Chapter 12 The twelfth round of metamorphosis of the elbow and axillary

King Qiuci raised his glass with a big laugh and said, "It's full of guests, there are happy events at home, and the joys of life, what could be more important than this, come! Come! Come! Let's drink three hundred cups with Xiao Wang." So everyone happily raised their glasses, and it was indeed full of joy. Among them, Hu Tiehua was the only one who suffered from the wine, but he was like a little daughter-in-law, not even daring to lift his head. As the saying goes: "Mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law, the more she watches, the more interesting she is." However, the eyes of this Queen of Kucha, consciously or unconsciously, were always looking at Chu Liuxiang. She only took a couple of sips of wine, then stood up gracefully, and said sweetly: "I hope you all have a good time. Take your leave first."

Chu Liuxiang watched her go out, but seemed to be stupefied. Ji Bingyan whispered: "You might as well make up your mind about other women, but this is her princess, you must not get confused." Chu Liuxiang smiled, as if wanting to argue, but closed his mouth again. Wu Qingtian suddenly said, "Where is that great Xia Du?" King Qiuci sighed: "He seems to be very bored. Although Xiao Wang tried to persuade him to stay, he still has to leave overnight. The most annoying thing is that Situ Meteor has disappeared, and he can't even find anyone." But Chu Liuxiang couldn't help asking: "Where is that brother Wang?"

Wu Baiyun smiled wryly: "This man has a weird temper. I called him over and over again, but he ignored me." King Qiuci said with a sullen face: "It doesn't matter if this person doesn't come, he knows that Xiao Wang is thirsty for talents, so he recommends himself, but he is a little sneaky, so Xiao Wang doesn't trust him very much." He cleared his throat, smiled and said, "But at this moment, we are all our own people here. Xiao Wang has a few words from his heart, and he wants to take advantage of this joy to say them. After saying them, I hope everyone will keep the secret for Xiao Wang." .”

Chu Liuxiang and Ji Bingyan exchanged glances, and thought to themselves: "Sure enough, there is a trick, this wine is really not good." The Wu family heroes said in unison: "Your Highness, just say it, my brother is definitely not someone who doesn't keep his word." King Qiuci's eyes immediately turned to Chu Liuxiang and the other three. Chu Liuxiang smiled and said, "How could a friend of the son-in-law betray the prince?" King Qiuci laughed and said, "Exactly! Exactly! Xiao Wang really worries too much." He suddenly stopped laughing, and said in a deep voice: "But everyone must be considerate of Xiao Wang's situation. Since Xiao Wang was bullied by traitors and lived a life like being exiled, he has to be extra careful when encountering things."

Chu Liuxiang and Ji Bingyan exchanged glances again, and secretly said: "We guessed right, the land of King Kucha has indeed been taken away by someone. It seems that he is looking for bodyguards when he makes friends with martial arts people." King Qiuci sighed with emotion: "Although Xiao Wang is a vagrant, his heart is in his homeland. Naturally, the traitors also know this, so they want to get rid of Xiao Wang and hurry up. In the past year, Xiao Wang has been involved in the country many times. It’s dangerous, and the assassins are not the warriors from my Kucha Kingdom, but the assassins that the traitors found from the Central Plains.”

Wu Qingtian's expression became a little nervous, and he said in a deep voice, "Who are the people here?" King Kucha said: "Xiao Wang is not familiar with the chivalrous traces of the Central Plains. He only knows that there is one called 'Shen Dao Wu Di' and another called 'Eight Armed Nezha'." Wu Qingtian heaved a sigh of relief, and said with a proud smile: "My lord, just don't worry, don't say there are three masters like Brother Hu, just because my brother is here, these people can't even think about hurting the lord." King Qiuci said: "But as far as Xiao Wang knows, those traitors have recently invited four or five first-class masters from the Central Plains with a lot of money. It is said that one of them is so good at swordsmanship that he is almost invincible in the world."

Wu Qingtian became nervous and asked, "Does the lord know their names?" King Qiuci said: "Xiao Wang only knows that four of them came here seven days ago, and there is the most powerful person whose whereabouts are very secretive." Wu Baiyun said: "Where did the prince get this news?" King Qiuci sighed and said: "Although Xiao Wang is currently wandering outside and everyone has betrayed his relatives, there are still a few loyal people in the palace who are secretly delivering news for Xiao Wang." Hu Tiehua suddenly said loudly: "No matter how powerful these people are, as long as they dare to assassinate, they will never go back alive."

Before he finished speaking, Princess Pipa glared at him with a smile. His face turned red again. King Qiuci laughed and said: "Exactly! Exactly! With heroes like you here, what is Xiao Wang afraid of, but... Xiao Wang is a little suspicious, that Wang may be one of the assassins sent by the traitors." one." Wu Baiyun said in a deep voice: "Yes, this person hides his head and shows his tail, and his appearance is really suspicious." Chu Liuxiang smiled slightly, and said: "If the assassin is really undercover, he will act more openly to avoid arousing suspicion. His face is a little unnatural, but it seems that he has no shame in his heart."

King Kucha clapped his hands and said: "That's right, Your Excellency's eyes are as bright as a torch, Xiao Wang almost blamed the good guy by mistake, but..." His complexion became heavy again, and he sighed: "Besides, Xiao Wang has another thing on his mind." Wu Qingtian said: "What else is on your mind?" King Kucha said: "Have you ever heard the name 'Star of Bliss'?" Chu Liuxiang and the three of them were moved in unison, and they had already guessed this matter. Wu Qingtian said, "I've never heard of it." King Qiuci said: "The 'Star of Bliss' is a priceless gem, and Xiao Wang originally entrusted the five tigers of the Peng family to escort it."

Wu Baiyun moved his face and said: "But is that the successor of the Five Tigers' Door Severing Knife?" King Kucha said: "Exactly!" Wu Baiyun said with a smile: "These five brothers are really top-notch masters in martial arts, and the Peng Family Escort Bureau is even more reputable and has never missed a shot. If the prince gives things to them, he can sit back and relax, so why worry?" King Qiuci sighed and said: "Xiao Wang also knows that they are very reliable, so he dared to entrust them with this huge responsibility. Unexpectedly, the five brothers have all died at this moment, and the 'star of bliss' has naturally fallen. into someone else's hands."

Wu Qingtian said in surprise, "Is this news true?" King Qiuci sighed and said: "It's absolutely true, someone under Xiao Wang has seen their corpses." The two heroes of the Wu family glanced at each other: they fell silent immediately—they could never afford to offend someone who could kill the "Five Tigers of the Peng family". Chu Liuxiang smiled and said, "Does the lord want me to take back that 'star of bliss'?" King Qiuci smiled wryly, "Xiao Wang didn't mean that." Chu Liuxiang couldn't help being startled, and pondered: "My lord means..." King Qiuci sighed: "To tell you the truth, the person who hijacked the 'Bliss Star' has just sent a message to Xiao Wang." Chu Liuxiang was moved and said, "Where is the person who summoned the messenger?" King Qiuci said: "According to reports from Xiao Wang's subordinates, that person's lightness kung fu is as high as a ghost. After handing over a letter, his shadow disappeared immediately." Chu Liuxiang sighed in disappointment, and said, "If so, what about the letter?" King Kucha said, "It's right here." There are only a few lines written on this letter: "'The Star of Ultimate Bliss' has been in my hands. If you want to get it back, at noon three days later, I will give you five thousand taels of gold, five hundred pearls, and five jade discs." On ten sides, after traveling fifty li westward, someone will exchange the "Star of Ultimate Bliss" with you, if the pearl is not clear, if the jade is flawed, and if the intention is not sincere, then the "Star of Ultimate Bliss" will be gone forever." Of course there is no name below, only a statue of Avalokitesvara with thousands of hands and eyes. Wu Qingtian suddenly said: "Can a single gem be worth so many things? Is this person crazy?" King Qiuci sighed, "He's not crazy." Wu Qingtian was stunned and said: "Did the prince agree to him?" King Kucha said: "Exactly." Wu Qingtian took a deep breath, and murmured: "Actually, I can take that gem back for the prince." With a heavy reward, there must be a brave man. Seeing that King Qiuci wanted to give away the wealth that could buy a city to others, he suddenly became bolder. But King Qiuci sighed: "It's not that Xiao Wang doesn't believe that you don't have the power to take back the treasure. What I'm afraid of is that the other party will run away with the treasure immediately after knowing it. The world is so big, but where does Xiao Wang go to find it..." He continued with a wry smile: "So Xiao Wang would rather sacrifice some property, as long as he can get the 'Star of Bliss' back." Chu Liuxiang murmured: "What does the lord mean, do you want me to exchange the pearl and white jade with him at noon three days later?" King Qiuci said: "That's right. Although Xiao Wang is committed to keeping the promise, he is afraid that they will get the property and break his promise instead. If everyone is willing to go for Xiao Wang, Xiao Wang will feel relieved." Chu Liuxiang smiled and said: "It's my duty to wait here, the prince can just rest assured." Ji Bingyan suddenly said indifferently: "From my point of view, when the lord sends the things, they probably won't exchange them anymore." King Qiuci suddenly changed his color and said, "Why?" Ji Bingyan said: "Since they see that the prince is willing to exchange, they will naturally think that the value of the 'star of bliss' is still higher than this batch of pearls and white jade, and their conditions will definitely become higher." King Qiuci's face was serious, he was silent for a long time, and forced a smile: "They will never do this." Ji Bingyan said: "Oh?" King Qiuci said: "In the eyes of Xiao Wang, although the value of this 'star of bliss' cannot be estimated from a worldly perspective, if it is kept in their hands, it will only be worth five thousand taels of gold at most. How can you change your mind if you get five hundred more pearls and fifty jade discs?" Ji Bingyan's eyes were piercing, and he said again: "But why does your lord take this 'star of bliss' so seriously?" King Qiuci was silent for a while, and said slowly: "Of course this is a secret. Only this king knows this secret in the whole world." Ji Bingyan didn't ask any more questions, but suddenly there was a camel horse neighing outside the tent, the sound seemed very sad. Ji Bingyan suddenly stood up and said, "I'll go out and have a look." This desolate and mournful hiss actually made everyone's heart heavy. King Qiuci had already picked up the golden cup in his hand, but he still couldn't drink this cup of wine. Wu Baiyun couldn't help but stood up, frowned and said, "The hunchback neighs at night, has something changed?" He ran out in a hurry, not wanting to meet Ji Bingyan who was striding back by chance. Wu Baiyun said: "What happened outside?" Ji Bingyan's face turned blue and said: "It's nothing." Wu Baiyun said: "If nothing happens, why does the camel horse neigh at night?" Ji Bingyan said lightly: "That's just because they lost a friend." Wu Baiyun was stunned, and said in surprise, "Friends? Animals have friends too?" Ji Bingyan said coldly: "Some people are worse than animals, but they have friends, right?" He no longer paid attention to Wu Baiyun who was standing there in a daze, and walked back to his seat. Except for Chu Liuxiang and Hu Tiehua, he refused to pay attention to anyone, obviously he was in a bad mood. Chu Liuxiang had already moved over and whispered, "You mean the stone camel?" Ji Bingyan's face was heavy, and he said, "Yes!" Chu Liuxiang also became nervous and asked, "What happened to him?" Ji Bingyan said: "He's gone." Chu Liuxiang suddenly said: "Really left?" Ji Bingyan said: "Not only is he gone, but Wang Chong is also gone." Chu Liuxiang was even more surprised, and said, "Could it be that Wang Chong took him away?" Ji Bingyan said: "It seems that's exactly the case." Chu Liuxiang said, "Aren't you going after him?" Ji Bingyan said: "No need to chase." Chu Liuxiang wondered, "Why?" Ji Bingyan was silent for a while, then slowly said: "Since Shi Tuo is willing to go with him, there must be a reason for it, even if we chase him, he will definitely not come back, besides, I have already promised him that I will never stop him when he wants to leave. " Chu Liuxiang sighed for a long time, and said: "This is really a strange person, you really don't know his origin until now?" Ji Bingyan said: "Yes!" Chu Liuxiang thought of Wang Chong's expression on the stone camel just now, and frowned, "Then Wang Chong's origin is obviously very mysterious. Do you think these two people have known each other for a long time?" But Ji Bingyan turned her head away, as if she didn't hear him at all, Chu Liuxiang sighed, knowing that when he acted like this, it meant the conversation was over. While the two were whispering, King Qiuci was also pulling Hu Tiehua to ask questions. Only Princess Pipa's eyes never left Chu Liuxiang. Chu Liuxiang coughed, and said with a smile: "I have had enough wine and food, my lord should rest in peace." He was about to quickly end the long night banquet, but at this moment, there was a sudden commotion outside, horses neighing and people shouting, and footsteps galloping. Then, someone exclaimed: "Fire! Fire! Someone set fire!" King Qiuci changed his face and said: "Could it be that there are assassins again? Everyone... hurry up... go out and have a look." Before he finished speaking, Hu Tiehua jumped up and rushed out. Chu Liuxiang frowned, and was just about to say: "Don't fall into someone else's trick to divert the tiger away from the mountain." Unexpectedly, Ji Bingyan couldn't help but drag him out. The situation outside is not as chaotic as imagined. King Qiuci's subordinates are obviously one out of a hundred warriors who are used to fighting, and even if something happens, they will not be calm, but they will not panic. But the fires around were not small, most of the trees around and the tents where the warriors stayed overnight had already been ignited, and some of the horses in the stalls had already escaped. At this moment, most of these warriors were busy fighting the fire, and a few were chasing camel horses. On the contrary, there was no one guarding the tent where King Kucha was stationed. Ji Bingyan rushed out, grabbed one person, and said sharply: "Where are the guards outside the prince's tent?" The samurai stared, his face full of panic, he couldn't understand the Chinese dialect. Fortunately, another person has already rushed over, respectfully said: "The little people know that the prince's tent is full of martial arts heroes, which is enough to protect the prince's safety." Ji Bingyan let go of her hand slowly, smiled coldly, and said: "It's a good plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain." Chu Liuxiang complained: "Since you know, why did you drag me out?" Ji Bingyan smiled even more mysteriously, and said: "I pulled you out just to let them sing." Chu Liuxiang lost her voice: "You mean Wu..." Ji Bingyan said coldly: "You are paying attention to the princess, but I am not." Chu Liuxiang said: "Then now..." Ji Bingyan said: "I'll go find Xiao Hu, you go to the theater!" His figure flashed, and he rushed out like a gun. Chu Liuxiang shook his head and said, "If this person's heart were softer, he would be the cutest person in the world." He made a big circle before returning to King Qiucha's tent, and rushed up. There seemed to be many "patches" on the special tent, which were transom windows. Chu Liuxiang lifted one lightly, and looked down quietly. King Qiuci was still holding the glass of wine in his hand, but the wine had been shaken out by him, and Princess Pipa was snuggling close to him. Wu Baiyun suddenly turned around and said, "They're all gone." Wu Qingtian smiled slightly, "choking", the long sword was out of its sheath. King Qiuci said in a trembling voice, "You two must not go out, Xiao Wang..." Before he finished speaking, Xueliang's sword was pointed at his nose.