Jinghong Tower

The victory of the Long Snake Battalion came unexpectedly, yet was expected.

Wu Ju had his men gather the captives from the Canglang Camp, but he once again lost his direction in life.

Fortunately, He Mingyue appeared in time and brought Wu Ju a piece of news that shocked him.

The main force of the Canglang Camp engaged in combat with the Shenying Camp, but the leader of the Black Fox Camp, who was as close to Liang Feifan as a brother, did not take action. In other words, the Canglang Camp and the Shenying Camp were fighting fiercely, while the Black Fox Camp was just sitting on the sidelines watching the fight.

"Then what should I do?" Looking at the rolling sand dunes, Wu Ju was at a loss.

He Mingyue smiled and said, "How about you lead your troops to fight Liang Feifan?"

Wu Ju thought about it and shook his head: "My men are definitely unwilling."

Yes, in the eyes of those people, Liang Feifan and the Dark Lord are a community. They followed him to fight the Canglang Camp because they received orders from the Dark Lord. But now if they were asked to fight Liang Feifan, in their eyes, it would be no different from asking them to fight the Dark Lord. These people would not agree.

Instead of that, why not learn from the Black Fox Camp and sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight.

But the reality did not allow them to hide away, and the news from the Condor Camp soon came back.

The leader of the Canglang Camp broke into the Dark Lord's tent. Although he found the Dark Lord, that person was a fake. He was just a fake with a similar body shape and wearing a human skin mask. Moreover, that person was a Hu person.

The Dark Lord Xing Dashan is eight feet tall, with broad shoulders and a thick waist. The Hu man's figure is almost exactly the same as him, but his facial features are very different. Because of this, he can only wear a human skin mask, but the human skin mask is fake at first glance. This is also the reason why the Dark Lord has not appeared in public in the past year.

According to the Hu man, Liang Feifan hired him nine months ago with the intention of letting him show up occasionally from a distance so that his face could not be seen.

This news was too shocking, but before the people in the Long Snake Camp could recover from their shock, the news that the Dark Lord was dead spread like wings across the desert and throughout the northwest.

Even He Zongqun, who was far away in Longxi County, was surprised that the Dark Lord was actually dead. What surprised him most was that the news spread too quickly.

If it were in the plains, even in Longxi, it would not be surprising, but it was in the desert. Who would have thought that news in the desert could spread so quickly.

He Zongqun certainly would not have thought that He Shaolin and others had contributed to this. Ever since He Mingyue began to doubt the Dark Lord's life or death, news about the Dark Lord and Liang Feifan had become a hot topic throughout the Northwest, and He Shaolin and his team had made an indelible contribution.

However, almost at the same time as he received the news of the Dark Lord's death, He Zongqun also received a secret letter sent by He Shaolin.

He Zongqun said something to He Shuting and then led his army to the battle.

The Dark Lord was not a real horse thief. He had served as the general of Zhangye, and more than half of his subordinates were people he brought with him from Zhangye.

Although Liang Feifan won over the hearts of the people and eliminated dissidents, most of them were still loyal to the Dark Lord.

Therefore, when the news of Liang Feifan killing the Dark Lord came out, the Dark Lord's former subordinates became angry.

The most obvious one is the Black Fox Camp. The leader of the Black Fox Camp is eager to break away from Liang Feifan. He brings the people from the Black Fox Camp to the Divine Eagle Camp to attack Liang Feifan.

At this time, He Mingyue told Wu Ju that the Changshe Camp could move.

At this time, everyone in the Long Snake Camp was already rubbing their hands, wishing they could rush to the Divine Eagle Camp immediately, but in reality, if they passed this time, they would just be there to take advantage of any leaks.

This was indeed the case. When Wu Ju led the Long Snake Camp to the Divine Eagle Camp, the war had already ended for three days.

Liang Feifan had died in the battle, and the one who had the final say now was the leader of the Canglang Camp. However, before he could issue any orders, the Chang'an Army attacked.

When he learned that the army coming was from Chang'an led by He Zongqun, Wu Ju didn't want to join the battle anymore. However, his subordinates disagreed. Wu Ju gave up completely and told anyone who wanted to fight could go. Anyway, he, as the leader of the camp, would not fight.

The Dark Lord's army was a cobbled together mess, with people from the Wolf Camp, the Black Fox Camp, the Long Snake Camp and the Condor Camp. The Wolf Camp masters and the Black Fox Camp masters were wary of each other and would occasionally fight among themselves. Wu Ju, the master of the Long Snake Camp, was also playing badly. It was conceivable that the once-invincible Dark Lord's army was now not only a loose sand, but also a loose sand with heavy casualties.

He Zongqun won a great victory with almost no effort.

This battle meant that from now on, in the northwest and even the entire Hexi Corridor, the four-year-old Wu Guochang from Longxi County would be the real overlord.

When the good news was reported back to Longxi County, He Shuting cried with joy, and He Jiang was in tears even more.

In the past two or three years, He Jiang has been suffering in silence.

Once upon a time, he was He Shuting's adoptive father and accompanied her through the difficult period after she left Xi'an. Later, the arrival of He Zongqun changed their situation, but also put him aside.

In the past, he was the most important person around He Shuting, but now, he is dispensable. In the past, he could enter and leave the Chang'an Palace freely, but now, he has to hand in a name card in advance like everyone else. If He Shuting is happy, she will meet him, and if she is unhappy, she will ignore his name card.

What made He Jiang even more unbearable was the looks of the people around him. In the eyes of those people, he was now an abandoned child of the Chang'an King and his son. They abandoned him like throwing away an old, broken shoe.

He Jiang was very anxious when he learned that He Zongqun led his troops to avenge the Dark Lord. He felt that now was not the time to meddle in other people's business. He couldn't even see He Zongqun, so he could only bite the bullet and go find He Shuting.

He Shuting did not meet him. She just had someone send him some snacks and then sent him back.

He Jiang has been unable to sleep at night these days, fearing that He Zongqun's departure would be like letting the tiger return to the mountain.

Yes, He Jiang suspected that He Zongqun was colluding with Wu Ju. After all, Wu Ju was under the command of the Dark Lord, and the reason why He Zongqun wanted to take revenge on the Dark Lord with such a big fanfare was to join forces with Wu Ju.

Wu Ju probably hated He Shuting to the core.

He Jiang was worried and anxious, but finally he received the news that He Zongqun had won a great victory.

However, He Jiang could not find out the whereabouts of Wu Ju, whether Wu Ju was with He Zongqun, and whether Wu Ju would come back with He Zongqun when he returned to Longxi County.

At this time, Wu Ju was also hesitating. He didn't know where to go.

He Mingyue came to see him and asked, "Have you decided where to go?" Wu Ju asked tentatively, "Do you want me to go to Longxi County and take over everything my father and brother left behind?"

He Mingyue sneered, "What did they leave behind? All the money and people your father left behind were given to you. It's your fault that you failed to keep them. Your brother left nothing behind except his wife and children. The current Chang'an Army is actually the Meng Family Army. So, you are going to Longxi County to take care of your brother's wife and son, or to shamelessly rob the Chang'an Army that has nothing to do with you?"

Wu Ju was so ashamed that he lowered his head.

He Mingyue glanced at him and said, "The boss asked me to save your life. At least until today, I have saved you. I didn't let you get hurt, and I didn't let you get involved in this matter. You are safe and sound now. For you, my mission is accomplished."

The target of this trip to the desert was the Dark Lord. Now that the Dark Lord is dead, his territories and his people have all been taken over by He Zongqun. It is time for He Mingyue and He Shaolin's team to go back.

Wu Ju got anxious when he heard this: "You really don't care about me, why don't I follow you to the capital."

He Mingyue looked at him and said, "You're going to the capital? You have money or power, but you want to go to the capital and let the boss support you for the rest of your life. If you have another child, the boss will have to raise your son and grandson for you? Humph, the beads on this abacus are about to fall on my face."

Wu Ju's face turned red. He wanted to refute, but he couldn't.

He has nothing now. Everything his father left him was spent by him. He has nothing now. If he really goes to the capital, with his status, he can't be a coolie carrying heavy bags. So as He Mingyue said, if he goes to the capital, he will go there with the idea of ​​letting He Ran support him for the rest of his life.

He Mingyue said, "I think the Long Snake Camp is a good place. You can pick some reliable people to take back with you. When you have nothing to do, you can fight bandits. The merchants on the Silk Road will be very grateful to you. It is also an oasis. As long as you don't eat delicacies every day, you can live a good life there. By the way, if you don't want Empress Xiao anymore, you can give her to He Zongqun. He Zongqun destroyed Xi Xiao, so it makes sense to give Empress Xiao to him."

Wu Ju was stunned for a long time before he said, “You are right, I will go back to the camp and stay in the camp from now on, and I will not go anywhere else.

As for her, forget it, I'll go ask her, if she wants to go to Longxi County, then I'll send someone to take her there."

Thinking of Madam Xiao, Wu Ju felt very complicated.

Back then, he thought he would be with her for the rest of his life, so when his father asked him to escape, he ran to Xixiao without thinking. He wanted to live with his father-in-law Xiao Wenyuan and marry his beloved girl.

But halfway through the journey, he was caught up by people sent by He Shuting. He lost half of his property, and the road to Xixiao was also blocked by people sent by He Shuting. He had no choice but to enter the desert.

Before entering the desert, he heard that Xiao Wenyuan had betrothed his eldest daughter to Meng Cheng's son. He knew Meng Cheng's son, who was a piece of mud, not even as good as him.

He was holding his breath and wanted to carve out a name for himself, so he fought the Dark Lord with all his might. However, the Dark Lord spared his life for Wu Dongming's sake but killed the people around him.

Rather than saying that he is the leader of the Long Snake Battalion, it would be more accurate to say that the Dark Lord sent the Long Snake Battalion to guard him.

Soon, he heard that Meng Cheng and his son were both dead, and Xiao Wenyuan married his eldest daughter to the five-year-old Tartar emperor. His former fiancée had become the Tartar Empress Xiao.

That night, he was drunk. His life was over. Although he was not disabled, he had become a useless person.

Later, he heard that He Zongqun had destroyed Western Xiao, Xiao Wenyuan had died, and the Tartar Queen Dowager Man had deposed Empress Xiao, who had no support from her natal family, and Empress Xiao returned to her homeland.

At that time, he didn't know where he got the courage from. Without asking the Dark Lord for permission, he led his troops to chase Empress Xiao. He chased her all the way to Longxi County before catching up with her.

He brought Empress Xiao back to the Long Snake Camp. Only later did he find out that the incident had caused a huge uproar. The Dark Lord was very angry, but did not punish him.

No one knew that when he saw Xiao again, he was completely stunned. He could not believe his eyes. The beautiful woman who once made him love and hate was now blind.

She told him that when she was in the Tartar palace, Empress Dowager Man was worried that she would fight for power, so she put medicine in her food. It was a chronic medicine that would not take effect immediately, but it would damage her eyes little by little.

At first, she just felt discomfort in her eyes. The imperial physician examined her and said that she was overusing her eyes. Later, her eyesight became more and more blurry and she could not see clearly. The imperial physician said that he could not find the cause and prescribed some medicine at random. After taking the medicine, not only did her eyesight not improve, but her eyesight plummeted. Three months later, she was completely blind.

At that moment, Wu Ju suddenly let it go. He no longer had any hatred or love for Madam Xiao.

But he would support her and give her the best life. Of course, this so-called best was only relative to other people living in the desert. However, this was all he could give her now.

He did not treat Mrs. Xiao badly, but he did not treat her as his wife either.

They lived in the same camp and were husband and wife to the outside world, but he never touched her.

Now He Mingyue said that he could hand Madam Xiao over to He Zongqun and take her to Longxi County. Of course, he could also let He Zongqun send Madam Xiao to Longnan, where she had lived since she was a child.

Although Xixiao was destroyed, Madam Xiao was just a weak and blind woman. He Zongqun would definitely not make things difficult for her. As long as he came to him and begged, He Zongqun would send Madam Xiao back to Longnan.

But at this moment, Wu Ju suddenly hesitated. He didn't want to let Mrs. Xiao leave.

He Mingyue was too lazy to say more to him and just asked him to make a decision early, because He Zongqun would not stay here forever, and after he left, he would not be able to find someone worthy of trust.

However, until the day He Mingyue left the desert, Wu Ju did not go to see He Zongqun. He took half of the people in the Changshe Camp and returned to the oasis camp.

He might spend the rest of his life in the oasis deep in the desert, and Mrs. Xiao would be with him. After all, even if Mrs. Xiao was sent back to Longnan, she might not live more comfortably than in the desert.

He Mingyue did not ask about this matter anymore. Now that the matter was settled, the rest was He Zongqun's business.

She and He Shaolin's team walked out of the desert.

If you count it up, it has been two years since they left the capital.

At this moment, a small head popped out from the hump and asked with a smile: "Sister, can I not go back to Jincheng?"

This is Xiao Mingming, she is from Jincheng. Not only her, but several of the women who went to Changshe Camp with them also left with the team.

He Mingyue promised them that when they passed through Jincheng, they would be dropped off and sent to the escort agency, so that they could follow the escort agency to Xi'an or Yulin. If they were homeless, they could go to Jinghong Tower in these two places. (End of this chapter)