The flower is a tulip [Chu Liuxiang]

Chu Liuxiang already knew that Shi Guanyin was coveting the country of Kucha, especially the national treasure "Star of Bliss", but he did not expect that the king also knew that his opponent was Shi Guanyin.

According to the king, a sudden rebellion broke out in Kucha a few years ago. The rebels colluded with Chahatai Khan and overthrew the royal family. The king had to lead his personal guards into exile in the desert.And it was Shi Guanyin who secretly manipulated the rebels and took away the Star of Bliss.

Chu Liuxiang listened to the king telling them about these soul-stirring power struggles, but she only slightly raised her eyebrows and said, "Shi Guanyin is not from the royal family of Kucha, so what's the use of getting the Star of Bliss?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the expressions of the people in the tent, including the king and Princess Pipa, and even the Kucha soldiers present all changed.

The king pondered for a long time, finally heaved a long sigh, and said: "To be honest, apart from representing royal power, this 'star of bliss' also contains a great secret, which is only passed down from generation to generation by the royal family. Shi Guanyin must have heard it too. After hearing some rumors about this secret, I tried every means to snatch this treasure."

"Secret?" Hu Tiehua couldn't help asking first, "What secret?"

Ji Bingyan immediately pulled him aside.

Then Hu Tiehua suddenly changed his mind and said, "Oh, since it's a royal secret, I won't inquire about it." Having said that, his eyes were fixed on Princess Pipa next to the king as if reluctantly.

Princess Pipa seemed to feel his gaze, and said with a smile: "Father, in fact, it's okay to tell the heroes about this secret."

The king nodded and said, "That's right. Since the heroes promised to help us, the lonely king should also make his words clear. Although this 'star of bliss' is valuable in itself, its significance to the royal family of Kucha is not just that. It's just because it is an extremely urgent military talisman, and when necessary, it can mobilize thousands of troops."

The people present were amazed again, no one thought that the king would tell the secret so happily, and the secret was so important.

Situ Liuxing, the Two Rivers thief, couldn't help sighing: "It can mobilize thousands of troops, so it's no wonder that the ambitious Shi Guanyin is coming to snatch it!"

The king said: "In recent years, it is precisely because of the lack of this military talisman that we have not been able to regain our strength and return to our hometown. Now that the national treasure has returned, and the lonely king is in sight, I hope all heroes will help you. I will never be ungrateful and break my promise."

Everyone is from the rivers and lakes, and they can't help but get excited when they think of such an opportunity to make contributions in the desert and settle in a foreign country.Wu Qingtian among the Wu brothers stood up abruptly, and said loudly: "The king trusts us so much, we will go through fire and water, and we will do whatever we want!" Wu Baiyun and Situ Liuxing also nodded.

The king looked at Chu Liuxiang and the others, and said slowly, "What do you think Mr. Chu wants?"

Chu Liuxiang seemed to be indifferent, touched his nose and smiled and said, "We were going to fight against Shi Guanyin, and we are fighting against the king."

Before the king could speak, Princess Pipa rolled her eyes and rushed to say, "Mr. Chu is indifferent to fame and wealth. He is a real hero and hero, and he will be our forever good friend in Kucha."

What she said was generous and decent, and it was no good to teach people to stay out of it.Chu Liuxiang couldn't help but looked at her intently, who knew that this girl didn't seem shy at all, she also looked at Chu Liuxiang with big eyes blinking, and then smiled sweetly.

At this moment, Chu Liuxiang saw clearly that her eyes were not black or dark brown, but had a deep blue like sea water.Those sapphire-like eyes set off the snow-white skin, making them even more transparent and agile, making one forget the commonplace.

Chu Liuxiang was always happy to appreciate beautiful things, not to mention looking at such a beautiful girl full of aura under the flaming candlelight in this gorgeous golden tent.Therefore, Chu Liuxiang also showed a smile.

Hu Tiehua, who was watching from the side, couldn't help coughing heavily.

Until they bid farewell to the king and returned to their residence, Hu Tiehua ignored Chu Liuxiang, but kept chatting with Hua Manlou, as if he wanted to talk until dawn.Chu Liuxiang had no choice but to go over, forcefully pulled him away and said, "It's late, you don't want to go to bed yet!"

Hu Tiehua gave him a blank look, but still came up to Huamanlou and said, "Xiaohua, you judge, everyone is here, why do you drive me away alone?"

Hua Manlou smiled and said, "It must be because someone dislikes you."

Hu Tiehua laughed loudly, clapped his hands and said: "I don't like this! The more you dislike me, the more I will annoy him, annoy him to death!"

Ji Bingyan looked at them helplessly, and then said to Chu Liuxiang, "How sincere do you think the king is?"

Chu Liuxiang touched his nose and said, "Five points."

Hu Tiehua didn't know whether he was really dissatisfied, or if he wanted to fight against him on purpose, and immediately shouted: "Five points? He told you such an important secret, and he still only has five points of sincerity! Do you want him to kneel down and beg you?"

Ji Bingyan coughed dryly, and said: "Even if the soldier talisman is true, it is true that it can mobilize thousands of troops. If the Star of Bliss is in your hands, do you know where to mobilize troops?"

As soon as Hu Tiehua opened his mouth, his voice stopped, and he didn't speak for a long time.

Chu Liuxiang said: "He seems to have told us everything, but he didn't seem to say anything."

Ji Bingyan said: "To say that he has [-]% sincerity is an overestimation."

Only then did Hu Tiehua snort angrily, and walked aside, ignoring everyone.

Hua Manlou suddenly chuckled and said, "I suddenly understood why Shi Guanyin sent the Star of Bliss to us."

Hu Tiehua forgot that she was still angry, turned around and pulled Huamanlou and said, "What did you say? Did Shi Guanyin give us the Star of Bliss on purpose? Why?"

Chu Liuxiang sighed and said, "Don't interrupt children when adults talk!"

Hu Tiehua glared at him, but still dragged Huaman the corridor and said, "Leave your adults here to discuss business, Xiaohua and I are going to bed!"

Chu Liuxiang had to step forward and stop in front of the two of them.Hua Manlou still smiled so easily, as if he was tolerantly watching the unreasonable troubles of a few naughty children.

Chu Liuxiang met those smiling eyes, knowing that he couldn't see, she was still a little embarrassed, so she had to reach out to touch her nose.

Hu Tiehua became proud, and just about to speak, suddenly saw a little red walking in the door.

Ji Bingyan saw a little red expression, suddenly his eyes flashed, and said: "What?"

Yidianhong said coldly: "The stone camel is gone."

This news made several people forget the unprovoked dispute just now.Although the stone camel is just a guide who is blind, deaf and dumb, after everyone has experienced the black storm together, especially after knowing his past experiences, everyone regards him as a true friend. Part of the team.

A straight and hot-tempered person like Hu Tiehua has already vowed secretly in his heart: "We must find Shi Guanyin and avenge him!"

But now, the stone camel left without saying goodbye, as if these people were of no importance to him.

Even Ji Bingyan couldn't help showing a hint of disappointment on her face.But he only said indifferently: "Did you see him when he left?"

A little red said: "I saw it."

Ji Bingyan sighed: "Is he going by himself?"

A little red said: "It should be. But he is not alone."

Everyone was startled.

Does that crippled and mysterious stone camel still have companions?

Yidianhong continued: "There is also Wang Chong."

Wang Chong was that strange person who was not amazing in appearance but who immediately identified Chu Liuxiang and the others.Although he was a quack invited by the King of Qiuci, he never showed his martial arts in front of others.

How did he know the stone camel?How could you walk with the stone camel?

Now even Hu Tiehua frowned, and said: "Could it be that Wang Chong is a spy sent by Shi Guanyin, so he recognized the stone camel and forced him to leave?"

Chu Liuxiang immediately shook his head and said, "If it's a spy, why wouldn't he even enter the golden tent? Doesn't he want to know the secret of the Bliss Star?"

Hu Tiehua clapped his hands suddenly, and said: "That's right! Although Shi Guanyin took away the Star of Ultimate Bliss, he has never been able to understand the mystery of it, so he set up a game, asking us to get the gem and return it to the King of Qiuci. Let us protect the Bliss Star, and the secret will naturally be revealed!"

Hua Manlou nodded and smiled, "I think so too."

Seeing Hu Tiehua's smug expression, Chu Liuxiang couldn't help exhaling a puff of cold air from his nose, and said, "Even if the king told us that secret, how would Shi Guanyin know?"

Hua Manlou pondered: "So, she will send someone here soon."

It was only then that Chu Liuxiang realized that he had robbed Huamanlou just now, so he stopped his voice, reached out and touched his nose for a long time, and said resentfully: "I... well, I think it's the same. Only by continuing to create crises in front of the king can we Tell him what he said."

Ji Bingyan thought for a while and said, "Do you think Wang Chong went back to report the news?"

Chu Liuxiang's eyes moved, and she corrected her color and said, "If that's the case, we will have something to do soon."

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Chu Liuxiang only expected that the accident would come very quickly, but she didn't expect that it would come early in the morning the next day.

The morning in this desert is always extremely cold.Even in a warm house, no one wants to get up too early.

But in the distant military tent, there was a sudden sound of golden spears, followed by the sound of footsteps and horseshoes.Still, it was hard to hear anyone talking, let alone shouting.Without human voices, this kind of noise is very strange.

Chu Liuxiang stood up abruptly, put on her clothes and jumped out of the room.Outside the house, he saw Hu Tiehua, Ji Bingyan, Huamanlou and Dianhong, the Wu brothers from Longyou Villa, and the Lianghe thief Situ Liuxing were also looking around, wondering what happened.

Hu Tiehua waited for a long time, and finally couldn't bear his temper, and ran out first.When everyone followed him, they saw him grabbing a soldier and shouting, "What's going on? What happened, why didn't you tell us?"

The soldier babbled a lot, but no one could understand.It turned out that the other party did not understand Chinese, and they did not have an interpreter.Ji Bingyan was about to ask Xiao Pan to come over, when a Kucha knight wearing the captain's uniform walked towards them, speaking in not-so-fluent Chinese: "Please rest assured, it's just some horse thieves here, our warriors will soon take them away." They fought back."

Chu Liuxiang's expression changed, and he asked, "Horse thief? Do horse thieves often come and go here?"

The captain smiled and said: "It happens often, two or three times a month. But this time the horse thieves are very bold and dare to provoke us, so we have to teach them some lessons."

Chu Liuxiang was still talking, when suddenly he heard a mess of voices in the distance.This time, someone yelled something loudly, the captain's face changed when he heard it, and said: "No, the stable is on fire!" After speaking, he ran out and gathered his men along the way.

Ji Bingyan frowned and said: "This is too coincidental."

Wu Qingtian also nodded and said: "That's right, I'm afraid it's for the king. Our brothers will go there first!"

Ji Bingyan watched the two go towards the king's golden tent, then looked around, and suddenly said: "What about Du Huan?"

Situ Liuxing shook his head and said, "I haven't seen him since I came back last night. I thought he had hurt his hand, so I closed the door to recuperate, but I saw that his room was empty just now, so he probably slipped away quietly."

Ji Bingyan frowned even tighter, turned to Chu Liuxiang and said, "It seems that that has already happened."

Chu Liuxiang said: "That's right. The horse thief and the fire are just a cover, but outsiders can sneak in." Before he finished speaking, his people were three feet away, and he turned his head and said, "I'll go to see the king first."

Ji Bingyan nodded and said: "We also split up!"

Situ Liuxing was stunned, and said: "Where are you going?" As he was speaking, Hu Tiehua grabbed the skirt of his clothes and ran eastward with Ji Bingyan.

Yidianhong looked at them, then turned to look at Huamanlou: "Let's go west."

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When Chu Liuxiang ran towards the golden tent, he could still see the Kucha soldiers passing by, some of them formed a group to support the team fighting against the horse thieves, and some rushed towards the stables.The more he ran forward, he found that the soldiers who were on duty in front of the tents had also left, and the camp seemed deserted.

At last he arrived at the king's golden tent.The guards here have also disappeared, but the tent is quiet, and no sound can be heard.

There is no sound, which seems to be good news.

Chu Liuxiang quickly raised the tent and walked inside.

There were no guards, and naturally no one notified them.He had just taken a step, before the tent was completely raised, and he hadn't seen the situation inside the tent, when suddenly a gust of wind rushed towards him!

This is almost exactly the same as when he entered the account last night.

Chu Liuxiang's heart moved, and instead of retreating, he advanced, and with a slip of his footsteps, he jumped into the tent.But for some reason, the strong wind that was blowing in front of him was suffocated halfway.

He was afraid that the other party would attack from behind, so he hurriedly turned around, only to see Princess Pipa standing there in a daze, the pipa in her arms was already wrapped by the half of the tent he tore down.

Then, the wrapped pipa slipped from Princess Pipa's hand and made a loud bang on the ground.It turned out that the pipa was actually made of refined iron.

Princess Pipa looked at him, as if she wanted to laugh but couldn't, but her body gradually weakened, and she sat on the ground trembling constantly.

Beside her were two bloody corpses, they were the "Longyou Sword" Wu brothers.

Chu Liuxiang sighed, turned to look at the king sitting on the seat, and said, "It is the king's blessing to have such a wise and brave princess."

The king seemed to be recovering now, nodded, but said: "Chu...Mr. Chu, how are my concubine and another daughter doing now?"