Among the crowd watching the excitement, a bald man caught Gu Shengchao's attention.
Others had their eyes widened, looking around for fear of missing something. Only this person's eyes were slightly closed, as if everything around him had nothing to do with him.
Everyone's aura is just a small dot in the ancient saint's super-perception. The stronger the internal energy and the restrained aura, the harder it is to detect it. On the other hand, looking at this person, the aura spread out and became a large area in the ancient sage's super perception, covering up the auras of many people around him.
Yan Yifan hit several arrow targets one after another. When he came here on horseback, he was enveloped by the bald man's breath. He immediately felt dizzy. The horse under his crotch was also restless and kept stamping on the spot.
To make matters worse, an arrow fell out of the quiver during the swing.
Within the control of the bald man, everyone has more or less different reactions. The impact of ordinary servants is slightly weaker, and those who seem to be good at martial arts are miserable and have splitting headaches.
The ancient sage's super luck dantian pressed towards the bald man with a surging breath. In an instant, Yan Yifan's tingling feeling that scratched his ears and heart subsided, and he quickly shot an arrow.
Unfortunately, due to the influence, it is not as accurate as the previous one. The arrows of the two people have different colors. It is clear whose arrow is closer to the target.
Away from the control, Yan Yifan's remaining arrows were more accurate than the previous one, but it was a pity that one arrow was missing. No matter how good the previous shot was, it was in vain.
"Catch the arrow." Tian Mang rushed forward, bent his bow, and shot Yan Yifan in the chest.
Yan Yifan yelled "Good luck", stretched out his hand to catch the flying arrow, looked back at the moon, raised his bow and shot.
The bald man's face flushed red, and his aura could not break through Gu Shengchao's suppression. He watched helplessly as the sharp arrow flew through the air and hit the bull's-eye.
Others didn't know why, but Cao Lang knew it. When he saw that the master he had invited was being controlled by others, he looked at Gu Shengchao in horror and his eyes became much more docile.
"good!"
Everyone in Baixian Village cheered in unison.
Cao Lang stood up and waved his hands and said: "Please be patient, everyone. Although Lord Yan is more skilled, he has consumed more time and made more circles than the previous person. He also lost an arrow. Logically speaking, he has lost." Let’s lose the game. However, we use force to make friends, so this game can be considered a draw.”
The arrow was lost during the game, which was a loss in the first place. Yan Yifan didn't explain much and accepted the reality of a draw.
"Baixianzhuang Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, come on, let's continue drinking." Cao Lang rearranged the banquet.
Everyone in Baixian Village drank too much, fearing that the other party would do something wrong again. Fortunately, after the banquet, Cao Lang asked someone to push out the several carts of impounded leather goods and return them to Baixian Village, and did not continue to embarrass them.
Back at Baixian Village, everyone was happily counting the goods. Only Yan Yifan was worried and called Gu Shengchao and Tian Mang to discuss countermeasures.
"Today's battle has confirmed the fact that Yongchangtang and Yunqigong are colluding. I don't think they will let it go. What do you two have?" Yan Yifan said sincerely, without any intention of being perfunctory.
Tian Mang said carelessly: "What else can be done? If the soldiers come to block the water and cover up the soil, they can fight harder than anyone else's fist."
Gu Shengchao felt Yan Yifan's gaze and said softly: "The current emperor of the Great Wu Dynasty returned from the West Cold Kingdom. He is so weak that he can't stand alone. Wen Zhe, the eunuch in charge, is suppressing him in the court hall. He is watching eagerly from the side of the King Wu Palace. They even The warriors from Baisha City in Beihu were invited to help. As a result, taking advantage of the contradictions between the factions, Huangpao finally got involved. The Yunqigong family in Xileng State is the only one, which will definitely attract the envy and hatred of many parties, including the imperial court and the princes from all over the country. It’s impossible for everyone to give their full support, find the right opportunity and take action in time, I guess we may be able to achieve something.”
"It makes sense. Let me think about it. I plan to build more teahouses in important transportation areas of the Serang Kingdom. As contact points, the Dawu Dynasty should also have them near the Serang Kingdom. I just don't know where is the most suitable place." Yan Yifan looked at Gu Shengchao.
"Luo Yawan is suitable." Gu Shengchao saw that there was a map on the wall and walked over to point out the general direction.
"Along the river from Luoya Bay is Xileng National Flower Ming City. The two cities are not far from each other and have convenient transportation. It is very convenient to travel by boat or land by horseback." Ancient Sage Chao had been observing carefully along the way.
"Luoya Bay, Huaming City." Yan Yifan looked at the map and fell into thought.
Gu Shengchao and Tian Mang did not want to disturb him and left quietly.
With nothing to do, Gu Shengchao went to the restaurant to help. He didn't know anything else, so he had to work as a waiter like Ma Guanshan, serving tea and water to customers, and was very busy.
If the diners who came to dine knew that except for Yang Qianhui, the gentle and pleasant female shopkeeper behind the counter, most of them were murderous demons, they would not know how they would feel.
A few days later, Yan Yifan sent someone to invite Gu Shengchao to Baixianzhuang to discuss matters.
It turned out that King Baocheng failed in his rebellion and was captured. The emperor gave him a piece of white silk and hanged himself. Although King Baocheng's daughter was a beloved concubine, she was implicated and was thrown into the cold palace and never saw her again.
The harem has always seen only the new ones laughing but not the old ones crying, and those who are frustrated are favored.
Due to her youth and beauty, and her brother being a hussar general, the concubine immediately won the favor of the emperor, and from then on the king never went to court early.
Yan Yifan usually gave many benefits to the eunuch in charge of the palace, and he just got some news.
Someone saw Zhaoye, one of the four great night pearls in the world, in the desert, and witnessed a caravan killing each other in order to obtain the pearl. He knew that he was outmatched and was about to escape from the desert when he encountered the hussar general's guard, so he used this informed.
By the time the guards rushed into the desert and found the caravan, they were all dead and the orb was nowhere to be found.
After careful identification by that person, it was found that no one in the caravan survived, and the inspection of the packages carried by them also found no results. In order to obtain the orb, they even opened the abdomens of some corpses, but found nothing and had to bury them on the spot.
In other words, the orb may have been lost somewhere in the vast desert.
The Hussar General has secretly sent people into the desert to search for it. Whoever finds Zhaoye first and offers it to Concubine Zhen will be appreciated by the Emperor and the Hussar General, and will be able to enjoy the shade against a big tree.
"There are rumors in the world that there are four top luminous pearls in the world. They are called Mingyue, Xingluo, Zhaoye, and Xuanqing. Mingyue is pure white, Xingluo is red, Zhaoye is slightly yellow, and Xuanqing is black. I once got one of them by chance, and it was also in the desert. I met him by chance in a caravan and used it to avenge my father's murder. Unfortunately, my skills were so weak that I couldn't even protect myself, so I just watched it being snatched away by others." Gu Shengchao recalled the scene of assassinating his enemy Zhao Yinhu as vividly as he could remember.
"If I want to ask you to help me find him, how many people will I need to help?" Yan Yifan was not sure, and expected to receive a positive answer from Gu Shengchao.
Gu Shengchao thought for a moment: "There are too many unknown risks in the desert. It is difficult to supply supplies due to the large number of people, but it is restricted everywhere."
He glanced at Tian Mang and said, "I wonder if Brother Tian is interested?"
Tian Mang heard what he meant and immediately said: "Brother Gu, just give me your orders, I am willing to be at your disposal."
Yan Yifan clapped his hands and said happily: "I couldn't ask for more than two of you. Just looking for a pearl in the desert is like looking for a needle in a haystack. It's best to find it. Don't force it if you can't find it. Being able to come back safely is the first achievement. "
Gu Shengchao and Tian Mang packed up and set off together. They didn't know how long they would stay in the desert this time, so they left Yunshang City with six horses.
Arriving at a small town on the edge of the desert, the two checked into the inn where Gu Shengchao and Ding Ying stayed last time and rested for the night.
The four horses that followed carried enough water bags and food, were led by ropes, and followed the two horses leisurely.
It was early winter, and the weather was cold and windy and sunny, so the two chose to travel during the day.
No one knows where the caravan passed and where the night pearl was lost. It can only walk aimlessly. The outcome depends entirely on luck.
Along the way, we met many teams of different sizes, which were obviously very different from the caravans. It seemed that the news of the missing Night Pearl had spread like wildfire.
"Brother Tian, do you think this news is true or false?" Gu Shengchao had some doubts.
Tian Mang smiled faintly: "Since it came from the palace, the news must be true. Baixian Village has dealt with them many times, so this is for sure."
"I once saw Xuan Qing, one of the night pearls of the West University. It can light up a room as bright as day at night, and it must also be like this at night. If it really falls somewhere in the desert, I'm afraid it will be discovered by wild beasts that come out to look for food at night. It was caught somewhere." Gu Shengchao guessed.
Tian Mang thought of something and asked: "How big is Xuan Qing?"
Gu Shengchao stretched out his fist and gestured: "It's about the size of a fist."
"That's good. Ordinary rats can't pick it up and won't be hidden in caves. Our chances of finding it are much greater." Tian Mang became happy.
At this moment, a vulture passed silently from high in the sky.
Ancient Sage Chao said thoughtfully: "Could it be them?"
Tian Mang watched the vulture disappear at the end of the sky: "This kind of eagle is unlikely. I know that a kind of night owl often comes out to forage at night and likes to catch rats for food. They usually huddle up in caves halfway up the mountain to sleep during the day, and at night I just came out to do some activities. At night, the luminous glow of the night pearl will attract the interest of the night owls and capture it. That’s not known.”
"Halfway up the mountain?" Gu Shengchao looked around and saw endless desert.
Tian Mang smiled and said, "Brother Shengchao, don't worry. There is a mountain a hundred miles to the north from here. Although the mountain is not high, it is surrounded by cliffs. There are many night owls living there halfway up the mountain."
"Why don't you try your luck there first?" The ancient sage said simply.
"OK!"
The two roared at the same time and galloped towards the north.
At midnight, across the rolling hills, a high mountain stands abruptly in front of you.
Like growing out of the vast desert, it rises from the ground.
Under the night, it looks solemn and mysterious.
"That's right there." Tian Mang pointed with his riding whip and said with a little regret: "When I was young, I stole a few eggs and planned to hatch them and keep them as pets. In the end, they all died early and failed."
The two men tied the four horses carrying heavy loads to a large rock, and then rode the horses around the mountain.
They noticed that as they approached the top of the mountain, there was a faint white light shining through the gaps in the rocks.
"over there!"
The two of them exclaimed at the same time, unable to control themselves with joy.
