Yang Yi's concubines are sorted according to the order in which they marry into the Yang family.

Rudong was the first to kill, and it was the youngest aunt in the Yang Mansion. Yang Yi has many concubines, even among the wealthy families in the capital.

Because the Shendu Mansion has been sending people to follow the whereabouts of this group of concubines, there are still several concubines' death times on the official document.

It is clear that Rudong kills people in order. Three of them left Shendu from Yongtongmen, Jianchunmen, and Changxiamen at the same time. However, these three people were killed within an hour.

After listening to Tang Yun's analysis, Cui Fatzi gasped: "This is impossible, Yongtong Gate and Jianchun Gate are closer to each other, and you can do it if you ride a horse quickly." But if she had to go to Changxiamen, but if she had to cross the Yishui River, she wouldn't have been able to kill so quickly. ”

It is indeed a suspicious point, and the key is that the efficiency of Rudong's killing is really amazing. This is beyond human imagination, an hour may seem like a long time, but it is difficult for even an experienced sergeant to kill three people at three distances.

Tang Yun decided to leave it aside for the time being, Rudong's strange killing methods alone were enough for people to ponder. He asked Cui Fatzi: "Among the living concubines, who else is at the bottom?" ”

"It's the Seventh Lady of the Yang Mansion, Yu Chi Qiuying." The little official said respectfully.

Tang Yun raised his eyebrows: "People from the Western Regions? ”

The little official sent the official document of the Seventh Lady to Tang Yun, and said respectfully: "Wei Chi Qiuying is from Khotan, and it is said that she is still from the Khotanese royal family. ”

In Shendu City, the people of the Western Regions will generally set aside an area for living. In the northernmost part of the northern and southern cities, there is a special area for selling goods from the Western Regions, such as grapes, walnuts, peppers, and most of the gold and silver utensils used by wealthy families also need to be transported from the Western Regions.

Usually, there are areas where people from the Western Regions gather in other squares, but recently, as the fighting situation in Anxi has intensified, the people of the Western Regions in Shendu have also been closely monitored.

Merchants who do not have the approval of the government will be arrested and put in Jin Wuwei's prison, unless they are guaranteed by the Great Zhou people, they will not want to go out. After all, it is necessary to prevent the spies of the rebels in the Western Regions from being in the capital, so even if the merchants in the Western Regions are full of complaints, the government has always turned a deaf ear.

Tang Yun and Cui Fatzi drove all the way to the South City, and to the north of the South City was where most of the merchants from the Western Regions stayed.

Apparently different from the surrounding buildings, some of the houses are topped by semi-circular domes with a pointed pillar that pierces into the sky. The air is filled with the smell of herding animals, and in many places colorful flags have been hung, and flags representing various forces or gods flutter in the wind.

A few merchants from the Western Regions were lying lazily in the felt cloth, and they didn't bother to greet the guests when they saw them coming. At this time, business is not very easy to do, and those who can stay in Shendu are generally stable big customers. There are many goods needed by wealthy families in the capital, and they are all big deals, and no one will look at the small amount of money from the stalls.

Taking a sip of sake, he saw the Great Zhou merchant on the opposite side struggling to sell, and the corner of the Western Regions merchant's mouth hooked up and sneered.

"This is it."

Cui Fatzi pointed to a spire building and said: "That Wei Chi Qiuying is here, I heard that it is the property of the royal family of Khotan, specializing in selling some furs." ”

The door in the house was closed, and Tang Yun grabbed the handrail on the door with his hand and pushed the door open directly.

It's quiet and you get a counter as soon as you enter. However, it is obviously different from the shop layout of the Central Plains merchants, this counter is not prepared for people to settle down at all, and it is already stuffed with fur goods.

On the wall hung several sets of fine furs, all whole animal skins with no arrow holes, which could be processed in the backyard. Every winter, the dignitaries in the capital would wear a coat made of good mink to keep out the cold.

On the other side of the shelf, there are some felt skins and homemade animal skin coats. It's just that there are not many of them, and this thing can't sell much in the capital.

The shop was quiet, and Cui Fatzi shouted three times with his voice in his voice, but still no one responded. The two had no choice but to walk past the fur shelves, lift the curtains, and go to the back of the yard.

The backyard is still full of goods, and the space is used to the extreme. The beast flag representing the family is waving in the wind, hunting in the wind.

In the distance, there was a man standing under a tree, looking at it, probably tidying up fur. At this time, the fur business is not easy to do, and most of them stock up until the winter. The man was dressed in a coarse cloth shirt, and looked like a guy helping out in a shop.

"The government investigates the case, come here!" Cui Fatzi shouted at the man.

The man turned his head, his face deep in his jawbones, and his blue eyes full of panic. He looked at the two of them a little strangely, and waited until Cui Fatzi shouted a second time before confirming that this person didn't understand Zhongyuan dialect at all.

No wonder it's just a young man, Cui Fatzi scolded in his heart, and was about to go to the backyard. This guy hurriedly came over to stop him, and was kicked aside by Cui Fatzi.

"Shendu Mansion investigates the case, is there anyone!" Cui Fat Man roared angrily, but there was no response.

There is actually a three-entry courtyard behind the store, and the fur of the other party outside is very dirty, and the more you go inside, the more tidy it is. It is already used to live in the second courtyard, so it will naturally not be the same as before.

Tang Yun frowned: "Are you sure that Yu Chi Qiuying lives here?" ”

Cui Fatzi nodded: "Although she is a member of the royal family, her family is already lonely, and it is estimated that she has a little bit of a relationship with the royal family of Khotan, occupying the surname of the royal family, otherwise she would not be committed to Yang Yi's old guy as a seventh lady." ”

At this time, Tang Yun suddenly frowned, he looked around and motioned for Cui Fat Man to stop.

Cui Fatzi knew that Tang Yun was born in the army, which made him feel shocked, silently pulled out the knife from behind his back, and asked in a low voice: "Brother Tang, have you found anything?" ”

Tang Yun cautiously observed the surroundings, and the two of them stood in the middle of the courtyard, Tang Yun said; "Do you think it's quieter here than outside?"

Speaking of this, Cui Fatzi's pupils contracted suddenly, and he said with wide eyes; "That's right! No more cicadas! ”

In the summer, there is a cacophony of cicadas in the trees. Originally, when the two walked into the front yard, they could still be heard vaguely. But when I got to the second courtyard, everything around me seemed to be cut off, and no sound came out.

It's a little weird all around.

The uneasiness in Tang Yun's heart intensified, and at this moment, a desperate scream suddenly came from the front yard.

Tang Yun directly slammed open the courtyard door, and saw a black shadow squatting on the man's head, his head tilted to the side. The man had fallen to his knees, trembling slightly, but he didn't move.

The guy was wearing an open shirt, and his ribcage was rising and falling rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye. The muscles collapsed rapidly, like a sponge that had lost water. The bulging skin began to turn into a pile of folds, and the bones were almost revealed, which was terrifying.

The black shadow looked up, and as expected, it was Rudong.

Tang Yun directly pulled out the knife on his waist and threw it at Rudong.

Sou!

The knife instantly slashed at Rudong's body, but unfortunately, with a bang, countless birds burst out from Rudong's position and flew around.

"It's the Western Regions illusion again!" Cui Fat screamed, but his hand was not idle, and he sent a trumpet arrow into the sky.