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The wind on the city wall was biting cold. Jin Xiaolou turned her head and said to the soldier: "I know you guys have spare ropes, I hope that you can help me."

As he spoke, he took out some scattered silver and stuffed it into the soldier's hands.

The little soldier took the silver, looked at Jin Xiaolou's anxious expression, hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "I can send you down, but I can't come up again. When you land on the ground, I will take the ladder."

These words cut off the path of retreat. The enemy would arrive in a moment, and only death awaited them.

"Alright!" Jin Xiaolou nodded.

The cold wind blew into the collar of the horse, causing Jin Xiaolou to use her hands and feet. As soon as she landed, he heard the rumbling of hoof steps coming from the south.

The ground slightly trembled. Jin Xiaolou raised her head and saw that the soldier had already slowly retracted the rope.

"Gao Lang!" Jin Xiaolou shouted towards the figure who was walking further and further away.

It was just that the loudest voice she could make, was as weak as the sound of a mosquito in the midst of the galloping horses and the rushing river. Gao Lang naturally could not hear it.

Jin Xiaolou could only use all of her strength to run towards the Dingchuan River.

Gao Lang rode on his horse, the sound of the wind brushed past his ears, and his grave and stern eyes only gazed at the long pillar at the end of the stone arch bridge.

On top of the black pillar, there was a beautiful lady, when they just got out of the city, they saw her with her head bowed. Gao Lang confirmed that it was Jin Xiaolou, and became extremely anxious, the whip had already formed bloodstains.

But the closer they got, the slower Gao Lang slowed down in his footsteps. At that moment, when they were less than ten metres away from the bridge, he stopped his horse and stood at the edge of the river.

The lady was not Jin Xiaolou.

Gao Lang did not need to look at her face to know that.

He did not care that this was a trap, he only cared where Jin Xiaolou was.

However, Gao Lang was not given a chance to catch his breath. On the other side of Dingchuan River, the troops of South Yi had already arrived.

After a cold glance, Gao Lang knew that these troops were here for him, and that there were about a few hundred people, which was definitely not for attacking cities.

Sure enough, fifth brother had colluded with South Yi, for his own selfish benefit, he did not hesitate to harm his home country.

Gao Lang tightened his grip on the reins and just as he was about to turn his horse, a sharp arrow pierced through the clouds and flew straight at Ma Ming.

Gao Lang's legs suddenly gripped the horse's abdomen, and with one hand, he pulled the reins to the left side. With the other hand, he gently waved his sword, and instantly chopped the flying arrow into two.

He leaned to the side and looked to the side. He saw a small shadow running towards him.

Ben's frown widened, and a smile spread across his face.

Gao Lang galloped back on his fine steed and scooped up the man in front of him and said, "My wife, you're actually here!

As he said this, he saw that the city gate was tightly shut, and they had already ridden the horses around in two circles.

The 24 cities were surrounded by mountains on both sides, and there was only one road leading out of the city. Beyond the Dingchuan River was the Wuli River, and on the right bank where the two rivers intersected was the Jindan Mountains.

The terrain could be said to be lofty mountains and lofty ridges, making it easy to defend, but difficult to attack.

It had always been a place where the two nations had no choice but to compete.

Right now, Gao Lang was standing on the only flat open area outside of the city gate. In front of him was a strong iron horse.

The arrows were aimed at the two people and the horse.

Gao Lang took off his cape and covered Jin Xiaolou's body with it. "It's freezing cold here, don't ruin my wife's life."

He raised his hand and urged his horse forward.

Jin Xiaolou's head was covered by the cloak and leaned into Gao Lang's embrace, feeling that his entire body was warm.

It took him great effort to open a crack, but when he saw that they were rushing towards the enemy troops, he immediately turned pale with fright.

Jin Xiaolou had grown up in a peaceful time, how could she have ever seen a battle before? Although it was only a few hundred people, in her eyes, it was as if there were thousands of soldiers charging towards her.

Not to mention hundreds of people fighting one person, their forces were not equal.

"This is simply courting death!" Jin Xiaolou extended her head out and rushed towards Gao Lang.

Gao Lang held out his hand and pressed down on her furry head.

As soon as he pressed the button, an arrow flew past her ear.

With one hand on his horse and the other on his sword, Gao Lang blocked the rain of arrows in front of the two.

Just as she was worried to death, she heard Gao Lang speaking in her ear while bending over her: "If you're afraid, then close your eyes and sleep."

Jin Xiaolou opened her eyes wide, she did not dare sleep, only looked at the rain of arrows flying in the sky, and started to get more concentrated.

Just as the horse was about to mount the stone arch bridge, Gao Lang grabbed Jin Xiaolou and jumped into the Dingchuan River.

Just as Gao Lang left the horse, the red horse was shot and became a sieve, falling onto the bridge.

The barbarians all thought that the people on horseback had jumped into the river. They raised their bows and wildly shot into the river, chasing after them all the way down.

Only, how could Gao Lang bear to let Jin Xiaolou feel a chill on this ice-cold river in the winter?

When they were close to the surface of the river, Gao Lang raised his horsewhip and used it to wrap around the pillar on the stone arch bridge. Holding Jin Xiaolou, he swung down the stone arch bridge, throwing the whip and reaching his hands out to grab the hole under the bridge.

Seeing that the group of barbarians were getting further away, Gao Lang jumped out from under the bridge again. Letting go of Jin Xiaolou, he ran up and kicked one of the barbarians off the horse, and before they could react, he carried him across the bridge and ran forward.

Gao Lang had wanted to avoid the barbarians and return to the city, but who knew that the barbarians would actually chase after him without caring about their lives. The closer they got to the Wuli River, the more barbarians there were.

Seeing that there was no other way, Gao Lang could only head towards Golden Lord Mountain.

The ground of the two mountain peaks on the left and right were rather low, and the army camp had long been set up by the South Yi, so only the perilous peak in the middle could be reached.

However, the tallest mountain peak was suspended in all directions. It was extremely difficult to climb.

Gao Lang abandoned his horse and carried Jin Xiaolou up the mountain. Because the mountain was dangerous, it was hard to catch up with the barbarians.

There was a crimson glow floating in the sky, accompanied by chirping birds.

Jin Xiaolou broke free from Gao Lang's embrace. "I can walk by myself."

Gao Lang pursed his lips and smiled, naturally following behind Jin Xiaolou. "They did send people to kill me, so they won't leave easily if they don't kill me. They will definitely wait at the bottom of the mountain.

Jin Xiaolou did not answer.

Gao Lang did not mind, but continued to smile: "The further we go up the mountain, the colder it is. When the sky turns dark, we can freeze to death in the open for the night, let's find a cave to rest in first."

Jin Xiaolou nodded, borrowing the last bit of sunlight before sunset to look around him, she finally found a cave with wind blowing from her back. Right after entering, Gao Lang's body went limp, she leaned on the wall and slowly sat on the ground.

Jin Xiaolou was shocked, and immediately pounced over. Only then did she see clearly in front of Gao Lang, there was a large chunk of blood on his clothes.

He opened his robe and a broken arrow pierced deep into his chest.

"Are you worried about me?" Seeing Jin Xiaolou's expression, Gao Lang was overjoyed. Gritting his teeth, he pulled out the arrow from his chest and threw it at his feet. "Don't worry, with you here, I won't be willing to die."

After saying that, he closed his eyes and fainted.

Jin Xiaolou's mind was in a mess, she immediately tore off her clothes and quickly pressed down on the wound, waiting for the blood to stop a bit, then carefully tore off the clothes on Gao Lang's chest, revealing the arrow piercing wound.

Jin Xiaolou pinched his own sleeve, and picked up the arrow on the ground to cut his sleeve. She pulled out some cotton wool from her cotton robe, and then took off the belt on her waist to wrap the cotton wool to make a simple tourniquet.

She had learned this from the team doctor the first time she went out field homework in modern times.

Jin Xiaolou originally wanted to go out and find some clean water, but the sun was setting quickly in the winter and in the blink of an eye, it was pitch black.

She didn't dare to wander around outside when it was dark. Jin Xiaolou touched her chest, planning to light up a fire piston and burn some ashes to scatter around the cave entrance, just in case there were bugs or ants.

When the last ray of light was extinguished, the mountain range became as black as ink.

The surroundings were completely silent. Only the faint sounds of their breathing could be heard.

Jin Xiaolou leaned on Gao Lang. She was already physically and mentally exhausted, his eyelids slightly shut, yet he could not fall asleep no matter what. His head was spinning, he was only worried about Gao Lang's injuries, worried about Gui Zhi's safety, and when he felt sleepy, he would see Zhou Shuli's face covered in blood.

Suddenly, he snapped out of his daze and realized that he was shivering from the cold.

Jin Xiaolou secretly clenched her fists, she only thought that she must ask Gao Lang about that Fifth Master's methods. No matter what kind of person he was, she must think of a way to take revenge …

As he was pondering, he suddenly heard a soft sound coming from deep within the cave.

Jin Xiaolou was startled, she turned her ear to listen, and after a long moment of silence, there was another plop, it sounded like the crisp sound of something's footsteps.

Instantly standing up, Jin Xiaolou became alert, supporting the cave with her arm. Although she was slightly afraid, she still took two steps forward bravely.

Jin Xiaolou was not afraid of monsters or gods, but she was worried about some ferocious beast inside the cave.

It was freezing cold, and bears, foxes, and the like all liked to find a warm cave to hide in.

If there really was a wild beast, Jin Xiaolou wanted to find it first. She didn't want a pair of bright eyes staring covetously at her from the darkness.

Jin Xiaolou felt that it was a little strange as they continued to walk deeper and deeper into the cave. Logically speaking, there was at least the radiance of the stars and moon shining outside the cave, the deeper they went, the darker they became. However, the more Jin Xiaolou went in, the more she realized that she could see more and more clearly.

Slowly, she could even see the outline of the cave. Just as she was wondering, two yellow and lustering lights appeared in front of him, looking like shining amber. After being slightly shocked, Jin Xiaolou finally realised that they were a pair of eyes.

He took two steps back and pressed himself against the wall, watching the eyes move toward him in the darkness. A deer with beautiful horns appeared before his eyes.

What shocked Jin Xiaolou even more was that there was an old man seated on the back of the deer …