On the night of the end of the negotiation between Shi A and Wang Yue, Shi A found an inn where he had settled first, and soon disappeared into the streets and alleys of Buguangli through the deep night.

Soon after Shi A left, Wang Yue, who had already pretended to be asleep, was dressed in a black night suit, jumped silently from a ridge on the roof of the inn, and disappeared into the streets and alleys of Buguangli.

Buguangli is the location of the courtyard that Zhao Xing purchased in Luoyang, and it is also the place where Zhao Xing lives when he returns to Luoyang.

After King Pingxi entered Luoyang City, the matter of staying in the house was now known to women and children, so Shi A and Wang Yue didn't need to inquire at all, as soon as they entered Luoyang City, they chose the location of their stay in an inn closest to Zhao Xing's residence.

Shi Ah quietly left that night to secretly contact the other Assassins who had dispersed after entering the city to discuss how to take action. Wang Yue came out at night, but he wanted to meet Zhao Xing quietly and ask Zhao Xing something in person.

When Shi A and Wang Yue left one after another, there was suddenly movement in a corner of this inn. I saw an innkeeper dressed as a running hall come to the door of an innkeeper's usual living room, and knocked on the door gently. If you listen attentively, you will find that the rhythm of the small maid's knock is very peculiar, long or short and uneven, and it is not the usual "tu, tu, tu" three sounds used by ordinary people when knocking on the door.

Soon after the maid knocked on the door, the door silently revealed a gap just enough for the maid to enter, and the runner slipped in as quickly as a loach, and the whole process was unobtrusive. After entering the house, the little servant lowered his voice and said softly: "Master Qiqi, the two suspicious people with strong martial arts have left the inn, the younger ones have gone to Nancheng, and the older ones have gone to the location where No. 1 lives......"

The old man who was called the master by the little guy, Huo Ran is Tong Yuan, and the young man who pretended to be the little guy is also not simple, he turned out to be Zhao Xing's eighth son Zhao Zhenying, that is, the young man who persuaded Zhang Ren to the Western Regions some time ago. This Zhao Zhenying is somewhat similar to the boss Zhao Zhenbang, he is an extremely active and naughty and clever little guy, but he is also deeply loved and liked by Tong Yuan.

This time, Zhao Xing went to Luoyang, where the situation was complicated, even if no one came to invite Tong Yuan to come out in person, the old man would not really rest assured. Without saying anything, he took his apprentice Sun Zhao Zhenying, dressed as an ordinary grandfather and grandson, and mixed in the logistics and transportation team of the Liaodong Army, and came to Luoyang many days earlier than Zhao Xing.

The leader of the Liaodong Army was Zhao Zhenbang, who heard that the master was going to take his eighth brother to Luoyang to play, although he understood what was going on, he didn't say a word about it, and immediately used his own strength to hide Tong Yuan and Zhao Zhenying, old and young, in the army, and sent them to Luoyang City very secretly.

When Zhao Xing decided to stay in the former house, Zhao Zhenbang immediately arranged for people to take down the inn closest to his father's residence, and then arranged for his master and brother to go in as a secret sentinel to protect Zhao Xing's life, and played a role without Zhao Xing's knowledge. In Zhao Zhenbang's view, deliberately arranging guards around his father is not necessarily more effective than this kind of secret whistle that looks very natural to outsiders. After all, it was difficult for anyone to think that the young man running in the inn was Zhao Xing's own son, and the innkeeper who would hardly show up in front of people was Tong Yuan.

Although Wang Yue and Shi A were disguised and difficult for ordinary people to distinguish, how could their figures and movements deceive Tong Yuan's eyes, who hid on the roof of the inn all day with a telescope in his hand, silently observing the guests entering and leaving? So when Wang Yue and Shi A lived in this inn, they were targeted by Tong Yuan and Zhao Zhenying.

In addition to Tong Yuan and Zhao Zhenying, there were also the shadow team members inserted by Li Jinsi, who did not know about it, and the good soldiers in the army who were inserted by Zhao Zhenbang to help Tong Yuan. If Tong Yuan is willing, he can directly capture Wang Yue and Shi A in the inn. But this was too rude, and it didn't conform to the old guy's original intention of liking cats and rats, so he let Wang Yue and Shi A move freely.

After Tong Yuan listened to Zhao Zhenying's report, he whispered: "Ying'er, you continue to stay in the store to observe Shi A's movements, I'll go to No. 1 to see what Wang Yue wants to do!" After Tong Yuan finished speaking, he blew in front of Zhao Zhenying like a gust of wind, and when he passed by the door, he was still silent.

The number one mentioned by Zhao Zhenying and Tong Yuan is naturally Zhao Xing. Nowadays, everyone, regardless of whether they are from the military or not, likes to adopt the method of the Shadow Squad, and code names are assigned to important protection targets, which is not only convenient for expression, but also not easy to reveal secrets. People in this era are accustomed to using official positions and titles to call noble people to show respect for important people, who can guess that the so-called "No. 1" in the mouth of ordinary people is Zhao Xing?

When the time was approaching, there were still lamps and candles burning in the house where Zhao Xing slept. According to Zhao Xing's habit of writing hard in the dead of night, at this moment he must be recording some of the questions he thinks about during the day, and then looking for some inspiration and clues from them. Outside Zhao Xing's door were two soldiers with straight postures, who were the personal guards of the King of Pingxi, under the management of the guard regiment, and were actually part of the Shadow Brigade.

Suddenly, a breeze blew, alerting two grim-looking guards, one of whom quietly clenched the hilt of his sword, while the other secretly mobilized the short crossbow hidden in his cuff to prevent a possible accident.

After another few moments, nothing unexpected happened. The two soldiers then soothed their nerves and continued to stand outside the gate of the King of Pingxi to take charge of their duties.

Just now, Zhao Xingzheng was sitting at his desk thinking about the establishment of the top-level military institutions of the Han Empire in the future, as well as the selection of the judicial yuan, and the complete official evaluation and appointment procedures.

Just as Zhao Xing crossed his hands and ten fingers on his chin and pondered, he suddenly felt a little more unfamiliar in the room. If it weren't for Zhao Xing's innate sense of vigilance, it would be difficult to find this unfamiliar aura, because this aura was very stable, and there was no aggressiveness and murderous aura, and it was difficult to stimulate the nerve endings of ordinary people.

After making sure that his judgment was correct, Zhao Xing leaned back on the chair very calmly, and then said lightly to a corner of the room where candlelight could not shine: "I don't know who the master came to visit tonight, I still have a few jars of good wine in this house, how about sitting down and drinking a few glasses together?"