Shi Hu's army finally arrived at the city. The intimidating power of thirty thousand cavalry made even Qu Gao and Wang Shou frown.
As soon as the horse stepped out, the man was very majestic. He was nine feet long, with the body of a tiger and the waist of a wolf. He had the head of a leopard and the arms of an ape. He had the eyebrows of an eagle and the eyes of a tiger. He held a long two-edged sword and asked with his finger: "I heard that Zhang You was raped by his son-in-law.
Kill him, who will be in charge of Xiangyang City now?" The sound was like thunder, resounding through the sky, and many people on the city tower were so frightened that their legs trembled.
"This person is Shi Hu's adopted grandson, Shi Min, who is known as the most powerful general in the Zhao Kingdom." Wang Shou introduced Qu Gao attentively, then leaned out from the city wall and continued: "Wang Shou, the legitimate son of the Wang family,
In the face of danger, I was ordered to temporarily take charge of Xiangyang's military affairs."
Shi Min glanced at it, then looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "I've heard about the name of the Jade Faced King's Head a long time ago. When I saw it today, she was really a beauty! I won't use force against the beauty. Please first hand over the thieves who killed my envoy Zhao."
Come out, I might consider letting Xiangyang go!"
For a moment, everyone's eyes on the city tower were focused on Qu Gao. Shi Min's words undoubtedly gave them hope of preserving themselves and their family. As long as Qu Gao was handed over, the battle in Xiangyang might be avoided. The king's head also hesitated.
After a while, he realized that although the Hu people were cunning, Shi Min was a famous general in the world. Once he said this, he meant it. The offer of Qu Gao in exchange for peace in Xiangyang was too tempting.
Wang Shou was suddenly annoyed. He had always regarded himself as a gentleman, but he repeatedly acted like a villain in front of Qu Gao. That day when he was pursuing Lu Li's sword in the countryside of Xiang, he wanted to get rid of Qu Gao and silence him, but Qu Gao
But Gao stuck to his oath and refused to hurt him. When Qu Gao helped him get rid of Li He today, he took precautions with a villain's heart. Now just because of Shi Min's words, he thought of sacrificing Qu Gao in exchange for peace in Xiangyang.
...It’s really not enough of a husband!
When Xu Shi saw the king's hesitation, a middle-aged man in fine clothes stepped forward and said: "Wang Wang, you are responsible for the whole Xiangyang, and you must not be merciful to a woman! This son killed his father-in-law with his son-in-law, which was unfilial, and framed General Li He.
Is he disloyal? Is the invisible sword in his hand Lu Li? It was obtained by my sect master with a lot of money. This son kills people to seize the sword and seeks wealth and life. This is unjust. Such an unfaithful, unfilial and unjust person should have been punished by a thousand swords.
If it can be given to barbarians to eliminate war, it will be a blessing to them!"
"Yes! Mr. Lu is absolutely right when he says that a prince cannot be benevolent to a woman!" The leaders of the noble clans also rushed to admonish him. It was as if they had always thought that Qu Gao was an unfaithful, unfilial and unjust person, and they hated him deeply.
Qu Gao's sharp eyes pierced through the crowd, and the indignant crowd fell silent for a moment. The leaders of the noble clans lowered their heads, not daring to look at Qu Gao, and also afraid that Qu Gao would suddenly attack and kill them with a sword.
"King Shou, have you thought about it? My army has no patience!" Shi Min's thunderous voice boomed over the top of everyone again. At this time, the nobles hurriedly spoke to Wang Shou again, and many looked at him fiercely.
The ground locked Qu Gao, fearing that he would escape.
Wang Shou frowned and his thoughts were running rapidly, trying to think of a way to preserve the song, but to no avail.
Qu Gao said distantly: "Don't put yourself in trouble again." After a pause, he added: "If I can exchange my body for Xiangyang to avoid this disaster, Qu Gao will never back down." These words were originally meant for those people.
What the leader of the noble clan said, but after saying it, he found that his whole body was actually full of strength. He picked up Zhu Yan, and Qu Gao said to the dead warriors in black: "You don't have to accompany me to die, just disperse on your own!"
Several people looked at each other, and the leader said: "Qu Lang Gaoyi! Brother Chang rescued us from the thieves' swords. If we could kill two rogues with our own hands, we would not have lived in vain for so long.
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Qu Gao shouted "Okay" and said to Wang Shou: "How about giving Gao eight more horses?" His voice was filled with the determination of death. Wang Shou looked unbearable, rushed forward, stopped Qu Gao, and whispered:
"Follow me and hold on for a day. I will have a good strategy to defeat the enemy." Qu Gao looked at him and said firmly: "I believe you." He glanced around at the people who were glaring at him and said with a smile: "Even if you are the Wang family
Not everything will go as planned for the legitimate son." Wang Shou was silent. He understood that it was definitely not a wise move to save Qu Gao at this time. Seeing that Qu Gao had decided to leave, he waved his hand and Wang Cheng went down the tower first.
. Qu Gao said: "Thank you very much!"
Qu Gao and the other eight people came down from the city tower and rode on the white horses given to them by the king when they first met. The eight dead men also each rode on the black steeds. They tied Zhu Yan on their backs, covered them with fur clothes, and looked back lightly.
He smiled and said: "Good girl, I will take you back to Nanyang." Holding the reins in one hand and the sword in the other, he said to Wang Cheng: "Open the city gate."
Wang Cheng gave the order, the city gate slowly opened, the high rein was raised, and the white horse rushed out, like an arrow in the wind, and stopped in front of the barbarian formation.
"Hey! Another beauty?" Many Hu slaves in Shi Min's army held their chins and teased Qu Gao, who was dressed in red and had a peach-like face. The dirty look in his eyes made Qu Gao look sideways. Shi Min looked at him from top to bottom.
Qu Gao read it over and asked: "Is Xiaolang the person who assassinated Zhang You and Zhao Envoy alone?"
Qu Gao nodded: "Not bad!" His hair was tied up with a golden crown, and the silk embroidered robe on his body was extremely red, but his face was extremely cold, like a piece of ice wrapped in fire.
There was a hint of joy on Shi Min's face. He stared at Qu Gao's cold and handsome face, as if he was studying a treasure, and said: "The young man is wearing a wedding dress, but he wants to imitate Zhaojun and marry?"
When Qu Gao heard this, Shu Yan smiled. This smile was really beautiful. Facing the red clouds all over the sky, like the sun melting into the white snow, it made people's hearts beat. It was also very charming. Even Shi Min couldn't help but lose his temper when he saw it.
Lost in thought, Qu Gao said in a soft voice: "Come forward and I'll tell you." Shi Min actually slowly drove his horse closer.