Valkyrie Returns

The weather in Mobei has always been changeable. It was clear that last night there was still a cold wind howling and frost all around. In the morning, the sky was already clear and the sun was shining brightly.Xiuyuan was in a great mood. Although his original goal of subduing a few Xiongnu warriors and forming an alliance with the tribes in the north failed, he unexpectedly gained a master of the rivers and lakes like Qin Jiu, and he knew the situation of the Huns immediately. There is that hidden stake in the teahouse that was accidentally removed, and overall, it is not a small gain.

Lu Bu just wanted to ask Xiu Yuan to go for a walk around the red rabbit horse, and also to take a look at the scenery of the Northland, but unexpectedly found a hollow bamboo tube obliquely inserted on the hollowed-out window lattice, and hurriedly pulled Xiu Yuan to himself around.

Xiu Yuan was very puzzled, so he raised his head and glanced at Lu Bu, but Lu Bu had already carefully wrapped his hands in silk cloth and removed the small bamboo tube clipped to the window, skillfully threw it on the table, and a roll of cloud-patterned rice paper slowly slipped out of the window. The bamboo tube rolled out.Xiu Yuan unfolded it, and the expression on his face changed immediately.

Lu Bu took the rice paper and took a look. There were only eight petite lowercase scripts on the tiny note. The handwriting was delicate but full of strength, and there was even a faint ink stain on the back of the rice paper: "You have a good horse, come to Daobei quickly. "

"Fengxian, you slept very hard yesterday?" After a moment of surprise, Xiu Yuan quickly calmed down and asked.

Lu Bu shook his head: "In the past, when we were resting, you and I would always mess around between the beds for a while, but last night we slept directly, logically speaking, we shouldn't be more tired than usual."

"This bamboo tube was obviously placed here by someone last night, because these Fusang people know some spells, so I specially set up an enchantment around it. It shouldn't be a spell to transmit messages, but first You didn't realize it at all. In this way, the martial arts of the person who came last night may be extremely powerful. Let's go to Qin Jiu to discuss it. He is quite famous in Mobei. Since he is such a rare master, maybe he There will be clues."

Naturally, Lu Bu would not object to Xiu Yuan's decision. The two quickly went to the room where Tang Wu and the others were resting, and explained the matter in general. The guards who watched the night last night were all very shocked, and they all said that they did not notice any changes during the night. .Qin Jiu stared at the words on the rice paper for a while, and then took out a silver needle from his sleeve to compare: "Military Master, I don't have any clues just by looking at the words, but this paper has a lot of meaning. Wen Xuan paper is extremely valuable even in the Central Plains, let alone in Mobei, since the visitor can use this kind of paper to convey news, it is naturally because the words on the cloud pattern Xuan are permeable and not messy, even if it rains suddenly. It will not be unclear. Secondly, I am afraid that the person who came here has great power in Mobei. Judging from the content of the note, it is obvious that the wording of the order is issued. Maybe the person who sent the letter is the spy behind the scenes of Fusang Kingdom Master, the ninjutsu of the Fusang Kingdom is completely different from the martial arts of the Central Plains, so it is reasonable for Lord Hou to not notice it."

"Since that's the case, should we just use our tricks to uproot Fusang Kingdom's power in Mobei?" Lu Bu turned his head to Xiu Yuan, and there was a hint of anticipation in his profound facial features.

Xiuyuan carefully put the bamboo tube and rice paper into his sleeve robe, and slowly shook his head: "If the person who sent the message is really the master of the Fusang country spy who was killed by us yesterday, then it is obvious that this person has martial arts skills and tricks." They are all unfathomable. According to Qin Jiu's analysis, this Fusang man hiding in Mobei not only has not been exposed, but has also gained great power in the entire Hun tribe. We went rashly, not only could we not get rid of him, It is also very likely that he will be besieged and killed by the forces in his hands, after all, we have not yet seen how powerful the real Fusang ninja is."

Xiu Yuan paused here for a while, looked at Qin Jiu meaningfully, and continued: "The situation in Xiliang is uncertain now, once Cao Mengde wipes out Yuan Shao's northern forces, with Guo Fengxiao around, he will definitely attack Xiliang. We have to go back quickly and strengthen the defenses in Xiliang City, so that we can fight in the future. We will leave immediately. If you get suspicious, it will not be worth the loss if there will be a lot of troubles for nothing."

After the arrangements were made, the guards went out to prepare, only Tang Wu unexpectedly stayed behind with a look of anger on his face. Seeing that Xiao Wu didn't leave, Qin Jiu naturally stayed in the room as well.

"Military division, do you still want to bring this kind of unknown guy back to Xiliang City?" Xiao Wu pointed to Qin Jiu who was standing aside, because he was too excited, so he completely lost his usual calm, and his tone was blunt Xiuyuan asked.

Lu Bu was furious: "You bastard, why did you talk to the military advisor! Could it be that you still have to disobey the military advisor's order?"

Xiao Wu was a little timid because of Lu Bu's fury, and shrank back slightly behind the table.Xiu Yuan casually leaned his head on Lu Bu's shoulder, and asked with slanted eyebrows, "Xiao Wu, do you still remember the first rule of being a secret guard? Even though you have been fighting the world with Lord Hou as a personal guard for some time , but after all, I can’t change that you came out of the camp of dead soldiers. Even though I know that your persuasion is for my safety, it’s still broken after all. I won’t say much. When I return to Xiliang City, You go and get the punishment yourself."

"But military master, it doesn't matter how you punish me today, I still have to ask clearly what the military master has in mind for this foreigner. Now that the Central Plains is full of heroes, Xiliang is the last city of the Marquis, and there is absolutely no room for loss!"

Xiao Wu has been very obedient among the dark guards since he was a child. This is the first time he has spoken loudly to Xiu Yuan in so many years. Although he was trembling because of the huge sense of guilt, he still blushed and straightened. Looking at Xiu Yuan's bottomless eyes.

Xiu Yuan sighed for a long time, and took the tea on the table to drink: "Xiao Wu, the reason why you are so opposed to Qin Jiu going to Xiliang City is because you are afraid that he will secretly harm me. Instead of questioning me like this, do you have any introspection?" As a military adviser, I think I have done everything I need to do. I want to bring Qin Jiu back to Xiliang because of his martial arts and status in the world. Although there are not many advisers and generals around Lord Hou, they are all top-notch Only this scout battalion has not been found at all, do you think who among you is more suitable than Qin Jiu? As a dark guard, I don't know how to seriously improve my own martial arts, and when the situation is not clear, interfere without authorization My master's decision?"

Halfway through Xiu Yuan's speech, he suddenly glanced at Qin Jiu with a half-smile, and then deliberately lowered his voice: "After all these years, you are the most immature. If Qin Jiu can attack me under Lord Hou's nose, Then I am in danger all the time, even if Lord Hou will go to the battlefield in the future, as a secret guard who has practiced martial arts with Lord Hou since childhood, my safety should be guaranteed by you, even if Qin Jiu is going to attack me now, you Do you think you alone can protect me well? Well, there is a reason for this, you should think about it when you go back, Lord Hou and I have something to discuss." After finishing speaking, Xiu Yuan tilted his head on Lu Bu's chest and shook his sleeves impatiently , Xiao Wu gave Qin Jiu another sharp look before leaving the room.

"The military master has good means, and in just a few words, he used both soft and hard methods to subdue my Xiao Wuxun." As soon as Xiao Wu left, Qin Jiu returned to the casual temperament of the knight-errant in the rivers and lakes, and he was in a daze. His hand was already on the teapot that Xiu Yuan just poured water into.

Lu Bu flipped his palm over and shook the table lightly, the teapot jumped into Lu Bu's hand again like a naughty child.Xiu Yuan lazily took the warm tea from Lu Bu's hand, and answered Qin Jiu calmly, "I know exactly what you have in mind for Xiao Wu, but I just don't know what's going on in Xiao Wu's heart. What do you think? With your martial arts, you can leave anytime, anywhere, but whether you can take Xiaowu away depends on your ability. We have never given them strange poisons. Even Xiliang The city is not all Hou Ye's territory, besides, there must be someone behind Hao Meng's rebellion led by Qingzhou soldiers to support him, otherwise, as a mere Sili captain, even if Hou Ye is not in the city, there will be no troubles Come."

"The military adviser is not afraid that I will leak all these things. Is it appropriate for me to just say it casually? If one day you want to take the lead in rebelling against Lord Marquis, how will you deal with yourself?"

Xiu Yuan didn't care about Qin Jiu's words, and pulled Lu Bu's handsome face into a strange shape: "Your Majesty, even the people belong to me, let alone the army? How can you have so many intriguing thoughts for a wanderer? If you're really smart, you won't fall into the hands of Fusang's spies from the very beginning, and everything else is up to you. Whether you want to follow Xiao Wu secretly or find any way to take him away, it won't be a problem for him. bad thing."

As soon as Xiu Yuan's words came out of his mouth, Qin Jiu understood that the handsome young man in front of him had an unexpectedly strong heart.He can see everything around him very clearly. He is clearly only a teenager, but there is a faint sense of seeing through the vicissitudes of the world from his bones. Qin Jiu suddenly feels that to meet such a person, even if it is only from a distance. Looking at it, it might also be a rare fate.From this moment on, he really seriously considered the possibility of staying with Lu Bu peacefully and abandoning the name Xiao Lin.But before he could come up with a result, he was once again attracted by the sword formation practiced by Xiao Wu and the others.