Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 233

On the eastern front of Luzhou, Tunu remnants had been wiped out, and Tao Huayuan led a group of soldiers to Iron Wolf Pass.

Captain Qiu Leigang is still alive, thankfully he still recognizes Tao Huayuan, otherwise he would never have opened the gate of Iron Wolf Gate.

After the iron gate was opened, Tao Huayuan entered the pass with food, ordnance, and winter clothes. Captain Qiu saw that Tao Huayuan had only brought more than a thousand people, and asked, "Didn't you say there are one hundred thousand troops? Where are the soldiers?"

Tao Huayuan smiled and said, "Lieutenant Qiu, don't worry, we are just the vanguard, and the army is still behind."

"Where's Xu Denglang? Didn't he come with you?"

"He, there are other things."

Tao Huayuan was very dissatisfied with Xu Zhiqiong's saying that he had gone to take care of private affairs, and he didn't know what private affairs he could have in Yongzhou.

Qiu Xiaowei looked Tao Huayuan up and down, and said with a smile, "I think you are a little fatter, you must be pregnant."

Tao Huayuan's face darkened, this guy can't speak too much!
Qiu Xiaowei didn't realize that he had said something wrong, and said with a smile: "This Xu Denglang is really, why is he willing to let you come to the border with your pregnancy? But then again, are you married? If you don't, you have to hurry up and wait After a while, my belly got bigger and I had to be gossiped about, back then my wife and I..."

Tao Huayuan looked at Qiu Xiaowei with a smile, her eyes full of murderous intent.

Qiu Xiaowei has seen a lot of murderous looks, but he is also dull: "You girl, why are you staring at me? What I'm telling you is serious, you two are so tired of it every day, you should be pregnant, and you should get married quickly... ..."

Yin and Yang intertwined, Tao Huayuan sealed Qiu Leigang's mouth: "Lieutenant Qiu, hurry up and count the food and grass of the troops, and then take me to the top of the city to see the enemy's situation."

Ascending to the top of the city, Tao Huayuan saw that the enemy camp was much closer to the city, and there were many more soldiers and horses in the camp, as well as many siege weapons.

Qiu Leigang said: "These days Mao Sha has been beating hard, tens of thousands are rushing upwards, they are not the type to fight tough battles, they are beaten, hurt, turn around and run, run back to rest for a night, the next day It's like crazy to fight again."

Tao Huayuan said: "It's right to be crazy, their general is dead."

Qiu Leigang was shocked: "Which general, are you talking about Nie Gulai?"

Tao Huayuan nodded and said, "I was killed by Elder Shengwei himself."

"Who is Elder Shengwei?"

"You've heard of the Canglong Palace, right? There are three elders in the Canglong Palace, and Elder Shengwei ranks second."

"I've heard of it! Isn't that the emperor's ancestor?" Qiu Leigang said happily, "Okay, good fight! I didn't expect that elder to come to our Yongzhou! Where is he?"

"Going to Shuangxiongguan, I saw the general Cheqi went, not only the elder Shengwei came, but also His Royal Highness the crown prince."

"The prince is here too!" Qiu Leigang looked surprised, "Where is the prince?"

"The prince is going to go through each of the three passes. He will go to the Yangjiao pass first."

Captain Qiu was stunned: "What are you doing there?"

"Didn't you say that the brothers at Yangjiaoguan are the most miserable? Shouldn't you go and see them?"

"It's bitter, they are the worst, but I am really worried that they will cause trouble," Qiu Leigang said with a worried expression, "If we hadn't met you beforehand, we would definitely not have opened the door for you.
The Yangjiao Pass is much more difficult than ours. I am afraid that the prince will not be able to enter the Yangjiao Pass, and I am even more afraid that their group of bullies will offend the prince. If the prince blames him, he will suffer disaster. "

……

Inside Shuangxiong Pass, Chu Xin took Liang Jixiong into the tower. The formerly burly and strong chariot general, with sunken eye sockets, tangled beard and hair, looked haggard.

Liang Jixiong told Chu Xin about the recent battle, and when he talked about killing the enemy general Nie Gulai, Chu Xin laughed and said, "Second Elder, when did you learn to be so vicious?"

Liang Jixiong smiled wryly and said, "Do you think I'm that vicious person? It's all Xu Zhiqiong's plan!"

"Where did that kid go? I've always liked his temperament, but I haven't had a chance to have a drink with him yet."

"He went to Iron Wolf Pass."

"Iron Wolf Pass!" Chu Xin frowned, "The soldiers at Iron Wolf Pass don't recognize him, I'm afraid he won't be able to enter the gate!"

"He can go in. The defenders of Iron Wolf Pass have seen him once. It was because he came to Yongzhou before that he knew about the battle situation in Yongzhou and cleared up the grievances of our soldiers in Yongzhou. General Chu, you are punished." I am wronged, this old man came here just for..."

Liang Jixiong paused for a moment, and found that Chu Xin was in a daze.

He stared at Bai Zihe from time to time.

Bai Zihe blushed, bowed his head in silence, and glanced at Yu Shan from time to time.

Chu Xin and Liang Jixiong talked for a while, and then found an excuse to call Bai Zihe into the back hall for questioning.

After asking Bai Zihe, Chu Xin returned to the main hall, with a sullen face, he shouted at Yu Shan: "Come here!"

Yu Shan had been prepared for a long time, so she puffed up her chest and followed Chu Xin to the back hall.

Liang Jixiong was puzzled, and asked Bai Zihe, "General Bai, what happened?"

Bai Zihe lowered his head and said, "I, I don't know about them..."

In the back hall, Chu Xin asked Yu Shan: "What did you and my general Bai Zihe do?"

Yu Shan replied very frankly: "The matter has not been done yet, but the friendship is there. I only hope that the chariot general will make it happen!"

Chu Xin snorted and said, "Do you know who I am Bai Zihe?"

Yu Shan said: "She is the general's concubine!"

Chu Xin was stunned and said, "Is this what she told you?"

"She won't say it, and I can guess it," Yu Shan said, leaning over and saluting, "It's not her husband's doing to take love with a sword, and Yu doesn't want to do that either. Since she fell in love with General Bai at first sight, she pleaded with her face. General..."

"What the hell are you talking about? That's my sister!"

Yu Shan looked at Chu Xin, shook his head and said, "General, stop joking."

"Why am I joking?"

"You two are at this age..."

"What's wrong with my father's fifteen-year-old me and her fifty-year-old daughter?"

Yu Shan was stunned for a moment, then saluted again: "Brother, I offended you!"

……

The prince took a team of people and waited for half a day at the Yangjiao Pass.

Qiu Leiguang's guess was accurate, the soldiers at Yangjiao Pass would not open the gate for the prince.

The prince showed his banner and edict, wishing he could throw the tooth card on the top of the wall, but the soldiers in the pass refused to open the door.

When it was dusk, Lu Yunxi was in a hurry: "His grandma, let's embarrass these people, wait for the old slave to go up and teach them a lesson!"

Lu Yunxi tried to climb to the top with all his kung fu, but fell after climbing a few steps.

General Cheqi's Chi You Bingzhu seal is not a joke, all methods of Taoism are restricted here.

Until Haishi, Chu Xin arrived from the yin and yang magic circle, stood at the gate and shouted towards the top of the city: "Open the door! I'm back!"

Chu Xin yelled this, and everyone raised their heads, waiting for the movement in the city.

There was no response for a while, Lu Yunxi was impatient, and said to Chu Dao: "General, if you shout one more time, our family is worried that the guards at Yangjiao Pass have rebelled!"

"Don't rush! Wait a little longer!" Chu Xin believed in his soldiers.

After waiting for a while, the gate under the city creaked and gradually rose.

A soldier came out with more than twenty soldiers.

They are covered in dirt, from hair to toes, as if they have been reshaped by mud.

They are very thin, too thin to support a single suit.

The soldier commander stood in front of Chu Xin and remained silent for a while.

Chu Xin looked at the captain and asked, "How many people are there left?"

The soldier said: "There are twelve more, guarding on the top of the city, there are twenty-three here, that's all."

Chu Xin trembled slightly.

He left five hundred sergeants in Yangjiaoguan, that's all.

Lu Yunxi stepped forward and said to the commander: "I only know your general, don't you know His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Why didn't Shi Cai open the door?"

The captain didn't answer.

Lu Yunxi was furious, stepped forward and grabbed the soldier commander and said, "Why don't you say anything to me?"

Chu Xin clenched his fist and looked at the prince without making a sound.

The prince stopped Lu Yunxi: "Don't mess around!"

Lu Yunxi held back his fire and dragged the captain to stagger, and a cloth bag fell out of the captain's chest.

The captain leaned over to pick it up, but Lu Yunxi snatched it away: "What is this?"

The soldier commander's eyes were red immediately, and he went forward to fight with Lu Yunxi, but Lu Yunxi refused to give it to him. He fought twice, and the bag shattered, spilling a piece of powder.

Lu Yunxi was shocked, and quickly covered the prince's mouth and nose: "Your Highness, hold your breath quickly, this bastard is poisoning you!"

The captain didn't speak, he lowered his head and picked up the powder bit by bit into his skirt.

The prince pushed Lu Yunxi away, looked down at the soldier commander and said, "What the hell is this?"

The captain whispered: "This is the ration."

"Rations? What rations?"

"A day's ration."

The prince looked carefully.

Sawdust, grass seeds, bran, plus a little flour.

This small bag of mince is a day's ration.

The two soldiers squatted down and picked it up with the captain.

This is not the ration for the commander alone, but for three people.

Chu Xin remained silent, looking at the prince quietly.

The prince silently looked at the soldiers in front of him, and took two steps back.

Chu Xin watched with cold eyes.

Why did he back off?

Do you think my soldiers are dirty?
Or are you really worried that they are poisoned?

He is also worthy of a prince like this...

Chu Xin was stunned suddenly.

The prince knelt on the ground.

Lu Yunxi was terrified, and hurried to pull the prince: "Your Highness, you can't do it! Your Highness, you can't do it!"

The crown prince pushed Lu Yunxi away, bowed his head and said: "Thank you, gentlemen, for guarding the Daxuan country!

Thank you, gentlemen, keep the people of Daxuan!
Thank you, gentlemen, guard the Daxuan Sheji! "

The captain was still picking up the debris on the ground, and a teardrop fell on the skirt of his clothes.

The tears of the soldiers froze on their faces, turning into two mud marks.

The ram's horns were closed, and the broken Daxuan banner fluttered in the wind.

The soldiers gritted their teeth, and no one cried out.

……

In the middle of the night, Xu Zhiqiong walked out of Shifang Goulan with a dignified expression.

He reminded himself countless times to do serious things and not hang around here.

But he still stayed in the hook bar shamelessly for a day and a night.

Zhou Qinglin chased to the door, and said to Xu Zhiqiong, "Brother Xu, I'm here, waiting for you to come back."

Xu Zhiqiong sneered, but did not respond.

Do you think I will come here again?

Do you think I'm the kind of person who has no concentration?

Xu Zhiqiong went back to the Zhonglang Courtyard first. There was a pile of heads in the front yard, and a fishy smell could be smelled from afar.

These heads were killed by Chang Decai and Yang Wu in the past two days. Xu Zhiqiong ordered them to take the heads back, because there was criminal karma on the heads.

Chang Decai trotted to Xu Zhiqiong: "Master, you're back, but you've made this servant very anxious, Yang Wu is crazy!"

Why did you go crazy?
Xu Zhiqiong went to the backyard, but saw Yang Wu standing on the rockery in the middle of the pond, holding a lantern, and shouted loudly: "Officer dog, are you guilty? Villain, are you guilty? Murder in the street, are you guilty? Beating Women and children, you are guilty..."

Xu Zhiqiong jumped to Yang Wu's side and asked, "Brother, what happened to you?"

Yang Wu looked at Xu Zhiqiong, and asked back, "What kind of brother am I? A classmate in the academy, or a sibling in charge of the yamen?"

Xu Zhiqiong said: "It's all!"

"I was expelled from the Yamen!"

"I'm Qianhu, who is in charge of the Yamen, and I'll write your name back!"

"Okay!" Yang Wu laughed, his body softened, and he almost fell into the pond.

Xu Zhiqiong hugged Yang Wu and walked down the rockery, only to find that his body was hot.

It's a fever.

Do ghosts have fevers too?
I have to ask Chang Decai.

Chang Decai shook his head and said, "I've been a long-lived soul for so many years, and I've never heard of a fever. What's the matter?"

Looking at Chang Decai's concerned expression, he was really worried about Yang Wu.

Chang Decai always calls himself a slave recently...

Should it be between them...

Xu Zhiqiong carried Yang Wu into the bedroom in the main courtyard. He wanted to leave it to Chang Decai to take care of him, but he turned back as soon as he reached the door.

Could something be on Yang Wu's body?
Xu Zhiqiong glanced at it with the pupil of sin karma, was immediately dumbfounded, and took several steps back.

Chang Decai said in shock: "Master, what's wrong with you."

There was mist around Yang Wu's body.

He has a cultivation base, more than nine ranks, and will reach eight ranks.

It's not that he's sick, it's that he's about to be promoted.

But what kind of Taoism did he practice?
kill?
Not that murderous look.

Yin and Yang?
Can't smell the slightest yang.

Said Suzaku?
No Martian gas.

Hades?

The smell of Yin Qi is very strong, but it is definitely not the smell of meditation practitioners.

Xu Zhiqiong had never smelled this smell before.

It was a pure yin qi, even purer than the yin qi of Yin Division.

Could it be that he created his own?
(End of this chapter)