There is a mansion covering an area of 100 hectares on the outskirts of Huodu, which is where the Jade Tiger Hall, one of the twelve halls of the Jade Dragon Palace, is located.

At night, in the main hall of the Jade Tiger, a lean man dressed in snow-white fur and velvet leaned on a high seat, this person was only about fifty years old, his face was like a scorpion, and his eyebrows, eyes, mouth and nose all revealed a trace of mean and vicious. At this moment, he was playing with a short dagger in his left hand, and his right hand was on the arm of the chair, shaking carelessly, looking at his gloomy complexion, as if he was preoccupied.

This person is the hall master of the Jade Tiger Hall under the command of the Jade Dragon Palace of the Tianshan Mountains, Cao Qin.

In the hall, in addition to Cao Qin, there were also Lei Biao and several Jade Tiger Hall disciples sitting on the left and right, as well as Su He, Cha Gan, Batel, and Zhuo Ya who were brought back by Lei Biao from the Long'an Inn.

"Nine years ago, a young man came down from the Chifeng Ridge and defeated the masters of the 24 cities of Mobei on his own, making the 24 cities willing to submit to the account of the Mongol Great Khan. Seven years ago, this person rode alone to the Hongmen banquet of the Huma Gang, the largest gang in the grassland, at which he fought a bloody way under the siege of hundreds of outlaws of the Huma Gang, not only defeated the three leaders of the Huma Gang, but also hijacked their gang leader and forced him to accept the recruitment of the Mongolian court. Cao Qin looked at Su He with deep eyes, and said eloquently, "For a while, Chifengling became the head of the forces in the northern part of the country, and the name of Su He, the 'first fast knife in Mobei', was even more thunderous, and no one in the north of the country was afraid of it. Your Excellency's reputation is killed with a knife, and Cao admires it very much. ”

Lei Biao couldn't help but feel a palpitation when he heard this, just now at the Long'an Inn, he didn't know the origin of Su He's several people, and almost fought, until this moment heard Cao Qin personally dictate Su He's outstanding achievements, Lei Biao realized how lucky he was that he didn't make a rash move just now.

For Cao Qin's compliment, the three of Battle all showed pride, but Su He looked humble, waved his hand and said: "Mobei's first fast knife is just a waste of fame, and Su is far less than rumored, and the master of Cao Tang is too high." ”

"Where? Your Excellency is too humble. Cao Qinpi replied with a smile, "Your Excellency Su Wen's grandfather was a general under Temujin, as the so-called tiger father has no dog, the Su family is full of heroes, and Your Excellency is even better than the blue." ”

"The general's statement is really nonsense. Su He explained, "My grandfather was just a small servant who carried a horse and a knife for the Great Khan, and he was unarmed and had never held a position in an official position. The Su family has been shaded so far, just because the Great Khan is generous and benevolent, and it is really deserved. ”

"Huh!" Cao Qin waved his hand and said, "How can anyone who can carry a horse and carry a knife for Genghis Khan? Those who can do this kind of thing must be their own cronies, which shows that the status of Ling Zu must be very important in Genghis Khan's heart." ”

Su He only smiled slightly when he heard this, but he didn't say anything more. Cao Qin coughed lightly twice and asked: "It's just that our Jade Dragon Palace and Chifeng Ridge have always been well water and not river water, and they have never had contact with each other for many years, so I don't know how many people are ...... this time."

"We were ordered by the Lord of the Mountains to come to visit the Lord of the Jade Dragon Palace with Bo Li. Su He replied straight to the point, and then turned to point to the three of Battle, and introduced, "These three are the personal envoys sent by the Ling Lord, Chagan, Zhuoya and Battle, and the three of them are all important figures in Saibei. ”

Cao Qin nodded casually and said, "Please forgive Cao for being blunt, although the Lord of Chifeng Ridge is very kind, I don't think the Palace Master will want to see you." ”

"Why?" asked Battle, urgently.

Cao Qin said: "Although Chifengling is known as the power of the rivers and lakes, in fact, you and I both know that the three major forces in Mobei have long become vassals of the Mongolian court, and you masters are now doing things for the government, and my Jade Dragon Palace has always disliked dealing with the government, whether it is the Great Song Dynasty or the Mongolian court, the Jade Dragon Palace does not want to be too involved." I think you'd have heard about this verse before you came. Although the Jade Dragon Palace and Chifeng Ridge are in the same rivers and lakes and seem to be on the same path, they are actually different paths. Although I don't know why the Lord of Chifeng Ridge sent you here, it is not profitable to be early, so it must be necessary to ask us. ”

Su He said: "Hall Master Cao misunderstood, we didn't come here to ask for each other, but we heard that the annual Jade Dragon Festival is coming, so we came to give a birthday gift to the Lord of the Jade Dragon Palace, and expressed a little heart." ”

The Jade Dragon Festival is a unique festival of the Jade Dragon Palace in the Tianshan Mountains, and it is actually the birthday of the Lord of the Jade Dragon Palace.

"If I just come to congratulate my birthday, my Jade Dragon Palace will treat me with courtesy. Cao Qin said quite tiredly, "It was just a misunderstanding at the Long'an Inn just now, and Lei Biao really offended a few people by inviting a few of them, and I hope the four of them will not be surprised." Saying that, Cao Qin glanced at Lei Biao, and when Lei Biao saw this, he hurriedly got up and waved at Su He and the others to show his reparation.

"Today, I saw that the people in Huodu City were panicked, the grass and trees in the Jade Tiger Hall were all soldiers, and I saw that the Lord of Cao Hall was not good-looking, but what happened?" Su He pondered for a moment and took the initiative to ask, "I wonder if we can help?"

Cao Qin smiled: "The kindness of several people Cao has received it, but this matter is Cao's family matter, and it is also a trivial matter, so there is no need to trouble you, thank you." ”

"But ......"

"Report!"

Before Battle could speak, a hurried message suddenly came from a distance, and then he saw a Jade Tiger Hall disciple hurriedly breaking into the hall, but when he saw Su He and a few people in the hall, he hurriedly swallowed back the words that came to his mouth, and just looked at Cao Qin with an anxious face, looking like he wanted to speak and stopped.

Seeing this, Su He took the initiative to get up and resign: "Master Cao's handling of family affairs is important, I will leave first!"

"I smiled. Cao Qin nodded lightly and ordered, "Lei Biao, send off the guest for me!"

After Lei Biao led Su He and the others away, Cao Qin's gloomy gaze fell on the disciple. Seeing this, the disciple hurriedly replied: "Hall Master, two people came outside, saying that they knew the whereabouts of the son. ”

Cao Qin stood up as soon as he heard the words, rushed forward in three or two steps, and asked urgently, "Where are the people?"

"I'm waiting. ”

In the side hall, a burly man was gently stirring the fire twist on the candlestick with his fingers, and the fire shadow shook to make the whole side hall flicker. There was a woman sitting next to her, admiring the decorations in the side hall with great interest.

If Liu Xunyi was here, he would definitely be surprised. Because he recognized both this man and woman, the woman was Xun Qin he met outside the Longxiang Inn, and the burly man was Xun Qin's accomplice who had fought with Qin Wei at Yanmen Pass, Abaolu.

"Who are the two of you?" Cao Qin, accompanied by two disciples, walked into the side hall in a hurry, and there was no extra greeting when they met, and he went straight to the point.

"Destined people. Xun Qin replied with a smile, "I know that Hall Master Cao has lost his son and is now anxious, so I came to reassure Hall Master Cao." ”

Cao Qin raised his eyebrows, looked Xun Qin and Abaolu up and down, and asked rhetorically, "Do you know where the dog is now?"

"Yes. Xun Qin nodded solemnly and replied, "Not only do I know where Ling Gongzi is, but I also know who kidnapped him from Tianxiang Building." ”

Hearing this, Cao Qin wanted to blurt out his son's whereabouts, but he suddenly had a change of heart and asked suspiciously, "What benefits do you want?"

Cao Qin has been in the rivers and lakes for many years, naturally he is not a fool, the man and woman in front of him came to visit late at night, and took the initiative to inform his son's whereabouts, if they have no intentions, it is impossible. Therefore, before asking about his son's whereabouts, it is best to find out their intentions first, so that Cao Qin can have more time to think about how to deal with them.

Hearing this, Xun Qin was stunned for a moment, and then laughed softly: "Since the master of Cao Hall is quick to talk, then I won't go around in circles." We want to get a picture from Hall Master Cao, a picture of the wind and rain. ”

Xun Qin hit the nail on the head, which surprised Cao Qindeng. He didn't rush to answer, but asked in mock confusion, "I don't understand what you mean." Why did you come to me if you wanted a storm map? I don't have a ...... here."

"Just now I also said that Hall Master Cao is quick to talk, why did you start pretending to be confused in a blink of an eye?" Xun Qin said with a smile, "Why don't I remind you, more than a month ago, Hall Master Cao went to Lufu in Quanzhou in person, and snatched the Storm and Rain Map from Mo Cen under the noses of the Central Plains martial arts heroes, why did you forget about this matter in just over a month?"

"Shhh

At this moment, the air in the side hall instantly froze, and the blood in Cao Qin's whole body was almost cold all at once, and his back exuded a bone-chilling chill for a while.

After a long time, Cao Qin stabilized his mind, he was not in a hurry to negotiate with Xun Qin, but retreated left and right, and after there were no outsiders in the side room, Fang Qin stared gloomily at Xun Qin, and asked viciously: "How do you know about this matter?"

"There are no impermeable walls. Xun Qin smiled and said, "Master Cao, there is a saying you should know: if you want people to know, you can't do it unless you do." ”

"Who are you?" Cao Qin asked in a deep voice, holding back the anger in his heart.

Xun Qin smiled at Abaolu Wan'er, and said jokingly: "It seems that Hall Master Cao is not pretending to be confused, but really has a bad memory, I just told him that we are destined, but I didn't expect him to forget about it now." Hehe......"

"Where is my son?" At this moment, Cao Qin gradually understood, the man and woman in front of him were simply prepared, "Who kidnapped my son?"

"I!" Xun Qin did not hide it and admitted it directly.

"You ......"

"But Ling Gongzi eats and drinks well now, and he definitely hasn't been wronged at all. Without waiting for Cao Qin to speak, Xun Qin had already comforted first, "Master Cao doesn't need to be angry, when you were in the Lu Mansion at that time, didn't you also use Mo Cen's son as a coercion to get the storm and rain map? However, I believe that Cao Gongzi's luck will definitely be better than Mo Gongzi's, and Cao Tang's ending will definitely be better than Mo Cen's. ”

"Little girl, do you know that you are playing with fire and setting yourself on fire?" Although Cao Qin was angry in his heart, at least he already knew the whereabouts of his son, so his heart that had been hanging for a day was slightly relaxed. After thinking for a moment, Cao Qin said coldly: "I am not Mo Cen, Huo Du is not Quanzhou, you dare to break ground on Tai Sui's head, have you ever thought that there will be any consequences if you do this?"

"To borrow a sentence from the master of the Cao hall when he was in the Lu Mansion. Xun Qin's expression was relaxed, without the slightest hint of timidity, and he even smiled at Cao Qin playfully, and said, "If I'm afraid of death, I won't come." ”

"Little girl, you think too highly of yourself, since you are here tonight, then don't think about going out again. Cao Qin said coldly, "Let your people send my son back safe and sound, I may consider letting you live, if my son has any mistakes, Cao guarantees that more people will be buried for him, and your girl who doesn't know the height of the sky is the first." ”

"Within an hour, if the two of us don't go back, Ling Gongzi's life will be in danger, and I guarantee that you won't even find the body, Master Cao. Xun Qin sneered disdainfully, "Not only that, but what Hall Master Cao did in Quanzhou will spread throughout the entire rivers and lakes within a day, and when the time comes, the incident of the stormy rain map being snatched away by you will no longer be known by God, but everyone in the world will know." Whether it is the four great families or the six major sects, do you guess they will turn a deaf ear to this? Especially the Jiangnan Lu Mansion that you have offended, will Lu Tingxiang swallow his anger? And those Mongols in the Chifeng Ridge that you have just seen, will they covet the Storm and Rain Map? I am afraid that the trouble that the Jade Dragon Palace will face at that time will be far more dangerous than the current situation. ”

"You dare to threaten me?" Cao Qin clenched his fists, and now he hated to eat Xun Qin alive.

"It's threatening you. Xun Qin's face turned cold, and he said bluntly, "The Jade Dragon Palace wanted to act in secret in this matter, but what I was afraid of was that I would become the target of public criticism. If I make this matter public, I don't know how the Lord Cao will explain it to your master? I have heard that there are many rules in the Jade Dragon Palace in the Tianshan Mountains, but I don't know which rule your master will follow to punish the Master Cao who is not doing things well? Will he be cut by a thousand cuts, or will he be buried alive on the spot?"

Xun Qin's words pierced his heart like a sharp sword, which made Cao Qin's originally firm belief begin to slowly waver, and his eyes became a little erratic.

"Three days later, it will be the Jade Dragon Festival, and I know that you will go to the Jade Dragon Palace to present a picture of the wind and rain. Xun Qin ignored Cao Qin's reaction at all, and said lightly, "In other words, you still have three days from now on to consider whether your precious son is important, or the stormy rain map that has never belonged to you is important." ”

"You ......"

"Oh, that's right!" Without waiting for Cao Qin to speak, Xun Qin pretended to have a sudden realization again, and hurriedly said, "There was a sentence just now, Master Cao said wrong, after the fish died and the net was broken, it was not me who would be buried with your son, but your son, you and even your whole family would be buried for me." Master Cao is a smart man, I think you should understand what I mean. ”

With that, Xun Qin, accompanied by Abaolu, slowly got up and walked towards the outside of the hall, while Cao Qin just stood in the hall with a gloomy face, but did not give the order to stop him.

"If there is a chance, the little girl will come back to visit. I hope that when the time comes, Master Cao can give us a satisfactory answer. ”

At this point, Xun Qin and Abaolu had disappeared into the dark night.

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