Chapter 19: The Trail of the Vortex Man
After tossing for half a night, Xuanyi was finally able to sleep with his clothes, while the woman nested in a corner of the room, staring at Xuanyi on the bed with big eyes and vigilant eyes, in case he did something unforgivable "bestiality".
Xuanyi didn't give up his bed as "generously" as those brain-dead novel heroes, but just threw a quilt in the spirit of humanitarianism to protect her from the cold at night.
The night was long, and Xuanyi made an even breathing sound and quickly fell asleep, but he was only in a light sleep, and he would definitely wake up at the slightest movement. The woman curled up on the chaise longue and wrapped her body tightly, and gradually fell asleep with a sense of sleepiness.
Early the next morning, Xuanyi got up early and walked out of the door, and the two guards on duty hurriedly stepped forward to say hello, looking at the smiles on their faces, Xuanyi shook his head helplessly and pointed to the door and whispered: "You two keep an eye on me, she may be a member of the Fairness Party." ”
Hearing this, the two guards glanced at each other, the smile on their faces instantly retracted, and they said, "Obey!"
It was a matter of rebellion against the party, and the two little guards did not dare to be careless.
Xuanyi walked out of the house briskly, and the streets in the early morning were damp and cold. As far as the eye can see, there are ruins everywhere, and the war has deeply scarred this border town.
In order to prevent the plague, most of the corpses in the city were burned in a centralized manner, except for some soldiers who got up early and were still looting belongings, the whole town was deserted. Xuanyi could only hear the clanging of the armor on his body all the way.
Xuanyi walked several streets to a relatively open area, which was supposed to be a farmers' market, but now it is full of sewage and debris. A group of soldiers dressed in the armor of the Forward Battalion were gathering in a circle and arguing loudly, and the sharp-eyed soldiers saw Xuanyi approaching and hurriedly made way of a passage.
"What's going on, why are you here?" asked Xuanyi aloud.
"My lord, several of our brothers in the squad went missing and didn't return all night. The first one of the older squad leaders hurriedly saluted and reported for duty.
"Maybe I'm hiding in a private house to be lazy!" a shrill voice interjected.
"Impossible, our team strictly abides by Commander Yang's military orders, and will return to the designated position to assemble before dark. The team leader retorted.
"Bold! How can you talk to Lord Prison Army!" Several masters of the Inner Mansion in Jinyi pushed away the onlookers and walked over, and the person who spoke before was the Father-in-law of the Prison Army.
Gonggong An waved his hand to signal that his subordinates didn't have to worry, and he slowly paced to the front of the squad leader and said coldly: "Since Commander Yang has a military order, then according to the military order of the Great Liang, if the sergeant of the team does not obey the military order, will the captain be punished for the same crime?"
"This... The squad leader was dumbfounded, he hurriedly knelt down, fine beads of sweat oozed from his forehead, and he gritted his teeth and shouted: "Lord Supervisor, it is impossible for the sergeant of the subordinate team to violate the military order, and the subordinate suspects... Smell a rat... ”
"What do you suspect? Say it quickly!" Grandpa An reprimanded, his thin voice was extremely penetrating, causing the eardrums of everyone around him to buzz.
The team leader wiped the fine sweat from his forehead, hesitated for a moment, took out a package from his arms, and opened it to see that it was a mutilated human forearm.
"What do you think of us with a stump arm?"
"Lord Warden, I can't hide it, this arm belongs to a missing soldier in his team. The squad leader spat out the truth.
Gonggong An frowned slightly: "Are you sure? Otherwise, our family will definitely punish you for the crime of shaking the morale of the army!"
When the team leader heard this, he was busy kowtowing, and affirmed in a loud voice: "Xiaojun has a tattoo on his arm, his subordinates have seen it with their own eyes, and he will never be mistaken, and there is still a tooth stuck in the muscle of this forearm, please look at it!"
Everyone looked in the direction of his finger, and the tattooed arm did indeed have a cone-shaped, yellowish tooth, which was extremely sharp, with a slight curve on the inside and a serrated inside.
Gonggong An squatted down with a gloomy face, pinched the tooth of unknown origin and looked at it for a while, then put it in his arms, and only spit out a sentence after a long time: "These soldiers may have suffered some kind of jackals, tigers and leopards, you don't need to panic." ”
Although this explanation was barely in the past, most of the people present were still skeptical. Xuan Yi knew from his expression that he must know the origin of this tooth, but for some reason, Gonggong An concealed the matter, and instead pushed the reason to the unwarranted jackal, tiger and leopard.
"Let's disperse!" Father-in-law An waved his hand to set the tone for the matter, and the onlookers also dispersed to perform their duties.
"General Chu is also here! It just so happens that our family has something to discuss with you!" Father-in-law An saw Xuanyi standing on the side, and with a hypocritical smile on his face, he beckoned Xuanyi to come over.
"See Gong An!" Xuanyi bowed and saluted, he didn't dare to waste the etiquette that should be in the army.
"No courtesy, General Chu leans over!" Father-in-law An beckoned, signaling Xuanyi to come closer.
Xuanyi forcibly suppressed the discomfort in his heart and took a few steps forward, and suddenly a strong smell of fat powder came to his nose.
"General Chu, please quickly reorganize the troops and horses after breakfast later!" Gonggong An said in a deep voice, his tone resolute.
Xuanyi said suspiciously, according to the battle plan issued by the imperial court before, after occupying Danyang Town, it is necessary to completely wipe out the surrounding villages, and under normal circumstances, the rebellious Fairness Party members in each place are jointly commanded by a "party leader" and a "military division", although the "party leader" Huang Defu has been arrested, but the "military division" is still on the run, and it is absolutely impossible for the encirclement and suppression army to withdraw from Danyang at this time, otherwise the Fairness Party will surely resurrect.
"Gong An, this is the camp, I'm afraid I will be reprimanded by the court. Xuanyi asked with some uncertainty.
Gonggong An waved his hand, interrupting Xuanyi's words, he lowered his voice and couldn't refuse: "General Chu, I repeat, in a quarter of an hour, immediately pull out the camp and go to the next town, if the court is to blame, our family will bear it!"
Looking at the fierce light that flashed in Gonggong An's eyes, Xuanyi finally nodded: "Subordinates obey orders!"
Gonggong An didn't answer, and led a group of subordinates to turn around and leave, leaving behind a mysterious robe full of doubts.
Xuanyi's mind was in a mess, and the abnormal performance of Father-in-law An, who was eager for quick success, highlighted the unusual nature of this matter, he hurried back to the temporary residence, and the two guards hurriedly greeted him when he came back: "My lord, there is a guest who claims to be your junior brother to visit. ”
"Senior brother?" Xuanyi was puzzled, and then suddenly realized that his body also had an identity as a true disciple of the four generations of the Weiwu Sect, this Weiwu Sect was respected as the state religion by the Great Liang Emperor, and the contemporary sect leader Tongtian Zhenren was even respected as the imperial teacher by the Jinglong Emperor, and the power was unparalleled for a while.
As soon as Xuanyi walked into the lobby, a man dressed in green clothes put down the dishes and chopsticks in his hand and got up to greet him with a smile: "Senior Brother Chu, don't come unharmed!"
Xuanyi had no impression of the person in front of him, and had to use the scanning function of the wood core, he faintly said: "It turned out to be the junior brother of Wuya!"
The man smiled and praised: "Senior brother is really wise, I didn't expect some disguise techniques to be seen through by senior brother at a glance." As he spoke, the man wiped off his face with an extremely realistic human skin mask, revealing a delicate and handsome face.