It was night, the autumn rain continued, and the soul attraction pavilion where Wang Shen was left alone was particularly cold.

Wang Shen sat alone in the hall and lit a fire, on which an iron pot was set up, and a large pot of broth was tumbling in it, the soup was thick in color and fragrant in the meat.

He roasted the fire, drank wine, and waited for the broth in the pot to roll again, and the big meat in it was softer and used to sacrifice to the Five Organs Temple, he didn't care about eating all day, and thought that he was about to leave here, so he simply threw all the meat left in the house into a pot to cook.

Gurgling, purring......

Seeing that the broth was constantly tumbling, Wang Shen was about to eat to his heart's content, but there was a chaotic sound of horses' hooves outside the silent house.

The autumn rain was falling very quickly, but the sound of horses' hooves in the distance seemed more urgent, and the sound of horses' hooves getting closer and closer hit the earth like a drumbeat of a hypnosis in the middle of the night, accompanied by crackling raindrops, and the whole heart was about to jump out of the throat.

Wang Shen frowned and looked in the direction of the courtyard gate, from the sound of hurried horses' hooves, he could hear a lot of people, at least a dozen or more horses. Before he could think about it, the sound of horses' hooves was soon at the door, followed by the sound of shouting and stopping, the neighing of horses, and the rolling of wheels.

The people who were in a hurry were obviously very anxious, and before the carriage and horses could be completely stable and quiet, the thick door of the Soul Attraction Pavilion was pounded on the ground.

Wang Shen's brows furrowed even tighter, it must have been an unusual way to travel in the rain in the middle of the night, and according to the Southern Tang Dynasty Criminal Law, if it directly collided with the Soul Attraction Pavilion for no reason, it would be a serious crime. The Soul Attraction Pavilion is not an ordinary official yamen, but the Yin Souls placed in it are all collected, and it is a great disrespect to the deceased to break into the living.

Moreover, the Soul Attraction Pavilion subordinate to the Spring and Autumn Mansion Yin Division has a special status, completely independent of any other government institutions, even if it is the three divisions of a state, they do not dare to enter the door of the Yin Division and the Soul Pavilion. Of course, in case there are some tricky incidents in the jurisdiction that require the intervention of the Yin Division, the Yin Division is also obliged to help according to the law, but these must be notified to the person in charge of the Yin Division in advance, and the Yin Division will intervene after obtaining permission.

This situation like tonight was very unusual, and countless thoughts flashed through Wang Shen's mind, and his heart was vigilant.

Just then, a hurried voice came in with a knock on the door.

"Xizhou Jiao County Soldiers and Horses Division Deputy Commander Gan Ming was ordered by the Luzhou Commander-in-Chief Gan Ying to escort the emergency military situation passing through here, in case of rain is inconvenient to hurry, want to borrow the land to avoid the rain, but also hope that the pavilion in the lantern fairy official line is convenient. ”

There was a bit of anxiety in the thick voice of the speaker.

Gan Ming?

Wang Shen couldn't remember so many names, but he had heard of the name of the Gan family, the Southern Tang Dynasty was divided into six provinces and thirty-four states, and the Gan family was in the westernmost part of the Southern Tang Dynasty. This is not because Wang Shen has a wide range of ears and eyes in this remote soul attraction pavilion that does not interact with the government, but that he once worked as a miscellaneous soldier in the Qinzhou military camp, and at that time he had heard of the name of the Gan family who had been in the army for generations.

Why did the Gan family come here? Why did a deputy commander of Jiao County, Xizhou, pass by here on the orders of the commander-in-chief of Luzhou?

This is the boundary of Qinzhou, Qinzhou in the northwesternmost corner of the entire Southern Tang Dynasty, although the three states belong to the same CD Road, but Xizhou is in the south of Qinzhou, and Luzhou is in the south of Xizhou. This Meng County and Jiao County, one is located in the south of Qinzhou, the other is located in the north of Xizhou, although they are two adjacent counties, but Luzhou is far west of Xizhou, hundreds of miles away from here.

Why did the military order of the Luzhou Soldiers and Horses Division, which could not be beaten by eight poles, pass through here?

Wang Shennian was like an electric turn, and after a moment of hesitation, he walked to the door, he thought very clearly, if the other party was really not good, it was not a wooden door of a soul attraction pavilion that could be blocked, he was alone here, it was better to take the initiative to make it convenient, even if there was something, it was better to observe the other party's details first.

The heavy wooden door creaked open, and what appeared outside the door was a group of more than a dozen passers-by in robes, as well as a carriage surrounded by everyone, Wang Shen frowned again at first sight of the carriage, because he could feel a little dead from inside.

Seeing Wang Shen's eyes staring at the carriage, the big man who had called the door before hurriedly came up and explained: "Gan Ming, the deputy commander of Xiajiao County, thank you for the convenience of the immortal official, I waited for the urgent order of the march before rushing overnight, if there is any offense, please forgive the immortal official, passing by Meng County tomorrow, I will go to your county to explain the situation of staying overnight." ”

Wang Shen looked at the people who came, and saw from the tired horses that these people must have traveled a lot, but there was no slack on every face, and the wide coats could not hide the murderous aura on these people, although they were civilian clothes, but Wang Shen, who had lived in the army, could see at a glance that all the people in front of him were elite soldiers who had experienced a hundred battles.

"Well, it's okay, Commander Gan is polite, since he is under a military order, he should borrow a night. The pavilion is simple, there is no place to entertain guests, so let everyone come in the hall to rest first. Horses can be led to the backyard stable, where some hay is stocked. ”

Wang Shen gave way out, Gan Ming gratefully hugged Wang Shen's fist, and immediately commanded his subordinates to enter the house, everyone was very light, thinking that everyone knew what kind of place this was, and they didn't dare to make too much noise.

When everyone entered the door with the carriage, Wang Shen gently pushed the wooden door shut, and the iron pot in the room was already boiling and bubbling, Wang Shen simply took out a stack of dry pancakes from the room and put them next to the fire to heat up.

"Ah, the fairy official is polite, we have our own dry food......

When Wang Shen took a bowl of broth and handed it to Gan Ming, who was patting himself in the rain, and handed it to Gan Ming, who was wearing a body of rain, the other party waved his hand again and again.

"It's okay, I can't finish this big pot of soup, the road is wet and cold on a rainy day, so I asked everyone to come in and drink a bowl to warm up. ”

Wang Shen's enthusiasm was a big surprise, in the heart of this military man, the immortal officials of the Soul Attraction Pavilion were generally Taoist masters with gloomy faces and not very easy to speak, but he didn't expect that the immortal officials here were so young, and there was not the slightest pedantic and wooden atmosphere on his body, which suddenly made him look at Wang Shen with a little more respect and appreciation.

"Haha, since the little immortal official is so polite, then I am better to be respectful than to obey my fate, if it is useful to my brother in the future, just send a message to Jiao County. ”

At Gan Ming's behest, more than a dozen people took off their coats and went into the house to roast together, sharing the big pot of hot and fragrant broth and thick dry pancakes.

Wang Shen also sat on the side, eating cakes and drinking soup by himself, and talked with Gan Ming, who came to talk on purpose, about the gossip of Meng County and Jiao County.

But Wang Shen soon noticed that there were sixteen people who had just entered the door, but only thirteen people were sitting here eating and drinking, and one of these thirteen people was wearing a cloak after taking off his coat, which covered his entire face, and sat alone in the farthest place from Wang Shen, slowly gnawing on half a piece of dry pancake.

And what makes Wang Shen feel a little weird is that it stands to reason that this group of people came in here just to avoid the rain and rest, if ordinary people can still drink a big bowl of boiling broth in such a situation, even if they don't say it, they must be able to see a little surprise and comfort on their faces, but except for Gan Ming, who deliberately talked and laughed with himself, everyone had a calm face, and there was a little vigilance in their eyes.

Not long after, the remaining three men also entered, and unlike the others, they did not wear swords, and they did not look like sergeants, and as soon as the three men entered, they sat directly next to the man in the cloak, and one of them whispered something in his ear.

Seeing the three of them coming in, Gan Ming gave him a look, and immediately stood up and the other three sergeants who had hurriedly finished eating and drinking put on their robes and walked out, looking like they were going to rotate.

This reminded Wang Shen of the carriage parked in the yard.

"Brother Wang, I heard that there are usually several immortal officials in the Soul Attraction Pavilion, why is there only you here, little brother?"

As if to divert Wang Shen's attention, Gan Ming, who had begun to call him a brother to a certain extent, asked with a smile.

"Well, it's a small place, and there are only three people in the pavilion plus me. Unfortunately, something happened in the neighborhood yesterday, and the other two went to deal with it and didn't come back, leaving only one of me here to take care of the family. ”

Wang Shen replied quietly.

Gan Ming suddenly said: "I see, hey, this Meng County is really, why don't you send more people down." Although the scale of several townships in this vicinity is not large, they are also separated by dozens of miles from each other, in case of some emergency, it is inevitable that they will not be able to rush back, if it is only the three of you, when you are busy, you are indeed lacking in skills. ”

Wang Shen said helplessly: "There are not many people who are willing to eat our food these days, no better than an official like Brother Gan who works as an errand in the Soldiers and Horses Division." ”

Gan Ming nodded and said: "This immortal official is really not good, he can't do it without courage and ability, I heard that many of them are Daomen disciples who were driven down the mountain by the master to practice, but I don't think Brother Wang looks like a person in the Daomen?"

"No, I didn't have a chance to worship the fairy gate. ”

Wang Shen said truthfully.

A little surprise flashed in Gan Ming's eyes, and after a moment of silence, he said: "I see that Brother Wang is a stable and powerful person, and he has a bit of an air of being in the army. However, if Brother Wang is not from the Dao Sect and lives here, what are his plans for the future?"

Gan Ming's words were euphemistic, Wang Shen understood as soon as he heard it, he was not a person in the Daomen, so naturally he had no background behind him, and he was working in this poor and remote soul pavilion at a young age, and he was afraid that he would not meet any nobles, let alone do any earth-shattering things, even if he mixed up for a few more years, it was estimated that it would be difficult to have a way out.

Seeing that Wang Shen was silent, Gan Ming took the opportunity to pat him on the shoulder and smiled: "This time we are in a hurry, and we have to leave early tomorrow morning, but as soon as this matter is over, I will still return to Jiaoxian." Brother Wang, if you have any other plans, you might as well come to Jiao County to find me, even if you are still an immortal official, brother, I can still talk a few words with the immortal official of the Xizhou Yin Division. ”

Although Wang Shen and Gan Ming Pingshui met, but after chatting a few words, Gan Ming had a bit of a relationship with this young immortal official, if he could be placed in the Yin Division of Xizhou, or no matter how bad he was, he could be a lamplighter with a little power in Jiao County, it would not be a good thing for him. Although not everyone wants to do the errands in the Yin Division, if there are a few trusted cronies in the office, it has a special meaning for Gan Ming.

Take 10,000 steps back, even if Wang Shen doesn't have this plan at all, he still eats and drinks under the fence, and casually agreeing to do something good is almost an ordinary means for Gan Ming.

Just as Wang Shen was about to speak, he heard an extremely harsh sound of breaking the sky from the sound of autumn rain.

Gan Ming's expression changed greatly, and everyone in the room stood up solemnly at the first time and pressed the saber on his waist tightly, and Wang Shen was also suddenly shocked in his heart.