Chapter 167 Chapter 167

Song Lehe had previously asked Chu Liuxiang to come to Yumen Pass to find the people in the Ghost Palace. As a result, there was no news about Chu Liuxiang after he left. Naturally, he couldn't let go of the matter. It's just a letter. It's impossible for anything to happen.

Song Lehe did not use his identity as a Gu doctor to find Bai Jing, but as Song Yi, he honestly waited for the people from the Ghost Palace to come to him according to the way he told Chu Liuxiang. Although he didn't have the second token that Bai Jing gave him, he still had the Five Poison Sect's in his hand. The Ghost Palace and the Five Poison Sect have interacted a lot since they met in Shuidong Village. They should recognize the Five Poison Sect's tokens.

Sure enough, after waiting for a while in a tavern, Song Lehe waited until a woman in orange came forward to talk to him.

"Who are you and where are you from?" The accent of the woman in orange didn't seem to be from those near Yumen Pass, but it sounded somewhat similar to that from the Five Poison Sect headquarters.

While handing the token to the other party for inspection, Song Lehe said: "I am Song Yi, entrusted by the Gu doctor to ask how Chu Liuxiang, who came last to deliver the letter, is doing, and the news about Shi Guanyin."

The woman in orange looked carefully . After checking the token, he nodded and said: "It is indeed the token of the Gu doctor. Chu Liuxiang? After he sent the letter, he returned to Guan Nei, drank with Hu Tiehua in a small village for a day, and then went to Lanzhou . In Lanzhou, he received the news of Ji Bingyan's disappearance, so he returned to Yumen Pass, hired some people, and entered the desert. "

Speaking of this, the woman in orange couldn't help but frown slightly. The desert is not an easy place to get along with, especially for people who enter the desert for the first time. Chu Liuxiang entered in such a hurry that it was hard for her to believe that he was really ready.

"As for the news about Shi Guanyin, we had some fights with her men, so we got a lot of information. Do you want to go with me to get it?"

Song Lehe hesitated for a moment, but shook his head and said, "I want to get it this time. If you enter the desert with others, your time is limited, so forget it and tell me the important things first."

The woman in orange nodded and told me about Shi Guanyin's sphere of influence, the capable people under her command, and her daily whereabouts. They also told Song Lehe about their travel methods and the general scope of Shi Guanyin's lair. Although she is not specifically responsible for intelligence work, as the main target of the Ghost Palace in the desert, she knows a lot about Shi Guanyin.

After talking about the information they had collected before, the woman in orange handed Song Lehe a map, and finally added: "It records some oases in the desert, which may be useful to you. The latest news I received is that the desert There is civil strife in the Kingdom of Kucha, and we don’t know what the situation is now. If you want to enter the desert, be careful not to get involved. The Kingdom of Kucha is not big, but it occupies some important water sources outside the pass. It's quite rich and there are a lot of soldiers. If there is a conflict, it will be troublesome. Please pay more attention."

Song Lehe nodded and said to the woman in orange: "I caught it before coming to Yumen Pass. A person who claimed to be the son of Shi Guanyin asked some information from him, which may be useful to you. According to him, besides him, Shi Guanyin also has a son who is Nangong Ling of the Beggar Clan. I would like to ask you to read the letter. Help me deliver a letter to the leader of Dongfang."

Song Lehe hesitated for a while, but finally chose between the Shenhou Mansion and the Sun and Moon Sect to hand over the letter to Dongfang. It's not that he doesn't trust the Shenhou Mansion, but Wuhua said that Nangong Ling was using poison on Ren Ci in order to gain the rights of the Beggar Gang, which made Ren Ci so weak that he became bedridden. As an adopted son, Nangong Ling naturally took over the Beggar Gang. s right.

Since it is poisoning, the Sun Moon God Sect has a flat finger, but the Shenhou Mansion has not heard of anyone with particularly good medical skills, so it would be better for the East to handle this matter. Moreover, it is very simple for Dongfang to invite people from Shenhou Mansion to be witnesses, but it is not easy for people from Shenhou Mansion to go to the Sun and Moon God Sect to ask Ping Ping for help without Song Yi and Dongfang's affection.

As for other doctors, those with insufficient medical skills would find it difficult to detect that Ren Cizhong was not poisoned. It is said that Ren Cizhong's wife knew pharmacology. Since she did not notice that her husband was poisoned, it would probably be difficult for ordinary doctors to detect it. As for doctors with high medical skills, except for Song Le and himself, whose whereabouts were secretive and who were probably in the desert at that time, most good doctors would be noticed by others. If Nangong Ling is alarmed, Ren Ci, who is already weak, will not be able to withstand any hardships. If he dies without evidence, he will be in trouble.

The woman in orange accepted the letter and left after making sure that Song Lehe had nothing else to do.

Song Lehe also got up and returned to the team in Shenshui Palace. It can be seen that what Jellyfish Yinji said that she had been to the desert before was not false. The preparations of Shenshui Palace were quite well-organized and well-prepared. Song Lehe just talked to the people who went to the Ghost Palace for a while, but the preparations here were almost complete. It is estimated that Jellyfish Yinji sent people over to prepare in advance.

Stepping into the desert, Song Lehe was not used to the high temperature, wind and sand. Although his inorganic body prevented him from being disturbed by many factors, as he entered the desert, the scorching wind took away the moisture around him, making him feel a little uncomfortable. If his original body were here, he would probably be able to feel the feeling of being gradually drained of moisture and being dried. It’s really a completely different feeling from Jiangnan.

I wonder if Shi Guanyin finally received the news that the jellyfish Yin Ji came to the desert to look for her again. Since entering the desert, the team has received more attacks. The reason why they were sure that the person who came to trouble them was Shi Guanyin was because they got the identification of Jellyfish Yin Ji. The kind of pawn who is so obsessed that he has to fulfill the orders of the person behind him even if he is disabled, Jellyfish Yin Ji knows at a glance that these people are Shi Guanyin's subordinates.

Although it can be dealt with, firstly, it is very annoying and quite time-consuming. Secondly, their target does not seem to be mainly people, but the supplies in the team, the most important ones are camels and water. This resulted in that even if they defeated and killed those who came to attack, they still had to spend time to retrieve the camels that had been driven away by cutting the ropes, reorganize the team, and find the direction again.

Of course, this last point is Song Lehe's job. When he tried to persuade Jellyfish Yinji before coming, he promised to bring Jellyfish Yinji to Shi Guanyin. It is difficult for others to determine the position in the desert, but although Song Lehe does not have satellites, the simple direction can ensure no deviation. Comparing the information of Liu Wumei, Wuhua and Ghost Palace, Song Lehe also roughly circled the location of Shi Guanyin in the stone forest.

However, despite Shi Guanyin's efforts, they still failed to reach the outside of the stone forest smoothly. A week after entering the desert, Song Lehe received a notice from Shenshui Palace: Due to multiple attacks on the road, even if they were very careful, they still lost a lot of water and camels.

So they came to find Song Lehe and asked him how far away he was. If it's too far, then I'm afraid they need to go back to Yumen Pass to replenish supplies before setting off; if it's very close and only a few days away, they can just rush there; and if it's not that far but can't get there within five days, they It is also necessary to change the route and find an oasis to replenish drinking water.

Song Lehe calculated the direction and then told the other party that if he followed the speed at the time of departure, it would probably take about a week. However, the speed after entering the desert is slower than before, so to be on the safe side, it is best to find an oasis to replenish water. He recalled the map provided by the Ghost Palace and told the other party the new direction.

After the disciples of Shenshui Palace left, Song Lehe looked at the sedan chair where Jellyfish Yinji was. She probably really didn't like the environment of the desert. She had never been seen out since entering the desert. Even those who came were basically stopped by the disciples of Shenshui Palace. The occasional fish that slipped through the net were also intercepted by Song. Lehe took action to solve the problem. No wonder Shi Guanyin chose the desert to live in order to avoid the jellyfish Yin Ji. She really understands her.

The camel caravan moved in a different direction, but she didn't react at all. If he hadn't seen her coming out of the sedan every night, Song Lehe would have thought that she had already gone to the stone forest to find Shi Guanyin.

The oasis that Song Lehe pointed out to the disciples of Shenshui Palace should be the closest oasis to them. Although it was close to the border of Kucha State pointed out by the woman in orange, Song Lehe felt that such a border place, Kucha The country is still in civil strife, so it shouldn't get much attention from the Kucha Kingdom. They just went to get some water, so it shouldn't be a big problem.

Not big, that's weird!

Song Lehe looked at Chu Liuxiang in confusion, and expressed doubts from his heart: "Why do you appear here with people from Qiuci Kingdom!"

A group of people from Shenshui Palace came to the oasis Later, they were discovered by a patrol team. They had no intention of conflicting. Since they bumped into each other, they could just explain themselves. However, the sergeant said that they could not make the decision and asked Shenshui Palace to send someone who could make the decision to meet them. people.

Jellyfish Yinji didn't want to see that unknown person so she didn't get off the sedan chair. Song Lehe thought that he was the one who pointed the way after all, so he followed an envoy from Shenshui Palace there.

The center of the oasis was surrounded by soldiers, and it seemed that important people from the Kucha Kingdom were indeed staying here. It was no wonder that the sergeant who looked like a young general said that he could no longer make the decision. Surrounded by the army, a huge tent was erected. Although it was not decorated with gold or jade, judging from the paintings and other decorations on it, the people inside were probably the royal family of the Kucha Kingdom.

'It can't be so unlucky. Song Lehe lamented in his heart, he would not have pointed someone into the center of the civil strife in Qiuci.

Song Le and the others only waited outside for a while, and then the people inside let them in. When Song Lehe went in, the first thing he saw was a girl sitting in the main seat with a rather resolute temperament. The second thing he saw was Chu Liuxiang sitting next to the girl, who had not been heard from since entering the desert, and then That’s what he asked Chu Liuxiang just now.

"Sit in the first position of the princess, you are not being recruited, are you?" Although Song Lehe didn't say it out loud, it was clear in his eyes when he looked at Chu Liuxiang.

The woman sitting on the main seat looked at Chu Liuxiang and Song Lehe, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that the two of them knew each other. Chu Xiangshuai's friend is my friend. Let them let the camel team in." The last sentence He said this to the sergeant who led them in.

Chu Liuxiang looked at Song Lehe and smiled bitterly: "It's a long story. But Mr. Song, why did you go into the desert?"