ebookland Chapter 396 Lies from loopholes
Chapter 396 Lies from loopholes
After hearing Liu Jin's words, everyone looked at Liu Jin. There were people and enemies, which were two different things. They could still hear the difference.
"How come there are other people in this ginseng valley? Is the news leaked?"
Zhen Yu was a little confused for a moment. He was very sure that there were no human footprints when he came here before.
"Whatever, you'll find out soon, he should be coming for us."
Liu Jin continued to enjoy the delicious food. When friends came, he had wine to drink. When enemies came, don't leave.
Although the others looked around silently with wary eyes, they did not react excessively. They were not afraid that the person coming was a person, but they were afraid that the person coming was not a person.
In this deep mountain and old forest, the army can't come in. Even if they encounter people, there won't be many people, so they are not afraid.
However, Liu Jin's expression soon became a little strange, and a giant python came close to him in the distance.
Tsk, it’s lively now.
Not long after, Zhao Yun, Zhen Yu, and Huang Zhong also sensed the arrival of people. There were not many people, but they were about the same number as them.
However, the other party was hiding in the dark and observing them silently, without showing up or making a sound.
Liu Jin smacked his lips. He was annoyed by such sneakiness, so he waved his hand to Huang Zhong and asked him to give him a blow.
Without saying a word, Huang Zhong picked up the eight-treasure unicorn bow, shot an arrow at the opponent's hiding place, and shouted:
"Why is Fang Xiaoxiao spying here? Why don't you show up quickly!"
"Bang!" There was a muffled sound, and the arrow penetrated the darkness, nailed to the tree trunk next to a person in the darkness, and penetrated three points into the wood.
"Don't do anything, we don't mean any harm." A female voice came from not far away, and her Chinese was not fluent.
Everyone on Liu Jin's side frowned. There was actually a woman. What were women doing here? Was she rushing to feed the snakes?
After a while, with the rustling of leaves, the other party revealed his figure.
There were about twenty people, both men and women, with deep eyes, high noses, and mostly green eyes. They were dressed in crisp Hu clothes and hats. Everyone had weapons in their hands and bows and arrows on their backs.
The leader was a woman, whose face was covered by a white gauze, so her appearance could not be seen clearly, but she had a slim figure and revealed a bit of exotic charm.
Liu Jin looked at the group of people opposite. They were not from the Qiang tribe outside the Great Wall. Judging from their style and appearance, they looked more like people from the Western Regions.
"Who are you?" Liu Jin asked with a frown. This is deep in the Minshan Mountains, and no one can see anyone here, let alone people from the Western Regions.
"Han friends, don't get me wrong. We don't mean any harm. We just saw the fire here and wanted to come over to see the situation and ask for directions. Oh, we are from the Western Region. My name is Basma."
The leading woman quickly explained and revealed her identity. The two sides seemed to be evenly matched, and it was best not to cause trouble if there was no conflict of interest.
"What are people from the Western Region doing here?" Liu Jin continued to ask in a deep voice. It would be embarrassing if the other party also came here for the thousand-year-old ginseng.
Basma hesitated for a moment and then explained that it was really unusual for these people in front of her to be too calm.
"We come from the Shanshan Kingdom in the Western Region. For some reasons, we were originally going to pay tribute to the Han Dynasty, but because of the war in Liangzhou, we had to change our route."
"As a result, we encountered bandits on the road and the tributes were robbed. We suffered heavy casualties and had no choice but to hide in the mountains."
Basma's eyes filled with mist as she spoke, looking like she was about to cry. She wiped the corners of her eyes, took a deep breath and continued:
"Then we lost our way in the mountains, and many people died, and we ended up here unknowingly."
"So can you please give us some guidance? Thank you very much."
Basma looked embarrassed, with a hint of pity in her hope, as if people like Liu Jin were their life-saving straw.
Liu Jin raised his head and took a deep breath. Do I look like a fool? How did you come up with such a flawed statement?
He knew that the Shanshan Kingdom was formerly known as the Loulan Kingdom, Loulan who "wears golden armor in a hundred battles on the yellow sand, and will never return Loulan until he breaks it"; Loulan kills Loulan to repay the country's kindness.
So, guess why the people in the Central Plains hate Loulan so much, they break or kill him at every turn.
It would be nice if the Shanshan Kingdom didn't make some tricks secretly. When will they take the initiative to pay tribute to the Han Dynasty, or will they pay tribute in every possible way, it's like the sun rises in the west.
Moreover, your change of route is a bit outrageous. From the Western Regions to Minshan, there are thousands of miles in between, and Kunlun Mountain blocks the road. Your attitude of paying tribute is very pious.
Therefore, Basma's words were meant to deceive ordinary people who did not understand the situation in the Western Regions. Liu Jin did not believe a word of it anyway.
"Good disciple Sun, don't listen to her nonsense. There is no truth in this woman's mouth." Zhen Yu sneered at Basma's remarks.
Not only Zhen Yu didn't believe it, but many people in the Killing God Guard also looked at Basma strangely and clenched their weapons calmly.
"Master, what I say is true, you believe me." Basma looked at Liu Jin pitifully, and accurately found the leader of the team.
"Oh, I have been to the Western Regions. Do you want me to tell you anything else?"
Zhen Yu sneered, and the words in his mouth made Basma confused.
Damn it, you’ve been to the Western Regions, it’s amazing, it’s like no one has been there before.
I was careless with this move, it doesn't matter, we'll see.
Basma opened her mouth, with a hint of shame on her face, and after a while she said bitterly:
"When I go out, I have no choice but to use a slightly older identity to defend myself. Please don't blame me."
"Actually, we are from the Jingjue Kingdom. Our queen is the most beautiful woman in the Western Region. The Shanshan Kingdom wants to annex our Jingjue Kingdom and rob our queen. We know we can't resist it, so we have to deal with the Shanshan Kingdom while asking for help from the big man. What follows? You all know it."
Zhen Yu stroked his beard and nodded, this reason is reasonable, but your direction is a bit biased.
And Liu Jin's eyes widened, Jingjue Country, Jingjue Queen, and the giant snake here.
Grass, isn't it?
"You are here for...the snake god?"
Liu Jin asked in surprise. He felt that things were a little out of control.
"How do you know?" Basma shouted subconsciously, and then she realized that she had made a mistake, but it was already too late.
Silence, both sides stared at each other in silence for a moment.
Basma was wondering how much Liu Jin knew, while Liu Jin was wondering whether the snake god was one of those giant snakes or something else.
"Are you also here for the snake god?" In the end, it was Basma who asked first. If there was a conflict between the two parties' purposes, they could only do it once.
It's a matter of national security, so Basma doesn't mind using a little ruthless means.