A few days after the Yaoguo troops stationed themselves in the Dabang Highlands, the first battle was about to begin.
After several tentative confrontations, the Huoluohe Khanate took the lead in opening up the front line and arranging their troops. With the sound of drums, they approached the Yaoguo military camp. The previous sneak attacks caused Yaoguo to lose a lot of troops. Those soldiers who lost their brothers and sisters
They gnashed their teeth and their eyes were as red as blood, wishing to tear their enemies apart and avenge their relatives and friends. If Yi Chenjing hadn't explicitly banned the sending of troops, the fighting between the two parties would have already begun.
The beacon fire was about to start, like an arrow on a string, and the tense atmosphere made all the soldiers of the distant country forget about another unbelievable thing - tomorrow, the third young master of the Bai family brought by the fifth prince will be executed at the stake.
That was the biological brother of the princess. A few days ago, the prince and his wife were praised as a match made in heaven. How come they became strangers in the blink of an eye? What kind of mistake did a young general make that he must die to apologize for?
The answer lies only in the hearts of those involved.
Bai Qige no longer expected to shake Yi Chenjing's determination. He had such a temper that it was extremely difficult to convince him of his determination, especially regarding Princess Hongxiao. He...he wanted to destroy everything in the world just to let that wisp of jade die.
Fanghun felt his deep lovesickness, completely regardless of who was behind him to bear the pain of broken promises.
That's all, it's better to ask for others than to ask for yourself. Since Yi Chenjing refuses to let go, she can only rely on herself.
Bai Haoyu, she must save him!
It was night, Bai Qige, who had been haggard for many days and had not washed herself, was freshly dressed and brought food to the prison. Xiao Baishan, who came with him, winked. The soldier responsible for guarding the cage nodded respectfully and retreated to the distance, looking at the prisoner.
The eyes of the two siblings inside and outside the cage were full of doubts.
"The princess has something to say as soon as possible. The general will only allow you and your brother to see each other one last time to say goodbye. It will take too long and it will be difficult for you to return to life."
"Thank you, General Xiao." Bai Qige forced a smile and thanked her with her lips, a hint of guilt in her eyes fleeting, "This jar of wine was left by Boss Ning, and I took it to warm them up. Thanks to them for taking care of Xiaoyu these days, I
There is nothing to repay, just a little kindness."
Following Bai Qige's pointer, the two guards secretly looking over here were swallowing saliva expectantly. When they saw the two looking back, they hurriedly covered up. Xiao Baishan sighed in a low voice: "It's hard for the prince and concubine to still think about them at this time.
That's fine, it's windy and cold at night, so I'll take them to the tent to rest, and if the princess has finished speaking, she can go over there and find us."
Nodding and watching Xiao Baishan's burly figure leave, Bai Qige's lips turned bitter and her face became increasingly pale. She quickly wiped away her gloomy expression before turning around and squatting outside the cage, whispering: "Xiaoyu, Xiaoyu?"
Tortured by Yi Chenxuan into inhuman form and imprisoned by Yi Chenjing, the harsh northern wind and sand made the pampered third young master of the Bai family languid and weak. He looked like he was about to die. His sluggish eyes lingered on Bai Qige's face for a long time before he reacted.
"Sister...save me..."
The hoarse and weak voice made Bai Qige feel sour. She put down her food and held Bai Haoyu's cold palm tightly: "Don't be afraid, Xiaoyu, everything will be fine."
"You lied to me... they... they wanted to kill me, burn me to death..." Thinking of death, the survival instinct suddenly surged in the boy who was on the verge of death, and his voice suddenly rose, "I don't want to die, sister, please save me."
, please save me! It’s none of my business, I only became like this because of your words!”
Does it have to do with her? She somehow became a sinner who shouldered the hatred of her family and the country, not to mention being despised and tortured by others. Who had ever thought that everything had anything to do with her? Seeing Bai Haoyu put all the responsibilities on her, Bai Qige said no in her heart
She felt extremely uncomfortable, this was her blood relative, why didn't even her brother want to see her? Even if she had committed a heinous crime, if everything she was doing now was not just to save him, why would she be trying so hard to rub salt in her wounds?
It is inevitable for people to get excited when they are nervous. Bai Qige is also a flesh and blood body with mortal worries. No matter how strong she is, she will eventually be tired and vulnerable. However, she understands that she cannot complain at this moment. A disaster is coming. If she wavers in the slightest, Bai Haoyu will lose her life.
Her brother is dead, how can she face her parents when she meets her, and how can she face the mistakes made by this body and her original determination to take on everything?
Taking a deep breath to hold back the heartache, Bai Qige squeezed Bai Haoyu's palm, with a stern look in her eyes that could not be refuted: "Shut up, don't yell anymore."
Perhaps he had never seen such a weak and cowardly sister with such an expression. Bai Haoyu shuddered subconsciously and followed Bai Qige's wishes and stopped making noise, but the fear in his eyes was still the same as before.
"Listen, Xiaoyu, my sister will risk her life to save you." Bai Qige stuffed the bowl of porridge into the cage, blew the dust off the steamed buns and whispered, "Eat something first to replenish your strength, and I'll wait for a while.
Come and take you away again."
"You... didn't lie to me?" Bai Haoyu looked at the dark-faced woman with doubt, and there seemed to be a trace of pleading in his hesitant tone.
"You are my brother, how could I lie to you and abandon you? Be obedient and eat these. I will come back and take you away from here soon." Avoiding those weak eyes, Bai Qige turned to Xiao Baishan and others a hundred steps away.
The tent where people rest, their white palms clenched into fists.
Having reached this point, I'm afraid there's no turning back?
Talking about staying together forever, but compared with that person, it was just empty talk, and her heart had been cold and warm, hot and cold several times, and she no longer wanted to deceive herself into suffering.
He stepped firmly towards the tent, paused outside the tent for a moment and then opened the curtain and entered. In the tent dimly lit by oil lamps, two soldiers guarding the cage and Xiao Baishan were lying on the ground, their heavy snoring sounded drunken, and three wine-drinking men were beside them.
The bowl was overturned, and the alluring aroma of wine was faintly exuded.
This wine was definitely given by Ning Xizui, but it was not for drinking, but to paralyze the consciousness of the injured soldiers so that they could easily treat the severe wounds. Therefore, the wine was extremely powerful, and an ordinary person would not be able to drink more than a cup.
He would be completely drunk after just tea. The wine that saved people would be used to harm others. Bai Qige never thought that one day she would do such a disgraceful thing.
What could she do otherwise? She had no choice.
Bai Qige took off the horizontal knife from the soldier and held it in her hand. Bai Qige carefully pushed Xiao Baishan, who was sleeping with his head tilted, and after making sure that the other party had no reaction, he took a deep breath and hurried back to the cage.
In order to escape, Bai Haoyu forced himself to eat the food and then sat against the cage for a while. He regained some of the strength he had lost. He heard the sound of horse hooves and looked up. As expected, it was his sister who had returned.
Bai Qige.
"Get on the horse." Bai Qige unlocked the chain of the prison cage with the key collected from the guarding soldier. She pointed at the horse behind her and spoke concisely, with a rare serious look on her face.
Although Bai Haocheng was ignorant, he also understood that it was a matter of life and death. He climbed onto the horse in silence, feeling a huge stone in his heart. He spoke more calmly: "Sister, are we going back to Zhaoguo?"
"It's not back to Zhaoguo, it's home." Bai Qige, who had climbed onto another horse, said calmly, "I will take you to Lingyun City, and you will walk the rest of the way on your own. Xiaoyu, listen to your sister, don't do this again.
Anything that makes your parents sad, okay? When they are old, their only hope is that you can get married and start a business in peace. My second brother and I have our own responsibilities. The task of honoring our parents can only be entrusted to you. As long as you can
Get rid of your stubbornness and be a good person, my sister will not hesitate to sacrifice everything for you."
In his memory, his sister was not the person who would say these words at all. Bai Haoyu looked sideways in surprise. Under the moonlight, his thin face was as calm as dead water, so calm that it was chilling.
"Sister, won't you go back with me?"
A faint smile appeared on her lips. Bai Qige didn't know whether it was a bitter smile or a self-deprecating smile: "I said, I also have my own burdens. You can't go back on what you have promised. I promised Yi Chenjing that I would not leave him.
If you go, then you will keep your promise and never break it in this life."
She said she would stay by his side - of course, he also said he would never leave her despite all the past grudges, but the result was that he swung his sword at her.
Oaths, the only one who still sticks to them is the stupid self? For some reason, it is clear that Yi Chenjing is no longer worthy of trust, so she still refuses to destroy the oaths that belong to her with her own hands.
The sound of horse hooves sounded in the vast plains. Bai Haoyu was in front and Bai Qige was behind. The two equally thin bodies jolted on the horse and swayed in the wind. No one could have imagined that these two people would be the world-famous children of the Bai family. Then.
The moonlight is thin, and the rising sun is rising slowly in the distant east. The warmth of the first light spreads all over the body, taking away the coldness of the cold night.
Lingyun City was almost here, and the horses that had been galloping all night began to slow down. The exhausted Bai Haoyu kept coughing, and Bai Qige had to stop his horse and ask.
"It's okay, maybe it's the cold wind." Bai Haoyu changed his previous attitude of being honest and calm, and looked at Bai Qige with more respect, "Sister, will you be punished if you go back like this? The general will let you go.
Really? I think you should come back to Zhao Kingdom with me——"
"If I go back with you, Zhao Kingdom will never have peace."
After pondering for a while, the third son of the Bai family, who was arrogant but not stupid, understood what she meant and looked guilty. Although he had been awarded the title of major general by King Zhaomin long ago, Bai Haoyu was only a seventeen-year-old boy after all.
As a young boy in his early years, Bai Qige didn't want him to be bound by the mistakes he made when he was young. He was about to open his mouth to comfort him, but unexpectedly, he glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw a figure on horseback sneaking into the grass in the distance.
Bai Qige gasped.
Someone is following them!
"Xiaoyu, have you seen the big rock in front of you? When you get there, speed up and run towards Lingyun City. No matter what happens, don't look back. When you get to Lingyun City, go find Boss Ning. He should live in the east of the city.
In the inn, you just need to tell him that I asked him to take you back to Zhaoguo, and don't ask any more questions, do you understand?"
The sudden serious and vigilant tone frightened Bai Haoyu, especially when he saw Bai Qige's green-white fingers touching the horizontal knife on his waist, the young man's delicate face suddenly turned pale.
"No! Sister! You can't beat those people!"
Whether it is Xiao Baishan, who has experienced many battles, or Yi Chenxuan, who is cold and evil, Bai Haoyu does not think that his sister, who does not know martial arts and is frail, can resist the enemies who are following him. Yi Chenxuan hates her and treats her with contempt.
As a stumbling block, Yi Chenjing hated her to the core and would never end well no matter which party she fell into.
Bai Qige also understands these.
Jumping on the horse and riding alongside her younger brother, Bai Qige raised her head and straightened her back, giving Bai Haoyu no chance to object.
"You are my brother, live well."
The horizontal sword was half an inch out of its sheath. The bright and sharp blade reflected the warm red light of the rising sun and was as bright as its owner. Bai Qige turned the horse's head towards the pursuer, and the hand holding the sword did not tremble at all.
Anyone who wants to harm her family will end up with nothing more than death.