Chapter 9 Tracking

Luo Shuangxing hurried with the people and horses in the starry night, and it was already three days after arriving near Donglin Temple, which can be said to be a god speed.

I heard that the Imperial Court Dali Temple left and right Temple Chengluo Lord came to Jiangxi in person, the local yamen put on a grand welcome posture, from the Lushan area, there are people to lead the way to greet each other. Before the people arrived at Donglin Temple, Lord Jin Peichang of the county Yazhi County set up a banquet to catch the wind. Although the county government is poor, it must pay for this entertainment business, and it must be taken care of.

Luo Shuangxing has always been dedicated and generally does not dare to delay official business. However, this time, thinking that the brothers had been suffering with him for days and had not been able to taste the local characteristics, he agreed to stay in Nankang Town, Xingzi County, near Lushan, for a night to relax and treat the brothers by the way.

On that day, Lord Jin thought that the people who came down from the capital would show their true colors, drinking in big bowls, eating meat, and scolding and scolding with wine, but the people brought by Lord Luo were unexpected, with strict military discipline, standing and sitting, and eating and eating. He was not reconciled, so he tried his best to persuade the servants to drink too much. After eating and drinking, they all rested at the post station and did not listen to the play.

Lord Jin knew that these people were on the emperor's errand, so he didn't dare to be a little sloppy and missed, so he arranged a few officials to guard the post station, for fear that something would happen. As the saying goes, what you are afraid of comes. Men are afraid of wearing boots, and women are afraid of wearing hats at noon. When it came to the third watch, the official of the palace came to knock on the door, saying that it was a big deal, and someone had assassinated Lord Luo and his party.

Lord Jin almost fainted, if Luo Shuangxing was killed in Xingzi County, his head would have to be moved. He didn't even bother to put on his shoes, and hurriedly ran out of the house to ask someone to prepare a sedan chair.

To tell the truth, Luo Shuangxing was arrested in Dali Temple, and he encountered a lot of dangers, and his courage was already frightened, but this time he was suddenly assassinated in the small county town of Xingzi, and he didn't understand it very much. Along the way, it seems that he did not offend others, nor did he carry money, so he would not attract the attention of the bandits.

After drinking, although he was tired, he knew that the mission was important and should not be taken lightly. No matter how Lord Jin persuaded him to drink, he didn't show his face. During the banquet, Lord Jin called the maid, who was very moving, and also toasted under the eyes of Lord Jin. The brothers couldn't support it and gradually drank too much. Luo Shuangxing is polite and measured, not moved by women, and only drinks seven or eight minutes of wine, which can be regarded as a little sober. He thought, since he was in the town and had Lord Jin in charge, there would be no major incidents, so let the brothers have a good rest, and there would be more difficult errands in the future.

Nankang Town is surrounded by water on three sides, negative mountains and lakes, and the air is humid. At this time, it was the end of autumn, and in the middle of the night, Luo Shuangxing was suddenly awakened by a burst of cold. He opened his eyes, and the sound of the river lapping not far away came from one after another, and faintly, he heard the sound of metal falling to the ground, very similar to the sound of knives hitting stone slabs. He subconsciously jumped out of bed and hid under the window, and at that moment, something flew in from the window and hit the quilt. When he got closer, he saw that it was a dart, and if he hadn't woken up and left, he might have died.

Luo Shuangxing took out the sword hanging in front of the bed, opened the door, and saw that the black shadow had run through the aisle and had rushed into the opposite side. Luo Shuangxing shouted, and the assassin was startled, and threw a few darts at the room where the brothers lived before jumping to the roof. Luo Shuangxing hurriedly chased after him, and the assassin had already jumped off the roof.

How could Luo Shuangxing let people escape, and he also followed the upper room, jumped and landed in front of the assassin.

The assassin drew his short sword and rushed forward, and Luo Shuangxing swung his sword to meet him. The two fought for a few rounds, and the assassin was skilled in martial arts, but Luo Shuangxing had no chance of winning. Suddenly, the Assassin leapt into the air and leapt onto the nearby wall, and two flashes of light met him in the darkness. Luo Shuangxing realized that it was a dart, and hurriedly dodged it, and the dart hit the brick wall and broke into two, indicating that this person's arm strength was amazing. By the time he got up, the Assassin had vanished.

Judging from the assassin's skills, this person should have been trained in the military camp, with solid skills and superb swordsmanship.

Luo Shuangxing didn't care about chasing people, returned to the post station, and hurriedly kicked open the door to check, one brother was stabbed in the head and died, and the rest were still asleep.

It wasn't until Lord Jin arrived that he found that the officials he left behind had their throats cut.

Luo Shuangxing didn't understand, why someone would intercept and kill them, from the capital to Xingzi County, almost no stop, my identity was also hidden, so bold assassination of the people of the government, there is only one possibility, it is the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty, the remnants of the army officers and soldiers did it.

The next morning, the brothers got up, they didn't know what was going on, but the people who traveled with them had died, very surprised, at this time the wine can "raise a glass to invite the bright moon", and can "sing life to the wine", wine, after all, it is made by good luck and evil, and emotions are brewed, and if you drink too much, you will make a mistake.

Luo Shuangxing asked Lord Jin to step up the search to find out the truth about the assassin, and then reported to him and led people to Donglin Temple himself.

In Dali Temple for several years, he has experienced a lot of cases and developed Luo Shuangxing's meticulous and cautious style. Accompanied by Master Guguan of Donglin Temple, he inspected the meditation room where Mi Mi was staying when he disappeared.

Judging from the scene, the house is neatly furnished and there are no traces of fighting. With his dense skills, ordinary people can't help him at all, and it is likely that he used ecstasy. Even if Luo Youxing's judgment was correct, it had been more than ten days, and he had already been taken out by someone far away, or he had already been killed.

After thinking about it, Luo Shuangxing was assassinated again yesterday, and the situation was very grim and terrifying. If this makes the dense cloth disappear, can the emperor let himself go? So it is necessary to find dense cover.

A great net was spread. In the name of Dali Temple, Luo Shuangxing asked that the checkpoint be set up outside the three counties to strictly check passing vehicles and pedestrians. Subsequently, the county officials were organized to inquire about various places and find out the situation in various places. Just like we are now, mobilize the masses, rely on the masses, and fight a people's war. It's a pretty good result. Some people reflect the southern part of Lushan

, Thirty miles away from Donglin Temple, there are strangers in Maotouling, who often go down the mountain to buy food.

Luo Shuangxing was keenly aware that the kidnappers might be hiding in the mountains.

Under the leadership of the local yamen personnel, Luo Shuangxing quietly entered the mountains and forests and hid himself. But for a few days, no one was found. Seeing that the dry food he brought was about to be eaten, and his brother was also exhausted, Luo Shuangxing planned to go back to rest first. Suddenly, a village girl came up from the bottom of the mountain, carrying a basket and carrying a burden, very suspicious. It stands to reason that the forest here is deep and secluded, infested with wild beasts, and country women will not go up the mountain alone.

Luo Shuangxing left the two to continue to monitor, and the rest followed the village girl up the mountain.

After walking seven or eight miles, the village girl came to a cave, where two men were waiting, still carrying a guy in their hands. After handing over the things to them, the village girl hurried down the mountain again. When the village girl left the man's sight, Luo Shuangxing asked the village girl to be arrested.

After interrogation, he realized that the group on the mountain had gone down the mountain, ordered food from the village girl, paid the silver in advance, and asked her to deliver it every three days, and he did not know how many people there were on the mountain. Judging by the amount of food provided, there were about ten people.

Luo Shuangxing asked his subordinates to tie up the village girl, send them down the mountain first, and asked the yamen to send a few more officials up the mountain. He surveyed the terrain and thought about how to capture the men on the mountain.

Less than half an hour later, birds suddenly flew nearby. Luo Shuangxing felt bad, maybe he was discovered by the secret sentry set up by the kidnappers on the mountain. Sure enough, from time to time there were people visiting the cave, looking nervous.

It seems that they are trying to escape from the back mountain.

Luo Shuangxing took a bow and arrow from the officer's hand, found a suitable seat, and shot the arrow into the cave with a bow.