Chapter 471: Your Majesty, my rescue is late (5k)
In Ouyang Ye's mind, completing the task of arresting the false emperor was the most important, but who caught him was not the key.
The plan proposed by the Bald Eagle can indeed increase the probability of success.
"Okay, okay, giggle...that's exactly what I meant." The charming Yao Shiniang covered her mouth and smiled softly, her eyes seemed to be dripping with water:
"But I'm not interested in the prince's reward. I just want to capture that Zhao Duan."
What a pervert... Ouyang Ye and Bald Eagle cursed in their hearts at the same time. The three parties immediately separated in a fan shape, expanded the pursuit and search coverage, and pursued forward.
The leader of the royal secret agents was at the back, watching the two warlocks rush into the forest, then suddenly turned his head and said to a secret agent beside him:
"Just now, did you look at my face?"
The secret agent immediately soaked his clothes with cold sweat and said hurriedly: "No... I don't dare."
Ouyang Ye, whose face was covered by a hood, stared at him coldly. The spies fell into an eerie silence, and the atmosphere was so oppressive that it was breathless.
"Pfft!" The named spy couldn't bear the pressure, his knees softened, he knelt on the ground, begging for mercy:
"Lord Ouyang, please spare my life, I didn't mean to do so."
During the pursuit just now, Feng briefly lifted a corner of his hood, and he glanced subconsciously.
Within the entire royal espionage system, there has been a taboo circulating:
Never stare at the leader's face. If you violate this rule, you will most likely die miserably.
Just because there is an indelible tattoo on Ouyang Ye's face. It was the mark left by the Ministry of Punishment before he was sent to Lingnan.
It is also the shame that he cares about most.
Ouyang Ye held Miao Dao's thumb and rubbed it repeatedly three times, finally stopped the urge to kill, and said coldly:
"There is no next time."
Phew——
All the secret spies breathed a sigh of relief and, led by their leader, chased forward.
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After Yao Shiniang left the team, she immediately used her Qinggong with all her strength. Her heavy breasts seemed to have no effect on her movements, and her body was as light as a feather.
As soon as the embroidered shoes were stepped on the ground, they "swooshed" like an arrow from the string, leaping into the sky, stepping on the branches extending from the tree crown, bouncing like a dragonfly on the water a few times, leaving the others behind.
Then, on her thickly painted face, Qiong nose sniffed lightly, as if tracking the scent. After a moment, the corners of her mouth raised, and her delicate body swooped down like an eagle.
Chase in a certain direction.
Not long after, she once again captured the traces left by Zhao Duan's running and traced them all the way back. Several times during this period, she vaguely saw the figure of Zhao carrying the pseudo-emperor on his back in front of him.
But just as he was about to close the distance, he was forced back by the roaring dark gold flying knife!
In this way, chasing and escaping, the distance is always just one step away from catching up.
"Haha, young master, you are very strong. You can run away so fast with a woman on your back, but you really don't get tired by using up your legs like this?"
Yao Shiniang pursed her lips and smiled, her voice echoing in the forest.
Suddenly, Zhao Duan in front seemed to finally be tired and hid behind a big tree.
Yao Shiniang was overjoyed, but she also slowed down cautiously. As expected, there was a "whooshing" sound in her ears, and her pupils suddenly narrowed.
A flash of dark gold light actually rose from the ground behind her and went straight to her back!
Zhao Duan actually fled and hid the Golden Crow flying knife in the dead leaves on the ground. At this moment, his thoughts connected, and the flying knife broke through the old fallen leaves and killed people!
"Bang!"
The back of Yao Shiniang's head seemed to close her eyes, and she spun around one step earlier, holding half of a "scissors" weapon in each hand to block the knife!
Then she muttered words, and the illusory "djinn" in front of her twisted and appeared.
But before she could say her "wishes", "ropes" made of twisted Buddhist inscriptions suddenly flew out from behind the big tree where Zhao Duan was hiding.
Tie her up in a "turtle-shell binding" posture.
Yao Shiniang was shocked and changed her "wishes" to get out of trouble.
The flames on the illusory ancient candlestick trembled, as if someone blew it, and the strange green flame flowed, burning the rope formed by the "Magic Sealing Curse".
Yao Shiniang fell down, only to see the flying knife whizzing away. When she turned around, she saw that Zhao Duan had once again put the "Empress" on his back and disappeared in front.
Only the other party's taunting laughter came from the forest:
"How old is my physical strength and how long can I last? You will know, old aunt, once you try it."
Old aunt... The smile on Yao Shiniang's face was stagnant, her eyes were cold, but her smile became more enchanting:
"Really, my aunt is becoming more and more in love with her."
Her warlock robes fluttered, and she chased after him again, but she became more cautious. After chasing for a while, she heard the gurgling sound of the stream ahead.
Astonishingly, there was a stream running across the mountain forest. Yao Shiniang stepped on the tree trunk and was about to cross the stream when she suddenly heard a voice from behind: "Be careful!"
Yao Shiniang's heart tightened, and she hurriedly turned around, but she couldn't use her strength in mid-air, and her waist was twisted into a human-shaped twist at an incredible angle. When she looked down, she saw "water spears" suddenly breaking out of the stream!
The water spear was extremely fierce, like a powerful crossbow on the battlefield, with the potential to penetrate her.
"Ah——"
Yao Shiniang whined, but even though she tried her best to avoid her vital points, she was still stabbed into the abdomen by one water spear, and another one pierced her calf, and blood spurted out.
"Ouch——"
The howling of wolves emerged, and in the dark forest, a large group of birds howled like dark clouds. With a fearless attitude, they rushed towards the stream and blocked the water spear with their bodies.
The "Bald Eagle" with white hair and a sinister smile is riding a tiger on his crotch, holding a red bone flute in both hands and playing it to his lips.
Weird music echoed in the dense forest.
The carcasses of birds like dark clouds fell with clatter, dyeing the stream red, but no new water spears were thrust out from the water.
Zhao Duan held the Black Turtle Seal and hid in the water. He suddenly sensed the fish in the water, frantically gathering towards him.
"He's in the water! Where the fish gather!"
The bald eagle said loudly, and at the same time as he spoke, ferocious wolves and brown bears rushed toward the stream to kill them.
The fur of these ordinary beasts is shimmering with red light, and it seems that under the blessing of magic, they have bloodthirsty combat power that far exceeds that of their kind.
"What beast master..."
Zhao Duan frowned. With his cultivation level, he was not afraid of these beasts.
If he let go and counterattacked, he would have the confidence to kill the two warlocks - without even using "Pei Niannu".
But his core purpose is not to fight with these people, but to lure them away to buy time for Zhenbao.
Therefore, along the way, he did not kill anyone, but caught everyone like flying a kite.
At this moment, a "water man" in human form walked out of the stream, and the stream flowed, revealing Zhao Duan's figure.
He held the Black Turtle Seal, hesitated for a moment, and was about to kill one before leaving. But he immediately changed his mind, pulled out the Frost Sword with his backhand, and swung out the "Peach Blossom Sword Technique".
Blood splattered everywhere, and the corpses of the wolves were separated. He took the opportunity to escape again.
Almost at the same time, arrows flew from the forest like poisonous tongues again, and Ouyang Ye led a large group of spies to arrive.
He glanced at the bald eagle who was riding a tiger and was not very good at fighting head-on, and then at Yao Shiniang who was lying on the ground, clutching her bleeding belly with fierce eyes, and scorned the irony:
"It seems that dividing the troops is not a good idea. If he hadn't led the false emperor to escape with all his heart, but if he was willing to stop and fight, you two would have died long ago."
Ouyang Ye was in no hurry to continue the pursuit because the initiative was in his hands.
As long as Yao Shiniang and Bald Eagle are still alive, they will not follow the empress.
And during the continuous attacks, the spies also need to take a short rest to recover their physical strength.
He was not too anxious, just like a skilled hunter who would be patient enough to chase his prey slowly, relaxing and tightening until the prey was exhausted before catching it.
On the other hand, if the pursuit is too tight, Zhao Duan will never be given the chance or hope to escape.
Zhao Duan was really desperate and had to fight with all his strength. Even if everyone won, there would definitely be heavy casualties.
Ouyang Ye's strategy was to consume Zhao Duan's energy by chasing and escaping.
However, after chasing him for such a long time, this guy still showed no signs of fatigue and was as energetic as ever. On the contrary, the spies were a little out of breath.
"The person named Zhao is so able to run away with the puppet emperor on his back?"
He didn't know that one of the effects of World Honored Qinglian was to greatly enhance Zhao Duan's physical strength and energy.
He fights for his life, and in this worldly situation, he has no fear of anyone.
"Something's wrong," suddenly, the bald eagle riding a tiger said: "The empress he is carrying is fake."
"What?"
Not only the spy, but also Yao Shiniang, who recovered from her injuries and stood up again by making a wish with the "Deng Shen", was stunned.
The bald eagle said: "Just now, with the help of the eyes of birds and wolves, I can see clearly that what he is carrying is just a dummy wrapped in a dragon robe and stuffed with cotton wool. The empress is not here."
Being fooled?
No, it’s to lure the tiger away from the mountain...
Ouyang Ye's face darkened, and he realized that he and others had fallen into the trap again. He suddenly turned around and said loudly: "Go back the same way! The false emperor is still near the border checkpoint! Chase down the official road, she can't escape far!"< br>
A secret agent hesitated and said: "The Zhao thief in front..."
"Don't worry about him!" Ouyang Ye was in a gloomy mood, but he smiled instead and said sadly:
"Since his purpose is to lure us away, as long as we return, he will chase us."
Everyone also woke up, their eyes lit up, and they turned back the long way. It was extremely difficult to travel in the mountains and forests. Although they chased her for a while, they were not too far from the checkpoint. If they turned around in time, they would probably catch up with the empress.
……
"Did they find out?"
In the dense forest, Zhao Duan fled forward for a while, but found that there were no pursuers coming behind him, so he stopped.
He turned around and ran back, taking a few steps like a nimble ape, carrying the "dummy" he had made in advance on the road, climbed up a giant tree, stood on the branches and looked out, his heart sank.
In the field of vision, the royal spy turned back and completely gave up chasing him.
"It's still been seen through...Yes, a dummy will be discovered sooner or later..."
Zhao Duan felt anxious. He estimated that Zhenbao had not long left the built border at this time, even if she had used the "Nine Changes" mask to change her appearance.
But with the vigilance of the hawks and dogs in the palace, no suspicious person will be let go.
And with Zhenbao's current state, he can barely deal with several mortal beings. Once he is caught up, he will definitely die!
"I have to hold them back, do I need to use Pei Niannu... But with my current internal strength, I can't sustain Pei Niannu's arrival for too long, and my sea of energy will be drained... Therefore, I must use it in a very short time. Within, kill all these people. If you can’t kill them all, I will be the one who dies!”
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Zhao Duan hesitated and weighed. He was not sure whether these spies carried trump cards.
He only had one chance to take action.
"No matter what, we can only fight once..." Just when Zhao Duan's eyes were fierce and he made up his mind, he was ready to fight once.
Suddenly, his ears moved, and he looked in the other direction of the forest from the branch of a tree.
I saw a large flock of birds suddenly startled in the vast wild forest.
"Are there still pursuers?"
Zhao Duan's hand holding the tree trunk suddenly exerted force, and his nails almost penetrated the wood.
……
"Wait a minute!"
Ouyang Ye, who was running, also sensed something unusual. He raised his hand and everyone stopped.
The Warlock Bald Eagle looked solemn and said: "There is a group of people approaching quickly! They are coming towards us! It is very dangerous!"
people?
Who will come at this time?
Ouyang Ye and Yao Shiniang looked suspicious and subconsciously assumed defensive postures. The spies aimed their crossbows forward.
Then, deep in the dense forest, about a dozen figures were seen jumping between the trees like ghosts. The figures were so fast that they almost left an afterimage!
The first person, astonishingly, had white hair and was wearing a very eye-catching bright red python robe!
Hai Gonggong's python robe hunted in the wind, lightly stepping on tree branches with the soles of his feet, as light as a wisp of smoke. In the blink of an eye, he came from a distance to a nearby place and stood on a tree branch with his hands behind his back.
Behind him, more than a dozen ministers followed him like shadows, their brows gloomy like evil ghosts.
"Hai Chunlin!! Why does he appear here?"
Ouyang Ye turned pale with fright, and strong fear arose in his heart. Yao Shiniang and Bald Eagle also turned pale at the same time!
Eunuch Hai looked down at the people in the forest indifferently and said: "Kill them all immediately, leaving no grass behind."
"No!"
A priest responded and floated into the forest. In the blink of an eye, a secret agent trained with a lot of money by the royal family died. His body was covered in blood. He barely had much power to fight back and fell like straw.
"Hold him for a moment!"
Ouyang Ye shouted when he caught a glimpse of Eunuch Hai.
Yao Shiniang did not hesitate and made a wish to the "Deng God" at the cost of serious injury.
The yellow flame of the simple candlestick danced, and a circle of fire light spread out, covering the three people.
Almost at the same time, Eunuch Hai stood on the top of the tree and struck it lightly with his knife!
It's just that the hand knife that can injure a strong person in the world disappeared when it encountered the "candlelight".
"Poof!"
As a price, Yao Shiniang spurted out a mouthful of blood and became visibly older. In order to block the blow, she used her own lifespan as "lamp oil" to drive the "Wild God" once.
While fighting for this little bit of the world, Ouyang Ye popped out the Miao Dao with his thumb!
With a clang, Miao Dao did not slash towards Eunuch Hai, but towards the ground!
The long and narrow Miao Dao blade actually had a burning purple talisman stuck on it!
"Buzz!"
Circles of ripples spread, covering the three people, the teleportation started, and the three disappeared into the forest.
Eunuch Hai frowned and snorted: "God..."
At this time, except for the three people who escaped from behind, all the royal spies had died tragically, and their bodies fell on the ground.
Eunuch Hai fell to the ground, and more than a dozen Ouchi worshipers who had completed the killing gathered around him:
"Father-in-law, next we..."
Eunuch Hai turned his head and glanced in a certain direction in the distance through the forest. His eyes were complicated, but he did not walk over after all. He said calmly:
"Evacuate, attack and kill the nearby rebel camps, find out the spies of Prince Jing's Mansion that may still exist nearby, and cover His Majesty's departure."
Song Jinxi, who is good at assassination, couldn't help but said:
"Eunuch, since Your Majesty is nearby, why should we..."
Eunuch Hai shook his head and said with his hands behind his back:
"Do you think no one is watching us? We have always made it clear that once we come into contact with His Majesty, we will attract the strongest among the rebels. When the time comes, our team may not be able to withstand it.
On the contrary, it would be most effective for us to bite the royal spies, the people of the Dharma God Sect, and the rebel lieutenant generals to cover His Majesty's escape. ”
After a pause, he said again:
"However, we didn't know which direction His Majesty went before. In desperation, we had to divide our forces and several teams searched in different directions.
Now, now that the location has been determined, it is time to think of a way to get several other Fengchan teams to come over, so as not to waste time in the wrong place. ”
Song Jinxi asked curiously: "My father-in-law, how are you going to inform Mo Zhaorong and the others?"
Eunuch Hai spoke indifferently, turned to look at the nearest county town that had been occupied by the rebels, and said calmly:
"Kill. Kill enough people and it will naturally muddy the water."
More than a dozen worshipers looked at each other with fierce eyes:
"For Your Majesty, I would rather die without regrets!"
Immediately, this team quickly disappeared into the dense forest.
After a while, the direction where Eunuch Hai first looked.
Zhao Duan walked out with a complicated expression on his face, carrying a cotton dummy on his back and holding a frost sword in his hand.
He glanced at the pile of corpses on the ground, then looked at where Eunuch Hai had left, pursed his lips, sheathed his sword, dropped the dummy, put away only his dragon robe, and ran in the other direction.
He wants to reunite with Zhenbao as soon as possible!
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Built outside the road.
Xu Zhenguan successfully left the checkpoint, avoided the official road, and specifically chose a small path to move towards the circled place on the map.
After recuperating for two days, although she was still weak and the palm prints left by Xuan Yin still remained, it was not difficult if she just walked.
When she arrived at the long-abandoned city wall marked on the map, she found that there was no one around.
Xu Zhenguan found the most secluded corner of the wall, squatted down, curled up as hard as he could, and began to wait quietly.
The sun rises little by little, and the sun sets little by little.
She remained motionless, neither eating nor drinking. She just hugged the Tai'a Sword and the small baggage she carried with her, biting her lips and waiting quietly.
The time had already passed the agreed noon, but she did not leave alone as promised. Instead, she still squatted under the dilapidated wall, looking at the road in the direction of Jiancheng Road without blinking.
Finally, the sun set in the west, and when a ray of afterglow shone slantingly on the old and abandoned low city wall, the last bit of hope in her eyes finally dimmed and disappeared.
Xu Zhenguan supported her numb legs and stood up little by little, holding on to the wall. She carried the small bundle on her back and took one last look at the road.
No one came.
A little tear shone in Xu Zhenguan's eyes. She turned her head and staggered towards the Huai River.
Suddenly, the sound of bells came from behind.
Xu Zhenguan stopped suddenly and turned around nervously to look back.
In the field of vision, under the dusk sunset, at the end of the dirt road, a broken donkey cart came slowly over.
In the car, Zhao Duan was wearing a straw hat and holding a whip, gently beating the donkey.
The donkey cart is moving, and the bell hanging under the donkey's neck makes a clear sound.
"Xu~"
Zhao Duan drove the donkey cart to Xu Zhenguan, reined in the reins, and showed a bright smile in the sunset:
"Your Majesty, my rescue is late."
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