Taking advantage of the darkness of the night, Lu Qiange's fleet secretly arrived at a hidden beach in Guiping, and after the personnel quickly landed, they hid on the west side of the nearby foothills.

At this time, they were sitting around the faint bonfire, listening to Cheng Wanli tell the past.

Lao Cheng has just gotten rid of the control of the "exorcism technique", and the picture of his memory is still intermittent, and if he tries to recall it, he can also tell a rough idea.

According to him, at that time, at the holy decree of the emperor, he took the first, second, and third men of Dongchang to board the ferry from Jinmen, and then the fleet encountered a storm and caught fire, and soon after it was far away from the channel, it encountered the fleet of the overseer.

Lao Cheng only understands now, the overseer at that time was still in southern Xinjiang, and it was impossible to meet the team of Dongchang if calculated by time, and everyone was controlled by the fake overseer at that time.

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, and the strong old Cheng gasped, and a fine cold sweat broke out all over his body.

South China Ji Yan stroked the hanging hair on her sideburns, and the bottom of her eyebrows was frightened and puzzled:

"In the world, are there really two people who look exactly the same?"

Lu Qiange shook his head: "No, it should just be a disguise technique on the rivers and lakes." ”

"Overseer, that man looks too much like you in both body and appearance, what's going on here?"

Cheng Wanli looked at Leng Qingtang's silent cheeks, and with his own understanding of him, he felt that the truth of this matter was far less simple than that for men and women.

Leng Qingtang stirred his eyelashes, looked around at the scene with silent eyes, his handsome face faced the uncertain firelight, his eyes were as cold as the moon, like the coldness of another world:

"Actually, Bentoy has a twin brother......"

"What?!"

Several pairs of eyes widened at the same moment, and they looked at Leng Qingtang in astonishment.

He lowered his eyes, and his voice was low and slow:

"That person is the culprit who robbed Yunxi back then, he changed her appearance, controlled her with chronic poison, and sent her to the palace to find Kunhuang Island. He was the one who did the dummy case in the Dayi Palace, and Tu Duxue, who exchanged identities with Yunxi, was also his subordinate. ”

With a turn of his eyes, Leng Qingtang looked at Yu Xuanji:

"Ah Xiu, why do you know how to crack the 'exorcism technique'?"

Yu Xuanji kneaded his chin with two fingers and smiled coldly:

"Tianyanmen originally came from the lineage of Taoism, and the previous master of Pengxian Temple, Puci Daochang, had some friendship with the grand respect of Tianyanmen.

Listening to Puci Daoist, when he was young, he and Hongzun often gathered together to learn martial arts, and later after Tianyanmen moved to Yingguo, the two also exchanged letters.

My martial arts were taught by Puci Dao Chang, and I heard him say that Tianyanmen has two secret techniques, exorcism and sound killing.

I know that the method of cracking the secret technique of 'driving away puppets' was taught by the Taoist Master of Puci. So far, I think that it should be because the Taoist and Hongzun have a good relationship, so they will get the method of cracking this technique when they were practicing martial arts. ”

Leng Qingtang nodded and pondered, and finally clarified some clues:

"No wonder when you hear the news of Hongzun's murder, all of you Dao Sect are going all out to hunt down and kill Lei Huan, the traitor of Tianyan Sect."

Yu Xuanji's eyes were frozen, emitting a scorching cold light:

Suddenly, he didn't receive a letter from his best friend for three consecutive months, and Daoist Puci had a premonition that something was wrong, and he sent someone to inquire only to find out that Hongzun had been killed by his disciple Lei Huan, so he naturally wanted to gather the strength of the entire sect to avenge his friend. Your twin brother can use the two Heavenly Inheritance Masters of Expelling Puppet and Yin Killing, and he should be regarded as a personal disciple of Hongzun. But in all these years of correspondence, he never mentioned half a word about the man's situation to the chief of Puci. ”

"Because of who he is."

Cheng Wanli answered, his face was determined.

It's not hard to guess.

His own father is the son of Emperor Chenxi, who hid in the Dayi Palace as a eunuch for a special mission, and he and his subordinates have been extremely cautious in every step they have taken over the years.

The Governor's twin brother naturally has a special status, and he and the people who took him in must also live on the knife every day, and life is not easy.

For the sake of secrecy, or for the sake of not even affecting his friends, Hongzun will definitely not mention his apprentice with a different background to anyone.

Lu Qiange sat on the side and listened stupidly for a long time, and was pushed and shaken by South China Ji Yan for a moment before he came back to his senses.

"Uncle, I've never heard my mother talk about your twin brother. However, the ninth day of August is a big day for the South China Shinden to pray for blessings, and my mother and I have made an agreement that she will appear on Kunhuang Island on that day. ”

After Lu Qiange finished speaking, he lowered his head, his iron hand clenched into a fist and smashed to the ground, gritting his teeth with hatred:

"Yunxi was in the palace several times in the first place, and when he took down Daoist Wu and ventured into the Swift Tower, he was all killed by your twin brother. If I see him, I won't spare him! ”

Leng Qingtang frowned at this:

At that time, the east and west factories joined forces to handle the case, and the governor only found out his true identity when he fought with him, and there was no news after he ran away. Until Tu Duxue appeared and was captured by Dongchang, but because she was already a waste, she couldn't get any useful news from her mouth. But Bendu has a feeling that my brother hates the court and hates me. ”

Cheng Wan said anxiously:

"Overseer, what are we to do now? The man had hidden gunpowder on each floor of Wangxiantai, preparing to kill the South China Letter on the ninth day of the first month. Now that Yun Yatou has been sent to the palace by South China Xinchuan, her subordinates can't see anyone at all. ”

South China Ji Yan covered her mouth and looked flustered:

"The day after tomorrow is the ninth day of the eighth month."

Lu Qiange high-fived angrily and jumped up from the ground:

"I will immediately lead someone to infiltrate the palace to rescue Yunxi, and directly kill Hua Nanxin to avenge the master!"

"I'll go with you!"

As soon as the words fell, South China Ji Yan also stood up and grabbed Lu Qiange's arm, her eyebrows cold and resolute.

"Let's go—"

The warriors of Udan responded with their fists raised.

"No!"

Leng Qingtang got up to stop them, paused, and tried to make his tumbling messy mind relaxed and calm:

"At present, we have two opponents, the brothers of Hua Nanxin and Bendu, no matter what grievances they have with each other, the common purpose is always the same, both for the half of the jade seal, so the three parties will not join forces to form a temporary alliance.

If there is no careful planning for this matter, not only will we not be able to get the jade seal, but even rescuing Yunxi and avenging Wenren's predecessors will be more than heavenly. ”

Lu Qiange gradually regained his senses, sat down cross-legged, and sighed:

"So, what does my uncle have in mind?"

Leng Qingtang squinted his phoenix eyes and stared at the orange-red bonfire, and said after a moment of silence:

"Since he wants to pretend to be the governor so much, then the identity of the governor will be temporarily borrowed from him, and he can always attract the attention of Hua Nanxin in the open and cover for us. He can secretly plant gunpowder in Wangxiantai to deal with Hua Nanxin, and he will personally go to the Kunhuang Underground Palace to fight for that half of the jade seal.

Wanli, you must rush back to the Dongchang camp overnight, and don't let him see the flaws. On the day when the Ninth Underground Palace opens, you need to take the opportunity to get the jade seal. On that day, the governor took advantage of the fact that the South China Shin was looking at Sendai to sneak to the palace and rescue Yunxi. ”

"The subordinate understands, and the subordinate will rush back to the man to find out some movements."

"Wait!"

Yu Xuanji followed Lao Cheng and stood up from the ground:

"Thousands of households can't act alone, they always have to add a few helpers around them. I'll change my costume and sneak into the camp to dismantle the exorcism for a few of your men. When the ninth day comes, we will enter the Kunhuang underground palace together. ”

Leng Qingtang adopted the advice of the national teacher:

"Okay, you two be careful."

Lu Qiange saw that others had something to do, and he couldn't help but get ready to go:

"Uncle, what should I do the day after tomorrow?"

Leng Qingtang's face was as misty as mist:

"With the treachery of Hua Nanxin, once you get the jade seal, you will inevitably kill all the people in Dongchang. Hua'er, you take people to Kunhuang Island overnight to do an ambush first. The day after tomorrow, he will respond to Wanli, and pay close attention to the movements around the underground palace. If he saw that the people of Hua Nanxin were acting abnormally, he took action to protect the side of Dongchang and Bendu's brothers. ”

"Him?"

Lu Qiange's purple eyes were heavy, and the boss was reluctant.

Leng Qingtang patted him on the shoulder:

"Do as Ben says, he is my brother after all, and I still want to ask him personally."

……

When Min Rui returned to the Dongchang camp, he met Gu Di.

"What are you doing here?"

Gu Di stood in the moonlight with his hands in his hands, his handsome and stylish eyebrows swept towards Min Rui's wrapped cloak, and the sharp light of his eyes could almost instantly penetrate the human body.

Min Rui's heart trembled violently, his grin lines were dry, and he arched his hand:

"The night is so deep, and the Overseer has not rested? The king missed his wife, and feared that he would disturb the brothers, so he went out of the camp alone to pay homage to his deceased wife. ”

Gu Di nodded lightly, smiling arbitrarily:

"The prince is very affectionate to his wife, which really touched the governor, but the ninth day of the first month is a big day, and there are still important things to be arranged at the moment, and the governor can't sit back and relax for a while."

"What else?"

Min Guo's eyes widened, and the light under his eyes shrank suddenly.

Gu Di's head lowered at an angle, raised his eyes to look directly at the other party's frozen old face, and smiled coldly:

"Hehe, this governor set up gunpowder in Wangxiantai, and someone must detonate the fuse on the day of the incident."

“……”

Min Rui obviously couldn't answer.

The meaning of the other party's words could not be clearer.

The gunpowder distributed inside Wangsendai was all caused by a string of fuses, and if you wanted to blow up Wangsendai with gunpowder, you had to use one person as cannon fodder and stay in Wangsendai to light the fuse.

But the problem is that in that case, the person who lit the fire will not have any chance to escape, and the final result will be that the gunpowder will be blown to pieces along with Sendai.

No wonder the resourceful Overseer couldn't sleep in the middle of the night.

Life is so precious, who would think that their life is long and willing to take the initiative to stand up and act as cannon fodder for ignition?

Min Rui's body stiffened, and he blinked his sour eyes for a while, and asked:

"Lord Leng Overseer, you... Is there any appropriate way to select a candidate? ”

The other party smiled, and his tone was light:

"It's not a smart way, it's nothing more than a lot decision, so that the proactive people don't have to die in vain, and the greedy people who are afraid of death can't shirk it. Now that everyone is together, we are waiting for you, Grandpa Guo. ”

Min Rui's face turned pale suddenly, and his pupils trembled:

"Ben, Ben King is also going to participate?"

"Of course, everyone in the camp can't hide from it, so that the fairness of the rules can be highlighted. Let's go, everyone has been waiting in front of the tent for a long time. ”

"Good ......"

Min Guo knew that he couldn't shirk it, so he fixed his mind and took heavy steps, and followed the man in the direction of a camp tent in Beiying, and saw a long queue outside the tent with flickering lights from a distance.

The heads of those who were shaking were densely turned, and the expressions on their faces were different, most of them had sad faces, and even the faint-hearted ones were still hiding their faces and whimpering.

The men dressed as guards on either side strode up, pushed the weeper twice, and cursed in their mouths:

"Fucking coward, raising soldiers for a thousand days and using soldiers for a while, crying what to cry about! This is a glorious thing, and if you are gone, your family will be raised by the Lord for you! ”

Min Rui lined up at the end of the line according to Gu Di's instructions, watching Gu Di turn around and stride into the tent.

The draw began, and the team moved slowly.

One or two people were so frightened that they rolled their eyes and passed out on their backs, and were pulled out of the queue by the guards.

The people at the front of the line walked into the tent one by one, and their faces were very different when they walked out than when they entered.

"It's not me, it's not me, I don't have to light a fire!"

"It's not me, I caught soybeans."

Those who had caught lots ran in whispers to tell each other.

Min Rui watched the cheerful faces pass in front of him, suddenly thought of something, and craned his neck to look for a few times in the queue.

"I touched the soybeans, and I don't have to go into Sendai to light the fire!"

The familiar voice gradually entered the ear drum, and Min Rui heard the eager smack, and raised his voice:

"Jun'er, come here—"

"Father?"

The young man's eyebrows and eyes were flying, Min Jun pulled his legs and ran to Min Rui's side, shaking the beans pinched tightly by his fingertips, and his voice trembled slightly with excitement:

"Father, you see, the child touched the soybeans and was not chosen. The rule is that whoever touches the black beans will go to the Sendai and light the fire. ”

"Okay, okay, got ......"

Min Rui was relieved, looked at his son distressedly, and straightened his clothes for him:

"It's too chaotic here, you can go back to the barracks and rest first."

"I'll stay and wait for you, you caught the lot, let's go back together."

Min Rui's nervous and solemn feeling in his heart became more and more intense, and he shook his head busily:

"No, no, you go back first, come back!"

"Okay then."

Min Jun was pushed hard by his father, and when he saw that he looked anxious, he didn't insist, and walked away stupidly.

Min Rui let out a long sigh, and his depressed mood was not relieved.

The man standing in front of him had already run out of the tent with a smile on his face, and it was finally his turn.

Min Rui's face was gloomy, and he was contemplating outside the tent before raising his hand to pick up the curtain.

Seeing Min Rui enter the tent, the Gu flute sitting in the right position slyly narrowed his phoenix eyes, and quietly turned his dark eyes.

The subordinates who were guarding the lot box remained silent, leaning over slightly, and the hands under the table moved suddenly.

Min Rui only looked at Gu Di and didn't pay attention to the situation on the side at all.

"Grandpa Guo, the rules for our drawing lots are very simple, there is only one black bean among the thousands of beans in this wooden box. Please go over and touch one. The soybeans are fine, and the black beans are the ones who were chosen by the will of heaven this time and sacrificed their lives for righteousness the day after tomorrow. Before that, please read the results of the Doge's lot. ”

Gu Di's right hand spread out, showing the soybeans in his palm to the man opposite.

"Okay, this king will draw it."

Min Rui stared at the rectangular wooden box on the table and approached with an expressionless face.

My mind went blank.

"The prince doesn't need to worry, don't say that the chosen one may not be the prince, even if it is you, you sacrifice yourself for the world and the people, and then the governor will treat the prince well and ensure that he has no worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life."

In his ears, the man was talking, and his kind tone sounded high-sounding and cold, obviously a disguised urging.

Min Rui's lips pursed deeply, and he reached out and inserted his hand into the round hole of the wooden box......