Cloud of the Qing Dynasty

Zhang Chi also ignored Hua Jinxiu's anomaly for the time being, and briefly told Hua Jinxiu everything that happened when he went to return to Master Hou.

After listening to Zhang Chi's narration, Hua Jinxiu looked as if she had aged several years: "Is that so...he didn't have time to leave any last words..."

"Last words... Should Master Hou have any last words?" Zhang Chi looked at Hua Jinxiu in confusion, waiting for further explanation, but Hua Jinxiu just changed the subject and said: "It's almost Haishi, every time it comes, People from the Hou Mansion will come to me and ask me about Bao Inquiry. I don’t have time to explain to you in detail. This is the suspicious information I have compiled over the past few days. You know a lot of words now, so you should be able to understand it. of."

While talking, Hua Jinxiu took out an envelope from the bookshelf and handed it to Zhang Chi, then pushed him and said, "Let's go, before they come, go out through the secret passage first, you must find out the truth and avenge Lord Hou. "

"But Sister Hua..." Zhang Chi was still about to say something, when he heard some voices from downstairs, and someone was going upstairs regardless of the obstruction.

"Let's go!" Hua Jinxiu's voice became urgent, Zhang Chi couldn't care less now, and quickly got into the secret passage to hide.

After Hua Jinxiu pushed the bookshelf back to its original position, Zhang Chi did not leave immediately. Sister Hua was in a very abnormal state today, and he still wanted to wait for the uninvited guest downstairs to leave before asking what happened, and discussing the case by the way. detail.

This secret passage was originally for the convenience of "inquiring" people to hide in it and eavesdrop on the conversation in the room. After all, as one of the most high-end romantic venues in the capital, some important people would meet here from time to time to discuss some secret transactions. There are even small holes left on the bookshelves, through the gaps between the books, one can peek at a part of the room.

Zhang Chi put his eyes on the small hole and saw several people in black entering the room. He recognized the attire of these people. They were Eagle League Guards, an intelligence agency directly under the imperial court. There has been no outstanding performance. Although Zhang Chi is also working for the court, he is actually working under the command of Yongninghou.

The leader of this group of eagle guards was a man with obvious scars on his face. He looked very angry, and when he came up, he slapped Hua Jinxiu: "Bitch, my patience has reached its limit, do you think Marquis Yongning stayed with you a few times and you flew up to the branch and became a phoenix? You are just a prostitute who can do her best, what are you doing in front of me? If you refuse to tell the truth, believe it or not, I will send you away Be a camp prostitute, let the brothers in the army come to patronize you dozens of times a day, to see if you pay off and get better!"

As he said that, he was going to kick and beat Hua Jinxiu again, but Hua Jinxiu flinched and covered her face, "Don't hit me, I'll just tell you!"

"Hmph, if I had known you would be tough, I should have beat you up the first time I came here, causing us to waste so much time!"

Hua Jinxiu didn't say a word, just got up stumblingly, and opened the secret door in the closet, behind it was the secret room where Bao asked to hide the record books.

The man with the scar roughly clasped Hua Jinxiu's shoulders with one hand, led her and some subordinates in, and cautiously left two subordinates waiting outside.

Zhang Chi couldn't see the situation in the secret room, and he felt faintly anxious. Just as he was thinking about what he could do, the secret door suddenly closed with a "bang", and the man with the scar yelled inside: "Crazy woman! What are you doing! Open the door!"

The two subordinates outside the door also eagerly tried to pry the door open, but the hidden door did not budge.

Hua Jinxiu's decisive voice came through the brick wall: "'Bao inquiring' and everything in Jinxiu Building belong to Lord Hou. You and the master behind you don't want to get involved, and no one else!"

"Where is the smoke coming from? Ah! You bitch! Open the door quickly! Otherwise, I will let you live or die right now!"

"I've already taken the poison, and I didn't intend to live. You can't scare me."

This is just for Zhang Chi to hear. Hua Jinxiu expected that Zhang Chi would not leave immediately, maybe she was still hiding in the secret passage and thinking of desperately rushing out to save people, but since the day she heard the news of Master Hou's death, she It was already hopeless, and the only reason for her to persist until now was to give those clues to Zhang Chi, to someone who was truly capable of avenging Lord Hou.

The man with the scar couldn't care about Hua Jinxiu any more, he tried his best to hit the wall with a "bang bang", and the eagle guards who were downstairs also rushed in, trying their best to open the dark room, but it was too late. After a while, the thick smoke had turned into flames, and terrified screams sounded from inside.

Zhang Chi was watching in the secret passage, but he couldn't do anything. It wasn't until today that he finally understood who the "sweetheart" Hua Jinxiu had been refusing to reveal to him. Just now, he clearly discovered the anomaly but didn't ask a few more questions. Now it's too late.He could only grit his teeth, hold the booklet in his arms tightly with grief, and quickly left through the secret door before the fire spread.

The Jinxiu Building burned to the sky very quickly, and all the important secrets hidden in the dark room were burned. When the news spread, the Baodiao sub-rudders in various places would soon destroy the core information and transfer it underground, just like Hou Ye had done before his death. As rehearsed.

With the death of Lord Hou, this once-thriving intelligence organization will completely become history, which also means that Zhang Chi will be completely helpless in the future.

As for what Hua Jinxiu said about "the master behind you", there is no doubt that the master behind the Eagle League Guard is the current emperor.

Could it be that the death of Lord Hou was done by the emperor?The new emperor has been on the throne for more than ten years, and his foundation has gradually stabilized. However, Lord Hou has a huge influence and extensive connections. He even has an intelligence organization like Bao inquiring that is only loyal to him. Rabbit dead dog cooking, this kind of thing has never been uncommon in history.

But this still doesn't make sense.

Zhang Chi didn't have time to think more. When he came out of the secret passage, there were already people beating gongs and shouting to put out the fire at the Jinxiu Tower. He would notice him, but found that at the entrance of the alley, there were already two eagle guards standing at the entrance of the alley.

After all, the Eagle Alliance Guards also rely on information. If they can’t even find the secret passages of the Jinxiu Building after so long, then don’t mess around. When the Jinxiu Building caught fire, most people were trying to save people and put out the fire, but there were two clever people. Some of them were stuck near the secret passage, waiting to catch the people who ran out of the building.

Zhang Chi, who was dressed as a beggar, was spotted immediately, and the other party scolded: "Who is it, don't move!"

It's no wonder that Zhang Chi would obediently catch him with his arms tied. He took out the Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needle with a backhand and just shot it.

Even famous martial arts masters might not be able to dodge this hidden weapon, let alone two ordinary spies, they were immediately hit, and screamed in horror: "No! The hidden weapon is poisonous!"

Zhang Chi ran past them, but the two eagle guards blew the bamboo whistle used to communicate with each other inside the eagle guard before they were brought down by the anesthetic on the needle. Even in the fire and chaos, the whistle was clear. Spread the word.

Zhang Chi took a lot of risks on his trip to Beijing, but he still didn't expect the situation to turn so suddenly. Hua Jinxiu, who had regarded him as his own brother since childhood, died in the fire, and he didn't even have time to mourn for her. He fell into the pursuit of a large group of people.

The unique hidden weapon exposed his identity. Princess Yaoping seemed determined to put the blame on Zhang Chi's head, and didn't want him to have another chance to say a word, and lured him with a generous reward or even an official position. , Gathered a large number of people in the world with unique skills to join in the pursuit of Zhang Chi.

In fact, many discerning people can see that as the power of the imperial court becomes more and more stable, it will definitely become more and more difficult to mix in the world, especially in the important areas of Gyeonggi, where things that used to be commonplace such as gang fights and vendettas in the rivers and lakes are now more and more controlled. It's getting tighter and tighter. Although everyone despises the "court eagle dog" on the surface, there are also many people in the world who have used their brains in this regard, thinking that if they can rely on this martial arts to find a job in the court, The future is much better than dawdling in the rivers and lakes.

As for whether this matter is a bit strange, whether Zhang Chi has been wronged, not many people care about it.

***

And Mu Liuyun on the mountain knew nothing about it.

Mu Liuyun didn't want to find out why Zhang Chi broke up with him, and he didn't want to be like some idiots who complain about a person who has changed his mind. In his opinion, the relationship between the two should always be very simple and pure. Because Zhang Chi's company makes him feel happy, if this relationship makes him unhappy, he should let it go.

But sometimes when he is practicing martial arts and calligraphy, he can't help but think, what is the reason why a person who regarded him as a treasure not long ago suddenly wanted to break up?Where is he wrong?Was it because he misunderstood the other party from the beginning?Or is there something else hidden in it?

Usually he will quickly drive these distracting thoughts out of his mind and continue to concentrate on practicing martial arts, so as to calm his inner irritability and depression, but no matter how many times he suppresses these thoughts, they will reappear without warning, disturbing him No peace.

In such irritability, Mu Liuyun met an unexpected guest.

Ever since the Junior Brother of the Seventh Master of the Shangqing became famous at the martial arts conference, there has been an endless stream of people who want to visit him. Mu Liuyun is not interested in receiving those strangers. For this reason, the Shangqing Palace has specially sent disciples to guard the key points on the mountain. In order to avoid unrelated people from disturbing their uncle's clean life, Lu Xiaomi, a member of the beggar gang, somehow bypassed the guards and came to the vicinity of Qingfeng Pavilion.

In the end he was discovered, and the disciples of the Shangqing Palace were pushing and shoving him down the mountain, but he hugged a pine tree with both hands and feet and refused to let go, shouting loudly: "I am really looking for Daoist Tianxuan. Things, very important things! Please let me see him, I will just say a few words and leave after I finish speaking!"

How could the disciples believe it? If it wasn't for the face of the beggar gang, they would have beaten him unconscious and dragged him away long ago.

At this moment, Mu Liuyun came out from Qingfeng Pavilion, and the disciples of Shangqing Palace hurriedly bowed to salute, Lu Xiaomi was overjoyed: "Master Tianxuan!"

Mu Liuyun said lightly, "What do you want from me?"

"It's Zhang Chi's business!" Lu Xiaomi said in one breath, fearing that the other party would not listen to him, "Something happened to him, the dog thief in the court framed him for killing Yongning Hou, and now he is a wanted criminal with a huge reward from the court. In order not to implicate you, I deliberately said such words to drive you away, and told me not to tell you, but he is in a very dangerous situation now, and I can't just see my brother die!"