Just now, Xia Zhaoyi told Shen Lie that there might be a fierce battle, but the man who wanted to fight came trotting on horseback with a harmless smile on his face.
"Miss Ah Li!" Cao Yijun reined in his horse ten steps away from them, clasping his fists and said, "Cao Yijun, my two cousin brothers have a close personal relationship with Miss Xia, and they are your sisters, Miss Ah Li!"
"Which of your two brothers will follow you again?" Xia Zhaoyi asked.
"The two grandsons of my grandfather's cousin are Cao Liulang, Cao Youyun, and Cao Qilang, Cao Yao, of the Cao family in Dingtao County!"
Xia Zhaoyi was silent for a moment and nodded: "It's them."
Strictly speaking, these two are friends of her second brother. When she returned to Beijing, her second brother would occasionally call her when he went out for outings. She did have a few encounters with them, but it was not a close personal relationship. However, they were with her. The second brother is indeed a close friend.
"It seems that we really know each other!" Cao Yijun said with a smile, "Miss Ali, I just went to chase Lu Qiyuan, and a villain secretly reported to him, saying that you had been living in seclusion by the river in Taoxi Village for several months, and now Lu Qiyuan is directly there. He was heading towards Taoxi Village, and I went to stop him. By the way, how is Miss Ali living in Taoxi Village? Lining Mountain has beautiful clear waters, pleasant seasons, and a warm climate, so it is very suitable for living, right?"
"……Um."
"Haha! Why don't you stay here? I'll buy you a few big houses and pick a dozen servants to serve you. What a wonderful land in Linning!"
Xia Zhaoyi looked at him. This man smiled... really happily and sincerely.
Xia Zhaoyi couldn't even say harsh words without reaching out to hit the smiling person.
"That's not necessary," Xia Zhaoyi said, "You just said that Lu Qiyuan went to Taoxi Village because of me?"
"Of course!"
"Okay," Xia Zhaoyi said, "Goodbye."
After saying that, he pulled the reins and prepared to leave with Shen Lie.
"Are Miss Ah Li going too? We might as well come together!" Cao Yijun said hurriedly.
"Don't follow us, everyone goes his own way."
"But……"
Xia Zhaoyi clamped his legs around the horse's belly: "Drive!"
Shen Lie followed.
The tiger in the forest, who was hiding behind a hillside half a mile away, heard the noise and rode out on horseback to wait.
"Miss Ah Li!" Cao Yijun also caught up, "Wait for me!"
His horse was good and he could easily catch up.
Afraid of putting pressure on Xia Zhaoyi, he also told his subordinates behind him to keep their distance.
"Miss Ali, please stay in Lining!"
"I'm not from Lining."
"What's the problem," Cao Yijun laughed, "Me neither. In today's troubled times, with wars everywhere, as long as there is a stable place to live, it doesn't matter where it is!"
Xia Zhaoyi didn't answer and raised his whip again.
"Isn't Linning able to provide such a place? How great," Cao Yijun continued, "Miss Ali, looking at the world, there are too few places like Linning with beautiful mountains and rivers that are not endangered by war, right?"
Xia Zhaoyi suddenly reined in his horse, pulled the reins and looked at him.
Shen Lie and Cao Yijun also stopped while they were busy.
"I said," Xia Zhaoyi said solemnly, "We each go our own way."
"Miss Ali, don't be angry," Cao Yijun clasped his fists, "We are friends, not enemies."
"No, you and I have different positions."
"Miss Ali," Cao Yijun said solemnly, "with all the heroes vying for supremacy in the world and warlords dividing their empires, do you have a choice in your mind for the emperor? Or, who do you think can compete with Emperor Tianding?"
"You don't have to waste your time on me," Xia Zhaoyi looked at him, "My dislike of Song Zhiyi has nothing to do with whether he is a master of the Ming Dynasty or not. I don't want to choose a master of the Ming Dynasty or a secret master. The world will belong to whomever it belongs to, and all forces I won’t participate in any of it.”
"Don't participate?" Cao Yijun frowned, "But Miss Ali, if you don't participate, why did you interfere in the Ji family's affairs?"
"This happened because of me," the man who had been following Xia Zhaoyi on the other side suddenly said, his voice was clear and low, "Ali didn't want to interfere in the Ji family's affairs, she just came to save me."
Cao Yijun looked at him.
In the dark night, the man's appearance was first-class handsome. Even though Cao Yijun came from a famous family and was used to meeting nobles and celebrities with noble appearance, he had to say that he was stunning at this time.
"You..." Cao Yijun's eyes were twitching.
"I am Shen Lie," the man said.
Despite the suspicion in his mind, Cao Yijun's eyes still widened, and he almost subconsciously pulled the reins and retreated.
This, this cannot be recruited.
No matter how strong or powerful you are, you can't do it anymore.
I am sorry for the patrol guards and city gate guards who died in Guangzhuo Mansion, and I am sorry for the two thousand brothers who died at Duankou!
"You are responsible!" Cao Yijun said, and suddenly shouted, "Here comes! This is Shen Lie. Whoever takes his head and a thousand taels of gold will be honored by the general!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a long whip shot through the air, and the whip in Xia Zhaoyi's hand seemed to have grown a pair of eyes.
Cao Yijun hurriedly drew his sword, but his speed was far slower than that of others. He only took half of the sword out of his hand, and with the scabbard, it fell to the ground with a crisp "bang".
"General!"
His men came quickly on horseback.
Shen Lie turned his spear and said, "Ali, don't come."
After saying that, he galloped away.
Xia Zhaoyi looked at Cao Yijun coldly.
Cao Yijun looked at the weapons on the ground, then raised his head and glared at Xia Zhaoyi.
His skills are not weak, and he became the commander of the attack camp based on his ability, but as a soldier, he didn't even grab a weapon!
"You keep urging me to stay, but I urge you to consider leaving Song Zhiyi," Xia Zhaoyi said, "If there is a wise master in the world, it will definitely not be the Song Zhiyi who uses refugees as a shield and the flesh and blood of the people as a ladder."
"Ah Li, you and I are at odds with each other!"
"I never wanted to be with you, you can do it yourself." Xia Zhaoyi said, pulling the reins and looking at Shen Lie, the winner was already decided.
Cao Yijun also looked at it, almost fainting, and held on to the reins with both hands to prevent him from falling.
Because they followed him on the attack all night, these soldiers did not wear heavy armor, were extremely maneuverable, and had such first-class horses, they were definitely brave men.
But now, people are on their backs and there is chaos.
Shen Lie's equestrian skills were extremely high. Because they had no armor, Shen Lie didn't even need to use any force at all. Cao Yijun didn't even see the sparks from the blade clash. The opponent struck very quickly, neither hurting nor killing anyone. He only used the spear in his hand to dismount the knight.
Cao Yijun watched helplessly as two more of his men were slapped off their horses in a hurry, and he yelled: "Trash!"
Xia Zhaoyi lightly kicked the horse in the belly: "Shen Lie!"
Shen Lie dismounted the last two people and looked at Xia Zhaoyi.
Xia Zhaoyi leaned over and whispered in his ear.
Shen Lie nodded.
Xia Zhaoyi turned around and picked out three horses. The rest were whipped away by her with her whip.
Shen Lie turned around and walked towards Cao Yijun.
Cao Yijun's eyes widened: "What do you want to do?"
"Your mount." Shen Lie said.
"You!" Cao Yijun was shaking with anger, "Shen Lie, you'd better kill me today."
Shen Lie was puzzled: "Why do you think I dare not do this?"
