Wei Xiyin pondered for a moment and asked Chang Ying, "Does the clan have an armory?"
"Yes! The armory is right next to the old house, but you need a key to open it." Chang Ying said hurriedly.
As Wei Ji's confidant, Chang Ying sometimes needs to travel back and forth between Kyoto and the fort to help deliver some important letters, so he is quite familiar with the situation inside the fort.
There are two keys to the armory, one is kept by the five elders, and the other is with the head of the family who is the clan leader.
Without the key, they couldn't get in.
Wei Xiyin knew that her grandfather had the habit of setting up a secret compartment under the bed and liked to put some important items in the secret compartment.
She immediately decided, "Pick a few guards and go home first."
No matter what, they had to make the trip, and even if they couldn't find the key, they had to find a way to open the armory door.
It would be bad enough if they didn't have any protective gear, but if they didn't even have any weapons, it would be impossible for the guards to kill zombies with their bare hands.
"yes!"
But there are zombies everywhere outside, how can they get out?
Soon everyone came up with a solution.
The guards collected some hemp ropes from the villagers, twisted them into thick ropes, tied one end of the rope to the pillar under the outer corridor, tied a stone to the other end, and threw it to the second floor of Mingjing Hall opposite.
After trying several times, the stone finally got entangled with the wooden railing on the second floor opposite and got stuck. Chang Ying quickly tightened the rope.
Fearing that it was not strong enough, he threw out three ropes in succession and stuck them into the gaps between different wooden railings to make a simple ladder.
In this way, people can climb up to the second floor opposite using the ladder.
Wei Xiyin will go along this time.
One reason was that she had to go home to look for her keys, and the other was that she wanted to see if there were any useful protective gear in the armory.
When Wei Lang heard that his sister was leaving, he immediately insisted on going too.
Wei Xiyin tried to persuade him for a long time, but he wouldn't listen. When he heard that he was going to be separated from his sister, his big watery eyes filled with tears.
Wei Xiyin had no choice but to say, "Actually, my sister has an important task for you."
When Wei Lang heard this, he immediately pricked up his ears.
"You have to watch over these ropes and don't let anyone touch them. Keep them safe so I can return the same way later. This is a top priority, and I wouldn't trust anyone else with it..."
"Don't worry, sister. I won't let anyone touch the rope." Wei Lang patted his chest and promised.
Wei Xiyin smiled with satisfaction and praised: "Good, only Erlang can do this well."
Everything was arranged, and Wei Xiyin prepared to set off with Chang Ying and others.
The old house is not far from the ancestral hall, and you can see its general outline from here.
Chang Ying pointed to Wei Xiyin and said it was only one street away.
A guard first tested the sturdiness of the ladder and climbed up the rope ladder first.
Below was a huge group of zombies. They raised their bloody hands to reach the people above their heads, making unknown "ho ho" sounds from the corners of their mouths. The scene was very exciting to watch.
The guard moved swiftly and quickly climbed to the other side safely.
Next came Wei Xiyin. She climbed up the rope calmly and crawled towards the other side, not even glancing at the distorted faces below.
Perhaps because she was light, the rope ladder swayed very little and was very stable all the way up. She soon reached the other side, and the guards immediately stepped forward to give her a hand.
Seeing the girl reach the other side safely, the remaining people climbed up to the second floor opposite along the rope one after another.
After everyone arrived, Wei Xiyin climbed onto the roof by stepping on the guards' shoulders, and the group moved quickly on the roof.
The zombies below also moved along with their movements.
Everyone was not affected at all and soon arrived at the old house.
The old house is the ancestral home inherited by the eldest branch of the family. It has four courtyards and the courtyards are staggered. It looks simple yet elegant.
Looking down from the roof, the door of the house was closed, no one had cleaned up the fallen leaves in the yard, and the surroundings were empty and looked a bit desolate.
Wei Xiyin probably never dreamed that one day she would return home in this way.
The two guards jumped off the roof first, looked around vigilantly, and after confirming that there were no zombies in the house, they gestured to indicate that they could come down.
Chang Ying wanted to help her down, but Wei Xiyin waved her hand, nimbly turned over to use the force, slid down along the pillar, and landed safely.
The group did not waste any time and immediately headed to the main courtyard.
As soon as I entered the main courtyard, the dried bloodstains on the corridor caught my eye.
Wei Xiyin's heart beat violently. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, not wanting to think about whose bloodstains they belonged to. After pausing for a moment, she took her people directly to her grandfather's living room.
The guards didn't dare to go in and all stood outside the door.
The furnishings in the bedroom were very tidy, and it was obvious that the incident did not happen there.
After entering the room, Wei Xiyin went straight to the couch, lifted the quilt, and knocked left and right to look for a hole. Soon she found the secret compartment.
In addition to some land deeds and sealed letters, the secret compartment also contained several keys of various sizes.
She didn't know which one was the key to the armory, so she just picked them all up and put them in her pocket.
The armory was only separated from the old house by a wall. The door next door was open, and there were a few zombies wandering around inside.
Chang Ying had already slipped over, closed the door tightly, and cleared out the zombies inside.
The group climbed over the wall again and arrived at the gate of the armory.
Wei Xiyin took out the keys and tried them one by one, and finally opened the copper lock on the door as she wished.
The warehouse was not big, but it contained all the necessary weapons. Rows of weapons of different lengths were placed against the wall, and some shields and daggers were placed on the cabinets without baffles.
Wei Xiyin looked inside for a while and found that there were no other protective equipment except shields.
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