Chapter 8 Chapter Eight Crisis

The team that Kummer sent to investigate that night was discovered very quickly, and the sneak attack had to be abandoned. Early in the morning of the second day, the heavy snow that had lasted for several days stopped, but the weather became even colder, with knee-high snow on the ground. I was not very relieved, I put on my cloak and went to see Xiao Huan in Min Jia's tent when I got up, who knew that not only Min Jia was not there, but he was also not there. In such a cold day, why is he running around?I even asked a few soldiers, but failed to find out the whereabouts of Min Jia and Xiao Huan, so I had to return the account. Although I was wearing suede riding boots on my feet, they were a little numb from the cold after walking in the snow for so long.

Back in the tent, just as he was about to take off his leather boots and warm them on the fire, there was a sound at the door curtain, and Kummer and Xiao Huan came in hand in hand. Seeing me, Kummer smiled: "Cang Cang, you are here too." This is not nonsense?You didn't let me live here, where else could I be? Thinking of this, I stood up with a smile: "Yes, Dahan, why are you here so early?" "Yeah." Kummer nodded with a smile, "Xiaobai really hit the mark. As soon as the team left last night, the guards who guarded the city saw it. Cang Cang, your fellow countryman, it's really not easy."

Even Kummer started calling Xiao Huan Xiaobai? I had a smirk on my face: "He just likes to talk nonsense. He is usually so stupid that he made a big mistake in boasting." "You can't say that," Kummer seemed to really value Xiao Huan, and immediately refuted me, and patted him on the shoulder, "Today I took Xiaobai to discuss the matter, and many of Xiaobai's opinions are very unique. The lords of my family admired it very much, and I also like it very much." "Thank you for your praise." Xiao Huan said with a smile on the side. Thank you so much!This guy, in the enemy camp, doesn't even know how to hide!

"Don't be so humble, Xiaobai. I'm very happy to find such a talented person under my command." Kummer patted Xiao Huan's shoulder and sighed, "It's good that Xiaobai's body is not so weak, otherwise he will go to war on horseback , is one of my generals again." If he can really mount a horse and fight, he will definitely not be your general, but your formidable enemy. I laughed and felt that I really had nothing to say. "By the way," Kummer seemed to think of something, and said to Xiao Huan, "Xiao Bai, you wait here first, I still have something to explain."

Xiao Huan nodded: "Khan, please go ahead." Kummer turned and walked away without even looking at me. When Kummer got out of the account, I gave Xiao Huan an angrily look: "Long live, we are getting better and better in the Jurchen camp. You led Kumore to break through your Shanhaiguan Pass two days later, and occupied you. The Forbidden Palace, let him seal you a Great Khan, and you're done!" "That makes sense." Xiao Huan nodded, frowning as if thinking, "When Kummer thinks that the overall situation is settled, I will rebel and drive him off the dragon chair, and I will be the emperor. In this way, No one will say that my throne is based on the shadow of my ancestors, right?"

"You..." I had nothing to say to him, I snorted and sat by the brazier, continuing to take off my boots. The boots were very long, and my legs were a little stiff, so I didn't take them off after taking them off for a long time. "Did you go out for a walk?" Seeing the water stains on the side of my boots, Xiao Huan asked. "Yeah, I wanted to see how you are, but no one saw you, and my feet were frozen." I hummed softly, "For the sake of this concubine, Long Live helped me take it off?" "Don't walk around in the snow, it's easy to freeze your feet." As he said, he really squatted down on one knee and held my ankle, helped me take off my boots, and gently rubbed my feet through the socks, "First Invigorate the blood and then warm it with fire, otherwise it is easy to get frostbite."

We got very close, and the refreshing smell of rosin on his body lingered on the tip of my nose, and the black hair tied with a ribbon fell off my shoulders and fell to my lap. I stretched out my hand to gather his hair: "A Big man, what does he look like with disheveled hair?" "What are you doing?" Kummer's voice suddenly sounded from the tent. I hurriedly pushed Xiao Huan away: "Khan..." "You slut!" Kummer shouted furiously, raising two sword eyebrows. What is this called?I can be called a slut if I am so close to my husband. I tried to explain to Kummer with a smile while slandering: "Listen to me, sweat..."

"I'm very sad!" Kummer suddenly yelled, drew out the saber at his waist, and slashed at Xiao Huan head-on. "Don't!" The blade flashed very quickly, I only had time to say a word, and the blade was in front of me. I didn't have time to think, and stood sideways in front of Xiao Huan. The big knife stopped suddenly, Xiao Huan stretched out his hand, his fingers firmly clamped the blade as thin as a cicada's wing, and a drop of blood flowed down his pale fingers. I looked along the edge of the blade. Kummer held the big knife and frowned. The expression on his face was a bit strange for a moment, but then, his dove-grey eyes gradually showed deep grief: "I am very sad."

He looked at Xiao Huan intently, with grief in his eyes: "Xiaobai, I'm very sad, do you like women? I thought..." He put away the knife dejectedly, and shook his head slightly: "I also always thought that I liked women. I didn't know what I was looking for until I saw you at Minmin's place yesterday... Forget it, I was wrong." Wait, what do these ambiguous and sad words mean? Didn't this man say he wanted my heart a few days ago?Why did you suddenly become so emotional with my husband?It can't be seen in the Forbidden Palace. Could it be that Xiao Huan's face can kill both men and women?

I stared blankly at Kummer, then at Xiao Huan, who was lowering his head with his thin lips tightly pressed together, his eyes widened. "Well," I quickly jumped up from the ground, "It's a misunderstanding...it's all a misunderstanding, you guys talk first, I'll go find Min Jia, ha..." As I said this, I grabbed the suede riding boots from the ground and put them on indiscriminately, and took a cloak Just ran out. Standing in the snow, I took a deep breath of cold air and tapped my head. When I was a little more awake, I hurriedly ran to Minjia's big tent. In short, let me find a place to calm down.

Min Jia had already returned at this time, and was flipping through a drawing in the tent. When she saw me, she greeted me happily: "Cang Cang, are you here? Xiaobai was taken away by my brother, so he's not here." "I know he's not here." I laughed dryly and sat on the wooden chair beside Min Jia. "Then you came to see me? I'm very happy." Min Jia didn't look at anything else, and looked at me with a smile. The two siblings, one "I am sad" and the other "I am happy", are really a coincidence. I shook my head: "Minjia, let's tell some interesting stories, I want to find something to say." "Okay," Min Jia nodded with her hand on her chin, and looked at me with a smile, "Cang Cang, tell me first." "Okay," I shook my head, "Then I'll tell you a story. During the Warring States period, there was a very good-looking man named Longyang Jun. All the women called him to be compared, so Wei Wei The king..." Why did it involve Lord Longyang, I poohed a few times: "This story is not good, I will tell you something else. It is said that in the Han Dynasty, there was a man named Dong Xian, a young man who was as beautiful as a fairy, The emperor likes him very much..." Bah bah bah, it's about the addiction to broken sleeves again, why am I so full of such things now?It's all Kummer's fault, it scared the hell out of me. There have been quite a few emperors who raised molesters in the past dynasties, and it seems that there are very few emperors who have been raised as child molesters. So Xiao Huan can be regarded as the first of its kind?Bah, what's so good about this kind of precedent, let's not talk about Xiao's ancestors crawling out of the imperial tomb to strangle me, a queen who can't control her husband, to death, just telling it as a joke can make people laugh up. It's a human tragedy, nothing more than this. "Cang Cang, what's wrong with you?" Min Jia waved her jade hand in front of my eyes, "I'm about to cry." Immediately, I will be a sinner through the ages, and people will scold me. No, I am more likely to be ridiculed by others. Can I not cry? I put away my tears: "Let's talk about things from our childhood." "Okay." Min Jia was very patient with me today, and agreed with a smile, "Cang Cang, did you have someone you liked before? Tell me about your affairs." the person I like?Girls really like to hear this kind of story. I smiled, and the first thing that came to my mind was not Xianxue, nor Kummer, but Xiao Huan, who was in the autumn wind in the south of the Yangtze River, wearing a green robe and a gentle smile. young people. Do you like Xiao Huan?Of course I like it, since I once liked it, how can I forget it? It's just that in the end, too many things piled up between each other, so I can no longer let go. I took a breath and smiled at Minjia: "The person I like is dead." "Ah..." Min Jia whispered, with a sad expression on his face, "It's also a sad story." "It's not really sad," I smiled, a little confused, "This story is very boring, so you should tell me your story." "Okay, I'll tell the story." Min Jia didn't refuse, and said after a pause, "However, what I want to tell is also a very sad story." "A very sad story?" I said with some surprise, the word "sad" doesn't seem to come from this bright girl's mouth. "Yes, very sad." Minjia said, took a breath, and began to say, "That was when I was very young, my mother fought with my Ama every day, and she didn't care about me, so she just Let me be brought up by Aunt Su Na. Aunt Su Na was the closest person to me when I was a child. She treated me very well and loved me as much as her own daughter. She took me with her every day. One day, Aunt Su Na I wanted to go to a market far away, and I clamored to go, so Aunt Su Na brought me along." Min Jia spoke very slowly, and a look of reminiscence was added to her beautiful face: "The market was really lively that day, and I was very happy. But when Aunt Su Na and I came back, it was snowing heavily. It was like It has been snowing continuously for several days now, the old horse we were riding was frightened by the wolves in the snow and got lost, and we were trapped in the heavy snow. "The snow was getting bigger and bigger, and the wind was blowing. Gradually, it became difficult to even stand up. Aunt Su Na had to take me to hide from the snow. The two of us hid under the mountain bag, with no food or clothes to keep out the cold. I was cold and hungry, and I wanted to sleep all the time. People in the snow, once they fell asleep, could never wake up again. Aunt Su Na kept hugging me, singing and telling me stories. "Aunt Su Na's voice is so nice, as gentle as when she put me to sleep at home every night. I listened to it all the time, but I couldn't hold it anymore, and fell asleep at some point. When I woke up again, I I have already returned to Grandma’s tent, except for being frightened, there is nothing wrong, but Grandma Su Na failed to come back alive. In the heavy snow, she was afraid that I would freeze, so she took off her fur coat and wrapped it up. On top of me, hugging me to keep me warm while she froze to death herself." Min Jia said, her beautiful big eyes were covered with mist: "Later, I often thought, if a person, when you are in danger, only wants to save you, only wants you to be well, and never misses her. Will I just die? Then she must love you very much, far more than herself. So I think, Aunt Su Na must love me very much, maybe even more than my mother-in-law and Ama .” Min Jia suddenly raised her head and looked at me with those tearful eyes: "Cang Cang, I really like Xiaobai, and I am also very happy when I am with him, but I always feel that something is missing. You know At the foot of Shanhaiguan City, you came to save me regardless of your own safety, looking at you, I thought of Aunt Su Na." What is she trying to say?Today I was stunned for the second time, looking at Min Jia's eyes full of expectation and...admiration. Girls are always extraordinarily charming when they have this kind of eyes, but I feel chills. Is this brother and sister also have the same interest in this? Aren't we talking about sad memories?Why did it get here again?Could it be that she asked me to talk about the person I like, just to take the opportunity to confide in my heart? A bright blush appeared on Min Jia's face, she slowly leaned towards me, that bright face got closer and closer, I suddenly held my breath. "Princess Min, Da Khan told you to go to the agenda tent." A notification came from the guards at the door in time. "Understood, I'll go right away." Min Jia agreed with a smile, finally moved her face away from my eyes, stood up and took my hand, "Cang Cang, let's go together, you are not an outsider, my brother won't mind of." I am not an outsider?As your brother's woman, or as your that-what?My body was completely stiff, and I let her pull me away. The meeting tent was full of alcohol, and the bearded tribal prince sat cross-legged on the ground, shouting together, and the small table was piled with wine and meat. Min Jia casually greeted those princes, and at the same time pulled me over the randomly piled wolf fur mats, and walked to Kummer: "Brother, I'm here." Kummer was pulling Xiao Huan to sit on his knees. Xiao Huan's white fox fur had been torn off and thrown aside long ago, and the collar of the blue shirt inside was pulled half open, revealing his white collarbone. The ribbon that tied his hair had been lost somewhere, his black hair was disheveled on his shoulders, his cheeks were a little rosy, and he was drinking from the wine glass that Kummer handed over. My God, how can this seductive appearance look like the king of a country?She's just an out-and-out child molester! "Minmin, let's not talk about business today, just eat meat and drink, and Cang Cang will sit down together." Kummer looked very excited, and brought another glass of wine to Xiao Huan's mouth as he said, "Xiao Bai, let's talk again." have a drink!" "Khan, if you keep doing this, I'm going to get drunk." Xiao Huan smiled, pressing his pale and slender fingers on Kummer's chest, half pushing and half letting go. I covered my face with my hands and turned my head. What kind of bullshit ancestral temple history books, the ancestors of the Xiao family, I thought too much for him. He is very happy to be the emperor who is suitable for both men and women! I couldn't see with my eyes, but I heard Minjia's lively voice in my ears: "Brother, I will give you Xiaobai, and you should also give me Cangcang." ... This is the most chaotic day in my life. If there is a Bodhisattva, I hope he can send someone as fierce as Xing Yiyong to kick me on the head and knock me unconscious on the spot. That night, Kummer left Xiao Huan in the tent for a long time, and finally took him out for a gallop, as if he didn't return to the tent until very late, and he didn't even go back to the big tent to sleep. Min Jia wanted to sleep in the same tent as me, but I sternly refused and went back to Kummer's big tent. The nightmare kept sleeping until morning, and before I got up, I saw Min Jia sitting on the head of my bed with a face full of grievances. "What are you doing?" I tensed the quilt vigilantly and sat up. "Cang Cang, Xiaobai is going to die." Min Jia twitched her red nose. My heart skipped a beat, and then I realized that Xiao Bai was Xiao Huan: "What?" "After my brother sent Xiaobai back to my tent last night, Xiaobai kept coughing up blood. I called the old man Hedu, and the old man said that Xiaobai had poison in his body. He had no choice but to let me give it to him. Prepare for the funeral. Cang Cang, what should I do? I didn't expect Xiaobai to be so weak, and he is going to die, what should I do?" Min Jia's tone was very sad, but she didn't have much worry.No matter how much she likes Xiao Huan, she also thinks that he is just a male favorite raised by herself. I was so anxious that I was going crazy, I pushed off the quilt and jumped out of bed, grabbed Min Jia's shoulder: "How is he now?" "Still lying on the bed, but old man Hedu said that he will die sooner or later." Min Jia replied, sniffling. "Why didn't you come and tell me last night?" I almost yelled. My roar was too loud, and Min Jia was a little startled: "I don't think it's a big deal..." I pushed her away, grabbed a cape, and ran to Min Jia's tent. Min Jia called from behind me: "Cang Cang, you're not wearing shoes..." There was a mess in Minjia's tent, I didn't have time to think about it, so I ran to the bed. Xiao Huan was lying on the bed, coughing intermittently with his eyes closed, his face was paler than the last time I went to see him in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, there were spots of blood on the skirt of his chest, and a few blood-stained handkerchiefs were thrown beside the bed . I felt a little dizzy, coughing up blood since last night, and I suddenly wanted to kill the brother and sister Kummer and Min Jia. I took a deep breath, knelt down and held Xiao Huan's hand, leaned into his ear and said, "I'm here, can I still talk?" The cold hand that was held by me moved, and he also held my hand. He slowly opened his eyes, but the first sentence he said was to Min Jia who was standing by the bed: "Please... Princess, stay away... I have something to say to my fellow countrymen." Min Jia thought that Xiao Huan was going to say some last words, so she nodded, turned and walked out. When Min Jia went out, Xiao Huan turned his head and smiled at me: "Help me...to get up." I quickly supported his body and helped him to sit up. He coughed a few more times as soon as he sat down, and blood slid down the corner of his lips. There was no handkerchief beside the bed, so I raised my sleeve to wipe the blood on his lips. , couldn't help complaining: "It's good to lie down, why sit up?" "Speaking like this, the breathing will be smoother." He took a breath and smiled, then looked up at me, "Kumor has already seen through my identity." "What?" I opened my eyes wide, "Then he still said he likes you?" "You..." He seemed to feel a little helpless, and coughed twice with a smile, "Do you really think he's so masculine?" "It looked alike last night." I muttered and asked, "So he did it on purpose last night?" Xiao Huan nodded: "He wanted to put me to death from the very beginning. He knew that I couldn't catch the cold, so he took me around. What he forced me to drink was cold wine. Take me to the big tent and let me hear them The secret is to let me understand that he will not let me walk out of here alive." He said slowly, coughed twice, his deep pupils suddenly became cold, "How dare you tease me as a child molester! " I've never seen such a murderous look in his eyes, and I couldn't help but shudder: "Since Kummer wants you to die, what should we do?" He paused, looked up at me and smiled: "I want to ask you to do something for me." "Me?" I was a little surprised, "What can I do?" "Look for an opportunity to steal a horse, sneak out of the camp, and go to Shanhaiguan to pass the news." He spoke for a while, his voice gradually weakened, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. I nodded quickly and asked again: "Can I escape alone?" "I'm afraid Kummer has regarded me as a dead person. He is stepping up his troops to attack the city. He should have no time to guard against you. As for Gui Wuchang, I took advantage of the chaos last night to poison him. He died in three days. It won't be much better than me." He said, smiling at me, "Don't worry, you can do it." I nodded and looked at his pale face, but a series of thoughts emerged in my heart: Since I can escape back to Shanhaiguan alone, then if I hide his situation here and bring no one to rescue him, will he not be able to survive? how long?As soon as he dies, my father will hold great power. As long as we think about it, the world of Dawu may change its name and owner immediately. ——And by doing this, I will be able to avenge Master and Xianxue immediately! The expression on my face changed, and I stared at him unblinkingly. When he saw that I didn't answer, he seemed to have seen my thoughts, but his eyes didn't change. He just looked at me with those bottomless eyes. say. The thoughts in my heart suddenly turned a few times, if Xiao Huan died, neither I nor the concubines in the harem would be able to bear Xiao Huan's dragon son, and there would be no descendants of the Suzaku of the Xiao family.The Xiao Clan's side branches are extremely complicated, and it is likely that no clan king can be selected to inherit the throne in a hurry. Now that the situation on the front line is critical, if the soldiers suddenly hear the news of the emperor's death, will their morale be frustrated and they will be defeated?Not to mention Xiao Huan's character, he must have made arrangements in the capital before he came to Shanhaiguan, and the queen mother is still in the capital, she is by no means an easy character to deal with.In any case, keeping Xiao Huan in the enemy camp at such a moment would add too many variables to the situation. Thinking of this, I felt relieved, and put my hand on his hand: "How long can your body last?" Those dark eyes still fell on me. I don’t know if it was because he was relieved or because of something else. He coughed a few times, and when he recovered, he raised the corners of his mouth and smiled, but he didn’t answer my question. Question: "After you go back, tell Shi Yan to let the troops of Gu Xingying go out of the city and lie in ambush on Jiaoshan Mountain, waiting for my orders at any time." "You brought Gu Xingying, the imperial guard?" I was glad again that I didn't act impulsively. Although Gu Xingying only had two hundred people, one of them was definitely worth a hundred, so it should not be underestimated. He nodded, then smiled again: "Li Mingshang is in the pass..." I immediately understood: "Are you asking me to tell him your situation and bring him to rescue you?" Unexpectedly, there was silence for a while, and then he smiled, but said: "You find Mr. Li, show him the wound on your shoulder, and ask him to prepare some ointment for scar removal and muscle regeneration, and keep a Scars... are always bad. Even though the wound has healed, it's best to take some medicine for conditioning." At this time, if he didn't hurry up and arrange for Li Mingshang to save his life, what did he say to remove scars, regenerate muscles and regulate his body?I was baffled by what I heard, and saw that he was still coughing lightly, and it was really difficult to speak, so I helped him to lean on the cushion: "You can save your energy and wait here for Mr. Li to rescue you, I will leave now .” He didn't speak any more, just smiled again and coughed softly. The situation is urgent, so I will tell him more. Before leaving, I suddenly remembered something and turned to look at him: "I want to ask you a question... Did you sneak into the Jurchen camp this time just to save me?" In this way, if we are still in the Forbidden Palace, I will never say it again, but he and I have already said too many things that I would not have said before in this Jurchen camp... After asking, I stared at his face, I don't know what I'm waiting for, how do I want him to answer?Yes or no? Feeling a little confused, I blurted out: "If you lie, I will never forgive you!" He looked at me quietly, and after an unknown amount of time, he finally raised the corners of his lips and nodded: "Yes." My head was dizzy, and for some reason, the shadow of that young man suddenly jumped out. In the autumn wind in the south of the Yangtze River, the young man smiled at me gently. He also nodded and said, "Yes." I actually ran back, leaned over and kissed his pale and thin lips, then hugged him, and whispered in his ear: "Wait for me." Walking out of the tent, I found Min Jia who was waiting outside, and said to her, "Xiao Bai will not die, take care of him for me." Hearing what I said, the sadness on Min Jia's face became less, and she smiled sweetly: "Cang Cang, if you said that Xiaobai will not die, then he will not die." "Take good care of him." I patted her on the shoulder and asked her to go back to the tent to take care of Xiao Huan. This silly girl, Kumal is playing tricks, but Minja's feelings for me seem genuine. After walking two steps, I felt... Walking barefoot in the snow, my feet are really cold. After returning to the tent and getting dressed, I thought about it, went to Chiku who was guarding outside the tent, and smiled at him: "Princess Minjia said just now, please trouble General Chiku to prepare the horse, and take me to the camp for inspection." Chiku seemed suspicious, and frowned: "The Great Khan only ordered me to take care of the big tent." His voice was tough, obviously he didn't take me seriously. I knew that as Kummer's confidant, no matter how dull he looked, he was by no means easy to deal with, so I smiled: "Since General Chiku only I am in charge of guarding the big tent, so I have no choice but to reply to Princess Minjia and ask her to send another person to take me on a tour." After speaking, he turned around and was about to leave, but Chiku said behind me: "Madam, wait a moment." He hesitated for a moment, "Please follow me to see Princess Minjia." He is still meticulous, and he will not trust me until he sees Min Jia. I raised my eyebrows and smiled, and followed him back to Min Jia's big tent. She still trusts me completely, Minjia only heard me say that this is to save "Xiaobai", so she took out her token and asked Chiku to listen to me. Chiku quickly brought two horses and a small team. I got on my horse and walked around the edge of the camp, followed by them. Gradually I became impatient. Xiao Huan was fine when I left, but how long can he last?Looking down and seeing the dark red blood on the cuff, I gritted my teeth and pointed my horsewhip towards the mouth of the valley: "Let's go there." Chiku was silent for a while: "Okay." Immediately I rode my horse and rushed towards the entrance of the valley, which was guarded by a team of one hundred people. When I saw someone leaving the valley, I shouted loudly from a distance: "The Great Khan has an order, no one can leave the valley!" I didn't care about it at this time, and shouted loudly: "Scout from the personal barracks, under the order of the Great Khan, deliver the letter of war to the front of the pass!" The pro-barracks is Kummer's confidant, and the group of guards were taken aback when they heard that. Taking advantage of this time, I urged my horse to pass them and rushed towards Shanhaiguan without stopping. "Stop her!" Chiku realized that I wanted to escape, and ordered sharply from behind. But I already had the upper hand, and by the time the guards came chasing after them, I had already run two feet away. In a critical moment, all the riding skills I had practiced before came in handy. I put my body close to the war horse, with my legs clamping the horse's belly, and Shen Jun's Mongolian horse slid smoothly towards Shanhaiguan in the vast snow. A few feathered arrows shot from behind, grazed my body, and shot on the snow. It seemed that Chiku had already ordered to kill me in order to prevent me from escaping. Fortunately, after a while of running, the gate of Shanhaiguan is close at hand, I can only hope that Shi Yan has seen me, otherwise this time it will be a dead end with no return. I took a deep breath, and with all my strength, I slammed on the horse's buttocks, and drove straight towards the still closed city gate. In a panic, I swept across the fresh snow beside me, and was a little surprised to find that there were a lot of hoof prints messily printed on the snow surface that should have been clean and smooth like a mirror after the heavy snowfall. I didn't have time to think carefully, I heard a heavy creaking sound, which sounded like the sound of heaven at this moment. With the sound of the hinges, the suspension bridge on the side of the moat was lowered extremely quickly, connecting the two banks. At the same time, with the sound of the door shaft turning, a gap was opened in the tightly closed city gate, which was narrow enough for a horse to pass through. The sky shrunk to a point in the distance before my eyes, the city gate almost passed by my ears, and in the long passage, the echo of horseshoes was as loud as thunder. Reining in the horse on the vast school grounds, I looked at the soldiers who came up to lead the horse for me, with black armor and bright red tassels, and their faces showed sincere admiration after excitement. For a moment, I couldn't believe that I had already returned to Shanhaiguan City. After I passed, the city gate quickly closed again, and the officers and soldiers on the city wall are now shooting arrows to drive away the Jurchen cavalry who were chasing me. On the city wall, Shi Yan ran quickly and knelt down on one knee in front of my horse: "Empress Jin An." I jumped off the horse and grabbed him in a hurry: "Long live is still in the Jurchen camp, take me to see Mr. Li." Shi Yan remained calm in the face of danger, and nodded: "Your Majesty, please come with me." The city of Shanhaiguan is not small, and the medical center is in the inner city. I didn't care about the status and etiquette, so I ran almost all the way with Shi Yan. Knocking on the door of Li Mingshang's room, he was dozing against the bedside with a small hand stove in his arms. I snatched his hand stove with my hands: "Mr. Li! Get up, that kid is waiting for you to save his life!" Li Mingshang was still sleepy: "What is that kid? A decree drove me to this place, so why don't you even let me sleep?" I was a little incoherent, and grabbed his hand: "It's Xiao Huan...follow me to save him!" "Don't shake, don't shake..." Li Mingshang's three beautiful beards were pulled back and forth by me, and he quickly held me down, "What did you just say?" "Xiao Huan was poisoned in the Jurchen camp, coughing up blood, come with me to save him." I was so anxious that my eyes were about to burst into flames, I really wanted to carry away this old goatee who did everything slowly. Hearing what I said, Li Mingshang was still twiddling his beard under his chin, and his expression was very relaxed: "Is he dying soon?" I froze for a moment: "What?" "It's all caused by him. If you're not dying, don't come to me!" Li Mingshang said with some anger, "He has been poisoned by cold for so many years. If he will die every time he gets poisoned, he will die early. Countless times! He didn't ask me to save him, did he?" "He only said to let me come to you, and he also asked me to tell Shi Yan to let Gu Xingying go out of the city and lie in ambush on Jiaoshan, waiting for orders..." I muttered, my head was a little dizzy, and a cold breeze came in from the open door The wind blew my body cold, and I suddenly remembered some details that I had overlooked. Xiao Huan never said that he needed Li Mingshang to save him... After he mentioned asking me to find Li Mingshang, what he followed was actually: "After you find Mr. Li, show him the wound on your shoulder..." He made me wishful thinking that only I can save him. When I asked him if he sneaked into the Jurchen camp to save me, he nodded and said, "Yes." The cold wind blew through the empty courtyard outside the door, making a humming sound. Then I remembered that when I returned to the pass, there were officers and soldiers forming a team on the school grounds. Another idle soldier can be seen. I turned around abruptly and walked out the door. At the same time I told Xiao Huan to let Gu Xingying go out of the city to ambush, Shi Yan had already ordered the Gu Xingying guards who followed him to deliver the order first, and now he stretched out his arms to block the door: "It's dangerous outside the city, please stay." I looked into his eyes and smiled: "Commander Shi, Long Live is still in the enemy camp, how can you let me stay at ease?" Shi Yan's face remained as calm as before, like a rock that has not moved for ten thousand years: "Leave this matter to my minister." I smiled at him again, and my tone became softer: "Commander Shi...I just want to go and see Long Live. When I left, he was coughing up blood. I was really scared...Commander Shi must understand..." "Let her go," Li Mingshang said suddenly, "It shouldn't be dangerous to be with the people in the Gu camp." Shi Yan turned his head to look at Li Mingshang, and saluted respectfully. I knew he agreed and followed him. When we were about to go out, Li Mingshang sighed behind him: "Little girl, after all, he took the risk and rescued you personally... As for the others, why should you care?" Yes, I want to prove something with my own eyes...something I once believed deeply, but now I can't believe it anymore. I didn't lie... I was really scared. When Xiao Huan leaned on my shoulder and coughed up the bright red blood, I was more scared than facing the rain of swords and arrows... I didn't answer him, and followed Shi Yan out. In order to hide people's eyes and ears in the snow, Shi Yan asked me to put on a white cloak and follow behind him. Worthy of being the elite of the emperor's personal guards, Gu Xingying moved quickly, and when the army opened the gate to take up their formation before the pass, we had already detoured from the beacon tower of the Great Wall to Jiaoshan Mountain. The one hundred and fifty-three imperial guards who came this time were all masters of martial arts, walking through the field with knee-high snow, they hardly made a sound. Looking down from the Jiaoshan Mountain where we ambush, you can have a panoramic view of everything under the Jiaoshan Mountain. On the vast snowy field in front of Shanhaiguan, a row of great warriors and soldiers in black armor lined up, the flame flag as the emblem of the Great Wu Emperor fluttered in the wind, red and black flags fluttered, and red flames rose in the vast snowy field.Under the banner, tens of thousands of troops stood in line, their appearance was neat, they shouted loudly in unison, and the army's prestige was greatly boosted for a while. The Jurchen cavalry on the other side were also ready to go. Although they were silent, the solemn military flag and the impatient neighing of the horses carried a silent coercion. The months-long confrontation made both sides understand that they cannot win by chance. Qi Chengliang and Kummer chose this day after the snow at the same time to fight hand-to-hand and fight to the death. The two armies are about to start a merciless slaughter. It is conceivable that after the war, the snow field will be bright red, and many people in the spring girl's dream will turn into bones and lonely souls in a foreign land. The hoof prints I saw at the gate of the city today should be traces left by scouts from the two armies exploring the way. This time, both armies are preparing for a decisive battle... So it is not accidental that Kummer chose to kill Xiao Huan last night, and it is not accidental that Xiao Huan chose to let me break through and return to the customs this morning. These two people have already made preparations to decide the outcome in one fell swoop. Sure enough, Kummer is not an overlord in vain. He has a vision of judging the situation and at the same time, he has the courage to sink the boat. What about Xiao Huan? I remember that when I was walking the rivers and lakes with him in the past, no matter what kind of tricks the opponent used, he could easily see through them.At that time, I looked up at him longingly, and kept asking secretly in my heart, how far can this person see? Just at the critical moment, a phoenix-shaped firework suddenly rose above the Jurchen Camp. The legendary immortal bird that could be reborn from the ashes flew up into the blue sky, flickered and disappeared into the air. After receiving the order, the front guards of Gu Xingying hiding on the top of the mountain began to dive down the mountain along the ridge. Shi Yan held my waist and led me down the mountain. The Jurchen camp arrived in a blink of an eye, and as soon as they went down the mountain, they saw cavalry standing quietly in an open space in the camp. Instead of going to the battlefield ahead, Kummer personally led dozens of soldiers and surrounded the man in the middle. That was Xiao Huan, wearing a pure white fox fur, standing in the snow, lowering his head and covering his mouth, coughing softly. After the people from Gu Xingying arrived, they dispersed around the cavalry and drew out their weapons. Shi Yan knelt down on one knee and said, "Long live, everyone is here." Xiao Huan let go of the hand covering his lips and smiled at him: "Thanks for your hard work." "Xiaobai, why don't you rest in the tent when you're so sick?" Kummer sat on the horse with a relaxed expression, and smiled slightly, "Why did you call your lackey here? Help you clean me up?" Xiao Huan smiled lightly, and raised his head to look at Kummer, "It seems that you are not convinced of the defeat, Kumore sweats." 库莫尔哈哈笑了起来：“只要大战一刻没有结束，我就还没有输。此刻问我有没有心服口服，你不觉得太早了吗？小白？”他笑得很冷，“或者，我该叫你一声皇帝陛下？” 萧焕轻笑了笑：“事已至此，大汗难道要我和你在这里斗嘴么？” 库莫尔懒洋洋地：“既然皇帝陛下特意潜入我的大帐中，那么这会斗几句嘴，我只当是闺房之乐，欣然领受。”他挑了挑嘴角，语气轻佻，“说句实话，能够生得像皇帝陛下这么美的人，不多。” 在两方亲卫之前这么戏谑萧焕，这已算是公然的侮辱和挑衅了。 萧焕却像是没生气，含笑点头：“既然大汗一定要这么说，那我就当是败犬呜咽，犹自嘴硬，不去计较了。” 库莫尔摸着下巴：“嘴真是硬啊，亏得皇帝陛下依偎在我怀里吐血时，我还有些舍不得呢。” 他们两个就这么你来我往，互相讥讽，倒真悠闲。 但随着他们的话语，空中剑拔弩张的气氛却越来越浓烈，连石岩也起身，右手按在腰间的佩剑上，躬身随时准备突袭。 我知道，他们是在等前方激战的结果……但无论输赢，库莫尔都不会轻易放萧焕回去，而萧焕召唤了蛊行营的人马过来，只怕也是要置库莫尔于死地。 这么想着，我不由勾起了唇，这两个准备性命相搏的人，倒真都顾及着我，萧焕让我先回关内，而我之所以能顺利逃脱，只怕库莫尔也是手下留情了。 回去后我才想起来，当时追赶我的那些骑兵，射出的羽箭虽然气势惊人，却都落在我身边的雪地上。 女真人最善骑射，那些又是万众挑一的大汗亲卫，怎么可能捉不回一个我。 萧焕沉默不语，只是掩了唇轻咳，似是再也懒得回应这些话语。 库莫尔突然大笑一声：“小白，我看我们的苦心都白费了，你特地支开的那个人，恐怕已经回来了。” 他这句话一出口，我心里一惊，连忙去摸腰侧的佩剑，耳边却早已响起一个冰冷的声音：“小姑娘，为了保住你的脑袋，我劝你别动。” 是归无常！ 那只冰冷的手放在我的咽喉上，我看不到他的脸，却听到他的声音里透着阴寒：“徳佑陛下是否以为我此刻已经身中剧毒，动弹不得了？可惜啊……那样的毒粉，伤不了我分毫。” 他竟不但武功高强，连毒药都奈何不得。 我全身僵硬，抬起头，却下意识看向萧焕的方向。 他正静静望着我，目光中一无波澜，既没有惊讶，也没有责怪。 寂静中，他转开眼睛，看向石岩。 石岩立刻低头：“臣罪该万死，皇后娘娘执意要来。” 勾了下唇，萧焕语气淡漠：“无妨。” 归无常冷冷笑了：“徳佑陛下，要想这个女人活命，我劝你还是束手就擒。” 看了看他，萧焕笑了下，我从没见他露出过这种表情，温文依旧，却带着些淡淡的讽刺，如同春风般了无痕迹：“怎么？难道因为我支开了这个女人……你们就以为我是为了救她而来的？我只是觉得，这样的局面实在不适合女子在场。” 不出意料，我轻吸了口气，不知为何，心里却涌出了一丝酸涩。 我真是个傻子，他潜入女真大营，真实目的恐怕是试探库莫尔的虚实吧，虽然这么做有些冒险，但以他的武功，的确是可以随时全身而退。 至于我，不过是顺手救起而已，毕竟我是他的皇后，我留在库莫尔身边，传出去总不是什么好听的，会辱及他的圣名。 而我居然真的信了，在他说他是为了我才来的时候……那一刻，他也是为了骗我早点回关吧。 “哟……皇帝陛下真是薄情啊。”库莫尔在旁开口，还轻叹了声，“亏得苍苍还以为你病重垂危，为了到关内找人救你，拼死从这里冲出去。要不是我早就嘱咐过赤库，不要伤及苍苍，她只怕今早就死在了我军营守卫的箭下。” 萧焕的目光又移回到我身上，他那双深黑的眼睛总是太过深邃，看不出丝毫的情绪，他勾起唇笑了笑：“那就多谢皇后深情了。” 说完，他再次转开目光，仿佛不愿再为了这件事情耗费精力。 我早说过再也不要为了他落泪，眼前却逐渐朦胧了起来，他说“深情”？ 我哪里有什么“深情”，我只不过是……忘不掉在江南的那个年轻人，他笑得那么温柔，他从来不会骗我，无论我们到了什么地方，他都会一直握着我的手。 我早就把那个年轻人丢了，却还是一遍遍地希望他能回来。 马蹄声从远处过来，停在我的面前，库莫尔微笑着俯下身，将手递给我：“别哭，苍苍，你还有我。” 我抬起头看着他，不知为何的，眼眶中的湿润那样酸楚，眼泪却始终没有滑落下来，我尽力冲他微笑。 这个异族的汗王，我一直觉得，他对我不过是一时兴起，然而却是他，留我在大帐里，却从来也没有真正强迫我做过什么。即使知道我还有异心，也不肯让人伤害我。 我难道还要继续辜负他？只为了一个虚幻的影子？ 怔忪间，我已经抬起手臂，握住了他的手，宽厚的手掌温暖如火，轻易地包裹住了我的手。 归无常的手指还放在我的咽喉，库莫尔对他笑了下：“多谢归先生出手，这又是一大功。” 归无常这才笑了一声，放开我退到一边。 将我拉上战马抱着，库莫尔放声大笑：“小白，我不想嘲笑你，可是你的女人，她即使从我身边离开，还是回到我这里了！” 他低下头，抬起我的下巴，笑着看我：“苍苍，你不是战利品，你会是我的福晋，和我一起君临天下……和我一起战死沙场！” 我扣着他的腰，忍住心头剧烈的跳动，抬头看着他的眼睛。 那双银灰的鹰瞳里，盛满了热切的期望和火一般的情谊，毫不掩饰地倾泻而出，几乎将我牢牢覆盖，我听见自己的声音说：“好。” 库莫尔纵情的长笑中，一个斥候飞奔而来，跪下禀告：“大汗，我军前锋失利！” 揽着我的腰，库莫尔豪气不减：“怕什么？待我亲上战场，杀敌破军！” 许久未曾说话的萧焕这时从骑兵的包围中缓步而出，库莫尔笑了声叫住他：“小白，是看我和苍苍两情相悦，自己黯然神伤了？” 抬头淡看他一眼，萧焕笑了下：“大汗不是要亲上战场吗？可惜我不便奉陪。” 那边石岩用长剑对准着归无常，围在外圈的御前侍卫虽然没有一个人发出声响，但没人怀疑，只要库莫尔有什么动作，这里立刻就会发生一场血战。 御前侍卫比之库莫尔的亲卫人数还要多一些，而且个个忠心耿耿，甘为萧焕卖命，即使库莫尔有归无常这样的高手，想要留下萧焕，只怕也是不可能的。 权衡了下形势，库莫尔突然笑了：“小白，我们此次交锋，如果这样草草了解，你甘心吗？” 萧焕的语气还是波澜不惊：“莫非大汗急着送命？” 库莫尔大笑，我靠在他怀里，能感觉到他胸腔中的震动：“小白，我就喜欢你这股狠劲儿！”他挑了挑剑眉，“我看，不如这样……也不用其他人再下场，单你我二人比试一场。如果我赢了，那么你留下来任我处置，如果你赢了，我立刻从山海关撤军，有生之年再不进犯中原。如何？” 他说着，低头看了看我，大笑：“当然，就算你赢了，苍苍是自愿选了我的，不能让给你！你说对么，苍苍？” 我对他笑了下：“那是自然的。” 他神色自得，笑：“那么你来说，小白就这样走了是不是无趣？我们要不要比过？” 我将目光转向萧焕，他此刻是侧对着我们的，只能看到他垂着眼眸，神色淡漠。 我当然是要给库莫尔帮腔的，笑了笑：“那自然也是要的，万岁不会是怯场了吧？” 说出这句话的时候，我以为萧焕必定要对我置之不理，以他的性格，激将法几乎可以说全然无用，要不然面对库莫尔的挑衅，他也不会一概不理。 但他的手臂微动了动，竟然转过身来，看向库莫尔：“好，但我要和归无常比试。” 不但我呆了，连库莫尔也愣了一下：“小白，你是傻了？” “你这样的对手太过无趣，”萧焕淡淡地，“归无常倒还有些意思。” 库莫尔挑了下眉梢没有说话，在旁的归无常抱胸开口：“也好，等你先胜了库莫尔大汗，再来和我一战也不迟。” 满场的人中，就属他最为散漫，自从刚才放开我后，就一直退在一边观看，这时突然说了这么一句。 看了他一眼，萧焕点头：“也好，那就等我先胜了库莫尔。” 我没说话，却觉得萧焕像是疯了，归无常武功深不可测，如果他身体还好，与他一战可能还胜负难分，但他刚发过病，还要先和库莫尔比过一场，简直有些自寻死路。 库莫尔却被这几句话彻底激怒，拍拍我的肩膀：“苍苍，你留在马上等我。”说完笑了声翻身下马，话说得虽然轻松，剑锋一般的薄唇却紧抿起来，从腰侧抽出长刀，“小白，我把你看做宿敌，没想到你却这么看不起我，看来我是要好好露两手了。” 萧焕不再和他闲话，向石岩说：“借荧光一用。” 萧焕最善剑术，他的佩剑叫王风，他潜入敌营来，当然不会带着剑，而石岩的佩剑荧光也是把不世出的名剑。 石岩从骑兵中穿过，将自己的佩剑双手捧到萧焕面前，又行礼退下。 拿过荧光，萧焕点了下头：“开始吧。” 长剑在他手中犹如获得了生命，他话音未落，人就到了库莫尔身前，钢刃相接的刺耳声响起，库莫尔在剑光劈来的瞬间，架住了那道白光。 响声消歇，两个人又已经各自跃开。 库莫尔摸了摸大刀上的缺口笑：“不错呀，小白，果然有狠劲儿。”话声里，又有几声利刃相撞的脆击声响起，他们已经过了四五招。 我知道萧焕的剑术超群，但他刚发过病，再加上天气严寒，他的内力要大打个折扣。而库莫尔的刀术跟中原任何一家流派的刀术都不相同，是女真人在与猛兽作殊死搏斗和千百次的贴身肉搏中训练出来，纯粹是用来制敌的刀法，刀刀威猛刚劲，毫不拖沓。因此二三十招过后，他们两个还打得旗鼓相当，照两个人的状况来看，打得越久，会对库莫尔越有利。 又一次的两刃相接后，照理为了消减重刀所带的劲力，应向一旁跃去，但萧焕右足微点，非但不退，反倒欺身上前横着又扫出一剑。库莫尔避之不及，前胸被划开长长一道，剑锋带出血珠，在雪地中落下一道血痕。 库莫尔抚胸后退了几步，看了看手掌上的鲜血，反倒笑起来：“有点意思，小白。” 萧焕在砍过库莫尔那剑之后，站在场中，身子微颤了两下，以剑拄地，猛地吐出一大口血，淋在雪地上，鲜红的夺目。 石岩忍不住叫了声：“万岁爷！”就要上前扶他。 “不要过来。”萧焕轻喝一声，用袖子擦干唇边的血迹，拄着剑慢慢站直身子，“库莫尔，再来吧。” “当然要再来。”库莫尔的步子也有些虚浮，一边笑着，一边提起大刀，欺身上前。 两个人又裹在刀光剑影中，我不想再看，转过头去，看到石岩紧捏着拳头，似乎恨不得马上扑过去替萧焕把库莫尔撕成碎片，而库莫尔那边赤库，样子也差不了多少。 我眼睛扫过众人，无意间看到一直闲立在外围的归无常抬起了手，指间银光一闪。 那是暗器！他要射谁？我看了一眼场中和库莫尔剧斗的萧焕，出声提醒：“有暗器，小心……” 我的话还没说完，归无常的手就动了，出乎意料，他手中射出了两道寒芒。 一道射向着萧焕，另一道笔直向我胸前射来。 利刃射入胸膛的那个瞬间，我没有感觉到疼，只是觉得有股细小的凉意从那里透了出来，然后心房里好像有个什么东西啪哒一声断了，呼吸就艰难起来。 难道我就会这样死了？在这块冰冷而陌生的土地上。 我给自己设想过无数种死法，慢慢老死或者因为生孩子难产而死，但是我从来没有想过自己会这样死。 “苍苍！”有个人叫。 模糊的视野正中是萧焕的脸，为什么会是他？难道老天把我最后的时间也安排给了他？ 我伸手想要推开他的肩膀：“你给我走开！我现在不喜欢你了，我们早就……从我刺你那剑后，我们早就两不相欠了！” 他的薄唇张张合合，但是他在说些什么，我完全听不到了。 对了，还有什么可说的？就这样结束了吧，就让我以为两不相欠，这样也许我的灵魂就能轻盈一些，不至于一路跌到阿鼻地狱里去。 “苍苍”，还是有个人在叫，很奇怪的，在失去意识的前一刻，我很清晰地感觉到，有滴眼泪从我眼角慢慢滑了下来。