Chapter 452 Chapter 5 Beautiful Junior Sister

Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong avoided Wuyang and went straight to Yuancheng. Unexpectedly, Yu Wenhuaji's defeated army also took the same retreat route, and they looted, burned, killed and robbed along the way. Yuancheng, Shenxian, and Wushui were located in Xucheng. People in the cities and nearby villages in the north fled to the river or took refuge in the mountains. Unfortunately, it snowed heavily and many of the refugees froze to death on the way. When they met scattered soldiers who burned villages and robbed food, the two mercilessly wiped out the treasures they found and helped the refugees. They hoped that they could have a better life outside Wei, so when they arrived outside Xucheng, both of them were unknown. one article.

Kou Zhong did not take off his true nature as a "miracle doctor", took out Sha Zhijing's nine needles, and with the assistance of Xu Ziling, he used longevity to heal refugees injured by cold diseases. The heavy snow temporarily relieved the plight of the Wei army, making it impossible for the Tang army to pursue it.But everyone knows that Yu Wenhua and the general trend are over, otherwise how can he indulge his troops and allow them to poison the local towns and villages? According to the observation of the two, on the way back to Xucheng, when the Wei army was defeated, people kept leaving the team to flee and loot. Those who could return to Xucheng with Yu Wenhuaji were probably only Yu Wenhuaji's sons and soldiers.

The two came to the top of a mountain and looked down at Wei Jingxu City, which is located in the east. The city seen on the way was the largest city, with high walls and a moat, although it was not as large as Luoyang and Chang'an. That kind of big city still has a certain defensive function. On the official road leading to Xucheng, Wei Jun went back and forth from time to time, but there were no more refugees fleeing, and of course there were no businessmen and tourists. The sky was covered with bird clouds, as if another heavy snowfall was brewing, the two hid in a bush, waiting for the night to come.

Kou Zhong fixed his eyes on Xu Cheng, and said in a deep voice: "After entering the city, we will immediately look for Lao Hou. We only need to find out where the Yuhua bone is, look for the opportunity, and kill it with all our strength. Then we will find a place to drink and celebrate." Xu Ziling shook his head and sighed, "I really don't understand what's going on in Yu Wenhua's head. After killing Emperor Yang before, when he led his troops back to the north, he already looted along the way, which made him notorious and unpopular. Now it's getting worse. , Is it because of his personality, or is there another reason?"

Kou Zhong thought of the desolate situation he saw along the way, and said dejectedly: "Yu Wenhua bone directly inherited Yang Guang's army, and also directly inherited the old Sui army's ethos of violence and arrogance, and the remnant people enriching themselves. If Yu Wenhua bone and Li Mi The battle of Li Mi is the winner. It may be a pity that he rectifies the army with such momentum, but God is against him and does not give him this chance. After the Li Mi war, there will be a big defeat against us in Liangdu. Yuwenhua has never recovered Chance." He said again: "Look! Such a city can't be said to be inferior to Chang'an and Luoyang, even Liangdu can compare it to it. It loses people's hearts and owes its geographical advantage. How long do you think he can defend?"

Xu Ziling sighed. Kou Zhong asked in surprise, "What are you thinking?" Xu Ziling smiled wryly: "Have you ever thought that Yuhua's bones would have such a day?" Kou Zhong aroused his emotion, nodded and said: "You are right, no matter he chased and killed us and mother back then, or rebelled and killed Emperor Yang later, he was so arrogant and invincible, I'm afraid he himself I never thought that there would be such a hopeless day. Although it is imperative to avenge my mother, I still feel a little uncomfortable." The two are great heroes, and they are used to dealing with powerful and evil forces. This is the first time they have used it in such a situation where they took advantage of others' danger and made trouble.If it wasn't for Fu Junchuo's revenge, he might turn around and leave.

Xu Ziling's eyes flashed sharply, and he said in a deep voice: "Yu Wenhua has done all kinds of bad things, today is full of evil, death is not a pity! Don't forget that Boss Yan also died because of him, and I don't know how many people in Yangzhou were killed by him. Without him, the ice of Wei State will be disintegrated, and maybe the common people will be saved from suffering from the war. Alas! This is just my wishful thinking." Kou Zhong only needs to think about the terrible situation where the tree fell and the scorpion scattered, and the rebellious army ran around looting, of course he understands Xu Ziling's mood.

Suddenly a group of Wei troops drove out from the city gate, about 200 people, just looking at their attire, they knew they were preparing for a long journey, and they were heading west. Kou Zhong said: "They must be going west to investigate the movement of the Tang army." Xu Ziling said, "Do you recognize him?" Kou Zhong took a look, and said: "It turns out that Yu Wenzhi and the team are leading the team. Shall we make a surprise attack on the road, so as to give an advance notice that the sheep-hunting lions and leopards have arrived." Xu Ziling sneered: "Are you sure you can handle a cavalry team composed of two hundred people in the wilderness?"

Kou Zhong smiled bitterly: "Then let them go!" Xu Ziling let out a "Huh", and saw that Yu Wenzhiji's team suddenly deviated from the official road, bypassed their hill, and galloped northward from the other side. Kou Zhong was startled and said, "Yuwen Zhiji, the bone sect of Yuwenhua, surrendered to Dou Jiande! Otherwise, why don't you leave the city through the north gate, just to deceive people's eyes and ears." Xu Ziling nodded in agreement. Li Yuan was a general of the old Sui Dynasty, and when he first came to Chang'an, he also supported the old Sui clan, playing the banner of crusade against Yu Wenhuaji, so it was difficult to accept Yu Wenhuaji's submission.But Dou Jiande does not have this psychological obstacle, this is Yu Wenhuaji's only way out.

Xu Ziling said in a deep voice: "We must slaughter the bones of Yuwenhua before Dou Jiande's army goes south." The sky gradually darkened, and little snowflakes began to fall from the sky. The two of them were about to take action when suddenly four or five men rushed out while the city gate was still open and the drawbridge hadn't been pulled up. Seeing such a tragic situation, the eyes (eyes) of the two were about to burst, but there was no way to rescue them. Then a guard rushed out, threw the body into the moat, and then returned to the city as if nothing had happened, set up the bridge and closed the gate.

Kou Zhong said in a deep voice, "Let's go collect the debt!" Xu City is a state of complete desolation, ten rooms and nine empty, shops are closed, and the remaining residents are hiding in their houses. Not only are there no pedestrians on the street, there are not many patrolmen, no one clears the snow on the street, and the narrow streets and alleys It's a black fire, and some houses and shops have traces of being looted. The two entered over the wall and came to the roof of a private house to observe the situation. Kou Zhong looked around, and said in a low voice: "In the battle of Wei County, Yu Wenhua's troops must have been severely damaged, and there was not enough manpower to guard the capital, otherwise we would have to spend a lot of time just entering the city." Xu Ziling's eyes fell on the meandering river that passed through the center of the city. Houses and bridges were built on both sides of the river about three feet wide. There were only a few lights in the snow powder, and it was lifeless.I secretly thought that in the days of peace and prosperity, this city should have its own charm and characteristics.Now he is just like a critically ill patient, lingering on his last breath.He sighed softly: "It's because morale is low and there is no fighting spirit. The only ones who are willing to stay with Yu Wenhua to live and die are the soldiers of Yu Wen's clan." Kou Zhongdao: "Young Master Ling, please rest here for a while, the younger brother will go back immediately." Immediately flipped the tiled surface and disappeared into the darkness of the long street. Pine trees are planted all over the place, and the long street is as quiet as ghost land under the rain and snow. up the Nitraria. Xu Ziling couldn't help recalling the moving scene of flying side by side with Shi Feixuan on the snowy field to save Lei Jiuzhi, and even more recalled that after Shi Zhixuan snatched away the relic of the evil emperor, she said decisive words to the two of them, and then ignored them. go. He took a deep breath of cold air, but swung it down to recall the deep memories in his mind. In this era of wars where dynasties change and heroes compete for hegemony, the world is no longer a happy place, full of killing and being killed, some people struggle to survive, some expand and invade, conspiracies, bloody methods, all kinds of methods are used, not to mention that friends can turn against each other , and even father and son brothers also want to put their relatives to death because of their interests.Facing the desolate and doomsday scene of this lonely city, he suddenly felt that all the fame, fortune and power were meaningless and worthless. Ba Fenghan's description of the sea-like beauty of thousands of miles of uninhabited grassland outside the Great Wall came to mind, and he secretly thought that only by going there can he forget his love in the grassland and desert. But is this evasive mentality too negative, and then thinks what to do if you stay?Is it to help Kou Zhong to conquer the world?Isn't this another exposure to the massacre!Only when you go to the outer domain, which is isolated from the news of the Central Plains, can you avoid everything.Including Shi Feixuan, who is inseparable from his grievances. Xu Ziling sighed secretly, faintly felt that besides avoiding the world, he also had complex and contradictory feelings of revenge on his concubine Xuan when he went to other places. Suddenly there was a warning sign in my heart, when I looked towards the direction of the city wall, a ghostly figure of a woman slid down from the top of the wall, her movement was so fast and her figure and posture were so elegant and flawless, she disappeared into the darkness in the distance in an instant. Although Xu Ziling couldn't see the other person's face, he felt a sense of familiarity, but he was sure that he had never seen her before, so he was surprised and uncertain. Kou Zhong came back to him after a while, excitedly said: "I found the secret note left by Xiaohou!" Xu Ziling told what he had just seen. Kou Zhong was surprised: "Which girl is so good at martial arts? This is an empty city, what's there to take advantage of?" Xu Ziling smiled wryly and said, "I have an ominous premonition that this girl seems to have a subtle relationship with us." Kou Zhong frowned and said, "Unlucky?" Xu Ziling shrugged and said: "This is purely a feeling, there is no reason at all. The person who comes is not kind, and the person who is kind does not come. We'd better not meet her." Kou Zhongdao: "Let my younger brother make a brief analysis. The reason why Young Master Ling feels ominous is because her skills are surprisingly good, and because she is most likely to come for the bone of Yu Wenhua, so she is full of murderous aura, which makes your brother It makes for an ominous feeling, doesn't it?" Xu Ziling shook his head and said, "She doesn't have the slightest hint of fierceness, and her movements are more beautiful like flowing clouds and flowing water, which is pleasing to the eyes. Alas! But her posture and body movements always have a sense of deja vu. Where did you see her?" Kou Zhong accompanied him bitterly, and murmured: "Since you came here for Yu Wenwen's bones, and you feel familiar with her body style, who could it be?" The two shook violently at the same time, and looked at each other. Kou Zhong gasped, and said, "It can't be such a coincidence! As soon as you say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive." Xu Ziling said: "It must be her, but she is smarter than Mother." What the two thought of was Fu Junchuo's junior sister, Fu Junqiang, the closed disciple of "Master Yijian" Biography Cailin, only she met this requirement. If Zhang Jinshu hadn't mentioned her not long ago, they would never have guessed it was her. Fu Junqiang is also like them, wanting to take advantage of the Yuwenhuagu's bad luck before its demise. Xu Ziling sighed sadly: "I wish I had remembered it was her sooner! Now it's just a missed opportunity." Kou Zhong smiled wryly and said, "Don't forget your ominous feeling, the Koreans will not have a good impression of us Han people. What's more, the misunderstanding is that we exhausted our mother to death, and now there is an additional crime of stealing treasures." Xu Ziling said: "I'm most afraid that she will show her bravery and break into the palace. It will be very bad if she encounters Yuwen's injury. Yuwen's bones are not easy to play." Kou Zhongdao: "It's useless to think too much, let's talk about it after the Palace finds our Young Master Hou." Yu Wenhuaji's imperial palace is only one-fourth of the size of Luoyang Palace City. It was expanded from the former Sui Governor's Mansion. In particular, the outer walls were thickened and taller, and watchtowers were set up. According to the instructions, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling first took out a map of the buried Wei palace situation beside a tree behind the palace city. When they opened the scroll, there were two dragons on the left and right, one of which was leaping mightily, and the other was far away from the clouds. , The uncomfortable scene is vividly drawn. Kou Zhong laughed dumbly and said: "Good boy, I look like I want to eat people in the painting, I will definitely blame him later, let's see what he can get out of his Immortal Sealing Technique." Xu Ziling sneered: "You are called a guilty conscience, why don't you think that the dragon soaring through the clouds and riding the fog is yourself?" Kou Zhong smiled wryly and said: "This is not only a guilty conscience, but also self-knowledge. I have been ambitious since I was a child. I have been encouraging you to join the rebel army all day long, and forced you to secretly learn martial arts and listen to old master Bai teaching people to read sage books. , and today is even more involved in the struggle for world hegemony, what qualifications do you have to be a comfortable dragon in a free game." The two hid in the darkness of the tree shadow, gathered their eyes together, and studied the situation of Wei Palace and the location of Hou Xibai. The Wei army's strength is obviously seriously insufficient. Even if the palace city is an important place, the outer guards are just a fiction, and they seem to be defenseless in the eyes of the two. Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling crossed the wall and entered the palace, but they still dare not be negligent, because Hou Xibai marked the positions of more than ten hidden sentries in the palace in the picture, if one is not careful, they will be discovered. After a while, the two sneaked into the Beiyuan Xiaozhu where Hou Xibai was staying, and human voices could be faintly heard from the delicate two-layer coat. They crossed a willow grove, came to the back of the house, listened attentively, and just heard Hou Xibai's voice saying: "One more day, we can finish it!" The woman's voice said "um", but she didn't speak, followed by the light footsteps of leaving. Both of them were excited to find Hou Xibai so smoothly, the maid and attendants left through the main entrance, and hurriedly entered the hall through the window. The east wall of the hall is completely covered by a silk painting hanging from the ceiling. The color painting is mainly a life-size woman. The summer fields are dotted with deer, sheep, rabbits, crows and other gentle animals. The picture of the beauties has been completed in sevens and eighties, with the outline of the face, the outline of the missing eyes, ears, mouth and nose, leaving a strange blank on the face.Under Hou Xibai's wonderful brushstrokes, the beautiful woman in the picture shows her light and graceful posture. Although I can't see her face, I already feel that she is a very moving beauty. Hou Xibai sent Mrs. Wei away at this time, stepped into the hall, saw two people suddenly, and said happily: "You two are finally here!" Pointing at the silk painting, Kou Zhong wondered, "Are you going to wait until the end to draw her appearance? If there is a slight mistake, it will be a waste of all previous efforts." Hou Xibai came between the two of them and sighed: "Brother Kou, you don't know something. I have a very bad habit. I have to paint in one go, so that I can get the charm, but once I master the charm, it will decline like a bang. Three exhaustions? It is difficult to continue, so Ling Tian adopts the strategy of first form and then spirit, doing heavy and trivial work, and finally picking up Shen Yun, this is also the only way out of the way." Xu Ziling said: "Brother Hou's beauties are amazing again, but I still prefer your freehand portraits of beauties in ink and wash, just like the portraits on your beauties fan." Hou Xibai lowered his voice and said, "This may be a funerary object hanging in the tomb. Of course, it must be colorful and luxurious." The two looked at each other in dismay. Kou Zhong took a breath and said, "Is Yu Wenwen going to commit suicide?" Hou Xibai said: "I'm just guessing, alas! Mrs. Wei... Mrs. Wei is really pitiful to me. No wonder Yu Wenhuaji loves her so much. To tell you the truth, when I was painting for her, I once I had the idea of ​​hiding so far away, just because I didn't want to see the miserable situation when Yu Wenhuaji was slaughtered by you." Xu Ziling said in a considerate manner: "It's really hard for Brother Hou to be involved in our grievances with Yuhua for no reason. If Brother Hou wants to stay away from this place, we will never blame you." Hou Xibai smiled wryly and said: "This is an old problem. I can't see my daughter suffering. Don't worry, you two. I, Hou Xibai, came from the Huajian sect. Killing people is nothing. People often have weird ideas, but they rarely put them into practice. I even tried When I picked up a precious and fragile ancient pottery vessel, I had the urge to throw it into pieces, but fortunately, I just thought about it in my mind, and trembled because of this crazy idea." Kou Zhong patted his legs and said: "That's right, when I saw a beautiful woman on the street when I was young, I also had the idea of ​​touching her, but I didn't dare to do it because I felt the consequences would be serious. It's exactly the same as Xibai's desire to break the treasure vessel , I thought I was a big villain, but it turned out to be human nature, and it is normal to be able to restrain myself." Hou Xibai agreed: "That's how the tyrant came about, because he was not afraid of any consequences, and no one stopped him, so he finally became a madman like Yang Guang." Xu Ziling asked, "Where are the bones of Yuwenhua?" Hou Xibai replied: "He was defeated from Wei County and returned to Xu City the day before yesterday. I haven't had a chance to meet him yet." Kou Zhongdao: "It seems that there are not many people in the palace, where are the concubines and concubines going?" Hou Xibai said: "According to the news I heard back from inquiries, most of the Yuwen faction's subordinates and others have moved to Wuyang. It seems that the Yuwen scholars who came to station Wuyang will surrender to the Tang Dynasty." Kou Zhongdao: "You guessed right, did that old guy Yu Wenshang rush to Wuyang with the life-saving regiment?" Hou Xibai said: "Yu Wenshang shouldn't be here. This man's martial arts is second only to 'Tian Dao' Song Que among the four lords. When you meet him, the two elder brothers must be careful." Kou Zhongshu breathed out: "Yu Wenhua's bones must be full of evil. Now that the Wei Palace lacks experts, it's like an empty house under fortification. Let's kill him tonight. What else can we talk to him about?" Hou Xibai was about to speak, when suddenly gongs, drums and bells rang from the other side of the palace, and then there was an uproar of voices, and some even shouted "there is an assassin". Kou Zhong was startled and said: "Mother's amazing, come here, little junior sister!"