To the north of Qingdu, ten miles away is a rather gentle hillside, leaning against dense forests and streams, and facing the sunset and sunset.
Under the afterglow, it can be seen that military tents of various sizes are stationed high on the south side of the hillside.
In the center surrounded by many military tents, there is a huge blue-gray animal skin tent, which is clearly the main tent of the Chinese army.
Inside the big tent.
"Lord Commander."
Vice General Chu stood in the tent and said respectfully: "Today, my subordinates have checked every suspicious person in Qingdu. The details have been recorded in documents, but nothing has been found that can be investigated further." clues."
Behind the tables at the main table is a huge couch.
On the couch, there is a tall woman. She wears a silver mask that covers most of her face, only revealing a small chin and lips. The lining of the fiery red shirt is close to her body. The body, if the shoulders are shaved and if the waist is plain, its graceful figure can be vaguely seen.
Although he was not wearing any armor, he was already full of heroic spirit, like a blazing flame.
She is clearly the commander of the border army guarding the northwest pass and commanding an army of 150,000 troops!
The phoenix arrives from a hundred miles away.
This name has long been resounding throughout the northwest areas of Liangzhou.
At this time, Baili Fengzhi was lying on his side lazily on the couch, quietly listening to the deputy general's report. The half-closed red phoenix eyes under the mask were quite narrow.
After Vice General Chu finished speaking, she slowly sat up, straightened the mask on her face, and then said quietly: "Among the clues you mentioned just now, one of the clues is suspicious enough to confirm."
"Is that enough to confirm?"
Lieutenant General Chu was slightly startled and couldn't help but ask: "I wonder which one the commander-in-chief is talking about?"
Baili Fengzhi said lightly: "On the third day of June, when Xia Lie was about to cut off Lin Yue's hand tendons and hamstrings, Xia Lie's guards suddenly let go of Lin Yue and quickly returned to Xia Lie's house as if facing a formidable enemy. By his side, he then left with Xia Lie, right?"
"yes."
Vice General Chu nodded and said: "The Taoist temple in this small city of Qingdu only has a few Taoist priests who are not very good at Taoism. They pose no threat to martial arts cultivators. Perhaps the guard you sent feels that Mr. Xia Lie's behavior is inappropriate and cannot bear it. It would harm innocent people, so I pretended to have discovered the danger and took the opportunity to take Mr. Xialie..."
"you are wrong."
Baili Fengzhi interrupted him and said slowly: "That guard is a confidant I have trained for many years. The order I gave him is that when facing Xia Lie, it is as if I am here in person, guaranteeing Xia Lie When it is safe, follow all its instructions.”
Lieutenant General Chu couldn't help but be startled.
Only then did he understand, and couldn't help but murmur: "So, the guard did realize the danger at that time, so he let Lin Yue go and gave priority to protecting Mr. Xialie?"
"That's exactly what it means."
Baili Fengzhi nodded slightly and said indifferently: "So, if it wasn't Lin Yue who had a problem, it was because there was an expert hidden in the Taoist temple, and at that time, he used some means to make the guard feel his presence. Presence and threat.”
Lieutenant General Chu pondered for a moment and said: "The guard you sent is a martial artist. He has already broken through the shackles of the Five Elements Heavenly Gate, and the other party can sense a strong threat before he shows up. In this way, the hidden People in the Taoist Academy must have much higher levels of cultivation, maybe they have reached a higher level of heaven?"
"It's not impossible to go higher."
Baili Fengzhi's bright eyes narrowed slightly, and her fingertips gently tapped the edge of the couch.
"How could a small Qingcheng hide such a person?"
Vice General Chu shook his head in disbelief and said, "Even if such people are not cultivating in the blessed land, they should be in the spiritual gathering place in the city, right?"
"What exactly is going on remains to be seen."
Baili Fengzhi said indifferently: "But the guard I sent was the best at escaping and protecting, but he disappeared without a trace. I'm afraid that something unexpected happened to him, and the person who attacked him was either far better than him in cultivation, or he was... The methods are strange and difficult to prevent.”
Vice General Chu frowned slightly and said, "Sir, I have carefully felt Lin Yue. His breathing, heartbeat, pulse, and body are all just mortals."
"Does what you perceive must be true?"
Baili Fengzhi said slowly: "Of all the cultivation methods in this world, some are good at concealment. What's the difficulty in pretending to be a mortal?"
She paused and then said: "However, Lin Yue's file is quite clean, and his experiences from childhood to adulthood are consistent. Maybe he is really just a mortal, so the biggest problem should be that Taoist temple. Xialie’s disappearance is absolutely inseparable from this.”
Vice General Chu hesitated for a moment and said, "What do you mean, sir, are you going to send troops to attack that Taoist temple?"
Baili Fengzhi nodded calmly and said, "That's what I meant."
"My lord, please think twice."
Lieutenant General Chu couldn't help but said: "After all, it is Qingdu Taoist Temple. No matter how small it is, it is related to the Taoist face. If you bring your personal guards into Qingdu, you can find some excuses afterwards, but if you attack the Taoist Temple, Then I’m afraid…”
"None of that matters."
Baili Fengzhi said indifferently: "Compared with Xia Lie's safety, these are not important. Even if this position of commander cannot be taken, Xia Lie must be found. If he dies because of this... that would be a big deal. trouble."
Lieutenant General Chu couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. He didn't expect the commander to think so highly of Mr. Xialie?
Even the position of leader is not necessary?
He couldn't understand, so he couldn't help but say: "But, sir, didn't you just say that the guard might have encountered something unexpected? Maybe Mr. Xialie also..."
He didn't finish his sentence, but his meaning was clearly expressed.
After Baili Fengzhi was silent for a while, he slowly said: "Xia Lie is not dead. If he is dead, it will be known to the whole world, and the person who killed him will definitely die, so he must still be alive, maybe He was put under house arrest."
"If you die, will the whole world know about it?"
Lieutenant General Chu was increasingly unable to understand.
"This is a secret matter, don't tell anyone."
Baili Fengzhi said in a deep voice: "As long as we can find Xia Lie, what does this small position of commander of the border army mean?"
Vice General Chu fell silent.
Now he finally understood why the Lord Commander valued the missing Young Master Xialie so much.
I'm afraid that the true identity of Mr. Xialie is even more shocking than he imagined.
"Report——"
Suddenly, a sentry outside the door reported loudly: "The governor of Qingdu sent someone to see the commander-in-chief, saying that there are important clues about Mr. Xialie."
"Qingdu County Sheriff?"
Baili Fengzhi raised her eyebrows slightly, without hesitation, and immediately ordered: "Bring him in."
moment.
After the tent door curtain was opened, a young man wearing a dark brocade robe walked in.
Vice General Chu recognized the other party immediately: "The son of Qingdu County Governor?"
The person who came was the third son of Qingdu County Sheriff, Xu Mingli.
"My Excellency, Xu Mingli, has met Commander Baili."
Although Xu Mingli had heard of Baili Fengzhi for a long time, this was the first time he saw him in person and he couldn't help but be startled.
He didn't expect it either.
This commander-in-chief who has guarded the northwest gate for many years is not the rough and ugly shrew in the legend, but a woman with such a graceful figure and manners?
And just by looking at the part of the face revealed under the mask, one can tell that this Lord Commander is not an ugly woman.
At first glance.
He doesn't look like a majestic and domineering commander, but more like a lazy beauty lying on the bed.
For a moment, he couldn't help but look at it blankly.
"The son of the governor of Qingdu?"
Baili Fengzhi lazily sat on the couch, glanced at Xu Mingli, and said casually: "If your words are not true, just leave your eyes behind when you leave."
Xu Mingli's face turned pale as if he had been struck by lightning.
He quickly lowered his head and said in a trembling voice: "I don't mean any disrespect, but I have always admired the Commander-in-Chief for his great achievements in guarding the country with his daughter. Now that I see his true appearance, I lost my mind for a moment. Please forgive me, Commander-in-Chief."
Baili Fengzhi said calmly: "This general has said it like a mountain, how can he allow it to be changed?"
"yes."
Xu Mingli's forehead was covered with cold sweat, so he had to take a deep breath, suppress the fear in his heart, and said respectfully: "When the next generation of father comes, I will present a piece of news to Commander Baili. It will definitely become the basis for Commander to track down Young Master Xialie." Important clues."
He didn't dare to show off, and immediately said: "Just a few days ago, my father accidentally got a piece of news about the deputy palm seal of Qingdu Taoist Temple, that is, the true identity of Taoist Master Tu."
Baili Fengzhi narrowed her eyes slightly and said softly: "Go on."
"According to the information my father received, Taoist Master Tu is probably a Taoist master from the 'Shenxiao Sect' in the Taoist Holy Land of Yunzhou. However, for some unknown reason, he was expelled from the Shenxiao Sect and became an abandoned disciple of Shenxiao. This is the small town of Qingdu." Xu Mingli said.
"Shenxiao sect?"
Upon hearing this, Baili Fengzhi's brows under the mask seemed to frown, and she began to think quietly.
After a long while, she finally said: "How did a small local official like the governor of Qingdu County learn about Shenxiao's abandonment of his disciples?"
"this……"
Xu Mingli hesitated for a while, and then said: "When my father was young, he had a distant cousin who became a member of the Shenxiao sect more than ten years ago. This year this person went down the mountain for a walk. After my father's repeated invitations, he concealed his identity and came to Qingdu as a guest for a few days. , accidentally saw Taoist Master Tu from the Taoist Academy, and just recognized him."
Baili Fengzhi pondered for a while and asked, "What kind of cultivation is this abandoned disciple of Shenxiao, Taoist Tu?"
"This...I don't know very well." Xu Mingli said: "However, it is said that when Taoist Tu was in the Shenxiao Sect, he was the guardian elder of the outer peak."
"The elder guarding the mountain outside the peak?"
Baili Fengzhi nodded slightly and said, "Is there any other news?"
Xu Mingli said with a trembling voice, "No... By the way, Taoist Master Tu is quite lonely in the Taoist temple and rarely makes friends with others. Only Lin Yue has a good relationship with him and often buys him wine."
He was afraid that his eyeballs would be left here, so he told him all the clues he could think of that might be useful.
Seeing that Baili Fengzhi had no reaction after hearing this, he quickly added: "There is also Lin Yue's unmarried wife, Su Ziqiu. After being stabbed by Master Xia Lie, Lin Yue hugged Su Ziqiu and left not long after. I noticed that Master Tu was also missing, maybe he went to help."
Baili Fengzhi narrowed her eyes and looked at him quietly.
"I...I know so much." Xu Mingli bowed his head in a panic, "Please forgive me, Commander Baili. I have already told you everything I know."
Baili Fengzhi glanced at him again, and then said quietly: "I'm here to see you off."
As if Xu Mingli was granted amnesty, the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground, and he felt cold sweat all over his back.
Since it is a 'guest', there is no need to keep his eyes open. Being qualified to be a guest also shows that the leader has accepted this favor from his family.
Immediately he saluted again and said, "Thank you very much, Lord Commander. I won't bother you too much."
After saying that, Xu Mingli retreated tremblingly and left the camp.
After Xu Mingli left, Lieutenant General Chu couldn't help but said: "Sir, since that Taoist Master Tu was an abandoned disciple of Shenxiao and was hiding in the Taoist courtyard at that time, there is no way he can escape his involvement in the disappearance of Young Master Xia Lie. .”
He was a little worried and said: "However, he is from the Shenxiao sect in the Taoist Holy Land. His Taoism may be..."
"The Shenxiao Sect is one of the Taoist holy places, so it is certainly no small matter."
Baili Fengzhi said lightly: "But he is just an elder guarding the mountain outside the peak. He is responsible for recording small things such as the disciples of the Shenxiao sect coming down the mountain. He is just an elder with seniority. Even if he breaks the shackles of the Five Elements Heavenly Gate, he can stand up to the sky. It’s just the pinnacle of this realm.”
She slowly stood up and said solemnly: "Give me my order and get ready to go. I will set up an ambush with my personal guards tonight. Under the dragnet of heaven and earth, there is no way for a mere abandoned disciple of God to escape."
This Mid-Autumn Festival night is destined to be unpeaceful.
…
The next day.
Lin Yue opened the door and looked up at the position of the sun. He guessed that it was almost noon and it was time to have lunch.
However, the medicine given yesterday was a bit strong, and 'Su Ziqiu' was still sleeping in the room. She might not wake up until noon.
He was too lazy to start cooking, so he happened to have some unfinished mooncakes and leftovers from yesterday, which he used as a 'life-sustaining meal', which was enough to satisfy his hunger.
"Dong dong dong."
While eating in the courtyard, there was a sudden knock on the door.
"Who is it?" Lin Yue asked.
Vice General Chu's voice came from outside the courtyard door: "The Northwest Border Army just told you yesterday that they might come to you again. Please open the door."
here we go again?
Lin Yue's eyes changed slightly, and he silently took out a pill from his sleeve. After swallowing it, he walked over and opened the courtyard door.
Outside the gate of the courtyard, a large group of armored soldiers was standing. All of them were powerful, strong and strong, and their energy and blood were almost full. They were obviously elite soldiers with good martial arts.
At this time, dozens of soldiers were lined up in neat rows, standing with guns in hand. They all looked upright, just like the momentum of killing on the battlefield, and an invisible fierceness suddenly came to their faces.
One of the two leaders was Deputy General Chu, whom he had met yesterday.
The other person is tall and has slender legs. He is wearing a battle robe as red as fire and a cape as red as blood. The crown with long hair is decorated with red tassels, and he also wears a silver mask on his face. The mask only revealed a pair of deep and sharp red phoenix eyes, pale and thin lips, and a small chin.
This person is obviously a woman.
But even through the mask, just those eyes and appearance make people feel the compelling heroism and majesty.
Lieutenant General Chu was standing behind the woman, obviously taking the lead.
Lin Yue glanced around and immediately guessed the identity of this woman.
The legendary commander who guarded Xiongguan in the northwest and commanded an army of 150,000 people——
Baili phoenix has arrived!
"Are you Lin Yue?"
Baili Fengzhi glanced at Lin Yue with his narrow eyes and said indifferently: "Taoist Master Tu is waiting for you in the prison. Come with me."
