Xiang Shaolong and Long Yangjun rode out of the city together, surrounded by expert escorts in front and behind them.
Ever since the news spread that Xiang Shaolong was about to come to Handan, the atmosphere in Zhaodu, which was already tense, became even more tense like a bowstring that was full, making people breathless.
Although everyone is gearing up and seems confident, in fact everyone is insecure and afraid of becoming the unfortunate one.
This also shows that he has established a "noble" reputation that no one dares to ignore.
Lord Long Yang rode his horse closer to him and said, "Why don't you see your servant Long Shan?"
Xiang Shaolong secretly praised Lord Long Yang for his carefulness.
At this critical moment when the war is fierce and everyone is on guard, any powerful person, if there is a master like Teng Yi, will definitely need him to protect him for twelve hours, so Xiang Shaolong does not take him with him when he goes out.
It's really unreasonable around me.
He smiled and said: "This is my wife's first trip to a big city. She is very busy shopping. It is always inappropriate to have no one to accompany her."
Long Yangjun just asked casually, not because he was suspicious, so he changed the subject and said: "Li Yuan regards Brother Dong as his number one love rival. He really has the wrong goal and is trying to trick others."
Xiang Shaolong wondered: "Why would your Majesty say this?"
Long Yangjun smiled and said: "The person Ji Yanran really fell in love with was Xiang Shaolong. Alas, Yanran herself may not have noticed that the way she looked at Shaolong was very different from the way she looked at other people. At that time, she may not have known it.
I have fallen in love with Xiang Shaolong, but I already know it for sure."
Xiang Shaolong was secretly stunned in his heart. This Lord Long Yang is indeed a person with keen observation skills. If he is not careful, he will see through the corners of his eyebrows and eyes. He really needs to wake up twelve of his spirits. Lord Yang snorted coldly.
He said: "I don't believe there is no secret agreement between Ji Yanran and Xiang Shaolong. As long as we keep an eye on Ji Yanran, we can eventually dig out Xiang Shaolong from her body."
Xiang Shaolong frowned and said, "Aren't you going to deal with Ji Cainv?"
Long Yangjun sighed and said: "I have always regarded her as my confidante, and it is only natural that she would turn to Xiang Shaolong. Mr. Dong has not met Xiang Shaolong yet. This person is indeed an unparalleled talent.
He is unique and outstanding in terms of his conversation, insight and generosity. If I had not been on the enemy's side with him, it would be too late to recruit him, but now I must kill him by any means necessary."
Xiang Shaolong deliberately tried to test: "Although I know that I don't have Ji Cainv's hope, I also feel that she thinks highly of my old director. Hey, judging from your eyes, how does she look at me compared to Xiang Shaolong?
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Long Yangjun nodded and said: "She does think highly of you. The problem is that she is a very stubborn person and will never change her mind like Zhao Ya. Xiang Shaolong has the advantage of being the first to take over, so you and Li Yuan have no choice but to die."
It’s heartbreaking.”
Xiang Shaolong smiled and said: "Things don't seem to be hopeless yet. With someone as powerful as your Majesty dealing with Xiang Shaolong, his days to live are numbered. At that time, won't Ji Cai Nu have to choose a partner again?"
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Long Yangjun smiled bitterly and said: "Facts have long proved that all those who underestimate Xiang Shaolong will end up in despair. No matter how Zhao people arrange it, I still firmly believe that Xiang Shaolong has the ability to sneak into Handan without anyone noticing. With Lu Buwei and
How could Xiang Shaolong be cunning enough to let his whereabouts be revealed to the hostile factions of Qin? There must be some fraud involved."
Xiang Shaolong's spine felt cold, running straight to his brain.
He felt more and more that Lord Long Yang was not a simple person, no wonder he could become Lord Xinling's strong enemy.
Among the powerful officials from various countries who appeared in Handan, apart from the heavyweight Tian Dan, there was also the invisible Lord Long Yang.
But his weakness is: He seems to have "fallen in love" with himself, so he confides in him, hoping to win Xiang Shaolong's favor.
My God, this is such a mess, so complicated. At this time, the people and horses were far away from the city walls of Handan, and were galloping along the official road towards the Tibetan Army Valley. The autumn atmosphere in the mountains and fields on both sides was chilling, and the branches and leaves of the trees were withered.
Lord Long Yang's followers all seemed to want to go to the outskirts of the city to stretch their muscles and relax. Seeing Xiang Shaolong's silence, Lord Long Yang knew that he was thinking and digesting what he said, so he happily continued: "Xiang Shaolong
There are three most important enemies, namely King Xiaocheng, Zhao Mu and Guo Zong. If Xiang Shaolong is still here, the three of them may not be able to sleep peacefully."
Xiang Shaolong suddenly felt uneasy.
This is the vigilance of a professional soldier and does not require any real reason.
At this time, the troops were about to enter a long and narrow mountain gorge that the Tibetan Army Valley must pass through. It was surrounded by dense and dark rainforest. If someone wanted to make a sneak attack, this was an ideal place.
Xiang Shaolong quickly reined in the horse.
After Long Yangjun rushed forward for more than ten steps, he reined in his horse and turned back and asked curiously: "Sir, do you have any questions?"
Seeing Lord Long Yang stop immediately, everyone else stopped.
Xiang Shaolong looked at the entrance of the mountain gorge in front of him and frowned: "Does Xiang Shaolong and your Majesty also have any disputes?"
Longyang Jun was slightly shocked, turned his horse's head, followed his gaze towards the entrance of the gorge, and shouted to his men: "Cave a way for me." Then more than ten people galloped out and rushed towards the mouth of the gorge.
The shields of those men were still hanging on the sides of their horses. Apparently no one believed that there were enemies hidden in the gorge.
Xiang Renlong was also puzzled. Who wants to deal with Long Yangjun? Could it be that he was just too neurotic and made a big mistake.
Long Yangjun watched his men galloping into the canyon with ease, and said with a smile: "If Xiang Shaolong came to deal with me, he would really be putting the cart before the horse. And how did he know that I would go to the Tibetan Army Valley today?" Xiang Shaolong is that kind of person.
The feeling of something wrong is getting stronger and stronger.
Since practicing the rest method in Mo's supplement, his sixth sense has become much more sensitive, helping him escape from disasters many times, otherwise he might have ended up on the streets of Xianyang.
Although the autumn sun hung in the sky, his heart was filled with chills.
Long Yangjun suddenly said: "Dong Sheng, have you thought clearly about what I said that day?"
Xiang Shaolong felt a headache and changed the topic: "Why haven't your servants come back yet?" Before he could finish his words, a cry came out, and one of Long Yangjun's men appeared at the mouth of the gorge, shooting at them from a distance.
OK gesture.
Xiang Shaolong felt quite embarrassed and thought to himself that he was being too suspicious.
Instead, Long Yangjun comforted him and said: "It's always better to be careful. I appreciate Mr. Dong's caution very much."
The men and horses continued to drive towards the narrow valley.
Long Yangjun said in his "delicate" sweet tone: "Sir, have you ever thought about running across the battlefield and creating an immortal career as a man?"
Xiang Shaolong secretly exclaimed, "This man indeed has a spiritual acumen that most people lack for a long time. He realizes that he is not just someone who is willing to raise horses all his life, so he comes up with another story."
At this time, there were only more than a hundred steps away from the mouth of the gorge. Xiang Shaolong suddenly felt that there was some kind of crisis, but he could only vaguely catch a vague shadow, which was not specific.
He replied casually: "Except for raising horses, I know nothing about the art of war. How can I command the three armies and gallop on the battlefield if I can use brute force or pass them by generals?"
Long Yangjun smiled tenderly and said: "Sir, there is no need to be modest. Just seeing that your nobles are well-trained and brave and not afraid of death, you will know that you are a natural-born general. Otherwise, Tian Dan would be so worried about you."
We are now only fifty steps away from the mouth of the gorge, and the leading troops have begun to enter the mouth of the gorge.
An idea flashed through Xiang Shaolong's mind like a flash of lightning. He reined in his horse and yelled: "Turn around quickly!" He finally thought of the reason why it was wrong.
Just now, Long Yangjun's subordinate who turned around to show that it was safe to pass, immediately hurried back to the gorge path after saying hello, is really unreasonable, because there are already more than ten Longyang Lord's personal guards in the gorge; as a way-opening force,
, you should guard the two ends of the gorge and all important strategic strongholds in the gorge, waiting for Lord Long Yang to pass before evacuating. Otherwise, if enemies come out from both sides and seal the mouth of the gorge, won't they be trapped in the gorge?
Xiang Shaolong would not have been suspicious of the momentary negligence of Long Yangjun's men, but because he was alert early, he thought that the other party would be so pretentious, so as to avoid being in a dangerous place between the ambushing enemy and their team, so he hurriedly
Avoid entering the gorge.
At this time, Long Yangjun and the surrounding men all frowned, feeling that he was being too suspicious.
The few people in front ignored his warning and ran into the gorge on their own.
Long Yangjun politely reluctantly reined in his horse and stopped. Just as he was about to speak, screams faintly came from the gorge.
When everyone's expression changed, countless enemies poured out of the gorge, everyone holding crossbows and arrows. When the bow strings sounded, a dozen people in front were caught off guard and fell down and dismounted.
At the same time, there were killings everywhere.
The ambush troops rushed out from the dense woods on both sides, and for a while they were surrounded by enemies like wolves and tigers.
These people are all wearing civilian clothes. At first glance, there are at least hundreds of people. Long Yangjun's men are personally accompanying them. Although they are all elites who have experienced hundreds of battles, we are outnumbered and the power of the crossbows is even more difficult to resist. There is no one yet.
When they had the opportunity to resist, they were defeated early and became chaos.
Xiang Shaolong ducked to avoid two crossbow arrows, but the horse below him hissed loudly and jumped up with its front hooves.
He didn't even have time to see where the arrow was on the horse. He kicked the saddle with both feet, stepped away from the horse's back, rushed to Long Yangjun beside him, grabbed his waist and jumped off the horse. When he landed in the grass beside the road,
Long Yangjun's horse slumped to the ground, its body covered with powerful arrows.
Lord Long Yang is naturally the enemy's main target.
His number one subordinate Jiao Xu and his uninjured personal guards also rolled off their horses and rushed over to protect Lord Long Yang.
When Long Yangjun wanted to jump up to resist the enemy, Xiang Shaolong hugged him and rolled straight into the woods. Although there were flashes of swords and shadows all around, and the sounds of killing, but separated by the trees, the enemy fired the first round of crossbow arrows.
In a hurry, he didn't have time to load up the crossbow again, so it was a good time to escape.
The sword wind blows towards my face.
Xiang Shaolong leaned on the grass with his back, flew up with his feet, and heavily supported the enemy's crotch.
The two men screamed and fell away, knocking down three other enemies who were rushing towards them.
"Qiang" Xiang Shaolong's long sword was unsheathed, and two more people fell to the ground splattered with blood.
When he jumped up, Lord Long Yang had just recovered from his shock. He drew his sword and bounced it up with the strength of his waist. He let out a "jealous scold" and the sword was like a swimming dragon. Two more enemies who rushed towards him immediately fell to the side.
Jiao Xu and more than a dozen people were fighting and retreating at this time, and came to the woods to protect them.
Xiang Shaolong saw enemies in all directions and knew something was wrong. He quickly judged whether the enemy's encirclement was real or not, and shouted wildly: "Follow me." Xue Lang showed his heavy sword shadows and rushed into the forest at the head of the horse.
His sword power is sharp and his physical strength is astonishing. In addition, it is difficult for the enemy to exert his overwhelming power among the trees. He is really invincible to anyone who stands in his way.
"When" an enemy was struck by him with his sword and he flew away, frightening the others who were about to pounce on him and immediately retreated.
However, this was only a short-lived good scene. As backup arrived, countless enemies swarmed in again.
Xiang Shaolong entered the Mo family's heart-guarding method and calmly led Long Yangjun and others, killing seven or eight enemies in a row and going deep into the dense forest.
Xiang Shaolong took the opportunity to glance at Long Yang and others.
At this time, there were only seven followers left except Jiao Xu. Everyone was bleeding and injured, and the situation was critical.
But the enemies are still coming like a tide.
Although Lord Longyang resisted the enemy bravely, he was already covered in blood. He only didn't know whether the blood came from his body or was splashed on his clothes by the enemy.
There is a burning sensation in the right back shoulder.
Xiang Shaolong shouted wildly, and thrust his sword with his backhand, penetrating into the attacker's lower abdomen. Then with a flick of his strong wrist, he held the sword from the left, taking advantage of the opponent's retreat, and in this moment's gap,
Continuously attack and attack, stab with sword, forcefully pierce the enemy's chest.
Seeing how arrogant he was, the enemies all retreated, causing him to suddenly advance several feet deep.
"Bang" Long Yangjun stumbled and hit his back. Apparently he was poisoned by the enemy again.
Xiang Shaolongjun shouted: "Ignore me" and swung his sword to kill another enemy who was coming towards him.
"Yeah" One of our own people was seriously injured and fell to the ground. The situation was extremely critical.
Xiang Shaolong's Blood Wave Sword moved like lightning, and suddenly another enemy fell to the ground dead. He violently pulled Long Yangjun, and at the same time shouted to Jiao Xu and others: "Follow me," he slammed into the enemy on the left.
Heavy waves of swords forced the enemies to retreat.
In these moments of bloody and hard fighting, Xiang Shaolong showed his amazing courage, long energy and years of rigorous training by special forces. He was like a machine that never tired, crisscrossing the enemy formation.
In his busy schedule, he did not forget to assess the situation around him and saw a slope not far away on the left, so he called Long Yangjun and others to follow him through it.
One move is "offensive instead of defense", a quick and violent attack.
With a "choking" sound, only half of the enemy's sword was cut. He was so shocked that Xiang Shaolong was kicked sideways, spitting out blood, and hit the big tree behind him hard.
Xiang Shaolong dodged, then backhanded his sword, piercing the left flank of the enemy who had come up from behind. At the same time, he moved his tiger body and hit the opponent with his shoulder, causing him to fall to the ground with a shower of blood.
At this time, he had successfully rushed to the edge of the slope, and the pressure suddenly decreased. He took a peek downwards and saw a river flowing below.
Xiang Shaolong was overjoyed and rushed back. He drew out his sword with lightning speed and stabbed it into the forehead of one of Jiao Xu and others who was besieging Lord Long Yang. The man immediately fell to the ground in despair.
Xiang Shaolong used his sword to sweep away the enemy, and shouted: "Jumping down is the only chance to escape." He turned around and rushed towards Long Yangjun, hugged him and rolled down the slope, breaking countless short trees.
How many flowers and leaves were crushed and rolled down.
Jiao Xu and the other five guards, who dared to hesitate, imitated them and rolled down the slope. "Peng... Peng..." Eight people fell into the river one after another, and the water immediately turned red.
Xiang Shaolong pulled Long Yangjun and swam downstream along the fast river, and he was far away in no time.
The enemy shouted to kill and chased them along the river.
The sound of water ahead suddenly increased, like a flash flood.
When Xiang Shaolong and others still couldn't figure out what was going on, he stepped up his momentum and suddenly felt like he was hanging in the air. He had reached the edge of a water waterfall about two feet high. He quickly followed the momentum of the waterfall and fell into the pool below.
go.
The water splashed high. When everyone fell dizzy, the river water took them far away again. The enemy's shouts of killing were left far behind.
It was already the third watch when Xiang Shaolong, Long Yangjun and others were escorted back to Handan City by the Zhao soldiers they met on the way.
Although the wounds were properly bandaged, everyone was pale and exhausted due to blood loss and fatigue. Two of them still had a fever and needed urgent treatment.
Zhao Mu and Le Cheng waited for them anxiously at the city gate as they had reported early.
Zhao Mu had always been secretly married to Lord Long Yang, and Xiang Shaolong was his hope for ascending to the throne, so he was very anxious. Le Cheng was the guard of Handan, and if something happened to Lord Long Yang, an important minister of the Wei State, something happened to him.
, he is also to blame, so they are all equally concerned.
Zhao Mu and Le grabbed the carriage carrying Xiang Shaolong and Long Yangjun. They were relieved to see that although the two men looked scary, they were not fatally injured.
Lord Long Yang glanced at Xiang Shaolong affectionately and said with great effort: "If Mr. Dong hadn't risked his life to save me, I might not have the life to see you two again."
Xiang Shaolong smiled bitterly in his heart.
In total, Lord Long Yang could be considered one of his mortal enemies, but he had no time to think about this issue at the time. Even if he had this thought, he would not do anything to save him. This is just like Tian Dan's criticism: "soft-hearted" is his biggest weakness. Le Cheng
He said in a deep voice: "Have you seen Xiang Shaolong?"
Xiang Shaolong and Long Yangjun were both shocked.
The latter frowned and said, "It doesn't look like Xiang Shaolong, but the situation at that time was extremely chaotic. We were so preoccupied with escaping that we took advantage of the river to escape and had no chance to see the enemy clearly."
Le Cheng said: "I have sent out elite troops to block all the main roads and search the mountains near and far. I hope I can have good news for you."
Long Yangjun and Xiang Shaolong knew from his tone that he was not sure.
Since the sneak attacker could sneak up to a distance of more than thirty miles from Hanzhan without being noticed, he also had the ability to retreat from the enemy.
But who wants to kill Lord Long Yang? Of course Xiang Shaolong knew full well that it was not him.
Long Yangjun's face was dark and he had no interest in talking. I don't know if it was because of the multiple wounds on his body.
At that moment, Zhao Mu and Le Cheng personally escorted Long Yangjun and Xiang Shaolong back to their homes.
Sisters Shanrou and Tian had received the news early and welcomed him in at the gate.
Le Cheng felt exhausted for a long time and said goodbye.
Shanrou complained: "I knew I would accompany you." Wu Guoqi said, "Who did this?"
Tian Zhen and Tian Feng helped him back to the inner house with all his strength. His two pairs of pretty eyes were already red and swollen.
Xiang Shaolong smiled bitterly and said, "Let me wake up before telling you everything in detail, okay?"
Suddenly, he remembered the scene when Long Yangjun's subordinate lured them into the trap.
The tiger's body was shocked, and he had already guessed who it was that wanted to kill the dragon king.