In the octagonal pavilion in the backyard of the castle guard's house, there is a well, which is one of the eight wells that were dug dozens of meters deep when this castle was built.

Once this is besieged and becomes an isolated island, the water from these eight deep wells will be the source of water for tens of thousands of people in the city.

In order to prevent enemy spies from infiltrating the city, poisoning this well, which can be called the lifeblood, is installed on each well with a pig iron manhole cover weighing 1,000 catties.

Even the general terrain second- and third-grade masters are difficult to move.

At this moment, the vitex leaf is referring to the deep well in the octagonal pavilion in the backyard, which is only used up and down the castle guard's mansion.

A reed pole is sticking out from the gap between the manhole cover and the wellhead, generally speaking, if there is wind, the reed will most likely be swaying back and forth, but at the moment the reed is slowly swaying up and down.

Xi thought for a moment and nodded.

Vitex leaves, pulled out the spear behind his back, and picked a gun on the manhole cover weighing a thousand catties, and he didn't know what the spear of the vitex leaf was made of, even if it was bent like a half moon, it was never broken.

I only heard a squeak, and the pig iron manhole cover was lifted out seven or eight paces away.

"Oops" is the sound of the human body falling into the water.

Xi Fei stepped up, stepped on the edge of the well, sucked it with one palm, and the well water in the well turned into a slightly yellow water dragon, wrapped in a thin man in a single coat.

"Adults spare their lives! The little one really fell into the well by accident! I definitely didn't want to escape!" For a moment, the thin man kowtowed like garlic. The mouth of the wow wow wow in the Beidi dialect repeated several times.

After a while, he raised his head slightly and glanced at the two people in front of him. only to find that Xi and Vitex were also looking at him.

This man and a woman, dressed in Central Plains costumes, although they are a little different from the tight-fitting robes of Yan Guo, but they are not the kind of animal skins of Beidi, it is estimated that this life is saved, this thin man wiped the liquid on his forehead, and he didn't know whether it was well water or sweat.

"Get up, this city is dead, and you can escape, and you are a little clever. Xi played with the hollow reeds that the thin man stuck out of the well in the well: "I like to talk to smart people. ”

The thin man stared at the tip of his nose tightly: "Lord Hui, the little one is the guide of this city, and it was originally the Yan Kingdom that fled from Zhao Country with his family. Because the little father has been to Beidi several times, the little one knows some Beidi native language, and he also knows a little about the terrain of Beidi. When the Marquis of Ji was there, the little one was appointed as a guide, who was specifically responsible for contacting things related to Beidi. ”

The thin man took out a bronze medal engraved with the word swallow from his bosom, bowed his head and knelt two steps forward, holding it in both hands and stretching it above his head.

Vitex Ye took the bronze medal, sniffed it, carefully distinguished one or two, turned his head to Xi and said, "My lord, this thing is the bronze medal of the guide identity issued by Yan Guo." ”

"Hmm," Yuki nodded.

As if he had been pardoned, the thin man hurriedly knelt down and retreated a few times, returning to the place where he knelt at the beginning: "My lord, on the day Beidi entered the city, the little one saw that the situation was not good, so he packed up some food, took the reed in the adult's hand, and asked a few sergeants who had a good time in the past to hide the little one in this well. I thought it was 、、、" The thin man shook his head and sighed: "I thought that the little one was doomed to die, but I never thought that the adult you saved the little one, and the little one was willing to be a cow and a horse, thank you for the great kindness of the adult." ”

"I don't care how true or false your words are just now, you just need to answer me a few questions truthfully, and I will leave after asking, whether you go or stay, decide for yourself. Xi raised a finger: "First question, the assassin before the Beidi army, have you ever seen the accent and appearance of the assassin before the Beidi army?" ”

"My lord, the Assassin did not see the appearance of the little one, and when the little one saw the Assassin, the Assassin did not speak. It's just that I heard the legend of the sergeant later, and the assassin was dressed like a Qin person. ”

"Like?"

"Yes, yes, it's just like the Qin people, when the young one was young, he also went to the Qin country with his father, although the Qin people mostly tied their hair, but they didn't have hair in front of their foreheads, and it is said that although the assassin also tied his hair, he had a handful of hair on his forehead. It's like 、、、" The thin man hesitated for a moment, as if he had made up his mind: "It's like a Chu people's hairstyle." ”

"Chu people?"

"Yes, Chu people, although the little one has not seen the assassin with his own eyes, but judging from the description of the familiar sergeant, there is no doubt that the hairstyle should be a Chu person. But after all, the little one has not seen it with his own eyes, and he does not dare to make conclusions. The thin man's head lowered a little, and his forehead almost touched the ground: "The bloody footprints left by the assassin on the city tower are small." The footprints are disorganized, and the small ones can't see why. If the adults are interested, the small ones are willing to lead the way. With that, the thin man looked at the two with a little flattery.

Vitex turned her head to look at Xi, who nodded.

The thin man bowed and got up, ignoring the muddy water on his knees: "Adult, come here with the little one, that city tower is the inner city tower, and it is not far from this city guard." ”

After about a few hundred steps, the group arrived at the tower of the now dilapidated inner city. The tower was almost covered with broken bricks and tiles.

The thin guide made a spot, pointed to a piece of ruin, and said, "My lord, this is it." ”

With a wave of his sleeves, the strong wind blew away the dust and masonry, revealing a few bloody footprints below.

Vitex fell on one knee to check, and after a while, shook her head.

Xi's face, which had been a little tense, finally relaxed a little, although it could not be clearly proved that the assassin was a Chu person, but it was certain that this bloody footprint deliberately imitated the pace of the Sword Master.

Regardless of whether Yan Guo will agree with this conclusion, at least one step ahead of him knows that what he is tracking down is not the same door, so he can rest assured and boldly investigate it.

The vitex leaf retreated behind the sunset.

Xi raised a second finger: "Where did the golden armor of the city guard mansion go?" ”

The thin guide thought for a moment: "Lord Hui, that golden armor was transported back to the tribe by the Northern Dillon Horse Division, and it just left last night. They tried to fetch water from the well before they set out, so the little ones could hear it clearly. ”

Xi nodded, stepped on the battlements of the inner city, and flew away. Vitex leaves followed, all the way north.

"My lord, can you trust that guide?"

"You can believe seven points. ”

"I don't think it's credible at all, how can it be so coincidental that a guide actually understands the differences between Qin and Chu at the same time, and also understands the local languages of Beidi. What's more, although the man was thin and small, he deliberately hid it. But after being trapped in the well for a few days, he could still run a few hundred steps without respite, and it would be too far-fetched to say that he was a little guide. Vitex took off the spear behind his back: "It's better to go back and kill him, and save a scourge." ”

"That's not necessary, I guess he is most likely a pawn hidden by Yan Guo in this city, and it is more convenient for him to pass the word back than for us to explain to Yan Guo in detail. All we have to do is track down the whereabouts of the Golden Armor. ”