Ten flying shuttles quietly passed through the white lotus-like clouds, leaving holes in the leisurely clouds. Although the hole was quickly closed, another hole stubbornly appeared, pointing straight into the northern sky.
Many of these shuttles were recently built by the bridge team, because it is hard to find a single bird in the current fleet, so shuttles can only be used to enrich the Volunteer Army. Although it is slower and consumes more spiritual jade, fortunately, you can make your own decisions.
Wu Gen sat in the shuttle, watching the flowing clouds and floating mountains, and his heartbeat also rose and fell. Originally, the center of gravity of the Fearless Army was ready to head westward, but unexpectedly, such a change suddenly occurred. Now the entire army has concentrated its forces to prepare for the Northern Expedition, and even the troops sent to build roads have been withdrawn.
But the good news is that Ji Zhen has been pulled out of Ji Chen's camp. For the Fearless Army, they have lost a powerful enemy. At least, there is no need to allocate part of the troops to target Ji Zhen's troops.
According to the secret discussion in the meeting hall, the next step is to find a way to rescue Ji Ye. With his presence, the Ji family's power can be divided. If not, the Fearless Army can support him as the leader, forming a situation of confrontation between the north and the south and dividing the Iron Hand Province into two. .
The most uncertain thing at the moment is Ji Xin's life and death. If he is rescued again, the Fearless Army will have a moral advantage. Coupled with Ji Xin's reputation, many of Ji Chen's subordinates are unlikely to betray him. Better to fight.
Moreover, after this incident, Ji Ye could only take over the Iron Hand Province. This was the most desirable situation for both Wu Gen himself and the Fearless Army.
"Ji Nan has already arranged manpower." Yang Zheng beside him suddenly spoke.
Wu Gen woke up from his reverie and touched the handle of the knife, "If he dares to fall to Ji Chen's side and ask Bao Xiang to immediately conquer Lunan County, we need such a forward stronghold."
"Already arranged."
"Gu Miao can find out the origin of Qingquan Palace's weirdness." Wu Gen frowned slightly and looked at another shuttle behind him.
This time when he went to rescue Ji Ye, Wu Gen didn't bring too many people with him. If there were too many people, there would be too much noise, which would easily arouse Ji Chen's vigilance.
However, Meng Shun led 500 men. His formation-breaking soldiers were very tough, so they would be able to resist if they needed to fight. In addition, he brought Gu Miao, a wizard from the fifth realm, to see if he could use his experience to break the black air outside Qingquan Palace.
"According to his review of ancient classics, the strangeness of Qingquan Palace is somewhat similar to a formation called the Evil Gathering Formation. This formation is extremely vicious and requires more than 9,000 people who have died in vain. Once activated, the death energy will spread everywhere. , people will become crazy if they enter it, and their vitality will be taken away and turned into corpses, which will intensify the battle.
There is no good way to break this formation. It requires all the death energy to be exhausted before it can stop. However, from now on, the place where the formation is located will become a place of evil. Yang Zheng explained with a frown, suddenly remembering the strange phenomenon that happened to Wu Gen that day, and his heart couldn't help but move slightly.
"I didn't expect Ji Chen to be so ruthless. There are nearly ten thousand people. It seems that this person cannot be kept. We must find a way to kill him. Otherwise, our fearless army will not be able to live in peace even though we are in Liangzhe Mountain." The image of Ji Chen appeared in Wu Gen's mind, and his face turned green and fanged in an instant.
Shaking his head vigorously, he threw these weird thoughts out of his mind, and suddenly his mind moved, "If Ji Xin is in this formation, I'm afraid she will be mentally disturbed."
"It should be." Yang Zheng hesitated, a little unsure.
"Let's go, the shuttle will fly east first, pick up something and then go to Zhaoqin City." Wu Gen suddenly gave the order and changed the original route.
Four days later, Wu Gen and his men quietly landed on a meadow more than a hundred miles away from Zhaoqin City. There were woods all around, so they were not afraid of being discovered.
The group got off the shuttle, and Meng Shun sent people to set up a guard around to prevent anyone from approaching.
Wu Gen, Shui Congyue, Yang Zheng, Meng Shun and others gathered together to discuss how to meet Ji Rui. There is no way, Zhaoqin City is difficult to enter and fight. If so many family owners can be trapped in it, how can these people in front of them be able to break it.
Nowadays, Zhaoqin City is closed again, with internal and external transportation cut off and even more inaccessible.
"I sent an assassin to deliver a message to Ji Rui earlier, but there is still no news yet. He must have captured him." Yang Zheng was a little worried and went to Zhaoqin City.
Infiltration is not easy at all. He finally managed to win over a Ji family member in the city with a huge sum of money, but now this line is still broken.
"How about we fly directly to Zhaoqin City and land there." Suoji suggested from the side.
"No, there is already such a powerful formation in Hanlu City. What's more, Zhaoqin City is the ancestral home of the Ji family. There's no way we could be shot down as soon as we arrived at the city. We didn't want to alarm Ji Chen this time. We walked in so arrogantly. There's no way he would. Ordered Ji Ye to be killed. Moreover, even if he goes in, the exact location of Ji Ye’s detention is still unknown. If there is a fight, there are too few of us and we may not even be able to leave." Meng Shun took the lead in rejecting Suoji's opinion. .
"What should we do?" Suoji looked sad when he heard this. Everyone was quiet for a while. They had traveled a long way here, but they couldn't even enter the city.
"According to the news that the Anzi came back before he disappeared, Ji Rui would patrol the tower every night at midnight. Why don't we block him at the bottom of the city?" Yang Zheng suddenly said, but even he was a little unsure of his own proposal.
Wu Gen clenched and loosened his fists. After thinking for a long time, he said, "Then just block him. There is no other way."
"I'll go. If the other party doesn't see you then, you can get out in time." Shui Congyue said calmly, as if he was going to the city to visit relatives.
"You're not familiar with him, so I'd better go. He's very loyal to the Ji family, and he's a bit stubborn. If you go, he might not even meet." Wu Gen quickly stopped him, and with Shui Congyue's aloof temper, When faced with Ji Rui, a boring gourd, the two of them would start fighting even if they looked at each other.
Shui Congyue frowned slightly and said nothing. He certainly knew his own shortcomings and negotiating with others was not his strong point. It was hard to convince Ji Rui with his fists.
Seeing that there was no other way, everyone had no choice but to agree to Wu Gen blocking the people outside the city.
At night, Wu Gen changed into night clothes, carried a sword and a bow, and also carried a snake eagle on his back, and ran towards Zhaoqin City alone. This was his first time coming to this city, and to be honest, he was really unsure. This is the ancestral home of the Ji family, and there will definitely be many masters hidden in the city.
From a distance, the fortified city in the night looked like a tiger lying on the ground, opening its huge mouth and waiting for prey to come to the door. There were a few sparsely hung lanterns on the city wall, swaying in the night wind, and a few figures passing by from time to time, making the whole city look gloomy.
It had been a while since he had done such a sneaky thing, and Wu Gen couldn't help scolding Ji Chen dozens of times.
This man is really good at what he does. The father-in-law doesn't like his wife and wants to abolish her, so he can just let him abolish her. At most, he could have just endured it for a few years, tortured his father to death and then married him back. Why bother to make it so earth-shattering and bear the name of patricide and brother-killing? It would be hard to write in the history books.
When he arrived at a place more than a hundred steps away from the east city, Wu Gen did not dare to get too close. He quietly found a hidden place and lay down, observing the movement at the top of the city.
The moon has not risen tonight. Looking up, the dark sky is dotted with stars. From time to time, one or two shooting stars streak across the night sky. Through the silky starlight, the movement at the top of the city was vaguely visible.
Lying under the city, insects were chirping everywhere, and night owls occasionally flew by. Watching Wu Gen, a huge prey, circling in a circle, he found it difficult to swallow, so he cursed and left in frustration.
Finally, at midnight, there was no big movement on the city, and even the patrolling soldiers retracted their heads. Wu Gen quietly moved around the city, trying to find traces of Ji Rui. Normally, when a man like him is patrolling the city, these soldiers will at least show off, not to mention cheering in front and back, but it seems that there is no change at all.
After walking around for a while, Wu Gen had some doubts about whether Yang Zheng's information was accurate. When he was about to withdraw, in the south of the city, there were four or five people holding a torch and walking along the city wall from west to east.
These people walked quietly along the city wall, not talking to each other. Wu Gen's heart moved, he took a dozen steps back, straightened up and looked at the movement at the top of the city.
However, due to the dark sky and the fact that the other party was wearing armor, it was difficult to see his appearance clearly. Wu Gen jumped slightly anxiously, trying to see clearly.
Suddenly, one of these people stopped and turned around to look outside the city. By the residual light of the torch, Wu Gen finally saw the other party's appearance clearly. With that burly figure and that dead face, yes, this person was none other than Ji Rui.
The two looked at each other, Ji Rui
He also recognized Wu Gen and saw him running towards the edge of the city. With a wave of his hand, he told the people following him to step back and he waited alone at the top of the city.
When Wu Gen arrived in front of the city wall, he saw that the other party was still motionless. After a little hesitation, he jumped towards the city wall.
Putting his feet on the hard green bricks at the top of the city, Wu Gen held his hand on the handle of the knife, tensed his body, and raised his eyes to look around in case the opponent had an ambush.
Fortunately, Ji Rui was the only one on the city wall at this time, and the soldiers who were keeping watch had been driven to nowhere.
Ji Rui glanced at Wu Gen coldly, turned around and walked towards a turret without saying a word. There were several mausoleum guards stationed at the door of the building.
Ji Rui didn't stop and just opened the door and went in. Now Wu Gen was hesitant. He was alone. If there was an ambush hidden among them, how could he escape with the speed of Lingwei?
Seeing Wu Gen stop, Ji Rui looked back and whispered: "Your life is not that valuable."
Wu Gen had an angry look on his face. He was a governor after all, but someone said that to him. He got angry and strode towards the door.
When he entered the door, there was no one inside, and a candle flickered, illuminating the room dimly. Creaking, the wooden door was gently closed, and there were only two people left in the room. The shadows of the round wooden pillars swayed with the candlelight, like demons with teeth and claws.
Such a situation inevitably made Wu Gen feel a little nervous. He was naturally afraid of death, so he tightly grasped the handle of the knife. His body was tense, ready to break through the wooden window and escape at any moment.
"What are you doing in Zhaoqin City?" As if aware of Wu Gen's nervousness, Ji Rui sat down and took off his broad sword.
"Ji Ye is here." Wu Gen breathed a sigh of relief.
"exist."
"I want to take him away."
"no."
"Why."
"The clan ordered that he and another woman be imprisoned here. They are not allowed to step out of the city gate without any mercy."
"Woman? Who."
"Murong Yuqiang."
"She?" Wu Gen was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Murong Yuqiang was also imprisoned here. It seemed that this was Murong Yanyu's intention, but why did she imprison her sister here.
"Who in the clan gave the order?" Wu Gen raised his head provocatively and looked at Ji Rui across from him.
"Young Master."
"Does he represent the Ji family?"
"currently."
"Did you know that Ji Xin was trapped in Qingquan Palace by him?"
"Know."
"Knowing that the master of the family was trapped, he didn't save him, but instead acted as an accomplice?"
Ji Rui did not answer. He was no longer as crisp as before. He looked straight at the candlelight in front of him for a long time and then said: "The lord has been trapped by the formation and cannot survive. The Ji family cannot be in chaos. There must be someone." The leader. For our Ji family, we don’t care who is in the position, as long as he doesn’t mess up the Ji family, the most suitable person at the moment is Ji Chen.”
"Why can't it be Ji Ye."
"Ji Chen has taken control of the situation at this time. If he comes out, it will inevitably trigger a war, and it will be the Ji family that will be harmed. This is something our Ji family will not allow."
"In other words, if Ji Ye takes control of the situation, you will still support him."
"Exactly."
Wu Gen lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and said, "If Ji Xin leaves Qingquan Palace safely, will you listen to him or Ji Chen's."
"Jisin, he is the lord."
"I understand. Since you refuse to release Ji Ye, why do you want to see me?"
"You are a scourge and I want to hear what you want to do."
"Since I'm a scourge, why don't you take the opportunity to capture me."
"I don't want to, your men are too capable of fighting. If we capture you, most of the Ji family may die."
Wu Gen stood up and said, "Okay, I'm leaving." After saying that, he opened the door and walked to the city wall.
Ji Ye followed closely, and the two stood by the wall. They had fought bloody battles together, but now they were faintly opposed to each other. Wu Gen stood on the edge of the city, looking at the darkness outside the city, "You won't leak the news about my coming."
"No, it's all around here
It's my person. "
"Remember, protect Ji Ye. If he dies, the Ji family will die. I am serious." With that said, Wu Gen jumped off the city.
