Don't be tempted, sir

The drizzle in April washes the sky of May clear and bright. The blue sky is dust-free, and the mountains and rivers dyed with passion by the scorching light.

The whole world celebrates the release of birds, the red carpet stretches as far as the eye can see, the shadows of the trees interweave with golden light, and the gauze curtains hang down like bright red clouds.

Female officials scattered flowers along the streets, and petals flew all over the city in the wind.

The carriage returned to the palace in an orderly manner. Inside the gilded gauze wedding carriage, the crown prince was wearing a black crown and had his hair tied up, looking dignified. He was wearing a red robe with golden python thread and a smiling face. He was wearing a phoenix robe with red beads and his eyes were shining.

Crowds of people went out to watch this grand and lively wedding.

"Xiao Yuan..."

"Ok?"

"We're going to get married soon!"

He lowered his eyes to look at the woman beside him, and smiled: "Yeah!"

Drums and trumpets sounded, the palace was brightly lit, music and dancing were played, and people celebrated with joy. Arrows fell straight down from the gate of Linzhou City. Youming Wan led the Loulan soldiers, who rushed to the gate without feeling any pain after being shot.

The ghost soldiers were burning with oil and fire, but they still carried the stakes and hit the city gate until they were burned to death. The soldiers stationed at the city gate were horrified when they saw this: "That's not a human at all!"

Late at night, the gates of Linzhou could not resist and were finally breached. Shen Changjun led a battalion of specially trained warriors to drive them out and fight with them... Under the thunder whip, the heads of the ghost soldiers were twisted off and blood splattered: "Kill!!!"

The garrison warriors rushed to attack the vital points of the ghost soldiers, and the surrounding soldiers finished up. Although it was difficult, fortunately, all the ghost soldiers were killed!

Shen Changjun rode on his horse and raised his whip: "Close the city gate! Soldiers, join me in resisting!"

"Yes!"

Outside the city gate, a group of warriors and soldiers lined up to resist Loulan's second attack. Everyone's face was bloodshot, their eyes were determined, and they held their swords tightly. The archers at the city gate drew their bows with feathers and arrows, ready at all times.

As the first sword sounded, the red-eyed ghost soldier in the distance roared and rushed forward like a wild beast.

"Prepare for battle!... Kill!!!"

"kill!!!"......

Shouts and cries of killing rang out everywhere. Under the city gate, swords clashed and the air instantly filled with a strong smell of blood. The fields were covered with blood. Whips were cracking, and the garrison raised their shields to resist. Arrows flew from the city gate.

Sharp arrows flew through the smoke, piercing the necks of the ghost soldiers and causing them to fall to the ground. The hooves of the Loulan soldiers came from far away, and the ground they stepped on was shaking slightly!

The whip cracked and blood shed in the air. In this battle...the garrison might lose Linzhou!

The sky was turning pale, and there were only a few soldiers and warriors left outside the city gate. Shen Changjun looked up at the gate of Linzhou City and prepared for the worst: "Defend Linzhou to the death! Kill!!"

All the arrows were drawn at the gate... and there was a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood below the gate...

"Open the city gate!!!" In the city, reinforcements came on horseback, and one of them held up a token from afar: "Open the city gate!!!"

The garrison on one side saw clearly and shouted to the soldiers guarding the city downstairs: "Sergeant Zhao, open the city gate! ! ! Sergeant Zhao, open the city gate! ! !

Upon receiving the order, the officers and soldiers opened the blood-stained city gate little by little, only to see the garrisons outside the gate falling down one by one.

"Defend Linzhou, protect Captain Shen!"

Shen Changjun, trapped in the encirclement of the Loulan soldiers, raised his eyes, a smile spread across the corners of his mouth, and his eyes were full of confidence. He brandished his whip and fought with tears and blood...

The reinforcements poured out of the city gate like a tide. The civilians inside the city gate watched from afar. The garrison outside the gate fought hard, and the blood splashed in the air. At this moment, the city gate was still weeping blood! No one made a sound, they were shocked and terrified.

The sun breaks through the clouds and ushers in the dawn, and Loulan retreats...

Shen Changjun looked up to soak up the light, and Zhao Jinmo approached with blood on his face: "Cousin!"

"You little brat, you still missed your sister's wedding."

"Sister won't blame me..." Zhao Jinmo also looked up at the light with him.

Zhao Jinmo was always worried about Shen Changjun being alone here, so he turned around halfway and came to Tongzhou to mobilize troops! Fortunately, the prince had given a secret letter before leaving, and Xu Shanran sent a thousand cavalry without saying a word after seeing the letter.

Shen Changjun turned around and hugged the boy beside him: "You little brat have grown up, let's go back to the city!"

"Okay." Zhao Jinmo smiled brightly with blood on his face, like a clear sky after rain.

"You, boy, are really born with a good appearance."

"I rode a horse to save my cousin. Isn't that brave?"

"Yes! He looks like your father!"

"Hahaha..." Zhao Jinmo had always been proud of his father, and he walked into the city with a smile on his face, and their eyes met in the crowd. He stopped smiling, and without stopping, he went straight back to the city with Shen Changjun to sort things out.

The woman said nothing and turned away from the cheering crowd.

In the next few days, Loulan continued to launch wave after wave of attacks... The garrison camped in the city, ready to defend at all times.

The capital received the expected report of war, but no one expected that Loulan could produce so many Youming Pills in such a short time.

There was no news from Doctor Zhong either. For a moment, there was no solution to this situation! The reinforcements from the capital were on their way... It seemed that we could only fight, and there was no solution!

The crescent moon was hanging on the city wall. The sound of the pipa seemed to be there and not there in the dark night. It was like a sad tune to comfort the heart. Zhao Jinmo stood on the city wall, looked towards the sound of the pipa and stopped.

The horn blew, and they turned around and drew their swords to go out of the city and fight again! Defending the city has become a belief, and fighting has become numb...

The Loulan attacks were fiercer one after another, the ghost soldiers swarmed in, the city gates were broken, and Linzhou was instantly in chaos... Zhao Jinmo and Shen Changjun were injured but still fighting in the city, and there were only a few garrison troops and reinforcements left.

"Give me your hand..." Zhao Jinmo rode towards them from afar. The woman in white clothes was holding her zither and hiding from the soldiers. In a hurry, she reached out her hand and was pulled onto the horse.

His blood stained the woman's white clothes red. After a fierce fight, Zhao Jinmo finally fell off his horse due to exhaustion. The woman hurriedly got off the horse to check: "Jinmo, Jinmo, wake up!!"

He hurriedly looked for someone to save him, but the Loulan soldiers came over: "Don't come over here!"

The woman picked up the long sword beside Zhao Jinmo and pointed it at the soldier: "Don't come over here!"

The soldier tried to move forward, but the woman did not retreat. She held the sword with both hands, closed her eyes and raised the sword to chop. Zhao Jinmo, who was lying on the ground, looked at the woman in front of him. He was afraid and protected himself behind him. He stood up with his knees, kicked the soldier away, raised his hand to take his sword from her hand, and killed the soldier.

Zhao Chongtai arrived with his troops and strangled the remaining Loulan soldiers on the street.

The woman hurriedly held onto the sword and supported him as he was about to faint. Zhao Jinmo raised his head and looked at the pair of strange eyes: "How do you know my name..."

She didn't explain, but helped him sit down on the steps, tore off her clothes and bandaged him: "Thank you, sir."

"War and chaos, leave Linzhou."

"Can't live without it."

"Why?"

"I was sold to the Liao Kingdom, and I don't have a bond..."

"Are you from Loulan?"

"Southern Xinjiang."

The reinforcements patrolled to the street where they were, helped Zhao Jinmo up and prepared to leave, but the woman was left alone.

Zhao Jinmo bent down, picked up the pipa that had just been left behind, and looked at the abandoned puppet behind him: "Luo Xi."

The confused girl raised her eyes and saw him holding her zither. She hurried forward to take the zither: "Sir, take care. Thank you..."

Before he finished speaking, he did not let go of the pipa, and the two of them walked together holding the pipa...

"Sir, my pipa..."

"I'm in Linzhou too, let's go together."