Chapter 56 Surprise and Conspiracy
Peng Zhenlei was in a very complicated mood at this time, including excitement and excitement, as well as secret self-blame and more gratitude.
He blamed himself because he felt that his previous thoughts were too conservative and cautious, so he seemed a little cautious and not decisive when making decisions.
Fortunately, he is glad that he is not alone, and has peers around him who can help him, correct his mistakes, and help him make the right decisions.
There is naturally only one reason why Peng Zhenlei had such thoughts at this moment, that is, Mu Yixing's trace.
Although Peng Zhenlei has not found Mu Yixing's trace yet, he was able to detect the tracking behind him and get rid of the other party's counter-stalking, and finally learn about the other party's identity from these somewhat panicked tracking people, but he knew that he was not far from success.
Because these people who came to follow him were Mu Yixing's subordinates, and from the chat of these Mu Yixing's subordinates in a panic state, Peng Zhenlei also learned the news that made him very excited and excited.
After fleeing Santai Mountain outside Quanzhou Prefecture City, Mu Yixing evacuated to the forest of Zhangzhou Prefecture to the south.
That is the direction he was moving forward at this time. It is precisely because of this that these eyeliners under Mu Yixing came to follow him so nervously.
I am already on the right path.
Peng Zhenlei was excited.
However, as for what to do next, Peng Zhenlei once again fell into the previous situation of looking back and not decisive enough.
His safest approach is of course to take advantage of the fact that the enemy is not large, the strength is not enough, and he has not yet discovered him, and he attacks in secret, capture the spies in front of him, and then take them back to Quanzhou Prefecture, interrogate them himself or hand them over to the Jinyiwei for interrogation, and get Mu Yixing's whereabouts from these spies.
But such a method cannot guarantee a high success rate.
Although he is still very confident in his martial arts, he cannot guarantee that he will be able to capture all the other party alive. If one is not careful, the other party is killed or even committed suicide when he takes action, the clue he finally gets will be cut off instantly, which is undoubtedly not worth the effort.
Even if these spies were really captured alive, as long as there was a fish that escaped, the fish that escaped would definitely report the news to Mu Yixing immediately. Judging from Mu Yixing's decisive escape, when he or the Jinyiwei got the news about Mu Yixing from the arrested spy, Mu Yixing might have already escaped again.
They want to follow the map and catch Mu Yixing again, but they are probably dreaming.
Moreover, Peng Zhenlei was worried that with Mu Yixing's cunning, these spies who seemed to have the lowest status might not know the exact location of Mu Yixing at this time, but only knew a rough location. Even if they caught them, they might not have gained much.
Therefore, instead of catching people at this time, it is better to continue stalking these spies to see if they can find people of higher levels through them, and then finally find Mu Yixing's whereabouts by tracking those people.
In the end, they did not disturb them, left quietly, returned to Quanzhou Prefecture City, and brought all the power of the Jinyiwei and even the Dongchang to approach them secretly, and then captured Mu Yixing when he was not prepared.
Although most of his contributions to the Six Doors will be divided into, it would be enough as long as he finds that Mu Yixing's first contribution is on him.
Since he had made up his mind, Peng Zhenlei continued to carefully track down the spies with low identities in front of him.
But two days later, he showed his choice again.
After working hard for another two days but still not finding his trace, these spies seemed to have decided to give up. So they, who had already taken action together, scattered again so that they could explore a larger range and discover dangers or clues in time.
But at the moment when Peng Zhenlei had decided to be cautious as much as possible, he failed to hear the decisions discussed by these spies in time, so he realized this when the other party was dispersed. So when he looked at the spies who left everywhere, he was unable to determine for a moment which one was the one who went back to report the news.
In the end, he could only judge from his previous tracking that he had the highest status or prestige and followed.
And God seemed to be on his side, and the spy he chose to follow was actually the one who went back to report the news.
So, Peng Zhenlei followed him very smoothly and found his joint man through him very smoothly.
This also made him deeply grateful for his previous judgment and decisions, and of course he was a little proud.
However, Peng Zhenlei, who knew that this level of connector must have higher martial arts skills, dared not raise his tail because of his little complacent. On the contrary, he knew that he had to be more cautious next.
This idea quickly saved his life and saved his tracking journey.
After following the other party for two more days, he found that the other party seemed to be carrying him around circles. He couldn't help but be alert, and doubled the distance he followed again, so he could barely avoid losing.
And in the evening of this day, when he thought the other party would find a place to make a fire overnight like before, he heard the movement coming from the front.
Immediately, in front of him, eight enemies showed traces from all directions with the person he followed, and the closest one was less than ten steps away from his hiding place.
Obviously, after they discovered the person he was following, they quietly surrounded him. The purpose was of course to confirm that there was no tail tracking like him around the other party.
When he saw this scene, his back was instantly soaked in cold sweat.
Fortunately, he noticed something was wrong two days ago and doubled the distance to track. Otherwise, he would have been discovered by the enemy's direction of travel and careful inspection just now, and with the degree of careful inspection of the enemy who appeared less than ten steps in front of him.
At that time, even if he could barely escape from the men of these nine masters, everything he had done before would definitely fail, and Mu Yixing would definitely escape again.
As a result, the clue he finally found was broken again.
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In the next day, Peng Zhenlei was glad to his decision in his heart, while becoming more cautious and even further away from following.
After all, unlike the previous one who was stalking, now that the nine other people acted together, the movement caused by the movement was farther apart, and even if the distance between the tracking was farther away, he could clearly detect the other person's traces and not lose them.
And immediately he felt glad for his decision, because on the evening of this day, the same "plot" was staged again, but this time, the number of enemies doubled.
Peng Zhenlei, who was more cautious in his actions, was already excited to the peak.
He knew that if he had bet right, the enemy's defense was getting stricter, and it would undoubtedly prove that Mu Yixing's nest was not far away. No, it should be said that he had already arrived at Mu Yixing's nest. If he wanted to move forward again next, he might encounter a secret whistle.
However, despite worrying that if you get closer, you will encounter the enemy's secret whistle, Peng Zhenlei moved again and touched forward, trying to find more favorable evidence that Mu Yixing was here.
And soon, he found it.
A simple camp appeared in front of him. Judging from the traces of the wooden lookout tower, the camp did not seem to have just been built, but had been built for a long time, and many woods had traces of weathering.
These are enough to prove that this camp was not built in a hasty manner by Mu Yixing and others, but was prepared for a long time. With the other party's forces who had been lingering in Quanzhou Prefecture and Funing Road for more than ten years, it is indeed not difficult to do this.
And this undoubtedly proves that Mu Yixing is indeed in this camp.
Peng Zhenlei put away the excitement in his heart, excited, and quietly retreated.
Those who travel a hundred miles are half ninety.
He knew in his heart that the more he was about to see success, the more he should be cautious. If something went wrong at this time, it would be a waste of effort. All the previous efforts were in vain and the hardships were in vain.
Two days later, when he arrived at the town where he found someone following him before, he finally relaxed because he knew that he was about to succeed.
Turning around the sky, leaving the town and coming to an inn, Peng Zhenlei rode a fast horse with the token in his hand and galloped towards Quanzhou Prefecture City.
Now that the perceived danger has dropped to an extremely low, speed has replaced caution and has become what he needs most at the moment.
But Peng Zhenlei, who was only concerned about urging the horse under his crotch to speed up in order to return to Quanzhou Prefecture as soon as possible, notify Jinyiwei, Dongchang, and persuade them to act together, did not notice that in his heart, the spies who should have been scattered around a few days ago, were still gathering together at this time, looking at his back as he rode away, with a proud smile on his face after the plan succeeded.
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In Quanzhou Prefecture City, Fang Xun and his group, who did not know that Peng Zhenlei was about to arrive, were in the large courtyard requisitioned by the Jinyiwei.
Although he was later criticized by the Jinyiwei after receiving guidance from the government officials, with the help of Bai Shier, he still successfully brought the disciples in the yard and settled in the courtyard.
Of course, he also successfully met Wen Tailai, the "Six Gate Captain" who was said to have been seriously injured and recovered from the injury here.
Although he knew that Wen Tailai was not a formal Liushemen captain at this time and did not even have an official position, Zhang Sijin and most of the disciples of the Changbai Sword Sect still envied Wen Tailai very much.
Even if the other party is lying on the bed at this time, it will be hard to even turn over.
Because they knew that even if they could assist Peng Zhenlei and the other four to complete the task this time, the contribution was not enough at all. One of their Changbai Sword Sect joined Liushemen to become a constable. Now Wen Tailai directly "successfully ascended the sky in one step", and Peng Zhenlei promised that he would become a sixth-grade captain after joining Liushemen. How could Zhang Sijin and the others not be envious or even jealous?
However, after being familiar with Wen Tailai for a few days, Zhang Sijin and others' envy and jealousy quickly "changed".
Because during the chat with Wen Tailai these days, they learned that the other party had not joined any sect yet, and they were all lonely men walking alone in the world.
This is undoubtedly a great time for them.
An opportunity to pull Wen Tailai into the Changbai Sword Sect.
So in the next few days, Zhang Sijin and several disciples of the Changbai Sword Sect elders always stayed by Wen Tailai, tempting Wen Tailai with words, suggesting that they could exchange conditions with Wen Tailai in exchange for Wen Tailai to join the Changbai Sword Sect and become a guest minister or even a worshiper.
Although Wen Tailai is still a novice in the officialdom, he can still see the hints of the Changbai Sword Sect clearly.
However, although he received Peng Zhenlei's promise to join Liushemen, he began to pull himself in before joining Liushemen. If such a thing was heard by the Liushemen's captains and the chief constable Guo Ju of Liushemen, it would be really not good news for him.
So he could only deliberately pretend that he could not hear the hints of Zhang Sijin and others.
When Zhang Sijin and others felt that they were about to fail, he hinted that it was not the best time. At least he had to wait until he gained a firm foothold in the six doors before he could have the capital to exchange interests with the Changbai Sword Sect.
Zhang Sijin and others were naturally very happy about this.
What they were worried about was that Wen Tailai would look down on the poor sect like Changbai Sword Sect, which was outside the mountain gate. Now that they knew that Wen Tailai was not looking down on them, they were just worried that it would cause the unhappiness of Liushemen. They also hinted that as long as they stood firm in the Liushemen, they would consider the transaction with Changbai Sword Sect, and they would not feel dissatisfied.
For Wen Tailai, the Changbai Sword Sect is indeed a poor second-rate sect, and the mountain gate is still outside the dangerous environment, so it is not considered a powerful foreign aid. But for a former killer like Wen Tailai, who has been cut off his martial arts because of his right hand, he is not qualified to be picky.
It is already his luck to have a sect that will win him over.
Moreover, although the Changbai Sword Sect is only a second-rate sect, there can be found such a first-class master like Fang Xun, who has a profound swordsmanship. It can be seen that his martial arts inheritance is very good, much better than a pseudo-first-class master who relies on Shanwenjia to pretend to be a golden bell cover.
After having a relationship with the Changbai Sword Sect, after he gets married and has children, he will be able to join the Changbai Sword Sect. It is undoubtedly a good thing to no longer have to fight and grow up like him in the world and suffer all the hardships.
Hu Xiaolin and Bai Shier were naturally a little disdainful of the Changbai Sword Sect's practice of taking advantage of the opportunity of business to crazily attracting personal gain for their sects, but for Fang Xun's sake, the two of them couldn't say anything.
And anyway, there is really no action now that they have made them come out, so they are not considered "passive and slacking off".
However, after receiving the news from his subordinates, Zheng Yixiang seemed to be more interested in these "foreign aids" from the six gates. Recently, he has been asking Bai Shier indirectly whether he could help those of the Changbai Sword Sect when he escorted Caibao northward.
Chapter completed!