Xie Wuyi squatted on the outer wall of Woxue Village, examining the dark stakes that were like nets in the night.

There are so many people.

He Maoliang is reckless at worst, and upright at best, so he will not risk his life to raise so many assassins, it seems that Chu Han and Xiaodi are more ruthless.

It's just that I don't know where they took Fan Lanshu.

Xie Wuyi touched his chest, making sure that the things he had desperately snatched from the bottom of the well were still there. She had already spent more than two hours with them, and Xiao Wei couldn't help even if she tried to get more time, she had to go home before dawn. Xie Wuyi moved his already frozen wrist slightly, forcibly enduring the nausea after being rushed by the heat wave and torrent, thinking about how to break out without alarming others.

"Search this side too!" A small man with a torch appeared in the alley, and immediately, two streets away, the iron armor rang out, resounding in the night sky.

Jin Wuwei?

That's right, He Maoliang is an official in the court, so he naturally wants to use official forces to arrest the court rebels. Why, after running all night, I finally remembered to search the vicinity of Snow Resort?

If it weren't for the things she was carrying, Xie Wuyi would have really planned to stay in Woxue Village for a night.

The dark stake in ambush was attracted by the shouts of the servants, and for a moment they were distracted, just at this moment, a brown-gray carriage passed by outside the wall.

It's now—

The decisive decision between masters is often only a flick of his fingers, Xie Wuyi jumped on tiptoe and landed lightly on the carriage frame.

The dagger she carried with her was lost in the well, and with a shake of her left hand, she hid a silver needle between her fingers.

The owner of the carriage seemed to have anticipated the situation outside, and chuckled: "Princess? Come on in. ”

Xie Wuyi rolled his eyes and secretly screamed that he was unlucky. When she landed, no one noticed, she wanted to leave the alley under the cover of the frame, why didn't she hit Ji Lizhu's carriage impartially?

Helplessly, he suddenly revealed his identity, Xie Wuyi had no choice but to lift the curtain and enter, and the smoke in his left hand was ready to go.

Ji Lizhu was like a reclining Buddha with a big belly, leaning on the opposite side happily. Xie Wuyi straightened his body on guard, but he heard that Jin Wuwei outside had already chased after him. Ji Lizhu made a "shhhhh

"Who?"

"Master Jun, the villain is from Ji's pawnshop, and he came back late from going out of the city to collect his debts."

Ji Lizhu's muffled laughter came through the wooden board, and Xie Wuyi listened attentively, he seemed to be showing Jin Wuwei the account book.

"It's Boss Ji," said the Jin Wuwei, "have you ever seen anyone suspicious?" ”

"Master Huijun, no. If you don't believe me, check the villain's carriage. ”

The fire was dim, and Xie Wuyi expected that Jin Wuwei was in a hurry to find someone, and he would definitely not find that there was a mezzanine inside the carriage. Sure enough, the other party tapped back and forth up and down and happily let him go.

The carriage continued to the pawnshop. Ji Lizhu retracted the plank and squinted at Xie Wuyi, "Princess, how did you help with this favor?" ”

"Thank you." Xie Wuyi snorted coldly, "Boss Ji has something to say, I still have something to do." ”

It must not be a coincidence that he appeared outside Woxue Village today, last time Ji Lizhu said that he had asked for her, maybe now he is waiting to exchange conditions with her.

Ji Lizhu laughed unconsciously, and was about to pat her on the shoulder, Xie Wuyi waved his left hand, Ji Lizhu hurriedly raised his hand to surrender, begging for mercy: "The princess is serious, I really just happened to pass by and guessed that the princess was in trouble and waited here." ”

He said it sincerely, Xie Wuyi didn't forget the smell of medicine on Fan Lanshu's body in Wanchun Building. If it is Xiaodi who sees her in Woxue Village today, then Ji Lizhu is either a fellow traveler or a yellow bird.

Her judgment in the grass hut was not wrong.

Xie Wuyi pondered for a moment and asked, "Fan Lanshu is in your hand?" ”

Woxuezhuang is not far from Ji's pawnshop, and the carriage has stopped at the back door of the pawnshop while talking. Ji Lizhu struggled to move his fat body and climbed out of the carriage, opened the curtain again, and stretched out his hand towards Xie Wuyi.

"I like to talk to the princess so much, save energy." Ji Lizhu narrowed his eyes, like a fat poisonous snake spitting out a letter, "Please let the princess in for a while." ”

Xie Wuyi ignored Ji Lizhu's spell-like voice and greasy palms, and jumped out of the carriage. She followed Ji Lizhu into the pawnshop and silently wiped the silver needles between her fingers into the wall.

Ji Lizhu lit the candle, and Xie Wuyi found that in addition to the unconscious Fan Lanshu in the pawnshop, there was also a small flute tied up by five flowers.

She raised her eyebrows in surprise, "What does Boss Ji mean by this?" ”

"I said I would help the princess." Ji Lizhu stepped forward and twisted Fan Lanshu's jaw, probed her snort, and made sure that the person was still alive before raising his head and said, "I can't hide it, I did see Miss Fan in Xia, and I asked her to prepare the carriage on the other side of the pond." After learning that there was a fire in Wanchun Tower, I knew that the princess was in a bad situation, you and I had to cooperate, how could I bear to see you in trouble? ”

This is true, Xie Wuyi didn't believe half a word.

No matter whether it is Ji Lizhu or Chu Han who makes a deal with Fan Lanshu, all they want is the word "profit". Chu Han wants to keep the status of Chu Yufeng and the Chu family, and wants to make all the people involved in the military ration escort case disappear from this world. As for Ji Lizhu......

He paid so much attention to the military rations escort case and helped her many times, he must have other plans.

But this person Xie Wuyi couldn't move.

It's not that she is afraid that Xiao Wei will know about her cooperation with him, but Ji Lizhu's popularity is too high, he does business in a proper manner, and he also helps many street children in Zeyang, and even the court praises his good deeds.

The poisonous snakes and beasts in the culvert are standing tall in Zeyang just because they are dressed in a coat of benevolence.

Sometimes things are ridiculous.

Ji Lizhu held the candlestick in his hand and staggered around behind Xie Wuyi, his hot breath spraying into his collar. Xie Wuyi clasped his hands in front of his chest, and he grabbed her arm from behind and slowly climbed up.

It's the same situation again, if it weren't for Qiao Chun's case not being investigated, Xie Wuyi really wanted to pierce all the silver needles in the smoke into his eyes.

Just as those big hands were about to touch her collarbone, Xie Wuyi suddenly spoke.

"Boss Ji," she lowered her voice, "would you fall twice in the same place?" ”

Ji Lizhu was stunned, and laughed out loud, and the harsh sound instantly lingered in the entire pawnshop.

It wasn't the first time Xie Wuyi had dealt with him, since she dared to swagger back with him, how could she not leave a way back? Ji Lizhu smiled, probably the female evil star next to her followed.

He let go of Xie Wuyi and took two steps back, and hung his hand very regretfully, with a smile on his face.

"Flower Woman, long admiration."

When Hua Feidu came in, the two had already distanced themselves, and Xie Wuyi nodded slightly at Hua Feidu, indicating that he was fine.

In order to prevent accidents, Xie Wuyi instructed Hua Feidu to check on Ji's pawnshop before leaving Yanwang's Mansion. If Ji Lizhu is there, it means that Fan Lanshu is not his bait, and Hua Feidu needs to return to Yanwang's Mansion immediately to block the visitors; If Ji Lizhu is not there, he will stay outside the pawnshop, waiting for Xie Wuyi's signal to come in and get people together.

Seeing that Xie Wuyi and Fan Lanshu were safe and sound, Hua Feidu's heart that had been hanging all night was finally relieved.

Footsteps suddenly sounded outside the pawnshop, Ji Lizhu patted his head, pointed to the little flute and said, "Oh yes, I forgot to remind the two of you that this kid is the murderer of two arson cases, and I will help you report to the police." ”

Xie Wuyi narrowed his eyes and calculated the time so accurately, this was not intended for her to delve into his relationship with Xiaodi.

Anyway, according to the current clues, she can't entangle with Ji Lizhu.

"It's really a boss with labor discipline." Xie Wuyi smiled dryly, "Then I'm welcome." ”

Ji Lizhu wanted to sell Xie Wuyi's favor, and she couldn't just cover up, so she naturally wanted to allow her to take Fan Lanshu away, so she arched her hand very kindly. Xie Wuyi motioned for Hua Feidu to carry Fan Lanshu on his back, and left the pawnshop before Jingzhao Yin Mansion and Jin Wuwei entered.

The sky was getting brighter, and it was the time when the street patrol guards were most sleepy, Xie Wuyi and Hua Feidu turned left and right in the middle of the alley, and they were not noticed until they returned to the Yanwang Mansion.

Xiao Wei sat in the mansion for a night, staring at the cold candlelight as it lit up and dimmed, and the gloom and anxiety lingering in his heart never dissipated.

Even if Jin Wuwei searched and arrested the whole city, Xie Wuyi's kung fu would not be able to get out until now. What's more, Hua Feidu is not in the house, so he should be going to pick her up. Two people with superb body skills cooperate with each other, why haven't they come back?

At the bottom of the well in Woxuezhuang, the temperature when she held him tightly had long since disappeared, Xiao Wei pressed against his forehead, and his palms were empty.

knew that she would go, knew that she did not belong to him, but the hands that led him forward in the dark, the person who did not hesitate to cut a way out for him in a desperate situation, had already been deeply seared in his heart.

If you want to talk about it, you can't stop it.

Xiao Wei looked out the window again, and a familiar figure suddenly broke into his sight.

The tattered night clothes, plain white face, and slightly messy hair are exactly the same as hers.

Is it a hallucination?

Why is it so true?

The two looked at each other through the window, and the phantom tilted his head and smiled, "Your Highness, I'm back." ”

Xiao Wei's eyes were hot, he leaned over and stood up, and took her into his arms.

Last time in Pinglin Yuan, he also held her firmly like this, but that time it was pity, and this time, Xie Wuyi could feel that between his undulating shoulders and powerful palms, there seemed to be a wisp of indescribable emotion.

Xie Wuyi didn't expect Xiao Wei's reaction to be so strong, and he hurriedly coughed twice and wanted to push him away, "What, Your Highness, everyone is here." ”

Xiao Wei was stunned, and when Feng Da heard this, he immediately scattered like birds and beasts. Hua Feidu glanced at Xie Wuyi, didn't say anything, and carried Fan Lanshu back to his room.

When she finally calmed down, Xiao Wei picked up Xie Wuyi's face and gently wiped off the dust of the night for her.

"Something to eat?"

Xie Wuyi nodded, sniffed his soaked and air-dried hair, and frowned, "I want to take a bath." ”

"Okay!" Xiao Wei rolled up his sleeves, "Ask Chunni to change your clothes, and I'll cook for my husband!" ”

After some freshening up, Xiao Wei and Xie Wuyi sat in the study, and Xie Wuyi roughly talked about last night's experience. She thought about it, but still skipped her deal with Ji Lizhu, and the fact that he had done something to her twice.

"What did you find at the bottom of the well?" Xiao Wei was still thinking about this, "Why didn't you come up as soon as possible?" ”

Xie Wuyi pursed his lips, his expression a little solemn.

"Gunpowder."

The moment the firelight illuminated the stone cave and rushed open the stone door, Xie Wuyi found that where they had just walked, there was a cluster of small gunpowder piles buried. Although the influx of water lowered the temperature, the heat at the bottom of the well was like a fire, and there were countless stones after the cave was washed away, so she could not guarantee that the gunpowder would not ignite. If the gunpowder explodes twice, I am afraid that the entire Woxue Village will be destroyed, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

Therefore, Xie Wuyi didn't have time to think about it, and threw himself directly at the gunpowder, and cut off the lead in the turbulence.

Of course, she was afraid that Xiao Wei would be worried, so she only vaguely said that she would confirm that the gunpowder would not explode and came up.

"Your Highness, I found one more thing when I checked the gunpowder."

Xie Wuyi took Chu Yufeng's dead soldier booklet, and took out a small piece of paper from his sleeve that had not yet been burned. Xiao Wei compared and found that the cover of the booklet and the piece of paper were of the same material, and even the dark lines on it were exactly the same.

"There is ink on the back, which says 'one set', and the handwriting is similar," Xie Wuyi said, pointing to the piece of paper, "I guess it should be Chu Yufeng's account book or cargo directory somewhere." ”

Xiao Wei said "um" in agreement, he carefully looked at the piece of paper by candlelight, and found half a mutilated word in the ashes on the edge.

Three points of water?

Does this place name have three points of water?

- Chu Han's Zhuangzi.

Xiao Wei obviously thought of this, but there was no Zhuang Yuan with three points of water in the name in the previous record. He stood up and spread out Zeyang's map on the desk. Xie Wuyi and Feng Da also came over to take a look, but there are countless courtyards in Zeyang, and looking for it like this is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack.

"Fan Lanshu said that there was a river around the dark room where she was being held, and that the water had risen shortly after my father's accident."

In this case...... Xiao Wei recalled the situation at that time, took out the chess pieces casually, and pointed out a few locations along the rivers and lakes on the map.

Bihu Village, located in the east of Zeyang, is a group of people who raise fish in a circle near the lake;

Qinyuan, the private residence of the Lu family, uses a waterwheel to divert water as a waterfall, which is very popular among literati and scholars;

Jiangnanzhuang is located south of Zeyang......

"Your Highness!" Feng Da suddenly bent down and lay on the map with a bitter face, "Don't talk about anything else, this Jiangnanzhuang ...... It's a ghost village! ”