When Qu Xiaohan's attendant heard that Qu Xiaohan was fine, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "The young one will go and serve the master."

Shangguan Ruoli said calmly: "I have something to ask you. You can go after your master wakes up."

The attendant knew that he was under suspicion, and his face sank slightly, and he said with a bit of solemnity: "The young man went to see King Xuan. The master asked the young man to take the token to find General Shangguan. Please ask King Xuan to send someone to inform General Shangguan.

Come and take our master back."

Shangguan Ruoli said: "King Xuan was seriously injured and has no time to see you. Please tell me first what happened and how Qu Xiaohan was captured."

The attendant had no choice but to say: "General Shangguan's army was attacked by mysterious people. Some of those people were as invulnerable as stone men. They didn't kill people, but they robbed many soldiers and weapons. The master led people to follow him.

The trace arrived nearby and was ambushed..."

Shangguan Ruoli's pupils narrowed, "Approximately how many stone men are there?"

The attendant said: "More than two thousand people."

Shangguan Ruoli's expression was solemn. It seemed that the progress of Gu refining here was much faster than that of Yun Youyue in the south of the capital.

Moreover, this is the border, and there are soldiers from Nanyun and Dongming, who often clash. This gives them the opportunity to fish in troubled waters and get more living people to use for refining Gu without disturbing the local officials of the two countries.

The corpses carrying the Gu worms may be those who escaped from the Gu refining process. They accidentally fell into the stream in the cave and were washed downstream by the stream, causing the plague.

Some people have even successfully escaped in the stream. Those people tried to escape through the stream, but died in the stream.

Shangguan Ruoli asked again: "No one in General Shangguan's army has been infected by plague or poisonous insects, right?"

The attendant said: "No, this is not the first time that General Shangguan has faced Nanyun. He has been prepared for it for a long time."

Shangguan Ruoli breathed a sigh of relief and sent Ruhua and a few soldiers to follow Zhang Tiesheng to check the terrain and draw a map. He went back to his room to discuss countermeasures with Dongming Ziyu.

Of course, this is not trust in Ruhua, but that she wants to take Ruhua away and do many things in the post house.

Dongming Ziyu leaned on the bedside, talking to An Yi, and Mo Yan was still discussing things. When he saw her coming in, Dongming Ziyu waved to her to come closer.

Are you looking for kittens or puppies? Shangguan Ruoli felt unhappy, but he still walked forward obediently.

Dongming Ziyu's eyes were bright, "I just said to An Yi that you know some hand gestures and code words. Can you teach them all these? It will be very convenient."

Secret guards generally perform tasks such as assassinations, sneak attacks, tracking, etc., so hand gestures are especially important to them.

Shangguan Ruoli naturally wouldn't hide anything, so he demonstrated a series of hand gestures to An Yi, and finally said: "Of course, you can also agree on some gestures that both parties understand. It's not complicated."

An Yi cupped his fists: "Yes!"

Shangguan Ruoli quickly told Dongming Ziyu the news he got from Attendant Qu Xiaohan. After finishing speaking, he said: "At this time, Yunxia Palace released the stone man, and the purpose was definitely not just to snatch people to refine Gu. The nine-tailed demon fox

They are people from Yunxia Palace, Emperor Nanyun, and King Qin. I am afraid that they are collaborating among the three parties."

Seeing that Dongming Ziyu and others didn't look surprised, she asked: "Have you got the news?"

An Yi explained: "After rescuing Qu Xiaohan, my subordinates sent people back to report to the prince. The prince sent people to investigate and also got in touch with General Shangguan."

Shangguan Ruoli is aware that it has been almost a day since she rescued Qu Xiaohan and left the cave. Dongming Ziyu's people are enough to find out some things.

Dongming Ziyu said: "Yunxia Palace cannot be kept, and the cave where Gu is refined must be destroyed as soon as possible."

Shangguan Ruoli nodded and said: "They released more than two thousand stone men. There must be more than these strange poison men in the cave. Therefore, I want to make more bombs and explosive packs."

That cave is much larger than the one on the outskirts of Dongming Capital, and can hide more people.

Dongming Ziyu nodded, "I have already asked people to prepare the ingredients."

Shangguan Ruoli couldn't help but smile when he saw how he was strategizing.

The bombs Dongming Ziyu brought were made by her in Prince Xuan's Mansion. Dongming Ziyu knew what they were going to use, but he didn't know the recipe proportions or the production process.

Shangguan Ruoli said to An: "Prepare a room far away from here. No one is allowed to come near, and no open flames are allowed."

Anmi nodded expressionlessly, "I understand!"

As soon as An escaped, Wang Feng ran over with a worried look on his face, "Your Majesty, don't even think about sending us news. One hundred thousand Nanyun troops are coming towards Linzhou! And they blocked General Shangguan from coming to rescue us.

way!"

Dongming Ziyu narrowed his eyes and asked, "Who is leading the troops?"

Wang Feng said: "This is Cao Yaochang, the general of Nanyun."

Mo Wen's expression also became serious, "Cao Yaochang is from Nanyun Lengyue, and he has been pretending to be dealing with General Shangguan. How did the feint attack turn into a real fight? Now he is coming for Linzhou, obviously for the prince. Either that.

Nanyun Lengyue tricked us, or he was tricked."

Dongming Ziyu said: "If Nanyun Lengyue wants to plot against me, there is no need to use so many people, and he will not help me find a prescription to cure the plague."

Shangguan Ruoli glanced at his lips and said angrily: "You do trust that human demon!"

Dongming Ziyu's eyes flashed, and there were little smiles in his eyes.

Wang Feng said: "If that's the case, I'm afraid Prince Nanyun's condition will be worse."

Dongming Ziyu said coldly: "Gather our people and go to Yun County to join the defenders there to prepare to resist foreign enemies."

That is the place where Nanyun must pass to enter Dongming. Nanyun's army cannot be allowed to harm the people of Linzhou again.

Now that Wei Zhongliang is dead, there are no officials in Linzhou. If Nanyun takes over, it will be his responsibility.

Wang Feng asked solemnly: "What should I do here?"

Although prescriptions have been released, it will take time to control the disaster.

Dongming Ziyu said: "The governor of Baiyun County below Linzhou is good. Let him temporarily act as the magistrate of Linzhou to handle disaster relief matters."

Of course, he will leave his staff and cronies to monitor him.

Shangguan Ruoli took advantage of their conversation to draw the drawings of the improved trebuchet.

Leave it to Dongming Ziyu, "If you order someone to do a few of these, you can project it far."

When the time comes, throw the explosive packets into the enemy camp with a trebuchet, and you won't be afraid of even one million.

Dongming Ziyu's eyes lit up and he handed it over to Mo Wen to make arrangements. Then, he looked at Shangguan Ruoli with burning eyes.

Shangguan Ruoli was a little confused by what he saw and glared at him, "What are you looking at?"

Dongming Ziyu showed a playful smile and said, "My beloved concubine knows so much, but I can't understand it. Is this what your grandpa taught you?"

Shangguan Ruoli had long expected that as he revealed more and more of his abilities, others would become more and more suspicious of him, so he looked back at him deeply.
Chapter completed!