Chapter 242: Mine
Ke Beisheng went out with Jiang Ran and the others.
But there was no trace of the person on the way.
This is actually a little trick by Jiang Ran.
This place is Guzhang County, and Guzhang County is a rather special place. It is located in a remote place, inaccessible to people, and outsiders can easily distinguish it.
Jiang Ran led Li Tianyu to explore the way. In fact, it was just to scare the snake and throw stones to ask for directions.
No matter who it is who attacks the Chongshan Sect, they must have eyes and ears in Guzhang County.
A stranger suddenly appeared and inquired about the Chongshan Sect.
Regardless of whether they are guilty of thieves or not, they will always attract their attention to find out where this group of people came from.
When Li Tianyu came back earlier, he brought a tail with him.
It's just that the tail is a bit awkward.
Li Tianyu returned to the inn and discovered this person. Not only did Tang Huayi and Ye Jingxue in the room also discover him.
Jiang Ran suddenly changed his mind and went to find Dong Qingcheng with Li Tianyu, just to prevent Li Tianyu from breaking this man's hiding place.
After everyone went out, Jiang Ran asked Ke Beisheng to secretly follow the person to see if he could find any clues.
Now that Ke Beisheng appeared, he knelt on one knee and said,
"Sir, this old slave is incompetent."
"Lost you?"
Jiang Ran raised his eyebrows and glanced at Ke Beisheng.
Ke Beisheng's heart tightened. He had been following Jiang Ran for only half a month, and he didn't have much errands to do on weekdays.
This was the first time I arranged something, but it turned out to be a mess.
I couldn't help but feel a little panicked for a while.
Just as he was about to speak, Jiang Ran said:
"Get up and answer, let's talk as we walk."
"Yes."
Ke Beisheng agreed, stood up, followed Jiang Ran, and said as he walked:
"I followed the young master's instructions earlier. , followed behind that person.
"It started quite smoothly. After this person saw you guys entering the royal residence, he turned around and left.
"I followed him all the way out of the city. When I reached the ten mile slope outside the city, a man in black suddenly appeared and found the old slave.
"The old slave slapped him. Although his internal strength is not as good as mine, he The coldness in my internal energy caused my meridians to be temporarily blocked. In this moment, the man and the mouse from before disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"I wanted to chase him again, but I couldn't find him.
"The old slave didn't do his job well, so I asked the master to punish him. "
Oh..."
Jiang Ran said thoughtfully,
"Although his internal strength is not as good as yours, I'm afraid the gap is not big."
"Otherwise, how can I block your meridians with just one palm?"
Ke Beisheng lowered his head slightly, his face under the mask a little ashamed.
Jiang Ran smiled and said,
"The punishment is waived. Let's go back to the inn."
Dong Qingcheng said,
"But in this case, wouldn't the clues be broken? The Wang family should not be simple either. Their young master obviously has martial arts, but he just He looked weak and weak...
"There may be some connection between them. "
"That's still two things to say. "
Jiang Ran said:
"Brother Dong, please be patient for a moment. Things may not be over now.
"Let's go back to the inn to find someone first."
"Who are we looking for?"
Dong Qingcheng asked.
Jiang Ran smiled but didn't answer.
...
...
When the sky was getting dark, Jiang Ran took Dong Qingcheng and the others out of Guzhang County.
Ke Beisheng led the way with his head in front, without squinting.
Dong Qingcheng couldn't help but look at Tian Miaomiao, and finally asked Jiang Ran:
"Is this Miss Tian the hero Jiang is looking for?"
"Don't underestimate this girl."
Jiang Ran said with a smile: "She has some skills. It's on my body."
When Tian Miaomiao heard Jiang Ran praise her, her eyes suddenly lit up. She patted her chest and said, "
Yes, I have great abilities. Otherwise, how could I be the master's maid?" "
Ah?"
Dong Qingcheng Startled, he looked at Jiang Ran:
"That's it..."
"Don't be like that!"
Jiang Ran stopped quickly:
"She's just a little maid I won back from a bet. She's uneducated and has no skills. She just uses every word she hears. ."
Dong Qingcheng seemed to understand, but it didn't matter whether he understood or not. At this time, he only needed to nod.
"She was born with supernatural powers and was proficient in the art of tracking."
Jiang Ran continued:
"In order to avoid Ke Beisheng, they definitely had no time to deal with the traces.
"Afterwards, they got away, and there was no reason to deal with it.
"We can let her confirm what she has learned and see if she can gain anything."
"Don't worry, sir, just leave it to me."
Tian Miaomiao's face was full of confidence.
It's just that Jiang Ran saw her confidence, but for a moment she felt a little unconfident.
But now that things have come to this, I can only believe her.
Shilipo is naturally ten miles outside the county seat.
At a place not far from Shiliting, Ke Beisheng said to Jiang Ran:
"This is where the old slave and that man fought."
Jiang Ran nodded and looked at Tian Miaomiao.
Tian Miaomiao didn't say anything and began to observe her surroundings honestly.
Seeing that she was serious, Jiang Ran couldn't help but ask,
"Maybe we can see traces?"
"Yes."
Tian Miaomiao didn't even raise his head, and searched for the grass:
"There are footprints here, from three people.
" "Here." It's not the main road, but there are footprints, which shows that what this old guy said is not a lie.
"There is an intermittent footprint. Looking at the direction of the toes and heels, they should have come from here..."
Having said this, she looked in the direction of the heels, and soon found something a few feet away:
"That man was hiding here...and it seems that the road comes from that way."
She stretched out her hand and pointed in the direction of Shiliting.
Jiang Ran heard that she kept saying "over there" and began to seriously doubt that the child could not tell the difference between east, west and north.
But if the person came from Shiliting, it might be because this person was originally in Shiliting and found out that the 'rat' was being followed, so he showed up to save people.
Later, Tian Miaomiao returned to the place where the fight took place.
She carefully identified the footprints everywhere and asked Ke Beisheng to lift his feet for her to take a look at.
Ke Beisheng was quite dissatisfied with the word 'old thing' in her mouth, but he did not dare to disobey Jiang Ran and could only raise his feet bitterly.
Tian Miaomiao took a look and said to Jiang Ran:
"The old guy didn't lie. He was indeed chased from the city. When he got here, the man suddenly appeared.
"But he was bragging... When he fought with the opponent, he clearly retreated. One step later, he said that the other party's internal strength was inferior to his.
"Tsk tsk, don't even bother with me anymore."
The old face under Ke Beisheng's mask turned red as expected, and he couldn't help but tell:
"His internal strength is indeed inferior to mine, I was just caught off guard."
"Okay, okay, don't explain."
Tian Miao Miao crossed his arms and said,
"When the old guy chased me here, the 'rat' was a few feet away in front, and he was following a little too close.
"My brother said that in the tracking business, you can't follow too close. , and can’t follow too far.
"Martial arts practitioners have keen senses. If they are too close, they will be easily noticed." "
This old guy is probably not very good at tracking... If it were me, they would definitely not be able to find me."
"But my Qinggong is not very good. Although I am good at tracking, I can't catch up, haha."
At the end of the sentence, I don't know who she was laughing at.
Ke Beisheng felt even more aggrieved. He was indeed not good at tracking, but he was good at being chased.
Jiang Ran's lips curled up:
"Then what?"
"Well, after the man exchanged palms with the old man, he caught up with the 'mouse' and ran for two steps, then used Qing Kung Fu and flew up. The next section, There should be no footprints left.
"This person is quite skilled in qinggong, but if you want to trace the photo taken by the geese, you can still trace it, but it's quite troublesome.
Tian Miaomiao said this and looked at Jiang Ran:
"Master. " "
"You said.
"Can you stop talking for a while? " And don't ask me questions. I'm not very smart. When I focus on one thing, I get distracted easily. "
Tian Miaomiao looked at Jiang Ran with a somewhat complaining look.
Jiang Ran immediately stopped talking and said that he would not say a word in the future.
Tian Miaomiao nodded with satisfaction and led Jiang Ran and his group forward.
Although Jiang Ran didn't talk to her, but the girl couldn't keep her mouth busy.
As she walked, she said to Jiang Ran and others:
"There is a grass here that was crushed. It seems that Qing Gong is not home yet. The internal force hurts Ye Zi... Most people can't see it, but it can't be fooled by my eyes. "
"Here here! " When his Qinggong skill reached the point of breathing, his feet inevitably lost weight. The footprints here were three points deeper than normal. Well, with these footprints, you can basically catch his traces. "
Good guy, he didn't even cover up when he got here, but that's right, it must be at least five or six miles away from Shiliting." Logically speaking, the old guy can no longer find them, so there is no need to cover up. "
When Tian Miaomiao said the last words, it was already at the top of the moon.
Even though it was only five or six miles away, Tian Miaomiao had been looking for half a night.
The person who came here was extremely skilled in Qinggong. He didn't need to cover it up deliberately. There is almost no trace left.
Especially the skill of flying on the grass by stepping on the tip of the grass with Qinggong, there is no trace. At least in Jiang Ran's view, there is no difference between that grass and the others.
But Tian Miaomiao can She identified it and said it with certainty. Several times, Jiang Ran thought that Tian Miaomiao might not be able to tell and was talking nonsense. In the end,
she actually found the trace.
Tian Miaomiao is no longer needed. Jiang Ran and others You can continue to search based on the footprints.
Therefore, the speed is much faster.
Dong Qingcheng admired Tian Miaomiao and said:
"Master Jiang is so beautiful. This girl is smart and smart, and her tracking skills are so good. She is really a talent! "
..."
Tian Miaomiao was indeed beyond Jiang Ran's expectations, but it
had nothing to do with Yanfu! Although Jiang Ran knew that explanations were probably useless, he still emphasized that the relationship between him and Tian Miaomiao was pure. The impurity was all because of Tian Miaomiao's broken mouth.
In this way, after searching along the footprints for another full hour,
everyone finally came to a place.
It's funny to say, this place is It’s not too far from Guzhang County.
It’s just that I have gone through many circles along the way.
Looking from a distance, the land is brightly lit, and the sound of axes and stone carvings can be heard.
It seems that there are a large number of people in the middle of the night. What are the people digging here? Only
when I got closer did I realize that this was a mine.
There were soldiers guarding the surrounding area. Not only could there be the sound of mining, but there was also a red light rising into the sky. It was obvious that the excavated ore was smelted directly on the spot. , after burning the iron ingots, they were used to make them.
Now in the middle of the night, there is no sign of rest here.
It can be said that it is non-stop day and night.
Jiang Ran raised his eyes and stared, frowned slightly, and looked at Tian Miaomiao:
"Is this really here? "
There's no way it's wrong! " Tian Miaomiao said seriously: "
Sir, you can suspect that I am not smart, but you must not doubt my tracking skills!" "
"You don't have a good brain, don't doubt it. "
Jiang Ran rolled his eyes.
Tian Miaomiao thought for a while and nodded in agreement: "That's right. "
Is that okay?
Jiang Ran couldn't laugh or cry for a moment.
Dong Qingcheng frowned:
"Except for a few mining areas in the world that belong to a few big forces in the world, all the others are owned by the imperial court.
"This should be the iron ore mine in Guzhang County. Guzhang County is remote, but this place is their lifeblood.
" If what Miss Tian said is true, how come the colleagues of the Chongshan Sect are imprisoned here?
"Is it not the evil heretics who deal with them... but the imperial court?"
"The imperial court?"
Jiang Ran glanced at him and shook his head:
"The imperial court is far away, and the person above the temple may not be able to see it.
"This is Guzhang County, and the county magistrate is the king. "
"You mean..."
"I don't mean anything.
Jiang Ran waved his hand and said,
"Since we're here, we have to check it out. "
"Although today is just to scare the snake away and draw out the clues.
"But in this way, it will also arouse their vigilance, and things will change later, and their traces will have to be found tonight at the latest.
"Well, I'll go in and you guys wait here."
"I'll go with you!"
Tang Huayi asked without thinking.
Jiang Ran glanced at her and said,
"I have a way to sneak into it, can you?"
"Who are you looking down on?"
Tang Huayi raised an eyebrow.
After Jiang Ran pondered for a moment, he smiled slightly:
"Okay."
"No."
Dong Qingcheng shook his head quickly:
"After all, this is the palace's place, and it is not a small crime to break in.
"If it is discovered, if it gets bigger, things will get worse. It's troublesome.
"I can't let you take risks.
"If you insist on going, I will go with you.
"Brother Dong, let me ask you, do you know how to sneak in? " "
Jiang Ran asked.
"...I don't quite understand this. Dong
Qingcheng answered bluntly: "The Fierce Sword Sect only taught how to punish rape and eliminate evil, but never taught how to infiltrate..." "
Isn't that what it is?" The two of us can go in and out without a shadow or sound.
"Brother Dong wants to come with you, that's just adding to the chaos."
Jiang Ran said more politely:
"Just wait here with them...
" Tian Miaomiao, Ke Beisheng, and... Jingxue.
"You all stay here. If Tianxin and I really encounter something, I don't think they can stop us.
"But then I might need your help to break up the rear. "
Okay." "
Ye Jingxue was very obedient and nodded directly.
Naturally, Ke Beisheng didn't need to say much. He just listened to what Jiang Ran said.
But Jiang Ran looked at him, still a little uneasy, so he called Ye Jingxue over. , whispered a few words in her ear.
Ye Jingxue looked strange and glanced at Jiang Ran in surprise.
But he still nodded:
"I understand.
"Well, it's good to know. " "
After he finished speaking, he reached out and took it out from his pocket, then found a face covering and tied it on.
Dong Qingcheng was dumbfounded and was about to ask why you still carry this with you?
Then he saw Tang Huayi imitating the same pattern. He also touched one and tied it up.
This suddenly made Dong Qingcheng feel a little self-doubt. Does he need to wear a mask when walking in the rivers and lakes?
"Okay, you guys stay away, so as not to be discovered, let's go!" "
Jiang Ran waved to them, and then flew away with Tang Huayi.
Naturally, they couldn't enter from the front, so the two of them circled around the side. After they were out of sight, they came to a place where the firelight could not shine.
Then I hid there and watched for a while.
I determined the guard time... Because of the tight schedule, I didn't have time to thoroughly find out the time and pattern of each patrol.
After catching a glimpse of the gap between the two patrols, the two people looked at each other and flew away. When he got up, he didn't go towards the mine, but towards the patrolling soldiers. There are
not so many masters in this world, and not all the patrolling soldiers here have mastered their internal skills.
The two of them dealt with two soldiers, That was simply bullying.
The two people walking at the end didn't say a word before they took them away. When they got
to a quiet place, they quickly took off the clothes of the two people.
Then they heard the bones on Tang Huayi's body cracking. There was a burst of clicking sounds, and the figure was already the same as that of the person she had kidnapped. After a while, his face fluctuated, and he already looked like that person. Jiang Ran couldn't help but admired when he saw this
. :
"What a great disembodiment method. "
This martial art seems simple, but in fact it is worthy of being one of the Eighteen Heavenly Demons.
Twisting the muscles and bones is like child's play.
Jiang Ran does not have such abilities as her. Although the snake walking technique also includes methods such as bone shrinking skills, it is He couldn't be so free.
Fortunately, the figure of the person he caught was not much different from him, and combined with the Qiushui Ice Art, ordinary people couldn't see the flaw.
After the two people changed their disguises, they put the two unlucky guys Hidden well.
It is estimated that when they wake up, it will be three poles tomorrow.
Afterwards, they re-entered the mine and walked swaggering inside.
But by this time, both of them were a little numb.
There was less. With Tian Miaomiao's tracking skills, it was really difficult for them to find that person in the daytime.
As they walked, they observed the surroundings, and finally got some information about this place from some soldiers and people who were mining.
Based on these bits and pieces I pieced together the bits and pieces of information.
This is indeed the official mine of Guzhang County.
Most of the miners are prisoners, so the security is extremely strict.
These people are divided into two shifts to work alternately, one group at night. There was another group during the day.
After that, they would return to the prison cell in the mine to rest.
The two people found out the location of the prison cell and walked towards that place.
However, they reached the door but failed to enter.
The soldiers guarding the prison cell were dressed differently from the soldiers patrolling outside. If they broke in rashly, they would be recognized. In desperation, the two
people had no choice but to wait in front of the door.
After a while, they saw When two soldiers came out of the prison cell to do something,
it was a pity that they couldn't do it.
As soon as they reached a secluded place, they were intercepted.
They changed two more sets of clothes and reshaped their faces. , then strode towards the prison cell.
The guard in front of the door was surprised when he saw them:
"Didn't you say you were going to the latrine? Tang
Huayi opened his mouth and answered:
"Don't raise your head when you relieve yourself. There are thatched buildings all over the place."
When the guard heard this, he immediately grinned:
"Don't do it randomly. I don't know who was the unlucky one last time. I stepped on it all over my feet." The
remaining people After laughing, he let it go.
(End of chapter)