Legend of the Demon Emperor of Kyushu

Chapter 75 Choice (2)

The Langya army escorted Ju Guohou and his party to the outskirts of Hanye City, checked the surroundings for no obstacles, and then left.

The lord of the country, Baicheng Jiong, felt tired and ordered to camp on the spot.

It got dark early, and the faint blue sky light penetrated through the branches of trees in the forest, covering the grass and fallen soil.The wind was killingly cold, and it blew the thick smell of rotting wood.Fires lit up everywhere in the barracks, Ye Ziqi and Gu Feng were on duty outside the barracks.

"Hey, it's on."

Elder Shi and Lao Yu shouted, and flames scrambled under his spiked boots,

"Go, go, there's a fire."

The soldiers immediately greeted and surrounded them.It's not that they want to neglect their duties, it's just that this place is close to Hanye, and there are usually people patrolling, so there are basically no accidents.

Outside the crowd, there was a military dog ​​looking into the darkness alone, with its two vigilant ears pricked up—at night, this is more useful than people.

"Brother Ye, Brother Gu," Lao Yu was fiddling with firewood, "tell us about the second guard."

"Recently there is nothing to talk about. It's the same in any guard. During the Chinese New Year, people drink and eat meat. Archery is more accurate, and horse racing is faster." Ye Ziqi said.Fortunately, there are people from the third guard here, and they have a good relationship with the second guard, so he and Gu Feng can sit here to keep warm and chat.

"Do you think the news of Tianshui's great victory has come back? If we enter Cold Leaf City, we will be greeted as heroes, right?" A young soldier said with a look of longing.

Hearing this, the whole group around the fire burst into laughter. Lao Yu shook the young man's shoulders violently, and said with a smile, "Little six, tell me the truth, are you dating a girl in the city? Let someone come to welcome you?"

Little Six immediately lowered his head in shame, refusing to answer.A group of old guys laughed even more happily, and Ye Ziqi also made fun of him.But in his heart, a dark green shadow suddenly flashed.

In Hanye City, is there someone waiting for him to go back?

"Old Yu, do you think the gray hair is a bit strange?" A veteran suddenly restrained his expression and pointed at the military dog. "Gray hair" is the name of a military dog.

"What's the matter, do you miss a bitch?" Lao Yu turned around with a smile, and saw Gray Mao facing the misty night mist, his legs kicked straight, as if he was responding to an enemy.

"Grey hair!" Lao Yu roared, and the military dog ​​jumped on the spot twice, then panted.

"What evil?" The group became suspicious.

Ye Ziqi and Gu Feng stood up first, holding their swords forward.Then there was a strange sound of "da da, da da, da da, da da" in the night fog. It was a bit like a horseshoe, but the rhythm of the horseshoes was not so neat, and the sound intervals were exactly the same.The soldiers all lowered their faces and raised their guns and crossbows to prepare.

A shadow suddenly appeared in the night fog, but it was really a carriage coming out of the fog!

"Stop!" Lao Yu roared, and the carriage rushed straight ahead.Ye Ziqi and Gu Feng stepped forward at the same time, each slashing at the horse's front legs with a sword.

"Boom!" "Boom!" Two sounds, the sword and the horse intersected, and a shock force of hitting a hard object was transmitted along the blade, causing Ye Ziqi's arm to hurt for a moment, and he almost let go of the sword.

"Damn it!" Ye Ziqi didn't know it was right, the horse's steps were not hindered at all, the vigorous animal body brushed past him, Ye Ziqi stared at the strange horse while hiding -

Under the moonlight, the shadow of the beast is like a knife.

His blood suddenly became cold.

At the moment when the figures staggered, he could see clearly that the horse, and the rider on it, did not look alive at all, as stiff as a stone.

"Get out of the way! This is a puppet!" Ye Ziqi turned his head and shouted.

Upon hearing this, Lao Yu raised his spear and threw it straight at the carriage.

The "cavalryman" on horseback used his body to protect the carriage, and then half of his "arm" was cut off.

"Everyone hit the carriage!" Lao Yu roared, and all the soldiers raised their crossbows and spears to attack the carriage behind.

"squeak--"

As if timid after hearing the words, the carriage stopped suddenly.

Ye Ziqi and Gu Feng took the opportunity to catch up and surrounded both sides of the carriage door.Only then did Ye Ziqi see clearly that this carriage, including the people and horses, were all made of wood.

Then, a corner of the carriage curtain was opened, and a token was handed out with one hand.

Lao Yu bravely stepped forward, took the token and looked at it, his hands trembled twice.

"Old Chess..."

As soon as this remark came out, the surrounding soldiers were startled.

If there is any name in the country of Ju that is most worthy of awe besides the Marquis of Baicheng, it is this "Old Chess".

Although the owner of this name does not hold any high-ranking official positions, but is just waiting for an edict, on every important occasion, this old man will silently appear beside Baichenghou.

There are many rumors that he is the one who really advises Bai Chengjiong behind the scenes, and he is called "the commoner grand master" in official circles.

Ye Ziqi even heard that when Bai Chengshuang asked Bai Chengjiong to "stay in the country for one year" as a reward for winning martial arts, it was only after the old man nodded that Baicheng Jiong finally agreed.

Lao Yu panicked and said, "I don't know it's my lord who came here, but I was so abrupt, my lord, please forgive me!"

No one answered.The token was retracted into the carriage, and the carriage drove away, continuing to the center of the barracks.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Master Qi won't trouble us, will he?" Little Six said worriedly.

"No, we have General Shuang backing us. Maybe there will be a reward." A veteran beside him said, "Lao Yu, do you think there is anyone who can stop Qi Lao's car tonight?"

"who knows."

"Hey, if there is no one who can stop you, your centurion will definitely be able to rise this time."

"You're the one who talks a lot, well, go back and watch carefully."

The crowd dispersed, each calming down the shock of a false alarm.

Lao Yu stood alone on the side, thinking in his heart:

The old buddy was right, according to the captain's temper, he might really be promoted to a higher level because of what happened just now - thanks to the presence of the two masters of the second guard, old Qi didn't let him rush over directly.

But it's strange to say this, Mr. Qi usually acts mysteriously, rarely shows up, and he has never been heard to leave the city.At this moment, the army is less than twenty miles away from Hanye City, but he ran out to meet the king in the middle of the night, it is really unusual, could it be——

What happened in Hanye City?

The night was getting darker, about half an hour later, there were voices approaching again.This time the sentries raised their spirits early, but Lao Yu waved his hand: "Don't panic, we're here to change the guard."

Sure enough, it was the team of Sanweishi Elder He who came.

When the two groups got together, Lao He said, "You guys can look at each other when you return to the camp later, the chief guard is angry."

"what happened?"

"Hey, Mr. Qi is here. I don't know why he was in a hurry. He rushed from the gate of the camp to the king's tent before dismounting. It seemed that the situation was very hasty. Not long after Mr. Qi entered the king's tent, he sent General Shuang to him. Summoned into the tent. Then, I heard a quarrel inside, and General Shuang’s voice was quite loud. Finally, the general came out angrily, and no one dared to ask what was the matter.”

Everyone heard this, and they all kept their promises, and they were about to go to the city to enjoy their blessings, and no one wanted to get into trouble again at this juncture.

On the way back to the camp, accompanied by the sound of insects, the night became darker and the sky became colder, and gradually the fog began to form, making it difficult to see people in front and behind, and even ice formed on the ground.

"Where does this evil wind come from?" The soldiers complained one after another.

"No, this is—" Ye Ziqi woke up in his heart, the scene in front of him was absolutely abnormal, but he was no stranger to it.

In the deep fog, a cold hand wrapped around the back of his neck.

Ye Ziqi didn't make a sound, and let the palm pull him up into the sky, and then he was grabbed and flew in the air without making a sound.

Before the fellow comrades noticed his departure, they were already covered in the mist.

Flying a hundred steps away, the hand that grabbed him was released, and Ye Ziqi rolled down to the ground.

Then with a "boom", Gu Feng landed beside him.

"General, what does this mean?" Ye Ziqi asked in a deep voice, looking up, the person in front of him, Bai Jia Yingyue, was indeed the chief of the three guards, Bai Chengshuang.

Because of his friendship with Gao Tianshang who fought side by side, Ye Ziqi didn't shout out just now.But after experiencing the domineering style of the princess of the Ju Kingdom again, he still couldn't help being angry and funny.On the side, Gu Feng had already clenched his fist, and seemed to be suppressing his inner anger.

After all, she was the one who pleaded for them at the Leizhou meeting. No matter what, if she went too far, she would always follow her.

Baichengshuang was riding alone on the horse, his expression was as cold as ice.

"General Lian is in danger."

The cold words extinguished the anger in their hearts at once.

"Boom!"

Since the Leizhou meeting, my heart twitched violently for the first time in a long time.

"This is news from Mr. Qi," Bai Chengshuang's voice was calm and resolute: "When Chongwu Mountain was cleaning up the remnants, General Lian Hongye suddenly encountered a large number of barbarians, and the second guard was severely injured. retreat north."

Lots of barbarians!

Ye Ziqi digested the news in astonishment.

It means that the entire barbarian tribe like the one outside Tianshui City appeared in Leizhou again?

The soldiers who have experienced the battle of Tianshui, everyone is worried about this thing in the bottom of their hearts: since the barbarian army can appear in Leizhou once without anyone noticing, it means that they have changed this year. Strategy, taking advantage of the laissez-faire of various countries, secretly transporting troops to sneak into the land of Leizhou.

How many soldiers do they have in Leizhou?Will there be a second "Siege of Tianshui"?Nobody knows.But now, they really appeared, and this time the barbarian's spearhead was aimed at his second guard!

"I want to lead the army to rescue the second guard, but my father forbids it. So, now, I want to rescue the master myself. You two are also soldiers of the second guard, and you have unique skills, which may be useful for this trip. This is A narrow escape, so I only ask once, are you willing to go with this general?"

After Bai Chengshuang finished speaking, he stopped his horse and looked directly at the two with cold eyes, with a solemn and pure face.

Ye Ziqi stood up in front of her, a crescent moon hung in the night sky, the mountains were silent, silent, even the light of the moon was cold.

"Subordinate... I want to ask the general something."

"You said."

"At the Leizhou meeting, why did the general plead for us two brothers like that?"

Bai Chengshuang said: "Before entering Yi Country, General Xue Yi told me to take special care of you two. I don't want to disappoint Xue Yi."

"yes……"

Ye Ziqi took a deep breath, and his breathing became more and more rapid.

Looking back at that time, it was really hard to save my life.

What Baichengshuang said was right, if he went to the north to fight against the barbarians now, it would be impossible to get Langya's help again.

Moreover, even if he can come back alive, this kind of behavior is basically disobedience to the king's order, leaving aside the task of escorting the king back to the city, and he will definitely be severely punished when he comes back.

Rather than choosing "go" or "not going", it is more accurate to say "life" or "death".

People in the mountains say that people who don't cherish life are more stupid than a rabbit that crashes and dies on a stake.

Ye Ziqi raised his sword high up to Baichengshuang and the bright moon in the sky.

Then, he inserted the sword heavily into the ground, and the whole person fell to his knees.

However, a person who has forgotten the hatred and kindness of his loved ones is worse than a corpse.

"The head of the second guard, Ye Ziqi, is willing to follow the general and the queen!"

This is, his choice.

(End of this chapter)