Chapter 40: The Truth of the Document
After walking in the woods for a while, Shen Mengting signaled that she could stop. She didn't tie Nasa to a tree, she let her rest. Nasa and Shen Mengting have known each other for several years, and it is not an ordinary subordinate relationship at all. The two of them are very good 'sisters', so Shen Mengting naturally believes that Nasa will not run away without permission.
The woods were eerie now, almost dim except for a little moonlight overhead. Coupled with the surrounding trees towering on a high place, Zhao Yu felt as if he was surrounded by some strange atmosphere, which made him extremely uncomfortable.
Just when he was very restless, a fire suddenly lit up. looked at it and found that it was Shen Mengting who lit a bonfire.
When did this woman bring so many branches and leaves? Zhao Yu couldn't help but be a little puzzled.
"Hey, boy. Don't be too far away from the campfire, which is easy to be attacked by animals in the mountains. Shen Mengting said as she threw the branch in her hand into the bonfire.
When she finished throwing the branch in her hand, she quickly drew her giant sword and slashed at a large tree next to her. It wasn't a violent chop, but a few random swings, and she cut the trees into small sticks with three strokes and five by two.
Zhao Yu had an idea to applaud.
"Hey, why are you still in a daze? Don't you call you over?" Shen Mengting resumed throwing branches into the bonfire.
Zhao Yumu nodded sneeringly and slowly approached there.
The flames of the campfire fluttered and danced like a dancer. Zhao Yu sat down in front of the bonfire, and the light source reassured him a lot.
"Because today's events were so sudden, I didn't even go to prepare the tent and other items for the night. So...... That's all it takes at night. Shen Mengting finished throwing the branches and leaves in her hand and was about to sit down.
But instead of sitting directly on the ground, she brought a large rock in the distance. The stone was more than ten centimeters high, and she sat on it as soon as she moved it to a suitable position.
Her sitting posture seemed to be very atmospheric, and her legs were not brought together as a girl should be, but were greatly apart. There may also be a relationship between her relatively strong and tall body, and for a moment, Zhao Yu felt that he was walking with a big man.
"What's wrong?" Shen Mengting realized that Zhao Yu was staring at her intently, so she cast a forced glance at him.
This frightened Zhao Yu and quickly lowered his head. But it soon dawned on him why he should be afraid, and he didn't do anything bad. And so his head was lifted again.
Shen Mengting was still looking at him, which caused Zhao Yu's breathing to no longer be so even. He touched the back of his neck with his backhand, trying to relieve the embarrassment that was bound to him.
The bonfire was still running one after another, and Shen Mengting's face looked extremely majestic under the illumination of the flames. After a long time, her mouth began to move.
"Hey, Zhao Yu, there's something I still want to tell you. She sat down, but the sword didn't leave her hand, "Thank you first." If you hadn't tried your best to get the documents from Uncle Yang Jiening, I would still be wandering around the whirlpool like a headless fly! Thank you!"
After that, Shen Mengting put on a posture of leaning forward, she was obviously bowing to Zhao Yu.
Zhao Yu hurriedly waved his hand, "Oh! It's okay, it's okay!"
"However, it is also because of this that your family has suffered a catastrophe. Your mother's business...... I'm really sorry and very sorry. Shen Mengting lowered her head slightly, her appearance did show a sad look, not like acting.
Zhao Yu's heart was re-depressed by the word 'mother'. The image of his mother also began to fly in his mind, especially the way she looked when she smiled at Zhao Yu.
'Mom', chanting the word, Zhao Yu raised his head.
Under the clear night sky, a few stars are occasionally dotted. Zhao Yu recalled that his mother was still lying in the cold mud, and his fists slowly clenched.
It would be nice if his mother was still alive, Zhao Yu's gaze at the sky was fascinated.
Shen Mengting saw Zhao Yu's current sadness, so she tried to change the topic.
"Zhao Yu, the situation is not as urgent as it is in Vortex Town now, so if you have any questions, you can just come and ask me...... Zhao Yu, hey, Zhao Yu!"
was called back to her senses by Shen Mengting, but Zhao Yu's mind was still empty.
Shen Mengting repeated the previous words again, and Zhao Yu entered deep thought.
"Hungry! what questions do you want to ask me!" Zhao Yu scratched his head. He couldn't think of what to ask for a while, although his mind was full of questions, but he had no idea where to make a breakthrough.
After thinking for a long time, he asked a question intermittently: "Excuse me...... That one...... ...... the hell Who is it?" while asking, Zhao Yu also swept his gaze over Shen Mengting's whole body.
"Who am I......, you ask? To be honest, this question is too general, how should you ask me to answer it?" Shen Mengting was no longer in a one-handed sword holding posture, she turned into a two-handed sword holding posture.
"Oh, yes! Hungry! You must think so!But......" Zhao Yu was a little incoherent, "Actually, I want to know about you." Really. ”
He kept making small movements due to panic, such as pinching his earlobe, scratching his cheek, and so on. But after a few dull moments, he asked the question anyway.
"I just want to get to know you, after all, I'm going to travel with you later, you say yes!" That's why I asked a general question. In fact, asking who you are is just trying to understand you. Such as how old are you now, where do you live, etc. ”
Shen Mengting looked at Zhao Yu firmly: "I'm twenty-six years old, and I live in Qingse City. ”
Twenty-six, Zhao Yu only remembered Shen Mengting's previous words. Unexpectedly, this woman was already twenty-six, and Zhao Yu couldn't help but increase the frequency of looking at Shen Mengting.
"What's wrong? Do you think I'm getting old?"
"Ahh But soon, he regained his sluggish shoulder-hanging appearance.
"If you don't have any questions, then go to bed and rest, and I'll answer when you think of something to ask." With that, Shen Mengting stood up.
"Oh! no. Actually, I have a lot of questions. ”
Shen Mengting glanced at her eyes angrily, and sat down on the stone below again.
At this moment, Zhao Yu was finally able to integrate the thoughts in his mind. He raised his head slightly, and his body began to develop in a tense direction.
"I really have a lot of questions. Now I can say that I am still confused about the whole thing. Slipping his hands down his thighs, Zhao Yu's body looked slightly rickety, "For example, who are you? What is that very important task that you are talking about?" asked a number of questions in one breath, and he seemed to suddenly think of something, and quickly added, "By the way, and that document bag, what is in it?"
Zhao Yu concealed that he had opened the document without permission, and he didn't know if Shen Mengting had read the blank paper inside, but at least until now, Shen Mengting had no doubts about the document Zhao Yu gave her.
So, what exactly is disclosed in the document, and why are there so many blank sheets of paper?
Shen Mengting's expression did not change at all, and she stood up calmly. This time I stood up not to avoid a question, but to think about something. After she walked a few steps casually, she suddenly turned her head at Zhao Yu.
"Zhao Yu, do you really plan to know all this?"
Zhao Yu was stunned by the question, this question was completely unexpected to him. But when it got to this, what else could he dodge?
"I'm going to tell you. Sometimes, the less a person knows, the happier he is. Shen Mengting's eyes narrowed rapidly, and it was especially chilling under the light of the fire.
Zhao Yu shrank back. However, he knew that he had no way back, and he had to know what had happened. Only then can you calmly face future threats.
"I ...... I want to know the whole story. He replied cowardly.
After hearing this, Shen Mengting quickly stretched her body. I saw her twist her neck, and her narrowed eyes also expanded.
"Okay. I'm going to tell you everything I know. After all...... You also have the right to know. Shen Mengting revealed her inner thoughts.
In fact, she still has a hidden sentence in her heart, and that is: 'Besides, I also believe in your child's character'.
Zhao Yu sat up. The doubts that have always plagued him these days are finally going to be lifted today.
Shen Mengting changed to a posture with her back hand, and the giant sword she held before was naturally put behind her.
"Zhao Yu, do you know who the old man who handed you something?"
Zhao Yu shook his head, which was also something that Shen Mengting considered. She straightened up, her head slightly raised.
"That person is none other than the number one master of our Saran Kingdom, Yang Jiening. ”
Zhao Yu blinked crisply when he heard this, and he nodded instinctively. However, his expression seemed to be completely incomprehensible, "Huh?
However, although Shen Mengting's sentence just now was difficult to understand, it contained a sensitive word that Zhao Yu was interested in - 'first master'
"Can't you hear me? I said, old man...... Oh, in fact, he is not old, he should be counted as our uncle. He is our country's number one magician, Yang Jiening. ”
"Hungry!what?, you said this looks like a bad old man, is it ......" Zhao Yu was still extremely surprised.
But Shen Mengting glanced at her eyes quickly, "Hey, you kid who doesn't know the height of the sky." Put your mouth in a respectful way. Do you know Uncle Yang Jiening's status in Sailor!"
"Huh?"
"Don't talk about our Saran Kingdom. Even in the entire Cellos, he is one of the best masters. And in the professional field of magician, he has a pivotal position, ranking in the top three high-ranking masters, so be careful with your mouth. ”
"This ...... It's so powerful!" Zhao Yu's cheeks twitched uncontrollably.
"Of course. So, do you know who you've been up against? You should feel honored to be so respected by someone in the TOEFL? Shen Mengting said and straightened her chest.
Zhao Yu hadn't come out of the panic yet, he thought back to the old man. No, his real name is known now. His name is Yang Jiening, and he is a magician by profession, and he is one of the best masters not only in our Saran country, but even in the entire world.
Zhao Yu let out a long sigh of relief, he didn't expect that he would meet such a powerful character. Although he used to think that the old man was not an idle person, but with such a status, it was really unimaginable for Zhao Yu.
"Why, you must be surprised now! ”
"Yes. Zhao Yu nodded stunned. However, some questions also came to him, and he took a deep breath, "Then if he is so powerful, why did he get seriously injured like that, and finally die? Who is the person who pursues him, and what is the reason?"
Faced with Zhao Yu's question, Shen Mengting was not in a hurry to answer. She walked a few steps around the sitting Zhao Yu, walking in a half-arc. When she stopped, she looked up at the sky.
"There are many masters in the world, even if you have an unusually strong strength, how can you be able to resist the combined efforts of others? Have you ever heard of a saying? It is difficult for two fists to defeat four hands. With a deep breathing sound, Shen Mengting was overdone, "What's more, your opponent may be even more powerful." At that time, Uncle Yang Jiening had to face, but it was all the masters in the Sauron Empire!"
Speaking of this, Shen Mengting's vision became a little empty, that country can be said to be a master, and it is a very powerful country in Sailos. ”
Zhao Yu was silent for a while, and then rolled his eyes again for a long time: "So it was the Sauron people who chased him in the first place?" As soon as he asked this question, Zhao Yu couldn't wait to slap his head.
Isn't it? The people who came to him to ask for documents were the people of the Sauron Empire!
"Yes, it's from the Sauron Empire. Shen Mengting answered the question very calmly, not a little impatient.
"Then why did the Sauron Empire hunt down that ...... Yang Jiening ......" Zhao Yu looked at Shen Mengting before adding the word 'uncle', "How did he provoke the Sauron Empire." ”
"It's not that he provoked the Sauron Empire, but that he discovered the evil intentions of the Sauron Empire, and after going there to investigate, he found that there was indeed something wrong, so he provoked him to chase and kill. ”
"Hungry!" Zhao Yu paused. "What the hell is going on, and what's the whole thing?"
Shen Mengting sighed, she sighed heavily, "If you really want to talk about the cause of the incident, then you have to mention that document." You know the document! It's the one Uncle Yang Jiening gave you!"
"Oh, are you talking about that black cover document bag?" After seeing Shen Mengting nodding, Zhao Yu immediately thought deeply, "What is recorded in this document? I remember that it was all blank paper!"
Zhao Yu pressed one hand to his chin. Suddenly, he took a deep breath. He knew he had just slipped out. looked at Shen Mengting in a panic, only to realize that the woman's dark eyes were glancing at her.
Zhao Yu stood up in fright, and he slowly stepped back.
"What? Have you read that document?"
“......”
"Have you seen it?"
"I'm hungry!I'm sorry!" Zhao Yu lowered his head and swallowed a few salivas, "I was just curious at the time, so I took it apart...... I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, I really ......" He didn't know how to explain, so he had to bow his head incredibly.
"Forget it, you've seen it. Why do you want to do this!" Shen Mengting shook one shoulder.
"But...... It's all blank paper! Why? What can be written on white paper?"
"No, it's just a blank sheet of paper, but it's all written on it. The people of the Sauron Empire were very cunning, and deliberately erased the handwriting on it with a potion. Because it was a confidential document, Sauron did it. ”
"Huh?" Zhao Yu raised his head.
"Just apply it with a special potion to make the handwriting visible. ”
"Really?"
"Really. If you don't believe me, I can show you. ”
Shen Mengting walked to Nasa's side. The white horse seemed to have fallen into a comatose state, and did not even move. Shen Mengting reached out and took down the package tied to it. Then, she pulled out a small medicine vial.
"This is the Manifestation Potion. As long as you spray it on the white paper, the handwriting on it will be visible. ”
Is it?Zhao Yu leaned over curiously.
Shen Mengting took out the black file bag again, and pulled out the white paper from it. Her mouth moved slightly, and she unscrewed the cap with one hand and sprayed the potion on the white paper. After spraying one and the next one, after several pieces of paper were finished, Shen Mengting also threw away the small medicine bottle directly.
Zhao Yu blinked his eyes and stared straight at the few blank pieces of paper. He looked at it for a long time, and his eyes were a little tired. Just as he was about to give up, a miracle happened. The white paper does show handwriting, and there are some intricate patterns.
Zhao Yu's mouth opened wide with the clarity of the handwriting, and he only felt that his jaw was about to dislocate, "This...... This ......"
"Well, the handwriting is completely visible. Shen Mengting flipped the wrist that was holding the document. She read it for a while, then handed the document to Zhao Yu, "Okay, you can take it and read it." ”
"Huh, show me?" Zhao Yu pointed at himself with his index finger.
"yes, haven't you wanted to see it for a long time?"
"Is that really possible?"
"Absolutely. Shen Mengting pushed her hand towards Zhao Yu.
However, Zhao Yu found that Shen Mengting's expression was very solemn at the moment, and she didn't seem to be a little happy when she saw the words on the document.
Zhao Yu bit his lower lip and soothed the unknown sense of panic. With trembling hands, he took the blank sheets. Straightening it up a little, he began to read the information.
There are a few big words on the first line: classified documents, Plan 3 operation.
His gaze moved downward with the interlacing. The second line is a small word count, but the content makes him pay a lot of attention:
Beginning in May 467 and ending in May 469.
Is this the time? Zhao Yu rolled his eyes, if I remember correctly, it is September 466 AD, which means that there is still about half a year before the action on this document.
What exactly is the action?
Zhao Yu continued to look down. The third line reads: "Gather an army of 300,000 troops."
He suddenly gasped. Although he was not sure what the action on the document meant, he felt that it was not a good thing.
The text that followed was more complicated, and he couldn't fully understand it. However, he can still recognize the key words.
For example, 'a formal declaration of war was made in November 467,' 'an invasion was carried out in three directions,' and 'a quick victory was made to attack Kiyose Castle by May 468.'
That's all there is to it on the first page.
"This ...... This ......" Zhao Yu's hands trembled even more, as if he couldn't breathe anymore.
"You already know what's written on it, right?"
"This ...... This ......" Zhao Yu stared at Shen Mengting in surprise.
"Yes, exactly. The Sauron Empire has already begun to make plans. They will raise an army against our kingdom of Saran in the near future. ”
Shen Mengting calmly repeated these words.