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Zhu Lingyue didn't think about it for a while, and wondered: "What old lunatic...!" The voice stopped abruptly, as if remembering, he frowned and said, "You mean the old lunatic who came back from the west?"

"I still remember, that was six years ago." Gu Tingshou whispered: "He came back from the west, came down from the mountain, and was discovered by the soldiers at the foot of the mountain, and he was arrested immediately...!"

Zhu Lingyue nodded and said: "The governor also remembers that this person is full of nonsense and crazy words, but for many years, few people have come from the west of Tianshan Mountain. When the governor heard about this, he was curious and sent someone to bring him here. Ask him what happened, who knows that he is full of nonsense, he is obviously a lunatic... Why did you suddenly think of this person?"

"Zhu Du, do you still remember what that old lunatic said?" Gu Tingshou even lowered his voice and said, "When Zhu Du summoned that man, I was with him in a humble way, and now I still remember his crazy words. "

Zhu Lingyue pondered for a while before saying: "It's nothing more than nonsense, what he said about heavenly soldiers and generals, what he said about Lotus City... It's been too long, and the governor can't remember clearly." After a pause, he said: "Oh, yes , Ben Du still remembers, Ben Du then handed him over to you to deal with, what happened to him afterwards?"

"The humble officer put him in prison, but he still had food and drink." Gu Tingshou said softly, "It's just that what he said was strange. The humble officer was curious and interrogated him many times, but the man's mind was already confused, but the words in his mouth However, the humble official thought that it was not completely nonsense. He kept repeating that many people died, and that there were heavenly soldiers and generals everywhere. The most important thing was that the old lunatic kept repeating an important point, that is Lotus City!"

"Lotus City?" Zhu Lingyue was thoughtful, "Since he keeps repeating this place, maybe there really is such a place in the west of Tianshan Mountain... The governor was not very interested in it at the time, so he didn't ask carefully, just thought he was crazy Talk crazy, Ting Shou, then you can ask him where the Lotus City is?"

"Xiaozhi really wanted to ask him for the details, but unfortunately the old lunatic is really crazy, and I can't force him to ask too many things from a lunatic." Gu Tingshou said slowly: "However, from his There are some clues found on him.”

Zhu Lingyue was about to ask, when he suddenly thought of something, and said, "It's not suitable to stay here for a long time, there is some remote place nearby, so I can hide there temporarily."

Gu Tingshou knew that Zhu Lingyue was worried that Xiguan soldiers would pass by this road. This is the border area between Tianshan and Xiguan. If Chu Huan wants to control Tianshan, he may continue to increase troops to Tianshan. It is uncertain when there will be Tianshan. Soldiers and horses passed by. Fortunately, Gu Tingshou had wandered around here for many days and was very familiar with the terrain here. At that moment, everyone tied up Gan Yujiao and arrived in a ditch. There were green grass growing in this ditch, but the top was covered with thorns. The grass shrouded it like a roof, and it was difficult to find the trench without getting close.

People blindfolded Gan Yujiao and left them aside to be guarded, while the others rested on the spot. Gu Tingshou and those masters of the treacherous hall brought dry food and took it out to honor Zhu Lingyue. Zhu Lingyue ordered the general The food was distributed to Huang Zhu and the others. The people in the Jijiantang obviously looked down on Huang Zhu and the others, and threw a little food at random. Although Huang Zhu and the others felt a little annoyed, they didn't say much.

After eating dry food, Zhu Lingyue asked: "Tingshou, what clues did you find from the old lunatic?"

"Zhu Du, that old lunatic has crossed the Tianshan Mountain alone and arrived at our Tianshan Mountain, and his appearance and speech are obviously from our Central Plains." Gu Tingshou said softly: "Since he is from the Central Plains, why did he come here? Came from the west? When did he go to the west from the Central Plains, where did he go, did he go alone, or did he go with a group of people?"

"It's not like being alone." Zhu Lingyue shook his head and said, "No one dares to cross the Tianshan Mountain to the west alone, that's a dead end...!" He frowned thoughtfully.

Gu Tingshou nodded and said: "That's right. Therefore, I feel that this person must have gone to the west with a group of people, but he was the only one who came back alive... I also want to know from him who went to the west with him. How many people, why did they cross the Tianshan Mountains to the desert, and where are his companions now...!"

Zhu Lingyue stared at Gu Tingshou, and asked in a low voice: "Could it be that Tingshou has figured out the ins and outs?"

Gu Tingshou thought for a while, and then said softly: "I'm not sure about it, but I have discovered something. I remember that the old lunatic had at least three stab wounds, which had already become scars. I looked for a doctor to look at it. According to the doctor, those three stab wounds, the most recent one, are at least 15 years old... We found that the old lunatic was six years ago. Calculated according to the current age, that is, the old scars of more than 20 years ago... !"

Zhu Lingyue stroked his beard thoughtfully: "You mean, that old lunatic was injured before?"

"The most important thing is that one of the three knife wounds was on the arm. Looking at the knife edge, a piece of flesh was cut off at that time, but there were traces of clues left on the wound...!" Gu Tingshou Said: "There are still remaining tattoos around the wound. If I guessed correctly, there was a complete tattoo on the old lunatic's arm, but because the skin and flesh were cut off, the tattoo was cut off along with the flesh. But there is still a trace of tattoo left on the edge, I have seen it with an artist who is good at tattoos, if I guessed correctly, the original tattoo on the old maniac's arm should be... a wolf head tattoo!"

"Wolf head tattoo?" Zhu Lingyue was taken aback, as if thinking of something, he frowned and said, "What do you mean?"

"In fact, there are not a few people who have tattoos on their bodies. Many people like to have tattoos on their bodies." Gu Tingshou's expression became serious, "But there is a tattoo of a wolf's head on his shoulder, and It was more than 20 years ago, Zhu Du, what do you think of?"

Zhu Lingyue's pupils showed surprise, and he spit out two words: "Wolf soldiers!"

"That's right, I also thought of wolf soldiers." Gu Tingshou said solemnly: "When I discovered this situation back then, I wanted to report it to Governor Zhu, but after all, I couldn't be sure. I also want to investigate more, and report it after confirming it, but when Zhu Du came back from Beijing, the old lunatic had already died, and Zhu Du didn't care much about this matter at the time, so the humble official didn't make any more reports ...!"

"Wolf soldiers...!" Zhu Lingyue's eyes became deep: "Tingshou, do you think that old lunatic is really one of the three thousand wolf soldiers who went to the west?" His eyes became deep, deep in his eyes , with a trace of surprise, obviously quite concerned about the three thousand wolf soldiers.

Gu Tingshou shook his head and said: "I can't say for sure, but it's very possible. Zhu Du, when the [-] wolf soldiers went west, less than [-]% of them came back. Almost everyone kept silent. What happened at that time? , no one knows. After so many years, the old lunatic suddenly came back, and he muttered words, and his humble job guessed that the three thousand wolf soldiers must have been to Lotus City back then, and their deaths must be very strange!"

"Yes." Zhu Lingyue nodded slightly, "Three thousand wolf soldiers marched westward, and it is still a mystery...!" Wei Yi pondered, and asked: "Why did Ting Shou talk about this? It has something to do with our going to the west. What's the matter?"

"Zhu Du, if you think about it carefully, three thousand wolf soldiers will return to one ten times. Those wolf soldiers were the strongest soldiers at that time, but they ended up like that... I thought to myself, the old lunatic kept repeating the words of Lotus City, Then, is it possible that the tragedy was caused in Lotus City?" Gu Tingshou said: "If this is the case, there must be a stronger force in Lotus City, and...they hate wolf soldiers. I don’t know anything, if there is such a powerful force, why don’t we go and find it?”

Zhu Lingyue understood, and said: "You mean, let's look for Lotus City. If this place really exists, it is possible to borrow troops from there?"

Gu Tingshou nodded and said: "That's the meaning of being humble, but there is no way to do it. You can't enter the customs in the east, you can't go to Xiliang in the south, and you can't stay in the northwest. For the present, the only way is to go Go to the west. Maybe there is nothing in the west, but if there is a lotus city, can we use it?"

Zhu Lingyue narrowed his eyes, thoughtful, and didn't speak for a while.

"If Zhu Du decides to take the risk, we can take Gan Yujiao with us and rush to the foot of Tianshan Mountain before Chu Huan has fully grasped it." Gu Tingshou said, "When we get there, Zhu Du can use Gan Yujiao As a condition, ask Marquis Gan to exchange hostages, and even ask for other supplies. As long as we cross the Tianshan Mountains and enter the desert, Chu Huan will do nothing to us. We can go across the desert to find the Lotus City... ...!"

Zhu Lingyue just felt that this matter was a bit mysterious. After all, all of this was judged only by the crazy words of the old madman. Who can be sure that the Lotus City is really there, and who can be sure that the old madman is really the lost wolf soldier? One, he grew up in the Tianshan Mountains, and of course he knows what the environment is to the west of the Tianshan Mountains. The vast desert stretches as far as the eye can see. When you climb the Tianshan Mountains and look far away, you can’t see any signs of life. If you really go west, I’m afraid you haven’t seen them yet. The Lotus City has already died in the depths of the desert. Even if the Lotus City is found, can it really use the power of the Lotus City to make a comeback?

As the name suggests, the Lotus City mentioned by the old lunatic is obviously just a city in the west, how powerful can a city be?There are three roads in the northwest and dozens of large and small cities. Chu Huan will hold the three roads in the northwest by then, not to mention that he has no factors at all to be sure that he can get the help of the so-called Lotus City. How could it be the opponent of the Three Paths of the Northwest?

He knew that this was Gu Tingshou's suggestion out of desperation, but he also admitted that Tianshan Mountain was mostly occupied by Chu Huan, and he looked around. If he really wanted to live, it seemed that he really had to stay away from the northwest and wander the world.