Zhao Xiu originally thought that they could have a clear route to Anxi, but they were surrounded by soldiers as soon as they reached the sandbar.
Fortunately, Mei Er and others were smart and stopped the officers and soldiers, allowing him and A Yan Lianshan to escape.
At this time, two people who were in disguise passed by and were heading towards Xizhou in secret.
Ayan Lianshan, blinded by the blazing sun, asked unhappily, "Didn't you say Lou Yunchun wouldn't issue a warrant for your arrest?"
They originally planned to go to Qiuci, where the Anxi Protectorate was located, but in order to avoid the sudden pursuit, they had to change their route to Xizhou.
This gave Ayan Lianshan a strange feeling, as if someone was forcing them to go that way like driving cattle and sheep.
Zhao Xiu's lips were dry and cracked, and he said weakly, "How would I know what he suddenly thought? Maybe he's not as smart as I thought." He asked, "You are familiar with this road. How long will it take us to reach Xizhou?"
The heat was flowing, and everything within sight was swaying like waves. Ayan Lianshan squinted and saw a hint of green rippling along the edge of the sand ahead. She said, "There's a red stream ahead. If you follow it for a day, you'll reach Xizhou."
Zhao Xiu stood up from his camel and looked around. Sure enough, there was an oasis. He had already finished his water and was almost dried up by the sun. Seeing the oasis ahead, he immediately
He whipped the camel to quicken its pace and headed towards the oasis.
Ayan Lianshan also hurried to follow.
"There's water!" Zhao Xiu jumped off the camel, rolled a few times on the sand and rocks, crawled to the stream in a daze, and plunged his head into the stream.
The camel also walked slowly over to drink water.
A Yan Lianshan came up from behind, reining in his camel and standing behind him, a murderous glint in his eyes. If he killed him now and took his token to go find Guo Yuanzhen, he would still be able to achieve his goal.
Anyway, I swore that I was delivering a token of trust for him. As long as I handed the token to Guo Yuanzhen, I would have fulfilled my promise. As for whether Zhao Xiu was dead or alive, the Wolf God didn't care.
Zhao Xiu pulled his head out of the water and let out a sigh of relief. Then he took off his water bag, fanned away the floating objects on the surface, and filled the bag with clean water.
Halfway through the water filling, he heard a noise behind him and knew it was Ayan Lianshan. He didn't turn around, just staring at his reflection. When he saw Ayan Lianshan raise her hand, he said calmly, "If you kill me now, even if you meet Guo Yuanzhen, he won't believe you and might even kill you."
A Yan paused and said, "I just came to fetch water."
Zhao Xiu turned around and saw him holding a water bag in his hand. He sneered and made room for him.
"Do you think I want to kill you?" Ayan Lianshan squatted beside him and slowly filled the kettle using the place where he took water.
Zhao Xiu sat down on the spot and said, "Kill me, go find your Turkic spies and reunite, then take my token to find Guo Yuanzhen, so that I won't plot against you again. Haven't you thought about this?"
Ayan Lianshan didn't answer.
Zhao Xiu snorted and laughed, "What a pity! If you had done this before entering Yangguan Pass, and taken my token to find Guo Yuanzhen, perhaps you could have succeeded. But now you can't."
Nonsense, if he could have killed him before entering Yangguan, he would have done so long ago. Why wait until now?
After Ayan Lianshan finished fetching the water, she scooped up two more handfuls to drink. When her vision cleared up, she asked, "Why can't I kill you now?"
Zhao Xiu told him generously, "The soldiers are looking for me everywhere now. I'm afraid Guo Yuanzhen must have heard about it. I told you before that his deputy knows me. How could he not know why I'm here? If you kill me now and take my token to him, he'll only be suspicious."
"What do you doubt?"
"I suspect you are impersonating a messenger and want to assassinate him."
“I am a Turk.”
"You are even more suspicious precisely because you are a Turk. How could I, a fugitive from the capital, have known a Turk? And how could you, a Turk, appear before him unscathed in Anxi, a place so heavily guarded against Turks?"
"I once exchanged letters with him..." Ayan Lianshan couldn't continue. The more reliable it was, the more suspicious it was, especially under the current situation.
Zhao Xiu chuckled twice, "I've said it before, we are grasshoppers on the same rope, we live and die together, and we can only advance and retreat together."
Ever since he learned of Ayan Lianshan's identity and tied him up, he had no intention of letting him escape.
He stood up, brushed the sand off his butt, and said to Ayan Lianshan, "Only by working together can we achieve our respective goals."
Ayan Lianshan didn't feel angry at all. Instead, he felt a little admiration for this man. He looked up at Zhao Xiu and asked sincerely, "Tell me, what is your real purpose?"
Zhao Xiu also answered sincerely, "To live and to take revenge."
"revenge?"
"To seek revenge on the person who brought me to this state."
Thinking about the government's pursuit of Zhao Xiu these days and the background of Zhao Xiu that was pieced together, Ayan Lianshan naturally believed that the people who caused Zhao Xiu to end up in such a state were the Emperor Dasheng and the court.
"Since your emperor and court don't want you, why don't you serve me, the Turks? Our king will surely appreciate you."
"Goodbye, I can't stand your barren northern land." Seeing Ayan Lianshan frown, he held out his hand and said, "One year, that's the deadline we agreed on."
Ayan Lianshan sneered in his heart, it won’t be up to you then.
After resting enough, he stood up to lead the camel, but as soon as he stood up with his butt raised, a foot kicked him on the butt and sent him into the stream.
A Yan Lianshan took two gulps of water, turned over and sat up, glaring at Zhao Xiu, "What are you doing!"
Zhao Xiu folded her arms and bared her teeth at him, "Let me calm you down, so you don't keep thinking about killing me." After saying this, she pulled the camel ahead of him, fearing he would have a tantrum. "Hurry up, once we get to Xizhou, it's all up to you."
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