The man with a fur hat and a dark face saw the middle-aged man enter the forest, but instead of following him directly, he circled around to the other side and carefully slipped in.

  In front of the dense trees, a figure was vaguely visible. He strained his eyes to look ahead, when suddenly he felt a sharp pain in the back of his head, and everything went black before him, losing consciousness instantly.

  Meng Qi picked up his clothes and walked back to the middle-aged man, throwing them in front of him and saying calmly: "Be careful on your way."

  Although the oasis is cooler and more humid than the desert, it's still not as comfortable as the warm spring days in the central plains. The middle-aged man was originally a bit hot, but now his back, heart, and forehead were all covered with dense cold sweat. A chill rose from his heart, and he was actually being followed! And he didn't even know it!

  "Yes, yes, it's too big for a small one." He replied breathlessly.

  Meng Qi and Gu Changqing were also dressed in disguise when they met him, with black cloth wrapped around their heads, black robes covering their bodies, typical desert traveler attire, and their faces were also covered with a veil.

  "What did you hear?" Meng Qi played with a few pieces of silver in his hand, making the middle-aged man swallow his saliva.

  He composed himself and said clearly: "I've inquired at the inn, taverns, and various households, and it's true that about ten days ago, a young monk in gray robes passed by. He had no money, so he went around begging for alms everywhere. Although he was mute, he looked handsome and was kind-hearted, so he received quite a bit of charity and people remembered him. He asked about the route of the disaster and headed towards Che Lie Gorge."

  From this oasis to "Bo Mi", there are 7 or 8 routes according to the water source, and Che Lie Gorge is a must-pass place for two of them.

  Meng Qi nodded slightly, and the image and style of doing things that was described indeed matched his younger brother: "Is there any other news?"

  A middle-aged man frowned and said: "There is indeed, but it's too fake for a little one, afraid of polluting the ears of the two nobles."

  "It doesn't matter what you say." Meng Qi's heart skipped a beat.

  A middle-aged man thought for a moment and said, "Some people say that the little monk in gray robes was crying and making a scene on the street, asking everyone he met for money, and finally returned to Congling in the east. Hmm, there's no other news."

  Meng Qi thoughtfully tossed a few pieces of silver to him: "Be careful on your way back."

  The middle-aged man looked at the silver money with a hint of excitement and said: "I know, I know."

  Looking at his departing back, Gu Changqing said in doubt: "The news behind is too fake, not like the real Hui you described. If Ma Fei deliberately confuses the truth, he should also make up a more convincing lie."

  Meng Qi smiled and said: "Only by seeing through the lies at a glance can we meet their intentions."

  "What intention?" Gu Changqing was somewhat puzzled.

  Meng Qi said with a smile that was not quite a smile: "If there can be such clumsy lies, then it's likely that there are also messages that conform to Zhen Hui's image and demeanor but intentionally mislead at key points. Luo Ju, although the leader of the horse bandits, dominating the vast sea, only controls one-third of the horse bandits, and he is not the only leader among them."

  There were also many horse bandits who wanted to oppose Zeluoju!

  "Are you saying that the previous message might also be false?" Gu Changqing suddenly said, "It makes sense, I just said that there shouldn't be such a clumsy lie. This is obviously what Ma Fei, the archenemy of Zhen Luoju, did on purpose to remind us of the trap. There are not just one or two people like this in the vast ocean."

  "For example, Jinxiu Green Island where Gujiabao is located has no power of Zeluo at all, because it belongs to the 'Ice Snow Crazy Knife' Xidu Liao..."

  "Bingshuang Kuangdao" is another powerful pirate leader on the vast ocean, also a top-notch master of external skills. He and Zhen Luo are like fire and water, and it's rumored that behind him stands the "Xiu Luo Temple", one of the nine evil paths, with Meng Nan, the number one master of the Western Regions who has condensed the "Great Ashura Body".

  Shēn Dú, Zuò Luó is a transliteration of the name of a person from Western Regions, while ān Guó is his Sinoized name.

  As he spoke, Gu Changqing's voice gradually lowered, because this was exposing his own shortcomings. The Gu family, who had always been self-righteous, actually had to rely on a bandit leader for protection. Perhaps it was precisely this that made him especially nostalgic for the glorious history of his ancestors in the Gu family, who had roamed the vast ocean, acted chivalrously, and killed bandits.

  Meng Qi nodded silently, maintaining Gu Changqing's dignity.

  Gu Changqing suddenly let out a bitter laugh and sighed: "Meng Qi, am I not ridiculous? On the surface, I talk about being chivalrous and righteous, but in reality, my family is secretly relying on Ma Fei's gang. If your enemy were not Zhen Luo's group, but rather Shen Du Lao, I'm afraid...I'm afraid I wouldn't have the courage or audacity to help you. I fear...I fear implicating my family..."

  "If you don't care about your family and 'act heroically', I'm afraid I'll look down on you. You can't even take care of your own family's survival, what justice are you talking about?" Meng Qi comforted Gu Changqing.

  Gu Changqing looked into Meng Qi's eyes, saw his sincere gaze, and put his mind at ease: "Then shouldn't we find that bandit leader who spread the false news? He is an enemy of Ze Luo's group, so he will definitely be happy to help us and provide us with accurate information."

  Meng Qi waved his hand: "Don't rush for now, maybe his hostility towards Ze Luo Ju is also a disguise?"

  This trickery is nothing new to me, and I've seen plenty of it before. Unlike in the past, I'm no longer careless and neglectful. Now, I have a wealth of experience in the ways of the world.

  "What?" Gu Changqing was shocked and thought carefully, indeed it made sense, don't underestimate the cunning of Ma Fei!

  He looked at Meng Qi's eyes and saw another change, Zhen Ding Xiao Shifu was also afraid in his heart, and he was very sensitive to conspiracy and intrigue!

  Compared with him, I am stupid and inexperienced.

  "What should we do then?" he asked sincerely.

  Meng Qi pointed at the black-faced man who was lying unconscious on the ground: "Isn't he still here?"

  As he spoke, he kicked awake the dark-faced man.

  The dark-faced man slowly opened his eyes, a blur, and hadn't yet understood his situation, until he saw the two masked black-robed men above him, at which point he suddenly came to and fearfully asked: "What do you want to do?"

  "I'd like to ask you, what do you plan on doing? Speak! Why are you sneaking around and following us?" Meng Qi shouted sternly, trying his best to exude the aura of a "mafia boss".

  "I didn't, I wasn't, I just went into the woods to relieve myself." The dark-faced man replied in a flustered manner, "Two gentlemen, spare me, I don't know anything."

  Meng Qi moved his right foot onto the fingertips, lightly, gently tapping, making the dark-faced man's hair stand on end: "Don't, don't, don't use force."

  "I never said I was a cruel person, but when I'm cruel, I'm not human." Meng Qi "threatened".

  The black-faced man looked at him for a moment and sighed: "Good fellow, if I confess honestly, won't you spare my life?"

  "Of course, I'm a good person." Meng Qi gave himself a "good person" card, leaving Gu Changqing crying with laughter.

  The dark-faced man took a deep breath and slowly exhaled: "I am under the command of the Big Dazi, specializing in gathering information and transmitting the situation of merchant teams in this oasis. This time, I was ordered by the Big Dazi to wait in the oasis for someone who is tracking down the little monk and the old monk, and that's how I followed you here."

  "What's with the big tone?" Meng Qi wasn't quite familiar with these bandit codes.

  Gu Changqing introduced: "Dà Dàngzi Shen Zui, I don't know what crime he committed, escaped from the Central Plains to Hanhai, and formed a cavalry team. He called himself 'Dà Dàngzi'. His strength is very strong, it is said that he has already opened six apertures, and there are many powerful people under him. Not only are there five or six masters who have opened apertures, but also the military strategist 'Laughing Face Fox' Yu Lin."

  "They often operated in this area, and unexpectedly had secretly surrendered to Ze Luoju."

  Meng Qi nodded and continued to ask: "So, Che Lie Gorge was a false message that you intentionally released? To lure us into an ambush?"

  "It's not a false rumor, Xiao Shang did go to Che Lie Gorge, but I had the inn owner and those information peddlers conceal one thing." The dark-faced man replied honestly.

  "What's going on?" Gu Changqing asked.

  The black-faced man's expression twisted: "Concealing the fact that the mountain valley near Che Liexia is a large camp, in this way, if someone asks about Xiao He Shang's whereabouts, they will fall into their own trap."

  "What about that little monk?" Meng Qi asked in an unchanged tone.

  The black-faced man said in a low voice: "He was caught by the big guy and is waiting to be sent to Zhen Luo as bait."

  "Honest answer, I'll spare your life." Meng Qi kicked the black-faced man's head with his right foot, causing him to faint again.

  After being unconscious for a while, the dark-faced man slowly came to and found that there was no one in the forest. His face changed several times, and he quickly got up and headed back to the village.

  At this time, two figures suddenly appeared in the forest, who were Meng Qi and Gu Changqing.

  "Why don't we go to Che Lie Gorge to rescue Zhen Hui?" Gu Changqing was puzzled as to why they still had to wait on the spot, rescuing people is like fighting a fire!

  Meng Qi smiled and said to him: "We can't just believe whatever others say. No matter what information, we must verify it."

  "How can we verify? Find another horse bandit?" Gu Changqing asked in puzzlement.

  Meng Qi pointed to the black-faced man who was walking and looking around cautiously, "Find him, or do you think I wouldn't kill him otherwise?"

  Isn't it because you're a monk? Gu Changqing muttered to himself.

  Meng Qi walked out of the forest with his hands behind his back and threw a sentence: "Chang Qing, wait for me here."

  They have become familiar with each other and no longer need to use formal titles like "young master".

  "Hey, this way of tailing will be discovered!" Gu Changqing had never seen anyone tailing someone in such a blatant manner. As soon as the other person turned their head, they would see him!

  Meng Qi's clothes didn't change, he just took off the black scarf to avoid drawing attention from passersby. He walked behind the dark-faced man with his hands clasped behind his back, not showing any intention of hiding.

  The black-faced man habitually kept turning back, but his line of sight always passed through Meng Qi and looked into the distance, as if there was no one there!

  Watching Meng Qi swaggering behind the dark-faced man, while the dark-faced man turned his head and ignored him. Even though the sun was high in the sky, shining brightly, Gu Changqing still felt a chill of eerie atmosphere.

  What's going on?

  P.S: Seeking recommendation votes~ (。)