"Auntie, bring us twelve bowls of tea first!"

Nangong shouted loudly to the old woman with an apron who was busy in front of the fire.

"Okay, guest officer, please wait a minute, I'll be here soon!"

The old woman's face was full of furrows, and she replied with a smile, and her calloused hands wiped casually on her apron, and on a square table, she laid out twelve large thick bowls in a row, lifted the big teapot on the fire, and quickly filled the tea bowls with her hands and feet, and then brought the tea to everyone one by one.

"Let's give it to this boy first."

Nangong pointed to the blue moon sitting beside him.

"Okay."

The old woman agreed, and glanced at Lan Yue's face, his originally fair skin had been covered with some dust, with a hint of exhaustion, and there were beads of sweat on his forehead.

The old woman knew at a glance that this should be the master.

As for the other people, except for Nangong who spoke just now, the complexion of the others is uniform with a dark bronze, and at first glance it is not the kind of young master who enjoys at home, according to the old woman's guess, this group of people should be the guards of this son.

"Childe, your tea is here."

The old woman put the first bowl of tea in front of Blue Moon and spoke politely.

"I'm tired."

Blue Moon also returned the salute politely. Although he looked at the black tea bowl and felt a pestle in his heart, can he drink such tea? Is it poisonous?

At the moment when the old woman turned around and went to serve other tea bowls, Lan Yue looked at Nangong like a plea for help, and the corners of Nangong's mouth couldn't help but raise a mocking smile, hehe.....

He picked up the bowl, drank the bowl of tea in front of him without saying a word, and then shouted to the old woman, "Auntie, please bring me another bowl!" ”

"Okay, wait a minute, the old body is coming."

The eldest lady smiled from ear to ear, how could she not be happy that the well-dressed son was so bold and cheerful?

After Lan Yue looked at Nangong's actions with a frowning brow, he gradually relaxed, everyone can drink, why can't he drink it?

So, the second prince of Lan, who was usually used to brocade clothes and jade food, also closed his eyes and drank the tea bowl in front of him, and then put down the bowl and shouted to the old woman like Nangong, "Auntie, bring me another bowl too!" ”

No way, he's really thirsty.

"It's coming, it's coming!"

The old woman answered as she trotted and brought two more bowls of tea to them.

Blue Moon picked up the tea, and "rumbling and rumbling" was half a bowl of tea, although this tea was not as good as the color and flavor in the palace, but the thirst-quenching effect was really good.

After everyone drank the tea and rested for another cup of tea, Lan Yue took the lead in standing up, "Let's move on." ”

After speaking, he took the lead and walked to the mount not far away, and Nangong paid the old woman a tael of silver in the back.

"There's no need to look for more, thank you for the tea."

After Nangong finished speaking, he stepped on horseback and followed the team without looking back.

"Thank you, Childe, thank you, Childe......"

The old woman kept bowing and thanking her with the silver, until she couldn't see everyone's figure, the old woman slowly straightened up her rickety body, her cloudy eyes suddenly became clear, and even flashed with fine light, and a strange smile hung on the corner of her mouth, fortunately, no one saw her appearance during the day.

Otherwise, the difference between before and after would surely make people find something unusual about her.

Hongxia Pass, which is about 500 miles away from Jizhou, has a narrow pass, is between the mountains and mountains, and is sparsely populated, and it is estimated that it is difficult to find a family for several miles. Such a remote place is indeed the only way for the imperial capital to go to Jizhou.

Last time, the disaster relief convoy led by Lan Yue was attacked about ten miles away from Hongxia Pass.

After many days of close pursuit, Lan Yue, who traveled day and night, finally came to the place where the last attack was carried out again on the Chinese New Year's Eve.

"Your Highness, are you sure you were attacked here last time?"

Nangong rode a horse around the venue that Lan Yue said, and came to Lan Yue and asked.

"yes, this is it."

Blue Moon nodded affirmatively, he pointed to the tree not far away, and said, "You see, I fainted under this tree at that time, and I still remember the bloody human head......"

Lan Yue said, his face gradually turned pale, and Nangong found that his fingers pointing at the tree were trembling slightly, while his other hand tightly tugged at the corner of his clothes.

Needless to say, the scene of that day had left a deep impression on his mind, and he was still terrified.

"Your Highness, don't be afraid, nothing like that will happen again."

Nangong walked up to him and whispered to him. In fact, he wanted to reach out and pat Lan Yue's shoulder, but after thinking of Lan Yue's identity, he still did it.

"Your Highness, as you said, there should be a lot of corpses here, but ....... We've checked it just now, and there's not a single body. ”

A thin young man stood out from the more than ten forbidden troops who followed them, and said to Lan Yue.

"Huh? Not... No corpses? ”

Lan Yue was a little stunned for a moment, he was only looking for the location where he fainted just now, but he forgot about this important matter.

He looked around and saw that it was a relatively open space, with the occasional large tree or two, and the clearing was surrounded by dense forests, and when they were all attacked, when he woke up, he saw corpses and blood all over the ground. Qiqi Chinese Network

Blue Moon walked quickly to the foot of a large tree, carefully examined the trunk, and reached out to touch it, there were faint traces of dried blood on it.

"Your Highness, are you sure the place is right?"

Another Forbidden Army asked.

"Surely yes, you see, there is blood on the trunk of this tree, and I remember that there was a dead man lying under this tree."

Lan Yue nodded in the affirmative.

Nangong looked around, mottled blood marks could indeed be seen on some trees, as well as traces of sharp weapons, he sniffed his nose vigorously, and there was still a faint smell of blood in the air.

"Do you smell blood?"

Nangong asked more than ten people behind him.

Everyone nodded.

Nangong smiled, it seems that they are all common bloody characters!

"Look underground, and see if there's anything to see."

He commanded the people.

The rest of the people had actually checked the ground just now, and they didn't find much, but the color of the soil was a little peculiar.

"Your Highness, can you tell me what the situation was like that day?"

Nangong glanced at the ground, turned his head and asked Lan Yuedao, who looked sad, angry and frightened.

"What was it like that day?"

Blue Moon muttered, "That day, when we were about to rest here, it wasn't very good, but it hadn't rained yet, but when I woke up in the middle of the night, it was pouring rain,"

He shuddered involuntarily as he spoke, "The rain mixed with the blood and water flowed to the ground, and I ..... I don't dare to look .... A human head flew in front of me, and I ...... Only..... He fainted. ”

"When I woke up, I would, except for corpses and bloody stumps everywhere... I'm the only one left, oh, and Tian Qi, who has already been seriously injured and unconscious. ”

"Then I didn't dare to look again, found a horse in the woods, got Tian Qi on horseback, and slowly returned to the imperial city."

After Lan Yue finished speaking, his face was no longer bloodless, he was really frightened. Now let him repeat the scene at that time, it is simply a tragedy repeated, how can he, who has never experienced wind and waves, not be afraid? This can be said to be the first time in Lan Yue's life to experience this kind of life-related thing, not just one human life, but countless ones!

Thinking of those coachmen and soldiers who died in vain under the robbers' knives, Lan Yue's heart was not only afraid but also painful.

This incident is estimated to be difficult for him to forget for the rest of his life.

After listening to Lan Yue quietly, Nangong squatted down and reached out to pick up a handful of dirt under his feet, rubbed it lightly with his thumb and forefinger, and then put it under his nose and smelled it, the heavy smell of blood made him want to gag, he quickly got up and threw it away, took out a small handkerchief from his arms in disgust and wiped his hands, and then threw away the handkerchief, not distressed at all.

"You guys, go around and see if the dirt outside this circle is different from here?"

Nangong ordered the forbidden army around him.

"Yes!"

After receiving the order, the forbidden army quickly dispersed in all directions, and disappeared into the dense forest, leaving only Nangong and Blue Moon with solemn faces.

If he didn't smell it wrong just now, there was a faint smell of "fragrant drifting" in the smell of blood.

Don't get me wrong, this "fragrant drifting" is not a fragrant fluttering, it is not a delicious milk tea that can be drunk, but a kind of corpse powder, which is usually used to melt poisonous corpses, and ordinary people disdain to use it, and it is also very rare, not everyone in the rivers and lakes can have it, let alone ordinary people.

Xiang Piaopiao, what a beautiful name, just because it was created by a beautiful woman, it is said that the raw material comes from a unique mineral in the land of the Southern Barbarians, which was accidentally discovered by the woman, and then purified and refined to make a milky white powder, which can turn all flesh and blood bones. From an adult elephant to an ant, no matter how hard the shell is, as long as there is a small amount, the flesh and blood under the shell can quickly turn into a puddle of blood.

However, because of its viciousness and domineering, as well as the scarcity of raw materials, it is not widely used in the rivers and lakes, and only in some large and vicious sects.

As far as Nangong knew, there were not many people in stock of Xiangpiaopiao now, and he knew no more than ten people who owned it.

"Your Highness, did you meet any strange or suspicious people along the way last time?"

Nangong asked thoughtfully.

"Strange people? No, we brought enough water and food last time, and we brought a few cooks with us, and we didn't eat at an inn on the way, so there was no contact with strangers. ”

Lan Ye recalled with a frown.

Nangong nodded, didn't say anything more, but walked under a big tree, looked at a branch that had been cut off by a sharp weapon, frowned and fell into deep thought.....

What a fast knife!

He stretched out his hand and gestured, the tree needed two people to hug together, and the bottom of its cut branch was as thick as an adult's thigh, but the incision was quite flat, which showed how neat and crisp this knife was......

There is also strength, which is not something that ordinary robbers can do at all, it must be done by people with a certain amount of internal strength.

At this moment, he couldn't help but suspect that this incident was not simple at all.

Maybe it's not an ordinary bandit at all, but a person from the rivers and lakes.

Only, why did they cut off so much grain? Moreover, it is necessary to reduce the corpses to nothing.....

Nangong shook his head, he was a little reluctant to believe it, maybe, he was wrong, right?

The imperial court and the rivers and lakes have always been unrelated to each other, and there is no need for the people in the rivers and lakes to do so.

Lan Yue stared at Nangong in a daze, in fact, he didn't have a clue at all, when he arrived at this place, he always had a feeling of nausea and wanted to vomit.