Chapter Twenty-Four: The Ghost City Rebellion
Gulin Town is a riverside town with well-developed waterways and goods from various states in Qingyang. The people in the town have loading and unloading goods at the wharf and sailing on the river, which can be regarded as well-fed and warmly clothed.
After Yu Yi and the others entered the boundary of Gulin Town with masks, they found that there was not a single pedestrian on the streets of the town that was very lively at this time, and there were many cloth bags of water transportation on the ground, and the water mist in the town was even more weird.
According to the description of the little ghost, the three of them came to an extremely remote alley, and only after walking through the alley did they see the ghost market in his mouth.
It's lively, but quiet. Everyone wears a mask to show their true faces, and the price is clearly marked on each stall, just pay and take it away if you see it. In the middle of the ghost market is an ancient tree, not tall, but its branches are scattered in all directions, and the branches of the branches are connected with the surrounding houses with hemp gods, and they are covered with strips of cloth of various colors. The arrival of the three seemed to attract attention, and everyone cast their eyes on them.
"Hello, three."
Yu Yixun looked down at the sound and saw a man with a black mask. The man was clothed and shoeed, and he was struggling to look at Yu Yi, his sunken eyes, squinting and staring like this, and his voice was very hoarse. Yu Yi looked at this person intently, took out some broken silver from his arms, and said lightly: "No need to lead the way, hard work." ”
After receiving the money, the man smiled and bowed, retreated, and disappeared.
The Shen family secretly breathed a sigh of relief, the first level of this ghost market is the people who came up to say hello, they are the guides of the ghost market. All ghost market guides have a strong ability to recognize people, as if they can see through people's hearts. Fortunately, he is a general who has no expression, and he has also commanded three armies, and no one in the world can read anything from his eyes.
If they see something wrong, it is not far from death.
There is everything in the ghost market, not only ordinary jewelry, but even jewelry in the palace, most of which are stolen by the palace maids from their masters. In addition to these, there are also precious medicinal materials, poisons, and hidden weapons, which can be said to be what you want.
After the three of them entered the ghost market, they separated, and walked quietly in the ghost market to find someone who sold gentle incense. According to the words of the little ghost, the owner will appear in the ghost market when he is young, and there is no fixed stall and will only look for the ghost in the ghost market to help him sell. And he made an appointment to deliver the goods here today.
Yu also found an opportunity to put on the imp's waist card and began to wait for the owner to appear.
In the Linwang Mansion, Bai Jiangyi knew that Yu Yi would come back very late tonight, so he also came back late. What made her distressed was that she walked and chatted with Yu Yi every day for half a month, and today she was suddenly the only one left, and she was still a little uncomfortable. Wanrong went back to the room early to read and didn't have time to take care of herself, so she took a walk by herself and unconsciously dispersed to Yu Yi's study.
Bai Jiangyi hesitated for a while and pushed the door in, the room was lit with candles, illuminating the bookshelves and bookcases brightly, the room was full of ink and books, and Mo Yuan hung on the bookshelf behind the bookcase. Bai Jiangyi walked around the study, but found that Yu Yi's bookshelves were full of military books and political books, and the rest were some famous opinions. I like this little story, but I haven't found any of it. I had no choice but to sit on the bookcase and use the candle flame in a daze.
But what she didn't know was that when she was in a daze, five masked black-clothed people sneaked into the palace, and the five of them cooperated very tacitly, quietly went to the back of the guard soldier in the stable, knocked the soldier unconscious, and then entered the stable, stabbed the little ghost in the throat, and then quietly retreated.
Yu Yi glanced up at the moon, and the hour was approaching. The ghost market is still the same as when they came in, only people leave, and no one comes in.
Yu Yi glanced at Shen Jiayi, who shook his head and said that he had gained nothing. looked at Zheng Bingzhou again, and the answer was still the same.
Yu Yi sighed lightly, it seems that tonight is destined to have little to gain.
"Hey."
This is also the only sentence in the entire ghost market, Yu Yiyi came back to his senses in surprise and saw a very thin man in a night suit standing a foot away, wearing a mask and holding a brown box in his hand.
Yu Yi narrowed his eyes and smiled imperceptibly.
Here it comes.
He was well prepared, and when he saw the man in black, he slowly stepped forward, clenching his fists and touching the thumbs of his two hands upwards.
This is the greeting gesture of the imp.
Yu Yi lowered his head, and his tone was a little flattering: "My lord, the little ghost is here." ”
"Where's San'er?"
San'er is the name of the little ghost who was caught last night. Yu Yi was very calm, his face did not change in the slightest, and he still smiled and handed the waist card to the owner: "Brother San'er has been targeted, let you meet in Shili Pavilion." ”
The owner took the waist card and checked it and said with a smile: "Open the way." ”
Yu Yi made a gesture of please after luggage, and took the first step to lead the way.
After taking three steps, Yu Yi's steps were set again. Turning his head slightly, although he didn't see the situation behind him, he could know that he was exposed.
San'er still has reservations about himself. Was he really not afraid of killing him himself?
Yu Yi sighed and was ready to do it, but his face was still very calm: "How did Your Excellency find out?" ”
"I'm going to die, and so much to say?"
The owner didn't talk nonsense, and jumped on top of the ancient tree with a flying body. Yu Yi's reaction was also extremely fast, as soon as he moved, the flying knife in his sleeve had already flown out, and he passed by the owner, although he didn't stab him, but also scratched his wrist and made the box fall.
At this moment, the surrounding stall owners drew their swords from their stalls. rushed towards Yu Yi and the others. Although these killers have some fists and kicks, they are relatively easy for the three people who are fighting on the battlefield. Helplessly, there were too many people on the other side, and by the time the three of them were all settled, there was no trace of the owner.
Shen Jiayi and Zheng Bingzhou ran to Yu Yi's side, looked at the corpses all around them and didn't speak.
"Are you two alright?"
Yu also checked whether the two were injured, and after the Battle of Kanbei, he no longer wanted the people around him to be injured or even die because of him.
The two shook their heads, Zheng Bingzhou picked up the box on the ground and handed it to Yu Yi: "General, what now?" ”
Yu Yi opened the box, and the whole five plates of gentle incense lay quietly in the wooden box, exuding a faint fragrance.
In this way, it seems that the owner did not know in advance, if he knew in advance that there was a change tonight and wanted to kill Yu Yi, he would not bring the real gentle incense to leave evidence for himself.
Yu Yi couldn't figure out why these killers were since he didn't know in advance.
Yu Yi covered it with gentle incense, and after thinking about it for a while, he suddenly thought of something, and said, "Bingzhou, you go back to the house quickly to see if San'er is still alive." ”
Zheng Bingzhou nodded and turned to leave.
Shen Jiayi has always been smart, judging from tonight's situation, there is only one reason why San'er can still have reservations about them if he is arrested, and that is that he firmly believes that someone will come to save him. All he had to do was to let the three of them leave the Linwang Mansion so that others could save him.
Is it just really salvation? Only the dead can keep secrets.
"Family one, transfer a hundred ink scale guards back to the barracks tomorrow. Most of the three children can't survive, and the line of the little ghost can't be checked on the surface, I will let Bingzhou secretly investigate, and bring them all back to the barracks after being caught. You come to trial. ”
After Yu Yi finished speaking, he left the scene quickly, and Shen Jiayi looked around again and followed Yu Yi away.
After escaping the ghost market, the owner fled into the jungle, where he met another man in black by a stream.
"Is it done?"
The owner did not speak, and the wrist injured by Yu Yifei's knife was still bleeding.
"Targeted?" The man in black looked at him, and there was already murderous intent in his eyes.
The owner didn't notice the murderous aura in the eyes of the man in black, but he immediately knelt on one knee and lowered his head and said, "It's because the subordinates are not doing their jobs, but they will definitely not find out about the adults." ”
"Who do you know?" When he said this, the man in black spoke in a calm tone, without the slightest anger, but his hand had already quietly touched the dagger behind him.
The owner swallowed: "The other party is masked, but there are thirty good players hidden in the ghost market, and he can't get out of the ghost market alive." ”
"Very well, so no one knows about tonight except you?"
The owner breathed a sigh of relief: "Exactly." "He still thinks he can save his life.
The man in black raised his knife and fell, and the owner only saw a cold light flashing.
When Yu Yi and the others returned to Linwang's mansion, Zheng Bingzhou was already waiting at the gate of the mansion.
Zheng Bingzhou informed the two of them of the news of San'er's killing, although they had been prepared for a long time as expected, but the line that had just been found was broken, and the three of them were still a little unwilling.
Then Yu Yi arranged the next plan, and the two left to implement it. Yu Yi also entered the Linwang Mansion.
I thought about going to see Bai Jiangyi, but after thinking about it, I had already fallen asleep, but now that I was disturbed by the successive bad news tonight, I didn't feel sleepy at all, so I walked towards the study.
Yu Yi opened the door of the study, and no one entered the study without Yu Yi's orders on weekdays, so it was not unusual for the candle flame to not go out.
After entering the study, Yu Yi was stunned.
Today's Bai Jiangyi is wearing a cyan long dress, and the makeup on her face is also very delicate because she went out. And Bai Jiangyi, who is so delicate and flawless, is lying on Yu Yi's bookcase at this time and sleeping soundly.
Yu Yi stepped forward and stared at it for a while, Bai Jiangyi stretched out one hand straight, and his head rested on the other. She was born too good-looking and exquisite. After falling asleep, there is another Bai Jiangyi, such a Bai Jiangyi has a different beauty, this beauty is quiet, not willing to disturb, like a begonia flower that blooms quietly in the middle of the night, people can't help but stop and admire and are reluctant to break.
The temperature is low in late autumn, and sleeping like this will definitely be infected with wind and cold, and after weighing it, Yu Yi still woke Bai Jiangyi up.
"Why am I asleep here?"
Bai Jiangyi, who had just woken up, still spoke with some milk sounds, which made Yu Yi's heart beat faster.
"Hmm,"
Yu Yi coughed lightly, trying to hide his heartbeat: "Sleeping here will be cold, go back to your room and sleep." ”
Bai Jiangyi nodded, holding the bookcase with both hands and trying to stand up. But it may be that I have been sleeping cross-legged for a long time, and as soon as I stood up, there was a tingling in my thighs. This feeling made Bai Jiangyi lose his center of gravity and stumble.
Yu Yi panicked and subconsciously hugged her waist.
Bai Jiangyi's face turned red, and her speech became slurred: "I...... My feet are numb. ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Jiangyi felt that he was being beaten and hugged, and somehow his hand naturally wrapped around Yu Yi's neck.
Yu Yi didn't speak, just hugged her and walked quietly to the bedroom. Yu Yi was very nervous, so he looked ahead without saying a word all the way, while Bai Jiangyi was much bolder, staring at Yu Yi's eyebrows with a sideways face all the way.
It's so beautiful.
Bai Jiangyi thought in his heart, and the corners of his mouth also hooked up a smile. It wasn't until Yu Yi coughed lightly that Bai Jiangyi turned his head suddenly, and his eyes wandered away.
The night breeze brings the fallen leaves to the ground and dances, the full moon hangs high in the night sky, and everything is quiet and peaceful. In the Prime Minister's Mansion, Liu Wenzhong held the tea bowl tightly, and the wrench in his hand rubbed against the tea bowl to make a harsh sound. Under the study, Lord Cai was trembling and kneeling, his forehead pressed against the ground.
"What did you say?"
Liu Wenzhong gritted his back molars and squeezed out this sentence from between his teeth. Seeing that Lord Cai still didn't speak, Liu Wenzhong frowned, and angrily threw the tea bowl in his hand at Lord Cai. Because Lord Cai was kneeling, the tea bowl hit the top of Lord Cai's head steadily, and after a while, blood flowed along with his hair to the corners of Lord Cai's eyebrows.
"Say it again!" Liu Wenzhong roared very loudly, and the tea bowl was still angry, Liu Wenzhong stood up again and walked to Lord Cai's side, and kicked him on the shoulder. Lord Cai, who had already been smashed, suffered this kick again, and even turned over to the past, but immediately got up and changed back to his original posture.
"Cai Yong, Cai Yong. How daring! Make a ghost market by yourself, and sell this thing! If you want to die, don't pull me! ”
When Liu Wenzhong said this, he knocked Cai Yong's head to the ground every time he said a word, and after five sentences, Cai Yong was already confused and about to faint. But even so, he still insisted and said: "I just ask Xiangye to spare my life." ”
Seeing that Cai Yong was tortured like this by himself and begged to survive again, Liu Wenzhong didn't know where to vent his anger for a while. Pointing at Cai Yong, he trembled: "Letter from the informant in the palace, do you know who checked Wen Wenxiang again, and who served your ghost market?" ”
Cai Yong didn't dare to speak.
Liu Wenzhong gasped and returned to the bookcase and picked up the tea bowl and poured it full of tea, wanting to take a sip of tea to smooth the air, but he was still angry, and smashed the tea bowl in front of Cai Yong. The tea bowl shattered into slag in front of Cai Yong, which scared Cai Yong all over.
"It's Yu Yi!" After such a smash and roar, the anger finally dissipated, and when he turned around and looked at the landscape paintings hanging on the strong side, his voice became calmer, "I have already ordered someone to suspend the flow of goods in the imperial capital, and you are still looking for death." Give you half a month to do all the people who have something to do with the ghost market. ”
Cai Yong responded with a trembling voice: "Yes." Without Liu Wenzhong's words, he still didn't dare to move.
Seeing that there was no movement in the rear, Liu Wenzhong turned his head to look at it, and then looked at the landscape painting again: "Get out." ”
Hearing this, Cai Yong knew that he had picked up a life, so he immediately got up and saluted and exited the study.
After Cai Yong left, Liu Wenzhong was the only one left in the study, and he was much more comfortable looking at the paintings. After sniffling, he said in a room where there was no one else: "When he finishes dealing with the people in the ghost city, kill him too, and burn the mansion so as not to leave evidence." ”
The thumb rubbed back and forth on the wrench of the index finger, and the cold touch of the wrench spread throughout his body with the fingers, calming him down. There was no response in the room, but Liu Wenzhong finally breathed a sigh of relief, and his expression completely eased.