Chapter XVIII Preparation

A black hooded cloak appeared at the door of Yue Qi's bedroom, a white hand stretched out from the cloak, and before the knock sounded, the bedroom door opened from the inside, Yue Qi looked at the person in surprise, and before he could speak, the person who came flashed and entered the room, Yue Qi hurriedly glanced out, and made sure that there was no one, so he immediately closed the door.

Yue Qi lit the candle at the head of the bed, the man in black slowly pulled down his hat, and a stunning beauty stood quietly in the center of the room, looking at Yue Qi with a cold face.

When Rouge chatted with Zhan Zhao in the Red Sleeve Pavilion, although she didn't know her identity, her intuition told her that Zhan Zhao was not an ordinary Jianghu ronin, so when he asked about the Xue family's bloody case, Rouge had almost moved her killing intent, but when she saw Zhan Zhao's calm and relaxed appearance, she didn't dare to make a rash move, and after Zhan Zhao left, she immediately came to Yue Qi to discuss a solution.

Yue Qi listened to Rouge's narration, thought for a moment and said, "Do you know what the name of the person surnamed Zhan is?"

Rouge said, "He only said that his surname was Zhan, and the person who came with him seemed to have the surname Bai." ”

Yue Qi said: "Soon after I reported the fire case to the Xue family, Kaifeng Mansion sent people to investigate the case, one of them was the imperial guard Zhanzhao, but nothing was found in the end. ”

Rouge exclaimed, "What? Someone from Kaifeng Mansion came to investigate? Why didn't you mention this?"

Yue Qi said: "I saw that Zhanzhao just casually asked me about the situation of the Xue family, and did not investigate deeply, I dealt with it a little, and it was fine." I guess he's just going through the motions. ”

Rouge's voice was cold and said: "Bao Zheng of Kaifeng Mansion is known as the blue sky, how can his people allow you to send it casually, if this person is really Zhanzhao, I am afraid that Bao Zheng has already doubted this matter, and Zhanzhao is even more unbearable." ”

Yue Qi thought for a moment and said, "Calculate the time, Zhang Yao should come back when he goes to Kaifeng, why is there no news at all so far?"

Rouge's eyes lowered, and he said coldly: "No matter what Zhang Yao is, this exhibition can't stay, I have asked him to meet by the river tonight, you go and prepare, let Jia Ren do it there." ”

"Zhanzhao's martial arts are extremely high, Jia Ren is probably not an opponent, it is better to ask him to ambush in the shadows and wait for an opportunity to make a move. ”

Rouge nodded, and said, "What if Jia Ren misses?"

Yue Qi smiled and said, "It's a big deal, we will hand over the murderer of the Xue family, isn't that person still in my prison." ”

Rouge smiled slightly, raised his hand and slowly put on his hat, opened the door, and disappeared into the night with a twist.

When Zhan Zhao walked out of the Red Sleeve Pavilion, it was already midnight, there was almost no one on the street, only a few intermittent sounds of change were occasionally heard, Zhan Zhao was anxious and happy, anxious that there were only 7 days left before the emperor gave him, and he was happy that he had been able to determine that Rouge was indeed related to the red porcelain case, which was a big progress in the case, and now he was waiting for her to take action tomorrow, and he would be able to wipe her and Yue Qi away.

When he was walking and looking down to think about how to plan for tomorrow, a white shadow flickered in front of him, and Zhanzhao didn't raise his head to know that it was Bai Yutang, and he didn't pay attention to him, so he continued to walk forward.

Seeing that Zhan Zhao ignored him, Bai Yutang knew that he really shouldn't have been reckless just now, and left him there alone, and he had the intention to compensate Zhan Zhao, but he couldn't pull this face, so he held back for a long time before saying, "Zhan Zhao, how are things?"

Zhan Zhao sighed and said: "Brother Bai can't be so calm in the future, how do you know that the woman didn't deliberately make you angry? You need to know that I went there to investigate the case, Brother Bai's behavior just now is not only not conducive to the investigation of the case, but also makes people feel that Brother Bai is a person who is impetuous and impatient, which makes people look down on him." ”

Bai Yutang knew that he was at fault just now, and it was rare to be silent, and after a while, he said, "Then you have a clue?"

Zhan Zhao said "um" and said: "I can be sure that Rouge is not an ordinary Qinglou woman, she must have a connection with Yue Qi, she asked me to meet by the river tomorrow night, I expected that she would go to Yue Qi later to discuss, planning to kill me." ”

"Then why don't we follow her now? If she really goes to find Yue Qi, we can take them down right now. ”

Zhan Zhao shook his head and said: "No, unless she does it to me, otherwise, if we only rely on the two of them to meet, we will catch the two, the evidence is insufficient, it is very easy for her to be cunning, if she is bitten by Yue Qi because of this, it will be worth the loss." ”

Bai Yutang said: "It's okay, wait a little longer, tonight I will let her know how powerful Grandpa Bai is." ”

Zhan Zhao nodded and said: "If that Yue Qi is also there, it will be great, if he is not there, we only need to release the news, and it will definitely make him nervous, so that he will leak out." ”

Bai Yutang looked happy: "Oh, by the way, I just went back to the winery, and my eldest brother said that he has news of the fourth brother, let me come to find you and go back quickly." ”

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang hurriedly carried light skills and ran towards the winery.

In the wine shop, Lu Fang was eating wine with a middle-aged man dressed as a beggar, and saw Zhanzhao and Bai Yutang coming back, and beckoned them to come over and introduce this man, it turned out that this person was Yin Qing, the seven-bag elder of the beggar gang, Lu Fang had helped the beggar gang when he walked the rivers and lakes in the early years, and in the past few days, the beggar gang did not know where to get the news, knowing that Lu Fang was looking for his fourth brother Jiang Ping, so he secretly paid attention, today, Yin Qing just got the news of Jiang Ping, and immediately found Lu Fang and informed him of the matter.

It turned out that Jiang Ping had been to a green building called the Red Sleeve Pavilion a few nights ago, and happened to be seen by a beggar who asked for food, this person is also considered to have some qualifications in the beggar gang, so he also knew Jiang Ping, so he thought about waiting for him to come out, and invited him to drink together, rub a meal or something, who knows, did not wait long, he saw Jiang Ping walk out angrily, he was busy coming forward to say hello, but Jiang Ping didn't seem to see it, and walked forward, he felt strange in his heart, so he secretly followed, saw him all the way to the county office, and did not go up to report, as soon as he turned over, he jumped into the yamen, and then, the beggar who wanted food waited until dawn next to the yamen, and never saw Jiang Ping come out, he felt that this matter was very strange, then returned to the rudder and informed the helmsman that the helmsman of this rudder happened to be Yin Qing.

After listening to what Yin Qing said, Bai Yutang slapped the table and was about to go to the county government to ask for someone, but was grabbed by Zhanzhao, Bai Yutang glared at Zhanzhao angrily, and said, "Why are you stopping me, don't let go quickly." ”

Zhan Zhao hurriedly said: "How can you say that you can break into the yamen, if you are discovered, not only will you not be able to save Jiang Ping, but even you yourself will have to get in." ”

Lu Fang also stopped: "Yes, fifth brother, what Zhan Zhao said is right, we only know that the fourth brother entered the mansion, but we don't know why the fourth brother went in, it is really unwise to break in so rashly, it is better to listen to what Zhan Zhao said." ”

Zhan Zhao said: "Today I met the rouge girl of the Red Sleeve Pavilion, this person has a very secret past with the county government and the county government Ling Yue Qi, and now Jiang Sixia is missing in the county government again, I think these two things must be related, she asked me to see you by the river tonight, I think, it is better to wait until she catches her tonight, ask clearly, and then think of a way to save people." ”

Bai Yutang sneered: "According to your salvation method, I'm afraid that the way has not been thought of yet, and my fourth brother's life will be gone a long time ago." ”

Although these words were Bai Yutang's angry words, everyone knew in their hearts that this situation was also very likely, if that Yue Qi knew that if he didn't catch the rouge, it would be difficult to protect himself from killing people and killing people, and the atmosphere was a little depressed for a while.

At this time, sitting on the side, Yin Qing said: "You don't have to worry, I have my own way to sneak into the county office, and when I go in to find out, it's not too late to save people." ”

Lu Fang said, "What can Brother Yin do?"

Yin Qing smiled and said: "My beggars help my disciples beg outside all day long, sometimes they are unlucky and can't get anything, so they will deliberately quarrel and make trouble to attract those officials to arrest them, and it is common to eat in prison." This time, it's a big deal, I'm also looking for some people to fight in a group, so I won't be able to blend in. ”

Lu Fang said: "This.... This...."

Yin Qingqing drank the wine in the cup in a refreshing sip and said, "Lu Daxia, you're welcome, I'm going to find someone to fight, you wait for my news, hahahaha." With that, he got up and took his leave.

Leaving the three of them looking at each other, speechless for a while, after a while, Lu Fang took a sip of wine and said, "Brother Zhan, what are your plans for tomorrow night, and if you need the help of our two brothers, just say." ”

Zhan Zhao said: "Thank you Lu Daxia, I can't hide it, the emperor gave the adults a 10-day deadline to solve the red porcelain case, and now it is the fourth day, Zhan is really anxious, that rouge A woman will not come to the appointment alone, Zhan is sure that she will bring a helper, and this helper is very likely to be related to the Xue family homicide, therefore, tonight must be all of them, originally Zhan was worried that he would startle the snake, and he was afraid that it would be unfavorable to Jiang Daxia, but now with the help of Elder Yin, he can rest assured." Tonight, Lu Daxia might as well wait here, in case Elder Yin needs to respond, as for the arrest of people, it is better to have Brother Lao Bai with me. ”

Bai Yutang sneered and didn't talk, Lu Fang knew that Zhanzhao was still not at ease with Bai Yutang, afraid that he would go to the county government alone, so he found a reason to take him with him, and he didn't break Zhanzhao's mind, seeing that Bai Yutang ignored Zhanzhao, he secretly blamed Bai Yutang for not understanding things, but he had already agreed to Zhanzhao for Bai Yutang. Bai Yutang saw that the eldest brother had answered, and he had no other way, so he reluctantly agreed vaguely.

The three of them sat and discussed the layout of the night, and before they knew it, they had arrived at the opening hours of the winery, and the original empty lobby was filled with a lot of people who had breakfast one after another, and the three of them got up and went back to the room to prepare for the night's action, and at this moment, they saw a sloppy little beggar come in at the door, and their eyes swept to the hall, so they ran to the three and said, "May I ask which one is Lu Fanglu Daxia?"

Lu Fang replied: "It's exactly under it." ”

The little beggar glanced at Lu Fang and said, "My helmsman said that he has successfully entered the county office, please rest assured." After saying that, he bowed slightly to Lu Fang, and then ran away again.

Lu Fang said: "You two will go back to the room to rest for the time being, and I will go to the county office to guard it today, so that it is convenient to receive Yin Qing." ”

Zhan Zhao got up and said, "My lord will go to Songjiang today, I will go back to the post station for the time being, Brother Bai, you....?"

Bai Yutang Huo Ran got up and walked out of the door, saying as he walked: "Where is Lord Zhan, where am I going!"

Zhan Zhao and Lu Fang looked at each other and smiled, both of them were speechless by his angry words.

Zhanzhao and the two just arrived at the post station, they heard the noisy sound of cars and horses outside, and when they walked out, Bao Zheng and his party had arrived at the post station, which was much faster than Zhanzhao expected.

Bao Zheng got out of the sedan chair, saw Zhan Zhao with Bai Yutang walked forward, knowing that there must be a new development in things, at this time there were many people and he was inconvenient to ask for details, just wait for everyone to settle down, then found a secluded place, learned the ins and outs of the matter, and when he heard that Zhan Zhao planned to arrest Rouge tonight, he glanced at Zhan Zhao worriedly, and Gongsun Ce hurriedly said: "Adults can rest assured, Zhan Guard's skills are not comparable to ordinary people, and there is no big deal with Bai Daxia to help him secretly." ”

Bao Zheng was still worried: "Open guns are easy to dodge, hidden arrows are difficult to prevent, and the guards are still careful in everything." ”

At night, Zhan Zhao, dressed in blue, stood quietly against the wind on the riverside outside Songjiang City, and there was no wave on the dark and heavy river, and several fishing boats in the distance were rushing to the dock with oil lamps. Suddenly, a head poked out of the grass, and a pair of crystal eyes kept searching around, Zhan Zhao frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Come out, don't hide anymore." ”

Xue Feifei drooped his head and walked out of the grass slowly, Zhan Zhao frowned again: "Sure enough, it's you, what are you doing here, how did you know about this place?"

"It was Bai Yutang who told me, he said that you will arrest and kill the murderer of the Xue family tonight, I think that if Miss Xue can see the murderer arrested with her own eyes, maybe she can be reincarnated with peace of mind. ”

'Bai Yutang .....' Zhan Zhao glanced at a lush tree not far away, and secretly scolded this Bai Yutang in his heart for really refusing to stop for a moment, seeing that the time to meet with Rouge was approaching, and there was no time to fight with them at this time, so he sighed helplessly and said, "You should find a place to hide, and don't come out no matter what happens, understand?"

Feifei nodded vigorously to indicate that he was just watching, even if the landslide and the ground cracked, he would not come out.

Zhan Zhao grinned and wanted to laugh, how could this sound so awkward, it's just that, as long as she doesn't mess around, she is still sure to protect her.

I wanted to take care of her a few more words, and suddenly Bai Yutang's voice was heard in my ears: Stinky cat, don't be long-winded, people are almost here.

Zhanzhao raised his eyebrows, whispered in Feifei's ear, 'Hide', and then pulled Feifei's hand and threw it hard into the nearby grass, Feifei's whole person flew up lightly, and before he could react, the person had already fallen in the grass.

Feifei hurriedly turned over, squatted down, and watched Zhanzhao's situation with bated breath.

A gust of fragrant wind wafted in, rouge wrapped in a black dress and stepped into the night, and she was surrounded by a solemn aura, not at all coquettish in the Red Sleeves Pavilion. The light posture shows her good light skills, usually, only the temperament that killers can have, is vividly displayed on Rouge's body.

Zhanzhao still looked at Rouge calmly, tightened the Juque in his hand, and said loudly: "Rouge girl is really punctual, I wonder if the girl is trustworthy?"

Rouge giggled harshly: "Keep your word, keep your word, what do you want to know?"

"Why should the girl know about the consultant, the Xue Mansion tragedy, the girl won't know about it. ”

"What kind of extermination, Lord Zhan, I don't know what you say again, the Xue family didn't take care of the firewood room themselves, which led to the fire, which is a bit miserable, but this extermination is not counted. ”

"Oh, the girl knows a lot, and she must have a lot to do with Lord Yue. ”

"Hmph, men and women love, you love me, you have too much to do with Lord Zhan. ”

"Zhan is not a nosy person, it's just that a few days ago, the Xue family was orphaned, and Miss Xue escaped by luck and sounded the drum in Kaifeng Mansion to avenge her grievances, but this is not the case. ”

"Oh, haha, then you just go and check, what are you looking for me?"

Originally, Zhan just wanted to find the girl to understand the situation, but ...... The girl asked Zhanzhao to come here tonight, doesn't the girl remember?"

"That's right, I asked you to come here, the place where we opened the door to do business, I can't listen to these fights and killings, but now I can make it clear, Lord Zhan, this will be nothing to do with me. With that, Rouge turned around and wanted to leave.

"Slow," Zhanzhao jumped in front of Rouge, "Since the girl is here, you might as well go to the post station with Zhanzhao, Lord Bao is waiting for the girl there, right and wrong The black and white girl made it clear in front of the adult, Zhan believes that the adult has his own judgment." ”

"Zhanzhao, don't go too far, what if I don't go?" Rouge took two steps back and looked at Zhanzhao warily.

That Zhanzhao had no choice but to offend. With a bang, Juque had already drawn out his sword, and he was only rouge.

Rouge sneered, slowly untied the cloak, as the cloak slid down, a cold drink, a cold light sword like lightning to meet it, Zhan Zhao violently lifted his breath, the whole person jumped straight up, as if disappeared into the night out of thin air, Rouge raised the sword to protect the body, but his eyes were looking for Zhan Zhao's figure, at this moment, Zhan Zhao suddenly fell behind her silently, Rouge felt the wind behind her, turned around suddenly, and did not wait to see clearly, swung the sword and stabbed, Zhan Zhao flashed and split the sword, and was about to shoot on the acupoint of Rouge, between the electric light and flint, a black figure jumped out of the river, and the water droplets splashed around him shot at Zhan Zhao like countless flying knives, and Zhan Zhao's expression remained unchanged, Raise Juque and quickly rotate out of the sword flower, a Juque was impermeable by his dance, blocking all the water droplets that were shot, and then, another deep breath, his body volleyed up and took a few steps back, put Juque across his chest, raised his eyes, and saw a thin man, holding Emei with one hand to divide the water thorn, and pulling the rouge with the other, and whispered. Hold your breath, 'about to jump into the river, Zhanzhao's face changed, and he wanted to step forward to intercept but it was too late, at this moment, a white shadow came in the air, it was Bai Yutang, who had been hiding in the tree for a long time, I saw him kick the chest of the man in black suddenly, the man in black was caught off guard, a stagger, and suddenly took a few steps back, Zhanzhao took advantage of the momentum to point his acupoint, and the man in black suddenly couldn't move.

"Bai Yutang, hurry up, that woman is going to run away......" Xue Feifei hid in the grass and looked distracted, and walked out unconsciously, seeing that Rouge was about to run away while Zhanzhao and Bai Yutang were subduing the man in black, and shouted out in a hurry, Zhanzhao secretly shouted, 'Not good,' I saw that Rouge had already flown towards Feifei, grabbed Feifei's shoulder with one hand, and locked her throat with the other.

"Zhanzhao, make a deal, let's go, I'll let this girl go, otherwise we'll all end up together." ”

Before Zhan Zhao could answer, Bai Yutang said locally: "Rouge girl, I advise you to die of this heart, if you can escape from me and Zhanzhao with your accomplice, then I will write the three words Bai Yutang upside down from now on." ”

"What, are you Bai Yutang?" Rouge felt a chill in his heart, and said in his heart: When this is the case, I can't take care of others, and it is important for me to flee for my life first.

Thinking of this, she rolled her eyes and said with a smile: "That is the case, then let's exchange our lives for one life, Bai Yutang, don't get too close, I'm afraid that one is afraid, and this girl will die with a shake of her hand." She said as she moved towards the river.

Zhan Zhao knew that she wanted to escape, but Feifei was in her hands, she really didn't dare to move, she was anxious and angry, glanced at Bai Yutang, and saw Bai Yutang make a helpless expression at him, so she knew that Bai Yutang didn't know how to water, Rouge took the expressions of the two of them into her eyes, and became more and more proud, hahaha laughed twice, at this time, Leng Feifei stepped on her toes hard, and there was a sharp pain in her toes, she scolded angrily, turned her claws into palms, and flew Feifei out at once, and she jumped into the river with her strength, only to hear a plop, and her body disappeared in the river。