When it was dark, Lord Liu's family finally rushed to Youzhou City before the city gate was closed. They looked for an inn in a better location. A good night's sleep is not mentioned for the time being.

Besides, Xiao Yu and the three of them received a secret letter from the prince and prepared to visit the Youzhou Assassin Mansion at night.

According to the informant, it turned out that there was such an old fox hidden in Youzhou far away and had a connection with the King of Jin. Collusion with foreigners to smuggle salt and make profits from grain and grass. Just when Xiao Yu returned to Beijing, the prince asked him to investigate by the way. It's good if you can get the evidence, but if you can't get it, you can figure it out slowly.

In the dark of night, the city is quiet except for the sound of watching. The three of them were dressed in night clothes, and they landed lightly and neatly on the roof of the Thorn Shifu's house.

Liu Xiong was in charge of the defense, and Shi Bi and Xiao Yu quietly infiltrated the study of the assassin. Split his head and rummaged gently. I saw Xiao Yu's bright eyes observing carefully, and his ears maintained a high degree of vigilance, like a cheetah, ready to attack at any time. After fumbling for a long time, they rummaged through the bookshelves, drawers, and murals, but found nothing.

At this time, Liu Xiong made a low secret sound outside, and the two hurriedly flashed out of the back window.

The three of them quietly hid in the rockery behind the study, and after a while, the light in the Thorn History study turned on, and it went out again for a moment.

Liu Xiong said in a low voice: "His grandmother's, this old fox." ”

When all was quiet again, the three of them avoided the guards in the palace and left. The trio found nothing, so they had to return to their accommodation temporarily.

Liu Xiong said: "Big brother, what are you gaining today?" ”

Xiao Yu shook his head and said lightly: "In this way, tomorrow, you want to go in and investigate and see if you can find something." Let's rest tonight. ”

Shi Bi said: "There is no secret compartment in the study, but it is well guarded, and there must be something strange, so we will investigate it tomorrow." ”

Xiao Yu nodded, and said to the two: "Rest first, nourish your spirits, and talk about it tomorrow."

The two people around Xiao Yu, Liu Xiong can speak well, be smart and flexible; Shibi martial arts are strong, and the heart is as careful as a needle, each with its own merits. After Xiao Yu arrived at the barracks, he and these three started as small soldiers, taking care of each other and having a deep friendship. These two also have military merits, but the emperor summoned Xiao Yu back to Beijing, and these two people were willing to follow Xiao Yu and accompany him as guards. In fact, they are commensurate with brothers, Xiao Yu is the eldest, Liu Xiong is the second, and Shibi is the youngest.

After the two of them retreated, Xiao Yu sat at the table, carefully recalling everything in the study of the Thorn Mansion. After pondering for a long time, make a note of the suspicious. I got up when I had a good plan. It is the emperor's will to return to Beijing this time, and he can't delay much in Youzhou, and he must fight quickly.

The next day, dawn broke, and the three of them got up early to get ready for action.

Half an hour later, Liu Xiong had already disguised himself as a merchant and walked around the Thorn Mansion. He learned that today's Thorn Shi family was going to congratulate the aunt of Lord Thorn Shi's family on her birthday, and this day had just revealed the white belly of the fish, and the girls and mothers-in-law in the house, Xiao Si were already busy going in and out. It's a godsend.

Liu Xiong hurriedly bought some breakfast and rushed back to his residence, while the three of them were eating, Liu Xiong told the two of them the detailed news. I saw Xiao Yu say something in a low voice. The three of them went their separate ways.

Soon after, the street began to be bustling, all kinds of stalls stretched for miles, and the sound of selling and bargaining was intertwined, adding a lot of lively atmosphere. The flow of people coming and going is increasing. Pedestrians and horses gradually increased.

As soon as An Qi got up, he called the second and third brothers together, ready to visit the morning market in Youzhou City.

The three of them were still dressed plainly, two tall young men were handsome and handsome, and the smaller one did have a dark gray face and a few freckles dotted on it. said that he was a brother, but it was a little similar, but the little boy was born with a pair of beautiful eyes, but apart from these eyes, there was really nothing outstanding.

Yes, this time An An pretended to be a man again, and in order to be a little manly, he deliberately tinkered with his face for a long time. It's what everyone sees. Because she has a big grinning temperament, coupled with the experience in the army in her previous life, naturally her skills and movements are quite manly, and she doesn't need to deliberately pretend, so she doesn't distinguish between male and female.

The three of them took the girl and the little girl to walk around with great interest. Passing by his favorite stall, An An will pick up things to look at and touch. took the objects he liked, and the third brother's servant was responsible for giving money, and the second brother's servant was responsible for taking things; Passing by the mask stall, An An took the mask and put it on the faces of the two elder brothers to compete, took a red-faced Guan Gong for the second brother, and gave a Tsing Yi plain noodles to the third brother, and the three of them played and walked around quite interestingly.

They also inspected the pharmacy, garment shop, dim sum shop, carpenter shop, blacksmith shop, and the third child who was interested in doing business, as long as he saw rare things, and new business models, he was very attentive. So this time, the three of them lingered, and walked most of the commercial streets of Youzhou City until they were exhausted. I was going to find a restaurant to have some food, rest and go back.

They came to a restaurant called Yue Kelai, and chose a private room by the window on the second floor, An Qi looked down along the open window, at this time the sun was rising, it was noon, and the lively street had returned to a short period of quiet, although it was autumn, but the time of noon was still very prosperous.

Suddenly, a group of officers and soldiers ran towards the street, as if they were chasing someone. People with good deeds came out to watch, and the atmosphere on the street was a little tense for a while.

After a while, some officers and soldiers came to their private room to open the door and search, and An Xiu took some silver to the officers and soldiers led by him: "The official has worked hard, but what happened to him?" ”

The officer and soldier saw that An Xiu's attitude was respectful and that he would come to the trouble again, and the three of them were dressed plainly and unpretentiously, thinking that they would be harmless, so they said arrogantly: "Listen to the accent from out of town, don't run around if you have nothing to do, there are assassins in the Assassin's Mansion this morning, so as not to be caught as assassins and suffer from that prison."

An Xiu hurriedly said in a good voice: "Thank you for mentioning the official, we will have a meal in peace, and don't cause trouble to the official." He politely sent off the officers and soldiers, closed the door and sat down.

The first time An Qi encountered such an exciting thing, he said to his brother: "Doesn't this assassin act at night?" The assassins of the Assassins are strange. ”

An Zhi said: "Sometimes the opposite way is even more able to take advantage of people's unpreparedness. As he spoke, he took a sip of tea and put it in his mouth.

An Xiu was also thoughtful. "I heard that this Youzhou assassin is also an incorruptible official, how could he recruit an assassin?" Weird. ”

An Zhi said again: "That's it, don't talk nonsense, be careful that the wall has ears, we have lunch, rest here for an hour and then come back, at this time the street is full of martial law, don't touch the mold." ”

An Qi, An Xiu is also a transparent person, nodded and changed the topic.

After eating, the three of them were a little sleepy, so they took a nap on the table, and the girl and the little maids also found a place to sleep.

When he stayed until Yin, the sun was gradually setting in the west, and a cool autumn wind was blowing outside, An Zhi was the first to wake up, drank tea, woke up, and woke up An Qi and An Xiu, who were asleep.

The two of them struggled to open their eyes, and they couldn't come back to their senses for a while.

An Qi raised his numb arm, grinning and shaking, and asked, "What time is the second brother, can we go?" ”

An Xiu was not much different from An Qi, and only after coming back to his senses did he say, "Wait a minute, wait until my brother goes out to investigate." ”

An Xiu called the little servant stone out of the private room together, and seeing that the third brother was gone, An Qi got up bored with a freckled face and looked at it. There were some pedestrians on the street one after another, but because of the search and arrest of officers and soldiers for an afternoon, it was a little deserted outside. When I arrived, I saw several healers hurrying over.

An Qixin said: "Could it be that someone in the Assassin Mansion is injured?" ”

An Zhi also walked to the window and looked out, this restaurant is closer to the mansion of the history of the history, in a lively and prosperous area, and you can still see the two majestic stone lions on both sides of the gate of the mansion from a distance. I also saw a doctor with a medicine box on his back hurrying out of the palace. There was also a burst of curiosity in my heart.

After a while, An Xiu came back with the stone, looked at the two people who were looking forward to it, threw off his robe, sat neatly at the table, poured some tea and drank it. Only then did he lower his voice and said: "I heard that the Assassin's Mansion was poisoned today, and the people in the whole mansion, old and young, have severe diarrhea up and down, and the doctors of several medical halls have been recruited. It is said that the Lord of the Thorn History can't even climb up, and the Thorn Shi Mansion is stinking today. As he spoke, he couldn't help but laugh out loud. "Haha, haha, how much hatred is this? This fly doesn't bite seamless eggs, I don't know if someone has made such a big hand! ”

An Zhi listened to the words of the third brother: "Since there is no death, it is not a big deal to think about it, maybe it is just an ordinary personal grudge." We'll go back first, and we'll leave tomorrow before we get out of trouble. ”

An Xiu nodded and ordered the stone to settle the bill. The three brothers and sisters left with a group of servants.