Xiao Jing reluctantly returned to the prison.

No one was obliged to explain the situation to him, so he could only turn back to "squatting in prison" with a question mark on his face.

Two days passed.

For some reason, the night was surprisingly quiet. In the past, there would always be the whirring wind, the groans of prisoners, and the footsteps of the jailers, but today these sounds have disappeared inexplicably.

Only then did Xiao Jing notice that most of the prisoners who were previously locked up in nearby prisons were gone, and he didn't know if they were locked up elsewhere after arraignment.

At this moment, a rush of footsteps sounded in the distance. He looked up boredly, trying to see what was the case so urgent that the jailer rushed to raise people at night.

Coincidentally, the visitor stopped in front of his cell door.

A red-faced, short-bearded official unlocked the lock. He glanced at his companion, and the two stood in front of Xiao Jing together.

These two are very eye-catching, I've never seen them before!

"The two chamasters are invited, I don't know why they came here late at night?" Xiao Jing smiled and said, "Do you want to try the case tonight?" ”

Another messenger with triangular eyes said angrily: "Of course so, otherwise who would want to come to this pickled place in the middle of the night?" You can go with me. ”

Xiao Jing nodded slowly and followed behind the red-faced official.

The road leading to the outside is long. The two messengers sandwiched him in the middle, one after the other, and glanced at him from time to time, probably for fear that he would do something wrong.

As he walked, Xiao Jing, who was full of doubts in his heart, couldn't help but look like his limbs were sore and weak, and he quietly slowed down his pace unconsciously.

Something is wrong.

If you really want to be judged at night, why didn't the people of the Xia family bring a message to themselves? You must know that he received the news three days before the last arraignment, so he made all preparations in private. And this time...... There's no wind at all?

Even if it was decided on an ad hoc basis, it would not be difficult to entrust someone to report the news with the Xia family's ability, right?

Moreover, these two poor people are also very strange. From the tone of their speech to their every move, their performance is slightly different from that of other officials, which makes Xiao Jing always feel awkward about something.

After another cup of tea, Xiao Jing suddenly stopped.

He looked around and asked, "Official, are we going the wrong way?" ”

The prison was large, and there was more than one door. However, the door to escort the prisoners in and out has never changed, and this path that turns around in the complex and becomes more and more secluded and gloomy is obviously not the one that Xiao Jing has walked.

"The road is right, you can get out after a while, why are you holding back?" The red-faced official scolded: "Where to go, it's up to you to make the final say, Lao Tzu will take you on this road, how are you going?" Don't go yet! ”

As he spoke, he put a foot on Xiao Jing's leg.

Xiao Jing's body shook, but he still regained his footing after a stumble. He looked directly at the other party and said calmly: "Don't be a fool for Xiao, official. If you really want to take me through the court, then you and I will go out the way of the prisoner in the daytime. If you want to take this road, please forgive Xiao for the inconvenience of his legs and feet, and he can't go anymore. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he sat down on the ground.

"You dog, you dare to pick a child?" The triangular-eyed officer said angrily: "Okay, I want to see how hard you can get!" ”

With a violent temper, he came up with an old punch. Xiao Jing couldn't resist at all, so he could only try his best to protect his head and face and let him punch and kick.

After fighting for a while, he simply started to drag, wanting to drag the person out directly; But Xiao Jing didn't know where the strength came from, and stubbornly "nailed" to the ground, and he only pulled people out of a zhang away with half a day's strength.

The red-faced official turned grim and said, "Since he is disobedient, he can't take care of that much, so he just knocks him out and carries it out." ”

This was clearly said to his companions.

Xiao Jing raised his head, endured the pain and smiled: "Why, now that the arraignment prisoner can still knock people unconscious and take them to the court?" If a person faints, how can he be judged? Besides, how can Xiao also be the uncle of the Xia family, you are so rude to me, aren't you afraid of getting into trouble in the future? ”

The triangular-eyed officer almost found a stone from nowhere to draw on the back of his head, and said with a cruel smile: "It's because you talk a lot, Lao Tzu sees how long you can be arrogant!" ”

Xiao Jing said without changing his face: "This brother, I still have something I want to ask before you start: Who are the two of you instructed by?" Although there is a lot of luck in this matter, what should be asked is still to be asked, so as not to be a fool if you get the underworld. ”

The red-faced official said coldly: "Don't worry about what you shouldn't care." If you were obedient, you could have lived a few more days, but since you are so ignorant, don't blame others for making you suffer piecemeal before you die......"

Halfway through his words, his face changed suddenly. Almost at the same time, the sound of breaking the sky suddenly sounded around several people.

The two fake officials tried to dodge, but it was too late. In just an instant, two crossbow arrows pierced their throats, and the originally invincible man fell to the ground in horror, and the sound of "hiss, hiss" became smaller and smaller, and he saw that he was not alive.

Xiao Jing stood up at this time.

As a key person who is secretly protected by someone at any time, he knows that his life is not in danger, he is just curious why the rescuers waited for so long before making a move, and let himself be beaten in vain.

Who knows, Xiao Jing still feels good about himself. He felt a pain in the back of his head as soon as he tried to walk back, and then his eyes went black, and he lost consciousness in a whirlwind.

It's a pity that I still didn't hide from it.

……

When he woke up, he found himself in an unfamiliar room. Someone seemed to be talking next door, and the voice came intermittently from the other side of the wall:

"It has been verified that those people are trying to take him away...... There is a cart of firewood and grass outside, which can smuggle people out...... Once he's outside, someone can blame him......"

Xiao Jing listened to it and felt that he should be talking about what happened just now. He moved, and was surprised to find that there was no restraint on his body, and this was the first time in the past some time.

Who sent me here?

As soon as he wanted to ask, a face with a lot of wrinkles flashed in front of him like a ghost, and he said in an old and gloomy voice: "Childe is awake, this is good." ”

Xiao Jing was taken aback. If it weren't for the bruised and purple body still aching, he would probably jump up directly from the couch.

"This ...... This old man is invited. He settled down before he said, "What kind of place is this, and what are you bringing Xiao here?" ”

The old man chuckled lightly, and dropped seven words lightly: "My master wants to see you!" ”