Prime Minister, don't pick up on integrity

In the foggy morning, on the official road leading to Hangu Pass, an unremarkable carriage was galloping.

The carriage was moving at a high speed, and the hearts of the two people in the carriage were also up and down like a bumping carriage.

Whether it was Li Si or Zhao Gao, they all knew very well that it was impossible for the clan of Qin to let them leave Qin so easily.

The reason why the assassins who came to intercept them have not been encountered yet may be that the clan forgot for a while, or maybe the assassins who intercepted them are already on their way here.

The only thing they can do now is to rush to Hangu Pass as quickly as possible. Only when they leave Hangu Pass and Qin State, can this flight be truly over.

"My lord, Tongguan is ahead."

Li Si leaned out half of his body, and Tongguan not far away appeared in his vision.

Tongguan, one of the fortresses of the Qin State, was formed because the Yellow River flowed south through Tongjiguan Mountain in the pass, so it was called Tongguan.

Although the status of Tongguan is not as important as that of Hangu Pass, the situation near Tongguan is also very dangerous.In the north, there are Wei and Luochuan Rivers that flow down the Yellow River, and in the west, there are mountains and peaks, deep valleys and cliffs, high mountains and narrow roads, and a narrow narrow path in the middle, which can only accommodate one car and one horse. .Since ancient times, there have been sayings that "small roads compete with apes" and "human roads stop at Tongguan".

And Li Si also understood the meaning of Zhao Gao's words.

Tongguan is the throat of North China, the Central Plains, and the northwest. It is the only way to go west to Chang'an and east to Luoyang. It was a dangerous hurdle they had to go through, and whether they could get through it would directly determine whether Li Si could leave Qin smoothly.

This made Li Si more nervous in an instant. He couldn't help but think of Ying Zheng's escape three years ago.

However, the current Li Si is much more embarrassed than Yingzheng. Back then, Yingzheng could escape danger as long as he passed the Hangu Pass, but now, he not only has to pass through the checkpoints of Qin State, but also has to be on guard against possible appearances at any time. the assassin.

Now, Li Si can only express his feelings with a wry smile.

In the important town of Tongguan, a carriage stopped steadily.

Zhao Gao, who was in charge of driving the car, showed the pass issued by the government, and the soldiers in charge of guarding the gate confirmed that there were no fugitives in the car, so they waved their hands and let them go.

The soldiers who blocked in front gave way, and the carriage continued to move forward in the narrow road between the two mountains.

The unexpected smoothness before made Li Si and Zhao Gao's tense nerves relax involuntarily.

At this time, the mountain wind howled, and suddenly, there was a sound of horns from the mountains on both sides, and the rumbling boulders rolled down from the mountains into the valley, barely blocking the way of the carriage, and a few pieces of gravel went straight smashed into the moving carriage.

"Oops!"

The carriage swayed from side to side after being hit by the gravel, Li Si jumped out of the carriage quickly, untied the horses pulling the carriage a few times, got on the horse and prepared to flee to the rear.

Suddenly seeing Zhao Gao who was still in a daze, Li Si hesitated, but still shouted to him: "Get on the horse!"

Before Zhao Gao could react, Li Si had already grabbed him and pulled him onto the horse's back.

The horse-drawn carriage suddenly lost its direction and crashed directly into the cliff next to the deep valley.Only then did Zhao Gao wake up, and gratefully looked at Li Si, who had just saved him.

But Li Si avoided Zhao Gao's eyes unnaturally.

The reason why Zhao Gao was saved was not because of Li Si's deep feelings for him - now Li Si didn't want to kill him, he was already very worthy of him, but because Zhao Gao couldn't die now, if there was no Zhao Gao, even if Li Si Even if he can escape this interception, he will not be able to get out of Hangu Pass.

But before he could take a few steps with his steed, he saw a few voices rushing towards him from the hills on both sides, and the dazzling sword light hit his face. His eyes swept away, and the retreat in all directions had been blocked by the assassins who suddenly appeared. Sealed, there is no way to retreat, only to hit head-on, maybe there is still a glimmer of life.

Thinking of this in his heart, Li Si pulled out the long sword from his waist, and pulled Zhao Gao who was riding in front to lie down, dodging the attack from one side, and then barely blocked the attack from the front with a wave of the long sword.

The man on horseback was able to escape the attack, but the already exhausted horse was cut by the long sword that struck from behind. The horse roared and jumped wildly, and was about to throw the two people on the horseback off.

After all, Li Si's swordsmanship was only at an amateur level. In this case, the scattered assassins had now slowly surrounded them, and he could not guard against the long swords coming from all sides.

Perhaps these assassins wanted to capture him alive, but Li Si suffered some non-fatal sword wounds, but within a short while, the horse had already fallen to the ground, and the sleeve of Li Si's right hand was already stained with blood. Hong, unable to hold the long sword in his hand anymore.

"Just grab it."

The leader said coldly.

Zhao Gao, who was originally standing beside Li Si, drew out the sword that had been hanging around his waist, and stood in front of Li Si.

Li Si was a little surprised. Wasn't that sword used for decoration?This is the first time he has seen Zhao Gao draw his sword. Is Zhao Gao trying to protect himself?

"The king wants me to protect my lord well."

Zhao Gao raised his sword, without turning his head, and said this as if to explain.

Did Zhao Gao do this only because of King Qin's order?

His heart was full of extremely complicated emotions. At such a juncture of life and death, Li Si felt extremely relaxed, and his disgust towards Zhao Gao was not as strong as before.

Thinking of this, Li Si picked up the long sword on the ground with his left hand and walked to Zhao Gao's side.

In his previous life, Li Si had been the Tingwei of Qin Guo for decades. He knew that if he was arrested and tortured, it would probably be worse than death, and he might as well die here.

His lingering eyes drifted to the east. Li Si's only regret now is that he didn't see Korea become stronger with his own eyes.

Just when Li Si thought he was really going to die this time, there was a strange cry from the valley, and then several white figures appeared between the rocks. Their movements were extremely fast and their attack power was extremely strong, and they scattered Breaking through the encirclement of those assassins, the group of white-clothed men who suddenly appeared surrounded the assassins in a strange formation.

And those assassins obviously recognized this peculiar formation.

"A swordsman from the Mo family?"

The group of white-clothed men hid their real appearances with their faces covered in dust. Some held swords in their hands, and some held Wu hooks in their hands. The weapons were all kinds of strange, but this kind of formation was the attack formation unique to Mohist swordsmen.

The assassins looked at each other, seeking their companion's opinion with their eyes. Obviously, they did not want to provoke this unpredictable Mohist swordsman.

"We withdraw."

After a loud shout, the figure of the assassin quickly disappeared into the valley, as if he had never appeared before.

"My lord? Are you all right?"

Zhao Gao hurriedly came to Li Si, his expression was genuinely nervous.

"It's nothing." Looking at the group of men in white who suddenly appeared, Li Si answered a little absent-mindedly.

He frowned slightly, the sword wound on his right hand probably lost consciousness due to the pain.

Compared with those assassins, Li Si felt that this group of unexpected men in white clothes was more dangerous. If they were really the swordsmen of the Mo family, why did the Mo family help him?

Uneasy guessing, before Li Si could tell his question, the man in white at the head had already arrived in front of Li Si.

"I haven't seen you in three years, but your style is even stronger than before."

As the man said this, he wiped the dust off his face.

The familiar face that gradually appeared in front of him left Li Si shocked speechless.

That face looked much calmer and handsomer than the young man in Li Si's memory, but the facial features that were very similar to Han Fei's, and the "I haven't seen you in three years" as he said, all showed that the person in front of him was saved. His own Mohist swordsman was the prince Han An who should have died in the fire three years ago.

Li Si stared at the face that kept appearing in his memory for three years, and the corners of his eyes turned sore. He suppressed the ecstasy in his heart and tried to calm himself down.

"You, you are Han An? But why are you in the Mo family? What happened three years ago?"

When mentioning what happened three years ago, Han An's expression darkened, and the swordsmen behind him also looked blank. Obviously, not all members of the Mo family knew Han An's identity.

Han An whispered something to his side, and soon someone brought a horse from nowhere.

"It's not suitable to stay here for a long time, get on the horse first, let's talk slowly on the way."

While saying this, Han An simply bandaged the sword wound on Li Si's right hand.

After the bleeding from the wound stopped, Han An carefully helped Li Si onto the horse, then got on the horse himself, and firmly protected Li Si on the horse.

Li Si obviously felt that compared with the ignorant prince three years ago, Han An's chest was much wider than before, and his temperament was much more mature than before.

Sure enough, compared to the prince, he is more suitable to be a swordsman. During the three years in the Mo family, he has carved a stubborn stone into a rare jade in the world.

"grown ups!"

Seeing that Li Si was brought to the horse by an unknown person, Zhao Gao shouted in panic, but in the face of so many people, Zhao Gao, who was weak and weak, had nothing to do.

Li Si turned his head, Zhao Gao was also looking at him pitifully, and when he was about to say something, Han An, who was looking down at Zhao Gao from above, interrupted coldly.

"I will send you to the Chuhangu Pass, you can rest assured."

In the past, it was Qin who oppressed South Korea everywhere, and the person who just assassinated Li Si was from Qin, so Han An naturally didn't have a good look at Zhao Gao.

Hearing Han An's words, Zhao Gao stood still at a loss, don't worry?Is it safe to go back to Xianyang?Or go home with confidence?

Zhao Gao's face became paler and paler. In the end, it was Li Si who said to him: "Thank you for escorting me all the way, please tell the king, Si is waiting for the king to take the sole power as soon as possible."

Since Li Sidu said he wanted him to take the message, that is, to let Zhao Gao go back to Xianyang, Zhao Gao hurriedly bowed and said, "My lord, take your leave."

After finishing speaking, he trotted towards Tongguan.

Looking at the back of Zhao Gao leaving in embarrassment, Li Si's heart was extremely complicated, Zhao Gao, you killed me in the previous life, why at this time, I can't bear to kill you.

Perhaps, from the time when Zhao Gao stood in front of him, Li Si had already regarded the previous life and the present Zhao Gao as two completely different people.