One long and three short blows were like magic, causing a crack to suddenly appear in the originally intact wooden board.
The visitor was about to pull the board apart along the crack, when suddenly two wildcat whimpers came from behind.
"Dangzo, doesn't he hate cats the most?"
The visitor hesitated for a moment, but quickly opened the wooden board and ducked in.
The board was re-closed from the inside, and when the moonlight shined through it, it was still a completely missing board.
It was as if no one had ever been to this alley, and this tavern had always been closed.
The wild cat whimpered again, this time it seemed it was getting closer.
The visitor seemed to be very familiar with the furnishings and rooms in the small hotel. He turned around in the dark and disappeared under the counter.
With a gentle "click" sound, a ray of light seemed to shine through from the counter, but it was only a flash of light, and the entire small hotel was soon shrouded in darkness and silence.[
Under the counter is a large secret room.
Inside, there is a middle-aged man with some gray hair. His hairline has receded to an almost bald position, making him look older than his actual age. At this time, he is concentrating on the chess game in front of him, seeming to be thinking about his next move.
Wherever it is placed, there is a sunspot in the hand.
Regarding the sudden appearance of the "visitor", the middle-aged man had to break free from his thoughts, but his eyes still did not leave the chessboard and shouted: "Tajima, aren't you accompanying Mr. Heihachiro in Mingzhou?"
Taima is a short man in black, with cold eyes: "Danzo Heihachiro-sama is dead."
"How is this possible!" Duan Zang raised his head in surprise, and the black piece in his hand fell on the yellow pear wood chessboard involuntarily, making a crisp sound: "Master Heihachiro has strong physical skills, outstanding swordsmanship, and the secret method of flying sickles to avoid
"Xu Jiuzhuan"
Taima didn't want to argue with Danzo, who usually had a "glib tongue", but took out a white paper bag from his arms, messed up the chess game, and gently placed the white paper bag on the chessboard.
If in normal times, Tajima dared to disrupt his chess game, Danzo would be furious, but now seeing Tajima's actions, Danzo's hands actually trembled slightly.
"What is this?" Duan Zang asked with a hint of trembling.
"It's Lord Heihachiro's hair." Tajima gritted his teeth and said, "I secretly cut it from the corpse before cremation."
Duan Zang took a deep breath, took two slow and deep breaths, and reached out to open the small white paper bag.
There was a lock of hair inside. Duan Zang "touched" it with his hand, as if he "touched" hot charcoal, and hurriedly withdrew his hand.
"Dead?" Duan Zang's throat trembled up and down: "How did you die?"
But Ma looked ashamed: "Not only Heihachiro-sama, but all the Japanese samurai in Mingzhou were killed. It was a guy named Ximen Qing who surrounded him with overwhelmingly superior soldiers. Heihachiro-sama and Kanzaburo were captured alive."
Hanging naked at the city gate for public display. If I hadn't been responsible for liaison work, I would be dead right now."
"Captured alive?" Duan Zang couldn't believe it more and more.
"When Heihachiro-sama was hung up, he had already suffered very serious injuries." Tajima clenched his fists: "More than a dozen bones were broken all over his body, and the bruises were scary! Kanzaburo is still on death row at Mingshu Prison.
With."[
"Ximen Qing!" Duan Zang read the name several times in his mouth: "Why didn't you rush ahead of the Song envoys to report the news? Ximen Qing and the envoys have been living in Dazaifu for many days! Otherwise,
otherwise"
Dan Ma sighed: "The fleet of their envoy is going smoothly, how can I catch up?"
"Gather good players to stop the envoys on their way to Kyoto! Kill them all!" Duan Zang slammed the chessboard, and the chess pieces scattered all over the floor, murderous: "Our losses are too great! Lord Heihachiro is dead!
It’s so miserable!”
There was sudden silence in the secret room.
As if to be a footnote to his words, a wildcat whining sound came from nowhere, making people panic.
"Duanzo, don't you like cats the most?" Tajima couldn't help but ask, "Why are there wild cats in this alley?"
"Shh!"
Duan Zang fiercely signaled Tajima to stop talking, and listened with his ears straight up.
The wild cat kept meowing, and this time it seemed to be right above the two of them in the small hotel!
Taima's expression suddenly changed, and Duan Zang sneered: "What a wild cat, it's obviously a human!"
Strangely enough, after Duan Zang shouted, the "wild cat" disappeared immediately.
But Ma Chong made a gesture to Duan Zang, and Duan Zang understood and pulled the switch under the table, and a gap suddenly appeared in the sky above the secret room.
Tajima pointed his toes, and his body jumped out of the small gap like a ghost. Danzo also turned his sleeves, took out a short sword and held it in his hand, and rushed forward after Tajima.
The inn was dark, with only the light coming from the secret room below illuminating a small area.
After Danzo and Tajima rushed up, they did not stop for a moment, but quickly blended their bodies into the darkness and observed carefully.
If the enemy was eavesdropping on the conversation between the two of them, he must be somewhere in this small hotel.
As soon as he shows up in the open
Taima held the flying sickle in his right hand and held two coins in his left hand. Suddenly he started to sweat on his back.
If this person can deceive his vigilance and follow him all the way here, it means he is a master.
Those meows were so lifelike that if Duan Zang hadn't always been allergic to cat fur, he would have been almost impossible to spot them.
Although Taima is mainly responsible for liaison work, he at least has two flying sickles. Danzo is mainly responsible for planning the liaison station with Hakata. His physical skills are average but his brain is good.
"The person here is careless."
Danzo felt that he seemed to have caught something. No matter who came, in terms of familiarity with the interior of the small hotel, they would definitely not be as familiar as Tajima, let alone himself.
Almost in an instant, Danzo had estimated several places where the enemy might be hiding.
"Beside the pile of wine jars in the front left, behind the broken tables and chairs in the back right."
Danzo quickly drew on Tajima's hand, communicating in this way.
"I'll leave you alone."
Taima responded forcefully, and the two took a slow, deep breath. Just as they were about to rush out, a burst of flute sound suddenly came from high up, which seemed particularly desolate in the dark night.
Their scalps were numb. When did the enemy reach the roof? This is absolutely impossible!
But Duan Zang knew as soon as he heard it that this flute music did not belong to Japan.
"Walk!"
Duan Zang and Tajima sent signals to each other almost at the same time. Two figures emerged from the darkness. I don't know what mechanism Duan Zang pulled. Suddenly, a piece of the roof fell down, and the hazy moonlight suddenly seeped into the courtyard.
The two went up to the roof amidst the clearer sound of the flute.
Under the moonlight, there was a young man sitting cross-legged on a roof not far away, playing a melancholy flute tune with concentration, as if he had seen the appearance of Danzo and Tajima.
At the feet of the two of them, a wild cat whined at the same time.
"Walk!"
Don't worry about Danzo and Tajima. Two against two, they have no chance of winning.
The identity of the visitor was already very obvious. He was probably a member of the Song Dynasty envoy, that is, a subordinate of Ximen Qing.
If someone is "touched" at your door, the other party must be prepared. In this situation, as long as you can escape, it is possible to turn the situation around.
The two of them ran away in two directions without saying a word. This was the best choice.
Taima fled in the direction of the already quiet port and sea, while Danzo was heading towards the still noisy market.
The sound of the flute suddenly stopped, and while running wildly, Duan Zang's perked ears suddenly heard the sound of a crossbow.
Without hesitation, Duan Zang made a single effort and opened a hole in the roof of the thatched house, causing his body to fall rapidly.
"Master, do you think Third Master and the others can succeed?"
Xue'er seemed a little worried when she heard the sound of flute coming from far away.
"Don't worry." Ximen Qing looked at the moonlight outside with a smile on his lips: "If they are not completely sure, they will not take action. The sound of the flute means that the opponent's number is not large, and they have already started to take action."
Serena listened quietly beside her, with a slight color on her veiled face: "How does Lord Simon know that his opponent is making moves in Hakata?"
"Nip it in the bud, at least make sure everything is safe before we leave." Ximen Qing said with a smile: "But if it's me, it's time to make some noise. Heihachiro's death is not a surprise in Mingzhou.
It's a secret, the person who wants to report the news should be here."
"What I didn't expect was that he came so slowly." Ximen Qing continued, "It's a good thing we caught up, otherwise we would have left tomorrow and we wouldn't have had a chance."
Serena didn't speak, as if she was waiting for something. Xueer muttered: "Master is so awesome!"
Of course, Ximen Qing did not tell everything. In fact, Kikuko knew about Heihachiro's arrangements in Hakata, but Ximen Qing did not take the initiative. Instead, he waited for the person who came from Mingzhou to report the news to appear, and then he told Heihachiro here.
All his men were removed together.
Ximen Qing wants to cut off Heihachiro's line so that he can face Heihachiro's backstage in Kyoto.
That is the man who invited Ximon Kei this time in the name of Emperor Toba, Gonagaon Fujiwara Kimomi!
Tajima's speed was very fast, but there was no trace of chaos in his breath. The sound of the flute behind him suddenly disappeared, proving that the enemy had already begun to take action.
I wonder if Duan Zang can escape the pursuit? He was dealt with by a young man playing the flute, so the one chasing him should be the "wild cat"? There seems to be no movement behind him.
In an instant, the port has arrived.
But the horse's running figure suddenly stopped because an enemy had appeared in front of him.
An enemy he never expected.
And the weapons held by the opponent were beyond his imagination.
A gust of sea breeze blew away the dark clouds in the sky, and the hazy moonlight became brighter.
Under the moonlight, the boy is giving off a cold light like water!