"Good. Xiao Shizhu only frowned slightly, and soon unfolded again, and after a pause, he said, "It seems that your righteous brother Juhu has not been able to hinder your father's surrender." ”。 But he always held the fishing rod in both hands, and did not take the book to look at it.

"Well, it's better if he doesn't get in the way. Ju Long snorted lightly, and after handing the surrender letter to the ghost captive, he said very disapprerovingly to Xiao Shizhu: "You can also avoid the disaster of swords and soldiers, and also avoid the people from suffering again." ”。

Xiao Shizhu narrowed his eyes and smiled lightly, nodded and agreed with his statement, and then pushed the boat down the river and said, "Yes, yes, so that the people can also recuperate." ”。

It can be said that he still can't help but sneer secretly in his heart, feeling that the sentence dragon in front of him is still too naïve. From the human world to the underworld, how can there be a person or ghost who is obviously a natural-stirring stick, and suddenly changes his sex so quietly?

If Juhu is as insidious and vicious as Ju Long describes, and is a warmonger with ambition and good at getting things done, then how could he not say a word and let the co-workers easily surrender?

Therefore, as soon as Xiao Shizhu heard the news that the book was coming, he immediately heard that there was a fraud in it.

It's just that he didn't want to say what he wanted now, so he secretly calmed down, quietly, and followed the words of Julong's interest.

Seeing that he also agreed with his opinion, Ju Long also nodded and said, "Then the king, how do you think you want to reply to my father?" I was happy in my heart, and I was a little heavier.

When Xiao Shizhu heard this, he pondered and pondered, but what he was thinking about was not how to reply to the letter, but the deception in this book, and what kind of deception was in the end?

That's how the reply was. After a while, Xiao Shizhu suddenly paid attention, and then said leisurely: "You repair the book and tell your father to work together, and in ten days I will bring 5,000 soldiers and horses into Chutian County, and let him prepare to surrender by the Xuanwu Lake ten miles north of Yuque City." ”。

"You're not going into the city?" Ju Long was puzzled; this guard of honor and the master of ceremonies were all in the city, although it was not troublesome to go out of the city and be surrendered, but at least it was not easier than being in the city.

"Just outside the city, I'm going to save some face for your father. If he completes the surrender ceremony in the city in front of the eyes of the people, he will have no face in front of the people. Even in front of the former ministers of the Communist Workers' Republic of China, they had no face. Xiao Shizhu rolled his eyes and immediately made up a reasonable explanation.

Although this explanation is a nonsense, his explanation is indeed reasonable, and his tone is very sincere, not only did he believe it immediately, but even the ghost and Lu Wu, the two ghosts who often accompanied him, also believed it.

"Yes, the minister will do it. Julong, who felt that what he said was extremely reasonable, nodded his head without hesitation, and turned around and left under the wave of Xiao Shizhu's hand.

When he walked away, Xiao Shizhu put away his smile, beckoned to Lu Wu, and after whispering a few words in his ear, he said solemnly: "Go quickly, you must do this perfectly." ”。

"Big brother, don't worry. Lu Wu hurriedly put away the doubts in his heart, turned around and strode away.

"Ghost captive, accompany me to Chutian County in ten days. After Lu Wu left, Xiao Shizhu turned his head to look at the ghost captive and said with a slight smile: "This battle has been fought long enough, and it should be over;

"No. The ghost didn't talk nonsense when he heard this, and he was a little excited to respond.

"Go, go and order three thousand Xiao family troops and two thousand nine ghost troops to accompany you. Xiao Shizhu's words just landed, and the float on the water surface moved again, and the fishing line and rod moved with it.

"The fish also took the bait. Xiao Shizhu laughed. I secretly said in my heart: "Gonggong, Gonggong, if you give me four twos, I will give you two king......s!"

Chutian County, since ancient times, has a mild climate, and rivers and lakes are scattered, making it extremely developed for irrigation, and it is a rare oasis in this Xuanyan Continent full of wilderness and red land.

Therefore, there has always been a "fertile field, rich people, fertile fields for thousands of miles, and abundant accumulation." ".

Thousands of years ago, when Gonggong's body was destroyed in the world, his soul came to the underworld, and Emperor Xudu gave him this rich and beautiful Chutian County as a fief.

Later, he placed Zhurong's fief on the west side of the fief he worked on, on a wasteland full of stone forests, intending to let the two ghosts continue to check and balance each other, so as to maintain the stability and long-term peace and stability of the Northern Yin Dynasty of Emperor Xudu.

But this self-righteous stability of Emperor Xudu also began to fall apart as Xiao Shizhu set foot in this county.

Ten days later, after Xiao Shizhu handed over Shizhu City to Lu Wu to take care of, he took the ghost captive, Ju Long, and Yingying, who had not spoken a word since he recovered from his injury, and five thousand soldiers, and headed towards Chutian County.

It's just that he never chose the water route, and has always taken the land route, tirelessly climbing mountains and wading through water.

And along the way, Xiao Shizhu did not work hard day and night, but walked forward slowly. Walking through a mountain, then watching a mountain, wading through a water, then appreciating a water; every time you go to a place with beautiful scenery, you must stop to play in the mountains and waters, and only then set off when you are satisfied.

In this way, he walked for more than a month before he came to the central part of Chutian County, on the north shore of Xuanwu Lake, ten miles north of Yuque City.

Xiao Shizhu, who was in high spirits, strode to the shore of the lake and stood still, but saw that the lake in front of him was not very big, only one or two miles from east to west, and about five miles from north to south.

On the east and west sides, there are two bluestone mountains that are not too high, both of which are narrow from north to south. On the cliff near the lake, there are waterfalls boiling up from the emerald rocks, rushing down like a dragon flying, soaring over the mountain rocks, the sound is like rolling snow.

After several ups and downs, a cascading waterfall is formed, rolling out a thousand layers of waves, gushing up a road mist, which is majestic and magnificent.

In the end, these waterfalls like the Milky Way falling from the sky all fell into the Xuanwu Lake without exception, and the splashes of water collided in the silver mist, splashing countless water droplets, just like silver plants.

In the morning light, the fish in the blue waters of this lake are happy, the leafy cedar trees stand tall in the water, and the soft smoke is misty on the surface of the lake, swirling those metasequoias, making this Xuanwu Lake as beautiful as a fairyland!

"This Xuanwu Lake is worthy of being the first pearl of Chutian County, and it is indeed a beautiful beauty. Xiao Shizhu looked at the metasequoia in the lake in front of him, which began to change color due to the autumn solstice leaves, and was gently swaying under the slight lake breeze, so he sighed: "The red leaves are full of flowers, and the yellow leaves are charming, which makes me feel intoxicated." ”

"Hmm. Julong didn't say much, just nodded his head, and returned to his hometown after two months, looking at the familiar lakes and mountains in front of him, Julong felt mixed feelings in his heart, and even his fingers trembled slightly.

It's just that compared to dozens of days ago, when he set off from here to go north to Fengdui County, he no longer had Lingyun's ambition in his heart, but he was a little more happy.

Soon, the war between the two countries will end, and Julong thought like this, and the joy in his heart couldn't help but be a little heavier.

It's just that he didn't know that the final game between his father and Xiao Shizhu had just kicked off. In the distance opposite him, in the fog on the south shore of Xuanwu Lake, the dark tide was quietly surging.

After Xiao Shizhu looked at the scenery for a while, he ordered the sergeant to camp on the spot, make food and rest, and personally repair a book and let the messenger send it to the south bank as soon as possible.

After a long time, a human soul with a magnificent birth, with bright teeth and red lips under the eyes of the dragon and the phoenix, came to Xiao Shizhu with dozens of soldiers and more than a dozen ministers.

"Surrender to Juhu, meet the King of the Nine Shadows. The human soul at the head knelt on the ground behind a full robe in front of Xiao Shizhu.

Xiao Shizhu looked at him carefully, and saw that his forehead was flat and open, and a pair of phoenix eyes with too many whites of his eyes were always dripping and spinning inadvertently, and he couldn't help but think to himself: "This ghost is too ambitious to stay, and it will be a trouble in the future." ”。

After making up his mind, Xiao Shizhu also smiled and helped Juhu up, and said politely: "You are too polite, there is no need to be so polite here." ”。

Juhu was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "In the future, you are a monarch and I am a minister, and the number of etiquette is still indispensable." ”。

As he spoke, Xiao Shizhu's gaze had moved away from his face, and after sweeping over the ghosts behind him one by one, he asked, "What about Gonggong?"

"Father is waiting on the south bank, and he specially sent me to greet you first. Juhu said without thinking, always ignoring Julong, but glanced at the holy maiden Yingying a few more times.

"But I've been on the road all night, and I haven't eaten yet. "Xiao Shizhu is so difficult to come.

"No hurry, no hurry. Juhu was slightly stunned again, and then said with a smile: "King of the Nine Shadows, you will eat slowly, and when you are full of food and drink, you can go to the south bank to see my father again." ”。

"Did you hear everything?" Xiao Shizhu turned his head, smiled meaningfully at the dragon and the ghost behind him, and said, "Go and inform the Huotou Army to make a fire and make food." I made all the sentences and tigers together, and then brought two jars of good wine to entertain them. ”。

The four words "entertain and entertain", he deliberately made his voice a little heavier.

The ghost captives immediately understood, nodded in response, and turned around and left with Julong.

After a while, the Xiao family soldiers set up straw mats by the lake, and brought wine and food to put on the banquet; Juhu had no choice but to take his soldiers and ministers to accompany Xiao Shizhu to eat and drink.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Xiao Shizhu was happy, and then ordered his soldiers to quickly clean up, and followed Juhu to the east and south along the lake.

There was no word all the way, and when he passed by the hill in the east of the lake, Juhu suddenly stopped. Without waiting for Xiao Shizhu to speak, he suddenly raised his hand and said with a fierce face: "Xiao Shizhu, your death time has come." ”。

[The two kings that Xiao Shizhu thinks of in the text refer to his Nine Shadow Kings and the former ghost kings and ghosts. 】