Chapter 116 Chapter 116: Willing to go to war to investigate the suspicious case, the shocking flames shake the dangerous city

There are so many masters in the village, and the defense is very tight, and the assassins can sneak in and come and go freely. This fact is unimaginable, and it makes people shudder to think about it. The omissions in defense are certainly cause for concern, but there is another even more troublesome problem: the envoy of a country died inexplicably in their village. Yelu Yuanyi, who is the lord of a village like this, did not Zensheng explained to Xixia? Xiaoao Qiankun put away the treasured sword that Li Changtai handed to him when he was dying, and said: "Now that the battle is tense and the clouds are not raining, the village master of Yelu must never leave the village. Li Changtai entrusted me with his deathbed promise , How can I live up to his entrustment? I will go to Xixia on behalf of the village master."

Yelu Yuanyi said: "I'm afraid it is very difficult to explain this matter, can the Lord of Xixia not suspect that we killed his envoy?" Smiling proudly, he said: "We can only treat people with sincerity and tell them the truth. If they don't believe it, there's nothing they can do about it. They always have to go." Yelu Yuanyi nodded and said: "That's the only way to go. But now there is a war ahead, and there are Mongolian cavalry hundreds of miles away from the mountains. I don't know if the enemy will come here. It's better to wait In a few days, let’s see how the battle is going, and then make a decision.”

So after Yelu Yuanyi cremated Li Changtai, he ordered the strengthening of guards and a thorough investigation. After working in the village for three days, it was discovered that three soldiers had fled down the mountain privately.One is called Zhang Qi, one is called Li Liu, and the other is called Xiao Wu. They all use pseudonyms if they want to. These three minions have defected to the cottage one after another in the past three months, and they don't show much at ordinary times, they are just ordinary minions.There were tens of thousands of soldiers in the cottage, so no one paid attention to them.Now that this happened, everyone knew that they were traitors. "It's hard to guard against internal thieves", Yelu Yuanyi must be more vigilant when this happened - but the mystery of Li Changtai's murder was finally revealed, he was not killed by outside assassins.

On the fifth day, the spies who came back from Ulanhot brought unexpected news: Mongolia suddenly retreated. Two days later, spies continued to report back.The Mongolian armies on the east and north routes have also retreated.The Mongolian cavalry on the east road were about to forcibly cross the Ramulun River, but now they suddenly turned to the west, and the forwards had already invaded the territory of Xixia. So far, the enemy's situation can be judged clearly: Mongolia is attacking Xia by Shejin.It may be because Xixia is geographically enough to threaten his rear, so Xixia must be destroyed first.

Xiaoao Qiankun saw that there was no war in Jinjing, the cottage was no longer in danger, and there was no need for so many people to stay, so he decided to go to Xixia immediately.The Penglai Witch walked with him. Yelu Yuanyi originally didn't want them to go, the reason was that Xixia was in the midst of wars, so going here would not be a step into the fire?But the reason for Smiling Proud Qiankun is that because Xixia is in critical condition, Li Changtai's dying entrustment must be fulfilled immediately, otherwise it will be a lifelong regret. Yelu Yuanyi is also a straightforward guy, seeing Xiaoao Qiankun insisting on going, he stopped dissuading him.Immediately said: "I should have gone. Brother Hua has a deep sense of loyalty. He took my place in trouble. How do you feel? Please accept my worship." After thanking the world with a smile and pride, he groaned for a while, and then said: "The enemy who killed Li Changtai , I have guessed a bit of the origin." Xiaoao Qiankun said happily: "Those three traitors, the village master has already found out his details?"

Yelu Yuanyi said: "I haven't found out the details yet, but there are some clues. According to my guess, although there are three traitors, the main culprit is the man surnamed Xiao." Smiling proudly, Qu Ran looked away, nodded, and said, "That's right. Li Changtai's last words were to tell the Lord of Xixia to beware of the Xiao family. One of the three traitors was named Xiao Wu. This Xiao Wu must be related to the 'Xiao family' that Li Changtai mentioned. Since he wants me to tell the Xixia king, the Xixia king must also know who the 'Xiao family' belongs to."

Yelu Yuanyi said: "I don't know if there is a famous 'Xiao family' in Xixia, but in our Liao country, there is a famous 'Xiao family', which is a relative of the emperor. Almost all the queens of Daliao She is the daughter of the Xiao family. In the history of Daliao, there were several dynasties that were ruled by different 'Empress Xiao' behind the curtain, this situation is very similar to the relationship between the Tan family and the Wanyan royal family in the Kingdom of Jin." Smiling proudly, Qiankun said: "So that's the case, the village owner suspects that the 'Xiao family' mentioned by Li Changtai is the 'Xiao family' in your country?"

Yelu Yuanyi went on to say: "After our Daliao was destroyed by the Kingdom of Jin, the members of the Xiao family disappeared without a trace. Later I heard a little rumor that it was the uncle Xiao Hu who took a few nephews and defected to Xixia. Xixia I'm afraid it will be known by Jin Guo and kept secret." Smiling proudly, he said: "If that Xiao Wu is a member of the Xiao family in your country, then he should work together with you to conspire to restore the country, but why did he vote for the cottage and never reveal his identity, willing to be a small soldier?" ? And why did you plot against Li Changtai to blame you?"

Yelu Yuanyi said: "I can't guess this, but the uncle Xiao Hu is a vicious person. When my late father was alive, he once wanted to seize the military power of my late father. But this time Xiao Wu did this. If this matter is really ordered by Xiao Hu, then it is probably not just for personal grievances, but for another extremely ambitious plot." Smiling proudly, he said: "Okay, I'm in Xixia this time, and I'll find out this for you." Xiaoao Qiankun and Penglai Witch left the cottage today and rode westward.Several borders of Xixia had already been invaded by Mongolian cavalry. Hua and Liu made a detour to enter Xixia, but fortunately they did not encounter the Mongolian army.

But what I saw along the way was a scene of turmoil. Refugees helped the old and the young to wander on the left side of the road. Soldiers from Xixia also continued to march towards the border, and some remnants who were defeated at the border fled back. The chaotic situation was unbearable. describe. Smiling proudly, I think of Du Fu's poem "Soldiers and Chariots": "The chariots are twitching, the horses are swaying, and the pedestrians have bows and arrows at their waists. Parents, mothers and wives go to see each other, and the dust can't see the Xianyang Bridge. Holding clothes and stopping the road, weeping, the crying goes up Dry the sky." The poem describes the current scene.I am overwhelmed with emotion.

Refugees crowded the roads. Although Hua and Liu had fast horses, they could only travel a hundred miles a day.On this day, they entered the "Mao'er Mountain" mountainous area. The two sides of the mountain are prairie, and there is a big city called "Wulianghai" dozens of miles to the east, which is a famous city in Xixia.The defender of the city is Gao Linggong, the general of Xixia.When the fleeing people arrived here, everyone took a breath, thinking that Gao Linggong was guarding the city of Wulianghai, which could be used as a barrier to the east. No matter how brave the Mongolian cavalry was, they would definitely not be able to easily capture Tangchi, the golden city.Gao Linggong held on to the danger, and at least he could stop them for ten and a half months. Entering the mountainous area, refugees are relatively rare.Xiaoao Qiankun said: "It seems that we may be able to rush to the capital of Xixia before the Mongolian cavalry catches up. But seeing the panic of the whole country of Xixia, I am afraid that the fate of collapse is inevitable. I am very worried. On the eve of Xixia's defeat, The repeat offenders in the dungeon may be in unexpected danger." Penglai Witch said: "Yes, we have to hurry up and rescue Black and White Shura." While he was talking, he suddenly heard the sound of golden drums, and the shouts and slaughter of the two armies fighting on the grassland could also be heard.Xiaoao Qiankun smiled wryly and said: "Just as I said Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived. I thought I could avoid this military disaster on the way, but who knew that the Mongolian cavalry came so quickly." The two boarded the plateau and looked east.On the prairie, teams of Mongolian cavalry rushed like waves in turn.The Xixia soldiers actually outnumbered the enemy soldiers, but they couldn't stand the fierce impact of the Mongolian cavalry.The Mongolian cavalry consisted of ten or ten as a team. In the melee, each squad became an independent fighting group, which had the tactics of responding as a whole and the bravery of fighting on its own.The swords clashed, and the sound of killing shook the sky. In less than half an hour, the entire Xixia Corps was defeated.Rao was proud of the universe and bold and courageous. After seeing the scene of this massacre, he couldn't help being dumbfounded and sighed: "The Mongolian cavalry are so fierce, no wonder they are invincible in the world!" In addition to the horses they rode, the Mongolian cavalry each carried two or three empty cavalry. If one cavalry fell down and died, they immediately replaced it with another.This is one of the tactics of the Mongolian cavalry. Not only can they be prepared in battle, but it can also be conducive to the speed of marching in peacetime.It turned out that during the Long March, each Mongolian cavalry only brought a small amount of dry food and horse milk. When the horsepower was exhausted, they could replace them. It is unparalleled in the world, and it is very common to walk three or two hundred miles a day. Under the pursuit of the enemy, the Xixia defeated soldiers were routed and trampled on each other, which was terrible.It was only when we retreated to the foot of the mountain that we stabilized our position a little.The Mongolian cavalry thought they didn't take this remnant enemy seriously, and they didn't want to expend their troops to search in the mountains.I saw the dust billowing, and the army went west, probably to attack another city. The Mongolian army went west, and the refugees in the mountains were spared.Hua and Liu went out of the mountainous area and asked the rout soldiers for news on the road, only to find out that Wulianghai City had been captured by the Mongolian army the day before yesterday, and the defender Gao Linggong had also been captured alive.It turned out that Gao Linggong was proud of his bravery. Once the Mongolian soldiers arrived at the city, he did not adopt the strategy of defending against danger.Now after the Mongolian soldiers captured Wulianghai City, they have moved to attack another famous city "Keyi" (now Yulin in northern Shaanxi). Within a few days, the loss of Xixia continued to spread. The defense lines on the east, west and north were all broken by the Mongolian cavalry. Famous cities fell one after another. According to the soldiers, it seems that the Mongolian army is already making an attempt to besiege the capital of Xixia from three sides. . Most of the Xixia land fell, and more refugees and defeated soldiers fled to Kyoto from all sides.Although everyone can see that under the powerful Mongolian offensive, it will be difficult to defend the capital for a long time.But the capital is heavily guarded after all, and it is better to be able to hide for a while than to be outside without any support and let the Mongolian soldiers slaughter them. The defeated refugees scrambled to flee for their lives. Along the way, there were often incidents of defeated soldiers robbing refugees of food rations, fleeing and fleeing, and killing each other was commonplace, which was unspeakably tragic.Hua and Liu gave their mounts to a family of refugees who suffered the most. The mother and wife of this family were killed by the defeated soldiers, and two of their three children also died. The middle-aged husband had to take care of the old father and the orphan , if there is no mount, it will be difficult to move an inch, and the whole family will die on the road. Hua and Liu were mixed among the fleeing people, and fortunately escaped to the gate of the Western Xia capital that day. After seeing it, they couldn't help crying "It's hard!" It turned out that the nine gates of the capital were all closed and refused to let them go. Refugees enter the city. Refugees surrounded the capital in dense crowds, arguing and clamoring, and some refugees attacked the city gate desperately.The guards on the city just refused to open the city, and row after row of random arrows were shot out. At first, they still fired into the air to scare the refugees away, but finally they had no choice but to shoot people, and many refugees were shot and injured. It turned out that the guards also had difficulties. The grain storage in Beijing was limited, and the number of refugees accommodated had already exceeded the limit. How could so many refugees and defeated soldiers be put in again? Xiaoao Qiankun couldn't bear to watch, and sighed to Penglai Witch: "The disaster of war is so terrible! But we can't enter the city, so what should we do?" Suddenly there was a "bang" sound, and a city gate was smashed by refugees. Hua and Liu took the opportunity to rush in with a large group of refugees.The guards hurriedly blocked the city gate, shot back the refugees with random arrows, and let down the Qianjin gate.But the soldiers guarding the city had no time to take care of the group of refugees who had already rushed in, so they didn't want to kill more, so they let them go. The order in the city was also extremely chaotic, the shops were almost all closed, and the robbery on the street was carried out openly in broad daylight.Hua and Liu went to find the inn, and met twice on the way. Of course, the hungry "robbers" robbed them of their things, but they just pushed the "robbers" away and ran away. The inn is also difficult to find. In order to avoid the influx of refugees, Shijiu has closed its doors and closed down, and a few of the open ones are full. It is hard to find one in a relatively secluded alley. The owner of the small inn sees They looked like rich and distinguished guests, the lion demanded ten times the rent from them, and he agreed with a smile, and also added tea money, so that they had a place to live.But only one small room.Fortunately, Hua and Liu were engaged, and they reported that they were husband and wife when they stayed at the hotel. Although Penglai Witch was a little embarrassed, she had no choice but to let it go. After hastily eating dinner, before it was dark, he smiled proudly and asked the shop owner where Li Changtai lived.Li Changtai holds an important position, and he is considered a celebrity in Xixia, and the owner of the shop will know when he is proud of the universe. The owner of the shop told Xiaoao Qiankun the address of Li's mansion, and asked: "Guest officer, what is your relationship with Mr. Li?" Xiaoao Qiankun said: "I am his friend, and I have come here to join him." The owner of the shop shook his head and said: "I'm afraid it's inappropriate to go to relatives and friends at this time." Smiling proudly, he said: "Master Li is known as the Lord Mengchang of your country, so if you think about it, you won't be able to refuse guests from far away." The shop owner said: "No Let’s say this—” He lowered his voice, and continued: “The street is very chaotic, and many gangsters took the opportunity to rob. Officials’ houses are even more targeted by the gangsters. The high officials have all taken refuge. I think you are looking for this Mr. Li may not be at home." Xiaoao Qiankun thought to himself: "Some corrupt officials deserve to be copied by the people. But Li Changtai seems to be a relatively good official, but I don't know if he also suffered the disaster of being destroyed? "So he said: "No matter what, I will always try." The owner of the shop persuaded him not to listen, and said: "You have to change into coarse clothes when you go, and it's better not to go with your wife." Xiaoao Qiankun thanked him for his advice and bought it from him. Dressed in coarse cloth, he went back to his room to discuss with the Penglai Witch.The Penglai Witch said with a smile: "Although we are not afraid of bandits, it is better to avoid trouble. Well, you can go alone." Xiaoao Qiankun took the precious sword and found Li Changtai's residence according to the location, only to see the door was open, but there was no gatekeeper there.Xiaoao Qiankun thought that in this time of war, it is really difficult to ask for an audience according to guest etiquette, so he went in. All the way in, I saw that it was in a mess, the ground was full of garbage and tattered sundries, it seemed that it had been looted, and the rest of these things were not worth grabbing. When I walked to the living room, I saw a few thick-eyed men searching there, shouting bad luck while searching. A rascally man smiled and said, "My friend, you are late. See for yourself, what else is there for you?" Another man smiled and said, "I think you look gentle, so you want to share with us no matter what. The stolen goods? Haha, although your clothes are made of coarse cloth, they are still 70% new!" Hearing his tone, he wanted to peel off Xiaoao Qiankun's clothes. Xiaoao Qiankun smiled bitterly and said: "Friends, I didn't want to share a piece of the pie, I just wanted to ask you, is there anyone in the Li family here?" Shouting like a pig. Xiaoao Qiankun ran in and took a look. In the inner flower hall, he saw a burly man tortured a thin old man.This man's face was painted in various colors, just like the actor who sang "Big Painted Face".I think he still has some sense of shame and became a robber, afraid that people would know his true face on Mount Lu.But the method he used was extremely vicious, twisting the old man's arms and bending them backwards, the pain made the old man burst into cold sweat and scream like a pig.Xiaoao Qiankun is a great expert in martial arts, one can tell at a glance that this person is using the method of splitting muscles and bones. Xiaoao Qiankun said angrily: "It's fine if you rob things, why hit someone?" The man rolled his eyes, and he looked like he was about to explode, but suddenly changed his anger, showing a mixture of surprise and surprise, and suddenly let go of his grip. The old man grabbed Xiaoao Qiankun as soon as he grabbed it, and shouted: "Ha, so you took it!" Xiaoao Qiankun was about to teach him a lesson, but Xiaoao Qiankun would beat him if this man didn't come to attack him.Immediately shouted: "Good time!" A backhand grab broke the man's tendons and bones, grabbed him and threw him out.He shouted: "How dare you bully the old and the weak, women and children? Next time you meet me, I will kill you!" The man was thrown by Xiaoao Qiankun, flew across the two rooms, and fell in the yard outside the living room.Xiaoao Qiankun wanted to beat him to death, to show him how powerful he is.Unexpectedly, the man fell, although the fall was not light, and the pain caused him to yell "Ouch", but he immediately jumped up with a "carp kick"!Still able to escape without limp.He didn't get his head broken, but it was quite unexpected by Xiaoao Qiankun. Xiaoao Qiankun was just on the verge of anger, and didn't have time to think about it. At this time, his mind moved, and Fang Shi thought: "This person's martial arts are not ordinary. In terms of the trick he just used to separate muscles and bones, Obviously, he has worked hard before, and he should be considered a good player in the Jianghu. But why are you willing to be a low-level hooligan who takes advantage of the fire to loot and take advantage of the danger?" The hooligans in the living room saw the man being thrown so hard by Xiaoao Qiankun, they were frightened and ran away. Although Xiaoao Qiankun was suspicious, but at this moment saving the old man was the most important thing, but he had no time to chase after that man. Xiaoao Qiankun put a mortar on the old man, and gave him a massage for a while to relax his muscles and bones.The old man took a breath and said, "Thank you for saving my old life, but you can't afford to offend this person, so run away!" Smiling proudly, he said: "Who is this person?" The old man said: "This man is a teacher of the Xiao family. Even though his face is smeared, I can recognize him." Xiaoao Qiankun asked: "Which Xiao family? Is it the Xiao Hu who defected from the Liao Kingdom?" The old man was a little With a look of astonishment, he said: "Since you know, why don't you run away quickly. There are more than a dozen instructors in the Xiao family, and this person is not the best." Xiaoao Qiankun said with a smile: "Don't worry, you old man, I am It was your master who invited you to deal with the Xiao family. Do you recognize your master's knife?" The old man's eyes lit up, and he said, "Yes, it is the precious sword worn by my master. Where is my master now? When did you meet?" The old family only knew that the master had gone to a foreign country, but did not know where Yelu Yuanyi's cottage. Xiaoao Qiankun didn't want to make him sad, and said: "You don't have to worry about it. Your master may not be able to come back in a short time, so he asked me to bring this treasured sword to his family, and I have something to explain. You What about the wife and son of the family?" The old man said: "When the war broke out, my wife and son went to the countryside to seek refuge. I don't know where they are. Can you tell me about your affairs? I was ordered by the master to stay here. Master Duomeng has always been trustworthy. Me, I know something about the master." The old family thought that Xiaoao Qiankun didn't believe him, and felt a little wronged. Smiling proudly, he said: "Why did Madam and Young Master flee to the countryside for refuge? Isn't the countryside more dangerous?" The old man said: "I'm afraid I will be poisoned by the Xiao family here." Smiling proudly, he said: "That's right. Your master asked me to tell my wife and young master to beware of the Xiao family. However, your master didn't expect them to hide in the countryside." The old family sighed and said: "We also know that this is not the best way, but there is nothing we can do. As the saying goes: It is easy to hide a spear in the open, but it is difficult to defend against an arrow in the dark. When the Mongolian Tartars come to kill, we hope we can escape. Poisonous hands are impossible to guard against. The two evils are the lesser, so Madam made a decisive decision, and if there was a war, she would immediately take refuge in the countryside." Smiling proudly, he said: "Your master is trusted by the lord, why is he so afraid of the Xiao family?" The old family sighed: "The emperor certainly trusts the Patriarch, but he trusts the Xiao family even more!" Smiling proudly, he said: "Since we are both ministers of the same palace, why do we have hatred again?" The old family said angrily: "Xiao Hu and his son defected to our country back then. My master only thought that he was poor at the end of the day, so he came to take shelter. But who knows that he has evil intentions and came undercover for the Mongolian Tartars!" Xiaoao Qiankun was taken aback, and said: "Didn't your master inform the emperor? This is something that endangers your country. Your emperor shouldn't trust outsiders, right?" The old man said: "That's what it said. But after my master got wind of it, he secretly reported to the emperor several times, but the emperor refused to believe it, and instead reused the Xiao family. What can be done about this? Sigh, I don't know what the emperor thinks? " The old family didn't know that Li An'an, the king of Western Xia, was like the last emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty, Song Huizong. Song Huizong feared the enemy like a tiger and wanted to make peace with Jin Guo, so he knew that Qin Hui was a spy sent back by Jin Guo, so he still wanted Qin Hui to be a spy. The prime minister; this Li Anan is the same, he knows that after the fall of the Liao Kingdom, Xiao Hu first defected to Mongolia, was ordered by Temujin, and then defected to Xixia as a spy of Mongolia.But he just wanted to take advantage of Xiao Hu's important relationship, so that someone could help him to seek peace with Mongolia if necessary. Xiaoao Qiankun thought in his heart: "The Lord of Xixia didn't use Xiao Hu as his prime minister, and he is already slightly better than Song Huizong." The old family said: "Fortunately, my wife and son left early. Since the war situation was tense and the capital was closed, this place has been ransacked several times. Among the thieves who came here a few times ago, I suspect that there are people sent by the Xiao family. However, I don't know that many people, and I know the instructor just now." Smiling proudly, he said: "That guy seems to be trying to torture you for something, isn't it?" The old man said: "He came to torture my master for my collection of documents. I said that you have turned over every tile and brick in this big house. How can you store anything? Later he tortured the master for this precious sword. It just so happened that you came here at this time. Otherwise, I’m afraid the villain will suffer even more.” Xiaoao Qiankun suddenly realized, and thought: "No wonder that fellow said that I took it when he saw me. It turned out to be this precious sword." In this situation, thinking about it was wrong, and decided to take care of it for the time being. The old family smiled wryly: "This looting should be the last time. Now the house is really empty, and there is nothing for others to take." Xiaoao Qiankun said: "I don't think you need to guard here anymore. You can take this little money and find a place to hide. You have already done your duty and are very worthy of the master." The old family thanked Xiaoao Qiankun and said: "Grandfather, you have to be more careful when you hit the coach of the Xiao family. It's nothing, it's best not to show your face on the street." Xiaoao Qiankun said with a smile: "If I don't go anywhere else, I'm afraid I still have to go to the Xiao family." At that moment, Xiaoao Qiankun asked the old family member for the address of the Xiao family, and left immediately.There were a few spooky people outside who were spying on him, and when they saw him coming out, they rushed away. Xiaoao Qiankun ignored them and walked alone on the street.But he didn't want to go to Xiao's house during the day, thinking in his heart: "Li Changtai asked me to bring his last words to the Xixia king. Whether this stupid king will listen is his business, but I can't let my friend trust me." When I got outside the palace, I saw that the palace gate was tightly closed, and there was not even a guard guarding the gate.It's just that on the arrow stack on the wall, the bow and arrow can be seen faintly.It is not difficult to imagine the situation where the guards are on guard. Xiaoao Qiankun couldn't help laughing, thinking: "Li An'an (the lord of Xixia) just wants to keep himself safe, fears the enemy like a tiger, and is as timid as a mouse. He doesn't even dare to open the palace door. Of course, he doesn't dare to meet outsiders casually." It's gone. Go back and discuss it with Qingyao." Xiaoao Qiankun returned to the inn where he was staying, walked for a while, and found that there seemed to be someone following him, Xiaoao Qiankun remained calm, when he reached the alley, he suddenly turned around and grabbed them, and said with a sneer: "What are you doing with me?" Those who were caught were two rogue-like people with deer-headed mouse eyes. Those two people complained endlessly, at first they still denied it, but later they couldn't bear the hardship, so they had to admit that they wanted to steal something that was proud of the world. There were as many robberies on the street as a cow's hair, these two people confessed to the robbery, it is expected that Xiaoao Qiankun can't do anything to them. Xiaoao Qiankun knew it well, grabbed them and said: "Is there anything worth grabbing from me? Tell the truth, or you will suffer." One said: "Can you give me your old gown?" One said: "I haven't eaten for three days, can you give me two small coins?" Xiaoao Qiankun sneered and said: "You are pitiful." Pulling the robe worn by the thief who asked him for clothes, the robe was covered with cloth and leather, Xiaoao Qiankun said with a smile: "You are wearing leather clothes. Robe want my long gown?" He slapped the other thief with a backhand, and said, "You are so red, how dare you say you haven't eaten for three days!" The two people complained and said: "The young ones are not greedy, but they didn't grab your old things. You should hold your hands high when you are old." Smiling proudly, he said: "If you tell the truth, I will let you go. Are you from the Xiao family? What you want is probably my precious sword?" The faces of those two people changed greatly, and one said: "What Xiao family, none of our accomplices has the surname Xiao." The other said: "The villain is actually just a thief, and he dare not use a knife or a gun. You give me this knife." Don't either." These two were playing rogues, and for a moment they laughed proudly. There was nothing they could do about them, and they thought to themselves: "It seems that they are probably from the Xiao family, but there is no evidence. .” Just as he was hesitating, he suddenly heard the "Tuo Tuo" sound of riding boots hitting the ground, and a group of soldiers was passing by on the street.The two thieves immediately shouted: "Someone is robbing something, come and help!" They even shouted "Stop the thief!" Of course, Xiaoao Qiankun would not be afraid of a group of soldiers, but if they were sent back to the government office for interrogation, it would be troublesome, and he had to beat these soldiers indiscriminately, so he had no choice but to seek escape first. Xiaoao Qiankun was so angry that he picked up the two thieves like chickens, threw them into a daze, and then quickly climbed to the roof and escaped.The soldiers shouted: "Catch the Snitch, catch the Snitch!" Of course, it was just a bluff and nonsense. Xiaoao Qiankun was in a hurry to go back to see the Penglai Witch, but he was also a great expert in the world, thinking: "These two little thieves are extremely pusty, I guess they are just for the Xiao family's eyes and ears. If you want to steal my treasured sword The Xiao family should send someone with higher skills." Xiaoao Qiankun concluded that they wanted to follow, but they couldn't find their address.So I made two big circles before returning to the inn.It's time for the second watch. The owner of the store opened the door to welcome him in, and complained, "Why did you come back so late? Just now, a gentleman checked the store, but you were not here. I wasted a lot of talking and spent ten taels of silver tea money, so it's all right. "Xiaoao Qiankun gave two ingots of ingots to the owner of the shop, and said: "I can't make you spend money, you can accept the twenty taels of silver, does anyone here come to check the night every night?" The owner of the store took the ingot, smiled broadly, and told Xiaoao Qiankun in a straightforward manner: "Yes, I also find it a bit strange. Since the rumors became tighter, there have been so many robberies on the street that the government has no time to deal with them. The thieves are all I have no time to pay attention to it, and there are even fewer things to do at night. Especially the small shop is in this alley, there is not much oil and water, and there are very few public servants. Tonight's night inspection is the first time in more than a month Woolen cloth." Smiling proudly, he said: "Do they have a lady who bothers me?" The owner of the store whispered: "This time, the man who checked the night was very serious about the male customers, but he didn't talk too much about the female customers. The captain asked me about one person—" At this point, he looked at the world with a smile , with an air of "showing off" and "flattering", eliciting questions from Xiao Ao Qiankun. Smiling proudly, he said: "Oh, what kind of person did they ask you for?" The owner of the shop said, "They asked if there was a Han Chinese in his twenties with a southern accent staying in the shop." Xiaoao Qiankun's heart skipped a beat, and he smiled without changing his expression: "Oh, the person they inquired about looks a bit like me!" Xiaoao Qiankun smiled calmly, the owner of the store had no doubts, and smiled and said: "Yes, I was afraid of getting into trouble, so when they asked me what kind of customer you were, I said you were a middle-aged man. Fatty. He got my tea money, so he stopped talking. When he asked about his wife, he just asked a few questions. Of course, I know that the person they want to arrest will never be a rich man like you. However, it’s better to avoid trouble, don’t you think so? Guest officer, don’t you blame me for calling you a big fat man?” After finishing speaking, he laughed. Xiaoao Qiankun knew that the owner of the shop was hiding it for him because he had benefited from him, so he smiled and said: "You handled it well, to tell you the truth, I am really afraid of getting into trouble the most." The master returned to his room after ten taels of silver. Xiaoao Qiankun gently knocked on the door, and said in a low voice: "Qingyao, I'm back." He couldn't hear the answer inside, Xiaoao Qiankun was very surprised, opened the door and saw that the lights in the room were still on, but it was The Penglai Witch is not included. Xiaoao Qiankun thought to himself: "Could it be that Qingyao went out of the city to look for me after waiting so anxiously? Or did something happen to her?" He knew that Penglai Witch's lightness skill was better than his, so instead of going out to find her, it would be better Wait for her in the room, so as not to look for each other and miss her instead. "Qingyao is much smarter than me, I don't think there will be an accident." Xiaoao Qiankun thought to himself. After waiting for about a stick of incense, I suddenly felt the breeze, and a black shadow entered through the window. It really was the Penglai Witch. The Penglai witch said: "You are back, have you seen Li Changtai's family? Why is the treasured sword still in your hand?" Xiaoao Qiankun said with a smile: "My story is long, let's talk about yours first. Why did you slip out?" The Penglai Witch said: "Do you know what happened at night?" Smiling proudly, Qiankun said: "The shop owner told me, thanks to his management, it is said that he is not very annoying to you." The Penglai Witch said: "They wanted to question me, but they gave me a trick to get rid of it." Smiling proudly, he said: "Oh, what a clever plan?" The Penglai Witch said: "I was impatient to be questioned by him, so I hid a dust thread between my nails, covered it with a long sleeve, flicked it lightly, and the dust thread stabbed his itching point, ha, this time he It's hard." The Penglai Witch couldn't help laughing when she thought of the man's hunched back, frowning face, and trembling all over his body. After the Penglai Witch laughed, she said: "The man couldn't help itching, but he didn't know it was my fault. It seems that he probably thought he had some strange disease suddenly, so he bent down and left in a panic. " Xiaoao Qiankun laughed so hard that he fell down, and said: "It's fortunate that you manipulated him like this, otherwise, even though he got the money from the shop owner, he would still be fooling you." The Penglai Witch said: "After I sent those people away, I went back to the room and waited for a long time, but I still didn't see you back. I was anxious when I suddenly smelled a strange fragrance." Smiling proudly, he said: "Someone used Mixiang on you?" The Penglai Witch said: "That's right. And it's the most powerful fragrance in the world. It's the fragrance of devil flowers." Xiaoao Qiankun said in surprise: "Could it be that old thief Taiyi has also come here." The Penglai Witch said: "I thought so too at first, so I pretended to be unconscious and fell on the bed, trying to lure him in and hurt him by surprise. Who knew that man was very clever, if he didn't come in, he would strike with the hidden weapon first." He came in, now I have to chase him out and fight him. That person is not Taiyi." Xiaoao Qiankun said: "I also want to know that it is not Taiyi. Taiyi knows that you have Tianshan snow lotus. Tianshan snow lotus can cure the poison of the devil's flower. He knows it will not work, so how can he use it on you? And with the martial arts of this old thief, You are alone in the room, he thinks very highly of himself, even if he thinks about it, he doesn’t bother to use Mixiang. But if it’s not Taiyi, who is it?” Penglai Witch said: “It’s a short and slender man, he already noticed it when he saw me He ran away immediately. I failed to fight him, so he slipped away." Xiaoao Qiankun said: "You can't catch up with him with your lightness?" The Penglai Witch said: "I went out through the window, and he had already run into an alley. This is not a street. The narrow side streets and alleys criss-cross. I don't know the way. If I give him a few alleys, I won't know that he is hiding. Where is it?" Xiaoao Qiankun thought to himself: "Although this is the case, this person has escaped Qing Yao's pursuit, and his skills are not weak." The Penglai witch said: "What happened to you tonight?" Xiaoao Qiankun talked about what he saw and heard in Li's house. The Penglai Witch listened carefully, and after listening, she felt thoughtful. Smiling proudly, he said: "What doubts did you find?" The Penglai Witch said: "Why do people from the Xiao family value Li Changtai's saber so much, and they want to get it quickly?" Smiling proudly, Qiankun flicked it twice, and praised: "It is a precious sword!" The Penglai Witch said: "The precious sword is indeed a precious sword, but it has not yet explained the doubts in my mind." It is exactly: How about knowing the future?Please listen to the breakdown next time.