Just when Qin Wei was filled with joy, Zhao Gao, who was in the Court of the Feather Witch King, also started to take action.
The rain fell heavily.
Dark clouds hang over the cliffs and peaks, making it breathless.
Mo Ling Mountain.
A branch of the Qingyu tribe lives here, with about twenty to thirty thousand people. The entire tribe is like a county town. Not only does it have a three-foot-high city wall, but it is also located on the mountainside, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.
There are two ninth-grade warriors in the small Qingyu Black Spirit Clan, which are already relatively large forces within hundreds of miles around.
On a rainy night, Zhao Gao held an umbrella in one hand and rolled up his sleeves in the other, quietly appearing on the tower of the city.
The buildings of the barbarians are not as exquisite as those of Dali, and the eaves and tiles are extremely rough, but there is a different kind of beauty in this roughness.
Under the dim night, the raindrops fell quickly like broken beads, hitting the cornice tiles and splashing into clouds of water. The water splashes shone brightly under the dim firelight.
Zhao Gao stood quietly on the eaves of the city tower, overlooking the quiet city.
Beside him, figures took advantage of the rainy night to quickly rush into the city.
More than a dozen people entered the city without causing any commotion or noise. The sound of rain was the perfect protective color for them.
When everyone entered the city, Zhao Gao disappeared like a shadow.
…
In the city, in a luxurious building.
Hu Lin, the patriarch of the Molingshan tribe, was sitting by the candlelight, writing at his desk.
Hu Lin was probably in his seventies. Although he was an old man, he did not have the slightest air of decay. Instead, his tall and burly body was full of strong temperament.
As the clan leader of the Mo Ling Mountain tribe, he is not only responsible for managing Mo Ling Mountain City, but also obeys the will of the entire Qing Yu clan clan leader and captures more and greater benefits for the Qing Yu clan.
In recent years, because the Black Feather Clan has been occupying the throne of the Feather Witch King's Court, the interests of other Feather Clan have been greatly suppressed. The Qingyu Clan has suffered the most serious losses and is now the largest among the four feather clans of the Feather Witch King's Court.
The weak one.
If this continues, the Qingyu clan may fall out of the position of the four major Yu clans and become an ordinary clan.
Therefore, in order to protect the status and interests of the Qingyu clan, many clans of the Qingyu clan are frantically collecting resources and increasing their strength.
There is a black iron mine in Moling Mountain City, which is one of the most important resources of the Qingyu clan.
What Hu Lin is doing at this time is to sort out the amount of iron ore that they have mined in Moling Mountain City over the past month. Tomorrow they will escort the iron ore to Qingyu City.
Hu Lin looked at the data in the account book and frowned.
This month, they have opened a lot less Xuantian ore. The main reason is that the royal court recruited many young men from their tribe, which greatly reduced their labor force.
As for why they recruited their young men, it was because the Feather Witch King's Court was training its army and preparing to attack Dali's border town again.
This is a way for the Black Feather clan to consume the population of other Yu clans. At the same time, there are many issues involved behind it, such as Nanyang City, Xiaoyao Island, and the ambitions of the current Feather Witch King, etc.
Just when Hu Lin felt inadequate for the black iron ore, a subtle sound suddenly caught his attention.
"who!"
He suddenly raised his head like a frightened bird.
The room was brightly lit by candlelight, but outside it was dark on a rainy night.
I don't know when a figure appeared at the door between light and dark.
Seeing the sudden figure, Hu Lin stood up suddenly, his pupils condensed, and asked: "Who are you?"
"You don't need to know!"
Zhao Gao slowly put away his umbrella and then slowly stepped into the room.
It was obviously a rainy night, and the heavy rain was pouring outside the house, but there was no water stain under the soles of his feet.
The indifferent voice pierced Hu Lin's chest like a sharp arrow, and he stared blankly at the desk in front of him.
Above the desk, a spider as big as a fist appeared at some point. The spider fell along the thread and quickly climbed to the side of the candlestick.
spider!
Such a big spider!
Why does it appear here?
Hu Lin was filled with doubts.
"I~~"
He wanted to say something, but before he could say anything, the room suddenly became dark and the flickering candlelight went out.
Then the room fell into dead silence.
The silent room was in sharp contrast to the sound of rain outside. It was like there was an invisible barrier between the two, cutting off everything.
Time passed slowly, and the heavy rain seemed to have no intention of stopping.
The entire Moling Mountain City was still immersed in tranquility, and no one noticed that something disturbing had happened in the city.
On the same city tower and on the eaves, Zhao Gao still stood there holding an umbrella, overlooking the entire Moling Mountain City.
But the killers around him quickly jumped out of the city.
Compared with when they entered the city, they all had more things in their hands at this time.
There were people in their hands, including some wooden boxes, some swords and weapons, etc. It looked very messy.
…
It also rains heavily in Nanyang City, and the nights in Nanyang City are even colder.
Lines of rain fell on the majestic Nanyang City, making the city even more solemn.
Outside the city, on the bank of the Nanyuan River near the city wall, a dark figure was standing on an unexpected stone. He also held an umbrella in his hand, but his figure looked a bit stooped.
"grown ups!"
Several black shadows appeared behind him, silently.
"Haha, how's the situation?"
The figure on the stone slowly turned around, revealing a round and honest face.
His face was full of charity and gentleness, as if he were an ordinary kind old man.
Maybe he is just a kind old man.
At least Cao Zhengchun thinks that he is very kind.
Not only was he kind to his colleagues and subordinates, but he was also full of kindness towards his enemies.
The kind of kindness that is willing to leave the whole corpse for the enemy!
However, Cao Zhengchun today is not Cao Zhengchun, but Zhu Ji, the eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor and attendant hall, who is also a new leader of the order taker.
Cao Zhengchun spent more than half a year in the imperial city, and finally gained the trust of Eunuch Lu and was reused by Emperor Li.
Emperor Li asked him to join the organization of life takers.
The Order Taker is an organization independent of the Imperial City Division. If the Imperial City Division is an intelligence agency, then the Order Taker is a murderous organization.
Compared with the well-known organization of the Imperial City Division, the existence of the order taker is the real secret.
Not to mention the private world, even the noble ministers in the court did not know that Emperor Li had an agency to take orders.
Or some people know the existence of life recipients, but the life recipients they know are definitely different from the real life recipients.
It goes without saying that a life taker is a person who takes lives.
Dealing with the traitors in the Imperial City Department is one of the responsibilities of the order taker, but the main responsibility of the order taker is to deal with some matters that are inconvenient for Emperor Li and the court to intervene.
The person who takes life is the sharpest knife in Emperor Li's hand.
A knife hidden in the dark that can be unsheathed at any time.
Cao Zhengchun was able to join the Order Recipient thanks to the identity assigned to him by Zhuge Zhengwo. It can also be said that the identity of eunuch makes it easier for him to gain the trust of Emperor Li.
In the dark rainy night, Cao Zhengchun smiled particularly kindly.
The subordinates in front of him were slightly stunned. They seemed not used to this kind smile.
"Sir, everything is normal in the city. We didn't find anything unusual."
"Oh! I didn't meet any innate warrior!"
"No! Mao Jiang is not in the city. Liu Bo is responsible for all matters in the city."
Cao Zhengchun's eyes flashed, and he secretly made calculations in his heart.
His mission is to investigate the hidden forces in Nanyang City, and at the same time contact someone.
An incredible person.
"Where is Mao Jiang?"
"Mao Jiang went to Nanxing City."
Cao Zhengchun held up his umbrella and pondered for a moment, then pointed at the two people on the left and said, "You two will go to Nanxing City with our family, while the rest of you will stay here and stare at Nanyang City."
"Here!" several people responded.
Cao Zhengchun explained again.
"Remember, you must hide yourself well and never expose yourself. Be careful of innate warriors."
"I'll understand later!"
Several people responded again.
They are very familiar with this kind of thing. Maybe they are not as good as the spies of the Imperial City Division in terms of gathering intelligence, but when it comes to targeting and hiding, they are definitely the most professional.
After the explanation, Cao Zhengchun walked east along the Nanyuan River.
It was a rainy night and it was difficult to move around, so they had to find a place to rest tonight before heading to Nanxing City the next day.
…
Danlianfu City.
Qin Wei took Situ Qianxue on a trip to the mountains and rivers.
As winter approaches, the temperature in Shuzhou has dropped a lot, but it is not too cold. Especially in Danlian Mansion, it is like spring almost all year round. Even now, there are still many blooming flowers in the mountains and forests around Danlian Mansion City.
In the mountains and fields, Qin Wei and Situ Qianxue were walking side by side on the path.
The two have been married for more than ten days, and they are no longer strangers to each other, but have a little more affection for each other.
It is said that love develops over time. As time goes by, the more you sleep, the more love you will develop.
"Your Majesty, look at this flower, it's so beautiful!"
Situ Qianxue squatted next to a gorgeous flower and said in surprise.
Perhaps it's because Beiyuan City is located in a grassland with very few flowers and plants. Situ Qianxue likes beautiful things very much and also likes to play in the mountains.
Qin Wei stood beside her and said with a smile: "It is indeed very beautiful. If you like it, you can move it home."
Situ Qianxue shook her head and said in a somewhat naive manner: "Let it stay here, it should like it here more."
Qin Wei was stunned for a moment, then laughed dumbly.
This is a bit silly to say. There is no thought in a flower or plant, so how can you say whether you like it or not?
But since Situ Qianxue said so, Qin Wei would naturally not refute it.
In fact, Situ Qianxue is not a powerful person. Although she is the eldest lady of Beiyuan City, she has been raised in a boudoir compound since she was a child because she cannot practice martial arts.
Now she is only eighteen years old, and her heart is full of the childishness and simplicity of a girl.
Qin Wei felt that it was very comfortable to get along with her, simple and casual, without too many complicated emotions or too many calculations.
It is precisely because of her simplicity that Qin Wei is willing to accompany her on sightseeing tours.
If Situ Qianxue was full of calculations, Qin Wei would probably have been too lazy to pay attention to her.
While the two were playing, Shi Luan suddenly came not far behind them, but she did not come forward to disturb them, she just waited quietly.
Qin Wei raised his head and noticed her, and said to Situ Qianxue: "You take a rest first, I'll be back soon."
"Yes!" Situ Qianxue nodded obediently.
Qin Wei walked towards Shi Luan, and Xiao Chan quickly stepped forward to greet Situ Qianxue, fearing that she would tire her good lady from playing in the mountains.
"Greetings to Your Highness!" Shi Luan saw Qin Wei approaching and said hurriedly.
Qin Wei nodded slightly and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Your Highness, a strange letter was received in the other courtyard." Shi Luan took out a letter and handed it to Qin Wei.
Qin Wei opened it and glanced at it, his pupils suddenly shrank.
"Who has read this letter?"
"Only my subordinates have seen it!" Shi Luan said.
Qin Wei nodded and looked at the letter again.
This letter is really strange. The strange thing is the content in the letter.
Mao Jiang is from Lihuang!
This is the only sentence in the letter.
A word that Qin Wei could never have imagined.
Mao Jiang is rebellious!
He is rebelling now!
Who would have thought that he would be a member of Emperor Li!
But Qin Wei had to believe that the content in this letter was true.
Because he knew the origin of this letter.
Cao Zhengchun!
There is Cao Zhengchun's imprint on the envelope, which is just a little ink mark. If an outsider looks at it, he may just think that the ink mark is accidentally left, but in fact it is a special agreement between Qin Wei and the chess player.
"Mao Jiang is from Emperor Li!"
Qin Wei tore the letter into pieces while thinking incredulously.
This doesn't seem impossible!
The timing of Mao Jiang's rebellion itself is full of coincidences!
Zhao Gao had previously guessed that Emperor Li had set up a trap in the southwest, and Cao Zhengchun just confirmed Zhao Gao's guess.
Mao Jiang rebelled, and Lan Yuehou went south to Yunzhou to quell the rebellion, and at the same time, he trapped me in Shuzhou!
"Mao Jiang, Lan Yuehou, and Xiaoyao Island are all part of Grandpa Huang's plan."
Qin Wei took a deep breath and murmured in a heavy voice.
To make people rebel against you, this is probably something only Lihuang can do.
And the reason why he dares to do this means that he has strong self-confidence, and he is confident that he can deal with all consequences.
Then the question comes, what kind of existence allows Emperor Li to lay out such a big picture?
Is it just Xiaoyao Island?
To be honest, Xiaoyao Island alone is not worth Emperor Li's effort.
Even Qin Wei looks down on Xiaoyao Island.
Xiaoyao Island is very strong and is the most powerful among the six holy places. But in the final analysis, Xiaoyao Island is just a sect-like force with only three innate warriors.
Let alone Emperor Li, even if Qin Wei wants to kill them now, he can easily do it.
Xiaoyao Island is not worthy of such a big plan laid out by Emperor Li, so there must be other forces behind it.
Night!
A force that is so mysterious that even the Imperial City Division does not understand it.
After Lu Baifeng mentioned Ye Mu in front of Qin Wei, Qin Wei sent people to collect intelligence and information about Ye Mu, but found nothing.
"It seems that we have to figure out the muddy waters of Nanyang City." Qin Wei thought to himself.
Looking at it now, Nanyang City seems to have nothing to do with him, but facing an unknown existence, no one knows whether this existence will cause him trouble in the future.
To avoid being caught off guard in the future, it is best to strike first. At the very least, you must first understand what this night curtain is.