14 Sorcery

The so-called "shooting" play, "shooting", guessing, "covering", hiding, is a kind of guessing game that prevailed in the Han and Tang dynasties, in which one person hid the object in the ou, bowl, bowl and other utensils, and let the other person guess what was inside. Because this move is equivalent to blind guessing without hints, if you want to shoot the covered object, you often have to rely on easy to figure out the hexagram, so the shooting can also be said to be a kind of divination game. According to historical records, the most famous shot in thousands of years was that Dongfang Shuo during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty shot at the palace covered by Emperor Wu in one fell swoop, which is also commonly known as the lizard. Some courtiers who were proficient in this way were not convinced, and once again competed with Dongfang Shuo to shoot over, saying that if Dongfang Shuo could also shoot what he covered, he would receive a hundred rods of punishment, and if Dongfang Shuo could not shoot, he would transfer the reward of Emperor Wu to him. As a result, Dongfang Shuo happily responded to the battle, and the covered things were shot three times in succession, which convinced the courtiers and was willing to be punished, and Dongfang Shuo became famous overnight and known to the world.

However, the ancient shooting has been passed down to the present day, and there have been many evolutions during this period, and in the last years of the previous dynasty, it was completely reduced to a charade game when drinking. It is to first use the poem to "cover" the word, and then let others use the verse to "shoot" the word, if you don't guess correctly, you will be punished for drinking. As for the shooting that Mo Hanshan proposed at the moment, it is natural to follow the ancient method of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and when he saw that he brought the coarse porcelain bowl used to eat noodles all the way, he had already guessed one or two in his heart, and immediately smiled: "It's rare that Brother Hanshan has this Yaxing, presumably he is good at this, how can I reach it?

Mo Hanshan said lightly: "The one who shoots, one person covers the other and the other shoots the ear." You and I take turns to take objects and cover them in the bowl, and the other party will shoot, whoever can guess the first three games will be counted as the winner, what do you think?" Yan Sidao thought for a while, and said with a smile: "This shooting scene seems simple, but in fact it is unfathomable...... But I don't know who will shoot first?"

As soon as Yan Sidao said this, it was equivalent to having already responded to the battle, Mo Hanshan couldn't help but smile slightly, and said: "If the ink is not attacking, there is no reason to strike first." What's more, Your Excellency is a guest from afar, and Mo Hanshan, as the lord of the Mo Tower, can't compete with the guests first. So this first game is naturally up to me, please shoot your Excellency. Yan Sidao smiled and said: "Brother Hanshan's words are reasonable, very good, very good. ”

At that moment, Mo Hanshan asked Yan Sidao to turn around so that he could take the object and cover it in the porcelain bowl in front of him. Who knew that at this moment, he suddenly heard the voice of Mo Jia's protector Mo Yuhai coming from outside the stone room, and said loudly: "Qi Qi Giant, the big thing is not good, that pair of pupils monster ......" Before the words were finished, he heard a loud sound of "boom", the two hidden stone doors of the tenth layer of the "Love" stone room had been vigorously knocked open, and the Divine Fire Sect's Open Fire Venerable immediately strode into the stone room, and shouted angrily at the words and thoughts in it: "It's already burning your eyebrows, do you still have the heart to chat with Mo Hanshan here?" Do you know that the Wu'er sergeant who was planted five miles to the east has just withdrawn, saying that the two-eyed monster is indeed equipped with demon magic, and actually casts evil magic in the field, gathering all the animals within a radius of five miles. Then the four of them took the red deer as their mounts, and went all the way to the east, and their speed was not inferior to that of the horses, and they were afraid that in the blink of an eye they would flee without a trace!"

As soon as the words fell, the three protectors of the Mo family's Mo Shenghai, Mo Baishui and Mo Qunshan, as well as the Jishui Venerable of the Divine Fire Sect and the "no talent and no virtue" of Dongting Lake in the past, stepped into the stone room one after another, and prayed to Mo Hanshan and Yan Sidao. Mo Hanshan was also a little surprised, and said with a smile to Yan Sidao: "Casting evil arts, it seems that this little brother of Guigu Dao does have some ways, and with such a character as your enemy, I'm afraid your Excellency should have a headache again." ”

Yan Sidao silently listened to everyone's advice, then smiled disdainfully, and asked Zeng Wuxi: "Using the red deer as a mount? It's a bit interesting! The first dark pile in the east saw them riding a deer away, when did it happen?" Zeng Wuxi said in a respectful voice: "Mr. Huiyu, the Gongsun Sect Leader and his party of four people arrived at the first dark pile five miles to the east on foot, it was exactly two o'clock, and then the young man with two eyes used evil magic to summon the deer, and by the time the four of them rode the deer away, it was already four o'clock, and there was still about half an hour before the agreed noon. Then the sergeant of the first hidden pile in the east withdrew to Mota to resume his life, and it was now five o'clock, and just when we came up, the second hidden pile in the east also sent out a green fireworks signal, informing the Gongsun Sect Leader and his party of four that they had arrived fifteen miles to the east. ”

Yan Sidao lit a pot of dry smoke again, and said lightly: "There are many beasts in the northern vein of the Tianshan Mountains, although it is a cold winter covered with ice and snow, it is not difficult to find traces of tigers, leopards, deer and sheep, all of which can become their mounts, which is also expected by me, what is there to make a fuss about? I had already set up points every ten miles in the east, west, north and south directions, and in each direction they laid eight hidden piles in turn, and they went all the way to the east, until they reached eighty-five miles to the east, which was the last hidden pile I set. Therefore, according to the speed of their travel, as soon as noon arrives, the four hidden piles in the back will intercept them, and even if they are not the opponents of the two little girls, those dreaded sergeants can shoot the red deer they ride with crossbow arrows, and slow them down. At the same time, the masters of the Shenhuo Sect and the Mo family set out from Mota, and cooperated with the retreating Wu'er soldiers from the north, west, and south to pursue them to the east, and within two hours, they could be captured. As for whether the Divine Fire Sect will take the lead or the Mo family will win the gamble in the end, then I will invite you to show your gods. ”

Seeing that Yan Sidao looked confident, this analysis was also the first to be true, and the group that broke in was a little relieved. But he heard Mo Hanshan cough twice, and suddenly asked: "That little brother has two eyes, and he has his own merits. Since he dared to call for battle from Your Excellency, his strategy may not be so simple. Yan Sidao stared at Mo Hanshan's eyes and said meaningfully: "What Brother Hanshan said is extremely true, the key to this gamble is actually the next six hours from noon. If we can't catch them within six hours, and wait until the Gongsun Sect Master's acupuncture points are solved, even if everyone present joins forces, they won't be able to hold him; that little Taoist priest naturally sees this clearly, otherwise how dare they boast of Haikou and come against me? If they blindly escape, whether they ride a deer or a horse, or perform light skills, they will simply seek their own death, and it will never be possible to escape our pursuit within six hours, so the current deer riding is just a trick in the end. If they really want to spend these six hours safely, the only way for them to do so is to hide and play hide and seek with us in the northern veins of the Tianshan Mountains. ”

Speaking of this, Yan Sidao couldn't help but stand up, and while puffing on dry smoke, he said: "Even if the forty-nine hidden piles I arranged in advance in the four directions of east, west, south and north are detected by them, as long as the appointed noon time does not arrive, they will never dare to uproot them, because they are afraid that rash action will attract us to catch up in advance, so they dare not act rashly." But now, according to the speed at which they rode the deer, by the time they reached the fourth stake thirty-five miles to the east, it would be no more than a pillar or two of incense before noon, and then they would have to avoid the surveillance of the stake if they were to find a place to hide. If I had been right, it would not have been long before they would have struck at the fourth stake to the east, killing all the Vultures I had planted there. ”

Everyone present nodded their heads again and again, and the Open Fire Venerable couldn't help but say, "Since you have expected them to attack the hidden stakes we have placed, then we might as well set off in advance and wipe them out at the fourth hidden stake in the east!"