Chapter 14 The ghosts come to the door in the middle of the night
There was a dead silence in the room, and the air seemed to have solidified.
Qin Xiao sat beside the bed, motionless, without lighting the oil lamp. In the darkness, his whole body looked like a stone.
With his eyes closed, Qin Xiao finally heard an extremely soft breathing sound in the solid air, just outside the curtain of his room.
Living alone, Qin Xiao's room does not have a wooden door, but a linen curtain, which makes it easier to enter and exit.
Qin Xiao stared at the curtain. He had determined that there was a person standing there quietly behind the curtain.
who is it?
Could it be that the mysterious man he had been waiting for nearly two hundred days suddenly appeared?
This thought flashed past, and Qin Xiao's excitement was instantly replaced by reason.
Although he desperately hoped to see the mysterious man again, he knew deep down in his heart that there was no way that man would appear again until a critical moment.
Ever since drinking blood suppressed his cold syndrome, the man never appeared again. This meant that the man knew that at least the cold syndrome would no longer threaten Qin Xiao, and there was no need to take action again, so naturally he would not appear easily.
If it wasn't the mysterious man, who could it be?
Qin Xiao frowned and stared at the door curtain intently. He suddenly thought of the man in the hat he met in the market before. Could it be that he had offended the man in the hat and the man in the hat came here to take revenge?
Although the man outside was breathing lightly, it was not easily noticeable.
But the old black dog's silent reminder, coupled with the silence in the room, Qin Xiao concentrated on sensing, but he was already sure.
Qin Xiao knew that the old black dog must have been tampered with by that person, and his life and death were unknown, but the other party obviously had bad intentions.
After a moment of silence, Qin Xiao suddenly stretched out and deliberately yawned, hoping to show that he was not aware of anyone in the room. However, he stretched a hand towards the bed, only reaching halfway, but suddenly realized
I made a mistake exactly today.
Qin Xiao was on duty in Jiazi Prison, so naturally he also wore a sword.
He usually wears his uniform and carries a knife when he goes home, and he has a habit of putting the knife on the bed. It seems that having a knife next to him when sleeping can make him feel more at ease.
But today, because I had to go to the Golden Hook Casino to check out the action, I changed into ordinary clothes in the prison and even left my sword in the prison.
There was no knife on the bed, and there were no other sharp weapons around, so I was using my bare hands.
If the opponent really comes to trouble you or even kills you, without a sword to resist, you can't face the enemy with your body-building Bajiquan.
The wooden bed was against the back window. Qin Xiao glanced at the window and saw that the window bolt was fastened from the inside.
The other party was still standing outside the curtain without making any movement. Qin Xiao didn't know why the other party didn't take action. Was it because he was not completely sure or had no intention of harming him?
Should I wait until I fall asleep before taking action?
Pretending to be nonchalant, he took off his boots, then went to bed, gently approached the back window, and reached out to unlatch the window bolt with the slightest movement possible.
Outside the back window is a small alley. No matter what the other party's purpose is, I can only make the worst guess.
If you are in unpredictable danger, the best thing to do is to do everything you can to run away. This is also one of the six wisdoms.
Of course he was in an unpredictable danger now, and of course he had to jump out of the back window to escape.
But before his hand touched the window bolt, he heard a voice saying coldly: "If you want to escape, you will have to die faster." The voice came from behind. Qin Xiao turned around and found that a figure was already standing there.
Inside the house.
The person who came was dressed in black and had a mask on his face. He held a knife in his left hand with the scabbard still in its sheath. In the dimness, his eyes like poisonous snakes stared at Qin Xiao.
When his plan to escape through the back window was discovered, Qin Xiao could only turn around and pretend to be surprised: "Who are you?"
"Don't be pretentious." The visitor suddenly grasped the handle of the knife with his right hand, pulled it out with a "choking" sound, and sneered: "We have only been apart for a day, you should not forget who I am so quickly."
Qin Xiao looked into the man's eyes and finally said with a bitter smile: "Three Ghost Hands!"
In fact, the first thing the other party said, Qin Xiao felt that the voice was very familiar, and he quickly guessed who the other party was, but he didn't dare to be sure immediately. When the other party said the next words, he was very sure that the man in black was Zhen.
The guard of the Hou Mansion, Ghost Hand Three.
The person who came pulled off the mask and revealed a face, it was Guishou San.
"Let me ask you an answer, if he is playing tricks, kill him immediately." Guishou San stared at Qin Xiao and said coldly.
Qin Xiaodao: "Did that young master send you here? I didn't expect that the noble master of the Marquis House would use such despicable means."
Guishou San is the bodyguard of Zhenhou Mansion, so he naturally takes orders from Zhen Yujiang.
Last night, Qin Xiao found the imperial Buddha statue from Mr. Lang's house, which not only ruined Zhen Yujiang's plan to trap the Duwei Mansion, but also made him disgraced and humiliated.
Qin Xiao knew that the people in Zhenhou Mansion must hate him, but he did not expect that they would send people over to attack him tonight.
"He is just a stupid pig." Guishou San sneered: "He does want to kill you, but you are from the Duwei Mansion, and he really doesn't dare to act rashly against you without finding a solid reason.
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Qin Xiao was startled. He originally thought that Gui Shou San's coming tonight must be sent by Zhen Yujiang, but Gui Shou San's words seemed to have another hidden meaning.
Guishou San is from Zhenhou Mansion and eats from the Zhen family, but here he calls Zhen Yujiang a stupid pig, which makes Qin Xiao feel a little weird.
"Didn't he send you here? Are you trying to kill me?" Qin Xiaoqi asked, "What grudge do I have against you?"
"Stop talking nonsense." The three blades of the ghost hand pointed at Qin Xiao: "Let me ask you, how did you know that the Buddha statue was in Langshen's water house last night?"
Qin Xiao was startled, and the corners of his eyes twitched slightly.
He never revealed the secret of blood to anyone.
Qin Xiao didn't say a word even to his most trusted people, Captain Han and Captain Meng. Captain Han also asked this question last night. Qin Xiao responded vaguely. Fortunately, Captain Han didn't pursue the question any further.
Muddled through.
But Qin Xiao knew in his heart that he would never get away with using the same rhetoric he used to deal with Captain Han last night to deal with Guishou San.
"Not many people know where the Buddha statue is hidden." Guishou said with suspicion in his three eyes: "You couldn't have known its whereabouts, but you found it anyway. What ghost is there? If you will
If you tell the truth, I might spare your life, otherwise...!" A cold light flashed in his eyes, with murderous intent.
Qin Xiao looked at the cold blade and suddenly smiled: "I thought it was a problem, Third Master, I'm afraid you won't believe me if I tell you." "Oh?"
"Actually, there's nothing wrong with it, it's just a gamble." Qin Xiao said: "I know that the Zhenhou Mansion is trying to frame the Duwei Mansion, but the imperial-gifted Buddha statue is too precious. Even if it is hidden, I won't just find it.
Place. At that time, I guessed that the Buddha statue was either hidden in Zhen Yujiang's house or in Mr. Lang's room. I chose one of the two, but I guess I got it right."
"Nonsense." Guishou San sneered: "You are still lying now, do you really want to die?" He straightened the blade forward.
At this moment, the blade was only a stone's throw away from Qin Xiao. With Gui Shou San's skill, it would be difficult for Qin Xiao to avoid it as long as he had the murderous intention.
"Third Master, everything is over. Now you insist on finding out how I found the Buddha statue, and what's the use?" Qin Xiao smiled bitterly: "Does Zhen Yujiang want to understand what's going on?"
Guishou San's face was full of hatred, and he said coldly: "That stupid pig in Zhen Yujiang actually thought that I had revealed the whereabouts of the Buddha statue to you, so he had murderous intentions towards me, and he deliberately sent me with two men today.
I was out of town on business, and the two men suddenly attacked me on the way. If I hadn't sensed something was wrong, I would have died by their swords."
Qin Xiao was stunned, feeling surprised and amused at the same time. He found the Buddha statue last night just to rescue Meng Baantou, but he didn't want to implicate Guishou San.
"Third Master, he suspects you?" Qin Xiao pretended to be angry: "This matter has nothing to do with you, how can it be blamed on you?"
"When you entered the mansion last night, I was the one who took you in." Guishou San said angrily: "Zhen Yujiang must have thought that when you entered the mansion, I was the only one who had the opportunity to reveal the whereabouts of the Buddha statue, so he wanted to take it away
I lost my life. That stupid pig didn’t even think about what good it would do to me.”
Qin Xiao sighed: "That's it. Third Master, you are loyal to the Zhenhou Mansion. He wants to send someone to kill you just because he is suspicious of you. You really shouldn't do anything for him anymore for such a stupid pig."
Serve."
"Do you think I came to you tonight to serve him?" Guishou San sneered: "I have been wronged, so I can't just keep it unclear. Stop talking nonsense. What's the reason?"
Qin Xiao said helplessly: "Since Third Master wants to know, I will... Hey, who are you?" He looked behind Guishou San and suddenly lost his voice.
Seeing his voice full of horror, Guishou San couldn't help but turn around. At that moment, Qin Xiao had already grabbed the quilt on the bed and threw it towards Guishou San. However, he had already jumped on the bed and raised his feet.
Kicked the back window.
Qin Xiao knew very well that since Guishou San came to his door tonight, he must have strong murderous intentions. Even if he told him the truth, this person would never leave like this and would definitely kill him.
He knew that since Guishou San was a guard of the Hou Mansion, he must be very skilled, and he also had a knife in his hand. Don't say that he was bare-handed. Even if he really had a knife in his hand, he was definitely no match for the opponent.
There is no other choice but to break out of the window, maybe there is a glimmer of hope.
After all, Guishou San is not an ordinary person. The moment he turned around, he already felt something hitting him. He gave a low shout and tightened his grip on the knife in his hand. Before he could see clearly that the quilt was thrown towards him, the knife had already slashed through. He was very powerful.
It was so sharp that the quilt was cut open by the broadsword before it even touched him.
Seeing Qin Xiao kicking the window and trying to escape, with both feet exerting force, he jumped onto the bed. Without any further hesitation, the knife in his hand slashed Qin Xiao from behind.