It was getting dark.

Ye Feng spent the whole afternoon discussing with Tang Da and the two righteous brothers about the matter and candidates for setting off to find the ancient city of Loulan.

First of all, the indispensable thing in the team is Cheng Nianzhen, Miss Cheng.

Because he had to rely on Fu Shuangling to lead the way, and this old man's physical condition was really bad, so he needed Miss Cheng's care along the way.

Besides, although Miss Cheng does not know martial arts, her superb medical skills are also an indispensable help for this group of people who set foot in the Gobi Desert for the first time.

As for the two righteous brothers Xie Zhenliang and Zhang Idiot Zhang Fatzi, they were determined to follow them no matter what, Ye Feng really had no way to take them.

In addition, one of the two of them is good at light skills, and the other is proficient in the art of yin and yang, and for the mysterious and unpredictable ancient city of Loulan, which hides unknown dangers, maybe it can come in handy, so they have become a member of the team.

The Helian Tie didn't say anything, just stood silently behind Ye Feng and didn't leave a single step. This attitude has made his position very clear, he must follow Ye Gongzi.

Then, he is also counted as one, he is born with divine powers, and some heavy work inevitably depends on him.

The last one that can't be missing in the team is, of course, Tang Da.

Since Mrs. Tang and Mo Qizhong left, now Ye Feng's side is the highest in terms of his martial arts, and he is ordered by Mrs. Tang to ensure Ye Feng's safety, so he must be indispensable in the team.

However, Tang Da still seemed to be a little uneasy about Guan Si of the Qinglong Dart Bureau, so he left Tang Yu and Tang Rou in Lanzhou City to closely monitor every move on the Guan Mansion's side.

In this way, together with Fu Shuangling, who led the way, an expedition team of seven people was formed, and everyone went back to their rooms to pack their bags, preparing to set off early the next morning to find the mysterious ancient city of Loulan in the vast desert next door.

Everyone left, but Tang Da saw Ye Feng standing in front of the window with his hands behind his back, looking up at the night sky, as if he was preoccupied.

He walked behind Ye Feng and asked softly, "Are you okay?"

Ye Feng shook his head and replied slowly: "It's okay, it's just that we will leave tomorrow, this trip is unpredictable, I remember that in Lanzhou City, there is still one thing to do." ”

Tang Da looked at him silently, he guessed in his heart that the thing Ye Feng said that he hadn't done yet should be to say goodbye to Tang Rou, right?

Tang Rou and Tang Yu are guarding the stupid and stupid Guan Si old man in the Qinglong Dart Bureau at the moment, and let them meet, Ye Feng's feelings for Tang Rou will undoubtedly be extremely beneficial to Tang Sect's intention to win over and control Ye Feng in the future.

Tang Da turned around and walked out of the room, leaving only a faint sentence: "Do what you want, there is not much time left." ”

After the siege of Lanzhou City was lifted, Ye Feng had never been in contact with Tang Rou alone, and some of his reactions even made Tang Da start to be a little suspicious, was this fool still infatuated with Tang Rou?

But now it seems that he is too careful, this fool is still a fool, and he still can't resist Tang Rou's attraction.

When he walked out of the room, Tang Da even had a feeling of smugness in his heart.

But what he didn't expect was that this time, he actually guessed wrong.

What Ye Feng wanted to see was not Tang Rou.

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Lanzhou City is located in the northwest border, it is the early summer season, although the sun is fierce during the day, making people feel the hot feeling of summer, but at night, the temperature drops quickly, bursts

The breeze still carries a slight chill.

The night is as cool as water.

Ma Jing, the supervisor of Lanzhou, was standing in the backyard of his mansion at the moment, he was also carrying his hands behind his back, looking up at the twinkling stars in the night sky.

In front of him was a table with chickens, ducks, fish, and all kinds of fruits, but there were incense and candles lit, and it looked more like he was worshipping someone.

Ma Jing looked up at the sky at this moment, sighed long, and didn't say a word.

For a moment, as if he had heard something, he suddenly turned around and shouted to the side, "Who is it?"

At this time, a person slowly came out from behind the shadow of the rockery, smiled and greeted Ma Jing: "Hello, Master Ma!"

It's Ye Feng!

There was no communication, he suddenly appeared in the backyard of the Ma Mansion, and it was obvious that he must not have entered through the main entrance, most likely sneaking in through the wall from behind.

Ma Jing didn't care, and said with a smile on his face: "It turned out to be Ye Gongzi, who came to me so late, but what's the matter?"

As he spoke, he stood forward, as if trying to block the table behind him that was full of sacrificial incense and candles.

Ye Feng smiled and said, "It's not important to say it, it's just that we are going to leave Lanzhou City early tomorrow morning, so I thought we should come and tell Master Ma." ”

Ma Jing said with a smile: "Ye Gongzi is joking, not to mention that Ye Gongzi has great kindness to the people of Lanzhou, this Lanzhou city is originally a place where you can come and go freely, how can you say two words?"

After a while, he asked, "Ye Gongzi, you will leave tomorrow, but you are going back to the capital?"

Ye Feng replied: "We have found the person who led the way, and we will set off tomorrow to prepare to go deep into the vast Gobi Desert to find the ancient city of Loulan back then. ”

Ma Jing's face was shocked: "Loulan Ancient City, that is a legendary place that has been extinct for more than a thousand years, it seems that Ye Gongzi, your Yaxing is not small." ”

His expression and words didn't seem to be pretending, it seemed that he didn't know the secrets of the ancient city of Loulan, thinking that Ye Feng and the others were just vassals and elegance, and they just wanted to go to the legendary ancient city to play.

Of course, Ye Feng didn't intend to explain it to him specifically, but just smiled faintly.

He turned his head to look at the incense and candle offerings placed on the table behind Ma Jing, and asked casually, "Is Master Ma worshipping someone?"

The expression on Ma Jing's face changed slightly, but he quickly returned to normal, and replied to Ye Feng: "It's nothing, it's just an old man, today is his death day, so I put sacrifices in the backyard to pay a little respect." ”

Ye Feng stared at Ma Jing with straight eyes, as if he wanted to see through his heart, and it took a long time before he said slowly: "This old man of Master Ma should have been seen in the next place, right?"

Ma Jing was stunned for a moment, and a trace of panic flashed in his expression, but he denied it in his mouth: "How is it possible? This old man of mine has long passed away, and his name is unknown, how can Ye Gongzi have seen it?"

Ye Feng's eyes were full of confidence, and he slowly said to Ma Jing: "This old man of Master Ma actually passed away not long ago, and today is not his death day, he just passed away a few days ago, and before he passed away, he had met with us all. ”

He said word by word: "This old man should be the one who drove the carriage for you when we met a few days ago, and later went to Song Hu's military camp, but was beheaded by Song Hu, the captain of the guard who poisoned your Lord Ma!"

He smiled and asked, "You're not wrong, right, Lord Ma?"

Ma Jing's face turned pale

It became a little ugly, and after a while, he nodded and said, "Yes, it is indeed him who I worship." ”

Ye Feng sighed faintly: "Then why did Master Ma hide it from him before?"

Ma Jing shook his head and said, "After all, he has followed me for many years, before and after the saddle, and he has worked hard. Although we are called master and servant, we actually have a deep friendship. Although he was taken advantage of and poisoned me in a moment of confusion, in the end, I was still in danger, but he ended up in a different place. Every time I think about it, I feel sad. ”

He glanced up at Ye Feng, and then continued: "But he is Song Hu's accomplice in the end, and it is precisely because of his poisoning that he triggered the heavy siege of the city behind, putting the people of the whole city in danger, and putting your lives and dangers in danger." I was worried that Ye Gongzi would have a mustard in his heart if he told the truth, so he lied that he was an old man from the past. Don't blame Ye Gongzi. ”

Ye Feng looked at Ma Jing, his explanation was really reasonable and seamless.

Ye Feng smiled, but what he wanted to say now was probably not what Ma Jing wanted to hear.

"Master Ma," Ye Feng said slowly, "You probably don't know that outside Lanzhou City that day, when Song Hu and Song Xiaohou Ye retired from the army, they once said a word to me personally. ”

Ma Jing was stunned for a moment, he really didn't know about it: "What words?"

Ye Feng smiled and said, "He said that the poisoning of Lord Ma was indeed not instigated by him. ”

Ma Jing snorted and scoffed at Song Hu's words: "He was forced to withdraw from the army, his conspiracy went bankrupt, and he exonerated himself with lies while fearing his crimes, how can he believe it?"

Ye Feng blinked and said, "But, I believe it." I believe he is telling the truth. ”

Ma Jing's face changed and he asked, "Why do you believe the words of an extremely vicious, insidious and cunning person?"

Ye Feng smiled slightly and said, "Song Hu was indeed extremely vicious at that time, and he actually mobilized soldiers and horses to slaughter Lanzhou City. But when it comes to insidious cunning, he seems to be a little worse. ”

"Let's take a look at these crimes on him first, privately mobilizing troops and horses, besieging the city, and attempting to harm the royal nobles, no matter which one of them, it is already a felony enough to behead. ”

"In comparison, instructing others to attempt to poison Ma Jianjun and attempting to poison Ma Jianjun is the only crime that is considered the lightest. Since he can't shirk all those felonies of killing his head, as the saying goes, if there are more lice, he won't itch, and if he owes too many debts, why should he go out of his mind to lie and deny the lightest of crimes? Does this help him?"

Ma Jing was speechless, this really doesn't make sense.

Ye Feng smiled faintly and said, "So, I believe his words." At least in the matter of poisoning, he should not be the real culprit behind the scenes. ”

Ma Jing was silent for a moment and asked, "Then who is the real culprit behind the poisoning of me by this captain of the guard who instructed me?"

Ye Feng looked at Ma Jing and smiled strangely, and asked rhetorically, "Who does Master Ma think it is?"

Ma Jing looked dazed: "How would I know? Ye Gongzi just said that the little marquis Song Hu is not the real murderer behind the scenes, shouldn't you tell me who the real murderer is?"

The smile on Ye Feng's face remained unchanged: "What you said is right, I was thinking at the time, since the real culprit who instructed others to poison Master Ma was not the little marquis Song Hu, then who could it be? ”

Ma Jing asked, "Who is it?"

Ye Feng said word by word: "That's His Royal Highness King Su, Zhu!"