Chapter 387: A Moment of Greed

A few horses galloped away in the wind and rain.

Mao Zhiyi and Jackdaw rode together, wearing a thick hat, and in the rainstorm, both Mao Wanren and Wen Zhen were happy to see it, after all, they could cover too many sounds and traces.

Mao Zhiyi's yard guard was not too strict after all, sneaking out of his yard and turning out of the back wall, there were horses that Wen Zhen had already prepared outside.

Wen Zhen Su trained Mao Zhiyi's jackdaw all the way, and Mao Zhiyi shouted in the wind and rain: "Are you going to the camp!" ”

He recognized that this was the direction to the big camp, and the Blue Mountain Villa was very close to the big camp.

Wen Zhen didn't answer, the terrain in front of him gradually rose, and he went up a small hill.

A few people were stationed on the hillside, and below was the state army barracks, and from above, the black pressure pressed a large camp, and the lights flickering in the hands of the patrol soldiers could be faintly seen.

At this time, the rain was slightly lighter, and Wen Zhen said to Mao Zhiyi: "Do you know how to count?" Count the number of tents under them. ”

Mao Zhiyi said in surprise: "How can you count this...... 30,000 people. It is said that there are also heavy scouts, Fang Shi, cooking horses, etc., etc.......," he muttered while still counting honestly, fortunately, the army tents have rules, they have always been horizontal and vertical, square and neat," ...... Thirteen, fifteen......," his voice slowed.

"What, can't you count?" Wen Zhen's voice sounded sweet and clear in the roaring rain.

Mao Zhiyi looked at her a little blankly. He was born weak, so he rarely came to the barracks, once in a while, and saw the strict queue, strong soldiers and horses, and people coming and going, the first feeling was that there were many people, but he rarely saw the whole army drilling, so he had no concept of how many people should be in the 30,000 military horses.

However, at this moment, looking down the hillside and intuitively counting the barracks, I found out that the number of barracks was wrong.

"In order to pursue the meaning of hard training, whether it is a march or a garrison, the camp tent is stationed, and ten people are stationed in one tent, which is a rule. Count how many tents there are, and you will know how many soldiers there are, and as far as you have just counted, you should know that there are only nearly 20,000 soldiers in the camp at most, and it is difficult to say whether there are ten people living in each tent. ”

"It can't be! In this way, as soon as you come to inspect the assassin, you will immediately reveal the stuffing, right? Would my father have done such a stupid thing! ”

"I see that the tall tower over there, it is a storehouse for heavy grain and grass, if I am not mistaken, there must be a lot of spare tents stored there, but these tents are not used for the replacement of soldiers, but for officials like me when they come to inspect, and when the time comes, the tents will be erected and the personnel will be scattered, and the tents will be full of 30,000 people. As for the number of people, more than 10,000 people are also a large piece of black pressure, who can count them? If you really want to count them, there are many excuses to say, training went, mission went, blah blah blah...... Cold warbler. ”

The invisible girl appeared silently behind Wen Zhen, startling Mao Zhiyi.

"If you don't see the Yellow River, don't give up, take Young Master Mao to visit those tents."

Leng Ying grabbed Mao Zhiyi, and with a flash of figure, she took him down the mountain.

Her teleportation can bring people back and forth in a short time, but it is more energy-consuming, and when she comes back after a while, her face is pale, but Mao Zhiyi's face is whiter than her, her eyes are empty, and her worldview looks like it is collapsing.

He never expected that few of those tents were full!

He didn't give up, and begged the sister to show him a few more tents, and almost woke up a little soldier, but that foot stepped on the little soldier's arm, and the man actually turned over and continued to sleep.

The dissatisfaction with the quota is a certainty, and the change of the soldier's guard makes people's hearts chill, is this still the energetic and admirable soldier he saw before?

"No, no, no......" was all he had left in his mouth now.

Wen Zhen carried him onto the horse, "Follow me." ”

A few horses galloped down the mountain, crossed the big camp, galloped a few miles forward, Mao Zhiyi recognized it as a small town near the big camp, which was originally very dilapidated, because relying on the big camp, it gradually prospered, and it looked like a small city, and many officers in the camp also lived here.

Hope ignited in his heart: "Maybe...... Maybe a lot of people live here......"

It's a violation of the law to live here, but it's better than not being understaffed.

Wen Zhen smiled and took him into the town, this hour, the town was still brightly lit, the night market was open, the inn lanterns were on, the red lights of the Qinglou were rippling, and the rouge light and shadow flowed on the bluestone slabs wet with rain.

Watching a group of people who looked like out-of-towners walking into the town, almost all the shops cheered up.

"It's been a long time since I've been here, Chunyun thinks you can't sleep-" The old bustard at the door of the Qinglou shook the small handkerchief and smiled kindly, a man in a silk robe walked by her, the old bustard hurriedly bowed down and whispered to the owner, the man was holding a pair of shiny walnuts in his hand, glanced at her, and went in proudly.

Mao Zhiyi stared at the man's back in a daze, and only a little pale jaw remained on his small face hidden under the coat and big hat: "Uncle Xia......"

Wen Zhen pulled away the old bustard's obsessive hand: "Cut!" What Chunyun, holding a talented girl shelf, as hard as wood, how can there be a delicate body in front of the flower! ”

Su Xun, who was following her, stumbled.

The old bustard immediately let go and scolded: "I, Hua Jiao'er, the embryo who is the next child, robbed my Chunyun's benefactor!" ”

Wen Zhen had already stepped into the front inn: "Staying in the hotel, the best upper room!" Tianzi N! ”

The white-faced and beardless shopkeeper snapped the towel over his shoulders and greeted him in person, "Guest officer, please!" ”

Mao Zhiyi couldn't walk anymore on the back road.

"Uncle Ji......"

Wen Zhen finished the check-in procedures, said that she went out to eat, and someone showed her the best restaurant in the town, Linjiang Xian, and sat down at the table near the window, leaning on the night market street of this town. The crowd below is like weaving, and the restaurant is full of people, which is even more lively than Huzhou City.

The dishes were quickly served, and Wen Zhen praised: "The dishes are served so quickly, the ones that run the hall are also very refreshing, and the dishes are sufficient. ”

Mao Zhiyi kept looking at those running halls and looking at the night market below, and at this moment suddenly buried his head deep in his palm, and grabbed his hair spasmodically with both hands.

Wen Zhen stared at him and slowly lowered his chopsticks.

They were in a private room, in the innermost part, and there was no one in the private room next to it, but the rest of them immediately stood up and guarded vigilantly on all sides.

Mao Zhiyi's whimper resounded low in the private room, Wen Zhen didn't move, nor did he comfort him, until he slowly raised his head and wiped away his tears with his sleeve.

The idol in the young man's heart collapsed in an instant, and the three views were destroyed in an instant, and the feeling that was almost heartbreaking Wen Zhen understood, so although the time was pressing, he was still willing to wait for him to calm down.

Nor does it have to be hypocritically comforted in broad language.

Facts are facts.

"How many people did you recognize?"

Mao Zhiyi snorted, his eyes scattered, "Almost all the generals around my father, they are the bosses, and there are many soldiers, they are running halls, or stall owners in the night market...... Lord Assassin, why is this happening, the law of this dynasty decrees that soldiers are not allowed to perform a hundred professions, why would they ......"

"It's not that they become soldiers to do a hundred things, but they are to do a hundred things and then act as soldiers." Wen Zhen said lightly, "In your father's military camp, there may not even be 10,000 people. So he recruited a group of people, who usually carried out their own business, and when needed, they went to the barracks to serve as soldiers for a few days. As for those generals, they are really doing business, but they just want to get rich. And your father, needless to say, you also know, drank the blood of soldiers and ate empty wages. ”

Mao Zhiyi's expression was blank, too much shock was like thunder, and he didn't feel it anymore when he came to the end, he only asked numbly: "...... Why? ”

"Why? Human greed is an insoluble problem. For money, for desire, or for handles, or even ...... For you. ”

Mao Zhiyi trembled lightly and raised her confused eyes.

Wen Zhen didn't say any more.

"I told you before that I wanted to make a bet with you. Now the bet is here. Wen Zhen tapped his fingers on the table, "I bet you'll take me to your father's study and get the real roster of soldiers in your father's hand." ”

Mao Zhiyi jumped on the spot in shock.

"This covenant is not a bet with you, it is a bet with myself. I bet you don't know the inside story, and you have a good heart; I bet that you are weak on the outside and strong on the inside, and you admire heroes and despise hypocrisy; I bet you want to save your father from the precipice, and you're willing to do anything for it. I'm betting you'll help me get proof of the empty pay so I can negotiate with your father to hand over the military power, and I promise to keep him alive and live out his old age. Wen Zhen said softly, "Mao Zhiyi, will you disappoint me?" ”

She stared deeply into Mao Zhiyi's eyes.

There were a few other people in the room, Su Xun, who was usually silent, raised his head, and his eyes flashed slightly in the dark.

Jackdaw's indifferent flat face also seemed to shimmer with a strange look.

……

Zhang Yue rushed into the room.

Someone in the dark room turned around in fright, her snow-white little face flashed, she seemed to cover her nose, and said something, but Zhang Yue couldn't hear it anymore.

He pounced, and there was a dull sound of shaking in the room, mixed with a sound of muffling, as if someone had been covered with a mouth and nose, and then the flesh was pounding and struggling.

The two men on the corridor tensed slightly.

But there was no scream of Zhang Yue as the two guessed, and there was no woman's scream for help, mixed with the sound of the rain, it was a heavy and heart-pounding sound of constant collision, a sound like it was about to hit people's hearts.

Mao Wanren was a little uneasy.

Unexpected follow-ups are always nerve-wracking.

It was the man behind Mao Wanren who was originally calm and calm, like a cloud and a high sky, with an ethereal and dignified temperament, and after a long wait, he couldn't help but move slightly.

In his mind, it was impossible for Mao Wanqian to harm her with this hand, and there was a fifty percent chance of making Zhang Yue unlucky, but now this development is a bit unexpected.

As soon as he moved, Mao Wanqian grabbed his sleeve, "Childe, what are you going to do?" You wouldn't want to go in now, would you? If you go in now, I'll give up all my work! Besides, what kind of character is Lord Thorn? Do you really think she will be hurt by Zhang Yue? Don't be careful, you fall for her calculations! ”

The man paused.

Mao Wanren was not wrong.

Wen Zhen, even if he used all his wisdom to be vigilant, it is not too much.

It's just that she ...... after all Pregnant......

He suddenly closed his eyes.

The time seemed extraordinarily long in the unbearable wait.

With a sudden pop, Zhang Yue's body smashed through the door, passed through the corridor, flew into the courtyard, and landed on the rain-soaked ground with a bang, he bounced on the ground, and then stopped.

Mao Wanren's eyes showed joy, but the figure behind him looked up at the open door.

The door was still open, no one was going to close it, and the wind and rain rushed in, instantly wetting the corridor.

A woman let out a long whimper.

The person behind Mao Wanqian suddenly moved, and the white shadow flashed, and he had already crossed the corridor and swept into the wide open door.

Mao Wanqian was shocked, he saw that this distinguished guest was concerned, and he had deliberately stopped in front of him and blocked his way, but he didn't expect that when this person really wanted to make a move, no one could stop him.

The man in white stepped into the room, and there was a chaotic darkness in front of him, only a faint snow-white light shone, and then he was shocked in his heartβ€”it was the light of the woman's bare skin.

The woman bent over and hugged her abdomen tightly, and that place showed some unusual full outline, like a ball.

He only glanced at it, and his heart trembled violently, as if gnawed by thin teeth, the pain was fine and continuous, and as soon as he raised his hand, the cloak on his body had been untied, unfolded like a cloud, covering the woman's body, and the next moment he picked her up and said softly: "It's okay, I'm here, I'm here......"

He hugged her arm, the muscles on her arm trembled slightly, and the woman limped her head in the crook of his arm, as if she was unconscious.

He paused suddenly, smelled a faint mint aroma, and saw the shape of the belly out of the corner of his eye.

Then he threw the woman out of the way!

The woman landed on the couch, and one of them rolled up, and a pillow actually fell from her stomach.

She didn't care, she opened the back window, nimbly climbed out, and ouched as she fell.

He didn't have time to pay attention to it, a rich sweet fragrance rushed into his nose, and out of the corner of his eyes, he could already see that the tables, beds, and wooden utensils in the room had been cut out of speckled marks, so that the sound of sleep that had originally penetrated the wood volatilized more violently in the air.

It was so violent that he obviously held his breath, and the moment he came in, because of that flash, his brain was still dizzy, and the feeling of sleepiness struck.

Behind him, the door closed silently.

The back window was still ajar, the doors were just closed, the skylight overhead was ajar, and there were gaps everywhere to leave.

There is also a sleeping incense in the house, which makes you sleep for a few minutes.

But he didn't move.

Standing in the middle of the house, the fifth son of the Tang family, who was famous all over the world, lowered his head and looked at the corners of his robe that were wet by the wind and rain when he rushed in because he was in a hurry, and laughed silently.

I should have known it a long time ago, didn't I?

How could she fall into the trap so easily? How could it be so easy to fall into his arms?

When they met inadvertently in the corridor in the afternoon, although he was in a hurry, with her eyesight, he had already seen it, didn't he?

Seeing it, she kept quiet, and when she was waiting for someone to cast her net, she was also casting her net, isn't it always her trick.

But why is it still affected and worried by the long-term struggle in the room, after Zhang Yue was knocked away, he subconsciously thought that it must be her in the room, afraid that she would be weakened and hurt during pregnancy, and afraid that she would be wronged in her heart, and wanted to explain and support it?

Even if you live or die in the next moment, even if you know that there may be fraud, when she is low and wronged, you still want to reach out and take her into your arms.

I knew that the sky was going to be cold, and I was still greedy for joy.

He lowered his eyebrows, and the countless utensils around him still exuded a strong sleeping aroma, entwined, vowing to drag him into the dark sweet country.

Like her, it seems sweet, gentle and harmless, but in fact it kills people invisibly.

Even if you are pregnant, it can be used as a weapon to deceive people.

Overhead, doors, and windows seem to be open, but in fact, there must be her ambush, waiting for him.

Outside the house, Mao Wanqian was hurriedly ordering someone to lift Zhang Yue up and ask the doctor to come for treatment, deliberately making a big fuss.

He smiled slightly, and wanted to inform Mao Wanqian that Zhang Yue must be fine, this nerd must not know his family's plan to assassinate Lord Shi tonight, but he is very lucky, and he must be under the protection of his family's Lord Assassin, in short, everything is a play, whether intentional or not, they are all chess pieces.

Zhang Yue is a lucky pawn, and Wen Zhen will protect him and won't let him do any substantial harm.

And he, luck is also good, Wen Zhen cares about him very much and wants to kill him.

There were several thundercites outside the house, the sound was violent, drowning out his voice, and his ears could hear the footsteps, Mao Wanqian had already ordered someone to carry Zhang Yue away, Tang Xianzhi sighed, thinking, providence.

Mao Wanren's footsteps came up, according to the development of the situation, since Zhang Yue was found to be "light and thin stabbing history, injured by stabbing history", after Mao Wanren rescued Zhang Yue, the next step should be to greet the assassin history.

But Tang Xianzhi couldn't let him go up this step, he was afraid that Mao Wanren would also step into Wen Zhen's trap if he approached this house.

With a flick of his finger, a small firework passed through the crack in the door, and was extinguished by the rain in the courtyard.

Mao Wanqian was stunned, although he didn't understand what Tang Xianzhi meant, his heart jumped, he had already stepped on the foot, slowly retracted back, and after a while, he wiped the rain on his face, turned around and left silently.

Pan Hang, who was lying on the roof, secretly screamed in his heart that it was a pity.

Master Thorn Shi has two plans tonight, although he didn't explain it to him in detail, but he once said that if Tang Xianzhi was blocked in her house, and then Mao Wanren approached her room alone, then he would take Mao Wanren quietly.

But the premise must be that Mao Wanren comes alone, because Mao Wanren has ambushed many people in this Zhuangzi, and once he is alarmed without taking the hostages, he may not be able to get out of his own group, let alone get what Lord Thorn Shi wants to take.

Mao Wanren was followed by a large group of people at any time, only when he tried to get close to Tang Xianzhi, because Tang Xianzhi's identity was secret, he would come alone, just now it was a good opportunity, his people carried Zhang Yue away, he came alone because he was worried about Tang Xianzhi.

But in the end, when he was one step away from entering the encirclement, he was frightened away by Tang Xianzhi.

Pan Hang clenched the sword in his hand, although it was a pity, he didn't dare to be careless.

His real task is still Tang Xianzhi at the bottom.

Master Assassin said that he didn't expect to kill him or hurt him, but he had to do everything he could to keep him and keep him as long as possible.

So the room was originally Cai Sang, has been holding the mint towel that the adult gave her to sober her mind, after Zhang Yue entered the house and explained the situation to him, she was going to give Zhang Yue the antidote according to the adult's instructions, but after Zhang Yue understood the situation, in order to show the truth, he simply endured the discomfort, and really improvised a live display of burning himself, Cai Sang was stuffed in the quilt from beginning to end to perform ventriloquism, the two dragged the time, and dragged until Zhang Yue couldn't stand it, so Cai Sang gave him the medicine, and then Pan Hang helped, A palm sent him into the rain.

After Cai Sang pretended to be an injured pregnant woman in the open door, she really provoked Tang Xianzhi in, and was discovered instantly after coming in, Cai Sang was not reckless, Miss said that she couldn't hide Tang Xianzhi, and once she was discovered, she would leave quickly, so she didn't try to contain Tang Xianzhi. As for throwing off the pillow in front of Tang Xianzhi, it was a scene she added to herself, and she felt that the effect was very good, because at that moment, with the glimmer outside the window, she seemed to see Tang Xianzhi's face white.

As a loyal CP fan of Tianwen CP, Miss Caisang has always been committed to fighting all His Highness's rivals.

Tang Xianzhi, who stayed in the house, didn't seem to be in a hurry, opened the doors and windows, but didn't go out, and the sleeping aroma in the house immediately dispersed a lot.

He only opened the doors and windows but didn't go out, so Pan Hang and the others didn't dare to make a rash move, so they had to watch him sit down on Wen Zhen's bed.

There is a small table on Wen Zhen's bed, and there is a small heart-shaped Luban lock on the small table, and there is a note pressed under the Luban lock, which reads: "Tang Gongzi, there is a secret inside, can you solve it?" ”

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