Chu Qiao not only underestimated Zhao Chun'er's hatred for her, but also underestimated Zhao Che's wisdom and her current status in the hearts of the entire Da Xia clan. After the release of the Haibu Tongwen of the Zhenhuang Emperor Capital, the Great Xia Empire, which was originally falling apart, suddenly showed unprecedented unity. The vassal lords from all over the place responded to the call of the empire, actively preparing for war, gearing up, giving impassioned speeches, and inspiring mobilization The assembly, the lively and spectacular parade of the people, was in full swing in all parts of Daxia, as if what they were facing was not a single woman, but a million soldiers. Faced with the sluggish morale of the Yanbei army before, the soldiers sang war songs and listened to the war drums. Amid the tearful eyes of the feudal lords from all over the place, they walked out of the city gate with high spirits, plunged into the boundless wilderness, and started Ended their arduous and dangerous hunting for thousands of miles.
The common people who didn't know it thought it was the Yanbei army coming, and everyone panicked. The valuables at home had already been packed, and they were ready to flee with the rioters at any time.
Chu Qiao knew that it wasn't that she had such a big face that made these Great Xia soldiers so frightened. The reason is that the whole dynasty did not respond when the imperial capital issued the order to serve the king. Now seeing that the Yanbei army has no immediate plans to return to the east of the division, the Zhao family has also gained a firm foothold in Yundu, and its position has gradually stabilized. The defenders returned one after another and gathered under Zhao Che's command in Zhenhuang City. The turmoil in the empire caused by Yan Xun's rebellion gradually passed. Of course, these aristocratic families have to find a retreat for themselves. Just a few days ago, the Mu family in Lingnan, the Zhuge family in West China, and the Wei family in Yinchuan all sent envoys to Yundu and Zhenhuang with a large amount of food and supplies. If you still don't know how to find a loyal retreat for yourself at this time, you are either a fool or an idiot.
Therefore, the kings and generals of the various feudal lords who dared not directly lead their troops to kill Yanbei all pointed their spearheads at this woman who dared to escape from the Seventh Prince and Eighth Princess. It seemed that as long as she was killed, the Yanbei Army would follow. Like falling apart. Even the vassal lords in the southeast of the empire who had not been notified showed their loyalty as if they were joining in the fun, and sent a large number of soldiers to investigate closely, as if digging three feet into the ground to arrest them.
However, it was the southeast feudal lords' act of showing off to the imperial capital that brought Chu Qiao great trouble, because at this moment, she was in the southeast of the junction of Xia and Tang.
The horse was so tired that it was foaming at the mouth, Chu Qiao stopped helplessly and let the horse drink water to rest. She didn't have an appetite, but in order to maintain her strength, she still ate a piece of dry food with cold water, which made her stomach feel very uncomfortable.
Today is the sixth day, and in two days' journey, she will enter Bian Tang territory. But before that, she had to go through two areas under the jurisdiction of the state capital, and there was still a large chaotic no-man's land ahead, and then, the first pass in the north of Bian Tang—Baizhi Pass.
For thousands of years, Baizhi Pass has served as an important barrier for the orthodoxy of the Eastern Continent against the alien races in the north. It has experienced countless major battles, and its defenses are as strict as Yanbei Pass. Chu Qiao still has not come up with a perfect countermeasure.
While thinking about it, the sound of hooves suddenly sounded in the distance, Chu Qiao was startled, raised her head and looked far away, her expression changed immediately.
I saw dust flying in the distance, and more than a hundred horses galloped quickly. Fortunately, the southeast is not as solid and clear as the northwest, waiting for me to throw myself into a trap. There are dense forests everywhere, and the mountains and fields are undulating, otherwise I must have been exposed at such a short distance. Chu Qiao gritted her teeth, turned over and jumped on the war horse that had stood up alertly, and drove the horse to a gallop.
Stepped on the stream and walked for more than three miles, causing the enemy to lose track of their footprints, but just after taking a breath, the hoofbeats sounded behind her again, Chu Qiao frowned, she decisively hugged two huge boulders, and with a rope He tied it and put it on the horse's back, then slapped the horse's butt vigorously, urging the horse to leave.
This horse has been with her for many years, he has lived and died with her several times, and his relationship is very deep. The horse ran a few steps, then stopped in place, turned around, looked at her, and kept wagging its tail.
Chu Qiao picked up her bag, turned around and walked into the depths of the dense forest. Unexpectedly, just as she took a step, the horse reluctantly followed behind and wanted to catch up. The girl frowned and threw the knife without looking back. With a sound, it passed along the horse's neck. The war horse was frightened, and with a long hiss, turned around and galloped away!
Hearing the sound of hooves getting farther and farther behind her, Chu Qiao took a deep breath, carried the burden on her back, and walked into the dense forest.
"The six seas of the king's land, the enlightenment of Andebang, the holy way of the monarchy, the benevolence and righteousness are the norms, the decline of the rise and fall..."
In the early summer morning, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, and the sound of reading can be heard leisurely on the green mountain road. In the distance, I saw a young man dressed as a scholar sitting on a green donkey with mixed hair, holding a slightly yellowed scroll in his hand, shaking his head and reciting.
This is really a good weather, the sky is high and the air is crisp, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, it has just rained, and even the air has a nice smell. Liang Shaoqing closed the scroll, raised his head slowly, narrowed his black and white eyes slightly, and had a kind smile on his young and handsome face. He stretched out his hand and spread out his palm, there were a few fine grains of rice on it. Seeing it, a bright yellow skylark flapped its wings and landed on his palm, lowered its head and gently pecked at the few grains of rice, while While eating, he secretly rolled up the mung beans and looked at Liang Shaoqing's harmless face.
"God has the virtue of good life, you go, and don't fall into the hands of bird catchers again."
The little bird circled him up and down, but never left. The morning sun shone along the sparse leaves on the young man's face, his face was soft and with a kind smile.
At this moment, there was a sudden sound of fighting in the distance. The scholar was slightly taken aback, and listened for a while with his ears upright. The clear sound of scolding and fighting came to his ears immediately. Liang Shaoqing frowned and muttered secretly: " When you go out, don’t mind your own business, and put safety first.”
After all, the scholar nodded vigorously, as if affirming the correctness of his thoughts, he turned around and walked towards the original road, trying to avoid this innocent disaster. But just after taking two steps, he stopped again, thinking to himself that if there is a strong man bullying the weak, and he is a tall man, but he refuses to save him, wouldn't it be against the way of chivalry? Thinking of this, the scholar sat on the horseback, meditating silently, looking very serious.
The sound of fighting was still going on, but Liang Shaoqing was in a fierce battle between heaven and man in his heart. Even though he was afraid of getting into trouble, he ignored it but felt a little sorry. After hesitating for a while, the young scholar suddenly gritted his teeth and secretly thought that maybe it was just two groups of farmers fighting. As long as I go forward to dissuade them, they will definitely give up and make peace with righteousness. Even if the situation is critical, I can report to the police and nothing will happen. Therefore, with the attitude of stepping forward to wait and see for a while, the man gently patted the green donkey that was sitting down, and said softly: "Xiaoqing, let's go and have a look quietly."
God bless the good man, at this moment, the little skylark who had been hovering around waiting to eat the rice was a little impatient, and he didn't know what stimulated him, so he rushed down and stretched out his mouth to peck at the eyelid of the green donkey superior. The green donkey named Xiaoqing was startled suddenly, let out a loud call, raised its hooves, and rushed forward frantically!
"Ah! Xiaoqing! Xiaoqing! What are you doing? The direction is wrong! Lighten up!"
The violent wind blew past his ears, and there was a whistling sound. Liang Shaoqing hugged the donkey's neck tightly, and almost spit out his lungs. The lush forest flashed in front of his eyes. Liang Shaoqing never knew that the speed of his green donkey It could be so fast, but when he sighed in his heart, the donkey screamed and stopped immediately.
quiet! Deadly still!
There was the smell of pig iron in the air, and there was a faint stench of pigs just after slaughtering. Liang Shaoqing let go of his hand slowly, then raised his head like a thief, opened his closed eyes, with a little caution, a little Very scared, but also somewhat curious eyes looked around.
Everyone stopped, and the blood-covered soldiers turned their heads to look at the uninvited guest. Together with the girl surrounded by them, they also looked at them with strange eyes.
The pursuit for two consecutive days and more than a dozen uninterrupted battles have made these people physically and mentally exhausted. At this time, any disturbance is enough to make them frightened. The great achievements are in front of them. The key to the question now is who can be tenacious Persevere to the end. Therefore, the appearance of this person who may be the opponent's reinforcements is particularly important.
"I... am passing by."
Liang Shaoqing bared her white teeth, looked at the bloody knives in everyone's hands with a smile, and explained in a trembling tone: "I... I traveled here, and my mount was frightened, so I'm bothering you... I, I'm going, I'm going ,You guys continue."
Liang Shaoqing sat up straight tremblingly, turned his donkey's head and wanted to leave this place of right and wrong quickly. At the last moment when he turned his head, he caught a glimpse of the girl surrounded by the crowd, his eyelids twitched suddenly, and a current surged through his body. At that moment, he didn't have time to see the girl's appearance and clothes clearly. I only saw a pair of eyes, a pair of clear and moving eyes like autumn water. She looked at him, watched him turn and leave, her eyes were like a cold spring, pouring down from the top of his head, even the bone marrow was icy cold.
"Stinky girl, just grab it with your hands free. If this goes on, even if you don't die at the hands of our brothers, you will lose too much blood and die."
The head of the soldier said in a cold voice, Chu Qiao moved his heavy steps slowly, the opponent was indeed an expert in tracking, and he was entangled by the enemy even if he was a little careless, after two days, although he had killed more than thirty enemies, but at this moment I haven't eaten for two days, and my physical strength has been exhausted. I have no strength to fight anymore. All I see is a burst of courage.
Her hand slowly touched the throwing knife at her waist, and she took a deep breath, like a leopard waiting for an opportunity, waiting to have a showdown with someone at any time.
"It seems that you are toasting and don't know how to drink fine wine!" The man shouted coldly: "Brothers! Come on! This is what happened to get promoted and get rich today. Kill on the spot, life or death!"
There was a sharp sound of "唰", and the heavy saber came head-on! However, at this moment, a loud shout came suddenly, and the man's clear voice shouted loudly: "Stop!"
In a blink of an eye, everyone was taken aback. They all turned their heads to look, but they were all dumbfounded!
The young scholar went back and came back riding a donkey. Although his face was pale, he said in a righteous voice: "It's outrageous for so many of you to bully a little girl!"