Chapter Eighteen: Entering the Heavenly Prison at Night
On the river island, a bonfire lit up their faces.
"Why you again!"
Shi Jin was wrapped in a blanket, with drops of water still hanging on his body. He looked a little embarrassed, staring at Xu Tong with a resentful look on his face.
Xu Tong took out a piece of bread from the props book, put it in his mouth and started to chew on it. Hearing this, he couldn't help but squint his eyes and look up and down at the bald man in front of him: "Of course it's because I love you."
Shi Jin rolled his eyes when he heard this. If he hadn't known that this guy never spoke in tune, he would have beaten him to death just by saying this.
But now that he met Xu Tong, Shi Jin could only admit that he was unlucky.
"I can only say that this is all destiny. It just so happens that I want to build a team and let's do it together!"
Xu Tong narrowed his eyes and extended an olive branch to him again.
Facing Xu Tong's olive branch to him again, Shi Jin hesitated for a while and then said: "Yes, but I have a condition! I want to be the deputy captain of the team!"
"Can!"
Xu Tong nodded decisively and agreed, but then added: "As long as your fist is strong enough!"
"cut!"
Shi Jin curled his lips and admitted that he couldn't beat Xu Tong, but that didn't mean that he couldn't beat others.
He immediately agreed to Xu Tong's invitation to join the team.
"Then should I call you Shi Jin or Wang Zheng now?"
"Call me Gu Xibai." Shi Jin hesitated before saying his name.
Xu Tong muttered the name and nodded: "Okay, Xiaobai."
"It's Xibai!"
Gu Xibai glared at Xu Tong fiercely, and was about to get angry when he saw Xu Tong stretched out his hand towards him and said seriously: "Welcome to the team, Captain Xu Tong!"
Being used to this unattractive guy, Gu Xibai was a little uncomfortable seeing him suddenly become serious, but he still calmed down his emotions, stretched out his hand and shook Xu Tong's hand seriously.
Then the two exchanged information on the river island.
Xiaobai's identity mission is very complicated. He needs to get close to the leader of the Moda Sect and become a core figure of the Moda Sect. But the problem is that he has no hint of his identity.
I can't even remember the identity or name of this person. The only thing on his body is a jade bracelet, and there's only half of it.
"So, the leader of Moduo Sect is in Yuyang City!"
Xu Tong did not immediately tell him that he wanted to kill the leader of the Moduo Cult. Although the two tasks were somewhat conflicting, they were not unsolvable. The key question was where the leader of the Moduo Cult was now.
"Heavenly Prison!"
Gu Xibai said in a deep voice: "Master Motuo sneaked into Yuyang City three years ago, saying that he was practicing in seclusion. At the same time, he secretly planned a plan to attract the river demon, and used it to connect the bridge and wires between the river demon and Yuyang.
Officials have joined forces and this is all a well-arranged situation!"
It turns out that the Motuo Cult's plan was to have the river demon cause trouble. If necessary, the river demon could even be allowed to control the river water and flood Yuyang City. When the time came, the Moduo Cult leader would leave seclusion, surrender Yuyang, convert the people, and borrow the power of faith.
Fire shapes the golden body.
result……
God knows what Leader Moduo is thinking right now. He probably wants to cut Xu Tong into pieces.
Then there was a message from the helmsman, and the morning after tomorrow, everyone in the Motuo Sect evacuated Yuyang City.
"So, Master Moduo will leave Yuyang early tomorrow morning at the latest!"
"It should be, maybe even earlier. Maybe there will be some movement tomorrow night. I advise you to be careful. If you spoil their three-year plan, they will inevitably kill you even if they want to leave."
Gu Xibai reminded Xu Tong.
Xu Tong took a deep breath: "Then let them come. I also want to see what the leader of the Modu Sect looks like."
"Why, do you have a conflict with the Modha Cult?"
Gu Xibai suddenly became nervous. The hidden meaning of this question was that he wanted to know whether Xu Tong's mission was in conflict with his own.
After all, for such a big script, the number of players entering is quite large.
With different identities, it is entirely possible for them to be on opposite sides.
Xu Tong didn't mean to hide anything and told him the content of his mission very straightforwardly.
He has basically completed this status task of cleaning up and repairing rivers.
As for the leader of the Moda Cult, this task is not given by the script world.
So I am not in a hurry. What's more, I don't have any information about the strength of this leader. It is not easy to kill the opponent. Taking action rashly may not be able to get an advantage, and there may even be a risk of being counterattacked. .
After all, in this era, there are many top masters at the enlightenment level. Even if he releases the eldest princess, he may not be able to take advantage.
Therefore, his and Gu Xibai's missions do not actually conflict, at least that's how it seems for now.
As for what will happen in the future, it depends on which aspect can bring higher benefits to the entire team.
"That's it!"
Gu Xibai held her chin and breathed a sigh of relief. Failure in the identity mission would bring great disadvantages, and she would even become more passive as time went by. Fortunately, the two missions did not conflict for the time being.
The two hadn't seen each other for a while. They wanted to chat for a while, but the sky in the distance was already white. If they continued chatting, the workers on the river would start working.
In order not to arouse suspicion, Xu Tong left by boat first, while Gu Xibai stayed and waited for dawn before going to the river bank to work.
"Your Majesty!"
It was already noon. Sanniang opened the door carefully and saw Xu Tong sleeping soundly on the bed. She wanted to call him, but then she thought about it and felt that the prince had been tired for a long time these days and should sleep for a while. For a bar.
Just when she was about to close the door, Xu Tong stretched on the bed and sat up lazily: "Sanniang, I'm hungry!"
Sanniang was stunned for a moment, and when she saw that the prince had woken up, she immediately said, "Oh, okay, okay, I'll go cook right now."
Sanniang cooks the food quickly. Although she is not a cook in a restaurant, she is a native of Yuyang and is best at fish.
Braised eight delicacies, cooked fish porridge, pot tenderloin, pan-fried small fish, etc. Although they were all home-cooked dishes, Xu Tong still felt very comfortable eating them.
After eating and drinking enough, Xu Tong patted his belly with satisfaction. He was half full or not, but just right.
"Your Majesty, drink tea."
Sanniang came over with the brewed teapot and poured Xu Tong a cup of tea.
"Brother Guo and the others have all gone to the river. He said that the workers are working very hard, and they think the river will be dug in less than three months."
Sanniang said, looking at Xu Tong, hesitating for a while before asking: "Your Majesty, when the river channel is dug, shouldn't it be time for you to leave too."
"Um?"
Xu Tong looked at Sanniang's troubled eyes and couldn't help but smile: "You think I'm annoyed."
"No, no, no, I'm not, that's not what I meant!"
Sanniang's face turned red with anxiety when she heard this. Although she was a fierce woman, she was also a clumsy talker. She didn't know how to explain it at the moment, so she simply knelt down towards Xu Tong.
"Your Majesty, there is no one left in my family. You have avenged me. The life of my mother, Zhou Zhou, belongs to you. I just want to ask you to take me with you when you leave. I know that I am not as good as those skilled ones.
Maid, but I can do everything, including washing and cooking, just don’t drive me away.”
Sanniang spoke with deep affection, and her clear black and white eyes revealed unswerving determination.
Xu Tong quickly stretched out his hand to help her up: "Hey, I was just kidding, why are you still in a hurry?"
Zhou Niang shook her head seriously and said: "I'm not kidding. If you don't accept me, I will find a temple and become a nun. From now on, I will stay at the feet of the Buddha and chant sutras for you day and night."
Xu Tong waved his hand with a smile: "Then you should stay with me. Sometimes worshiping Buddha is more practical than worshiping me."
Zhou Niang didn't understand the meaning of this sentence, but she heard that Xu Tong promised to take her to leave Yuyang with him. Her eyes lit up: "You agreed!"
"I agreed, I agreed, but Sanniang, you won't be coming to the post house these two days. I'll ask Guo Yi to take you back later. When these two days pass, you can come back and continue working."
"No need to come..."
Zhou Niang didn’t understand what it meant for a moment. Didn’t she agree not to drive her away?
"Don't think too much, I just give you two days off to rest. You will be tired during this period. You can take advantage of these two days to pack your luggage at home. Once the river channel is completed, I will go to the divine capital to resume my life."
"Ah~ this is it, good, good!"
Zhou Niang nodded and walked back to the kitchen with a confused look on her face.
At night, after Guo Yi and others came back, Xu Tong called Guo Yi alone and told them to send Zhou Niang back, and not to stay in the post house. After seeing off Zhou Niang, she went to find an inn to stay.
Don't stay at the inn.
"Your Majesty, this is..."
Xu Tong's abnormality made Guo Yi realize that something was not simple.
But Xu Tong did not explain to him: "Do as I say, and you will naturally know when the matter is over."
"no!"
Guo Yi shook his head firmly. The more this happened, the more he wanted to stay here to accompany the prince. Even if he risked his life, he could not put the prince in danger.
"No, you are not by my side. If I want to run, no one can stop me. If you stay here, you will drag me down."
Seeing Guo Yi's determined expression, Xu Tong could only say this.
Guo Yi was startled, and then his expression turned gloomy. He knew it was because he was not strong enough.
"Don't worry, when you become the Grand Master, I will still have a place to reuse you."
Xu Tong patted Guo Yi on the shoulder and encouraged him.
Guo Yi's face was full of shame. Before leaving, the prince told him that he must protect the prince. Unexpectedly, he was of no use at all. In addition to feeling uncomfortable, he was determined to break through the Grand Master as soon as possible and help the prince as soon as possible.
After comforting Guo Yi, everyone left the inn one after another after dinner.
The other followers didn't know what was going on, and Guo Yi didn't bother to explain to them. He just said that the Crown Prince wanted to be clean and didn't want them to disturb him, so he should just put it off.
After everyone left, Xu Tong looked at the deserted yard and began to calm down.
Xiaobai said that he had to defend himself, but staying here and being beaten passively was not an option.
Thinking of this, Xu Tong put on some clothes and put on a Jack mask to change his appearance, then he jumped onto the rafter under the cover of night and groped in the direction of Yuyang Prison.
