The blue dragon's huge body was rushing wildly in the darkness, but Tang Lie seemed to be growing on it. After the blue dragon's countless efforts failed, it seemed to have finally lost its confidence, its flying speed kept slowing down, and its belly was pressed against the river. Above it, the tail that was dancing crazily was now hanging down.
In the fierce collision just now, although Tang Lie escaped the fate of being smashed into a pulp, the gravel and dust flying all over the sky had already scratched countless blood marks on his body. After being soaked in the river water, the wounds were painful. It was even more unbearable for him, and the full screen's own strong perseverance was supporting him, otherwise he would have given up long ago.
The feeling in his right arm became more and more acute. Through the blue dragon's thick scales, Tang Lie could clearly feel its heartbeat. After a brief relaxation, the muscles around the blue dragon tightened again, followed by an earth-shattering sound. Roaring wildly, the blue dragon's huge body suddenly jumped upwards, and its power had reached its extreme at this moment.
The hard head suddenly hit the rock dome above, and the heavily damaged dome cracked from it. Huge stones and dust poured down from the hole, followed by a surging water column.
The blue dragon rushed up against the water column, crossing the lake above at an incredible speed, carrying crystal water drops, rushing out of the lake and straight into the sky.
The midday sun shone unobstructed on the blue dragon's body, reflecting a dazzling blue light. Tang Lie's eyes were closed tightly because he couldn't stand the stimulation of the bright light.
The huge head of the blue dragon flexibly turned back, its green eyes flashing with a strange light.
One person and one dragon looked at each other. The blue dragon suddenly opened its giant kiss, and a powerful stream of water spurted out from its mouth and nose. The stream of water hit Tang Lie like a heavy hammer. In front of Tang Lie's eyes, Suddenly, he lost consciousness, and his body fell vertically downwards from mid-air.
The violent Heishui River finally regained its former gentleness. When Xuan'er woke up, she found herself lying on the raft. The others had already disappeared. She felt panic in her heart and shouted loudly: "Master," the voice said. The words echoed in the darkness for a long time, but no one answered her.
Helpless tears slowly slid down Xuan'er's pretty face. She turned around and vaguely saw a bright light in front of her, penetrating into this dark world.
Slowly spreading her wings, shaking off the water stains on her body, Xuan'er flew close to the black water river towards the bright light.
There was a waterfall flowing down at the exit. Xuan'er passed through this natural water curtain, and a fresh lake breeze blew in her face. The warm sunshine enveloped her alluring body. Xuan'er lowered her head and saw A seven-color rainbow stretches across the front of the waterfall, connecting the waterfall with the flat, mirror-like lake in front.
Half of the lake was crystal clear, and the other half was as dark as ink. This rare natural wonder amazed Xuan'er, but she had no intention of admiring this beautiful scenery. She was deeply concerned about Tang Lie's safety.
After hovering on the lake for a long time without finding anyone, Xuan'er felt extremely nervous. She couldn't imagine how she would live if she lost her master. Her delicate hand accidentally fell on the jade flute hanging around her waist. , Xuan'er suddenly thought of Ling Ying. She took off the jade flute and blew it hard. The melodious sound of the flute was sent far away along with the cool lake breeze. She didn't know if Ling Ying could hear her distant call.
The severe pain in his body made Tang Lie wake up from his sleep. When he opened his eyes, he found that his hands were handcuffed, his feet were shackled, and he was tied with five other bandits with iron chains. They were imprisoned in a In a prison car with an iron cage.
The first thought that came to Tang Lie's mind was that he was still alive, and then he guessed: "Could it be that the blue dragon brought me here?" He moved his body with difficulty, but he pulled the thief who was tied to him. The clan members woke up in shock. The bandit clan member glanced at Tang Lie and muttered something in his mouth.
Tang Lie couldn't understand the language of the bandits, so he had to pretend to be deaf and turned his head away. Judging from the uniforms of the soldiers escorting them from the rear, they should belong to the army of the Xuanwu Empire. Tang Lie secretly screamed in his heart, if this time If he falls into the hands of Sima Tianfeng, he will definitely die.
The bandits on the side could no longer endure their hunger and thirst, and kept praying: "Water...water..." Fortunately, his pronunciation of the word was quite accurate.
An imperial cavalry rode up to the prison car, took out a water bag, pulled out the bottle cork and shook it in front of the prison car. Several bandit tribesmen came over at the same time. Although Tang Lie didn't want to move, but under their pull He had no choice but to get closer, and the rough shackles immediately scratched his skin.
They had all been exposed to the sun for a long time, and their bodies emitted an unpleasant smell of sweat. They were crowded together, which made the feeling of suffocation even more severe.
The imperial cavalry deliberately lured them with a water bag and occasionally spilled a little water. Several bandit tribesmen squeezed in and fought for it. They began to push each other for the small amount of water.
Seeing the bandits squeezing each other in the prison car, all the imperial cavalry around them laughed.
Tang Lie had long understood that these soldiers were deliberately humiliating them, and he became even more angry. He caught a glimpse of the long knife hanging on the cavalry's waist, which was his own. Suddenly, a plan came into his mind. As long as he could seize the long knife, It can be used to easily cut off shackles and iron cages.
Thinking of this, he took advantage of the moment when the imperial cavalry was pouring water into the iron cage, and slammed into the bandit tribesman beside him, hitting the bridge of the bandit tribesman's nose, causing him to have a bloody nose. Several bandit tribesmen simultaneously They bumped into Tang Lie, who deliberately led them to the corner of the iron cage.
In order to have a clearer view, the imperial cavalry came around from behind the prison car and poured water on Tang Lie's head. He wanted to intensify the fight between the prisoners. He only cared about schadenfreude and involuntarily moved his body closer to the iron cage. Unexpectedly, Tang Lie Lie reached out half of his hand from the iron cage, grabbed the handle of the knife accurately, and suddenly snatched the long knife from his waist.
Only then did several bandits understand Tang Lie's true intention of causing the fight. They immediately stopped attacking Tang Lie and covered Tang Lie as he retreated to the other side of the prison van.
The imperial cavalry who lost their swords screamed in panic, and the surrounding cavalry heard the noise and hurriedly surrounded the prison car where Tang Lie was.
Tang Lie reversed the blade and cut off the shackles like lightning, then clamped the blade with his feet and cut off the handcuffs on his hands. At this time, the imperial cavalry who had lost his sword raised his spear and stabbed into the iron cage. Two The bandits simultaneously reached out and grabbed the tip of his spear, refusing to let go even though their palms were cut and bleeding by the two blades of the spear.
Tang Lie moved like the wind and cut off the handcuffs and shackles of several bandits in a short time. He raised his long knife and cut off the big lock on the iron cage with one strike. He led several bandits to jump before the imperial cavalry surrounded the prison car. Go down.
Several bandit tribesmen shared the same hatred as Tang Lie and ran to the right with Tang Lie. Unfortunately, they were on a plain and there was no shelter around them.
More than a hundred Imperial cavalry were chasing them on horseback. The two Imperial cavalry riding at the front bent their bows and fired arrows at the escaping prisoners.
The bandit man next to Tang Lie couldn't dodge and was hit in the back by an arrow. The tip of the arrow came out of his chest with flesh and blood. The bandit man looked at his chest in disbelief. It took him a long time to realize what had happened and shouted. With a heart-rending scream, his body fell forward and fell to the ground.
A cold voice shouted: "If you dare to escape again, he will be your role model,"
This voice was unusually familiar to Tang Lie. His figure stopped there and slowly turned around, only to see a young general wearing golden armor riding on top of the white unicorn, holding a golden The long bow was drawn like a fifteen full moon, and the gleaming tip of the arrow was pointed at his heart.
The young general saw Tang Lie's face clearly, and his murderous face suddenly showed an expression of extreme surprise: "It's you,"
Tang Lie smiled and nodded. He did not expect that this majestic golden-armored general would be Lang Yuan.
Lang Yuan slowly loosened the bow string, hung the golden long bow on the unicorn's saddle again, waved his right hand back, and all the imperial warriors following him put down their weapons.
Lang Yuan jumped off the unicorn and walked slowly in front of Tang Lie. His expression did not show the joy of meeting again after a long absence. The news that Tang Lie abducted the princess and eloped had already spread throughout the Xuanwu Empire. Before the matter became clear, he could not be sure of himself. Although Tang Lie was his savior, he did not dare to cover up such a serious crime.
Tang Lie smiled and said, "I didn't expect to see you here."
Lang Yuan whispered: "If you have anything to do, we'll talk about it back to my camp."
After taking off his armor and putting on a linen robe, Lang Yuan's body added a bit of elegance. The two warriors brought a freshly roasted yellow sheep into the camp, and the alluring aroma spread in the air.
Tang Lie grabbed the silver knife and cut off a leg of lamb without hesitation, and started chewing it. He was so hungry that he couldn't resist the temptation of delicious food.
Lang Yuan dismissed the others, filled two glasses of fine wine into the rhinoceros horn cup, and handed one of them to Tang Lie: "Why did Mr. Tang hang out with the bandits?"
Tang Lie held a large piece of mutton in his mouth and said vaguely: "I can't explain clearly. Didn't you follow the emperor to fight? How did you come to this place?"
Lang Yuan sighed, with infinite melancholy in his eyes: "The war on the front line is not optimistic. This time I was sent food and grass by General Heter's fate, and I happened to pass by here."
Tang Lie nodded, grabbed the wine glass and drank it down. Only then did he feel his hunger subsided slightly. He picked up a napkin and wiped the corners of his mouth and said: "Since you passed by here, what about Sima Tianfeng leading the army to attack Parthia City?" You should have heard of it,”
Lang Yuan nodded slowly and silently picked up the wine glass in front of him.
Tang Lie said: "Did you participate in the attack on Parthia City?"
Lang Yuan took a sip of the wine and looked at Tang Lie: "You don't seem to know the real reason why the Xuanwu Empire attacked Parthia City. The bandits have been fighting against the empire for many years..."
Tang Lie said angrily: "Only for such a far-fetched reason, you can kill this weak nation at will, and you can brutally destroy the city that the thieves rely on to survive."
Lang Yuan sighed: "Tang Lie, you don't understand the temperament of the bandit tribe. The killing of the bandit tribe had been planned long before the emperor's personal expedition, but it was postponed due to the sudden outbreak of the war. The bandit tribe's behavior in recent times has been It is extremely rampant and has robbed our army of food and grass many times. If it were not like this, I would not personally be responsible for escorting this food and grass."
Tang Lie whispered: "So you were not involved in Sima Tianfeng's attack on Parthia City,"
Lang Yuan nodded: "I heard from my subordinates that they caught several thieves trying to steal food and grass. I didn't expect you to be among them."
Tang Lie smiled bitterly and said: "I didn't steal any food and grass. After escaping from the underground world, I fell into a coma. When I opened my eyes, I was already in the prison car. Probably your men saw me wearing a bandit suit. clothes, so they arrested me together,"
Lang Yuan said angrily: "These useless trash, they only know how to cheat and gain merit,"
Tang Lie said: "General Wolf, I want to ask you to do something for me."
Lang Yuan looked at Tang Lie quietly and said for a long time: "You once saved my life. I am willing to do anything for you, but before I agree to you, there is something I must understand..." He After a pause, he said: "Why did you take the princess hostage and elope?"
Tang Lie had long expected that Lang Yuan would have this question. He stared at Lang Yuan and suddenly burst into hearty laughter: "In your mind, do I, Tang Lie, am a lustful person?" After asking this question , Tang Lie couldn't help but regret a little. It was Lang Yuan who invited him to a prostitute for the first time. Of course he would think that he was a lustful person. Tang Lie continued without waiting for Lang Yuan's answer: "Although I, Tang Lie, like beauty, but more You value your own life, there is no reason to risk your own life just to seduce the princess,"
Lang Yuan whispered: "Based on what I know about you, I don't believe you would do such a thing."
Tang Lie said: "The real cause of this incident is that Prince Xuan Yuan wanted to kill Princess Xuan Bo,"
"What?" Lang Yuan was shocked. He couldn't imagine why Prince Xuan Yuan wanted to kill his own sister.
Tang Lie sorted out his thoughts and told Lang Yuan in detail what happened in the imperial capital. Lang Yuan's initial surprise turned to anger and injustice. He slammed the rhinoceros horn cup in his hand on the table and stood up suddenly: "These traitors took advantage of the fact that the emperor was on the front line and had no time to do anything. They actually did such a thing. They were so shameless that they sent people to report false information to the emperor."
Tang Lie sneered and said: "Actually, the emperor is the one who knows the most about the whole matter. It was the secret decree he personally handed over to Princess Xuanbo that harmed us to this extent. I don't believe he would be unaware of it."
Lang Yuan took two steps back and forth and whispered: "Whether the emperor knows it or not, we must report this matter to him face to face. Tang Lie, you come with me to Huju Pass and explain this matter to the emperor face to face."
