Shen Tan pushed the door out as he spoke, and a cold wind hit, and several people in the cold room shrank their necks.

Shen Tan came to the courtyard to make some arrangements, and then walked out of the courtyard of the inn with two personal attendants. The three of them walked north on the empty streets of the town through the snow, and when they came to an intersection, Shen Tan turned around and ordered the two entourage.

"You two go to these two intersections and see if there are any places where you need to send men to keep guards. I'll go to the north side of the town to have a look. ”

The two guards obeyed, one left and one right, towards the mouth of the alley on both sides. Shen Tan waited for their figures to disappear, wrapped his cloak tightly and quickened his pace towards the north. As he walked, his eyes looked at the dark corners of the houses on both sides of the street. In front of the town, we have reached the north entrance of the town, and a large tree with the thickness of the hug stands at the exit of the town, and the huge canopy is full of snow. On the ground, a line of deep footprints leads to the dry, snowless ground beneath the trees. Shen Tan frowned and stared at the footprints for a moment, and finally walked over slowly. Then, he saw a figure slowly flashing from behind the trunk of a large tree.

"Is it Commander Shen?" The man asked in a hoarse voice.

Shen Tan squinted his eyes and stared at the figure carefully, and whispered, "It's me, who are you?" ”

The man laughed, beckoned, and said, "Isn't this easy-to-speak method taught to me by Commander Shen?" Why don't you recognize me? In Xia Lin Jue. ”

Shen Tan had a smile on his face and hurriedly walked over. The snow reflects the starlight, and the man's face is clearly discerning. It was the face of a middle-aged man, the appearance of the mask he gave Lin Jue, the face of a staff member in the palace.

"It's time to meet, I'm still worried that I won't see you." Shen Tan said in a low voice.

Lin Jue chuckled, "Are you worried? I'm more worried than you are. I waited for you to arrive at the second watch, but you didn't arrive, I thought you wouldn't be able to come tonight. I've been waiting for you to come out at the door of the inn, and I've followed you all the way here. ”

Shen Tan chuckled and said, "You can't blame me, this snow has fallen, and the trip has been delayed during the day today." Had I not tried to get them to hurry, they would have rested in the village ahead tonight. Well, now, everything is finally settled. I'm all ready here, and I'll get a few of the Arms Division attachés drunk in a moment, and you'll do it then. According to the plan you said, the sound will hit the west. You're making a fuss somewhere else, I'll order someone to check it out, and then you rush straight into the inn to do it. ”

Lin Jue nodded and said, "Okay." Everything went according to plan. ”

Shen Tan glanced at the field probe to the north and said, "All the people over there have arrived?" Are you ready here? When are you going to do it? ”

Lin Jue smiled bitterly: "The person hasn't arrived yet, I don't know when to do it." ”

Shen Tan was stunned for a moment, frowned, and said, "Are you kidding?" Haven't the people over there even arrived now? It's almost three shifts, and you're making a big joke. ”

Lin Jue sighed and said, "Left and right tonight." I think this heavy snow has affected not only you, but probably the people who come up in the mountains as well. I hope they do. If they miss tonight, then I'm helpless. In short, if they don't arrive tonight, you will go on the road according to the plan tomorrow morning, and after here, there will be no chance to do anything, and it can only be a failure of the plan. In any case, it can't harm you, let alone arouse suspicion that the palace or others are involved. ”

Shen Tan frowned, nodded and said, "That's the only way." If you don't succeed tonight, you can only think about it later. If you make a mess, that's not going to happen. Lin Gongzi, I hope you can understand. ”

Lin Jue patted Shen Tan's shoulder and nodded, "Of course I understand." I hope they will arrive tonight, and ask the Bodhisattva to bless them. After this village, there is no such shop. ”

……

Halfway through the third watch, a group of people gathered in a forest three miles north of Qingtai Town. They sat on the ground in the cold woods, sweating profusely and tired, their heads and faces emitting a hot mist.

The seven- or eight-hour trek made these men from the Valley of the Wild Goose tired to death. Coupled with the fact that their bodies were soaked with sweat and snow, and it was forbidden to light a fire to keep warm, all of them quickly became cold, and some of them began to fight with their upper and lower teeth soon after arriving in the woods.

Liang Qi stood at the edge of the woods and looked out, he was very anxious. He knew that in such a situation, he would either have to start a fire to keep warm or continue to act immediately. Otherwise, the soaked body will freeze into ice, and it will kill these people. It is impossible to make a fire, this is a strictly forbidden behavior, and he needs to wait for the arrival of the master of the village and the other brothers to act immediately, so he is very anxious.

Finally, there was movement in the field ahead, and Liang Qi nervously stared at the ground reflected in the blurred snow, listening to the movement with his ears sideways. There were two 'cooing' snowbirds in front of me. Liang Qi was overjoyed and hurriedly responded with the sound of birdsong, which was a signal that had been agreed in advance.

A moment later, more than a dozen figures appeared on the snow, their white cloaks and black tights, and their bodies were slender. Liang Qi immediately recognized that this was a team composed of the lord of the village and several female guards led by her.

"The master of the village has arrived, the master of the village has arrived." The arrival of Gao Muqing and others made everyone in the cold forest finally feel alive. They all got up and saluted Gao Muqing, who strode into the forest clearing.

Gao Muqing returned the salute, and he didn't care about wiping the beads of sweat on his face, so he asked in a deep voice: "Liang Qi, how many people came?" ”

Liang Qidao: "Sixteen teams came, one hundred and sixty people. Fourteen teams still haven't arrived. These guys are really stupid, the owners of the big village have arrived, but they haven't arrived yet. ”

Gao Muqing nodded and said, "It's already very good, it's really difficult to walk on the road." My team was almost discovered by an officer and soldier checkpoint fifty miles away. Luckily, we escaped their search by lying in the snow, so we were late. Otherwise, we would have been half an hour earlier. However, there is still a small half of sincerity before the agreed fourth watch, and the remaining brothers will definitely come one after another, so don't worry. On the fourth watch, no matter whether the remaining brothers arrive or not, we will do it. Got it? ”

Liang Qidao: "Understood." However, I recommend doing it as soon as possible. The brothers were soaking wet, and if they stopped, they would get chills and die. ”

Gao Muqing turned his head to look at the group of people around him who were not in good condition, and said after a moment's silence: "Okay, you reorganize the team here, and I'll go to the town to connect." It would be better for the brothers to immediately undress and turn over and put on them. I will be back as soon as possible. ”

Liang Qi said: "It's better for me to go, how can the master of the village dare to go to the town." ”

Gao Muqing waved his hand and smiled: "I don't feel at ease when you go, don't worry, everything has been arranged, and someone is waiting for me." ”

Liang Qi smiled and said: "I forgot about this stubble, the master of the big village should be careful, go and come back quickly." ”

Gao Muqing nodded, stretched out his sleeves to wipe the sweat on his face, turned around and said a few words to Chuncao and other female guards, and then walked out of the southern end of the forest, stepping on the snow towards the dark town in the distance.

……

Lin Juezheng was sitting neatly dressed under the lamp with his eyes closed, and Lu Wu was sitting at the table with his cheeks holding his cheeks and watching the candle flame jump out of his mind, turning his head from time to time to see what Childe was doing, Childe had been sitting with his eyes closed, like an old monk who had attained the Tao. Midori already knew what was going to happen tonight, and she hadn't had such a moment in her life, so she was nervous and her heart was pounding all the time. She didn't know why Childe could sit here so calmly, and he didn't seem to be flustered at all.

But in fact, Lin Jue's heart is by no means as calm as his appearance. As time passed, Lin Jue's heart was anxious. According to the previous plan, Lin Hu should have sent the news to Luoyan Valley at night, and if Gao Muqing, who got the news, set off in time, they should have rushed to Qingtai Town at sunset to contact them. However, until now they have not been found. Even if you take into account the heavy snowfall, they should have arrived before the second watch. This means that something must have happened.

Either Lin Hu didn't deliver the letter to Luoyan Valley in time, delaying the time. Either Gao Muqing and the others were in trouble on the road. Compared with the former, Lin Jue is more worried about the latter. If Gao Muqing and the others encountered the officers and soldiers stationed on the side of the mountain, it would be fatal, and that was what Lin Jue was most worried about. If it's just because of the heavy snowfall, it's the last thing to worry about.

The candle flame flickered slightly, and at the moment when the light in the room alternated between light and dark, Lin Jue suddenly opened his eyes and looked towards the dark place at the door.

Midori asked in a daze, "What's wrong?" Son. ”

Lin Jue said softly: "Green Dance, go open the door." The people who were waiting came. ”

Green Dance was a little surprised, she didn't hear any movement, only the candle burst a little, how did Childe know that someone was coming? Green Dance quickly got up and walked to the door, gently pulling out the deadbolt and pulling the door open a crack. A cold air rushed to her face, and Midori was surprised to see a slender black figure standing at the door. The next moment, the black shadow lifted the hood on his head, revealing a red and delicate face.

"Sister Gao." Midori exclaimed.

Gao Muqing smiled slightly, his body flashed into the room, and he gently closed the door with his backhand. Lin Jue had already stood up with a smile and looked at Gao Muqing with a smile.

Gao Muqing raised his eyes to look at Lin Jue's appearance, he was very excited in his heart, and even wanted to cry. But when he saw Lin Jue's face, he suddenly burst out laughing.

"Mu Qing, you're here. I'm almost asleep while I'm waiting. Lin Jue said with a smile.

"Can't you use a nice face when you're disguised? It's an ugly face. Gao Muqing walked towards Lin Jue with disgust.

Lin Jue smiled and said: "The more ordinary the face, the more you can hide your identity." Besides, people can't look good, do you like me as a person, or my face? ”

Gao Muqing took a sip, Lin Jue grabbed her hand and pulled it, pulling Gao Muqing's whole person into his arms. Leaning down at the sallow face of the middle-aged man, he was about to kiss him. Gao Muqing struggled and said, "Green Dance is here, don't do this." ”

Lin Jue whispered in her ear: "Green Dance is out, the little girl is very interesting." ”

When Gao Muqing looked back, sure enough, the green dance standing behind him had disappeared, and the little girl consciously went out of the room to her room when she walked towards Lin Jue. Gao Muqing had no scruples, reached out and hugged Lin Jue's neck, closed his eyes and didn't look at the unfamiliar face, and let Lin Jue kiss his mouth.