The next day.

In the early morning, the sky is still dark, and there is only a dim light on the window paper.

On the bed, Ye Jingtang silently opened his eyes, and turned to look at his arms. It could be seen that the stupid queen, whose expression was still calm and confident, was still sleeping soundly with her eyes closed, and there was still some faint blush on her face. .

Seeing this person who doesn't forget to act like a queen even when sleeping, Ye Jingtang felt a little funny in his heart, feeling that the contrast between stupidity and stupidity was quite big.

Although Benben and Ning'er were almost the same when they lay down, they both looked like they were forced to sacrifice their lives, but Ning'er was consistent, even if she felt very comfortable in her heart, she still had to bite her lower lip lightly, pretending to endure the humiliation, which was a bit disgusting. She looks like a humiliated heroine who can close her eyes but never open them.

But Benben is not like that. Once he gets into the mood, he won't resist, but he is just a little shy.

When he leaned over and made eye contact, Benben turned his head to look to the left and to the right for a while. He couldn't stand it and said in embarrassment: "Why are you staring at me?"

He deliberately acted mischievously and stopped still. After waiting for a while, he realized something was wrong, and then secretly glanced at him with some doubts. It was very different from his usual arrogant appearance.

Ye Jingtang stared at his face carefully for a moment. Although he was nostalgic for the warm quilt, there was business ahead of him, so he had to go when it was time to go.

He saw that the sky outside the window was gradually getting brighter, and Benben had no intention of waking up, so he gently lifted the quilt a little, and shook the large jade ball with one hand:

"Your Highness?"

"Woo..."

Dongfang Liren frowned slightly, then woke up leisurely, looked at the handsome face directly above him, and then looked down...

?

The confusion in Dongfang Liren's eyes instantly turned into embarrassment. He sat up suddenly and covered himself with a quilt:

"You...you're still here?!"

Ye Jingtang shook his head quickly, his eyes full of smiles, and he stood up and landed outside the bed:

"It's dawn. Get up early and set out. I'll fetch water."

Dongfang Liren had just woken up, but her mind was still confused. She didn't fully wake up until Ye Jingtang quickly put on her clothes and walked out. She looked around and said coldly:

"Yesterday, I was afraid that you could not sleep well and delayed the business, so I accommodated you. If you continue to be ungrateful and go further..."

"I know, hurry up and get dressed."

"..."

When Dongfang Liren saw Ye Jingtang and left the door while talking, he didn't emphasize it any more. Thinking of the more intense experience last night than the last time, he felt strange in his heart. He raised his hand and rubbed his forehead, then stood up and quickly put on his clothes. I hung a bunch of weapons on the dressing table back on my body...

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At the same time, the Xihai Protectorate.

The Xihai Protectorate was once the royal capital of the Northwest Royal Court. It was built a hundred years ago by the Qinchi tribe who unified all the tribes. It is located on the coast of Tianlang Lake. It can be regarded as the largest city in the Xihai tribe. At its peak, the permanent population was seventy-eight. One hundred thousand.

However, the Western Sea tribes are vast and sparsely populated. Although they are rich in medicinal materials and minerals, their food production is insufficient. To maintain the normal operation of such a large city, it must be supported by strong national power.

Before Jiazi, Beiliang tore up the alliance and launched a surprise attack on the royal court's rear area, causing the northwest royal court to collapse. This overly large royal capital was gradually abandoned, and most of the residents moved back to their hometowns.

It was not until 20 years ago that Beiliang invaded all parts of the West Sea and brought Tianlang Lake under its jurisdiction. The city was renovated and put into use. Currently, the city has a permanent population of more than 300,000, 80% of which are from Beiliang.

Food and other daily necessities were mainly transported here from Hudong Road by the Beiliang court.

Although it has been idle for decades, the Xihai Protectorate has only been built for more than a hundred years. It is still a very new city in the world. All the internal streets and roads are built based on the ancient city of Langxuan. They are wide and neat and have the atmosphere of a great country. Only the streets

The pedestrian density is lower; the former Northwest Royal Palace is located in the north of the city.

Because the size of the palace was obviously unreasonable, King Zuo Xian had a special status and did not dare to show off and live in it to attract criticism. It remained idle all year round and was only used as a palace for Emperor Liang to stay when he patrolled the border.

Prince Zuoxian's Mansion was built on the side of the palace, and it didn't look much different from Prince Jing's Mansion. Not far away was the barracks of Baixiao Camp. Although it was called "Three Thousand Guests" to the outside world, it actually only had about a thousand people.

They are strange people recruited from all over the world. The prison in the royal city is guarded by the Baixiao Camp, located right behind the Baixiao Camp.

In the early morning, the fish belly white light had just begun to shine in the east, and there were already more than a hundred people lined up in the school grounds of Baixiaoying Camp, all dressed in white robes, with well-bred horses from the Wuma Department parked beside them.

King Zuo Xian was dressed in gold armor and still had a mask on his face. Only his white hair was blowing in the wind. Standing in front of everyone, even if he looked at him levelly, he still felt condescending.

The guards beside him picked up three boxes wrapped in brocade cloth from the tray beside King Zuo Xian, and handed them to the three leaders.

The boxes are exactly the same from packaging to weight, and were sealed by King Zuo Xian himself. He is the only one in the world who knows the authenticity of the boxes, so that those who escort them can all escort them as genuine.

The fake box contains the "Prisoner Dragon Miasma". If you open it without permission, it will be difficult for the gods to save you. It is used to ensure that the escort will not have any luck and guard against theft.

As for the three escort teams, the lineup is also luxurious. They are Beiliang Poison Saint Master Dao Yu, Xie Jianlan, and the three commanders of Bai Xiao Camp. Each team is accompanied by thirty elites from Bai Xiao Camp.

With such a powerful escort lineup, if you want to snatch it, you have to bet on three teams. The challenge is enough to make any gangsters who want to take risks retreat. This trip can be said to be foolproof.

But Zuo Xian Wang Li Kai couldn't let go of the stone in his heart at this time.

After all, he was also experiencing the scene of blooming flowers in the snow lake. Xie Jianlan came uninvited. Who knows if Sun Wuji, Mu Yunsheng, Xuanyuan Tiangang and other ruthless gangsters who usually don't show their faces would jump out on the road to rob escorts.

If the three teams can successfully reach Yanjing after the three teams go out, it means that the strength of the people squatting on Tianlang Lake is within the controllable range. It will be simple to send them back, just make a few more trips.

If one is lost, then from now on the only choice is to go out in full force and let the masters under his command go together, and slowly give out one box at a time.

And if these three teams leave the city and are all wiped out on Tianlang Lake, then this thing will start to get outrageous.

King Zuo Xian could either take the risk of being singled out and take all the Snow Lake Flowers and personally lead a team to deliver them to Yanjing; or he could be trapped in the Xihai Protectorate and try every means to hold on, waiting for the imperial court to send people to rescue them.

The three teams set off separately at the same time, with different routes and strong strength. It is almost impossible for them to be completely wiped out.

However, the number of masters recruited under King Zuo Xian is not endless. It is equally painful to kill one or two teams. Therefore, before setting off, he still warned:

"This trip is dangerous, you must be extremely careful. If there is a strong enemy invasion, if you can break through the siege, if you are not sure, try to retreat back to the royal capital. I will send people to help at any time..."

There were more than a hundred people present, knowing that this trip was extremely risky, but they came out to work hard and this was what they had to eat. No one raised any objection at the moment, and everyone took their boxes and headed out of the city.

Cry, crow...

There are soldiers and horses patrolling the streets of the city all the time to check their identities. Recently, very few people dare to run around on the streets; but no one can tell clearly how many gangsters and thieves who have sneaked into the city are hidden between the fences in the market.

As a team of more than a hundred people rushed out from the Baixiao Camp and headed to the three city gates, there was obviously some movement in the market.

In an inn about two miles away from Prince Zuoxian's palace, Eunuch Cao, dressed as an ordinary merchant, stood in front of the window with his hands in his sleeves, his eyes falling on the horse team in the distance, his face as calm as ever.

The old commander of the secret guard who followed came to the back and asked respectfully:

"Mr. Cao, what should we do now?"

After a moment of silence, Eunuch Cao responded calmly:

"Three people, there must be someone who confuses the fake with the real thing. Xie Jianlan has returned to the world after ten years of silence. His strength should be stronger than that of Shi Daoyu. He is most likely to have the real thing, but he must also have the most people eyeing him.

"With Xie Jianlan as the leader, Shi Daoyu will feel much less pressure, and it is not impossible to bring the real thing.

"Furthermore, if King Zuo Xian had done the opposite and put the real thing in the hands of three commanders of average strength, he might have gotten away with it.

The old commander of the secret guard frowned and said: "Shi Daoyu is less risky than Xie Jianlan, and he is strong enough to escort Xue Huhua. My subordinates think that he is more likely to be holding the real thing."

Eunuch Cao shook his head: "If it is just an ordinary treasure, it is indeed worth grabbing the Master Dao Jade, but no matter how good the strategist King Zuo Xian is, he will not gamble with half a catty of Snow Lake Flowers on whether the Jianghu people will think too much.

"For this reason, the real thing should be in the hands of the strongest person. If you can't take it away, you can't take it away. If you really take it away, no matter how many tricks you play, it will be in vain."

The old commander thought about it and thought about it for a moment:

"Xie Jianlan has not been out of the martial arts world for ten years. No one can be sure of what he is doing now, but he will definitely be easier to deal with than King Zuo Xian. How should we fight him then?"

"Our family is alone in the battle. As long as we capture the Snow Lake Flower, you will escape at full speed and wait at Nanhu Bay. If our family does not return for half a day, it means death in Tianlang Lake. You will return to the pass immediately; if you come back, you will find a way to

Grab the next batch."

"..."

The old commander felt that this trip was like a wave. Eunuch Cao was isolated and helpless in an away battle, and he also encountered a strong man who Xie Jianlan couldn't figure out. There was almost no possibility of escaping unscathed after robbing things.

However, they were determined to die on this trip. If they could exchange half a catty of Snow Lake Flowers for the imperial court, their few old lives were enough. The old commander had no objection. After calling his colleagues, he left with Eunuch Cao.

Inn……

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Phew~

The cold wind swept across the endless frozen lake, and under the warm sunshine, the sky and the earth turned into an endless blue.

Ye Jingtang rode a horse on the ice, and the horse's hooves were wrapped with cloth to prevent slipping. Because it was his first time to visit Tianlang Lake, facing the vast world that he had never seen before, there was a bit of sigh in his eyes.

Dongfang Liren was spoiled last night. Originally, he didn't want to pay attention to the Night Terror Hall on the way, but after leaving Pingyi City and entering Tianlang Lake, his mind was occupied by the magnificence of heaven and earth.

Just looking at it all the way still felt unsatisfying, so Dongfang Liren still held a booklet in his hand, sitting in the arms of Ye Jingtang, drawing line drawings and recording the scenery he saw.

Tianlang Lake will only thaw in March and April. In the first month of the year, it is still in the cold winter. The lake is frozen for thousands of miles. The ice layer is two to three meters thick. The overall color is blue and very transparent. Occasionally, with the help of sunlight, you can see the ice under

Fish.

On land, even the flattest plains will always have some ups and downs, but this is not the case on the frozen lake. It is so flat that people lose the sense of distance, just like walking in the blue sea, without any reference, no matter how you walk

They all seemed to be in place.

Tianlang Lake is the largest inland lake in the world, also known as the West Sea. If there is no one to guide you, it is common to get lost and freeze to death on the ice sheet.

Fortunately, Ye Jingtang had a good sense of direction, so he didn't go around in circles on the road and kept heading north along the lake.

The terrain of Tianlang Lake is long and narrow, connecting Sunset Peak to the north and Yashan Mountain to the south. If King Zuo Xian's team set out this morning, ordinary people would definitely not be able to catch up if they ran across from Pingyi City.

Fortunately, Ye Jingtang's horses were very powerful, and they were able to gallop across the unobstructed ice field. It only took them one day to reach the middle of Tianlang Lake, which was directly east of the West Sea Protectorate.

After arriving somewhere in Tianlang Lake, Ye Jingtang took out the map and roughly judged the current location based on the distance traveled. Then he turned over and dismounted and landed on the ice.

Dongfang Liren dismounted, took out the telescope from the side of the horse, looked around the endless ice field, and frowned:

"It's so empty on the ice and there's no hiding place. As long as there are people, you can see them with a telescope from a distance of more than ten miles. How can you squat people?"

Ye Jingtang came to the side of the horse and took out the sleeping bird from his bag:

"It is impossible to just pass by such a big place and let the birds go out to look for it. King Zuo Xian wants to send things back to Hudong Road as soon as possible so that they will not deviate too far from the center line."

Dongfang Liren nodded, put away the binoculars, held the knife on his waist and wanted to say something, but in the cold winter of Tianlang Lake, it was difficult to see anything except the magnificence of the flat plain, and he really couldn't find anything to talk about.

Niaoniao slept all day and made sure to fill his stomach before going to work. He originally wanted to eat the jerky handed to him by the Night Terror Hall, but he lowered his head and looked at the ice and started again:
To be continued...