Chapter 11 Chapter 11 The Swordsman

In the next few days, we drove at a leisurely pace. From time to time, I opened the plain white curtain embroidered with water lily, and looked out the window at the peaceful farmers and fields, leisurely passing by the car.The air that has not been polluted at all is pure and sweet with a touch of breath. If I don't have modern experience, I am the real Rong Shu'er, and it would be nice to live here for the rest of my life.I turned my head to look at Su Xu and Dongfang Qingyao. They were originally very good friends, but at this moment they didn't have much to say, and they were even a little stiff.

I wonder if it is because of me that they have some knots with each other, some worries, and some secret joys. These two men must be regarded as first-class talents in the Tang Dynasty.I didn't bump into the prince and prince when I traveled here, and I know these two excellent men, so it's not in vain to get through this one. Counting the distance, we will arrive in the capital in two days, and I am very excited when I think that I can see Chang'an thousands of years ago.Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty had a very open foreign policy. Many foreigners had been to Chang'an and even lived in Chang'an for a long time.It shouldn't be too difficult to find one or two of them who go to Tubo all the way.

As for Dongfang Qingyao and Su Xu, if you want to get rid of them, it probably won't be too difficult.But, will they be sad after I'm gone? I lowered my head and played with the natural jade bracelet on my wrist, thinking secretly.This bracelet is one of the jewelry that Rong Jincheng gave me.Among the items he gave Dongfang Qingyao to me for safekeeping were quite a lot of valuable jewelry. After Dongfang Qingyao knew that I was not a fool, he naturally gave them all to me.I have always liked this kind of jade ornaments with excellent quality, but modern jade ornaments are either rough or surprisingly expensive, so when I saw this jade bracelet, it was full of emerald green color, warm and elegant, and I immediately put it on my hand.

At this time, another gust of cold wind blew. I was startled, and looked up, the wind was sunny, the sky was cloudless, and the sky was so blue that it was as clear as jade. That cold wind is... I stood up abruptly and yelled, "Stop, stop!" Dongfang Qingyao hurriedly dismounted and asked, "What's the matter?" I opened the curtain of the car, and I clearly saw that the wind was blowing around the corner ahead, and there seemed to be a faint smell of blood blowing towards my face. "Is there any other way for us to go to the capital?" I asked. Dongfang Qingyao replied: "We have a carriage, so we can only take this official road."

"What if the carriage is abandoned?" Dongfang Qingyao was surprised: "Abandon the carriage? Why?" I hesitated and said, "I'm afraid the road ahead may not be smooth." Smiles appeared on the faces of several servants.Probably think I'm crazy again. But Su Xu said, "Then I'll go ahead and explore." He steered his horse forward. I yelled, "Don't go!" Su Xu reined in the reins and was finally stunned. I looked at the wandering soul that existed like a dark cloud in front of me, took out the chi jade that had been hidden by my side, hung it around my neck, and said, "Let's go together."

Dongfang Qingyao was confused and wanted to say something, but Su Xu said, "Attention everyone, raise your weapons and prepare to fight." Under the sunshine of spring, the sense of killing suddenly became stronger. There is an almond tree around the corner. The apricot blossoms are in full swing, and countless petals are falling, flying like butterflies. When our carriage passed by, a lot of apricot blossoms even fell on the carriage.I stretched out my hand out of the window, and a piece of snow-white petals floated slowly to my hand, reflecting my hand as white as jade, which complemented each other unexpectedly.

Someone seemed to be sighing softly: "Such a beautiful hand, it must be fun to cut it off." Then a murderous aura rushed over. In the beautiful and elegant apricot tree, at some point, there was a young man in black, with a burden on his back, with a cold and proud smile on his lips, looking at us mockingly. I saw Su Xu and Dongfang Qingyao's backs stiffen. Then Su Xu smiled lightly and said, "It turns out that the hero Hegan is here. Did he come to welcome Young Master Dongfang to Chang'an at the order of the crown prince?" He Gan?Hegan Chengji?One of the two most powerful swordsmen beside Prince Li Chengqian?

The man really said lazily: "Oh, it seems that I have a certain reputation, even Mr. Su knows my name. It's just that since Mr. Dongfang is willing to introduce you to win Feiyun Manor, why is he willing to be used by the East Palace again? Unless the prince You are a fool to welcome such an enemy into Chang'an." Dongfang Qingyao said in surprise: "I took Su Xu to Feiyun Village, just to take friends to stay for a few days, to enjoy the spring scenery of Luoyang. Why did you intend to do anything for King Wei?" There was also a trace of mockery at the corner of Su Xu's mouth, and he said, "Brother Dongfang, it seems that I have troubled you. You can take Rong Shu'er and go, I am here."

Dongfang Qingyao looked at me hesitantly. This person actually really wants to give up his friends and back down! I got angry for a while, jumped out of the car and said, "I won't go. Let's go together." Staying here may not be a problem, after all, Hegan Chengji is only one person.Although the ghosts representing death hovered over everyone's heads, it was not necessarily the other party who died. Hegan Chengji seemed to be interested in me, and said with a "huh", "Rong Shu'er, is it the owner's precious daughter?" I had a flash of inspiration and said: "Yes, my father, Rong Jincheng, and my teacher, Yu Zhining, probably have the same old relationship with Mr. Hegan!"

Dongfang Qingyao and Su Xu were both stunned, Yu Zhining is a famous official of the imperial court, he is also the prince and grand tutor, he has always lived in the capital, how could he have anything to do with a crazy girl from the Rong family? But I guess Dinghegan Chengji must not know whether the daughter of the Rong family has been to the capital, and he talked eloquently: "My teacher has mentioned to me many times that Mr. Hegan is a noble man, with great loyalty, and the most temperamental character." The middleman is definitely not someone who kills indiscriminately. People have misrepresented Mr. Hegan's character by saying this all the time."

The mocking smile on Hegan Chengji's face finally disappeared.He thought thoughtfully, "Master Yu, did he really say that?" I smiled and said, "If Sir Yu hadn't said it himself, how would I know that Young Master He Gan was ordered to assassinate Sir Yu, but was discouraged by His integrity and quietly lured him away?" The prince looks virtuous on the outside, but he acts absurdly in secret. Yu Zhining is an upright person, so he naturally remonstrates with the prince when he finds out.The prince did not dare to openly offend the teacher assigned to him by his father, but ordered Hegan Chengji to assassinate Yu Zhining to get rid of this thorn in his side.But when Hegan Chengji arrived at Yu Zhining's house, he saw that he was in a high position, but was impoverished. What he said and did was for the country and the people, and he was absolutely selfless.The official history of this matter has been recorded, and I guess it must be the truth, so I just said it to coax him, and I really hope that he will be moved again, and if the good thing is done to the end, even we will be released together. He Gan Chengji's face was still cold, but his eyes were surging several times before he sneered and said, "I really didn't intend to kill you at first. But since you all know about it, how can I let it go?" you?" Dongfang Qingyao and Su Xu were obviously very surprised that I knew such top-secret information, but they refused to show their expressions on the surface, and only paid attention to Hegan Chengji's movements.Hearing that Hegan Chengji admitted the matter, and looked at each other secretly, Su Xu smiled and said: "It turns out that Mr. Hegan has such a heart, and I have always underestimated him. Su Xu is being polite here!" After Su Xu said that, he really respectfully bowed to Hegan Chengji. Hegan Chengji was still cold, and said: "Letting Zhining down is the thing I regret most in my life." As he spoke, his hand shook, and a snow-white sword fell into his hand, reflecting the faces of everyone, shining with a hard and bloody luster like animal teeth.When he slowly turned the hilt of his sword, the icy breath, like the bitter wind of the twelfth lunar month, blows towards his face.I shivered several times, and hurriedly backed away. Dongfang Qingyao and Su Xu both suppressed their smiles, held swords in their hands, and faced each other calmly. Suddenly, the light of the sword poured down like a galaxy, and the cold light of the stars rolled towards us from top to bottom. I sprinted back, but the attendants behind me immediately rushed forward to protect me, and even the entourage of the temporary coachman jumped down and went into battle with swords. In terms of numbers, we have an absolute advantage. Apart from Dongfang Qingyao and Su Xu, there are five followers who are all skilled in martial arts. When they encountered the enemy in the town that day, only two of them were slightly injured. However, several people on the other side were severely injured, forcing them to flee in embarrassment.It can be seen that his skill is good. But the young man with a sneer at the corner of his mouth looked at the crowd waiting as if he was looking at a dead person, and then he raised his sword and rolled forward. The light of the knife flickered, and the shadow of the sword was blurred. I couldn't see the situation on the battlefield clearly, but I could smell a strong smell of blood gradually coming. In less than a stick of incense, the five attendants fell to the ground one after another. I also gradually realized that the situation of Dongfang Qingyao and Su Xu was not good. Dongfang Qingyao's gentle and jade-like face has turned pale, and her plain white clothes are stained with blood. Su Xu's eyes were still shining like stars, but they were a little frighteningly bright, reflecting the blood splattered on his face, he was actually a bit embarrassed.