Chapter Seventy-One: Latent
The carriages and horses gathered in front of Yinjiazhuang were finally accessed, and it seemed that those dignitaries were going to spend the night here, and the coachmen and entourage who came with them were also properly accommodated. The sky gradually darkened, and the lights were also turned on in the village, and the noisy voices could be vaguely heard, and there was the crisp sound of cups touching each other.
The guards in front of the gate were as unmoved as loose as a song, and they did their duty. But they didn't notice that the dead tree was shaking gently on the side of the hill not far from them. If they could fly in mid-air, and their eyes were sharp enough, they could see a long line of snow stretching deep into the mountains under the dead trees and snow, all the way to the foliage, snow-covered forest.
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Under the forest, a simple and wooden face like a peasant poked out, and his body moved, and he crouched at the end of the snow line. A short, sturdy man bounced out of the snow line, spun like a ball, and landed steadily on the ground, without a sound, and his movements were extremely clean.
"They don't leave, it seems that they are going to spend a few days on the village. The short, sleek man spat and spat out the mud and snow in his mouth, "Damn, I can hear these old guys women underground." โ
"Are there any other anomalies? I mean signs of that kind of thing. The peasant face pulled past the short man, and the two of them avoided the mountain forest, and lowered their voices very low as they spoke, and two other slender figures came up, obviously in the shape of a woman.
"Strictly speaking, I'm also from the Demon Dao, but these days, I haven't noticed any clues. I think maybe the Yin family has transferred the place where they colluded with ghosts after experiencing the incident in Luoyang. โ
The Shadow Spirit Sparrow is Fei Xiong, the younger brother of Mr. Cui Wei's Mountain Peerless Situation, but he has become a swordsman of the Great Sima Mansion who is determined to be famous in the world, but since knowing his origin and seeing his ability to capture the disguised demon in the military camp, his status in the Great Sima Mansion has risen sharply, and the words he said about the demon matter have now become an authority.
Therefore, the villager farmer still had no interface, and the other two women who followed the villager farmer couldn't help nodding in agreement.
Pang Pu finally received Da Sima's forgiveness and made him his personal guard again. For the various unknown sneaky behaviors of the Yin family in Shaoling, Da Sima did not ignore them, especially after knowing that the Yin family was already inextricably linked with demons and ghosts, which made Da Sima more vigilant and cautious.
At the beginning of the new year, Da Sima and several big swordsmen and the Son of Heaven traveled together to worship the ancestors, and when the ministers were angry, Da Sima unexpectedly began to take action against the Yin family, and he instructed the sharp webbing evil bird Pang Pu, the shadow spirit bird Guo Feixiong and the two female swordsmen known for their dexterity--- the soul snatcher Cai Pheasant Han Ni, the room Raider Jie Yan Zhuo Qiu Yi Xuan รจi advice Qi Qi Guanguan beetle easy to pour out the bad The wild beetle is low, and the Miao is noisy, and the key is sticky, and the key is โช Lun, and the shakes the sandwich, and the mound, and this solid frolicking beetle industry takes the shearwater and other waves
The last time I went to Yinjiazhuang, it was before the Great Sima Northern Expedition, and I also had the intention of exterminating his clan, and I never thought that the five swordsmen led by Mei Yu Guyan were bizarre and annihilated, and now after more than a year, Pang Pu, who returned to his hometown, specially changed his disguise in order to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past, and they did not wear conspicuous clothes of the Great Sima Mansion again, but pretended to be travelers, each of them went alone, and rushed to Shaoling in batches to rendezvous. Of course, this time it was calm, and when several big swordsmen arrived one after another, Yinjiazhuang was as quiet as if it was a quiet house.
So far, it has been the third day of surveillance, and I haven't seen any movements of demons and ghosts, but I have ushered in a group of dignitaries and nobles from the capital.
"Since I don't see the movement of those things, why don't I go to the village at night and listen to what they have to say?" Zhuo Qiuyi ended with a short fight, and deliberately smeared grass ash charcoal on her face to cover her pretty face, she is now quite concerned about the meeting between these dignitaries and the Yan family, these people are all the opponents of Da Sima, and there must be a serious plot when they get together, she has always been confident in her light skills, and she has the intention of going to spy on her.
"Never!" Pang Pu stopped in a low voice, "Not to mention the traces of demons and ghosts, it is the god-killing swordsman of Yinjiazhuang, and it is extremely difficult for you to escape when you encounter it." Besides, if it were my Senior Brother Tiger who made a move, you would never be lucky. โ
"He's not one of us all the way?" Zhuo Qiuyi sneered.
"I know my brother's personality, he is only because of the collusion between the main family and the demons, and his mind is slightly shaken, and he really finds out that the Yin family has really done something harmful to the heavens and the devils through the demons, at most he is ashamed to be with him and abandon him. But it is impossible for him to switch to Da Sima and betray his gratitude. We just need to do our job well and not make things happen. In a few days, my master will be able to arrive, and when he arrives, the demons and demons will be cleared, and I will be more sure of what to do. โ
"You mean the monk who saved you?" "Kuang Feixiong's short body curled up beside the tree roots, and if he didn't look closely, he almost thought it was a cloud of snow talking," I've never heard of such a master, ah, it's not a question about you, I'm just curious, you know, I grew up a child, and I can be regarded as half of the Demon Dao, and I know more or less about the powerful characters on the road, these Buddhist monks, the Buddha Tucheng of Zhao is counted as one, the Daoan Master of the White Horse Temple is counted as one, and the Pujing old monk is also counted as one, they are all extremely powerful characters, but I have really never heard of the name of Master Dingtong. โ
Pang Pu's old-fashioned face showed a hint of admiration: "My teacher is universal to all sentient beings, and compassion is in my heart, how can I be tired of fame?"
Guo Feixiong shrugged: "That's right, as far as I know, there are many characters in the Demon Dao Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger, even my brothers, and their skills are much greater than their fame, but they are just strong and competitive, but they are not as open as your master." โ
Han Ni, the Soul Snatcher Pheasant, didn't speak, but just looked at Pang Pu thoughtfully, and then at Guo Feixiong. Like Zhuo Qiuyi, her pretty face full of patterns and paint was also smeared with a layer of grass ash, and the wide cloak covered most of her face, only a pair of starry eyes were shining with spirit.
"Pheasant Swordsman, what do you have to say?" Guo Feixiong is very observant, in the past, he was the last of the thirteen swordsmen, and he could only look up to these beautiful and skilled female swordsmen, but now, he could clearly feel the subtle changes in his status in their eyes.
"I just think the world is unpredictable, and it's like a dream. Who would have thought that among the thirteen swordsmen of our Great Sima Mansion, there are also hidden dragons and tigers? My brother won't talk about it, isn't he the reincarnation of a god? The spirit bird is also a master from the Demon Daoist family, and you, the evil swordsman, you came back from the dead, and you were once a spy watched by the Yin family, I just want to know, if these bizarre things didn't happen at that time, what would you do to Sister Gu Yan who was walking with you?"
Speaking of Mo Yumei, Pang Pu felt inexplicably sentimental, and Guo Feixiong and Zhuo Qiu turned their heads to look at each other in unison, waiting for him to answer.
After a long time, Pang Pu said abruptly: "There is no if in this world, now I am still under the curtain of Da Sima, and you are still my comrades, eradicate the evil and eliminate the traitors, this is what we need to consider." โ
"Haha, I have the impression that your sharp webbing evil bird has always been like gold, but I can't imagine that it is still a set of words. Guo Feixiong joked, but also stopped the topic that stirred Pang Pu's heart, he leaned his head on the trunk with his hands on his head, and still looked at the dark sky: "Who will guard the first shift at night? I'll sleep for a while." โ
Although it is not a cold night in the depths of winter, but this kind of sleeping in the mountains and forests will still freeze people to death, Zhuo Qiu silently pulled out a cloak and threw it in front of Guo Feixiong, Guo Feixiong's eyes were closed and seemed to be pretending to sleep, but he suddenly raised his hand, caught the cloak steadily, wrapped it around his body, his eyes did not open, and he said with a smile: "Thank you." โ
Zhuo Qiuyi didn't speak, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, Pang Pu looked at the brightly lit Yin Jiazhuang in the distance: "I'll guard the first shift, you eat something, and sleep for a while." โ
Out of the necessity of latent care, they have been desperate for the past few days, although the dry cake chewed in the mouth was cold and stiff, Han Ni still swallowed the dry cake with snow water, she watched Pang Pu follow the snow line left by Guo Feixiong, step by step towards the front of the village, but a strange feeling suddenly appeared in her heart.
Mo Yumei told her about what happened in the Moon Spirit Ghost Realm, for some reason, she was shocked by the Sharp Flipper Evil Bird who resolutely pushed Mo Yumei away, and she suffered a fatal blow from behind, it was he who used his life to exchange his life for the lonely goose for a chance to escape, what kind of emotion would this be? She has never had a deep impression of the Sharp Flipper Evil Crane, but because of this, she inexplicably has a yearning. Maybe it's envy, maybe it's admiration, she can't tell what the reason is, she only feels a little melancholy between the sighs. But the world is unpredictable, the change is like a dream, the sharp webbing evil crane is not dead, he is back, and he has abandoned his former identity to be loyal to Da Sima again, and even became the mainstay of dealing with demons and ghosts, so what about her? Will she continue to be as indifferent as she was in the past, or will she try to understand the heart of this man who can give up his life for his lover without hesitation?
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The cranky mind was like a chaotic debris swirling in the cold wind, and Han Ni fell asleep in a daze until she was woken up by the gentle shaking.
At first, Han Ni thought it was time to change shifts at night, but when he opened his eyes, he found that the sky was already shining. Zhuo Qiuyi, who was beside him, also opened his sleepy eyes, and Guo Feixiong curled up under the cloak and made a slight snort.
He kept watch for the night, and let us sleep peacefully...... Han Ni looked at Pang Pu and shook Guo Feixiong awake again, with a thick layer of frost on his body.
"What's wrong?" Guo Feixiong rubbed his eyes, and when he saw the sky, he got up with a bone: "Scared, sleeping so deeply?"
"It's okay to come at night, so I'll just let you sleep a little longer. Pang Pu's coarse cloth shirt with gray shirts and short knots was like a village farmer who was not good at expressing himself, and his tone was dry and dry, pointing to the door of Yinjiazhuang that was wide open in the distance.
The chariot is rushing out of the village gate, the sound of cattle and horses is ringing, and the entourage and the family are picking up their clothes, which is the line of preparing for the trip.
"Where are you going?"
Pang Pu observed: "Looking at the opposite direction of the cattle and horses, it should be to travel to the southwest." As far as I know, about 20 miles down from this direction, is where Sheng Xiangju is. The owner of the Sheng Xiangju was originally a cook in the capital with Yin Yuanyuan, the former head of the Yin family, and after Yin Yuanyuan was demoted, he also returned to his hometown together, but with the help of the Yin family, he opened this big restaurant and restaurant. That's it, seeing the nobles in the capital coming, the Yin family is going to take them to the Sheng Xiangju for lunch. โ
Sheng Xiangju is the first class wine shop in the Southern Dynasties, the famous people everywhere often go to the house, the traffic is busy all day long, the stream is endless, several swordsmen have also heard of it, at this time I heard Pang Pu said, it was suddenly said, according to this, the shopkeeper of Sheng Xiangju can be regarded as the door of the Yin family, and it is also appropriate for the Yin family to invite distinguished guests to go.
Han Ni was just about to speak, Pang Pu suddenly pressed her shoulder, and quickly made a gesture to silence her breath, Guo Feixiong and Zhuo Qiuyi were also vigilant people, and when they saw this, they both bowed down and held their breath and concentrated. Han Ni felt Pang Pu's thick palm touching his shoulder, and his heart was pounding, but he hid himself more hidden than a cat.
After more than half an hour, the car drove up, the people were noisy, and they went farther and farther to the southwest, and the door of Yinjiazhuang's mansion was closed again. Pang Pu let out a long breath and motioned for everyone to relax.
"It's my brother who is with the Swordsmen. Without waiting for questions, Pang Pu first explained: "Before leaving is when they are most alert, and I don't want to expose my tracks." However, this shows that Yin Juan, the head of the Yin family, set off with these nobles. โ
"In other words, Zhuangshang is very empty now, should we take the opportunity to go to Zhuangshang to explore?Or continue to follow that team of carriages and horses?" Zhuo Qiuyi was still a little unwilling, and always wanted to go to Yinjiazhuang to explore the truth.
Fortunately, this time there is no need for Pang Pu to veto, Guo Feixiong has already spoken: "It is precisely because the head of the family is not there, I think Zhuangzhong is more dangerous, if there is really any evidence against him, he will not leave so grandly and confidently, I am afraid that we are in the middle of it when we go in at this time." If you want me to say, there's nothing wrong with following them. โ
Pang Pu nodded: "Yes, the Divine Swordsman is just the apparent guard of the Yin family, and there are many traps in the village that even my senior brother doesn't know, even including the Demon Technique, it is not wise for us to rush in." Keep up with their cars, as the Sparrow says, to make sure you don't make mistakes. โ
The figures of several great swordsmen were like agile birds gliding on the snow, almost stepping on the snow without a trace, until their backs gradually became almost indistinguishable small black dots in the mountains, and under the mountain forest they were in just now, two strange figures appeared.
"Just as the Lancang King expected, the battle between mortals would soon begin. "The person who spoke was crowned with a broad belt, and his clothes were simple, and he was the Flyshan Mu Ying who lived for the rest of his life.
The other was a lean man with a mustache, tilting his head and looking at the distant back in front of him with interest, and smiling meaningfully: "The bigger the trouble, the better." โ