The wheels of the carriage spun sharply on the underworld, carrying Xiao Shizhu and them all the way.

The driver of the car was not idle, and waved his whip again and again, urging the beast soul pulling the cart to run faster.

On most of the roads in the underworld, there is no speed limit because the vehicle is not = monitored, so the driver does not control the speed when he rushes the car, and let the beast soul keep running as fast as possible.

There were cars coming and going on the road, and the forbidden sergeant who was pretending to be a coachman and driving for Xiao Shizhu was very calm. He is a very skilled driver, and even if he is fast, he can easily avoid passing traffic.

Xiao Shizhu in the car, after giving the order, leaned on the golden three-legged figure behind him, and slowly closed his eyes to recuperate.

At the same time, in my heart, I continued to think about various things.

Most of the things I have to worry about recently have happened in Dongyingzhou, and I don't know if it's a coincidence or something else.

But Xiao Shizhu knew that the problem of the Qingqiu Fox Country had reached the point where it had to be solved.

The ambition of the Qingqiu Fox Country is so great that Xiao Shizhu can always think of the snake in the mountains and wilderness in the south of Xuanyan Continent.

This huge beast soul always likes to haunt the rainforest alone, and eat alone such as swallowing elephants. But its total weight and size, it is always slightly smaller than that of an elephant.

Xiao Shizhu has always had a question recently, the snake has to swallow the elephant in order to survive, in the final analysis, it is just a desperate fight for a bite to eat.

But what about the Qingqiu Fox Country?

Their series of small actions are just to be full of food and have nothing to do, so they think that they can defeat the death of the Nine Shadows Kingdom.

Xiao Shizhu felt that the courage of the Qingqiu Fox King was commendable, but he still didn't understand, how could an old fox be so self-aware?

"My lord, Lord Changqin replied to the letter, he did not open the letter, and he will not open it again. At this time, the fungus man who was in charge of delivering the message to Changqin said something to Xiao Shizhu, which interrupted Xiao Shizhu's own contemplation.

Xiao Shizhu came to his senses, nodded silently, and instructed after indicating that he knew: "Tell Changqin that the first thing to do when you arrive in Yuque City is to visit Hulan and hand over the letter to the other party." ”。

As long as the letter is not opened, there is room for this matter.

After the fungus man nodded, he concentrated his energy and passed Xiao Shizhu's order to Changqin, who was thousands of miles away.

"My lord. At this time, Qinglan looked up at Xiao Shizhu, handed Xiao Shizhu's hand pot to him, and said: "Since the Qingqiu Fox Kingdom has stolen the ghost cannons and cannonballs of the Northern Yin Dynasty, this kind of action seems absurd and crazy, but is this also a manifestation that the Qingqiu Fox Kingdom is secretly making enemies with the Xudu side?"

This can be seen very directly, and it is not surprising that Qing Lan can think of this.

"yes. Xiao Shizhu, who frowned, stretched his brows after taking a sip of tea, and said unhurriedly: "I really can't see every move of the Qingqiu Fox Kingdom this time. It is said that there is nothing to make enemies, and the tigers don't fight the wolves, not to mention that their Qingqiu Fox Kingdom has secretly formed an alliance with Xudu, and at this time, stabbing the Northern Yin Dynasty in the back is really stupid. But maybe it's ambition and selfishness. ”。

Xiao Shizhu put down his pot and looked at the car window.

Qinglan immediately helped him roll up the curtains, so that he could have a clear view of the scenery outside the window.

Over the years, the Nine Shadows Kingdom has cultivated wasteland, greatly developed water conservancy, persuaded farmers and mulberry and other policies, and the Ordnance Supervision Branch has produced a lot of tools that are conducive to farming, so that the two sides of the underworld road that are now all over the country are almost full of fertile fields, and it is rare to see barren fields again.

The vast and undulating fields are full of life and lush crops, and this year is another year of good harvest.

It's just that these scenery still disappear in a flash because of the speed of the car, and they always fly past Xiao Shizhu's eyes.

Looking at Xiao Shizhu outside the window, after a while, he couldn't help but remember that when he was still cowering on Shuoyue Island, he didn't dare to make such a crazy move of the Qingqiu Fox Kingdom. At that time, even if Xiao Shizhu led his troops to attack the strong enemies in all directions, he had to break them one by one. In the past ten years, the Nine Shadows Kingdom has maintained a war strategy of long-distance friendship and close attack, first weak and then strong.

Even with such caution, Xiao Shizhu almost died a few times.

Don't dare to be like the current Qingqiu Fox Country, arrogant and arrogant, as soon as he comes, he will play a snake and swallow an elephant.

To put it bluntly, Xiao Shizhu always felt that every move of the Qingqiu Fox Kingdom this time was a little crazy.

In this case, the Qingqiu Fox Kingdom will perish faster, or become another strong opponent of the Nine Shadows Kingdom.

"I mean, if they are so courageous, will they have the backing of a third party in the shadows. At this time, after Qinglan opened her mouth again to solve the problem, she thoughtfully analyzed Xiao Shizhu: "After all, even if it is a crazy move, it requires great courage and strength, and these courage and strength are unlikely to come from the Qingqiu Fox Country itself, but it is easier for them to be brought this courage by the intervention of external forces." ”。

Qinglan's words were said after careful consideration, and they were by no means a momentary statement, and they were not unreasonable.

And he has followed Xiao Shizhu to fight in the south and north all the year round, and he has taught countless words, and he can also see some problems thoroughly, and in one sentence, point to the key point of the problem.

Indeed, as Qing Lan said, it is very likely that there are third-party forces that are not the Nine Shadows Kingdom and the Northern Yin Dynasty, secretly instigating and supporting the Qingqiu Fox Kingdom.

It may be other ghost countries, or like the Mo family led by Mo Zhai in the past, the civil forces lurking in various places.

They secretly gave a lot of support and assistance to the Qingqiu Fox Kingdom, just like the Nine Shadows Kingdom and the Northern Yin Dynasty in the past, but the Qingqiu Fox Kingdom chose this force, and they turned against the Nine Shadows Kingdom and the Northern Yin Dynasty.

"What you say is not unreasonable, but it is not known what kind of force it is. Xiao Shizhu muttered, falling into deep thought.

"Order Lin Cong, let him pay special attention to who the Qingqiu Fox Kingdom is secretly allied with? Is there any specific object secretly supporting the Qingqiu Fox Country. Soon, Xiao Shizhu, who was awakened by Qing Lan's words, said categorically to the fungus man named Shenchi: "By the way, there is also the King of Yama, and the King of Yama also enjoys the right to read this kind of information. ”。

After all, King Yama is at the forefront, and he is also facing the Qingqiu Fox Kingdom.

Xiao Shizhu has always been unsuspicious of people, not only did he not find anything suspicious about the ghost of King Yama, but the other party helped him do a lot of things, and he was also dedicated and loyal. Xiao Shizhu didn't have too much suspicion and suspicion about it.

In addition, the king of Yama was going to face the army of the Qingqiu Fox Kingdom, so Xiao Shizhu thought of giving him the information of the Qingqiu Fox Kingdom, which would help the king of Yama to adjust his deployment in time and better deal with the war on the side of Dongyingzhou.

"We have to hurry up on this. After a pause, Xiao Shizhu added: "But it must also be highly confidential, and it is temporarily set in the category of Class A secret." ”。

"Yes. The fungus man responded, gathered his energy again, and began to send a message to Lin Cong......

In the southwest of the Qingqiu Fox Country, between the steep mountains and mountains, there is a mountain forest located between the intersecting rivers on the plain, standing not far from the border.

Far from the towns and barracks, the woods are inaccessible and always quiet.

Everywhere there are wood, stones, crazy flowers, cypresses, and giant trees. The rain falls on the cypress and is green, and the wind comes to the pine and rolls green. And when it rains, a pale blue smoke rises in the forest and wanders through the forest. A light veil-like mist passed through the trees and around the trees, and everything in the forest was only a faint silhouette in the fog.

In this forest, there are many pools of different sizes and strange shapes dotted among the plants and trees.

The edges of these pools are covered with calcified lime, and as far as the eye can see, they are snow-white. It was like a white cloud falling to the ground and falling between the trees.

But the water in the pool is unique, and it is red all year round. Against the backdrop of white, the red is particularly bright and conspicuous. The water in each pool was like blood, staining the water in the pool red.

Because the mountains here are high and the forests are lush, the Qingqiu Fox Country has no intention of developing for thousands of years, and the trees in the forest are high and dense and dim, and few ghosts will come here.

Therefore, these pond wonders dotted in this forest are also little known.

Even now, there are not many ghosts who know, how many years have these pools and the blood-red water in the pools been here, and when did such natural landscapes come into being?

But the ghosts who know about their existence call these pools of blood in this forest.

If these pools were bigger and deeper, they would be exactly the same as the blood pools of the Six Heavens Continent.

At this time, deep in the forest, by a small pool of blood, a soul was squatting on the edge of the pool, picking up the water in the pool, and washing his black face that was covered with ash at the bottom of the pot.

Although the color of the water is as red as blood, it is still clear and clean, and each pool of water is completely clear.

Occasionally, a few drops of water splashed up and flew into the mouth of this face-washing soul, and there was still a hint of sweetness.

It can be seen that in addition to the strange color, these pool water is also non-toxic and harmless, and is no different from ordinary clear water.

But the ash on the face of the human soul slowly polluted the red water of this pool.

It wasn't until a long time later, when the ash of the pot sank to the bottom, that the water returned to its crystal clear appearance.

Beside this human soul, there were seven or eight other human souls, tall, short, fat and thin, but they all wore hats and robes because of the rainy weather.

All fully armed, with sharp knives at their waists, collapsible repeaters on their backs, and stiff arm guards at the wrists under the cuffs of their hands. It's not like ordinary ghost people, it's like a team on a secret mission.

The rain curtain did not easily penetrate the leafy canopy above their heads, and only occasionally drops of water fell in the forest, scattering water splashes and scattering on the dirt. But these human souls have never taken off the hat on their heads and the hat on their bodies.

The edges of the hat dripped, and when the droplets hit the ground, they splashed muddy.

The soul of the person who washed his face quickly washed away the black pot ash on his face, revealing his originally wrinkled face.

He slowly stood up, and as he slowly straightened up, his vigilant gaze looked ahead of him.

Several other human souls also looked in that direction with vigilant eyes. Almost at the same time, he stretched out his hand and pressed the handle of the long knife at his waist with his five fingers, ready to draw the knife at any time.

Wherever they looked, the breeze blew through the grass and trees, and the pale blue mist drifting through the forest also swayed with the wind, changing endlessly.

After the sound of the wind passed in the forest, only the sound of raindrops hitting the trees and sinking into the earth and rocks remained, and all the human souls between the trees and grass pulled their lunges slightly, holding their breath.

Their vigilant gaze looked into the depths of the woods, where dark shadows flashed in the drifting mist.

I couldn't see what it was, and I couldn't feel any murderous aura.

But these human souls still didn't dare to let their guard down easily.

Soon, they saw the black shadow in the mist, slowly walked out of the mist, and finally saw the true face of this black shadow, and after secretly breathing a sigh of relief, they completely relaxed their vigilance.

The hands of several of their souls slowly let go of the hilt of the long knife at their waists.

It was a gray-haired fox who was no different from an ordinary fox except for three tails wagging in the breeze.

The fox came to the souls, and immediately lifted their front feet, and the people stood up, and soon the fox was transformed into a human form.

Only the three tails behind the strand could not be dissolved, and they still hung behind the strands, drooping and dragging on the ground.

The fox turned into a five-foot-tall man, with white hair and white beard, and was also dressed in gray. The wrinkles on his face and his slightly stiff back, his thin and haggard appearance, all made his old age so obvious.

"Archsteward. Only then did the other souls relax, and at the same time, they all bowed their hands and saluted the old fox ghost.

The old fox ghost bowed his head slightly, and after returning the salute, he glanced at the human soul in front of him, and finally his eyes fell on the face of the human soul who had just washed his face, and asked weakly: "Tu Gongjing, everything the prince has explained, have you done it?"

This human soul named Tu Gongjing, who seemed to be the leader of the human souls here, nodded a few times after hearing this, and said to the old fox ghost in front of him: "It's all done, seven hundred and eighty-eight rotten demon souls and beast souls, as well as the corpses of plague ghosts, all of them were divided into pieces and thrown into the river." Now, those flesh-and-blood rotting corpses should have flowed through every river in the garrison of the Nine Shadows Kingdom in the eastern part of Dongying Continent. ”。

The sound of wind and rain was very noisy, but Tu Gongjing did not make a loud noise, and still whispered to the old fox ghost in front of him, just to ensure that the old fox ghost could hear clearly.

So much so that the human soul, which was a little farther away from Tu Gongjing, basically couldn't hear clearly, what was he talking about?

"What about the official position that the prince promised us?" Tu Gongjing, who paused, nodded in approval of what the old fox ghost had done, and when he showed a satisfied look on his face, he said to the old fox ghost as if reminding: "You know, the prince, the prince once promised us, once this is done, we will be reinstated as a few soul officials of the Tu Shan clan; among the Tu Shan clan, talented ghosts can return to the court of the Qingqiu Fox Kingdom and continue to serve for the Qingqiu Fox Country." And Tu Shan's clan can also erase the charge of rebellion, please inform the prince in the grand governor, hoping that he will not go back on his word and honor it in time. ”。

The wind rose again in the rain and mist, blowing through this forest, the grass and trees were crooked, and the mist in the forest was divided and merged in the wind, changing endlessly.

"It's a reversal. The old fox ghost slowly stroked his long silver beard, squinted his eyes and said, "The prince has gone back on his word, what can you do with Tu Gongjing and Tu Shan?"

The old fox ghost's eyes narrowed, and they were suddenly overflowing with coldness and gloom.

After the killing machine appeared, he also exuded a strong murderous aura all over his body.

Those human souls who were suddenly stunned immediately turned into vigilance with full expectation. As they immediately looked around, their hands once again grasped the hilt of the long knife at their waists, and they pulled their lunges, ready to draw their knives and fight.

When the old man's words landed, they looked around and saw a lot of dark shadows suddenly in the mist.

The ghosts were rising, and the shadows were overwhelming, and these ghosts that suddenly appeared quietly appeared in the misty forest, catching Tu Gongjing and them off guard, but these ghosts did not come out of the forest and mist.

In the face of these Tu Shan clan's souls, there was only the murderous and fearless old fox ghost from beginning to end.

The temperature around him plummeted, and the murderous aura was overflowing with cold.

The black shadows who did not appear had already put the fire guns in their hands on the ** iron sand, and the black and cold muzzles of the guns had already aimed at the souls of these Tu Shan clans in the fog.

"From the very beginning of what you seem to have done, the crown prince has no intention of keeping your life alive, and is still delusional about reinstating his official position? The old fox ghost paused, and said this triumphantly: "You don't want to think about it, can what you do leak?"

Tu Gongjing gritted his teeth hatefully, stepped forward and slashed at the old fox ghost.

The old fox ghost looks old, but he is also very flexible and agile. Only then did he see that Tu Gongjing pulled his legs and lifted his feet, so he smiled and nodded on his toes, took a lever, and flew backwards backwards.

In a flash of cold light, a few strands of silver-white whiskers scattered in the wind, spun and flew to the ground, and the sharp sword light slashed against the old fox ghost's chest.

But it only cut through the gray clothes on the old fox ghost's body, but it failed to hurt the old fox ghost's flesh and skin.

At the same time, there was a loud gunfire in the forest, and the iron sand under the flames spewed out, it shot sideways, making a sharp sound that broke through the air, and headed towards the souls of the Tu Shan clan led by Tu Gongjing.

The wind was filled with the smell of death, and the rain was filled with the sorrow of the dead lackeys of the cunning rabbit.

Under heaven and earth, the wind and rain weep. Soon the red blood mist flew and dispersed in the forest, staining the pale blue mist that fluttered everywhere in the forest on a rainy day.

Pain and desolation snorted, screaming, one after another.

The souls of these people who were killed fell to the muddy ground on the rainy day, and they all stared at each other with round eyes and a dead look.

The hats on their heads also fell to the ground, revealing the remorse on their faces and eyes.