That night, Xu Shu went to see Cao Cao privately and said, "The lord has been restless about the southern expedition recently, but in fact, there is no need. Weichen believes that the worries of Soochow are Shanyue, and they will never dare to attack with all their might. I have secretly sent two generals of the White Tiger Team to meet the leaders of the Yue clan, both of them are martial arts masters with unique skills, and they can help the Yue King deal with the Wu army. ”

Cao Cao said: "This is very good, the old man is planning to do this, but I didn't expect that Mr. has arranged it in advance." However, we also have worries about Ma Teng and Han Sui. Everything's been arranged, right?"

Xu Shu said: "My lord, please rest assured, I have already instructed Cao Ren, Le Jin and other generals to make strategic deployments, and send heavy troops to assist the local army to closely guard the various scattered passes, those are bottlenecks, easy to defend and difficult to attack, no matter how strong the opponent's army is, it will be difficult to break through." ”

Cao Cao said happily: "Great, Mr. is really my good helper! In the future, when I sweep away the heroes and establish the Great Wei Empire, you will be the prime minister!"

"Thank you, lord!" Xu Shu said, but he thought in his heart, "When you sweep away the heroes, it will be the world of our White Tiger clan, let you dream of being the emperor!"

Wonsan Cheongu Sect Headquarters.

"Sect Master, my people have found out, and the Nine You Sect has already divided its troops into three ways to attack Shanyue. Gongsun Jie, who had just returned from afar, said.

"Great! Teacher Pang is worthy of being a genius in the world!" said the sect leader happily.

"The sect leader has won the award, which is all due to Yang Ji. Pang Tong was modest.

"The main credit goes to Mr. Pang, and it all depends on his plan to work. Yang Ji didn't want to fight for credit.

"You both have merit. ... By the way, Yang Ji, I told Xiaonu your request, and she said that she was willing to marry someone who truly loved her, no matter what his identity and status was. The Sect Master said.

"Really, that's great! Thank you, Sect Master!" Yang Ji thanked him.

"You don't have to thank me so quickly, I haven't finished yet!" the Sect Master said, helping him up, "She is just expressing a concept, it doesn't mean that she has accepted you, it depends on your performance in the future." Why don't I find a chance for you two to date?"

Yang Ji blushed. Pang Tong helped him and said, "Don't be shy! Sect Master, otherwise, we..."

Yang Ji stopped him and said, "Teacher, slow down." Sect Master, now that the Nine Yue are fighting, we, as bystanders, should wait and see what happens, and be prepared to deal with all emergencies; ”

"Well, that's fine. The sect leader thought for a moment and said, "Anyway, Yu'er said that she doesn't have a crush on her yet, so you don't have to worry." ”

These words undoubtedly reassured Yang Ji, and he thanked the sect leader again.

While talking, there were two people outside the village who asked to see Pang Tong, and one of them claimed to be Zhuge Liang.

"Kong Ming!" Pang Tong couldn't help but scream, startling everyone, "Invite them in!"

The believers hurried out to ask for someone. Kong Ming saw Pang Tong, clasped his hand, and was excited;

"Kong Ming, it's been a long time, everything is okay?" Pang Tong asked with concern.

"Everything is fine, I am now Uncle Liu's military advisor, and Uncle Huang is now stationed in Jiangxia and Xiakou. Shiyuan, why are you here?"

"Alas, it's hard to say, it's all old. I didn't expect you to know that I was here, I guess Ziyu told you that, right?"

"Yes, my brother told me. I came to you today to discuss something important. ”

"Really?" Pang Tong just wanted to continue, but suddenly saw the sect leader and the others standing aside in a daze, and hurriedly said, "Yo, you see that I'm confused, I forgot to introduce it!"

Pang Tong hurriedly introduced it to both sides. When he heard that Kong Ming was one of the two great geniuses in the world "Fu Long" who was as famous as Pang Tong, the sect leader was in awe, and Shi Li said: "It turns out that Mr. is the legendary 'Fu Long', and when I see it today, I am really fortunate to have three lives!"

Kong Ming replied: "The sect leader is serious, this is all nonsense among the people, so you don't have to take it seriously." I heard that the Tiangu Sect is based on the purpose of 'being kind and charitable, saving the poor and helping the needy,' and I am deeply impressed by it! It is really a blessing for Jiangdong to have this kind teaching!"

The sect leader was also humble. After everyone sat down, Pang Tong asked, "Kong Ming is here, isn't it for Uncle Liu Huang?"

"So to speak. I have an urgent matter to ask Shi Yuan for help. ”

"Oh, did Zhuge Liang ask for help?" said Pang Tong joked.

"Don't laugh, Shiyuan. Kong Ming said what was going on and asked Pang Tong to help save people.

Pang Tong sighed and said, "Kong Ming, you are too rash, how can you agree to Zhou Yu so easily?"

Kong Ming said: "Judging from the situation at that time, this was an expedient measure, and it could be regarded as a quid pro quo. ”

"I always thought that Zhou Yu would come to me, but I didn't expect you to come first. What were you going to do?"

"I originally wanted Sun Quan to trade with the Yue clan with a national treasure, but I overheard that the Yue King was a collector and loved to collect all kinds of treasures, so I proposed this method to him. Unfortunately, there was an accident and the national treasure was stolen. ”

"What national treasure?"

"Sun Quan has an ancient Persian relic, called the crystal ball, which is said to have the function of predicting the future. I wonder if Shi Yuan has ever heard of it?"

"Crystal ball!" Yang Ji jumped up as soon as he heard the word.

Everyone's eyes were on him. He explained: "That crystal ball is what I sold to Sun Quan. ”

"What?!" this time it was Zhiming's turn to be surprised, "So, you are Yang Ji, the number one thief in the Central Plains?"

"Hey, how do you know me?"

"My name is Lei Zhiming. Don't you have an apprentice in Xuchang, his name is Ah Xian, I met him when I was in Xuchang, and he told me about you. So you're here!"

"I see, it seems that we are very destined!"

"That's, Yang Daxia, I really didn't expect to meet you here!" Zhiming shook hands with Yang Ji excitedly. During the handshake, they felt each other's strength.

"What a coincidence, I didn't expect that both of you were in the Tiangu Sect. Kong Ming felt so lucky today.

"yes, it's a small world. However, I really didn't expect that even the crystal ball placed in the Wu Palace would be stolen, and the thieves were too rampant. Yang Ji frowned.

"The so-called 'day and night defense, house thieves are difficult to prevent', Wu Guo has a traitor, and he is an undercover agent of the Yue people. "Zhiming said about Lu Ji.

"Actually, I have long suspected that Wu Guo has a traitor, but I didn't expect it to be him. So, now the crystal ball is in the hands of King Yue?" Pang Tong asked.

"It should be. I promised Zhou Yu that within a month, Xiao Qiao and the crystal ball would be safely returned to the Wu Palace. At present, the whereabouts of the crystal ball have been basically clear, but Xiao Qiao's location has not yet been clarified. Kong Ming's expression was solemn.

Pang Tong said: "Xiao Qiao is also by the side of the Yue King, in the headquarters of the Yue clan, Wolf Bone Mountain, and now he is nominally the wife of the Yue clan. I also heard from a friend who was in charge of planning the marriage, and I heard that on the day when King Yue married Xiao Qiao, the lanterns were decorated with lights, gongs and drums, and it was very grand; of course, this was not Xiao Qiao's own wishes. Kong Ming, you don't want to be quick to talk about it, but also consider the feasibility of the plan. ”

"As I expected. The matter has come to this point, and there is no turning back, so I can only ask Shiyuan for your help. ”

"It's tricky. It's not that I don't want to help, the Yue people are really not easy to provoke! I can't help it for a while. ”

"Shiyuan has to help me once no matter what, not for Uncle Liu Huang, but also for the people of Jiangdong. Kong Ming pleaded again.

"This is really difficult to do, the danger factor is too high, and we don't have the strength to fight against the Yue people. Pang Tong stood up and paced back and forth.

Gongsun Jie proposed: "It's better to have a showdown with King Yue directly and negotiate conditions with him." ”

"That's not right. Pang Tong shook his head, "The other party will not negotiate terms with us, and besides, we can't harm the interests of this sect for this kind of thing." ”

The crowd was silent for a moment. After thinking about it, Pang Tong told Kong Ming about arranging Yang Ji to steal the sword, and said that he had just received the news that the Jiuyou Sect and the Yue Clan had started a war.

Kong Ming asked: "Shi Yuan thinks, which side has a better chance of winning this battle?"

Pang Tong said: "It must be the Yue people, but the Jiuyou Sect is not a fuel-efficient lamp, with its power in Jiangdong, this war should be able to last for a while." ”

"There shouldn't be any undercover agents of the Nine You Sect in this sect, right? If the other party knows that this matter was done by your sect, then they will definitely unite with the Yue clan to deal with your sect, and then it will be a big trouble. Kong Ming expressed concern.

The leader said, "The undercover agent hasn't found out for the time being. ... That's right, no one but us must let anyone know about it!"

"That's right," Pang Tong also said, "This matter is a matter of life and death for this sect, and everyone must keep their mouths shut!"

Everyone nodded. Kong Ming turned the topic: "How should we solve the problem of Xiao Qiao and the crystal ball?"

Pang Tong pondered for a moment and asked Yang Ji, "Do you think this matter is sure?"

Everyone immediately understood that Pang Tong wanted to let Yang Ji play the skills of the Central Plains thief again.

"It's very hard. Yang Ji shook his head, "It's okay to steal the ball, but it's really difficult for me to steal people." First of all, I have to go deep into Yuezhai, and there are so many masters there, I may have to go in and out; secondly, I don't know where the people and the ball are, and I have to spend time looking for them after entering, and there are dangers in the process of searching; moreover, Xiao Qiao doesn't know martial arts, let alone light skills, and even if I find her, she can't cooperate with my escape. Imagine what the chances of me being to escape from a heavily guarded cottage with a weak woman and a ball?

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but gasp, this act was tantamount to suicide.

The sect leader shook his head: "Yang Ji is right, it's too dangerous, this method won't work." ”

"It's better to separate twice, steal the ball first and then save people, or save people first and then steal the ball. Gongsun Jie proposed.

"It doesn't work that way. First, after the Yue people find that the person or the ball is missing, they will definitely strengthen their vigilance, and we will never have a second chance; Kong Ming felt that it was too reluctant.

Pang Tong had nothing to say, he couldn't let his friend take such a big risk.

Everyone thought hard about the best way to do it, and they were at a loss for a while. Zhiming suddenly remembered the snow cicada, and he felt that Yang Ji went to Yuezhai to save Xiao Qiao, and it was the same thing as him going to Baihu Village to save the snow cicada. He suddenly decided to take this risk with Yang Ji, as a psychological compensation for his inability to save the cicada. It can be said that he made this decision for the sake of the cicada.

"Brother Yang, I'll go with you!" Zhiming said the earth-shattering words.

The crowd froze. Zhiming immediately said: "Don't worry, I once broke into the headquarters of the White Tigers in Xuchang alone, and I have experience in this area. ”

The crowd was amazed. Zhiming knew that he was speechless, and hurriedly said: "I was trying to investigate the military situation, and I made my own decisions and sneaked into Baihu Village. At that time, I did not have the consent of my lord, and I acted completely autonomously. ”

After speaking, he said to Kong Ming again: "I also asked the military advisor to keep it secret for me, but the lord didn't know about it." ”

Kong Ming nodded. Yang asked with interest, "How did you get in at that time?"

Zhiming didn't want to waste time making things up, so he said, "Anyway, I found an unguarded gap at that time, so I slipped in." ... Let's go back to the theft of the ball and the rescue of people. ”

Pang Tong was the first to react and asked Yang Ji what his opinion was. Yang Ji originally had some concerns, but since Zhiming offered to help him, if he didn't agree, it would be difficult for him to step down, so he said: "Since General Lei is willing to help, let's try our best." Ask the Master for permission to do this!"

The sect leader saw that Kong Ming was both "Fu Long" and Pang Tong's friend, and the other party also contributed manpower, so it was reasonable to say that if he didn't agree, he couldn't say it, so he agreed.

"Things can only be done, not lost!" Zhiming was full of confidence and put his hand on Yang Ji's shoulder.

Yang Ji put his hand on the back of his hand and said, "Let's complete this glorious task together!"

The eyes of the two of them met, generating electromagnetic waves of mutual trust.

"Great!" Kong Ming said happily, "you are really good soldiers who are loyal and brave!"

Pang Tong said: "For the sake of this sect, for Uncle Liu Huang, and for the sake of Wu Guo, let the two of them fight once!"

Zhiming said: "Everyone, please rest assured, we will successfully complete the task!"

Seeing that the two were so enthusiastic, everyone was moved. The sect leader immediately ordered someone to put down good wine to strengthen the courage of the two.

Everyone raised their glasses. The sect leader said to the two, "I wish you all success!"

Zhiming and Yang Jiqi said: "Sect Leader Xie, we must live up to the trust!"

The crowd drank it all. Kong Ming said to Zhiming: "Be careful in everything, I feel that Yuezhai is not as simple as imagined, and we must be cautious." If you are too reluctant to return in time, you must not force your way, we will find another way. ”

Zhiming nodded: "Don't worry, I have been to the White Tiger Village, what are you afraid of!"

Yang Ji said confidently: "Everyone is waiting for good news here." ”

The two were ready and set off. Looking at Yang Jiyuan's back, Pang Tong always felt strange in his heart, and there was an indescribable worry.