Chapter 39: The Mystery
I thought I would soon be able to get the news of Weilong Mountain, but I didn't expect that Rui Wei would not be heard from this time! I was worried and had the heart to go out to find her, but I was worried about Wang Shaoting's safety, so I didn't dare to leave without permission, and I was as anxious as ants on a hot pot.
On the third day, seeing that Wang Shaoting's injuries had improved greatly, he could basically sit up and move a little, and his spirit was much better, so he couldn't help it anymore and asked: "Shaoting, there is something related to my friend's safety, I must ask you now." ”
He was still a little out of breath when he spoke, and his voice was very weak, but he still nodded and said, "You ask." ”
"Who was the person who attacked Weilong Mountain that day? Do you know where they're coming from? I asked eagerly.
"They are the private department of Youzhou Mu." He replied.
"Youzhou Mu? What kind of official position is it? "I'm embarrassed to ask such a question, but this time I had to ask it clearly.
Wang Shaoting didn't laugh at me, but said seriously: "The governor is the most powerful person in a state, and those black-clothed people are all troops recruited by him privately, and they are not dispatched by the imperial court. ”
I thought to myself, this is probably the equivalent of a local warlord, and asked, "Have you offended them?" ”
Wang Shaoting thought for a while and said: "It stands to reason that no, Weilongshan has existed here for almost ten years, and there has always been a tacit understanding with the government. ”
This...... Isn't it the collusion of officials and bandits, and in the end it is only the common people who are unlucky, I said in my heart.
"Look at the number of people, their strength is also very strong!" I sighed.
He nodded and said: "There are almost a thousand people in a department, looking at the number of people that day, there may not be three thousand but five thousand, and the reason behind the use of so many people to attack Weilong Mountain must be extraordinary." ”
"But when it comes to going it alone, their level is really not very good." I snorted.
Wang Shaoting also smiled and said: "Those people are all temporarily recruited from the people, and there is still no way to compare with the regular army." But I didn't expect you to be quite able to fight, and it was really thanks to you that day. ”
I seem to be a little used to his coldness, but now that I am gentle, I am a little uncomfortable, and when he praises it, I touch the back of my head and smirk.
After laughing a few times, I remembered that I had to go to Rui Wei, if the other party was so well-founded, maybe she was found out about the news, wouldn't it be very dangerous now?
Thinking of this, he hurriedly said to Wang Shaoting: "I have to go and find my friend, you stay here, don't act rashly!" ”
After that, he left the house, and he didn't forget to put Wang Shaoting's sharp dagger in his sleeve.
As soon as I walked to the gate of the courtyard, the door opened suddenly, and I almost collided with someone who came.
I looked up and saw that the other party was dressed in black, with a saber at his waist, dressed up like those who attacked Weilong Mountain that day, and I was shocked, and I jumped a step and showed the dagger!
As soon as I raised my hand to attack first, the other party had already put a dark stick on my chest, and the movement was lightning fast, and I didn't react at all.
Then the other party took off his hat and shouted, "Hey, see it clearly before you do it!" ”
When I saw it, it was none other than Rui Wei, who I was desperately trying to find!
"My aunt, you're back!" I jumped to my feet and shouted.
She smiled and said, "Why don't you pour me some water!" ”
"Good!" I quickly ran to pour water, dusted the stool under the porch with my sleeve, and asked her to sit down.
"Where have you been these days?" I asked eagerly.
She took a sip of water and said with a slightly excited expression: "This is a long story, you listen to me slowly!" ”
Here's what Rui Wei told me about her experience in the past few days.
That morning, she first rode to Weilong Mountain, and when she arrived at the fork in the road, she found that the road had been blocked by large rocks and could not be crossed, but some black-clad soldiers were clearing the road there. Rui Wei thought to himself at the time that if he wanted to know the most detailed situation, he would definitely have to mix it up internally.
So he spotted a man in black who was standing guard alone, put him down, took his clothes and dressed him up, and continued to stand there pretending to be a sentry.
Standing at about noon, someone came to change the guard, and Rui Wei pretended to complain casually: "How long will you spend here on this hot day?" ”
The changing of the guard said: "Come on, listen to the people inside, dig at both ends together, and you will almost be able to clear the way by evening." ”
"Dig at both ends? Is it over there? Rui asked.
"Yes! Haven't you heard? Hundreds died, hundreds were caught, but unfortunately the leaders ran away. ”
"But we've also broken a lot of people, why do we have to fight them so hard?"
As soon as he heard this, the man's face changed, and he said, "You can't just talk about this, you know?" You want to die! ”
Rui worried, didn't want to ask anything, and obediently went to the side to rest.
In the evening, those people really carved a way next to the big stone, and many black-clothed people came out of it, and some captives from Weilong Mountain were escorted out. Originally, Rui Wei thought that this group of people would take advantage of the fire to loot and loot Weilong Mountain, but until the end, he didn't see any materials coming out.
The facts were unclear, and she was still a little unsatisfied, so she simply followed the large army to see what else they could do next.
But this group of people walked less than ten miles and stationed down, and according to the grapevine, they were waiting for Shangfeng's order.
By the next night, Rui Wei noticed that there was some commotion in the ranks, and people began to say that the herald had arrived and that he had a new mission. Rui worried about it for a while, and simply sneaked near the main tent in the night, intending to see if she could overhear some information.
However, the vicinity of the main tent was heavily guarded, making it difficult to approach. Rui Wei was hesitating when she saw a girl walking towards the main tent with food.
Rui Wei went up and covered her mouth, and whispered, "I'm sorry, you can sleep for a while." He fainted her, tossed her clothes, and walked generously into the main tent with his wine.
I saw that there were a total of five people sitting in the main tent, and the one sitting in the middle should be the person with the highest official position in this group, and the person sitting next to him on the right hand was dressed differently from the others, and looked like a civil official, probably the so-called herald.
Rui Wei lowered her head and distributed the food to the table as she pricked up her ears to listen to the conversation between the two leaders.
I only heard the herald say, "...... My lord asked me to convey to Captain Lin that I must bring things back for this operation, otherwise I don't need to go back. ”
The officer and soldier known as Captain Lin showed an embarrassed look and said, "But this time we searched all over Weilong Mountain, but we didn't find anyone or anything, so I don't know if they were transferred away." I wonder if you can ask Master Zhang to go back and help us say a few kind words? ”
Master Zhang said with a displeased face: "The news is so true, but you returned empty-handed, how can I help you with good words?" ”
Captain Lin seemed to be a little angry and said: "Originally, they were captured, but who knew that they would have a chance to escape if they were ambushed halfway, but I didn't expect those ringing horses to be so cunning!" Then he said unevenly: "We have been working for adults for so many years, how can we let us become benevolent if we don't succeed for that kind of thing?" ”
Master Zhang said in a low voice: "Then you don't know, this thing is hot now, not only the Ying Digging Group, but even the Hu people have a heart." I've also heard a rumor that whoever gets this first will be able to command the world! ”
Captain Lin was surprised and said, "Is it really that evil? If we get it, wouldn't we have the opportunity to accomplish something for a thousand years? ”
"That's natural, haha!" Master Zhang laughed, and the two of them picked up the wine and drank it all.
Rui Wei lingered in the house for a long time, and no matter what happened, he had to leave, so he had to turn around and walk outside. As soon as I walked to the door, I took a look at a person who came in from outside.
Rui was stunned for a moment when he saw that person, that face looked a little familiar, but he didn't remember who he was. The man also saw Rui Wei's face clearly, his eyes widened, and he showed a look of surprise.
At this time, Lord Zhang over there shouted: "Du Zifeng, you are here!" Come and sit! ”
Du Zifeng? Rui Wei didn't seem to have heard of this name.
Du Zifeng glanced at her with complicated eyes, but he didn't move, and walked around her to the table.
Rui Wei walked out of the tent, his heart pounding. I can't remember who that person is, but what is the feeling of oppression that comes to my face when I see him? The man obviously knew her, but he didn't say anything, why?
Immediately decided to slip away, quickly went to change back into the original military uniform, sneaked to the edge of the camp, stole a horse and escaped.
On the way back, I also went to Weilong Mountain by the way, and found that people had gone to the mountains and emptied, and I didn't see a living mouth that could find out what news, so I simply ate something there and stayed for one night, and by the way, I also brought some gold and silver that I found out a little soft, and I rushed back quickly at dawn.
During the whole process of Rui Wei's narration, I couldn't help but not interrupt. But the more I listened to her, the heavier my heart became, and I felt like I was being weighed down by some big rock.
The "thing" she mentioned, if I guessed correctly, would be the Blood Rock Furnace! I always thought that Weilongshan was in a big disaster, and it was I who rescued Wang Shaoting, and by the way, I helped Weilongshan block the enemy. I didn't expect these people to come at me, didn't they say that I had caused Weilong Mountain?
What the hell is commanding the world? How can a small Dan furnace have so much influence? Could it be that it is the same as the Heavenly Sword Dragon Slaying Knife, what martial arts secrets are hidden in it? Isn't that all fiction, who sits in the world because he can fight!
Later, she mentioned Du Zifeng, which made me even more shocked, wasn't that the person who deceived me to Weilong Mountain in the first place? And pretending to be my family! I always thought he was from Weilong Mountain, but now he is mixed up with the forces that destroyed Weilong Mountain, who is he?
What makes me even more uneasy is his attitude towards Rui Wei, in that case it is obvious that Rui Wei is a spy, why should he not point it out immediately?
My mind was booming, all kinds of ideas came to me, Rui Wei called me next to me, and I didn't care about responding. After a while, a thought flashed through me, and I slapped my thigh and said, "Oh no! ”