On the first day of July in the second year of Zhaoxi, the smoke from the Yujing war had already drifted with the wind to Suoyang Pass, which had already been captured by Wei Liang's army.
At that time, Luqiu Borong had been staying with the army in the camp in the pass, watching and squinting, looking for opportunities to move north again. Suddenly he heard that the war in the north had resumed, and he quickly sent people to explore, but he heard that ferocious beasts from ancient times appeared on the grasslands.
The female monarch didn't believe it at first, so she sent more than a hundred scouts to investigate separately, but they all never returned.
It wasn't until Qi Ziyin sent someone to rush over to deliver a letter asking for peace, that she was overly conceited and still concluded that Chilang's incident was nothing but a ploy by the young Duke Ye to divert the tiger away from the mountain to disrupt the morale of her own army.
However, General Fu Zaiyin's judgment on this matter was very different from the king's idea. He tried his best to persuade Lu Qiu Borong to go back to Hongzhu to rest, but the other party refused to listen at all and stubbornly insisted on stationing in the pass with the army and refused.
He left. So Fu Zaiyin had no choice but to ask for orders, personally command five hundred elite soldiers, and go out to Yujing City to investigate, hoping to find conclusive evidence of Chilang's presence.
However, he was gone for three full days. It was not until the evening of the third day that Lu Qiu Borong realized that something was wrong, and immediately mobilized the soldiers to go out and look for the person. However, under the sunset, he saw a war horse.
The silhouette ran back from a distance. Immediately there was a person on its back, leaning on the saddle as if he had been seriously injured, but it was not Fu Zaiyin.
The female monarch immediately ordered someone to open the door and welcome the lone rider inside. Only then did she realize that the rider had already expired.
What the deceased was wearing was the armor of Yujing's heroic cavalry guards. The blood solidified on the horse's hair into a large hard and brittle scab. The knight had long since disappeared from the waist down, with only a few strings dragged out of his belly.
The intestines and the stiff arms hanging on both sides of the horse's body prevented him from falling off the horse.
Several Wei Liang soldiers lifted the body off the horse, but they took a folding fan and dropped it from the arms of the heroic cavalry guard. Lu Qiu Borong, who hurriedly came under the door, only glanced at it from a distance.
As if someone had cast a restraining spell, he immediately stopped and his whole body began to tremble involuntarily.
Only half of the fan made of precious silk remains. Even though it is soaked in blood, it can still be clearly identified that it is Fu Zaiyin's favorite "Splendid Mountains" embroidered on it!
"Some soldiers are back!"
Before a closer inspection, the sergeant on duty in the archery tower started shouting again. The door was opened again, but Luqiu Borong, with hope again in his eyes, was greeted by only five junior sergeants who had abandoned their armor.
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"How dignified are you! Even if I, a soldier of Liang Guard, died on the battlefield, I would never be as miserable as you!"
The female monarch stepped forward angrily, tightly grasped the collar of one of the men wearing the armor, and shouted sternly, completely ignoring the blood and sweat stains on them and soiling her hands, "Fu Aiqing must have fallen into the trap at this time."
He got into the hands of the Qi family kid, and the other party wants to use this to blackmail me, right or wrong?!"
However, the soldier on the opposite side seemed to be deceived and did not hear the king's question at all. He just kept mumbling nonsense in his mouth that was incomprehensible.
Luqiu Borong pushed the man hard, and immediately turned to the second, third, and fourth people, but they were all speechless. It wasn't until he asked the last soldier that the man was breathing again.
After getting angry, he asked for a bowl of water from his colleagues on the left and right, drank it down, and sighed:
"My lord, General Fu is no longer alive at this time."
"You're talking nonsense!"
The female monarch was immediately furious and did not want to believe that what the other party said was the truth. However, the sergeant suddenly grinned, and then reached out to push Lu Qiu Borong away in front of him, no longer caring about the courtesy of a monarch and his ministers.
:
"If the lord of the country thinks that someone can survive the siege of galloping wolves all over the mountains and plains, then just hope. However, I don't want to stay here any longer. I am going to the south and taking my family across the ocean.
, spend the rest of your life on the islands where wild beasts cannot reach!”
No one would have thought that Guan Ning's warrior, who was supposed to have "murderous aura as sword and courage, and go out to the north to kill enemy chiefs," would be so decisive and resolute in abandoning everything he once believed in and was loyal to.
At present, no one in the Suoyang Pass dared to stop this ordinary soldier who knew that he would be sentenced to death on the spot but refused to stay for a moment longer. Everyone watched helplessly as he turned the winch with his own hands and opened the door to the south.
There was a crack, and then he ducked inside and disappeared into the growing dusk.
Under the light of the torches lit all around, Luqiu Borong finally realized that she might have been wrong this time. However, her face did not show too much sadness, she just waved her hand gently and turned to
Go inside your tent:
"If anything unusual happens, come and report it at any time."
The deputy general under his command received the order, but he did not dare to ask any more questions. He just doubled the number of soldiers on duty in the pass, and even more energetically went to the archery tower to supervise the inspection.
However, everyone deliberately stopped approaching the big tent where the king slept. Because no one wanted to hear Lu Qiu Borong's sad sobs that were suppressed in his throat, filled with sadness and anger, but extremely suffocating.
At the same time, Qi Ziyin and his party, who had abandoned Yujing, fought and retreated, and arrived at Longshou Crossing with difficulty. Less than thirty miles away behind them, there were countless packs of wolves chasing them. In front of them,
These are the three tiger-headed flying fish boats that have not yet received any supplies and cannot lift anchor immediately.
In today's team, in addition to the Yujing military guards and Yeguo Xuanjia soldiers who survived the human-wolf war, there are also more than a thousand unarmed ordinary people who are unable to protect themselves. The crowd is crowded in front of the ferry on the north bank of Yushui River.
, but there is no way to retreat.
The young Duke Ye had no choice but to ask Leng Jiayun and Mo Zeming to lead the soldiers of Ye State to prepare for sailing out to sea. He himself and the Yujing Military Guards temporarily set up defense formations outside the ferry.
Soon, the news spread that Chilang was approaching again, causing people to panic. Feng Weishu was silent along the way, and he had no sympathy for this young man from land who cared about his daughter very much, so he couldn't avoid it. However, this time
At that time, he went out of his way and took the initiative to find the already distressed opponent and start questioning him.
"These three broken ships actually want to carry thousands of people. Is Mr. Ye Guo too incompetent at settling scores?"
Qi Ziyin had not had the opportunity to ask about the other party's identity before, and for a moment he did not know the purpose of his strange questioning. However, because of Ning Yue's face, he had to cup his hands and respond:
"The tiger-head flying fish ship of Ye State was originally built for the purpose of stationing troops. The cabin is huge. Although it is indeed difficult to carry thousands of people, it is good to be able to save one more person now."
"So, which people does Lord Ye intend to throw on the shore today, and which people does he intend to let board the ship to escape?"
Feng Weishu opened his mouth and asked again. This time, the boy in white finally guessed what the other party wanted, but he couldn't respond directly, so he followed the other party's words and asked:
"I don't know what your advice is?"
"Of course I will leave those useless people behind and take Ning Yue away immediately. The further away the better!"
Feng Weishu suddenly raised his voice, causing the military guards on the left and right to turn their heads and look over.
Qi Ziyin was a little angry, but he still suppressed the anger in his heart and said: "Among these people, there are craftsmen who know how to make pottery and bricks, there are also farmers who know how to cultivate and raise livestock, and there are also people who know how to reel silk and weave cloth. The embroidered girls. These people are the foundation for the prosperity of the Great Sheng Dynasty. How can you say that they are useless people?!"
"But today, all these soldiers are risking their lives for you. If we are saving so many insignificant people, is it possible that Duke Ye actually intends to leave them on the shore to die?"
"We still don't know how many people can be carried on the ship, and how can life and death be determined so easily? Your actions are of no help to the current situation. If you continue to be arrogant, it would be better to leave you behind and not allow you to board the ship. !”
Faced with Feng Weishu's provocation, Qi Ziyin finally broke out. The dispute between the two also caused everyone around them to talk about it. The originally extremely chaotic situation suddenly became more and more difficult to control.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Nowadays, the ferocious beast is facing us. If we don't work together, no one will be able to escape unscathed."
At this moment, Ning Yue squeezed out from the crowd around the two of them, grabbed Feng Weishu's sleeve and started to complain. The expression on the man's face became more and more unhappy, but he stopped talking. He shook his sleeves fiercely, turned around and left.
Qi Ziyin didn't understand the reason yet, he just looked at the other person's retreating back and asked:
"Ning Yue, what is the origin of this person who has been with you all this time? Why is he acting so recklessly?"
"He——is the one I tried so hard to escape...my father..."
The girl next to him blinked her blue eyes, and after a long time she sighed softly. This answer shocked the young Duke Ye, but he didn't know what else to say.
Half an hour later, news finally came from the three giant ships on the shore that they were ready. Qi Ziyin immediately ordered the people to board the ships first, while the sergeants stayed on the shore. However, before the first ship was fully loaded, Suddenly, an exclamation was heard from the jostling team, and the crowd behind them immediately became chaotic, surging from east to west, and could no longer maintain their composure.
"There are wolves! The wolves are attacking from the east!"
With great difficulty, the young man in white was able to vaguely distinguish a complete sentence from the noisy shouts. His expression immediately changed, and he took out his Yin teeth and wanted to lead the soldiers around him to rush over to support.
However, now, the entire ferry and the two or three miles stretching along the river bank are full of people. The scattered common people are completely mixed with the incompetent soldiers, and even the orders can no longer be transmitted smoothly. Not to mention quickly organizing an effective defense.
On the other hand, the pack of wolves was advancing very quickly. After a moment's delay, they saw the people standing in front of them being pounced on one after another like grass and trees blown by the strong wind. The roars coming from the wolves' mouths were as sharp as the teeth. The friction sound of gnawing at bones and flesh, and the screams one after another, stimulated everyone's nerves more and more.
Suddenly, a ball of light appeared in the crowd without warning, and in an instant it enveloped the three tiger-headed flying fish boats and everyone on the shore. Before the young Duke Ye could react, the ball of light unexpectedly appeared again. A stream of dazzling lightning was shot out, splitting the dozens of galloping wolves at the front into charcoal-like dead bodies on the spot!
The light ball greatly frightened the wolves, and even caused the beasts that were biting and fighting to immediately put down the prey at their mouths. The long hair on their necks and backs stood up, but they did not dare to take another step into the thunder pool easily.
Only then did Qi Ziyin see clearly that the person who used the forbidden spell to turn the tide was Feng Weishu, who had previously been clamoring to leave the people behind and escape alone!
"What the hell are you guys doing on land? Why don't you hurry up and let people board the ship! This technique consumes a lot of money and won't last long!"
The man with disheveled hair roared loudly, but the veins all over his body bulged out of the flesh, and even his eyes bulged, and it was almost impossible to see the whites of his blood-red eyes.
The young man finally reacted and immediately ordered the sergeant to escort the remaining people to board the ship immediately. The shore that was originally plunged into despair and chaos suddenly restored order in just half a stick of incense. Everyone held their breath and concentrated, not wanting to I missed this last chance of escape because of myself.
Fortunately, the tiger-head flying fish boat was able to load everyone into it. Qi Ziyin took Ning Yue's hand and finally boarded the boat. He immediately looked behind him and saw that he could block more than ten thousand roaring monsters with his own strength. Feng Weishu also turned his head to look at the boat.
"Everyone is safe, come up quickly!"
Ning Yue rushed to the side of the ship and shouted sternly. However, it was only then that she saw that her father's feet under his long gown had turned into countless veins in a very strange way, like an old tree with tangled roots. The blood vessels have penetrated into the ground and can no longer be moved.
Feng Weishu looked at the girl on the ship, and a smile suddenly appeared on his tense face, just like the joy he felt when he saw his daughter for the first time many years ago outside the delivery room. Then he turned his gaze When he saw Qi Ziyin's face, he looked serious and a little jealous, but he planned to entrust his daughter to him:
"Little devil from the mainland, no matter how reluctant I am, from now on, I will have to ask you to take good care of Yue'er for me. Remember, when you are in danger, you must do whatever it takes to keep her safe, even if You have to pay for it with your own life! Otherwise, even if I were a ghost, I wouldn’t let you go!”
Ning Yue, who had always had an ominous premonition in her heart, had already understood it, but she rushed under the boat before she could cry: "No! I'm here to help you cast the spell. After killing all these galloping wolves, let's go together!"
Feng Weishu's smiling eyes shed two lines of tears, but his tone was extremely firm:
"Silly boy, once the blood-curling technique is revealed, no one can solve it, and there is no possibility of taking it back. Although I am strict on weekdays, you are not my biological blood, but after all, I am the father who watched you grow up! I just hope When you leave, you can stay in peace forever and be a simple and happy ordinary person in this world full of holes!"
After the man finished speaking, his words suddenly became eloquent. Several rays of golden light suddenly erupted from his body, as if he had been struck by lightning, and his skin, flesh, and blood vessels became transparent and shiny. Immediately afterwards, the light ball barrier he had set up earlier Suddenly disappeared, but a dense rain of blood fell from above!
In the blink of an eye, the blood rain turned into countless large and small fireballs. Wherever the fireballs went, red fires instantly broke out, causing all the galloping wolves within a few miles to be wiped out in the flames that could burn the sky.
Even the wreckage is hard to find.
Feng Weishu, who was standing in the magic circle, quickly shriveled up and turned into countless pieces as light as feathers and as golden as paper. They were gently picked up by the river wind on the shore and scattered to this land that he loved so much.
In the land of hatred, they become part of the mountains and rivers, and can no longer be separated...
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