Ao Wu, Hang Shiqi, Yun Wuzhen, and Shuang Yu arrived at Bingji City. According to Frost Wolf's running speed, this place is only half a day's walk from the Linqiu City Fortress, and is the closest to Linqiu City.
of large cities.
Hang Shiqi still remembers this place. It is very close to the Far North Icefield. It was here that he was first robbed of a chicken leg by Miaomiao before he chased into the icefield and met Ao Wu. Later, it was also here that he met Yun Wuzhen who came to the north to do business.
"Let's say goodbye here." Yun Wuzhen turned to Hang Qiqi and Ao Wu and said, "You go east to Linqiu City Fortress. I'll go northeast to Yunhu King City and ask my brother for details.
"
Hang Shiqi was a little worried about him: "You really want to go, what if he hurts you?"
"He is my eldest brother after all." Yun Wuzhen sighed. To be honest, he still can't believe that his eldest brother would join forces with Cocoon Shu: "Although he looks down on me on the surface, he has actually doted on me since childhood.
.They shouldn’t do anything to hurt me. Besides, I’m not going back unprepared.”
As the young prince of the Yunhu tribe, he still has some power under his command, and I believe that most of the Yunhu tribe will not agree with the cooperation between Yun Wulan and Cocoon Shu. If the eldest brother really insists on his own way, he can only unite with other tribesmen,
Deposed my eldest brother from the throne.
"Be more careful yourself." Ao Wu patted Yun Wuzhen's shoulder and did not persuade him. This is the responsibility that Yun Wuzhen should bear as the Yunhu royal family.
"I know." Yun Wuzhen smiled casually at Ao Wu and said half-jokingly: "If you really can't persuade or fight, I will come to the north to join you."
After sending Yun Wuzhen away, Ao Wu led Hang Qiqi and An Qing to the mountain forest on the west side of Linqiu City Fortress.
In order to hide his whereabouts, Ao Wu didn't take Miu Miu with him on this trip, so he couldn't clearly see the opponent's defenses from a high altitude and had to explore on his own.
Fortunately, Ao Wu was also very experienced in this matter. He easily evaded five patrol teams and three sentry points, and successfully reached the north gate of Linqiu City.
There is an abandoned waterway here, which was left behind when the fortress was built. Very few people know about it. Ao Wu himself also reinforced the fortress when the old Wolf King was in power. The minister responsible for the construction of the waterway from the Presbyterian Council came to ask if he wanted to
Don't seal this waterway, only then did you know the existence of this waterway. However, the old wolf king did not let the other party seal the waterway, but asked the other party to bury it secretly as a backup secret passage. After all, the terrain of Linqiu City is dangerous.
, in case the city is breached one day, leaving a secret passage can be regarded as a layer of protection.
Unexpectedly, the day when the city was destroyed would come so quickly.
"Let's go, let's enter from here." Ao Wu specifically checked the location of the entrance to the secret passage before coming, and quickly got in sideways through the gap between two rocks on a rocky mountain.
Hang Shiqi and Shuang Yu also quickly followed.
After the three people entered, they first encountered a narrow and dark space, which was no different from an ordinary cave. Then walking inside, the cave suddenly became wider, with neat stone slabs paved around to form a square waterway wide enough for one person, which was covered with moisture.
There were some green moss. The cave was completely dark. Fortunately, frost wolves were born with the ability to see in the dark.
Ao Wu's eyes glowed with a faint green light, and he carefully examined the surroundings. Part of the moss had been stepped on, indicating that someone had been here recently. Looking at the direction, the other party should be walking from the inside out, except for the frost wolf in the opponent's team.
The cocoon orc knows everything and doesn't think twice.
But how did he know this place, and what was he doing here alone? Ao Wu thought to himself, touched the mechanism hidden in the wall, and pushed in. The sound of the mechanism moving through the stone wall, and a concave hole wider than a fist.
The trough appeared, and there was a bamboo strip inside. It was very new, and it had obviously been put in not long ago.
Ao Wu took out the bamboo stick and reached out to touch it.
The note was engraved with the unique code of the hunting team: We will meet here tomorrow night.
Ao Wu picked up the carving knife and carved a triangle on the back to express his agreement, and then put the bamboo strip back to its original place.
He canceled his original plan to go into the city to investigate the situation, and asked Hang Shiqi and Shuang Yu to leave the secret passage and live in a small village near the foot of the mountain.
"Knowing our special contact code, it seems that there are indeed hunting team members in the other camp." Ao Wu said to Hang Shiqi and Shuang Yu.
Hang Shiqi: "Then he wants to cooperate with us now? What is this called, double undercover?"
Shuang Yu was not so optimistic: "It could also be a trap set by that person together with the other party. Who could it be? There are only a few members of the hunting team left on the eastern front..."
Ao Wu: "It's not them. Those people don't know the location of the secret passage."
Shuang Yu nodded, frowning and thinking: "Who could that be?"
Hang Shiqi: "Aren't there only Cocoon Rats and Cocoon Orcs here? Do you think it's possible that the members of the hunting team turned into Cocoon Orcs... But that doesn't make sense. Cocoon Orcs are all controlled by Cocoon Rats, unless
This cocoon orc, like me, has gained self-awareness, and feels that the cocoon is too rubbish, and is ready to help the North."
Ao Wu stared at Hang Qiqi and was silent for a while, as if he thought of something: "What you said is not impossible. I will go and meet him."
"I'll go." Shuang Yu took the initiative: "No matter who the other party is, it's too risky for Your Highness to go there. And if the other party is really a cocoon orc, this is a good opportunity to find out the other party's situation. And I have a teacher to give me
If I engrave the soul guide, even if I encounter danger, my soul will bring the news I know back to Yuehua City."
"Are you going?" Ao Wu stared at Shuang Yu, nodded and said, "That's fine, come back safely."
"Ah, let Shuang Yu go?" Hang Shiqi's eyes widened: "How about I go? I run fast. If something happens to the other party, I can still run..."
"No, just go to Shuangyu. We'll wait for you at the foot of the mountain." Ao Wu said.
Hang Shiqi was very puzzled, but since Ao Wu insisted, Hang Shiqi thought, there should be his reason, so he held it in and didn't ask. He held it in until Shuang Yu left, and then he couldn't help but ask: "Why should Shuang Yu go?"
Ah? He is a priest and has no power to restrain a chicken."
Ao Wu: "I have probably guessed who the other member of the hunting team is. It would be most appropriate for Shuangyu to go see him."
Shuang Yu was stunned when he saw the person coming, and opened his mouth, but failed to make a sound. It was so similar, the person in front of him was so similar to his brother. He was caught off guard when he saw the other person, and he thought he was seeing his brother.
The visitor spoke first: "Are you from the North?"
His voice was not gentle and sweet, but more hoarse. His tone was like that of a stranger. There were no such emotions as liking or disliking. Shuang Yu breathed out. It shouldn't be him. The person in front of him was not An Qing. Maybe it was the dim light and the
The similar outlines gave me an illusion. Thinking about this, Shuang Yu could finally calm down: "Yes, I saw the note you left. My name is Shuang Yu, and I am the successor of the high priest of the North. I come here on behalf of His Majesty the Wolf King."
You negotiate."
The person who came did not give his name, but nodded, as if he was satisfied with Shuang Yu's identity, and then said: "Let's make a deal."
Shuang Yu was startled: "Deal? What kind of deal?"
In his mind, the other party is either an enemy who has set up a trap here to harm people, or he is one of his own who helped Cocoon Rat for some unavoidable reasons and now uses this method to communicate with Frost Wolf. But the other party is like this
Shuang Yu couldn't understand the attitude of the two of them not to help each other.
Is he really a cocoon orc as Hang Shiqi said? He lost the memory of being a frost wolf and fell to this point.
An Qing asked: "Can you look into my eyes?"
"What are you looking at?" the visitor asked, subconsciously raising his eyes and looking into Shuang Yu's eyes.
This person's memory is not completely blank, but a very clean database. It contains all kinds of information and knowledge he has seen from childhood to college, but there is no memory. This person is the earliest
The memory comes from half a month ago, when he woke up from a white silkworm cocoon.
Sure enough, he is a Cocoon Orc.
"Are you reading my memory?" The visitor suddenly turned away, interrupting Shuangyu's prying eyes.
Shuang Yu was a little shocked: "Can you feel it?" It was different from when he helped Hang Qi Qi sort out his memory. Normal people should not feel anything when being read and remembered by Shuang Yu.
"Yes, the picture you just saw is reflected in my head. It's a bit strange to look at my own memories with others." The visitor said with a half-smile, and Shuangyu could feel a hint of it from this smile.
Obvious hostility.
"Sorry, I just need to confirm that you are trustworthy." Shuang Yu didn't know why, so she subconsciously apologized, just like when she was blamed by An Qing before.
The visitor was not satisfied: "But how do I know if you are trustworthy?"
How to prove it? Shuang Yu was stunned when asked. He didn't expect that the other party was here to make a deal. He was speechless for a moment.
Fortunately, the visitor did not expect him to give an answer so quickly. He leaned against the stone wall behind him, picked up the topic just now, and expressed his intention first: "You want to eliminate the cocoon rats and cocoon orcs, right? And I,
I want to be free. So, I will provide you with information and help you win. After you win, you cannot hold me responsible for anything. Give me some money and let me live freely. If you are willing, give me a guarantee. If not,
I will pretend I have never seen you today, and I will still be my enemy next time we meet."
"...Okay." Shuang Yu agreed simply, but felt uncertain again. The way this person spoke, the way he thought, and the way he did things were all very similar to An Qing.
Shuangyu: "What kind of guarantee do you want? Can you make an oath? I can swear it with my life."
"Tsk, swear on your life?" The visitor seemed a little surprised by the answer. He frowned and looked Shuangyu up and down carefully: "Are you really the heir to the high priest?"
Shuangyu: "I have a bit of a reputation in the north. If you go out and ask around, you will know that I am not telling lies."
"I'm not doubting your identity. It's just..." The visitor couldn't help but sarcastically said: "What are the requirements for being the heir of the high priest? Are they stupid enough? Life can be sworn at any time?"
After saying that, he was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't understand why he was suddenly angry for no reason, and couldn't even help saying such mean words. He was not an impatient person, even if he had the one hidden in his head, he would be angry from time to time.
He can smile at the annoying cocoons that pop up to monitor him and sometimes control his actions. Besides, the stronger the oath the other party makes, the safer it is for him, right?
"Forget it." The visitor softened his attitude: "You can make a life oath, as long as you are willing, I have no objection."
Shuang Yu said she didn't mind: "This is a two-way tie, I won't suffer."
"Okay, let's get started."
Shuangyu: "Tell me your name?"
"An Qing. It should be called this. Although I don't remember it, that's what they said."
Shuang Yu's body froze. Although he had made numerous guesses before, he still found it difficult to control his emotions when he heard the name again.
"Are you feeling uncomfortable?" An Qing asked.
"No, I just suddenly remembered an old friend, also named An Qing." Shuang Yu said.
"Did she trash you?" An Qing looked at the other party's sad expression and asked casually.
"No, we don't have that kind of relationship... He's dead." When Shuang Yu said this, she still couldn't help but feel sad.
He died. Although the person in front of him had the same soul as his brother, he no longer remembered him at all. Those memories of the time when they were dependent on each other when they were young, the resentment when they grew up, and the desperate protection of each other at the dock. These memories, the other person
I don’t even remember it. I am alone, trapped in the past, unable to get out.
"Then... my condolences." An Qing said dryly.
"It's okay, let's start making the oath." Shuang Yu adjusted her mood: "Put your hand on mine and read after me..."
Shuangyu first recited a long and obscure spell, and An Qing repeated it. Finally, the two of them made it clear what they wanted to do. An Qing wanted to provide Shuangyu and the Frostwolf clan with accurate and reliable information about cocoon rats and cocoon orcs.
information, and Shuang Yu must ensure that the Cocoon Rat is defeated and An Qing can live a free life.
After reciting the oath, Shuangyu pricked their fingertips with a needle, and the blood fused together and evaporated into the air, marking the establishment of the contract.
"Okay." Shuang Yu retracted her hand: "Now you can tell me the information."
An Qing took out a stack of letter paper from the space and patted it in Shuang Yu's arms: "There are too many, I wrote them all on here. You can take it back. If you want to contact me in the future, you should leave a mark in the secret passage, or leave a mark in the secret passage.
Come find me here, I'll come every night."
"Okay." Shuang Yu carefully put away the letter: "Then I'm leaving."
"Wait a minute." An Qing suddenly stopped him, hesitated for a while and said, "Actually, I just wanted to ask, could the old friend you mentioned be me?"
From the first time he saw this young man, he had a feeling of intimacy and familiarity. He had never even heard of the oath just now, but he believed it when the other party said it. The other party's attitude towards him was also a bit inexplicable, and
There shouldn't be many Frostwolf orcs with the same name, right?
Shuang Yu, who had always been calm and self-possessed, finally turned red in the eyes: "Yes."
"Who am I to you?"
Shuang Yu moved her lips and shouted with a trembling voice: "Brother."
An Qing frowned, no wonder there was a sense of intimacy. Are they originally brothers?
However, An Qing didn't quite accept this sudden intimate title. He didn't remember anything, and he didn't want to be confused with his former self.
Remembering how she subconsciously mocked the other person, An Qing licked her lips and said deliberately: "Forget it, don't force yourself if you don't want to admit it. Seeing how skillfully you apologized just now, I didn't always bully you when I was alive, right?"
"No." Shuang Yu laughed, but her tears couldn't stop falling: "Brother likes me the most in the world."