Half in the river wind, half in the clouds

There was chaos in the valley, and Li Zan shouted, "Protect the girl! There's an ambush!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a woman's cry of pain was heard from inside the carriage.

Jiang Feng's heart tightened and he grabbed Guan Shanyun's hand.

Guan Shanyun said in a deep voice: "Don't worry! It's okay!"

There was wailing in the valley again.

Torches were lit on the mountain, and the sound of fighting was deafening as people rushed down from above.

Just when they were halfway through the charge, someone cried out in pain.

Then there were wailing sounds everywhere, and the thieves on the hillside shouted: "There are archers, put out the torches, put out the torches!"

The torches were extinguished, and the valley was dark again. The two teams fought each other in the night.

Jiang Feng was on the periphery and couldn't see the specific situation inside.

Suddenly, a beam of signal arrows rushed into the sky, emitting red light.

It’s the signal from Prince Xue’s Mansion.

Jiang Feng asked: "Are there any reinforcements nearby?"

Guan Shanyun replied: "Gao Hui has been following me."

Suddenly someone in the valley shouted, "That girl is not in the carriage! We've been fooled!"

Another shrill bird cry was heard from the top of the mountain on the left, and the bandits in the valley began to retreat while fighting.

They realized they had been tricked and tried to escape.

Guan Shanyun quickly let go of Jiang Feng, bent his longbow, and shot two arrows in the direction of the bird's cry.

Maybe it was too far away, or maybe it was hard to see clearly, but there was no movement over there.

Just when Jiang Feng thought that she had shot in vain, Guan Shanyun suddenly grabbed her in his arms and rolled to the ground.

At the same time, two feather arrows flew past where they were standing.

The birds on the hillside were chirping more and more rapidly, but they changed their position every time they chirped.

However, the enemies in the valley were entangled by Li Zan and Feng Changqing.

At this time, all you could hear was the sound of horse hooves coming from far away.

Guan Shanyun said: "Ahui is here."

Sure enough, the person riding the horse in front was Gao Hui, whom he had not seen for a long time.

Guan Shanyun said: "The enemy leader is on the hillside on the left."

Gao Hui's gaze seemed to stop for a moment, and he couldn't see clearly in the darkness.

Gao Hui turned and looked towards the hillside, shouting, "Aobai, chase!"

A big bird took off into the sky in the darkness, and then Gao Hui, with two personal soldiers, chased after it up the slope.

The other soldiers were divided into two groups. One group rushed towards the valley, while the group led by Li Bian stayed behind to protect Jiang Feng.

Guan Shanyun saw this and said, "I'm afraid Gao Hui can't handle it. Don't walk around."

Jiang Feng nodded: "Okay! Go quickly, big brother!"

Guan Shanyunfei mounted his horse and disappeared into the night.

In the valley, the battle ended quickly.

There were fifty or sixty enemies, and half of them were killed or wounded.

Li Zan and Feng Changqing handled the scene, counted the number of people, and interrogated the thieves.

Jiang Feng stopped Li Bian and asked, "What's going on?"

Li Bian always spoke succinctly: "Your Majesty is worried. Master Guan is in the open, and General Gao is in the dark. If the enemy takes action, we will wipe them out in one fell swoop."

Jiang Feng said, "Where's the prince? Is he here too?"

Li Bei said: "If the prince comes, it may arouse suspicion. The enemy will not dare to act rashly."

Jiang Feng understood in his heart that if Li Longye was not in Chang'an, someone as cunning as Ji'an would definitely not dare to take action.

Even in the inner territory of the country, she was cautious.

After a while, Li Zan came over and said, "There are a few tricks. Those three beggars came here to find out the truth, but they were tied up by the eldest master. But there is no other useful confession!"

Li Xian asked: "Where are the others?"

Li Zan shook his head: "Don't let go!"

Li Bian said: "Don't cry until you see the coffin! When we get back to Chang'an, we will have plenty of time!"

After waiting for a long time, Guan Shanyun and Gao Hui did not come back.

Jiang Feng was also a little anxious.

At this moment, the sound of horse hooves came from far away. Guan and Gao were each carrying a person behind their horses, and their sounds gradually became clear in the darkness.

There is a person who seems to be the "iron arm" who has caused trouble time and time again.

Guan Shanyun and Gao Hui came side by side, both men from Liangzhou with dazzling demeanor.

Gao Hui already had the demeanor of a great general, half a head taller than Jiang Feng, and said, "Long time no see!"

Jiang Feng laughed and said, "It's a bit long!"

The two were chatting awkwardly when Oboi pounced on them.

Jiang Feng was prepared and stood in a solid horse stance, holding off the huge body that was accelerating.

The last time she was nearly pounced upon by this bird of prey, she still remembered it vividly.

It would have been fine for others, but Feng Changqing was the only one who seemed to have seen something miraculous.

I asked, "Sister, how did you subdue it? I fed it meat every day, but it still pecked at me like an enemy!"

Jiang Feng stroked the wings of Aobai's "Xiongjiangjiang" and said, "When I raised it, it was still a little cub. It was stupid at that time and just thought I was its mother!"

Oboi fluttered again.

You are stupid, your whole family is stupid.

It is said that birds of prey are dumb, so how did it remember Jiang Feng year after year?

Official post station.

The postmaster had not expected that there would suddenly be fifty or sixty people staying overnight, and he was extremely busy.

After a lot of hard work cleaning the room, feeding the horses, feeding the people, and boiling water, I finally prepared a fairly sumptuous meal.

Guan Shanyun and Gao Hui, who had just finished a fight, both drank.

Jiang Feng rarely comes out, so this time he just drinks tea.

The three of them sat down, each with their own thoughts.

After not seeing each other for so many years, I don’t know where to start to talk about the past.

It was Guan Shanyun who spoke first: "Ahui, why did you come to Chang'an?"

Gao Hui glanced at Jiang Feng and said, "How can the transfer be based on personal will?"

Guan Shanyun knew that the Li Longye brothers had invited Gao Hui to join them on the grounds that Jiang Feng had entered the palace and that they might be attacked if Empress Wei was not removed, which became a key factor influencing the Tanglong coup.

Guan Shanyun also looked at Jiang Feng and asked directly, "Is it because of Ah Feng?"

Jiang Feng's heart tightened.

Gao Hui was stunned for a moment, and then he said, "It has nothing to do with Afeng!"

Guan Shanyun sighed and said, "You are in an important position now, and many people are jealous of you. I am afraid that someone will use the past to make things difficult for you!"

Gao Hui said: "Although Dou Ding is not good, he is not so despicable! Besides, I have a clear conscience!"

Guan Shanyun looked at him, and his eyes seemed to say, do you really have a clear conscience?

Gao Hui felt guilty.

Jiang Feng also felt guilty.

Jiang Feng could no longer pretend to be confused. She looked at Gao Hui and said, "The Liangzhou Army never took sides and was only loyal to the emperor. During the Tanglong coup, Brother Ahui rose to power with the prince because of me. I am very grateful!"

Gao Hui was surprised. She didn't expect Li Longye to tell her everything.

He knew that there was no possibility between the two of them, but he still said sourly: "If anyone wants to thank someone, it should be me who should thank you. After all, you are the one who helped me!"

He still remembered her sarcasm when they last met.

Jiang Feng was also very sorry and said, "Brother, you should pay more attention to what you said. The Crown Prince and the Princess have already torn their faces apart. The Four Guards of the Northern Court occupy most of the troops in the capital. They were originally under the command of Princess Taiping. Now that you have torn the gap, the Princess's party will not give up easily. Although you and Dou Ding have a childhood friendship, you are now serving different masters, so you must always be on guard."

Gao Hui looked at Jiang Feng as if he had just met her.

She analyzed the affairs of the court in a very clear and logical manner.

Has she always been like this? Or is she no longer the happy and angry little sister from Liangzhou?