"Hiss, hiss, hiss …"
Li Hanlu reined in her horse and looked at Li Tagu, "Father, the Tang Army has been shaken off by me. They won't catch up for an hour." Li Tagu was not excited at all when he heard this. He looked at his daughter and said helplessly, "Hanlu, I'm sorry. It doesn't matter if I die. You have to find a way to survive."
"Father, why did you say that?"
Li Hanlu was shocked when she heard this. She looked in the direction of the Zhuolu Valley and suddenly understood everything.
"There's an ambush in the valley."
Li Tagu nodded gently, "There's the Tang Army cavalry behind us. The road ahead has been cut off. I'm afraid we can't escape. It's all my fault for being too greedy. If we had left Yuzhou earlier, this wouldn't have happened."
At this moment, Li Tagu's heart was filled with regret. His greed had caused the tribe to suffer a huge loss. He lamented that he had no face to face his elders. However, people in the world were all greedy. There were too many people who had ruined their beautiful lives because of greed since the ancient times.
"Father, don't be discouraged. We will definitely find a way to escape."
Li Hanlu said encouragingly. Then, she turned to look at Li An's group of six in the distance.
She had spent some time with Ang Lee and the others. Therefore, she recognized Ang Lee and the others at a glance. Moreover, she could see that Ang Lee was the leader of this ambush.
A glimmer of hope appeared in Li Hanlu's heart. She looked at her father and said, "Father, the leader in front is the one who saved me twice. Maybe he can let us go."
Li Tagu was very worried that his daughter went to assassinate An Lushan. After she returned, he asked Mi Niang in detail and learned about the journey. Naturally, he also knew that Ang Lee and the others had an experience with his daughter.
Hearing that, Li Tagu was suddenly taken aback. Then, he shook his head and said, "Friendship is friendship. As the saying goes, military orders are like mountains. He was ordered to set up an ambush in the valley in order to stop us. If he lets us leave, he will definitely be killed. We only met by chance. Would he be willing to throw away his life for you?"
When Li Hanlu heard this, she shivered. She had never thought about this. If she asked Ang Lee to give up his life and let her go, she felt that Ang Lee might not agree. Their friendship was not that deep. However, if she could not persuade Ang Lee, her father would become a prisoner of the Tang dynasty and would probably be beheaded. Okay.
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In Li Hanlu's heart, her father Li Tagu was the most important person to her. In order to let her father go back alive, she had to persuade Ang Lee.
Li Hanlu looked at her father's old face and made up her mind, "Father, I will find a way to persuade Ang Lee. At least, I have to try. Hyah!"
Urging the horse forward slowly, Li Hanlu stared at Ang Lee. She was not completely sure that she could persuade Ang Lee. However, no matter the result, she had to try. She wanted to know how important family was in Ang Lee's heart and whether he would sacrifice himself for his family.
In front of them, Li Hanlu slowly urged the horse forward. Ang Lee's eyes were filled with surprise. He naturally recognized Li Hanlu immediately. Among the five people behind him, only Zhang Guangcheng had never seen Li Hanlu. The other four all looked at Li Hanlu in surprise. Li Feishouyu was even looking for Mi Niang.
"You all stay where you are. I will go and meet her."
Ang Lee said and urged the horse forward slowly.
"Ang Lee, I didn't expect that we would meet again. You have saved me twice. I haven't thanked you properly."
Li Hanlu took the initiative to greet him. She squeezed out a smile, but her tone was still cold.
Ang Lee smiled indifferently. He was wary of Li Hanlu's friendliness. He teased softly, "Little Miss Hanlu, you look very beautiful when you smile. Why don't you smile more often?"
Li Hanlu did not look angry at all. She said softly, "There are strong enemies in front and behind. How can I smile? Ang Lee, you were ordered to capture us!"
"You have nowhere to go. Just surrender obediently!"
"Can't you let us go?"
"Your Nu Jie Tribe invaded the Tang Dynasty and plundered the people. You caused the people of Yuzhou to suffer. Shouldn't you pay a price?"
"My elite troops have suffered heavy losses. We will not be able to recover for 20 years. We will never invade the Tang Dynasty again!"
Ang Lee still shook his head and said seriously, "Little Miss Hanlu, I will plead for you in front of Wang Jieshuai. With the Tang Dynasty's magnanimity, as long as you are willing to surrender, the Imperial Court will let bygones be bygones. Alright? "
Li Hanlu smiled faintly, "I know that if you let us go, you will be beheaded. You will also be in a difficult position. But if I can't go back, who will protect your family?"
"My family!" Ang Lee was stunned.
Li Hanlu looked into the distance and said calmly, "Li Ya 'er said that Big Brother loves her the most. When her hand is cold, her Big Brother will pull her hand into his embrace. Also …"
"Little Sprout is still alive. She is in your hands!"
These private matters were only known to Ang Lee and Little Sprout. If Little Sprout had not told Li Hanlu herself, Li Hanlu would not have known so much. In other words, Little Sprout was indeed in Li Hanlu's hands.
"Li Ya 'er is a very cute little miss. She is doing very well now. You can rest assured."
Ang Lee was a bit angry. "You're threatening me!"
"Last time, when I returned to the tribe, I went to find Li Ya 'er. I even told Mi Niang to go to White Wolf Mountain to tell you. But you had already left White Wolf Mountain. Mi Niang said she found you in An Bian City, but the two armies were fighting. How could I find you? Do you think I did it on purpose?"
When Ang Lee heard this, he suddenly remembered that Mi Niang had told Li Fei Shouyu that there was a spy who wanted to poison them. That had allowed him to be prepared. In that case, Li Hanlu was not a bad person. And now, in order to escape from the valley, she had used Little Sprout to threaten him. She had no choice.
Little Sprout was still alive. Ang Lee was happier than anyone else. And in order for Little Sprout to return to his side, he had to let Li Hanlu and the others go.
"Little miss Hanlu, I am willing to let you go. When will you return Little Sprout to me?"
Ang Lee made his decision without hesitation.
Li Hanlu was slightly stunned: "Ang Lee, if you let us go, won't you be beheaded?"
Although this was what she wanted, when Ang Lee really agreed to let them go, she couldn't help but worry about Ang Lee.
"My head is very hard. No one can kill me. You don't have to worry about me."
Li Hanlu nodded lightly: "Three days later, I will bring her here and wait for you."
"It's a deal."
Ang Lee agreed and reined in his horse.
"Erniu, tell the warriors not to move. Let them go."
Erniu was shocked and stood rooted to the ground.
"Li Shaolang, it must be the enemy's army ahead. We can't let them go."
Zhang Guangcheng tried his best to dissuade him.
Ang Lee glared at Zhang Guangcheng and said loudly: "I have the final say here. All of you move aside and let them go."
Seeing Ang Lee so insistent, Zhang Guangcheng could only shut up. Erniu could only order the warriors lying in ambush on both sides to stay put.
Li Hanlu rode back and looked at Li Tagu: "Father, Ang Lee has agreed to let us go. Let's leave quickly."
Li Tagu didn't have time to think. He immediately rode forward and followed Li Hanlu to the entrance of the valley.
When they passed by the entrance of the valley, Li Tagu glanced at Ang Lee and continued to ride forward. Li Hanlu reined in her horse and stopped. She watched the people of the Nu Jie Tribe leave one by one.
"How's Mi Niang?" Li Feishou Yu suddenly asked.
Li Hanlu nodded lightly: "She is fine. You don't have to worry."
When the last cavalryman left, Li Hanlu looked at Ang Lee and told him to take care. She then urged her horse to catch up.
Seeing Li Tagu and his group of nearly 500 cavalrymen leave the valley, Ang Lee felt very complicated. It was his responsibility to let Li Tagu go. However, he had to do it in order to get Li Hanlu to return the sprout. In his opinion, Li Tagu and his people were not a big threat to the Tang Empire. He didn't want to let the tiger go back to the mountain.
"Big Brother, how should we explain that we let the remnants of the Fan Army go?"
Li Kunxiong was very puzzled by Ang Lee's actions. However, he believed in his Big Brother. He knew that Ang Lee always did things for a reason. It was impossible for him to let the remnants of the Fan Army go for no reason.
Ang Lee squeezed out a smile: "The sprout is in Li Hanlu's hands. She is alive and well."
"It's great that the sprout is still alive."
Li Kunxiong and Fei Yu were very happy. If this was the reason, it was fine to let Li Tagu go.
Li Feishou Yu and Erniu were also very happy when they heard this. Only Zhang Guangcheng frowned. No one knew what he was thinking.
Ta Ta Ta
Nearly a thousand cavalrymen galloped over. The general leading them was Li Guangbi.
Hiss Hiss Hiss
When they reached the valley, Li Guangbi and his cavalrymen reined in their horses and stopped. They looked at Ang Lee and the others.
The corpses of the dozens of Fan Army cavalrymen attracted Li Guangbi's attention. He looked at Ang Lee and asked loudly: "Li Shaolang, have you seen the Fan Army?"
Ang Lee smiled lightly: "General, the Fan Army has nearly 500 soldiers. I killed more than 10 of their vanguard. The rest have fled."
Li Guangbi frowned and asked loudly: "Where did the Fan Army flee?"
"They fled to the north through the small path."
"General, that's impossible. The northern path has been blocked by our army. The Fan Army has no other way except through the valley."
A general whispered in Li Guangbi's ear.
Li Guangbi also felt that there was a problem. He believed that the Fan Army might have escaped through the valley. However, he could not understand why Ang Lee would let the Fan Army go.
"Li Shaolang, I am under orders to pursue the Fan Army. Please make way and let us pass."
Li Guangbi was almost certain that the Fan Army had escaped through the valley.
At this moment, Li Tagu's troops had just left. If Li Guangbi was allowed to pursue, Li Hanlu's group might be caught up. As such, the sprout would not be sent back smoothly.
Ang Lee reined in his horse and shouted: "General, please forgive me. I am under orders to guard the Zhuolu Valley. I cannot let any troops go."
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