Chapter 55 Chapter Fifty-fifth The Hero's End

In the morning light, a stream meanders through the sparse forest, the water is clear to the bottom, and there are tall and low flowers and trees growing on the bank. The fish swim in the world of forgetting worries in the water, making people temporarily forget the endless struggle and hatred in the world. The three horses wandered leisurely in the green grassland beside the stream, occasionally lowering their heads to chew on the green and moist grass. The air was fresh and sweet, and no one wanted to stand up after sitting down. Gu Yueming, Wu Zixu, Qiu Jiushi, and Baichun sat on the rocks by the bank, each choosing the most comfortable seat, but Wushuang sat on a boulder two feet away from them, carrying them on her back, A look of being alone.

At this time, Wu Zixu told Gu Yueming about the thrilling situation of last night's banquet, and said: "This fate is indeed ingenious, and no detail can slip through the fingers of Goddess Yunmeng. It's time for me to act, I thought the goddess made a mistake, but Lao Ji really couldn't do it, needless to say, he must have recognized Shuang Shuang as..." The voice of Wushuang woman came: "Don't talk about me!" Wu Zixu quickly shut up. Master Qiu Jiu was stunned, and made a wink to ask Baichun to talk to Wushuang, but Baichun shook his head, only showing a thoughtful expression.

Gu Yueming glanced at Wushuang's familiar back and said, "I saw you." The three of them were baffled by his nonsensical words, Qiu Jiushi frowned and said, "Who did Brother Gu see?" Gu Yueming looked at Wu Zixu, and said: "I also started to have hallucinations. The moment I entered the gate of the city, I suddenly realized that I was on the battlefield, and I was facing a strange army mainly composed of chariots in ancient times. Putting on the heavy ancient armor, your brother is beside me, still talking to me, but unfortunately I can't hear what you are saying, maybe you are speaking in ancient Chu language."

Among the three, only Wu Zixu understood what he was talking about. The unparalleled girl didn't respond at all. Wu Zixu smiled wryly and said: "My situation is even more bizarre. Not only did I see you, but I also saw the goddess and Baichun. Alas! What happened, it must be a part of my reincarnation in the ancient city. But why our appearance has not changed at all, it is impossible for us to maintain the same appearance in two different lives." Baichun's expression changed, and he said, "Can you explain it more clearly? Maybe I can help you solve the mystery."

The three of them stared at her. Baichun suddenly said: "Master Qian should go." Qiu Jiushi asked suspiciously, "What does this have to do with Qian Shichen's life and death?" Baichun closed her beautiful eyes, as if mourning Qian Shichen's tragic end, then opened her eyes and said, "Lord Qian told me the story about the ancient city and Chuhe, and I promised him that unless he died, I would not Will tell anyone." Gu Yueming and Wu Zixu's spirits were greatly lifted, and even the seemingly indifferent Wushuang girl trembled slightly. Wu Zixu asked impatiently: "What treasure is in the Chu box?"

Bai Chun gave him a white look, and said: "This story must start from the beginning, can you be more patient?" Then she detailed the two conversations with Qian Shichen in Shuxiangxie about the ancient city. After she finished speaking, the expressions of Gu Yueming and Wu Zixu became very strange. Qiu Jiushi was fine, he let out a breath and said, "It's hard to believe such a weird and bizarre story, what special feelings do Brother Gu and Brother Wu have?" Wu Zixu smiled bitterly and said: "Nothing is accidental. Our goddess wants to let us find out what happened in our previous life through Qian Shichen's mouth. Sigh! Brother Gu and I must have been side by side at that time." Combat partners, one of them is the second-generation new city lord. Sigh! What do you think, Brother Gu?"

Gu Yueming's face became extremely ugly, and he said blankly, "Don't ask me." Baichun said: "Then who am I?" Wu Zixu jumped up suddenly, found a nearby tree with a height of five feet, quickly climbed up to the high place, looked north, and shouted: "The enemy is chasing you! It's amazing!" Qiu Jiushi said apologetically: "The great thing is not Ji Nieti, but Ruan Xiuzhen. We planted a magic fan on you, and Ji Nieti learned about the situation from Huangfu Tianxiong's mole around us. He is Chased by God Catching Fans. How much time do we have?"

Wu Zixu said: "I only saw Chentou, there was not an hour, they would never want to come here." Gu Yueming said in a deep voice: "It is impossible for us to outrun them, let alone the fact that the five of us only have three horses, Jneti's move of changing horses along the way is enough to catch up with us before we reach Yunmengze. " Wushuangnv's voice came over and said, "Wu Zixu, why did you find out that Ji Nieti was chasing after him?" Wu Zixu cast his eyes on her fragrant back, and said happily: "Of course it is our goddess who tipped off the news. As long as brother Gu is willing to lend your gray arrow, I promise to lure the enemy away. You can take another route to Yunmengze Go, everyone meet at the Concubine Xiang Temple in Yunmeng Ze Bamboo Forest. Let me be a hero! But I am definitely not a hero. I am a five escape thief, the best at escaping, and my goddess is fighting side by side with me. It is impossible for me to be killed by Jneti."

Gu Yueming nodded and said: "This is the best countermeasure we can think of, and it is also our only choice." Then he said to Qiu Jiushi: "Brother Qiu, you know the art of war and tactics best among us. Have a chance to plan to kill Jneti?" Qiu Jiushi asked Wu Zixu, "Approximately how many people are there?" Wu Zixu said: "Looking at Chentou, there should be no more than fifty riders." Baichun said: "Didn't the goddess tell you this time? Hey! What happened when you saw me with the goddess? You haven't explained clearly yet." Wu Zixu smiled wryly, "You don't seem to realize how critical the situation is now."

Qiu Jiushi couldn't help laughing and said: "It will be a long time in the future, after we get rid of Ji Nieti, Baichun can extract a confession from Brother Wu again." Turning to Gu Yueming, he said, "Brother Gu knows Jneti the most. What kind of person is he?" Gu Yueming said: "The deepest impression I have on him is his duplicity. He can tolerate you on the surface, but he is plotting against you in secret. You won't know what's going on until you fall into his hands. This time, Ji Nieti's action against us fell short, not at our hands, but at the hands of Goddess Yunmeng."

Qiu Jiushi nodded and said: "Brother Gu's analysis is very thorough, which makes me feel the same way. That is to say, when Ji Nieti mobilized his men, he would not ignore Yunmengze. There are enough soldiers stationed at the ferry. Therefore, if you want to kill Jneti, there is only one chance, and that is to kill him on the way before he arrives at Yunmengze to join his subordinates." Baichun's heart trembled when she saw it. At this moment, Qiu Jiushi turned into another person, with frightening bright lights shining in his eyes, and a calm demeanor, which made her imagine that he was planning his actions on the battlefield and commanding him like this. God's commanding style. Both Wu Zixu and Gu Yueming showed admiration and listened to him. Qiu Jiushi continued: "When Ji Nieti chased to a distance of two miles, we pretended to disperse and escape. Without a choice, Ji Nieti would concentrate his troops and chase after Brother Wu with all his strength. As long as we know where Brother Wu escaped from You can follow the enemy's rear, and then surround the enemy at the appointed place." Gu Yueming nodded and said, "Good idea!" Wu Shuang Nu left the sitting place at this time and walked towards them, with a strange look on her face, she seemed a little shy, and she wanted to pretend that nothing had happened, she took out a silk scroll from her pocket, handed it to Master Qiu Jiu, and said : "This is the geographical situation map of Yunmengze area, I hope it will be helpful to our actions!" Qiu Jiushi read the scroll, his eyes sparkled, and he said: "Ji Nieti is full of evil, the day when we seek justice for the thousands of innocent people who were killed by him has finally arrived." Mrs. Hua Meng stood in front of the cabin window, looking at the beautiful scenery of Dongting Lake, her heart was at a loss.finally come. The fleet arrived at the wharf of Dongting Lake outside Yueyang City an hour ago. Eunuch Feng left her on the boat and landed into the city by himself.At this moment, she could only wait silently without any hope.But waiting itself is already a kind of torture that makes people suffer, which makes her feel that life is worse than death. To her surprise, Yue Qi came, opened the curtain and entered the room, stood behind her and said: "We will leave immediately." Mrs. Hua Meng calmly said: "Where are you going?" Yue Qi lowered his voice and said: "Go to Yunmengze. Things have changed a lot. Last night, Gu Yueming escaped from Yueyang and went to Yunmengze. Ji Nieti led his men to chase after him. At present, no one can predict the future development. .” Mrs. Hua Meng sighed. Yue Qi leaned into her ear and said: "Gu Yueming seems to have formed an alliance with Qiu Jiushi of the Dahe League, which is tantamount to betraying Eunuch Feng, and also involves the world-famous legendary thief Wu Dunrob. The situation is intriguing." Mrs. Hua Meng asked, "Where's Baichun?" Yue Qi said: "Miss Baichun fled to Yunmengze together with Gu Yueming, Qiu Jiushi and Wudun Pirates." Mrs. Hua Meng was overjoyed and said, "How could such a thing happen?" Yue Qi said: "Eunuch Feng doesn't understand either, so we must rush to Yunmengze immediately." Mrs. Hua Meng lowered her head and said, "Is there any chance for us to go back to the capital?" Yue Qi smiled wryly and was speechless. After a while, he said softly: "Who can guarantee the future? What Madam can do is not to think wildly. I'm leaving." Mrs. Hua Meng said softly: "Suppose I can return to the capital and continue my previous life, will Mr. Yue come to Lianhuaju to drink and chat with me?" Yue Qi felt hot in his heart, and said: "Madam, don't worry, as long as we don't die, we can live a new life." Mrs. Hua Meng said softly: "I don't want to change the way of life I'm used to, and I don't believe in any vows. I just hope that Mr. Yue can come to Lianhuaju to chat with me when he is free, and listen to me playing the piano and singing. Lover It’s forever, Master Yue understands? Don’t stop him from doing business.” Ji Nieti stood beside the stream, with a thoughtful expression on his face, and all his relatives scattered around. Mo Liang came in front of him and saluted: "Report to the commander, the enemy fled in three ways. Judging from the depth of the hoof prints, only the five escaped robbers are riding alone, and the other two cavalry have one more person." Han Kaijia next to him said: "The most important thing is to catch the five escaped robbers first, and then deal with the others slowly." Ji Nieti said indifferently: "You guys don't understand Gu Yueming too much. He will never be frightened by the thirty-seven of us and let the five escaped robbers deal with us alone. Besides, we can chase us here I have already told them clearly that we rely on God Catching Fans, and as Qiu Jiushi is a person, how can we watch Wudun Pirates take risks alone? This is obviously a trap." Han Kaijia and Mo Liang's expressions changed slightly at the same time. They were probably facing the three most outstanding figures in the world today. Jneti felt like he didn't know what he was doing, like a walking dead.The sad memories brought up by Xue Niang's daughter are eating away at his soul, as well as the shock of suddenly realizing the existence of ghosts and gods. After losing Xue Niang, he joins the factory guard and throws himself into the most intense factional struggle.He has become another person. In order to succeed, he will do whatever it takes. He will mercilessly clear away anyone who stands in his way.The former him was getting farther and farther away from him, and when Fu Meng and Xue Niang disappeared at the same time, he felt a clean break with all previous relationships.Of course now it is clear that it was just an illusion, the moment he saw Xue Niang's daughter, the previous him came back again. It was a pain that could not be told to others. Jneti said in a deep voice, "Let me see the terrain map." Han Kaijia took the scroll and spread it out on a smooth boulder. After a while, Jneti was able to force himself to concentrate on the mountains and rivers in the map.With his usual intelligence and rich experience, it should be easy to devise a counterattack plan that will count on all tricks, but now his mind is blank.The reason is that he not only lost confidence, but also lost fighting spirit. Last night's action was carefully planned, considering every possibility, almost flawless.But with one woman and one thunder, all the painstaking efforts were completely destroyed and turned into a farce.As Gu Yueming said, even the most stubborn people must submit to "God's Will". Ji Nieti pointed to a mountain range on the terrain map, and said: "This place is called Acacia Valley, with dense grass and trees and steep mountains. It is located 30 miles west of the Xiangshui River, and it is the most ideal place for the enemy to ambush." Han Kaijia and Mo Liang gasped when they heard that, in this geographical situation, it is extremely difficult to deal with just a Five-Dun Bandit, let alone Gu Yueming and Qiu Jiushi, two formidable masters. Ji Nieti withdrew his fingers and said, "If we go to Xiangsi Valley, we must be going to die." Han Kaijia and Mo Liang were astonished when they heard this, they stared at him dumbfounded, speechless. Jneti felt relieved because he had already made a decision for his future. Han Kaijia took a deep breath and said: "We can take advantage of changing horses along the way, go to Yunmengze one step ahead of the enemy, meet up with the brothers stationed at the Xiangshui Ferry, and then wait for the enemy to fall into the trap, so we can be sure of winning .” Ji Nieti sighed secretly, Han Kaijia's proposal should be the most appropriate and feasible method, there must be more than enough self-protection, whether he can kill the enemy depends on God's will.For the first time in his life, he felt that his fate was beyond his control.And the biggest question was what to do if they killed three people.How would he explain to Eunuch Feng who placed Chu He in the most important position?He left Yueyang in a hurry, the main reason was that he didn't want to face Eunuch Feng, other reasons were all excuses. He understands how the game of power struggle is played, and he knows that he is finished, all the previous efforts and hard-earned results have been in vain.Today's dilemma means failure, complete failure. Ji Nie said: "You pretended to chase the five thieves with all your strength. Before reaching Xiangsi Valley, you changed your entry to Xiangshui to join our brothers there. At this time, the Grand Duke's fleet should also arrive at Xiangshui. Temporary ferry, everything is up to the Grand Duke to decide." Han Kaijia and Mo Liang were stunned. Jneti said calmly: "You report the exact situation to the Grand Duke truthfully, and you must not hide anything, otherwise the consequences will be a catastrophe of extermination." Han Kaijia took a few breaths and lowered his voice, "Is the situation really that bad?" Ji Nieti said lightly: "You have followed me for many years, so you should know what happened. Any failure, there is always someone who should be responsible. This time, the person responsible is me." Mo Liang said: "How should we report the situation of the Grand Commander to the Grand Duke?" Ji Nie thought that Han Kaijia was concerned about him, and Mo Liang was only thinking about his own interests, but at this moment he was no longer in the mood to care about it, and said: "Tell the Grand Duke, the five escaped robbers are the key figures in finding the ancient city, and I went to hunt him down alone. To deal with the five escaped bandits, a large number of people is not effective." Han Kaijia was startled and said, "Commander!" Ji Nieti said decisively: "I have made up my mind! You immediately act according to my words. The Grand Duke will understand what I am doing. Now is the time to employ people, and the Grand Duke will not embarrass you. Go!"