Although Yuwen Tuo is a grand master and has a huge intelligence network, he is not omniscient and omnipotent after all, and it is impossible to guess the origin of Dugu Ningke in advance.
Shangguan Zhenyuan could not understand the information that Lu Xiao deliberately conveyed in different ways. Yuwen Tuo should be able to guess part of the truth from what he conveyed. After all, he himself was the reincarnation of the Kunlun Mirror, an artifact.
After leaving the battlefield at the Dunhuang Grottoes, Lu Xiao held his breath and tried to use Guigu Taoism to capture the spatial coordinates he deliberately left in the inn.
"Coordinates are locked, space dimensions are converted, and analysis is completed."
"Shua~"
Stepping into the space rift, Lu Xiao appeared on the top floor of Youfeng Laiyi Inn in the next second.
After Zhang Lie, Yongzhen and others left to carry out their missions, only one person was left on the top floor of the inn rented by Lu Xiao.
Just after returning to the inn, Lu Xiao first saw Chen Fu standing by the window in a daze.
Chen Fu was not an unreasonable person, and his concern for Chen Jingchou was definitely not false. It was just that his obsession with reviving the country restricted his thinking, making him always unconsciously adopt a harsh attitude towards Jingchou.
Lu Xiao's wake-up call shattered the sweet dream he had weaved for himself. When he just woke up from the coma, Chen Fu was very confused for a time.
Lu Xiao was very vigorous when he presented the facts and reasoned. Chen Fu, who had read many people, could tell that he was not talking nonsense.
Having lost the goal he had worked hard for for many years, Chen Fu didn't know where he would go in the future.
"The boat sails alone in the sky and forgets to return to the boat. Chu Yun rolls low to travel to my homeland. My dream is like the wind passing away. When will I return to Nanshan after traveling alone?"
Chen Fu looked out the window at the prosperous Daxing City and sighed faintly: "My poor motherland, it will never be restored again, it will never be restored again!"
Chen Fu, who had lost all his skills, had his ability to perceive the surroundings greatly weakened. He was immersed in his personal world and did not notice Lu Xiao's return at all.
Lu Xiao didn't want to disturb Chen Fu as he gathered his emotions, so he turned on the aura blocker and quietly went downstairs to find the innkeeper.
"Shopkeeper, call all the clerks in the store."
Lu Xiao looked at the shopkeeper with a strange light in his eyes. Under the influence of the hypnotic spell, the shopkeeper, who was just an ordinary person, fell into the trap without any surprise.
"……yes."
In a daze, he summoned dozens of people from the Youfenglaiyi Inn, and Lu Xiao held a "concert" in front of everyone.
Lu Xiao used Fu Xiqin to hypnotize everyone at Youfeng Laiyi Inn. Without Dugu Ningke's knowledge, Lu Xiao rewrote their logical priorities.
Once the proprietor behind the scenes asks them to provide information about top customers, these people will first report to Lu Xiao and Yongzhen.
After getting permission, they would feed back the processed information to the daughter of the Minister of Etiquette, and even Dugu Ningke who was hiding behind her and controlling the situation.
'You want to play dirty? I will accompany you to the end.'
…
Lu Xiao stood on the roof and scanned the Dugu County Prince's Mansion with his clairvoyance. Sure enough, Dugu Ningke was not in the mansion, and even Yuchi Yanhong was nowhere to be seen.
"Sure enough, no matter whether Satan's order is true or false, Nicole would not dare to risk her life."
Judging from the current situation, Yu'er, who quietly left the inn and sneaked into the county prince's palace, should have successfully completed her mission.
Satan is the demon king of the Western Demon Realm. His methods are very cruel. Once he fails to complete the task assigned to him, he will never show any mercy even to his own people.
Nicole believes that no one in the entire Eastern world knows her true identity, even her most trusted and relied-upon personal maids Shan Xiaoxiao and Yuchi Yanhong are no exception.
When she saw Mandela's inverted pentagram, Dugu Ningke was almost frightened to the point of cardiac arrest. She thought it was Satan who was dissatisfied with the progress of her mission and sent someone to the east to urge him.
After reading the contents on the cloth, Dugu Ningke breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the wording in the intelligence was very harsh, Satan didn't seem to be planning to punish her just yet.
Considering Satan's temper, it's better to believe that he has something than to believe that he has nothing.
Dugu Ningke decided to temporarily believe this intelligence from unknown sources, but she made a lot of preparations before taking action, and evacuated immediately once she saw something was wrong.
After commanding Shan Xiaoxiao to pursue Lu Xiao, Dugu Ningke also rushed to Bashu with Yuchi Yanhong.
According to the plan, Yu'er and Yongzhen hung far behind them.
If nothing else happened, Yuwentuo's generals sent to Bashu to reinforce Hulu'an also set off almost at the same time as them.
As for whether it was Yang Shuo or Han Teng, Lu Xiao didn't know.
…
Zhang Lie, Chen Jingchou and others' trip to the tomb of the ancient king of Bashu went very smoothly. They arrived just a second before Hulu'an found the "Nuwa Stone", and met with the soldiers led by Hulu'an in the deepest part of the ancient king's tomb.
The officers and soldiers went to war.
The reinforcements sent by Dugu Ningke, Yongzhen and Yuwentuo arrived at almost the same time, and the three forces hid in the dark and watched the changes.
Zhang Lie followed Lu Xiao's instructions and did not push Hulu'an too hard. After getting rid of all Hulu'an's men, the three of them deliberately allowed him to get the "Nuwa Stone" and fled out of the tomb.
The person sent by Yuwen Tuo to reinforce Hu Lu'an was the mature and prudent Han Teng.
When Yuwen Tuo received the information, he realized that something was fishy and ordered Han Teng to act as cautiously as possible.
After arriving at the tomb of the ancient king of Bashu, the experienced Han Teng did not show up to join Hulu'an immediately, but quietly hid in the dark to observe the development of the situation.
Dugu Ningke's eyes lit up. The passage through which Hu Lu'an escaped was the secret escape passage built by the ancient kings of the Han Dynasty in the tomb. There were only two entrances and exits, and the interior was completely sealed, making it a perfect confined space.
After confirming that Zhang Lie, Jingchou and others also pursued the secret passage, Dugu Ningke arrived at the passage first with the help of Yuchi Yanhong's space spell.
After Yuchi Yanhong's disguise, Dugu Ningke once again transformed into the appearance of Yuwen Tuo.
Hu Lu'an, who was physically exhausted during the battle, panted through the secret passage. When he saw Yuwen Tuo suddenly appearing in front of him, he was a little confused for a moment.
"Master, why are you here?"
"Boom!"
Hu Lu'an's answer was a sudden thunder and lightning, and Hu Lu'an was caught off guard and fell to the ground.
"Master?!"
"Ha~"
Dugu Ningke bent down to pick up the Nuwa Stone that fell to the ground, pretending to be Yuwen Tuo's voice and said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work, Hu Lu'an, your mission is over, I will take the Nuwa Stone back myself."
Bar."
"boom!"
Another bolt of lightning lit up in the passage. In order to hurry up and create a fait accompli before Zhang Lie and others came after him, Dugu Ningke started mercilessly, taking advantage of Hu Lu'an's mind to turn around and launched a series of powerful lightning strikes.
"Evil people! How dare you pretend to be a grand master and do evil!"
Han Teng, who had followed quietly, arrived at the scene before Zhang Lie and the others, and waved the Taoist-enchanted long-handled giant ax in his hand to scatter the deadly thunder and lightning sent by Dugu Ningke.
Dugu Ningke raised her eyebrows. Seeing Han Teng who shouldn't have appeared suddenly, she had a bad feeling in her heart.
"retreat!"
Yuchi Yanhong, who was hiding in the dark and did not show up, immediately activated the teleportation technique and sent Dugu Ningke out of the secret passage of the ancient king's tomb.
Yongzhen and Yuer, who were about to take action, could only stop their movements. Yongzhen frowned and looked at the place where Dugu Ningke disappeared.
'She seems to have noticed something, and is indeed very cautious.'
"cough!"
Hu Lu'an, who was seriously injured, coughed up a mouthful of blood and managed to stand up with the help of Han Teng.
"Hu Lu'an, are you okay?"
"Ahem...fortunately, I can't die."
Hu Lu'an wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and asked Han Teng in confusion: "Old general, the former Grand Master Yuwen was a fake? And why did you come to Bashu?"
"It's a long story..."
Before Han Teng could explain, Zhang Lie arrived with Chen Jingchou and Yu Xiaoxue, and the two sides began to confront each other in the secret passage again.
Zhang Lie looked at the traces at the scene, roughly understood the direction of the situation, and took the lead to put down the weapon in his hand to show goodwill.
"Two generals, when the situation has developed to this point, you should know that we are not the real enemy, right?"
Hu Lu'an has a straight mind and is still confused about the situation in front of him, but Han Teng, who came with a mission, has an idea.
He solemnly nodded to Zhang Lie and said: "You three, let's call it a truce for now. We must rush back to Daxing as soon as possible and tell the Grand Master what happened here."
Zhang Lie readily raised his hands and signaled: "Excuse me, you two. I, Zhang Lie, guarantee with my personality that I will never launch a sneak attack from behind."