The place where the people of Xiaoyao Pavilion rest and camp is the lower reaches of the Hami River, which is only about ten miles away from Hami City. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoIn fact, when I arrived as early as last night, the Khitan guard in Hami City had already received the news. After all, it is not difficult for sixty or seventy people to find out without deliberately hiding it.

The Khitan army of Hami City was stationed between Hami City and the river, and in the upper reaches of Xiaoyao Pavilion, Hou Tong sat at the top of the military tent and listened to the report of his subordinates.

"Why did the people from Xiaoyao Pavilion come here, is it time for them to come out to trade?" Hou Tong asked one of his generals after listening to the report.

The general under Hou Tongwen is not a real officer, but his personal think tank, whose name is Xiao Hui, an authentic Khitan. Although this Xiao Hui is wearing armor, he has always regarded himself as a literati, and when he heard Hou Tong's question, he thought for a while and said: "The people of Xiaoyao Pavilion usually come at the end of each month, and now it is the middle of the month, so they don't want to trade." But I actually said one thing, the people from Xiaoyao Pavilion came to Hami and it may have something to do with it. ”

"What's the matter?"

"Yesterday afternoon, a wave of merchants from the city of Kara told me that the remnants of Khotan were coming in the direction of Hami. ”

Hou Tong thought for a while, but there was no result, so he had to ask directly: "Mr. Xiao, just say it directly, I can't understand the relationship between this." ”

Xiao Hui smiled and said, "The surname of the Khotanese royal family is Wei Chi, I heard that an elder of the Xiaoyao Pavilion is called Wei Chifeng, isn't the purpose of the Xiaoyao Pavilion appearing here obvious?"

As soon as Xiao Hui explained this, Hou Tong immediately understood, "You mean that Xiaoyao Pavilion is here to receive the people of the Khotanese relics?"

"I can't think of any other reason, that's the biggest possibility. There is abundant river water at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains where Xiaoyao Pavilion is located, and the land is quite fertile, so the Khotanese people can rest and recuperate there. ”

"How many are those Khotanese people?"

"There are about 1,400 people, including 1,000 women and children, and about 400 samurai with combat effectiveness. But I heard one thing from the caravan, but be careful. "Xiao Hui is indeed a smart person, but he has a problem that Hou Tongjiao is sick of, and he likes to sell Guanzi.

Hou Tong couldn't help but be full of words, pretending to be curious and said, "What news?"

"Someone has found traces of black clouds in the ranks of the Khotanese people, and the black clouds are acting as guards for them!"

"Black clouds!?" Hou Tong was also stunned when he heard this name, and then asked: "Haven't they been operating in the Jiaohe area, how can they get mixed up with the Khotanese people?"

"I don't know. Xiao Hui didn't understand why Heiyun would help the Khotanese people, and the relationship between Heiyun and Yu Chifeng was only known to the people inside the Xiaoyao Pavilion, and even few of Heiyun's subordinates knew.

Hou Tong thought for a while and said: "You can't let them go!" My patrol troops from Xijing, Daliao, will come to Hami for food in ten days, and we have not prepared enough food, so we must leave the food of the Khotanese people. Besides, the Pavilion is the only force in the entire Hami Land that is not under my control, and I can't let them increase their manpower any more. Otherwise, after ten or eight years, the number of disciples in Xiaoyao Pavilion would be even more uncontrollable. ”

"General, do you want to stay in Khotanese or become a complete enemy of Xiaoyao Pavilion?"

Faced with this problem, Hou Tong was also much more cautious, to say that within this radius of thousands of miles, the only force that had the ability to threaten his rule was Xiaoyao Pavilion. Although he has 3,000 soldiers under his command, he can't prevent the attack and killing of the masters of the Xiaoyao Pavilion, after all, 3,000 people can't always guard his side. Because Hou Tong is not only a Khitan defender, but also the lord of Hami City, it is impossible to stay in the military camp forever.

After a while, Hou Tongcai made a decision: "It's better not to be a head-on enemy of Xiaoyao Pavilion, we only target these Khotanese people." Isn't the Qarakhanid offering a reward to the Khotanese people? It's just time to get caught and exchanged for money!"

"Okay, I'll arrange for people to monitor the movements of Xiaoyao Pavilion and Kara City, and report back as soon as there is news. ”

Before Xiao Hui could walk out of the tent, a man dressed in white and with a good demeanor lifted the curtain and walked in. There is a long sword hanging from the waist of the person who came, and his face is handsome, it is actually the leader of Xiaoyao Pavilion this time!

"General Hou, is this going to be an enemy of our Xiaoyao Pavilion?" Ji Canghai said as soon as he came in.

Hou Tong was about to scold this person who trespassed without permission, but Xiao Hui spoke first, "It turned out that Mr. Ji Canghai from Xiaoyao Pavilion had arrived, why didn't you hear the report from the people below, we should also go to meet Mr. Ji!"

Xiao Hui's words are actually reminding Hou Tonglai of his identity. The military tent where Hou Tong was sitting happened to be backlit, and he didn't see anyone clearly, but Xiao Hui recognized Ji Canghai's identity at a glance. The famous disciple of Xiaoyao Pavilion, Hou Tong, as the guard here, will definitely collect their information, so Xiao Hui can recognize it. Moreover, being able to easily enter the place guarded by three thousand centaurs is definitely a person of high strength, and the entire Western Regions is probably only capable of the people of Xiaoyao Pavilion.

"Greeting, waiting for you to greet you with swords and arrows?" said Ji Canghai sarcastically.

Xiao Hui snorted and said with a smile: "What did Mr. Ji say, it's too late for us to welcome it!"

"Really, how did I hear someone say they were going to target us?"

"No, absolutely not, maybe Mr. Ji misheard. Who in the entire Western Regions doesn't know the prestige of the Xiaoyao Pavilion, and we have decided that we will not be the enemy of the Xiaoyao Pavilion!" Xiao Hui was nervous to death, but he didn't dare to show it in the slightest. Ji Canghai was almost face-to-face with him, and there were only four or five people in the entire military tent, so in this case, Ji Canghai wanted to kill him just by doing. Even if Hou Tong arranged for a large army to besiege and kill Ji Canghai afterwards, his life would be gone, wouldn't it?

After Hou Tong came in from Ji Canghai, his heart was also tight, but he was not very afraid. He had his knife at hand, and he could escape from here as soon as he sliced through the tent behind him. But that would be tantamount to tearing up the skin with Xiaoyao Pavilion, and in the future, we must always be on guard against Xiaoyao Pavilion's attack.

Ji Canghai sneered, "There is no best! I don't want to cause trouble, but I will definitely not be soft on the people who provoke my Xiaoyao Pavilion." It may be difficult to defeat 3,000 cavalry head-on, but it is still okay to kill a few people who are protected by 3,000 cavalry!"

In the face of the naked threat of Ji Canghai's red ~ naked, Hou Tong dared to be angry and did not dare to speak, so he could only grit his teeth and endure it. The three commanders in the military tent were angry on the spot, pulled out the scimitar on their waists and glared angrily at Ji Canghai, as if as long as Hou Tong gave an order, they would kill Ji Canghai. These three commanders were just sent here by Da Liao to assist Hou Tong, saying that they were assistants, but in fact, they also meant to monitor him.

Seeing this, Xiao Hui hurriedly stood in front of the three of them, smiled and said, "No, no, this kind of thing will never happen." I just don't know what Mr. Ji is here for?"

"It's better not to do things that make us both unhappy. I came this time to pick up my junior brother's clansmen, I hope you don't stop me, otherwise you will be the enemy of my Xiaoyao Pavilion!" Ji Canghai's murderous aura was undisguised, as if he was going to strike immediately if he didn't agree with him.

"Don't worry, we have decided that we will not embarrass them!" Xiao Hui hurriedly promised.

"That's for the best. After Ji Canghai finished speaking, he turned around and left the tent.

Xiao Hui took a few steps, lifted the curtain of the tent, and looked out, only to see the two guards who fainted at the door and the sergeant patrolling in the distance, and how could there be Ji Canghai. After calling the sergeants on patrol and asking them to carry the two unconscious guards away, and arranging for some more people to guard the tent, Xiao Hui returned to the military tent.

"Xiaoyao Pavilion! it's too much of a deception!" At this time, Hou Tongzheng slapped the table angrily and smashed all the cups on the table. "Send troops now, I will kill all the people in Xiaoyao Pavilion!"

Xiao Hui was shocked and hurriedly shouted, "General, you can't do anything to them now!"

"What, am I being threatened by them like this, and being angry with them?" Hou Tong's eyes were red, staring at Xiao Hui deadly, as long as he couldn't give a reasonable explanation, he wanted to kill Xiao Hui right now.

Xiao Hui was furious by Hou Tong's staring, and hurriedly explained: "It's not that you don't do it, but you can't do it now." The people of Xiaoyao Pavilion are stationed on the banks of the Hami River, as long as our army is dispatched, with the skills of the disciples of Xiaoyao Pavilion, we can easily escape to the other side of the river. That way we can't chase them down, and it will keep them on guard. ”

"Am I being humiliated by them like this?"

"Of course not!" Xiao Hui said with hatred for the enemy: "But we can't avenge this revenge if we take action now, and the best time is after the Khotanese come." At that time, there will be those old, weak, sick and disabled people in Khotan, and even if the people of Xiaoyao Pavilion want to escape, they will not be able to escape!"

After listening to Xiao Hui's words, Hou Tong calmed down a little, but still said hatefully: "What if they don't care about the life or death of the Khotanese people and flee knowing that they are invincible?"

Xiao Hui said confidently: "At this point, the general can rest assured, the people of the Xiaoyao Pavilion will never leave the Khotanese people to escape alone." Xiaoyao Pavilion prides itself on being famous and decent, and will not do such things that damage its reputation. What's more, the disciple of the Khotanese clan in Xiaoyao Pavilion is not an ordinary identity, but an elder who manages the affairs of the entire outer gate, and this person will definitely not escape. And with the unity of the people of the Xiaoyao Pavilion, the others can only fight to the death!"

"Okay, just do it, arrange to go down and go all out to investigate the movements of the Khotanese people, and as soon as they arrive, immediately send troops!"

"Yes!" Xiao Hui and the three commanders immediately saluted, and then went out to arrange for manpower.

In the Xiaoyao Pavilion camp, Xu Yi finished practicing his internal skills and left the camp to find a convenient place, just in time to see Ji Canghai, who had just returned.

"Uncle Ji!"

Seeing Xu Yi, Ji Canghai showed a rare smile, he usually treated his disciples with a rare smile. "It's Xu Yi, how is your cultivation?"

Xu Yi saw that Ji Canghai's mood seemed to be not bad, and he even took this opportunity to raise some questions encountered in his cultivation, and Ji Canghai answered them one by one. In the end, Ji Canghai thought for a while and said: "You prepare here, Senior Brother Wei Chi's clan will arrive soon, and there may be a war at that time." If things don't go wrong, try to keep yourself safe. “

Xu Yi didn't understand why Ji Canghai said this, but he didn't want to ask too much, so he could only nod his head.