Jian An Kee

Note 1: Zhang Duwei refers to Zhang Hong, the chief of the western Duwei of Kuaiji County (a local administrative system integrating military and government).The captain of the west of Kuaiji County, about the same as Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province today.

Note 2: Junshan refers to Junshan in Dongting Lake.

The guard dragged his body full of mud and water, leaving a wet mark on the floor.Seeing this, I became more and more anxious, wishing to rush to grab him and ask him clearly—if anything happened to Sun Quan, what would my child do?What about Mr.'s plan?

Although the guard was in a state of embarrassment, his expression was still very calm. From the words he narrated, it can be concluded that the self-esteemed General Sun sneaked out by taking the opportunity of the whole family to return to the hometown of Wujun to hold the New Year celebration. , without a large entourage or any guards.

The idiot!Knowing that the south of Zhejiang is very uneasy for his surname Sun, he still dares to come here lightly. Do you really think that he is invulnerable to a real dragon?

I asked anxiously: "Sun Shiwei, these are not the key points. The key point is that the bandits in Shangyu have already been eliminated, how could there be an attack from Shanyue barbarians?"

He lowered his head: "Originally, this trip is the most confidential, but the lowly ranks will be ambushed on the main road. We are outnumbered, and we really can't resist it."

The grandma on the side was hesitant to speak when she heard this, so I waved my hand and said, "Zhuer, help grandma to rest in the inner hall. Guard Wen!"

Wen Gong came in immediately: "Ma'am."

"Is the master back yet?"

"The person came to report just now. The road is muddy. I'm afraid it will take some time."

Grandma refused to leave the central hall, her face full of worry: "Alan, who is this General Sun you are talking about? Why is he looking for you?"

I rubbed my forehead: "Grandma, can I talk to you later? I'm afraid I can't take good care of people coming and going. Please go back to your room and rest first."

She frowned, and finally left with a sigh.

what to do?I sat slumped on the low couch, and great fear occupied all my thoughts.

According to those who came, it is almost certain that Sun Quan has been surrounded or even captured at this moment.If he's at fault for being a vain fool like me, I'm a bloody "sinner of history."

According to the guard's description, there were nearly [-] bandits robbing and killing his guards on the way, and he had no more than [-] people with him.I looked around, there were no more than a dozen attendants in and out of the yard, and it would be useless to go together.

"How's the situation in Shanyin? Have you asked for help? Have the troops stationed there been any signs of mobilization?"

The guard who reported the letter spoke clearly and at a moderate speed, but after listening to it, he felt like pouring cold water on his head: "This is what the humble official is most worried about. A few days ago, the Sanyin Order was ordered to go south to supervise the bandits. Now the strength of the troops in the city may not be enough. More than a hundred people. People asking for help..."

I was so angry that I swept my sleeves away, and threw the red lacquer bowl on the high table next to me to the ground: "You guys are foolish! Rescuers count as much as you have. When you come to me, do you expect to defeat thousands of rebels with women's tears? "

The person in front of him had no choice but to kowtow heavily on the ground: "The general asked the humble officer to tell you to go to the Shangyu county government to avoid danger as soon as possible! The general has an order, and the humble officer has to obey!"

The room suddenly fell silent.It was absolutely quiet, so quiet that one could hear the long and short breathing of a room full of people.

I tried my best to control the rhythm of breathing and the rate of blood flow, and put my hands on my abdomen, silently comforting my disturbed baby.

At this time, there was a sound of hurried footsteps in the courtyard, and then the servants guarding outside the house shouted: "Who is it?"

I went to the window and saw a knife light in the yard facing two uninvited guests in the yard.Covered by a thick brown cloak, the figure looked very familiar.

I leaned on the window sill, ordered the guards to put down their weapons, and called out, "Come here."

He took off his hood and looked at me with bright eyes: "Miss Zhou."

"Letting the guards lay down their weapons is out of the courtesy of our fellow clansmen. If there is no proper reason, I'm afraid I won't be able to maintain this friendly gesture for longer during this special period."

He stood in the clean yard, his figure was desolate: "The humble official came to ask for help."

I was noncommittal: "Laiyan, tell me why you appeared in the general's escort team, and tell me how to trust you at this moment."

"Miss, please take a look at my companion."

I said sternly, "If you are really a member of the Guard, I condemn you for negligence. Who is he?"

"Miss Zhou, the villain is in charge of the general's mansion. You have seen the villain in Beigu Mountain before." Shen Yu covered the wound on his shoulder with his hands, his thin body was crumbling.

Guard Sun who was behind him rushed out when he heard the sound: "Master Commander, Manager Shen, why are you here?"

Shen Yu coughed out a mouthful of blood, knelt down in embarrassment, and said, "Miss Zhou, the two of us... tried to ask for help, but the water and land roads leading to the east were blocked, and Zhang Duwei (Note 1) was beyond reach... ..."

"Help him in to bandage the wound. Hu Zhu, invite Dr. Lu over here. Lai Yan, Guard Sun, come in with me."

Under the smoke of the charcoal fire, the snow-soaked cloaks of the two dripped a strange composition on the ground.

I expressed doubts about the information provided by the two: "You said that the general told you that he fell into a trap, and you fought hard to break out of the siege. Even though Shanyin lacks soldiers and horses, why didn't you come here instead of asking for help in Qiantang?"

Lai Yan looked around, and I immediately signaled the attendants around me to retreat, and Guard Sun was also taken away.

"Say it."

"Miss, asking for help here is a humble opinion."

"Shen Yu was also blindfolded by you?"

"Humble job assures him that you have a way to rescue the general."

I made up my mind, and I will get a bloody token from Shen Yu's hand - I have glimpsed its existence in Sun Quan's waist pocket countless times, and it is said that it can mobilize [-] elite soldiers in Dongying, but now it is too far away to save it Near the fire—hold it in your hand, staring at Lai Yan: "Tell me about it."

"The six counties in Jiangdong, now only you can mobilize the power of the 'beam'."

"what?"

"I can't explain it clearly for a while, but you must have heard the head of the family mention it."

"How do you know about uncle?" I became suspicious, got up and looked down at him, trying to see traces of conspiracy in his eyes.

However, he accepted my gaze very frankly: "Humble job was also the leader of the Patriarch's bodyguard. If the Patriarch is still alive, he will not hesitate to use this power to save his lord's life."

"Wait a minute." At this moment, I finally smelled something strange, "Ayan, are you threatening me? Your behavior has already put General Sun's life on my line. If I don't agree, I'm afraid he will die soon." lives are in danger.”

"No, no, when the lowly ranks broke through, the guards took the general to hide in the reeds on the shore of Jinghu Lake. The rebels were eager to find him, but they couldn't find him."

"You think I'm stupid?" I pointed at the tip of his nose, his face changed suddenly: "Reed is most afraid of fire, once those thieves can't wait to set fire, it's just..."

"Miss, please listen to the humble officer! The snow has just melted, and it will definitely buy some time for the Lord. Manager Shen sent troops to go to Fuchun by water, but it took one day less for the reinforcements to arrive here. But the power you have can be used in a moment. An easy victory!"

I instinctively raised my hand to protect the small piece of warmth in my heart, and my heart was at war with heaven and man: This is the only thing Zhou Yu left me, how can I take risks with it?Before he left, he repeatedly urged me to protect the unicorn jade pendant and the power it carries.I revealed it this time, or revealed it in front of Sun Quan, is there any difference from seeking death?

However, can I just watch Sun Quan fall into a dangerous situation?No, no, public or private, how can I not lend a helping hand!

Biting his lip hard, the taste of rust filled his mouth.I heard me say in a flat, dead tone, "Okay. Tell me how to do it."

"Excuse me for being humble and disrespectful, I need the token you obtained from the Patriarch, and a drop of your blood."

At night, Jinghu Lake is very windy and rough, and the copper bells hanging on the trestle bridge extending to the center of the lake collide with each other and make a jingling sound, which spreads far in this quiet night.

The bonfire was lit on the riverbank piled up with residual snow, and a total of nine flames were connected as a channel to communicate with the other world and this world.

I dressed as warmly as I could, and trudged step by step on the river beach where the mud overflowed my insteps.For a brief moment, I worried that once I crossed that blaze, the world behind me would gradually collapse and disappear with my steps, and all the efforts of the years would be reduced to one and reduced to nothing.

Fortunately it didn't happen.When I crossed the bottom line that ordinary people should not cross, I entered another world, where the wind and flame stopped dancing, and the surroundings were extremely quiet.

I showed the blood-stained unicorn jade pendant to the lake water with green light, I let go of my hand and let it fall into the lake water, there were slight tremors and ripples spread from the lake surface.

"The emperor goes to the sky, shines on the earth, and descends to the lord without fighting. Kill animals to compare with the five emperors, and raise fire to feed the sky." I meditated, just as I was taught to do.

The faint fishy smell carried by the wind made me realize that the upcoming role would not be enjoyable.

The small white boat covered with reeds slowly approached the shore, and the bow was decorated with countless bones and shells.The owner’s orange eyes peeped at me from the gap in the canopy, and his voice was like fingernails scraping the smooth ground: “Oh, look who this is? Hiss—isn’t he favored by the one from Junshan (Note 2)? Yes, a famous female monarch?"

I suppressed my disgust, "You know me? I don't know what to call you?"

She slid out of the boat so fast I couldn't catch it.As she tried to put her bony fingers on my shoulders, she backed away and let out a shivering wail, as if burned by fire: "Oh, you cunning lucky bastard, to be pregnant with dragonborn."

"Uh, this beauty, I summon you—whether it is you or not, someone is in danger in this Mirror Lake, can you help me?"

"Ha, so you are the new master of the 'bunch'? Too young!"

She slipped to my left side, hugging her own shoulder blades with her snow-white finger bones and tapping.Soon she frowned, or rather, her two browbones touched together, and then said: "Young man, I will give you a piece of advice. Although the famous mountains and rivers in Kyushu are connected with holes, you are nothing more than a piece of water in Taihu Lake." My master, with such a long hand, dare to let the monster of Jinghu save you for you? You should go back obediently."

I pulled out my foot that got stuck in the mud, and adjusted my standing posture: "If you refuse to agree, are you trying to force me to invite the new Taoist priest of Maoshan to let you try something new?"

"How dare you threaten me?" She giggled, "What a naughty little girl. But we don't care about the affairs of the mortal world—we don't care about emperors, generals, horses and donkeys, it's useless if you ask for it."

I exhaled a breath of white air, and said infinitely coldly: "You deceive me? Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, you have arrogantly broken the barrier between the mortal world and the other world. We don't know how many demons and ghosts took the opportunity to make trouble, and we just opened our eyes. Just close one eye - just like the jade pendant in my hand, "

I folded my five fingers and closed my eyes, and the jade pendant immediately jumped out of the water and returned to my palm: "Do you dare to deny that there is no agreement between it and you?"

She tore at her throat with her thin finger bones, and the remaining flesh gradually shrank under the restraint of the void.

Let me release her.

The female goblin in the cloak uttered a series of extremely ugly curses, and said through gritted teeth, "How are you doing?"

"The oath breaker will forever be drifting in the mist of the void. And once you save the future emperor for me, I will allow you to enjoy the flesh and blood of the living and use it to rebuild your body, how about it?"

"As expected of a vicious witch." She quickly returned to the boat, bared her white teeth, "Hiss, it seems that I have no choice."

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I retreated through the passage made by nine campfires.Lai Yan came to meet me, with solemn respect on his face, stretched out his left hand, rolled up his sleeves, and a vague image of a lion's roar soon appeared on his wrist.

I tilted my head and looked at him suspiciously: "Are you still working for uncle?"

"In fact, the owner of the family is you now."

Oh I always forget that.

"My lord, please give your order. Only with your order, the members of Bunch will spare their lives to achieve your purpose for you."

I said: "Rescue Sun Quan, rescue him intact, at all costs."