The next day, Shi Ziling said goodbye to the Yu family, went to Nanying to gather the 500 soldiers who had been selected yesterday, and came to the city guard mansion to pick up Nangong Xia.

Lord Cheng Shou Su sent someone to prepare a special luxury carriage suitable for long-distance travel for Nangong Xia early, and personally helped Nangong Xia into the carriage.

Su Bairen said to Shi Ziling: "Ziling, the way to Narcissus City is long, and it is inevitable that there will be difficulties and obstacles, and the safety of the head of the Nangong family will be handed over to you." I hope you have a smooth journey and come back as soon as possible. ”

Shi Ziling said solemnly: "Please rest assured, Lord Su, I will definitely protect Nangong senior......s to return to Narcissus City safely."

After saying goodbye, Shi Ziling led five hundred soldiers to escort Nangong Xia's carriage all the way out of the city.

The inside of Nangong Xia's carriage is very spacious, he can sit and lie in it, and the speed of the car is not fast, so he feels relatively comfortable. His internal injuries were no longer in serious trouble after the meridians were forced out through Shi Ziling, and the true yuan was able to circulate slowly, but he didn't dare to exert his strength.

He suffered three wounds, but his legs and buttocks were not injured by the crossbow arrows, and the wounds healed quickly after careful treatment by the doctor. Although the wound of the sword stabbed by Kong Mingzi under the ribs was deep, fortunately, Nangong Xia was very fat, and the sword was only stabbed in a pile of fat meat, and it did not hurt the internal organs.

After the team walked for a long time, Nangong Xia was depressed in the car, so he asked people to roll up the curtain and chat with Shi Ziling who was riding on a horse.

Shi Ziling asked Nangong Xia Dao: "Senior, you sit in the car like this, can your body still withstand the bumps?"

Nangong Xia smiled: "Brother, don't worry, my body is not white, sitting in such a luxurious car for a few times is comfortable, don't believe you sit in it and try it?"

Shi Ziling smiled and said, "I'll still ride a horse." How's your injury now?"

Nangong Xia said: "Thanks to you for treating my injuries in time, the doctor said that I will recover in two months at most." But I estimate that thirty or forty days will be about the same, and if it is fast, I will be able to recover my success in a month. As for the trauma, it doesn't matter, you should be able to ride and walk in a few days. ”

Shi Ziling said: "Seniors, don't ride horses, this carriage is specially made, and it is protected by iron plates on the front, back, left and right, even if it is ambushed, it can withstand the invasion of flying stone bows and arrows." You have limited mobility, and the bumps on the horse are too bad, which is not good for your recovery from your injuries, and it is not safe to say otherwise. ”

Nangong Xia said: "Actually, I want to rush back early, it's better to ride a horse than to take a car." ”

Shi Ziling said: "I asked someone to calculate the time, this time to go to Songhu City, even if you use a carriage all the way, it should be there in twenty days at most." Today is July 24, and there is no problem in catching up with the duel between the noble prince and Li Xiaoyao on August 15. ”

"Besides, you can't help them dueling, so why should you worry?"

Nangong Xia sighed and said, "Having said that, I always feel at ease in my heart." ”

Shi Ziling asked, "Senior, do you think we will encounter ambushes or assassins on the way to Narcissus City this time?" I boasted in front of Lord Su that I would definitely be able to ensure that you returned to Narcissus City safely." ”

Nangong Xia wasn't too worried about this, and said, "If you want to come, you will always come." This time I came to Songhu City, I didn't expect to encounter an assassin at all, but I almost lost my life. Maybe we will be scared all the way back, but it may not be safe and sound. ”

"The route we are taking now is all the way to Yangguan Avenue, and there are not many places to set up ambushes. Even if an ambush is set up, it will not be possible to deal with you and your five hundred cavalry, unless you ......"

"Unless, the seniors are worried about killers like the Dark Path?"

Shi Ziling hurriedly asked.

"Yes, this time to Narcissus City, whether it is in the eastern territory or in the southern territory, the people in the various cities and governments will always give us two a little face, I don't think anyone should dare to lead a large group of people to our disadvantage. ”

"Unless there is an enemy who deliberately wants to put me to death, then it must be a martial arts master, in that case, these soldiers of yours will definitely not be able to stop it, and then you will only have to rely on your divine might. Nangong Xia said.

Shi Ziling said: "I actually think the same way, but I'm very curious, the Nangong family is famous, I don't know who is so bold and dares to beat your old idea?"

Nangong Xia sneered: "I also want to know Lu Dao. I have been in the world for decades, and I do have a lot of enemies, but this is really the first time that I was ambushed by a group of killers of the 'Dark Way' like this in Songhu City and almost lost my life. ”

"As far as I know, the killers of the 'Dark Path' have a very high asking price, especially their 'Dark Emissary', who is only a first-class master of the Dark Sect Master, and is easily reluctant to attack. Spending such a big price to kill me, but not daring to challenge me in a dignified manner, I really can't think of what enemy did it. ”

Shi Ziling said: "You have seen the corpse of the man in black, don't you have an impression of him?"

Nangong Xia said: "That night, I was ambushed by the Dark Killer and was seriously injured and rushed to escape into the city guard mansion to hide, after this man in black appeared, I didn't entangle with him much, but just used the cover of several of my subordinates to try to avoid direct confrontation with him, and I barely took him a few swords when I couldn't dodge." ”

"After that, the patrol and defense force in Songhu City also rushed over to check the situation after hearing the fighting, and the man probably felt that he was not sure of killing me, and turned around after several unsuccessful attacks. ”

"So, I don't see much of his martial arts skills, but I just feel that his strength is still slightly inferior to that of the 'Dark Emissary'. I heard that this man later died at your hands, do you know what you have discovered?"

Shi Ziling said: "I also happened to bump into him in a bamboo forest. Since it was very dark in the bamboo forest, I made a heavy move to protect myself, and I beat the other party to death in a daze. I knew that this person was very important, and I might find a way to capture him alive. ”

Although Nangong Xia and Shi Ziling were in the carriage and the other on the horse, they both looked at each other intently when they mentioned the man in black, hoping to see some useful information from each other's faces.

It's just that these two people are well disguised, and on the surface they just look like they're chatting casually.

Nangong Xia asked lightly: "After the man in black died, I don't know if you searched his body and found anything valuable?"

Shi Ziling replied quietly: "As soon as I killed him, General Wang in my southern camp led the team to arrive, and I will leave the matter of the corpse to them to deal with." I heard that they later sent the body to the castle guard's office, but it seems that they did not find anything useful. ”

Nangong Xia looked a little disappointed when she heard this, and under the pretext of being a little tired, she put down the curtain and rested. He had seen a lot, and although he was seriously injured that day, he still saw that the man in black who blocked him after the most was a master of the Huang Ting faction.

Nangong Xia has nothing to do with the Huangting faction, but he knows that the people of the Huangting faction of the Dao are the same as the people of the "Dead Night Gate", and they were hunted down and killed by various sects many years ago because they held the diagram of "Nine Yuan Customs Clearance" in their hands.

The people sent by Huang Ting suddenly bought a murderer to assassinate him, Nangong Xia thought about it, and the other party was afraid that what he wanted was not his own life, but the customs clearance diagram in his hand.

More than 200 years ago, when the "Dead Night Gate" was forced to flee to Dongli Island, it was almost at the end of the road, and the Nangong family had business dealings with the local area.

Many sects and families related to illustrations on the Mingyue Continent have heard of this, but as time passes, the legend of "Nine Yuan Clearance" has become less and less mentioned, and only a few sects and families with illustrations in their hands have been silently paying attention to each other.

The people of the Huang Ting faction knew that Nangong Xia of the Dao Dao had a customs clearance diagram in his hand, and Nangong Xia also knew that the Huang Ting faction of the Dao Dao had a jade pendant in his hand, and he could go to the Jade Buddha Temple to exchange for a diagram. After hearing that the man in black had been killed, he was anxious to find out if there would be a whereabouts of the jade pendant on this person, but Shi Ziling's answer was not leaky, and he couldn't tell if there was anything to hide.

As early as that day, when the two of them were drinking in Deyue Tower, Nangong Xia had tried Shi Ziling many times, but Shi Ziling always showed that he didn't know anything about the legend of "Nine Yuan Clearance", and even the life and death of Kato Eagle was not known.

However, in Nangong Xia's opinion, Shi Ziling's soul dementor ** has been practiced to an extremely high level, to say that he is completely self-taught, just relying on what he said to refer to some of the carvings on the walls seen in the cave to practice to such a point, it is unbelievable.

But looking at Shi Ziling's appearance, he really didn't know anything about the "Dead and Evil Night Gate" and the past grievances between the Demon Sect and the Three Qing Sects, and it didn't seem like a fake.

But this time, the black-clothed man of the Huangting faction who attacked Nangong Xia died in the hands of Shi Ziling, if Shi Ziling knew the legend of "Nine Yuan Clearance" and deliberately concealed it, the jade pendant on the black-clothed man was likely to fall into the hands of Shi Ziling.

And after Shi Ziling inherited the position of the master of the "Dead Night Gate", it stands to reason that there should be at least one illustration in hand, so that Shiziling may have two copies of the customs clearance diagram.

Nangong Xia thought that if Shi Ziling also knew that he had a customs clearance diagram on his body, he didn't know if he would attack him. He is currently seriously injured and has no power to resist, as long as Shi Ziling puts the blame on the assassin, then he is really worried about his life.

He was entangled in his heart for a while, and he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

Shi Ziling also had a lot of questions in his heart, although Nangong Xia looked like a fat old man with a smile, he was actually quite scheming. Shi Ziling speculated that with Nangong Xia's eyes and experience, he should not be able to recognize that the man in black was a master from the Huang Ting faction, and the reason why he pretended not to know was probably because he was worried that his further questioning would involve the secret of the "Nine Yuan Customs Clearance".

Shi Ziling went to the south this time, and he was actually not too worried about the safety on the road, but he was more worried that after arriving in Narcissus City, if Nangong Xia knew that he was carrying the "Nine Yuan Customs Clearance" diagram and jade pendant, he would probably tear his face to deal with him.

The first day of the trip passed quickly in the midst of the two of them's own thoughts.