Drunk with you

The man standing halfway up the mountain had an indifferent expression, deep eyes, and the setting sun reflected on his side face.He is the instigator of this fight under the mountain, Wei Shuye.

Wei Shuye almost died in Huangquan three years ago, but in the end he narrowly escaped death and came back with a life.Ever since he learned that Yuan Chun was going to marry Yanbei, Wei Shuye had been restless all day long.He secretly liked Yuan Chun since he was a child, but he never dared to get close to her. It was not until four years ago when Yuan Chun took the initiative to throw himself into his arms in order to avenge Yan Xun that he dared to face up to his heart.

In any case, Yuan Chun cannot be allowed to marry Yan Xun. This is Wei Shuye's last belief in his heart.

The fighting at the foot of the mountain was still going on, Chu Qiao's uniform was already stained with blood, but it was the blood of the enemy.There seemed to be a cold light in her eyes, and the Canhong long sword in her hand was waving and dancing in the setting sun.The enemy seemed to come with the intention of killing her, and every move and style was aimed at her vital point.Chu Qiao had just finished off the group of men in black in front of her, but she saw another group of men in black appearing not far away, with five sabers slashing at her!

Chu Qiao swung the Can Hong Sword horizontally, blocking the five sabers.But because the strength of the five opponents was too great, they pushed her back involuntarily.Chu Qiao glanced back at the tree trunk behind her, and counted the time as she backed away. Suddenly, the Can Hong Sword swung hard, brushing aside the sharpness of the five sabers, exerting force on her feet, and stepping on the straight tree trunk instantly with light work .When it was too late, Chu Qiao climbed onto the tree trunk and took advantage of the moment when the enemy panicked, and flew down from a high place. The Remnant Rainbow Sword buzzed and killed three people with one sword, and then landed and circled for another blow , stepped on his heels firmly, and the other two fell to the ground in response.

The fight lasted for about a stick of incense, and both the Xiuli Army and the enemy had suffered heavy losses.The guard who had just stood halfway up the mountain, after receiving Wei Shuye's order, rushed down the mountain with three people, bypassed the crowd who were fighting, and ran straight towards Yuan Chun's carriage.

Chu Qiao flew over quickly with quick eyes and hands, and started to wrestle with those three people. He Xiao also rushed over with a long sword, and finished the three people with two moves.

"It seems that the target of these people is Princess Yuanchun." Chu Qiao said in a deep voice.

"My lord, there are too many enemies. If the fight continues like this, I'm afraid the Xiuli Army will not be able to hold it back!" He Xiao said, wiping the blood on his face.

"Go and get one of my battle robes!" Chu Qiao said calmly.

He Xiao instantly understood Chu Qiao's intentions, and shouted, "You don't want to die!"

"Go!" Chu Qiao said in a deep voice.

"My lord! Back in Hongchuan, she almost killed you! We can't protect ourselves now, let her go..."

"Shut up!" Chu Qiao sternly interrupted He Xiao: "As long as I lead the Xiuli Army for one more day, the Xiuli Army will not be allowed to do such irresponsible things!"

Chu Qiao stared into a pair of red eyes, and roared sharply.

He Xiao was obviously shocked by Chu Qiao's appearance.He seemed to see the thin general Chu Qiao on the Hongchuan city wall, but with a pair of firm eyes.

"Obey!" He Xiao turned and left with red eyes.

After a while, He Xiao ran over with Chu Qiao's black battle armor. Chu Qiao took the armor and rushed into Yuan Chun's carriage. Suddenly, she grabbed Chu Qiao like a life-saving straw.

"Take off your clothes, put this on, and stay in the carriage." Chu Qiao said calmly.

Yuan Chun was stunned for a moment, and suddenly understood what Chu Qiao meant, and the tears in his eyes couldn't help rolling down.

Chu Qiao put Yuan Chun's red costume on the outside of the battle armor, pulled off two strands of hair to cover the side face, and then opened the curtain of the carriage and rushed out.

"Hurry up! The princess is going to run away! Hurry up!" someone shouted anxiously when they saw the princess on a horse and running towards Cuiwei Pass.The men in black instantly gave up the desperate fight with Xiuli's army, and they all mounted their horses and chased towards Cuiweiguan.

At this time, the sun had set and night fell, Chu Qiao rode a fast horse and rushed into a pitch-black forest, followed by a group of men in black relentlessly chasing her.

A man in black at the head was riding on a horse, and he said to the people beside him in a deep voice, "What should I do? If you keep chasing like this, you will lose it sooner or later!"

The other person frowned and pondered for a while, then suddenly smiled and said, "Is there some left?" Then he took out a few silver needles from his pocket.

The man also smiled when he heard the words, and took out the bottle from his bosom, but it was one red and one blue, two exquisite small bottles.

"It's broken! One of these two bottles is Mihunsan, and the other is Misession Gu. I forgot which is Mishunsan!" The person holding the gun suddenly panicked.

"You trash! Why are you wearing the enchantment Gu?" The person holding the silver needle roared angrily.

"I want to find Miss Chunhong after returning to Chang'an!"

"Trash! I've been thinking about that all day long!"

"I……"

"Okay, stop talking nonsense, just gamble a bottle! She will run away in a while, and none of us will be able to pay the job!" The person holding the silver needle roared impatiently.

The man frowned when he heard this, and handed over the small red bottle.The other person put three silver needles into the bottle and filled them with the potion, clamped them between four fingers, and exerted strength with the hook fingers. The silver needles flew straight to Chu Qiao through the fallen leaves in the forest like the wind, stabbing her shoulder instantly.

Chu Qiao frowned, seeing the three silver needles pierced on her left shoulder, she exclaimed in her heart that something was wrong, she quickly pulled out the silver needles, and kicked the horse's stomach hard.The horse accelerated and galloped, and then turned into a dense forest.Chu Qiao flew off the horse, took out a dagger and stabbed it in the horse's buttocks, and the horse ran away like crazy from the pain.Chu Qiao found a big tree, tore off the branches, piled up thick fallen leaves to cover her body, and curled up to hide behind the big tree.

Sure enough, the man in black looked for the horse's hoof prints, thinking that Chu Qiao was still running ahead, and hurriedly chased forward.

Chu Qiao successfully got rid of the enemy, got up and was about to rush back to the foot of the mountain, but suddenly heard the sound of footsteps nearby, and they were slowly approaching her.Chu Qiao's eyes sank, and she hid behind the tree trunk.After a while, a man in Xianbei costume appeared in her field of vision. Although he didn't cover his face with a black cloth, the surroundings were pitch black, and his face could not be seen clearly.

Chu Qiao didn't dare to say if he was the enemy, but if he was able to catch up here at this time, he must have something to do with the enemy!So he held the sword hilt in his hand, kicked his feet hard on the ground, leaped up, and directly attacked the man's back.

That person reacted very quickly, he dodged Chu Qiao's sword with a sideways movement, and then the long sword at his waist was unsheathed, facing him from the side.

Since the sky was cloudy and there was no moon, the two fought in the darkness. The two long swords flew and collided, wiping out the enchanting sparks.Chu Qiao vaguely felt that the sword's edge was very familiar, but the opponent was extremely fast and had a series of moves, so she couldn't get distracted to see what kind of sword it was.

After more than ten strokes, Chu Qiao suddenly felt weak all over, the soles of her feet felt like she had stepped on cotton, and her body began to heat up rapidly, as if a fire was burning from the bottom of her heart, making her mouth dry and tongue dry.

The opponent was still relentless, Jian Feng instantly pointed at her vitals.

Her body was getting hotter and weaker, and Chu Qiao used up her last bit of strength to fend off the opponent's sword with her sword, her legs gave way and she fell to the ground.

Yu Wenyue looked at the person who fell on the ground, her face was covered by her messy hair, and her breathing was a little short.He squatted down and was about to brush her hair away, but he suddenly caught a glimpse of a red rose gradually emerging from her wrist.

It turned out that he was hit by the enchantment gu?Yu Wenyue's eyes sank.No wonder she suddenly fainted.

"My lord! I found Miss Xing'er's horse in front!" Yue Qi hurried over and said to Yu Wenyue.

Yu Wenyue stood up, frowned and said in a deep voice, "She must be nearby!"

As soon as the words fell, the person who fainted on the ground behind him spoke in a daze, like raving, and his tone was very weak: "Yu Wenyue...Yu Wenyue...I'm hot..."

☆, hot spring detoxification

Hearing the sound, Yu Wenyue quickly snatched the torch from Yue Qi's hand, knelt down and gently brushed the woman's hair away to illuminate her face, then frowned slightly, leaned over and hugged her in her arms.

"My lord, where are we going now?" Yue Qi asked in a low voice as he got on his horse.

Yu Wenyue helped the limp Chu Qiao onto the horse's back, kicked herself up, then hugged her fiery body tightly in her arms from behind, tightened the reins with the other hand, and said in a deep voice, "Return to You Pavilion." After finishing speaking, with a light drink, the horse swung its hooves away.

Luoyou Pavilion is an off-angle courtyard in Qinghai Wangwangfu, near the foot of the mountain, with a fresh environment and natural hot springs.Every time Yu Wenyue went to Qinghai to deal with affairs, she would live in Luoyou Pavilion.

The moonlit night was dark and the wind was howling.

When we returned to Luoyou Pavilion, it was already close to Haishi.Seeing Yu Wenyue coming back with a dusty girl in her arms, the maids stepped forward to greet her.Yu Wenyue handed Chu Qiao to the maid, ordered her to change into clean pajamas, and then took her to the hot spring in the side hall.

After Yu Wenyue changed into a comfortable white nightgown, she came to the hot spring pool behind the side hall.It is a naturally formed hot spring, without the slightest artificial addition, surrounded by a layer of mist, warm and comfortable all year round.

The maidservants surrounded Chu Qiao, took off her blood-stained battle armor, and changed into a thin green gauze pajamas.Yu Wenyue strode forward and asked in a deep voice, "Is she injured?"

"If you go back to the king, the girl is not hurt." The servant girl bowed her head and replied.

Yu Wenyue's brows were slightly relaxed, and she breathed a sigh of relief and said in a low voice: "Go down first, I want to rest, and no one is allowed to disturb me."

"No." The maids bowed their heads and retreated in an orderly manner.

Yu Wenyue picked up Chu Qiao and walked towards the hot spring pool.Her body was boiling hot, and the roses on her wrists were becoming more and more red. Her eyes were half-opened, as if she still had some remaining reason to support her.

Enchantment Gu is a strange poison from Jianghu, Yu Wenyue heard about it from his master when he was studying "Thousand Poisons" when he was young.If a woman suffers from this poison, a red rose pattern will appear on her wrist, and her body will be limp and tender. She needs to soak in warm water first, and then consummate with a man with deep inner strength to detoxify, otherwise she will die after three hours. Died of poison.The poisoned person will be conscious during the process of detoxification, but after detoxification, he will be comatose again, the rose flower will disappear, and he will forget what happened after waking up, just like a dream.

Yu Wenyue hugged the person in her arms, and the soft touch of the green gauze in her hands made him fall a little bit.He frowned, looked at Chu Qiao with deep eyes, and secretly rejoiced that he could find her in time.

The hot spring was steaming hot, Yu Wenyue hugged Chu Qiao and sank into the water, exposing only her shoulders.The warmth from her body made Chu Qiao wake up instantly.She didn't know what kind of poison she was poisoned, but she felt dry mouth and tongue, and there seemed to be a flame running up and down in her body, flowing through her whole body and gathering in her lower abdomen. The terrible and sinking feeling made her flustered. In the warm water, there was mist in front of her eyes, and there was a person hugging her waist tightly behind her.

The body's weakness and inexplicable heat made Chu Qiao just want to turn around and hug the person behind her, but the years of disc stalker and battlefield career made her develop a kind of vigilance all the time, and she secretly told her Keep calm yourself!So Chu Qiao narrowed her eyes, and suddenly put her finger in her mouth and bit it hard. The pain from her fingertips instantly spread to her heart, and her remaining sanity recovered a little.She used all her strength to form claws, her eyes sank, and then she turned around and suddenly attacked the person behind her.

Yu Wenyue was agile, and avoided her attack with a sideways move, then instantly grabbed Chu Qiao's wrist and clasped it firmly on her chest.There was a fog in front of her eyes, Chu Qiao couldn't see this person's face clearly at all, she squinted her eyes and attacked the figure in front of her with her other hand, but because of her soft body, Yu Wenyue easily grasped this punch, and also clasped it on her chest , and then bullied himself over.

Chu Qiao struggled to break free, but to no avail.Yu Wenyue's face suddenly passed through the thick mist, and she leaned over to bring her hot lips together, and kissed Chu Qiao's equally warm lips.Lips touched, Yu Wenyue's eyes sank, her heart suddenly tightened, the soft touch made him fall for a moment, the soft tongue pried open Chu Qiao's teeth, then probed deeply, and gently raised them.

A familiar breath came over her nostrils, Chu Qiao opened her eyes wide and looked at the magnified face in front of her, those slightly closed eyes couldn't be more familiar!She was full of thoughts for a while, and her body, which was tense due to vigilance, began to gradually relax. She felt that the bones were sore and soft, and the numbness was accompanied by the warmth of her body, like waves of waves, constantly washing her back.He sensed her relaxation, let go of her hand, stood up and took a further step, his chest was pressed against her soft body, and he rubbed his lips and teeth in chaotic and rapid breathing.Chu Qiao forgot to think, and followed the strange force in her body, kissed back actively, stretched out her arms to hug him tightly, and then unexpectedly floated her legs in the water, wrapping them around his muscular waist, Can't wait to be one with him.

This ambiguous action made Yu Wenyue's heart sink suddenly, her heart beat violently, and her breathing was completely messed up.He hastily pulled the belt around her waist, and then hurriedly tore off the only green gauze pajamas she was wearing. The warm mist and her snow-white skin made it difficult for Yu Wenyue to breathe.He eagerly tore off the soaked nightgown on his body, touching his skin, making him fall completely, and then leaned over to touch her lips, revealing an irrepressible madness, eagerly grabbing her breath.

Chu Qiao also felt that the heat in her heart was instantly ignited, and her mind went blank.The extreme weakness of her body made her no longer able to hug Yu Wenyue, she could only follow the buoyancy of the water to gradually sink her body slightly, but suddenly she was supported by a pair of strong hands, and immediately there was an urgent fiery heat in the water. penetrated her body.

Chu Qiao's lips parted slightly, and she unconsciously groaned, and then another subtle feeling eroded her whole body.The warm spring water was rippling, and circles of water waves gently appeared around the two of them, slowly spread, and finally disappeared in the center of the pool.

Yu Wenyue was breathing heavily, looking at the person in front of her with a blushing face, her underwater palms were swimming on every inch of her body, unable to extricate herself.He greedily looked at Chu Qiao's slightly opened eyes, because of the enchantment gu, her eyes were quite charming and blurred, not as nervous and scared as they were the first time.

Yu Wenyue suddenly reached out to gently lift Chu Qiao's chin, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Are you still conscious?"

"Hmm..." Chu Qiao breathed heavily and responded with a strong nasal voice.

The corner of Yu Wenyue's lips evoked a wicked smile: "Do you know who I am?"

"Yu Wenyue..." Chu Qiao looked into his eyes, breathed heavily, and continued to ask, "You... why are you here?"

Yu Wenyue laughed when she heard the words: "This is my territory, where else can I be if I'm not here?"

Chu Qiao's mind went blank, she looked at Yu Wenyue with a dazed look and continued to ask: "Then...then why am I here?"

Yu Wenyue hugged Chu Qiao tightly, her eyes were deep, her waist under the water suddenly moved, she said with a light smile, "Xing'er, you'd better concentrate at this time."

The water waves in the pool undulated again, slapping the pool wall lightly, splashing a little bit of water.

The enthusiasm gradually receded, Chu Qiao felt her legs go limp, and her head was very dizzy. Seeing Yu Wenyue's face gradually blurred in front of her, she finally closed her eyes and passed out.Yu Wenyue took a look at Chu Qiao's arm, and sure enough the rose flower on her wrist had disappeared.He gently picked up Chu Qiao, stepped out of the water, wiped her body carefully with a bath towel, then put on dry pajamas for her, gently put her on the bed, and covered her with a quilt.

Yu Wenyue lay on her side beside Chu Qiao, propping her head on her elbows, watching Chu Qiao's brows stretched out, her breathing even, her face was still flushed while she was sleeping soundly.He stretched out his slender fingers and gently outlined her curved eyebrows. Looking at her warm and peaceful sleeping face, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

☆、Night of Yanbei

At dawn on the second day, Yu Wenyue woke up early, got up and put on her clothes very lightly, kissed Chu Qiao's sleeping face lightly, then turned and left, and before leaving the door, she ordered the maidservant sentence.

Yue Qi and Zuo Shaolin were pulled up from sleep by Yu Wenyue, and followed Yu Wenyue in a daze, not knowing where they were going.When the three of them passed through the woods last night, they found the red dress thrown on the ground by Chu Qiao. It was what she wore when she pretended to be a princess to lure away the pursuers.

Yu Wenyue's eyes suddenly caught a glimpse of an emerald green jade pendant on the red dress, he walked over and bent over to pick it up, only to see the word Yue engraved on the jade pendant, it was the jade pendant that Chu Qiao had been wearing around her neck.Yu Wenyue smiled slightly, put the jade pendant in her arms, and continued to walk towards the foot of the mountain where the Xiuli Army was ambushed.

When Chu Qiao woke up, the sky was already bright, and the sun was pouring in obliquely.She opened her eyes and found herself lying in a strange room. She jumped up instantly, but her head was a little dizzy.Seeing that Chu Qiao woke up, the maidservants hurried forward to greet her in a soft voice. A rich breakfast of mouthwash, face wash, and a brand-new armor were brought up together, and then she changed her clothes and combed her hair to serve the whole process.After finishing her busy work, Chu Qiao finally remembered to ask her maid where it was, and the maid said that this was their young master's bedroom, and that the young master was a friend of Qinghai Wang Yuwenyue, and she met Chu Qiao unconscious on the road last night, so she brought her back up.

Chu Qiao asked again: "Then what about your young master? I want to meet him and thank him in person."

"The young master left early this morning to deal with official business. He told the girl to go on the road after breakfast, saying that the Xiuli Army is still waiting for you." The maid said in a deep voice.

This sentence reminded Chu Qiao.She picked up the Remnant Rainbow Sword and slung it around her waist, and hurried out of the courtyard.The layout of this courtyard is surprisingly similar to Qingshanyuan, Chu Qiao thought to herself: Sure enough, she is Yu Wenyue's friend, even the likes and preferences are the same.

The horse was running back and forth, Chu Qiao tried her best to recall what happened last night, but she could only remember that she led the man in black away, was stabbed by a poisonous needle, and finally she escaped the pursuers and took off the princess's clothes .Afterwards, she met another pursuer in Xianbei costume, who seemed to have knocked him out during the fight, and she couldn't remember anything about it, only vaguely remembering that she did it in her deep sleep. A dream, a... a dream that makes people blush and heartbeat.And there was another person in that dream, Yu Wenyue.

Chu Qiao was riding on the running horse, her face was reddish, and she secretly scolded herself for missing Yu Wenyue so much that she had such a shameful dream.

He Xiao was afraid that Chu Qiao would not find them when he came back, so he took the marriage team and stayed there to wait for Chu Qiao.Last night, the group of men in black found out that they had lost their target and did not return to their original spot, while the marriage team rested at the foot of the mountain for the night.When Chu Qiao came back, the Xiuli Army came forward to greet her happily, and He Xiao also smiled and asked her if she was injured.Yuan Chun didn't sleep much all night, standing in the distance with a tired face, seeing Chu Qiao come back, a smile appeared on his face.

After counting the casualties, Chu Qiao rearranged the supplies and horses.The marriage team is ready to go, and continues to move towards Cuiwei Pass and Fucheng City.

No one noticed that in the ranks of the rear army, three unremarkable soldiers had changed into new faces.

The team passed Cuiwei Pass smoothly, bypassed the border of Fuqi City in Qinghai, and finally entered the territory of Hongchuan City in Yanbei.

Yan Xun did not come to greet the marriage team, but ordered Yuan Chun to live in the Nuanxin Palace, Chu Qiao to live in the Qingshui Pavilion, and temporarily settled the Xiuli Army and the second squadron of the Xiaoqi Battalion in the Yanbei Forbidden Army Camp.

Everything went in order.

In the evening, the commander of the Forbidden Army camp began to register the number of people in the marriage team, starting with He Xiao, the commander of the Xiuli Army in the front row, registering names one by one.When registering to the rear army, the commander of the forbidden army came over with the clerk, glanced at them, pointed to Yu Wenyue who was sticking to the beard and asked in a deep voice: "You! What's your name?"

Yu Wenyue looked at Zuo Shaolin and Yue Qi, slightly nodded and said casually: "My name is Zuo Shaolin, Shao from Shao Shi, Lin from the woods."

The commander of the imperial army turned his head and said to the clerk: "Zuo Shaolin, write it down."

The real Zuo Shaolin stood aside blankly, looking at Yu Wenyue with a proud face.The commander of the forbidden army then pointed to Zuo Shaolin and asked, "What's your name?"

"I...I..." Zuo Shaolin didn't expect Yu Wenyue to give his name falsely, and couldn't make up another name for a while.

"Don't you know what it's called?" the commander of the imperial army frowned and shouted sharply.

Zuo Shaolin rolled his eyes, had a flash of inspiration, and said with a smile: "My lord, my name is Zuo Baocang, the treasure of Baoyu, the warehouse of the granary."

Yu Wenyue's eyes sank when she heard this, she glared at Zuo Shaolin with a dark face, said through gritted teeth, "I think you are tired of work, Zuo Shaolin?"

Zuo Baocang was the old naughty boy who was trapped in the cave with Yu Wenyue and Chu Qiao back then, that is, Zuo Shaolin's father.

Yue Qi on the side couldn't hold back, burst out laughing, then lowered her eyelids, not daring to look at Yu Wenyue's face.

The commander of the imperial army looked at them, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is it so funny? Be serious!" After that, he pointed to Yue Qi and asked, "What's your name?"

Yue Qi had already thought of her fake name, and said with a smile, "My lord, my name is Yue Yue. The first month is Shanqiu Yue, and the second month is the month of Mingyue."

The commander of the imperial army froze for a moment, as if he couldn't believe his ears, he frowned and asked, "What? Yueyue?"

"Yeah!" Yue Qi blinked her innocent eyes and nodded.

Zuo Shaolin and the soldiers next to him couldn't hold back for a moment, and burst out laughing instantly.

"What are you laughing at! Shut up!" the commander of the forbidden army yelled.But when he turned his head and looked at the clerk, neither of them could hold back their laughter.

Yu Wenyue, on the other hand, had a dark face, looking at Yue Qi, who was delighted, and Zuo Shaolin, who was leaning forward and back with a smile, and secretly sighed in his heart that he was obviously a cold and arrogant young man, but he was surrounded by a bunch of what man!

As night fell, the first night of sneaking into Yanbei was about to be spent in the Forbidden Army camp.Yu Wenyue sat outside the military tent, looking at the stars in the night sky, thinking deeply.

"My lord!" Yue Qi came over and called in a low voice: "The night wind is cold, and my lord has a cold illness. Go back to the army tent to rest!"

Speaking of cold illness, Yu Wenyue pondered for a while.

His cold illness was brought from his mother's womb. From childhood to adulthood, no matter how well the fire in the dormitory was lit, he would wake up from the cold whenever he was ugly.At this time of night, the cold disease will recur, with cold hands and feet, and tightness in the throat.But last night in the hot spring pool of Luoyou Pavilion, when he was tenderly lingering with Xing'er who had been infected with the enchantment Gu, he felt a strange power, accompanied by another kind of icy coldness that spread instantly, as if it had opened up his heart. Whole body veins.Then a strange thing happened: last night he had a good sleep and didn't wake up in the cold.But at this time in Yanbei's bitterly cold night, his hands and feet were actually warm.

☆, Displaced

In November, Yanbei has entered the cold winter, the vast grassland is covered with snow, and the majestic Huihui Mountain is also white.Looking around, the snow-capped mountains and ice peaks stretch straight into the blue sky, very dazzling in the sun.

The scenery of Yanbei is indeed beautiful, but Chu Qiao came back this time, but she can no longer feel the simplicity of Yanbei three years ago. The beautiful Yanbei seems to have a more oppressive atmosphere.

Chu Qiao quietly looked at Huihui Mountain in the distance, with a slight chill in her eyes, thoughtful in her heart.

He Xiao came over, handed a mink velvet cloak to Chu Qiao, and said in a deep voice, "My lord, it's cold outside, we'd better go back earlier."

Chu Qiao turned her head and looked at He Xiao with some doubts: "He Xiao? Why aren't you in the Forbidden Army camp?"

He Xiao sighed lightly when he heard the words: "The Forbidden Army has been transferred to suppress the refugees. The Xiuli Army does not belong to Yanbei now, they are outsiders. Naturally, we will not be allowed to go, so we just wandered around with nothing to do." He Xiao There was a trace of sourness in his tone.

"Suppression of refugees?" Chu Qiao frowned slightly, and asked in a deep voice.

"Don't you know, my lord? Nearly [-] refugees gathered at the head of Hongchuan City, all of whom migrated from outside the pass, and they are clamoring to enter Hongchuan City now!"

"Why do the refugees outside the pass migrate to Hongchuan City?" Chu Qiao asked in a deep voice.

"It is said that it is because Yan Xun has collected taxes year after year, and the exorbitant taxes have made the people outside the customs breathless. In addition, men over the age of 13 must be recruited into the army. The autumn harvest can only rely on the old and weak women and children. Natural disasters and harvests were bleak, and the refugees could not eat enough to survive the winter, so they migrated collectively, hoping to enter Hongchuan City, but Yan Xun ordered them not to be let in." He Xiao said in a deep voice.

Chu Qiao narrowed her eyes slightly, and there was a trace of coldness in her eyes.Sure enough, Yan Xun is still the Yan Xun of three years ago, nothing has changed.

"Go! Let's go and have a look." Chu Qiao said coldly, turned around and mounted her horse, and ran towards the gate of Hongchuan City.

Refugees flocked to the city of Hongchuan, their clothes were ragged, their shoes were worn out, and their hands and feet were red with cold.On the top of the city wall, there was an old man who had fainted from hunger and was being kicked back and forth by soldiers of the Imperial Army.

Chu Qiao jumped off the horse and hurried towards the wall, pulled the soldier away, and helped the old man who fell on the ground.He Xiao took a piece of dry food from the horse's back, and Chu Qiao fed it to the old man.

The old man's thin and withered face finally had some color, his eyelids opened slightly, and he quickly knelt down and kowtowed to Chu Qiao.Chu Qiao helped him up, and asked him what relatives he had at home.The old man said that there were originally six sons in the family, four died in the Battle of Hongchuan three years ago, the other two were serving in the army, his wife had died of illness, and the two teenage daughters were ruined by officers and soldiers during the war. Sold to brothel.

Chu Qiao saw two lines of clear tears hanging on the old man's withered face, her heart suddenly throbbed.She stood up slowly, looking at the unarmed refugees who were being pushed around by soldiers outside Hongchuan City, she actually hated herself in her heart.Shouldn't she be the one who caused Yanbei's situation?

The sky was blue and boundless, cloudless, and the warm sun poured down on the earth.Against the sun, Chu Qiao looked up at the city of Hongchuan, and suddenly saw a lonely figure standing there on the city wall, dressed in black armor and a reddish-brown cloak fluttering.He was looking down at her with his head down, and when he saw her looking over, he didn't avoid his eyes, but looked straight at her.His face was expressionless, and his eyes were as cold as ice.

The past, like the wind, is blowing in front of the eyes, taking away all the warmth that the two of them once had in their hearts, leaving nothing behind.

With a sullen face, Yan Xun slowly turned his eyes away from Chu Qiao, looked at the chaotic refugees under the city wall, and gently raised his big hand.The archers on the city wall instantly stretched their crossbows and aimed their arrows at the refugees below the city.Seeing this, Chu Qiao's heart suddenly twitched, and she yelled at the unarmed refugee, "Run! Get out of here!"

The refugees were stunned when they heard the sound, but it was too late.Following Yan Xun's order, the feathered arrows on the city wall fell like raindrops, passing through the bitter cold wind, and directly piercing the unarmed refugees.All of a sudden, the refugees panicked and fled one after another.Chu Qiao swung her long sword and rushed forward, splitting the rain of arrows falling from the sky.He Xiao also followed, trying his best to protect the people.

When the city of Hongchuan was in chaos, a group of Xiuli soldiers rushed over from a distance, surrounded the refugees, drew their knives to meet them, slashed the rain of arrows, and protected the people to evacuate safely.

Chu Qiao was so focused on protecting the people that she didn't notice a familiar figure in Xiuli's army silently watching her.

Standing at the top of the city, Yan Xun looked at everything below the city wall indifferently, and Ah Jing beside him asked in a deep voice, "Your Highness, do we want to chase?"

"No need." Yan Xun said in a deep voice, "It's just a bunch of thugs, nothing big can happen."

Ah Chu... Do you still want to fight against me after all?Yan Xun half-closed his eyes, looking coldly at Chu Qiao's leaving back.

Under the cover of the Xiuli army, nearly half of the refugees fled from the city of Hongchuan, and the remaining half died outside the city gate.The refugees ran northward in a panic until they reached the foot of Huihui Mountain.Among them, someone who had lived in Hongchuan City and recognized Chu Qiao actually knelt down and wept bitterly. Afterwards, all the refugees cried and called her "Lord Chu".

"Get up, get up!" Chu Qiao quickly went to help the kneeling refugees: "I am no longer Yanbei's general, you don't have to."

"Master Chu, please save us!" Someone among the refugees shouted in a low voice.

"Yes, whether you are still in Yanbei or not, you have always been our Master Chu!"

"Lord Chu, save us, save Yanbei!"

The refugees didn't understand the relationship between Yanbei and Wei. They only knew that the hero who swore to defend Hongchuan City was standing in front of them again, begging for a moment as if grabbing a straw.

Chu Qiao frowned and her eyes were deep. Looking at the hopeful faces of the refugees, she sighed deeply and said, "Don't worry! I won't let you freeze to death and starve to death here!" called over.

"My lord, what are your orders!" He Xiaoli asked beside Chu Qiao.

"Use [-]% of the Xiuli army to escort the refugees back to the outside of the pass, settle down, and then you will leave enough money for us to go back to Dawei, count all the remaining money and supplies, pull them out from the side gate in a carriage tonight, and head to Qinghai Fu overnight In Tangcheng, find a better pawn shop and sell them all, and replace them with dry rations, coarse buns, padded clothes and medicines, and transport them directly outside the pass.” Chu Qiao calmly ordered He Xiao, who stood aside, eyes showing A hint of admiration.

"I didn't want to go against Yan Xun when I went back to Yanbei this time, but the situation has become like this. I'm afraid the Xiuli Army will not be able to return to Hongchuan City." Chu Qiao continued after a pause: "We will be stationed outside the pass and wait for tomorrow. When the food arrives, we start to set up a porridge shed to cook porridge."

"Yes! I'll do it now!" He Xiao replied in a deep voice.

Yu Wenyue, who was dressed as a soldier, stood in the Xiuli army, watching Chu Qiao arrange everything in an orderly manner, with an appreciative smile on her face.

Before dark, the Xiuli Army escorted less than 2000 refugees, starting from Huihui Mountain and heading for Guanwai.As soon as the Xiuli Army set off, a soldier dressed as the Yanbei Forbidden Army rode over, bowed slightly to Chu Qiao and said, "Master Chu, Your Highness sent me to pick you up."

"Pick me up?" Chu Qiao asked suspiciously.

Princess Yuanchun had already been sent to Yanbei, and now she prevented Yan Xun from massacring refugees, Yan Xun did not blame her, but still sent someone to take her back.Although Chu Qiao was puzzled, she didn't say much, and followed the soldiers back to Hongchuan City.

No one noticed that in the Xiuli army who had just set off to escort the refugees, a bearded soldier secretly left the team, followed Chu Qiao from a distance, and embarked on the road back to Hongchuan City.

As night fell, a bright moon hung in the night sky. Chu Qiao took off her coat and stood beside the huge tub, just about to take a comfortable bath.But suddenly remembered that the jade pendant he had been wearing next to his body was missing, so he hurriedly called for asparagus.

Escorting Yuan Chun to Yanbei this time, he didn't want to bring asparagus bamboo, but this girl cried and wanted to serve Chu Qiao, so Chu Qiao had no choice but to take her with her.

"Asparagus, help me find the jade pendant, it's the one I wear next to my body, with the word Yue engraved on it." Chu Qiao said anxiously, frowning slightly.

"Sister Qiao, don't worry, I'll look for it right away." After Wen Zhu said that, he and Chu Qiao began to search everywhere.

"My lord, my lord." A guard slammed on the door and called out softly, "His Royal Highness has come down and said he wants to see you."

Yan Xun stood in the courtyard of Qingshui Pavilion in a dark robe, and the moonlight cast a silver halo on his body.

Chu Qiao in the hall frowned slightly, thinking of Yan Xun's indifferent face on the city wall during the day, her heart trembled slightly, and she turned her head to look at Wenzhu.Asparagus immediately understood, nodded, turned and walked out