The sword blade was cold, and Gu Shengchao gave way sideways, waving his palm and cutting at the man's wrist.

The person behind him also changed his moves quickly, the sword slashed upward, and the blade swept diagonally towards Gu Shengchao's chest.

Only then did Gu Shengchao see the other party's appearance clearly, and he jumped back and said softly: "Second brother, don't worry, I'm Gu Shengchao." ”

Hearing Gu Shengchao's voice, Lu Shouwen looked up and down, and said in surprise: "It's Shengchao, why are you wearing the robes of the Beihu people?" ”

"It's hard to say, can you go in and talk?" Gu Shengchao observed the surroundings, unwilling to disturb the surrounding Beihu guards on duty.

Lifting the curtain, the two entered the tent, Gu Shengchao first briefly explained his recent experience, and then asked: "I heard that the people of our mission killed the Beihu Aries King, is this really the case?" ”

"It's just a frame-up."

Lu Shouwen waved his fist angrily and said: "The first few days when we arrived at the royal court were quite smooth, Shan Yu was very interested in the suggestion that the two countries should open markets to each other on the border, but later when King Zuo Xian returned, there was a change, and Shan Yu became indifferent to the opening of the market. ”

"What about framing?" Gu Shengchao asked.

Sighing, Lu Shouwen shook his head and said: "At this time, the prince of Xilang led a large group of people and horses to come here, and seeing their flamboyant appearance, we took the initiative to camp outside the city to avoid conflicts with them." Then we were also puzzled by what happened, seeing that they were lax in their guards, as if they were expecting us to leave secretly, just in time to put us all in prison on the charge of absconding in fear of crime. ”

"What's next?" Gu Shengchao didn't have an idea for a while, and asked how to deal with it.

Through the gap in the curtain, Lu Shouwen looked at the night and said worriedly: "In this matter, whoever benefits the most may be the murderer behind the scenes." ”

"How?" The ancient saint was puzzled.

Lu Shouwen introduced: "Although the border between our Dawu Dynasty and Beihu has not been opened, the private exchanges between the common people have not stopped, and most of them are concentrated in the control of King Zuoxian. Do you think, if the two countries really trade with each other, and the taxes go to Beihu and there is no share of King Zuoxian, can he agree? It is inevitable to find ways to stop it. ”

"That makes sense, but what about the country of Silan?" Gu Shengchao asked.

Leaning on the tent, Lu Shouwen pondered: "If we open the market with Beihu smoothly, the trade between Xileng and Beihu will definitely decrease, which is also the reason why they came with great fanfare." ”

Thinking of a detail, Gu Shengchao asked: "Coincidentally, the mission of our Dawu Dynasty has just arrived, and the delegation of the Xileng Kingdom has also followed, will there be something strange in it?" ”

Nodding, Lu Shouwen stood up and paced: "To send an embassy, both countries must agree, and the documents between us and Beihu must have been seen and notified to the Xileng Kingdom, which means that there is an internal response of the Xileng Kingdom in the court of the Beihu Kingdom." ”

"It's not easy to do, it's hard to prevent thieves, and it's not good for us right now!" Gu Shengchao was worried.

Sitting down again, Lu Shouwen said without hurrying or impatience: "The body is not afraid of the shadow, as long as we don't run, Beihu will not dare to mess around." ”

"What should I do now?" The ancient saint was commanded.

"I've been going to listen to the news every night these days, I can't understand what they say, I'm also in a hurry, the translator doesn't know martial arts, and it's even more cumbersome to go, if you can also understand some Beihu people." Lu Shouwen sighed helplessly.

Gu Shengchao patted his chest and stood up and said, "Second brother, I have also learned some of their languages in recent days, and there should be no problem in simple communication." ”

Overjoyed, Lu Shouwen said excitedly: "Really? ”

Seeing Gu Shengchao nodding, Lu Shouwen picked up a few stones and placed them on the ground.

"This is the city wall, this is the inn where the Sileng embassy lived, and this is the residence of King Zuoxian."

Lu Shouwen told Gu Shengchao everything he had found in the past few days.

"Second brother, don't worry, I'll find out as soon as possible and give you an explanation."

Seeing Gu Shengchao's solemn appearance, Lu Shouwen gently patted him on the shoulder: "Urgent matters must be delayed, the more urgent we are, the more we must stabilize our position, I believe that the other party will show flaws." ”

"Second brother, don't worry, I must be cautious."

Bidding farewell to Lu Shouwen, Gu Shengchao quietly climbed over the obstacles on the periphery of the camp and returned to the city.

When he arrived at the inn, there was a sound of blades colliding in front of him, and Gu Shengchao didn't want to cause trouble, so he was about to make a detour.

"Baili Huan, I let you get away with it last time, and this time it will definitely be hard to escape." A man gritted his teeth.

Baili Huan?

He's a big brother by himself!

Gu Shengchao followed the sound and hurried over.

In the darkness of the night, the four of them fought together.

One of them is Bai Li Huan, holding a sword and living with one enemy and three dangers.

One of the remaining three people had seen it, and Gu Shengchao and Wan Yanxi spared his life on the grassland, but he didn't think of it.

The other two were not familiar with each other, and that night Gu Shengchao fled with Baili Huan on his back and fled in a panic, and he didn't have a chance to recognize each other clearly.

He remembered that there was one man who made nine whipped lashes, but now he didn't, and all four of them used swords.

Unable to care about it so much, Gu Shengchao summoned the sword with his left hand and shouted: "Brother Baili Huan, little brother is here." ”

The man who spared the other party's life on the grassland was about to sneak attack, but Gu Shengchao waved his sword and stopped it in time.

Feng Wu's swordsmanship is exquisite, and the opponent is stumbling left and right, and he is killed in less than five moves.

Seeing that a helper came, Baili Huan's momentum soared, and the two fought side by side to force each other to retreat again and again.

The first time the two cooperated, Gu Shengchao held a sword in his left hand, and Baili Huan held a sword in his right hand, as if they had cooperated for a long time, advancing and retreating freely between offense and defense.

In an instant, he stabbed one of the opponents in the thigh and was unable to move.

The two men looked at each other, and one of them raised his hand and shot a hidden arrow.

"Poof, poof, poof......"

More than ten sleeve arrows blocked Gu Shengchao and Baili Huan's pursuit route.

The other threw out a small pink ball, which floated silently and exploded in front of the two of them.

The ancient saint was about to use his iron arm magic to break through, but was pulled by Baili Huan and retreated.

"Big brother, have you forgotten that I have been tempered with medicine, and I am not afraid of poison." Gu Shengchao said with a smile.

Retreating to a safe place, Baili Huan panted and said: "There is a way to be poor and not chase, the five poisons of the Poison Sect are fighting separately on weekdays, and two of them came tonight, I am afraid that there will be helpers, so be careful of their ambush." ”

"Five poisons, which are they?" Gu Shengchao was puzzled.

Observing that there was no danger around, Baili Huan said in a low voice: "The Poison Sect is headed by Erlang Mountain, the head is Ma Qi, and there are five generals below who are known as the five poisons, the one who made the poison just now is called Wu Shao'an, the one who used the sleeve arrow is called the Heavenly Tiger Bai Sheng, and the other three are the Hundred Variety Toad Xiang Hongji, the cold-faced scorpion king Ning Fei, and the little god Dragon Ye Chongtian. ”

"Little brother, remember, you must be careful when you meet them in the future." Gu Shengchao wrote them down one by one.

He remembered something and said, "Big brother came to Beihu on this trip, is it also to collect medicine?" ”

"You know that." Baili Huan is slightly different.

Gu Shengchao briefly told the story of his coming to Beihu with the mission, and finally said: "Now that the mission is trapped, I have no opinion, I can only take one step at a time." ”

Patting Gu Shengchao on the shoulder, Baili Huan laughed and said, "Coincidentally, I also heard about some things related to your mission. Be careful that the wall has ears, go, and talk back to the inn with me. ”

The two shuttled through the empty streets, and after a while, they came to an inn.

Walking into the guest room, there were two people waiting anxiously.

"Master!"

"The master is here."

The attentive apprentice brought two cups of hot food and put them on the table.

Taking a sip of tea, Bai Lihuan asked, "Are all the medicinal materials we collected ready?" ”

"It's all packed and you can return the same day."

The apprentice glanced at Gu Shengchao and said no more.

Bai Lihuan introduced: "This is the sworn brother I mentioned to you, Gu Shengchao, you should call him uncle." ”

"Uncle Shi is good." The two said in unison.

Looking at his nephew who was not much younger than himself, Gu Shengchao bowed his hand and saluted back: "Accept, may I ask the names of the two high surnames?" ”

"Uncle Hui, my name is Feng Nanjing, I am a senior brother, his name is Shen Cuo, and it is the first time that we followed our master to Beihu to collect medicine."

Gu Shengchao was puzzled: "Big brother, Beihu is far away, and it is inconvenient to travel back and forth, you just have to buy it from the people of Beihu, why bother to pick it yourself?" ”

"Little brother doesn't know."

Baili Huan sighed and said: "The grass we picked is called the broken intestine grass, only the seeds and rhizomes can be used in medicine, and a large dose of medicine can make people break their intestines in seven steps and die a whimper, but a small dose of preparation can make people feel refreshed and have the effect of pain and detoxification." ”

"At the beginning, we taught the herdsmen to pick, and we only waited for the purchase, but later the interests of individual herdsmen were adulterated, and it was easy to cure the disease, but to kill them, so we could only pick them ourselves to ensure the accuracy of the medicinal effect."

"I see." Gu Shengchao understands that in the face of interests, there are always people who do not follow the rules and end up harming others and themselves.

"Big brother just said that he heard something related to our mission, what is it?" This is the most important thing, and it must not be missed.

Bai Lihuan picked up the teacup and said: "Our two poisonous witch sects have the same origin, and we are good at poisoning, but our witch sect takes saving lives and helping the injured as our own responsibility, and the poison sect only wants to do some undesirable things for the sake of wealth and life." A few years ago, our Wuzong disciples picked mandala flowers in the Xilang Kingdom, and had a dispute with the disciples of the inner courtyard of Yunqi Palace. ”

"During the day I was wandering around the city, and I happened to meet the prince of Sirloin, who was accompanied by two elders. I stepped forward to theorize, but I didn't know that the old man of Yunqi Palace was quite unreasonable, and he fought with me because of the large number of people. ”

Baili Huan said angrily: "I am not an opponent alone, I am not angry, I am ready to poison them at night, but I heard them tell a shocking secret." I had the opportunity to poison them, but when I thought about it, wouldn't I become a despicable villain like the Poison Sect? I didn't want to be in the company of the Poison Sect, so I returned. ”

"I didn't expect to encounter the entanglement of the Poison Sect again, so I met my younger brother."

"What's the secret?" Gu Shengchao asked, he knew that this must have something to do with the mission.