After the cannon fodder prince collapsed, the country will not perish

Xie Qingci looked at Xiao Di who was running towards him, his eyes suddenly became sore.

"Cross the bridge!" The bandit said with red eyes, "Cross the bridge first!"

Relying on their familiarity with the terrain in the mountains, they quickly made a detour and forcibly left behind Xiao Di who was chasing after him.

Going forward, the swift water of the Yanhe River is rushing, and the suspension bridge made of bamboo and rattan is on it. This bridge was originally woven by the surrounding villagers themselves, and it cannot accommodate horses. The bandits rushed to the bridge with Xie Qingci, Gritting his teeth, he got off his horse and prepared to cross the bridge.

They blocked Xie Qingci behind him as a shield and quickly crossed the bridge.

"Clean words—"

Xie Huayan immediately got off his horse and was about to pursue him from the bridge, but the guards around him stopped in front of the prince.

The vine bridge looked crumbling, fluttering like dead leaves in the wind.

"Quick! Move faster!" The bandit on the opposite side looked at the people who were approaching, but he didn't care about it. He took a knife and chopped the vines connecting the bridge and the bank: "Cut the bridge first!"

There are mountains on the other side of the bridge. If the bridge is broken, it will be even more difficult to find people.

The guards aimed at those people with arrows, but fearing that Xie Qingci was in their hands, they dared not shoot for fear of losing their aim.

During the stalemate, the vines of the bridge had already been severed. Everyone gasped and sank heavily, but at this moment, a strong figure of the young man passed by in the forest. He did not hesitate at all, walking on the ground Like flying on the bridge.

Xie Huayan held his breath: "...Xiao Di..."

Xiao Di didn't step on the ground, and tapped his toes lightly, using the bridge that was about to break as a fulcrum, and rushed to the opposite bank like lightning.

When he was walking in the middle, the last two vines were overwhelmed and finally snapped. The vines scattered and the bridge disintegrated in an instant.

"Watch out-"

Several people immediately shouted.

At this moment, Xiao Di swept up lightly, grabbed the broken vine in the air, took advantage of the wind and swayed in the air, and clung to the opposite bank with both hands.

"Xiao Di!"

Under the bridge is a cliff, looking at the young man who is grabbing the edge with his bare hands, everyone's hearts are raised in their throats.

Xiao Di braced his arms several times, and his figure lightly landed on the shore.

Xie Huayan immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiao Di didn't pause too much, and after landing, his figure quickly disappeared into the depths of the woods.

"Here...with Captain Flying Cavalry, His Highness will definitely be saved." Seeing that the prince was worried, the personal guard comforted him: "Your Highness, don't worry too much."

Xie Huayan remained silent.

If Xiao Di was a whole person, it would be fine if he was not injured, but now that Xiao Di is injured, he dare not rest easy.

"Apart from the drawbridge, is there any other way to reach the other side."

"I can only go around the mountain." The guard didn't dare to look at the prince's increasingly serious face: "It will take a long time to go around to the other side..."

This does not include the hours of searching in the mountains...

And the sun was about to set, and the temperature in the mountains dropped sharply. Even if the two defeated the bandits, one was seriously injured and the other was insane, their rescue would definitely be difficult.

"Go to Jingzhong and transfer two teams of Donggongwei!"

After all, he immediately rode his horse and went down the mountain to make a detour and outflank the surrounding paths.

After the bandits crossed the shore, they relaxed somewhat.

The mountain road here is rugged, since the way they came from was cut off, there was no need to worry about someone chasing them. They walked along the rugged mountain path and came to a hidden cave entrance, throwing Xie Qingci into the cave.

The light in the cave was dim, and it was almost impossible for every day. Xie Qingci no longer expected others to rescue him, and began to quickly figure out the cause and effect.

These people had something to do with the people in the court to catch him. The crown prince had directly revealed his identity just now, but these bandits still insisted on going their own way, which showed the determination of the forces behind him to succeed.

Xie Qingci looked at the bandit: "Wait a minute! The imperial court has not interfered with you at the moment, why are you thinking about it and insist on going against the imperial court?"

The bandit smiled grimly and said: "The new emperor ascends the throne, and it will be a matter of time before we get rid of us. Just now, our elder brother has been killed by your people. Let me tell you—we will definitely avenge this revenge!"

Xie Qing resigned: "Even if the imperial court intends to rectify it, it may be to appease and comfort. Maybe there will be officials to do it at that time. Isn't it a beautiful thing? Why bother to fight to the death? Besides, the prince's people are outside right now, and the whole mountain is already dead. Surrounded by crowds, if you really hurt me, are you capable of escaping? Even if you escape, are you really going to flee to the end of the world?"

The bandit-like man was obviously startled when he heard Xie Qingci's words, and seemed to hesitate a bit.

"Don't listen to his nonsense!" Suddenly someone pushed Xie Qingci down, and said coldly: "We broke the bridge and fled, and we are already against the imperial court. How about...following the original plan, let's talk about it after a while!"

The cave is dark and dark, and Xie Qingci is more and more attractive to pick.

"You are really good at talking! Is there any reason for wanting to go to you?" The bandit's eyes were full of excitement, he reached out to stop Xie Qingci, and took off a corner of the clothes on his shoulders: "Even if there was a reason before, it is now No more, brother is dead, now you are mine, I just want to have fun because I see you look good!"

After finishing speaking, he couldn't wait to rush towards Xie Qingci.

But before that hand touched the corner of Xie Qingci's clothes, someone stopped him.

Xiao Di coldly grabbed his wrist and turned him to the ground. Before the man could cry out, he sealed his throat with a sword.

When the people around saw someone intruding, they immediately surrounded Xiao Di and confronted him viciously with their swords.

Xiao Di didn't look at them, his eyes fell directly on Xie Qingci.

"Don't be afraid."

Xie Qingci was taken aback.

Xiao Di was wounded and surrounded by everyone, but Xiao Di looked at him calmly, subconsciously wanting to soothe his fear.

Xie Qingci looked over, nodded and said: "Be careful."

The martial arts of these bandits were very strong, they surrounded Xiao Di in groups, showing their murderous intent.

Xiao Di's face was frighteningly pale, obviously the whip wounds on his back were torn apart after this ordeal, but his hand holding the sword was still steady, and he fought fiercely for a long time, hacking the dozen or so bandits to death in the cave.

At the end of the fight, Xiao Di was almost insane, relying on instinct to draw his sword, and every sword can penetrate deep into the bone.

Blood sprayed everywhere, splashing Xiao Di all over his head and body. With his cold eyes, he looked like an evil ghost in the cave.

Xie Qingci's eyes were sour, and he said softly: "Xiao Di..."

Xiao Di looked at Xie Qingci, His Highness's fair cheeks were stained with blood, his clothes were disheveled, and his exposed shoulders were slightly bruised.

"It's okay." Xiao Di reached out to cover his clothes for him, then sat beside him, smiled wearily: "It's okay."

He said it so lightly, but Xie Qingci knew that he was almost fighting to the death.

After all, there were injuries on his body, and there were so many bandits, no matter how good Xiao Di's kung fu was, he still got stabbed a few times while dodging.

They are all flesh and blood, how can they feel better with the whip wounds on their backs and these sword wounds?

The sun had already set, and the mountain wind gradually became colder.

Xie Qingci struggled to get up and started a fire in the cave.

Xiao Di firmly grasped Xie Qingci's arm with his left hand, Xie Qingci got up, and he also got up, as if staring at it was not enough, he had to hold it in his hand before he would stop.

Xie Qingci's eyes quickly passed over Xiao Di's palm tightly grasping his own, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

He actually... didn't want these hands to be withdrawn...

Xie Qingci then lowered his eyelids to embrace Xiao Di, and gently bandaged his wound.

Xiao Di's eyelashes trembled slightly, and his delicate and precious fingertips were just like that stained with the smell of blood on his body.

"Your Highness..."

Xiao Di's voice was somewhat reserved, as if he wanted to stand up.

Xie Qing resigned, and pulled him into his arms a little: "Usually you are full of thoughts of committing crimes, why are you pretending to behave now?"

Saying this in his mouth, his hands became softer, and his cheeks turned crimson.

The flames lit up the entire cave, and Xie Qingci's cheeks were covered with a light halo, which made him look particularly attractive.

His Highness's body was tightly pressed against him, calm and calm, without any intention of resisting.

Even though the wound on his body was burning with pain, a smile appeared on the corner of Xiao Di's lips.

The cave was quiet, except for the crackling sound of the fire.

"Xiao Di..." Xie Qingci's mouth became dry: "You still have injuries on your body, you are no longer resting on the bed, why are you still here..."

His voice gradually lowered, but Xiao Di raised his eyes suddenly at this moment, and the two immediately met each other's eyes.