Outside the water prison, Panda, who was sleeping soundly, suddenly opened his eyes.
In the dimension that humans cannot see, little bits of light, like fireflies, gather from all directions and converge together to form colorful streams of light. These streams of light are entangled in the sky, like a long rainbow, and the light is getting brighter and brighter.
Sheng.
Suddenly, light fell straight down and enveloped Panda in it.
Pang Da was like a dry sponge, absorbing all the flowing light into his body.
The light dissipated and Panda lay down again, but now his eyes were different.
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What happened on Ling Snake Mountain is unknown to the outside world. The Miao villagers in Shibawu, Jiuxiang, still participated in the 'Ruosuo Festival' as planned and rushed to Ling Snake Mountain one after another. Especially after learning that the saint had given birth to a child.
After hearing the news about the girl, everyone stepped up their schedule and wanted to arrive as soon as possible to congratulate the saint. The people of the Miao village definitely loved the saint from the bottom of their hearts.
Wang Ou woke up, but she was not happy now.
She just learned the news that the Tang Army had crossed the river and set up camp by the river. Yesterday, the Tang Army's scouts clashed with the envoys she sent to pick up Li Mu. None of the people she sent came back, and the second group went out
Those who searched found only one body.
Then, she received news again. This time the Tang army crossed the river and came to the city, it was because of Li Mu.
Li Mu had already issued a message to the Miao people to completely surrender to the imperial court. He rushed to the Tang army's camp and carried a thorn to plead guilty. If he dared to resist stubbornly, he would follow the old practice of Gaochang and massacre the city, leaving no chickens or dogs behind.
Wang Ou had been to Gaochang and knew better than anyone else what Li Mu was doing in Gaochang. At that time, she felt something was wrong. It was just not convenient to show up and there was no stake in it, so she didn't say anything. Now it concerns Miao Jiang.
People, how can she not be anxious?
Although she is a Han, she is a saint in Miao territory, and the people in Miao territory are just like her subjects. On one hand, she is a subject, and on the other hand, she is a lover. Wang Ou is caught in the middle, and she is really in a dilemma.
She also guessed that maybe this was Li Mu's method because he was worried that she wouldn't want to meet. But she quickly rejected the idea. If it was just to meet, she would have to refuse it herself before taking the next step.
It's not like this now, where we haven't even communicated once and are just so aggressive.
But if it wasn't this reason, what else could it be? Wang Ou thought of one, but she didn't want to believe it.
Maybe, it's very possible. Li Mu was ordered to deal with Miao Jiang's affairs and came to see her on the way. If this was the case, Li Mu wouldn't say he came for her——
Thinking of this possibility, it was probably true. Wang Ou couldn't help but feel sad and was about to cry.
Many women will suffer from depression after giving birth, either mild or severe. Wang Ou's current state is a bit like this. Her emotions have affected her judgment of things, otherwise she would definitely see it if she were sober.
Something strange on Spirit Snake Mountain.
Outside the cave, a holy envoy knelt at the entrance of the cave, trembling.
She is Wang Ou's confidant. It was she who went to Zhenyu's house to ask for medicine on Wang Ou's behalf, and did some absolutely private things for Wang Ou, including the things that Wang Ou compiled and secretly published for Li Mu.
Handled.
No one would have thought that she would be Cui Yuzheng's person and the spy arranged by Cui Yuzheng to be around Wang Ou.
It was she who just now told her the false news that Cui Yuzheng wanted to reveal to Wang Ou. It was precisely because she said it that Wang Ou believed it.
"...well done." After listening to the report, Cui Yuzheng did not hesitate to praise and said: "This time the matter is over, I will reunite your family. Don't worry, your parents are living well now. A few days ago
, my leader also hired a gentleman to teach your brother how to read and write. When he grows up, he might also be able to pass the Jinshi exam."
"I don't dare to have such extravagant hopes. I only hope that the leader will show mercy and allow our family to reunite."
"If you do good things, I will naturally reward you. You can rest assured that I will keep my word." Cui Yuzheng was unwilling to talk about these unimportant things and continued: "After the news spreads, there will definitely be many
The leader of the village wants to see the saint. You blocked the matter on the grounds that the saint has not yet given birth and is not suitable to see outsiders. Let them come to me, do you understand?"
"My slave understands."
"Step back." Cui Yuzheng waved his hand, and the Holy Envoy withdrew.
It was dark inside the cave, but Cui Yuzheng seemed not to be affected by anything. He picked up the jug and poured the wine without spilling a drop. The wine was as red as blood and seemed a little viscous, but Cui Yuzheng enjoyed it very much when he drank it.
Don't dare to spill even a drop, it's like nectar.
"Everything is ready now, all we need is Dongfeng. I don't know whether this Dongfeng can be negotiated -" The person Cui Yuzheng was talking about was Cui Yuyan. He made sure that he disappeared, and he has not replied until now. Although
Miao Territory has also harvested grain, but with the current reserves, it is enough to survive the winter, and it will definitely not be enough to fight. But considering that some people may die in the rebellion and war, if more people die, maybe it can be done, but this means more deaths.
It's less, and the degree is a bit difficult to control.
"Wait another three days. If there is no news, take action first!" Cui Yuzheng finally made a decision. He could not wait any longer.
Lying can only lie for a while. Whether it is to lie to Wang Ou or to the various village owners in Jiuxiang Shibawu, if they get in touch with Tang Jian first and know that he is not dead, or that Li Mu is in his hands now
, there will definitely be variables.
The variables may be beyond his control, so the best way for him now is to cut through the mess quickly.
While I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard some strange sounds in my ears.
Hiss—hiss—
People who live in Ling Snake Mountain are very familiar with this sound. It is the sound of a snake spitting out its worms. Of course Cui Yuzheng has heard it too. He is just curious as to why he can hear this sound in his cave.
He put down the wine cup and followed the direction of the sound to the entrance of the cave. Then, he was frightened by the scene in front of him.
It's daytime and there's no cover outside. Where do so many snakes come from?
Even if all the snakes in the holy pool are poured out, I'm afraid there will only be so many!
etc!
Cui Yuzheng's eyes widened. He thought of a very scary possibility. Could it be that the snakes in the holy pool were really rioting? There are such records in the handbooks of past leaders. On average, every hundred years,
There will be a snake tide. When the snake tide comes, only the current leader can use secret methods to activate the snake spirits to suppress it. Otherwise, once the snake tide forms, the casualties will be thousands.
This year the Holy Pond has been unstable two or three times, otherwise Wang Ou would not have rushed back.
Could it be that the previous instability was the prelude to the snake tide?
Looking at the snakes all over the mountains and plains, Cui Yuzheng was a little confused. Suddenly, he saw a black and white shadow among the snake tide.
It’s that stupid Pixiu again, why hasn’t it been bitten to death yet?