Mountains and rivers pray for peace

Chapter 33 Distress in the Forest

"Snatch the black lion! Leave no one alive!"

There were shouts of killing everywhere in the woods, and the deafening sound of horseshoes from far to near made the entire Qingyang Peak tremble slightly, and the heavy Dongyan Mountain was almost completely burned by the flames.Immediately afterwards, the entire forest was filled with the piercing sound of sword clashes, and the earth-shattering sound waves were mixed with crying and howling.

Seeing that the situation was not right, the three of Huo Qi quickly tightened the reins and stopped the horse.

"What bad luck!" Li Crab cursed in a low voice.

"Damn it! I was hunted today, with open and covert arrows one after another. Is it really going to take my life?" Zhang Mazi clenched his fists.

Huo Qi narrowed his eyes slightly: "Brother Crab, what's going on with the shouting in front? Why are the Seventh Prince and General Cui together?"

"General Cui rushed to save the seventh prince." Li Xixie said.

"The Seventh Prince is in danger today?" Huo Qi asked in surprise.

"Forget it, the Seventh Prince was besieged by wolves before."

Huo Qi was puzzled: "Besieged by wolves? Is Longyang Peak so dangerous? There have been so many hunts before, but nothing like this has ever happened."

"Speaking of it, Dongyan Ridge is dangerous and wild beasts are infested. But these wolves are the most vigilant and will not come out easily, let alone so many wolves coming out? It's so dark! I think someone deliberately lured it out. Fortunately, The Seventh Prince has great martial arts skills, so he escaped unscathed. When we arrived, all the wolves were already dead." Li Crab talked about what he saw today like he was pouring beans out of his bamboo tube.

Huo Qi asked: "Who deliberately attracted?"

"It's hard to say. In fact, nothing happened today. But since the Seventh Prince hunted the black lion alone, things have gone wrong. We were patrolling Dongyanling with General Cui, and we heard The wolf howled, so I hurried over." Li Crab frowned and said.

Zhang Mazi resented: "Looking at the previous situation, I'm afraid this time it's not a wolf, but a human. The gods fight, and it brings us little Luola along with us."

After listening to the two people's words, Huo Qi probably guessed what happened today.

It's just that the princes didn't take Shen Yuning as an idle prince in their eyes at first, but Shen Yuning hunted down the black lion without him noticing.After the princes knew about it, they became evil-minded. First they attracted wolves, and now they set traps to kill people and gain goods.

The forces in Dongyanling are intertwined, and the princes who are hiding in the dark will definitely not show up in person for this kind of murder.Looking at the current situation, it's hard to say what the princes did, but they just wanted to kill Shen Yuning and snatch the black lion. There is no proof of death.

In the final analysis, in the royal family, on weekdays, brothers are equal, but behind them are opponents.Although wolves are terrifying, they are not as ferocious as humans. They are so ferocious that they can even kill their own brothers without mercy.

But, will Shen Yuning really be caught without a fight?

She doesn't think so.

I'm afraid that Shen Yuning had already expected everything today and was fully prepared.He hunted down the black lion alone, and single-handedly eliminated the wolves.Who would believe that he just came to Dongyanling to enjoy the scenery?
Today, others thought that he was tricked, but they didn't know that he was the real hunter behind it.In this so-called ambush targeting Shen Yuning, the one who really died was probably the smart chess player behind it.

Huo Qi didn't know how long she was thinking. Zhang Mazi next to her interrupted her thoughts: "The sound in front was quieter. Crab and I went to take a look. Girl, you hide in the woods first and don't make any sound until things calm down. , I’ll put a signal in the air, and you’ll come out again.”

Although Zhang Mazi was greedy for life and afraid of death, he still had some sense of loyalty, so naturally he would not bring Huo Qi to his death.

Huo Qi's eyes moved slightly, and he had a decision in his heart: "Do you want to live?"

Zhang Mazi and Li Xixie didn't understand, so they asked, "What do you mean, girl?"

"If you want to live, don't go there now. Wait until there is no movement ahead, and then take the path back to the camp. When you get back to the camp, take the initiative to complain to General Cui, and you sneak out to eat meat. You must pretend to be something today. I haven't seen it yet, do you understand?" Huo Qi said word by word.

Li Xixie scratched his head and said, "Why can't I understand what Miss is saying?"

Zhang Mazi was quick-witted, and instantly understood Huo Qi's deep meaning. He pressed Li Xixie's arm, and said with three respects in his tone, "I understand. It's just that the girl won't go with us?"

"I have something that must be done, so you retreat first. If there is a chance in the future, I might come to ask you for a drink." Huo Qi smiled reassuringly.

Zhang Mazi saw that Huo Qi insisted, so he couldn't persuade him anymore.

For some reason, when he first met Huo Qi, he just thought she was a fragile young lady.But in just one hour, he changed his mind about Huo Qi greatly. He always felt that she had a soothing magic power and he could listen to Huo Qi's words.

Before she could turn around, she saw Huo Qi whipping his horse and neighing, its front hooves rising into the air, but she controlled the reins, sat very firmly, and galloped forward.The horse's hoof kicked up dust, and disappeared in the end of the field of vision in an instant.

When Huo Qi arrived at the battle scene, there was flesh and blood everywhere he looked. The air was filled with a strong smell of blood. Even the leaves in the woods were dyed dark red. It was obvious that this place had just experienced a fierce battle. .

However, this is almost a one-sided massacre, because the corpses lying underneath are almost all dressed in uniform color clothing.

It's a good trick to catch the turtle in the urn.

This also verified her previous guess from the side - Shen Yuning was already prepared.

Huo Qi raised his eyes and looked forward. Behind the piles of corpses stood a tall man, who looked particularly mysterious under the cover of night.

Taking a closer look, it was Shen Yuning.

He was dressed in black riding attire, with handsome eyebrows and slender eyes, his expression was cold, there was no trace of embarrassment in his eyes, and his temperament was extremely cold. Under the cover of moonlight and blood, he looked like a jade-faced Shura crawling out of hell.

Behind Shen Yuning was a thick black cloud. It looked like there were hundreds of people. Each soldier had a dark ribbon tied around his wrist. They stood in a well-trained posture. They were obviously privately raised troops.

In Huo Qi's eyes, Shen Yuning was like an unsheathed sword.Now, Shen Yuning truly showed his bloodthirsty side.

Indifference, high position and authority, rejecting people thousands of miles away.

At this time, he was talking to a young man wearing armor next to him. His deep voice sounded particularly cold in the quiet night: "Except the Xuanfu Army, all the Imperial Guards present today will be killed on the spot. No one will be spared."

As soon as the words fell, Shen Yuning seemed to have noticed the sound in front of her, and an impatient killing intent flashed in her eyes, and when she turned her head to see the person coming, the killing intent quickly disappeared, and there was a hint of playfulness in her eyes.

Huo Qi and Shen Yuning looked at each other, and the air was still for a moment.

In the next second, a head popped out of Shen Shen's pile of corpses, picking up the bow and arrow next to it, waiting for the opportunity to shoot Shen Yuning, trying to make a final struggle.

Shen Yuning had already noticed the sound, but he did not dodge. Angzang's body remained motionless, with only an imperceptible frown on his brows. His dark eyes were unfathomable, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

At the same time, Huo Qi pulled out an arrow from the quiver beside the horse's back without hesitation, picked up the bow and set the arrow.

Suddenly, a cold arrow drew a beautiful arc, like a silver light flashing in the night.There was only a muffled grunt, and the people in the pile of corpses fell to the ground.

Hearing the noise, the young man next to Shen Yuning came back to his senses, looked at the body on the ground, and cursed secretly: "There are still fish that slipped through the net."

But he seemed to have noticed that the arrow was coming from the opposite direction, and he suddenly looked forward and saw a girl wearing a green shirt.

The girl sat steadily on the horse, her hair was messy, and her coat was mottled with blood and mud spots, but she didn't look anxious at all. Her pair of phoenix eyes were as dark as a deep pool, as if they could suck a person's soul into the pupils.If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed that the murderous arrow just now was shot by such a weak and weak woman.

The girl in front of him moved her eyes slightly, galloped over, then turned over and dismounted, stopping in front of him.

I saw this young girl looking towards Shen Yuning and saying respectfully: "My lord, please see your highness."

Shen Yuning raised her eyes slightly, and cast a playful glance at Huo Qi: "This king never thought that Miss Huo's family can also ride and shoot."

Even so, there was no surprise in Shen Yuning's tone. It was obvious that he had known about it for a long time.

"Isn't Your Highness waiting for the minister's response?" Huo Qi smiled lightly, and a stern look faintly flashed in the phoenix's eyes.

Shen Yuning clearly saw that the man wanted to shoot him, but he didn't move. The meaning in this is intriguing.

She fought with Shen Yuning several times, Qiu Juyan gave medicine, Zhenyuanhou's mansion ran into each other, and the reason why she survived under Shen Yuning's hands was that none of these things touched Shen Yuning's core interests. Even if the incident was revealed, she wouldn't be able to escape her involvement.

But this time in Dongyan Ridge, she bumped into Shen Yuning's privately raised army, slaughtered the imperial guards, and colluded with the prince's general. If she hadn't immediately shot and killed the soldier just now, I'm afraid she wouldn't be able to get out alive today. East Yanling.

What she just did was nothing more than a show of loyalty to Shen Yuning.

Shen Yuning heard the words, but did not speak.

He stared at Huo Qi closely with his deep narrow eyes, and let out a low laugh.Then, he raised his hand to signal, and the beads on his wrist slipped slightly along the veins.In an instant, the soldiers behind quickly disappeared into the night, leaving only an afterimage.

The young man in armor looked at Shen Yuning and said hesitantly: "Your Highness...this woman..." Apparently he was worried that the sudden appearance of the woman would reveal Shen Yuning's secret.

After a while, Shen Yuning said lazily: "Huo Qi, the daughter of Duke Ning."

Seven words briefly introduced the identity of the girl in front of her.

Huo Qi's eyes were clear, and he turned his head to the young man with a bright smile: "Little girl Huo Qi, this must be General Cui."

Although she has never met Cui Xin, he is probably the only one who can talk to Shen Yuning at this moment.

After Cui Xin heard this, he was slightly startled. He and Huo Qi had never met before, so why did Huo Qi seem to know him a long time ago, so he was able to call out his name when he opened his mouth?What puzzled him even more was that he always felt that the Seventh Highness didn't care about Huo Qi breaking the matter, and there was an unspoken familiarity between the two of them.

What is the relationship between these two people?
"It turned out to be Miss Huo." Cui Xin turned around, cupped his fists and said, "Why are you here late at night, Miss?"

Huo Qi quickly replied: "Because of you."

"Because I'm here?" Cui Xin asked in surprise.

"My daughter came here this time because she has something to ask General Cui for help..." Huo Qi looked solemn and opened his mouth to express his intention.

According to her observations in the past few days, Cui Xin is haunted and haunted, and she can't see anyone at all.Even if he is in the camp, his residence is strictly guarded by the imperial guards, making it difficult for others to approach.After much deliberation, the only way to stop him here at Dongyan Ridge would be the best policy, otherwise she wouldn't, and wouldn't dare to take such a big risk to run over.

But before Huo Qi could finish his words, a cold voice interrupted: "Cui Xin, you go back to the camp first and protect the black lion."

　I stopped for two days because of the epidemic, and I'm back~

　　
　
(End of this chapter)