Chapter 251: Risking Your Life
Here, Yang Ming and Shi Shao Shili hurriedly entered the Forbidden City, reported to the Seven Princes what happened in the Drunken Immortal Tower, and handed over the letter from the Nomadic High Priest of the Seven Princes to the Ideal Turtle, the leader of the alien tribe. After reading the letter, Nan Jiangli was full of doubts.
"Alien, why have you never heard of it?" Nan Jiang paced left and right, thinking about whether he had ever seen the word alien.
"Seventh Prince, don't talk about you, my beggars' eyeliner is all over the four countries, and I have never heard of foreign tribes. Moreover, the high priest addressed the Ideal Turtle, which is obviously a nickname, and we do not know what his real name is. Yang Ming shook his head helplessly.
"However, it is certain that there must be collusion between foreign races and nomads, this time the northern Xinjiang grassland is in turmoil, the emperor is afraid that the northern Xinjiang army will be unstable, and the general Li Mingyan rushed from the south to the north of Xinjiang, presumably it is also the nomad's strategy, fortunately we found out, otherwise the consequences are unimaginable. Shi Sao's heart palpitated.
"The nomad is already very powerful, but his high priest is respectful of the ideal ghost in his heart, hoping for the help of the alien race, and it is obvious that the strength of the alien race will be even stronger and more terrifying. Shi Li also expressed his analysis.
"I think things might be more complicated than we thought. Nan Jiangli said worriedly, "As Brother Yang said, Aqing Ali is the most mysterious killer of the beggar gang, but he is firmly controlled by Huluodi, and we don't know the person of Huluodi in advance, and Chu Jiang never mentioned the high priest and Huluodi in the battle report he sent, so it can be seen that Chu Jiang has not yet touched the true core of the nomads." ”
"The Seventh Prince means that the nomads are only letting Jiang Liyi and Chu Jiang fight now, but they are actually hiding their strength and giving Brother Chu a fatal blow. Yang Ming was a little incredulous.
"Now it seems that it is very likely that the good news is real, but it is possible that the nomads have shown it to us. "
"So what should we do now?" Shi Sao asked.
"First of all, we informed Northern Xinjiang of this matter, reminding Chu Jiang not to be blinded by the victory in front of him, and to always be wary of nomads. Brother Yang Ming, please also go to the northern Xinjiang in person, and you have defeated Huluodi, and you also have experience to share with Chu Jiang. Secondly, the emperor has just recovered and is still unstable, and now there are people with ulterior motives infiltrating the imperial capital, so the defense of the imperial capital needs to be stepped up again. Brother Shisao, your gang of thieves is everywhere in the imperial capital, and I hope you can carefully observe the suspicious people who come and go to the imperial capital, especially those who wander outside the Forbidden City. Finally, there is the matter of aliens, and since we don't know anything about it, I will personally go to southern Xinjiang to investigate the matter. Nan Jiangli said firmly.
"Seven princes, this is absolutely impossible, you are the seventh prince, and right now, you are the best candidate for the crown prince, if you have three long and two short, how do we explain to Chu Jiang, how to explain to the emperor, how to explain to the people of Nanjiang country." Yang Ming hurriedly stopped.
"Brother Yang is going to Northern Xinjiang, and Shi Sao Shili is in charge of the defense of the imperial capital, and there is no suitable candidate. Besides, the mystery of alien races is unpredictable, and others are afraid that they will not be able to do it. Nan Jiangli explained.
"Then change it, when you leave Northern Xinjiang, the Seventh Prince, you stay in the imperial capital, and I will go to Northern Xinjiang in person. Yang Ming said eagerly.
"Brother Yang has just broken Huluodi, and now Huluodi must return to Northern Xinjiang, and the best person to deal with him is still you Yang Ming. And the thieves have come and gone without a trace, and they are even more familiar with the imperial capital than me, so it is the most suitable thing to consolidate the defense of the imperial capital. ”
"But when you go to southern Xinjiang alone, your safety cannot be guaranteed. Yang Ming still tried his best to dissuade him.
"Who said I was alone?" Nan Jiangli clapped his hands with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
Three familiar figures walked out from behind the screen of the dormitory.
"Dark One, Dark Four, Dark Five!" Shi Sao Shili said in surprise.
Yang Ming hadn't dealt with the Shadow Servants yet, but he had heard of the Shadow Servants' name.
"Could it be the Shadow Guard?" Yang Ming asked.
"Exactly, they used to be the right-hand men beside the prince, but the prince didn't care about their lives at all, it was Chu Jiang who saved the lives of the three people. After the defeat of the crown prince, Chu Jiang asked them to follow and protect me. This time I went to southern Xinjiang, there was a lot of bad luck, but with the protection of the shadow guards, I will definitely be able to turn evil into good fortune. Nan Jiangli smiled, patted the shoulders of the three of them, and said confidently.
"The Shadow Guardian will protect the Seven Princes and will never give up!" Dark One, Dark Four, and Dark Five said in unison.
"Well, I've heard of the Shadow Guard's strength, and I've heard that the Shadow Guard has an almost insoluble formation, which has killed countless masters. But a group of five can only exert the true strength of the Shadow Guard, and there are two people missing at the moment, which is ......"
Hearing this, the three of them lowered their heads, and the brothers who had fought together were killed by the prince, and the pain of the brothers hit the hearts of the three again.
Yang Ming also found that it was inappropriate to say this, and immediately added: "Then I will let Ah Qing and Ah Li follow the Seven Princes to Southern Xinjiang to protect the safety of Brother Nanjiang." ”
Nan Jiangli couldn't refuse, so he agreed: "With Aqing Ali's help, this trip to southern Xinjiang will be much easier, thank you Brother Yang." ”
"The Seventh Prince is polite, don't say much, let's hurry up, the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and we can't delay. ”
Yang Ming went to Northern Xinjiang alone, Nan Jiangli took the newly formed five-person team to Southern Xinjiang, and Shi Sao Shili stayed in the imperial capital.
In the desert of southern Xinjiang, Nanjiang Li set foot on this land again. The last time I came was a year ago, in order to increase the bargaining chips with the crown prince to save Li Mingyan's daughter, so as to get Li Mingyan's support. Now, coming to this land again, Nan Jiangli has no intention of being touched. Every part of the land of Nanjiang is a unique scenery, but in this southern Xinjiang, Nanjiang Li can't have an attachment to this land. It was hard for him to imagine how Li Mingyan lived here all the year round and spent his life peacefully. The yellow sand and cold wind in the sky are always unsettling. The southern Xinjiang of the Southern Jiang Kingdom is more magical than the perennial green grass of the Northern Xinjiang, the Southern Xinjiang is a perennial desert, and the desert stretches for thousands of miles, it is difficult for the Southern Jiang State to send troops to govern, so it can only retreat to the southernmost part of the Nanjiang State and the northernmost line of the desert. Therefore, the desert that stretches for thousands of miles is the blind spot of Nanjiang Kingdom, where bandits and gangs are rampant, and I don't know how many mysterious organizations survive in the desert. Further south of the desert, beyond the limits of the continent, is a vast sea, which no one has yet been able to cross. Beyond the sea is an unknown area, and it has never been recorded in the 400-year history of Nanjiang Kingdom. Over the years, there have also been brave adventurers who wanted to explore the secrets of the southern part of the Southern Jiang Kingdom, but they were either killed by bandits in the desert, or they were lucky enough to cross the desert and never returned.
In order to hide people's eyes, all six of them were dressed as businessmen and travelers. Traders and travelers are also extremely common in the desert. Nanjiang is in the south of the four major countries, and most of the commodities in the south of Xizi and Dongcang are in the southern desert, which is the nearest and fastest route, but also the most dangerous route. High profit and high risk, the law of businessmen.
Nan Jiang left several inns, carefully observed the merchants, and when he met a suspicious one, he stepped forward to communicate, or secretly checked the goods, and a day passed, and there was no gain. As the youngest of the two, Aqing Ali has finished the first half of his life in one day today. Whenever they went to an inn, they would sit down breathlessly and drink a lot of water, not reserved at all.
"Children still need to exercise more, I think back then, I ran back and forth at three o'clock every day from Tianchongling in Southern Xinjiang Road to the imperial capital, for several months. It's only been one day, and you two can't do it. Secretly touched the heads of the two children and put on a smug gesture.
"Can we compare to Uncle Dark, when you were our age, you didn't know where to live!" replied.
"Alas, how do you speak, do you know how to respect your elders. Dark One slapped A-Qing's head violently.
Ah Qing pulled Ah Li and ran away, making a grimace.
Nan Jiangli was also relieved to see this adult and child making a fuss. This is a team in the temporary group, I didn't expect to integrate so quickly, and the future is promising.
"Where are we staying today?" asked Dark Four. Leaving the son is a pronoun agreed upon by everyone.
"Let's go to the military camp in Southern Xinjiang. Nan Jiangli took a sip of hot tea and said unhurriedly.
"Ahh
"We came to Southern Xinjiang secretly this time, and we didn't notify the defenders, and we disguised ourselves and used our pronouns, isn't it just to hide people's eyes, why are you going to the barracks now, doesn't this reveal your identity?" asked Dark Five suspiciously.
"That is when you don't know the southern Xinjiang, you have to act in secret, but if you don't succeed for a day, it is useless to act in secret, so it is better to find out your identity, be in the light, keep an eye on the dark, and let those with ulterior motives take the bait themselves. Nan Jiangli said with a smile.
"It's trying to use yourself as bait, it's too dangerous. Dark One said.
"If you don't enter the tiger's den, you can get the tiger, the alien race has suddenly appeared in front of us, we need to find out their true purpose as soon as possible, and destroy them. Now is the critical period of Nanjiang Kingdom, and nothing can happen to Southern Xinjiang and Northern Xinjiang!" Looking at Nanjiang Li's determined eyes, everyone had no choice but to obey.
Outside the military camp in southern Xinjiang, a horse-drawn carriage slowly approached. A few miles from the barracks gate, a large group of light cavalry suddenly rushed out and surrounded the carriage.
"It seems that Li Mingyan really has a good discipline, even if he is not on the border, the guards are still strict. Nan Jiangli thought secretly.
"What are the people in the carriage doing, there is a military camp in front of them, and the idle people are waiting to leave quickly. The leading general shouted.
"Who said we were idlers?" Dark Yi walked out of the carriage, deliberately raised his voice and said loudly: "The one on the carriage is the current Seventh Prince Nan Jiangli, why don't you kneel down to greet you?"