The cold wind was still so biting, and the snowflakes poured into the main hall of the military yamen.

Lu Teng's face was calm, and his speed of speech was very calm, but his eyes were full of determination, and he was determined to stay.

The coldness on Ying Zhao's face has dissipated, and all that remains is calm.

And his gaze kept rolling over the other person's face, trying to see something different. But after watching it for a long time, seeing Yu Xuan go and return, and serving Lu Teng hot tea, Ying Zhao still only saw a calm look on Lu Teng's face and facial features.

"I want to stay because I see that you don't have so much deceit, so much heart and conspiracy. At least for your own people, no. Lu Teng, who was holding hot tea, bowed his head slightly to avoid Yingzhao's gaze. It's not that I'm afraid, but I just look at the ripples of water slowly swirling in the teacup in my hand, and say what I think in my heart: "You are united like never before." For thousands of years, no ghost clan and ghost country has achieved such unity. Originally, I thought that the Beiyin Dynasty was already very united, but now it seems that the Beiyin Dynasty is also full of intrigue. I am not afraid of intrigues, but I hate cannibalism and cannibalism regardless of the affection of my fellow citizens. ”。

This Lu Teng was 'chattering' again, and after saying a lot, he finally poured out all his psychological thoughts and confided them to Ying Zhao.

After listening patiently, Ying Zhao thought about it secretly, but still nodded his head and said, "Okay, but you don't necessarily want to be a ghost soldier anymore." It may be that you are a ghost people, and the court will divide the land and build a house for you, and you can live well. If so, would you still like to stay?".

"Yes, I'm willing not to be a ghost soldier. Lu Teng seemed to have thought of everything, and immediately blurted out: "Mountains and rivers are pastoral, men and women weave." Without the fighting of war, it is also a good life. ”。

"Okay, I'll arrange it for you as soon as possible. Saying this, Ying Zhao gave Yu Xuan a look, and motioned for Yu Xuan to take Lu Teng down to rest.

Before they left, Ying Zhao picked up his pen and wrote the unfolded white paper notebook, and after recording Lu Teng and the situation here in black and white, he summoned the guards and handed the closed notebook to the other party: "Immediately hand it over to the officials of the Express Report Division, and immediately send Yuque City." ”......

Wind and snow and cold, that's the business of the underworld. In the south of Huangquan after the storm, it is rare to see a good sunny day.

The wind and the sun are beautiful, but there are still many desolations in the south. After the sandstorm, the sand and dust everywhere exposed the sand and soil were either rocks and dead wood, or the bones of beast souls.

There are no people and no mountains, and as far as the eye can see, there are sand dunes, sand beams, coarse sand and gravel.

Xiao Shizhu led the army to walk in such a desolate place for three days, and after taking the blueprints of the thousand-mile chariot from Ke Yun's side, they continued to the south, and they had always deliberately avoided the border town sentry of the Huangquan ghosts. It's not that Xiao Shizhu noticed something and was wary, it's just that he wanted to take a super shortcut and arrive at the Huangquan Holy Land as soon as possible.

had no choice but to let Ke Yun, who should have stayed at the pass and rested, continue to lead the troops and follow them on this desolate land. If they hadn't led the way without Ke Yun and them, and hadn't followed the road signs between the dunes, Xiao Shizhu and them would have lost their way in a few hours.

The army marched day and night, until the early morning of the fourth day, when they finally reached the edge of an oasis surrounded by yellow sand. Surrounded by sand dunes and grassless loess, this depression is shaped like a gourd, with large ends and slender middles.

And the slender place is a deep pool of clear water. The white and flawless boulders on the riverbed are horizontal, and the jumping beads are beautiful. And around the pool, there is a light stone color of the pond shaded by pine and bamboo.

The houses in the forest are interspersed, and there are many halls and pavilions. Surrounded by thousands of acres of fertile land, planted with jade grain of the ghosts of Huangquan. The periphery of the field is lush with flowers, and the shadows of the flowers are beautiful. The opposite of the endless desolation that stretches out here.

Like the Yellow Springs Sanctuary and other southern oases, it has been undisturbed by sandstorms for thousands of years. The invisible divine power that surrounds the edge of the land keeps all the harsh environment out of the oasis.

Xiao Shizhu's arrival made this place lively and crowded. Fortunately, Xiao Shizhu forbade the ghost soldiers to enter the houses and trample on the farmland, and although those ghost soldiers were all Huangquan ghosts, they also listened to him, but they did not bring any trouble and panic to this place, and everything was still in order.

After settling the ghost soldiers, Na Ke Yun went to chat with the ghost in charge of the local affairs, Xiao Shizhu took the black monkey and Xun Xiang, as well as his national teacher Yingying to walk around here, and stood at the edge of the pool in the middle.

Originally, Nulu and Shi Cassia also followed, but the two imps slipped into the depths of the woods halfway through. told Xiao Shizhu that he was going to investigate and arrange a secret sentry. In fact, anyone with a discerning eye knows what these two little ghosts are doing in the dark woods.

Xiao Shizhu is nothing, and it is not broken. Just called Qin Yuan to arrange a secret sentry, and then stood on the edge of the waterhole to watch the scene.

After a long journey, even if Xiao Shizhu has mystical power, it is inevitable that there will be a faint tiredness on his face.

Xiao Shizhu found a random stone by the pond and sat down, looking at the water surface wrinkled by the breeze, and was stunned. The black monkey squatting beside him also looked at the fish swimming in the lake, and his eyes gradually flashed with excitement.

The instinct he had developed before to chase his prey was once again revealed.

The black monkey sucked the saliva that was about to flow from his mouth, pointed to the fish in the pool with one hand, pulled the cuff of Xiao Caryophyllus with the other, and shouted excitedly: "Fish, fish." ”。

Recently, the black monkey has been following Xiao Shizhu and is inseparable. Even if you sleep, you have to find a tent next to Xiao Shizhu's big tent. And he never spoke to him, but only said to Xiao Shizhu.

Although his voice function has degraded to the point that there is almost nothing left, and there are not many words that can speak and speak, he is only willing to talk to Xiao Shizhu.

Xiao Shizhu listened to him shouting for a while, and saw that the excited look on the black monkey's face did not decrease but increased, and probably guessed what the other party wanted to do, but he still asked first: "Do you want to catch fish?"

The black monkey immediately stopped calling, nodded his head like a chicken pecking rice, and then said, "Catch the fish for you." ”。

"Go ahead, take off your clothes and get into the water. Xiao Shizhu smiled and agreed to the black monkey. The black monkey was even more excited, stood up and divided his clothes by two, took off his clothes cleanly, and then took a step, as if he remembered something to stop, and then lowered his head and swept his trouser legs, bent down and rolled up his trouser legs, rolled up to his knees before running forward, jumped into the pool, and also swam and chased the fish in the water.

The water splashed, like jade beads, Xun Xiang behind Xiao Shizhu was surprised, and opened his lips slightly but couldn't speak.

She couldn't believe that in just a few days, Xiao Shizhu had trained a wild ghost who had no rules and didn't know etiquette to be well-behaved.

"Surprised. Yingying, the national teacher beside Xun Xiang, noticed the fluctuations in her heart, and immediately said slowly: "I think it's incredible." ”。

That Xun Xiang nodded silently, unable to speak.

Xiao Shizhu really has the ability, and this ability really opened the eyes of Xunxiang. She has seen monkey ghosts, but she heard that even if they are professional monkey tricks, it is impossible for monkey beasts to be obedient and sensible in three or five days.

"You haven't seen the lord's mount and pet, more obedient than this black monkey. Ying Ying pursed her lips and smiled, with a faint pride on her cheeks: "The lord's ability is not only to kill the enemy and arrange troops, he can always gather his ghosts to his side." You can't do that, right?"

"This ......" Xun Xiang finally spoke, but it was before he could speak, and he wanted to speak and stopped.

She really doesn't know if the current Emperor Xudu still has this ability. But when she was still following Emperor Xudu, Emperor Xudu was indeed able to unite them, and then make them willingly go to work for the Northern Yin Dynasty. Even if it is death, it will not be spared.

The water in the pool is constantly splashing, and the black monkeys chasing the fish and swimming and playing in the water are called a happy one. Sometimes they floated and sometimes they snorkeled, chasing the fish in the water into a panic and scattering.

There were even a lot of fish that were chased by him in a hurry, since they jumped up from the water regardless of it, and after leaving the water, the tail of the fish swayed, and a string of water droplets flew out.

If you're not careful, the fish won't fall back into the water. Feifei fell to the rocky shore, basking in the cloudy sun, struggling with his mouth open and staring.

"I've been in thousands of years, and I haven't seen an old ghost in the capital, and I don't know what happened to the Netherworld. After a moment of silence, Xun Xiang said slowly: "I don't know what the old ghost of Xudu has become now. But listening to what you said, he should have changed a lot, and he shouldn't have the ability to do it. ”。

Xiao Shizhu, who was watching the black monkey chasing the fish, although he didn't look back, he also listened to the conversation between the two female ghosts not far behind him, word for word.

"He's never been able to do that, my wife said. Then, Xiao Shizhu still didn't look back, his face was light, and then he looked straight ahead and said, "He lied to you to sell his life." When he seized the world, he was afraid that you, the meritorious heroes, would have a rebellion, and also exposed the fact that you worked together to murder the ancient gods with a knife, so that his future ruling power would be unstable, so he arranged a lie. Claim that the followers of the Old Gods have fled into the Yellow Springs, and let you hunt them down. But he soon sealed the nine entrances, leaving you isolated from the world in the Yellow Spring, and you will destroy yourself. So he never treated anyone sincerely. ”。

The lake breeze was coming, and Xiao Shizhu's robe was encouraging. On the swaying cuffs, the flame pattern woven with silver threads is also swaying in the wind.

Hearing this, Xun Xiang was not too surprised, they had already guessed that this was the purpose, but they did not mention it tacitly. It's like an ostrich in the desert who buries its head in the sand when it encounters danger, turning a blind eye to anything.

But Xun Xiang is also curious, who is Xiao Shizhu's wife? After getting along for so many days, it is the first time I have heard Xiao Shizhu mention this ghost. So after thinking about it, she was still curious and asked: "Lord, the minister dares to ask, who is Mrs. Zun's surname?"

"Ghost Mother. Xiao Shizhu replied with a smile without hesitation, and his eyes suddenly showed pride and pride.

"Yu'er?" Stunned, Xunxiang's eyes widened, making her two clear and bright eyes look as if they would fall out of their sockets in the next second.

"What?" Xiao Shizhu glanced back at Xun Xiang with a stunned face, and then turned back and said what he thought in his heart: "Do you know?"

"Yes, when I met her, she was a young girl. This ghost clan is a thousand years old after adulthood, and she should have grown up a lot in the past few thousand years. Xun Xiang recalled the past and nodded slowly, and the consternation on her face did not decrease but increased. The next second later, he said without thinking: "That's not right, so the old ghost is your father-in-law, and he still fights with you?"

"Father-in-law, what father-in-law?" Xiao Shizhu in front frowned.