Chapter 276: Inquiry
Two days later, outside the gate of Hongdong County, the old monk stopped in front of the city gate. Net raised his head and squinted at the head of the city, groaned slightly, and turned to meet the soldiers outside the city gate. He stopped again after taking a few steps, and a look of surprise flashed across his face.
The two soldiers by the city gate were holding a picture scroll in one hand at the moment, and the other was looking at the people entering the city from time to time. It's just that every time I watch it, I show disappointment again.
Who are you looking for, and is there a big case going on?" Garman thought with a frown. But then there was a hint of joy, these people have inspected so carefully, and if the person they are looking for has come, it will be easier to inquire.
A few days ago, he had suddenly sensed the fluctuation that had overjoyed him. After many years of getting along with Asura, although he did not gain any abilities from this fluctuation like Su Mo, his own improvement was also obvious.
And it is precisely because of the influence of years of getting along that he has the ability to sense this fluctuation. Even if he was far away, as long as this special fluctuation was violent enough, it would make it easy for him to locate and find Asura.
Otherwise, if it weren't for this wonderful sense, with the detached nature of the asura, who wandered around all day long in search of food, he would have lost this powerful arm a long time ago.
He finally felt that fluctuation a few days ago, and the effect of that fluctuation was rarely much stronger than any other time. This made him happy and worried at the same time, such a strong fluctuation only showed one thing, and that was that the Asura had used all his strength in using the stone.
Asura was ordered by himself to guard the girl of the He family, but when he returned, now Asura and the girl were gone, and Su Mo, who was captured by himself, disappeared at the same time. Garman made a little deduction and guessed the general situation.
With Asura's ability, he was not worried. Although the daughter of the He family has some martial arts, she is very loose, and she is not Asura's opponent at all.
And that Su Mo was captured by himself, and he didn't have any effort. Or the two of them escaped for a while with a little cleverness, but with the presence of Asura, they didn't want to escape. As long as you follow your induction, everything will be under control.
However, what he didn't expect was that for the next few days, he couldn't sense Asura's position at all. To be exact, the sensing is extremely vague and very weird. Sometimes in the east, sometimes in the west, completely elusive.
It wasn't until that day that a clear sense finally came from the northwest that he breathed a sigh of relief, and he hurriedly chased after him.
It was only after running all the way for a long time that he finally felt that something was wrong. It's been hundreds of miles away, but it seems to be far from the direction of the sense. How did they get so far in just a few days?
Thinking about it this way, and then thinking that the reason why the fluctuations were so violent was the result of Asura's full strength, he had an ominous premonition in his heart.
Then, this premonition became more and more fulfilled. Because in his induction, that kind of fluctuation turned out to be weak day by day, and in the end, he could only roughly feel the general direction of a certain body, and he could no longer locate it as accurately as before, which surprised him, and he almost tried his best to track it.
Two days ago, I chased it to the remote village, and finally heard the news from the people in the village. But the news he got made his heart almost sink to the bottom.
Asura was gone, only the two of them, Su Mo and the daughter of the He family. Moreover, that Su Mo had a strange disease, but he had some strange abilities, not only fast, but also quietly made a tiger lose its strength.....
Listening to these descriptions, Asura was almost certain on the spot that it must have been Asura's stone that had fallen into Su Mo's hands. But what also made him wonder why Su Mo was able to use the stone, you know, he had been so close to the stone, and he had tried to use it with ideas, but to no avail. You can only rely on the aftermath to get limited benefits.
At one point, he thought that this kind of stone could only be used by beasts, so it was so. But at this time, judging from Su Mo's performance, it is obvious that his speculation is wrong.
Then, since Su Mo can use it, he must be able to use it himself. As long as you catch that Su Mo and force him to reveal how to use the stone, then he will ......
When he thought of this, his heart suddenly became hot. For Su Mo, the reason why he did not hesitate to abandon Shen Song, and even ignored the instructions in the teaching, was because of an inexplicable intuition in his heart.
If at first he didn't know what this intuition was, now he was almost certain that the opportunity in that intuition was the way to control the stone.
Therefore, after asking Su Mo and the others to go in a carriage to Hongdong County, the largest county in the vicinity, he immediately went on the road to catch up, and hurried with light body kung fu throughout the whole process without delaying for a moment.
But all the way to the outside of Hongdong County, he couldn't see any trace of the two, which made him feel strange. And when he saw the guards at the city gate, he thought that the guards at the city gate were guarding this place all day, and the people who came in and out would always have some impressions. Just ask them how long they have been in the city, and what direction they are going, and it will be much easier to find it than to rely on induction.
That's how he behaves at the moment. It's just that I didn't expect things to be so coincidental, and now the city gate guards are searching for the suspect, so the impression of the person who enters and exits must be deeper.
"Amitabha, the two military masters, the poor monk is polite. Facing the puzzled eyes of the two soldiers, Garman stepped forward to make a joke and spoke with a peaceful face.
The two city gate guards glanced at each other, and the one holding the scroll looked him up and down a few times, nodded and said, "You monk, what's the matter?"
"That's the case, poor monk......" Jia Man listened, pronounced the Buddha's name again, took two steps forward, and was about to hand over a few big coins in his sleeve.
Although he was a monk, he had been walking outside for a long time, and he knew some dirty things. If you want these ninth-rate guys to ask for some news, there's nothing better than money.
But before the hand could be stretched out, he accidentally glanced at the portrait in the soldier's hand, and immediately his eyes shrank, and the hand retracted again.
The scroll is painted with a portrait, although it is somewhat distorted, but the general outline is Su Mo.
The shadow graphics in this city are actually for Su Mo! This is the moment, so he almost didn't call out, but fortunately, he has been in the rivers and lakes for a long time and has rich experience to the extreme, so he can't bear to show his feet.
".......Well, that's right, the poor monk wants to ask the military master, which temple in this city has the most incense. The poor monk is old and can't walk, so he wants to find a place to stay for a long time. Hehe, please bother with some advice. ”
He dealt with it haphazardly, and handed over the big money in his hand again. At the same time, his mind was turning rapidly, if the person in the picture was really Su Mo, and the two of them were still comparing each other here, it was obvious that Su Mo had not been found yet. In other words, Su Mo had never been to this flood cave at all.
At the thought of the latter possibility, the old monk's heart sank. He kept chasing after him for two days and two nights, and it was all in vain, and this blow almost didn't make him crazy on the spot.
Could it be that the people in the village had deceived themselves? When he thought of this, he couldn't help but feel a sense of murder rising in his heart. Under the traction of the qi machine, he suddenly let the two soldiers who received his money beside him and were about to answer his question for a while.
When his face changed drastically at the same time, Huo Ran took a few steps back, and at the same time pressed the saber on his waist with his hand, looking at him vigilantly.
Jia Man was startled, quickly reined in his momentum, and pretended to look at the two of them with a blank face. In his heart, he secretly lucked and completely suppressed the violence.
I have to say that this old guy's appearance is still very easy to deceive, and under such a pretence, he has reined in his qi, and the two soldiers can't notice the kind of palpitations just now, and they still think it is their own illusion, they glanced at each other, and they both shook their heads in annoyance.
The one who received the money pointed to the city angrily, and said impatiently: "Go east into the city, and the Xiangji Temple over there will be the one on the side of the horse square." Hurry up and go, don't miss the guys. ”
Another soldier next to him also stepped forward to push him, muttering: "Damn, they all say that you bald donkeys and cow-nosed people are talking all day long, maybe you have messed with some unclean things, hurry up and stay away from us." Go, get out!"
This Nima unabashedly scolded the bald donkey in front of the monk, and Jia Man was so angry that he crooked his nose. Thinking about his identity, he was insulted by two lowly city gate guards today, and in the past, even if he didn't take the lives of these two bastards, he would have to teach him a hard lesson. It's just that at this moment, he has a plan, but he has to grit his teeth and endure it.
Pretending to stumble, his heart was spinning, and his pretended eyes stayed on the scroll for a moment, and suddenly there was a "huh" sound, pointing to the scroll in surprise.
This suddenly made the faces of the two soldiers change greatly, and they stopped pushing, almost at the same time reached out to grab him, and asked urgently: "What, have you seen the person in this painting?"
Garman sighed, his face showed panic, nodded and shook his head, and his body desperately ducked backwards.
When the two soldiers saw this scene, how could they not understand the strangeness. Immediately, without hesitation, he made two sounds, and at the same time the knife was unsheathed, and one person intercepted the retreat in front and the other back, and caught him in the middle.
The one holding the scroll shook it open with one hand, and with a wave of the other, the knife was put on his neck, and he said with a cruel smile: "The thief is bald, and he has not been recruited from the truth! Say! Have you seen the person in the painting, where and when have you seen it, say it quickly! If you have half a lie, you will be put in prison, and you will be under Miki, and then it will be difficult for you to die." ”
Jia Man's face was pale, his hands shook again and again, and he exclaimed, "The two military masters have misunderstood, misunderstood. The poor monk is not a thief, and the person in this painting does not recognize it, but it just looks familiar, and asks the military master to have mercy, please ask the military master to have mercy. ”
Where were the two soldiers willing to believe it, and the man behind him snorted: "You thief, you are not honest at first glance, don't want to hide from us." Say, "You say it's familiar, but where is it?"
They made a fuss here, and the passers-by had already gathered around them, pointing and pointing from afar, some excited, some pitiful, and some who were not angry, and the buzzing discussion was endless for a while.
The two soldiers also sensed that something was wrong, looked at each other, and put away their knives, but it was the man who leaned forward, caught Jiaman in the middle, and escorted him to a secluded place.
When he left everyone's sight, one of them reprimanded in a low voice: "Monk, if you know each other, you will be able to answer, and you must not hide it." If you can say three, two, five, you will not be able to benefit from it. Otherwise, hum!" he said, snorting twice at the end, the threat obvious.
A flash flashed in Jia Man's eyes, but his face trembled and nodded violently, and said in a trembling voice: "Yes, yes, the poor monk doesn't dare, he doesn't dare to hide it." The poor monk passed by Wuqing County, Hebei Province a few days ago, and the painting in this painting is somewhat similar to a person named Su Mo in Wuqing County, so he was surprised. The poor monk told the truth, and asked the two military masters to investigate. ”
As soon as he said this, the two soldiers were stunned at the same time, and then showed a look of annoyance and despair. One of them couldn't help but curse under his breath, reached out and pushed him away, turned his head and left.
Jia Man was suspicious in his heart, and couldn't help but say, "Two military masters, why is this so?"
Among the two people who were turning to leave, one of them turned around and snorted, and said angrily: "Don't get out of here, it's a waste of your time." The person in the painting is Master Su, and you are still using you to talk nonsense?"
"Su ...... Lord Su?" Jia Man is really dizzy now.
"Of course, Lord Su. The soldier glanced at him disdainfully, "Emperor Meng appointed to worship the prince of Wuqing Su as the deputy envoy of Meng Yuan......."
"Envoy Meng Yuan!" Jia Man muttered, completely confused. The soldiers in the back didn't listen to what they said, and there were only these six words in their minds, which kept echoing.