Chapter Twenty-Five: Fighting, Old People, and Past
"It's okay, what's the situation in Yangcheng now?" Ruoxi realized that she was distracted, she just looked at the young man who served next to the right minister, although he was dressed in coarse linen, but his temperament was very outstanding.
Ruoxi couldn't help but take a few more looks.
"General Qiyu, the 200,000 troops of the Southern Cangguo are stationed outside the city. After receiving your secret letter, the lowly servants have been holding up their exemption cards, and now they have been shouting outside the city for three days. ”
"Do you know who the other party's coach is?"
Li Wuxu shook his head and said he didn't know. Coach Nancang has always shown people with a mask and has never seen his true face.
Don't know the manager? For some reason, Ruoxi had a very strange feeling in her heart, as if hinting at her that something would happen to Yangcheng.
"Arrange for the soldiers to rest first, and we will meet them tomorrow."
"Changfeng, what do you think?" After sending everyone back, Ruoxi and Changfeng were still studying the battle situation in Yangcheng.
"If it's not a special identity, why hide it?"
That's right, Ruoxi thinks the same way. But who is this man? It's so cautious.
"Forget it, we'll see it tomorrow."
The defenders of Yangcheng were 30,000, plus 100,000 Red Flame Army, against 200,000 enemy troops. Although there is a gap in numbers, it is common for Ruoxi to win more with less.
It is not so much the 100,000 army that gives Yangcheng the confidence to fight, but rather the woman who is dressed in soft armor, arrogant on the horse, and heroic on the horse, which gives the soldiers the confidence to win.
Ruoxi's prestige in the army doesn't even need her to make a move, she just needs to stand there, and that's enough.
"On the other side, it's Marshal Ling Ruoxi. I am Song Hu, the mighty general of the Nancang vanguard, and I have come to ask the general for advice. ”
The marshal of Liguo personally went to battle, and the other party only sent a vanguard to fight Ruoxi, which was to suppress the morale of Liguo.
Win or lose, Liguo is dishonorable.
The morale of the generals behind him was not enough, and he wanted to rush forward, but he was stopped by Ruoxi.
"Arrows."
took the arrow handed over by Changfeng, clamped Ruoxi's legs, and jumped up.
Stretch the bow, pull the string, and fire three arrows in unison.
Nancang has been provoking for many days, nothing more than to force Yangcheng to make a move. Today, Yangcheng should fight, Ruoxi released the news early, and she fought in person.
Whether it is in the light or in the dark, Coach Nancang will inevitably be present.
Since you don't take the initiative, then I'll force you.
The three arrows blessed by the internal force flew towards the enemy army with a roar. Seeing that Nancang's battle flag was about to be cut off.
Sure enough, as Ruoxi expected, a figure suddenly jumped up in the enemy army, and the long sword was unsheathed, and it actually stopped Ruoxi's three arrows with eighty percent of his strength.
Dressed in black armor and with a long sword in his hand, even if there is a mask to cover it, people can detect the smile under the mask. "General Ling is very skilled, and he really deserves his reputation."
Ruoxi's hand holding the sword trembled a little for a moment. This figure, this body, this voice, could it be him?
"Marshal?" Changfeng called softly.
"Since the two armies are facing each other, why don't you be upright and show your true face, why hide it?"
His fists clenched at his sides, and he didn't realize that he was bleeding.
"It's ugly, and it's just a threat to others. Marshal Ling, looking forward to the next fight. ”
It was a tentative battle, and both sides had no intention of really fighting, so they collected their troops in a hurry.
"Ruoxi, what's the matter with you?" Just now, Changfeng noticed Ruoxi's distraction.
"It's okay, Changfeng, you help me pass this letter to Mo Ze."
What happened back then, Ruoxi has always been suspicious, and today it has aggravated her suspicions, she wants to thoroughly investigate the things back then!
"Shadow, inform Nancang's secret agent, and within two days, find out the identity of Nancang's boss."
The shadow is the Dark Guard. Mo Ze is not there, this pro-soldier is temporarily served by the shadow.
The border is lonely, a little less populated, and even more desolate by moonlight.
Could it be you, Haochu?
"Isn't it happy for the sect leader to walk the rivers and lakes, to be chic and chic, and to play the world? How could he enter the court as an official and be bound by the laws and disciplines of this dynasty? ”
Yes, he was originally the feared leader of the Demon Sect on the rivers and lakes, but for the sake of one person's heart, he was willing to accept the court's recruitment and become an official.
A few years ago, there was a severe drought in the south of the Yangtze River, and the people had no harvest. The imperial court's disaster relief funds were allocated in batches. The situation has not been alleviated in the slightest.
Nangong Chen was concerned about the common people, and in order to investigate whether anyone was greedy for ink disaster money, he took Ruoxi Weifu for a private visit.
"Little Er, let's have a pot of tea."
This inn is full of people coming and going, and the news is the most intensive. I was tired from the day's journey, so I stopped here.
"Hey, have you heard? The batch of disaster relief funds raised by the leader of the left league for the people of Jiangnan was stolen, and it is said that it was done by the evil cult. ”
"Really, fake. This cult is talking about controlling demons? ”
"Exactly."
"Hey, this Demon Control Sect, the martial arts factions have been shouting and shouting and killing for many years, not to mention punishing evil spirits, I haven't even seen the true face of this sect leader. This time, I'm afraid it's useless again. ”
"My mother's brother is on an errand under the master of the Left League, I heard that the leader of the Left League has information this time, and this cult is entrenched on Moye Mountain."
"Moye Mountain, that's the boundary of Yongzhou. Our Suzhou is the only way to Yongzhou, no wonder there are a lot of people these days. It is estimated that they are all going to participate in the evil cult meeting. ”
"This Demon Sect has been burned and plundered for so many years, and it has done all kinds of evil, and it should have been retributed a long time ago."
These words came into Nangong Chen's ears word by word, and he instructed Ruoxi, "Go and check." ”
"Your Majesty, Zuo Zhikui, the leader of the Martial Arts Alliance, united with various martial arts families half a month ago and raised 100,000 taels of silver to help the people of the states south of the Yangtze River."
"This batch of silver was lost seven days ago. It is said to be the work of the Demon Tamper. The Demon Control Sect emerged from Yongzhou five years ago. So far, no one has seen the true face of the sect leader. ”
Nangong Chen's face was solemn, and he guessed Nangong Chen's thoughts. It's just that if the imperial court wants to intervene in this matter of the rivers and lakes, it will inevitably cause complaints, and I am afraid that something is inappropriate.
"Your Majesty, according to the minister's understanding, this batch of silver has been stored in Zuofu. Based on what Zuo Zhikui said alone, it may be difficult to distinguish the truth from the false. ”
"In the investigation, the dark guard found that Zuo Zhikui's martial arts suddenly skyrocketed, and the number of roads was strange, not like the Central Plains martial arts. The minister felt that something was strange. ”
Nangong Chen thought about it in his heart, it didn't look like the Central Plains martial arts, could it be collusion with foreign countries?
"Ruoxi, you stay and investigate this matter thoroughly. Xiao Yin can follow me down to Jiangnan. ”
"It's the emperor."
This Zuo Zhikui's martial arts were mediocre before, and it can be said that his martial arts increased overnight. There must be a demon when something happens.
Sent Nangong Chen away, and the next day Ruoxi hurried to Moye Mountain.
Zuo Zhikui has gathered a large number of martial arts people around him, and it is not easy to investigate. Since this demon sect is gathered in Moye Mountain, it is better to start with Moye Mountain first.
If this disaster relief money is in Moye Mountain, taking the opportunity to recover the disaster relief money, it will not be in vain; If the disaster relief money is not in Moye Mountain, then there must be a problem with this Zuo Zhikui thief shouting to catch the thief.
I thought it would be a heavy defense, and it would take a lot of effort to reach the top, but I didn't expect that along the way, Ruoxi didn't see a single figure.
If it weren't for the secret group confirming the news, Ruoxi would have wondered if these martial arts people had detected the wrong news.
All the way to the top of the mountain, except for birds, insects and beasts, I never saw a living thing again. However, the flat area on the top of the hill is lined with houses and large fields that have been cultivated, and it is clearly inhabited.
"It's kind of interesting, this demon cult is still self-reliant."
The houses were spotlessly clean and apparently had just been moved out. Could it be that the Demon Sect heard the wind and evacuated?
On the other side of this Moye Mountain is a cliff of ten thousand feet, which is bottomless. It is only possible to go up the hill from one side. But just along the way, there was no trace of anyone descending the mountain.
There was a rag hanging on the bush next to it, and it seemed that it was the hem of the woman's clothes, which was probably left in the panic when the Demon Sect evacuated.
There was no trace of descending the mountain, and all traces left on the top of the cliff were gone to the edge of the cliff. Did they all jump off a cliff?
The room was tidy, nothing was left, and apparently food and clothing were taken away. If you are looking for death, there is no need to do it.
Unless, there is a hole under this cliff!
Ruoxi is a gifted person, plus from childhood to adulthood, he was instilled with many strange skills by his mother and the dark master. These two are also strict masters, and they are required to do everything to the extreme.
Therefore, Ruoxi's tracking technique is naturally also a leader.
There are a few signs of wear on the cliff side, and judging by the width and narrowness, it should be something like vines. To be able to leave such a deep trace, there must be a weight on this vine.
What a strategy. Ruoxi couldn't help but admire. Unless they met someone like Ruoxi, who was as meticulous as dust, these martial arts people would never have thought that the person they were going to attack had already moved to the bottom of the cliff.
Erase these traces, jump off the cliff.
Ruoxi's light skills are excellent, and then with the help of the dagger and the protruding rock in the middle, he fell safely to the bottom of the cliff.
Perhaps the terrain is special, this cliff looks smoky from above, but it is actually not that high.
Ruoxi didn't dare to take it lightly and walked forward step by step.
"Woo woo ~ mother, mother ~ woo woo, mother, mother, where are you......"
There was a faint sound of a child crying in front of me. Ruoxi hesitated slightly, but walked over.
A half-grown little doll, sitting on the ground and crying. There were three tooth marks on the ankles, which looked like they had been bitten by a snake.
The blood oozing from the wound was black, and it was still a poisonous snake.
When the little milk baby saw Ruoxi coming, she rubbed back in panic, and her voice changed in fright. "Mother help, mother help me, mother save me, mother ~"
Originally, if there were doubts, how could there be children in this wilderness, maybe it was a trap. It can be seen that this little doll is crying and calling her mother, and her little face is crying, and Ruoxi's heart softens all of a sudden.
Lightning-fast shots sealed several of his large holes to prevent the spread of toxins.
"Don't move, my sister is a good person. Unafraid. ”
After a delay for a while, the child's face was already faintly blue, and it was too late to delay any longer.
As soon as he lowered his head, Ruoxi actually lowered his head and personally helped the child suck poisonous blood.
"Let go of that kid!" A sword aura was actually close to Ruoxi's back.