The Blood Crown

Yan Sikong wanted to turn around and ask, but She Zhun gave him a flirt, shook his head, and said in a low voice, "I'll go to the city to inquire, you wait here for me, don't come into contact with anyone."

"Such a small county, what can be heard."

"Those who run the rivers and lakes know, it seems that it is no secret, it is not difficult to find out, just wait for me." She Zhun drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, got up and left.

Yan Sikong froze for a moment, then continued to lower his head to eat the noodles, but at the same time he pricked up his ears to eavesdrop on the people at the table beside him, but it wasn't really eavesdropping, the voices of these people were so loud that they poured into his ears, and he couldn't even block him. Can't live.

However, they didn't care much about the King of Chu's sending troops to Taiyuan. They just complained that the situation was turbulent due to the possible war.

It took two hours for She Zhun to leave, and Yan Sikong sent away batch after batch of diners, and even the eyes of the shopkeepers looked at him. Fortunately, he changed his appearance a little, otherwise he would have is compelling enough.

Before dark, She Zhun came back, deliberately ignoring Yan Sikong's anxious and questioning eyes, and called Xiaoer, "Wrap me ten catties of steamed stuffed buns, ten catties of cooked beef, and a few jugs of wine."

Xiaoer smiled openly: "Okay, sir."

As soon as Xiaoer left, Yan Sikong asked: "How?"

"Chen Kui did send troops, the day after we escaped from Taiyuan."

"How many troops does he lead? How fast is the march, and where is it now?"

She Zhun frowned: "What does this have to do with you?"

Yan Sikong was slightly startled, his eyes dodged a bit: "I'm just...he is too well informed, even if there are spies in the city, it will take two or three days at the fastest to send the news from Taiyuan to Yongzhou, unless they guessed it Will I run away on Fengye's wedding day?"

"It's not hard to guess. Prison robbing is to find a time when the guards are lax. Besides, you robbed Fengye's prison back then, wasn't it also..." Seeing Yan Sikong's gloomy face, She Zhun hesitated to speak.

"That's right." Yan Sikong smiled sarcastically, "Sometimes I feel that he and Feng Ye are being tricked by fate, otherwise, after so many years, how could the same thing happen to us again, but the positions were changed."

She Zhun fell silent, not knowing how to comfort Yan Sikong for a while.

"But..." Yan Sikong wondered, "Shen Hexuan and Chen Kui can guess, but Feng Ye can't? Do you think it's too easy for us to escape from Taiyuan?"

"Easy?" She Zhun raised his voice unconsciously, but immediately realized that they were still in the noodle shop, and immediately lowered his voice, "You just performed a play in front of the city gate, of course it's easy, but I broke my voice in Taiyuan. It cost a lot of money for an intelligence line."

"She Zhun, I didn't mean that, I'm sorry."

She Zhun curled her lips: "Forget it."

At this time, Xiaoer also prepared the things they wanted, paid the money, and the two left without staying for a moment. Ali, who was hiding outside the city, hadn't eaten yet.

After leaving the city, Yan Sikong was still thinking over and over again, feeling that things were not that simple.

She Zhun couldn't help but said: "Chen Kui is going to come to Taiyuan, you will be restless."

Yan Sikong said in a low voice: "Taiyuan was brought down by me... Besides, what Chen Kui wants to do will completely affect the overall situation of the world, how can I not want to."

"What's the use of thinking about it? Haven't you already made up your mind to leave Fengye, and it's impossible to help Chen Kui. What's the relationship between the two of them fighting?"

"It used to be related to me, but now I'm told how to let it go completely." Yan Sikong said in a deep voice, "Now it's the coldest time of the year, few people will send troops at this time, what on earth is Chen Kui thinking about. "

"Sending troops does not mean that we must fight." She Zhun said coldly, "Don't forget that although the dog emperor has abolished Chen Chun, he did not promise anything to Chen Kui on the surface, and Feng Yeming But he is still loyal to the King of Chu."

"On the bright side, hehe." Yan Sikong laughed mockingly, "The two of them have already had Sima Zhao's heart in their minds, and everyone knows that Chen Kui came this time to tear up the window paper with Feng Ye. As long as Feng Ye refuses to give up the city, Chen Kui will immediately announce it to the world, and at that time, Feng Ye will be the target of public criticism."

"Since he chose this path, he's already prepared. You won't be worried about him if he treats you like that for his own ambition?"

Yan Sikong lowered his eyes: "I have severed my friendship with him. Whether he lives or dies, whether he wins or loses, has nothing to do with me, but my brother is still his vanguard general."

"He is no longer a child. He chose Fengye himself. A man gallops on the battlefield and makes great achievements. This life is worthwhile. You can't do much except pray for his safety."

"……Um."

She Zhun looked at Yan Sikong, his eyes flickering: "Sikong, forget about all this, otherwise you are alive, and you can only live in the quagmire of the past."

Yan Sikong shook his head: "It's too late, my whole life, no matter where I go, my heart is always in the quagmire."

There was pain in She Zhun's eyes.

-

After they found Ali, Ali was so hungry that he ate two catties of steamed stuffed buns in one go. Yan Sikong looked at him wolfing down like he was looking at a child, comforting and sad at the same time.

He made up his mind that after they escaped from the Central Plains, he would settle Ali well and talk about a marriage.He will never have a family in this life, and he hopes that Ali will have a family, so that he doesn't have to live a life of wandering and loneliness like him.

After eating, She Zhun urged them to go on the road, they bought so much food in the city, and also bought hay for horses, if Feng Ye traces this place, it is likely that they will be found out, so they can't stay for long, and later I can only go to such a small town for supplies, and climb the mountain road to avoid people. It is naturally miserable in the twelfth lunar month of winter.

After a few days, they ran out of food and had to go to the nearest city. This place is close to Pingliang. To the west is Qingyang. If all goes well, they can walk south for ten days and a half months before they can leave Fengye's sphere of influence. .

There are more than ten villages in the vicinity surrounding Pingliang City, but Pingliang is also a small city, and the surrounding villages are even more closed. The villagers know each other. Outsiders like them will be targeted as soon as they enter, so if you want to supply , can only go to Pingliang, although they have to take risks, they have no choice.

But She Zhun insisted on going alone, fearing that the two of them would be discovered.

"You are alone, how do you bring back the rations for three people and the hay for three horses?" Yan Sikong said, "Ali wants to stay here, we have to go both of us."

"No." She Zhun said decisively, "Pingliang is the city of Fengye, and it must be full of arrest warrants at this time, and the gate of the city is heavily guarded. I'm afraid you will show your flaws."

"You have a superb disguise technique, it is impossible to be recognized. If you go alone, we will have to go to replenish supplies in a few days. With such a delay, when will we be able to go out?"

"I'm just afraid that something might go wrong, and I'd rather go slowly than walk safely." She Zhun said, "I'll try my best to bring back as many things as possible, you just wait here for me."

Yan Sikong frowned and said, "She Zhun, why do I feel that you don't want me to go?"

She Zhun looked calm: "Of course I don't want to let you go, I'm afraid you will be discovered."

"No, I think it's more than that." Yan Sikong stared at She Zhun with scrutiny, "We just need to act separately. No matter how strict the guards in Pingliang are, it's impossible to pick everyone's face."

"Feng Ye knows that I know how to disguise oneself, so don't you know how to be on guard?" She Zhun's tone became severe, "Don't fight with me anymore, just wait here for me, I'll come back before dark, if it's not enough, I'll Go again tomorrow."

Yan Sikong paused: "Okay."

After watching She Zhun go down the mountain, Yan Sikong looked at Ali: "Ali, do you also feel that something was wrong with She Zhun just now?"

Ali shook his head blankly.

Yan Sikong is very good at observing words and expressions, and can catch the subtle emotional changes of others. He felt that She Zhun insisted on not letting him go, which was a bit abnormal. However, what She Zhun said was not completely unreasonable, maybe it was just too cautious. Heart it.

However, the two waited until the afternoon without seeing She Zhun come back.Yan Sikong was a little anxious. He didn't know if there was a curfew in Pingliang, but since it was a wild city, the rules were mostly the same. After sunset, people were not allowed to enter or leave the city. Judging by the weather, it was only an hour before sunset .

He thought about it, and decided to go to the city to find out. If something happened to She Zhun, he might be the only one who could save She Zhun's life.

Ali didn't want him to go, but he didn't dare to defy him, so he had to watch him go down the mountain.

When entering the city, Yan Sikong saw a large portrait of the three of them pasted at the gate of the city. He was interrogated, but because She Zhun's disguise was really good, the guards didn't recognize him and let him enter the city.

There are portraits of him everywhere in the city, and the bounty offered is as high as ten thousand taels, which shows Fengye's anger.Moreover, the atmosphere in the city was very tense, everyone was in a hurry, and sergeants shuttled through the city in rows, transporting various military supplies, as if they were...preparing for war.

Pingliang is preparing for war...Could it be that Chen Kuang is approaching, or has already declared war like Feng Ye?

If you think about it carefully, the two are unlikely. At this time, the weather is cold and the marching speed is slow. It is impossible for Chen Wei to be so fast. Moreover, compared to fighting, Chen Wei naturally wants to talk, and he has not even talked about it. How could he be rash? declare war.

The only possibility is that Feng Ye is already preparing to go to war with Chen Kui, even if he wants to pretend to be a snake on the surface and show it to the world, but in fact there is no room for change.

Yan Sikong stared blankly at the soldiers wearing the armor of the Feng family army passing by, feeling various feelings in his heart.

What is about to usher in is bound to be an earth-shattering battle. Although Feng Ye has the name of a god general and has countless capable people under his command, Chen Kui also came prepared, and with the help of counselors like Shen Hexuan, Feng Ye... ...Can you win?

Thinking that Fengye might lose, he felt his heart tighten.He couldn't imagine Feng Ye's appearance in complete defeat, and he couldn't imagine that there was only despair in those eyes that looked down on the world.

He took a deep breath, remembering every word Feng Ye said and everything he did to him before parting, the emotion in his eyes gradually cooled down.

He and Fengye are inseparable, and they parted ways. He no longer cares about Fengye's success or failure.

He was just worried about Yuan Nanyu.

Thinking of Yuan Nanyu, Yan Sikong was really worried and helpless.But as She Zhun said, why did Kunpeng swim in Qianxi? He couldn't stop a man's ambition, and he only hoped that Yuan Nanyu could get his wish.

Just as he was thinking about Yuan Nanyu, he heard a young general yelling at the soldiers who were consigning military supplies: "Hurry up, General Que is going to Pingliang for inspection tomorrow! Hurry up!"

Yan Sikong was startled, Que Wang is coming to Pingliang tomorrow?If he can arrive in Pingliang tomorrow, it means that he has already left Taiyuan.

What is Yuan Nanyu doing here?

Yan Sikong's heart sank, he didn't need to think about it, he also knew what Yuan Nanyu was doing, he must have been sent by Feng Ye to guard the three cities of Qingyang, Pingliang and Fengxiang.

These three cities were all brought down by Yuan Nanyu, and they are the most familiar, but they are still a line of defense blocking Chen Kui. If Chen Kui wants to take Taiyuan by force, he has to take these three cities first.

It's just that Yuan Nanyu is the first to bear the brunt of Chen Yu's strongest and sharpest soldiers.

Yan Sikong felt anxious.

Suddenly, a hand suddenly grabbed Yan Sikong and dragged him backwards. Just as Yan Sikong was about to resist, he heard She Zhun's familiar voice from behind: "It's me."

Jun She dragged Yan Sikong into the alley, gritted his teeth and said, "What are you doing in the city? I told you to wait outside the city!"

"You haven't returned for a long time, and the sun is about to go down."

"I want too many things by myself, and it's easy to attract suspicion, so I have to buy from several shops." She Zhun's eyeballs trembled from side to side, as if trying to see something from Yan Sikong's face.

Yan Sikong said coldly: "You know this, but you insist on not letting me follow."

"I'm afraid..."

"You are afraid that I will know the military situation." Yan Sikong said sharply.

She Zhun looked at him fixedly, but didn't speak.

"Yu'er is going to Pingliang tomorrow. He has already set off from Taiyuan. You were looking for information that day, did you hear?"

She Zhun remained silent.

"Have you heard about it!" Yan Sikong frowned deeply, "Are you hiding it from me on purpose? You don't want me to know, do you?"

"So what can you do if you know?" She Zhun said coldly, "You escaped with great difficulty, do you want to go back?"

"Of course I won't go back, but Yu'er is my younger brother, how can I not miss him? Besides, what are you hiding from me?"

She Zhun turned her face away: "I'm afraid your heart will soften... The sun is going down soon, let's go."

"Wait." Yan Sikong grabbed She Zhun, "Tell me everything you heard, if you don't tell me, I will always be uneasy."

She Zhun gritted his teeth and said, "Since you don't intend to go back, why do you know what to do? It's just adding to your troubles." As he spoke, he walked out of the city without looking back.

Yan Sikong chased after him, but he didn't dare to argue too much, so as not to arouse suspicion, he just asked: "She Zhun, do you know anything else? Tell me."

She Zhun turned a deaf ear to it.

Yan Sikong looked at the sky, the sun was indeed about to set, he didn't dare to delay for a while, he bought some things on the way, and planned to go out of the city first.

It wasn't until he left the city that Yan Sikong asked sternly: "She Zhun, are you dumb?"

She Zhun suddenly turned around and stared at Yan Sikong fiercely: "What do you want to do after you ask about the military situation? Are you worried about Yuan Nanyu or Fengye?"

"He's my younger brother!" Yan Sikong sternly said, "Maybe he's going to start a war with Chen Kui soon, can't I even get a little bit of information about the military?"

"What about after inquiring? If you think Yuan Nanyu has no chance of winning, what are you going to do? Are you going to help him?"

Yan Sikong said seriously: "First of all, Chen Yu may not be able to go to war. Secondly, Yu'er is also a wise and brave general. He still has a city to defend. As long as you give him enough troops, even with Shen Hexuan around, he will take over. I don’t necessarily need anyone’s help if I have the advantage. I want to know the military situation, but I’m just worried about him.”

"If...if he really needs it." She Zhun looked deeply at Yan Sikong, "On the battlefield, swords and arrows have no eyes, even if it seems to be a sure-fire battle, it may end in complete defeat. Yuan Nanyu chose to follow Fengye's rebellion is putting his life at risk, you know it in your heart, you know in your heart that your brother may die in battle, and there is nothing you can do, right?"

Yan Sikong was stunned for a moment, and he tremblingly said: "I... naturally understand."

"People are born to be powerless." She Zhun pressed Yan Sikong's shoulder, "Let it go, don't think about anything related to Fengye."

"But..." Yan Sikong said softly, "If Yu'er is really in trouble, I will come to save him at the end of the world."

"You..." She Zhun's face turned pale.

Yan Sikong grabbed She Zhun's hand, and the ominous premonition in his heart became stronger: "She Zhun, are you still hiding something from me? What else do you know?"

She Zhun shook off his hand, with a cold expression: "Yan Sikong, let me ask you, are you willing to do anything for your brother?"

Yan Sikong said without hesitation: "Back then he was willing to exile in the Northwest for me, and I was also willing to sacrifice my life for him."

She Zhun let out a long breath, his face full of tiredness and sadness.

"She Zhun, what's the matter? What did you hide from me?"

"Fengye... Send Yuan Nanyu back to guard the three cities of Qingyang, Pingliang and Fengxiang."

"I already guessed that."

"But only [-] soldiers and horses were given to him." She Zhun closed his eyes resolutely.

This remark was like a thunderbolt from the blue sky, Yan Sikong suddenly felt his mind go blank.

Feng Ye, only give Yuan Nanyu [-] soldiers and horses to guard three cities, facing Chen Yu's [-] troops? !

Yan Sikong's blood rushed to his heart for a moment, he felt his eyes darken, he staggered and almost fell to the ground.

"Sikong!" She Zhun hurriedly supported him, "Are you okay?"

Yan Sikong clenched his back molars, his eyes were red, and his face was full of murderous intent: "Feng Ye, he is forcing me to go back. He threatens me with my younger brother. He dares to threaten me with my Yuer!"