Chapter Forty-Three: Falling Soul Gorge
As the sun set, Xiao Chen's carriage slowly arrived in front of Falling Soul Gorge. At the mouth of the canyon, Wu Liang reined in the reins, glanced at Xiao Chen with some hesitation, and said, "Your Majesty, this place is extremely dangerous, and it's easy to hide ambushes. My subordinates.
What you mean is...do you want to avoid the edge for a while?"
Xiao Chen sat next to Ouyang Xu, carrying the Yangchen Sword that never left his back, looking towards the Falling Soul Gorge in front of him.
As the sun sets, the light between the sky and the earth suddenly dims a lot. The Falling Soul Gorge in front of you looks darker and deeper, like a beast with its bloody mouth open, choosing people for its prey. It is indeed a place that is easy to attack and difficult to defend.
Ouyang Xu, who was on the side, also spoke at the right time: "After passing the Falling Soul Gorge, going forward is Yangnancheng. If someone wants to take action, they will definitely choose here. How about I help the prince to explore the way first?"
Xiao Chen didn't say anything, but Wu Liang on the side sneered and said: "Exploring the way? I think you are going to report the news?"
Ignoring Wu Liang's strange temper, Ouyang Xu kept looking at Xiao Chen.
After this period of contact, Ouyang Xu unexpectedly discovered that this dandy prince was not as bad as he imagined. On the contrary, in many places, Ouyang Xu felt like he was shining brightly.
Xiao Chen smiled slightly and said: "Some things are unavoidable. Since you can't avoid them, let's go up to them and see who gets hit to pieces!"
Looking at Wu Liang, Xiao Chen continued: "Wu Liang, go to the rear and let Wuwei lead the way."
Seeing that Xiao Chen had made a decision, Wu Liang nodded despite some hesitation.
Wu Liang left, and after a moment, Xue Wuwei rode his horse to the front, pulled out the long knife from his waist, and Xue Wuwei said in a condensed voice: "Let's go!"
The carriage slowly drove into the canyon, and Xiao Chen got into the carriage.
Seeing Xiao Chen come in, the three women all turned their attention to Xiao Chen.
"Your Majesty, are you okay outside?" Sun Simiao asked first, with concern in his eyes.
Shaking his head, Xiao Chen said: "It's okay for now, but I'm here to tell you that no matter what happens outside for a while, you must not come out. Do you understand?"
Sun Simiao nodded heavily.
Xiao Chen looked at Diexiang again, and Diexiang pursed his lips angrily, spread his hands and said, "Your Majesty, what do you want me to do? A weak woman like this is not stupid enough to get out of the carriage."
Among the three women, Du Yingying is the only one who has not yet expressed her stance. Du Yingying lowered her head, holding the sword tightly in her hand, with a nervous and hesitant look on her face.
Xiao Chen took a deep look at Du Yingying and said: "Of the three people, the one I'm most worried about is you Du Nuxia. I want to tell you that if something happens this time, the strength of the person who comes is not comparable to those of the gangsters in Yong'an City.
, I brought you out, and I must take you back. So you especially cannot mess around, do you understand?"
Looking at Xiao Chen's attitude of teaching his old father diligently, Du Yingying rolled her eyes at Xiao Chen angrily and said: "In general, I am better than you, why should I stay in the carriage?
Just because you are a man?"
Xiao Chen smiled hoarsely and said: "Because I know that I am not good at martial arts, so I know not to act recklessly. Although I can't help, I won't hold you back."
Du Yingying looked at Xiao Chen angrily and said, "You mean I will hold you back?" A rare trace of sadness appeared on her face, and Du Yingying murmured to herself: "It's a shame that I feel sorry for someone, I didn't expect it to come out.
But this is the case. If I had known earlier, I should have gone back to my governor's house."
Xiao Chen laughed and said: "In short, you have boarded my pirate ship. Now it is too late for you to regret it."
"You..." Du Yingying was furious, and she clenched her fists and pointed at Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen still smiled and had no intention of flinching.
With a cold snort, Du Yingying unclenched her fist and said, "It means that the situation is critical now, otherwise, I will make you stop talking nonsense."
The angry Du Yingying pouted, a little more agile than the cold-faced Du Yingying. Xiao Chen sighed slightly, that was really pretty.
On the other hand, Diexiang looked at Xiao Chen solemnly and said, "My lord, since you have guessed that they are likely to attack you in Falling Soul Gorge, why do you still have to enter this dangerous place? Take a detour.
, it won’t take long!”
Taking a deep breath, Xiao Chen shook his head without saying anything, turned around and left the carriage.
Coming to sit down next to Ouyang Xu, Xiao Chen looked thoughtfully at the gradually darkening sky. A crescent moon hung high in the sky. Next to the moon, a lone star emitted a faint fluorescent light.
Xiao Chen, who was feeling a little emotional, suddenly shouted: "Wu Liang, bring me some wine."
After hearing the order, Wu Liang immediately opened the storage compartment behind the carriage, only to see dozens of altars of fire burning densely packed inside the storage compartment.
"What the hell?"
Wu Liang was a little puzzled. As Xiao Chen's most loyal henchman, Wu Liang knew very well that Xiao Chen had never liked strong fires since he was a child, but this time he brought so much strong fires with him when he went out, and the wine next to him was the same.
He didn't bring it, which inevitably made Wu Liang a little puzzled and surprised.
Taking a jar of wine, Wu Liang respectfully handed it to Xiao Chen's hand. Although he was curious about what Xiao Chen was thinking, Wu Liang did not ask any more questions.
Xiao Chen took the wine bottle and opened the wine seal. For a moment, a strong smell of wine suddenly spread around the carriage.
Passing it to Ouyang Xu on the side, Xiao Chen asked: "Want some?"
Ouyang Xu turned his head and looked deeply in the direction of the carriage, shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, I won't drink anymore. If there is danger, I'd better stay awake!"
Xiao Chen smiled dumbly and did not continue to persuade Ouyang Xu.
After all, he still doesn't understand love at first sight like Ouyang Xu. It's so hypocritical to say that he can forget about life and death just by meeting Sun Simiao a few times. There are so many good daughters in the world, why do you have to do it?
Hanged from a tree?
The drink entered his throat, and a familiar stimulating feeling surged into Xiao Chen's heart, but perhaps because he was used to drinking it, drinking it again this time made Xiao Chen feel like his blood was rising.
Riding on this dizzy feeling, Xiao Chen couldn't help but think of many past events.
When he was young, he had seen his father, Xiao Ding, often hiding in his room and drinking. Now thinking about it, the old man who once shouldered the peace of Yong'an for decades might also have many things hidden in his heart.
Bar?
Humans are very complex animals. When I was a kid, I always liked to talk about my stomach aches and my head being hot, and whether I was unhappy today or where I would go to play tomorrow. When I got excited, I really wanted to talk about it for days and nights.
good.
But as I grew older, I had more and more things on my mind, but I no longer had the desire to talk about them when I was a child. Instead, they were hidden deep in my heart, waiting to be chewed alone in the dead of night.
The older you get, the more you think about those things. You even want to find a lock to lock them all in your heart.
As time goes by, I'm afraid I'll forget everything. I'm just waiting for a key to open up those dusty past events, and then thousands of flavors will come to my mind.
From Xiao Chen's perspective, this burning fire is like the key. No matter whether he is happy or not, when he is half drunk and half awake, he can always think of many things that he could not remember before, including Xiao Ding's, Shi Cai's, and Han's.
The wind... was numerous and mixed, and as the drunkenness increased, Xiao Chen felt that his head hurt a little. It was strange that he didn't have a headache after thinking about so many things and drinking such a strong drink.
"My lord, it's actually good to be a dandy..." Han Feng's voice seemed to echo in his ears again in a daze.
Xiao Chen grinned bitterly and responded in his heart: "I think so too!"
But after seeing Han Feng die in front of him, Xiao Chen realized that there were some things that he couldn't even control if he didn't do them. What did he want and what he wanted to protect not be famous?
Xiao Chen really has no interest in getting involved in so many things, even after understanding these principles.
But after all, we can no longer run away, can we? Two dogs are fighting. If you can't beat it, you know how to bite its hair. This time, when you go to Guizhou, you will be surrounded by five or six dogs. If you don't show your teeth, you will be bullied next time.
It's still him who is the one, Xiao Chen has finally figured it out.
The sun has completely set, and Falling Soul Gorge has fallen into darkness.
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly there was a sound of breaking through the air, followed by the sound of steel colliding.
Xiao Chen sobered up a little after drinking. He opened his eyes and looked around. He saw Xue Wuwei on the horse in front of him stabbing forward with a long knife. When he pulled it back, the blade was already covered with blood.
Ouyang Xu looked at the sword, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he praised in a low voice "Good sword skills"!
"Did you finally take action?"
Xiao Chen murmured in a low voice, raised his head and took another sip of wine, turned sideways, and found a comfortable position to lean against the car.
The next moment, there was a sudden burst of intensive shouts of killing in the dark night!
Footsteps like thunder were heard in the dark canyon, but then, the neat footsteps seemed to be disrupted by something, and the sounds became chaotic in the dark night. The collision of steel became a solo melody in the canyon.
Continuous screams and wailings came from not far away, and a strong smell of blood filled the surroundings of Xiao Chen's carriage. With a smile on his lips, Xiao Chen slumped outside the carriage holding a wine bottle, half drunk and half awake.
At the top of the Falling Soul Gorge, the lights were brightly lit. The five princes and Bai Qi each occupied a side, looking at the scene at the bottom of the canyon with indifferent eyes.
Even though they are far away, they can still see that dozens of men in black are locked in a bitter battle. Around those men in black, countless figures wearing various costumes are moving around. Every time the figures intersect, there will be more people in the canyon.
A line of cold corpses appeared. But in general, the men in black, who were already outnumbered, were at the end of their strength.
A smile suddenly appeared on Bai Qi's face, looking at Linghu Chu who was not far away with a pale face and said:
"Prince Linghu, it seems that our Prince Yong'an has been prepared for it. If the prince only uses this method, he will probably fall short."
Linghu Chu frowned, clenched his fists tightly, and then waved his hands and said:
"Order the dead soldiers to go to the camp and capture Xiao Chen's head today!"
In the darkness, a figure quickly left after hearing the order, completely unaware that a cold look flashed in Bai Qi's eyes in the dark night.
Chapter completed!