After only a hundred steps, Le Yiyang saw a small wooden house faintly deep in the woods. He walked over slowly, pulled away the thorns blocking the outside of the wooden house with his hands, and asked Lai Ji Yun to pass by carefully. Then he went over by himself. Le Yiyang stood at the door of the wooden house, knocked hard with his fingers a few times, and asked, "Is anyone?" After a long time, no one answered. Le Yiyang knocked a few more times, but no one in the house agreed. He pushed the door gently, and the wooden door opened with a "click".

Le Yiyang looked back at Lai Ji Yun, shrugged, and said, "Miss Lai, let's go in and take a look." Lai Ji Yun said, "If you go in like this, the master will find that it will be a misunderstanding when he comes back." Le Yiyang had already entered and found that there was dust everywhere inside. He coughed and said, "It should be that no one has lived here for a long time, so we will only be here for one night." After that, he hurriedly opened the windows of the cottage to ventilate, and then rushed out of the room.

Le Yi raised his head and body and was covered in dust. When Lai Ji Yun saw his appearance, he couldn't help laughing. He walked over and brushed the dust off his body with his hands. After half a stick of incense, Le Yi Yang said, "Miss, the dust in the house should be dissipated." Lai Ji Yun said, "You will know when you go in." After that, he stepped into the house.

There was only a broken bed and a stone bench in the wooden house. Le Yiyang took out the horse skin and spread it on it, and then spread some hay on it, saying, "Miss Lai, I feel wronged tonight, I can only do this." Lai Jiyun said, "This is already good, it is better than being blown by the north wind outside."

After a while, Lai Ji Yun asked, "Mr. Le, are you sleeping outside or inside?" Le Yiyang was eating dry food at this time. When he heard him say this, all the food in his mouth sprayed onto the ground. Lai Ji Yun asked with concern: "Mr. Le, have you choked?" After saying that, he handed him the skin with clear water. Le Yiyang took the skin and said, "It's okay. Lai girl, you should sleep on the bed alone. I'll just sit on this." After saying that, he pointed to the stone bench under his butt."

Lai Ji Yun said, "How can this be done? You should sleep in the bed." The two argued, and finally Le Yiyang said, "Lai Girl, let me see this. You will go to bed later. When you wake up, I will go to bed. Is it okay?" Lai Ji Yun said with a smile: "Okay, one word is certain!"

After traveling to Ji Yun for a day, she was exhausted and exhausted. She untied the Qianying Sword, put it on the pillow, fell asleep on the bed. Le Yiyang looked at his sleeping look and thought to himself: "Silly girl, have a good rest. I'll call you tomorrow morning."

Le Yiyang walked out the window, closed the doors and windows, leaving only a small amount of air. He moved the stone bench to the door and leaned against the threshold to sleep.

At night, the north wind was blowing, and the trees in the mountains were squeaking. Bats were flying in the night sky in groups. Le Yiyang heard the sound of the wind outside, got up and walked to the window, looked at the dense forest outside, and thought, "This is really a place suitable for seclusion. Who once lived in such a mysterious place?" Le Yiyang remembered what happened in the daytime and said to himself: "I hope Yelu Zhongying's mission to Jin State can successfully stop the war between the two countries. In this way, the people of the world will no longer have to be displaced."

He was in deep thought when he suddenly heard a sharp laugh from afar. The sound from far to near made people creepy. Le Yiyang turned around and looked at Ji Yun, seeing that she had turned over to the wall, not disturbed by the sound at all. When he looked outside again, a middle-aged man in black clothes had already appeared more than ten feet away.

The man did not notice the cottage deep in the woods. He stood in the middle of the woods, as if waiting for someone. The cold wind blew his hair away. Although the man was covered with a veil, he could still see the suspicious expression on his face. Le Yiyang held his breath and quietly watched the man's every move in the woods. He saw the man standing on the ground, motionless, as if he was dead.

In less than a stick of incense, another carriage was used from the other side of the woods, and a man in fifty years old in plain clothes came out of the carriage. As soon as the man got off the carriage, the man in black walked up and bowed to salute. The man did not return the gift, but asked coldly: "Tuoba Jiyu, why did you ask me out so late?"

The man in black was a nobleman of Dangxiang, the cousin of the current Duke of Xia, Li Yiyin. The Tuoba family was originally a descendant of the Tuoba family of the Northern Wei royal family, but later integrated into Dangxiang and became the largest surname of Dangxiang. Since the Sui and Tang Dangxiang, the Tuoba family has always held the leadership of Dangxiang. Since Tuoba Sigong was named the governor of Dingnan Army by Emperor Xizong of Tang, Duke of Xia has always regarded the surname "Li" given by the Tang Dynasty as his surname. Tuoba Jiyu deliberately went against the way, and still took "Tuoba" as his surname, openly despising Li Yiyin's authority. Then he was expelled from the territory of Dingnan Army by Li Yiyin. For more than ten years, Tuoba Jiyu has wandered around the Khitan and the Central Plains, constantly summoning the old subordinates of Dangxiang who were drifting abroad, attempting to recreate the great cause of the Northern Wei Dynasty to unify the north.

Tuoba Jiyu took off the veil, revealing a sinister real face, and said with a smile: "Taiwei Du, I haven't seen each other for many years, so I'm fine." Du Chongwei said: "You and I will meet in this deserted mountains and rivers late at night, not just for a few greetings, right? If there is anything, please speak quickly. If it's okay, I will not be with you." Tuoba Jiyu said calmly: "Taiwei Du, I didn't expect you to be old. The ministers in the court have a lot of energy than before. I see that you are very tough and still calm and comfortable in running around for 800 miles overnight." After hearing this, Du Chongwei's face turned dark and he said in a low voice: "Tuoba Jiyu, it seems that you have really put a lot of effort around me." Tuoba Jiyu shook his head repeatedly and said: "Taiwei Du, now you have become awesome, but I am still wandering in the world. With our friendship, you have to help me once."

Du Chongwei said disdainfully: "Tuoba Jiyu, what kind of friendship can we have? Then again, this is the matter within your Party Xiang, and I can't control it." Tuoba Jiyu laughed and said, "Taiwei Du, you are indeed a noble person who forgot about it. More than ten years ago, you were the governor of Daizhou. I was just expelled from the five states and had been a personal soldier in your mansion." Du Chongwei thoughtfully and said slowly: "According to this point, it seems that this happened." Tuoba Jiyu said, "I did everything that the Taiwei ordered to do back then..."

After hearing this, Du Chongwei hurriedly raised his hand and signaled him not to continue talking. Then he said sternly: "Didn't you take the money and stay away from Jin State? Why are you here again now?" Tuoba Jiyu said: "I helped the Grand Marshal get rid of General Dingxi Le Yuan, and took the generous gift from the Lord, and went to the Khitan Gobi. It took more than ten years to go there. Until the last two years, I have returned to the Central Plains." Du Chongwei said angrily: "You asked me to come tonight. Do you want to hold me?"

Tuoba Jiyu stepped forward and said softly: "Master Taiwei, how dare I do such a thing? It's just that I am in the Khitan, and I know that the Khitan rulers and ministers were intentionally eroding the world's sinister intentions, so I risked my life to escape the tiger and wolf land. I came back this time, hoping to unite the four kings of Jin, Shu, Southern Tang, Wu and Yue to jointly deal with the Khitan's invasion." Du Chongwei heard him speak with great thoughts, and asked in confusion: "Tuoba Jiyu, you are not from my Central Plains, why are you willing to work for us?" Tuoba Jiyu said frankly: "Taiwei, we are helping the Great Jin, just helping Dangxiang. The reason why my lips and teeth are cold is that if the Khitan conquers and destroys the Great Jin, Dangxiang and the southern countries will not escape the misfortune."

Du Chongwei remembered the reason for the Khitan's dispatch of troops this time, looked around the forest, and saw that there was no sound everywhere, so he stepped forward and asked, "Two months ago, the Khitan envoy was sent to Jin State, and disappeared halfway through the way. Tell me truthfully, were these people killed by you?" Tuoba Jiyu was stunned after hearing this, and then laughed and said, "It's worthy of being Taiwei Du, which can also make you guess. To be honest, it was just what I sent to do." Du Chongwei asked again, "Where did you hide the body of the Khitan envoy?" Tuoba Jiyu replied, "This has been so long, why is the Taiwei still pursuing it?"

Du Chongwei said with a serious expression: "Tuoba Jiyu, you are so bold, you dare to assassinate envoys from other countries in my Great Jin Dynasty! Do you know that it is precisely because of this incident that the Khitan Emperor Yelu Deguang was already angry and now he is in charge of the imperial army, and the front army has left the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun and reached the borders of the two countries."

Tuoba Jiyu was not panicked, and gently patted the dead leaves falling on his body and said, "Taiwei Du, I am determined to deal with the Khitan, but I didn't expect to cause such a big deal. You can tie me up and escort me to Kaifeng. I am willing to obey the national laws of the Great Jin."

Du Chongwei thought to himself: "It's over this, even if you kill him, it's useless. It's better to keep his life and use it for me." He stepped forward and held Tuoba Jiyu's hand and said, "Tuoba Jiyu, you are a nobleman of Dangxiang. I won't make things difficult for you this time. Remember, you must not act willfully in the future." Tuoba Jiyu hurriedly knelt down and thanked him. Du Chongwei helped him up and asked, "What's the matter when you said you just asked me to help you once?"

Seeing Du Chongwei gradually trusting him, Tuoba Jiyu felt very happy and attached it to his ears, and whispered: "Master Taiwei, the Khitan Princess Yelu Zhongying has arrived in your country and is on the way to Kaifeng Prefecture. She is the pearl in the hands of the Khitan Emperor. If she can get rid of her at this time, it will definitely hit the morale of the Khitan, and maybe the Khitan will withdraw its troops because of this. I have sent someone to assassinate once, but there are many masters around her, so we have nowhere to start. Taiwei Du, you have the military power of Kaifeng Prefecture in your hand. As long as you give orders, even if Yelu Zhongying is protected by a copper wall, it will be difficult to resist the attack of the Dajin Imperial Army."

Du Chongwei looked at Tuoba Jiyu, and saw him gesturing and thought, "If Yelu Zhongying died in Jin State, how could the Khitan give up? Not only would he not withdraw his troops, but he would instead devote the whole country to avenge Yelu Zhongying. By that time, the Khitan and Jin State were fighting fiercely, and your Dangxiang could take advantage of the situation. As the Grand Marshal of the Great Jin Dynasty, how could I do such a thing that would be sorry to the people of the world?" So he shook his head repeatedly and said, "This matter must not be done. Tuoba Jiyu, what kind of deep hatred do you have with the Khitan? You have to kill the Khitan princess?"

Tuoba Jiyu smiled bitterly and said, "My Grand Marshal, don't you know? The Khitan has been invading the territory of our Dangxiang in recent years and killed the Xiang tribes of our Party. Our Party Xiang and the Khitan are incompatible. Although I was expelled from the Dingnan Army by Li Yiyin, what I still flows with Dangxiang's blood. How can I see Dangxiang being bullied by the Khitan without regard?"

Du Chongwei said: "Tuoba Jiyu, no matter what, I must not let you assassinate Yelu Zhongying on the land of Great Jin."
Chapter completed!