"Hey, how did this knife come out? It's only been a few days since the window paper was changed! Mrs. Xiao sighed and said out the window with some dissatisfaction.

"Madam, forgive me, my subordinates must be careful next time......" Wang Jingyong pleaded guilty through the window, and the voice of the second half of the sentence seemed to come from above the roof.

"Ji, what's wrong? But scared? Seeing that Hengyu's face was wrong, Mrs. Xiao hurriedly asked.

Hengyu tried his best to suppress the churn in his heart, and reluctantly said: "The younger generation is fine. ”

"This ...... It's all my fault for being careless and thoughtless. Mrs. Xiao felt quite remorseful, in the end, she was a little lady who grew up in a scholarly family, and she was different from such a rough person as her, so she immediately confessed guiltily: "Quick, go to Doctor Yan, grab some soothing medicine, and cook a bowl of soothing soup!" ”

He urged Xiao Mu again: "Jingshi, quickly send Master Ji back to rest." ”

Xiao Mu was stunned, isn't this the maid's errand?

Heng Yu said: "Don't bother General Xiao, I remember the road." ”

"I'm afraid that there are other assassins in the mansion...... "It's better to ask Jing Shi to accompany you back, so I can rest assured." ”

Xiao Mu glanced out of the window that had calmed down, and said, "In that case, then I will send the Ji painter." ”

Hearing him speak, Heng Yu's mind appeared again at an inopportune time, and the four-character horizontal criticism of "respond to requests" appeared again, so he no longer shirked, and got up to salute: "In this way, there will be the Marquis of Lao Xiao." ”

Wang Jingyong grabbed a live mouth, got Xiao Mu's orders, and took him down for interrogation.

After explaining, Xiao Mu left Mrs. Xiao's residence with Hengyu.

On the way, Xiao Mu didn't speak, just led the way.

"Does the general know where those people come from?" Heng Yu opened his mouth to break the silence, and his voice trembled slightly that could not be concealed.

"I don't know until I hear it." Xiao Mu's voice was calm: "In the past few years, all the forces from all sides have entered the camp in Zhou City, and they have all had plans, and they have long been commonplace. ”

Listening to these seemingly remarkative words, Heng Yu didn't feel that anything was wrong.

Even if he regarded her as a spy sent by the imperial court, it was normal.

And she does have a purpose.

But she had no intention of getting involved in these political disputes, and when she was about to pretend to be stupid and open the topic, she saw that the night was deep ahead, and the lingering image flashed again in her mind.

Her breathing suddenly became sluggish, her steps became heavy, and her hands hanging at her sides subconsciously grasped her cloak.

Noticing her strangeness, Xiao Mu slowed down and turned his head to look at her.

Under the light moonlight, the girl's face was as pale as snow, and her forehead was full of cold sweat.

"Afraid of blood?" Xiao Mu asked keenly.

At first, she was vigilant about the sound of fighting outside the window, until blood splattered on the window paper—

Heng Yu half-lowered his eyes and nodded without denial.

The scene of blood spilling on the window paper suddenly coincided with the picture of the night blood spraying the curtain in her memory.

It was as if she had returned to the night of Aon's tragic death.

"Yingzhou is not a peaceful place, and such things are inevitable in the future, so I advise you to return to Beijing as soon as possible." In the night, Xiao Mu calmly admonished.

"No, I'll get used to it."

The girl closed her eyes, and then opened them again, and there was a faint stubbornness between her eyebrows and eyes.

This eyebrow and eye posture made Xiao Mu suddenly a little stunned.

There was no wind in all directions, and there was a sudden sound of rustling in the shadowy grass and trees in front of him-

Heng Yu was like a sensitive rabbit, and immediately hid behind Xiao Mu.

"Meow ......"

It's a cat!

Hengyu relaxed.

Xiao Mu turned his back to her and felt a little funny: "You are very good at finding shields." ”

"People are self-aware." Heng Yu asked rhetorically, "Besides, isn't Master Hou just going to send me back safely?" How can this be called a shield? My eyelids are more lively, and I can cause less trouble to Master Hou—"

“…… In this way, I would like to thank Master Ji for cooperating with my errand. ”

Heng Yu smiled modestly: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say." ”

Xiao Mu walked in front with his feet raised, and his straight and broad figure blocked the girl who followed him tightly.

"For the previous Cao Guanting incident, I would like to thank the general." Hengyu took the initiative to speak.

Not only did he let people find out the cause and effect, but he must have known that this matter was related to their Ji family, and Ji Ji had seen him in Youzhou before, if she pretended to be stupid and didn't mention it, it would seem inexplicably weird.

Hearing her take the initiative, Xiao Mu paused slightly and said, "No need to say thank you." ”

Heng Yugang wanted to say another polite sentence, but the person in front of him said bluntly: "I didn't mean to help your mansion. ”

"This is natural, in the end, the general has no friendship with our Ji family." After a few conversations, Heng Yu was accustomed to this person's unturned way of speaking, and said very simply and directly: "But the general just happened to help, and it was also a help in my family, so I still have to thank you." ”

It just so happens that the gang is also a help-

I still have to thank you-

An old scene flashed in Xiao Mu's mind, and he was noncommittal on his face, and continued to walk forward.

"Thank you, General."

In front of the courtyard, Hengyu raised his hand to give a salute.

Xiao Mu bowed his head slightly, learning her words: "It's easy to say." ”

Heng Yu glanced at him quietly, and he clearly had a serious and calm appearance, like a statue whose expression never changed, and it didn't seem like he was teasing her at all.

Seeing him turn around and leave, Hengyu also turned around and walked towards the courtyard.

Xiao Mu walked a few steps and stopped, then turned around.

The lantern hanging outside the courtyard gate sprinkled a warm orange light, making the girl's back look more slim.

There was a moment of thought in his eyes.

And it was at this moment that he suddenly saw the girl suddenly turn her head.

In an instant, Xiao Mu looked at each other, Xiao Mu did not change on the surface, but in fact, he was taken aback, and he felt like he was being caught.

"......" Hengyu looked at him suspiciously.

"Ji painter...... Rest early. Xiao Mu said as calmly as possible, and when he turned around, he tried his best to make his back look frank and upright.

"How? Recruited? ”

Xiao Mu walked halfway and met Wang Jingyong, who was found.

"General Hui, recruited, but they didn't come for the treasure map—"

Wang Jingyong said: "They are Khitans, and Xuanpu is in the old department of the Siwandan Department. ”

"It's well-informed, and I know that Xuanpu is no longer in the Yingzhou military camp, but in the Hou Mansion." Xiao Mu stepped forward, his eyes uncertain in the night: "I should also go and see him." ”

In the dark secret room, Xuanpu, who had previously wanted to escape and was captured by the secret passage of Qianqiu City, was still tied to the interrogation rack, describing himself as embarrassed and covered in blood, obviously suffering a lot.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, he didn't even raise his eyelids, gritted his teeth and said, "...... Lao Tzu said, I don't know what the antidote is! ”

"Yes."

Xuanpu raised his eyes sharply and sneered: "Xiao Mu? ”

"Stand down."

Wang Jingyong responded and exited the secret room with several soldiers in charge of guarding and interrogating.

"What, isn't there someone important around General Xiao who has been poisoned?" Xuanpu squinted his eyes and said mockingly: "It's a pity that General Xiao tried his best to catch the wrong person...... Even if they cut me alive, I can't find any bullshit antidote! ”

"No, that's not wrong." Xiao Mu looked at him: "Please come, there is another old matter to inquire." ”