In a humble tea shed like this next to the official road, the more expensive guests often turn a blind eye. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

They passed directly through the official road and hurried all the way to the town to find a suitable place to rest.

After all, the town is not too far from here.

There will be more teahouses, wine shops, and inns to choose from in the town.

...... On this day, the old couple who were guarding the tea shed swept the road at the door, lit the fire and began to boil tea.

After the tea was boiled, they received two groups of guests.

First, there was a group of people in the army who looked like they had changed into civilian attire.

Those people came out of the barracks, and their all-round temperament was too obvious!

Not long after the group left, the next group came.

Unlike the previous business trips, the guests who came in the second group looked too neatly organized.

It feels like a well-trained thug or a guard under a big family.

When the two groups were gone, the old couple cleaned up the dishes on the table and glanced at each other.

They lowered their voices and talked about the two groups of people who had passed by.

"Isn't it the king's man?"

"No, haven't they already crossed this area overnight, and I heard that they have been rushing to the northland, and they haven't delayed for a moment!"

"Look at the way they look, it's definitely not easy."

Compared with these two groups of guests who stayed one after another, there were very few villagers in the fishing village who passed through the tea shed to go to the town on this day.

Even a little less than usual.

At noon, two villagers passed by, but they did not transport mountain goods to the town for sale as usual.

If you want to say that the villagers who want to set up stalls, they all leave the village early in the morning and set off for the town.

They stopped at the tea shed, and after a few conversations, they originally planned to go to the town to get medicine.

Business was idle, and the old couple was relatively idle, so they sat at another table and talked to the villagers drinking tea.

...... Hearing the people who passed by one after another, one of the villagers lowered his voice and said, "The people in the village don't dare to come out these days, haven't you noticed that there are fewer people passing through here?" ”

"Really, if you don't say it, we haven't paid much attention to it," replied the old couple after thinking for a moment, "There are quite a few caravans passing here, but listening to what you mentioned, something is really wrong these days." ”

"Hey, it's not because of Master Wang."

The villagers looked at the old couple in the tea shed, and the other party looked at him puzzled.

The villager lowered his voice again and said, "A few days ago, someone in the village came from Nanhua Town, and I heard that something happened over there when Wang Shi was marching. ”

"If something happens, what else can happen to Master Wang?"

The old couple was slightly stunned after hearing this, and then asked with puzzled eyes.

The villager whispered: "Master Wang gathered people in Nanhua Town, and he planned to arrange them in the pioneer camp, do you know the pioneer camp?" It is the one who rushes to the forefront in the time of war. ”

"That's a desperate one." The old couple's tone was authentic with emotion.

The people who were recruited into the pioneer camp were all young people, and some of them were half-grown children!

To put it mildly, go to the front line and follow ...... What's the difference!

What a stroke of luck it must be for those who are lucky enough to be able to retreat from the battlefield!

"Who says it's not, so it's hard to find people in this pioneer camp, but something went wrong halfway through, saying that someone was missing."

The old couple glanced at each other and said in surprise: "There is still such a thing?!" ”

The disappearance of the people in the pioneer battalion is such a big deal, everyone in the Northland knows that it is imminent!

The question is, how can such news be known even to the people of the fishing village?

Shouldn't this kind of information be known on a small scale? It's a bit weird!

The villagers looked at them and said, "It's true, we don't dare to talk nonsense." ”

He glanced at the official road next to the tea shed, and said in a low voice: "If it weren't for someone in the village doing business in Nanhua Town, and just came back before the Chinese New Year, we would have heard about it." ”

"He knew the official who worked in the yamen in Nanhua Town, and the two of them inadvertently learned the inside story when they were drinking."

"If he doesn't come back and tell us about it, we won't have a chance to know about Nanhua Town."

The villagers explained a few sentences one after another and made the situation clear.

He paused, looked at the old couple and continued: "The people in our village have heard that few people have gone out to the town these days, and they are always worried. ”

"I plan to come out in a few days, at least when Wang Shi is farther away."

The old couple looked intently at the villager and continued to listen to him.

"We are all worried that if the Wang Division wants to gather more people nearby to expand the soldiers and horses of the pioneer battalion, this is difficult to say."

"Isn't Master Wang already past the town, how can he go back again?"

The old couple looked at the villager with a puzzled look.

They all knew about such a big thing as Master Wang, because there were too many people, and the formation was too big to hide.

"It's over," the villager nodded, and then continued, "But there are so many people in the royal division, maybe Your Majesty will leave a team or two of people in the town to continue to do this!" ”

After thinking about it, the villagers looked at them and continued, "So those strange people you saw earlier, they may really be the people of the king's master!" ”

He frowned, took a sip of the tea bowl, looked at the old couple and said, "Maybe it was Your Majesty's intention to let them deliberately slow down and plan to stay in the town." ”

The old couple glanced at each other and nodded, feeling that what the villagers had said was very reasonable.

The two people in the fishing village continued to drink tea, but there was not a single car or horse on the official road, and there were only four people in the tea shed, including the old couple.

It's rare to have such a free time.

"But if there is really not enough manpower, even if the villagers stay in the village and don't come out, won't the officials of the yamen in the town make a trip?"

The villagers were speechless for a while, and only after a while did they look at them and answer, "Then we can only resign ourselves to fate." ”

The villager took another sip of the tea bowl, and his tone changed: "But it's a little smaller than wandering around the street and being summoned!" Stay in the village and feel safe. ”

"Makes sense, you have a point."

...... Being in the post station, the sky can't rest for more than an hour.

He got up and looked out, but it was not yet dawn.

He thought about it, and came out of the inn's room, through the hallway, and down the wooden staircase to the ground floor of the inn.

It was still early, and there was still some time before departure, so there was no hurry to wake up the rest of the guards who were following.

In particular, the two injured people waited with them until midnight last night, and they especially needed more rest.

At this time, the corridor was very quiet, and when Tianfang walked all the way, he didn't meet any guests.

He stood in the courtyard under the post station and looked at the official road, which was also very deserted.

There were no chariots or horses passing by, and no travelers walking alone.

His gaze shifted in a different direction, and Tianfang's gaze stayed on the adjacent courtyard.

However, the shop is still lit, and it seems to be ...... It is not extinguished day or night.

Because the guests who come from the official road are not necessarily, and some are passing by at night.

The shopkeeper wants to do business for this part of the people, and it is not surprising that the lights are also on at night.

Tianfang lowered his eyelids and thought, and thought about it in his mind.

The only thing that's a little special is that there seems to be only one guy running in this shop, and that person must be very hard, so he can only take a nap intermittently.

When I was eating in the store, I saw that the young man was busy.

...... Tianfang stood in the courtyard for a moment, and heard someone on the upper floor of the post house speak in a low voice, it must have been one of the merchants who had been resting and staying at the post house together to wake up.

Looks like I'd probably want to get there sooner.

Tianfang stood in place and thought about it, and returned to the upstairs of the post station.

This time, unlike when he came down, he met a few guests in the corridor who looked like merchants.

They nodded in friendship at Tianfang, and said hello.

The merchants went straight down the stairs and across the courtyard to the next shop, presumably ready to get on their way with something to eat.

Tianfang was in the room where he lived, and soon heard the guards in the next room also moving.

There was no need for him to remind them, they were urging each other to get ready.

Tianfang returned to the house and gently closed the door.

His gaze swept in the direction of the window, then he walked to the window, opened the window and looked out, and sure enough, he saw the customers approaching the courtyard of the small shop next door.

Looking at it from the angle of Tianfang standing, those people quickly walked in against the cold mountain wind in the early morning.

Seeing their figures disappear into the courtyard, Tianfang withdrew his gaze.

It will be another hour before the sky will be bright, and it is estimated that there will be more cars and horses passing on the official road at that time, and the post station will be lively.

Tianfang stood for a while with his back to the window, and heard the sound of talking one after another, it was an early riser who had walked out of the post house.

Like the merchants, they planned to finish their meals and leave early.

After thinking about it, Tianfang's gaze turned to the outside again.

Soon he looked at the few people who had passed him in the corridor before and returned to the station.

They went out without anything.

At this time, the person who started at the beginning had an extra box in his hand, which was about the food packed in the store.

Tianfang stared for a moment, and when the men approached the station, he withdrew his gaze and walked to the table placed on the side of the room, and sat down.

Along the way, as we slowly approach the Northland, the next step will be to deliver the news faster.

Because the progress of the Wang Division is faster than theirs, it should have passed the next stop now, and he rushed directly to the Northland.

The next time we meet, it should be in the town of the adjacent Northland battlefield.

went to the deep mountains and walked with the guards, and the journey was a little slower than that of Wang Shi.

But Tianfang was not in a hurry, thanks to the group of guards who had been sent to the Northland before, they took the first step, and all the preparations that should be made were done.

If the trip to the mountains successfully found Xiaoling, she should be here at this moment, Tianfang couldn't help but sigh.

At first, when I received a message from the guard in charge of the search, I was hopeful, but unfortunately the resistance that appeared halfway was completely unexpected.

Watching hope turn into loss, there is an indescribable feeling in the peace of mind.

The window of the room was open, and the cold air outside blew in with the freezing mountain wind.

Tianfang sat alone in a somewhat empty room, thinking quietly.

...... Tianfang sorted out the events of the past few days and the scenes he had experienced in his mind.

In fact, he also knew that the interference had already begun.

If it weren't for that person's intervention, he wouldn't have had to travel thousands of miles to leave the affairs of Suzhou and rush to Xilannan to deal with that mess.

I lost a lot of time and missed the best time to find my little junior sister, all because of the means that the person secretly arranged.

However, no matter how long that person is, there is one thing that cannot be stopped, and that is the will of the little junior sister herself!

She thought about going to the Northland, which means that Tianfang still has a chance to meet her in the Northland.

Tianfang knew that the little junior sister should still be in the mountains at this time, and she was delayed in that area because of something.

This is similar to him, who is a senior brother, who was delayed halfway.

All these things add up, I believe that when the time comes for the Northland to meet......

Footsteps sounded again in the hallway, interrupting Tianfang's thoughts, and he turned his head to look at the door.

It wasn't the guards who came with him, but also the guests who set off from the post station at dawn.

The little junior sister doesn't like others to interfere in her affairs, but the agreement in the north is first, she hasn't sent news for a day, and she hasn't met for a day, which is still valid.

Tianfang took out the map he was carrying from the baggage on the table, he had already seen it many times.

This was brought by Tianfang before leaving Suzhou when he left Suzhou, and his eyes were as focused on the location on the map as always.

Following him, the two guards who stayed in Nanhua Town in the middle accidentally learned new clues when they were spying in the alley.

On the surface, it is just a clue related to Wang Shi's movements, but since the destinations of these people are all in the north, in the final analysis, if they affect the whole body, there will be some connection more or less.

Tianfang already knew about the people of the Wang Shi who had left in a hurry that he had seen in Nanhua Town, and what was going on in the town to investigate!

It is related to aliens, and it is directly related to the disappearance of the Pioneer Battalion.

Before reaching Nanhua Town, Wang's march was very slow, and he was even stationed in the nearby valley for a while, not seeing the urgency of the battle ahead.

The Northland disaster brought the fighting to a halt, and the armies on both sides were busy pacifying the victims.

The slow march of the royal division seemed to have reserved a lot of time for the preparation of the early stage of the battle.

Disappearances in the Pioneer Battalion...... There are already eyebrows in the peace of mind.

He, a person who is out of the way, can speculate his own conclusions, let alone the empress?

Suppressing it is just so as not to affect the war in the Northland.

There's another subtle layer of relationship.

Until the aliens have not taken a clear stand and clearly taken sides, there are good reasons for both sides to hold back.

Why don't you send another person to secretly investigate the missing people in the Sealand Pioneers?

Tianfang stretched out his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, staring at the map on the table with deep eyes, thinking in his heart.

After a few moments, Tianfang estimated that the time was about the same, and he turned around and opened the bag he was carrying again. (To be continued.) )