Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

When the guard in charge saw the pool of blood, his expression suddenly changed. He reached out and grabbed the thin man closest to him and whispered something in his ear.

The thin man turned around and jumped out!

Dai Quan tilted his head and raised his chin towards the thin man.

The four people behind him retreated silently.

The captain of the guards winked at the people behind him, then, with his sword in one hand, he walked forward and knocked on the back door.

A eunuch's shrill voice came: "Who?"

"I am Fan Tongshou, captain of the seventh squadron of the imperial guards. There is a pool of blood on the ground at your back door, and I heard some shouting just now. What's going on?"

The captain tilted his neck to look at the sky, his clothes loose and he looked completely defenseless.

But one hand was always on the hilt of the knife, as if he was playing with it habitually.

"Ah? I don't know! I was on duty at the back door and didn't let anyone in. I'm afraid that the bloodstains belong to someone else. Captain Fan, please investigate carefully!"

The eunuch was perfunctory.

Fan Tongshou narrowed his eyes and agreed, "Okay. However, the bloodstain is too close to you. Please ask the eunuch to report to Madam Hai."

"Just tell the patrol guards to check inside the Anshan Palace to see if there's anything unusual. Be alert and don't scare the Queen Mother!"

The eunuch was obviously relieved: "Yes, I will report it immediately."

Fan Tongshou hummed, turned around and called on everyone, "Search this area thoroughly and don't let the thieves escape.

"If we really disturb the Queen Mother while we're away, the Emperor won't be able to chop off the heads of all of us!"

The guards responded loudly and enthusiastically, and as expected, they all began to be alert and carefully check the surroundings.

"Brother Fan, come here." A guard quickly noticed some different footsteps and called the team leader.

Fan Tongshou walked over quickly.

The guard pointed at the footprints on the road and said, "There are a lot of footprints here, and the flowers and plants are all over the place. At least a dozen people have come in and out of here.

“If it were a servant here, I’m sure they wouldn’t dare trample on the flowers and plants like this.

"This should be due to at least two groups of people, in addition to the servants, who came here in the dark and hurriedly, which is why this happened."

Different footprints extend in different directions. There are two forks in the road. The number of footprints on each fork is similar, so they are two groups of people.

Fan Tongshou's face darkened.

If this is the case, then it was not that a thief sneaked into Anshan Hall; rather, Anshan Hall met two groups of "foreign guests".

At the same time, the identity of this foreign guest is not something that can be known to outsiders, so anyone who accidentally bumps into him will scream and be silenced.

Fan Tongshou quickly sorted out the relationship, came to a conclusion and made a choice.

He glanced around, pulled the guard and took a big step into the dark, and whispered: "Just now I asked Han Liu to report to the general. I thought there was a thief in Anshan Hall.

“Now it seems that it’s not the thieves who broke in, but the Anshan Palace that attracted the thieves!

“This is not right.

"Hurry up and go to Hanfeng Palace to find Dai Xiang!

"Tell him everything about this matter, and ask him to decide whether to report it to the emperor immediately or send the imperial guards to surround Anshan Palace."

The guard suddenly became nervous and his face changed: "Brother Fan, what if..."

"What do you mean by "what?" The emperor is safe in the Daming Palace, and even if the sky falls on His Majesty's side, he can't break through the gate of the capital!

"The deputy of the governor of the Beijing camp is the lieutenant general of the Eastern Palace Guards. He grew up with the emperor!

"Nowadays, even if Cuiwei Palace wants to do something, they have to think of a good excuse, let alone a mere Anshan Palace!?"

Fan Tongshou warned him in a low voice, looked around, reached out and pulled out the dagger from his boot and stuffed it into his hand:

"Take the safest path! Quick!"

The man took the dagger, gritted his teeth, and said, "Brother Fan, take care!"

Ran away quietly.

Fan Tongshou glanced around with his sharp eyes, and seeing no movement, he turned around and prepared to go back.

However, just as he turned around and took a last glance at the figure rushing forward in the distance, the figure suddenly stopped and fell to the ground!

Fan Tongshou reached out and drew out his long sword without thinking!

Clang clang!!!

They had already found some strange traces around, but suddenly the guards were frozen when they were pointed at by several long swords!

"Brother Fan..." A guard who happened to be surrounded by his brothers in the inner circle called out to Fan Tongshou in a low voice.

Fan Tongshou glanced around and saw two knives stabbing at him silently from behind!

Without any more hesitation, Fan Tongshou held the knife in his backhand and swung his long arm. With a loud bang, the two knives were broken!

With a big stride and turning around, Fan Tongshou reunited with his brothers, back to back, with their blades pointing outwards, pointing at several men in black who were slowly emerging from the darkness!

Glancing around, Fan Tongshou's heart was beating loudly. He gritted his teeth and said jokingly:

"Okay! You're so good at hiding yourself. You thought you were pretending to be so convincing, but you forgot to change your boots, didn't you?"

The men in black suddenly stopped and looked down at their feet at the same time!

In the split second when they lowered their heads, all the guards in the inner circle seemed to have telepathic connection. They didn't even bother to unsheathe their swords and swung them directly at the heads of the group of men in black!

Fan Tongshou even held the knife in both hands and directly cut off the heads of the two people opposite him, while shouting:

"Traitor! Die!"

The two sides immediately engaged in a melee!

In the dark and empty temple, behind the door with a crack.

Jing Li was a little anxious. He glanced at Jing Quan and couldn't help but whispered, "Secretary..."

Dai Quan remained unmoved.

Jing Quan also gave him a look that said "don't act rashly" and shook his head slightly.

Jing Li touched his head and put his hand back on the hilt of the knife in his hand.

There was a burst of banging noise outside.

Fan Tongshou's team was surprisingly resilient. After the violent storm, only a few of them were slightly injured. They gathered together again, gasping for breath.

There were seven or eight bodies of the men in black lying on the ground, and four or five others were lying on the ground, holding their stomachs or hugging their legs.

Fan Tongshou took a deep breath and laughed provocatively, "You are from Long Jinwei, right? You can only shoot from behind, and have never won in a head-on fight!

"That Fatty, don't hide! I remember you!

"He's not very tall, eats a lot, and always boasts that he has a stable lower body and is good at kung fu!

"How is it? I deliberately cut your butt with that knife. Didn't you practice your iron shirt skills on your butt?"

The people in the inner circle burst into laughter, and the sarcasm was so strong that Jing Quan and Jing Li couldn't help but smile.

The fat man who was standing with difficulty suddenly became furious: "Garbage Shou! How dare you criticize me? We both eat the same amount every time!

"I was wondering why you always run behind me! You are so lacking in morals!"

Fan Tongshou sneered: "What's there to be afraid of if I'm immoral? As long as I don't cause the whole family to be executed and my page is not missing from the family tree, I'll be content!"