In midsummer, the days are long and the nights are short.
Although it was already three o'clock in the morning and the sun had set, the sky was not completely dark. There were still pedestrians coming and going as well as vendors selling goods on the streets.
The sutra lecture conference has long ended. The people who came from other villages to listen to the sutra lecture also left Jian'an Square after receiving the Huansheng incense. The bustling small market suddenly became deserted, as if they had returned to the previous two days. that state.
But outside Jian'an Square, as news about the art of resurrecting dead fish and the miraculous effects of rejuvenating incense spread, the residual enthusiasm of the sermon conference continued, and even intensified. Countless gentry and gentry in Taiyuan City sent out their The servants looked for the people who had received the Huansheng incense and paid a large price to buy it away. Suddenly, Taiyuan is fragrant and expensive!
However, due to the power of the gentry and gentry, or because of the price offered by the other party, most of the ordinary people who received Huanshengxiang sold it and made a fortune.
This made those people who did not go to Jian'anfang to participate in the Dharma conference couldn't help but regret it. It felt like "missing out 100 million"!
Besides, in Jian'anfang and Tongfu Inn, all guest rooms on the second floor have fallen into silence. Li Tai, Scorpio, and Anshun Shan are all lying down. Scorpio has even fallen asleep at this moment, but after all, he is a master at the peak of Qi transformation. Although he has fallen asleep, he can still wake up instantly as long as there is a little disturbance around him.
In the Tianzihao guest room, cigarette smoke was lingering. Although Li Tai was lying on the bed with his eyes closed, he did not fall asleep, he was just taking a nap. The little fat man knew that the government would definitely take action tonight, and in his heart Nervous and excited at the same time, even though he usually behaves calmly and calmly in front of Turkic spies, he is still a child after all, and it is inevitable that he has the mentality of a teenager. How can he do it when he encounters such a matter of life and death? Feeling like still water
Mu Jiao was sitting at the doorway from the inner room to the outer room. From this position, he could see both Li Tai and the situation outside the guest room clearly. He had already opened the door of the Tianziha guest room before, so he sat there. He can see outside the room. If there is any disturbance outside the room, he will be able to detect it immediately. Mu Jiao is still very satisfied with the location he chose.
At this moment, Mu Jiao was sitting cross-legged on the stool. In this era, there were no mobile phones or TVs. There were newspapers for entertainment, but Mu Jiao didn't know much about literacy, so he couldn't read the newspapers given to him, so this long night , he can only kill time by meditating and practicing!
But as the true energy circulated over and over in the body's meridians, Mu Jiao couldn't help but frown slightly, because he found that his true energy felt slightly sluggish in the meridians. In other words, the true energy was flowing. The speed has slowed down!
But the slowdown was not big, only about 90% of the previous one. Mu Jiao couldn't help but feel a little strange. He circulated his Qi over and over again, but he never found the source of the problem. There was no injury in his body. Or there are signs of poisoning, there is no physical discomfort, everything seems normal.
"Could it be that I haven't had a good rest these days, which has led to congested meridians and unstable martial arts realm?"
Mu Jiao thought for a long time before he came up with such a reason for himself.
It is not unreasonable for him to think so. After all, he has not slept for more than two hours in the past few days, and his nerves are still in a state of high tension. Although the physical fitness of a warrior is far better than that of a normal person, he is still Those who are not out of the category of mortals, and whose nerves are tense for several days without rest but are not affected at all, are not human beings, but cultivators of immortality!
"It seems like I have to get a good sleep in the second half of the night, otherwise I won't be able to hold on any longer!"
Mu Jiao thought secretly in his heart.
From beginning to end, he never doubted anything else.
In the hall on the first floor of the inn, dozens of Turkic spies were eating in groups around tables. They did not have as good a meal as Li Tai, and the meals they ate were all served by themselves in the inn. This is also to prevent the government from tampering with their diet. After all, these are extraordinary times, and the only way to feel safe is to eat food cooked by yourself.
On the second day after catching Li Tai, Xuan Ye divided the more than 100 wolf guards in the inn into two groups. These two groups worked "two shifts" during the day, and one group stayed outside the inn during the day. At night, another group of people guarded the outside.
People staying in the inn can sit on stools or sit on the ground against the wall to take a nap when they have nothing to do. In a quarter of an hour, it will be their turn to replace the open and covert sentries outside to watch the night, so these Everyone eats very quickly, and almost no one talks while eating.
"Hmm, do you smell anything?"
At this moment, a Turkic spy finished picking up the food in the bowl, sniffed it with his nose, frowned and said in confusion.
The companion next to him also sniffed after hearing this, and then said: "Well, it's really there! It smells like burning incense, where does it come from?"
"It's the bald donkeys who made the bald donkeys at today's Dharma gathering. The fragrance should be coming from King Wei's room!"
Cao An also finished his meal at this time. Hearing the comments from the people next to him, he subconsciously looked up at the Tianzihao guest room on the second floor, and then explained to the two people.
Someone said in surprise: "Huansheng incense? It turns out that this is Huansheng incense. I heard that this thing can increase vitality and heal old wounds. I didn't expect that the King of Wei was willing to open the door and let us smell it!"
Obviously, many Turkic spies were secretly watching the Dharma gathering in the small market west of the inn during the day.
"So magical? Then I'll take a few more sniffs!"
After hearing this, all the Turkic spies put down their bowls and chopsticks, raised their necks, and inhaled sharply.
What a large-scale "cigarette" smoking scene!
When Cao An saw this, he said angrily: "What a miracle! Boss An has previously confirmed that this Huansheng incense has no vitality-increasing effect at all. It is just an ordinary soothing incense. No, this thing has even the effect of ordinary soothing incense. Why don't you all eat quickly, the brothers outside are still hungry and waiting for us to take their place!"
After hearing this, everyone gave up "smoking cigarettes" without interest, picked up the bowls and chopsticks again and continued eating.
Cao An was right. There were indeed many people outside the inn waiting for them to finish their meal and go out to "take over the shift." It was said that most people were almost hungry at this time, plus they had been sleeping for the past few days. Very few, the vast majority of people are both hungry and sleepy at the moment. If their willpower were not strong enough, they would not be able to hold on!
However, when they thought that they would be able to enter the inn to eat and rest in another quarter of an hour, the group of Turkic spies outside the inn instantly became a little more energetic. They were all looking forward to the last quarter of an hour passing quickly. This state was like that of students who were about to finish school. , just like employees who are about to get off work, their thoughts have already flown elsewhere, and by the way, their vigilance is gradually disappearing!
So much so that they didn't even notice that most of the pedestrians on the nearby streets were in a hurry to go home. When the ceremony started, the watermelon vendors, beggars, drinking tea, and selling food appeared around the inn. The big man carrying the tea, the salesman carrying the pole, the old man pushing the cart, the boy pulling the carriage to transport the goods, as well as the pedestrians coming and going or the diners and tea drinkers staying at various stalls... all are still staying in the same place or nearby. There was absolutely no intention of closing the stall or leaving.
Even at this moment, these people often glanced at the Turkic spies outside the inn.
If you feel it carefully, you can feel that the atmosphere near the inn is a bit strange. It is the calm before the storm! !
"Phew~!"
"Bang~!"
Just when the Turkic spies relaxed their vigilance outside the inn, the remaining Turkic spies in the inn were eating and "smoking", Scorpio was sleeping, Li Tai was resting in the room, and Mu Jiao was guarding Li Tai, suddenly something rose over the west side of Tongfu Inn A firework exploded as it rose into the air. The sound and light of the fire could be seen or heard by people from several places near Jian'anfang, not to mention Jian'anfang.
A group of Turkic spies guarding outside the inn subconsciously raised their heads after hearing the noise and looked at the fireworks exploding in the sky to the west. For a while, they couldn't figure out what happened.
"Action~!"
Different from their subconscious confusion, the "ordinary people" who had been guarding the inn, after seeing the fireworks over the west, seemed to have agreed and discussed in advance, and took out their weapons or weapons one after another. Hidden weapons, jump towards the Turkic spies near the inn!
The vendors selling watermelons, the beggars begging for food, the big men drinking and selling tea, the salesmen carrying poles, and the old men pushing carts are all martial arts masters!
Twenty-five people armed with various weapons rushed towards the sixty-five open and hidden sentries near the inn at the same time from all directions of the inn!
Obviously, these twenty-five people knew the locations of those overt and covert outposts in advance!
"Boohoo~!"
On the battlefield to the west, a young man in black was seen. The moment he jumped up, three black-leaf flying knives shot out from his hands and flew to one outpost and two outposts to the west of the inn. Secret whistle, before the three Turkic spies could react, their throats were cut by flying knives, and they fell to the ground with their necks covered!
"Enemy attack~! There is an enemy attack~!"
At this time, a Turkic spy outside the inn finally reacted and loudly warned the Turkic spies inside the inn. The shrill voice resounded throughout Jian'anfang!
"Pfft~!"
But as soon as the Turkic spy finished speaking, a long knife appeared on his neck, and with a "pop", the head was separated!
"Swish, swish, swish~!"
In the inn, a group of Turkic spies who were eating heard the huge noise coming from outside. They all stood up suddenly, grabbed weapons in their hands, and were about to leave the inn to find out. In the Tianzihao guest room, Li Tai suddenly opened his eyes when he heard the sound, Mu Jiao. His expression changed, and he stood up quickly. He raised his energy and prepared to rush towards Li Tai's position with a single stride!
Because Scorpio had told him before that once there was any change outside the inn, he must control Li Tai as soon as possible. Only by taking control of Li Tai, an important hostage, would they have the capital to survive!
Scorpio in the room next to him also sat up from the bed the second he heard the noise outside. The reason why it was the second time instead of the first time was because he was sleeping more deeply. When he was sleeping before, Scorpio was also worried. There would be accidents outside, so he slept with the door open. In this way, if there was any movement outside, he could hear it immediately and rush out immediately.
But contrary to expectations, Scorpio's heartstrings have been very tight these days, and he has never had time to rest. As soon as he went to bed next to him in the evening, he fell asleep immediately; plus..., Scorpio sniffed and smelled the air. He couldn't help but frown at the residual smell of Huansheng incense, thinking that Anshun Mountain was really a "quack doctor". This Huansheng incense obviously had a strong soothing and sleep-aiding effect, but it was actually said by the other party that its sleep-aiding effect was very weak.
That's right, Scorpio thinks that he couldn't get up right away, mainly because of Huanshengxiang. It was Huanshengxiang that made him sleep too deeply!
Of course, this was all a momentary thought. After Scorpio got up, he didn't stop at all. He immediately raised his energy and ran towards the Tianzihao guest room next to him!
He didn't care about the life and death of the wolf guards outside the inn, or he didn't have time to care. He had to rush to Li Tai's side as soon as possible and hold Li Tai's life in his hands!
Just as the Turkic spy who was eating in the inn picked up his weapon and prepared to go out to support, when Mu Jiao was preparing to rush to Li Tai's bedside, and when Scorpio was preparing to use the light body technique to rush to the Tianzihao guest room as soon as possible, suddenly something happened to the west of the inn. There came a loud, solemn and sacred voice:
"All phenomena belong to me, and the sun and the sky are desolate. I will be reborn in the pure land and fall into delusion forever~!"
The mighty sound was like a dragon roaring in the sky, and also like the voice of ancient gods and demons. It put the minds of everyone in the inn into a state of confusion, and they were unable to dodge at all.
Dozens of Turkic spies in the inn were picking up their weapons and preparing to go out for support. After hearing the voice of the gods and demons, they felt that the energy in their bodies suddenly became disordered, and they had splitting headaches. They all stopped and couldn't bear it. Keep pressing your straight temples with both hands;
Scorpio, who was about to rush to the Tianzihao guest room as quickly as possible using the light body technique, was baptized by the voice of the gods and demons, and suddenly felt that the true energy in his body was going backwards. Unlucky, he fell down and hit the wall hard. , I almost fainted from the pain;
In the Tianzihao guest room, Mu Jiao was about to rush to Li Tai's bedside. He was even more violently affected by the voice of the gods and demons. He felt that his whole body's energy suddenly went backwards and headed straight towards Baihui. At this moment, Mu Jiao It felt like his head was going to explode, and the eight special meridians were rushed to pieces by the chaotic zhenqi in his body. He couldn't bear it any longer, spitting out a mouthful of blood, and fainted completely!
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