On the first night he came to Huodu, Liu Xunyi already felt that there was an undercurrent surging here, the forces of all parties were intricate, good and evil were indistinguishable, friend and foe were difficult to distinguish, and each had a plan. How many of them came for the stormy map, Liu Xunyi couldn't see through it at all, and now I'm afraid even Cao Qin is confused.

In the face of such a turbid situation, Liu Xunyi did not dare to act rashly, for fear of accidentally falling into a place of no return. Although he behaved extremely calmly in front of Tang Afu, in fact, he was unspeakably apprehensive in his heart, tossing and turning all night, and it was difficult to sleep.

In the past, there was a Tianshan Jade Dragon Palace with enough power to cover the sky with one hand here, and then a group of Khitans of unknown origin robbed Cao Gongzi, and halfway they killed a long-planned Tang Afu and the inexplicable Feng Tianba, as well as a few Mongolians in Chifengling seen today, plus Xun Xun who flashed in front of the Longxiang Inn...... If you think about it, these people seem to have nothing to do with each other, but in fact, there seems to be some kind of disconnected connection, otherwise how could it be such a coincidence?

With so many people in the same place at the same time, there must be something obscure.

To seek advantages and avoid disadvantages in this group of tigers and wolves, successfully get the storm and rain map, and still can't expose his identity and retreat with his whole body, it is difficult to think about it now, which really makes Liu Xunyi feel very difficult. Even though he had been on an errand in Tianji Pavilion for many years, he had experienced all kinds of difficulties, but now he had encountered such a complicated and dangerous situation for the first time.

The most important thing is that Liu Xunyi in the past has the support of the imperial court behind him, even if he tears his face, it is not a big deal. But now it is different, Liu Xunyi can only rely on himself, without the backing of the imperial court, there is naturally no extra way to retreat, only to give it a go, and seek wealth and danger.

Suddenly so many things happened, and he was also worried, how could Liu Xunyi be the only one who couldn't sleep at night?

Huo Du was sleepless and had no words all night.

On the second day, the sky was cloudy and bright, and Lei Biao, with a solemn expression, rushed back to the Jade Tiger Hall with four disciples, and last night Lei Biao was ordered by Cao Qin to secretly follow Xun Qin and Abaolu, and monitor their every move, in order to find out the kidnapped Cao Gongzi.

Lei Biao didn't send back the news all night, and it wasn't until this moment that it was too late.

Cao Qin, who had been sleepless all night, felt depressed at this time, as the master of the Jade Tiger Hall, he had always said nothing in Huodu, only he bullied people, who dared to take the initiative to provoke him? Now Xun Qin actually tied up his precious son, this move undoubtedly touched Cao Qin's scales.

The sky outside seemed to be bright and unbright, just like Cao Qin's mood at the moment, gloomy and deep.

"Hall Master, I followed those two thieves to the Longxiang Inn last night, and they never came out since. Lei Biao's face looked a little tired, and he respectfully replied to Cao Qin about what he had seen and heard last night, "I secretly sent someone to investigate the three inns of Longxiang, Long'an and Longfu, but ......"

"But I haven't found the whereabouts of my son, have I?" Before Lei Biao, who looked embarrassed, finished speaking, Cao Qin looked like he had expected it, and said coldly, "You didn't return last night, and I already expected that something was wrong." The fact that the two dared to tie people up in the city and dared to come to the door to threaten them showed that they had already made sufficient preparations. That woman, in particular, is indeed quite bold, she must have expected that I would send someone to follow me, how could she be so stupid as to leave the hostages with her and wait for you to save them?"

"What the hall master said is very true. Lei Biao nodded, "Those two people really didn't join Childe last night, and I think Childe should be held hostage elsewhere by their accomplices." ”

"Then what are you going to do when you come back?" Cao Qin frowned, and scolded with a displeased expression, "Why don't you continue to spy on them? I don't believe they can never see my son?"

"This ......"

"Huh?" Cao Qin seemed to feel a hint of something bad from Lei Biao's hesitation, raised his eyebrows, and shouted coldly, "If you have a fart, let it go, don't wait for me to ask one by one." ”

"Yes. Lei Biao hurriedly responded, "Actually, it's not that I don't want to continue to monitor, but our whereabouts have long been exposed under their noses." Just ...... About half an hour ago, they suddenly appeared in front of me and warned me not to keep an eye on them, or else ...... Otherwise, they cut off one of their son's hands as punishment. I was worried that Gongzi would be implicated in this, so I didn't dare to take the liberty of a stalemate again, so I hurriedly brought someone back and asked the hall master to decide. ”

"Sure enough. "Cao Qin has been the master of the Jade Tiger Hall for many years, and he has never felt so powerless, in the past, he treated outsiders with a hard-hearted heart that regarded human life as a mustard, but today's matter is related to his only son, Rao is how calm and calm Cao Qin used to be, and it is inevitable that there will be chaos at this moment.

"They also asked me to send a message to the hall master, saying that if I want my son to be safe and sound, then stop playing tricks and just give them the picture. Lei Biao muttered, "If there is no news on the day of the Jade Dragon Festival, then they will ...... the hall master no longer cares about the life and death of the son" Lei Biao's words did not continue, but Cao Qin had completely understood what Xun Qin meant.

Shocking rain map and son, Cao Qin can only choose one.

Cao Qin's eyes flickered, and he muttered with a frown: "They are in ruins, and they don't leave me a way out, and they don't leave a way out for themselves." Where the hell did these outlaws come from?"

Lei Biao echoed angrily: "Now that the son is in their hands, we will never dare to act rashly, otherwise I would have peeled their skin a long time ago." The matter ...... What are we going to do about it?"

Cao Qin asked thoughtfully: "Lei Biao, you have been by my side for more than ten years, I have never treated you as an outsider, I will inevitably be a little confused when something like this happens today, and now I want to hear your thoughts." ”

Lei Biao was stunned when he heard this, and then knelt on the ground without hesitation, clasped his head and said: "Lei Biao's life belongs to the hall master, no matter what the hall master chooses, Lei Biao is willing to die without giving up." ”

"So you mean ......"

"Give them the picture to exchange for the son!" Lei Biao said aloud with righteous words, "No matter how precious the Wind and Rain Diagram is, it is just something outside the body, not to mention that this is at the foot of the Tianshan Mountain, even if they get the map, they will definitely not be able to run far." But Childe is different, he is the only bloodline of the hall master, and there must not be the slightest mistake. ”

Listening to Lei Biao's words, Cao Qin was very relieved in his heart, but on the surface, he pretended to be indifferent, and said: "The Wind and Rain Diagram is what the palace master wants, do you know that what you said just now is disobeying the palace master's order? What will happen in this way, you should know very well!"

"We took the initiative to hand over the Storm Storm Map to disobey the order, but if we accidentally stole it...... Lei Biao suggested cleverly, "Afterwards we can say that they stole the Wind Storm Map, so that we can only be guilty of poor protection, but we will not be guilty of disobedience......"

"Shut up!" Before Lei Biao could finish speaking, Cao Qin had already shouted loudly, "This matter has already been full of turmoil in the city, do you think we can be fooled by just finding an excuse? When the time comes, we will not only disobey the order, but also deliberately deceive, and even more crimes, and there will be no place to bury our deaths." ”

"Lei Biao is willing to do all kinds of difficult things for the hall master. Lei Biao's eyes were fierce, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Anyone who knows in the Jade Tiger Hall will be killed! Anyone outside the Jade Tiger Hall who mentions this matter without authorization will be killed! If the hall master is not at ease, he can kidnap me to Tianshan Mountain and hand it over to the palace master after the prince returns safely, and say that this matter is my Lei Biao who made the decision without authorization, stole the storm and rain map and handed it over to the gang of thieves privately, and then Lei Biao will shoulder all the blame on his shoulders, and will never affect the hall master and the son!"

Lei Biao's words were conclusive, and his loyalty could be seen by the sun and the moon, which moved Cao Qin very much.

"The master of the parish will never let you suffer for me. Cao Qin said, "Let me think twice about this matter......"

"Hall Master!" Lei Biao begged urgently, "Childe must not be saved!"

"The palace master treats me with the grace of heaven and earth, without the palace master, there would be no me Cao Qin today, how can I disobey his old man's order because of personal matters?" Cao Qin sighed with a embarrassed face, "Although the storm and rain map is in my hands, it has long been the palace master's thing, how can I use my power for personal gain." Even if the palace master doesn't punish me afterwards, what kind of face do I have to continue to stay in the Jade Dragon Palace?"

"What about Childe?" Lei Biao exclaimed, "Childe is the flesh and blood of the hall master, can he just watch him being ...... by that gang of thieves?"

"If people want to be saved, they can't give pictures. Cao Qin waved his hand again and again, "The Jade Dragon Festival is two days later, and we still have time to find other plans. ”

Knowing that Cao Qin was in a bad mood at the moment, Lei Biao didn't want to worry about him anymore, although he had thousands of words in his heart, he had to rot these words in his stomach.

"We are in the light, these people are in the dark, they can see our every move clearly, it's really hard to deal with......" Cao Qin frowned and muttered to himself, pondering repeatedly, "We can't be led by their noses like this, we should be anti-customer-oriented, turn passive into active, and have a good chance of winning......"

Lei Biao seemed to be awakened by Cao Qin's words, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said in a low voice: "What the hall master said is good, we must not sit still, we should take the initiative to rescue the son." It's just that in Huodu City, the goal of our Jade Tiger Hall is too big, and every move is not said to be that this group of thieves can see it clearly, even ordinary people can know it, so if we want to turn the passive into the active to deal with them, we can't take action directly, but if we change someone to shoot behind the back......"

Cao Qin's eyes suddenly froze, and he asked quietly, "What do you mean?"

"Does the hall master still remember Su He from Chifeng Ridge?" Lei Biao said with a sneer, "Su He is known as the 'No. 1 Fast Knife in Mobei', ranking second on the Dragon Elephant List, one place higher than Lu Tingxiang of the Lufu in the south of the Yangtze River, this is a first-class master in today's rivers and lakes, and it must not be in vain." If we had relied on his power, wouldn't it be easy to deal with that gang of thieves?"

"I just drew a line with the people of Chifeng Ridge yesterday, wouldn't it be ...... to look for them again today?"

"And the well water of Chifeng Ridge does not interfere with the river water, it is the Jade Dragon Palace of the Tianshan Mountains. Lei Biao defended, "The so-called public is public, private is private, and public and private should be clearly distinguished." The hall master can let go of the identity of the Jade Tiger Hall Master, and in the posture of an ordinary father, ask Su He to help save his son, and give him enough rewards afterwards, this move is considered a private matter, and it has nothing to do with the Jade Dragon Palace and Chifeng Ridge. The main reason is that Su He not only has this ability, but also is an outsider, if he takes action to deal with that group of thieves, it will definitely be much more convenient than us. ”

"That being said, it's just ......" Cao Qin shook his head hesitantly and said, "Su Heken befriended me because he valued my identity as the master of the Jade Tiger Hall, if I only talked about personal matters with him, I am afraid it would be ...... There is no such big face to please him. ”

"Public and private are just for outsiders. Lei Biao said, "Didn't Su He come here just to ask to see the palace master? Su He is not a fool, I think he should be able to understand the obscurity. ”

"This ......"

"Hall Master, we only have two days now, and the fate of the prince is on the line, without further ado!" Lei Biao pleaded, "If the hall master can trust me, I, Lei Biao, will go to Su He to talk about this matter, and the hall master will not have to show up from beginning to end, just wait here for good news." I don't know what to do?"

In the face of Lei Biao's repeated pleas, Cao Qin's fingers shrunk in his sleeve rubbed a few times, staring at Lei Biao with solemn eyes, without blinking, as if he was carefully considering the pros and cons of this matter.

After a long silence for a stick of incense, Cao Qin's eyes straightened, and he slowly relaxed: "Tell Su He that for the sake of the dog's thoroughness, you must be cautious when acting." After this incident, I, Cao Qin, owe him a favor!"

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