"What are you shouting, have you lost your soul?" Sima staggered the door and came out and scolded.

The butcher was a little out of breath and said, "Pavilion Chief, it's older than losing souls, and two brothers have been killed. ”

Xuanyuan Ledao, Shangguan Yun, Nangong Han, and Dugu Yue, who were in the room, were shocked when they heard this, and they all got up and came out, and their eyes swept towards the butcher.

The butcher was a little confused and continued: "I took eight brothers with the blacksmith to squat at various intersections, and after the post chief and Li Dao finished checking the household, they were ready to withdraw from the post, but the two brothers who guarded Beishan did not come back, and when they went to see, they found two people lying on the ground, one was stabbed in the neck, and the other was stabbed in the back, straight into the heart. It's all out of gas. ”

Shangguan Yun listened and hurriedly said, "Lead the way, let's go see it immediately!" ”

Several people were ready to go, but Xuanyuan Ledao hesitated. Nangong Han asked, "My lord, aren't you going with you?" ”

Xuanyuan Le smacked for a moment and said, "Several, the official is faint and bloody, and I can't see ......, I'm still waiting for you here." ”

Seeing this, Shangguan Yun said considerately: "Then please wait here for Lord Assassin." I'll check it out. ”

When I went to the scene, there were two people lying at the intersection, there was a fire next to it, and there were embers, and the blacksmith was crying: "Brother! You tell me who killed you, and I will avenge you. Lao Tzu must chop them into meat sauce...... "Sima was so busy that someone was put aside.

Shangguan Yun analyzed: "It should be that when the two of them were roasting the fire, one of them was wiped off his neck first, and the other was about to run when he saw it, and he was stabbed straight into the heart by a knife from behind, and he didn't even make a shouting sound." ”

"Master, the knife is accurate, and the knife is deadly." Nangong Han added.

"Where does this road lead?" Shangguan Yun asked.

"The last time I followed the two night walkers from this path, I walked nearly twenty miles. Fortunately, there was a master to save him, otherwise he would have died. Duguyue said.

Sima Cuo said: "There are two main roads into the town, one connects the main post road of Hanguguan in the north, and the other is from the south, which is the passage into the town from the mountains. The ancient trees of Nanshan are towering to the sky, reckless for hundreds of miles, the miasma is rampant, it is mostly in autumn and winter to go into the mountains to log wood, the population in the mountains is sparse, there are many jackals, tigers and leopards, and the people who live in it are mostly some hunters. There is also a side road on the mountains on both sides of the town, which is mostly a passage for the woodcutters in the town to go up the mountain to cut wood and cut wood, and the trail is connected with other paths, which can be communicated to the outside of the valley pass. If you smuggle small pieces of forbidden goods, you mostly take these trails, which lead in all directions, and it is difficult to keep them to death. A few years ago, we arrested a smuggler of green salt, who poured green salt from Shanzhou, and was ready to divide it into small packets from the Xiaodao through Hangu to the Central Plains. The green salt produced by the West Sea is really good, and the best salt is there. ”

Dugu Yue said sharply: "Pavilion Chief Sima, when is it, I'm still thinking about good salt." ”

Shangguan Yun scolded: "Okay!! ”

Everyone was silent for a long time. Nangong Han spoke, "The murderers should be the two ambush bandits who intercepted and killed Captain Nalan, when I returned to the town, I saw that there were people guarding the intersection, and I also foresaw that we would check the household, and I was afraid that I would not be able to rush home in time and be discovered, so I killed the two brothers who guarded the mountain." ”

"That's how it should be." Shangguan Yun affirmed Nangong Han's judgment and continued: "I will return to Chang'an tomorrow and report the situation here. Nangong Lord's Mansion newspaper will also be sent as soon as possible, right? ”

"Lord Shangguan, what do you mean?"

"Brother Nangong misunderstood, what I mean below is that if there are more channels of information to inform the imperial court, let the imperial court know the situation as soon as possible!"

"I see, the contemptible people understand what Lord Shangguan means. I'm going back to writing the newspaper. ”

Back at the inn, Xuanyuan Le Dao was still waiting, and it was almost dawn. After a few people sat down, he lowered his voice and said, "The official just thought about it carefully, and felt that the father and daughter in the inn were very suspicious. Before Captain Nalan left, he went to his room, and soon after leaving, he came again to tell Lord Shangguan that Nalan was in danger. Now two more lives have been lost. You see...... Besides, in the evening, he also fought with the brothers of the pavilion chief, and his martial arts were superb, and he seemed to be unbeatable. ”

Nangong Han smiled and said, "Lord Thorn Shi is too worried. According to his humble understanding, although he is an outsider, he has nothing to do with the affairs of Qinglong Town. ”

"Captain Nalan also told me that this old man is an outsider. He also asked me to bring his father and daughter with him when I returned to Chang'an. Shangguan Yun added.

"How so?" Xuanyuan asked.

"My lord, I have been a scout of the imperial court for many years, and I am still sure of this."

"No matter how sure you are, there will be times when you lose your eyes, right?" Xuanyuan said with some eagerness.

"Don't hide it, this old gentleman is my father's old friend."

"What kind of old friends? It's so mysterious. Xuanyuan Ledao still asked.

"My lord, there are some dusty things in the court in the past, so it's better not to talk about them anymore! It is also forgiven for not being able to report truthfully. ”

Xuanyuan had no choice but to give up, and said stupidly: "It's really a little inexplicable that so many things happened tonight. Rest and go, everybody. ”

After a few people dispersed, Shangguan Yun was not worried about Nalan, and when he went to see it, he saw that it was Ling Huyong and his daughter who took care of Nalan. Ling Hu Yan was wiping the dust and blood on Nalan's upper body, and Nalan was already asleep. Shangguan Yun asked Ling Huyong how he was? Ling Huyong replied: "The wound was washed several times according to Mr. Zhuge and was not filthy before it was bandaged. ”

"Nalan thanks to you".

"I hit it off with Captain Nalan at first sight, and now that he is in trouble, he just does his best."

Shangguan Yun praised his head. Shao leaned, and he asked again: "How did the old gentleman know that Nalan might be ambushed?" ”

"When Nalan and I were in the room, I felt like someone was eavesdropping. At first I thought it was just eavesdropping on the conversation. But as soon as Nalan left, he realized that Nalan and I had no privacy worth eavesdropping, so the more I thought about it, the more wrong it became, and I guessed that it might be following him so that I could set up an ambush. ”

"If it weren't for the old gentleman's alertness this time, Nalan might have been intercepted and killed." Shangguan Yun said.

"The old man just had some foresight, and the key is that you saved him. Now that Lord Wailang has said it, the old man wants to say a few more words. Can? ”

"It's okay for the old gentleman to say it directly."

"Yan'er, step back first." Ling Hu Yan retreated to the inner room with some reluctance.

"My lord, the old man also served as a scout in the army, and the smell before the war, the old man knew it as soon as he smelled it. These days in Qinglong Town, these things have happened, which makes the old man have a bad premonition, but it is a thing that cannot be said and can only be understood. ”

"What the old gentleman said, the younger generation understands. I will also report what happened here as soon as possible. ”

"That's good, the country can't be bumpy! Otherwise, the war will be together, the lives will be ruined, and the people will suffer. Lao Yu is a person in Taoyuan, and he doesn't know that there is a Han, regardless of Wei and Jin. You who eat and eat are more responsible. ”

"Haha. The younger generation agrees with the old gentleman's previous paragraph, and the latter is a little unreasonable. The community also needs loyal and brave people like the old man. Ha ha! ”

Ling Hu Yong also smiled after hearing this.

Shangguan Yun continued: "The junior heard Mr. Nangong say before, you and his father are old friends? ”

Ling Hu Yong's heart tightened, but he immediately showed an open-minded atmosphere, "Where." Mr. Xu Nangong saw that I was from Huating, also surnamed Linghu, and that I was his father's old friend, so he asked me several times. ”

"Oh, I see." Shangguan Yun was skeptical, and then said, "Captain Nalan entrusted me to take you and Linghu Lady to Chang'an tomorrow. Can you leave tomorrow? ”

At this time, Ling Huyan, who was in the back room, came out and said, "My lord, what should we do if we leave Captain Nalan?" ”

Shangguan Yun turned his head to look at the little lady and said, "There is no need to worry about this, it will be taken care of by the sergeant at the pass." And there are two gentlemen here, Nangong and Zhuge here. ”

Ling Hu Yong waved at Ling Hu Yan, "You go back to the house first." Ling Huyan was driven back to the back room with great reluctance.

Ling Huyong continued: "My lord, you will go first tomorrow. Let my father and daughter follow slowly. First, my daughter is not good at riding horses, and the carriage does not travel more than forty miles a day, so it is difficult to catch up with the adults; The second is that she has not recovered from typhoid fever and needs to recuperate for three or five days. We can also take care of Captain Nalan these days. ”

When Shangguan Yun heard this, he arched his hand and said, "Thank you to the old gentleman and the little lady, so I am much more relieved." After a pause, he pondered for a moment and said: "I'll write you another road guide, there are still hundreds of miles to Chang'an, and you can live in a post station with this road guide." ”

"Thank you so much, sir." Let Hu Yong be grateful.

Shangguan Yun returned to the room at the beginning of the hour, he lived in the west wing, although there was a corridor, but it was the only one, and it was Ling Huyong's father and daughter who lived closely. After entering the house, I felt thirsty, and when I saw that the water in the tea pot on the table was still warm, I drank a cup. I took off my clothes and lay on the couch, I was very tired, but I couldn't sleep for a long time when I remembered what had happened this day, and my body began to get hot when I thought about it.

Then he lifted the quilt, and when he was half-asleep and half-asleep in the autumn cool, someone knocked lightly on the door. He immediately woke up and asked, "Who?" ”

"My lord, I am the second mother of the inn, and the slave family has something to report to the adult."

"Secrets? More on that tomorrow. It's so late now. ”

"Your Excellency, it's a matter of urgency. Please keep your voice out and let it out. ”

Shangguan Yun thought about it for a while, wanting to find out what was so close to this woman. He got up and got dressed, and was about to light the lamp, when he said outside, "Don't take the lamp, my lord, for the matter is confidential." The little woman finished speaking and left. ”

Shangguan Yun hesitated a little after hearing this, so he pinned the self-defense short sword to his waist, and then opened the door bolt, before the door was fully opened, the woman flashed in, closed the door casually and bolted it.

What do you want to ask? A pleasant smell spread through the air and made him smoky, like drunkenness. After a while, when Shangguan Yun wanted to speak, he found that he couldn't speak.

Just when he felt the difference in his heart, he was hugged by the woman, and his chest and abdomen were tightly pressed. He was startled and pushed hard, only to find that he had no strength, like pushing on a pile of cotton. Then, the woman put her face against his ear and said softly: "If the adults make a noise, they will alarm the people in the inn, and wait for me to run out naked, so that the adults can look good." ”

Knowing that he had been tricked, he still wanted to push the woman away, but he couldn't. The harder I worked, the more confused I became, like a dream, and I tried my best to shout, but when I shouted it, it seemed that there was no sound at all.

The woman grinded in her ear: "Don't do a useless struggle, depending on the slave family, the slave family can protect the adult." After speaking, Shangguan Yun was a little out of breath like a snake, and his whole body was like a burning fire, and his will was slowly being burned out. Seeing that he no longer resisted, the woman pushed him onto the couch, Shangguan Yun fell heavily on the couch, his head was hit and his head was slightly clearer, the woman undressed him widely, took away the short knife at his waist and said, "My lord, you are still guarding against me." Hehe!!! ”

When Shangguan Yun heard this, he felt that he would either be slaughtered by her today, or he would be ruined. He thought of the advice that the prince had told him before leaving, and also thought of his wife and children in Chang'an. He also thought of Ling Huyong, who lived not far away, and this old soldier might be able to save himself.

So he used all his strength to knock on the wall a few times with his hand, and then when he was about to kick the stool over with his foot, he was held down by the woman, "My lord, you have become the meat on my chopping board and you are so disobedient." Then don't blame the slaves. After speaking, he grabbed Shangguan Yun's neck......

Ling Huyong had been vigilant all the time, and began to hear the door of the West Wing room, thinking that it was Shangguan Yun going to the toilet. But the switch was very fast, and he kept listening with his ears sideways. Later, when he heard the sound of the wall slamming, he hurriedly got up and brought the whistle stick. began to shout softly: "Lord Shangguan!! No one responded. He continued to amplify his voice, but still didn't respond.

At this time, Shangguan Yun, who was choked by the neck, heard Ling Huyong's shout, he tried his best to break free of one hand and slapped it on the wall again.

And the power of that palm was still slight, but it was enough to make Ling Huyong feel that something was wrong, and he hurriedly knocked on the door.

Yu Wenlan, who was hiding in the Barberry Inn, actually didn't make a move in the previous incidents, she lurked and looked more at the future. Seeing Shangguan Yun, a Beijing official, and a member of the military department, she felt that the opportunity was rare, and wanted to use her hue to lure Shangguan Yun to take the bait, and after she had a handle, she turned him into her own. I never thought that Shangguan Yun would be so resolute and disobedient, and he was about to strangle him. met this nosy old guy again, she knew that martial arts was not the opponent of this old army, and if she blamed Shangguan Yun for insulting herself at this time, she would definitely not escape his eyes. After weighing it for a moment, she jumped out of the window.

Linghu Yong couldn't knock on the door, he broke the door bolt with a palm, and hurriedly lit the lamp, seeing Shangguan Yun naked, the couch was messy, the window was open, and when he looked out of the window, the person had fled. Seeing this scene, he hurriedly closed the door, Shangguan Yun came to his senses and pointed to his throat. He hurriedly helped him up and slapped him on the back a few times, Shangguan Yun coughed violently, and his throat made a sound, saying, "Thanks to the old gentleman for saving me this time." If you come one step too late, I will surely die. ”

Ling Huyong said: "You put on your clothes first, and talk slowly." ”

At this time, outside the room, Xuanyuan Ledao and Duguyue came, and Xuanyuan Ledao knocked on the door outside and asked, "What's wrong with Lord Shangguan?" ”

Ling Hu Yong replied, "Please wait a moment for Lord Assassin Shi." ”

After Sima Cuo arrived, he hurriedly shouted: "Lord Shangguan!! Then he pushed the door and broke in, and when he went in, Shangguan Yun was disheveled, but he said to him: "You and the post chief hurry up to arrest Erniang." ”

"My lord, why is that?" Sima Cuo looked dazed.

"Hurry up, it'll be too late to go again." Duguyue urged sharply.

Shangguan Yun turned to Ling Huyong and said, "Please go and invite Mr. Nangong to come quickly." ”

After they left, Xuanyuan Ledao asked, "Lord Shangguan, what's going on?" ”

"Lord Assassin Shi, the other party used color to lure me, and I almost lost my life."

"If it's seduction, why does it develop into murder?"

"Xia Guan knew that it was a plan and didn't obey, so he was almost strangled to death. Fortunately, Mr. Linghu came to the rescue. Otherwise, what the adults saw was the corpse of the lower official. ”

"Oh, it's this old gentleman who saved you again!!"

As he was talking, Sima Cuo hurriedly ran up and said back and forth: "My lord, there is no one in Erniang's house. ”

"That must have been a run." Shangguan Yun said stupidly.

Duguyue also came over at this time and reprimanded: "I don't know how you became the pavilion chief, everyone in the store is a scout." Sima Cuo had no choice but to remain silent.

Nangong Han came, and after smelling the smell of the tea cup and the house, he said: "She first put five stones in the tea for you, and you were hot after drinking it." Before entering the house, you put sheep heel smoke, and the combination of two drugs makes you psychedelic, only greedy, and weak limbs. In this way, he can still maintain his concentration, and Lord Shangguan is still powerful. After saying that, he smiled casually. Then he said: "Now drink a cup of green tea to expel the hot poison from drowning, and then use sweet rice porridge for seven days to abstain from sex, otherwise the poison will be exhausted and harmful." ”

Sima Cuo prepared tea after going. Duguyue said: "The pavilion chief's inn actually hides scouts, and this Sima is inescapable. ”

Nangong Han replied: "Scouts don't have some means, how can they be called scouts." ”

"It's no wonder that Lord Nangong is also a scout. Sorry for each other. ”

"Captain, when you meet an opponent in chess, you have to admire your clever methods!"

"This post likes to come with open swords and guns, and doesn't like to engage in any conspiracy."

Nangong Han smiled helplessly: "Chief, the struggle is life and death, becoming a king and defeating a villain, not the righteous anger of the rangers." ”

Duguyue couldn't argue, and was angry: "You ......"

At this time, the silent Xuanyuan Ledao sighed and said, "This is really a sleepless night." ”