Chapter 4: The Depressed Phantom Sky
The Ming plank road is dark, and it is a big town in front of it. Yunxiao used this as the most important supply point before leaving the country, as well as a rest base. The team stays here for three days to prepare for the challenges ahead.
Goose-feathered snowflakes scattered sparsely. A thousand black-armored knights escorted a splendid carriage galloping down the road. Heavy snow fell on them, but the cape with a hood helped a lot. The goggles also play a big role, at least in this snowstorm you can open your eyes and see the road. Yun Xiao is not afraid of getting lost, because he has a compass in his arms. With this thing, it can be unimpeded whether it is in the ice and snow or the desert wasteland.
Finally seeing Chen Cangcheng from afar, Yun Xiao was so excited that he immediately ordered the team to speed up. It was only when he arrived in the city that Yun Xiao had a sense of security.
Chen Cang's Taishou has become a snowman, and he thought that the princess would not come after such a big snowstorm. But when he saw the cavalry, which could still gallop back and forth on the road after such a heavy snowfall, he knew that the princess had arrived. Because only the legendary Yunhou had such a cavalry.
The snow was falling very heavily, and it was already midnight when Tian Wei arrived at Chencang. Yun Xiao stood at the head of the city, and only then did he feel relieved when he saw the long procession.
Chen Cang Taishou was very stubborn, not only emptied the largest post station in Chen Cang. The Taishou Mansion was also emptied and used to welcome the "Royal Highness the Princess".
The envoys of Donghu were arranged by Yun Xiao in the post station, and in addition to them, a thousand Yun hometown Yong were stationed here. The leader is the guy named Dai Yu, who is said to be a master of swordsmanship. But the blade in his hand doesn't look like a sword at all. Instead, it's more like a knife. What scared Ah Jin and Arnold the most was that the humanoid monster also lived with them.
Yulin was arranged by Yun Xiao in Taishou Mansion, where there were also a thousand village warriors. Led by a fierce-looking tiger, two groups of sentries mixed with guard over the courtyard where the "princess" is located.
Ah Jin shook off the snow from his body and walked into the room assigned to them. The charcoal stove in the house was already very warm, and the ice and snow on the eyebrows and mustaches quickly turned into snow and flowed down the cheeks of the brothers. The hair and beard quickly turned into locks and locks, making the brothers look wolf-like.
"Big brother, this Hou Ye is also really alert. With such a heavy snowfall, I dared to divide the team into two sections. I don't think this mission will be easy to complete. Ah Yu said with some concern.
"If you can't do it, you have to do it. Do you dare not carry out the orders of Lord Yue? Have you forgotten what happened to those people? No matter what, we have to complete this mission. For our lives and for the lives of our families. ”
"The plan says that we will go to Chencang to contact Lao Shun who arrived earlier, and then he will introduce us to that Yulin general. Didn't Lord Zhongxingyue take off his pants and fart, so he needs to be so careful? ”
"He did this to protect that Neiying, and no one knew that Neiying except Lao Shun. We're going to find a way to get rid of those black-armored samurai tomorrow. Go and connect with Lao Shun. The secret medicine prepared by the wizard and the contact with Neiying all have to rely on Lao Shun. But how do you get rid of those damn black-armored warriors? ”
The snow rustled outside the window. Yun Xiao stood in the room and listened to the return of the phantom sky. There was only the sound of Phantom Sky talking in the room, occasionally mixed with the crackling sound of a charcoal fire or two.
I have a bit of a headache, no wonder I haven't found any Yulin contact with the Donghu people when I monitored all the way. It turned out that those Donghu people didn't know who Nei Ying was. This drilled out another guy named Lao Shun. This Zhongxingyue is really thoughtful. Even Yun Xiao, who has watched many spy war dramas, feels that this guy's methods are very clever.
In the final analysis, it's the old guy of the Queen Mother who is bad, and a good person is engaged in palace fighting in Weiyang Palace at most. Now it's good to go to a foreign country and do a fine job.
"They said that there was any secret medicine for wizards, and they also went to connect with Lao Shun. But they didn't say exactly how to connect, I waited until they went to sleep before I came back, and I didn't miss anything. ”
Secret medicine, what kind of secret medicine will it be. Yun Xiao has a strong sense of fear of those things that jump and jump, and make those things that ghosts dare not eat. The ancients made things mysterious and efficient, and some things that the science of the twentieth century could not explain clearly.
"Go and inform Dai Yu to relax your guard against these two brothers tomorrow. But don't let it go too far, and make them feel like they've been successfully dumped. Tomorrow is quietly following the past, be sure to find out who Lao Shun is. Also, what the hell is that secret medicine? ”
After hesitating to sleep late the night before, Ah Jin and Ah Yu didn't get up until it was time for lunch. The two brothers had lunch and seemed to be strolling leisurely around the market. The market after the snow is covered in snow, and the weather is very cold. There are not many people in the market at all, and the shops on both sides of the road are closed and few are open. There were no vendors on the street, but the brothers were still strolling around with great interest.
Sure enough, in the distance, two samurai in black armor hung behind the two brothers. The brothers looked at each other for a moment, and they both smiled secretly in their hearts. In terms of your outfit, it can be said that it is unique in the Han Dynasty. You're still wearing to stare at the pins, how stupid it is to be stared at by you.
The two brothers walked into a tavern, asked for a private seat, and sat down.
"Boss, there is good wine and good meat. Not a penny of your money. Ah Jin shouted at the top of his voice. That voice was long to be heard across half the street, and the two villagers could naturally hear it. The two villagers were silent and walked into the restaurant silently. Sitting in a corner, he asked for some food and drinks, and his eyes were glued to the door of the private room.
After a while, Xiao Er walked into the private room with wine and meat. Ah Jin's rough voice came from inside. "Boss, is there any girl coming to sing a song to us? On this snowy day, it is the most pleasant thing to be able to drink wine and listen to music. This reward for you, you go and help our brothers find two. ”
The boss promised repeatedly, and it seemed that he had received a lot of benefits. After a while, the shopkeeper invited a girl from a brothel in the city to come. Silk and bamboo musical instruments are readily available, and when you enter the private room, you start to play and sing.
Seeing this, the two villagers also put their minds at ease, and just stared at the door of the private room wholeheartedly. Nearly half an hour passed. The two suddenly felt that something was wrong. Ah Jin and Ah Yu have always been loud voices, why haven't they heard their voices for a long time.
The two villagers glanced at each other and walked in, ready to exit at any time under the pretext of going to the wrong room.
There is no variety show of Ah Jin and Ah Yu brothers in the private room, only the girls from the brothel are there to play and sing by themselves. Seeing the two villagers coming in, he quickly stopped and looked at the two blankly.
"What about the two people here just now?"
A villager asked eagerly.
"Walk through the window, the two guard brothers, we are not lazy. Since we have received your money, we will continue to perform even if there is no one. ”
One of the girls at the head said boldly.
"Uh...... What do you mean? Xiang Yong asked puzzled.
"Those two masters said that of their Donghu Mission, you are their guards. said that I should wait here to sing, and the two of them will come when they have something to do. If I'm lazy. Let the two military masters send us to the official. Two military masters. I didn't dare to be lazy. ”
The girl at the head had a crying voice, and the envoy was not something that their little prostitute could afford to provoke.
The two townsmen glanced at each other, and they both saw three words in each other's eyes. Fooled.
When Phantom Tian saw the singer enter the restaurant, he knew that the two brothers had the above idea. Now these two guys are definitely not interested in listening to music. Quickly turn into the back street. Squatting outside the wall of a gatehouse. Waiting for the two brothers to appear.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for the two brothers to pop out of the window. Glancing around, he didn't find the phantom sky hidden under the gatehouse.
The two brothers don't seem to know Chen Cang's path. Keep asking passers-by about a place. Huantian heard the words of Chen Cang's prison from a distance, and wondered what these two brothers were doing in the prison if they had nothing to do. Could it be that Lao Shun is in prison inside? That's a little weird, isn't it?
Ah Jin and Ah Yu inquired all the way and really found Chen Cang's prison, but they did not enter the prison. Instead, he kept wandering outside the prison, as if looking for someone.
"The two masters are doing well, and I am a lonely old man. The son committed a crime, and there was no choice but to ask for food here. I beg the two masters, you can take pity on my old man and reward me with a few copper plates for the old man to have a full meal. ”
Phantom saw an old beggar crying and hugging Ah Jin's thigh, this old beggar probably hadn't washed his face for years. His head and face were dusty, and there was still a snot hanging from his beard under his nose. The clothes on his body were already rotten into strips, and his exposed arms were covered with a thick layer of mud. It was too cold, and there was frost on the mud.
Such beggars are very common, and people can do anything when they are hungry. It seems that this old beggar is also very hungry, and there are few people on the street today. It's hard to catch a person, where is there anyone who doesn't hug his thighs.
Ah Jin kicked the old beggar in disgust, but the old beggar hugged him too tightly. This kick didn't kick away, Ah Yu was a little angry and kicked the old beggar fiercely.
The old beggar fell to the ground and screamed. I don't dare to provoke this pair of brothers who don't respect the elderly.
The two brothers wandered around the neighborhood a few more times, as if they had not waited for anyone. Stupidly walked to the post house.
Phantom Tian was confused, but he couldn't follow him to the post house in broad daylight. I had to go back to the Taishou Mansion to report to Yunxiao.
"Send someone to catch the old beggar at once."
After hearing what Phantom Heaven was saying, Yun Xiao immediately stood up and shouted hurriedly.
In order to create a prosperous scene in Chencang, Chencang Taishou has expelled all the beggars in Chencang City from the city. The gates of the city were so tightly guarded that not a single beggar was allowed to enter the city until the princess had left. Now that such an old beggar suddenly appeared, could he have flown in?
Phantom Tian also had an epiphany at this time, and hurriedly led people to find it. But where was the shadow of the old beggar, and he kicked the tree beside him fiercely. The tree didn't do anything, but it shook Phantom's feet to pain.
It's a shame to fight birds all your life. Today, it made such an old finch peck his eyes, and his face was dusty. Then the fuck just didn't let Lao Tzu see his appearance clearly, and his arms were covered with mud, so that he couldn't see that his skin was delicate. This old Shun is so cunning that he has a face-to-face with him, and he can't even tell whether he is old or young, male or female. The name of the first swordsman of this Momen is planted at home.
Phantom Tian returned to the Taishou Mansion dejectedly, and looking at his expression, Yun Xiao already knew the outcome of the matter.
"Didn't catch it?"
Phantom Tian lowered his head and didn't speak, his teeth clucking. The willow branch in his hand unconsciously whipped around.
"It's not strange that we didn't catch it, but if we did, it means we found the wrong person. You should go and check the restaurant and the brothel. Although I missed it this time, it was not without gains. ”
"What's the catch?"
Phantom asked, his eyes wide.
"At least we know that this old Shun is a cunning fellow, and that he can disguise himself. And he's absolutely young, he won't be the old man you say. ”
Yun Xiao said his judgment in one breath. (To be continued......)