Code Words

Chapter 117 Codeword

Li Wuxiang immediately turned to look at Pan Muyun and Helian Ji, and found that they were both slightly stunned. They probably didn't expect the current situation.

At this time, the boat docked, and four soldiers including Zeng Jianqiu jumped onto the dock.

Zeng Jianqiu turned his eyes away from them and spoke: "Don't make a fuss, tell us what you each brought, line up, and come forward one by one. If you make trouble, go back immediately!"

The other three soldiers also scolded a few times, and the people in front immediately lined up obediently.

The three people lined up at the end of the team, and Li Wuxiang whispered to Pan Muyun: "What's the situation?"

Pan Muyun shook his head: "I don't know, he didn't say. How did he get into the garrison?"

Li Wuxiang knew about the garrison in the world's interpretation.

The parish of the Five Mountains True Form Dao is actually equivalent to a huge country, with many towns similar to Guancheng. In such towns, there is a cultivator sitting in charge, called "garrison".

This "garrison" is really just a garrison. The six departments of Xuanjiao gave this person the power to kill and decide, and could execute anyone in the city, but they strictly prohibited this cultivator from participating in the affairs of the city.

Li Wuxiang now thought about it and realized that although this approach was not wise, it was also something they had to do - one person was particularly powerful and had the power to rule. Isn't this a replica of Donghuang Taiyi before he became a Taoist? Since they were afraid of the fate of humanity, they would never allow similar situations to occur in the parish again.

So the real managers of the city's affairs, at least in Guancheng, were actually two ordinary people without cultivation.

One was the "Anmin Mansion", which was in charge of people's livelihood. The other was the "Zhenshou Mansion", which was in charge of the city's military force.

According to the Shijie Collection, the town soldiers in the "Zhenshou Mansion" were also not allowed to practice. In the Xuanjiao, there would be another set of exercises similar to the one Zeng Jianqiu gave to Xue Baoping for them to practice. The town soldiers cultivated in this way were enough to deal with ordinary people.

In the Xuanjiao headquarters, there will be disciples who go out to various towns for training, which is actually very similar to the "roving officials" in his original world in ancient times - they are placed in the Anmin Mansion and the Zhenshou Mansion, not only supervising the secular affairs of the two mansions, but also dealing with the possible scattered cultivators in the diocese when necessary. After the training period is over, they have to return to the headquarters.

Among this kind of training disciples, only the particularly outstanding ones will be called "walking" - with this identity, they can also do things outside the diocese.

So how did Zeng Jianqiu get into the Zhenshou Mansion and become a garrison soldier?

At this time, the vendors who lined up began to show their good things. When chatting before, Li Wuxiang already knew that in a situation like now, not everyone can cross the river. But in general, since they have come from all over the place and brought things to the diocese, they must think that what they have is eye-catching enough. Among ten people, 50% to 60% can always get in.

However, this time, almost no one could get on the boat from the first one onwards - Zeng Jianqiu seemed to be the leader among the four soldiers, and he was the one inspecting the goods now. The vendor took out something in a secretive and mysterious way, and he only glanced at it, frowned, and shouted: "Next!"

When it came to Pan Muyun, there were only five people on the boat.

Pan Muyun stood in front of him and spread a copper nail covered with green rust in his palm: "This is a..."

But before he finished speaking, Zeng Jianqiu frowned again: "Next!"

Pan Muyun was stunned: "This is..."

Zeng Jianqiu raised his hand and pushed him away roughly: "Go away!"

Pan Muyun staggered after being pushed, stood there and glared at him, then whispered: "It looks like it's going to rain today, I won't go if you ask me to go! Who knows if I can cross the river!"

Hearing this, Li Wuxiang immediately observed Zeng Jianqiu's face carefully.

He was the one who said this to Pan Muyun - it was the code word they agreed with Zeng Jianqiu a few days ago. According to the situation on that day, he casually said something about the weather. If Zeng Jianqiu agreed, it meant that the situation had changed and the clan might have to consider it again.

However, Zeng Jianqiu did not react at all, just smiled coldly and looked at Helian Ji again: "What did you bring?"

Helian Ji frowned and opened his hand, and there was a black bead in his palm. Zeng Jian also just glanced at it and shouted: "Next!"

Li Wuxiang walked in front of him and looked at him briefly.

He had some experience in this kind of thing in his previous life - looking at Zeng Jianqiu's behavior, it seemed that something really happened in the city, and he wanted the three of them to stay away. But why didn't he say the code word?

He could only think of one situation - Zeng Jianqiu was caught. But if he was caught and the True Form Sect used some method to force out the secret code, then when Pan Muyun spoke just now, even if Zeng Jianqiu did not answer, the possible ambush should have been launched.

If the secret code was not forced out, then he should have responded according to the previous agreement.

Or, he looks normal now, but what is wrong with his mind?

The Five Mountains True Form Sect is not good at this kind of magic, but the Taiyin Sect of the Six Sects of the Mysterious Sect, according to the World Solution Collection, is particularly good at controlling people's hearts... borrowed their methods, or was it done by a cultivator of the Taiyin Sect?

Li Wuxiang decided to do something a little risky.

If the worst happens and there is an ambush nearby, you must not follow the opponent's rhythm. Only by rising up, disrupting the ambush, and things will turn around. Across the river is the diocese. As Pan Muyun said, the diocese is protected by the true spirits of the six mysterious religions. If you have to take action, you must be on this side of the river.

So he spread his hands and looked directly into Zeng Jianqiu's eyes: "This military master, you don't like the two people in front of you. I have to give you an explanation, right? Guess where I got this thing?" ?”

Zeng Jianqiu saw the tentacles in his palm and frowned.

But at this moment, Li Wuxiang noticed the look in his eyes - the impatient look was indeed mixed with something else. He recognized the tentacles and knew they were from his body.

Then his mind should be normal.

Zeng Jianqiu said before that he had evil intentions and knew his own style of acting. Now that I have said "I have to give an explanation," I should understand that I am not like Pan Muyun and Helianji... whose mood is stable and whose ideas can be pondered. If you have to play riddles again, things may not end well.

Sure enough, Zeng Jianqiu didn't say "Next", but looked at the tentacles carefully and sneered: "I don't care where you got it. Before I peel off your skin, where did it come from?" Where to go? Are you a savage who doesn’t want to live a better life and is here to seek death?”

Li Wuxiang felt relieved immediately - "I peeled off your skin", he should be talking about his identity. It's just a humanoid skin.

And "I don't want to live the good life anymore, I came here to seek death"... sounds like a dissuasion, telling myself not to take risks.

He didn't want to ask these three of him to go to the parish? He wants to rescue Lou He by himself?

Then why didn't you tell Pan Muyun and the others when you sent a message before?

At this time, a tall soldier standing next to Zeng Jianqiu took a step forward, picked up a tentacle from Li Wuxiang's hand, stretched and folded it carefully. Then he smiled and said: "Brother Zeng, you don't know what to do with them. I think the things these three people have are pretty good. You came to the house not long ago. I don't know that there haven't been any new things in the city for a long time. These things are not for you." But there are people in the city who like it.”

He raised his face and raised his hand to nod Pan Muyun, Helianji and the other five people: "You guys, please get on the boat too!"

Li Wuxiang immediately went to see Zeng Jianqiu. If there is anything abnormal, he should react at this time. But Zeng Jianqiu just stared at him a few more times, snorted and waved his hand: "Okay, let's go!"

Li Wuxiang realized that his idea might be right - there were no surprises and no risks, but he didn't want the three of him to cross the river by himself.

When he was in Deyang, Pan Muyun said that Zeng Jinqiu was a little self-defeating. Looking at it now, it seems that he really wants to take responsibility for rescuing Lou He. This kind of willful thought, if you think about it carefully, is consistent with his temperament.

But, can losing youth and longevity really make people so discouraged?

Several people boarded the boat, and the boat started moving in the moat. The deck of this ship is wide and there is no building. The merchants who got on the ship gathered together, while the four soldiers were talking to the side.

Li Wuxiang, Pan Muyun, and He Lianji had just gathered their heads when the tall soldier who had asked them to board the boat came over. When the merchant saw him, he immediately moved away and they were the only ones left here. .

The town soldier walked up to Li Wuxiang and looked at him again, and asked with a smile: "This is your first time back to Guancheng, isn't it?"

Li Wuxiang nodded: "Yes."

"No wonder you are so brave." He smiled again, "Show me that thing just now. It's really interesting."

The words "strangely interesting" made Li Wuxiang feel slightly startled - he had met one or two of his colleagues in his previous life, and he liked to change his attitude immediately after saying such words.

But at this time, there was no other meaning on the face of the town soldier. He looks young, probably around twenty-three or four years old, with a pair of thin and long eyebrows, a pair of large and slightly sunken eyes, and large black eyeballs. He looks very kind and enthusiastic.

Li Wuxiang took out a few whiskers and handed them to him: "This is my tribute to you, Master. What do you call me, Master? Thank you for speaking to us just now."

Zhen Bing smiled again, and it seemed to come from the bottom of his heart. After taking the tentacles, he stretched them with his hands, played with them, put them in his mouth to bite, and cut them with the knife on his waist. He said casually: "I also like this thing of yours. It can be used in many ways. I I'm in trouble. My name is Wu Hao. If you have anything to do in Guancheng, just give me my name. No one will embarrass you when doing business - where did you get this? "

"I got it by chance on a snow mountain outside. If you like it, I'll get more next time."

Wu Hao chuckled and was about to speak again when Zeng Jianqiu also came over. He looked at the three of them first, then looked at Wu Hao: "Isn't this forbidden in the house?"

Wu Hao waved his whiskers: "It's said that it's not allowed, but who knows? As a human being, you have to make some mistakes to be like a human being."

Zeng Jianqiu frowned: "I know. It's taboo for you to do this. This kind of thing didn't happen in Guancheng more than ten years ago."

After another moment of silence, he said: "Forget it. Since I like you, just keep it. I'll just pretend I didn't see it this time. But you guys -"

He looked at Li Wuxiang: "Isn't it your first time back to Guancheng? Today I will tell you what you should do and what you should not do."

Wu Hao smiled again: "Okay, you tell me your story first."

He walked away a few steps, stepped aside and looked for a few other vendors, and asked for what they had in hand one by one.

There were only four of them left. Pan Muyun glanced at Wu Hao who was not far away, and then at Zeng Jianqiu. Zeng Jianqiu sighed: "You should have left just now."

Pan Muyun frowned and looked at him silently.

Zeng Jianqiu shook his head: "You didn't tell me that he would come too. My lineage, my master...Senior Brother Lou is trapped in the city, I am considered useless, and he is the only one left. Bring him here , if I join us in Guancheng, my bloodline will be cut off, Pan Muyun——"

His voice was louder and then lowered again: "Old Pan, are you cheating on me?"

Li Wuxiang sighed in his heart. He guessed wrong just now. Is it because of this? Because of yourself?

Pan Muyun also shook his head: "He is also a swordsman, and you are also a swordsman. We will not advise you not to come to Guancheng, and we will not advise him in this way. But how did you become a soldier?"

Zeng Jianqiu glared and was about to speak, but Wu Hao came over again.

At this time, the boat seemed to have encountered a rapid current and was shaking slightly. Wu Hao wrapped those whiskers around his fingertips. He seemed to like it very much, and he walked closer to a few people: "Brother Zeng, have you finished teaching them a lesson?"

Zeng Jianqiu said nothing with a cold face, and Wu Hao looked at Li Wuxiang with a smile: "How many more do you have? I tried it again just now. This thing is really easy to use, but these few are not enough. Otherwise, like this Well, just sell me everything you have and save yourself the trouble."

Zeng Jianqiu took a deep breath, turned around and frowned: "What do you want this for?"

"Save it for making sword thread for later." Wu Hao shook the whiskers again, "I can't be a swordsman now, but I can use this thing to make a sword thread first, and then tie it to a flying sword, and practice it in advance. Practicing swordsmanship will make you worry less in the future, right? "

The four of them suddenly fell silent, and moved their right hands almost at the same time.

Wu Hao immediately smiled: "Hey, hey, hey, don't worry, did I say you are swordsmen? Why are you so anxious?"

He stopped smiling again, widened his eyes and lowered his voice: "Wait, I know, you really are! No wonder I felt that the smell on the boat was wrong today. I smelled it carefully just now - oh, it's not just a smell So proud!"