Overwhelming mountains and rivers

"Xu Shui brought thirty Gyeonggi guards to pay a visit to His Royal Highness King Xin, and he was at his disposal." At noon the next day, thirty Gyeonggi guards headed by Xu Shui were already waiting at the gate where King Xin left the city.

"Okay, you are the Gyeonggi Guards?" Chu Xuanzhao came alone without any subordinates. It seemed that he planned to rely on the Gyeonggi Guards.

"Reply to the prince, it is."

"Well. The safety of this king's trip depends entirely on you."

"This subordinate will definitely protect His Royal Highness Xin Wang thoroughly, and will not hesitate to die!"

Chu Xuanzhao waved his hand and galloped away.

"set off!"

"Yes."

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However, after two days' journey, Chu Xuanzhao and his party entered the range of the Zheya Corridor in Yingzhou, and they also became vigilant, always paying attention to the movement around them.

In front is the most dangerous place of the Zheya Corridor. It is an extremely steep cliff. Not only that, the road on the cliff is extremely narrow, and it is a roundabout turn. Not to mention someone attacking, even if you cross the road properly, Many passers-by died here.

No one remembers the original name of that high cliff, only that it now has a very vivid name, Death Cliff.

But Chu Xuanzhao led a lot of people, if someone intercepted and killed him, he probably wouldn't choose the fatal cliff where he couldn't use it, because the mountain road there was narrow, Chu Xuanzhao would definitely choose to walk in the middle of the team, no matter whether he attacked from the front or from behind, They will be discovered by Chu Xuanzhao before they are in front of Chu Xuanzhao.

Therefore, Chu Xuanzhao felt that the interceptor would most likely choose to do it before then. It would be best to kill himself. Even if he couldn't kill him, he would try to force himself into the cliff of death. By then, the team would have been dispersed , he is the only one, once he enters the cliff of death, there is really no return.

"Cheer up and strengthen your guard."

Chu Xuanzhao and the others slowed down a lot, trying to avoid easy hiding places such as woods and bushes, and gradually approached the direction of the death cliff.

However, even though the group was extremely prepared, they were intercepted and killed.

Chu Xuanzhao was right, they really chose to attack before the death cliff.

A group of men in black quickly rushed out from all around. They covered their faces with black cloth and held a half-foot-long pole-shaped sharp knife. They were extremely agile and killed several Jingji guards in the blink of an eye.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Xu Shui planned to release the water, sell a favor, let go of the defense and let the killer deal with Chu Xuanzhao, maybe he could save Gyeonggi Wei's life.He tapped the blade three times quickly, and Jingji Wei quickly responded perfunctorily when he heard the sound, and quietly retreated backward.

But Xu Shui thought well, but underestimated the viciousness of these killers. No matter whether the man in black wanted to give up or fight against the guard, he still killed the guard quickly.

Chu Xuanzhao saw that the number of [-] Gyeonggi guards had decreased rapidly, but there were not even five dead men in black on the ground.He felt that there was no way to go on like this, he could only escape, maybe there was still a way out.

But the way to come has been blocked, if you run, there is only one way, the cliff of death.

To run or not to run?

In the blink of an eye, Chu Xuanzhao realized that Jingji Wei was almost dead.

run!

Chu Xuanzhao didn't think about it any more, and quickly flew towards the fatal cliff. Seeing that he was about to leave, the man in black hurried after him.

The group of people who left didn't know that it seemed that Jingjiwei had been strangled to death by the men in black, but in fact there were still two people who ran out in disorder.

The two escaped, looked at the direction in which the man in black was chasing Chu Xuanzhao, glanced at each other, and followed quietly.

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Chu Xuanzhao was soon chased by the man in black to the cliff of death, and when he reached the turning point, the man in black behind him gave it a go, and several men in black risked falling off the cliff, and then landed on the cliff. In front of Chu Xuanzhao, his approach was blocked.

The front and back of the body are blocked, one left and one right, one side is a cliff, the other side is an abyss, it can be said that there is no way to go to heaven and no way to go to earth.

Chu Xuanzhao stopped, clenched the folding fan in his hand, and stared closely at the men in black who were gradually surrounding him. I am afraid that there is no choice but to fight to the death. Whether it is life or death, it is up to fate!

Chu Xuanzhao waved his folding fan and took the initiative to attack the man in black in front of him.Seeing this, the men in black also joined the battle.

Although Chu Xuanzhao's skill has improved rapidly during this period of time, after all, two fists are no match for four hands, and soon he was a bit stretched. There were more and more wounds on his body, and his figure began to become a little unstable.

The crimson figure was suddenly knocked into the air, and fell straight down the cliff. The man in black quickly walked to the edge of the cliff.

Looking down from above, the abyss is pitch-black, with no bottom to be seen.

"Chu Xuanzhao was seriously injured and fell into this abyss. He will definitely die!"

The leader of the man in black nodded, "Well, this time I can explain to the master, withdraw!"

A group of men in black quickly evacuated the place. After they left, the two Gyeonggi guards who followed quietly poked their heads out.

"Hey, did you see that?"

"Of course I saw it. Chu Xuanzhao was seriously injured and fell to the cliff. It can be said that there is no life left! King Teng will be very happy to hear this good news."

"It seems that Prince Teng is not the only one who wants Chu Xuanzhao's life! Let's go back to Beijing and tell His Highness about it."

"slow!"

"What's the matter? To be safe, you and I should go around to the bottom of the cliff to make sure that Chu Xuanzhao is really dead. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, King Teng will be happy, and our lives will be over."

"Hey! You are too careful. How could you survive such a high fall? Besides, he was seriously injured."

"No matter what, it's better to be careful. If you go down, you can't lose anything. Let's go."

"Okay, okay, let's go down and have a look."

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It was already two hours later when the two of them detoured from the mountain road at the waist of Suoming Cliff to the cliff.

"Quickly look for him, he should have fallen near here." The Jingji Wei who suggested to come down looked up and could vaguely see the bend of Suoming Cliff.

"Well. Let's look for it separately, one by one."

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"Come here!"

Another person ran over quickly when he heard the sound, and saw a piece of purple cloth hanging among the grass.The two picked up the piece of cloth, "This is exactly the piece of cloth on Chu Xuanzhao's clothes, but what about others?"

"Look!" The man was interrupted by the people beside him while he was thinking, and pointed to a pile of rocks behind the grass. Looking over from here, he could just see a person lying there faintly.

"Let's go and have a look."

When the two approached, they found that the man had been thrown into a bloody mess, he was breathless, his purple robe was scratched dozens of times, even the stones were covered with blood, and the bones of the white jade folding fan beside him were shattered all over the ground.

"Totally dead. Master Meixi? Heh, he went to the underworld to find a beauty this time!"

"Let's go, let's go and inform King Teng of Chu Xuanzhao's death." The speaker drew out his waist saber and slashed at the corpse a few times before preparing to leave.

"You are this?"

"It's still the same sentence, make sure nothing goes wrong."

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"My lord, good news!"

Liu Feng hurried in, interrupting King Teng's meditation.

"What good news?"

"The two men from the Jingji Guard who followed Chu Xuanzhao are waiting outside the door. You might as well meet them and listen to what they have to say."

"Let them in."

"Yes." Liu Fengchao shouted outside the door, "Come in."

"Do you have any news to tell this king?" Chu Xuanqing sat on the chair in the study, her hands on her knees bit by bit.

"Report to the prince, Chu Xuanzhao is dead."

"What did you say?" Chu Xuanqing stood up all of a sudden, a little unbelievable, he slowed down his tone, and then looked down at the two of them, "This is not a joke, you two saw it with your own eyes?"

"It's what I saw with my own eyes. We were attacked in the Zheya Corridor. Only two of us escaped by chance among the [-] Gyeonggi guards. We saw Chu Xuanzhao being chased and killed by those people. Wanting to know the result, we went to quietly followed."

"and after?"

"Later, Chu Xuanzhao was blocked by men in black on the cliff of death, and the two of us hid aside to observe. We saw Chu Xuanzhao fighting with those men in black, and he was also injured. The two of us saw Chu Xuanzhao with our own eyes. Xuan Zhao was shot down from the cliff during the fight."

"Oh? You mean, he fell off the cliff with his injuries? That is to say, he may have died, but he didn't die?" Chu Xuanqing squinted her eyes, her face was a little cold.Although this possibility is very small, King Teng has always been careful and will not let go of any possibility.

"No, no, my subordinate also thought at the time, what if Chu Xuanzhao is not dead? So the two subordinates went around to the bottom of the cliff, and found that he had fallen to a bloody mess with no breath left. To be safe, the subordinate returned I deliberately pulled out my saber and patched up his corpse a few times, and then I immediately returned to the capital to report to the prince."

"Good! Good!" Chu Xuanqing couldn't help laughing, "Yes, I am very satisfied with what you have done! So, Chu Xuanzhao really died? Do you know who intercepted him? "

"It's a group of men in black. My subordinates speculate that they may be killers hired by the officials of Yingzhou."

"Hmm..." It seems that this group of Yingzhou officials are really difficult to deal with. I didn't know how many imperial envoys were killed before. Now that Chu Xuanzhao has gone, he was also murdered by them. There is no way.However, it was convenient for me, I didn't expect that this time I could really send Chu Xuanzhao on the road.

"My lord, the emperor appointed me to escort Chu Xuanzhao back then. Now that Chu Xuanzhao is dead, should I report to the emperor?" The Gyeonggi guards were ordered by the emperor to escort Chu Xuanzhao, and now there are only two of the [-] Gyeonggi guards. , the two of them should naturally report this matter to the emperor as soon as possible.

"No need. Since no one knows that you are still alive, it should be assumed that the thirty Jingji guards are all dead. When the father receives the news of Chu Xuanzhao's death, there is no way to find out. You don't have to go back. Now that the Gyeonggi is under guard, just stay in this king’s Prince Teng’s mansion and do things.”

"Yes, willing to serve the prince!"

"Liu Feng, take them down." Chu Xuanqing glanced at Liu Feng, narrowing his eyes slightly, with no clear meaning.

Liu Feng nodded indistinctly, then turned to the two Gyeonggi guards, "Come with me."

The three went down quickly, Chu Xuanqing paced back and forth, obviously he should be happy that Chu Xuanzhao died, but for some reason, he didn't feel a little relaxed in his heart, but instead felt an inexplicable irritability.

"My lord." Liu Feng came back soon.

"How is it? Is the 'arrangement' ready?" Chu Xuanqing raised an eyebrow.

"This subordinate has lived up to the prince's expectations, and has thoroughly arranged for the two of them." Liu Fengchui replied, the word "completely" was bitten very hard by him.

"Well. That's good." There are only two of the [-] Gyeonggi guards left, and these two people came to Prince Teng's mansion immediately. If the emperor receives news of Chu Xuanzhao's death in the future and wants to investigate the matter, these two people will eventually It's a hidden danger, of course, kill them.In that way, all the thirty Gyeonggi guards died to protect Chu Xuanzhao, and Chu Xuanzhao's matter would never have anything to do with him, and it would not even have anything to do with the loyal Gyeonggi guards who gave their lives to protect each other.

"My lord, you seem to have something on your mind? Chu Xuanzhao is dead, why is your lord so sad?" Liu Feng was a little puzzled when he saw Chu Xuanqing's slightly frowned eyebrows.Chu Xuanzhao is dead, why is the prince not happy?He would not foolishly think that King Teng would not bear Chu Xuanzhao's death because of his brotherly feelings.