Outside, lightning sparkled in the night sky, darkening the heavens and the earth, followed by a thunderclap that made the earth tremble.

In a daze, the ghost mother looked around with horror in her eyes by the light that had just been lit...... Everything was so familiar, it made her feel a little relieved.

Her sanity gradually recovered with the passage of time, and after she settled down, she realized that the scene of Xiao Shizhu being pierced through the heart by a sharp blade and splattering seven steps of blood in her mind just now was just a nightmare.

Ghost Qian'er and Chen Ruo stood in front of the bed in front of the carved peach vine flower ornament, and their faces were also pale with fright. Especially Chen Ruo, she has followed the ghost mother for many years, and she is inseparable from the left and right, when has she ever seen the other party so panicked?

Even back then, when the ghost kingdom raised the whole country's troops to attack, when the soldiers approached the city of Xiaoyu Mountain, the golden drums sounded in unison in the face of the swords and swords inside and outside the city, and the ghost mother did not frown.

And today, after the ghost mother woke up, she was still in shock for a long time, and remembered that she exclaimed Xiao Shizhu, Chen Ruo expected that she must have been in her sleep, and dreamed that something unlucky happened to Xiao Shizhu.

After a while, Chen Ruo hurriedly settled down and whispered in Ghost Qian'er's ear: "Sister, go and make a bowl of soothing soup." ”。

After seeing Ghost Qian'er nodding and leaving, Chen Ruo slowly walked to the side of the bed, slowly rolled up the tulle curtain, and asked cautiously: "Mother of the Nation, have you dreamed of the king?"

As he spoke, he took a piece of clothing from the hanger at the end of the bed and draped it over her shoulders, and then wiped the sweat beads on her forehead with an embroidered handkerchief.

"yes. The ghost mother sighed lightly and muttered, "I dreamed that he was pierced through the heart by a sharp blade, and blood was splattered seven steps. ”。

"Huh?" Chen Ruo glared when he heard this, and exclaimed. He opened his lips slightly and was stunned, and hurriedly said softly: "There is a saying in the world, saying that this dream is all reversed, and the mother of the country does not have to worry; ”。 As he spoke, he couldn't help but glance at the ghost mother's bulging lower abdomen, and pulled up the brocade quilt and covered the ghost mother's stomach.

"Yes, yes, dreams are all reversed. The ghost mother was stunned for a moment and asked, "Is there any news of the king?" The panic in my heart was slightly reduced.

"Have you forgotten the Mother of the Nation?" Chen Ruo stroked her back a few times, making the ghost mother feel a little calmer, and then reminded: "There has been a secret report in the morning, and the king is building a city by the Thousand Star Lake at this time." I also want you to quickly allocate a thousand families to settle down. ”。

As soon as she finished speaking, when the ghost mother bowed slightly, Ghost Qian'er walked in with a soothing soup.

After Chenruo took the bowl, Ghost Qian'er slowly saluted the ghost mother and said, "Tell the mother of the country, Qinglan is waiting outside the door." said that there is something important that cannot be delayed, and it is urgent to report immediately. ”。

"Let him in. The ghost mother said in a whisper, and her heart tightened again.

This Qinglan is not only Xiao Shizhu's personal attendant, but also the ghost who is responsible for all the secret letters and contacts between Xiao Shizhu and the ghost mother when he is away. Visiting late at night at this time, it must be some urgent news from Xiao Shizhu from Fengdui County, how can the ghost mother who doesn't know the reason not feel nervous?

Ghost Qian'er didn't dare to delay, so she hurriedly turned around and left quickly.

After a while, Ghost Qian'er didn't come back, but Qinglan, who was a little wet all over her body, pushed the door in with a gust of wind.

"Meet the Mother of the Nation. Qing Lan didn't care much, walked quickly to the outside of the leg mask and stood towards the ghost mother, and after kneeling down with her knees bent, she took out a wax pill from her sleeve and held it in the palm of her hand and raised it above her head.

Chen Ruo hurriedly put down the soup bowl, went to fetch the wax pills, handed them to the ghost mother, and retreated to Qinglan's side and stood with his hands down.

"Get up. The ghost mother couldn't wait to crush the wax pill in her hand, hurriedly took out the note in it, unfolded it, and looked at it carefully by candlelight.

Outside, the wind and rain were more urgent, and the torrential rain shot down from the dark night sky like sharp arrows, shooting fiercely to every corner of Xiaoyu Mountain City, and constantly whipping the roof glass of the flower house, making it crackle continuously. The wind howled, like a tiger roaring in the mountains and forests, blowing the grass and trees in the courtyard outside the house, without exception, bending down and bowing their heads, and also blowing the doors and windows of the flower house creaked.

But the birds and insects that inhabit this house sleep peacefully. No matter how strong the wind and rain outside the house, it is also deaf.

The ghost mother sitting on the bed stared at the white and black words on the note in her hand, frowning slightly.

After thinking for a while, she handed the note outside the bed and said to Qing Lan Suse: "Quickly do what the note asks, select thirty secret agents who are good at reconnaissance and tracking, and secretly go to the king's tent to listen to it." ”。

"No. Qing Lan answered, lowered her head and walked to the side of the bed to take the note.

"Remember, this matter must be kept absolutely confidential, so as not to leak the slightest rumor. The ghost mother has recovered a little blood on her face, and her complexion is even more calm: "You must do it without leaking." ”。

"No. Qinglan hurriedly answered again.

"Go, you go to Wuqiu Shou immediately. The ghost mother continued to frown and think, muttering for a moment, and just as Qing Lan had just turned to leave, she said, "It's up to him to secretly select this group of credible and usable spies." ”。

"No. Qinglan nodded again and retreated.

"You go and rest, too. The ghost mother waved her hand, signaled Chen Ruo to step back, stared at the bowl of undrunk soothing soup on the bedside table, and thought in a daze: "Why does Xiao Shizhu want so many secret agents......?"

Thousand Star Lake.

Xiao Shizhu mobilized all the troops, and it only took more than ten days to build the square city wall. From the north shore of Qianxing Lake in the south to the remaining veins of Meiziling in the north, many houses and attics made of timber and bluestone have also been built in the city, and half of them are scattered and built on the hillside, between the newly planted bamboo sea and secluded forests, with bluestone slabs running through it. Solid and firm, it can be used as a HOS or watchtower.

Then, on the east and west sides of the city, 100 acres of fertile land were cultivated by the lake, and the canal designed by Julong himself crisscrossed it, and the water from Qianxing Lake was irrigated into the field along the canal, and crops were planted.

Xiao Shizhu looked at this new city built by himself, and was overjoyed and had a sense of achievement, so he ordered someone to cast a bronze casting weighing 5,000 catties, two feet high, shaped as an eight-sided copper cast, standing in the center of the bluestone square in the middle of the city.

And this city, in the name of its own name, was named Shizhu City, and this city was used as a forward base for attacking the hinterland of the Gonggong country, and the garrison did not take a step forward here, quietly waiting for the reply of the Gonggong.

It was a rainy day, and the wind was beautiful. The wind and waves on Qianxing Lake are calm and the water is not prosperous, like jasper and treasure mirror.

After Xiao Shizhu dealt with Shizhu's affairs in the city and the affairs of the army, he came to a quiet place by the lake outside the city as usual, and sat on the lake to fish.

It's just that unlike before, it is no longer the personal guard King Kong who is following him, but the ghosts and Lu Wu.

"Big brother, now the coastal area of Fengdui County has been preliminarily decided, and according to your request, Qin Yuan and the Yu militia have also dispersed the notice of returning to the fields and returning home, and most of the people who were forcibly moved south by the Gonggong have secretly escaped, so that the cities under the control of our country have restored order and production. After thinking for a moment, Lu Wu asked, "And this Shizhu City has also been built, so what should we do next?"

"Wait. Xiao Shizhu turned his head to look at Lu Wu and smiled indifferently, and said, "What are you anxious about? I haven't eaten enough of the fresh fish in Qianxing Lake." ”。

"What is the king waiting for, is it a fish or a co-worker's surrender?" Lu Wu nodded when he heard this, while the ghost captives looked at the fish floating on the water in front of Xiao Shizhu and asked slowly.

"I'll wait for both. Xiao Shizhu smiled meaningfully.

"But this co-worker is a well-known hard bone, occupying himself as a prince and king with some seniority, arrogant and boundless. The ghost captives raised his eyebrows upside down, and his face was a little embarrassed: "I'm afraid that it will be more difficult for him to surrender; ”。

"Then I don't scare him. Under the lake breeze, Xiao Shizhu laughed and said, "It's a big deal, I'll 'borrow' this Fengdui County with him to use it for thousands of years." ”。 Between the eyebrows, there is confidence as always.

"I'm afraid that when the time comes, this co-worker will come back to life. After hearing this, Lu Wu also said thoughtfully: "At that time, he will be relieved, and it will be more difficult to deal with." ”。

"Yes, General Lu Wu has a point. The ghost captives also echoed with some concern.

"Then aren't we also recuperating?" Xiao Shizhu looked at the fishing rod in his hand, and said to Lu Wu in a relaxed tone: "Third child, you have worked a little harder these days, carefully selected soldiers who are sincere and have no family, and who are good at sailing and water warfare, from the surrender of the Communist Labor Army, and assigned them to serve in the naval divisions stationed in these four places, such as Shentou, Shuoyue, Heilong County and Sanxing Island, so as to improve the combat effectiveness of our army's naval divisions." ”。

"No. Lu Wu lowered his head and said.

"The rest of the troops will be arranged by the ghost captive, and they will be scattered and arranged in various garrisons. Xiao Shizhu turned his head to look at the ghost captives again, and admonished: "But remember, you must treat them well, and explain to the generals who command the army in various places, and you must treat them equally." ”。

"Yes. "The ghost captives also gave their hands over.

"Also, quickly go and send an order to Xia Xing and Wu Qiu Shou, so that they can mobilize from Shuoyue and Heilong Counties to quickly enter Fengdui County and maintain the stability of the towns under our rule. After finishing speaking, Xiao Shizhu didn't say anything more and continued to drop his fish.

"Yes. The ghost captive replied again.

At this moment, Julong hurried out of the city and came towards him, holding a letter in his hand, his face full of joy.

"It's coming, it's coming. He rushed to Xiao Shizhu's side and stood still, and before he could catch his breath, he handed the letter in his hand to Xiao Shizhu, and said excitedly: "King, my father sent someone to send the letter of surrender. ”。