Song of Peach Blossoms: Alluring Princess

Chapter 160 Thousand Hands Villa
The wind at the border gate is strong, usually when there is no wind, just a little movement will make people feel that the sand and stones are transpiring, and when the wind blows, the sand and stones will fly around without shelter.

Standing at the top of the city, Shen Yu looked at the billowing yellow sand not far ahead. It was the movement made by the Khmer army's stop and attack. He calculated that the people he sent would be able to take the woman and Sang Dai's body away at dusk. Sent into Khmer territory.After walking for nearly two days, if the letter can reach the imperial city of the Khmer Kingdom first, success or failure will depend on these three days.

The Khmer general who led the army should have also sensed the silence on Dali's side, so he stopped to wait for news.

"Master Shen, the general has taken the medicine, and the doctor said that he is getting better. I will thank you for the general."

"Vice General Liu, how far do you think the Khmer army is ahead?"

"Not far but within a safe distance, we can launch an attack on us within half a day and quickly withdraw to the Khmer country."

Vice General Liu thought for a while and said: "The spies in the military camp have been found. According to their account, the rebellious party in Khmer country is slandering a prince who has always advocated expansion and invasion in Khmer country, saying that the border of Dali has been closed. It is very dangerous and easy to break through."

"If the Khmer Emperor didn't have this thought, how could he listen to slander." Shen Yu turned his head and looked at Vice General Liu, "You are good at leading troops to fight, and I will truthfully report what happened at the border to the Holy Majesty."

Deputy General Liu twitched his face, "Mr. Shen, the brothers are all rough people, and maybe they don't have a handle on what to say. In addition, they complained about the general, so the words were a bit harsh. I will definitely go down to this part. Correction will also restrain everyone, so don't report this part to the Holy Spirit, so that the old man won't make trouble."

"I will pretend that I didn't hear those words, but as the saying goes, people's words are terrible, and there are people in the court who want to trouble the general, so please be cautious in your words and deeds in the future."

"Yes, you must be careful in your words and deeds."

Shen Yu came down from the city wall and walked around to find that most of the soldiers had already started talking and laughing with ease, without the slightest sense of tension from the enemy.Perhaps this has something to do with the fact that Dali has not fought a war for a long time, and the Holy Majesty is right to worry.After a long period of peace, the soldiers became lazy and always felt that the war was far away from them. When they really went to the battlefield, how could they fight the enemy bravely.

"Master Shen, the military doctor wants you to see something." Shen Yu nodded and followed the soldiers to the military doctor's tent.

Medicinal materials and books are piled up in the camp, and the military doctor is playing with a human skin mask.Seeing Shen Yu coming in, the military doctor put the mask on his face, adjusted it to the ironing post with his hands, and a Song Zhiwu's face appeared in front of everyone, just looking at the face is exactly the same?
"Human skin mask?"

"Master Shen is right. This is the human skin mask taken from the fake general's face, and it is the one that is uncannily crafted. This mask can be adjusted freely on the human face, just like a living one. The same, the closer the fit, the more difficult it is for people to distinguish between true and false." The military doctor took off the mask and put it in a bowl filled with medicine.

"I know that there are famous families with this kind of skill in Jianghu, but it is not easy to be extremely similar. Don't say that this kind of life is like a living thing. And that kind can't be done unless it is an elder or an elder from the same family. Only the boss can do it." Shen Yu was a little puzzled, he had never heard of anyone in the world who could have such a skill.

"My lord, have you heard of the Thousand Hands Villa in Mobei?"

"I've only heard about it from some rivers and lakes legends. It's a mysterious place that doesn't come out."

"It is said that the Thousand Hands Villa is a paradise. Few outsiders can find the place, unless the people in the villa come out and lead you in. Moreover, there are many capable people and thousands of peerless skills, many of which we have heard of but never heard of. Mysterious skills that people have seen. Among them is the skill of making human skin masks. The masks made are as if they are alive when they are attached to the face. .” The military doctor finished speaking and pointed to the mask in the bowl, “It’s like this.”

"If this really came out of the Thousand Hands Villa, how did people like Sang Dai get into the villa? Didn't they say that the Thousand Hands Villa is very hidden and untouchable?"

"I don't know about this either. Maybe there are people from the Thousand Hands Villa in Sang Dai's group, or maybe she got a token that can enter and leave the villa." There is a strong interest in Hand Villa. Since there can be legends spread, there must be a way to find the place.And if there are really capable people producing uncanny craftsmanship, they will also leave traces on the rivers and lakes. As long as you follow these traces, you will be able to find the Thousand Hands Villa.

He decided to ask Vice General Liu to question the captured spies, but when he rushed to the camp where the spies were held, he learned that those people had been taken to the camp by Vice General Liu and beheaded for public display.Although Shen Yu was a little surprised, he couldn't say much, after all, he was in the military camp.

There is a confrontation at the border, and it will take a few days to get a definite result. He decided to go back to the city to find Su Tiange first.When I came to the place where Su Tiange rented a carriage, the clerk still had some impression of Su Tiange, but he didn't know why she didn't get in the carriage after paying the deposit.

I couldn't find it here, so Shen Yu went back to the General's Mansion, and decided to concentrate on searching after finishing the matter at hand. The border is so big, as long as she is still there, she will definitely be able to find it.When he returned to the General's Mansion, Hong Ling hadn't left yet.

"Master Shen, where is the red mandarin duck?"

"Where is the sacred decree?" Shen Yu leaned on his chair and looked at Hong Ling.

"You... the terms of exchange we agreed on do not include the imperial decree."

"You have already read the left and right imperial edicts, and it is useless to keep them. It is very cost-effective to exchange Hongyuan's life with it."

Hong Ling pursed her lips, "Master Shen, I will give you the imperial decree, but please tell me the truth, what is it that you are a Hong Yuan, you know her well..." Hong Ling paused, as if she didn't know what to use Which word is used to describe the unrequited love of the red mandarin duck like moths to a flame.

"I don't know." Shen Yu looked at Hongling coldly, "Don't fall into my hands next time, or the Hermit Clan will really be wiped out completely."

Hong Ling sighed and took out the imperial decree from her arms, and Shen Yu opened it, only to see that it was blank.

"It looks like this when it is opened. The emperor of Dali is the most sinister and treacherous one."

"The red mandarin duck is at Juyuan Inn." Holding the imperial decree, Shen Yu felt cold sweat dripping down, and the secret decree in his arms was like a hot potato.He didn't even dare to guess the holy will, Hong Ling was right, the emperor was the one with the deepest thoughts.He also didn't dare to imagine whether the emperor already knew about the border. What would that fake Song Zhiwu do if he read the imperial decree?
Shen Yu took out the secret paper and unfolded it, but it was also blank.

(End of this chapter)