Ballista ......

When Xu Houcong took the lead and galloped to Ning'an Street, he heard such a loud shout, and gasped. The reason why he was so active in bringing the guards of the Jin Palace's mansion to save people was not for the safety of Xiao Jingxian or Yue Qianqiu, but to find out whether these two people were arranging a bitter trick to clear their suspicions.

But at this moment, the word crossbow completely dispelled his suspicions. The kind of huge murder weapon that is used most of the time for city defense and defense, but now it is used to assassinate, even if Xiao Jingxian is a madman, he will not come up with such a bitter trick by himself, it is to alarm the entire Shangjing City and even the emperor who is personally recruited outside, and the whole city will investigate it fiercely!

Without Xu Houcong's orders, the guards who had just heard the shouting rush to the roof, and as someone shouted and saw the pedestal that fired the crossbow gun, several people immediately rushed over, and the rest hurried to the place where Xiao Jingxian had been assassinated.

Two legs can't outrun four legs in the end, and Xu Houcong, who reacted, immediately chased after him as soon as he grabbed the horse's belly, and soon saw several guards in front of him in a group. Recognizing that the shorter boy among them was clearly Yue Qianqiu, he immediately jumped off his horse without hesitation, and suddenly crossed the distance of seven or eight paces and fell behind everyone.

"What the hell is going on?"

As soon as Yue Qianqiu saw that it was Xu Houcong coming, he immediately pushed away the guards and came out, and said angrily: "General Xu, you came just in time, someone assassinated the King of Jin, and used a crossbow gun!" Although His Royal Highness the King of Jin dodged in time, he was taken advantage of by the assassins. That dagger was quenched with poison, and now he is in a bad condition! ”

Xu Houcong didn't dare to hesitate, and immediately pushed aside a few guards and stepped forward. He grabbed Xiao Jingxian's wrist vein, and then checked his injuries, and saw that the two daggers were still on Xiao Jingxian's shoulders, and he didn't pull them out rashly, he couldn't help frowning. And what made his heart twitch was that although Xiao Jingxian said that his forehead was full of beads of sweat, he was conscious, and there was a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Heh, it's really retribution, I stabbed Wang Jingnan once, but now I have been stabbed twice......" Xiao Jingxian was still smiling as he spoke, and there was no pain in his eyes when he looked at Xu Houcong, as if it was not himself who was injured, "But how could General Xu come so coincidentally?" Is this just passing by? ”

Seeing that the guards of the Jin Palace's mansion around him were full of vigilance, and found that Yue Qianqiu looked at him differently, Xu Houcong thought about it and finally decided to break the matter directly.

He arched his hand, and said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "His Royal Highness the King of Jin, I did not meet him by chance today, but went to the Jin Palace, to ask His Highness and the Ninth Prince, and heard that someone rushed back to say that there were assassins, so I immediately rushed here with the guards of the Jin Palace. ”

"Oh...... See me...... Do what? Xiao Jingxian's voice was obviously a little lower, and when a few guards around him were sweating profusely to remind him to speak less, he said lightly, "I have already taken some antidotes, even if it is not the right symptom, I can't die." General Xu, just say it, don't worry about it, I won't be able to pick it up in one breath and die like this. ”

Xu Houcong couldn't hear Xiao Jingxian's indifferent tone, which clearly revealed a deep murderous intent. He hesitated for a moment, and finally said in a deep voice: "Today, the dog was kidnapped at the back door of the house, and it is said that Qing Fengnian personally ......."

Before he could finish his words, Yue Qianqiu jumped up: "Impossible!" How could a person like Senior Brother Qing be old-fashioned and square, how could he do such a thing that lacks morality! ”

Xu Houcong didn't expect Yue Qianqiu to deny it directly, and the reason for denying it was from Qingfengnian's conduct. Seeing that Xiao Jingxian seemed to have a twitch in his wound, the corners of his mouth hooked, but he didn't speak, although he was already vaguely suspicious, he still couldn't help but ask Yue Qianqiu: "Ninth Prince, don't you really have any news of Qingfengnian?" ”

"If I say no, you won't believe it." Yue Qianqiu clasped his hands, his face full of unruliness, "If you want to believe it, then I might as well tell the truth, other people in the Southern Dynasty Mission may kidnap General Xu and your son as revenge for your defection, but a person of Senior Brother Keqing's temperament, it is more likely that he will directly hit your family!" ”

Speaking of this, he paused, then sighed and said, "Just a few days ago, I didn't promise him in front of you, at least let him meet the rest of the Divine Bow Gate, I didn't expect so many things to happen recently......

At this moment, Xu Houcong couldn't help but fall silent. After all, he couldn't let go of his son, so he could only ignore Yue Qianqiu's emotion at this time, and asked in a deep voice: "The ninth prince said that it was not Qingfengnian, but my family thought it was him, could it be that so many people were dazzled?" I only have this one son, and if he really has any strengths and weaknesses because of this, then I ......."

Without waiting for Xu Houcong to finish speaking, Zhao Qing, who arrived one step later, suddenly couldn't help but tug Xu Houcong's sleeve hard. When the master looked back at him, he hurriedly punched his eyes. It wasn't until Xu Houcong followed him a few steps away with a calm face that he lowered his voice and said, "Master, when the two senior brothers in the family sent the letter, I also asked them why they thought it was Qingfeng Nian. ”

Seeing that Xu Houcong's face suddenly became very ugly, Zhao Qing stubbornly said: "The first is because the masked man showed a very accurate archery skill, the second is because he is similar to Senior Brother Qing, and the third is that the junior brother asked if he is Senior Brother Qing, and the other party did not admit or deny it......"

This time, Xu Houcong finally became angry: "Enough! You are simply confused, and you actually believe that it is a bumper year celebration based on such a little evidence that cannot be said to be evidence! If I hadn't come to see His Royal Highness the King of Jin and the Ninth Prince, wouldn't I have chased the wrong direction! ”

He said this in a loud voice, obviously wanting to say it to Xiao Jingxian and Yue Qianqiu. And Xiao Jingxian had no strength to speak at this time, and when a few guards finally hurried over with a doctor, he gestured to Yue Qianqiu.

At this time, Yue Qianqiu temporarily left the position next to Xiao Jingxian to the doctor and those guards, and came behind Xu Houcong. He touched his chin and thoughtfully lowered his voice and said: "General Xu, it's not me who is talking bad about people behind my back, your son was kidnapped, and King Jin and I were assassinated here, it's too coincidental, maybe you still wonder if it's a bitter ploy, right?" ”

Seeing that Xu Houcong's face was obviously unnatural, he continued to say unhurriedly: "Emperor Beiyan is not here, His Royal Highness the King of Jin has been grounded again, and there is no power in his hands, if you want to eradicate him, by the way, even kill me, this is the best opportunity." As for you? Ran over to Xingshi to ask the guilt coincided with the assassination of the King of Jin and sent back to the house, whether he was dead or injured, or escaped by luck, when the time comes, you and we will fight again, both lose, how good it is, people are really provincial! ”

Although Xu Houcong is not a gullible person, but at this time, the mess on the street, coupled with the four crossbow guns that either sank into the wall or pierced the ground, he thought of a series of incidents that had happened in the capital recently, and had to admit that Yue Qianqiu was indeed reasonable.

If the Wu Dynasty mission really regarded him as a target, there were too many opportunities to stumble on him before, so why resort to the trick of captive sons, which looks like an endless death?

He took a deep breath, and finally arched his hand and said, "I shouldn't need me here for the time being, I want to go back to the palace to see Gonggong He to report on the assassination of King Jin." Thank you Jiu Gongzi for answering my questions, if you ......"

"I'll let people let out the news to find Senior Brother Qing." Yue Qianqiu looked at Xu Houcong with very sincere eyes, and said word by word, "With Senior Brother Qing's temper, as long as he is still in the capital, if he knows that Ling Lang was taken captive, maybe he will go to see General Xu in person, you can explain it clearly." For him, his family, fame and righteousness are more important than his life. ”

Zhao Qing and Qing Fengnian used to be brothers in the same sect for more than ten years, but because Qing Fengnian was from Elder Qu's lineage, they didn't have much interaction with each other, but they were better than Yue Qianqiu, who had known each other for less than a year. At this time, seeing Yue Qianqiu swearing and asserting, he thought about Qing Fengnian's temperament carefully, and couldn't help but regret his reckless retribution before.

If it weren't for the fact that he listened to his brother's words, he insisted that it was Qingfengnian, how could he even cause the master to grovel to He Jintong as a eunuch?

Xu Houcong couldn't help but take a light breath. Realizing that if Qing Fengnian really didn't do this, he was afraid that he would really come to see him, and at that time, although he might be able to eradicate the only most qualified disciple of this Divine Bow Sect in the south, but at this juncture, it would cause trouble when he met in front of others, but it would cause trouble, so he shook his head.

"I understand the sincerity of the ninth prince, but if it wasn't done by Qing Fengnian, then he wouldn't have to come. The Divine Bow Gate is the Divine Bow Gate, he is him, and the two have nothing to do with each other from now on! I take your word for it. Anyway, I'll go back to the palace first and say goodbye! ”

Seeing Xu Houcong leaving in a hurry with Zhao Qing, Yue Qianqiu returned to Xiao Jingxian's side.

At this time, the pair of short daggers had been taken out, a guard was picking his throat and vomiting, the blood stains on the ground were black, it was obvious that this person had just sucked the poisonous blood from the wound for Xiao Jingxian, and the doctor was kneeling there to clean the wound, the snow-white silk cloth was dyed red one by one, and the speed of changing the water in the basin was a little unable to keep up.

Rao is Yue Qianqiu knew that Xiao Jingxian had prepared in advance, but this injury was obviously beyond expectations, and when he walked around behind Xiao Jingxian, he couldn't help but squat down and ask in a low voice, "Can you survive until you go back?" ”

"Don't worry, good people don't live long, disasters will last for thousands of years, and they can't die!" Xiao Jingxian's voice was already quite weak, but the smile on the corner of his mouth was still there, "Now, the cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods should all jump out, I want to see how many fish have slipped through the net!" ”

"Say less, don't hold on!" Yue Qianqiu finally couldn't help it, and directly reached out and pointed at Xiao Jingxian's forehead as if retaliating, "At that time, the three crossbow guns were all aimed at you, but you didn't dodge, what if you were really stabbed?" Even if that thing doesn't hit the point, it will take off most of your life, you think you're really immortal! ”

"Heh, Xiao Qianqiu, are you concerned about me?"

Yue Qianqiu was stunned by Xiao Jingxian's tone, and then said angrily: "I'm just afraid that you will die!" If you die, I must be a thorn in someone else's side, will it be difficult for me to go out of Beijing single-handedly? ”

"It's a one-handed sword, and you don't know how to use a gun......" Xiao Jing retorted in a low voice, and then closed his eyes, "Don't worry, it's okay, we'll go home together in a while......"

Seeing that Xiao Jingxian was half-asleep and half-awake, Yue Qianqiu turned his heart sideways, and immediately shouted to those guards who were anxious, anxious or irritable: "This Ning'an street is not safe, it is difficult to guarantee that there are other assassins to pick up the bargain, hurry up and use the door panel to carry His Royal Highness the King of Jin back, and when he returns to the palace, he can still defend the palace until it is not good, and no one else can come in for ten days and half a month!" ”

Just when the guards immediately opened their mouths to agree, Xiao Jingxian's voice came from the ground again.

"Leave someone down, if there are any deaths, injuries and other injuries to the shops and hawkers-by, the Jin Wangfu will compensate first. Today's incident, I gave an explanation, and the few people who stayed behind will see for themselves how to give an explanation to the officials and people of Shangjing! ”