Wen Pu led more than 1,000 soldiers, led by Zhang Xian, all the way to the south.

The weather is cold, the snow is very deep, the food of the Qin soldiers has long been exhausted, although the guards are well-trained, and the physique is not bad, but the five big and three rough men have not eaten for two days, and they have been rushing one after another, and their physical strength has been exhausted, most of them are exhausted, and many people even want to fall down on the spot and sleep for a while.

Wen Pu saw it in his eyes, and he was helpless in his heart, and asked Zhang Xian: "Master Zhang, the soldiers are running out of food, is there no place to replenish grain and grass along the way?" Even if people barely survive, these horses are really difficult to support without horse feed. ”

Zhang Xian said with a smile: "General Wen, less than fifty miles ahead, there is a county seat, and I won't tell you, when I came, I was worried that your grain and grass would not be able to keep up, so I sent someone into the city and told that when we arrived, we must prepare food." At the present rate, by tomorrow morning, we will be able to arrive, and by that time not only will the horses have fodder, but the people will also be well fed. ”

Wenpu said "oh", but Zhang Xian looked up at the sky and said: "General Wen, it's getting late, looking at the weather, I'm just afraid that it will snow tonight, and there is no place to stay before and after, but everyone is also exhausted, so I am afraid that someone will not be able to support it, you see if you find a place to rest for the night first, and wait for everyone to recover some physical strength first, and then we will leave when the sky is bright." ”

"There's no shelter from the cold here." Wenpu frowned and said, "It's windy at night, Lord Zhang, do you have a good place to rest?" ”

Zhang Xian glanced around, then frowned and thought about it, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he clapped his hands and said: "I almost forgot, less than ten miles away from here, there is a valley called Hukou, surrounded by mountains, there is only a small road that can lead into it, there is a mountain wall to block the cold wind, it will not be too cold, but it is a good place." ”

"Tiger's mouth?" Wenpu frowned and said, "This name is really unlucky! ”

Zhang Xian said with a smile: "In fact, that place was first called the Camphor Tree Valley, there are many camphor trees in it, and then the hunters often hunt there, and often can hit the tiger, over time, the people here will call it the tiger's mouth, the original intention is to fight the tiger's mouth, and then somehow it was called the tiger's mouth, well, there is only that place near this place to avoid the cold and wind, if General Wen thinks it can't be done, less than twenty miles to the west, there is also a temple, to accommodate these soldiers, barely able to live in, but to detour some roads!" ”

Wenpu thought for a while, and then said: "Going around to the west, the road is a lot farther, and everyone is indeed exhausted, Lord Zhang, where is the tiger's mouth, you take us there to rest for the night!" ”

Under the leadership of Zhang Xian, the group continued to go south, walked less than six or seven miles, turned to the southeast, the road became narrower and narrower, and traveled along the winding path for only two or three miles, and sure enough, they saw a steep cliff in front of them, rising from the ground, but there was a small road in the middle, just like a giant axe splitting the cliff.

"General Wen, this is it." Zhang Xian raised his hand and pointed to the front, "Surrounded by mountains, block the wind and cold!" ”

Wen Pu saw it in his eyes, but he was secretly frightened, and frowned: "Lord Zhang, shelter from the wind is shelter from the wind, but this place is too sinister, according to the art of war, it is definitely not a place to garrison troops." ”

"What General Wen said is extremely true." Zhang Xian said with a smile: "If you fight with the enemy and retreat into this valley, of course, you can't get in, and the enemy can't get in, but if the enemy seals the exit, it will be difficult to get out." Then Fu Su smiled and said: "But there are no thieves in this place, and even if there are, we will never dare to embarrass our guards, let's just find a shelter from the wind, rest for the night, and leave early tomorrow morning!" Seeing that Wen Pu seemed worried, he hurriedly said: "General Wen, if you think this place is not suitable, we can turn around and go to the other end and look for that temple!" ”

Wen Pu turned around and saw that his soldiers were exhausted, obviously most of them were already exhausted, cold and hungry, and they barely managed to get here by perseverance.

"That's it, since you're here, you'll be safe when you come." Wenpu turned over and dismounted, "Although it is in the territory of Hujin, there is no enemy army, but we still have to be cautious." He waved a general and ordered a sentry post to be arranged outside the tiger's mouth.

The soldiers and horses are connected before and after, entering the mouth of the tiger, this valley is really impermeable, surrounded by mountain walls to resist, the cold wind can not invade at all.

When the men and horses entered the valley, seven or eight sentry posts were arranged outside, and the soldiers put down the tents they had brought with them, and after clearing the snow in the valley, they first set up a slightly larger tent for Wenpu.

Due to the small number of tents, Zhang Xian and several of his entourage could only be allocated one tent.

In such a harsh environment, food was naturally difficult to find, so the soldiers set up a makeshift stove in the valley, threw the snow in an iron pot and boiled it into boiling water, and drank some hot water to warm up their bodies for the time being, because the number of iron pots brought out was very small, and it took a lot of time to drink a bowl of hot water.

More soldiers were looking for a place, and several people were huddled together, although it was in this cold weather, but the unbearable tiredness still made many people go to bed early, and they didn't even bother to wait for a sip of hot water.

Although Wenpu is also very tired, at this time, he really doesn't feel sleepy.

Standing in front of the tent, hearing that the originally noisy valley was beginning to calm down, Wenpu looked up at the sky, the dark curtain was dark, and he couldn't see anything clearly, just like the road ahead, confused.

"General Wen hasn't slept yet?" Zhang Xian's voice came from behind him, Wen Pu turned his head to look, saw Zhang Xian coming over, and smiled reluctantly: "Lord Zhang hasn't rested yet?" ”

"Presumably General Wen is in the same mood as me." Zhang Xian walked up to Wenpu and sighed lightly: "It's an eventful time, and it's not easy to sleep peacefully. ”

Wen Pu said: "When the first emperor was still the Marquis of Qin, it was only a corner of the land, and in the end he still dominated the four seas and sat on thousands of miles of rivers and mountains. Now that the Holy God is leading us, we will always be able to revive Great Qin. ”

"That's what I thought, too." Zhang Xian said with a smile: "Saint Tao Wu Strategy, he can lead us out of the predicament, and with a powerful and famous general like General Wen, he can slowly recover the lost ground." ”

Wen Pu opened his mouth, stopped talking, and finally said, "I have to hurry tomorrow, Lord Zhang should rest early." As he was about to leave, Zhang Xian asked, "Where is General Wen going?" ”

Wen Pu said: "I go to patrol the sentry, this is my habit all along!" ”

"General Wen, you have a hard journey, I can go and inspect it." Zhang Xian said solemnly: "After arriving in Zhengcheng, there are still many things waiting for General Wen, and I am afraid that there will not even be time to rest, General Wen, you rest first, and I will go out for a spin." ”

Wen Pu wanted to say more, but Zhang Xian had already sighed lightly: "General Wen, if you want to say something that shouldn't be said, if you want to revive Great Qin, there will be many wars in the future, and General Wen will be the pillar of my Great Qin in the future, so you have to take care of yourself." With a wry smile, he walked in the direction of Taniguchi

The cold wind is like a knife, but the house is warm like spring, and in the warm hall of the Hujin Governor's Palace, there are not many drinks and dishes on the table, but it is very exquisite.

"Commander Xuanyuan, looking for you to drink today, in fact, I have a confidential matter to tell you." In the warm warm hall, there were only two people, Mei Long and Xuanyuan Shao, the governor of Hujin, who held a wine jug and personally poured wine for Xuanyuan Shao.

Even if he came to have a drink, Xuanyuan Shao was still in armor, and it was a sky-breaking bow that was extremely feared, and it was also placed at his feet, and he could reach out and get it.

Xuanyuan Shao's face was expressionless, and he let out an "oh" and asked, "Confidential matter?" ”

Mei Long smiled and said, "Can Commander Xuanyuan guess what kind of confidential matter it is?" ”

"I've never been a fan of riddles." Xuanyuan Shao was as indifferent and calm as ever, "Since Governor Mei came to me, presumably things won't be easy!" ”

Mei Long bowed slightly, clapped his hands, and soon, two Hujin armor guards escorted one person in through the door, the person was tied up and down in a strong knot, and two big knives were on his shoulders left and right.

Xuanyuan Shao was stunned, but Mei Long had already gotten up, raised his hand and pointed at the person, and asked Xuanyuan Shao: "Commander Xuanyuan, do you know this person?" ”

Xuanyuan Shao also stood up, looked up and down, and saw that the man's hair was scattered, although the upper body was tightly tied by a rope, he could also see that this person only had one arm, and he was a little puzzled, but he saw that the man's eyes were wide open, and he had already scolded: "Mei Long, you villain, you dare to betray Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu wants to cut you with a thousand knives." ”

Mei Long didn't pay attention to it at all, but a guard next to him punched out and hit the man's waist, the force was not light, the man's body shook, but he still stood stiff.

"Commander Xuanyuan, this person is called Qiu Rublood." Mei Long sneered: "There are extremely famous figures in the rivers and lakes. ”

Xuanyuan Shao obviously didn't know much about this kind of Jianghu characters, and his face was still expressionless, Mei Long continued: "He has become Chu Huan's lackey many years ago, but now he is helping Chu Huan to win over people in the rivers and lakes in various places, as an eyeliner, Chu Huan is very clear about the news from all over the world, and the source is these people. ”

Xuanyuan Shao finally changed color slightly, and said, "He is Chu Huan's person?" ”

"Exactly." Mei Long said: "This person was ordered by Chu Huan, and this time he came to Hujin, but he wanted to secretly contact the governor, and wanted to buy the governor and make the governor become Chu Huan's lackey like him." Speaking of this, he smiled coldly, "It is precisely because of this person that he helped the governor find out a big scum below, and Wei Fan, the head of the Household Department, actually colluded with him in private." ”

Xuanyuan Shao changed color even more, and frowned: "What you said is true?" ”

"The person has been caught, and Xuanyuan has a divine guard under his command, so he can be brought over for detailed interrogation." Mei Long said with a smile: "However, the governor has already sent someone to interrogate, and if you want to pry out from his mouth whether this Zheng Cheng still has his comrades, you must wipe out all his comrades." ”

Qiu Ruxue said sharply: "Lao Tzu is folded in your hands, it is considered Lao Tzu's bad luck, if you want to kill or chop, even if you come here, it is impossible to pry something out of Lao Tzu's mouth." ”

"You don't have to be stubborn, this governor has his own way to let you explain it honestly." Mei Long waved his hand, "Take him down, so he can wait!" He smiled coldly.

The two guards retreated and took Qiu Ruxue down, and Xuanyuan Shao said, "Governor Mei, it seems that Chu Huan is ready to extend his hand to Hujin." ”

Mei Long said: "Commander Xuanyuan, I know that you and I have different temperaments, but now in times of crisis, you and I must work together, no matter what, we can't let Chu Huan's hand reach into Hujin succeed." ”

Xuanyuan Shao nodded slightly, but Mei Long had already sat down again, and when Xuanyuan Shao sat down, Mei Long had already raised his glass and said: "Commander Xuanyuan, if there is anything inconsiderate before, don't worry about me." I am a rough person, and it is inevitable that I am not thoughtful in my words and actions, but I am loyal to Daqin's fists and fists, and I will never be under the command of you Xuanyuan. After speaking, he raised his head and drank the wine in his cup.

Xuanyuan Shao picked up the wine glass, but did not hold it, and seemed to hesitate.

Mei Long put down the wine glass, and saw that Xuanyuan Shao had not yet served the glass, a trace of unhappiness crossed his eyes, and said, "Does Commander Xuanyuan think that the wine here is not good, or is he unwilling to drink with me?" ”

Xuanyuan Shao stared at Mei Long's eyes, and saw the unhappy look in Mei Long's eyes, but he drank the wine in the cup with a cup.

"Happy!" Mei Long smiled and poured the wine again, "Commander Xuanyuan, from now on, you and I will work together to serve Great Qin!" ”

Xuanyuan Shao bowed slightly, Mei Long looked left and right, and lowered his voice: "Commander Xuanyuan, I have something to show you, this is obtained from Qiu Ruxue, you can confirm whether it is true." After speaking, he walked to the inner room, Xuanyuan Shao turned his head and glanced at his sky-breaking bow, but after all, he still followed Mei Long and entered the inner room.

"Governor May, what needs to be so mysterious?" Xuanyuan Shao asked.

Mei Long walked to the light of the inner room, took a small brocade bag and handed it to Xuanyuan Shao, Xuanyuan Shao was a little puzzled, but as a result, he opened it carefully, but only saw a piece of jade pendant inside, took a closer look, suddenly changed color, and lost his voice: "This is the royal jade pendant!" ”

"There are also the words of the East Palace on it." Mei Long said in a low voice: "Commander Xuanyuan, you know the things in the palace better than me, and you have seen more treasures than me, do you see if this jade pendant is real or fake?" ”

Xuanyuan Shao looked grim and asked, "Where did this jade pendant come from?" ”

"Qiu Ruxue took out this jade pendant and told me about the saint!" Mei Long's expression was solemn, "He told me that the Holy Lord has suffered an accident, saying that the Qin State has perished, and I don't need to bury the Qin State, and this jade pendant is the physical evidence he used to prove that the Holy Lord was killed." ”

Xuanyuan Shao's face turned pale, his pupils contracted, his body shook, and he was almost unstable on his feet, but he reached out on the table, stabilized his body, shook his head and said: "Impossible, even if this jade pendant is real, it is impossible for the saint to encounter accidents." The saint is extraordinary, and he has miraculous skills, how can he be harmed by Xiaoxiao! ”

"So, this jade pendant is real?" Mei Long changed color slightly, "Commander Xuanyuan, are you sure that this jade pendant is the personal object of the saint?" ”

Xuanyuan Shao nodded slightly, and Mei Long was even more shocked: "If this is really a personal thing of the saint, how can it fall into the hands of hatred and blood?" ”

Xuanyuan Shao felt that his chest was suffocated, and he was a little breathless for a while, and reluctantly said: "This is their trick, and the Holy One will never be fine!" ”

"Commander Xuanyuan, your face is pale, are you not feeling well?" Mei Long helped him over with one hand, "You have to take care of your body!" He looked concerned, but suddenly, his eyes were cold, and the other hand had an extra dagger at some point, and it had quietly stabbed Xuanyuan Shao's heart.