The wind shakes the lamp shadows, and the moon dyes the garden flowers.
The two clear figures finally climbed onto the wall and entered the hospital, one behind the other, carefully moving around in the huge Yingchuan Villa.
Xiaoman Yueyu had been here several times before and had already gotten a rough idea of the layout of the courtyard. The most recent infiltration was when he teamed up with Yang Zhaoxi to repel the "Bazhou Double Heroes" and others, rescued Miss Cui Liu, and quietly abducted Yuan Yuan.
That time with Ji Neng.
In view of this, she led the way in front, while Qin Qing was in charge of the rear. The two of them leaned on pillars and trees, walked through halls and courtyards, passed hundreds of lanterns several times, walked around dozens of houses, and dodged five or six groups of servants before going deep into the palace.
There is a steamy soup house in the backyard.
There was an uproar in the soup house and screams. They mistakenly thought that the holy aunt and Senior Brother Yang were interrogating Yuan Zhongwu, so it was inconvenient to show up. They waited behind the flowers outside the house for a long time before they heard that something was wrong.
I dared to break into the soup house. I saw two figures, one tall and one short, soaked to the skin and with blood on their faces, rolling on the ground beside a soup pool. They were in unbearable pain.
Xiaoman knew that these two people were the infamous "Two Heroes of Bazhou". That day at Paoma Ridge, when many people in the church were surrounded, these two people were lying on their horses, watching Yuan Zhongwu from a distance.
Watching the excitement, she stood in the upper cabin of the boat and looked at the brutal fighting through the cracks in the window.
At this time, when I looked closely, I saw that both of their eyes were ulcerated, with pus and blood, and it was unspeakably miserable. Although I felt compassion in my heart, I couldn't understand Qihuang's skills, and because they were different from each other, I had to harden my heart and pull them together.
Tan Qing, who was watching with fear, turned around and retreated.
My aunt often said, "When facing an enemy in battle, you have to do your best to eliminate evil, and you must never be merciful." Just now she didn't add insult to injury, and she sent the two of them off again, which was considered to be the most benevolent thing.
The two of them were still crouching among the flowers and shrubs, but Tan Qing suppressed his anger and said: "Xiaoman, you led me in circles for a long time, what do you mean?!"
"What do you mean by this? We both came out secretly. Should we blame Saint Aunt for not leaving a mark? Or should we blame Mr. Yang for not informing you?" Xiao Man raised his slender eyebrows, but half-heartedly
He retorted with an angry half-smile.
Tan Qing knew that he was impatient and spoke arrogantly, but he would never bow his head and admit his mistake. He was silent for a long time before saying again: "Then where should we look now?"
Xiaoman glanced at her, seeming to mutter to himself or discussing with her: "I thought that Yuan Jineng's temperament was both extravagant and lustful, and greedy for life and afraid of death. He would change houses every night.
Only when you give up can you sleep peacefully. You must have done too many bad things, and you are worried that someone who is not angry will come to your door and kill you.
This Yuan Zhongwu is the second son of Yuan Zai and the second brother of Yuan Jineng. He is older and must be more cunning... Let's take a look at the back. If we still can't find any clues, we should go back to the house as soon as possible. If we are captured by the house,
When people find out, they may not be able to escape."
Tan Qing felt that it made sense. The two of them left the soup house again and continued deep into the north and finally entered the courtyard.
All the lights here were turned off, and everything was dark. Only the sound of snoring could be heard from the northwest corner of the house. It should be that the servants who were not on night watch had already gone to sleep.
There is a row of stables in the northeast corner. There is a side door to the south of the stables. It is probably set up to facilitate the entry and exit of horses. A few houses to the north are silent and no one is around. They look like piles of debris and fodder.
, warehouses and firewood sheds such as firewood.
The two listened quietly for a long time, and found nothing out of the ordinary. They then tiptoed around and explored each one, but still found nothing. They were about to turn around and leave when they suddenly heard a groaning sound in the woodshed, which was not very clear.
Tan Qing and Xiao Man looked at each other and nodded slightly. The two of them moved forward one after the other, slowly touching the outside of the woodshed. The moaning became much clearer, but it was a man's voice.
Qin Qing felt a chill in his heart at first: Could it be that Senior Brother Yang was caught and beaten up by them and left to die here?
Xiaoman patted her arm with deep understanding and said: "Don't think nonsense, it's not Mr. Yang. If you don't believe me, listen carefully!"
Tan Qing felt relieved, then turned around and said, "If it's someone else, should we save it or not?"
Xiao Man pondered for a moment, but then gave an ambiguous answer: "Logically speaking, we act in secret and should not create extraneous matters to avoid exposing our identity. But if this person is imprisoned here because of a grudge against the Yuan family, please save him.
It doesn’t matter. After all, the enemies of our enemies can be regarded as our friends.”
Tan Qing knew that he came here just for spying tonight. Since he couldn't find any trace of Senior Brother Yang for a long time, he should be fine. It would be better to form a good relationship casually, which would not harm himself and benefit others. After thinking about it, he said: "Help!
"
The sword came out and the door lock broke. The two pushed the door in and quickly closed the door. Xiaoman took out the fire seal, blew it and took a look, but he was also shocked:
In the corner of the woodshed, I saw a strange man covered in filth and smelly. His hair was disheveled and his beard was sticky. His face and age were unclear. His hands and feet were all shackled with shackles. His robe and shirt were all tied together.
Broken, with black boots stuck to mud, he looked completely miserable. Even the members of the Beggar Gang were probably three points better than him.
This strange man was caressing the whip marks on his body, and when he applied a little force, it hurt his skin, so he kept moaning. Suddenly he heard the door ring, and saw two black figures coming in. He thought it was the evil servant of the house.
He was killed tonight, and he immediately crouched in the corner, preparing to fight against the trapped beast. Even if he could not escape death in the end, he would still bite off a piece of flesh from these people.
However, after waiting for a long time, he saw two girls who were as beautiful as angels. They were holding fire folders and carefully coming closer to take a look. It was beyond his expectation! For a moment, he forgot about the pain in his body, but he was stunned by the sight.
Xiao Man was a little bolder, so he stretched out a soft jade hand, waved it in front of the dull fish eyes, then turned his head and said, "You're not a fool, are you?"
Tan Qing tilted his head to think, but nodded: "If Guo is really a fool, even if he is rescued, he will probably die of cold and hunger. It is better to stay here, at least he can survive."
While the two were discussing, the "idiot" spoke up: "You...are you Junior Sister Linji Guanyue Xikotan?"
Tan Qing felt alarmed and his face changed slightly: "Do you recognize me? Tell me quickly! Who are you?! If you have any evil intentions, I will definitely kill you!"
"Idiot" hadn't spoken yet, but Xiao Man chuckled: "Giggle! Junior Sister Qin is really interesting! If I had malicious intentions, how could I tell you the truth? I had to deceive the girl to get to the end of the mess.
Abandon it!"
Tan Qing was furious: "Witch! If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will tear your face apart first..." Then he raised his sword and started to attack.
"Afraid of you?!" Xiaoman didn't give in at all. He had already drawn out his flail and short stick and was about to start fighting at the sight.
"Qin, junior sister Qin...and this fairy, Xiaodao has absolutely no ill intentions! Xiaodao is actually Dao Chongguan's disciple Pugu Xingde. Because he came to the house to ask for something back, he was disgusted by the dog surnamed Yuan, so he was hated by the house.
The servant whipped him with a riding crop and threw him in the firewood room... Counting tonight, it will be four or five days ago."
"Idiot" said slowly, there was not much fear in his tone, but there was a sense of deep regret. He was silent for a moment, as if speaking had touched a wound, his brows had been knitted in one place, and after a long time he continued,
"Since Junior Sister Linji Guanqin is here, Xiaodao has a merciless request, and I hope that Junior Sister can help. If this matter can be settled, even if Xiaodao is killed by the Yuan family, there will be no regrets!"
"Save you out? Or capture that Yuan Zhongwu and give you a beating to vent your anger?" Xiaoman smiled brightly, "Just call me fairy, and I'll take care of it! No need to ask Junior Sister Qin anymore.
.”
Tan Qing glanced sideways at Xiaoman, about to have another attack, but heard Pu Gu Xingde stumble and say: "This... thank you Fairy in advance! It's just that although the matter is not big, only Junior Sister Tan can do it for me... Looking at Fairy's appearance,
She is a foreign woman, and she is afraid that she will be kicked out if she cannot enter the Cui Mansion."
Xiaoman was full of enthusiasm, but he was disappointed. He was a little unhappy, so he said "I want to save you, I'll wait for you outside", then turned around and left the woodshed.
Tan Qing listened carefully, but refused to believe everything he said, and hurriedly asked: "You said that you are a disciple of Daochong Temple, do you have any evidence such as certificates and fish talismans? In addition, I heard you mentioned Cui Mansion
, could this matter still have something to do with Senior Sister Cui?"
Pugu Xingde bowed his head and smiled and said: "Unfortunately, the set of ultimatums from Xiaodao was taken away by Senior Sister Hua Xizi. At this moment, there is really no evidence on his body... This matter is also his own fault! It happened to be three days ago
On the third day of the third lunar month, all the eunuch and eunuch girls from Luoyang's family went out of the city for an outing and had a party with women. I followed Yuan Jineng and a group of dandy debauchees in the city, and drove a cart of village wine to attend these "women's banquets".
It's called gambling and drinking, but it's actually about hunting for sex and having fun.
From morning to afternoon, I went to several women's banquets one after another, but there was no woman I could like in Yuan Ji. Then I found the Cui family. We were gambling, drinking and ordering, but it turns out that we have learned a lot.
, Poems and prose are no match for Junior Sister Hanakiko! We thought of a damaging move, using the wine jar as a pot and the long sword as arrows, using the "pot throwing" trick to trick her with the "Spring River Sword"
Come over here."
"No wonder Sister Cui was always depressed in the past few days after the Spring Festival. It turned out that she lost the 'Chunxi Sword' given by her master." Tan Qing suddenly realized. At that time, he only thought it was strange, but now when he looked back, he was suspicious.
After a pause, "So, you came to Yingchuan Bieye just to get back the 'Chunxi Sword'?"
Pugu Xingde looked ashamed: "That's true! That day Yuan Ji and I were able to win the 'Chunxi Sword', but Junior Sister Hua Xizi was unwilling to give up and had another fist fight with me. My martial arts skills were mediocre, and in the end
I lost in her hands and even broke one of my middle fingers. She then took away my ultimatum and asked me to get back the 'Chunxi Sword' and then go to her to exchange for the ultimatum.
Later, when the master found out about this, he scolded me again, saying that the ultimatum was a small matter but the faith was the most important, so he kicked me out of Jingyun Temple. When I found the 'Chunxi Sword', I exchanged the ultimatum and ended the matter.
After that, I was allowed to look back. I then went to Yingchuan to look for the property and ask for it from Yuan Ji. However, Yuan Ji returned to Chang'an early. I came to pay him a visit several times, but the manager of the mansion wouldn't even let me in.
Later, I changed my mind and decided to sneak in at night, but unexpectedly I was caught by the 'Bazhou Shuangjie' and brought to Yuan Zhongwu..."
Pugu Xingde gasped and told the whole story intermittently. After hearing this, Tan Qing also shook his head and sighed, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
"Then after you came in, did you find any trace of the 'Chunxi Sword'?" Tan Qingqiao stood in the woodshed, her bright eyes shining like stars.
Pugu Xingde felt his heart skip a beat, as if there was light from the sky, making the woman in front of him glow with a soft halo. But he had been confused for more than 20 years, and finally found the direction he had dreamed of. It was like the breeze had dispersed the fog.
, the morning light tears through the heavy clouds, and looking around, I can only see mountains and mountains, long undercurrents, majestic city walls, and the mighty east wind, which makes people fascinated!
"Are you stupid again?" Tan Qing also imitated Xiao Man, taking out five fingers of green onion and waving them in front of his eyes.
Only then did Pugu Xingde break out of his thoughts and said with a stupid tongue: "I, I originally thought there was no hope of finding the sword, but...but the 'Bazhou Shuangjie' picked me up and dragged me to a main room.
...The 'Chunxi Sword' is hanging on the wall behind the Zen chair where Yuan Zhongwu is sitting! If Junior Sister Qin can get it, please return the original to Junior Sister Hua Xizi..."
"Where is the main room?" Tan Qing finally remembered Senior Brother Yang and didn't want to delay any more, so he simply said.
"If I remember correctly... it should be, it should be the largest room in the third courtyard." Pugu Xingde tilted his head slightly and gave the answer.
"I will take the sword for you now, and Senior Brother Pugu can go on your own." As Tan Qing spoke, the sword was already swung out. Only a few soft "bang bang" sounds were heard, and the locks that bound Pugu's virtue were heard.
The shackles were broken immediately.
Seeing that she was about to leave, Pugu Xingde felt a lot of reluctance in his heart. He couldn't help but said, "Junior Sister Qin...don't you need me to lead the way?"
Tan Qing paused and said without turning his head: "Thank you for your kindness. You are injured, please go out through the side door later!"
Pugu Xingde still wanted to say goodbye, but the two girls outside the woodshed had already gone far away.