A fire lasted throughout the second half of the night, and most of the soldiers on the night watch saw the fire on the border of the Blood Dome near the city here, but they never received the order to send troops, and although the soldiers were puzzled, they did not think much about it.

Twenty miles away from the city, a treacherous fortress was a strategically important point on the southern border, and the city ahead was at most an outpost.

At this moment, in the study room of the central mansion of the fortress, an old man with a white-eyed beard sat in front of the table, his brows beating from time to time showed the irrepressible anger in the old man's heart, and in front of the old man, there was a general kneeling, this person was the old man's henchman, Qiu Zhen, the commander of the Guards Division of the Hongfeng Fortress (Southern Fortress).

This tiger general, who was famous in the entire Hongfeng Fortress, was hanging his head and looking gloomy at the moment.

"The Xiao family is too presumptuous!" the old man slapped a briefing on the table, and the signature on the briefing was Xiao Ming, deputy commander of the Fourth Division of the Second Army.

As for the content of the briefing, it is very simple, "Yesterday, our unit inspected the border posts, and it happened that the Ole border army attacked Hongzhai. When our troops arrived, Liu Jun, the head of the outpost, led his troops to fight fiercely with the enemy, but unfortunately all of them were killed, and the enemy troops saw that reinforcements had arrived, so they retreated. ”

"Lord Governor, my subordinates have seen it, and there is no one alive in the red village, and even the outpost far from the battlefield has been slaughtered. There were more than 300 people in a squadron of the entire outpost, and except for the more than 100 people who were scattered in various secret posts that night, everyone else was among the dead. ”

Seeing that the old man didn't interrupt him, Qiu Zhen continued: "In addition, although the battlefields were burned down, my subordinates still found that there were many masters involved in this battle, and I am afraid that something is wrong. ”

"Hmph, what's weird, what's wrong with this, it's someone who thinks the old man is too old and unworthy of being the governor of the Southern Regions. ”

"If you are an adult, you will be able to ensure that the Southern Regions will be worry-free for a hundred years with the situation of adults. ”

"Come on, you can keep this kind of thing to say to others. The old man can be insured for about ten years at most. The old man sighed.

"Liu Jun, the person in charge of the outpost, is a top student of the Cangming Academy in the Southern Regions, and he may be average in other aspects, but his scout skills are among the best in the entire Southern Regions. If it wasn't for Ole's large-scale attack, how could it be that the entire outpost elite would be wiped out without even a single message!Hmph!" After speaking, the old man's sleeve robe waved, and Qiu Zhen retreated.

And not long after Qiu Zhen left, a woman entered the hall, this woman had a beautiful face, a straight uniform, and her perfect body was outlined to the fullest, coupled with snow-white skin, such a face was definitely rare in this southern border land.

"Did you get the things?" asked the old man.

"Yes, the tomb guard has completed the task, and the next thing is for our Inspectorate. By the way, Lord Zhang, you must also know about the things outside the city, and I am afraid that the journey back to Beijing with this information this time will not be stable. Although I believe in the ability of my subordinates and the secret support of the tomb guards, if someone is really forced to be in a hurry, I am afraid that it is not impossible for the fish to die and break the net. Li Yuer is actually very bottomless in her heart, judging from the commotion outside the city, this trip is not easy.

Zhang Xuanzong and Zhang Zhendu were also worried, and then said: "Either way, you open the information and take a look, after the old man knows who it is, he will strike first." ”

"How is this possible, this information must be handed over to His Majesty intact, and no one can open it in advance. Li Yuer's attitude is very positive.

In this case, the old man has no choice. I will pick a few good men in the army and send them to you, as for the rest of the estimates, it is useless, those people dare to do it, they must have been desperate. ”

Li Yu'er pondered for a while, and couldn't think of any other help she could get from Zhang Zhendu. Of course, it is not excluded that Zhang Zhendu did not want this list to be sent to the imperial capital safely, thinking of this, Li Yuer suddenly felt that she had not considered it this time, and she should not even let anyone know about this matter in the first place.

"Thank you Lord Zhang, the lower official still has to arrange the escort, so he will retire first. After speaking, seeing that Zhang Zhendu nodded slightly, Li Yuer walked out of the hall and headed towards the courtyard where his subordinates were located.

And Zhang Zhendu watched Li Yuer leave, but he sighed in his heart, Li Yuer is young but can already take charge of himself, although he is not old enough, but he has outstanding ability, and he will become a great tool in time, the Supervision Department has found a good seedling, but he doesn't know what the benefits of the Supervision Department intervening in this matter, in his opinion, this matter should be held responsible for the tomb guard to the end, maybe there are other considerations in the imperial capital.

Outside the city, above the ruins of the red village, stood a middle-aged man, this person's entire right arm was hidden in his clothes, but one left arm probed around between the ruins, after a while, the man shook his head, and then turned to leave.

Half a day later, in an inconspicuous attic inside the Red Peak Fortress.

"My lord, after the destruction of the red village, only eight teenagers entered the city through the culvert, and they were divided into two groups, the first group of seven people, and the second group of one person. Everyone else should have been killed, including our connector. A middle-aged tailor with two mustaches respectfully reported to the middle-aged man next to him.

The middle-aged man took a sip of tea, slightly distracted. The tailor reminded again, and the middle-aged man responded: "Pay more attention to these children, and help them when the time comes, since Hongzhai is no longer there, the secret passage will be sealed." ”

"Yes. The middle-aged tailor replied respectfully.

Then the middle-aged man's tone changed, and he ordered with murderous aura: "Pass my order, use all the power of the Southern Regions, and find out the truth about the destruction of Hongzhai for me! Otherwise, I won't be able to explain to those old guys." ”

The middle-aged tailor immediately responded, but he thought of something, and he didn't dare to say what the big man in front of him wanted to say, so he hesitated there. This situation was immediately discovered by the person in front of him: "What else to say." ”

"That, when the adult reported just now, the villain had a situation missing, and I asked the adult to forgive me. As he spoke, the tailor knelt down.

The middle-aged man smiled dumbly: "Am I so terrible? To put it bluntly, I'm actually just a disabled person, and it doesn't matter if you say anything." ”

"The adult forgives the sin, the villain is also the first time to see the tomb keeper, not the villain is cowardly, but your identity is too noble. The tailor wiped his sweat, and the person in front of him looked at him, and hurriedly said: "My lord, the second boy from Hongzhai to enter the city, I obviously felt that he found me as soon as possible. After saying that, the tailor wiped his sweat again, and he didn't know whether it was the sweat of the present or the sweat of the time when he saw the boy.

"There is such a thing, but there is a portrait of the man. ”

"Yes, the villain drew it from memory for the first time. As he spoke, the tailor pulled out a roll of drawing paper from his cuff and handed it to the grave keeper.

The grave keeper opened the drawing paper, and Han Xiao was on it. He thought about it for a while, remembering that this child seemed to have only entered the village in the past two years, at that time, Ming Yuan and his wife always felt that this child was very close for some reason, so although he had only glanced at him a few times after being in the village, he was indeed very impressed by him.

He sighed again in his heart, this may be your blessing in God, it is a good thing that this child is alive, the grave keeper turned his head: "You are rotten in your stomach in this matter, and there is something that the Supervision Department wants to escort this time, fully cooperate, I want to see how important this thing is, and it can cause such a big reaction." ”

"Yes. The tailor answered and left, and the middle-aged man in the room looked at the portrait again, and then carefully put it away.

In the Hongfeng Fortress, Han Xiao has been in for a few days, but he is alone, and it is so difficult to find the person who was there that night in this big city.

The people of that night, although the armor was extraordinary, but it was only compared to ordinary soldiers, in this fortress where many generals gathered, such armor was not uncommon, and now the only thing he could distinguish between these people was the leading guy.

That guy's appearance is that Han Xiao will not forget it even if he is turned into ashes, and Han Xiao saw clearly that night, although the person did not make a move, but judging from the position of the person's sword and the subconscious movement of his left hand at that time, that person must be a left-handed sword. There are very few left-handed swords in the world, but anyone who can use them well must be a master, and at this moment, Han Xiao can only walk aimlessly in this fortress.

Hongfeng Fortress is different from the acropolis on which the outpost is based, although it is located on the border, it is difficult for the war to burn here, coupled with the fact that there are many dignitaries and dignitaries here, and there is the trade of border caravans, although the prosperity in the fortress is not as good as that of the key cities in the south, but it is not far away.

Even though he and his teacher have walked through many famous cities, in Han Xiao's opinion, this city still has his unique charm.

The bustling streets are filled with people of all kinds, and although most of the goods are not of the highest quality, they are varied, even including special goods from various countries, plus the taverns and green houses that can be seen everywhere, together form this bustling border town.

Han Xiao walked aimlessly on the street, but in the corner behind him, a middle-aged man's eyes never left him, just like the eyes that once looked at him, calm and unusual, even Han Xiao was unaware at the moment. When Han Xiao turned a street, the man also suddenly disappeared.

In the courtyard of the Central Mansion, Li Yuer was frowning at this time. However, Li Yuer looks even more coquettish like this, which makes people want to protect her well.

This iceberg beauty and strong woman who is famous in the imperial capital circle rarely frowns, with her back to the Supervision Department, there is nothing that can make her feel tricky in the imperial capital. But this time, for some reason, she just felt that something big was going to happen, and her eyelids kept jumping. And she remembered that when she came, the national teacher had looked for her, and she didn't say much, but just said that this trip was a disaster for her, and whether it was a blessing or a curse depends on whether there can be nobles to help.

At present, the noble man does not know where he is. Li Yuer shook her head and threw these messes out of her head, she simply didn't think about it, although the national teacher was highly respected, Li Yuer herself did not believe in these ghosts and gods.

When I heard that the temple existed, there were many warlocks in the world, and there was no shortage of people who could tell the fortune of the heavens, but now there are very few people in the world who can be called true warlocks. It was as if Heaven was punishing those who eventually destroyed the temple because of their selfish desires, and since then very few people have been favored by Heaven to be able to communicate with heaven and earth and comprehend the lineage of sorcerers.

At this moment, someone outside the door came to spread that the person in charge of the tomb guard in the fortress had something to discuss, and Li Yuer nodded and agreed.

After a while, a young man who was slightly older than Li Yu'er walked in, this young man was the person in charge of the tomb guard stationed in the Hongfeng Fortress, named Pan Cong.

Pan Cong is handsome and tall, but he is ruthless and has outstanding ability, the only drawback is that he is not good at martial arts talent, and he has only just entered the hall so far, and there is still a big gap between him and the martial arts master.

"Miss Li, I have just received an order from above to fully cooperate with your operation and specially bring the Golden Tomb Guard of Hongfeng Fortress for your dispatch. After Pan Cong finished speaking, twelve tomb guards walked in behind him, which were roughly the same as the uniforms of other tomb guards, except for two more gold stripes on the cuffs.

Li Yu'er's eyes lit up, the Golden Tomb Guard is a master of martial arts who has reached the master level, and there are not many Golden Tomb Guards in the Red Peak Fortress, so there are twelve of them sent at once, which is basically all the belongings of the Tomb Guards here. This is a massive hemorrhage, Li Yuer thought to herself, is there really a nobleman?