Chapter Forty-Nine: Different Walls, Same Paint
The reason for choosing a sawtooth arrow is simple, because among the arrows used in daily life, only the sawtooth arrow is a pure metal arrow.
The collision between the arrow of the jagged arrow and the city wall produced a crisp sound, and instead of inserting into the city wall as Qi Zhen had thought, it fell to the ground on the side.
Although the sound of the impact was not loud, it was still enough for the guards on the corner tower to notice in the silence of the night.
"Huh?" One of the guards on the corner tower was slightly stunned and asked his colleague next to him, "Do you hear any sounds below?" ”
"No, did you hear me wrong?"
The other person was off duty yesterday, drunk with friends until late at night, and was on duty today, but he was about to get up from bed in the afternoon, obviously drunk and not waking up, standing on the ground at this time his head was still a little dizzy, and his body was slightly shaking.
At this time, it is not said that the iron arrow hits the city wall, and the battering ram hits the city gate......
Well, that's still audible.
The soldier who asked the question felt that it was not safe, but still poked his head out and looked down.
Even if the moonlight was bright, the three small brain melons under the towering corner were still not discovered by the soldiers upstairs.
The guards took a closer look to make sure there was no movement below, and retracted their heads.
"Strange, am I really misheard?" The guard said.
The other guard was already half-squinting and began to nap.
Qi Zhen clinged to the city wall, her hands close to her sides, making sure that no excess part of her body was exposed.
On the other side, Yu Liang and Lin Xiao covered each other's mouths with their hands, glared at each other, and neither of them was convinced.
The three of them remained motionless like this, and it probably took a stick of incense before Qi Zhen's voice resounded in the hearts of Yu Liang and the others.
"Don't use a bow, try it with your hands."
Yu Liang covered Lin Xiao's mouth and didn't move.
Lin Xiao didn't move.
"Let go." Qi Zhen turned her head and saw the two of them like this, and her helpless voice continued to sound.
Yu Liang turned his head and glanced at Qi Zhen, probably meaning that Lin Xiao covered him first.
Lin Xiao looked righteous and awe-inspiring, probably meaning that Yu Liang himself was very easy to control himself, and he was afraid that he would be discovered by the guards if he spoke out.
"Don't make a fuss, I'll count 1.2.3, and the two of you will put it together." Qi Zhen said helplessly.
According to the way these two people make trouble, I am afraid that they will not be able to enter Suzhou until dawn.
After Qi Zhen counted down, the two finally slowly let go of their hands, but they still glared at each other.
"Don't make any more fuss, hurry." Qi Zhen urged.
Yu Liang nodded, picked up the sawtooth arrow that had just fallen with his hand, and slammed it into the wall.
Worthy of the most expensive serrated arrows of the day, the arrows easily inserted into the city walls, but nothing more.
Only the arrows were embedded in the city walls, which, of course, could not bear the weight of a person.
Qi Zhen hung on the arrow and tried it, and sure enough, the arrow collapsed in an instant, and the ashes on the wall bricks fell.
At this time, Yu Liang finally found out from Qi Zhen's movements how he wanted to climb the corner tower.
Yu Liang spread his hands, indicating that he was really powerless.
So the two of them turned their heads to look at Lin Xiao in unison.
Lin Xiao was still worried about Yu Liang covering his mouth, and when he saw the two of them looking at him, his expression instantly turned into an innocent face.
"Lin Xiao, you try to put on the copper gloves and insert the arrow into it." Qi Zhen's voice sounded in Lin Xiao's heart.
Lin Xiao nodded, took the sawtooth arrow handed over by Yu Liang, and weighed it slightly in his hand.
A golden-red fist appeared on his right hand, which was none other than a copper fist!
Lin Xiao took two steps back slightly, and then took a deep breath.
Suddenly, Lin Xiao's eyes flickered, and his left foot took a big step forward, and at the same time, the one in his right hand held a sawtooth arrow and thrust forward!
Burst!
The arrow instantly sank deep into the wall in front of it, half inside, half outside.
Qi Zhen hung up on the interview again, and there was no problem now.
"Lin Xiao, be a little smaller, try again."
Qi Zhen knew that once the three of them officially began to climb the city wall, Lin Xiao would definitely not be able to use this way of exerting force.
After experimenting a few more times, Lin Xiao finally found the most suitable strength, which would not waste his strength and ensure that the arrows could be accurately inserted into the city wall.
The tenacity of the serrated arrow is indeed very good, and the person standing at the end of the arrow does not bend the shaft of the arrow even slightly.
Lin Xiao walked in the front, and Qi Zhen broke behind.
Yes, three people are walking up.
Every time Lin Xiao took a step, he inserted an arrow a higher place in front of his feet, as if he had built a staircase on the city wall.
Every time he inserts an arrow, Lin Xiao has to compare it with the previous one to see if it is highly consistent.
With Lin Xiao's strength, neither Yu Liang nor Qi Zhen could pull the sawtooth arrow out of the wall again.
So this staircase is a bit expensive.
Yu Liang and Qi Zhen's hearts are dripping blood.
The corner tower is so big, naturally it can't be a ladder to the highest, Lin Xiao is very humane and began to walk in a zigzag.
All three of them were very skilled, so they quickly reached the edge of the ground in the corner tower.
There are two ways to go up, stun the guards, or still choose to sneak in.
There wasn't much time left for the three of them, because Lin Xiao's body was a little shaky.
"Lin Xiao, you shouldn't be afraid of heights." Qi Zhen asked.
Lin Xiao, who was facing the two of them, nodded, and his body trembled even more.
Just now, he had been inserting arrows, stepping, holding arrows, and inserting arrows, and the sky was also dark, so Lin Xiao didn't care about it at all.
After stopping at this time, after the wind blew again, Lin Xiao realized that the three of them had come to an extremely high place at this time, and when they looked down, their legs were even weaker.
The sawtooth arrow does not bend, but it trembles, and often the more you tremble, the more it trembles.
Lin Xiao closed his eyes and began to adjust his breathing.
Fortunately, Lin Xiao didn't wait too long.
Because Qi Zhen moved.
Qi Zhen's body jumped up suddenly, and almost instantly reached the top of the corner tower.
The guard on the corner tower noticed a dark shadow flashing, and then, in the moonlight, saw a pair of red eyes.
Blood Wheel Eye Illusion, activate!
The other guard, who was still napping at this time, did not notice Qi Zhen's arrival at all.
Qi Zhen had already wanted to launch an illusion on the two of them at the same time as he did in the Yamen of the City Patrol Division, even if his spiritual power was overdrawn again.
It seems that it is not necessary.
"Come on, hurry, be quiet." Qi Zhen said to Lin Xiao and Yu Liang.
Lin Xiao had already stayed enough, and he stepped forward with one step, and Yu Liang followed closely behind.
When the two came up, they saw two guards, one with his eyes open but unresponsive, and the other dozing off.
The three of them looked at each other, nodded, and tiptoed into the corner tower, and then walked down the stairs of the corner tower.
Now that you're here, the rest of the story is much simpler.
Successfully avoiding the sight of the patrolling soldiers on the wall, the three of them walked down the stairs on the inside of the city wall to the street.
There is a curfew in the city of Suzhou.
The streets are deserted at night.
Only the faint flickering lights in the Qinglou Inn in the distance make people remember the bustle and prosperity of this important town in the south of the Yangtze River.
Yu Liang glanced at Qi Zhen with an inquiring look.
Qi Zhen shook his head and said, "What can I say, there are no guards here." ”
Yu Liangcai remembered that he could speak, he lowered his voice and asked Qi Zhen: "According to your request, you came in so urgently, so what are we doing now?" ”
Lin Xiao also looked at Qi Zhen with a blank expression.
"Trouble, won't you?" Qi Zhen asked.
Both of them shook their heads blankly.
Qi Zhen patted her forehead, "IQ is in a hurry." ”
……
As a bustling city, Suzhou always wakes up much earlier than other places.
The shopkeeper of the lacquerware shop felt that he might be a little unfavorable.
Early yesterday morning, I saw a group of people around the door of Yiyuanzhai pointing and pointing, and came forward to take a look, it turned out that the outer wall of Yiyuanzhai made people draw a picture of the rising sun.
The picture is very beautiful, but this wall was fine during the curfew the night before, and I don't know who painted such a picture on the wall at night.
Not long after returning to the lacquerware shop, Zhang's shopkeeper ushered in the officials of Suzhou Prefecture, who patrolled the boundaries of Suzhou all the year round, and they were not living people, and Zhang's shopkeeper poured a cup of hot tea for each of them.
After a greeting, the two officials finally said the purpose of the trip, which turned out to be related to the picture on the outer wall of Yiyuanzhai.
It's just graffiti outside the wall, but it's the rising sun, this kind of thing, big or small, but the only thing that is certain is that Yi Yuanzhai must not know about it, so wouldn't it become his own painting?
So the leaders of Suzhou Mansion quickly learned about it, and the only clue was probably the paint used by the thieves, so they came here to ask if anyone had bought red paint in the past few days.
The head of the shopkeeper Zhang shook like a rattle, and he also said, the two masters, we mainly sell utensils, not lacquer.
The two officials said let's look at the account points.
As a result, I really saw the problem.
Red paint, one bucket missing.
Shopkeeper Zhang hurriedly said that this time, you not only have to check the drawing, but you also have to help me check the paint loss.
The two officials smiled and said that your words have no basis, how do I know that you didn't paint it.
The shopkeeper immediately panicked, took out two pieces of broken silver and handed them to the two officials, and made a move.
In fact, the two officials also knew that this matter must have nothing to do with the shopkeeper.
But the officials and shopkeepers walking on the ground all tacitly knew that the money was collected, and it was much more practical to make the shopkeeper Zhang more down-to-earth than not to collect it.
Since he was able to complete this masterpiece in one night, this person must also have something extraordinary, as for catching this thief......
Both officials knew that there was little hope.
After all, people haven't done anything hurtful, if it weren't for the requirements of the imperial court, don't say it, this painting is really good-looking.
After sending off the servants, the shopkeeper Zhang felt that he was really unlucky.
Time went back another day, and the shopkeeper Zhang got up early this time, because his heart was not steady, he hurried to the shop, but he was afraid of something.
Why did you lose another bucket!?
From this point of view, in fact, the whole team is still very fateful.
Shopkeeper Zhang sat on the threshold with a dead face, thinking about whether to hurry up to report to the official or wait for someone from the yamen to ask questions.
After an hour, the shopkeeper Zhang felt that it was not a matter to wait like this, and he had to hurry up to report to the official, otherwise he would not be able to wash himself if he turned around and jumped into the Yellow River.
He sealed the door of the shop and walked to the Suzhou Mansion in three steps and two steps.
As a result, when he arrived at the gate of the yamen, the head of the shopkeeper Zhang buzzed.
He found his paint.
It turned out to have been splashed on this wall.
At this time, there were already many people standing at the door of the yamen, some people were pointing at the red paint on the wall, and more people seemed to be coming...... Reported to the Officer.
At this time, in the lobby of Suzhou Mansion, the people of Suzhou Mansion sat under the plaque hanging high in the mirror, looking a little helpless.
No, it's very helpless.
Early in the morning, he was shouted by his servants, saying that there was already a queue outside.
Adults say queue? What's in line?
The official said that there was already a queue outside the door of the government office.
Adults say bold, is this using my Suzhou Mansion as a vegetable market?