Back Off, Let Me Come

"It has something to do with the spirit of speech, something to do with the spirit of speech... This is a breakthrough." Qi Shan walked back and forth holding the piece of paper, listening to him murmuring in a low voice, "I have heard of similar secret hiding methods before. Passing on news. It’s just very rare and not many people know how to do it.”

"So advanced?"

Shen Tang was really stunned for a moment.

She said it casually, but she didn't expect that there really was an encrypted speech spirit.

Seeing Qishan turning his literary heart and condensing his literary energy in his palms, with a solemn look on his face, Shen Tang vaguely felt that something was not right in the atmosphere.

"Yuanliang, are you too worried? He's just a hustler from Goulanwashe... Even if he is a top reserve, it would be difficult for him to come into contact with such a rare spirit, right? To say the least, even if he could come into contact, what would it be? Only breaking news deserves this level?”

Qi Shan put his palms on the paper, and the cyan literary energy condensed in his palms. He slowly felt it, not forgetting to deal with Shen Tang's questions.

"Where do you think Xiaocheng is?"

Shen Tang honestly shook his head: "I don't know."

She really doesn't know.

Yuanliang's question obviously involves the current situation. But her current understanding of the world comes from praying for goodness, his spiritual scroll, and what she has seen and heard along the way, which is only an extremely limited corner of this world.

No matter how hard she tried to understand, most of the people she contacted were the people at the bottom. Most of them can't even provide food and clothing. They don't care about the names of local governors and their achievements, let alone the general trend of the world.

They only know that the world is difficult and they can no longer survive.

Shen Tang's answer was as expected, and there was no disappointment or other emotions. If Shen Xiaolangjun suddenly became aware of everything, he would have to wonder if this person was pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger. So, he revealed something to Shen Tang for the first time.

The tip of the iceberg about the overall situation of the world.

He said: "I said before that Zheng Qiao, the commander of the Geng Kingdom, will surely destroy himself within five years. This is not only because this person is violent and vicious, and is accustomed to using unscrupulous methods. There is also another important reason - he wants to swallow a wolf. To drive away the tiger is to seek skin from the tiger.”

Shen Tang subconsciously sat upright and listened attentively.

After a little thought, I guessed a little bit.

"Yuanliang means... the Xin Kingdom used to be a 'wolf'. Now that the 'wolf' is dead, that 'tiger' has become Zheng Qiao's biggest concern? Who is the 'tiger'?" Shen Tang thought of Qi Shan. There are also small-scale maps in that pile of books, describing the locations of the countries in the Northwest.

The positions of Xin and Geng were not very good.

All on the edge of the continent.

However, it is precisely this that allows the two countries to avoid the hinterland of the mainland where the fighting is most serious. Compared with the unlucky situation of the Geng Kingdom, which was surrounded by neighbors on all sides and was beaten every now and then, the Xin Kingdom was a little better. The northwest was surrounded by endless steep mountains, and the dangerous passes were easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Qishan replied: "This 'tiger' is Shiwu."

Shen Tang said: "Ten Crows?"

Shiwu is a barbarian force outside the mountains of Xin Country.

They believed that the Golden Crows fell here, lived and multiplied here, and their descendants continued to grow, so they called themselves "Shiwu", which simply means "descendants of the ten Golden Crows". Shen Tang suspected that they were dreaming of crossing the ocean——thinking broadly, they touched the sun's head.

Because before the thief star landed, Shiwu didn't have this name at all. They just accidentally learned that there is such a mythical story about the language spirit hidden in the thief star, so they put themselves on the map. The key is that it has been passed on for one or two hundred years, and the effect has really spread.

Whether outsiders believe it or not is second, but they believe it anyway.

The descendants of the Golden Crow are so noble!

Shen Tang guessed part of the truth after a moment's thought: "If Shi Wu is a 'tiger'... So, Zheng Qiao's victory over Xin was not because he led Geng's national power, but with the help of the right time, place, and people? Taking advantage of it? Because of natural and man-made disasters and political turmoil, Xin State secretly united with Shiwu and asked Shiwu to send troops to harass and attract Xin State's troops. Geng State will send troops to make a surprise attack again? "

Xin Guo was already suffering from constant internal worries, and Shi Wu continued to harass and make troubles at the border, so it was inevitable that he would be negligent in guarding against Geng Guo.

This finally led to the current situation.

Qishan nodded approvingly.

Shen Tang asked again: "But what does this have to do with Xiaocheng?"

Xiaocheng is the prefecture of Sibao County, and it is not connected to the border mountains, so it has nothing to do with Shiwu.

Qishan said: "Because the parents of the governor of Sibao County were from Shiwu. They were dissatisfied with the power struggle within the tribe, so they decided to take their young children away from their homeland, hide their names, and finally settled in Xin State. Although they grew up in Xin State, the child still had a deep feeling in his heart. Still thinking about Shiwu. By chance, I got in touch with the tribal forces on my parents' side and became one of Shiwu's eyeliners."

Shen Tang was stunned when he heard this, and at the same time he looked at Qi Shan with curiosity: "This is a secret related to wealth and life. The county guard didn't even have time to cover it up. How did you know?"

Where is this ordinary "guiding NPC"?

The secrets on the body are like an old sow wearing a bra, layer after layer. If we dig deeper, I'm afraid it will be a deep hole.

Shen Tang secretly observed Qi Shan's expression with his peripheral vision and saw that he didn't have particularly big mood swings. He hesitated and changed his words: "If it's not convenient for you to tell me, then I won't ask."

Qishan: "It's not that I don't want to say it, but it's a long story that can't be explained clearly in a short while. You just need to know that the two-faced governor of Sibao County is not a good thing. He is loyal to Zheng on the surface. Qiao’s sycophant is a habitual flatterer and will do whatever it takes to please Zheng Qiao, but secretly he still does things for Shiwu.”

As he spoke, he brought back the straying topic.

"The geographical location of Sibao County is quite special. It can be attacked when advancing and defended when retreating. It is a prefecture and county at the junction of Xin State and Geng State. It is also the only way for nearby countries to go south. There are waterways. In other words, if you want to plot in the Central Plains of the Mainland The hinterland, Sibao County must be captured."

Shen Tang took a breath of air.

"Is Shiwu's plot so big?"

The mountains blocking their way south had not been conquered, so they were thinking about how they would go after conquering the northwest countries.

He is worthy of being a master who dares to fight in the sun.

"They really dare to plan such a big plan. It used to be a daydream, but now -" Qishan glanced at Shen Tang, who had his head lowered, and said quietly, "It may not be impossible. The national seal of the Xin Kingdom is lost, and Zheng Qiao is a violent master. , cannot appease the people, and the national spirit and destiny condensed by the Chinese seal in his hand may not be able to maintain the national border barrier on the other side of the mountain range. The ambition of Shiwulangzi may really be able to seize the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and cross that mountain range."

Xiaocheng is a move they buried deeply.

Of course, even if Shiwu didn't lay the wiring in Xiaocheng, Qishan would still have to come, one for revenge and the other for layout.

Is it interesting to live a mediocre life and die a miserable life? It is still unclear who will win and who will be proud in the end!

While the two were talking, a line of very faint text gradually appeared on the originally white paper——

There is something really wrong with this paper!

Shen Tang thought: "Looking horizontally, it looks like a ridge and a peak on the side?"