It's Brother Xian Yutie!
The ancient sage was overjoyed.
He looked around, but there was no sign of Xian Yutie. Even the man who gave him the note was nowhere to be seen.
Recalling carefully, I had indeed met that man in the capital. At that time, they were sitting around drinking together, and the two of them even touched the wine bowl.
Could it be that Xian Yu Tie had an unspeakable secret and was forced to take this step?
The ancient sages couldn't understand it.
Dong E was completely focused on choosing the jewelry she liked, and was completely unaware of what was happening around her.
Calmly, Gu Shengchao put away the note.
Seeing that Dong E couldn't put it down, he bought a pair of earrings and asked the store to put them into boxes for easy storage.
Gu Shengchao bought some more snacks and asked Dong E to go back and eat them with Wan Yan Xi as a midnight snack. The two returned happily.
On the way, Gu Shengchao took out the pair of earrings and gave them to Dong E.
"You and I are brothers and sisters. Let's take this as a meeting gift. Although it's a little late, I hope you won't dislike it."
"Thank you, brother!"
Dong E jumped up excitedly and put it on immediately.
Back at the camp, Lu Shouwen informed everyone to set off tomorrow morning and ordered everyone to rest as soon as possible.
Following Lu Shouwen into the tent, Gu Shengchao took out a note and handed it to him: "This was secretly given to me by Xianyu Tie's men in the market. Second brother, please take a look."
Lu Shouwen read the note, lit it on the candle, and said with a heavy face: "We have offended the prince of Sireng Kingdom, and there are people in Beihu who are dissatisfied with us. We must be more careful on the way back. But you and I both have to deal with this matter." Just know it, we will be tight on the inside and loose on the outside, and secretly arrange more manpower to be prepared."
"What the second brother said is that it's best to let them come here with confidence and boldness, so that they can have a showdown and save themselves from being worried all day long."
Gu Shengchao left the tent and came to Dong E's tent. He said softly: "Sister Dong E, are you there? Can I go in?"
"Come in, we are chatting." Dong E responded.
Gu Shengchao raised the curtain and went in, where he saw two people sitting opposite each other sharing snacks.
Dong Ela Gu Shengchao sat down and said, "Brother, try it. This peach cake is good. It has a special milky fragrance in it."
I broke off a piece and put it in my mouth. The fragrance of milk lingered in my mouth, which was very different from the taste of Zhongyuan peach cake.
"It just smells good."
Gu Shengchao praised, took out a small box from his arms and gave it to Wan Yanxi.
"This is the necklace that Sister Dong E and I picked out at the market. Our mission was trapped in the royal court. Thanks to Sister Wanyan's resourcefulness, we were able to escape the danger. I'm so careful, but I hope that the girl will accept it."
Wan Yanxi seemed a little shy at the moment, and Dong E took it over unceremoniously.
"I accepted it for the girl. This necklace is suitable for wearing close to the body. I will put it on her after a while."
"That's best. It would be great if you two can help each other."
Gu Shengchao hesitated for a moment and then said: "We will set off early tomorrow morning. There are only two women in the team, so we need to take care of each other. I'm afraid we need to pay more attention on the way back."
Dong E said straightforwardly: "What are you afraid of? With Brother Gu and many masters protecting you, no one dares to act rashly."
Wanyan Xi thought for a moment and asked worriedly: "Did Brother Gu know something in advance and come here to inform us?"
Not daring to say too much, fearing that Wan Yanxi would guess and cause unnecessary panic, Gu Shengchao stood up and said: "You guys eat slowly, I'm going back. Anyway, we offended the prince of Sireng King in the royal court, Beihun Na Bian is also unpopular, there are many people waiting to laugh at us, I hope we can go back safely and smoothly."
Early the next morning, the delegation set off in formation and set foot on the vast desert where not a single blade of grass grew.
The first day went smoothly, everyone was on alert, and no one disturbed them at night.
The large group of people and horses were walking until dusk on the second day, when suddenly a piece of yellow sand rose in the distance, the sound of horse hooves was rapid, and three horses came running from the direction of the setting sun.
The three men, all dressed as Beihu people, walked around the group and left far away.
They came and disappeared without a trace, the raised yellow sand dispersed, and the three riders disappeared.
The desert is empty except for the strong north wind.
Seeing the sun setting in the west, Lu Shouwen ordered his men to prepare the horses, bury the pots to make rice, and set up camp on the spot.
At night, no one dared to be careless. Those who knew kung fu gathered together and lay down in their clothes, ready to deal with emergencies at any time.
In the middle of the night, the patrolling guards shouted loudly: "Everyone, be careful, there is an enemy approaching."
Gu Shengchao and everyone else woke up, holding their own weapons and rushing out of the camp to guard.
In the lonely night, the sound of horse hooves was particularly loud, like thunder rumbling from a distance.
After a while, the horse team arrived near the camp.
Looking through the starlight, there were more than twenty riders, circling around the mission camp, shouting loudly, making the people in the camp uneasy.
As agreed in advance, everyone guarded their respective areas to guard against the other party rushing in.
Those people walked around in a staggered way, approaching sudden arrows from time to time. They were not greedy for credit. They fired the arrows and then moved away. It didn't matter whether they could hit them or not, they just served as a source of harassment.
Even this made everyone break into a cold sweat.
Suddenly, there was a long roar.
Those people rode away, leaving only the frightened envoys.
Seeing the other party's troops disappear into the dusk, leaving the sentry behind, the others then returned to the camp to rest.
Just when everyone was half asleep, there was the sound of horse hooves, and those people left and returned, waking everyone up and harassing them for a while, but they disappeared in a blink of an eye.
After repeating this several times, everyone including Gu Shengchao was exhausted and no one had a good rest.
After dawn, we continued on our way. Everyone yawned and looked listless.
But no one dared to be careless, lest the opponent make a surprise attack, special personnel were arranged at the front, rear, left and right of the team to ensure that the formation would not collapse under the opponent's first wave of impact.
Not far away, more than fifty riders appeared on the left side of the team. They did not rush towards them, but walked parallel to each other from a distance, putting heavy pressure on the team.
The ancient sage was so angry that he asked Lu Shouwen for instructions: "Second brother, if I use the Five Soul Array to trap them and interrogate them one by one, I don't believe that the real culprit behind the scenes can be found."
"Don't be ridiculous."
Lu Shouwen immediately stopped: "We are still in Beihu, and we don't understand the other party's intentions for the time being. If someone is killed and the other party seizes the opportunity, it will be difficult to go back safely. Just be patient and wait and see what happens."
With the other party's invisible suppression, the team moved slowly. When they stayed in the desert at night, the other party continued to do the same thing as last night, harassing everyone from time to time, so that no one could have a good rest.
It was like this for two consecutive nights. I couldn't bear it anymore and started to have signs of collapse and became irritable.
Everyone calculated it together and found that at the current speed, it would take at least more than twenty days to get out of the desert.
However, the supplies were originally prepared for more than ten days.
Maybe they haven't died in the desert, but many people have lost their nerves and collapsed and died.
The most urgent task at the moment is how to prevent opponents from engaging in high-intensity harassment and prevent everyone from falling into mental disintegration.
When we went again during the day, the number of people on the other side increased, and there were roughly more than a hundred people lined up on both sides.
It made everyone in the team panic, and the invisible pressure of the heavily armed men and horses on both sides made people unable to breathe.
Gu Shengchao knew that it was time to do something.
Otherwise, most of the people in the mission will go crazy in advance.
Camping at night, Gu Shengchao volunteered to guard the camp alone.
If he failed to take the initiative, he simply used the Five Soul Formation to cover the entire station. No matter how harassed the people outside were, the inside would not be affected.
This trick really worked.
The harassing cavalry outside saw that the camp was empty and unguarded, so they tried to rush over, but they bumped into the invisible wall outside the Five Soul Formation and fell to their backs.
Only then did they realize that an expert was in charge.
After repeated attempts, the people outside realized how powerful the Five Soul Formation was, and finally stopped making noise and intrusion.
It's just a big thank you to Gu Sheng Chao.
Using the Five Soul Formation was extremely draining of internal energy. One night made him extremely sleepy. During the day, he could only lie down in the carriage and sleep, letting the coachman control the horse and follow the team.
It was like this for two consecutive nights, which made the other party unable to calm down.
Originally, their intention was to wear down everyone physically and mentally, put everyone in the mission at risk, and ultimately defeat them all.
In this way, one's own side can conquer the opponent without any casualties, achieving the effect of defeating the enemy without fighting.
Marching during the day, the delegation was surprised to find that no one was following them.
Most people are happy, a few are upset.
Especially Lu Shouwen, he was worried and uneasy all day long.
At dusk, it is rare to see the gorgeous sunset over the desert.
Just when everyone was enjoying the glow, a group of eagles appeared in the sky and swooped down towards everyone.
Everyone was terrified. There were many eagles on the grassland, but they were all alone. It was unheard of to see them in groups.
Gu Shengchao used the Five Soul Formation to cover everyone in time. The leading eagle crashed into it and fell to pieces. The rest saw what happened and circled away.
Animals are not stupid, they just can't speak.
Otherwise, it would not have survived until now and would have perished long ago.
In a moment, the melodious sound of a flute sounded, and a large, almost transparent bird slowly flew over.
A pair of large wings can stretch several feet, and with just a single flap of the wings, it can fly several miles.
The movements are light and stretched, not as vigorous as an eagle, but rather like the calmness and calmness of the legendary phoenix.
When it reached the sky above the envoy team, the big bird stretched out its sharp claws and gently grabbed at the Five Soul Formation.
In an instant.
Lightning pierced the sky, and everyone was blinded by the bright light.
Immediately afterwards.
Sounds of thunder exploded in the air, and the thunder rolled and spread far away.
Gu Shengchao felt his whole body tremble, and all the hairs on his skin stood up, including his hair, all rising up into the sky, and he was furious.
Several pieces of the clothes on his body were burnt, revealing large areas of dark skin.
He stretched out his hand and touched it. Fortunately, it was a skin injury. The surface of the skin was only blackened. The skin was intact after being wiped off.
These are a trivial matter. The key is that the Five Soul Formation requires a large amount of infuriating energy. Normally, it can be withdrawn into the body when it is not needed. At that moment, all the infuriating energy dissipated and it was impossible to withdraw it.
It is no longer realistic to use the Five Soul Array again in a short time.
