Murong paper on the snow mountain

"what happened?"

"Brother Zhaoming, don't blame Xiaoying for not reminding you. The one in your family seems to have been with some people who shouldn't be walking around... frequently! I haven't reported this matter to Brother Huang, but Brother Zhaoming continues to indulge Let him go down, if something really happens, Xiaoying won't be able to hold you back!"

Xie Lu was still confused: "My family? Who is my family?"

"Who else is in your family?" Yan Luoying gave him a blank look.

"... Ah Zhi?" Xie Lv smiled, "But how could he recognize someone? Your Highness the Crown Prince made a mistake, right?"

"I'm afraid I'm not mistaken. You, go back and ask your family!"

Xie Lu was full of suspicion, stepped down and left the palace gate, and walked quickly to the general's mansion.Walking to the back door, I suddenly saw a person looking around furtively, seeing no one was paying attention, he walked into the general's mansion.

That person... Xie Lu recognized him.

Ten years ago, he and Xie Lu were enrolled in the same year.That year the number one martial artist was Xie Lv, and the number one scholar Wen was the 15-year-old prodigy Yan Chi, who is now in the official residence in Beijing... No, that's not important.

The important thing is that this person has been working under King Ning's command and is loyal.

He often stayed in Beijing for the past ten years, so he didn't have much contact with Xie Lu, but he was considered a close friend of King Ning.

But since Xie Lu returned to the capital, he has never had any interaction with him.And he walked into his house so familiarly, what happened?

"A Zhi, what are you, what are you doing?"

In the inner hall of his own house, Murong Zhi was surrounded by a room full of people, and at a glance, they were all familiar acquaintances of King Ning.

There is Ah Li, there is Yan Ji, and... and, there are many people I have known before...

Murong Zhi was also surprised when he saw him come back.

"You, didn't you say you're going to the prince's place today?"

... What Yan Luoying said was actually true.

But how did Ah Zhi recognize these people?He glanced sharply at Ah Li, who lowered his head while dodging his eyes.

Xie Lv's heart was in a mess immediately, he was thinking about what to do, but he didn't expect it was not over yet.Behind Murong Zhi, the crowd retreated in all directions silently, only to see a plain-clothed man in a green-black cloak turning around with his eyebrows and eyes shining.

"Zhaoming."

Not many people would call him that.

His Royal Highness Ning Wang, who was supposed to be in the sky prison, is now... why is he in his house?

……

Xie Lv never knew that there were so many gold and silver treasures buried in the courtyard of the renovated mansion where he lived for more than half a year.

Prince Ning's cronies were very familiar with it, and they dug out box after box from the atrium.

"Enough is enough, don't take any more!" He urged them, "Don't be greedy for these things! Once the prison finds out that someone has escaped, it will definitely come here immediately. Our time is running out, we must immediately Finding a way to escort King Ning out of the city is the right thing to do!"

"Don't worry, general," Ah Li said, "Everything has been arranged. At night, Zhengyangmen will be guarded, and our people will patrol the city at night. When the time comes—"

By the time?Xie Lv smiled wryly—plan to leave the city during the night patrol?Dare to call it arranged?

"An important prisoner has escaped from the prison. Do you really think you won't find out in an hour or two? The general's mansion is watched by the emperor all day long, and the fox Xun Chang lives opposite, don't you know? Wait until night? Wait until night , Waiting for them to catch us all?"

However, some old officials refused to accept it: "General Xie, as the saying goes, a place of extreme danger is a place of extreme safety. Even if the emperor finds out that we have robbed King Ning, he would never have thought that King Ning would hide back in his original mansion." .”

"I don't think so? The first day you met Xun Chang, or the first day you met the emperor?"

"..."

"Now that you have reached this point, you can't delay any longer. You must leave immediately, and you must leave now—I will go to the Chongxin Gate in the south first. Most of the guards in the south of the city are from my old department. I will go and see Hold them back, take this opportunity to cover His Royal Highness King Ning out of the city! Once you leave the city, go east immediately, don't hesitate, and don't look back!"

"Ah Zhi," he said at this point, turned his head and asked Murong Zhi seriously, "Can you...can you make it rainstorm? It's in this city, and it's better to have a black wind blowing, flying sand and rocks!"

……

Along the way, dark clouds pressed down on the city, Xie Lu whipped his horse, and as soon as he left the east city, the surrounding area was already surrounded by strong winds and heavy rain.

The originally clear and cloudless sky turned dark as dusk in an instant, and one mile away from Chongxin Gate, Xie Lv saw a serious soldier running over from the oblique road beside him. Past generals.

"Thank you, General!" The man saluted him.

"What are you doing?" Xie Lv pulled the rein and dismounted, "You still run around all over the street in such a strong wind?"

"Something has happened, General Xie. The prison was robbed, and King Ning has escaped! The subordinates have to...cough, hurry to the south of the city and tell them to close the city gate quickly, and don't let anyone run away!"

Damn it, Xie Lv secretly sweated, the movements of these people were really faster than he imagined!

Just as a black wind swept across, all the soldiers were blinded by the dust.Taking advantage of the leader's unpreparedness, Xie Lu picked up a hotel signboard that was blown to his side, and knocked the leader unconscious as soon as it hit the signboard.

"It's not good! The wind blew just now and Dutong was knocked unconscious. You should send him for treatment! The wind is too strong and the street is not safe. I will go to Chongxin Gate and tell the guards for you! Okay, Dutong I don’t know how the injury is, you guys go——!”

After dismissing the group of pursuers, Xie Lv rushed to Chongxin Gate, the strong wind blew the flags and flags of the tower into chaos, and the city guards and soldiers were busy collecting them.

Fortunately, the guard took a closer look and found that the guard was indeed his former general—not only his subordinate, but also a cronies of Prince Ning's Mansion.

At this moment, the rain began to patter, Xie Lv panted heavily and turned his head, looking forward to the path where the storm came from.

King Ning... Where is he?When can I arrive? !

I just hope... I hope that the pursuers all over the street don't still fulfill their duties and stop them in the midst of the wind and rain.

***

"General Xie, have you ever, have you ever seen King Naning leave this Chongxin Gate?"

The horse neighed.The terrain in the south of the city is low, and the rainwater has already surged to the feet in a short while.Even so, the pursuers in the city were not slack, they went straight to Chongxin Gate one after another.

"Two people came here just now and asked about it, but I haven't seen it before, but I've been passing here for less than half an hour. I don't know if anyone has left the city before that."

"I, I just changed shifts an hour ago!" The guard echoed: "But I can guarantee that at least this hour, King Ning will definitely not come in and out since then! Alright! You have come to ask twice! The doors are closed, how can anyone get out?"

"Since this is the case, maybe King Ning and the others left the city before, let's go out and chase them!"

"Wait—" Xie Lv grabbed the general: "You, do you know where to chase?"

"This, this... I would like to thank General Xie for your guidance."

"Prince Ning's Yunjin Palace is in Yunsheng Prefecture. If he wants to escape, he will definitely go to Luojing in the southwest! There is a road leading directly to Luojing. If you are fast, the horses and chariots that set off an hour ago will take half a day to chase. The top is."

"Thank you, General, for your advice!"

All the way out of the city, Xie Lv and the guard looked at each other, and they both ran towards the tower together.Crowded in the narrow conservatory of the city tower, the drenched person wearing a green and black cloak was none other than King Ning and his entourage.

"Okay, now that the chasing soldiers are leaving the city to go southwest, you guys come with me!"

The chariots and horses that King Ning and his party hid were hidden in the forest on the eastern outskirts of the capital early on.Xie Lu rode his horse and led Yan Shuning all the way to the chariot.While Ah Li, Yan Xie and others were loading their belongings into the carriage, Xie Lu pulled a piece of silk from the side, took another piece of ink charcoal, and drew on it carefully.

"It's a long way from here to Wangyue County Mountain. You have light horses and horses, and you will inevitably be obstructed by pursuers. I used to march and fight, and I know a shortcut that few people know. Although it is difficult, it is better for you to go around here than to take the main road. It will take three or two days to go! Get on the boat and go to sea as soon as you arrive at Mochizuki. Don’t take any chances, and there will be no delay! Do you hear me?"

"Yes Yes……"

Holding the hand that was carved with ink and charcoal, it was suddenly gently held by a drenched and pale hand. Xie Lv raised his head, Yan Shuning's wet hair was stuck to his cheek, and his eyes were full of mist, looking at him intently.

"Zhaoming, you...will you go with me?"

Xie Lu lowered his head and continued to draw the picture seriously.

"If you stay in the city again, Yuliang will definitely not let you go, why don't you come with us..."

"I want to go too, but I have to bring my family with me." Xie Lu finished drawing, and put the sketch into King Ning's hand, "Your Highness... please take care of yourself from now on. Ah Li, Young Envoy Yan, you must take good care of him King Ning."

"But, Zhaoming..."

"Okay," Xie Lu pulled Yan Shuning's sleeve, and pushed him into the carriage without any explanation, "Let's go, if you delay, I'm afraid there will be soldiers chasing you again."

Just as he let go of King Ning's cuff, his wrist was immediately grabbed by the backhand. The corners of Yan Shuning's lips trembled. Looking at him, it seemed that he couldn't say a thousand words.

"Let's go, don't say anything. Shu Ning, I understand everything."

The word "Understood" made Yan Shuning shake his head fiercely, a tear was originally in his eye socket, but finally fell down.

"Zhaoming, in this life I... owe you something, and I will eventually... not be able to pay it back."

"Your Highness never owed Zhao Ming anything, and Zhao Ming doesn't need His Highness to pay you back."

"No. Zhaoming, I, I—a lot of things... I haven't had time to tell you, I haven't had time to explain to you!"

"Your Highness doesn't need to explain, Zhaoming really... understands everything. Zhaoming has been clear about what His Highness wants from the very beginning, and he has been...willing to do so for the past ten years. It was Zhaoming's fault, and he shouldn't have been too greedy then. Much, His Royal Highness...has done nothing wrong."

If at that time... I was willing to die obediently in the sky prison, Shunning, the world may be in your hands now.

If I hadn't been dragging you down, maybe you would have been carefree long ago, King Liang wouldn't be able to force me to play with you in applause, and you don't have to fall into today's field.

"No, no, Zhaoming, you don't understand!"

However, Yan Shuning shook his head severely.

"I... actually don't want the throne at all, Zhaoming, I don't want at all—!"

"..."

"It's a pity... I didn't really understand it until the days when I was imprisoned. The only one who wanted me to ascend to the high position was my mother and concubine! What's the use? This seat is supposed to be the second brother's, and I...shouldn't have robbed him from the very beginning!"

"Unfortunately, I understand...it's too late."