Chapter 36 Chapter 82: Thunder avoids sharp edge

After more than a month, Shen Zhenzhu's 100-day pregnancy, morning and evening vomiting finally stopped, and she became more energetic.At this time, it was getting closer and closer to the territory of the Tang Dynasty. Although the road was slow, Li Yu had already sent his trusted guards to lead a fast horse to deliver the letter and Feng Shengyi, secretly ordering to come to meet him.Shen Zhenzhu found a chance when no one was around, and handed the note left by Mo Yanchu to Cheng Yuanzhen.Cheng Yuanzhen was startled at first, then bowed to her to the ground, and said nothing more. In late September, after a difficult climb over Helan Mountain, Jincheng County was already in sight.The vegetation and mountains remained the same, but everyone's state of mind was completely different. Jun couldn't help secretly rejoicing that this trip back to Hehe had survived a near death, and finally he was able to return to his homeland, and his heart was more like a shuttle.

After camping, I washed off the exhaustion of many days, and set foot on the road leading to Jincheng County in the dawn. Li Yu looked far into the distance, and the majestic city wall of Jincheng County was darkly hidden among the mountains and forests, forming a uniform color.Joyful in his heart, he lightly lifted the reins, the mount seemed to be agreeable, raised its head and neighed, and before the sound fell, he could hear a horse neighing in front of him, clearer and clearer into the clouds, just like an echo.Following the neighing of the horse and the sound of hoofbeats, a person came up to him in a hurry, with a green dress and a long sword, elegant and easy, it was Feng Shengyi.

Yan Ming was the happiest, he went up to meet him first, and called out: "Brother, you are finally here!" Feng Shengyi smiled, dismounted from the horse, and patted Yan Ming on the shoulder: "Brother Yan, you have worked hard." Then he went up to Li Yu and said, "I have been waiting here for one night, Your Highness is fine." Li Yu nodded with a smile, and got off the horse Helping him up, he said: "Concubine Shen is also in the carriage behind, you go and see her." Feng Shengyi knew about this, so he went to see him.Shen Zhenzhu lifted the curtain of the carriage, and smiled at Feng Shengyi.The corners of Feng Shengyi's eyes slightly raised, he glanced at Shen Zhenzhu very quickly, and lowered his head, "Is everything alright, Madam?" He said in a low voice: "Your Highness has never given up on your majesty, how can your majesty give up on your highness?" After only saying this, it is inconvenient to say more, so she saluted and withdrew.

On the way to drive the horse, Feng Shengyi reported to Li Yu: "The emperor's condition has worsened. The queen has summoned or secretly met with the king of Yue many times in recent months. There may be a conspiracy." Young, even if Emperor Suzong had the heart, the Supreme Emperor and his officials would never agree to abolish the establishment; and the emperor's health was getting worse and worse. If Li Yu ascended the throne smoothly and the old and new accounts were settled together, there would be no reason for Empress Zhang to survive. He had no choice but to contact Li Xi, the oldest Yue king under Li Yu, in order to survive.Li Yu's eyes flickered, and an imperceptible sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Your Majesty can still last for a few more months, don't you believe me—although she dared to murder Gu several times, could it be that she really dared to kill the king and usurp the throne!"

Feng Shengyi said: "Fortunately, Your Highness is out of danger—" Li Yu smiled slightly: "Is it really out of danger? Before arriving in Chang'an, there will be unpredictable things. If you come to meet Gu, will anyone else know?" Feng Shengyi shook his head and replied affirmatively: "Absolutely not, a certain one got the news and made arrangements for the official affairs of the Ministry of Punishment, then came quietly and alone." Li Yu nodded, "This is the best, but looking at Jincheng County alone, there is always an ominous omen, so you have to be careful everywhere." Feng Shengyi paid more attention when he passed Jincheng County yesterday, and he didn't find anything wrong. The current governor of Jincheng County was originally a subordinate of Guo Ziyi, and he also followed Li Yu in conquests in the east and west, and he did not follow the Queen Zhang's faction.

Due to the slow speed, until it was completely dark, a group of people and horses arrived at the downstairs of Jincheng County.After the unitary hour, the gate of Jincheng County has been closed as usual.On the Xu Tower, the soldiers patrolled back and forth, and the lights in the side room were flickering, and the figures were vague. There were men and women joking, and the strong smell of alcohol was blowing in the wind. Li Yu frowned secretly, and said sternly: "It's really bold to make fun of the cosmetics on the tower!" The soldiers on the tower shouted loudly: "Who is below!"

Naturally Li Yu's identity cannot be revealed, Cheng Yuan Zhenyue immediately stepped forward and said: "A certain inner flying dragon is envoy Cheng Yuanzhen, there is an urgent matter to return to the capital to face the saint, and quickly pass the gatekeeper to open the city gate!"But the man in the room shouted drunkenly: "What are the inner flying dragons and outer flying dragons? The law is here. After the unitary hour has passed, the city gate cannot be opened. Ask him to come back tomorrow!" Cheng Yuanzhen was furious, and shouted: "Little goalkeeper, don't guard Regulations, utter wild words, and die if you don’t come out!”

Li Yu and Feng Shengyi looked at each other, and lowered their voices in unison: "Be careful——" Jincheng County is an important town on the border, and the most stupid guards don't know how to mess around on the towers, let alone dare to attack the inner flying dragon. Li, Feng Shengyi is so keen, he has already sensed the coldness and murderous intent in this city tower, he secretly raised his hand to signal, and the two carriages carrying Shen Zhenzhu and Xiuying retreated slowly. But there was a bang of a clapper, and the rooms of the city tower suddenly became dark and bright, and dense crowds of people gathered on the tower, there were always hundreds of people.

"Let go!" With a command, thousands of crossbows were fired simultaneously, and the arrows poured down like a storm.Feng Shengyi drew his sword and yelled "Quick retreat!" But seeing the white lights flying all over the sky, the sound of swishing was endless, and countless arrows were cut down in an instant, Li Yu, Cheng Yuanzhen, Yan Ming and all the attendants all retreated and swung their weapons to cut down the arrows. Unable to dodge, many people were hit by arrows and fell off the horse. Li Yu looked back at Shen Zhenzhu's carriage - it retreated too far, the arrow could not reach it, and was feeling relieved when his left shoulder felt cold, and an arrow grazed his flesh.

Feng Shengyi yelled "Your Highness, go back quickly", he howled several times, he cheered up, and was swinging his sword again and again to block the arrows, when he heard a woman shouting from the tower above: "Feng Shengyi, you lost!" That voice He was so familiar that he couldn't help looking up——He Lingyi stood proudly on the top of the city, and in the rustling wind, the tulle green skirt fluttered like wings. What shocked him the most was: He Lingyi held a huge bow, The arrow is aiming at Li Yu who is behind! He Lingyi smiled arrogantly at Chaofeng Shengyi, the string was like a full moon, and the arrow shot out like a shooting star chasing the moon.

Without hesitation, Feng Shengyi threw himself at Li Yu. He Lingyi's expression changed, and he didn't know how he acted, so he picked up the arrow and put it on the string again, drew the bow and released the arrow. The arrow seemed to be full of attention, with incomparable speed and force, and it went straight to the first arrow. —— At the same time, Feng Shengyi and Li Yu rolled over and over again on the ground, avoiding the arrows that came like a rainstorm, Feng Shengyi picked up a falling arrow feather in a hasty manner, and lifted it like a weight, and its strength pierced through a thousand junctures , intercepting the air like lightning, and shooting back at the top of the city—— "哧", the sound continued, the second arrow shot by He Lingyi had knocked down the previous arrow, and the two arrows fell to the ground at the same time. He Lingyi's chest fluttered, and he lowered his head slowly. There were bloody flowers blooming on his chest, and the green skirt was full of blood, which was extraordinarily coquettish and dazzling in this dark night. Feng Shengyi was inexplicably terrified, he couldn't believe what he saw. He Lingyi is like a piece of green cloud, swinging down from the top of the city. "Junior Sister—" he growled, and ran towards the tower recklessly, facing countless arrows. He slashed wildly with his sword, jumped into the air, and finally took her into his arms in mid-air. The arrow has no arrow, and it is right in the center of the mouth, but there is very little bleeding.Feng Shengyi spoke incoherently, "Junior Sister, you can't die, you can't—it's all my fault, I lost, I admit defeat, let's go back to Emei together, okay?" He Lingyi pressed his hand on the lapel of his shirt , stopped his words, his smile remained the same, delicate and hazy, just like when a young man was practicing martial arts with his teacher.She looked at him tenderly, as if tenderly, as if sighing, and left him the last sentence: "In this life, I'm afraid you will never understand——your favorite." Feng Shengyi didn't understand her words, his heart was in severe pain, he looked up to the sky and howled, Xiao Mu rustled in all directions. The arrows shot from the city tower paused for a while when He Lingyi fell, and then repeated the arrows in disorder, all of them directed at Feng Shengyi, who was the only one within the shooting range.Li Yu, Cheng Yuanzhen and Yan Ming anxiously called for reminders, they all hated that no one had bows and arrows on this trip, and they had no power to fight back the random arrows fired from the tower. Feng Shengyi was holding He Lingyi's body and sat still. It was too late to say it, and it was soon. He raised the sword violently, and a piercing arc of light was created. The arrow fell to the ground like a shooting star, and amidst the sound of long howls, he put down He Lingyi's body, his waist sank, he lifted his feet to the city wall, stepped on the vertical wall, and climbed up the tower in an instant. Unexpectedly on the tower, Feng Shengyi has such martial arts, he didn't have time to dodge, Feng Shengyi's eyes were red, his long sword was flying, screaming repeatedly, a group of soldiers on the right hadn't fallen to the ground, he had already beheaded the soldiers on the left. Li Yu could see the blood splatter on the tower from a distance, knowing that Feng Shengyi was hurt and regretted, and hated these sneak attackers, he became red-eyed, deeply felt that Feng Shengyi had done too much for him over the years, today made him Unintentionally missed, lost love, secretly guilty.His left arm warmed up, but Shen Zhenzhu didn't know when she got off the carriage and walked to her side, took his arm lightly, and stood beside him.Seeing that her complexion was pale, tears were faintly visible in her eyes, and her fingers trembled slightly, he shook her hand back, "I'm fine." "Uh!" With the last short scream, the lights on the tower dimmed and fell silent. Amidst the muffled sound of "bang rumbling", the gate of the city opened, and Feng Shengyi carried something in his hand, leaping and rushing towards him. "Tong", Feng Shengyi threw the thing in his hand in front of Li Yu, said "Please deal with it, Your Highness", turned around and walked towards He Lingyi's body. Li Yu lowered his head, "that thing" turned out to be a petite woman with loose long hair, writhing on the ground in pain because of being thrown heavily, without raising her head.Shen Zhenzhu smelled a faint fragrance from the woman's body, the fragrance was not greasy, thick but not bewitching, she blurted out: "Dugu mirror?!" Dugu Jing raised her head suddenly, gasping for air and sneering, "It's me." The heavy makeup covered her original delicate face, the clothes were very colorful and thin, and her eyes were shrewd and seductive.Olfactory memory is the most lasting and unforgettable. Shen Zhenzhu smelled the smell of spices made by Dugu Jing in the palace of Concubine Zhang Shu in the past (Note), but now she subconsciously recalls the name of Dugu Jing. Out of Dugu mirror.However, Dugu Jing was suspected of framing Li Yu, even if he didn't die, he should be in Dali Prison now! Li Yu said: "Sure enough, it was the empress who robbed you from the prison. Look at you, you have become a prostitute and don't forget to kill orphans!" Dugu Jing struggled to stand up bit by bit, patted off the dirt and dust on his clothes, raised his head and said, "Your Highness should know that if a servant cannot get something, she will definitely not let her get it! Today's failure , if you want to kill, you don't need to talk too much!" Li Yu thought for a moment, then took Shen Zhenzhu's hand: "She hurt you the most. You once said that you would kill your enemy and avenge Hongrui, so she will be handed over to you." He handed the sword to Shen Zhenzhu.Cheng Yuan lifted his sword and reminded in a low voice: "Your Highness, your mother is pregnant, and it may be unlucky to be stained with blood. Why don't I—" "No!——" Dugu Jing took half a step back, glared at Shen Zhenzhu viciously, and screamed: "I would rather be killed by my head than by your hands." She looked at Li Yu, "Your Highness, you and I finally Master and servant, husband and wife, you are so heartless that you want me to die at the hands of this bitch?" When the word "heartless" was said, tears flashed in the eyes, and two tears fell down the thick cheeks. Thick makeup, leaving two tear marks, is really ugly and ugly. Shen Zhenzhu has never seen Dugu Jing cry.Although she hated Dugu Jing very much, she used to wish she could sleep on her skin and eat her flesh, but during the two years in Wu Xing, after thinking deeply about Dugu Jing, she gradually understood a little bit.Dugujing was born in humble beginnings and became a maidservant, but he was unwilling to obey his fate and strive for the upper hand. He never looked forward or backward in his work, and was resolute and decisive. He almost succeeded in killing Hongrui, Lin Zhi, and Li Yu, and was considered a righteous daughter by Concubine Zhang Shu.In her heart, perhaps there are no gods to fear, no ghosts to fear, and to achieve her goals, she will do whatever she can.But she is so miserable after all, from Li Linfu, Li Yu to Zhang Shufei, she is just being used everywhere.She is still one of the thousands of poor women in the world. Shen Zhenzhu once thought that a tough and persistent woman like Dugu Jing would not be afraid, let alone shed tears, even if she was on the verge of death.But when watching her shed the first tear, Shen Zhenzhu suddenly understood: she is a woman after all, and what she strives for in this life is not only the power of the moxibustion man, but also Li Yu's heart.Therefore, Dugu Jing would try to murder her, Shen Zhenzhu, in the past; but once he realized that Li Yu's heart would never be obtained, he fell into madness and pointed the finger at Li Yu. Perseverance is a woman's nature, or it is also a woman's natural enemy.How many women have spent their entire lives loving a man; waiting for the return of a heart with a lifetime of waiting.The same is true for Dugujing, but her methods are more extreme than ordinary women, because she has been used to fighting for whatever she wants, with her own hands since she was born.Therefore, she will not wait quietly, she will attack with all her strength and never stop dying. Shen Zhenzhu said to Dugu Jing: "You are ordered by someone, if you are willing to tell the person who made the envoy in front of His Majesty and all the ministers, I will protect you from death." Dugu Jing laughed sharply, and said, "Keep me alive? You think I'd be so stupid. I would rather die than say this person's name." As if frantic, she kept laughing sarcastically, "His Royal Highness, look, who do you love? You don't even have the guts to raise a sword to kill slaves! Your Highness, what is the use of you wanting such a princess, what can she do for you? Slave, I am not better than her except that I am not a daughter of an aristocratic family—” At this point, she suddenly turned and threw herself at Cheng Yuanzhen. , the blood gushed like a fountain, and his face became more and more horrifying because of the pain. When he fell down, he suddenly stretched forward, tightly grasping Shen Zhenzhu's skirt, and sprayed a mouthful of blood under Shen Zhenzhu's skirt. Holding it so tightly, Shen Zhenzhu had to bend down, but saw Dugu Jing suddenly raised his head, smiled strangely, and uttered two words.The voice was too low, Shen Zhenzhu didn't hear clearly, and asked suspiciously: "What?" Dugu turned his camera and died. Yan Ming and Cheng Yuan hurriedly rushed into the government office, and captured the trembling Jincheng Sheriff and several injured and surviving soldiers and guards on the tower to see Li Yu.After some interrogation, the sheriff didn't know what was going on, and even claimed that he was wronged.In the retrial, the soldiers and guards said that Dugu Jing came to Jincheng County only yesterday, and his tricks were very good. He seduced the gatekeeper into all kinds of confusion, and set up a trap to deceive the county guard.The official gatekeeper was stabbed to death by the furious Feng Shengyi's sword in the chaos, Yan Ming searched through his body, he didn't have any letters, only got a piece of Zhonggong Token.Presumably the gatekeeper was originally the queen's person, and after receiving the queen's order from Dugujing and He Lingyi, they planned to murder Li Yu together.The Jincheng prefect should really not know the news, otherwise the guards of the city tower fought alone just now, and there would be no one to respond.It's a pity that this mere token cannot be used as evidence, and Queen Zhang is really cautious in her actions. Shen Zhenzhu walked to Feng Shengyi's side silently. Feng Shengyi held He Lingyi's body in his arms, and sat withered.After a long time, he said: "I was eight years old when I was studying art as a teacher, and my junior sister was six years old. We were childhood sweethearts, and we were never separated. We were both competitive and had constant disputes. Junior sister's heart...I should have understood...she I stepped into the world of mortals for me, and now that she is gone, what I do will be regarded as an extremely human minister in the future, which is no longer interesting—” Shen Zhenzhu said quietly: "I'll go and tell His Highness—you take Miss He back to Emei." Feng Shengyi was silent and did not answer. Li Yu came slowly, a big cloak was lightly covering Shen Zhenzhu's body, he leaned over to support Shen Zhenzhu, and stood silent.The three of them stood silently for an unknown amount of time, only seeing the changes in the galaxy, the clouds floating, watching endlessly, unconsciously, the rooster was just crowing, the morning light was slightly dew, the battlefield was cleaned up, the gate of Jincheng County opened wide, and gradually merchants and travelers passed by. Slowly it became lively. Amidst the hoofbeats of "櫜櫜", someone riding a donkey passed in front of Shen Zhenzhu.He had already gone far, but the man on the donkey's back looked back, and it happened that Shen Zhenzhu raised his head, and then blinked at Shen Zhenzhu strangely, his face was wrinkled and blurred, and he was extremely old.Shen Zhenzhu was startled, grabbed Li Yu's hand, and called out in amazement: "Master Zhang Jiuling—" Feng Shengyi couldn't help raising his head. The donkey rider had turned his head, and was leisurely swinging forward, as if he didn't hear Shen Zhenzhu's call, he chanted a verse and sent it with the wind: "Thousands of rivers have water and thousands of moons, and thousands of miles are cloudless and empty." Eight years ago, in the black pine forest, Zhang Jiuling once chanted this sentence, Shen Zhenzhu seemed to understand it.Now, tasting this gatha again, I seem to have realized something.Joy and anger, sweetness and suffering, honor and disgrace, sorrow and joy, gain and loss, taking and giving, are just like thousands of rivers and rivers in the world. Although their shapes are different, they are all reflections of life. Only by asking for an open mind can one be truly detached, otherwise one will be entangled in pain all one's life, no matter where one advances or retreats, one cannot get rid of troubles. Such a simple truth, but it took her eight years of twists and turns to understand it today. What is her wish?But as he wished. What is he wishing for?The most important thing in his heart is the glorious Ninth Five-Year Honor.Then, there was her. She has never intended to stand shoulder to shoulder with Jiangshan. He must be happy to get this beautiful river and mountain; but he must be sad to lose her. That being the case, since she has reconciled with him, why does she always have a heavy burden in her heart, feel uneasy, and always force herself to smile?Why are you still obsessed with whether it will drag him down?Her indecision made him feel uneasy, and it was also a drag.She only knew that the sword would hurt him, but she didn't know that she was also a sharp sword with a cold edge, which would deeply hurt his heart. It is now approaching the last moment of his life-and-death contest with the queen. Why didn't she accompany him in this decisive battle, no matter life or death, no matter success or failure, at least, she has no regrets. Her mind had never been so clear, she held Li Yu's hand tightly, and smiled at him.The Buddha held up the flowers and smiled. Among all the disciples in the room, only Venerable Maha Kasyapa understood what she meant. I hope it is not too late for her to understand. Feng Shengyi also stood up: "Let's go after a certain burial of junior sister." Note: For details, see Chapter 49, "Jingjing Traveling Clouds and Floating Sunlight".