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Countless stars in the sky seemed to be curiously looking down on the strange scene on the small mound behind the Shen family's courtyard.

Several men dressed in black water were indiscriminately packing some treasures reflecting the starlight into their bags, while Xu Da and Mu Yu were in a hole in the mound to pick up the boxes thrown by the brothers, and the jewels and gold were scattered on the ground, only to see a woman leaning against an ancient tree and smiling and directing the actions of the people.

"Don't carry the gold and silver anymore, it's not easy to take, and it's still heavy in the ship! After loading the treasures, you took a few of Shen Wansi's subordinates and quietly returned to the secret path ten miles outside the village along the small waterway where they came, and quickly transported them to the Chuzhou area. Under the light of the stars and moon, this woman's eyes are so wise, but she still has a naughty look.

"Miss! Won't you come back with us? Mu Yu turned around and asked in a little surprise.

"I'm going to wait for that Shen Wansan to come here, but I want to see what kind of heart this person has in life, and he actually wants to kill his brother! It almost ruined our plan to seize the fortune. The woman smiled and replied, looking at her pretty face and looking very gentle, who would have guessed that she was actually the leader who led the water thieves to steal the Shen family's property?

"Miss! With your martial arts, you can naturally retreat with your whole body, but if your identity is exposed in this way, it will not be worth the loss! Xu Da is more stable, and he said this immediately.

"It doesn't matter! Don't forget that Miss Ben also has the art of disguise, and if I look like this, no one will recognize me. The leading woman said with a smile, and at this time her delicate voice changed to a gloomy voice, and her eyebrows also changed when she rolled her hands, and her face was that of a yellow-faced woman in her forties.

Xu Da smiled bitterly, except for the eldest brother, even the marshal could not order this eldest lady to act on a whim, and as a general, he naturally did not dare to disobey at this time.

"Then Miss, I'll take someone away, you have to be careful!" After saying this, Xu Da quickly took several black-clothed men to quickly carry the packed bags onto the two shuttle boats leaning on the shore of the mound, and the seven or eight people quickly rowed away with the pulp.

And the woman looked up at the sky and laughed softly: "Then Shen Wansan is also about to rush here, he must be to save Master Wei!" It's just that he was killed by himself by recruiting the countryside bravely. ”

After saying this, her figure flashed and she rushed into the courtyard.

To say that Shang Yu was wearing a small coat and was placed on the side of the acupoint on the bed, and the three people who were tied up and thrown on the ground firmly, this time the house was really in chaos, and the thief who attacked him first was actually caught by another group of thieves, Ding Seventeen died tragically in front of Shang Yu, and Mu Thirteen was also seriously injured.

Gu Jiusi was intercepted as soon as he ran out of the door with him on his back, at this time Mu 13 and Gu Jiusi were gone, Shang Yu's mind was in a mess, and he was thinking about what the red-faced man who stopped and restrained them outside the door said.

"It wasn't the water thieves who attacked you before, but the townspeople of Xiyu Village!" This sentence shocked Shang Yu, if the recruits were all water thieves, then what safety could there be in Xiyu Village?

Yes, Shang Yu still thought that Zhang Zuoxin was a thief who infiltrated Xiangyong in disguise, and he didn't think that Shen Fu sent someone to kill him.

At this moment, the woman rushed into the house, and after entering the house, she came to the bed, and reached out to untie Shang Yu's crypt.

"Young Master Shen Yu, at this time, you better hurry up and put on your clothes, I have a good show to show you." Shang Yu saw that this woman's face was dark and yellow, and the voice she made was also gloomy, so he knew that it was the person who had just spoken in mid-air, and it should be the person who came from behind.

"You're just thieves, if you want to kill me, kill me! You don't have to be so pretentious. Shang Yu sat up, knowing that he couldn't compete with this woman except to run faster.

"You Shen Wansi Young Master don't know if it's really stupid or full, these villagers are all people who were sent by your brother Shen Wansan to kill you, if you put on your clothes, I will unlock the acupoint of this leader and ask you clearly." The woman who made the sound just looked at Shang Yu out of the corner of her eye, after all, Shang Yu was not wearing a coat at this time, and she looked very indecent.

Hearing this, Shang Yu was even more surprised, but he immediately picked up the cotton robe and put it on his body, but said in his mouth: "You thief woman! How can you say insults to my brother, the Shen family is rich in the world, and I am also his brother, why did he want to kill me? ”

When he said this, Shang Yu thought a little in his heart and decided that the woman in front of him was talking nonsense, so he said loudly.

The woman smiled gloomily again, walked up to Zhang Zuoxin and the three, stretched out her foot to untie his dumb hole, and then asked: "Who sent you to kill Shen Yu and Shen Wansi Young Master, tell me the truth, otherwise I will not only kill you, but also send someone to kill your entire family." ”

Zhang Zuoxin looked resolute, if he said it, he would not have a life to live, he knew very well, he only hoped that the Shen family would be kind to his wife and children afterwards, and he didn't want to betray the master's family.

"I'm originally a water thief, and I just want to take people to grab some money when I get into the village, and this young master and the like are just piggybacking on killing! If you want to kill, you will kill. After saying this, Zhang Zuoxin closed his eyes, and regretted that he gave his life for ten taels of gold, and he didn't expect that this Shen family's mansion would be touched by a real water thief one day.

It's just that another Xiangyong pretended to be a water thief immediately lay on the ground and shouted: "Grandma, please let me go, I still have a sixty-year-old lady waiting for me to go back, I am Liu Jinwang from Beijia Village, named Liu Sanqi, it was Young Master Shen who sent us to kill Young Master Shen Yu." ”

Another Xiang Yong also immediately confessed on the ground and said loudly: "It's true! The steward of Shen Tong gave us ten taels of gold each, let us kill Young Master Shen Yu, and arrange for us to become the team leader of the Xiangyong Middle School afterwards. ”

"Fourth Young Master Shen Wansi, can you hear me? It's not like I'm making it up, is it? Only then did the woman turn around and nod in satisfaction, and said to Shang Yu.

"How is this possible? These people must have colluded in advance to frame my eldest brother, how could he order someone to kill me for no reason? After hearing this, Shang Yu became more and more unconvinced, Shen Fu has been treating him like a brother these days, and he has taken care of him in every aspect.

also let him have the Shen family's post, which is the identity certificate issued by the government, proving that he is a member of the Shen family, after a while, he can walk in the world in the name of Shen Wansi, and Shang Yu has just handed over the written business plan to Shen Wansan, who is full of spring, how can this brother send someone to kill him, this is really not convincing Shang Yu.

"You don't believe it? Well, your brother will come here later, ready to save Master Wei, so as to keep his Shen family's feng shui veins unchanged! I'll take you to wait in the hospital, and you'll be convinced! After the yellow-faced forty-year-old woman finished speaking with compassion, she once again clicked on the acupoints on Shang Yu's chest, making him unable to move, but she did not tap his dumb acupoints again.

Shang Yu said unhappily at this time: "Thief mother! You have to design to harm my brother, otherwise I, Shen Wansi, will not be able to spare you even if I am a ghost. When he said this, he was reluctant to reveal his real name, for fear that it would bring unnecessary trouble to Shen Fu.

The woman seemed to be in poor health, but her figure floated and she carried Zhang Zuoxin out of the inner room, and then threw them into the courtyard one by one.

When the woman came back and carried Shang Yu out, she smiled coldly: "You young man doesn't know what to do!" Your brother sent someone to kill you, I just wanted you to know, but you just want to defend him, such a stupid person is rare in the world! ”

It's just that at this time, people outside the Shen family's house began to boil, and then a fire began to approach.

"Listen bravely, don't hesitate to kill water thieves! For each person killed, ten taels of silver will be rewarded, and those who retreat will be expelled from the village warrior team immediately! It turned out to be Shen Tong shouting.

Shen Fu also shouted loudly outside: "Send someone in, there is not only Master Wei inside, but also my brother Shen Wansi!" Be sure to keep them safe. ”

Hearing this voice, Shang Yu couldn't help but feel hot in his heart, and when he raised his head, he shouted loudly: "Among the big brothers, Xiao Yu is still alive!" It's just that he was taken hostage by thieves, you must not come close, this person is strong in martial arts, I am afraid it will hurt you. ”

After listening to the sidelines, the woman did not stop Shang Yu from speaking out, but just sneered on the side, as if she didn't care at all about the encirclement of more than 100 villagers.

Shen Fu came here because he was worried that Wei Zuan would also be killed, but he also wanted to confirm whether Shen Tong would kill Zhang Zuoxin and the others in time, and shouted outside at this time to make sure whether Shang Yu was dead.

At this time, he was standing at the gate of the courtyard, and saw Shang Yu being carried by a woman in his hands, as if there was nothing, and there was still a corpse lying in the courtyard, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Why is Shang Yu not dead, but such a woman will appear." ”

But at this moment, the woman smiled grimly, stretched out her hand and swung a short blade at the rope of the three people on the ground in front of her, and instantly let go of the three of them.

"You can go back to your Steward Shen."

At this time, Shen Tong led the villagers to completely enclose the house, Shen Fu was still standing at the gate of the courtyard, while more than a dozen villagers were standing in the courtyard gate, and the rest of the people were running towards the courtyards.

Zhang Zuoxin and the three of them had different expressions after standing up, Zhang Zuoxin was a little older, and he knew in his heart that the three of them couldn't tell their intention of entering the Shen Mansion anyway.

He turned around and laughed miserably: "You wicked woman! The intentions are so vicious. ”

And the two of them ran in the direction of Shen Tong, and shouted loudly: "Steward Shen, when we were killing, we met a real water thief!" We hope you can call the shots for us. ”

At this time, Di Shen Tong's face sank, and he immediately waved his hand and shouted to the villagers in front of him: "Kill these three people, several of them thieves actually mixed in with the villagers, and they robbed the housekeeper's land gold tonight, and they must not be spared, the bounty that the young master said is still valid, and there is also a reward for killing these thieves."

After hearing this, the villagers no longer carefully identified who the thief in front of them was, and they waved their knives and slashed the two to death, and the two of them let out a terrible howl, and finally fell in a pool of blood.

Zhang Zuoxin was defenseless at this time, looked at the Xiangyong who attacked in front of him, and shouted loudly: "I, Zhang Zuoxin, entered the Xiangyong Land with the first place in Dongmian Village, even if I am a thief, what does it matter, I just hope that the person who bought us can take care of our family, but I have no regrets if I die!" Otherwise, I will not let you go. After saying this, his body stopped moving, and a large amount of blood oozed from his mouth, apparently biting his tongue and committing suicide.

But more than a dozen Xiangyong ignored his behavior, and when his body was slightly backwards, he swung his knife and slashed it, and under the flying flesh and blood, Zhang Zuoxin was also dead, and these Xiangyong began to be eager to try the woman standing in the field carrying Shang Yudi.

Each person can get more than two taels of silver, which can be used to buy food for a year, and if the woman is killed at this time, it will be even more silver.

Shang Yu shouted loudly in the courtyard at this time: "Big brother, I'm Xiao Yu!" Although you ordered Xiang Yong to kill this thief woman, she was alone, and there was no way she could escape. ”

"You kid, you don't know right from wrong! Call me a thief again, and I will gouge out a pair of your eyes and make you the eyeless thief. The woman suddenly said with a slight anger.

Shang Yu was startled, but said after a moment: "There is a kind of you don't take me hostage, otherwise you will not be able to escape tonight." ”

"Yes! I'm going to take you hostage. The woman said with a sad face.

And Shen Fu was a little undecided, Shang Yu was in front of so many villagers, if he ordered to kill that woman, he would definitely be slashed with a knife, at this time, unlike the several villagers who died, if it was spread, he Shen Fu would fall into the name of killing his clan brother.

"Big brother! Directly order the hometown to step forward, don't worry about me! Shang Yudi shouted from inside.

At this time, Shen Tong hurriedly left a villager who reported to him, and said in Shen Fu's ear: "Young master! The only property behind the house is gold and silver, and the really valuable things are gone, I think the woman who captured Shen Yu must be a thief who wants to take him hostage and want to extort property again! ”

Shen Fu's face immediately changed after hearing this, the value of those items could not be estimated, and they were only a little less than the main mansion, and they were actually lost at this time.

At this moment, Shang Yu shouted again: "Big brother, brocade clothes and jade food are not a blessing, and the sandalwood gold venerable can stop." What is the long-term plan of the descendants, the tile basin holds wine and cotton clothes. I hope you will remember the parting words of your brother, and you will give the order as soon as possible so that the thieves must not escape! ”

And when Shang Yu finished saying this, his dumb hole was also sealed.

Shen Fu reacted at this time, and shouted angrily: "All the townspeople listen, immediately capture this woman for me, and reward the person who catches her with a hundred taels of gold!" At this point, he clearly no longer cared about giving orders in person.

"Brother Yu! I can't help it, this thief has robbed me of the Shen family's property, if he lets him run away, I will be sorry for my ancestors! Shen Fu immediately urged all the villagers to rush forward.

And when those villagers ran in front of Shang Yu and the woman, a burst of white smoke suddenly appeared in the courtyard.

Then, there was a gloomy voice in the air: "I will take this Shen Wansi away for the time being, Shen Fu, your act of wanting to kill your brother for money like this will discredit you, Jiangnan Shen Wansan is actually such a narrow-minded person, it really makes me wait for my teeth!" ”

After the words were spoken, the smoke gradually dissipated, where else were Shang Yu and the woman in the courtyard?

The townspeople, who have always believed in ghosts and gods, panicked when they saw this scene, and they all knelt on the ground.

Shen Tong exclaimed: "This courtyard is very big, how can it disappear after a burst of smoke?" This must be the ghosts and gods who took away Young Master Shen Yu and the property in the mansion. Master, how is this good? ”

Shen Fu was furious and said: "Where can there be such a thing, quickly take Xiangyong to track me outside the house, and when you see them, you will release arrows for me, don't live!" "Li Yanhong's high ability has been seen before, that woman obviously used some tricks to get out, he can't let people escape under his nose.

Shen Tong immediately responded to the order, urging the villagers to chase out between the waterways by boat, and under the light of the torches, the search until midnight failed to find the trace of the two.

It wasn't until dawn that Shen Fu received a report from Shen Tongdi, saying that several abandoned shuttle boats had been found in the waterway ten miles away from the village, and the traces of the landing place should have been formed in the first half of the night, and if the thieves escaped, they could no longer be pursued.

Shen Fu was so angry that he suffered from the cold, and when he returned to Zhouzhuang, he couldn't afford to get sick, and it took more than half a month to recover, and at this time, the accident of Shen Yu of his Shen family was also filed in the Suzhou government, and for a time the name of the water thief in Xiyu Village was prosperous.