I am the cook, but I am Li Er's son-in-law

The night is dark and the wind is not so high.

But... it's also a good time to kill.

In the city, it is in the general's mansion.

Although it was late at night, the general did not fall asleep. He stared at the map with a frown.

Ning Yuanguo was so small, the news that the merchant who hired Datang people and borrowed Zhengyang Gong's money was killed would naturally reach his ears.

Everyone in Ning Yuan Kingdom didn't respond to this matter.

In other words... the people who responded were not high-ranking people, just like him... he was one of the few people who responded.

But he is just a general of the city, he can't speak in this city, and those who are loyal to him are only those few soldiers.

If it was before, he definitely didn't have this idea.

But now it's different.

The group of people in Ningyuan Kingdom were stubborn, but they didn't feel that they had offended Datang or that Lord Zhengyang. They all felt that if they died like Qiuci, it would be a big deal to take advantage of the sheep and just apologize.

Face doesn't matter.

The meat that reaches the mouth cannot be eaten by those merchants.

But... this will make it clear, you guys enjoyed your meal, but that meat... is it your meat?That is the meat of Datang, the meat of Lord Zhengyang.

Merchants trade, but for the "gift" of the Tang Dynasty, leaving a sip of soup to drink.

How could this group of people have...the ridiculous idea that they are the masters of this meat.

He has already packed up the gold and silver, but...hasn't decided whether to escape or not?
It is the safest way to escape, and life will be difficult after that, and being a bandit is not something to enjoy.

If you don't escape... Wait for the Tang army to suppress the border, raise troops directly in the city, take the city, and dedicate it to Datang, maybe you can win a hometown of the Tang Dynasty.

But the risk is also great, who knows if Datang will suddenly attack, summon a thunder or something out of thin air, and blow up Ning Yuanguo.

He hasn't settled on this yet.

Xue Rengui and another ranger had already touched it, looking at the faint fire in the study.

You Xia'er sighed: "I didn't expect to get in so easily."

"You think this is Dalang's mansion?" Xue Rengui sneered, "But...it's too lax."

These rangers have been trained in sneaking subjects.

The training venue is a self-built mansion, but...after the assessment was approved by Yin Xuan, the Yin Xuan mansion used is not big, but it is not easy to sneak into.

Assessors for power grids, traps, and security subjects...

As well as the elusive Gunpowder, Yin Lulu didn't know where the gunpowder might be hidden...

are their biggest obstacles.

And in this courtyard, there are no guards, only a few servants on watch, not to mention traps, rolling, gunpowder and the like.

They walked in almost aboveboard.

"Xue Lang, are you coming or am I?" You Xia rubbed his hands together and took out his rifle.

Xue Rengui shook his head: "You have already said that, then come on."

You Xia'er set up his gun, pointed it at the figure reflected by the light on the window, took a deep breath, took aim, and pulled the trigger.

There was a snap.

There was a thunderous sound.

The boys guarding the watch in the distance were taken aback, looked up at the sky in panic, and muttered, how could there be a sudden thunder today, it must be raining...

Why does this thunder sound a bit wrong.

The silhouettes in the window fell down immediately—the distance was less than twenty steps. After such a long time of training, if You Xiaer fired his gun empty, Xue Rengui could finish him on the spot.

The two sneaked over, opened the door and went in.

The man lying on the bed was not breathing.

The two of them rummaged in the study again, confirmed the man's identity, and left quietly with a batch of information.

until…

After midnight, the oil lamp in the study was extinguished.

The boy felt strange. He kept waiting, but he didn't see his master come out, and the light inside was turned off... Did he fall asleep inside?
Holding the lantern, he knocked on the door in front of the study and yelled a few times.

No one agreed.

He already had a not-so-subtle premonition in his heart, took a deep breath, and pushed the door tiptoe - the door was ajar and could be pushed open.

Just from this gap, a pungent smell of blood floated out.

The boy held up the lantern, and the candlelight shone in.

His master, the partial general, was lying dead on the bed, with his head hanging down, half of his face was bloody, and thick blood splashed all over the head of the bed.

That stiff hand covered his wound, and his eyes were full of disbelief. He didn't expect such an ending for himself.

died.

No one can survive at this level.

The boy let out a cry of surprise, dropped the lantern, and ran out the door yelling.

This kind of thing is still happening quietly in ten other places in the city.

Xu Fangjing, he is the captain of Baiqisi Qingche, Li Shimin sent him over, and asked him to lead ten people to secretly follow the group of rangers and observe their movements.

He thought their tracking skills were good.

But as soon as they arrived in Qiuci, the ten of them were caught by Xue Rengui. After knowing his identity, Xue Rengui did not deal with him, but acquiesced to his actions.

He is allowed to follow behind his group of people, but he is not allowed to get too close to the camp, and can only observe from a distance.

It's better than nothing, right?
Xu Fangjing just followed behind him openly and aboveboard—why did he sneak after being discovered? This was his last stubbornness as a captain of the Baiqi Division.

He has been observing You Xia'er's military accounts for two days.

Still have some doubts.

This...why they have been stationed here, but they don't take action, do they have some other plan?
But it's just lighting a fire, cooking, and sleeping after eating, and it's very quiet.

The ten people I have are also shifts, so I am sure I haven't missed any information.

At this moment, a firework floated in the city not far away and exploded, dotting some fleeting sparks on the drowsy night sky.

Awakened the tents of the rangers.

It also woke up Xu Fangjing and his group.

What kind of fireworks will be set off at this time, I have never heard that it is a festival in Ningyuan Kingdom...

When Xu Fangjing was still in doubt, he saw that the camp of You Xiaer was boiling. They put on their equipment and went out immediately. Almost instantly, they disappeared from Xu Fangjing's field of vision.

He froze for a while, and then left four people to clean up the camp, and the remaining six of them followed the rangers.

After leaving the forest, the field of vision returned.

They saw this group of rangers running straight for the city without any cover.

Xu Fangjing was even more puzzled. Could it be that Xue Rengui, the successor of the military god, planned to attack by force after stopping for two days?

That's what he was thinking.

Something beyond his experience and knowledge had happened.

The city gate opened and the bridge over the moat fell, just like welcoming the rangers.