The old man lay on the ground, his body twisted, and he held a tiny silver needle in his palm. The sky was already dark, and the presence of silver needles was barely visible. He prayed for disguise, but in fact wanted to fight to the death.

Huanong stopped the old man, but he didn't see through the old man's tricks. He has been cultivating for many years, and his strength is strong, and he can also come first.

The old man broke out in a cold sweat, and the pain of his broken arm made him speechless, and he only gasped vigorously, as if doing so would relieve the pain. The trick was discovered, and he never had a chance again, and he couldn't escape if he missed a blow, not only could he not escape, but he was afraid that his wife and daughter would die with him.

Zhao Jianyan took a step back and said with some annoyance: "You want to kill me?" ”

"No ......" the old man had a terrible headache and spoke intermittently.

"No?" Zhao Jianyan took out a dagger from the storage ring and slowly squatted in front of the old man, he casually played with the dagger in his hand, the blade of the dagger reflected a faint light, with a cold feeling in the darkness.

The old man took a long time to say, "You didn't say it, you ...... You win...... I think ...... Lose. ”

Before he finished speaking, he reversed the silver needle in his unbroken hand and stabbed it violently into the heart.

As soon as Huanong stretched out his foot and stepped down, the old man's other hand was also broken. Now the old man screamed, the green tendons on his neck bulged, and the big beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, maybe it was too painful, and he couldn't scream.

Zhao Jianyan said helplessly: "You wanted to kill me just now, can I take the words that answered me before?" ”

Huanong said: "It needs to be asked again, and it is a forced question." ”

Zhao Jianyan threw the dagger in his hand, and the dagger was stuck diagonally on the ground, "I'll leave it to you, those two women...... Well, whatever you want. ”

Mu Fan turned around and left, these bandits had bad luck, and no one could save them.

He followed Zhao Jianyan down the mountain, and occasionally saw blood on the way. According to the level of the bandits and the guards of the ministers, there is no doubt that all the blood was shed from the bandits.

Halfway up the mountain, Zhao Jianyan opened his mouth and asked, "Do you think what that old man just said is true or false?" ”

"It's hard to say."

"Tell me your intuition."

Mu Fan groaned, "I think it's true. The old man didn't know who we were, and said that the bandits in Jiezhou had the standard armor of the imperial court, which was too sensational. That critical situation happens to be related to this...... Unlikely. ”

Zhao Jianyan nodded slightly, "Wait for the results of Huanong's forced confession to come out." ”

Mu Fan said: "If what he said is true, this matter is terrible, I suggest that His Royal Highness reply to His Majesty." ”

"Don't worry about it for the time being, I want to make sure it's true or not, after all, my father asked me to come over because he wanted me to suppress the bandits. I haven't been to the place yet, and there is no conclusive evidence, so it's not appropriate. ”

Mu Fan bowed and said, "Your Highness decides." ”

The two of them returned to the frame separately, it was late, the moon was sparse, and the cool breeze was blowing, which was quite pleasant.

Huanong came back earlier than expected, and his clothes were clean, about the same as when he was in the car. He moved neatly, only a little blood stained on his hands, which was probably picked up from pulling someone out of the stone house.

He sat on the carriage that Zhao Jianyan was riding in and said, "Your Highness Qiqi, you have already asked for the result." ”

Zhao Jianyan said: "What about people? ”

"None of them stayed, and it was solved."

"Okay, simply." Zhao Jianyan laughed, "What did you ask?" ”

Hua Nong said: "What he said at the beginning is true, there are rumors among the bandits, and the bandits in Jiezhou have the standard armor and weapons of the imperial court. ”

Zhao Jianyan said: "I'm afraid that when we arrive in Jiezhou, we have to be cautious and cautious." ”

"In addition, the officials in Jiezhou may have an internal ghost, and this internal ghost provides clues to the bandits, so that the bandits will never be destroyed."

Zhao Jianyan said with a smile: "It's really interesting, it seems that I have hit a lot of luck by hiding my identity this time, and I must not let them know that I am the minister of the Qincha." ”

Hua Nong responded: "I will strictly order others later, let them have more snacks, and don't accidentally reveal their identities." ”

Zhao Jianyan asked, "Is there anything else?" ”

"It's gone."

"Without further ado, you let them keep their mouths shut now."

Hua Nong grabbed the reins and gave a warning from the front of the line to the back of the line.

The convoy continued along the trade route, finding a few cities to trade with along the way, which they used to hide their eyes. On the way, there were indispensable robbers, and when no one else was present, they were all cleaned up, and when other merchants were present, Huanong paid money and acted in the name of a big business.

More than half a month later, Zhao Jianyan and his entourage finally arrived in Jiezhou.

Mu Fan is very curious about Jiezhou, which is located in the southeast of Dongze. If you carefully analyze its geographical location, Jiezhou is more southerly, and less obvious easterly. There are two large crystal ore fields in Jiezhou, which are extremely rich lands, and the crystal mines have been mined for nearly 300 years, and there is still no sign of depletion.

There are six cities in Jiezhou - Nanpi, Yangshan, Xinye, Danxi, Masai, and Sitong.

When everyone entered Jiezhou from the north, they first had to enter Yangshan City. There are no crystal mines in Yangshan City, and there is a large crystal mine in Danxi and Xinye, because of these two large crystal mines, Danxi and Xinye are much richer than the other four cities.

The reason why banditry is so serious is because of the topography here, but because of huge profits. Ordinary small bandits did not dare to rob the imperial court's car transporting crystal ore, and in order to have the strength to grab the crystal, the integration between bandits was inevitable. Slowly, small groups of bandits and mountain bandits were exterminated, and the remaining bandits were more powerful, so it was difficult to exterminate them.

Zhao Jianyan always sat in the car, waiting for someone outside to check. After about half a moment, the guards of the city gate let them go.

After the frame entered Yangshan City, Mu Fan was a little unsettled. He came to Jiezhou, and the suppression of bandits was just one of the purposes, Xuannufeng was in Longzhou, and Longzhou was adjacent to Jiezhou, which made him calm down.

Why did Bai Nishang kill Mu Zhai, and he had to do it himself. He knew that there was a secret in it, and what kind of secret could make her kill her husband and leave her son.

Mu Fan wanted to take the opportunity of this crackdown on bandits to go to Xuannu Peak and ask him face to face. Xiao Wan needed to leave the soul bell, and that day Bai Nishang captured Wang Yunfang, and the soul bell was nine out of nine in Xuannu Peak.

Compared with these two major events, Zhao Jianyan's southeast bandit suppression is irrelevant.

He was thinking about this when his thoughts were suddenly disturbed by the noise outside. Gently lifting the curtain on the car window, the sound outside became even louder.

Someone in the crowd shouted: "Lord Qincha has arrived, and the lower officials have lost their welcome, rudeness, rudeness!" ”

Mu Fan was shocked, and said secretly: "There is a traitor!" We've just arrived, so how do they know. ”

Zhao Jianyan also had the same sigh, he couldn't sit still, and he was about to lift the curtain when he reached out and reached out, but who knew that Huanong suddenly put his hand into the car and pressed him.

Zhao Jianyan was anxious, and said in his heart: "Could it be that Huanong is a traitor?" How can it be? Why? ”

Just when he was in a hurry, Hua Nong got into the car with his front half and said with his lips: "Your Highness, these officials are not welcoming us. ”

This time, Zhao Jianyan was even more confused.

Could it be that there is more than one minister? Is there anyone else but him?