Under the skill of Sister You, Xiang Shaolong watched himself in the bronze mirror return to his original appearance.
Both women were filled with sadness about separation and no longer had their usual playful mood.
Xiang Shaolong was also worried about what happened to Xu Xian.
The story was told by Huang Hu himself. When he came back from a special trip, he was captured by Li Yuan at the city gate. There were more than 3,000 people when he left. Only 700 people were left when he came back, which shows how fierce the battle was.
After the execution, Huang Hu confessed that Lu Buwei's spies were hidden among Xu Xian's approximately 500 followers, so that they could accurately ambush Xu Xian in a canyon in Wei. Huang Hu personally shot him with an arrow, and the Qin army After a desperate counterattack, Huang Hu also suffered heavy casualties and fled in a hurry. Some of them were captured. That's why Li Yuan was so distressed. Lord Long Yang was in Wei because of the incident, and he was afraid that Lu Buwei would use this as an excuse to send troops to deal with Wei.
In the final analysis, the main culprits are Tian Dan and Lu Buwei.
What is even more despicable is Tian Dan, who deliberately stirs up trouble and troubles, hoping to fish in troubled waters and enjoy the benefits of fishermen.
After Xiang Shaolong learned about the whole incident, his mood improved. At least it was still unknown whether Xu Xian was really dead.
However, he had decided to set out at dawn to hunt down Tian Dan.
When Tian Dan left Shouchun, he only had more than a hundred people accompanying him. Since he wanted to avoid the checkpoints and fortresses of Chu, he had to take a detour. Therefore, although they were two days behind, they took shortcuts in Tian Dan because they had Chu people leading the way. The chance of intercepting them before entering Qi is still very high.
When he stood up and wanted to leave, the two You ladies couldn't help but throw themselves into his arms. They told him repeatedly that he must come to Dian Kingdom to visit them when he had the opportunity or when he passed by, and then they sent him out with tears in his eyes.
Mrs. Zhuang intercepted him outside the door and pulled him into the room. After a while, she said sadly: "If we say goodbye tonight, we may never see each other again. Mr. Xiang, why are you so unkind to me?" I want to serve you on my bed, but I can’t do it.”
Xiang Shaolong smiled bitterly and said: "The development of the matter is indeed unexpected, but Madam, there is no need to be so sad. The Dian Kingdom is not far from Qin. Maybe I can come to visit you when I have some free time."
Mrs. Zhuang was overjoyed and said: "A gentleman's word" Xiang Shaolong said: "Hurry up and whip" He stretched out his hand to tease her chin, and after kissing her sweet lips, tenderness surged in his heart, and he whispered: "Don't cry anymore , you should smile, take good care of Baoyi, I believe we will see each other again one day."
Mrs. Zhuang said: "I will return to Yunnan the day after tomorrow. Can you drop by to visit us when you return to Qin? Then I will smile at you."
Ri and Xi had gone through such a long period of time together, and I would be lying to myself if I said that no feelings had arisen. Although I wanted to kill Tian Dan immediately and fly back to Xianyang, under the current circumstances, I still had to agree.
After some more intimacy, Xiang Shaolong got out. Everyone had packed their bags and were ready to leave at any time. Li Yuanzheng, Long Yangjun, Han Chuang, and Teng Yi were talking. When they saw him coming, they pulled him aside and said: " I just met Yanran, and I feel better. It is true that only you are worthy of her. I am too enthusiastic about pursuing fame, wealth and power."
Xiang Shaolong was speechless, patted him on the shoulder and said: "It's just that I'm a little lucky. If Brother Li had met her earlier, she would have always admired you."
Li Yuan sighed: "Only in terms of mind, I can't compare with you. Hey, Xiu'er wants me to say to you, I wish you a safe journey."
Xiang Shaolong felt pity in his heart when he thought of Guo Xiuer.
Teng Yi came and urged: "We are about to set off." Everyone went out together and mounted their horses. Ji Yanran and others covered their faces with gauze to prevent others from seeing their peerless appearance.
Long Yangjun, Han Chuang and Li Yuan saw him off in person, and with the Chu army opening the way, they galloped towards the inner city gate.
It was still dark at this time, and the dark sky made the feeling of separation even more depressing.
Who can say for sure whether we will see each other again? Especially since Qin and the six southeastern countries are in a precarious situation of peace and war, the thought of fighting on the battlefield is even more melancholy.
Xiang Shaolong completely hates war. But it is the most inevitable thing in this era.
When they were about to arrive at the palace, a group of people guarding a carriage rushed out and intercepted them. It turned out that it was Li Yanyan who was coming.
Du Guichi, the chief of the Imperial Guard, came over and said, "The Queen Mother wants to see Master Wan and invites Master Wan to get in the car."
Xiang Shaolong, who was wearing a bamboo hat on his head, nodded, boarded Li Yan's mother's carriage, and drove out of the inner city gate.
Li Yanyan took off Xiang Shaolong's bamboo hat, looked at him blankly for a while, and said happily: "Xiang Shaolong is much prettier than Wan Duanguang. No wonder Xiu'er will never forget you. Oh: I didn't mean her
I am greedy for your beauty, but your current appearance and temperament better match your words, deeds and heroic spirit."
Xiang Shaolong smiled and said: "Didn't the Queen Mother make up her mind not to come to see her off? Why did she suddenly change her mind?" Li Yanyan threw herself into his arms, hugged him tightly with all her strength, and gasped: "This is the answer.
Just thinking that we may never see each other again makes Yanyan heartbroken. If one day Shaolong feels that he cannot defeat Lu Buwei, my door to Dachu will always be open for you."
The beauty was so kind, especially when he thought of her miserable and humiliating past, Xiang Shaolong felt warm in his heart. He lowered his head to find her hot lips, kissed her passionately, and then he felt excited and said: "I rarely regret anything between a man and a woman.
, but one day in the future, I will feel regret because I missed the opportunity to sleep with you, and cannot enjoy the beautiful scenery where silence is better than sound, and a moment of sex is worth a thousand pieces of gold."
Li Yanyan was drunk and said: "No one can tell you love words better than you, but why regret it? With the current car, we will have at least an hour to get to the dock outside the city, and we can do a lot of things." Xiang Shaolong
She said in astonishment: "This seems...hey" Li Yanyan pressed her cheek against it and said sadly: "Who would know? Xiang Shaolong: Didn't you say that a moment of sex is worth a thousand pieces of gold?" Xiang Shaolong hugged this body.
The youngest and most beautiful Queen Mother of the Warring States Period had mixed feelings in her heart.
He had only known her for a few days, but he felt like he had been with her for half his life. I am afraid that apart from Li Yuan, he was the one who knew her experiences and inner world best.
He still couldn't figure out whether he loved her more or pitied her more. But there was no doubt that her beauty was enough to make him unable to help but feel admiration for her.
The most bleak and romantic part is that this is destined to be a love with no results, so she put aside the dignity of the Queen Mother and risked everything to see her off and fight for this last chance, so that her life would not lose this short but eternal period.
It's worth the memories but dimmed.
Suddenly, he melted.
Everything in the carriage is unreal.
Like a deep, sweet dream.
I don't know where I am.
The sun sets in the west.
The three large ships were sent eastward, along the Huai River to see Zhongli, another large city in the Chu Kingdom.
Xiang Shaolong found Shanrou who was alone at the stern of the boat and asked curiously: "What is Sister Rou doing here?" Shanrou said angrily: "Can't you just want to be alone for a while?" Xiang Shaolong went over and hugged her tentatively.
He touched her fragrant shoulder and saw that she only glanced at him and made no other movement to resist. He kissed her jade cheek with confidence and said softly: "If we can kill Tian Dan on this trip, Sister Rou is willing to go back to Xianyang with us."
"?" She leaned into his arms softly and fragrantly, and said softly: "I'm used to living a wandering life everywhere, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to stay in one place again. If I have to see the same people every day, that's it.
How boring. Life at home is not suitable for me."
Xiang Shaolong nodded and said: "I understand this, wandering around the world is indeed a charming lifestyle."
Shanrou asked curiously: "I'm so stubborn, aren't you angry?" Xiang Shaolong smiled smartly and said: "Why are you angry? What you said is the eternal truth. You can't help but do something or eat something over and over again."
In the same way, the delicacies of mountains and seas in Cambodia will become tasteless, but you should also go to Xianyang to see Shanlan and her children. Your sister misses you very much."
Shan Rou said: "I will go to Xianyang. But I promised a person that I will stay with him for a while after the incident. We will talk about it then." Xiang Shaolong smiled bitterly and said, "Is he your new lover?" Shan Rou said in a low voice.
He said: "I shouldn't tell you, but I don't want to lie to you. After leaving you, I don't know if I have aroused love for you. I have had several men, but none of them can replace you. I want to go to this one."
The man who stayed with him for a while risked his life to save my life and cured my serious injuries. I am mostly grateful to him."
Xiang Shaolong's heart was full of sourness, but when he thought about it, since he could fall in love with different women, Shanrou naturally had the right to enjoy love with different men. He smiled with relief and said, "I'll do whatever you want, big sister."
, even if you get married and have children, don’t forget to come to Xianyang to visit us. It must be before Crown Prince Qin ascends the throne and is crowned, otherwise we may not be found again."
Shanrou turned away, looked at him intently for a while, and then said in surprise: "You are really special. When other men knew that I had another person in my heart, they were all jealous, but you were the only one who didn't take advantage of me. Is that right?
You don’t care about me at all.”
Xiang Shaolong laughed and said, "That's not right, that's not right. What do you think of me?" Shanrou had a strange look on her face and sighed, "It's precisely because you are an out-and-out weirdo.
I am so tired that I, Shanrou, cannot forget you.
That's a very painful feeling. But I can't give up my ideal of traveling around the world, or one day when I'm tired, I will come to you, will you dislike me then?" Xiang Shaolong let go of his arms around her.
He stretched out his hand towards Jiang and said calmly: "Don't worry too much. As long as you are willing to come to Xianyang within seven years, you will definitely see us."
Shanrou stamped her feet and said: "I don't obey." Xiang Shaolong rarely saw such a coquettish and infatuated look on his daughter, and asked in surprise: "Why don't you obey?" Shanrou said angrily: "Why don't you tell other men at all?
My reaction is as if it doesn’t matter whether I’m coming or not.”
Xiang Shaolong laughed and said, "Don't you want to be free? I don't interfere with your way of life at all, but you blame me. What's the point?" Shanrou thought for a while, "Pfft" and smiled sweetly,
She jumped up and hugged him, raised her pretty face, and said with a charming smile: "You are different from everyone else. No wonder I have to hold you tight."
Xiang Shaolong said softly: "Sister Rou, enjoy your life well: that is everyone's most basic right. If I say I'm not jealous, I'm just lying to you. But I don't think I have the right to control you, I can only
Suppress your selfishness and respect your freedom."
Shanrou was moved and said: "This is the first time I have heard decent words from a man, but will you not love him as much as before because of this?" Xiang Shaolong said calmly: "My love for you is
It will never change, but I will force myself not to think about you so much. Because I will naturally think that you may be hugging another man, which will make me very uncomfortable. People are always selfish."
Shanrou kissed him and said tenderly: "You are very honest. In fact, I am also afraid of thinking of you for the same reason. I really regret telling you this fact. It was not until I broke up with you that others found out.
I won’t forget you at all.”
Xiang Shaolong kissed her lips carefully and said softly: "Since it is the truth, you and I have no choice but to accept it. It's dinner time, shall we go back to the cabin?" Shanrou shook her head stubbornly and said, "No,
I'm a little afraid that one day I will lose your love for me."
Xiang Shaolong laughed and said: "Sister, please don't laugh at me. How can you be such a person? You are just not angry that I didn't react as you expected to your affair with another man, so you forced me to surrender."
Shanrou stamped her feet and said, "I hate you so much, tell me you are so jealous."
Xiang Shaolong smiled and bent down and said, "Okay, I'm almost dying of jealousy."
Shanrou said happily: "That's cool. Oh, what I just said was all lies to you. There is no other man that this girl can like, but don't be too happy, because that includes you."
"Come on." He held Xiang Shaolong's hand tightly and went back to the cabin.
Under the light of the wind lantern, Xiang Shaolong, Teng Yi, Ji Yanran, Zhao Zhi and Shanrou sat around the table, studying the silk map of the Chu-Qi border spread out on the small table.
Teng Yi said: "After careful consideration, I can think of only three possible routes for Tian Dan to return to Qi. The first one is that he abandons the boat and lands, rides to Fuluo Sai, and then buys a boat in Zhongli to return to Qi by water.
The second route is to pick up horses at Fulisai and then go directly to Qi by land along the official road via Pengcheng, Miaoling and Kaiyang. The third route is more circuitous and is to take the east road and return to the country via Mingshan.
I drew different colored lines on the picture so that everyone can understand it at a glance."
When Xiang Shaolong and others were pondering the three routes, Shanrou asserted: "Don't think about it, Tian Dan is the most greedy for comfort, so he must choose the water route. Moreover, Xia Ruzhang, the city guard of Zhongli, has always been close to him, and
Tian Dan didn't even know that we would chase him by the tail, so it would be easy to pick up but difficult to retrieve." Ji Yanran said: "If that's the case, maybe he hasn't boarded the ship when we arrive at Zhongli?" Everyone nodded.
agree.
Because Tian Tiandan pretended to take a boat to Chengyang, went west against the current, and was more than ten miles away from Shouchun before he abandoned the boat and landed. He also went to the countryside to buy horses that could be ridden by more than a hundred people, and then headed eastward.
Fu Lisai and Zhong Li left. Such a transition would naturally take a lot of time.
This man was indeed very cunning and despicable. After tricking Lord Chun Shen into assassinating Xu Xian, he immediately ran away, leaving Chu people to deal with all the consequences on their own, but he could safely stay out of it.
Zhao Zhidao: "I still don't understand why Tian Dan rushed back in such a hurry?" Ji Yanran suddenly changed her expression and said: "No, I think Tian Dan is going to deal with Yan State" Teng Yiyi was shocked and said: "Prince Dan is dangerous."
"Yes." Xiang Shaolong also understood.
The collusion between Lu Buwei and Tian Dan was completely based on interests. What Lu Buwei was most afraid of was the alliance of the six eastern countries, so he kept showing his favor to Tian Dan, hoping that Qi would not only stay out of the alliance, but also destroy the other five countries.
alliance of countries.
Recently, the five-nation coalition forces came to press the border, and the Qin army was almost unable to resist, which further strengthened his strategy.
At the same time, he also knew that Chu State would not let the Three Jin Dynasties be cannibalized by Qin in the end because of the pain it had suffered, so he abandoned Chu and took Qi as an ally.
Tian Danfei didn't know Lu Buwei's ambition, but he knew better that it was better to rely on others than to rely on oneself. Only a strong Qi State was the only way out.
In this era of war, the formula for becoming a powerful country is to cannibalize other countries and expand its territory. The big fat in front of us is the Yan State, which has been greatly weakened due to the war with Zhao State.
Tian Dan also had uneasy feelings for Lu Buwei. This time he wanted to assassinate Xu Xian, which would intensify the internal struggle in the Qin State. It was actually beneficial and harmless to Qi.
Of course, Lu Buwei should have some retribution, one of which was to kill Prince Dan in Qin territory. The loss of this mainstay figure in Yan State would have an inestimable impact on morale and strength, and Tian Dan could more easily occupy it.
This is the land of the Yan people.
Suddenly asked, they found out more about Tian Dan and Lu Buwei's conspiracy.
Ji Yanran said solemnly: "If we can't kill Tian Dan on this trip, the Yan Kingdom will be doomed."
Shanrou gritted her teeth and said: "He will never escape this time." Ji Yanran said: "Since Xia Ruzhang from Zhongli has a close relationship with Tian Dan, he might inform him after learning about our whereabouts and let him escape by land. At that time
It will be difficult to chase him."
Xiang Shaolong's heart moved and he said: "In that case, if we use our plan and deliberately scare Xia Ruzhang, once we find out where Tian Dan is, he will never be able to return to Qi alive."
Two days later, in the early afternoon, three large ships sailed into the large dock in Zhongli.
Xia Ruzhang came after hearing the report.
The Chu general in charge of this army was named Li Guang. He was Li Yuan's confidant and was extremely shrewd. He received Xiang Shaolong's instructions and disembarked from the ship to meet him at the dock.
After letting Xia Ruzhang read the military orders and documents signed by Li Yanyan, Li Guang whispered: "This time we come east, we actually have a secret mission."
Xia Ruzhang was startled and asked, "What on earth is going on?" Li Guang pulled him aside and said, "The general should have heard about Shouchun's matter."
Xia Ruzhang smiled bitterly and said: "Not only have I heard about it, but I also received a formal notice yesterday. I never thought that Lord Chun Shen would end up like this. He is really too old and confused."
Li Guangdao: "He is not an old fool, but he misunderstood the words of traitors. Not only did he send people to assassinate the envoys of the Qin people who came to pay homage to the late emperor, but he also attempted to rebel. The Queen Mother and Li Xiang were very angry about this, so they ordered us to lead the army.
Chase this person. General Xia should know who I am referring to." Xia Ruzhang's expression changed several times and he said in a deep voice: "General Li, can you make it clearer?
Li Guang said: "Besides Tian Dan, who is the traitor? Does General Xia have any news about him?"
But he did not expose it. He whispered: "Tian Dan must have escaped by water. General Xia, please immediately order people to provide all the necessary supplies for our three ships. I hope to set sail at dusk."
Of course Xia Ruzhang refused, so Li Guang ignored him and returned to the ship.
After Xia Ruzhang ordered his men, he hurried back to the city.
At this time, Xiang Shaolong had already sneaked into the city, accompanied by Ji Yanran, Shanrou, Zhao Zhisannu, Teng Yi, Jing Shan, Wu Guang, Wu Yanzhu, Wu Shu and other eighteen iron guards who were dressed in men's clothing, and Li
Guang's lieutenant Cai Yong, because they all had official passes, had no problem entering and leaving the city gate.
After Xia Ruzhang returned to the city, he rushed back to the mansion without stopping.
It was broad daylight and the General's Mansion was tightly guarded. Xiang Shaolong and others had no choice but to look at the high wall and sigh, scattered and guarding various exits, waiting for the night to come.
Fortunately, less than half an hour later, Xia Ruzhang, who had changed into casual clothes, and two family members slipped out of the back door and headed for the south gate.
Everyone was overjoyed and followed him from afar.
Xia Ruzhang went straight out of the south gate and walked through the forest. At dusk, he came to a manor house hidden in a secret forest.
Outside the forest, a river comes from the northwest, drains into the Huai River five miles downstream, and flows eastward.
There is a small pier there where four large fishing boats are moored.
Everyone was overjoyed.
Teng Yi said: "I am responsible for cleaning up the people on the dock and on the boat. The third brother will go into the village to deal with Tian Dan. Be careful, Tian Dan has many people who are not easy to mess with." He led half of the iron guards and went to the dock.
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Xiang Shaolong ordered Ji Yanran, "Yanran will lead Zhi to stay outside the village and use crossbows to intercept or shoot those who escape, while I and Sister Rou will sneak into the village to see if Tian Dan is inside."
Ji Yanran agreed and dispersed with the others.
Xiang Shaolong said hello to Shanrou and quickly sneaked into the forest like a ghost. After a while, he arrived at the grass outside the east wall of the manor without any danger.
This manor is surrounded by high walls, so you can't see what's going on inside from a close distance.
At this time, night has fallen on the earth early, the sky is full of stars, the moon is dim, and only dim lights shine in the courtyard.
The two used the climbing rope to cross the high wall and quietly fell into the square open-air courtyard behind the wall.
Xiang Shaolong and Shanrou climbed up to the roof of the nearest house. They saw that the house was so heavy that they didn't know where to start.
Shanrou leaned close to his ear and whispered: "Tian Dan loves the house facing the south. Let's go to that one."
Xiang Shaolong followed her instructions and looked around. He saw that the south of the manor was a garden with flowers, trees, ponds, rockery and pavilions. It was quite beautiful. A small stream flowed through the garden, and there were hundreds of bridges across the stream. Another group of
There are many terraced houses.
Looking at the courtyard, you can tell that it is a summer retreat for the powerful. It is most likely Xia Ruzhang's property and was loaned to Tian Dan for temporary residence.
The two of them didn't talk to each other, and passed several buildings in one breath, and then landed in the garden. They saw shadows and voices on the other side of the bridge. They didn't dare to be careless, so they walked around to the distance, and used the zip line to climb through the trees.
He climbed across the top to another tall tree on the other side of the stream, then fell back to the ground, avoiding the guards, and climbed to the top of a brightly lit house.
Human voices came up from below.
Just listen to Tian Dan's voice: "Whether this is serious or not, it stands to reason that Li Yuan should not be able to defeat Chun Shenjun."
Another voice, which should be Xia Ruzhang's, responded: "It's absolutely true. Yesterday I officially received the order from the Queen Mother. I strictly guarded the pass. I also informed Li Quan, Li Ling, Dou Jie and Cheng Suning that they were all beheaded."
The two were overjoyed and couldn't help but kiss each other.
After a lot of hard work, I finally caught up with the old thief Tian Dan.
Tian Dan was silent for a while, then snorted coldly: "Li Yuan is so brave, he dares to send people to chase me, Ru Zhang, why don't you follow me back to Qi?"
Xia Ruzhang sighed: "My relatives and family property are all here, how can I just leave? We will talk about this later: the most important thing now is how to arrange for Tian Xiang to return home safely."
After a pause, he continued: "They guessed that you took the water route to return to Qi. If Tian Xiang left by land, they would be in vain. I don't think Tian Xiang should wait for General Danchu anymore. As long as Tian Xiang returns to Qi safely,
I understand that Li Yuan is so brave that he does not dare to harm Danchu and the others."
Xiang Shaolong was no longer interested in listening, kissed Shanrou again, and said: "Second brother, it's time to clean up the people at the dock. We are going to create some chaos now, are you ready?" Shanrou's eyes showed deep emotions, and she lowered her voice.
He said in a voice: "Of course I'm ready, I've been waiting for more than ten years." Xiang Shaolong raised his hand and fired out the signal rocket.
The lit fireworks soared into the sky, bursting into a blood-red flower of light.