The night wind rolled up the pungent blood, and the strong * smell, with a continuous miserable scream, rose to the sky, resounding between the heavens and the earth.

The sound of killing in the Chongshan Pass stopped abruptly an hour later.

The valley was again stenched, and the devastated valley was littered with scorched craters, broken rocks and broken wood, and a large number of enemy weapons and armour, as well as the bones of wolves, elephants, and many poisonous snakes.

After the first battle, except for more than 200 soldiers killed and wounded when the Jiuyou Army finally went out to chase and kill the enemy, the rest were unharmed.

But the Southern Barbarian Ghost Army was miserable, and the number of ghosts killed by the Nine Shadows Army alone had reached 20,000 or 30,000. Coupled with the soldiers who died of their cannibalism, when the 100,000 troops who came came fled in panic, there were only less than 50,000 remnants of the defeated generals.

The ghost captives stood still on a boulder, and looked around at the soldiers of the Nine Shadows Kingdom who were cleaning up the battlefield. As far as the eye could see, there was joy on the faces of all the ghosts, a victory had swept away the frustration and frustration that had hung on their faces during the day, and the ghosts nodded in satisfaction.

After a while, the ghost captive slowly put the long knife in his hand into the scabbard, and after taking a long breath, he ordered: "Li Hao Li Guess, let the new army eat immediately, and when we are done, we will go out of the valley." ”。

"No. The two brothers left in response, and Zuo Fan stepped forward: "General, are you going to attack?"

"Yes, I have dealt with the lord a lot, and I also know the truth of the speed of soldiers. The ghost captives tilted their heads and looked out at the boundless darkness and shadows beyond the valley mouth to the south: "I'm going to take them by surprise." ”。

Zuo Fan is also slightly bowed, after all, he is only the deputy chief soldier in the pass at present, and he has no right to interfere too much, and this plan is quite feasible. The enemy army has only suffered a defeat, and it will feel that the Jiuyou National Army that has won the victory needs to celebrate, and the defense is naturally not strong.

In addition, the army of the Nine Shadows had never crossed the border to fight before, and the enemy fled in a panic, and fear and fear would make them instinctively think about everything for the good and gain some psychological comfort.

Therefore, the ghost captives followed behind and went deep into the enemy territory in a way they could not have imagined.

"I will leave you two hundred Zhu Rong Clan, and one hundred Heavenly Thunder Cannons and Zhulong Grass. In addition, the lord has also sent armory supervisors, and they are expected to arrive in three days, so you can settle them well. The ghost captives jumped off the boulder, stood facing Zuo Fan, raised his hand and patted the other party's shoulder heavily, and said in a flat tone: "You must hold here......!"

Dead trees sprout new sprouts in spring, and flowers and willows fly one after another. The spring breeze blows through the Yuque city, bringing bursts of warmth.

The ghost willow in the Yuque Palace gradually spits out new sprouts, swaying gently with this spring breeze.

"Husband, the ghost doctor has been purchasing Zhulong grass in large quantities recently, do you know?" After seeing that only he and Xiao Shizhu were left in Tianyang Palace, the ghost mother leaned on each other's shoulders and asked softly: "Is it that there are often poisonous snakes around Yuque City?"

Spring is in full bloom, and it is normal for the venomous snakes that have ended their annual hibernation to come out of their holes. At this time, the ghost doctors were in full swing to purchase the dragon grass, and the first thing the ghost mother thought of was that the ghost doctors wanted to use this grass to heal the people in the city who were poisoned by snakes.

In the several smokers placed in the palace, the green smoke rose endlessly, making the palace filled with a faint elegant fragrance, which made Xiao Shizhu and the ghost mother refreshed.

"No, it's not. Xiao Shizhu replied casually and said no more. He continued to look carefully at the words and sentences on the notebook in his hand, and he didn't take this matter to heart at all.

"Talking to you!" the ghost mother stretched out her index finger, poked the right side of his forehead, poked his head to the left, and said angrily: "What kind of diligence are you pretending?"

"What do you mean by pretending? I'm already very diligent, okay?" Xiao Shizhu was ashamed, but he didn't have enough confidence in this, and obviously even he didn't believe it.

"Wow!" the ghost mother gave him a long shuffled look of disgust on her face.

"Zhulong grass?" Xiao Shizhu hurriedly thought for a while, and said disapprerovingly: "The ones in the warehouse before were all given to the ghost captives by me, and let him take them on the expedition." Therefore, the medicine library of the ghost doctor genus needs to be replenished with this kind of herbs. ”。

Zhulong grass is unique to the underworld, and it is an herbaceous plant that can detoxify snake venom by killing poisonous snakes. There is a place where the dragon grass grows, and there is absolutely no snake den. It seems that the ghost captives took away a large number of dragon grass, presumably to deal with the snake bone woman or Du Ziren's snake.

"I see. Thinking of this, the ghost mother replied indifferently and didn't ask any more.

"Since the recent war in the south, you have to pay more attention to the industrial and commercial development and agriculture in the interior. Spring planting is about to begin, and all farming matters will be dealt with first. Xiao Shizhu got up, stretched out with a long sigh, and said: "Even if the border is turned upside down, the mainland must be stable." ”。

"Well, I will. The ghost mother nodded and finished speaking, and suddenly remembered something, and hurried out on her own, and after a long time, she walked back again, and had an extra black robe in her hand.

"Try it. The ghost mother handed the robe in her hand to Xiao Shizhu, and said: "Made of silkworm silk, it is invulnerable, which is equivalent to wearing a suit of armor for you." ”。

In view of the fact that Xiao Shizhu often likes to go out on patrol in micro-clothes, and there are many ghosts who want his ghostly life, the ghost mother asked Ah San to go to various places to collect these silkworm silk, and after weaving it into cloth, she made this robe for him privately.

Xiao Shizhu got up, took off the previous clothes with great interest, and felt that the robe was not loose or tight after being dressed neatly, and the size was just right, and he was even more pleased, curiously looking at the robe with fine stitches on his body, and asked, "Did you make it yourself?"

"yes. The ghost mother replied disapprerovingly, and helped him tidy up the neckline.

The black robe danced gently with the breeze blowing into the temple. The flame pattern embroidered with silver silk thread on the cuffs of his sleeves seemed to come alive at this moment, swaying as his robe danced. It was like two rings of silver flames around his wrists.

"Do you still have this skill?" Xiao Shizhu asked excitedly.

"Of course. The ghost mother smiled and said eloquently: "I think when I was a servant, I couldn't do anything about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and female red embroidery." So making a robe is nothing difficult for your wife and me. ”。

After finishing speaking, he took two or three steps back, looked Xiao Shizhu up and down, bowed his head slightly, and said, "It's good-looking, right?"

"As long as you do it, it looks good. Xiao Shizhu grinned and glided.

As soon as the words fell, Qing Lan, who was outside the hall, strode in, and after standing still in front of Xiao Shizhu and her, she said, "Returning to the lord, the mother of the country, the national teacher and the water master, they are back." ”。

Xiao Shizhu suddenly landed on the ground, and the ghost mother was slightly stunned, and then exclaimed in unison: "Where have they been?"

"The entourage came back first, and reported that they had crossed Xuanwu Lake. Qing Lan's voice trembled slightly because of this. As soon as he returned, Xiao Shizhu picked up the ghost mother and strode towards the outside of the hall.

Xiao Shizhu, who was overjoyed, took the ghost mother and Fan Jinhong, as well as Qinglan and Chen Ruo, and walked out of the palace quickly, and when he came to the north gate of Yuque City, he raised his eyes and looked at it, and saw five human souls and a nine-colored deer's beast soul walking on the official road in the distance.

Among them, four women and one man, led by the female ghost, sat sideways on the deer's back, dressed like the little daughter-in-law of some family. The other three female ghosts are dressed as maids, and the male ghost is dressed as an official.

Xiao Shizhu recognized at a glance that the male ghost was Lin Cong, and said excitedly: "It's him, it's him; ”。

As he spoke, even his ten fingers trembled slightly.

The ghost mother saw Lin Cong for the first time, and she had heard Xiao Shizhu talk about it in the past, but she had never seen the other party's true face;

"Go, strictly control the green beads and pothos. In addition to being excited, Xiao Shizhu was also thick and fine, knowing that Lin Cong was also on the wanted warrant of Emperor Xudu, he hurriedly explained to Qinglan: "Don't let them see Shui Ye." ”。

"Then set up a feast in the Absolute Fragrance Garden. Immediately afterwards, the ghost mother said: "In a while, the king will take the wind and wash the dust for the heroes of our country." ”。

"No. Qinglan didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly answered and left.

Half an hour later, Lin Cong and his party came to the north gate. After saluting Xiao Shizhu and the ghost mother one by one, Lin Cong's eyes swept the black robe on Xiao Shizhu's body that fluttered lightly, smiled lightly, and said, "Master Xiao, the robe is very beautiful." ”。

"A must. Xiao Shizhu was triumphant, patted Lin Cong on the shoulder, and said: "I thought that your kid was far away in the mountains, and it should be very bitter; ”。

Lin Cong smiled awkwardly and scratched his head. This is all because of Mo Zhai and calling him a brother, and whatever delicious food is kept for him.

"Is the national teacher okay?" The ghost mother stepped forward and stood side by side with Xiao Shizhu, looking at Ying Ying with a little worried eyes, and asked with a little urgency: "Is it going well along the way and during the mission?"

"Thanks to the blessing of the lord and the mother of the country, fortunately, the water master made a timely move, and the mission went smoothly. Ying Ying felt the ghost mother's sincere concern, pursed her lips and chuckled a trace of warmth in her heart, but then frowned, a trace of worry appeared on her face, and asked: "When passing by Shuoyue Island, I heard Ying Zhao Taishou mention that Du Ziren invaded Chongshan Pass and killed General Platinum?

"yes. The ghost mother sighed lightly and lowered her head slightly, and Xiao Shizhu, who was still talking and laughing with Lin Cong, also put away his smile, and a little gloom appeared in his eyes.

The air around him was instantly solemn.

"You don't have to take any chances, I've taken steps and it won't be long before the Southern problem will be solved. After a while, Xiao Shizhu smiled slightly, and the warm smile swept away the gloom that had stayed in his eyes before: "Now your first task is to go back to the palace with me, and I want to wash the dust for you." ”。