The reason for choosing serrated arrows is simple, because among daily arrows, only serrated arrows have pure metal arrow bodies.
The arrowhead of the serrated arrow made a clanging sound when it collided with the city wall. Instead of being inserted into the city wall as Qi Zhen had intended, it fell to the ground aside.
Although the sound of the impact was not loud, it was still enough to be noticed by the guards on the turret in this silent night.
"Huh?" One of the guards on the corner tower was slightly startled and asked his colleague next to him: "Did you hear anything down there?"
"No, did you hear wrongly?"
Another person was off work yesterday and got drunk late into the night with his friends. Today he was on night duty, but he didn't get out of bed until the afternoon. He was obviously drunk and was still standing on the ground, his head was a little dizzy and his body was shaking slightly.
At this time, not only the iron arrow hit the city wall, but the siege ram hit the city gate...
Well, that's still audible.
The soldier who asked the question felt unsafe and still looked down.
Even under the bright moonlight, the three little heads under the towering turret were not noticed by the soldiers upstairs.
The guarding soldier looked carefully, confirmed that there was no movement below, and retracted his head.
"Strange, did I really hear it wrong?" the guard said.
The other guard had his eyes half-closed at this time and began to take a nap.
Qi Zhen clung to the city wall, keeping her hands close to her sides to ensure that no excess part of her body was exposed.
On the other side, Yu Liang and Lin Xiao covered each other's mouths with their hands and stared at each other, neither of them convinced of the other.
The three of them stayed motionless like this. It took about a stick of incense before Qi Zhen's voice rang out again in the hearts of Yu and Liang.
"Don't use a bow, try it with your hands."
Yu Liang covered Lin Xiao's mouth and did not move.
Lin Xiao didn't move either.
"Let go." Qi Zhen turned around and saw the two people like this, and her helpless voice continued to sound.
Yu Liang turned back and glanced at Qi Zhen, which probably meant that Lin Xiao covered him first.
Lin Xiao looked righteous, which probably meant that Yu Liang could easily lose control of himself, and he was afraid that he would be discovered by the guards if he spoke out.
"Stop making trouble, I'll count to 1.2.3, and you two put it together." Qi Zhen said helplessly.
According to the way these two people are making trouble, they may not be able to enter Suzhou even if they make trouble until dawn.
After Qi Zhen counted down, the two finally slowly let go of their hands, but they still glared at each other.
"Stop making trouble, hurry up." Qi Zhen urged.
Yu Liang nodded, picked up the serrated arrow that had just fallen, and plunged it into the wall.
Worthy of being the most expensive serrated arrow among daily arrows, the arrow easily penetrated the city wall, but that was all.
Only the arrows were embedded in the city wall, which certainly could not bear the weight of a person.
Qi Zhen hung it on the arrow and tried it. Sure enough, the arrow collapsed instantly, and the ash on the wall tiles fell.
At this time, Yu Liang finally discovered from Qi Zhen's movements how he wanted to climb the turret.
Yu Liang spread his hands, indicating that there was really nothing he could do.
So the two of them turned to look at Lin Xiao in unison.
Lin Xiao was still worried about Yu Liang covering his mouth, but when he saw both people looking at him, their expressions instantly turned into innocent ones.
"Lin Xiao, try putting on the red copper gloves and inserting the arrow." Qi Zhen's voice rang in Lin Xiao's heart.
Lin Xiao nodded, took the serrated arrow handed over by Yu Liang, and weighed it slightly in his hand.
A golden-red glove appeared on his right hand, which was a red copper glove!
Lin Xiao took two steps back slightly, and then took a deep breath.
Suddenly, Lin Xiao's eyes narrowed, and he took a big step forward with his left foot. At the same time, he thrust a sawtooth arrow forward with his right hand!
puff!
The arrow instantly penetrated deeply into the city wall in front of him, half inside and half outside.
Qi Zhen hung it up and tried it again, and now there was no problem.
"Lin Xiao, please be a little less energetic and try again."
Qi Zhen knew that once the three people officially started climbing the city wall, Lin Xiao would definitely not be able to use this method of exerting force.
After several more experiments, Lin Xiao finally found the most suitable power, which would not waste any effort and ensure that the arrow could be accurately inserted into the city wall.
The toughness of the serrated arrow is indeed very good. A person standing at the end of the arrow does not bend the arrow shaft even a little.
Lin Xiao walked in the front, followed by Qi Zhenduan.
Yes, three people walked up.
Every time Lin Xiao took a step forward, he would plant an arrow higher in front of his feet, as if he were building a staircase on the city wall.
Every time he inserted an arrow, Lin Xiao would compare it with the previous one to see if it was highly consistent.
With Lin Xiao's strength, neither Yu Liang nor Qi Zhen could pull out the sawtooth arrow from the wall.
So this staircase is a bit expensive.
Yu Liang and Qi Zhen's hearts were bleeding.
The turret is so big, so naturally there can't be a ladder to reach the highest point, so Lin Xiao started to walk in a zigzag pattern very humanely.
The three of them were all very skilled, so they quickly reached the edge of the ground in the turret.
There are two ways to go up, knock out the guards, or still choose to sneak in.
There wasn't much time left for the three of them, because Lin Xiao's body was shaking a little.
"Lin Xiao, are you afraid of heights?" Qi Zhen asked.
Lin Xiao nodded with his back to the two of them, his body shaking even more seriously.
He had been inserting arrows, taking steps, picking up arrows, and inserting arrows repeatedly. In addition, the sky was dark, so Lin Xiao didn't pay attention at all.
After stopping at this time, Lin Xiao realized that the three of them had reached a very high place when the wind blew again. Looking down, their legs became even weaker.
Although the serrated arrow will not bend, it will tremble, and the more you tremble, the more it will tremble.
Lin Xiao closed his eyes and began to adjust his breathing.
Fortunately, Lin Xiao was not kept waiting too long.
Because Qi Zhen moved.
Qi Zhen's body suddenly jumped up and reached the turret almost instantly.
The guard on the turret noticed a dark shadow flashing past, and then saw a pair of red eyes under the moonlight.
Blood wheel eye illusion, activate!
The other guard was still napping at this time and did not notice Qi Zhen's arrival at all.
Qi Zhen had already wanted to use the illusion technique on two people at the same time like she did in the city patrol office, even if her mental power was exhausted again.
It seems that it is no longer needed.
"Come up, hurry up and keep your voice down." Qi Zhen said to Lin Xiao and Yu Liang.
Lin Xiao had already had enough of staying around and stepped forward with one step, followed closely by Yu Liang.
When the two came up, they saw two guards, one with his eyes open but unresponsive, and the other dozing off.
The three of them looked at each other, nodded, tiptoed into the turret, and then walked down the stairs of the turret.
Now that we are here, the next thing will be much simpler.
Successfully avoiding the sight of the patrolling soldiers on the city wall, the three people walked along the stairs on the inside of the city wall to the street.
There is a curfew in Suzhou City.
The streets at night are deserted.
Only the dim lights of the brothel and inn in the distance reminded people of the liveliness and prosperity of this important town in the south of the Yangtze River.
Yu Liang glanced at Qi Zhen with questioning eyes.
Qi Zhen shook her head and said, "What can you say? There are no guards here."
Only then did Yu Liang remember that he could speak. He lowered his voice and asked Qi Zhen: "According to your request, I came in so hurriedly, what are we doing now?"
Lin Xiao also looked at Qi Zhen with a confused look on his face.
"It's so annoying, don't you know?" Qi Zhen asked.
Both of them shook their heads in confusion.
Qi Zhen patted her forehead and said, "I'm so smart."
…
As a prosperous city, Suzhou always wakes up much earlier than other places.
Shopkeeper Zhang of the lacquerware shop felt that he might be having a bad time.
Early yesterday morning, I saw a group of people pointing and pointing at the door of Yiyuanzhai from a distance. When I got closer, I saw that it was the rising sun picture painted on the outer wall of Yiyuanzhai.
The picture is quite beautiful, but the wall was still in good condition during the curfew the night before yesterday. I don’t know who drew such a picture on the wall late at night.
Not long after returning to the lacquerware shop, shopkeeper Zhang welcomed the government officials from Suzhou Prefecture. The government officials patrolled the territory of Suzhou all year round and they were all strangers. Shopkeeper Zhang poured them both a cup of hot tea.
After exchanging pleasantries, the two government officials finally revealed the purpose of their trip, which turned out to be related to the pictures on the outer wall of Yiyuanzhai.
It’s just graffiti outside the wall, but the rising sun happens to be rising in the east. This kind of thing can be big or small, but the only thing that is certain is that Yiyuanzhai must not fail to report the knowledge. Doesn’t that mean it becomes his own painting?
So the team leaders in Suzhou Prefecture quickly learned about this matter. The only clue was probably the paint used by the thieves, so they came here to ask if anyone had bought red paint in the past few days.
Shopkeeper Zhang shook his head like a rattle and said, Sir, we mainly sell utensils, not paint.
The two yamen servants said let's take a look at the account points.
As a result, after looking at it, I really saw the problem.
Red paint, one bucket missing.
Shopkeeper Zhang quickly said to you gentlemen, this time you not only have to check on the painting, but you also have to help check on my throwing away the paint.
The two government officials laughed and said that your words are unfounded. How do I know it was not you who painted it?
Shopkeeper Zhang panicked immediately. He took out two pieces of silver and handed them to the two yamen servants, bowing to them.
In fact, the two government officials also knew that this matter must have nothing to do with shopkeeper Zhang.
However, the yamen servants and shopkeeper Zhang who were walking on the ground all tacitly understood that receiving the money would make shopkeeper Zhang much more secure than not accepting it.
Since he was able to complete this masterpiece in one night, he must be something special. As for catching the thief...
Both officials knew there was no hope.
After all, he didn't do anything harmful to the world. If the court hadn't asked for it, why don't you tell me, this painting is really pretty.
After seeing off the yamen servant, shopkeeper Zhang felt that he was really unlucky.
Time passed one day later. Shopkeeper Zhang got up early this time. Because he felt uneasy, he hurried to the shop, but the result was that he was afraid of it.
Why did you lose another bucket? ?
From this perspective, the entire team is actually very close to each other.
Shopkeeper Zhang sat on the threshold with a pale face, thinking whether to report it to the official immediately or wait for someone from the Yamen to ask questions.
After an hour, shopkeeper Zhang felt that it was not a good idea to wait any longer, and he had to report it to the official immediately, otherwise he might not be able to clean himself up if he jumped back into the Yellow River.
He sealed the door of the shop and walked towards the Suzhou government office in three steps and two steps at a time.
As a result, when they arrived in front of the Yamen gate, Shopkeeper Zhang's head buzzed.
He found his own paint.
It turned out to be splashed on this wall.
At this time, there were many people standing at the door of the Yamen. Some were pointing at the red paint on the wall. More people seemed to be coming... to report to the official.
At this time, in the lobby of Suzhou Mansion, Master Suzhou Mansion was sitting under the plaque hanging high in the mirror, looking a little helpless.
No, it's very helpless.
Early in the morning, I was called out by my yamen servant, saying that a queue had begun outside.
Adults say queue up? What's the queue?
The yamen servant said that a queue had begun outside the yamen door.
Your Majesty, you are so bold. Are you using Suzhou Mansion as a vegetable market?
