Chapter 22

The masked man pointed to the place where he jumped off: "If the general doesn't mind, can you go back to the cottage next time? As for the soldiers you mentioned, it's not too late for you to make a conclusion after seeing the cottage."

Yan Xi hesitated, she fixedly looked at the masked man, trying to see something from the only two eyes on his face, but she couldn't see anything except pitch black.

Yan Xi frowned and looked at Wu Xie, but saw that he was vigilant.After hesitating for a moment, he finally said, "Can I tell you your name?"

The masked man said, "You can call me nameless."

A name like Wuming is of course deceitful, so Yan Xi stopped asking questions and stretched her right hand upwards, motioning for him to lead the way.

Wuming walked slowly, and Yan Xi, who was following behind, was sizing up this person carefully. No, this person was completely in line with a person in terms of walking posture and body shape, although there were some similarities among them. Both are similar but less common.It's rare but it doesn't mean there won't be reciprocity, but this increased Yan Xi's suspicion, she gently called out in a gentle tone: "Mr. Jingyue."

The figure in front paused for a moment, but didn't look back, but asked, "Is the general still thinking about Lord Jingyue?"

Yan Xi sneered, but it was clear that this person was definitely Yun Jingyue, so let him pretend if he liked: "Yes, this general still misses him."

Yan Xi clenched her lips and stared at the man's back.

"I'm really honored for Mr. Jingyue!" said the man.

"Master, what's so good about that Yun Jingyue! It has hurt you so many times!" Wu Xie muttered dissatisfied.

Yan Xi ignored it and jumped down directly, then drew out the dagger without hesitation and attacked the back of the opponent, Wuming turned around and dodged Yan Xi's first attack.For the second time, Yan Xi directly used his free left hand to form a knife, and slashed at his neck, but he bent down and easily deflected Yan Xi's second attack.Yan Xi put the dagger into the scabbard around her waist, and then reached out to the mask without hesitation: "Are you still showing up? Yun Jingyue!"

Jingyue sighed faintly, then took off the mask, revealing his cool and handsome face.

"General." He nodded slightly.

Yan Xi stood aside, looking at him coldly: "You took my soldiers?"

Jingyue lowered her eyes: "This is the general's property, I just take care of it."

"Take care of it?" Yan Xi smiled sarcastically, raised her eyebrows and said, "Is the general agreeing?"

Jingyue took out a piece of jade from her bosom, and Yanxi just glanced at it: "Why is the soldier talisman in your hand?"

Jingyue said flatly: "This soldier talisman is in my hand."

Yan Xi narrowed her phoenix eyes, gritted her teeth and said, "Okay! It's great! Why did Yun Jingyue do this? If you are ambitious, you can just say it outright. Do you want to make things difficult for me?" Yan Xi was angry , using the self-proclaimed name that was commonly used in the past.

Jingyue looked up at Xixi, her dark eyes were so deep that she couldn't see a trace of luster, Xixi said that Yun Jingyue was the person who knew her best, but when she thought about it carefully, she didn't know Yun Jingyue that well.He always hides himself too deeply, making it difficult for people to see through.

Yan Xi pursed her lips and said in a cold voice: "The country of Yue is dead, and the soldier talismans in your hand are no longer countable."

Jingyue nodded: "I know."

Xi Xi lowered her eyes: "Then what are you still doing here?"

"I want to form an alliance with you." Jingyue looked up at Xi Xi on the horseback, there was hatred in her eyes that couldn't be concealed, when Jingyue saw the bottomless hatred, her heart ached, but Still looking at her flatly: "Would you like it?"

Yan Xi sneered and said, "Alliance? Of course. After all, you were the emperor of Yue, right? A skinny camel is bigger than a horse!"

"Master, are you really forming an alliance with this sinister and cunning villain?" Wu Xie looked Yun Jingyue up and down, as if she was very puzzled by Yan Xi's decision.

Yan Xi looked at Wu Xie, raised her eyebrows and said with a smile: "Now that the country is in crisis, if he wants to make plans, he can come here." Originally, Yan Xi did not expect that she would lose her composure when she met Jing Yue again, and thought she could be rational Facing it, he still underestimated Yun Jingyue's influence on him.

Jingyue turned her head to the side, and then looked at the stockade not far ahead.

Yan Xi followed Jingyue's gaze, and there were some children standing at the door. When they saw Jingyue's return, they all shouted: "Mr. Jingyue! Mr. Jingyue is back!"

Yan Xi narrowed his eyes slightly, got off the horse, and tied the horse to a tree beside him to prevent the horse from hurting the child.

After Wu Xie did the same, she followed behind Cheng Xi.Seeing the child approaching, Yan Xi looked sideways at Jingyue's face, and was surprised to find that there was a little smile on his face that hadn't changed for thousands of years.

"Who are these children?" Yan Xi asked suspiciously.

Jingyue held the hand of the children who ran over and explained: "In those villages, there are some children who are not infected with the plague."

"Is there anyone infected with the plague?" Hearing the news of the plague, Yan Xi also became nervous.

Jingyue nodded: "There are indeed some, most of them are country gentry or wealthy families."

"Then, do you know the cause of the plague?"

Jingyue shook her head faintly, and then her face was stained with sorrow: "This has not been investigated clearly, but there are indeed some clues and strange things."

When Yan Xi heard this, she put aside her hostility towards Jingyue, grabbed his arm, and asked nervously, "What's wrong?"

Jingyue shook her head: "I haven't found out yet, and besides, I'm only doubting, and I can't find conclusive evidence, and I can even find counter-evidence, so it's not very appropriate to tell the general now."

Yan Xi stared at Jingyue's face, seeing that he seemed to be really hopeless, so she stopped entangled in this issue.He turned to look at the group of children in front of him.

"Sister, are you a friend of Mr. Jingyue?" Although the little girl was dressed plainly, she was extremely cute.

"It's an old acquaintance." Some are not good at getting along with children, Yan Xiliu frowned slightly, and said complicatedly.

The little girl showed a smile: "My sister is really pretty."

"Yes...is it?" Yan Xi responded, but didn't know how to answer, and then looked at Jingyue.But he saw him picking up the little girl and stroking her head: "Xiaohua will grow up very beautiful in the future."

"Really? Mr. Jingyue?" Xiaohua happily confirmed to Yun Jingyue, and after getting his response, her expression looked extremely happy.

Xi Xi felt that she didn't understand Yun Jingyue more and more. He always liked to be alone and didn't want to get close to others. How did he get the welcome of these children now.

"General, to tell you the truth, there are [-] troops here. In the past few years, I have privately exchanged all the money in the treasury for food, and I have saved a lot of military food." Yun Jingyue looked at Yan Xi and said What he said surprised Xie Xi.

Yan Xi lowered her eyes, and her thoughts that had been in chaos since just now finally calmed down. After calming down her excitement, Yan Xi showed a polite smile and praised: "Mr. In the current situation, we have already acted first."

"Wonderful praise, General. These grains are just for emergencies. Since it is now, you and I will join forces to restore this country." Jingyue revealed a slight smile when she said this.

Yan Xi's phoenix eyes stared: "Then why did you hand over the imperial city to others?"

Jingyue paused, put down the little flower in her arms, then turned her head and sighed: "The only one in this world who can rival Murong Lian is you, General."

Yan Xi seemed to be able to think of that scene. The main reason for taking Huawu down so quickly was probably a surprise attack. Suddenly the enemy army appeared outside Huawu City, and the panic of the guards can be imagined.

"Are you regretting forcing me to death?" Yan Xi smiled ironically.

Jingyue shook her head, then looked at Yan Xi fixedly, as if she wanted to look into her heart: "I never wanted to force you to death, general."

Yan Xi was startled by the calmness in Jingyue's words, she stared blankly at Jingyue, then waved her hand and sighed: "Forget it, the situation is urgent now, I will not bother with these old accounts for now." One yard, as long as it is useful for the restoration of the country, Yan Xi is willing to make any sacrifice, even if it is temporarily joining forces with the former enemy.

The moment Jingyue led Yanxi into the camp, she saw the former old troops standing respectfully on both sides, bowing and saluting in unison: "Welcome General Huoyun back!"

The fire in her heart was ignited by this loud cry, and Yan Xi caressed her heart: "Puff! Puff!" All the cells in her body seemed to be activated by this call: "Everyone!"

"General!" The old troops rushed forward, looking at Yan Xi's smile and said with emotion: "The general is still as handsome as ever!"

Yan Xi smiled helplessly: "Okay, let's not talk too much about these gossips, let's talk about business. I have more than 3 people in my hands now, and you have more than 5 people here. Do you know where the others have gone?" ?”

Hearing Yan Xi's words, the surroundings fell silent for a moment, as if no one wanted to speak.In the end, Yun Jingyue stepped forward, then pursed her lips and said, "Those people were mostly killed when defending the imperial city against Murong Lian."

Yan Xi's pupils shrank sharply, and then she understood, she steadied her mind and asked: "How many people did Murong bring?"

"Because it appeared suddenly and the scene was chaotic, so it's not easy to calculate, but..." Jingyue paused, and said with difficulty: "It's only five thousand at most."

"How many soldiers did you have defending the city?" Yan Xi was furious, her brows were furrowed, and her voice raised a few degrees.

Jing Yue raised her eyes to look at Yan Xi and said, "The Imperial Forest Army, the guards of Huawu City, and the 3 infantry soldiers transferred from your banner amount to about [-] people."

Thirty thousand!Being wiped out by an army of less than 5000 people, even Jing Yue couldn't help but cheer for Murong Lian.

"Who is the commander in this battle?" Such a defeat would always be punished with two hundred army sticks according to military regulations.

"I'm not talented." Jingyue bowed towards Yanxi, as if to apologize.

Yan Xi looked at Jingyue dumbfounded, does he really have the ability to be a general for everyone?I think that when I first entered the battlefield, I had to suffer several defeats before gaining combat experience. It was a waste of these [-] soldiers for such a rookie to come to such an important battle.

(End of this chapter)

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