The winter nights were extremely cold, especially after it had snowed a few days ago, and it was even more frosty. Hongli and the others hid in a cave. The entrance of the cave was sealed by a large stone brought by Agui, and they used branches and weeds as cover.
, avoiding the secret guards who were searching the mountain, but they were trapped inside and did not dare to go out.
"Fourth Brother, those people must have been sent by Second Brother to kill you." Agui said as he took a big bite of the big cake. This was the dry food they brought with them in case of emergencies.
They needed it, but unexpectedly it has now become their life-saving food.
"You don't have to worry about it. Who else would send people to assassinate us except the second elder brother? It's you. This is the last piece of pie. What did you ask the fourth elder brother to eat?" Zhaohui glared at Agui angrily.
, the latter shook a little embarrassedly
He turned his head and muttered: "I have only eaten one piece of cake since last night. I only ate it when I was really hungry and couldn't bear it." As he said this, he tore off the unbitten half of the cake and handed it to Hongli, "
Fourth brother, you should also eat some to fill your stomach."
"I'm not hungry." Hongli shook his head, took the sheepskin bag and wanted to drink water, but found that the water inside was gone, leaving only an empty bag.
"Brother Si, there is no way for us to hide like this. Even if they can't find us, we will starve to death and die of thirst. We have to find a way to escape from this mountain."
"But there are people outside now. We might be discovered as soon as we go out. We can't defeat so many people, and there are people guarding the way down the mountain. What else can we do." Agui didn't want others to lose their ambition.
He was impressive, but the fact was that he couldn't help but accept it.
Zhaohui said: "We have to find a way even if we have no other choice. We managed to escape from death and have reached this stage. How can we be trapped here and die?"
"I didn't expect that Hongshi would know that I was not dead, and he sent people to ambush at the city gate in advance to prevent us from entering the city." Hongli patted the hard stone next to him hard, and the hatred made the faint scar on his face turn bright red.
Like blood.
"Could it be that the person who sent the letter to Prince Yi was discovered by him, and he knew that Brother Si was still alive? This would explain why Prince Yi never sent anyone to pick us up, nor did he tell the emperor about this.
." Zhaohui didn't know that the messenger was bitten to death by a poisonous snake, so he just guessed based on the existing clues.
"No matter what, the most important thing now is how to escape from under the eyes of these people." Hongli forced himself to calm down. After so many things, he had gradually learned to control his emotions. After a moment of meditation, he said: "
Agui, you just said that the way down the mountain is guarded, right?"
Agui finished the cake in his hand and said: "Well, when we first found this cave, I went to check it out. There were people guarding every intersection, and there were at least three people.
I don’t know if they set a trap yet.”
With the moonlight shining in from the cracks in the rocks, Hongli smiled coldly and said: "In other words, there is no one to guard the place where there is no road, right?"
His words made the two of them stunned. They didn't understand what he meant. Zhaohui was the first to react and said with a hint of surprise: "Brother Si, don't you want to take the mountain road? But besides those roads,
, other places are either impossible to walk at all, or there are cliffs making it difficult to pass."
Hongli said coldly: "But besides this method, is there any other way to get down the mountain?"
His words caused Zhaohui and the others to fall silent, and they said for a long time: "But no matter what, this method is too risky. If one thing goes wrong, your life will be in danger. Fourth Brother is a rich man, so you can't take this risk."
"
"It's better to take risks than to sit back and wait for death! As for the body of a rich man..." Hongli shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It's a joke to say this now. I am now being chased around like a bereaved dog by Hongshi, even my own family
You can’t go back either.”
Seeing that Hongli had made up his mind, Zhaohui and Agui stopped talking. The three of them got together and began to discuss how to get down the mountain. Agui had gone out to explore the road. According to him, the mountains to the east were
, although it is also very steep, it is much better than the other sides. If you really want to risk going down the mountain, the east side is undoubtedly the best choice.
After discussing, the three of them left the cave at night and walked eastward in the dark, relying on the stars in the sky to guide them, carefully avoiding those who were searching for them along the way.
After finally reaching the east side, I found that there were people searching here. After everyone left, I reached the edge of the mountain. There was no rope, so I had to climb down the mountain with my hands and feet. They held their breath one by one and did not dare to make a sound.
Climb down the mountain carefully.
Although the east side is relatively flat, it is only in comparison. It is still extremely difficult and dangerous to climb up, especially for Hongli who has not recovered from his injuries. A large range of movements will cause a dull pain in the chest and an itchy throat.
I always want to cough.
If someone saw Hongli and the others at this time, they would find that they were climbing on the edge of the mountain like a few monkeys, but they were much clumsier than the monkeys. In addition, the sky was dark with only a little light from the stars and the moon.
I couldn't see the road clearly under my feet.
However, the journey was uneventful and no one discovered them until they reached the halfway point of the mountain. There was a small mound here. Their hands and feet were so weak from climbing that they took a short rest here to regain their strength, but they did not dare to speak.
, afraid of being heard.
Just when the three of them stood up and were about to climb again, Agui stepped on the air and almost fell down. Fortunately, Hongli reacted quickly and held his hand firmly, preventing him from falling into a puddle of flesh.
The stone rolled down the mountain. Although Agui did not fall, the sound of the stone falling was shocking.
They saw the secret guards not far away and gathered towards this place. Hongli and the others were so nervous that they didn't even move, hoping in their hearts that the secret guards would leave quickly. However, the more they thought like this, the more things developed in the opposite direction.
Not only did the secret guards not leave, some of them even climbed down, getting closer and closer to where Hongli and the others were.
What to do? What to do? If this continues, they will be discovered sooner or later, and by then, they will really die here.
The three of them looked at each other in the dark, and they all saw panic in each other's eyes. The crisis was imminent, but they could not think of a way to resolve it. Agui was even more upset. If he hadn't accidentally stepped on a loose stone,
How could so many people come here? The fourth elder brother came back this time to avenge the second elder brother. How could he die in such a ghost place without any explanation?
Thinking of this, he suddenly grabbed Zhaohui's hand and started writing one stroke at a time. After writing, Zhaohui's hand was already trembling, but he didn't say anything. He just squeezed Agui's hand hard.