Ling Hu Zhao returned to the inn room, saw that the light in the room was on, and had guessed that Nalan was waiting for him inside. Push open the door, sure enough, they know each other.

Nalan asked, "Has the old general gone to see Huangfu Dan?" ”

"Hmm!" Ling Hu Zhao replied a little tiredly.

"He must have put forward conditions to you, so he is willing to let the fox lady go, if you want me to hand over the border talisman, I will never be able to do it?"

"No, she just offered to let me stop helping you and Dugu Chief."

"If that's the case, you can promise her that she will set off tomorrow to the east, and take advantage of the rebels' failure to capture Luoyang, and hurry to Xiangyang through Xinyang."

"I'm afraid that if I agree to her, I may not let Yan'er go."

"Also, now that we know that she is a rebel scout, we naturally won't let her go, how can she easily commit it."

"Her skills are not below me, it is not easy for you and Dugu Yichang to take her, not to mention that she also has the killer weapon of illusion, and she has no fear, not only the small Hangu Pass under your jurisdiction."

"Old general, I don't understand what you said."

"Captain, that's a long story. Actually, I was friends with Huang Fu Dan's father, and I survived the Battle of Anxi Broken Leaves......"

Before Ling Hu Zhao could finish speaking, Nalan interrupted him and said, "You are one of the only seven warriors left in the Battle of Broken Leaves?" I didn't expect that. There are stories about you in the army, and I have been able to escape death several times, because I am very inspired by your kind of faith. ”

"Captain, those past are no longer worth mentioning. Listen to me continue, I and the six brothers such as the Huangfu brother later joined Yulinwei and became the princess's close attendant, and then the prince and the princess fought with the party, and the princess was killed, and I escaped by luck because I was on an errand outside. The princess treated me well, and I wanted to save her desperately, but she was already given death before I could do so. Seeing that I had no power to return to heaven, I had to return to my hometown, because I was in the army on behalf of a rich family, and when I returned, the family was in a foreign land, and very few people knew my identity, so I kept my name incognito for so many years. Although the imperial court has been inquiring for many years, it has not been able to find me, so I have been lucky enough to live for more than 30 years. ”

"Then Huang Fu Dan knows that you and his father are one of the seven warriors who are friends of life and death?"

"I don't know how she knows. When I met her thirty years ago, she was just a little girl of four or five years old. Now it's past the year of establishment. How good can a person's memory be? ”

"Thirty years of change cannot be a childhood memory. I must have found out who you are from other sources!"

"But only a few people know my identity, it's a strange thing. According to her, after the death of the Huangfu brother, the mother and daughter escaped by chance, begging all the way west to Liangzhou, the clansmen did not dare to take them in, so they continued to flee west, until Gaochang was taken in by a Sogdian, and their mother committed herself to him, so that they could survive. She must have endured unbearable pain and misfortune when she grew up, so she hated the person who killed her father, and the first one was the current emperor. And she thought that I was able to escape because I had made a compromise to change the court. In fact, I learned that after his father was beheaded and the princess was imprisoned, he also searched for their mother and daughter, but at that time I was hiding in Tibet, how dare I look for it openly, and I didn't know that their mother and daughter would return to Liangzhou and even live in Gaochang. So, that's something that makes me feel guilty. ”

"She has been in the Western Regions for many years, and she has adopted a daughter for the Sogdians, and now An Lushan is rebellious, and An Lushan is a Sogdian, so it is reasonable for her to work for the rebels."

"It doesn't feel like it's all the way with the rebels!"

"If you don't go all the way with the rebels, who will you be with?"

"I don't know about that."

"After I came to Hanguguan to take up my post, I often came to the town, and I ate the roast she made, and I felt that she got along well with the neighbors around her, and she seemed to be such a kind person. If it weren't for that illusion, I really didn't expect her to hide so deeply, and her methods are so vicious. But why was she in such a hurry to expose herself? ”

"In my opinion, there is still a mystery in this. Last time I heard you say that Lord Xuanyuan was called away in the evening to see Lord Zuo Servant. It stands to reason that Tongguan was in retreat, and he only arrived at Tongguan the next day, so where did he go that night? I think that the illusion in your body that time was because they wanted to hide some information, and they didn't want Xuanyuan Ledao to be caught up by you, so you disrupted their plans, so they used illusion, and in the illusion, you and a sergeant escaped, so this information can't be hidden. In this way, the matter of Hangu Guan Fu is small, and the matter between them and Xuanyuan Ledao is a big conspiracy. exchanging Yan'er for a talisman is just a cover-up. ”

"In this way, whether you help us or not, she will use Linghu Niangzi as a bargaining chip, waiting for the rebels to capture Tongguan and point directly at Chang'an. It's all about us that has caused you and Linghu Lady to be burdened. ”

"What is not involved, it is useless, Yan'er is in her hands, I don't dare to act rashly, and I don't know what forces are behind it. It's useless to be anxious, and wait and see before making plans. ”

……

After Ling Hu Zhao waited for Nalan to leave, it was difficult to sleep, and after thinking about it, this trip was really entrusted by his brother and sister-in-law, and now Yan'er was trapped, and he was helpless. He pondered repeatedly, where would Huangfu Dan hide Yan'er? She is so alert and agile, is there really not a trace of flaw?

Simply, he got up and jumped down from the window, climbed over the wall, the sky was already slightly bright, outside the wall is a section of stone cliff, under the cliff is the Qinglong River, the riverbed here is only more than two zhang wide, the water flow is stable, the water should be very deep, but a jump and can not jump over the riverbank.

At this time, I saw a big tree on the cliff that could be held by one person, and the trunk of the tree was crooked to the middle of the river. In the depths of winter, the leaves have withered, so Hu Zhao looked at the trunk carefully, and always felt that there was something strange on the trunk, and when he got closer and looked closely, it turned out that there was a rope tied to the trunk, and the rope was cleverly hidden. The rope was supposed to help people cross the river. He untied the rope that was attached to the trunk of the tree, and the rope was so long that it reached the surface of the river. Linghu Zhao pulled up the rope, straightened and tightened, kicked his legs, and swung across the river, he reached the other side of the river, looked back, and saw a half-exposed and half-submerged hole under the cliff, like a toad's mouth half-swimming in the water. The hole appears to be scratched.

So he straightened the rope again, jumped up to the cliff, and climbed the rope and slowly descended to the edge of the cave. Carefully checked, the stone at the entrance of the cave has scratches, obviously someone has entered and exited from here, he braved the cold and biting river water, gently fell into the water, stepped on the stone steps at the lower edge of the cave, the water did not reach his waist, to enter the cave had to be bent on his waist, the cave was dark, coupled with the cold river water, he hesitated to continue to walk in.

can think of the trapped Yan'er, it is worth exploring, his heart is horizontal, and the cat walks in with his waist. If it weren't for his enduring battle, ordinary people would be horrified at the entrance of the cave. There were no lights, it was all about groping, and the movement was not too big, and the seemingly narrow hole became wider and wider as you walked in, and the water became shallower and shallower until it broke out of the water. About a hundred and ten steps, there seems to be a light inside, he tiptoed over, unfortunately, under the feet to a clay pot like an object, made a sound, he secretly thought in his heart is not good, sideways hidden, but there seems to be no one inside, after a while, no movement, he took a few steps and made a step to the light, swept around, unguarded, inside an oil lamp, the oil tank can hold a pound of oil, poured oil, can be burned for ten days and a half months. If you look closely, there are also some boxes with the words "Chuanyi" engraved on them.

He immediately understood that Shangguan Yun and Duguyue were all the lost items of the mail truck they were looking for were here. Some of the boxes were opened and looked at, and he went over to check them, and they were all the population, acres of land, account books and other things in the eastern capital of Luoyang. Look at this cave carefully, it is not messy, there are some old things from the previous dynasty, and the portrait was also found, I am afraid that the portrait is damp, and a charcoal platform is placed, and there are multiple layers of straw paper on the pad, and the painting is a portrait of an emperor.

Ling Hu Zhao was surprised after seeing it, the Tang Dynasty has been founded for more than 100 years, and there are still people who admire Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty in the previous dynasty, no wonder the little Qinglong Town is surging. He didn't dare to stay for a long time, restored the objects he saw to the original state, groped his way to the entrance of the cave, the sky was already bright, climbed up along the rope, pretended the rope to be the same, climbed over the wall, saw that the back window was too high, it was easy to go down, it was difficult to go up, and he couldn't help but think of Huang Fu Dan's light skills were really outstanding. He wanted to enter through the backyard door, but fearing that it would be difficult for people to explain why he was soaking wet, so he found a stick, borrowed it as a support, and jumped to the windowsill. Flipping in, I quickly found a piece of clothing to change into.

After breakfast, Sima Cuo invited Wan Qianmei over, and when he came, he scolded Sima Cuo: "Sima Cuo, what kind of pavilion chief are you, the guests living in your own inn were robbed, and your face is gone." ”

Sima Cuo was not angry, but said cautiously: "Madam, aren't you invited here?" ”

"Humph!" Pointing to Li Dao and a few people: "It's not that I said you, the inn invites a junior, it's a scout; The post chief was trapped in Nanshan, and a few of you rescued the post chief; You didn't call me to arrest Murong Cheng last night, if I came, would he still be able to escape? As far as you are capable, take the scout, don't be taken by the scout. Sima Cuo, you are still the pavilion chief, I think you can resign as the pavilion chief. ”

"Madam, I don't want this pavilion chief position, but it's ...... above."

"Humph! Less with me above and below. I see that you opened this inn, and you are so confused that you haven't been back to my house for a long time. ”

Sima Cuo is still careful to accompany him.

Ling Hu Zhao saw it in his eyes, and walked over to persuade: "The pavilion chief's wife is serious, we have already disturbed the noble land, Yan'er was robbed, how can you blame the pavilion chief, blame me for negligence." ”

Wan Qianmei said: "Look, Mr. Linghu can talk a lot." It was originally a matter of Qinglong Town, and the person was lost by the inn, and the old gentleman didn't say a word of blame. ”

Sima replied hurriedly: "Yes, yes, Mr. Sima is indeed magnanimous. ”

Ling Hu Zhao still felt uncomfortable when he heard what was going on in his heart.

At this time, Duguyue came down from the stairs and discussed with Nalan to go to the coffin shop to figure out the culvert.

Nalan remembered that he read the marriage contract in the letter last night, and he was inevitably a little embarrassed in his heart, so he said: "The post chief will not go down this time, and I will take two sergeants down to find out." ”

"Captain, do you think that last night scared me? I, Duguyue, was frightened. ”

"Oh, since the post chief is so brave, it's up to you."

Duguyue didn't expect Nalan to come with her, he wasn't a person who dug pits before. Yesterday, as soon as she entered the culvert, she felt that her whole body was squeezed by an invisible force, which was particularly uncomfortable, and she glanced at the direction of the water from the culvert, and the water bubbled out, as if she was going to drown herself, and she was trapped and unable to move, she was very scared, and fell into the water in horror, and she was terrified.

When I got up in the morning, I just had a mouthful of it, and I wanted her to go down again, and I didn't do it to death. I thought that Nalan would be humble, and according to his previous personality, he would never let her go, but he didn't expect to be brought into the pit at once.

Nalan also saw through her innate fear of going down the drain, and she was born with it, so she took the opportunity to file her arrogance.

But this made Duguyue unable to come to the stage.

Linghu Zhao, who knew the details, stood up and said, "It's better to be old." ”

Nalan, Duguyue, and Sima Cuo were all surprised, because they helped themselves to make Hu Yan be robbed, and their whereabouts are still unknown, which one did this old army sing?

Everyone came to the coffin shop again, and during the day the patio was much brighter, and the water at the bottom of the well could be seen flowing through the sunlight shining into the patio. The night before, Nalan ordered someone to go to Shantangyi overnight to make three sampans that were two feet wide and five feet long.

The sergeant who had been entrusted to him went there and knocked on the carpenter's door in the middle of the night, and when he heard that this was done, the carpenter was so strange that the sergeant asked why. The carpenter replied that a few years ago someone had asked him to make such a sampan, and there were few boats in the north, and ordinary people would not do this. Sheepskin rafts are used to cross the Yellow River. The carpenter looked at the size and said that he had made it a few years ago, one foot five wide and three feet long. So the sergeant took matters into his own hands and made two according to the original size, and one according to the size provided by the carpenter.

When the large sampan was put into the bottom of the well, the angle was too narrow to put in, so the small one had to be put in, and the result was put in. The water in the culvert was so fast that the sampan rushed down as soon as it was put in, but fortunately it was held with a rope. It turned out to be three sampans, Linghu Zhao and Nalan, and then a sergeant, three people walked together, but now there is only one sampan, who should go?

Nalan said: "It's reasonable to go down by yourself, and you can't let the old gentleman take any more risks." ”

Ling Hu Zhao said: "Captain, don't fight, I went into the well and canal many years ago and knew the nature of water. After saying that, he asked the sergeant to tie the rope, and carried a horizontal knife to support him down from the wall of the well. When Nalan and Duguyue saw their skills, they all admired it, at this age, they were as light as a swallow, and they were walking on the slippery well wall. When you land on the sampan, you shout, "Throw down a torch!" Nalan let go of the torch in his hand, and the moment it fell, he caught it, and then said: "Everyone, wait by the Qinglong River, and soon, I will be on the river." ”

After speaking, the whole body curled up on the sampan, and the horizontal knife cut the rope connecting the boat with a "swish", and the boat disappeared at the wellhead in an instant. Nalan scolded the sergeant who had gone to build the ship, "You don't know that all three of them are made to the size of a carpenter." Let an old man over 60 years old travel for us, how safe is my heart. ”