Three days later. Wu Zhe still didn't find Wu Shuang'er.

The Dharma King of the Underworld took Hari Machi and the Eight Desolations and others to the Desert Imperial City for help. Unexpectedly, they arrived too late. The three of them stood in the open space a mile away and looked at it from a distance, and the imperial flag of Mobei had been hung on the imperial city. The Mobei soldiers who occupied the imperial city were cleaning up the corpses on the ground.

Ba Hao knew very well in his heart that the Desert Imperial City was not Jinlin. The towering siege is at least twice as large as that of Jinlin. With the strength of only three people, it is a fool's dream to want to attack the city part-time. With these old and weak soldiers brought out by Jin Lincheng, it is impossible to save the situation. Then Feng advised: "It's too late! Rather than letting these soldiers in their hands die in vain, it is better to preserve their strength in order to make a comeback!"

Harimachi also used the same idea to persuade the chakra.

Although the King of the Wheel of the Dead was unwilling, he also knew that the loss of the imperial city was a foregone conclusion. The Mobei clan came prepared, and the consequences of attacking the city were nothing more than making themselves lose more ugly.

"Hey, damn Mobei, sooner or later, one day I will wipe you down!" "Hey, damn Mobei, sooner or later, I'm going to go up and bite this group of Mobei thieves who stole the imperial city.

Hari asked, "So what do we do now?"

"For the sake of today's plan, only with the help of the strength of the Central Plains can I regain my territory in the desert. This thing...... , it seems that you can only go to the cold military division. ”

Mobei's victory allowed the Western Regions to end its expedition to the desert ahead of schedule. The credit for all this goes to Damti. She first gave all the materials obtained by the desert to Mobei free of charge. This time gave Mobei another opportunity to take advantage of, allowing him to take the Desert Imperial City in one fell swoop. For Mobei, these favors have made them transform from a defeated country waiting to be rebuilt into a powerful tribe with a reputation in Saibei in an instant.

For the favor of the Western Regions, they dare not forget. He then went to the Imperial City of Ansai in the Western Regions and sent an envoy to meet the king of Zar. Agreed to jointly divide the territory of Da Bao with the Western Regions. All south of the Imperial City is owned by the Western Regions. The north of the imperial city borders the Northern Desert, so it is under the unified jurisdiction of the Northern Desert.

Nanyu's injuries have improved. He successfully helped Wu Shuang'er conquer the desert, and he could be regarded as fulfilling his previous promise. So he said goodbye to Damuti and Li Xiaoxiao. Lead the remaining 20,000 Ming soldiers to return to the Ming Dynasty to restore their lives. Ming Emperor Long San learned of this result. Then Nanyu was established as the candidate for the expedition to the north, and he was in charge of half of the military power of the imperial court.

At this time, He Lingyun rushed to Suining in person in order to investigate the two suspected cases of arson in Daojia and Qiongshui County. The Suining prefect was ordered to arrest the warehouse manager of the Suining Ferry, who had sued the Dao family for private business. Under He Lingyun's torture. Finally found out the truth behind this matter. It turned out that Cai Quan (Cai Tai Sui) of Lin'an bought off the Shangshu of the Imperial Court Criminal Department in order to let his protégé take charge of the water transportation power of Guangning and Suining. set up this framing of the Dao family, and also falsely passed on the holy decree to behead the entire family of Dao Meimei.

After a few years, the unjust case of the Dao family has finally come to light. He Lingyun found out all the ins and outs, and successfully became the beauty of the sword. After the incident, he rushed to Qiongshui County non-stop. Accompanied by the Qiongshui County Order, he came to Wen Xiao's hometown - Donghezhuang. The villages to the east and west have long since lost any life. The wormwood on the ground had grown to the height of more than a man. Occasionally, some broken bricks can be seen in the barren area. You can vaguely feel the traces of being burned by the fire.

He Lingyun gently stepped into Wen Xiao's former residence, and half of the ruins surrounded the remains of a small house.

Could this be the place where Piaoxue spent his childhood? He kept making up the pictures of Piaoxue's life as a child. I couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion. Because the environment here is very different from my childhood home.

After all, he lived a luxurious life of worry-free food and clothing in Qijia Mountain, while Piaoxue lived an extremely poor life in this inaccessible poor countryside. Even this place didn't deserve it, the relentless fire that had been premeditated for a long time, depriving her of everything she had left. Thinking of this, he had a little more pity in his love for Piaoxue.

He picked up a broken bowl from the ground. This may be the vessel that Drifting Snow once used. I'm going to definitely bring this back. Let her tell the story of the bowl. He cleared the weeds and continued to search for them on the ground. It's a pity that the only thing that can be taken away seems to be this bowl.

"Lord He, don't stay in such a rough place for a long time!" At the urging of the Qiongshui County Order, he came to Xihezhuang again.

Walk all the way. Unexpectedly, I happened to see three small earthen bags at a glance. He walked over to three small low-lying mounds. I saw two tombstones standing on one of the graves. The wooden plaque on the left is engraved: The tomb of Wen Xiao's father, Wen Gong. The wooden plaque on the right is engraved: The tomb of Cui Wen, the ancestor of Wen Xiao.

He was pleasantly surprised to find the graves of his father and grandmother. Since I came, I will do my filial piety for Piaoxue! He ignored what the people accompanying him thought of, and knelt down in front of the tomb three times with a puff. When he got up, he pulled out the weeds from the grave.

The Qiongshui County Commander didn't know why this Lord Qincha was so concerned about these lonely tombs. In order to curry favor with He Lingyun, the county magistrate instructed the yacha beside him: "Tomorrow, you will lead someone to build this place into a cemetery! If you let me see a weed, I will let you hoe all the weeds in Qiongshui County!"

He Lingyun knew that he was flattering himself, so he got up and said, "No need! Once it changes, I'm afraid some people won't get used to it. ”

"Yes, yes, yes! I don't think we'd better go home, sir, and let the people do the menial work, lest they be idle all day long, and lazy on the emperor's food. Tomorrow I'll take adults to the mountains to see ......."

That night, He Lingyun tossed and turned in the room alone and couldn't sleep. It may be caused by coming to the hometown of drifting snow to see things and think of lovers. He couldn't sleep, so he got up and got out of bed and lit the candle on the table. and found the broken bowl that he picked up at Wen Xiao's house during the day from his coat. Use the tea on the table to clean the dust from the bowl.

When the candle flame flickers, the porcelain reflects the dim candlelight very brightly. Suddenly, he noticed that there were two lines of words faintly on it. The text reads:

The six-pointed star goddess descended,

Three lives, three loves, three deaths.

Ask for a bowl of coarse tea and light rice, love the net

It's hard work.

He Lingyun felt very strange! This Wen family's bowl was really different. Other people's bowls are painted with flowers, birds, fish and insects, why is there such a crooked poem with no beginning and no tail on her bowl?

In the early morning of the next day, the Qiongshui County Commander took He Lingyun to the Sacred Mountain, which had been isolated for a long time. Ling Yun had a general understanding of the situation and asked the county order, "Since it is rumored that there are ghosts and gods here, has anyone seen it?"

"If you return to your lordship's words, the legend is just a legend, and the lower officials have never seen it! How can you dare to believe such unfounded words? This mountain ...... Stretching for hundreds of miles, there will be wild beasts. Therefore, it is common for honest countrymen to say that they are ghosts and gods, and it is common for them to spread false information to each other. ”

"Good!. Since Lord Liu thinks it's a beast, I'll stay here tonight. I'd like to see if the place where the imperial court can be ordered to be quarantined is infested with wild beasts or evil spirits! Would you like to accompany this official to stay here at night?"

He Linyun's words made Qingshui County Ling suddenly at a loss. Not sure if he's joking or if he's really going to live here. If I don't accompany him, I'm afraid he will detain me for dereliction of duty in the future. But if I spend the night here, if I really encounter ghosts and gods, will my life be endless? This Lord He must not be a good thing, and he would give this official such a problem!

He Lingyun saw that the Qiongshui County Order fell silent, and continued: "If you are afraid, you don't have to accompany me. However, in case it wasn't the beast...... If you stay with me at night and see the truth for yourself, even if what you say is wrong, this official will not punish you, after all, you have also accompanied me to witness the truth of the matter!"

Qiongshui County Ling secretly scolded in his heart: "You kid made it clear that I will accompany you to suffer here!"

He was dissatisfied, but he could only think about it in his heart. After all, he is a Jiupin Sesame Official. And the young man in front of him is a member of the imperial court. Count me out on my bad luck and run into you kid! Send you away quickly.

"Lord He, you have said so, of course the lower officials must protect the adults thoroughly. Tonight, I'll stay here with you. - But the night in the mountains is cold and freezing, and in order to avoid the Holy Lord's accusation that I have taken poor care of Lord He, we will only take this once, and we will not take an example. I also asked Lord He to sympathize with the difficulties of the lower officials. ”

"Okay! for one night. He Lingyun explained the county order. The county commander brought more than 20 officials to set up tents in this deep mountain and old forest......

As soon as the moon climbed above the treetops, the leaves began to shrink in the wind. It's like a group of women talking to each other, gossiping. The rustling sound made one wonder what secret it contained, and the roar of wolves could be heard in the distance.

The two dozen or so servants camped, chopped wood, and had picnics during the day. In order to wait for the two officials for a tiring day, all of them have fallen asleep at this moment. The county magistrate accompanied He Lingyun to nap by the fire. At this time, He Lingyun looked at the mountain in the distance from time to time, because there was a faint cry.

He listened carefully for a quarter of an hour. His instincts told him that it must not be the cry of a wild beast. So he pushed the county order: "Hey, wake up, wake up." You listen...... Is there a child's cry on the hill opposite?"

The county commander opened his sleepy eyes and endured his sleepiness. Listened carefully according to He Lingyun's instructions......

In the distance, there seemed to be the cry of a group of children. However, in this difficult environment, they were unwilling to accompany He Lingyun to the opposite mountain to take a look. So he started sloppy: "Lord He, it's just a wild cat barking." The sound of a night cat courting is no different from a child's cry, so it's not unusual. It's late at night, so Lord He should rest early!"

"Cat courtship, don't be kidding! It's not early spring, it's winter. What kind of cat will courtship at this time? It's clearly a child's cry. - Let's go, you go with me to see!"

The county order was already extremely impatient, but the official order was difficult to disobey, even though he was displeased, he still went to the camp tent to wake up the two dozen officials. Tell them to light torches and walk in a group towards the opposite hill......

They walked deep and shallow among the dead branches and trees...... The cry seemed to be getting closer. The time of a stick of incense. They finally came to the place where the cry was called. It turned out to be a cave, and it was pitch black inside. The moment the torch illuminated the inside, He Lingyun and the others were all dumbfounded.

This voice was really expected by He Lingyun, it was really a child's cry. It's just that these children look very strange. Rabbit-like mouth. Crocodile-like tails, some with fangs and sharp beaks.

He Lingyun's first reaction was: Little Toutuo!

He snatched a torch from one of the officials and shone it into the depths of the cave. Illuminated the faces of dozens of small heads. The youngest ones are four or five years old, and the older ones are in their teens. There are also a few who are gnawing on several female corpses.

"Hell, ——" the county order, he was so frightened that he turned his head and ran outside......

The dozen or so officials were also so frightened that they hurriedly threw away their torches and disappeared in an instant. He Linyun was left alone, standing in place stupidly.

Just when he felt extremely shocked and panicked, he didn't know what to do. The dozen or so little heads suddenly turned and pounced on him. He Linyun was in a hurry and swept in front of them with the torch in his hand. The little heads who were burned by the fire. They all covered their faces with their arms and retreated to the depths of the cave entrance......

'It is not advisable to stay here for long. He Lingyun broke out in a cold sweat. He threw the torch at the thieves. He turned around and ran out of the cave. The fear in their hearts caused them to scatter in a panic.

In a panic, some tripped over a branch, some were scared to pee by the shadow of a tree, and some lost their shoes and didn't know it. He Lingyun was calm, and finally ran out of the mountain at the third watch......