The leader took the post chief through a door to a single-family building surrounded by walls, knocked on the door, bowed slightly, and said loudly: "Master, the post chief outside the north gate has something important to report. Then a voice came from inside the house: "Got it, let him in." The leader said yes and withdrew. At this time, Xu Ping had already landed gently, leaning against the wall and listening to the movement in the room.

As soon as the post chief entered the house, he saw a painting on the wall "Jin Yu Qi Nei", the pen was sharp, and the horizontal and vertical skimming was clean and neat. The post chief felt a faint voice ringing in his skull, telling the ambition of the notebook. The post chief hurriedly shook his head, gathered his mind, turned around and saluted the red-clothed man reading a book in the distance, and said: "Yesterday, the king of Haining was kidnapped in the post station, and the kidnappers left a document to bring 1 million taels of silver to the North Gate Post Station to ransom people within seven days. ”

Shen Xin was a little stunned when he heard the news, put down the book, frowned, and asked, "Cao Zhengfeng was kidnapped?" The post chief's face turned pale, and it was not until he said the matter that he knew that the mental construction he had just done was all paper paste, and the post chief said tremblingly: "Yes, the body of the prince was also found in the post station, and the whereabouts of the county lord are unknown." Shen Xin was shocked, could it be the prince's hand? or the king of Guanzhong? No, there were people watching from the garrison, and Cao Zhengfeng was followed by two hundred government soldiers, and the deputy chief Yao Lie was also a master, how could there be no four or five hundred people to tie up Cao Zhengfeng in the hands of these people, and he didn't know how to run. Shen Xin asked: "What are the casualties on the side of the soldiers in Nafu, have you seen the face of the attacker?" The post commander looked bitter and said helplessly: "I was dealing with some things in the lobby around 5 o'clock in the afternoon yesterday, when Deputy Chief Yao staggered over, pointed at me and scolded, you actually dare to use smoke, who instructed...... Before I finished speaking, two men in black jumped down from the sky and knocked down Deputy Chief Yao, I was startled, and I was about to shout for help, but I also fell down with a pain in the back of my neck. The postmaster touched the back of his aching neck, and then said, "After I woke up, I hurried to the courtyard where King Haining was. There, there was only a ransom note. ”

The post chief took out the note from his arms and gave it to Shen Xin, Shen Xin took a closer look, the note did not move anything, and what was written was as the post chief said. "I went back and woke up Deputy Chief Yao and told him about the situation, and he took me out, only to find that all the soldiers in the camp had fallen. He woke up the government soldiers, ordered the government soldiers to block the scene, and sent more than a dozen horsemen to follow me back. The postmaster said with a sigh of relief. It was the biggest battle he'd ever seen in his life, and how he wished he was dreaming. Xu Ping, who was outside the house, listened and nodded secretly, the person behind the scenes was similar to what he expected, and he took this way, but ...... Shen Xin's voice came from inside the house again: "You go back to the post station with me, and I'll go to the scene to have a look." After saying that, the two went out, and Shen Xin ordered a few people: "Ah Da, you go to the garrison barracks outside the city to find someone to ask, whether there were any soldiers and horses transferred yesterday, Ah Er, you go to the yamen and call a few clever people to follow me to see the scene, Ah San, you take my warrant to notify the city defense side, saying that martial law has begun, and the second-level wartime pass will be activated, the reason is that the daily exercises, by the way, investigate the fresh faces in the city today." ”

The post chief secretly admired in his heart, a good Mount Tai collapsed in front of him and did not change color, but what is this wartime pass? The post chief asked: "My lord, what is this wartime pass?" Shen Xin said while walking outside: "The voucher enters and exits Haining, only the official family, some big traders and some special pass holders can enter and exit Haining to control the flow of people. Xu Ping had already obtained enough information, and was about to leave, when he heard this wartime pass, he also nodded secretly, this Shen Xin can fight with Haining Wangfu for so long, and he still has two brushes.

After a few flashes, Xu Ping had already arrived outside the house, and there was still a bustling crowd outside, without the slightest panic about the approaching heavy rain. "Was this the case with me in my previous life?" Xu Ping asked self-deprecatingly, sprinting with all his might along the road he had come, and running out of Haining when the whole city was under martial law. "Where is the North Gate Station?" Xu Ping muttered to himself, thought about it, and the road to Haining came to mind, this girl is quite a good job, it is really fortunate that she did not squat at home, Xu Ping took up the breeze and started the long journey again.

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Ga...... After the door rang, "Are you the second master?" A white-skinned and graceful woman in the room said softly, "Why is the second master here?" Do you also want to buy some rouge gouache?" Cao Zhengyu said disapprerovingly: "Lu Pinyan, you don't have to sneer at me, now it's your good sister Cao Ying who wants you to help." Lu Pinyan put away a faint smile that seemed to be nothing, and said, "What do you say?" Cao Zhengyu said with a sad face: "Brother Wang was kidnapped, my nephew died tragically, Cao Ying ...... Her whereabouts are unknown, and now the kidnappers are asking for 1 million taels to be ready in seven days, you know, with silk and porcelain alone, I can't make up 1 million taels at all. I'll go to three other places later and talk to them. ”

Lu Pinyan was shocked and suspicious, and said in a lost voice: "How can the two hundred government soldiers not even be able to protect themselves? What is Yao Lie doing? And what does it mean that his whereabouts are unknown?" Lu Pinyan supported his forehead with one hand, and his hair was left between his fingers, extremely soft, flashing with a faint luster in the sun. Although she didn't want to believe that these things had happened, but seeing Cao Zhengyu coming over like this, she had to believe it even if she didn't want to believe it, after all, he Cao Zhengyu couldn't lie. Lu Pinyan said: "I will find a way to deal with money, and I will definitely not be able to take out so much for a while." Cao Zhengyu didn't say anything, this result was already the better result he expected, nodded, and he took Wang Jing and left to the next destination, Fengning Rice Shop.

After the two left, Lu Pinyan raised his head again, with that vague smile on his face, snapped his fingers, and a figure appeared outside the door, Lu Pinyan was slightly relieved when he saw him, and said: "Lu Qi, did you hear what you said just now?" Lu Qi said: "I heard it, this matter should be true, just now there are more than a dozen soldiers loaded into the city and went straight to the city lord's mansion, it should be to report this matter." Lu Pinyan nodded and said, "Then what do you think we should do with the 1 million taels?" Yin Wei: "There is still something strange about this matter, I will go to investigate and see, the part that should be released for 1 million taels is still to be released, the prince died tragically, the county lord has no news, and the little boy needs our help, we can't leave a talk." Lu Pinyan took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and said, "I'll leave it to you." ”

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The post station is not big, it is distributed in a rectangular shape, the outer earthen wall, the wooden structure inside is all the same, I think that the people of this era have not been extravagant enough to give the post station stones, Xu Ping observed it from a distance, and there were no expected two hundred soldiers, it is estimated that there are only ten or twenty people outside the post station, but everyone is wearing black armor, the black armor is shiny, it should be the elite of the government soldiers, and the rest of the people are probably sent back to the camp. Also, since the king of Haining has been tied, then this post station is useless, and naturally no one has the desire to do anything to the post station, leaving a dozen people and the identity of the soldiers of the Haining Palace, it is enough to deal with passers-by. "But this inn is too short, isn't it, and there are no slightly taller buildings?" Xu Ping whispered suspiciously, and slowly approached the post station. Seeing the gap between the patrolling soldiers, Xu Ping jumped into the post station.

The first thing that catches your eye is a ruin, yes, a ruin inside the inn. Based on some characteristics of the load-bearing columns, Xu Ping speculated that the building was originally at least twelve or thirteen meters high. The fracture surface of this load-bearing column was extremely irregular, and Xu Ping remembered the loud noise mentioned in Cao Ying's memory, thinking that it was the sound of a house collapsing, but it could break the 30-centimeter-diameter tree...... Thinking of this, Xu Ping folded some wood from the fracture surface and twisted it in his hand, the wood that can be used as a load-bearing column is generally hard. Xu Ping couldn't tell the difference between the trees, but the sawdust that fell from his hands made him feel a little dignified.

The person who breaks the tree is not below him, at least he is also on the second grade, and he is also the top player in the second grade. King Haining has just entered the second grade, and he naturally has no power to resist in the face of the Black Wind Six Evils.

With the same cultivation, Xu Ping's strength lies in hiding and killing, and that person takes the masculine route of facing the enemy head-on, but he is also good at his own strengths. Xu Ping looked at the ruins for a while, and after nothing else useful, he retreated. After exiting the door, there is a dirt corridor, turn right to leave the inn, turn left through several adjacent houses, and turn a few more corners to reach the lobby. It is said that the lobby is not very big, it is equivalent to a front desk of the hotel in the previous life, plus more than a dozen square meters of open space, even if it is a lobby.

There was a man with short hair and a pretended to be sitting on the steps at the door, looking only in his early 30s, but his breath was far-reaching and long, Xu Ping secretly estimated that this person had second-grade strength, could it be that Yao Lie? A second-grade master in his early 30s, he was also a good hand in other cities, and it was a pity to be the deputy head of the 500 government soldiers in Haining Palace. If it is the deputy head of the government of the king of Guanzhong, it is none of his business, but it is definitely no problem to lead an army alone. I have to ask Cao Ying when I go back, what is the origin of this Yao Lie, I saw that there was no useful information here in the lobby, and it happened that there was the sound of horses' hooves in the distance, and the people and horses led by Shen Xin came, and Yao Lie at the door opened his eyes and greeted him.

Xu Ping pondered for a moment, jumped on the beam, and prepared to wait and see what happened. There is no useful evidence in this post station, yesterday from the post chief fainted at about five o'clock, to wake up the next day, leaving more than ten hours in the middle for the Black Wind Six Evil operations, and at the time point, no one will rush to the post station in the middle of the night, it is really a good calculation.

Outside the house, Shen Xin came all the way, and when he saw Yao Lie sitting at the door, he stopped, turned over and landed, tightened his brows, and asked sharply: "How can a good person say that he is dizzy?" Yao Lie got up, looked sad, and sighed: "At that time, I had just finished eating with them, and a strange fragrance hit me, and I didn't feel it at first, until the soldiers in the back row also smelled it. I felt that the situation had changed, and I hurriedly ordered the troops to disperse, but it was too late, and they fell in pieces, and I felt that the world was spinning when I stood up. The whole process is only four or five breaths. ”

Shen Xin was also shocked when he heard this, there was such a wonderful thing, four or five breaths could put down a force of two hundred people, Shen Xin continued to ask: "How do you conclude that the post commander is the one who acts?" Shen Xin said calmly: "The matter is urgent, at that time, there were only the people and horses of our Haining Palace, and the post chief and a few subordinates in the post station, and there was no one else, only they could do it." "Is it possible that your lunch box will be tampered with?" Impossible, the lunch box was brought by someone who was not hungry, I ...... I don't believe it was their hands. Shen Xin didn't say anything after hearing this, and walked away with Yao Lie. Xu Ping got down from the beam, flashed out of the house, and ran in the direction of Haining City, he wanted to go to the Buxing Building to have a look.

When shuttling between the mountains and forests, Xu Ping recalled the conversation between Yao Lie and Shen Xin just now, and always felt that something was strange and a little abnormal. However, for a while and a half, I can't say what is abnormal, I simply don't want to, I am in a long hurry, and the time is close to noon, although it is early autumn, but the sun at noon is not so thin. Xu Ping felt that his mouth was a little dry, and his tongue rubbed on his lips like a piece of sandpaper, except for bringing a little coolness, there was no trace of wetness. Xu Ping turned around and looked for the river in his memory.