Mountains and rivers pray for peace

Chapter 43 Bloody Huailin
Liu Yu shook his head and stopped talking.

Huo Qi's attention quickly shifted: "Dare to ask General Liu, how many people have you brought this time?" Liu Yu was the only one in sight at the moment, so she naturally had to figure out the situation first.

"About a hundred."

Huo Qi frowned.

In her last life, she did not witness Huo Xian's murder, and she didn't know exactly how many people Huo Chi brought with him, but since Huo Xian died so miserably, there must be a lot of people on the other side.Therefore, the people Liu Yu brought were not enough.

Liu Yu seemed to see Huo Qi's concerns: "Girl, please be at ease. The men sent this time are all the elites of General Cui. Moreover, the area of ​​Bifeng Peak is not large. If there are too many people, there will not be enough places to hide." At the end of the night, we came to arrange the arrangements. Everyone has surrounded Huailin, waiting for an order to come out in full force. Don't look at the silence in Huailin at the moment. If they show up, it will be a bloody storm. "

"The general is thoughtful." Huo Qi's eyebrows relaxed.

"Girl, you're welcome, this is the end of the job."

"General Liu, I still need your cooperation for some things."

Huo Qi looked towards Qingyang Peak in the distance, and there was an inexplicable mist in his eyes.

……

The sun was sinking and the sky was dark.

Next to a clear spring at the foot of Qingyang Peak, stood a tall young man. This man's facial features were clear and smooth, but his skin was scraped like sandpaper by wind and frost. However, this did not make him look haggard, but instead gave him a kind of haggard appearance. Paradoxically handsome.The horse next to him was drinking spring water, feeling very happy.The young man stroked the horse's mane and stared at the spring water in trance, but his expression was not relaxed.

This person is none other than Huo Xian, the eldest young master of Ningguo Palace.

A year ago, he asked someone to send a letter home, but did not receive any reply.At this moment, after climbing over another mountain, we arrived at the capital.The place he was thinking about and the person he was thinking about were already close at hand, and he couldn't help but feel a little timid.

Huo Xian still clearly remembered that night three years ago.

That was the first time Huo Ruhai proposed to let him become an official.

As the only son of Huo Ruhai, a third-generation civil servant in Duke Ning's palace, since he was a child, outsiders' hope for him was to inherit the position of Duke and embark on a bright path to become a scholar-bureaucrat.

But it is also because he is the son of Huo Ruhai, he understands that his father is unparalleled, and behind the power in his hand is walking on thin ice and helpless compromise that outsiders can't see.The higher you stand, the easier it is to climb and fall.

The so-called power ministers are nothing more than that.

Therefore, he is unwilling to follow the will of others and follow Huo Ruhai's old path.He doesn't like sour literati, and he has never thought of going to the temple and turning clouds and rain in that treacherous court.For him, it is his long-cherished wish in this life to go to battle to kill the enemy, serve the country, find another world, and see the great rivers and mountains.

That day, he told Huo Ruhai about his plan to join the army. Huo Ruhai had always been kind to his children and never interfered too much. Therefore, he naturally thought that he would get his father's forgiveness.

Unexpectedly, Huo Ruhai, uncharacteristically, strongly opposed it. If Huo Xian insisted on joining the army, he should stop recognizing him as his father.He asked Huo Ruhai to give himself a willing reason.

But Huo Ruhai was silent for a long time.

At the end, I just said "you will understand later".

This reason did not convince him.

In a moment of youthful anger, he ran away in anger and stayed away for three full years.

In order to prove that his decision was correct, in the past three years, he kept his name incognito, desperately killed the enemy on the battlefield, made many military exploits, and finally became a lieutenant general from a small cook.

He was originally from a family of civil servants, and his kung fu was not very good. Zhang Yong, another lieutenant general in the barracks, even made things difficult for him many times.On the battlefield, the sword has no eyes, and there are ghosts hidden in the barracks. With the breath in his heart, he has persisted until now.

Three months ago, Beisai Yuenu crossed the border and harassed Sui City, which was on the verge of falling.He personally led several teams of small soldiers to break through on heavy cavalry, fought bloody battles, and finally defeated the enemy successfully.

A few days ago, the main general, General Zhang, called him to Yazhang and offered to ask for a reward for him in front of Emperor Xiaowen.He took advantage of the situation and proposed to take a leave of absence in April to return to Beijing and Miansheng.

I haven't returned home for three years, and now that I've been named, it's time to go back.

Although Huo Xian is now at Qingyang Peak, his heart has already flown to Duke Ning's Mansion with the wind.He didn't know if his parents' anger had subsided, and he didn't know how Huo Qi was doing now, or whether he blamed him for not coming back for three years.Counting the days, I am afraid that my sister has already been married to someone else, but he has not been able to give her a dowry.Thinking of this, Huo Xian's heart felt hot, and he felt annoyed that he had been too impulsive.

Huo Xian threw a stone at the spring, which caused thousands of ripples.As if he had made up his mind, he turned around and patted the horse's neck: "Come on, Yueying, I will take you back to the capital for a while."

In an instant, the corner of Huo Xian's mouth twitched, he got on his horse, clamped his legs forcefully, Yue Ying let out a neigh, and one man and one horse headed towards the direction of Bichen Peak.

Huo Xian galloped all the way, and after running for less than half an hour, he finally reached the fork in the road around the waist of Bifeng Peak.There are two roads leading to the capital here, one is a shortcut that must pass through Huailin, and the terrain is relatively steep.The other route bypasses Huailin. It is a long road, but the terrain is flat and it is convenient for horse-drawn carriages. For the sake of safety, travelers usually choose the farther road.

Huo Xian hesitated for a moment, looked up at the still dark sky, turned his horse's head and ran towards the long road.

After walking for less than half a quarter of an hour, Huo Xian finally arrived at a canyon.This place is surrounded by mountains on both sides. Although the space between the two mountains is not wide, it can accommodate four people riding horses together.Just as he was about to pass through the canyon, several black shadows flashed in the distance.

"Who is it!" Huo Xian shouted, stretched his neck and looked forward.

Before he could see clearly whether the black shadow was a man or a beast, two apes popped out of the canyon, making low calls.

Seeing this, Huo Xian took a long breath and laughed and cursed: "It's two monkeys, what a shame!"

Before he could suppress his smile, there was another loud noise like landslides and ground cracks all around him.

In just a short moment, half of the hillside in front of him slid down, the sound was endless, almost deafening, and birds in the middle of the mountain were stirred up in the valley.

The rolling stones fell down like raindrops, and they were about to hit him. If such a battle was called to him, even if he survived by luck, he might be crippled for the rest of his life.

"Damn it!" Huo Xian cursed in a low voice.

He supported the saddle, turned over and rolled off the horse's back, and kicked Yueying's ass vigorously, looking extremely flexible.Yueying was stimulated, and immediately raised his hooves and ran forward.

Huo Xian was not worried about Yue Ying disappearing. He and Yue Ying had been together for many years and had a tacit understanding. When they ran to a safe place, Yue Ying would definitely be waiting for him there.

However, he took advantage of the situation and grabbed the luggage stuffed with clothes to protect his head, and rolled down rapidly in the direction of Yueying, barely avoiding the rolling stones.

After a while, the loud noise in the mountain gradually subsided, and the originally silent valley returned to calm.

When it was confirmed that it was safe, Huo Xian jumped up like a carp, spat out the sand in his mouth, and patted the thick dust on his body.His forehead and hands had been scratched by gravel, and there were a few bloodstains oozing out. Fortunately, there were no serious injuries, and his life was saved.

The rolling rocks in front have sealed the canyon, and now there is no other way but to return along the original path.He had no choice but to turn around and walk back. After walking for less than half a cup of tea, he found Yue Ying grazing next to a big tree at the fork in the road.

Huo Xian narrowly escaped death, just when he was secretly thankful, he took two steps forward, patted Yue Ying lightly, and smiled foolishly: "Yue Ying is really smart, he knows to wait for me here."

He just smiled, but his expression gradually became serious, and there was a trace of uneasiness in his heart.After all, he has been battle-tested and has a bit of an instinct for danger.

The mountain collapsed really weirdly today.

Logically speaking, Bifeng Peak is a granite landform with extremely hard geology and is not prone to landslides.Secondly, late autumn is the driest weather in the capital, and there is no accumulation of water on the ground. It can be seen that these days are not rainy weather, and it should not be due to rain washout.

Is it a natural disaster?
Or man-made disaster?

In the end is the boulder accidentally closed the mountain?
Or was someone deliberately trying to lure him in the direction of Huailin?

Huo Xian looked at the path blocked by rolling stones, his eyes dimmed.Now, if he wanted to return to the capital, he had no other choice but to take the road leading to Huailin.

It was almost dark, so he had to get back on his horse and run towards the second road.However, the reins in his hands were held tighter.

Accompanied by the shadow of the tree, he galloped for about ten miles.Huo Xian took a closer look, and the Huailin stele came into view.At this point, Huo Xian's tense nerves relaxed three points along the way.

He thought that he would be home in less than half an hour. Maybe it was just an accident?
Different from Huo Xian's briskness, Yue Ying under him began to lose control.It kicked the mound of dirt on the ground with its front hooves, but it refused to take half a step forward, looking very anxious.

Huo Xian was a little suspicious, stroking Yue Ying's mane, trying to calm it down, but a stern look flashed in his eyes, and he secretly paid attention to the movement around him.

With a sound of "shua", three hidden arrows pierced through the air and came straight towards Huo Xian.With a serious look on his face, he drew out the sword beside him, and danced quickly in the air a few times. Suddenly, several silver lights flashed, and the arrows fell in response.

"Good skill, to be able to hide."

A cold voice came from ahead.

He suddenly looked forward, but at some point, a group of masked men in black appeared in front of him, probably about 20 of them.

To kill him alone, but to send so many people, you really think highly of him.

Huo Xian held the reins tightly, and a murderous look flashed between his brows: "The Rolling Stone Formation just now was also created by you."

The leader among them stood with his hands behind his back. After hearing this, he clapped his hands appreciatively, and said with a smile: "Accurate judgment, I am worthy of being the young master of Ningguo Duke's mansion. I wanted to make the death of young master Huo easier, but what can I do?" You are so ignorant."

Huo Xian's guess was verified.

He shouted angrily: "You are looking for death!"

"I have a suggestion. I wonder if Young Master Huo is interested in hearing it." The leader was not aroused by these words and instead smiled in a low voice.

"what?"

"This suggestion is to turn Huailin into Master Huo's graveyard." The leader's tone turned cold, he raised his hand and issued a killing order, "Kill him for me. Whoever can take Huo Xian's head will be rewarded with a thousand taels. "

As soon as the words fell, the men in black rushed up behind him.

Huo Xian sneered, "What a big tone."

After finishing speaking, he leapt up and down with his strength, and the figure and the sword light flew at the same time. The long sword in his hand was already lying on the neck of a man in black who was rushing forward. In an instant, the head rolled to the ground.

The leader didn't seem to have expected Huo Xian to be so powerful, he staggered back two steps, raised his arms and shouted: "Call me! Let me kill him!"

In an instant, the two sides were fighting hard to separate each other.

The shadow of sword, light and sword almost illuminates Huailin.

At this time, Huo Qi was hiding behind the dense forest not far away.

It was already dark, and the Huai Lin was overgrown with weeds. I'm afraid no one thought that there were still people watching the show behind.

Seeing that Huo Qi was calm and relaxed, Liu Yu had no intention of asking him to reinforce Huo Xian. For a moment, he wondered if this person was Miss Huo. How could a younger sister look at her brother in danger and remain indifferent? reason?
Seeing the fierce battle ahead, Liu Yu finally couldn't help but said in a deep voice: "Girl, at the end of the day, Young Master Huo was slashed on the arm just now. If this continues, I'm afraid it will be difficult to sustain. Do you want to kill someone at this moment?" go out?"

A sneer flashed across the corner of Huo Qi's lips: "Don't worry, let this group of people go, I'm afraid they have a back-up plan."

Huo Qi watched coldly as the killer in front of him swung his sword at Huo Xian, his liver and gallbladder already splitting from pain.In a blur, Huo Xian's body and his sword-wielding figure gradually overlapped.

In her last life, she was shocked to hear that Huo Xian had died at the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion, without even seeing the body.In this life, she saw Huo Xian's suffering with her own eyes.Comparing the two, she didn't know which one caused her more pain.

She wanted to tear the killer into pieces, but right now, she still needed to keep calm.She could see clearly that this group of men in black looked scary, but they were actually just a bunch of moneybags.Just relying on these few people, Huo Xian couldn't be killed. She had an intuition that there must be a bigger conspiracy hidden behind it, and now is not the best time to catch the net.

As Huo Qi saw, at the other end, the ground was already covered with the corpses of men in black.Before Huo Xian fell down, behind the leader of the man in black, there was originally a huge crowd of people, but in a blink of an eye there were only five people left.

The two sides were at a stalemate.

"Who sent you here?"

"People who are about to die don't need to know so much. If you want to blame, blame yourself for blocking the way of others!"

The leader sneered, took out something that looked like a torch, and immediately sent a signal into the air, the sound resounded through the valley, and in an instant, another group of cold killers emerged from behind.The difference is that there are more of these killers, and the weapons in their hands are different from the ones just now, they are all big knives.

There are obviously two forces.

Among these killers, a man in blue clothes who had never masked his face slowly walked out.

When the leader of the men in black saw this man, he bowed his head and said, "Fifth Master."

On this end, Liu Yu said in a low voice: "Young lady is really clever, I didn't expect that there are so many people behind her. If you just act rashly, you will definitely startle the snake."

After hearing this, Huo Qi just clenched his fist secretly.

From the moment this fifth master appeared, she felt very familiar from a distance.She closely watched Fifth Master's every move, and she didn't even have time to look at Huo Xian again.

Suddenly, she remembered a person.

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