blame me for attacking

In the morning after the heavy rain, the whole world is wet, and the leaves of the tree are covered with last night's rain, and a few drops will fall when the wind blows.

A bird flew over suddenly, and when it flapped its wings, it knocked off some of the water droplets on the leaves, and the water droplets suddenly dripped onto the face of the unconscious young man under the tree.

The boy frowned slightly, then woke up.This comatose young man with torn clothes and blood stains on his pale face was none other than Zhao Xiaowu.

Zhao Xiaowu picked up a branch to support his body and found Liu Li who was also unconscious a few steps away.

The young man walked over to sniff the other party's breath, and he was relieved. He shook the other party's arm lightly and said, "Liu Li..."

Liu Li frowned slightly, but he didn't wake up.Zhao Xiaowu checked again carefully, and felt relieved after confirming that Liu Li was not injured.

"Wake up, Liu Li!" Zhao Xiaowu shook his body again.

Liu Li seemed to be exhausted, and he opened his eyes after the boy called him for a while.After waking up, he stared at Zhao Xiaowu for a moment, the blankness in his eyes gradually dissipated, and then he suddenly woke up, took Zhao Xiaowu's hand and asked, "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, how are you?" Zhao Xiaowu asked.

Liu Li shook his head to indicate that he was fine, then looked up at the sky: "It's already dawn."

"We have to find Third Brother." Zhao Xiaowu said.

Liu Li took Zhao Xiaowu's hand and stood up, saying: "During the scuffle last night, he was with Ziming. Ziming is very good at martial arts, so he should be fine. Don't worry about it."

Zhao Xiaowu nodded, but he was still anxious.

Last night's battle was originally set up by Zhao Xun. He predicted that Nada's people would not let it go, and it would be extremely difficult to deal with. It is better to take the initiative to attack than to be on guard.

So he took advantage of the time spent escorting the wounded back to Lizhou to make arrangements and prepare to settle down in the deserted village. As long as Nada's people show up, he will have a way to catch them all.

Everything was going well at first, and the mercenaries who attacked the deserted village suffered heavy casualties, but who knew that someone in the northern army suddenly turned against them halfway, causing Zhao Xun and others to be caught off guard, and the entire army was almost wiped out.

In the end, although the mercenaries suffered heavy casualties, Zhao Xun and others paid a heavy price.In the heavy rain, people accidentally separated, and now many people's life and death are uncertain.

"I didn't expect that someone in the Zhengbei Army would turn against the water and use poisonous smoke. It's simply despicable and shameless." Liu Li scolded.

Zhao Xiaowu tried his luck, but found that he still had no strength, and said, "I don't know if the poisonous smoke has any other harm besides making people lose strength."

Liu Li obviously didn't know much about poisonous smoke, so he said, "There shouldn't be any serious problems. Fortunately, General Shen found out that we didn't arrive at the post, so he will definitely come back to meet him. Let's look for Zhao to find them while we find the way back. Let's go." Liu Li said.

Zhao Xiaowu nodded, and picked up another branch for Liu Li.Liu Li, dumbfounded, took the branch and held it in his hand, and the two of them groped forward along the path in the forest.

"If my kung fu is gone, I really don't know how to live in the future." Liu Li sighed.

Zhao Xiaowu looked at him sideways and said, "It's easy to support yourself by farming and chopping firewood."

"I don't know how to farm." Liu Li said.

"Actually, neither do I, we can learn together." Zhao Xiaowu said

Liu Li suddenly stopped and said, "Then would you like to live with me?"

Zhao Xiaowu also stopped and thought about it carefully, and said, "I have to ask Third Brother."

Liu Li was taken aback when he heard the words, did he agree?He was overjoyed, and was about to continue to question, but saw a group of people coming from the other side of the forest, it was Shen Shinian and the others.

"Young master!" Seeing Liu Li, he hurried over to meet him.

"General Shen, did you find anyone else?" Liu Li asked.

"I found some, both alive and dead." Shen Shinian said.

"Is there any news about the third prince and Chen Ziming?" Liu Li asked again.

"Zi Ming fell into the river after being poisoned and drowned, but he has been rescued and he is fine." Shen Shinian said.

"Where's my third brother?" Zhao Xiaowu asked hurriedly.

Shen Shinian's eyes flashed, he didn't answer, but said: "You guys go back with me first, the poison in your body hasn't been cleared yet, so don't be careless."

Zhao Xiaowu's heart felt cold when he heard the words, and he looked at Liu Li immediately.

Liu Li said, "What's the matter, don't whine, just tell me."

Shen Shinian had no choice but to say: "We found the third prince's finger wrench, but the person wearing the finger wrench...has changed beyond recognition, so it's hard to tell if it's the third prince."

Those people did not know what kind of poison they used last night. After inhaling the poisonous gas, not only would it make people lose their strength, but some of the venom would quickly rot and melt people's skin and flesh after being inhaled. It was extremely vicious.

Thinking about the unrecognizable person Shen Shinian mentioned, he must have been tainted with venom.

Zhao Xiaowu looked at Liu Li and said, "It's definitely not the third brother, right?"

Liu Li comforted, "Yes, it's definitely not him."

Having said that, the boy's body couldn't help shaking, obviously he was really scared.How could Zhao Xun's fingertip get on someone else?Whether they want to believe it or not, the identity of the dead person is very likely to be Zhao Xun.

All the injured people were escorted to Lizhou by Shen Shinian, and He Zhu personally prepared medicine to detoxify them.Fortunately, Liu Li and others were not deeply poisoned, so they can recover after a period of rest.

Zhao Xun has not been whereabouts, and Chen Ziming returned to Beijiang before he recovered from his injury, and reported to Liu Jing what happened on the way.

He has always believed that it is his responsibility to escort Zhao Xun, so he has always felt guilty about Zhao Xun's disappearance: "I am very responsible for the matter of the third prince. The situation was chaotic at that time, and it was night, I..."

"You don't have to blame yourself. I didn't think carefully about this matter. This is a dangerous move. I should have expected the risk, so I shouldn't agree to Zhao Xun's proposal." Liu Jing said.

"Then what should we do now?" Chen Ziming asked.

"I will write the battle report myself," Liu Jing said.

Chen Ziming said: "But... If Your Majesty knows that the Third Prince has already..."

Liu Jing said: "It is not yet confirmed that it is Zhao Xun's body."

"In that case, why not wait for the news to be confirmed before writing the battle report?" Chen Ziming said.

"It's fine if Zhao Xun is safe and sound in the end. If something happens to him, His Majesty must make preparations first." Liu Jing said.

If bad news spreads to the capital suddenly, it will inevitably crush Li Yue, but if Li Yue is told a little bit, the damage to Li Yue can be reduced a little because of the length of time.

Chen Ziming knew Liu Jing's intentions when he heard the words, and couldn't help but feel compassion for a moment.He has always been aware of the relationship between Li Yue and Zhao Xun. If Zhao Xun is really gone, it will be a huge blow to Li Yue.

Especially at this time, he also has his own heart, and it is easy to move from one to the other.

Liu Jing's battle report only said that Zhao Xun disappeared on the way to Lizhou, and did not mention the finger pull.

The battle report was delivered in the morning, and after Li Yue read it, he was silent for a long time without saying anything.It seems that as long as he doesn't pay attention, there is still a great possibility of finding someone. If he asks, it will be like confirming the bad news.

Not long after, the battle report of the complete annihilation of the mercenaries was sent to the capital. At the same time, Liu Jing also detailed the ins and outs of those who turned against the water that night, and all relevant people have been dealt with according to military law.

Daxia was hit hard repeatedly and was unable to fight. He made peace with Dayu again, and cut off the border city as a gift to Dayu as a token of peace.

There are frequent news of success, but the only thing that is not there is the news of Zhao Xun.

A few days later, Chen Ziming returned to Beijing and brought Zhao Xun's token with him.

Chen Ziming traveled all the way, obviously he came straight to the palace as soon as he entered Beijing, he held a wooden box in his hand and said: "Since that night, Liu Shuai sent people to search around day and night, but so far there is no whereabouts of the third prince. I came here today because I want to hand over the third prince's token to His Majesty."

Li Yue lost a lot of weight, his chin became sharper, and his eyes were bloodshot, presumably because he didn't sleep well.He took the wooden box from Chen Ziming's hand, opened it, and inside was the finger wrench with the word "Yue" written on it.

Li Yue's heart stopped, and he almost fainted from the pain.He still remembered what Zhao Xun said that day when he sent him to pull his fingers.

Zhao Xun said: "Because when we are not around each other, this finger can accompany each other, so it is equal to not being separated."

Zhao Xun said: "Believe it or not, I hate you just as much as you hate me."

But now that the finger is back, Zhao Xun is nowhere to be seen.

Li Yue's eyes were red, and he asked in a cold voice, "Since you haven't found him, why did you pull your fingers?"

Chen Ziming had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "This finger...was found on a corpse, but because the corpse was beyond recognition, it is impossible to tell whether it is..."

Now that the words have come to this point, there is nothing Li Yue doesn't understand.Over the past few days, he had been thinking about it day and night, and that terrible idea appeared over and over again in his heart. Now that it was suddenly confirmed, he still felt like he was dreaming.

"Back off." The boy said.

"Your Majesty..." Chen Ziming was still a little worried.

"Back off." The boy suddenly roared.

"Yes." Hearing this, Chen Ziming had no choice but to leave.

Li Yue was the only one left in the hall, he held the wrench in his hand and covered his heart, he felt that his heart broke into eight petals at once, the pain was so painful that he didn't even have the energy to cry.

Fuxi was waiting outside the hall, but he was worried after all, so he went in to have a look at the risk of being scolded.

Only then did he realize that the boy fell to the ground, his face was pale, and blood was still oozing from the corner of his mouth.Fuxi glanced at the pool of blood on the ground, and was frightened out of her wits, and hurriedly sent for the imperial physician.

After the imperial doctor saw it, he only said that it was a stagnation in his heart, and there was no other way except to prescribe some soup and medicine to recuperate it, so he had to see it.But when it comes to looking away, how can it be so easy?

That night, Li Yue Yue had a persistent fever and was unconscious all the time, but he was holding the finger tightly in his hand, even though he was unconscious, he never let go.

Fuxi stood by and watched, anxious and distressed, so she went to burn incense and beg God to open her eyes.

The young man fell into a daze, and unknowingly sat up in a dream. He dreamed of the night before Zhao Xun left.

That night he couldn't sleep, so he said to Zhao Xun, "This finger is so big, when I wear it to sleep, it hurts my bones."

Zhao Xun turned over and hugged him and said, "When it hurts, you just think about me, and then you will know that I may also be awakened by the pain."

When the young man thought that Zhao Xun's finger puller was no longer with the other party, he felt so sad that he couldn't help himself.He dreamed again in a daze that he was in a forest, and there was a dead body lying in the forest.

He couldn't see the corpse clearly from a distance, he could only see Zhao Xun's finger wrench on the corpse.The young man walked towards the corpse step by step, only to see that the corpse was covered in blood and flesh, there was no flesh left, and the white bones were exposed.

Li Yue bent down to pick up the wrench, then reached out to touch the corpse's unrecognizable face.Suddenly, that face quickly recovered its appearance, and the blurred flesh and blood became intact again.

But that face is not Zhao Xun's face.

The boy woke up from his dream panting heavily, his palms clutching his fingers were drenched with sweat.His pale face gradually regained its color, and his eyes gradually became brighter.

Fuxi on the side hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, are you feeling unwell, do you want to call the imperial physician?"

Li Yue turned to look at him and asked, "Where is Chen Ziming?"

Fu Xi said: "Master Chen has already left the palace, Your Majesty is now in the middle of the night, you fainted during the day, but this servant was frightened."

Li Yue asked again: "Did Chen Ziming say that he brought back a corpse?"

Fuxi was startled, and secretly groaned inwardly.

Chen Ziming originally wanted to talk about this matter today, but seeing that Li Yue couldn't bear it, he didn't mention it.The corpse they found earlier, although it could not be confirmed, was very likely to be Zhao Xun's, so they still tried to send it back to the capital in a coffin anyway.

If it is really buried in Lizhou, I am afraid that Li Yue will not agree.

Seeing Li Yue asking now, Fuxi could only say: "It is true, but it will take some time, after all, Lizhou is far away from the capital road..."

"Go and tell Chen Ziming that the body is buried on the spot and there is no need to bring it back." Li Yue said.

Fuxi looked puzzled, but he didn't dare to speak up, so he had to answer.

Li Yue looked down at the wrench in his hand and said: "That person is not Zhao Xun, Zhao Xun is still alive."

When the young man said this, his eyes were very firm, and Fuxi sighed in his heart, only when Li Yue missed Zhao Xun eagerly, but he didn't know that the young man relied on a kind of inexplicable induction, and with that trace of induction, Li Yue was able to firmly believe The other party is still alive.