The length of this staircase is quite long, Hülegü in front, Nier behind, the two did not perform light skills, walked for half an hour, when Hülegü opened the secret door, the two walked out of this tunnel all the way up, and the exit position turned out to be a hill.

The cool breeze on the hill was light, and it felt very refreshing, but the surrounding trees were dense, and there was no scene outside the woods, and Nier couldn't tell where she was for a while, but according to the distance, it should be a mountain range outside the middle capital.

Not far from the exit of the tunnel, there is a gazebo, made of bamboo branches, and then wrapped with green vines, it looks green and tender, it feels elegant, there is a plaque hanging above, and the words "retreat pavilion" are written in block letters, Hülegü led Nier in, and the small table in the pavilion has been prepared with tea, obviously someone comes here every day to sprinkle and sweep and tidy up.

"This is ......"

"Retreat Pavilion. Taking a step back and meditating on one's own mistakes is simply a place to kneel and reflect, but that has nothing to do with what we are going to talk about today. Xu Liegu smiled and said, "This place is the White Deer Cave industry, which was originally used for other purposes, but then it slowly evolved into a place for holding secret talks, and the reason is why, I believe you can feel it." ”

Niel nodded. From the moment she came to this mountain, her Heavenly Heart Consciousness repeatedly warned her of the same message, this place was shrouded by hundreds of different types of enchantments, layer after layer of invisible energy networks that influenced each other, covering this side impermeably, never inferior to the magic barrier of the ivory white tower dungeon, under the cover of this super multiple enchantment, no matter what spells and power detection were used, they could not penetrate from a distance, and spied on the images and sounds in the enchantment, no wonder it would become a place for people to discuss secrets.

"What we're going to talk about...... Hehe, let's talk about your remuneration first!"

"What's the pay?"

"I am very grateful to you for helping me sneak out of the palace and doing me such a great favor!" Hülegü smiled and said, "In terms of meritorious deeds, I can't give you any reward too much, just say, what do you want?" I will try my best to satisfy you. ”

"Oh, so I was talking to the kidnappers about ransom..."

Nier squinted at Hülegü, looking at his calm appearance of smiling and groaning, as if he was manipulating everything in the palm of his hand, he felt angry when he saw this appearance, and snorted coldly at the moment: "Can you really give anything? Don't think too highly of yourself, I want you to give me a silver mountain, and you can give it away?"

"Gold and silver are all external objects, and if you can win a beautiful woman, what is a silver mountain?"

"So refreshing? What about another mountain of gold?"

"No problem, don't look down on the rich!"

"It's so arrogant, if the guy who wants money hears it, he will definitely jump up with excitement...... Well, I don't really want to be rich in gold and silver, what do I want so much money for? It's better than land...... Yes, you gave us the land, so that you can agree?"

"The land is also a foreign thing, you don't bring it with you when you live, you don't take it with you when you die, it's easier to cut it than to cut a cake, say, which piece of land do you want?"

"You can cut the land......? Well, it's not much fun for me to take the land, it's better to ...... Give me your brother's Iron Mask Ladyboy's head. ”

"Senior brother is still a foreign object, one more is not too much, one less is not too much, if you like it, just say it, when do you want it?"

Nier asked a series of questions, asking very urgently, just casually mentioning Zhou Gongjin, seeing that Hülegu agreed refreshingly, thinking that he was inertial and fast-talking, and promised himself smoothly, he would immediately regret it, how do you know that after he agreed without changing his face, he didn't look stunned at all, but fortunately he looked at himself for a while, blinking his eyes with a smile, shaking the teacup, obviously 100% sane, and he didn't intend to retract the promise just now.

"You...... Do you really know what you're talking about? Are you mistaken......"

"I know very well, do you want me to say it again?"

At this moment, Nier was taken aback, how much weight Zhou Gongjin has in today's Altino, even she, an outsider, can see it, not to mention Hülegü, a person who is closely related, he is the strongest and last force of Altieno, if Zhou Gongjin and his army are defeated and killed, Hulegu will not be able to survive in the situation surrounded by a group of forces on his own.

For the sake of his own position, it was too late for Hülegü to rush to protect Zhou Gongjin, how could there be a reason to fight the same door and kill the heroes at this time? What's more, Zhou Gongjin was not only invincible in his own martial arts, but also sat on the two sharp weapons of Jinao Island and Tongtian Cannon, if Hülegü cooperated wholeheartedly with him, the two sides would work together, and it could almost be said that the world was invincible, and Nier did not dare to say that the Reins coalition could defeat such a pair of partners.

Could it be that Zhou Gongjin's strength was too strong, and as a result, he committed the eternal problem of high merit and shocking the master, which made Hülegü jealous of his strength, so he wanted to strike first? However, Hülegü didn't look like the kind of cowardly monarch who was weak in heart and lacked self-confidence, and if the past that Yan Ning told him was correct, it would be impossible for Zhou Gongjin to betray Ertino, and it would be impossible for him to betray the Cao royal family, because ......

"Are you really not mistaken? Zhou Gongjin ...... He's your Altino's ......."

"Master Horse, this request was made by you, why did you retreat?"

Hülegü took a sip of tea, saw that Nier was still full of suspicion, and smiled dumbly, "It seems that if I don't explain the reason clearly, you must not believe me." Well...... In fact, although there are many reasons, there is still only one one, and I am only with the victor! This principle has never changed, it was so in the past, and it is the same now. ”

Niel knew that Hülegü had the nickname "Bastard of the Goddess of Victory", and every time he encountered a major war, this man would be very clever to choose a side, and he never missed the position he stood, and the result of each bet was a big victory, which made his position to the next level.

Kublai Khan and Lu You were both the ones who were given up by Hülegü. Abandon Kublai Khan, withdraw from the family's rebellion, and let Hülegü become the master of the Medici family; give up Lu You and choose to embrace Shi Chong and Zhou Gongjin, which makes Hülegü jump to the lord of Eltino in one fell swoop, luck and victory seem to be with Hülegü forever, his choice is always chillingly right, is it for this reason now, he chooses to give up the Iron Mask Ladyman?

Niel suddenly realized that Hülegü had brought herself to this place to talk about this important matter. If he had been ready to kick Zhou Gongjin away, he would have been very afraid of being bitten back by Zhou Gongjin, so he was so cautious, in other words, Hülegü, who had already made preparations, would not have doubted his seriousness towards this matter.

"Why would you do that? I want to hear your explanation. ”

"Second Senior Brother is very strong, and it is also a great help to us, and he can be called the strongest martial god of Altinor. But it's a pity that this martial god has become a runaway martial god, the Tongtian cannon is in his hands, making him the target of everyone, all forces want his life, and he can be reached, if I am put on top of the boiling soup and become the public enemy of the continent of the whole wind, the pressure is too great, it is better to cut off the relationship as soon as possible. ”

"Are you willing to cut off? The iron-masked shemale and the heavenly cannon are helpers that no number of people want, so you ...... like that."

"Since ancient times, people who are superstitious about their own strength and want to fight the whole world with their own outnumbered people have no good end. In the past, the fifth senior brother tried the world with his sword, and fought all the masters with a single sword, how majestic and happy he was? What is the current situation? Although the power of the Tongtian cannon is strong, after all, it is just a cold machine, if you want to use this machine to rule the entire continent, you will definitely be besieged by all the forces on the Wind Continent in the end, what the consequences are, at least I am not optimistic. ”

Hülegü spoke eloquently, analyzed the situation, and the accuracy of many of his remarks amazed Nell's heart, and felt that if she stood in his position, according to these thoughts, she would definitely make the same decision, regardless of whether these ideas were true or not, Hülegü was indeed a very brilliant lobbyist, and every sentence was so convincing.

“…… What's more, the secret information I got myself, after the Battle of Shangri-La, Reins has obtained the structural blueprint of the Tongtian cannon, in order to resist the threat of the second senior brother, I believe that it has already begun to be manufactured, and the scene of the two Tongtian cannons bombarding each other will be staged sooner or later, and the second senior brother may not be able to take advantage of it!"

Nier has no contact with Reyns at all, and she doesn't know the actions of the Taiyan Academy, but after listening to Hülegü's words, she already believes in her heart that if she also has a cannon to the sky, then she will have enough capital to fight against the Iron Mask Ladyboy, and it is not difficult to understand that Hülegü made a judgment because of this and decided to abandon the Iron Mask Ladyboy......

"What I want is not to dominate the world, nor to conquer the Continent of the Winds, peaceful coexistence is my ideal blueprint. Reyns probably doesn't have much aggression towards Eltinor, no, it doesn't matter if there is aggression or not, anyway, I don't cling to Eltinor's throne, you can take it if you want! At the cost of this, I hope that Miss Nill can be a bridge to peace, and after we work together to remove the obstacles to peace, let me shake hands with His Majesty Lancelot and make peace. ”

Hülegü said very easily, the smile between his eyebrows was not like discussing national affairs, Nier couldn't help but have a thought, maybe Hulegu also used this expression at the beginning, and decided to participate in the killing of teachers and send Lu You to death.

"I ...... I don't believe you at all, and although your words make sense, I always feel that there is some kind of trap hidden in your words. ”

"Really, it's a pity, because I'm trying so hard to hide my vicious heart!"

"But, as a member of Reins, I will convey your words to my brother, and he will judge. ”

In the end, Niel could only make such a decision, regardless of whether Hülegü's intention to cooperate was true or not, she had no right to put it on hold, so that Reyns missed this opportunity. The cooperation between Hülegü and Zhou Gongjin can almost be said to be an invincible alliance in the world, but if it is reversed and Hülegü stabs Zhou Gongjin in the back, it is also a quite advantageous tactic, which can end the war one step earlier.

For Hülegü, he also hurt his brain for a long time, because this proposal was too unbelievable, and his relationship with the Reyns people was not very friendly, and if there was a proper matchmaker, the two sides would be suspicious of each other, and it would be a waste of time. And the only Reins person who has a little contact with him is the long-legged beautiful girl in front of him, and he is worrying about how to get in touch with her, so she falls from the sky very coincidentally, saving herself a lot of trouble.

"I'll come to you tomorrow, anyway, you don't like the palace, just stay in this place first, just wait when you meet someone, just report my name, the entire Zhongdu City is the safest here now, you stay here, no one can hurt you......"

After Hulegu finished speaking, he got up gracefully and took his leave, although Nier didn't know how he would explain it when he returned, but guessed that it was probably a ghost about how brave and witty he escaped from the hands of the kidnappers who were as fierce as a demon!

"Wait a minute, I want to ask you something. ”

Unable to bear the doubts in her heart, Nier couldn't help but ask, wondering if there were any other reasons why Hülegü decided to abandon Zhou Gongjin besides those reasons just now. Even if a barrel of fire under the scorching sun is going to explode, there should be a flame or fuse!

"Well, if you want to say it reluctantly......"

Hülegü's brisk voice suddenly turned heavy, and although it wasn't obvious, Niel did feel the weight, as if sighing, as if regretful, and made Hülegü stop.

“…… Probably because of the loss of control of the Shangri-La War! What the Second Senior Brother did in this battle was a big surprise, and the decision he took made people can't believe that it came from his hands, if he could order the cannon to be aimed at Shangri-La, then who could guarantee that he would not one day change the cannon to Zhongdu?"

"So even you're scared?"

"You go out into the street, you ask anyone, and when they say that my second brother is a national hero, and praise him for his invincibility on the battlefield, and show his might in Shangri-La, you look into their eyes and see if you can find fear in them...... It shouldn't be difficult because I can see it every day. ”

Hülegü said softly with his sigh, and just left, returning to the secret passage, Nier kept looking at his back until his figure disappeared, and the heavy feeling in his heart was still very uncomfortable. He and Zhou Gongjin are indeed enemies, and they hate him very much for pointing the muzzle of the cannon at the civilians in Shangri-La, but after seeing him invincible on the battlefield, the people who should support him plan to defeat him.

But there was another point that made Nier even more puzzled, even after all the conversations and questions and answers just now, she still couldn't be sure whether it was Hülegü's sincere sigh, or just acting. Although he is not old, this elegant noble son is undoubtedly a fox!

As Niel pondered, there was a sound behind her, which sounded like some kind of machine and wheel turning, rustling on the grass behind her, and in the midst of these strange sounds, a very natural and soothing but soft female voice came to Niel's ears with some surprise.

"Oh, that's a rarity...... It's rare to have visitors here!"

Niel turned her head when she heard the sound, and the moment she turned around, she still had a thought in her mind, that is, she had just forgotten to ask Hülegü where she was, but when she turned to see the person behind her, she stopped in shock.

The female surname in front of her is very beautiful, with very classical beauty eyebrows, blinking like an autumn swallow; the silver-gray skirt is simple and simple, the same as the hair on her head, although she is dressed very naturally, but she can't hide the elegance of a family, which makes people see at a glance that she must have been the daughter of a nobleman.

This woman is very beautiful, but Nier is not a hillbilly who has never seen a beauty, if you simply talk about her appearance, although she is beautiful, but compared to the alluring fairy posture of Izumi Sakura and Jade Sign, it is far worse. But every different beauty has a special charm, Quan Ying's rational and elegant, the jade signature elegance Chu Chu gentleness, the chic and wild routing, Hao Kelian's coquettish charm, those are their eye-catching charm, as for this woman......

It's hard to describe, although the feeling of plainness and naturalness is very similar to the elegance of the jade stick, but it is decisively different. The jade sign is natural and peaceful, and the temperament seems to be innate, but this woman's simple dress is like washing the lead after suffering and willingly returning to the plain.

Just staring into her eyes, I vaguely felt that I saw a very deep sadness, as if the whole heart was torn in half of the intense pain, even as the years passed, the wound froze and stopped bleeding, but from time to time there was a faint pain, even such a pair of eyes made Niel infected, and there was an urge to cry sadly......

"This young lady, this is not an ordinary person who can come in, I believe that you are not an ordinary lost tourist, would you like to tell me, what are you doing here?"

The voice was soft and soothing, not hostile, and Nile woke up from a dream and stared at the object in front of her again, only to realize that she was sitting on a wheelchair-like wooden cart, obviously not able to walk, and the whole action depended on this wooden cart.

"You...... Your feet ......"

"I can't stand up for many years, but as long as I have the heart, I can still do a lot of activities, I just learned to make plum soup, and there happen to be a guest coming, if you don't dislike it, stay and have a meal tonight!"

Nier noticed that there was a bamboo basket hanging next to the wooden cart of the silver-dressed beauty, and not far from her, there were several plum trees in full bloom, and she said that she had just learned to make plum soup, presumably she had come here to pick plum petals and wash her hands to make soup.

As soon as she thought of this, Nier immediately moved, ran to the plum blossom trees, gently slapped her palm on the trunk, shook off the empty plum petals like snow, shot like the wind, and quickly put the falling plum petals one by one in her fingers, and after a few turns in mid-air, she turned over and landed, holding a hand full of snow-white plum petals, but half of them did not land.

Niel arrived in front of the silver-clad beauty and sprinkled the petals in her bamboo basket, just in time to meet her shallow smile.

"This young lady, you have a very good heart and are very considerate!"

Not to praise her martial arts skills, but to praise her thoughtfulness, Nier felt a little surprised, but she liked the feeling of being praised, and was about to say thank you, but the silver beauty had already turned the handle of the wooden car, turned the head of the car, and let Niel follow her.

Walking out of this wood, Nier found herself in the middle of a mountain, the height is quite high, from this angle you can clearly look at the middle capital, and at the foot of the mountain there are many buildings, layer upon layer, like a ladder along the mountain to build, looks extremely grand, but the design of the archway cornices is very detailed, from a distance, pavilions, rockeries and flowing water are all complete, red tiles and white walls have their own style, there are many hollowed out of the mountain wall into the cave, dense crowd like ants frequently enter and exit.

"It's so beautiful, what's down there?"

"Heh, you must have come from other places, how could you not even recognize such an obvious landmark? Whoever arrives in the middle capital should be able to recognize it, this is the famous White Deer Cave Courtyard!"

"Ahh

After being said like this, Nier remembered that in order to show respect for the White Deer Cave when Al Tieno was founded, the capital was built near the White Deer Cave, and the location was deliberately lower than the White Deer Cave to show her absolute obedience to Lu You, although that intention became a big irony after Lu You's death, but this still couldn't change the proximity between the White Deer Cave and the Central Capital.

"The White Deer Cave down there, so this is ......."

"This is the mountain behind the White Deer Cave, but since there is the White Deer Cave, this is a forbidden place, and it is forbidden for the disciples to trespass, and the offender will be severely punished. If you can get in here, someone must be bringing you in!"

"Uh...... It was Hulegu who secretly dug a tunnel and connected it from the central capital to the place just now. He said that as long as he reported his name, the people here would know. ”

When Niel said something authentic, the silver-clad beauty's expression immediately froze, as if she was very shocked by the incident, but immediately showed a clear smile, as if she had figured something out, and laughed softly.

"That's right...... Sure enough, as he said, as long as you are willing to use your brains, there are many ways in the world to solve the problem......

In the end, the voice was inaudible, Niel couldn't hear it clearly, and she didn't dare to ask more, but fortunately, the silver-clad beauty came back to her senses and took Nier's hand and walked up the mountain.

"Since you were brought by Hülegü, then you are a guest here, if you don't dislike it, please follow me!"

The wooden cart of the silver lady was cleverly designed, although some of the mountain roads were quite steep, but she flicked the axle, and this seemingly bulky wooden cart was as dangerous as a horse, and it was not long before she reached a fork in the road.

"Go to the left, that road leads straight to the Thousand Snow Valley, which was the retreat place of Grandmaster Lu You in the past, but now it is still a forbidden area, and idlers stop. ”

"Lu Lao'er's Turtle Cave? That place is very famous! I've wanted to see it for a long time, and I had a friend before...... Well, it's my eldest brother's friend, he just fought three tricks with Lu Lao'er in that turtle hole, and finally lost there, I ......"

Niel jumps forward, but is grabbed by the wrist by the silvercoat and gives a disapproving smile that prevents her from moving to the left.

"Really...... Can't you go? Lu Lao'er is dead, so it should be open over there, right?"

"I'm not trying to stop you, I just want to tell you that the place that really makes Sword Immortal Li Yu taste defeat is not on the left, but on the right ladder. ”

Pale fingers, raised softly, guided Nell's curious gaze to a mountain path shrouded in clouds and mist.