Mountains and rivers pray for peace

Chapter 42 Conquering Liu Yu
Guanqian Street, Yixiangyuan.

There is a private room at the end of the corridor on the second floor.

Compared with other private rooms, this place is more luxurious, and the furnishings are hard-to-find treasures.What's even more unusual is that, if you look closely at the wall, it's actually one foot thick, and outsiders can't hear the mosquitoes inside even if they put their ears against the wall.

Shen Yuning was wearing a loose silver-white toga, and was lazily leaning halfway on the small bed of the elegant room. There was a black dress scattered beside the bed, which was obviously just changed.The knife marks on the wrist were extremely shallow, but it was strange that the blood continued to flow out.

Tang Zhiyao next to him was bending over to apply medicine to him, muttering in his mouth: "Although the cut was light, don't you know your body? You'll have to lie down for another half a month with this light cut." .”

He and Shen Yuning have known each other for many years, except that when he first met Shen Yuning, he was injured half to death, and then he never saw anyone who could hurt him.Now, for the first time ever, someone cut him with a knife.

"Yeah." Shen Yuning didn't care.

Tang Zhiyao saw that Shen Yuning had the expression of a living dead again, and shook his head and sighed slightly: "Speaking of which, why do Yuan Xianzhi's soldiers need you, the noble seventh prince, to deal with them personally? Besides, you have Zhenyuan in your hand. The seal of the Hou Mansion, those soldiers should put down their weapons immediately when they saw it, but you are the only one who follows the lead, how can they still hurt you?
Shen Yuning was speechless.

Seeing that Shen Yuning didn't speak, Tang Zhiyao turned to Gouyue next to him: "He didn't say it, you said it. Gouyue, who cut off your master?"

Gou Yue solemnly replied: "Although the master has a seal in his hand, there is no handwriting written by Yuan Xianzhi. Although most of the main force of Yuan Xianzhi's army recognized the seal, a few generals were the masters of recognizing people. The master used both soft and hard tactics to win this victory. An army was merged into the Xuanfu Army. The wounds on my hands were cut by myself when I made a blood alliance with several generals, not by others."

Tang Zhiyao looked at Shen Yuning with a weird face: "You are too serious, why are you still playing the game of making blood for alliance? You really don't take your own life for your life!"

Shen Yuning said impatiently: "I know how my health is."

He didn't want to get entangled with Tang Zhiyao on this matter anymore, so he changed the subject: "Simply, this army was organized by Yuan Xianzhi, not a pro-army. They usually put them in the village to farm fields, and the military morale was early." It's already broken up. It's a good time for me to take over now."

"Wouldn't it be nice if you sent Cui Xin to come forward in this matter? Didn't you always hide in the dark before? Now that you are older, you have started to do things yourself. If you let the emperor know, you will suffer." Tang Zhiyao As if looking at a monster.

"Cui Xin has his own things to do. Also, I'm not afraid of that old man, the emperor, so what if he knows?"

Shen Yuning still looked careless, obviously not paying much attention to Tang Zhiyao's words.

"I believe you are not afraid of the emperor, but Cui Xin, you are looking at me? Cui Xin always puts the things you confessed in the first place. How can your own things go over your head?" Tang Zhiyao was full Disbelief written on his face.

"Housework." Shen Yuning cherished words like gold.

The wound was treated and the prescription was prescribed. Tang Zhiyao glanced around Shen Yuning again: "Is there any other injury? I can go if it's okay. There are still a bunch of herbs waiting for me to cook."

Gouyue standing next to her had a wonderful expression on her face, and silently shook her head in her heart.

Obviously Tang Zhiyao got the news and hurried over, but now that he saw his master, he pretended to be arrogant and said something to save face.This point is exactly the same as his own master, no wonder he can become a good friend.

Shen Yuning was not very happy at first, but after Tang Zhiyao talked about it again, his face became even colder: "It's okay."

Tang Zhiyao looked Shen Yuning up and down, seemed to be sure that he was all right, packed his things, and muttered, "I will lose three years of my life once I see your stinky face".

In the blink of an eye, he put the medicine box on his back and was out the door.

After Tang Zhiyao left, Gouyue straightened her expression and bowed to Shen Yuning: "Master, Yuan Xianzhi's army will be transferred from Qingyang Peak soon. Although the theft of the seal was not easy to arouse Yuan Xianzhi's suspicion, but now the transfer of the army is so A big move, I'm afraid it will be noticed soon. If you startle the snake, I'm afraid it's not good."

"Huailin in the suburbs of Beijing is only twenty miles away from Qingyang Peak." Shen Yuning turned the wrench in his hand.

Gouyue was slightly stunned: "Exactly, but what is the connection between this matter and Huailin?"

Shen Yuning's dark eyes were covered with coldness, but the corners of his mouth were slightly raised: "Then we don't need to worry about it, someone will take care of it."

……

In a blink of an eye, it has arrived at the time agreed by Huo Qi and Cui Xin, and this day is also the date for Huo Xian's return.

Before dawn, Huo Qi avoided the eyes and ears of the mansion, and drove out with Que Li.Listening to the wind and listening to the rain is to stay and pray for shelter for her.On the one hand, if Huo Chi was aware of her whereabouts, he might scare the snake away.Furthermore, letting Huo Ruhai and Wang Qin know that she had sneaked out of the house would inevitably make them worry.

Therefore, except for the two maids, everyone in the whole house thought that the eldest lady was not feeling well, so they closed the door to thank the guests and prayed for a rest.

After getting along with each other for the past few days, Huo Qi felt that he and Que Li had become acquainted a lot.In the beginning, Que Li either hoped that she would not speak, or just ignored her, but in the past two days, he would reply with a few words.Today's trip to Huailin is bound to be dangerous. Although Cui Xin's soldiers are protecting her, she is alone after all. In case something happens along the way, she must have a trustworthy helper by her side.

On the carriage, Queli's expression no longer showed the timidity of the previous days, but was replaced by a calmness that was neither humble nor arrogant. It could be said that he was completely different from the other two.He looked at Huo Qi: "Where are we going?"

"Huailin in the suburbs of Beijing."

Huo Qi stared nervously at the front of the carriage, but Que Li stared at her motionlessly: "You seem to be very anxious now."

Hearing this, Huo Qi suddenly turned around, forced a smile, and changed the subject: "My face is always turned away from you, how can you see that I am anxious? The scenery here is beautiful, do you want to come and have a look?"

"I'm not looking at your expression, I'm listening to your breath. Your breath is very disordered." Que Li's blue eyes glowed brightly, and his tone was determined.

Huo Qi: "..."

Sometimes, Huo Qi really felt that Que Li was a freak. Although she knew that Que Li could see all directions and hear all directions, she never thought that he could hear such a weak breathing.It's good to have a subordinate with sharp eyes and ears by her side, but she doesn't like Que Li to use this intelligence on her. After all, it's always uncomfortable to be easily seen through the heart.

Queli kept saying, "What are you going to do there?" His face was full of innocence.

"Go kill."

Huo Qi felt a little revengeful and deliberately threatened Queli.

Unexpectedly, Que Li just nodded with a clear expression on his face:
"Oh, let's kill it then."

As soon as these words came out, Queli's original innocence suddenly turned cruel, like the primitive evil spewed out of the mouth of a child who has not yet gone to school.You think he doesn't understand anything, but he seems to understand everything.

"You are not afraid?"

"Compared to killing people, I am more afraid that you will not want me."

His mind is very straight.

It's nothing more than thinking that if Huo Qi bought him, he must be used. If he is not useful, being abandoned will be his fate.Just like at Zhang Laojiu's place before, if you want to eat, you have to make Zhang Laojiu comfortable. Although he can't please people, he will help him with some rough work.Now that Huo Qi is his new master, he also feeds him with delicious food and drink. Whether it's pulling mills or killing people, he has to repay him one or two times.

Huo Qi has always been eloquent and rarely gets choked up. However, she has long accepted the fact that Queli's thinking is different from ordinary people. She just sighed in her heart and turned her head to look at the situation outside.

……

About two hours later, two figures, one high and one low, flashed at the foot of Bidou Peak.Due to the steep terrain, Huo Qi and Que Li had no choice but to abandon the carriage and drive around the mountain.

Huailin is actually a long pavilion for travelers to rest. It is located halfway up the mountainside of Bifeng Peak. It can be said that the mountains are high, the valleys are deep, and the clouds and mist surround it.

With Huailin Monument as the boundary, the trail leads to the capital city in the north, which is estimated to be forty miles away.If you walk about twenty miles south, you can reach Qingyang Peak.This is also the special feature of Huailin's terrain. Going forward is a flat road, while going back is a steeper and colder mountain peak.

Although it is a long pavilion for resting, the place has long been abandoned, and it becomes even more deserted at night. Except for a few passers-by, it is completely deserted.

Lieutenant General Cui Xin, Liu Yu, had been waiting in Huailin for a long time, when he heard the sound of horseshoes in the distance, he woke up immediately and stood ready.A quarter of an hour later, only a tall man was seen.Looking down again, there is a girl wearing a blue gown standing in front of the man. Both of them are covered by bamboo hats, so they can't see their faces clearly.

He stared at Huo Qi and looked up and down for a few seconds.

This person should be the person Cui Xin asked him to wait for.

Before he could recover, Huo Qi took two steps forward and asked awe-inspiringly, "The general must be sent by General Cui, right? What's your name?"

When Liu Yu saw someone coming, he just stood up and said in a rough voice: "The last general, Liu Yu, is General Cui's deputy."

From Liu Yu's perspective, this girl's temperament is obviously not yet out of the court, so she must be very young.Thinking of Cui Xin asking him to listen to the girl's instructions, I couldn't help feeling annoyed.He has followed Cui Xin for many years, and he is a grown man in his thirties, but now he wants to act on the little girl's wink, he is really aggrieved.

But the girl seemed to have opened her eyes. Just when he was secretly dissatisfied, a faint sigh came from the air.

"I didn't expect that General Cui would send a lieutenant here."

Huo Qi's voice was slightly cold, and he didn't sound very enthusiastic. His expression was hidden under the veil, and the meaning in his words was ambiguous, and he didn't know whether she was sarcasm or what she meant.

"Miss, are you looking down on the junior general? General Cui ordered the junior general to come to do things for the girl, but the meaning behind the girl's words is that he is running on his lieutenant general, and it is General Cui who made the wrong payment."

Liu Yu was born with a rebellious nature, and Huo Qi's words only poured a bucket of oil on his anger. At this moment, he snorted coldly, and his body was full of evil aura.

Huo Qi was not annoyed, but just smiled softly: "No, I just didn't expect that General Cui did not come in person for such an important matter today, but sent a deputy general instead. He must have valued the general very much."

Liu Yu was slightly stunned, his face flushed red.

He misunderstood what Huo Qi meant, and choked her up again, but he didn't expect that instead of being annoyed, the girl flattered him, and immediately felt a little embarrassed.If he refuses to let go, it will appear that he is a big man with a small belly, he said shyly: "The general is a rough man, if he accidentally offends the girl with his words, I hope the girl will forgive me."

"It doesn't matter." Huo Qi didn't mean to blame him at all.

Huo Qi changed the topic, and said again: "I heard that General Ning Yuan has three generals under his command. The three are good at hammer, sword and knife respectively. One of them is so powerful with a meteor hammer that it makes people frightened. It must be General Liu."

Liu Yu was surprised: "The girl and the general have never met before. How do you know that the general is the one who uses the meteor hammer?"

"It's not difficult. The meteor hammer requires the person it uses to reach the hammer head, and the accuracy of the force point is extremely high. I see thick calluses on the palms of the general's palms and the joints of the fingers, and his arms are strong and powerful. When I spoke, I twisted my wrist habitually, which shows its flexibility. So I took a bold guess."

Huo Qi said slowly, but he curled his lips.

As soon as she saw Liu Yu, she saw that Liu Yu didn't bow and salute, and she didn't look very respectful, so she knew that he was not convinced.In this world, women are still easily underestimated.Today's matter, if Liu Yu refuses to listen to her arrangements, it will be a bad thing.It's better to slap him first, and then give him a sweet date, so that he knows what to expect.

After listening to Huo Qi's analysis, Liu Yu was already in a state of admiration.The unruly expression on his face turned into respect: "Young lady is as careful as a hair, magnanimous, and will depend on the young lady's instructions in the end."

"I can't talk about instructions. Today's matter depends on the general."

Liu Yu was slightly ashamed, leaned over and clasped his fists and said: "It's all the responsibility of the final general. It's just a girl, dare I ask... what exactly is this mission? General Cui didn't say it in advance. It would be easier for the girl to inform her in advance. .”

"It's not only for saving people, but also for killing people. The one who saved was Huo Xian, the son of Ning Guogong, and the one who killed was Huo Chi, the son of the imperial court attendant."

Huo Qi's words were as cold as deep well water in winter.

A coolness passed through Liu Yu's heart, and his calm heartbeat turned violent.He stared at the girl in front of him in disbelief, and opened his mouth blankly: "You, are you Huo Qi, the eldest lady of the Huo family?"

He has long heard that Ning Guogong has a son and a daughter, the eldest son is far away outside the Great Wall, but the eldest daughter lives in seclusion and rarely shows up.If a little girl dares to take risks alone, the person she saves must be a close relative. Apart from Huo Qi, he can't think of another candidate.

Huo Qi was noncommittal, his appearance was undoubtedly the default.

Liu Yu lowered his head deeper.

After a while, Liu Yu regained his consciousness. The moment he raised his head, the man behind Huo Qi suddenly bumped into his eyes.He hesitated: "The girl is really brave. How dare I ask who is behind the girl?"

Huo Qi did not doubt him: "This is my bodyguard, Que Li."

Guard?

Liu Yu looked at the silent Que Li through the veil, with an annoying strangeness on his face.To be honest, although this man is tall, his wrists are slender. The robe on his body is wrapped around him, like a sack on a bamboo, and he walks in a weak state. He doesn't look like a guard at all.

"General Liu, what's wrong?" Huo Qi noticed that Liu Yu looked different.

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