When he came to Wu Jian’s old book shop again, Bai Shier changed his face again.

After all, no matter how lustful and vulgar a person is, if he comes to the old book shop every day, and just takes away a large pile of people the day before, it will definitely arouse suspicion.

However, for Wu Jian, the news brought by Bai Shier this time was really not good news for him.

...

"Your Majesty thinks it is more important to explore the relationship between the Ning Prince's Mansion and the Tianyan Sect, and to understand the inner depth of the Ning Prince's Mansion than to grasp Xuanwu..."

Bai Shier straight to the point.

"So, I hope I agree with Xuanwu's conditions? Go to Hongdu Prefecture and sneak into Ning Prince's Mansion?"

Although he knew very well that he had no choice, at this moment, Wu Jian's heart was still a little desolate and resentful.

"Don't worry, with the people from both us and Xuanwu, you should be more likely to get into the Ning Prince's Mansion, so you won't be cut off by Ning Prince without saying a word as soon as you entered."

Bai Shier, who knew Wu Jian's thoughts, naturally would not have any feelings of pity for Wu Jian. Therefore, his "comfort" sounded like an uncomfortable feeling of thorn.

Just like wheat is not ground into powder, but cooked into wheat rice, even if the overall nutritional content may be higher than ground into flour, when swallowing, the coarse wheat grains are a torture to the throat.

Although it is not a death, it is absolutely uncomfortable.

"Of course, if King Ning is determined to kill you, you can also choose the second way, take the initiative to expose your identity, and tell Xuanwu's plan to Ning Wang and Pan, so as to try to make King Ning not kill you for the time being, but to make you a pawn he misleads Xuanwu."

After swallowing the "selling rice" with a rough texture, Bai Shier gave Wu Jian a bowl of bitter medicine soup without giving him any reaction.

"No matter which road you really succeed in entering the Ning Prince's Mansion, you can only rely on yourself. At that time, no matter what situation you face, you can do anything based on saving your life."

For Wu Jian, the only thing that can comfort him is probably the last sentence Bai Shier said, "Everything is to save your life first."

Even though he knew very well, Bai Shier said this, in fact, more importantly, hoping that he would save his life so that after escaping from the Ning Palace, he could provide the court and the emperor with sufficient detailed information about the Ning Palace, and even personal evidence.

But the good or bad of everything, happiness and suffering, need to be compared with one.

Compared to what Wu Jian said to him before, this sentence undoubtedly made him feel much happier.

Bai Shier left with a tail that followed behind him.

Compared to the "old driver" he played yesterday, the guest he played today is obviously an absolute novice who has just obtained his driver's license and hasn't even touched the car a few times.

Therefore, when playing the two, all expressions, movements, and even walking are completely different.

Fortunately, Bai Shier is also an "old driver" in disguise as someone else. When facing Di Ting, he only sent one person to follow the procedure, so naturally he would not be able to fail.

...

At night, when the curfew began and the last time that Xuanwu and Wu Jian had agreed upon before became closer, Di Ting and the spies from the North Pole Heaven around him became nervous.

Just as Wu Jian guessed when Xuanwu left, for Wu Jian, the "outsider" who knew too many secrets, the moment Xuanwu found him with that plan, he had only two paths left.

Or agree to Xuanwu's plan and cooperate with Xuanwu. As the only remaining senior figure in Dongjitian, Kang Jinlong, went to Hongdu Prefecture, sneaked into Ningwang Mansion, and provided Xuanwu with relevant information about Ningwang Mansion.

And the other road, without saying, is naturally the underworld road.

The neighbors of Wu Jian, who had never been exposed before, were finally exposed by Xuanwu after Xuanwu came, undoubtedly did it on purpose, hoping to put pressure on Wu Jian so that he could know in his heart how serious the consequences of not agreeing with the cooperation with Xuanwu.

However, what Xuanwu and the spy and killer who had been guarding the North Pole Heaven and Diting who had been here did not expect was that Wu Jian was so brave. He said that it was three days to think about it, but he actually delayed it to this last moment.

Moreover, during these three days, every day was like nothing happened, doing whatever he should do, and even doing the "painted book" business.

But now, the last moment is coming soon. If Wu Jian still has no response, then the spies from the North Pole Heaven and Di Ting will no longer be greeted by these North Pole Heaven and Di Ting. The killers are vaguely admiring, but the sword in their hands and the disdain for Wu Jian's "not knowing the current affairs".

...

When the time was almost midnight, it had always been like an abandoned house, without any movement or light, Wu Jian's old book shop finally had movement.

Wu Jian, wearing ordinary clothes, climbed over the wall and entered the neighbor's courtyard. After seeing the neighbor with a guarded face and a completely different look than the one seen during the day, he spoke up and said something.

"Tell Lord Xuanwu that I agree to cooperate with him."

Then, he jumped again and returned to his yard.

If it weren't for the time when it was almost midnight, ordinary people had already fallen asleep, and they would come and go and climb over the wall from the courtyard wall, it would give people the feeling of being a neighbor who was visiting each other.

Of course, the neighbor who passively accepted Wu Jian's visit to "visit" would naturally not really think that he was here to visit. After Wu Jian left, the news immediately spread.

...

Outside the market where Wu Jian was located, he changed his outfit again, wearing a night-walking clothes, completely covering his entire head, Bai Shier, whose eyes were only exposed, was counting the stars above his head boredly.

Today, the moon is left with only a crescent moon. The moonlight is dim, and without the shadow of the moonlight, the stars in the sky finally show their true colors.

But unfortunately, Bai Shier is not an astronomical enthusiast. The starry sky above his head looks pretty in his eyes, but his understanding of this starry sky is only at a very low-level level of "beauty".

The purpose of his stay here was obviously not the starry sky above his head, but the market where Wu Jian was located not far away.

Tonight, Wu Jian will show up to Xuanwu. Although Xuanwu is definitely not in this market now, he feels that the spies from the North Pole Tianhe Diting who have received the news will never continue to stay so quietly. They will definitely spread the news immediately so that they can notify Xuanwu as soon as possible.

So, he was waiting for the person who came to deliver the letter.

...

"Flipping!"

Just as Bai Shier was still trying to identify which seven stars of the Big Dipper, a slight sound of air shaking suddenly came from his ears.

This sounds a bit strange, and it is definitely not something I heard before.

The moment the sound came into his ears, this thought immediately emerged in Bai Shier's heart.

However, this sound seems to have never been heard before, but it seems to be a bit long in his memory, so far that he has just entered the world.

"It's the sound of bird's wings flapping."

Finally, with the memory, he brought him back to the long-lasting years for him, but in fact, it was only six or seven years ago that he finally remembered the origin of this voice.

At the same time, it also reminded him of the days when he was cheated of money and was empty, so he could only rely on catching birds, fishing, and picking fruits to fill his stomach.

"It's a carrier pigeon."

Of course, these past "suffering" experiences flashed in his heart. He immediately came to his senses and immediately knew the identity of the master of the voice.

Then, he scratched his head with some headache.

He didn't expect that this guy Xuanwu was so "high-end" and even raised carrier pigeons to convey messages.

Not to mention that he did not prepare in advance, even if he was ready, he could only "sigh at the pigeon".

Unless he directly uses a hidden weapon to knock the pigeon down when it just flew up, otherwise, when the pigeon flew into the air, in this dark night with the moonlight, unless he had a clairvoyance or a wind-ear, it would be impossible to keep up with the pigeon.

Moreover, even if he had the opportunity to knock the pigeon down, it would have no meaning to him.

After all, even if he guessed with his toe, he could guess what the news was carried by the pigeon. What he really needed was not the news of the pigeon, but the destination of the pigeon.

"Forget it, keep waiting."

The sound of the carrier pigeon flapping its wings flashed by, and soon disappeared in the night sky. Bai Shier, who felt helpless, could only lay down again and tightened the sable coat that Zhu Jinxuan had given him, which was said to be the marten coat paid by the savage outside the pass, and continued to look at the starry sky on his head bored.

The cold air in winter makes the particles suspended in the air wrapped in condensed water vapor and fall down together, making the air dryer and cleaner, making the light projected on the earth by the stars across countless time and space appear clearer and clearer.

This is especially true in the air before being polluted by the industrial revolution.

If it were any astronomy enthusiast, it would probably be like heaven, but unfortunately...

...

After receiving the news from the carrier pigeon, the smile on Xuanwu's face just flashed.

This news was completely within his expectations. If Wu Jiantou chose to refuse without knowing the current situation, it would shock him.

He had already guessed Wu Jian's little thought of "buzzer-beating" and agreeing when the agreed time was about to come.

It's nothing more than hoping to use this to raise your position in order to gain greater benefits in this cooperation.

Of course, Xuanwu would not have thought that the fundamental reason why Wu Jian agreed so late was that Wu Jian still needed to "request for instructions" Bai Shier, and Bai Shier, who was asked by Wu Jian, still needed to ask the emperor for instructions again.

However, no matter what the process was, after receiving the news, Xuanwu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

In just three days, Liangjiangtang, Hongdu Prefecture, thousands of miles away, sent two urgent intelligence and requests for help.

Before, the Ning Prince's Mansion, which was as unmoved as a mountain and as dark as a yin, was as moving as thunder as soon as he took action. After surrounding Liangjiang Hall with lightning speed, Liangjiang Hall suffered serious losses, he not only did not choose to stop when he saw the good news, but instead looked like a mad dog who was stalking and chasing and fighting relentlessly.

The only remaining "Tongyou" masters in Liangjiang Hall went through a lot of hardships under the leadership of the deputy hall master, and finally barely retreated from Hongdu Prefecture City. However, the many "walking" and "apprentices" who were also in the city before were not so lucky and had such strong abilities, and were all trapped in Hongdu Prefecture City.

Of course, in addition to the so-called ability and luck, the fundamental reason why these large numbers of "walking" and "apprentices" failed to escape from the city was because the only few "Tongyou" and the deputy master of Liangjiang Hall did not hesitate to push these low-level "walking" and "apprentices" out of the gun for them when they encountered danger several times in succession.

Although it is said that "Tongyou" is the foundation of Diting and the main force in Diting's branches, the current situation in Liangjiang Hall is that there are only less than one-handed "Tongyou" left, which can be said to have been completely lost. Even if you want to counter the Ning Prince's Mansion next, relying on these few Tongyou, you will be simply a swaying tree.

It can also be said that unless Xuanwu madly draws elite forces from other branches to assist Liangjiang Hall without regard to any cost or factors, Liangjiang Hall will almost be completely abandoned. The role it can play in the subsequent open and secret struggles with the Ning Prince's Mansion will be pitifully rare.

Especially as time goes by, those arrested people from Liangjiang Hall cannot withstand the coercion and temptation of the Ning Prince's Mansion, and are increasingly likely to listen to Di. Especially when the secrets of Liangjiang Hall are completely leaked, the only few Tongyou and deputy hall masters in Liangjiang Hall will have no use except to "send heads" to Ning Prince's Mansion.

What made Xuanwu even more irritable and worried was that although the news was sent only now, it was often too far away from Hongdu Mansion. Even if the message was being sent in a hurry, the news that sounded frightening was at least the news from more than ten days ago. Now more than ten days have passed, and no one can guarantee whether the "Tongyou" and the deputy hall master who escaped from Hongdu Mansion were still hidden in Hongdu Mansion or had been caught by the Ning Mansion.

Therefore, time is too late, Xuanwu wished to set the basis for cooperation with Wu Jian, such as distribution of interests, and then let Wu Jian set off to Hongdu City tomorrow.
Chapter completed!