Although he had reached this point, Sun Yixie still did not let go of Kang Haijiao out of caution.
He asked Lin Yuancheng to get Terashima's Japanese sword, and dyed the sword with Terashima's blood, and then the two of them escorted Kang Haijiao to the latter's residence.
The place where Kang Haijiao lives is no longer a crowded inn, but an inconspicuous house on the outskirts of the city.
The house looked very shabby. Apart from a table for eating and a bed for sleeping, there was almost no decent furniture. It looked like it was not afraid of losing anything even if it was broken into by a thief.
However, it is a house like this that is easy to hide things.
To make a long story short, it was not until Kang Haijiao revealed the secret compartment hidden under a certain floor tile that Sun Lin and Sun Lin confirmed that there were indeed three swords hidden there, that Sun Yixie finally let him go. tie.
This is said to be "three swords", but it is actually two and a half, because the "Qingtian Sword" Fang Jinghai's sword was cut off in the duel with Terashima, and only half of it was brought back. A broken sword; of course, this has happened before, and it doesn't matter if it's half a sword, because sooner or later it will be melted, as long as the part you bring back is not too small; and as for the blood on the sword, there is too much It doesn't matter if it's less, as long as it's not as little as one or two drops.
After the three of them got the swords, they turned around and went to the "joint point" that Benkang Haijiao said.
According to what Kang Haijiao said, he didn’t know who the contact person was or where he lived. He only knew that after midnight every night and before nine o’clock the next morning, he would go to a shabby room outside the city. In the temple, light eight sticks of the thickest incense in the incense burner, then exit the temple door, wait for a while and then go back, the contact person will be waiting for you there.
Kang Haijiao had never thought much about the mystery behind this joint method, but Sun Yixie reacted immediately after hearing it: Is there some mechanism or secret passage in this ruined temple?
Brother Sun is indeed right...
There is a mechanism in the incense burner, and there is a secret passage under the Buddha statue. When the mechanism moves, someone below will receive the signal.
And the "connector" is actually not one person, but a group of people.
They hang out in Dengzhou City on weekdays. On the surface, they are ordinary people. They include letter writers, vegetable sellers, pig butchers, etc. Any of these people can be "connectors" ", to put it bluntly... whoever happens to be on duty at night when lighting incense is on duty.
Tonight’s contact person is Lao Zhao, a cloth seller in the city. So what is the specific name of Lao Zhao? Don't ask, it's just not important. There's no need for me to mention it, and there's no need for you to remember it. If you ask again, you're just too lazy to make it up.
In short, at the third moment of the ugly hour, Lao Zhao, who was dozing in the "duty room" under the temple, was triggered by the pressure of the mechanism in the incense burner.
After he got up, he calmed down, quickly covered his face with a piece of black cloth, and listened to the noise above in the secret passage, and then he poked his head out.
Old Zhao waited silently in the darkness for a while, and then the Kanghai Jiao appeared.He came in holding several long and narrow wooden boxes.
"Here we come." Old Zhao lowered his voice and tried to say hello to Kang Haijiao in a voice that was different from his usual voice. At the same time, he also lit a candle on the candlestick to let the people in the temple There was a little bit of light.
"Hey, here it comes." Kang Haijiao responded and placed the four wooden boxes on the ground.
Old Zhao glanced at the wooden box on the ground and said solemnly: "Counting these four, the sixteen you and Terashima are responsible for are complete, right?"
"Yes, I finally completed the task assigned by the master." When Kang Haijiao said this, there was nothing in his hand, and his back was facing the temple entrance; that is to say, he was in the temple at the moment. Sun Yixie and Lin Yuancheng, who were watching in the dark, could not see the front of Kang Haijiao.
It was at this moment that Kang Haijiao raised his right hand and made a gesture in front of him with a very small movement.
He first raised two fingers and matched his eyes to indicate that he was being followed and monitored by two people. Then he turned his palms and made a "press down" gesture to tell the other person not to yell. , wait a moment.
This set of actions is not a unique contact code, but people like Lao Zhao who specialize in lurking and intelligence work can easily guess its meaning.
Therefore, Lao Zhao immediately looked directly into Kang Haijiao's eyes and nodded slightly.
"Eh? That's right." Kang Haijiao received the response and immediately spoke again, "Master... is he okay recently? Have you ever mentioned me?"
" Uh..." Old Zhao hesitated for a moment, then followed the other person's words, "Yes...Yes, the master said that you have completed the task very well, and you should be rewarded generously."
Kang Haijiao smirked. Said: "Haha, blah, blah, blah, it is my blessing to serve 'Master Xiao', even if I am not rewarded, I am willing to do so."
Although Lao Zhao got the hint from the other party's eyes and gestures, But Kang Haijiao was a little surprised when he suddenly said the words "Master Xiao". He couldn't help but wonder if there was something going on in the play, so he didn't answer the call for a while.
"Well..." Seeing that the other party did not respond, Kang Haijiao quickly said, "Anyway, I have delivered the sword, and I will leave it to you, brother..." At this point, Kang Haijiao used that sword again. The finger hidden in front of him pointed at himself and made a circle gesture, "...I'll take the first step and see you later."
Old Zhao also understood Kang Haijiao's two words. It just means that he will come back soon.
"Okay..." But Lao Zhao didn't fully believe the other party, so he didn't say much and only replied with this word.
After that, Kang Haijiao cupped his fists and handed over his hands, turned around and left, quickly leaving the temple gate.
Lao Zhao waited for the other party to go out before silently leaning over to pick up the sword boxes. Then he walked to the candle again, blew it out gently, and then disappeared again. In the darkness...
.........
"How is it? II didn't lie to you two. "Not long after, Kang Haijiao and Sun Lin met a few hundred meters outside the temple.
"Well, it seems that what you said is true. Sun Yixie nodded and said, "In that case, let's see you tomorrow." "
"Eh? Kang Haijiao was stunned, "Sun Shaoxia, didn't you say that if I were honest and cooperated with you, you would find a way for me to survive?" Why is this..."
"Nonsense, I don't need time to come up with ideas for you? Sun Yixie said confidently, "I haven't slept a wink for almost a day and a night. At least let me go back and think about it. Anyway, even if Xiao Zhun wants to doubt you, you won't be here for half a day." "
"Uh...yes, what Sun Shaoxia said is absolutely true. Kang Haijiao rolled his eyes and continued, "Then I'll... say goodbye first?" "
"Wait a minute. "At this time, Lin Yuancheng still looked a little doubtful. He called out to Kang Haijiao, and immediately turned to Sun Yixie and asked, "Brother Sun, just let him go like this? Then if he leaves and never comes back..."
"If he doesn't come back, he won't come back. Sun Yixie said easily in a confident tone, "He is asking for something from us right now. If he wants to leave, let him go. It will save us trouble." "
"Well..." Lin Yuancheng actually hasn't settled the account yet, but since Sun Yixie said so, he believed it, "Okay. "
"Yes, Sun Shaoxia is right, I won't leave even if you drive me away. "Kang Haijiao also quickly answered, "Young Master Lin, please don't worry. "
"Okay...just go, no need to be more verbose. "Lin Yuancheng didn't have a good impression of villains like Kang Haijiao, and he didn't even look at him when he replied.
Kang Haijiao even laughed twice in apology: "Haha... Then... I'll see you two tomorrow. "
Before he finished speaking, he used Qinggong and fled away.
When he ran far away, Lin Yuancheng looked at Sun Yixie and said: "Brother Sun, what about us? Let's go back to the inn. "
Unexpectedly...
"No. "Sun Yixie suddenly narrowed his little eyes and thought thoughtfully, "This is not right. ”
“Oh? Lin Yuancheng was shocked when he heard this, "What's wrong?" ”
“Can’t you see? Kang Haijiao must have been playing some tricks when they connected. "Sun Yixie replied categorically.
Lin Yuancheng was puzzled when he heard this. He thought to himself: Brother Sun, are you smart? Just now you acted like everything was fine. He left, why did you change your face again when he left?
"I... really feel that something is wrong, but I can't explain it at the moment. Lin Yuancheng thought for a while and then responded, "Brother Sun, you confidently said it doesn't matter, so I just..."
"I just performed it for Kang Haijiao, so that he could Let down your guard and think you have deceived us. When Sun Yixie said this, he curled up one corner of his mouth and sneered, "Hmph... He just acted in the ruined temple, and he wants to get away with it in front of me?" "He paused, "Even inThe shills selling fake goods on the street are all smarter than him, and the dialogue between the two of them was too stiff, with no ability to improvise at all... Especially after Kang Haijiao said the second sentence, the contact person's attitude was obvious There has been a change. "
"In Brother Sun's opinion..." Lin Yuancheng didn't fully understand what Brother Sun said, but he didn't ask any more questions. He just motioned for Brother Sun to continue with a puzzled expression.< /p>
“I bet that Kang Haijiao just now must have secretly given the other party some code from a blind spot that we couldn’t see. Sun Yixie replied, "Kang Haijiao still wants to kill us after all. After all, the strength and power of both of us cannot be compared with that of Xiao Zhun. If he chooses, it will be easier to kill us... and as long as we Once he is dead, his betrayal of his master will no longer matter. "
"How about..." Lin Yuancheng thought for a moment and then continued, "We chase him to his residence now and strike first? "
"Hey~" Sun Yixie shook his head and waved his hands, raising his eyebrows and said, "That's not necessary. At most, he just hinted at the general situation with the other party, but he still has more specific things about us. He didn't say anything. His accomplice must be confused and dubious now... So, he will definitely come back after a while. " At this point, Sun Yixie paused for a moment, leaned a little closer to Lin Yuancheng's ear, and then said, "I don't think it's better... let's get ahead of him and go to the ruined temple first to have some fun. Wouldn't it be nice to use a counter-intuitive plan to let them fight in a den and kill someone with a borrowed knife~"
"Oh? "Although Lin Yuancheng is not stupid, he is not as skilled as Brother Sun in engaging in this kind of saucy routine. "I wonder what Brother Sun has planned? "
"Hehe..." Hearing this, Sun Yixie immediately smiled, and then revealed a vicious plan.
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Later that night.
In the darkness before dawn, Kang Haijiao showed off his Qinggong and walked easily.
In fact, he was quite cautious because he was afraid that he would be beaten by Sun Lin. The two were following him, so he deliberately returned to his residence first and pretended to enter the house.
After closing the door, he waited in the house for a while before slipping out through the back window. , and tiptoed around the house.
On the premise that he was completely sure that he was not being followed, he set off again and returned to the ruined temple.
He arrived. After arriving near the ruined temple, he didn't rush to get close, but scouted around again, for fear that Sun Lin would stay here to ambush...
It can be said that from Kang Haijiao's point of view, what he can do is, He basically did it; after finishing everything, he walked into the ruined temple and put eight more incense sticks on the incense burner.
However, he never expected...
This time, before he finished lighting the incense and exited the temple gate, six figures suddenly rushed out from behind the Buddha statue in the ruined temple, on the beams, and in the shadows behind the pillars.
Each of these people is dressed as a "connector": all in black,Their faces are covered, but they are of different heights and shapes.
Although these six people all use swords, their respective martial arts skills are different; at this moment, they attacked Kang Haijiao from all directions without any explanation, and they all muttered something. : "Kill this traitor! Don't let him escape!"