Chapter 59: pre-war preparations
Qin Shaoyou and Su Tingyu walked straight towards the Earth Temple.
When saying goodbye to the village chief, Qin Shaoyou deliberately mentioned that he was going to say goodbye to the caravan, and asked the caravan to help send a suicide note to the family members on both sides to explain the matter of martyrdom.
If possible, ask the family members on both sides to help them build a tomb of clothing and crown, and bury their clothes in the same tomb, so that even if they can't live in the same quilt, they can die in the same cave. In the underworld, they can still be husband and wife.
This is the excuse Qin Shaoyou made in advance to meet with Zhu Xiucai and others.
Sure enough, the villagers didn't think there was any problem or doubt about them going to the Temple of the Earth, and after a few sighs and discussions, they went home.
After the village chief returned to the house, he took out the copper coins from the arm cage, counted them, divided half and kept the other half for distribution to the villagers later.
After all, the villagers have heard about the caravan's lodging fee. Someone asked him just now how much the lodging fee was charged and asked him to share it, but he put it off by saying 'the caravan hasn't left yet, we'll talk about it tomorrow'. .
After collecting the money, the village chief shook his head and said to himself: "These city people are hypocritical. The two of them entered Shanjun's stomach together. Isn't it the same tomb after death? If they are pulled out together by Shanjun, no Become the same acupoint after death? It's a waste of money to make a burial."
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Qin Shaoyou and Su Tingyu were walking when suddenly a translucent head emerged from Su Tingyu's chest.
Qin Shaoyou glanced at it, his head was round and white...
It was Su Jianqing.
She stuck out her head and said, "After you left, some villagers proposed to send someone into the mountain to report your affairs to Shanjun..."
After Su Jianqing finished speaking, seeing Qin Shaoyou's calm face, she couldn't help but wonder, "Why are you not nervous at all?"
"What's so nervous about this?" Qin Shaoyou smiled, "When Xiucai led the team to the Temple of the Earth, he had quietly sent people to hide around the village. If anyone in the village really wanted to report to Shanjun, as soon as they left the village They will be targeted by our people and will not let them succeed.”
"It turns out that you were already prepared. I said why you are not worried at all."
Not being able to scare Qin Shaoyou made Su Jianqing a little boring.
"The proposal to report the letter was rejected by the village chief here. I really didn't expect that your nonsense story would convince the people here. It's a shame to be a storyteller."
Qin Shaoyou smiled and said, "Thank you for your compliments. If I can't get along in the Demon Suppression Company in the future, I will listen to you and become a storyteller, and maybe I will become famous."
Immediately afterwards, he asked seriously, "Apart from the news that the letter was denied, did you hear anything else?"
"The rest are just gossip and worthless."
Of course Su Jianqing wouldn't tell Qin Shaoyou. He also heard the villagers saying that he and Su Tingyulang were a good match for their talents, and that their love story was poignant and beautiful.
Qin Shaoyou nodded and cupped his hands towards Su Jianqing: "Dao Dao Dao Su has continued to keep a close eye on the villagers here. If they have suspicious behavior or words, please come and let me know."
"give it to me."
Su Jianqing did not refuse.
From a villager's proposal to report to Shanjun before, it is not difficult to see that the villagers here are skeptical and opposed to someone coming to help them eliminate the demon.
After all, in the two previous slayings of demons, the demons failed to get rid of them, but they cost them a lot.
So it is necessary to guard against them a little, lest they ruin the demon slayer plan.
Su Jianqing's translucent head disappeared from Su Tingyu's chest, and she continued to monitor and monitor the movements of the villagers.
And Qin Shaoyou and Su Tingyu quickly came to the Temple of the Earth.
The temple is not big, just a courtyard and a main hall.
The yard was very small, and the carriages could not be driven in, so they could only park outside the temple gate.
After unloading the frame, the horse was taken into the yard and fed and watered.
The night watchman carried iron cages covered with sackcloth into the main hall of the temple.
A few villagers gathered around the Earth Temple to watch the lively, curiously guessing what kind of goods these were.
The iron cage was covered with sackcloth, and the inside could not be seen. In order to prevent the children from being turned into dogs from barking incessantly because of panic and causing unnecessary trouble, the Su sisters cast a spell on them so that they could not bark.
Therefore, the villagers who watched the excitement naturally had no way of knowing what kind of 'goods' were being transported in the convoy.
Although they were curious, they were not malicious.
It's not that the folk customs are so simple, it's that there are many guards with knives in the caravan, so they don't dare to have evil intentions.
When Qin Shaoyou and Su Tingyu entered the main hall of the temple, they saw a painted clay statue of a land god.
This earth **** is in the shape of the public - an old man with white hair and white beard, leaning on a cane and smiling.
On the desk in front of the statue, there was an incense burner full of incense ashes and a few incense sticks that were burning.
It can be seen that this land temple is not abandoned, and the villagers often come to offer incense.
But this temple should be some years old. On the body of the statue of the land, many colors have faded, making it look less majestic and more eerie and gloomy.
Especially on its face, there are still a few places where plastic clay has fallen, as if it has big sores, which makes people feel uncomfortable when looking at it, and also makes the smile of this land **** statue less amiable and more amiable. A little terrifying.
On the pillars on both sides of the statue of the land god, there is also a couplet, which reads: "The temple is small and magical, the sky is high, the sun and the moon are long."
"A small temple has great powers?"
Qin Shaoyou couldn't help but snorted lightly, glanced at the statue of the earth, shook his head and said, "If you really have supernatural powers, the villagers here worship you every day, and why haven't you seen your spirit manifest, bless them?"
In this world, gods are more unreliable than people.
In the main hall, the night watchmen were busy feeding and watering the children who were turned into dogs in the iron cage.
Zhu Xiucai came up to greet him. He first reported the dispatch of sentries around the village, and then asked Qin Shaoyou, "Sir, have you persuaded the village chief here?"
Qin Shaoyou rolled up his sleeves, revealing the grass ring on his wrist.
"I'm convinced. Tonight, Daoist Su and I will be waiting for the ghosts to pick us up in the village ancestral hall as virgins. This grass ring is a token of sacrifice."
"Your Excellency is really good at speaking." Zhu Xiucai held up a sentence, and then mentioned the business: "Then please prepare early... Take off your armor now."
Qin Shaoyou was shocked: "What? Take off the armor? Why?!"
Zhu Xiucai knew that he would react this way, and patiently persuaded him: "Sir, what do you think, how can there be a sacrifice in armor? When the ghosts arrive at night, when you see the armor under your robe, shouldn't it be revealed immediately?"
Qin Shaoyou opened his mouth and wanted to find a reason to refuse, but he couldn't find it.
You can't say that you belong to the tortoise, you are born to wear helmets and armor, right?
With a sigh, Qin Shaoyou could only helplessly accept the reality, and with the help of a few warriors, he took off his armor.
Unexpectedly, after taking off the heavy armor on the outside, Qin Shaoyou also wore a soft armor inside, and put a thick goggle on his chest.
Several small flags and their night watchmen were stunned.
It's not enough to wear thick armor, you still put soft armor inside and put such thick goggles? Haven't you stepped into the realm of muscles and bones? Still need so much armor?
In other words, Qin Shaoyou didn't know what they were thinking, otherwise he would definitely tell them that no matter how many defenses there were, they would not be too much, but not enough.
Zhu Xiucai also noticed the soft armor and goggles that Qin Shaoyou was wearing, shook his head and said, "These have to be taken off."
Qin Shaoyou made his last effort: "The soft armor can be taken off, but keep this one. This is my longevity lock."
Zhu Xiucai had a look of 'you think I'm blind', shook his head and said, "Sir, let's take it off. Whose life lock looks like a mirror? It's still so big and thick. UU reading www.uukanshu.com"
After taking off the armor, soft armor, and goggles, Qin Shaoyou put on his robe again and went to get the knife.
"You can't bring knives." Zhu Xiucai said, "Apart from the few weapons that fell out when you just took off your armor and soft armor, do you have other weapons hidden on your body, sir? Please take them out too."
Qin Shaoyou accepted his fate, took out a few hidden weapons from his body, and put them together with the long knife, as well as the hidden arrows and darts that fell from the armor and soft armor.
Suddenly, a long line was released.
Zhu Xiucai and others were already used to this, but the other night watchmen in the team were stunned and amazed.
All of them sighed in their hearts: "This Qin Xiaoqi is simply a humanoid arsenal."
Zhu Xiucai glanced at the weapons on the ground, feeling a little uneasy: "Sir, have you taken all the weapons on your body?"
Qin Shaoyou said, "A few more. You have to leave me a few for self-defense, so I don't use my bare hands, right?"
Zhu Xiucai thought about it, and it was the same reason, so he compromised: "Then you have to hide it, so that you won't be discovered by Shanjun and Guicha."
"Don't worry, you must hide it." Qin Shaoyou breathed a sigh of relief.
He would be very uncomfortable without a weapon by his side.
But the surrounding night watchmen were shocked again: Qin Xiaoqi still has a weapon hidden on his body? Damn, he... where is he hiding?
The curious eyes of everyone kept poking at Qin Shaoyou.
After simply eating the dry food, it got dark.
Darkness falls.
There are no stars tonight, a gray moon hangs alone in the night sky, as if it will be swallowed by darkness at any time.
Qin Shaoyou and Su Tingyu stepped into the night and came to the village temple.