after the villain

42.

The direction where the figure disappeared was a hundred feet away from them, and the other party was very good at martial arts, if they were not disturbed by the unexpected scream, they would not have attracted attention because of the leaked movement.

Yan Jingyu's first reaction was to stand in front of Ji Wuming, looking out of the courtyard wall with a wary expression.

Ji Wuming found something wrong, "This person is going out from the mansion, follow up."

Yan Jingyu used lightness kung fu to follow without saying a word, like a phantom in the dark night, so fast that people couldn't catch it.

……

In the largest courtyard of the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau, only a dim candle was lit in the room, and the dangling candle seemed to be going out in the next moment. In front of the propped up window, a man in a coat stood there, not knowing where to stand. After a long time, the whole courtyard was unnaturally quiet.

Gu Lianshu watched the bean-like figure go away in the darkness, covered his lips with a fist, his face was a little waxy, and from time to time two muffled coughs leaked from his throat.

He arranged for someone in the dark to push open the door and come in to report. He paused when he heard the sound, and shouted worriedly, "Master."

Gu Lianshu waved his hands casually, still looking out of the window, his voice was a little hoarse, "Do you understand today?"

"Yes, you can see clearly." The man covered the concern in his eyes, and nodded in a businesslike manner, "Although I was afraid of being found standing too far away, I did go out from the courtyard of the young master's house. Someone with that kind of martial arts There are only a handful of them, and they are the most suspicious."

Gu Lianshu tilted his head, his expression was obscure.

"Shibuyu's identity is unknown, whether it is an enemy or a friend is unknown, and now his whereabouts are suspicious and we have to guard against them. Should he be removed from his name and expelled?"

Gu Lianshu was noncommittal, and only said, "He has not done anything harmful so far, on the contrary, he has rescued Shunzhi several times. If this is the only reason, there is no conclusive evidence to drive him out of the bodyguard agency, no matter whether it is Shunzhi or Shunzhi. All the brothers in the Escort will greatly discount their trust and loyalty in the Escort."

The Zhenyuan Escort employs Jianghu people, and never investigates whether he is innocent. If he has not committed a crime, he will be expelled and driven away. The internal security of the Escort may be unstable.

"Send someone to follow him and see where he is going. Don't follow too closely to avoid being discovered." As Gu Lianshu said, he suddenly saw the suspicious figure disappear outside the courtyard wall, followed by two people chasing after him. Both of those two were very good at lightness kung fu, and one of them was so fast that he almost missed it.

It was the side courtyard where the group of people brought by Gu Cong lived in two days ago.

"Wait," he called out to his commanding subordinate, "There's no need to follow, we won't interfere in this matter."

Ji Man.

Although he had never heard of this name, the previous masters of the evil palace were all surnamed Ji, and there was Lin Yuezhi as his attendant. This Ji Man was probably someone close to Ji Wuming, but he came to Luoyang for some unknown reason.But no matter what the reason is, it's better for the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau not to show up for anything related to the evil palace.

Moreover, there have been frequent movements in the six doors recently, and Jiang Xu, who has always been alone and out of gregarious, always approached him and asked him to use the information network of the Escort Bureau to help pay attention to suspicious people in Luoyang... Although Jiang Xu didn't say much, Gu Lianshu made an investigation Fan, combined with the Yangjiacun murder case, also deliberated one or two.

I'm afraid that the Nether Cult who covered the sky with one hand in Mobei sneaked into Luoyang, probably looking for something, and this thing has probably already fallen into or will soon fall into the hands of the six doors.

In this way, going back further, the fact that the envoys of Da Chengguo entered Beijing to pay tribute to Beijing earlier than in previous years is worth paying close attention to.

He suspected that the hot potato was being mixed with the Sui Gong's items and was being used as a treasure.A certain prince of the Dacheng Kingdom was involved in this matter, the emperor knew about it, and so did the six doors.

This is not just a Jianghu matter, it is likely to involve the imperial court, so the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau should not get involved.

Gu Lianshu saw it clearly, and decisively withdrew everyone back, pretending that nothing happened.

At the end of the night, he looked out of the sky, coughed twice, and said in an inaudible voice, "For a long time, we will be divided, and for a long time, we will be united. This world, this world, has been at peace for a long time."

It's time for something to go wrong.

……

Ji Wuming and Yan Jingyu followed that person all the way through the night, but after chasing for a while, Ji Wuming discovered the identity of that person.

He didn't know whether he was careless or overconfident in himself, he didn't change his clothes, the half-carved mask on his face, and the wooden sword equipped at his waist were not covered by anything.

Frank to the extreme.He walked through Luoyang City familiarly, and successfully avoided all the patrols in the city. Obviously, this was not the first time he did this. Soon he paused, and then entered a courtyard.

Ji Wuming deliberately slowed him down by a few feet, looked up, and suddenly realized that he had entered a post station.

There is still about a month until the New Year's Eve. Except for the wealthy people who start to buy new year's items and the merchants earn a lot of money, ordinary people don't have a strong New Year's spirit, and even because the New Year's not cleared all the items Worry about taxes.

The envoys from various countries and the feudal princes who are meeting with the court are still on their way to Beijing. After arriving in Beijing one after another within 20 days, Luoyang will be as lively as boiling soup, and the post station will be full of all kinds of troupes and merchants. Ambassadors of various countries.But the present station is very empty and deserted, except for the scattered residences, there is only one envoy from Da Chengguo.

Ji Wuming is almost sure that Shibuyu is the one who was seriously injured after defecting from the Nether Sect and was treated in the valley.

The two of them just paused for a while, when they suddenly heard a terrified scream from inside, and the maid shouted in panic in Mobei dialect, "Come on! The third prince is assassinated! Come on!"

Ji Wuming's face changed, and the two immediately sneaked in to find out.

The quiet night just now was directly pierced by the woman's exclamation. The station was brightly lit and people's voices were buzzing. Soon someone entered the main courtyard, and the person inside said, "His Highness...is gone!"

There are too many people, Ji Wuming and Yan Jingyu are hiding on the far roof, his angle of view is just facing the door of the main courtyard, and he sees a corpse dripping with blood inside the courtyard door, and the carved mask falls on the ground It was stained with blood, and there was a wooden sword stuck in her chest. The naked dancer next to her was trembling with fear, and her exposed hand was covered with gold bracelets.

The yard was very noisy, and Shi Buyu was pinned to the ground with both hands, and some blood was stained on the corner of his clothes, but he lowered his head and couldn't see any expression.

It's strange that Shi Buyu didn't resist.

Ji Wuming was thinking, when he heard the sound of chaotic footsteps getting closer and closer, he turned his head in surprise and saw a group of people wearing purple court uniforms with round collars entering one after another, surrounding the inn inside and out—— The people from the six doors seemed to have pinpointed the timing of the accident, and they came very fast, which was abnormally fast.

Jiang Xu strided in with a cold face, his steps were like shooting stars, his cloak fluttered, and his face was quite gloomy.

The first thing to do when entering the post station is neither to check the corpse nor the murderer, but to wave the hand and let someone search the place first, and the rummaging through the box is completely to the point of destroying the scene, as if looking for something.

The envoy of Da Chengguo reacted quite dissatisfied, and questioned in Mobei language, "What does Jiang Dutong mean?!"

Jiang Xu stood there without even moving his eyes. The confidant behind him stepped forward and cupped his hands, but his attitude was also tough. "My lord, please forgive me, we are searching for the murderer."

The envoy pointed angrily, "The murderer has been caught!"

"Maybe there are accomplices, where are they hiding?" The confidant was holding the coffin face that was exactly like his master, and he was talking nonsense with his eyes open.

The entire body of the envoy was trembling, and he said that he wanted to face the saint to ask for an explanation.

"Go ahead." Jiang Xu didn't even frown, his voice hoarse.

The confidant immediately stepped aside and said to the envoy, "Please."

"My lord!" The searchers came out one by one, shaking their heads.

Jiang Xu frowned, and suddenly turned to look at the corpse. He strode in, and the frightened dancing girl shrank, as if she was very scared.

Jiang Xu glanced at it, and his confidant immediately understood, "Take it out."

The dancer with weak feet and unable to get up was dragged mercilessly into the yard.

Jiang Xu raised his chin at the corpse, "Undo the clothes."

"Yes." His confidant stepped forward immediately.

The envoys of Da Chengguo jumped up and shouted in the courtyard, "You are insulting the prince! I will report the truth to the Emperor Da Zhou!!"

None of Jiang Xu and the spies from the Six Doors reacted to his threat, they only stopped them from entering.

The third prince, Keldan, is the most vocal successor of the Dacheng Kingdom, and he is also a member who strongly opposes the Nether Sect as the state religion. His political views are pro-Zhou and anti-religion. The need to redistribute the few lands in the country to the common people is also the reason for his high prestige, but at the same time, he has violated the interests of the powerful class, so his relationship with the nobles of the family is not good.

The reason why the eldest prince was able to compete with him for the throne this time was because after the death of the second prince, all the aristocrats behind him changed to support the eldest prince.

Because they knew very well that once Loldan took over, he would be very unfriendly to them.But they didn't expect that after finding out that he was weak, Lordan chose to go directly to the Emperor of Great Zhou.

The Great Zhou Dynasty had a large territory and a vast territory, and there were millions of border troops.During the period of Emperor Xuan, he fought against Mobei, Nanman, and Japanese pirates on three fronts and won the victory. Under the intervention of Emperor Xuan, the Japanese pirates and Mobei became subordinates of Dazhou. Mai fled to the extremely cold place in the north, and the soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty could not bear the cold, so they did not fight again.

Although Emperor Xuan was faint in his later years, his achievements in the early years were enough to shock the countries. At least for 50 years, he did not dare to act wildly.

So Keldan came to the Great Zhou Emperor for help, basically the throne is stable.

As a result, who would have thought that he would die here directly.