"No!"
Wang Chong waved his hand, his expression solemn as he refused without hesitation.
"We still don't know who Fomonlința's letter is with," Wang Chong said. "Perhaps he used some other method to separate the letter and give it to someone else, and then it returned to his trusted aides. This kind of method had appeared in the past dynasties. Fomonlința can't be careless about such an important matter. Fomonlința has already noticed you in the battle at the triangular gap on the Ouzan Plateau. Moreover, your body is so large that the moment you leave the City of Steel, you'll quickly attract the attention of others. That will only backfire and give Fomonlința a warning in advance. At that time, the mission might fail. "
"This!!"
Li Siye was stunned and speechless for a moment. Everyone had their strengths and weaknesses, and Wang Chong's words were something that he had never expected. Even though he was invincible on the battlefield, he seemed to be unable to do anything in this matter.
"Enough. I have my own plans for this matter. This is not a matter that can be resolved with strength. It's not just you. Even I can't do anything right now. Leave everything to Zhang Que and Xu Keyi. "
Wang Chong said.
… …
"Hurry!"
"Follow the mastiffs!"
"Don't lose them!"
… …
If one looked down from the sky, one would see a winding road that seemed like a jade belt connecting Qixi and the capital. Several dozen warhorses galloped toward the capital in a cloud of dust. At the very front of this group were five pitch-black, strangely shaped mastiffs with bulging muscles. The five mastiffs were as fast as lightning, even faster than the warhorses. They howled as they chased, their noses twitching in the air as if they were smelling something.
But soon enough, the five Mastiffs that were running side by side split up.
"Milord, look!"
One of the cavalrymen pulled on the reins and suddenly stopped, pointing to the front. In front of them, five huge black mastiffs were barking in five different directions. Seeing this, Xu Keyi sat on his horse and frowned.
"Sir, what should we do?"
Everyone turned to look at Xu Keyi. The five trusted subordinates of Fomonlința had obviously parted ways, advancing in five different directions. If they continued to follow, they would have to split into five different directions.
"Has the news from the other two routes reached Marquis?"
Xu Keyi asked without turning his head.
"Milord, my subordinates have already sent a messenger pigeon. As expected, Marquis should already know that the other two trusted subordinates of Fomonlința did not leave Qixi after the banquet, but went to the Ouzan Plateau."
A scout half-knelt on the ground and said.
"Very good. Now, we only need to follow these five groups. Do you remember what I told you before we set off?"
Xu Keyi asked.
"Understood! No matter what we do, we can't attract the attention of Fomonlința or those people, "the scout sternly said.
"It's good that you remember.
"It's good that you remember. The Marquis values this very much. Let's proceed according to the plan. Remember! Even if the mission fails, we can't arouse their suspicions or vigilance! "
With these final words, Xu Keyi waved his hand, and the thirty-some horsemen immediately split into five groups, stirring up a cloud of dust as they galloped off.
… …
Countless merchants traveled to and fro on the road to the west, and at noon, a long caravan began to make its way to the capital amidst the jingling of camel bells. This was a group of Arab merchants, all of them with thick beards and green eyes. As they led their camels forward, they heartily laughed. Not too far away from them was another Hu merchant dressed in a thick robe. He maintained a distance of around four feet from them, and as he advanced, he warily observed his surroundings.
It seemed strange for Hu merchants and Arab merchants to mingle together, but on the road to the west, this was all too common.
There were far too many bandits and brigands on the road to the west, so they could take care of each other.
"Ah! Save me, save me! "
Suddenly, a shout came from behind them, immediately attracting the attention of the Arab merchants. The Arab merchants turned their heads and saw that on the road they had come from, a child of seven or eight years old was running barefoot toward them, his hair disheveled and his clothes ragged. As he ran, he would look back in fear.
"Little brat! Daring to steal from our lord, you must be tired of living! "
"You still dare to run? I'd like to see where you can run to!"
"If I catch you, I'll skin you alive!"
Behind the child, a fierce-looking, burly man came from a warhorse. He clamped his legs on the horse's abdomen and swung his whip with all his might, charging towards the child.
"It wasn't me, it wasn't me! I didn't steal it, it was your lord who broke it! Why are you blaming me and saying that I stole it? "
The child had an aggrieved look on his face as he ran.
The surrounding Hu roared with laughter at this sight. The Western Regions was a place where only violence mattered, not reason. It was obvious that this child had accidentally offended some wealthy clan and happened to run into them when they were in a bad mood, thus becoming their punching bag. If everything went as expected, this child would be viciously beaten once he was captured. As expected, the burly man only cared about cursing and insulting the child.
The child finally panicked, and in a moment of carelessness, he bumped into the Hu merchant.
"Get out of my way!"
Enraged, the Hu merchant pushed the child to the ground with a palm strike. Caught off guard, the child had a look of indignation in his eyes, but when he saw the fiendish look on the Hu merchant's face, he didn't dare to say a word. He got up and ran.
A few moments later.
"How was it? You didn't arouse his suspicion, did you?"
In the forest, the fierce-looking burly man looked at the child and said.
"No, he didn't even glance at me."
The child shook his head.
"Mm. Did you see the symbol on his hand? "
The burly man said.
The child shook his head.
… …
On another road …
"Boom!"
With an earth-shattering noise, a carriage charged forward, knocking over several other carriages in succession. Finally, it crashed into a large green carriage at the very front, smashing the body of the carriage into pieces. Even one of the wheels was sent flying.
"Damn it! You bastards, don't you have eyes? Can't you see where you're going?! "
A Hu suddenly jumped out of the carriage, flustered and exasperated, his entire body on the verge of exploding with rage.
"Sorry, sorry, the horse went wild … I'll definitely compensate you for your losses, definitely!"
A middle-aged merchant jumped down from the carriage that had caused the accident and began to apologize.
"Tell Marquis that this road is also wrong. The person Marquis is looking for is not here. There is no black jade symbol on his hand. "
A few moments later, two muscular men gathered on the side of the road.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh. With the sound of wings flapping, a messenger pigeon quickly rose into the sky.
… …
"Hyah!"
A cloud of dust churned on the third road as ten-some horsemen galloped forward. These people were traveling at their fastest speed, and when ten-some of them rode side by side, they immediately stirred up a fierce gale. Whoosh! Ten-some horsemen galloped past a Hu merchant, the fierce gale causing the Hu merchant's robe to flutter.
No one noticed that the outermost cavalryman, as he passed by the Hu merchant, had turned his head around like a bolt of lightning. However, it was only a fleeting glance before he immediately turned his head back, his speed so fast that the bystanders thought it was an illusion.
"No!"
A few moments later, several hundred zhang in front of the Hu merchant, the other horsemen turned to look at the horseman on the outermost side.
"No! This one's also wrong. "
The horseman knew what they wanted to say, so he spread open his hands and shook his head.
… …
One piece of information after another was sent to Wushang's City of Steel. Everyone had gathered around Wang Chong, their eyes focused on a miniature model of Qixi in front of them.
"One, two, three … two of Fomonlința's trusted subordinates have gone to the Ouzan Plateau. It should have something to do with our base at the triangular gap. Of the other five, three have already been eliminated, leaving only two. That item must be with one of them. "
Wang Chong propped up his chin with one hand and tapped his fingers with the other.
"Cheng Sanyuan, what's the situation with Zhang Que?"
Wang Chong said.
He had never liked to place his hopes on a single person or a group of people. Fomonlința's matter was no trifling matter. It concerned the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers at Talas and the future survival of the Tang Dynasty.
"Marquis, everything is under control. Zhang Que's rock eagles are currently following the enemy. "
Cheng Sanyuan deferentially said.
This matter was of utmost importance, and Wang Chong was paying close attention to it. All of his subordinates were on high alert, not daring to make the slightest mistake. Zhang Que and the City of Steel were constantly communicating with each other. Every half a cup of tea's time, a bird would fly in from outside and another bird would fly out.
Zhang Que had been with The Eagle for many years and was extremely experienced in training birds. He had only been in the Western Regions for a few months, but he had already taken advantage of the rich resources here to purchase several hundred rock eagles from the Western Regions. After training them, he already had sixty to seventy qualified rock eagles, and more were still being released from their cages. This was the foundation of Zhang Que's eagle team.
As for the rock eagle on Zhang Que's shoulder, it had become the eagle king of this team.
And these massive numbers of eagles were playing an enormous role at this time. The rock eagles coming and going from the City of Steel were almost constantly sending messages.
"Tell Zhang Que not to let down his guard. In addition, inform Xu Keyi to speed up the investigation. We must find that person with the black jade mark on his arm. That item is definitely on him. "
Wang Chong placed his hands on the miniature Qixi sand table.
The truth was slowly coming to light. Three people had been eliminated, leaving only two. The room was quiet for a time as everyone breathed a sigh of relief and waited for Xu Keyi's final news. But the development of the matter took everyone by surprise.
"Reporting!"
Less than an hour later, while everyone was waiting for news, a scout rushed into the room with a panicked expression.
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