The night in June in the north was still a little cold, and gusts of cold wind blew through the dilapidated and low city of Xiaquyang, so that the Yellow Turban soldiers defending the city involuntarily beat

Shivering, they are at the moment, both physically and mentally, revealing a trace of coolness.

Two days ago, there were terrible rumors in the city, saying that the army of General Digong was wiped out by the Han army in the nearby Luancheng area, and even General Digong returned to heaven, and no one knew whether this matter was true or false. But the tension in the city, where the four gates were closed and the enemy was in the face, was something that even a fool could see. If it weren't for the fact that General Tiangong and General Rengong were still in charge of the overall situation in the city, I am afraid that there would have already been deserters, right?

They yawned, tried to keep their tired eyes open, and glanced warily out of the city. It's a pity that in the dark night, with the faint light of the stars and moon, except for barely seeing the undulating waves of the long grass not far away, not even a ghost shadow can be seen.

Xiaquyang is not a military location, and the city wall is also in some disrepair, with potholes and gaps in some places. Especially in the northwest section, the wall is even more damaged, but fortunately there is a large swamp outside the city here, and it is impossible for the Han army to choose this place as the main direction of attack, so the Yellow Turban Army only arranged a few teams of patrols to patrol back and forth on the city wall in this area.

When a group of patrols had just passed, a large black cloud drifted past to obscure the moonlight, and the thick night seemed to be strangely distorted in a certain place, and a black shadow that was difficult to distinguish with the naked eye slowly crawled out of the shadows in the swamp, and with his black clothes, it almost blended into the night.

He took a very difficult low-profile prostrate movement, and his whole body was close to the ground on all fours, like a huge four-legged snake, silently diving under the base of the wall.

He straightened up a little with his back against the wall, slowly untied his mud-stained robe and put it into his backpack, revealing a strange tight black robe, and suddenly he stopped and listened. When he heard the footsteps of another patrol in the distance, he suddenly turned around, and climbed upwards with his hands and feet, using a few holes in the wall, as nimble as a tanuki.

When he climbed the city, he immediately tiptoed to the other side of the city without hesitation, and after a quick glance down, he jumped down from the city that was more than two people high. The moment the forefoot hit the ground, he lightly flipped forward, silently unloading the impact of the fall.

The black shadow flickered quickly, and disappeared into the dark shadow of the house not far away, and then exhaled lightly, and finally succeeded in sneaking into the city.

He pulled down his masked three-hole hat, revealing Lushan's true face, his face was full of frustration, he was so arrogant! He had just suffered a big loss in that swamp, and although he managed to break free, a pair of boots were already filled with filthy and smelly mud. He couldn't help but wail in his heart: he only had such a pair of jungle combat boots, who knew how many years he could wear them after such a bad ruin? Fortunately, I still had a robe over my combat suit and bulletproof vest, otherwise I would have cried to death.

Nanying collected his mood and sneaked into the city with his instincts. The task tonight is not easy, first of all, to find out the city guard, stabbing Zhang Jiao's intelligence, if there is no harvest tonight, then their own trouble will come, as soon as the morning dawns they will have nowhere to hide, only to retreat in advance.

For Nanying, in public and private, Zhang Jiao's whereabouts are the most valuable military information. Zhang Bao is dead, Zhang Liang Zhen guards Quyang is a matter that everyone knows, if Zhang Jiao can be taken here together, then the battle of Hebei will draw a successful end.

The atmosphere in the city can only be described as if it were a great enemy, Nanying advanced only a hundred paces, and had already encountered two waves of night guards, so he had to slow down, and cautiously followed behind one of the patrols who were also heading in the direction of the city, taking advantage of the shadows of the street corners and eaves, and kept them far away.

The castle guard mansion in Xiaquyang, like other places, was located in the center of the city, and Nanying managed to sneak near the castle guard mansion without much effort. It's just that when he went around for a week, he couldn't help but gasp, and a feeling of helplessness was born in his heart.

Outside the low walls of the castle guard's house, every five paces, a yellow turban soldier with a torch stood solemnly, hundreds of people guarded the outer wall like an iron bucket, and the courtyard also flashed from time to time with a flickering fire, apparently a large number of people and horses were patrolling all night.

Nanying was almost disappointed and wanted to turn around and leave, and it was simply impossible to sneak into the mansion in such an impenetrable defense. Before he came here, he could never have imagined that the Yellow Turban Army had become a frightened bird under the predicament of repeated defeats and the pressure of large soldiers.

He thought about it for a moment, and finally pressed the idea of giving up and felt for the back door.

The defense outside the back door is indeed more lax, but it is a pity that it still makes a master like Nanying feel powerless. He crouched in the darkness, silently calculating the interval between the patrols and the distance between the guards, and finally let out a silent sigh.

Just as he was about to turn away, there was a soft push from the back door.

A man in black with a hat walked out of the door, and the guards in front of the door were about to inquire, when they suddenly saw the man in black slowly raise the corner of his hat, and they were all shocked and saluted.

Nan Ying was also pleasantly surprised, although he was far away, he still recognized that person was Zhang Liang with his extraordinary eyesight.

Zhang Liang made a silent gesture to his subordinates, and then walked alone towards the deep alley. Nanying felt a burst of ecstasy in his heart, when such a stormy time, Zhang Liang would go alone late at night, could it be to meet Zhang Jiao?

He took a deep breath, and when Zhang Liang's back was still faintly visible, he followed from a distance unhurriedly.

"Tuk Tuk Tuk" Zhang Liang finally stopped in front of a remote courtyard and gently knocked on the door knocker.

Nanying breathed a sigh of relief, this kid is really cunning! Not only did he deliberately detour around a lot of corners, but he would also stop suddenly at the corner from time to time to observe the movement behind him. If you are not proficient in this way, you are afraid that someone else will already be recognized and hidden.

Contrary to Nanying's expectations, no one came to open the door, but after three "tuk-tuk" knocks were heard in the courtyard, Zhang Liang stretched out his hand without hesitation, and the courtyard door was opened.

Nan Ying's heart sank, I was afraid that there was some mystery on this door. When he saw Zhang Liang flash into the door, he didn't dare to continue to follow, so he had to find a courtyard wall with the darkest light and quietly climbed in.

The courtyard was pitch black, and there was no light at all, but fortunately, the moment Nanying landed, he just saw the door of a side room closing the last gap.

He smiled slightly, tiptoed over, and slowly squatted under the window of the side room with the help of the shadow of the pillar between the corridors.

He gently pressed his right ear against the wall, and immediately took in the sound of the room.

I only heard Zhang Liang say hurriedly: "Are you back?" Is that legend true? ”

"Legends?" A low, hoarse voice sounded softly, "Of course it's not a legend!" Otherwise, why would I be so embarrassed? Don't even dare to enter the city openly! ”

"What!" Zhang Liang's sad and indignant voice revealed a trace of despair, "Second brother has really returned to heaven!" Who did it? ”

"Han Ying Yang Captain Nan Ying!" The voice said, "You shouldn't be familiar with this name!" ”

Nan Ying's heart jumped, good guy, when it comes to Lao Tzu!

"It's this kid again!" Zhang Liang said in a moaning voice, "He is really the disaster star of my Taiping Dao!" I told my eldest brother and second brother that we shouldn't have messed with him in the first place! ”

"Does it still make sense to say that now?" The voice said, "But this kid is indeed a bit evil, how can he see through my plan to lure the enemy?" ”

Nanying was stunned, it turned out that this poisonous plan to lure the Han army into deep pursuit was actually from this person! Who is this man? Listening to his tone, his status is definitely not under Zhang Liang, but why has he never heard of such a number one person in Taiping Dao?

The voice was silent for a moment before saying, "What is the situation in the city now?" I think you're in a terrible situation! ”

"Not bad! The city is already in chaos, and there are rumors everywhere that the Han army is about to besiege the city! Zhang Liang said dejectedly, "And the 20,000 troops sent by Quyang to set up an ambush have been completely annihilated, and there are only 10,000 defenders in the city, how can they resist the great victory of the Han army!" ”

Nanying shouted that it was a fluke, and he would unintentionally find out the reality of Xia Quyang, this information is undoubtedly good news for the Han army.

"How did you escape from the chaos?" Zhang Liang suddenly spoke, "Did you see that kid surnamed Nan with your own eyes?" ”

"Yes! That kid killed in the chaos army, and happened to meet the general of the earth, and when the two sides fought each other, I pretended to be dead and lay down in the corpse, and waited until the evening before sneaking out! The voice said slowly, "That kid surnamed Nan has been asking about the whereabouts of General Tiangong, and General Digong was provoked by him and almost leaked his mouth, but fortunately, I pulled him behind him and blocked him back in time!" ”

Nanying's heart beat suddenly, it turned out to be him! He is the master of that hand! hated that he completely ignored the existence of this person, and he pretended to be dead and fled back to Xiaquyang.

"That's right!" The voice said, "What about the Heavenly Prince's generals?" Rested? ”

Nanying's ears pricked up suddenly, today is really a lucky day! Is Zhang Jiao really in Xiaquyang?

"Him?" Zhang Liang let out a disdainful laugh, "How could he possibly sleep?" When he heard the news that the Han army was going to besiege the city, he was so frightened that he asked me several times when I would let him go! ”

Nan Ying's heart sank to the bottom all of a sudden, how could Zhang Liang dare to talk about Zhang Jiao in such a presumptuous tone? How could Zhang Jiao be afraid of the siege of the Han army? There is only one answer: this Zhang Jiao is fake!

Sure enough, I only heard the voice say, "You must watch this person!" Originally, we made such a puppet according to the instructions of the great sage and good teacher, completely to stabilize people's hearts. But now that the situation has changed, the Han army is winning day by day, and is about to besiege Xiaquyang, whether it is true or not, we must not let this person fall into the hands of the Han army! Otherwise, it will inflict an immeasurable heavy blow to the Taiping army all over the world! ”

Zhang Liang said heavily: "Don't worry about this, I am already preparing to secretly evacuate Xia Quyang, and before leaving, I will destroy his corpse." No one can know the true whereabouts of the great sages! ”

Nan Ying was surprised in his heart, is Zhang Jiao dead? Otherwise, how could he still not show up to this day? Such a substitute was also developed to stabilize the situation.

Just as he was pondering, the voice also raised the same doubts as him: "General Rengong! Where is the great sage and good teacher? Why call the shots with a stand-in? Is it difficult, is it difficult? ”

Zhang Liang said embarrassedly: "You don't need to worry about it! The great sage and good teacher are in good health, but it is only because of the critical moment of entering the nine chapters of the Heavenly Dao of Asceticism that he has to retreat and practice! ”

"Can't you tell me where he is?" The voice revealed a hint of displeasure.

"Don't be surprised! This is the word of the great sage! Zhang Liang said with a smile, "Originally, there were only three people in the world who knew about his retreat, but now that Ma Yuanyi and his second brother have passed away, I am the only one in the world who knows this secret!" ”

He smiled and said, "Haven't you heard that only a secret that one person knows can be kept for a long time?" ”

The voice sighed softly, and there was no interface.

Nanying was ecstatic in his heart, it turned out that Ma Yuanyi also knew Zhang Jiao's hiding place! Very good, it seems that it is indeed a wise move not to kill Ma Yuanyi, otherwise Zhang Jiao's whereabouts will inevitably sink into the sea forever! Because Zhang Liang is dead, it is impossible to betray Zhang Jiao!

"That's right! You're back just in time! Zhang Liang suddenly showed a slight chill in his words, "I have something to discuss with you, and I can only discuss it with you!" Because it's a secret that only the two of us know about it today! ”

"What's the matter?" The voice said unhurriedly, "Do you mean the secret of the treasure?" What went wrong? ”

I only heard Zhang Liang grit his teeth and say: "Now that our situation is critical, someone will immediately target us!" They bluntly offered us the promise that if we offered the treasure and the secret of the prophecy, it would help us get through it! ”

"You mean the people of the sexagenary branch, right? What a joke! The voice also carried a hint of anger, "I said earlier, those people are completely a bunch of sinister villains, and their purpose is to use us to deal with Han Ting!" The treasure is something we have collected over the years, and it is related to the rise and fall of our Taiping Dao for a hundred years, how can it be easily handed over to them? And the proverb that even the great sages and good teachers are so wise and wise that they have not explored the secrets for many years, so what can we give to them? ”

A trace of cold sweat broke out in Nanying's hands, the heavens and the earth? What kind of organization is this, even Taiping Dao dares to openly threaten! Also, what about this Taiping Dao treasure and prophecy?

"You're right!" Zhang Liang let out a long sigh, "If we are already defeated now, we can only rise again by relying on them!" I think that the prophecy may not be given to them, but it is possible to consider allocating some ....... from the treasure."

"Absolutely not!" The voice became tyrannical, "Once they are satisfied this time, there will be continuous blackmail in the future, and our Taiping Dao will always be their substitute ghosts!" Don't you still see it? They just want us to fight to the death with the Han family, so that they can reap the benefits of the fishermen! ”

"But! What should we do now? Zhang Liang's tone deepened, "Hebei is already in the general trend, if it weren't for the people of the Heavenly Stem Branch, we would have been defeated in Julu!" ”

"The situation in Hebei is tight! But how big is the world? The voice said proudly, "We still have hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Yanzhou and the vast areas of the south, and we can continue to fight a long-term war with the Han family." If necessary, we can even unite with the Xiongnu, Xianbei and even the Kushan people further west, the opportunities are really infinite for us! ”

Nan Ying felt a wave of anger in his heart, this mysterious man was so mad that he came up with a way to unite other races, didn't he know that doing so would only cause misery to all living beings in the world? He is ready to kill, this person must not stay!

"You mean you want me to give up Jizhou and Youzhou?" Zhang Liang was stunned and said, "If I go to the south, but I have no soldiers and no food, the commanders there may not be willing to obey me!" ”

"Disconvinced? Never mind! But does anyone dare to disobey the great sages and good teachers? The voice said gloomily, "They're just obedient!" If there are any dissenting intentions, we can directly execute them in the name of the Great Sage and Good Master! Let me ask, does anyone in the vast number of sects dare to go against the wishes of his old man? ”

"Yes! You're right! Zhang Liang's voice became excited, "It seems that without further ado, I will go back immediately to deal with all the affairs!" ”

"Especially the great sage in the city!" He sneered, "Now he has no value, on the contrary, he will become a burden to us, and he must be dealt with properly!" ”

"There you go!" The voice said lightly, "I'll sneak out of the city again, and then join you in the south!" ”

Zhang Liang's brisk steps walked out of the hospital and gradually faded away.

Nan Ying closed his eyes and focused all his attention on his ears, and his palm rested lightly on the hilt of the knife. When Zhang Liang stayed away from here, the moment the person in the room pushed open the door, it was when he burst out and killed people!

His body was already wet, and although the eavesdropping time just now was short, it had already made him feel shocked. Because he never thought that in Taiping Dao, behind the Zhang Jiao brothers, there was such a terrible figure hidden!

Nan Ying smiled coldly, although he has always been very curious, but he wants to kidnap a person in the enemy's heartland? He wasn't arrogant to that extent, and he didn't want to take such a risk! Tonight's harvest is already unexpected, and there is no need for luxury. The most important thing is that such a terrible person must not live in the world, let him have a great secret in his heart, and he will not be able to save a trace of life for him.

Suddenly, the voice in the room smiled strangely and said lightly, "Have you been here for a long time?" Come out! ”

That's impossible! Nanying's hairs stood on end, how could anyone sense his presence through a thick wall?