Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Menia

Outside Dunhuang City, tents were propped up in the sea of ​​sand, and those tents were all surrounded by a golden tent in the middle. In the golden tent in the middle, hundreds of believers surrounded a woman, prostrating on the ground, with a pious and joyful expression.Even the self-confident elder Miao Shui was respectfully by his side, listening to the brunette woman's orders. That woman is an orchid from the Western Regions, over thirty years old, with honey-colored skin and deep blue eyes. Although her appearance may not be beautiful, her high forehead and decisive eyes have a faint courage that even men cannot match—— That is the Moon Saint Maiden Menia who came from Huihe day and night.She is also the most powerful figure in the Ming religion after the king, the princess and godmother of Huihe.

A man in black next to him handed over a golden arrow with a reply to the letter of war written on it. "Oh, as expected, Gao Shuye still accepted the challenge. It's really strange, why did he advance to the sunrise? This time, Father Khan's army has to rush here during the day at the risk of danger." Thousands of miles across the sandy sea to Dunhuang, Mei Niya didn't have the slightest look of troubled life in her eyes, she just asked her left and right calmly, "Is the Star Maiden awake yet?" Before those ragged religious people could answer, the shadows in the tent moved and flew back like a gust of wind and lightning.The man in black knelt on one knee and replied loudly: "Not yet."

That was one of the twelve black-clothed swordsmen who came together with Moon Maiden Meniya. It is said that those black-clothed swordsmen who served as Khan's personal bodyguards in Huihe all came from the Shura field of Kunlun Guangmingding. The elites re-trained in the teaching after the previous catastrophe are all amazing in skill.The moon maiden Menia is the master of this group of tamed beasts. "Oh, it seems that the golden needle has a great influence on her brain." Menia frowned slightly, looked at the golden arrow brought back by her men, and murmured, "Otherwise, I would just do it to her a little bit." A technique, how come it hasn’t woken up yet?”

Elder Miaoshui bowed cautiously, worried: "Saint Moon, the Saint Sun Star and the Lord of Dunhuang had fought for a round before, and they were at a disadvantage - this subordinate judged that the Saint Saint Star was unable to lead the believers through Dunhuang, and had to work for the Saint Moon." Girl, come here. It's just...the subordinates are very worried that this time the duel in Qilian Mountain, the Xing Shengnv may still not be Gao Shuye's opponent." "This little girl has always done things in a mess!" Menia sneered noncommittally: "It's really ridiculous... That guy's martial arts were taught by Sha Manhua, and after more than ten years, the apprentice surpassed the master?"

Elder Miao Shui was silent, and replied in a low voice: "Saint Moon should know that after an arrow shot through Gao Shuye's chest back then, Saint Xing could not hold a bow for two full years, and her martial arts were wasted. of." Mei Niya continued to sneer, with a kind of contempt in her eyes, she raised her thick eyebrows: "That little girl, you can't do anything well! No wonder the king of the church was ordered from the beginning: if Sha Manhua is not enough to defeat Dunhuang and lead the disciples Go east, then I will be in charge of the overall situation - I have a plan in mind, you can rest assured."

"Yes." Elder Miao Shui was afraid of Yue Shengnv's tone, so he bowed his head and obeyed. Here, the black-clothed killer re-entered the tent and knelt down on one knee: "Tell the Moon Maiden, the Star Maiden is about to wake up." "Okay!" Meniya patted the table and got up immediately, "Take me to see, hurry up!" The elder was surprised by Yue Shengnv's eagerness, and hesitated to follow her to have a look.However, when she opened the curtain of the tent where Shamanhua was resting, she was shocked by the scene in front of her eyes—the Shamanhua who was not awake was pulled up by the Moon Maiden and sat on the wooden pillar in the center of the tent , looking dazed.And Moon Maiden Meniya looked solemn, with a strange light floating in her blue eyes, staring at Sha Manhua who hadn't really woken up yet, muttering something softly in her mouth, with a long and strange voice.

When Miao Shui listened carefully, she felt that her mind was blurred for a while. ——Psychotaxis!The Moon Saintess is actually performing a mind-stimulating technique on the Star Saintess! Elder Miao Shui's eyes widened in shock, she almost exclaimed, but she finally held back.She didn't let out a breath until Meniya finished using the mind-stimulating technique and let Sha Manhua, who was about to wake up, continue to sleep. Yue Shengnv turned her head and saw the shocked expression of the elder, but a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth: "Why? Surprised?" Miao Shui didn't dare to meet her cold gaze, and quickly lowered her head: "Don't dare. What the Holy Maiden of the Moon did must have a reason."

"Miao Shui, the older you are, the better you can talk." Meniya laughed out loud, put Shamanhua back on the mattress, looked down at her eyelids, and nodded, "I'm very grateful to her. The purpose of performing the mind control technique is also to let her get rid of distracting thoughts, so that she can deal with Gao Shuye with all her strength. Do you think this is a good idea?" Miao Shui was startled and dared not answer. Mei Niya stood up and sighed: "Do you think the third sister's downfall is because her skills are not as good as others? That day when Gao Shuye defeated her, she was so angry that she shot thirteen arrows in a row-with her archery skills, if it weren't for her heart I can't bear it, how could the thirteen arrows still miss that person's mouth? This was especially true when she was furious ten years ago, and ten years later, I'm afraid that this silly girl won't even be able to hold a bow."

The old woman said nothing, secretly startled: The three saintesses in charge of the Bright Realm are just sisters in name. Although they grew up together in Kunlun Jueding, they rarely communicate with each other, and even intrigue constantly.However, she never expected that the Moon Maiden, Meniya, knew this youngest sister better than she, the person who had brought her up with her own hands. Meniya stared at the sleeping Sha Manhua with sharp eyes: "Don't be soft-hearted, Sha Manhua! Ten years ago, because of your credulity, Guangmingding was filled with blood—ten years later, I made you When you see that person, don’t listen to any of his sophistry, just pick up a silver bow and a golden arrow, and shoot him straight in the heart!”

Sha Manhua seemed to be having some kind of nightmare, his body struggled lightly, cold sweat dripped down his forehead, but he couldn't speak. Miao Shui obeyed, paused, and finally couldn't help asking softly: "What if the Saintess of Xingyi loses? How to explain to the Moon Worship Sect." Mei Niya said coldly: "It's fine if you lose—as long as she can hold Gao Shuye back for a day, that's enough. The Moon Worship Sect has nothing to worry about: our Sect was besieged in the Central Plains, but they stood by as allies in Southern Xinjiang ! My religion and the Moon Worship Sect have already turned against each other, so there is no need to be wary."

Such indifferent and cold words made elder Miao Shui couldn't help shaking his whole body, and lowered his head.She knew that the Moon Maiden completely regarded the helpless Star Maiden as a discardable pawn! As if feeling that her tone was too harsh, Menia smiled slightly and added: "Of course, it's better to come back alive. After all, it took a lot of effort to train the star saintess and teach. So after three days, I will accompany you." Let the Star Maiden go to Qilian Mountain—after the duel is over, accompany her to catch up with our team!" At this point, another black-clothed swordsman knelt on one knee outside the tent, holding a roll of parchment in his hand, and reported: "Holy Maiden of the Moon, a secret letter and scroll has been delivered in Dunhuang City!" Mei Niya, who is the master of Fang Qiu, twitched her brows with joy when she heard the news, and suddenly stood up: "Send it up quickly!" The soft sheepskin was unfolded inch by inch on the case, and the elder Miaoshui next to him suddenly exclaimed: "God, this is...the city defense map of Dunhuang!" Menia laughed, looking delighted, pointing at the sheepskin roll The dense graphics drawn on it: "It's really God helping me. At this time, he gave us such a generous gift." The elder Miaoshui looked at the Yue Shengnv in surprise, "Who is it?" Mei Niya nodded and smiled: "Lu Ji. The woman Gao Shuye ignored. She was originally a Huihe, forced by hunger and cold, and was sold into the Gao family's mansion in Dunhuang as a slave. But later Mrs. Yaohua loved her. , That little girl also regards Madam as her mother. Later, Madam Yaohua joined my sect in order to get rid of her elder son Gao Shuye, and believed in Mingzun." Elder Miao Shui suddenly realized: "So that's why I kidnapped Gao Shuye back then?" "Yeah." Yue Shengnv sneered and nodded, "Originally, he was going to kill him, but the king thought he had outstanding aptitude, so he left him as a killer in the Shura field. How much trouble did we cause... originally we kidnapped him Gao Shuye, Mrs. Yaohua can establish Liancheng as the eldest son, so Dunhuang City is also a sub-helm of our Mingjiao——However, Gao Shuye escaped back after staying in Kunlun for ten years! All the arrangements were made at once. Got messed up." Talking about the events of that year, Moon Saint Maiden Mei Niya couldn't help gritting her teeth: "After Mrs. Yaohua was hanged to death, Luji lost contact with the main altar—without help from outside and a party inside, she had to go into hibernation. She regarded Yaohua Mrs. Hua is like a mother, so she hates son Shu Ye to the bone, and never forgets to fight back. She took the initiative to contact the main altar and said that she was willing to do her best to kill son Shu Ye. But at that time, the main altar was seriously injured and was unable to take care of Dunhuang. In other words, we have no choice but to let that kid become the Lord of Dunhuang City." Pointing his fingers on the sheepskin map, there, circled with a vermilion pen on the densely packed base map, are the distribution of city gates, canals and barracks.Moon Saintess Menia nodded approvingly: "It's hard for her to bear it for so long... This time I finally got the chance to send the most important things." The voice paused, and Meniya raised her head: "Three In the future, we will go straight through Dunhuang East!" Elder Miaoshui seemed to be overwhelmed by the light in the eyes of the Holy Maiden of the Moon, and after a while he said in a low voice: "Even though Master Shu Ye has left Dunhuang, and we have a map, but Dunhuang has a hundred thousand martial arts troops stationed in Dunhuang—how can we bring them back?" With so many believers going east?" Meniya smiled slightly, with a sharp light in her eyes: "The Shenwu Army claims to be one hundred thousand, but the actual strength is only more than fifty thousand - and I have ordered fifty thousand cavalry from my father. The surprise attack, against Dunhuang More than enough." "What?" Elder Miao Shui couldn't help but blurted out in exclamation this time, "Saint, you... You mobilized the Huihe army to attack Dunhuang?"——Although Mei Niya is the eldest daughter of the Huihe Khan, the Mingjiao The godmother of Huihe, but it would be unimaginable to mobilize such a huge army to open the way for the Mingjiao to go east to the Central Plains. Putting away the sheepskin scroll in her hand, Mei Niya sneered, imposing: "Huihe is now the overlord of the Western Regions, and the Dayin Dynasty in the Central Plains is full of civil strife, the national power is declining, and it will destroy Mingjiao and kill countless merchants and religious people in our country—— My royal father has been spying on Dunhuang for many years, but he has no suitable opportunity to acquire it in one fell swoop so as to completely control this Silk Road—now that there is such a good opportunity, how can I miss it?" The white-haired elder was completely stunned this time, looking at the Moon Maiden. After stealing the mold from Huo Qinglei and getting the key to open the secret cabinet, all the information that can be found has been secretly sent out: the hydrological distribution map, the Dunhuang city defense map, the barracks distribution map in the city, and even the detailed map of the Dunhuang inner mansion—all She was sent to the hands of Mingjiao outside the city.Moon Sacred Maiden Meniya sent an envoy to tell her that when Young Master Shu Ye went to Qilian Mountain for a duel, she would bring the Mingjiao troops into Dunhuang—after killing Young Master Shu Ye, Liancheng would be able to sit on the seat of the Lord of the city when the time came. Location! Just for that promise, she stole the information and tried to cooperate with Meniya to win Dunhuang in one fell swoop. However, at this moment, Lu Ji was sitting in the dim Yaohua Building, staring blankly at the last small silver key in her hand—which cabinet did this key open?All the other keys have been used one by one. Those cabinets contain different military secrets, only this one is left, and she has no idea where it corresponds to. According to the sequence of this bunch of keys, this small silver key should have been strung on the waistline by Huo Qinglei recently - but which cabinet did it open?Lu Ji frowned her slender eyebrows, puzzled. Suddenly there was a slight sigh and the sound of footsteps behind her. She quickly put away the keys and turned to look at the boy in Ge Shan who was pacing back and forth.After being under house arrest for several days, Gao Liancheng lost the vigor and fierceness that he had just arrived in Dunhuang that day. He paced back and forth in the Yaohua Building every day, sighing preoccupiedly, as if his edge had been worn away. There is also something at war between heaven and man. "Young master, why do you always sigh?" Finally unable to bear it, Lu Ji comforted, "Don't worry, you will be able to go out soon." However, Gao Liancheng just raised his eyes and glanced at her, but his eyes were blank, and he asked, "Aunt Lu... back then my mother... did my mother really want to kill Shu Ye?" "Yes." Lu Ji replied calmly, "Madam is all for you, so naturally she can't tolerate him." Gao Liancheng's eyes fluctuated violently, and suddenly he turned his head a little irritatedly, and said in a low voice, "Why? I don't want to be the city lord! Why do you insist on killing Shu Ye?" Lu Ji looked at Gao Liancheng in surprise, obviously not understanding why this young man was so stubborn: "Madam is doing it for your own good! Who wouldn't want to be the Lord of Dunhuang City and enjoy the glory? Mastering Dunhuang will control the Silk Road and the Central Plains." And the lifeblood of the Western Regions!—Madam only has you as a child, so I naturally hope that you can get everything." "Then you can't kill my own brother!" Gao Liancheng finally couldn't help shouting, "You took Shu Ye abducted to Kunlun as a slave, and then assassinated him when he was seriously injured?——How did you even do such a thing? Can you do it all?" A slap fell heavily on his face, interrupting his words. The young man in Geshan fixedly looked at Lu Ji who was beating him, and seemed inconceivable-this was the first time Aunt Lu had hit him since he was a child! "You have been a hostage in the imperial capital for ten years, don't you understand?" Lu Ji screamed at the top of her lungs, her eyes full of disappointment and anger, "You still don't understand Madam's painstaking efforts? Even if you don't deal with Shu Ye first , with his temper, she won't let you go—Madam just doesn't want you to suffer! So she tried her best to push you to the safest place!" Gao Liancheng held his face and looked at Lu Ji's distorted face dully, feeling half cold in his heart. "Why don't you understand..." Lu Ji looked at the young man with pure and bright eyes, and suddenly couldn't help crying, "I have been a hostage in the imperial capital for ten years, and you still don't understand? Either you kill him, or he kills you How can you be merciful? Madam tried her best to make you the crown prince, but the old city lord never forgot Shu Ye, and left a note in Yingchao's golden cabinet, saying that if Shu Ye could return to Dunhuang one day, the crown prince's son The position still belongs to him—how can Madam not do everything possible to put him to death?" Gao Liancheng's face was pale, and he was silent for a while, then suddenly murmured: "So it's fair for him to treat me like this." "Born in an emperor's wealthy family, I have never had any brothers to speak of—because I only have one authority, but I have several pairs of hands." Lu Ji raised her eyes, and there was a cold and decisive light in them, "If a man does not do it for himself, he will be destroyed by heaven and earth." It's really natural for Gao Shuye to treat you like this—so, if you want to kill him today, it's justified." She raised her hand, pointing to the set of armor on the wall - this is the family heirloom armor of successive Dunhuang city lords, and it has been kept in the Yaohua Building since the death of the previous old city lord.She smiled: "Within two days, you can put on this set of armor and come to Dunhuang as king." "If people don't do it for themselves, heaven and earth will perish?" Gao Liancheng was silent for a while, then suddenly murmured, "Then...to repay your mother's kindness, you are desperate for me—what is this?" Lu Ji froze suddenly, unable to answer this contradictory fact. "Actually, Aunt Lu, you are a loyal and good person." Gao Liancheng smiled wryly and staggered out.She wanted to chase him out and tell the Young Master about the plan to kill him two days later, but she suddenly remembered something and stopped in her tracks.Holding the small silver key tightly with her fingers, she blurted out: "That's right... there is another place! The golden cabinet of Yingchao!" The secret letter in the golden cabinet of Yingchao - the place where the successive city lords used to store the testament. The warbler's nest is still filled with the extravagant atmosphere of drunkenness and dreaming.Just after the singing and dancing stopped, the stunning beauties rushed forward, surrounded by the young city owner in the middle, singing and singing, laughing and laughing happily, and the eyes were full of spring.However, on the soft couch covered with snow leopard skin, the man was still indifferent as if wandering away from the world, ignoring the many beauties around him at all, staring blankly outside, his pupils dilated slightly. ——Young Master, did you take your medicine again today? The beauties were used to such situations, and they murmured to themselves, but they dared not speak out.They just cautiously crowded around, waiting for the son to order someone to sleep. Today, the outside is replaced with Qionghua carved from Khotan white jade, and Kazuki is as beautiful as snow.Countless beauties are laughing and chasing under the tree, rare birds and beasts roam in the forest, and even the ditches under the eaves are filled with pearls from the South China Sea—it is not in vain for his arrangements over the years. Go, this Yingchao is actually vaguely the same as the paradise in the Kunlun Daguangming Palace back then... Each time, you can only see her through hallucinations, right? "Sha Manhua..." The person who was caught in the medicine suddenly blurted out, stretched out his hand, but touched the face of a Meiji beside him, held it in his hand and looked at it, his eyes were in a daze, "Sha Manhua, Is it you? Or, or am I dreaming again?" The Meiji who was selected showed a happy smile on her face, and responded to the jealous and envious eyes of the other women, but in her mouth, she answered the most secure words softly according to the usual practice: "It's me... I'm back. " While talking, she leaned gently towards her body, while the other beauties around her retreated quietly. "Are you really back?...Let me hug you." Young Master Shu Ye murmured, and suddenly pulled that beautiful girl into his arms and hugged her tightly.That embrace was as cold and firm as iron, and she almost cried out in pain.However, in an instant, Young Master Shu Ye suddenly pushed her away, stared fixedly, and shook his head: "It's not you...it's not you. You don't want to come back to see me... unless you want to kill me!" Meiji had never encountered such an abnormal situation before, she suddenly froze, looked at the city lord in horror and suddenly raised her head and laughed. "You are here to kill me! Sha Manhua!" Apparently lost in the medicine, the young master Shu Ye staggered over, circled Mei Ji with his arms, and murmured in a trance, "I have been waiting for you for a long time. ...It's been so long that if you don't come again, I won't be able to survive. Everyone has abandoned me: Mo Xiang betrayed me, you hate me, my younger brother hates me, my father died... My stepmother will do anything to kill me! Ten years... I've had enough." Meggie trembled in his arms.Every secret that the city lord uttered seems to be a sharp sword around her neck - she knows the young master's temper, so she only hates why she has a pair of ears to hear such ulterior secrets! Young Master Shu Ye's eyes suddenly became hollow. I don't know if it was because of the effect of the medicine, but his pupils dilated. He suddenly grabbed Meiji, hugged her into his arms, and murmured: "For ten years, wine and sex have tasted nothing, and power has been chewing on you." Wa, the brothers are strangers, the family relationship is cold... In this world... what else can I desire except death? I have been waiting for you for a long time." The old wound on his chest was scorching hot under the power of alcohol and medicine, and the black hair that was shattered in his heart and lungs by the golden arrow seemed to be alive again, winding in the flesh and blood, growing and spreading, entangled his body and soul, Over the years, he has not relaxed at all. He hugged that beautiful girl into his arms with trembling hands, buried his head in her hair and muttered to himself.Suddenly, as if going crazy, he pushed her down on the soft couch, tore off her clothes, and moved violently, as if wanting to integrate this woman into his body: "I've been waiting for you for a long time... come and kill me Come on, Samantha." When I woke up the next day, it was already high in the sun. Burn incense, bathe, and change clothes.When he picked up the Chengying, young master Shu Ye's eyes were concentrated, his fingers brushed the edge of the sword flatly, and a drop of blood rolled along the sharp edge to the tip of the sword, and condensed.This sword was a reward given to Mo Xiang and Mo Xiang when they were killers in the Kunlun Da Guangming Palace fifteen years ago. Is this the last time you use it?He sighed a long time, put the sword on his side, and made Ji Ren tie up her hair.At the same time, he ordered to prepare horses, prepare dry food and drinking water - tomorrow is the time for the decisive battle with Sha Manhua, and Qilian Mountain is 300 miles away from Dunhuang, so he must set off one day in advance. The Meiji who served the bed last night knelt on the side holding the mirror anxiously, peeking at his face non-stop. Did you say something you shouldn't have said?Otherwise, this woman would not be so disturbed.Young Master Shu Ye frowned, trying to recall, but his mind was in a trance.Anyway, someone should tell her to shut up if she heard something she shouldn't have heard—he subconsciously drew his sword and slammed it towards that beauty's neck. The mirror fell to the ground, and the beautiful face was distorted with fear. "That's all." The moment the long sword cut through the neck vein, young master Shu Ye suddenly sighed, and threw Chengying to the ground—anyway, he was already going to die, so he still cared about this secret?He waved his hand to tell the frightened concubines to go back and stay there, get up after getting dressed, check everything around him for the last time, and then go out. His gaze stayed on the golden cabinet, Young Master Shu Ye's expression changed, as if there was something difficult at last.After a long time, he walked to the window, picked up a purple brush from the case, dipped it in ink, and quickly wrote a few lines, as if there were countless words unsaid. Young Master Shu Ye wrote quickly, with uncontrollable excitement in his eyes .But before the book was written, he suddenly picked it up, kneaded it into a ball, and threw it aside. Holding the pen in my hand, it seems to weigh a thousand catties. Despite the tsunami in my heart, I can't write a single word. In the end, he slowly wrote only two sentences on the snow-white cloud paper, and then stopped writing.Opening the golden cabinet, he put the last piece of letterhead on the pile of letters, stared at it for a while, and then closed the cabinet door heavily.Picking up the long sword, he left without looking back. It was quiet outside, and all the concubines and attendants were dismissed by him. The sun in the early winter of the desert shone faintly on the golden glazed tiles. Can not party things.It was a luxurious gold-selling cave that he had guarded Dunhuang for ten years and devoted all his energy to arranging it. "Hahahaha!" Young Master Shu Ye suddenly raised his head and laughed loudly in the empty warbler's nest, and left with a flick of his sleeves.Wearing a white coat and a side hat, he only led a white horse and came out quietly through the side door, without disturbing anyone.He passed through those yushuqionghua, carved beams and painted buildings, and walked away without looking back, as if the wealth and luxury fell behind him like dust. Huo Qinglei did not go to Yaohua Building today.For some reason, this straightforward and rude man felt uneasy in his heart, as if he felt that something serious had happened.He fumbled for a bunch of keys at his waist, and saw the small silver key that was put in the latest one—this was the thing that the son Shu Ye gave him when he saw the second son Liancheng returning to Dunhuang in Yingchao that day. . "If one day I die, you must remember to give this item to the new Dunhuang City Lord." Thinking of the words the young master said that day, Huo Qinglei felt a chill in his heart, he jumped up and ran towards Yingchao - Gao Shuye...Gao Shuye!What the hell are you trying to do?Speak unlucky nonsense here! He walked all the way, and the warbler's nest in the afternoon was actually empty, all the beauties hid in his boudoir, not daring to come out - it must have been ordered by the young master?Huo Qinglei is the confidant of the city lord, so without restraint, he went straight to the secret room of the golden house, calling Gao Shuye's name loudly.However, there was no one inside. The city lord likes to drink for a long night, and he usually only wakes up in the middle of the day.But where have people gone now? He looked around hesitantly, and was about to exit, but when he closed the door, his toe suddenly kicked a ball of paper in the corner.Huo Qinglei unfolded the crumpled piece of paper, only took a look, and his expression suddenly changed. "Gao Shuye, you bastard!" He yelled, shaking the walls, jumped up and rushed out without looking back. Yingchao finally calmed down again.The window decorated with gold leaf pearls, the beauties looked curiously, but years of training made them develop the habit of not asking anything, just obeying the master's orders, just glanced at it, and then returned to their respective gorgeous attics , continue to play the piano and sing, and pass the long time. In such silence, a green dress followed Huo Qinglei and quietly floated into the secret room of the golden house, looking around vigilantly. "This is it..." Finally found the secret golden cabinet embedded in the wall behind the door, Lu Ji breathed a sigh of relief silently, and took out the small imitation silver key, "Let me see, how high is it?" What else did Shu Ye leave here?" At sunrise tomorrow, Gao Shuye stays away from Dunhuang, and the Holy Maiden of the Moon will lead Mingjiao into Dunhuang——If Huo Qinglei goes after Gao Shuye, the city will lose its generals and its defenses will be empty. Down.It's just... What did Huo Qinglei pick up on the ground just now?Lose your composure just by looking at it? Lu Ji had a lot of doubts in her heart, but she still carefully inserted the silver key into the keyhole, and with a click, opened the golden cabinet where the most secret items of Dunhuang city lords were stored. "Liancheng's second younger brother is like a meeting" - when the golden cabinet was opened, there were several golden words engraved on the inside of the cabinet door! Lu Ji blurted out a low exclamation, and looked at the words engraved on the cabinet door in disbelief—it was clearly written by Young Master Shu Ye!He, he expected that Liancheng would come to open this golden cabinet?This is the letter he left to Liancheng? In the gold cabinet, a pile of white jade pipes were neatly stacked, and the fragrance of pen and ink wafted out. The jade tube is engraved with the word "ink" in official script, and there is a small imprint on the bottom. The workmanship is so meticulous that it looks like something used by the Ouchi.Lu Ji pulled out a white jade tube with trembling hands, and in each white jade tube, there was a thin page of letters, which were stacked in the golden cabinet according to the date. The earliest one was in the eighth year of Emperor Jing's Longxi—the year when the old city lord passed away and Liancheng was sent to the imperial capital of Chang'an. "I would like to respect your entrustment. Dunhuang is far away, don't read it. I will be brothers with you in this life, and I will slay my neck and blood. Now I entrust each other with my younger brother, and I will not be burdened. I will keep the city safe, and I will devote myself to teaching you. The way of civil and military strategy is to become a great weapon." Jade tubes lined up neatly there, reporting various things about Dunhuang protégé Gao Liancheng in Chang'an: when to learn art, when to practice martial arts, when to learn the strategy of war... one piece per month, and in the past ten years, he has never heard of it. without interruption. The last one was mailed half a month ago—it was the day Liancheng returned to Dunhuang from Chang'an. "According to your wishes, Liancheng has been ordered to return to Dunhuang with the decree. What is your plan? You really want to give way to Biye? You are so stupid! Born in the rich and noble family of the emperor, even brothers are like feuds. You have been doing this for many years. En Yubi, I don’t know if he wants to kill the king’s head day and night to avenge his mother? I’ll come to Dunhuang as soon as possible, don’t wait.” Behind the last jade tube is a thick booklet, and when it is opened, it is actually a miscellaneous journal.It should be that the son Shu Ye wrote down one after another during the ten years of guarding Dunhuang, recording in detail the strengths and trends of the Western Regions on the Silk Road, the character and weakness of the kings;Mention one by one who is available, who needs attention, and who needs to be dealt with as soon as possible-everything is detailed, it is a whole summary of military and political rules. The ink on the last page is Youxin: "Dunhuang is the hub of the Silk Road and the lifeline of the east and west. After the decline of Dayin, all the countries are eyeing it, especially Huihe. For ten years, I have tried my best to keep the safety of one side. Now the heavy responsibility falls on Brother shoulders. Huo Qinglei has been a retainer of the Gao clan since he was a child. He is brave and straightforward. He, after fulfilling his wish, he can also take it for his own use. Everything is complicated, so I can’t describe it in detail one by one. I hope to treat the people well and cherish myself. Brother, let’s go.” Lu Ji stared blankly, and suddenly seemed to lose her mind, staring at these letters in disbelief: "It must be fake...it must be fake! That guy Gao Shuye must have forged it to deceive Liancheng!" After a long time , the woman suddenly screamed sharply, threw all the jade tubes to the ground like crazy, and stomped on them with her feet. After the jade tube fell, two other things appeared inside the golden cabinet: the black panther purple gold crown and the jade seal that symbolized the identity of the Lord of Dunhuang.The two items were quietly placed on the brocade, as if waiting for the new owner to pick them up. Under the black panther's purple gold crown was a sheet of snow paper, the ink was still wet, and there were only two sentences on it: "And you are brothers in this life, and you will end up with another life." The restless Lv Ji suddenly calmed down, staring quietly at these two lines of poems, suddenly tears rolled down her eyes. People are not for themselves, and heaven and earth are destroyed? ——And every letter here shattered the statement she stubbornly believed in.Is she wrong?Has she been wrong all these years?She has been fighting for power and inherited the paranoia of losing her wife, but she can't see it as clearly as that child of Liancheng. Tomorrow, Dunhuang will usher in an unprecedented disaster, right?She actually sold out the whole of Dunhuang for her own selfishness!If that kid Liancheng knew that his Aunt Lu had done such things, would he still be the puppet city lord under Huihe's control? She stared blankly at the jade tubes all over the floor, her eyes changing violently.After a long time, as if he had made up his mind, he suddenly took the letterhead, stood up and ran towards Yaohua Building. At the entrance of Dunhuang city, the soldiers guarding the city looked at the uncharacteristic general in surprise, and replied that they did not see the city lord.As soon as Huo Qinglei thought about it, he knew that young master Shu Ye must pretend to come out from the side door, and immediately turned around and galloped away. He chased in the vast desert, running without knowing where he was, from noon to sunset.The wind and sand whizzed onto his face, he had chased a hundred miles outside the city, but he didn't see a single person. "Gao Shuye! You fucking idiot!" He yelled suddenly, his eyes were about to burst, he jumped off his horse and hit his head on the sand dune, weeping bitterly, the crumpled piece of paper in his hand was soaked. Sweating, "What on earth are you going to do? Just throw the whole Dunhuang away without saying a word? Do you think I will obey the orders of that yellow-mouthed kid?" Huo Qinglei got off his horse and looked around, not knowing where the young master had gone.But he didn't know that the direction he was chasing was exactly opposite to that of young master Shu Ye, how could he catch up?This rude man was persevering, and when he got on his horse and was about to continue chasing him, he suddenly stopped—— A hundred miles away, there is actually a faint yellow dust rising up!Three hundred miles away from Dunhuang, there was a large army rushing forward, with horses in their titles and people silent, silent in the sandy wind.Looking at the direction, it actually bypassed Jiayuguan and came from Ruoshui and Juyanhai.That road is the only place that Dunhuang must pass to go back to the Yazhang. —— Huihe wants to send troops to Dunhuang? ! At that moment, there seemed to be a cold electricity spreading along the spine of the commander of the Shenwu Army.He didn't have time to think about anything else, he turned around and ran towards Dunhuang City a hundred miles away.