"Brother Wu, I don't know if I have heard a word." Xue Poye looked at Wu Lachi with a calm expression on his face: "The more the bird faces south, the fox dies on the hill!"
Wu Lachi frowned. Maybe he might not really understand the profound and profound meaning of Chu language, but he still knew very well about these two sentences. Xue Poye's words had indirectly given an answer.
Wu Lachi looked a little disappointed: "Good friend, you don't want to stay?"
Xue Poye said with a smile: "Brother Wu, no matter where a person is, there will always be some things he can't let go of, and the things he can't let go of are almost always in his hometown."
Wu Lachi laughed and said: "My good friend, you don't have to worry. What you have in the Central Plains will be done for you on the grassland."
Xue Poye shook his head, knowing that Wu Lachi did not understand what he meant.
But at this moment, he quickly figured out in his heart that Wu Lachi solemnly asked him to stay. It was definitely not a whim, and he had obviously been prepared for it.
Xue Poye believed that Wu Lachi was definitely not inferior to others in terms of brotherly loyalty. He was heroic and sincere to himself, but there was one thing he had to take into consideration. No matter how he said it, Wu Lachi
After all, Chi is the commander-in-chief of Beihu Yingtu. In his position, sometimes when considering things, he will look at the overall situation.
"Brother Wu, there are some things that you can never get in a foreign country." Xue Poye said calmly: "On the grassland, the most precious thing to me is the friendship with Brother Wu."
Wu Lachi stared at Xue Poye with extremely complicated eyes. He suddenly reached out and patted Xue Poye on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Good friend, Wu Lachi will always regard you as a confidant." After a pause, he said: "As for
What I said...you can think about it, I...hope you can agree."
Xue Poye nodded slightly but said nothing.
Ulachi looked into the distance with unspeakable pride in his voice: "Good friend, do you know what Ulachi's greatest wish is in this life?"
"Brother Wu is an unparalleled hero in the grassland. He must have great ambitions in his heart." Xue Poye said with a smile.
Wu Lachi laughed loudly, and quickly pointed his horse whip at the boundless grassland and said: "Wulachi can now take the Beihu cavalry to every corner of the grassland, but this is just the beginning. Wu Lachi's biggest wish is to
Lead my Beihu cavalry to every inch of the world."
Every inch of this land naturally includes the great Chu of the Central Plains.
Xue Poye frowned slightly and said calmly: "Brother Wu, it is easy for you to move to the horse grassland. But if you want to lead the Beihu cavalry all over the world, you will probably have to dye the ground red with blood.
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Wu Lachi said proudly: "Good friend, the Beihu people are a nation blessed by immortality. They are the most ferocious wolves on the grassland and the most powerful eagles under the sky. Neither wolves nor eagles are afraid of blood."
Xue Poye's frown deepened. Wu Lachi's heroic spirit when making friends originally made Xue Poye admire him, but this kind of courage was a kind of terror when it was placed above fighting for the world.
Although Wu Lachi did not directly say that he would attack the Central Plains and send his troops south, his words had revealed his ambitions without any scruples. Since he dared to expose his thoughts in front of Xue Poye so unscrupulously, it was him who
He is very confident in himself, and is filled with the desire to conquer the world. Secondly, he may not be afraid at all, and has no fear that his thoughts will be known to others, at least not afraid of being known by Xue Poye.
"Brother Wu, I have something to ask you!" Xue Poye said suddenly.
Wu Lachi looked at Chaoyang and said, "Say it!"
"Since Brother Wu is the commander-in-chief of Yingtu on the grassland and has a high position, why would he risk his life and go to Dachu?"
It’s to buy silk porcelain.”
Wu Lachi did not turn his head, but just stared at the grassland in the distance. After a long time, he uttered a few words: "If you want to know the great Chu, you must know Jiangnan. If you want to know Jiangnan, you must know Hangzhou!"
Although the words are concise, the meaning is extremely clear. Wu Lachi went to the Central Plains just to understand the national conditions of Da Chu and to know himself and the enemy. But if you want to truly understand Da Chu, you must understand Jiangnan, as the representative state of Jiangnan.
Hangzhou is the best breakthrough point to understand Da Chu. It has the most enviable advantages of Da Chu, but also has embarrassing shortcomings. Understanding Hangzhou will give you a general understanding of Da Chu's human nature.
"It turns out that Brother Wu has been prepared for a long time." Xue Poye smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Wu Lachi finally turned around, stared at Xue Poye and said, "I just didn't expect that I would get to know you as a good friend in Dachu. Wu Lachi's trip was not in vain."
"Brother Wu!" Xue Poye said slowly: "Wouldn't it be great to have peace between the two countries? As far as I know, even the most ferocious wild wolves and eagles will lose their lives once they encounter a real hunter."
"Bold!" Wu Lachi suddenly raised the riding crop in his hand and was about to whip it at Xue Poye. However, seeing Xue Poye's resolute face, he realized that he had lost his composure, so he slowly put down the riding whip and said calmly.
: "Good friend, a man is born between heaven and earth. He should always do what he wants to do. Even if he cannot be famous throughout the ages, he must be worthy of his own abilities."
Xue Poye was silent for a moment, and finally said: "Brother Wu, can I ask you a question as a good friend?"
Wu Lachi laughed and said: "Good friends, between you and me, there is no harm in talking if we have something to say."
"Brother Wu, it is understandable that you want to realize your ambition, but do you think it is worth it to realize your ambition that may not be achievable at the cost of the blood of thousands of people in Beihu?" Xue Po stared at Ye Ye.
He asked with Wulachi's eyes in mind.
The corners of Wu Lachi's eyes twitched, and there was clearly a trace of anger in his eyes. The atmosphere was extremely stiff for a while. After a long time, Wu Lachi turned the horse's head, without looking at Xue Poye, and gave a shout, and the horse galloped away.
The cavalrymen behind him also followed Ulachi, and they were all gone in a matter of seconds.
Xue Poye didn't look back, just looked up at the rising sun.
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The Rocky Mountain that Xiao Shitou mentioned was not too far away. When the night was dark and the wind was high, Xue Poye and Xiao Shitou finally arrived at the Rocky Mountain quietly. They crawled on the grass and looked at the flickering figures in front of them.
Po Ye knew that it was the samurai guarding the Rock Mountain.
The administrative structure of Beihu is naturally much simpler than the complex division of labor in Dachu. Even where felons are imprisoned, Dachu is in a dark and dark place with many agencies, and they do not have the ability to dig deep.
It is usually impossible to find it, but the one in Beihu is much simpler. Perhaps that solid and thick iron door is enough to calm the people of Beihu. After all, in their history, they can escape through that solid iron door.
It didn't exist in history at all.
"Are you sure the soul-enchanting potion has been put in?" Xue Poye turned his head and asked Xiao Shitou in a low voice.
Xiao Shitou held the fan tightly in his hand and said with certainty: "Master, don't worry, they will change the guard for dinner in a while, I have already drugged their wine with Ecstasy, haha, this is Su Shisanlang
The ecstasy left behind is very tight, and the only thing I'm worried about now is that these Beihu people won't drink for a while."
Xue Poye touched his nose and smiled: "Hu people don't drink, haha, do you believe it?"
"I don't believe it." Xiao Shitou blinked: "If they don't drink, their Immortal God will never forgive them."
The two looked at each other and smiled, indescribably weird.
Taking advantage of the fragrant leaves, after two days of exploration, Xiao Shitou has basically grasped the situation of this important area of Rock Mountain. Perhaps due to the accumulation of history, Rock Mountain is not as heavily guarded as ordinary people think. If not
Because of the fragrant leaves, maybe Xue Poye and Xiao Shitou would not think that this was a prison for felons when they saw Rock Mountain.
The mentality of using imaginary to be real and real to be imaginary makes Rock Hill become a dark place that is placed in the light.
The changing of the guard is also the time when the guard at Luanshigang is most negligent. People who are not aware of the situation here will not know the precise time of the changing of the guard. Xue Poye and Xiao Shitou not only know, but they even know the food and wine that are delivered.
Where does it come from.
Under the enthusiastic guidance of Xiang Ye, Xiao Shitou saw the place responsible for cooking for the sentries in the evening, and even saw a few wine bags prepared, so Xiao Shitou unceremoniously put some ecstasy in the wine.
scattered.
This is of course a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and Xue Poye will naturally not miss it.
Now they only need to wait, waiting for the changing of the guard and the meal. Once the sentries drink the strong wine mixed with Ecstasy, they will soon fall asleep. At that time, no matter how strong the iron door is, it cannot withstand the sharpness of the cold blade.
The night breeze in the grassland is indeed cool.
After their conversation with Wu Lachi yesterday, the two never met again. However, Wu Lachi obviously did not want to create a big gap with Xue Poye. He ordered people to entertain him, but he did not show up.
Xue Poye sighed in his heart. He felt that Ulachi's refusal to meet was definitely not because of the quarrel between the two of them. Maybe there were other reasons.
Sumayu also came yesterday and tactfully persuaded Xue Poye to stay in the grassland. At that time, Xue Poye knew that Sumayu must be a lobbyist sent by Ulachi.
The more puzzled he became, why did Ulachi decide to leave him behind?
He is not stupid. On the contrary, he has a thorough understanding of many conspiracies. After sorting out his thoughts, he immediately understood that perhaps this matter had a lot to do with the mysterious Mr. Ghost.
Since I have a deep familiarity with Mr. Ghost, the other party obviously also understands my situation very well. Now the other party knows that I am Xue Poye. If nothing unexpected happens, my identity as a court official has been known to the other party for a long time.
It was even known to Ulachi.
It is undeniable that once Xue Poye returns to Dachu and Kyoto, he will definitely spend his energy investigating every bit of Mr. Ghost and digging for the root cause, which may endanger the forces behind Mr. Ghost. Even if Mr. Ghost is not sure about Xue Poye
Knowing him, Po Ye will definitely consider the worst case scenario, so Xue Po Ye's return will definitely pose a great threat to Mr. Ghost.
In this case, the best way is of course to kill Xue Poye to avoid future troubles.
But Wu Lachi proposed to let Xue Poye stay, and Xue Poye finally understood the key. Perhaps Wu Lachi was thinking of his brotherly love and couldn't bear to do anything, so he proposed to let himself stay.
The so-called staying is equivalent to being under house arrest on the grassland.
Now that he has rejected Ulachi's proposal, it will obviously make his situation more dangerous. Although he believes that Ulachi will never really kill him, he has to beware of Mr. Ghost's power.
On the grassland, Xue Poye is alone, and his power is definitely not as powerful as Mr. Ghost. Once Mr. Ghost really wants to take action, the situation will be really bad.
"Master, they have changed the guard!" Xiao Shitou reminded softly, pulling Xue Poye out of his thoughts.
Xue Poye put aside other thoughts and raised his spirits. The current situation was to rescue the spies first. He clenched the cold blade in his hand and whispered: "Let's get closer."
The two of them were like two silent snakes swimming on the grass. To the sentries, these two snakes were definitely poisonous.
Rock Hill is actually a rocky slope, but it is only three to four miles long and wide. It is obviously a natural rock mountain. The rocks protrude from the soil and are surrounded by rocky crust.
Luanshishan looks chaotic, but in fact there are more than ten prison cells arranged in a regular manner. From the outside, such a prison does not look like a prison at all. There are many felt flags hanging on the bare mountain, and the felt flags are clinging to the
On the mountain wall, if it weren't for the small stone reminder, Xue Poye would not have thought that behind the felt flag was the heavy iron door of the prison cell.
The entire mountain looks like a venue for holding ceremonies, so the Beihu people don't have to worry about outsiders rescuing prisoners knowing that this is where felons are imprisoned.
Speaking of which, not all Beihu people know the details of this place. On the contrary, there are not many Beihu people who know that this is a prison. They are all princes and nobles of the Barhut tribe. It stands to reason that they know that this is a prison.
There are no more than twenty Beihu people.
It's a pity that Xiangyezi is one of them. The granddaughter of the patriarch, an innocent and beautiful girl who is very curious about new things, will always dig into the roots to find out some things that ordinary people don't know.
The more alcohol the Beihu Sentinels drank, the more Ecstasy they drank. Amidst the shouts and drinks, the Beihu Sentinels all fell limply to the ground and stopped moving for a moment.
"Xiao Shitou, you took the greatest credit this time." Xue Poye touched Xiao Shitou's little head and sighed softly.
Xiao Shitou not only found out the whereabouts of the spies, but also used a trick to mix Ecstasy into the water, turning the originally strong prison of heavy criminals into a piece of sand. His contribution was not small.
"Master, look, it's right here." Xiao Shitou walked around the rocky mountain for a while, then pulled down a felt flag, revealing an iron door.
Xue Poye stepped forward and knocked on the door, and there was a low "dong-dong" sound. It seemed that the iron door was really thick.
"Can we open it?"
Xue Poye shook the cold blade and said with a smile: "With this treasure, there is no wall or door that cannot be penetrated." After saying that, he aimed at the iron door and stabbed it fiercely, with a "stab" sound, the entire cold blade
The dagger body was completely immersed in it, really cutting iron like clay.
Xiao Shitou opened his mouth and was stunned. After a long time, he stuck out his tongue and said, "Master, this... is more powerful than I thought."
"Little Shitou, help me look around. Someone is coming. Please notify us immediately." Xue Poye whispered, "I'm sure someone will come. We have to hurry up."
Xiao Shitou held the fan tightly and said, "Yes, master." He immediately touched the top of the rocky mountain and paid attention to the movements around him.
Xue Poye rolled up his sleeves, took a deep breath, then held the cold blade tightly, followed the crack of the door on the left, and pulled it hard from top to bottom, and then heard a continuous "click" and "squeak" sound.
The two hidden locks and the two exposed locks were all broken during this pull, and the outer door locks fell to the ground one after another.
Xue Poye was overjoyed. He originally thought it would be difficult, but he didn't expect that under Han Ren's hands, this iron gate, which the Beihu people thought was an iron wall, could not go through half a turn.
Reaching out to push the door open, I really felt the heaviness of the iron door. It didn't move at all even without any effort.
With luck in his Dantian, the energy of ecstasy flowed straight down his veins and veins to his arms. Xue Poye pushed hard, and the iron door slowly opened. After only pushing out half a gap, Xue Poye stopped.
This gap is big enough for one person to get in and out. If you push it further, it will only hurt your strength.
It was so dark inside that nothing could be seen. Who knew if there were any hidden weapons inside? Xue Poye couldn't help but hesitate for a moment, but after a moment of thought, he finally stepped inside.
As soon as he entered, there was a sense of oppression throughout his body. This was an extremely narrow passage. As long as he shook a little, he could touch the stone walls on both sides.
The sense of smell and hearing move forward cautiously.
There is no rotten smell like other prisons, but the air is not fresh and a bit turbid.
After walking along the wall for a while, a glimmer of light finally appeared in front of him. Xue Poye breathed a sigh of relief. Suddenly seeing light in the darkness always gives people a feeling of seeing hope in confusion.
He speeded up and walked for only a moment. The front suddenly opened up, and he saw a small cave in front of him. There was a sheep oil lamp lit on the cliff in the cave. The light was not very bright, but it was enough to see everything inside.
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On the left and right walls, three men in shabby clothes were handcuffed with exquisite iron shackles. The six men had disheveled hair and looked almost like the usual prisoners. The six men looked very tired and were already in a coma.
fell asleep.
Although their clothes were shabby, there were no blood stains. Although there were scars on the exposed skin, Xue Poye could see clearly that these scars were all old wounds and there were no new wounds at all. In other words, in the past few days, these scars had
The prisoners were not tortured.
Xue Poye's first priority now is to confirm that these six people are spies from Yanmen Pass, otherwise all the previous efforts will be in vain.
Just as he was about to step forward, he suddenly felt a chill on his body. It was as if a pair of strange eyes were looking at him in this small stone cave. This feeling was indescribably wonderful.
He frowned and looked out of the corner of his eyes. Only then did he realize that in the inconspicuous corner of the cave, there was a strange monkey-like person sitting. He was thin and thin, with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks. Under the firelight, his lips were cherry red and his complexion was red.
But he is very white and wears a fur coat.
This man is a weirdo that is hard to forget at first glance, but his eyes are even more hard to forget. There are no pupils in those eyes, making him look like a blind man.
However, when Xue Poye took a closer look, he discovered that this person had no pupils, but the pupils were extremely small and could hardly be seen in the eyeballs. However, the gaze from these tiny pupils was strange and cold, making people shudder.