In order to verify the other party's location, Lin Jue decided to investigate. After lighting a bonfire, roasting some dry food, boiling some hot water, and eating, Lin Jue left a few guards to watch the boatmen and tidy up the hiding place. He and his two daughters, Sun Dayong and several other guards began to march to the north of the island. After the heavy snowfall, the path through the island became more difficult and dangerous, but the group made it to the north of the island before dark.

When poking their heads out at the edge of the dense forest in the north of the island, everyone saw at a glance two Great Zhou official ships and several pointed-headed warships moored on the dock. There are also many soldiers patrolling back and forth on the shore on the left. As expected, they were forced to go to the island to avoid the wind and snow.

"Will they be on the boat?" Bai Bing muttered quietly.

Lin Jue shook his head and said, "How can anyone dock but not go ashore." The boat is bumpy, how can it be compared to the shore. It will be somewhere on the shore. ”

"There are rows of houses in the woods not far to the left, which should have been used to store supplies. Will it be there? Sun Dayong said.

Lin Jue nodded and said, "Let's go, take a look." ”

The crowd re-entered the forest and headed west under the leadership of Sun Dayong. After crossing the distance of Rich, I finally saw a path in the woods. The snow on the road was trampled in scattered places, and it was clear that someone had only walked through it not long ago.

"On the north side of the road is the wharf, and at the other end are the houses. The subordinates went to see if they had any sentry posts. Sun Dayong volunteered.

Lin Jue looked at the sky, it was already very dark, shook his head and said, "Let Bing'er go, she can not alarm the other party." ”

Bai Bing took the order and quickly disappeared into the dark forest. It didn't take long for her to return. The breath is a little hasty. In order not to alarm the sentry, she chose to leap from the top of the tree to approach, so it took some effort.

"Not far ahead, there were quite a few people standing guard in front of and behind the house. However, I found a side path to the west of the house, outside the courtyard wall. As long as you are careful, it shouldn't be a problem. Most of them were having a fire in the big yard. Bai Bing reported what he saw.

Lin Jue nodded, waved his hand, and everyone followed Bai Bing forward. The rustling sound of the ice and snow under their feet sounded very noisy, and everyone's hearts were raised in their throats for fear of being discovered. But in fact, the sound traveled not far in the woods, and it was also very weak. If you don't have a heart, you can't hear it. The crowd is just a thief.

After walking a short distance, there were bright lights and red bonfires flashing in front of me. The campfires reflect the snow and reflect the snow on the houses and trees, which is very eye-catching. There was also a faint sound of laughter.

"Stop, you can't go any further. There are more than a dozen people on guard near the left side of the courtyard wall at the entrance of that row of houses, let's go from this side. Bai Bing stopped everyone's actions and pointed to the side. It was a narrower path, covered in snow, but it could be seen to be a man-made path, because the trees on both sides were six or seven feet apart, and there was no tree in between, and it was obvious that the trees had been cut down. The trail was oblique to the side, which was sometimes blocked by bushes, and it was evident that the trail had long been deserted, but it led them beyond a tall wall to the west. And it was under a tall watchtower that had collapsed in half.

Standing outside the wall, the voices inside were more clearly audible, but some of what they said was not incomprehensible, and it was not a Da Zhou accent at all.

"From here you can go up the wall and go up to the top of the house. If the husband wants to listen to them, he can only go to the roof and eavesdrop. Bai Bing said in a low voice.

Lin Jue nodded, turned his head to the crowd, and said, "You guys are waiting here, there are many people and the goal is big, Bing'er and I will go to the roof to eavesdrop." ”

Gao Muqing frowned and said, "It's better for me to go with Sister Bing'er, and I'll come back and relay it to you." ”

Lin Jue knew that Gao Muqing was worried about himself, because his martial arts skills were low, and he was afraid that the wall and the house would be a burden, and it would also be dangerous. However, Lin Jue believed that this matter was extremely important, and he had to hear the conversation between the two sides with his own ears before he could make a judgment. Even if the tone and words are not right, there is a possibility of deviation.

"No, I have to go, there is Bing'er, it should be fine." Lin Juedao.

Gao Muqing had no choice but to let him go. Bai Bing took the lead in climbing the abandoned pedestal of the arrow tower, and his body went up to the wall lightly, without making a sound. He stood motionless on the wall and observed for a moment, and finally turned his head down and beckoned to Lin Jue.

Lin Jue had already taken off his big coat, tightened his belt, and was ready. Reaching out to climb the base stone of the tower, his body jumped up, his arm stretched out, and he grabbed Bai Bing's outstretched hand tightly. Bai Bing exerted his strength, and Lin Jue lightly went up to the wall, lying motionless on the wall.

The people below secretly cheered, this hand is very handsome. They all knew that Lin Jue's martial arts skills were average, but Lord Lin was obviously not the kind of weak scholar type, his body was flexible, and he knew how to use his strength, but he was not a completely stupid person.

What they didn't know was that Lin Jue's wheezing intensified at the moment, and he was sweating on the wall. When Shicai went up to the wall, his body was not stable, and one hand did not clasp the snow on the wall, and he almost fell down. It was Bai Bing who grabbed his belt with his other hand and pressed him against the wall so that he didn't roll down. The people down there didn't see it. Lin Jue himself was shocked into a cold sweat because of this, and his nervous heart was pounding. Scolding yourself is indeed a burden.

The sound of playful talking in his ears calmed Lin Jue, and he turned his head to see that inside the wall was a huge courtyard, with more than a dozen dilapidated houses lined up, and three bonfires were lit in the courtyard, and a group of people were eating and laughing around the bonfire. Standing near the campfire on the west side was a group of soldiers dressed in the armor of the Great Zhou Forbidden Army, easily distinguishable from the style of the helmet and the red tassels dancing above their heads. The dozen or so Great Zhou soldiers were very quiet, chewing dry food in their mouths, and their eyes looked at a group of people talking and laughing around the other two bonfires.

The other two campfires were dressed in very different attire from the Great Zhou soldiers, they were not very tall, they wore leather robes, leather hats, and longbows leaning behind them. The speech is sonorous and obscure. They held crude wine sacs in one hand and roasted meat in the other. Take a sip of wine and eat a bite of meat, and laugh unscrupulously and harshly. What is even more dazzling is the crescent-shaped scimitar hanging from their waists, which is light and snowy, and there is no scabbard, just inserted in their waists. When the body moves, the fire shines brightly, which is quite impressive.

When Lin Jue was an official in the court, he saw the costumes and knives of the Jurchens. These people live in the grasslands and valleys inside and outside the Changbai Mountains, wearing animal skins, carrying longbows, riding strong horses, and drinking spirits. It is a homemade sharp scimitar. lived a semi-civilized life of Ru Mao drinking blood. Like a beast that survives in the harshest of environments, it has savage blood flowing through it. There is no doubt that these people are Jurchens.

"Husband, let's go to the room." Bai Bing reminded in a low voice.

Lin Jue turned around, immediately used his hands and feet, quickly climbed over the wall, and came to the side of the house. The head of the wall was more than a foot away from the top of the house, and when Lin Jue was hesitating whether to use the rope arrow climber, Bai Bing had already jumped on the roof and raised his hand to drop a cloth rope. Lin Jue stretched out his hand and grabbed the strip of cloth, and struggled to the roof with the pull of Bai Bing.

This is a dilapidated house, and when the bandits built this compound here to store the supplies brought by the Liao people. The island's supplies are limited, and all that can be used is trees, grass, and earth and rocks. So, such a house is actually very rudimentary. After many days of disrepair, the roof made of thatched branches has rotted under the erosion of wind, frost, rain and snow, and many large collapsed holes can be seen at a glance.

Even if you can see the collapse, the most worrying thing is that you can't see the place under the snow, and you may not be able to bear the weight. Therefore, even if they were on the roof and were already out of the other party's vigilant sight, Lin Jue and Bai Bing became extremely cautious.

Lin Jue felt that there was no need to be reckless, so he asked Bai Bing to find a place for the Jurchens to negotiate with the officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty first, and then go over by himself, so as not to walk back and forth and have unnecessary accidents. Bai Bing is light on his feet, although he is not walking on the snow without a trace, but he can come and go freely when moving on the roof. Soon, Bai Bing beckoned faintly to Lin Jue on the roof of a house not far ahead.