The flower is a tulip [Chu Liuxiang]

Hua Manlou finally sat in the carriage with his friends.

The car was found in the valley of Shiguanyin.The team brought by Black Pearl is all cavalry, so it is not a problem to spare a few horses, but Hua Manlou's current body is better than riding a horse.

To reassure him, Ji Bingyan and Hu Tiehua also got into the car, and they all sat together drinking water and eating.

The water was just plain water, and the dry food was tasteless, but for Huamanlou who had gone through the torture before, he was very satisfied.

Ji Bingyan was obviously concerned about him, so he waited until he removed the water bottle from his mouth before asking, "How is Lao Chu? When did you separate?"

Hua Manlou knew that this problem would definitely arise, but when she heard it, she couldn't help but her whole body stiffened and her hands clenched tightly.After a while he said: "I don't know...the last time I saw him was six days ago, he...is very bad..."

Hu Tiehua also became nervous all of a sudden, and asked repeatedly: "What's wrong with him? What's wrong with him?"

Hua Manlou could feel that their eyes were fixed on her face, full of anxiety and worry.He thought about it, but he still didn't talk about the torture that Chu Liuxiang suffered that night. He could guess that during the days of being imprisoned by Wuhua, Chu Liuxiang must have suffered more than that.

But no matter what, he is Chu Liuxiang.For Huamanlou, the name Chu Liuxiang represented hope.

So Hua Manlou tried to keep his voice as steady as possible, and said slowly: "He was poisoned, so he was captured. He is probably with Shi Guanyin now."

"Probably?" Hu Tiehua couldn't help raising his voice and shouted, "If it falls into the hands of Shi Guanyin, can Lao Chu still survive? Maybe it's been a long time ago..." He suddenly stopped, looking at Hua Manlou's pale face, Guiltily said, "Xiao Hua, don't be angry, I, I'm not blaming you, and I can't blame you for this... Really, really, I definitely didn't..."

The more he spoke, the more he felt that he was deliberately accusing Hua Manlou, so he stopped in frustration, scratching his head and not knowing what to do.But immediately he felt a hand on his shoulder.

A hand with a bandaged wrist.

Hua Manlou said in a low voice but sincerely: "I believe Chu Liuxiang is still alive."

Looking at his haggard face, Hu Tiehua felt as if his heart was tightened by something, and immediately shook hands with him, nodded vigorously, and said loudly: "I believe it too!"

Ji Bingyan shook her head silently.He knew that Hua Manlou had done his best, and he couldn't blame Hua Manlou for all this happened, because the other party's goal was always clearly pointed at Chu Liuxiang alone.But because of this, Chu Liuxiang's chances of life are even more bleak.

However, Hua Manlou continued: "Shi Guanyin won't kill him. If he wanted to, he would have had the chance to do so as early as in the Kucha camp."

"Qiuci?" Ji Bingyan's eyes jumped suddenly, as if a bright flame flashed by.He asked anxiously, "What do you all know?"

Hua Manlou pondered and said: "Princess Qiuci is a traitor, this Boss Ji has probably discovered it?"

Ji Bingyan said: "Yes. She also stole the Star of Bliss."

Hua Manlou said in surprise, "The Star of Bliss? No wonder she came back so soon..."

Ji Bingyan said: "Who are you talking about?"

Hua Manlou sighed, "Princess Qiuci is actually Shi Guanyin."

Hu Tiehua yelled and almost jumped up. It took a long time before he stammered: "What... what did you say? The princess is Shi Guanyin? The traitor turned out to be Shi Guanyin himself? Then we... at the beginning..."

Hua Manlou nodded and said, "At the camp in Kucha, we almost all met her. But I didn't recognize her voice until she came back to the valley. It is said that Shi Guanyin is superb in martial arts. If she really wants to kill Chu Liuxiang, Or any of us, I'm afraid we won't wait until now."

While listening to his words, Ji Bingyan thought about it and said, "That's right. Shi Guanyin's goal has always been the Kingdom of Kucha and the Star of Bliss. I just didn't expect that she would dress up as a princess herself."

Thinking that Huamanlou didn't understand the situation after leaving, Ji Bingyan briefly told him about the theft of the Bliss Star and the suicide with Princess Jialing, and then continued: "We thought Princess Pipa was the most suspicious. Her martial arts skills are not good. She is weak, and her relationship with the king is closer than that of the grand princess, but she is not qualified to inherit the throne. Maybe she will come up with this strategy of killing the prince and guarding the treasure at the same time. But those cavalry who have been harassing the Qiuci camp are obviously not something she can mobilize. So we After much deliberation, I went directly to Princess Pipa and asked."

Hua Manlou said: "During the attack on the Kucha camp, Princess Pipa was with the king all the time, and even killed Wu Qingtian and Wu Baiyun, who were said to be traitors. guard."

Ji Bingyan nodded and said: "We didn't think of this matter until later. But Princess Pipa's attitude eased our doubts. Except for some angry words, she rarely gave strong evidence to refute us. If she had premeditated , the rhetoric should have been prepared long ago."

Hu Tiehua interjected: "I said long ago that Princess Pipa would not be a traitor, only you, a dead rooster, are still holding on to her, almost making a girl cry!"

Ji Bingyan turned to look at him, and said calmly: "Oh? I don't remember that I cried her out, I just remember that someone said that she was most likely a traitor, and no matter how much I liked her, I couldn't hide it."

Hu Tiehua immediately fell silent, and after a while, ran over and pulled Huamanlou and said, "Xiaohua, tell me what happened between you and Lao Chu! And that Wuhua, isn't he already dead?"

Hua Manlou seemed to have seen Ji Bingyan's helpless expression, smiled slightly, and said, "Tell me first, what's going on in the Kucha Kingdom. Princess Jialing..."

Hu Tiehua said "Hey", as if in surprise, "You don't like her, do you? Then why did you run away?"

Ji Bingyan had no choice but to give Hu Tiehua a hand, and hurriedly said to Huamanlou: "Princess Jialing is fine now. After Shi Guanyin conspired against her, she left in a hurry with the Star of Bliss, without having time to see if she really passed away. Fortunately, that is the case, Everyone rescued her."

Hua Manlou couldn't help but sighed softly, and said, "It's always because of me... that the princess is troubled..."

Ji Bingyan suddenly sneered and said: "You are such an old nonsense, you never want to think bad about people! Do you know that it is just a conspiracy for the Kingdom of Qiuci to recruit you as a son-in-law?"

Hua Manlou was startled, and suddenly realized something: "You mean...that's not what Princess Jialing meant?"

Ji Bingyan said: "Princess Jialing may really like you a little bit, but her meeting with you is actually part of this conspiracy." He didn't wait for Hua Manlou to ask questions, and continued talking.

"After discussing with Princess Pipa, we decided to confront the princess. The princess was still trying to quibble, but the more she said, the more she said, the more she said, the more she said, the more she said, the more she said, the more she said. It's not the princess, but a maid who disguised herself, and the real princess... should be what you said, Shi Guanyin, who had already run away with the star of bliss."

"At this time, the king finally believed our words, knowing that Chu Liuxiang did not steal the Star of Bliss, and Princess Jialing did not commit suicide because of love. These are all designed by the princess to plant on our heads."

"In order to be able to frame us, and to make the king feel betrayed when she already fully trusts us, she needs us to become the king's confidants first. The best way is to let us marry the king, and she will Keep an eye on Chu Liuxiang."

Hua Manlou couldn't help being taken aback, and said, "Chu Liuxiang?"

Ji Bingyan nodded and said: "Yes, it's not you, it's Chu Liuxiang. Because Chu Liuxiang is obviously the leader of our group and the spiritual leader, if there is a problem with him, it is not easy for us to solve it. So the princess went to tell the king , it is better to recruit Chu Liuxiang as a son-in-law. He is strong in martial arts, and with the help of so many of our friends, he will definitely be a great help in the restoration of Kucha. But the king has been hesitating, because the appearance of the eldest princess Jialing... is really not worthy. Chu Liuxiang, and Princess Pipa is unlikely to inherit the throne. Chu Liuxiang is a smart man at first glance, and he is also very popular with girls. If you don't give him the best conditions, I'm afraid he won't accept it."

Hua Manlou sneered and said, "So they chose me?"

Ji Bingyan did not answer.This question is really difficult to answer.

Although this was the case, after weighing the pros and cons, King Qiuci believed that Hua Man Lou was the better candidate.Because the intimacy between Chu Liuxiang and Huamanlou is obvious, if Huamanlou becomes the son-in-law of the Kucha Kingdom, Chu Liuxiang will naturally stay, and then all his friends will stay together.

Another reason is Huamanlou's eyes.Since he could not see, he would not be very picky about the princess's appearance.Moreover, just like the day Huamanlou went to resign, both the king and the princess repeatedly mentioned that even if he was still not satisfied with the princess, he could marry another wife.As long as Huamanlou can stay in Kucha Kingdom, the king's goal has been achieved.

Not only is Huamanlou, but even Princess Jialing is just a pawn in this political game.

How could Hua ManLou, who is kind and pure in heart, not feel chilled by this dirty game?

Hu Tiehua also seemed to sense the embarrassment of the atmosphere, and hurriedly put her arms around Huamanlou's shoulders and said: "Xiaohua is still smart, she ran away overnight before she got married! Although the king was so angry that he blew his beard and stared, I'm afraid he didn't have Shi Guanyin's heart." Terrible!"

Ji Bingyan smiled and said: "That's not true! Her original plan was to kill the princess during the wedding night in the bridal chamber and plant it on the playboy. At that time, the Star of Bliss will also be stolen, and none of us can get away with it. Even if you jump into the Yellow River, you won't be able to cleanse yourself!"

Hua Manlou's expression changed, and he said: "She has long thought about it, to steal the Star of Bliss? What about the secret in the gem, she also knows?"

Ji Bingyan nodded and said: "Princess Jialing told us this after she woke up. When the camp was attacked, the princess was alone with her. The princess was afraid that the king and herself would die at the hands of the enemy. No one knows the secret of the national treasure, so I told the princess."

Hua Manlou said: "But the attack was originally arranged by Shi Guanyin, in order to trick the princess into revealing this secret?"

Ji Bingyan said: "Thinking about it, it must be so. Even the Wu brothers, Du Huan and others are just bait, sent to our door, just to let us show our talents. This plan is really deep."

Hua Manlou thought for a while before saying, "I understand. It's not Shi Guanyin, but Wuhua."

Hu Tiehua hurriedly said: "It's Wuhua again! You haven't told me, what's going on with Wuhua?"

Huamanlou said: "Wuhua committed suicide by taking poison at the beginning. Thinking about it now, it was of course a golden cicada's plan to escape its shell. Not only that, he also used the 'Thrushbird' that hijacked Miss Su and others to leave a book and lead us to the desert. I thought the enemy was Shi Guanyin, but in fact, it was Wuhua who designed us from the very beginning. That’s why Chu Liuxiang said that we felt familiar as soon as we entered the desert, as if every step we took was calculated by someone.”

"Although Wuhua became the number one counselor under Shi Guanyin under a pseudonym, I have found that he is not obedient to Shi Guanyin in the past few days in the valley, but seems to be using Shi Guanyin's power to achieve his own goals. He and Shi Guanyin Guanyin is more like a cooperative relationship, he wants to kill Chu Liuxiang, and Shi Guanyin wants the throne of Kucha."

"With the support of Shi Guanyin's forces, of course he can easily know our whereabouts in the desert. Maybe the 'Fire Centipede Gang' we met was also their eyeliner. That's why we went out In Turpan, I met the cavalry who took the Star of Bliss."

"The fight for the Star of Bliss was originally a show, and it was deliberately done for us to watch. It was only because they dropped the black pearl first, which reminded us of the little prince, and Miss Su and the others. Go after him to find out. Wuhua knows that even a soldier who has been excited by taking opium is no match for a real martial arts master, and the Star of Bliss will eventually fall into the hands of Chu Liuxiang."

Hu Tiehua sighed: "Although this Wuhua is our enemy, he really knows the old bug. He knew that this person would never be nosy."

Ji Bingyan said: "Not only that. Since we see that the people of Kucha are also fighting against Shi Guanyin, we will join hands with them. So our step to the Kucha camp has already been calculated by Wu Hua."

Hua Manlou nodded and said: "So he sent the Wu brothers and others in advance to recruit the King of Kucha in the name of heroes of the rivers and lakes, to arrive before us to pave the way for the future. The only thing he didn't count, I'm afraid it is Huashan willow smoke is flying."

Hu Tiehua said: "Yes! We were all taken aback when we heard Xiaohong say that 'Wang Chong' was the little swordsman of the dragon. How could someone like Liu Yanfei be able to serve as Shi Guanyin's thug? A few days ago We ran into the little prince and his team, only then did we realize that he was looking for senior brother Huangfu Gao. And that stone camel..."

He thought that Shi Tuo, the guide who shared weal and woe with everyone, turned out to be the famous "Swordsman of Benevolence and Righteousness" in the past, and he didn't know what it was like, so he could only sigh heavily.

Hua Manlou said: "By the way, Shi Tuo... Where is Mr. Huangfu now?"

Ji Bingyan said: "The little prince set him up in Turpan, and drove him back with Liu Yanfei."

Hu Tiehua also came alive, and said with a smile: "I think the little prince's temper is not so violent when he sees Liu Yanfei, maybe...hehe!"

Huamanlou couldn't help laughing when he thought of Liu Yanfei's dissuasion to Heizhu and Heizhu's unexpected obedience when they reunited in the valley.

Liu Yanfei was originally the darling of the rivers and lakes, but for the promise of the day, he spent ten years of his youth in the vast Gobi Gobi, looking for someone who might not be able to find him. Anyone would be moved by such integrity and loyalty.

And the little prince, a willful, innocent and cheerful girl, may just need a calm and decent elder brother to accompany him.This kind of karma is what everyone is happy to see.

Hu Tiehua giggled again and said, "Xiaohua, you are pretty good too, you were caught by Shi Guanyin, and you are so familiar with a girl! Her name is Qu... What is Qu?"

Hua Manlou pushed him helplessly, but he didn't push at all, so he could only say, "Qu Wurong. Miss Qu took care of me when I was imprisoned, we have nothing else..."

Hu Tiehua clapped his hands and said, "Look! Everyone said 'we'! Then you still feel safe to let her and Xiaohong ride in the same car? I think Xiaohong treats her... that..."

Hua Manlou frowned, before he could answer, there was a scream from outside the car, it was Qu Wurong's voice.

The three hurriedly stopped the carriage and jumped down together.

The carriage that Qu Wurong was riding had also stopped, but she stood alone beside Huamanlou and the others' carriage, and couldn't stop saying: "He...he passed out, hurry up... hurry up and see him!"

Ji Bingyan's eyes turned cold, and she got into the carriage over there first.Hu Tiehua and Hua Manlou also followed under the car.

Riding with Qu Wurong was a little red and Wuhua. When Ji Bingyan got in, she first saw Wuhua crouching in the corner of the carriage, with a vicious and gloating expression.

Ji Bingyan couldn't help feeling a surge of disgust, and turned her head to look at Little Red, only to see him leaning against the wall of the car, his face turned sallow, his eyes were tightly closed, and the corners of his mouth were bleeding again. Come.

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Hu Tiehua watched Ji Bingyan jump up and down from the car, took the wound medicine for a while, and clear water for a while, and finally couldn't help shouting: "What's wrong with Xiaohong? You dead rooster, you can't say a word talk!"

Ji Bingyan acted as if she hadn't heard, and got into the car to take care of the unconscious Yidianhong.Wuhua stared at him for a while, then sneered in a low voice: "Although Qu Wurong is an ugly monster, I still admire her palm strength. There are such idiots in the world, who will forcefully practice kung fu after being slapped , and pretending to be fine, how can you not be so stupid?"

Ji Bingyan turned her head abruptly, there was no anger in her eyes, but a icy coldness, even Wuhua couldn't help shaking when she saw it, and then closed her mouth.Ji Bingyan said calmly: "If you say another word, I'll put you in a sack and tie you to the back of the car and drag you away."

Wuhua's face immediately became a little distorted, but seeing Ji Bingyan's non-threatening but extremely serious expression, she quickly closed her eyes.

Ji Bingyan jumped out of the car, looked at Qu Wurong and said: "The person you hurt, you go and take care of him."

Qu Wurong bit his lip, said: "He...he also knocked me out, and even... arrested me..."

Ji Bingyan said: "He knocked you out because of your slap, didn't he?"

Qu Wurong didn't seem to dare to meet his gaze, turned his face away, and said dully: "Yes... yes..."

Ji Bingyan said: "How much strength did you use?"

Qu Wurong said: "No... I don't remember... He hid, I saw him... I don't think it's true..." She suddenly came to her senses, turned her head and said loudly, "Why should I be questioned by you? ? You took me forcibly, and I won’t say anything! If you want to avenge him, just beat me to death!”

Before Ji Bingyan answered, Hu Tiehua rushed forward and slammed her palm down!

Qu Wurong seemed to be frightened, standing there without moving, but Hu Tiehua's palm didn't even touch a single hair of her hair, it just barely touched her cheek and fell down.

Hu Tiehua said bitterly: "You ignorant dead girl, it's useless for Xiaohua and Xiaohong to take care of you! If you met my old Hu first, you would have beaten you to cry!"

After he finished cursing, he still felt puzzled, and was about to say something more, but he froze there for a while, his eyes fixed on Qu Wurong, as if he had seen some terrifying demon.

Qu Wurong's veil was taken off by the wind of that palm, revealing her face.

A face covered in messy scars that even hell can't describe.

This proud and cold girl actually has such a face.

Even Ji Bingyan suddenly realized why both Wuhua and Heizhu kept calling her "ugly", and why her name was "Wurong".

Qu Wurong looked at their sluggish expressions, two lines of tears had already flowed down the uneven face.

Then she straightened up, and said in a low voice but firmly: "You can kill me now."

Although her voice was firm, there was also an undisguised sadness.After all, her biggest scar has been completely uncovered in front of others. It is a scar that she can never repair in her life, and it brings her only infinite humiliation and pain.Her coldness and pride were just to cover up the scar and the deep inferiority that the scar brought her.

This may be the reason why she has been rejecting others, refusing to leave the valley.Only that valley can forever bury her inferiority complex.

Hu Tiehua clenched his fist, but did not move.He even lowered his head, not knowing how to face this painful girl.

Hua Manlou walked up to Qu Wurong slowly, and whispered to her, "You are a good girl."

Qu Wurong looked at him indifferently, looking at those dull eyes, and said involuntarily: "You can say such things only because you are..."

She suddenly came to her senses and stopped talking.If she herself hated the way others looked at her face, why would Hua Manlou want to hear his eyes?

In any case, Huamanlou has never discriminated against her or ridiculed her.Even if she was guarding the imprisoned Huamanlou, even if she was Shi Guanyin's disciple, this person still said to her gently: "You are a good girl."

Qu Wurong bit his lip, regretting his slip of the tongue.

But Hua Manlou smiled briskly, and said, "My eyes don't prevent me from seeing the real thing. Your heart is kind, so at this time, you can still think of not hurting me."

Qu Wurong murmured: "But I..."

Hua Manlou said: "Dianhong, he is a very direct person, so he can feel your heart. Why don't you feel his?"

Qu Wurong suddenly raised his head and looked at him.

Hua Manlou's smile is like a clear spring in the mountains, which cleanses people's heart.

Qu Wurong turned his head to look at Ji Bingyan, then at Hu Tiehua.

Ji Bingyan said lightly: "The person you hurt, you go and take care of it."

Qu Wurong didn't speak any more, turned around and got into the car.

Hu Tiehua looked at the falling veil on the ground, couldn't help scratching his head and said, "Wait until Xiaohong wakes up...would you be shocked?"

Only then did Ji Bingyan show a smile, and said: "A little red looks at a person, but it's never the face."

The author has something to say:

The ambush set up in the early stage is almost exposed, and the cp that should be assembled is also assembled. Is it easy for me...

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