Chapter 276 I wasn’t sure before I checked
He Zhiran and Mo Jiuye didn't want to stay here any longer, so they braved the rain and rushed to the Southern Xinjiang Palace.
If all goes well, they can leave this damn place tomorrow.
This heavy rain was more or less a help to both of them.
Although soldiers can still be seen everywhere on the streets, they are dressed like people from southern Xinjiang. Moreover, people from southern Xinjiang do not have the habit of sheltering from the rain, so all passers-by will walk in the rain.
The rain was getting heavier. He Zhiran and Mo Jiuye also followed the example of the people from southern Xinjiang, covering their foreheads with their hands to try not to blur their vision as they ran in the rainy night.
The searching soldiers saw that the people running past them were all from southern Xinjiang, and they were uncomfortable being drenched in the rain, so they naturally didn't pay much attention when searching.
When the two men ran past the officers and soldiers, it was as if they were in an empty space.
Mo Jiuye was not unfamiliar with the capital of Southern Xinjiang, and he specially checked the route during the day.
Therefore, they arrived near the palace smoothly.
Mo Jiuye pointed to the west side of the palace wall and said, "I checked. The guards there are weaker. Let's go in from there."
He Zhiran nodded, and the two of them ran towards the west side of the palace hand in hand again.
As soon as I turned a corner, I saw a group of people running towards me.
It was said that there was a group of people, but only the leader was riding a horse, and the rest were running behind the horses.
Mo Jiuye quickly picked up He Zhiran, jumped onto a big tree, and the two of them held their breath and looked down.
This group of people was estimated to be about thirty people, and both the generals on horseback and the running soldiers were wearing a crescent-shaped half-face mask.
The most surprising thing is that these people look like modern well-trained soldiers marching in formation.
This was not unfamiliar to He Zhiran, a soldier in his previous life.
Although such a scene was not unfamiliar to He Zhiran, why did they appear in the alley at the corner, and in the middle of the night? What was their purpose?
This had to cause He Zhiran to think deeply.
Looking closely at the postures of those people, each of them was holding a shiny big knife in their hands, all raised in front of their chests with the tip of the knife pointing forward.
And no matter how they ran, the movement would not change. The careful Mo Jiuye also discovered that their hands would not even shake.
The general on horseback did the same, holding a pair of copper hammers in one hand and the reins of the horse in the other, his face looking straight ahead.
It was already dark and the rain was pouring down, which seriously affected their vision. They could not see the faces and expressions of those people whose half faces were exposed at all.
But when he saw the pair of copper hammers, Mo Jiuye inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity.
Among his nine brothers in the Mohist school, only the sixth brother liked to use hammers. He also used a pair of copper hammers. The reason was simple: the sixth brother was very strong, but his boxing skills were not as good as those of his other brothers.
When he went to the battlefield to kill the enemy, it was mostly because of his great strength that he had the advantage.
The man in front of him was also holding a pair of copper hammers, but they looked a lot bigger than the ones Sixth Brother had used before.
Mo Jiuye still remembered the last time he was with his sixth brother. His sixth brother said that he seemed to have become stronger, and that he would go back and forge a heavier copper hammer after the war was over.
Seeing that Mo Jiuye had been staring at him for so long without any reaction, He Zhiran reminded him, "Those people have gone far away. Should we go into the palace, or do you think there is something wrong with these people and follow them to see?"
The reason she said this was that she discovered that these people were different.
First of all, she couldn't figure out the motive behind these people's actions, especially in a dark alley at night.
Secondly, they all walked in the same posture. She didn't believe that Southern Xinjiang would train people like this. Think about it, the modern soldiers who participated in the review couldn't do that either.
Finally, although she couldn't see the expressions and appearances of these people, she could notice one detail: their chests didn't rise and fall with the rhythmic breathing...
In other words, He Zhiran suspected that these people might not be living people, or they might be controlled by some kind of poisonous insect and have lost their consciousness.
The Mr. Simeng they were looking for must be an expert among the experts in using Gu. Experts in raising Gu usually raise many kinds of Gu insects. Therefore, she more or less suspected that these people might be related to Mr. Simeng.
That's why she asked Mo Jiuye what he meant.
She knew that Mo Jiuye was worried about the safety of his fourth and seventh brothers and was unwilling to stay outside for long. Whether he would follow them to check it out depended on his opinion.
Although Mo Jiuye didn't think as much as He Zhiran, after seeing the copper hammer in the hand of the man on horseback, he inexplicably wanted to go forward and take a look. For him, this sense of familiarity became stronger and stronger.
"Well, let's go check it out."
After she finished speaking, she put her arms around He Zhiran's waist, used her lightness skills to hide in the dark, and followed those people not far away.
Those people headed straight for the city gate, which was the only way they had to take to get to the capital.
Normally, when they reach the guarded city gate, they will stop and show something like a token. After all, the capital is now heavily guarded and it is impossible for people to enter and leave at will.
But they didn't do that. Instead, they maintained their original posture and had no intention of stopping.
Several soldiers guarding the gate initially tried to go forward to check, but as soon as they got close, they were hit to death by a hammer by the man on horseback.
The soldiers guarding the gate were so scared that they ran away in all directions. When faced with such a tough guy, it was more important to save their lives.
The group left the city as if no one was around. Mo Jiuye, holding He Zhiran, took advantage of the chaos and used his lightness skills to jump out of the city wall.
When those people walked onto the official road and there were no soldiers or civilians around, Mo Jiuye gradually caught up with the team.
Logically, such a reckless team should have turned back when they heard footsteps behind them, but they did not, but continued to move forward.
This scene is extremely weird.
Mo Jiuye asked He Zhiran softly, "Ranran, do you think they were also infected with the puppet Gu?"
He Zhiran shook his head slightly: "I'm not sure before I check it."
What she thought was that people who were infected with the puppet Gu would be controlled by the person who cast the Gu. She had just counted these people carefully, and there were a total of thirty-one people including the one on horseback.
According to the book, puppet Gu is very difficult to raise. Even for a master, a female Gu in his hand can only control five people at most.
Each Gu breeder can only raise three to four female Gu at most.
Based on this number, a Gu Master can control up to twenty people.
These people's movements and behaviors are exactly the same. It is impossible for them to be so synchronized unless they are controlled by one person.
Therefore, He Zhiran had already ruled out the possibility that they were infected with the puppet Gu.
Just as she was thinking, the man on the horse finally changed his movements.
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