Chapter 215 Chapter 215 is the only genuine version...
Bang!
Gu Zhizhuo opened his lips slightly and uttered the word silently.
At the same time, she pulled the trigger of the musket, and the deafening sound of gunpowder explosion tore through the silence of the stone forest.
“What a pity.”
Gu Zhizhuo touched the hot muzzle. The focus of the improvement of this musket was on the firing rate, sacrificing the range.
This distance can't hit Duoling.
But it was enough to make him, who was already a frightened bird, lose his composure.
"Girl, they're trying to escape."
Qin Chen whispered.
Duoleng mounted his horse under the protection of his men. Gu Zhizhuo looked in the direction he left and raised his hand, saying, "Chase."
"here we go again."
The opponent's figure could be vaguely seen among the stone forest. With the sharp whistling sound of arrows breaking through the air, Duoleng gritted his teeth and tried his best to urge the horse under him. Sweat soaked his back. The wound was torn deeper during the galloping, and blood dripped down the saddle.
“Damn it!”
Duoleng cursed inwardly and tightened his grip on the reins.
The anger of being betrayed and sold out burned in his chest.
Guye City is a trap, where can we go next?
Absolutely safe.
A place that would never betray him.
The horse was panting and the sound of its hooves was not as strong as before, obviously it had reached its limit.
"Brother, should we... go talk to Miss Gu?" Jia Ye rode closely behind him, gritting her teeth and saying, "As long as we offer enough benefits, Miss Gu will be tempted."
"As long as you're alive, you can check and balance the king, and Miss Gu will be happy to see it happen."
Speaking of interests, Duoleng immediately thought of the Hemud Grassland.
This grassland has excellent terrain and is backed by the Garan River. Gu Taotao once wanted to take over this place and use it together with the Garan River as the new border between the two countries.
The Hemuda grassland is not far from here. It is the territory of his mother's clan. It is an absolutely safe place where they will not betray him!
Duo Leng stared into her beautiful eyes and asked abruptly, "Why did you take the risk to remind me?"
"Brother," Jia Ye said seriously, "The Queen raised me, and I can only rely on her. If you die, the Queen will be childless. Even if her mother's family is powerful, she will lose."
"If the queen loses, how can I live a good life?"
"Only when the queen is here and you are here can I be the Princess of Daliang."
She sighed, her tone heavy: "I don't want to be like my mother, tossed around in the hands of different men."
Duo Leng: “…”
She didn't say how much she respected the queen and her brother, but Duoleng was not annoyed. As for feelings, there was none between them. It was enough to talk about interests.
Jiaye's biological mother is a dancer. If she doesn't have someone to support her, she can only be a toy for people's entertainment.
The sound of horse hooves approached like thunder, and arrows rained down. Several soldiers following behind, using their bodies as shields, fell down one after another.
Jia Ye made up his mind and said, "Brother, I will lead them away."
"Miss Gu's target is me." Duoleng said intermittently, "You can't lead her away."
The blood flowed even more violently. The pursuers were like a thorn in his side, making it impossible for Duoleng to think calmly. There was only one thought in his mind - Hemuda grassland.
Absolutely safe.
"Jiaye, go to the Hemuda grassland and ask my uncle to send troops to pick me up."
Jiaye nodded without hesitation.
Duo Leng pulled off the wolf tooth amulet he had been wearing around his neck and threw it to her.
"Brother," Jiaye hesitated, "I'm afraid Chief Wuza won't believe me."
Duoleng glanced at her and remembered that not long ago, when his uncle came to the capital, he fell in love with Jiaye and wanted to ask her to accompany him for a few days. The king had already chosen Jiaye to marry and did not agree.
Is Jiaye afraid that if she goes over rashly, her uncle will not know the seriousness of the matter and waste time?
Duoleng tore off a piece of his clothes, dipped his finger in blood, and quickly wrote a few lines of words. He then handed them together with the blood-stained silk paper to Jiaye.
"this……"
"I left a mark on it, so my uncle can recognize it."
"yes."
Jia Ye took it solemnly and said, "Brother, be careful. I will be back soon."
Duo Leng said with a slight emotion: "If I can return to Daliang alive this time, I will treat you as my own sister in the future."
Duoleng's promise made Jiaye very happy: "Thank you, big brother!"
"Walk."
Jiaye and a few soldiers turned their horses and headed towards another fork in the road.
"Prince, they've split into two groups." Baru estimated the number of people and said, "About a hundred of them are going after Princess Jiaye."
very good.
Duoleng gasped heavily.
Baru steeled himself and said, "Prince, I will lead my men to stop them. You go first."
Duoleng didn't respond.
Baru saw that he was about to make a move: "The king may have planted spies among my people. I can't bring them with me anymore. I might as well use them to block the attack."
Duo Leng covered his lower abdomen with his hands, and blood kept oozing out from between his fingers.
Baru was right. They kept taking detours that night, but Qiren was still closely behind.
There could only be a spy who revealed his whereabouts.
And this knife... If the spy had stabbed him again when they were exhausted, he would have had no chance of survival.
"good."
Duoleng made a decision quickly.
"Baru, you have to survive. I will wait for you on the Hemuda grassland."
Baru pressed his fist hard on his chest and swore, "I will drag them down with me even if I die!"
The rain of arrows grew denser and denser. Duoleng didn't hesitate any longer. After wielding his sword to block a few arrows, he shouted "Go!" and lashed down with his whip. The horse neighed, its mouth and nose bleeding, and it ran wildly with all its might.
Arrows rained down behind them like locusts, densely hitting the ground and the stone forest, making "puff puff" sounds.
"Brothers, kill these Kai people!"
"Kill him."
Baru led his soldiers and charged into the hail of arrows.
Duo Leng leaned down: "Faster, faster!"
The constantly torn wounds caused more and more blood to flow, and the number of arrows chasing after them became fewer and fewer, leaving only the sound of the wind whistling in their ears.
Baru held off the pursuers.
However, Duoleng was left with only the four people who had escaped from the capital with him.
Duoleng wiped the blood from his face and was about to speak when the horse under him suddenly gave way, nearly throwing him off. Duoleng quickly leaned down to look and saw that blood foam was already flying from the horse's mouth and nose.
Coming here from the capital, not only are the people tired, but the horses are even more exhausted.
Bang!
Looking back, Helan fell off the horse and hit his back on the gravel. He groaned in pain and his horse died with its limbs limp.
Immediately afterwards, more blood gushed out of the horse's muzzle and mouth, and it fell to the ground. The other horses were not in much better condition, all on the verge of death.
"Rest for a while first."
Duoleng touched the horse's head and closed its eyes.
He tore open his clothes, bandaged himself simply, and took a big gulp of wine to warm his increasingly cold body.
Without a horse, what should we do next?
It would take at least one or two days to walk from here to Hemuda Grassland.
unless……
"We'll go around the Blackwater Beach."
Duo Leng wiped the wine off his face.
Blackwater Beach.
It is the largest swamp on the border of Qiliang. Further west from Heishuitan is the Hemuda grassland.
Blackwater Beach is a sparsely populated area, known only to a few in Daliang. Back then, it was here that Duoleng trapped Gu Taotao and claimed the life of a renowned general.
"Grand Prince, aren't you going to wait for Princess Jialan?"
"Miss Gu only brought three to five hundred people at most. As soon as the reinforcements arrive..."
"Three to five hundred men?" Duoleng dug out the broken arrowhead from his shoulder and groaned, "What about the king?"
At first in the stone forest, the fireworks and arrows came from two directions, more like a mutual response between the two sides.
He did the same thing back then...
"Now it must be that Miss Gu and her three to five hundred men are in the open, while the king's men are in the dark."
Duo Leng took a handful of golden medicine and sprinkled it on his wounds, saying, "The king will not watch Jia Ye bring reinforcements. He will ambush Jia Ye."
"Jiaye is the bait."
"It would be best if she could live and bring the things to my uncle, but if she died, it would be expected."
Duoleng did not place all his hopes on others. He gave Jiaye the wolf tooth necklace and the blood letter just to make her think that he trusted her and made her do her best.
"There's a path across the Blackwater, which leads across the swamp."
"Let's go to Blackwater Beach!"
yes!
The others immediately responded.
Duoleng threw the bloody arrowhead to the ground and bandaged the wound.
Others were pulling out arrows, bandaging their wounds, or resting.
Duo Leng cursed under his breath. If he could survive this time... he would definitely make the Gu family pay with blood for blood.
The pursuers must have been delayed, and they took the opportunity to rest for a while.
Without horses, they could only walk. They were all injured and could not walk fast. Duoleng originally thought that they would arrive by dusk, but they ended up walking until dark.
Several people were exhausted.
Heishuitan is actually a large grassland, connected to the Hemuda grassland, with lush green grass. If you are not familiar with it, you would never know that this is a man-eating swamp.
"Rest for a night and set off early tomorrow morning."
Duoleng dragged his tired legs and spoke as he walked.
Unlike the starry night before, this night was dark and the vision was greatly limited.
Even if Duoleng knew the secret path, he would not dare to take the risk.
If you take a wrong step, you will be doomed...
"Prince, there are a lot of fireflies here."
Since Baru stayed behind to cover the rear, there were no more pursuers along the way, and Helan felt a little more relaxed.
Fire bug? !
Duoleng looked back and his body froze. This wasn't a firefly, it was clearly a torch!
There is an ambush!
"Run."
At the same moment as he shouted these words, the sound of gunpowder exploding rang in his ears.
"Walk!"
The rain of arrows came again like an overwhelming force, and each arrow chased them closely, forcing them to move closer to the Black Water Beach step by step.
Can't go any further!
In this black water beach, the solid ground and the swamp are connected without any regular pattern. No one knows whether the next step will be life or death.
"Miss Gu."
Duo Leng shouted.
Gu Zhizhuo walked out of the crowd, less than fifty steps away from him: "Hello again, Prince Duoleng."
The torch shone on her face, which was so dim that no expression could be seen. Behind her, countless arrows reflected the light like stars.
"Miss Gu." Duoleng made up his mind and cut to the chase, "Seven border cities plus ten thousand taels of gold in exchange for my life."
Gu Zhizhuo: “…”
Seeing that she remained noncommittal, Duoleng continued, "Your Majesty, you nearly cost me my life this time. I will not let this go. As long as I live, Daliang will be plagued by internal strife."
This is definitely what Qiguo wants.
There is only a struggle for interests between the two countries. Otherwise, why would Qi State instigate the king to betray him!
"If Qiguo wants the Garan River, I can also find a way to deliver it to him."
Duoleng believed that he was sincere and the conditions offered by the king would never be better than his own.
With such conditions, Miss Gu would definitely be tempted, or rather, she couldn't help but be tempted.
Along the way, he also considered how to survive if he was really caught.
After thinking about it, nothing can move people more than interests.
"This is the achievement of expanding territory!"
"Miss Gu, if you give up such a vast territory for your own revenge, can you still be the queen? I heard that the people of Daqi love to impeach and accuse others."
First bribe, then build closer relationships.
"Miss Gu, we can shake hands and make peace."
Gu Zhizhuo spoke after a moment of silence. She clapped her hands and said, "The eldest prince's conditions are indeed tempting."
"I've made up my mind."
There was a hint of smile in her tone.
"You have two choices. One, let me shoot you in the head. Two, walk into this black water and live or die. It's up to your fate."
"you!"
Duoleng's expression suddenly changed.
"Miss Gu, if you think my sincerity is insufficient, how about the Garland Mountains?"
Gu Zhizhuo didn't even bat an eyelid as he slowly raised his musket.
"Prince, it's time for you to make a choice."
"Miss Gu!" Duoleng gritted his teeth and struggled, "The Duke's death was the king's idea!"
"Two countries are at war, each for its own master..."
"No. It was your idea, Prince." Gu Zhizhuo took a step forward, her face completely reflected in the firelight. "When the previous King of Liang died, 'the younger brother succeeds the elder brother, and the son succeeds the elder father.' You and the current King of Liang both had the same opportunity. The King of Liang was eager to use the war in Daqi to delay you, and you were eager to return to the capital to fight for the throne."
"Prince Duoling. Who do you think is so eager to kill my father?"
"Once my father died, Daqi was left without good generals, so this war had to stop."
Duo Leng: “…”
He was careless.
He underestimated women! The Gu family, apart from a cripple and Gu Yican, were all women and children. Over the years, he only focused on Gu Yican, and at most added one more, Gu Yiqun.
And now, the one who pushed him into a desperate situation was Gu Taotao's daughter!
"Miss Gu..."
"Big Prince." Helan supported him and said through gritted teeth, "Let's rush over. Even if we can't escape, at least kill a few of them."
He spat bloody saliva.
"Daliang warriors are never afraid of death!"
He stared at Gu Zhizhuo with great hatred. If they fought to the death, at least they could take a few people with them before they died.
This Gu guy has them in his hands, and if he dies, he must take her with him!
"Yes! Prince, let's give it a try." Another confidant also gripped the dagger tightly.
"The Great Prince!"
The others growled.
Bang!
A gunshot rang out, and a bullet shot out, hitting Helan's forehead.
Helan's voice suddenly stopped, his body suddenly stiffened, and he fell straight back, blood splattering and dripping from the bullet hole.
White smoke was still coming out of the muzzle of Gu Zhizhuo's gun, which was particularly dazzling under the light of the fire.
"Prince, you choose."
Gu Zhizhuo raised three fingers.
"Same here, I'll count to three..."
“One, two…”
"Walk!"
Going back means death, the only way is to move forward!
Duoleng gritted his teeth, raised his hand, and took the lead in stepping into the black water beach.
"We'll go slowly and explore the way with our knives."
Just don't accidentally step into the swamp.
"Walk slowly."
They were lucky, as the area they stepped on was not a swamp. Duoleng breathed a sigh of relief. He stepped carefully on the ground, and each of them took off their scimitars. They walked forward as carefully as blind men, exploring the way.
Gu Zhizhuo raised his clairvoyance and counted slowly: "One, two, three..."
When they were about a hundred steps into the black water, she moved her lips slightly: "Attack!"
Behind him, bows and arrows were already fully drawn, waiting for her command. Arrows rained down on the people in the black water. One of them was careless, and a sharp arrow pierced his throat.
"Nova!"
"Miss Gu." Duoleng said fiercely, "You don't keep your promise."
Agreement?
Gu Zhizhuo smiled: "I just let you choose, but I didn't say that I won't attack you if you enter the Black Water Beach."
"This isn't a pact. It's a game."
The name of the game is——
Cat and mouse.
"attack!"
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