"Report, it's bad." A scout crawled over and said with a ghostly expression on his face: "Those White Lotus cultists have disappeared."
"Nonsense." Zhou Qianhu cursed: "I have two thousand soldiers and horses surrounding Zhuangzi. Even if they put on wings, they can't fly out."
"It's true," the scout said, "I just followed your Lord's order to inform them that the ship is ready, but I found that the stone building was already empty."
"What?" Several adults' faces turned green. How could you do this? Are you trying to trick people to death?
Several adults hurried back to Zhuangzi and saw that their own soldiers had finally occupied the stone building. However, they could not feel any joy at this moment because this had extinguished their last bit of luck.
The three of them climbed up the stone tower with dark faces. Sure enough, they saw that the White Lotus demon had disappeared. Several people couldn't help but stare. Zhou Qianhu touched his chin and said: "It's evil, it's really evil. How did they do it?"
Escaped?"
"Could it be a demonic method?" Feng Qianhu asked in a trembling voice. As soon as he said this, a gust of wind blew by, and several people couldn't help but shuddered. They quickly recited the proverb of Yue land: "Bah, bah, there are no taboos."
, avoid all evils
"Did they really use magic?" Du Baihu calmed down and regained his mind and said, "I would rather believe that there is a secret way."
"If there was a secret passage, why didn't they leave earlier? What's the point of all this trouble?" Feng Qianhu said disapprovingly.
"Anyway, let's look for it." Du Baihu sighed and said, "If Demon White Lotus really knows magic, would we dare to sleep at night?"
"Yeah." This makes sense. Zhou Qianhu loudly ordered: "Look, dig three feet into the ground to find the secret passage."
The characteristic of Jiangsu and Zhejiang soldiers since ancient times is that if you ask them to go into battle to kill the enemy, they will hide as long as they can and refuse to work hard; but if you ask them to work for you, they will definitely work hard and ensure quality and quantity. Therefore, Master Qianhu gave the order
, the soldiers immediately rolled up their sleeves and began searching carefully.
The hard work paid off. After a meal, a soldier actually discovered a mechanism behind the shrine dedicated to the Kitchen God in the kitchen on the ground floor. After pressing the button hard, there was a clicking sound, and the shrine and the back wall turned over.
Coming over, a dark cave entrance was exposed, with a cold wind blowing.
Looking at the entrance of the cave, Feng Zhou Qianhu and Du Baihu's faces were darker than the walls of this room... Grandma, I'm going to be tricked to death by these white lotus monsters.
"They have only been in for a short time. Let's divide our troops to chase them. We will definitely catch them." Du Baihu shouted, calling the two Qianhus back to their senses.
"Oh, yes, good." The two of them responded. After a short discussion, they decided that Du Baihu would lead the people down to the tunnel, while the two Qianhus would lead the people to cast a net to search the surrounding area.
The plan was decided, and the three of them split up and led their men into action. Du Baihu led 500 people and went down the dark secret passage. Inside, they saw a road lined with sticky rice grouting stone walls. I don't know how much effort was put into it. The more Du Baihu looked, the more he looked.
The more frightened he became, he secretly thought that the White Lotus Sect's Mingjiao and his like had unfathomable strength, and they couldn't do what they usually saw on the surface.
After walking for a long time in the corridor, about two or three miles away, they finally reached the end. After groping for a long time with torches, they found a mechanism in the corner. After pressing it hard, the heavy stone door slowly opened, dazzling the eyes.
The light shone in, making their eyes hurt. It turned out that it was already bright outside...
Du Baihu and his men climbed out of the secret passage and found themselves in a reed swamp, with frightened waterbirds circling overhead and dropping their guano.
"This stupid bird..." Du Baihu cursed, not caring about getting angry with the bird, and followed the scattered footprints on the ground, chasing it out, and stopped after not going far, because they chased it to the river.
"Is it possible that they wandered away?" Another hundred households asked: "Isn't it said that northerners are all landlubbers?
Du Baihu glanced at this idiot helplessly and said in a low voice: "They left by boat."
"Where did they get the boat?" The hundred households said and suddenly said to themselves: "That's right. Anyone who can dig such a secret tunnel can prepare a boat."
Du Baihu felt that it was not that simple. At this time, Zhou Qianhu also searched from the ground. Du Baihu said in a deep voice: "Master Qianhu, please quickly ask Master Dusi to close all the water gates and send navy to search the past."
vessel
"This, we need to follow the order of Chasi Zhou Zhengtai." The three divisions each performed their duties, and this behavior obviously crossed the line.
"This is an order from Jinyiwei. How about obeying the Chasi?" Du Baihu said with great anxiety: "If you don't hurry up, you won't be able to save Mr. Qianhu. Can you afford it?"
"Then, okay..." Zhou Qianhu secretly cried out that he was unlucky and was about to go and report it to Dusi himself. However, when he turned around, he saw a group of soldiers coming towards him. Judging by their uniforms, he knew it was the soldiers from Dusi Yamen leading the charge.
An official wearing a crimson official robe, with gray beard and hair, a thin figure and a stern face. Who could he be if he wasn't the famous cold-faced Han Tiegong Zhou Xin?
"It's Zhou Zhitai." Zhou Qianhu has always respected this person, but when he thought of blocking him out last night, it was really unjustifiable and he couldn't help but feel embarrassed.
"What are you staring at? Go quickly," Du Baihu yelled loudly.
"Alas..." Zhou Qianhu had no choice but to bravely go up to him, hugged Zhou Xin's fists on his horse, and smiled awkwardly.
Zhou Xin also smiled in return. Zhou Qianhu relaxed and rode away. Zhou Xin ignored him and turned his eyes to Du Baihu opposite.
It's not that enemies don't get together, Zhou Xin's body is covered with scars from the Jin Yiwei, and they still hurt a little. The look he looked at Du Baihu was so cold that Du Baihu shuddered in vain.
Du Baihu secretly cursed himself for being hopeless, what am I afraid of him doing? He couldn't help it, so I cupped my hand as a courtesy and said in a rough voice: "Why are you here in Taiwan?"
"Let you Qianhu speak..." Zhou Xin said coldly. He was indeed cold and iron-faced. If you don't speak easily, you will hurt others if you do. You are not qualified to talk to me.
"We Qianhu," Du Baihu almost spit out blood, "we are tracking the suspect..."
"Then let me ask you, last night Xixi fired shots and set fires," Zhou Xin asked coldly: "But you blocked me in every possible way and did not allow me to get close. What do you want?"
"We are on an imperial mission, so we don't need to ask you for instructions," Du Baihu said, pretending to be an imperial mission.
"Bring it here." Zhou Zhengtai stretched out his hand.
"What?" Du Baihu was stunned.
"Since you are on an imperial mission, show me your decree."
"Well, of course there is a will, but there is no need to show it to you."
"As a rule, when an imperial envoy handles a case in this province, he must inform the Yamen in advance," Zhou Xin said in a deep voice, "What do you mean when you say there is no need to show it to me?"
"The will is in our Qianhu's hands. I'll show it to you later, okay?" Du Baihu said helplessly.
"Humph" Zhou Xin then acquiesced to his statement, turned his horse's head and said: "At the latest in the afternoon, I will see the decree, otherwise you Qianhu adults, just wait to be involved." He shouted in a low voice.
"Let's go." Then he took the soldiers and horses of Anchasi and returned to the city in a mighty manner.
"Huh..." Seeing him turn back, Du Baihu heaved a sigh of relief. If this evil god found out that Master Qianhu had been captured by the White Lotus Sect, the matter would definitely be known to the whole world.
Although he also knew that the hope of hiding this kind of thing was very slim, even slimmer than the hope of Mr. Qianhu's safe return, but no one would give up hope until despair, right?
The words were split, and Zhou Xin showed up in Xixi and returned to the city. There were officers and soldiers setting up checkpoints everywhere along the way, but when they saw Master Zhetai's cold face covered with frost, no one dared to step forward to cause trouble.
, the officers and soldiers of the Si Yamen returned to the city in half an hour as if they were in a deserted place.
Back in Hangzhou, Zhou Xin said to Qian Hu, who was leading the team: "Everyone is exhausted after working hard all night. There is no need to go back to the Yamen. Let's disband and go home to rest."
The officers and soldiers were eager for this. They cheered and scattered like birds and beasts. One of the officers and soldiers raised his Fanyang hat on his head, revealing a dark and handsome face. Who else could it be if it wasn't Wang Xian? He smiled gratefully at Zhou Zhengtai.
, a smile appeared on Zhou Xin's old-fashioned face, and he immediately straightened up and rode back to the Yamen.
Wang Xian and a dozen of his men walked through the streets and alleys and returned to a house adjacent to his home in Taiping Lane, Qinghefang. Most of the original residents of this house died in the Great Plague in Hangzhou last year.
The survivors also moved to the countryside. As for this sad place, it was half sold and half given to Wang Xingye.
Wang Xingye originally bought this big house for a bargain, intending to resell it to make a profit. Soon he regretted it, because others thought the house was unlucky and refused to take it over, so the house fell directly into the hands of Mr. Wang.
This time when Wang Xian came back, he also brought a group of imperial guards with him and asked him to find a place to settle down. Wang Xingye settled them here. First, it is idle here, and it saves money to live in your own place.
The second is to hope that the Yang Qi of these soldiers will be strong enough to counteract the evil spirits in the house, so that they can change their hands...
The guards were originally very grateful to Father Wang, saying that the military advisor's father was really interesting. Later, when the neighbors told the history of this house, everyone scolded the old man for being a money-lover and a bastard... But for Wang Xian's sake, they could only
Just bite the bullet and live.
As soon as he entered the yard, Lin San fell suddenly... How could Wei Wuque's poisonous arrows be easy to fight? He forced his energy twice to increase his blood energy, which further intensified the spread of poison throughout his body. He relied on his spirit to hold on all the way.
, I was finally safe at this moment, and I fainted as soon as my mind relaxed...
Wang Xian hurriedly supported him, and with the help of his men, he carried Lin San to the bedroom and lay down. The principles of martial arts and medicine were the same. Many of the guards knew medical skills and had Ouchi's elixirs in their hands, so they confidently gave him the medicine.
Lin San diagnosed and treated him, but when he saw the black energy spreading all over his body, everyone was dumbfounded. He could only seal the acupuncture points all over his body to delay the spread of poison, and then use elixirs to kill him.
Wang Xian asked Shuai Hui to quickly go back to Fuyang to ask for Doctor Wu. If this miraculous doctor who was an imperial physician couldn't cure him, then Brother Lin's heroic appearance last night would become his last song in this life.
After Lin San was settled, Wang Xian entered the study room in the backyard exhausted. He saw a bed inside. He didn't wash his face or take off his shoes. He threw himself on the bed. He just wanted to have a good sleep. But he was obviously tired.
Extremely excited, but his mind was still very excited. The scenes that happened last night and this morning still appeared vividly in front of his eyes like a revolving lantern...