Romance of Gods

Chapter 104 The Midnight Bell
It was late at night, and Niu Gaodong hurriedly entered the Chinese army camp.

When the scouts came to report, Chen Yan and his party changed into plain clothes and left the camp on horseback.

This is a long trip!The two felt something unusual and immediately came to inquire.

In the camp, Zhang Xianzheng opened the roster, carefully reviewed it, and kept sketching it.

Seeing Niu Gao and his two men pushing open the door and entering, he smiled and said, "The two generals have arrived just in time. I have something important for you to entrust."

Although the two of them were anxious, they still suppressed their doubts when they heard this and cupped their hands, "General Zhang, please speak."

Zhang Xian picked up the roster and said, "I have circled some names on it. They are all cronies that Wang Jun secretly cultivated in the army."

They immediately understood Zhang Xian's intention and were surprised at the same time, "General Zhang, have you already suspected Wang Jun? Otherwise, how could you dig out his roots buried in the army in such a short period of time!"

Zhang Xian did not hide anything and nodded slightly, "That's true. I have been sending people to secretly monitor Wang Jun's movements in the camp. I also found clues that he secretly communicated with the Jin people.

Niu Gao was shocked: "Then why didn't you deal with him earlier!"

Dong Xian thought for a moment and laughed, "I see, General Zhang wants to use this Wang Jun to find an opportunity to counterattack the Jin people."

"That's right." Zhang Xian nodded, "I originally wanted to use Wang Jun to provide wrong information to the enemy when fighting against the Jin people in the future, and then use the trick to drain their firepower... Since Wang Jun has died now that Chen Yanzhi If he has a hand, then there is no need to keep these henchmen he trained."

Chen Yan, yes, Chen Yan!
Niu Gao took two steps forward, his eyes widened, "General Zhang, is Chen Yan gone?"

Zhang Xian looked gloomy and nodded heavily, "Let's go."

"He's gone..." Dong Xian couldn't believe it, "What are you going to do?"

Zhang Xian said calmly, "General Chen came to say goodbye to me just now and asked me for something."

"What?" the two asked impatiently.

Zhang Xian looked aside, thoughtfully, "Some documents signed by Wang Jun in the past. He told me that if we alone send a letter to Lin'an, no matter whether the statement is true or not, it is still the opinion of the family.

Since Wang Jun was Lin'an's spy, he used his handwriting to forge a letter and send it to Lin'an.In this way, the two parties’ evidence will be more credible.The risks we take will also be smaller.

After all, Wan Qixi's spouting the truth seemed too weird to others.There were many people in Lin'an who wanted to win over him for their own use, so it was most appropriate for him to deliver this letter. "

"Chen Yan has gone to Lin'an!"

"Correct."

"When will you be back?"

"Not coming back."

"what……"

Niu Gao and Dong Xian trembled.

"If I just went to deliver a letter...how could I not come back?"

Zhang Xian looked a little depressed, "Brother Chen Yan, you have your own way to go."

Niu Gao was moved, "Just leave! If you don't come back, you won't come back! Why don't you even say goodbye!"

Zhang Xian stood up and turned his back to everyone, "Didn't you drink the farewell wine today...?"

Under the swaying lights, the enlarged shadows of the three people drifted left and right.

The long road was filled with the sound of frogs.

Four big horses marched together on the official road. Chen Yan asked: "Su Wuchou! Can you read Wang Jun's handwriting clearly?"

"Captain Ten, are you looking down on me?" Su Wuchou looked quite pleased, "Just give me half a cup of tea and I can imitate a letter without leaking anything!"

"Come on!" Liu Sandi looked at Chen Yan, "Captain Ten, what else are you doing when you go to Lin'an this time besides delivering letters?"

Feng Shanshui laughed, "You must be promoted and make a fortune, and you will be embraced by everyone! When you reach the border of Suzhou and Hangzhou, you will naturally have a good time!"

"Yes... have fun, have fun!"

Chen Yan looked at the smooth road ahead with firm eyes.

Once we go, we will travel eight thousand miles with clouds and moon.

On this trip south, Chen Yan's plan was to reach Hanyang first.

Then take a boat and go eastward, directly to Liang Zhejiang, and get off the boat to Lin'an.

It went smoothly at first, and within three days, the four of them arrived in Hanyang.

After that, it got stuck. After all, Hanyang was a thoroughfare, except for the navy stationed here.

Countless business travelers traveling from north to south gathered in nearby towns, all eager to use the boat.

At night, a curfew system will be implemented at large and small piers and ferries, prohibiting passage.

If Chen Yan and the others wanted to board the ship, they would have to wander here for at least ten and a half days.

If there are tokens or letters from Zhang Xian and others, it will not be difficult to take a boat.

But in order to make the letter "Wang Jun" look more realistic, Chen Yan fabricated an identity for himself as a "deserter" and "a general who betrayed the Yue Family Army."

Therefore, they had to act secretly on the road. They had no choice but to ride eastward along the river bank to see if they could find the black ship on the road.

After traveling for hundreds of miles, the four of them arrived at the border of Jiangzhou.

It's night in Jiangzhou, outside Poyang Lake, in Shayu Town.

Outside the town, there are many shadows of trees.

Next to the archway of the town lay the remains of two fishing boats with tattered fishing nets.

"You said you plan to take a boat to Zhejiang?"

"That's right, auntie, are there any people running boats on the river near us?"

"Hey, yes, there is, but now the government is strict on checking on the river. You look like strangers from other places, and you are riding a horse. Who dares to carry you?"

Chen Yan was munching on dry food and resting not far away from Feng and Su. Liu Sandi in front stopped two women who were walking to negotiate.

"Auntie, what are you talking about? We are all innocent and good people. We are just doing business. If there is anything we dare not do, we are not short of Sichuan capital."

One woman shook her head, while the other held a basket, thought for a moment, and said: "There is an old widower in the west of the town, his surname is Zhou. He is quite bold. But he went out on the ship a few days ago and should not be back until tomorrow. You can Go and ask him." Liu Sandi turned around after hearing this, and Chen Yan nodded to her. She turned around and said with a smile, "Thank you, aunties. Is there any place to stay in this town?"

"No, the inn and other houses are full, but there is no one in the Lin family's deserted house. You can go there to spend the night."

"Hey! You are harming people! The Lin family is haunted!"

Haunted?Chen Yan and the others became interested and walked over with their horses.

"Two aunties, we are afraid of everything except ghosts. There are three ghosts next to us. Can you tell?"

"Hunter, you really know how to joke."

After hearing this, the two of them looked at Chen Yan, then at Feng Shanshui and the other three, and laughed.

"The trouble in Lin's house is really haunted! Many travelers have stayed at his house in the past and have seen it with their own eyes."

"Yes, the Lin family is indeed unusual. Two or three years ago, their family was in poverty. But suddenly, within a few days, their family became rich.

First he built a big house, and then hired fifty or sixty servants.The scenery was so beautiful that some people said at the time that their family had made ill-gotten wealth! "

Feng Shanshui muttered: "Getting rich overnight...is really weird."

"Who says it's not the case! Then their family suffered retribution. Around the eighth day of the first lunar month this year, thirteen members of the Lin family suddenly disappeared! They disappeared inexplicably and no one could find them!"

"After that, their servants divided up the Lin family's money and food and ran away."

After the two women left, Chen Yan said calmly: "Listening to what they said, I think this was a murderous crime."

Su Wuchou thought for a moment and suddenly realized, "The Tenth Commander is saying that the disappearance of the Lin family was caused by those servants. Then he used it to cover up people's eyes by using ghosts and gods as the excuse."

Liu Sandi laughed, "If someone is really pretending to be a ghost, then we can arrest the thief and seek justice for the Lin family!"

"As for what you're talking about, it's true that you have to sleep in the wild all the way and find a bed to sleep soundly!"

"Go and see."

After that, Chen Yan took the reins and entered Shayu Town, followed closely by the three of them.

The further away from the battlefield of Song and Jin Dynasties, the red light between heaven and earth becomes fainter, and the darkness of night becomes outrageous.

The town is not big, so it is easy to find an abandoned house.

Not long after walking, the four of them stopped in front of the grand door.

The twenty-foot-long green and white wall was cracked, the dark door was open, and the courtyard was overgrown with grass.

"right here?"

"Almost."

The war horses grazed freely, and the four of them split up to explore several yards, but no one was found.

Chen Yan was not interested, so he gathered some dry firewood in the yard and lit a fire to get charcoal.

Feng Shanshui and the others ate a few pieces and then went to find their own houses to rest.

Chen Yan sat alone in the main hall of the front yard, keeping watch all night while the wind blew.

Quietly think about the specific details of the next step after arriving in Lin'an.

Su Wuchou had already forged Wang Jun's letter, and he was considering who would gain the most from giving this letter to him.

Qin Hui is a good choice. After all, he is the most favored at the moment and his words have weight in front of the emperor.

Under the darkness, other people had no intention of sleeping.

In the side room, Feng Shanshui sat at the table, flipping through the blood-stained "Tao Te Ching" and reading it again and again.

"Master... tell me, why didn't we listen to you and study Taoism so hard, but at the critical moment, we became half-assed, alas."

Outside the courtyard, Liu Sandi sat on the steps, gently stroking the wooden shuttle in her hand, silently weeping secretly.

A loud shout rang out, alerting the three of them.

"ghost!"

With a flash of the sword, Chen Yan jumped out of the hall.

"Ghost! Ghost!"

Su Wuchou stumbled out of the moon gate in the west courtyard and kept looking back, her face pale.

There were chaotic footsteps, and Chen Yan and the other two people gathered around him.

boom!Su Wuchou bumped into Chen Yan and stopped tremblingly. Feng Shanshui and Feng Shanshui were very surprised when they saw this.

Chen Yan looked alert and asked in a deep voice: "Where is the ghost?"

Su Wuchou swallowed, raised her arm and pointed back, "Just now, I went to the latrine to relieve myself, and suddenly I heard someone laughing above me. When I looked up... a face popped out of the wall!"

Feng Shanshui's face was full of disbelief, and he was shocked, "There is really something evil!"

Chen Yan frowned, raised his knife and quickly ran towards the west courtyard.

Before he could even settle down, three loud bangs of the bell came from nowhere and sounded loudly in all directions.

The bells are ringing and the weeds are bending.

With a thud, Chen Yan stopped in front of the hut in the corner of the west courtyard.

When the sound entered his body, he felt like his stomach was churning and he felt a strong nausea.

This bell... is weird!
Before he could figure this out, a blood-red reminder appeared before his eyes again.

[The Hidden Leopard has been seen through, you have fallen into a fragile state, and all attributes have been greatly weakened]

He looked up and observed.

Outside the hut, under the white wall covered with green and yellow moss.

There seemed to be a pair of eyes that were observing him curiously.

(End of this chapter)