"Not as beautiful as my mother-in-law. Niu Dawa said arrogantly.

Zhang Xiaopaw glanced at him angrily.

"Do you know that girl?" Zhou Jian came to grasp the key to the problem.

"Hmm!" Zhang Xiaopaw nodded heavily, and said with a solemn expression: "At the moment when I passed by just now, I only felt that she was extremely familiar, but I couldn't remember where I had seen her, until a flash of inspiration in my mind just now, I remembered where I had seen her." ”

"Where?" asked Niu Dawa curiously.

"Underground waterways. Zhang Xiaopaw took a breath of cold air and said word by word.

"Underground river?" Niu Dawa and Zhou Jianlai couldn't react for a while, showing puzzled expressions.

"The female ghost who attacked us!" Zhang Xiaopu said.

"Huh?!" The two of them couldn't help but exclaim when they heard this, looked at Zhang Xiaopu in surprise and fright, swallowed their saliva and asked, "Are you sure you read it right?"

"Sure!" Zhang Xiaopaw nodded with great affirmation, "except for her bloody face, bright eyes, and a hollow blood pupil missing from the center of her eyebrows, all other figures and appearances look exactly like that female ghost." That's why I couldn't remember where I had seen her at first, one was a human and the other was a ghost, and it was hard to connect the two together. ”

Afraid that Zhou Jianlai and Niu Dawa would not believe it, he added: "As you know, after realizing that I have entered the micro state of mind, I have almost never forgotten it. ”

Although they thought it was incredible, Zhang Xiaopaw's words were conclusive, Zhou Jianlai and Niu Dawa had to believe it, and the two were shocked and shocked for a while.

"No wonder your face is so ugly, it turns out that you have seen hell in broad daylight. Niu Dawa suddenly realized.

"The wooden box on the carriage should be filled with water, it is not difficult to deduce that they are carrying water back to Yancheng from Baihuang Mountain, and the female ghost is hiding in the water of the underground river, if she has the means to break away from the water body and disguise herself as a human, it is logical to meet and meet the people of Yaowang Valley by chance. Zhou Jian came to analyze it, and then frowned and said seriously: "If she is really the person who disguised the female ghost, then you have to be vigilant, because she must be coming at you." ”

"Then she is really an old birthday star hanging herself to death. Niu Dawa couldn't help but sneer, "The pawn is now a demon and ghost hunter, will he be afraid of her as a female ghost?"

Zhang Xiaopaw was stunned when he heard this, and then he held his forehead with a smile and said, "You don't say that I have forgotten what I did." That is, Lao Tzu's personal disciple of the Great Heavenly Master of the Three Qingguan Temple, why should he be afraid of a female ghost, and if he spreads it, he is afraid that he will be laughed off by the martial arts people. If she dared to come to trouble Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu rewarded her with a few charms, which made her soul scatter. ”

After being reminded by Niu Dawa, Zhang Xiaopaw remembered that he was no longer the same person he used to be, and if he had a head-to-head confrontation with female ghosts again, he had endless means, and they were all means of curing ghosts and monsters.

It can be seen that the female ghost has really left a lot of psychological shadow in his heart, otherwise he would not just remember to be afraid and forget his skills, but at this time, the shadow in his heart has been swept away, and he even has a kind of eager to try, wanting the female ghost to see his powerful impulse.

"The female ghost is not scary, I'm afraid that she is afraid of the people who use the Medicine King Valley. Zhou Jianlai frowned.

"Hey, as the saying goes, if you have more lice, you won't itch, and if you have more debts, you won't worry. Anyway, he has already had a grudge with the people of the Medicine King Valley, and it is nothing to add another female ghost. Niu Dawa sneered.

"That's right. Zhou Jianlai smiled and nodded.

The three of them ran at the back of the group, and they had already fallen some distance from the main army during the conversation, and they immediately hurried to catch up.

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At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the mighty convoy drove into the north gate of Yancheng, and the main road was immediately blocked by soldiers wearing armor, and idle people were not allowed to approach.

The common people watched the bustle from afar, looking at the carriages loaded with huge wooden boxes, pointing and discussing, guessing what was in the wooden boxes.

Some said it was food, some said it was ordnance, until someone suddenly noticed the moisture coming out of the cracks in the wooden box, as if they had discovered a new continent, and shouted that the wooden box contained water, and this roar spread quickly throughout the city like a fire burning the plain.

No one came forward to argue that the wooden box was not filled with water, because it was the light and hope seen in a desperate situation, and even if there was a voice of doubt in their hearts, they did not want to speak out and destroy it.

In the end, the officials did not let their good prayers be dashed.

Twenty horse-drawn carriages drove into the yamen of the Beicheng City Government, and posted a notice on the notice board at the yamen that all residents of the Beicheng Ten Cities could receive half a bowl of water with their identity tokens.

Half a bowl of water, just two or three sips, but it can save lives.

As soon as the news spread, the entire North Ten Cities were like a frying pan, and the whole city was in a sensation.

And then there are the North Nine Cities, the North Eight Cities -

When half of the carriages traveled from the roads on both sides of the city to the southern city, the southern ten cities also boiled one after another.

At dusk, the rebels once again called in to end the day's feint.

After missing yesterday's best fighter, Xiahou Hongyuan clearly knew that it was absolutely impossible to capture Yancheng by their own strength, they needed to wait for the big tooth army in Yanbei to launch an attack together, and attack Yancheng on both sides, so that the defenders of Yancheng could not take care of it, so that they could capture Yancheng, and before that, his task was to constantly launch feints, so that the defenders of Yancheng could not rest at the same time, they could also take the opportunity to train the military formation, which can be described as the best of both worlds.

In his eyes, Yancheng is strong, but it is a dead city after all, once the north and south are blocked, in such a harsh environment, Yancheng will not be able to support for long.

"A bunch of fools!" Wei Guangfu couldn't help but curse viciously when he heard the earth-shattering cheers coming from Yancheng, "We are retreating strategically, and we haven't suffered defeat, why are they so happy?"

"Hehe, the king does not need to be angry about such a trivial matter. Xiahou Hongyuan smiled and comforted when he heard this, "This is a method to boost morale, although it is suspected of self-deception, but it is very useful." On the other hand, our soldiers feinted for a day, leaving thousands of corpses under the city walls, but without any results, and their morale was inevitably hit. If this lasts for two or three days, there is no need for Yancheng to send troops, so we will worship first. ”

Wei Guangfu followed Xiahou Hongyuan's gaze, and sure enough, he saw that the soldiers who had retreated from the battlefield all looked dejected, and hurriedly asked Xiahou Hongyuan for advice on how to boost morale.

"I beseech the king to eat, drink, and sleep with the army. Xiahou Hongyuan half-knelt in front of Wei Guangfu and pleaded.

"General, please get up. Wei Guangfu hurriedly stepped forward to help Xiahou Hongyuan, and said with a smile: "What's so difficult about this? They shed blood for Dawei, I should eat and drink with them, sleep and sleep together." ”

"The king is magnanimous and benevolent, and the recovery of the Great Wei is just around the corner. Xiahou Hongyuan said happily.

"General Jiyan. Wei Guangfu laughed happily. After laughing, listening to the cheers from Yancheng, he couldn't help but listen carefully, and asked Xiahou Hongyuan: "General, what do you hear them shouting?"

Xiahou Hongyuan listened for a moment and then responded: "It seems to be shouting long live Dayu, long live the city lord, and long live the Medicine King Valley." ”

"Strange. Wei Guangfu frowned slightly, puzzled: "Shouldn't they shout long live the general after winning the war? Why do they shout long live the Medicine King Valley?"

"It should be because the Medicine King Valley helped them catch the big-toothed spy hidden in Yancheng. Xiahou Hongyuan guessed.

"Hehe, I have to thank the Medicine King Valley. Wei Guangfu said with a smile, "Otherwise, when this king captures Yancheng, he will have to worry about this matter? Let's go, go to the barracks. ”

An hour later, under the cover of night, a carrier pigeon flew out of Yancheng and flew into the rebel camp dozens of miles away, and the information brought out was sent to Wei Guangfu for the first time.

"Your Majesty, why are you so alarmed?" Xiahou Hongyuan on the side asked in surprise.

"Something happened. Wei Guangfu looked at Xiahou Hongyuan with an ugly face, and handed him the secret letter in his hand.

Xiahou Hongyuan saw the secret letter, his expression also changed greatly, and he frowned deeply.

"I said why they chanted Long live the Medicine King Valley, it turned out that the people of the Medicine King Valley had discovered the water source in the Hundred Desolation Mountain. Damn! Damn! Damn!" Wei Guang thumped his chest in anger.

The weight of the water source is self-evident, who can control a water source at the moment is almost equivalent to being invincible, how can Wei Guangfu not be in a hurry.

Not to mention him, even Xiahou Hongyuan, who has always been strategizing and full of confidence, lost a little calm, and said eagerly: "Your Majesty, no matter whether this news is true or not, you must notify the Big Tooth people as soon as possible, and let them go to Baihuang Mountain to find out the truth." ”

"General, do you think this matter is true or false?" Wei Guangfu asked.

"Mostly true. Xiahou Hongyuan responded, "Didn't we always find out what Yancheng was doing when it sent 100,000 troops into the Hundred Desolate Mountains ten days ago? Now that I think about it, it must be the people of the Medicine King Valley who brought the news of the water source, and Yancheng immediately dispatched an army of 100,000 to guard it. ”

"The crumbs of the Medicine King Valley are really damned!" Wei Guangfu gritted his teeth and said.

"It's not all bad news. Xiahou Hongyuan's tone suddenly changed, and a smile appeared on his face.

"What does the general mean?" Wei Guangfu asked hurriedly.

"The water source is in Yanbei, which is just enough for Yancheng and the Daya people to fight to the death, and the sandpiper and the clam compete for the fisherman's profit, we just need to wait to be the fisherman. ”

"What the general said is very true. Wei Guangfu's eyes lit up, and he said with a sneer: "I'll write a secret letter to spread the news to the Big Tooth people, they are more anxious than us, and they won't be able to sit still for a moment after learning the news." Haha, good, a good sandpiper and a clam compete for the fisherman's profit. ”

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"My lord, the whole city is chanting Long live the Medicine King Valley, saying that it is the water source they found. Qu Kai reported to Qi Wuwei in the military tent, his tone was stiff, and he could hear the emotion in his voice as soon as he heard it. He did not go north with the army, but stayed behind to protect Qi Wuwei's safety.

"Hehe, rest assured, the credit of your Tianzi Camp will not be less at all. Qi Wuwei buried his head in the bookcase, and smiled without raising his head.

"My lord, my subordinates are not here to fight for merit. Qu Kai frowned and said, "The water source was discovered by Zhang Xiaopu, not the Medicine King Valley. ”

"He doesn't go without credit. Qi Wuwei said.

"But—"

"I know what you're trying to say. Qi Wuwei interrupted Qu Kai's words, sighed and raised his head, and said: "Zhang Xiaopu and Yaowanggu, who do you say can make the morale of the soldiers and civilians in Yancheng so high? For Dayu, for Yancheng, and for the victory of the war, sometimes I have to sacrifice some personal honors. ”

"It's just that I can't get used to seeing the arrogant appearance of the Medicine King Valley, just like the water source is really what they found, shameless. It's like a pawn brother, a great merit, neither seeking merit nor profit. It's good now, I can't even get a name. How aggrieved!" Qu Kai muttered sullenly.

"What's the matter, the people from the Medicine King Valley gave you a look on your face?" Qi Wuwei asked with a smile.

"The subordinates wanted to ask for some water for the adults to wipe their bodies, but the disciples of the Medicine King Valley who guarded the water source refused to give it. Qu Kai said in a sullen voice.