The morning breeze was actually colder than the night. The wind ruffled Hua's thin clothes. She slowly woke up and shivered slightly. What appeared in front of her eyes was the gray morning sky.
The first thought after waking up was that from this early morning to this dusk, she was "free". It was very ridiculous. She had been "pardoned" by Shangguan Jinnian.
As the sun slowly floated up in the eastern sky like a big plump orange, the depression in her heart also dissipated a little.
The silhouettes of distant mountains gradually became clearer. The last time we experienced the overwhelming fire, there was no green shadow on the mountains. Even though it was broad daylight, it was still pitch black. The sharp peaks reached into the sky, facing the isolated island city across the river, which was eerie.
Sen's group was in awe.
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Across the river from Jiang Yucheng, there are not only mountain peaks, but also smoky red tears in the caves. The reason why the mountains here are as sharp and steep as swords is because the rivers pass through the rocks and are abraded over the years. Because of this, the mountains
There are only ten caves in the world. It’s just that they were blocked by trees in the past and sometimes they disappear.
Three days ago at midnight, a strange celestial phenomenon that had never happened in a century fueled the fire. The fire soared into the sky and was extinguished only at dawn. All the vegetation in the mountain was wiped out in the fire. Without protection, countless caves of all sizes were exposed.
Coming out, it seems that the top of the mountain is covered with countless large and small eyes, showing an extremely ferocious look.
Yan Honglei stood at the entrance of a cave on the top of the mountain. In front of her eyes was a cliff and an abyss. In the distance, across the river, she could see the star observatory submerged in the dawn mist.
"Bang." With a sound, a flower-leather ball flew out of the hole, paused for a moment on the fence at the entrance of the hole, and then rolled down the cliff.
"Qiuqiu!" A young and sweet voice sounded from behind. Then there was a burst of cheerful footsteps. A little girl ran over and lay down on the railing, looking at the cliff at the bottom of the mountain with a sigh.
Her flower ball has long since disappeared.
This little girl looked to be about four or five years old, and was no bigger than the knees of Yan Hong Lei. It was probably the first time in her life that she saw the bottomless cliff. She was stunned for a moment, and she burst into tears and cried.
Got up.
Yan Honglei has always been very tired of children, especially when they cry. The howling sound doesn't even have a rest. If it weren't for a slap, she could cry for the rest of the year.
But today I don’t know why, maybe after the battle, he finally had a chance to relax and take a breath. He didn’t even get angry. He just called the maid to take the child away, and gave her candy to eat. After a while,
The little girl stopped crying and stood in the corner eating candy with great concentration.
On the top of the mountain, caves are connected, just like houses one after another. With a little decoration, it becomes a natural palace.
A man who looked like a soldier walked in from another cave entrance and reported to Yan Hong Lei Tong: "General Gu wants to see you."
"Xuan." Yan Honglei said.
A man dressed in black walked in. He did not change his armor, and had a mask on his face. It was the general who was on the wall of Jiangyu City that day.
His name is Gu Sha, and he is the chief general of Shangguan Chiying's faction in Jiangyucheng.
Before he could say anything to Yan Honglei, he noticed the little girl eating candy in the corner. The little girl raised her head and saw him.
"Daddy." The little girl shouted with a delicate voice.
The general in black wanted to respond, but after a pause, he turned around. The sharp-eyed maid immediately picked up the little girl and walked out.
"What are you doing here?" Yan Honglei asked, pretending not to see the scene just now.
"Tell the Lord Governor, there is not much food and grass left... No, there is no food and grass left. I wonder when the Lord Warlord will send out troops again?" He frowned and asked.
Yan Honglei didn't feel any sorrow or anxiety at all, as if everything was clear to her. "When we will send out troops again, we have our own plans and arrangements. Don't ask any more questions, general."
"Minister... I just want to send troops as soon as possible to serve the Lord Warlord and the Queen!" Gusha seemed a little anxious.
Yan Honglei sneered: "General, you are too eager for military achievements. I think it is true that you serve the Queen, but it may not be true that you serve me."
"I'm not greedy for military glory!" Gusha immediately defended, every word and every word resonant.
"Since you are not greedy for military exploits, just obey my order and don't mention this matter again." Yan Hong's blue eyes dimmed and said, "I know what you think. The entire Gu clan treats the Supreme Queen like a dog.
With the same loyalty, if you are the only one who resists her, you will be an enemy of your father, uncle, brothers, the entire Gu clan, and the entire demon clan. You can't do it no matter what, right?
"
He has always spoken unbridled and to the point, without any mercy or even any embellishment.
Because of his words, Gu Sha became silent again, because everything he said was absolutely true. From the day when Yan Honglei suddenly came to Jiang Yucheng to "supervise the army", his military talent
This made him keenly aware that the Lord Warlord seemed to be intentionally obstructing the battle.
Having a second thought with the Supreme Queen is a serious crime of treason and beheading. But he has never been able to find conclusive evidence that a senior official would crush someone to death. This Lord Warlord's style is very tough, and he cannot do anything about it when the enemy is now
At this time, confront the Overseer.
However, because he is a very powerful "Gu Eagle" among the demons, all his relatives are entrusted with important tasks under the Supreme Queen.
Taking orders from the warlord meant going against one's own relatives who were loyal to the Queen. If things went wrong, the people would lose their heads, and if things failed, one would also bring trouble to the people.
Because of this, he has never been able to completely obey Yan Honglei's orders.
But he really couldn't resist him.
Yan Honglei said, "Since you care about your people so much, why not leave Jiang Yu now and go back to Chang'an. In that case, you can reunite with your people. But..." He pretended to look at her as if nothing had happened.
At the door, "You don't have to see your daughter anymore."
Gu Sha's body was shaken, and he could no longer freeze. "Please...please Lord Governor, please let A Yuan go." He begged eagerly, but there was a lot of anger in his heart. This despicable villain, actually
Use such despicable means!
Yan Honglei snorted perfunctorily and said slowly: "I know what you think. You think it's unsightly that I use kidnapping to win over people's hearts, don't you? General Gu, I still remind you,
Stop caring about so much face, who told you... to have no face at all?" He raised the folding fan in his hand and intentionally or unintentionally crossed the black mask on Gusha's face.
Gu Sha was extremely angry, but he could only hold back. He stood up with a "sudden" sound, made a bow, stepped back, turned around and left quickly.
Yan Honglei looked at his back, sighed softly, and continued walking to the railing, leaning on the railing and looking at the river in the distance.
He doesn't really want to use women as threats, although he doesn't have a bodhisattva heart. On the contrary, if the word "heart like a snake or a scorpion" is not specifically used to describe women, he is a real snake-hearted person. But his viciousness has always been used only to deal with those who are friendly and kind.
He is just as vicious, and there are even people who are a hundred times more vicious than him. For example, his mother Shangguan Chiying.
But for a person like Gu Sha, who has no scheming and some heart, he can only scare her and help him take care of his daughter for a few days, but he will never really do anything.
Yan Honglei, as a person with the ability to control demons, knows the fighting power of "Gu Diao" best, and Gu Sha is undoubtedly the most outstanding among the "Gu Diao" clan. On the battlefield of Jiang Yucheng
, is undoubtedly a force that cannot be ignored. If Gusha submits to him, then he basically has nothing to worry about. If Gusha hinders him, then he will be much more passive.
He had nothing to explain. Gusha had better believe it completely. It was better to be convinced that he was a scoundrel and that he would really kill his daughter. Only then would he fully obey his orders.
.
After inquiring, he already knew that Gu Sha had no children and only had this little daughter. He and his wife were childhood sweethearts and they were close friends. However, his wife died in childbirth, leaving only his daughter. He would not take her daughter under any circumstances.
Fate is a joke.
His plan was very detailed and most of it was completed. He used celestial phenomena to destroy food and grass, creating the illusion of a natural disaster, so as not to arouse Shangguan Chiying's suspicion. He delayed the formation battle first, not letting Gusha play, and letting the Crane Wing Formation
Failure. Then he retreated to the mountains and delayed for a while. When the final supplies were exhausted and the army was about to be unable to hold on, Gu Sha led the remaining soldiers to symbolically attack the city. It failed justifiably.
Jiang Yu Dixie has a weird terrain and an important location. Without Jiang Yucheng, the battle situation will definitely tilt, at least it won't be as one-sided as it is now.
There are only some final uncertain factors left. When these dust settles, everything for Jiang Yucheng will be completed.
The world outside Langgan is already full of sunshine, and everything from the 10,000-meter cliff to the bustling town is shrouded in brilliance.
The smoky eyebrows hidden under the brown hair wrinkled slightly, and he first thought of the first uncertain factor.
"General Xuangu," he turned his head and ordered.
The soldier blinked: "...I'm telling you, Lord Governor, General Gu just retreated."
"Come back again!" Yan Hongyan's face showed murderous intent. The frightened soldier ran out to call for help without even touching his feet.
In a moment, Gu Sha reappeared in front of Yan Honglei. His expression was extremely poor, but he still tried his best to maintain courtesy and knelt down to salute Yan Honglei.
"No need." Yan Honglei waved his hand and asked him to stand up. He was not Shangguan Jinnian. He hated these red tapes the most and could not bear to see others kneel down for him. If it weren't for Gu Sha who always knelt down according to the etiquette, he would definitely do it.