Chapter 37: Exploring the Way
Three days later, they came to the foot of Xuanhu Mountain, and looking at the Xuanhu Mountain Protoss warriors passing by from time to time, Wang Shen said to Xu Chen, "Let's find a place to rest first." ”
The two of them lowered their heads and went into a teahouse and sat down, and before Xiao Er served tea, Xu Chen asked anxiously, "When will we go to Xuanhu Mountain?"
"This is the base camp of Feng Qianhiro, and the sacred mountain must be heavily guarded, do you want to break in?"
Xu Chen raised his eyes and swept over, and found that there were several god fighters drinking tea in this small teahouse, so he couldn't help lowering his voice and said, "Don't worry, I'm not that stupid, I see that there are many people during the day, why don't you wait until night and sneak into the mountains to find out the news?"
"And say that you are not stupid! Everyone is sleeping at night, who are you looking for to make a confession, do you want to arrest the patrol people?" Wang Shen said angrily: "Don't say that you can't beat the people, even if you can get the news of Nangong Muyang from the other party's mouth, turn around and report the incident to the wind Qianxun, it's strange that the God King doesn't send someone to arrest you." ”
"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, so what do you say?" Xu Chen was suddenly a little deflated.
"Don't worry, let's see. ”
The two drank the tea in a low-key manner, and Wang Shen took Xu Chen to walk around, eavesdropping on the chats of the people around him from time to time, hoping to hear some useful clues from it.
Suddenly, he saw a middle-aged man of about forty years old, dressed in coarse cloth and carrying an empty load on his shoulders, coming out of the checkpoint at the foot of the mountain.
Wang Shen's eyes suddenly lit up, and he turned to Xu Chen and said, "I have thought of a way to enter Xuanhu Mountain." ”
Then he pointed to the middle-aged man who was carrying the burden and said, "We follow this guy, and it depends on him whether we can enter the sacred mountain or not." ”
The two followed the middle-aged man through the streets and alleys, and finally saw him enter a house with blue bricks and black tiles and never come out.
Wang Shen said: "This should be his house, let's go next door to find out his details." ”
"I didn't want to go to Xuanhu Mountain, but I came here to investigate an irrelevant person!" Although there were complaints in his heart, Xu Chen still endured the unhappiness in his heart and followed Wang Shen to investigate the family situation of the middle-aged man.
After asking the neighbors, Wang Shen knew that this middle-aged man had the same surname as himself, Wang, he was a farmer, and he had to go to Shenshan every day to deliver food to the kitchen of Kaiyang Palace.
Wang Shen was overjoyed after hearing this, what he wanted was the result, so he pulled Xu Chen to a secluded place and whispered his plan.
After listening to this, Xu Chen realized that he had wrongly blamed Wang Shen, and he couldn't help but say that it was good, he felt that the plan formulated by Wang Shen was really wonderful.
Early the next morning, the two of them waited near the corner of the farmer's house surnamed Wang, and after about half an hour, they saw the surnamed Wang coming out of the house with a basket full of vegetables.
At this time, it was early in the morning, there were few pedestrians on the road, the middle-aged man hurriedly carried the burden, Wang Shen jumped out of the corner with a knife in a black scarf, and shouted at him: "Don't rob, hand over all the money on your body!"
The middle-aged man was startled, and said in a low voice: "Uncle, you have found the wrong person, I am a poor ghost, how can I have money for you." ”
"Don't talk nonsense, if you don't pay for it obediently, Lao Tzu will stab you to death!"
At this time, Xu Chen came over disguised as a passerby, and immediately shouted when he saw such a scene: "In broad daylight, you rats dare to block the road and rob, the master will arrest you and go to the official now!"
Wang Shen pretended to be frightened, and shouted, "Damn, you actually called a helper!" After speaking, he slashed at the middle-aged man's left leg, and immediately the blood flowed, and the middle-aged man fell to the ground with a "plop".
Wang Shen ran away, Xu Chen pretended to chase for a while and then turned back, saw the middle-aged man sitting on the ground and screamed in pain, quickly helped him up, and asked with concern: "Uncle, are you okay?"
"Alas, that thief is so hateful, he will cut people with a knife if he doesn't agree with him!"
"Don't worry, the next time I meet that thief, I won't spare him. Xu Chen took out a towel as he spoke, helping him bandage his wounds.
While the two were talking, Wang Shen also turned back, and before he came, he had torn off the black scarf and changed his outfit again, at this moment he pretended not to know anything, and asked in surprise: "What's going on?"
Xu Chen couldn't help but laugh and told what had happened.
Wang Shen pretended to be sympathetic and said, "This little brother, I'll help you find a doctor to see a doctor." ”
"Thank you both, but I still have to go to Xuanhu Mountain to deliver food, so I can't delay. Besides, I don't have the money to see a doctor, so this little injury doesn't get in the way, just rest at home for a few days. The middle-aged man surnamed Wang looked at the vegetables scattered all over the place with a sad face.
"Alas, who made me a man with a kind face. Wang Shen took out a few ingots of broken silver from his arms and stuffed them into the middle-aged man's hand and said, "In this way, let's take you to the doctor first, and the two of us will do the food delivery for you." ”
"Oh, you're so warm-hearted. "How did the middle-aged man know that Wang Shen and Xu Chen were in the same group, and thought that he was lucky to meet a well-wisher.
After being helped up by Xu Chen, the middle-aged man walked with a limp, he knew that he couldn't go up the mountain to deliver food today, so he took out a copper token from his arms and handed it to Wang Shen and said: "With this token, you can go up the mountain without hindrance, and today it will be troublesome for the two, I thank you in advance." ”
"Why thank you, it's our duty to help others. After Wang Shen took the token and put it away, he asked Xu Chen to carry the injured middle-aged man on his back, and he picked up all the vegetables on the ground into the vegetable basket, picked up the burden and sent the middle-aged man to see the doctor.
After everything was arranged, Wang Shen pretended to ask the middle-aged man's residence, and after making an appointment with him to meet, he gave Xu Chen a look, and the two hurried to Xuanhu Mountain.
On the way, Xu Chen complained to Wang Shenlai: "Didn't you say that you would scare him at first, how could you hurt someone?"
Wang Shen smiled and said, "Then what do you say, do you beat him with a few punches? People can recover their vitality after taking a few breaths, will they agree to us to deliver food for him at that time?"
Seeing that Xu Chen's face was still gloomy, Wang Shen said again: "Okay, don't show me a look, the few pieces of silver that Xiao Lao'er gave him are enough for a month's expenses in addition to the cost of treatment, this guy won't suffer." ”
"If you do such a dirty thing again in the future, can you discuss it with me first?"
"Okay, it's up to you in the future. Wang Shen snickered.
came to the checkpoint at the foot of the mountain, and sure enough, as the middle-aged man surnamed Wang said, those who did not have tokens on their bodies, even those wearing the costumes of Protoss warriors were not allowed to enter the mountain.
Wang Shen explained the reason for entering the mountain, and then took out the token and handed it to the god fighter at the checkpoint, the other party verified that it was correct and waved his hand to let him go, but the two of them only took a few steps forward, and the god fighter, who was about the same age as Xu Chen, shouted behind his back: "Wait!"
Xu Chen was taken aback, and his hands involuntarily clenched into fists. Wang Shen hurriedly hinted at him not to act rashly, turned around and said with a smile on his face, "Official, what else do you have to do?"
"In the past, Uncle Wang came to deliver food, why are you two today?"
"He was resting at home today after being robbed by a thief and his foot was cut, and the two of us were his neighbors, so we came over to help. ”
"Oh, I see. The God Fighter asked with concern, "Is he seriously injured?" If you need help, you can do it for you." ”
"Thank you, sir, you won't have to worry about this matter, just set off each other among our neighbors. ”
The god fighter didn't ask much, Wang Shen and Xu Chen hurriedly left, and on the way into the mountain, he met someone to check, so he said what he just said again, and asked where the kitchen of Kaiyang Palace went, but fortunately it did not arouse the suspicion of others along the way, and the two finally arrived at Kaiyang Palace safely.
According to the address provided by the Protoss warrior who had asked earlier, the two went around to the back of the palace, and saw several heavy eaves buildings under the green shade, and wisps of white smoke were still emitting from the chimneys on the gray glazed eaves tiles.
Seeing that Wang Shen and Xu Chen were still in the kitchen after the delivery and had no intention of leaving, the chef couldn't help frowning and said, "Do you still have anything to do?"
Wang Shen has traveled north and south for most of his life, and he knows a little about the dialects of various places, and he heard the chef speak the accent of Yunmeng, so he held his throat and said the Yunmeng dialect to talk to the chef.
The chef didn't know that Wang Shen had ulterior motives, and thought that he had met a fellow countryman while wandering outside, so he let down his vigilance and chatted with him.
After talking about his hometown for a long time, Wang Shen felt that the time was almost up, so he pretended to say casually: "I heard someone at the bottom of the mountain that there is a god fighter of Chongwu Mountain who is locked up in the mountain, is this true?"
"Who said no, that guy's name is Nangong Muyang, and he is the master of Xu Chen, the great traitor of the Protoss, because he taught a murderous criminal, so His Highness escorted him back to the Divine Mountain to be strictly guarded, so as not to teach a traitor who harmed the Protoss in the future. ”
Hearing the chef slander himself like this, Xu Chen was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood, but in order to find out the news of the master, he had to suppress his anger on the side and listen patiently to the chef's words.
At this time, he heard Wang Shen ask: "Fellow, is this person named Nangong or something locked up in a cell in Shenshan?"
"Not really, Your Highness has locked this guy alone in a cave on Vulture Peak. ”
Xu Chen hurriedly said: "Uncle, may I ask what punishment Nangong Muyang has suffered these days?"
"Where has he suffered, I heard from the god who took care of him that this guy doesn't do anything every day, just hides in the cave and cultivates spells. In addition, there is a special person to serve him, and big fish and meat are indispensable for meals. I don't know what His Highness thinks, entertaining this villain like a guest, for fear that he will be a starving ghost. ”
Wang Shen and Xu Chen looked at each other when they heard this, this was something they hadn't expected, and they couldn't guess what Feng Qianxun's intention was.
"And such a thing, there is such a prisoner who is treated so well!" Wang Shen pretended to be unbelieving and said, "But I heard that there is a mysterious prisoner in the cell of Shenshan, and he is treated as well as the one surnamed Nangong, are they the same person?"
"Of course not, the prisoner is even more mysterious, and few people have seen him in person. The cook boasted, "But I know he's a monk." ”
Wang Shen and Xu Chen asked in surprise: "How do you know that he is a monk?"
"This guy prefers vegetarian food and has a very good taste. The cook pointed to the vegetables sent by the two and said, "These dishes like the ones you sent are all for the soldiers in the mountains to eat, but that guy's dishes are specially arranged by His Highness to be purchased by others, and then sent here by me to make them and send them by a special person." ”
"Hehe, the fellow is right, the average person loves to be a vegetarian. ”
Wang Shen chatted with him for a while, and found that he couldn't find any useful clues, so he said goodbye and left, and went down the mountain with Xu Chen.