Without money, what is the point of being a traitor?

Chapter 115: Night in Yixing
Pei Yuan didn't know much about the cassock, so he asked Sikong Sui and Tantai Fangtu, "By the way, how much do you two know about the cassock?"

The two looked at each other and shook their heads, saying, "We only know that this thing was inherited from the Huangjue Temple back then. After Han Qianhu got it, it should not have been put into the archives. Perhaps only Han Qianhu knows the specific power."

Pei Yuan was a little disappointed.

Unexpectedly, Sikong Sui said, "Huangjue Temple is the birthplace of the emperor of our Ming Dynasty. The eight monks of Huangjue Temple are all highly respected. I have never heard that their magic weapons have such a strong bloody smell. I am afraid that something went wrong during the inheritance process over the generations."

Pei Yuan thought, that is to say, those known things have no reference value.

No wonder the information Lu Ting had was not so accurate.

Lu Ting said that this cassock would not harm any living thing, while Han Qianhu said that this cassock could contain objects and sweep away people.

It seems that what Lu Ting has in his hands is the original information of this cassock. Han Qianhu has fought with the owner of this cassock before, so he has some understanding of the abilities currently displayed.

I'm afraid no one can tell what the specific situation is.

Pei Yuan was unsure, but still picked up the Bazhou sword and planned to find Cheng Leixiang first.

Song Chunniang, who was on guard nearby, saw the two people walking out and came over to ask, "Should I follow?"

Pei Yuan shook his head and said, "Leave someone to watch over here."

Pei Yuan didn't say it explicitly, but Song Chunniang understood in her heart that Pei Yuan was probably afraid that Tan Tai Fangtu and Si Kong Sui would cause trouble after he left.

After all, nearly 40% of the people they brought with them have died.

If Tan Tai Fang Tu and Si Kong Sui had not already known that this was the intention of the imperial court, they would have no chance of avoiding it and would probably have fallen out with Pei Yuan long ago.

By then, even Han Qianhu’s orders would not be able to force them.

The only thing those Jinyiwei can do now is to hold on and survive tenaciously.

Regarding this, Pei Yuan guessed that the two of them should have informed their subordinates.

Pei Yuan followed the instructions on the map and walked towards the forest beside the road.

After walking for about half an incense stick of time, they saw a person lying quietly on a tree.

Pei Yuan recognized Cheng Leixiang at a glance and couldn't help but curse, "Damn it."

When Cheng Leixiang recognized Pei Yuan's voice, his whole body trembled, but he did not shout for help as Pei Yuan expected. Instead, he remained unusually silent.

The moment Pei Yuan saw Yue Qingfeng, he roughly guessed what was going on.

Who else could have quietly led Cheng Leixiang away from the post station except the legendary junior sister?
As for Cheng Leixiang hanging there in a dead look, besides being speechless in front of Pei Yuan, he was probably also a little disheartened.

Pei Yuan signaled Chen Toutie, "Put this bastard down."

Chen Toutie gets along very well with Cheng Leixiang in private, and knows more about many things than Pei Yuan.

Seeing Cheng Leixiang like this, Chen Toutie immediately stepped forward with a sigh, held up the upside-down Cheng Leixiang, and said to Pei Yuan, "Sir, please give me a hand."

Pei Yuan glanced at the rope that was hanging Cheng Leixiang. Damn, it’s so high.

Fortunately, they were all brothers who knew each other well, so Pei Yuan was not afraid of embarrassment. He climbed halfway up the tree before slashing with a knife to cut the rope.

Chen Toutie put his hand down and caught Cheng Leixiang steadily.

Next, untie the ropes and remove the blindfold.

Cheng Leixiang then bowed to Pei Yuan with an embarrassed look on his face, "I am so incompetent that I almost ruined your great plan."

Pei Yuan looked him up and down, without saying much, just said "Follow me", and strode forward towards the camp.

Chen Toutie winked at Cheng Leixiang, and Cheng Leixiang followed Pei Yuan with a shy look on his face.

The three of them returned to the post station in silence.

The outside of the post station has been almost cleaned up.

The brothers of the Jinyiwei packed up everything neatly and placed them outside the post station one by one.

The assassins were simply piled together.

Some bows and crossbows that looked still usable were also picked out separately.

The most regrettable thing is the two crossbows.

The explosion of the second bomb was unnecessary, but it destroyed these two powerful weapons.

Pei Yuan picked up a crossbow and took a look at it. There were no markings or numbers on it.

It's worthy of being the Northern Pacification Office, they do things efficiently.

Pei Yuan saw that there were still many arrows left, so he said to Sikong Sui, "Send these arrows, so we won't suffer such a loss next time."

Sikong Sui responded and added, "In addition, a batch of spears were seized."

Pei Yuan was too lazy to pay attention. "Just do whatever you want. Give it to those who are used to it. As for the other armor and shields, make full use of them."

Sikong Sui didn't have any special reaction when he heard this.

This was a routine operation, and he was just asking for instructions according to the rules.

Seeing Pei Yuan about to enter the post station, Sikong Sui said again, "The houses in the post station were severely burned, and some officials and candidates were also affected, with some casualties. There was another one who was killed by us, do you remember, sir?"

Pei Yuan remembered.

At first, there was an assassin who mixed in with the officials and tried to get close to him, but was killed by Song Chunniang.

"Then what?" Pei Yuan turned around and asked.

Sikong Sui frowned and said, "Then there were rumors that the Jinyiwei killed people indiscriminately..."

He reminded Pei Yuan, "The higher-ups should know what happened tonight, but after a while, who will remember it? If these people are killed by then, and the Jinyiwei randomly kills officials in Yingtian Prefecture, I'm afraid we will be held accountable."

Pei Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Leave this to me. I'll arrange it when I come back. I'm familiar with this."

Sikong Sui was surprised and asked, "Why? It's so late, are you still going out?"

"Well, I have something to do. I have to go to the county town." Pei Yuan responded vaguely, not wanting to go into too much detail.

Sikong Sui reminded him sternly, "Those assassins may not be willing to accept the failure of their night attack. If Qian Hu goes out like this, it may be disadvantageous."

This reminded Pei Yuan.

He quickly switched to the debt map in the "Debt Settlement System" and found Lu Ting.

After looking for a while, I determined that Lu Ting was heading towards Wuxi, the next must-go place.

Pei Yuan confidently analyzed to everyone, "The court has deployed a large number of manpower and made arrangements in Liyang and Yixing. I'm afraid they didn't expect that both places would fail, so in a hurry, they were no longer able to organize another attack in Yixing. So I think they are likely to go directly to Wuxi overnight and continue to organize the offensive there."

He added, "Besides, so many of us are injured and many have died. After daybreak, we must go to Yixing County to rest. Yixing County is not that big. If we run into each other, won't it be awkward?"

Seeing Pei Yuan's well-reasoned analysis, everyone was impressed, "The thousand households are indeed very smart."

Sikong Sui asked again, "Does the captain plan to stay in the county town tonight?"

Pei Yuan took a look inside the post station.

There was an insider who had deliberately set the fire and blocked the exit of their courtyard with incendiary materials. During this period of time, they were fighting outside and almost no one cared about the post station, which had been burned down.

It would be better for Pei Yuan to stay in the county town than to stay here.

But when he thought about it carefully, there were still so many officials and scholars who had not been dealt with, and the bodies of the fallen Jinyiwei soldiers were also left here.

We have to keep a lot of people here tonight. Instead of staying in the city with a few kittens, it is better to come back here. So Pei Yuan said solemnly, "No, the bodies of the brothers are here. I have to come back to accompany them for the last time."

Sikong Sui didn't know what to say for a moment.

Pei Yuan was indeed domineering at times, but sometimes he did things more honestly than he thought.

Pei Yuan said to Sikong Sui, "This post station has been burned down like this. If you can live there, then live there. If not, forget it. At most, let the brothers endure it for a while and have a good rest after entering the city tomorrow. No matter how crazy they are, they can't organize the kind of offensive they just did in the county town. People in the world are not blind."

Sikong Sui agreed upon hearing this.

Pei Yuan was going to the stable at the post station to get his horse. As he was walking, he saw someone approaching the courtyard where the Jinyiwei lived.

Pei Yuan thought about it and reminded casually, "By the way, let the brothers pack up their things. It's not easy to save some belongings."

As he was talking, he saw that the group of people did not shy away and went straight into the yard.

Pei Yuan pointed in surprise at the person who was holding a lantern and shining it around, "What is that idiot doing?"

Sikong Sui was informed, so he said, "He is the postmaster here. Everything damaged tonight must be reimbursed."

Pei Yuan sneered, "The post station is almost burned down, and you're still keeping it? Are you not interested in the bar?"

Pei Yuan turned around and glanced at Song Chunniang, "You are familiar with the courtyard, go and give him some pointers."

Song Chunniang silently counted a few people, a circle of thin rope slid in her palm, and she slowly followed.

Pei Yuan ignored him and went to the stable.

This stable is located at the back of the post station. The court is short of horses now, and Lu Ting probably didn't want to bring these horses in, so the fire was quite far away from here.

Pei Yuan could now barely look after horses, so he picked out three spirited ones and rode one himself.

He then signaled Cheng Leixiang and Chen Toutie who were following behind to ride one each.

When he was about to leave the post station, Pei Yuan suddenly remembered that it was already midnight and it would not be easy to get into the city.

So he shouted to a soldier under their command, "Go and get our official uniform badges."

Pei Yuan is still wearing a cassock, which is really inappropriate.

Fortunately, the Jinyiwei soldiers were alert and rescued a lot of supplies as soon as the fire broke out.

After a while, someone brought the official uniforms of the three people.

Pei Yuan didn't dare to leave the robe behind.

After taking it off, roll it into a ball and hang it on the horse.

After the general had put on his uniform, he wrapped it in a bundle and tied it around his body.

Seeing that the two of them had packed up, Pei Yuan immediately rode his horse and headed along the official road towards Yixing County.

Neither of them knew Pei Yuan's purpose, and dared not say anything, but just rode his horse and followed behind.

By the time we arrived at the city, it was already past midnight.

Pei Yuan saw that the surroundings were quiet and the defense was lax, so he was too lazy to knock on the door and asked Cheng Leixiang directly, "Can we go to the city wall?"

Although Cheng Leixiang was depressed, he did not dare to be careless about such a thing. He looked at it for a few times and replied, "You can go up!"

Pei Yuan said directly, "Go up and find some ropes or something to pull us up."

Then he said to Chen Toutie, "Find a place to tie up the horse."

This is a post horse, so Pei Yuan is not afraid of anyone stealing it.

Moreover, I didn’t record the data when I took the horse, so I didn’t feel bad about losing Pei Yuan.

Cheng Leixiang was very skilled and he easily climbed up the city wall along the slightly inclined wall.

When Pei Yuan first crossed over, he was confused when he saw this kind of city wall. With such a large inclination, wouldn't anyone with better skills be able to climb up?

Can’t it be built steeper and neater?

Later, Pei Yuan realized that if the bridge was built too vertically and neatly, it would create blind spots for the defenders.

Once the enemy rushes under the city wall, you have to stick your head out to observe what the enemy is doing.

Wouldn't you then become a sitting duck for arrows?

Therefore, many city walls are deliberately set with a slightly larger inclination angle. This makes it easier for the attackers to climb, but also allows the defenders to keep track of the enemy's movements at all times.

At this moment, this kind of city wall is convenient for the three of them.

Cheng Leixiang was quite capable. He quickly found a large bundle of ropes from the city wall and threw it down.

Pei Yuan and Chen Toutie climbed up the city wall using the rope.

Cheng Leixiang let the rope go again.

Pei Yuan was somewhat relieved, "I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence that I just happened to have a rope to use."

Cheng Leixiang was silent all the way, but at this time he said a few words, "It's not a coincidence. The soldiers guarding the city occasionally let people in and out secretly at night. If they catch someone in a hurry, they can make a small profit."

Pei Yuan understood, but it didn’t matter, as long as it made things convenient for him.

When he was leaving the city, Pei Yuan noticed that the soldiers guarding the city were sleeping soundly in a hiding cave at the base of the city wall.

The three of them entered and left the county town in the middle of the night as if they were in an empty place.

If there really were a large number of bandits planning to plunder the city, they would probably break into the city and loot it overnight.

The two of them didn't know Pei Yuan's purpose, so they came down from the city wall and asked, "My lord, do you have something urgent to do?"

Pei Yuan said that he wanted to go back to the post station in front of these two people, and they did not think that Pei Yuan went into the city to rest just for the sake of enjoying himself.

Pei Yuan looked up at the city. Most places had already been plunged into darkness and night. There was only one place where there was a faint light. So he smiled and led the two of them there.

When they arrived at the place, Chen Toutie and Cheng Leixiang looked at each other in bewilderment.

It turned out that several brothels connected together were still welcoming guests.

Both of them became suspicious. Is the master in the mood?

Pei Yuan didn't pick a place, he chose one that was close to home, ignored the smiling elf slave who came towards him, and strode straight in.

The two men had nothing to say, so they followed Pei Yuan through the hall and into the back room of the brothel.

It was late at night and most entertainment had already stopped.

Most of the candles on the wall were extinguished.

Many guests who were seeking pleasure had already moved to the rooms at the back.

The old procuress was just idle, and was a little surprised when she saw three people in official uniforms entering.

But no matter how high an official is, he still has to play with women. She was not shy at all, so she went to greet him with a smile.

"You three gentlemen are late today. Many of the girls have already gone to bed. If there is anyone you know, I can take care of them and lead you there."

Pei Yuan smiled and said, "Stop talking nonsense. I'm really mad. Pick the best one for me. I'll get your reward later."

(End of this chapter)