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Ge Shubi whipped the horse vigorously and headed towards the Turkic tribe, with a lot of thoughts and ups and downs in his heart at the same time.

Could it be... Could it be that what he was most worried about has become a reality?

The person who sent someone to assassinate him would definitely not be Xiao Qi, then...there is only one main messenger—Ashina!

Now that Turkic is in chaos, all fools want to get it, and who else can do it, except Ashina, who is in power?Have the guts?

What he was worried about was not only Mingzhu's safety, but also Ashinaqi's safety!

If Ashina is really ambitious, the first one to get rid of is his elder brother Ashinaqi!

When he was about to approach the tribe, Ge Shubi got off his horse and sneaked in quietly taking advantage of the chaos.

There were fires everywhere and dead bodies everywhere.

Perhaps Ashina has also controlled the situation. Some Turkic people are piling up the corpses in the middle of the square, including the tragic death of the Honglu Temple minister, but other places are still in chaos.

The Khan's palace had already been heavily surrounded by Turkic cavalry, and Ashina was also in the lead, and it seemed that he was planning to attack.

He raised the scimitar in his hand high and shouted loudly: "You Turkic warriors! Tang people are so cunning that they used marriage as an excuse to kill the elder and even assassinate Khan! Everyone follow me in and rescue him!" After speaking, he rushed in immediately.

Ge Shubi could hear clearly while hiding in the dark, and he understood it immediately.

As expected, Ashina took advantage of Xiao Qi's wedding and suddenly launched an attack, killing the elders who had always supported Xiao Qi, not to mention, and shifting the blame to the married Tang Ren!If he rushed in, Xiao Qi would definitely end up dead, and even Mingzhu would become an innocent scapegoat.Then, Ashina also killed the "unpredictable" Pearl, and he became the new Turkic Khan as a matter of course!

Ge Shubi secretly groaned.

He is weak now, how can he compete with Ashina's thousands of troops?But if you don't save Xiao Qi, Xiao Qi and Mingzhu will have no way out...

Although I expected that Ashina would definitely behave abnormally, but my preparations in advance couldn't keep up with the speed of his attack. Fortunately, I asked the little blind man to guard the stable at night, which saved my life and Li Jing's life. , but Xiaoqi and Mingzhu...

He frowned, gritted his teeth, turned and walked towards the dark corner of the Khan's bedroom.

It was deserted and full of debris.

Seeing that no one was paying attention, Geshubi lifted the thick hay and got into a small shack.

There is a tunnel inside, which he asked Xiao Qi to build after he talked about it, and it can lead directly to the bedroom, except for Xiao Qi and him, no one knows about it.

As soon as he got in, a machete covered in blood was put on Ge Shubi's neck.

"Who?" The other party shouted in a deep voice.

Knowing that it was Ashnaqi's voice, Ge Shubi hurriedly whispered: "Xiao Qi, it's me, Ge Shubi!"

"It's really you?" The other party didn't seem to believe it very much. He held up the torch and looked at it before he let out a sigh of relief.

With this relief, the tense nerves immediately relaxed, and Ashinaqi slid to the ground all of a sudden.

Ge Shubi hurriedly supported him, his tentacles were wet, and when he saw that his hands were covered with blood, he couldn't help asking in surprise: "Are you injured?"

"Fortunately..." Ashinaqi said weakly, and quickly pointed behind him, "the pearl is there..."

"Mingzhu also escaped?" Ge Shubi felt relieved when he heard this, and hurriedly stepped forward to check.

Mingzhu was wrapped in thin clothes, her hair was disheveled, her bright eyes were full of panic, obviously frightened.

Seeing brother Shubi appearing, she also breathed a sigh of relief, stepped forward and asked anxiously, "Where's Cousin Jin?"

"He and the blind man ran away first." Ge Shubi patted Mingzhu's shoulder comfortingly, and said, "Now is not the time to talk about this, we have to leave here quickly, and Ashina will search here soon !"

As soon as Ashina was mentioned, Ashinaqi immediately gritted his teeth and said angrily: "This bastard!"

The long-term trust was ruthlessly betrayed, and Ashinaqi was furious.

Even if the relationship is as good as Ge Shubi, it is the first time to see him so angry, let alone Mingzhu, both of them were startled by the angry Ashinaqi.

Although Ashnaqi was angry, he could tell the situation clearly, calmed down almost immediately, and asked, "How is the situation outside?"

While bandaging his wound, Ge Shubi replied: "The situation is not very good. Almost all the elders who supported you were killed, and Ashina even planted the blame on Li Jin and the others, saying that they killed you. Elder, and Ming Zhu is also an assassin sent by Emperor Tang to kill you."

Ashinaqi laughed back angrily, "Okay Ashina, what a vicious plan! It really kills two birds with one stone!"

"Let's leave quickly, they will find this place soon, and it will be very dangerous then!" Geshubi and Mingzhu helped Ashinaqi up and walked towards the other side.

There are several bends in this tunnel, one leads to the place where Geshubi came in just now, the other leads to a small road far away from the tribe, and the others are all fork roads built to confuse the pursuers.

The three walked in the right direction. Because they were worried about attracting pursuers and did not dare to light torches in the dark, they had to move forward in the dark. They stumbled all the way and slowed down.

After finally finding the exit, Ge Shubi made a "shh" gesture to the two, Mingzhu understood, and helped Ashinaqi hide in the dark.Ge Shubi carefully poked his head out to check the surrounding situation, and then waved to them, indicating that they could come out.

There is still a long distance from where Li Jing and the little blind man are hiding, and the three of them have no horses to travel, so they can only walk forward.

In the dark night, the three of them supported each other as they walked towards their destination with one deep foot and one shallow foot.

Suddenly, Mingzhu let out a low cry, and fell to the ground all of a sudden, Ashinaqi hurried to help him, regardless of his injury.

Maybe she twisted her foot, and as soon as she was helped up, Mingzhu let out an "oops" from the pain, and she burst into tears.

"Does it matter?" Ashnaqi asked anxiously.

Worried about dragging her husband down, Mingzhu gritted her teeth and shook her head vigorously, although she was in pain so much that tears flowed, "It doesn't hurt, it's fine."

"But..." Ashnaqi was about to say something when there was a sudden sound of horseshoes behind him.

Ge Shubi looked back and immediately yelled that it was not good.

"They're coming!"

There was smoke and dust billowing behind them, and the pursuers had already caught up. No matter how hard the three of them ran forward, they couldn't compare to the speed of a galloping horse. They were overtaken and surrounded almost in an instant.

The opponent didn't seem to want to keep alive at all. As soon as they found the target, the leader swung his scimitar, and the cavalry rushed up with a murderous look.

No matter how powerful Geshubi and Ashinaqi's martial arts are, but the other party is Ashinaye's confidant and elite, coupled with the large number of people, they will soon be at a disadvantage and the situation is very dangerous.

Mingzhu didn't know martial arts, so Ashinaqi held her hand tightly all the time, and stood in front of him. Just as he blocked the attack of the two cavalry, the wind rang behind his ears, and sharp arrows shot towards them.

It was too late to dodge, Ashinaqi blocked Mingzhu's body without thinking, and took the arrow abruptly.

The arrow pierced through his shoulder, and the blood immediately flowed out and splashed onto Mingzhu's face.

Mingzhu was stunned, but before she could ask about her husband's injuries, the cavalry swarmed up again and separated them mercilessly.

Amidst the sound of horseshoes, Mingzhu's screams were gradually covered up and could no longer be heard.

Seeing his wife falling into the other party's hands, Ashinaqi didn't care about his serious injuries, his eyes were red, and he was about to rush forward to do his best, but Ge Shubi hurriedly stopped him behind him.

"Calm down!"

Compared with Ashina Qi, Ge Shubi was not much better, his face was bloodstained, and he was in a state of distress.

"Xiao Qi! Calm down!"

But how could Ashinaqi listen to his persuasion?

The opponent's brigade is about to rush over again, and the two of them are at the end of their strength, how can they have the strength to resist again?

Seeing that this time was doomed, at this moment, countless black ball fireworks suddenly appeared out of nowhere in the darkness, and exploded with a "bang" as soon as they landed. The smoke and explosion sound startled the well-trained horses. Listening to the orders of the cavalry, they ran around in panic, turning their backs on their backs.

After finally reining in the frightened horses, the cavalry realized that the target they were chasing and killing had completely disappeared in the night.

Ashinaqi was seriously injured. There was a long knife wound on his back, not to mention the deep bones. In order to save Mingzhu, he was shot by an arrow on his shoulder. The arrow was poisonous, and Ashinaqi was unconscious for three days. God, it was so hard to get back a life.

Thanks to Ge Shubi, he was well prepared. He never trusted Ashina very much. He always felt that this person acted gloomy and the city was too deep. It came in handy!

It's just that the time is short, otherwise he wouldn't have escaped so embarrassingly, not to mention hurting Ashinaqi, and even losing the pearl in the opponent's hands!

Fortunately, Li Jin was safe and sound, which comforted Ge Shubi a little.

Under the support of his subordinates, the group temporarily hid in a safe place.

Ashinaqi was seriously injured, and the pearl fell into the enemy's hands again. No matter how clever Ge Shubi was, it was inevitable that he felt helpless at this moment.

But every time Ge Shubi heard the information obtained by his subordinates, his heart sank to the bottom of the valley.

Ashina has now completely controlled the entire Turkic Ashina tribe. The elders who opposed him were all killed by Ashina in the name of "Assassin of the Tang Dynasty" that night, and the crime was pushed on the head of Princess Mingzhu. , and Ashinaqi's whereabouts are unknown, because he flattered him that he was captured by Tang Dynasty assassins.

Under his instigation, various Turkic tribes who didn't know the truth demanded to go to war with Datang to avenge Ashinaqi Khan's bloody revenge!

The situation on the frontier is already on the verge of breaking out!

After hearing this, Ge Shubi and Li Jing complained secretly.

Originally, the Tang royal family wanted to stabilize the relationship between Turks and Tang by making marriages. How did they know that the sudden turnaround would turn into the current situation?

To put it mildly, it was Ashina who was also ambitious and wanted to usurp the position of the Khan and set up a poisonous plan. Mingzhu, Li Jing and others just became pawns on his chessboard, giving him a chance to assassinate his elder brother.

On a bigger scale, the relationship between Turks and the border is tense, and if the situation is chaotic, who will benefit?

Datang?

Or Turkic?

I'm afraid that the one who will benefit in the end will still be An Lushan who holds a heavy army!

The Turkic rebellion, how could the Taiyuan government have the ability to quell it, and didn't they have to ask Chang'an for help in the end?An Lushan, as the envoy of the three provinces, suffered from wars at the border, so he did his duty.In the end, regardless of whether the Turkic rebellion is quelled or not, the power of Taiyuan Mansion will eventually fall into the hands of An Lushan. In addition to the Turkic tribes who may surrender or recruit, the number of Anlushan's troops will increase greatly!

No matter what, this is a lucrative deal for An Lushan!

I can't blame Ge Shubi and Li Jing for suspecting that there may be An Lushan behind Ashina...

On this day, Ashinaqi managed to regain consciousness. Regardless of the severe pain in the wound, he grabbed Ge Shubi and asked anxiously: "How is Mingzhu? Did you escape?"

Seeing his anxious appearance, Ge Shubi hesitated, and hesitantly said after a long time: "Mingzhu..."

"How is she?" Thinking of the safety of his beloved wife, Ashnaqi's eyes turned red.

"She was also caught by Ashina." Seeing Ge Shubi's predicament of not knowing how to speak, Li Jin gritted his teeth and said cruelly.

"What?" Ashina Qi heard the words like five thunderbolts, his whole body froze, and he asked again after a long time: "Then she now..."

"It's fine for the time being." Ge Shubi quickly explained: "Ashina will also rely on her to lure us, so I shouldn't be in a hurry to attack her!"

"That's good..." Ashina Qi breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and immediately ignored the wounds all over his body, insisting on getting up, "No! I can't let the pearl fall into the hands of that bastard! I'm going to rescue her back! "

Ge Shubi quickly held him down and said sharply, "Xiao Qi, calm down!"

The roar was so loud that both Ashinaqi and Li Jing were taken aback for a moment.

Then Ge Shubi said: "For Ashina, the biggest threat now is that you are still alive. He must kill you to ensure that his lies will not be exposed, and to lure you, the only one The best way is to take Mingzhu as a hostage, so as long as you don't show up, Mingzhu will not be in danger."

Although Ashinaqi was angry and impatient, Ge Shubi's words were not without reason. After hearing this, he gradually calmed down, but immediately frowned, and said worriedly: "No matter what, you can't let the Pearl be in his hands all the time." Here, that bastard is ruthless and merciless, there is no guarantee that he won't harm Mingzhu!"

"You must save it, the key is how to save it." Ge Shubi said, "You must think of a perfect solution, otherwise not only will you not be able to save Mingzhu, but your life will also be in danger!"

At this time, Li Jing, who was standing beside him without speaking, also said, "That's right, Ashina is also targeting you, so you must have nothing to do! Otherwise, not only the Turkic tribes, but even the border borders will be fought again."

"Bang!" Ashina slammed his fist on the bed, gnashing his teeth and cursed: "Ashina, you wolf-hearted thing!"

The moment he learned that he was betrayed by his own brother, he couldn't believe it!

His own brother, whom he had always trusted unconditionally, actually wanted to kill him?He actually really wanted to kill his own elder brother?

At that time, he regretted why he didn't listen to Ge Shubi's words earlier, so that he raised tigers and became a threat to the current situation!

I can only blame myself for trusting Ashina too much!

I can only blame myself for believing too much in the so-called "flesh and blood relationship"!

Not only killed the innocent elders, but also Mingzhu!Harm the entire Turkic Ashina tribe!

He was angry and regretful at the same time, and in a panic, he spurted out a mouthful of blood, which frightened Ge Shubi and Li Jing, and quickly helped him to lie down.

After settling Ashinaqi, who had passed out again, Ge Shubi and Li Jing walked out of the room. They looked at each other and couldn't help sighing.

Ge Shubi stretched out his hand to hold Li Jing, and said seriously, "Don't worry too much, I'll think about Mingzhu's matter."

Li Jing lowered his head and didn't say anything for a long while, before he said worriedly: "If something really happened to Mingzhu, how can I have the face to go back to Chang'an?"

Knowing that he was sad, Ge Shubi sighed softly, but held his hand tightly, comforting him softly: "Things may not turn around..."

This made Ge Shubi feel guilty, let alone Li Jin?

Both fell silent.

After a while, Li Jin raised his head again, frowned, with a serious expression, "I have one more thing to worry about besides Mingzhu."

Ge Shubi already understood, "Are you worried that the troops stationed in Taiyuan Prefecture don't know about the Turkic rebellion?"

Li Jing nodded, with a worried expression on his face, "There has been no war in the world for a long time, if Ashina also suddenly invades, I'm afraid the garrison of Taiyuan Mansion may not be able to hold it..."

"So, we must find a way to notify the Taiyuan Jiedushi?"

Li Jing shook his head when he heard this, "Not only to inform him, but also to inform General Gao Xianzhi in Tongguan."

Tongguan is located between Chang'an, Luoyang and Taiyuan, and is adjacent to the Yellow River natural moat in the north. It is an important strategic location. Once Tongguan is lost, Chang'an will be in danger. If Taiyuan is captured by the Turks, Tongguan will be next!

Thinking of this, Li Jin couldn't help sweating.

Ge Shubi didn't know the importance of Tongguan, and his face was full of worry.

The two discussed for a long time, and decided that the little blind man should rush to Taiyuan Mansion and Tongguan immediately with Li Jin's token. Now that almost all the Turks have fallen into the hands of Ashina, the little blind man might be in danger by himself. It was decided to let Ge Shubi escort the little blind man to Taiyuan Mansion.

Ge Shubi was very worried about Li Jin and the seriously injured Ashinaqi, but considering the danger of the current situation, he still had to make up his mind and left at night, and the group rode towards Taiyuan Mansion.

Seeing their figures disappear into the night, Li Jin sighed and murmured: "I hope there is still time..."

Without Ge Shubi, Li Jing suddenly felt uneasy, maybe because he was used to the warm embrace of the other party, once they separated, he felt empty, as if a piece of his heart had been lost.

Only then did he realize that without knowing it, he was so dependent on that smirking Turk profiteer!

Ge Shubi is a ruffian, and a glib tongue is a glib tongue, but at critical moments, he is surprisingly reliable when he promises everything.

Just like this Turkic rebellion, if it wasn't for Ge Shubi's precautions, he had already arranged for manpower to respond, I'm afraid that if Guangzhu didn't work that night, even himself and Xiao Qi would be murdered by Ashina!

Therefore, he was very relieved to let Ge Shubi escort the little blind man to Taiyuan Mansion to deliver a letter to the garrison, but he was always worried.

Ashinaye's city mansion is deep and ruthless, and they went to Taiyuan Mansion. With Ashinaye's cunning, they may not have expected it. One can imagine how dangerous the road is!

As soon as Li Jing thought about it, he couldn't help worrying about Ge Shubi and the blind man, but there was nothing he could do. He could only pray that they would escape Ashina's clutches and send the letter to Taiyuan Mansion.

As soon as Ge Shubi left, only Li Jin, Ashinaqi, and a few of Ge Shubi's subordinates remained in the hiding place.

Li Jing knew that Ashina was now hunting him down, so although he was worried about Mingzhu's safety, but for the sake of the overall situation, he held back his temper and stayed in the hiding place to take care of Ashinaqi carefully, while waiting for Ge Shubi to come back .

This day, he just changed the medicine and white cloth strips for Ashinaqi, and seeing that the other person's complexion is much better than the previous few days, Li Jing couldn't help but feel relieved.

Xiao Qi's injury seems to be improving, and his life is out of danger, and he will probably wake up soon.

Li Jin wiped his hands clean, closed the door gently, and as soon as he walked into the yard, he saw a person running towards him.

The man was panicked, and when he saw Li Jin, he shouted, "My lord, something is wrong!"

"What's the matter?" Seeing the other party's sweaty and ashen face, Li Jin's heart skipped a beat, and he asked sharply with a bad premonition.

"Ashina also found this place, and now the army has come here!" The man obviously came back just after running for his life, his forehead was wet with sweat, his body was trembling, and he said anxiously: "Your son, that bastard, you actually betrayed me!" We have leaked this place to the other party! I managed to escape my life, my lord, run away!"

"What!?" Li Jin heard the words like five thunders, and there were rumbles in his ears.

After countless calculations, they never expected that there would be a traitor who would betray the whereabouts of himself and Xiao Qi to Ashina!

He was extremely shocked, but he was a child of the royal family after all, he calmed down almost immediately after seeing the big scene, and ordered: "You guys take Ashinaqi and go first!"

"What about you, my lord?" the man asked eagerly.

"Go first! Keep Khan safe!"

While talking, there was already thunderous sound of horseshoes outside the house, galloping towards this side.

"Hurry up!" Li Jin shouted in a hurry.

Seeing this, the other party knew that he couldn't delay any longer, so without further ado, he and another person carried Ashinaqi on his back and fled to the backyard.

Li Jing hesitated for a moment, wanting to leave a mark for Ge Shubi, but he was worried that Ashina would find out too. After such a delay, Ashina's army had already surrounded the small courtyard live.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Li Jing turned over and rode Teng Shuangbai, and fled in the opposite direction to Ashinaqi.

What made him feel a little relieved was that, under the escort of his subordinates, Ashinaqi escaped before the army surrounded him, and he was nowhere to be seen. As long as he can successfully lure away Ashinaye's army, they should be safe and sound!

Ashina had already spotted Li Jing's trace. Teng Shuangbai was incomparably handsome, with a snow-white body, which was particularly conspicuous in the desolate Gobi. He waved his hand immediately and led the army to chase after him.

Li Jing rode Teng Shuangbai and galloped all the way, he didn't know where to run, he just ran forward blindly, the farther he could lead Ashina away, the safer Xiao Qi would be!

But no matter how handsome Teng Shuangbai was, he was no match for the well-trained Turkic horses behind him. It didn't take long for Ashina and his advance troops to catch up not far behind Li Jing.

Li Jing glanced back, the other party was already approaching very close, so close that he could almost see Ashina's sneering face, as well as the greedy gaze in his eyes.

Li Jin clamped his legs, Teng Shuangbai seemed to know his master's intentions, suddenly exerted strength, and his speed suddenly increased, leaving behind Ashina who was about to catch up.

The hooves of the horses were chaotic and hurried, chasing each other one after the other.

After all, Teng Shuangbai is a famous horse in Dawan, once he exerted his strength, he immediately left Ashina far away.

Seeing Li Jin running away, Ashina smiled coldly, drew out his bow and arrow, and strung the bow.

There was a sound of "咻", followed by Teng Shuangbai's long and mournful cry after being hit by the arrow. It bent its front legs and fell heavily to the ground.

Li Jing was thrown out hard and rolled several times on the sandy ground. He was dizzy from the fall, and before he could stand up, Ashina had already caught up and looked down at him.

Seeing that Li Jing's handsome face was covered with dust and he was in a state of distress, Ashina easily jumped off the horse, and with a flick of the whip, he tightly wrapped around Li Jing's neck and pulled him in front of him.

With the neck being entangled, Li Jing groaned in pain, and moved forward involuntarily, and then, Ashina reached out and pinched his chin.

"Prince Ruyang, it's been a long time." He grinned coldly.

Although his face was covered with mud and sand, Li Jing still stared at Ashina fiercely without showing any weakness.

Ashina also waved his hand, and the people beside him stepped forward and tied up Li Jing.

On the side, Teng Shuangbai had a sharp arrow stuck in his belly, bleeding profusely, with tears streaming from his big blank eyes, looking straight at his master, wailing from time to time, trying to struggle to stand up several times, as if he was still trying to think. Let the master escape, but always in vain.

Li Jing loved the horse dearly, and just as he took a step forward, the rope tied around his wrist tightened, and he staggered and fell to the ground.

Ashina also took the spear from the cavalry behind him, and walked in front of Teng Shuangbai. Seeing this handsome Dawan horse lying on the ground, covered in blood, he sneered at Li Jing, and slammed the spear he held high. He stabbed hard.

Accompanied by Li Jin's scream of "No", Teng Shuangbai let out a long and sad hiss, and then fell silent.What followed was a series of chaotic and rough birdsong, sharp and ear-piercing. They were carrion-eating crows, which flew up from the dead branches all around, covering most of the sky.

Seeing Li Jin staring at the dead Teng Shuangbai in a daze, Ashina also swung his whip violently, Li Jin felt a strong wind blowing over his head, the crown of hair had been knocked down by Ashina, and his long black hair The hair was immediately scattered on the shoulders.

Ashina's whip technique was very good, this blow didn't hurt Li Jin at all, but it was enough to make the other party startled and glared at him angrily.

Ashina also twitched the corner of his mouth, sneered, and yanked the rope in his hand, Li Jin was dragged in front of him involuntarily, he asked in a low voice, "Where is Ashina?"

Li Jin snorted contemptuously, and turned his head away stubbornly.

Seeing this, Ashina also smiled instead of anger, the laughter was cold, "Your Highness really has backbone - if you can tell Ashina Qi's whereabouts, Ben Khan can still treat him kindly, otherwise..." He approached Li Jing In his ear, although he was smiling, the words he spoke were as cold as ice, "On the contrary, please forgive me, my lord."

Li Jing couldn't help shivering when he heard the words, and looked at Ashina, just in time to see the greedy and vicious eyes flashing away in the other's eyes.

Seeing that Li Jin's face was pale, but he still pursed his lips tightly and remained silent, unmoved by his threat, Ashina also frowned, got on his horse, still holding the rope in his hand, The other end was tightly tied to Li Jing's wrists.

"Back to camp!" Ashina also raised his whip and yelled, and rode away.

He intentionally let the horse move forward in small steps, but it was faster than people's two-footed movement, and dragged Li Jing all the way to the Turkic camp.

In order not to fall, Li Jing had no choice but to run to keep up.He was used to being pampered since he was a child, where did he suffer from this kind of suffering?After running less than a mile, I was out of breath, sweating profusely, and almost fell several times.

Even so, he was still stubborn and refused to give in, which made Ashina couldn't help admiring him even when he was angry.

Unexpectedly, this golden branch and jade leaf that looks thin and tender is actually a man!

That being the case... let's see how long he can last!

Seeing Li Jing who was stumbling behind the horse with disheveled hair, Ashina also had a strange expression and sneered lowly.