Seeing that he was about to walk out of Jingshan, Yingdu was already in sight, and a few families appeared sparsely around him. Everyone finally breathed a sigh www.biquge.info of relief, and felt that their lips were dry, so they discussed and stopped, took a nap, and looked for some hot water to drink.

Not far from the roadside was a tall willow tree, its withered branches hanging listlessly. There was an old man resting on a big rock under the tree, and everyone didn't know when the old man appeared, but it felt as if he had appeared suddenly, and it seemed as if he had been sitting there all along.

The old man was very ordinary, dressed as a farmer in the suburbs of Yingdu, with white eyebrows and dull eyes. The strange thing is that there is a small monkey squatting on the old man's shoulder, the whole body of the little monkey is black and gray, except for a lock of white hair on his forehead, which looks very eye-catching.

Nineteen sharp eyes, all of a sudden saw the black and gray monkey, can't help but feel childlike, flew on the prancing horse, and walked in front of the old man. He bowed politely and asked:

"Grandpa, is this your monkey? ”

When the old man saw this imposing team, he was already panicking, and when he saw a gorgeously dressed boy asking him, he was speechless for a while, unable to answer.

Seeing the old man's scared appearance, Nineteen apologized, and hurriedly said, "Old man, don't be afraid, we are not bad people and will not hurt you." While looking at the little monkey, he said, "Little monkey, where are you from, and would you like to play with me?" Nineteen said as he gestured, which was a common way of communication between him and Xiao Jinjing, but he didn't know if the little monkey understood. The little monkey stared at Nineteen, his eyes uncertain. The old man raised his hand and gently patted the little monkey's buttocks three times in a row, and shouted in a low voice:

"Little monkey cub, don't be rude when you ask questions. ”

When the little monkey heard the old man's words, his eyes suddenly showed a fierce light, and he pounced on Nineteen with a "whoosh", a sharp monkey claw, the cold light loomed, and grabbed Nineteen's face like lightning. Nineteen was defenseless, one hand subconsciously blocked his face, and under the sudden change of his body, he instinctively sent out a protective body, and the little monkey was suddenly shocked by the gangqi and flew out, and fell heavily to the ground from a foot away. When the guards saw the little monkey attacking, they pounced and protected Nineteen in the center. The old monkey keeper picked up the little monkey and glanced at Nineteen's injured right hand, which showed a shallow blood mark on it. The old man's face was full of panic and horror, and he repeatedly scolded everyone: "Little old man should die! Little old man should die! This beast can't see the nobleman, and frightened the nobleman, begging the nobleman to raise his noble hand and spare the little old man." ”

Nineteen didn't care about the scratches on his hand, he just wondered why the monkey was so fierce to himself. Seeing the old man's frightened appearance again, he was embarrassed in his heart. Hurriedly helped the old man up, and said kindly:

"Old man doesn't have to be polite, it's no wonder that you are an old man, it's just that I'm curious for a while. This little monkey must have seen so many officers and soldiers, and he was frightened to do so, and he was not in the way. ”

The old man looked grateful, and arched his hand: "The little boy is full of nobility and magnanimity, and he will definitely have good luck in the future, and it is unspeakably expensive." Little old man, thank you, son. After speaking, he didn't dare to sit or stay any longer, hugged the little monkey and bowed to everyone, left the avenue, and ran towards the mountains and forests on the side of the road. Although the old man was hobbling, his speed was not slow, and he went into the mountains and forests in an instant, and disappeared without a trace. However, the old man's appearance when he entered the mountain made Nineteen have a familiar feeling. Why is it so much like the Soaring Cloud Phantom Step? Could it be that this old man is a master of the world? However, Nineteen quickly denied his idea. In the wilderness, where would there be so many worldly masters. Sniper Gong said that there are only a few people in this world who can soar into the clouds and phantom steps, how can they meet one here so coincidentally? It must be that he is too obsessed with practicing and has an illusion.

Everyone asked for some hot water from a nearby farmer's house, and Nineteen drank a whole cup from a farmer's wooden cup, and his body was somewhat warmed by the cold wind. So, everyone got on the horse again and ran in the direction of Yingdu.

The team had just turned the foot of the mountain, and suddenly, a black steed horse galloped from a distance, and immediately there was a sturdy young man, with an iron helmet and bronze armor, a sword at his waist, and a spear in his hand, and his face was full of anxiety. When he saw the team, he shouted:

"Where is the Nineteenth Prince?"

Seeing this, several third-class guards hurriedly stepped forward to protect Nineteen, and one of them shouted to the young man:

"Who is coming? We are the escort of the Nineteenth Prince, so quickly dismount and get off the horse. ”

After the young man heard this, his gallop speed did not decrease but increased, and he saw that the war horse was about to rush into the ranks. But under the exclamation of everyone, the young man pulled the reins, and the hooves of the war horse were raised high, neighing "sighing rhythmically", turning around, and suddenly stopped in front of everyone.

Nineteen saw who it was early in the morning, led the horse forward, passed the crowd, clenched his fist at the young man, and then said loudly:

"It turned out to be Brother Xiang, why did you come here?

The person who came was Xiang Bei, and after he left the nineteenth prince angrily, he went down Jingshan and went straight to the land of Shanyin. Unfortunately, I met someone from the Jing family on the way. Jinghu is the commander of the three armies, and he is a pillar of the country. Xiang Bei is not only a junior, but also a temporary post in the army, and when he saw Jinghu, he had to dismount and pay homage. Seeing that the people of the Jing clan were very calm, it didn't look like they had any conspiracy and did something shady and shady. That Jinghu smiled and groaned, and did not ask the reason why Xiang Beixing was in a hurry. After a few simple greetings, Xiang Bei hurriedly bowed. Because he had already seen Jing's and didn't know what happened to Nineteen, he was anxious in his heart, so he ran all the way. Now seeing that Nineteen is safe and sound, I finally feel at ease. Nineteen's inquiry, but he could not answer directly and truthfully. So Xiang Beile said:

"I was originally to escort the Ninth Prince to Jingshan to participate in the prayer ceremony, but because I saw that the Nine Princes had many subordinates, I was not one of them, so I sneaked out. I also learned that the nineteenth prince went to the land of Shanyin to worship his mother, and he must have been hungry and thirsty, so he came to him and asked the nineteenth prince to drink a few cups. ”

Xiang Beiben was not good at lying, so he hurriedly said a few nonsense words in an attempt to cope. Nineteen is a smart and alert teenager, although he is young and rarely deals with outsiders, he is suspicious of Xiang Bei's words. If you talk about encountering by chance, the two of them are not the same way, and it is impossible. It seems that Brother Xiang must have some intentions. However, Nineteen has always been natural in his bones, heroic and free, Xiang Bei didn't say it, Nineteen would never ask, so he smiled and said:

"Okay, I don't know where Brother Xiang wants to invite me to drink?"

Xiang Bei saw that Nineteen no longer asked about the purpose of his trip, he was greatly relieved, and hurriedly said:

"There is a wine shop called Tianxianglou in Yingdu City, and the corn wine brewed is very mellow and delicious, and it is very close to the Chu Palace, so it is better to drink a few glasses to relieve fatigue, and it is not in the way to return to the palace. ”

Nineteen has never drunk alcohol. Master and Uncle like to drink tea, but not alcohol. However, in the story told by Concubine Xi, the Jianghu heroes eat meat in large pieces and drink wine in large bowls. Therefore, the nineteen pairs of Xiang Bei's invitation gladly accepted.

The two walked side by side, walking at the front of the line. Xiang Bei asked again:

"Nineteenth Prince, has the journey been smooth?

Nineteen: "No, I just saw a black and gray monkey on the road, so fierce."

"Little monkey, it didn't hurt you, did it?" Xiang Bei asked.

"Nope. Nineteen replied as he felt the wound on his right hand suddenly begin to tingle and itch. Nineteen's physique is very peculiar, usually a small bump and a little injury, it will be completely healed in half a day, and even Concubine Xi is very amazed. However, today's scratches are a bit special, not only does the wound not show signs of healing, but is red and swollen, and the itching sensation is getting worse and worse, and there is a tendency to spread to the whole body. Xiang Bei saw that Nineteen's face changed drastically, and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with the prince?"

Nineteen didn't answer, at this time, a feeling of paralysis hit the whole body, the brain was dizzy, and then the whole body was itchy, even the blood felt extremely itchy, not only screamed, but fell off the horse.

Xiang Bei was shocked, his eyes were fast, his arms had already reached out, and he scooped up nineteen. When he looked at Nineteen again, Nineteen was already blind, his face was pale, beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, and his mouth was weakly shouting, "Itchy!

Everyone panicked, and Ziyan also ran out of the car, holding Nineteen's hand, and shouted anxiously. Suddenly there was a great change, and the escort team was in chaos for a while.

Seeing this, Xiang Bei shouted: "Don't mess up! A few of you third-class guards will lead people to guard around, and those who escape for no reason and disobey orders will be killed immediately!" Under Xiang Bei's auspices, everyone finally quickly restored order. Xiang Bei asked everyone again:

"What did the prince eat and drink on the way?"

A third-class guard replied, "Just now, I asked for some hot water from the farmer, but we all drank it. ”

Xiang Bei groaned. Judging from the symptoms of Nineteen's sudden onset, it was obvious that he was poisoned. Could it be that the Jing clan sent people to poison the water of the peasant households? But why did everyone drink it, but only the nineteen-one person was poisoned? Xiang Bei pondered nervously while carefully inspecting the situation of the nineteen. At this time, Nineteen had lost consciousness and fell into a coma, there seemed to be a few streams of green qi on his pale face swimming under the skin, his limbs were constantly twitching, and some white foam was overflowing from the corners of his mouth.

The scene in front of him made Xiang Bei's heart shock, and his face turned blue? With Xiang Bei's experience, this is the state of a Gu poison attack, and the nineteenth prince has been tricked by Gu?