After walking for an unknown amount of time, Gu Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief when she could no longer hear the sounds of fighting. The two of them supported each other as they sat down. Gu Yan tore a piece of cloth from the corner of her skirt and said to Zhao Shuyue, "Let me bandage your wound first."
Zhao Shuyue nodded but did not speak. Gu Yan deftly bandaged her bleeding wound and said, "I told you that following me would be dangerous. Do you regret it now?"
Zhao Shuyue shook her head and said, "This is the path I chose. How could I regret it?"
Gu Yan did not speak after hearing this. The two of them sat quietly in the darkness. The road ahead was a blur. Gu Yan only felt tired and wanted to sleep soundly.
After a long time, Jiang Xun's voice came from the darkness, "Madam, Madam."
Gu Yan listened attentively for a long time. After confirming that she did not hear wrong, she struggled to stand up and replied, "I'm here."
Jiang Xun followed the sound. He was not alone. There was a man in black following behind him. When he saw that Gu Yan was fine, he said, "Since the Princess is fine, we will take our leave."
"Stop!" Gu Yan suddenly said, "Yan Zanggu, do you have to be so secretive when you see me?"
The man paused, then knelt and cupped his fists, saying, "This subordinate does not dare."
"It really is you." Gu Yan said, "You saved me twice. Did father send you?"
Yan Zanggu was the leader of the Gu Clan's Second Shadow Guard. Gu Yan felt that he was familiar the last time she saw him. This time, he saved someone from a hundred meters away with an arrow. This ability made her involuntarily think of him. When she heard him call her 'Princess', she was more certain. She did not expect it to be him.
"Princess, His Excellency knew that the Princess was in danger and sent us to escort you. However, this place is high in the mountains and dense in the forest. This subordinate lost track of you and arrived late. Please punish me." Yan Zanggu knelt there, waiting for Gu Yan to speak.
Gu Yan frowned and said, "How did father know that I was in danger?"
"This subordinate does not know."
"Madam," Jiang Xun suddenly said, "I found this on the corpse." He raised his hand, and a small black stone token appeared in his palm. It was engraved with dragon patterns, and it looked extraordinary.
Gu Yan was all too familiar with this dragon pattern. It was not as bold and powerful as the one in the Northern Dynasty. The carving was more vivid and lifelike. It was the symbol of the Southern Chu Royal Family. Why would this thing appear on the body of the assassin who came to kill her? She didn't dare to think about it. She just looked at Yan Zanggu in shock. "What's going on?!"
Yan Zanggu lowered his head and said nothing. Gu Yan's divine senses were like lightning, as if everything was as clear as day.
'It's never too late for a gentleman to take revenge even after ten years. Everything that happened now will be taken back one by one when my army is strong and powerful.'
"Strong soldiers and sturdy horses. Then when do you think it should be? '
'If Your Majesty can find a good strategy, it will only take three years.'
The conversation at that time flashed in front of Gu Yan's eyes like it was yesterday. Could it be that Your Majesty has found a good strategy so quickly?
"He wants to kill me and then provoke a conflict between the two countries?" Although this was a question, Gu Yan said it with absolute certainty.
Yan Zanggu didn't dare to answer. He just lowered his head even more.
Gu Yan suddenly felt that the world was spinning. Although she knew that Your Majesty was dissatisfied with the Gu Clan, she didn't expect that Your Majesty would be so ruthless. Thinking about how she had escaped death time and time again, she was drowned in a bone-chilling cold from all directions.
"Yan Zanggu, the Gu Clan is in imminent danger. Are you willing to protect it with your life?" Gu Yan calmed herself down and asked the young man in front of her in a low voice.
Yan Zanggu finally raised his head. His eyes were firm as he said, "Your subordinate swears to be loyal to the Gu Clan."
"Very good. Although you are under my father's command, now that he has asked you to protect me, you are my subordinate. I will protect the Gu Clan's hundred years of foundation even if I have to go through mountains of swords and seas of fire. Are you willing?"
Yan Zanggu pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Your subordinate is willing!"
The Man He Mountain Range stretched for thousands of li. They couldn't delay any longer and hurried on through the night. Gu Yan's whole body was burning up with a high fever. He was dizzy and didn't know where he was.
Countless memories of the Southern Chu came flooding back. The Muran, the Emperor, his aunt, and his brother were all like a distant dream. Those carefree years of his youth had become an untouchable wound in his heart.
In the end, Pingyang in Southern Chu had become an abandoned pawn of the royal family.
'If Your Majesty can find a good strategy, it will only take three years.'
Valiant general, who was the valiant general that the emperor was looking for?
Under the setting sun of the great desert, a blood-like light poured down from the clouds. The reflection of the snow made it even more dazzling. The boundless expanse of the vast ocean stretched as far as the eye could see. The four of them walked through the boundless expanse like a wanderer returning home, completely exhausted.
This road seemed to have no end, and no one knew when it would end.
Jiang Xun looked up at the end of the Gobi Desert and said to Gu Yan, "Madam, as long as we continue to the north, we will reach our army's encampment."
Hearing this, Gu Yan couldn't help but follow his gaze. Even though all he saw was sand and gravel, his heart still felt relieved.
Soon, they would be able to end this road of desperation.
The four of them seemed to have regained their strength and began to hurry on with their journey again.
After walking for a long time, Jiang Xun suddenly stopped and listened carefully. He then leaned over and pressed his ear to the ground for a moment. His expression became nervous as he said, "Madam, let's go quickly."
Gu Yan's heart suddenly jumped. The four of them quickened their pace.
No matter how fast they ran, their legs couldn't outrun a horse. In a short moment, they saw smoke and dust behind them. In the blink of an eye, they were already very close.
At this time, in the vast Gobi Desert, there was no place to hide. Jiang Xun and Yan Zanggu had already drawn their weapons and were protecting Gu Yan and Zhao Shuyue behind them.
The pursuers had only just reached a distance of a hundred meters when Yan Zanggu's arrow whistled through the air and hit the person in front. Two-thirds of the arrow penetrated his chest, killing him in one shot.
In the blink of an eye, Yan Zanggu released three arrows simultaneously, hitting their targets consecutively and temporarily stopping the attack. However, Yan Zanggu alone couldn't stop the aggressive pursuers. In the blink of an eye, there were already people attacking them.
Jiang Xun's blade drank blood as he did his best to block the attacks. Zhao Shuyue had long since ignored the injury on her left shoulder. She wholeheartedly protected Gu Yan and didn't let anyone hurt her at all.
The blood that seeped out of the snow was like blooming flowers. Jiang Xun's old injury hadn't healed, but now new injuries were added to it. His whole body looked like it had been fished out of a river of blood.
Yan Zanggu abandoned his bow and used his sword. His silver sword danced like a snake and in a flash, the enemy's head was cut off.
Gu Yan's vision turned black. The wound on her waist was so painful that it was numb. She was dragged by Zhao Shuyue, half of her body was almost buried in the snow. The cold temperature of the snow burned her body, gradually allowing her to regain her consciousness.
The sound of swords clashing rang in everyone's ears, stimulating everyone's eardrums. Bright red blood dyed that part of the snow red, slowly forming a river of blood in the snow.
Just a little bit more and she would be able to see him.
Gu Yan suddenly had this thought in her heart. At this moment of life and death, she didn't think that the person she thought of would be him.
Yi Ling.
The God of Slaughter who bathed in blood from the killing fields of hell.
But at this moment, she suddenly longed for him so much.
Yan Zanggu suddenly closed in on the pursuers. With a flick of his wrist, his sword poured out like a white rainbow. The person on the horse reacted quickly. He leaned back and dodged, then backhanded his sword and chopped Yan Zanggu's right shoulder.
Yan Zanggu grunted in pain, but didn't stop. His sword pierced through the air and directly pierced the person's chest. The corpse fell from the horse and into the snow, drowned out by the sound of swords around him.
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