When Xu Shiji rushed out of the palace, he temporarily put everything behind his mind. He had only one thought in his mind. He found Pei Mingcui and expressed his thoughts.

He has never been so brave!

He got on the horse and ran wildly. Faced with the wind and snow, he came straight to the Pei Mansion first. Although Pei Ju followed Dou Jiande, Xiao Buyi kept the Pei Mansion because of Pei Mingcui. After Pei Mingcui returned to the Dongdu, he still lived in Pei Mansion. Xu Shiji walked this road countless times, but he mustered up the courage to walk in a few times. Every time he walked into Pei Mansion, he saw Pei Mingcui's faint gaze and could no longer say a word.

Xu Shiji first followed Wagang, and then followed Xiao Buyi, stirring up trouble and suppressing bandits, entered Xiangyang and governed Dongdu, and worked hard for several years. In fact, he was looking forward to a vigorous battle and yearning for a vigorous love. This is the dream of all young people. He is still young, and of course no exception.

But he used his daily affairs, although he had worn away his edges and corners, but he did not remove the glory in his heart. He remembered Xiao Buyi's promise and used Li Jing's sword to motivate himself for decades.

He will not forget his ambitions, nor will he want to forget his passion. But occasionally when he is free, he looks back and has a blank road on the road of love. Because he knows that after seeing Pei Mingcui for the first time, he will never forget his life again.

Love has accumulated, but love obviously also falls in love at first sight. Every night, Xu Shiji thought about the lonely and lonely woman, and was always thousands of miles away, and he was heartbroken with her.

He knew that he was stupid, he knew that this kind of love would have a hard result, but if he chose, he would love and love buried in his heart.

This kind of love is called lovesickness. He is over the age of first love, but when he sees Pei Mingcui again, he is still at a loss and has a dry mouth. Every time he is busy, if he can say a few words to Pei Mingcui, he will be energetic. He suppresses the longing and love in his heart, because he knows that Pei Mingcui still can't let go of anyone.

He can fight with anyone. How can he fight with a dead person?

All lovesickness and admiration are buried in his heart. He only thinks that he will never reveal this mood in his life. He only thinks that he can enjoy this peace in his life.

But he didn't expect that Pei Mingcui suddenly left and went to Taiyuan. What was she going to Taiyuan for? What would be the danger? Could it be... Thinking of this, Xu Shiji couldn't help but feel heartbroken and smiled a little.

The house is still cleared, but Yiren is gone. There is a human saying. Miss Pei left an hour ago.

Xu Shiji was stunned and urged his horse to rush towards the north of the city to Xining Gate. He had a premonition. This time he parted. It is very likely that he would never see him again. He hated his cowardice a little.

Maybe there will be a chance to say it, but he is really afraid that there will be no chance to say it again.

The north wind was bitter and the snow was stirring. Xu Shiji stood outside the city. After asking the city soldiers, he learned that Miss Pei was driving north. He should have gone north one hour ago.

It was just one hour, just like a natural barrier to block the two of them.

The north wind blew, and Xu Shiji's courage remained unabated. He suddenly drank his horse and chased north. If there was no fork in the road, he would be confident to catch up with Pei Mingcui!

But life will not be without forks. After Xu Shiji chased after an hour, he had already chosen multiple roads. There was still white snow and the north wind was fluttering. Xu Shiji finally stopped his horse and stood for a long time, like a stone carving and wood carving.

With a sigh, Xu Shiji finally understood that he had no chance to catch up with Pei Mingcui. The horse turned around and the five flavor bottles in his heart were overturned. I don’t know how it felt. When he returned to the city gate again, a soldier stepped forward and said, “General Xu

Xu Shiji had recovered from his calmness and asked in a deep voice, "What's the matter?"

"This is a letter from Miss Pei to you." The soldier said timidly.

Xu Shiji did not question the soldiers, why he didn't give them to him just now, but just snatched the letter and held it in his palm, as if he had held a glimmer of hope in the last glimmer of hope.

In any case, Pei Mingcui still remembered him before leaving. When Xu Shiji thought of this, he sighed.

He is also a smart person. He knows many things and is inevitably embarrassed to say them. At this time, letters play a buffering role. He no longer wants anything. As long as Pei Mingcui comes, he will think of him for a moment. Perhaps this is enough.

After slowly opening the letter, Xu Shiji was stunned. His expression on his face was complicated for a moment. There were only eight words on the letter, but it made him unable to digest it for a while!

If I don't die, I will come to you!

There are only these simple eight words in the letter, with slender strokes, weak but strong, showing that the person who wrote the letter was calm at that moment. Xu Shiji's heart thumped. What was Pei Mingcui thinking? She was in danger, but how could she help her?

Xu Shiji was in a mess at that moment and didn't know what to do. A woman's thoughts were really twists and turns, making it difficult for men to guess. Xu Shiji looked at the eight words in the letter, wishing he could eat the eight words and then figure out Pei Mingcui's intentions.

The sound of horse hooves sounded, and Xu Shiji recovered alertly, held the letter paper tightly, and looked up.

Xiao Buyi looked at him with a smile and said softly: "The weather is very cold, go back."

Xu Shiji breathed a sigh of relief and said apologetically: "King of Xiliang, chaos is imminent, I... am rude."

Knowing the news of Shibi Khan's death, he immediately summoned his ministers to see Xiao Buyi, but when everyone was discussing countermeasures, he left for several hours. This was not only a rude, but also a dereliction of duty.

Xiao Buyi smiled, "Actually... I should be me."

Xu Shiji said in surprise: "How can King Xiliang explain this?"

"I originally wanted to notify you as soon as possible, but after hearing Shibi Khan's death, I forgot that Miss Pei had left." Xiao Buyi said sincerely: "Shiji... Maybe I said earlier that you can still chase her."

Xu Shiji smiled, "If Miss Pei doesn't want to see me, I can't catch up with the eagle even if I ride on the eagle."

"It seems you're fine, you can at least joke." Xiao Buyi said with relief.

"Thank you, King Xiliang, for being generous."

Xu Shiji originally wanted to hand over the letter to Xiao Buyi, but he knew that with Xiao Buyi's insight, he would definitely have some understanding of the eight words in the letter. But after hesitating for a moment, he decided to give up this idea. This was the letter Pei Mingcui gave him, and he didn't want anyone to see it.

Xiao Buyi's eyes flashed over the letter, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Don't worry. Whether it is the four khans on the grassland or the eight khans, it has no effect on us for a while. But Dou Jiande is showing signs of sending troops."

Xu Shiji was slightly reincarnated, "Send troops to us?"

Xiao Buyi nodded, "According to the spy, Dou Jiande left Leshou. He had arrived in Yanggu. He had at least 30,000 troops and stationed in Shouzhang. He would never travel around. I believe that since Luo Shixin started the war first, we would not give up this opportunity, so we should take action first."

Xu Shiji raised his spirits, "Then we need to think about how to deal with it. If they really unite with Xu Yuanlang, our situation will not be optimistic."

Xiao Buyi nodded. He had already turned around. Xu Shiji was moved and thought that Xiao Buyi would come. Of course, it was not for Pei Mingcui, but for his brothers.

Holding the letter tightly, turning my head and looking over, I saw the cold wind rising and the snow was hazy, but Xu Shiji seemed to see a carriage moving slowly through the wind and snow...

Pei Mingcui sat in the carriage and looked into the distance through the car window. Although the cold wind kept blowing in from the window, causing her to cough violently. But she didn't care at all.

The carriage was very large, and no one was crowded with seven or eight people sitting inside. There was only a man in black beside Pei Mingcui, just like Pei Mingcui's shadow.

Seeing Pei Mingcui coughing constantly, the shadow finally said, "Miss, put down the curtains."

Shadow didn't expect the suggestion to work, but Pei Mingcui finally put down the curtains and cut the cold outside the window. She closed her eyes and murmured, "Shadow. You have been with me for many years."

"Yes." Shadow said: "Miss Pei, if you save us, even if you let us die, we will never complain." Of course, shadow is not one, but many.

But all the shadows are of course like shadows to the master, loyal to him.

"I thought I was a shadow at the beginning." Pei Mingcui murmured: "I am the shadow of the Lord. I will follow him wherever he goes. Later, I felt that a person's power was too small. I also found you as your helper. I always thought that without individuals, the shadow would have no meaning of existence. Without the Lord, I would have no meaning of existence."

Shadow said in a panic: "Miss..." Pei Mingcui said again: "But I found out that I was wrong. Although the emperor is gone, I can still survive." His eyes moved to Shadow, and Pei Mingcui smiled and said, "So if I am gone, you must live well."

Shadow was frightened and immediately knelt down, "Miss, if we are wrong, please only point it out."

Pei Mingcui reached out to support the shadow, "You are right, it's me wrong. I'm just thinking, no one is a shadow, you are not, and I am not."

The shadow stood there in a daze. Pei Mingcui suddenly said, "How is the investigation of Shibi Khan's death?"

Xiao Buyi's news was quick, but sometimes it was not as good as Pei Mingcui's information website. When Xiao Buyi was still studying the cause of Shibi Khan's death, Pei Mingcui had already started to investigate.

"I don't know the specific cause of death, but he was obviously also poisoned, the same poison as Xue Ju. So the two of them died, and they should be attacked by the same forces." Shadow replied: "Miss, if we arrive in Taiyuan, we will definitely get the second piece of news on the grassland."

"It is easy to hide from the open gun, but it is difficult to defend against the hidden arrows." Pei Mingcui murmured: "Fortunately, Xiao Buyi is already prepared. If you want to use the same trick again on Xiao Buyi, it will be much more difficult. Besides... the bearded guest will never tolerate the second assassination..."

She said vaguely, but the shadow seemed to understand, "Miss, you should not worry about Xiao Buyi's side. Now Taiping Road has divided into three major camps, checking and balancing each other, supporting Li Tang, supporting Xiao Buyi, and another one is..."

She wanted to speak but stopped, Pei Mingcui said lightly: "There is another force in my dad?"

Shadow said in panic: "Miss, I'm talking too much."

"It's nothing." Pei Mingcui murmured: "According to my analysis, my father is now in poverty and can no longer control the overall situation. Even if he can occupy Dou Jiande's territory like Li Mi, so what? Isn't it the same fate as Li Mi? I am stubborn, he is even more stubborn than me. The Li family is indeed insidious, and he actually uses the method of abandoning his soldiers to protect the general. It's only now that I find that my intentions are sinister. I never thought that for power, the scheming used by a person has reached such a terrible level." She said it so plainly, but the shadow shivered.

"Where is Xiao Dapeng? Is there any progress in the investigation now?" Pei Mingcui suddenly asked again.

"The latest progress, Miss Pei, you heard from Xiao Buyi, that is, this person is in Baekje right now." Shadow said helplessly: "Miss Pei, we have indeed investigated this person very carefully. But by the five years of Daye, all investigations will come to an abrupt end."

"It ended abruptly?" Pei Mingcui smiled and said, "So, did he fall from the sky?"

Shadow shook his head and said, "Of course not, I can only say... he hid his identity very well. Xiao Dapeng and Xue Buren joined Wang Rengong's subordinates in the fifth year of Daye. At that time, Wang Rengong was certainly not the prefect of Mayi. Of course... At that time, Xiao Dapeng was just a soldier, belonging to a side general under Wang Rengong, and that side general was called Yuan Tianlei. So even if Wang Rengong did not die, he might not care about a soldier under Yuan Tianlei's heart. Miss should still remember Wang Rengong's famous battle in Liaodong, right?"

Pei Mingcui said, "Of course I remember. I remember that the priests had a million troops to attack Liaodong, but countless casualties were killed and injured, and they returned in vain. Wang Rengong defeated the Liaodong army with thousands of cavalry behind the palace. At that time, the army was unfavorable, and only Wang Rengong defeated the enemy with one army. Therefore, the priest was very pleased and rewarded Wang Rengong with great honor."

"But don't you find it strange?" Shadow asked.

"What's strange?"

"It is said that Wang Rengong was invincible back then and was unstoppable, but he was killed by Liu Wuzhou in the end. It can be said that he was so cowardly."

Pei Mingcui said: "When people get old, they will naturally become timid. Besides, those who can lead troops may not necessarily be powerful people with high martial arts skills. Wait, do you want to say... it was not Wang Rengong who defeated the Liaodong Army, but Xiao Dapeng?"

Shadow nodded repeatedly, "I do have this suspicion."

"Where is the evidence?" Pei Mingcui asked. Although she was in a down-and-out state, her thinking was still very meticulous. Everything was revealed after she peeled off the cocoon behind the scenes.

She never refuses to evaluate a person on her own. When she determines something, it is basically the fact.

"At the beginning, Wang Rengong's strategy was to lure the enemy with one army and use ambush to defeat the enemy with an ambush. However, at that time, Wang Rengong had only a few thousand under his command, and only about a thousand ambushers. Yuan Tianlei, Xiao Dapeng and others were among the ambushing soldiers. The pursuit of Wang Rengong was Gao Polu, the number one warrior under King Goryeo. This man was brave and warlike and killed countless Sui troops. At that time, Wang Rengong had no confidence in winning the enemy, so he lured the enemy with himself, but sent Yuan Tianlei to ambush. The result was that among the chaos army, Yuan Tianlei was killed. Gao Polu was killed by a spear of unknown origin! The spear was extremely sharp and was thrown out of the dense forest. Thousands of troops were present, but the scene was extremely chaotic, so no one knew who threw the spear. Gao Polu was killed immediately. The Liaodong army was very scared. Wang Rengong led his troops to kill, so he killed the Liaodong army."

"The spear of unknown origin? Yuan Tianlei died and Wang Rengong was killed. How did you know the situation back then?" Pei Mingcui was very surprised.

The shadow said: "Although Yuan Tianlei died, the brothers who followed Xiao Dapeng back then were still there. Now, although the horse farm outside Xiao Buyi has been transferred to the Central Plains, there is Jiaozuo and Shi Gandang in the mountain village for information communication. Jiao is a man who likes to drink and boast about the past, but he is unscrupulous about the past. I used the tavern owner to lure him to tell me what happened back then. However, he didn't know much about Xiao Dapeng. He only knew that when Xiao Dapeng first arrived in the army, Xiao Buyi was still young. Xiao Dapeng and Xue Buren joined the army and only said that their relatives were killed by bandits and wanted to join the army to suppress the bandits. Xiao Dapeng was in ordinary martial arts at that time, but he was brave in combat and generous in character. He soon met a group of brothers. Those who followed him to the mountain village were all brothers who were together."

Pei Mingcui murmured: "The martial arts are unusual?"

"Yes. Xiao Dapeng concealed it very well. Jiaozuo always thought so, and he didn't believe what Xiao Dapeng would be. They convinced Xiao Dapeng because of his loyalty, not his martial arts. If these people knew what Xiao Dapeng did now, they would probably not believe it." The shadow said: "Jiaozuo said that when the soldiers were ambushing, Xiao Dapeng was hurt, so he secretly went to the deep forest to relieve his skills. He didn't appear until Gao Polu died. But after he appeared, he tried to save him.

The lives of several brothers were not complained, and even when they were rewarded, they even for their contributions. Xiao Dapeng was still fine. After Wang Rengong defeated the Liaodong Army, he saw that Yuan Tianlei was killed in battle, and Xiao Dapeng was very popular, so he promoted him as a general. Later, Xiao Dapeng worked as a long time, and when he saw the emperor, he wanted to attack Goryeo, he took his brothers and his son Xiao Buyi as a deserter... Later... they robbed the caravan for a living. What they did was not good, until Xiao Buyi met you."

Pei Mingcui closed her eyes, but her mind was like lightning. She thought about the past, but she was also entangled for a while.

She always thought that her father was already extremely mysterious and strange, but Xiao Dapeng looked no less than that compared with his father.

Why did Xiao Dapeng hide his identity? Xiao Buyi should have no idea about this father! Pei Mingcui believed in her intuition and also believed that Xiao Buyi knew Xiao Dapeng better than herself. This seemed like a joke to outsiders, but Pei Mingcui firmly believed in this.

Xiao Dapeng... Xiao Buyi... Pei Mingcui silently recited these two names, as if she had some realization.

"Miss, Xiao Dapeng is such a master. I think I can hide it from my brothers, but I can't hide it from them."

"Which two are they?"
To be continued...