In order to find out the location of the other party, Lin Jue decided to investigate. After making a bonfire, roasting some dry food, and boiling some hot water to eat, Lin Jue left a few guards to watch the boatmen and organize the hiding place. He himself
Together with the two girls, Sun Dayong and several other guards, they started heading to the north of the island. After the heavy snowfall, the path across the island became more difficult and dangerous, but everyone still made it to the north of the island before dark.
When they poked their heads out at the edge of the dense forest in the north of the island, everyone saw at a glance two Zhou Dynasty official ships and several pointed warships moored at the pier. There were also many soldiers patrolling the shore nearby. As expected, they
As expected, I was forced to go to the island to escape the wind and snow.
"Are they on the boat?" Bai Bing whispered.
Lin Jue shook his head and said: "There is no way to reach the shore but not go ashore. The boat is bumpy, how can it be compared with the shore. It must be somewhere on the shore."
"There are several rows of houses in the woods not far away. They should have been used to store supplies. Could they be there?" Sun Dayong asked.
Lin Jue nodded and said, "Let's go and take a look."
Everyone re-entered the forest and headed west under the leadership of Sun Dayong. After crossing a long distance, they finally saw a path in the forest. The snow on the road was trampled to pieces, and it was obvious that someone had walked here not long ago.
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"On the north side of this road is the dock, and at the other end are the houses. I will go first to see if they have sentries." Sun Dayong volunteered.
Lin Jue looked at the sky and saw that it was already very dark. He shook his head and said, "Let Bing'er go. She doesn't need to disturb her."
Bai Bing took the order and quickly disappeared into the dark forest. It didn't take long for her to come back. Her breath was a little hasty. Just now, in order not to alert the sentry, she chose to leap from the top of the tree to approach, so she spent some energy.
"Not far ahead, there are many people on guard in front of and behind the house. But I found a sideways path that leads to the outside of the west courtyard wall of the house. As long as you are careful, it shouldn't be a problem. Most of them are in the big yard.
I’m warming myself by the fire.” Bai Bing reported what he saw.
Lin Jue nodded, waved his hand, and everyone followed Bai Bing forward. The ice and snow under their feet made a rustling sound, which sounded very noisy. Everyone's hearts were in their throats for fear of being discovered. But in fact, this sound was in the forest.
It doesn't spread very far and is very weak. If you don't mean it, you can't hear it at all. Everyone just has a guilty conscience.
After walking not far, there were bright lights and red bonfires flashing ahead. The bonfires reflected the white snow, and were reflected on the snow on the houses and trees, which was very eye-catching. There were also faint voices of people talking and laughing.
"Stop, we can't go any further. There are more than a dozen people on guard near the entrance wall of that row of houses. Let's go this way." Bai Bing stopped everyone's actions and pointed to the side. It was a more dangerous road.
Although the narrow path is covered with snow, it can be seen that it is a man-made path, because the trees on both sides are six or seven feet apart, and there are no trees in between. It is obviously a path after the trees were cut down. Everyone walks diagonally along the path.
, there were shrubs blocking the road from time to time. It was obvious that the path had been deserted for a long time, but this path brought everyone outside a tall wall at the west end. And it was under a tall watchtower that had half collapsed.
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Standing outside the wall, the voices inside were more clearly audible, but some of the words they spoke were hard to understand, and they did not have a Dazhou accent at all.
"From here you can go up the wall and reach the top of the house. If your husband wants to listen to what they are saying, he can only go to the roof and eavesdrop." Bai Bing whispered.
Lin Jue nodded, turned to the crowd and said, "You guys wait here, there are many people and the target is huge. Bing'er and I will go to the roof to eavesdrop."
Gao Muqing frowned and said, "It's better for me and sister Bing'er to go, and I'll tell you the story when I come back."
Lin Jue knew that Gao Muqing was worried about himself, because his martial arts skills were low, and he was afraid that the wall room would be a burden and create danger. However, Lin Jue believed that this matter was extremely important, and he had to hear the conversation between the two parties with his own ears before he could make any decision.
Even if the tone and wording are wrong in judgment and reporting, there may be deviations.
"No, I have to go. With Bing'er here, there should be no danger." Lin Jue said.
Gao Muqing had no choice but to let him go. Bai Bing took the lead in climbing up the abandoned base of the arrow tower, and climbed up the wall lightly without making any sound. He leaned on the wall and observed motionless for a moment, and finally turned his head down.
He waved to Lin Jue.
Lin Jue had already taken off his cloak, tightened his belt, and was ready. He stretched out his hand to grab the stone of the tower foundation, jumped up, stretched out his arm, and tightly grasped Bai Bing's outstretched hand. Bai Bing exerted all his strength,
Lin Jue climbed up to the wall lightly and lay motionless on the wall.
Everyone below secretly applauded, this move was very handsome. They all knew that Lin Jue's martial arts skills were average, but Master Lin was obviously not the type of weak scholar. He had a flexible body and knew how to use force, which was not the case.
Completely stupid person.
What they didn't know was that Lin Jue's breathing intensified at this moment, and he was sweating while leaning on the wall. When he got on the wall just now, his body was actually not stable, and he didn't hold on to the snow on the wall with one hand, and he almost fell off. It was Bai
Bing grabbed his belt with his other hand and pushed him against the wall to prevent him from rolling down. The people below didn't see it. Lin felt that he was covered in cold sweat because of this, and his heart was beating nervously.
Cursing secretly that he is indeed a burden.
Lin Jue calmed down when he heard the playful voices in his ears. He turned around and looked around. Inside the wall was a huge courtyard with more than a dozen dilapidated houses lined up in a row. Three bonfires were lit in the courtyard.
A group of people were eating and laughing around a bonfire. Standing near the bonfire on the west side were a group of soldiers wearing armor from the Forbidden Army of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It was easy to distinguish them from the style of their helmets and the red tassels dancing on their heads. These dozen or so soldiers
The soldiers of the Zhou Dynasty were very quiet, chewing dry food in their mouths, and looking at a group of people chatting and laughing beside the other two bonfires.
The costumes of the people chatting and laughing around the other two bonfires are very different from those of the Zhou soldiers. They are not very tall, wearing leather robes and leather hats, and have long bows slanted behind them. They speak in a sonorous tongue and are difficult to understand.
.They held crude wine bags in one hand and roasted meat in the other and gnawed until their mouths were full of oil. They drank a mouthful of wine and ate a mouthful of meat, laughing unscrupulously and harshly. What was even more dazzling was the waist on their waists.
The hanging crescent-shaped scimitar is thin and shiny, without a scabbard, and is just inserted into the waist. When the body moves, it shines with the firelight, which is quite fascinating.
Lin Jue had seen the attire and swords of the Jurchens when he was an official in the court. These people lived in the grasslands and valleys inside and outside Changbai Mountain. They wore animal skins, carried long bows on their backs, and rode fierce horses.
, drank strong alcohol, used homemade sharp scimitars, and lived a semi-civilized life of drinking blood. Like beasts that survived in the most difficult environment, with ferocious blood flowing through their bodies. These people are the Jurchens
undoubtedly.
"Husband, let's go to the room." Bai Bing reminded in a low voice.
Lin Jue turned around and immediately used his hands and feet to climb over the wall quickly and came to the side of the house. The wall was more than a foot away from the top of the house. When Lin Jue was hesitating whether to use the rope arrow climbing device, Bai Bing had already flown away.
He jumped onto the roof, raised his hand and dropped a piece of cloth. Lin Jue reached out and grabbed the cloth and used the force of the white ice to pull it up to the roof.
This is a dilapidated house. When the bandits originally built this compound house here, it was used to store materials brought by the Liao people. The materials on the island are limited, and the only things that can be used are trees, grass, earth and rocks.
.So, this kind of house is actually very crude. It has been in disrepair for many days and has been eroded by wind, frost, rain and snow. The roof made of woven thatch branches has rotted away. At a glance, you can see many large collapsed holes.
It's okay to be able to see the collapse, but the most worrying thing is that the places that can't be seen under the snow cover may not be able to bear the load. Therefore, even if they get on the roof, they are already out of the other party's vigilant sight. Lin Juehe
Bai Bing became extra cautious.
Lin Jue felt that there was no need to show off, so he asked Bai Bing to find the place where the Jurchens were discussing with Zhou officials first, and then go there by himself to avoid unnecessary accidents caused by walking back and forth. Bai Bing's steps were light, and although he was not walking on the snow without leaving a trace, he could
He came and went freely while moving on the roof. Soon, Bai Bing waved faintly to Lin Jue on the roof of a house not far ahead.
