Shi Qingjue left Shangguan Cheng behind, and the two of them drove abreast. It was not long before dawn, and there were no pedestrians on the road. Dozens of big men with swords walked with the Taoist priests, but they did not attract much attention. Behind the two of them, Chu Nanping was still following at a close distance, as if he had not yet made a decision on the purpose of his trip. Shi Qingjue, who was still in Nanping at first, said to Shangguancheng: "What do you think of Master Zihe?" "He is very strange and quite kind." Shangguancheng knew that this was a test, so he thought hard for a while, Added: "But his disciples and disciples seem to be very reluctant." "They are from a well-known and decent family, so of course they disdain to associate with Tieshan. What do you think of Master Zihe's proposal?" Which party Tieshan will join forces with will affect the future. Shangguan Cheng was a little flattered that the monk actually asked for his opinion on a matter of life and death, but he had indeed considered the issue, "I don't quite understand the situation in the Central Plains, but it sounds like King Xiao is sure of victory and will ascend the throne as emperor sooner or later. The Queen Mother has already killed herself, and General Pang Ning is weak in the court. With only 200,000 troops, there is little chance of winning. If I were to join forces with a powerful party as soon as possible, I could come up with more favorable conditions." Shi Qingjue smiled. , touching two scars, making his face look even more ferocious, "This is also one thing you need to learn. Don't care what the other person says, listen to what is said, and think about why the other person made such a suggestion." "Beyond the words." "The sound." Shangguan Cheng looked at the team more than a hundred steps away. The bun on the top of Zihe's head was vaguely visible, and his body was swaying. He doesn't look like the head of a famous family at all, and he doesn't have the poise of an eighty-year-old man. "One thing is very strange. As a great national master, Master Zihe works for Prince Xiao, and he only has three disciples with him." "Well, this is a strange thing." "The four of them did not visit openly last night , was forced to show up after being called out by Chu Nanping. If Prince Xiao really wanted to win over Tieshan, he shouldn't be so casual. "Shang Guancheng thought for a while, "This shows the so-called alliance. Confronting Pang Ning was a temporary excuse that Zihe came up with. In fact, he had another purpose. " "Zhenzihe is an old cunning man. Prince Xiao has just won a great victory in the capital, and all the ministers in the court are busy flattering and showing their loyalty. But he left the capital. He must be doing something big for Prince Xiao. "He is very interested in Nangong Huai and Pang Ning. Does he want to assassinate the general and let Prince Xiao win without a fight?" "Hidden tricks, these are all blinding tricks. Master Zihe is not a desperado. Two hundred thousand troops to take the head of a general? He will never take over such a thing. If he fails, he will be ridiculed by the world. If he succeeds, he will be jealous of King Xiao." The dry, ugly old man was not as trustworthy as when we first met him. Shangguan Cheng couldn't think of any more clues. "I can't figure it out. What is there in the northwest? It's worth the trouble for Master Zihe to make a trip." "Sooner or later he will show his flaws." Shi Qingjue had some guesses in his mind, but he didn't want to say too much. As long as Shangguan Cheng is wary of Zihe Zhenren, it will be fine. That night, the group was still staying in the wild. The Tieshan bandits took their tents with them. The Kongtong faction and Shangguan Fei were each assigned one. Only Chu Nanping was still unsociable. He would accept food if others gave it to him. He doesn't come to ask for it. After eating, he sleeps in the wasteland and occasionally disappears for a period of time. No one knows what he is doing. Shangguan Cheng had a good impression of Chu Nanping before. He knew that he had followed him all the way to protect him, and he was even more grateful. Even so, he still couldn't find a chance to say a word to the lonely swordsman. However, Master Zihe used this day to make "friends" with almost everyone. After dinner, he read the palms of at least five gangsters, predicting that they would either live long or become famous, and also helped several gangsters. The gangster who had just lost his best friend performed a simple ritual. Shi Qingjue looked on with cold eyes and did not stop the brothers from having fun. However, when Master Zihe offered to read his palm for him, the monk refused, "I know what my destiny is, so there is no need to calculate." The Zhou brothers were more reserved and hid behind the scenes. In the tent, eating the dry food he brought, only Chen Jinke was with the leader. Shangguan Cheng regarded it as a task to observe the real person Zihe, but he saw nothing. The leader of the Kongtong Sect was like a child rejuvenated. He was full of enthusiasm and had no scheming. It was impossible to say that he had any big conspiracy hidden in his heart. Not like that. Master Zihe occasionally smiled at him, but did not take the initiative to talk to him. The world of adults is really difficult to understand. When he went into the tent to sleep, Shangguan Cheng felt exhausted and even began to wonder if the monk was too worried. Then he had a chaotic dream, in which many familiar people appeared, all of whom seemed to be worried. It seemed like she was hiding something from him. In another tent not far away, Shangguan Fei couldn't sleep and spent most of his time taking care of Nangong Huai. Nangong Huai was extremely forbearing when she was injured, and Master Zihe didn't even moan when he was recovering from his injuries. However, after entering the recovery period, she was overwhelmed by the continuous pain. On horseback, she lay in Shangguan Fei's arms, and she still couldn't avoid it. After enduring the bumps for more than a long time, I started to whisper "shenyin" in a low voice. After living in the tent, I was still in so much pain that I couldn't sleep. But she never asked, and even though she gritted her teeth, she didn't say a single unnecessary word. On the contrary, Shangguan Fei was so anxious that he asked Master Zihe and the gangsters for medicine, hoping to relieve Nangong Huai's pain. "There is no panacea that can help her." Master Zihe gave him several medicines, both internal and external. "Whether she can survive and how she recovers depends on her own abilities. This kind of thing is unpredictable. Some people are peerless masters who have never even sneezed in their lives, but in the end they lost their lives because of a minor illness. Some people may seem delicate, but they are superior in terms of endurance. " Master Zihe's words are the same as his medicine, which can only be used. Providing some comfort, after Shangguan Fei helped Nangong Huai take the medicine, he looked at her face that would never be symmetrical and said, "What else do you want? I'll get it for you." Nangong Huai's pain was slightly relieved, and his eyes A little sluggish, but his expression is still firm. "Why are you protecting me? Aren't you timid?" This was the first time Nangong Huai spoke in a day. The first thing Shangguan Fei felt was nervousness. He turned to the tent door and peeked out, then whispered: "Be careful, don't be heard, they will force you to confess." "So what? It's just torture, I can bear it." Shangguan Fei thought He said "I can't stand it" and felt that these words were too intimate, so he said: "There is no need to take the initiative to be tortured." "It's the same sentence, why are you protecting me? You are timid. You have no ability." Shangguan Fei hehehe He laughed twice and said, "Because I believe you. Didn't you say you were going to take me to the Shifang Sect, where I would be closely protected and no longer have to be afraid." "I lied to you. You heard it last night. "The direction I took you is wrong." "That doesn't matter. I believe you anyway." Nangong Huai shut up. Talking would distract her and cause more pain. Of course she wouldn't. Would you trust a strange man from the Western Region casually, not to mention that this man is very strange and stupid. It was worthless in her eyes, "My original name is Shen Qiongzhi, the branch of the tree is not the Ganoderma lucidum." This is the only thing she can reveal, and it is not really a secret. Many people inside and outside the Shifang Sect know this. Shangguan Fei was still very happy and read the three words "Shen Qiongzhi" several times. "A good name, better than your current name. Which one do you want me to call you?" "Whatever." Nangong Huai closed his eyes and opened them again after a while, "Can you rescue me?" "You Like this we can't run very far." Shangguan Fei was worried. Back then, under the pressure of the Dragon King, He Nu, and Old Man Mu, he still dared to fight with others occasionally. Once he lost support, he would treat Shi Qingjue like this. The humanoid was scared to death, "I think things will turn around. The monk values ??Shangguan Cheng very much. After all, he is my brother. I will ask him for mercy in two days" Nangong Huai closed his eyes again and looked at Shangguan Fei. The reaction was not surprising at all. If this was a man who dared to think and do, he would not be deceived out of the capital by her few words. "Go to sleep." Shangguan Fei whispered, watching as her breathing gradually stabilized and she quietly got out of the tent. It was dark at night, and there were seven or eight people drinking and chatting next to a small bonfire. Master Zihe and Chen Jinke were sitting among them. The two did not drink, but they were the main force in the chat, which often made the gangsters laugh. It would be great if he had the skills of the old god. Shangguan Fei was envious of him. He had wanted to be loved by the people around him since he was a child. Unfortunately, except for his mother, he rarely succeeded. Shangguan Fei walked towards the fire and said with a smile: "I can smell the smell of wine from far away. Can you share some of it?" The laughter stopped. The gangsters all looked down on this coward and no one refused to answer. Shangguan Fei pretended not to know, squeezed in between the two gangsters, "It's a long night, it's really hard to get through it without drinking some wine." "As long as you have a woman by your side, what else can't you get through?" One gangster said coldly. say. "Oh, she is a woman, but she looks more like a man than me, and she was beaten like that by your king. Are you interested in her? You can go and have a try now." "Go, I only sleep with beautiful women. "There are so many men in Tieshan, why are you looking for her?" Everyone laughed, Shangguan Fei also laughed and took it from the gangster next to him.He picked up the wine bag and took a big gulp, "Is this the worst wine in the world? But it's really strong." In the eyes of the gangsters, Shangguan Fei immediately became less annoying. Shangguan Fei had experience in the Dragon Army camp: If you can't laugh at others, then laugh at yourself. This is the easiest way to make friends with strangers. Several people drank until midnight. Shangguan Fei used all his skills to successfully attack and defeat Master Zihe and became the leader of the conversation. Chen Jinke tried to stand up for the ancestor several times, but failed because he could not drink. Chen Jinke is a lay disciple of the Kongtong sect. He is actually allowed to drink. He stopped drinking along with him because he respected the old gods. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a weakness. Master Zihe signaled Chen Jinke to help Shangguan Fei, who was drunk, and the three of them walked towards the tent together. After the Tieshan gangsters were no longer behind them, Master Zihe grabbed Shangguan Fei's arm and whispered, "Boy, you are repaying a favor with a grudge." Shangguan Fei was indeed drunk, but his mind was still clear. He laughed twice, put it next to Zhenren Zihe's ear, and said in a lower voice: "I will give you Shangguancheng, and you can rescue us two."