The night is dark and the chill is deep in my bones.
Welling added wood washed up from the mountain stream to the bonfire and asked the four teenagers to rest in the vehicle.
Wang Mantuo also asked his thirteenth brother to return to the vehicle and rest peacefully. He also asked the three armed sergeants to remove their weapons, eat something, and go to the vehicle to have a good sleep.
Anyway, there are two high-level warlocks staring at the fire. There is nothing they can do, and nothing they can do is zero.
The two old men in purple gradually lost their drunkenness, and their expressions became solemn and silent.
The dark purple robes they wore were almost invisible in the night.
He is really like a legendary ninja from the old days, his figure disappears and his movements are as fast as a ghost.
While Welling was observing them carefully, the two old men turned to look outside the wall.
The night curtain was like a real curtain, with a large opening cut open by a sharp blade, and an old man wearing a dark blue robe walked out again, with triangular eyes, slender white eyebrows, and white beard and hair.
As soon as the old man appeared, the two old guys participating in the drinking stood up immediately, knelt down on one leg in front of him, lowered their heads, and said nothing.
Although he didn't see them communicating, Welling felt the other person's brainwave fluctuations and knew that the bald old guy was reporting the situation to the old man with white eyebrows and triangular eyes.
Sanjiang's eyes flashed with light as he glanced at Wei Ling, Wang Mantuo, Li Lingyou, Yang Baiwei and Shou Gong beside the fire, and then glanced at the headless purple-clothed corpse with murderous intent.
After a moment, Triangle Eyes waved his hands twice.
"Snapped!"
"Snapped!"
The two old men received a slap on the face before, and a palm print was clearly printed.
"Hi!"
The two old men in purple responded in a low voice and lowered their heads.
The man with white eyebrows and triangular eyes ignored the two kneeling old men and walked towards the fire.
He sat down by the fire, stretched out his dry hands, and approached the flames. His face gradually calmed down, and he looked at Welling and others:
"First of all, let me introduce myself. I am the head of the Takeda family in Zuozaki Castle, Takeda Ryuuki.
Those two are members of my family, the bald one is Takeda Tokutaka, the other is Takeda Yasuo, and the one you forced to commit suicide is Inukai Jiro.
They just reported to me the situation and the reasons why they did not kill you.
To be honest, your scheming and strategies are very good. Young people from the imperial family are indeed worthy of being favored. "
Welling responded calmly:
"Mr. Takeda, we are just discussing the matter. If we say that we are just trying our best, we may not underestimate the wisdom of the three seniors."
"Haha, the boy is very smart, but you may not be safe.
Now, let us finish what the two of them have not finished. How do you prove that you are not from the Murong family, but who you say you are? "
Wei Ling and Li Lingyou threw Li Clan's dark shield-shaped "Valve Master Order" to Takeda Ryuichi.
Wang Mantuo, Yang Baiwei and Liu Xihe naturally all carried personal logos representing the children of aristocratic families, and they also threw them away.
The old man looked at all the small signs carefully, with a complicated look on his face, and without saying a word, handed back the small identification sign.
Welling nodded:
"Mr. Takeda, we have thought carefully about it just now. If what we expected is correct, the Murong family already knows that we are trapped here.
The small vehicle you put there earlier should be their exclusive vehicle for communication personnel traveling between Sagasaki Castle and Matsuo Castle.
Since you let them pass, it means that you did not resist in Zuoqi City, but deliberately challenged the Murong family in this deserted place. You did not want the city to be damaged and increase civilian casualties, but you also wanted to give them a show of strength in another place. Show your strength. "
Takeda Ryuki nodded slightly, looked at Wei Ling quietly, and listened to his continued analysis:
"However, based on the distance between Matsuo Castle and here, Murong's military vehicle group can arrive in two hours at most. However, the time has passed and they have not come.
Then there is only one possibility, that is, they understand your thoughts and respond.
They will inevitably delay time and come slowly. It is best to come after you kill us people to maximize their interests and then send out the army tomorrow.
Of course, it is also possible to send troops from several directions to cut off your possible retreat.
After all, killing your living forces is their fundamental goal. "
"That makes sense!"
Takeda Ryuuki sighed and nodded, not hiding his thoughts:
"Actually, our original goal was just to kill some core members of the Murong clan. Unexpectedly, the people we set in this fishing net had little connection with the Murong clan and had some status. This would inevitably make us It’s a bit difficult to get off the horse.”
Wei Ling looked at Takeda Ryuuki with admiration:
"Sir is indeed open-minded and wise, and can adjust strategies in a timely manner."
"Oh? Why do you think I would adjust the plan instead of simply fighting with the empire and the Murong family to death? It's my Ying clan's tradition to prefer to be broken to pieces rather than to be destroyed."
"The time when you were really angry was when you punished those two old gentlemen just now, but you had already thought about it when you came over.
Not only will you not kill us, you will also protect us and prevent the Murong family from putting the blame on your Takeda family.
Because your purpose is not to kill people, but to save people, hoping to save as many people as possible. "
Takeda Ryuuki looked a little appreciative and nodded with a smile:
"It's a pity that there is no young man in the family who can judge the situation and be so witty."
Wei Ling remained unmoved, frowned, and threw out a message that seemed to have little relevance to the moment:
"It's a pity that we don't know much about the family power in Dongri State, and we don't know much about the families that have cooperated with the Murong family or are about to cooperate.
In the empire, besides the royal family Ji, there are four great families and eight aristocratic families. The royal family and the aristocratic families rule the world together! "
Takeda Ryuichi's eyes narrowed, and his slender white eyebrows were disturbed by Qi. He understood what Wei Ling meant.
Wei Ling took a long breath:
"However, you must first let the Murong family realize your power!"
The white eyebrows and triangular eyes looked at the other people with complicated expressions.
Wang Mantuo smiled and threw out a piece of information that complemented Wei Ling's point of view:
"In the chaotic stage after the Great Annihilation, my royal family and the Ji family were hostile to each other at the beginning, and the other major families were similar."
"Boy, I was born in the Liu family of Runzhou. I was not lucky enough to be reincarnated into a wealthy family. I was just reincarnated into a noble family, which is not bad.
I understand that the family's fear and respect for the four great clans are engraved in their code of conduct.
For aristocratic families, it is necessary to strengthen themselves and make friends with powerful families. Although the Murong Family is stronger than the Liu Family of Runzhou, any of the four powerful families can crush them. "
Liu Xihe's words are conclusive.
Takeda Ryuki raised his hand and stopped everyone from continuing to lose information packets:
"I understand what you mean, but I am still unwilling to accept it...so I can only feel wronged."
Everyone's expressions changed slightly.
"Haha, don't worry. I won't kill you for the time being. I will imprison you first and wait and see how things develop. After all, who doesn't know how to use the chips in their hands?"
Wei Ling looked a little ugly.
The old fox reacted too quickly.
Since the Murong family can use everyone as bargaining chips, so can the Takeda family.
They even directly reported to the empire that with these people in their hands, the empire would indeed be in trouble.
Wei Ling pondered for a moment, frowned, and threw out a message:
“The empire will not change its strategy against the Murong family just because of us… There are only two possible response strategies.
The first is to urge you to release them, and the second is to dispatch top-level warlock masters, or even the power of Lantai, to rescue us.
Why do you do this, sir? "
Wei Ling also treated a dead horse as a living horse doctor. He happened to know the name of "Lantai" and immediately captured it and used it as a tiger skin.
Takeda Ryuuki's eyes condensed.
The Takeda family, as an ordinary family in a small country close to the huge empire, is more or less aware of the dark side of the empire.
Since this kid even knows the "Lantai" of the empire, his identity may not be as simple as a little censor of the Chabu department.
When he thought of the empire's top warlock, Takeda Ryuuki's heart trembled a little.
Seeing that Takeda Ryuichi did not reply, Wei Ling sighed:
"Actually, since Murong sent troops, the outcome of the entire Dongri Kingdom has been doomed.
Your hidden danger was not planted now. It was already doomed to decline when you joined the far-flung Xixuan Federation.
If the Federation wins the battle of Yasi, maybe you can all attack Donghai County.
But now, preserving your strength, protecting the people, and striving to overthrow the Murong clan in a few decades or hundreds of years may be your only wise choice. "
Wang Mantuo was on the side and promptly settled old scores with Takeda Ryuichi:
“Before the Great Annihilation, your entire Ying tribe became a vassal of the Ansa White Demon because of wrong choices at several key points.
After the Great Annihilation, you did not move closer to Daxia, but chose the Xixuan Federation. In the current situation, can the Federation be reliable? "
Liu Xihe followed up with the last touch and added a piece of information:
"They always habitually make major misjudgments at critical time points. This seems to have become a tradition... No, it's time to make a decision again."
Regarding Wei Ling's analysis, Wang Mantuo's reminder, Liu Xihe's ridicule, Takeda Ryuichi did not reply.
He pondered for a moment, turned to look at Takeda Rehabilitation and Takeda Delong, and threw out the order.
When the two received the message, they disappeared in an instant without any hesitation.
Immediately, Welling saw dots of vehicle identification lights appear in the night sky in the distance outside the cliff, and then disappeared suddenly.
A few minutes later, the two men appeared again, bowed in front of Takeda Ryuuki, threw out the message and returned to life.
Takeda Ryuichi nodded and sent a message to Wang Mantuo, Wei Ling and others:
"Pack up, get on your vehicle, and follow my arrangements."
Several people looked at each other. The old man was obviously worried that Murong's army would be dispatched, so he withdrew his troops, but still did not let everyone go.
"Okay, then we will go to the Takeda family's villa as a guest."
Wei Ling smiled and threw out the message to several people.
The white eyebrows and triangular eyes were stagnant, looking at Wei Ling with a somewhat cold expression.
Wei Ling spread his hands and explained:
"Since the Takeda family did not fight against the Murong clan in Zuozaki City, they must have immediately abandoned the foundation of Zuozaki City, preserved their strength, and retreated to a relatively safe villa, base, etc.
Okamoto Castle has also been lost, so it can be inferred that this base should not be on Matsuo Island, otherwise it would not be safe at all from the location.
As expected, it should be in Kusanagi Plains, definitely not Dekamoto Plains.
Because if it were in Shikamotohara, then the Takeda family would definitely cooperate with the larger family in Shikamotohara.
There is another reason. The endurance range of small vehicles should only be able to support the nearest grass pheasant field. "
Wei Ling's analysis made Wang Mantuo, Liu Xihe and others nod frequently. Xindao, the wise warlock, is indeed suitable for these deductions.
At this moment, they seemed to have forgotten that Welling had been using original magic.
Takeda Ryuki gritted his teeth and coldly threw out a message:
"People who are too smart usually don't live long... Daxia has an old word, "Heaven is jealous of talents. I wonder if you know it."
Wei Ling nodded with a smile.
The guard on the side was a little worried.
Young Master, this guy is not a vegetarian at first glance, why bother deliberately provoking him?
As for Wang Mantuo, Liu Xihe, Yang Baiwei and Li Lingyou, this is not the view.
They feel that only by embodying their own wisdom and value will their enemies take them fully seriously, will they be qualified to be used as bargaining chips, and will they not be easily obliterated.
Wang Mantuo laughed and flattered Wei Ling:
"Brother Wei Ling, you are really amazing. Thinking about Guangbai and Xixin, not being good friends with you is indeed a big loss. However, I, Wang San, am lucky. Haha!"
Wei Ling shook his head slightly and gave everyone a gesture to get on the vehicle.
Everyone returned to the vehicle without hesitation.
Of course, Li Lingyou didn't forget his unfinished wine, and Shou Gong didn't forget her barbecue grill.
The crew compartment of the "Blue Bird" was now full and overcrowded.
