The team went out of the Shuoding City Gate under the leadership of the imperial court envoy Yi Kong and drove all the way north.

Bian Lai accompanied Yi Kong all the way, and he was a little surprised to see that Yi Kong didn't seem to have any armor inside his black robe. At the same time, Bian Lai noticed that the imperial envoy was the same as the other warriors, with only four horses. One of the four horses was unloaded, and it was to be ridden. Two of the other three camels carried wooden boxes, and one of the horses carried a pigeon cage containing five carrier pigeons. The last one is more special in Bian's view, the horse is not camel with felt, grain and the like, nor does it carry any weapons, but a bag that does not seem to be heavy, and I don't know what it contains.

Bian came to see Yi Kong and felt very puzzled for a while, he first wondered how Yi Kong, as an imperial envoy, could wear such a suit. Yi Kong's slightly loose black robe seemed simple and dirty to Bian and lacked the necessary warmth, which did not look like the clothes that an imperial court official should wear, nor like the clothes that a person who went out to fight, but like a hard laborer.

It also puzzled Bian Lai that since the imperial envoy was in command of this operation, and the journey to the Netherworld was extremely difficult and remote, he should have arrived in Shuoding many days before his departure, so that he could have a general understanding of the soldiers who were leaving with him. He didn't show up until the day of departure, which is a bit unreasonable.

Even if he only arrived on the day of departure, then he would at least have to ask what these people were called and what they would order, Bian Lai thought to himself, otherwise, this imperial court envoy Mo said that he would command these people to cross the enemy territory and go to the Netherlands, then even if they went to the pasture to rob some Huda herdsmen's cattle and sheep this time, it would be difficult for him to command the action.

"Change horses." This was the first thing Yi Kong said after the team had traveled nearly thirty miles.

"Your Excellency." A ruddy-faced Yandi rode lightly to Yikong and asked, "If you just run straight north with us, we will soon be discovered by the Huda scouts." ”

Yi Kong nodded, "Wu'er Lu Cobalt, you're right. ”

Wu'er Lucobalt was stunned for a moment, "My lord, do you know my name?" ”

"Of course I do." Yi Kong said, "Wu'er Lu Cobalt, you migrated into the pass from the Shunna Grassland in the northwest of Kaiyang. ”

"Yes, my lord, you know that. Our people continued to move south because they were often oppressed by the Huda people, and later, inspired by the Son of Heaven, they moved from the grassland to Guannai. When we entered the customs with our parents, we were all infant children. Wu'er Lucobalt looked at several Yandi compatriots beside him and said. How do you know so well, my lord? Wu'er Lucobalt asked again.

"Sending troops outside, the way to survive in the land of life and death. How could I not know about my siblings? Yi Kong said.

Hearing Yi Kong say these words, Bian Lai felt at ease, and he even felt a little admired for him.

The Yikong guide Wu'er Lu Cobalt asked, "Wu Er Lu Cobalt, you have been deep into the desert before, haven't you?" ”

"Yes, my lord, last year, my brothers and I went on an expedition with General Ji Yuan to the Huda Fire Department." "Even if we go out with General Ji Yuan's army, we are also one of the marching guides. ”

Yi Kong nodded, and then he suddenly shouted loudly, "Xiao Wan, Bian Lai, Shan Zhao, come here!" ”

When Bian Lai heard Yi Kong suddenly call out his name, he couldn't help but feel excited, he immediately put down the saddle he had just untied in his hand, and ran to Yi Kong without waiting to put it on the reserve horse.

"Wu'er Lu Cobalt, Xiao Wan, Bian Lai, single photo. Listen, now we're out of the Dawn, to be precise, we're out of Iro. Before returning to Ilo, all our actions are under my command, and I hope that you will completely obey my command, just as you obeyed the command of General Ji Yuan before. Yi Kong looked at Wu'er Lucobalt and the others, and continued, "Next, I will further explain the content of this operation. ”

"My lord, please speak." Wu'er Lu Cobalt said.

"Not only do we have to get to the Netherlands, but we also have to travel through the Netherlands to reach the northern end of the Netherlands." Yi Kong saw that everyone hesitated slightly, so he immediately said, "The above is a military order. ”

"Order." All four immediately replied at the same time.

"Bian Lai, are you confused?" Yi Kong looked at Bian Lai and asked him.

"Report to your lordship, no!"

"It's good if you don't have it. I ask you, who is this person you have selected? Yi Kong suddenly pointed his hand at Bai Wuyi.

"My lord, he is, he is a criminal who is full of sides, I see that he is quite skilled in martial arts, so I recruited him to come with me." Bian Lai said nervously.

"None of the prisoners are in vain, and I will meet the imperial envoy." Bai Wu saw Yi Kong ask himself, so he stepped forward and said to Yi Kong.

"Bai Wuyi......" A hint of surprise flashed in Yi Kong's eyes. He looked at Bai Wuyi again, and then said, "From now on, you will be Bai Wuyi, don't call yourself a prisoner." I'm not going to ask you what you've done, you're now part of our ranks, just like the rest of the fighters. ”

"Yes." Bai Wuyi looked at Yi Kong and said.

"Alright, now let's get on the horse, let's keep walking." Yi Kong preached.

The crowd changed horses and continued north with Yikong. But not long after galloping out, as the Wu'er Lucobalt said, they soon met the Huda, who were herding herdsmen.

"Keep the direction and don't care about them." Yi Kong shouted.

Under the panicked and unexpected gaze of the Huda herdsmen, the group rushed forward without causing too much commotion.

But soon, on the way through the pastures of the pastoral area, they saw a nomadic settlement of the Huda people in the distance.

"Go around to the west and keep your body down. Don't look around. Yi Kong commanded.

Under Yi Kong's constant command, the team went all the way north, and they encountered almost no obstacles this day.

It wasn't until late that day, when they reached the bank of a small river, that the team really stopped. And this, after a whole day of hard work, everyone is already sleepy.

"My lord, have you ever been to the desert steppe?" Wu'er Lucobalt dismounted a little tired and asked Yi Kong.

"Nope."

"Why do I think you're more familiar with this grassland than we are?" Wu'er Lucobalt asked.

Yi Kong glanced sideways at Wu'er Lu Cobalt, and then said, "It's not time to use you yet." ”

Wu'er Lucobalt was stunned for a moment, and he didn't know how to continue his words, because he subconsciously felt that this mission to the north should be led by him and his Yandi brothers, and Yi Kong's words actually choked him back so directly.

He said no more, but led his horse to the river to drink.

At the same time, Yi Kong suddenly ordered, "No fire is allowed tonight." ”

Bian Lai was stunned when he heard this, he looked at the cooking pot that had just been unloaded from the horse in his hand, and then put it back again.

When Bian Lai turned to the other horse to get the dry food, he saw that Yi Kong was sitting on the ground at this time, and opened the wooden box he had been carrying.

Bian Lai saw that Yi Kong's wooden box, which was not too large, seemed to be unusually heavy, and there was a picture carved on it. He saw that Yi Kong took out a precision-made Sinan pointer from the wooden box, and then used the moonlight to perform some operations and identification, and then he took out a graphite strip and drew it carefully on a drawing.

Bian Lai took a piece of bread from the horse in his hand, and after looking at Yi Kong, he walked to Bai Wuyi, who was eating dry food by the river.

He sat down beside Bai Wuyi and asked him in a low voice, "Brother Bai, they all say that you people in the rivers and lakes are well-informed, let me ask you about something, do you know what it means for the court envoy to carry the symbol engraved on the wooden box?" ”

Bai Wuyi just looked at Bian Lai and didn't speak.

Seeing that Bai Wuyi didn't speak for a long time, Bian Lai took a small branch and said to Bai Wubian on the ground, "I saw this mark on his box, which is very strange. You see, it's like a pair of chopsticks and a straight hook. ”

Bai Wuyi glanced at the painting Bian Lai had drawn on the ground and said, "That's not chopsticks, it's rules." ”

"Rules? What rules? Bian Lai asked.

"Compass, ruler." Bai Wuyi said.

"Compass, ruler, rules...," Bian Lai muttered and continued, "Isn't that the tool that carpenters use to do their work?" Are you saying that our Imperial Court Envoy is carrying a carpenter's toolbox? So where did he come from? A carpenter? ”

Bai Wuyi didn't answer Bian Lai's question, he just raised his eyes to look at Bian Lai.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Bian said, "If you want to know what the adult is, you say, if you don't know, you just say you don't know." It's weird for you to look at me like that. ”

"I know." Bai Wuyi said.

Bian Lai stared at Bai Wuyi with a flick of his fingers.

"If you know, just say it." Bian Lai said in a feeling of collapse.

"You want to keep it a secret."

"Still have to keep it a secret?" Bian looked at Bai Wuyi and said, "Okay, keep it secret." ”

"Silent Recitation."

"What?" Bian Lai asked.

"Silent Recitation." Bai Wuyi said again in a low voice.

"Silence . . . Chant.. Send. What is that, how I haven't heard of it. Is that a Jianghu sect? Or is it some mountain sect of the two families? Bian Lai asked Bai Wuyi curiously.

"I don't know if Captain Bian knows, more than a thousand years ago, there was a big organization that shook the world, the Mo family." Bai Wuyi looked at Bian and said.

Bian Lai blinked, then shook his head again, "What Mo family?" I didn't go to school, and I didn't read anything. Brother, don't sell it. Just tell me directly, what kind of sect they are, and what kind of gods they worship. I promise to keep it a secret. ”

Bai Wuyi looked at Bian Lai and was silent for a moment, then said softly, "An ancient and mysterious organization. In particular, he is good at making ingenuity and designing city defense. The god they believe in is the invisible and only heaven, and the will of heaven is their creed. ”

"The invisible only day? Isn't that God, you see what you're saying is quite mysterious. Bian Lai turned to Bai Wuyi and continued to ask, "Brother, since you said that they are Karakuri to design city defenses, then tell me what Karakuri they will make?" And which city defense did they design? ”

"Captain Bian, since Lord Yikong himself didn't say anything to us, then you shouldn't ask again. Besides, I just said so much behind people's backs, which is really disrespectful. Bai Wuyi said, "Actually, I also heard the previous information from others, as for more things, I can't say more." ”

Bian looked around and saw that there was no one nearby, so he said, "Brother Bai, I treat you as a brother, and you also treat me as a brother." Let's be good buddies, you can tell me, I promise we will know what you say. ”

Bai Wuyi shook his head.

"Then you don't think of me as a friend."

Bian Lai saw that Bai Wuyi didn't pay attention to himself, but calmly ate the dry food, and then he stepped forward and said, "Good brother, then let's do it, you tell me where he is?" This should be said. ”

"But all the silent recitation sects are all people who build the palace of the imperial court."

"Workers build houses." Bian Lai thought for a moment and said, "Oh, the Gongzaku does need people who can make ingenuity and design city defenses." But... Brother, let me ask you, why did you say that the official of this palace went to the netherworld? What does it matter to spy on the military and tire them? ”

Bai Wuyi shook his head and didn't make a sound.