3. Assassins

85_85279 Hefeng Lou sells silk and satin, and on the day of the begging festival, it is used to choose Qiao Niang to attract attention, and other merchants naturally do not show weakness. The businessmen who sell fireworks also seized this opportunity to gather together in this spring-hearted begging festival and hold a "flower fighting competition" on the riverbank. The so-called "Flower Fighting Competition" is that each of them selects the most powerful and beautiful fireworks they think is the most powerful and beautiful to put off, and whoever has the highest voice, then his family's fireworks are "Hua Kui", what Mid-Autumn Festival, Little Year, Chinese New Year's Eve, Lantern Festival, his store's threshold will be broken! At this time, fireworks are being set off by the river in the distance.

My face was held by Zhu Di, and if I looked at him, I could only see his two eyeballs, so I slipped my eyes into the air, and all kinds of fireworks rose in the sky, blooming the most beautiful colors and then disappearing into the air. There was a restless feeling in the softness of my lips, and I gradually melted into this restlessness. Someone downstairs shouted, this year's Qiao Niang has been selected, it is the third lady of Zhang Yuanwai's family! Immediately, applause and cheers rang out.

At this moment, I suddenly saw a flash of light behind Zhu Di.

It was not the glass lantern hanging on the eaves of the Hefeng Building, nor was it the fireworks of the Flower Fighting Contest in the distance. I pushed Zhu Di away, because it was the cold light of the sword!

The assassin was dressed in a black suit, and his skills were athletic, and the sword was originally aimed at Zhu Di's back, but now it pierced me straight in the eye. We stood by the railing, and I had no room to retreat. The moment I can dodge it has been used to push Zhu Di away, and at this time I can only wait for death.

The tip of the sword stopped at about 0.01 inch away from my eyes, and soon I heard a ticking sound, and when I looked on the ground, there was the sound of a drop of blood falling to the ground - Zhu Di held the tip of the sword with his bare hands, blocking the trajectory of the sword stabbing at me!

At this moment, Sanbao had already flown over, he neatly drew the soft sword at his waist, picked off the assassin's sword in one fell swoop, and the two jumped onto the roof, fighting inseparably.

I ran over and broke Zhu Di's hand, my flesh and blood were blurred, and I couldn't help but let out a cold sweat! Zhu Di didn't care, put his injured hand behind him, and said coldly, "That person wants to kill you." ”

I went into cardiac arrest, and suddenly understood that the assassin's intentions were indeed aimed at me, and if he wanted to kill Zhu Di, he should have attacked from behind me, and took Zhu Di's life the moment Zhu Di protected me. Why kill me? I immediately thought of the enemies I had set up when I was a brocade guard! Could it be that I was hiding in the Yanwang Mansion and was also found out?

Thinking of this, I was nervous all over, if so, Zhu Di knew my identity, then I would die without a place to be buried.

Sanbao and the assassin were already gone, and they didn't know where the fight went, Yuan Rong suddenly ran up, as if he had been stripped of bones, and said in despair, "Lord Wang, it's not good!" The county lord is missing. ”

Zhu Di was still standing beside me indifferently, but when he heard the news of Zhu Yuying's disappearance, he ran down, and when he walked to Yuan Rong's side, he hurriedly said, "Protect Helian." ”

Yuan Rong lost his fiancΓ©e, he was still the fiancΓ©e of the county lord, he was very anxious, and he couldn't wait to chase after Zhu Di, but after getting this order, he had to retreat to my side, with a sad face and a silent face. Sanbao came back after a while, and when he saw that it was only me and Yuan Rong, he asked suspiciously, "Where is the prince?" ”

Yuan Rong cried with a sad face, "The county lord is lost, the prince is looking for her, blame me, blame me......"

Ma Sanbao was taken aback, "The county lord is gone?" ”

Yuan Rong nodded, this future cheap horse master, I am afraid that I just thought that Zhu Yuying was lost by someone, and I didn't know that she was taken away, and now her life and death are uncertain. Thinking of this stubble, I am also very anxious. Zhu Di chased him out alone, but he was seriously injured on his hand, and if he had any weapons with him, I couldn't help but say to Sanbao, "You go and find the prince!" ”

Ma Sanbao was indeed going to go, but when he walked to the stairs, he suddenly remembered something, turned around and said, "Forget it, the prince is not a reckless person, it should be fine, I will send you back to the palace first." ”

I didn't want to, but I had no way to refuse, so I had to go out with Ma Sanbao, and he untied a carriage casually, and I don't know whose family it was, so he stuffed us in, galloped all the way back to the palace, and he rode out on a pony again.

I sat in the room and was terrified, could it be, could it really be that my identity had been revealed? The candlelight on the table flickered, and my mind was also like a storm, and suddenly, I heard a slight voice behind me, Yuelong City once taught me, very sharp ice blades, when dancing in the air, they will rub and resonate with the air, making extremely subtle sounds. This kind of ice blade is generally like mud, and the bones are like faces.

I reached out and hooked my foot on the eaves of the table, and my whole body fell back, and the back of the sword brushed past my nose, cold and cold, with the smell of death.

At that moment, I had used my other foot to hook up the candlestick and smash it into the face of the stabber. At this moment, I had jumped behind him and grabbed the sword with my bare hands. Since that person dared to break into the Yanwang Mansion, his kung fu was naturally good, the blade of the sword made a slight dragon groan, and the candlestick had been beaten to the bed, and it suddenly caught fire. I retreated to the dresser, grabbed the hairpin, shook my wrist, and sent the hairpin out as an emei thorn, the assassin did not expect me to have this trick, and the parry was a little difficult, I grabbed all the remaining hairpins in my hand, and stabbed him quickly.

But I soon found out that he didn't want to fight me back, he was just avoiding my attack and stirring up the flames everywhere, and in a few moments the whole room was already hot and about to burn out. Zhu'er was already shouting next door, "Let's go to the water!" Come on! ”

She didn't know I was in the house yet, so she just stood outside the courtyard and shouted. Soon someone would come to put out the fire, and I was thinking about how to lure this man out, but he put away his sword. Standing straight in front of me. Seeing him like this, he must have something to say, so I had to stop my movements and ask, "Who are you?" ”

The man was masked, with only one pair of eyes out, revealing hatred and anger, "The county lord is in my hands." ”

I suddenly lost my confidence, "What did you do to her?" ”

"All you have to do is come with me, and I'll let her go. If you don't come with me, your identity will be exposed tomorrow, and the body of the county lord will be placed in front of King Yan's mansion. He said coldly. I finally understood why he was so indifferent, it was because he knew what I was afraid of.

I shuddered, gritted my teeth, and said, "I'll go with you." ”

He snorted coldly and raised an eyebrow at me, "Throw away all the things you have in your hands." ”

I obediently put down all the hairpin rings in my hand, he pulled out his sword again, walked up to me vigilantly step by step, and finally pointed the tip of the sword at my throat, "Just be obedient." ”

The firefighters had arrived, and the moment they broke down the door, the Assassin led me through the flames and jumped out of the window. My eyes were covered with a black cloth, and the Assassin led me on horseback for a long time, and finally tore me off, and we walked for a long time, and I could not distinguish the terrain, only that I would turn a corner after a few steps, and it took a long stick of incense before he pushed me into a room. I came with him, it was voluntary, otherwise with his kung fu, let alone subduing me, I am afraid that he is not my opponent, he also knows this truth very well, and when he was on the road, he only blindfolded me and did not tie me, but now he took out the hemp rope and carefully tied my hands and feet.

It wasn't until I couldn't move at all that he removed the black cloth from my eyes.

I looked around, and my heart suddenly cooled half, this should be a warehouse, and there was a row of candles lit on the wall, which was bright. There are only a few small breathable windows on the top, and even a child can't climb out, let alone an adult, and the four walls are bare, and they can't go up. Zhu Yuying was lying on the side, not knowing whether she was fainted by the medicine or knocked unconscious, her brows were tightly locked, as if she was suffering from pain in a coma.

I glanced at the masked man and said quietly, "You also know that this is the county lord of King Yan's mansion, you can't afford to lose a single hair, if there are three long and two short, I'm afraid that King Yan can destroy your door!" ”

Originally, when I spoke, this person did not react, but when I said the last sentence, he suddenly wanted to be angry, walked up to me and gave me two slaps, which made me dizzy.

I spat out a mouthful of blood and laughed, "Are you scared?" ”

The man seemed to suppress his anger, sneered, walked up to Zhu Yuying, and glanced at her a few times, "At such an age like a flower, I am afraid that I can get a good price when I sell it to the Qinglou." ”

"You dare!"

After the man provoked me with these words, he stopped saying a word, but just sat on the side, looking at me indifferently, although I was calm on the surface, but in fact I was very frightened inside. It has always been me who interrogates others, where have I ever suffered like this.

And looking at it like this, this person obviously wants my life, but he takes pity on Zhu Yuying, and I don't know if he will let her go.

Until midnight, this person didn't say a word, but Zhu Yuying muttered nonsense, I looked at her, my eyes couldn't open, she must be in a fever. I was afraid that she would make a mistake, so I had to beg the man, "You can do well, let her go, and if you and I have any grievances, you can find me." ”

The man didn't lift his eyes, still stroking his sword.

I also know in my heart that Zhu Yuying and I are both fierce and unlucky, but I can't imagine why he wants to bring Zhu Yuying closer, if it is a grudge I made when I was on an errand, he shouldn't be so hostile to Zhu Yuying! .