Chapter 15: Leaning towards Tiger Mountain (Part II)
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After this turmoil, the Jiangzhou Branch of the Huitong Dart Bureau further strengthened its vigilance at night. Diao Xiaosi rarely volunteered, and spent three days laying out a 28-night array in the dart game, supplemented by various organ information designed and manufactured by him, trapping and ambushing, and guarding the dart game inside and out.
Everyone couldn't help but look at Diao Xiaosi more and more, and no one wanted to believe Long Zhaoyuan's words. It's just that this young man was jealous, and he was too jealous and regarded Diao Xiaosi as a rival.
But this is the most unlikely thing, just imagine that Diao Xiaosi and Chi Zunxia, Geng Nanyi, Chu Lie and others are on an equal footing, how can they be with Wan'er Qingqing and me?
Although it is inconvenient for everyone to say anything about Long Zaitian's face, they will inevitably laugh and ridicule Long Zhaoyuan in private.
And since Diao Xiaosi set up a twenty-eight night array, there has never been an accident in the dart game, but he caught a few spies who wanted to sneak into the mansion to spy on the news.
At this time, Diao Xiaosi's status in the dart bureau has skyrocketed, and everyone is grateful to him for his hard work and hard work in arranging the formation to ensure the safety of the dart bureau. But Diao Xiaosi actually has his own plans for doing this.
First, his head has been remembered by Yin Sheng Yang, and he must not let people easily touch the bedside in the middle of the night for the sake of small fate; second, he is still in the exploration stage of the various uses of the Twenty-Eight Pleiades Star Array, so he can take this opportunity to perform it again.
After tinkering with the Twenty-Eight Nights Great Array, he plunged into the study of the Thirty-six Heavenly Gang Star Array. In order to avoid the revenge of Wan'er and Long Zhaoyuan, Diao Xiaosi deliberately lived in seclusion and did not dare to make trouble. So the heroes from all walks of life who didn't know about it saw this scene, they all praised in their hearts: A master is low-key!
On this day, Geng Nanyi was busy and came to visit Diao Xiaosi. The two chatted in the study for a while, and Geng Nanyi said: "Little fourth brother, in the past two days, I have devoted myself to the study of the twenty-eight night array you have laid out, and I can't help but be happy and ashamed. Glad that your talent in Qimen Dunjia is so high, it is really the only time I have ever seen it in my life. It's a shame that the old man is already a shallow learner, and he can't tell you anything, and you can only rely on your brother to figure it out by yourself. โ
Diao Xiaosi smiled and said: "Old man Geng, are you praising me again?" As the saying goes, Jiang is old and spicy, you have waded through more rivers than the little brother has walked, and I am still far behind." โ
Geng Nanyi smiled: "Little Fourth Brother, have you ever thought about making a talisman array?"
"Rune array?" Diao Xiaosi thought for a while and said, "You mean to engrave the rune pattern of the magic circle on the rune paper, so that you can carry it with you and set up a formation to resist the enemy anytime and anywhere?"
"Yes, but it's only a relatively superficial rune formation. In fact, those Dao talismans commonly used in the rivers and lakes are, in the final analysis, a kind of talisman array. โ
Geng Nanyi patiently explained: "The array is the shape of the Dao, and the so-called nothing cannot enter the Dao, then nothing cannot enter the formation. Therefore, the materials for making runes are far more than ordinary rune paper, all kinds of magic treasure immortal weapons, even ordinary flowers and trees, mountains and rocks, flowing water, and even daily utensils and farm tools can also be used to make rune arrays. โ
Diao Xiaosi nodded and said, "That's right, it's like in my bodyโwell, the operation of the true qi in my body can't be regarded as a change in formation!"
Geng Nanyi said: "Little Fourth Brother, you can draw inferences from each other and think of the principle of true qi operation, it is really amazing to have such an understanding. It seems that the old man no longer has to be ugly, in fact, you already know it in your heart. โ
Diao Xiaosi said with a smile: "That's because Old Man Geng teaches well, I will learn quickly." โ
The two looked at each other and smiled, and Diao Xiaosi said in his heart: "This old man saw that my cultivation was low, so he instructed me to use the talisman array to defend myself against the enemy, so as not to be cut down by someone one day." โ
Geng Nanyi changed the topic and said: "Little fourth brother, the day after tomorrow, we will set off for Daba Mountain in batches, will you stay in the dart bureau and wait for the red hero, or will you go with everyone?"
Diao Xiaosi said without hesitation: "Of course we will go together." โ
As he measured in his heart, this time the heroes poured out of the nest, and the dart game was bound to be empty. If there was a demon similar to Yin Sheng Yang, his head would be a little unstable. In contrast, it is safer to move with a large army.
Geng Nanyi bowed his head and said: "In this way, there is a group of the four brothers Lao Xiao and the head of the General Administration, Mr. Yu and Lao Chu, who will set off at noon the day after tomorrow and meet at the foot of Daba Mountain on October 19. โ
Diao Xiaosi was stunned and said, "What about you, old man?"
Geng Nanyi said: "I walked with the owner of Longzhuang and them, and I took another road. โ
Diao Xiaosi suddenly realized that Geng Nanyi was afraid that he would be embarrassed to see Long Zhaoyuan, so he deliberately separated the two.
Geng Nanyi paused and said, "Wan'er will also be in a group with you, and ask the little four brothers to take care of them along the way." โ
Diao Xiaosi didn't feel strange when he heard this, after that incident, Wan'er was willing to walk with Long Zhaoyuan before the sun came out of the west. At the same time, this is not Geng Nanyi taking this opportunity to show outsiders that Wan'er has nothing to do with him, it is purely that Long Zhaoyuan is suspicious and unreasonable.
In a blink of an eye, in the early morning of the third day, the group began to set off one after another according to the agreed plan. Leading the way were more than 100 fellow Jianghu people led by Geng Nanyi and Long Zaitian, mainly the dart masters of the Jiangzhou Branch and the elite of Wolong Villa; Yu Linglong and Chu Lie commanded the dart masters drawn from the General Bureau and other sub-bureaus as the second group of men and horses to set off at noon. At night, Qiu Junyi, the master of the Sword Pavilion Pavilion, and Zhao Baichuan, the leader of the Chaotian Gang, led heroes from all over the world to camp on the road as backup.
These three groups of men and horses are no more than thirty or fifty miles away from each other, and they are always contacted by fast horses, and in case of emergency, special means such as fireworks warning are used to maintain traffic.
Speaking of Diao Xiaosi, with Yu Linglong, Chu Lie's team traveled day and night to the northeast, passing through Changshou, Dianjiang, and Liangshan, and successfully arrived in Yunyang on this day, which is not far from Daba Mountain.
At this time, Geng Nanyi, who was opening the road in front, sent two dart masters to summon the news, saying that there was no trace of the Hugezhai thieves along the way, and asked Yu Linglong and Chu Lie to stay overnight in Yunyang Town according to the original arrangement.
This Yunyang town is located on the north bank of the Yangtze River, there are about more than 100 households, but because of the endless stream of merchants and travelers who cross the river to the south and north through here, the inn restaurants are lined up along the street, and the business is very prosperous.
As early as three days ago, Geng Nanyi had ordered people to charter all the Hongfu Inn, the largest in the town, so as to avoid the trouble of finding a night stay in addition to the fatigue of the horses.
There are seventy or eighty dart masters from all walks of life led by Yu Linglong and Chu Lie, but fortunately, everyone has been used to sleeping in the rivers and lakes for a long time, and they are not picky about the top accommodation, and they live in a room with five or six, seven or eight.
Diao Xiaosi's treatment was slightly better, he and Chu Lie lived in the same room, and next door were Yu Linglong and Wan'er.
The general was about to pack up and prepare to go out to eat, when he heard someone in the hall arguing with the innkeeper.
When everyone heard the reputation, they saw a young couple standing in front of the ledger, and it seemed that they were planning to stay overnight.
The man was only in his twenties, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, dark skin, a stocky figure, carrying a fairy sword, and a very simple dress. The young woman beside him was of the same age and beautiful as a flower, although she was dressed in cloth and plain makeup, she could not hide her graceful and luxurious atmosphere, and asked in a crisp voice: "Why don't you let us stay in the hotel?"
The shopkeeper said with a smile on his face: "The two guest officers are really sorry, the small shop has indeed been chartered, and the four cross-courtyards are all full." The two of you might as well take a few more steps, and there is a Hongshun Inn around the corner. โ
The young woman said angrily: "When we went south through this half a month ago, we booked an upper room with you. You were full of promises at the time, why are you lending it to someone else now? If you want to let them go, I want to live in this shop!"
The young man beside him twisted his thick eyebrows slightly, and persuaded: "Sister Ning, forget it, it's the same wherever you live anyway, why argue with him?"
The young woman glanced at the young man and said, "You will be a good person, and you will help others to dismantle my platform every time." โ
The young man smiled, pulled her coat and said, "Let's go, I'll accompany you to the river to watch the sunset." โ
The young woman glared at the young man, suddenly smiled, turned her head and said, "Who wants you to accompany me?" โ
Chu Lie was arrogant by nature, seeing that this young man was honest and kind, and the young woman was sharp in her teeth but also knowledgeable, the two of them were in love like a pair of fairy couples, and couldn't help but have a heart of friendship, and immediately said loudly: "This little brother, when we chartered the inn, we didn't know that you had booked an upper room." If I don't see any surprises, I'll try to make room at once, and the room will be the old man's. โ
The young man was stunned and looked at his wife, who had always been the young woman in charge of such matters.
The young woman looked at Chu Lie in surprise and said, "Dare to ask what the old man is called?"
Chu Lie didn't hide it, and said: "The old man's surname is Chu Minglie, and he is the deputy head of the Jiangzhou Branch of the Huitong Dart Bureau. โ
The young woman said lightly: "It turns out that you are the old dart head of Chu who is full of Bashu, please forgive the foolish couple for being disrespectful!" After a pause, he said: "My grandson's surname is Chai, and I am going to return to Jinyang this time, and I don't want to meet all the heroes of the Huitong Dart Bureau, I am really fortunate to have three lives." โ
Yu Linglong listened to this young woman's conversation, and she was also quite familiar with the affairs of the rivers and lakes, so she secretly doubted: "Chai Gongzi, I think you should be a person in the rivers and lakes with the fairy sword on your back, but I don't know which master the master is?"
Chai Gongzi said: "I just learned a few swordsmanship from the nursing master invited by my family, but I haven't studied with the teacher. โ
Mrs. Chai smiled and said, "Old Dart Chu, thank you for your kind invitation, if you have the opportunity to go to Jinyang next time, the foolish couple will definitely sweep the couch to greet you." Let's leave it at that, we'll see a date later. Seeing that Yu Linglong was suspicious of them, it aroused the arrogance in his heart, so he politely declined Chu Lie's kindness.
Chai Gongzi seemed to be relieved, and saluted everyone with a fist: "There will be a period later." He turned around with his wife and walked out of the inn.