Chapter 169 Delivering Messages
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" After three bangs, the gong sounded, followed by the voice of the night watchman.
"It's freezing cold, and we still have to walk outside. I used to think that patrolling at night was a good job, but now I think it's better to sleep in the tent! When the weather gets even colder in the next few days, it will be even more difficult to endure."
A soldier complained.
Ye Qiongying didn't say anything.
Today it is their two groups' turn to participate in the night patrol.
And each time the team was randomly broken up.
Tonight, she is not on the same team as Yao Dachuan and the others.
There are a total of four people in the team responsible for the night patrol of this route. Apart from her, the other three are members of the second team, and they are not as familiar with them as she is with Yao Dachuan and the others.
However, this was something she had planned on purpose.
When he came for the first night patrol, the gatekeeper named Zhao Xi appointed Ye Qiongying to be in charge of the night patrol and roll call of the second and seventh teams.
Taking advantage of this convenience, she probably transferred herself to this group tonight.
There was no other reason, it was just that the night patrol route this group was responsible for tonight would pass by her yard.
Ye Qiongying touched her chest.
She had prepared things in advance, so she could complete her plan when she passed the yard.
It was already late, and no lights could be seen in the surrounding houses. It was just like the night when she and Uncle Ye came out, with everything around them being pitch black.
She was not worried that her little action would be discovered later.
Just be careful not to be seen by the other three members of the night patrol.
"We're fine," said another soldier. "We only have to patrol for an hour and then we can go back. We can rest a little more tomorrow morning and make up for our sleep. But the night watchman couldn't sleep well all night!"
When everyone first took part in the night patrol, they were very cautious. Some even dared not say a word during the process. They always looked around vigilantly for fear of missing any movement.
But after so many times now, everyone has become familiar with this process.
It's nothing more than holding a torch and walking around the designated route a few times. When the time is up, go back to take over, and then go back to the tent to sleep.
Not to mention any abnormal situation, I didn't even see a single person.
Obviously, the people of Pingwu City have long been accustomed to the curfew, and no one would be caught by them for strolling around in the middle of the night.
Besides, there are more Jingwei guarding the city wall. If there is any movement, it should be heard at the city gate first.
It's much safer inside the city.
At least in all these times, they had never found a sneaking dog during their night patrols, let alone any danger.
In this way, everyone gradually relaxed.
The night patrol lasted quite a while, and there wasn't much to see around, so it was inevitable that the patrolling soldiers would have a few words with each other.
"The weather is getting colder day by day. In a few days, the wind in Pingwu City will feel like a knife when it blows on your face, not to mention winter..." said the remaining soldier, "Then you will know how comfortable it is now. Alas, it's uncomfortable even during the day, let alone at night when there's wind and snow. It would be great if I could drink a few sips of Liedao to warm myself up."
Liedaozi is a kind of affordable liquor in Pingwu City. It is very cheap, has a very pungent taste and is very strong.
The nobles in the capital do not like this kind of inferior wine, they prefer the fine wines with a clear and mellow taste.
But the people of Pingwu City love Lie Daozi very much.
In winter, after taking a bite of hot soup, your whole body will feel warm, which is so refreshing.
On the contrary, those good wines that are popular in Beijing have little market here. They always make people feel bland and lack the flavor of "wine".
After hearing what he said, the other two laughed:
"Hahaha, how can you drink alcohol while on night patrol! How can you patrol when you're drunk? If something really happens, you won't be able to react."
"Hey!" said the first one, "I was just saying it casually. How could I really drink while on patrol?"
As they walked and talked, they had already reached the place that Ye Qiongying was most familiar with.
This was the path she would take every month when she went out of camp for a break.
Not long after, she saw the familiar courtyard.
Ye Qiongying was ready, and when passing through the gate, she flicked her wrist lightly.
Something was thrown directly from her hand, easily flew over the wall and landed in the yard.
With the hearing ability of ordinary people, they can't hear any movement at all.
At least, the three people walking in front of Ye Qiongying didn't notice anything unusual and didn't know she had done this.
Before leaving today, Ye Qiongying specifically mentioned that she was a little tired from training today, and she might not be in a good condition. She was not in the mood to talk, and asked everyone to bear with her.
Among these recruits, there are very few as extreme as Li Yunwei.
Ye Qiongying is more than just a pretty vase.
She is good-looking and strong.
In private, countless new recruits in the formation talked about her.
After hearing what she said, the three people in the same team agreed very happily, and none of them deliberately talked to her on the way. They let her follow them silently all the way, and they didn't think it was strange.
At this moment, Ye Qiongying successfully threw the thing out and felt relieved.
well.
Become!
If it had happened before, she would have to worry that the thing she threw away was too small. It was late at night and everyone in the yard was asleep, so she might miss the message. What if someone else picked up the thing?
But at this time, Yang Xiaotao has already moved in, right?
She is a professional assassin and pays special attention to every subtle movement around her.
She will not miss any sound that others cannot hear.
She will also observe the changes in the yard carefully.
Or, Yang Xiaotao had heard the voice just now, came out to check, and discovered the message left by Ye Qiongying.
Otherwise, when you wake up tomorrow morning, you will definitely find changes inside the gate.
This is why Ye Qiongying dared to throw the message in so confidently.
The facts were indeed as she thought.
After the things fell into the yard, the door of a room in the yard did not open silently, but a black shadow came out smoothly from the window gap, just like a cast shadow, and it quickly crossed the yard and came to the door.
There were no lights on in the yard, and the surrounding light was dim, making it difficult to see clearly.
This little shadow seemed to be able to distinguish things even in the night. After a while, it picked up something from the yard.
She jumped onto the wall and looked outside, only to see the faint flickering lights of torches and a few blurry figures of soldiers in the distance.
The faint light in the distance also revealed some dark shadows.
The round face and big eyes are exactly Yang Xiaotao herself!