The vines covered with green new leaves, like spiritual snakes, quietly approached the Ba Snake Army in the dark.

After all, snakes are animals that have survived in the wild, and they are naturally sensitive to danger, and when the rattan deceives them, they immediately become restless. The frequency of swallowing the snake letter in the mouth is also much faster.

However, they have been domesticated, and in order not to be whipped for their own seven inches, they do not dare to act arbitrarily without the instructions of the rider.

Before the Snake Army and their mounts could make any moves, the countless rattans had already been entangled.

But the army of snakes, who were entangled in the vines, could not even let out a cry of astonishment, but were sucked and wrapped tightly by the soft new leaves of the vines, and no matter how much they struggled, it was to no avail.

The leaves secreted sap that could pierce his armor and skin, and in a moment they were so smutilated that they began to suck blood.

In just an instant, more than a dozen of the Ba Snake Army, who were the first to be entangled, whimpered one after another, and their bodies were sucked alive by these vines.

The commander of the Ba Snake Army secretly shouted that it was not good, and only then did he draw his knife to cut off a few rattans that were deceiving him, and when he turned his head, he saw that a Ba snake next to him had been tightly wrapped in rattans.

Even if the snake scale armor is hard, it can't escape the fate of writhing on the ground, and still can't break free from the shackles of these rattans. The dust rose and the rubble shot out, and the huge body of the snake could be vaguely seen, which was rapidly drying up at a speed visible to the naked eye.

But the rattan did not let it go, and then contracted and wound it tighter.

When I turned my head again, I saw the same thing with the two snakes on the other side. And the snake army on the snake is all wrapped in vines.

"Vampire Tree?" The old ghost's eyes flashed with a trace of murderous anger, and after suddenly remembering the legend of the Southern Barbarian, he roared angrily at his subordinates: "Turn around and withdraw from the valley." ”。

But it's too late.

The valley is already narrow, and it is very inconvenient to move with so many huge snakes, and on the cliffs on both sides, there are still vines sticking out, wriggling in the darkness and attacking them.

On the retreat behind them, vines also swept from the darkness, like huge green waves with the breath of death.

Despair and panic were intertwined, and in the eyes of all the Snake Army, they became heavier and heavier.

And standing on the top of the valley, overlooking the Ba Snake Army in the valley with the eyes of the night, the eyes of the ghost captives who were entangled in the vines of the vampire trees one by one flashed with excitement.

He could have used the Zhulong Grass to escape smoothly, but in order to weaken Du Ziren's military strength, he set up a bureau to successfully attract the Ba Snake Army here, and used the geographical advantages of the valley and the vampire tree to make the enemy army have no return.

And in order to let the enemy army enter the valley without any scruples, he also arranged for four or five feather people to fly into the valley with Zhulong grass sachets and sneak attack the enemy in the dark.

Because of the dragon grass they were wearing, this decoy team was never persecuted by the vampire tree.

And their two shots undoubtedly succeeded in arousing the anger of the enemy, allowing their impulsiveness to replace their worries, regardless of the three seven twenty-one who entered the valley, but finally crossed the brink of extinction, and embraced death unreasonably.

In the valley, there were still whimpering and screaming, echoing in the flickering light of the knife. But these whimpering and screaming are much less than before.

"General, you really have the true inheritance of the lord. Li Hao stood beside the ghost, rubbed his hands and flattered: "It's getting more and more shameless." ”。

"That's it. The ghost captives showed a little smugness on their faces, and said proudly: "I have been with the Nine Shadows King for a long time, and I have some words and deeds. ”。

"This Snake Army will all die tonight. After a pause, he waved his hand to Li Hao again, and said, "Take a hundred militiamen to ambush outside the valley to prevent any fish from escaping." If any snake escapes, call them with a poisonous fire cannon. ”。

"No. Li Hao put away his smile, answered solemnly, and then turned to leave......

The wind is beautiful, and the spring breeze is gentle.

The city of Yuque is still ghostly, and the bustling streets are shoulder to shoulder, and the traffic is busy, revealing a sense of tranquility and prosperity.

Xiao Shizhu, who was wearing a hat and a robe, took Fan Jinhong out of the palace early and came to the shore of Xuanwu Lake to start fishing.

On the Xuanwu Lake, which is as clear as a mirror, there are still water pine trees and mist ethereal. Around the shore, a lot of fertile land has also been cultivated.

Fan Jinhong knew that it was rare to be able to relax today, and he didn't have to go to the morning and afternoon courts, so Xiao Shizhu would not return to the palace until the evening. Anyway, it was still early, so he glanced at the peasants who were working in the fields not far away, and after making sure that there was no danger, he simply retreated to the shadow under the tree on the side, and quietly became one with the shadow, and took a nap against the trunk of the tree.

It's not that he has a big heart, but that under the "Nine Secluded Law" jointly formulated by Xiao Shizhu and Wu Qiushou, the public security of this Nine Secluded Country is getting better and better; Not to mention Jiangyang thieves, even petty thieves can't see one.

What's more, Xiao Shizhu has the art of ghosts and gods, and ordinary assassins can't enter his body at all. In addition, this place is not far from Yuque City, and cavalry patrols are also common on the surrounding official roads, so Fan Jinhong is also a lot more relieved.

Unconsciously, it was noon, Fan Jinhong, who had slept very well, opened his eyes to look at the cloudy sun above his head, and then looked at Xiao Shizhu, whose posture had barely changed, stood up and walked out of the shadows, showing his physique, walked to Xiao Shizhu's side, and looked down at the fish basket, only to see that the fish basket that was still empty was half filled at this time.

"My lord, I have gained a lot. Fan Jinhong said and turned his head to look, and saw two souls on the official road slowly coming towards this side, it was the national teacher and Lin Cong, so he said again: "The national teacher is here." ”。

"Well, you are not allowed to call me my lord outside, call me Brother Xiao. Xiao Shizhu said and turned his head to look, and indeed saw the national teachers coming from here, and then remembered that today was the day when Lin Cong reported against Du Ziren and launched an attack on the operation of the ink man and ink warrior to disturb the operation of various parts of the Nanban.

Since Lin Cong came back, he has only hung up a false position of a thousand households in the forbidden army, but in fact, he has been working together with the national teacher in secret, and he is busy with this matter.

The two ghosts walked in, and after standing beside Xiao Shizhu, they bowed their hands together.

"How's the battle going?" Xiao Shizhu glanced at Lin Cong and them, and then turned his head to look at the dragonfly that stopped on the fishing rod in his hand.

"The ghost captives have won successive battles and made a lot of trouble in the area around the enemy's border. The national teacher took out a recital book from his sleeve and gushed endlessly: "He also skillfully used the terrain to eliminate one of the enemy's snake troops; ”。

When Xiao Shizhu stretched out his hand to take the notebook, Lin Cong had already taken over and said: "The minister has arranged for Mo Zhai and Mo Xia from various continents to infiltrate various parts of the Southern Barbarians, and is assassinating the generals and officials under Du Ziren in various places one by one. ”。

"Well, in this case, the Nanban will inevitably be in chaos. Xiao Shizhu put down the fishing rod, his eyes flashed with a little joy and a hint of inexplicable excitement: "Then it doesn't hurt to be tougher, such as destroying their armory, where the military food is hoarded, and so on." ”。 After finishing speaking, after a cursory look at the book, his eyes were even more happy.

"Yes. After Lin Cong received the order, his eyes suddenly became a little gloomy, and he said: "There is also a news from Lao Li in Xudu, Jiang Ziwen's old housekeeper Ah Zhong has been scattered soon after Jiang Ziwen was assigned. ”。

After what he said, Xiao Shizhu remembered that half a year ago he did promise Jiang Ziwen to pick up Ah Zhong from the capital. And at the first time, he entrusted Lao Li, who was lurking in Xudu, to secretly investigate the news of Ah Zhong.

Originally, he had forgotten about a lot of trivial matters in the past, but he didn't expect that half a year later, he would get this result.

"I heard that soon after Jiang Ziwen was assigned, Ah Zhong was kicked out of the Ghost Judgment Hall and reduced to begging on the streets for a living. Lin Cong paused, licked the corners of his slightly chapped mouth, and then said softly: "Lao Li inquired in many ways and learned that he had frozen to death on the street during the winter solstice last year. ”。

Who would have thought that the official family of the Qin Guang Palace, which was also a little powerful in the capital back then, would end up with this tragic ending.

Lin Cong sighed faintly, took out the report from Lao Li and handed it to Xiao Shizhu.

After Xiao Shizhu took it, he lowered his head slightly, clutched the note and pondered for a long time, then waved his hand and said, "You guys go back first, I will personally convey this matter to Jiang Ziwen." ”。

After finishing speaking, he handed the secret music of the ghost captive to Fan Jinhong, and said: "Go to the palace and invite Jiang Ziwen to come, and then hand over this secret music to Tianlu Pavilion, which will be recorded and recorded as a Grade A document." ”。

The three ghosts left after answering, and Xiao Shizhu sat alone by the lake, continuing to fish, while thinking about how to tell Jiang Ziwen about it for a while.

After touching for about an hour, Jiang Ziwen, who was confused, followed Fan Jinhong, who was striding meteors, to his side.

"Take a sip of water. Xiao Shizhu did not go straight to the initiative, but handed his kettle to Jiang Ziwen, who was sweating profusely and red-faced, glared at Fan Jinhong, who was not red and out of breath, and said slightly angrily: "He is a civil official, can't you go slower?"

"Yes, the minister must pay attention next time. Fan Jinhong knew that Xiao Shizhu didn't mean to be angry, so he didn't care, just smiled indifferently and stepped aside.

"The lord is angry, but the minister has not exercised for a long time. Jiang Ziwen took a small sip of water and hurriedly defended Fan Jinhong: "I hope the lord will forgive me if I am late." ”。

"Don't defend him, civil officials don't walk as big as military generals, and this has nothing to do with whether they exercise or not. After Xiao Shizhu finished speaking, he suddenly put away his smile, looked at Jiang Ziwen who was smiling stupidly, paused, and said: "Actually, I called you here to tell you bad news." ”。

Jiang Ziwen's heart chuckled, and a trace of consternation flashed in his eyes.

Between Xiao Shizhu's teeth, he slowly squeezed out a few words: "Ah Zhong is dead." ”。