The sky is dark, the stars hang down on the plain.

Standing quietly by the fire, Guo Kai stared intently at the hares on the shelf that were about to turn golden yellow.

"Is there the sound of horseshoes outside?" The person sitting opposite suddenly asked.

Guo Kai raised his ears: the north wind is raging and whistling, and it seems that it will shake this small and dark yurt at any time.Other than that, there was no sound.

"It's the sound of the wind." While speaking, he scooped out half a bowl of hot water from the pot on one side, "The water is boiling, let's drink some."

After taking the water bowl and leaving it to cool down on one side, Shao Jingheng's empty eyes finally stopped on the other person: "If Huo Lanmin really believes it, have we already rushed to Changchun Town overnight?"

Guo Kai turned the rabbit: "We have an appointment with You Lord, Huo Lanmin has no reason to be suspicious. Besides, this is the original intention of his making up those stories. Now that his wish is fulfilled, how can he think too much?"

"Fabrication..." The man lowered his eyebrows and murmured faintly: "It really is a fabrication?..."

After a short pause, Guo Kai raised his eyes: "I've just checked that the fur robe was not stained with human blood. This is obviously a trick by Huo Lanmin to break our thoughts. You don't need to worry about it."

Covering his eyes halfway with one hand on his forehead, Shao Jingheng looked distressed: "I've been thinking about it until now, but I still can't think of what he intends to do by detaining the officials? If he coerces the emperor to make Daxi, then why make up stories to deceive us?" After a while, he became more and more uneasy: "If he finds out that we are suspicious of him, will he have evil intentions?"

"So we have to step up and act now!" Guo Kai said in a slightly serious tone: "Huo Lanmin will definitely relax his vigilance when he hears that we are leaving. If he returns home, Zeng Wuhua and Lu Chongning will find an opportunity to take him down, and we will respond later. Everything can be solved.”

These words may have had a somewhat consoling effect. After a moment of silence, Shao Jingheng picked up the water bowl and sipped slowly.

"How did you spend those two days?"

Guo Kai was startled when he was asked out of the blue.Looking up in surprise, seeing the pale and haggard face against the firelight, the meanings are hard to understand: confusion, sorrow, guilt... It's hard to say which is more dominant.Such a decadent appearance is far from the young general in memory of the young general with a silver saddle and a white horse and a long sword across the wild!He sighed secretly, and his thoughts turned: "Which days?"

The other said softly: "Xun Miao... I don't know the time of life and death." The sound seemed tired.

Focusing his eyes slightly, Guo Kai took a deep breath: "If you die, you must see the corpse! Otherwise, I will believe that he is fine, but he is trapped somewhere, waiting for me to rescue him." He stared back at the fire: "I was full of thoughts at that time, but Where will he be locked up and how will he be rescued?"

There was no words for a while, and the questioner seemed to be lost in thought.

The smell of meat gradually diffused.Just as Guo Kai moved the rabbit away from the fire, he heard the sound of horses outside.

"Master, General Guo!" When the door curtain was raised, Lu Chongning's voice entered his ears first.

The two got up.

Guo Kai greeted him: "Has Huo Lan returned home?"

"No." Zeng Wuhua, who followed closely, said, "We thought that the official family might be hidden in Huo Lankun's mansion!"

Lu Chongning continued: "Because of watching, even though Huo Lankun is not in the mansion, the place is still heavily guarded, and some soldiers sent red ginseng inside in the evening."

Shao Jingheng was overjoyed: "Really?"

Lu Chongning nodded: "The two of us saw it with our own eyes. Just in case, we planned to arrest a soldier who came to deliver the medicine, and forced him to admit that the red ginseng was used to heal the wounds of the Han people who sent to the mansion the day before. , listening to him describe the face of that person in detail, he must be an official!"

Thinking about it, Guo Kai clapped his hands: "Okay! That's it, we will go to the house to rescue the official's family tonight, and then go straight to Changchun Town!" After saying this, he picked up the roasted rabbit meat: "Divide these among the food. , as soon as everyone here is hungry, go to the rescue immediately after eating!"

Everyone enjoys it.

After a few minutes.

After the few people in the tent had eaten, they suddenly heard the noise outside.Guo Kai got up to go out, only to realize that Shao Jingheng who had just left was having an argument with Taoist Zhengjue.

Seeing someone coming, Zhengjue showed even more bitterness: "The pills brought by the poor are all here, and they are not hidden!" Helpless eyes turned to Guo Kai: "I brought nine golden pills with me to the north, but they were snatched by Huo Lankun. Eight pills, now only one pill is left."

"Golden elixir?" Guo Kai frowned, and walked to the side of the person standing with his back: "Why do you want the golden elixir?"

The other said indifferently: "Didn't you say that Huo Lanmin's mansion is heavily guarded? It's just about being prepared."

"Xianggong's injury is still serious, don't abuse the golden elixir, otherwise your life may be in danger!" The Taoist rushed to talk, and it sounded like he was thinking about him wholeheartedly.

"Master!" Zeng Wuhua panicked.

"He's right." Guo Kai continued, "This golden elixir is so strong that ordinary people may not be able to take it. Don't say that you are still seriously injured." Turning to the Taoist priest, the conversation suddenly changed: "If he is injured, I will Well, maybe use it?"

"You!" Shao Jingheng was startled.

Guo Kai said calmly: "Your worries are not bad. We have only 30 to [-] people in total, and most of them are injured. If we go to Huo Lanmin's mansion, there is no chance of winning, so we should save it later."

"You can't use this pill either, the general." The Taoist shook his head, "You haven't cleared the poison before, and the two pills are both strong. Once you take it, you won't last half an hour!" Matsushita said, "If you want to use it, you must find someone who is healthy and healthy, without disease or injury."

"Master, General, Dan will be used by me!" The voices came out in unison.

Looking back, Shao Jingheng shook his head: "Both of you are injured."

Zeng Wuhua didn't take it seriously: "It's just a skin injury, it's not a problem at all."

"I'm lighter!" Lu Chongning was unwilling to lose.

After a moment of hesitation, Guo Kai turned his inquiring gaze to Zhengjue.

Nianxu went forward to test the pulse of the two, and the Taoist simply said three words: "You can try it."

"Please give me the medicine!" The two of them crossed their hands at the same time.

After hesitating, Shao Jingheng ordered: "Wuhua, you keep this pill."

"Master!" Lu Chongning complained, "I am less injured than him!"

"Don't argue." Stepping forward slowly, Guo Kai took out the pouch that had been hidden all the way from his arms: "There is another pill here." Handing it to the expectant: "You put it away. But don't forget it." As a last resort, don’t use it indiscriminately.”

"You..." Shao Jingheng hesitated to speak.

"It's all about being prepared." Guo Kai turned his head, a mysterious smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The plan is set, that is to take advantage of the night to attack and return to Rongyin Town in half an hour.

Huo Lanmin's mansion is located in the northeast of Junzhen. It does not occupy a large area, but it is heavily guarded.According to a rough calculation, there are about 60 guards outside, and it is reported that there are about 30 guards in the house, so the number of enemies is nearly a hundred: three times that of him, and the strength of the troops is actually very different.

According to the previous plan, Zeng Wuhua took the golden pill and opened the way.Without any effort, he killed the seven or eight guards guarding the gate, and led the crowd to break the gate.

Leaving 20 people to fight against the reinforcements with him, Shao Jingheng and Guo Xie led the rest to look for Mu Yunqi.Because most of the guards had already been attracted by the movement outside, he was not hindered too much along the way: the guards or handymen who came in twos and threes were naturally vulnerable.

Pass through the atrium, bypass the main hall, and the front is the inner courtyard.

Shao Jingheng ordered people to enter the house as soon as they saw it, and search carefully.After half a day, he finally found a maid in a dark room. Seeing that she was holding a food box with medicine cups in her hand, Shao Jingheng became suspicious and questioned her.

The woman can only speak Youyu, and because of being frightened, she is trembling and her words do not express her meaning.It took Shao Jingheng a while to find out: There is a mystery hidden in this room!

Go to the study on the west side, and according to the woman's pointing, uncover the felt in front of the book case, and you will see a stone slab, open it, and there are stone steps below.

dungeon? !Shocked and anxious, Shao Jingheng was about to take a step, but was held back by Guo Kai.

"Beware of cheating!" Guo Kai said softly, signaling for the woman to go first, and everyone followed carefully.

After going down about [-] steps to the end, holding a candle and looking forward, the two vermilion gates were five or six steps away, and they were tightly closed at the moment, with copper locks on them.

Shao Jingheng asked the woman a few words, and his face darkened: "She said that the key to open this door is in the hands of the person in charge, and there is chaos in the mansion, and the person may go to meet the enemy."

"Then life and death will be unknown." Guo Kai frowned, stepped forward and pushed the door, and it didn't move as expected.Draw the sword and cut it off, leaving only a shallow mark on the door.

"Take her to find the steward!" Shao Jingheng turned around and ordered.

"Wait a minute!" Lu Chongning stepped forward, "My lord, there is a scuffle outside, it will take time to go out to find someone now, and it is dangerous, why don't you let me have a try." After saying that, he put the elixir in his hand into his mouth.

The deal is done, and everyone has to wait and see the aftermath.

Gathering his mind, Lu Chongning stepped forward to hold the copper lock with both hands, twisted it lightly, and the lock broke with a sound.

Shao Jingheng took a step forward and pushed open the two heavy red lacquered doors—quickly but lightly, as if afraid of shocking the people inside.

It is very different from the outside, the inside is brightly lit, and there are two wooden doors in front.Pushing the door open, Shao Jingheng was slightly taken aback by the sight in front of him.

"It looks exactly the same as the main hall above!" Guo Kai followed in and also sighed.

The two maids suddenly rushed out from the inner room, and when they saw the comers, both of them turned pale, they retreated to a corner.

Having no time to pay attention to her, Shao Jingheng strode to the inner room on the right, and Guo Kai to the left.

The lights in the room are slightly dim, but fortunately it does not hinder vision.The curtains on the inside were lowered, and there seemed to be a faint movement.Shao Jingheng strode forward cautiously, and the moment he lifted the curtain, he saw a person sitting up on the couch—seeing that pale and haggard face clearly, Shao Jingheng seemed to feel something hit his chest, and he lost his mind for a moment.

"Jing Heng??" The person on the couch spoke first, but he was confused, as if he couldn't believe his eyes.

"It's me!" When the words fell, the frail body was already in his arms.

Days of hesitation, anxiety and fear are finally dissipated at this moment, and the dust settles.

"Sanggong." The voice behind him approached.

Carefully putting the person in his arms back on the pillow, Shao Jingheng turned his head and said, "Your driver is here, you just wait outside the door."

"Yes!" The voice fell, and the footsteps retreated.

"Where is this? What happened outside?" The people on the couch were full of doubts.

Shao Jingheng smiled wryly: "Let's talk when we go out." He got up and went to the closet to find two clothes and put them on for him, still uneasy: "How is your recovery? Are you still afraid of the cold?"

Mu Yunqi shook his head: "It's much better, I'm no longer afraid of the cold these two days, it's just..." A light flashed across his eyes, half shy and half embarrassing: "If you want to run for your life right now, I'm afraid it will be difficult." It's so light all over the body.

"No embarrassment!" The corner of his mouth hooked into a smile, and the person who picked him up turned around and strode away.

Mu Yunqi froze as if struck by lightning, and Mu Yunqi was dumbfounded.When he came back to his senses, he wanted to stop him, but it was too late—surrounded by dozens of pairs of eyes, he huddled in the man's arms and left the room.

In such an embarrassment, Regal is swept away!Feeling ashamed, he simply closed his eyes and pretended to be confused, secretly persuading himself: If you act like an ordinary person, others will not be surprised...

The group returned the same way and met Zeng Wuhua in the atrium: after that period of fighting, more than half of the guards in the mansion were lost, and the rest of the people were afraid, so they fought and retreated.Lu Chongning and Zeng Wuhua teamed up to protect the crowd and quickly rushed out.

Put Mu Yunqi in the carriage that had already been prepared, and the rest of the people quickly got on their horses and galloped away.However, Huo Lanmin might have heard the news, and after a while, someone chased him, Shao Jingheng had to leave behind Zeng and Lu, and the rest of the group continued on their way.

Running all the way, driving more than ten miles, Guo Kai suddenly called to stop.

Feeling tense, Shao Jingheng raised the curtain: "What's wrong?"

Hearing him said: "There are horses coming to meet you in front."

"Can you hide?" Without thinking too much, Shao Jingheng asked.

Guo Kai shook his head: "It's too late." Looking back, "This place is far away from Huo Lanmin's camp, and he waited to come in the opposite direction, and he didn't rush forward, so there may be another source. Let me go forward and find out. Your guardian is here, play by ear."

Shao Jingheng responded, and saw his predecessor galloping away.

There was no sound from the bird in place, and the movement in the distance was pushed back by the wind from time to time, intermittent and vague.

"Sir, he's coming here." The guard suddenly reported.

"Wait and see what happens." Shaking the cool hand beside him, Shao Jingheng's tone was flat.

The sound of horseshoes was getting closer and closer, and there seemed to be thousands of people coming and going.After a while, I finally heard a familiar voice approaching: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty has arrived!"

Clearly hearing the long breath coming out from the side of his ear, Shao Jingheng's brows relaxed, and the corners of his mouth floated with long-lost relief: I hope that the previous battle will be the last catastrophe he has experienced while waiting in this place.

Safe night.

The sky is twilight, and the wind is no longer as cold as last night.

Walking out of the tent and climbing up a nearby hill, Mu Yunqi stopped beside the sassy man and said with a blank expression, "Thank you."

"It's the right thing to repay you, so why bother to say thank you?" The man looked back, smiling slyly: "I must thank you, next time I come south, eat wine and listen to music, you will be the master."

With a slanted look at him, Mu Yunqi seemed to be unfair: "One matter is another matter, you helped me get rid of Huo Lanmin, and you sent a mission to protect me back to the south. Don't you owe me?"

"Why don't you owe it?" Huo Lan showed reluctance, and held up his fingers: "You sent troops to harass Lintai City, and dragged Huo Lankun so that I could return to Beijing smoothly. This is what I owe you, but if you come back to the north, I have solved the dilemma for you, comparing one with the other, how can it be called balance?"

Not in a hurry to argue, Mu Yunqi turned around and said, "I have a present for you, and I'm outside the camp right now, can it be passed in?"

Full of curiosity, Huo Lan showed himself to have nothing to do.

Not long after, I saw two guards escorting a disheveled and listless person.

At a glance, Huo Lan didn't seem to see it clearly. He took a few steps forward, stared at the filthy and resentful face for a long time, and looked back with a laugh: "How can I repay such a great gift?"

Mu Yunqi's face was a bit treacherous, and he walked forward, his voice was soft but firm: "It's not difficult to repay your kindness, but you just need to punish Huo Lanmin severely!"

The smile froze, the man turned around and ordered the prisoner to be taken down, and said nicely: "I have already asked about this matter, but in fact my Uncle Wang didn't intend to harm you, but he is cautious by nature, lest you trespass on our territory without intention, So I detained you just in case."

The rhetoric is flashing and full of loopholes!This is obviously an excuse.

Mu Yunqi flicked his sleeves: "You can speak up if you want to defend so much, why do you need to make excuses? You are really deceiving me!" After saying this, he turned and wanted to leave, but was held back by the other person.

Huo Lan showed hesitation in his eyes, "What I said is not entirely false, Uncle Jiu really didn't intend to harm you, but..." He sighed on his forehead: "The truth must sound unpleasant to you, so why bother... "

"Then I need to listen more." Mu Yunqi snorted softly, "If he really made an unintentional mistake, I won't be too harsh."

"You really are..." He hesitated to speak, Huo Lanxian groaned to himself, and finally gave in: "Come on, come on! You said this, don't regret it." Going closer again, whispering to the other person After saying a few words, his expression froze when he saw it, and he seemed to freeze for a moment, then turned his head and hurried away.

"Hey, don't go, it's not you who said..." Huo Lanxian strode after him, but was ignored, so he had to give in a step: "Come on, come on, come back to the south next time, I'll be the host, offer wine to apologize, is it okay?"

Hearing the sound and turning around, the previous man's flushed face was full of hostility: "If you want to come, you'd better bring Huo Lanmin's head!" Turning to Guo Kai, who was standing by the side, "Send the order, pack it up, and go on the road immediately! "

The crowd of onlookers didn't know what to say, and they didn't dare to ask more questions. They all just lowered their eyes and bowed their heads, just obeying orders.

Back in the tent, before Mu Yunqi could calm down, he saw Shao Jingheng rushing over, begging to be on the road a little later.

"Why?" Mu Yunqi was puzzled.

The man looked worried: "There is no news about Zeng Wuhua and Lu Chongning, I have sent someone to look for them."

"Did the two of them come with you?" Mu Yun was surprised when he heard the news: he ran around in the middle of the night last night, and no one told him what happened, so he still doesn't know the inside story.Now that I heard what Shao Jingheng said, I naturally follow the admonition.

Time flies, half an hour is approaching, still no news, Shao Jingheng can't hide his anxiety, wandering outside the tent.After a while, a man came and called him, but it was the Lord's close attendant-tell him that the Lord is here!Shao Jingheng turned his head, only to see Huo Lanxian standing about ten feet away, rushing to meet him.

Huo Lan asked immediately after seeing it: "Is your anger gone?"

Shao Jingheng was puzzled: "Why did the lord make such a statement?"

Huo Lan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and showed embarrassment: "There is no him, I just saw him not very happy, so I asked." Turning around and pointing: "I have ordered people to prepare ten red ginseng, and I will take you with you for a while." For the return trip."

Shao Jingheng thanked on behalf of the Lord.

Huo Lanxian was about to say something, but was interrupted by a voice in front of him: "Master, he's back!"

Hastily bid farewell to Lord You and went out. After a short walk, I saw a few people walking towards each other, and the one in the middle was Zeng Wuhua!Stepping forward quickly, seeing the pale man on his back, Shao Jingheng frowned: "What's wrong?"

"No problem." Zeng Wuhua shook his head: "It's just that after the effect of the medicine, I feel a little tired."

"I'm not..." Knowing that he was talking about himself, Lu Chongning struggled to open his eyes, and retorted weakly: "Impoverished! Yes----" He closed his eyes and took a breath: "Running all night, it's just leg cramps..."

Patting him on the shoulder, Shao Jingheng gave a relieved smile, and then ordered left and right: "Take the two of them to see Zhengjue, and see if we can use some medicine to—" Turning around, he said in a slow tone, "Relieve the cramps."

The huge sun wheel jumped to the top of the distant mountain, and finally it was time for departure.

The horse steps are hurried and undisturbed, and the long queue is orderly.Raising his hand to block the glare of the sun, Guo Kai turned his head: the people who saw him off in the distance were still eagerly watching.

"It seems that this Lord is quite trustworthy." He looked back with a smile and looked at the person riding the horse leisurely.

Without looking aside, Shao Jingheng said indifferently, "It's just that people get what they want." After a while, he turned his face to the side, "What you said that day, is it true?"

"What?" Guo Kai was at a loss.

After pondering, the man said softly: "Xun Miao doesn't know when he will die..."

Suddenly stunned, Guo Kai rode his horse up and sighed quietly: "It's a fake."

"Actually..." He was a little surprised.

"It's hard to be in a state of anxiety all day long." The speaker raised his head, facing the mellow but dazzling sunlight, his voice was soft and deep, and he said slowly: "I can't help myself, I regret it!"

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