Kyushu · Endless Nagato

Chapter 37 The Secret of the Millennium (6)
"Father's will, I have to obey." An Xingmian smiled wryly, and briefly talked about her childhood experience, and how she tried to buy Zhang Haoge with money to take her as a disciple, but Zhang Haoge actually agreed. up.He doesn't like to boast in front of women, and basically mentions his affairs briefly, but he can't help but praise his teacher Zhang Haoge greatly.

"Maybe from your point of view, he is indeed great, but I don't quite understand this practice of completely ignoring his own life in order to defend the so-called belief." Xue Huaiqing said after hearing the evaluation.

"You're really honest," An Xingmian said. "Actually, I don't agree with him, but when I think about the power of that belief, I'm still moved. Maybe it's because I don't have that kind of firm belief myself." , that’s why I envy that kind of will.”

"Corpse dancers don't live for any beliefs," Xue Huaiqing was silent for a while, "They are only for themselves. No, we are only for ourselves."

An Xingmian could tell that Xue Huaiqing's mood was mixed with a trace of sadness.It is not difficult to understand that the loneliness and death of corpse dancers certainly give them the capital to be proud, but at the same time, it also makes them have a faint envy for other people in their hearts, especially those who have an upright belief like Nagato monk. Crowds of people who go to worship and pursue.He could only find a way to change the subject.

"The small town in front of us can rest our feet," he said, "There is a shop there, and the beef biscuits are delicious."

Xue Huaiqing was noncommittal, but followed him out of the car and walked to the biscuit shop with him.In fact, this shop not only sells sesame seed cakes, but also a variety of stewed vegetables. There is a row of golden and buttery stewed ducks hanging at the door of the shop, which emits fragrance from afar.But it can be seen that its sesame seed cakes are the most famous. No matter what the customers buy to eat, they will more or less bring a few sesame seed cakes with them.The biscuits were baked until they were browned and crispy, while the beef was glowing red and steaming, making people move their index fingers when they saw it.

An Xingmian bought a duck and four sesame seed cakes with beef, then took Xue Huaiqing to another small noodle shop and ordered two bowls of the cheapest vegetarian noodle soup.The noodle shop guy's mouth was almost pouted to the roof, but he couldn't help but do business.Xue Huaiqing looked at his puffy back full of dignity, and sighed: "Actually, it's the same when we take it back to the carriage and eat it."

"You don't understand, if you eat sesame seed cakes with beef, you have to go with the noodle soup from this store, but unfortunately they don't only sell noodle soup." An Xingmian replied with a smile.He tore off the oil paper, and was about to bite down on the biscuit in his hand with a happy expression, when suddenly his movements froze.Xue Huaiqing looked at his wide open eyes, and quickly asked: "What's wrong?"

"I know the person sitting on the next table. It's a long door monk, a long door monk of the Tianzang sect," An Xingmian said in a low voice. People. He is very fat and charming, so I have an impression of him, and I talked to him later."

Xue Huaiqing looked sideways and almost laughed out loud.As An Xingmian said, this is a big fat man, so fat that he has a certain charm, his whole head is almost round, but his two eyes are as small as mung beans, making his head look like a dough man made out of kneading.

"I still remember this person's name is Liu Cong," An Xingmian said. "After the conference, I went to ask him how he was able to maintain such an enviable figure during Nagato's penance. He He told me that thanks to Nagato's penance, he was able to lose weight to this point, 'only half as fat as before'."

Xue Huaiqing was amazed: "Then how fat was he before? Isn't he a mountain of meat? What are you going to do now, go talk to him?"

"There's no rush," An Xingmian said, "The situation is tense now, and it's inconvenient to speak in public. We can follow him first and talk in a secluded place."

"Wait a minute, he seems to be looking at something," Xue Huaiqing said, "His eyes have been staring at the table legs."

The two waited for a while, and the fat man named Liu Cong finished eating a large bowl of plain noodles in front of him, stood up, looked around cautiously, and then went out.It's a pity that this kind of looking around is just a superficial, otherwise he wouldn't miss it. There is a man and a woman at the next table who have been secretly watching him for a long time, and he has met the men before.

"It looks like he hasn't been caught for such a long time purely because he doesn't look like a long monk." An Xingmian muttered, pretending to knock over the noodle bowl, causing the noodle soup to flow After one table, it dripped to the ground again, and then ignored the guy who was about to spew out knives from his eyes, and changed to the table where Liu Cong was sitting with Xue Huaiqing.He looked down and found a mark on the table leg.

"An ellipse and a triangle, is this your Nagato's code?" Xue Huaiqing asked.

"This is not a common Nagato mark," An Xingmian said, "but Liu Cong can understand this code. I think it is a code unique to Tianzangzong in all likelihood, and it at least shows that someone is calling for companions. We should follow Go and have a look, but don’t show up yet, after all, it’s a secret in other sects.”

An Xingmian threw a penny on the table, which was far more than the price of two bowls of vegetarian noodle soup, which finally made the waiter look a little better.Then he went out with Xue Huaiqing and followed Liu Cong from a distance.

This small town is not too big. A north-south bluestone road runs through the whole town. After a few minutes, Liu Cong has reached the center of the town, and then turned east into a small alley.An Xingmian was about to follow, but Xue Huaiqing suddenly reached out to stop him.

"What's wrong?" An Xingmian asked.

"It's not quite right, there are people following him besides us." Xue Huaiqing said.

The two pretended to be picking rough handmade accessories from a roadside stall. An Xingmian turned her head quietly, and sure enough, she saw two men in black following Liu Cong and entering the alley.Their hats were pressed down very low, and their faces could not be seen clearly, but they were vigorous and vigorous, obviously possessing martial arts.

"We corpse dancers are very familiar with stalking and anti-stalking. Those two people have been walking in the same direction since Liu Cong left the noodle shop. It can't be a coincidence." Xue Huaiqing said. , while following the man in black with An Xingmian, they also turned into the alley.

Liu Cong did not stop in the alley.He walked out of the alley, continued to walk east, and took the official road out of the town, followed by the man in black and An Xue respectively.Xue Huaiqing was a little puzzled: "Why would you follow the official path? Wouldn't it be too ostentatious to meet in this kind of place?"

"Look ahead," An Xingmian pointed out, "There is a carriage parked there, maybe they will meet in the carriage."

Sure enough, Liu Cong walked straight to the carriage, reached out and raised the curtain hanging behind the carriage.At that moment, Liu Cong let out a short scream, and then his whole body shrank into the carriage as if being sucked by something.Xue Huaiqing had excellent eyesight and could see clearly. The moment Liu Cong opened the curtain, a noose flew out of the carriage, wrapped it precisely around his neck, and pulled him in.At the same time, a hand stretched out and pressed a cloth ball on Liu Cong's mouth, preventing him from making any more noises.

But the people in these carriages probably didn't expect one thing, that is, Liu Cong is really a fat man of amazing size. Although he was attacked, his fat body still struggled with a bit of strength. With a sound of "chi la", Liu Cong's hand accidentally caught the cloth curtain, and with a force, he tore off the cloth curtain completely, exposing everyone in the carriage.

Fortunately, the cloth covering his mouth seemed to have been soaked in drugs. After struggling twice, Liu Cong's body quickly softened, and he no longer had any strength.The people in the carriage struggled to pull him into the carriage and drove away quickly. The two men in black behind them watched the carriage go away before turning back and walking towards the town. Of course, at this time An Xingmian and Xue Huaiqing had already Hidden by the side of the road.

The carriage drove away, and the two men in black also disappeared from sight. Only then did An Xingmian and Xue Huaiqing get out from behind the big tree on the side of the road.Xue Huaiqing was about to speak, but when she looked up and saw An Xingmian's face, she was startled.

"What's wrong with you?" she asked quickly.At this moment, the expression on An Xingmian's face was very frightening, as stiff as a stone, and there was a hint of fear in his eyes.Since meeting An Xingmian, Xue Huaiqing has never seen a trace of fear in his eyes. This should be a person who is not afraid of anything.

"Just now Liu Cong pulled down the curtain on the carriage, and I saw the people sitting inside." An Xingmian said in a low voice.

"I saw it too. There are two strong men, a bearded man, and a thin middle-aged man. What's wrong?" Xue Huaiqing wondered.

"Do you still remember what we were discussing before entering that town?" An Xingmian's tone was very strange.

"We're talking about something related to faith. You've said several times that you respect your teacher, the long-door monk named Zhang Haoge... Wait, it's impossible, isn't it?"

"My eyes can't go wrong," An Xingmian's expression was filled with deep pain and confusion besides extreme astonishment, "The thin middle-aged man you and I both saw is mine. Teacher Zhang Haoge, Zhang Haoge should have had his head chopped off by the governor of Wanzhou."

(End of this chapter)