In the short two-mile journey, we encountered seven waves of horse thieves.
"Why don't you kill all the annoying flies?"
Bai Zizai took out his flying sword and asked Rongfei impatiently.
"There are hundreds of thousands of bandits in Linzhou, can you kill them all? Alright, relax."
Rong Fei patted Bai Zizai on the shoulder and persuaded him.
"Wouldn't it be more dangerous to just let it go and have our every move under Wei Junxian's eyes? I'm afraid we won't even be able to sleep well tonight."
Bai Zizai put away the flying sword angrily and muttered.
"It is indeed not an option to continue like this. We are still only on the outskirts of Linzhou. Once we enter the hinterland, I'm afraid there won't be the same people in front of us."
Murong Canghai sighed worriedly.
Except for Dayan's Kyoto City, looking at all places in the world, monks have a transcendent status, and there is no reason for officials and bandits to take the initiative to provoke them.
But now that the three of them had just entered Linzhou, they were followed and monitored so blatantly, which confirmed Rong Fei's previous guess that all the Linzhou bandits had taken orders from Shushan Wei Junxian.
It is not yet known what methods Wei Junxian used to make the Linzhou bandits willing to take the huge risk of offending the two holy places of Qiankun Temple and Jiange and obey his orders.
"Hey, it's time for you to play your role. Hurry up and find a way to break Wei Junxian's trick, otherwise you won't have the artifact."
Bai Zizai remembered the original intention of inviting Rong Fei to join and urged him.
"Since we want to break the situation, we must first figure out what the current situation is in Linzhou."
Rong Fei held his chin and pondered for a long time, then stretched out his hand towards Murong Canghai and said.
"Brother, give me some message paper cranes."
After receiving the three paper cranes from Murong Canghai and asking how to use them, Rong Fei began to assign tasks.
"Brother, you are responsible for finding a way to get a map of Linzhou. The more detailed the map, the better. In addition, you should also find out clearly the various forces and relationships in Linzhou."
"Second brother, you continue to go deeper into the hinterland of Linzhou. Whether you are fighting in or sneaking in, you can find out how many forces are obeying Wei Junxian's orders. The key point is whether the left and right guards of Linzhou are involved."
"Then what are you doing?"
Bai Zizai asked.
"I...hehe!"
Rong Fei smiled mysteriously.
"Let's keep it secret for now."
After watching the two sworn brothers and Cui Yin leave, Rong Fei turned around and went into the woods not far away. He took out a set of coarse cloth clothes from the storage jade ring and put on them. He used the magical power of fetal transformation to change his appearance, and he was so swaggering. He walked out of the dense forest and headed towards the direction of Huwei City.
During this period, they encountered several waves of bandit cavalry. Rong Fei took out the tiger head pennant seized from the three cavalrymen in Huwei City last night and claimed to be the master of Huaguoshan.
The bandits did not doubt why the dignified master would go to Huwei City alone for the banquet. After all, there were so many bandit villages in Linzhou. There were many three or five people occupying a hilltop and claiming the existence of the bandit village by raising a rag flag.
Therefore, not only was he not embarrassed, but he also kindly pointed out the direction of Huwei City to prevent him from finding the way.
When no one was around, Rong Fei put on the magic talisman and hurried on. In less than half a day, he arrived outside Huwei City and caught up with the end of the banquet.
Arriving at the second entrance of the City Lord's Mansion, Rong Fei glanced around and saw that most of the wine tables were full, except for the table near the door that still had many free seats.
"Excuse me, the other tables are full. Can you share a table with my brother?"
Rong Fei walked up to Zhang Jun who was enjoying a banquet by himself, cupped his hands and said.
Zhang Jun was busy making up for the shortfall in the Temple of the Five Internal Organs and had no time to answer him. He just raised his hand and gestured to the empty chair to sit down casually.
Anyway, I can't finish a large table of food and wine, so one more person or two doesn't matter at all.
Rong Fei saw that Zhang Junsheng's features were as beautiful as a woman's, but he really didn't dare to compliment him on his appearance. Moreover, all the tables were full of people, but this person was the only one occupying the banquet table. He secretly thought that there must be something extraordinary about this person, so he started talking to him.
"Gu Fengxiao from Water Curtain Cave in Huaguo Mountain, I haven't asked my brother for his name yet."
Zhang Jun, who was enjoying his meal, just thought that this man was so disgusting. He put a table full of good wine and food on the table without moving his chopsticks. Why bother with me?
But looking at this person, although he has an ordinary face and the clothes on his body are not luxurious, there is only a calm and confident demeanor between his eyebrows.
I couldn't help but feel a slight movement in my heart. Could it be that this person was assigned by Duan Yu to find out about him?
Even though he didn't want to, Zhang Jun still swallowed the food in his mouth, took out a clean cotton handkerchief from his sleeve, wiped the oil and water from the corners of his mouth, straightened his body, and returned the greeting to Rongfei.
"I'm Zhang Jun from Xiangshan Village. I've met Gu... Cave Master Gu."
Most of the bandits in Linzhou occupy mountains and claim to be kings, or build a stronghold and claim to be the leader of the stronghold. However, this guy named Gu Fengxiao did not take the usual path and created some kind of Huaguoshan Water Curtain Cave. After a moment of hesitation, Zhang Jun He just couldn't hold back the title of cave master.
"Haha, it turns out to be Master Zhang. I'm being disrespectful. I'll tell you the truth. With just one glance, brother, I was impressed by the magnanimity of Master Zhang. My admiration for you is like the endless stream of a torrential river, and it's like a river overflowing. One shot is all it takes..."
Rong Fei decided in his heart that Zhang Jun was unusual, and the words in his mind were similar to those of him.
Zhang Jun was wary. As the saying goes, being courteous for nothing is either a traitor or a thief. Most of the people named Gu have bad intentions.
"The city lord is here!"
At this moment, a high-pitched shout sounded, and the sound of cups and cups in the courtyard suddenly stopped.
All the bandit leaders put down their bowls, chopsticks and wine glasses, stood up and looked towards the doorway leading to the third courtyard.
Not long after, several people walked out of the doorway. The first person was Duan Hong, the lord of Huwei City and one of the three most powerful bandit leaders in Linzhou.
Duan Hong is in his forties. He is wearing a brocade robe with gold thread patterns and copper coins on the dark background. He has a fair complexion, a short beard under his forehead, and a kind smile on his face. At first glance, he looks a bit like a wealthy man. Posture. Just looking at his appearance and clothing, it is difficult to associate him with a gangster who commits all kinds of evil and murders.
"Hahaha, we are all brothers, no need to be polite, just sit down."
Duan Hong and several big bandit leaders who came out together sat down at the middle wine table and raised their hands to greet them.
After everyone sat back in their seats, Duan Hong stood up with his wine and laughed loudly.
"Everyone here today can come to Huwei City to give me face, Duan. I am very grateful. I will drink three cups first to show my respect."
After three glasses of wine, Duan Hong, whose expression remained unchanged, raised his hand to touch the remaining wine from the corner of his mouth and continued.
"The ones who can come today are my brothers, that is, my brothers, so Duan will not talk nonsense. I invite you brothers to come this time because I have a great opportunity to share with you."
As soon as Duan Hong finished speaking, Duan Yu had already led people to erect three wooden boards that were as high as one person in the field.
On the wooden board, portraits of Rong Fei, Murong Canghai and Bai Zizai were clearly painted.
