The return of the son-in-law

In order to avoid suspicion, Guo Zhanan did not go to see Yue An again before leaving.He and Huo Yu set off from the post station early in the morning. After leaving the city, they did not return to Tonghua County the same way they came. Instead, they took a detour through Cangnan. After bumping along the way, several bruises were left on Huo's body.

Now that Li Chonghao has handed over the matter to Yue An, Guo Zhan'an is happy not to get too involved in this matter, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble to Li Shaojun.He took Huo Yu, rented a carriage, and wandered back to Tonghua County with the gifts that Huo Yu bought for everyone in Tonghua County.

Huo Yu was sitting in the carriage, holding a history book of previous dynasties in his hand, reading it with gusto.From time to time, he took a piece of butterfly cake from the snack box beside him and ate it, which was very pleasant.

Guo Zhanan was dozing off at the side, and suddenly heard the coachman outside saying: "Master Guo, we are leaving Cangnan and entering Cangshan."

This section of Cangshan Mountain is the only section of Guo Zhan’an’s journey that is far away from human habitation. Cangshan Mountain is not high, but it stretches for dozens of miles. It takes nearly a day’s journey to reach the next town along the avenue in Cangshan Mountain.

Guo Zhanan raised his voice and said, "Uncle, be careful on the road, don't be in a hurry."

The driver laughed loudly: "Master Guo, don't worry, I'm familiar with this area, and I won't get lost with my eyes closed."

Guo Zhan'an smiled, turned to Huo Yu and asked, "How's the bruise on my leg? Can you still protect me with a knife?"

Huo Yu was puzzled, but he still replied honestly: "Don't worry, brother, it's just some bruises, I will definitely protect my brother!"

Then, Huo Yu seemed to understand something, he didn't eat any snacks, he didn't read any books, and he reached out to touch the knife beside him: "Brother, is someone coming to harm you?"

Seeing his anxious expression, Guo Zhanan wished to kill him immediately, reached out and took the knife in his hand, put it aside, and then re-stuffed the history book to Huo Yu: "Why are you in a hurry, but be careful, pay attention That's all."

Huo Yu was still worried. He had grown a lot under Guo Zhanan's intentional teaching during this period, and soon understood what Guo Zhanan was worried about.

He said: "Brother is afraid that someone in the court will come to harm you, isn't he? Mrs. Guo intends to please you, she must have a plan, and I'm afraid it has something to do with my visit to Beijing this time."

Huo Yu got involved too deeply, Guo Zhan'an didn't tell him all about it.Seeing that Huo Yu was able to figure it out by himself now, Guo Zhanan looked at Huo Yu with admiration: "There are many things involved in my entry to Beijing. The original prime minister Liu Yuanheng has been withdrawn by the emperor. It is said that the concubine Hua Gui in the palace also never The imperial concubine was demoted to concubine, and even took her title, she is extremely destitute."

Huo Yu frowned dissatisfiedly and said, "What's the matter with brother? If they hadn't made mistakes first, they wouldn't have been punished by the emperor. If they really want to vent their anger, they should go to the emperor. What's the point of coming to brother? Isn't it just bullying the weak and fearing the hard? "

Guo Zhan'an didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he just said that he had improved, but he turned out to be so naive.

That's all, it's too much for a 13-year-old kid to expect him to be as shrewd as a veteran official.

The carriage quickly entered Cangshan Mountain, unlike the bustling town, there are people living in Cangshan Mountain, and the man-made roadside is covered with half-person-high weeds. Occasionally, wild dogs and cats come out of it, chasing the carriage for a while, and then It ran into the weeds and disappeared without a trace.

Huo Yuzheng was deeply fascinated by the general's surprise attack from thousands of miles recorded in the history books, when he suddenly heard a sound from outside that was different from birdsong and dogs barking.

"Brother?" Huo Yu turned to look at Guo Zhan'an, and asked in a low voice, "Are you against me?"

Guo Zhanan lifted a corner of the curtain with the hilt of his sword, and in order to sense something was wrong, he asked the coachman outside: "Uncle, what was the sound just now?"

While driving the horses, the coachman replied: "Probably someone came on horseback. Don't worry, my lord. There are no bandits in Cangshan Mountain, so don't worry."

Coincidentally, a horse rushed out from behind, and the big man on the horse glanced at Guo Zhanan, then looked away, and passed by the carriage on a black horse.

Huo Yu also saw it, and felt a little embarrassed about his fuss: "Brother, I'm called a soldier of grass and trees."

Guo Zhan'an breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "Caring makes chaos, and being careful is the best."

While the two were talking, they suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes coming from the front, followed by a scream, followed by the sound of a heavy object hitting the carriage.

"Uncle?" Guo Zhan'an called out, but got no response.

Guo Zhanan and Huo Yu looked at each other, and both picked up the weapons at hand. Guo Zhanan reached out and touched Huo Yu's chest. Seeing that Huo Yu was wearing the light armor he gave him, he nodded and said: "Don't rush out, be careful. .”

Huo Yu nodded, but stopped Guo Zhanan behind him, and said, "Brother, let me go and have a look."

Just as Guo Zhanan wanted to stop him, Huo Yu stepped past him, carefully opened a corner of the curtain, and saw the body of the coachman leaning outside.The coachman died suddenly, the rein in his hand had not been completely let go, and he was holding it loosely in his hand.The four horses driving the cart sensed danger, and although they were well trained, they still lingered restlessly in place.

Huo Yu turned his head, just about to speak, when he heard the screaming sound again, Guo Zhanan stretched out his hand to pull Huo Yu into his arms with sharp eyes and quick hands.

clang!

I saw a feathered arrow shot into Huo Yu's previous place!

"Brother, that person, that person is going to kill us!"

Guo Zhanan frowned, looked at the feathered arrow and said nothing.The opponent's bows and arrows are excellent, I'm afraid they want to trap them in the carriage, use them as a target and shoot them into hedgehogs!

"Brother? Brother, what should we do?" Seeing that Guo Zhan'an had been silent, Huo Yu consciously lowered his voice, for fear of disturbing Guo Zhan'an's thinking.

Guo Zhanan let go of Huo Yu, picked up a shield specially placed in the carriage, and stood in front of him, ignoring Huo Yu's obstruction, he opened the curtain.He took the reins from the coachman and shook them vigorously. The four horses neighed in unison, but because they sensed the danger ahead, they were reluctant to move forward.

Guo Zhanan had no choice but to draw out his long sword and stab a horse. The horse suffered from pain, and even the other three horses became more and more uneasy.

"Hold on tight!" Guo Zhanan told Huo Yu without turning his head, and then stabbed another horse!

The four horses were in a mess and rushed forward in a mess!The enemy standing in front of him was caught off guard for a while, and hurriedly turned his horse's head to avoid the charge of the four crazy horses. As a result, one of the horse's hind legs was hit by the axle of the carriage, causing him to lose his balance, and the enemy fell off the horse. .

Guo Zhanan was always paying attention to the situation outside. Seeing this situation, he turned around and hugged Huo Yu tightly: "Hold tight, and jump off with me!"

Huo Yu nodded, holding the knife tightly in one hand, and hugging Guo Zhanan with the other, he just felt dizzy for a while, and then felt a pain in his left arm, and his head fell on a soft object—it turned out that he fell to the ground, and Guo Zhanan's A hand was resting under Huo Yu's head.

"Brother, are you alright!" Huo Yu hurriedly got up, looking anxiously at Guo Zhan'an's hand—his fall really hurt, and Guo Zhan'an must have felt even worse.

Guo Zhanan reluctantly pushed Huo Yu away: "Be careful!"

It turned out that the archer was not the only enemy. Seeing that the archer failed in one blow, Guo Zhanan tricked him into throwing him off his horse, and the other accomplices who were hiding aside got out.

This is the right time to do it here!

Huo Yu didn't bother to check Guo Zhan'an's injuries at this time. He picked up the knife and rushed over to stop one of them.In terms of strength, Huo Yu must have been at a disadvantage, but taking advantage of his slightly shorter stature, his left shoulder sank, and he retracted his knife and slammed into the enemy's lower abdomen!

For the sake of convenience, this group of people put on all their clothes, Huo Yu was wearing light armor, and this time he exerted so much force that the enemy only felt pain in his lower abdomen, and he fell backwards uncontrollably.

Huo Yu raised his saber and slashed at the enemy's chest, without looking to see if the enemy was dead, he turned around and stopped another enemy!

On the other side, Guo Zhanan swiftly dodged to the right, dodging the enemy's attack, and then raised his sword and cut the man's arm holding the weapon.He didn't dare to be careless, hooked the weapon to his feet, and stabbed the man again.

Coincidentally, from the corner of his eye, Guo Zhanan caught a glimpse of an archer not far away who had already pushed away the horse that was pressing on him, aimed at Huo Yu and was about to nock his arrow and draw the string.

Guo Zhanan quickly picked up the weapon on the ground and threw it heavily at the archer!

The archer sensed Guo Zhan'an's attack, so he had no choice but to put down his bow and arrow, let go of Huo Yu for the time being, and rolled to the side by himself, and the thrown sword rubbed the corner of his clothes to the ground.

Huo Yu didn't know that he had just narrowly escaped death, and was taking advantage of the geographical advantage to run ahead, with three enemies behind him.

Guo Zhanan took a quick look at the terrain here, probably to prevent them from escaping, the enemy chose to attack the narrow road, but Huo Yu didn't expect to take advantage of it.

Because the road was narrow, several enemies were worried about hurting their accomplices, so they didn't chase together, but followed Huo Yu one by one, forming a dragon.This made Huo Yu more convenient. He didn't have to worry about these people besieging him. While running around the stones and trees on the ground, he would stab back from time to time.

He ran so fast that none of these people could catch up with him, but Huo Yu gradually opened the distance.

Guo Zhanan frowned slightly, Huo Yu was running away from him, obviously trying to lure these people away so that he could escape for his life.

Naturally, he would not let Huo Yu face the disaster of killing himself alone, so he took care of the archer first. Guo Zhanan found the small firecracker bought by Huo Yu from the package that fell from the carriage, pulled the reins, and got on the horse.

"Huo Yu!" Guo Zhan'an shouted, relying on his fast horse, he broke into the killing chase.He raised his sword and swept away the approaching enemies, then threw the sword to Huo Yu who turned to look at him, and then asked Huo Yu to reach out his hand.

Huo Yu understood, held the sword in one hand, firmly grasped the hand that Guo Zhanan handed over with the other, and got on the horse.

Guo Zhanan took out a small firecracker from his secret pocket and handed it to Huo Yu behind him: "Throw it all away!"

Huo Yu took it without looking back, and threw all the firecrackers in his hands back!

These firecrackers were bought by Huo Yu when he was in the capital, as long as they are thrown on the ground, they will explode. Although the power is not great, the sound is very loud, very popular with children.These firecrackers are exquisitely made, and Huo Yu was very surprised. He originally wanted to bring them back to Tonghua County to give to some playmates, but he didn't expect to have a strange use here.

These firecrackers fell to the ground, crackling like fried beans.Although a single firecracker is not powerful, there are at least thirty or forty small firecrackers in Huo Yu's hand, throwing them on the ground and exploding together, causing a lot of trouble for these enemies.

"Brother!" Huo Yu was overjoyed to see the enemies being left far behind, "Brother, are you alright?"

"It's okay." Guo Zhan'an didn't dare to be careless, he wasn't sure if the other party had another move, waiting for him to throw himself into the trap, so he could only take Huo Yu on a desperate ride.

The two hurried on the mountain road for about a cup of tea when they heard the sound of horseshoes behind them.

Are you catching up?

Guo Zhanan took the time to glance back, and saw those enemies riding horses chasing them!

Oops!

Seeing that the two sides were getting closer, Guo Zhanan felt that the horse under him was gradually exhausted and slowed down.

The nearest enemy has drawn out his long sword and aimed at Guo Zhan'an!

Huo Yu hurriedly drew his knife to block it, but his age was such that his strength was not comparable to these adults, he only felt his tiger's mouth go numb, let go of the pain, and the knife fell to the ground.

Huo Yu wanted to use Guo Zhan'an's sword to block it again, but one hand was wounded in the jaw, and the other hand couldn't reach it at all, it didn't work at all!

Huo Yu gritted his teeth, and simply blocked his injured hand forward. The sword pierced into Huo Yu's flesh, and blood flowed out quickly.

Guo Zhanan also noticed Huo Yu's actions, his eyes were red, he roared, grabbed the sword from Huo Yu's hand, and slashed at the opponent's wrist!

At this time, the other two enemies also chased up, forming a character shape, chasing closely behind Guo Zhan'an and Huo Yu, like a group of beasts smelling blood, rushing up to tear Guo Zhan'an and Huo Yu to pieces!

Seeing that the two were about to be overtaken, suddenly there was a loud roar from ahead: "King Liang is here, you can catch him before you hurry!"