Jiaochu

Chapter 464 Story
After arriving outside the cave, Long Shadow Guard first threw a torch in. The firelight illuminated the deep cave. After a while, there was no movement inside.

The two Long Shadow Guards went in first to check the situation and only allowed the people to go in after confirming that it was safe. Although the cave was large, it could not accommodate everyone. The Long Shadow Guards and the defenders were guarding outside, and the strong young people also stayed behind. When spending the night outside, give priority to leaving space for the elderly, wife and children at home.

After settling all the people, Ye Lingxi came out to find a commanding height and looked at the city ahead. Red sparks were flying in the night sky, and the stars disappeared into the cold air. She looked at the dancing firelight in the city and seemed to hear it. The sound of armor and swords clashing fiercely, and the bloody faces of the soldiers burning in the fire...

"Princess, why are you standing here alone? You may catch a cold." Xiao Anzi came over with a cloak and put it on Ye Lingxi. She said, "The injury on your back is not healed yet. Go back and rest." Xiao Anzi said, "Princess, don't underestimate this slave. This little injury is nothing to me. The injuries I have received before are much more serious than this."

"What did you do before?" Ye Lingxi asked.

Xiao Anzi said: "I'm not afraid of princess jokes if I tell you. When I was young, I was beaten to death because of my stuttering. Princess may not be able to imagine the kind of life where she has to endure hunger every day after not eating her first meal." , in order to survive, people can become more cruel than beasts.”

Ye Lingxi reached out and patted his shoulder and said, "It's all over." Xiao Anzi's expression moved slightly, and he bowed his head and lowered his eyebrows before replying, "What the princess said is true, it's all over."

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In the middle of the night, most of the people in the cave were asleep. Because there were so many people, there was no room to light a fire and tell ghost stories. Ye Lingxi couldn't sleep, so he sat at the entrance of the cave and watched the stars. Xiao Anzi also sat next to him and watched the stars.

When Hehe and Lingdang were about to fall asleep, someone had a nightmare and screamed out, waking them both up. Aunt Qiu was restless and did not sleep soundly. She woke up several times in a row. Now she fell asleep and was awakened again. She was so worried that she almost fainted. Bai Hu took Aunt Qiu's pulse and taught her. Hehe and Lingdang massaged Aunt Qiu's acupuncture points to calm her nerves. After a while, Aunt Qiu felt better and the dizziness in front of her eyes disappeared.

Seeing that everyone was awake, Xiao Anzi suggested telling a story to wake them up. Ling Dang was the first to raise his hand in agreement. Ye Lingxi raised his hand and shushed. Ling Dang immediately lowered his volume and asked in a low voice, "What story are you telling?" He said, "I heard this story from an old beggar before I entered the palace." At this point, he gave it a try, "Have you ever heard of the elixir of life?"

"Is there really such a medicine?" Lingdang asked curiously.

Xiao Anzi said: "I didn't believe that there was such a medicine in the world before, but the old beggar said that King Xia once made an elixir that would make people immortal after eating it, but after eating it, King Xia not only failed to Immortal, but also poisoned to death by this elixir, do you know why? "

"Why?" Ye Lingxi asked.

Xiao Anzi turned around and looked around, and said in a very low voice: "Because the elixir was stolen by someone, King Xia took poison, and the real elixir was eaten by another person, and this person also made a big mistake. Official, one person is inferior to ten thousand people, and the scenery is very beautiful."

"Who is this person?" Ye Lingxi asked.

Xiao Anzi said: "The old beggar didn't say anything. He insisted on letting me trade a roast chicken for him before he told me who he was. I was very poor at that time. Where could I have the money to buy a roast chicken? It's just a story. Who knows if what the old beggar said is true? I have never seen the old beggar again since then." When Xiao Anzi said this, Ye Lingxi raised her hand and shushed for silence. She listened quietly for a while, it was the sound of horse hooves. , the sound was getting closer and closer, and she felt that her heart was almost in her throat. When the figure on the horse appeared in her field of vision, she immediately got up and ran over. The other person also dismounted and ran over. She almost rushed over to hug him. He stopped someone and was immediately hugged tightly by a pair of solid arms.

Ling Ding sneaked over quietly and said to Jing Zhe: "Did you see that the princess has already been married? Please don't waste your efforts in vain." After saying that, she slipped back to He He. Yan Fei said in her ear that it was okay, and Ye Lingxi hummed, feeling very at ease and there was no need to say anything. After a brief embrace, Yanfei shouted four words loudly, "The rebels have been killed!" The voice was sonorous, powerful and inspiring, and there was cheers inside and outside the cave.

After all the fires in the city were extinguished, the Long Shadow Guards and guards escorted the people back to the city.

Ye Lingxi met the He family's father and son in the He Mansion. He Guang was lying on the hospital bed and had run out of oil. The white pot wanted to take his pulse. He Guang shook his head slightly and told He Shun what he said when he looked back. , Firstly, he must guard the border, secondly, he must love the people, and thirdly, he must treat his second sister-in-law well. He Shunyi nodded and agreed.

"Your Majesty, I will take the first step."

As soon as the words fell, those old and sincere eyes were closed forever.

Ye Lingxi turned his back, raised his hand, wiped away the tears that overflowed from the corner of his eyes, turned around with determination, and solemnly said goodbye, "Good go!" Yan Fei and Long Shadow Guard bowed solemnly to see off the border guard. The decades-old general is on his last journey.

There were cries inside and outside the courtyard, and the people in the city spontaneously knelt outside the gate to see the old general off.

When Ye Lingxi walked out of the yard, a morning sun rose from the east. The bright red color burst out with unparalleled vitality and hope like hot blood. Looking at the bright red color, she felt a mixture of sadness and joy in her heart. She wanted to cry, but she couldn't. Even if he wanted to laugh, he couldn't. His face revealed an unusual calmness and firmness in the sunlight.
Those eyes stared at the bright red color, as if they were about to burn. It was not until her eyes were blocked by someone that she felt the pain in her eyes. She closed her eyes for a while before she felt better. When she opened her eyes, she saw A vague and familiar face, it took two seconds for the face to become clear.

"Tell me honestly, are your eyes not healed yet?" Those cold and persistent eyes stared at her, leaving her unable to find any excuse to excuse herself. She raised her hand and flicked it between his eyebrows. After a while, Yan Fei raised her hand and touched her forehead. Not knowing why, she tilted her head slightly and looked at him without saying anything. She was quite stubborn. Yan Fei had no choice but to talk about another thing.

There was a person lying in another room, and a Dragon Shadow Guard was watching beside him.

The person lying on the bed was none other than Lin Chuan. He had multiple injuries on his body. The most serious one was on his abdomen. If the weapon had been deflected any further, it would have pierced his spleen. There were injuries on his shoulders, back, arms and legs. There were more than a dozen wounds, large and small, and the wound on his left shoulder was cut to the bone. Fortunately, his face was not disfigured.

When Ye Lingxi and Yanfei came over, they were still awake.

Looking at her elder cousin who was almost mummified with bandages on the bed, Ye Lingxi felt complicated. Yan Fei told her that the man was found in an alley and he had already passed out. There were seven or eight enemy soldiers in the alley. After seeing the corpses, Yan Fei speculated that Lin Chuan led the people into the alley and killed them one by one.

After standing by the bed for a while, the two of them walked outside. Ye Lingxi asked about Lu Yan, and Yan Fei said that he was imprisoned in the dungeon of He Mansion. The general Xu Xiong was also captured and was also imprisoned in the dungeon of He Mansion. Now that General He has passed away, He Shun has no time to interrogate the two of them. He plans to interrogate the two of them. Ye Lingxi wants to go with him. Yanfei asks her to rest first and recuperate, and half-jokes that he interrogates people. He was very strict at times, for fear of scaring her and giving her nightmares at night.

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