"Stop, stop,... Master Basta," Gu Tie glanced into the carriage and shouted.
"Um...what's wrong, Asai," Asai stopped turning the winch and looked at Gu Tie with his big black face raised, his face gloomy without a drop of sweat. Of course, the human skin mask is not sophisticated enough to be used. Level of sweating.
"There's a traffic jam. We must stop. There seems to be an inspection post ahead. Oh, it's moving. Use first gear and move forward slowly," Gu Tie instructed.
"Got it," the magician in red pulled the heavy shift handle hard, and the gears clicked on the axle. This light human-powered carriage has one forward gear, a second gear forward, and three reverse gears. Generally, the second gear is Powered by specially hired warriors or magical creatures like the five-faced corpse, those who can turn the second gear with human power are the astrologers and the kings of assassins. These encounters are very rare. They may not seem amazing, but in fact they have a lot of brute force. Alright.
As the sun went west, the team moved slowly and finally approached the guard post. There was an oriental pavilion on both sides of the post road. The road was closed by antlers and fences, leaving only a narrow gap that could only allow a carriage to pass. Several people wearing light armor , a military attache wearing a leather helmet and carrying a long sword stood at the side of the road. Someone guided the carriage to stop in front of the obstacle, led the driver and passengers out of the carriage, and took them to a thatched house behind the pavilion. After a while, these people Come back as is, drive on the road, and you can't see what you are checking.
Gu Tie was not too worried. Carrying out such a high-profile temporary inspection must be an official act of Nanshang Kingdom, and there was no threat to him. At this time, Long Shenlin in the carriage woke up leisurely. He seemed to be in much better spirits after a full day's sleep. He looked out the window at the crowded traffic and said: "Where is this, in front of Jonah... No, Asai,"
"Yeah," the Assassin King was stunned for a moment.
"You're calling me," Gu Tie responded with a headache, "I'm Asai... Lu Zishuo, I don't know where this place is. Anyway, I have to stop for inspection. Can you walk?"
"I can do it," Xiaolong said as he forced himself to sit up.
At this time, a four-wheeled carriage drove away in front, and it was their turn to be inspected. "Please get out of the car. The driver and all passengers must be inspected," a middle-aged man in gray robes came forward and said , holding a booklet and an ink pen in his hand, it seems that he is registering the characteristics of the car and the number of members.
Gu Tie expressed that he did not understand. Master Basda opened the door and walked out, "I am a member of the Magician Association and a fifth-level magician. There are no prohibited goods in my car. You can get in the car and search, please." Feel free, but don't delay my schedule, otherwise, hum...I'm afraid you can't afford the consequences..." I don't know what method he used, but the thickness and accent of his voice completely changed, and it was impossible to tell that he was a person at all. A native of the East, Gu Tie secretly smiled and gave a thumbs up, appreciating the Assassin King's disguise.
"We are not searching the goods, Lord Magician," the man in gray saluted respectfully, and Gu Tie frowned, because what he was doing was a common etiquette among members of the five major guilds, which proved that the people who blocked the road and searched were also A certain association, "It's just a routine inspection of guests passing through the post road. Please follow me, three of you." The man in gray picked up the album and turned to walk in front. The astrologer jumped out of the car and helped Long Shenlin follow him. Master Bastard followed behind, cursing.
Walking down the roadbed, passing by the pavilion (seven or eight depressed-looking guys were sitting in the pavilion, there seemed to be vague magic fluctuations around the pavilion, like there was an enchantment), and entered the inconspicuous thatched house with no windows. There were no electric lights, but it was quite bright inside. There were only a few chairs and a few curtains, and no one else was present.
The man in gray turned back to cover the door, plugged in the latch, and said with a smile: "Then, please take off your clothes."
"Ah," Gu Tie instinctively covered his crotch area.
"If this is a joke to the distinguished great magician, you will be in trouble." Master Basta gave the thick and long staff a hard slap. Although it did not emit any magic power, the sound was really amazing. .
The man in gray immediately explained: "Please don't misunderstand, three of you. I am Ye Sisiyu, a fourth-level astrologer in charge of field work of the Astrologer Association. According to the "Exclusion Order" promulgated by His Majesty the Emperor of the Southern Shang Kingdom, the Astrologer Association and The Imperial Guards of the Nanshang Kingdom jointly launched a nationwide search operation to screen all persons entering and leaving the Suiyang Kinki area. All they had to do was take off all their clothes, turn around in front of the mirror, and stand on the symbol for half a minute. To express our apologies, we will offer ten pieces of gold to every passenger who voluntarily accepts the search. Qin gold coins will be distributed in the future and can be collected when leaving the house... Then, please take off your clothes,"
"A nationwide search..." Gu Tie said to himself, suddenly widening his eyes: "Has the Nanshang Kingdom already designated astrologers as a state religion? The so-called "Exclusion Order" is to eliminate other forces... The strip search was to find the tattoos on the fraternity members, so that's it..."
The man in gray was stunned, "I haven't asked you about your identity yet," he took a step back and said warily.
"I am the fifth-level fire astrologer D. Jonah II, the apprentice of Master Seth Battery," Gu Tie said immediately. Long Shenlin was startled and wanted to stop him from continuing. Gu Tie Waving his hands to indicate that it was okay, he had been thinking about how to use the network at hand to obtain maximum benefits and get rid of the Brotherhood's tracking. Now that he had found the organization, he naturally had to show his identity in a high-profile way.
Ye Sisiyu was surprised: "It turns out to be Senior Brother Yona. When I was contacted by the headquarters, I heard my brother talk about you. I didn't expect to meet here by chance."
"Easy to say, Ye Fifteen is my biological senior brother, and the relationship is extremely good. It seems that you are also a member of the royal Ye family," the astrologer waved his hand and said.
"Yes, we will continue later, Senior Brother Yona, please...please accept the examination," Ye Sisisiyu suddenly turned cold, turned around and slipped out of the door. Long Shenlin walked over and pulled the door. He found that the door had been locked from the outside, "What are you doing, senior? This is too dangerous," Xiaolong turned around and complained.
"What are you doing," Master Basta said angrily.
"Stop pretending, just tell Xiaolong," Gu Tie said.
"...Tell me what," Long Shenlin said.
"Actually, I'm not Asai, he is," Gu Tie said.
"Who is Asai," Xiaolong said.
"It's me," Master Bastard said.
"Who are you," Xiaolong said.
"Asai," Asai said.
"That's obviously a name that Senior Yona made up on the spur of the moment," Xiaolong said angrily.
"...I'd better explain it when I have time..." Gu Tie said weakly.
At this time, the light in the room became brighter and brighter. "It's the moon phase transfer star array." Gu Tie saw the familiar silver-white light and immediately exclaimed, "Stand in the circle, take off your clothes, hurry up."
There were six circles carved on the ground, and the three people each jumped into one circle. "The star array itself is harmless, but the dead old man's ability is very strange. You must do it as required," Gu Tie hurriedly took off his clothes. cried, "You must take off your clothes too, Master Bastard,"
"His name is not Asai," Long Shenlin said.
"...Forget it, forget it..."
The curtain in the room blocked his view, so Xiaolong took off his clothes three times, and then sneezed loudly. He vaguely saw Master Basta taking off his red robe, and then he took off his face with all his strength. Throwing it to the ground, "...I must still have a fever," he lamented, touching his hot forehead.
From Gu Tie's point of view, he could see Asai removing his clothes piece by piece, revealing his steel-like body that had been tempered for thousands of years. His muscle lines were not too prominent, but they looked extremely tough, leaping with vitality under his topaz-like skin. A deep scar flashed before his eyes. The wound across the chest of the King of Assassins was so ferocious that it almost looked like it had pierced the entire person. Gu Tie could not see clearly. The curtain swayed to block his sight. He could only Can suppress curiosity temporarily.
The star array under the feet exudes soft silver light, and the light of the stars and the moon hovers up from the feet, rotates around the body, and rises. Six silver mirrors silently emerge in the air, but the mirrors cannot reflect the shadow of the person. Only the scenery behind the person was illuminated. This wonderful feeling made people feel empty and a little creepy. Gu Tie stretched out his fingers to touch the mirror. With a light touch of his fingertips, the silver mirror showed circles of ripples, and the scenery appeared in the mirror. The middle is twisted, thatched cottage, curtains and starlight, except that one's own reflection cannot be seen.
"Turn around," Gu Tie shouted, remembering the instructions from the man in gray.
The three bare-butt men each walked around in a circle, then stood in front of the mirror and waited. After a long time, Long Shenlin whispered: "Is it time yet?"
"How would I know? I can't see the pocket watch," Gu Tiedao said, "Asai, what do you think?"
"Someone is observing us through the mirror. It may be Master Seth Battery you mentioned," the Easterner thought. "The star array is indeed harmless. It only explores the structure of the human body and removes non-natural things from it." It was just removed from the mirror, but I could see the remaining arrowheads and fragments of the sword hanging in the air. It was really strange..."
"Ah," Xiaolong screamed and then covered his mouth. Gu Tie knew that he must have found the glass beads made by the "Flying Light" secret technique he learned at Tantai's family suspended in the air, and couldn't help but comforted: "It's okay. , they are just looking for people with tattoos, no one cares about your identity,"
At this time, Ye Sisiyu's voice sounded outside the door: "Okay, please put on your clothes. I'm sorry for doubting you. I will sincerely apologize to you, Senior Brother Yona, and the gentleman who claims to be a magician." ,"
"What will you do if you find someone with tattoos?" Gu Tie asked a question.
The door was pushed open, and the man in gray stood in the sunset and said calmly: "Kill without mercy."