At night, the moon is bright and the stars are scarce, just like the quiet mountain stone steps in the past, but there are dozens of people walking silently.

The night was thick, and the only thing that shone was the silver armor on their bodies.

"Thirty-one, thirty-two!" The leader of the gang counted the stairs in a low voice, and when he counted thirty-three, he lifted his foot and stepped into the middle, and the four steps under the feet of the men turned at the same time, and the people on the steps immediately fell into the pit that suddenly appeared.

The steps returned to their original state, and the followers glanced at each other, walked up again, and stepped down!

So they also fell into the pit.

The followers continued......

Zhang Ye stood at the foot of the mountain with the lieutenant general, looking at the entire mountain range by the moonlight.

The scout hurriedly came to his side and bowed down to report: "General, a hundred centaurs have entered the secret passage. ”

"Well, let them all pay attention to the signal."

"Yes!"

The scout retreated, and the adjutant general said lightly: "General, Captain Zhao asked us to send a battalion of people, but you only sent a hundred people to ......"

"What's the hurry! It's just pathfinding. If it's really safe in the secret passage, I'll let more people in, otherwise if something goes wrong, thousands of people won't come back! ”

"The general is thoughtful."

"If you can make Meng Gong pay attention to the slaughter, it can be seen that the Tang Sect is by no means simple, and naturally it must not be careless. You take people to keep an eye on the river, don't let people run away from there! ”

'Yes!'

As soon as the adjutant general retreated, another scout came to report: "General, we have found someone walking down the river into the valley. ”

"Oh?" Zhang Ye raised his eyebrows: "How many people?" ”

"About two dozen people."

"More than two dozen people?" Zhang Ye was stunned and confused: "What kind of road is this?" ”

"These people are all wearing night clothes, and they are agile when they move, they should all be practitioners!"

Zhang Ye blinked: "Ten people with the best light skills in the speed adjustment camp will follow up and see what kind of road it is, be careful not to startle the snake!" ”

"Yes!"

The scout hurriedly left to give the order, and Zhang Ye looked at the dark mountain range, his eyes solemn.

……

At this moment, the Tang Gate seems to be quiet and peaceful, but in fact, it is busy and forbearing:

In the secret passage, dozens of soldiers stood in front of the formation with torches in their hands and maps in hand, trying cautiously, unaware that on an inconspicuous stone next to them, there was a crack in it, and a pair of eyes were silently peeping.

In the courtyard of the Tang Gate, the disciples of the organ room set up various bows and crossbows at the entrance of the secret passage and the corner of the high wall.

In the secret room of smelting, the disciples in the firearms room carried buckets of water and poured them on the casting mold, the casting mold made a "snort" sound and rose up with bursts of mist, Tang Liuliang was anxiously waiting for the finished product to show a satisfied attitude.

Dozens of torches were lit in Tangmen Square, and Grandma stood on a high platform in the middle of the square with a golden scepter in her hand, silently looking at the direction of the mountain gate.

Under the high stage, Tang Min listened to the reports of several disciples, and immediately reported to grandma, grandma commanded calmly and unhurriedly, Tang Min stepped down from the high platform after getting the order, explained one by one, and the disciples were ordered to leave.

Chaotic and orderly, the Tang Sect was ready to meet the enemy, but the result was unknown.

……

Tang Jiu'er hurried to the secret passage, and when he saw his disciple, he asked, "How many people have entered the secret passage?" ”

Several disciples replied one after another.

"There are about forty people at the left crossing."

"There are about fifty people at the right crossing."

"There are no people in the abandoned river in the back mountain."

Tang Jiu'er nodded and said, "Okay, wait for them to enter the third formation, and then open the killing formation." ”

"Poison Master, Aunt Min has already come to pass on the order of the door master, saying that she will put people into the five phalanx before doing it."

Tang Jiu'er nodded when he heard this: "It's okay, put it deeper, and it will be easy to clean it up." ”

"Don't hurt their lives!" At this moment, Mu Junwu rushed in, Tang Jiu'er and the disciples turned back in surprise, very puzzled: "Mu Junwu? What are you doing here? ”

"Poison Lord, these hundred people are just pathfinders, if you want to use the formation to kill a large number of soldiers, you must first let these hundred people pass through the mountain gate safely!"

Tang Jiu'er stared at Mu Junwu: "You want to catch a big fish?" ”

"Yes."

When the disciples heard this, they couldn't help but be worried: "These hundred people have entered the mountain gate, but I am afraid that many brothers will be killed or injured. ”

Mu Junwu said unhurriedly: "The disciples of the organ room have already laid a tight mechanism inside the mountain gate, and after they release the signal, they will immediately kill and control it, which should be able to reduce the damage." ”

"Have you reported your thoughts to the door master?" Tang Jiu'er looked at Mu Junwu.

"I haven't had time to report yet, but only in this way can we avoid the biggest disaster, after all, the people sent by Meng Zhixiang are definitely not more than a hundred people."

Tang Jiu'er pondered for a few seconds, and responded: "Okay, according to your wishes, I will now enter the formation to change the main poison in the five squares to ensure that they pass safely, you quickly go to see grandma and explain the situation to her." ”

"Okay."

Mu Junwu turned to leave, Tang Jiu'er looked at his back, hesitating whether to tell Mu Junwu about Hua Rou's situation, but he opened his mouth a few times, and finally didn't make a sound.

But Mu Junwu suddenly turned his head to look at her as if he had a pair of eyes behind him: "What else is the matter with the poison master?" ”

Tang Jiu'er shook his head, Mu Junwu didn't stop and left immediately,

Wait for her to make her own choice!

After Tang Jiu'er secretly said in his heart, he immediately went to change the main poison.

……

Everyone in the Tang Sect was busy in nervousness, and Hua Rou was still sitting on the ground in the main hall of the poison room, her eyes were fixed on the booklet, but she never stretched out her hand.

She was crying, silently, tears dripping down her chin and falling on the placket of her clothes.

"It's to protect you that your parents will choose to die together! It's not your fault! The real murderer is Meng Zhixiang, who forced your parents to make such a choice! ”

Tang Jiu'er's voice resounded in her head, and her hand approached the booklet little by little, but when she was about to touch the booklet, a picture of poisoned feeding appeared in front of her eyes.

Ziqi and Zihua's vivid faces withered after becoming poisoned feed, which made her heart shrink suddenly, and her hand also retracted: "No! No, I can't ......"

"Your blood is destined for you to bear such a responsibility and mission! You can't escape! Do you still want to avenge your parents? ”

Tang Jiu'er's voice swirled again.

Hua Rou struggled, in pain, and she covered her head with her hands.

And at that moment, a hand was placed on her shoulder.

She looked back in astonishment, and saw Tang Xiao's haggard and frail face and distressed eyes.

"You...... You're awake. ”

Tang Xiao nodded: "I'm sorry, it's all my fault for messing up and making you so miserable." He said and sat down next to Hua Rou.

Hua Rou looked at Tang Xiao and wiped a handful of tears: "I am the one who should apologize, but I am too stupid to not only not find out about the sacrifice you made for me, but also blame you......"

"You're not wrong to blame me, I did lie to you, I didn't ask you about your wishes."

Hua Rou was silent when she heard this, bowing her head and crying.

Tang Xiao looked out of the house at this time: "It's quite interesting, grandma is good for me, regardless of my wishes, I blame her; And now, for your own good, and without regard for your wishes...... I ended up being someone I hated myself...... But I don't regret it! ”