Even before setting off, Xue Qingshan had made predictions about various methods that the Black Lotus Sect might use along the way.
This strategy of exhausting the troops was also within the scope of his prediction.
In order to deal with the noise harassment at night, Xue Qingshan specially brought a supernatural item called the 'Sanskrit Bowl'.
The Sanskrit Bowl looks similar to the ordinary copper bowl used by monks, but its function is very strange.
If the surrounding environment is quiet and peaceful, then the Sanskrit Bowl will make a sharp and harsh metal friction sound. Not only will the noise cause headaches, but in severe cases, it will damage people's hearing and pierce people's eardrums.
But if you are in a noisy and noisy environment, the Sanskrit bowl will not only not make harsh sounds, but will also absorb the noise and transform it into an ethereal sound. It not only has a calming effect, but also washes away the fatigue and makes people feel relaxed.
Refreshed.
Last night, when the howling of wolves kept coming and going, making everyone unable to sleep peacefully, Xue Qingshan took out the Sanskrit bowl from the special box where supernatural items were stored, and used it to turn the howling of wolves into the sound of the bowl, allowing everyone to have a good sleep.
Sleep.
Speaking of which, I have to thank the Black Lotus Sect.
If they hadn't driven in the demonic wolves and howled tirelessly around the inn all night, the Sanskrit sound bowls wouldn't have been able to function, allowing the night watchmen to replenish the energy and strength they had consumed during the day.
It's just a pain to the postmaster and postmen in the post station.
The room they lived in was not in the same courtyard as the night watchmen, and Xue Qingshan was worried that the demons from the Black Lotus Sect would come to check on the situation afterwards. If he saw Yi Cheng and Yi Zu in high spirits, it would definitely reveal that they had had a good night's rest.
very good.
Therefore, when using the Sanskrit bowl, Xue Qingshan deliberately controlled the range of the sound of the bowl and did not let Yi Cheng and Yi Zu enjoy it.
As a result, they slept extremely poorly that night, each of them was less energetic than the other, and the dark circles under his eyes were getting darker and darker.
As the sun rose and the demon wolves left, the area around the inn became quiet. The Sanskrit Bowl no longer made an ethereal sound, but suddenly changed and made a sharp and harsh metal friction sound.
The sleeping night watchmen were immediately woken up without saying a word, and they all covered their ears:
"ah--"
"Fuck!"
"What's this girl's voice?!"
Xue Qingshan was also awakened immediately. Without covering his ears, he quickly picked up the Sanskrit bowl and put it back into a special box covered with runes.
As the door of the box was closed and the talisman was reattached, the sharp and harsh sound of metal friction stopped.
They rubbed their ears and walked out of the room, and saw Sun Xianzong, Monk Ma and others in the yard who were also rubbing their ears.
The strange thing is that people like Sun Xianzong and Monk Ma were no less energetic than them even though they had not slept all night.
It's like... entering a big supplement.
Needless to say, they really guessed it right.
Sun Xianzong, Ma Monk and others were indeed greatly enriched.
Last night, after killing the Demon Wolf King and getting a new recipe, Qin Shaoyou immediately borrowed the kitchen of the inn and made a big pot of Demon Blood.
Although Sun Xianzong, Ma Monk and others were sweating from the spicy late-night snack, their blood energy also improved a lot.
Similarly, under the influence of this strong demon blood, although they stayed up all night, they did not feel tired at all.
After making some preparations, Xu Baan took the night watchman under his command and set off first.
The large army began to prepare for today's journey and boiled water and hot cakes for breakfast.
Although the night watchman slept well last night, he was suddenly awakened by the sharp sound of metal friction, so he was yawning and looked like he had not woken up.
When the postmen and postmen who came to help saw this scene, they really thought that they had not slept well all night just like themselves.
Half an hour later, after having breakfast and getting ready, everyone escorted the prison car out of the inn.
Before setting off, Zhao Fuhu found an excuse and slipped away to the hut.
Qin Shaoyou had been paying attention to him, and now he discovered this situation. Although he did not follow him, he quietly turned on [Listening] to monitor.
After these few days of training, Qin Shaoyou's [Listening] has made a lot of progress, and he can already judge what the monitoring target has done through the sound.
For example, at this moment, he heard that after Zhao Fuhu entered the latrine, he did not go to the toilet, but hid something on the door axis of the latrine.
Is he leaving a code message to the Black Lotus people to tell them that the harassment operation failed last night?
Qin Shaoyou secretly guessed.
He immediately found Cui Yougui, briefly explained the situation, and asked him to go to the latrine and secretly take away the code left by Zhao Fuhu.
"Take it away?" Cui Youyou whispered: "If people from the Black Lotus Sect really come later and don't find the secret code left by Zhao Fuhu, will they become suspicious?"
"No." Qin Shaoyou thought everything clearly and whispered: "Zhao Fuhu took the risk and left a secret message just to inform the people of the Black Lotus Sect that yesterday's exhaustion plan failed and let them adjust their plan. And if yesterday
If the strategy of exhausting the troops succeeds, he will never take the risk of leaving a secret code."
After his reminder, Cui Yougui understood and nodded: "So if there is no code, it means that the strategy of exhausting the troops is successful? Can it still paralyze the Black Lotus Sect?"
Qin Shaoyou praised in a low voice: "Congratulations to Senior Brother Cui, you have learned to answer quickly."
Cui Youyou couldn't help but frown.
Although Qin Shaoyou's words sounded like he was praising others, he always felt that something was wrong.
"Go quickly." Qin Shaoyou urged without giving him a chance to think about it.
Cui Youyou snorted lightly, called Monk Ma, Liao Yaosuo and others, formed a circle with Qin Shaoyou, covered him from outsiders, then made a seal and recited a spell, and performed the Earth Escape Technique.
The person immediately burrowed into the ground and disappeared.
That is to say, Zhu Xiucai is not here, otherwise everyone would have made some risqué remarks.
While Qin Shaoyou secretly sighed at the magic of escape, he also prayed in his heart that Senior Brother Cui would not go too far this time.
I overshot the Jinyan River before, but fell into the river.
The target now is the latrine. If this is too much... I can't even imagine the scene.
The smell is too strong.
Fortunately, what Qin Shaoyou was worried about did not happen.
Shortly after Zhao Fuhu came back pretending that nothing happened, Cui Yougui also emerged from the ground surrounded by everyone.
He was very clean and had no dirt on him.
"How is it?" Qin Shaoyou asked hurriedly.
"How can I miss if I take action?" Cui Youwei said pretentiously, turning his hand over and holding a copper coin in his palm.
Qin Shaoyou took it and saw that it was not an ordinary copper coin, but a winning coin.
The so-called winning money is a kind of coin used as auspicious items or to ward off evil spirits. The patterns on the coin include the sun, moon, stars, turtles, snakes, swords, etc., and there are also some auspicious words or runes.
The pattern on this winning coin is a budding lotus.
It is undoubtedly a token of the Black Lotus Sect.
"here you go."
Qin Shaoyou praised Cui Yougui, put the winning money into his arms, and then pretended that nothing was wrong, and called everyone on their way.
During this period, I found an opportunity to come to Xue Qingshan and report the situation to him in a low voice.
As for Zhao Fuhu, he didn't know from beginning to end that the code he left behind had been taken away by Qin Shaoyou's men.
He thought that no one was aware of it. Although he didn't show much on the surface, he was very proud and had a sense of accomplishment in his heart.
About half an hour after the escort team left the inn, a group of people came to the inn, showed their official waist badges, and asked for hot water and food, and feed the horses.
While the postmaster and postmaster were busy, one man slipped into the hut and searched carefully at the door axis. After making sure that there was nothing, he quickly returned to his companions and whispered a few words.
Several people had happy faces.
Some people even said excitedly: "It seems that our operation last night was successful..."
"Silence."
The leader gave a low drink before he could finish his words.
Several people immediately stopped talking.
After the hot water and hot food were served, these people ate and drank while quietly observing the postman and the postman.
Seeing their tired faces and yawning constantly, I became more and more certain that the harassment plan last night was successful.
The leader was very scheming and deliberately talked to the postman. After a few words, he asked who lived here last night. When he left this morning, he was yawning all the time, and he was completely relieved.
After eating and drinking, they took a short rest and then left the inn.
He was walking in a hurry, as if he was an official on his way with important business.
After seeing off the group of people, the postmaster and the postmaster yawned and went back to the house to catch up on their sleep.
Unexpectedly, they were woken up again not long after they fell asleep.
But it was last night that a strong middle-aged man appeared on the hillside and came to the inn with others.
"What kind of evil wind is blowing today? People are coming one after another?"
The postmaster and postmaster were very unhappy, but they still dragged their exhausted bodies out to greet these people with official status.
On the other side, Qin Shaoyou and the others still had difficulty traveling this day.
Mountain roads collapsed, waterways and bridges were broken... they encountered all kinds of situations.
I checked into the inn at night. Although I didn't encounter any more monster wolves, I was harassed a lot throughout the night.
Passing thieves, indescribable strange noises...the Black Lotus Sect's methods of harassment are endless.
However, Xue Qingshan and others still responded early and minimized all impacts.
As for Zhao Fuhu, he was being stared at all the way without realizing it. As soon as he left a signal with his front foot, Cui Youwei took away his back foot.
He was very proud, and Cui Yougui was even more proud.
In a blink of an eye, the third day came.
The place to spend the night today is at the inn under Guanyin Rock.
The inn is located at the foot of the mountain. There is a mountain road next to the inn. The rock walls beside the road are densely carved with either Buddha statues or stories from Buddhist scriptures.
There are Buddhas with majestic appearance, and there are also Vajras with angry eyes and Bodhisattvas with low eyebrows.
It has the solemnity of the Buddha's sermons, the dream of the goddess flying into the sky, and the majesty of the Vajra subduing demons.
Each stone sculpture is vivid and lifelike.
When the escort team passed this rock wall, all the night watchmen couldn't help but sigh in surprise.
Even Cui Yougui of the Taoist sect praised the artistic level displayed by these stone carvings: "It's amazing, it's amazing..."
Only Qin Shaoyou, although his face showed an expression of admiration like everyone else, his hand kept tightening the Demon-Conquering Hammer hidden in his sleeve, and his blood and muscles maintained the highest level of vigilance.
Just because of these stone Buddha statues, he once again had the idea of eating them!