Ning Qing is an old man, not only walking very slowly, but also seems to be very difficult, the Pu knife in his hand is more than three feet, one finger thick, and the net weight is at least ten catties, but he holds it very steadily, the green tendons on the back of his hand bulge, and he walks in step by step.

Tang Yun saw Ning Qing, she frowned, because she felt endless murderous aura from Ning Qing, and perseverance that should not appear at Ning Qing's age, she didn't suspect that Ning Qing would be unfavorable to her, she only felt doubtful.

"Elder Ning, what are you going to do here?"

Ning Qing is a great cultivator, and he has enough capital to let Tang Yun treat him politely, not to mention that Tang Yun was escorted by Ning Qing all the way to the Northern Desert, and he owes a lot of favors, and Ning Qing is the imperial history of the imperial court, so Tang Yun has to be cautious.

Ning Qing bowed slightly, he was a courtier, no matter when, he maintained incomparable respect for the royal family, even now he was murderous, he still did not forget the etiquette, and slowly spoke: "Princess Qiyu, old minister, you want to kill!"

Tang Yun's eyelids jumped, and he hurriedly said: "Elder Ning, this palace knows that you have made a feud with Gu Qingci, according to the rules of the rivers and lakes, it may indeed be your life and death, but you are a member of the court, and so is he, you must follow the rules, you can't kill him, and besides, although Gu Qingci contradicts me, the crime is not to death, and this palace does not allow you to kill him." ”

Ning Qing shook his head and said, "The old minister didn't want to kill Gu Qingci, but someone else. ”

Tang Yun was slightly stunned, and said suspiciously: "Didn't you kill Gu Qingci?"

Ning Qing nodded lightly and said, "Although Gu Qingci and I have made a feud, and I also want to kill him, but, now, I will definitely not kill him, on the contrary, if necessary, I can also die for him." ”

Tang Yun was surprised: "What does Ning Lao mean by this?"

Ning Qing said: "Princess, the Northern Desert people have more than 10,000 troops, just outside the Qiling Station, there are 5,000 cavalry, including 2,000 heavy armored cavalry, do you know what this means?"

"What, there are more than 10,000 soldiers, and there are heavy armored cavalry!" Tang Yun was very shocked, and immediately stood up from the bed, and said urgently: "The Northern Desert has another purpose, it is not just to fight the grass valley!"

Ning Qing nodded and said: "Hu Yulie was originally the main battle faction, and now that he controls the Northern Desert, sooner or later he will invade my Great Xia, so, I guess, these 10,000 soldiers are the vanguard troops, mainly to test my Great Xia's reaction." ”

"10,000 people, you can attack when you advance, you can leave directly when you retreat, they let us relax our vigilance in the name of fighting Grass Valley, if we Daxia is still the same as in previous years, choose to turn a blind eye, they will immediately turn into a vanguard force, directly attack the city, and take them by surprise, so now, we must block them, and princess, you must go to Weicheng in person, notify the local defenders, and come to reinforce Gu Qingci. ”

Tang Yun's face was pale and very unsightly, and he said seriously: "Elder Ning, are you sure?"

Ning Qing nodded and said, "Eight or nine is not far from ten, I had already guessed before, and I was not sure, but when I saw Gu Qingci's reaction today, I thought that he had also guessed, so he went directly with all the soldiers in Changling County, and, according to my inquiry, he also asked the gangs and families in Changling County to prepare and help at any time." ”

A trace of disbelief flashed in Tang Yun's eyes, and he said, "Elder Ning, you said that Gu Qingci knew the seriousness of the matter, but he still went without hesitation, this is ...... How is that possible?"

Ning Qing let out a long sigh and said, "I didn't believe it at first, but just now I went out to inquire about Gu Qingci, and found that my previous guess was wrong, he was not as arrogant and domineering as I thought, on the contrary, he is a good official, a good official who has won the hearts of the people, a true gentleman who loves the people like a son and is willing to take risks for the people!"

"But ...... him" Tang Yun felt incredulous when she heard Ning Qing think so highly of Gu Qingci, and said, "He, is this really the case, then, Ning Lao, do you still want to kill him?"

Ning Qing nodded and said: "Only with his popular hearts in Changling County can he defend Changling County and gather the people to fight against the Northern Desert, so he can't die, at least not now, the old minister is deeply favored by the emperor, and he must not abandon me for personal grievances, so the old minister would rather die than protect him." ”

Speaking of this, Ning Qing suddenly knelt down, and knelt in front of Tang Yun, so frightened that Tang Yun hurriedly protected Ning Qing, and wondered, "Old Ning, what are you doing here?"

Ning Qing is a great cultivator, and Tang Yun is just an ordinary person, if Ning Qing doesn't take the initiative to get up, Tang Yun will naturally not be able to help Ning Qing up, so he can only maintain one movement, and said: "Ning Lao, you get up quickly, we have something to say slowly!"

Ning Qing shook his head slightly, and said: "It's too late, the old minister must catch up with Gu Qingci as soon as possible, there are two innate martial artists on the Northern Desert side, Gu Qingci can't stop it, if the old minister goes late, Gu Qingci will definitely die." ”

Tang Yun was about to say something, but Ning Qing interrupted directly, and said: "Princess, when Lao Chen was a child, the whole family was killed by the Northern Desert people, do you know, at that time, Lao Chen was so helpless, I hated the injustice of the sky, and I hated even more that I didn't meet an official who dared to fight with the Northern Desert people for the sake of the people." ”

"Now, seeing the people of Changling County, I really envy them, they have met a truly respectable county order, there is such a parent official, willing to take the lead, willing to stand on the battlefield with a sword for the sake of ordinary people, and I, Ning Qing, a great cultivator, have no reason to hide behind, I am worried that after a hundred years, I will have no shame to face the relatives who died in front of me. ”

"But, princess," Ning Qing slammed his head on the floor, and at that moment, blood soaked out on his forehead, and he choked up: "The old minister implores the princess, for the sake of tens of millions of people, you must go to Weicheng in person." ”

"Ning Lao ......"

Tang Yun hesitated, Weicheng is the first military defense line in the north of Great Xia, three or four hundred miles away from Changling County, if she agrees, it means that it is very likely to die on the road, and the Northern Desert must have laid a net on this road.

However, if she didn't go, just relying on the people sent by Gu Qingci, it would definitely be impossible to invite reinforcements immediately, because the Weicheng side would definitely send troops after several confirmations, and by that time, it would already be too late, and it would be too late.

"Princess......" Ning Qing kowtowed again, his tone was hoarse, and said: "The old minister is deeply favored by the emperor, and he shouldn't have asked the princess to enter the trap, but the old minister really can't bear to see thousands of people fall into the abyss, and when this is the end, the old minister must apologize with death!"

"No, Ning Lao," Tang Yun hurriedly said: "Ning Lao, this palace promises you, you also have to live well, but what this palace is worried about now is that this is a long way to Weicheng, and I don't have enough manpower, I'm afraid I won't be able to get there at all." ”

"This ......" Ning Qing was stunned.

At this moment, a soldier outside the door walked in and arched his hand: "Princess Qiqi, there is a woman outside the inn, claiming to have been sent by Lord Gu Qingci, asking to see the princess!"