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Before Shen Tingyun could meet Ji Minggui in time, he was instigated by Yu Hanyi to rush to Zuojiang County overnight.

Zuojiang County is a beautiful and beautiful place. When Shen Tingyun was a young guard, he thought of coming here to settle down in his later years, taking out the money he saved to open an inn, and helping the poor around him by the way.

But Shen Tingyun didn't dare to think about what his future life should be like now. It seemed that as long as he thought about it, it would definitely not be realized.

The Bai family guarded the southern border for nearly a hundred years, and several generations have never left Zuojiang County. The little emperor has not seen his cousin for more than ten years, and asked Shen Tingyun to bring a bunch of nasty things to Bai Xiu.

Bai Xiu is a plain-looking man, and there is no resemblance in appearance to the pampered Yu Hanyi.Because I live in the hot and humid southern Xinjiang all the year round, my skin is a bit tanned.Shen Tingyun told Bai Xiu what Yu Hanyi wanted to bring, and after thanking him, Bai Xiu rubbed the back of his head and laughed, saying that Mr. Shen had been working by His Majesty's side for a long time, and even his appearance resembled His Majesty's.

Shen Tingyun was not good at dealing with such overly enthusiastic people, so he stuttered and exchanged some pleasantries, and finally brought the topic to Ying Yang.

When it came to Ying Yang, Bai Xiucai finally withdrew his familiarity, regained his composure, and told Shen Tingyun what he couldn't write in the secret letter.

It is true that King Yingyang stationed troops, but they were not ordinary soldiers, but a bunch of dead people.

Shen Tingyun couldn't understand this, how could the dead be used to fight?

"Maybe my lord has heard of Zhu Mingjiao's sacred objects?"

As soon as the word "sacred object" came out, Shen Tingyun was shocked, and an ominous premonition swept through his body.Back then when they were in Yingyang, they were tricked into failing to take away the sacred object, so they really caused a disaster as Su Xin said? !

Bai Xiu sighed, with an indescribable expression on his face: "I'm afraid Mr. Shen won't believe me if I tell you this, but after getting in touch with Nanjiang, I know that that place is very evil, and there are all sorts of strange things. Things don't go well."

Shen Tingyun stayed in Qiuse Valley for four years, and has more or less seen all kinds of Gu worms, and he deeply agrees with what Bai Xiu said.

"This is also the information brought back by our spies. It is said that the strange holy object seems to be able to breed some incredible Gu king. The little Gu worms born by the Gu king can live in the human body, bringing the dead back to life and becoming living creatures. corpse."

Shen Tingyun suddenly realized, no wonder Su Xin said that holy objects could heal human flesh and bones.This sentence does not mean that the holy object can cure diseases, but that the Gu king raised by the holy object can make the dead look like they were alive.

"Have you seen those zombie generals?" Shen Tingyun asked.

Bai Xiu shook his head: "This is also the reason why I dare not tell His Majesty the truth. It is really impossible to judge whether it is true or not based on the spies' one-sided words. However, in the past six months, some villages near southern Xinjiang have disappeared overnight. People, someone went to check after reporting to the official, and the chickens, ducks and livestock in the village were all there, and the villagers seemed to have evaporated. The only clue was that someone saw and said that they had seen the Yingyang army before these people disappeared. Then I sent spies to find out."

After talking about the business, Bai Xiu wanted to stay with Shen Tingyun for dinner, saying that it was rare to come over and he had to catch up with the wind.

Shen Tingyun didn't agree, Mingjian Division was established at the beginning, and the manpower was not very sufficient. He had to deal with the matters in southern Xinjiang as soon as possible and return to Kyoto.

Bai Xiu couldn't stop him, and asked if he should send some people to help.

Shen Tingyun shook his head without hesitation. He didn't want to fight a war. If so many people were needed, it would be easy to expose his whereabouts. He was used to being alone.

Before going to Yingyang, Shen Tingyun went to Qiuse Valley first.

Qiu Segu was still the same, and he didn't even change the guard when he entered the valley.When several guards saw him, they were so excited that they were almost speechless, scrambling to take Shen Tingyun to see the priest.

Shen Tingyun rejected them, saying that he wanted to walk away by himself.

He used to really regard this place as his home, and he also liked the sincere congregants in the valley.

After entering the valley, the first person Shen Tingyun saw was Su Xin. Su Xin's eyes were straightened when he saw him, and he rushed up with a brisk stride, almost stripped of his skirt.

"What's the matter? How long have you been awake? Qi Shiyu has no news with you, Sangzi thought you were dead, and cried for a long time." Su Xin rambled on a long time, as if he wanted to kill Shen Tingyun in one breath. Learn everything you have experienced in the past two years.

"Where's Qi Shiyu? Why didn't I see him?" In Su Xin's eyes, Shen Tingyun and Qi Shiyu were still bound together by Gu poison, and they would die if they were separated by a mile.

Shen Tingyun shook his head. After Qi Shiyu left the palace that day, he never saw him again.Ming Jiansi can only monitor the imperial court, and has not yet developed to the scale where he can spy on the Jianghu, and he is not clear about Qi Shiyu's current situation.

After listening to Shen Tingyun's words, Su Xin knew that Ji Minggui was not dead, he was living in the palace, but was detained by the emperor and could not come back.

Su Xin was so angry that he cursed, saying that Ji Minggui was too much, and he didn't even give a letter to him who was alive and well.

Then Su Xin scolded Qi Shiyu again, found a way to save Shen Tingyun and didn't come back to tell everyone, making Gu Li worried, and then scolded Shen Tingyun back, saying that he was heartless and wouldn't come back after waking up for so long have a look.

Shen Tingyun accepted Su Xin's scolding with a smile, and it was rare to feel at home.Shen Tingyun told Su Xin on the way, what a lively little girl, she has grown up a lot, and her personality has changed accordingly, she seldom learns from Sister Sangzi on weekdays, and she is too harsh when she scolds others.

Su Xin curled his lips and said that Shen Tingyun has become different, how cute he was before, he would greet everyone with a smile when he met, unlike now, he has learned a different way of speaking, he is almost like the old Ji Minggui.

Shen Tingyun didn't know how serious Su Xin's words were, but he knew that he had indeed changed a lot, and he was almost the same as the former little guard in Prince Xuan's mansion.He has become more savvy, and has gained some sophistication in the officialdom, and he no longer likes to dig into dead ends as before.

Su Xin said that Sangzi is now the new leader, because he is not from southern Xinjiang, so he can't convince the public in many things, and he still has to rely on himself for big things.

Shen Tingyun could tell that compared with Ji Minggui, Su Xin liked Sangzi more. When Ji Minggui was here, he took too much power, and Su Xin was just a mascot, and he could only make a difference when he assisted Sangzi.

When he finally reached Sangzi's residence, Su Xin stood at the door and said loudly: "Look who I brought back for you, you have to thank me well today." He walked in quickly as he spoke.

Shen Tingyun didn't know how Sangzi would react when he saw him, so he held back for a long time before opening his mouth outside the door, and timidly called out to the people inside.

Sang Zi stood inside the door, holding back her tears, and after a long time, she sternly reprimanded through a door: "Shen Tingyun, you still know how to come back?!"