During this time, Mo Yan has been tortured by following several doubts provided by Lian Mu in the "Ice Prison". But Lu You's mouth was very tight, and even if Mo Yan personally ended up, he didn't have any clue.

Therefore, Mo Yan changed the torture to torture, first focusing on destroying Lu You's will, and then tried to continue to see if he could dig out some valuable information from Lu You's mouth.

The "Strange Fox" who had been silent for a long time was slight, and during this time, as the Si Zuo of the Frost Sword, he did not ask too much "excessively" when he was torturing Lu You, and asked some valuable "questions" from time to time.

However, Bu Weilan considered that the secret agents who had been arrested in the Mo Kingdom before, as well as the prince of the Xiji Thousand Thunder Kingdom, were all imprisoned in the ice prison at the moment. The "treacherous fox", who has always been cunning, immediately offered a plan to Mo Yan and played the trick of "killing chickens and making an example of monkeys".

In the end, Mo Yan failed to destroy Lu You's will, but with the help of Bu Weilan, he succeeded in causing Lei Yi, the son of Xiji Thousand Thunder Kingdom, to fall into a collapse that he had never had before. Several "Mexican spies" who were originally silent also wavered during this period.

In the dark, Xiao Li quietly observed all this.

Then, the door to the "Ice Prison" was closed again.

Bu Weilan went back to report to Yun Ji with the news he got, while Mo Yan took the information that Lian Mu wanted and pushed open the door of the Yao Pavilion Military Aircraft Department at this time.

Han Yu's question earlier made Mo Yan, who was standing outside the door, feel a little displeased. Mo Yan thought to himself, did Han Jian regard himself as the "guardian" of the Han Jia Division, or did he regard himself as the commander of the Three Divisions of the Frost Sword, and he dared to ask questions on behalf of Lian Mu.

Lian Mu, who was originally silent here, also realized that the whole incident was not what Xia Hui said because of Han Wei's move. These questions seemed to be Yun Fan's attempt to interfere with the Frost Sword, but in fact they were not just the incomprehensible past entanglements between Yun Fan and the clan.

In the final analysis, it is a conflict between royal power and the clan. In other words, the words that Xia Hui had originally told him were ostensibly defending the Frost Sword, but in fact he was still arguing for the interests of the clan.

While thinking about it, Mo Yan's gaze touched Lian Mu.

Lian Mu understood the doubts in Mo Yan's eyes.

But he didn't give an answer, just said lightly:

"How's it going, has there been any progress?"

Between the words, Xia Hui and Han Yu glanced at each other, and their attention was immediately attracted by Lian Muyu's question. Mo Yan was stunned for a moment, and did not answer immediately, but Lian Mu added: "There are no outsiders here. It's not a particularly important thing anyway. ”

Speaking of this, Lian Mu sat back in his position as the commander of the three divisions of the Frost Sword, and turned to Han Ji and said, "The box you are sitting in is full of old things, and you may not be able to buy them if you have money. ”

Han Yu was stunned for a moment, then got up and stood side by side with Xia Hui.

Mo Yan looked at Han Yu coldly, and turned to bow to Lian Mu and waved his hand. This made Han Jian realize that he had been a little rude before, and felt a little embarrassed. At this time, he heard Mo Yan say lightly: "From the analysis of the information obtained so far, unless it is a last resort, the Xiji Thousand Thunder Country does not intend to fight with us. In other words, if you can talk, you will definitely not face each other. ”

After hearing this, everyone present showed puzzled expressions.

Seeing this, Lian Mu frowned and said, "In that case, why did you send troops to our long-cherished border overnight to pick quarrels and provoke trouble?"

"This matter is not the decision of the Lord of Qianlei, but the insistence of his son. Mo Yan paused and continued, "Perhaps because of this, the Thousand Thunder Kingdom chose to continue southward, and did not change its original combat policy because a prince was captured. ”

"The original combat policy?" Hearing this, Lian Mu looked at Mo Yan curiously, but listened to Mo Yan continue: "In the original combat policy of the Thousand Thunder Country, Yaoguang City is their primary target, followed by Liuyun City. Once these two cities are taken, Reich will try to win us over. ”

After hearing this, Lian Mu smiled and said, "With my understanding of the Lord of Yun Ji and Yun Fan, it is absolutely impossible for the Thousand Thunder Kingdom to succeed if it wants to win over our Su Kingdom to join Xiji. Don't even think about it. ”

At this time, Xia Hui, who looked solemn on the side, suddenly interrupted: "The pull of the Thousand Thunder Kingdom may just be a temptation. As Xiji's "Wind and Thunder Duo", Lei Che has never only made preparations, and there must be other arrangements. ”

Mo Yan nodded and said, "Yes, if this prince of our Thousand Thunder Country didn't lie. Xiji Tianwu Kingdom will arrive in Jibei as reinforcements from Qianlei Kingdom after the Thousand Thunder Kingdom takes Yaoguang and Liuyun City. ”

Lian Mu was surprised: "Tianwu Kingdom?!"

Xia Hui smiled: "Sure enough." ”

Mo Yan didn't repeat his words, but listened to Lian Mu continue to ask, "Where are they going to come from......?

Han Yu on the side sighed: "Where else can you come from, it must be from that tunnel, the fastest and safer." ”

Lian Mu hesitated, his eyes met Xia Hui.

At this time, Mo Yan opened his mouth to deny Han Ji's inference, "If this is the case, the Thousand Thunder Kingdom will definitely arrange heavy troops to garrison near the tunnel of the Juelong Mountain Range, otherwise once this tunnel is blocked, then their trip to Dongji will be equivalent to embarking on a road of no return." ”

Lian Mu asked, "So they sent people to garrison?"

Mo Yan shook his head and said, "I didn't leave a single soldier behind. ”

Han Yu was puzzled: "Qianlei Country, with the determination to die, came to our Jibei in Dongji to expand the territory?"

Between the words, Lian Mu took out a roll of sheepskin from the table in front of him.

It was a strategic map of the whole of Dongji. It contains a detailed record of all the vassal states, passes, and military towns of Dongji.

Han Hui also leaned over to take a look at it at this time, while Xia Hui was isolated, thinking about what Xia Guo, who was stationed on the border of Shu at the moment, what was he doing, thinking about it, Xia Hui suddenly seemed to realize something, so he turned to ask Mo Yan: "During this time, do you have any news from Xia Guo?"

Mo Yan was stunned for a moment, and asked Xia Hui rhetorically: "Are you asking about the movements of the Xia Kingdom, or the movements of the Blood Tiger Cavalry they are stationed on the border of our Shu Kingdom?"

Xia Hui responded: "Naturally, it is those blood tiger riders stationed on the border of our homeland. Previously, when the Xiji Thousand Thunder Kingdom entered the country, it was reasonable to say that they should have clashed with the Xia country, but in the end, it turned out that we had a confrontation with the Thousand Thunder Country. Don't you think there's something strange about this?"

Mo Yan smiled, "You didn't read the letter Lu You wrote to General Xia Guo before. I remember that the content of the letter mentioned that the Xiji Thousand Thunder Kingdom was about to enter the country. Although the letter was not delivered to Xia Guo in the end, it can be easily seen that Lu You has actually secretly had close contacts with Xia Guo. ”

"So you mean to say that Lu You foresaw in advance that the Xiji Thousand Thunder Kingdom would enter the country on the day of his arrest, so he reminded the Xia Kingdom troops stationed on our border earlier?"

Obviously, Mo Yan's answer did not convince Xia Hui.

Mo Yan was stunned for a moment, but Han Yu on the side suddenly interjected at this time: "Is this matter so complicated?

"I asked. Mo Yan responded to Han Jidao.

"The result?" Xia Hui and Han Ji said in unison.

"The prince of Qianlei Kingdom mentioned that on the way here, he saw the traces left by the original Xia Kingdom army. Mo Yan paused and continued, "As for Lu You, I didn't say anything. ”

"That's why you have the inference?"

Xia Hui asked Mo Yandao, and Mo Yan nodded,

"Obviously, the army of the Xia Kingdom must have learned some information in advance, so when the Thousand Thunder Kingdom invaded, they changed the location of the military camp and avoided confronting it. On the day of the invasion of Xiji Qianlei Kingdom, Lu You happened to be arrested, but Lu You asked Lu Ming to go to seek refuge in the army of Xia Kingdom stationed on our border. In other words, Lu You must know the location of the Xia State military camp, even if it is not exact, but at least there is a general direction. ”

Speaking of this, the figure of Meng Jian suddenly appeared in Mo Yan's mind. Meng Jian was the last person to see Lu Ming alive, maybe he would know some relevant information.

Xia Hui looked at Mo Yan thoughtfully, always feeling that there was something wrong with this, but he couldn't say it. At this time, Han Yu suddenly turned the topic to Xia Guo, whose intentions were unknown, "What I'm more curious about now is that now that Xiji Qianlei Country has entered, what does Xia Guo plan to do?"

"This year's snow is much heavier than usual. Mo Yan followed Han Ji's question and continued, "In the face of the invasion of the Xiji Thousand Thunder Kingdom, I'm afraid our other vassal states in Dongji can only stand by and watch. ”

"Right now, the Jibei border is colder than ours here. Xia Hui seconded, "And the snow is also heavier." This also makes the whole of Jibei now like a battlefield of blocked retreat, and an isolated world. ”

"Therefore, the affairs of Jibei can only be solved by the countries of Jibei themselves. "I always felt that something was wrong with this snow, but I couldn't tell what was wrong. ”

"Everything happened too coincidentally, didn't it?" Xia Hui asked Mo Yan, who nodded, "You think so too, don't you?"

"Yes, it feels like there are invisible hands, and I have arranged it all in secret. I never believed that there were coincidences in this world. Xia Hui responded, "Especially the things we experienced on the night of October 21. ”

Speaking of this, Xia Hui remembered the Black Heaven Sect in ancient mythology and the stories about them. However, Xia Hui didn't say it, as if he was worried that he would be heard by them.

Looking at Xia Hui's solemn expression, Mo Yan didn't say anything more. Han Yu followed up on the doubts he hadn't answered just now, and continued to ask, "So, Xia Guo is planning to let us go head-to-head with the Thousand Thunder Kingdom, and then they will be a favor?"

Mo Yan and Xia Hui listened and did not answer.

Because, they couldn't guess what Xia Guo's intentions were. So, in the process, the two turned their attention to Lian Mu at this time. When they talked, Pastor Lian did not hear what they were discussing.

Lian Mu's attention was basically on the sheepskin in front of him, which also made Xia Hui and Mo Yan's silence come in exchange for a longer silence in the entire Military Aircraft Pavilion.

Han Ji followed Xia Hui and Han Ji's gaze in confusion, and turned to look at Lian Mu at this moment. I don't know how much time has passed. When Lian Mu spoke again, the faces of everyone present also became more solemn because of his words.

"I think that the goal of the Xiji Thousand Thunder Kingdom is actually not in Yaoguang City and Liuyun City at all. It's all just smoke from them. If I'm not mistaken, Lei Che's main target is still Jingwei Pass! When the Thousand Thunder Kingdom takes Yaoguang and Liuyun, the Tianwu Kingdom will definitely echo them from the other side and attack Jingwei Pass!"

Mo Yan pondered, "So they may delay time by using the pretext of winning over after taking Yaoguang and Liuyun?"

"Not bad. I think Xia Guo must have guessed this, so it is very likely that they are also waiting for our attitude. Lian Mu analyzed, "If we make the 'wrong' decision, I believe that Xia Guo will take the opportunity to launch a surprise attack on us." After all, these Chiyan warriors in the city have always been their hatred. ”

"And the Xiji Thousand Thunder Country will not really help us because of this. Xia Hui suddenly realized, "On the surface, Qianlei Guo intends to win over, but in fact, it is just using our hands to hit Dongji hard, and then buy time for them to break through Jingwei Pass." ”

Lian Mu agreed: "If the wooing fails, it will not affect it. After all, it takes time to win over, and they just need to drag it out. ”

Hearing this, Han Yu was a little puzzled: "If the Thousand Thunder Kingdom does this, aren't they afraid that their descendants will be killed by us in the end?"

"This is a bargaining chip for us to negotiate with them, but we should not use it as a threat. Xia Hui analyzed, "If Lei Che really values his son, maybe the 100,000 troops of the Xiji Thousand Thunder Country have already arrived in the city at this moment." ”

"That's right. Lian Mu sighed, "If you really care, how can you take him to embark on this road of no return to our Dongji." Lei Che is also gambling now. ”

Han Yu was puzzled: "What is he gambling on?" ”

Lian Mu smiled and slowly closed the parchment roll in front of him.

"Risking the life of his eldest son and gambling on the future of the world. ”

......

Guang Yuan, on the sword trial field.

Meng Jian slashed three times while holding his breath.

When the sparks burst out, Xu Rui, who was holding a spear, suddenly felt a numb arm. This also made Xu Rui's whole person's reaction slightly sluggish in this short moment.

The next moment, Meng Jian let out a loud shout, clenched the silver sword with both hands, and slashed into Xu Rui's sluggish moment with "Frost Cut", trying to pick the spear in his hand away. As a result, perhaps because of insufficient strength or a slight weight of silver and gold in his hand, Meng Jian failed to succeed in the end.

However, Meng Jian's blow made Xu Rui completely lose his rhythm and was forced to defend as an attack. The reversal of the whole situation made many frost swords around them either surprised or dumbfounded.

In the end, Xu Rui chose to use a gun as a sword and swung it at Meng Jian. But unfortunately, Xu Rui's approach was not successful. Meng Jian, who tried to provoke the spear in Xu Rui's hand with "Frost Cut" a moment ago, took this opportunity to try against him again, and this time Meng Jian succeeded.

When the sparks burst out, Xu Rui took a few steps back, and finally fell in front of Meng Jian. I don't know how many times the spear spun in the air before landing on the rest table. Everyone was surprised, Xu Rui on the scene looked at all this in front of him incredibly, and muttered: "Impossible, this is impossible!"

Between the words, Meng Jian raised his sword and pointed directly at Xu Rui's eyebrows.

The cheers of the victors immediately rang out at the same moment throughout the fencing arena. This scene surprised Meng Jian, who has always been alone. Bathed in cheers, he was soon lost in the bursts of cheers, and he seemed a little overwhelmed for a while.

This also made Xu Rui feel a great sense of humiliation.

Just when Meng Jian was immersed in cheers and couldn't find the direction, Xu Rui suddenly grabbed a handful of loess on the ground and threw it at Meng Jian's eyes. Although the sword trial and martial arts arena of Guangqi Yuan are made of white stones, they are still paved with a little sand.

When the frost swords try their swords here, they will inevitably stumble. If the floor is completely paved with white stones, it is easy to cause injury if you fall. The presence of sand just acts as a very effective buffer.

As a result, in the face of Meng Jian who was attacked by the sand, he subconsciously covered his eyes, and Xu Rui tried to snatch the sword from Meng Jian's hand at this time. Jing Feng, who was originally sitting on the rest platform, saw this scene, and hurriedly shouted to Xu Rui: "Xu Rui, what are you going to do! This competition is over!"

Xu Rui did not respond to Jing Feng's words, and during this period, he successfully won the silver and gold from Meng Jian's hands. Then, Xu Rui kicked Meng Jian to the ground. Xu Rui's move immediately caused the audience to boil. Some people think that it is very inappropriate for him to do this, and some people think that everything is decided by the result, and Xu Rui did not admit defeat just now, so this competition is not over.

Jing Feng, who wanted to step forward to stop him, was suddenly stopped by Yun Fan at this time. But seeing that on the sword test platform, Xu Rui sneered and stepped on Meng Jian's chest, just like Meng Jian pointed a sword at him just now, and pointed at Meng Jian's eyebrows: "You lost." ”

Meng Jian spit out the sand in his mouth, glared at Xu Rui angrily and said:

"Despicable!"

Xu Rui sneered and asked Meng Jian: "On the battlefield, if your opponent uses the same method against you, will you say that he is despicable? All this is due to your own carelessness, and what does it have to do with whether I am despicable or not?"

Meng Jian glared angrily and said: "If you want to win, please be upright, what kind of skills are you capable of playing these tricks?"

"Is it up to you to decide the rules of success or defeat?" Xu Rui asked Meng Jian, not forgetting to sneer, "Please stand up and speak, you are lying at my feet, and these words make me sound like it is too much work." ”

"Then take your feet away!"

Meng Jian shouted, but instead provoked Xu Rui's ridicule again, "Are you ordering me? ”

Meng Jian glared at Xu Rui angrily, was silent for a moment, and then finally warned: "Okay, since that's the case, then don't regret it!"

Xu Rui smiled: "Are you threatening me?"

Meng Jian didn't answer his words, but between the words, he held the foot that Xu Rui stepped on on his chest with both hands, and slowly ran the "Ling Shuang Jue" that Han Yu had taught him before. Xu Rui didn't notice it. But I saw a faint true qi surging from Meng Jian's dantian to the whole body.

A chill quietly spread throughout the sword testing field.

Yun Fan, who was originally sitting on the rest platform, couldn't help but stand up after seeing this scene, and said in surprise: "Han's unique mental method 'Ling Shuang Jue'? How could he do this, could it be that Han Yu taught him? Impossible, this is absolutely impossible! He is not from the clan family of the Shu Kingdom, why did Han Yu do this." ”

At this time, on the sword trial field, Xu Rui did not realize that danger was coming towards him. He stomped on Meng Jian on the ground and asked again: "As long as you admit defeat, I will take your foot away." ”

saw Meng Jian suddenly sneered: "It's too late." ”