Xiao Du was unaware of the sudden change in Pingdu Pass, and was only thinking about how to get through the crisis. After a brief hesitation, his feet began to shake, and there were loud rumblings outside the house. Xiao Du realized that there was no time to delay, so he had to grab Ah Yue's sleeve and said, "Let's go!"

As soon as the two ran out of the house, a huge rock fell from the top of the mountain and hit the roof, causing the whole wooden house to collapse. However, Xiao Du had no time to rejoice, as the landslide continued. If they did not find a safe place to hide, they would sooner or later be crushed to death by the falling rocks!

He quickly tore off two pieces of cloth and handed them to Ah Yue so that she could learn to cover her mouth and nose with them. Then he led her to dodge left and right among the flying sand and rolling boulders. However, he was not familiar with the terrain of the mountain after all, and he was caught by bushes and vines after running a few steps. He had to swing his knife repeatedly to cut off the vines before he could move forward with difficulty.

After running only a short distance, Xiao Du's body was soaked with sweat, and veins popped out of his hand holding the dagger. Ah Yue was already stunned by this sudden change, and followed Xiao Du absentmindedly, listening to the whole mountain roaring and shaking like an angry giant. Her legs became weak, and she accidentally tripped over a bush and fell to the ground.

Seeing a huge rock about to run over her body, Xiao Du quickly pulled her up and away. Ah Yue looked at the huge rock that narrowly passed by her feet, her face turned pale with fear, but she finally regained some reason and looked up and said, "I remember, I know there is a safe place!"

Xiao Du was delighted and quickly followed her to the mountainside. Ah Yue was very familiar with the terrain here. She quickly led him to a hidden cave entrance and pointed inside and said, "Go in quickly. The landslide can't reach here. It's safe here!" Xiao Du didn't have time to think about it. He quickly bent down and followed her into the cave. Large and small stones kept falling from the cave entrance. The mountain shook violently for a while before the collapse gradually stopped. Xiao Du didn't dare to be careless and guarded the cave entrance tightly. Seeing that the outside of the cave had completely returned to calm, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to rush down the mountain before it got dark.

Who knew that at this moment, A Yue suddenly hugged his waist and whispered, "Don't go, I'm scared." The girl's body was soft and seductive. Xiao Du froze and turned around to see that charming face with a gentle charm and her watery eyes that seemed to be blooming with bright peach blossoms, captivating her soul.

Xiao Du snorted coldly and mercilessly pried open the hands that were wrapped around his waist, saying, "What are you trying to do, Ah Yue... or should I call you Dr. Cui?"

Ah Yue was startled when she heard this, but then the weakness and fear on her face disappeared, replaced by a relaxed and charming smile. She simply let her black hair, which was messed up by the wind, spread it out, and played with the ends of her hair, saying angrily, "How boring! It was discovered so quickly."

Xiao Du snorted and turned his head. "You said you were Cui Yuan's slave girl, but when you entered the house, he didn't even dare to look at you for a second. He was obviously a little afraid of you. The yard is full of flowers and herbs, which shows that someone lives there all year round. Plus, you smell like herbs from years of soaking in it. Since the 'Divine Doctor Cui' was a fake, the person who really lived there could only be you. But I didn't expect that the legendary divine doctor on Yunzhong Mountain would actually be a little girl."

Cui Yuan narrowed his eyes, clapped his hands happily and said with a smile: "Not bad, not bad, you are worthy of being the world-famous Marquis Xuanyuan. Nothing can be hidden from you."

Xiao Du's face was chilly, and his eyes were sharp as a blade as he asked her, "What is your relationship with that bastard? Why did you help him to harm me?"

Cui Yuan slowly leaned forward, and quietly hooked her fingers on Xiao Du's belt, her eyes flickering, "I helped them just because I thought it was fun, but now I think you are more fun than them." She saw Xiao Du turned his head away and stopped looking at her. She hid her right hand behind her back and gently crushed something, then leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Anyway, there is no one to disturb us in this deep mountain. It's such a beautiful day, why do you have to rush? Why don't you stay here with me and be a couple for free? Isn't it very happy?"

She was so close that the fragrance of her body penetrated into Xiao Du's nose, and her beautiful eyes were full of confidence and charm. Xiao Du turned his head, his eyes were a little hazy, and then he stretched out his hand to touch her waist. Cui Yuan showed a smug look on his face, but before he could be happy, his wrist was suddenly clamped by him, and she cried out in pain. Then, the aphrodisiac flowers in her right hand were thrown to the ground, and a cold voice rang in his ears, "I said, don't play any tricks with me, you'd better follow me down the mountain and do your best to heal my wife. Otherwise, I will definitely settle the account of you having an affair with a villain and murdering the court generals."

Cui Yuan held her bruised wrist, feeling jealous and resentful, and glared at him fiercely. She had always been very confident in her appearance, but she didn't expect to be embarrassed in front of this man today. The more she thought about it, the more unwilling she felt. She gritted her teeth and said, "You are so unromantic despite your handsome appearance. Do you think I'm not beautiful enough?"

Xiao Du glanced at her and said calmly, "You are indeed very beautiful, but it's a pity that you are not her."

Cui Yuan was stunned. She had never heard such words before, and she had never thought that this cold and hard-hearted Marquis would show tenderness when he mentioned her wife. She became more and more unwilling and stamped her feet and said, "If you have no thoughts about me, why did you take the risk to bring me out just now?"

Xiao Du looked at the sky outside the cave, which was getting darker and darker, and he was already very impatient. "If I didn't want to take you to treat my wife, I wouldn't bother to care about you. It's getting late, hurry up and follow me down the mountain." He turned around, and his tone was already full of pressure, "If you really don't want to, I don't mind tying you down."

Cui Yuan was frightened by the coldness of his eyes and shivered. She finally realized that this man was as cold and hard as the rocks in the mountain. She could not manipulate him at all. She could only sigh and resigned herself to his fate and followed him down the mountain. However, Xiao Du did not know that a huge crisis was waiting for him after crossing Guanzhong.

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"What! The Xiao family army has changed!" In the account book of the Pingdu Pass military camp, Yue Kewei stood up excitedly after hearing the report from the spy, and was immediately confused.

At this time, noises and shouts were heard from outside the camp, and little flames suddenly lit up the night sky. Military officer Zou Wu hurriedly lifted the curtain and walked in, his face full of fear, saying, "My lord, it's bad. The Xiao family army has surrounded us and said they must demand an explanation!"

Yue Kewei couldn't help but kick him to the ground, shouting: "This is all your fault. The emperor said not to act hastily and to wait until the situation is settled before taking action against Xiao Du. You insisted on saying that Xiao Du happened to lead the main force out of the city, and while he and the Black Cavalry were both injured, you charged Xiao Du with treason and kidnapped his wife to threaten Zheng Long and the others into submission. You swore that this was a brilliant plan, how come it has become such a mess now!"

Zou Wu covered his chest and dared not to explain. He just knelt down and said, "It was my negligence. I thought Xiao Du was not in the city and his capable and beloved generals were imprisoned. Xiao's army would not dare to cause trouble. Who knew..."

"You thought, you thought..." Yue Kewei pointed at him and became more and more angry. "Now it's good, now there's such a big mess, how do you tell me to clean it up?"

Zou Wu lowered his head, a stern look flashed in his eyes, and he said: "Now the 50,000 main forces of the Black Cavalry have been wiped out, and there will be no major danger outside the city for the time being. There are only a few tens of thousands of Xiao's army left. In my opinion, we should call on the Yanzhou Army and the Youzhou Army to suppress them together, and we won't suffer much loss in terms of numbers. Those people can only shout, but if they really take action, they will be guilty of treason. Now the life and death of Xuanyuan Hou is uncertain, and Zheng Long and others are imprisoned. Who dares to take the risk!"

Yue Kewei lowered his eyes and thought for a long time, finally sighed and said: "Under the current situation, this is the only way..."

Then, under the cover of night, some people ran around holding military tokens, and the generals of the Yanzhou Army and the Youzhou Army received a secret order at the same time: "Xuanyuan Hou Xiao Du has colluded with the enemy and rebelled, and Xiao's army has also rebelled. Send troops to suppress it immediately, and anyone who resists will be beheaded immediately."

On the other side, the soldiers of the Xiao family army held countless torches and surrounded Yue Kewei's camp, shouting and demanding the release of General Zheng and others from the Xiao family army, and also demanding an explanation for this unfair treatment.

In the simple prison cell of the county governor's mansion, Yuan Xi, Xiao Yunjing, Xiao Qing and Wang Shiqin were locked up together, anxiously waiting for news from outside. Yuan Xi sat with his knees hugged, thinking about the whole thing in his mind, and then slowly figured out a clue. After lunch today, a group of soldiers suddenly rushed into the mansion, claiming that Xuanyuan Hou Xiao Du was treasonous and wanted to detain all his family members and send them back to Beijing for interrogation. Then, regardless of the explanations given by several people, they sent Xiao Yunjing and others directly to the jail, but took Yuan Xi to Yue Kewei's tent. At that time, Zheng Long and other generals were preparing to rush out of the tent angrily, but they saw that the marquis' most beloved wife fell into the hands of the enemy. They were afraid that their resistance would hurt the marquis' relatives, so they had to suppress their anger temporarily and let Yue Kewei order the capture of several people and put them in jail together, waiting to be escorted back to the capital.

Yuan Xi personally saw Yue Kewei take out the imperial edict: if there is any change in Pingduguan, all military power will be taken over by Yue Kewei. The intention of this imperial edict is obvious. Although Zhao Yan was forced to hand over the military power to Xiao Du and let him leave the capital, he still secretly kept a trick and ordered Yue Kewei to secretly plan behind the scenes. Once the Black Cavalry retreated, he would find a way to take back the military power and lock Xiao Du outside the city, preferably killing him.

However, they were too anxious. The Black Cavalry was still outside, watching closely. If there was an internal turmoil in the city, as long as the enemy attacked, the entire Pingdu Pass would be in danger. Why was Yue Kewei so impatient? She didn't know why, but she always felt that this matter was not that simple. And where was that very important person now? Yuan Xi couldn't help but clutch the corner of her clothes, silently saying in her heart: A'du, you must come back soon. When you come back, there will be a way!

At this moment, there was a sudden noise outside. Yuan Xi's heart moved. Just as he was about to stand up, he saw a familiar figure rushing in with Zheng Long and others. Yuan Xi stood up in surprise, rushed to the door and shouted, "Little Master!"

Luo Yuan used the key he found on the prison boss to open the prison door while saying, "There is no time to explain now. Old Marquis, Second Young Master, Madam, I have arranged a carriage for you. You should leave the city immediately and go to Qingzhou to hide. General Zheng and his men will withdraw with the Xiao family army later. We will wait for the Marquis to come back in Qingzhou."

It turned out that Luo Yuan had discovered something wrong a few days ago. There were many unfamiliar faces outside the county magistrate's mansion, so he secretly kept an eye on him. Fortunately, Yue Kewei didn't take him, a small character, seriously. On the day of the action, he only deployed heavy troops on Zheng Long and others, allowing Luo Yuan to successfully escape by disguising himself as a soldier.

Luo Yuan saw that Yuan Xi and Xiao Yunjing were imprisoned in just one day. He knew something must have happened. But before he could come up with a plan, Xiao's army suddenly changed. Seeing that the situation in the city was about to get out of control, Luo Yuan was extremely anxious, but he was alone and didn't know what to do.

At this time, he remembered that the Xiao family army had been stationed at Pingdu Pass for many years, and the people in the city were grateful and trustful of them, and regarded Xuanyuan Hou as a hero defending the city. So he secretly gathered the people in the city to form an army of volunteers, and using their familiarity with the terrain of the county governor's mansion, they sneaked into the prison and rescued Zheng Long and others who were imprisoned, and then rushed to rescue Yuan Xi and others without stopping.

After sending Yuan Xi and the old marquis to the carriage, Luo Yuan immediately turned to Zheng Long and said, "General Zheng, please hurry to the camp. We must not let the Xiao family army and the Yanzhou army fight. There must be no internal strife in the pass at this time, otherwise it will only give the Black Cavalry an opportunity to take advantage of it. If Pingdu Pass is not secured, Qingzhou, Hongzhou and other places will all be in danger."

Zheng Long also knew that the situation was urgent, so he hurriedly led the rest of the group to the military camp. But after running a few steps, they saw flames bursting out from the city. The rumbling of horse hooves shattered the night. In the chaos, someone shouted heartbreakingly, "The city has been broken, the city has been broken, the Black Cavalry are coming in!"