/p> In an unprepared moment, there is no thought in one's head. There are no more trade-offs, no more right and wrong, and suddenly people return to their most instinctive state, and they don't even know the reason for their actions.

Zhu Gaoxu turned his head when he heard the voice, and his skin was as pale as snow flashed in front of him, which matched the eyes like an abyss very well. And then there's the glowing blade!

"Silk ......" There was a small sound in the air with the blade trembling slightly.

It's like one case: the blade doesn't seem to be too fast, but when you see it, it's already in front of you.

The muscles in Zhu Gaoxu's body tensed instantly, he leaned over and stood up, and accurately pinched the sword body with the thumb, index finger and middle finger of his left hand! The blade of the sword slid forward, and the momentum slowed down, and a stabbing pain immediately came from Zhu Gaoxu's lower palm and tiger's mouth.

…… The blade of the sword was pinched by Zhu Gaoxu's violent force, and there was a moment of sliding forward briefly. "Ding!" Something fell to the ground, and several exclamations rang out in my ears.

At this time, a small amount of information was transmitted to Zhu Gaoxu's brain after realizing it.

The Assassin was a young woman, holding a wooden plate in her left hand, which had just been removed, and the small plate of snacks on it had fallen to the ground; The dagger also stabbed at him.

The target of the assassin's attack was not Zhu Gaoxu, but the little lady of the Mu family sitting opposite!

The position of the little lady of the Mu family is inside, by the lobby, and there is Geng Hao between her and the assassin. After the sword stabbed past, Geng Hao dodged back, and the person had not fully stood up.

Zhu Gaoxu pinched the blade of the sword with his left hand; The right hand is in the direction of the lobby inside, and it is impossible to fight back instantly.

With the force of his left hand, he instantly deflected the tip of the sword off the target; The smooth blade of the sword slid slightly from Zhu Gaoxu's fingertips, but the direction was already off.

Although his hand was injured, the lever fulcrum of that sword was the tip of the hilt, so Zhu Gaoxu was more effective when he applied force to the side!

The assassin immediately drew his sword backwards, and even if Zhu Gaoxu had a strong hand, he could not compete with the assassin holding the hilt of the sword. He let go of his left hand and grabbed the edge of the coffee table with his right hand, ready to lift it up.

At this time, the two sergeants behind Zhu Gaoxu, as well as the Tusi woman, had already rushed out towards the assassin. The Assassin did not launch a second attack, and dodged out of the door.

"Stop!" The sergeant's roar was heard, and the three of them rushed out the door together.

…… It seemed that everything was just in a moment, and before people came to their senses, the assassination attempt was over.

Zhu Gaoxu looked down at his cut left hand, blood was dripping down, and he dared to believe that someone was indeed going to assassinate him just now, and he was still in a trance.

Geng Hao had already gotten up and stepped back, his back against the wall. The slaves and maids of the two theaters were also huddled in the corner, staring in horror.

Mu Xiaoniang sat there, she didn't make a sound just now, she didn't move, she just stared at Zhu Gaoxu with big eyes. Time seemed to stand still in the private room for a moment, and no one said anything more.

"Knock, knock......" Zhu Gaoxu heard his heartbeat.

Gradually, he came back to his senses completely, and first glanced at where everyone was sitting. The stage is on the north side, the theater gate is on the south side, and the private room is on the left side of the entrance, which is the west side.

And Zhu Gaoxu sat in the south of the private room, which was the best position, diagonally opposite the stage. To his left was the door of the private room, so he was able to grasp the sword with his left hand reflexively; This way you don't have to sit and turn around, and you can reach out faster!

Zhu Gaoxu has always thought that his muscle reaction speed is beyond ordinary people, so his talent is always a little faster than his opponent in the battle array. But a little bit of recollection of the scene he had just seen realized that the assassin was faster!

Because when the assassin suddenly attacked, he was at the door, a little farther away than Zhu Gaoxu's shot; But the two arrived at a certain location almost at the same time.

Why did the Assassins launch it at the door? It seems to be to create a situation for a raid. Otherwise, once someone enters the door, the people in the house may turn their heads in advance; From the moment she starts attacking, she will be in the sight of others!

Zhu Gaoxu did suffer an unsuspecting loss, but the opponent was indeed very fast! That's why his heart is beating so hard, because he feels a real threat.

After the shock just now, anger gradually took its place.

"Brother, how is your hand hurting?" Mu Xiaoniang said in a trembling voice, she had already taken out a handkerchief, stretched out her hand tremblingly, and watched the blood dripping gently on the table.

"Skin trauma." Zhu Gaoxu glanced at the wound, feeling that it was more painful now than just now, and he looked at Mu Xiaoniang's face again, "She is here to kill you, do you know?" ”

Mu Xiaoniang's voice was strange: "It's me who has tired my brother, I'm wrong...... Thank you brother Tai for coming to the rescue, Da En dare not forget. ”

Zhu Gaoxu exhaled, waited for her to bandage her wounds, and said earnestly: "Little lady should pay attention to safety, don't often come out privately." ”

Mu Xiaoniang lowered her head.

At this moment, a military general wearing a cloth robe walked in, knelt on one knee, hugged his fists and said: "The last general and others do not protect the prince well, and the crime deserves death!" ”

"Lord Wang?" Mu Xiaoniang looked at Zhu Gaoxu in surprise, and everyone looked sideways.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "This matter is not the fault of the brothers. ”

The military general said: "The last general asks the prince for a warrant, and immediately transfer the front, middle, and rear guards to block the Yunnan Mansion City and search for assassins!" ”

"It's late." Zhu Gaoxu remembered the speed of the assassin just now, and said casually. And inside and outside this pear orchard, there are more than a dozen elite guards he deployed in advance, but they didn't catch it just now, so they let the assassin run away, and now they are temporarily going to transfer troops?

He stood up and said, "You find a few people and a carriage to escort Miss Mu back to Mu Mansion." ”

The military general bowed and said: "The last general will be ordered!" ”

After Zhu Gaoxu finished speaking, without waiting for Mu Xiaoniang and the others to speak, he quickly left the private room. The officials in the lobby were still watching the play with relish, and they didn't know what had happened, and the play was singing wonderfully.

Shen Xu came from the corridor and saw Zhu Gaoxu, she immediately knelt on the wooden floor and said, "This happened in Liyuan, the concubine asked His Highness to surrender!" But the concubine did not know about it in advance, and hoped that His Royal Highness would know it. ”

Zhu Gaoxu walked past her and said, "I have something urgent now, and I'll talk about it later." ”

After he walked over, he saw that Shen Xu was still kneeling there. He was very angry when his hand hurt, but he immediately realized that he was a prince with a big face, so he held back his emotions and turned around and asked calmly, "Is the invitation written by Mrs. Shen herself?" ”

Shen Xu turned his head and said with a blank expression: "What...... Oh, it was written by a concubine. ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "The words are very beautiful. ”

…… Zhu Gaoxu quickly left the pear orchard and took a carriage back to the Han Palace.

Sitting in the carriage, he took a deep breath and hinted at his calmness. But he was still very angry, the opponent had already done whatever it took to assassinate him, and it seemed that he had torn his face!

What annoyed Zhu the most was that he didn't even know who the assassin was.

The first thing that came to his mind was the unknown force. The Assassin was younger, not the woman they were spying on, but most likely a colleague of the woman.

But Zhu Gaoxu didn't confirm it right away, and took advantage of the time on the road to ponder it repeatedly...... I remember a line: The reason for my failure is my lack of imagination.

He began to imagine that the assassin was someone from the Shen Xu clan, or even someone from the Mu Mansion! But all are ruled out.

If Shen Xu wanted to kill Mu Xiaoniang and blame Zhu Gaoxu, but at least the wrong place was chosen, and this happened in her pear orchard.

Zhu Gaoxu's carriage entered from the Duanli Gate and came to the office of the Imperial Palace on the west side, and immediately summoned Wang Bin, Liu Ying, Hou Hai and others to meet him.

"For the woman we are following, immediately deploy and arrest!" Zhu Gaoxu immediately made a decision. I can't say if it's the effect of anger, but at this time he doesn't want to continue by guessing, and he must make substantial progress immediately!

Several people clasped their fists and said, "Obey!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Wang Bin, you immediately summon the power and courage team guarding the palace to stand by. ”

"Order!" Wang Bin said.

Zhu Gaoxu paced two steps on the ground, and then said, "Send someone to the Banyan Street stronghold and ask if the target woman is in the courtyard on the west side of Mu Mansion." Then send someone to the stronghold of Liuba Village and ask Wang Yu about the situation over there. To get the latest news, report back as soon as possible! ”

"Order!"

Several people were very silent, and they all stood there thoughtfully. Zhu Gaoxu was also thinking about the connection between this matter.

After waiting for a long time, Wang Bin came back to report that the Quan Yong team had gathered good men and horses, equipped with chain mail, waist knives, cherry guns, bows, crossbows, net ropes and other armaments, and was fully armed and on standby.

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu unfolded the map around the two strongholds of Liuba Village and Rongshu Street, all of which were drawn by Hou Hai based on the sergeant's report.

Hou Hai suggested: "Lord Wang, after the Quanyong team guarding the palace is dispatched first, can you send additional troops and horses to block the four cities?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu shook his head and said, "I have personally faced that assassin, and he is quite professional...... Yes. As soon as this kind of thing happens, she will first try to get out of the city, and as long as she is out of the city, it will be difficult for the officers and soldiers to search her out by rounding up. When this king and Commander Wang, Commander Wei and others went to Beijing, they also considered it this way.

Besides, if this matter is too big, it will make things more complicated and the aftermath more difficult. It is better to send people to a few city gates afterwards, and only a few dozen people are needed to control the situation of entering and exiting the city gates. ”

Hou Haidao: "What the prince said is extremely true. ”

Zhu Gaoxu found that when the ancients used a large number of personnel, they were relatively inefficient, mobilizing a lot of horses, but not many of them really did it.

After a long time, the person who had gone to ask for news came back to report it.

"Liuba Village tried a hundred households Wang Yu reported, and this morning I saw the woman out of Liuba Village; I didn't return to the village in the afternoon, and I didn't see anyone like that on the road outside the village since.

The Banyan Street stronghold reported that the woman had come to the courtyard of Banyan Street this morning; I didn't go out from time to time, and I haven't seen her since. Neither colony had ever seen a very white-skinned young woman, whom the brothers had never seen before. ”

Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a moment after hearing this, and said categorically: "That woman is in Liuba Village!" The Quan Yong team immediately went to Liuba Village to arrest them as originally deployed. Divide a small flag and rush to the Banyan Street stronghold, get ready to move, as long as you find one of the two targets, take it immediately! ”

"Order!"

(End of chapter)