Chapter 374: Adding insult to injury
I don’t know if the people gathered around the fire heard what Tianbao said.
Anyway, everyone either turned their heads, covered their mouths, and shook their shoulders, or held their stomachs and twisted their bodies into a knot.
Bai Yu lay down after drinking the second bowl of porridge, feeling lifeless.
Grass……
Did he really end up making things worse?
As the night deepened, the wind howled all around.
Looking around, except for where they were, it was pitch black everywhere.
There was no way to get a glimpse of what was happening in Mingyue Gorge, a hundred miles away.
Everyone was lying or sitting by the fire, and the topic of their chat unconsciously turned to Mingyue Gorge.
"Uncle Duan Dao, will Commander Mo and the others be exposed this time?" Su Wu lay beside the person he admired most. He was physically tired, but his mind was so excited that he couldn't sleep.
Broken Blade glanced across the darkness and fanned the fire a little with a branch. "Mo Liren is Yun Qin's most trusted general. Even as a military commander, he's able to navigate the court like a duck in water. He's definitely not as reckless as he appears. If he dares to act like this, he must have a plan to escape."
"But why is he going to such great lengths to help us? If he had cut the rope bridge earlier and we couldn't cross it, he wouldn't be a threat. He could have just stayed out of it." Little Wheat Ear frowned, equally puzzled. "I always feel like there's some reason behind this that we don't know about."
Du Buqin slammed his fist, "You little bitch, you're right. It's really strange. Based on my many years of experience in the martial arts world, it's absolutely impossible for people to become close friends at first sight."
He stroked his chin and smacked his lips. "Everyone in the world comes here for profit, and we have the profit he wants! But just because he can act, and can bring all his subordinates to act together, this old man likes him very much, hahahaha!"
Duan Dao laughed, the old man is getting younger and younger.
It seems that life has been going well these years.
He felt relieved.
"Even a thousand-year-old fox has its tail exposed. What he's plotting will eventually be revealed. But this time, we do owe him a favor, and we should keep it in mind."
As soon as he spoke, the old man rolled his eyes and snorted, "You are the only one who is upright! We let them go before you came! Otherwise, how would they have the chance to act?"
Of course the old man knew how to remember favors, but he just refused to go along with Broken Knife's wishes.
snort.
The corner of Broken Blade's lip curled up, "If I meet Mo Liren again in the future, I will mention this matter so that he will remember your kindness."
"It's no use trying to please me! The old man won't calm down so easily!" The old man turned over, pulled the thin jacket that was hanging on Broken Knife's leg over to cover himself, and soon began to snore.
Su An and Su Wen had already fallen asleep.
The conversation around the fire gradually died away.
The firewood still made the crackling sound of burning oil, but the space was quiet and peaceful.
The other side, a hundred miles away.
After great efforts, a group of experts finally re-erected the cable bridge.
Fortunately, the cable bridge was broken at the other end of the bridge, so it can be rebuilt.
If it breaks in the middle, it will take even more effort.
People and horses from both sides of the Jiahe River gathered in Mingyue Gorge.
With the joint efforts of everyone, the soldiers and generals of Yunqin who were lying on the ground had woken up for a long time.
At this moment, countless tents were set up under the sword wall. The largest tent was brightly lit. The leaders of various countries gathered inside, eight against one, to attack the Mo Li people.
The situation of Yun Qin's troops was not much better. They were surrounded by troops from eight countries and were being watched covetously.
If their leader says anything wrong, they will all die here tonight.
The air flow in the air is tense, like a string stretched to the extreme, which will break at the slightest touch.
Mo Liren's cries of injustice could be heard from far away.
"I, Old Mo, am truly wronged! What do you mean by helping Su Jiuni once or twice? You don't need to ask me what happened in the woods last time. If you don't believe what I say, just ask the people from Darong and Dongpu! They were watching from the left and right wings at the time! Ask them how fierce the fight was between Yun Qin and Su Jiuni and his group! If Darong and Dongpu had come out to support us in time, there wouldn't have been so many things that happened later! Darong, Dongpu, what were you doing at that time? Did you fall asleep while lying in ambush? So many people from both countries were squatting there, and they all fell asleep? If the movement in the valley hadn't attracted Su Jiuni and the others over, Yun Qin would have been completely wiped out!"
"Speaking of this time, after receiving the message from Beixiang's subordinates, I called my men and waited for the signal flare from Tianfeng Mountain to go to work immediately, cutting the cable bridge and blocking Su Jiuni and the others' escape route! But who could have thought that we were all poisoned and passed out before we could even do anything!"
"Although I didn't see who poisoned me, I desperately scraped away the poison smoke bomb that was thrown into my tent! Here, this is the powder residue I scraped off! You can check it out!"
Ji Xintang immediately took the medicine powder handed over by Mo Liren and gave it to his men for a thorough investigation.
Mo Liren stood in the middle of the crowd, facing a pair of eyes that seemed to want to peel his skin, feeling wronged and aggrieved. "I really don't know where you guys got such an idea from! The nine kingdoms have been united for years, and have always stood together on the matter of Su Jiuni! The seal of my Yunqin Kingdom is also on the wanted list of the nine kingdoms! Moreover, I have never met Su Jiuni and the others before, so to say we are friends is a farce! Why should I help them and put a knife to my own throat? Are you guys taking advantage of my Yunqin Kingdom because it's small, and after the failure, you're using me as a punching bag and a scapegoat to vent your anger?!"
Commander Mo spoke incessantly without stopping for breath, making it impossible for people to get a word in.
When he finally stopped to breathe, the results of the powder investigation in Beixiang came out.
The King of Mobei never keeps useless people around him, and he is always very efficient in doing things.
"Your Highness, the results are out." Ji Xintang presented the results with a very unhappy expression. His sinister eyes swept over Mo Liren and the leaders of Darong and Dongpu one by one.
Darong and Dongpu both felt a sinking feeling in their hearts, and had a bad premonition.
They were indeed in the wrong regarding the support in the woods. Even though they argued verbally and seemed to have cleared themselves of the blame, the two commanders knew that the twists and turns behind the scenes would not be hidden from the King of Mobei.
Now with Ji Xintang's strange look... the two of them were getting a little restless.
"This medicine powder contains ingredients such as Rosemary and Soul-Seeking Flower. It is a very potent drug." Ji Xintang gritted his teeth and said in a cold voice, "And as everyone knows, Soul-Seeking Flower only grows in the Darong Palace!"
Upon hearing this, Commander Darong slammed the table and stood up, his hair and beard standing up in disbelief. "Impossible! How could there be a Hopeful Soul Flower?! Are you suspecting that I, Darong, was the one who poisoned the cigarette?! Why would I do this!"
Dong Pu escaped, but Ji Xintang's look made him feel uneasy, and he immediately added insult to injury. "Why is Commander Darong so angry? If it wasn't you, the King of Mobei would have cleared your name... However, the road crossing Darong is guarding is on the old road outside Mingyue Gorge, the closest to Mingyue Gorge."
Commander Darong turned around and glared at Dongpu Dog Coin, his eyes red with hatred.
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