Chapter 127
The black-faced man wearing a felt hat saw the middle-aged man entering the woods. He did not follow him directly, but went around to the other side and climbed in carefully.
There were green trees and figures in front of him. As he looked around, he suddenly felt a pain in the back of his head, his vision went dark, and he suddenly lost consciousness.
Meng Qi picked up his vest and clothes, walked back to the original place, threw them in front of the middle-aged man, and said calmly: "Be careful when you walk."
Although the oasis is cooler than the desert and has abundant water vapor, it is not as comfortable as spring in the hinterland of the Central Plains in March. The middle-aged man was originally a little hot, but at this time, his vest and forehead were covered with dense cold sweat, and a chill rose from his heart. Being followed! He was being followed without even knowing it!
"Yes, I was too careless." He replied breathlessly.
Meng Qi and Gu Changqing were dressed differently when they met him, with black cloth covering their heads and black robes covering their bodies, typical of Shake, and their faces were also covered with scarves.
"What news did you find out?" Meng Qi was playing with a few broken pieces of silver in his hand, making the middle-aged man swallow his saliva.
He calmed down and said in a clear and coherent manner: "I have asked around in inns, wine shops and other places, and it turns out that there was indeed a young master in gray robe who passed by nearly ten days ago. He had no money and was going around asking for alms. Although he was stupid, he had a long temper. He was handsome, honest, had a lot of achievements, and was remembered by others. He inquired about the route of the natural disaster and went to Chexi Gorge. "
From this oasis to "Bomi", there are seven or eight routes depending on the water source, and Chechi Gorge is a must-pass for two of them.
Meng Qi nodded lightly. The image he described and his reckless style really fit his junior brother: "Is there any other news?"
The middle-aged man frowned and said, "Yes, yes, but I think it's too fake and I'm afraid it will taint the ears of these two nobles."
"But it doesn't matter." Meng Qi's heart moved.
The middle-aged man thought for a while and said, "Some people say that the little master in gray robe was crying and making a fuss on the street, pestering everyone for money, and finally returned to Congling in the east. Well, there is no other news."
Meng Qi thoughtfully threw the pieces of silver to him: "Be careful when you go back."
The middle-aged man looked at the light of the money and said with excitement: "I know, I know."
Looking at his leaving figure, Gu Changqing said doubtfully: "The news behind is too false. It is not like the true wisdom you described. If the horse bandit deliberately confuses the public, he should make up a decent lie."
Meng Qi smiled and said: "You have to see through it at a glance that it is a lie, so that it meets their intentions."
"What's the intention?" Gu Changqing was a little confused.
Meng Qi smiled half-heartedly and said: "Since there can be such a clumsy lie, there is probably news that conforms to the image and behavior of Zhenhui but deliberately misleads at key points. Although Zeluo Ju is the leader of the horse bandits and dominates the vast sea, he is only the leader. He accounted for 30% of the horse bandits, and there was more than one horse bandit leader with him. "
There are also many horse bandits who want to go against Zeluoju!
"You mean, the previous news may also be false?" Gu Changqing suddenly said, "It makes sense, I just say that there should not be such a clumsy lie. This is obviously done deliberately by Zeluoju and their enemy Ma Bandit. To remind us of the trap, there are more than one or two such characters in the vast sea.”
He seemed to have started talking all at once: "For example, the Jinshuo Oasis where my Gu Family Fort is located does not have the power of Zeluoju at all, because it belongs to the 'Ice and Snow Crazy Sword' Shenduliao..."
"Ice and Snow Crazy Sword" is another powerful horse bandit leader in the vast sea. He is also a top-notch master in the exterior scene. He is incompatible with Zeluoju. It is said that behind him is the "Shura Temple" in the Nine Paths of Evil. Standing there, he condenses. Meng Nan, the number one master in the Western Regions with the "Great Asura Body".
Shendu and Zeluo are the transliterated names of people from the Western Regions, while Anguo is the Central Plains name of people from the Western Regions.
As he spoke, Gu Changqing's voice gradually became lower, because this was exposing his own shortcomings. Gu Jiabao, who always regarded himself as a righteous man, actually wanted to take shelter from a bandit leader. Perhaps it was because of this that he missed the ancestors of the Gu family who roamed the vast sea. , the glorious history of being a chivalrous man and killing horse bandits, but he did not consciously rely on this aspect.
Meng Qi nodded and said nothing, protecting Gu Changqing's face.
Gu Changqing suddenly smiled bitterly and sighed: "Meng Qi, am I ridiculous? I talk about being chivalrous and righteous, but my family secretly relies on the leader of the bandits. If your enemy is not Luo Ju and others, but Luo Ju and others I'm afraid that I won't have the courage and courage to help, I'm afraid, I'm afraid that my family will be implicated..."
"If you don't care about your family and just act chivalrously, I'm afraid I will look down on you. You can't even protect the survival of your own family. How can you talk about justice?" Meng Qi comforted Gu Changqing.
Gu Changqing looked into Meng Qi's eyes and saw the sincerity in his eyes, so he felt relieved: "Then should we look for the horse bandit leader who spread the false news? He is an enemy of Zeluoju and his gang, and he will definitely be willing to help. Us, give us the right intelligence.”
Meng Qi waved his hand: "Don't worry yet, maybe his hostility towards Zeluoju is also disguised?"
I have seen a lot of this kind of scheming, and I am no longer more careless than before. I am now considered to have richer experience in the world.
"What?" After Gu Changqing was shocked, he thought about it carefully and found that this was indeed the truth. The cunning of the horse bandits should not be underestimated!
If the look in his eyes when he looked at Meng Qi changed again, the little master Zhen Ding would probably be twisting and turning in his heart. He was very keen on conspiracies and intrigues!
Compared with him, I am simply stupid and inexperienced.
"Then what should we do?" he asked sincerely.
Meng Qi pointed to the unconscious black-faced man on the ground: "Isn't there still him?"
With that said, he kicked the black-faced man awake.
The black-faced man slowly opened his eyes. He was confused and didn't understand his situation. It wasn't until he saw the two masked men in black above him that he suddenly woke up and said in shock and fear: "What do you want to do?"
"I would like to ask what are you going to do? Tell me! Why are you following our people so secretly?" Meng Qi shouted sharply, trying to act like a "gang boss".
"I, I didn't, I just went into the woods for convenience." The black-faced man replied in a panic, "You two heroes, please spare me, I don't know anything."
Meng Qi moved his right foot to his finger and stepped on it gently, which made the black-faced man's hair stand on end: "Don't, don't, don't use force."
"I never say that I am a cruel person, but I am not a human being when I am cruel." Meng Qi threatened.
The black-faced man looked at him for a moment, sighed and said, "Hero, if I tell you the truth, won't you kill me?"
"Of course, I'm a good person." Meng Qi issued the good person card to himself, which made Gu Changqing dumbfounded.
The black-faced man took a deep breath and slowly exhaled: "I am a subordinate of the big stall. I specialize in this oasis to inquire about information and pass on the situation of the caravan. This time, I was ordered by the big stall to wait in the oasis to inquire about the young monk and his wife. The person who followed the old monk’s whereabouts was just like this.”
"Large stall?" Meng Qi didn't know much about these gangsters.
Gu Changqing introduced: "The big stall was drunk and he didn't know what he had done. He escaped from the Central Plains and came to Hanhai. He raised a team of horse bandits and called himself 'the big stall'. He was very powerful. It was said that he had opened six orifices, and There are many capable people under his command, not only the five or six masters who are enlightened, but also the strategic strategist ‘Smiling Fox’ Yu Lin.”
"They are used to operating in this area. Unexpectedly, they have secretly surrendered to Zeluoju."
Meng Qi nodded and continued to ask: "So, you deliberately released false news about Che Lixia? To lure us into an ambush?"
"It's not false news. The young monk did go to Chexixia. It's just that I asked the innkeeper and the guys selling information to hide something." The black-faced man answered honestly.
"What happened?" Gu Changqing asked.
The dark-faced man's expression twisted: "Conceal the fact that the valley near Chexi Gorge is a Dazhan camp. In this way, if anyone asks about the whereabouts of the young monk, they will fall into a trap."
"What about the young monk?" Meng Qi asked without changing his tone.
The black-faced man whispered: "He was caught by the big stall and is waiting to be given to Boss Zeluo as bait."
"Answer very honestly, I will spare your life." Meng Qi kicked the black-faced man in the head with his right foot, causing him to faint again.
After being unconscious for a while, the black-faced man woke up and found that there was no one in the woods. His expression changed a few times, and he quickly got up and returned to the market town.
At this time, two figures suddenly appeared in the woods, it was Meng Qi and Gu Changqing.
"Why don't you go to Checraxia Gorge to rescue Zhenhui?" Gu Changqing was puzzled as to why he still waited there. Saving people is like putting out a fire!
Meng Qi smiled and said to him: "We can't just believe what others say. No matter what the information is, it must be verified."
"How to verify? Find the horse bandits on the other side?" Gu Changqing asked doubtfully.
Meng Qi pointed at the dark-faced man who was looking around and back as he walked - he was trying to prevent being followed: "Look for him, otherwise why do you think I didn't kill him?"
Isn't it because you are a monk? Gu Changqing muttered in his heart.
Meng Qi walked out of the woods with his hands behind his back and said: "Changqing, wait here."
They have become familiar with each other and no longer need to care about the title of Young Master Gu.
"Hey, you will be discovered if you follow like this!" Gu Changqing has never seen anyone follow someone so arrogantly. As long as the other party turns around, they can see him!
Meng Qi's clothes did not change, but he took off his black face scarf to avoid attracting the attention of passers-by. He put his hands behind his back and walked slightly behind the black-faced man, without any intention of avoiding him.
The black-faced man kept turning back as a habit, but his eyes always passed through Meng Qi and cast into the distance, as if there was no one there!
Seeing Meng Qi strutting behind the black-faced man, who turned a blind eye to him when he turned around, Gu Changqing felt a ghostly chill even though the sun was high and bright.
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