Chapter 420: Entering the Mountain
When Mr. Zhao Liu heard this, he knew that his whereabouts had been discovered by Yan. He sighed in his heart, saying that he had really come right this time.
"I'm not afraid of the two jokes. This time I went out to make the decision, and everyone else was with him."
Oh, internal strife!
Xu Yin and Yan Ling both understood and exchanged glances with each other. Yan Ling said directly: "Since that's the case, why should Brother Zhao Xian go with us?"
Mr. Zhao Liu was overjoyed. Uncle Seven was always on guard and even threw him here. He did not consider that he was just a dozen people and had no room for resistance if he encountered an enemy. On the contrary, Yan Er, who had only met one person, knew that he was in trouble and did not take Qiao, and invited him to accompany him without saying a word. The taste was so mixed.
"Brother Yan is righteous, I keep this love in mind." Mr. Zhao Liu said sincerely.
Yan Ling waved his hand with a smile, asked Zhao Liu over, handing the water bag and asking, "Look, you've been driving a lot, but you need to rest for a while?"
Mr. Zhao Liu thanked him and said, "Brother Yan doesn't have to worry about me. It took some time to find you just now, but it didn't take much effort."
Yan Ling nodded. A family like Zhao Liu, even if he learns a lot of literature, he knows riding and archery. He is not the weak scholar who needs to be taken care of.
So the two of them squatted back and added another young master Zhao Liu.
"Didn't you say that the pseudo-emperor has escaped? What are you waiting for here?" Mr. Zhao Liu asked in confusion.
Xu Yin and Yan Ling looked at each other and said, "We think the pseudo-emperor hasn't left yet."
Mr. Zhao Liu was surprised: "How could it be? The five deserters before..."
"To lead the pursuers away." Xu Yin smiled, "It was quite successful, they were all taken away."
Mr. Zhao Liu was silent, glad that he had come. His movements were all within the control of Yan's family. He wanted to steal this great skill from others? It was a dream...
He thought for a while and there was something going on at the city gate.
Because it was a secret operation, the team of soldiers only brought a few torches to light up in front. Under the dark light, they vaguely saw the shadows, and the number seemed to be quite large.
Yan Ling stretched his eyebrows: "It's true."
They guessed right, the first five routes were all suspicious. As for whether this route is true, it depends on the situation.
Soon, the spy quickly came to report: "Young master, there are about a thousand soldiers, all of them are elite cavalry and several large chariots."
More than a thousand elite cavalry, if there are doubts on the way, the price will be too high.
Yan Ling made a quick decision: "Catch up!"
"More than a thousand elite cavalry..." Mr. Zhao Liu was worried. Fighting so many people would be a small war. Are they enough people?
But when Xu Yin turned his head and ordered Wei Jun, "Transfer to Feng Chuncao and set off quickly."
"Yes." Wei Jun left.
Seeing that they were prepared, Mr. Zhao Liu didn't say much. He brought more than a dozen people. Yan Ling was willing to take care of him, so he was not qualified to point fingers.
"Set out!" The commander shouted, and the black iron guard who had been hiding in the mountains and forests for several days came out. One of them wore a helmet and armor, with a knife on his waist and a heroic figure.
Xu Yin turned over and called Xiaosang: "Go!"
The Xuan Iron Guard chased the man and headed north.
The night was from deep to shallow, the stars were from bright to dark, and when the sky was dark, a vast mountain appeared in front of them.
There is a mountain range north of Yuzhou, stretching for hundreds of miles, cutting off the north and south.
But this direction is definitely not a good route to escape, because there are only a few ways to go unless they are willing to abandon the carriage and get into the mountains and become savages.
Even if he was born as a noble man like the pseudo-emperor, he would make a comeback even if he fled. How could he eat raw meat and drink blood like those untouchables? Therefore, Zhao Liu never thought that he would go north.
During the break, he raised his own questions.
"Will we chase the wrong one? What is the pseudo-emperor going on this road? Even if he escapes, the other side of the mountain is a grassland, so he is not afraid of falling into the hands of the Hu people?"
Xu Yin replied: "Because he had thought about getting out of this mountain."
Mr. Zhao Liu was stunned for a moment: "He..."
She had no time to explain, and urged her: "Have you rested enough? Get up, don't let someone run away!"
So everyone got on the horse again and chased the deserter and rushed into the mountainous area.
...
A low slope in the mountains.
After running all night, everyone was exhausted. The imperial guards seized time to eat, drink and rest, and also allowed the horse to rest for a while.
The pseudo-emperor sat quietly on a stone, his eyes falling in the void, not knowing what he was thinking.
An eunuch came over with dry food and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, please eat something."
The fake emperor withdrew his gaze and looked at the dry food without appetite.
He was slow to move, and the eunuch became more and more uneasy, but he did not dare to persuade him. His Majesty's temper became worse and worse, and he was afraid that he would lose his life if he said one more thing.
Fortunately, someone helped him to clear the siege. Yu Manqing came over and took the dry food: "I'll do it, you go down."
The eunuch breathed a sigh of relief and bowed gratitude: "Yes, Empress Zhaoyi."
When he left, Yu Manqing took out a cloth bag from his sleeve, and the peach blossom crisps were placed inside: "I brought a pack when I left, which was better than dry food. Your Majesty will use a little."
The pseudo-emperor didn't want to eat it, but when he thought of the next trip, he took it over and ate it a little bit.
Yu Manqing smiled and handed him water while comforting: "Your Majesty, be patient. It is worth it to endure some hardship for our goal."
The fake emperor did not give her a good look and said coldly: "I understand in my heart, you don't need to say more."
Logically speaking, they are now living and dying together, and their relationship should be warming up, but the fake emperor looked at Yu Manqing's face and only felt disgust. It was not that Yu Manqing did something bad, but that she did it too well, which made his anger nowhere to vent.
Her calmness highlighted his impulse, and her existence reminded him of his failure. If it weren't for Yu Chong's incident, if she hadn't been blinded as an accomplice at that time, how could he have fallen to the current situation?
But no matter how many complaints he had in his heart, he knew that Yu Manqing was the most trustworthy person he was at the moment. The two had the same goals, and she took the secret medicine and life and death were in his hands. Others could be betrayed, and she would never do so.
After eating peach blossom crisps, they drank a few more sips of water. The news they were waiting for came.
"Report—Your Majesty, they are following."
The pseudo-emperor suddenly stood up and stared at the spy and asked, "How many people? Where have they been chased? Yan Erke is there?"
The spy reported: "About 100 people, just entered the mountain, Yan Er led the team himself, among which there was a woman, and it should be Miss Xu San."
The fake emperor smiled: "Okay! It's not in vain for my thoughts!"
This is the best result that I expected. I used five suspicious soldiers to mobilize those people first. When his real body comes out, they can only catch up with their personal guards in an emergency.
Yan Er, Xu San, everyone they were going to kill was there.
It's so great.
The pseudo-emperor ordered: "Continue to set out!"
Chapter completed!