Rebellious officials bow their heads

Don't talk about discussing, I'm afraid they will be directly surrounded and killed if they don't even see each other.

Xie Linze tried his best to calm himself down, but the situation developed completely out of control. He was stuck in it and couldn't move an inch. His mind was in a mess, and his fingers trembled slightly, "Now..."

"Linze." Xu Yan pressed his shoulders tightly and called his name, "Things are far from that bad! Qingci's plan has not been completed yet, we can't mess up our own way!"

Xie Linze's distracted gaze slowly gathered and fell on Xu Yan's face.

After a pause, he took a step back, grabbed a handful of snow from the palace wall, and wiped it on his face. The chill brought by the ice and snow made him calm down, "He Liancheng only walked for two hours. Go, climb over the cliff, and arrive before they reach Mocheng, and you should be able to stop them from being attacked by ambushes."

Without any delay, the two rode their horses and galloped out of the city. The sky in the distance was still in darkness. It was impossible to catch up with He Liancheng's team by following the right path. They ran all the way west from Luling, crossing the steep cliff without stopping.

The climate is too cold, even from early morning to noon, the sky is still gray, two people encountered a snowstorm on the road, extremely anxious but can only wait for the snowstorm to subside before setting off.

When they arrived at Yingcheng without sleep and rest, and then crossed the canyon to Mocheng, the horse under Xie Linze couldn't hold it anymore, and his hooves softened and fell down, but he couldn't care about the horse anymore. At the gate of the city, countless Beiluo people dressed as ordinary people, including many refugees, are running away in a panic, as if there is a scourge behind them.

It seems that it is still a step too late, the ambush has already been dispatched, Xie Linze and Xu Yan got off their horses and rushed into the city, it was almost difficult to move in the crowded crowd, there were screams and cries everywhere, high and low noise mixed together , a woman held a baby in her arms, and anxiously pushed away the human wall in front of her, "There is a war in the back, let's go! The Central Plains people have killed them!"

A man shouted: "Hurry up and run outside, the Central Plains people will massacre the city if you walk too slowly!"

"The city defenders are still there! Don't turn around, and be careful to run into an ambush by the Central Plains people!"

Another voice scolded: "What's the use of defending the city army?! Even the king is dead, what kind of city are you guarding!"

This sentence was heard from the crowd, and Xie Linze froze in place as if struck by lightning. At that moment, his expression was almost blank.

Xu Yan next to him showed an expression of disbelief.

Xie Linze still clearly remembered that He Liancheng was talking and joking with him before leaving. The other party tried so hard to avoid war, did all their efforts collapse?

There is also Ji Han who left with him, if He Liancheng really encounters an accident, can he survive?

Qing Ci's move is extremely dangerous, as early as the moment Pang Qing was captured, he planned his strategy, step by step, and made everyone take him lightly while his life was in danger. Everyone plays with it.

There was a sound of fighting in the distance, Xie Linze came back to his senses, and ran forward subconsciously, the more he walked in, the more chaotic it became, the city had obviously been slaughtered, the corpses lay all over the place, there were people from Central Plains and people from Beiluo, Central Plains The people are the ambush soldiers arranged by Qingci. The private soldiers he originally raised have been destroyed. This group of ambush soldiers was recruited by him with a lot of money from the people. There are all kinds of people. Although there are many people, their skills are obviously uneven.

As soon as they left the city gate, countless fleeing refugees poured in. They all seemed to be brain people who escaped from Mocheng. Looking down from the high slope, they could already see the corner of the canyon. Bloodstains were winding on the ice and snow. Pile up.

The wind was fierce, and thousands of snowflakes were blowing up. Only a small number of Beiluo people were fighting on the battlefield. The screams pierced the sky.

Surrounded by refugees like a countercurrent, several soldiers with faces from the Central Plains in front of them were riding on horseback, chasing them with their knives, and seemed to have noticed them.

Xie Linze looked to the side, stepped on the piled boards, leaped up with his strength, stabbed the sword edge into the opponent's chest, and then stepped on the horse's back, jumped up again, as if stepping on the void, his body The shape is extremely fast, passing in mid-air.

The soldiers at the back turned pale with fright, and reined in their horses abruptly. Seeing the opponent coming fiercely, but had no time to dodge, the sword edge gradually enlarged and passed across the soldiers' necks.

Blood gushed out, killing two people in a row, Xie Linze fell to the ground half squatting.

The rest of the soldiers rode up desperately, raising their shields and blades at the same time.

With the current distance and speed, Xie Linze tried his best to dodge, but was still scratched by the horse, and fell to the left.

Xu Yan, who was in the crowd next to him, rushed over desperately and supported Xie Linze, "Don't go any further, He Liancheng and Ji Han can't be saved anymore!"

More and more soldiers noticed what was going on on their side. Xie Linze struggled to stand up and turned his head while panting, as if he wanted to continue killing the enemy.

Seeing his completely red eyes, Xu Yan was stunned, "Linze?"

Xie Linze said, "What's wrong?"

The other party didn't answer and was still in a daze. Xie Linze realized the problem and raised his hand to touch his eyes.

Xu Yan took his hand, "Stop killing people! It's too late to do anything now, let's go!"

Xie Linze felt a sense of powerlessness spread from his chest, numb, and staggered to follow Xu Yan away. It was hard to imagine that King Beiluo was buried in the canyon. He could almost predict what would happen next, the more he wanted to To avoid, the more bloody you face it, the more ruthlessly rolling in like a giant ship.

They fled to a village to take refuge. The escape process was vague and chaotic to Xie Linze. The news of He Liancheng's death spread throughout Beiluo.

It was not safe to stay in the village, there was only one blind old man left in this family, after Xu Yan said a few words, he thought they were from Beiluo, and took them in for a while.

The room is very dilapidated, cobwebs are densely covered in the corners, there is not even a mouthful of hot water, the bedding on the bed is all wet, Xie Linze sits on the wooden chair, staring at the dust in the air.

The traffic in Beirao is inconvenient. Every village and town has a communication station. Xu Yan let the carrier pigeon go out. When he returned to the house, he saw the man looking depressed, moved his dry lips, and said in a relaxed tone: "Why don't you let go?" A brazier?"

Xie Linze remained motionless, like a frozen stone sculpture.

Xu Yan had no choice but to say: "I have just sent a message to Baijumen, and we will leave early tomorrow morning. Someone will pick us up on the road, let's go back to the dungeon first..."

"No." Xie Linze finally said, "I'm not going back to the dungeon, I'm going back to Lingbei."

Xu Yan frowned, "Going back to Lingbei now? The road is full of soldiers, and the snowstorm destroyed several roads, how can we go back?"

"Besides." Xu Yan took a few steps closer, suppressing his anger, "Do you know what this sentence means? Why did we come here all the way? Look at your current state, you finally got a way out , are you going to give up like this?"

Xie Linze said, "I've figured it out."

After a pause, Xu Yan closed his eyes, "I know what you're thinking. You're worried that Fei Lianshu will lead troops to attack Lingbei, but are you a vegetarian? There is no way out, Bei Rao is completely under the control of Fei Lianshu, and it is difficult to move forward, have you figured out what to do with the lingering poison of Fo Luosan?"

He looked at Xie Linze, and continued: "We only need to stay for three more days, and within three days, I will definitely solve Frost's problem."

Xie Linze's face was icy white, blood was lingering in his eyes, without any fluctuation, he stood up, "How to solve it? Bind the witch doctor from the palace? Xu Yan, don't think about Fo Luosan anymore, I have measure."

He stood up and walked out, "Have a rest overnight, we will leave tomorrow morning."

Before taking two steps, his arm was suddenly pulled by the man behind him, and he turned around. Xu Yan's whole body was enveloped in anger, his eyes were gloomy, and his eyes were terrifying, "——Xie Linze!"

Xie Linze looked at him quietly.

"I brought you to Beiluo just for such a sentence? What is your so-called sense of proportion? Haven't you had enough of being tortured by Fo Luosan for so many years?!" Xu Yan's voice revealed an unconcealable disappointment.

Xie Linze seemed to have been stabbed heavily, he was no longer calm, his chest heaved violently, "I really have no sense, I was completely defeated! Now go to the dungeon, if something goes wrong, have you thought about the consequences?!"

"I only know that if you die, the consequences will be even more unpredictable! For hundreds of years in Dazhao, the imperial power has stood like a pillar among the people, and you are the only one left in the Xie family. It is up to you to stabilize the situation. I know you will never be able to." Abandon responsibility, but are you going to repeat the previous situation?"

A silent pain rose from the bottom of his heart, but Xie Linze didn't show the slightest bit on his face. He lowered his eyelashes to hide the emotion in his eyes, "I've already decided."

He broke free from Xu Yan's hand, turned around and pushed open the door. He knew that Xu Yan was looking at him behind him, but he didn't look back. He turned to the next room and closed the door again. He suddenly lost all his strength and sat on the cold door. on the floor.

There was no light in Beirao's night, and the sky was dark. He leaned against the wooden door, tightly covered his mouth, and suppressed the sound of coughing.

There was a wall between the two of them. In the dead of night, neither of them fell asleep. The sound of birds flapping their wings came from outside the window. Xu Yan went out, removed the letter from the legs and feet of the carrier pigeon, entered the room and opened it to the candlelight. There is the imprint of Baijumen, but it is Zhou Yuan's handwriting, which reads: Mrs. Xu is seriously ill, medicine and stones have failed, time is running out, return soon.

The room was extremely quiet, Xu Yan's fingers trembled, and he unconsciously pinched the paper tightly. He didn't seem to understand, so he read the contents of the paper again.

However, the handwriting did not change at all, clearly reminding him of the facts.

After a night passed, the sky was still dark in the morning, and the wind and snow were blowing. Xu Yan pushed open the door of the next room.

Xie Linze raised his head and watched him walk in. Xu Yan didn't speak, he just packed up his clothes and threw the box with the finger puller into his bag.

Xie Linze saw something from his actions, "Are you leaving?"

Xu Yan straightened up, let out a breath slowly, and didn't look at him, "I'm tired."

The room was suddenly dead silent, the air seemed to be completely drawn away, leaving only a stiff stagnation, Xie Linze was obviously stunned, as if it took a few breaths to react to the other party's words, feeling a coldness soaked into the bone marrow, climbing up Back, you just want to tremble.

He leaned on the corner of the table to support his body, looked away, and didn't look at the other party again, as if he was sure, he repeated, "You have to go."

"Yes." Xu Yan's words were merciless, very cold, "No one will keep chasing you, and no one will keep waiting for you. Since you have made a decision, I can't interfere, so we will go our separate ways. road."

Xie Linze frowned, then let himself loose on purpose, put on a calm posture, and then lowered his head after a while, "Mmm."

Xu Yan continued to pack his clothes and dry food. In fact, he didn't have many things, but the process seemed to pass very slowly. Xie Linze didn't make any more noises, nor did he stop him.

Soon, Xu Yan pushed open the door with his bundle without looking back. The wind and snow outside rushed in, and his footsteps paused.

Xie Linze looked at his back, opened his lips, and kept lingering on the phrase 'can you stay', but his throat seemed to be blocked, extremely dry, and he couldn't even utter a single sound.

Eventually the figure leaves and the door closes.

Xie Linze stood alone in the same place for a long time, his feet were as heavy as lead, and the coldness seemed to submerge him like a tide. He seemed to want to laugh, and before the self-deprecating smile took shape, it dispersed like a fragile mist.

The man gradually pursed his lips, walked out suddenly, pushed open the door, but there was no one in sight, Xu Yan had already left, and the horseshoe prints were blurred in the wind and snow.

Xie Linze led the horse from the side, quickly got on the horse's back, and chased in the direction where the horse's hoof prints extended.

The road was covered with wind and snow, confusing people's eyes. He didn't know how long he had been chasing him, but he saw white eyes everywhere, but he couldn't find the figure of the other party, and he couldn't tell the direction and the way at all.

His fingers were cracked from the cold, his lips were pale and pale, but Xie Linze didn't seem to notice, he just ran forward, constantly urging the horse forward, when the horse accidentally tripped over a stone while galloping, it neighed immediately Falling down, Xie Linze on the horse was thrown off defenselessly, fell to the ground and rolled five or six times to stop.

The strong wind surged from all directions, making the clothes rustle, the arms propping up the body trembled slightly, and the severe pain came. It took Xie Linze a long time to regain consciousness and wipe away the blood that flowed from the corners of his mouth.

He stood up, with thin clothes and a small figure, looking into the distance, the road ahead could no longer be seen clearly.