Eastward Flow

Chapter 62

The Jinpaowei and the Yunzhou battalion formed a huge encirclement, searched layer by layer, and finally caught the traces of the assassins.Yang Yuting led his men to surround the assassin, wanting to capture him alive.But the assassins seemed to be determined to die, and they resisted fiercely, following the sentence: "Chu will last forever." All the assassins bit through the poison and died at the same time.

Yang Yuting jumped on his horse, held a torch and inspected the assassin's corpses one by one, then raised his hand and said to the queen, "Your Majesty, it's Deadpool."

These people came here with the determination to die, so Su He and Le Zhengsu might be in danger.

The queen looked at the corpses all over the floor, and her gaze swept over everyone.Everyone bowed their heads, as if they didn't hear what the assassin said just now.At this moment, among the fierce torches, the soldiers called: "I found it, I found it!"

Le Zhengying heard the words, took the lead, and ran in the direction the soldiers called.But someone was faster than her, Wang Zhong in the cloud left the curtain, he pulled his horse's head and rushed straight to the calling place.

At the foot of the dark mountain, Zhong Lisuo, who was finally waiting for reinforcements, appeared in the bright firelight with Su He in his arms.The soldiers surrounded them with torches, and suddenly a man galloped on a horse and shouted at her: "Zou!"

Zhong Lisuo hugged Su He and looked back, seeing Zhong Limu who was rushing towards her, his eyes lit up with joy, "Sanmu!"

She responded, Zhong Lisuo got off his horse, rushed towards her, hugged her, and asked Su He to come down in a panic, looked at Zhong Lisuo carefully, and asked nervously, "Su, what's wrong with your face?" , where is the injury? Have you been scared?"

Zhong Lisuo shook his head and responded, "I'm fine." While she was talking, another person had come to her on horseback. Zhong Lisuo raised his head and clearly saw the eldest sister's face in the firelight.Surprised: "Sister, why are you here?"

Le Zhengying's complexion was a little uncomfortable. She looked at the boy's immature appearance, and then at Zhong Limu who was beside him with a joyful face. She got off her horse and sighed, "How could I not come after such a thing happened to you and Shizi?" She Without looking at Zhong Limu again, she looked at Le Zhengsu's scratched face with distressed eyes, "Does it hurt?" She asked, and looked carefully again, "Where is the injury?"

Zhong Lisuo shook his head and hugged Shizi up, "I'm fine, let's go back first, Shizi is quite frightened, I might not be able to sleep tonight."

"Sister, what happened to those thieves?" Zhong Lisuo asked as he walked, Zhong Limu was afraid of her hard work, so he reached out to hug Su He down.But Su He was frightened and was willing to lie on Zhong Lisuo's shoulder, but Zhong Lisuo had no choice but to signal Zhong Lisuo to put him down.

Le Zhengying's eyes kept going back and forth between Zhong Lisuo and Zhong Limu, and when he heard Zhong Lisuo's question, he was about to answer, when Zhong Limu who was beside him responded positively, "Your Majesty sent someone over, those thieves They were all executed."

Zhong Lisuo glanced at Zhong Limu, then at Le Zhengying who was twisting his face, sighed inwardly, and quietly moved closer to Le Zhengying.She nodded, looked at the horses brought by the soldiers, and hugged Su He onto the horse.While stretching out his hand, he patted Su He's back to comfort him, then he turned his eyes to Le Zhengying and asked, "Sister, does father know about this?"

Le Zhengying shook her head, "It's important to search for the son, I haven't told my parents about this yet."

Zhong Lisuo breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "That's fine. If I make my parents worry about me, that would be unfilial."

When Le Zhengying thought about it, she felt a little uncomfortable.Just as he was about to say a few words to her, the sound of horse hooves came out from the dense forest.

The soldiers holding the torches bowed in unison, bowing their heads towards the visitor.

"Your Majesty." Zhong Limu and Le Zhengying saluted together. Zhong Lisuo, who was holding the rein, was taken aback for a moment, but his first reaction was to raise his head and look at the visitor.

Under the moonlight, the emperor in silver armor rode a steed through the night and walked towards her step by step.The silver armor was glowing with flames, reflecting a bit of coldness on the empress' soft face.

Zhong Lisuo looked at her, but what came to his mind was the side he first met in front of the ruined temple in Yunzhou. The same was true for Xuan Jingchen, riding towards her step by step.

She was stunned for a while, and when the sound of horseshoes stopped in front of her, she hurriedly bowed her head and said, "Your Majesty."

The boy bowed his head, his handsome little face stained with blood was hidden in the night.Xuan Jingchen tightened his hand holding the rein, his eyes fell on Zhong Limu, who bowed his head but couldn't help looking at his sister, and said calmly, "Since the son has been found, let's withdraw the army and return to the camp."

Everyone said yes, Zhong Lisuo got on his horse and returned to the camp behind Xuan Jingchen.Xu Renli drove his horse to Zhong Lisuo's side, and asked in a deep voice, "Are you injured?"

Zhong Lisuo shook his head, hugged Su He in his arms and followed the army back to the camp.Zhong Limu stood by her side and asked questions from time to time, while Xuan Jingchen, who was walking in front, listened to all directions, straightened his body and tightened the reins.

Half of the night passed in such a frightening manner.The queen ordered Yang Yuting to search the entire Xishan Mountain with the golden robed guards in order to prevent any omissions.

The news of Su He's assassination in Xishan spread wildly. As soon as they arrived at the camp, the envoys going north made a big fuss begging for an explanation.After Xuan Jingchen got off his horse, he ordered the accompanying medical workers to check the injuries of Su He and the three, and then called the ministers to discuss the handling of the affairs of the two states, temporarily covering up the countless questions in his mind.

Zhong Lisuo accompanied Su He to check his injuries. Su He was quite frightened today, and the medical workers made him soothing tea and burned incense.Both Zhong Lisuo and Xu Renli had injuries on their faces, and the medical workers gave ointment before leaving.

Su He didn't want to be too far away from Zhong Lisuo, but Zhong Lisuo had no choice but to take him back to the elder sister's tent. Since he was still young, he was placed behind the tent next door. Run around and wash.

After cleaning up the dust on his body, Zhong Lisuo changed into a clean set of clothes, only then did he notice the burning pain on his face.She touched her face, frowned, and walked to Le Zhengying's bed, only to see the elder sister sitting on the bed beckoning to her, and said, "Come here."

Zhong Lishuo sat by the bed according to his words.Le Zhengying held a bottle of ointment in his hand, got some on his fingertips, and wiped it on Zhong Lisuo's face: "This is the ointment left by the medical staff, it can make the wound heal faster."

Zhong Lisuo nodded, closed his eyes and let Le Zhengying paint on his face.Seeing her cute appearance, Le Zhengying sighed, and the words he wanted to say stopped on his lips.

She hesitated for a long time before she said to Zhong Lisuo, "Are you afraid of what happened today?"

Zhong Lisuo shook his head and said, "Sister, it's all right."

Yes, it's all over, so what's the point?Le Zhengsu is Su He's companion, and it is her duty to protect her own monarch. She can't tell Ah Su that she will just run for her life next time.Those who are happy to be at home can't do this.

Le Zhengying hesitated for a moment, and said to her: "In a few days, I will tell my father to find you a teacher who specializes in martial arts."

At least, you can run faster.

Zhong lisuo nodded and agreed with this sentence.Le Zhengying thought for a while, then asked, "When did you and King Yunzhong have such a good relationship?"

Zhong Lishuo sighed inwardly, knowing that the elder sister definitely wanted to ask.Miki, a silly kid, didn't even think about it. Now that they are not related by blood, it is strange that they are still so enthusiastic and not misunderstood.

With a calm face, Zhong Lisuo said to Le Zhengying, "A while ago, I gave him a sheet music, and he became a brother." After she finished speaking, she opened her eyes, looked at Le Zhengying and said, "The King of Clouds is a good man." Son, I also know that he has deep affection for the eldest princess. Sister, I have lost a competitor, right?"

What she said reminded Le Zhengying of the fact that Le Zhengsu liked the Queen.Le Zhengying paused and sighed, "Yes, yes."

Zhong Lisuo knew that she understood what she meant, and heard Le Zhengying say: "Today, Xu Renli asked Zhong Limu for help. Did you mean it? Why didn't you tell His Majesty directly?"

Zhong Lisuo nodded, and slowly replied: "If a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, I am worried about His Majesty, so I leave this matter to the King of Yunzhong. The King of Yunzhong is loyal, and he will come soon."

As soon as Le Zhengying heard this, she knew that her sister was thinking of something wrong. "Your Majesty is the king of a country. If you tell her directly, she will send someone to look for you. A Su, you don't think His Majesty will come out with troops, do you?"

Zhong Lisuo was taken aback for a moment, and then realized it later.Now that Xuan Jingchen is the king of a country, and she is no longer the emperor, Xuan Jingchen will not come out to find her, so he will not face the danger of assassins.

Yes, she still wanted to quit in an emergency.

But the queen still appeared today, why?

Zhong Lisuo thought for a while, but felt exhausted. He nodded and said, "I've been taught, sister, have you taken the medicine yet? I'm tired."

She looked tired, and fell asleep after saying this.

Le Zhengying withdrew her hand and signaled her to sleep.Zhong lisuo fell on the bed and fell asleep in a short while.

Looking at her peaceful sleeping face, Le Zhengying sighed, pulled the quilt over her body, lay down beside her, and fell asleep like that.

It was night, after Xuan Jingchen discussed the countermeasure with the minister, he called the guards to call Zhong Limu into the tent, but what he got was the news that Zhong Limu had already fallen asleep.

Xuan Jingchen rubbed his brows, and said to the nearby hidden guards: "Send someone to the Zhenbei Hou Mansion to inquire about all the news about Le Zhengsu. I want to know everything about it."

"Tomorrow I will call the Chief Commander over, I have something to discuss with her."

After talking about these two things, Xuan Jingchen returned to the tent, just wrapped in silver armor, holding the box of music scores, watching the bright lights, and sat quietly on the bed all night.

She didn't dare to close her eyes, as soon as she closed her eyes, she looked like Le Zhengsu. The 16-year-old noble son overlapped with the 20-year-old down-and-out boy standing in front of the ruined temple under the moonlit night, two words faintly floated in Xuan Jingchen's heart.

Your Highness...

If it wasn't for her, why would Zhong Limu be as nervous as if he was in front of Zhong Lisuo.If it was really her, why did she refuse to tell her so many times?