Chapter 5: Escape

Gu Guan pulled him up, and the two of them rushed down from the wall that was more than ten meters high.

In the dark night, the moonlight disappeared, leaving only the hazy light of snow. The moss died of old age, leaving behind dry ashes. The bricks were covered with layer upon layer of snow powder. When you stepped on it, it felt hard, cold and slippery.

The high blue brick wall was built like a city wall, and the 80° tilt was so thrilling when diving. The north wind suddenly increased and whistled past her ears, freezing her so much that they almost fell off. Her heart felt like it was about to fly. She held Xie Ci, and her other hand tightly grasped the cloth rope, her palms burning.

——Xie Ci brought him up, but he was obviously at the end of his strength, his lips were blue and purple, and he could hardly stand up, so she had to go up.

Gu Guan threw away the cloth rope, breathing heavily, and white hot air came out of her mouth and nose. She quickly closed her mouth to prevent the little heat in her stomach from running away.

Being forced to become a fugitive was something Gu Guan had never thought of in his life, but it became a piece of cake after just a few steps.

After all, the original owner had never committed a crime. The Xie family lived a simple life. Xie Xinzhong, the loyal and brave Duke, only had three dishes and one soup at home. He only had enough to eat and never wasted anything. The men in the family wore mostly dark-colored fine cotton clothes as their inner clothes, which were replaced only when they were worn out. However, he was strict with himself and lenient with others. Except for his son who aspired to join the army in the future, he was very tolerant of his wife and children. He had no objection to extravagance and excessive waste. However, the women of the Xie family were influenced by the men and never spent extravagantly. They were content with their lives.

She framed a loyal and honest person and was punished for it, but she ran away without any guilt at all.

Gu Guan took two breaths and immediately ran out carrying Xie Ci.

The wind was very strong in the wilderness. Tiekan Temple was halfway up the mountain, and the military training ground was built at the foot of the mountain. There were towns and villages of all sizes nearby, but in general, the population density was much lower than that in the city. The overwhelming snow covered the defeated yellow grass, and the pure white wrapped the black branches and rocks. The fields and rolling hills and mountains were all immersed in darkness.

The two of them stumbled out and ran wildly. Gu Wan hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice: "Do you want me to carry you?"

The original owner's physical fitness was actually quite good. The people of Wei were open-minded, and horse riding and polo were part of the daily entertainment for the noble ladies. The Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's Mansion was a military family, and the girls all did some exercises to strengthen their bodies. When the original owner first came to the mansion, she worked very hard to please the Xie family, but later she found out that the Xie family was really good to her, so she stopped practicing after a few years.

What is weak about her is her temperament, not her body, and she has a very good foundation.

Gu Wan graduated from the Criminal Police Academy. Although she did not become a forensic doctor in the end, fighting, grappling and physical training were compulsory courses back then. She also learned Sanda for more than ten years before going to college. Her teacher was a little old man who liked her very much. Later, he asked her to be his disciple and gave her private lessons. He also gave her a brief introduction to ancient swordsmanship and knife skills.

Gu Guan tucked the long sword back into his belt, weighed it, and felt that he should still be able to carry it.

Xie Ci was stunned and couldn't help but turn his head. The roaring wind and snow blew the white snow onto the messy hair and body of the person next to him. Her face was dirty, but her eyes reflected the light of the snow, and were exceptionally bright.

Xie Ci felt a warmth rushing up his eyes for a moment, and his dizzy body, which was on the verge of collapse, seemed to have regained some strength. He didn't know how to express it. After a while, he shook his head weakly: "...No, I'm still fine."

If Gu Guan carried him on his back, their speed would be reduced by half.

Xie Ci looked up and looked around at the vast wilderness. The dark and cold wind was howling. It was strange yet familiar. He had been in and out of the military training ground and had galloped here countless times. He was even more familiar with the terrain here than the newly moved soldiers outside the Tiekan Temple prison.

"Going forward, there's Yungang Mountain, followed by Aoling. The foothills are all hilly, all the way to Pingxiang and Huanxian County, a hundred miles away. Five miles to the southeast and seven or eight miles to the west are rivers. The streams and rivers around Tiekan Temple all flow from the direction of Yungang Hot Spring Palace, and they never freeze in winter."

Xie Ci spoke in a weak voice, recalling the terrain of the area in detail.

As he spoke, tears began to flow.

The scenery remains the same, but everything has changed.

Gu Guan thought for a moment. At this moment, she and Xie Ci were immersed in the darkness. She pulled him and ran behind the snow pile of big rocks. The sound of military boots hitting the ground and the light of torches behind them had merged under the high wall. The shouting came along with the howling north wind, and was quickly chasing after them.

She looked back and saw the messy footprints on the knee-deep snow, which were extremely clear.

Once the torch is lit, you can immediately follow the trail and catch up.

Gu Wan and Xie Ci looked at each other, gritted their teeth, accelerated, made a circle and ran towards the other side where there was a road.

The suburbs were bustling with people, and Tiekan Temple was particularly popular. It happened to be the first month of the lunar year, and countless believers rushed to burn the first incense and came to worship, trampling many roads and paths. Gu Guan was an investigator, and she was good at investigation and of course counter-investigation. If Chunxia had gone into the mountains immediately to escape, she would have been halfway to success, but unfortunately it was winter and snowing.

She immediately gave up the idea of going into the mountain, and rushed out of the foothills along the path trampled by the woodcutter, walking on the undulating hills and plains.

It was pitch dark, and her feet were numb from the cold. Xie Ci's face was ashen, but fortunately the blood had stopped flowing. It was unclear whether the blood in the wound had coagulated or frozen. His hands felt like ice, but he struggled to stay awake, and tried to stand up and walk by himself as much as possible to reduce the burden on Gu Wan.

Gu Guan walked straight towards the hot spring river, taking one step deep and one step shallow. The river was not frozen, which was great.

She walked as fast as she could for a while, and began to look for places where no one had ever stepped on, deliberately leaving messy footprints. But in fact, there was no need to pretend. The two of them stumbled, and the footprints they left behind were already a mess.

Gu Guan didn't know that his face was also as white as paper.

The original owner had been living in seclusion in the cold and hunger for many years, and she was relying entirely on her willpower to hold on.

Finally ran to the river.

Gu Guan squatted down and used his hands and feet to rub a few times, quickly leaving traces of jumping into the river. Then he and Xie Ci immediately turned back along the original route, following the shallow snow at the base of the cliff and rushed eastward.

Gu Guan broke off a branch of an unknown weed with densely broken twigs, and kept sweeping it backwards as he walked. The cold wind blew, blowing up fine snow powder and blowing it down. If you didn't look carefully, you couldn't find any traces of it here.

The two finally arrived at the end of the cliff, where there was a cave. They both crawled in.

This was provided by Xie Ci. Two years ago, he and his childhood friends got into trouble and were beaten by their families. They ran away from home and stayed in this cave for three days. He knew that there was another exit in the cave, leading to the other side of this small cliff.

They finally shook off the large group of pursuers.

…

Now, only small shares are left.

The prison officer who was in charge of the pursuit of the escaped prisoner was quite capable. He quickly connected the sick prisoner with the fire and quickly ordered his men to close the inner door to catch the escaped prisoner in the trap. If Gu Wan and his men had not been fast enough and had taken the initiative, they would probably not have been able to escape.

The pursuers soon reached the river, and a large number of prison soldiers chased downstream. After chasing for a while without any results, they quickly ordered their men to disperse, set up checkpoints, and divided the troops into teams to search for traces in the snow.

Gu Guan and Xie Ci abandoned the main road and sat down in a cave to catch their breath for a while. Not daring to stay any longer, they immediately ran through the mountain to the other side.

Now, more than an hour has passed since they left the high wall. In two or three hours, it will be dawn. They must completely get rid of the pursuers before dawn.

The two men noticed a small group of pursuers and immediately avoided them carefully. Fortunately, the dark clouds that had been circling for half the night finally thickened again and fine snowflakes floated down.

Gu Wan was overjoyed: "Great!

The heavier the snow, the better it is for them!

However, there are pros and cons. The road became harder and colder. Xie Ci's face was as green as a dead person, and his hands felt like popsicles. Gu Wan was worried that he couldn't hold on. They were both tired and thirsty, but neither dared to eat snow. "Are you okay? Otherwise, I'll carry you on my back!"

Seeing that he was terrified, Gu Guan snatched the dead branch he was using as a crutch without saying a word. The end of the dead branch was stained with blood, and he squeezed it so hard that his palm bled again. Gu Guan shook his head, grabbed his legs without saying a word, and carried him on his back.

Very heavy!

He looked thin and strong, but his body was strong and heavy due to years of martial arts training. Gu Wan was almost crushed by him, but fortunately she was mentally prepared and held on.

She tucked her long knife closer and walked forward with difficulty, leaning on her cane. After getting a little familiar with it, she began to speed up.

Xie Ci lay on her back. He was at the end of his strength. He stiffened his neck and muttered for a while, and finally laid his head on her back.

Gu Guan walked for more than half an hour, taking one deep step and one shallow step. He felt a little exhausted, so he got down and Xie Ci. The two of them supported each other and walked. After a break, she carried him on her back again and repeated this process.

They walked until almost dawn, when the snow stopped and the two finally got around the mountain.

But just when the two of them were about to cross the road and the town and escape successfully, they were finally found!

A team of about twenty cavalrymen took a detour along the main road, turned back in the direction they came from, and ran into them head-on!

The sudden clatter of horse hooves made Gu Wan's heart skip a beat, and he quickly put Xie Ci down. They both took a run and one of them jumped as hard as he could, jumping into the ditch beside the road!

After going around the mountain, although it is difficult to escape and look back at the town, the view is still clear. The frozen creek is the only place to hide.

But they were discovered in the end!

The sky was getting light, the snow stopped, and the faint light from the sky reflected the light of the snow. The cavalry leader kept looking around, and soon he noticed the traces of a piece of snow that had been broken off.

When Gu Guan heard the horse stop and the sound of footsteps coming straight towards her, she couldn't help but curse!

Oh shit!

She quickly got up and bent over. Just as her footsteps were about to reach the edge of the creek, "Ah——" Gu Guan jumped up with a kick!

A spinning kick hit the leader in the head, and the latter fell to the ground and fainted.

There were twelve people in the team, and they split into two and searched separately on both sides.

Gu Guan was sharp-eyed and saw someone at the edge pulling out a flare. As soon as she landed on the ground, she jumped to the left, picked up the tip of her knife, kicked with her back foot, and the flare flew up. She rushed over, grabbed it, and threw it in the direction of Xie Ci.

"What a little bitch! You're looking for death—"

The one who grabbed the flare was the team leader. He was kicked in the nose and bled. He started cursing. Eight or nine people immediately surrounded Gu Wan.

Gu Wan swallowed. She was cold, hungry, and exhausted. Most importantly, she had never killed anyone before. She had taken down three or four men in life-or-death situations, and the remaining few were all older men than her, and they were wary of her leg skills.

Gu Wange blocked the opponent's knife and was kicked in the back. She threw herself on the team leader, and someone behind her threw herself on her. The swords of the three of them were knocked away, and they rolled down the snow hill and into the frozen stream.

Hearing the sound of footsteps behind her, Gu Guan pulled out the dagger and put it on the man's neck, but just as she was about to cut, she couldn't help but pause!

But it was just a moment, just a very small pause. It was not easy for Gu Guan to be in a one-on-many situation. She was just trying to maintain balance and keep the enemy on her side as much as possible. During this pause, the opponent seized the opportunity, immediately pushed back, pulled out the dagger from the boot, and stabbed Gu Guan hard!

Gu Guan immediately struggled and rolled over, kicked with her back foot, and stabbed with all her strength, but someone rushed over and held down her long legs that had beaten them to a pulp.

Gu Guan was pinned down and unable to break free, his life was in danger!

Just at this moment.

“Ahhhh—”

Xie Ci suddenly exploded, a flash of snow-colored sword light flashed, the sword blade cut through the throat and made a sound of flesh, and four blood flowers suddenly burst out on the snow!

——As long as you kill the pursuers, you will be a real prison escapee, and even if you are imprisoned unjustly, you cannot wash away your guilt.

But at this last moment, seeing Gu Guan being pressed to the ground, Xie Ci still struggled to get up.

His face was as pale as paper, his lips were purplish blue, and he was clearly at the end of his strength and couldn't get up. But at the last moment, he shouted loudly, and suddenly a burst of mental strength burst out, pushing himself up into the sky. The three or four people who had been struggling to support him fell to the ground immediately.

Xie Ci passed by like a whirlwind, and the sword light was like a silver waterfall, extremely cold and fierce. The armored guard who was rushing towards Gu Guan felt a chill in his throat. He ran forward two steps, covered his throat, widened his eyes, and blood gushed out!

Fell to the ground.

Xie Ci's extremely beautiful eyes were red, and his handsome face was covered in blood, making it difficult to see his features. He grabbed the person who stabbed Gu Wan and killed him with one blow! Including the one in her leg.

Gu Guan's head and face were also covered in blood. She immediately got up, and the two of them looked at each other, panting heavily.

Xie Ci said hoarsely, "...Let's go."

"well."

Xie Ci's eyes were sore and his hands were shaking, but he held the sword tightly and rushed into the wind and snow with Gu Wan.

…

I don't know when the snow started falling again, and the snow fluttered in the air.

The wind blew snow all over their heads and faces.

Hand in hand, the two of them rushed across the road, through the town, and ran very far away.

The two finally stopped and fell to the snow.

Xie Ci knelt on the ground and started crying.

Blood and tears flowed together.

He supported himself on the ground with his hands, first sobbing and whimpering, and finally bursting into tears.

The Xie family has been loyal for generations, but today he not only escaped from prison and became a fugitive, he also killed a military officer.

Gu Guan was beside him. She paused for a while, stood up and slowly patted his shoulder. He leaned on her shoulder. Gu Guan felt hot tears flowing down her collarbone.

She knew this feeling. She had a twin brother, and the two siblings had the same ambition since childhood. However, when her brother was fourteen years old, he broke one leg in a car accident and could no longer walk fast.

Natural disasters and man-made disasters are irreversible and cannot be changed no matter how hard you try.

The thank you is much more serious.

Gu Guan sighed softly. She knew that all the comfort now was so pale and powerless. She didn't say anything, but just stroked his shoulders silently.

The author has something to say:

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