Chapter 303: Secret Journey in the Dark Night

Chapter 303: Secret Journey in the Dark Night

Chapter 303: Secret Journey in the Dark Night
The nights in the southwestern forests are not peaceful.
The wind gently blew the branches and leaves, making a rustling sound.

Because Du Yutao neglected his duties and did not pay attention to the defense of the mountains and forests,

As a result, the people of Luchuan went deep into the territory of Dali Prefecture, causing great suffering to the people.

Since Du Yutao was transferred, Yunlong Prefecture and Yongping have paid special attention to the mountain and forest defense line.
As a result, there are countless secret spy traps in the not-so-wide jungle.

It was almost midnight, and the time for the change of guard was approaching.

Even though the troops stationed in the mountains and forests are all elite,
But he still couldn't resist the temptation to switch guard and return to the city.

There were more figures flashing in the forest, and the branches were swaying more vigorously.

Through the cold moonlight, I could vaguely see human figures.

The midnight hour came soon, and Kong Renjing, the captain of Dingyuan Guard, and his soldiers who were changing guards came here slowly.

There are many trees here, and there are dead branches underfoot.
It's very soft when you walk on it, and it makes a slight crackling sound.

Coming here, Kong Renjing waved his hand gently, waving the yellow flag in his hand.

The jungle, which originally only had a few sounds, suddenly became noisy.

A human figure fell from the tree, a human figure climbed up from the high pile of dead leaves, and a human figure crawled out from a hole covered by weeds.

Seeing them, Kong Renjing smiled, his white teeth gleaming in the darkness.

He waved his hand, and figures left one after another.

No one spoke, and the change of defense took place silently.

One, two, three. Not until all twenty-three people had left did the smile on Kong Renjing's face begin to fade.

Looking back, the soldiers who were supposed to take over the defense did not come forward.

Instead, he stayed far away and sat there quietly.

After looking at the empty defense line, Kong Renjing left quietly.

After he left, several figures appeared not far from Yunlongzhou.
The leader was Wu Fuliu, and beside him was Qin Yuanfang.

Wu Fuliu was holding a telescope at the moment, looking at the figure at the end of his sight.
With a smile on his lips, he said softly:
"Go quickly and bring the person back."

Qin Yuanfang nodded slightly. He was not wearing any armor at the moment.

Instead, he was dressed in black. After receiving the order, he took out a black cloth and covered his face.
The whole person jumped out like a cheetah and disappeared into the darkness.
Soon, he passed through the defense line and arrived outside the territory of Yunlong Province.

Qin Yuanfang's ears kept twitching. Just as he crossed the Yunlongzhou defense line,

He stopped, looked up and around.
He keenly noticed a slight movement, and soon showed surprise in his eyes.

I felt that these people were so brave that they could come face to face with the guards of Yunlongzhou.

He looked back at the defense line, which was only fifty meters.
Qin Yuanfang took out a flag from his arms and waved it in the air.

The originally quiet jungle has become more noisy.
Figures emerged from different places.

The hiding places are all kinds of strange, but you can see that their figures look bloated under the moonlight.
The culprit is the huge backpack on its back and the gauze covering its entire body.

The figures gathered little by little, also silently.
Qin Yuanfang just stood there, quietly waiting for them to pass the defense line.

In less than a quarter of an hour, more than a hundred people had passed.

Qin Yuanfang showed a smile.
The defense line is open for half an hour.

I thought it would be a bit rushed, but I didn't expect it to be so fast.

After everyone disappeared from sight,
Qin Yuanfang did not leave immediately, but climbed up the tree nimbly.
Hiding in the branches and leaves, waiting for time to pass.

Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye, listening to the tiny noises in the jungle,

Qin Yuanfang opened his eyes, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and he quickly jumped off the tree. His figure flashed and disappeared into the darkness.

Not long after, Kong Renjing came with his soldiers, waving the command flag in his hand quickly and ordering many soldiers to take their positions.

Everything happened silently.

The night is as dark as ink, and the stars are sparse.
The moonlight was also obscured by the thick clouds, leaving only a little faint light from the sky, barely outlining the contours of the streets of Yunlongzhou.

The curfew had quietly taken effect at dusk.

There were no pedestrians around, only the occasional chirping of a night bird or two, making the place seem particularly lonely in this empty space.

The wind blows through the empty streets with a harsh and rough feel.

It whizzed past the street corner, stirring up the dead leaves and dust on the ground.
Disappeared deep into another alley, leaving behind an echo.

The Tianbao carriage journey looked even more miserable in the dark night in the northwest corner of Yunlong Prefecture.

The door was closed, and a few lanterns were swaying in the wind.

The dim halo barely illuminated a small area, but it also revealed the desolation and bleakness of the surroundings.

Occasionally a strong wind blew, and the candle in the lantern flickered violently.

It seemed as if it would go out at any moment, swallowing the flames into darkness.

As the world swayed, a blurry and unclear black shadow appeared silently, swaying gently in the darkness.

When the fire stopped, it illuminated the mottled door panels.
A dark shadow suddenly appeared at the entrance of Tianbao Horse and Carriage Company and stood there quietly.

Shrouded in darkness, without making a single sound,
It's like a statue that has always been here.

The black shadow raised his hand and knocked rhythmically on the slightly mottled door panel.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom."

In the dead of night, the sudden knocking sound was particularly obvious.

It woke up several tired horses in the carriage and made them groan.

Soon, hurried footsteps sounded from the yard, with a bit of staggering, and the sound of a cane hitting the ground.

After hearing this voice, the man in black placed a letter in front of the door.
Press it down with a stone and disappear in front of the door!
squeak--

The old door panel made a sluggish sound.
A figure was revealed by the dim lantern.
Zhuo Mulan's figure seemed older than before, and his back, which had been straight as before, became hunched.

I don't know when many age spots appeared on my face.
At this moment, he looked like the skinny and bent crutch in his hand, full of the breath of death.

When she opened the door, she did not see the figure she expected, and a look of surprise flashed across her eyes.

Soon she saw the letter on the ground, her eyes began to shake, and her pupils suddenly contracted.

She leaned half of her body out, looked left and right, picked up the letter, and went back into the Tianbao Coach House.

The candlelight lit up the dark inner room, and Zhuo Mulan sat at the round table.
I looked at the letter carefully.

She quickly determined that there was nothing unusual about the letter, and there were no marks that she had not noticed.

I opened the envelope and took out the letter. There was only a short sentence on it.

But it made her pupils suddenly contract and her whole body turned cold.

[The Yuyu tribe is completely wiped out, Liu Changshi's secrets are exposed, two quarters of an hour later, No. 3 Qiuye Lane.]
Zhuo Mulan stared at the letter in a daze.

Under the candlelight, there seemed to be more age spots on his face.
Her palms trembled slightly, her pupils shook violently, and the world in front of her began to blur little by little.

Tears dripped down, soaking the letter paper.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhuo Mulan sighed and gently wiped away the tears with her dry hands.
While sobbing slightly, she folded the letter and put it on the candlelight to dry.
The flame was lit, and was briefly delayed when it was soaked in tears.
Soon the traffic was unblocked and the letter turned to ashes.

She stood up slowly, a look of determination in her eyes.

Soon, she was dressed,

He took out a dagger emitting a cold light from under the pillow and put it on his waist.

He walked slowly to the square table, blew out the candle, and left Tianbao Coach House in a flash.

After an unknown amount of time, a figure appeared silently at the main entrance of Tianbao Coach House.
The man was tall, dressed in black, and had bright eyes.

He looked carefully at the gate of Tianbao Coach House.

After discovering a hair in the gap of the door lock, he understood clearly.

When he touched his hair, a three-inch-long silver needle appeared in his hand.

The silver needle was inserted into the keyhole and gently shaken a few times.
There was a slight click and the door lock opened.

The man grabbed the hair, gently pushed the door open, and entered. The man held the hair in his hand, pressed his body against the door, and looked around vigilantly, not daring to make the slightest rash move.

Even the feet when standing were lightly raised, with only the toes touching the ground.

The carriage business in Tianbao was no different from before, still as desolate as before.
The cart parked against the wall seemed to have not moved for a long time.

It looks particularly desolate under the pale moonlight.

The visitor took out a white handkerchief, wrapped his hair in it, and walked carefully into the Tianbao Coach House.

It was only about 30-50 meters from the door to the inner room, but he walked very slowly.
It took nearly a quarter of an hour to carefully walk over.

During this time, he avoided the four warning objects and three traps in the warehouse.

The man took two strands of hair from the edge of the inner room door and the gap in the door lock, pushed the door open, and darkness rushed in.

A dark figure flashed into the room and looked at the furnishings inside.

My sight rested on the cabinets leaning against the wall.

Coming to the front of the cabinet, he carefully checked it and found nothing wrong before pulling out the dagger from the side of his right leg.
Carefully insert the dagger into the gap of the cabinet door.

Slide gently from top to bottom, and after finding no obstruction,
Gently pull the cabinet door open, and a slightly hesitant sound is heard, which is particularly obvious in the darkness.

The cabinet looked a bit messy, with accounts in the upper compartment.

Clothes were hung below, and in the bottom corner, there was a wooden box filled with clothes.

When he saw the wooden box, a gleam of light flashed in the visitor's eyes, revealing a bit of desire.

The man took out a tinder from his bosom and lighted it gently.
Imprint every detail of the cabinet from top to bottom in your mind.

Only after the process was completed did he put on gloves and gently take out the box.

He drew out the dagger again and probed the gap in the box.

After noticing that there is nothing unusual, pry it open.

What caught the eye was also chaos, needles and thread, a broken jade bracelet, broken ceramic pieces, only half of a brush left, and a randomly placed inkstone.

Seeing the inkstone, the visitor did not act rashly.
Instead, he firmly imprinted everything in front of him before carefully picking up the inkstone.

With a slight turn, he instantly saw a palm-sized gap at the back!
Seeing this gap, even in the dark, you can see the gleam in the eyes of the visitor.

He was seen holding an inkstone, strolling leisurely to the square table and stopping.
After noting down the positions of the tables, chairs and benches, he pulled out a stool and sat on it.

The fire stick was placed aside for lighting.

Then turn the inkstone upside down with the concave part facing upward.

Then, the man took out a rather large rouge box from his bosom. It was oval in shape and had exquisite porcelain patterns on it.

After opening it, you can see solidified white substance inside, like mud.

The man took the tinder and lit the candle he had taken out of his bosom.

A faint flame appeared, illuminating most of the objects in the room.

Soon, the candlelight became dim, blocked by the rouge box pressing down on her head.

The person holding the rouge box gently turned it on the candle.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the originally solidified white object began to shake.
It becomes thick and melts little by little.

Looking at the watery white wax inside, a hint of satisfaction flashed in the visitor's eyes.
Carefully pour the wax into the depression of the inkstone.

There was a lot of wax, and even though the dent had been filled, there was still a little bit left.

The visitor put the rouge box aside and waited for the wax to solidify.

During this time, he looked around the interior without restraint.
Pause your gaze on each pile of objects,
There was no tension or panic of an unexpected visitor, as if he had returned to his own home.

After half a quarter of an hour, the quietly solidifying wax had already taken shape, and there was no longer any ripples on it.

But the speed was still too slow. The visitor thought about it.
He picked up a candle nearby and carefully heated the inkstone.

As one of the most important waxes, the solidification speed of tree wax will increase with the increase of temperature.
But too high a temperature will cause the wax to melt.

Therefore, the candle in the visitor's hand moved closer and farther away, always keeping the inkstone at a gentle temperature.

Finally, after another half a quarter of an hour, the remaining soft edges solidified.

A hint of joy flashed in the visitor's eyes, and he picked up the inkstone and slammed it against the table.
A palm-sized solidified white token appeared.
It is exactly the same as the white candle next to it, exquisite and delicate.

The visitor carefully cleaned the inkstone in front of the candlelight until there was no trace of residue left.

Then he put the inkstone back into the box according to its original position.

And gently adjust the position to ensure it is in the right place.

After putting the box back, he piled the clothes on top of it.

Gently fiddle with your fingers to create unique folds.

After doing all this, the person closed the cabinet door, cleaned the square table and put the chair back.

Then she left the inner room and clipped her hair up one by one, doing the same at the door.

He touched the angular, heavy object on his chest and left with satisfaction.

Half an hour later, Zhuo Mulan appeared at the end of the empty street.
The whole person seemed to have lost his soul, walking quietly and coolly, and the crutches in his hands seemed unable to support his body.

She came to the door, pulled out her hair with a blank look in her eyes, unlocked it and entered.
As he passed through a few slightly messy warehouses, his head moved mechanically.
Check the warning items that had been left behind long ago one by one.

When she came to the door of the inner room, she gathered her hair and entered the room.
He glanced around with his hollow eyes and slammed the door shut.

Until this moment, the tears in her eyes could no longer be held back, and they fell instantly.

The expressionless face became distorted, and sobbing cries were heard.
But even so, she still followed the instinct of the Jinyiwei.

Carefully check the furnishings in the house, the use of oil lamps and candles, the placement of tables, chairs and benches, and the corners of the quilt on the bed.

Finally, she opened the closet again and checked the wrinkles of the clothes one by one.
After doing all this, she climbed onto the bed like a puppet and burst into tears.

The front scout camp,

Lu Yunyi, Liu Heiying and Wu Fuliu returned to the central military tent one after another.

The three of them sat at the round table in the middle of the military tent, sipping their tea quietly.

Wu Fuliu lowered his voice and spoke first:
"Sir, Chen Jingyi and the others have received the call.

Relocated in Yushi Village not far from Yunlong Prefecture,
The people there were all moved out by the government, and now no one lives there.

Just send some military supplies and fodder when we leave, as for the follow-up."

Lu Yunyi took over the conversation and said:
"Their subsequent arrangements will have to wait until they return to Kunming Prefecture, which won't be too long.

Shi Wenguang also had a business, and some of the valuables were hidden by them.
Tomorrow, I will take people to find all the things, and use their caravan to send the treasures to Kunming Prefecture.
Some food, cloth and daily necessities were hidden in it to conceal their presence, and they will be delivered to the brothers first.”

Wu Fuliu looked solemn and nodded: "Yes!"

Lu Yunyi looked at Liu Heiying, "How is it?"

Liu Heiying spoke in a deep voice:
"Zhuo Mulan knew about Liu Changshi's work in the Fishing Department.
But it is impossible to determine whether Liu Changshi knew about the whereabouts of the front army scout unit.
In addition, Zhuo Mulan gave the reason that
Their family has already paid enough for the Ming Dynasty Jinyiwei.

Liu Changshi left his son in Youyubu only because he didn't want to get entangled with Jinyiwei again, and he didn't want his son to join Jinyiwei either."

Lu Yunyi frowned slightly and nodded gently:

"Got it. Let's just leave it at that. How Liu Changshi and Zhuo Mulan are punished has nothing to do with us."

The two nodded slightly in agreement.

Lu Yunyi took an oil-paper bag from the side.

Gently open it, and a white token-like object appears.
"I will draw the blueprint tomorrow and then ask a trusted craftsman to make one first.
The specific material, the words engraved on it, and the hidden mystery have not yet been discovered.
Don’t be impatient, take it step by step.”

Wu Fuliu looked at the white thing that looked like a candle, frowning. It seemed to be a deck of badges?
Liu Heiying felt that this thing was somewhat familiar, and he couldn't help but widen his eyes.
"Brother Yun'er, this, this, this? Is this the badge?"

Wu Fuliu looked at him with some doubt, then turned his eyes to Lu Yunyi.
"Sir, what is this?"

"This is the badge of the commander of the Jinyiwei."

(End of this chapter)