When Ye Qing returned to the Song Dynasty from the Xia Kingdom, he met Zhao Ruyu and Han Yanxuan in Lanzhou Mansion, and the Jingzhaofu Road had not yet been recovered at that time, so there was only one path they could choose, that is, through the Dasan Pass and then into the Song Dynasty.

Now that Jingzhaofu Road has become the territory of the Song Dynasty, Ye Qing naturally wants to enter Jingzhaofu from Guanshan and return to the Song Dynasty.

The torches illuminated the entire earthquake pass, and the cold temperature could not stop the drunken Song army soldiers, as well as the Xia soldiers who made fists and orders, and the entire camp was a lively and extraordinary scene, but it was each with a ghost.

Li Xiao knocked on the side to ask why Ye Qing didn't go to the Great Scattered Pass to enter the Song Dynasty, and Ye Qing, who was pouring too much alcohol, his mind was already on the rest of the Song army who might enter the Great Earthquake Pass tonight.

Naturally, Ye Qing, who was seven points drunk and three points proud, would never tell Li Xiao that the main reason why he didn't go to Dasan Pass was because he didn't know whether Han Yanxuan, who had been at war with Luodian and Ziqi in the southwest, would kill himself halfway.

The gate of the Great Earthquake Pass has been open since Ye Qing entered the pass, and he originally planned to close the gate after dark, but when Ye Qing said that it was possible that his subordinates, in order to hurry, would escort the treasures plundered from the Khorezm people into the pass overnight, Li Xiao dispelled the idea of closing the city gate.

In his opinion, Ye Qing is still a turtle in the urn, whether he lives or dies is completely determined by his mood, and the Song army in front of him is drinking in a big bowl, eating meat, and staggering and even struggling to stand firm, so that he is not worried at all, what threat will the Song army pose to him Li Xiao tonight, and he doesn't believe that these Song people will make any trouble in the Great Earthquake Pass.

He has more than 4,000 people guarding the pass, and now they only have 1,000 people here, even if you add the other Song troops who rushed over at night, the number of the two armies can be said to be equal, and the little numerical advantage occupied by the Song army is completely negligible.

So in such a situation, Li Xiao didn't take Ye Qing and the others in his eyes at all, let alone be vigilant.

At the open gate of the camp, there were originally dozens of soldiers guarding the pass, and the Song army and Xia people, who were unconsciously drunk and drunk, clamored and pulled over to drink together, although they had the responsibility of guarding the pass, but looking at the happy appearance of drinking red ears and sweating faces, the Xia people guarding the pass couldn't help but swallow their saliva, and then left less than ten people to continue to guard the pass, and the rest were pulled into the team of fighting wine.

The bonfire in the camp gradually dimmed, and there were more and more drunk soldiers, Ye Qing opened his chest, exuding the heat of wine with his bare chest, and from time to time he still coaxed others who were drinking.

Although Li Xiao had already drunk with a red face, because of his coveting of rare and exotic products, he still maintained enough sobriety at this time, and from time to time he would glance at Ye Qing, and then sneer, the whole person looked extremely gloomy and weird.

But even so, Ye Qing still unconsciously learned from the mouth of Li Xiao, who was quite sober, that there were nearly 20,000 Xia soldiers in the next pass Anrong Pass garrisoned by Ye Liyou, in addition to the more than 3,000 people who were drawn from the Great Earthquake Pass, two days before Ye Qing arrived at the Great Earthquake Pass, Su Dao, who had passed through since then, led nearly 20,000 people to pass through here, and also left 5,000 troops for Ye Liyou, and then continued to go to Malu Pass.

The night is getting deeper and deeper, as the cold is getting heavier and heavier, the noise in the entire camp is also beginning to gradually fade and come to an end, from time to time there will be really drunk Xia soldiers who roar a few times at the valley on both sides, but such a faint momentum, even the birds and beasts in the mountains and forests are indifferent and too lazy to pay attention.

The small river flowing through the Great Earthquake Pass is still flowing tirelessly, the crisp sound of flowing water, in the increasingly quiet night, the sound is extraordinarily clear and crisp, the whole battalion unconsciously, except for a few Xia soldiers who are awake because of the duty, the rest of the people have fallen asleep under the drunkenness.

Jia Shi entered from the gate of the camp, Li Xiao, who was already waiting a little impatiently, looked at Ye Qing with the drunken Ye Qing, Jia Shi dismounted and went to Ye Qing's side and said: "My lord, it will probably take more than an hour for our people to reach General Li's Great Earthquake Pass." ”

Now it's close to the sub-hour, and more than an hour later, then it's already ugly time, and it's late at night? This made Li Xiao frown slightly, and a wave of worry surged in his heart for no reason, after all, at this point in time, it is a little dangerous for the barracks tonight.

In the nearly two-hour dinner, most of the soldiers were drunk, and if Ye Qing had any different intentions, with his new force of nearly 4,000 people, if he wanted to break through the Great Earthquake Pass, it would be easy.

After hesitating, thinking about whether it was the importance of rare treasures or small lives, and whether to insist on letting Ye Qing's soldiers enter the Great Earthquake Pass overnight, he heard Ye Qing's mouth mixed with garlic and said vaguely: "...... again It's good for you to make a trip, just let them camp anywhere, it's not too late to come over tomorrow morning, it's so late, everyone has to rest, don't be in a hurry to enter the customs, don't bother General Li ...... late at night. ”

"It's okay, it's okay to close the door and open it, just let them enter the customs tonight." Li Xiao was almost a conditioned reflex, one hand pressed on Ye Qing's arm on the edge of the table, and a smile squeezed out of his red-faced, chubby face and said: "Guanshan is cold at night, Lord Ye needs to be more sympathetic to his soldiers." ”

Li Xiao's words were completely instinctive, although his reason told him that he should not be so careless, but in the end, just like the words that although he was unwilling to speak, but his body was very honest, impulse finally overcame Li Xiao's reason.

However, although Li Xiao is greedy for money, he is also extremely desperate for his life, since the words have been spoken, he immediately came up with a remedy in his mind, that is, to keep Ye Qing by his side, in case of any other accidents.

So after Jia Shi nodded and left again, Ye Qing, who wanted to sleep, was warmly invited by Li Xiao to sleep in the same room with him!

Ye Qing's eyes widened, he looked at Li Xiao, who was as chubby as a mountain, drunkenly, and muttered, "General Li won't be ......." ”

Li Xiao was stunned for a moment, thinking that Ye Qing had guessed his thoughts, but looking at Ye Qing's somewhat playful gaze, he finally understood what Ye Qing was referring to, and laughed and said: "Lord Ye is really funny, although there is a shortage of women here, Li is not bored to ......." ”

"Then I'll be relieved, haha." Ye Qing put his arm directly on Li Xiao's shoulder, and said, "Today and General Li are like acquaintances at first sight, and there are still a lot of things I want to talk to about with General Li, why don't we get drunk and rest?" ”

"Okay, Li has this intention." Li Xiao turned his head to look at Ye Qing and said with a smile, and then took the opportunity to go to the toilet to free himself from Ye Qing's heavy arm.

Seeing that his subordinates led Ye Qing to his own room first, the smile on Li Xiao's face was gradually replaced by a sneer, and he waved casually, and someone immediately walked over.

"Be clever for me tonight, hide around my room for a while, hear my call, and then break in and take him down for me." At this time, Li Xiao was like not drinking at all, and he didn't see the slightest hint of alcohol on his face.

After explaining to his subordinates, Li Xiao put on a smiling face again, and walked to his room with leisurely steps, in his opinion, no matter whether Ye Qing will be a ghost tonight, but as long as Ye Qing is in his hands, then everything is still in his control.

"Murder for money! Alas...... I, Li Xiao, only wanted to make money, but who made you Ye Qing already a dead man, those rare and exotic products you plundered, in the final analysis, will be cheaper to others, so it is better to cheapen others than cheap me Li Xiao. As for death...... What is the difference between dying a few days earlier and dying a few days later? When you pass the Anrong Pass, you will still die, so it is better for me Li Xiao to fulfill you first, so that you will not still suffer. Li Xiao, who was standing not far from the door, muttered to himself for a while, and then listened to Ye Qing's voice in the room asking for wine and walked in.

It's just that when he entered the room, the drunken Ye Qing smiled at him, and then the whole person fell on his back, and after a while, there was a steady snoring sound.

Li Xiao glanced at his subordinates standing at the door, waved his hand and said lightly: "Go down, be vigilant at the gate of the camp, and when the Song army arrives, you must check it out." ”

As his subordinates were ordered to leave, in the room where tranquility was restored, only Ye Qing's intermittent snoring sounded, Li Xiao pricked up his ears and listened for a long time, and he didn't hear any movement around his room, but he believed that as long as he gave the order, the subordinates outside the door would immediately rush in and tie up the drunk Ye Qing to Wuhuada.

"Lord Ye, Lord Ye, Lord Ye ......." Quietly looking at Ye Qing, who was sleeping like a dead pig and was defenseless, Li Xiao stepped forward and pushed hard a few times, and after seeing that Ye Qing was still unresponsive, he smiled with satisfaction.

Looking at the watch exposed on Ye Qing's wrist, Li Xiao couldn't help but show his doubts, although he didn't know what this bracelet-like thing was and how precious it was, but tonight he saw that Ye Qing would shake his wrist from time to time, and then look down at this thing.

So at this time, Li Xiao had already regarded the watch on Ye Qing's wrist as a treasure, after all, if it wasn't a good thing worth a thousand gold, how could Ye Qing carry it with him, and he had to take a look at it from time to time, for fear of losing it?

Looking at the windows and doors of the room, Li Xiao walked up to Ye Qing and pushed Ye Qing silently again, and after seeing that Ye Qing, who was snoring like thunder, had no reaction, Li Xiao grabbed Ye Qing's wrist and looked at the watch carefully.

Looking at the transparent surface, Li Xiao immediately thought of Po Li, as for the pointers under the surface, etc., Li Xiao didn't think about studying it now, what it was.

just began to turn Ye Qing's wrist curiously, looked at the jet-black metal strap again, and then tried to pull it off Ye Qing's wrist directly, but the one that was stuck in the hand was basically unable to take it off.

"How the hell is this put on? Is there a mechanism? Li Xiao muttered to himself, and his other hand began to study the strap.

Almost defenseless, even Li Xiao didn't know where he pressed it hard, he heard a crisp sound, and then there was a bang, and the black metal bracelet suddenly became bigger on Ye Qing's wrist, and then the bracelet was easily taken off Ye Qing's wrist.

Holding it in his hand, he looked at the watch curiously, and looked at the small circle Po Li for a long time, but he really didn't see what was going on, only saw that under the transparent Po Li, the thin needle was moving little by little, and the other two were motionless.

"What the hell is this?" Li Xiao couldn't help but come to the oil lamp, bowed his head and muttered to himself.

And just when he was about to follow Ye Qing's example, he was about to put the watch on his wrist, when he suddenly felt the light in front of him dim, and then his neck felt a little cold.

"It's called a watch, and it's used to see the time, like it's now...... You take it the other way around, yes, that's it, you look at the direction of the hand at that time, and then look at the place where the minute hand is pointing, you can know that it's half past twelve, of course, it can also be called half past ten in the morning, as for other functions, tell you that you won't understand, calendars and the like, for example, today is October 11th, half an hour ago or October 10th, and then he will jump to the 11th when he reaches zero o'clock. Ye Qing patted Li Xiao's shoulder, then took Li Xiao's stiff arm with one hand, slowly handed over the watch, and continued to say lightly: "Don't make a sound, I know there are people with you outside, the knife on your neck is very sharp, I don't care if you cut your neck." ”

Ye Qing ...... What do you want? Li Xiao's face trembled, and he remained motionless in the posture of sitting in front of the oil lamp.

"What do you want to do?" Ye Qing put the watch on his wrist again with some awkwardness, and then pulled a chair and sat down behind Li Xiao, showing a satisfied expression and said: "Yes, I am behaving very well now, there are a few questions, I ask you to answer, I can't say I don't know, how about it?" ”

Li Xiao gritted his teeth and wanted to look back at Ye Qing's face, but as soon as his fat neck moved slightly, he immediately felt a slight tingling sensation coming from him, and said with some hatred: "Lord Ye, have I Li Xiao ever embarrassed you today?" ”

"Man dies for money, and birds die for food. Since General Li is already attacking me Ye Qing's idea, how can I not guard against it? Ye Qing smiled, and then asked, "In addition to Ye Liyou in the next level, are there other guards?" ”

"Nope." Li Xiao replied decisively: "Ye Qing, you can't escape, your current situation is difficult to fly, whether you go forward or backward, there is our army ......." ”

"There's a lot to talk about, you don't have to say what I didn't ask."

"You already knew?" Li Xiao's heart suddenly lit up, and he couldn't help but ask in shock.

"Know what?" Ye Qing said: "Do you know that Hot Gongji and Jin Ren, as well as Song Ting, have teamed up and want to put me to death?" ”

"Lord Ye, since you already know, then you should know that the only person who can save you now is me Li Xiao."

"How do you save me?" Ye Qing glanced back at the doorway behind him from time to time, beware of someone suddenly rushing in.

"As long as you let me go, I will definitely intercede for you in front of the prime minister, and you are now at the pass of my Great Xia, as long as I don't let go, whether it is the Jin people or you Song people, there is nothing I can do, and I guarantee that you are absolutely safe in the Great Earthquake Pass." Li Xiao said quickly, he knew very well that if he stumbled over what he said, it would only make Ye Qing doubt his sincerity even more.

But he obviously forgot that since Ye Qing had long known that Jin, Xia, and Song would encircle and annihilate him, why did he still run over and take the initiative to send him to death.

"I believe you're a ghost." Ye Qing smiled and said, "How many people are waiting for me in Red Luguan now?" How many defenders are there in Lao Yeling and Fu Khan Ping? ”

"Ye Liyou has 20,000 people in Anrong Pass, 30,000 people in Malu Pass, and the defenders of Lao Yeling and Fu Khan Ping have all been transferred to Malu Pass, and there are Jin people by the side to help and besiege you ......at all times."

"Where's the Golden Man?" Ye Qing tightened the field knife in his hand and asked.

"At first, at Maluguan, then ...... After going to Red Deer with Su Dao, they should stop at Changning Station, so that as long as you enter Anrong Pass and arrive at Red Deer, whether you go to Red Deer or transfer to Changning Station, they will be able to maintain their absolute superiority over you in terms of strength. The Jin people also have a strength of nearly 20,000 people, plus the more than 20,000 people who were originally waiting for you to pass by in the Qin Jiayuan Dao, their strength is comparable to that of Guanlong Dao. So Lord Ye, if you go forward, you can only be a dead end. Right now, the only ones who can save you are the two of us. Li Xiao had already begun to sweat on his forehead, but he made no secret of the deployment of troops at the six passes of Guan Long Dao, because in his opinion, only in this way could Ye Qing feel pressure, so as to create a chance for himself to live.

Of course, he was afraid that Ye Qing would have a dead end with him in a desperate situation at this time, so he would never hide anything from Guan Longdao, but would answer all questions, and even gave some other things for free.

"How can you save me?" Ye Qing asked with a smile.

"I'll let you leave from the Great Earthquake Pass and return to the Guguan Pass, and then Lord Ye can enter the Song Dynasty through the Dasan Pass, so that you can avoid the net laid by the prime minister? As for I, Li Xiao, I can deny it to my brother when the time comes, and I have never seen Lord Ye's army pass by. Of course, if Lord Ye is willing, I can also say that Lord Ye has already entered the Anrong Pass, as for why he disappeared suddenly, then I, Li Xiao, don't know, how about it? Li Xiao can be said to be quite thoughtful.

"I'm afraid that if I retreated from the Great Earthquake Pass just now, General Li will immediately send troops to pursue me, right? Won't I still be able to escape death when the time comes? Ye Qing smiled and said, "General Li's idea is good, it seems that he is thinking about me, but it's a pity...... I can't believe you, let alone believe it, you will let Brother Ling's revenge not take revenge, but let me, the enemy, leave the Great Earthquake Pass. ”

"Lord Ye, you ...... What does this mean? Li Xiao's heart was shocked, and a bad premonition faintly rose in his heart, could it be that Li Ren had already .......

Li Xiao wanted to turn around and confirm his guess, but the sharp knife on his neck had already made him feel his blood, and a trace of it flowed down his neck into the collar.

"When did Su Dao pass from the Great Earthquake Pass?" Ye Qing didn't answer Li Xiao's doubts and continued to ask.

"The night of October 8th...... In our scouts, find out Lord Ye's army...... After finding out that Lord Ye's army was coming straight towards Guan Mountain, Lord Su passed by yesterday and took away more than 3,000 defenders of the Great Earthquake Pass. Li Xiaoyou answered the question: "Lord Ye, the life and death of my brother ......." ”

"You'll know in a moment, what's the hurry? Anxious to meet him? The field knife in Ye Qing's hand increased his strength again.

"Lord Ye, you really killed ......."

"On the way to Dasan Pass from now on, are there other armies of your Xia Kingdom waiting for me Ye Qing?" Ye Qing continued to ask.

"I don't know about this, I'm just a guard of Guan Longliu Pass, what I told Lord Ye just now, or because I want to ambush Lord Ye here, Su Dao will open his mouth and tell me something, otherwise, I won't even know about this. Master Ye, Li Xiao is full of sincerity, I promise, even if my brother dies in your hands, but ...... Li Xiao will never seek revenge from adults, after all, Li Xiao has an eighty-year-old mother and a three-year-old child to be fed by me, and I Li Xiao swear to the sky ....... Li Xiao hadn't finished speaking, and then turned his head to look at it with a bang from the door.

I saw several of his subordinates, rushing in with a panicked face, but before he could ask, Li Xiao felt a pain in his neck, and the sound of a sharp blade cutting into the flesh ......sounded clearly in his ears.

"Save me ......." Li Xiao wanted to roar, but the voice he made was weak, holding his neck with one hand, looking at several of his subordinates at the door, and in a panic, he suddenly fell to the ground with a muffled snort.

And Ye Qing had already slowly got up in front of him at this time, looking at himself with a smile on his face, the black dagger in his hand looked wet, and when the black liquid on the blade dripped to the ground, he could see clearly that it was black and red blood.