Chapter 228: Secret Calculation
Qian Qianqian nodded, and immediately followed Xiao Mohan's footsteps, but they only found this cave last night near dark, and they couldn't find the place where the wood turtle grass appeared before, so they could only start from the beginning.
"Look, what's that up ahead?" I don't know how long I was looking for it, Qian Qianqian's eyes suddenly lit up, and she pointed not far away, and her emotions became excited.
Xiao Mohan looked in the direction of her finger, and in the cloud of emerald green, he also found a few traces of withered yellow, if he guessed correctly, it was the root of the wood turtle.
Qian Qianqian was overjoyed, she raised her feet and rushed up, Xiao Mohan didn't have time to stop her, just when she was about to approach the medicinal herbs, she didn't know what she stepped on, and a fishing net suddenly appeared under her feet, covering her in it and hanging her.
"Ahh
A few gray and black things came out of the woods, covered in hair, except for a pair of eyes that were so bright that they shone green, revealing unspeakable danger.
Only then did Xiao Mohan see clearly, these things were nothing else, just a few vicious wolves, with saliva dripping from their mouths, looking at Xiao Mohan showing their fangs and claws.
Qian Qianqian also saw the situation under her clearly, so she didn't dare to move anymore, these wolves were not easy to deal with at first glance, and someone should have done it on purpose.
When those wolves pounced, Xiao Mohan immediately pulled out the long sword on his side and jumped up, originally a few livestock, they couldn't get on the table, but these wolves didn't seem to be the same, they kept staring at Xiao Mohan, and their every move was very flexible.
But Xiao Mohan is not a vegetarian, he kicked away the two wolves that pounced on him, and was about to swing his sword to stab him, when a burst of bamboo flutes suddenly sounded in the forest, and the song was very special and a little harsh.
When these wolves heard this, they seemed to be enchanted, their eyes turned bloody, and they opened their mouths, as if they wanted to swallow Xiao Mohan's sword.
Qian Qianqian was also disturbed by the sound of the flute, her body was suspended in the air, looking around in the net, she forcibly calmed down, took out the dagger she was carrying from her sleeve, and was about to cut the fishing net in front of her, when a gust of wind blew, and the dead leaves on the ground turned over, Qian Qianqian suddenly saw that just below her body, another small piece of towering sharp knife.
If she cuts through the fishing net and falls like this, she will definitely die, and if she hangs like this, she can save her life for the time being.
Qian Qianqian thought about it for a moment in her heart, but still put the dagger away, Xiao Mohan was now tightly entangled by these wolves, and she had no time to save her, so she couldn't be impulsive and add trouble to Xiao Mohan for no reason.
"Huh-" At this time, with a long roar, Xiao Mohan turned around and stabbed a wolf, and scarlet blood gushed out and stained Xiao Mohan's face, adding a bit of slaughter and toughness to him.
When the remaining wolves saw this, they all flinched a little, although the sound of the flute still lingered in their ears, but no matter what, they could not overcome the most primitive panic in the bones of the beast.
Xiao Mohan raised his head and stood still, the long sword in his hand was dripping with scarlet blood, his eyes were burning, revealing indescribable fierceness, and there were bursts of green tendons on his forehead.
Looking at it this way, Xiao Mohan is really much more fierce than these wolves, Xiao Mohan slowly approached those wolves, forcing these beasts to retreat, if it weren't for the sound of this flute, it is estimated that they would have run away a long time ago.
Qian Qianqian was also stunned, although she knew that Xiao Mohan was brave and good at fighting, but she didn't expect Xiao Mohan to be so brave, no wonder Xiao Guo was at war with Yang Guo, and Yang Guo couldn't bargain, but he really deserved to be Xiao Guo's general.
At this moment, the sound of the flute stopped abruptly, there seemed to be a strange wind in the forest, and a touch of bright purple fell from the sky, separated between Xiao Mohan and Qian Qianqian, and the wolves suddenly retreated to the side.
"General Xiao is really extraordinary, my beasts are simply vulnerable in front of you."
The man spoke slowly, and it turned out to be an inexplicably delicate female voice, dressed in a bright purple robe, and her head and face were tightly wrapped in a wide cloak, revealing only a pair of charming and cunning eyes.
"If General Ben is not mistaken, you are the wizard of the Central Kingdom, Tsukihime."
Xiao Mo stared coldly at this woman's eyes, her thin lips were lightly lifted, her words were full of temptation, and the cold light under her eyes flickered, making people shudder.
"The general has good eyesight, it seems that the general has sent someone to investigate me for a long time." Tsukihime chuckled, and her eyes were full of chilling cruelty.
"General Ben has long heard that there is a very capable wizard in the central country, but he rarely appears outside, and he originally thought it should be an old man with white hair, but it seems that General Ben underestimated Your Excellency."
Xiao Mohan's face did not change, although the scene was calmer, but he did not put away the blade in his hand, he knew in his heart that this Yueji was very dangerous, much more powerful than these beasts.
"Actually, this can't be blamed on the general, the general has a lot of opportunities, and Xiao Guo's affairs are too busy, so how can he pay attention to me? It's just that the general killed several dead soldiers of our central country yesterday and snatched the jade whistle, I wonder if the general can return it? ”
Yueji didn't hesitate, she got straight to the point, and said extremely firmly, as if she was bound to win the jade whistle, and she expected that Xiao Mohan would agree to her.
"Since the jade whistle has fallen into the hands of General Ben, unless you have the real ability to snatch the jade whistle from General Ben, you don't want to think about it."
Xiao Mohan's face did not have any superfluous expression, a faint cold light flashed in his deep eyes, his sword eyebrows were slightly raised, and his eyebrows were heroic.
"Really? It seems that this girl's weight in the general's heart is no more than that, for the sake of the jade whistle, the general didn't even save her. ”
Yueji turned her head and glanced at Qian Qianqian, who was hanging in the air, as if she had already seen through Qian Qianqian's identity, so she didn't hide it at all.
Xiao Mohan also raised his eyes and looked over, and a sharp knife on the ground also came into his eyes, it seemed that the matter was already obvious, Yueji was using Qian Qianqian to blackmail him.
Qian Qianqian's body was stiff and motionless, her eyes kept hovering over Xiao Mohan's face, her face was pale, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on her forehead, and now it was really a life-and-death time.
"It seems that you people are still as despicable as ever, you have been dormant in this mountain for a while."
Xiao Mohan quietly shifted his head, still calm and calm, he couldn't see anything unusual, he was like this, no matter what happened, he was so calm, and there was no slightest wave in his eyes.
"This has nothing to do with the general, I only want the jade whistle today, and I don't want to fight with the general, if you hand over the jade whistle to me, I will leave immediately, but if you have to hold the jade whistle in your hand, I will not be polite, although the general's martial arts are strong, it should not be as fast as my hand."
Yueji still had a clear goal, she didn't follow Xiao Mohan's words at all, she took out a dagger from her sleeve, and glanced at the hemp rope above Qian Qianqian's head, it was obvious that her martial arts were not weak, if she threw the dagger in her hand, Qian Qianqian's life would not be saved.
Xiao Mohan lightly hooked his thin lips, his sword eyebrows raised slightly, and a trace of cunning crossed his eyes without a trace.
"Okay, General Ben promised you, but you people are so cunning, if I give you the jade whistle, and you go back on your word, won't I be in trouble?"
Xiao Mohan is not a fool, he knows that Yueji is not an ordinary person, since she can control these wolves, she must have other skills, so he doesn't think that Yueji can really be trustworthy.
"The general also said that we are cunning, but in fact, the general's cunning is below us? Please tell the general directly, what do you have to do to give me the jade whistle? ”
Yueji obviously didn't want to delay any longer, and she didn't have these verbal disputes with Xiao Mohan anymore, her eyes were full of indescribable vigilance, like a frightened poisonous snake.
"You put down the blade in your hand and stay at least five zhang away from Miss Qian, General Ben confirms that you will not regret it, and will naturally give you the jade whistle."
Xiao Mohan spoke slowly, she didn't eat at all, and she took full precautions, which was also expected by Yueji, she came to the jade whistle, and she didn't need to do something as rude as killing someone.
Yueji stared at Xiao Mohan's eyes, threw the dagger in her hand to the ground, and was about to raise her feet to the side, but was stopped by Xiao Mohan's words.
"Didn't Your Excellency look at General Ben so foolishly, just throw down such a dagger and it's over?"
Xiao Mohan stared at Yueji's every move, although there was no ripple on his face, he didn't relax at all, his eyes were burning, revealing indescribable fierceness.
Yueji was not annoyed at all, if she couldn't even see this, then Xiao Mohan would not be the general of Xiao Guo, so this was completely expected by her.
"The general really has good eyesight, and before he even gets close to me, he knows that there is something else hidden in me, which is really admirable."
Tsukihime smiled, leaned forward slightly, took off the bracelet on her wrist, and a few rings, and took out the darts hidden in her sleeve, and piled them up in small pieces on the ground.
"This is all the blades on my body, if the general still doesn't believe me, come and search myself."
Yueji opened her arms and deliberately said lightly and frankly, not to mention that she is from the central country, just look at her identity as a woman, it is impossible for Xiao Mohan to search her body in person, besides, if she approaches her rashly, who knows if she will be plotted by her?
"If General Ben really searched your body, wouldn't it be a violation of Xiao Guo's etiquette law, General Ben will believe you this time, if you go back on your word, General Ben swears that he will do his best to calm the Yang Kingdom."
Xiao Mohan spoke slowly, his voice was low, revealing indescribable solemnity, and his every move was full of weight, making people dare not disobey it in the slightest.
"Although the general is not the emperor of Xiao State, his prestige in Xiao State is far greater than that of the emperor, so I believe your words, but I want to advise the general, accompany the king like a tiger, you are now the general of Xiao State, in another five years, ten years, but not necessarily."
Yueji faintly hinted, anyone with a discerning eye can see that she is sowing discord, although Xiao Mohan's prestige in Xiao State is quite high, but he also knows the twists and turns of officialdom, so he has always been cautious as an official, and An An stayed in Lianzhou partially, never offending anyone, nor arousing the emperor's jealousy.