Ke Yue and the one-armed old man walked slowly, secretly paying attention to the surrounding situation. They were also very puzzled. I don't know why such a big thing happened, but the streets were abnormally calm?
Just when the two of them were puzzled, the sound of running suddenly came from the street in front of them. From far to near, the rhythm was short and neat.
Looking up, a team of more than fifty officers and soldiers, divided into three columns, came quickly along the street. The whole team was wearing leather armor made of animal skins. They were tight and narrow, capable and sturdy, and had a black forehead band.
The one-word scarf has an extraordinary aura. This is obviously different from the bronze armor uniforms of the officers and soldiers.
This elite division with neat military appearance and well-equipped equipment is rare among the army troops who behave recklessly and have poor military discipline.
When the one-armed old man saw this, his face was full of surprise, and he thought to himself: "Why did such an army appear in the city again? Such elite soldiers and generals must be a powerful enemy of our rebel army in the future."
Later, the old man learned from the information sent by Shopkeeper Hua that the "Witch Guard" secretly formed an army to maintain public security in the capital and carry out armed suppression of domestic rebels.
This internal guard army currently has about 800 people. Each soldier is a soldier king selected from a hundred, and is directly under the jurisdiction of the "Guard Witch" commander. Neither the Ministry of War nor the commander of the Imperial Guard has the authority to make adjustments.
They are good at mobile field combat and roundabout infiltration. They are very powerful in combat. Insiders privately call them the "Witch Army of the Guard".
With this information, he figured out why the streets remained as normal after the incident?
When the "Witch Guard" was looking for the cause of death of the spies, they found a yellow ribbon left on the corpse. The yellow ribbon had wine stains on it. There was also a bowl of wine on the table that had not been drunk, but no one was there.
The "anti-sex youth vanguard" and the "guardian witches", who use the yellow ribbon as their identity, usually have some friction and estrangement. In addition, last night, a member of the vanguard was arrogant and domineering and was furious when his younger brother was refused medical treatment.
, the Vanguard should be inferred as the first suspect.
Therefore, the "guard witches" did not dare to ask for help from the white-clothed guards of the Kongxuan Sect; the officers and soldiers were incompetent and would only take the opportunity to search for money. They had no choice but to mobilize their own troops to search and arrest, which wasted time.
…
Running at the front of the team was a tall middle-aged man in casual clothes, with strong steps, a sinister expression, and a fierce look in his eyes like a hungry wolf...
Ke Yue possesses the wisdom of photographic memory, and recognized this person at a glance as the "Wood Witch" spy who prevented her from entering the medicine shop last night. She quickly averted her eyes and turned her head to the side.
Seeing the passers-by stopping and watching, the leader wanted to shock him, so he ordered: "Quick, quick... Brothers, the thief must still be hiding in the corners around the medicine shop. Even if he digs three feet into the ground, he will be dug out."
, a bounty of twelve taels.”
Ke Yue looked at the officers and soldiers who were going to reinforce the "Witch Guards". She knew in her heart that this also meant that a large-scale manhunt by the officers and soldiers was about to sweep across the city.
Seeing this, pedestrians on the road gave way one after another, fearing that they would get into trouble if they were too slow. The officers and soldiers in a hurry had no time to care about the passers-by and rushed past.
The two of Ke and Yue had an uneventful journey and walked smoothly to the City God's Temple. They first patrolled for a week and saw no one around. They quickly found a secluded place with ruined walls, dug a hole with a dagger, and buried the cloth bag and information properly.
He entered the pit and left a mark.
On the way back to the yard, the two of them dodged and evaded, only walking in secluded areas at the base of the wall, trying their best not to let others notice their presence.
There was still some distance to the courtyard, and Ke Yue saw the little girl wandering at the entrance of the courtyard, raising her head from time to time and looking around cautiously.
Seeing the figures of Ke and Yue, the girl turned around and ran back to the door of the courtyard. She held her hand on the doorpost, leaned half of her body in, and shouted excitedly: "...Abba, sister and the others are back!"
Before he finished speaking, he turned sharply again and ran towards Ke Yue. Unexpectedly, when he was about to arrive, he tripped on a piece of gravel and staggered forward...
Xiao Anzi, who ran out in a hurry, saw this and shouted anxiously: "Slow down, be careful of falling."
Ke Yue's eyes were quick and her hands were quick, her body moved quickly, and she took her into her arms like a gust of wind.
…
As the sun sets in the west, the evening glow quietly recedes, and a silvery gray envelopes the sky and the earth.
The chill in the room was getting thicker. The three of them sat silently at the square table, and the atmosphere became solemn. The three of them were anxiously waiting for the little beggar. The upset little Anzi kept stirring the candlelight on the table to relieve himself.
of anxiety.
The drowsy little girl who was leaning against Ke Yue suddenly stood up and walked towards the door of the house, murmuring like she was dreaming: "Brother and the others are back!"
Seeing this, Ke Yue hurriedly stood up and followed them. The two walked out of the hospital door and looked around, but there was no one around. They concentrated and listened carefully, but they could only hear the sound of the wind.
Ke Yue raised her hand to take a breath of hot air, turned to the little girl beside her, and said with a smile: "Go back to the house, it's too cold outside. There's not even a shadow in sight. I'm afraid the little girl is in a daze and hallucinating."
The little girl shook her head stubbornly, "No, my brother will be back soon. I have to wait for him."
In the biting cold wind, the little girl's body kept shaking slightly, staring persistently ahead. Ke Yue knelt down and hugged the little girl into her arms, and said with a sweet smile: "Little princess, how about I wait with you, sister?"
Holding the little girl in her arms, she seemed to feel the reluctance to say goodbye to the children in "Shui Zi Camp", and a heat wave surged in her heart. The warmth of cuddling together pulled her thoughts far, far away.
…
"Look, brother and the others are back, I didn't lie to you!"
The little girl pointed her finger forward and shouted happily. She broke away from her arms and ran forward with a shout and a smile.
Put down your thoughts and look up. In the evening night, three ghost-like figures appeared and ran towards them.
The little girl's magical telepathy immediately shocked Ke Yue.
…
The three little boys devoured the food and talked about the reason for their late return.
It turned out that the three little boys who were responsible for covering the sentry outside the door were extremely anxious when they saw seven or eight spies from the "Witch Guard" breaking into the medicine shop. However, they were helpless and weak. They didn't know what to do for a moment.
The three children had no choice but to stand not far from the door and discuss countermeasures. However, when the group entered the drug store, they lost sight of any movement, not to mention the sound of fighting and fighting, which made the inexperienced children even more confused and confused.
After a short while, three spies ran out of the drug store in panic. Two of them hurried straight to the restaurant; the other tall middle-aged man hurried along the road and quickly disappeared from sight.
Seeing this situation, the alert "little beggar" suddenly realized, and whispered in surprise: "These people must not have noticed my sister and the others in the shop!"
"Is there a secret passage in the shop? The two sisters ran out of the secret passage. Let's go home quickly."
Another timid boy said.
"Well, it's possible. Wait a minute, maybe the two sisters are trapped in the darkroom, and I'm watching from across the street. You two go find something to set fire to. Let's find an opportunity to set it on fire and cause some trouble.
The messier the better.”
After the words fell, the three of them went their separate ways.
Later, the tall spy brought an army, surrounded the drug store, and searched everywhere. The waiter of the restaurant was also captured by the three spies and was taken into the drug store. Until the three people left there, the waiter was not seen.
, but the shopkeeper went in and out of the drug store several times without touching his feet, probably to raise money to redeem his wife, right?
It was getting dark, the streets were almost deserted, and there was no chance to get close to the drug store. The three of them rushed back before the curfew.