In the ice cave, Wei Mei looked a little dissatisfied.
Lu Ya still looked paralyzed and silent.
He suddenly turned towards Li Guo'er and saluted:
"Thank you, Your Highness Princess. We will close the door for ten days late."
Just now, when Lu Ya rescued Cai Shou, Shun Bo and others, time was wasted. Li Xian and others, who originally entered the ice cave in advance according to the plan, had to close the ice cave door on time as a precaution.
But Li Guoer briefly stopped Wei Mei, who was commanding the door to close, and waited for a while.
However, it was also during this pause that some rebels were let in, which almost ruined the situation.
It can only be said that Lu Ya made up for his mistakes.
The little princess with plum blossom makeup is wrapped in a blanket, as quiet as a lady.
After Lu Ya finished speaking, she stood up and walked towards the wall in front of her. She gently tore off the thunder talisman that still had some power on the corpse and put it in her sleeve.
Returning again, when passing by the young man with facial paralysis, Li Guo'er left a somewhat plain sentence.
"You really should listen to Ouyang Lianghan."
Lu Ya lowered his head.
This time, he did act without permission and didn't even listen to Li Guo'er's instructions.
Wei Mei raised her eyebrows and was about to speak, but Li Xian quietly tugged on her sleeve before she stopped.
Li Xian sighed, took a blanket prepared for Li Dalang in advance, and handed it to Lu Ya:
"Tan Lang does think more than us, it's best to listen to him... Forget it, the matter has come to this, there is no use in talking about it. The ice cellar is a bit cold. Is Director Lu injured? Please keep warm."
Lu Ya waved his hand away, looking a little ashamed.
Wei Mei asked: "Since you are back, have you found Dalang?"
Lu Ya felt increasingly ashamed, shook his head and said:
"It's useless for me to be poor. I didn't find the prince. As soon as I arrived at Xunyang Ferry, I encountered a large number of water thieves who raided the ferry. Outside Xunyang Ferry, I met Brother Yan and sent him to a safe place. I saw that these water thieves seemed to be walking straight away.
When we rushed to our palace, Pindao was worried, so he returned. When he rushed back to the palace, he met Miss Cai Shou, Uncle Shun and others were arranging dragon oil..."
At this point, he stopped talking.
Everyone around was also a little silent.
The development of things is indeed somewhat beyond the previous plan.
Wei Mei worriedly said: "The water thieves raided the ferry. Yan Shen's army ran away. Where is Dalang? Was he caught by these water thieves?"
Lu Ya lowered his head even more: "I don't know what I am doing."
Li Guo'er suddenly said: "Brother is not that stupid. He has swallowed the talisman water, and he is very clever when things happen."
Lu Ya raised his head and glanced at Li Bao'er.
Li Xian and Wei Mei looked at each other with lingering fears on their faces.
Wei Mei sighed:
"It was Tanlang's miraculous calculation that prepared the method of drinking ice from the fire in advance. There was no thick smoke in this fire. Although the temperature was scorching hot, luckily we had an ice cave to cool down. If there were some ordinary fires, the choking smoke would billow into the ice cellar.
, we will be choked to death if not heated to death.
"Those thieves outside probably never imagined that someone would dare to hide in the fire. Once the inner house above is burned to rubble, it will be even more difficult to find the entrance to the ice cave where we are. Their search has been fruitless and no corpses have been found. They will definitely turn around immediately.
Chasing at Kuanglu Mountain."
Li Xian worriedly said:
"Is there any danger to Xie Xian's niece? She pretended to run away in a carriage alone, which is a bit weak."
Li Guo'er shook his head:
"Sister Xie can rest assured. After all the pursuers have passed and she fled into the mountains, she can just abandon the car and leave without the drag of the carriage. She is a sixth-grade Qi practitioner, so she can move quickly and conveniently, and there are many people in Kuanglu Mountain.
The supply point and hiding place prepared by Young Master Pei Sanniang, although Sister Xie is a little road-challenged, she brought a map, so she should be fine."
Li Xian was moved and sighed: "That's good, that's good. It's really hard for Tan Lang and her this time to lure the thief away... Tan Lang is very resourceful, and the most dangerous place is the safest place."
After a while, he looked above his head and frowned:
"Daozhang Lu, you said that a large group of water thieves came over... Who sent these water thieves? Are they really the rebel thieves of Tiannan Jianghu? I have no enmity with Yunmeng Jianze, why did they act like this? I'll accept it.
The temptation of Kuang Fu’s army to rebel against the thieves?”
Li Guo'er frowned and wrapped a soft blanket around her shoulders. She walked to the pile of corpses in front of her and lowered her head to look at them carefully.
Lu Ya muttered:
"It doesn't have to be someone from Tiannan Jianghu. With Senior Brother Zhang over there, I'm sure the eldest lady will not break her promise and do what she did. Moreover, I thought of something."
"What's up?"
Everyone's eyes turned to him.
Lu Ya said: "Pindao was helping Mr. Ouyang's men investigate the case in Hukou County and found that people from Princess Anhui's mansion were meeting with pilgrims who were suspected of being water thieves at the Guanyin Temple."
Li Guoer suddenly pointed to the corpse on the ground:
"Are these two warriors, like regular soldiers? They are not like idlers or undisciplined water thieves."
Lu Ya nodded: "Yes, the little princess is smart, which is also a big doubt."
Speaking of this, the biggest one may come to everyone's mind.
They looked at each other.
The atmosphere suddenly became silent.
Li Baoer narrowed his eyes, kicked the body with his toes, and used the toes of his embroidered shoes to pick up a blood-stained white cloth strip that fell to the ground:
"Sure enough, it is the Wei family, who is good at fishing in troubled waters and killing people with a borrowed knife. If you guessed correctly, it is probably the handiwork of the King of Wei. Their Palace of Wei has the strongest motive. In the previous incident of the collapse of the Xingzi Lake Buddha, Ouyang Lianghan and us borrowed the sky to kill people.
Nan Jianghu rebelled against the thieves and defeated Wei Shaoqi, Lin Cheng and others.
"It seems that they were suspicious at that time, or they were inspired to follow his example and did this.
"Before, we were pretending to send people to suppress bandits. They were simply called thieves. I guess it was just for today's move. They are the water thieves. They are the water thieves. But when our palace is destroyed, the blame will be all on Tiannan Jianghu.
,Oh."
At this time, Wei Mei pointed out something:
"Duan Quanwu of the White Tiger Guard is responsible for going to Hukou County to suppress bandits. Does he know this?"
Li Guo'er said coldly: "It's the devil who doesn't know. He has a relationship with Qiu Shenji, and it is very likely that he was bribed by the Wei family."
Li Xian said hesitantly:
"Then shouldn't we transfer Li Congshan and Miaozhen and the others to leave?"
Wei Mei turned her head when she heard a certain name.
Hearing this, Li Guo'er gradually frowned, looked at Li Xian and the others, then lowered his head to look at the body of the water thief on the ground, and said:
"No, we still have to be transferred. At this juncture, no one can believe that Ouyang Lianghan did the right thing. What if Li Congshan, Miaozhen and the others were also bribed? Otherwise, we wouldn't even have a chance to hide in the ice cave today.
They are all under their noses and being monitored.
"So we have to be careful. Ouyang Lianghan is right. You can't rely on others. You still have to rely on yourself."
Thinking of Ouyang Rong's ice transport plans that everyone thought were "inexplicable" before, everyone's expressions were a mixture of shame and gratitude.
At this moment, Lu Ya raised his head and said:
"Where is Mr. Ouyang now?"
"Twin Peaks, over there with the Big Buddha."
Lu Ya asked:
"If it's the worst outcome, Duan Quanwu and Li Congshan can be bribed, and Yi Qianqiu, as his immediate boss, must not be able to escape. What about Rong Zhennvshi and Deputy Superintendent Song from Si Tianjian? What will happen at Shuangfengjian?
Isn't it also a trap? These water thieves from the Wei family dare to come and kill people. Is it possible that they are emboldened by the connivance of Shuangfengjian?"
The ice cave suddenly became silent.
This is the worst possible outcome, and it also means that Ouyang Lianghan, who helped them avoid the thieves, is already involved in the situation and is in danger.
Wei Mei, who had been dissatisfied with Lu Ya before, suddenly became anxious:
"Then what should we do? Tanlang went there alone, alone. If there are all bad people over there, how will he go?"
Li Xian couldn't sit still anymore, he was so anxious that he kept mumbling:
"It's all my fault for dragging Tanlang down. I'm such a useless person..."
"Actually... it's not necessarily the worst outcome."
Li Guo'er hesitated for a moment and then said:
"After all, that Rong Zhennv Shi even came to Mrs. Zhen's birthday party. She has a very good relationship, and there are some unclear relationships... She shouldn't do anything to Ouyang Lianghan, and Ouyang Lianghan has a sense of crisis.
It's very strong. If there is a real situation, it won't be difficult for him. Don't forget, the secret letter that used the metaphor of 'table menu' in the morning was probably sent by Rong Zhen..."
Li Xian's worried and anxious look continued:
"Although Tanlang has a sword, Rong Zhen, Aunt Song and other people from Si Tianjian are already looking for him, pursuing his other identity. If he uses a sword, he will be exposed and put in danger."
Li Guo'er didn't know what he was thinking of, so he lowered his eyes, frowned, and sighed softly:
"This seems to be the truth. Once the sword is exposed, it will be even more troublesome. Rong Zhennvshi has always hated the owner of Dielianhua before. It is impossible to say that she will be ruined by him and she will hate him instead."
The usually calm little princess with plum blossom makeup also murmured with some worry: "There is indeed something bad. Women have a strong desire for revenge. The person who loves someone who cannot be loved will want to eat him alive..."
When everyone heard this, they were crying and running around in circles with increasing anxiety.
At this moment, Cai Shou, Uncle Sun and others from behind suddenly looked at Lu Ya.
Li Xian, Li Bao'er and Wei Mei, who were standing closer, also noticed something from the corner of their eyes and looked over one after another.
"What do you think of Pindao?"
Lu Ya looked around at everyone with a frown.
He saw everyone staring at him and gradually looking up at the ceiling above him.
"What's going on?"
Lu Ya looked up in confusion.
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The next moment, he suddenly saw an extremely red light pillar appearing above his head, seemingly passing through the ice cave and rising into the sky!
His originally paralyzed face suddenly changed color.
When everything was silent, the sound of the piano came.
The inexplicable music made their eyes look horrified.
A very unpleasant mood gradually spread among everyone.
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There was a fire in Xunyang Prince's Mansion today.
It became the focus of the entire Xingzifang, but no one from every household dared to check it out.
The news that the Tiannan Jianghu water thieves broke into the city from Xunyangdu has spread throughout the city since the morning. The common people or the rich in Xunyang all hid in their homes, closed their doors tightly, and prayed for reinforcements from the imperial court on the other side of Shuangfeng Peak.
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However, some people speculate that these water thieves are heading for the giant Buddha at the top of the twin peaks.
Regarding the fire in Xunyang Prince's Mansion, the common people and passers-by who were watching from a distance were all silent. They found that water thieves were in and out, and no one dared to approach.
In the inner palace of the palace, the intensity of the green fire gradually decreased.
The exquisite and elegant inner house building in the past has been burned into ruins.
The number of water thieves who had gathered before was now reduced a lot.
As the leader of the water pirates, the one-eyed man was leading a group of brothers to carefully search for the embers of debris in the ruins.
There were originally about three hundred water thieves, who were divided into three groups:
The first group, one hundred and fifty people, took the main road to pursue the people in Kuanglu Mountain.
The second group, fifty people, took the path behind the palace and entered Kuanglu Mountain to pursue the people.
The third group, this one-eyed man, is leading the remaining 100 people to inspect the ruins.
As for the eleven qi masters in the hall before, they also had their own division of labor.
Five people were taken away in the first batch;
The second group of two people, including Cheng Tuozi;
The remaining four people, including the one-eyed man, are currently searching the ruins of the inner house.
However, as the search work came to an end, the one-eyed man frowned.
The ruins of the inner house are huge. After a brief search, there was not a single body left.
I don't know if this fire is weird and can burn people to ashes.
As for some secret rooms with secret passages, it is not impossible, but in a fire, unless such a secret room is completely sealed, it will be killed by the heat wave and thick smoke. However, if there is no exhaust vent and is directly completely sealed, there will be insufficient air and people will be killed.
It would be completely suffocating, unless there is some underground river, but this is unrealistic, Xunyang City does not have this kind of topography.
When Master Zhongma passed away in the Pure Land Palace of Donglin Temple, the lotus pagoda caught fire, and thick smoke and heat waves poured into the underground palace and killed him.
At this time, a fellow water thief suggested again:
"Head, I've searched again, but there's no body. It doesn't seem to be here. Do you want to continue searching carefully? Do you want to go to Kuanglu Mountain to chase people, or search other suspicious places in Xiushui Fang?"
The one-eyed man hesitated for a moment.
In fact, there was a doubt lingering in his mind.
When they occupied Xunyang Ferry, this group of disguised water thieves sent a small team in advance, equipped with two masters of mid-level Qi Refiners, as a vanguard to attack the palace in advance.
But now no body has been found, and no one knows where they have gone.
Since they didn't die in the fire, what happened after they arrived at the palace early?
Was he killed by the Qi Refiner of Prince Xunyang's Mansion?
However, if Prince Xunyang’s family and Xie’s daughter had fled in a carriage a quarter of an hour before the fire, then why were there still Wangfu’s Qigong practitioners left behind to kill them?
If they were not killed, why didn't they come to the outer house to gather?
Even if there was an emergency and they went after King Xunyang and his family, why didn't he leave someone to send a message?
All kinds of doubts made the one-eyed man who had always been calm become a little irritable.
After a while, he turned around and ordered:
"Pass my order, brothers, withdraw first..."
At this moment, someone from outside came to report:
"Boss, Lord Wu's people are here and they have something to tell you."
"What's up?"
While the one-eyed man was puzzled, a messenger wearing a white cloth strip came over and whispered a few words to him.
The one-eyed man looked puzzled at first, then gradually narrowed his eyes.
After a while, he slowly spoke:
"Master Wu is brilliant... Thank you for your hard work. You go back and tell Master Wu that in order to repay the prince for your great kindness, we will definitely catch Li Xian today. We will see him alive and his body after death. Otherwise, we will go back to see the prince."
Watching the messenger leave quickly, the one-eyed man raised his hand to signal everyone to stop.
Just when the hundreds of water thieves among the ruins stopped moving, thinking that the leader was about to give a new order.
The one-eyed man closed his eyes and rested his mind, without giving any instructions.
It seems to be waiting for something.
The hours tick by.
Just when many water thieves were impatient and ready to rush.
"Zheng——"
There was an inexplicable sound coming from the piano.
Before anyone could react, conspicuous bright red light pillars shot up into the sky one after another among the ruins.
Everyone looked around and saw that these light pillars were emerging from the body of the middle-grade Qi practitioner among them.
A rough count shows that including the one-eyed man, there are one, two, three, four...five, a total of five paths.
etc.
Five ways?
They originally had eleven middle-grade water thieves, but after dividing their troops, didn't they only have four middle-grade water thieves left?
Why is there one more?
The water thieves in the audience looked confused. Following the one-eyed man whose eyes were getting colder, they all turned their attention to a rockery pond twenty meters away that was burned bare by the fire.
The rockery pool, which was originally inconspicuous among the ruins, now has a crimson light pillar rising into the sky.