"So," Mo Ti muttered as he looked at the back of the man who was stepping into the beacon tower.

"This man is by no means a peddler... I'll test him in a while and find out his identity, Mo Sicheng, you see my eyes and act, capture this person, and wait for the patrol to arrive, and then interrogate him. Qi Tao is not worried about this person lying, but his identity is the most worried.

"Then what are we waiting for, first capture this person, and then interrogate him carefully." Mo Ti's fiery temperament reappeared, and when he heard Yun Gongzi point out the suspicion of this person's identity, he immediately wanted to arrest him. m.

Qi Tao hurriedly stopped her and said in a low voice: "Don't be impulsive, this person wants to hide his identity, I'm afraid it won't work, let's talk to him first to see if we can get some of his words, as long as he is willing to speak, he will lose too much." ”

Mo Ti nodded slightly in agreement: "That's fine, it's according to the adult's law." ”

"After a while, you look at my eyes, and once I call you Miss Mo, you will move and capture this person." After a little thought, Qi Tao set a code.

Qi Tao and Mo Ti agreed outside, and then returned together, the room was dark, Qi Tao and the two could only see this person's posture, but they couldn't see his face clearly, and they would return to the beacon tower, and saw that the one-armed man was sitting alone in the corner, and the wooden box was still behind him and had not been untied, and even resting was leaning on the wooden box.

"Brother, the wind and snow are heavy, you have traveled all the way, it is very hard, there are a lot of things to make a fire to keep warm, it is better to raise a fire, bake your clothes, after the snow stops for a while, wear dry clothes and hurry, isn't it better." Qi Tao saw that although he was resting, he still maintained this vigilant posture, firmly protected the wooden box behind him, his heart moved, and he opened his mouth to persuade.

When the one-armed man heard the boy speak, the vigilance in his eyes flashed, and when he spoke, he resumed his humility and respect outside the beacon tower: "Thank you for your concern, the villain has been poor since he was a child, and he is used to enduring hardships, and he can still stand this cold." ”

Seeing that the one-armed man did not take the bait, Qi Tao's eyes moved slightly, and he said to Mo Ti on the side: "Si Cheng, this official is a little cold, you go and get some warmth." ”

Mo Ti took the order to leave, and after a while, the beacon tower was already lit with a fire, and it was much warmer than before... As the lights turned on, Qi Tao finally saw the one-armed man's face clearly.

Eagle-eyed nose, tired, without a trace of blood, this man saw the lights on, but a little resistant, slightly tilted his head, avoiding the bright lights.

All this fell in Qi Tao's eyes, and he was even more sure of his previous speculation, looking at his posture leaning on the wooden box behind him, his heart moved slightly, and he opened his mouth to continue to try: "Brother Tai Shicai said that he was going north, but he didn't know where he was going. ”

When the one-armed man saw that the boy was coming to ask questions again, the cunning light in his eagle eyes flickered slightly with the firelight, squeezed out a trace of an ugly smile, and said, "If you go back to the adult, the villain... The villain has nowhere to go, but just wanders around this northern land, first, to catch some rare beasts, and secondly... It's about finding buyers. ”

Hearing this, Qi Tao followed the one-armed man's words and continued to speak: "Oh? Looking for a buyer... Don't hide from my brother, I have a lot of money in the next family, and I like some rare beasts, since my brother is selling this thing, I don't know if I can let it look at the next view, it just so happens that my father is about to celebrate his birthday, if I look happy, I bought it at a high price, and gave it to his old man as a birthday gift. ”

As he spoke, Qi Tao had already moved a few steps in front of the one-armed man.

Just these few steps, but the one-armed man who was resting on the wooden box instantly swept away his previous decadence, straightened his body, and a pair of eagle eyes burst out with killing intent in an instant...

This moment of killing intent shocked Qi Tao's heart, and he stopped moving forward, he only had some suspicions before, but now he has concluded that this one-armed man is by no means an ordinary merchant, but the killing intent revealed by this person was beyond Qi Tao's expectations, and Mo Ti on the side also felt the sudden change in the momentum of this one-armed man, and took a step forward with his sword to protect Yun Gongzi.

Xu saw Mo Ti beside Qi Tao, the murderous aura in the one-armed man's eyes dissipated, and instantly changed into a humble posture outside the beacon tower, looking at Qi Tao with a frightened look and laughing: "My lord, you... This is what it does, no... There's no need to show your blades... What I caught here is not a rare beast, but an unusual living creature, and the rare beast in the eyes of our ordinary people is not worth mentioning in front of adults. ”

When Qi Tao heard this, his eyes were guarded, but a smile appeared on his face: "Brother Tai doesn't need to be arrogant, since you sell rare beasts all year round, what you want to be able to enter your eyes must be an extremely rare thing." ”

The wind and snow outside the beacon tower are still there, and the firelight flashes in the eyes of several people in the beacon tower, and the atmosphere is weird... Seeing that Qi Tao insisted on looking at the contents of the box behind him, the one-armed man's eyes flickered in his eagle eyes, showing a glimmer of scheming, and then dissipated in an instant without waiting for the two of them to notice.

kept sweeping over the two people in front of him, and after a while, the one-armed man seemed to have made up his mind, sighed slightly, and when he raised his eyes, he was already full of smiles: "Since the adult wants to see it, how dare the villain refuse." ”

After finishing speaking, he slowly moved his body, stretched out his left arm, slowly pulled out the wooden box from behind him, and pushed it in front of Qi Tao and Mo Ti with a gentle push.

Mo Ti's expression remained unchanged, his apricot eyes did not relax his vigilance, he stared closely at the one-armed man's every move, reached out and grabbed the shoulder strap of the wooden box, and slowly dragged the wooden box over, Qi Tao stepped forward, raised his hand and slowly opened the wooden box, and looked inside.

Unexpectedly, it was not as Qi Tao imagined, the wooden box contained the scroll used by the secret agent to record the topography of the mountains and rivers, but it was really as the one-armed man said, quietly lying a snow-white rare beast cub, but this cub was closing his eyes and opening his mouth, sleeping soundly.

Gazing closely, this rare beast cub looks like a lion not a lion, like a tiger not a tiger, although the eyes are closed and sleeping, there is a faint faint light on the forehead.

Qi Tao was a little distracted for a while, in his heart before, he suspected that this person was a spy of the Northern Jin Dynasty, and even suspected that this box contained a map that recorded the topography of Qiyun's northern realm, and now when he saw this strange beast, he immediately fell into deep thought, could it really be that he was wrong...

"No... The momentum that this person showed just now was by no means an ordinary trader, and he had to try to get some words out of his mouth to find a flaw. Qi Tao thought to himself.

Qi Tao looked at the one-armed man in front of him, whether he was dressed or his hair accessories, he was the appearance of an ordinary person in Qi Yun, and there was no suspicion, and he didn't know how to ask for a while.

"My lord, you've seen it, it's time to change the box to a villain." Just as Qi Tao was secretly thinking in his heart, the one-armed man spoke, interrupting Qi Tao's thoughts.

Hearing this, Qi Tao put on a warm smile, closed the wooden box, pushed it back to the one-armed man, and said: "I really like this rare beast here, and I feel itchy for a while, and I ask my brother not to be surprised." ”

The one-armed man smiled and retrieved the wooden box and said, "The villain is a civilian, how dare he be angry with the adult." ”

Seeing the one-armed man taking back the wooden box very carefully, Qi Tao seemed to have an idea, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said with a smile: "How much silver do you want to sell for this strange beast." ”

The one-armed man heard Qi Tao asking for a price from him, his smile froze, and his eagle eyes spun for a moment, and he prevaricated: "My lord said that I was joking, where can my strange beast enter the eyes of adults, and please don't joke about small ones." ”

As the prince, Qi Tao has been in the temple for several years, and with such a subtle change in expression, where can he escape his eyes, and with a smile, Qi Tao opened his mouth with a straight face.

"I'm not joking, you use your life to hurry, isn't it just for the silver money, how much silver do you want to sell for this strange beast, make a price, I will give you double, you get the silver, and you don't have to brave the snow to hurry, I got the strange beast, dedicated to my father on his birthday, this method of killing two birds with one stone, isn't it good?"

As soon as these words came out, the one-armed man's sluggish smile suddenly disappeared, but he still spoke humbly: "I can't hide it, this adult, I... This strange beast has been promised to others, and the villain still has to make a living from it, and he cannot break his trust with others. ”

Without waiting for Qi Tao to continue to speak, the one-armed man got up quickly, bowed to Qi Tao and the two of them, and said, "Thank you two adults for taking pity on the villain, I see that the wind and snow outside have become much smaller, please forgive the villain for the time constraints, and he is about to set off on his way." ”

Qi Tao saw that he was leaving, where was he willing, he glanced at Mo Ti beside him, Mo Ti instantly understood, and his figure flashed, and he had already blocked the one-armed man's way.

The one-armed man's face froze, and he said in a deep voice: "Two adults, what does this mean, is this the way to be an official, if you want to buy and sell?" ”

Qi Tao still had a calm face, and said bluntly: "In the next double money, brother Taiwan will not sell, it is really against the way of buying and selling, recently Yanbei bandits have resurged, please forgive me for being suspicious, brother Taiwan or stay for a few days, let me patrol the garrison, as long as you find out your innocence, you will be allowed to go north... As for this missed date, at that time, in the name of the Qiyun government, I will write a letter by hand, and if it doesn't work, I will send someone to personally escort my brother to Taipei, explaining the reason and how. ”

When the one-armed man heard Qi Tao's words of "in the name of the government" and "escorting north", he couldn't hide the look of his calculations in his eyes, and he no longer had the previous humble posture, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth: "If I don't want to." ”

Seeing that the one-armed man sneered, and it seemed to be a different person compared to before, Qi Tao moved his mind to take him, and in order to let Mo Sicheng grab it, he opened his mouth to stabilize him and said: "Of course, I won't buy and sell by force, since Your Excellency insists on leaving, then let's go." ”

After finishing speaking, Qi Tao said to Mo Ti, who was standing in front of the one-armed man, "Miss Mo, get out of the way and let him go." ”

When Mo Ti heard Qi Tao mention the code, he knew it in his heart, and immediately dodged away.

Seeing this, the one-armed man tightened his shoulder straps with the wooden box on his back, and just pulled his feet, but neither of them noticed that the one-armed man's eyes were cold.

Seeing that the man was about to come out of the beacon tower, Mo Ti handed Yun Gongzi an inquiring look, and saw Yun Gongzi nodding slightly, he immediately understood, looking back at the man who stepped out for a moment, and the long sword in his hand suddenly attacked.

Mo Ti didn't want the man's life with this sword, he just wanted to pick off the wooden box he was carrying behind him, and then grabbed this person, seeing that the long sword was about to break the shoulder strap of the wooden box, the one-armed man who was originally facing away from the two suddenly moved.

Mo Ti and the others only felt a flower in front of them, and the one-armed man disappeared in place.

Qi Tao's martial arts skills were not high, so he didn't react, but Mo Ti was shocked in his heart, he didn't expect to meet such a master here, and immediately jumped in front of Yun Gongzi.

"You just said that in the name of Qiyun Mansion, you can protect me to the north?" The one-armed man's voice rang in his ears.

Qi Tao was shocked when he heard this, he didn't expect this one-armed man to be so strong in martial arts, and before he could react, Mo Ti in front of him had already turned back and stabbed himself in the back...

The land of Yanbei is already bitter cold, so there are very few Jianghu sects in the land of Yanbei, Mo Ti has been a master in Yanbei for the first time, but in this short period of time, whether it is a bandit, a young man in a green shirt, or today's one-armed man, just by making a move, Mo Ti will fall into disadvantage.

Just with one hand, he firmly clamped the long sword in Mo Ti's hand.

Mo Ti was shocked, and secretly said that this man only had one hand, and he locked his long sword, so he couldn't protect himself, so he immediately kicked the one-armed man's jaw.

Unexpectedly, the one-armed man flicked his fingers slightly, and when he swung away the long sword in Mo Ti's hand, he turned his fingers into palms, grabbed Mo Ti's feet, and slapped Mo Ti's shoulder with one palm.

The sword fell, and Mo Ti fell out on his back, hitting the wall of the beacon tower, and fainted on the ground.

The two fought for only a moment, and by the time Qi Tao reacted, his neck had been choked by the one-armed man.

Some people died, but not completely......