Thick blood splashed on Chen Tingqiu's face, and the horses in front screamed with swords and guns. Although the fear in her heart was like a pond that was about to overflow after a heavy rain, she always opened her arms to protect Mu Xianyan behind her.

Yu Shiqi and Xiao Xihong, who were originally fighting separately, have gradually moved closer to each other. The Northern Army's Xuanqi surrounded them, with iron spears standing like bushes of thorns.

Yu Shiqi's face was green and dark, and his breath was unstable. Xiao Xihong had two spots on his body and gritted his teeth to hold on. The opponent's circle of encirclement tightened gradually, but the two of them were still talking leisurely at this time.

"Is it worth it to meddle in other people's business and end up dying with a traitor?"

"Is there anything worthwhile about doing chivalrous things according to one's own will?"

After saying this, the two looked at each other and smiled, and then said in unison: "But you can't die yet."

There must be one person who lives to protect the little princess. After all, they had just promised that person face to face under the imperial mausoleum.

"I have been on the battlefield with your Majesty. I am a soldier of the Northern Expedition in life and a ghost of the Northern Expedition in death. Let me put an end to these people." Xiao Xihong said, "You still have some strength left, and you will take the opportunity to fight out soon."

"You've been so impassioned and righteous from the beginning. It's disgusting. It's really disgusting." Yu Shiqi shook his head, "Obviously the little princess trusts and relies on you so much, and it's you whom His Majesty entrusted to you by name, but you always think about dying."

Xiao Xihong's cheeks twitched slightly, and Yu Shiqi's words were like whips hitting his conscience.

"Yes, dying is easy, how easy it is." Yu Shiqi slowly turned the blood-stained Weiyin Hanfeng in his hand, "You and I both have weapons in our hands, and committing suicide on the spot is called killing oneself to be benevolent. How difficult is it?

But what should happen to the princess? Do you want to force her to go under the Nine Nethers too? Is this the loyalty you keep saying that the three generations of the Xiao family are loyal to human subjects? "

Xiao Xihong was speechless. His reasoning could never be better than that of the young hero of Yunzhongjian.

"What about you?" Xiao Xihong's tone weakened.

He thought that although he did not know everything about Yu Shiqi, the other person must have the same small or lofty ideals as he did. Death was easy, compared to living with responsibility and hardships for the rest of his life.

, if a person still has infinite yearning for the distance and the future, then death will be difficult.

Yu Shiqi did not answer, because the enemy was already pressing forward, and the rare heart-to-heart conversation between him and Xiao Xihong was interrupted.

Weiyin Hanfeng cut through the thick iron armor, and Yu Shiqi reached out to pull a cavalryman off his horse and threw him to the ground. While grabbing the reins with his backhand, he stepped heavily on the enemy who was trying to struggle on the ground.

"Xiao Xihong, mount your horse." He pushed the captured war horse towards Xiao Xihong.

Xiao Xihong had two injuries, one on his leg. It was impossible to rush out without the help of a mount. At a critical moment of life and death, he had no time to refuse Yu Shiqi's kindness. He grabbed the saddle and climbed onto the horse's back, leaning down to avoid the iron attack coming from the side.

He fired the gun, then clamped his legs between the horse's belly and spurred the horse forward.

Yu Shiqi looked at his back and smiled slightly, silently thinking in his heart: "You should be able to use it again, the spirit control technique: Cloud Body Wind Body!"

Xiao Xihong, who was trying hard to break out, suddenly heard the sound of people jumping on their backs from behind. He couldn't help but look back in surprise, and saw Yu Shiqi holding Qiuye and Weiyin at the same time, slashing left and right, protected by the bladeless sword.

All over his body, the steel spear was broken wherever the edge of the black ancient sword passed.

Humph, this guy really had a secret. Xiao Xihong retreated uneasily, and the enemy blocking the road in front of him was briefly stunned and shaken by Yu Shiqi's sudden rise. These few flaws were very important to those experienced on the battlefield of the Northern Expedition.

It was enough for Xiao Xihong.

The spears were flying like a dragon on the left and right, and the Northern Army Xuanqi was shot one after another and fell off the horse. Although these people all had thick and strong iron armor for self-defense, Xiao Xihong's spear seemed to have eyes, and the spears accurately hit the joints of their armor plates.

gap.

Chen Tingqiu saw a horse leaping out from the siege. The young man on the horse with blood-stained clothes looked arrogant and unruly. Who else could it be if it wasn't Xiao Xihong? She couldn't help but smile with genuine joy, but at the same time there were tears in the corners of her eyes.

Lianlian light.

When Xiao Xihong rushed to them and stopped suddenly, Chen Tingqiu pushed Mu Xianyan towards him without hesitation: "Princess, get on your horse quickly!"

Xiao Xihong pulled Mu Xianyan onto the horse and placed her in front of her, then extended her hand to Chen Tingqiu: "Come up, I'll give you a ride too!"

Chen Tingqiu put his hands behind his back and remained indifferent, and said calmly: "I'll just stay here. My brother is the right minister, and Li Zhong won't do anything to me."

"But they wanted to kill you just now!"

Chen Tingqiu smiled: "Didn't you think about killing me in the past?"

Xiao Xihong's face was stunned and speechless.

He really hated Chen Yechen for abandoning the Northern Expeditionary Army and joining Mu Qingxuan, and therefore also angered Chen Tingqiu. In the gloomy years when the remaining soldiers were struggling to gather strength and prepare to give it a go, he never thought of killing Chen Tingqiu to avenge her.

The arrogant brother?

She just didn't expect that Chen Tingqiu would know about her unactioned thoughts, but even so, she never gave up helping her.

"Don't take it to heart. Just leave. General Xiao, don't live up to your majesty's trust." Chen Tingqiu walked up behind him and slapped the horse's butt hard.

She took this palm with her eyes closed, otherwise she would not have had the courage to face it alone. She did not want to die, but she also knew that it was already dangerous for Xiao Xihong to take the princess with him alone, and she could not afford to be a little more burdensome.

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Helping Xiao Xihong and the little princess, she already felt sorry for her brother. She laughed at herself, then opened her eyes with pride and determination - she could no longer feel sorry for her conscience.

"Chen Tingqiu!" Xiao Xihong turned around and shouted at her, seeing the two of them gradually moving away, the sun rising behind Chen Tingqiu, and the pursuers setting off billowing smoke.

He suddenly felt that the misery in his heart gradually turned from a loss to a heartbreaking one, and all the gratitude and resentment about Chen Tingqiu in his memory flooded into his heart in an instant like hundreds of rivers returning to the sea.

"Brother Xiao, are you crying?" Mu Xianyan raised her head in surprise, and hot tears fell on her forehead.

"Lower your head!" Xiao Xihong growled, pressing her back and pushing her down. He also leaned down and dodged a row of crossbow arrows fired from behind.

When he stood up again, he had stopped his weakness and shed tears. From today on, they may have to face a long and indefinite journey to the end of the world. Although Central Continent is large, Chenling is no longer a place for them.

From today on, he will live only for Her Highness the Princess, just like those loyal guards in the legends and rivers and lakes stories, silently dedicating everything to their loyalty.
Chapter completed!