Yundu Guiyuan Hall had received the news of defeat one after another, Yelu Jinyun couldn't sleep well, he couldn't help but think of Ji Dao Fei Lack who repeatedly told him to be careful of Rizhao's plan of 'destroying the false way' when he left, and he couldn't help but regret it.

He summoned an attendant and asked, "He Pei Si captured Qin Tiancang's son Qin Yu a few days ago, has he been escorted back now?"

The chamberlain replied: "Back to the king, Qin Yu has been escorted back to the royal city. ”

"Okay! unload one of his arms for Benjun and send it to Qin Tiancang, Benjun wants to see if he can even do without the life of his only son in order to capture Yundu!"

"Newspaper... Report to the king, although Qin Yu has been escorted back to the royal city, he is not in the prison. ”

"What!" Yelu Jinyun was shocked, Qin Yu was the most advantageous law to contain Rizhao, and there could be no mistakes at this time.

"Where are they being held now?"

"Your Majesty, Qin Yu was escorted back to the city by Bai Zisheng, the patrol of Jiali Temple, and is now in Jiali Temple. ”

"It's a vain reward again, what is the purpose of his private detention of Qin Yu? If he hadn't sent a message that there was nothing to do in the east of the city, Benjun would not have transferred the Wangcheng garrison away, but now that Yundu is being attacked on both sides, Benjun has to ask him clearly!"

Yelu Jinyun ordered the attendants to prepare the car and go to the Jiali Temple in person. Along the way, I saw the fire in the east of the city, and the people fleeing for their lives could be seen everywhere on the road, all of them were ragged, their eyes were frightened, and most of the bare skin was attached to the mucus, which really made people feel disgusting.

"The Rizhao Moon Lice Pioneer Battalion is really powerful, it seems that we have to shrink our defenses no matter what," Yelu Jinyun ordered someone to recall Xiao Luo and He Pei, while urging the handlebar-style fast horse to rush towards the Jiali Temple. Who knew that when he arrived at the Luochuan Garden of Jiali Temple, he sent someone to pass the news but no one opened the door, Yelu Jinyun went to buckle the door in person, went to see that the gate was empty, and after pushing the door in, the huge courtyard was already overgrown with weeds, and the flowers and plants cultivated by Bai Zixiang had already withered and fallen.

Yelu Jinyun was so angry that he asked people to search inside and out, but he didn't find a single figure, he seemed to understand something at once, and hurriedly instructed the inner servant: "Send someone to search the city, you must find Bai Zishen and Qin Yu!"

There were ashes floating in the air around Anlin in the east of the city, Qin Tiancang ordered arson, and launched three attacks in a row, the infantry feints, and the moon lice soldiers sacrificed weapons in the air to attack He Pei's camp, He Pei's soldiers suffered heavy losses, and she herself suffered some minor injuries, knowing that she was powerless to resist, and was about to write a letter to Yelu Jinyun to ask for a return to the royal city to defend the army, but she happened to receive a letter sent by Yelu Jinyun, and opened it to see the news of Fang Zhibai's self-reward and Qin Yu's disappearance, and immediately regretted that she was gullible Bai Ziqi, Qin Yu was lost, and what face did she have to see the monarch。

He Pei insisted on not giving up An Lin and returning to the royal city as stated in the letter, on the one hand, she was ashamed of the trust of Yelu Jinyun and Xiao Luo, and she had no face to face them after going back, on the other hand, she knew that she could only rely on An Lin to use the 'Pei Yu Fengwu' array, and after going back, it was tantamount to a horse with broken legs and feet, and it didn't make much sense to repatriate alone, so she simply stuck to An Lin, the last line of defense.

Qin Tiancang originally thought that An Lin could be broken in two hours, but who knew that He Pei's battalion had resisted for more than three hours, coupled with the rupture of the embankments on both sides of the Chen River, the water potential was even more swollen than before, and several temporary pontoon bridges were washed away, and there were still more than 10,000 infantry troops who did not cross the river.

Cui Shang came from the rear and told Qin Tiancang the news, and Qin Tiancang sighed: " Ben Jun thought that why Pei was just a female stream, she was in Anlin Xiazhai, there were only hundreds of soldiers, and her cultivation was the lowest one of the five Si Tian, and she was besieged by our army, which was already the end of the strong crossbow, but Bai Zixiang said that he could not harm He Pei's life, but if He Pei did not get rid of it, it would be difficult for the Ma Bu army to move forward, seeing that it was about to dawn, and then hold on, I was afraid that Yundu reinforcements would come, Ben Jun's meaning, the moon lice pioneer battalion could concoct spray poison gas in the same way, and poison He Pei to death in Anlin!"

"Your Majesty can't act like this," Cui Shang said eagerly, "His Royal Highness the Prince is now in the hands of Mr. Bai, since he didn't make it clear, if we kill He Pei against his will, I'm afraid it will annoy him, I care about his words and deeds, it seems that He Pei suffers from lovesickness, but He Pei often has feelings for Chong Wanzhong, but he turns a deaf ear to Mr. Bai, I think Mr. Bai will resolutely not agree to us killing He Pei, I think it is better to bypass An Lin and find another way to pass." ”

"Cui Shang, have you found a shortcut to bypass An Lin?"

"Back to the king, there is a people lane in the south of Anlin, I have sent someone to inquire, the person living in it is the largest wealthy merchant in Yundu, Qu Luotong, this Quluo Tongcai can be through the gods, smugglers of fine iron and horses, business throughout Rizhao, Yundu and Luosheng, although he is a native of Yundu, but he has three countries of customs clearance documents, can go in and out of any place he wants to go, and he has a large number of diners, including many masters and dead soldiers, if we want to bypass Anlin to march, we need to pass through the territory of Quluotong, I don't know if you have a try?"

Qin Tiancang frowned and said: "How could this gentleman not know him? Most of the horses ridden in the Bu military camp were from him, and Qu Luotong also undertook the repair work of Hengyang City, whenever the treasury was unable to make ends meet, he could lead the people to donate generously, although I have not met him, but I know some of his life deeds, he is different from other merchants, there is not so much copper smell." ”

"Your Majesty, Qu Luotong has a high status among the three countries, and the subordinates suggest that if you don't plan to capture Anlin, then you should quickly write a letter to contact Qu Luotong, begging him to open a convenient door and let our army pass. ”

"Bold! As the lord of a country, this monarch actually asked me to bend down and beg him, Cui Shang, are you serious in what you said!"

"The subordinate didn't dare, the subordinate just said it truthfully, just imagine it, Yundu should know that Anlin is not the only gateway, why not send troops to guard the alley south of Anlin, I think I also know that it is Quluotong's territory, and we don't dare to attack, because no one in the world dares to ignore him Quluotong, and no one dares to use force against Quluotong! ”

"This Qu Luotong is a citizen of Yundu, how can he be willing to defect to Cheng?"

Cui Shang said with a smile, "In the final analysis, Qu Luotong is just a businessman, businessmen are profitable, as long as we bribe the gold silk fields, and then say that it is powerful, he will naturally judge the situation, not to mention that we are just borrowing the road, Qu Luotong only needs to open one eye and close one eye, and it will not damage his reputation, why not do it?"

"Having said that, it's just that Qu Luotong is already a rich country, and he is also from Yundu, so Benjun expects that ordinary bribery will not be enough to impress him. ”

"The Rizhao liquor industry is prosperous, and if the liquor is changed from state-owned to private-owned and handed over to him to manage, the subordinate thinks it will be enough to impress him. ”

Qin Tiancang sighed: "Wine-making is related to the lifeblood of my Rizhao people, if this is used as a price, I am afraid that it will provoke a civil uprising." ”

"Your Excellency can rest assured, as long as Qu Luotong is willing to give way, Rizhao's national strength will be doubled, and domination of the world is just around the corner. ”

"Cui Shang is reasonable, I will personally write a letter and you will hand it to Qu Luotong, I don't know if I can reply before the hour?"

"The subordinates understand that there will be good news before the hour!"

Qin Tiancang hurriedly wrote a letter and handed it to Cui Shang Cui Shang rode a moon lice and it was inconvenient for him to enter the city, so he changed to a good horse and went to Nanxiang, and just rushed back at seven o'clock.

As soon as Cui Shang entered the camp, he went straight to the Zhongjun tent to resume his life, and Qin Tiancang saw that Cui Shang was covered in dust and his face was short of breath, so he asked him not to salute, and hurriedly helped him to sit on the chair.

After Cui Shang breathed a sigh of relief, Qin Tiancang leaned over and asked, "How do you reply over there?"

"Back to the king, things went surprisingly smoothly, when Qu Luo informed Xiao of the identity of his minister, he immediately summoned him and agreed to let our army go. ”

"Oh, is that really the case?"

"It's true, please see, your lordship, this is Qu Luotong's reply. Cui Shang took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Qin Tiancang, Qin Tiancang hurriedly unfolded it, but when he read it, his face gradually became gloomy.

"Qu Luotong doesn't want private rights in the winery, he said that as long as we capture Yundu, let him be the deacon of the Jiali Temple!"

Cui Shang had never heard Qu Luotong say this before, nor had he opened the letterhead to read it, and when he heard Qin Tiancang say it, he was suddenly shocked by fright.

"Your Majesty, I didn't know in advance that Qu Luotong had additional conditions, but the subordinates didn't understand, what did Qu Luotong do as a deacon of this Jiali Temple? He is so rich and powerful, and there are many masters among his subordinates, and in terms of personal wealth, he is enough to influence a country. ”

"How is the cultivation of Quluotong?"

"The eyes are chaotic, there is no light in the pupils, except for being shrewd, I can't see what any cultivation master should look like, but everyone in Yundu cultivates fate, and I expect that Qu Luotong should still know some Taoism. ”

Qin Tiancang stroked his beard and said, "So he doesn't care about concentrating on cultivation, so what good is it for him to be a deacon of Jiali Temple?"

"I don't know, I wonder if the king will answer him?"

"This gentleman has promised to hand over the position of deacon of Jiali Temple to Bai Zixiang, how can he promise to Qu Luotong, this Qu Luotong is only the merit of dedicating the city, how to compare with Mr. Bai's merit, this gentleman can never agree to this. ”

"Then how is the gentleman going to reply to the letter?"

Qin Tiancang lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then said, "Why don't you attack Nanxiang directly?"

"No, in this way, before An Lin enters an inch of land, the soldiers will fall into a fierce battle in the South Lane, which is really not good for our army. ”

"What do you think?"

"It's better to promise Qu Luotong, our army has crossed the Chen River to the east so far, the pioneer battalion has lost more than 50 soldiers, and the infantry army has only crossed less than 20,000 horses, the longer the time drags on, the greater the possibility of Yundu returning to help, as for Mr. Bai, the subordinate thinks that it is better to set up a higher position than the deacon with him, so that Qu Luotong can only get a false position, but it can open the door for him to be convenient. ”

Qin Tiancang got up and slapped the table and said, "Okay, then reply to him according to your wishes, in order to show sincerity, I want to personally meet this wealthy Qu Luotong when I pass by." ”

In Hengyang City, the sky just turned over the white belly of the fish, and saw that Chutian was full of clouds, as the saying goes, the morning glow does not go out, the sunset travels thousands of miles, it is already full of sunset, Qin Miaoshi knew that there would be autumn rain, but the mood became more and more comfortable, she changed into a man's dress, pulled a boy's hair bun, and immediately turned into a young man.

"A sound of sycamore, a sound of autumn, a little plantain and a little sorrow, it's time to see my sentimental sister. Qin Miaoshi tore off a banana leaf on the garden mountain, and raised it above her head to avoid the rain, from the East Chamber, to the West Chamber, but only a few dozen steps away, when Qin Miaoshi approached, she saw a little girl sitting by the stream in the courtyard washing her feet, small and white skin like a silver stone shining in the stream, the girl looked delicate, frowned between her eyebrows, seemed to have a thousand sorrows, her body was exquisite, her posture was weak, but there seemed to be a fairy rain between her gestures, and the delicate jade feet were placed in the water, and the fish were attracted to gather.

This girl is Qin Miaoshi's half-sister Qin Miaoyin.

Miao Yin saw that the person who came was her sister, and she was slightly disappointed, except for her own mother, she was not interested in anyone, and she had lived in the deep garden for a long time, so that she no longer had the liveliness of childhood, but had more compassion for people.

"My sister got up so early, I saw that the sky was getting cloudy, and I happened to pass by the West Chamber, and I couldn't help but worry about my sister's body, so I came to see if my sister's body was better?

Qin Miaoyin didn't raise her head, but her white lips opened slightly: "Thank you, sister, for coming to see me, I'm afraid that my illness will be difficult to get better for a while, the weather is hot, and staying in the house is even more boring, so it's better to come out and breathe." ”

"Look at what my sister said, if ordinary people have this disease, they are naturally helpless, you and I were born in the royal family, why worry about the disease and not be cured, I am afraid that my sister's heart is too heavy, and I am not willing to take the medicine on time, come, let my sister see your jade." ”

Qin Miaoshi sat leaning on Miaoyin, although she was only four years older than her, she was half a head taller, Qin Miaoyin didn't want to talk more, but seeing her so enthusiastic, she couldn't shirk it, so she had to take out a Yingluo ring from her waist.

This Yingluo ring is no different from the one worn by Qin Miaoshi, but the jade plate inlaid in it also has incisions at both ends, which can be combined with Qin Miaoshi's jade plate.

Qin Miaoyin's jade plate was dim, and when Miaoshi took out her own Yingluo circle, Miaoyin's jade fell even lower.

Miao Shi asked: "Although my sister's jade is carried with me, I don't absorb the moonlight, no wonder my body has not been able to raise it, it is really a violent thing, if my father and queen mother knew about it, I would definitely blame my sister again." ”

"What's the use of me asking for this, if my sister likes it, take it. ”

Miao Shi was shocked, although she had coveted her sister's Yingluo circle for a long time, she didn't expect Miao Yin to not take this piece of jade to heart at all, but this jade was a talisman jade that Queen Zhen divided into two to the two sisters, and the queen mother would definitely blame herself if she took it.

Looking at Miaoyin, who was only ten years old, Qin Miaoshi suddenly felt that she had something to say to her. She rolled her eyes and said: "My sister is really joking, what the queen mother gave you, how can I be embarrassed to take it, sister, but the role of this jade plate must not be clear to my sister." ”

Qin Miaoyin said listlessly: "For as long as I can remember, the queen mother asked me to take this piece of jade with me, saying that it was to see that I was not in good health, and only by carrying it could I prolong my life, but I stayed at home every day, and I could only see this palace wall every day, so what was the point of staying here to prolong my life?"

"I know you still want to get out of here, since my sister doesn't want to live here, why don't you come to my east wing often, every time I go out, I always bring some strange things, you can go to my hall to have a look. ”

"My sister is the same as my eldest brother, and the things I brought back must be some small knives and sharp blades used by adults, where is there something suitable for me to play. ”

Qin Miaoshi muttered unhappily: "Who has the same virtue as your conceited eldest brother, don't you know who he is, isn't he the eldest son, not pampered and arrogant, relying on the spoils he picked up when he went out to fight with his father, he likes to show it in front of us, and he doesn't look at the use of the pile of broken copper and iron he brought back, and the weapons used by the reckless man are only worthy of being used by a reckless man like him." ”

"Hehe", Qin Miaoyin smiled, a pair of huge eyes bent into two rounds of the moon, "Sister still likes to choke with eldest brother, but we are a family after all." ”

"Stop, you are a family, as for me, it's just a drag oil bottle, I don't want to rely on any royal family, I want to live with my own hands!"

"My sister is really ambitious, my little sister sighs to herself, but I can't be like my sister, I only have this sick body and this Rausch in this life, and the outside world has nothing to do with me. ”

"Little sister, I see that you have been so listless, I am afraid that the queen mother will accompany you for many days. ”

"Well, the queen mother has been helping my father take care of the military plane for several days, and I heard that we have met again in Rizhao and Yundu, and I don't know how many people will die in this war. ”

Qin Miaoshi patted Miaoyin's shoulder and said: "You, you, not only look weak and impervious, but also have a bodhisattva heart, go, while they are not there, I will take you to a place." ”

Miaoyin didn't put on clogs and refused to go anywhere, so Miaoshi hugged her by the shoulder, "Come on, let my sister carry you over." ”

"Bell bell bell bell ..."

Qin Miaoshi held the wonderful sound on her back with one hand, and took out her own Yingluo circle with the other hand to sway, and after a while, a huge figure appeared in the sky.

"Sister, it is forbidden to summon moon lice in the palace, and your father will blame you for doing so. ”

"Why are you so nervous, little girl, I haven't seen you for a few days, your body is dead, if I don't let the moon lice carry us, do you really want me to carry it on my back? ”

Miao Yin asked nervously, "Where are you going to take me?" The queen mother is not allowed to leave the palace gate for half a step. ”

"Of course you don't leave the palace, I'll take you to the paddock to see something fun. ”

Qin Miaoyin sat suspiciously on the moon lice, and as soon as the moon lice spread her wings and took off, she noticed a hint of coolness, and the hand holding the reins of the moon lice grasped it tighter.

Qin Miaoshi stroked her long black hair, and then patted the back of the moon lice, who jumped up and carried the two sisters into the air.

Miao Yin asked, "My sister's moon lice should have reached adulthood, I wonder if my sister gave it a name." ”

"My moon lice hatched out of the full moon, so the name is 'Yue'er', by the way, I wonder if the queen mother chose a moon lice for her sister to raise?"

Miao Yin lowered her head and whispered, "The queen mother said that she would teach me the art of domestication when I was better. ”

"Sister don't be discouraged, your body will be raised, in fact, domesticating moon lice is not as difficult as you imagined, ordinary people domesticate moon lice, how can it take three to five years to establish a hub with moon lice, but we wear this 'curved ruler jade', as long as the mind is the same, you can tame a moon lice in as short as three months, I tamed the moon when I was a child It only took more than four months. ”

"Is it going to take three months at the earliest? No wonder the queen mother has always refused to teach me to domesticate moon lice, I have to spend every day in a potion of potions, and every day I have to take all kinds of pills prepared for me by the queen mother on time, and I have not visited the whole palace, let alone go to the paddock to domesticate moon lice. ”

Qin Miaoyin's words touched Miaoshi, she thought that she lost her father when she was young, her mother remarried halfway, and she had always lived under the fence. The ill-fated life, although Qin Tiancang is not his biological father, but the brocade clothes and jade food never stop supplying, he can go wherever he wants, and no one rushes to stop him from doing anything, but the more free life she has, the more she feels that her duckweed has no roots, she was originally very envious of Qin Miaoyin, originally she was bored this time to come and ridicule her, who knew that she was not as good as she imagined, although she was a child born to Qin Tiancang and Zhen Yu, it can be said that she was born orthodox, but because she inherited the same physical characteristics as her mother, she couldn't do without decoction since she was a child, Qin Tiancang and her mother did not allow her to go out, and until she was ten years old, she may not have experienced true happiness。

In a blink of an eye, I arrived at the moon lice paddock, overlooking the entire canyon has been empty, Miao Yin can't remember how long ago I came, at that time there were many moon lice in it, the sky and the ground were full of huge figures, but now the whole canyon has not seen a single moon lice.

Miao Yin was a little lost, she had fantasized about the bustling scene here before she came, she had grown up with her mother since she was a child, and she was not afraid of these pimples all over her body, and even liked their cute appearance, but now this place was not at all what she imagined, and she suddenly felt empty in her heart.

"Sister, where are all the moon lice here?"

"Father Wang has led the entire Moon Lice Pioneer Battalion to the cloud capital, and it has been more than half a month. ”

"So it's just an empty valley here, so if there's anything interesting, sister might as well send me back." ”

"My good sister, what are you anxious about, just follow me. ”

Qin Miaoshi asked Yue'er to continue to fly towards the depths of the canyon, and when she came to a place, the emerald green mountains came into view, Qin Miaoyin took a deep breath, and her spirit suddenly became much brighter.

"What kind of place is this, I've never been here!"

"You've gone to more places you haven't been, hold on to the reins, we're going down. ”

The two sisters landed at the location of a group of stone peaks, Qin Miaoshi took Miaoyin's hand and walked down Yue'er, and let Yue'er go to play alone, who knew that Yue'er didn't listen to Miaoshi's instructions, puffed out her two eyes and crawled on the ground, staring at the cave under the stone rock.

Qin Miaoyin was a little scared, so she hid behind Miaoshi, she pulled Miaoshi's clothes and asked, "Sister, what's wrong with Yue'er?"

Qin Miaoshi smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, you have also seen the things in the cave." ”

"Have I seen it?"

"Of course, you hugged it when you were very young. ”

"Oh..."Qin Miaoyin exclaimed, "Could it be that the cave is inhabited by the moon lice 'Shi Huan' raised by the queen mother?"

"Yes, Shi Huan is the mother of all the moon lice beasts, since the queen mother divided the Qu Qiyu into two and gave it to the two of us, no one can drive it anymore, but it is really a moon lice that has absorbed the ability of the moonlight, compared to the moon lice raised later, the strength is not at the same level at all, the queen mother deliberately secretly built this secluded place in the paddock canyon for Shi Huan to live. ”

Qin Miaoyin suddenly felt that Shi Huan's situation was exactly the same as herself, although she had a unique place to live, she also lost her freedom.

"Why did the queen mother trap Shi Huan here, it doesn't have to obey Qu Qiyu's drive, shouldn't it be more free?"

"Who knows what the queen mother means, but I know that only the two of us can summon Shi Huan if our jade cards are combined into one, since my sister feels so sorry for it, why not call it out to see it?"

Qin Miaoyin closed her eyes and bit her thin lips, she repeatedly said in her heart, she shouldn't be like this, she shouldn't restrict her freedom because she was afraid of being hurt.

"Sister, you mean that as long as my jade and your jade are put together, Shi Huan can be summoned, right?"

"Of course, the queen mother was domesticated with the curved ruler jade Shi Huan, and then the curved ruler jade was divided into two as a reward for the talisman magic weapon to me and you, this curved ruler jade is the best in the jade, this province has the characteristics of conjuring spirits, although I only got half of the jade card, but I used this half of the curved ruler jade to easily tame the 'Yue'er,' and spent four months to establish a relationship with it, and now Yue'er is my best friend. The whole Rizhao is the shortest time it takes me to tame the moon lice except for the queen mother, so it has attracted the jealousy of your eldest brother Qin Yu, he has tried to get the Dao Qu Qi Jade again and again, but he has never obtained it, I think he should have looked for you too. ”

Qin Miaoyin swept the Yingluo ring in his hand and said: "I didn't expect this Raushzi to have such a big effect?" But my father and queen mother didn't let me out of the palace, let alone domesticate any moon lice, this Raushzi is actually useless to me, if my sister really needs it, take it away!"

Qin Miaoshi's eyes instantly showed a look of greed, "What my sister said is true?" I heard my mother say that Shi Huan has collected the essence of the five elements of the mountains, rivers and earth, although it is not an ancient beast, but its strength is not inferior to those desolate beasts, if my sister has the heart to fulfill, my sister can borrow the way to obtain it, when you need it, I will pay you back." ”

"Sister, take it, what's the use of this Rausch for me, a person who stays at home? Today, since my sister brought me here without telling my father and queen mother, I also want to see Shi Huan. ”

Miao Yin handed the Yingluo circle to Miao Shi, and when Miao Shi took it, her arm trembled unconsciously.

"Since my sister insists on fulfilling me, then I am disrespectful. ”