A cold light flashed, and before Murong Bin had time to beg for mercy, his head instantly rolled to the ground, and a handful of blood spurted out from his neck, causing Li Qian and Li Lin to scream instantly.
Li Qian's eyes were a little dull. After seeing the headless Murong Bin's body falling straight to the ground, she just screamed when she saw Pei Shoude's head suddenly rolling down. In an instant, her legs went weak. He collapsed on the ground.
"Master, I don't want it." Wen Wen was hysterical and wanted to break free from Bai Chun's pull, but her arm was tightly held by Yang Wu next to Bai Chun.
Wen Wen could only watch helplessly as the master who had just drawn the sword froze in place, and the center of his neck, the center of his eyebrows, and his chest were instantly hit by arrows.
As the long sword in Chen Yi's hand fell to the ground, his gentle eyes were already hazy at the moment. Vaguely, he only saw his master smiling dotingly at him as usual, and then he fell straight. Go down.
Princess Fangling just frowned, glanced at Li Lin and Li Qian who were crying, lowered her head and said in silence, "Do I still have a chance to see your father?"
"I'm afraid it's gone." Li Hong threw the horizontal knife to Yu Tuqi, opened the carriage himself and got in. After checking, he clapped his hands and got off the carriage.
He waved to Bai Chun, who saw Bai Chun getting into the carriage with the help of Yang Wu and Lian Tie, with a gentleness that was unwilling to leave.
"After all, I am also the eldest princess of the Tang Dynasty. What do you think of going back to the palace? You don't need to worry about other things. I will definitely give you an explanation, Hong'er." Princess Fangling held the crutch in her hand tightly and looked at it. Li Hong made his last request.
"No problem. If I were in this wilderness, my father would have to scold me for being treasonous if he knew about it. I'll help you." Li Hong nodded lightly, then turned around and mounted his horse.
The Guards only gathered a hundred people, and the other hundred, as we learned from Yu Tuqi's report to Li Hong, were still chasing the remnants of Nanzhao over the mountains and plains, trying to catch everyone in one catch.
Princess Fangling gave up her carriage, and Li Qian and Li Lin were helped onto their horses by the prince's personal guards, and they began to walk towards Chengdu Mansion.
The curtains of the carriage were opened by Bai Chun. He looked at Li Hong riding on the side and motioned to Li Hong if he wanted to come up, but Li Hong just smiled and shook his head.
"Why go to so much trouble? In fact, wouldn't it be better to catch Quan Shancai and Su Honghui and let them explain?" Bai Chun did not close the car curtain, but opened the car window and asked Li Hongdao.
"Seizing Quan Shancai directly to interrogate Su Honghui will only alert the enemy. What's more... Quan Shancai and Su Honghui probably don't know the existence of the 500 people in Nanzhao. Jiannan Road is more complicated than you think. Even now, We can't relax yet. If Di Renjie solves the problem, maybe we can relax a little." Li Hong rode on the horse and leaned over to take a look at the motionless tenderness in the carriage, with a glistening glint on his cheek. teardrops.
Bai Chun nodded silently. She believed that Li Hong was going to such great lengths because of his considerations, and it was by no means as simple as looking forward and backward.
What's more, the next step is an expedition to the southwest. Not only do they have to face Zhenla, but they also have to face the internal strife that may be launched at any time by Nanzhao Xinuluo. They have to completely solve the problem of Jiannan Road in a short period of time.
At that time, Li Hong went to Anxi in order to conquer Tubo and truly bring it into the territory of the Tang Dynasty. However, it took several years to thoroughly sort out the various forces in Anxi, not just to conquer Tubo. , you can have an unscrupulous rear behind you.
Now facing the upcoming events of Zhenla and Nanzhao, if Jiannan Road cannot be completely stabilized, its severe situation will not be much less than the Anxi riots.
"Then what should we do now? Go directly to the city? Chengdu Prefecture is probably even more intricate and complicated. Will we be in some danger with these people? And..." Bai Chun looked at Li Hong on the horse worriedly and thought. After pausing, he continued: "It is still unknown whether Di Renjie can control Zhechong Mansion. If Zhechong Mansion..."
"You are right. It is difficult to enter Chengdu Mansion now. Since Princess Fangling was able to realize in such a short time that the key to the entire Jiannan Road is the granary, she must be in Chengdu when she personally supervises the burning of the granary. There are back-up men left in the mansion. I have never met Li Gui, Li Wen and others, not even since the death of King Yue. Now Jiannan Road has been controlled by them. Now I want to enter Chengdu Mansion. It's difficult, look, you have to believe in Di Renjie's ability, right?" Li Hong smiled at Bai Chun relaxedly, and then glanced at Dongfang's gradually exposed fish belly white.
Wen Wen sat motionless in the carriage. She was also indifferent to the conversation between Li Hong and Bai Chun. She was still immersed in the doting smile her master had given her when he was about to die.
She didn't believe that the master had been using her, and she didn't want to believe that the old lady who had always treated her as her granddaughter turned out to be the eldest princess of the Tang Dynasty.
He even became a ranger and was arranged by his master to assassinate some officials with his senior brothers, junior brothers, senior sisters and others. This was not a chivalrous act to do justice for heaven and eliminate harm for the people, but all to satisfy their selfish desires and ambitions.
Just like His Highness the Prince said, he is just a stupid free thug, a pawn who can be abandoned at any time.
When Princess Fangling looked at her just now, her eyes were no longer as kind and kind as before. Instead, she looked as calm as if she were looking at a stranger, as if she didn't know her at all, as if she meant nothing to her. , there is no relationship at all.
The early morning mist lingers on the official road, making everything in front of you mysterious and misty. The thin mist is like a white barrier, blocking people's sight, waiting for the sun to evaporate.
Normally, the official road would have been gradually filled with pedestrians, but this morning it was miraculously quiet. The dew on the roadside had accumulated overnight, forming crystal clear water droplets on the leaves, flowers and grass. The sun shone slowly, or evaporated into gas in the refracted light, or was swept by the horse's straw in the hands of the Guards, and then splashed into the moist soil in the early morning.
Except for Li Hong and his party, he didn't meet even a single peddler or tourist merchant on the official road. This made Li Hong start to feel a little ominous. Logically speaking, the city gate had already been opened at this time, and those who wanted to leave the city should also do so at this time. When we got here, we met up with myself and others who had been traveling all night.
But in the quiet morning when the birds were singing and the flowers were fragrant, not even a single person was seen. I never met anyone else along the way.
"Your Highness, is this too strange?" Lian Tie rode over from the front and leaned not far behind Li Hong and said.
"It's strange to realize now. Don't you think it's a little late? Let Hua Meng and Cheetah continue to move forward. Yu Tuqi should be not far ahead. The others stopped advancing and hid to one side through the mist. Li Hong turned his head and glanced at Lian Tie and said.
"Then you are here..."
"Just leave twenty personal guards. The others... prepare for an ambush. There's still no movement yet. I'm afraid Di Renjie's side is not going well." When Li Hong said the last thing, he didn't forget to take a look at the people in the carriage. Wen Wen and Bai Chun, the two women were also about to give up the carriage and prepare to ride.
"Di Renjie has left thirty-eight Jingwei people. Even if something happens, Jingwei should be able to deliver the message in time." Bai Chun said after changing horses with Wen Wen, looking at Li Hong who looked a little solemn.
"It's no use. The carrier pigeons have been penetrated. I'm afraid that since last night, any birds that want to fly out of Chengdu will be shot down by the city guards."
"What about Haidongqing? Will it...?" Bai Chun was startled and asked with a pale face.
"I don't know, but if Bai Qi hasn't moved yet, I guess Hai Dongqing will be fine. Besides, it flies high. If you are worried about Bai Qi, a wolf and an eagle want to get out of the heavily guarded Chengdu Mansion. , but it will take a lot of effort." Li Hong frowned, a little dissatisfied with Bai Chun for leaving Bai Qi in Chengdu Mansion.
Even if she had doubts about Di Renjie and didn't really trust Di Renjie's loyalty, she shouldn't have left Bai Qi in the city. After all, he was a beast and couldn't really treat him like a human being like Hai Dongqing.
But no matter how many times I said these words to Bai Chun, Pei Wanying and others, none of these women took her words to heart. They still went their own way and regarded Bai Qi and Hai Dongqing as at least the same. Raised like a child.
So this is why Bai Qi looks more and more like a dog, and Hai Dongqing looks more and more like a pigeon.
"With Bai Qi here, Di Renjie will have some scruples, right?" Bai Chun pouted her sexy lips and said a little aggrievedly.
"Forget it, I hope they're okay."
As soon as Li Hong finished speaking, Lian Tie, who had just left in front of him, was seen riding back on horseback again, but this time Yang Wu was followed behind him. They rode in two, one holding a black wolf in his arms, and the other Holding a white eagle in his arms.
"Your Highness..."
"Are you dead?" Li Hong's face turned cold instantly, while Bai Chun, who was already pale and sitting on the horse, was trembling constantly and might fall off the horse at any time.
Wen Wen raised her head blankly and looked at the motionless white raptor in Yang Wu's arms. She was extremely impressed by Hai Dongqing. Her Royal Highness heard that if it weren't for Hai Dongqing, His Highness would not have discovered that Uncle Fan was dead. Live in seclusion behind Qingcheng Mountain.
Although Li Hong said it coldly, he still ran over immediately, took Hai Dongqing from Yang Wu's hand and checked it, feeling relieved in his heart.
Although Hai Dongqing's feathers were messy and there was a broken arrow stuck in his wing, it did not hurt his vitals.
Bai Qi was much more miserable than Hai Dongqing. There was a stab wound in his stomach, but it had been simply bandaged by Yang Wu. His originally black and shiny hair seemed to have been roasted by fire, exuding Burnt smell.
(End of chapter)