Traitor

Chapter 230
But Jian Yan got under the car, so Mu Baili didn't pay attention to Jian Yan.What's more, now, he doesn't have time to think too much, all reactions come from instinct.

He couldn't save Zhao Wuyou desperately in front of everyone.

At this moment, Prime Minister Wen who saved Huanglan was the most important thing.As long as Huang Lan's army is protected, this situation can be brought under control, and Zhao Wuyou will be safe and sound by then.Otherwise, if something happens in Huanglan territory, it may be difficult for them to return to Daye on their own.

Even Lu Guoan seldom saw his own Lord Chitose take action.This shot was still in the territory of Huanglan, so it was conceivable that he was forced to helplessness.The carriage was blown up by the wind and was torn apart in the air.In the blink of an eye, the fragments of the car body flew like a rain of arrows, approaching the archer.

When the rain of arrows stops, it means that the rain will pass.

The fact is indeed the case, Mu Baili's strikes were quick and ruthless, and he dealt with the group of archers immediately, giving Huanglan's army a chance to counterattack.It was too late to say that, Chi Duo gave an order, and the soldiers rushed towards the killer.

The man in black, who was dormant beside him, realized that the situation was over, and immediately turned and evacuated.

But it is not so easy to withdraw now.Chi Duo made people come forward and fight with each other.The situation was chaotic, Mu Baili crossed the crowd and walked up to Zhao Wuyou, as a colleague, he should give proper care, but there were some things he couldn't say out loud.

"Master Zhao?" Mu Baili sized her up, and his eyes suddenly fell on the back of Mu Zhao Wuyou's hand.

It was only then that Wen Gu realized that he had struck too fast just now and pushed her so anxiously that when Zhao Wuyou got into the carriage, the back of his hand wiped the ground.At this moment, the plain white catkins are glowing bright red, and the cuffs are stained with blood.

Because it is an abrasion, if not handled properly, the sand in the wound will lead to wound infection.

Zhao Wuyou coughed twice, "I'm fine, thank you, Lord Qiantui."

Mu Baili smiled coldly, but his heart was slightly disturbed, "Master Zhao has great fortune and fate, and he can't die, but I really look at you with admiration."

"It's my fault for disappointing Lord Qiantui." Zhao Wuyou turned pale, and instead of looking at Mu Baili, he looked around.His eyes fell on Jian Yan who was not far away. He had already got out from under the car and was safe and sound.

Realizing that Zhao Wuyou was looking at him, Jian Yan pulled his lips, feeling slightly happy.Just when she was about to speak, she quickly looked away and looked elsewhere.With a light sigh, Jian Yan walked towards Zhao Wuyou feeling lost.

When Chiduo returned from beheading the man in black, except for a few who escaped, basically all of them died here.

"I don't know who doesn't know how to live and die, but dares to ambush here and plot against us." Chi Duo gritted his teeth and looked up at Li Yi, "Master Li lives in the court, so he must be able to guess a thing or two."

After all this time, Li Yi still didn't change his face, just coughed twice and said, "I don't know the reason for this matter, let's put it aside for the time being, it's important to go back to Wangcheng first. When I return to Wangcheng and see the king, I can go again." Judgment. It is not a good thing to speculate without evidence or evidence now."

Although Chiduo was a reckless man, he immediately understood when Li Yi cast his gaze on the officials of Daye.These wild internal wars are not suitable to be brought up in front of the people of Daye.

It must be known that family ugliness should not be publicized, let alone a major political event within Huanglan.

Chiduo seemed a little irritable, and ordered people to move the crossbar quickly, so as not to delay the time to return to the royal city.He also ordered some people to clean up the battlefield to see if there were any survivors. If there were any survivors, they could bring them back to the King City to confront them.

It's a pity that there are no survivors, but some of them died not from weapons, but from poisoning.

"Probably the poison is hidden in the teeth." Chi Duo leaned over to check, and looked up at Li Yi with slightly dark eyes.

Li Yi let out a long breath, "The result is the same, so there is no need to alarm anyone, otherwise it will be of no benefit to anyone."

Chi Duo nodded, pretending not to know.

After thinking for a while, Li Yi walked towards Zhao Wuyou and the others, stepped forward and saluted first, "Is it our fault that alarmed the envoys? These rioters are actually because of..."

"The rioters in Huanglan?" Mu Baili smiled gently, "Isn't it simple? I think even the rioters are so rampant and organized, which shows that Huanglan's military strength is indeed not weak."

The sound fell, and the arrow feather in his hand snapped off.This shining arrow had a dazzling cold light under the sun.

Mu Baili threw the broken arrow on the ground casually, and said with a slight smile, "Master Li, don't worry, this is the boundary of Huanglan, no matter what happens, you will be able to solve it yourself. We are here to discuss peace, I didn’t come here to meddle in other people’s affairs. Your court disputes have nothing to do with Daye. That’s why Mr. Li doesn’t need to explain it embarrassingly, we just agree.”

Hearing this, Li Yi leaned over and bowed, following Daye's etiquette, "Thank you, Lord Qiantui, for your understanding."

Zhao Wuyou coughed lightly, and sat by the side weakly, while Wen Gu was carefully washing her wound and applying medicine to bandage it.

Mu Baili said, "Look at the number of casualties and delay the departure!" The current situation really needs to be rectified.After all, their respective carriages were poked into hornet's nests, and it was impossible to get on the road in time.

Li Yi nodded, "It's natural. When the crossbar is removed, we will send people back to the king's city to report to the king and queen. Mr. Zhao was injured, so he really should take a rest."

Everyone could see that Zhao Wuyou's complexion was not very good, as if he was about to fall down at any time.Therefore, taking advantage of this time, let the large army rest for a while, and also let Zhao Wuyou relax.

"Master Zhao, are you okay?" Li Yi looked at her worriedly.

This Daye is also really strange, people can't figure it out, how could he send a sick person like Zhao Wuyou to Huanglan?The capital of Daye Kingdom is more than ten thousand miles away from Huanglan, this bumpy journey has left the young man in front of him half dead.

Didn't it mean that Daye was a prosperous dynasty?How did it come to this point that only a sickly young man could be produced?Don't you even have half a practical veteran?

"It's nothing, just a little tired." There was thin sweat on his forehead, but his body was terribly cold, Zhao Wuyou coughed lightly, his eyelids drooped slightly, and he seemed to be dying.

This situation makes outsiders feel panicked at the first sight, and Zhao Wuyou will pass away if he can't be sure.

Zhao Wuyou had time to take a good rest, Wen Gu hurriedly went to warm up the earlier medicine, and took advantage of this gap to let Zhao Wuyou take it quickly, so as to ensure that she could bear it when she went to Wangcheng.

Seeing this situation, Chiduo was naturally full of complaints, "I don't think this Daye has any intention of negotiating peace at all, this is planning to start a war!"

Li Yi was taken aback, and walked aside with Chi Duo, unconsciously lowering his voice, "What does the general mean by that?"

"What do you mean?" Chi Duo snorted coldly, "Master Li is so smart, haven't you noticed? Daye deliberately let such a sick young man come to negotiate peace. If there is any mistake along the way, the debt will be paid back at that time." It has to be blamed on our Huanglan. It is said that the two countries are fighting without killing. If there is anything wrong with this sick man, our Huanglan will be an act of a despicable villain in terms of neighboring countries."

Hearing this, Li Yi stared silently.

It's not that he didn't think about it, but he didn't expect that even Chiduo could see it.But a military general can still see the clues, is the emperor of Daye really so stupid?With its clumsy strategy, it seems a bit... unreasonable to get the two countries to go to war justifiably.

After all, this is the way to go, Li Yi's observation of Zhao Wuyou, this sick man seems to be powerless, but his mind is heavy enough.Zhao Wuyou was not as flamboyant as Mu Baili, she was so restrained that it was easy to ignore her existence.

Just imagine, would it be a simple person to be able to travel thousands of miles, to be a military supervisor who came under the order of the emperor, and a young man who could take on this important task at a young age?
Fortunately, in the eyes of Zhu Guo, her father Zhao Song's fame and glory have long covered her existence.Everyone knew that Daye had a powerful prime minister, Zhao Song, and that Zhao Song had an only son, but no one asked carefully how much the only son weighed.

They all thought that since he was the only child, he should be pampered and arrogant.

Little do they know that the reason why a fox is a fox is because of its cunning, not its reputation like jackals and leopards.The most unpredictable enemy is the most dangerous.

"Lord Li?" Chi Duo was startled.

Li Yi waved his hand, "I'll try."

Chi Duo remained silent, watching Li Yi walking towards Zhao Wuyou.

Zhao Wuyou sat under the tree, closed his eyes to rest, and Su Xi watched by, not allowing anyone to come closer, so as not to disturb Zhao Wuyou's rest.But it's Li Yi who came, so it's a different matter.

"Lord Li!" Suxi saluted.

Hearing the movement, Zhao Wuyou opened his eyes.In fact, she had already thought of it, and Li Yi would have to come to her sooner or later.After all, the Holy Spirit ordered Mu Baili to lead the army to negotiate a peace earlier, but did not mention the supervising army.The sudden appearance of a supervising army ordered by the emperor will naturally arouse suspicion.

Li Yi nodded as a return of the courtesy, and sat down beside Zhao Wuyou with a smile.When a person reaches middle age, he can see everything more clearly than a young person, not to mention that he has been immersed in the court for many years, so he naturally has his city.

"Master Zhao was a military supervisor at a young age. I think the emperor who came to Daye has a special preference for Master Zhao." Li Yi smiled, "I don't mean anything else when I say these things, but I just think Master Zhao is very rare. , It’s really not easy to be successful at a young age.”

Zhao Wuyou coughed twice, and a usual smile appeared on his pale face, "Master Li is polite, but it's just luck. There are countless people in the Great Ye Dynasty who are more capable than me, and I really dare not stand in the way of Master Li's youth. There is a reputation for success."

"Master Zhao is too modest." Li Yi smiled, "Master Zhao's body is not in good shape, is it because he is not used to Huanglan?"

Zhao Wuyou closed her eyes, she naturally knew what Li Yi meant, but she didn't answer directly.He just made a detour, and said with a slight smile, "After all, it's hard to leave my homeland, so it's inevitable that I'm not used to it. Master Li laughed at me. I'm really weak. If I knew it would be like this, I should have learned it in the past. Strong body."

Li Yi said, "I think Mr. Zhao has both talent and learning. You are a state of etiquette and a prosperous dynasty. You must be very important. If you ask me, I don't know if you have any position in the court?"

Hearing this, Zhao Wuyou glanced at him.

"The old man has no other meaning." Li Yi explained, "It's just that in the documents handed over by Nine Thousand Years in the past, only the post of supervisor was mentioned, and there were no other words. The old man brought everyone back to the court. If Your Majesty asks, it is really difficult to answer, and it is inevitable that you will be a little remiss. Of course, if Mr. Zhao is unwilling to speak now, you must wait until your Majesty can explain it to the front, and I will not force you."

Zhao Wuyou had a half-smile, "Lord Li thinks, what kind of position can I take at such a young age? It's just an idle job. Occasionally participates in government affairs, walks in front of the emperor, and wins the emperor's favor."

Li Yi shook his head, "This old man seldom misses people. I heard that Prime Minister Zhao of Daye has an only son under his knees. He lives in seclusion all the year round, and few people know his true face. It just so happens that Mr. Zhao is also surnamed Zhao. I wonder if he is related to his family? "

"Since he lives in seclusion, there must be some shameful reason!" Zhao Wuyou replied coldly.

Li Yi looked embarrassed, and immediately said, "This old man is abrupt, thinking that Prime Minister Zhao has only one son, and he would not be willing to let his only son come to a remote place to suffer hardship."

Zhao Wuyou said calmly, "Master Li is suspicious of me, the son of Prime Minister Zhao? Dare to ask Master Li, just because my surname is Zhao?"

"No, it's because of Mr. Zhao's courage." Li Yi said, "Although Mr. Zhao is not in good health, the calmness between his brows is not something ordinary people can have. As for the raid just now, the old man never watched it from the beginning to the end." Master Zhao hesitated and panicked. A young man with such courage must have been brought up from an early age. After thinking about it, it seems that only the Prime Minister’s Mansion of the Zhao family in Daye can raise such outstanding young people.”

"I came to Huanglan this time, and I will negotiate peace with you Huanglan with Lord Qiantui. It has nothing to do with who I am." He Xinsi, "Lord Li, there is no need to be suspicious, as long as the peace talks can be achieved, it doesn't matter who comes."

Li Yi nodded, "Is it because the old man is too entangled, or Master Zhao has a clear mind."

"Master Li is too modest, Zhao Wuyou is a junior, so he dare not accept it." Zhao Wuyou bowed his head, this kind of politeness made it hard for people to get angry, and he was too embarrassed to even open his mouth.

With a sigh, Li Yi stepped away.

Su Xi quickly leaned over, "My lord, what exactly does Master Li mean?"

"He doubted my identity." Zhao Wuyou closed his eyes, "Suspected that I was Zhao Song's son, but he couldn't ask me directly, so he made a detour."

"I thought he was really worried about the young master's health?" Su Xi snorted.

"I'm worried." Zhao Wuyou sighed softly, "I'm worried that if I die halfway, Daye will have a legitimate reason to start a war against Huang Lan. That's why Li Yi doubts whether Emperor Daye ordered me to come— — to die in the wilderness."

Su Xi almost laughed out loud, "Young master said this, how could anyone commit suicide?"

"But that's how they think of me." Zhao Wuyou was very helpless, "Does my face look very unlovable?"

Su Xi looked at it, "It's true that it makes people feel distressed."

Zhao Wuyou chuckled lightly, "Poor mouth." Er Er, Zhao Wuyou looked at the direction he came from, "We are getting farther and farther away from Jinling City."

"Young Master, you are thinking of the Song Zhuang Zhu, right?" Suxi joked.

Zhao Wuyou frowned and looked at her, "Be careful that someone will tear your mouth apart, and I won't help you then."

Su Xi curled her lips, "Yes, yes, I don't dare to say it in a humble position."

"However, Li Yi didn't take out the words from me, and I found out a little bit of what he meant." Zhao Wuyou's eyes darkened, "In this desolate court, there are people who advocate war and others negotiate peace. It's the same. Among the courtiers, civil servants and generals are at odds with each other. Some people want to solve us halfway, and use this to start a war between the two countries. Fortunately, Li Yi, I guess it is the peace faction."

"That is to say, with Li Yi here, our peace talks will be less obstructed?" Su Xi came back to her senses.

Zhao Wuyou nodded, "That's the reason, so you should pay more attention to Li Yi, and protect him when necessary. Before finding out the real intention of the Huanglan court, we must have the most basic guarantee of personal safety. "

Suxi clenched the cold sword in her hand, "I understand."

As soon as she raised her head, she saw Jian Yan standing not far away, and Suxi narrowed her eyes slightly, "Why do you feel that Mrs. Jian is like a lingering ghost? There is always a gloomy look in his eyes, It makes people feel uncomfortable.”

"Then don't look at it." Zhao Wuyou didn't want to mention Jian Yan, coughed lightly and whispered, "Quan is a stranger, no matter what he does, he does business."

Su Xi stood up, "Okay!"

Not to mention Suxi, even Wen Gu feels that Jian Yan is gloomy now, so when Jian Yan looks at Zhao Wuyou, Wen Gu will always deliberately block his line of sight to prevent Jian Yan from meeting Zhao Wuyou's eyes. superior.

It was this move that even Zhao Wuyou laughed. He only felt that it was a little childish, but it also made people's nose sore.

"What are you doing?" Zhao Wuyou asked after getting into the carriage.

Wen Gu said, "Then Jian Yan always looks at you with malicious intentions, and I feel uncomfortable looking at you."

"You're like playing a monkey game." Zhao Wuyou chuckled lightly.

"That's better than him staring at you all the time." Wen Gu had a displeased expression on his face, "I looked like a good young man earlier, but now he seems to be a heartless one, making people uncomfortable to look at."

"Then Doctor Wen thinks that Lord Qiantose makes people happy?" Suxi joked.

Wen Gu was taken aback, "A real villain is always better than a hypocrite."

"That's the truth." Suxi smiled, "Fortunately, he will be able to enter the barren city in a short time, and Jian Yan doesn't dare to give birth to a moth, otherwise there will be no good fruit for him to eat."

"I hope!" Wen Gu always felt unhappy in his heart, "But I always feel that something is wrong with Jian Yan, I can't tell what it feels like, but I just feel that this kid is being unpredictable now, which makes people feel a little flustered."

Hearing this, Zhao Wuyou raised his eyebrows and glanced at him, silent.

In fact, Zhao Wuyou himself had the same thoughts. For some reason, it seemed that something would happen to Jian Yan sooner or later.She probably knew what she should know, so what else would happen to him?
Be on guard everywhere, is it possible that you can't guard against him?

"Young master, don't worry, people are staring at him because of his humble position. He must not dare to act rashly in the barren territory." Suxi saw that Zhao Wuyou's expression was slightly troubled.

Zhao Wuyou nodded, and Wen Gu followed suit, "That's what I said, don't worry, no matter what happens, I will protect you."

After the sound fell, Zhao Wuyou stared at him meaningfully.

Wen Gu's face tightened, and he immediately closed his eyes and didn't dare to look at her more.

The carriage continued to move forward, because it was delayed on the road, so it could only drive through the night, until the next day at dusk, the carriage finally stopped outside the gate of Huanglan King City.

Wangcheng Shiguo, white mud bricks and tiles, plain white and holy.

Zhao Wuyou coughed lightly and opened the curtains of the car, looking at the white eyes outside.This place is almost in stark contrast with the capital city of Daye. It is white and holy, and the capital is luxurious.Cultural and geographical differences, here is a clear testimony.

"My lord?" Su Xi said, "I'm about to enter the royal city."

Glancing at the sun setting on the horizon, Zhao Wuyou nodded, "The sunset is so beautiful."

Wen Gu felt a little sad, "The sunrise and sunset in the desert are both wonderful."

She looked back at him, "Does Murong also like watching the sunset?"

He was taken aback, and nodded almost instinctively, "I like it." Then he was taken aback again, why did she mention Murong again so gracefully?The frequency of mentioning Murong seems to be a bit frequent nowadays, what is the reason for this?
Zhao Wuyou and others did not enter the city, but set up camp outside the king's city. Without anyone from the palace, Li Yi did not dare to bring them into the city.After Li Yi submits to the king and Huanglan's emperor agrees, he will send someone to pick them up into the palace.

Negotiating such a matter would have to go through a series of procedures in Daye, but Huanglan didn't have so many rules, so as long as the emperor nodded, there would be no big problem.

The night outside the royal city is full of stars.

Zhao Wuyou was wrapped in fox fur and stood on the high pile of sand, looking at the vast scene in front of him, it was as if it was coated with silver under the moonlight.

Su Xi held the sword in her arms, "My lord seems to like this desert scene very much."

"It's not that I like it, it's just that I feel—" Zhao Wuyou smiled helplessly, "Actually, I don't like this kind of lifeless, yellow sand everywhere, how depressing it is."

"There's nothing wrong with this yellow sand." Suxi smiled, "The desert is ruthless, but it doesn't have so many twists and turns. Life is life, and death is death. Unlike Daye, which often makes life worse than death. "

Zhao Wuyou nodded, and looked back at the snow-white royal city, "I didn't expect that Huanglan's royal city is so beautiful. The current king of Huanglan is Ada Khan, and his queen is Ye Jin'er. I heard that Ada Khan loves his queen very much." , this stone country was rebuilt for my wife. White, in the eyes of Huanglan people, symbolizes purity."

"My lord seems to know Huang Lan very well?" Su Xi was startled.

"Knowing that we are coming to Huanglan, but knowing nothing about it, isn't it self-inflicted death?" Zhao Wuyou smiled coldly, "I always have to know what kind of dragon's pool and tiger's lair is where I'm coming to."

Su Xi nodded, "So what you mean, my lord, if the road to Ada Khan is not feasible, we can start with Queen Ye Jin'er?"

"Yes." Zhao Wuyou said, "How many heroes shed tears, since ancient times, it has been sad for beauty."

Wen Gu hurried forward, "Then Jian Yan is here again."

Sure enough, Jian Yan stood firmly at the foot of the hill, looking up at Zhao Wuyou on the top.

The temperature difference between day and night in the desert was huge, and Zhao Wuyou was caught in the wind and cold, so he was very afraid of the cold.The woman wrapped in fox fur was dressed in white clothes that were as snowy as snow, her brows were as cold as before.Under the moonlight, her coldness was reflected, which became the white moonlight in his heart.

But Zhao Wuyou never thought about becoming the white moonlight in his heart.

Looking at each other, Wen Gu was extremely displeased, "Don't look, this kid..."

Zhao Wuyou walked towards Jian Yan slowly, as if looking at a stranger, showing indifference and alienation, "Master Jian, what's the matter?"

"It's okay, can't you just stand here?" Jian Yan asked.

He could finally stand face to face with her, and she was finally willing to look back at him and say a few words to him.Just for this extravagant hope, he has been waiting for a long, long time.

"It's cool at night, I'm going to go to the city tomorrow, Mrs. Jian should rest early!" After saying that, Zhao Wuyou walked towards the tent.

"Acacia?" he whispered.

She stopped, "Master Jian, please pay attention to your words. This officer, Zhao Wuyou, is the supervisor of the army this time. Please, Sir Jian, think about their respective identities, and don't lose your manners in front of Huang Lan's courtiers. I am Daye. In the land of etiquette, I don’t want to be ashamed of myself here in Huanglan.”

"I remember." Jian Yan took a deep breath, "Can I have a few words with you alone?"

"No!" Zhao Wuyou continued to walk forward.

He turned around, "Are you blaming me? At that time, people set up an array outside the deserted house to plot against me. I didn't save you in time? Actually, I was..."

"It doesn't matter where you are, and it doesn't matter whether you can save me in time." Zhao Wuyou turned around, his eyes were colder than the moonlight, "The important thing is that I didn't expect you to save me, everyone has their own It is much better to see your own position clearly than those who have nothing."

"Master Zhao?" Jian Yan lowered his eyes, "I know you recognized me at that time, and I also know that I shouldn't keep you in the formation."

Su Xi was shocked, and looked at Wen Gu beside her in disbelief.

"I'll give you a knife and say sorry to you afterwards, do you think it will work?" Zhao Wuyou was indifferent, without much emotional ups and downs, "Jian Yan, do your job well, and don't worry about other things. If you If you feel indebted, think more about the princess."

"As for me, it has nothing to do with you. Those unrealistic thoughts will not fall on you and me after all. Don't force me to deal with you, and don't force me to kill you. You should know that with me, the only thing I can do is to never return. , there is no chance to give it again and again.”

"Worriless?" Jian Yan looked at Zhao Wuyou's back, "Did you fall in love with someone?"

Zhao Wuyou didn't answer, and there was no need to answer, since it didn't matter, it was a stranger.You can think whatever you like, it doesn't matter to me.

She didn't answer, but he was dejected.

He would rather she argue and refute, as long as she still has a little mood swings, it can show that she still cares about him a little bit.But now?Zhao Hehuan is gone forever, replaced by the indifferent and ruthless Zhao Wuyou—Master Zhao!

"Master?" Suxi stepped forward, "Jian Yan is in the formation..."

"It's all over!" Zhao Wuyou didn't want to say more, "It's better to prepare well for tomorrow's matter of entering the king's city."

"Then tonight, do you still want to discuss with Lord Qiantui?" Suxi asked.

Zhao Wuyou paused for a moment, logically speaking, he should go to him, after all, there are some content of the peace talks that need to be discussed in the end.Only in this way can we be prepared for going to the Huanglan Chaotang tomorrow.

but……

In Mu Baili's tent, the lights were brightly lit, and there were many people inside.

With so many people around, he probably wouldn't...

(End of this chapter)