Chapter 35: Tracking
The people in black all covered their faces, and they didn't know each other, they usually only recognized the token but not their faces, and the disguises of Nangong Demon and Bai Weige were not recognized.
"Did you catch it?"
Bai Weige shook his head and said, "I ran too fast, and I saw a shadow, and I couldn't catch up at all." ”
"Forget it, there's nothing to lose anyway, the employer doesn't even want to show his face, he won't know about today's events. It is better to carry the box to the temple first, and the most important thing is to delay the hour. ”
The man hired them, never showed their faces, and gave orders to a subordinate to pass on the word, and let them do not kill people, but to carry things as boring and boring. These men in black are professional killers, specializing in taking people's lives, but they are hired to do this kind of thing at a high price, and they have long been dissatisfied, as long as they can get money, some things can be ignored as little as possible.
The four black-clothed people and the Nangong Demon disguised as the black-clothed man, Bai Weige, carried the two boxes towards the broken temple.
The temple is overgrown with weeds, the faded lanterns at the door are crumbling, the walls are mottled, the prayer flags are broken, the offering table is covered with dust, and the gold paint on the body of the Buddha statue has fallen off, and the temple has been deserted for some years.
They put the box down and one said, "Let's go." ”
Nangong Demon and Bai Weige followed out of the temple, and after walking for a while, they knocked them out.
Dragging them behind a pile of grass, Nangong Demon grabbed the hilt of the sword and was about to draw it, Bai Weige said, "You want to kill them?"
Nangong Demon said: "When they wake up and find that we are gone, they will inform their leader or employer, and then send someone to investigate, in short, there will be a bunch of troubles, so it is better to kill them, and if they die, they will not go around talking, and no one will know who killed them." ”
Bai Weige's face flashed with a complicated look: "No need, I can deal with anything after they wake up, and I won't let you have anything to do." ”
"I'm not afraid, but I don't want to be entangled in things that could have been cut down at the beginning, a hundred things that can be done in one go, and one sword can get rid of the aftermath forever, why don't you do it?"
"They are innocent, and they are people, not demons. ”
The words that came out of his mouth were simply ridiculous: "You thousand-year-old fox told me about your innocence? Don't you think it's ridiculous? Okay, you are the most merciful, I won't tell you, the person with the box is coming soon, I don't want to come in vain!"
Nangong Demon shook his hand and entered the temple, Bai Weige pondered for a moment, and stepped to follow.
The Nangong Demon was hiding behind the pillar, and Bai Weige moved a step to the side when he came, keeping a distance from him.
The Buddha statue turned, and a passage appeared, and four men came out to lift the box.
Nangong Demon summoned a tracking charm, pasted it on the box, and was carried away along with the box.
After the Buddha statue turned back to its original state, Nangong Demon took out the tracking compass, and the pointer on it pointed to the direction of the four people.
Bai Weige recognized at a glance that this was the set of tracking charms and tracking compass that she had shown him, she liked to create new charms when she was a child, and she would show him the first time she made them, she smiled so happily at that time, she was a child without trouble, and he never imagined that one day she would become murderous as if pinching an ant to death.
"The tracking compass will tell us the direction of those people, and it's up to you to open this Buddha statue. Nangong Demon looked at the compass and said.
Bai Weige came back to his senses, pressed one hand on the Buddha statue, and the power gathered into his hand, and the Buddha statue cracked, destroying the mechanism underneath.
With another push, the Buddha statue turned around, and he turned his head sideways and said, "Let's go." ”
When I walked in, I realized that it was not a straight passage, but a step that stretched down one after another, and the faint candlelight on the wall was every dozen steps, but it could only illuminate a few steps under my feet.
Nangong Demon said: "Have you smelled it?"
Bai Weige replied lightly and said, "There is a strong smell of blood and rot, and there is also a smell of rot in those two boxes." ”
"Not only that, but there is also a demonic aura, although it is not strong, but it is not difficult to smell. Nangong Demon thought and said, "Is it an underground workshop that sells demon beasts?"
"Is it the kind of business that has recently appeared to catch demons and sell demons?"
"After the monk sells the demon, the shop will transport the demon to the workshop, dismantle the things on the monster, sort it and put it away, and then sell it at a high price, although I have never seen that kind of workshop, but I think it must be very bloody and violent. But this kind of business is not opposed by everyone, so it is not unseemly, there is no need to hide under the temple and do it secretly, let alone hire a group of killers. ”
"It's very suspicious, the man in black will go to rob you of the clues you find, which means that the matter of the insect man is related to this temple, and everything in this is definitely not so simple. ”
I don't know how many steps I descended, and finally stepped on the flat ground, but two passages appeared in front of them.
Nangong Demon looked at the tracking compass and pointed to the left: "Go this way." ”
The further you go inside, the stronger the fishy smell becomes, and Nangong Demon frowned unconsciously.
"The two boxes sent today have been put in, and I will try to make them tonight, now that the weather is hot, it will not be good if it stinks. ”
"Yes. ”
Someone is coming! Nangong Demon and Bai Weige glanced at each other, and in a hurry, they opened a door next to them and hid in.
Footsteps passed in front of the door and faded away.
Nangong Demon breathed a sigh of relief, it was really dangerous.
They didn't know where they were hiding, and by the faint light, Bai Weige glanced around and said, "This is like a room for one person." ”
There was a shelf with several porcelain bottles on the wall, and a table in the middle with several jars of unopened wine.
"Look at the light, it seems to be coming from the front. Nangong Demon walked in the direction of the light source, turned a corner, and she quickly dragged Bai Weige and didn't let him continue to move forward.
The light in this room was shining through the room inside, and there were people talking.
Nangong Demon motioned for Bai Weige to be silenced.
"Should you explain to me tonight?"
"It was my mistake, but I didn't expect those black-clothed people to be so useless, and even a few new disciples of the Red Heaven Sect couldn't deal with it. ”
"You searched for something that you didn't find for a few days, but it was found by the disciples of the Red Heaven Sect at once, and you couldn't get it back if you robbed it, that thing fell under the hands of the Red Heaven Sect, I would lose a few worm people at most, but you are different, once the matter is revealed, you will only have to wait for death. ”
"It's not that serious, is it? if it's really revealed, I won't admit it, and my uncle will help me...... Don't worry, I'll deliver what you want on time......"
"In case you get caught, don't provoke the Red Sky Sect again, and be cautious about transporting things these days, when they leave, everything will be as usual." ”
"But the worm ......"
"I'll figure it out, and you'll just take care of your affairs here. ”
The two men who could hear the conversation seemed to be arguing, but they couldn't hear their conversation clearly through the door.
"Wait! Don't talk yet. ”
Sun Zhiwei was stunned and closed his mouth.
Bai Yonghua looked at the door, Sun Zhiwei nodded, picked up the sword on the table, slowly pulled it out, and threw it towards the door with his wrist.
Bai Weige sensed that something was wrong, dragged back the Nangong Demon, and a sword flew out through the door, inserted into the wall.