In the middle of the night, the desert in southern Xinjiang was extremely cold, the cold wind whimpered, and the wind blowing from the depths of the desert made people shiver.

As soon as Darkness came out of the tent, the entire barracks fell into darkness except for a few sparks. This is Li Mingyan's unique habit, in the middle of the night, there must be no light in the barracks, and if there is, there is an enemy situation. This is the first of its kind among the armies of the four countries. In the past, when the barracks stayed overnight, torches were often added to ensure that the barracks were still brightly lit in the dark. The benefits are undeniable, and if there is any disturbance, the guards can easily spot it. However, Li Mingyan's move is to be able to quickly respond to sudden enemy situations. As soon as the fire is lit, the surrounding military camps will immediately find out and send troops to support.

The dark one sneaks in the cold wind. Night has always been the umbrella of the Shadow Guards. Dark One successfully evaded patrols, bypassed the dark sentinels, and walked around the huge military camp. With his strong memory and observation skills, Dark One has already drawn a sketch of the entire southern Xinjiang military camp. Dark Yi returned to the camp tent and told Nan Jiang Li about the general situation of the barracks: The Nanjiang military camp is composed of four major blocks, namely the northernmost preparation command battalion, the left wing battalion, the right wing battalion, and the forward battalion closest to the desert. At this time, the tent of the battalion where we were located was in the command camp for war, which was mainly responsible for wartime command and logistics in charge of grain and grass. Originally, this was also the camp where Li Mingyan stayed, but after Li Mingyan left, Mengjiu moved the command camp to the forward camp. The left and right battalions were stationed with a large number of troops, protecting the left and right sides of the barracks. The forward battalion was inhabited by light cavalry.

"Well, as Li Mingyan said, the barracks are quite properly arranged. Nan Jiangli said with satisfaction.

"However, Mengjiu moved the command camp tent to the forward battalion, is there another hidden reason in this?"

"Probably, he wanted to be at the forefront, so that he could command the light cavalry to advance at any time. Nan Jiangli explained.

"However, today during the day, Mengjiu did not mention the intention of breaking through. Dark One was puzzled.

"Dark One, you seem to have had an opinion about this dream for a long time. Did you have a grudge against him before?" Nan Jiangli couldn't laugh or cry.

"No, no, no, it's the first time I've dealt with him, and I've never heard of him before when I came to southern Xinjiang, and it's better to have doubts than trust about a person who suddenly appears. Dark One said. Maybe it's just contact, or maybe it's the perennial suspicion of the Shadow Guard, Dark One always feels that there is something wrong with the dream for a long time.

The next day, Nan Jiangli opened his sleepy eyes and found that a fragrant breakfast had been set up in the tent. But there was a busy figure at breakfast.

"Dark One, what are you doing sneakily there?" Nan Jiangli asked as he lay down again and hid under the covers. In the desert morning, the temperature is still relatively low, Nan Jiangli is used to staying in the mild weather of the imperial capital, and he is still a little unbearable in this cold morning.

"Mengjiu sent someone to bring breakfast, I'll try the poison, just in case. Darkness said as he took a silver needle and inserted it into each dish.

"No need to try, even if it hurts people's hearts, he won't be so stupid. Nan Jiangli said with his head covered in the quilt.

"It's not just Mengjiu, I don't know how many people's hands have passed through this breakfast, and I have to guard against aliens. Dark One said, continuing to prick the needle.

After adapting to it for a long time, Nan Jiangli finally got up and looked at the breakfast full of needles, without any appetite. But the other six people gobbled up and ate with relish. Nan Jiangli picked up the sketch he had drawn last night and observed it carefully. Suddenly, he found that the left-wing barracks were a small piece less than the right-wing barracks, and this was on the sketch, and this small piece in reality was a range of several kilometers.

"Dark One, why is there one piece missing from this left-wing barracks?" Nan Jiangli asked eagerly as Dark One, who was still feasting.

"Oh, I know, the left-wing barracks have a five-kilometer range less than the right-wing barracks. I found out last night. Dark replied as he swallowed a large piece of meat.

"Why didn't you say it earlier? How could Li Mingyan set up a military camp like this?" Nan Jiangli reproached.

Dark One spit out the meat in his mouth and said slowly: "I went to see, those five kilometers are a wasteland, nothing important. ”

"Wasteland? Do you think Li Mingyan will change the layout of the camp because of the wasteland? If it were me, I would remove the wasteland and fill the five-kilometer gap above the wasteland. Nan Jiangli said.

"Besides, have you gone into the wasteland?" asked Nan Jiangli.

Darkness froze in place, and then ran out.

"Dark four and dark five, what are you doing in a daze, go out!" Nan Jiangli said, and secretly four and five also jumped out.

The three easily bypassed the guards and came to the border of the left flank barracks. From afar, it is indeed a wasteland.

Weeds regrown, and there is a lot of military waste: broken bows and arrows, scratched armor, and some corpses.

Li Ming said that this is using this as a garbage dump. Dark Four said.

The three of them climbed over the fence and came to this wasteland, and suddenly a fishy smell came to their nostrils. It's – the smell of the dead.

Although the Shadow Servants have killed countless people and seen countless people's **, this pungent smell still makes them feel disgusting.

"It's a little too strong. Dark Five complained.

"Shhhh A cold wind came from the ground. Dark One lay on the ground and listened carefully. Seeing this, the dark four and the dark five also lay down. The sound of the cold wind came from underground.

"There's a secret room underground!" Dark Four was shocked.

Darkness groped left and right, and finally felt the cold wind again in a very small gap. Dark One pulled out his sword, gathered sword qi, and injected sword qi into the crack. The sword qi entered the crack and went all the way downstream, bottomless. "It seems that there are some unknown secrets hidden in this low, and the sword qi cannot touch the bottom. Old Five, you go back and inform the Seventh Prince, and beware of Mengjiu. Fourth, we have to find the entrance quickly. ”

The trio quickly realized the gravity of the situation. "Dark One, I think we should go back and discuss this matter with the Seventh Prince. If we rush in, we won't be able to get out for a while, and if Mengjiu finds out that we are gone, he will definitely have doubts about the Seven Princes, at that time, only Ah Qing Ah Li and Dark Five will protect the Seven Princes, how can we face a whole well-trained army?"

"However, I am afraid that some conspiracy has begun to be carried out underground, and if it is not discovered in time, the consequences will be unimaginable. The Dark One still insisted on finding the entrance first and entering this mysterious underground world. When the three of them were arguing, the combat readiness command battalion suddenly burst into flames. The three of them could only hurry back. Dark One had no choice but to give up his thoughts, and the safety of the Seven Princes was the most important thing.

The three of them rushed to the camp of the Seven Princes. found that the camp tent had been surrounded by heavy troops, and it was Sun Shijie who was the leader. The sentry reported to Sun Shijie that a man in black had just flashed into the camp. Sun Shijie was also in a dilemma at this time, he knew that this was the camp of the Seven Princes, but he couldn't rush in, that would reveal the identity of the Seven Princes. But if you don't go, if the man in black has a wrong thought, the Seven Princes will be even more dangerous. Thinking that the Seventh Prince still had shadow guards around him, Sun Shijie did not lead his troops to rush in. Just set up a circle outside the camp tent to prevent the men in black from escaping. When he saw Dark One, Dark Four, and Dark Five hurrying from outside the tent, he was not calm.

"Lord Dark, why aren't you inside?" Sun Shijie said in horror.

"This, we, we went outside and walked around, what was going on, why did we surround the camp. Dark asked suspiciously.

"The sentry reported that a man in black had broken into this camp, and the last general had brought troops to check on the matter. Sun Shijie said.

"The man in black, the seven...... Isn't it very dangerous to leave Gongzi!" As he spoke, he was about to break into the camp tent, but he ran into Nan Jiang Li who came out of the camp head-on.

I saw Nan Jiangli rubbing his sleepy eyes, slowly walked out of the camp tent, and said: "What are you doing in front of my camp tent early in the morning, you are noisy and yelling, and you don't let people sleep." Nan Jiangli blamed.

"Leaving the prince, someone saw a man in black break into this camp, you are a guest of General Meng, we are afraid that something will happen to you. Sun Shijie replied on one knee, and suddenly he realized something and stood up suddenly.

This made the surrounding soldiers suspicious, and the generals knelt down to the king or superiors, and the left prince in front of him was a guest of General Meng. And he looks like a businessman, how could General Sun bow down to a person who has nothing to do with him. Nan Jiangli also realized Sun Shijie's small mistake: "Why does General Sun bother to make this big gift, I am General Meng's guest, it doesn't mean that I am one level higher than you." In this way, I will not hinder the military regulations, you can just go in and search for it. "Nan Jiang leaves the way.

Sun Shijie said embarrassedly: "No need, I am just worried about the safety of Gongzi, in case you have three longs and two shorts, I am not good to explain to General Meng, since you are fine, we have no need to search." It could be that the sentry has lost his eyes. Let's all withdraw and go back to their posts, staring at them with wide eyes. Sun Shijie led the army to retreat.

Darkness hurried into the camp, only to find a burly man standing in front of him. The three of them hurriedly knelt down. "Emperor, why did you come here? ”

The Emperor turned around and reprimanded the three of them: "How could I come, I asked you shadow guards to follow Li'er to atone his guilt and protect Li'er's safety. ”

"Father, don't be angry, isn't it good to have a child, don't blame the shadow guards, it's because Li'er has something important to come to southern Xinjiang to investigate. Nan Jiangli said.

"What is more important? Is there anything more important than your Nan Jiang leaving your life? Besides, if you leave the imperial capital without permission, you should say hello to me. If I hadn't seen the bandits wandering around the Forbidden City all day long, I wouldn't have known you were coming to Southern Xinjiang. The Emperor said angrily.

"Father, the matter is urgent at the moment, this is a major matter related to Nanjiang Kingdom, and the child is also anxious for a while, and he forgot to report to you. Nan Jiangli explained.

"What is it that makes you so frightened?" the Emperor turned around, waved his sleeves, and asked Nan Jiangli.