After leaving the inn, Fatty Jiangcheng came to a stall along the street. There was a stove set up here. The firewood was burning brightly and crackling under the stove. The vendor wearing a melon-skin hat immediately opened the stove cover when he saw someone coming. The aroma of roasted sweet potatoes burst out.
"Boy, here are the fragrant roasted sweet potatoes, freshly baked." The elderly vendor smiled and grinned, revealing a set of scorched teeth.
The fat man swallowed his saliva greedily, staring at the sweet potatoes inside, "Bring me 10! Pick the big one!"
"Okay!"
Holding the wrapped roasted sweet potatoes, the two of them found a seat nearby and squatted on the ground to eat. Jiang Cheng originally leaned against the wall to eat, but was persuaded by the fat man to squat down together. The fat man's mouth was full of "Doctor, you" Listen to me, you have to squat down to eat roasted sweet potatoes, preferably under a corner, so that they taste better."
After Jiang Cheng tried it reluctantly, he found that there was some truth to it. The same half-cut sweet potato seemed to be more delicious.
Hitting Jiang Cheng with his elbow, the fat man was about to say something to him, but before the words came out of his mouth, two familiar figures suddenly appeared in the corner of the street not far away.
When he saw these two people, Fatty suddenly stood up because it was none other than Lu Qin Shaotong, who had almost killed him before.
Fatty didn't expect that these two people actually dared to come.
And it seemed that the two of them were very relaxed.
At the same time they were discovered by Fatty, Lu Qin and the others walked out. Shaotong, who was one step slower than Lu Qin, still had the same careless expression, which made Fatty grit his teeth.
"Don't be impulsive, let's see what they are going to do." Jiang Cheng put away the sweet potatoes and stood next to the fat man and said.
Shaotong was so heartless that he actually asked Fatty Jiang Cheng for sweet potatoes in such a situation, "We all get to know each other, and I might be able to help you someday. Is it not too much for me to eat one of your sweet potatoes, Master Dao?"
Jiang Cheng was not angry at all, and pretended to be concerned and asked, "Where did you two go last night? We were worried about you. We thought you were captured by those things."
"We went to a very far place yesterday to look for clues. We encountered some troubles on the way, so we didn't rush back. When we returned to Hou's Mansion after dark, the gate of the mansion was closed. The road to Hou's Mansion was not easy to walk at night, so we went We've been dealing with it outside all night." Lu Qin explained in detail, obviously having made preparations in advance, but Fatty Jiangcheng didn't believe a single punctuation mark in these words.
Shaotong was in a good mood after taking the sweet potato, and couldn't help but narrow his eyes: "But luckily we didn't go back last night, otherwise how could we have happened to see that thing."
Hearing this, Jiang Cheng became interested, "What did you see?"
"Although we didn't go into the Hou's Mansion last night, we didn't dare to go too far away from the Hou's Mansion, so we found an empty house not far from the Hou's Mansion. We could just see the main gate of the Hou's Mansion from near the house."
"The two of us alternated keeping vigil, but just after midnight, I was called up. Shaotong and I found that the door of the Hou Mansion was actually open." Lu Qin's expression became serious, "And it's the main entrance."
"Open the main entrance at night?"
"Yes, we saw it with our own eyes." Lu Qin emphasized, "After the main door opened, a group of people came out. There was a horse team leading the way, but the horse team made little noise. They should have wrapped the horses' hooves with soft cloth, and "None of these people had torches, but only the first and last four people were carrying lanterns, white paper lanterns."
It is absolutely taboo to carry a white lantern to open a road at night. There is a saying that white lanterns are also called dark lanterns. Judging from the actions of the Hou Mansion, there are definitely hidden secrets in it. The entire Hou Mansion is like a huge A mystery, but this mystery is being torn apart bit by bit.
"What else did you see?" Fatty asked in a low voice.
At this time, even the unruly Shaotong calmed down and glanced at the fat man with a subtle look, "We knew that this team must have something to say, so we immediately left the house and slowly moved closer. These people finally transported them from the Hou Mansion. A coffin came out, a large coffin, placed on a carriage, and the coffin was covered with thick hemp ropes."
"After the coffin was shipped out, these people didn't stop for a moment. They went directly in one direction. They moved very quickly, and we also confirmed that direction today. It is the direction of Chunshen Lake, which is dozens of miles west from here. , it can’t be wrong." Shaotong said with determination.
At night, the Marquis Mansion, the horse team, the dark lanterns opening the way, the coffin wrapped with hemp ropes, and the direction of Spring God Lake, all connected together, it is destined that this will definitely not be a simple journey.
The coffin needs to be tied with hemp rope, which proves that there must be something very dangerous inside. The most important thing now is to find out what exactly they transported from the Hou Mansion.
Jiang Cheng probably has a few guesses. First, the coffin was dug out from the backyard of the Yin Mansion, which is the tomb of General Guo or his wife. This is also consistent with the so-called spirit transfer ability tonight.
Second... Jiang Cheng frowned. He suspected that the person in the coffin was a living person, but this living person was very dangerous. He made it clear that he suspected that the person in the coffin might be the Marquis of Zhennan.
But since this method of escorting is needed, it proves that Zhennanhou's situation is worse than they expected, and he should be on the verge of being completely eroded.
They will think of the story Zhennan Hou told them, about General Guo and other disciples who were sealed in a cabin by him and the whole army was annihilated. The connection between them can't help but be shocking.
General Guo and the others also set out for Spring God Lake before they were about to be completely eroded. The purpose was to find the so-called Bliss Tower to survive.
Now, on the other hand, the Hou Mansion delivered a heavy coffin tied up with hemp ropes late at night, so it should be possible to explain why the coffin was said to be the Marquis of Zhennan.
Seeing Jiang Cheng's hesitation, Shaotong suddenly smiled, "You've thought of it too, right? We also suspect that the Marquis of Zhennan is inside the coffin. If it's really him, then we have to be careful when we go to Spring God Lake."
But after hearing these words, Jiang Cheng's expression changed slightly, "How did you know we were going to Spring God Lake?" It was obvious that Lu Qin Shaotong had not been in contact with anyone from the Hou Mansion, and these people had just received the news not long ago. General Yuwen.
Sensing Jiang Cheng's vigilance, Lu Qin quickly explained: "Before we came to find you, we went back to the Hou Mansion. Our original intention was to explore the truth, but the hands and feet of the people in the Hou Mansion were very clean, leaving no trace at all. While we were searching for clues, we were almost discovered by General Yuwen. He told us that tonight’s task was to move the spirit of the first lady.”
(End of chapter)
