The sun was high at noon, finally illuminating the alley, and there were more people walking in the alley. Perhaps they saw General Sun Pian wearing Yanbei Army armor. When pedestrians saw him, they gave way one after another, not because they were afraid of Sergeant Yanbei. It's just that under the lockdown, everyone has the mentality that doing more is worse than doing less.
Gu Xiao said silently, following closely behind the cigarette pot. After a while, he stopped walking with the cigarette pot in front of him, looked back and said to a few people: "That's it."
Without stopping, Gu Xiao followed the gesture of the pipe pot and looked carefully. There were still no traces of fighting in the alley here, and there was no master's residual Qi on the wall. Everything was as calm as when he came here.
After thinking for a moment, he was worried that He Ji was peeping in the dark and saw a few people. Gu Xiao quickly motioned for everyone to slow down, then walked to the side of the pipe pot and asked in a low voice: "Brother Chi Xin, where are you here?
The rag that was found."
Yantouguo's eyes moved slightly, turned to a corner of the alley, and replied softly: "There, I originally thought that there was nothing unusual about some rags, but this cloth did not look like ordinary people's clothing, so I put it
Bring it back."
After listening to Yantaiguo's explanation, Gu Xiao went to where Yantaiguo signaled, crouched down, and looked back and forth for a moment. He saw the corner of the alley opposite. His eyes moved slightly, and he immediately stood up and walked forward quickly.
When I turned the corner, I saw two footprints on the wall. My eyes lit up. I leaned over to observe for a moment. I followed the footprints and stepped on them. After comparing them for a while, I suddenly felt enlightened.
At this moment, I was stepping on these footprints, just like when I first entered the alley, I found someone following me, hiding my figure and ambushing at the entrance of the alley, with my back against the alley wall.
This is related to
Comparing the clues with the torn pieces of cloth found in the pipe pot, we can already determine that Miss Murong followed He Ji into the alley to here, and he must have discovered the clues... Thinking of Miss Murong's quick wit and skill, it was He Ji who
If you attack her, you will definitely leave traces in this alley, and it will never be like this.
Gu Xiao crouched in the corner of the alley, frowning in thought, his eyes scanning the corner of the alley and the surrounding houses... Seeing this, Jiang Ningxue only said that the young man was troubled by this matter, moved to his side, leaned down, and spoke
It was different from the cold weather before, with a little gentleness and comfort.
"I know you are worried. Since the person is lost, waiting here is not an option. Let's discuss it with Brother Chi Xin and General Sun. Maybe we can think of what He Ji is thinking..."
"Wait, what did you say?" After hearing Jiang Ningxue's words, Gu Xiao seemed to be awakened, his eyes lit up for a moment, he immediately grabbed Jiang Ningxue's wrist and asked.
Jiang Ningxue seemed to be shocked by Gu Xiao's reaction. Jiang Ningxue, who was grabbed by the wrist, was in a panic. She didn't know whether it was because the young man's star-like eyes were staring straight at her, or because the temperature in his palm kept coming from his wrist.
After a few frantic heartbeats, I felt that the surrounding scenery was blurred, except for the young man in front of me who was still clearly visible.
The young man's voice of inquiry sounded in his ears again. Jiang Ningxue just came back to her senses, and with a little panic, she hurriedly said: "Waiting here is not an option. Why not discuss it with Brother Chixin and General Sun...
"
"That's not the sentence. What was Miss Jiang's last sentence just now?" The young man still had no intention of letting go. He seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw and continued to ask.
After thinking about it for a moment, Jiang Ningxue was not sure and tentatively said: "Maybe
I can think of what He Ji is thinking..."
The young man let go of his hand, raised his eyes and murmured to himself: "Yes, if I were He Ji and found someone following me, what would I do?"
As Zi Gu said this, he stood up and walked until the footprints of just now appeared. He put his back against the wall and looked at the place where Jiang Ningxue was crouching. He met the girl's slightly confused and concerned gaze.
"If Miss Murong hadn't been close to where he stayed, even if she found someone following him, she wouldn't have stopped... This alley is like a maze. If you turn a few times, you can escape." The young man pressed his eyes against the alley wall.
Flashing and muttering to himself, he seemed to have thought of the key point.
Yandianguo and Sun Pianjiang never heard clearly what the young man was mumbling, but when they saw his eyes becoming firmer, they knew he had an idea.
Yantouguo stepped forward and asked: "Brother Mu, did you find something?"
"The place where he settled is not far from here..." The young man became more and more sure of what he was thinking. When he heard the pipe pot open his mouth, he immediately replied, thought for a moment, and continued to ask questions without waiting for the pipe pot to open his mouth.
"Brother Chixin, can you use the rag in your hand and the footprints to find the whereabouts of the girl?"
Yantouguo looked troubled and thought for a moment, seeming to remember something: "This piece of rag is too small to be traced, but Brother Mu can be sure that He Ji's settlement is not far away, so we might as well look for it again to see if it's still there.
There are other clues."
Gu Xiao immediately understood and said immediately: "Brother Chi is right. Let's set off now and see where there are such torn pieces of cloth in front of the houses around us."
Jiang Ningxue and Sun Pianjiang also realized that it was feasible. They immediately dispersed and looked for torn pieces of cloth in front of the houses in the alleys...
During the tea break, while Gu Xiaoshang was searching, he heard Jiang Ningxue raising her hand to signal to everyone in front of a house at the end of the alley. Seeing this, several people quickly lowered their steps and jumped away.
The house at the end of the alley was very quiet, and it seemed that no one had lived in the courtyard for a long time. Gu Xiaoyun used all his energy to explore the courtyard, but he did not hear any movement. He turned to Miss Jiang and others, and shook his head gently when he saw them.
Turning to Miss Jiang's hand, she saw a torn piece of cloth, which was exactly the same as the piece of cloth in the hand of Tobacco Pouch Guo. She was immediately convinced that this house was where He Ji was hiding. He motioned for everyone to step back slightly, went to the previous alley, and spoke in a low voice.
.
"I am admitted to the hospital for investigation. Miss Jiang and Brother Chi Xin can serve as backup and go to the back wall of this house to prevent He Ji from escaping. If the masked man is really in this hospital, I will trap him. You guys can take down He Ji first.
Ji, save the people and leave."
"As you said, the masked man's martial arts level is extremely high, how are you going to escape?" Jiang Ningxue said worriedly.
The young man recalled all the fights with the masked man in the back mountains of Mo County, and thought to himself that he was not his opponent, but he was confident that he could deal with him with Tuxue Qixun. After thinking about it, he said: "Don't worry, although that man's martial arts level is high, his Qinggong
But he is not as good as me. Moreover, Yanbei City has been sealed off. If I fight with him, he will be worried that the noise will be too loud and the defenders in Yanbei City will be alerted."
When Jiang Ningxue heard what he said, she also felt that what the young man said was reasonable. Without further words, she led Guo Guo and Sun Pianjiang away from the house to the backyard of the house.
Miss Jiang and three others went to cut off the retreat. Gu Xiao felt relieved and saw no one was around. He immediately used Qing Kung Fu and stood up from the ground. He turned over and entered the wall of the house without making a sound.
I was originally worried that the people in Wujing who were hiding their faces would hear that I was admitted to the hospital.
After standing still for a moment, Gu Xiao had already mobilized all his internal strength to guard the houses in the courtyard.
But when Gu Xiao saw the scene in the courtyard clearly, his alertness suddenly disappeared, because the doors of the rooms in the courtyard were open, and it seemed that no one was inhabited. There happened to be a spring breeze blowing, and the door of the main house in the courtyard was blown half open.
Gu Xiao quickly jumped over, stretched out his hand to block the door that was about to be closed, and took the opportunity to look inside.
The sun was shining brightly at noon, and with just one glance, one could see clearly that the room was empty. Seeing this, Gu Xiao did not rush in to investigate, but instead went to the woodshed in the courtyard to search first. After finding nothing,
Finally, I turned around and went to the main house to explore.
I bowed inside, looked around the house, and walked around. I saw that the tea cups on the table were still steaming, and the charcoal stove in the room was still making a "beep" sound.
When he came to the couch again, he saw some broken knots under the quilt. After thinking about it for a moment, Gu Xiao reacted instantly and jumped out of the main room. However, he heard someone on the back wall of the courtyard using his internal strength to climb over the wall.
Wait a little longer and break the Moon Sword Box with your hands.
With the sound of a sword, Duan Yue was already on the move. He was alert for a moment, but saw Miss Jiang jumping into the courtyard with a pipe and pot. After a moment of alert, Gu Xiao frowned and asked, "Miss Jiang, can you see someone coming out from the back wall?"
"I haven't seen you before. Brother Chi Xin and I saw that you had been admitted to the hospital for a long time and there was no news, so we wanted to come in and check. How is the room?" Jiang Ningxue explained.
The young man frowned and said, "There is no one in the room. It seems we are still a little late."
Yandian Guo blamed himself: "I should have been waiting here in this alley, waiting for you to come."
"Brother Chixin, there is no need to blame yourself. Miss Murong has been captured by Na He Ji. If you make mistakes again, I will feel uneasy. I should have thought of it earlier.
How can a dead bird sit still and wait to die?" Gu Xiao put away his sword to comfort the pipe pot, then turned to General Sun and continued to speak.
"General Sun, are there any other places in Yanbei City that look like alleys and are convenient for hiding?"
Sun Pianjiang thought for a moment, then sighed slightly and said: "Yanbei City was built to prevent people from the North from attacking Zhongzhou. In order to prevent the city from being breached, Zhongzhou's gates were opened wide, and many dark maze-like mazes were set up in Yanbei City.
Alleys were used to prepare for street battles. After the Jin marquis pacified the north, and there was gradually no fighting in Yanbei City, these dark alleys were gradually occupied by the common people. Not to mention hiding a few people, hundreds of people, or even a battalion of soldiers, hid in them.
, it is also difficult to find it.”
Hearing this, Gu Xiao sighed. He had already seen these dark alleys in Yanbei City, but he had a glimmer of hope in his heart, hoping that Sun Pian would be familiar with Yanbei and be able to give some advice.
"It seems that it is impossible to count on General Sun. If you want to find him, you can only rely on yourself. But He Ji has escaped and there is no way to track him now. What should we do..." Gu Xiao thought in his heart, but heard
The sound of pipes and pots was heard in the main room.
."Brother Mu!"
Hearing this, Gu Xiao gathered his thoughts and went into the house looking for the sound. He saw a pipe and pot standing next to the still-extinguished heater in the house. When he saw several people entering the house, he immediately said, "The fire in this house has not been extinguished yet."
Gu Xiao naturally knew it and asked doubtfully: "So what?"
"According to what Brother Mu said and everything in the house, they left not long ago. Brother Mu knows that only some wealthy families can afford odorless and smokeless silver wire charcoal, while ordinary people use ordinary charcoal.
To keep warm, this ordinary charcoal had a strong smell of fireworks. I used my tracking skills to
Husband, we may be able to detect some clues." Yandianguo seemed confident and told Gu Xiao his plan.
Gu Xiao was extremely happy. There was hope for something that was already hopeless. Just when he was about to discuss the matter of tracking, he heard the sound of a horn sounding in the city.
"It's in the direction of the North City Gate."
Gu Xiao and others did not know the meaning of the trumpets in the city, but General Sun knew clearly that if there was no important military situation in the city, it would never be possible to blow such horns. His face suddenly became solemn, and he explained to Gu Xiao and others.
"You mean there's a military situation happening at the North City Gate?" Gu Xiao heard what General Sun said clearly and asked.
Just as he was asking questions, the sound of the trumpet sounded again. The sound was of different lengths, but there was a certain pattern in the sound. As soon as he heard it, he knew it was a secret signal in the army, but to know its meaning, people in the army needed to be able to understand it.
Gu Xiao and the other three had no choice but to turn their attention to General Sun, who was frowning and listening to the sound of the horn... The trumpet blew three times in a row in a timely manner, and then stopped. Seeing that General Sun seemed to be deep in thought, everyone was about to speak.
When he called General Sun, he could only hear him speak slowly.
"Oh no, the generals from Yanbei Camp have already entered the city."