In the past few days, Chongdu City has been shrouded in a very unstable atmosphere. The Xie clan, which was wiped out sixteen years ago, still has a remnant of their sins, and the sea fishing documents issued by the Criminal Department have been posted all over the streets and alleys of Chongdu City. Even the inner guard, which has always existed only in legends, has been frequently active in the streets of Chongdu City in recent days.

Under such oppression, there are naturally many fewer people on the streets at night. Even Shifang Street, which has always been known for its bustle, has been a little deserted in recent days, not to mention the Shigu Alley, where murders have occurred.

Shigu Alley was originally the residence of some small households, and the thick clouds covered the moonlight, and the alley that was originally dark and blind was even more invisible. Only a few slender tree shadows swayed viciously in the night wind, and a few dogs barked from time to time in the deep alley, which seemed to be ghostly in this deadly alley.

As soon as the watchman walked by, a phantom figure leaned against the wall and tumbled into a small black grunt, as if the breath of death had not completely dissipated, and there was no one here, as if the Criminal Department had not sent anyone to guard here.

Some of the decaying doors were gently pushed open, and the black phantom slipped silently into the room, and as he groped around in the darkness, the sound of scabbards clattering in the courtyard, and the light of torches reflected in the closed door.

Feeling the murderous aura coming from outside the door, Yu Xiao suddenly broke out of the window, and climbed onto the wall in a few jumps.

"Shoot the arrows!"

Suddenly, there was a shout, and several arrows broke through the air, although Yu Xiao was calm, he didn't expect that there would be an ambush of archers here. Deftly dodging a few arrows, and was about to fly away, but a sharp arrow drove straight into his back.

An irresistible stinging pain came from his back, and Yu Xiao was about to fall off the wall uncontrollably, holding back his breath, Yu Xiao still insisted on staggering to the other side of Shigu Alley.

The pursuers of the Criminal Department were getting closer and closer, but there were still two alleys from the place where Xi Yun responded, and Yu Xiao had to endure the pain while hiding his whereabouts as much as possible.

The footsteps behind him were fast for a while, and the pursuers of the Criminal Department had also discovered Yu Xiao's whereabouts.

"Over there! Catch it alive! ”

The bright steel knife was only a dozen zhang away from him, and Yu Xiao turned into an alley with the same black lights almost without thinking.

At the moment of escaping, Yu Xiao couldn't help but regret it in his heart...... The operation was indeed too careless, so careless that it did not notice when the archers had been placed here.

It's just that it's too late to regret it now.

Since he is wrong, he must bear the consequences of his mistake. Yu Xiao knew that the mistakes he made were not worthy of being tolerated at all, because of his own negligence, he would lose his life this time, and the consequences would be broken bones.

But now that it's exposed...... Then you must not be able to involve other companions. But fortunately, the task assigned by Childe has been completed.

Yu Xiao was thinking as quickly as he could, whether he committed suicide on the spot...... Or take the blame for the secrets in Shigu Alley after being captured. He never showed his face next to Xi Yan...... rarely returns to Chongdu, even if it falls into the hands of the Criminal Department, he can't find out the relationship between himself and Xi Yan when he thinks about it......

Thinking of this, Yu Xiao had even begun to slow down, he waited for the pursuers behind him to catch up, waiting for them to put a steel knife on his throat. And Yu Xiao is indeed about to run out of strength, maybe at the next alley, the officials of the Criminal Department can capture him alive.

But the next scene made Yu Xiao desperate and a little calm at the same time...... Not far ahead, a low wall blocked his path...... It turned out to be a guillotine alley. This low wall blocked all possible escapes for him, but it also cut off all his relationships with Xi Yan. As long as he can bite to death under torture, no one will know the hand behind Shigu Alley.

In just a moment's time, Yu Xiao had already run to the bottom of this low wall, and the wall that could be climbed up with only a light climb on weekdays became out of reach tonight...... Although there was a surging crowd of people on the other side of the wall, Yu Xiao knew that he might not be able to see the weaving crowd again in this life.

The light of the torches had already pressed towards him from the entrance of the alley, Yu Xiao leaned his hands back on the low wall, and there was a heart-piercing pain on his back, and he could even see the evil face of the servant...... Just as he closed his eyes hopelessly, and was about to be captured, two men dressed like him leaped down from the low wall, supported him from the left and right, and pushed him up to the top of the wall that was more than one man tall.

There was also someone on the other side of the wall, Yu Xiao had just landed, and before he could look back, there were two painful snorts in the alley on the other side of the wall. What does this muffled mean? Both of them are secret guards trained by themselves, and they can die...... But there must be no humiliation.

Yu Xiao frowned deeply, and his eyes were full of pain. The escape continued, and before the officials of the Criminal Department made a detour to chase after him, Yu Xiao was put on a carriage waiting beside him.

The guards who drove gently whipped their whips, and the richly decorated carriage once again squeezed into the noisy city at night, merging into an inconspicuous one among the thousands of people.

Xi Yun kept his face calm and didn't say a word, and the blood oozing from the arrow in Yu Xiao's back had already stained the soft cushions in the car red, even though a lot of spices had already been smoked in the car, it was still difficult to completely cover the strong smell of blood.

The carriage entered the inner city without any misery, and finally stopped in the Begonia Courtyard.

"Childe, you're back."

There is no need to wait for Xi Yun to report, Xi Yan has already smelled the smell of blood mixed with the aromatherapy, his face sank like water, and he calmly ordered: "Take all the things in the car to the back and dispose of them, and quickly carry people in for treatment......

Everything has been handled cleanly, and the subordinates in the Begonia Courtyard have long been replaced by secret guards. When the arrow was pulled out of his body, Yu Xiao couldn't help but faint.

"How many people have been lost?"

"Two." Xi Yun lowered his eyes slightly, this was an action that should not have gone wrong. Although the result was also achieved in the end, Yu Xiao, who was the leader of the dark guards, was seriously injured, and the two dark guards also died in the alley.

"I am also responsible for mistakes," Xi Yan analyzed very calmly, "It was I who underestimated the strength of the Criminal Department and ignored that there was also a team of archers among the officials of the Criminal Department." ”

"Childe, you don't have to ......"

"Well, you don't have to comfort me, I did have negligence." Xi Yan raised his hand to stop Xi Yun's persuasion, as a person who coordinates the overall situation, no matter what kind of mistakes go wrong, he must take responsibility. Only by analyzing one's own mistakes can one avoid previous mistakes in the next action.

"I am indeed responsible for this matter, you don't have to persuade again. Yu Xiao stayed here to recuperate, the Begonia Courtyard is still safe, no matter how much the Yamen of the Criminal Department searches...... It is impossible to search the inner city, let alone the mansion of my Xi family. But Meng Qingye's side, you have to go over and tell him to be careful, don't find Yu Xiao at that time, but search Ruofei out. ”

"Yes."

The night was still dark, and Xi Yan was a little dignified in his heart. This matter is so big that I think the Criminal Department has become a mess. But it's okay...... All the set-ups have been done. The bloody qi in the Begonia Courtyard has dissipated without a trace, but Xi Yan knows that Chongdu City will be stained with blood in the near future.