In the darkness, golden sword energy flashed past, leaving a bloody hole as thick as a thumb on Bai Hao's palm.
Compared with the injury of a broken arm, this kind of sword injury was completely out of place, but Bai Hao, who was full of anger, stopped abruptly.
Countless lines of blood rushed to his palm. In the past, the wound could almost recover in the blink of an eye, but at this moment, it did not get any better.
The blood that turned into red lines day by day was like encountering a red-hot iron plate. As long as it came near the wound, it would emit a burning smell in a burst of teeth-searing sizzling sounds.
Fear can make people regain some sense. Bai Hao looked down at his palms and suppressed his emotions and asked, "Are you teasing me?"
Cao Jin's body completely melted into the darkness, and he said in a high-pitched voice: "Our family is entrusted by the emperor, and the stability of Suzaku is related to the fate of the dynasty. Why are we teasing you?"
Bai Hao's expression suddenly became distorted, and he grinned like a wounded beast, "Once in Andingfang, once here, twice is it fun to watch?"
Cao Jin's voice suddenly rose a few degrees, like the cry of a night owl, "Watching the fun?"
Bai Hao felt the air coming towards him, and subconsciously pulled away from him. After he stood still, he could see Cao Jin's appearance clearly, "You..."
Seeing Cao Jing's white hair disheveled and her left shoulder empty, Bai Hao suddenly lost most of his anger towards him. For the first time, he said apologetically: "I don't know who has done this to Eunuch Cao?"
Cao Jin glanced at Bai Hao's right arm. The skin at the junction of his forearm and elbow was obviously different. This made a trace of envy flash in his eyes, so he asked in a sharper voice: "She has two magic weapons on her body." , one of the Taoist soldiers even possesses a weapon soul, how dare you say you don’t know about this?”
Seeing his gaze, Bai Hao also recalled the scene of being attacked by the fire sparrow weapon soul. He sighed in his heart, suddenly remembered something, and said hurriedly: "Did you kill Huaifenghua? If this woman is still alive, what will happen to her?" Will it be of great use to us?"
Mu Qing's two night visits to the inner city severely affected Bai Hao's morale.
At this point, even if there is still a relatively complete army, Bai Hao is not confident that he can win the next confrontation. He has not lost his mind enough to think that Hidden Valley will only send a few people at a time.
If there were a few more people like Mu Qing, no, even half as difficult as Mu Qing, he would feel like there was no hope at all. Therefore, if we can capture the Wind Flower and use it as a threat, we can at least gain more recovery and preparation time.
Bai Hao's thoughts were swirling, but he didn't hear Cao Jin's voice for a long time. When he looked around in confusion, he saw that Cao Jin was still silent. He raised his eyebrows suddenly, thought of a possibility, and asked in disbelief: "You don't even know her?" Can’t handle it?”
"I was fighting one against two, and I was too busy to deal with that woman."
Cao Jin shook his head, looking at Bai Hao's miserable look, he lost all thoughts of tit-for-tat, and said bluntly: "That young man is Mu Qing, right? He is indeed very problematic. My luck attack has no effect on him, but he still... Take the initiative to absorb the power of luck in my body. If I still stay there, maybe you will see my corpse."
"hiss--"
Bai Hao felt that his left shoulder was in excruciating pain. Cao Jin's words might have excused him, but as soon as he thought about Mu Qing ignoring his Karma, he felt uncomfortable.
A few months ago, when he learned from Hou Yiyong that there was news about the remnants of the Lin family, he felt relaxed and felt that the small block in his heart was about to be completely removed. Who would have thought that in a few months The small fortress in front of him had turned into a mountain that took his breath away today.
Cao Jin glanced sideways at Bai Hao and said: "This kind of person can grow to this point at such an age. Needless to say, he is extremely talented and has extraordinary qualifications. The most important thing is that he has the climate now. If you want to get rid of him, you will It’s hard, and…”
Bai Hao didn't like their habit of deliberately leaving half of their words behind, so he said displeasedly: "If you have something to say, say it quickly!"
Cao Jin snorted: "If the emperor knows about him, he might find a way to make him one of his own."
Bai Hao made a sound in his heart. The chaos in southern Xinjiang had been going on for some time, and the sky was high and the emperor was far away. It had been a long time since he had thought carefully about the Sacred Heart.
Mu Qing is very young and has outstanding strength. Judging from the information currently known, his relationship with Hidden Valley is not harmonious. Moreover, he has another identity in Bai Hao's heart. Mu Qing is the son of Lin Xiao and Bai Xueyue.
In the past, Emperor Bai needed people who supported him, so he could even suppress people who were close or distant, but now if Emperor Bai suddenly became interested in Mu Qing one day, would he have thought that Bai Xueyue was actually his cousin.
Bai Hao will not forget the news he saw at the clan mansion when he came to exterminate the Lin Xiao Manchus with Emperor Bai's permission. Bai Xueyue's father An Wang and the late emperor were still brothers.
The past events of the previous dynasty are over. With Bai Di's character, would he be willing to show kindness to relatives to recognize each other?
Seeing Bai Hao's silence, Cao Jin also sighed in his heart. He didn't tell the whole truth. If Bai Emperor knew that Mu Qing could also absorb luck, then Bai Emperor would definitely be willing to make Mu Qing his own. No one knew better than him that Bai Emperor, who was now restrained in his sharpness and gradually praised the Wenzong style, really wanted to become another Wuzong who could expand the territory.
"you……"
The two spoke almost at the same time. Seeing Cao Jing's silence, Bai Hao pondered again and then said: "Eunuch Cao, if this green tree is not removed, it will pose a great threat to you and me. And if he is allowed to act recklessly, this Suzaku It is absolutely impossible for the city to be stable."
Cao Jin nodded: "Can our family have different principles?"
He looked past Bai Hao and looked at Tielao and asked: "Our family didn't know Mu Qing until we came here, but is the city lord hiding something? In addition to his relationship with Hidden Valley, he is also Don’t you have other identities?”
Bai Hao looked at Cao Jin, still hesitating for a moment.
Cao Jin actually came back here after the Youyan Formation was opened for the first time. He already had some guesses about Mu Qing's identity, so he deliberately sniffed with the tip of his nose and said lightly: "The Blood Demon Formation has been destroyed. Right? But I have seen some secrets related to Wuzong in the inner treasury, and the city lord is not without a chance to make a comeback..."
Speaking of this, all the hesitation on Bai Hao's face disappeared. He glanced sideways at the people in the iron prison and said in a calm tone: "Mu Qing should be Lin Xiao's son."
Cao Jin was quite satisfied with this answer. He looked at the formation patterns on the ground and said, "No wonder the city lord has the strongest murderous intention towards Mu Qing. But this kid directly grabbed my fourth level of luck. This enemy of ours also wants to Report."
"Bai is extremely grateful to receive my father-in-law's sincere help!"
Cao Jin looked at the eagerness in Bai Hao's eyes. He didn't expect him to be so impatient, but he also took a high look at his tenacity, but still said: "Wuzong once created his own blood demon body on the battlefield, but in fact it was not It is not as recorded by later generations. It was a coincidence of the right time and place. In fact, he had already prepared and used the oldest method of blood sacrifice. However, this matter did not happen overnight. Shouldn't the city lord mobilize the soldiers in the city now? , going to hunt down those three people?”
The two of them had been talking here for a long time. Bai Hao had never thought that the inflexible military formation alone could keep those three people, but looking into Cao Jin's eyes, he couldn't help but feel that this matter was a bit absurd. He asked, "So this can still be done?"
"They just died in their own place, but compared to those common people, isn't such blood food not to the city lord's appetite?"
As Cao Jin spoke, he took out a golden seal. Bai Hao's eyes narrowed when he saw it: "I didn't expect you to bring this with you."
Cao Jin chuckled softly: "The White Emperor has never forgotten Southern Xinjiang. Once this golden seal falls, an official will become a real official. Lord City Lord, do you dare to buy bones for a thousand gold?"
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The south gate of the inner city.
Xiong, who had just resumed his status as the Guards Battalion Commander and was also the Nanmen General, was lying on the bed with his arms and legs spread out, and his snoring could lift the roof of the barracks.
"General Bear, General Bear!"
The banging on the door immediately woke up Xiong San. He fell to the ground like a carp and rushed out of the barracks with his weapon in hand before he even had time to wipe off the bits from the corner of his mouth.
Just a few days after regaining his status as battalion commander, Xiong San couldn't get over his excitement and just wanted to make new achievements, so he slept in the barracks near the city gate.
Even in his dream just now, he was dreaming of being promoted, so when his subordinates woke him up, he was full of energy, rushed out and stood in front of the door, a pair of small eyes glaring on his dark face. It was so big that he looked around and shouted directly: "Where is the enemy?"
At this time, he looked like a black bear that howled into the sky. The two night-watch soldiers from the city defense army were dumbfounded. When they reacted, they had to admire in their hearts: "The guards are different."
"Did you two wake me up?"
It was dawn when everything was green, and there was no sound of people around. The disappointment on Xiong San's face turned into the anger of being spared his dream, and he kicked two of his men hard.
One of them had a strong body and did not fall to the ground. He quickly pointed in a certain direction and said: "General, look! There is a ball of fire in the sky over there that has been moving towards our south gate!"
Xiong San kicked off his feet and flew up to the roof of the barracks. He could see more clearly. He couldn't help but sucked in a sharp breath of cold air. Then he patted his thighs and laughed loudly: "It's his grandma's fault. I've recently had my iron roof transferred. This is not a military achievement." Come again?"
Xiong San's chest rose and fell, he took a deep breath of air, and shouted in a certain direction of the barracks: "Gather!"
It took only half a stick of incense for the sound to reach out, but eight hundred elite soldiers from the Guards had already gathered in the school grounds near the city gate.
Xiong San specially put on a brand-new armor and stood on the avenue leading directly to the south gate. With a pair of small eyes looking at the flickering firelight at the end of the long street, he felt a little more nervous and said to himself: "I'm sorry. We want to see who is brave enough to break into the south gate at night."
Seeing the firelight stop at the far end of the long street, Xiong San frowned and became more and more nervous. He raised his hand and ordered: "Form up!"
At this time, the darkness and light of dawn are divided in half. When the blue sky light falls on the long street, it gives people an inexplicable feeling of confusion.
Xiong San's throat was throbbing, and he vaguely saw two figures walking towards this side in the firelight. Before they had taken a few steps, they turned into one person again. Xiong San's face became a little more relaxed, and he looked at the figures getting closer and closer. He cursed secretly: "How dare you look down on you, Mr. Xiong? I don't care whether you are good or bad. Breaking into the city gate without permission is another great military achievement."
"Huh? Wait a minute, why does this person look familiar?"
Xiong San thought to himself, and took two steps forward with the weapon. When he saw the other party's face clearly, he couldn't help being surprised: "Second Commander, how could it be you?"
