In Luyi County, to the north of Chen Tuan Pagoda is Hongdao Garden of Mingdao Palace. There is a canal in the middle that separates the two places. If you want to go from Chen Tuan Pagoda to Hongdao Garden, there is only a bluestone trail.
The fighting under the tower is still going on, and the men mobilized by the Zhang family are gathering here, including those near Hongdaoyuan, who have passed through the bluestone path.
"what is that?"
Suddenly someone raised his head and thought to himself, maybe he was dazzled by what he saw. Is it true that someone can attain enlightenment here and ascend to heaven?
On the high tower, two figures connected together jumped out from the top of the tower and floated towards Xian Daoyuan.
…
Zhang Yanxiong strode out, and the moment he saw Li Xia jumping out with Zhang Wenjing in his arms, he felt his liver and gallbladder burst.
Taking a closer look, it turned out that the rope around Li Xia's waist was connected to an iron chain, and the iron chain was hanging on a thick rope.
One end of the thick rope was tied to the top of the tower, and as for the other end... Zhang Yanxiong turned his head and saw a big tree inside the wall of Hongdao Garden to the north.
The other end of the rope is in the canopy.
Li Xia and Zhang Wenjing had already slid that way along the thick rope.
The distance between the two places is not far, only about twenty feet, but they are separated by canals and high walls...
Amidst a series of sounds, the Zhang family guards raised their crossbows.
"Don't shoot the arrow!" Zhang Yanxiong shouted.
Without hesitation, he dropped the knife in his hand and began to take off his armor, preparing to climb to the top of the tower.
"Go down quickly and lead people to chase him! Don't let him run away..."
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Last night, Li Xia worked on this rope all night long. He dressed as a watchman and went back and forth between Chen Tuan Pagoda and Hongdao Garden. He tied some things and slid them from the tower to Hongdao Garden. Finally, he
Slided up there once.
Oh, last night I met some soldiers who were searching for him on the road. He reminded them to be careful of the fire candles and showed them the way.
In short, in Li Xia's opinion, a twelve-story tower with a gliding distance of less than 100 meters is not much thrilling at all, and it is far worse than bungee jumping.
It's far worse than falling out of a plane...
But Zhang Wenjing was so frightened that she almost lost her wits.
"Thump, thump, thump..."
There was the sound of wind in her ears, and her hair was blown into chaos, but she could still hear her heart beating violently, as if there was a deer bumping around inside.
At her feet were people who were still fighting. In the distance was a pool, and even further away were residential buildings. She had seen all of these just now, but now she could no longer care about them.
She only knew that she was in heaven.
So she closed her eyes tightly and hugged Li Xia tightly. She didn't even think about why she hugged him... She clearly had the courage to die when she was almost caught by Chi Na, so why was she so scared now?
The fiber rope was stretched very straight, and the iron chain slid over it at a very fast speed.
Zhang Wenjing couldn't help shouting, forgetting that ladies can't shout like this, and didn't even realize that she had completely buried her head in Li Xia's arms.
"puff!"
Suddenly there was a sound, and the two of them swung in the air and continued to slide down.
Zhang Wenjing felt a stream of heat flow down from her collar...
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"look!"
When Bayin saw Zhang Yanxiong on the tower, he already drew his bow and arrows.
He was astride a horse, squinting one eye, and his posture was like shooting geese on the grassland.
Just as he was about to release his arrow, Zhang Yanxiong pounced forward, and Bayin saw a figure flying north, like a pair of wild geese or two immortals.
"Even if you are a god, I will shoot you down."
With this thought in his mind, Bayin Bo relaxed the string without hesitation.
"Whoosh!"
An arrow shot out.
The figure in the air swayed and instantly fell down.
"Die." Bayin snorted coldly.
He had great confidence in his archery skills, quickly put away his bow, and continued to kill the Han people with his sword...
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"Sister!"
Zhang Yanxiong roared, and when his eyes fell, he saw that Li Xia and Zhang Wenjing had flown into the wall of Hongdao Garden and disappeared into the canopy of trees.
Angry in his heart, he climbed up to the eaves of the tower, tore off his clothes, hung up a thick rope, and was about to slide down...
There was a loud "thud", and Zhang Yanxiong's strong body hit the eaves of the tower, breaking many tiles, and then his whole body fell onto the corridor.
Half of his body was covered in blood. When he stood up, he saw that the other end of the rope had been cut off.
"Chase!"
After Zhang Yanxiong roared, he turned to look at the bottom of the tower and shouted again: "Stop being merciful! Kill them all and leave no one alive..."
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Hongdao Garden.
Zhang Wenjing jumped down from the tree and felt the firmness of her feet on the ground, so she quickly untied the rope around her waist.
She planned to take this opportunity to escape.
Then Li Xia jumped down, but he couldn't stand firm on the ground and fell.
Zhang Wenjing looked around and was stunned for a moment. She saw an arrow stuck in his back and half of his body was covered in blood.
"Are you...are you hurt?"
Li Xia said nothing and stood up, his face a little pale.
He grabbed Zhang Wenjing, tied her hands again, and pulled her away.
She still wanted to struggle, but her strength was still far inferior to the injured Li Xia.
"Please let me go. You've finished using me...let me go, okay? I'll tell them not to chase you anymore...you're already hurt...really, I won't let them chase you..."
"Stop talking nonsense, or I'll kill you."
Zhang Wenjing was still crying and begging, but Li Xia was already holding a crossbow on her back.
The two of them passed through the house, and a horse was standing there with two bundles hanging on its back.
After entering the city yesterday, Li Xia gave a sum of money to the Taoist priest here and stored the horses here. He had already planned his escape route at that time.
Li Xia directly pushed Zhang Wenjing onto the horse's back. He got on the horse and hugged her from behind, pulled the reins, and drove the horse away.
Almost all the Zhang family's men in the city were gathering in the direction of the tower, but on the way they also encountered some Zhang family guards and Luyi guards who didn't know what was going on.
Li Xia often took out Qiao Ju's token and shouted: "We are fighting with the Mongols under the tower, go and support!"
Before the other party could react, he had already galloped past.
When he was on the tower, he could see clearly that Bayin entered the city from the south gate. After the conflict, most of the people at the south gate were attracted to the tower. At this time, the guards there were the weakest, so he headed south.
The door rushes.
In fact, these things only happened in a split second. By the time Zhang Yanxiong ran down from the tower and mobilized his troops to besiege Bayin and pursue Li Xia, Li Xia had already run a long way on the official road outside the city and left them behind.
Take off.
What he wants is the time difference before the other party can react.
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The trees on both sides of the road kept passing by, and after running for several miles, Li Xia turned to the west. After more than ten miles, he reined in his horse and turned into the woods, and his horse slowed down.
Only then did Zhang Wenjing gradually calm down.
For a little girl who had grown up in a boudoir, everything that happened today was too exciting. First she climbed on the eaves of a twelve-story tower, then she flew across the sky, and then she rode like a horse.
It wasn't until she walked in the woods for a long time that she felt Li Xia hugging her, and she couldn't help but feel embarrassed again.
"Young disciple, let me go."
Li Xia didn't answer her, but buried his head in her neck, putting all the weight of his body on her.
Zhang Wenjing was startled and felt her neck feel hot.
"You bastard, go away...can you let me go? If you touch me again, I will commit suicide. My father will never let you go...Oh...please let me go..."
It was quiet in the forest, and the horses gradually stopped and looked for grass on the ground to eat.
Zhang Wenjing looked around and realized that Li Xia's hand around her waist was no longer pulling the reins.
She turned her head and found that he had fallen asleep...