Chapter 48: Encounter on a Narrow Road, the Brave Wins
Dorje and Gesang Lhamo were riding side by side, talking quietly, immersed in laughter and laughter.
It can be said that the two of them were joking and flirting all the way. Especially the mood of Kelsang Lhamo's rebirth after the disaster was indescribable. The haze of being sacrificed by the reptilians soon drifted into the wind and disappeared.
Lost traces.
The few Imperial Guard soldiers accompanying him were all in high spirits. They teased and teased Xiao Yina from time to time.
Ina's clear laughter often frightens the birds on the desolate Gobi Desert.
"what's on your mind?"
Dorje saw Gesang Lhamo staring at the sky with a solemn expression and asked.
"In those days, when I miss you, I will look up at the sky and think about your appearance. Your smiling face will really appear in the sky."
"real?"
"Hmm...guess."
"What's true? Sister, you ignored me all the way. I'm angry."
Yina caught up with her, pushing out her red lips and yelling.
During his time in the grasslands of the Western Regions, Gesang Lhamo felt sorry for Yina's loneliness and cared about her especially. The two soon became close sisters.
In this sunny, festive and cheerful atmosphere, no one would have thought that the danger of a life-and-death battle was approaching step by step...
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After "Master Qingyun" received the secret order to intercept Dorje, he quickly selected ten cold-blooded warriors with high martial arts skills, turned their horses, and galloped toward the grasslands of the Western Regions.
Su Hanting was very careful in her work, and was worried that "Master Qingyun" was not familiar with the terrain and detoured, thus delaying the opportunity, so she selected a local young master named Zhang from "Lao Dao" as her guide.
"Master Qingyun" led ten capable black-clad warriors, galloping all the way with murderous intent.
Towards evening, when we walked near the capital, everyone was already hungry and exhausted.
"Master Qingyun" originally wanted to lead everyone into the city and have a good time. But then he thought about it, this is a secret operation and should not be publicized. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, if something goes wrong, then...
Later, on the enthusiastic recommendation of Mr. Zhang, we rested for a night at the nearby royal hunting ground.
After dinner, "Master Qingyun" couldn't sleep, so he simply called Mr. Zhang and carefully predicted and deduced the itinerary and ambush location of Dorje and others.
At this moment, the warriors in black who were accompanying him were snoring like thunder and fell into sleep.
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Although Yina is young, she has a pure family tradition since she was a child. She is very sensible, well-behaved, and well-educated.
It was already noon, and Yina's stomach had already rumbled many times after traveling all morning, but she pursed her red lips and endured it, no longer joking.
"Our little girl must be so hungry that she swallowed all the words to satisfy her hunger."
Dorje joked with a smile, causing all the soldiers to burst into laughter.
"My stomach is also protesting. How about we go to the inn in front to eat and take a rest?"
Gesanglam looked at Yina lovingly and asked with a smile.
When Xiao Yina heard this, she nodded and praised her continuously. She smiled like a girl and her spirits returned.
At the door of the inn of the inn, there were more than a dozen horses tied up. The horses were breathing heavily from their nostrils. The sweat on their backs suddenly shone in the sun. It seemed that they were coming at a fast pace.
Dorje opened the door and saw that the inn was very small, with only three or five dining tables. It was quiet inside and there were no guests eating.
Dorje had some doubts in his heart. When the waiter saw someone entering the store, he hurriedly wiped the sweat from his forehead and greeted him.
"Sir, how can I help you?"
Dorje turned around, looked at Yina and asked, "Little girl, what do you want to eat?"
Yina hurriedly took a few steps forward, squeezed in front, looked at the waiter, and asked in a clear voice: "What delicious food do you have here?"
The waiter was stunned for a moment and then replied casually: "Only beef and sesame cakes."
"Okay, two pounds of beef and two sesame cakes per person."
"Okay!" the waiter agreed and walked quickly to the kitchen.
"Hurry up, we have to go on our way."
The horse was tied up outside the door, and Gesang Lhamo, who had just entered the house, urged him.
"Don't worry, I won't delay your journey."
Dorje and the others sat at separate tables, drinking water, chatting and waiting for the food.
Only the young Dorje was still pondering over his doubts just now.
After a while, the waiter walked in with a fragrant and steaming roast beef.
When the soldiers saw the beef, they showed no mercy and swallowed it eagerly.
Dorje stood up and coughed hard twice. Everyone stopped their chopsticks and looked at him in surprise.
Dorje took out a silver needle and stabbed it hard into the beef. However, there was no change when he took out the silver needle. He took a long breath and sat down.
Seeing this, everyone was about to continue eating. Dorje hesitated and picked up the silver needle and pricked it...
"poisonous!"
Dorje shouted loudly and hurriedly looked up to look for the waiter. The waiter disappeared without a trace at some point. Dorje chased him to the kitchen door and saw several bloody corpses lying inside.
"Get out quickly! There are strong thieves ambushing you..."
At this time, the two soldiers and Ina were already limp and staggering.
There was a loud "Bang!" and the wooden door of the inn was kicked flying.
When everyone heard the sound and took a look, there were several masked men standing at the door, the long swords in their hands shining with cold light.
Young Dorje also remained calm in the face of danger and ordered to the leading captain: "Take the people back to the corner and protect the injured."
Before he finished speaking, he hooked the stool with his toes, lifted the stool into the air easily and casually, turned his body around...the stool roared towards the masked thief.
The masked man did not dodge, his figure suddenly soared into the air, his strikes were like lightning, and he charged up his palms to receive the move...
"Bang!" There was a loud bang, the stool was shattered into pieces by double palm strikes, and sawdust flew everywhere.
Dorje flew up, his body like a gust of wind, and drew his sword straight towards the masked thief.
The masked man parryed with his sword, using the momentum to surround Dorje, and launched vicious attacks, threatening his life with his sword...
There is a saying: A single fist cannot defeat four hands, and a tiger is afraid of a pack of wolves.
After several rounds, Dorje gradually fell behind and faced many crises.
Seeing this situation, Gesang Lhamo rushed forward to fight for her life regardless of her life, but the captain stopped her forcefully.
The captain thought to himself: "Looking at the formation, these masked men are definitely not ordinary bandits. They are probably coming for the jade seal."
Thinking of this, the captain took out the jade seal from his body and quietly gave it to Kelsang Lhamo.
"Hide it!"
Before he finished speaking, he raised his sword and leaped forward, aiming straight at the masked man...
While the masked leader was fighting with Dorje, he suddenly saw a ray of sword light directed towards the front door. In a hurry, he stepped back a few feet and cursed casually: "Damn you, even the official servants resorted to such despicable means as sneak attacks."
As soon as the man in black retreated, Dorje felt that the pressure was relieved. He made a "whirlwind" move, and with a twist, he suddenly got close to the masked man in black who was attacking from the left, raised his knife and dropped it...
"Ah..." There was a scream, and the right hand of the man in black holding the sword was cut off abruptly, revealing white bone stubble, and the wound was filled with blood...
The masked man was fighting with the school captain. When he saw this situation, he swayed out of the door and shouted: "Fire attack!"
Before he finished speaking, the three men in black who were fighting with Dorje suddenly used their strength at the same time, forcing Dorje to take a few steps back. They rushed out of the door in an instant.
Dorje and the school lieutenant chased to the door, and a sudden burst of fire followed by dense arrows came towards them. The two of them rolled on the spot and retreated back.
Dorje was hit by two arrows, but fortunately they were not in critical areas.
Thick smoke accompanied by the fire instantly surrounded the inn, and everyone huddled in the corner, not knowing what to do...
Suddenly, fierce fighting sounds and wailing screams were heard outside the inn...
For a moment, everything fell silent, leaving only the crackling sound of the fire.
Everyone looked at each other in confusion.
"Dorje, Kelsang Lhamo..."
A rich male voice shouted anxiously outside.
"Uncle Mingyu, we are here..." Gesanglam choked even more, tears streaming down his face.