"Besieged?"

Ji Tianci's voice suddenly raised by eight tones, and his face showed an unbelievable look.

It's incredible!

On the southern front, in addition to the eight hundred Royal Forest Army, there are also the heads of the major squires in Gusu County.

These squire family masters, all of them are extraordinary, and the weakest is also the strength of the quasi-grandmaster.

It can be said that although the Imperial Forest Army on the southern front has the smallest number of people, its theoretical strength should be the strongest among the three route armies.

After all, a quasi-grandmaster, the combat power that bursts out, is worthy of ten Royal Forest Army soldiers, or even twenty.

As a result, such a luxurious lineup was surrounded by bandits from Taihu Lake.

No one has been able to get out yet.

Ji Tianci couldn't contain the anger in his heart, slapped his palm heavily on the table, and roared.

"What the hell is going on?"

"Also, how did the news get back?"

Hearing Ji Tianci's questioning, a trace of cold sweat broke out on Wei Yanfeng's forehead.

In his heart, he was also angry.

This action of the Royal Forest Army simply disgraced their Royal Forest Army.

How does this make him raise his head in front of His Highness?

Wei Yanfeng stiffened his head and said, "Your Highness, the news is from Feng Yinglin!" ”

Ji Tianci frowned.

"Didn't you say that everyone was surrounded?"

"Why did Feng Yinglin come back?"

"According to Feng Yinglin, he was released back by the water bandits of the Impermanence Gate to deliver the news."

Ji Tianci heard the news, was silent for a moment, suppressed the anger in his heart, and summoned Feng Yinglin.

At this time, no matter how angry you are, you can't solve the current predicament.

The top priority is to rescue the trapped Imperial Forest Army and the heads of the Gusu County squire family.

Since the news has come, it is surrounded, not annihilated.

This shows that the Impermanence Gate did not kill everyone with a dead hand.

Immediately afterwards, Feng Yinglin pushed the door in and greeted Ji Tianci.

"I've seen Your Highness!"

"Old Feng, what's going on with the situation on the southern front?" Ji Tianci asked straight to the point.

The great rout on the southern front directly led to the failure of his entire plan.

Moreover, this defeat was also the first defeat after he entered Taihu Lake, which broke the myth of the invincibility of his Imperial Forest Army.

This is not good news.

This means that the psychological advantage of the Imperial Forest Army over the Taihu Lake bandits has begun to fade.

Feng Yinglin cleared his throat and said in an uneven tone.

"Your Highness, the army of the southern front advanced towards the impermanence gate lair according to the plan, but who would have thought that they would fall into the trap of the impermanence gate."

"How did you fall into the trap?" Ji Tianci frowned, and wrinkled out a Sichuan character.

Fang Feng Yinglin lowered his head, pondered for a moment, a touch of perseverance flashed in his eyes, and he seemed to have made up his mind, and said to Ji Tianci.

"Your Highness, the old man is suspicious of ......"

"There's an inner ghost!"

As soon as the words fell, Ji Tianci's eyes suddenly showed a thick shock, and the whole person almost jumped up.

Inner ghost?!

For the first time, Ji Tianci thought of Zhang Haimei.

If there is anyone in the fleet who is most likely to be an internal ghost, then it should be Zhang Haimei.

It's just that Zhang Haimei has been stared at by Aunt Qing, how did she get the news?

Ji Tianci couldn't figure it out for a while, and he didn't continue to think about it.

The top priority is to rescue the army on the southern front.

"Elder Feng, what news do you want to pass on when the Impermanence Gate lets you come back?"

Feng Yinglin said, giving Ji Tianci a wake-up call.

"Your Highness, the impermanence of the menmen's request is very excessive."

"Please, don't be angry!"

"Say!"

"Look at it alone, how excessive is the Impermanence Gate?"

"Impermanence Gate wants a ransom!"

"Three million taels!"

Feng Yinglin said the request of the Impermanence Gate.

This request, not only Ji Tianci, but even Wei Yanfeng clenched his fists angrily, and his eyes were about to erupt like flames.

A group of water bandits actually dared to demand ransom from their Royal Forest Army!

It's simply ...... It's so rampant!

Ji Tianci was very angry!

I can't wait to kill it right away!

However, the Impermanence Gate had thousands of hostages in his hands, and unless he didn't care about the lives of the hostages, he would never be able to act so recklessly.

What's more critical is that among the hostages, there are many squires from Gusu County.

The logistics of the Royal Forest Army also have to count on the squires of Gusu County.

If the heads of these Gusu County squires die on a large scale, it will inevitably lead to instability in the rear, and even affect the logistics of the Royal Forest Army. This is unacceptable to Ji Tianci.

Moreover, the ransom demanded by the Impermanence Gate is three million taels.

This number is very subtle.

Because, the property they seized from Manshan Island added up to about three million taels.

Obviously, this action of the Impermanence Gate is revenge.

After pondering again, Ji Tianci still chose to compromise.

"Old Feng, you just go and reply and say that Gu agreed!"

"Lone can pay one million taels first and trade the heads of the major squires in Gusu County."

When Feng Yinglin heard Ji Tianci's decision, he got up and bowed to Ji Tianci, and said with admiration and gratitude on his face.

"Your Highness Gaoyi!"

Ji Tianci shook his head.

"Lone is not a high righteousness, Lone just did what he had to do."

"The real noble one is still Feng Lao."

"You came out to tell the news, but you didn't run away halfway. With Feng Lao's strength, after you come out, you can completely escape, why bother to wade into this troubled water. ”

Hearing Ji Tianci's ridicule, Feng Yinglin smiled bitterly on his face.

"Your Highness, you're laughing!"

"The old man, as a representative of the squire of Gusu County, was chosen by the Impermanence Gate as the messenger of communication."

"If the old man really slips away, how can my Feng family still mix in Gusu County?"

"Although my Feng family is the number one wealthy family in Gusu County, it is far from the point of covering the sky with one hand."

"If we let the members of other families know that because of the old man's cowardly escape, many family heads died, and our Feng family will definitely suffer retaliation from other families."

Feng Yinglin did not hide it, and said what he thought in his heart very frankly.

It's not that he doesn't want to run away!

But he can't escape!

If they escape, their Feng family will no longer have a foothold in Gusu County.

"Then it's bothering Feng Lao, you have to run away!"

"This is what the old man should do!"

"Besides, Old Feng, you have one more word for Black Impermanence."

"What?"

A flash of surprise flashed in Feng Yinglin's eyes?

Between Ji Tianci and Hei Impermanence, in addition to the hostages and ransom matters, is there anything else?

"Ask Hei Wuchang for Gu, is he willing to accept Zhao'an!"

As soon as these words came out, Feng Yinglin's face was suddenly full of consternation.

Zhao'an?

Ji Tianci wants to recruit an impermanence door?

This news broke the earth and set off a storm in his heart.

Since Ji Tianci came to Gusu County, he has shouted and killed the eighteen villages of Taihu Lake, but whenever he encounters it, he will not show mercy.

But he didn't reveal the idea of recruiting an at all.

Now, you want to recruit An?

This decision can be said to be completely out of Feng Yinglin's expectations, so that Feng Yinglin didn't know what to say for a while.

Seeing that Feng Yinglin couldn't come back to his senses for a while, Ji Tianci thought that Feng Yinglin couldn't let go of his hatred, but said with relief.

"Old Feng, you want to avenge the murder of your son, Gu understands."

"However, the lonely Zhao'an, not everyone recruits An."

"The murderer who killed Ling Lang back then was not within the scope of Gu Zhao'an, Feng Lao, you can rest assured."

Hearing Ji Tianci's relief, Feng Yinglin reacted and bowed to Ji Tianci.

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

After that, Feng Yinglin took Ji Tianci's decision and the conditions for recruiting An, and went to the Impermanence Gate to report the news.

After Feng Yinglin left, Wei Yanfeng on the side couldn't hold back any longer, and knelt down directly, looking like a dead admonition.

"Your Highness, don't recruit peace!"

"Black impermanence is so arrogant and rampant, we still have to recruit An, wouldn't it be a bad example for other Taihu water bandits?"

"Let them think that our Imperial Forest Army is easy to bully, as long as they bully our Imperial Forest Army, they can recruit An as a master?"

Wei Yanfeng expressed the worry and anger in his heart.

Regarding the matter of Zhao'an, he was very opposed from the bottom of his heart.

Ji Tianci glanced at Wei Yanfeng and said lightly.

"Delaying the army, you know?"

When Wei Yanfeng heard this, he was stunned at first, and then immediately reacted.

"Your Highness, are you saying that Zhao'an's words are deceiving the impermanence?"

"That's nature!"

"Black impermanence is such a murderer, how can Lone recruit them?"

"The eighteen villages of Taihu Lake, although they are all water bandits, there are also differences between water bandits."

"There are some villages that focus on collecting protection money, and there are not many homicides on hand. Some of the stockades focused on intercepting merchant ships and guests passing by on the Taihu Lake. ”

"Impermanence Gate, that's the latter."

"How many homicides have been committed over the years? Around Taihu Lake, how many people have died because of impermanence? ”

"How can Lone recruit them?"

Ji Tianci had a sneer on the corner of his mouth, his eyes were cold, and there was an indescribable coldness on his face.

"However, the top priority, in addition to redeeming people, is also to find out the inner ghost."

"Yanfeng, what do you think?"

Ji Tianci asked softly, although the voice was not loud, but the weight behind this sentence was as heavy as Mount Tai.

Wei Yanfeng's lips squirmed a few times, although he had the object of suspicion in his heart, he didn't dare to say it.

Because the object of his suspicion is the pillow man of His Highness.

"Why, don't you dare to say it?"

"Hey, hey!" Wei Yanfeng touched the back of his head, at least His Highness saw through his careful thoughts, "It seems that Your Highness, your opinion is the same as that of the last general." ”

"That person is indeed the most likely ghost."

Before Zhang Haimei came, the whole process was very smooth and smooth sailing.

But after Zhang Haimei arrived, there was a moth immediately, and there was a ghost to report the news.

This is difficult for Ji Tianci not to associate the inner ghost with Zhang Haimei.

What's more, Ji Tianci has long known that there is a very close connection between Zhang Haimei and the Burning Heaven Gate through soul searching.

Could it be that behind this ambush, there is still the shadow of the Burning Heaven Gate?

With these confusions, Ji Tianci found Aunt Qing and told Aunt Qing about the inner ghost.

"Your Highness, do you suspect that Zhang Haimei is an internal ghost?"

Ji Tianci nodded.

Aunt Qing was silent for a moment, if Zhang Haimei was an internal ghost, and reported to the impermanence gate.

Well, it's a big mistake she's made.

Because she is the one who spies on Zhang Haimei, Zhang Haimei reports the news, and she doesn't even notice it, this is her responsibility.

"Although Zhang Haimei is the most suspicious, there is still no evidence!"

"Aunt Qing, do you know how to ask the heart?"

Ji Tianci asked, Aunt Qing nodded, and hesitated.

"Yes!"

"But not as proficient as Huber!"

Ji Tianci was silent for a while, nodded, and said to Aunt Qing.

"Then I'll bother you, Aunt Qing!"

After the two agreed, Ji Tianci took Aunt Qing, Wei Yanfeng and others to find Zhang Haimei, and the three divisions were tried.

When Zhang Haimei saw Ji Tianci's big formation, a very vague panic flashed in her eyes, and she almost thought that she was exposed.

But then, Ji Tianci's words made Zhang Haimei feel a little relieved.

"The army on the southern front was ambushed by the Impermanence Gate, did you report to the Impermanence Gate?"

Hearing Ji Tianci's words, Zhang Haimei couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Because, she didn't report to the impermanence door.

This has nothing to do with her!

However, although it has nothing to do with her, it is not easy to prove that it has nothing to do with her.

Zhang Haimei was distressed at this time, so she proved herself.

At the same time, she did not forget to slander the real inner ghost.

Because of this inner ghost, it can hurt her miserably!

"Your Highness, the concubine is wronged."

"The concubine body is definitely not an inner ghost!"

"Your Highness, if you don't believe it, you can cut open the heart of the concubine's body to see if the heart of the concubine's body is red or black!"

Zhang Haimei looked like she was in tears, and her pitiful demeanor made people feel pity.

However, at this time, Ji Tianci's heart was cold.

This woman is indeed a stunner, but she is also too dangerous.

If it weren't for the fact that he had a piece of Jiuyang Burning Sky Jade in her hands, he wouldn't have bothered to deal with her.

Seeing that Ji Tianci didn't believe it, Zhang Haimei was not angry.

She knows that today's events are by no means her own rhetoric, which can fool the past.

So, she said to Ji Tianci.

"Your Highness, there are many capable people and masters under your command, and there must be people who are proficient in the method of asking the heart."

"Your Highness, if you don't believe what the concubine said, you can let someone who is proficient in the method of asking the heart torture the concubine."

"The concubine only asks His Highness, you should be lighter."

Seeing Zhang Haimei lost so much, Ji Tianci said to Aunt Qing.

"Aunt Qing, I'll leave it to you!"

Aunt Qing nodded.

Her method of asking the heart is not as subtle as that of Huber.

But interrogating Zhang Haimei is not a problem.

"Zhang Haimei, Lone asks you again, have you ever leaked today's actions to outsiders?"

Ji Tianci did not directly say that it was the Impermanence Gate, after all, it was possible that Zhang Haimei leaked the information to others, and then others leaked the information to the Impermanence Gate.

This is the case.

"There is no concubine!"

"Then do you know the specific actions of the Royal Guards today?"

"The concubine doesn't know!"

Ji Tianci looked at Aunt Qing and found that Aunt Qing shook her head slightly.

This result was a mixed blessing, which made Ji Tianci feel very melancholy.

Happily, Zhang Haimei is not an internal ghost.

It shows that she doesn't have a particularly powerful means to hide from Aunt Qing's eyes.

The worry is that I haven't found out who the inner ghost is.

Zhang Haimei, who is the most suspicious, is not an internal ghost, so who is it?

This result is even more terrifying.

Because it means that this inner ghost, inside them, has been lurking early.