Golden Stage

"He will really find trouble for me. How far is the peace mission from Wonju?"

The curtain was lifted, and the young general strode out. Under the bright moonlight at the border, he was wearing armor and a long knife hanging from his waist. The soldiers outside the tent said: "Chongshan, go and order a group of people, get ready and follow me immediately!"

The murderous aura made the patrol soldiers passing by the commander's tent tremble. Yu Qiaoting, the general in charge of patrolling the camp, reined in his horse and stopped when he saw this, and said, "General, are you going out at night? What happened?"

After the soldiers assembled in no time, Fu Shen pulled his horse, got on the horse, and ran out of the station side by side with Yu Qiaoting, saying as he walked, "It's a long story to say that a child has no mother. The Western Tatars were expelled from the grassland by the Eastern Tatars and settled in the Western Territory. For many years, they have intended to communicate with me. Thanks to their military assistance to pacify the chaos the year before last, the emperor sent a mission to thank them at the end of last year. Taking this opportunity, the two sides agreed to form a family relationship. Khan sent his daughter to the capital to marry. The send-off team is already on the way."

"Isn't that a good thing?"

"What a fart," Fu Shen said, "To show his sincerity, the Khan of Xitar added a white jade statue to the princess's dowry. The Tartars brought it to the Western Regions, and the Eastern Tartars did everything they could for this national treasure, and the two races had been fighting endlessly for a long time."

Yu Qiaoting is a smart person, and she knew it all: "Oh, the princess has not been very safe this way."

Fu Shen said: "Xitar must also be afraid of causing major troubles, so they communicated with the court in advance. In addition to sending off the relatives, the emperor also sent his confidant troops to meet them."

"So you are...?"

"From the west to the east, Tongjin and Yuanzhou are the closest to Dongtar, and it is the most difficult to go." Fu Shen said with a sneer, "The group of idiots can't bear it now, so send people to Yuanzhou for help."

"Oh, that's how it is." Yu Qiaoting nodded, and asked again, "This kind of thing requires you to go there yourself? Send someone to meet you."

Fu Shen waved his hand, and while talking, the two had already reached the exit of the camp, so he stopped talking and ran away with a group of people in dust.

"Hey..." Yu Qiaoting watched them go away, and suddenly felt something was wrong, "Who informed him that he was going to meet Xitar and the pro-envoys?"

If it was an order from the imperial court, Fu Shen would not have left in such a hurry. His appearance obviously did not know beforehand, and he suddenly received an urgent call for help—when did the Western Tatars and Fu Shen have a life-threatening friendship?

The Northern Yan army rushed all the way, passing through the dark mountain roads and bushes, and went straight to the junction of Yuanzhou and Tongjin.This place is wild and desolate, with no villages and shops behind, it is an excellent place to kill people and steal goods.Fu Shen had a keen intuition, caught a trace of abnormal movement in the whistling wind, and immediately gestured to the soldiers behind him, slowed down, and turned to ask Xiao Xun, "What's in front of this hillside?"

Xiao Xun: "Crossing over this dirt slope is the official road."

Fu Shen nodded, and said, "Don't make a sound, move gently, and follow me."

The farther they went, the clearer the sound became. Halfway up the slope, they could already hear the sound of swords and soldiers colliding with cold iron from the other end, accompanied by bursts of shouting and shouting, which seemed particularly creepy in the dark night.Fu Shen felt something was wrong, shook the reins, and galloped his horse up the slope. Taking a rough look under the moonlight, he saw a few bonfires scattered like stars in the wilderness in the distance, and there were many figures in the camp, swords, lights and swords, and the two sides fought together. group.At the most stalemate of the battle, there was a figure who was attacked by several people. The long knife in his hand was moving like the wind, but he still seemed to be outstretched and powerless. He was almost cut in the shoulder by a knife and stepped into the fire.

Fu Shen narrowed his eyes, and murmured suspiciously: "Princess Xitar...is she so good at it?"

"What?" Xiao Xun who was following behind him was at a loss, but before he could ask, Fu Shen had already charged down the hillside at the head of the hill, his sharp blade was like cutting melons and vegetables. Pulling the princess with flying hair back onto the horse, she said in a deep voice, "The Beiyan army is here, princess, don't be afraid—"

The black-haired, white-skinned, brightly dressed "exotic princess" suddenly raised her head and stared at him, the knife in her hand was still dripping heavily with blood.

A slightly hoarse male voice whispered close to his ear: "Thank you General, I'm not afraid."

Fu Shen was dumbfounded.

It was just so far away, and the sky was so dark, he could only see the long flying hair and the bright skirt, subconsciously thought that it was the only woman in the mission, but who knew that a counterfeit was picked up—this big and three thick bastard What play is it singing? !

"You..." The corners of Fu Shen's mouth twitched, and the veins in his temples throbbed. He was speechless for a while, and then he gritted his teeth and asked coldly, "Master Yan, have you just realized your true identity at this age?"

"I have no choice," Yan Xiaohan lowered his eyes in embarrassment, the eyebrows that have been deliberately modified are extraordinarily beautiful, and they are not abrupt on the man's face, but rather look bright, "I will explain to you later, the enemy is now , it's more important to save your life..."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly put his arms around Fu Shen and pressed down hard, sideways to avoid a small arrow shot from behind, and with the other hand, he swung the knife to parry the two's blades.Fu Shen was caught off guard and bumped into his shoulder, almost breaking the bridge of his nose. He straightened up and pulled the rein with tears in his eyes, and said bitterly, "Sit down, don't get in the way! Drive!"

The war horse neighed, and rushed out with the two men on its back, the raider's encirclement was broken up again, and the guards immediately rushed forward to protect the two.At first, the send-off team could barely resist, but as soon as the Northern Yan army joined the battlefield, the situation turned sharply, relying on the superiority of their numbers, they were almost overwhelmingly crushed.Seeing that the situation was over, the opponent knew that he could not love to fight, so he yelled a few times in Eastern Tatar, and the remaining assassins immediately withdrew, fled in all directions, and quickly disappeared into the vast night.

Xiao Xun wanted to chase again, but was stopped by Fu Shen: "If you can't catch up, don't waste your time. They just find a ravine to squat, and we have to find the year of the monkey."

"Yes." Xiao Xun agreed, but his gaze uncontrollably drifted towards the "princess" in front of Fu Shen.The man was thin and thin, with a long neck, and the black hair hanging down covered half of his face. It might have been broken into a bun during the brawl just now. It is faintly visible in the silk, except for the flowers on the forehead, the rest of the jewelry is lost somewhere. Sitting on the horseback with the back to the crowd, it does not have a charming and charming appearance.

But what happened to their general's twitching expression like eating sour grapes, wanting to laugh but trying to hold back?And why does the princess seem...seem to be taller than Fu Shen?

"What should we do next?" Fu Shen coughed dryly, hiding the uncontrollable smile in his words, and said to Yan Xiaohan, "Do you want to stay here, or go to Yuanzhou to rest?"

Yan Xiaohan seemed unable to stand his teasing gaze, turned his head away uncomfortably, and said with a sullen face, "The Eastern Tatars suffered a loss once, and they probably won't come back again. Thank you General for your help tonight."

"You should thank me." Fu Shen sneered unceremoniously, "Otherwise Lord Yan will be here tonight, huh?"

Yan Xiaohan: "..."

"Forget it," Fu Shen turned his horse's head and said in disgust, "I'd better go back and wash off your red and willow green face, it's really hurtful."

After finishing speaking, he didn't let anyone dismount, and just carried him back to the camp slowly.Beiyan's iron cavalry was well-trained, and they were not far or close behind him. When Yan Xiaohan entered the tent to change clothes and wash up, the people from the welcoming mission came forward to thank him. Then Fu Shen turned his head condescendingly, and asked arrogantly: " Your country sent the princess to our DPRK for marriage, and you brought just a few people, did you really not pay attention to the Eastern Tatars, or did you make preparations long ago that you would never return?"

The Nasita envoy only thought that he was concerned about the safety of the princess, and smiled apologetically: "Thank you, thank you general. But you don't have to worry, the princess is not here, she has been escorted away by the army of the upper kingdom."

After thinking about it for a while, Fu Shen understood the key point, neither anger nor laughter, and finally got off the horse with a cold snort, and told Xiao Xun, "Stay here overnight and guard it strictly to prevent the east The Tatars are coming to attack again. Remember to send someone back to report to Yu Qiaoting."

Xiao Xun responded and made arrangements.Fu Shen ignored the trembling Xitar envoy, walked into the princess's tent, and threw the curtain with a loud noise.Yan Xiaohan was struggling to remove his make-up, and when he heard the sound, he turned his head to look at him. Fu Shen slapped his saber on the table angrily, and said mockingly, "Scholars will treat each other with admiration for three days. If we don't see each other for half a year, Mr. Yan will learn to sacrifice himself for others." Yes, but I really didn't expect it."

Yan Xiaohan sighed, and said, "It's a helpless move, I'm laughing at it."

Fu Shen stared at him as he wiped off his face and clumsily removed the hairpin ring, and suddenly said: "Feilongwei was ordered to meet the Western Tatars to send off their relatives. Because they were worried that the Eastern Tatars would attack them suddenly, the troops were divided into two groups. Escort the princess to go first, and the rest will continue along the original route, using themselves as bait to attract the attention of the Eastern Tartars. In this way, those Eastern Tartar assassins attack the mission, and the real princess and the idol will have The opportunity passed safely under their noses. Who came up with such a clever way?"

Yan Xiaohan froze, and after a moment of silence, he smiled wryly and said, "Thank you for the compliment."

"Since you're so smart, how dare you be the bait yourself?" Fu Shen said softly, "With your wisdom, it's impossible not to predict what will happen tonight."

Yan Xiaohan: "Didn't you arrive in time? It's nothing more than a surprise."

Fu Shen strode up to him, grabbed Yan Xiaohan by the collar, and almost lifted Yan Xiaohan from the chair: "Master Yan, do you know the truth in your heart? Is there a truth in your mouth? How can you be sure?" Your request for help will definitely be handed over to me, how can you be sure that I will come back? How can you guarantee that I can bring someone to arrive in time?"

"In case I'm late, are you planning to let me collect your body, huh?!"

The questioning sounded like a blow to the head, shaking the legs of the table slightly, and there was a moment of silence inside and outside the tent.

"Okay, okay, don't get angry," Yan Xiaohan looked at him helplessly, pinched Fu Shen's wrist lightly with one hand, and explained in a good-tempered manner: "This time I took the risk, but if I don't do it, follow along." The missions sending off relatives will also encounter Dongtar assassins, and if something goes wrong between the princess and the statue, the Feilongwei will be fully responsible."

Fu Shen asked back: "Fei Longwei stabbed Lou Zi, and it's not your turn, a little Zhonglang, to top the vat in the future, why are you in a hurry?"

Yan Xiaohan didn't speak, but curled the corners of his mouth, revealing a forced smile.

Fu Shen's thoughts turned, and he suddenly realized.

He suddenly loosened Yan Xiaohan's collar, and said in a daze, "Your adoptive father..."

"It's not good." Yan Xiaohan said in a low voice, "Ye-father is old and suffering from arthralgia, he has written a letter to tell him he is old, the emperor allowed him to go home and recuperate."

No need to elaborate, Fu Shen already understood.Duan Linglong was Yan Xiaohan's greatest reliance in Feilongwei, and now that he was about to die, and a new successor had yet to be found, Yan Xiaohan's position in Feilongwei instantly became delicate.No wonder he was pushed out to pretend to be a princess. Being the most dangerous bait must be the result of the internal strife within Feilongwei.If he didn't fight to the death this time, even if something went wrong during the escorting by the flying dragon guards, Yan Xiaohan would definitely be the unlucky one in the end.

"you……"

"Don't worry, I'm not a real princess, it's not a problem to save my life under the hands of the Eastern Tatars," Yan Xiaohan comforted him, "Besides, I've left behind, thank you for coming here."

He refused to say it clearly, but both of them knew it well.From now on, no one will be able to shield him from the wind and rain. Yan Xiaohan wants to continue walking to high places, so he can only climb up step by step by himself, knocking down his teeth and blood, and struggling to get out of the mud. A way to survive.

but--

He glanced at Fu Shen who was standing not far away from the mirror, frowning tightly, and suddenly said, "It's strange, it seems that this flower tin can't be wiped off..."

"Huh?" Fu Shen returned to his senses, and was distracted by him. He leaned over to look at the red marks on his brows, and said, "Let me see, is this thing glued on? Oh, there is also gold leaf, which can be used directly." Do you pick it by hand?"

Yan Xiaohan: "..."

Fu Shen laughed at him "hahaha", and finally said: "I'll ask someone to get you some hot water and apply it on you, and see if you can get it off. Don't mention it, I didn't expect Master Yan to be not only a handsome man, The red makeup is actually not inferior to the stunning beauty, hahahahaha..."

He stroked Yan Xiao's long black hair like jackdaw feathers, turned around and went out to find water.Yan Xiaohan stared at his back from the corner of his eye until it disappeared, then retracted his gaze, lowered his eyes, and smiled with self-mockery and satisfaction.

The road ahead is difficult, but he still has someone he wants to protect—someone who will come to save him in the middle of the night, stepping on the moonlight.

If the heart is attached, it is enough to drink blood for sweets.

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