Kaifeng Bistro

"He's going to deliver a letter...?" Bo then slowly realized: "How could the defenders on Huaiyuan Road believe so casually?"

"They have already been frightened, and Han Qi has already returned to Beijing to accept the crime, so they can't help but not make preparations!" Li Yuanhao said confidently: "It's just that I worry that the Han people are not reliable enough. Apart from Ying Long, I feel another A powerful spiritual force is hovering around Huaiyuan, who is it...?"

"That Han man..." Bo's heart moved, and he quickly stood up and said to Li Yuanhao: "That man committed a crime and was sentenced to guard the border on Huanqing Road from Kaifeng. As long as... as long as you reward him with some gold and silver treasures, he will I will definitely pass the word to Huaiyuan for you!"

"Gold and silver treasures?" Li Yuanhao sneered and said, "I have gold and silver treasures, why should I give him a Han man?! I have plenty of ways to get him to send letters and come back obediently! You go to check his tone first, if he agrees, You bring him to see me immediately!"

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"Yali Changrong." Li Weiming looked up at the tall figure in front of him: "What are you doing here?"

Bo untied the shackles on Li Weiming's feet and hands, and said to him, "Come with me."

More than a dozen prisoners were imprisoned in this tent, and there was an unpleasant smell. Li Weiming stood up with difficulty, but shook his head to Bo: "I will not be fooled by you again. Art controls me, I..."

Bo turned his head, lowered his voice and said to Li Weiming: "I... want to give you a chance to save Huaiyuan City! If you agree, come with me!"

Li Weiming watched Bo turned around and walked out of the tent with half-belief, he hesitated for a moment, and then slowly walked out behind Bo.

"Li Yuanhao, I want you to deliver a letter in Huaiyuan." Bo said while observing Li Weiming's face. Li Weiming was imprisoned in the barracks for a few days and barely ate anything. His face was withered and weak, but he After hearing Bo's words, he immediately said excitedly: "I've already said it! I will never, like that shameless villain Zhang Yuan, work for, for that villain Li Yuanhao! I..."

He wanted to go on, but Bo raised his hand to stop him.Bo looked at his expression carefully, and continued to ask: "You really don't want to surrender to Xixia? Now the Great Song Dynasty has been defeated in a row, and tens of thousands of people died in the last battle! Xixia is getting stronger and stronger, and will soon send troops east and west. Enter, occupy Guanzhong. If you surrender, you can enjoy a high position and rich salary like Zhang Yuan, but if you refuse now, you will only have a dead end. Besides, if you die, I can ask other people in the tent one by one. People, there is always someone who is willing, but in the end, Huaiyuan still can't keep it, isn't your death in vain?"

"I can't control so much." Li Weiming coughed a few times, and said intermittently: "I have already said, I will not betray Da Song, you, you and Li Yuanhao are going against the law... and want to send troops... to the east... Hehe, I think you guys are simply wishful thinking..."

Bo stared at him closely, and asked again: "Are you not afraid of death?"

Li Weiming shook twice, he simply sat cross-legged on the ground, closed his eyes and said, "You can kill me right now."

Bo also sat down and said to him in a low voice: "Since this is the case, I have very important news. I hope you can help me bring it back to Huaiyuan."

"What?" Li Weiming looked at him dubiously, then sneered at him, "I won't believe you."

"I know." Bo said to him, "but, you, me, and many others, they only have this one chance, and Li Yuanhao is still waiting for us. He will feed you poison and tell you that if you press Do what he said, come back here on time, and he will give you the antidote, but in fact, after you come back, he will kill you. "

Li Weiming fell silent.His face began to turn pale: "You...you continue..." After a long time, he said to Bo in a trembling voice.

"Yes, you will definitely die. I have no way to save your life. However, if you are really as you said, you are not afraid of death, then you can save Huaiyuan City, and even the lives of all the people of Song Dynasty. "Bo looked at him, and then said: "Li Yuanhao wants you to tell the defenders of Huaiyuan City that Xixia is preparing to attack Huaiyuan. Please help, everyone in Huaiyuan City must have a dead end!"

"Really?!" Li Weiming said in horror: "But... But even if the nearby defenders come, they may not be able to defeat the Western Xia cavalry!"

"That's right, so Huaiyuan's only solution is to stick to it." Bo said to him, "Even if the nearby defenders come to rescue, their fate will be the same..."

As he said, Bo raised his finger and pointed to a dark sky outside the camp: "See that? Li Yuanhao locked a monster there. That monster can swallow all the souls of those who died in battle, because they died on the battlefield. , the evil spirit and resentment on their bodies will be absorbed by that monster. Remember what I said, I saw the blue flame near Huaiyuan, the female demon came, she and Ying Long split into two ways, they must have their plans. You Tell her what I said, the stronger the monster, the stronger Li Yuanhao will be, but if he can kill that monster, Li Yuanhao will not be able to continue doing evil..."

"What are you talking about?" Li Weiming moved forward anxiously: "Nvba? Yinglong...? Nori Changrong, what do you want me to tell them?"

Bo stood up, and by the way, he also pulled Li Weiming up.Then, he bowed his head and whispered something in Li Weiming's ear.Li Weiming widened his eyes and glanced at him: "What? You said Li Yuanhao, it's..."

"That's right." Bo nodded: "You, want to go?"

Li Weiming smiled calmly. He turned his head and glanced at the tent where the other prisoners were locked up: "I... If I must die, I should die a long time ago!"

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It was dawn early, and Tan Zhifeng and Bai Yutang practiced swords in the yard for a while. Bai Yutang praised Tan Zhifeng and said: "Zhifeng, if you go to the battlefield now, even if you can't fight a hundred against one, there is still no problem in protecting yourself." .”

"Unless..." Bai Yutang frowned suddenly as he spoke, "Unless we met that monster last time."

"I always thought that the monster came last time just to take Bo away. Now that I think about it, I'm afraid it's more than that." Tan Zhifeng put away his sword and began to tidy up the carriage with Bai Yutang, ready to leave: "I think the reason why it came to Kaifeng , I am afraid it is also to check our details for his master. Taotie... It is said that it can devour everything, what is the origin of it?"

"There are many legends about Taotie." Yi Yi and Zhuo Zhuo also woke up.Immediately afterwards, Zhan Zhao's voice came from outside the house: "The horse is ready."

"Some people say that it is one of the four fierce beasts." Everyone got into the car together, and Yi Yi went on to say, "It was born after the Jinyun family of Miao in Emperor Yan's time, but who is this Jinyun family? From ancient times to the present, few people go there It's verified."

Wen Hui sat across from Yi Yi and Tan Zhifeng, looking out of the window with his chin in thought: "Emperor Yan, Miao Yi, this reminds me of my old enemy with Ying Long... Since we are still alive, he... maybe Is it still there..."

"Yes..." Tan Zhifeng was about to speak, but hesitated again: "It's him?"

"Why can a fierce beast devour everything?" Wen Hui was still talking to himself, "Why does it keep eating?"

Everyone fell into silence, neither Tan Zhifeng nor Yi Yi could answer this question.Boring, Zhuo Zhuo looked down at the two pots of flowers and plants in the basket that were already wilting, and answered casually: "Perhaps, just like plants need water, this monster also needs to grow and become stronger..."

"There are tens of thousands of soldiers who died in the battle at Sanchuankou..." Yi Yi suddenly continued, "Where did they go?"

Tan Zhifeng's back turned cold when he said this.That night, at Tianqing Temple, the few of them had the upper hand against Taotie. Now, if Taotie has swallowed up the grievances of tens of thousands of people, then who else can be its enemy?

"It seems..." Thinking of this, the events of that night gradually became clear: "It seems to be very afraid of Kunwu Sword, isn't it?"

"Yes." Wen Hui nodded and said, "When the Kunwu Sword appeared, he took Bo and ran away. I think about it, this monster only appeared after Yinglong and I hid in the world. He and our There must be some kind of connection with the old enemy."

"Speaking of Kunwu," Wen Hui said after a short pause, "I don't know if you all know one more thing. In this world, there is still a weapon that can compete with the Kunwu Sword..."

"What is it? Is it the weapon of Yinglong's opponent?" Zhuo Zhuo asked, "Is it also the ancient sword?"

"It's not a sword, it's a tomahawk," Wen Hui seemed lost in memory: "It's called Jitian..."

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This part of the journey was a huge torture for Chen Qing. Most of the time, Xu Gan shut himself up with Ling'er, and the other ten or so people looked like ghosts and ghosts. Listen to Xu Gan's order.The only person who could talk to Chen Qing was Shangshang, who was holding a broken flowerpot in his hand.

Even so, Chen Qing never regretted this decision.However, when they came to the Xixia border, he was still a little nervous.

"Brother Chen, Brother Chen," Shangshang asked, pulling at the corner of his clothes, "When will we arrive?"

"Look ahead." Chen Qing raised his hand and pointed: "Going forward, we will arrive at Xiping Mansion."

"That, that's where the Xixia people are." Shangshang also became nervous.

"En." Chen Qing nodded. Although he felt that it was impossible for him to discuss with this child, he still couldn't help asking: "Do you think Xu Gan is a bit strange these days?"

"I don't think so." Shangshang shook his head blankly: "You think he doesn't talk much? He has always been like this."

"No, no, it's not just that he doesn't talk much, I think he looks a little scary." Chen Qing said: "That's right, he exudes a murderous aura all over his body, and the few people under him, I don't think I've ever seen them stop eat."

"Yeah, because he is a dragon, he is a relatively high-level god, so we will be afraid when we see him, Yiyi said, that is called awe." Shangshang took it for granted: "He has lived for many years. , from the time of the Yanhuang War..."

Chen Qing looked at Changshang suspiciously. Although he felt that Tan Zhifeng's family was a bit strange except for Tan Zhifeng, he decided to change the topic and continue chatting with Shangshang: "What about Ling'er? He sleeps most of the time. It seems that He seems to be in poor health, why did Xu Gan take him such a long way?"

"Because he can see the future." When talking about Ling'er, Shangshang smiled: "Ling'er is also very good."

"What?" Chen Qing was completely stunned.At this time, he had vaguely seen the city wall of Xiping Mansion, rows of soldiers stood on the wall, and the gatekeepers below the city were also watching them vigilantly.

Chen Qing jumped out of the car and wanted to ask Xu Gan how they should enter the city. He watched Xu Gan rein in the reins, but unexpectedly, Xu Gan only said one word to the city guard:

"I want to see Li Yuanhao."