Shadow Guard stand-in

Pei Xingge could not definitely bring Jin Jiuye back from Calabash Valley, he even thought it was too late to lead troops to rescue him now.So in the face of He Jue's questioning, he could only remain silent.

He Jue brought Pei Rong along with him, and Gao Shanying led three thousand imperial guards from the gate of Yushiguan City in a mighty way.

The Forbidden Army is elite soldiers selected one in ten or even one in a hundred. They are the tiger and wolf divisions that guard the imperial city. They are suitable for running thousands of miles and inserting into the heart of the enemy.And Yushiguan garrisoned 2 troops, led by two other generals, followed by [-] troops.It's just that He Jue couldn't wait, so he went ahead.

Calabash Valley is located in the Northern Qi territory north of Yushi Pass, which is considered a natural line of defense on the border of Northern Qi.

He Jue knew this place. Since the tragic death of the old general Zhong Jin, every subject in the Southern Tang Dynasty had memorized this place name, and the princes and nobles had memorized every curve of the land on the map one by one.In the first military lesson, veteran generals would talk about the Battle of Calabash Valley, how to use such terrain to ambush, and how to fight back in such terrain.

But that was a battle between the two armies with a considerable number of people, but now, Jin Jiuye is fighting against thousands of troops with one man.

I don't know how many wolf smoke riders there are. He Jue subconsciously hoped that Qi Lezhi would have disabled all the wolf smoke riders, and the number of chasing them might not be as many as expected.

"Pei Rong, do you know where the King Ming Altar is?" He Jue kept recalling every word Lin Jiyuan said in his mind. He knew the Calabash Valley, but he didn't know much about the King Ming Altar in the Sun Moon Temple.

Pei Rong knew a thing or two about this, and he was also shocked when he heard about the Mingwang Altar, "That's the headquarters of the Sun Moon Temple, deep into the territory of Northern Qi, less than three hundred miles away from Yong'an, the capital of Qi, and the Shadow Guard is too courageous." Big, how did he do it?"

He Jue frowned, it was less than three hundred miles away, no wonder they fled for several days, and they were about to reach the border, but they wanted to lure their pursuers to gourd valley.

Seeing that He Jue didn't speak, Pei Rong continued to explain: "Northern Qi believes in King Ming, and believes that he is the savior. The Sun and Moon Temple is the symbol of King Ming in the world.

"Well, I know that." He Jue whipped the horse's whip to make the horse run faster. He was too anxious and wished to see Jin Jiuye immediately.

Seeing this, Pei Rong didn't say much anymore. Although he was far away at the border, the Shadow Guard has been in the harem for more than half a year, and the news of being blocked no matter how closed it was.He had seen that legendary figure before, and he only felt that the other party was decisive in killing and attacking, and it was impossible for him to have anything to do with love. Now, seeing His Majesty's anxious appearance, he fully realized that the Lord Shadow Guard was not only Xuanyi Division, but also The noble concubine of Xijing City is the love of His Majesty.

At night, Long Xing shines in the sky.On the vast wasteland, the black armored cavalry was well-trained and galloped, and the clatter of horseshoes was deafening.

Gourd Valley, a dangerous canyon, soon appeared in front of their eyes, and the surrounding was terribly quiet, not even the chirping of insects and birds.The strong bloody smell made people's scalp numb from a long distance away, and Gao Shanying, who was charging forward, turned his horse's head and came back and said to He Jue, "Your Majesty, it's just ahead. I saw broken limbs and arms, wearing silver armor... "

"It's Wolf Smoke Cavalry." Pei Rong said first, looking far into the distance, the mouth of Calabash Valley was like a ray of sky, shrouded in pitch black night, and only a shadowy silhouette could be seen, as if a giant monster stretched out its man-eating giant. Mouth.

"Maybe you heard the sound of fighting?" He Jue asked in a deep voice.

Gao Shanying shook his head, "No, it's very quiet, terrifyingly quiet."

He Jue's heart was heavy. If there was no sound of fighting, did it mean that he hadn't made it in time, and could he just go to the countless corpses or stumps to find his Brother Ye?

"Enter the valley immediately." He Jue ordered, kicked the horse's belly with both legs, left the team, and accelerated to the forefront.

Pei Rong followed. He looked at the night and the valley in the distance, hesitated, and said: "Your Majesty, I suggest you stay outside the valley in case of any accident. After all, this place is really quiet. It is not guaranteed that the wolf smoke riders are still in the valley, or they are ambush somewhere and preparing to ambush."

"If the Wolf Smoke Rider stays in the valley, I will go in for a while." He Jue raised his whip, and the speed became faster and faster, leaving Pei Rong and Gao Shanying behind.

In fact, he hoped that Wolf Smoke Rider would still be in Calabash Valley. If he left, it would mean that Jin Jiuye had already been captured by them.He Jue knew that man well, he would never be taken down by anyone, unless he died, as long as he still had breath, he would raise his knife and continue fighting.

His stamina and determination are extraordinary.

There were layers of corpses in the canyon, and the soil on the ground was soaked in red, dripping blood and flowing slowly.Gyeonggi Guard's horseshoes stepped across the soil, and He Jue had already rushed to the front. There were only three or four stormtroopers ahead of him.

The wolf smoke riders hadn't left yet, and there were hundreds of them gathered in the center of the canyon, all of them holding swords, but they all stood still.Among them was a man in black who was also standing still. He held a silver gun in his left hand and a short knife in his right hand. Blood was all over his body, and even the knife surface was red with blood.

The two sides confronted each other, no one moved, no one made a sound, as if they were sculptures standing for days and nights, or tens of thousands of years.

The starry sky sank, the night fell, the darkness covered blood, and the crowd in the distance looked like demons and ghosts.

The sound of Jingjiwei's horse's hooves alarmed the surrounding wolf smoke riders. They all turned around to look over, and then retreated in a riot. He Jue ordered: "Shoot and kill!"

His horse stepped over first, flipped his wrist, and pierced the throats of several people with his sword. His face was calm, and his eyes were only on the man in black standing far away.

A wolf smoke rider rushed over, and He Jue's heart tightened, but he saw the man lift the knife, and in a flash, a fresh hot head fell to the ground. The man's movements were so neat that people couldn't even see how he got out. hand.No one dared to step forward, and they subconsciously avoided it when they stepped back.

He Jue rode his horse and rushed away from the crowd, followed by Jingji Wei, who broke through a road. The man in black was at the end of the road, and the fighting and shouting around him could not affect him in the slightest.

No one approached him, no one intended to fight him, so he remained motionless, the silver gun in his hand supported him to stand, he was so indifferent that he didn't even breathe.

He Jue got off his horse, and walked towards the man step by step among the corpses. He walked faster and faster, stepping over the mountain of corpses in the sea of ​​blood, and only saw the man in his eyes.

"..." He wanted to call out the man's name, but his lips trembled and his throat lost his voice.

It was getting closer and closer, so close that he finally saw the man's face clearly, it was the familiar face, and his chest hurt as if being pressed by a boulder.

Stains of blood were solidified on the man's face, his face was pale, even his lips were black and blue, his eyes looked into the distance blankly, and the eye sockets were full of bloodshot eyes.

I didn't close my eyes for several days and nights.

Within three feet, the man raised the knife decisively, and the blade slid towards He Jue. He Jue took a step back in surprise, almost exhausting all his life's knowledge in an instant, and narrowly avoided the knife.He looked at the man in disbelief, felt a pain on his face, he couldn't help reaching out to touch it, and touched the warm blood, and his face was cut by the blade.

If not avoided, it was his throat that was cut.

But the person who made the knife didn't feel the slightest bit of surprise or remorse for hurting He Jue, his expression was still indifferent, and his eyes were still dull.

He still carries the knife, ready for battle at any time.

He Jue realized that something was wrong, his brother Ye didn't recognize him, as long as Jin Jiuye got close to him, no matter who he was, he would kill him with a knife.This is killing red eyes, killing so much that only the reaction remains.

He relied on his reactions and instincts to survive until now. He was already at the end of his strength, holding on to his last breath.

He Jue saw that the man's chest was still bleeding somewhere, and it soaked out bit by bit, wetting his coat.There was no good place on his body, and the black clothes had been torn into wounds one after another. He Jue was so distressed that his hands and feet were shaking.

"Brother..." He stepped forward slowly, with an unconcealable cry in his voice, "Brother Ye, it's me."

"I'm here." He Jue's voice came closer, and the man's eyes were in a daze. He looked at He Jue, as if he was looking for something. For a long time, the two of them looked at each other like this.

Then the man in black opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

"What do you want to say?" He Jue asked, Jin Jiuye's feet suddenly went limp, and the silver gun that was supporting him fell out of his hand, and he fell to the ground with a bang, and even his body went limp on the ground.

He Jue rushed forward, caught the man, and hugged him tightly, his voice was hoarse and moved, "Brother Ye, I'm here, I'll take you back."

Jin Jiuye coughed twice and tried his best to stand up straight. He looked at He Jue with a serious and restrained gaze, "...Master, master."

His mouth was dry and cracked, his body was cold and stiff like a dead body, his voice seemed to be torn by a sharp weapon, it was so weak that he could barely hear it, He Jue had to get very close to barely hear his master.

"Brother Ye." He Jue lowered his head, looked at Jin Jiuye's lips, and responded to the man's words.

Those lips seemed to have lost all their blood. They opened and closed, but they couldn't tell him anything. He Jue suddenly had an idea in his mind. He leaned forward and used his own lips to moisten them one by one, and said, "Say."

Jin Jiuye's mind was blank, for a long while, only one sentence came into his mind, at this moment, the master still only wants to sleep with him.

Such thoughts flashed by, Jin Jiuye felt the temperature on his lips was still there, and his body seemed to be warming up slowly, he finally found his voice, and slowly said what he wanted to say.

He said: "Master, Mr. Qi was rescued by his subordinates. He is on the bank of Beihe River. Send someone to look for him."

He Jue's expression froze, he didn't know what it was like, it was extremely uncomfortable.

"What are you talking about Qi Lezhi at this time? I already know." He Jue responded in a low voice, then looked into Jin Jiuye's eyes, and couldn't help asking, "You only have Qi Lezhi in your heart, don't you have me?" ? In order to save Qi Lezhi, you dared to risk your life, have you ever thought about me?"

His tone was very light, he didn't complain or blame, he was just too sad and distressed.

He almost couldn't see this man, until now, he dared to reveal his true emotions and admit it frankly.

"I, I'm afraid to die."

Jin Jiuye's strength was almost all loose, and he could barely stand by leaning on He Jue. His mind turned very slowly, and he couldn't think of an answer.Maybe he should coax the master and say don't be afraid.Or maybe he should tell his master that he didn't save him for Qi Lezhi's sake, but for his master's sake.

However, he felt that it was wrong to say these words. He should say something else, but he couldn't find the right words.At this moment, he saw two wolf smoke riders rushing towards him.

Without saying a word, he raised his knife and blocked it, subconsciously protecting He Jue behind him.

Sting - blood burst.

Beads of blood hit his face, and he wiped it casually. The knife in his hand was a little soft, and he obviously felt that his reaction could not keep up.

At the same time, He Jue, who was behind him, suddenly stepped forward, wrapped his arms around his body, and turned sideways. Before he could see clearly, a sharp knife stabbed He Jue's waist.

It turned out to be a feint attack by one person and a sneak attack by the other.

"Master!" Jin Jiuye cut the man's throat with a backhanded knife.

"It's okay." He Jue smiled with the corners of his mouth pulled, and looked around, "The last few bedbugs just want to fight to the death."

The Gyeonggi Guards had killed all the remaining Wolf Smoke Cavalry, and there were still more than a dozen people fleeing. Pei Rong led people to chase after him. Seeing that He Jue was injured, Gao Shanying hurried over, "Protect Your Majesty!"

Jin Jiuye looked at He Jue's waist, and stretched out his hand to cover the other's wound, but He Jue held his hand instead, feeling the man's fingertips were cold, he took it to his lips, breathed out and gave it carefully. People keep warm.

The man's body temperature really frightened him, as if it was no different from a corpse, and he wanted to warm everyone up.

"Master..." Jin Jiuye felt uncomfortable. They had been separated for more than a month, and it seemed that he was not used to being close to He Jue. He felt strange in his heart, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

Maybe it's a conscious hallucination of dying.

He Jue hugged him and said softly, "Brother Ye, don't talk, save yourself some energy."

Jin Jiuye hummed, his eyelids were a little heavy, he tried his best to open his eyes, and heard Pei Rong next to him returning his orders: "Your Majesty, all the wolf smoke cavalry have been killed."

"Go back to Yushiguan." He Jue only had Jin Jiuye in his eyes, he picked him up and put him on the horse.

Suddenly, he found that this person had lost weight. He had lost so much weight in the past two months, and he didn't even think it was an effort.Then he also got on the horse, hugged the man in his arms, and drove all the way to Yushi Pass.

It was slowly getting brighter.