face was not too troubled and he looked at Xia Zhaoxue coldly.
Xia Zhaoxue's thick eyebrows slightly closed, but he still avoided her gaze, suddenly threw the knife in his hand to the ground, and ran away.
Prince! Lin De and Pan Binhua shouted loudly.
The guards rushed to catch up.
The wind and snow were blowing in my face, and the cotton robe Xia Zhaoxue dug out in the farmhouse was too thin. The cold wind entered my throat, like a sharp sword piercing my intestines, and it was as cold as my bones.
The oncoming guards in front stretched out their hands to stop him, but he avoided them with strange steps. In the blink of an eye, he was behind them and quickly distanced himself.
There was severe pain in his ankle, but Xia Zhaoxue did not stop running. His nose felt sore and tears suddenly welled up.
If you don’t learn anymore and are too evasive, it will be bad if it becomes a habit after you become proficient.
Isn’t it better to make it a habit? What we need is to make it a habit.
My brother is going to the battlefield to kill soldiers and behead generals. If he dodges like this and is seen by his subordinates, his morale will be in vain. That's all, I won't learn from him.
If you don’t learn, then it’s as if it’s harming you. But why don’t you learn two more moves? You can save your life at critical moments.
The tears became more and more intense. Xia Zhaoxue wiped away his tears. The traces of tears were quickly dried by the wind and snow. He gritted his teeth and ran faster and faster, running away from their sight.
Pan Binhua watched in disbelief as he really left like that. After a pause, Pan Binhua turned back and looked at Yan Qinglin.
Yan Qinglin's complexion finally changed. She looked bitterly at the direction Xia Zhaoxue left. Under such a dim sky, her face looked purple and cold due to anger and ferociousness.
A roar filled the sky and the ground, roaring wildly through the wind and snow.
The refugees rushed forward one after another, rushing towards the city gate, and countless people climbed up the city wall. Even if they knew they were dying, the blood burning in their bodies with anger and unwillingness made them fearless.
Xia Zhaoyi was startled by a sharp curse and opened her eyes.
The room was very warm, and she was sleeping on a large splendid bed. It was dark outside, and there were a few lanterns lit across the screen in the room.
This was Lian Fei Pavilion. She searched along the way based on the objects she found from the corpses of Tao Lan's men, and unknowingly arrived at Shili Road.
Compared to the hustle and bustle of Mandu City, Lianfei Pavilion is one of the few shops that is still operating safely.
Xia Zhaoyi was too sleepy and tired, so she came in and asked the shopkeeper if she could borrow a couch to sleep on. The shopkeeper knew her and immediately ordered the room to be cleaned up, and even prepared hot water specially for her.
She fell asleep, then got up in a daze to take a bath, and then came back to sleep in a daze. When she closed her eyes and opened them again, it was already dark.
Another sound of cursing came from the street. It was two women quarreling. From the sound, I couldn't tell their age, but they seemed to be around forty.
Xia Zhaoyi did not move, lying on his side on the bed.
There was a very elegant Du Ruo fragrance on the pillows and bedding. She had smelled this scent on Shen Lie before. It was very light, almost as if it was not there.
Presumably those pillows and bedding were the same as the ones she was covering now, and they must have been stained by Du Ruo's fragrance and then touched him.
