Along with the ringing of the bells, it seemed as if a gust of cold wind was blowing in from the door of the house.
Hongzheng picked up the Zen staff, held the Zen staff in one hand, and held the sword in the other. He stood up and looked towards the door.
'Watanabe Tsuna' strode in from the door.
at this time,
The bell on Hongzheng's Zen staff no longer makes any sound.
An Gang looked at Hongzheng's movements with some confusion. He didn't know why the monk in white suddenly stood up.
When he saw Watanabe Tsuna walking into the room, he also stood up hastily.
"What's wrong?
Are you specially greeting me?"
'Watanabe Tsuna' laughed and spoke to Hongzheng.
Hongzheng shook his head and sat back down. The Zen staff was placed upright against the wall. The sword in his hand was hung on his waistband instead of being thrown aside.
He pointed to the copper bells attached to the Zen staff,
He spoke to 'Watanabe Tsuna' and said, "When you came in, the 'Monster Bell' rang."
"oh?"
‘Watanabe Tsuna’ didn’t take it seriously,
He sat down next to Hong Zheng by the stove, looked at Hong Zheng and said with a smile: "Does the Master think that I have transformed into a ghost? Hahaha..."
He didn't take this matter to heart at all.
But Hongzheng's attitude was now very serious: "The monster bell will not ring for no reason. Every time the bell rings, there is a certain reason. To prevent accidents, the samurai patrolling outside were ordered to shrink their lines and gather around the house to prepare for the attack.
good.
Don't let them go away,
When ghosts invade, the less we disperse our forces, the greater the benefit will be to us."
Listening to Hongzheng’s serious words,
An Gang couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed inside.
He looked at the Zen staff that had stopped making any sound, and he couldn't help but have a thought in his mind: Could it be that there are really ghosts invading this place? This abandoned village for unknown reasons might really be hiding something strange.
The swordsmith felt cold in his heart,
He hugged the sword in his arms tighter.
"I forgot to mention it just now. If anyone goes to the toilet again tonight, they must go together in pairs.
Don't go alone.
Sir Watanabe Tsuna, please convey this order to your samurai as well." Hiromasa glanced at the swordsman in a vague way, then turned his head and said to Watanabe Tsuna.
"Okay!" Watanabe Tsuna nodded,
Wave to the warrior guarding the door,
He conveyed the suggestions that Hongzheng had just made - including ordering the samurai on patrol outside to shrink their front, gather around this house, not to go far, and go to the toilet in pairs, etc. - to the samurai under his command one by one.
The warrior received the order,
That is to say, convey it downwards.
"I drank a lot of tea just now, and I'm going to go to the hut.
Master An Gang, come with me." Hongzheng stood up again and said to An Gang, who looked nervous by the fire.
Sitting by the fire, An Gang felt that his body was getting colder and colder.
It seems like there is an evil spirit lingering beside me,
He quietly observed Watanabe Tsuna for a moment,
The more he looked at it, the more he felt that this samurai who once cut off one arm of the "Rashomon Mystery" seemed to be different from before after going to the toilet, but what exactly was different, he suddenly returned to his original state.
It's hard to tell.
Combined with the previous ringing of the demon-scary bell on Master Hongzheng’s Zen staff,
Yasu Tsuna couldn't help but guess - Watanabe Tsuna might have turned into a sly!
This 'Possible Li Wei' has many warriors under his command, all of whom obey his orders... The more he thought about it, the more trouble An Gang felt, and he felt as if he was in an ice cave.
He saw Hong Zheng getting up, and when he heard what the other person said, he quickly got up from the floor, nodded repeatedly and said: "Two pairs, two pairs, just right, I'll go with you, Master!"
talking,
An Gang crossed the border, put the sword in his arms behind his back, and followed Hongzheng towards the door of the house.
Watanabe Tsuna grinned: "Go!"
After returning from the toilet, the samurai leader smiled even more.
The toilet in this village house is made of a thatched roof and four wooden boards.
Standing at the door of the rectangular toilet, Hongzheng set up his Zen staff and said to An Gang: "Master, let's go first."
There is no need to be deliberately modest about things like this.
An Gang heard this and thanked him.
Carrying a black cloth package and a sword as long as a tachi, he opened the toilet door and walked in.
The toilet was dark,
can't see anything,
He could only unbutton his clothes by feeling and urinate into the empty darkness.
The sound of dripping water sounded.
At this time, An Gang suddenly heard a clang behind him - the door panel was pulled open - he shuddered, and the sound of dripping water suddenly stopped - one hand grabbed the sword wrapped in black cloth behind him ——
An Gang didn't even have time to get dressed.
He also quickly reached back and grasped the handle of the sword!
while twisting and struggling,
I saw the expressionless Hongzheng behind me!
"Mage?!"
An Gang became surprised and suspicious.
Hong Zheng, who was originally expressionless, now looked apologetic, hurriedly retracted his palms, joined hands with An Gang and saluted: "I just heard a strange noise in the toilet. I'm worried that something may go wrong, Master.
So I opened the door and took a look.
Please forgive me, Master."
"Ah...is that so?
It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." An Gang breathed a sigh of relief and shook his head.
Hongzheng looked apologetic and helped An Gang close the door again.
inside the toilet,
Darkness surrounded An Gang.
An Gang put on his clothes,
My heart is cold!
If you want to confirm whether you are safe in the toilet,
Why did he not call out or pull at himself the first moment he opened the door, but instead reached out to grab the tachi behind his back?
at this time,
Yasu Tsuna vaguely understood why when Tsuna Watanabe invited him to Heian Kyo, he reminded himself to bring a weapon for self-defense when no one else was present - and preferably a high-quality tachi.
Tai Sword is good for mounted combat, this reason is secondary.
The main reason is that the supreme sword is a sword!
He himself became the bait in the whirlpool of the Genji struggle,
Lure the big fish spying in the dark to take the bait!
No matter whether this big fish will be caught by the fisherman in the end, at least he, as the bait, will be dead!
"Why did Master Hongzheng come to grab my sword?
He is the fish peeping in the dark,
He couldn't believe it.
But Tsuna Watanabe lured me to die,
Even more untrustworthy.
Where should I go from here?”
An Gang took out a few long breaths, but there was no answer to the chaotic thoughts in his mind.
He knew that if he stayed in the toilet for too long, he would definitely arouse the suspicion of Hongzheng outside the door, so he simply made one idea: No matter what happens next, he cannot let the sword he carries with him be truly exposed in front of others, and his true identity can be seen by others. grade!
Some people think this is a ‘supreme’ sword.
I can only control this sword well and try my best to keep it secret.
Only then can we seize a little chance,
Keep yourself from being too passive!
After thinking about this, An Gang reached out and pushed open the toilet door.
‘Squeak’.
…
‘Squeak’!
Close the door panels again,
Hongzheng held a Zen staff and silently gestured: "One, two, three..."
When counting to the fifth number,
The sound of dripping water sounded again in the toilet.
His serious face relaxed slightly,
Instead, he took out a piece of rough yellow paper.
I don't know what kind of material this yellow paper is made of, but it vaguely smells like burning paper money. It is difficult for ordinary pen and ink to leave writing on it.
Hongzheng took a bamboo tube and dipped the brush into it.
Then write on rough yellow paper.
The bright red words are listed on the yellow paper,
It gives off a vague fishy smell.
——The pen and ink he used was made from the Tiangui blood of the twenty-eight girls and the powder of the killing stone, so he could leave writing on the 'spirit money'.
‘Miss Ping Lingzi’s respect:
I went with Watanabe Tsuna's samurai team to the Yasutuna Sword Forge and brought back a master craftsman named Yasutuna. During this period, Watanabe Tsuna sent me away to spy with Yasutuna. The details are unknown to me.
An Gang moved forward with the team,
He carries a sword with him and never leaves him.
I am still not sure whether this sword is the 'supreme' sword that was forged?
Now the Ping family temple is destroyed,
The ghost king of Dajiangshan left, and Genji learned his specific location.
If the Genji obtains the supreme sword and kills the ghost kings of the mountains and rivers, the Taira family will be in danger!
I heard that Miss Taira Reiko is leading the samurai team to intercept the Jade Color Mountain-Langfune Country area, at the current position of Watanabe Tsuna's samurai team. This matter is so big that I don't dare to make a decision. If Miss Taira Reiko
If you have time, you can patrol and inspect the direction where I sent the crane.
It would be great if we could intercept and kill Watanabe Tsuna's samurai team!
I wish Miss Ping Lingzi that everything goes well and everything is safe.
The young monk’s handwriting is illegible, I’m deeply sorry!
Monk Hongzheng of Zhaoti Temple pays homage.’
…
Densely written words in blood were covered with thick yellow paper. Hongzheng looked at his letter, thinking about the appearance of the noble lady, so he took out a small bottle, scooped out some light pink ointment, and spread it on his fingertips.
,
Tap lightly on the rough yellow paper that had a faint fishy smell.
The fragrance of flowers fills the air,
The fishy smell is eliminated.
He sniffed it carefully to make sure there was no unusual smell and only the scent of flowers remained. Then he folded the pages into paper cranes and highlighted the eyes of the paper cranes with special pen and ink.
The paper crane flapped its wings and flew gracefully into the night sky.
Instantly disappeared without a trace.
‘Squeak’!
At this time, the toilet door was pushed open.
An Gang, who still looked a little nervous, pushed open the door and walked out of the toilet. He said to Hongzheng: "Master... I'm fine."
"I'm extremely sorry, Master An Gang."
Hongzheng calculated the time in his mind and felt that An Gang had not been in the toilet for too long and should not have noticed anything.
At the same time, I apologized to An Gang again.
An Gang waved his hands at a loss: "If something unexpected happens, Master can take action in time and save my life. Why do I need to apologize? Master, there is no need to be like this."
the door of the hut,
The two exchanged a few words.
Waiting for the smell inside to dissipate,
Hongzheng walked inside and closed the door of the latrine.
The sound of dripping water lasted for a while and then stopped suddenly.
An Gang stood guard outside the door,
I heard the sound of water passing by,
But I didn't hear the rustling sound of Hongzheng putting on his clothes.
He took off the sword from his back, held it in his arms, thought about it, hung it on his waist again, and waited silently.
Waited for a while.
Hongzheng opened the door and walked out.
——
Wow——
Finally settling a matter, Hongzheng felt a little relieved and looked forward to tomorrow.
After he relieved himself, he put on his clothes.
A rustling sound sounded in the latrine.
Shortly after,
Hongzheng opened the door and walked out,
He saw Craftsman An Gang waiting nearby with a sword in his arms.
"Let's go, Master An Gang." He said to the man.
An Gang showed an easy-going smile and responded: "Okay."
Walked ahead of him.
Following An Gang, Hong Zheng looked at An Gang's back and frowned slightly, feeling that this 'An Gang' was a little strange.