Zhu Lingyue didn't remember it for a moment and said strangely: "What an old madman..." His words came to an abrupt end, as if he remembered it, and frowned: "Are you talking about the old madman who came back from the west?"

"I still remember that it happened six years ago." Gu Tingshou whispered: "He came back from the west and came down from the mountain. He was discovered by the soldiers at the foot of the mountain and immediately arrested..."

Zhu Lingyue nodded and said, "I also remember that this man is talking nonsense and talking crazy. However, for many years, few people have come from the west of Tianshan Mountain. When I heard about this, I was curious and sent someone to bring him over and ask him about his experience. Who knows that he is talking nonsense? That is obviously a lunatic... Why did you suddenly think of this man?"

"Du Zhu, do you still remember what the old madman said at that time?" Gu Tingshou even lowered his voice: "When Du Zhu summoned that man, Bei Zhi was by his side. Now he still remembers his crazy words."

Zhu Lingyue pondered for a moment before saying, "It's just nonsense. What is he talking about the heavenly soldiers and generals, and what is Lotus City... It's too long since I'm too late, I can't remember it clearly." After a pause, I said, "Oh, yes, I still remember it. Later, I handed him over to you to deal with. What happened to him later?"

"Bei Zhi put him in prison, and he had food and drink." Gu Tingshou said softly: "It's just that he said something strange. Bei Zhi was curious and had interrogated him many times, but the man was already confused, but his words were not entirely nonsense. He kept repeating many people and said that there were heavenly soldiers and generals everywhere. The most important thing was that the old madman was repeating an important place, which was Lotus City!"

"Lotus City?" Zhu Lingyue thought, "Since he has been repeating this place, maybe there is such a place west of Tianshan Mountain... I was not interested in it at that time, and did not ask in detail, just thinking that he was crazy talk, Tingshou, then you can ask him what the hell is in Lotus City?"

"Bei Zhi really wanted to ask for details from him, but unfortunately the old madman was really crazy, and Bei Zhi couldn't force too much from a madman." Gu Tingshou said slowly: "But Bei Zhi found some clues from him."

Zhu Lingyue was about to ask, but suddenly thought of something and said, "It is not advisable to stay here for a long time. Is there any remote place nearby? I will hide here temporarily."

Gu Tingshou knew that Zhu Lingyue was worried that the Xiguan soldiers would pass through this road. This was the junction of Tianshan and Xiguan. Chu Huan wanted to control Tianshan, but he was afraid that he would continue to increase troops to Tianshan. He might have to go to Tianshan to pass by. Fortunately, Gu Tingshou was wandering around here for many days and was very familiar with the terrain here. At that moment, everyone tied Gan Yujiao and arrived in a trench. The trench was covered with green grass, but it was covered with trench and weeds, as if it were a roof. If you didn't get close, it would be difficult to find this trench.

It made people blindfold Gan Yujiao's mouth and eyes, throw her aside, and let others take a rest on the spot. Gu Tingshou and the experts from the anti-traitor hall brought dry food and took it out to respect Zhu Lingyue. Zhu Lingyue ordered the food to Huang Zhu and others. The people in the anti-traitor hall obviously looked down on Huang Zhu and others and threw some food at will. Although Huang Zhu and others were a little angry, they didn't say much.

After eating dry food, Zhu Lingyue asked: "Tingshou, what clues did you find from the old madman?"

"Du Zhu, the old madman was alone and actually crossed the Tianshan Mountains and arrived in our Tianshan Mountains. His appearance and words were obviously our Central Plains people." Gu Tingshou said softly: "Since he is from the Central Plains, why did he come from the west? When did he go from the Central Plains to the west? Where did he go alone or a group of people?"

"It's not like being alone." Zhu Lingyue shook his head and said, "No one dares to cross the Tianshan Mountain alone to the west, that's a way to die..." He frowned and thoughtful.

Gu Tingshou nodded and said, "That's true. So Bei Zhi felt that this person must have gone west with a group of people, but he was the only one who came back alive... Bei Zhi also wanted to know from him how many people were there who followed him to the west, why did he cross the Tianshan Mountains to the desert, where his companions are now..."

Zhu Lingyue stared at Gu Tingshou and asked in a low voice: "Has Tingshou figured out the whole story?"

Gu Tingshou thought for a while before whispering: "I don't dare to be completely sure, but I also found it. I remember that the old madman had at least three knife wounds on his body, which had already become scars. I looked for the doctor. According to the doctor, those three knife wounds, the most recent one, were at least fifteen years ago... We found that the old madman was six years ago. According to the current years, it was the old scar from more than twenty years ago...!"

Zhu Lingyue touched his beard and thoughtfully: "You mean, that old lunatic has been injured?"

"The most important thing is that one of the three knife wounds was on the arm. Looking at the blade, a piece of flesh was cut off at that time, but a trace of clue was left at the wound...!" Gu Tingshou said: "There are still remaining tattoos around that wound. If Bei Zhi was not wrong, there was originally a complete tattoo on the old madman's arm, but because the skin was cut off, the tattoo was cut off with the flesh, but there was still a trace of tattoos on the edge. Bei Zhi had found an artist who was good at tattooing at that time. If he was not wrong, the original tattoo on the old madman's arm should be... a wolf-headed tattoo!"

"Wolf-head tattoo?" Zhu Lingyue was stunned, as if he had thought of something, and frowned: "What do you mean?"

"Actually, there are not a few people with tattoos on their bodies. Many people like to tattoo on their bodies, such as idle people in the market and heroes in the world." Gu Tingshou's expression became serious, "But there is a wolf-head tattoo on his shoulder, and it was something that happened more than 20 years ago. Zhu Du, what did you think of?"

Zhu Lingyue's pupils showed a look of surprise and said two words: "Wolf Soldier!"

"That's right, Bei Zhi also thought of the wolf soldiers." Gu Tingshou said solemnly: "When I discovered this situation, Bei Zhi wanted to report it to Zhu Du, but it was not completely certain. In addition, Zhu Du happened to go to Beijing at that time, so Bei Zhi also wanted to investigate more and report it after confirmation. However, when Zhu Du came back from Beijing, the old madman was already dead, and Zhu Du didn't care much about this matter at that time, so Bei Zhi did not report it too much...!"

"Wolf Soldier..." Zhu Lingyue's eyes became deeper: "Tingshou, do you think that old madman is really one of the three thousand wolf soldiers who went to the west back then?" His eyes became deep, and there was a hint of surprise in his eyes, and he was obviously very concerned about the three thousand wolf soldiers.

Gu Tingshou shook his head and said, "I am not sure about Bei Zhi, but it is very likely. Zhu Du, the three thousand wolf soldiers went west, but less than 10% of them came back. Almost everyone kept silent. No one knew what happened at that time. After so many years, the old madman suddenly came back, and he muttered something. Bei Zhi guessed that the three thousand wolf soldiers must have been to Lianhua City back then, and their death must be very strange!"

"Yes." Zhu Lingyue nodded slightly, "The three thousand wolf soldiers advanced westward, and it is still a mystery now..." He pondered slightly and asked, "Why did Tingshou talk about this? What does this have to do with our going west?"

"Du Zhu, think about it carefully. Three thousand wolf soldiers will return to the same place. Those wolf soldiers were the strongest soldiers at that time, but they ended up like that... Bei Zhi thought to himself that the old madman kept repeating the Lotus City. So is it possible that the tragedy that caused the tragedy was in Lotus City?" Gu Tingshou said: "If this is true, there must be a stronger force in Lotus City, and... they hate the wolf soldiers deeply. We know nothing about the situation in the west. If there is such a powerful force, why don't we go and look for it?"

Zhu Lingyue came over and said, "You mean, let's go find Lotus City. If there is really such a place, it is possible that we will borrow troops from there?"

Gu Tingshou nodded and said, "This is what the meaning of humble vocation is, but there is no way to do it. You cannot enter the pass in the east, and you cannot go to the west to the south, and you cannot stay in the northwest. For the current plan, you can only go west. Maybe there is nothing in the west, but if there is really a Lotus City, can we make use of it?"

Zhu Lingyue narrowed his eyes, thoughtful, and did not speak for a moment.

"If Zhu decides to take a risk, we can bring Gan Yujiao with us. Now Chu Huan has not fully grasped the Tianshan Mountains, and rushed to the foot of Tianshan Mountain." Gu Tingshou said: "When we get there, Zhu Da can use Gan Yujiao as a condition to make a request to Gan Hou to exchange for hostages, and even ask for other supplies because of this. As long as we cross the Tianshan Mountains and enter the desert, Chu Huan will do anything to us. We can pass through the desert and look for Lotus City..."

Zhu Lingyue only felt that this matter was a bit mysterious. After all, all this was only judged by the madman's crazy words. Who can be sure that there is really a lotus city, and who can be sure that the old madman was really one of the lost wolf soldiers back then. He grew up in Tianshan, and of course he also knew what the environment was west of Tianshan. The vast desert was boundless. Climbing up Tianshan, looking away from afar, there was no sign of life. If you really go west, you are afraid that you will die in the depths of the desert before you see Lotus City. Even if you really find Lotus City, you can really make a comeback with the power of Lotus City?

As the name suggests, the Lotus City mentioned by the old madman is obviously just a city to the west. How powerful can a city be? Three northwest roads, dozens of large and small cities. Chu Huan will hold the three northwest roads at that time. Not to mention that he has no factors at all to be sure that he can get the help of the so-called Lotus City. Even if he really gets the help of the Lotus City, with the power of a city, how could he be the enemy of the three northwest roads?

He knew that Gu Tingshou was also a suggestion made by helplessness, but he also admitted that the Tianshan Mountains were occupied by Chu Huan, and he looked around. If he wanted to really survive, it seemed that he could only stay away from the northwest and wander around the world.
Chapter completed!