At Nangong Shuo's insistence, he was on duty with Zhang Fu that night, and he had been vigilantly paying attention to the movements around him, patrolling back and forth around the car with the dowry, and the first half of the night was calm.

When the long second half of the night came, the bonfire was gradually extinguished, and the night became thicker all around, and the sergeants on the first shift had returned to the camp tent to rest, and the sergeants on the second shift rubbed their sleepy eyes and tried to refresh themselves.

Suddenly, a cluster of fireworks rushed into the sky, accompanied by a sharp whistle, which was particularly abrupt and piercing in the night sky.

Nangong Shuo and Zhang Fu quickly glanced at each other, and the sergeants who had just entered the camp tent to rest also hurriedly took their weapons and ran out, and the five hundred sergeants lit torches and surrounded the rough servants and cars in the middle. When Zhang Fu saw this situation, he suddenly felt confident in his heart, and secretly praised Nangong Meizhi for his good army.

The whistle was about to fall, and a group of people dressed in various costumes killed from the east, west, south, and north directions, and Nangong Shuo roughly estimated that there were hundreds of people. Although there are a large number of people, but the discerning person can clearly know at a glance that these people are not in the same pace, and the number of martial arts is different, just rush over and slash and kill, it is obviously a rabble, and its combat effectiveness is compared with the five hundred elite soldiers sent by Nangong Ming, it is vulnerable, and if it continues like this, it will only take half an hour, and the other party will be defeated.

Thinking of this, Nangong Shuo stopped fighting, shouted "not good", flew up, and rushed into the room where Xiao Lingji lived, sure enough, the bed in the room was messy, and Xiao Lingji was no longer visible, he sighed thoughtfully, he thought that the goal of the bandits was the dowry on the carriage, but he didn't expect them to directly attack Xiao Lingji, it was really a way to get around, but the robbery couldn't be bypassed!

Zhang Fu, who reacted a little later than him, also followed him, and saw that the empty house was also stunned, for him, Xiao Lingji was lost, and the consequences were more serious than the robbery of the dowry.

At this time, Liu Sheng, who lived in the room next to Xiao Lingji, walked in while tying his clothes belt, saw Nangong Shuo and Zhang Fu, hurriedly saluted Nangong Shuo, and asked Zhang Fudao: "Guard Zhang, what is the sound outside?" What happened? ”

Zhang Fu replied sullenly: "The second prince is gone, I'm afraid he was just robbed by gangsters!" ”

Hearing the news, Liu Sheng's face suddenly turned pale, and the movement of tying clothes and straps on his hands stopped.

Just when Liu Sheng and Zhang Fu were in a depressed mood and looked at each other, another whistle sounded, Nangong Shuo judged according to the movement from the courtyard, the fight quickly stopped, and the post station returned to calm.

"Guard Zhang, go to the backyard and take a look, are there any casualties among our people?" After Nangong Shuo instructed Zhang Fu, he said to Liu Sheng: "Steward Liu, you go and invite Guo Yicheng to come to see me." The two of them took their own orders.

Guo Yicheng was quickly brought to Nangong Shuo by Liu Sheng, and seeing his trembling and frightened appearance, he knew that he had already been awakened by the movement in the backyard, but he never dared to come out.

"The little one has seen the nobleman."

"Guo Yicheng doesn't have to be polite. I have to call you so late, I have some questions for you, and I ask Guo Yicheng to answer them truthfully. Although worried about Xiao Lingji's safety, Nangong Shuo still tried his best to keep himself calm.

Yi Cheng hurriedly replied: "If the noble person has something to ask, the little one knows everything, and the words are endless." ”

Nangong Shuo nodded slightly and asked, "What bandit villages are within a radius of ten miles from the post station?" ”

"Nope." Yi Cheng thought for a moment and shook his head.

"So, have you heard that there are strongmen nearby who are used to kidnapping for ransom?" Nangong Shuo asked again.

Yi Cheng thought about it carefully: "No, there are a few bullies, but kidnapping and ransom, it is estimated that they don't have the guts." ”

Hearing Yi Cheng say this, Nangong Shuo was a little confused, who robbed Xiao Lingji? The things in the world are no wonder in seven words, love, hate, affection, hatred, fame and fortune. Xiao Lingji has never left Dazhou, Jiannan Wangfu has always been low-key, never grudges with others, and robbed Xiao Lingji only for money.

"How far is the Raven Ridge bandit village from here?" Nangong Shuo pondered for a long time and asked.

"Do you suspect that it was the gangsters from Raven Ridge who robbed tonight?" Yi Cheng was startled when he heard Nangong Shuo mention Crow Ridge, "The Crow Ridge Bandit Village is more than 100 miles away from here. ”

Nangong Shuo said faintly: "I hope this matter has nothing to do with Crow Ridge, otherwise, the end of that Gu Qingfeng will come." ”

He turned his head to Liu Sheng and said: "Steward Liu, you and Guo Yicheng will go to the yamen immediately, quietly find the prefect of Suzhou, reveal your identity, and ask him to secretly send someone to find out the whereabouts of the second prince. ”

Liu Sheng was at the moment when he was six gods without a master, and when he was in a panic, he felt that Nangong Shuo's arrangement was very reasonable, and immediately responded: "Yes, Young Master Nangong, the little one will go immediately!" After saying that, he immediately went out with Yicheng.

Nangong Shuo walked to the backyard to find Zhang Fu, and saw that the yard had been restored to its original state, and the traces left after the fight had been cleaned up, and he deeply praised Zhang Fu for his neatness.

At this time, Zhang Fu was inspecting the damage to the carriage and horses, and several sergeants were slightly injured. Seeing Nangong Shuo, he stepped forward and said, "Young Master Nangong, several sergeants have been injured, their wounds have been properly treated, and the carriages and horses are not damaged, and they are intact. ”

Nangong Shuo nodded, "Guard Zhang, we were fooled, those bandits were obviously attacking the west, it is estimated that from the beginning, they came for the second prince." I have asked Yi Cheng just now, there is no bandit village within a radius of ten miles, and if so many bandits can be dispatched to attack us, and they can retreat so quickly, these people are very likely to be Gu Qingfeng's subordinates in Crow Ridge. ”

"Gu Qingfeng?" Zhang Fu was stunned, could it be that the prophecy of His Royal Highness the Prince of the World is going to come true?

Nangong Shuo nodded, "Well, I have asked Steward Liu to go to the Suzhou Mansion to report to the official." Since they kidnapped the second prince, they must have other purposes, so you and I will set off to Crow Ridge to explore the truth and discuss countermeasures. ”

Zhang Fu thought for a while, and hurriedly said: "Yes, everything is under the orders of Young Master Nangong." ”

Before leaving, Zhang Fu told the leading sergeant to guard the carriage and horses, and be vigilant to prevent the gangsters from attacking again; Nangong Shuo walked to the front yard and called the two jailers, Heiwa and Zhuzhu, and told them to wait for Liu Sheng and Yicheng to come back from the yamen, and tell them where he and Zhang Fu went, and asked Liu Sheng not to act without permission and wait for news at the post station.

After the explanation, the two took the two fast horses brought by the sergeant and went straight to Raven Ridge in the night.