Chapter 339: The Mysterious Messenger

Xi Wang and Xi Linchuan followed Fang Xiaoyu all the way towards the innermost part of Willow Hutong, and the more they walked, the more frightened they became.

Willow Hutong is also famous in Beiyan, although it looks like a no special alley at first glance, but most of the people living in it are famous and powerful.

It is usually a private house purchased by a wealthy family, and it is used when doing some shady transactions.

This is almost an unwritten rule, here in Willow Hutong, because the people involved are somewhat powerful, so few people dare to make trouble here.

At first glance, Fang Xiaoyu led them towards the alley, and in a short distance, Xi Wang and Xi Linchuan's hearts had already turned several times, and they even wondered if this Fang Xiaoyu was fake, just to lead them to a secret place to secretly execute them.

It's also the fear that the two of them will be hunted down. These days, what kind of life they lived, no one knows more deeply than themselves.

From a wealthy family to nothing, two people saved money, hungry for a meal, and all the money they saved was invested in that matter, but in the end, even so, it had no effect, and the silver was no different from a waste. But they can't help but do it, even if there is only a little hope, they don't want to give up.

tremblingly followed Fang Xiaoyu to the innermost, and the two of them were so frightened that they didn't even dare to breathe.

The sound of Fang Xiaoyu knocking on the door was like a big drum, knocking on their hearts, every time the door rang, their heartbeats jumped violently, and all the tension was clearly written on their faces.

It was a woman who came out to open the door. Seeing that Fang Xiaoyu was back, he immediately respectfully invited Fang Xiaoyu in.

The two of them followed into the courtyard nervously, standing behind Fang Xiaoyu nervously. Hands were sweating nervously, and clenched fists showed their fear.

"Grandpa, little uncle, let's go into the house and talk." Fang Xiaoyu took the two of them to the house, asked someone to make them tea, and waited for them to calm down a little before asking, "Grandpa, what happened to you?" ”

Xi Wang and Xi Linchuan glanced at each other silently. Nervously asked, "...... here?" ”

Fang Xiaoyu smiled and replied, "The residence I just robbed." ”

"Grab ...... The ...... that was robbed? The two looked at each other. This courage is inevitably too big, when Beiyan is so chaotic. Every family is afraid of a catastrophe, and they all have their tails between their legs, and this laughing and bold girl dares to come to Beiyan to find her father, not to mention, as soon as she comes up, she will rob people's residences? Or is it a gathering place for the private residences of dignitaries like Willow Hutong? Aren't you afraid of retaliation?

"It's safe here. Grandpa and uncle don't have to be afraid of someone coming to make trouble. Fang Xiaoyu gave them a reassurance.

Xi Wang and Xi Linchuan made eye contact. Fang Xiaoyu was not in a hurry to urge them, but waited patiently.

But the two seemed to be slow to make up their minds.

Fang Xiaoyu was also helpless. These two people are like frightened birds now, and it will take some time to calm them down.

Fang Xiaoyu didn't urge, but got up and left, leaving the two of them to discuss with each other. And she found a room, changed this men's clothes, and changed back to women's clothes. Only then did he appear in front of Xi Wang and Xi Linchuan again.

Fang Xiaoyu's woman's dress made the two recognize her instantly, and the two of them felt a lot more at ease. No more cranky.

Xi Wang hesitated, and only then did he open his mouth under the urging of Xi Linchuan: "Laugh, your uncle is ......."

"How's my uncle?" Fang Xiaoyu frowned, having a bad premonition. Just now, she was wondering, why did the younger uncle appear, but the eldest uncle disappeared?

Looking at the dirty clothes of the two, unkempt, embarrassed, and hungry, I know that their lives are definitely not easy now.

"Your uncle has been arrested." Xi Wang's strength for many days suddenly collapsed in an instant, since his eldest son was arrested, he tried his best, but there was still no way to save them. All the money in the family has been used to take care of it, but their family, as the mother of Fang Jianzhang's wife, is not trivial, and no one dares to touch this mildew easily.

The original family didn't dare to go back, because their family was wanted in private, and once they were caught by the guards, it would be all over. They are hiding in Tibet, and they have to bother to save their son, and Xi Wang's hair has been completely white for the past few days.

"Uncle arrested? Who was arrested? Fang Xiaoyu's heart tightened, she had already estimated that she was probably suffering from his father's unwarranted disaster. But then she remembered something, and suddenly asked, "What about the eldest aunt and Dai'er Xi'er?" ”

Xi Wang's expression was lost, and he said with a painful face: "Your eldest aunt was arrested because of Linzhou, and she fell seriously ill, and she is still hiding behind the land temple on the outskirts of the city. I came out because Linchuan was late in buying medicine, and I was a little worried, so I left Xi'er and Dai'er to serve your aunt in the temple, and I came out to find Linchuan by myself......"

"I had a conflict with the guard, it was because I accidentally bumped into him because I was too anxious to buy the medicine, but fortunately he didn't seem to recognize me, and I hugged my head in time to cover my face, otherwise if he saw it, I'm afraid I would have to be arrested and locked up." Xi Linchuan also 'hissed' at the right time, and spoke too hard to involve the wound, which hurt a lot.

"Someone!" Fang Xiaoyu frowned fiercely, thinking that the condition of the eldest aunt would not be very good, so he immediately called someone to come.

Tu Hongzheng was originally guarding outside, and when he heard Fang Xiaoxiao call him, he immediately entered the house.

"You take my little uncle to the land temple on the outskirts of the city, and bring my eldest uncle's family here, be careful, don't bump into the guards." Fang Xiaoyu hurriedly commanded.

Tu Hongzheng immediately received the order, and Xi Linchuan seemed to be worried about the safety of his sister-in-law, so he quickly stood up and followed behind Tu Hongzheng.

"Grandpa, tell me carefully what happened to my uncle's arrest. To be as detailed as possible, why was he arrested? Why are you hiding in Tibet? Who is it that commands you to be arrested? The more detailed, the better. Maybe I have a way to save my uncle. But the premise is that grandpa, you can't hide it from me. "Uncle will definitely save him. Although because of her previous personality, she doesn't seem to have a very close relationship with her mother. But after all, she is not reborn and crossed, but really born from her mother's womb, just with the memories of the previous dozens of lives. Blood and kinship. She's not a stone, there's always be. If you don't save your mother's brother and don't save you, it's too cold-blooded.

As soon as Xi Wang heard Fang Xiaoyu say that there was a way to save his son, he immediately looked at Fang Xiaoyu with hope, but it was only a few breaths, and he lowered his head in disappointment.

It was the guard of Beiyan who captured Linzhou, the biggest official in Beiyan City. Laughing at a daughter's family, what can she do?

What's more, Xiaoyu is Fang Jianzhang's daughter. Compared with their family, what the guard wants to kill more must be Xiaoyu, and he doesn't want to lose his daughter even if he doesn't want to be involved.

What's more, this is his own granddaughter. His precious daughter was conceived and born in October.

"Grandpa. Pressed for time. The other party caught the eldest uncle, and he didn't know how he would torture him. The sooner you are rescued, the less you will suffer, anyway, you are already desperate, just treat it as a dead horse and be a live horse doctor, what if you try it? Fang Xiaoyu knew what the other party was thinking at a glance.

Whether it is distressing for her, or not believing that she can save people, these worldly thoughts do not apply to her.

Xi Wang sighed deeply, probably also listening to Fang Xiaoyu's words. So he said, "Your uncle was captured by the defenders here. I'm afraid the reason is because your father brought the news of the defeat of the 50,000 army, and they want to hide it. So ......"

Xi Wang's gaze suddenly became firm and said: "Xiaoyu, you tell your grandfather the truth, did you come to Beiyan this time to find your father?" ”

Fang Xiaoyu nodded. That was her purpose in the first place, but not now.

Her father has found it, and the next step is to completely solve the absurd farce of Beiyan!

"Laugh, you listen to your grandfather. In any case, you must believe that your father has not done anything against his will. No matter what rumors are outside, no matter how ugly those words are, you are his daughter, you must believe him, he has never betrayed Beiyan and betrayed Dacheng and betrayed the people. ”

Xi Wang clenched his fists tightly, looked at Fang Xiaoyu's eyes seriously, and continued: "He did not collaborate with the enemy and commit treason, nor did he do anything deserting, he did his duty as a general, he did not give up the people of Beiyan, and he did not give up any piece of territory in Dacheng. He went out to kill the enemy, he went to the battlefield, he was betrayed by his own people, and it was not his fault that the 50,000-strong army was destroyed outside the city gates. It's the fault of those people, it's them who betrayed Dacheng, betrayed the people, betrayed your father, no matter what you hear about your father's badness, don't believe it. You have to believe that he is the best general and the best father in the whole world, and he will not be a traitor and a deserter, leaving you and Haozhi alone. Trust him! Be sure to believe him! Xi Wang's words were a little incoherent, but he could clearly feel his trust in Fang Jianzhang.

Fang Xiaoyu nodded. So Xi Wang continued: "Your father's defeat is a conspiracy. I have heard the news that the city guard has betrayed your father, and he ordered that the city gate should not be opened, so that your father and his army of 50,000 were forced to meet hundreds of thousands of enemy troops outside the city gate. Soon after that, the gates were sealed, and only people were allowed to enter, not to go out. And the guards began to kill the people with impunity, under the guise that they were spies of the enemy. I heard that some of these people were in the army, so I suspected that the guards were trying to kill people, so I fled with my family early. ”

"However, it was too late for us to flee, the city gate was blocked, and we couldn't get out of the city at all, so we had to hide in Tibet and flee to this day. And your uncle was recognized by the guards because he went to buy food, and he was arrested on the street. After that, your aunt fell ill, and the doctor said that if she hadn't been saved in time, she would have died. These days, I have been checking with your little uncle to find out where your uncle is being held, whether he is dead or alive, but there is no progress at all. ”

Xi Wang burst into tears as he spoke.

He has a total of three children, Linzhou and Yuhan are his own children, and Linchuan is picked up, but he is raised as his own son. He counted on his three children to provide for him in his old age. But after Yuhan went to the capital, he was unaccustomed to the water and soil, and finally did not hold on and lost his life. If something happens to Linzhou again, he will have to face the cruelty of the white-haired man sending the black-haired man twice, how can he be good?

"Grandpa, how did you know what was happening outside the city? If the Guards deliberately conceal it, it will be difficult for you to know the truth. This is where Fang Xiaoyu's doubts lie. Her grandfather's family was able to escape safely in advance, which is enough to see that the time for them to know the truth is still relatively timely. But why did they know what was happening outside the city? The battlefield is some distance from where you live, and it is impossible to hear it just by listening to the sound. Could it be that someone in the defenders has slipped out?

Xi Wang frowned and replied, "It's strange to say this. The **** was playing chess with an old friend at home, and suddenly an arrow was nailed directly into the pillar of the house from the outside. There was a strip of cloth tied to the arrow, and the truth about your father's defeat was written on the strip, reminding me to leave the border city with my family as soon as possible, and to flee as far as possible, and it was best to go to Beijing and go to the general's mansion. ”

Obviously, Xi Wang also felt that the strip of cloth was really a little suspicious. But at that time, there was already a rumor that Fang Jianzhang had disappeared with 50,000 soldiers, although it was too far from what was written on the cloth, but he was cautious, and would rather believe it than not, so although he was still half-convinced and had a lot of doubts in his heart, he still did what was written on the cloth.

It's just that when he fled, it was too late, the city gate was closed, and there were guards, not to mention people, not even a fly could fly out, and he had no choice, so he had to hide with his family.

"Strips of cloth? That is, someone is ventilating? Fang Xiaoyu thought for a while, and then asked, "Do you know who made that strip of cloth?" ”

Xi Wang shook his head. These days, he has been wondering who this person who sent the arrow to tell the news was. This person can be said to be the benefactor of their whole family, if it weren't for him, their family would have been arrested a long time ago. Then the Xi family is probably going to be wiped out.

"Is the cloth still on your grandfather?" Fang Xiaoyu asked again.

Xi Wang nodded hurriedly, and pulled out a strip of cloth with several layers folded from the middle of his belt. The strip of cloth is not large, about the length of a chopstick, and the font is a little sloppy, but it can be understood.

The strip of cloth explained the reason for Fang Jianzhang's 'disappearance' in a few sentences, and reminded him to leave with his family as soon as possible, otherwise there would be danger. There was a half-moon mark at the check-in place, and Fang Xiaoyu recognized that this mark was the mark used by the Moon Shadow Division in the Moon Shadow Division.

Could it be that this strip of cloth was shot by someone from the Tsunatari Division?

They found out that Xi Wang's family was her mother's mother's family, and they found out that Xi Wang was his maternal grandfather, and it was inconvenient to show up, so they reminded them in this way?

But Fang Xiaoyu always felt that something was wrong. What's wrong is in the handwriting.

She had taught all the people in the Moon Shadow Division by hand, and she remembered everyone's handwriting very clearly. But the mark on the cloth strip is indeed the mark of the moon division, but the font is very unfamiliar to her.

"When I left, in addition to this strip of cloth, I also took the arrow with me, but I hid it ...... the Land Temple," Xi Wang said again. (To be continued.) )

PS: When I wrote the first part, I forgot whether I mentioned the situation of Fang Xiaoyu's grandfather's family. If you have mentioned it, and what is different from the present, you will see it as it is now. When I have time, I'll re-read what I wrote and change it if there's anything wrong. So everything is based on the current one. Just sauce~

Thanks to the peace charm of [Tang Shenshen] and the peace charm of [Little Demon Lin Bell] plus 30 points of coins~