When Jiang Shuo saw that Dugu Xiang was about to start a fight, he quickly took her hand and said, "Xiang'er, please don't be rash." 33
Dugu Xiang looked at Jiang Shuo in horror and said, "Brother Shuo, aren't you also deceived by their rhetoric?"
Jiang Shuo said softly: "I still have a few words to clarify with General Pei. Xiang'er, please be patient."
As he said this, he glanced left and right, and Dugu Xiang suddenly realized that he was surrounded by masters and hundreds of black-clothed warriors outside. They were on a small island in the heart of the sea. It was impossible for the two of them to escape. At this moment, they were torn apart. It was indeed a reckless move.
She raised her face and looked at Jiang Shuo and said, "But, Brother Shuo..."
Jiang Shuo saw the sunshine shining on Xiang'er's face and the pure sky in her eyes. A tenderness suddenly surged in his heart, and he felt even more determined. He gently held her hand and said, "Xiang'er, how many years do I have?" You have to ask questions clearly, don’t worry, I have my own plans.”
Seeing Jiang Shuo's firm gaze, Dugu Xiang calmed down a little. He nodded to Jiang Shuo and said "ok" simply and firmly.
Jiang Shuo crossed his hands and said to Pei Min: "General Pei, we were in Chang'an City that day. Thank you for letting us out of the city."
Pei Min looked at Jiang Shuo, his eyes not evasive at all, and said calmly: "Looking back, after you were rescued, Cheng Qianli already told me that I didn't know he fed you the black dragon's eggs, and I felt very sorry for him. Because when I first saw you, I knew you were a good material for martial arts training."
Jiang Shuo couldn't help but think of the first time he met Pei Min at the old Nanling Ji family store. He ran in front of Pei Min's horse to lead him and He Zhizhang to find Li Bai. It seemed like a lifetime ago.
Pei Min continued: "Later I learned that you were not dead, and I was very relieved. However, I was in Chang'an at that time, and it was difficult to communicate with you. After that, you disappeared for two years, and then you reappeared with peerless martial arts, so I became even more fond of you. Pay attention and ask the Hidden Alliance to take more care of you."
Jiang Shuo said: "Then it was you who arranged for me to win the position of leader of the Jianghu Alliance in Ziyang Courtyard?"
Pei Min shook his head and said: "No, you were just born at that time, and we didn't get the news, so you can rest assured that you overcame the crowd and won the support of everyone to become the young master of the Jianghu Alliance. This is all your own credit. Including your unification Caobang, go north along the rivers and canals, ride on the ax and rush into the sand, etc. You move too fast, and the Hidden Alliance will never be able to catch up with you."
Speaking of this, Pei Min seemed to remember interesting things from the past, raised his head and laughed.
Jiang Shuo said: "So, the first person in the Yin League who came into contact with me was Li Zhuer."
Li Zhuer nodded and said: "It was indeed my suggestion that the Anqing Sect went to Gongsun's house that day. As for the hiding place of Manichaeism, of course I already knew it, but looking back, you were too young back then. It’s so embarrassing that you got caught so easily, which makes me have to ask Kong Kong’er to save you…”
When she talked about the past, her usually expressionless face turned red and she smiled.
Jiang Shuo said: "So, Kong Kong'er is also a member of the Yin Alliance?"
Li Zhuer said: "He is not a member of the Yin Alliance. Kong Kong'er disdains joining forces with anyone...but the Yin Alliance helped him back then, and he will also help the Yin Alliance according to his own interests."
Jiang Shuo suddenly realized: "Therefore, Kong Kong'er's appearance on the Han River and in Pangu Temple are not coincidences."
Li Zhuer said: "He was in Hanshui because he was very interested in watching the two dragons fight. As for saving you, it was because I asked him for help."
Jiang Shuodao said with emotion: "It turns out that when you asked him to save me that day, it was actually General Pei's intention."
Li Zhuer smiled slightly and said, "What else?"
Somehow, a trace of disappointment arose in Jiang Shuo's heart. He shook his head vigorously, concentrated his attention, and continued to ask: "It's not a coincidence that we meet Yan Zhenqing and Guo Ziyi, right?"
Pei Min said: "Yes, that was arranged by me. Looking back, all your actions at that time made me eager to see you. That's why I asked Master Wu to paint."
Jiang Shuo couldn't help but be surprised: "General Pei's request for a painting for his late mother can be fake?"
Li Zhuer said: "It can't be said to be false, but Juzi's mother has passed away many years ago."
Jiang Shuo slapped his forehead and said, "I'm confused. A Tang Dynasty official had to mourn for three years after his mother died. The next year, I met the leader of the army, General Pei, at the top of Chang'an City. How could he be a new mourner?"
Li Zhuer smiled and said: "Yes, but famous people like Zhang Xu and Wu Daozi will not go into these details. The Three Saints are still talked about by the people of Luoyang, but Zhang and Wu are afraid that they have long forgotten them. It’s got to be clean.”
Jiang Shuo said: "Fanyang, Longhuo City, and Wuruan Pass were able to pass through without any danger. Now that I think about it, it was only because of the help of the Hidden Alliance that it was so smooth."
Pei Min said: "An Lushan is so restless. Of course, the Yin League has a lot of spies in Fan Yang. It's just a little effort to help you. But looking back, don't think that the Yin League is omnipotent. We can't penetrate into the Yiluo River, so Said that the crisis in Xiaojincheng in Wuruan Pass was solved by your own wisdom."
Bone Strength Pei Luo didn't wait for Jiang Shuo to ask, and said with a smile: "Of course the meeting in Fei Huxing is not a coincidence, but I also want to experience Jiang Xiaoyou's style."
This was completely beyond Jiang Shuo's expectation. He continued to ask, "Everything that happened in Shuo Mo was naturally part of the Yin Alliance's calculations..."
Li Zhuer said: "Young Master also said just now that Gao Bujia used drugs to control the Yiluo River so that we could not penetrate. Thanks to you, and of course Xiang'er sister and her grandfather, we were able to continuously defeat the Yiluo River in Shuo Mo and Yiwu Lu Mountains." The spirit of falling into the river.”
Jiang Shuo said: "Yes, Xiang'er also said that Kong Kong'er has been helping her secretly."
When he said this, Dugu Xiang remained silent beside him. This silence was completely unlike her character.
Li Zhuer said: "Kong Kong'er really likes her. He said that before he gained the inner strength and became Beimingzi, he was also this carefree when he was a little snitch. Looking at Xiang'er, he remembered the past. Himself, but he can no longer be his past self, so he prefers Xiang'er now."
Dugu Xiang remained silent, and Jiang Shuo didn't know how to respond.
He followed the trajectory and continued: "Is Feng Ruofang, the great pirate on the Wuhu Sea, also a member of the Hidden Alliance?"
Feng Ruofang clearly chased Naowen all the way, but finally let all the enemies go, which is quite suspicious now that she thinks about it.
Pei Min twisted his beard and said with a smile: "In retrospect, after you join the Hidden Alliance, you will naturally know everything."
This can be regarded as Pei Min's second invitation to Jiang Shuo to join the Hidden Alliance, but Jiang Shuo still did not respond and continued to ask: "Beihai Li Shijun's office is naturally a play jointly performed by Brother Cheng and the old Khan. What I want to ask is the death of 400 Japanese envoys sent to the Tang Dynasty. Is there any shadow of the Hidden Alliance behind this incident?"
Pei Min said without hesitation: "Yes!"
Jiang Shuo said: "There are Li Jiancheng's princes and grandsons hidden in the four towns of Anxi. Has the Yin Alliance already known about it?"
Pei Min said: "I know!"
Jiang Shuo said: "The Hidden Alliance helped hide the information about the king and grandson, and it must not have been for the sake of the current saint."
Pei Min said: "At that time, Emperor Gaozong sent Pei Xingjian, the general manager of Dingxiang Road, to the Western Regions to quell the rebellion. At the same time, he secretly investigated the matter. However, Empress Wu discovered it and recalled Pei Xingjian. Pei Xingjian left Wang Fangyi to build a city by the Sushui River to investigate the matter. Empress Wu also sent him back. He was killed, and the last person who knew about it was the Persian king Sun Ni Nianshi who refused to listen to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. In the fourth year of Chang'an, Ni Nianshi met an assassin in Suiye City and was rescued by a Han swordsman. The Han swordsman was Wang Fangyi’s personal soldier who stayed in Suiye City to investigate the matter."
Jiang Shuo heard this story, and he suddenly realized: "The black-clothed assassin that Master Ni met was not a cannibal, but a hidden alliance?"
Pei Min smiled and said: "This was arranged by the former leader of the Hidden Alliance. Otherwise, how could the Persian king and grandson, the commander-in-chief of the army, trust him?"
Jiang Shuo was shocked: "The last great man was Li Ke?"
Pei Min nodded, and Jiang Shuo said: "But Li Shijun said that the grandson of Jiancheng is not Mr. Taibai!"
Pei Min said: "Neither Li Yong nor Jin Silan have ever been to the Western Regions. What they know is what we want them to know. In fact, there is no conclusion yet on who is the Miao descendant of Jiancheng."
Jiang Shuo was too shocked and murmured: "In this case, we can only fully understand this matter by going to Anxi Suiye City."
He said to Jiang Shuo: "Looking back, you have reached the core of the matter, but the key evidence is no longer in the Western Region, but has been delivered to Li Yong's hands. Do you still carry that eight-inch bronze mirror with you?"
Jiang Shuo didn't expect that Pei Min actually knew about the bronze mirror. He reached out and took out an oilcloth bag from his pocket, took out the bronze mirror inside, and said: "General Pei, you said the secret is hidden in this bronze mirror? "
Mo Jianke once told Jiang Shuo that the back of the eight-inch ancient mirror was indeed an antiquity from three generations ago, but the mirror's history may only be fifty years. If there is any secret hidden, it may have been subcontracted long ago. Li Yong didn't Knowing martial arts, it is indeed not difficult to replace this treasure from him.
Pei Min smiled and said: "Looking back, you are really smart. I think there is no need to talk about the details of what the Hidden Alliance did during your journey west, right?"
Jiang Shuo nodded and said: "General Pei, is it not a coincidence that you camped on this island?"
Pei Min smiled and nodded, admitting it.
Jiang Shuo said: "I just don't understand, how do you know the secret behind this mirror? Li Shijun should not be a member of the Hidden Alliance."
Dugu Xiang finally couldn't help but asked: "What secret?"
Jiang Shuo said: "Xiang'er, you don't know that this bone-piercing mirror can reflect a map under the candlelight. I originally thought that this map depicts a fairy island in the sea, but I didn't expect to know what is in the mirror today." This is where the map is drawn, Longju Island in the West Sea!"
Pei Min said: "Of course Li Yong is not a member of the Yin Alliance. At that time, he was still thinking about becoming a general and becoming a prime minister. It was completely contrary to the purpose of our Yin Alliance to act secretly. Naturally, I would not invite him to join the alliance. What happened that day was illegal. We didn’t know about Chuan Liu Er until we reached the Kongtong Mountain Taoist Academy..."
Jiang Shuo was surprised: "Senior Mojian? Is he a member of the Hidden Alliance?"
Pei Min was noncommittal and just continued to explain: "We knew that there was a picture hidden in the mirror before, but we didn't know what it was exactly. Until that day, Mo Jianke got the bronze mirror in the name of grinding the mirror."
Jiang Shuo nodded, shook his head and said, "But Senior Mo Jian just polished the mirror that day. The mirror never left my sight. Senior Mo Jian neither took it away nor used fire to shine it. How did he get it?" Do you know?"
Pei Min said: "Mo Jianke's skills are really good. The surface of the bone-penetrating mirror has slight unevenness, so that the map can be reflected under the light of candles at night. But this is to ordinary people, Mo Jianke was there that day." While polishing, by carefully touching every inch of the mirror, I drew this map in my mind.”
As he spoke, Pei Min took out a piece of sheepskin from his arms, with a simple map drawn on it, which was exactly the same as the map he saw reflected in the bone-piercing mirror under the candle.
Jiang Shuo sighed: "It turns out that the Hidden Alliance has been following me all the way. I often feel that I am being threatened by fate. It turns out that there is a push from the Hidden Alliance behind this. General Pei, what is the purpose of the map pointing to this island? "
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