After I became a passerby, I saved the villain's family

Jiang Ci'an stopped and looked at the person who came.

The man was wearing night clothes, was thin, and had a mask on his head so his appearance could not be seen clearly.

When the spy saw Jiang Ci'an stop, he did not stop and fled in a hurry.

"What do you mean, sir?" Jiang Ci'an looked angry.

The man spoke coldly, his voice hoarse: "The person that Xuanying Sect wants, no one else can interfere."

He is indeed from the Xuanying Sect!

"Sir, do you want to protect him?" Jiang Ci'an narrowed his eyes slightly.

"It's none of your business." After saying that, he started to chase after him.

Jiang Ci'an became anxious.

Guarantor?

How can that work? !

That's a spy from Beixin Kingdom!

No matter whether it is Xuanying Sect or not, he must bring the person back tonight!

Jiang Ci'an immediately reached out his knife towards the man in black, trying to stop him.

Unexpectedly, the man in black thought he was going to kill him, and immediately raised his hand to meet Jiang Ci'an's knife, and the two men started fighting in an instant.

The opponent's martial arts skills are very strong, and even though Jiang Ci'an has practiced martial arts for many years, it is difficult to find the opponent's flaws.

The two men competed and it was difficult to tell who was the winner.

Just then, Yuan Guang heard the voice and hurried over.

"General! Are you okay?!"

Hearing Yuan Guang's voice, the man in black glanced under the eaves and suddenly paused.

It's now!

Jiang Ci'an took the opportunity to slap the other person on the chest.

Ok?

Why is it soft?

Jiang Ci'an was stunned.

He used 50% of his strength in this palm strike, and the man in black was forced to take two steps back, with shame and anger faintly visible in his eyes.

Taking advantage of the moment when Jiang Ci'an was stunned, he raised his hand and swung the sword, slashing at Jiang Ci'an.

Jiang Ci'an managed to dodge, but the sword still scratched his arm.

"General!" Yuan Guang was horrified below.

The man in black didn't want to fight anymore and left quickly.

Jiang Ci'an looked at the other person's back as he left.

"I'm fine, keep chasing!"

Having said that, he didn't care about the wound on his arm and hurried forward.

Unfortunately, the spy had already escaped, and the two men chased him for a long time but couldn't find him.

Jiang Ci'an stood on the roof with a gloomy expression.

"Forget it, let's go back first." Jiang Ci'an said.

Yuan Guang was about to nod when he suddenly saw Jiang Ci'an's left arm soaked in blood and cried out in surprise.

"General, your arm!"

Jiang Ci'an looked down at his arm.

"It's okay, it's just a minor injury, just go back and bandage it."

The two returned to the courtyard in the west of the city.

Seeing the three bodies lying on the ground, Jiang Ci'an frowned.

"How is this going?!"

"General, these three men saw that they could not win the fight, so they bit themselves to death." A soldier replied.

They had just checked and found that the teeth of these spies contained deadly poison.

Jiang Ci'an looked unhappy.

Look at Lu Fang who is shivering beside you.

"Take him back and torture him severely."

"Yes!"

The group hurried back to the barracks.

Jiang Ci'an leaned back in his chair tiredly.

Tonight, not only the military layout map of the entire Kyoto was found in that small courtyard, but also a small part of the defensive fortification map of the military camps in the suburbs.

The fortification map is extremely private and cannot be easily obtained by others. Where did they get it?

Those spies were either killed or escaped, which made him very unhappy.

And the person from Xuanyingmen...

Thinking of the soft touch in my hand when I patted it.

Jiang Ci'an gently clenched his left hand.

However, it did not occur to him that the wound on his upper arm was involved.

After simply bandaging the wound, Jiang Ci'an leaned back in his chair and thought.

"General!" Yuan Guang hurried to his dormitory.

"What's the matter?"

"The body of the spy who escaped tonight was just thrown outside the military camp!" Yuan Guang said.

"Can you see who did this?" Jiang Ci'an stood up.

"It's the person who fought with the general tonight." Yuan Guang replied.

Jiang Ci'an came to the cell and saw five bodies lying on the ground.

Except for the four people who committed suicide, the one who escaped was still killed by a sword.

In his hand was a familiar gardenia.

Even after being hit by his palm, they were still able to catch up with the spy and kill him. The people of Xuanying Sect have really strong wills.

When he came to the dark room, Jiang Ci'an saw Lu Fang, who was covered with scars on the rack.

"He still refuses to confess?"

The soldier holding a whip beside him shook his head.

Jiang Ci'an walked forward and looked at Lu Fang's lowered face.

"He is a loyal servant."

"Continue to torture him, but don't kill him."

When Lu Fang heard Jiang Ci'an's voice, his body trembled.

"Yes, General."

Jiang Ci'an turned around and left the dark room and returned to his room.

My mind was full of thoughts and I couldn't sleep all night.

Just at daybreak, a soldier came to report that Lu Fang had confessed everything.

Jiang Ci'an looked at the confession in front of him.

It turns out that He Mingrong has been having dealings with the Beixin Kingdom for many years.

The purpose of bringing spies into the capital this time, in addition to stealing military layout maps and defense fortification maps, was mainly to hide them in Kyoto and disrupt the tribute paid by various countries in July.

It’s similar to what Jiang Ci’an guessed.

"Did Lu Fang tell me where these two pictures came from?"

The soldier shook his head. "Lü Fang said that the things were given by Uncle He, and he was only responsible for delivering them to the west of the city."

Jiang Ci'an understood.

"I see, you go down."

"Yes!"

After the soldier left, Jiang Ci'an put the confession and two defense maps into his arms.

He looked at the sky outside the window and was surprised to find that it was already daybreak.

Oh no, it’s so late.

There was no time to go home, so when Jiang Ci'an passed by Zhenbao Tower, he bought a Ruyi cake and hurried to Changjie.

When he arrived at Chang Street, he found that the breakfast restaurant had closed and the stall owner was packing up the tables and chairs.

He was late...

Jiang Ci'an walked towards the stall owner and asked, "Boss, has a woman in red come this morning? She usually sits in that position—"

Jiang Ci'an pointed to the seat next to him.

"She," the stall owner remembered, "usually comes here, but she didn't come today."

not coming?

Jiang Ci'an was a little surprised.

Did something delay you today?

Jiang Ci'an waited a little longer.

It was already past noon and the familiar figure had not appeared.

Jiang Ci'an still has to go to the palace to meet the emperor.

After thinking it over, he turned and left...

After Jiang Ci'an entered the palace, he first went to the East Palace to look for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Xiao Yujing looked at the confession in his hand and thought for a long time.

"Your Highness, should we report this matter to His Majesty?" Jiang Ci'an asked.

After all, He Mingrong is the emperor's uncle and Concubine Jia's elder brother.

Moreover, it was heard that Concubine Jia had regained her favor recently. Under Concubine Jia's persuasion, the Third Prince also showed signs of leaving the clan house.

If something like this happens at this critical moment, it will only make things more difficult for His Majesty.

"Report, why not?"

Xiao Yujing looked at Jiang Ci'an.

"General Jiang, you have led troops into battle many times, so you should know this clearly."

"The best time to defeat the enemy is to pin him down when he is at his most vulnerable."

Jiang Ci'an looked at Xiao Yujing.

He got it.

The third prince was determined to kill the crown prince and the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.

If he had the slightest scruple or hesitation at this time, he would give the other party a chance to take advantage of him.

He couldn't put the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion in danger.

"Your Highness, I understand."

"I will retire at the end."

Jiang Ci'an clasped his fists, bowed, and turned to leave.

Xiao Yujing picked up the teacup beside him.

Third child, third child.

Even the clan house can't contain your ambitions.

You really don't know how to live or die...