The flower is a tulip [Chu Liuxiang]

Hu Tiehua was touching his head all the way.

He wore the same turban of the desert tribes to shield him from the scorching sun, but it was almost torn apart by himself now.Then he started touching his nose like Chu Liuxiang did.

Ji Bingyan, who was riding beside him, glanced at him, and finally said, "Do you have lice?"

Hu Tiehua stared back a little annoyed, and said: "You still say! What do you mean by this? Aren't we going to find Shi Guanyin?"

Their voices were not low, but they spoke Chinese, which must have been incomprehensible to the knights of Kucha, and they didn't even look at them.

At this time, the five of them, together with Xiao Pan and Shi Tuo, were heading for King Kucha's residence under the leadership of those knights.Because they found the diamond known as the national treasure of Kucha, the "Star of Bliss", the knights have treated them as honored guests.

Ji Bingyan lifted the reins calmly, brought her mount closer to Hu Tiehua, and said: "We are going to find Shi Guanyin."

Hu Tiehua sneered: "Don't tell me that Shi Guanyin is in Kucha Kingdom, maybe she is the king's favorite concubine!"

Ji Bingyan said: "Children's imagination is always so rich."

Hu Tiehua was so angry that he threw his hands and said, "You are an adult! Tell me, why do we go to Kucha Kingdom first when we are looking for Shi Guanyin?"

Ji Bingyan said: "The Kucha Kingdom is dead, but the king is not reconciled. He wants to find the national treasure and wait for an opportunity to restore the country, right? We got the Star of Bliss by chance, and now we return it to him. He will naturally value us, right? "

Hu Tiehua thought for a long time before grabbing the loose turban, and said: "You want to use the strength of the Kucha Kingdom to help us find Shi Guanyin's troubles? But... the green beards from the Wind Kingdom..."

Ji Bingyan smiled faintly: "Two helpers are better than one, right? What's more, you forgot what Shi Guanyin's subordinates are here for?"

Hu Tiehua suddenly said: "The Star of Bliss! You mean, Shi Guanyin is also eyeing this national treasure of Kucha. If we send the Star of Bliss back, she will come back sooner or later. At that time, we will use our plan..."

After he figured this out, he couldn't help but get excited, waved his hand on the horse's back, and then continued: "You bloody rooster, you have been like this since before, although you don't talk much, you have a lot of heart! No wonder old Chu hangs Without saying a word, I agreed to your decision. Just please, when you have plans in the future, can you explain to me?"

Ji Bingyan said: "Didn't I already explain it?" Before Hu Tiehua could speak, a smile appeared on his usually indifferent face, and he continued, "Speaking of which, you are the one who found the gem. , we will definitely give you the first credit."

Hu Tiehua was startled, then burst out laughing.Although he knew that Ji Bingyan's words were full of ridicule, he still felt very happy to be praised by his friends.

His laughter caused Chu Liuxiang to also smile lightly, then looked at Hua Manlou next to him, and said, "This old Hu, I don't know what can make him worry."

Hua Manlou thought for a while, and said, "Gao Yanan, 'Female Swordsman of the Breeze'?"

Amidst Chu Liuxiang's uncontrollable laughter, Hua Manlou gradually put away his smile, and muttered, "There are some things that I still can't figure out."

Chu Liuxiang raised her eyebrows and said, "Oh?"

Hua Manlou seemed to be pondering over his words, and said slowly, "I don't understand why Shi Guanyin gave us that pearl."

Chu Liuxiang didn't speak.The look on his face seemed to say that he had been waiting for Hua Manlou to ask this question, and in his eyes looking at the other party, besides the deepness, there was also the joy of being told the central matter.

Even under such a situation, joy is not an appropriate emotion to express, but Chu Liuxiang was once again sincerely happy to get to know Huamanlou.

Hua Manlou only noticed his gaze, but not his expression, so he interpreted this silence as waiting for his own explanation, and continued: "At first, we all thought it was Shi Guanyin telling us, little The prince and Miss Su are in her hands. But she should also know that we already know about this. As long as we appear in the desert, we must come to her, and she doesn't need to emphasize it to us again."

Chu Liuxiang nodded.

Hua Manlou continued: "If that pearl is a reminder, or even a threat, then it would be even more strange to be sent to us by those people. It's like... deliberately letting us know about the Kucha Kingdom, and Discover the star of bliss."

Chu Liuxiang laughed, clapped his hands lightly and said, "I can't make it clearer myself. That's right, I think what Shi Guanyin wants to give us is not the pearl, but the star of bliss."

Hua Manlou wondered, "But why did she do that?"

Chu Liuxiang rubbed his nose and said, "I'm not Shi Guanyin... So far, that's all I can think of. But no matter what, I think we have to meet King Qiuci."

Huamanlou didn't answer the call for a while.

If, as Chu Liuxiang said, Shi Guanyin arranged the chase and fight in front of them in order for them to finally get the national treasure of Kucha, then her purpose may be to make the Kucha country think that Chu Liuxiang They are allies with the rebels who took away the gems, so they use the power of Kucha to get rid of them.

And this kind of conspiracy, if there is the first time, it is very likely that there will be a second or third time.

Since Shi Guanyin was coveting that gemstone, she might not be willing to hand it back to King Qiuci so easily.

Ever since Chu Liuxiang and the others walked into the desert, what they faced was no longer the struggle between rivers and lakes, but the confrontation between tribes, forces, and even countries.

And there is no escape for them.

Shi Guanyin has been entrenched in the desert for more than ten years, and even forces like the Kingdom of Wind cannot eradicate her. One can imagine how powerful she is.

Even if Chu Liuxiang could avoid the Kucha Kingdom, how could he avoid Shi Guanyin?

Su Rongrong, Li Hongxiu, Song Tian'er, those three innocent girls, relatives and friends who have accompanied Chu Liuxiang for nearly ten years, are still in the hands of the traveler in the desert who talked about it and turned pale.

How should they escape?

Hua Manlou sighed, but laughed.He smiled and said to Chu Liuxiang: "Putting out the head is a knife, shrinking the head is still a knife."

This is what Chu Liuxiang said when he found the pearl and still decided to go to Shi Guanyin.Now their direction has changed.

They are going to see the King of Kucha, but the purpose is still to find Shi Guanyin.Just because this is a scheme arranged by Shi Guanyin, he will definitely continue to manipulate it behind the scenes.

Along the line of manipulation, the manipulating hand can be found.

This is exactly Chu Liuxiang's plan.

The team walked south all the way, over the Kuruktag Mountain, and came to a quiet oasis.

The exiled King Kucha and his people lived in this oasis.

Chu Liuxiang and the others have walked in the desert for more than ten days since they came out of the Huoyan Mountain. Once they arrived at this place with trees and water, where it was as warm as spring, they felt at ease. They almost forgot that there was a conspiracy hidden behind this quiet and murder.

Although the King of Kucha did not show up, he treated them very thoughtfully.Even Xiaopan and the stone camel have separate and comfortable dwellings.For two days in a row, they had nothing to do except eat and sleep.

Hu Tiehua became a little anxious, jumped out the door and wanted to call for someone, but just in time saw someone walking towards this side.He only regarded him as the king's personal guard, and waved his hand from a distance.

Who would have thought that the man had come up to him before he looked at him coldly and asked, "Who are you?"

He speaks Chinese and wears Han clothes.Hu Tiehua was startled, but then became happy again, and hurriedly said: "You are also a Han Chinese? How long have you lived here? Do you know where the King of Kucha is?"

The man's pale face seemed to be a little paler, he snorted and said: "An unknown person, dare to ask to see the king!"

Only then did Hu Tiehua look him up and down carefully, and saw that he was wearing a bright green robe, but the sleeves were narrow and short, and the waist was also tight, obviously for the convenience of movement.His face was long and angular, with a cold and arrogant expression all the time, and his small eyes seemed to be even smaller.When he found that Hu Tiehua was looking at himself, a mocking smile appeared on his thin lips.

Hu Tiehua didn't seem to see that he was very contemptuous of her, and bowed with a smile, and said, "Dare to ask your honor and name?"

The man squinted at Hu Tiehua, and hummed, "You deserve to ask me my name!"

Seeing his gaze, Hu Tiehua suddenly remembered the indifferent little red.However, even a little red and cold eyes seem to be a hundred times cuter than this person.

Just thinking about it, Hu Tiehua heard footsteps next to him.When he turned his head to look, he really saw a little red walking over at some point, and there were two or three people standing behind the man in green, but none of them knew him.

This time Hu Tiehua paid attention, and found that the newcomers were all Han Chinese, so she couldn't help laughing: "I didn't expect there to be so many fellow villagers! I think everyone is waiting to see the king?"

Hearing the tone of the man in green, he seemed to take the audience very seriously, and when he rolled his eyes, he thought of such a method of probing.Sure enough, the man in green looked cold at first, and snorted heavily.

Hu Tiehua took Dianhong indifferently, and said with a smile: "Your humming is not as good as Xiaohong's humming. Xiaohong, hum one and show them!"

A little red froze, and hurriedly took two steps to the side, avoiding Hu Tiehua's arm, but fixed his eyes on the face of the man in green, and said coldly: "'Killer Ruthless' Du Huan?"

The man in green's expression suddenly moved, and then he glanced a little red, and said proudly: "You are young, but you still know my name."

Dian Hong didn't look at him anymore, but looked at the few people behind him, and said, "'Longyou Sword' Wu Qingtian, Wu Baiyun, the lone bandit Situ Liuxing..."

There was still no fluctuation in his tone, as if he was counting a group of sheep in front of him one by one.But the people who were named by him were all shocked. They didn't know why this young man, who didn't seem to be the slightest bit outstanding, had such vicious eyes and saw through his identity in a moment.

After thinking about it, he became complacent again, thinking that he must be famous in the Jianghu, and even unknown people can recognize his demeanor.

Only Hu Tiehua was amused in secret, thinking: "Zhongyuan Dianhong has been famous for nearly nine years, which sect and school have never seen a master? Even if he is only a little famous, he can't escape his eyes, but you will not recognize him. .”

Seeing Didianhong's gaze on the last person, everyone couldn't help but pay attention, wanting to see if Didianhong could announce the name of this person again.But before Yidianhong could speak, the middle-aged man in black raised his hand and said with a smile, "I'm Wang Chong."

A little red looked at him again, but said nothing.Hu Tiehua also raised his hand and said, "Where is Brother Wang's hometown? Which sect is he from?"

Wang Chong's attitude was very modest, he shook his head and said, "I'm a mediocre person, so there's no need to insult the listener."

After hearing this, Hu Tiehua was inconvenient to ask.The "Killer Ruthless" Du Huan snorted again, and said, "Who are you? Why didn't you report your name!"

Hu Tiehua glanced at him, but pulled a little red and said: "This person's name is scary enough, but it's a pity I haven't heard of it, how is it better than you?"

The corner of the red mouth couldn't help moving, and he almost laughed, so he could only say flatly: "This person is bloodthirsty by nature, and even takes killing for pleasure, I can't compare it."

Hu Tiehua's eyes flashed, and he said, "Oh? He takes pleasure in killing people. If the old bug knows about this, he must be taught a lesson!"

Dianhong said: "They heard that there is a hot spring over there, so they went there early in the morning to play, and they probably won't be able to come back."

He had already heard that Hu Tiehua deliberately did not mention Chu Liuxiang's name, so he followed it vaguely.

Unknowingly when, this originally cruel young man also developed some narrow thoughts.Seeing that Hu Tiehua teased the arrogant Du Huan, he was secretly amused.

Sure enough, Du Huan couldn't bear his temper anymore, stepped forward and said loudly: "If you want to make a move, you don't need to wait for others, you two go at it together!"

Hu Tiehua deliberately didn't look at him, and turned to look at a little red.Dian Hong said with a straight face: "You go first, if you die, I will collect your body."

Du Huan was even more annoyed when he saw that they clearly didn't take him seriously, he didn't wait for Hu Tiehua to turn around, and struck out with his chest!

The Wu brothers and others present couldn't help but let out an exclamation.

According to the rules in Jianghu, even if the two of them are going to confront each other, they should at least take a firm position first and make a gesture before starting to fight.Du Huan's palm was sent out before Hu Tiehua was ready, it was more like a sneak attack than a martial arts contest.The few people on the sidelines were all famous people in the world, and they suddenly felt that something was wrong.

However, Hu Tiehua's attitude just now has secretly aroused their anger, and thinking that this person has no background at all, and wants to meet the king, they can't help but hope that Du Huan will succeed, and teach this ignorant boy a lesson.

A little red saw Du Huan make a move, a sharp light suddenly flashed in his eyes.

He has already seen that on the palm, the five fingers are all wearing black iron rings, and the iron rings are facing the side of the palm, each with a sharp needle.

Under the reflection of the sun, the tip of the needle was emitting a vicious blue glow.

Poison needle!

A little red was about to speak to remind Hu Tiehua to be careful, but a voice suddenly passed through his mind.

"They kill people out of their own will...not for the sake of killing people..."

That seemed to be what Hua Manlou had said to him.

But the "Killer Ruthless" Du Huan in front of him is a person who enjoys killing people.

A little red suddenly felt a kind of disgust.Never before did he seem to feel such a strong distaste for killing people.

Du Huan's palm was less than half a foot away from Hu Tiehua's chest.

Hu Tiehua seemed to turn around slowly, laughed, raised both hands, and clapped like lightning.

The sound of "snap" is as clear and audible as slapping a mosquito.

The wrist of Du Huan's hand with the poisonous needle was clamped tightly by him, and he couldn't advance an inch.

Hu Tiehua smiled again, and his hands had been withdrawn, but Du Huan's palm did not take advantage of the momentum to push forward, but hung down softly.

With just one beat, the wrist and elbow joints of that hand were all smashed to pieces.

Du Huan couldn't make another snort, so he fell to the ground and passed out.

The Wu brothers, Situ Liuxing, and Wang Chong all stared at Hu Tiehua in a daze, as if they couldn't believe what happened before them.

What a swift move!What a deep internal force!

"Flying butterflies!" The most inconspicuous Wang Chong finally blurted out, "You, are you Hu Tiehua!"