CHAPTER XXIII
After crossing the peaks and mountains, the scenery is very different, the scorching sun is in the sky, and the occasional wind and sand rise, as if to kill someone.
The soldiers of the Apocalypse couldn't resist the grinding of the sand at first, but it didn't matter if the mountains and rivers were raising people as they got older. Looking to the west, in the depths of the rolling wind and sand is the disgraceful Xinu royal court; Looking east, the homesick gaze crosses the wind and smoke, and there are countless mountains in pity.
The red moon in the northwest is incomprehensible, and the soldiers who have left their hometown only feel that there is a bright and lovely hometown.
Yin Xi and his other forbidden troops have been stationed near Qiangcheng for three days in the form of a westbound caravan, and he sent three teams of men and horses to explore Qiangcheng, Suzhou and the capital of Xinu, but there is no news yet.
In the main account, standing on the edge of the bed and looking at He Duanshu, who was still unconscious, his face was gloomy and he didn't say a word.
"Can anyone stay with him when He Duanshu is plotted?"
After speaking, he heard a crisp voice sound: "My lord, I was with Lord He at that time. ”
Yin Xi followed the voice and looked over, it was a new face, but Bai Nen: "Who is this?" ”
The forbidden army on the side hurriedly said: "Lord Hui, he is a person under the head of the An Sect, his name is Gu Ning, and he is the first time to come out to carry out a mission and have a long experience." ”
Yin Xi stared at him for a while, and then said a little suspiciously: "It looks a little familiar." ”
"Where did Lord Ho get hurt?"
"In the vicinity of Qiangcheng."
"Can you see the man who released the arrow?" Otoki asked.
"Lord Hui, it was late at that time, and I couldn't see it clearly, but the jade ornament on that person's waist was a little bright at that time." Gu Ning thought about it carefully and said.
Yin Xi got what he wanted, he glanced around the tent again, and finally his eyes fell on Gu Ning and ordered: "Take good care of Lord He, this official will go out first." ”
"Slow down, adults."
Yin Xi secretly thought: After secretly connecting with the Du family army in Qiang City, I learned that there was nothing abnormal, and now it was the imperial army stationed in the open to prevent the Xinu people from attacking eastward, and Suzhou was the imperial army, and it was still more than 20 miles away from Qiang City, it should not be done by people in the army, if what Gu Ning said was true, it was not the nobles of the Xinu royal court who could wear jade in such a barren place, or the Central Plains caravan.
He thought as he walked, and Otoki felt that he must have missed something.
……
At this time, in the Northwest Royal Court, Yuewujun was sitting on the main seat, with a wine bottle on the table, and a jade pendant wrapped in soft light, on which was a big python entrenched in an ancient pine.
In front of him kneeled a Central Plains man who was tied up with five flowers, and was pressed to the ground by another Xinu man, who was trembling, for no other reason, next to this Central Plains man lay a dead body that had been dried up, and his body was mutilated, and it was obvious that he had suffered inhuman torture before his death.
Frightened enough, the sturdy and tall man sitting on the main seat spoke: "Are you still not willing to help with this little favor?" ”
The Central Plains man was already frightened, he kowtowed again and again, tears and snot flowing: "The king spares his life, the king spares his life, the little one is willing to help, willing to help." ”
Yuewujun picked up the jade pendant and threw it in front of him and said, "It's very simple, this king will send someone to send you to the vicinity of Qiangcheng in a few days." ”
As he spoke, he waved his hand, walked in front of the Central Plains man on the side, and then squatted down and unfolded the portrait in his hand, who else could the person on it be if it was not Yinxi.
Yuewujun continued: "You just need to try to get caught by the people up there, and then act more violently......" as he said he held up a small medicine bottle in his hand: "There is a pill in it, it is under your tongue, and when they ask you to speak, bite it and swallow it." ”
After saying that, he threw the porcelain vase to him as well: "When the matter is done, this king will let you, your son, and the caravan leave safely." ”
The Central Plains people had no other way: "The small, the small obey." ”
After the others were taken out, Yuewujun said to his henchman Gao Chaoshen: "You follow him secretly, if you say more, you will kill him directly." ”
Gao Chaoshen nodded: "The subordinates receive the order." After saying that, he walked out.
Gao Chaoshen glanced at the Central Plains people who were shrinking in the corner, sneered, lifted the person up directly, pointed to Yinxi's garrison in the distance and said, "Look at it, you will be hiding around there for a while, do you understand?" ”
"Listen...... Got it. ”
Gao Chaoshen threw the person on the ground again, and the Central Plains man got up cautiously and asked tremblingly: "Official, is the small, villain's caravan already released?" ”
Gao Chaoshen didn't even look back, and a cruel smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Don't worry, you left the camp with your front foot, and they will be released with your back foot, and you will be able to meet them soon." ”
"That's good, that's good."
Yinxi's camp was backed by a forest, and the Central Plains people groped their way to their camp from the back, and when they reached the larger camp, he slowly crouched down and looked in through the gap.
"Who?" There was a sound of breaking the air while speaking, and a dart flew directly towards the Central Plains man, submerging his shoulder, and he turned around in pain and was about to run, but was kicked to the ground by the person behind him.
Yin Xi looked at the Central Plains man who was thrown on the ground, and frowned: "Who are you?" ”
But seeing him move his throat and swallow something, Yin Xi and the others didn't have time to stop it, and saw that the man had already vomited a mouthful of black blood and collapsed to the ground.
And when the people of the Central Plains tasted the taste of the pill, their eyes suddenly widened, it was a drug! He didn't know that he had been deceived when he was dying, but his throat had been blocked by a blood clot, his abdomen cramped, he didn't say anything, he looked at each other, and he didn't blink to death.
The man is dead, and Yin Xi said, "Search his body." ”
"Yes."
A forbidden soldier stepped forward to rummage through his clothes, and in the innermost layer, he touched a hard object and pulled it out, it was a jade pendant, and an envelope also fell out.
After the people in the account saw it clearly, their faces suddenly changed, Yin Xi took the jade pendant and the envelope, he opened the letter with a calm face, the paper was a little torn but the words on it were clearly recognizable: Monitor as usual, garrison Qiang City.
"Call Gu Ning over."
After about two sticks of incense, Gu Ning still looked white.
Yin Xi held the jade pendant in front of him and asked in a deep voice, "What do you see this jade pendant?" ”
Gu Ning blinked and looked at it, and seemed to think seriously: "It's very similar, it should be this one!" ”
After getting the answer, Yin Xi put away the jade pendant, Gu Ning looked at him, and suddenly asked, "Are you going back to Beijing?" ”
"Why ask so much?"
Gu Ning smiled slightly: "I want to ask the adults to say hello to the head of the An sect." ”
Yin Xi ignored him, waved his hand, and "invited" the person out.
Yin Xi handed the things to the people around him: "Send the things to Your Majesty first." ”
"My lord, aren't we going back?"
Yin Xi pondered for a while: "Wait a little longer, the official feels that something is wrong, and he will check again." ”
"Yes."
……
The Royal Court.
"King, the matter is done."
Yuewujun nodded: "When are those people going to return to Beijing, this king can't wait to see the good show of the apocalypse!" ”
"By the way, secretly dotting, we must make sure that the things are delivered to the little emperor of the Apocalypse."
"Yes." Gao Chaoshen didn't go out immediately, he looked at Yuewujun and said, "Wang, Prince Yueli Xiao was at the target range just now, and he prevented the shooting of that Central Plains caravan. ”
Hearing this, Yuewujun's smile disappeared, and he muttered for a while: "First take it into custody for the time being, and then kill it quietly tonight and throw it into a mass grave." ”
"Subordinates receive orders."