The secret guard on the flagpole was indeed attracted to his attention. Perhaps he was panicking because he had nothing to do for too long, or perhaps he was too wary to rest assured.
Hearing the screams of these maids, and seeing them sitting on the ground rubbing their legs, I didn't know what was going on, so I wanted to come over and check.
The secret guard slid down from the flagpole and quickly came to the corridor. He first looked around and found that everything nearby was normal, and then asked in confusion: "Why are you panicking?
But found someone infiltrating?"
At this time, the little eagle among Gu Yuan's four people had already dived into the water and dived towards the corridor. The other three had also taken cover.
Among the five maids, the one with an injured knee saw the secret guard approaching. She endured the pain, reached out and grabbed the swallow that had caused trouble, and explained to the secret guard:
"Replying to your lord, no outsiders sneaked in. It was a blind swallow flying around in the corridor, and it plunged into my leg. I...I was frightened and panicked for a moment, so..."
The secret guard was obviously not a meddlesome person. He realized that it was a false alarm and didn't ask any more questions. He immediately waved his hand and said, "You don't need to explain to me. Since you are fine, you can quickly go to the kitchen to tidy up some more and then give them to the adults."
Go over there, you have been delayed here for too long, and you will be punished again soon."
The five maids were relieved. They each reached out to pick up all the trays scattered on the floor, packed up everything on the floor, and then quickly ran towards the chef on the other side of the martial arts arena.
The secret guard carefully checked the surrounding situation on the shore and found nothing unusual. He turned around and was about to return to the martial arts field. After taking two steps, he suddenly turned back and checked the surrounding situation again.
Finally, he frowned and looked at the little swallows on the ground that had not yet fully grown their feathers, and watched the five maids leave.
After the figures of the five maids disappeared, Gu Yuan and others quickly rushed forward in the corridor, trying to keep the sound of their steps as low as possible so as not to attract anyone's attention.
When they rushed to the edge of the corridor, the cautious secret guard had already walked to the side of the martial arts field, and the little eagle had also come ashore. He had already loaded the crossbow arrows on the crossbow machine in the water, and as soon as he showed up, he was aiming at the
The secret guard is just one arrow.
"puff!"
The crossbow arrow passed through the secret guard from behind and went straight to the chest, piercing the heart of the secret guard.
Before the secret guard fell to the ground, the little eagle rushed over, covered the secret guard's mouth, then held the crossbow and turned it in a circle at the secret guard's heart.
The secret guard struggled desperately with his eyes wide open, but it was of no avail. His heart was completely shattered by the crossbow arrows, and he no longer had any chance of survival.
At this time, Gu Yuan and three others had also rushed over. Li Cheng took over the secret guard and carried him to the waterside, tied him up with strange stones and sank to the bottom of the pond. The little eagle was washing the blood on his hands by the pond.
After taking care of the secret guard, the four of them walked along the courtyard wall of the martial arts arena toward the more central area.
Just after walking a hundred or so steps, I saw the chef's courtyard door opened again. The five embarrassed maids had packed up again, carrying the trays again, and walked towards the lakeside corridor again.
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The four of them, Gu Yuan, jumped into the wall of the martial arts arena and passed by the five maids. The five maids had suffered a big loss. This time, they paid special attention to their feet and did not look at them at all.
The secret guards who were supposed to be on duty at the martial arts arena would never know what had just happened.
The four of them entered the martial arts arena. It was an open square with several weapon racks filled with various weapons. There were also several plum blossom stakes arranged in a Tai Chi pattern around it, as well as wooden figures used for practicing.
wait.
The martial arts arena is very empty on all sides, and there is no place to hide. If everyone hadn't accidentally bumped into each other and luckily eliminated the hidden guard just now, this level would probably have been difficult.
After passing through this martial arts arena, you can head towards the back garden behind the main courtyard. However, when they arrived at the wall covered with weapon racks, Gu Yuan and the others encountered a new situation.
On the other side of the courtyard wall, there is actually a place where the guards rest and take turns.
As soon as I approached this wall, I heard voices speaking on the other side. Carefully distinguish the sounds of guards taking over shifts putting on and taking off their armor, chatting with each other, moving tables, pouring water and eating.
It turns out that now is the time when the guards from the front night shift are handing over to the guards from the next night shift. If you climb over this wall, you will find that just across the wall, there are hundreds of guards taking over and taking a rest.
There was so much noise outside the wall that it was difficult for the four of them to go around it, let alone continue climbing over the wall.
The four of them quietly climbed up the big tree next to the courtyard wall to check the situation. This courtyard is mainly occupied by guards. The roads at the entrance of the courtyard extend in all directions, leading directly to the main house in the north, leading to the chef and the east ring corridor on both sides, and the martial arts arena in the south.
The wall with the weapon racks is a back wall, with exits on both sides, coming from the guard yard.
What surprised Gu Yuan and the others now was that they saw people dressed as secret guards coming out one after another, as if they were preparing to pass through the martial arts field to various ambush points.
Could it be said that these secret guards also have a succession?
According to the previous thoughts of the four people, they thought that these secret guards would not be handed over until the morning of the fourth day.
Gu Yuan and the other four planned to take advantage of this night to leave Mo Ming. By the time it got daylight, everyone had already fled.
This situation is unexpected by everyone. All the secret guards they encountered along the way have been dealt with by them. Are there still people waiting to hand over to them?
If they arrived at the handover location and found no one to hand over to them, wouldn't it mean that Gu Yuan and the other four were exposed?
not good!
A dangerous premonition made the four of them feel their heads buzzing. They did not understand the situation here and almost caused big trouble.
Gu Yuan and the other four were also determined and refused to do anything, so they simply killed these people. The four of them stayed on the big tree next to the wall, motionless.
The secret guards coming out from both sides didn't pay attention to the situation here at all. This is their base camp, and there are hundreds of secret guards. This is also the place where their defense is weakest. The secret guards rush directly to practice martial arts one by one.
Walk in the direction of the exit.
The four of them, Gu Yuan, were counting here, one, two, three...all the way up to nine.
Watching them walk out of the martial arts arena one by one, and then seeing the ninth secret guard walking towards the flagpole, yawning without raising his head, and starting to call the non-existent colleague above to ask him to come down and take over, the little eagle took action.
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"puff!"
With one crossbow arrow, the secret guard was shot through. Unfortunately, the secret guard was yawning and lost his life.
Time was running out, so the four of them set out at the same time. Gu Yuan, Xiao Ying and Zuo Zhan rushed out of the martial arts arena. Li Cheng carried the body on his back, climbed to the top of the flagpole, and tied it to the flagpole.