In the northern suburbs of the school, the imperial guard Geng Ye was discussing the next countermeasures with Bao Guocai, and Yan Kuo stood aside, quietly thinking about the way out.

"Lord Bao, I have recently discovered that a small team of people is patrolling the vicinity, and I am afraid that I will make the next move. Geng Ye said with a frown.

"With the tens of thousands of horses in the capital alone, if we go out with a nest, we will fight hard, and there is still some chance of escaping. The northern suburbs of the school field is the place where the Imperial Forest Army exercises, and the emperor has placed a lot of grain and baggage here on weekdays, and it is okay to hold on for a few months. Bao Guocai said slowly.

"That being said, it's not an option to keep waiting. The soldiers and horses outside don't know when they will come, and even if they do, they don't know if they are friends or foes. Alas, we are deeply favored by the country, but we are really ashamed that we can't share the emperor's worries. ”

"Hmph, leave the green mountains without worrying about running out of firewood, we are the emperor's last strength, but we can't just overturn it. Yan Kuo, who has always been silent, actually took the initiative to speak.

"There is movement outside the village. Bao Guocai heard the inquiring voices from the soldiers observing from the watchtower. Geng Ye and Yan Kuo understood, and the three of them went to check together.

When he came to the door of Dazhai, Bao Guocai asked loudly: "What is going on?"

"My lord, the wind and snow are all over the sky, but I vaguely see someone coming towards the school field. The soldiers on the watchtower reported.

"Who will it be at this hour?" Bao Guocai looked at Geng Ye and Yan Kuo in confusion, and it could be seen from the expressions of the two of them that the second monk was also confused.

"It's not a human being. Geng Ye said.

"If a few people come, even if it is an enemy, it is not worth mentioning. Yan Kuo stroked his sleeves and stepped out of the village.

Seeing this, Geng Ye couldn't help but smile and said, "If the rivers and lakes are small, it's better to hand it over to Deputy Pavilion Master Yan." Bao Guocai's brows have not stretched, after all, he is burdened with heavy responsibilities at this moment, and he must not slack off for a moment.

Yan Kuo, who walked out of the gate of the village, shouted loudly against the wind and snow: "Who is coming?"

Unexpectedly, there was no answer from the front, but on the contrary, a rush of running sound came, this speed made Yan Kuo amazed, he said in his heart: There is such a body method, this person's martial arts are so strong, who is it?

His thoughts dissipated in a blink of an eye, because a burst of sword blades broke through the wind and snow, if it wasn't for Yan Kuo's timely dodge, he was afraid that he would be hit by a move. Yan Kuo subconsciously wanted to fight back with both hands, but found that his peerless broadsword had not been carried at this moment, so he hurriedly took two steps back, and the previous sword suddenly caught up, and with a "poof", it was cut in front of him. Yan Kuo didn't dare to use his empty hand to make a hard connection, let him go over his shoulder, and slid away. The other party did not retreat, and continued to follow up, "Boom" two fierce sword qi attacked, Yan Kuo roared, jumped up in the air to dodge, the other party saw this, his left arm turned into a palm, and swooped straight at Yan Kuo's neck.

"Goshawk pounces on rabbits!" Yan Kuo exclaimed.

Unexpectedly, when this claw was about to be caught, he suddenly withdrew his hand and accepted the trick, and the man said seriously: "You can take me three moves empty-handed, and the strength of Deputy Pavilion Master Yan is really worthy of its reputation." ”

Standing in front of him at this moment, Yan Kuo saw his face clearly, who was Lu Jianfei, the orthodox leader of the imperial guards?

"Lord Lu!" Yan Kuo said in surprise.

Hearing this title, Bao Guocai and Geng Ye in the village were all pleasantly surprised, it was really Lord Lu Jianfei Lu!

"Lord Lu is Yan Kuo's predecessor, Yan Kuo entered Beijing for the first time, and thanks to Lord Lu's rescue, this kindness is still unforgettable. Although Yan Kuo's personality is cold on the outside and hot on the inside, he has special respect for Lu Jianfei.

"The events of that year are too unclear to the official, and there is no point in mentioning them at this moment. Today, we have long been officials in the same dynasty and serve the emperor. You can still hold your ground and swear to protect the emperor, and for that alone, the officials will be impressed with you. Since you are here, what about Jiang Feng's people?" Lu Jianfei asked Jiang Feng, the owner of the Zhaoxian Pavilion, in the first sentence.

"Jiang Feng, he..."Yan Kuo said half a sentence, and was interrupted by Lu Jianfei: "Oh, by the way, there are two friends in the back, they will be there soon, when the time comes, you tell everyone to greet you into the village, and the official will go to see the emperor first." ”

Yan Kuo said respectfully: "Yes, Lord Lu." ”

Geng Ye opened the gate of the wall, and when he saw that it was really Lu Jianfei coming, he said excitedly: "Lord Lu, you are finally back." ”

"Hmm!" Lu Jianfei looked around and sighed, "Lord Hong, did he really die at the hands of traitors?" Although he had heard Zhao Pingtong mention it before, as a colleague and as a brother, he still didn't want to believe this fact.

Geng Ye nodded heavily and said, "Lord Hong did die at the hands of the three Zhao brothers in order to cover the emperor's escape. ”

Although Lu Jianfei's face was expressionless, his heart was full of pain, he forced his composure, patted Geng Ye's shoulder, and said earnestly: "There is still a long way to go, although Lord Hong is dead, you are still here, understand?"

"Subordinates understand!" Geng Ye didn't say much, just responded to Lu Jianfei's trust with strength.

Lu Jianfei nodded with satisfaction, he greeted Bao Guocai again, and said, "Lord Bao, this time the emperor was able to get out of trouble, thanks to your well-trained Imperial Forest Army on weekdays." ”

"Lord Lu, we are both loyal to the country, why should you and I say such polite words again. Bao Guocai looked at Lu Jianfei, and the big stone in his heart was also slightly lowered.

Lu Jianfei looked at him with a tired face, and knew that he had hardly slept well in the past few days. But the real men will not greet each other because of this, just a look, and they can understand each other.

"Take me to see the emperor. Lu Jianfei said to Geng Ye.

"Okay, Lord Lu, you come with me. Now that Lu Jianfei is back, Geng Ye is no longer the temporary commander of this imperial guard, he saluted his subordinates and respectfully led Lu Jianfei to the Zhongjun tent.

Yan Kuo stood outside the village, waited for a while, and finally saw three horses and two people. The thin girl was clearly the twilight rain that Jiang Feng brought from outside the gate before, as for the young man, who was Du Shaoyang, who was not from the Qingxu faction. It seemed that Lu Jianfei had just taken the lead and handed over the horse to Du Shaoyang to lead.

Du Shaoyang looked at Yan Kuo, who was standing with his hands in his hands, and couldn't help recalling: "I seem to have seen this person. ”

"He is the deputy owner of the Zhaoxian Pavilion - Yan Kuo. "Twilight Rain Road.

"Oh, it was him, I remember. At the beginning of the finals of the World Martial Arts Conference, Brother Jiang defeated this talent and won the championship in one fell swoop. ”

"He's cold and hard to get along with. If it weren't for Huang Yue's sister who had an old friend with him before, I wouldn't have taken the initiative to know him. ”

"Is it such a hard person to talk to? ”

Not long after, Du Shaoyang and Xiao Duyu came to Dazhai. Xiao Duyu took the lead in performing the number of rivers and lakes, and said, "Deputy Pavilion Master Yan, do you still remember me?"

"Miss Xiao, Yan naturally remembers. His tone was cold, which made Du Shaoyang very unaccustomed to listening to it. But there was no way, he also hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted, and said: "Du Shaoyang, a disciple of the Qingxu Sect, is a close friend of Brother Jiang. This time I came to the capital to see if I could help. ”

Yan Kuo looked Du Shaoyang up and down, and said coldly: "It turns out that you are the master of the Qingxu faction, Jiang Feng specially went to Henan to invite him before, and I never saw you come with me at that time, why are you willing to come this time?"

Du Shaoyang said in his heart: This person is really not easy to get along with. But he still said politely: "I suffered internal injuries because of the 'white-haired demon boy' before, so I couldn't follow Brother Jiang to set off at that time." ”

"So now that the internal injuries have healed?" Yan Kuo asked rhetorically.

"I can't talk about healing, but with the help of Senior Sister Xiao, I have already gotten better. Du Shaoyang said with a smile.

"Sixty or seventy percent? It's more dangerous here in the capital, if you're not careful, I'm afraid you'll lose your life, so you'd better think about it." In order to avoid conflicts between the Qingxu faction and our recruitment hall in the future, it will not be good. Yan Kuo's words were a little harsh, but in fact, he had doubts about Du Shaoyang's strength.

"Hehe, this time I came here with the consent of the head uncle, and Deputy Pavilion Master Yan was relieved. ”

"So, the first camp spoke. Yan Kuo turned around and led the way.

Du Shaoyang looked at Xiao Duyu and smiled bitterly, but she didn't notice her expression at all, she just lowered her head and bit her fingers, as if she was worried about something. Du Shaoyang understood and deliberately asked: "Deputy Pavilion Master Yan, I don't know where Brother Jiang is now, can you take me to meet first, after all, my old friend also came from afar." ”

Yan Kuo didn't answer, but said coldly: "Jiang Feng is here, but he can't see you, the person he needs to see most now is Miss Xiao." ”

When Xiao Duyu heard this, she instantly understood what Yan Kuo meant, and blurted out and asked, "Jiang Feng, is his life in danger?"

"It's no different from the living dead!" Yan Kuo's tone was filled with a sigh for the first time.

Xiao Duyu shook her head slightly, and said to herself: "Sure enough, I have been restless since January, and it really came true." ”

"Don't say more, whether Jiang Feng is alive or dead depends on how much ability you have, come with me, and the horses will be handed over to the soldiers over there." ”