On the south bank of the Qishui River, thousands of horses are charging forward.

The leading general had a dignified appearance, with eyes that shot out cold stars and eyebrows as black as jet. He was none other than Wei Xiao, the commander of the Longxiang Guards of the South Camp of the Beijing Army.

Nan Daying is just a friendly name for the people in Kyoto. The official name of this camp is Longxiang Camp. As the only fully-organized cavalry in Nan Daying, the status of Longxiang Guards is very important. Gu Liang went south to serve as the commander of Chengjing's camp.

Li Jin and his Yanshan Guards were brought with him, but Wei Xiao was allowed to stay in Kyoto. His intention is self-evident.

When Pei Yue left Beijing in the fourth year of Kaiping, 450 old soldiers from Nanying were handed over to him by Wei Xiao. It can be seen that Gu Liang's trust and respect for Wei Xiao was no less than that of Li Jin. After Li Pingzhong took over Nanying, if

If Wei Xiao had not stood up and become a source of support for the old pawn, the Marquis of Fengcheng would not have finally gone home in despair.

Because of his relationship with Gu Liang, Wei Xiao was extremely concerned about Gu Fan's safety. If the person who planned this plan was not Pei Yue, he would definitely not stay in Pingyuan Town and watch Gu Fan go into danger alone.

Wei Xiao is naturally not a person who follows people's influence. He will not blindly follow this young man just because Pei Yue is now a hot new martial artist in the court. What he values ​​​​is Pei Yue's ability, whether it is his agility in the court battles.

, or the strategist in the war in the Western Territory, these all amazed him, so he gave Pei Yue the greatest trust.

After receiving the report from the carrier pigeon, Wei Xiao immediately asked his commander to lead his troops south to deploy defenses, blocking all the southbound passages in Yongzhou, and then personally led two thousand cavalry to rush to the Jianglou to support him.

"Marquis Pei, Marquis Pei, I hope the fourth young master is safe and sound, otherwise Old Wei will not be able to explain to Lord Gu!"

Wei Xiao thought silently in his heart, and then shouted to the soldiers beside him: "Send the order, the whole army should speed up, they must arrive at Yuejiang Tower within a quarter of an hour!"

He is not the only one racing against time.

Yuejiang Tower, the elegant residence on the top floor.

When a dozen men in black, covered in dust and holding long swords, stood in front of Gu Fan and looked at him expressionlessly, Fang Yunhu's expression turned extremely ugly.

These people obviously did not come in from the mountain road outside the building. They could only climb up from other cliffs in Luoxia Mountain. The purpose of this was naturally to give him the illusion that they could capture Gu Fan.

Fang Yunhu said in a cold voice: "Taishitaige Duibu swordsman?"

Among the nine departments of Taige, the cadres are in charge of investigating illegal activities of court officials, the Kun department investigates private information in Kyoto and surrounding areas, the Kan department is responsible for supervising officials in the thirteen prefectures, the Li department interrogates prisoners and manages prisons, and the Dui department is responsible for the military force in the cabinet.

The strongest department. The other eight

Each tribe has its own one-third of an acre of land, and only the Dui tribe is responsible for supporting other colleagues. For example, the stick hand who followed Jing Chu to capture Xin Zuo and the swordsman who sneaked into Yuejiang Tower to protect Gu Fan are all

A martial arts master trained by Dui Bu.

The swordsmen looked stern and silent. Even though the guards around Fang Yunhu were also masters sent by Southern Zhou Dynasty, and there were more of them, these powerful swordsmen showed no fear at all.

Gu Fan did not deny this speculation. He dealt with the wounds on his body as if no one else was around and said unhurriedly: "Actually, there is something I have always been curious about. If I didn't come today, what would be the use of all the arrangements you made?

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Knowing that he was deliberately delaying, Fang Yunhu sneered unhurriedly: "But you are here after all."

Gu Fan straightened his body, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Where is Nanqin?"

Fang Yunhu said leisurely: "She is indeed an infatuated person. It is not difficult to see her. As long as you are willing to tie your hands, I will naturally let you see her, and I can guarantee her safety."

Surprisingly, Gu Fan was not irritated by his words, but said calmly: "It seems that she is not in Yuejiang Tower."

Time passes little by little.

On the mountain road outside the building, Ye Qi faced off with dozens of dead soldiers from Dingzi Camp.

On the official road to the west, two thousand elite cavalry were roaring towards them.

Yuejiang Tower is about to become a place of death.

Now that the two sides have completely broken up, Fang Yunhu didn't mention a word about kidnapping or ransom, and Gu Fan didn't bother to show off the 100,000 taels of silver notes. The atmosphere on the top floor became more and more solemn, as if a storm was coming and dark clouds were closing in on the city.

With the Taishitai Pavilion's swordsmen forming a formation to protect them, Fang Yunhu's subordinates wanted to break through their formation in a short period of time and kill Gu Fan, who seemed to be weak but actually had a strong fighting spirit. This gradually became an impossible task.

After planning for a long time and suddenly failing, Fang Yunhu showed no signs of loss or anxiety on his face.

He raised his hand and waved, and the guards beside him stepped forward firmly, with only Gu Fan and Taige swordsmen remaining in their eyes.

Gu Fan could only watch helplessly as Fang Yunhu turned around and went downstairs.

The fighting resumed and became more brutal.

Fang Yunhu turned a deaf ear and walked faster and faster.

At the same time, the dead soldiers of the Ding Battalion outside the building received orders and put up a stubborn resistance posture at the end of the mountain road.

Ye Qi held a spear in hand, feeling the cold atmosphere of the approaching battle.

The Taige spies responsible for monitoring the entire Luoxia Mountain also appeared from various places under the mountain. The previous tranquility here was actually an illusion. Of course, Pei Yue would not be stupid enough to let Gu Fan take the risk of coming here alone.

Ever since Gu Fan sent the message using carrier pigeons, Yuejiang Tower has been under Pei Yue's attention.

In other words, as long as Fang Yunhu brings his subordinates into the building, Gu Fan's role as a bait has been completed. All he has to do is resist the other party's murderous intention. Otherwise, it will not be enough to keep these people.

Suddenly, the thunderous sound of horse hooves came from the distance.

Long Xiangwei arrived.

Wei Xiao led two thousand sharp soldiers and instantly surrounded the entire Luoxia Mountain, except for the side close to Qishui.

He quickly came to Ye Qi, who was standing with a gun. He first glanced at the dead soldiers of the D-shaped battalion who were waiting for him above, and waved his hand: "Kill them!"

The Longxiang Guards officers rushed forward like a tide.

Wei Xiao asked nervously: "Miss Ye, Fourth Young Master Gu is still in there?"

Ye Qi nodded slightly and said calmly: "The people from Taige have already entered. At least they can save Gu Fan's life."

Wei Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, and then said viciously: "These brave Nan Zhou Xizuo, really think they can fly out?"

Ye Qi made no comment and raised his gun and moved forward.

The mountain road is not wide, so the dead soldiers of the T-shaped battalion blocked the end. In a short period of time, the Longxiang Guards were unable to advance. Casualties were inevitable. After all, they were not made of steel and iron. They were also flesh and blood who could be injured, but compared to

The character and strength of those rogue bandits and dead soldiers made Long Xiangwei very embarrassed.

Under Wei Xiao's loud scolding, the team from bottom to top separated into a narrow passage.

Ye Qi came to the front of the Longxiang Guards and looked coldly at these dead soldiers who kept looking at him.

She ignored these slightly strange looks and took action again.

The spear shoots out like a dragon, and the wind blows away the remaining clouds.
Chapter completed!