Tian Sheng Monster Hunting

Chapter 23
At night, there is no wind outside the window, and the station downstairs is quieter than the wind.

Usually the post station will not be closed at night, and there are especially urgent traffic, which is no less than during the day, but here is an exception, and the closing sign is put up just after Youshi.

But it didn't seem unreasonable that it was closed. For such a long night, only three groups of people passed by.

No.1 passed by the door alone on horseback. When he saw the sign, the whip-wielding man was taken aback. Even though his body was dripping with night dew, he had no choice but to turn around and hurry.

The second group came from a caravan, who looked like they were from a foreign race, and walked away without even looking at it, as if they knew it was closed a long time ago.

The third group consisted of a few big men who came here in a row and saw the door closed tightly. They stepped forward and smashed the door unwillingly, "Open the door! Open the door! There is no reason for the inn to close the door!"

What he got was a vulgar scolding from the servant.

The person outside the door blushed, "I'm going to sue you for being lazy and not opening the door!"

The boy took a look through the crack of the door, confirmed that it was not someone who could threaten them, and replied through the door.

"Hahaha, you can sue."

In the middle of the night, it finally quieted down, and there were occasional laughter in the silence, it was the young servants who were still active downstairs.There are a few faint lanterns hanging in the corner of the yard. Under the dim light, there are always one or two people standing quietly around the lanterns, looking up from time to time, obviously watching them.

Sheng Yang was dozing in the room, Song Yi was on duty outside the door, there were Wen Ming and a few attendants of the princess's house in the rooms on both sides, and there were two or three people in groups in other rooms in the corridor, always watching the only way to the princess's room.

Just now when Song Yi went to deliver the letter, he was stopped by two servants at the gate, saying that the road was difficult to walk at night, and he asked to deliver it tomorrow. Song Yi lost his temper, but the other party just laughed and refused to open the door, and even seven or eight people came to him. He surrounded him, looking like he was going to surround him, he thought to himself that although I am not afraid of you little bastards, His Highness is still upstairs, and protecting her is the most important thing, if he fights here, how will it end later? Woolen cloth?
So he came back in despair and was ridiculed by Wen Ming.

All the ridicule was ridicule, but Wen Ming was so worried that he circled around the room thinking about what to do.

In the middle of the night, Song Yi stood here and took a nap. He was shocked suddenly, and when he opened his eyes, there was another person in front of him. He reflexively made a move. Coming and going with ease, the man took the opportunity to whisper in his ear, "It's me."

He froze for a moment, the man quickly took off his mask, it was him!

When the young man saw his idol, his surprise was beyond words. The other party signaled him not to alarm His Highness, so he closed his mouth cooperatively and let him push the door in.

Sheng Yang was asleep and had already heard the commotion outside and the sound of the door being pushed, she sat upright on the bed, Song Yi must have let in his own people, could it be that he came?

A tall figure appeared behind the screen.

Seeing the person coming, Sheng Yang paused, a sincere smile appeared on his face.

"Yun Yang joins His Highness."

The man bowed to her politely. He was eight feet tall, wearing a black riding suit, with a cold silhouette. His skin was dark from years of fighting on the battlefield, his body was strong, and his eyes were as firm as a rock.

"Yun Yang, long time no see."

Sheng Yang stood up, Yun Yang was a few years older than her, and he called him brother when he was a child, but he became unfamiliar when he grew up.

"Your Highness, I didn't expect to see you here, I'm so happy!"

When he said this, his own ears turned red first.

Sheng Yang smiled. The wind and sand in Beiguan had tempered his will, but it left a pure land for his innocent heart. He was not disturbed by trivial matters in the court. He was just a general who guarded the border and defended the country.

"I asked Song Yi to write to you today, but I didn't expect you to come by yourself at night."

"I have already received a letter from my younger brother Yunfei, saying that His Highness will come to Beiguan in the near future. It's just that there was an incident in the army recently, so he never arranged for someone to meet him. Please forgive me, Your Highness."

"It's okay, although I'm going to Beiguan, I didn't inform you in advance, I just don't want to mobilize people."

Yun Yang was stunned for a moment, "Your Highness...has changed. When you were young, you wanted to go to Yun Mansion to play, but you were told by the palace to order us to meet each other in the palace. If you were half an hour late, you would have died. Lie down and rest in anger."

"Puff," the two looked at each other, and couldn't help laughing when they mentioned their childhood.

"I haven't changed, it's just that the circumstances of this trip are special. Is the matter in the military you mentioned just now related to food?"

Yun Yang said in surprise, "Your Highness also found something? I came today to investigate this inn!"

Sheng Yang asked him to sit down, "There is indeed a ghost in this inn. We just came here today. There are very few people in the inn, and the food is extremely expensive. The shopkeeper noticed that we are nobles in the capital, and immediately showed us hospitality. I am determined After finding out what was wrong, they decided to stay here overnight, but they secretly sealed the gate at night to prevent people from entering or leaving. How did General Yun get in?"

Yun Yang said, "I came here to investigate this inn, but when I walked nearby, I found that something was wrong here. I have been waiting in the woods behind for an opportunity, and finally came in by hiding on the cart."

"What did you bring in?"

"Grain, just behind the stables, there is a whole storehouse of grain!"

With a heavy expression on his face, he said, "Our Weibei army has been out of food for more than a month. I didn't expect them to have so much food!"

Sheng Yang looked at Yun Yang in shock, "What did you say? The army of Weibei has been out of food for so long? Why hasn't there been a word in Pingyang?"

"Your Highness, have you never heard of it?" Yun Yang looked puzzled, "A month ago, the grain and grass trucks did not arrive. I wrote to Pingyang, but there was no response after waiting for half a month. The military's suspension of grain is of great importance. I am afraid that the border guards will There was a problem, and I sent two urgent messages of [-] miles, but there was no response. But I received a letter from my brother, and after a closer look, he didn't mention anything about the things I asked in the previous letter. Therefore, I Suspecting that there was something wrong with the inn going south, I sent the lieutenant general out to investigate, and he passed on messages to me all the way, but he cut off the news here, and I thought there was something wrong here, so I came to investigate in person.”

Sheng Yang pondered for a moment, "How long can the food in the army last?"

Yun Yang shook his head, "The emergency granary was opened a long time ago, and the soldiers saved food, and they insisted until now. When I left the day before yesterday, there was only three days' worth of food left."

"Is there no food aid in the surrounding counties?"

"Near Beiguan, there is no harvest this year."

"No harvest?" Sheng Yang was a little shocked, "Why no harvest?"

"Beiguan encountered strange things this year. I heard that the autumn harvest was good half a year ago. At the end of the year, Hu Luan, the county magistrate of Beiguan, donated several carts of grain to the army. Two months ago, I heard that the grain was in the warehouse of the county government. Among them, it disappeared overnight."

"What!" Sheng Yang frowned, "There will be such a thing?"

"Beiguan was originally known as a granary. The inexplicable disappearance of this warehouse has caused at least half of Luzhou to fall into a food shortage crisis."

"I know that the current granary in Beiguan was funded and built by Yu Wanliang, the richest man in Luzhou three years ago. It was a good story at that time. It can hold 300 million shi of grain. It is the first granary in Tiansheng."

"Your Highness, I have mentioned this matter in previous reports and family letters. Doesn't Pingyang know about it?"

Sheng Yang thought about it carefully, "I don't know, I've never heard anyone mention it... Two months ago, the magistrate of Feng County went to Pingyang, but he never mentioned it."

"Feng County is so close to Beiguan, it's impossible not to know about it, he must have concealed it on purpose! The situation in Beiguan is so serious, Pingyang doesn't even know that none of the letters I went to have been delivered. What is behind this? A thief, not only is his ability so great, but his mind is not insignificant!"

"One more thing, Chi Qiang, the head of the station here, should be a demon."

Yun Yang stood up in surprise, "Such an important level is actually controlled by a demon."

"Now it seems that this inn is not just occupied by the monster clan, the target of the forces behind it may be the border defense."

"Could it be that Yaozu and Beili Kingdom have colluded?"

"It should be the collusion between the officials, demons, and Beili."

"Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang!"

As soon as the two finished speaking, there was a hasty knock on the door, "Your Highness, General Yun."

"Your Highness, General Yun, something happened downstairs!"

(End of this chapter)