The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor

Chapter 465 Dying (1)

By a small river three hundred miles north of the capital, a dozen people dressed in black were scattered in a circle and resting on the spot, their exposed eyes keenly observing what was going on around them. Not far away from them, a dozen horses quickly gnawed on the grass along the river bank with their heads lowered.

The horses' abdomens were severely sunken. It was obvious that they had not eaten for a long time. Their backs and necks were wet, and many places were stained with an unknown dark red color. Most of their limbs had injuries, and the blood that had flowed out had been dried. Apparently, their owners had carried out a brutal fight on them not long ago.

According to Da Chu's military regulations, when the war is over, regardless of victory or defeat, the commander-in-chief cannot lead the army back to the court. He must return half a month before the army sets off to prevent the commander from becoming disloyal and threatening the safety of Chu.

Last year, when Xiao Ruiyuan led his army to resist the enemy and rushed to the border from central Beijing, he only took away 30,000 soldiers from the camp on the outskirts of Beijing. The remaining 70,000 soldiers were mobilized from various state capitals and led directly to the border by local generals. In this way, the troops can be dispersed so that those in power can rest assured.

More than half a month ago, Xiao Ruiyuan led his army to fight against the Ba people and achieved a complete victory. Within a few days, an imperial edict calling him back to the capital arrived in Shanhai City. Knowing that the road would not be stable, Xiao Ruiyuan made preparations in advance. After receiving the imperial edict, he led more than a hundred guards and 60 secret guards back to the capital from Shanhai City.

Along the way, one assassination after another never stopped, and they faced at least two life-and-death fights every day. Moreover, the killers had been trained for many years, and their skills were strong. If Xiao Ruiyuan's secret guards were not very powerful and fought tooth and nail to protect their master, Xiao Ruiyuan would not have been able to get here smoothly. This journey was made with blood and lives!

After dozens of life-and-death battles, all of Xiao Ruiyuan's more than one hundred guards were killed, and only seventeen of his secret guards were left. Now that they have reached the capital's sphere of influence, they are increasingly afraid to take it lightly.

At this time, Xiao Ruiyuan was leaning on the big stone on the river bank with his eyes closed and concentrating. The deep green shadow in his eyes told of his exhaustion. Under the baptism of blood, his silver light armor turned into dark red. It can be seen that How dangerous this journey has been!

I don’t know if he was frightened, but on the other side of the river, a water bird that was fishing suddenly screamed and fluttered its wings, setting off microwaves on the calm water. The water birds far and near seemed to have made an appointment, fluttering With wings spread, they fled in all directions.

 Xiao Ruiyuan opened his eyes with a "swish", and a cold dark light flashed in his eyes. The secret guards guarding him stood up one after another, holding the sword hilt at their waist tightly with their hands, staring at the water with their sharp eyes.

The atmosphere was quiet and strange. The grazing horses seemed to have noticed something unusual. They stopped eating one after another and moved toward their owners uneasily.

At this time, there was movement on the water, and arcs were slowly swinging around a point in the center. The secret guard closest to the river quickly discovered the "culprit" who caused the movement, and his tone was slightly relaxed. The ground said: "Nothing, it's a snake."

 It turned out to be a false alarm!

The tight-bodied secret guards secretly relaxed, their sword-holding hands slowly relaxed, and they sat down again to rest and recover their strength.

Xiao Ruiyuan frowned and locked his eyes tightly on the water. The snake swam away for a long time without seeing anything strange. Then he withdrew his gaze and looked at the vast sky without knowing what he was thinking.

“Master, here it is!” Xiao Jiu came over with a freshly roasted hare, interrupting Xiao Ruiyuan’s meditation.

Xiao Ruiyuan looked back lightly, and was about to reach out to take it. When he saw that his hands were stained with dirt from nowhere, he stood up and planned to wash his hands before eating.

 (End of this chapter)