I started with Dragon Elephant Prajna, and I pushed forward with my skill points.

Chapter 6: The Evil Monk and the Nun Zhao Shizhen in the Mountain Temple
By the way, Su Qing is a very cautious person.

A month ago, he was tricked by Zhang Ying and ordered to capture the flower-stealing thief Yimohong.

Su Qing did not head all the way north to Longmen Inn.

Instead, he went to a remote place some distance away from Shuntian Prefecture, rested for a while and waited for his skill points to increase.

It was not until now, when our strength had undergone a drastic change, that we were ready to get down to business.

“It’s never too late to sharpen your knife before you chop wood!”

……

Wow!
There was only a vast expanse of white between heaven and earth. The rain turned into a curtain of rain, blurring the mountains and rivers and disturbing people's hearts.

Da da da!
A figure wearing a conical hat and a straw raincoat came tearing through the rain.

The heavy rain hit his straw raincoat and cloak with a crackling sound, dripping down.

The one riding a horse in the wind and rain was Su Qing.

He was able to wait outside Shuntian Prefecture for a month before completing his mission.

Of course, one would not ride a horse on a road in the dark night with wind and rain.

However, the weather in the northwest of the Ming Dynasty was really unpredictable.

Not long ago, the sky was cloudless, but now it suddenly started to rain heavily.

In addition, the northwest is a sparsely populated area.

It was also very difficult for Su Qing to ride his horse to find a place to shelter from the rain.

"Fortunately, there's a dilapidated temple not far away where we can take shelter from the rain for a while!"

Even if it rains all night.

Su Qing's sight still focused on the dilapidated temple not far away.

Soon, he arrived in front of the dilapidated temple.

This is a dilapidated temple, and the temple gate is a bit dilapidated.

The wooden doors and windows had long been used as firewood by some woodcutter, leaving only empty door openings.

The interior of the temple was also covered with cobwebs and dust, and was filled with dust and filth.

The temple roof on the mountain god's sculpture is a bit dilapidated and cannot shelter from the rain.

Now it has been drenched by rain, and it seems to have melted, making it impossible to see its original appearance.

“On a gloomy rainy night, the wind howled and the mountain temple creaked.

Fortunately, this is just a martial arts world. If it were the world of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, this dilapidated temple would be exactly Lanruo Temple.

It’s really a bit creepy!”

Su Qing couldn't help but secretly complain.

Although this Buddhist temple is dilapidated, you can still see some relatively clean and tidy places in some corners.

Obviously, many businessmen and travelers entering and leaving the border areas, or people from all walks of life, would rest here.

On a rainy night, it is a good place to take shelter from the rain.

Su Qing randomly found a corner with some hay and sat cross-legged.

At the same time, he noticed two faint breaths on an intact beam in the dilapidated temple.

Although Su Qing noticed the other party, he did not think of shouting. He just closed his eyes and rested.

However, the temple seems to be particularly lively today.

Not long after, another group of people appeared in front of the mountain temple.

There are more than ten figures wearing straw raincoats and black tights.

They had a strange, feminine aura about them, a kind of aura Su Qing had seen before in the capital.

"Similar to the aura of the East Factory's guards?

Could it be that these more than ten people in front of me are all Dongchang thugs?" Su Qing was speculating.

With a loud bang, the beam across the mountain temple suddenly broke.

Amidst the flying wood chips, the two figures had already fallen.

One of them was nine feet tall, with broad shoulders and a big waist.

He was wearing a long gown made of some unknown leather material and holding a huge Zen staff in his hand. He looked even more ferocious and terrifying.

In sharp contrast to this is another figure.

She was very skinny, with only skin covering her bones, but she was as tall as a man, with a slanted bun on her head and lifeless eyes.

Wearing a long and loose robe, if you met her in the wilderness late at night, it would be surprising if you thought she was a wandering ghost.

Upon seeing this, the visitor who was suspected to be from the Eastern Depot noticeably tightened his aura.

Obviously, they were quite wary of the monk and nun, and almost blurted out at the same time: "Evil monk and beautiful nun!"

Forehead!
Su Qing's eyes fell on the monk and nun combination again.

“If you were to call the big, strong monk an evil monk, I could understand.

But, that skinny nun who looks like a wandering ghost, you call her Yanni?"

Su Qing was speechless and felt it was a bit ridiculous.

"The reason we, the Western Factory, went north was to discover that a Yuan-Mongol spy had stolen the divine weapon catalog from Zhao Shizhen, the firearms genius of the Great Ming Divine Craftsmanship Division.

Evil monk Yanni, you two are the henchmen of the East Factory. You must have received orders from the East Factory to kill us.

How did the East Factory know in advance that we would go north?
If I'm not mistaken, the East Factory must have discovered in advance that Zhao Shizhen's artifact list was lost.
They were not in a hurry to take the artifact list back from Yuan Meng.

Instead, pass the news to our West Factory.

Use the artifact list to lure out our people from the Western Factory and then kill them.

Weaken the influence of our West Factory."

Zhao Shizhen, a genius in firearms, grew up on the coast and suffered greatly from the Japanese invasion.

He recognized the importance of firearms in warfare and thus "focused on obtaining divine weapons, hoping that border officials would be able to defend against the enemy by using their momentum to blunt the enemy's advance and then facilitate engagement."

He focused on the search for firearms, and worked with Lin Fangsheng, Yang Jian, Ye Zigao and others day and night, repeatedly verifying and developing a variety of firearms with unique characteristics. He later wrote down his research results in the "Divine Weapon Chart".

The Artifact Catalogue is divided into four parts: the front part "Explanation of Advancement of Artifacts", the main body of which is divided into "Original Guns", "Illustrations of Patterns", "Firing Postures" and "Miscellaneous Talks on Artifacts". In addition to the textual explanation of the origin, performance, advantages and disadvantages, manufacturing process and usage of firearms, there are also many pictures detailing the steps and methods of using various firearms, structural decomposition, etc. Fortunately, due to its perfect preservation, both the text and pictures are clear and readable.

It can be said that even the people of the grassland are not good at forging.

After obtaining the artifact list, you can also quickly increase the speed of forging firearms and improve the performance of existing firearms.

This is also the reason why Su Huirong immediately headed north after learning that the artifact list was lost.

“Bah bang bang!

As expected, Su Huirong is the top spy of the Western Factory. She is truly extremely intelligent.

Just by seeing someone being ambushed, he was able to guess the whole story. It's truly admirable!"

Along with the sound of clapping hands, a man with a pale face and cold eyes came out from the rain.

This man had gray hair on his temples, but a fair face without a beard. He carried a long sword on his waist and a tall huge bow on his back. He looked at Su Huirong from the Western Factory in the mountain temple, and a hint of approval appeared in the corner of his eyes.

"Wanyu Tower!"

Su Huirong's pupils suddenly contracted and her expression became ugly.

She knew very well that when Wanyu Tower appeared, the Black Cavalry Archers of the East Factory would definitely follow.

The Black Cavalry Archers are no ordinary team. They are the elite among the elite of the East Factory.

Each of them is skilled in archery and horse riding, with amazing arm strength. When they draw their strong bows, they never miss the target within a hundred steps. Moreover, they have trained and fought together for many years, so it's as if they have telepathy!
Can perfectly perform the Locking Sky Arrow Formation, and can hunt both inside and outside!

Plus with the evil monk Yanni assisting her, she was in real trouble.

(End of this chapter)