The conversation inside the carriage could not be heard clearly from outside the carriage, but the words of the old man on the handlebar could easily pass into the carriage.
Wu Zhe and others got out of the car. I saw that I had arrived at a small town surrounded by mountains on three sides.
It seems that the town is quite peaceful.
Wu Zhe and others were surprised.
I saw people farming the fields at the entrance of the town, pedestrians in the town walking around normally, and two traveling merchants were doing small business.
Don't you have a sense of urgency for bandits to rob civilian women
"Let's go to the town to inquire about it." Zong Zhilian made a decision. The handlebars were arranged to rest in a place in the town, and a price was agreed to wait for everyone for a few days.
After entering the town, the locals were a little curious about these people, but they were acceptable.
The four of them thought about not showing up much, and hurried into a tavern.
It happened to be time to eat something and take a rest. As soon as Wu Zhe and the others sat down like this, they felt like they were being jolted apart by the carriage.
It took three hours to drive through the mountains, and it was really tiring.
After handing over some food and wine, Zong Zhilian tipped the waiter a tael of silver.
The shop waiter immediately squinted his eyes for joy.
"Let me ask you something." Zong Zhilian knew that people like Xiaoer Dian were often leading figures in gossip, so he inquired, "Is there anyone who violates customs and laws in this town?"
Wu Zhe and the others listened while eating with their chopsticks.
"Yes, yes." The waiter hurriedly said, "Wang Dachui, a blacksmith at the entrance of the village, abducted Cuihua at the east end of the village the other day to elope, but was stopped by his family members who yelled that he wanted to break Wang Dachui's legs. Cuihua's family has no choice but to sue the government."
"..." Zong Zhilian was silent for a moment: "What else?"
"The two girls who were lost the day before yesterday came back last night, it seems that they were not stolen by bandits..."
Zong Zhilian, Wu Zhe and others immediately stopped their chopsticks and listened carefully.
I only heard the waiter from the shop laughing and said: "This is really strange. It is said that it is not a bandit, but a lecherous ghost who snatched the girl, only touched it but did not break her body, and sent it back after three days It’s gone. Those two stupid girls can’t tell where they were plundered, anyway, it’s all strange, and some people swear that there is a Nine Heavens Xuannv who descended to the earth, and test the roots of the mortal girls to see if they can help them ascend to heaven!”
"..." Zong Zhilian, Wu Zhe and the others glanced at each other.
Could it be that Zongmen's mission information is wrong
This is not to blame the sect, after all, there are many messy things in the state of Qi. In particular, there are many things that have not been confirmed before the truth is revealed. Most of the robbery of women like this will be attributed to bandits.
If a villager in the town reports that bandits rob girls, this task will naturally be born. As for the woman who just came back this morning, the mission was naturally too late to cancel.
Not a bandit, Wu Zhe felt a little regretful, but at the same time felt relieved. Maybe there is no need to kill
Zong Zhilian asked a few more questions, and the waiter in the shop just heard it, so he couldn't know more.
The three concentrated on eating.
"By the way, we always do tasks, and the sect doesn't teach us?" Wu Zhe suddenly asked curiously.
"Ah?" The three looked at Wu Zhe strangely together. Of course Mu Qingya couldn't make a sound, she could only look at her with big eyes inexplicably.
"We are still disciples no matter what, and the sect doesn't say to send a mentor or anything. In case something happens to us..." Wu Zhe was still complaining.
"Wait, haven't you read the Outer Sect Disciple Regulations?" Zong Zhilian suddenly thought of something.
"Outer Sect Disciple Guidance? What is it?" Wu Zhe was surprised.
Zong Zhilian slapped his head: "By the way, you are not a formal disciple! Why didn't anyone give you a copy of the outer disciple rules, so that I can tell you the rules of the sect?"
Wu Zhe was ashamed. It turned out that he had gone through the back door and did not go through a formal channel, so he didn't know many rules. The Great Elder and Elder Bai were too high-level, so they didn't think of such details at all.
Hu Yunshang continued: "We are outer disciples, and we don't have a fixed mentor. We can't get so many masters and mentors to teach thousands of outer disciples. Simply put, the points exchanged for doing tasks can be used to hire mentors to guide us. , or to exchange for some inner martial arts mentality. As for the danger of the task, the sect will let it decide by itself. Anyway, the captain will confirm it before accepting it."
Zong Zhilian nodded: "The rating of our team also determines that we are unlikely to receive tasks beyond our capabilities. And where there is no danger in the world, you must be aware of it when you enter this line of work."
Mu Qingya said in sign language: "I will give you my copy when I go back."
Wu Zhe understood a little bit, and needed time to take a closer look at the rules of the outer sect disciples.
A few people have a good meal, except that the restaurant is going to change to another one before inquiring.
After walking a few steps to the street, Wu Zhe suddenly found a fortune teller on the street, so he hurried over.
Those who do fortune-telling need to increase the richness of information, and they are often one of the most gossipy people.
Zong Zhilian directly tipped him two taels of silver, and the fortune-teller, a fairy-tale elder, immediately smiled.
"...The two girls haven't left the cabinet yet, and a woman checked it out, and after a few days of looting, it was still intact. So this is really interesting." Looking at the outfits of Wu Zhe and the others, especially Wu Zhe's appearance of a hedgehog-like weapon dealer: "Several young heroes must have drawn their swords to help in the face of injustice? I thank you in advance for the people of the town."
"It's just curiosity." Zong Zhilian knew that most fortune tellers had sharp eyesight, so he didn't hide much, and said bluntly: "Can the old gentleman tell me where the two girls live, we plan to visit them."
According to the fortune teller's instructions, several people came to a private house.
The two girls who were taken away were sisters from the same family. This family is considered well-off in the town, and it is said that the two girls are well-off.
"Shall we go in and ask?" Hu Yunshang said at the door.
"Ha, who would like to be asked about their child's embarrassing things? I guess it is for the future marriage to find a mother-in-law to verify it." Zong Zhilian looked at the door and thought about it: "Let's just show the identity of the disciple of the door." How about a card, straight to the point?"
"Sometimes the easiest way is the best way." Wu Zhe agreed.
Mu Qingya also felt that it was very difficult to collect this kind of information, and no child would want to be asked about such things again. Although it is still perfect, it does a little damage to the reputation after all.
It might be best to investigate as a sect, and it would be difficult for the other party to refuse.
Zong Zhilian saw that there was no objection from everyone, so he called the door open and showed his student ID card.
The father and mother of this family were a little flattered that it was actually a disciple of the Sword Fighting Sect who came to the door. Although it was a little embarrassing to refuse, Zong Zhilian promised to give them two daughters, Zhaoxue, which might not have been stolen by bandits at all.
The two girls were called out, and their looks were actually not very beautiful, but they were thirteen or fourteen years old, and they had a charming and charming charm.
After a lot of consolation, the two girls were willing to tell the story. ;