Seeing that Jiang Chong was no longer trying to rush in, Chu Qiao immediately felt relieved, raised her long sword, and said to He Xiao: "Let's go, we can't solve it within a stick of incense, and it will be difficult to have such a good opportunity in the future." , the last guard of the Southwest Township envoy also rushed into the battle. In an instant, there was a sound of killing, horseshoes roared, and the crowd was surging. Cheng Yuan's guard screamed in despair, but there was nowhere to hide. Beside Cheng Yuan, he shouted loudly: "Protect the general! Protect the general!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a sharp arrow suddenly shot out, piercing his chest in an instant.
The guards of less than a hundred people fell to the ground in unison, trampled into blood foam by the horseshoes, the huge noise and the sound of weapons clashing together were deafening. The envoys of the Southwest Township surrounded Cheng Yuan and the others, and shot bows and arrows one after another, leaving large pieces of corpses lying in a pool of blood.
Shouting is no longer effective, Cheng Yuan's eyes are red, in his imagination, the Southwest town government envoy no longer exists at this moment, no matter how angry Chu Qiao is, he is still a toothless tiger, more than a hundred guards are enough to deal with it This difficult woman. It's just that he didn't expect that the envoy of the Southwest Township not only survived, but also dared to attack his big tent directly. This woman is too crazy. Could it be that he is going to die here today
"Your Highness has an order! Everyone stop fighting immediately, and any private fighters will be dealt with according to military law!"
The voice of the messenger sounded from the outside, and Cheng Yuan was overjoyed. Chu Qiao seemed to have never heard of it, she stabbed a soldier in the chest with her sword, jumped off the horse, pulled out the sword, blood splashed immediately. She used such a decisive way to show her determination to get rid of him and then quickly.
The snow-covered camp was like a huge meat grinder, blood and mud mixed together, and the ground was in a mess. The sound of fighting and slashing echoed in the dark sky. The depression and anger of the past few days finally broke out. The officers and soldiers of the Southwest Township They charged with their swords, and within a short while, all obstacles had been removed.
"Your Highness has an order! Everyone stop immediately!"
The messenger was still shouting, Chu Qiao kicked Cheng Yuan to the ground, the blood flowed windingly through the simple long sword, condensed into drops of blood, and fell on the white snow. At this moment, the faces of so many people flashed before her eyes one by one, Xue Zhiyuan's handsome face, the young soldier who died in the Beishuo city to save her, died in the battle of Beishuo because the Beishuo army escaped soldiers, and Yan Xun's gradually suspicious eyes...
She raised the long sword without saying anything high-sounding, her eyes turned cold, and she swung it down at the man's neck fiercely!
Cheng Yuan's pupils dilated in an instant, and he opened his mouth wide in horror, but he didn't make a sound. Under such a sword strike, he had no room to escape. Moreover, he had already lost his fighting power with several arrows in his body.
Seeing that the long sword was about to pierce his throat, at this moment, a sharp arrow suddenly pierced through the air, with such a fast speed that it almost wiped out sparks in mid-air. There was a sudden sharp sound, and Chu Qiao's wrist felt numb, the long sword deviated, stuck firmly in the snow, and only drew a bright red bloodstain on Cheng Yuan's neck.
"Your Highness! Your Highness, save me!"
Chu Qiao's eyes almost burst into flames, she drew out her sword, and stabbed again, but before the sharp sword could make a move, another arrow shot, this time it was not the sword in her hand, but aimed at the sword in her hand. He Xiao who was beside her left. He Xiao blocked the block with a knife, and was hit by that force, his body stepped back seven or eight steps continuously, but before he could stand still, another arrow shot to his face!
Chu Qiao swung her sword to split, but saw that the arrows in front of her were tricky, with strange angles, continuous, she held the sword to resist, her movements were smooth and agile, like a beautiful dance in the wind. In a trance, she seemed to have returned to many years ago, in the secluded and deep palace, the two children bent their bows and blocked each other, but the arrows were broken at that time, not today, when the arrows flickered and were piercingly cold, The cold light is dazzling.
When everything returned to calm, Cheng Yuan had already fled away. Yan Xun was dressed in black fur, sitting high on the horseback, holding a golden crossbow in one hand, and a sharp bow and arrow in the other. Behind him were the guards of the Black Eagle Army, everyone in armor Ice-cold, staring at the messy battlefield with cold eyes.
The strong wind blew through them, and the snowflakes rolled up on the ground slowly swirled upwards, making a whoosh sound.
"Achu, what are you doing?" Yan Xun's voice was very calm, so calm that no one could tell what he was thinking. His expression was extremely indifferent, as if the one standing in front of him was not the childhood sweetheart who had lived with him for eight years. A drop of blood rolled down from Chu Qiao's cheek and slid into her snow-white neck. She looked up at him, and saw Cheng Yuan standing beside him respectfully, talking nonsense and distorting the facts, but he didn't yell or refute. She only felt that the bottom of her heart was being covered by heavy snow inch by inch, her lips moved, but she couldn't speak at all.
She always thought that there was no misunderstanding between them, and there was never any need for verbal whitewashing, but now, she suddenly discovered that if she didn't argue or explain, she would really become a traitor with ulterior motives. This is really a wonderful irony.
He Xiao took a step forward, telling the whole story of the incident, only hiding the fact that Xia Jun deliberately let them go, and saying that they discovered something wrong early and broke out of the siege.
Yan Xun has been listening quietly, listening to He Xiao and Cheng Yuan attacking each other, listening to the officials and soldiers of the Southwest Township government yelling angrily, without saying a word. The soldiers around gathered more and more, and the wind became stronger at night. The weather was so cold, Chu Qiao stood there, her hands and feet were numb from the cold, she seemed to be unable to hear the surrounding voices, and could only see Yan Xun's voice. Eyes, so dark, so bright, but why are they covered with a layer of frost
"Achu," Yan Xun's deep voice sounded slowly, not very loud, but all the noisy voices around him stopped immediately, I saw him looking deeply at Chu Qiao, and asked calmly, "Yes?" Really?"
Chu Qiao looked at him quietly, and he also looked at her, his eyes pierced through the long years, tracing their past, everything disappeared, it seemed that only each other's eyes remained. From the first sight of the hunting ground in Daxia, the turbulent years have connected these two lives that should have had no intersection at all. Many times, Chu Qiao is thinking that she has spanned thousands of years, traveled through Did the incalculable space come just for him? Therefore, no matter the hardships, no matter the difficulties and adversities, they stand together, shoulder to shoulder, stumble all the way, never give up, and trust each other firmly.
She nodded deeply, her eyes were still calm, but her heart gradually became hotter, like a gambler who has bet all her money, and then said: "It's true."
Everything around was suddenly so quiet, Yan Xun narrowed his eyes slowly, moved his lips, and said something, but Chu Qiao didn't seem to hear it. The voice was so loud, reverberating in her ears, she could hear it clearly, but the words seemed to have turned into some meaningless symbols, so she couldn't tell what the meaning was.
Yan Xun asked: "Since this is the case, why are there so few casualties in the Southwest Township? According to your statement, the enemy has mobilized more than 3,000 people, received information from General Cheng in advance, and prepared a siege. Then why are there so many casualties for you?" so small?"
"Your Highness, this subordinate thinks that all this may be a misunderstanding. This subordinate offended Master Chu in Beishuo, was deceived by the traitor, and accidentally injured Master Chu's subordinates, and General Xue is a good friend of Master Chu. I am also responsible, Master Chu has prejudice against me, and it is inevitable."
The younger generation of generals who had just been promoted by the First Army also raised their own questions, why did the war with the Southwest Township envoy end so quickly? If the enemy had 3,000 people, it would not be impossible to complete the encirclement, and let them escape so easily.
The noise became louder and louder, as if a swarm of flies had gathered in her ears, Chu Qiao couldn't speak, did she say that Zhuge Yue missed his old love and let him go? There are so many people talking, once this matter is publicized, will Zhuge Yue be punished by Daxia? Moreover, now she also lost the strength to argue, she looked at Yan Xun, her eyes finally died inch by inch, her voice was like misty clouds, she sneered coldly, and said not without self-deprecation: "You don't believe me?"
Yan Xun said, "Give me a reasonable explanation."
Reasonable explanation? Cheng Yuan's troop dispatch order, the southwestern town government envoy killed eight people and injured more than twenty people, isn't that a reasonable explanation? Must annihilate the whole army to prove the authenticity of the matter? Chu Qiao couldn't help laughing, the huge disappointment and pain were like sharp blades, slashing her heart one by one. She bit her lower lip tightly, her heart could almost bleed, and asked back: "Yan Xun, you and I have known each other for so many years, have I ever done anything that is not good for you?"
Yan Xun frowned and remained silent.
Chu Qiao continued to laugh, the cold wind was blowing on her face, the corners of her mouth seemed to be stiff, her eyes were like a cold pool that was gradually freezing, with few clear shadows, and finally turned into rotten plum blossoms. Her eyes flashed over everyone one by one, like the bleak autumn wind blowing, doubts and suspicions have arisen, everything has changed, Yan Xun has become the King of Yan, and is no longer the poor son who had nothing at the beginning. There are so many people around him, but she is no longer the only one from yesterday.
"Everything I said, the sky can bear witness, and the sun and the moon can serve as lessons. If you don't believe me, kill me for the crime of treason!" After she finished speaking, she no longer looked at the expressions of the people around her. Stepping forward, she staggered slightly and nearly fell down. He Xiao and others grabbed her, but she pushed her away. The girl's figure is so thin and thin, and her neck is so white that it seems that the blood vessels inside can be seen. At night, the jackdaws flew over the head, making mournful calls, and she left everyone behind. She walked quietly, as if she was using such a decisive way to force him to make a decision, whether to keep him or not? To kill the traitor? Or just catch up to her and hug her, tell her she was wrong, how could he not believe her
But nothing, he just stood there quietly, surrounded by tens of thousands of people, the light of the torch shone on his cheeks, there was a bright light, dazzlingly bright. He looked at her with calm eyes, he didn't catch up, he didn't speak, and he didn't kill anyone. Time quietly flowed between them, heavy snow fell, the distance between them became farther and farther, thousands of rivers and mountains rose from the ground, In a blink of an eye, it seems that nearly ten years have passed. From the first acquaintance, to hand in hand, from leaning on each other to fighting side by side, the words of the past are still lingering in my ears, and the vows that once weighed more than a thousand gold are so cheap when I think of them today.
Yan Xun, we used to share misfortune and good fortune, we depended on each other in life and death, we went through the most difficult days in our lives together, we agreed to go back to our hometown together, we agreed to rebuild Yanbei together, we agreed In order to take revenge together, we agreed to trust each other and never leave...
However, after all, things in the world cannot go smoothly according to your and my ideas. You once said that I was the last person you believed in in this world. I know you didn't lie to me, but you didn't know it at the time. After all that, you have already forgotten how to trust. Except yourself, you Stop trusting anything beyond your control. Among them, including the Datong Association, including the open-minded and popular Mr. Wu, including the amazingly talented girl Yu, including Ah Jing who has followed you for many years and knows too much about your past, and including the southwestern town government envoy who is only loyal to me, Of course it also includes me, including this Chu Qiao who has made many military exploits but is inextricably linked with you.