Qi Feng immediately said: "Master Hou, the package in the hands of the Qinghai-Tibet Lama is a bit strange. They seem to cherish it very much. What is inside is confusing."
Wu Dalin said softly: "Master Marquis, the lamas themselves may not be weird, but their appearance in Dong Qi is really weird. Qinghai-Tibet is located to the west of the Western Frontier, thousands of miles away from Dong Qi. That Tao Shangshu said that they traveled to Dong Qi , I think this is definitely not the truth.”
Qi Ning smiled and said: "You also think there is fraud in this?"
"If they could travel to Eastern Qi, why didn't they come to Chu?" Wu Dalin said: "Qinghai-Tibet is closer to Chu, and the Ancient Elephant Kingdom and Chu are not enemies. Why are these lamas? Will you bypass Da Chu and come to Dong Qi?" He smiled faintly and said: "If you want to gain experience, Da Chu has a vast territory and beautiful scenery, which is not comparable to that of a small country in Dong Qi. Why did they abandon Da Chu and come to Dong Qi? "
Qi Feng also said: "The man surnamed Tao also said that the king of Dong Qi listened to the sermons of these lamas, but he did not hear that the king of Dong Qi liked Buddhism, and it was difficult to see temples in Dong Qi. Dong Qi treated these lamas as distinguished guests and allowed them to Staying in a ryokan is not the way to treat a traveling monk."
Qi Ning said softly: "Do you know anything about the Ancient Elephant Kingdom?"
Qi Feng and others looked at each other and shook their heads slightly. Wu Dalin said: "Master Hou, I have been in the Western Sichuan Army for two years. The Western Sichuan Army is stationed in the western border area. It is said to be on guard against the foreign tribes in Qinghai-Tibet, but there are very few Deal with them. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is mainly inhabited by the Tuyuhun people, and the Ancient Elephant Kingdom is the dynasty established by the Tuyuhun people, which controls Qinghai-Tibet...!" After a pause, he said: "Master Hou, could it be that the Ancient Elephant Kingdom is secretly working with the Dongxiang Kingdom? Are they all colluding and plotting against each other?"
Qi Ning shook his head and said: "I don't know. If this is the case, then the target of their plot can only be me, Dachu." He pondered for a moment and said: "But this possibility is very small. One of these two countries is in the extreme west. One is in the east, thousands of miles apart. Even if we want to form an alliance and have a plan, it can't be done with just a few words." He chuckled lightly and said, "But I'm also very surprised about what is in that package. If you take a look What’s inside may clear up the confusion.”
Qi Feng said: "Looking at them, those lamas cherish Bao Bao as much as their lives. It is very difficult to see it."
Qi Ning smiled and said: "That's all, everyone has worked hard along the way. The king of Eastern Qi will not be able to receive him for two days. Let's have a good rest and recharge our batteries in these two days. Leader Wu, the Northern Han people are around, so we still need to be more careful. Send more people to guard on duty, we won’t mess with them, and if they do, there’s no need to be polite.”
Wu Dalin smiled and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Hou, if they don't come over, forget it. If they dare to come to our side, no matter who they are, they will be arrested immediately."
After dinner, there was someone to clean up, and everyone dispersed.
Qi Ning took a short rest and waited until it was late at night, then changed into black clothes, covered his mouth and nose, and then climbed out of the back window.
His martial arts skills were not what they used to be, so he left Xiyuan quietly. Knowing that those lamas lived in the back garden of the post house, he went straight to the back garden, climbed over the wall, and saw several rooms next to a pool in the back garden. There are lights on in one of the houses, but there are two lamas guarding the door with long sticks. I know that those lamas live here.
Qining thought that although these few lamas were not many in number, they were certainly not ordinary people after traveling thousands of miles to reach Eastern Qi. In front of the post house, this group of lamas had no fear of the Northern Han people and almost made a move. Come on, when I saw the posture they put up, it was obvious that they still had some skills.
Although Qi Ning has always been confident, he has never been complacent. Although his martial arts is not bad, he has never looked down on others and was wary of these lamas who did not know the details.
Today, Gongzhaxi was holding a mysterious package in his hand. Qining was very curious. He was not sure why these lamas traveled across mountains and rivers to Dongqi. He always felt that there must be an ulterior secret in it. He thought about this in his heart. Is there an answer hidden in the package? I want to try my luck and see if I can find a chance to peek into the package.
Like a ghost, he walked around to the back of the house. Fortunately, there was no lama patrolling behind the room. Qining slowly approached the lighted room and vaguely heard sounds coming from inside the room. He pressed his body against the wall. Wei poked his head inside and saw only a round table in the room. Several lamas were sitting around the round table. In the middle of the round table was the package, wrapped in gray cloth. Look at the shape, it was square and upside down. Like a box in it.
Nagonzhaxi put his hands together and was saying something, but he was obviously speaking in the dialect of his native country. Qining couldn't understand it. He only saw a few other lamas with solemn expressions. Gongzashi said a few words, and several of them were slightly silent. nod.
Qining knew what they were discussing, but it was a pity that they couldn't understand each other. After Gongzhaxi spoke for a while, he saw a lama get up, turn around and go out. Not long after, he came in, holding a wooden box in his hand and placing it on the table. Qi Ning felt strange when he saw Gongzhaxi take something shining from his arms, opened the wooden box, put it in, then closed it, took a piece of gray brocade cloth, and put the wooden box in it. The box was wrapped, and for a moment, the two packages were almost identical and indistinguishable next to each other.
Qining was wondering what kind of medicine these lamas were selling in their gourds, but he saw that Gongzashi had picked up the previous package, whispered a few words, and then went out with the package, while the remaining lamas were gathered around the round table. Sit down, and the wooden box that was wrapped later was placed in the middle of the round table. Qining counted the numbers. After Gongzhaxi left, there were four lamas left sitting around the round table, all with their hands clasped together. It seems that he is here to guard.
Qining rolled his eyes and finally understood the intentions of these lamas.
There is no doubt that the wooden box prepared later was obviously a fake genuine package and was used to confuse people. These lamas were obviously very careful. Even though there were many people guarding it, they still seemed to be worried that the package would be lost, so they deliberately prepared a package. The fake package was placed on the table, while the real package was taken away by Gonzashi.
They had painstakingly designed it, and it could be seen that the items in the package were extremely important to them. Qining was already curious about what was in the package, but now that he saw them being so careful, his curiosity became even more intense. After seeing Nagon Tashi going out, he walked to the left. He leaned against the wall and moved to the left. There were five or six houses in this row. When he touched the one next to him, he heard a "crunch". There was a sound. It seemed that someone had opened the room. Qining immediately stopped, stood up and approached the window. He gently poked the window paper and looked inside through the small hole. He saw that the room was extremely quiet and a shadow had already escaped. Entering the house, I could tell from the outline that it was Gongzashi.
After Gongzhaxi entered the house, he closed the door and bolted the door. He looked around and found Qining behind the house. He walked to the middle of the house, squatted down, and carefully placed the package at his feet. He stretched out a hand, palm facing down, and pulled it upwards. Qining was shocked to see that a stone brick on the ground was sucked up by Gongzashi's palm.
This skill was quite impressive. Qining had already felt that these lamas were not simple. Seeing Gong Zhaxi sucking bricks with his palm, he was even more sure that these lamas were no small matter.
Gongzashi put the stone brick aside, then carefully picked up the package and put it over. Only then did Qining discover that there was a hole dug under the stone brick, and the package was put in completely. Among them, I don’t know whether there have been potholes in the ground for a long time, or whether these lamas dug them in advance.
Gongzashi hid the package inside, then covered the stone bricks again. After confirming that there was nothing unusual, he stood up and came to the rear window.
Qining immediately lowered his body and squatted under the window, holding his breath. When he heard the window being pushed open, he raised his head slightly. If Gongzhaxi found out at this time, he could only leave quickly. He was confident that he would leave this place with his current skills. The back garden is not difficult.
Gongzashi obviously didn't expect that what he did was actually seen by Qin Ningju. He just opened the window and scanned it. He thought there was no one around, so he closed the window. In the dimness, even the tiny holes in the window paper were visible. He didn't find it, and immediately went out. Qining breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that his luck was really good. If he hadn't arrived in time, how could he know that Gongzashi had hidden the package here.
He thought that these lamas were really too careful. If they didn't play these tricks, several lamas would guard the package all night, which would make it impossible for people to do anything. Now it would be better. For the sake of confidentiality, Gongzashi hid the package here. Under the floor tiles of the house, it does seem to be secretive, but it is a pity that Qi Ning sees it now, and this piece of fat is waiting to fall into Qi Ning's mouth.
Qi Ning took a deep breath, stood up, and was about to open the window and climb in. Suddenly, he heard a voice coming from above his head. The voice was very soft. If Qi Ning hadn't had strong internal strength and was always vigilant, it would have been difficult to detect it. He knew what was going on. There was something strange, his figure was like a charm, and he immediately dodged to the left. Fortunately, this was the house on the far side. Qining dodged and turned to the side, slightly probed his head, and happened to see a figure floating down from the roof.
Qin Ning's heart shuddered. He thought he was the only one peeping at Gongzhaxi hiding the package, but he didn't expect that there was someone with the same idea. He was peeping through the back window. That person was obviously peeping from the roof. If this person and this group of lamas were If it had anything to do with it, there was no way he would hide on the roof in the middle of the night and only wait until Gonzashi left before coming down from the roof.
The man was dressed in night clothes and his face was covered. Only his eyes were exposed. He looked around and thought no one was seeing him. Then he reached out and pushed open the back window. His body was light and he had already turned over and entered the house.
Qin Ning sneered in his heart, thinking that he was not the only one who was eyeing these lamas. He walked over lightly, pressed against the wall, and looked inside. He saw that the man had already walked to the place where the package was hidden, and squatted down. He carefully took out the stone bricks from the ground, his movements were very light and strange.