The First Sword of the Universe

Chapter 288: Little devil, no need to hide anymore, come out!
The sky is blue, the sun is bright, and the trees have begun to sprout new green buds, exuding the charming scent of early spring.

Xu Xingchen used the Dragon Slaying Sword as the hub and his internal strength as the driving force, and walked quickly in the forest with Bao Xiruo.

Bao Xiruo floated across the sky almost without touching the ground.

After a while, they moved away from where the sedan fell and came to a small hill.

"Rest here for a while, I'll go find some clothes!"

Xu Xingchen gave some instructions, turned around and left quickly.

While Bao Xiruo was waiting anxiously, he soon came back wearing a coarse cloth shirt and brought back two sets of peasant women's clothes.

He handed the clothes to Bao Xiruo and said, "This is the clothes I bought in a nearby village. You should put them on too. Otherwise, with your noble outfit, it will be easy for those Jin soldiers to recognize you."

After saying that, without waiting for Bao Xiruo to react, he disappeared in front of her again.

Bao Xiruo took the clothes that looked relatively clean, looked around, walked to a nearby rock, and began to change her clothes carefully.

After a while, a peasant woman came out from behind the rocks. Her face was too fair and pretty, and her hands were too delicate to touch water.

Xu Xingchen appeared again and looked him up and down. He saw that he had only changed his outer clothes but not his inner shirt. However, the outer clothes were loose enough to cover the inner shirt tightly, so there was nothing to worry about.

Then, under his guidance, Bao Xiruo smeared some mud on her face, behind her ears, at the base of her neck, and on her hands, barely covering up the whiteness of her body.

At this time, Bao Xiruo asked in doubt: "My husband, he... is he really still alive? You didn't lie to me, did you?"

Xu Xingchen smiled and said, "Don't worry, I didn't lie to you, let's go!"

"where to?"

"Of course we are going back to Beijing. Your husband probably hasn't escaped from the city yet. Let's go back and look for him."

"What? Tie Xin is actually in the capital."

Xu Xingchen uttered a "huh" but did not answer. He handed the Dragon Slaying Sword over again, and Bao Xiruo obediently reached out and grabbed it.

The two men went down the small slope, made a big circle, and approached the north gate where they came out again.

It turned out that the closer they got, the more Jin soldiers there were, searching and slowly checking the area.

"In this case, it's not easy to enter through this door."

Xu Xingchen frowned and placed Bao Xiruo on a tree with dense canopy. He then passed through the layers of encirclement of the Jin soldiers and approached the city gate. He saw the young master Yang Kang, oh no, his name should be Wanyan Kang, who was guarding there with a group of personal soldiers, looking around anxiously.

With him, the young prince of the Sixth Prince's Mansion, around, the Jin soldiers guarding the city gates dared not slack off and checked every person entering and leaving the city very carefully and seriously.

“I guess Jing’er, Yang Tiexin and the others won’t be able to get out of this place either.”

Xu Xingchen was deep in thought, and went back with Bao Xiruo, making a big detour and entering Beijing from another city gate.

Compared to the North Gate, the guards at the West Gate were obviously much more relaxed, and with Xu Xingchen calmly handing over a few copper coins, he was able to walk in smoothly.

After entering the city, the two turned left and right and approached the north gate again.

Because the previous rooftop battle had just ended not long ago, pedestrians on the street were still talking about it, and it was very lively.

"Did you see that? There was a fight between gods in the sky."

"Of course I saw it. That immortal was able to fly in the sky on clouds. How amazing!"

"Yes, haha, not only did I see that immortal flying on the clouds, but he was also dragging a huge treasure box in his hand, which was as big as the sedan chairs those nobles were sitting in."

"Who says it's not? I wonder what kind of rare treasure is in that treasure box that the immortal values so much?"

"Hehe, maybe there is a magic pill hidden somewhere that can make people immortal or make men more virile if you take one pill."

"Hehehehe, this is really possible."

Xu Xingchen couldn't help laughing as he listened to the rumors that were becoming more and more exaggerated among people.

After walking for a distance, the two had heard several versions of immortals flying on the clouds.

Some people were in the house earlier and did not see the miraculous scene, so they pulled aside those who saw it to ask about what happened.

Ever since.
The immortal who walked on the clouds soon became the one who rode the clouds and mist, and possessed the magical powers to drive away the wind and thunder, control ice and fire, and subdue demons and monsters.
The demons and monsters that were subdued were said to be a tiger demon, a fox demon, and a giant mummy.
The sedan chair held by the immortal also turned into a huge treasure chest, a huge glass ball, a huge treasure gourd, and a huge mutton-fat jade treasure bottle.
Those treasures, such as treasure chests, colored glass balls, treasure gourds, and mutton-fat jade vases, all emit thousands of rays of light and thousands of auspicious colors.
Some people were even more exaggerated, gesticulating and spitting, saying that it seemed as if there were two suns in the sky, which blinded their eyes.
Some people also said that after they kowtowed and prayed to the back of the deity, some of their illnesses miraculously improved.

Various rumors, spread by word of mouth, became more and more exaggerated and more and more unbelievable. Xu Xingchen had no expression on his face when he heard the rest.

Bao Xiruo, who was following behind, was listening with great interest. If it wasn't for the inappropriate time and place, she would have been unable to resist pulling those people aside and asking what was going on.
When he came near the north gate, passing some forked roads, corners, and crossroads, Xu Xingchen would quietly touch the walls with his fingers, leaving an inconspicuous mark.

This is a method of communication that Xu Xingchen taught to his disciple Guo Jing!
In this ancient world without mobile phones and with backward communications, emergency contact methods are an essential skill when you are out and about, or accidentally get separated or lost.

To be on the safe side, Xu Xingchen walked around the nearby streets and alleys, leaving many marks on the walls.

Then they found an inn and rented two adjacent rooms.

As for the money for staying in the inn, it was naturally raised by crowdfunding from some wealthy people on the street.

He is very gentle and won't target one person
After half a day's hard work, Xu Xingchen was hungry, and Bao Xiruo was no exception.

In order to avoid attracting more attention, he asked the waiter to deliver the food to the room.

the other side.
When Yang Tiexin, Guo Jing and Mu Nianci rushed to the city gate, they found that the place was under martial law by a large group of Jin soldiers.

Anyone who wants to leave or enter the city must undergo strict searches.

The young prince who had fought with Mu Nianci and was beaten into a panda eye by Guo Jing was also there. The three of them had no chance of escaping at all.

In desperation, the three men could only temporarily leave the city gate and hide in the nearby streets and alleys to avoid the Jin soldiers who were constantly gathering in their ranks.

I was thinking to myself, should I go check the situation later to see if those elite soldiers will disperse soon?

If that doesn't work, evacuate from the other three city gates.

After waiting for a long time, it still didn't work, so he had to go towards the other three city gates.

This took a lot of time, but when they got there, they found that the three city gates had all entered a strange state of martial law. The search for people coming in was relatively loose, but for those who wanted to go out, it was more strict.

Moreover, the officers and soldiers at every city gate paid special attention to the young girls in red, especially when the girl in red was traveling with an old man with a weathered face, they would be checked even more strictly.

Seeing this, Yang Tiexin turned around and said, "It seems that we can't get out for a while; let's find a clothing store and change our clothes first."

Wait until you buy new clothes and put them on again.
It was already dark and it was time to close the city gates.

If you want to leave the city, you have to wait until the next morning.

In desperation, the three of them continued to walk and wander in the streets and alleys, trying their best to avoid the Jin soldiers coming and going.

Before I knew it, I had arrived in the northern part of the city again.

After passing a bend, Guo Jing's eyes suddenly lit up. He quickly walked to the wall and looked at a symbol on it that looked like a child's scribble. He said in surprise, "It turned out to be the mark left by Master. This proves that Master has come to the city again. This is really great!"

Mu Nianci asked curiously, "What happened to your master? Did he go into the city as well?"

Guo Jing thought about it, and finally decided not to tell others that his master was the martial arts master who snatched the princess away in public and flew out of the city wall on a cloud in broad daylight.

After Xu Xingchen's sincere teaching for many years, his dull brain would occasionally have a flash of intelligence and become smart once or twice.

Of course, most of the time it's quite dull.

Especially when he met a black-faced little beggar, he could no longer be described as dull, as if he had been bewitched.
He agrees to whatever others say; he takes the initiative to give others something when others don’t have anything. He is just like those men and women who fall in love. There is no logic and no reason.
Facing Mu Nianci's question, Guo Jing's brain seemed to be very bright, and he said in a simple voice: "Yes, my master has also come to the city. I have to leave a mark to let my master know my news."

As he spoke, he looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he reached out and added some new things next to the mark.

In the following time, whenever they came across a mark, they would add something to it.

Each time you add something different, it could be round, square, or triangular.
This is a complete set of cryptography, which, depending on what is added, can indicate where he is and where he is heading.

Of course, it will also mark which streets and alleys you mainly wander around in.

When Xu Xingchen came out in the evening, he quickly saw the new sign on the wall. He couldn't help but laugh, and followed the sign to a remote alley, where he found the three people.

"Master!" Guo Jing was a little excited to see Xu Xingchen coming.

"Haha, get up!" Xu Xingchen stretched out his hand to help up his disciple who was bowing, and then exchanged greetings with Yang Tiexin and the red-dressed girl Mu Nianci, and introduced himself.

Then, Xu Xingchen turned around and waved at the corner of the wall not far away, and said with a smile: "Little devil over there, no need to hide, come out!"

Under the astonished gazes of Yang Tiexin, Guo Jing, and Mu Nianci, a little beggar flashed out from that place. His two big eyes on his black face flickered brightly, and he asked curiously, "How did you know I was here?"

(End of this chapter)