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No matter how arrogant and domineering Princess Hong is, she is still an innocent and kind girl in her heart. How can she see a living person being tortured to death in front of her eyes?That's why he had to attack harder and suffer more miserably. Otherwise, how could he force the princess to feed him water medicine?If you don't put people on the ground and loosen their bonds, how can you create opportunities for them to escape?

As for the fire in the cook's camp, it was purely a bad idea of ​​contemplation.He taught people to carry the flour and pork to the princess, and he specially prepared the dark barbecued meat for dinner, and he lured the princess into the bait step by step, and then set fire to it.The military supplies had been secretly transported away last night, and the large warehouses were all empty. In order to make the fire burn more vigorously, a lot of hay drenched with raw oil was piled inside.King Jin was afraid that his daughter might make a mistake, so he ordered Tu Mo'er to watch in secret. When the princess and others were safely evacuated outside the tent, he quickly sent a few guards to escort her over.

Shen Si speculates that the princess will definitely ask Jin Gourd for help, and Jin Gourd is now more and more diligent, wise and brave. around.

At first, there was a lot of noise outside saying that there was a fire, but Jin Hulu was not very panicked. The camp was built next to the river, so the water source was sufficient, so the fire would not be too big.But when he heard that it was the cooker's camp that was burned, he immediately became nervous, and first followed behind Shen Si's butt and whispered: "Oh, ah, the wind is blowing from the northeast at the moment, and the princess's residence is in the northeast of the cooker's camp. Will it be affected..." Seeing that Shen Si was just standing outside the door and watching the fire from the air, ignoring him at all, he coughed twice and asked for his life, "Young master, why don't I go and have a look, princess Gold branches and jade leaves are not used to the life of the military camp, what should I do if I am injured in such a dangerous situation?"

Shen Si glanced at him, and waved his hands impatiently: "The princess has golden branches and jade leaves, naturally there are many people to protect, is there still one missing for you? Don't forget, you are a guilty body, and you still remember the account of instigating the princess. , the prince just doesn't pursue it for the time being, so hurry up and settle down!"

Coincidentally, King Jin came over at this time, and sent an order to summon several generals to discuss urgent matters in the big tent. Jin Gourd did not dare to make trouble in front of King Jin, and could only walk around in circles like ants on a hot pot. He stretched his neck and looked around, hoping to find the Princess.He also knew that the princess is the jewel in the palm of the prince. With the prince around, the princess will be safe.But he didn't see anyone with his own eyes, so he couldn't let go anyway.

Just thinking about what excuses to find to leave for a while, suddenly heard the princess's unique clear voice from a distance: "Father! Father!"

Jin Gourd followed the prestige, and saw the princess running towards the big tent with disheveled hair, followed by a few of King Jin's personal guards and a group of flustered little girls.

The princess' temple hair is disheveled, her eyes are full of tears, her small face is black and white, and the other is like a cat, she is both embarrassed and pitiful.Seeing Jin Gourd, as if seeing a savior, she flew over and grabbed Jin Gourd's cuff tightly, crying "Wow", "Stupid gourd, dumb gourd, I got into trouble, I got into big trouble... woo Uh...how can I do it!"

Jin Gourd is used to seeing the princess’s smug and high-spirited smile on weekdays, and it’s the first time she’s so flustered and crying, and somehow she’s also upset: “Don’t worry, the princess, there are princes and young masters. Now, I will definitely not wrong the princess. Besides... besides... there is a villain, and the villain is willing to go through fire and water for the princess, and he will do whatever he wants!"

The princess choked with sobs: "Woooo... I just wanted to sneak in and make something delicious to eat, and somehow it caught fire... Woooo... I caught fire all of a sudden, and I couldn't save it in time , burnt it all up...I don't want to...it's all my fault for being willful and greedy. I originally wanted to be a heroine to fight against the enemy for my father, but in the end it would only be a disservice..."

Seeing the princess's tears dripping down, Jin Gourd raised his hand to help wipe it off, but suddenly remembered that the identities of the two were different, this was unreasonable and legal, so he quickly withdrew back, groping around in his arms to find a The handkerchief came out, but apart from a dirty coarse cloth purse, there was nothing else on him.

The princess couldn't control much, so he directly grabbed Jin Gourd's arm and wiped his nose with his sleeve, and then said bitterly: "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ...If I hadn't let them down to heal their wounds in a moment of softness, they wouldn't have escaped so easily... Dumb gourd, you go and help me catch them back! If they tell Gu Mingzhen about the situation in the general, wouldn't I be hurt again? Father!"

Golden Gourd nodded emphatically after hearing the words: "Princess, don't worry, I will go after the little one, and I will definitely not teach one person to return to the other side alive!"

King Jin and Shen Si just walked out when they heard the movement, when they saw the golden gourd draped a bow and holding a sword, boasting on the horse, and rushed out with a swipe of the rein.

If he really caught up with the captives and killed them all, all the planning tonight would be in vain.Shen Si and King Jin quickly exchanged glances: "I'll go with him!"

"Nianqing..." King Jin raised his hand to stop him, but there was no other perfect solution in a critical moment. After all, the only thing that could let people go from the golden gourd without showing any flaws was meditation, so he didn't What else to say, only gently exhorted, "Be careful!"

Shen Si nodded, raised his fingers and put them in his mouth and whistled, only to hear the sound of hooves, the black pony named Zhanfeng rushed to the front in the blink of an eye.King Jin waved his hand again, followed by several guards, and Yu Shensi flew away together on his horse Juechen.

The pensive horse is vigorous and competitive, never willing to give in to others, and soon left the guards far behind.Not long after leaving the gate, Shen Si caught up with Jin Gourd: "Shou Shou, let me help you. Have you ever seen the shadow of that pedestrian?"

Seeing Shen Si coming to help, Jin Gourd suddenly felt full of confidence. He raised his hand and pointed to the northwest direction: "According to the soldiers on duty, just now a small group of people went upstream along the bank with tokens. The wounds on the face should have been unintentional by those spies. Presumably they wanted to cross the river in shallow water and return to Gu Mingzhen's camp!"

Shen Si was about to say something, when he heard three long and two short whistles from upstream, and within a moment, the same sound came back from the other side of the river.This should be some kind of secret signal that was predetermined in advance. If there is no accident, someone will come to respond soon.He secretly hoped that the other party could rescue him before the golden gourd made a move.

Turning around a convex-shaped ridge, there is an open river beach in front of you. The first-quarter moon is hidden behind the heavy clouds, and the vision is not very clear. In the distance, you can vaguely see a few blue-black shadows galloping forward.In order not to accidentally injure one's Tan Ma, Jin Gourd shouted loudly: "Who is in front? But a brother under General Zhang's command?"

Instead of responding, those black shadows ran even faster.In this way, its identity is self-evident.

Golden Gourd clamped the horse's belly with both feet, bent down and pressed his body close to the horse's back, and shot out like an arrow.Shen Si deliberately procrastinated for a while, but was afraid of arousing Jin Hulu's suspicion, so he let Zhan Feng run away.The more he chases after him and wants to put everyone to death, the more realistic this plan becomes. He is afraid that the golden gourd will fight hard and kill all the living.

Seeing that the distance between the two sides is gradually shrinking and they are within the shooting range, Jin Gourd takes a deep breath, holds the bow in his left hand and puts an arrow in his right hand, and connects his wrists, elbows, and shoulders in a line. The movement was done in one go, with only a sound of "嗖", the arrow flew out with a gust of wind, and hit the back of a person. As if the person had been hit by a hammer, his body jerked forward, and then he straightened his head fell to the ground.Hearing the sound, his companion turned his head and let out a burst of exclamation, but seeing that the man was out of breath and there was no hope of rescue, he ran forward without stopping.

Golden Gourd's arrow technique was taught by Shen Si himself. When he first arrived at the palace, his face was yellow and thin, his limbs were weak, and his arms trembled just by lifting a bow.It was Shen Si who taught him the skills of exerting strength, and took him to fill his stomach with big fish and meat every day. Now he is taller and his body is stronger. After hard training regardless of cold and heat, the muscles on his arms are also solid. It's like a small steamed bun.This arrow has used the essentials taught by Shen Si to ten percent, making Shen Si, the master, watching from the sidelines, not knowing whether to be relieved or to smile wryly.

With one hit, Jin Gourd did not slacken in the slightest. He immediately drew out a second arrow and aimed at another figure in front of him.The wind on the river was strong, which inevitably affected the direction of the arrow. The second arrow of the Golden Gourd missed a person's scalp and flew out.Shen Si had no choice but to help: "I'll do it!"

He bent his bow and raised his hand to shoot the arrow without taking aim. The arrow seemed to have eyes, and it was directly nailed into the Dazhui acupoint below the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra of the target. The cluster of arrows carried a huge impact. With a "crack" sound, the human head was chopped off, and the head fell to the ground in an arc in midair. People were full of heads and faces, and the remaining corpses were still riding on the saddle for several battles before they collapsed.

Shen Si is not a brutal and bloodthirsty person, the reason why he used such bloody methods is to alert the other party to escape quickly.Sure enough, the hot blood of their companions aroused those people's stronger will to survive. When their lives were at stake, they had long forgotten the hunger, cold and pain all over their bodies. Desperately urging the horse to speed up, it stepped into the water in the blink of an eye.

The water flow slows down the horses' progress, but the splashing water also effectively blocks the line of sight and acts as a natural barrier.In order to beware of the arrows shot from behind, they all leaned close to the horse's back and lowered their upper bodies, and raised their coats to interfere with the pursuers.

The act of contemplation inspired Jin Gourd at the same time, he stabilized his mind again and aimed the arrow at the target.At this moment, the guards have also caught up one after another, and joined forces with the golden gourd to shoot the enemy.Even though half of the arrows were blown into the water by the river wind within a few feet, several enemies still fell to death in the rain of arrows one after another.

Seeing that there were only the last three of them left, Shen Si knew in his heart that he couldn't chase anymore.At this time, his horse rushed to the front, the golden gourd followed closely, and the other guards followed in a fanning fashion. He glanced around quickly from the corner of his mind, and already had an idea in his mind.He quietly led the horse closer to the golden gourd, and whispered to the horse's ear, "Zhan Feng, good girl, you must do me this favor!"

Zhan Feng naturally couldn't understand what he said, but after a long period of running-in, one person and one horse had developed enough tacit understanding. With just a small hint, the horse knew what the master wanted it to do.The sole of Shensi's one-footed boot lightly tapped the horse's belly, and slapped the horse's shoulder with one hand. Seeing the right moment, he drew back the reins suddenly. The war wind screamed sharply and suddenly raised his front hooves. At the same time, he slammed his body obliquely towards the golden gourd. .

The horse under Jin Gourd's crotch was still young and hadn't been on the battlefield a few times. Frightened by this sudden turn of events, it jumped wildly on the spot.The horses got involved one by one, and soon the whole team was in chaos.Golden Gourd tried to control his horse, pulling the rein with both hands, and the pony flicked vigorously, but he couldn't react enough to let go of the rein, and the man struggled twice in mid-air, but still failed to stabilize his body, and fell headfirst .

The ground was covered with hard pebbles, with ups and downs. Seeing him fall like this, Shen Si would inevitably be seriously injured. At the nick of time, he jumped over and hugged the golden gourd, twisted his body in mid-air, and took advantage of the trend when he landed. After a few rolls to relieve the momentum, he avoided the miserable end of being bloodied.

Golden Gourd tied all his hearts to those captives, he didn't care whether he was injured or not, but he got up and saw that the pedestrian had already crossed the middle of the river and was about to reach the other side. He couldn't help but beat his feet and said, "It's over, it's over!" Then he went to lead his horse and prepare to chase again.

Shen Si hurriedly stopped him and said: "Forget how long you live, the other side is Gu Mingzhen's people, just a few captives, there is no need to risk your life for them." The guards also agreed, "Yes, so long, we just killed It’s not a loss for most of them, even if they can’t be wiped out completely, the prince will be considerate.”

Jin Gourd didn't speak, just touched his quiver, all the arrows in it were thrown away when he fell down just now, he looked left and right, raised his hand and snatched it from another person's back.

Shen Si knew that Jin Hulu was a dead-headed person, and he would not let it go when he promised the princess.Not to mention that there is no hope of chasing him at this time, even if he can catch up with him, he will be within the range of Gu Mingzhen's side, and he will not be able to retreat completely by then.In desperation, he yelled "ah", and at the same time supported his waist and fell forward limply.

Jin Gourd supported him subconsciously, and asked with concern: "My lord, are you injured?"

Several other guards also hurriedly gathered around and asked one after another: "Where is the young master injured? Is it important? Can you still hold on?"

Shen Si is not good at deceit, for fear of showing the clues to others, he lowered his head and pretended to be weak and whispered: "Fortunately, when I fell off the horse, I accidentally broke down, I didn't feel anything, but now I am moving, but the pain is tight."

Now no one is thinking about chasing the captives anymore, who doesn't know that Mr. Shen is the prince's heart, even if there are thousands of captives, how can they be as good as half of Mr. Shen.Everyone rushed to help Shen Si onto the horse, and the golden gourd sat in front of him on the same horse as him to lean on, and slowly returned on the same road.

The fire burned a corner of the camp, and also burned most of the belongings of the Jin army.The Jin army suffered a sudden change and withdrew "hastily" to the rear overnight.The generals, big and small, performed their duties according to the prior arrangement and led the team to different locations.King Jin has been sitting in the main tent waiting patiently for meditation.

The ability to meditate is well known to King Jin, so even though the group returned later than expected, he didn't think much about it.Hearing the rumors from the guards outside the tent that the man had returned, King Jin got up and smiled and went out to greet him, but as soon as he stepped out of the door, he couldn't help but feel a "thump" in his heart, thinking that he didn't dismount by himself, but was helped to dismount by someone.

King Jin rushed forward to support Shen Si in three steps and two steps: "This...what's the matter?"

Seeing the prince's question, the guards immediately knelt down: "Your subordinates are not well protected, please punish the prince!"

Jin Gourd was stunned for a moment, and then knelt down: "Going back to the lord, it's all the villain's fault. It was the villain's poor riding skills that accidentally fell off the horse, and caused the son to save me from injury. The villain deserves death!" Couldn't finish He was already very annoyed by the great entrustment of the princess, but now that he was injured by Shen Si, he was even more frustrated and couldn't even lift his head.

Without waiting for King Jin to ask again, Shen Si took the lead and said: "Shou Zhi doesn't need to worry, it's just a skin injury, apply some ointment and rest overnight, and it will recover tomorrow." Secretly pinched it.

The king of Jin immediately understood, nodded imperceptibly to imply that he understood, and deliberately let out a long breath and said: "Forget it, get up, bumps and bumps are inevitable in marching and fighting. Let me first enter the account and talk about the pursuit." The situation of the spies." He turned his head and ordered, "Go and arrange the frame more comfortably, Mr. Shen is injured, so it can't be bumped."

The guards have been with the King of Jin for a long time, and they are well aware of the Lord's temper, one thing is one thing, and if they say they don't pursue it, they really don't pursue it.When King Jin sat down with the help of meditation, the guards succinctly described the process of chasing and falling from the horse, and King Jin kept nodding while listening.When it comes to how Shen Si shot down the head with one arrow, the guards were all in admiration, and someone praised: "At first, I only knew that the young master's arrow skills are good. Now I see it, and I have already reached a state of perfection. You can pass it."

The other person nodded and smiled, "Don't forget, when Mr. Shen shot and killed the imperial envoy of the imperial court, he pierced his heart with an arrow from a hundred steps away. And what Mr. Shen used was Li Guangda's yellow bow. There are so many masters in our mansion, how many of them can draw the big yellow bow and use it freely?"

Shen Si was listening quietly at first, with a relaxed smile on the corner of his mouth, but when the man brought up the hidden story of shooting and killing the imperial envoy, his expression froze and his smile faded.

King Jin's gaze never left Shen Si, and he was naturally aware of the subtle changes on Shen Si's face.When he contacted the guard, he seemed to have noticed something, and then looked at Shensi, who was also looking at him, and the two eyes met, silently inquiring about each other.

For a long time, Shen Si gave a shy smile, and sighed softly in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "So... I thought you came out just to find a high-sounding excuse, calling out to catch the thief..."

King Jin's lips moved: "Nianqing, I don't know..."

Shen Si interrupted his words: "Forget it, the enemy is now, so let's not mention this matter..."