Don't talk about being a Marquis

Ye Zhao and his party escaped from Yongxue Pass and headed straight north.He remembered that before his father passed away, he had repeatedly told Cao Lie, the general of Xuekong Pass, to be loyal, and his son Cao Jun was also a loyal and patriotic person. If there was any turmoil in the capital, he could go to Xuekong Pass for help.

Ye Zhao withdrew his mind and closed his eyes.

Father's words can still echo in my ears now, but things in this world are unpredictable, even the commander of the imperial army who was loyal to father at that time was also seduced by that bitch concubine Chen and turned his back!Furthermore, now that General Cao Lie has passed away, and Cao Jun alone controls the important northern pass, who can guarantee that he will not take advantage of the time when Longyou is swimming in shallow water to show his favor to Ye Dan with a killer?Or do you want to stay out of the matter?

After all, concubine Chen is very powerful at this time, and Ye Danlong is about to take the throne. Smart people know how to protect themselves wisely.

He slowly opened his eyes and looked at the guards beside him.Yuan Long followed him for the longest time. Seeing the worry in His Highness's eyes, he couldn't help but stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "Your Highness, please take a rest, your eyes are red."

Ye Zhao shook his head and said in a low voice, "Yuan Long, you and I have grown up since we were young. There are some things I can't say to others, but I can tell you."

Yuen Long heard His Highness calling himself "I", so he knew that Ye Zhao only regarded himself as a childhood playmate rather than a monarch and minister, only to hear Ye Zhao whisper: "You all said Yongxue Pass and went directly to Xuekong Pass, As long as you see General Cao Jun, you will be safe and sound. But who can guarantee that Cao Jun is not an ambitious man? Who can guarantee that he will not stand idly by?"

Yuen Long knew that Ye Zhao had no trust in others because of the betrayal of the commander of the forbidden army. He was about to speak to appease him when suddenly he put his hand on the hilt of his sword: "Who is it?!"

Not far away, there seemed to be a woman who was frightened, and whispered: "You, who are you?"

Ye Zhao winked at Yuen Long, Yuen Long knew it, put on a gentle expression and smiled, "Don't be afraid, sister-in-law, we are bodyguards who walk the darts, and this time we are going to the north to escort the goods." Extraordinary, and extremely harmless to humans and animals when speaking, gradually dispelled the vigilance of that woman.

Yuan Yi and Yuen Long sang double reeds since they were young, and immediately got up to add fuel to the story: "Yes, yes, there are still bandits here. We were robbed of some goods when we first arrived here. I’m afraid that even my life may be in danger.”

The woman gradually felt relieved, took two steps closer to them, and said: "So that's the case. No wonder you looked so fierce just now. It turns out that you were robbed and frightened by the king of the mountain."

Yuan Yi was young and sweet-talking, and he chatted enthusiastically with the woman in just a few words. From her mouth, everyone knew that this place was Caotou Mountain, more than twenty miles away from Yongxue Pass. There are several villages.Yuan Yi looked around at the people with unsatisfactory complexions, and in his words, he wanted to rest his feet and take a rest. The woman was startled for a moment, and before he could answer, Ye Zhao opened his mouth first: "You little boy Confused, we a group of strange men rushed to rest rashly, and those who didn't know thought it was the king of the mountain who robbed the house."

In Yuan Yi's mouth, Ye Zhao's identity is the young owner of the darts for the first time, which also explains why everyone regards him as the main one.

The woman smiled and said: "It's okay, it's okay, the darts left and right are all buying dry food and supplies in several of our villages, a few brothers come with me."

Ye Zhao thanked her, and then pretended to be casual and asked: "Since my sister-in-law said that there is a king of mountains on this mountain, how dare she go out alone with a weak woman?"

The woman's face remained unchanged, she smiled and said: "My man is hoeing and planting crops on the highland at the foot of the mountain. I just finished delivering my breakfast and was about to go home to feed the chickens, when I bumped into you. Brother asked, what do you mean by this? "

Ye Zhao smiled back: "It's nothing, just ask."

The woman snorted, her face was a little uneasy, and she muttered something in a low voice, "No wonder you are so precious, it turns out that you are a little chick who just went out and doesn't understand anything."She thought her voice was low, but she didn't know that everyone present had martial arts skills, and the mosquitoes could still be heard clearly, let alone one or two whispers?Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, but they didn't dare to show any strange expressions, for fear of offending His Highness.

Yuan Yi continued to glibly approach the woman, apologizing to her again and again, and said that the young master's first-time darts were inexperienced, and it took a long time for the woman to clear up and smile again.

When they arrived in the village, the woman led the people to rest at home, and she did not forget to say hello to the acquaintances she met on the way.Looking around, Ye Zhao saw that there were not many villagers around, but they all looked poor, and all of them were pale and shrunken.He has a keen intuition, and only feels that something is wrong, but he can't figure it out after thinking about it.

The woman poured tea and served the cornbread, smiled embarrassingly and said: "There is nothing valuable at home, the brothers will put some cushions first, and I will go to see if the Village Inn is open."

Yuan Long watched the woman leave, but when he turned around, he saw His Highness looking thoughtful, he was startled, and asked, "What is Your Highness thinking?"

Ye Zhao's eyes flickered slightly: "Did you notice anything wrong when we passed the village?"

Everyone immediately recalled the appearance just now, and suddenly a little guard had a flash of inspiration and said: "Young women are rarely seen!"

Yuen Long's heart shuddered, and he quietly used Qinggong to hide in the dark place of the women's courtyard wall. Wherever he glanced, he saw that most of the village was full of men, young and old, and old women.Yuan Yi pulled out the poison-testing silver needle from his waist pocket, and after several inspections, he found out that the tea and steamed buns had been tampered with.

Yuan Long flew back, reported what he saw one by one, and then asked: "Your Highness, what should we do?"

Ye Zhao rubbed his fingers, his eyes tightened slightly, and said: "This place is only more than twenty miles away from Yongxue Pass. If one is not careful, it is very likely to be taken back. Let's..."

Speaking of this, the woman's voice suddenly came from outside the courtyard: "Brothers, hurry up... ah!"

A shrill scream echoed in the quiet village.

On the tenth day after leaving the customs, Cao Jun traveled all the way and finally met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Ye Zhao and his party were all in a state of distress, and their bodies were covered with blood. Even His Royal Highness had disheveled hair. In contrast, the white-clothed young men in the team had fair faces and clean clothes.Cao Jun knelt on the ground on the spot, saying that His Highness is a thousand years old, Ye Zhao hurriedly helped him up, and said: "General Cao's rescue work of thousands of miles, Zhao will remember it in his heart!"

Cao Jun's heart was warm, his eyes were wet and he said: "Your Highness..."

The young man in white opened his mouth at this time, his voice was like a jade ringing jade, clear and clear: "Find a place to rest first, and you two, the monarch and minister, can continue."

Cao Jun saw that his expression was indifferent, his white shirt was elegant and graceful, and there was a delicate jade button around his waist.Hearing that his tone didn't look like a guard, he frowned slightly and said, "May I ask your Excellency?"

Yuan Yi talked quickly, and quickly introduced: "This is Mr. Xue who saved us all. He is very good at kung fu. That day in Caotou Mountain, a group of unscrupulous guys wanted to use Mongolian sweat medicine to bring us down, but suddenly a The giant python that is as thick as a bowl cannibalizes people everywhere, if Mr. Xue and our highness hadn't joined forces to kill the giant python, I'm afraid many brothers would have been folded into it!"

Cao Jun couldn't help but look at Mr. Xue more.

Xue Jian nodded to him, and then he was about to move forward to leave, but when he passed by, he suddenly raised his eyebrows, and his eyes fell on Cao Jun's chest: "What is General Cao carrying?"

Cao Jun was slightly stunned, and then realized that it was a bag that Long Xiao gave him before leaving, but he didn't seem to get along well with this Mr. Xue, so he shook his head pretending not to know, and said, "Mr. Xue, what do you mean?"

Xue Jian said: "It's nothing, just asking casually."

Cao Jun felt an inexplicable feeling in his heart. He ordered all the soldiers to serve His Highness and the guards to rest before taking out the kit from his bosom.The stitches are dense, the color is not strong, and only a few shallow lines are drawn.Curiously, he opened the bag, only to find that there was only a piece of jade the size of a longan, which was as white as jade and slightly rounded, like the scales of some living thing.

"What is this?" He thought to himself.

After turning it over and over for a few times but still not understanding the mystery, Cao Jun took it back into his kit, and then stuffed it back into his chest again.

Camped anywhere for a short rest, the prince fell asleep as soon as his head touched the quilt.Those guards more or less closed the curtains to rest, leaving only a few people guarding the night outside the prince's tent.Cao Jun knew that the prince was not at ease with him at this time, so he didn't say much, but ordered the soldiers to strengthen their guards and guard them thoroughly.

The moon rose to the top of the head, everyone was more or less shrouded in drowsiness, and gradually became drowsy.

Cao Jun had a dream. He dreamed that when he was five years old, he went back to Beijing with his adoptive father to attend the New Year Ceremony. After the ceremony, he found it boring and walked around. This walk made him see Ye Zhao who was almost the same as himself. .Although the prince is young, his extraordinary appearance has gradually revealed his strength. This sight is so fresh in his memory that many years later he still can't forget to go back to Beijing to meet the child who carved a snow sculpture from ice.

When they met again after the death of their adoptive father, he repelled Rong Di's attack as a young man, and was named the new general of Zhenguan.After Xuekongguan was settled down, he returned to Beijing to thank him, and only then saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who had grown into an adult and graceful in the Golden Luan Hall.

After returning to Xuekongguan, he never forgot it, and even looked at the moonlit night by the window alone in the dead of night. Countless bits and pieces finally took root in his heart and blossomed into a flower that he dared not tell anyone.

...Suddenly the dream disappeared, and he woke up panting heavily, only to see white light oozing from the jade scale under the single shirt on his chest, which made him feel chills like ice water.He hurriedly put on his clothes, only to realize that the night watch guards and patrolling soldiers had already fallen to the ground, and everyone still had weird smiles on their faces.

In the depths of the night, it seems that countless people are gradually approaching!

At this critical juncture, a little sword light suddenly appeared in the night, the ice and snow were shining coldly, and the vegetation was covered with frost wherever it went.A familiar cold voice shouted: "General Cao, sticking a piece of jade on the forehead can wake everyone up!"

Cao Jun didn't delay any longer, and quickly took out the kits around his waist to rescue everyone one by one. Ye Zhao woke up first, and immediately grasped the sword in his hand after realizing that the surrounding situation was not right.The surrounding guards and soldiers also gradually woke up. Yuan Yi leaned next to Yuen Long, and the two of them firmly protected His Royal Highness, one on the left and one on the right. Looking over, he couldn't help being surprised when he saw it clearly: "Then, what is that?!"

Cao Jun's eyes widened: "Earth worms? It's the voodoo technique of the Yunluo clan of Rongdi's three tribes!"

Suddenly, a cold sword light flew obliquely, and then plunged straight to the ground. Under the shining fire, Xue Jian's white clothes flew like a fairy, and even his cold voice seemed to be tainted with the meaning of being exiled: "Hiding your head and showing your tail, you are a coward. get out!"

The last three words seemed to be shouted angrily, and the surrounding fire exploded with flames half the height of a person, illuminating the surroundings!

At the same time, the scale in Cao Jun's hand also glistened like water, and the ground bugs making small noises retreated one after another as if they had seen their nemesis. The bone flute did not rekindle their fighting spirit.

Everyone raised their vigilance and was ready to deal with the endless stream of evil Gu techniques of the Yunluo tribe. However, after the bone flute rang a few times, there was no response, and then an old voice whispered something with a strange tone.Immediately afterwards, the small voice gradually faded away, and the dark figure that was about to move also disappeared.

Yuan Yi breathed a sigh of relief, and asked tentatively, "They withdrew?"

Cao Jun said: "That's right, just now an old man said 'tie hands' in Rong Di language, that was their password to retreat."

However, Ye Zhao couldn't let go of his mind, and said, "But there is no guarantee that they will make a comeback, and there is no guarantee that Ye Dan will send troops to catch up."

Cao Jun nodded and said, "What Your Highness said is, since that's the case, how about we go on the road overnight?"

Xue Jianli didn't say a word on the spot, but the corner of his eye lightly fell on the scale in Cao Jun's hand.

Riding on horseback all the way, everyone was relieved until the weather became slightly cooler.

Ye Zhao changed into a military armor and was protected by guards and soldiers in the center. He looked at Xue Jian who was beside him in white, and then turned his gaze back to Cao Jun on the other side, and asked casually, "General Cao, what is the best way tonight?" When Rongdi invaded, what kind of treasure was that piece of jade that you saved us?"

Xue Jian seemed to be attracted by these words, and looked sideways.

Cao Jun was stunned, took out the kit, handed it to His Highness with both hands, and said: "This is a gift from a guest in the mansion before this subordinate leaves."

There seemed to be a gleam of light in Xue Jian's eyes, and he asked, "Your Honor? Is his surname Bai?"

Cao Jun said: "No, although he likes to wear white clothes, his surname is not Bai. His surname is Long, and his single name is the word 'Xiao' in Yunxiao."

Xue Jian thought silently in his heart: "Long Xiao... Long... Xiao? Xiaolong? Xiaolong?"

He couldn't help showing a faint smile, that's why.

Ye Zhao had been with him for several days, and this was the first time he saw him smile, so he couldn't help but froze for a moment, then came back to his senses and asked, "Do you also know the guest of General Cao's mansion?"

Xue Jian nodded and said, "An old friend."

His eyes flickered, as if reflecting the situation by the Yinyang Huangquan River and among the flowers on the other bank again.

Xuekong Pass, General Mansion.

In Ke Qing's courtyard, Long Xiao breathed a sigh of relief after counting his fingerprints.

Hai Dongqing jumped onto the table in front of him, tilted his bird's head to look at him: "Brother, what are you doing?"

Long Xiao said with a faint smile: "The scales have worked, the general escaped a catastrophe...and, the most important thing is that Mr. Xue has also appeared."

Hai Dongqing said: "Young Master Xue is here? Will he do you any harm?"

Long Xiao raised his hand and touched Hai Dongqing's bird's back, and said with a smile: "How could it be? Mr. Xue was sworn into the mortal world, and he took the road of supporting Ziwei Emperor Star. And I am protecting Wu Quxing, which can be regarded as a The same roots, the same origin, and the same branches. Maybe, Mr. Xue can help me get what I want!"

Hai Dongqing moved the bird's head, jumped on the table twice, and said, "Brother, continue to deceive yourself and others! You have clearly seen the red line of General Cao's unrequited love for His Highness Ye Zhao from Qingniao, but you don't believe it anyway, He also gave up his cultivation in the snowy mountains and entered the world to help him guard the border and assist Jiangshan. This time, he spent a hundred years of cultivation as a sacrifice to refine a scale to protect him...If this continues, you will have to take yourself into it sooner or later, big brother!"

Long Xiao said with a gentle smile: "Who told me to save me..."

Hai Dongqing glanced at him, spread his wings and flew to the window lattice, and said loudly: "The favor of saving life has long been reported, brother, you can continue to lie to yourself, hum."

Seeing him flying out angrily, Long Xiao couldn't help laughing, he called "Qing'er" twice but no one... No bird answered, so he had no choice but to sit back.