Chapter 518: Meet the Diplomatic Mission!
During the day they hid in the mountains, not only to avoid outsiders who came up the mountains to hunt and chop wood, but also to avoid poisonous insects, ferocious beasts and miasma in the mountains.
In order to prevent miasma, before setting off, the medical school formed by the Wan Du Men and the imperial physicians prepared a lot of pills to deal with miasma and detoxify for them to carry with them.
Who could have thought that the Wan Du Sect, the leader of all poisons, would be arranged by Shen Lanxi to be the teacher and vice-president of the medical school.
In the evening, wisps of smoke rose from the valley and the sound of horns rang out one after another. People who were hunting or gathering outside, as well as those who were changing shifts, heard the horns and went down the mountain or went down the mountain or changed shifts.
The five secret guards who went down the mountain to explore the way came back and reported in a low voice.
"When the wolves hear the horn, they will all return to the camp. The last group of hunters and gatherers on the mountain have already gone down the mountain."
Shen Lanxi looked at the mist slowly rising from the mountain and signaled the secret guards to take the pills to relieve the miasma.
"Split into five groups and go down to investigate. No matter what the situation is, reunite in the mountains in two hours."
"yes."
The ten secret guards were divided into groups of two and set off in different directions.
Shen Lanxi's target was straight ahead, and when she reached the foot of the mountain, the moon was already hanging on the branches.
There were two groups of people guarding the area in front of her, an iron fence in front of her, and caltrops scattered on the ground. When she got closer, she found several hidden sentries and traps.
Shen Lanxi sneaked in quietly in the darkness. The wolf tribe was larger than she had imagined. There were ten people on each post and they patrolled in a cross-sectional manner. There was almost no chance of sneaking in.
If the patrol density is like this, the five groups of secret guards sent out earlier will most likely return empty-handed.
Shen Lanxi hid in the dark, waiting for an opportunity. It was probably time for them to eat, and there were fewer wolf patrol soldiers. She seized the opportunity and successfully entered the core area.
"Are the people that the Wolf Lord brought back going to continue to starve?"
"The Wolf Lord said that as long as they don't starve to death, it's fine. As long as they don't give in, we won't give them enough food."
"What does the Wolf Lord want?"
"What else can I want? Because the people of the Great Zhou have delicate skin and tender flesh."
Shen Lanxi's eyes lit up, and she quietly followed the two foreign soldiers.
Soon she smelled the odor of cow and horse dung mixed with the smell of foul blood.
In front should be the pens for prisoners, cattle, sheep and horses.
"Why is there no movement? Could he be dead?"
"If they die, they die. With so many people, it's no big deal if one or two die."
"You can't die. Last time, the Wolf Lord said he would send a few people to the leader of the Wu tribe. Several tribes want them, and if we don't have enough people, there won't be enough to go around."
"Let's go and have a look. If someone dies, we won't be able to explain ourselves!"
The two soldiers opened the cage and started talking in a low voice. Then one of them said he was going to fetch water, and the other said he was going to find a witch doctor.
She took this opportunity to sneak in and saw a group of ragged and abused men.
The men were all wearing the clothes of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Although they all looked battered, their faces were not injured.
Apart from being a little dirty and thin, one can tell at a glance that he has an outstanding appearance.
These were the people she had recruited for the cultural exchange mission.
Shen Lanxi was furious. The foreigners had gone too far. When they wrote the petition to the court, they sounded nice, but she didn't expect that they would cheat and trick the men of the Great Zhou into coming here. They didn't treat these men of the Great Zhou as human beings. They bullied the Wolf Tribe like this. She would remember it!
When the sound of running was heard, Shen Lanxi quickly stepped aside.
The wolf soldiers fed each person in the cage some water, and after the witch doctor examined them, he did not dare to prescribe any medicine.
"I dare not give them medicine without the order of the Wolf Lord. Give them some food and drink, maybe they will feel better!"
The witch doctor hurriedly carried his medicine box and left the place of trouble, leaving the two soldiers cursing as they prepared food.
Shen Lanxi appeared again and was about to wake someone up and ask the reason when a cough was suddenly heard from inside.
"I am the person sent by the Regent from the capital to rescue you!" Shen Lanxi said in a low voice.
Anyone who coughs should immediately reach out and crawl forward.
"real?"
Shen Lanxi: "If it's fake, what's the point?"
The man hesitated and said nothing.
Shen Lanxi: "Tell me quickly, what happened after you arrived in the southwest?"
The man started coughing again, and Shen Lanxi handed him the ladle.
After gulping down a few mouthfuls, the man said weakly, "It was the King of Zhennan who sent us here. The King of Zhennan has the intention of rebellion, and he wants to use us to collude with foreign tribes."
Shen Lanxi: "Did you see it with your own eyes?"
The man hesitated and said, "The one who came out is the woman beside the King of Zhennan. They all call her the Princess. The Southwest Army listens to her. Her opinion is the opinion of the King of Zhennan."
Shen Lanxi's eyes flashed, and she had an idea in her mind.
"Are all forty of you still alive?"
"Thirty of us are imprisoned here. I don't know where the other ten were taken. I don't know if they are still alive!"
Shen Lanxi: "Protect yourselves. Do whatever they ask you to do."
The man stopped talking.
Shen Lanxi: "This is the order given to you by the Regent. You must take this opportunity to spy on the foreign military intelligence, find out whether the King of Zhennan has colluded with foreign tribes, and find out where those ten people were taken."
After a moment, the man replied: "I will follow the order of the Regent."
Shen Lanxi heard the noise coming from afar and said quickly: "Someone is coming. Remember my words. After the matter is done, the Regent will come in person to welcome you back to the Great Zhou!"
"Okay!" Many men in the darkness opened their eyes, with a burning look in their eyes.
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Shen Lanxi went back at the agreed time, where five groups of secret guards were already waiting.
"The patrols by the foreign tribes were too strict, so we didn't go in."
“We didn’t go in either.”
"Neither do we."
Shen Lanxi: "I went in. Thirty envoys from my Great Zhou were imprisoned there, and ten of them are missing."
The secret guards felt ashamed.
Shen Lanxi told them the news about Zhou Ruyuan that she had heard from them, and then said, "The Southwest Army is unreliable. Let's find a place to stay and wait for others to send back news!"
"yes!"
They returned along the same route, avoiding ambushes and secret sentries, and one day later, they returned to the territory of Da Zhou.
"Your Highness, this is the territory of the Southwestern Army. It is too unsafe." said the secret guard.
Shen Lanxi: "No hurry. At present, the people in the southwest should only know that I am here, and they should also be sure that I will not come so soon."
"The most important thing now is to know the situation in the Southwest Army and see if it is as the people in the delegation said."
Secret guard: "If the Prince of Zhennan rebels, please return to the capital as soon as possible."
Shen Lanxi: "Don't worry, I won't risk my life."
The two secret guards sent out came to report that the southwest was recruiting soldiers.
Shen Lanxi immediately had an idea.
"Let's join the army!"
The secret guard refused at first, and Shen Lanxi's face turned cold.
"If you don't want to cooperate, go back to Da Zhou!"
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