Ji Yu

The southwestern mountainous area and Beijing are originally in two completely opposite directions of Lecheng, so I don't worry about meeting people I shouldn't meet along the way.So hurry along the way generously.When I arrived near Lecheng, I left Qiyu and the carriage in the dense forest a few miles outside the city gate.

"I want to go with you", Qiyu hugged my waist.

"I'm just going to find out the news, and I may not be able to bring people out today. And I'm familiar with these things that hide from people's eyes. It's easy to be noticed when you go. Why don't you stay here to meet me."

And I haven't figured out what Gu Shao means. If the whole family needs to be rescued, the elderly, the weak, women and children, we need to carefully consider the arrangements.So today is really just to inquire about the news.

"Then how long do you need?"

I thought for a while, "If there is no accident, I will come back before the city gate is closed tomorrow at the latest. If there is any accident, you have to continue to wait for me and don't mess around. So as not to ruin my plan. Eat and sleep in the carriage, and be alert when you sleep."

"……All right."

"It's over this time, and I'll accompany you to the places you want to go and have a look. OK?"

He thought for a while, "No matter where you go, no matter how long, you will always be with me?"

"Ah."

"What if Gu Shao wants you to do something?"

"It depends on what it is. If I don't want to do it, I won't do it. If I want to do it, I will take you with me. Can you?"

"Okay," he grudgingly satisfied.

I kissed him between the brows, got up and left.There are too many people who know me in Lecheng, so I don't want to and can't show up in broad daylight.After choosing the time after the curfew, I wore an all-black night suit and a pitch-black mask.

He chose a relatively short section of the city wall, hooked the wall with his flying claws, and climbed up.Lecheng is not an important military town, and only the city gate is guarded.Unexpectedly, it was discovered.

After the curfew, no one walked on the streets, and there were no lights.However, I still approached the Lin Mansion cautiously.Someone was watching that area, or someone was watching that area.Quietly circled around, the dozen or so men in black were all ambush in the shadows, but they blocked all the paths in and out of the Lin Mansion, even if someone tried to escape or enter by jumping over the wall, they would be discovered.

They are not ordinary people either, lurking there without making a sound.Probably also know martial arts.But I found them first, and they didn't find me, which means they are not as good as me.Although not as good as me, I still can't deal with so many people.

What's more, this is only outside the mansion, and I don't know what's going on inside the mansion.

I observed them for a long time, and found that they would make owl-like calls every half an hour to determine whether the people around them were on duty.I chose one of them, knocked him out after he blew the whistle, and carried him over the courtyard wall of the Lin Mansion.

Only half an hour.

It turned out that it was tight on the outside and loose on the inside, and it was tightly surrounded outside, but there was no ambush inside.Only in the living room was a man in black drinking tea.How is this going?Still have time to drink tea?Could it be that Gu Shao had already been killed?

This person is no worse than me. When I discovered him, he also discovered me.It's just that I put on the captive's hood and veil, and he mistook me for one of those people outside.

"What's going on? You didn't guard outside, how did you come in?"

I approached him without saying a word.

"What? Want to take credit for Lao Tzu's work?"

I threw the dagger while he was talking, he probably didn't expect that I would really dare to do it, and I did it so neatly, so although he dodged for a while, he didn't dodge completely.In this fight that I was not sure about, I gained the upper hand. Although the injury was not critical, the drug smeared on the dagger would gradually paralyze him.Fortunately, he thought I was the one who came with him, so he didn't shout for help.

At this moment, Gu Shao came out from inside, with a blank expression on his face, holding a bloody knife.He watched us fight coldly, without saying a word or taking any action.

When I finally brought him down, Gu Shao put the knife across his neck and said with a sneer, "The nest? It's a pity you won't get anything. The prince is dead."

I was shocked, and quickly tore off my mask, "Sir, it's me."

He was startled, "Why is it you...how could it be you..."

"It's a long story. Lan Sheng has arrived safely with the child. Qiyu and I were there too. We met him and came here after we found out about the husband."

"You know martial arts?"

"Well", I nodded, "Qiyu taught me when I was in Liu's house."

"No wonder..."

"There is still half an hour before the people outside will realize that something is wrong. There are too many of them, and I can't beat them. What should we do now, sir?"

He thought for a moment, "Go to the servant's room and get two sets of clothes for the servant", then he took off his coat, changed it for the man in black who fell to the ground, and killed him with a knife. the one.

When I brought the clothes, both of them changed.He asked me to place the body of the changed man next to the bodies of his family.But the body of the man in black who was outside was thrown outside the courtyard wall.

"I'm late, sir," I said, looking at the large and small bodies.

He shook his head, "Now set the fire."

"set fire?"

"Well, they have already poured tung oil on the inside and outside of this house, as long as a little spark hits the ground, the place will be completely burned."

"We took advantage of the chaos and escaped?"

"No, let's go underwater in the pond."

"Is there anything else you want to take?"

"No more. I have burned the important things long ago. All the belongings that can be taken away have also been handed over to Lan Sheng."

After setting the fire, we dived under the lotus leaves in the lotus pond and used the hollow lotus stems to breathe underwater, and we heard some human voices faintly.

"What's going on? Why did you set it on fire without a signal?"

"And Kong Si's body."

"Where's the boss?"

"Gone."

"What about the Lin family?"

"They are all dead. There are quite a few corpses. Although they are burnt, the knife wounds can still be seen."

"Grandma, didn't you say you want to save his life and take him back to the capital for interrogation? What's going on here?"

"It can't be... the boss took something and wanted to join the new master, so he killed someone and ran away?"

"That must be the case. Kong Si found out, and he even killed Kong Si. Only if he is not here, who else could do it? Besides him, who else can kill Kong Si silently, Run away again, still haven't been discovered by us?"

"What should we do now?"

"Half of the people stay in Lecheng to wait for the news and find out his whereabouts. Half of the people go back to the capital first and report it. Let the Lord know about the traitor as soon as possible. The fire here is like this, and the people who put out the fire will come after a while. We Withdraw first."

Soon there was the sound of knocking pots and buckets to put out the fire, and the people living nearby ran in and out to deliver water from the lotus pond to the burning place.We also got out of the lotus pond in confusion, wiped black ashes on our faces, and ran outside.Anyway, there are people running around everywhere, it's a mess, and no one will notice us.

When I got to the city wall, I first climbed up the city wall, then pulled Gu Shao up with a rope, and then put him on the other side of the city wall.I also jumped down.Carrying Gu Shao on his back in the dark night, when he arrived at the place where the carriage stopped, Qi Yu was nervously looking towards the direction of the city wall beside the carriage.

"who?"

"Qiyu, it's me."

Qi Yu breathed a sigh of relief, "Are you back? Who are you behind your back?"

"Get in the carriage first, drive westward, and I'll talk to you later."

"Oh."

After getting into the carriage, I took out my own clothes and changed them for Gu Shao. He is about the same size as me, so my clothes fit him well.After changing his clothes and wiping his face clean, he has returned to his original calm appearance.

I also took care of myself, "Sir, should I go directly to Lan Sheng now?"

He nodded, "Well. They all thought I was dead, and no one would come looking for me again. I'm safe now."

"Then take some water and food, and take a rest first." I got out of the carriage, sat next to Qiyu, and whispered to him what happened tonight.He was startled when he heard it.

When getting water to drink from the carriage, I saw that Gu Shao had fallen asleep peacefully.After all that has happened tonight, I'm amazed at how calm this man is.Thinking of the corpses of his wives and concubines, and the bloody knife that Gu Shao was holding in his hand at that time... I shuddered and couldn't help shaking.This person is so ruthless, it's really terrifying...

But after all, I was one step late. If I had arrived a little earlier, maybe he would not have to kill his family members, and then planned to kill himself.I don't know if he blames me or hates me?

So I would rather choose to forget about this matter early and never mention it again.Just like Gu Shao is now, without mentioning anything...