First Lady of the Crown Prince

Chapter 853 The Ghost King takes action (two updates)

 Quyang City.

Shangguan Yan came out of the city lord's mansion and got on the carriage heading to the military camp.

It had been a day and night since Gu Jiao set out for Pucheng. She wanted to see if Gu Jiao was back. In addition, the day after tomorrow, the imperial army was going to attack the remnants of the Liang army. She walked more to the military camp to boost the morale of the army.

 Quyang City restored order.

Although the panic of war still hung over the heads of the people, the thought of Dayan's princess going to war on behalf of the emperor made the people full of faith in the royal family and the court.

The wheels of the car were whirring and the body of the car was swaying.

Shangguan Yan sat quietly in the carriage without saying a word.

Huan'er admired the customs and customs of the border area with great interest. She had never traveled far and everything she saw seemed novel.

"Your Highness, the cakes they sell are so strange." Huan'er said while looking at Shangguan Yan on the car seat.

Shangguan Yan seemed not to hear her words, and was lost in thought.

Huan'er slowly lowered the curtain, leaving only a narrow gap for the light of thousands of lights to shine through.

 She hesitated for a moment and asked softly: "Your Highness, are you thinking about that gentleman?"

 “Huh?” Shangguan Yan regained consciousness, “What?”

“That lord...well...the father of His Highness Changsun.” Huan'er said.

As the Crown Prince’s confidant, Huan’er gradually gained Shangguan Yan’s trust and learned the identities of Xiao Heng and Shangguan Qing. She also learned that the handsome man was the biological father of the two young highnesses.

Shangguan Yan said: "What do I want him to do?"

Huan'er said: "You came out so fast that night, like..."

　　Fleeing in despair.

Huan'er couldn't hold back these words.

Shangguan Yan murmured: "Is it quick? I feel like I talked to him a lot."

Huan'er said bluntly: "That's because you are avoiding him, so you feel that every sentence is very long, but in fact, you haven't even asked each other how you have been these past years."

 Huan'er is innocent, not stupid. As an outsider, she can see things more clearly than Shangguan Yan.

The two of them didn't know how to face each other that night, and they were both stunned.

The princess was originally going to live in the military camp. The reason she moved into the city lord's mansion was probably to avoid that adult.

Shangguan Yan lowered his eyes, straightened his wide sleeves calmly, and said, "What do you have to ask? It's all good or not."

Huan'er was silent for a while and then asked: "Then, do you still like him?"

Shangguan Yan sat up straight, as if she was saying to Huan'er, and also to herself: "I am the princess of Dayan, and I will not fall in love with any man."

 After the carriage arrived at the military camp, Shangguan Yan first asked the guard at the door and learned that Gu Jiao had not returned, so she went directly to the place where the soldiers were training.

Huan'er watched his concubine and the adult's tent move further and further away.

 “Shangguan Yan!”

 But it cannot be avoided after all.

Hour Xuanping strode over.

Shangguan Yan's expression paused, as if hesitating a bit, and then continued to walk forward expressionlessly.

　　Hour Xuanping caught up with her and blocked her way. He gave her a specious look, narrowed his eyes and said, "Shangguan Yan, are you hiding from me?"

Shangguan Yan looked at the soldiers who were practicing fighting in the night, and said calmly: "Avoid you? Don't take yourself too seriously. What do you have to hide alone?"

Hou Xuanping looked unbelieving: "Then you ran away so fast that night, just like that."

Shangguan Yan said calmly: "Who makes you so annoying?"

"Okay, okay, I'm annoying you." Xuanpinghou put his hands behind his back and looked at her casually, "You just need to tell me where my son is, and I will never bother you again."

Shangguan Yan snorted and said, "Didn't your son go to Cangxue Pass to negotiate peace with the Chen army?"

Xuanpinghou said: "You know that I am not referring to this son."

Shangguan Yan sneered and said, "That's right. You, Xiao Ji, are a romantic and show mercy at all times. You are not the only son of Ah Heng."

Xuanpinghou looked at her deeply and said meaningfully: "Shangguan Yan, aren't you jealous?"

Shangguan Yan said seriously: "I am a princess, and there are three thousand men in my harem. Will I be jealous of you?"

 “That’s best.”

Shangguan Yan glared at him coldly and walked forward with a cold expression.

Xuanping Hou took a step sideways to stop her, his eyes were a bit solemn, which was very different from his previous casual and unruly look: "Where is Xiao Qing?"

Shangguan Yan turned his face and looked at the array in front: "If you want to know the whereabouts of your son, I will give you Chu Feipeng in exchange."

Xuanping Hou smiled angrily: "Chu Feipeng, right? OK, here you go."

After saying that, his smile faded and he asked, "Where is my son?"

Shangguan Yan clenched her fingers and said with a majestic look: "Qing'er is in a villa near Shengdu. When the situation stabilizes, I will take him back."

 …

  “What a dog!”

On the other side, in the Ghost Mountain in Pucheng, Min Hongyi led his men to search in the woods, but a group of senior men got lost.

A soldier pointed to the knife marks on the big tree next to him and said: "General Min! Here is the mark we just made! We have gone back to the original route again!"

Min Hongyi frowned.

Anyone who leads an army has a good sense of direction, but I don’t know what’s going on in this forest. The trees all look the same, the sun has set in the sky, and the moon and Chang Geng star have not come out. It’s really hard to tell the direction. .

Just walking forward based on experience, it is reasonable to say that you can get out, but as you walk, you end up back where you were.

 What a **** evil!

　　唰!

A soldier suddenly felt a dark shadow flashing past him from the side. He suddenly turned his head: "Who!"

However, all that came into view was a dark and silent forest.

"Lao Wu, what's wrong with you?" His companion patted his arm funnyly, "You're so nervous, you can't be so timid, right?"

Another companion also smiled and said: "Yes, does it mean that there are really ghosts if this place is called Ghost Mountain? Even if it is true, why should we be afraid of ghosts and gods if we follow Mr. Min?"

These words touched Min Hongyi’s heart.

That's right, Min Hong is not afraid of the day or the earth. He can kill the sky from above and exorcise evil spirits from below. What kind of **** ghost mountain is that? It's just a rumor fabricated by a group of cowardly juniors, so why be afraid!

The weirdness in Min Hongyi's heart was driven away, and he didn't know if it was because of his courage that frightened the world. Even the dark clouds above his head were blown away by the cold wind.

 The moment the moon came out, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the earth.

Unexpectedly, before he could finish breathing, a soldier screamed from behind the team: "Ronaldo is missing! He was talking to me just now! Suddenly... suddenly he disappeared!"

Everyone's heart sank. Min Hong held the saber at his waist with a cold look: "Group of five, let's go together!"

The Jin soldiers put away their weapons and held each other's arms. This was safer. After all, the five of them would not disappear together.

 …

“Hey, girl, how long do we have to go?”

Tang Yueshan, who was frightened half to death by the ghost, calmly sat back on his horse and said that he was doing that to protect her, not that he was afraid!

“It’s almost time.” Gu Jiao said, “There should be a cave ahead. Let’s go to the cave to stay overnight.”

Gu Jiao's familiarity with the border terrain was astonishing. Tang Yueshan just thought that she had done her homework in advance and memorized all the maps.

Tang Yueshan tightened his grip on the reins and sighed: "Speaking of which, we have been in Pucheng for a day and haven't met Lao Gu yet. Where do you think he went? Could it be that he went to the military camp? Gongsun Yu is also going today. After arriving at the military camp, Lao Gu wouldn't be so unlucky to happen to meet Gongsun Yu, would he?"

 “Hey, girl, why don’t you speak?”

 “Why don’t you say something…”

Tang Yueshan turned his head to look at Gu Jiao resentfully, but what he saw was an empty forest, and all his sounds were stuck in his throat.

 …

 It started to fog in the woods.

 The moonlight above my head was no longer visible.

 After losing the reference object, people's sense of direction will become weaker.

The Black Wind King is a brave and good fighting horse, but he did not grow up in the jungle.

 This is also an extremely unfamiliar environment for the Black Wind King.

Gu Jiao discovered that the two of them were separated earlier than Tang Yueshan, but she couldn't shout loudly, otherwise it would not be certain whether Tang Yueshan or the Jin army was attracted first.

 “This place is a bit unusual.”

Gu Jiao looked around.

 She has no basis, it is just an intuition trained in danger.

　　咻!

 A black shadow flashed past her.

Gu Jiao’s ears moved, but her expression did not change at all.

 She signaled the Black Wind King to continue walking forward.

　　咻!

 Another figure flashed behind her.

Gu Jiao still didn’t stop.

 One person and one horse move forward calmly.

 Hush!

Those figures seemed to be irritated and moved around, trying to arouse Gu Jiao's fear.

Gu Jiao didn’t even raise her eyes.

“Jie Jie, our living people in Guishan are so powerful this time... Look, he is not afraid... His horse is not afraid either..."

 “I will eat his horse…”

“Fool, where can I find someone to eat? I’ve been staying in the underworld for a long time. I haven’t smelled the breath of a living person for so long... It’s really fragrant...”

“Tonight the gate of **** is closed, the Lord of Hell is coming, and we little ghosts can also have a taste of living people... Jie Jie..."

 Imp?

really.

 Gu Jiao seemed not to hear these horrifying conversations, and continued walking deeper into the jungle with the Black Wind King.

 Without taking two steps, a large net suddenly fell from above her head.

Gu Jiao pulled out the whip from her waist and whipped it in a certain direction in the night. The whip made a crackling sound in the air!

Almost at the same moment, a pale-faced little figure was swept in by Gu Jiao's whip.

Gu Jiao tied him to the horse with her backhand.

The big net fell. Gu Jiao raised her hand to grab it and threw the net far away!

This kind of trivial skill is barely enough to deal with a little guy like Tang Yueshan who is afraid of ghosts, but she is not afraid of ghosts.

Gu Jiao looked at the little...Xiao Hei Wuchang lying on her horse?

 She asked: "Who are you?"

　　Wow!

 The remaining figures in the forest dispersed without a trace.

With a long big tongue in his mouth, Xiao Hei Wuchang struggled and said: "I am Hei Wuchang! Don't even think about offending me! His Highness the Ghost King will eat you!"

　　It’s really called black and impermanent.

Gu Jiao flicked his forehead.

Xiao Hei Wuchang was hit so hard that he screamed: "Ouch!"

Gu Jiao chuckled and said, "Are ghosts afraid of pain?"

Xiao Hei Wuchang was silent for a long time, spit out the long tongue that was in his mouth, and said eloquently: "I'm still young, you are an adult, your body is too yang-yang, you will burn my body if you touch me, That’s why I screamed!”

 After he finished speaking, he stuffed his tongue back.

It was quite logical, Gu Jiao gave him a thumbs up in her heart.

 “How old are you?” Gu Jiao asked.

 “Seven years old.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Hei Wuchang regretted it and quickly changed his words, "Seven hundred years old!"

The corners of Gu Jiao's mouth twitched and she said seriously: "I'll give you two choices. One, take me to see your king."

"It's the Ghost King!" Xiao Hei Wuchang pulled out his long tongue and said fiercely, "His Highness the Supreme Ghost King in the underworld! He has supreme power! He can eat...eat a hundred living people like you!"

"It's all the same." Gu Jiao waved her hand nonchalantly, "Second, hand over my companion."

Xiao Hei Wuchang said: "We didn't arrest your companions!"

Gu Jiao said calmly: "It seems you want to choose the first option."

Xiao Hei Wuchang snorted: "You are not qualified to see our Highness the Ghost King! Our Highness the Ghost King—ah—"

In the middle of his words, Gu Jiao grabbed him violently, and he was so frightened that he screamed.

An arrow stuck to the saddle, shot past the place where he had just lay down, and pierced the big tree beside him.

The tail feathers of the arrow shook and created a shadow, which shows how powerful it is. If not for Gu Jiao's quick reaction, Xiao Hei Wuchang would have been shot into a skewer.

Xiao Hei Wuchang was so frightened that he lost his voice.

Gu Jiao put him back on the saddle and looked coldly at the group of people walking this way.

 It was none other than the Jin army who had chased them all the way.

To Gu Jiao’s surprise, the leader was not Xie Xingzhou, but Min Hongyi.

If it was Xie Xingzhou who came, he could still deal with him with words, but Min Hongyi, like Gongsun Yu, was an out-and-out war maniac.

Min Hong laughed so hard: "So you are in the same group with these pretentious guys. I said you are not going anywhere, why did you escape here?"

 Gu Jiao calmly met his sharp and oppressive gaze and said, "He has nothing to do with me, let him go."

"Let him go, and then go to bring in reinforcements? Do you think I'm a fool, the general!" Min Hong said coldly, took the bow and arrow directly from his subordinate's hand, and shot an arrow at Xiao Hei Wuchang in Gu Jiao's arms!

The Black Wind King suddenly jumped forward and avoided the arrow.

Min Hongyi shot another arrow, but Gu Jiao knocked it away with a whip.

Min Hong became angry. He threw away his bow and arrow, pulled out the sword from his waist, and said with a fierce look: "Okay, then I will come and kill you with my own hands, general!"

 He still underestimates me, maybe I can take advantage of this opportunity...

 Gu Jiao did not move, looking as if she was frightened by his momentum. When Min Hong flew up, the long knife was about to land on Gu Jiao's head.

Gu Jiao whipped out the whip in her hand, wrapped it around the handle of his knife, and threw his long knife fiercely!

 The knife is with the person.

Min Hongyi was also thrown away!

Min Hongyi was indeed careless and underestimated the enemy. This kid looked very young, and he had no internal strength when he shot. He only used one of his own successes and it was more than enough.

 The result was that he was beaten away!

Min Hong became angry from embarrassment. He pointed his toes, borrowed strength from the tree trunk, did a somersault to stabilize his body, and slashed at Gu Jiao with his knife again!

This sword is not a sword that underestimates the enemy.

Gu Jiao must get out of the way, otherwise the force of their fight will hurt the child and the Black Wind King.

 “Sit tight!”

Gu Jiao dismounted from her horse, took a few steps forward, and wrapped her whip around Min Hongyi's waist.

This guy's strength actually entangled me... Min Hong frowned, surprised by Gu Jiao's arm strength, and at the same time, he felt a huge excitement in his heart.

 Such an opponent is interesting to kill, isn't it?

Min Hong smiled coldly and slashed at Gu Jiao's whip with his sword.

The whip was cut off, and due to inertia, Gu Jiao took several steps back.

 Nine years later, she has the absolute strength to kill Min Hongyi, but now, Min Hongyi is a big trouble.

Min Hong looked up to the sky and laughed: "Boy, what else do you have?"

Gu Jiao said: "I am so powerful, are you really willing to kill me?"

Min Hong was stunned.

Gu Jiao was good at tempting: "Why don't you take me back and offer it to you Gongsun Yu? With my help, you will definitely be able to compete with Xie Xingzhou."

This guy is a rare talent, if true -

　　咻!

Gu Jiao waved her backhand and shot out the Tanghua Needle in her hand!

Min Hongyi is very skilled in martial arts, but unfortunately his brain is not as good as Xie Xingzhou's. No wonder he is always beaten by Xie Xingzhou.

Min Hongyi resisted with a knife, but he was still a step too late, and a Tanghua needle shot him in the abdomen!

 The needle is poisonous!

Min Hong quickly tapped the large acupuncture point at the wound to prevent the poison from spreading.

"Boy, you really **** me off! Originally I wanted to give you a good time, but now I changed my mind! I'm going to chop off your hands, break all the bones in your body, and then chop off your head. !”

 “Wow—” Xiao Hei Wuchang was frightened and cried.

Min Hongyi was furious. The child's cries made him extremely bored, so he slashed at Xiao Hei Wuchang's head with a knife!

 He was slashing head-on. No matter whether the Black Wind King advanced or retreated, Xiao Hei Wuchang would be hit by the knife.

 It’s so abominable, even the children are not spared!

 It is really unfair to have his hands and feet cut off by Jing Kong!

 Gu Jiao's eyes flashed, and she flew forward, throwing Xiao Hei Wuchang off the horse. She held Xiao Hei Wuchang and rolled several times on the overgrown ground.

Min Hongyi took the opportunity to slash with the second knife. The speed was so fast that Gu Jiao, who was holding the child, had no way to avoid it!

 Are you going to...die here?

Gu Jiao had only one way to survive - to throw the child in her arms out to block the knife.

 Gu Jiao did not do this.

　　逿!

Something hit Min Hongyi's blade. Min Hongyi's long knife was missed and his whole arm was numb.

"who!"

He turned his head and stared angrily into the depths of the night.

In the mist, they saw a man wearing a dark robe and a mask of a hundred ghosts, sitting on a pedestal carried by eighteen ghosts, slowly coming towards them.

 The gauze of the steps was blown gracefully by the night wind, and there was an inexplicable aura of a ghost walking at night in the mysterious and gloomy forest.

A fair, slender hand exposed under his wide sleeves rested lightly on the armrest. The joints were clear and delicate as jade, but it was too white, which gave it a bit of a ghostly air.

 At the front of his steps stood two people dressed in black and white.

 Suddenly a gust of wind blew up during the night, making the whole forest feel eerie.

The Jin soldiers looked at each other and took two steps back almost involuntarily.

Min Hongyi scolded him disdainfully: "Who are you! Stop pretending to be a ghost in front of this general!"

 “Pretend, be a god, act like a ghost?”

The man curled his thin lips, chuckled, held on to the armrest, and stood up.

 Just a simple stand up, but the branches around him moved automatically without any wind.

 It seemed as if the ghost on the tree was responding to him fearfully and piously.

 The Jin army was even more upset.

They looked up at the dark branches above their heads. Is there really a ghost on the tree?

 “It’s bleeding! The trees, trees, trees are bleeding!”

 A Jin soldier shouted.

 All the surrounding trees began to bleed, and the thick smell of blood filled the entire forest.

This was not over yet. The birds in the forest seemed to be unable to withstand the attack of death, and fell down one after another. For a while, the ground was covered with dead birds.

 Some Jin soldiers were so frightened that they fell to the ground!

Xiao Hei Wuchang poked his head out of Gu Jiao's arms, pointed at Min Hongyi, and cried loudly: "His Royal Highness the Ghost King! He is a bad guy! He wants to kill me!"

He didn't dare to run over. He was worried that Min Hong would chop him down again halfway. After saying that, he retreated into Gu Jiao's arms.

What a cowardly little Hei Wuchang.

The man's dangerous eyes fell on Min Hongyi, and then he took a step forward and casually stepped on the guardrail of the step with one foot.

 A fierce and domineering aura suddenly erupted around him!

 Gu Jiao: Why do you feel that this little aura seems a bit familiar? Reminds me of someone.

The man said calmly: "You dare to come to my ghost king's territory to kill the kid under me. You are very courageous. Breaking into the ghost mountain without permission is a capital crime. Now that the crime is increased, it is better to... skin you alive and make a human skin lantern."

 The Jin troops all trembled!

This guy is so good at swaying the morale of the army, we can't let him pretend to be a ghost anymore!

 Otherwise, his men would have been scared away before the war even started!

Min Hong shouted: "Stop bluffing here! Can you stop my 500 Jin army with just a few of your defeated troops?"

"How many?" The man curled his lips and waved his sleeves, "Little devils, come out. The door of **** will be closed tonight, and all living people belong to you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Min Hong noticed something was wrong. He looked around and saw a large group of ghost soldiers in armor emerging from the trees, hillsides, and woods!

Min Hong’s expression suddenly changed: “This is—”

The man said coldly: "Three thousand ghost soldiers! Kill them all, leaving no one behind!"

 (End of this chapter)