Volume 1 The Road to Entry and Exit Chapter 17 Assignment Arrangement
The carriage traveled all night and a half, and arrived at the location at noon the next day. "Childe, it's time to get to the ground."
Mu Ziyun was leaning on his seat and was sleeping soundly when he heard the voice before rubbing his eyes, "Where are you?" β
The groom lifted the curtain, "Hehe, I've arrived in Tayang City, I'm tired after a night in the car, I'm happy in Tayang City, I know that the bathhouse is called Yuanchi, if Childe goes in to soak in the body, I'm sure you don't have to sleep for three days." Mu Ziyun laughed and got out of the carriage.
"That's right" the groom took out a jade pendant from his sleeve, "Childe, this jade pendant is the golden ticket of Yuanchi, wear it directly into the inner pool, I have a fate with Childe and give it to Childe." β
There was a tassel under the pendant, the silver was long and thin but there was no fork, Mu Ziyun looked at the groom, glanced around, and raised his hand to take it, "Thank you, little brother." β
"Childe is polite, and I bother to ask Childe to take care of the business"
"Definitely, definitely." Mu Ziyun tied the jade pendant around his waist, said goodbye to the groom, and walked into Tayang City.
The prosperity of Tayang City does not fall at the foot of Qingshan Peak, the streets are full of people, there are not many people selling stalls, and there are really a lot of trivial shops.
"Uncle, how to get to Yuanchi."
"Walk along this road, see the archway of the herdsman to the right, and then walk straight for dozens of steps."
"Thank you."
The road in front of the gate of the garden pond is swept very clean, there is a stubborn stone tablet engraved with the word Yuan, the word is inlaid with jade gold wire edge, there are more than a dozen carved cloud pillars on both sides of the stone tablet, and a lot of noble carriages are tied.
"Stop!" The man who looked like a doorman called out to Mu Ziyun. "You're out of town?"
"Uh, yes."
"Fuck off, this place only entertains distinguished guests!"
cough, Mu Ziyun picked up the jade pendant with his left hand and whispered, "I have this..."
"It's worthless, country stuff, get out!"
Mu Ziyun's face was full of black lines, "You!" Suddenly, he thought of the task, guessed that it was just a means of cover, held his breath, and said again: "There are secret words? Uh, isn't it a golden ticket? β
"your grandma, don't move your feet anymore!"
"Okay, you're a dead janitor!" Mu Ziyun shouted at the top of his voice, "The master appreciates his face and comes to make the soup, you come up and bite without opening your dog's mouth to see who the master is, what about your shopkeeper, tell him to get out and see me!" β
The voice was not small, attracting a lot of attention, and several people looked at Mu Ziyun playfully, "This kid forgot to bring his brain when he went out, ha." β
"The shopkeeper of Yuanchi, even the city lord has only met twice, this kid is afraid that he is stupid."
"Alas, it's a pity that at this age, he died in vain." The man was about to get angry, and someone rushed out from behind the gate of the garden, "You melon baby, you don't want to die!" β
This man was in his forties, grabbed Mu Ziyun's arm and slapped it twice, "Steward, do you know him?" The doorman asked. The middle-aged man brushed his hand to the people around him, "Alas, relatives in the countryside, don't be sensible, everyone is smiling, I'll go and lead him to ask for sin, hehe." Mu Ziyun rubbed his arm, and the middle-aged man glared at him, "Don't go quickly, be careful of your skin." Mu Ziyun was not angry, and awkwardly followed the middle-aged man into the door.
"It's a relative of the steward." "That can't get rid of the crime, can you still live if you insult the master of Yuanchi?" "yes."
The middle-aged man walked in front with some trivial words, Mu Ziyun followed, and when he came to a place where there were fewer people, the man stopped talking, walked in front silently, and did not look back. There was a smell of peach blossoms wafting in the pond, and I thought that the pond had added flower petals, and the fragrance of flowers came out with the hot smoke. went up to the small pavilion in the upper building, opened the door, and the man turned around and took off the jade pendant on Mu Ziyun's waist, and left without saying a word. Mu Ziyun slowly pushed open the door, and there were three people soaking their feet on a bamboo chair, two of them were Zhaojun and Shentu Luo Ling, and the other was gorgeously dressed, about fifty years old, and looked like a rich man.
Closing the door, Mu Ziyun sat on the wooden chair beside him, "Let's go clubbing too." The rich man pointed to a pot of soup in front of Mu Ziyun's feet and said. Mu Ziyun worked all night, and when he was tired, he took off his shoes and enjoyed it.
"I'm the golden stone shopkeeper of Qingcheng next to me, Sun Yan." The rich man smiled and continued, "It's still the secret elder of the Qingshan Peak Sect. β
When Mu Ziyun heard this, he got up and looked at Sun Yan in shock. "Hehe, don't panic, this house is safe, I'm here to pick you up, no, to be precise, you're here to cooperate with us to complete the task."
"You're saying we're going to help you?" Zhao Jun asked, he was the first person to come here, half a day earlier than Mu Ziyun, he really had no impression of this so-called elder, and he had never heard of a secret person in the Famen.
"You three don't really think you'll be able to kill the Deputy Ember Leader on your own. Hehe, that bell frame was the first in the Northern Sect twenty years ago, and now the strength is probably the same as that of the elders, and it is even possible to reach the level of the master, after all, he holds the secret of the Fa in his hands. β
"Elder, our mission is justβ" Mu Ziyun stopped abruptly, feeling that it was inappropriate to say the content of the mission.
Sun Yan smiled and waved his hand, "What task, don't take it seriously, now Qingshan Peak has a stand-in for the three of you, there are some things that can't be said in Qingshan Peak, after all, the wall has ears, it's really unsafe, the headquarters of Night Ember was actually discovered five years ago, and it took us five years to infiltrate the area of Night Ash." β
Mu Ziyun saw that Sun Yan's speech was dark and uncertain, as if he was a bit of a city government, so he only heard him continue: "There are people from Qingshan Peak in the platform, four people, and this time I asked you to come because the platform is about to hold a beauty edict once every ten years. β
"What is the edict of beauty," Shentu Luo Ling asked.
"This is a rare opportunity, the platform will use a group of stunning women cultivated in ten years to entertain the nobles of the three cities, most of the people on the platform will gather at Dianyan Tower on this day, this is also the only opportunity for me to enter openly, your task is to enter the platform during the beauty edict, explore the way, and paste the butterfly charm in the deepest depths."
"Pathfinder!" Shentu Luo Ling said strangely: "We are here to explore the way?" β
"Don't think it's easy, next I'll tell you what you each have to do, in fact, each of you is chosen, Zhao Jun, you are good at the four illusions, there is an undercover mark inside the platform, you need to use a spell on the marked door, at least no one approaches for half an hour, and then you enter the door, use the spell again at the next marker, or half an hour, after you are done, your task is over, and Mu Ziyun Shen Tu Luo Ling continues to move forward."
"The third mark is your equinox, Shentu Luo Ling, your endurance is the highest among the disciples of the Earth Gate, you need to drag all the remnants of the night embers who rushed to the third mark, and carry the butterfly talisman with you, while Mu Ziyun continued to advance, and then the most mysterious place on the platform, our undercover agent can't go deep, can't make a mark."
"Mu Ziyun, you are the strongest disciple of the Fa Yu Sect, I want you to do your best to explore there, the deeper you go, the more valuable it is, the bell frame is very likely to be in that depth, you must not be discovered, otherwise I will not be able to save you, if you are aware of the position of the bell frame, paste the butterfly talisman, this is a high-level butterfly talisman, I can know its location within a kilometer, once it is triggered, I will arrive immediately." Sun Yan stood up, "Okay, that's all, it's easy to arouse suspicion if I stay too long, the beauty edict is the day after tomorrow, go and prepare, don't reveal your identity." β
"Wait" Zhao Jun stopped Sun Yan, "Elder, I'm just doing two illusions?" β
"Hmm"
"Elder, is that all? Is there a mistake? "Zhaojun couldn't accept this arrangement, he was the third in the northern sect of the Famen, but he was suddenly placed in the easiest position.
"Obey orders!" Sun Yan shook his head and walked towards the door.
"However, with their strength," Zhao Jun pointed at Mu Ziyun and Shentu Luo Ling and said, "Don't you think this arrangement is unreasonable?" β
"Elder!" Mu Ziyun stood up suddenly, "After I put the butterfly talisman, how did I get out?" β
"Go back the way you came."
"But the path must have gathered the remnants of the Ember of Night, and..."
Sun Yan didn't wait for him to finish speaking, then interrupted: "As long as the butterfly charm is triggered, I will arrive to ensure that the three of you are okay." With that, he hurried away.
Mu Ziyun sat down slowly, and said in his heart: "This is the end?" Why do you think it's a little ridiculous. β
In terms of strength, Zhao Jun is definitely the strongest, but he is put at the starting point, why not let go of the first two places, and only use spells in the third place, so that all three of them can enter the inside, although the butterfly talisman can indeed transmit the location, but Mu Ziyun does not believe that the people inside will obediently wait for Sun Yan to arrive
γ Shentu Luo Ling was lying on the bamboo chair with his eyes closed, leisurely, and Zhaojun's face was frosty, looking very dissatisfied, and he shook his hand and walked out of the door.
"Aren't you surprised?" Mu Ziyun said to Shentu Luo Ling.
"Is it useful to think about this? In the end, you can't do what he says, so you might as well enjoy the day. β
Mu Ziyun shook his head, feeling more and more worried.