Shi Qingjue left Shangguan Cheng behind, the two walked side by side, not long after dawn, there were no pedestrians on the road, and dozens of big men with knives walked with Taoist priests, but they didn't attract much attention.

Behind the two, Chu Nanping still followed not far away, as if he had not yet made a decision about the purpose of his trip.

Shi Qingjue was in the air at the beginning, and said to Shangguan Cheng: "What do you think of Zihe Zhenren?"

He ...... It's weird, but it's also quite kind. Shangguan Cheng knew that this was a test, so he thought hard for a while and added, "But his disciples and grandchildren seem to be very reluctant. ”

"They are decent people, and of course they don't bother to associate with Iron Mountain. What do you think of Zihe's real proposal?"

Which party Tieshan unites with is a major matter related to the future survival of life and death, the monk actually asked for his own opinion, Shangguan Cheng was a little flattered, but he did think about this issue, "I don't know much about the situation in the Central Plains, but it sounds like King Xiao has won the first prize, sooner or later he will ascend the throne as the emperor, the queen mother has already killed herself, and the general Pang Ning is weak in the court, with only 200,000 troops, the odds of victory are not great." If I had joined forces with the powerful side as soon as possible, I would have been able to offer more favorable terms. ”

Shi Qingjue showed a hint of a smile, pulling two scars, making his face look doubly hideous, "This is also one thing you have to learn, don't care what the other party says, be obedient to what you say, think about why the other party made such a suggestion." ”

"Voice-over-the-top. Shangguan Cheng looked at the team more than 100 steps away, the bun on the top of Zihe Zhenren's head was faintly visible, and his body was dangling, not at all like the head of a famous family, and he didn't have the stability of an eighty-year-old man, "It's a little strange, Zihe Zhenren, as a great teacher, does things for King Xiao, and only brings three ** from his own sect by his side." ”

"Well, that's a strange thing. ”

"The four of them didn't visit openly last night, they were shouted by Chu Nanping, so they barely showed up, if King Xiao really wanted to win over Tieshan, he shouldn't be so casual. ”

"It's also a strange thing. ”

Shangguan Cheng thought for a while, "This shows that the so-called joint confrontation against Pang Ning is a temporary statement that Zihe Zhenren came up with, but in fact, he has another purpose." ”

"Zihe Zhenren is an old slippery head, Xiao ** has just won a big victory in the capital, and the ministers of the court and the central government are busy patting their sycophants and showing their loyalty, but he left the capital, he must have done great things for King Xiao. ”

"He is very interested in Nangong Bad and Pang Ning, does he want to assassinate the general and let King Xiao win without a fight? This is a great achievement. ”

"Blind eyes, these are all blind eyes, Zihe Zhenren is not an outlaw, 200,000 troops take the head of the general? ”

That dry and ugly old man was not as trustworthy as when they first met, Shangguan Cheng couldn't think of more clues, "I can't guess this, what is there in the northwest that is worth the hard work of Zihe Zhenren." ”

"Sooner or later, he'll show his feet. Shi Qingjue had some guesses in his heart, but he didn't want to say too much, as long as Shangguan Cheng was wary of Zihe Zhenren.

That night, the group was still staying in the wilderness, the Tieshan bandits carried tents with them, the Kongtong faction and Shangguan Fei each got one, only Chu Nanping was still not social, he accepted the food that others sent him, and he didn't send it or ask for it, and after eating, he slept in the wasteland, and occasionally disappeared for a while, and no one knew what he was going to do.

Shangguan Cheng had a good impression of Chu Nanping in the past, knowing that he had come all the way to protect himself, and he was even more grateful in his heart, but even so, he still couldn't find a chance to say a word to the withdrawn swordsman.

After dinner, he read the palms of at least five of the bandits, predicting that they would either live long or be famous, and did a simple ritual for several bandits who had just lost their best friends.

Shi Qingjue watched coldly and did not stop the brothers from making peace, but when Zihe Zhenren took the initiative to read palmistry for him, the monk refused, "I know what my fate is, so I don't have to count it." ”

The Zhou brothers were more reserved, hiding in tents and eating the dry food they carried, with only Chen Jinke following the head of the house.

Shangguan Cheng regarded observing the real person of Zihe as a task, but he didn't see anything, the head of the Kongtong faction was like a rejuvenated child, full of enthusiasm and no scheming, to say that he had some big conspiracy hidden in his heart, it was not like it at all.

Zihe Zhenren occasionally smiled at him, but did not take the initiative to talk to him.

The world of adults is really difficult to understand, when he went into the tent to sleep, Shangguan Cheng felt exhausted, and even began to wonder if the monk had too much heart, and then he had a chaotic dream, in which many acquaintances appeared, all of them seemed to be preoccupied, as if they were hiding something from him.

In another tent not far away, Shangguan Fei couldn't sleep, and spent most of his time taking care of Nangong Bad.

Nangong Bad was extremely forbearant when she was injured, and Zihe Zhenren didn't snort when she was healing, but after entering the recovery period, she was crushed by the continuous pain, on horseback, she lay in Shangguan Fei's arms, and still couldn't avoid the bumps, and after persisting for more than half a day, she began to whisper**, and after living in the tent, she still couldn't sleep in pain.

But she never opened her mouth to make a request, even if her teeth rattled, she didn't say a superfluous word, but Shangguan Fei was anxious and asked Zihe Zhenren and the bandits for medicine, hoping to relieve Nangong Bad's pain.

"There is no silver bullet that can help her. Zihe Zhenren gave him a few medicines, both internal and external, "Whether she can survive and how well she recovers depends on her own ability." This kind of thing is unpredictable, some people are peerless masters, they have never sneezed in their lives, but in the end they lost their surnames because of a little illness, and some people seem to be delicate, but they are superior in endurance. ”

Zihe Zhenren's words were the same as his medicine, which could only provide some comfort, and after Shangguan Fei helped Nangong take the medicine, he looked at her face that would never be symmetrical, and said, "What else do you want?" I'll get it for you. ”

Nangong Bad's pain eased slightly, his eyes were a little dull, but his expression was still firm, "Why are you protecting me?

This was the first time Nangong Fei had spoken in a day, and Shangguan Fei first felt nervous, turned to the door of the tent and peeked out, and then whispered: "Be careful, don't be heard, they will force you to confess." ”

"So what? It's just torture, and I can stand it. ”

Shangguan Fei wanted to say, "I can't stand it", but felt that these words were too intimate, so he said: "Then there is no need to take the initiative to be punished." ”

"Again, why are you protecting me? You are cowardly and incompetent. ”

Shangguan Fei laughed twice, "Because I believe in you, you didn't say that you would take me to the Ten Directions Sect, where I can be closely protected, and I don't have to worry about it anymore." ”

"I lied to you, you heard it last night, and the direction I took you in the wrong direction was wrong. ”

"That's okay, I trust you anyway. ”

Nangong Bad kept her mouth shut, speaking could distract her, but it would also affect the injury and bring more pain, of course she would not casually believe a strange man from the Western Regions, not to mention that this man was very strange and stupid, and he was useless in her eyes, "My original name is Shen Qiongzhi, the branch of the branch, not the Zhizhi of Lingzhi." ”

This was the only thing she could reveal, it wasn't actually a secret, and many people inside and outside the Ten Directions Sect knew about it.

Shangguan Fei was still very happy, and repeated the three words "Shen Qiongzhi" several times, "Good name, better than your current name, which one do you want me to call you?"

"Whatever. Nangong Bad closed his eyes, and opened them again after a while, "Can you get me out?"

"The way you look now...... We can't get far. Shangguan Fei was worried in his heart, when he was forced by the Dragon King, the Lotus Girl, and the old man Mu, he could still dare to occasionally move with people, once he lost his support, he was afraid of people like Shi Qingjue to death, "I see that things are still turning around, and the monk attaches great importance to Shangguan Cheng, so it is me after all...... Brother, I'll plead with him in two days......"

Nangong Bad closed his eyes again, and he was not surprised by Shangguan Fei's reaction at all, if this was a man who dared to think and do, he would not be deceived out of the capital by her few words.

"You sleep. Shangguan Fei whispered, watching her breathing gradually stabilize and quietly get out of the tent.

The night was dark, next to a small bonfire, there were seven or eight people drinking and chatting, Zihe Zhenren and Chen Jinke sat in it, the two did not drink, but they were the main force of chatting, which often caused the bandits to laugh.

It would be nice if he had the ability of an old immortal, Shangguan Fei was envious, he wanted to be loved by the people around him since he was a child, but unfortunately he rarely succeeded except for his mother.

Shangguan Fei walked to the fire and said with a smile: "I smell wine from afar, can you share a little?"

The laughter stopped, and the bandits looked down on the coward, and no one answered.

Shangguan Fei pretended not to know and squeezed into the middle of the two bandits, "It's a long night, and if you don't drink some wine, you really can't get through it." ”

"It's just you with a woman by your side, what else can't you survive?" said one of the bandits coldly.

"Well, she is a woman, but she is more like a man than me, and she has been beaten like that by your king, are you interested in her? ”

"Go, Lao Tzu only sleeps like a flower-like girl, there are so many men in Tieshan, do you still need to look for her?"

Everyone laughed, and Shangguan Fei also laughed, took the wine bag from the hands of the bandits around him, and poured a big mouthful, "Is this the worst wine in the world? ”

In the eyes of the bandits, Shangguan Fei immediately became less annoying.

Shangguan Fei had an experience in the Dragon Army camp back then: if you can't laugh at others, laugh at yourself, this is the easiest way to make friends with strangers.

Several people drank until midnight, Shangguan Fei showed his whole body skills, attacked and defeated Zihe Zhenren, and became the leader of the conversation, Chen Jinke wanted to stand up for the ancestor several times, but he was defeated because he couldn't drink.

Chen Jinke is a layman of the Kongtong faction, in fact, he can drink, he followed a piece to quit drinking because of his respect for the old immortals, but he didn't expect it to become a weakness.

Zihe Zhenren motioned to Chen Jinke to help the drunk Shangguan Fei, and the three of them walked towards the tent together, and after there were no Iron Mountain bandits behind them, the real person grabbed Shangguan Fei's arm and whispered: "Boy, you are taking revenge." ”

Shangguan Fei was indeed drunk, but his mind was still clear, he laughed twice, put it on Zihe Zhenren's ear, and said in a smaller voice: "I'll give you Shangguan Cheng, you rescue the two of us." (To be continued.) )