Chapter 373: Shrinking Forward
"That is, the lockdown?"
Xue Ju was stunned for a while, and then asked thoughtfully: "Then what are the other directions?" Is there any suspicious movement, is it possible for that Li Kaifu to sneak away from Tongguan?"
Tongguan is a necessary place for ordinary people to pass through from Luoyang to Chang'an, but for skilled martial arts cultivators, this is not the case.
With the assistance of Mo Jia, the vast majority of martial arts cultivators can walk on the ground on the hills and mountains.
In fact, the young Kaifu Yi and the three divisions did not necessarily have to go west through Tongguan.
"Nope!"
The man in black said in a firm tone: "The subordinates and others actually thought that Li Shimin would leave from other directions of Tongguan, so in all directions, there are people who keep an eye on them from time to time. Even the caravans of pedestrians entering and leaving Tongguan are under our surveillance. However, so far, no brigade has been found to have left Tongguan. It's just that the ability of the inferior people is limited, and maybe they have some way to upset our ears and eyes. ”
- For example, spells and magic weapons have the ability to hide from the sky and cross the sea.
Hao Ying keenly noticed the words 'brigade of people' in this person's language.
"In other words, you can only be sure that those iron cavalry warriors under his command have not left Tongguan, right?"
"Exactly!"
The man in black replied a little helplessly: "The lord forgives the sin, this is not because his subordinates do not do their best, but because they can't do it." If the soldiers of the brigade leave the city, it will be difficult to hide from our ears and eyes. But if that person is just a light car, it is beyond our ability. Those high-level martial arts cultivators already have the ability to penetrate the heavens and the earth, and as far as I know, among them, there are several high-grade magicians. ”
"That's it!"
Xue Rengao couldn't help frowning, he was by no means stupid, but there weren't many things worth his brain.
At this time, Xue Rengao also felt that the situation was unusual.
"This Li Shimin, what does he really want? Is this a trick, or is he planning to shrink into Tongguan and not come out?"
"I should be suspicious. ”
Xue Ju said as he looked at Hao Ying beside him with doubts in his eyes: "I want to know, what is his purpose in doing this?
This is not an impossible thing, after all, Li Shimin has a secret decree in his hand, and he has the identity of an embroidered general, as long as he can enter Xijing, he can easily take over a large amount of resources in Chang'an, including manpower.
"It's not enough to sneak into Chang'an alone. ”
Hao Ying shook his head: "This person is now attracting the attention of all parties, the sorcerers of the Duke of Chu and the Eight Divisions of the Demon Dragon have already stared him to death, how can it be so easy to hide from the sky and cross the sea? He galloped through Tongguan, and there were imperial officers and soldiers along the way, many world friends of the martial arts Li clan as Olympic aid, and Tongguan and various military camps as strongholds. I think that no matter how rampant the Demon Dragon Babu is, he can't ignore the government, why aren't you like this, my lord? But if he is really a light car, he walks through the old forests of Huangshan Mountain, but he gives us a chance to start. This person should know this and not take any risks,"
"But what if?"
Xue Ju was not very relieved: "What if he really goes to Chang'an, then what should he do?" There are magicians in the Duke Mansion of Chu and the Eight Divisions of the Demon Dragon, and they also have them, so it seems that it is not difficult to find a way to hide people's eyes and ears. ”
"It's possible, but we don't have any other choice right now. It's best to be able to block that person here, if you can't block it, my lord, I'm afraid that you will have to prepare for an unprecedented fierce battle in the next few months. ”
Hao Ying smiled bitterly, and then said in a broken voice: "Lord, the Duke of Chu is not credible. But the Demon Dragon Babu didn't have any reason to sit idly by. ”
"Brother Hao said it well! We really don't dare to watch from the wall. ”
The voice came suddenly, and without warning, it reached the ears of several people.
"Who?"
Xue Rengao's eyes immediately froze, and the 'Swinging Qi Dream Soul Knife' on his waist immediately came out of its sheath, and a spiral knife force blasted away in the direction from which the sound came from like a dragon.
But the man was not afraid, and a little light broke into the center of the spiral knife's strength. Then a majestic aura suddenly exploded, causing the surrounding leaves, grass and trees to be shocked into powder at this moment. Even some of the black-clothed soldiers standing nearby were forced by this violent wind to take a few steps back.
These people are all martial cultivators with five or six grades of cultivation, but they can't resist the residual strength of these two people.
That Xue Rengao couldn't succeed in the first blow, so he was ready to cut out the second knife in a row. But as soon as he made a move, Xue Jushen's cold and indifferent voice came from behind: "Stop, this is the Dragon Appearance of the Demon Dragon Babu." ”
He looked at the man wearing the dragon-faced mask, his eyes were obscure and fierce: "You are not the same as the dragon before. ”
"It's just a replacement. ”
The new 'Dragon Phase' had already put away the Emei thorn in his hand, and under Xue Rengao's cold gaze, he walked in front of Xue Ju with a big thorn.
"What I can guarantee is that the Li family Crouching Tiger is in this Tongguan at this time and has not left. ”
"But what guarantee do you have?"
Xue Rengao snorted lightly, with a little disdain: "Take your life?"
'Long Xiang' ignored this person, and only looked at Xue Ju and Hao Ying with a smile in his eyes: "Liuyao Tianxinpan, Brother Xue, you may not have heard of it, but I think Brother Hao must have heard of it, right?"
"A treasure of divination based on the number of plum blossoms and the sixty-four hexagrams of King Wen was famous in the last years of the Northern Wei Dynasty. This thing actually fell into the hands of your Demon Dragon Babu?"
Hao Ying's voice was slightly surprised: "Although this thing can measure the heavenly opportunity, the price is not light. Although Kou Qianzhi measured the period of Wei's death and the demonic disaster, the price was a loss of thirty-seven years of life. As a result, a genius great master died early. ”
"That's not what Brother Hao needs to care about. ”
'Long Xiang' smiled and waved his big sleeves: "What's more, we just want to determine the location of the Kaifu Lord, it can't be regarded as a heavenly opportunity, right? ”
After that, his voice sank again: "All in all, we can be 100% sure that Li Shimin is in Tongguan." If Brother Xue must let me guarantee with my life, then it is okay. ”
Xue Ju's expression was stunned, and then he looked at Tongguan in confusion, and whispered softly: "This is interesting." ”
Since that guy didn't want to secretly Chen Cang and steal beams and change pillars, why did he block the inside and outside of Tongguan?
Since this son wants to stop here and can't shrink out, why did he come to Tongguan?
Hao Ying seemed to have thought of something, and her face suddenly turned slightly pale.
Xue Ju felt it for the first time, the aura of his strategist was abnormal, and he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly: "Mr. Hao, if you think of something, you might as well speak up?"
"The student did have a bad association, but it was not yet certain. ”
Hao Ying's brows were tightly locked, and his eyes were hesitant: "I'm thinking, what if Li Shimin did this on purpose to attract our main force here?"
Xue Ju was suddenly startled, and suddenly got up from the horse: "What do you mean, is he going to cut off Xue's branches and leaves?"
Being Hao Ying this, the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became.
"In other words, that guy blocked the inside and outside of Tongguan, but in fact, what we judged was the reality of his subordinates?"
At this time, Xue Ju also felt that he was in a dilemma.
If the blockade of Tongguan continues, his subordinates and caravans scattered in various places will inevitably encounter great risks.
It would be equally inappropriate to abandon this place. Who knows how many of his subordinates Li Crouching Tiger has released? If there are still a large number of strong people around this person, it is not impossible for him to rush into Chang'an in one fell swoop.
When he got there, this person was the real dragon returning to the sea and the tiger entering the mountains and forests.
Even Xue Rengao couldn't help but change color: "This person is so treacherous?"
"It's possible!"
'Long Xiang' stroked his long beard with his hand: "If this person is not extremely courageous, shrewd and capable, how can he make our Demon Dragon Babu so embarrassed?"
"I hope that the Li family Crouching Tiger will not hate the old man to this point, but this possibility is really unlikely. ”
Hao Ying smiled bitterly: "I want my lord, let me go back to Jincheng first to make some preparations." Once it happens, it won't be completely unprepared. ”
"You do have to go back. ”
Xue Ju first bowed slightly, and then looked ahead: "So what about here?
"Here, please forgive the students for being too shallow and unable to think about it for the time being. ”
Hao Ying shook his head: "The other party is using Yangmou, and there is not much we can do." The only feasible strategy is to find out how much strength is left around Li Shimin, so that he can take precautions. As for the rest, it can only be changed in the same way. ”
"It's good to respond to all changes with the same, but Brother Xue's strength, I'm afraid it's difficult to take care of it. ”
'Dragon Phase' interjected with a smile: "I have a way here, I can have the best of both worlds, how about teaming up with our Demon Dragon Babu? Anyway, this is not the first time." ”
Xue Ju didn't answer, but looked at the 'Dragon Phase' coldly for a while, and after a while, he snorted coldly: "Xue is not a stupid person, he will never dare to bother Your Excellency!"
They did have some collaboration, but before it was one thing, and now it's another.
Today's Demon Dragon Babu is already a traitor recognized by the imperial court, a thorn in the eye of the Son of Heaven, a thorn in the flesh, and it is easy to be contaminated.
After all, although they are not doing anything legal, Li Shimin's private salt business is also disgraceful and cannot be put on the table.
Therefore, the conflict between them and Li Shimin is still limited to the conflict of interests between private businessmen, and if it rises one step further, it is only a discord between the powerful and wealthy families.
But at this time, if someone from the Eight Divisions of the Demon Dragon is involved, the nature will be completely different.
Xue Ju thinks that he has not yet had the capital to compete head-on with the imperial court.