Two branches were placed in front of him.

They are different in thickness, length and material, and the only similarity is that they have not been cut off recently, and there is white stubble at the incision.

Sun Ning took them, looked at them carefully, and then asked Wei Ting: "This is the guiding mark you found?" ”

"Yes." Wei Ting replied, "I have carefully checked along the way, and every time there is a fork in the road, there will be a section of newly cut branches on the side of the road, and the section of the cut is pointing in the direction we are going. ”

Only then did Sun Ning believe his judgment: "Yes, this is indeed worth caring about." If there is only an occasional paragraph, it can be said that someone in the team did it casually, but a few more times, it is no longer accidental. ”

Immediately, he looked at it again: "It's just that in this way, it's very difficult to find the tracker." ”

These freshly cut branches seem so ordinary to the Heartless, but in the eyes of the Heartless, they are quite obvious, and they don't even need to go out of their way to pick them up and look at them carefully, so they can know the direction and path of the team next.

Wei Ting lowered his head and said: "I also waited nearby for a while, until it was dark and there was no suspicious person, so I thought of this, so I could only come back first." ”

"Well, you're doing a good job." Sun Ning smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "Now that you know their methods, then as long as you pay more attention to them, you can find out the people!" As for the threats outside, they will come! ”

……

After entering the southern Jiangsu territory, the team traveled faster than when it was in Zhejiang, from the original daily walk of 50 or 60 miles to 80 miles a day.

In this way, on the first day of the third month, they had already stepped into the territory of Suzhou, and they looked at the Hanshan Temple tomorrow.

In this regard, the whole team was naturally excited, and the tension and existence of the previous attack also dissipated.

After all, this has already arrived in Suzhou, and the populated villages and towns have begun to dense, and it is impossible for any more thieves to find them.

So they stayed until the evening, and although they could not make it to the next official post station to settle down, they also rested quite casually in this small town called Tongli.

This is a typical Jiangnan town, with white walls and black tiles, small bridges and flowing water, the scenery is excellent, and the river meanders through the town, cutting the town into several blocks.

And there are not many residents here, and the whole town adds up to only one hundred and fifty or sixty households, and in this small town within a radius of three or four miles, the distance between each household will naturally be widened, and there is even a vacant house.

When Sun Ning and the others entered the town and identified themselves with the mayor of the town, this person in charge at the lowest level of the people naturally did not dare to slack off, and immediately Zhang Luo, who was a good person, helped them sweep out five or six courtyards to rest, and got some wine, meat, vegetables and other food from the only restaurant in the town.

At least let this team of several hundred people barely survive the night, and then when everything was done, the lieutenant commander and his men quickly withdrew, not daring to have too much contact with them.

Obviously, as local people in Suzhou, although there is no temple in the town, they still have heard about some things in Buddhism. For these monks from Hangzhou, the locals will inevitably feel a little awkward or even resistant.

In this regard, the monks didn't care, and Zhishan even called Sun Ning to him while using the meal, and said sincerely: "Sun Protector, this time I am really thanks to you along the way." This time I went smoothly to Suzhou, and when I went back, the poor monk would explain to the abbot your merits along the way, and he would definitely thank you. ”

"The master is serious, since I have promised to protect you thoroughly, I should do it with all my heart." Sun Ning first said humbly, and then lowered his voice slightly, "But master, don't be too relaxed, especially tonight." ”

"You...... What does this mean? ”

Not only did Zhishan change color when he heard this, but several other monks from Yunlin Temple also showed nervous expressions, and they couldn't even take care of eating, so they all looked over.

"I can be sure that the robbery at the Shunfeng Post House was instigated by those thieves in Tianmu Village, so there is a culprit behind it." Sun Ning glanced at the group of monks and said, "I don't think they will stop there, the peace on the road in the past few days has made me feel even more uneasy."

"And tomorrow, we will be able to reach the city of Suzhou, and they will naturally have no chance to start. So if you want to do it, it's only going to be tonight. ”

This reasoned and well-founded analysis made the monks even more frightened, and they all showed fear: "How is this good? ”

Zhishan even grabbed Sun Ning's arm: "Sun Protector, you have to protect me!" ”

Sun Ning withdrew his hand from the other party's grasp without a trace, and then smiled: "Masters, rest assured, since I can already guess their possible actions, I will never let them succeed again." Lord Liang and I will make corresponding arrangements, as long as those thieves dare to come, let them come and go! ”

As he spoke, he pointed to the entrance of a cellar outside and said, "But for the sake of safety, I also ask all the masters to temporarily hide underground until it is safe to come out." It's just that in this way, I have been a little wronged by the masters, I don't know ...... you."

After the incident of Shunfeng Station, these monks had already completely believed in Sun Ning's ability, and although this request was a bit rude, they still agreed to it.

Then, taking advantage of the night, the dozen or so monks of Yunlin Temple all walked out of the originally spacious and comfortable room and went into the cramped and narrow cellar under the courtyard outside.

This cellar was originally used by the original owner to store wine and sundries, and the space was not large, and as soon as more than ten people entered, it was naturally stuffed full, and there was almost no space to sit.

It's just for their own safety that these monks still choose to endure it.

As for the other monks from other temples in Hangzhou, Sun Ning did not make such arrangements.

On the one hand, there was no extra cellar, and on the other hand, these monks did not necessarily believe him.

Of course, the most important thing is that he needs to keep these monks as bait and wait for some guys to show up.

Time passed little by little, and in the blink of an eye, it was the middle of the night, and the whole town could not hear the slightest movement except for a few frogs and insects.

And in this silence, on the plains outside the town, a lot of black shadows suddenly appeared, quickly moving from the four breads to the town.

In the upper reaches of the river outside the town, there were also two black canopy boats down the river, quietly and silently heading straight towards the town of Tongli, and after a while, they had reached the center of the town......