In Dubuwang's mind, the most important and dangerous enemy was the Central Plains, but he did not give up other small forces because of this.

The killers and swordsmen of the Shangguan family, the merchants and money houses of the Meng clan in Beicheng, have always made friends in various parts of the Western Regions, either openly or secretly, in order to use them one day.

The Swallowing Wind Canyon is located on the main road of Wushan, and its patriarch is naturally among the befrienders, and Yan'er is just one of the many gifts that Jinpeng Castle has given over the years.

"Dubu King sent me an old monster, what do you mean?" the fat patriarch had already bathed and changed his clothes, and when he talked about Yan'er, he was still indignant.

It was not an easy task to clean up the body of such a behemoth who was difficult to move, and Gu Shen waited for the three of them for almost an hour before they saw the fat patriarch again.

The answer is obvious, so Gu Shenwei didn't answer, Ha Chilie hoped to win the fat patriarch to the side of the Dragon King completely, and said angrily: "Naturally, it is a bad plot, the Dubu King wants to see if the Wind Swallowing Gorge is obedient or not, my uncle has been living under the sword planted by the Dubu King all these years, and it is thanks to the Dragon King's guards who recognized this assassin and ruined his plot." ”

Gu Shenwei guessed that a small Wind Swallowing Gorge was not worthy of Dubu King's personal attention, and Yan'er may not have been intentionally sent by Jinpeng Castle, maybe she just wanted to avoid the pursuit of Xiaoyue Hall, and hid in a remote place with the help of Jinpeng Castle, but she didn't expect to meet the Imperial Master and Lotus Girl here.

"Dubu King's ambition is very big, not only the Swallowing Wind Gorge, I'm afraid the entire Wushan is his coveted target. Gu Shenwei naturally did not defend Dubu Wang, but talked about his conspiracy a little bigger.

The fat patriarch was full of anger, and swore not to let the Dubu King succeed, and then ordered someone to put on a sumptuous feast for the Dragon King, but the Lotus Girl did not participate, and the fat patriarch sighed, envying the Dragon King for having such an incredible guard.

The feast lasted from the afternoon to midnight, and Hachilie drank most of the wine for the dragon king, and as soon as he returned to the room, he collapsed and fell asleep.

Gu Shenwei was also very tired, but he didn't have time to rest, so he sat in the room and waited for a while, and the lotus girl pushed the door and came in.

"How is it?" Gu Shenwei asked the lotus girl to take a look around the village to see if there were still Jinpeng killers lurking.

The Lotus Girl shook her head, "I didn't find anyone special, if there were, it must have been hidden." ”

"Do you think the Wind Swallowing Gorge Patriarch can be trusted?"

When judging the credibility of a certain person, Gu Shenwei rarely asked for the opinions of others, and the Lotus Girl was a little surprised, and thought for a while, "He wants to keep the Wind Swallowing Gorge independent, and he and his descendants can continue to rule this small kingdom, and he should not take refuge in Jinpeng Castle, and he really doesn't seem to know about that female slave." ”

The lotus girl knew that the dragon king was suspicious, so she didn't say anything to death, Gu Shenwei was still thinking about it, but she was thinking about another thing, "I thought that with those secret medicines, there would never be a traitor in Xiaoyue Hall." ”

Although they had been united, Xiaoyue Hall was still a mystery to Gu Shenwei, he had never even met the hall master, and had only dealt with a few female disciples.

"There are always surprises. The Dutch girl did not tell the specific inside story, but only talked in generalities, "The human heart is unpredictable, even the most effective secret medicine cannot make everyone loyal." ”

Gu Shenwei no longer asked, the relationship between him and the lotus girl was very delicate, and both of them had a small place in their hearts that they didn't want each other to touch.

"Everyone is loyal to interests, and unprofitable things may be done, but not for long. Gu Shenwei continued with the words of the lotus girl, "This is where I wonder, the patriarch of the Wind Swallowing Gorge agreed so happily to borrow the Dao, but did not make any requests. ”

"He's going to collect tolls per capitation. The Dutch reminded her.

"That was the condition I proposed, and he immediately agreed, without bargaining, if you change someone, you will definitely sit on the ground and increase the price, and take the opportunity to make a windfall. ”

"Maybe he was so generous for the sake of Ha Chilie's face. "The Lotus Maiden didn't mean to argue with the Dragon King, but just thought of all possible aspects for him.

"Well, but his enthusiasm for Ha Chilie is pretended, the Swallowing Wind Gorge is located on a key road, all the tribes of Wushan have to make friends with him, the Dongshan clan is by no means the one with the best relationship, and the fat patriarch has too much face. ”

Then there is only one possibility left, he doesn't think that his promise will really come true, empty favors, no white gifts. ”

Gu Shenwei paced back and forth, and suddenly stopped, "I guess there are two possibilities, there are assassins in ambush in the village, planning to assassinate, or the village is really unprepared, he is waiting for the helper to arrive." ”

"I'll choose the latter. "The Lotus Girl believes that her vision will not be wrong, there is no real master in the village, and the Dragon King came here so soon, no one will definitely think of it in advance.

"If tonight is safe and sound, and the fat patriarch tries his best to keep us early tomorrow morning, he is waiting for someone, and he is a Jinpeng killer. ”

In the second half of the night, the two took turns to rest and be vigilant.

There was nothing unusual in the village, and even the occasional dog barking was loud and calm, as if to report safety to its owner.

Early the next morning, the fat patriarch sent someone to invite the dragon king and Ha Chilie, first chatting, and then talking about the number of the dragon king's army and the toll fee, the fat patriarch was very simple, each person charged one tael of silver, a total of 10,000 taels and let people pass.

This was a very low price, less than Gu Shenwei had expected in advance, so Ha Chilie was very happy and tried his best to deepen the friendship between the Dragon King and the fat patriarch.

Gu Shenwei politely said goodbye, the Wind Swallowing Canyon was already unimpeded, and after leaving Wushan, there was still a big obstacle.

Anguo, on the south side of the Xiaohai Sea, has openly surrendered to Jinpeng Castle, and will never easily accept the army of Daxueshan.

The fat patriarch slapped his fat chest, "Although the dragon king can stay here with peace of mind and wait for the army, Anguo will be handed over to me." His Majesty King An has a deep friendship with me, I know his difficulties, there is a saying called 'rather be the head of the chicken than the queen of the ox', King An surrendered to Jinpeng Fort was forced, and now the Dragon King is out of the mountain, with tens of thousands of troops under his command, what is he afraid of? As long as I say a word, the entire Anguo is the only Dragon King who is the head of the horse. ”

This is a typical scene of righteous anger, the dragon king refuses the other party's kindness, the fat patriarch insists on serving, and finally even starts a fire, "Why, the dragon king doesn't want to be friends with the Swallowing Wind Gorge? Besides, this is a good thing for An Guo, as long as the dragon king promises to keep An Guo independent, An Wang must personally go out of the city to meet your army." ”

Gu Shenwei gradually compromised, and finally under the persuasion of Ha Chilie, he was finally willing to accept the kindness of the fat patriarch, but strongly asked for some compensation to Swallowing Wind Gorge.

The fat patriarch doesn't want money, and he doesn't want beautiful women, "I liked these two things when I was young, but now that I'm old, I suddenly lose interest, I only have one request, I hope the dragon king can bring my sons, if any of them make an inch of merit in the future, the dragon king is happy, what kind of thing, I will be satisfied and grateful." ”

This request was reasonable, and the Dragon King readily agreed, and even made an oath with the fat patriarch.

Friendship is like a fire, you add a little firewood, I pour a little oil, the more it burns, the more it burns, the more it burns, and slowly the faces of everyone are red, and they are drunk without alcohol.

The fat patriarch called many children and grandchildren, introduced them to the dragon king one by one, and finally wanted to call out his daughter and let the dragon king choose one at will to take away.

Gu Shenwei firmly rejected this idea, and among the many kindnesses given by the fat patriarch, he refused to succeed in this one.

Ha Chilie was infected by the friendly atmosphere, and boldly declared that the Dongshan clan would also follow the dragon king to fight the world, and make peace with the Swallowing Wind Gorge for eternity.

In this way, the dragon king remained in the village.

In the afternoon, the lotus girl was also entangled, and there was no way to observe secretly.

The fat patriarch was envious of the dragon king's female guard, so he made a small request, hoping that the female guard would take the time to teach his female slaves a few tricks, at least so that they would not be in trouble.

The feast began early, with only a short break in between, and then continued until midnight.

There were more participants, and many passing merchants were also invited, and they were very surprised to hear that the young man on the VIP seat turned out to be the dragon king, but few people came to take the initiative to make friends, only the fat patriarch and his children and grandchildren, enthusiastically took turns to toast.

The Dragon King made an exception and drank a few more bowls, and when he drank it, he vomited in public during the first shift, which weakened the aura on the Dragon King's head a lot, and also made the fat patriarch feel much more balanced about his vomiting yesterday.

The feast was still going on, but the dragon king could only be helped back to his lodgings by two slave girls.

The slave girl was ordered to serve the dragon king all night, and the lotus girl kicked them out, "There is a reason why the dragon king can't drink, he will kill people indiscriminately when he gets drunk, and he doesn't remember anything when he wakes up, only I can stop him, you will only lose your life if you stay here." ”

The two slave girls left in horror, and since their master was still entertaining guests, they did not tell him about the incident.

Gu Shenwei is indeed not good at drinking, but he is not so drunk that he is unconscious, and as soon as the two female slaves left, he got up immediately.

The Wind Swallowing Canyon is connected to Wushan in the south and Anguo in the north, and the question is which direction the Jinpeng killers who rushed to help will come from.

Gu Shenwei didn't plan to go his separate ways with the Dutch girl, neither of them was a lone killer, and it would always feel unsafe to walk alone.

Gu Shenwei guessed that it was more likely that the fat patriarch would hire a killer from Anguo.

Most of the Jinpeng Fort spies in Wushan hide their identities, and probably won't have much contact with Swallowing Wind Gorge, and the fat patriarch claims that he has a good relationship with King An, probably not all bragging, so he is most likely to seek help from Anguo.

Gu Shenwei once asked Ha Chilie about the location of the capital city of Anguo, and learned that the city was very close to the Swallowing Wind Gorge, and it was only three days away from the round-trip.

The three dragon kings arrived at the village around noon yesterday, and if the envoy sent by the fat patriarch moves fast enough, he can invite the killer tonight.

Gu Shenwei and the second lotus girl left the room left and right, the door was bolted from the inside, jumped out of the window, and sneaked out of the village quietly, until they walked far away, and they could still hear the laughter and laughter at the feast.

There is only one road in the Swallowing Wind Gorge, which saves a lot of trouble, and the two of them are in ambush less than three miles away from the village, waiting patiently.

There was nothing to do all night, except for a small group of patrollers who passed by twice, talking about the lavish feasts in the village, and they were surprised by the patriarch's generosity.

It was the fourth watch of the night, and the sound of horses' hooves came from the north, which was particularly clear in the quiet canyon.

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