After Xu Xiaoxiao finished sorting out the bill, he stretched lazily, then closed the account book and was about to leave the tavern with the oil lamp.

Suddenly, the shadow struck, and she quickly dodged the shadow's sword, and then smashed the oil lamp into the shadow.

The shadows easily dodged, and the rest of the shadows appeared around the tavern one after another.

The oil lamp fell on the ground with a screeching sound, and the oil fell on the ground and ignited a fire.

"Who are you?" Xu Xiaoxiao stepped back and looked vigilantly at the three black-clothed men in front of him.

After the man in black looked around and confirmed that there was no one, he relaxed his mentality, and they could still handle it with a few soft women.

"We took the money to get you." One of the men in black said in a deep voice with a large knife on his shoulder.

Xu Xiaoxiao stepped back, knowing that she had touched the counter behind her and found that she had no choice but to retreat, she said coldly, "Didn't you just come to arrest people after receiving the money?" He gives you as much as I give you double. ”

The man in black continued to walk forward indifferently, "We are thieves and we are responsible for the buyer. ”

After speaking, the man in black rushed towards Xu Xiaoxiao from all sides, and she sighed helplessly.

She quickly raised her foot and kicked at the man in black who was the first to attack, then quickly walked up to the man in black and hit him in the nose with her knee, and took the big knife in his hand as she turned.

She slashed at the man in black on the other side with a large knife in her hand, and although the man in black avoided it, he was still slightly injured.

Seeing this, the man in black on the left trembled and trembled and ran over with a knife, but unfortunately he was too afraid that his left foot tripped his right foot, and the whole person fell at Xu Xiaoxiao's feet.

The rest of the men in black looked at their accomplices lying on the ground in a daze, and the two looked at each other.

At this time, there was a fire outside the door, and Chu Qing came to the door of the tavern with the officers and soldiers.

He came to the wooden door, raised his foot and kicked open the closed door, and as soon as he entered the tavern, he saw three men in black with dull expressions in the room.

Chu Qing didn't say a word, picked up the matching sword and rushed up to slash at the man in black, and the man in black, who was slightly injured, turned sideways and blocked his attack with a big knife.

Wang Duo was a step late, he quickly entered the tavern and kicked the man in black in the lower abdomen who blocked the knife.

The man in black clutched his abdomen in pain, his hand fell to the ground with a soft knife, he staggered back a few steps, and half knelt in pain.

The officers and soldiers outside the door entered the room with torches, and the dim room instantly brightened.

Officers and soldiers immediately came to the three men in black and held their swords against their necks.

"Xiaoxiao, are you alright?" Chu Qing trotted over to Xu Xiaoxiao and nervously checked the injuries on her body.

Xu Xiaoxiao shook her head, "I'm fine, why did the prince come over?" ”

"This king received a secret report, saying that there were three bandits in Longjing Mountain who slipped into Xin'an City, so I took the soldiers to patrol, and met the watchman at the corner of the street, and he said that there were strangers in your tavern, so I hurriedly brought someone over."

After Chu Qing confirmed that Xu Xiaoxiao was fine, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and told everything he had done.

After speaking, the two came to the three of them thoughtfully.

Chu Qing ripped off the masks of the three of them, "Who are you?" ”

The three of them were pressed to the ground and knelt on the ground by the officers and soldiers, one of them had a long scar on his face, the other was extremely thin, and the other was fair-skinned and had clear water chestnut horns, which looked like the dress of a rich son.

"Bah, you deserve to ask your grandfather's name." The scar man sneered and spat at Chu Qing.

Seeing this, Wang Duo kicked the scar man's face, and the scar man was impacted, and the whole person curled up on the ground.

The lean man trembled in panic, his pupils dilated, his lips trembled, he rolled his pupils, and then broke free from the hands of the officers and soldiers, kowtowed, and said loudly.

"My lord, spare my life, I didn't do it voluntarily, they forced me."

Liu Yuan saw that Li Wu wanted to betray him, he struggled with his hands, "Li Wu, you unproductive bastard." ”

Chu Qing turned his gaze on Liu Yuan with a straight face, he narrowed his phoenix eyes, thinking in his mind, and suddenly his pupils dilated, "Young Master Liu? ”

No wonder the person in front of him is so familiar, it turned out to be Liu Yuan, the eldest son of Liu's shopkeeper's family.

Could it be that Shopkeeper Liu fornicated with bandits and wanted to take advantage of the night to kill Xiaoxiao?

If this is the case, then these three people will not be able to stay.

Liu Yuan looked at Xu Xiaoxiao angrily, "Lord Wang, you are also the king of the fiefdom, so you are protecting this woman?" ”

Xu Xiaoxiao looked up at Chu Qing in confusion, quietly waiting for his explanation.

Chu Qing said coldly with a gloomy face, "This is Liu Yuan, the sister-in-law of the shopkeeper Liu." ”

Xu Xiaoxiao finally understood why Chu Qing was able to know Liu Yuan, it seemed that the people in the former Chamber of Commerce were really jealous of her.

"Liu Gongzi, I have no grievances with you, why did you send someone to assassinate me? Besides, if you assassinate me again, how can you say that the prince is protecting me? Xu Xiaoxiao came to Liu Yuan, looked at him and said.

Liu Yuan snorted coldly a few times and laughed wildly, "The prosperity of Xin'an City was founded by my father, since you are a peasant girl who still wants to act on your behalf, since the prince does not punish you, I will teach you a good lesson on behalf of my father." ”

Xu Xiaoxiao heard the general meaning from Liu Yuan's mouth, and to put it bluntly, Liu Yuan is the abandoned son of the Liu family, but if he is favored, he will not fall to assassination and murder, and he will send his own son to come forward.

She didn't believe that the always shrewd and capable shopkeeper Liu would not know that this trip was dangerous?

"Then do you know that after your father released the position of president of the Chamber of Commerce, what happened to Xin'an City, and even the most prosperous Chang'an Avenue began to appear and close one after another, have you ever thought about it?"

Liu Yuan sneered disdainfully, "That's because they don't have a strategy, how can they blame my father." ”

"No stratagem? Does Liu Gongzi know how many grain and oil shops have opened on Chang'an Street? How many shops in Xin'an City buy fruits and vegetables? How many shops do you buy ready-to-wear? ”

Liu Yuan was stunned, closed his lips tightly and lowered his head in contemplation, and after half a sound, he said in a low voice, "That's because the war materials can't be delivered."

"That's right, it's because the materials outside the war-torn city can't be delivered to Xin'an City in time, so we need to save ourselves, and we need to work together to overcome the difficulties, otherwise do you want to see the corpses of Xin'an City all over the field?"

Xu Xiaoxiao's words pierced Liu Yuan's heart, he looked at Xu Xiaoxiao sluggishly, his thin lips trembled, and his mouth went up for a long time, but he didn't make a sound.

Chu Qing shook his head helplessly and sighed, "Take it down." ”

He has had several encounters with Liu Yuan, and it can be seen that he is hearty, informal, righteous, and loves to fight unevenly, but unfortunately he is still too young and easy to be impulsive when encountering problems.

The officers and soldiers pressed the three of them to leave the tavern one after another.

Chu Qing felt guilty and didn't know how to face Xu Xiaoxiao, so he hesitated for a while before he spoke, "Xiaoxiao, I'm sorry, it was this king's mismanagement that frightened you." ”

"It's okay, they can't hurt me yet, it's just that Liu Gongzi doesn't seem to want to be a brainless person, is he being bewitched by others." Xu Xiaoxiao looked at Liu Yuan, who was hanging his head outside the door, touched his chin and said thoughtfully.

Chu Qing also had this intention, as far as he knew, Shopkeeper Liu treated this son very preciously, and in order to protect him, he rarely let him know about the situation in the city.

He is only responsible for learning and practicing calligraphy in the house every day, and occasionally sends him to the military camp to practice, unlike a person who pushes his son into the fire kang in order to teach Xiaoxiao.

Could there be something else going on?

"This king will go back and ask carefully to see what is going on."

"Okay." Xu Xiaoxiao nodded in response.

After dealing with Liu Yuan's affairs, Xu Xiaoxiao returned to the villa under the escort of Chu Qing.

Liu Qiaoer was worried that Xu Xiaoxiao had been waiting at the intersection, she wanted to be in the tavern with Xiaoxiao, but Xiaoxiao was worried about Aunt Li's situation and asked her to come back first.

But she has finished washing, and seeing that the third watch has passed, Xiaoxiao has not come back yet.

She was really worried before she came to the intersection to look, although she was a little armed with martial arts, but the world was unpredictable, and she might encounter something tricky.

The firelight gradually passed by, and Liu Qiao'er saw Chu Qing and Xu Xiaoxiao riding over together, and Chu Qing was followed by a group of officers and soldiers.

She suddenly chuckled in her heart and hurriedly trotted over.

"Tiny? How can you come back with the prince. ”

Xu Xiaoxiao stepped on the saddle and jumped off the ground with Wang Duo's support.

"Accidentally, accidentally."

She didn't want Liu Qiao'er to know what happened tonight, otherwise she would be pestered and nagged by Liu Qiao'er for half a night tonight.

Liu Qiaoer looked back suspiciously and saw three men tied up by officers and soldiers.

She covered her mouth in panic and screamed, "This.... This..."

As soon as the villagers returned to the villa, they all gathered in Aunt Li's tent, and when they heard the noise, they all ran out to watch.

They came with torches, and when they saw the officers and soldiers and the three men pressed by the officers and soldiers, they also retreated in panic.

Everyone began to talk one after another, and suspicion came from the crowd.

Liu Mazi and Liu Guoqing curiously put on their clothes and walked out.

"Xiaoxiao, are you alright?" Liu Lizheng knew what was going on when he saw the man escorted by the officers and soldiers, and he walked uneasily to Xu Xiaoxiao and looked at her.

Xu Xiaoxiao shook his head, "It's okay, Lizheng." ”

After hearing this, Liu Lizheng looked at the men with peace of mind.

Xu Xiaoxiao was worried that Chu Qing and the officers and soldiers would patronize and chase the bandits at night before they had eaten, so he asked Liu Dahua to prepare braised pork noodles for them.

The officers and soldiers sat on the long table and devoured the noodles, and the villagers were worried that the officers and soldiers would not have enough to eat, so they waited beside them, but when they saw the bottom of the bowl, they immediately continued to put noodles on it.

After Liu Lizheng and Liu Qiao'er listened to Chu Qing's story about what happened to Xu Xiaoxiao at night, the two couldn't help but take a breath of cold air and looked at each other in horror.

No one thought that it was an ordinary dispute, since it could send someone to ask for someone's life.