Rebellious officials bow their heads

Waking up early the next morning, the sky was dim and bright. Xu Yan brought a basin of hot water into the room. The man on the bed did not sleep soundly. Most of the quilt fell on the ground, and only a small half of his body was covered. Outside, the red-stained back and shoulders were exposed.

Xu Yan covered him with the quilt. The man closed his eyelashes, frowned slightly, and took a long breath. He seemed to feel his movements and gently hid inside.

Xu Yan's heart seemed to be scratched by soft feathers. He originally planned to take Xie Linze down the mountain earlier, but now he was completely lost. He sat on the edge of the bed and watched the other party's sleeping appearance, enjoying the peaceful atmosphere in the morning.

When it was almost noon, he found tools from the corner of the hut, went outside to set up a pot to light a fire, cooked a pot of sweet potato porridge, and then entered the house to wake people up.

Xie Linze didn't sleep until midnight last night. Before he had enough rest, he was woken up by the other party. He opened his eyes for a long time before concentrating his gaze and seeing the man in front of him clearly. He couldn't help but think of last night, and shrank back into the bedding again. His voice was still a little hoarse when he spoke: "You look refreshed."

Xu Yanyan helped him tuck his loose temple hair behind his ears, and it was rare for him to be gentle: "Get up, put on your clothes and prepare to go down the mountain, and if you drag it down, it's time for He Liancheng to send someone to find us."

"I really can't figure it out, why is your drinking capacity so good?" Xie Linze tilted his head, "I don't usually notice it at all."

"There are many things you can't see, and there will be time for you to see clearly." Xu Yan pulled out the man's fingers from under the quilt, with a focused expression, and kissed him almost reverently.

Xie Linze's gaze followed him, and after a while, he slowly sat up and put on his unlined clothes. The strange feeling inside his body made him very unbearable, but he didn't show anything on his face. Xu Yan shook his head, "I can get up."

However, he let go of the bedpost, and the moment his feet stepped on the ground, there was a soft and numb feeling at the base of his thighs, and he fell down uncontrollably, and was hugged by Xu Yan, who had expected it for a long time.

Faced with this situation, Xie Linze couldn't help but blushed, and didn't want to be seen by the other party, so he turned his head to the other side.

Xu Yan insisted on doing it, and turned the man's chin to see his expression clearly, and let out a deep laugh from his trembling chest.

Xie Linze stared at him dissatisfied, but it didn't help. He could only allow himself to be carried out of the door and placed on a wooden bench, holding a bowl of hot sweet potato soup and slowly drinking it.

After eating, the two of them went down the mountain together.

Occasionally, birdsong can be heard in the distance, and the residual snow on the ground near the hot springs gradually melts, revealing the dark soil. The weather is still very cold further down the Luling Mountains.

As soon as they returned to the palace, He Liancheng rushed over as if he had eaten explosives, pointed at Xu Yan angrily, and said, "I have put so much effort into the flower! It must be you who pulled it out! Why is there only one root left? "

Xie Linze looked at them inexplicably. Seeing Xu Yan turned to look at him, he asked, "What flower?"

Xu Yan made a gesture to let him go back to the room, but he had an intuition that there was a secret, so he stood there without moving his feet. Unexpectedly, Xu Yan directly dragged He Liancheng and walked towards the corner.

He Liancheng was so angry that he used Chinese and Beirao for a while, his voice was loud and noisy. Xie Linze didn't have a good rest, but now he got a headache from the noise. He lost interest in listening to them as soon as they left, and turned his head away. back to the house.

After a while Xu Yancai came back, dug out the history book, and was about to continue teaching him Beirao's words, but before that, he paused and said, "He Liancheng's people have found Zhou Yuan's whereabouts."

Xie Linze naturally understood that the only thing the two of them were talking about was this matter, "Where is Zhou Yuan now?"

"He was captured by Beirao General Gongsunye. This Gongsunye is the confidant of Zuo Xianwang, and... He Liancheng told me to come to Beirao."

Xie Linze opened his eyes slightly.

Xu Yan continued: "Qing Ci asked Zuo Xianwang Fei Lianshu to find the whereabouts of the two of us, but He Liancheng took us back first, and Gongsun Ye caught Zhou Yuan, thinking that he was the person Qing Ci was looking for. But Zhou Yuan did not admit his identity, and now Gongsunye has sent someone to send a message, and is planning to hand him over to Fei Lianshu. If Zhou Yuan falls into Fei Lianshu's hands, it will be very difficult."

Xie Linze pondered for a few breaths after hearing the words, and said calmly: "When are you going to save Zhou Yuan?"

Xu Yan: "The sooner the better, but I'm afraid it's not easy for the two of us to sneak into the heavily guarded general's mansion. We need to find someone who is familiar with the terrain to lead the way."

Xie Linze met his eyes, "Since it's not too late, let's do it tonight. As for those who are familiar with the terrain, I think He Liancheng is quite suitable."

Xu Yan paused, "Leaving tonight? Are you sure you can?"

Xie Linze closed the ancient book in the opponent's hand, and picked his chin with the scroll, "You will know if I can do it after I rescue Zhou Yuan."

Xu Yan kissed the man from bottom to top in this position, his palm slipped in through the gap of his shirt, his voice was low and indistinct, "So have you recovered yet?"

Xie Linze lowered his long eyelashes, casting a fan-shaped shadow on his face. He focused on catering to this fiery kiss, his lips and teeth intertwined, and then separated. The delicate kiss followed the bridge of the other's nose, all the way down, and landed on Xu Yan's lips. On his neck, he stuck out his tongue and licked it.

Just when Xu Yan was on fire and defenseless, Xie Linze said, "Give it back to you."

He bit deeply on the other's neck, and stepped back after hearing the gasp, leaving a row of teeth marks.

Xie Linze sat back on the cushion, closed his open robe, and raised his eyebrows frivolously at Xu Yan who was in pain.

"It's really unbearable..." Xu Yan turned his head helplessly, and it was indeed bleeding.

There was no one on the streets of Wangdu shrouded in night fog, and the night sky was covered with dark clouds, like layers of gray ink, surging with the cold wind, gradually covering up the moonlight in the sky.

The three figures were lurking in the shadows and moving forward quickly. Although He Liancheng lowered his voice, he still kept his noise, and said unwillingly to Xie Linze and Xu Yan: "I shouldn't have promised you to come out! What is this called? I helped you inquire, and rescued me and came in person! Sneaking into the courtier's mansion in the middle of the night, I don't want to lose face if I'm found out?"

Xie Linze: "What face do you want? Since it was your people who caught Zhou Yuan, you have to take responsibility."

"You are all my captives! Do captives understand?"

At the corner of the wall, Xu Yan stopped, Xie Linze said: "Besides, Fei Lian and his party have disagreements, we are here to help you solve it, lest you, the King of Beiluo, lose your position."

He Liancheng snorted twice, "We've arrived at the place, we'll argue with you when we save people, the prison is on the east side, Xu Yan and I go to deal with the guards, and you go to rescue people, is that okay?"

The three climbed over the wall, and when they landed, they collided with the patrolling team. Fortunately, Xu Yan and He Liancheng were quick and took them down in twos. Another guard fled backwards and was about to shout People, Xie Linze picked up a stone and swung it over, the guard fainted before he could utter a sound.

"Okay, let's split up." He clapped his hands and walked forward, but Xu Yan behind him grabbed the corner of his robe and looked over suspiciously.

Xu Yan naturally took He Liancheng's saber next to him, and handed it to him, "Although you shouldn't need it, you should take it with you just in case."

"..." He Liancheng, whose waist was empty, looked at them blankly.

Xie Linze took the sword, with a smile on his face unconsciously. When the palms of the two separated, Xu Yan clearly felt the other's fingers scratching his palm, and he raised his head very lightly. The man was already heading towards the dungeon. go.

There was a muffled sound of fighting in the night, and the guards on both sides of the dungeon were dragged away by Xu Yan, and then met another group of patrolling soldiers.

Holding a torch, Xie Linze walked down the gloomy and dark dungeon step by step, startling the mice looking for food in the corner, and fled away creaking, with the sound of water droplets echoing in the depths.

On the other side, a rattling chain collided, and a pair of rough hands appeared on the railing, stretching out desperately. The disheveled prisoner seemed to see a savior, "Let me out! Let me out!"

Xie Linze turned his head, illuminated the other's face with a torch, and found that the prisoner was not Zhou Yuan.

The prisoner also saw his face clearly, and was taken aback in astonishment: "You are from the Central Plains! Why did you appear here? Who sent you, a spy, to Beiluo?"

He thought it was a credit to discover the spies, the prisoner rolled his eyes and shouted loudly, "Come here! There is a secret agent here, catch him quickly—"

"Oh!"

The prisoner's eyes blurred, and before he could see clearly, he was hit hard, and immediately fell backwards, unconscious.

Xie Linze put down his feet, frowned impatiently, and continued to walk forward. At a corner not far ahead, he saw a figure in the corner of the cell, and asked tentatively, "Zhou Yuan?"

The figure moved, and the voice was unbelievable: "Your Majesty?"

The person who can call out this title is undoubtedly Zhou Yuan. He took two steps towards the cell door, drew out his sword, and was about to slash at the chain when Zhou Yuan rushed over anxiously, holding the railing tightly, his face The ground was covered with dust, and he said with a burning heart: "Your Majesty, why did you come here? Do you know that this is a trap set by Fei Lianshu! He knew that I was not Xu Yan, but he knew that I was an accomplice. Be a bait! If he finds out that you are here too...he, he has seen you..."

Xie Linze was startled in astonishment, and quickly came back to his senses, "Anyway, we have already stepped into a trap, and it is too late to retreat at this time, let's save you first."

The sharp sword swung down with a clang, and the chain broke in two. He and Zhou Yuan hurried out of the cell.

The night fog drifted in the sky with the cold wind, and the moonlight appeared from the clouds, reflecting the tense situation below.

Xu Yan and He Liancheng stood with their backs facing each other, their whole bodies tensed up, surrounded by countless guards, each wearing armor and holding weapons, and there were archers waiting in formation on the eaves, firmly watching their every move.

The door of the pavilion directly opposite was wide open, and two figures came out of it. Gongsun Ye smiled at Fei Lianshu and said, "My lord is really clever. This man named Xu Yan really appeared, and he brought out an accomplice."

Fei Lianshu was tall and tall, Kong Wu, with a solemn face, raised his hand and ordered: "Catch them."

Countless guards pounced on them, and raised their blades at them mercilessly. Xu Yan kicked away the first enemy who approached. He Liancheng covered his face with a cloak, and said anxiously: "Catch me? I can't be caught Got it! I have a heavy burden!"

"Could you please stop talking nonsense at this time!" Xu Yan raised the knife and clang twice to block the oncoming attack.

"I'm going to ask you to give Xie Linze all my weapons!" He Liancheng searched for the gap in the encirclement, "Brother Xu! Hold on, can I withdraw first?"

"If you dare to go, I'll be the first to kill you." As Xu Yan said, he suddenly heard the whistling of the wind coming from behind his head, coming very fast, and an arrow slashed down like a bamboo!

He dodged to the side, but his arm was still cut with blood. He looked up and saw an archer dormant on the eaves of the wall. He missed an arrow and was aiming at him again.

And Xu Yan's position was completely exposed to his sight, and he couldn't avoid it at all. At the moment when the trigger was on the verge of triggering, a white shadow flew past the tiles, and the man drew out his sword while he was still in midair. Reflecting the moonlight, the long blade swept down at an astonishing speed, and the archer's head flew away from his neck in an instant!

The man landed on the eaves, put his sword back into its sheath, kicked away the remaining corpses, and took the bow and arrow. He was dressed in fox fur flying in the wind, and his face was covered with a cloth scarf, revealing a pair of eyes looking down faintly. .