From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 411

The evening wind blew, bringing the chill of late autumn, shaving off the dead leaves on the branches.

The dim sky, the dim leaves, the dim faces, the dim world.

The dead branches and leaves fell, the trees became knives, the wind blew, and the world was full of the clanging sounds of swords.

Until that sigh broke the loneliness of late autumn.

"Alas..."

Zhuang Xuansu looked at Zhou Yuan dimly and whispered: "In fact, Your Majesty is more difficult. The accumulated problems of the Jin Dynasty for hundreds of years have snowballed until now. Every contradiction has reached the edge of being resolved. If it is not handled well, the country will be destroyed."

"She must be perfect. She cannot make any mistakes, otherwise she will be the king of the lost country and will be cursed for all eternity."

"I couldn't sleep all night, watching this land rot away, and as a king, I can't do anything."

"Zhou Yuan, do you understand this pressure? ”

“Your Majesty is actually very good to you. Anyone who dares to play tricks on Zhang Bailong will end up dead, but His Majesty not only does not hold you responsible, but also forcibly fights for you to be a marquis.”

“You are also a smart person. You should think about the problem from His Majesty’s perspective. This world is her shackles. She has given you the greatest favor within the scope of reason.”

“Who among the civil and military officials in the court and the people of the world doesn’t know that you are the favorite of the empress?”

The wind is still blowing, it’s getting dark, and the air is getting colder.

Zhou Yuan slowly sat up.

“You are right. Your Majesty has already favored me enough.”

His tone was very calm.

Then he showed a ferocious look and said sternly: "Logically, I should understand her, right?"

"She is in trouble, but I am helping her. She shouldn't have included Jianjia and the others. She shouldn't have asked me to choose between Tianxia and Jianjia!"

"Otherwise, my choice will definitely disappoint her."

Zhuang Xuansu wanted to say something else, but Zhou Yuan waved his hand fiercely and said in a deep voice: "It's time to go. The Jinyiwei army is about to arrive. Whether we can hold on to Jinan Prefecture is another matter."

At this point, he narrowed his eyes and said: "You only need to know one thing, Zhuang Xuansu owes me, that's all."

Zhuang Xuansu opened his mouth, finally lowered his head and sighed, and waved his hand.

A group of dozens of people hurriedly set off and opened up a way to survive in the wild mountains and ridges.

In the dark world, Zhou Yuan kept moving forward.

At the same time, the Jinyiwei army, with hundreds of people, had surrounded them from all directions.

On the next morning, Zhou Yuan and his companions met the first group of Jinyiwei team. After the other party found them, they blew the whistle without any hesitation and sent out flares.

"Surround them but don't kill them, just stick to them and slow them down!"

"Don't fight hard, the other party is very strong, and fighting hard will be disadvantageous to our pursuit!"

The Jinyiwei people are not fools, they know what decisions to make at what time.

Facing an opponent stronger than themselves, they know not to fight hard, but to pull repeatedly, slow down the opponent's speed, and wait for teammates to support.

Their ideas are good, but it's a pity that they met not ordinary inner guards, but Zhuang Xuansu.

Her mood was also gloomy, and it seemed that Zhou Yuan's words also hurt her.

She gritted her teeth and attacked with hatred. Her figure was like lightning, and her speed was extremely fast. The opponent's speed was not enough, and pulling was useless. He was directly caught up by Zhuang Xuansu and killed.

Zhou Yuan and his companions did not want to fight. After repelling the opponent, they immediately went south.

In this constant blocking, the Jinyiwei army also quickly approached, and everyone's escape became difficult.

"There is no choice."

Zhuang Xuansu murmured in a low voice: "If we don't kill them all, we can't get away."

Zhou Yuan said lightly: "There are more than 300 Jinyiwei, and we only have more than 30 people. Even if there is a gap in individual strength, it is impossible to wipe out the other side."

Zhuang Xuansu said: "Your Majesty's order is that even if the inner guards are all dead, you must be guaranteed to leave."

Zhou Yuan said: "Why are there only more than 30 inner guards when they are so good to me? She should know that there are at least thousands of Jinyiwei chasing me? It's just that most of them are intercepting me on the official road."

Zhuang Xuansu gritted her teeth and couldn't answer Zhou Yuan's question. She just gritted her teeth and said: "Kill!"

More than 30 people rushed towards more than 300 people.

She rushed into the crowd of Jinyiwei with a sword in hand, as if she didn't want to die, her internal force was surging, and she didn't hold back.

Zhou Yuan knew that this was the time to fight to the death. Only by killing this wave of people could he rush to Jinan Prefecture.

He also raised his knife and rushed into the crowd.

The morning glow filled the sky, and the birds around were startled.

In the wilderness, shouts and killing shook the sky.

In just half a minute, most people fell down.

The inner guards were indeed very powerful, and it was not a problem to fight ten people alone, but the Jinyiwei were not fools. They had their own hands.Duan.

Only seven of the more than thirty inner guards were left. Most of them were not killed by the enemy, but were hit by poisoned darts during the fight.

"Go! Go!"

Zhuang Xuansu roared hoarsely.

There was no more fighting. There were still hundreds of Jinyiwei left. It was impossible to win with these few remaining people.

She grabbed Zhou Yuan's hand and gritted her teeth and said, "Let's go! No more killing!"

Zhou Yuan growled, "What about them!"

Zhuang Xuansu said, "It is their mission to protect you with their lives. It is the order of His Majesty."

She forcibly pulled Zhou Yuan away, and the remaining inner guards faced hundreds of Jinyiwei alone.

They had to use their last strength to hold back the enemy, and it would be better to change a few more people.

There was a scream from the back. Zhou Yuan looked back and saw more than a dozen Jinyiwei fell down, with iron nails as long as fingers all over their bodies.

Zhou Yuan couldn't help but ask, "What is that?"

Zhuang Xuansu said, "It's a hidden weapon of the Inner Court that can burst out hundreds of poisonous needles, but the user will bear the brunt of it. It's a hidden weapon that will kill both parties. It should only be used when it's absolutely necessary."

"The seven of them can at least kill fifty or sixty Jinyiwei for us."

Zhou Yuan was silent for a moment, then said, "What about the remaining forty or fifty?"

Zhuang Xuansu smiled bitterly and said, "We can only run away. If they don't have hidden weapons, I can try to fight, but I really can't do anything about those poisonous hidden weapons."

So the two continued to flee, along the wild mountains and ridges, all the way into Shandong, and arrived in Jinan Prefecture within a day.

Everyone was exhausted, including the forty or fifty pursuers behind.

Zhou Yuan saw the signal flare behind him, and he gritted his teeth and said, "It seems that they are summoning Jinyiwei in Jinan Prefecture. We can't waste time like this, kill them all!"

Zhuang Xuansu was silent for a moment, then raised his head and looked at Zhou Yuan.

Her eyes were dim, and she whispered, "Zhou Yuan, I owe you, I'll pay you back."

She stood up, holding the sword and turned back to kill.

The opponent's physical strength was almost exhausted, while she had deep internal strength and still had some strength left.

This was the best time to fight desperately, and it was also the time when she had to fight desperately.

Under the bright sunshine, a life-and-death battle finally began.

Zhuang Xuansu showed his level as a martial arts master, cruising among the crowd, constantly harvesting lives, and dodging countless deadly poison darts.

"Do you think you are the only ones with hidden weapons!"

Accompanied by a roar, a Jinyiwei rushed out.

Zhuang Xuansu stabbed his chest with a sword, and the man smiled grimly, and his big hand had already pressed his waist.

The mechanism on the belt opened, and more than ten silver needles were instantly fired forward.

Zhuang Xuansu's face changed drastically, and he dodged in a hurry, avoiding almost all the silver needles.

But two or three of them still pierced her right hand holding the sword.

It was just a slight pain, not strong.

But she soon felt her right hand was paralyzed and losing consciousness.

Her combat power suddenly decreased, and the other side still had more than 20 people.

Zhou Yuan rushed up, grabbed her hand, and growled: "Go!"

Zhuang Xuansu looked ahead, with murderous intent in his eyes, and said coldly: "You go, I... I can hold them back! I won't die within a quarter of an hour! Go!"

Zhou Yuan ignored her and forcibly pulled her away.

More than 20 people in the back were already exhausted, but they still gritted their teeth and caught up.

They were not in a hurry, because they knew that they had reinforcements, but the other side did not.

"Zhou Yuan! Let's go!"

Zhuang Xuansu whispered: "I can still use the sword with my left hand! They have no strength, I can hold them back!"

"If we go together, we won't be able to get away. You have never been a hesitant person. You should run for your life now."

Zhou Yuan said in a deep voice: "I can't watch you die."

"I owe you."

Her voice was weak enough.

Zhou Yuan gritted his teeth and said: "But I still can't let you die. This is the difference between me and your majesty."

As the voice fell, a group of people appeared in front of them, about 70 or 80 people, with fierce momentum and tall and strong men.

They waved flags with "Weiyuan Escort Agency" written on them.

The Jinyiwei were immediately surprised.

One of them immediately ran out and shouted, "We are from the Jinan Jinyiwei Qianhu Division! We are now hunting down the fugitives!"

"Help us kill them! Qianhu Division guarantees that you will have no obstacles in Shandong in the future!"

For the Jianghu Escort Agency, this promise is as valuable as a thousand gold. Their biggest problem is usually the extortion at the major passes.

If there is a document from the Jinyiwei, no one will dare to embarrass them!The leading strong man was about thirty years old and looked very powerful. He immediately said, "Sir, you are serious!"

Many Jinyiwei nodded. At this time, they could not hold on any longer and wished someone would help them take down Zhou Yuan and others.

"Sir, you are righteous!"

The strong man clasped his fists and shouted, "Come on! Kill them!"

More than a dozen strong men on horseback rushed out, and their momentum was simply invincible.

Zhuang Xuansu finally shed tears, holding Zhou Yuan's hand, choking and saying, "I'm sorry, I still didn't save you... I still owe you..."

Zhou Yuan didn't say anything, but just sighed softly, "It doesn't matter. The tree I planted back then finally shelters me from the wind and rain."

More than a dozen Jianghu masters on horseback passed Zhou Yuan and others and rushed directly into the Jinyiwei.

The remaining twenty or so people were defenseless and exhausted, and had no power to fight back.

They didn't even have time to prepare the poison needles, and were trampled to the ground by the horses and then hacked to death.

In just a few dozen breaths, more than 20 Jinyiwei were completely killed.

Zhuang Xuansu's voice trembled when he saw this scene: "They...they actually helped you? Attacking Jinyiwei is as treasonous as treason, how dare they!"

Zhou Yuan said slowly: "If they were all killed, who would know that they were traitors? If you know, will you tell?"

Zhuang Xuansu fell into deep thought.

Zhou Yuan said: "Will you betray me a second time?"

Zhuang Xuansu closed his eyes and murmured: "I didn't see anything."

The strong man and others jumped off their horses, but did not say hello, but slowly made way.

A man in a black cloak came out, obviously their leader.

And he pulled a woman, who was already in tears.

She ran over quickly, knelt in front of Zhou Yuan, and cried softly: "Master Zhou, we are late."

Zhou Yuan smiled and said: "We meet again, although this scene is a bit embarrassing."

Hearing the other party's voice was familiar, Zhuang Xuansu opened her eyes, and then her body shook suddenly.

She couldn't help but stare and said: "You...you..."

The woman said softly: "Will such a big man like Zhuang Sizhu remember me?"

Zhuang Xuansu exclaimed: "Chu Wanping! You are Chu Wanping!"