Qi Ning cupped his hands and said with a smile: "King Damiao is so polite!"
Yueshensi did not stop, turned around and left. After Yueshensi left, Dandu Gu turned around and ordered: "Within ten miles around Sun Moon Peak, don't miss every inch, search again and again, and never let a criminal hide." Come down." Then he said to Bai Ya: "Baotou man, from today on, in addition to the open sentry, we will set up secret sentries around Sun Moon Peak to select the capable men in the village. No matter who they are, whoever comes close to Sun Moon Peak will be killed. No mercy!"
Bai Yali immediately said: "Yes!"
Dandu Gu then said to Qining: "Your Majesty, wine and food have been prepared in the village. Please come and have a glass of wine!"
Qin Ning thought that he had indeed offended the Miao family. As the king of Miao, Dandu Gu invited him out. Of course, he could not refuse. Moreover, he could use wine to apologize to Dandu Gu. He cupped his hands and said: "The king of Miao invites you, naturally. I want to disturb him." But he was still thinking about Qi Feng and others, knowing that when he was intercepted and killed on the mountainside, people at the foot of the mountain also arranged for people to attack Qi Feng and others, and asked: "King Damiao, who came with me... !”
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, they have been arranged to the village. Some people are injured. We have people apply medicine to treat their injuries, but...!" Damiao King Dandu Gu hesitated for a moment before saying: "My Lord, two of his attendants were injured. He was killed and the body was carried to the stronghold. How to deal with it depends on the Lord's instructions."
Qi Ning looked solemn and did not waste any time. After Dan Du Gu was assigned, everyone left. Dan Du Gu personally led Qi Ning back to the main stronghold of the Miao King. This was not the first time for Qin Ning to come to this Miao stronghold. Everything Nothing has changed much, except that when I first came here, the Damiao King I met was already dead, and Langchatulu was also dead. Now the head of Cangxi Shangshui Cave is Dandu Gu.
Although Dandu Gu is not too old, he acts calmly and has the legacy of the old Miao King.
Entering the village, Dandu Gu led Qi Ning to a straw hut very considerately. It was just dawn, and there was still a short time before dawn. There were lights in the hut, and Qi Ning entered. When he arrived at the hut, he smelled the smell of herbs. He glanced around and saw Qi Feng and two other guards inside the hut. There were Miao people making medicine nearby. Qi Ning came into the hut. , the three of them immediately stood up and quickly came forward to greet them.
Qi Ning felt slightly relieved when he saw that the three of them were more or less injured, but their lives were not in danger. Qi Feng and others had been worried about Qi Ning's safety, and they were relieved to see that Qi Ning was safe and sound.
"My lord, we...!" As soon as Qi Feng opened his mouth, Qi Ning raised his hand to stop him and sighed softly: "I know, you don't need to say it, this time we fell into a trap."
Although Dandu Gu led Qi Ning to the hay shed, he did not come in. Instead, he waited outside. Qi Feng approached Qi Ning and whispered: "My lord, the people who assassinated us were all dressed up as members of the Miao family. , but I conclude that those people are definitely not Miao people."
"This matter has nothing to do with the Miao family. I have my own idea." Qining looked at it for a few times and asked, "Is there nothing serious for you guys?"
The three of them all said it was okay. Qi Feng's face showed a cold look and said: "Two brothers were killed by them. Duke, we must find out who was behind the assassins and we must not let them go."
Qi Ning sneered and said: "I never planned to let him go." He raised his hand and patted Qi Feng's shoulder: "You guys recover here first. King Damiao and I have something to say."
Qi Ning came out of the hut, and the Miao King was waiting outside. When he saw Qi Ning coming out, he didn't say anything. He just raised his hand to make a gesture of invitation. Qin Ning nodded slightly, and the two of them went to a stilted building side by side, went upstairs, and Sure enough, there were wine and food on the table, which was not very rich, but there were more than a dozen bamboo tubes placed beside the table. Qining knew that the bamboo tubes contained the fine wine brewed by the Miao family. Look at this, the Miao King was actually preparing to fight with him. Never stop drunk.
The Miao family does not have too many red tapes when eating, and Dandu Gu is also a person who does not stick to trivial matters. The two sat down across from each other. Dandu Gu personally poured wine into Qining's bowl. Without saying a word, he picked up the wine bowl and He offered a bowl to Qining, and the two of them touched each other, and both were clean.
Dandu Gu poured the wine again, and then said: "If it wasn't for the Lord, Langchaduru's conspiracy would have succeeded last time. Last time, the Lord left too quickly, and we didn't have a few good drinks. We have to make up for it this time." .”
Qi Ning said: "In the final analysis, it is about the right and wrong of the Great Witch. I actually didn't put in much effort. It's just that this time, for some reason, I went to the Sun and Moon Peak without permission, without informing the King of Miao in advance. This...!"
Dandu Gu raised his hand and said: "At the foot of the mountain, I said that, as if I was blaming the Lord, but there is no misunderstanding. There were many people at that time, and the Lord did break the rules. As the King of Damiao, I , in front of them, you have to show something."
"Oh?" Qining was startled, but he didn't expect Dan Du Gu to be so enlightened.
Dan Du Gu saw Qi Ning's thoughts and said: "Your Majesty met with the great witch secretly this time. Naturally, there are important secrets that should not be known to others. It's just that this time, I was completely unaware of the assassins who infiltrated Sun Moon Peak this time. , I really deserve to die." He clenched his fists, looking quite annoyed.
Qi Ning said: "King Damiao, those people have carefully planned this time. They must have spent a lot of effort to sneak in...!"
Dandu Gu shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, you don't understand what I mean. My father has been responsible for the Miao king for decades. In these decades, it cannot be said that the seventy-two holes of the Miao family have always lived in harmony, but under my father's Under the leadership of the leader, whenever there is a crisis, the Seventy-Two Cave can advance and retreat together, and the villages in Cangxi share life and death." After a slight pause, he continued: "As the king of Damiao, I also have an important responsibility, that is, It is to protect the safety of the great witch. Sun and Moon Peak is the highest peak in Xishan, and it is also protected by the arches of each village. To be honest with you, in order to ensure the absolute safety of the great witch, Cangxi Miao Village has a secret team. Patrolling around Sun Moon Peak, if anyone is found approaching Sun Moon Peak, a signal will be sent out, and all villages will immediately go to support."
Qi Ning thought to himself that it seemed that Bai Yali and his people had arrived tonight. It must be the cruising Miao people who discovered the situation and sent out the signal.
"My lordship was able to cross the mountains and approach Sun Moon Peak. I really didn't expect that those assassins could sneak into Xishan without anyone knowing, and even lurk in Sun Moon Peak. This is even more unexpected to me." King Damiao's expression became serious: "I'm only worried now that the reason why those people were able to successfully ambush at Riyue Peak is not because they are very capable, but because... there may be an insider in the village!"
Qi Ning's expression changed slightly, and he lowered his voice and said, "Is the Miao King worried that there is a traitor in Cangxi Miao Village?"
"Your Excellency, you should remember that Langchatulu was frantic in plotting to kill my father and wanted to seize the throne of the Miao King. Why did he do that? Why did he dare to do that?" Dandu Gu, the king of the Miao Dynasty, said with sharp eyes: "All the kings of the Miao Dynasty. There are two ways to choose the successor, one is for the Damiao King to designate the successor, and the other is for the leaders of the Cangxi Miao Village to jointly decide. I do not deny that no matter which method, it will not be the right choice. Chatulu came to succeed the Miao King."
Qining nodded slightly. The old Miao King's favorite successor was Dandu Gu. Dandu Gu was far superior to Langchadulu in terms of prestige and ability. Even if the leaders discussed it, Langchadulu could not be shaken. The seat of Dandu Bone.
"Langchatulu has only one chance to succeed the Miao King, and that is to get rid of me." Dandu Gu sneered: "That's why he killed my father and put the blame on me, but he can have such courage and rely on What is it?"
Qining said: "What King Damiao said is absolutely true. Langchatulu must have someone to rely on for doing this, otherwise he wouldn't dare to be so mad."
"Since he dares to do that, he must have made a lot of preparations in advance." Dandu said: "He alone has no support in the village, and he does not dare to act rashly. Since he dares to move, there are naturally his people in the village. Man, I actually know that he has private friendships with many people in the stockade, but I cannot conclude based on this that those people are traitors. But if something like this happened this time, I believe there must be someone in the stockade colluding with outsiders."
Qi Ning said: "King of Damiao, Langchatulu took a desperate risk. As you said, there are naturally people behind him, but I wonder if you have found out that he has any contact with those people outside?"
Dandu Gu thought for a moment and said nothing. He stood up and entered the inner room. Qining was a little confused, but soon Dandu Gu came out and sat down opposite. He held a letter in his hand and handed it to him. Qining said: "After Langchatulu died, I checked his house, trying to find some clues, but found nothing. However, I knew that he was secretly having an affair with a widow, so I took the opportunity to search for that person. This letter was found hidden in a bamboo beam in the widow’s house.”
Qi Ning saw that the letter had many wrinkles, so he carefully took out the letterhead from it, looked at it carefully under the light, his face became cold, he raised his head and looked at Dandu Gu, who also had a solemn look on his face, and said: "The signature is Li Hongxin, King of Shu. In this letter, he promised Langchatulu that he would help Langchatulu become the king of Miao. If Langchatulu becomes the queen of Miao, he will not only give Langchatulu a large amount of gold. Silver jewelry, and will also provide weapons and equipment to help Langchatulu become the king of Xichuan!"
There is a lot of content in the letter. Li Hongxin naturally has a lot of promises to Langchatulu. More importantly, the confusing words in it seem to be very reasonable. Li Hongxin claims that a war between Chu and Han is inevitable. As long as Chu and Han If the country is at war with Han again, Langchatulu can lead the Miao family to raise troops in the 72nd cave, and Li Hongxin will also gather the old troops of the Li family to obey Langchatulu's order. The combined forces of both sides can control Xichuan in a matter of seconds. At that time, with the favorable geographical location of Xichuan, it will be enough to break the earth and seal the king.
Li Hongxin even said that once Chu and Han fought, each other would suffer losses, and no matter whether Chu won or lost, it would be unable to cope with the rebellion in Xichuan. In addition, there were many deceptive words.
"Is this written by Li Hongxin himself?" Qining frowned and said, "King Damiao, even if Langchatulu was really bewitched by Li Hongxin, how could Li Hongxin dare to send this letter to Langchatulu? , doesn’t this give Langchatulu a handle?”