Such clues, especially the bloodstains on the ground, made Baili Jiu's heart rise in an instant, lest anything happen to An Ping again. He personally went to the city gate and various intersections to check whether there were any suspicious people passing by, and he was busy all afternoon, but found nothing. After all, on the official road, the traffic is quite dense, and it is not easy to find a carriage without clues.

This gang of bandits is extremely incomprehensible, if it is said that they are stupid, some of their methods are quite clever, if they are clever, they have left extremely obvious clues, as if they are deliberately misleading, false and real, so that they can't figure out their minds, and they can't act rashly.

The old general got the news and immediately rushed back to the general's mansion. According to the meaning of the town Yuanhou, the guards in the palace were called in for interrogation, checking the list of those who left the house yesterday and today, and filtering whether there were still thieves.

Yesterday, because of the preparation of the poetry meeting in the natural residence, Noah could not rest assured, and ordered the bellflower to inquire about some specific preparations, so the bellflower went out of the house once in the evening, and was also called over to inquire step by step. If it weren't for the old general to stop him, I was afraid that Zhen Yuanhou would want to bend into a move.

Originally, according to everyone's speculation, the robbers kidnapped Anping just to vent their anger, and leaving a letter asking for ransom was just a maze, so they were all worried and anxious, lest something happen to her. But in the evening, unexpectedly, the kidnapper actually sent a letter to the general's mansion, a ragged man named Hanako took someone else's reward to come over to run errands, and he didn't know what to ask.

After the letter was opened, it was still crooked: "Before tonight, the gold will be put into the land temple in the west of the city, and the cashier will be released." ”

These people are so cunning that they only ask for gold. You must know that if the ransom is silver, the target is too big, and it needs to be pulled and transferred by a carriage. And a thousand taels of gold, it is easy to take it imperceptibly.

Bailijiu immediately sent stewards to collect gold everywhere, and did not dare to delay. This amount is an astronomical amount for ordinary people, and it is not a difficult thing for Baili Mansion, which has a big family. Besides, the Hou Ye's Mansion is far away in Yunnan, how can there be so much gold and silver for a while? Baili Mansion is willing to spend money to buy peace, and just settle the matter.

The Hou Ye couple was obviously relieved, but anything that could break the fortune and avoid disasters was not a difficult thing. The only thing I am afraid of now is what if the robbers take the gold and silver and still refuse to let them go?

Hou Ye pointed out on the map that he thought was a tight deployment for the defense near the Land Temple in the west of the city. Once a robber comes to get a ransom, you can't startle the snake, send a master to follow it closely, find the thief's lair, and be sure to catch it all.

In view of the various problems that may arise, he also made thorough considerations, such as the thief in case of a strategy to divert the tiger from the mountain, or to set up a suspicious formation, to startle the snake, and so on, and so on, try to exhaust the last resort to ensure safety and safety.

However, when Baili Jiu rushed to the land temple in the west of the city non-stop to survey the nearby terrain, he found that Hou Ye's plan to talk about troops on paper completely failed.

The bandits really pick a place, an empty wheat field, divided in two by a river several feet wide. There is no suitable hiding place within a radius of two or three miles, only a few large trees on the other side of the river, and the dead leaves have fallen away, and it is not easy to hide bare. In other words, it is impossible to send soldiers to be stationed here, and at most only a few masters can be hidden.

If you hide from the master, the only hiding place is the big tree on the other side of the river, but there is a large river in the middle, there is no bridge nearby, and the climate warms up after the year, and the river ice melts, if you want to cross the river easily, it is not easy. The robbers succeeded and took the gold, and if they had bypassed the river to track them, the robbers would have fled without a trace.

And the most important point is that because the field is open and clear at a glance, it is impossible to follow at close range. Anping is in their hands, and they can't be arrested by force.

In fact, even in the open wheat field, as long as you are well prepared, you can also hide your body, use wheat seedlings as a camouflage, lurk underground, and will not be easily discovered. However, at this time, there were still people working in advance in the fields, and Bailijiu was afraid that there would be robbers' eyes and ears, and they would be detected by the other party.

After he returned home, he informed Hou Ye and the old general of the actual situation, and several people were at a loss, and they didn't know how to deal with it for a while. Seeing that a layer of fire bubbles appeared on Hou Ye's lips, he was so anxious that the six gods had no master, and it could be seen that he was really anxious.

Baili Jiu took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention and quietly slipped away to Yinian Hall.

Lin Nuoya was taking the steaming braised beef to feed the bubbles, and she was leisurely. Ji Pozi stood in front of her, snorting and tearfully confessing that she shouldn't have caused her to cause trouble. I swore that I would resolutely restrain myself in the future, and never go around talking about people's strengths and weaknesses.

No matter what other secrets there were, Noya felt that Ji Pozi should take the opportunity to teach a lesson, so he didn't stop or admonish.

Baili Jiu walked straight in, leaned on the Taishi chair, breathed a long sigh of relief, and waved his hand to take out the chattering mother-in-law: "I'm in a mess there, you are leisurely." ”

Lin Nuoya was still angry in his heart, and he reprimanded himself in public, and touched Bubbles' head insinuatingly: "Bubbles eat more, listen to me, but don't be nosy with rats." ”

Baili Jiu listened to her teasing, not in a hurry or annoyed: "I'm hungry too." ”

"Something happened to your baby, are you still in the mood to eat? It is normal to wash your face with tears without thinking about tea and rice. Noah smiled coldly.

Bailijiu pouted sadly: "It turns out that in Madame's heart, my status is not as good as a dog." ”

That's true, it's good that Bubbles is only loyal to herself, unlike you who are looking at Qin and Chu, and you are thinking differently.

She was so slanderous in her heart, but she didn't dare to nod, and turned to Baili Jiuqiao and smiled: "Noya's opinion, the ninth master is much stronger than Bubbles, Bubbles are dead eyes, whoever is good to it, it will protect whoever is desperate, and it doesn't know how to be flexible, let alone know how to see different thoughts." “

This refers to Sang's scolding of Huai's words, which is not pleasing to the ear. However, he really didn't have the mood to quarrel with Noya today, and said weakly: "If Madame really starves me to death, you will be widowed." ”

"Who said I want to be a widow, I can remarry." Lin Nuoya scoffed: "I am not a person hanged from a tree. ”

"A handsome man like me with graceful eyebrows and a good demeanor may be barely found by you with a lantern, but it is not easy to find you who is blind like me, you have to cherish it, madam."

Lin Nuoya tore a piece of fragrant beef and threw it into his mouth, and the plate was immediately snatched by Baili Jiuyi. Noah took a handkerchief and wiped his fingertips, ignoring him.

"I'm just afraid that you will startle the snake, so I have to instruct you out, why do you still hold a grudge against me? The heroes don't suffer the immediate losses. Bailijiu was a little wronged, and while gobbling it up, he leaned over with interest and asked Noah: "Do you think there is anything greasy in it?" ”

"Knowingly ask!" Noya glanced at him: "You can clearly see it yourself, aside from Ji Pozi, although there are no obvious traces of the letterhead, the ink used is the best Yunnan ink, which is used in our house." If this is just a coincidence, then the seal of the envelope is still carefully glued with paste, it is abnormal, indicating that the letter was written in advance. And according to the degree of dryness of the paste, I am afraid that it was already sealed yesterday. This is clearly a matter of being prepared. Moreover, the person who wrote this letter is not just an accomplice to the robbers, but the mastermind of the whole thing! What does Ji Pozi say, it is clearly deliberately misleading! Who doesn't know that Fenglin Temple enshrines the martyrs of the Baili family? ”

Bailijiu nodded, and threw the new letter from the robber in his arms to Noah: "If the hero really sees the same thing, the new letter sent today is also prepared in advance." I was troubled by the marquis's quarrel today, and I ran around outside for an afternoon, and I still haven't figured it out, but Madame already has a countermeasure? ”

Lin Nuoya opened the letter and glanced at it, blinking: "She died by herself, it's my business, why should I care about her?" ”

Bailijiu held his head in pain and wailed exaggeratedly: "Madame, that's the heart of a bodhisattva, how can you not save yourself when you die?" ”

"Hehe, I'm still going to die."

"Madam, do you really bear to live or die for your husband? In the future, I will be a cow and a horse for you for the rest of your life, bow your head and ears, do you say okay? ”

Noya thought about it, suddenly smiled, patted Bubbles' back, and stood up: "Deal, a word is a deal!" ”

When a cow is a horse? Baili Jiu, you should be decided!

Before the hour, the two masters with good eyesight and good kung fu had quietly dispersed and sneaked into the big tree on the opposite side of the Land Temple River, closely monitoring the movements in the Land Temple, especially at the exit, and they didn't dare to blink their eyes.

The surroundings are lonely, and the tired birds are not alarmed.

It is said to be a land temple, but in fact it is just a small temple not much bigger than the Buddhist shrine, only half of the people are tall, and it is dedicated to the local land couple. When the farming is busy, there are many people coming and going here. But the land temple is short, and no one enters or leaves, and the people who have pious incense only build three mounds of loess in front of the temple, and then put the incense on it and kowtow to beg for good weather.

Bailijiu approached the Land Temple unhurriedly, bowed down and put the burden containing gold inside, and then walked away without looking back.

A little above the tree opposite, a hazy black shadow rested, flapping its wings twice towards him.

This is Lin Nuoya's idea, the brave general eats and sleeps every day, sleeps and eats, and raises a fat body, so he should be pulled out for a walk.

Baili Jiu suddenly realized, what is better at tracking than an eagle? Although it is said to be in the dark night, but this is an open field, a big living person, Hai Dongqing will not be lost.

The night became more and more gloomy, thick as if it was unstainable ink, and there were few points of cold starlight, and there was not even a jade hook. There was silence around the Land Temple, and there was no one in sight.