Chapter 20 The Praying Mantis Catches the "Cicada"

On the dirt hills on both sides of the low-lying area of the oasis, when the wind was blowing, Hugh said that he could see how far away, even if the two of them were a foot apart, he could not see who it was.

But on the earth mountain to the north, in the depths of the wind and sand, there were a total of twelve people standing at the edge of the earth mountain, looking in the direction of the oasis, their expressions were focused, as if they could really see the situation next to the oasis.

The leader is a young man who can be called a jade tree in the wind, even in this wind and sand.

He has a beautiful jade face, skin like ivory, a cyan jade earring on his left ear, a silk white robe, a jade belt around his waist, and a jade plaque on his side, which looks like a prison cow.

Every time the wind and sand reached a foot near him, it would automatically deflect, as if there was an invisible cover around him, and no grain of sand could approach him for a long time.

Next to him stood a "man", at least a man in his face, except that he had no beard, and by his face alone, anyone would think of him as a man.

Of course, this is ignoring the rouge gouache on his face.

The man was dressed in a cyan robe with a hint of pink, and a pair of silver earrings on top of a pair of large ears.

Behind the two of them, there were ten people on horseback, quietly, as if they didn't exist, if Sheng Shen was here, I am afraid he would be able to recognize these ten people, this is obviously the ten people in the original three princesses' convoy, but I don't know why they got here.

The jade-faced boy looked at it for a long time, and finally complained to the people next to him: "Father-in-law Xian, look over there, you say, why did Qiu Hanyu send Huang Wanli here, is it really just a simple liking of Qiushu? Don't tell Xiao Wang anything because of the young man who is suspected of climbing mountains, not to mention that this is not certain for the time being, even if it is confirmed, it is really worth sending the entire fifth regiment of the Qianfu Legion here?" Okay, Xiao Wang thinks it's worth it, but according to Huang Wanli's speed, I'm afraid that Qiu Jingcheng still doesn't know that there is such a genius boy in this team, let alone this earlier. ”

The right hand of the virtuous father-in-law subconsciously pinched an orchid finger on his chest, with an elegant posture, if it weren't for his grease-smeared face, a little shocking, just looking at this gesture, it can be called Zhilan's posture.

The virtuous father-in-law said with a smile: "Little prince, this old slave doesn't know, the old slave came this time, there is only one task, to bring the little prince back safely, as for other things, the prince and the little prince decide." ”

His voice was sharp and thin, somewhere between a man and a woman, and it was as uncomfortable as if there were countless ants crawling in his bones.

"I knew you would say that, but Xiao Wang didn't quite understand what his father meant. Do it according to the situation, and do not seek merit. There are only these eight words, Father-in-law, you may help Xiao Wang solve his doubts, what does Father mean by this?" The jade-faced boy took out a folding fan out of nowhere, the fan bone was green jade, and the fan surface was wrapped around the fan bone with snow silk, and he gently hit the palm of his hand with the folding fan, and his tone was full of incomprehension.

"What does the little prince think?"

Xiao Wang originally thought that his father's trip was to let Xiao Wang depend on the situation, even if he couldn't get the young man. But then I thought about it, if it was really that simple, then why did Xiao Wang not even let the palace go back, and came here directly? And let these ten heroes follow? But if it wasn't so simple, then what step did the father want Xiao Wang to do? Attack? It's not that downright on the virtuous father-in-law, I'm afraid that even with your force, you don't dare to say that you will definitely be able to do it, right?"

The jade-faced boy stared at the virtuous father-in-law, as if he wanted to see something in his eyes.

There was no change on the face of the virtuous father-in-law, and he still smiled: "The old slave's little force, how can it be possible to fight a hundred with one enemy, not to mention, it is not an ordinary six hundred soldiers, there are also flame guards, and the perennial arch guards the autumn capital city, and Huang Wanli, the general of Baixi who has not directly attacked for many years, the little prince really looks too highly on the old slave." ”

"Really?"

The jade-faced boy suddenly asked.

Father-in-law smiled and did not answer.

"Haha, my father-in-law is too humble, there were rumors many years ago that my father-in-law has broken through the realm of martial artists and entered the legendary martial arts realm of Kezhen, this is only one step away from being able to reach the realm of the martial arts sect of Kezhen, that is, my Southern Zhou Kingdom, and there are only those two grandmasters, Xiao Wang is away all the year round, and he has no time to congratulate his father-in-law, make up for it here, and his father-in-law will not blame Xiao Wang, right?"

"The little prince also said that it is just a rumor, not enough to believe. Grandpa Xian shook his head and smiled.

"Okay. The jade-faced boy shrugged his shoulders, "Since the father-in-law doesn't want to admit it, then it's better if Xiao Wang hasn't asked." Just talking about the things in front of him, my father-in-law thinks that what is the intention of my father?

"The little prince should not embarrass the old slave, the little prince can decide the matter here. ”

"Oh, what if Xiao Wang asks his father-in-law to raid the Qiushu camp immediately and rob Sheng Ash?"

Gonggong Xian shook his head and said: "Little prince, the prince has a handwritten book here, when the old slave set off, the prince once said that if the little prince ordered the old slave to do something other than protecting the little prince, you can ask the handwritten book to come out." ”

As he spoke, he took out a small package wrapped in yellow brocade from his bosom.

The jade-faced boy's face was even colder, he took it with both hands, opened it, and there was an envelope inside, sealed with fire paint, and what was printed on it was two words, King Su.

The jade-faced son sighed "tsk": "Father is really thoughtful." ”

As he spoke, he took it open and took out a few sheets of ribbed paper from it.

After seeing it, he crumpled the paper into a ball with both hands, and when he opened it, it was already a pile of broken powder, and when he threw it away, the broken powder melted into the wind and sand, and disappeared in an instant.

The jade-faced boy's face was very unsightly, and after a while, he suddenly smiled and said: "Heh, I asked to get that boy as much as possible, and asked not to hurt that boy as much as possible, and I also asked that Qiu Shu must not be allowed to doubt the identity of our wait, so as not to destroy the friendship between the two countries for many years, and finally used it for me, but it 'just happened' to be the Ten Heroes of Gyro Mountain that Qiu Shu was somewhat familiar with, okay, no wonder I have to ask for merit, Xiao Wang is really difficult." I don't know if the test for the second child is more interesting than mine. ”

The virtuous father-in-law turned a deaf ear, as if he had suddenly turned into a piece of wood, unable to hear anything, and not moving.

After observing for a while, the jade-faced boy suddenly whispered, "Father-in-law Xian, look at the other side." ”

On the opposite side, there is wind and sand, and the sky is yellow, orange and orange, like fog, and ordinary people can't see it clearly.

However, in an instant, there seemed to be a bright light flashing in the eyes of the virtuous father-in-law, and he smiled and said: "In this way, it is not impossible for the prince to fulfill his request." ”

The jade-faced boy opened the jade fan, shook it a few times, and said with a smile: "Also, with our lineup, there is no hope of attacking strongly, but if it is a leak, it will be difficult to say." It's just that if it's just these guys on the opposite mountain, I'm afraid it won't work. ”

"It's okay, just wait and see. ”

Let's see if Huang Wanli and these cicadas can withstand it, and we, are we praying mantis or yellow finch? No, it's more fun to be hunters. ”

After the jade-faced boy finished speaking, he turned his head and looked in the direction of the oasis again, but his face suddenly turned into a sneer, he found the abnormal situation on the opposite dirt mountain, I am afraid that the "big-eared demon fox" next to him has already found out, but he has not said anything, he doesn't know, hum, wait for this time, go back to the palace, but pay careful attention.

In the depths of the wind and sand, on the dirt mountain in the south, dozens of people came here at some point, except for the leader one, the rest were wearing hats and robes.

The leader is an old man, who has been closing his eyes, and occasionally when he opens them, he can see that the eyeballs in his sockets are dead and silent, all of them are white, as if he has some kind of disease, which looks a little scary.

His face was boxy, but it was densely packed with at least dozens of scars, and his facial expression changed slightly, all of which looked very hideous and terrifying.

He had a pair of purple gold hammers hanging from his waist, each the size of an adult's head.

Behind him, three people were closer, and the rest were farther away.

The three people who followed closely, the hats were all on their backs, two men and one woman, wearing sackcloth rags, patches one after another, wrapped around their waists casually, and carrying some leather bags on them.

The man on the left walked a few steps to the edge of the dirt mountain, and he looked around with all his might, but saw nothing but the wind and sand getting bigger and bigger, but ate a mouthful of sand.

He spat a few mouthfuls and said, "Boss, we have arrived, this is not far from the oasis, do you want to act immediately?"

The old man shook his head and said, "Call them all up, I have something to say." ”

"Okay. The man on the right answered, then walked quickly over to the dozens of people and called them all over.

"Boss, it's all here. ”

The old man nodded and said, "This operation, before coming, the old man had already said that it was called sweeping ashes. Before, you asked me why it was called dust sweeping and what our purpose was, but I didn't say it at the time, but now it's time to say it. ”

Everyone listened intently.

"Sweeping, both sweeping and sweeping, and ash refers to the target of our operation, a teenager named Sheng Gray. The primary purpose is to capture Sheng Ash alive, and it is to sweep up. And if this goal cannot be achieved, then at least the ashes must be killed, in order to sweep away. Is there anything you don't understand?"