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He turned around and asked Duan Hu and the others, "Did the journey go well?"
"Smooth!" The three of them nodded and took out the maps they carried with them. The stations they had checked along the way were all marked on it. [oM]
Niu Youdao asked the three of them to concentrate the markings on the three pictures on one picture and inquire about the situation carefully.
The three of them visited more than 70 inns in the past three days, and only a dozen or so inns have recently been joined by new postmen.
Despite this, it has also attracted Niu Youdao's great attention. Recently, not only Zhao Da has joined the inn, but there are more than a dozen new people in the inns on these three routes alone!
There may not seem to be many people, but for Niu Youdao who pays attention to this matter, it is enough to cause alarm!
Niu Youdao took a charcoal pencil and added eye-catching marks to the locations of the dozen or so stations. He stared at them and pondered carefully. I wonder if they were the extra manpower that came to the inn because they were looking for him, or were they the manpower specially arranged because of him? There is a big difference between the two. The difference lies in the number and density of manpower used.
I didn't see anything interesting at first. The locations of those inns were not all like the one where Zhao Da was located, which was near a fork in the road!
However, gradually, some clues were seen. The charcoal pen drew a circle around the area that the three people were investigating. The charcoal pen was smeared across the map, erasing most of the area within the circle, leaving only a narrow route area.
With the visual chaos eliminated and only the obvious route presented, the situation suddenly became clear.
Even other people gradually saw some clues. Black Mudan stretched out his hand and pointed at the map and said: "The location of these points is very particular. Master Dao, you see, these distributed points, no matter how many routes are nearby, No matter how they are interlaced, as long as you travel to and from this area, you will definitely pass through one of the stations. The same is true for other points. In this way, there is no need to have people at each station, which can save a lot of manpower."
Niu Youdao nodded slightly, and he also saw that it was not to supplement the manpower entering the inn, but was specially designed for him.
This was in line with his suspicion. If manpower was set up at each post station, how many manpower would Yan State have to devote to this matter? Yan State's intelligence personnel couldn't abandon other bigger things just for him.
Yuanfang blinked, "This is much more convenient. We only need to guess the possible stations along the route and we can avoid them. We don't have to stop and go around every station."
Niu Youdao: "This is unrealistic. First of all, we are not familiar with the road conditions and do not know the location of the inns on each road. We can only see the inns when we are close. You see there are three inns on this road..." Pointing to a longer route, "If you hadn't found out after the investigation that it was placed at the house on the left, would you have been able to visually tell which house it was? Also, along the way, many inns were located at the bridgeheads of the river. People could cross the river by riding waves, but what about the horses? Are you tired of taking a long detour? If that’s the case, then there’s no need to ride a bike, it’s better to take a leisurely walk on foot.”
Yuanfang scratched his neck, smiled, and wanted to say that he hadn't thought of it so carefully.
Black Mudan and others were a little puzzled. They didn't know where he was going. They still refused to walk on foot. Why did they have to go through these inns? This was obviously preparation for a long journey. How far would it be? Road, where are you going
"There is another situation. Who can guarantee that every place will be exactly as we judged? Who can guarantee that there will not be redundant manpower in a certain place?"
Black Peony: "Master Dao, what do you mean?"
Niu Youdao said calmly: "It's rude to come and not return. I don't know how to return it. Since I already know, let's get rid of all these informants."
Duan Hu said suspiciously: "Master Dao, I'm afraid we can't do this with just a few of us, right?"
Niu Youdao: "Of course we can't do it. Facing this kind of organization, neither we nor ordinary sects can fight against it. The financial resources and manpower they can use behind them are beyond our imagination. Liuxian Sect, Ling Just a few people from Xiushan and Fuyun Sect can force us to flee in embarrassment. The forces behind them can control more than these three sects of practice, and they can send far more masters than these few people. If we really want to jump out and fight hard, then It’s just seeking death! It won’t lead to anything good. At most, it will trigger the net to scare the snakes, and won’t bite a few.”
Black Peony: "What should we do?"
"Let the people with the power to check and balance do it." Niu Youdao raised his finger and pointed at Duan Hu and Wu Sanliang, "You two have to work hard again."
The two replied: "Master Tao, please give me your instructions."
Niu Youdao: "You rush to the capital of Zhao State immediately, without stopping all the way, as fast as possible to Zhao Jing to find five people, the Korean envoy Zhuge Xun, the Song envoy Tu Huaiyu, the Jin envoy Chu Xiangyu, Sui Pai, the envoy of the State of Wei, and Zuo Anyian, the envoy of the State of Qi, found five people, not to mention too many, so they told the story of how the secret spies of the State of Yan were placed in the post station, not to mention who they were targeting. , they will naturally be alert, and will naturally notify the courts of various countries to investigate as soon as possible!"
Originally, he was only worried about South Korea, because his destination was South Korea, but if he targeted South Korea, his whereabouts would be exposed, so he didn't care whether he was in other places, just to hide his identity in one pot, and there was no need to do so anyway. He contributes.
As for whether the Yan State had such arrangements among the other countries, he didn't know. At least the actions of the various countries would not only help him scare away possible dangers, but at least they would scare away all the possible eyeliners along the way and make him shrink back. You no longer have to worry about this when traveling smoothly.
Otherwise, look at the situation in front of him. Just because of this little trouble, he has delayed his schedule for several days and dare not move. The power behind the other party is really too huge. No matter how confident he is, he cannot be arrogant enough to think that he is so weak. Can collide.
Black Mudan and others were a little surprised. They couldn't figure out who the envoys from various countries were, because they were not within the scope of their usual attention. However, they found that Niu Youdao was very knowledgeable and reported smoothly. It seemed that under the official People who have been around have different experiences.
Wu Sanliang said worriedly: "Master Dao, given our identities, people may not be able to see us. I'm afraid they won't even be able to get in."
Duan Hu nodded. This worry was not unreasonable. None of these people were ordinary people. They were surrounded by expert guards. It was difficult to get close to them both openly and covertly. Those people would not be seen by everyone.
Niu Youdao: "Don't worry. When you come to the door, just give me my name. Just say that Niu Youdao asked you to take the message, and they will meet you naturally."
Black Peony and others looked at each other, do you have such a big face
In fact, it's not about losing face. They all met each other. Everyone was present when the incident happened in Jinzhou that night. Niu Youdao knew clearly that it might not be possible to ask those people for help when you have something to do, but if you meet and hand over a message or something, Definitely curious and willing to meet.
Black Mudan asked: "Master Dao, how can they meet us when they turn around?"
Niu Youdao pointed at the map and clicked on a location, "Beishan County, after you two come out of the capital, rush here directly and wait for us at the largest inn in the county."
"Okay!" The two nodded in agreement.
Niu Youdao turned around and asked for paper and pen again, and wrote a letter in front of several people that no one could understand. Then he handed it to Yuanfang, "You put on a disguise and rush to Star Reaching City immediately to find Wandong Tianfu." shop, find the shopkeeper, tell me my name, and ask them to pass the letter to the Jinzhou Governor's Office. Then don't come again, just go back to the prince and wait for me."
Black Mudan and others quietly looked at each other. This is the Wandong Tianfu, the Jinzhou Governor's Mansion, and the prince's. It seems that it has a lot of background. No wonder you can meet the envoys of the five countries by signing up. .
It's just that a few people don't understand. Wandong Tianfu is one of the most powerful sects in the Zhao Kingdom. With such a relationship, why are they being chased away by those three sects
In any case, the information revealed in these words made Black Mudan and others secretly cheer up and full of hope for the future. As long as they follow this Taoist closely, the background just revealed will naturally become their background.
This is better than establishing a sect. It is difficult for those small sects to integrate into these backgrounds and will be rejected by other forces.
Now it seems that they have found a shortcut by accident, and several people are secretly delighted.
Only Lei Zongkang lowered his head slightly, a little ashamed. He was short-sighted and blind. He regretted not listening to Black Peony!
But in fact, he was targeted by the Liuxian Sect at that time, and judging from his situation at the time, he had no choice.
For Niu Youdao, revealing these backgrounds in front of several people also had a deliberate intention. He wanted to send them out to do things, so that they could understand something and see hope so that they could do their best and avoid accidents easily!
Yuan Fang was stunned for a moment, "Master Dao, I'd better come to you directly later."
He is becoming more and more confident in Niu Youdao's ability. He doesn't think there is any danger in following Niu Youdao. This trip has opened his eyes and he wants to continue to broaden his horizons.
Niu Youdao shook his head: "Did you forget the book I showed you at Yaoyue Inn? I won't stay here waiting for you. After we separated, it was difficult to contact us on the way and it was difficult to meet each other for a while. And I don't know who has done this in this area. It’s so strong, I’m not worried about you running around alone. Also, take out the money you have on me, I’ll use it for errands on the road.”
Thinking of "The Record of Alien Beasts", Yuanfang trembled slightly in his heart, and nodded repeatedly, "Okay! But how can I give you feedback?"
But as soon as he heard that the other party wanted to use money, he whined again in his heart. Thinking about this person's way of spending money made him feel sick. He was a complete prodigal!
But he couldn't make the decision, so he took out the money reluctantly.
"I have my own arrangements in the letter, so you don't need to worry about it." Niu Youdao counted out eighty golden tickets and gave them to Black Peony to keep. Yuan Fang kept the rest with him. Everything was arranged and he waved. Said: "Okay, just do as I say, and set off immediately after filling your stomach!"
"Yes!" Several people took the order. ,.