Drunken and faintly dreaming

Xin Zhuihu, who had been wandering in the Mobei Gobi earlier, never knew that a phenomenon called "mirage" often appeared in the desert after heavy rainstorms? The "Gao Family Caravan" he saw now was obviously

It was also because of the effect of that mirage that it appeared in front of him!

The problem is that although the scene in front of him is just a mirror image, what it reflects is indeed a real scene! After looking at it carefully for a moment, Xin Zhuihu immediately discovered: the picture scroll in front of him

The appearance itself is already quite weird, but within it - there is something even more weird that is beyond words!

Just as Xin Zhuihu screamed again, Tie Ouzi beside him couldn't help but let out an extremely frightened cry: "White bones...those people...all are white bones!" As the troposphere in the air slowed down,

Moving slowly, they both saw at the same time: on the slowly moving aerial scroll, only perfect skeletons of people, horses and camels were left. The scene looked incomparably weird!

After a burst of great grief, Xin Zhuihu suddenly woke up. He stared at Tie Ouzi closely and asked in a deep voice: "Xiao Tie, so you have known this for a long time?"

Tie Ouzi was caught off guard by his question. He couldn't help but look at him blankly and said in a trembling voice: "How could I know about such a weird thing in advance?"

"On the way here, you seemed to be well aware of all the situations you would encounter - how could you have done it if you hadn't already known about it?" Xin Zhuihu was full of doubts for a while, so he pressed forward step by step...

"Yes, I did do some research and understanding of this area in advance, but I never expected that the entire Gao family caravan would turn into bones."

"Then, why did you bring me here? And you keep trying to stop me from moving forward?" At this moment, Xin Zhuihu was really filled with anger. He never imagined that he had been suffering for several days.

After searching for it, I finally got this result!

"This..." Tie Ouzi also felt that Xin Zhuihu was already furious, but - the instructions he received did not allow him to deal with things at will. At this time, he could only say hesitantly:

"Actually, I have only been here for two days, so there are many twists and turns, so I have to wait patiently..."

"You mean - just wait patiently? What are you waiting for?" After enduring it for so long, Xin Zhuihu no longer wanted to endure it anymore.

Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, a clear voice suddenly responded from behind the rocks: "What are you waiting for? Wait for me!" A little girl in her twenties suddenly "dropped from the sky" and directly confronted Xin Zhuihu.

"Tie Quezi, have you finally caught up?" Tie Ouzi cheered and hurried forward to meet him.

"Brother Ou, look how anxious you are! Things were going quite smoothly at first, but unfortunately there was a little hiccup in the middle, so I got there a little late."

"So, you're not injured, are you? Have you got that thing?" Tie Ouzi asked with concern.

"I'm fine, I've already got that thing." With that said, Tie Quezi handed a small cloth bag to Tie Ouzi.

Tie Ouzi opened the cloth bag and took a look. Inside was a letter with three feathers stuck on it. Seeing him unfold the letter, Xin Zhuihu hurriedly came over to take a look, and saw neatly written words in small regular script. "Prince Jin Junjian: Today I pay three hundred gold cakes, buy one hundred divine arm bows, and four thousand long arrows." The signature below is "Shen Yixi".

"Shen Yixi? Why did he spend so much money to buy these weapons?" Xin Zhuihu frowned unconsciously.

"What else can you do? Let's rebel!" Tie Quezi was obviously a man who spoke freely.

"Shen Yixi...this name is quite impressive..." Xin Zhuihu suddenly felt that this matter was not trivial, and couldn't help but repeat the name over and over again.

"He, the current magistrate of Fuzhou Prefecture, was a monk earlier, and his dharma name is... that's right! He is called Fan." Tie Quezi poured out all the relevant information like beans from a bamboo tube. Poke it out.

"That's it! Liao Fan, Shen Yixi, and the old second prince's subordinate... what's that name? The two of them were very close at that time." After all, they were old things, and Xin Zhuihu also It has been a long time since I left Nanwei Chaotang, so I can’t recall some details for the time being...

"Brother Xin, are you thinking about who Liao Fan is close to? Isn't it the Mu Taoist, the clog Taoist? Who else could be there besides him?"

"No! There is another monk. That person has always been secretive and rarely shows his face in public." Xin Zhuihu had been in charge of Beiming Pavilion for many years, so he knew many secret things.

"If this person is not a clog Taoist, then I really can't remember it right now!" Tie Quezi was still too young after all, and it was obviously difficult to connect the things that happened before she was born. …

"Let me just say, little magpie, it's better not to dwell on those old things. Let's talk to Daxia Xin first - what happened to the Gao family's caravan." Tie Ouzi focused on completing the tasks assigned by the leader.

"Okay! Brother Xin, the disaster that happened to the Gao family's caravan a few days ago was like this..." So Tie Quezi briefly told Xin Zhuihu - the camel team had just arrived. That night outside Shiye City, how were they deceived by the two "hunters" into the so-called "new inn", and then they were collectively intoxicated by the incense, and they all walked forward in a daze...

"What happened next?"

"The Gao family's caravan walked all the way to the dry river bed of Yingchuan River, and was soon carried to the bottom of Lihun Cave by the large amount of quicksand... There, they instantly became the food of those terrifying creatures - humans and horses. Both the camel and the camel were bitten until only their skeletons were left!" Tie Ouzi also knew a lot about the subsequent situations.

"I see... So, who are these people who are so heartless that they use such vicious tactics on some innocent people?"

"Who else could it be? Of course it's Shijintang who does all kinds of evil in this area!"

"Why are they doing this?"

"The reason is extremely simple. In the final analysis, it is just four words - seeking wealth and killing! You saw that letter just now. The three hundred gold cakes delivered by Shen Yixi were secretly transported by the Gao family's caravan. King Jin instructed Shijintang to do such a dirty trick, and then they can completely swallow up those gold cakes - but there is no need to deliver the goods."

"It was a deliberate forgery - the entire caravan has disappeared, so naturally they didn't receive the gold?"

"Absolutely! This is exactly what King Jin and Shijintang have planned."

"Then will Shen Yixi give up? After all, he has lost such a large amount of gold in vain, and he will definitely feel heartbroken."

"I must feel distressed, but how can he know the truth? Even if he knows the truth, what can he do next?" It seems that although this iron magpie is young, his mind is much more agile than many people - Xin Zhuihu I couldn't help but take a high look at her!