Once when I was in Qingping County.

Gu Xiqiao asked Lin He the same question.

Who is Xia Fan?

But Lin He said with a smile meaningfully.

"Heaven must not be divulged. ”

Gu Xiqiao did not get to the bottom of it.

Because he knew that the descendants of Heluo had always been like this.

It seems to be a trick, but it actually means something.

Until now.

When Gu Xiqiao learned that Xia Fannai was a hidden great master, he seemed to finally understand what Lin He meant.

O Great Master!

No wonder the other party is secretive.

Once the identity of the other party spreads in the rivers and lakes, it will inevitably stir up monstrous waves.

How many years has it been?

Since Xie Thirteen Jian's death, there seems to be no trace of rumors about the Great Grandmaster in the rivers and lakes.

Gu Xiqiao, who was born in a famous family, naturally knew it.

The great masters have never heard of the world, and have been in retreat and cultivation all year round.

Unless there is a major business, otherwise it will definitely not be easy to get out of the customs.

But what about Xia Fan?

Doesn't he know the consequences of the Grand Master's meddling in worldly matters?

If you're just out of the game, naturally no one will care.

But if you dare to meddle in secular disputes, it is undoubtedly tantamount to breaking the rules of the major sects, and this is something that neither of them can tolerate.

Because everyone doesn't want to repeat the battle of the Middle Ages.

Why did Xie Thirteen Sword fall mysteriously back then?

It's not that he's also crossed the line.

The fact that the Yin Yang Sect was able to slaughter the Divine Sword Villa may not be without the shadow of the acquiescence and agitation of the major sects behind their backs.

Could it be that Xia Fan wants to be the second Xie Thirteen Swords?

Gu Xiqiao already knew that the Cloud Sky Hall had dispatched five Grandmasters to Wanyang this time.

The question is, is it necessary for the Cloud Hall to be so fanfare?

I'm afraid—

The real purpose of the Cloud Hall was not to challenge the imperial court.

It's here to warn Xia Fan.

Fortunately, Xia Fan has already left Wanyang.

As long as he doesn't interfere in the war between the imperial court and the Rescue Army, everything is easy to say, even if you really destroy the Soul Forgetting Sect, the major sects have no opinion, and maybe they will applaud.

After all, it can be regarded as a grievance within the rivers and lakes, and no one can blame it.

"Maybe I'm thinking too much. ”

After inspecting the garrison of a section of the city wall.

Gu Xiqiao slowly returned to the nearby camp.

Although he knew that the imperial court would not attack easily during this time, neither Su Yunxiao nor the Rescue Army dared to take it lightly.

Often when Su Yunxiao is not on the front line, Gu Xiqiao will take his place.

Because he was born in a famous family with strong martial arts, and his personality is gentle and polite, he is quite famous in the rivers and lakes.

Therefore, since he defected to Su Yunxiao, he was quickly entrusted with important tasks, and his soldiers and people from all walks of life did not have much opinion.

What's more, in the first battle of Wanyang, he has always fought with injuries and blood, which undoubtedly won him the respect of everyone.

If he had stayed in the Relief Army.

In the future, he will inevitably become the second person second only to Su Yunxiao in the rescue army.

Pity.

After the first battle of Wanyang, Gu Xiqiao would choose to leave.

"Why did Lin He ask me to come to Wanyang?"

In fact, Gu Xiqiao still doesn't understand why Lin He let himself come to Su Yunxiao.

He believes.

Even if the Rescue Army does not have itself, it has nothing to do with the overall situation.

Because this war belongs to the imperial court and the Cloud Palace.

And the Salvation Army is just a pawn caught in it.

Back to camp.

To be precise, this is a temporarily requisitioned house, and the people who once lived here have long since fled.

The Relief Army simply set this place as a logistics camp.

Moment.

Gu Xiqiao walked into a heavily guarded mansion with some fatigue.

When he came to his room, he was about to take a nap.

He had just been lying down.

A dark shadow crept in front of him.

"You ......"

didn't wait for Gu Xiqiao to react.

The black shadow knocked Gu Xiqiao unconscious.

......

Early the next morning.

Under the escort of Su Yunxiao and others.

Xuan Huazi and Xuan Mingzi were ordered to go to the imperial army camp stationed outside Wanyang City.

Originally, this kind of thing could just be notified by sending a messenger, but Xuan Lingzi somehow wanted to send two people to go in person.

"Interesting. ”

Above the castle tower.

Zhong Liyuan looked at the two people who were striding towards the imperial army camp in the distance, and they couldn't help but have a smile of unknown meaning on their faces.

"What's interesting?"

Su Yanfu on the side glanced at him suspiciously.

"Haven't you seen it yet?" Zhong Liyuan said lazily. "Yunxiao Hall is deliberately testing the imperial court, otherwise when they just left the city gate, why would they refuse me to continue to accompany me?

"......I see," Su Yanfu said thoughtfully. "In this way, does Yunxiao Hall believe that the deaths of Xuan Zhenzi and Xuan Yangzi are related to the imperial court?"

"Who makes the court the most suspicious. ”

Zhong Liyuan yawned, looking like he hadn't woken up from a hangover.

"What if the imperial court didn't do it?" said Su Yanfu with a frown.

This shows that the imperial court is still sensible. ”

Zhong Liyuan said nonchalantly.

"......," Su Yanfu said in silence for a moment. "Zhongli, do you also tend to the imperial court to be the mastermind behind the scenes?"

"Who knows. ”

Zhong Liyuan said with interest.

He's here to fight.

What does this have to do with him?

If it weren't for the fact that Xia Fan would take a knife on them, he wouldn't bother to pay attention to these things.

Don't look at Xia Fan, who looks very good at talking.

But there are two sides to human beings.

For example, Zhong Liyuan himself.

On the surface, he looks free and uninhibited, but in fact, once he starts with someone, he completely denies his relatives.

Even if his master came, he couldn't persuade him.

Now Xia Fan suspects that Su Yunxiao is the one who colluded with the Forgotten Soul Sect to calculate himself.

He had a friendship with Su Yanfu.

Naturally, he couldn't watch Xia Fan take them under the knife, and if he had his own mediation, at least he would be worthy of Su Yanfu.

These days.

He has been secretly paying attention to Su Yunxiao's movements.

However, he never noticed the slightest clue.

If you have to say it, it was the time when the other party was assassinated in the castle tower.

It's a pity that Zhong Liyuan was not at the scene that night.

He knew there was something strange about it, but he didn't know anything about it.

From this point of view.

Su Yunxiao's caution was completely beyond his expectations.

"They're back. ”

At this time, Su Yanfu suddenly spoke up.

Zhong Liyuan subconsciously looked over, and happened to see the imperial army pouring out of the nest in the distance to send off Xuanhuazi and the others.

"What about He Shigu and Cao Si's successors?"

However, Zhong Liyuan noticed that only Xuan Huazi and them came back, but He Cao and the others of Zhenwu Division were not among them.

He was no stranger to them.

He had met several times in the capital in the past.

"Maybe we won't know until Xuanhuazi and they come back. ”

Su Yanfu said with a solemn expression.

"Ladies and gentlemen, go with you to welcome the two Venerables back. ”

Side.

Su Yunxiao, who had been silent, spoke.

He immediately led the rest of the people down the tower.

Wait until Xuanhuazi comes back.

Only then did they learn that He Cao and the others had already returned to the capital overnight after receiving the secret order.

The most important thing is that Wei Guogong, the commander of the imperial army, has decided to withdraw his troops today, and at the same time, the imperial court has promised to give an explanation for the death of Xuan Zhenzi and Xuan Yangzi in the future.

"What? The Imperial Court is withdrawing?"

Hearing the news, everyone was stunned.

Soon.

And there came a soldier from the city to help the distressed army.

The imperial army is uprooting the village, and some soldiers have even begun to evacuate.

This means that the imperial court took the initiative to bow to the Cloud Palace, and the crisis of Wanyang's rescue army was completely resolved.