For generations, the land of incense has never been invaded by foreign enemies, as evidenced by the vine-covered and unrepaired walls.

There were not many inhabitants in the city, and Sri Mora did not seem to be lying, and the people of the country were in the thousands, but strangely enough, the women in the street that Gu Shenwei observed hiding in the shadows attached great importance to their belts, and the degree of opulence was comparable to that of the ten male messengers he had seen before, and the simple style of the women by the river was diametrically opposed.

From the killer's point of view, the city is a paradise for assassination: the streets are narrow and twisty, the flowers and trees are flourishing everywhere, and the whole city seems to be draped in a colorful cloak, and it is easy to hide an army of hundreds of people.

Gu Shenwei didn't find any people carrying weapons, and he didn't even see a sturdy man, but his suspicious nature still played a role, he only secretly observed for a while on the edge of the city, and soon returned to the camp, with more and more doubts in his heart, so he summoned the leader of the five peaks and Tuo Nengya to discuss this strange matter together.

Long Xiaoshi, the patriarch of Danduofeng, had already heard about the affairs of the swordsmen in his headquarters, but he didn't care much about it, "The customs here are like this, there are more women and fewer men, there is no need to make a fuss, everyone doesn't report to the Dragon King, but it doesn't mean anything special, it's just ...... Dragon King...... This one...... Too young. ”

Gu Shenwei turned to the young patriarch of Huagai Peak, Long Chuanyun, who had always been the strongest supporter of the Dragon King, at this time his face was very blushing, obviously he had already appreciated the gentleness of those women, and found that the Dragon King's gaze fell on him, and he became more and more restless, coughing a few times, and said, "Everyone has been working hard in the past few months...... The people here don't even have weapons...... How harmful can they be......"

The sound of the dragon churning the clouds became quieter and quieter, and at last only muttered mutters remained.

Even the always seasoned Tonengya didn't think it was a big deal, "A large group of men, first cowering in the icy valley, and then walking in the wilderness for several months, they did not rush into the city to rob the women, they were already very restrained. If the Dragon King doesn't like this kind of thing, let's go back and warn it, and then leave this place as soon as possible. ”

"No, maybe I'm thinking too much, and you don't have to say anything when you go back. ”

The meeting was dispersed, and Gu Shenwei gradually understood why other people thought differently from himself, he had been mingling with the savages, but the swordsmen and swordsmen had to receive food from the inhabitants of the city every day, and it was difficult to be wary of these suave natives.

He didn't want to be too harsh without clear evidence, so he didn't ask ordinary soldiers for questioning, but just called Shangguan Hong to inquire about the purpose of those women.

Shangguan Hong didn't blush at all, and generously admitted, "I didn't start it, half of the people in the camp have done this, and the remaining half are still queuing." ”

As for the purpose of the woman, he thought very simply, "Look at the men here, all of them rub fat and powder, and the fragrance on their bodies is stronger than that of the ladies in Biyu City, in short, they are particularly unmasculine, and then look at us, all of them are manly, of course they are attractive." ”

All the soldiers believed that the local people were weak and harmless, and even Shangguan Hong, who had always been timid and inferior, had great confidence.

"They don't want anything, and they don't ask for anything?" Gu Shenwei still couldn't believe that customs might explain many things, but there was always no benefit to be simple and clear.

Shangguan Hong recalled carefully for a while, "No, actually...... Hey...... There's not much time wasted on talking. ”

Except for the Dragon King, Shangguan Fei was the only one who thought that this matter was abnormal, as soon as Shangguan Hong left, he said to the Dragon King, "There must be a problem, I have dealt with the woman by the river on the orders of the Dragon King, to be honest, I don't like this, that woman doesn't seem to like it very much, if she is not forced, even if my eyes are white." ”

Gu Shen sneaked into the capital for the second time to find out information, and this time he followed a woman who had returned to the city.

The woman broke up with the swordsman of Yehe, thinking that there was no one around, put away her smile, walked with her head down, and there was no joy at all, Shangguan Fei saw it very accurately, she didn't seem to come to do this kind of thing voluntarily, more like she was completing a reluctant task.

Only Shangguan Hong, who was also reluctant, could see this, and the eyes of the others were blinded by excitement.

Instead of entering the city through the gates, she took a long detour and entered through a gap in the wall to the south.

There were a lot of people coming in and out of here, and Gu Shenwei waited until after dark to sneak into the capital.

The country of incense is full of grass and trees, only this corner is a wasteland, and everywhere is crowded with simple houses, like Biyu City, there are also northern and southern cities, the former is inhabited by the rich, and the latter is gathered by the poor.

The poor areas of the southern city were very crowded, and Gu Shenwei roughly estimated that there were four or five thousand inhabitants, and it is clear that Sri Rama did not include these people when he claimed that there were less than six thousand people in the land of incense.

Gu Shenwei still didn't go too far, and secretly went around for a short time before returning to the barracks.

He had previously sent scouts to the east and north to explore the way, and now he had decided to send squads in other directions to find out how many people were still hiding in the country.

Before he could give the order, there were already people waiting for him in the tent.

This is definitely not a warrior under the command of the Dragon King, but the lethality is not weak at all.

A stunningly beautiful woman, standing in front of the couch and smiling at the Dragon King, wearing only a very thin gauze robe, her long hair hanging down her waist, became the only effective shelter for the whole body.

This is not the main account for discussing military affairs, but a place for Gu Shenwei to rest, because sometimes he has to do his work alone to ward off the cold, so even in normal times, no one is strictly forbidden to enter.

I don't know who it is, in order to dispel the suspicion of the dragon king, he actually sent a strange woman.

The woman whispered a few words, soft and smooth, and she didn't need to be familiar with the local language, as long as she was a man, she would understand what she meant.

But she still annotated her words, and gently flicked her hands on her shoulders, and the gauze was like warm water slowly poured on her body, pouring on the ground and piling it at her feet.

The other party is so straightforward, Gu Shenwei doesn't want to beat around the bush.

He slowly pulled out the Wufeng Knife, the blade of which rubbed against the sheath wall, making a slight but piercing sound.

The woman's smile stiffened, but she didn't believe that her move would be ineffective, so instead of retreating, she lifted her foot and stepped out of the sari on the ground, spun in a circle, her long hair fluttering, and then slid towards the dragon king as if she were walking on ice.

Her throat was meeting the tip of the Wufeng Knife, only three or four inches away.

Gu Shenwei stared at her eyes, his expression was cold, not letting her have a trace of luck and misunderstanding, "I know that you can understand the Zhongyuan dialect, and I must be able to say it, give you a suggestion, it's best to speak now." ”

The woman's smile gradually faded from her face, and for a moment, she didn't seem to give up, she still wanted to continue to use her means, and even puffed up her chest, wanting to melt the cold light on the knife with infinite tenderness, but she gave up at the last moment, and her heel was raised and lowered.

"You're not a man. She really could speak the original dialect, and although her tone was resentful and her tone was stiff, she was still easy to understand.

"It doesn't matter. "Gu Shenwei's knife has not been removed, there are thousands of threats in the world, and the way of decisive battle is also very different, he is only good at knives and swords, and he can break ten thousand moves with one move.

"What do you want to know?"

Gu Shenwei immediately noticed the opponent's little trick, she admitted defeat on the surface, but refused to cover her body, but casually pulled her long hair behind her with her hands.

She still wants to turn defeat into victory.

"Who let you in?"

"He didn't say his name, and I heard people call him 'Hong Gongzi'. "The woman didn't hold back at all about betraying the men in the barracks.

"Do you live in the South or North?"

The woman was slightly surprised and hesitated for a moment, "I live in the back city, which is probably the southern city you said." ”

She is poor.

"Who sent you?"

"The hosts. ”

The Wufeng knife advanced two inches, the tip of the knife against the skin of the throat.

"I can't name the host. The woman said immediately, her face panicked.

"Can't say it or don't want to say it?"

"I ...... They are forbidden to say the name of their master. The woman became more and more frightened, but she still refused to let go, as if there was a magical spell sealed in her mouth.

"Sri Mora. Gu Shenwei said the only name he knew about this country.

The woman took a step back, glanced left and right, as if the name was scarier than the blade in front of her, and nodded nervously.

Gu Shenwei put away the knife, grabbed a robe of his own and threw it to her.

After that, for three days, the beautiful women stayed in the dragon king's tent, not leaving an inch, and the dragon king himself rarely went out, and the warriors of the Great Snow Mountain looked at each other and smiled, feeling that the dragon king was much more kind.

Gu Shenwei did not punish Shangguan Hong, who smuggled beautiful women, on the surface he had completely lost his suspicions, but in the past three days, he had never touched a woman's finger, but asked a lot of questions to understand as much as possible the details of the country of incense.

The woman is just a slave who can't help herself, and she is extremely afraid of her master, and she can't say much, but she still leaks a lot of valuable information.

On the morning of the fourth day, Gu Shenwei assigned Shangguan Fei to guard the women in the tent, and he led ten savage soldiers out in the name of hunting.

The ruling class of the country of incense is known as the "main people", and today an important ceremony will be held, and more than half of the entire city will go to the altar in the southeast of the city, which is a good time to check the details.

A few miles away from the altar, Gu Shenwei ordered the savage soldiers to hide in the grass, and quietly advanced by himself, lurking on the top of a slope, snooping out.

The altar is a huge building, the bottom is square, and then gradually shrinks, and the top is a ten-step square platform, and the whole is more than ten zhang high.

Surrounded by layers of the inhabitants of the land of incense, the class can be clearly distinguished from the standing position and the quality of the belt, the inner circle is of high status, standing, regularly shaking from side to side, chanting in a low voice, and the periphery is full of simple slaves with belts, prostrate on the ground, like a group of fallen stone sculptures, not moving at all.

There were almost 10,000 masters and slaves together.

A large amount of firewood has been piled up on the top platform, and it is alleged that five sacrifices will be offered to the gods today.

The gentle inhabitants of the land of incense are sacrificed to the living.

Ten women, carrying five sacrifices, slowly walked up to the altar, stopping at each step and walking solemnly.

The sacrifices were all maidens, dressed in robes and with the finest straps around their waists, as if they had taken a drug, and obediently followed the supporters on either side to raise their feet, but their heads were limp to one side.

After reaching the top platform, the five girls turned around, ready to accept the fate of being burned.

Gu Shen was taken aback.

Although he was far away, he still recognized Shangguan Ru and the lotus girl.