Daqin: Zulong's Traveling Frog

Chapter 310 Trap?

Ah Jing, the warrior in charge of the alert, looked up from the high hill for a while, then came down and reported: "Prime Minister, that Li Shiqi is still following us."

Fangmu nodded and said, "I knew it would be like this. He must want to save A Fei."

Ah Jing was puzzled and asked: "This is strange. Li Shiqi is a wanted criminal by the Central Plains court. It was obviously our Khotan adventure that saved him, so why did he help people from Loulan who had nothing to do with him?" ?”

Chanmu said: "You don't understand, these Central Plains men love to claim to be righteous. Haven't you discovered along the way that he is not on the same path as us?"

Ah Jing said: "I don't know if he is from the same path, but my subordinates can see that although Li Shiqi is taciturn, he is a very powerful person. His sword is also ordinary, and the bow is a magic weapon, at least It’s a powerful ten-stone bow.”

In the past, only Hou Yi with ten thousand enemies could draw a ten-stone bow.Legend has it that when the world first opened, there were ten suns in the sky, which baked the earth into a piece of scorched earth.

Houyi, a sharpshooter, saw that the people were mourning for the poor, and he suddenly felt compassionate, so he took ten magic arrows, pulled up ten strong bows, stood on the ends of the earth, and shot down nine suns in a row, leaving only the last one to shine in the sky, so all things recovery.

Since then, no one has been heard of being able to draw a ten-stone bow.

Attendant Ai Di said: "Prime Minister, since Li Shiqi has such a strong bow, his shooting skills are also very important. If he suddenly attacks from behind, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with him. It's better for us to strike first. I'll go right away. Lure him over, and then order the black-armored warriors to catch him by surprise and bring him back to Khotan."

Fan Mu shook his head and said: "His Majesty the King has specifically told you not to fall out with Li Sheqi. Although he is temporarily frustrated in the Central Plains, he may not be successful in the future." Ai Di said: "But..."

Chanmu said: "Don't worry about him. He has no experience and doesn't know the power of the desert. After tonight, we will discipline him for getting lost." Turning around, he saw a warrior holding up a water bag to feed A Fei, and immediately shouted sharply : "Don't give him water to drink." The samurai was startled, stunned for a while, and then retreated.

Ah Fei's throat was as hot as a fire, and he was so thirsty that he cried, "Hey, you are dying of thirst, so you can only take my body back to Khotan."

Eddie deliberately walked up to him holding the water bag, and said, "The Prime Minister will only make you thirsty, but it won't make you die of thirst." After saying that, Juju pursed his lips and took a few sips of spring water, smacking loudly.

Ah Fei struggled to stand up, licking his dry and cracked lips while staring at the water bag greedily.

Eddie asked: "Are you still unwilling to tell who instructed you to do this?" Ah Fei said: "No one instructed me, I was greedy."

Ai Di asked: "Who told you that the Night Pearl was hidden in Ganqi's water bag?" A Fei smiled and said, "This is a strange question. I stuffed the Night Pearl into the water bag with my own hands, how could I not know?"

Aidi smiled and said: "Don't you know that you are actually very bad at lying? But if you want to be a good man, the Prime Minister will be happy to help you." He ordered the warrior to lead Ah Fei and tie him to a tamarisk tree, and whipped twenty horse whips. After beating him until he was dying and almost fainting, he drank some water, tied him to the saddle as usual, and continued on his journey.

After traveling for dozens of miles, the sky gradually darkened.Khotan and his party chose a sheltered place and camped on the Gobi Desert.

Sumu wrote the secret letter and released the eagle, then he called the warrior leader Niba over, turned away the others, only his confidant Aidi was at the side, and asked in a low voice: "Commander Niba, can you find anything strange about the warriors under his command?" performance?"

Niba was very puzzled. After thinking for a long time, he scratched his head and replied: "No. Why does the Prime Minister ask this?"

Mu Mu said: "The matter of the Ye Mingzhu is extremely secretive, and it is really difficult for outsiders to know. I originally concluded that our insiders pointed out the Loulan guide. Only in this way can we explain why A Fei only knows the hiding place of the Ye Ming Pearl, but does not understand that it is us who did it. "

"I begged General Li for Ah Fei's life and wanted to take him back to Khotan. The person who leaked the secret may not have expected that he would be very nervous and would definitely find ways to contact Ah Fei, or warn him, or simply kill him to silence him. .”

"But I observed carefully along the way and didn't find anything strange at all."

Only then did Niba understand the truth, and immediately patted his chest and said: "Niba pledged his own life to the Prime Minister, the warriors under my command are all loyal warriors, they dare to go through fire and water for His Majesty the King and the Prime Minister, and they will never have second thoughts. .

The Prime Minister was suspicious for no reason, but it tarnished the reputation of our black-armored warriors. "The tone was very indignant, as if he himself had been insulted.

Sumu hurriedly said: "Commander Niba, don't be so excited. I also feel that I was too worried, so I came to discuss with you. But tonight, the plan of Mingzhu has failed, and the Loulan grain team is on the road. Things are urgent. Eagle, but it is still necessary to send people back to Khotan to report to His Majesty the King. It’s just that the matter of Ah Fei cannot be ignored, this matter..."

It seemed that it was difficult to think of suitable words for a while, so he simply fell silent.

Niba then volunteered and said: "Why don't I go back to the country to report the news first." Fangmu was waiting for him to ask for orders, and hurriedly said: "That's very good, so Commander Laoniba will set off immediately. Just ask the commander to take off his armor and disguise himself as a soldier." The appearance of ordinary people in the Western Region, so as not to attract attention."

The black-armored warriors belong to the Khotan Royal Palace Guard and are directly under the king's command. All of them are warriors selected from a hundred and have a strong sense of honor.Although Niba was reluctant to modify it, he did not dare to disobey Prime Minister Zuo's order, so he could only respond: "Obey."

Immediately, two warriors were called over, and together they changed into civilian clothes, packed their bags, led the horses and set off on the road overnight.

Aidi sent Niba away, and came back to report: "Sure enough, Li Shiqi is near us as the Prime Minister expected. When Niba and the others set off, he followed suit."

Mu Mu said: "Yes. Please ride a fast horse and ask him to come over, saying that I have something important to discuss with him."

Ai Di was taken aback, and asked: "Shouldn't you set up a trap first?" Su Mu said: "No, I have my own ideas."

He also ordered people to escort A Fei for interrogation.A Fei always only said that he stole the Ye Mingzhu greedily.Su Mu ordered Wu Tong to look like the people of the Western Regions, so as not to attract attention.

The black-armored warriors belong to the Khotan Royal Palace Guard and are directly under the king's command. All of them are warriors selected from a hundred and have a strong sense of honor.Although Niba was reluctant to modify it, he did not dare to disobey Prime Minister Zuo's order, so he could only respond: "Obey."

Immediately, two warriors were called over, and together they changed into civilian clothes, packed their bags, led the horses and set off on the road overnight.

Aidi sent Niba away, and came back to report: "Sure enough, Li Shiqi is near us as the Prime Minister expected. When Niba and the others set off, he followed suit."

Mu Mu said: "Yes. Please ride a fast horse and ask him to come over, saying that I have something important to discuss with him."

(End of this chapter)