Chapter 36 Preliminary exploration

After leaving the palace, Zhao Tong looked at the night, but there were sparse stars and a bright moon, the sky was like a dome, the breeze was gentle, and the warmth was intoxicating.

He said: "There are several open channels in the Guanyin Temple on the other side of the old Song Gate. They are usually lively during the day, but at night because the Zen Temple is closed, it is very quiet. Let's go over there and see if there is any gap to enter."

Huang Gujian nodded in plain clothes. The three of them did not ride on horses. They always had martial arts skills in their bodies. They were tired from the journey and took more than half an hour to reach this place.

This is the inner city of Tokyo, heading east and slightly south. On the far left is No. 1 Tianshui Lane. There are pastry shops in it, and there are also many brothels with the brands of Yihonglou, Xiaotao Pavilion, and Mantangchun. These brothels are not worth much. It's considered high. For a few taels of silver at most, you can eat, drink, have fun and sleep for a night. To the north is the Ancestral Temple, and to the south is the Audit Court.

There are many temples and Taoist temples in and around Tokyo, and many of them are large. This Guanyin Temple is not the largest, but it does have some historical allusions.

This temple was built in the Qianyou period of the Later Han Dynasty during the Five Dynasties. The founder was Master Jun, a great master who would be remembered by later generations. Emperor Taizu of this dynasty changed the name to Guanyin Ancient Temple in memory of Master Zongfengfu. Because the white-robed Guanyin was enshrined in the pavilion, People in Tokyo also like to call it Baiyi Pavilion.

The three of them inserted themselves into the slanted thorn at the south gate of the Ancestral Temple, and saw a huge temple. Even outside the courtyard, by the moonlight, they could vaguely see the beast-like roof ridges inside, the pagodas standing tall, and the mountain-protecting Jialan King Kong protruding from the wall. Come on, take a cold look at this world.

Zhao Tong said: "I came here to play two years ago. I remember that there are open channel entrances not far away from three sides of Guanyin Yuan. Let's look for them."

Sure enough, not long after, Huang Gu reported: "Sir, there is an opening to the east!"

Zhao Tong walked over and took a look. It turned out that Guanyin Yuan only had front and back entrances, but for some reason no side entrance was built. There was an open channel not far from the east wall, which was a common horoscope.

Zhao Tong was silent and saw that the man got up with all his strength, but he was stumbling and swaying one step at a time, unable to move.

With a cold face, the young lady looked at the two hidden weapons that were accidentally injured and whispered: "It's so sloppy!"

Zhao Tong said: "Let's hide and watch."

Huang Gu lowered his body, touched the entrance with his palm, and said, "Sir, the stone moss is smooth and flat without any mottled marks. It must have been passed by for a long time."

The three of them hid behind a big locust tree nearby. Within a moment, a person climbed out from the eight-shaped mouth of the ditch.

After knocking on the door of Broken Jade Tower, Ouyang Bei answered from inside and inserted the deadbolt on the door. Zhao Tong ordered the two of them to be taken underground.

Jian Suyi immediately whispered: "Young master, you are from Guifanlou. That hook is a unique weapon in the underground. It is suitable for fighting in ditches. Seven out of ten villains inside use this kind of thing, which is called The ghost king is Gou."

There is another layer below the Broken Jade Tower, which is an underground secret room dug later. At this time, candles were lit and the light was as bright as day.

While he was talking, several more people jumped out of the ditch, all dressed like the man in black, holding the Ghost King Hook in their hands, and without saying a word, they rushed towards the man in light armor.

All these things were hit at the men in black. Except for the first one to come out, the rest of the men in black obviously didn't have any fists or feet. They just relied on their ferocious spirit, but they couldn't escape this sneak attack in the dark. They were all beaten as if They fell down like a hedgehog, but the leading man, who seemed to have some martial arts skills, got hit a few times, jumped out of the circle and ran towards the mouth of the nullah.

Jian Suyi's beautiful eyes flashed when she heard this, and she was about to say something to stop her, but she heard a "pah, pah" sound coming from the canal at the entrance of the eight-character entrance.

Seeing this, the wounded man in light armor took a step forward, but almost fell down. He had to use the steel knife to support himself on the ground, but there was no weapon to resist him.

It was already midnight when Zhao Tong and others returned to Broken Jade Tower. It would not have taken the three of them so much time, but this time they had to carry the wounded with light armor and escort the man in black, and they were questioned by the patrolling imperial army.

Long delay.

At this time, there was another movement from the mouth of the eight-character water, and in the blink of an eye, a person came out with a "crack" sound. This was a man dressed in black, holding a three-foot-long iron hook in his hand.

After pondering for a moment, he said: "Suyi stays outside and stares at the movement. Huang Gu and I will go down to investigate."

On the other side, the lightly armored wounded were about to die. Seeing the sudden change on the field, they were inevitably lucky. Just when they were about to cry out for mercy, they didn't expect that each of the many hidden weapons had eyes. A small flying knife actually got into his arm, and another

There was a sharpened copper coin dart embedded in his leg. His eyes widened, and he was about to curse a few words, when he saw a girl as beautiful as a fairy coming closer.

This type of eight-shaped nozzle is unique to this dynasty and is very useful for allowing rainwater and rivers to flow into the canal. Most of the canal entrances in Tokyo have this form.

I watched as several Ghost King Hooks were aimed at the lightly armored wounded. Once they fell, they would probably be turned into a pile of rotten flesh.

Huang Gu closed his eyes for a moment and said in a low voice: "Sir, it's the sound of people running."

The body of the hook was shaped like an iron rod, but the hook head was like a snowflake with blades on the inside and outside, capable of chopping and hooking. The three of them looked carefully and saw a few pieces of bright red meat hanging from the hook head.

Jian Suyi said: "Nowadays, military artifacts are also circulated. This person's origin is unknown and cannot be easily determined."

This man was wearing a pair of light leather armor, and a single sword was tied with a red cloth on his palm. He was covered in blood. As soon as he came out, he lay on the ground, breathing heavily.

Looking at the style of the single sword and light armor, Zhao Tong couldn't help but frown, and Huang Gu whispered: "They are all the standards of the Forbidden Army."

The mouth of the water is not big, and a slightly thinner body can get in. But just looking at the black hole in front of you makes people feel intimidated.

Zhao Tong nodded and looked around. He didn't feel that his actions were hasty and reckless, but he was not familiar with the underground world, so he had to be cautious.

The lightly armored man's face twitched several times when he heard this, and finally he couldn't hold it any longer and fell to the ground with a "thud" sound...

Huang Gu jumped out from behind the locust tree, and was faster than the man. He stretched out his hand to fish out the mouth of the eight-character water, and pulled the man out. The man opened his mouth, as if to call someone, but he was struck by a knife in the back of the head and passed out.

, then Huang Gu dragged the man behind the locust tree like a big mouse.

At this moment, a flash of light flashed behind the big locust tree, and several hidden weapons were shot out. The hidden weapons were mostly iron caltrops, iron lotus seeds, iron shuttles, as well as flying knives and darts, with their edges worn thin.

of copper coins.

Zhao Tong nodded: "Don't let the one wearing light armor die."

Zhao Tong ordered people to tie up the man in black and apply medicine and bandage to the lightly armored wounded man. The wounded man was only relying on some mental support, but in the end he was hit by two hidden weapons, his defenses collapsed, and he passed out.

Huang Gu checked up and down and said, "Sir, I don't have much in common, and I don't have any tokens like waist badges to carry with me."

Zhao Tong nodded and looked at the injured man carefully, and saw that he looked very majestic, but he was being chased by the ghost Fan Lou for some unknown reason.

After a while, the injured slowly woke up and looked around. He could smell the medicinal gas from the golden sore on his body and knew the cause and effect. He struggled to get up and said in a trembling voice: "Xu Ning, thank you for saving my life!"
Chapter completed!