South Star City West.

On the low hills, sparse vegetation is scattered on the rocks, making the surrounding environment look a little desolate.

Cao Zhengchun was wearing a purple brocade robe, standing on the top of the hill, his back slightly hunched, and his long pale hair hanging down beside his shoulders.

He looked at the Southern Star City in the distance and waited quietly.

At this time, the atmosphere of Nanxing City was extremely solemn, as if it was pressed by a heavy and incomparably heavy aura, like a dense cloud, like a strong wind.

To the east of South Star City is an endless barracks with no end in sight.

It was the barracks of the Mingyue Army and the defenders of Yuezhou Town.

Just as Cao Zhengchun was standing quietly, several war horses in the distance suddenly galloped out of Nanxing City and rushed straight towards the hill where Cao Zhengchun was.

Looking at the cavalry, Cao Zhengchun had a kind smile on his face.

A moment later, the war horse came close to him, and Mao Jiang jumped down from the war horse.

"Grandpa Zhu!"

He looked at Cao Zhengchun with some hesitation.

"Our Zhu Ji has seen Master Hou!"

Cao Zhengchun bowed slightly and said with a smile.

Mao Jiang hurriedly replied: "I've seen Gonggong Zhu!" ”

The two saluted, Cao Zhengchun went straight to the point and said, "Master Hou should know why our family came." ”

Mao Jiang nodded solemnly, then took out a book from his arms and said, "This is my current understanding of the night. ”

Cao Zhengchun took the document book, opened it and glanced at it casually, and said, "Thank you for your hard work, our family will report this matter to Your Majesty as soon as possible!" ”

"However, there is still something we want to ask Master Hou."

"Father-in-law Zhu, please speak!" Maojiang Road.

"Can Master Hou control Nanyang City?" Cao Zhengchun said.

Mao Jiang's expression was slightly condensed, and after a little silence, he said, "I can only control half of Nanyang City. ”

"What about the remaining half?"

"In the hands of the night."

"Who's responsible?" Cao Zhengchun looked at him.

Mao Jiang took a deep breath and said, "Former Yunzhou Commander Ji Ming. ”

"Hmmm! Ji Ming! Cao Zhengchun showed a thoughtful look.

Before Maojiang rebelled, Ji Ming was the commander of the Yunzhou Metropolitan Division, in charge of the Yunzhou Metropolitan Division's yamen and more than a dozen town defenders.

Compared with Mao Jiang, this Ji Ming is very low-key and very inconspicuous.

Until now, few people have paid attention to him, or probably the vast majority of people have forgotten about him.

"He's the Man of the Night?"

"That's right." Mao Jiang nodded and said, "But please don't startle the snake with Gonggong Zhu." ”

"Ji Ming is the speaker of the night in Yunzhou, if you want to understand the night, you have to go through him, at present, I plan to stabilize the night first, and when the Lanyue army comes to Nanyang City, it is the time to lead out the night."

Cao Zhengchun's expression was solemn and said, "You plan to use the Lanyue army to lead out the night?" ”

"Well, at present, the night shows great importance to Nanyang City, and they intend to use Nanyang City as the starting point for invading our dynasty."

"As long as there is a crisis in Nanyang City, they will definitely not stand idly by." Maojiang Road.

The rebellion in Nanyang City was arranged by Emperor Lihuang and him for more than ten years, the purpose of which was to draw out the night and figure out the details of the night.

In Emperor Li's layout, Marquis Lan Yue was just incidental, and Qin Wei wasn't even incidental, but Emperor Lihuang wanted him to stay away from Kyoto, so he threw him to Shuzhou.

"Our family knows, but our family will still be staring at Nanyang City." Cao Zhengchun said.

"That's natural, if Gonggong Zhu can show it, maybe it will be better." Maojiang Road.

"Are you going to get our family to put some pressure on them?" Cao Zhengchun said.

"Hmmm! The night is very mysterious, and the information I know is still relatively shallow, so if you want to understand the night more deeply, you have to put enough pressure on them. Mao Jiang said.

Cao Zhengchun pondered a little and said, "Our family understands, and our family will cooperate with you!" ”

"Thank you!" Mao Jiang arched his hand and thanked him.

……

The Court of the Feathered Witch.

As Zhao Gao continued to capture the Nine Rank Martial Artists, all the clans in the northern part of the entire Feather Witch Court fell into a panic.

Among the major clans in the Feather Witch Palace, every nine-rank martial artist is in a high position, either the patriarch of a clan, or an elder of a clan, and the lowest is also the worship of the big clan.

Every move of such a character has a great impact, not to mention the disappearance of more than a dozen people in a row, even if one or two are missing, it will cause a shock.

In the base of the mountain flat.

Zhao Gao walked into a large wooden house and looked at the dozen or so prisoners in the room casually.

These prisoners were what they had gained during this time, and they had almost captured all the Nine Rank Martial Artists in the northern region of the Feather Witch Court except for the Black Feather Clan.

However, now they have stopped their actions, because this matter has attracted the attention of the entire Feather Witch Royal Court, many innate martial artists have arrived in the northern region, if they continue to act, it is likely that they will steal chickens and rice.

Therefore, Zhao Gao already planned to stop this operation, send these people back to Shuzhou first, and then proceed to the next plan.

In the dim wooden house, Zhao Gao's gaze swept over the people on the shackles, and suddenly his gaze stopped.

"Who is he?"

He asked, looking at one of the shriveled old men.

"My lord, he is a wizard of the Falling Feather Clan." The retinue next to him replied.

Zhao Gao stepped forward and looked at the unconscious wizard.

Wizard is a special cultivation system of the barbarians, just like Dali's Confucian cultivation.

Confucianism is mainly based on cultivating Confucian scriptures and understanding the principles of heaven and people's hearts, while shamans are mainly based on understanding the rules of nature.

The methods of wizards are also varied, some are good at controlling beasts, some are good at using Gu poison, and some are good at observing the nature of heaven and earth and predicting celestial phenomena.

In short, the wizard is like a hodgepodge, good at all kinds of mystical methods, not as pure as martial arts and Confucianism.

"Wizard!"

Zhao Gao came to the old man, thought about it, and slapped him to death directly.

A wizard is not a martial artist, and he cannot be trained into an innate martial artist with the Devouring Yuan Pill, and keeping it is not only useless, but may cause trouble.

After all, Zhao Gao didn't know much about the methods of wizards.

If this old thing can resist the beast and use the bird to deliver the news, won't they be exposed, or if this guy uses Gu poison to poison them, then the gain outweighs the loss.

"Prepare, send them back to Shuzhou!" Zhao Gao instructed his entourage.

"Whoa!"

After that, Zhao Gao walked out of the wooden house, stood on the top of the cliff on the hillside, and looked at the vast mountains.

The task given to him by Qin Wei is considered to be completed, but his follow-up plan is not over yet.

Before leaving the Feather Witch Court, he also prepared a small gift for the Feather Witch Court.

"The easiest way to undermine a force is to provoke internal contradictions."

"When the conflict reaches an unavoidable level, no matter how powerful the force is, it will fall apart in an instant."

"The Feather Witch Court is not far from falling apart."

On the cliff, Zhao Gao's subtle voice slowly spread with the breeze, like a ghostly whisper, and like a mantis leaping insect, chirping, squirping, making people unreal.

……

Meanwhile.

In Qingyu City, the clan land of the Qingyu clan, a group of high-ranking people of the Qingyu Wu clan gathered in the magnificent hall.

A solemn atmosphere filled the entire hall, and everyone's faces had a heavy and cold look on their faces.

Hu Shen, the patriarch of the Qingyu clan, sat on the main seat, his eyes were condensed, and he didn't say a word.

On his left and right flanks sat two thin old men, who were the wizards of the Qingyu clan.

Wizards have a very high status among the barbarians, and almost a little larger tribes will have wizards, they are second only to the patriarch, and their status is still above the elders.

Among the barbarians, the shaman is a symbol of wisdom. They may also have great abilities, but what allowed them to achieve such a high status was that they possessed the knowledge and wisdom of ordinary people from afar.

The left and right wizards of the Qingyu clan are Jin Lan and Jin Tuosi.

"In a month's time, four branch patriarchs and elders of our Qingyu clan have disappeared! But now we don't even know who the enemy is! ”

Hu Shen, with a rough face, said coldly.

At first, when the patriarchs and elders of Moling Mountain City disappeared, they didn't pay attention to it, but then two more patriarchs of the branch clans disappeared, and they could no longer ignore them.

"Patriarch, not only us, but also Bai Yu and Chi Yu have also lost a lot of strong people, as far as we know, there are currently more than ten strong people missing."

"Here's the problem, we all have strong people missing, but the Black Feather clan doesn't."

"It's not just the Black Feather Clan, but there are no strong people missing from those small Feather Clan."

"Little Feather Clan! Naturally, they have no need to suppress them, only our green feathers, white feathers and red feathers are regarded as thorns in the side of the black feather clan! ”

"This is what the Black Feather Clan did!"

"yes, who else but them could do such a thing?"

……

In the hall, the elders of the Qingyu clan discussed a lot, and finally determined that the murderer of the strong man's disappearance was the body of the Black Feather clan.

It's no wonder that they think so, the Black Feather Clan and the other three clans have a long history of contradictions, and the Black Feather Clan has been sparing no effort to suppress the other three clans over the years.

Wantonly recruiting troops from their three clans, wantonly requisitioning the strong, and sending them to the battlefield to be cannon fodder, this kind of thing has been done more than once by the Black Feather clan.

The war between the Feather Witch Court and Dali is the most convenient means for the Black Feather Clan to suppress the other three clans.

And now, there are a large number of strong people in their clan missing, and they almost don't have to think about it, so they press the matter on the head of the Black Feather clan.

Now even if Zhao Gao stands up and says that he did it, it is estimated that these people are unwilling to believe it.

This is the great gift that Zhao Gao left to the Yuwu Royal Court.

"We have to ask for an explanation from the Black Feather Clan!"

"That's right, patriarch, we can't sit still, if this continues, our Qingyu clan is afraid that they will be wiped out!"

"Yes, they must be allowed to release the people back, if they don't release them, then we will fight with them to the death!"

"Unite the Red Feather and White Feather clans, we will fight with them!"

A voice filled with righteous indignation sounded in the main hall, adding a bit of solemnity to the heavy atmosphere.

Hu Shen sat on the main seat, his eyes flashing with a gloomy essence.

He was also suspicious of the Black Feather Clan, but he still had some doubts in his heart.

He couldn't understand why the Black Feather Clan did this?

It is true that the Black Feather Clan is the dominant family in the Feather Witch King's Court today, but if they are united with Red Feather and White Feather, it is not impossible to challenge the Black Feather Clan.

Although the Black Feather Clan has been suppressing the three of them, they don't dare to do things too much.

Hu Shen had some doubts in his heart that this matter was not done by the Black Feather Clan.

"What do you think, two wizards?" He asked Jin Lan and Jin Tuosi on both sides.

Jin Lan and Jin Tuosi glanced at each other.

"The Black Feather Clan is the most likely, but for now, let's not act recklessly!" Jin Lan said in a hoarse voice.

However, Jin Tuosi shook his head slightly and said, "This may be our opportunity." ”

"Hmm!"

Hu Shen and Jin Lan both looked at him in surprise.

"Let the three clans of Qingyu, Baiyu and Akabane have a chance to unite!" Jin Tuosi said again.

When Hu Shen heard this, his eyes narrowed slightly.

The reason why they couldn't fight against the Black Feather Clan was because there were many gaps between the three clans, and they couldn't really unite together.

If they were to unite with each other through this matter, they would be qualified to fight against the Black Feather Clan.

When the time comes, maybe they can pull the Black Feather clan off the throne.

"But if we don't deal with the people behind the scenes, will there be people missing in the future?" Jin Lan Road.

Uniting the other two clans can fight against the Black Feather Clan, but it cannot solve the problem of the disappearance of the strong.

"These two things are not contradictory, and it is more beneficial for us to investigate this matter and fight against the Black Feather Clan together." Jin Tuo thought.

Hu Shen nodded, what he said was right, in short, uniting with Bai Yu and Chi Yu would not hurt them now.

In the past, there were many conflicts of interest between the three clans, and they were all defensive and hostile to each other, and it was difficult to reach a true alliance.

But now that there is more pressure, they may be able to lay down their hostility and defensiveness and form a close alliance.

"Then it's decided, I'll arrange for someone to contact the White Feather and Red Feather clans first."

Hu Shen directly confirmed the matter.

Jin Lan and Jin Tuosi glanced at each other and nodded, agreeing with his decision.

(End of chapter)