Chapter 128: No last resort
When the north wind blows by, the fog on the ground will also be blown away, leaving not much trace.
The white fog that had been lingering at the mouth of the river a few days ago was now almost gone. The reeds fluttered in the wind, surging layer by layer, spreading to endless distances.
But the hue of the estuary is still gray, but on a night like this, it is smeared with a heavy black, which makes it difficult to see.
The night seemed to carry the smell of ink, sticky and permeated, even if the crackling torches and the footsteps of thousands of troops and horses came together, it still couldn't change the taste of the ink.
Huan Wen looked at the fire in front of him. It was a flame from an oil lamp, constantly changing its appearance, like the dance of the god of fire.
"Great, Great General......"
Seeing that Huan Wen's gaze was a little straight, Li Chuanchuan was frightened and called out in fear.
"How?" Huan Wen listened to the chaos outside, looked up and caught a glimpse of Li Chuanchuan looking at him, and immediately understood something, and laughed contemptuously.
"Lord Xue was sent back, and it seems that he is seriously injured. The general is here, is it necessary to strengthen his defense? Li Chuanchuan worked hard to clear his brain, making himself convinced that the person who came had nothing to do with Xie Xiaoman.
Huan Wen glanced at him and didn't speak.
"General! Lord Xi asks to see! ”
The guards outside came in to report.
"Please!" Huan Wen said lightly, and glanced at Li Chuanchuan again, "What should I do." But a little assassin came and scared you like this? Speaking of which, how can I see people in the Western Army! ”
Li Chuanchuan felt Huan Wen's faint anger. didn't dare to say anything more, bowed down and took two steps back, and looked up to see Xi Chao walking inside.
"Lord Xi!" Li Chuanchuan said hello.
Xi Chao nodded slightly. Walked in briskly.
"Guest, look at these guys, but a little commotion has become like this. How to fight tomorrow. Huan Wen said.
Xi Chao frowned, and waited until the people in the tent were cleared before he spoke: "General, something really happened to Lord Xue's side." Where is this a little commotion! This assassin may really be Xie Xiaoman! ”
"So what?" Huan Wen looked at him.
Xi Chao was stunned, and his brows were deeply locked: "Even Lord Xue can't greet her now, if she really attacks." What should we do? Anyway, she's a monk after all! ”
"Even if it's really Xie Xiaoman, did she say that she came to kill me?" Huan Wen raised his eyebrows slightly. There was not a hint of panic.
Xi Chao was almost laughed at when he heard this: "Last time." Tell Xie Xiaoman, if you meet again, you must come out of life and death, but General Huan, yourself! Why don't you admit it now! ”
"So what?" Huan Wen was still indifferent.
"How?" Xi Chao resisted the urge to go up and grab Huan Wen's neckline, "Maybe Xie Xiaoman was entrusted by Zhao Jun to take your head!" Yes! Maybe she would have told Zhao Jun all about the actions here! ”
The wind outside was still strong, and the tent was blowing with hula and la. With a hard sound.
Huan Wen sat casually next to a few cases, looking at Xi Chao with a smile.
"Do you really think Xie Xiaoman will rebel?"
"Why not?" Xi Chao's brows furrowed even deeper.
"She won't." Huan Wen chuckled.
Xi Chao was puzzled.
I was puzzled.
"Even if Xie Xiaoman is a child of the Xie clan of Chen County. In fact, it is difficult to really guarantee anything. When a woman goes crazy, she will always do something that loses her mind and loses both! The general must be guarded against! Xi Chao persuaded, "I have asked the sergeants to strengthen their defense, but after all, the other party is a cultivator, and it is unknown whether he can defend it." However, we have also sent a message to General Murong and asked him to send the Yan Army's accompanying monks to deal with Xie Xiaoman as soon as possible! ”
Xi Chao analyzed the situation in front of him: "I have thought about it, if it is according to what Master Xue said before, Xie Xiaoman's cultivation ability should not be too high. In fact, it should be inferior to Lord Xue. But in this situation, no matter how Xie Xiaoman defeated Lord Xue, her consumption must be very large. As long as she doesn't make any surprise means, the most important thing in our camp is manpower, as long as it is arranged properly, there is a chance that she can be taken! Even if you can't take her down directly, you can continue to consume her ability and wait for the monks of the Yan Army to come to the aid of one or two! ”
Huan Wen smiled when he heard this, and nodded: "The guest is arranged like this, it can be said that it is a last resort and foolproof." So what's there to worry about? Shouldn't I just sleep now? ”
Xi Chao glared at him: "Then Xie Xiaoman is here for you after all!" What if there is some unexpected means! ”
Huan Wen smiled faintly: "I have a guest, drumming and blowing the sheng." I can naturally sit back and relax. ”
"Don't humiliate me, general, it's just a matter of facts." Xi Chao sighed deeply, "Anyway, Xie Xiaoman's matter is a problem after all, and we always have to find a way to solve it." If it weren't for what you said too seriously, General, everything today might not have happened......"
"I know, so I'll take the consequences." Huan Wen raised his hand and stopped Xi Chao's words.
"Moreover, the things I am arranging now can only roughly solve Xie Xiaoman alone. If there is still Miss Xia Hua here......" Xi Chao laughed miserably, "Then, according to Lord Xue, we can basically only wait for death." ”
Huan Wen remembered something, and leaned over to Xi Chao slightly: "Is there a jar of old Huangqi hidden in your tent?" Usually you don't want to be reluctant, but at this time, why don't you take it out for me to taste? ”
Xi Chao was instantly angry: "When is this!" I still think about that sip of wine! That's it! I'll let them bring it! Do you need to get some hot water to warm up? ”
Huan Wen slapped his thigh: "That's good!" ”
"You're beautiful!" Xi Chao rolled his eyes, got up and opened a small crack in the curtain of the tent, and greeted Li Chuanchuan.
"My wine is hidden in seclusion, just behind the two wooden chests, covered with a quilt, and you will find it if you look through it. As for hot water, you can find it if you can, and if you can't find it, forget it. Xi Chao commanded.
Li Chuanchuan looked at Xi Chao dumbfounded, and he didn't understand how he could be happy to drink wine when everyone was so panicked to arrest the assassin.
"General Huan Yaxing, it has nothing to do with me, don't look at me with such eyes!" Xi Chao waved his sleeves and turned back to the tent.
Li Chuanchuan was in a state of confusion, standing there stunned for a long time, then he remembered Xi Chao's instructions, scratched his head and went to Xi Chao's tent, thinking about what this is called.
All around, after the previous panic, the Western Army has now calmed down with good training. The various teams were waiting to carry out patrols, and people were constantly reporting the results of the inspections to the battalion commanders, but they all did not look satisfactory.
The Assassin had vanished as if out of thin air, and had disappeared for a long time.
The lack of a trace did not mean that the danger signal had been eliminated, and the battalion commanders got together to discuss it, and felt that it was more likely that the assassin was hiding in the camp tent, so they discussed it and led their own teams to search.
Li Chuanchuan thought about the rumor that the assassin was Xie Xiaoman, and his heart was like a water weed entangled together, so he could only walk towards Xi Chao's tent with a smile.
Because Xi Chao was not in the tent, there were many fewer guards outside. Li Chuanchuan said hello to them and walked in.
Touching the darkness and lighting the candle, the firelight in front of him made Li Chuanchuan subconsciously close his eyes, and then he felt a gust of wind blowing, and his neck was cold.
"Li Chuanchuan, long time no see."
In his ears, it was Xie Xiaoman's voice.
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Walking out of Xi Chao's tent with a wine jar, and then into Huan Wen's big tent, probably because everyone was too nervous and wearing a helmet, no one stopped him.
Putting the wine jar on a few cases in front of Huan Wen, looking at the old acquaintances he hadn't seen for a few days, Xie Xiaoman couldn't help but wonder how he should appear in order to scare Huan Wen, and it can be regarded as offsetting a little bit of his hatred for his cruel words that day!
"Just bring them all, don't you stay and taste them? This is a treasure treasured by the guests. ”
Huan Wen looked at the wine jar, and suddenly laughed, his eyes bent into crescents, looking like an old fox.
Xie Xiaoman was silent, not thinking about how he was discovered.
Taking off his helmet, Xie Xiaoman raised his chin at Huan Wen: "How did you recognize it?" Obviously fully armed, even the guards outside didn't see it. ”
She said as she went to untie the rattan armor on her body.
It's just that this rattan armor is quite easy to wear, but it is extremely difficult to solve it, and at this time, Xie Xiaoman couldn't help frowning.
"If there were any of my guards with such delicate hands, I'm afraid I would have been driven home long ago." Huan Wen naturally saw Xie Xiaoman's hand when he arrived at the wine jar.
"Hey! It's not a hard drag! Seeing Xie Xiaoman's difficulty in untying the armor, Huan Wen was angry and funny, got up and walked over, "You turn around, I'll solve it!" ”
"Oh." Xie Xiaoman answered, and turned around obediently.
Huan Wen lowered his head slightly, and went to untie the thin rope of the rattan armor behind Xie Xiaoman, and his slightly serious expression was a little gentle under the dim oil lamp.
Xi Chao looked a little stupid on the side, his mouth was half-open and half-closed.
With a "snap", the rattan armor was untied and fell to the ground.
"Thank you." Xie Xiaoman thanked him and turned around.
Huan Wen couldn't help frowning as he looked at the bloodstains and pale face on her body.
"How?" Huan Wen half raised his eyes to look at her, sat back down, and asked idle questions.
"It's hard to put into words." Xie Xiaoman smiled and sat down opposite Huan Wen, obviously looking ready for a long talk.
Xi Chao was completely stupid, looked at Huan Wen, and then at Xie Xiaoman, completely unable to understand what kind of relationship was between the two.
The last time we met, I shouted and shouted to kill, and now I have a pair of you and me, how can I still let others live? (To be continued......)