Chapter Twenty-Eight: There Are Two Shadows
From this deserted village to Hampye, it is still three days away. What made Wang Wu a little puzzled was that Ma Chao became silent.
After finding a free time, Wang Wu took advantage of the meal to get into the carriage, took off his cotton shoes and warmed up by the stove, Ma Chao said unhappily, don't make me smell of stinky feet in a room. Wang Wu said with a smile, of course, men must have a smell.
Wang Wu asked Ma Chao to pour himself a bowl of hot water, Ma Chao nodded and said, Uncle, serve immediately. Seeing Ma Chao's appearance, Wang Wu smiled and said, this is Ma Chao. also asked Ma Chao, what are you thinking about with a sad face these days?
Ma Chao whispered that this time the distress was entirely because the shadow around King Yu was staring at him. Wang Wu was silent for a while, and said that the old man had asked the old man to investigate this matter, and the old man said that this shadow was proficient in assassination. Wang Wu also said that when he arrived at Xianping Mansion, he asked Ma Chao to use as bait to lure the shadow out, and he was responsible for killing the shadow.
Although Wang Wu had never seen a shadow, he was confident that he would be able to kill this shadow killer in a short period of time when he was in hand-to-hand combat.
Ma Chao shook his head and said that Wang Wu couldn't do it, Wang Wu never thought that Ma Chao would look down on himself, so he asked why? Ma Chao said that there were two people in that shadow.
Wang Wu touched his hair bun with his hand, his expression heavy. Wang Wu also knew that it was unrealistic to kill two people at the same time. Ma Chao looked at Wang Wu's contemplative appearance and was anxious, and kicked Wang Wu's leg with his foot, which was the same as kicking on a stone, and Ma Chao screamed in pain.
Wang Wu looked at Ma Chao with a little delayed nervous reaction, and said Ma Chao, what is this doing, is it humiliating himself? Ma Chao rubbed his feet and said pitifully: "I don't want you to ask me, how did you find out that there are two people in the shadow?" Let me sigh for a moment. ”
Wang Wu felt embarrassed, thought about it, still held his shoulders, and asked Ma Chao how he found out that there were two people in the shadow. Ma Chao shook his head and tail, laughed for a while, and before he could say anything, he heard Wang Wu say, did Ma Er tell you?
Wipe, Ma Chao's face changed, and he asked Wang Wu if he could still play well together.
Indeed, Ma Chao was holding the eldest lady's white rabbit horse, whispering, and euphemistically begging the white rabbit horse to unfold the quilt by himself, and the message passed from the white rabbit horse.
Wang Wu got into the carriage and didn't persuade Ma Chao, his heart was uncomfortable, if there were two people in the shadow, Wang Wu was not sure to kill two people at the same time without revealing their identities.
Xianping Mansion is also an ancient city, but it is not as prosperous as Huining Mansion, and the houses on both sides of the street are also thicker. Entered the city, did not go far, Lord Yin Yang Lord, Yang Wenjun, Han people, Huarong Jushi. is a little over thirty years old, but because of his talent, he became a high position in Fu Yin.
Lord Yang is also well managed by Xianping Mansion, and not long after the guards of King Yu handed over the customs clearance documents, they notified Lord Yang, and Lord Yang said a word, with the local powerful squire, closed the street, and knelt on the road to ask for peace.
In the evening, a banquet was also arranged, and in the afternoon, Ma Chao came to Xueyue's residence, Xueyue wore high-quality silk and had an outstanding demeanor.
When Xueyue saw Ma Chao, she was not particularly attentive, but took the maid away, went to the door, said who was coming, and hurriedly shouted. The maid is Xueyue's personal maid, with willow eyebrows and starry eyes, and she is angry. The maid looked at Ma Chao, snorted dissatisfiedly, and then left.
Xueyue said that her junior sister is still young and doesn't know how to be polite, please forgive Ma Chao. Ma Chao smiled and said that it was okay, and said that this time, he asked Xueyue for a favor, even if he returned the affection of the rescue last time.
In the past few days, Xueyue still wondered, Ma Chao saved her, and she didn't even ask, it was the crime of assassinating King Zhen and killing the prince to punish the nine clans. Ma Chao ignored it and accepted it calmly, which made Xueyue a little curious.
Ma Chao came today, didn't ask, and begged him for help, Xueyue smiled and asked Ma Chao, didn't Ma Chao want to do something? Ma Chao said very frankly that he was not interested in Xueyue's identity.
In this case, Xue Yue didn't ink, and asked Ma Chao what was the matter, if it was an assassination, the two could be regarded as like-minded. Ma Chao said that I don't dare to do that headless thing.
Xue Yue was in her heart, and when she heard Ma Chao say this, she immediately added a sentence, saying that saving her was a matter of losing her head. Ma Chao frowned, and Xue Yue smiled.
Ma Chao asked, can you talk about serious things. Xueyue saw that Ma Chao was a little annoyed, so she didn't make fun of him, and sat firmly on the chair, waiting for Ma Chao to say something.
Ma Chao asked Xueyue to give advice to King Yu, and made King Yu think that he would definitely be able to catch the assassin this time. Xueyue asked Ma Chao what he was doing by doing this? Ma Chao said to save his life, and Xueyue said that killing King Yu is not the best way to save his life.
Ma Chao was so angry that his hands trembled, and said to Xueyue, don't be brave, Xueyue naughtily stuck out her tongue and said that she was not a horseman.
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Xueyue asked the maid to go to King Zhen to send a bowl of chicken porridge, this is Xueyue's own relationship, Xueyue's maid often gives money to King Zhen's subordinates in the past few days, this bowl of porridge, with Xueyue's autograph, in addition to greetings, there is a sentence written in slender handwriting, that is, she has a way to catch the mastermind of the assassination of King Zhen in Xianping Mansion.
Xueyue asked the maid to make tea, and she gossiped with Ma Chao, saying that if Ma Chao slept, she could sleep in her own bed. also smiled and said that it was better for the two to sleep together, anyway, King Yu had already determined the relationship between the two, and even if the two slept together, even if they were seen, it would not be considered more polite.
Ma Chao blushed, and was about to use sharp words to fight back, when he heard the maid outside shouting, King Yu is here. Xue Yue was in a hurry to invite in, Ma Chao thought about it, and got under the bed to eavesdrop.
King Yu came in, Xueyue hurriedly asked for peace, and King Yu saw Xueyue let him go to the inner room, and his heart was happy. As he sat down, the maid came up with tea, and the king was even happier, so he sat on the stool and talked to Xueyue.
Ma Chao watched under the bed and heard clearly.