The surroundings were in chaos, with runaway soldiers everywhere. Shi Guida said to Hu Guiyang: "Come with me."

“Where to go?”

Shi Gui rode his horse into a small path in the wilderness. Hu Guiyang hesitated for a moment and followed.

After running four or five miles away from the wildfires and the crowd, Shi Gui turned around and waited for Hu Guiyang to catch up, "You are in danger."

"Liang Xiu wants to kill me?"

"It's not just Liang Xiu, he has always wanted to get rid of you, but he doesn't have the power. It's Shangchanggong and Li Zisheng."

"No surprise." Hu Guiyang smiled.

"At the beginning, it was Wang Changgong who protected you, and then it was the East Palace. Now Wang Changgong is away from Beijing and the East Palace is restricted, so you no longer have a protector."

"What happened to the East Palace?"

"We have to find a suitable hiding place to go further."

Shi Gui ran away for a long time when he found that there was no sound behind him, so he had to come back and said in surprise: "Don't you believe me?"

Hu Guiyang stayed there and did not move, laughing and said, "On the contrary, I am afraid of implicating you."

"Have you been implicated in fewer people?"

"Different, the people who are implicated by me are either enemies or friends. It's really unlucky to be my friend. No wonder Yuan Mao, Fan Dajian always looks bitter. In short, which one do you think?"

Shi Guida thought for a while, "I owe you."

"What do you owe me?"

"At least in the alchemy cave in the Temple of Heaven, you saved my life and made me a contribution, leaving a deep impression on the prince. I transferred back to the Jinyiwei to work for unemployment, but in fact I was waiting for future reuse. So I helped you one to repay the favors, and the other to the East Palace. Is this OK?"

"You still have a wife and children in your family."

"After you are safe, I will go back to the Jinyiwei and claim that you will be hijacked. At most, I will be punished, and I will not be punished for death, nor will I implicate my family."

Hu Guiyang looked back and said, "Actually, I didn't want to escape..."

"I'll die when I go back. Shang Ming and Li Zisheng have already made plans."

"Okay. Do you know the way?"

"I don't admit it, but I know how to avoid the captain of the East Factory."

Shi Guida set out on the road again, Hu Guiyang followed behind.

At dawn, the two stopped to rest. Shi Gui divided the water and food he carried with him, "There are people in front of me, and after I have enough, I will ask for directions."

"good."

The two sat under the tree and ate silently. Shi Guida quickly got up and said, "Waiting for me here."

Hu Guiyang nodded, watched Shi Gui walk far away, and continue to chew dry food. After eating, he leaned against the big tree and planned to take a nap. It was a bit cold, but he still felt that he could fall asleep.

A very slight sound came from behind, and Hu Guiyang immediately turned over and was convinced that there was a person hiding nearby, "Which friend is joking with me?"

Zuo Yu walked out slowly from behind the tree.

Hu Guiyang bowed and smiled, "Congratulations, you have escaped, don't you plan to make meritorious service?"

"You are my credit. Where are you going?"

"I'm going to meet someone?" Hu Guiyang said uncertainly, as if this was not his own decision.

"He Sanchen, it's true. You know you can't grab the divine jade, so you have to go to He Sanchen. Just ask her about the method of absorbing divine power, and you can return to the capital and stay invincible. Smart."

"I'm really smart after hearing what you said. What about you? Are you just as smart?"

Zuo Yu laughed and took action as soon as he said that.

Neither of them had weapons and fought with each other empty-handedly. After a few moves, Hu Guiyang was at a disadvantage and secretly regretted that he was too careless in practicing martial arts and recovered too late. He wasted more than two years in vain. Once he encountered Zuozhu, he could not resist it.

"Wait." Hu Guiyang took a few steps back, "You want a method too, right? I'll take you to see He Sanchen, it's better than you carry me."

"You know what you are." Zuo Yu lowered his fist.

"We are old friends, you should know that I have always been easy to talk to..." Hu Guiyang suddenly turned around and ran away. The person he was looking for now was not He Sanjie'er, but Shi Guida who went to ask for directions in front.

Zuo Yu was not particularly surprised by this move, and he sneered and took a step to catch up.

There was only a rugged and winding path in the wilderness. Hu Guiyang ran far away and tripped by the potholes on the ground. He had no choice but to turn over and fight again.

For ten moves, Hu Guiyang was kicked down, Zuo Yu rushed over and strangled Hu Guiyang's neck with both hands, "Take me honestly to see He Sanchen, exchange your life for the method, from now on, you two will fly together, wouldn't it be great? Don't worry, I will come from Lingji Palace..."

Zuo Yu suddenly shut up, his eyes were stunned, and after a moment, he fell forward.

Hu Guiyang was still in strength, so he hurriedly reached out and pushed Zuozhuo to the side, while getting rid of the palms on his neck.

Shi Guida held the blood-dripping knife, "Fortunately I came back in time."

Hu Guiyang got up and rubbed his neck, "The injury on my neck cannot heal." He stepped forward and kicked, "You really killed him!"

"Don't you want him to die?" Shi Gui put away his knife.

Hu Guiyang sighed, "Zuobaihu, it's not that I'm false, it's that you're really not worth dying. Is the divine power really that good? It's worth your family and business, or even your life?"

The dead will not answer.

Shigui Avenue: "Let's go. There is a small town ten miles away. You can buy some supplies and then take the official road to Jiangnan, but you can't take the water route."

Hu Guiyang looked at Shi Guida with a smile on his face, "Do you want to see He Sanchen too?"

Shi Guida looked back calmly, "You still don't believe me."

Hu Guiyang glanced at the corpse on the ground, "The temptation of Shenyu is too strong, and I can't even believe it myself."

"you are right."

"Um?"

"I am ordered to gain your trust and go see He Sanchen with you."

"What is Shang Ming and Li Zisheng's idea?"

"Mainly Shang Ming."

"I said I really can't find He Sanchen, do you believe it?"

Shi Guida thought for a while, "Even if you can find it, you won't take me there. I explained it to them, but they don't believe it."

"What are you going to do?"

"I will turn back to Beijing in two days and apologize to Shangming and Li Zisheng, saying that you are too cunning and never trust me, and steal my weapons and horses."

"Can you steal some money?"

"Yes, there are more than one hundred taels, you 'stealed' them all. I'll find a post station and borrow the horses there to return to Beijing."

"Why have to wait two days? I can 'steal' now."

"At least two days, I don't want to appear too incompetent."

Hu Guiyang smiled and said, "No matter what, you offended those two completely."

"Well, let's hurry up first." Shi Gui went to lead the horse.

Hu Guiyang looked down at Zuo Yu and murmured: "This is the only use you left."

The body was left on the road and left to the local area for treatment. The two of them rode their horses and found a small town more than ten miles away, bought some food, changed into official uniforms, and continued on their way.

Two days later, Shi Guida insisted on sending him another day. The next afternoon, at a fork in the road, Shi Gui handed over all his things to Hu Guiyang, "You find a market to sell the horses, and you can't use the identity of the Jinyi Captain again. Just leave this, I'm afraid there will be no future, so I won't mention the future."

"It's hard to say." Hu Guiyang smiled and took out a few pieces of silver, "You have to leave some on you."

Shi Gui shook his head, "Pretending like a little bit. Before entering the post station, I have to tear my clothes. If you leave yours, I leave mine, it is nothing more than losing my official position. I can bear it. If I can wait until the prince ascends the throne, maybe I still have a day to stand it."

"I don't know what to say."

"Then let's not talk." Shi Gui bowed and chose the fork road to go east.

"Stay away from the divine jade!" Hu Guiyang said loudly, finally coming up with a sentence.

Shi Gui waved his hand without looking back.

Hu Guiyang walked for a while with two horses, saw a tea shed by the roadside, so he went in to rest for a while.

The tea tastes nothing and can only be used to quench thirst, but the owner is very enthusiastic. Seeing that the guests are holding the official horse, they keep flattering and asking questions.

"You are not cold here." Hu Guiyang said casually.

"Before the time comes, it's too cold to bear the snow."

“It will snow here too?”

"Of course, it's very rare to snow when you go to Jiangnan. If you want to not see the snow at all, you have to go further south."

"Have you been?"

The tea master smiled and shook his head, "I don't have that opportunity. I have lived here and I have never left. I heard that the south is like spring all year round, and all kinds of flowers bloom from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, and melons and fruits can be eaten as food. Where should the official take up his post?"

"Hangzhou."

"A good place, there is paradise above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below."
To be continued...