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Chapter 436 The Wasteland Distress (1)

The spring in the prairie is like a child’s face. It changes as soon as it is said. The sun is still shining at the first moment, and the wind blows and the clouds gather at the next moment. The sky is almost dark in an instant. Flickering and jumping in it, the muffled thunder sounds like a burst, the heavy rain is coming, the air is so humid and sticky, and the air pressure is so low that it is breathless, but anyone who walks on the road, whether it is a merchant traveler or a tribal shepherd, At this time, everyone was rushing to set up Zhang Luo's camp, but Li Xian obviously had no such plan, and with a black face, he galloped wildly, and the dozens of riders following behind him were like an angry tornado, rippling dust all over the sky.

"Your Highness, the heavy rain is coming, we should hide first before leaving."

Li Xian was very angry. The consequences were serious. Even though the guards didn't know why Li Xian was angry, none of them had the guts to ask questions, let alone Only Liu Ziming, the Dianjun of the palace, who dared to go out without permission to persuade him, was responsible for guarding him. He was afraid that Li Xian would get sick from the heavy rain, so he could only bite the bullet and rushed to Li Xian's side. Suggested a way.

"Camp camp!"

Li Xian glanced at Liu Ziming sideways, then looked up at the sky, and silently estimated the distance. Seeing that he couldn't reach Shalin County before the heavy rain fell, he didn't insist anymore, and slowly restrained his release. The Zhaoye lion horse galloped wildly, waved his hands without looking back, and let out a cold voice.

Li Xian's personal guards were all veterans of many battles, and they were very familiar with the way of setting up a camp. After hearing the sound, they quickly set up a camp on a small soil bag on a higher ground. Except for Li Xian who occupied the big tent in the middle alone, the other four small tents were divided into four corners to guard the big tent firmly. It only took less than a quarter of an hour before and after the whole camping operation, and it was done.

"Boom!"

Just when Li Xian stepped into the big tent that had just been erected, a burst of intense light flashed, and then, a thunderbolt suddenly exploded, and heavy rain fell from the sky in an instant, and the dense raindrops the size of soybeans hit the tent crackling. They kept going, but Li Xian acted as if he didn't hear anything, walked into the big tent without looking back, walked to a low marching table and sat down cross-legged, staring gloomyly at the vast rain outside the tent, He fell into deep thought silently.

Trouble finally came. Although Li Xian had been mentally prepared, Li Xian still couldn't restrain his fury when he received the letter from the flying pigeon in Lanzhou. Fortunately, things at the Hexi Racecourse went smoothly. There are still some wrangling and closing negotiations left. Although these routine matters are cumbersome, considering Zhuang Mingyi's ability, they are more than enough to handle. Only then can Li Xian lead a group of personal guards to Lanzhou City in a hurry rush back.

Needless to say, the attack on Wang Tong was definitely written by Pei Shoude. Except for this guy in the name of an imperial envoy, no one in Hexi would have the guts to do such a dirty thing. It was aimed at the case of Qiu Shenji, but Li Xian was a little uncertain about the meaning of his actions - Wang Tong's exposure itself was not surprising. After participating in the bloody battle in Fanghan City, Wang Tong's meteor hammer Prestige has long been known to everyone, and one only needs to think about the scene where the carriage was destroyed in the case of Qiu Shenji, and one can infer Wang Tong's role in it. If Pei Shoude wants to investigate the case, he will naturally go for Wang Tong's idea , it is not surprising at all, what really makes Li Xian somewhat confused is that the people sent by Pei Shoude seem to be deliberately leaving some clues, as if to make Li Xian aware of Pei Shoude's hands, there is something wrong here .

If Pei Shoude really wanted to thoroughly investigate the case of Qiu Shenji, he should use Wang Tong as a breakthrough, but he shouldn't leave Xiu Niang as a witness, and he shouldn't carry out the kidnapping in broad daylight. If Li Xian said that there was nothing wrong with it, how could Li Xian believe it? However, it is hard to say what the strange thing is—there is certainly a glimmer of hope that the case of Qiu Shenji can be uncovered by capturing Wang Tong. The tip of the iceberg, but if you want to take him down with this, Li Xian is tantamount to asking for a fish. Not to mention that Wang Tong, such a tough guy, won't give in easily, even if Wang Tong recruits them all, it will be in vain. Li Xian doesn't care about the so-called The imperial envoy's hat should be killed anyway. At worst, the Qiu Shenji case should be repeated. This one should be counted by Pei Shoude. In other words, it was just a cover for Pei Shoude to take down Wang Tong. , it is just a pledge for negotiation, and its real purpose is to ask Li Xian to ask him, so as to get what he needs from Li Xian, and it is precisely this thing that Li Xian can't figure out. where.

trade?Li Xian has always been not opposed to the transaction where everyone gets what they need. As long as there is something to gain, there is nothing wrong with trading with a life-and-death enemy like Empress Wu. However, Li Xian can never tolerate the transaction under the bayonet, it has nothing to do with interests , but the bottom line of human dignity, there is no doubt that no matter what purpose Pei Shoude came here for, his daring to kidnap Wang Tong has already touched Li Xian's bottom line, and what awaits him is definitely not a deal , but a severe blow. As for the extent of the blow, it depends on whether he is interested. If not, Li Xian will never mind letting him disappear.

The heavy rain on the prairie came and went quickly. After the torrential downpour, the clouds cleared and the sun hung high again, reflecting several extremely gorgeous rainbows, rendering half of the sky like a dreamy fairyland. On the prairie The young leaves contained pearls and the flowers were in full bloom. It was a fresh scene. Even though he was annoyed in his heart, Li Xian couldn't help but be moved by such a beautiful scene. He stood up and walked slowly to the door of the large tent, deeply Taking a deep breath, he was about to order the camp to set off, but he held back. After all, he had traveled for three days in a row. Not to mention the guards, even Li Xian himself felt quite sleepy. Now that the camp has been set up, it is better to rest for half a day, no matter how urgent you are, it will not be short of half a day.

"Your Highness, the rain has stopped, please tell me what to do."

Li Xian doesn't need to give orders, but Liu Ziming, who is the leader of the personal guards, has to ask for instructions. No, Li Xian just turned back a few steps from the entrance of the big tent, when Liu Ziming hurried in from outside the tent, bowed and shouted Ask for instructions.

"Let's rest here, and get up early tomorrow morning."

Since Li Xian had decided to rest here, he would not change his mind easily, so he confessed casually.

"promise!"

Seeing that Li Xian's gloomy face had eased a little earlier, Liu Ziming's mood also relaxed a little bit, but he didn't dare to say anything, so he hurriedly replied, and then went to arrange related matters on duty do not mention.

Well, something is wrong!
Although the matter of guarding is important, Li Xian doesn't want to take care of it, because Liu Ziming is already familiar with it, so there is no need for Li Xian to mention it at all. After sitting silently for a while , A sense of sleepiness surged up, and Li Xian didn't intend to think about those troublesome things any more, so he stretched his waist, straightened his waist, and was about to get up and go to the camp bed to take a nap, but his back just now Straightening up, Li Xian had keenly sensed a slight to negligible vibration coming from the ground, and his heart sank involuntarily, because Li Xian was so familiar with such vibrations, this is A large number of cavalry are rushing to this place.

Damn, there's trouble!
This trip back to Lanzhou is an urgent march, Li Xian has no intention of staying in the states along the way at all, and he will not make a special trip to inform the states and counties along the way. It is conceivable why Li Xian came here, even though Li Xian didn't know who came here, he never dared to make fun of his own life. Under this shock, his sleepiness disappeared, and he stretched out his figure, and he was already running away. After stepping out of the big tent, the toes touched the ground, and the person flew up like a big bird. With a light turn, he was already standing firmly on the top of the big tent. Looking far away, he could faintly see the distant horizon There was a black line billowing in the sky, Li Xian's heart moved, and he copied his hand to his waist. A monocular telescope newly developed by the research institute had already landed in his hand, but Li Xian turned it slightly After getting off the binoculars, the focus has been adjusted. Looking at the horizon, I can see that there are five or six hundred people coming here. Everyone is wearing veils and carrying weapons. It is obvious that they intend to come here. In view of this, Li Xian's complexion instantly became gloomy.

"The whole army mounts and gathers!"

Facing such a large number of incoming enemies, Li Xian did not dare to be careless. You must know that Li Xian only has more than [-] personal guards around him at this moment. A head-on decisive battle with the opponent is definitely a way of seeking death. Even if Li Xian himself can escape with his superb martial arts, all the soldiers under him must be confessed here. This kind of loss-making business Li Xian Since he couldn't do it, he hurriedly shouted and issued an emergency assembly order.

"Da da……"

Li Xian's order was issued in a timely manner, but after all, the whole army is in a state of rest, and all the horses have been unsaddled. It is not easy to assemble the horses, even if all the guards are among them Veteran, it took a lot of effort to get the formation in place, and at this moment, the large group of cavalry rushing from a distance had already rushed to the distance of Li Xian and others less than [-] miles away. The incomparable sound of horseshoes was deafening, as the horse team passed by, mud and water splashed everywhere, people roared and horses neighed, and murderous aura rose into the sky, straight up to the sky.

"Come with me, withdraw!"

Facing the large group of cavalry that was rushing towards him, Li Xian was not too panicked. On the contrary, he showed a look of doubt, but he didn't think about it. He just twisted his horse's head, shouted, and led his troops to He ran to the way he came.

(End of this chapter)