After running around in the middle of the night and a few days of hunger, her eyes were closed, as if she had fallen into a coma. He lost himself for a moment, remembering the moment when he had rushed out to save her in the heat of the moment. At that moment, his mind was completely blank. He could only think, no matter what, he couldn't burn her to death.
He already hated her a lot, so what if she died?
He held her waist tightly and thought of the enemy he was about to face and muttered to himself, "Yue Pengju, since you've delivered yourself up to me, this prince will not be courteous anymore." He was very pleased, so it turned out that keeping her here was useful. If he could use her to kill Yue Pengju, it would be a happy occasion.
He was too proud of himself, but her eyes were closed. It was hard to tell if she was really sleeping or just faking it. Her lips were pale and cracked. He took out the water bag and some rations he had on him, and said leisurely: "Hua Rong, eat something."
Hua Rong opened her eyes and looked at his face full of satisfaction.
Now that she was completely powerless to struggle, he put the bag of water to her lips and she drank. When he saw that her attitude had finally become slightly more docile, he was very happy. After she had drank enough water and took out a piece of dry food, Hua Rong would eat it as well.
He became elated: "Hua Rong, you have eaten your fill. After I kill Yue Pengju, I'll show you his head."
Hua Rong's voice was somewhat hoarse. "Where's son? I just want to see my son … "
Her voice was sluggish, Jin Wushu immediately said: "My son is in front, he's not injured at all."
She breathed a sigh of relief and closed her eyes.
His hand brushed her hair from her forehead, and she opened her eyes to look at him again. Her eyes were deathly pale. However, he saw that Jin Wushu's forehead was a mass of black, his body had a burnt smell, his turban had also fallen off, and his white robes were in a mess, he was battered and exhausted.
His hand was so gentle as he caressed her face: "Hua Rong, this is the reason why this crown prince is in such a sorry state in order to save you. But do you know why I saved you? "
She was silent.
"At that time, I didn't know why, but now I know …" His eyes gradually turned fierce, like a devil's, "Hua Rong, don't misunderstand. I didn't save you because I liked you. No, no, no, I don't like you anymore. In this world, there are many women who are worthy of liking, and you aren't the only one. You can't even be considered as a likeable woman … I only saved you as bait to capture Yue Pengju … "
His tone changed as he said, "Someone has barged in with fire, I think it's Yue Pengju. "What do you think?"
His tone was calm, not at all ashamed of having fled in such a sorry state. It was as if he was chatting with a friend.
Hua Rong's heart was burning with anxiety. Actually, she already knew that the person who had come was Yue Pengju. He must have come to save his. In this world, no one cared about him, and he wouldn't just ignore them.
Even though he knew it was the den of a dragon, he still came.
"Yue Pengju has done a great service for Wing Wang, this time he will definitely get a big promotion and become our Da Jin's biggest enemy. If we can get rid of Yue Pengju in one fell swoop, hahaha, for my Big Gold's River Mountain, it would really be a good thing. Hua Rong, I have already ordered my men to go back to kill him, Liu Lin's army has also rushed back. If we can catch Yue Pengju, haha, I need to think carefully about how to torture him … "
He stared at her snow-white forehead as if he was lost in thought, his expression extremely excited: "Tell me, do you want to imprison you and your wife together in Five Kingdoms as companions, or do you want to dismember Yue Pengju's body in front of you?"
Seeing that Hua Rong was ignoring him, he became even more pleased and sighed: "Hua Rong, do you want to die with him? You have deeply loved Yue Pengju, so you want to die with him, right? "
There was still no answer, but he was furious. "Why? Hua Rong, why should I fulfill your wish? Haha, even if I die, I won't let the two of you die together. I want to kill Yue Pengju right in front of your eyes. As for you, I don't want you to die, I want you to suffer for your entire life so that I can punish you for being so heartless to this crown prince … "
He said many threatening words. Seeing that the other party was still unmoved, he became even more depressed and stopped talking. He just looked towards the city, waiting for the report of victory from the soldiers who went back to stop him.
He was already 90% sure, regardless of whether it was Yue Pengju or King Qin, as long as they could catch one, it would be a joyous occasion, and the two of them would be the future trouble that he would be able to get rid of.
As the wind blew, a tree branch trembled and ice-cold dew dripped onto his head. Jin Wushu raised his head and saw that the sky was a pitch-black ocean of ink; it was precisely the darkest period before dawn.
In the wilderness, he finally realized how cold it was. In the northern part of Golden Man, the most resistant to the cold was the fact that winter in the south was not enough to make people fear, but at this moment, they still felt a bone-piercing chill. He tightly hugged the woman in his embrace, feeling that his chest was very warm. It was unknown whether it was this darkness or this warmth, but after a long sigh, he slowly said after a long while, "Hua Rong, if you surrender to me in the future, I will definitely treat you well …"
The crying sound in front was Lu Wenlong who had just woken up shouting, "Mom, Mom …"
Lu Wenlong had already woken up, the guard had already covered his mouth with his hand to stop him from crying, but once the guard let go, his cries could be heard again.
When Jin Wushu heard the crying, he looked at Hua Rong, only to see that she seemed to be indifferent to her son's crying. He was a little lost in thought, and he slowly whispered into her ear, "In fact, if you weren't so stubborn, you would have been very well. You have me and a son, what is there to be dissatisfied about? "
In front, the scouts reported, "Fourth Prince, we only have fires in the city, there are no large armies fighting."
"Where is Liu Lin's army?"
"I've fought with a group of Song Jun s, I'm fighting with them …"
Jin Wushu's face changed: How many are there in Song Jun?
"It's impossible to count in the dark night, they're heading towards the southeast."
Jin Wushu's face became even uglier: "Idiot, idiot …" The main objective of this mission was to intercept any Song Jun that might appear and assist him in escaping. Could it be that Liu Lin was fighting with his group of five hundred men?
He immediately realized the severity of the situation and ordered his guards to go out to intercept them. Right at that moment, another spy ran over, without enough time to greet them, he shouted, "Song Jun has arrived!"
Behind him, there was the sound of drums, gongs, drums, and Horseshoe s.
Although Jin Wushu was suspicious, the enemy's situation was like fire, how would he dare to delay it? He turned his horse around and ordered his horse to escape.
Wu Qimai and the others were already prepared. They moved quickly and escorted Lu Wenlong as they ran forward. Jin Wushu carried a person, waved his halberd, and rode away as well.
This group of people were precisely Yue Pengju's group. They discovered the direction that Golden Army was escaping in, and did not know that it was Jin Wushu, but after killing his way here, in order to bluff their way out, they used firecrackers. Their horses' tails dragged along long branches, sweeping away the dust, creating the impression that they were a magnificent army of thousands of men. Jin Wushu was shocked twice. Although he suspected that Liu Lin was lying, he did not dare to stay and investigate. After seeing that Liu Lin had fallen into his trap, he became even more worried and could only escape.
Along the way, Yue Pengju saw that the group of people were escaping in an orderly fashion, they were different from the pseudo-Qi army's team, they were not Luan Luan's group, they were Luan Luan's group, it was obvious that they had strong fighting strength. To be able to command such a team, Jin Wushu was definitely the only one.
He took the lead and rode like the wind. At this time, the sky was already slightly bright. In the distance, he could vaguely see the marks of hooves and some fresh horse manure.
He suddenly reined his horse and jumped down. He picked up a piece of horse manure and said, "The enemy is not far ahead. This horse manure takes less than three incense sticks worth of time …"
Everyone had been chasing for a while now, but after hearing that the Fourth Prince was right in front, they all became excited, and rushed forward without caring about the enemy anymore.
Jin Wushu carried his horse and galloped, but he was actually not very anxious in his heart, to a certain extent, he still decided that it was Yue Pengju who was bluffing, and arranged a ambush at the mountain entrance, in order to catch Yue Pengju.
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard the continuous screams of sharp arrow s. They were coming towards him with more than ten dead and wounded soldiers behind them.
There were less than a hundred of them, but when they heard about the loss of troops, they became flustered. Yue Pengju and the others had already vaguely seen the Golden Army's banner after shooting down a few people, and they became even more determined to chase after them.
At this time, the sky was already starting to brighten. Jin Wushu pulled the horse rein and pressed both of his legs on the horse's stomach. Several guards were guarding him.
The sound of the wind was next to his ears, and his heart felt like it was about to roll out of his chest.
Hua Rong suddenly opened her eyes at this moment.
Jin Wushu was still waving his whip and did not notice her expression in the slightest. Hua Rong's expression was still abnormally calm, as she slowly listened to the faintly discernable Horseshoe behind him.
She didn't doubt it in the slightest that it was her husband, and it was definitely Pengju who had come chasing after her.
His heart was filled with boundless joy, but he was also extremely worried.
Another series of screams rang out behind him as the pursuers got closer and closer. Jin Wushu could no longer resist and turned his head. In the dim light of the morning, he saw a man riding a valiant horse, wielding a spear as he continued his pursuit.
Yue Pengju.
Even though he could not see the person's face clearly, he could still recognize that the spear was Yue Pengju's symbol. This was because this spear had defeated the Jinguo generals many times before. In his army, this spear technique had been spread widely.
Many soldiers of the Huzhou and the generation of the Xiangyang were training in the Yue Clan's Long Fist Spear Art.
At this time, he suddenly lowered his head to look at Hua Rong, only to see that her eyes were still closed, as if she had been knocked unconscious. Could it be that she didn't know that Yue Pengju was chasing them?
A strange feeling welled up in his heart. At this moment, he felt uneasy yet excited at the same time. Wu Qimai was in the front, and one of the followers, who was disguised as a messenger, was familiar with the terrain of the area, and knew that there was a cove in front that was suitable for setting up defenses. He would definitely be able to capture Yue Pengju there.
No matter how hard he tried to speed up, no matter how many people Yue Pengju had, he would never be able to return.
He was left with no time to rescue the people behind him, nor could he rescue them. He could only ride his horse and gallop forward. Behind him, an arrow landed on the ground. He even heard a cold gust of wind by his ear. That arrow had actually brushed past his ear just now.
He didn't know that Yue Pengju had used a modified Western Xia bow and arrow. The arrow was not an ordinary "wicker", but was made from the horns of a bamboo cow produced in Xixia. Bamboo bulls weigh several hundred pounds, have long horns, yellow and black alternations, and are excellent for making bows. This type of bow not only has good performance, but also has a long range, and can reach a distance of 320 feet.
Jin Wushu could already determine the distance between him and Yue Pengju from the sound of the bow and arrow that had fallen to the ground.