The sky in late autumn is very beautiful, so blue that there is no trace of color.
If this life could end in such beauty, it would be a good ending...
"Prince!" the guards shouted.
The rough shout shattered all his poetic illusions. Su Tu was forcibly pulled out of the sadness and said with a bit of helplessness: "I'm not dead yet..."
Looking away from the sky, he saw the flute hanging on the treetop from the corner of his eye. The yellow talisman paper was attached to it, which was particularly conspicuous. A white shadow was wrapped around the flute, and the shape of a snake could be vaguely seen.
It quickly pulled away, turning into smoke and disappearing in a flash.
Su Tu suddenly understood that he had fallen into her trap from the beginning.
For more than a month, he started from Tianshen Mountain and walked around Lake Noga, trailing behind her all the way. He was often confused by the mystery of her past and found her whereabouts again and again, which made him fall into a situation where he was a hunter and the other party was
With the illusion of prey, he gradually lost his vigilance towards the fact that she would fight back.
It took her more than a month to develop his habit.
Then at Lake Noga, she actually never thought of simply escaping from the beginning. When she found out that he was catching up, she had probably set this trap.
Forcing him by the lake was just to anger her. Knowing that she was right ahead, he waited twenty miles away until dawn without even taking a break.
He rushed back to the lakeside at dawn and discovered the scam, which brought his anger to the extreme.
Anger makes people lose their minds.
I chased her all the way here, but because I wasn't calm enough, I was confused by her mystical skills again, and I suffered heavy losses.
At this time, how can one think carefully?
Since this is her trap, will she stay here and wait to be caught?
Obviously impossible.
Pulling out the arrow on his shoulder and the dagger on his back, Su Tu's face turned horribly pale due to excessive blood loss.
Under his instructions, the guards climbed up to the treetops and took down the flutes and talismans.
The flute was from Zizhu, and there were traces of lightning strikes on it. The talisman was damaged, and he couldn't see the way out.
But knowing the cause and effect, it is not difficult to speculate on this matter.
The reason why he thought Mingwei was within ten feet was because her voice was very close.
He doesn't quite understand how this works, but the flute hanging on the treetop, the talisman paper affixed to it, and the snake that turns into smoke can almost give an answer.
After making these preparations, the real hiding place for her was on the hillside.
The sound of the flute kept echoing in his ears, and he thought she was attacking with sound waves. How could he have imagined that she was aiming a crossbow at him?
Thinking about it carefully, the attack power of today's flute sound was much less than that night, but he was teased again and again, and his anger reached the extreme. He didn't expect so much.
"Prince," the personal guard reported to him, "you are injured and can no longer travel. Let's go after her!"
"No." Su Tu said weakly, "She has so many tricks up her sleeves. With just you, she might not be able to come back."
"Prince!" The guard was filled with grief and anger.
Not being able to avenge your master is the humiliation of a warrior!
At this time, the cry of eagles was heard in the sky, and the guard captain looked up and said with great joy: "It's Prince Nasu who has contacted us!"
As he spoke, he blew a whistle, and the sharp whistle sounded throughout the countryside.
The big eagle in the sky heard the whistle, circled down, and finally landed on the shoulder of the guard captain.
The captain took down a note and handed it to Su Tu.
After reading the note, Su Tu's eyes were filled with fighting spirit again.
"Badong, Mundo..." He called the names of several warriors, "Catch her, but don't alert her. Just know her whereabouts and report them to me. Do you understand?"
"Yes." Several uninjured guards responded loudly.
Su Tu crumpled the note into pieces and sneered.
She was also seriously injured. She wanted to go back to Beitianmen, but she couldn't make it in seven or eight days. He still had a chance to leave her on the grassland!
…
Ah Xuan was worried all the way.
The young master said to set off, so he took the people and set off to Beitianmen.
There were not many people, more than thirty in total.
Because the young master said that they are going to Beitianmen, Liang Zhang will not allow foreign troops to come and go at will, so many people are already the limit.
What's more, there are so many troops in the Right Army. If you really need them, just find a way to borrow them!
Ah Xuan is not afraid of fighting, he is afraid of Liang Zhang.
——That’s not right, he is afraid of Liang Zhang’s performance!
The two commanders-in-chief of the Northwest Army and Zong Xu's family have been guarding Baimen Gorge for generations. Since the founding of the country by Taizu, they have been passed down from father to son and then to grandson for three generations.
Liang Zhang was promoted by the current one, and the two had a good relationship when they were young.
Yang Shu led his troops to Beitianmen like this. It would be strange if he didn't complain!
If he files a complaint, won't it make the emperor even more unhappy? The emperor has already demoted him from the capital. If he is still unhappy, will the young master still have a good life?
But no matter how worried I was, I still had to go this time.
Miss Ming is in danger, not to mention that the young master can't just sit back and ignore it, even A Xuan himself can't feel sorry for it.
We can only rise to the challenge!
"Sir, the Beitianmen is in front of you."
Yang Shu looked up and saw a majestic pass standing majestically among the majestic mountains.
With steep mountains and cliffs, this pass isolates the ferocious wild wolves on the grassland.
Even though he had heard what Mingwei said, Yang Shu still had a hard time imagining how such a majestic pass could be broken by barbarians.
With complicated emotions, he said to his general: "Go and see General Liang."
Yang Shu was originally prepared, but he might have to wait for a long time.
Liang Zhang knew clearly whether he had really fallen out of favor or not. That tiger skin could only scare others, but it could not fool him.
But unexpectedly, Liang Zhang met him quickly.
Once the generals have their names, a document will come to check the seal.
Not long after, Liang Zhang's order to allow passage came down.
The group of them was welcomed into the small town under the pass and into the palace of the commander-in-chief of the Right Army.
Liang Zhang is in his forties, about the same age as the emperor. He does not look fierce and wears ordinary clothes, no different from those noble men in Beijing.
Yang Shu had seen him several times. When he saw him sitting in the hall, he stepped forward and bowed solemnly: "Yang Shu has met General Liang."
Liang Zhang didn't put on any airs, and stood up with a smile: "I haven't seen the Third Young Master for two years, and I don't want to stand out any more than before. Don't be too polite, please take a seat."
Then he ordered tea to be served and chatted with him.
Liang Zhang never mentioned the reason for his coming, and only discussed with him the people in the capital, the water and soil of the northwest, and asked him if he was used to living in Gaotang, and if he needed any help. He also said that he had hired a chef from the capital at a high price.
Just in time to ask him to have a taste.
With him like this, Yang Shu's heart sank.
When he came here like this, Liang Zhang didn't even ask a question. He probably already had the answer in his heart.
He did not hide his behavior from anyone in Gaotang, and Mingwei's existence could be found out by paying close attention. Could it be that he had already received the news here and was afraid of getting into trouble, so he refused with this attitude? (To be continued