The three of them got out of Jinji Pass and galloped towards the national capital.

"Your clothes look good, it's really uncomfortable to wear, it's suffocating the old way! It's better to wear the old way's broken robe-" On horseback, Xuan Yuan took off his clothes and threw them back to Hu Yanlie. Thinking of Xuan Yuan's pretentious style in the big tent, both Qi and Hu Yanlie couldn't help laughing.

"Dao Chief, does this method really work?" asked Hu Yanlie.

"The national capital will receive a letter tomorrow, and when he learns that the king of You'an is not dead, that person will be jealous and suspicious, and he will ask Yuwen to find out. As long as Yuwen Chai does not die for two days, he will not be able to die for a while. Yang Ling and Mu Ya are also safer in the palace. ”

Xuan Yuan galloped while talking to the two of them: "We only need to quietly rush back to the capital before him, and secretly observe who he is dealing with, and it is not difficult to see who he is instructed or blackmailed. ”

"Then You'an, does the Dao Chief really plan to send it to the national capital?"

"It was originally a divine bird, and I used my Kunlun saprophytic medicine, and the wound will heal in four or five days at the latest. How could the roofless wooden cage trap it? It would fly back to the Shuzhi Mountain, and it was expected that the soldiers who were escorting it would not be able to do anything with it. When we find the real culprit behind the scenes, we will go to the wasteland and give it an explanation. ”

"What kind of pill did you feed the guard to swallow, and you can still find out if he opened the letter and delivered it on time?"

"Haha," Seeing Hu Yanlie ask, Xuan Yuan couldn't help laughing, "How can there be such a magical thing, I just rubbed a mud ball with ink and threw it into his mouth, who knows that he really believes it." ”

"Dao Chang's play is really perfect," Hu Yanlie remembered the scene in Fang Cai's big tent, and he was a little impressed by Xuan Yuan, "But I don't know why the chief wrote two letters, and what exactly did he say in the letters?"

"The second letter only bought us two more days, so that the man in the capital thought that we were still in this land. Xuan Yuan was a little proud: "No matter how well the play is done, it is still a play! If Yuwen can't chase him to death, we can find out who is the mastermind behind the scenes, and Lao Dao'......s scene is not in vain."

In less than a day, they caught up with a small group of ballistas, but Yuwen was no longer in the army.

Xuan Yuan caught a convenient soldier in the field, used some means, and soon knew that after entering the Jinji Pass, Yuwen Chai only took a few personal soldiers and went straight north to Beijing. These ballistas, which had been urgently transferred from various places, are still being sent back to their original places.

The three of them traveled day and night, continuing to gallop north, inquiring along the way, but there was no news of Yuwen chasing again.

"This Yuwen has been fighting in the field for many years, and he is the best at concealing his whereabouts. Instead of spending a lot of energy looking for him on the way, it is better for us to go straight to the capital of the country to block him. As soon as Xuan Yuan's words came out, both Qi and Hu Yanlie felt justified. The three of them simply changed their costumes, disguised themselves as exotic merchants, and only took the main road, which saved a lot of time.

What they didn't expect was that they would see Yuwen Chai in Xu Ma, which was more than 200 miles away from the national capital.

That day, the three of them walked for a long time, hungry in their stomachs, and saw a small wine shop next to the three-way road, wafting out a thick smell of meat.

"This place is not far from the national capital, so it is better for me to fill my stomach first and then go on the road, and arrive at the capital in one go. Xuan Yuan smelled meat, and he didn't feel the gluttony, "I haven't known the smell of meat for a long time." ”

Along the way, the three of them ate and slept in the open, which was indeed very hard.

Hu Yanlie was used to brocade clothes and jade food in Longfang, and when he heard Xuan Yuan say this, he immediately agreed: "The Taoist chief is right, the road must be rushed, and the food must be eaten." Sharpen your knife and don't mistake the woodcutter—"

Seeing that they insisted on eating, he had to follow them into the shop.

There was a good fire in the shop, and it was very warm. There were seven or eight guests at two tables, who seemed to be merchants in a hurry, talking.

Seeing Xuanyuan and them enter the store, the two tables of merchants stopped talking and looked them up and down.

Xuan Yuan was so shrewd, he immediately noticed something different when he saw the expressions of those people, but he only pretended not to know anything.

With an oily face, he smiled, shook at the two tables, and shouted to the cabinet: "Shopkeeper, do you have meat?"

"Oh, this guest officer, it's really unfortunate," the shopkeeper is a fat man with a short stature, and he ran out of the back kitchen, "It's cold, it's inconvenient to purchase, and there is only one fat sheep left in the shop, which has been booked by these two tables of guests." ”

"Is this so?" Xuan Yuan waved at the shopkeeper again, "But there are some that they don't want, such as the water and intestines, and the shopkeeper can get some for us to fill our stomachs." ”

The shopkeeper was a little embarrassed: "This guest officer, what people want is this whole sheep, and what goes into the water, stomach and intestines, etc., are all people's." If you really want to eat, I'm afraid you have to ask people if they agree. ”

"Oh, I'm hungry. Xuan Yuan stepped over to the two tables and was about to speak, but saw the hands of several young men quietly reaching for the long strip of wrapping beside him.

"It's okay!" A middle-aged man in the seat glanced at everyone and tapped his fingers twice on the table, "Shopkeeper, our fat sheep will bother you to divide it into three parts, and give them one on the table as well." ”

Xuan Yuan looked at the man carefully, with straight eyebrows, red phoenix eyes, handsome and handsome, and a tall black cloth bag standing against the wall behind him, and saw that those young men all withdrew their hands as if nothing happened, obviously well-trained, and had vaguely guessed who he was in his heart.

Hurriedly made a gesture and thanked him repeatedly. Turning around, he shouted to Huyanlie and Abandon: "Gulhei, Muhammad Darshi, go and get some skins and brick tea from the horses, I will give them to this distinguished friend!"

Abandoned in his heart, he was taken aback: where do we have any skin and brick tea right away?

was at a loss, but saw the middle-aged man wave his hand: "No need! In a layman, everyone will encounter difficulties sometimes." ”

"This friend," Xuan Yuan stepped forward, "I've been buying and selling merchants for so many years, and it's the first time I've met such a generous person as you, and I've made up my mind to be a friend of yours!"

The shopkeeper agreed repeatedly, but the middle-aged man bowed his hand to him: "This brother, you have a good intention, but you don't know how to drink! ”

"Our skins, bricks, tea, and jade are all the best in the world!" Xuan Yuan leaned forward again, "I don't know what kind of business my friend does? ”

The middle-aged man lowered his eyebrows and stopped talking, but the young man at the same table stood up and blocked Xuan Yuan: "Our host has already said it, tell you not to care." You sit down and eat meat in peace, don't ask questions!"

"Oh," Xuan Yuan smiled wryly, turned and walked back, "It's inconvenient to say that it's okay, it's still a good friend! Ouch ......"

Suddenly, the soles of his feet slipped, and he fell backwards on top of the young man. The young man, who seemed to be very strong, fell down and knocked the man out of the way, and saw that he was about to knock over the table.

The middle-aged man put his hands on the edge of the table, and with a "bang", he turned the table around, skillfully removing the power of the young man's collision. The young man, who was not weak, clasped the edge of the table and turned over and stood up, but he was very surprised: he did not feel the force on himself, why did he fly.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry...... Xuan Yuan shook again and again, "I'm older, and my legs and feet aren't as dexterous as when I was young." ”

Return to the table and sit down: "Gulhei, Muhammad Dahl, come and eat meat!"

Qi and Hu Yanlie hurriedly came over and sat down. Xuan Yuan glanced at them, dipped his fingers in the water and drew a bow, and the two of them instantly understood.

"Here comes the meat—" The mutton was ready, and the shopkeeper only brought them some random pieces and bones, and brought them early.

Although it is some leftovers, the lamb is very fragrant.

As soon as the meat came up, Xuan Yuan just stared fixedly. Hu Yanlie moved his index finger, and couldn't help but reach out and grab a piece and put it in his mouth.

Xuan Yuan suddenly snatched the meat and slapped his hand: "You are not a big or small thing, the owner has not tasted it yet, you should do it first?"

Hu Yanlie was a little strange, but saw Xuan Yuan quietly drawing something on the table again. When I looked closely, I was shocked to see that he had drawn a skeleton.

Did he mean that there was poison in this meat?

"This meat is a little lighter, and you need to add some salt to make it delicious. Xuan Yuan took out a vial from his bosom and poured some white powder into the bowl.

Qi and Hu Yanlie stopped, only to see Xuan Yuan eat the meat like a whirlwind and clouds, leaving only half a bowl of residual soup.

If it is poisonous, why did he still eat it?

"Our shipment arrived early," Xuan Yuan burped, "and it was about to be picked up before it was accepted." ”

He pointed to the half bowl of leftover soup: "You drink it! This soup is delicious!"

Qi and Hu Yanlie looked at each other head-on, and saw Xuan Yuan winking again.

The two of them each filled some and drank two sips in a pretended manner.

Xuan Yuan knocked on the table, and when the two of them looked at it, a big word was written on the table: Pour!

Then, Xuan Yuan fell!

A mouthful of blood suddenly spurted out of his mouth, and he fell straight up. Abandon and Hu Yanlie also fell crookedly on the dinner table.

"There's in the flesh—it's poisonous!" someone at the two tables had already noticed it and shouted, but then "Ping Pong" knocked over the table and chair and fell to the ground.

In a short time, the young men at both tables collapsed to the ground. Only Yuwen Chai was left sitting there, quietly looking at the shopkeeper.

"Who are you, and why are you doing this?" Yuwen Chai's voice sounded very calm, but it had a terrifying power.

The shopkeeper's eyes were cold: "The general's affairs are not done beautifully enough! I was ordered to take the general's head." ”

A desolate look appeared in Yuwen Chai's eyes: "He called you here?"

"Since the general knows, why do you need to ask!"

"Woo...... The fox rabbit is exhausted, and the lackeys are cooking, but they are too anxious!" Yuwen Chai sighed, "It's okay, you can get it." ”

"Then it is offended. The shopkeeper suddenly shouted, "Chop!"

In the midst of the shouting, his body suddenly bulged and became like a leather ball. stomped on the ground, bounced high, and a cold light shot out from his palm, turning into a room full of knife shadows in mid-air.

Yuwen Chai shook his head, the cloth bag behind him suddenly cracked, and the "flash" was already in his hand, and a blue and faint cold light flew out from the bowstring, breaking through the layers of knife shadows, and suddenly dispersed in the air, turning into a huge net and wrapping directly around the man.

The strange thing is that the man's move is not old, and the cold light in his palm suddenly retracts, swirling in the air, forming a hemispherical huge shield, wrapping himself around, and "ding ding" to block Yuwen's feather arrows. The others jumped out of the window, as if they had already been able to snipe easily after Yuwen Chase, and wanted to escape.