Chapter 494 People in the Painting

However, Baizhan's betrayal was not the most terrible thing.

For some reason, Ning Qianshi seemed to stand on Baizhan's side. Duye Long last saw Ning Qianshi more than ten days ago. The second prince seemed to be free to enter and leave the tent, but he was unwilling to say a word to him.

Baizhan was there at the time.

The only purpose of Yunshang Jushi coming here was to put an earring in front of him.

The bright red gem pendant was exquisite and familiar.

It was taken from Weihuang's ear.

Duye Long still remembered the scene at that time. The moment he saw the earring, he felt as if his chest was blocked by something. Is this a threat or a consolation? They are obviously core members, why can the other party do this? With Weihuang's temperament, it is impossible for others to take off the earring easily. Baizhan can get this, which must be when Weihuang cannot resist.

Is she now imprisoned in shackles like herself?

Or her situation is more difficult, after all, she was injured by the sword before.

Du Yelong wanted to ask Ning Qianshi for help and ask him to tell him a definite answer, but no matter how long he stared at him, his expression did not change at all, as if he took what Baizhan did for granted.

From that moment on, Du Yelong understood that the second prince who cared about all the members... was gone. Yunshang Jushi's intention was clearly the former.

In addition to the news ban, he had no idea what was going on in the Privy Council. Where did Qian go, and what was Fei Nian doing? However, the explosions that came from outside the camp every now and then reminded him that the Privy Council and Shenzhou Jinxia were inevitably heading for war.

If he acted rashly, Baizhan would definitely take Weihuang as the first mover.

This was also the reason why Du Yelong stayed in the tent without resistance.

However, he did not intend to hand over his hope to others. That was not in line with his style. Yu Linglong was able to see the opportunity and warn everyone in advance. How could he, the Hundred Flowers Sword, be worse than a fake woman?

A change of camp two days ago finally allowed him to overhear a very critical piece of information.

The guard at the door mentioned in a casual chat that a masked woman was under house arrest not far from this small tent. Every time they moved, they had to prepare a carriage with shackles in advance, and the carriage was full of an unpleasant smell of medicine. The guards who knew about this were all speculating whether the woman was a forbidden delicacy brought out by some important figure, but in Du Yelong's ears, it meant something else.

The shackles were to limit the extraordinary skills of the alchemist, and the mask was to prevent others from discovering that she was actually guarding the Privy Council, not to mention the smell of medicine. Even if the penetrating wound on the waist was a sensor, it would take time and energy to treat it, otherwise if the wound was allowed to worsen, the alchemist at the guarding level would die.

Based on the three points, this person is most likely Wei Huang.

This is similar to what Du Yelong had guessed before - if he wanted to control two alchemists, it would obviously not work if they were placed in the rear, and it would be too inconvenient to have one on each side of the camp. After all, alchemists of similar level had to be arranged to prevent them from escaping, so the two tents must not be too far apart.

It was this inference that was confirmed that made Du Yelong determined to prepare for action.

In the past ten days, he had received more than just this one piece of news - there was a sound of rushing water in every explosion outside the camp, which meant that there was a river outside the camp. According to the battle plan made in advance, he was likely to act with the central army, and this river was the Jiujiang River that ran through the entire Qi Kingdom. The river was wide and had many tributaries. If he could enter the water at night, the possibility of being found was very low.

Secondly, the keys to the locks on his hands and feet were on the guards, so it was not difficult to trick the other party in and knock him out. After the imprisonment is lifted, he can recover at least 80% of his strength - this is a major advantage of the Taoist priests who specialize in swordsmanship. Even if they don't have a talisman or a little medicine, they can still have a good fighting power.

The most troublesome point is the Taoist priests who guard the place.

These days, he would chat with the guards whenever he had something to do. Probably because he was very honest, the other party also talked a lot of gossip. From the other party, Du Yelong found out the name of the guardian - Ji Wuwang, the Qingjian from Qi. He had met the other party once before, and only knew that this person was a person of shock and was a guy who was keen on challenging himself. Such people are often very aggressive and their skills are not too bad. It is not easy to win.

But if Ji Wuwang is not defeated, it is impossible to rescue Weihuang and take her away. If he escapes alone just to survive and puts Weihuang's safety in the hands of the enemy, then what is the difference between him and Baizhan?

The broom wood sword in Du Yelong's hand is prepared for this Qingjian.

Being one level higher does not mean an unbridgeable gap. Even if it is Qing Jian, if he is caught unprepared by a farmer's fork, he will still die. If he fights to the death, the opponent may reveal a flaw.

Du Ye Long has already thought about it.

Either knock down Ji Wuwang and jump into the river with Wei Huang on his back to escape, or die in Ji Wuwang's hands, so that at least Wei Huang will not be implicated.

At this time, footsteps suddenly came from outside the tent.

Du Ye Long hurriedly stuffed the wooden stick under the mat, pretending to be calm and waiting for the newcomer to enter the tent.

The curtain was lifted, and the person who walked into the tent was not the guard who delivered the meal, but Qing Jian Ji Wuwang.

Du Ye Long's heart sank. Why did this person come here? Did the other party find something unusual? He pressed the mat tightly with his hand involuntarily. Is he going to fight? But now the lock has not been removed, and he probably has no chance of defeating the other party.

"Why are you here instead of going to the front battlefield?"

Ji Wuwang looked around the tent and said calmly, "I was asked by Ning Qianshi to come and look after you guys who are disloyal."

"Ning Qianshi really joined Baizhan, no... joined the evil forces..."

"Hey, don't say anything nonsense. Although I don't know much about your Privy Council, I can still tell whether Ning Qianshi has been infected with evil spirits. But you--" Ji Wuwang's eyes suddenly fell on his wrist, "Maybe it's better to do less stupid things."

Du Yelong followed his line of sight and felt a chill on his back. There were still some sawdust on the edge of the iron buckle, and the light in the tent was dim, so most people would not notice such details at all, but Qingjian was different, he obviously saw this clue.

There was no chance to hesitate!

Duye Long lifted the mat, but Ji Wuwang reacted faster than him. He stepped on the chain, causing Duye Long to tilt. The moment his hand touched the wooden stick, the other party had already taken the lead and grabbed the "weapon" in his hand.

"Is this the weapon you plan to escape with?" Ji Wuwang broke it easily and patted his cheek, "Don't be silly, the noise you made while grinding this thing has long been heard clearly by people outside."

Duye Long gritted his teeth and looked at him, unable to say a word for a long time.

The other party did not say anything more, chuckled disdainfully, turned around and walked out of the small tent, "Nothing, just a wooden sword, no need to worry."

"Thank you for checking."

"Then I will go back to the tent to rest, you continue to guard."

"Yes."

The noise outside soon subsided, and in less than half a minute, Duye Long's plan had failed.

But his expression was not depressed at all, but rather surprised and solemn. Just as Ji Wuwang slapped his cheek, a ball of paper slipped from his hand and fell into the collar of his robe.

After he confirmed that the guards had returned to their positions, he carefully pulled up the hem of his robe and let the small ball of paper fall into his hand.

After flattening it, Baihuajian saw only one sentence on it.

"The one who walked into the bronze ruins with you is the person in the painting."