Dress up as a sickly person to capture the villain princess!

The dark and narrow tunnel can barely accommodate a few strong men walking along the wall.

The palms of my hands supported the slippery wall.

The big man walking in front stopped.

“It’s windy…”

I think we are almost at the entrance of the tunnel.

However, the masked man standing in the middle of the crowd narrowed his eyes and stared at the darkness ahead.

"Put out the lantern."

His voice was cold and hoarse.

In an instant, a cold wind blew by, and the light of the lantern went out in front of everyone.

Holding the handle of the lantern, the sturdy man swallowed his saliva.

"Boss, what happened... why are you making such a fuss?"

The masked man placed his fingertips on the wall and felt the coldness of the wall.

"Something's wrong..."

As soon as he finished speaking, he disappeared into the darkness.

Suddenly, there was a sound of breaking wind!

With a "whoosh", an arrow shot over.

"Boss! Oops, there's a hidden weapon!"

As a bandit who dealt with weapons all year round, when Dashan heard the sound, he knew it was... the sound of an arrow!

Zhao Changlin clenched her wrist around the longbow. The narrow passage forced her to lean her body sideways, and the arc of the bowstring was gradually stretched to its fullest.

There was a red human figure in her eyes.

Before he could react, Dashan felt something passing through the side of his cheek.

A trickle of scarlet blood dripped down.

"Ding!"

Sparks flew everywhere.

The silver-gray mask was struck by sparks, and the arrow was so powerful that it penetrated about an inch deep.

My forehead was stinging, and warm blood flowed from my forehead to the tip of my nose.

Fortunately, this mask is not an ordinary item.

Otherwise, he would have died by now.

As his fingers gripped the arrow, cracks appeared on the mask, splitting inch by inch.

"Sir... but a shadow guard?"

Relying on his keen intuition, Gu Zhao didn't need to look closely to know that with such skills, it was definitely not the city defenders who discovered their escape.

Even those guard dogs in the government office would have the courage to go deep into the tunnel alone.

Shadow... Shadow Guard... Aren't those the Emperor's personal soldiers? !

Dashan was suddenly panicked. It seemed that the dog emperor had finally found this place.

Hearing the familiar voice, Xia Zhiyuan immediately understood, although Gu Zhao's voice had become much hoarser than before.

But you can still tell that this is undoubtedly his voice.

"Commander Gu, how are you?"

Xia Zhiyuan spoke, he wanted to see what abilities Gu Zhao had that could allow him to escape this trap.

"This arrow is just a gift back to you."

"how?"

“Are you still enjoying it?”

The weak female voice made several big men freeze in place. They thought... this should be the man who was in charge of the expansion and renovation of the canal?

Commander Gu... This position sounds very impressive. Could it be that their leader was once a high-ranking official in the imperial court?

“Hahahahahahahaha! Xia Zhiyuan… you really have something capable…”

“You can find me here!”

Hooking the arrow shaft with his fingertips, Gu Zhao gritted his teeth, exerted force on his wrist, and pulled out the arrowhead.

The corners of his mouth were wide open, and his eyes were almost bleeding from laughing.

"Yes...I was indeed the one who shot that arrow...But aren't you curious?"

"How on earth did I do that, under the protection of His Majesty the Emperor and his army, I managed to shoot an arrow right into your vitals!"

The pain in the forehead gradually spread.

The newly grown burned skin was extremely fragile, and Gu Zhao was in so much pain that half of the blood color on the scar faded away.

"Xia Zhiyuan... I was able to kill you the first time, so I can certainly kill you the second time."

"Don't think...I'm a coward!"

The more he talked, the more excited he became, and the more crazy he became.

However, the other party showed no intention of stopping.

A "whoosh" sound!

Another arrow shot over and hit Gu Zhao's shoulder, blood splattering.

The other big men just started to react.

They quickly protected Gu Zhao behind them and built a city wall with human flesh, fearing that Gu Zhao would die here today.

This is not because they are kind-hearted. If someone else dies, that's not a big deal, but if their leader dies, who should they ask for help with their food, clothing and other expenses in the future?

You can't just count on the few merchants traveling through the mountains and fields, what kind of money do those people have in their pockets.

Being able to scrape together a string of copper coins was already considered a great honor for one's ancestors.

"Boss, don't be afraid!"

"The mountains are there to protect you!"

Zhao Changlin's falling hair was bounced away by the bowstring, and another arrow was shot.

She had a cold look on her face, as if she was going to make a decision today.

"Your Highness... We still have many questions to ask, please don't shoot him to death."

Standing on tiptoe, Xia Zhiyuan tightened his cloak and whispered in Zhao Changlin's ear.

She knew that the prince was resentful, but when a person dies, all debts are settled, and the secret can never be told again.

Moreover, keeping Gu Zhao alive can also restrain the old man of the Gu family and the entire restless Gu family.

Although this tactic is not very glorious, as the saying goes, all is fair in war.

Just like now, in order to avoid being seen, Gu Zhao had to walk through this stinky ditch.

Because the construction of the moat was suspended, this path had not yet been waterproofed, so the entire path was wet with stagnant water.

This path is hidden very secretly.

There was a lot of thatch growing at the entrance of the cave, almost covering it.

If Zhao Changlin had not obtained the city defense map of Longcheng in advance, he might not have been able to find this place.

But apparently many people know about this trail.

Next to the thatch, you can also see clothes covered with oilcloth, but they are all coarse cloth clothes.

Hearing Xia Zhiyuan's voice, Zhao Changlin put down the bow in her hand, but she did not let down her guard.

Although, Zhao Changlin knew that the passage was narrow and the other party could not bring many people over.

Defenses can not do without.

"Commander Gu, you are indeed not a coward... But if the entire Gu family is implicated because of you, can you still remain so calm?"

There were water stains on my shoes.

Xia Zhiyuan, walking forward.

She had no fear at all.

Hearing the word "Gu family", Gu Zhao's heart skipped a beat and he grabbed the big man in front of him.

His face turned red.

"You... When did you find out about the Gu family?"

If the emperor also knew about the plan to rescue Prince Wen, then, forget about the Gu family.

The entire chess game he had set up might be uprooted, carefully planned, and destroyed in an instant.

"Commander Gu, there is no need to know."

"You want my life?"

"Then you are still a little short of the mark."

"You sent people to blow up the dam at the source of the canal, hoping to release water and flood the entire canal and all the surrounding villages. This is indeed a good plan."

"Then, you arranged for people to wait until the flood hit, and then spread rumors among the people, saying that I was a witch who ruined the fortune of the Liang Dynasty... which led to the canal being washed away by the flood?"

"Is it right?"