Chapter 124: Nine Marks
The night was hazy, in the room of the inn in Hirata Town, an oil lamp flickered and flickered, and the reflection of two figures on the wall with teeth and claws, and Jiro Miyai stood at the top of the stairs drowsy, and after half the night, these two guests didn't seem to have any intention of sleeping.
"Hall Master Yao, I don't know if you still remember what the abbot of Tianxing said when we passed through Dali when we were leaving?" Yan Lengfeng sat cross-legged on the bed, closed his eyes and breathed for a while, and spoke.
"You mean the one that the abbot of Tianxing asked for?" Yao Shuang sat on the chair and poured herself a drink.
"That's right, the predecessor of Tianxing is a high-ranking monk, what he said must have some truth, he asked us to pay attention to the word 'source', I am afraid that there will be a prison disaster, it will not be the source of the Lai Dynasty!"
"If this 'source' represents the source of the Yoritomo Dynasty, then wouldn't our trip to Nara Castle fall into the mouth of a tiger and throw ourselves into the net?"
"Yes! Brother Xing is single, even though his martial arts are strong, but after all, two fists are hard to beat four hands! We must rush to Nara Castle as soon as possible, so that we may be able to help Brother Xing and let him escape this catastrophe safely. Yan Lengfeng was a little anxious in his heart, if it was really as Tianxing said, then Yan Yunxing's trip would definitely be extremely dangerous, it happened that Yan Yunxing was determined to meet in Nara City, which was the old nest of the Yuan Lai Dynasty, could this be fate?
"But a wise person like the sect leader knows that Longtan Tiger's Den still has to break in? How can we not find out beforehand? Are we too anxious......"
"Hall Master Yao, the Sect Master must have made a thorough investigation in advance before acting, but have you forgotten the Sect Master's answer to Tianxing? Three points are destined, seven points rely on hard work, you think about it carefully, when is the sect leader not a dangerous move, if Nara City is a crisis, a dead situation, then even if the sect leader is smart, I'm afraid it can't be defeated by a group of wolves, the strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, this eastward trip, I have always felt very nervous and uncomfortable anyway, as if there is a pair of eyes in the dark that have been watching our every move, hey...... I hope I'm worried too much......" It was rare for Yan Lengfeng to say such a long list of words, but they were all worried about Yan Yunxing's words.
"Not to mention whether what Tianxing said is true or false, for no reason, Yuan Lai Chao will not embarrass the sect master, not to mention that the sect leader is a master of the Heavenly Empire in their eyes, so he won't make enemies so easily, right?" Yao Shuang analyzed it and expressed her considerations.
"No matter what, we must go at full speed tomorrow and rush to Nara Castle as soon as possible."
"Well, it's not too early, I'll go back to my room to rest first, and the cold protector should also pay attention to taking care of his body, after all, he has to be in a perfect state to help the sect master......" Yao Shuang said Seeing Leng Feng nodding slightly, he got up and left.
Jiro Miyai watched the candles go out in the two rooms, and finally couldn't help the fatigue, closed his eyes, and leaned on the stairs to fall asleep.
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The next day, the day was slightly bright, Miyai Jiro slept soundly, but in the dream he felt that someone was pushing him hard, pushing him a little impatient, and finally couldn't help but open his mouth and scolded: "Which bastard keeps pushing me, looking for death, right......" After scolding, he also woke up, Miyai opened his sleepy eyes and turned his head to look at the person who pushed him, only to see that the person had a cold face, surrounded by four drops of black water, exuding a chill all over his body, Miyai Jiro hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I don't know if it's an adult, I wonder what the adults have to get up so early? ”
Yan Lengfeng didn't care about Miyai's scolding words, took out three gold coins and handed them to Miyai Jiro, but his voice was still cold: "Arrange to make breakfast, two pots of wine, a chicken, and hire a carriage, and we will take the carriage after breakfast." ”
"Okay, my lord, you can sit on a chair downstairs first, and I'll go and order the kitchen to cook for you." After saying that, he ran downstairs. Yan Lengfeng knocked on Yao Shuang's door, and in less than a moment, Yao Shuang was dressed and went downstairs with Yan Lengfeng.
After breakfast, the sky was a little brighter, and the small vendors who set up stalls on the streets of Hirata Town also started a new day's busy life, Yan Lengfeng and the others quickly got into the carriage and galloped towards Nara Castle on the official road.
Dongying is surrounded by the sea on all sides, all the way inevitably stop and change boats, alternating back and forth, Yao Shuang and the two of them rushed day and night, and finally arrived at Nara City after more than 20 days, at this time there is still a day deadline from the January period, Yao Shuang and the two of them went directly to a restaurant, entered the restaurant and asked for two pots of wine and a plate of meat and began to eat and drink.
"Angs...... Have you heard? The lord of the city accepted a beautiful concubine some time ago, what is the name of Hojo Masako, I heard people who participated in the wedding banquet say, that little lady is really coquettish, full of charm, rare in the world, everyone who has seen her wants to turn Luan Feng upside down with her, hey...... Why don't you say I don't have this life......" A table of two guests behind Yao Shuang was sighing in a low voice, Yao Shuang's ears were sharp, and he accidentally heard the conversation between the two.
"Come on, you, just like you, people have to be able to look down on you, besides, what kind of character is the city lord, and you can compare to a little salt seller? In the future, this kind of thing is less to say in seconds, beware of the ...... of the wall," another guest reminded in a low voice.
"What are we afraid of when we talk so quietly, unless you go to tell me a secret." The salt seller didn't care, and he shook his body and glanced at the other guest.
"How could I go snitching? Our brothers for so many years, should you have done it for nothing? The guest was a little upset and complained that the salt merchant did not trust him.
"Okay, okay, what's the matter, let's drink, let's go to Yano's gambling house in the afternoon to play a few games, and I'll invite you to a famous prostitute to open meat in the evening, how about it?"
"Hahaha...... Good brother, it's interesting, come, drink ......"
Yao Shuang laughed when she heard this, shook her head, picked up a bowl of wine and ran away, just about to put down the bowl, but heard Yan Lengfeng whisper: "Master Yao is slow, there is a mark at the bottom of the bowl!" ”
"Huh? What mark? When Yao Shuang heard this, she hurriedly turned the bowl over, and took a closer look, only to see a strange thing painted at the bottom of the bowl, which looked like a mountain, but the feeling of jumping seemed to be like a fire, Yao Shuang didn't quite understand, this couldn't be a prank of the guests, right......
"Leng Protector is too careful, Cup Bow Snake Shadow, this is just a joke of the guests......" Yao Shuanggang laughed at Yan Lengfeng's fuss, but a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his head, and he exclaimed in a low voice: "Fire, fire protector!" Could it be that the Fire Protector and the Moonlight Gang Leader had already arrived in Nara City? ”
Yan Lengfeng heard Yao Shuang's speculation, and hurriedly turned his bowl over, there was also a mark on it, and three curved lines were drawn on the crescent moon, Yao Shuang and the others frowned and pondered for a long time, but they couldn't figure out what this meant.
"Hall Master Yao, it seems that you are going to be busy again tonight......" Yan Lengfeng got up to leave after speaking, Yao Shuang took out a silver coin and put it on the table, his thick eyebrows tightened, and he left the restaurant with Yan Lengfeng.
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In the middle of the night, the stars are scarce, it is the end of the month, Nara Castle is dark, in the back kitchen of the North Island Restaurant, a black shadow is sneakily turning over the kitchen utensils, suddenly there is a "Zi" sound, the black shadow is actually lit the fire, I saw him take out a piece of white paper from his arms, while turning the bottom of the bowl, while carefully painting, about an hour and a half, he finally rummaged through all the bowls, soon the fire was extinguished, and the North Island Restaurant regained its calm again.
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In the north of Nara City, in a small inn, Yan Lengfeng and Yao Shuang were lying under the oil lamp carefully observing the strange graphics, there were nine patterns on the whole paper, except for the two that the two saw in the restaurant during the day, the other seven were also confusing to the two of them, and they couldn't understand it.
Yan Lengfeng looked at it for a long time and didn't see the reason, and finally decided to use the stupidest way, directly took out a piece of paper and categorized it and drew it again.
If the fire graphic represents the fire, then the crescent represents the moonlight gang leader, the two belong to a group, first put these two people into a category, and there is a pattern that also has the shape of fire, but around the fire is painted with the line of the word "Tian", which should also belong to the group of Huo'er, and the crescent moon divided by three lines should belong to the same group.
The second group has a leaf pattern, and another leaf is also painted with the line of the word "Tian", which belongs to a group.
The remaining three, one is in the shape of a small scythe and a short sword, and there is a curved symbol on the right, which the two of them cannot understand; The other picture is painted with five dots, the same curved symbol on the right, which is not very clear, and the last one is drawn with a vertical and a dot at the bottom, which makes the two of them very entangled.
"That's all nine pictures?" Yan Lengfeng asked after grouping and classifying.
"If the restaurant didn't have broken bowls, it would be all there was to it." Yao Shuang replied while carefully observing the three sets of figures.
"The scythe and dagger must be referring to you and me, but what does the curved symbol on the right mean?" Yao Shuang first analyzed the graphics representing the two of them, and couldn't figure it out after thinking about it for a long time, so she could only observe the first group first.
"Fire and Moonlight Gang Leader...... Not...... If that Tianzigzag line represents the cage......" Yan Lengfeng looked at it for a long time, and suddenly remembered the prison disaster that the abbot of Tianxing said, since the two of them had been talking about this topic these days, they naturally couldn't help but think of this aspect.
"Then according to your guess, is Huo'er imprisoned?"
"It's hard to say, according to this idea, that ruthlessness is also imprisoned."
"Look like this, we might be the last group to arrive."
"That's right, but what about the Master? It is impossible that there is no figure representing the Sect Master on it. ”
"Five points, isn't that the sect leader? Five Poisons Sect! Yao Shuang patted her head happily and jumped three feet high, isn't the five-dot pattern representing the sect leader!
"But the sect leader and we also drew that strange symbol, when this person made the mark, we must still be on the way to come, if this curved symbol represents the meaning of 'absence'......" Yan Lengfeng still calmly analyzed.
"In other words, Huo'er and Ruthless are imprisoned, and the only one left to draw this mark ......"
"Moonlight Gang Master!"
"Yes, it may be the leader of the Moonlight Gang, but you still forgot someone!"
"I see! If the pattern is not missing, then only one person in the entire pattern is not marked! ”
"Boss Blue!" The two frowned tightly and said in unison.