Chapter 111: Fishing in troubled waters
Xiahou Xuan was edicted and returned home overnight, and when he got home, it was already the second half of the night.
Running back and forth for dozens of miles, Xiahou Xuan was exhausted, got out of the car, and walked forward with his head down. Passing through the front yard and the atrium, I went straight to the front of the guest house where Cao Miao lived, and a part of the song came forward to greet him. Knowing that Cao Miao's mood had stabilized after taking a bath, he breathed a sigh of relief and decided not to disturb Cao Miao and talk about it tomorrow.
Just as he turned around and was about to leave, Xiong Meng, the personal guard, suddenly opened his arms, pushed him aside, and stood against the wall.
Xiahou Xuan was unprepared, and hit the wall, his shoulder hurting. But he didn't say anything, and stood quietly behind Xiong Meng.
Xiong Meng was his father Xiahou Shang's personal guard, loyal and loyal. He doesn't talk much, but he is very alert. He must have discovered something, and he didn't have time to warn him, so he made an emergency response.
Xiong Meng slowly pulled out the long knife at his waist with his right hand, and pointed forward with his left hand. The two guards held their knives in both hands, one left and one right, against the wall, and walked forward. Two other guards stood behind Xiahou Xuan, one with a cavalry shield, protecting Xiahou Xuan's vital point.
"Rustle, rustle." The footsteps of the guards sliding against the ground are particularly clear at night.
After a while, the two guards in front of him stopped, one on the spot, and the other returned to Xiong Meng, holding something in his hand. With the torch, Xiahou Xuan recognized that it was a broken tile, the kind of tile at both ends of the ridge. There is very little chance that such tiles will be blown off by the wind on top of each other.
Xiahou Xuan glanced up at the ridge of the roof that he picked out, and his face became very ugly.
"Warning!" Xiahou Xuan said. The voice was not loud, but it was chilling and angry.
"Whoa!" The bear replied sharply, put the knife into the sheath, took a bow, set up the arrow, and took a deep breath. "Be prepared for danger in times of peace, and don't be frightened at night."
The guard who explored the path in front responded: "Be prepared, go on a rampage for thousands of miles." ”
The sixteen characters were chanted, and the guards surrounded and protected Xiahou Xuan in the center.
Soon, the watchtower in the northeast corner sounded the drum of warning, and the drum rumbled and spread in all directions.
At this moment, there was a chaotic sound on the roof, and a figure shot out, stepped on the courtyard wall, and rushed towards the southeast. Xiong Meng saw it clearly, and when he raised his hand, it was an arrow. The feathered arrow broke through the wind and shot at the figure. The man, on the other hand, was shrewd, and heard the sound of the arrow breaking through the wind, and did not answer, but fell short on the wall, and fell on all fours like a raccoon slave, and narrowly avoided the arrow, and then turned over the courtyard and disappeared.
Xiahou Xuan didn't chase anymore, turned around and returned to the small courtyard.
Ah Hu stood in the hall with a knife, looking vigilant, the light had just been turned on in the house, the door was ajar, Qingtao held the lamp with one hand, and stood in the door with the other.
"Who?" Cao Miao's voice sounded, with a hint of horror.
"Yunliang, it's me." Xiahou Xuan responded. He went up to the church and came to the door. Qingtao opened the door and let it aside. Cao Miao was naked, sitting on the bed, her head sticking out of the tent, her face was a little pale under the illumination of the light. Xiahou Xuan smiled: "Yunliang, it's okay, you don't have to worry." ”
Cao Miao let out an "oh", still nervous, and said to herself in frustration: "Why is it not peaceful here." ”
Xiahou Xuan was a little embarrassed, glanced at the house, and retreated.
There were already more people in the mansion, and more than a dozen heavily armed guards rushed over and stood in front of Xiahou Xuan. Xiahou Xuan commanded, and they ran to different positions again. Xiahou Xuan, under the escort of Xiong Meng and others, returned to the front door, ordered someone to open the main door, and he stood inside the door.
After a while, the eunuch hurried over with a few guards armed with bows and crossbows, sweating profusely and looking frightened. Seeing Xiahou Xuan standing inside the door, the prison guard knelt on the ground without saying a word.
Xiahou Xuan looked at it as if he hadn't seen it, and stood with his hands over.
After a while, the sound of horses' hooves sounded, and a group of horsemen galloped up. The team led by saw the lieutenant eunuch kneeling on the ground, Xiahou Xuan stood in the door, turned over and dismounted, rushed to the door of the lieutenant eunuch, and shouted in a low voice: "What's the matter? ”
"I don't know." The inner prison door sweated like rain, and his voice trembled.
"Smack!" The team leader raised his hand to give a resounding slap, turned around and walked towards Xiahou Xuan, did not dare to enter the door, stood outside the door and bowed to Xiahou Xuan. "Dare to ask Xiahou Jun, what is the warning?"
Xiahou Xuan bowed slightly, and said unhurriedly: "An uninvited guest visited the cold house, and I found out and went to the southeast. Disturbed, deeply disturbed, after dawn should go to the Jinwu Temple to thank you. ”
The team's face changed dramatically. Xiahou Xuan said it nicely, and went to thank him after dawn, but in fact, he was only afraid that it was Xingshi who would ask for guilt. Zhi Jinwu blamed it, and his team rate was done. If you want to keep your position, you have to get something out tonight, and even if you can't catch someone, you have to have some clues so that you can talk back.
"Our dereliction of duty has frightened Xiahou Jun and is a capital crime." Retreat to the bottom of the steps, bow again, turn over on your horse, and take the horse to the southeast.
Xiahou Xuan ordered someone to close the door, and he didn't look at the inner prison from beginning to end.
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Cao Miao sat cross-legged in the tent, smacking.
Princess Deyang's Mansion is indeed much more majestic than Yongqiu Palace's Mansion, heavily guarded, and quick to react. Whether it is the number or quality of the guards, it is much higher than that of the Yongqiu Palace. Xiahou is still worthy of being a general in the army for many years, and many of the troops and guards in the palace should be his personal guards in the army back then, and they can be regarded as battle-hardened soldiers, far from being comparable to the old, weak, sick and disabled people in the Yongqiu Palace.
In fact, he had already heard the strange noise of the roof and knew that an uninvited guest was coming. But he wasn't nervous at all, but looked forward to it. There is only one person on the other side, no matter how good the martial arts are, it is impossible for the three of them to be the opponent. If you take down this person, you may be able to find the mastermind behind the scenes.
It's just that he didn't expect the other party to be very cautious, he didn't go to the ground, and he didn't give him a chance to be captured, but it gave him a glimpse of the strength of Princess Deyang's Mansion.
People are more angry than people.
How arrogant do you think people are? Although Xiahou Shang is dead, Princess Deyang, as the general's own sister, is still alive and well.
Speaking of which, it seems that the General's Mansion is nearby, and the private residence of the hussar general Sima Yi's family seems to be not far from here. If you can, maybe hack them. Wang Ji, Guan Jun and the like are people on the blacklist anyway, and they will be killed sooner or later, if they can take this opportunity to drag Sima Yi and his son into this troubled water, they may be able to have an unexpected gain.
Idle is also idle, and there is nothing to do.
Thinking of this, Cao Miao turned over and got out of bed, put on his shoes, and rushed out. Ah Hu and Qingtao glanced at each other, followed closely, and shouted while chasing: "Prince be careful, prince be careful." There was already a cry in his voice.
Cao Miao smiled secretly in her heart, these two gold medal sets are really good, and they cooperate tacitly. He didn't look back, rushed out of the small courtyard, and ran wildly towards the back house where Princess Deyang lived. After receiving the warning, the guards in the house were on high alert, and many people were patrolling with swords and shields, and they were all startled when they saw Cao Miao coming. However, Cao Miao was a guest in the house, with bare hands, except for a pair of pants, there was nothing on his body, there could be no threat, and they didn't dare to stop him.
Cao Miao rushed all the way into Princess Deyang's bedroom, panting and said, "Princess, I know who is trying to harm me." ”