Nightwatcher

In the tent, Yang Yan sat cross-legged on the soft cushion, took the tea from the minister of Dali Temple, and said: "The one who attacked the official boat was a black dragon, it should be the dragon tribe of the northern monster clan. I can't beat it."

He is not a person who talks a lot. After finishing his speech concisely, he gave a comparison of his own strength and the opponent's strength, and then fell silent without saying a word.

Chu Xianglong's expression changed drastically.

Hearing the existence of the fourth-grade flood dragon, Dali Sicheng and the others had strange expressions, ranging from astonishment to fear and anxiety.

Chen Butou frowned and said, "Does General Chu know the details of that dragon?"

While speaking, he squinted at Chu Xianglong.

Everyone looked over, the invisible pressure made Chu Xianglong unable to keep silent, he hesitated for a while, and said in a deep voice:

"Heijiao, fourth grade, if you guess correctly, it should be Mr. Tangshan."

As expected, he knew the black flood dragon Xu Qi'an's eyes flashed slightly, the enemy who set up an ambush on Liushitan belonged to the northern demon clan, since the northern demon clan was dispatched, what about the northern barbarians who have always been sympathetic?

In addition, the fact that the princess went to the northern border was kept a secret, and the official ship traveled northward very fast. It stands to reason that it is impossible for the northern monsters to set up an ambush in advance.

Unless they already knew that the princess was going north.

Our Dafeng No. 1 beauty is really not simple, it is worth the barbarian's great fanfare to go deep into the enemy's hinterland to set up an ambush Just now, seeing Chu Xianglong's face, he seemed extremely surprised, and he was obviously shocked by the attack of the northern monsters Xu Qi'an had countless thoughts in his mind flashed.

Chen Butou said in a low voice: "Yang Jinluo, besides the black dragon, are there other enemies?"

Yang Yan shook his head: "I didn't find it."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, Dali Temple Chancellor relieved his burden, and felt much more at ease, and said: "If there is only one fourth rank, we don't have to worry too much."

After finishing speaking, Xu Qi'an sneered and said: "The northern barbarians and the northern monsters are in the same spirit, since the monsters have taken action, will the barbarians be far away?

"If my guess is correct, there are masters ambushing all the passes leading to the northern border. Believe me, unless we abandon the carriage and supplies and cross the mountains, we will be ambushed again sooner or later."

These days, there are only a few official roads, but there are countless trails, but the trails stepped on by those people are difficult to ride on horses, let alone horse-drawn carts and flatbed carts for transporting supplies.

The ancient scissors only need to occupy an official road and rob caravans and pedestrians along the way, and they can make a lot of money.

When he said this, the two censors and the prime minister of Dali Temple hurriedly looked at Butou Chen, they no longer believed in Chu Xianglong.

Although Chen Butou has a low official position, he is an experienced warrior and one of his own. His statement is the most trustworthy.

Chen Butou nodded lightly, and said in a low voice: "Master Xu's analysis is very reasonable, even a fact. I even think that since there is a fourth-rank in the waterway, what about other ambush points? Could there be a fourth-rank as well? Or, more Sipin?

"Northern barbarians and monsters unite, and it's no problem to dispatch a certain number of fourth-rank."

A fourth-rank master is a famous big shot in the Jianghu, he is a local tyrant. But in the imperial court, the fourth rank is not to say that there are as many as a cow's hair, but there is absolutely no shortage.

This is a very simple reason. If there are more four ranks in the Jianghu than the imperial court, then the imperial court will not rule the world.

The Northern Barbarians and Yaozu are equivalent to the Northern United Court.

"This, how can this be done?"

The three civil servants were in a hurry.

As long as the enemy has two fourth ranks, their team will be in danger. If there are three, the entire army will be wiped out.

The atmosphere in the tent became silent and serious.

The three civil servants and Chen Butou frowned. Although there were a hundred imperial guards outside and their respective guards, they couldn't give them the slightest sense of security.

In fact, the mission's guards are already very sufficient. There are a hundred guards, dozens of guards, four silver gongs, eight bronze gongs, and a fourth-rank gold gong.

Such a team, as long as it is not targeted by the big forces, is enough to walk sideways in Dafeng, and even retreat to the north and northeast.

When Governor Zhang led the team to Yunzhou, it was also on such a scale, and the journey was safe and sound.

But the current situation is that they are likely to be ambushed and targeted by the northern monsters and barbarians, and behind them are the powerful forces in the north.

"Northern barbarians and monsters, why did they intercept and kill the princess? How did they set up an ambush in advance." Chen Butou stared at Chu Xianglong sharply.

"This is not what you should know." Chu Xianglong snorted coldly.

Chen Butou said angrily: "If we knew that the enemy is the northern monster and barbarian, why didn't we send the imperial guards to escort them, and insisted on hiding in the mission?"

The bad situation made him out of anger, he no longer cared about Chu Xianglong's identity, and had a tit-for-tat attitude.

That's right, if you are mentally prepared for an ambush, wouldn't it be safer to directly deploy the Imperial Army escort? There is only the ending of drinking hatred. After all, the forbidden army will definitely carry large-scale lethal magic weapons, and there are many masters in the army

However, Emperor Yuan Jing let the concubine secretly sneak into the mission. No one knew, and secretly left the capital. Xu Qi'an had this horrifying thought in his heart:

What they guard against is the enemy inside the imperial court!

Some people in the court don't want the princess to go to the north to meet Huai Wang, what will happen? There is indeed a deeper inside story behind this.

Also, how did the Yaozu and the barbarians know in advance and set up an ambush?

These clues are disorganized, clueless, and a headache to think about.

The quarrel between Chu Xianglong and the three civil servants sounded in his ears, Xu Qi'an pinched his brows, immersed in his own thoughts:

"Actually, I have a simpler method, which is to invite you into the urn, actively attract the masters of the barbarian and monster races, and extract information from them."

The more Xu Qi'an thought about it, the more he felt that this plan was feasible. First of all, he had Vajra Invincible who was comparable to or even surpassed the fourth rank. If he singled out a fourth rank, even if he couldn't win, it would be difficult for the opponent to kill him.

After all, Wufu would not attack Yuanshen. If it was a fourth-rank Taoist, Xu Qi'an turned around and left without saying a word. After all, his Yuanshen level is still at the sixth rank.

Even if his primordial spirit is stronger than most of the sixth rank, it is impossible for him to be the opponent of the fourth rank powerhouse.

Secondly, he has a magic book given by Confucianism, which is placed in the game. This is an ultra-rare skill scroll.

Although my level is low, I know krypton gold.

In the battle between heaven and man, it was precisely because of the effect of the Confucian magic book that he made up for the weakness of the primordial spirit, thus defeating Li Miaozhen and Chu Yuanzhen.

In the end, there is still a divine monk in his body, which is his greatest confidence.

However, the existence of Monk Shenshu cannot be exposed. Even if he is summoned, he must be summoned without his teammates, otherwise he will only be murdered.

Saving the princess was just incidental, his purpose was to obtain information.

"The north is King Zhenbei's territory. Go straight there and plunge into his surveillance range. All actions are under the opponent's nose.

"In this case, I will either not investigate the case, or I will smash King Zhenbei."

For a master of logical reasoning, it is impossible for him to fall into such a passive situation.

It is necessary to obtain more clues and intelligence before arriving in the north, so that plans can be made and investigations can be carried out.

At this moment, the quarrel ended.

Chu Xianglong spread out a map on the ground, and said in a deep voice, "Has Yang Jinluo been followed all the way?"

Yang Yan shook his head.

As a pinnacle fourth-rank, there are not many people who can follow him, Wufu's intuition is not a display.

Chu Xianglong breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said: "Very well, then we still have a chance. In this situation, we must not turn back. We should arrive at Jiangzhou City as soon as possible, and ask Jiangzhou Chief Envoy and Jiangzhou Commander for help. Please ask them Mobilize troops to defend the guard."

Everyone nodded slowly.

Jiangzhou City is the main city of a province, and there is no shortage of troops and experts. It is safe to enter Jiangzhou City. If the fourth ranks of the barbarian and monster races dared to enter the city, they were doomed to come and go.

"As long as we can successfully reach the main city of Jiangzhou, we can ask the imperial court for help, or we can directly deploy the Jiangzhou army to escort the princess to the north." Chu Xianglong said.

"That makes sense." Dali Sicheng nodded slowly.

"So next, we need to formulate a marching route." Chu Xianglong pointed to the map and said:

"The shortest road to Jiangzhou is the official road we take now, and we can get there in two days. But this road is also the most dangerous. So we have to detour."

Chen Bu shook his head and retorted: "Detours are equally dangerous. There are too many of us, and there are Zizhong and the female family members, so we can't go fast at all. And the other party is a master of light vehicles, and sooner or later he will be locked and caught up."

Chu Xianglong smiled, and said: "So, we have to abandon the carriage, horses, and some of the weight. It is also easy to use the car, and we can't follow the official path to fight guerrillas with them."

I have to say, this is a very smart decision.

Although the opponent is a master, but it is impossible to sneak into the enemy's abdomen to ambush and lead an army. This would lead to insufficient manpower to conduct a large-scale manhunt.

At this time, Chu Xianglong really showed the quality of an experienced general.

In marching and fighting, such escapes are not uncommon.

Everyone looked at Xu Qi'an.

There are still some talents, and it is impossible to be a mediocre person who can achieve the position of Deputy General of the King of Zhenbei. Xu Qi'an also feels that such an arrangement is the best choice at present.

"I'm fine." He said flatly.

Chu Xianglong smiled triumphantly, and looked at Director Xu with provocation and contempt in his eyes, as if telling him:

The boy with not fully grown hair is still too tender, learn a little bit.

Immediately, all the officials walked out of the tent, gathered the troops, issued orders, and prepared to march overnight.

Chu Xianglong woke up all the maidservants, and then stopped beside the carriage where the princess was, bowed and said, "Princess, something happened."

A few seconds later, a woman's calm voice came from the carriage: "What's the matter?"

Chu Xianglong said in a low voice: "The ship was ambushed on the waterway and has sunk. We are still not out of danger. The enemy is likely to chase and kill us."

The maidservants who left the carriage rubbing their eyes exclaimed when they heard the words.

The old aunt who was among the maidservants shrank her head in fright, panic flashed in her eyes.

Chu Xianglong continued: "The general decided to take the mountain road to avoid being chased and killed. Please prepare quickly and leave overnight."

The old aunt hurried back to the carriage, packed her luggage and dry food, her desire to survive was terrifying.

The maidservants then reacted and began to work on their own.

Abandoning part of Zizhong, the mission team carrying dry food and clean water left the official road, walked across the fields, plains, and over the mountains, and began the arduous trek.

Yang Yan led the team to the front, and Xu Qi'an led the imperial army to the rear.

At dawn, the team took a short rest at the foot of the mountain to replenish food and recover their strength.

Xu Qi'an gnawed on the tasteless biscuits, drank his saliva, and was glad that he didn't bring the filly with him, otherwise this beloved horse would be lost.

Soft footsteps approached, and looking back, it was the old aunt with a tired face.

She stood not far away, hesitated, saw Xu Qi'an looking over, immediately gritted her silver teeth, strode over, sat down beside Xu Qi'an, and said in a low voice:

"Can we get to the north smoothly?"

Xu Qi'an replied: "You are the servant girl of the palace, you should ask Chu Xianglong this question."

I can't believe him. Holding the water bottle, she scanned the crowd with worried eyes and said softly, "I'm a little scared."

She was very scared, so she subconsciously came to Xu Qi'an, maybe in her heart, in this mission, the one who could really make her feel safe was not Jin Gong Yang Yan, nor Chu Xianglong who swore allegiance to King Zhenbei to the death.

It was the young man who kept teasing her all the way, the beater; it was the silver gong who became famous in the fighting;

"Are you afraid of death?" Xu Qi'an asked expressionlessly.

She nodded, then shook her head again.

"There is nothing wrong with Chu Xianglong's plan. With luck, we can reach Jiangzhou safely. We will be safe when we arrive in Jiangzhou. Besides, you are a little maid, what is there to be afraid of? Seeing that the situation is not good, just run away. She is a fourth-rank master , still miss you?"

Xu Qi'an laughed at her timidity.

"I'm afraid I won't be able to reach Jiangzhou." She sighed.

After staying up late and rushing on the road, after only two hours, her legs were already weak and she couldn't walk anymore.

"I'll carry you?" Xu Qi'an suggested.

She shook her head.

"If, if the pursuers intercept us, you" she changed her words: "Will the watchmen protect the princess?"

When she asked this question, her eyes shone with hope, like stars.

It seemed that as long as Xu Qi'an gave an affirmative answer, she would feel at ease.

"Of course not," Xu Qi'an flatly refused:

"Our task is to investigate the case, not to protect the princess. The life and death of the princess has nothing to do with us. If the enemy is too strong, we can escape by ourselves. Anyway, their target is the princess."

Is that so? The light in her eyes dimmed a little, she got up silently, returned to her position, hugging her knees.

She was in the crowd, but she was out of tune with the people around her, looking lonely and pitiful.

A quarter of an hour later, Chu Xianglong got up and said loudly, "Go on."

The well-trained imperial guards and guards stood up in silence, packed their bags, carried their weapons, and were ready to go.

As soon as the words fell, Xu Qi'an's hairs suddenly stood on end. The next moment, a picture naturally appeared in his mind. In the forest above his head, a huge boulder crashed down.

Almost at the same time, Yang Yan in front suddenly raised his head, staring at the mountain behind him with burning eyes.

call

A huge boulder with a height of two feet was thrown down from the mountain and towards the core of the team.

In the mission, the rest of the warriors took a step back, and they didn't feel it until the boulder was thrown. As for the ordinary soldiers and maidservants, they haven't reacted yet.

PS: I made a detailed outline for a long time today.