This is the last minute.If we don't start a fire and get this vent guarded by the Snake Man, we don't get a second chance.The snake man got an arrow in his throat, but he was still alive. He stretched out his hand to pull out the arrow, and suddenly a long body flew straight up and fell to the ground. It was thrown by the snake man below, and another snake man was about to come out.I was so anxious that I was about to rush up, only to hear someone shout: "You bastard!" The soldier who had been stabbed just now rushed over.He had a deep wound on his chest, but he didn't seem to know it at all. When he reached the vent, he threw his body on the vent.At this time, another spear was stabbed from below, this spear was very powerful, the tip of the spear pierced through his back, the momentum was still there, he was lifted up by the spear point.The soldier screamed and died instantly.

But with his resistance, in a short moment, a soldier had already lit a fire bag and rushed to the vent, and threw the fire bag into it. With a "boom", a flame three or four feet high sprayed out from the vent like a fountain.The fire was so intense that the soldier who went to light the fire couldn't dodge in time, his body was covered with oil, and he was caught by the flames all of a sudden, his whole body caught up and rolled on the ground.My eyes were tearing apart, I didn't care about the danger, I rushed over, but the fire was so intense that even the ground was baked dry, the soldier was immediately burned into a ball, the fire was raging, how could I rush over .

The tunnel was destroyed, but the two hundred death-death troops I brought had all suffered casualties. Thinking of the heroic words of "going together, returning together" when I set off, it was more like a knife piercing my heart.I couldn't help shouting, before I rushed forward, Qian Wenyi rushed over and grabbed me, saying: "General Chu, you can't go over!" At this time, there was another scream from the tunnel, and a snake man rushed out.Its body was already on fire, and the spear in its hand was still carrying the corpse of the soldier just now, and it was already burning blazingly.The momentum of its rushing up was so great that it actually flew up to Zhang Xu high off the ground.Snake people are generally about two feet long, and usually only lift about a third of them when lying on the ground, so they are usually about the same height as a person. Only when they fly straight up do we really realize the size of snake people.The snake man was full of tongues of fire. For a moment, I seemed to see a strange beast in a nightmare.

The snake man jumped up suddenly, but this scene only lasted for a short moment, and immediately fell back and blocked the vent.Flames flew wildly, and the ground seemed to be shaking. Along the way, thick smoke rose from the vents hidden in the reeds. It was because the snake people inside were on fire and ran around, which made the fire spread.At this time, a snake man rushed out from another vent on the side. This vent is very hidden. We didn't notice it just now. This snake man only rushed out half of his body, and the lower half was probably entangled by another snake man. Unable to get out, the upper half of the body swayed from side to side, and the burning oil stars and dried scales splashed everywhere, causing the reeds on the ground to also start to catch fire.The fire in the tunnel may not be very big, but the thick smoke is billowing, I'm afraid it will make the snake man even more unbearable.Those smoking vents formed a long line on the ground, as if it was a huge snake rolling against the ground.

I gasped, Qian Wenyi said beside me, "General Chu, let's go." The big group of snake men had already repulsed the dragon and was rushing towards us at this time, I nodded and said loudly: "Go!" I turned around and rushed back.There are only a few dozen of us left. Although this battle has been won, everyone has no fighting spirit and just wants to escape as soon as possible. When they arrived at the bottom of the city, many ropes had already been hanging from the city.I grabbed one, and the people above immediately pulled me up.I looked back and saw that the camp of the snake people on the tidal flat had been shrouded in a layer of thick smoke, faintly, there were countless corpses among them, some of them were human, and there were also a few dragons with their stomachs cut open, the most of them were It is a snake man.The loss of the snake people was not small. The snake people digging in the tunnel must have been wiped out, and hundreds of snake people outside were also killed by the dragon. The total loss was more than five hundred.From the perspective of the casualty ratio, nearly three snakemen were replaced for each of our dead in this battle, which can be described as an unprecedented victory, but I am still not the slightest bit excited.

Zhou Nuo walked up to me with a glass of wine in his hand. I took the wine and drank it down in one gulp. I saluted Zhou Nuo and said, "Commander, Chu Xiuhong has returned with his team." The Death Squad was scattered, and everyone was covered in blood and ashes as if they had slipped through muddy water.Zhou Nuo suddenly stood up straight, saluted me, and with a "swipe", all the Xifu troops on the top of the city stood upright and saluted us, more than fifty remnant soldiers, with admiration in their eyes.I was dizzy for a while, and I almost fell over.The battle just now has squeezed out all the strength in my body. In a daze, I only heard Zhou Nuo say: "General Chu, with the help of the vanguard battalion in Fudun City, we have won a thousand troops."

He probably still has the idea of ​​self-reliance.In a daze, I couldn't stand upright, and finally fell to the ground. Someone is wiping my face with a soft towel, is that Su Wenyue?However, a few pipa sounds came from my ears, like broken pearls and jade, crisp and sweet.I was delighted, is it her?Could it be that I am still dreaming, and when I wake up, I will find myself on the mountain road fleeing back to the imperial capital.I want to open my eyes, but the eyelids are like cast iron, extremely heavy. Where am I?The body seems to be floating in the air, and the ground under the feet is not solid.That warm and gentle hand wiped my face, and after a while, picked me up again and poured some soup into my mouth.The soup was a little hot, so I snorted, and a woman laughed "chih" next to my ear.

When I woke up again, I saw an oil lamp on the table, and a woman was sitting in front of the table with her back to me, mending clothes.At first glance, I almost thought it was Su Wenyue.However, his nose smelled a somewhat pungent smell, which was tung oil produced in Tianshui Province.Tung oil has a peculiar smell, but it doesn't make a difference if you're used to it. In Tianshui Province, most people use it to light lamps, which is quite different from other places.The window lattice is covered with snow-white cocoon paper, and the shadow of a tree branch is reflected on it, which is slightly moved by the wind.

This is not a dream after all. This is in the small house that Tao Shouzhuo gave me.I sighed, the woman put down her clothes, turned around and said with a smile, "General Chu, you're awake." That is Xiao Xinyu.I struggled to sit up, and she came and lifted me up, leaning my back against the back of the bed.Unexpectedly, she is such a concubine who is good at playing the pipa and singing, and she is also very good at serving people.I said, "I... have been in a coma for a few days?" "It's been a day and a night, General Chu." Laid down all day?I was a little surprised, it seems that my physical strength has regressed a bit.I sat up straight and said, "Why am I here? How is the war going?"

Xiao Xinyu took out a bowl of minced meat porridge from a straw woven bowl and fed it to me, while talking to me.It turned out that Tao Shouzhuo sent me here immediately after I came back with the Death Soldier and fainted at the top of the city.Fifty-three of the Death Soldier returned, but when they reached the city, four more died of serious injuries.After the snake man's tunnel was burned down by us, he became furious and immediately launched a strong attack on the south gate, but was met with strong resistance from the Xifu army.After defeating the Snakeman's plan to attack the city, the morale of the Xifu Army was greatly boosted, and they probably did not want to admit defeat. Although the Snakeman's offensive was extremely fierce, and even launched three general attacks in one day, they were all repelled by the Xifu Army.Now the morale of the Xifu Army is at an all-time high, and the panic it had been a while ago is gone.

Her voice was very pleasant, I was eating sweet and rice porridge, and was about to get out of the quilt, but when I felt cold, I was naked.She came over with underwear and wanted to put it on for me, so I hurriedly said, "I'll do it myself." Remembering that she wiped my body while I was in a coma, my old face couldn't help but blush.She stood aside and said, "General Chu, your battle robe will be repaired soon, just wait a little longer." I put on my clothes and said, "Are there no servants who do needlework?" "I'll let them go home at night, General Chu, as long as I serve you." I put on my underwear and said again: "Please bring me the soft armor." Xiao Xinyu handed me the soft armor and said, "General Chu, where are you going?" "It's still a time of war, and I don't forget to be prepared for danger in peace. I have to go back to the barracks once." After putting on the soft armor, Xiao Xinyu also bit off the stitches and handed me the battle robe.He was fully dressed, looked at himself, and felt a little proud.Xiao Xinyu was very careful, and the shirt was washed clean, so I said goodbye to her and walked out the door.This time it's just a little bit of exhaustion, and it's not a serious problem. Although my steps are still a little sloppy, I will be fine after two days of recuperation.But I couldn't help but sigh a little. I haven't been in battle for a long time. After fighting with real knives and guns for a while, I would faint. I'm afraid the brothers in the Qianfeng Battalion would laugh at me for being weak. Feiyu was chained in the yard, I jumped on the horse, gave a whip, and ran to the camp of the Qianfeng Battalion.As soon as I arrived at the gate of the camp, two soldiers on guard saw me and shouted, "Control! Are you back?" I nodded and said, "Are General Cao and General Qian there?" "General Qian has been bedridden since he came back, and General Cao is training his brothers." Qian Wenyi also fell?Even though I know it's not good, I'm still kind of gloating.It is a great thing to be able to come back from the surprise attack on the snake man this time, and I don't have to blame myself too much for being useless.When I entered the garrison, I saw Cao Wendao was holding a flag in his hand, talking to a Xifu army next to him, and in front of him was the forward battalion surrounded by eight formations.As soon as he saw me, Cao Wendao waved the flag to tell the whole army to rest, and came over to help me hold the horse, and shouted, "General Chu, are you alright?" I smiled and said, "It's okay." At this time, the Xifu army came over and said: "The last general of the first army of the Xifu army, Xiaoqi Zhao Zineng, has met General Chu." Cao Wendao said on the side: "I don't quite understand the subtle changes in this formation, so I asked Governor Zhou to call General Zhao to help me practice the formation." Zhao Zineng said with a smile: "General Cao is very polite. The Qianfeng Battalion is indeed the strongest soldier in the world. We all admire it very much. It is the honor of the young general to be able to do something for the Qianfeng Battalion." The army of the Xifu has always looked above the top and considers themselves to be the strongest in the world, but this Zhao Zi can speak very humbly, I have a good impression of him immediately, and said with a smile: "General Zhao, your army's eight formations are really wonderful , I hope General Zhao will give you more pointers." "Now that the enemy is at hand, we must unite as one to fight against the national calamity. Although the final general is not talented, he will definitely give it all." Cao Wendao interjected: "General Zhao is also one of the shogunate staff who drew up these eight formations, and he has already mastered the formations by heart." This Zhao Zineng is also the staff of the shogunate?I sized him up.This Zhao Zineng is not tall, but he is very energetic, his eyes are piercing, quite extraordinary.I smiled slightly, bowed to him and said, "Thank you, General Zhao." Zhao Zineng hastily returned the salute and said, "General Chu is brave and invincible, resourceful and resourceful, how dare we wait for General Chu's performance." Resourceful?I can't help but want to laugh.It's still a little early to say this, but maybe I really think more about things now, and I'm no longer the centurion in the vanguard battalion who only knew how to charge. Let Cao Wendao and the others continue the drill, and I went to Qian Wenyi's barracks.Qian Wenyi had no one to give him a concubine, only a soldier who was a big and three rough was patching his shirt for him.Although the soldier had a beard and his fingers were as thick as carrots, he did not expect to be very dexterous in threading a needle. Qian Wenyi was half lying on the bed reading a book. As soon as I entered, the soldier put down the shirt in his hand. , stood up straight and said: "Control." Seeing that it was me, Qian Wenyi wanted to stand up too. I went to the bed and pressed his shoulder and said, "General Qian, rest." Qian Wenyi seemed to want to say something, but he still didn't say it.I didn't want to say anything, so I sat down beside the bed and said, "Brother Qian, the deceased is gone, we are still brothers." In the Vanguard Battalion, we officers of civilian origin were very harmonious.Ever since Qian Wenyi betrayed me once in Dongping City, I almost hated and despised him.But this time when the Death Soldier set out, he fought to the death with all his strength and saved my life. I really can't hate him any more.He heard my words, and tears seemed to flow from his eyes, and he couldn't say a word. Walking out the door, I went back to my barracks and sat down.My personal soldiers also went to train with Cao Wendao, but there was no one there.I remembered that I told Qian Wenyi just now that we are still brothers, but that being said, it is now impossible to share life and death, to be as close as we were in the forward battalion. The world is like a giant wheel, driving us forward desperately, unable to stop.I poured a glass of ice-cold water and drank it. The water was icy cold, but when I drank it, it burned in my chest like strong wine. The snake man's offensive declined again and again, exhausted three times, and on the fifth day, he finally lost his original momentum.There were hundreds of corpses of snake men floating in the Yalong River. The snake men retreated, dragged the corpses ashore, and started incineration on the other side. I used to think that the snake people had no funerals, and they never picked up the corpses at that time, but now there is a snake man in white swaying in front of the corpse pile, which looks quite similar to the legal funeral.Although their attack was repulsed, no one outside the south gate dared to pursue them by boat. They could only watch them burn their bodies on the other side of the Yalong River and retreat. Fudun City has had a big harvest this year, so the warehouses in the city are full, and there is no need to worry about running out of food like Gaojiu City.However, if the snake people stopped attacking by force and only blocked the outside of the city, it would be a difficult task.The snake people are gathered on the south bank of the Yalong River, we can't attract the dragons to attack, not to mention that the snake people will definitely be on guard after suffering a big loss, and it is impossible to take the initiative to attack.Fortunately, the weather helped us. In December, the weather turned down sharply. A few north winds blew, and after a few rains, it became cold all of a sudden.The climate in Tianshui Province was not too cold before, but the temperature difference between day and night is very large, and now it is freezing at night.Because the water of the Yalong River and the Great River is always flowing, they will not freeze, but the beach is frozen hard, and it is impossible for the snake man to attack from a hole.Tao Shouzhuo's nephew, Tao Baihu, is also a very wise man. He half-buried a lot of oil barrels on the shoal outside the east gate. The snake men also wanted to attack directly, but they were forced back by the Xifu army, leaving More than a hundred corpses escaped again. Soldiers came to block, water came to cover, and the offensive and defensive battle reached one day in mid-December. I was about to take the soldiers to the city for a day's routine inspection, but I heard someone shouting: "The snake man has retreated! The snake man has retreated!" !" There was indescribable joy in that voice.I was taken aback, and led the people to the city. From a distance, I saw the battle flag of the Snake Man hidden in the bushes, gradually going away, and the Snake Man camp that had stretched for several miles on the south bank of the Yalong River was completely demolished. Sure enough, back! I'm even a little dizzy.Although the retreat of the snake people is a bit unclear, although it is difficult for them to conquer Futun City, their strength has not been greatly damaged. I really don't understand why they retreated anticlimactically.But no matter what, the Xifu Army finally repelled the Snakeman. This time it was not a small army of Snakeman. After too many defeats, we finally won a victory! The soldiers at the top of the city began to cheer, and the cheers became louder and louder, and gradually filled the whole city, and the city residents also helped the old and the young to come to the city to watch.Looking from a distance, the snake man meanders among the trees, not knowing where he has arrived. On the side, a Xifu army shouted: "These monsters are not as fierce as they said. How could Lord Wu be wiped out the whole army back then." Some soldiers on the side also echoed.After the snake people attacked the city, the losses in the city were very small, so they naturally felt that the snake people were not that powerful.It’s just that they yelled like this beside us, as if they were mocking us soldiers who had participated in the Marquis Wu’s Southern Expedition. Even if Cao Wendao wanted to retort, I quickly stopped him. Although the Xifu Army still thinks very highly of themselves, they have always respected the Qianfeng Battalion. Now they are just a little bit slippery after the victory.To be honest, I also think that these snakemen are not as fierce as when they attacked Gaojiu City. At that time, it was very difficult for five people in the Qianfeng Battalion to resist one snakeman, but for this group of snakemen, three people can resist one. Even one-on-one can resist, is this snake army really the worst? I remembered that Marquis Wen said that the Snake Man meant to advance in three ways, and that it was the West Route Army that attacked Tianshui Province. In terms of emotion and reason, the Snake Man should not use such an army that lacks combat effectiveness to go into battle.What exactly are they for?I am still puzzled. Just as he was thinking, there was another burst of cheers from behind. It was Zhou Nuo and Tao Shouzhuo who heard the news and came to the city.Zhou Nuo still had a smile on his face, but Tao Shouzhuo seemed a little uneasy.I went forward and saluted them.Zhou Nuo looked at the retreating snake man, and said with a smile: "Sure enough, he is vulnerable, ha ha." He turned and said loudly: "Soldiers of the Xifu Army, this victory was achieved by you fighting bloody battles. , a three-day feast in the city to celebrate the victory!" The thunderous cheers sounded again.Fudun City is ruled by soldiers, and Zhou Nuo, the governor, also served as Li Tuan's governor back then, so it seems that he is quite popular among the people.Amidst the cheers, I also breathed a sigh of relief. People surrounded Zhou Nuo, cheering wave after wave. The Qianfeng Battalion stood upright, but did not join in the cheering, but everyone had a smile on their faces.The victory was hard-won, even if we don't know if it is the final victory, but we have won in the end. "General Chu, the ability to repel the monsters this time is all thanks to the strength of the forward battalion." Tao Shouzhuo walked over from the crowd.Zhou Nuo was still there to receive the cheers from the citizens and the army. Probably Tao Shouzhuo was the only one in Fudun City who still remembered the panic and unease in the city when the Snakeman Cave attacked the city.I smiled wryly and said, "How dare you, the Qianfeng Battalion has only done its best." Tao Shouzhuo walked down the city side by side with me, and I was a little afraid that he would bring up Zhou Nuo's rebellion again.When the snake man is outside the city, there is no need to worry about this, but once the snake man retreats, this matter will become the biggest worry again.But Tao Shouzhuo just said some irrelevant things, maybe because there are so many people talking now, it's not easy for him to say these things. After leaving the city, before parting, Tao Shouzhuo suddenly said, "General Chu, Miss Xiao, how many times have you been there?" Only then did I think of Xiao Xinyu.I stopped in a daze, and said, "Oh, I haven't been there these days." "Heroes and beauties complement each other, and General Chu shouldn't let him stay alone all the time." Tao Shouzhuo's smile seemed to have other meanings, and I also blushed a little, saying: "The national disaster is not over, what should we do for our family." Although I said such high-sounding words, my heart still moved.Indeed, Xiao Xinyu had been completely forgotten these days, and at this moment the tense spirit relaxed, and after hearing Tao Shouzhuo's words, Xiao Xinyu's beautiful and beautiful face immediately appeared in front of his eyes. Before it was dark, the city of Fudun was decorated with lights and festoons, and the smell of alcohol was pervasive.All the soldiers were given a bottle of wine and a catty of meat. Zhou Nuo doubled the rewards for the vanguard battalion, twice as much as ordinary soldiers.Tianshui Province is quite prosperous, although it suffered from Li Tuan's turmoil, after a year of recuperation, it has returned to its old outlook. Even in the imperial capital, such rewards are extremely rare. I led Feiyu and walked towards the room that Tao Shouzhuo bought for me.There were too many people on the road, and I couldn’t ride a horse at all. The house Tao Shouzhuo bought for me was located in a deep alley, and I was stopped by a group of singing and dancing people at the entrance of the alley.I tied Feiyu to a big tree at the entrance of the alley and squeezed through the crowd.Fei Yu is not something ordinary people can subdue. If a thief wants to steal a horse, he is probably asking for trouble.In fact, the status of soldiers in Tianshui Province is far above others, and thieves would never dare to steal from soldiers. Walking in the crowd, listening to the loud gongs and drums, my heart is also full of joy after victory.The task given to me by Marquis Wen has already been half completed. If Zhou Nuo gets rid of his disagreement, then the matter will be perfect. Just as he was thinking, someone suddenly whispered, "General Chu." I'm in civilian clothes, and I don't ride a horse now, how could this man know me?Since defeating the snake man outside the east gate, my reputation in Dongping City has also risen greatly, but not many people know me.My heart trembled, I touched the Baipi knife on my waist, and said in a low voice, "Who are you?" Now the city is celebrating victory, and there is chaos everywhere.Amidst the joyous shouts, this voice was as indifferent as a piece of unmelted ice. "Don't you know that General Chu is about to die?" The sound came from around a corner ahead, and a figure was standing in the shadows.I took a step forward, but the man took a step back and said, "General Chu, please don't step forward." "who are you?" "Don't ask me who I am, I don't mean anything malicious." There seemed to be a sneer in this man's voice, "Go to your concubine's house right away and take a look, don't disturb her, and you will know what's going on." I just felt a "buzz" in my ears.What exactly did he mean?Could Xiao Xinyu be an assassin?I shouted, "Who the hell are you?" My voice was a little loud, and the people passing by looked at me, probably thinking that I was a drunk nonsense person, and now my face must be flushed.The man laughed again, and I jumped forward suddenly, but the man retreated five or six feet like the wind, and said with a sneer, "Believe it or not." This man was short and fast, and before he could finish speaking, he disappeared as if melting into the twilight.I pressed the Baipi knife, feeling uneasy for a while. What exactly does this man mean?Who is Xiao Xinyu?If she wants to harm me, is Tao Shouzhuo the mastermind?But now Tao Shouzhuo has to unite with me to fight against Zhou Nuo, what good does it do for him? My heart was in a mess, the joy I had just now was gone now, and I was just puzzled. The gate of the house that Tao Shouzhuo bought for me was closed, and the lights were still on upstairs.This house is located at the intersection of two alleys in the middle. It is not big, with a ground floor and a small courtyard below.I turned to the secluded alley on the side, stood in the dark for a long time, my hands had already reached the top of the wall, and when I breathed out, I flipped up lightly.There is a big tree in the yard, half of which has grown out of the courtyard wall, and a branch of the tree has grown to the upstairs window.The wall is about ten feet high. Although I haven't mastered the ability to intimidate or read minds after practicing the "Tao De Heart Sutra", my figure has become much more flexible. Once I climbed up, I only made a soft sound, and I was happily outside. In the human voice, Xiao Xinyu would never be able to detect it. I walked carefully along the branches.If I jumped in through the window, would she turn pale with fright?I shook my head and threw away this inappropriate thought, but I was still restless. I haven't known her for long, but unconsciously, this woman already has a place in my heart.Thinking of this, my heart hurts again, and I can't tell what it feels like. When I got to the window, I was about to try to push the window, but suddenly the window was pushed open. I quickly shrank to the side and peeked over. From this angle, I could only see half of the window.I saw Xiao Xinyu's side face, because it was cold, she wore a plush vest over that yellow shirt, in the dark, her cheeks were as white as jade, like a white flower blooming, which made people feel alive The meaning of care.I felt a sweetness in my heart, and I only felt a kind of inexplicable joy. With Xiao Xinyu's appearance, she is not much inferior to her, and it is not in vain to get such a wife.Maybe it was just my hallucination? She closed the door and said, "It's the wind." My heart suddenly became cold.What she said was definitely not talking to herself, there must be someone else in her room! She said that she sent her servants home at night, who else would there be? Maybe she lived here alone, let a lady accompany her.If I jumped in rashly, even her female companion would be taken aback, that would be abrupt, and my command of the vanguard battalion would be too dignified.I was about to climb down and re-enter through the main entrance, when suddenly someone said: "Be careful." Hearing this voice, I was shocked like a thunderbolt. It turned out to be a man's voice! This person was trying to suppress his voice, and he couldn't tell who it was for a while, but he was very familiar, and it must be me.My heart seemed to be bitten by something, full of pain and anger. There was a murmur inside, so soft that I couldn't hear it at all.After a while, the chair made a "cha" sound, and someone stood up.I leaned to one side, stuck to the wall and remained motionless, listening to the sound of someone coming downstairs.The leaves on the tree are not luxuriant now. If they go to the yard, they will probably see me. I dare not stay on the tree anymore, and climb out of the wall carefully, and I stick to the wall. The door opened with a creak, and someone came out.It astonished me that he dared to walk through the gate.Someone said in a low voice first: "Miss Xiao, stop and don't send it off." This is Tang Kai's voice! It was like a sap in the head, I only felt dizzy.Tang Kai is Zhou Nuo's apprentice and confidant. When that person told me such nonsensical words just now, I thought it might be that Tao Shouzhuo had other schemes discovered by this unknown person, and this person probably It's Zhou Nuo's subordinate.Tao Shouzhuo informed Marquis Wen. Even though he kept his mouth shut, Zhou Nuo might have heard the news. In fact, I don't dare to trust Tao Shouzhuo completely, and I don't even think it is Tao Shouzhuo who really wants to rebel.But this person is actually Tang Kai, and my idea just now is totally untenable again.Xiao Xinyu actually conspired with Zhou Nuo, but she was obviously given to me by Tao Shouzhuo. If Xiao Xinyu is a chess piece played by Zhou Nuobu, is Tao Shouzhuo another chess piece played by Zhou Nuobu?What is the relationship between the two of them? My mind was so messed up that I couldn't figure it out.At this time Tang Kai had already left, Xiao Xinyu had also closed the door and went upstairs.I climbed over the wall again, jumped into the yard, just stepped on the ground, but I heard Xiao Xinyu shouted in a low voice: "Who is it?" She heard the sound of me jumping in, and turned her head suddenly, holding a bright short knife in her hand.I didn't expect her to have a hidden weapon all the time, and I believed the man's words of "death is imminent", and the kind of love and pity for Xiao Xinyu was gone, and I said coldly: "Miss Xiao, Stay safe." Xiao Xinyu heard my voice, a smile appeared on her face, she put away the dagger, and said with a smile: "General Chu, it's you, why are you talking like that?" I sneered and said, "Naturally. Has anyone been here before?" A trace of panic flashed across her face, and she said: "It's a servant, I let him go home." "Really?" I took a step forward, and she had already noticed something strange about me, so she took a step back and said with a forced smile, "General Chu, go upstairs." I looked at her, but suddenly there was a pain in my heart.She looks charming and lovely, but I really can't believe her.I whispered: "Tang Kai is your servant?" She was startled, and her face darkened: "General Chu, do you know?" I pulled out the Baibi knife and said in a low voice, "I don't want to be played like a pig by you. To be honest, what did you talk to him about?" She stood at the door, and the wind blew, and the light yellow clothes were also wrinkled, like a pool of spring water.On the big tree in the courtyard, a leaf was also blown off, swirling and falling in front of him.We looked at this leaf and were silent for a moment. After a while, Xiao Xinyu lowered her head and said quietly, "General Chu, you are a good man." I didn't expect her to say such a sentence, so I snorted and said, "You never told Tang Kai that I'm a good person, right?" She ignored the sarcasm in my words, but said: "Tang Kai and I have known each other since childhood. When I was thirteen years old, I told him that I would definitely marry him in the future." As if someone had hit the back of the head with a stick, I said in a low voice, "What... what?" I wouldn't be too surprised if she said that she had some conspiracy with Tang Kai, but I never thought that she would actually would say so. "Later, my family fell into decline. My father was executed for offending Li Tuan, and my sister and I were sold as official prostitutes. I remember that the first person who came to groom me when I was fifteen was a tea merchant from Wuyang City. , at that time I no longer wanted to live.” Her words were a little choked up, and I was also sad for a while.The life of official prostitutes is very miserable. There is a "Buried Incense Tomb" outside the north gate of the imperial capital, which is the place where prostitutes are buried. Although the name sounds nice, most of the people buried there are old and ugly old prostitutes.When they are young and beautiful, they can still have a good time. Once they are old, they often have no food and clothing, and no money to treat diseases.I became ruthless and said, "You still survived." She raised her head, her eyes filled with tears: "At that time Tang Kai often came to help me, without him, I'm afraid I would have lost the courage to live." The Baipi Knife seemed a bit heavy, I tightened my grip, and was about to tell her to follow Tang Kai, but I always felt something was wrong.If this was just such a trivial matter between a man and a woman, Tang Kai would never have murdered me because of such a matter, so what happened to the person who came to warn me?I frowned and said, "No!" Xiao Xinyu was startled, and said: "What's wrong?" I sneered and said, "Miss Xiao, Tang Kai is the personal disciple of Governor Zhou, if he wanted to redeem you, it would be very easy, why would you be allowed to live in prostitution?" Xiao Xinyu didn't know what kind of light was flashing in her eyes, she paused, raised her head and said: "General Chu is really not an ordinary person." Just now she spoke so eloquently and touchingly, but at this moment it seemed like a different person, I couldn't help but feel a chill in my heart, the Baipi knife clenched tightly again, and shouted: "If you refuse to speak, I will hand you over to Tao Dudu go." She stopped talking again, just lowered her head, and said something indistinctly, but I couldn't catch it for a while, and said, "Speak up." "Fool!" She suddenly rushed towards me like a stern wind and approached me.She looked weak and gentle, but I didn't know that she could move so fast. I was taken aback, and when I stepped back, I felt a white light flash in front of my eyes.It was the short knife that Xiao Xinyu took out just now, although the knife was only three inches long, the light of the knife was as cold as a block of ice, I stepped aside, my left hand had already pressed on the back of her hand, and the Baipi knife in my right was gone. Draw a circle very quickly and cut it down.Although her movements are fast, this knife still has the shadow of Zeng Wanggu's knife skills at that time, but her knife skills are far worse than Zeng Wanggu's. Compared with mine, it is even more different, let alone me He was already concentrating on it, it would be a joke if he got hit by her. The knife hit her wrist, she let out an "ah", and the short knife fell to the ground. I used the back of the knife. If I had cut with the blade, her hand would not be there at this time.Even so, there was already a high swelling on her right wrist. She held her wrist, blinked at me, and murmured: "You..." I said cruelly: "Miss Xiao, I am a soldier who crawled out of the dead, even if there are ten of you, you are no match for me with a knife." She looked at the knife on the ground and said in a low voice, "Then will you kill me?" This question stuck with me.She is a woman, no matter what my intentions are, I can't kill her, not to mention I swore to Zeng Wanggu that I will never kill women and children in this life.But if she knows that I won't kill her, and she clenches her teeth and doesn't tell the truth, what should I do?I tried my best to put on a fierce look and said, "Of course." She suddenly burst out laughing, which made me very embarrassed, and I shouted, "Don't think I won't kill people!" I spoke fiercely, but she laughed wildly and said, "You won't." These words seemed to hit my vitals, I was forced to be helpless by her, I slammed forward, swung the Baipi knife, and slashed at her neck.But when I was still a foot away from her, I stopped my hand again and said, "I will really kill you." She looked at me without blinking, as if she wanted to see through my heart and said: "You won't." I stared at her for a long time, then put away the knife in a slumped manner, and said, "You won." I knew she was going to harm me, but I still couldn't kill her.She is like a blooming flower, who can do such an unsightly thing?If she hadn't been so beautiful, I think I would have left her with a few wounds if not killed.Her sword skills are not worth mentioning, but her beauty is the greatest weapon, and she uses this weapon appropriately. Xiao Xinyu looked at me with a smile on her face, as if I had something to hold in her hands.She said softly: "General Chu, why don't you come up and have a seat?" I have a kind of decadent defeat.If I hand her over to Tao Shouzhuo, Tao Shouzhuo might find a way to pry her mouth open, but can I really do that?Only at this time did I really know what Wu Hou criticized me for "the benevolence of a woman" at that time.At that time, I dreamed that one day I could be the second Marquis Wu, but I knew that I would never be like Marquis Wu. Just like Marquis Wu, he won't become a person like me. I put away the Baipi knife, trying not to be so depressed and said: "Miss Xiao, I won't come again, but I will let two brothers come here to watch you, I hope you don't play tricks again." Xiao Xinyu saw the weakness in my heart, even if I wanted to harden my heart, I still couldn't.不过看住她，也可以让她背后那人知道我不是可以随便就骗得过去的，不管她背后究竟是陶守拙还是周诺。 我转身走了出去，刚走到门口，突然听得萧心玉幽幽地叹了一声，道：“楚将军，如果我早一点碰到你，也许我会爱上你的。” 我几乎要摔倒在地。我慢慢转过头，道：“那就不必了。” 我刚回过头，却见她眼里满含着泪水。她忽嗔忽喜，我也不知道那是不是她真正的泪水，但看到她这副梨花带雨的样子，仍不禁有些心软。我和声道：“萧小姐，你是个女子，不该卷到这种肮脏的游戏里。” 不管周诺和陶守拙到底是什么面目，我已经对这些勾心斗角有了种厌恶，在这一瞬我真希望能弃甲归田，远离人世了。她怔了怔，突然向我奔了过来，一把抱住了我的腰。我吓了一跳，只怕她手里还会拿着短刀短剑，一把抓住了她的两手，但她那温软的身体紧紧地贴在我身上，低声道：“楚将军，你也不该卷进这种肮脏的游戏里。” 即使我对她还有戒心，此时心底也不由一软。就算她在骗我，也让她骗吧。我也一把揽住她的肩头，什么话都说不出来。哪知她突然挣脱了我的拥抱，眼里满含着泪水，低声道：“楚将军，你马上去向陶都督说，周诺明天就要发动兵变了。” 我大吃一惊，即使此时有千万个霹雳同时打下，也不会让我如此震惊。周诺竟然这么快就要行动了！我一把抓住她的肩头，道：“这是真的么？” 她点了点头，道：“其实我早就是周诺的人。在听到你要来的消息，周诺就定计让陶守拙把我送给你。可笑陶守拙自以为智计无双，却一直以为我是他的亲信。明天，周诺会借全城庆祝胜利之机出手，首先就要将你们擒下，如果你们想反抗，马上格杀，说是蛇人的内奸制造的混乱。” 我不由发起抖来。虽然知道周诺迟早会有举动，但根本想不到蛇人一退他便要动手。可是在此时动手确实是个良机，此时全城欢庆胜利，他以迅雷不及掩耳之势拿下我和陶守拙，再制造混乱，说蛇人内奸在城中发难，我和陶守拙力战身亡，陶守拙手下真正能指挥的大概只有陶百狐一人，周诺以西府军都督之尊发令，陶百狐纵有不愿，也是孤掌难鸣。陶守拙向以多谋善断闻名，居然也根本没发觉周诺这等用心。 这事太过重大，我看着她，一时也不敢断定这到底是不是真的。萧心玉已向屋里退去，泪流满面，突然伸手拣起了地上的短刀，我只道她又要出什么花样，正在喝斥她，哪知她突然伸出短刀向心口一刺。 如果她用刀袭击我，我也不会吃惊的，但我绝对没想到她居然会自杀，一时间我还以为她又是在骗我，可是她心口已一下涌出血来，将那件黄衫也染得殷红一片，我这才大吃一惊，猛地冲上去，一把揽住她，道：“你为什么要这么做？” 她已疼得眉头都皱了起来，低低道：“楚将军，如果有来世……” 她没有说完，气息已断。我只觉她的身体在慢慢变冷，不由得又惊又悔，如果我早点出手，完全可以制止她自尽的。我哽咽地道：“你……你到底为什么要这么做？” 那是因为她把周诺的计划跟我说了，又觉得以我和陶守拙的力量，最多只能自保，只怕也翻转不了局面吧。我抱着她的身体，心中越来越怒。虽然周诺和我其实并没有什么深仇大恨，周诺对我也是笼络为主，但此时我却觉得跟周诺不共戴天。 即使仅仅为了萧心玉。