The kidnappers finally sent a signal that they were ready to negotiate, deliberately kept it secretive, and adopted a roundabout method, knowing that Shangguan Ru was not there, but the letter was sent directly to the camp of the country of incense.

The messenger was a maid, who said that the master and the head of the sect were acquaintances, and asked her anything else, but she refused to say a word. ”

The letter was neatly written, as if it had been written by a bookkeeper, and the content was very simple, saying that he would come to visit this evening, hoping that he would not return disappointed.

"This man wants to see me. Gu Shenwei read the letter twice and came to a conclusion.

The three female officials nodded in unison, "So we sent it, please ask the Dragon King to rescue the sect leader, the people and wealth of the country of Xiangji, all at the disposal of the Dragon King." ”

If that's all the kidnappers want, it's much simpler.

Gu Shenwei planned to meet the visitor.

Now there are a lot of watchers around the camp, after sending off the three female officials, Gu Shenwei took the five guards to the craftsman area for a circle, the Dragon Court Conference is almost here, the shops are overcrowded, an hour later, the five guards return to the camp, followed by a large number of frustrated stalkers, they are all lost, and no one finds out how the Dragon King disappeared.

There are still watchers near the camp in the Land of Incense, but there are a thousand people here, and the area is so large that it is impossible to bring them all under surveillance unless a small army is sent.

At sunset, Gu Shenwei easily entered the camp from a surveillance corner, the lotus girl and Chu Nanping arrived earlier than him, and after the disguise, they had been patrolling the periphery, and when it was night, the two would hide and protect the dragon king in secret.

The three female officials were a little nervous, the youngest of them was also in their thirties, but they had lived in a closed country since they were children, and they had long been prepared to be slaves from birth to death.

And they were a little afraid of the dragon king, and they all kept outside the tent, and ran in to report it as soon as the wind blew up, and even a few horses passing by outside the camp gate were frightened and crazy.

The enemy finally began to act, Gu Shenwei calmed down instead, what he was most afraid of was that without any hints, he suddenly sent a head or something.

When night fell, the visitor finally arrived, still a woman, wearing a long cloak, and she was not surprised at all when she saw the dragon king, "The little girl greets the dragon king." ”

This confirmed Gu Shen's previous suspicion that the person the visitor really wanted to see was him, but this woman was obviously not the main owner.

The woman held another letter in both hands, and as soon as Gu Shenwei took it, she turned around and left, ignoring the female official's retention.

The letter contained a sketch map, an oval circle with the words "Dragon Garden" written on it, and a heavy ink blot on the northwest outside the circle, apparently inviting the Dragon King to negotiate there.

The map was too sketchy, and Gu Shenwei felt that he might not be able to find a place even if he spent three days and three nights, and he remembered very well that a large area north of Longting was a forbidden area, and no one was allowed to enter.

The female officers actually recognized this place.

"This seems to be the location of the Hundred Flowers Camp. ”

"Hundred Flowers Camp?" Gu Shenwei was vaguely impressed.

"Xiao Yan invited the queens and princesses of the Western Regions to gather in the north courtyard, and the old Khan King specially set aside a place in the north for the guests to camp and live, only our Xiangji Country is an exception, the head of the sect once took us to the Hundred Flowers Camp, probably this location. ”

Things became complicated all of a sudden, north of the Dragon Court is a forbidden area, and the Hundred Flowers Camp is inhabited by noblewomen from all over the world, if the Dragon King secretly appears there, even if he is cut by a thousand knives, probably no one will accuse the North Court of not keeping his promise.

The three female officers volunteered to inquire about the situation, "We are women, and we have made a few friends during the first two trips to the camp, so we will not arouse suspicion. ”

Gu Shenwei agreed, and taught them how to get rid of possible trackers, so the three female officers went straight to the Dragon Army camp in the east after leaving the camp, and met a group of female soldiers on the way, and after chattering, one of the three female officers was not missing, but one of them had already been transferred.

It was dark, and this trick worked.

It wasn't until midnight that the female officer who had gone to the Baihua Camp rushed back, and as soon as she entered the tent, she said "strange thing": "It seems that the other side knows that I am going, and before I reach the gate of the camp, someone is waiting for me on the road, and they recognize me as a person from the country of incense, and lo and behold, it is another letter." ”

Visitors seem to be particularly fond of trickery.

Gu Shenwei originally had three suspects in his heart, but now he is a little vague, the prince of the North Court and the old man Mu will not be so poor, they will directly put forward conditions and threats, and they will not allow the Dragon King to consider it.

The letter contained a line of addresses, and this time it went to the artisan district in the southwest, and it was marked "ready to wait".

If the other party wanted to exhaust the patience of the Dragon King, he would underestimate him a little, Gu Shenwei quietly left the camp of the country of incense for a person, found the lotus girl and Chu Nanping, and the three of them rushed to the craftsman area and carefully investigated the location mentioned in the letter.

It's the most crowded part of the artisan quarter, perfect for ambushes, and it's hard to determine which tent is free of danger unless you have a clairvoyant eye.

Until the fourth watch, when the sky was about to dawn, Gu Shenwei did not approach the target tent.

"I'll go in and have a look. The lotus girl took the initiative to ask, "As long as you don't go in, even if there is a trap, you won't kill me." ”

But it is possible to take her as a hostage, Gu Shenwei can't agree, "No, wait until dawn." ”

"I'll go. Chu Nanping, who had been silent, rushed out, so fast that neither of them could stop him.

Gu Shenwei looked at Chu Nanping's background in amazement, this was the first time that a young swordsman had acted without permission, before, he was only under the instigation of Xu Xiaoyi and Tie Linglong, so he occasionally did not ask for the Dragon King's opinion.

"He's got something on his mind. The lotus girl whispered, and also looked at the figure of Chu Nanping that was rapidly disappearing.

"He's always thinking about that ruthless swordsmanship. ”

"No, he has other things on his mind. ”

Gu Shenwei can see through the conspiracy and tricks hidden in other people's hearts at a glance, but he doesn't know what is in his heart, but after listening to the lotus girl, Chu Nanping has indeed changed a little, and the change has been happening for a long time, the young man is more silent and colder than before, everyone says that he is more and more similar to the dragon king, Gu Shenwei also believes that this is the result of the killer's training, and now, he feels that the vision of the lotus girl is more accurate.

Gu Shenwei planned to interrogate him afterwards, this young man was different from others, if Gu Shenwei was asked to choose only one person who could be trusted among all the people around him, he would not hesitate to appoint Chu Nanping.

Chu Nanping would never betray, because he had no allegiance from the beginning, and the young man's thoughts were very strange, and few people could understand it except for Gu Shenwei.

A quarter of an hour later, Chu Nanping turned back and said only two words, "Safety." ”

Probably thinking that the eyes of the dragon king and the lotus girl were a little suspicious, he added, "It must be safe." ”

It was about to dawn, and Gu Shenwei said, "I'll go in by myself." ”

After the dragon king had gone away, the lotus girl asked, "Who is it?"

"I swore I couldn't. ”

The mysterious visitor seemed to be very fond of tricks, "Someone we all know?"

Chu Nanping hesitated for a moment, thinking about how his answer could be regarded as not breaking his oath, and after a while, he nodded, "It's safe anyway." ”

The tent is not very high, and it looks very ordinary on the outside, only to find that the area is not small, and there is no light inside, Gu Shenwei got used to it for a while before seeing the pattern.

More than a dozen screens, all of which were available, were carefully arranged, dividing the tent into interconnected rooms, like a miniature labyrinth, with several layers of carpet under their feet, almost a foot thick, stepping on them, Gu Shenwei felt that he was shaking, wondering how those screens could stand tall.

He soon discovered that the carpets were all cut to fit the base of the screen, which made it very difficult to move the screen.

The owner here not only likes to play tricks, but also likes the screen, in Gu Shenwei's impression, there is only one person who can barely do without the screen, but that person should not and cannot appear in the north courtyard.

"You came too slowly, I thought I would see you in the third watch. ”

The sound came from the depths of the tent, and Gu Shen was surprised, because it was indeed the voice of that person.

Bypassing the five or six screens, Gu Shenwei saw Luo Ning Tea reclining on the soft couch.

"Why don't you speak? You don't want to see me?"

The last time the two met was in Biyu City, Gu Shenwei didn't treat her as a hostess at that time, and treated her cruelly, thinking that he would never have an entanglement with this woman again.

Luo Ningcha straightened up, lit the oil lamp on the small table next to him, and said with a smile: "Don't be embarrassed, there are no secrets between us." ”

"Why are you here?" Gu Shenwei asked coldly, glancing behind every screen nearby.

"No one else, just the two of us. Luo Ningcha's tone changed a little, not as arrogant as before, but a bit like - Gu Shenwei felt that Xu Yanwei's influence on her might be a little too great.

"You can do whatever you want, just like last time. Luo Ningcha lowered her voice, soft and charming, and she didn't look like the daughter of the big-headed god.

"You haven't answered my question yet. ”

"Hee-hee, I haven't seen you for more than a year, and you're becoming more and more like a 'king'. Why am I here? Of course, I was invited, and I was the first to arrive at Jinpeng Castle, and I am now a confidant of Xiao Yan. ”

Speaking of the last sentence, Luo Ningcha was proud, and she was a little like her before, when she regarded Huan Nu as a conspiracy teacher, and she had to show off to him every little thing she did.

"What did she ask you for?" Gu Shenwei was a little unconvinced, even if Xiao Yan sent an invitation to Jinpeng Castle, the object should be Mrs. Meng.

"Because I have the army. ”

Luo Ningcha finally saw the reaction she was expecting from the Dragon King: surprise, disbelief, admiration and praise.

Gu Shenwei didn't have so many expressions on his face, but he was indeed surprised, "You have an army?"

"Well, a little earlier than the country of incense. Luo Ningcha became more and more proud, "They are all the former subordinates of the big-headed god, they have mixed badly in the past few years, and they came to join me, so I asked them to gather their old subordinates and establish an army, which is almost two thousand people." ”

Dubu King would allow Luo Ningcha to mess around like this, it seems that her position in the castle is still very stable.

"Congratulations, but what are you looking for me to do?" Gu Shenwei was not interested in a small army of two thousand people.

"It's not me looking for you. Luo Ningcha's temper can be described as reborn, and in the face of the Dragon King's indifference, he was not angry at all, "It's a woman with a higher status than me who wants to find you." ”

Gu Shenwei thought that she was talking about Mrs. Meng, and immediately thought that in Luo Ningcha's eyes, Mrs. Meng's status was not higher than her at all, "Xiao Yan's family?"

"Well, she has what you want and wants to trade it for your help. ”

Gu Shenwei never imagined that Shangguan Ru would fall into the hands of the Beiting Xiao Yan clan.

(To be continued)