Li Jiangyao explained to Horia and his subordinates that due to the arrival of the Persian merchant mission, the Turks and rebels had deployed heavy troops in the palace to maintain the defense force, and in this case, he had accidentally exposed his whereabouts last night, and in this way, Gelhan was bound to be more cautious and further strengthen his guard against his palace. Therefore, he thought that this operation to find and steal the black crystal jade of the Shenhua family could not be carried out for the time being, and instead of continuing to stay in the dangerous situation of the Chechi Palace, it was better to retreat temporarily, and after the Shang delegation left, he would find an opportunity to make a move.

And helping Effantia to leave was completely helpless. In any case, he could not be untrustworthy and coax his savior.

Huo Liya agreed with Li Jiangyao's judgment. Black crystal jade is important, but the commander-in-chief of the Metasequoia garrison cannot afford to lose. It's not worth putting a living person in for the sake of a dead thing. What surprised her even more was that the little beauty in front of her was actually the precious daughter of the Persian giant Ameni, and if Eventia disappeared in the royal palace of Golhan, it would inevitably cause a serious diplomatic incident, which would be very beneficial to the relationship between the Turks, the rebels and the Persian Empire.

Li Jiangyao hadn't considered this problem before, but now after listening to Huo Liya's analysis, he suddenly felt that this was indeed the case, so he naturally couldn't help but feel proud, and said with a smile that he had no last resort, although he didn't get the black crystal jade, but it also caused a lot of trouble to the enemy.

Everyone thought that if Effantia escaped at dawn, he was afraid that he would not be discovered, so it was still very dangerous here, so it was better to leave as soon as possible. Li Jiangyao jumped on horseback, waved his hand, and led his subordinates to move immediately, quickly moving in the direction of Metasequoia.

Two days later, the team successfully arrived at the base camp of Metasequoia City. Hearing that the commander had returned safely, the commanders of the various armies who stayed in the city came to the city guard mansion one after another to discuss the next course of action.

In addition to Xu Youchang and them, Ma Mu, the little prince of Shenhua, Kuliban, Samol, and Situ Wushou, who was in charge of the resettlement of refugees, all attended the meeting.

Everyone heard Li Jiangyao say that this operation failed to steal the black crystal jade, although they were a little disappointed, but in general, they didn't care too much. For them, whether they have the black crystal jade of the Shenhua family or not, they all have to defend the land for the country and fight the enemy desperately, so compared to it, Li Jiangyao can come back from the enemy's nest safely, which is more worthy of joy.

Kuliban and Samour couldn't help but comfort Li Jiangyao, saying that people are more important than things, if the adults have any mistakes because of the black crystal jade, then their Shenhua family will be to blame.

While everyone was talking, Effentia, who had been resting in the side room, walked in and asked curiously, ""

Xu Youchang said at this time: "Jiang Yao, at present, the training situation of our Metasequoia departments is progressing well, and in my opinion, the whole army already has considerable combat power. However, the old problem is still very urgent. One is intelligence, the other is supply, if a large-scale war breaks out next, these two weak links will bring a huge threat to the overall operation. ”

Lin Feng nodded beside him and said, "What General Xu said is reasonable. Although we seem to have a lot of people now, we are actually far from reaching the point where we are strong. To put it mildly, compared to the combat power of the original Zhenjiang Protectorate, we can only be called a rabble. ”

Situ Wushou also said: "In the war, on the surface, it is the army, but in fact, it is money and information. With our current level of munitions reserves, including our intelligence networks, it may be difficult to deal with a large-scale enemy attack. Moreover, Metasequoia is an isolated city, and once it is completely surrounded by rebels, it will be difficult to hold out for a long time without any assistance from outside. ”

Li Jiangyao bowed his head slightly when he heard this, and said in a deep voice: "I agree with what you said, so the strength of the Shenhua family is still our greatest hope now." Only when the little prince is successfully in charge of the entire family will Metasequoia City become no longer isolated. ”

Du Jian was surprised and said, "Boss, do you mean, you still want to find Black Crystal Jade?" ”

"That's right! Even if it is the Longtan Tiger's Den, it can only break through again. Li Jiangyao's face was grim: "We are currently in a race against time, and we must solve the big problem of supply and intelligence before the rebels can free up their hands to deal with us." ”

Horia frowned slightly, and after a moment of silence, she said, "That's all it can be." I'll go with the adults again. ”

"I don't agree with that." Xu Youchang said: "Jiang Yao is the chief general of the whole army, and he has repeatedly put himself in danger, which violates the military system. Well, let me go this time! ”

Li Jiangyao smiled, waved his hand and said, "I understand your kindness, but you are not suitable." Who doesn't know, Xu Youchang is a fierce general, horizontal swords and horses, galloping across the field is your strength, and you are not as good as the white-robed soldiers under me. It's better for me to go find the black crystal jade myself, and I don't need to bring too many people, so as not to be discovered by the enemy again. ”

Curiban looked a little solemn, and couldn't help but say, "Otherwise, Uncle Samore and I will think of other ways to mobilize the strength of the family to the greatest extent." My lord, when you go to the Chechi royal court to deal with Gelhan, I am always worried about ......"

Hearing him say this, Li Jiangyao was about to say something of relief, but who knew that Effantia, who had been staying in the side room to rest, walked into the house at this time and asked curiously: "I heard what you said about black crystal jade, what is it?" ”

Ma Mu and Samour were both warm-hearted, and at this time they also knew the true identity of this little girl, so they patiently explained it to her. After listening to it seriously, Effentia muttered "Black Crystal Jade" twice in her mouth, and then turned her head and asked Horia, "Sister County Lord, what about the luggage I brought?" ”

"Luggage?" Horia was slightly stunned: "Oh, you said those big boxes, they are all piled up in the guest room." ”

"Take me there!" Effentia said as she pulled the Nanhua County Lord and walked out. After a while, the two of them returned to the place, each holding a black object in their arms.

Li Jiangyao was wondering, why did this little Persian beauty care so much about her precious belongings, only to hear the two muffled sounds of "Bang Dang, Bang Dang", and the object like a black stone was thrown on the table by the two girls. Efantia clapped her hands, pointed to the table and asked Samore, "Please see if this is what you are talking about?" ”

Curiban and Samore hurriedly got up, looked closer, and were stunned on the spot.

The two black stones in front of them were black crystal jade!!

It's just that the Black Crystal Jade Sacred Stone of the Divine Flower Family is only slightly larger than a fist, and the Effentia and the others are holding it, although it is not a regular cube, it is the size of a sheep's head, and the color is purer.

Samor put his entire old face on top of the black crystal jade, and carefully observed it for a long time, before slowly raising his head, and said in a trembling voice: "That's right...... This, this is black crystal jade, how can you have it? ”

Effentia smiled nonchalantly, "Hey, you're too ignorant. I thought it was something amazing, but it turned out to be this guy. This is called Moyujing, which is a rare ore produced in the Western Continent, especially in the Yunhe tribe of the Turkic Eight Pillars. People who practice martial arts in the Western Continent often use Mo Yu Jing to cultivate their skills, and one of my father's trades is dedicated to Mo Yu Jing trade. ”

Samor was dumbfounded when he heard this, he didn't expect that the treasure "Black Crystal Jade Holy Stone", which had been inherited by the Shenhua family for thousands of years, would be so common in the foreign world. He blinked his eyes and muttered, "Oh, I see, I have been taught, old man." But ......"

Li Jiangyao jumped in front of him: "But what? ”

"However, this is the original stone," Samor explained, "The sacred stone of the Shenhua family, which has been polished and carved by craftsmen, has the icon of the god of Nanjin Flower on it......"

"Can you still remember what that icon looked like?" Lin Feng asked anxiously beside him.

Samour nodded, "Yes, of course." I'll never forget it. The words on the base of the sacred stone, as well as the surrounding patterns, have long been deeply imprinted in my mind, and it can be said that they are exactly the same. ”

Xu Youchang also reacted at this time, he, like Lin Feng, thought of a possibility, so he asked excitedly: "Old man, can you draw it with a pen?" The very precise kind? ”

Old Samour shook his head in embarrassment: "Well...... Alas, I can draw it with my mouth, but if I draw it with my hands...... I'm afraid it won't be good at drawing. ”

Situ Wushou closed the folding fan in his hand and said with a slight smile: "Daddy Samor, you come, I'll draw, you can see again, right, let's revise while talking, how about it?" ”

At this time, the little prince of the Shenhua family, Kuliban, had already guessed what these guys wanted to do, and couldn't help rubbing his hands excitedly, and asked eagerly, "What about the craftsman who carved jade?" What to do with the problems of the craftsmen? ”

"Craftsman's question, you can put ten thousand hearts," Ma Mu got up and patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "Guess what?" In the entire ghost desert of Western Xinjiang, the top jade craftsman - Qin Shucai, the big boss of Hetian Zhai, happens to live in our Metasequoia City! ”

"My dear mother! That's it! Li Jiangyao patted his thigh and said with a smile: "Let's carve a new black crystal jade holy stone for him, won't we just work together?" ”