Brother Lan led Shazhou Wei to retreat.

The little marquis, Song Hu and Ye Feng, stood side by side on their horses, watching their backs go away.

Song Hu's 2,000 cavalry was assembling and standby, and he was ready to escort Ye Feng and them for a ride, in case these Shazhou guards would go and return.

After all, he would never believe these barbaric and rude Mongols in his mind.

At this time, a deputy general under Song Hu stepped forward, bowed respectfully and presented a roll of notes to Song Hu: "Qi Xiao Hou Ye, the flying pigeon from Ganzhou has passed the book, and there is an emergency military situation." ”

Song Hu took the note, began to read it carefully, and suddenly frowned, and a gloomy cloud appeared on his face.

Ye Feng looked at him with a sad face, and asked, "What happened?"

Song Hu said: "The military situation at the Ganliang border pass has changed, and Benhou needs to rush back immediately to deal with it." ”

He raised his head and swept Ye Feng's eyes, and muttered, "However, Ye Gongzi, you ...... here."

Ye Feng hurriedly said: "The military situation is important, the little marquis should hurry up and return quickly." As for me here, Shazhou Wei has retreated, and I don't think I will go and return, so there is nothing to worry about. ”

Song Hu listened, and there was still a hesitant and hesitant expression on his face, obviously still relieved.

At this time, the lieutenant general just now stepped forward and whispered a few words in Song Hu's ear.

Song Hu nodded, seemed to be very satisfied with his suggestion, waved his hand and said, "Then you hurry up and assign people now, prepare horses and supplies, and then hand them all over to you." ”

The lieutenant general bowed down and replied: "Yes! The last general will definitely go all out and live up to the trust of the Hou Ye!"

After saying that, he turned around and strode away.

Song Hu looked at his back and said to Ye Feng: "This Deputy General Hao, who has served in the border army for many years, is very effective, and this Marquis ordered him to bring fifty cavalry to escort you left and right to ensure your safety." ”

"In addition, all the food supplies and horse strength you have lost before, Benhou has made up for you, I hope you can have a smooth journey this time and find what you are looking for. ”

In this last sentence, he said it with some meaning.

The little marquis Song Hu was suddenly so kind to Ye Feng, and left the sergeant who accompanied the escort, Ye Feng simply felt a little flattered, and muttered a little: "This, there is also a cavalry escort, is this necessary?"

Song Hu snorted coldly: "Of course it's necessary, what Shazhou Wei, Ben Hou never believed that the old fox came when he was sleepy." What's more, even without the threat of Shazhouwei, there are still horse bandits in this desert Gobi. ”

Ye Feng felt justified when he heard it, and he could only thank Song Hu repeatedly.

After a while, he couldn't help but ask the question that had been piled up in his heart for a long time: "Dare to ask the little marquis, why do you think so highly of Zai Xia and help him everywhere?

This is a very blunt and even impolite question.

However, Song Hu didn't seem to mind, he looked at Ye Feng with a complicated look in his eyes.

After being silent for a moment, he said, "Ben Hou is not helping you, but repaying your favor." ”

Ye Feng was stunned when he heard this: "Human favor, what kind of human favor?"

Song Hu turned his head, looked at the endless desert in the distance, and said: "At the beginning of Lanzhou City, if it wasn't for Ye Gongzi who stopped Ben Hou, if it weren't for the four words you wrote, Ben Hou would probably have insisted on going his own way and made a big mistake." ”

"It was your four words that made Ben Hou see the situation clearly, and also understood all the causes and consequences, so that he would not fall into the trap of others and invite death. Therefore, Ben Hou owes Ye Gongzi a favor. ”

He let out a long breath and said a little coldly: "As for Ben Hou arriving in time this time and saving Ye Gongzi and his party, you don't have to feel grateful." Even if there is a peace between us, no one owes anyone.

After speaking, he turned his horse's head, walked towards the assembled military formation without looking back, and said in a loud voice: "It's just that the next time we meet, we will still be friends since childhood, right?"

Friend?

Ye Feng looked at Song Hu's straight back, and a warm smile appeared in his eyes.

When Ye Feng returned to the valley mouth, everyone who didn't know what was going on immediately gathered around.

Everything just now happened so quickly and suddenly that they didn't even understand it.

Why did the little marquis Song Hu appear in time with the army to save everyone?

After Brother Lan and Ye Feng talked alone, why did he and his subordinate Shanzhou Wei sergeants choose to abandon their weapons and surrender?

Why did Song Hu leave in a hurry with his army, leaving fifty cavalry to follow and escort them?

There were too many questions that they didn't understand, everyone scrambled to ask them, and for a while Ye Feng didn't know which one to answer first.

So he started from the beginning and told everything that had just happened in detail.

Everyone was silent after listening to it, it turned out that what Brother Lan did was not out of his original intention, but just to repay his kindness. He didn't want to kill Ye Feng and them, he just wanted to capture them alive.

It's no wonder that yesterday they were able to support the attack of so many Shazhou guards with the strength of only a dozen people, and it turned out that they were just merciful and did not kill them.

But what is the origin of the mysterious man who wears a black cloak and embroiders a flying eagle pattern on his clothes?

Since he and Ye Feng didn't know each other at all, why did he want to kill Ye Feng and them?

Everyone shook their heads, and no one could figure it out.

At this time, Ye Feng found that the camel's face had changed a little.

He lowered his head and muttered "Eagle Pattern, Black Cloak", and his gaze on the ground burned with hatred!

Ye Feng's heart moved, could it be that the camel knew this mysterious person?

He was about to open his mouth to inquire, but the fat man on the side slapped him on the shoulder and said, "Now that we are safe, why don't we hurry up and tell the second brother and Miss Cheng in the valley the news!"

When Zhang Fatzi said this, Ye Feng remembered that the injured Xie Zhenliang and Miss Cheng were still staying in the open space deep in the valley, and they should not know the news that they had escaped.

Thinking of Cheng Nianzhen, Ye Feng felt that her mind was in turmoil again, was she still worried about herself now? How did they spend last night in the valley?

Countless questions instantly surged into Ye Feng's heart, and one of his hearts was eager to grow wings and immediately fly to Miss Cheng's side. Everything else, I can't take care of it anymore.

He said to Zhang Fatzi: "Let's go, let's pick them up!"

After saying that, he and Zhang Fatzi rushed towards the valley in a hurry, while the others stayed at the mouth of the valley to rest and wait.

They walked fast on the winding and narrow valley road, and after a while, they saw Miss Cheng and the others sitting quietly in the middle of the clearing waiting for news.

Seeing Ye Feng and Zhang Fatzi running over from a distance, Xie Zhenliang jumped up and ran towards them, shouting: "What's the matter, what's the matter? Why can't we hear the movement outside here, what's going on?"

Zhang Fatzi jumped and screamed happily, rushed over and hugged Xie Zhenliang, and reunited after the catastrophe, so excited that he couldn't speak.

He accidentally touched Xie Zhenliang's injured arm all of a sudden, and Xie Zhenliang, who was in pain, bared his teeth and let out a strange scream.

And Ye Feng ran directly in front of Cheng Nianzhen, stood still, reached out and grabbed her hands directly.

Miss Cheng stared at Ye Feng's face with joy in her eyes, tears rolling in her eyes

A trembling voice asked, "It's all over?"

Ye Feng smiled, nodded and said, "It's over, it's all over!"

Miss Cheng smiled a little overjoyed, and tears of joy rolled down her face, a picture of pear blossoms with rain.

It's so beautiful! Ye Feng was almost stunned when he saw it.

They were immersed in joy, and the blindfolded old man Fu Shuangling and the old man Sanji with a dignified face who were sitting on the side invariably let out a deep sigh in unison.

Alas!

Ye Feng was alert to the two people next to him, and with an embarrassed expression, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

Everyone sat down, Ye Feng told them what happened outside the valley, and Zhang Fatzi interjected on the side.

Xie Zhenliang listened with a look of fascination, and he was annoyed that he had missed so much excitement.

And Cheng Nianzhen didn't seem to care about what Ye Feng said, just a gentle expression, and kept looking at Ye Feng with gentle eyes, as if except for Ye Feng, everything that happened outside had nothing to do with her.

Old Man Fu Shuangling listened silently and didn't say a word, until Ye Feng mentioned the mysterious man wearing a black cloak and embroidered with a flying eagle pattern on his clothes, he seemed to be touched, and lowered his head and pondered for a while.

After a moment, he spoke, "I've never heard of a mysterious person dressed like this before, but that eagle pattern reminds me of something. ”

Ye Feng's heart moved, and he asked, "What did you think of?"

Fu Shuangling said in a deep voice: "I remember that in the records of our ancestors, it was mentioned that the people of the ancient kingdom of Loulan worshipped the sun very much, and the layout of their houses in the city, and even the mausoleum after death, were designed and built to imitate the shape of the sun's radiant rays. ”

Therefore, they also like the eagle flying high, they think that the eagle is the highest flying animal in the world, the closest to the sun, and the representative of the sacred sun in the world, so they also take the eagle as the totem symbol of their ancient country of Loulan. ”

Ye Feng's eyes flashed: "You mean that this mysterious person has a relationship with the ancient country of Loulan back then?"

Fu Shuangling nodded and said, "Yes, his clothes are embroidered with flying eagle patterns, I guess he may have some connection with the people of Loulan who have disappeared." Otherwise, why is he bent on killing us when we don't know each other? Perhaps, it has something to do with our desire to find the ancient city of Loulan. ”

Ye Feng also fell into deep thought.

The mysterious man, the flying eagle pattern, the ancient city of Loulan? Could it be that there is really some kind of connection between them?

Seeing that he was pondering, the lonely Zhang Fat Man opened his mouth and asked Miss Cheng: "Did you hear any sound here last night?

Cheng Nianzhen smiled and nodded.

Zhang Fatzi suddenly came to his senses and asked, "Then how did you come here? Are you afraid?"

Cheng Nianzhen smiled and shook his head: "Don't be afraid." ”

Zhang Fatzi was a little unconvinced: "You have women and children, will you not be afraid?

The smile on Cheng Nianzhen's face remained unchanged: "I'm really not afraid, because we already know the source and principle of this voice." ”

Zhang Fatzi was stunned, they also knew the truth from the mouth of the camel, and even the camel riders who walked the desert all year round didn't know, where did they learn about Miss Cheng?

He blurted out, "Who told you?"

Little Sanji, who had been silent on the side, raised his voice at this time: "Of course I told them!"

"You?" Zhang Fat looked incredulous, "just by virtue of such a little ghost like you, can you know?"

He saw that little Sanji's face suddenly sank, and he suddenly became alert, and he quickly shut his mouth.

Sure enough, little Sanji glared at him angrily and said, "I've said it many times, I'm not a little ghost!"