The food provided by the inn is difficult to swallow, but Yan Saburo is not a picky eater and still eats carefully. Chitose had observed that the trotters he had gnawed on were as clean as if they had never grown meat in their births.

From an early age, he developed the habit of not wasting a single bit of food.

After the meal, it was also dark, Yan Saburo and the steward and Team Leader Du briefly explained a few words and went back to the house. His room was on the second floor in the back row, quiet and undisturbed.

Yan Saburo closed the door, left a note on the table to explain that he was out, and then slipped out of the window under the cover of night.

How can there be a reason to enter Baoshan and return empty-handed? Just one checkpoint naturally can't stop Chitose and Yan Saburo.

This time over the mountains and mountains, Chitose no longer carried the little boy with one hand as before. Yan Saburo got up and followed her closely.

He didn't want to be carried around like an object by her anymore. What's more, his supernatural powers are getting better now.

At the feet of the two, more than ten miles of mountain roads will soon come to an end.

During the day, the checkpoint to stop the caravan was set up at the bridgehead over the river. This was supposed to be a small stream, but after a few ** rains, it has become a small river five zhang wide, and the current is turbulent, and it is difficult for ordinary people to swim through it without being discovered.

Of course, ordinary people do not include Tsubazaburo and Chitose.

She took advantage of the red smoke emitted when the river bridge was unoccupied, and the sentry at the checkpoint looked straight at him, and let the two of them swagger across the long bridge and turn a blind eye.

The two of them turned around the woods at the head of the bridge, and they both chuckled.

In the clearing behind the forest, there was a huge camp, which was brightly lit and often swaying.

"At this scale, there are at least four or five hundred people stationed. Chitose was also surprised, "Is the conflict between Beixi County and Hongmo Valley already so intense?"

No matter how many villagers there are in Hongmo Valley, after all, they are not professional soldiers, and they all say that the people do not fight with the officials, how can the county lieutenant of the territory mobilize so many soldiers to blockade Hongmo Village?

A few people happened to pass by the woods and didn't see Yan Saburo and the others, but left a few words that came with the wind: "The county lady is here...... Negotiation ......"

"If you hurt someone, you can't do ...... good"

Yan Saburo said softly, "Can you find the main account?"

"Judging by the direction—" Chitose pointed east, "it should be over there." "At that time, the people respected the east, and this clearing was also the east side, and the land was drier. After all, the county soldiers did not come here to fight with the regular army, and there was no need to forge the main account of the Chinese army in the battalion as a cover.

The leader of the soldiers in the afternoon only knew how to act according to orders, and he also knew nothing about the changes in the village. If you want to be comprehensive, you can only ask the head character.

Chitose and Tsubame Saburo put down their temperament and waited quietly.

Soon after, a servant girl went to the main tent, it seems that the previous few people said that the county lady also came, this is not wrong, otherwise the county soldiers besieged Hongmo Village, why would they bring a woman?

On her way to the river to fetch water, Chitose threw the ghost-faced nest spider that she had just recovered from the soldier leader on her again, and then said to Tsubame Saburo, "Let's go." ”

The two carefully bypassed the camp and headed straight for the village of Hongmo, avoiding many patrolling guards along the way, before they saw a large sparkling lake.

There were a lot of Mizusawa I saw along the way, but Yan Saburo almost immediately decided: "This is Huashen Lake?"

"Flower God Pond. Chitose corrected him, "At least it was." ”

The pond turned into a lake, which is the credit of the torrential rain. "It's the low-lying part of the valley, and the water comes to this place. ”

"Where's the temple?"

Chitose pointed into the distance: "Well, on the top of the mountain." ”

On the shore of the lake there is a small low hill, the mound is bare, and there is only a small temple that stands out.

It occupies an area of only more than 20 square meters at most, but it is painted with gold and color, and the eaves and arches are quite gorgeous. It seems that if it weren't for the fact that there was such a small place on the low hill, the village of Hongmo would have wanted to expand it.

She felt it silently for a while before she said: "The incense in this temple is extremely vigorous, and even the sculptures inside are full of willingness. "I am so envious.

"Hongmo Village has great respect for it, and there are many people in the village. ”

Chitose pouted. She was tired and tired to accompany the stinky boy to do tasks and save her wishes, how hard it was, and as a result, the wood carving clay sculptures in a small temple earned no less than her!

"I should also build a temple for myself, a shrine. She stroked her chin and fell into deep thought, "Enjoy the incense offering." "That's a lot faster than doing the task yourself.

"Unless it's a god. Yan Saburo has also seen many earthen temples in Yicheng, "The same temple, some of them are prosperous, and some are dilapidated." ”

"The temple, like people, pays attention to management. Chitose was still curious to see what the flower god sculpture looked like, but that wish could not be fulfilled for the time being.

Because, from the lake to the temple, the lights are bright, and the figures are numerous, and it seems that the number of people is actually more than the camp of the county soldiers!

Of course, these people are by no means county soldiers, judging by their clothing, they are just ordinary people.

This is only a hundred steps away from Hongmo Village, and these people are naturally residents of Hongmo Village. Chitose saw that there were young and old people coming and going, and couldn't help but say, "It's really lively." ”

Yan Saburo had already looked out of the door and said, "They have to guard the Flower Temple and the pond and not let the county soldiers approach." ”

After that, he stretched out his hand and pointed, and Chitose saw that there were piles of horse rejection piles on the stone road in front of the lake!

"Yo, that's amazing. She was getting more and more interested.

The horse stake was a literal and violent facility, used to defend against enemy cavalry and vanguard invasions in battles between two armies. The stakes laid here are all made of thick logs, and the surface is covered with thorny thorns, so to speak, armed to the teeth.

There are black blood stains on the ground in front of the pile, and it seems that someone has shed blood and been injured here, so I don't know if anyone has ever died.

And she didn't miss a look, the villagers walking behind the stake were still holding weapons in their hands.

It was a spear, a sword, a weapon of destruction, not a hoe or pickaxe used by a peasant!

In the deep mountains, there is actually a nest of villagers who dare to openly confront the officers and soldiers, what is the difference between this and anti-thieves?

Chitose observed for a while before asking Yan Saburo, "What's next?"

The current situation is unclear, and even if they infiltrate Hongmo Village, they may not be in the mood to do business with them.

"Bypass the villagers and sneak to Zhou's house to make sure they have any stock of needle flowers. On the way here, the purchasing manager had already told Yan Saburo that the big family surnamed Zhou who had inventory in his hand lived in the east of the village, "If there is, get it." ”

Buy it if you can, if you can't...... He's not a good guy either.

Chitose was so happy that she reached out and rubbed his hair: "You're finally enlightened!" She thought that this kid would first investigate the conflict between the government and the people. In her opinion, it was just catching a flea and scratching her head - nothing to do.

Hurry up and get the needle fetal flower, and then retreat, isn't it over?

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