Tonight is destined to be an uneventful night! Wu Hansheng, the general of the Tongrailfang garrison, was thinking.
In the gentle land of the beauty, he was chased away by his subordinates. Yes, he was chased away.
His subordinates who used to be so respectful and respectful to him dared to be so offensive to him. Wu Hansheng couldn't help but became furious. He picked up a spear next to the bed and was about to stab him.
But then I thought about it, my subordinates are not that bold. For him to do such an outrageous thing, there must be some trouble in the army.
Two days ago, some soldiers made a fuss in the camp because of the issue of pay. Wu Hansheng comforted them for a long time before finally settling.
There was nothing he could do about the lack of pay. He was just a small city garrison general with an official position of less than seven ranks. He had no chance at all and had to stay in this position until death. The military pay issued by the imperial court had to be fed first.
Gentlemen, come to him and draw a little more. Even if the amount that falls into the hands of the soldiers is not enough, they will have to admit it.
If those damn gangsters in the military camp really start a riot and mutiny, he, a junior officer in the army, will be in trouble! Wu Hansheng hurriedly dressed and got out of bed, cursing:
"What happened?"
The subordinate who broke out of the door and disturbed his good deeds looked excited. Seeing this, Wu Hansheng felt an unknown anger in his heart. He secretly cursed in his heart: "Laugh! Laugh! Laugh! Laugh at your mother!"
"General, someone from outside Fangshi called the door. What a good thing!"
"What a good thing? Someone dares to walk outside after the curfew and still dare to call the door? What a good thing? Arrest him!" Wu Hansheng said angrily.
"Listen to me, the people coming this time are not ordinary people, they are the emperor's grandson's people."
"Them?" Wu Hansheng was a little surprised. The person outside the relationship was not alone?
But the expression on his face froze in the next moment, and those three condescending words spoken by his subordinate made his brain dizzy.
The emperor's grandson?
Wu Hansheng's breathing became rapid, and his rough and thick face turned red. He punched his thigh violently and stammered:
"Quick...quick...take me there quickly!"
As a general of a small city garrison, Wu Hansheng would never have imagined that one day he would be able to meet the emperor's grandson.
This is about to turn around. Isn't the opportunity for promotion right in front of me?
He happily mounted his horse and galloped all the way to the gate of Fangshi. The vermilion gate was still tightly closed, waiting for his order to open the door.
Wu Hansheng was still very satisfied with this, and his subordinates did not rush to show their courtesy before him.
He climbed onto the city wall and looked down at the people hidden in the darkness below.
There were not many people, about twenty riders, and the leader seemed to have raised his head and was looking at himself.
Wu Hansheng had a serious look on his face and secretly made a draft in his mind, thinking that he would pretend to be dignified and upright, first sternly refuse their entry, and finally agree with embarrassment, so as to attract His Highness's attention.
Your Highness appreciates you, and your career is just around the corner!
Wu Hansheng coughed and shouted sharply:
"Who is below? Why did you come into the workshop late at night? If there is no warrant, I will arrest you immediately!"
Under the majestic and tall Fangshi city wall of Tongrailfang, the leader of more than twenty riders said lazily:
"There are spies from southern Xinjiang in Tongrail Square. I am here to arrest you on the orders of His Highness the Emperor's Grandson Li Chu. If you don't open the door, you will be guilty of betraying the country!"
Wu Hansheng was dumbfounded. The draft he had just made in his stomach was not used at all. He knew that His Highness the Emperor Taisun came to his small tunnel so late, there must be some hidden secret, but he did not expect it to be this.
He stretched out his hand tremblingly and said:
"Open the door quickly!"
…
The gate of Tongrail Square was opened, and the twenty or so riders under the city wall entered the square market on horseback.
Wu Hansheng walked up to the horse with a sad face, almost rolling and crawling, and said:
"My lord, if you give me any orders, Wu Hansheng will go through fire and water! No matter what!"
Li Xin'an raised her riding whip and said with a smile:
"General Wu, there is no need to be like this. What we have to do is very simple and can be done before dawn."
He handed over Li Chu's token at his waist. Wu Hansheng only glanced at it and returned the token, saying:
"In this humble position, I will listen to your orders!"
"General Wu, how many people are there in the Tongrailfang garrison?"
Wu Hansheng replied without thinking: "Master Qi, there are 1,400 elite soldiers in Tongrailfang, including more than 100 old and weak."
"Yo ho, you actually openly admit that you are old and weak. It seems that you are not getting paid."
Wu Hansheng smiled. Of course he was free of charge, but he was not so bold to take such a large sum. The fourteen hundred people were indeed the real number, but the one hundred old and weak people were made up by him.
The army of the Tang Dynasty paid two cents more to old and weak soldiers than ordinary soldiers per month. Wu Hansheng relied on this to make a profit. It was not much, but it was enough for him to live a comfortable life every month.
Li Xin'an got off his horse and asked Wu Hansheng for the map of Tongrailfang.
"The Tongrailfang defenders are stationed at the four gates of the east, west, north and south, right?"
"Yes, there are three hundred soldiers at the west gate and the north gate each, and four hundred elite soldiers at the south gate and the east gate where we are."
"I need your command of the fourteen hundred people." Li Xin'an said.
Wu Hansheng hesitated for a while, gritted his teeth and said:
"Since it is the order of His Highness the Emperor Taisun, and it is to arrest the spies in southern Xinjiang, I will agree to it. However, if the Jingzhao Mansion inquires about it in the future, please help me explain it."
"That's natural."
Wu Hansheng took out a stone talisman from his arms, divided it into four along the carved patterns on it, and said:
"Sir, this is the tiger talisman used to mobilize the elite soldiers of the four gates of Tongrailfang."
Li Xin'an took it and saw that the four characters of east, west, south and north were engraved on the smooth back of this stone talisman divided into four.
He threw back the tiger talisman with "East" engraved on it to Wu Hansheng, and gave the other three pieces to Murong Bai, Yousang and Xie Liya respectively.
"Bai Mumu, you go to the west gate, Senior Yousang goes to the north gate, and Xie Liya, you go to the south gate. If there is any trace of the Immortality Sect members on either side, immediately notify the other three places. If they cannot be caught, they will never
Open the door!"
Murong Bai and the other three took the Tiger Talisman and left, leaving only Zhang Quan and eight other Blood Clothes Hall disciples around Li Xin'an.
"May I ask, sir, what does a humble position require?" Wu Hansheng said cautiously.
"Oh, if General Wu is free, just bring me that chair." Li Xin'an said with a smile.
Wu Hansheng opened his mouth wide and watched in surprise as the young man in front of him jumped up and climbed up the city wall, but could not close it for a long time.
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Tongrailfang, Ximen.
A bloated black shadow emerged from the street. He looked up at the moonlight and saw that it was almost midnight.
Another companion didn't know whether he had succeeded or not, and he hadn't shown up at the agreed place, which made him a little anxious.
The divine Gu is about to be refined, and they are the final touches.
The leader of the cult specifically gave instructions not to be impatient at this time. Once all previous efforts are wasted, the decades of hard work of the Immortality Cult will be in vain.
The day before yesterday, a brother came back a little late. When I asked him, I found out that he actually took advantage of the situation and attacked the child's mother. Fortunately, no one found out.
When the leader found out, he was furious and threw him directly into the Pond of Ten Thousand Gus. When he was brought out the next day, the originally strong man had become a man, leaving only a layer of soft skin hanging on his body.
Barely holding a breath.
Thinking of the tragic situation of that brother, the Immortal Cultist could not help but shudder. He did not want to suffer the same fate as him.
Another companion didn't come for a long time, which made his patience run out.
After all, they couldn't wait any longer. The Immortal Cult members wrapped themselves in their night clothes, hugged the boy tightly in their arms, and walked towards the city wall not far away.
The city wall was quiet, not even the sound of patrolling footsteps. This Immortality Cultist climbed up the protruding stones on the city wall with familiarity.
He robbed five children here, and he knew Tongrailfang thoroughly. He knew where the defense was the weakest, and he also knew that the defenders here would only guard against the outside, not the inside of the city.
Although it takes a little effort to get in, it's very easy to get out.
When he grabbed a stone with his hand and put all his strength into that hand, the stone suddenly shattered. The believer was shocked and hurriedly pressed his body against the city wall to prevent himself from slipping and falling.
But the broken stone fell down with a loud sound, and there was a crisp sound in the dark night.
The believers were frightened. This sound was enough to make the soldiers above curiously poke their heads over with torches. As long as they shined a light, they would be discovered immediately.
He was in an awkward situation. He happened to be in the middle of half of the city wall, neither above nor below. There was no sky and no ground, and he couldn't move.
The cultist chanted a spell softly, and several poisonous insects flew out of his clothes.
This is his trump card, not to kill the enemy, but to kill himself.
The divine Gu is about to be refined. The Immortality Cult cannot be discovered, nor can he be captured alive. The Gu will reveal his identity and cannot be kept.
When the soldier's torch shines over him, it is his own poisonous poison that kills him. For the sake of the divine poison, he is not afraid of death.
The believer was prepared, but what surprised him was that there was no movement from above.
There was silence in the vast world, and it seemed like the only sound left was the thumping of my heart.
"Didn't they hear it?" the believers thought.
He didn't dare to move rashly yet, and waited quietly for a while. The child in his arms, perhaps hurt by his squeezing, started to murmur in a low voice.
The believers were horrified, my little ancestor, you must not scream at this time, otherwise we will both be dead!
But there was still silence and no movement above. He raised his ears and listened carefully, and could vaguely hear a low purring sound.
The believer put his heart in his stomach and sneered, thinking that the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were just a bunch of idiots.
He started climbing again. This time he had no worries and climbed much faster. After a few breaths, he had already touched the top of the city wall.
The cultist pushed hard with one hand and climbed up the city wall. Before he could take a breath, a cold light struck him.
He was shocked and looked forward in astonishment. There were four people standing in front of him, two old men and two young men.
"Put the child down." Li Xin'an said with a smile, "Let's have a good talk."
…
An hour ago.
Li Xin'an sat bored on the city wall, waiting for news about Zhang Quan and the other three city gates.
A black shadow climbed up strangely from under the city wall. It was Zhang Quan who was out to inquire about the news.
"Hall Master, I have checked the surrounding streets. The Gu worms given by Senior Yousang have also been distributed, and there is no abnormal movement."
"What time is it now?" Li Xin'an asked.
"My lord, it's three o'clock in the evening, and it's almost the time of ugly." Wu Hansheng replied respectfully from behind him.
Li Xin'an narrowed his eyes, "Chou Shi, logically speaking they should take action."
He lowered his head and looked at the compass in his hand. In the center of the compass was not a compass, but a long worm.
When the four of them left Huangsun Mansion and came to the Tongrail Square, Yousang handed this thing to Li Xin'an, Murong Bai and Xie Liya respectively.
"This is the mother voodoo, specially used to track down the traces of the Gu master. When you use it, scatter the child voodoo, and they will detect the voodoo insects within a radius of about one mile, and then attach to the voodoo. The mother voodoo will rely on the movement of the child voodoo.
give directions."
Xie Liya couldn't help but asked: "In that case, why don't we just sprinkle this mother-in-law Gu on Yonghefang? This will save us so much trouble!"
Yousang rolled his eyes at him, "It's not like I haven't tried it before. I can smell the five-step-one-gu bug in the slum of Yonghefang with my nose. The mother-child and mother-bug bugs are completely out of the supply yard and can't be found at all.
!”
Li Xin'an took the Mother Gu, handed the sealed bag of Child Gu to Zhang Quan, and ordered him to sprinkle it around him when he arrived at Tongrail Square.
The disgusting long worm sealed in the compass he was dragging in his hand looked particularly cute in Li Xin'an's eyes.
"Baby, it's up to you whether you can find the thief of the Immortality Sect."
But what disappointed him was that after Zhang Quan came back from spreading the child vood, the mother vood showed no movement at all, as if it was dead.
"Master, is this bug useless at all?" After waiting for a long time, Zhang Quan finally couldn't help it anymore and said:
"How about I take the brothers down to look for it."
"No!" Li Xin'an flatly refused, "I believe Senior Yousang, let's continue to wait. Anyway, the Tongrail Square has been blocked by us, and they can't escape. They should be the ones who are anxious. As long as they are impatient, they will reveal their flaws.
That's our chance."
"Besides, maybe they didn't leave our place, but went to someone else's place. Maybe they are caught now."
Things developed just as Li Xin'an expected. After a while, a guard from "Heavenly People" came on horseback.
Looking at the direction he came from, it was the south gate.
"Commander Li and Deputy Commander Xie Liya have discovered a thief from the Immortality Cult who robbed a child. They are fighting. Please support Commander Li!"
Li Xin'an stood up from the chair, jumped down onto a horse, and shouted:
"lead the way!"
…
Faced with this level of cultivation, Xie Liya was only a third-grade high-ranking Gu Master, and his sense of superiority as a second-grade high-ranking Gu Master was gone!
He has no weapons, and what makes him famous are his hands - Hani Rama Hands. This is a martial art required by precepts masters in Tianzhu monasteries to punish monks who violate the precepts.
If he gets close to someone, he can use this method to twist their bones and tendons to pieces, but the prerequisite is that Xie Lifan gets close to that person's body.
But the Immortality Gu Master in front of him didn't give him a chance to get close at all, and stayed far away from him.
There was a large area of Gu worms between the two of them.
Whenever Xie Liya wants to attack, the gu worms will surround him heavily, disrupt his sight, and bite his body.
Xie Liya just retreated to where he was, in vain.
With an expressionless face, he pinched out a small voodoo insect from under his skin and strangled it to death. Many voodoo insects had already penetrated into his body. Fortunately, he had taken the poisonous elixir given by Yousang before, so these voodoo insects could not hurt him.
Xie Liya had not thought about attacking in groups, but the short crossbows carried by the "Heavenly People" could not break through the Gu master's Gu insect barrier at all. The powerful short crossbows that could penetrate steel plates were actually killed by those Gu in the air.
Insect bites turned into powder!
He was a little helpless. The Gu Master was more powerful than he expected. After three "celestial beings" died one after another, he could only send people to ask the nearest two people for help.
I hope they can come as soon as possible... Xie Liya took a deep breath and exhaled gently towards the Gu insect rushing towards him.
That Gu Master actually took the initiative to attack him!
The black insect swarm drowned Xie Liya, and the Gu Master hiding in the darkness smiled slightly, thinking that this person would definitely die.
He had to rush back. Someone intercepted and killed him today, which meant that the affairs of the Immortal Sect had been exposed, and he had to quickly transfer the divine Gu.
The Gu Master turned around and left, but unexpectedly a powerful sound suddenly erupted behind him, and his entire body was thrown forward.