Chapter Forty-Nine: At the Last Moment
Jiang Chengzi looked around, and there was nothing abnormal in the lobby. She was about to venture forward and go to the window to see what was going on outside. Just as the cat was about to get up, he heard a slight footstep on the stairs. The footsteps were soft, soft.
Originally, it was normal for people to come and go on the stairs of the inn, but the average guest would not deliberately put his steps so low when he went up and down the stairs, and more than one person lowered his steps lightly, which was very weird.
Jiang Chengzi himself has been in the army with his grandfather since he was a child, and he is very sensitive to such things.
So I hurriedly shrank back again, held my breath, and curled up under the stairs.
As they descended the stairs, they were talking in a low voice, almost a whisper. But Jiang Chengzi heard very well, and he was suspicious of these people, so he listened attentively.
One of them whispered, "Be vigilant, look around, and if you can't catch the boy and girl, retreat at once." I don't think it's good to stay here for long. ”
"Ninth Master, aren't you from Chang'an?" someone asked in a low voice.
"Chang'an is not so fast, and Chang'an has a master to take care of it, so you have to hang them. Otherwise, there is no way to get rid of the people that Master Gao wants to get rid of. The Ninth Master replied.
"After all, Master Gao is a member of the court, so he can't be trusted. Another person said.
"He has a request for us. The Ninth Master replied.
"The people of the court are the most untrustworthy. Someone refuted the Ninth Master.
The Ninth Master sighed lightly and said, "Only interests are the strongest alliances. After making this ticket, let's go straight to Nanzhao, stop it, and don't have anything to do with this surnamed Gao, let alone this Li Tang. ”
"Ninth Master, otherwise, let's keep a hand, after all, after all, this time it involves the royal family. A slightly frightened voice rang out.
When the ninth master heard this, he immediately scolded viciously in a low voice: "If you do this again, this back mountain is where you are buried." Besides, how could I have taken his Li family in my eyes?"
"Ninth Master, the sixth is right. Leave one hand, the people of the court are the most cunning. Others replied.
The ninth master didn't speak, and the few people didn't say anything more, just went downstairs lightly and looked around in the lobby. Jiang Chengzi only then knew that these people were a gang of people. And the court officials involved in this group of people are surnamed Gao. It's just that Jiang Chengzi didn't learn history thoroughly, and he couldn't remember which official's surname was Gao for a while.
However, listening to their conversation, the boy who led himself away was a master, and this group of people didn't catch up with him at all, and he was safe now.
Jiang Chengzi breathed a sigh of relief, but he still didn't get out of the stairs. Because the men were still looking for her and the boy in the crowd, she couldn't throw herself into the net.
The men searched and searched, but found nothing, and their faces showed anxious expressions. And the ninth master always stood in the center of the hall with his back to Jiang Chengzi, wearing a wide robe and a belt, a soap towel to tie his hair, and holding a paper umbrella, looking like a literati.
When they found nothing, they told him. He paused for a moment, and finally turned around slowly, a middle-aged man with a white face, with a beard and a gloomy expression, and said in a cold voice: "Look carefully, that girl is just an ordinary person, and she will definitely not leave this inn." ”
"What about the boys?" asked another.
"The body is too fast, and it is definitely not the girl's big brother. You brainless people told you not to cause trouble, but now you are causing other trouble. The Ninth Master's voice became colder and colder.
At this time, there was another person coming down the stairs, it was a woman in her twenties, wearing a full-breasted skirt, draped in a shawl, combing her bun, twisting her waist to the ninth master, chuckling and saying, "Ninth master, you don't have to worry." Isn't it just a stinky child? The girl had been in the house, and even if she didn't get the scent, she was contaminated with the smell. Let the knife find it. ”
"You know, the thing I don't trust most is the beast. The Ninth Master had a cold face.
The woman didn't laugh angrily, and said, "Yo, Ninth Master, in this world, animals are more reliable than people." ”
"Just let Xiugu give it a try. A few people next to him suggested.
The ninth master didn't speak, and the woman turned around slightly and turned sideways to Jiang Chengzi. At this moment, Jiang Chengzi realized that the woman was playing with something like a tanuki in her hand.
It was snow-white, with cat-like eyes and ears, but its face was much sharper than that of a normal cat.
"Little knife, go find out the villain, and I'll give you good chicken." The woman's ten fingers ran over the smooth fur of the animal in her hand.
When Jiang Chengzi heard this, he realized that the knife in this woman's mouth was this raccoon-like beast. What's worse is that when the beast heard that he was going to eat chicken, he immediately screamed, and immediately jumped down to carry out his mission.
Jiang Chengzi got up, and couldn't think of a way to deal with it for a while. Even if you want to run now, you can't outrun this kind of beast. Or only shouting "help", in front of everyone, this group of people should not mess around.
"The girl is second, mainly the boy. The Ninth Master suddenly said again.
"What's that boy up with?" the woman patted the knife again, whispering softly.
The ninth master didn't answer, but a person next to him said, "That boy didn't have anything to do." But since he had come to save the girl. Find the girl, and maybe the man will show up too. ”
"That's true. The woman said with a grin, and then asked her to find the knife in her hand.
Jiang Chengzi had already clenched the dagger and was about to come forward with the knife, so she would kill it first. Then they shouted for help, and in full view of everyone, they would definitely not dare to mess around, and the Yang guards would also appear at that time.
While this will expose you, it seems to be the best way to do it at this moment.
Jiang Chengzi made up her mind, poured all her strength into her arm, visually measured the possible distance, and when she was within the possible range, she would strike a blow.
The knife sniffed, and it was really powerful, and it rushed towards the stairs.
It's close, it's close, it's about to pounce. Jiang Chengzi was also about to make a move, but at this moment, a black shadow flashed in the horizontal oblique, and the knife was frightened, and suddenly jumped away.
"Yo, good body. There was a crisp voice.
At the same time, Jiang Chengzi also saw that it was Yun Ge that flashed out of the horizontal oblique. At this time, Yun Ge was standing on the stairs, combing his feathers very much, and looking at the knife slowly.
"Ah, there's a parrot. The people in the lobby who were watching the fight outside the house suddenly saw Yun Ge, and some people exclaimed.
"I just heard him speak. The other said excitedly.
"And a tanuki. Another said.
Everyone was talking about it, and some people ran over to try to catch Tanuki and Yunge. The tanuki panicked and ran to the woman named Xiugu. And Yun Ge combed his feathers calmly and calmly, and said: "The road is not forgotten, and I have a master." If you forcibly arrest me, you will be a bandit. ”