Chapter 174 This promise, in my lifetime
The Embroidered Uniform Guards learned of the princess's whereabouts from the city gate and split into two groups.
Chase all the way to the green lake west of the city.
Chase all the way to the east pier.
At this time, Du Buqin, Big Beard and the boys had arrived at the foot of the mountain where they jumped off the cliff last time.
A luxurious carriage was parked at the foot of the mountain. When the driver saw them coming, he jumped out from the carriage, who was sitting on the front and playing with the whip. He had an ordinary face, but his deep black eyes were smiling.
Du Buqin immediately rolled his eyes to the sky, "What a joke! Do you know how much your grandfather worried about you? You bastard..."
When the old man came up to him, the man disguised as the rickshaw driver reached out and hugged the old man tightly, patting him on the back with his big hand. "You are immune to poison. Thank you very much."
"..." The old man coughed lightly, "You're talking too much nonsense. The pursuers are still behind us, run away quickly."
Oops!
The child has suddenly become so sensible, it’s hard to scold him!
It makes people feel strange and uncomfortable.
Inside the carriage, Bai Xiaofeng and his maids, Bai Yu and Tian Bao, also jumped out. "We're being pursued now. It must be the Princess's spies who leaked the news. I deliberately created confusion before leaving the city. One wave of pursuers will probably head for Bihu Lake. The docks aren't safe right now, and it's harder to pursue them by water than by land... We need to leave quickly. We can't delay any longer. Once their scattered forces gather together, it'll be enough trouble for us."
The bearded man said, "Go, go, hurry up! Stop dawdling!"
There was a clamor of urging all around, but only silence came from the carriage.
Before leaving, Duan Dao turned back.
The woman in the carriage leaned bonelessly on the cushions. The half-raised curtain blocked out the light, casting a shadow on her beautiful face.
All he could hear was the woman's frivolous laughter. "Young General, why are you looking at me? Are you reluctant to leave and really want to stay and be my concubine?"
Broken Blade's expression remained unchanged, his voice low, "The court should already know that you helped me escape. What will you do?"
"You're wrong. It's obvious that you, a mob, knew that I was deeply favored by the Emperor and could enter and leave Changjing freely, so you secretly hid in the Princess's residence, waiting for an opportunity to hold me hostage and ask me to help you escape. I was simply being controlled by them, and at most I received a few scoldings from my brother the Emperor." The woman leaned forward slightly, her jade-like face half exposed in the light, her red lips flaming like fire, and a frivolous smile on her lips. "Young General, are you worried about me? Are you bewitched by me? Hehehe... Then don't leave. Stay and enjoy every day with me from now on."
"???" Du Buqin, Da Huzi and the children stood aside, enjoying the princess' words. Their expressions changed with each word, "!!!"
Be brave!
Great!
People in the underworld like this kind of straightforward nature!
Broken Blade stepped forward and forced several people's heads to turn back, "Let's go."
Du Buqin struggled to turn his head back, "Don't worry, don't worry. It will take a while for the pursuers to catch up. You can talk a few more words! We will definitely not disturb you!"
Before he could finish his words, he was kicked in the butt. "Broken Knife, you piece of shit—Bai Xiaofeng? You're dead! Grandpa is here to take you to hell!"
The old man chased after Bai Xiaofeng, gnashing his teeth and flying away in an instant.
The bearded man and a few other kids were quite agile and followed the two of them in the same direction.
Duan Dao paused again before taking another step and looked back.
The curtain of the carriage behind him had already fallen, hiding the situation inside. A woman's charming voice floated lazily from behind the curtain, "Young General, please leave quickly and don't bring trouble to me."
"Yuan owes the princess a favor. You may come and ask for it at any time. This promise will last as long as I live."
The foot of the mountain soon became quiet, with only the occasional snorting from the horses' noses.
Princess Changle sat in the car, looking through the window at the direction the man left, her eyes red and she was dazed and absent-minded.
The young and naive little princess was mixed in the team that was escorting the general. She first met the young man with a gun and riding a horse. He was dressed in military uniform, tall and handsome, and full of high spirits.
It touches my heart at first sight.
In the following years, there were frequent reports of victory from Yanmen Pass. The young general was always victorious in every battle, which made the enemy terrified. She was always delighted when she heard about it.
I wish him a bright future and hope he returns triumphantly.
What he didn't expect was that the entire Yuan family was executed for treason, and the major general died on the battlefield before returning to Beijing to answer for his crime.
... In the blink of an eye, more than ten years have passed, and the princess has lost her youth and is no longer recognizable.
Fortunately, the general is still the same general as before.
It’s better to go.
Free from worries, good.
The chaotic sound of horse hooves approached, surrounding the carriage.
"Princess Changle, the Emperor summons you!"
…
Duan Dao ran three miles away, and the old man and his group were waiting for him in front.
Except for two loners, everyone else had a smile on their face.
"You bastard, how many years have we not seen each other? You can stay here!" The old man put his hands on his hips, his triangular eyes narrowed into slits when he smiled, and he tried to pretend to be ferocious.
Duan Dao raised the corner of his lips slightly, "Three and a half years."
His eyes fell on Tianbao. He came closer, picked up the child, and weighed him. "He's heavier, and taller."
Tian Bao grinned, showing off his tiny teeth, and patted his chest, "I want to grow taller in the future!"
The four boys rushed over and surrounded him, "Uncle Broken Blade, look at us, haven't we grown taller? We're not much shorter than you, are we?"
Broken Blade hummed, "I was half a head shorter before, now I am three heads shorter."
Bai Yu raised his chin and said, "Don't look down on young people because they are short! Wait and see in two years!"
"Very ambitious."
"A man must have ambition!"
The bearded man was getting impatient. "Still talking, talking, talking endlessly. Are you going to leave or not? What if you think the pursuers have no legs?"
Broken Blade looked at him again, paused before speaking, "I didn't expect you to come too."
Big Beard, what does “…” mean?
"Do you think I'm willing to come?" he said angrily.
The man chuckled and patted him on the shoulder, "Thank you."
The bearded man's prepared exchange of insults was cut short, and the spot on his shoulder where he was hit felt a bit hot. "..."
Fuck his grandma, he's ready to have a verbal battle with the dogs.
The sound of a folding fan opening brought everyone back to their senses. "If you don't leave, I will leave first. When we return to the place of exile, we will still settle the score."
Du Buqin and Big Beard shouted at him, "Bah! Who's afraid?"
Amidst laughter and cursing, the group walked further and further away.
There was still a sound coming from afar.
"It won't be easy to come back after leaving. Where does your nephew live? Don't you really need to say goodbye?"
"I have never met him, and he doesn't know his own life experience. In this life, he will only be a child of the Qian family."
"Can you let it go?"
"There's no need for him to bear the burden of his unbearable past."
"Fuck you, what have you been doing here these past few years? I'd be letting down the entire Tubei Mountain if I didn't beat you up!"
"Beat me! I have a knife, do you want it?"
…
There is a fork in the road at the end of the trail, leading to two water routes.
The roadside is covered with lush grass and overgrown shrubs.
Two teams of elite soldiers were ambushed behind the grass and bushes, and a team of cavalry was blocking the front, equipped with spears and bows and arrows.
The sun began to move westward, and the wind blew occasionally, bringing the summer heat.
The surroundings were as quiet as death; even the croaking frogs and insects seemed to have fallen silent.
Murderous intent spread in the air.
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