A cacophony came from all directions. In the darkness of the night, the bonfire crackled.

An Qing sat on her knees beside the fire, and the flames that jumped without saying a word reflected her slightly pale face.

The wolf howls around them were getting closer and closer, mixed with the sound of gnawing, the cracking of grass and trees, and the crackling of fire in front of them. An Qing is not sleepy, she just knows that she can't sleep.

Falling asleep in the wilderness is extremely dangerous, and even the most fearful beasts will become more and more emboldened when they are sure that their prey is in a coma, and eventually pounce on them and gnaw frantically. Although she knew it, An Qing also felt that she would not be able to survive the dawn.

The sky in the east was as dark as splashing thick ink, and An Qing only felt that her eyelids were getting heavier and heavier, and her body was shaking uncontrollably in the cold wilderness.

And Zhao Wu'an, who promised her to go and return, did not appear until this time, only the wolves that were getting closer and closer never went away.

An Qing couldn't help but think back to the days when she was still in Qingdi Township.

The town where she grew up is not as prosperous as Beijing and Hangzhou, nor is it as interesting as Miaojiang and Fuzhou, but it has a different taste. The mother who always likes to lose her temper, the father who always speaks slowly and half a beat, and the county magistrate who looks at the fish and meat people but is actually quite virtuous, are all unforgettable scenery in the days when laughter and scolding are all articles.

But she wanted to run further, but she was still not satisfied when she ran to Fuzhou, so she ran to Miaojiang. Half because of his commitment to Zhao Wu'an, and half because he has always been uneasy about such a dull life in his heart.

She also longs to be like Zhao Wu'an, who has the courage to learn martial arts, be able to peel off the cocoon, control the flying sword, and cut off the countless sins on the rivers and lakes. But in the final analysis, she is just a little girl, incompetent and powerless to face the complexity of the rivers and lakes and the complexity of people's hearts.

If it weren't for Zhao Wu'an, she wouldn't have been able to get here.

The greedy wolf roared in the moon, and a few points of green light suddenly lit up in the night, moving extremely fast to approach this side.

An Qing took a deep breath, tightened the clothes on her body hard, took out a burning torch from the bonfire in front of her, clenched her hands, and faced the unknown night.

There were wolves barking in the night, and An Qing was full of energy, vigilantly paying attention to everything around her.

Suddenly, the horse's hooves clattered, shattering the silence of the night like the wind.

Before An Qing could react, the man in the white robe and the red box on his shoulders had already broken into her eyes.

Just like that day, when he reached out to brush the dust off the heavy wooden door outside the land temple, it was as sudden as possible.

Zhao Wu'an stopped in front of An Qing on his horse, and the horse raised its front hooves, startling the earth.

An Qing, who was still incredibly calm, suddenly burst into tears the moment she saw him appear.

She almost wanted to rush up and hug him right away.

Zhao Wu'an turned over and dismounted, and An Qing's body also pounced forward uncontrollably. She was fed up with the loneliness and coldness of the place, and just wanted to find a little warmth in his arms.

But her steps suddenly stopped.

Not because of anything else, but because Zhao Wu'an was already holding a woman in his arms. An Qing was stunned, and didn't know what to say for a while.

Seeing that An Qing was safe and sound, Zhao Wuan breathed a sigh of relief: "It's okay, you're fine." ”

An Qing's eyes were red when she wanted to speak, and when she saw that the tears were about to stay, she immediately twisted her face to the side like a petty character, just casting a questioning look in her afterglow.

Zhao Wu'an said helplessly: "I can't watch Sang Yu die." ”

He described the withered tree, apparently a fierce battle before. Although An Qing also knew that Dailou Sangyu meant a lot to Zhao Wu'an, she had just stayed alone in the wilderness for half a night, but Zhao Wu'an cared for Dailou Sangyu to see her, An Qing really didn't want to talk to him more, so she simply continued to twist her head to the side.

But there was an even more idle little general on the other horse, adding fuel to the fire.

"I can't see that Zhao Jushi is still a lord who embraces left and right, and he already has such a flower-like girl, but he is not greedy, and he is bent on heroes saving beauty, Xu Rong admires!"

Zhao Wu'an, who was made fun of, didn't even have the slightest shame, but instead looked at Xu Rong with a cold face, and the hostility in his tone was obvious: "As the commander of the Feique Battalion, why did you hide in the car of goods from the Hulai Chamber of Commerce? ”

Xu Rong was stunned, and the horse took two steps back under his crotch, with a sad face: "Zhao Jushi, I, Xu Rong, and you are commensurate with brothers, so I am digging out my heart and lungs for you, why do you still suspect me?"

Zhao Wu'an was silent, Xu Rong looked at him for a long time, and then sighed and explained: "Dongfang Lianmo, the leader of the Shuzhong Martial Arts Alliance, has long been anti-against him, and the imperial court has been afraid of it for a long time, but when most of the first-class masters are under the command of Dongfang Lianmo, declaring war head-on will do all kinds of harm to the people of Shuzhong. If you want to oust Dongfang Lianmo from power, the only way is to cut off his minions. ”

Zhao Wu'an listened silently, and did not express his opinion, and the doubt in his eyes not only did not diminish, but worsened.

"The 'Clear Wind and Fog' Gu Rulai you met in the inn, whose real name is Du Shenquan, is Dongfang Lianmo's right-hand man. This person has been active in Miaojiang for ten years, operating many strongholds, and this Pingshan Inn is one of them. After I rushed back to Feique's main camp with Qingniang that day, I received an order to intercept this person, saying that he was dressed up in disguise a few days ago and followed a batch of goods from the Hulai Chamber of Commerce to the north, apparently wanting to secretly Chen Cang and take the opportunity to leave Miaojiang. However, judging from the situation in the inn just now, the general was wrong. ”

"Since the Pingshan Inn was created by Du Shenquan, this must be the place where he set up a net. It is here that he reveals his true identity and minimizes the risks. Zhao Wu'an said unexpectedly.

"That's right!" Seeing that Zhao Wu'an could draw inferences, Xu Rong was very happy, "Although the boss's order is for me to infiltrate the caravan and wait for an opportunity to find out Du Shenquan's conspiracy, since Du Shenquan is already planning to kill people and steal goods at the Pingshan Inn, then there is no need for me to follow." That's why I didn't dare to risk being discovered to meet you. ”

"And how did you get mixed in with the cargo?"

"When the Hulai Chamber of Commerce set off from Yunzhou ten years ago, it encountered countless interceptions along the way, Du Shenquan disguised himself as a businessman, so naturally he could not expose his martial arts, so most of the people were blocked by the young masters of the Wanli Inn. Along the way, the dart master and executioner of the Wanli Inn also suffered heavy losses, and only one person from Wanji was left. Getting out of the stable and into the car while he wasn't thinking was actually quite simple. ”

"From the stable?"

Zhao Wu'an recalled the scene he saw when he first came here, and he suddenly realized. At that time, Lu Gan, the owner of the caravan, was drunk at the stone table, while Cong Wanji leaned back to the stable, repairing his bow with a resolute face. Xu Rong probably took advantage of this time to get into the back of the carriage.

At that time, Gu Rulai was deep in the house, although with the vast inland sea of a first-class master, he could sense the surging qi of the entire Pingshan Inn, but Xu Rong's actions did not need to rely on martial arts, and there were almost no miracles leaked, plus people came and went inside and outside the inn, and it was not too strange to cover up Xu Rong's actions under Gu Rulai's nose.

"You were ordered to come, but one person came with two horses?" Zhao Wu'an hugged Dailou Sangyu, looking at the two foals walking around him, still feeling that some things were too coincidental.

"Don't ask. Xu Rong's expression was a little gloomy.

"Huh?"

"This matter involves the safety of the Central Plains, and the stakes are not small, so I came to the Pingshan Inn with twenty riders from the Feique Battalion. The Flying Magpie Army has a death order, people die, and horses return home. ”

Zhao Wu'an was stunned, and when he heard Xu Rongxian's voice, he was shocked, and his face was a little gloomy.

"Who did it?"

"I still don't know. The attacking army was still dressed in that suit, more than four times the number of our troops. Except for me, who had to flee because of the military order, all the other brothers were killed in battle. ”

Zhao Wu'an looked away, sighed for a while, and didn't know what to say.

"But this trip is not without gains, at least I know what Du Shenquan wants. ”

Xu Rongqiang cheered up a little, took out a piece of jade from his arms, shook it in front of Zhao Wu'an, and regained some of his vigor slightly.

Zhao Wu'an was stunned. The jade jue in Xu Rong's hand was very similar to the pair of jade pendants he was holding outside Qingdi Township and in the East China Sea, the green ghost and Duan Taoli.

"Not to mention that Du Shenquan is a master of a product, and the Hulai Chamber of Commerce is also a big chamber of commerce in the Central Plains, how can you fight to the death for a mere car of Dushan jade? That car Dushan jade is just a cover-up, what they really want is just a piece of jade hidden in the car. ”

"When did this get to you?" asked Zhao Wu'an in great detail.

"The poison made by this little girl in your arms once hurt Du Shenquan, and at that time most of his internal strength had been consumed, I took the opportunity to turn over the entire carriage, and finally touched this piece of jade in the mezzanine. ”

Zhao Wu'an was silent, lowered his head and thought for a long time, and asked, "Did you see the human head that fell from the roof?"

"What head?" Xu Rong was stunned.

"And how did you get the timing of the sortie right?"

"That's when Du Shenquan is the weakest, if I don't make a move at that time, when can I wait?" Xu Rong didn't know why, "Besides, even if Du Shenquan's strength is already one in ten, I don't dare to deal with it rashly, I only have time to save you and this girl, as for the white-clothed general, I can only help." ”

Zhao Wu'an looked at Xu Rong coldly.

"You saved me, yes, but I hope you didn't lie to me. ”

"As soon as I opened the sword box, I was within ten feet of my body, and my eyes were behind me. But until the head hit the ground, I didn't notice anyone showing up. ”

In other words, the man had been hiding on the roof, and he had been killed on the roof. Since Du Shenquan had already killed Cong Wanji in advance, then this human head could only be Lu Gan, the master of the Hulai Chamber of Commerce. ”

Xu Rong scratched his head and said uncertainly: "Lu Gan is dead?"

"And he was killed by a master. Zhao Wu'an said lightly, "Since there are a few of us, there are still masters in the Pingshan Inn and they killed Lu Gan." So this man, what is his purpose?"

There are only two possibilities: first, with Xu Rong, come to cut the grass and eradicate the roots.

Second, he is not the same as anyone, but joins the fight as an outsider, wanting to seize the jade jue.

They galloped here from the Pingshan Inn, not too far, but they had already rested for more than a stick of incense. If someone is chasing and killing, there must be nowhere to escape at this time.

Xu Rong's face changed slightly.