Jiang Qing

When there was a commotion at the high platform, Qingxuan was still waiting outside the door with Li Guo's attendants who came with him.

When the noise of fighting in the distance surged and spread outside the door, Qingxuan realized that something was wrong. The Liangbingmen guarding the door surrounded them, and the door was slowly closed in front of him.

This is not right, Qingxuan's brain roared, and he felt the surge of blood for a long time, and the pictures all the way flashed back in his mind. She cherished every day of her journey to the north, as if she was treating her life. The same as the last time.

The soldiers began to search their bodies, twisted their arms, and groped their bodies indiscriminately, as if trying to find something.

Qingxuan let them move dumbly, watching dully that all the contents in the accompanying sedan chair were turned out, there was nothing hidden in it, the sedan chair was turned upside down at once, and a sword box rolled down on the road side.

The familiar shape of the sword case caught Qingxuan's eyes - it was his Panlong Sword, which Zhao Jingning actually carried with him all the time.

"His Royal Highness!" Someone shouted in the sky, as if Qingxuan was hit in the sky, and his originally muddled mind suddenly woke up.

He knocked away the cool soldiers that were restraining him, staggered forward two steps, threw himself on the side of the sword box, opened it and held the Panlong sword.

Although it has been several years, the memory of holding it is like yesterday, Qingxuan held the sword, and his heart was settled at once.

The noisy shouts of the people in front of him became obstructions, he wanted to enter the door, go to a higher place, to find that bright color.

The Panlong Sword roared lowly, echoing his rebellious blood, the dust fly fell into the bloody ground, Qingxuan Daoist uniform held the sword, broke through the door, broke through the bustling cold soldiers, and walked step by step. go forward.

The gossip map on the back of the Taoist uniform has been smudged with blood, and Qingxuan lifts the sword to break through ten thousand people, his eyes are deep and unmoving.

The blood-stained Taoist uniform broke his mood.

Breaking through the last obstacle in front of him, the blood on the high platform dripped on the bottom of his feet, Qingxuan finally saw the red that was wiped on the ground, and he was looking at the direction he came with his eyes open, showing a pure smile.

Blood flowed down the corner of her mouth, Zhao Jingning stretched out her hand and grabbed a handful in the void, she stared at Qingxuan holding the sword and walked into her field of vision, in the changing light and shadow, she seemed to have seen Qingxuan's appearance of holding the sword to the end of the world.

"That's great." Her outstretched hand didn't fail, and was held by Qingxuan.

"Jingning." Qingxuan held her hand.

Zhao Jingning's gaze was already distracted, she looked at the flying geese in the sky, her voice was muffled by the blood clot in her throat, but Qingxuan heard a trace of grievance from it.

She was acting like a baby to Zhao Zhen vaguely.

"Brother..." she said softly, "There is nothing...good scenery outside Pingdu, if Ning'er is not messed up...run away."

It turns out that the flowers raised by the royal family are kept in Pingdu for a lifetime, which is the most stable blessing in this life. The mountains and rivers in this world are worthless.

Zhao Jingning's hand slipped from Qingxuan's palm.

"Jingning, I'll take you back, and I'll take you back to Pingdu right away." Qingxuan's hand holding the sword was shaking, and he could feel the voice of the person in his arms gradually weakening.

I sent you here, and it should be me who sent you back.

Qingxuan tore off the strips of his Taoist uniform, tied Zhao Jingning to his back, held the Panlong Sword again, faced the gathered Liang soldiers, took a step forward, and without hesitation, directly drew out the sword.

The sword energy broke through the iron armor and knocked down a row of cool soldiers.

He hadn't held a sword for many years, and when he started again with the sword, it broke through the heart of the dragon's sword and broke through the army with one sword.

But the heart of the sword is not needed, manpower is exhausted, he can't take a single sword from the surging army of cold soldiers, but after a stick of incense, Qingxuan is on the verge of exhaustion, the road he walked is full of corpses, but the road ahead The endless stream of heads blocked the sky, and he couldn't see the way back.

A whistling sound cut through the voice of the people, and Qingxuan looked there in response, a middle-aged man came straddling his horse, with an epee in his hand, sweeping across the heads of a group of people.

"Wandi!" Xue Xiu galloped his horse through the shadows, one by one, rushing in front of him.

"Get on the horse!" He stretched out his hand to Qingxuan.

Qingxuan gritted his teeth and held his hand, supported the person on the back, and climbed up the horse with his strength.

The palm full of sticky blood was slippery, and Qing Xuan couldn't hold it tightly, and almost slipped out of his hand.

Xue Xiu held his arm with his backhand, gritted his teeth and dragged, "Come up!"

Suddenly Xue Xiu let out a muffled snort, and Qingxuan went looking for the sound, only to see Xue Xiu's other arm was chopped off by Liang soldiers.

"Master!" Qingxuan's eyes turned red all of a sudden, and he wanted to let go subconsciously, but Xue Xiu dragged him up.

Qingxuan got on his horse and bent down to grab Xue Xiu's severed arm. The horse hissed and rushed out of the human wall. Only then did Qingxuan see the disciples of the Xuantian Union who were rushing here, and they rushed to Xue Xiu. Withstood the pursued Liang soldiers behind him and retreated while fighting, he withdrew towards the city gate with difficulty.

"Master, I'll come." Qingxuan saw that Xue Xiu's back was wet with pain, and untied Zhao Jingning who was tied to his back from the horse's back. He turned the horse's belly and hugged the horse's neck. Xue Xiu Stepping back, Qingxuan got back on the horse and sat in front.

It has been ten miles out of the city, Liang soldiers are still chasing him closely, everyone in Xuantian Union clench their teeth, not daring to relax their minds.

Suddenly a commanding arrow sounded from the east. Xue Xiu was overjoyed and ordered everyone to go to the commanding arrow.

After running for more than ten miles, Qingxuan finally saw the black armor of the Li army, and the "Mei" flag came against the wind, protecting them behind him.

After hurriedly entering the tent, Qingxuan's eyes were already blurred, he couldn't see the way ahead, he staggered and put Zhao Jingning on the bed, and then he also knelt down on the ground with all his strength.

This sword heart came too late, and he woke up too late. Qingxuan held the sword in one hand, and vaguely saw a person standing beside the bed, grabbed the bottom of his robe, and begged: "Please, call the doctor to save her!" , she is the princess of Li country, save her..."

"She's not." A pitiful voice sounded, "You have to think about this, she's not."

Hearing this familiar voice, Qingxuan almost thought he was hallucinating, he raised his head with difficulty, and saw Wuwu's face.

Qingxuan, who had been supporting his body all the time, couldn't hold back all of a sudden. Seeing selflessness, he seemed to see support and hope.

"Master, please, I beg you to save him...I know, you can save her."

"Wandi!" Xue Xiu hastily bandaged the wound on his broken arm, his face was still pale, and rushed over.

He watched Qingxuan kneeling on the ground, and subconsciously stretched out his other hand to help him, but he groaned because of the wound.

"Master." Qingxuan raised his head, looked at Xue Xiu's broken arm, and felt endless guilt in his heart.

"You have to think about it too." Wuwu's flat voice sounded, he restrained his usual nonsense, and said seriously: "You can only have one master, and Zhao Jingning is the same, she can only have one identity."

"Taoist." Xue Xiu was stunned for a moment, and wanted to intervene, but was interrupted by Wuwu.

"Just think about it now and figure out what your choice is."

In such a tight time, the selflessness forced him to make a decision.

"Who are you? Who is she? Think clearly!" Wuwo suddenly became strict, "I have given you more than one chance, but you are not enlightened. This is the last chance, just as if you have called me for so many years. Master's affection. Say it!"

Qingxuan clenched the sword in his hand, with mixed expressions in his eyes, he knelt down again, and said: "The disciples of the Xuantian League ask Master Wandi to help me save my junior sister."

After a moment of silence, Wuwo sighed softly, touched his head, and said softly: "Go out and wait."

Xiang Wandi helped Xue Xiu out of the tent, and found another place to bandage the wound on his broken arm. He was so guilty that he couldn't lift his head, "Master, it's all because of me..."

"Stupid child." Xue Xiu patted his head, "Your sword heart was not stable back then, and Master was not by your side in retreat. It was Master who failed to protect you. Although I have broken an arm, whoever said that one hand is not enough? Can't hold a sword? Maybe the Xuantian Sword becomes more powerful because it is changed to the left hand."

Hearing Xue Xiu's open-minded laughter, Xiang Wandi's heart was not so relaxed. He knew how difficult it would be for a sword wielder to lose his dominant hand, but Xue Xiu just skipped it lightly.

"Master, don't worry, I will support the lintel of the Xuantian Union." Assuring Wandi, he paused and said, "It's just that after Jingning wakes up, can the master accept her as a disciple of the Xuantian Union?"

Xue Xiu's eyes were full of kindness, and he said: "You have said it in front of the Taoist priest, how could I not understand your thoughts, but your majesty..."

"Master..." Xiang Wandi swallowed the word "Master" and changed his words: "Since Wuwo Daoist said so, His Majesty will agree."

An hour later, Wuwo came out of the tent, thanked Xiang Wandi hurriedly, and went in.

Wu Wo flicked the fly whisk, glanced at Mei Shao who had returned from repelling the cold soldiers, stretched lazily, and sighed: "It's really not worthwhile to run away to the Northland and lose my apprentice!"

Mei Shao looked at Wuwu with a questioning look in his eyes, and he pointed out something: "The Taoist priest entered the palace, and when he followed me, he seemed to have known that such a situation would happen, but I never knew that the Taoist priest was still there." The ability to practice medicine to save lives.”

Wu Wo snorted, squinted his eyes and smiled: "The general doesn't know me, but I know the general. The golden Gu of the witch clan is passed to the general, and it can only have the function of dividing fate. It is also a waste of nature."

Mei Shao was startled when he heard the words, with dangerous undercurrents in his eyes, he lowered his voice and said, "Who is the Taoist?"

Wu Wo smiled slightly, avoided his question, and said: "The general will stay here for a while, so I won't go back to the capital with the general, and I will go back slowly."

Mei Shao looked at his back, his eyes became deeper and deeper, he had little contact with Wuwo, but he also knew that Wuwo would not only have the ability to deceive and deceive if he could be named a national teacher when the first emperor.However, it is too terrifying for such an ability as a prophet to be placed on a mortal.

"Since the Taoist leader knew that such a situation would happen, why didn't he stop it in Pingdu and go all the way to the North?" Mei Shao asked suddenly, but Wuwo walked forward as if he didn't hear it. When Mei Shao thought he would not answer, Wuwo sighed.He stopped in his tracks.

They were clearly separated by more than ten steps, but the sigh seemed to be right next to Mei Shao's ear.

"I'm soft-hearted." Wuwo chuckled, "When the apprentice goes astray, the master always has to take some responsibility, doesn't he? Even if he made an unforgivable mistake, even if I tried my best to correct it, Even if he reaped the consequences, I still feel soft-hearted. But some soft-heartedness can make up for it, and some can't."

Mei Shao was stunned for a moment, and soon realized that Wu Wo's words that sounded out of his heart seemed not to be about Xiang Wandi...

He still wanted to open his mouth to ask again, but suddenly a mist rose, covering Wuwu's figure.

After a while, the wind cleared the fog and there was no one left.

-

Qin Chengtao died, Qin Chengze was seriously injured, and the Liang soldiers were in a state of chaos. Mei Shao took the opportunity to send his troops to the north, regained the three states, and regained control of the land in the west of Shanxi.

The Liang army was defeated, and according to Yanzhou, Qin Chengze protected Qin Chengtao's body and returned to the court of the King of Liang. With tears in his eyes, he reported the affairs of Yanzhou, the empress of the Liang Kingdom. With great power, the whole army went south to break Li.

The royal court was all blindingly white, even the courtyard where Meng Ye was placed.

Meng Ye sat on the bed unconsciously in a daze, the charcoal fire in the room was full, and he didn't feel cold with only thin clothes on.

There was a sound of footsteps, but Meng Ye didn't move, and said softly to himself, "It seems that autumn is already here, and the grass on the racecourse in Yanzhou should be dry, but it's the perfect weather for playing polo..."

The person who came in was clearing the cups and cups on the table, but there was no response.

Meng Ye also knew that there would be no response. Ever since Qin Chengtao wanted him, Qin Chengze replaced all the people in the house with dumb slaves.After that, Qin Chengze followed Qin Chengtao and left the royal court. He was locked in this room, and only the dumb slave made some noise when he came in to pack his things three times a day.

It was no different from being locked up in a prison, Meng Ye didn't want to be a silent lunatic.Qin Chengze drugged his daily diet. He didn't have much time to wake up every day, and he didn't have much strength in his body. The waist and abdomen muscles that have been stretched have long since become limp.

He has been completely destroyed by Qin Chengze. From heart to body, if he hadn't cared about the lives of the people in the mansion, missed his parents who had escaped, and felt guilty for the people in the north of Li Kingdom, Meng Ye wouldn't have lasted so long. .

The inside of him is like a withered grass that has been burned by wildfire, it is completely withered and yellow, and the hard soil can't reproduce the slightest emerald green.

But he still retains a bit of self-esteem. When Qin Chengze imprisoned him, forcibly possessed him, and eroded his pitiful and ridiculous self-esteem to nothing, he still retained a bit of ridiculous self-esteem. His last bottom line—— He didn't want to become a lunatic, turning himself into a lunatic because he hadn't talked to anyone for a long time.

The dumb slaves who cleaned up the house were also used to his talking to himself, usually they did their work, and Meng Ye said his, which had nothing to do with each other.

But when the footsteps turned inward, Meng Ye felt something was wrong.

Qin Chengze didn't want anyone to turn into the screen to face him, the only one who would go inside was Qin Chengze.

Although Meng Ye didn't know what was going on outside, he could clearly feel that Qin Chengze had a lot of confidence when he came back this time. He usually disguised himself as a cover-up, and on the rare occasions when he stayed here with Meng Ye, he couldn't restrain himself, for fear of making something happen. But after coming back this time, Qin Chengze came to him more and more times, and Meng Ye trembled subconsciously.

The visitor seemed to be staring at Meng Ye all the time, but such a subtle movement could be seen, and his steps stopped.

"Young master."

Meng Ye was taken aback by the forbearing voice and the unfamiliar address, and then slowly turned his head.

"The general asked me to take you home." Chu Yan couldn't bear to look at the bruises on his wrists and the ambiguous marks on his bare neck. Wearing a golden hairpin, he took two steps forward cautiously, stopped when he was two steps away from the bed, and handed the hairpin to his eyes.

"Young Master." Chu Yan slowed down his voice, as if he was afraid of disturbing him, "Hou Ye also misses you very much, and repeatedly asked me to take you back home."

"Father..." Meng Ye's eyes were filled with bewilderment, and then he seemed to wake up suddenly and gathered his clothes in vain, as if he didn't want Chu Yan to see the embarrassing marks on his body, but he quickly Realizing the futility of such cover-ups, he dropped his hands feebly.

Meng Ye hadn't talked to anyone for a long time, and even had to think about the conversation. He opened his mouth with difficulty, and heard his slightly hoarse voice, "You...how did you come in?"

"Qin Chengtao was assassinated by Princess Jingning and died. Qin Chengze brought Qin Chengtao's body back to the royal court. The King of Liang wanted to join forces with Jiang Guo, so he invited Li An to Liang Guo as a guest. I came in pretending to be Li An's entourage. No, I didn’t ask Qin Chengze to see it.” Chu Yan looked at Meng Ye and frowned slightly, and explained thoughtfully: “Now Li An is the prince of Jiang Guo, and Jiang Wang Li Chengji was ill at the beginning of the month and did not come to the court. Ang Lee is taking care of it, and he and our general are allies."

Meng Ye murmured: "Princess Jingning, she...

Speaking of this, Chu Yan's eyes dimmed, and he said softly: "In order to humiliate Li Guo, Qin Chengtao asked to marry Princess Jingning. The princess was soft on the outside and strong on the inside. After assassinating Qin Chengtao on the wedding day, she killed herself. The body was escorted by Daoist Qingxuan When we returned to Pingdu, His Majesty opened the middle door to greet him personally, saying that Princess Jingning was not married, but died for the country, and the three armies were all white, so they sent troops to the north, and they came to Yanzhou."

Meng Ye's eyebrows moved slightly, he closed his eyes, and the breath stuck in his throat couldn't go away.

Another Li countryman died, because of him, all because of him.

Every minute and every second he was imprisoned, people from the Li Kingdom died. When they died, he was forced to be happy by the instigator. It's really disgusting...

"Young Master, come with me, they just started to feast, we have enough time to escape."

"Qin Chengze was seriously injured in Yanzhou. Is it the three swords in his chest?" Meng Ye asked suddenly.

"Three knives?" Chu Yan said unexpectedly, "Princess Jingning used a sword, and she only stabbed once, then she left and went towards Qin Chengtao."

When Qin Chengze came back with a wound, Meng Ye saw something was wrong when he saw the wound on his chest. Two places were flat, and it looked like a thorn in one go, while the other place was stagnant with curved edges, as if deliberately covering it up. The original traces are average.

Zhao Jingning was originally a girl, so she hadn't been exposed to swords for long. Even if she was taught by one of the world's best swordsmen, it was only a year or so since Qingxuan resisted Qin Chengtao's temptation with Guanzhong Qingxiu.It is indeed possible to succeed in the assassination when Qin Chengtao was unprepared, but at that time Qin Chengze was still on the high platform, and her chances of winning were much smaller.

Meng Ye knew that Qin Chengze's martial arts were not exposed outside, but he knew how much of his true strength, if he wanted to save Qin Chengtao, Zhao Jingning would not be able to do so.

It was Qin Chengze who ignored Zhao Jingning's assassination, and even fueled the flames behind the scenes. He removed the biggest obstacle for him, and he was able to divert the disaster to the east, and guide the king's wrath to the Li country. In this way, as long as he gets some more Military exploits, attacking Li Guo made Qin Chengtao's mother's family angry, and acted like they were the same enemy, so he would be able to stand out in the court.

The lord of the Liang Kingdom only has his bloodline left, and the queen remembers his kindness to avenge Qin Chengtao. No matter how much he loves Qin Chengtao, he is already dead after all. His generosity left a way for Qin Chengze to come to power in the future.

Everyone takes what they need, entangled with grievances and grievances, in the final analysis, it is only the top position that is planned.

Qin Chengze has ambitions, is ruthless, and has methods, which is indeed the biggest hidden danger of Li Guo.

Since Mei Shao sent Chu Yan, he must have discussed a perfect plan to save himself and retreat, but what about after returning to Li country?

Qin Chengze will soon suspect Li An, even if he can't get evidence, as long as he plants a seed of doubt in his heart, it will do no harm to Mei Shao and Li An's plan now.

"How sure are Brother Mei and Li An of joining forces?" Meng Ye asked after pondering for a while.

"There is always a seventy-eight percent certainty." Chu Yan replied.

Meng Ye looked at Chu Yan with a firm light in his eyes, and Chu Yan suddenly felt that he seemed to have changed suddenly. Even though he still looked weak, the cold light in his eyes was chilling.

"Then I'll make up for the remaining two or three points for Li Guo." He hadn't smiled for a long time, and now his faint smile seemed to hit Chu Yan's heart.

Time seems to be going backwards in his eyes, he is still the young master of Yanzhou who gallops his horse laughing and flying wantonly.

Meng Ye raised his eyelids and glanced at him lightly, but the smile on his lips did not fade away.

"I remember you have a medicine in there."