Chapter 209: Tracking (I)
Jianghu is originally a cat and mouse game where you fight for me, you run away from me, each chasing each other for its own interests, always hovering between life and death. Maybe until the end, there is no real winner or loser, but he is trying his best not to leave regrets and doing his best to do his best.
Early the next morning, when Wuxin was still asleep, he was awakened by a rapid knock on the door, and the whole person sat up straight from the bed, making his head dizzy.
Wuxin reached out and patted his head in a daze, jumped out of bed and walked towards the door. I couldn't help but blame myself in my heart, I didn't expect that I would sleep dimly this night, I didn't know anything, it seems that I have been really tired these days.
When he came to the door, he gently opened it, intending to see who the person who knocked on the door like a drum at dawn was. When I opened the door, I found that it was Tie Feiyun, who was standing at the door with an anxious face, and his hand raised in mid-air was about to continue knocking.
Seeing Wuxin open the door, Tie Feiyun immediately looked at Wuxin with a happy face and said, "The battle commander is awake!"
Hearing Tie Feiyun's words, Wuxin, who was still a little drowsy, suddenly had a gleam in his eyes, and his sleepiness was swept away, and he immediately walked towards Zhan Ying's room, without even having time to close the door.
Here are six doors, he didn't go anywhere after coming unintentionally last night, he lived here, but he didn't expect to sleep until dawn, he hadn't slept so soundly for a long time. When I came last night, I didn't see Tie Feiyun, and I heard Tie Xiong say that he went to track down the person who harmed Zhan Ying.
"How is it?, did you catch it?" Wuxin asked lightly as he walked as he turned his head to look at Tie Feiyun, who was walking side by side with him.
Tie Feiyun heard the unintentional question, and the trace of surprise that originally floated on his face disappeared, and he sighed and said, "Not yet, it's like suddenly disappearing, maybe you have already fled the capital." ”
Wuxin didn't speak again, if a person really wanted to hide, he couldn't find it anyway, let alone the time was so rushed. Fortunately, now Zhan Ying has woken up, which is a rare piece of good news.
Soon, Wuxin and Tie Feiyun came to Zhan Ying's room, in addition to Tie Xiong, there were also a few people standing in the room, who should have followed Tie Feiyun back from the mission.
At this time, Zhan Ying was still lying motionless on the bed, but he was really awake, squinting at the subordinates in front of him, and his breathing was still weak.
Wuxin soon came to Zhan Ying's bedside, and when he saw Zhan Ying, who was already awake, a smile finally appeared on his face, and he said softly: "Battle Commander, how do you feel?"
Zhan Ying saw Wuxin appearing, and struggled to sit up from the bed, but after a long time, he couldn't move. Although he woke up, his body was still very weak due to the deep poisoning.
"The battle commander doesn't need to be in a hurry, he can just lie down and say something, and he doesn't need to get up. Wuxin gently stretched out a hand and pressed it on Zhan Ying's shoulder, motioning for Zhan Ying to lie down.
Zhan Ying's weak cheeks showed a trace of helplessness, and he only continued to lie down honestly, but his eyes were full of gratitude and looked at Wuxin and said: "The old man has already listened to what the iron catcher said, the old man was able to wake up thanks to the young man who did not hesitate to hurt his vitality to feed me to drink blood, and the old man is grateful." ”
Unintentionally hearing Zhan Ying's words, he shook his head and said slowly: "The battle commander is polite, there is no need to thank you between you and me, not to mention that if it weren't for the fact that you were here, you wouldn't have been poisoned by this." ”
Listening to Wuxin's words, Zhan Ying seemed to be a little excited, and suddenly coughed violently, and it took a long time to ease up, and said hoarsely: "What is this Shaoxia, since you and I used the swallow dart as a token and made an agreement together, then you must keep your promise, you let people bring the letter to the old man, that is, trust the old man, what is it to be injured by this." ”
Wuxin nodded, thought for a while and said: "Since the letter is gone now, then we have to think of other ways, the people of the Xianwang Mansion and the Yanmen Wangfu have been in chaos, and they have already encountered their interception on the way back to Beijing next time." The more chaotic they are, the better it is for us. ”
It seems that they can't wait, worried that the matter will be revealed, the young man must pay attention to protect himself, these people will definitely want to get rid of you by any means, but unfortunately there is no letter now, even if the old man says that the emperor will not believe it, I am afraid that soon even the position of the leader of the six doors will have to be withdrawn. Zhan Ying said with a frown, and began to cough violently again after speaking.
"What's going on?" Wuxin listened to Zhan Ying's words, and seemed to feel that something was wrong, so he couldn't help but turn his head to look at Tie Xiong on the side.
Tie Xiong sighed, shook his head and said: "Yesterday, a decree has been passed down in the palace, the emperor ordered the battle commander to recuperate behind closed doors, and he can't leave the six doors for half a step without an order, the meaning is already obvious, that is, he wants to put the war commander under house arrest, if it weren't for the poison in his body, for the sake of his loyalty over the years, I'm afraid he would have been taken down long ago." ”
"Why?" Wuxin showed a hint of surprise on his face, and asked suspiciously, he still didn't understand what was going on, wasn't Zhan Ying a celebrity next to the emperor?
Tie Xiong's face sank, gritted his teeth and said: "According to the news from the palace, it is because the wicked people of the Seven Sages King sued first and slandered the war commander with the intention of rebellion, although the emperor did not believe it all, but I am afraid it will be difficult to believe in the war commander as before, and it will be a matter of time before he is removed from his post and investigated." ”
Listening to Tie Xiong's words, Wuxin couldn't help but sneer, this is the legendary companion like a tiger, no matter how loyal you used to be, as long as there is a little bit of wind and grass, no matter how much credit you have, it can't withstand the emperor's suspicion.
After being silent for a moment, Wuxin frowned, looked at Zhan Ying and said: "Before the emperor completely believes that the battle commander intends to rebel, we still have a chance to turn defeat into victory, at least the battle commander will be contained in the capital, even if the emperor no longer believes you, the Xian Wangfu will not dare to go too far, and will definitely be restrained, I only hope that the battle commander can get better before they raise their troops." ”
Originally, he had no intention of thinking that it was a happy thing for Zhan Ying to wake up, but now that he knew that the situation had developed to this point, he couldn't help but begin to admire the city of the Seven Sages King a little, which had been hidden so deeply for so many years. The title of this virtuous king is probably just a perfect cover for his rebellion that he has been trying to find for so many years.
"Young man, please rest assured, with the old man here, there are six doors, as long as the six doors have not dispersed, the Xianwang Mansion will not dare to make too big a move. Zhan Ying said affirmatively, with a resolute attitude.
Wuxin nodded, as if he suddenly remembered something, frowned and looked at Zhan Ying and said, "Battle Commander, when do you think they will start their real action?"
Zhan Ying was silent for a while, then suddenly squinted his eyes, as if he remembered something, and said in surprise: "The old man understands! They will definitely do it when Princess Ziling and the prince of Yanmen get married!"
Zhan Ying suddenly remembered that the last time he asked Wuxin to go to the Yanmen Palace, he found that there might be some kind of plan in the Xian Wangfu and the Yanmen Palace, and he was about to find the emperor to report it, but it was too late, because the Seven Sages had already found the emperor one step ahead of himself and kept the matchmaker for Princess Ziling and the prince of Yanmen, and now that he thinks about it, it turns out that they have already planned it.
Hearing what Zhan Ying said, he frowned unintentionally in confusion, not understanding why such a thing suddenly appeared again, and couldn't help but look at Tie Xiong next to him.
Seeing Wuxin's puzzled face, Tie Xiong immediately told the story of what happened when he and Zhan Ying returned to Beijing after meeting with Wuxin last time, and he had just suddenly realized that the other party had already planned everything, and it was an excellent opportunity for no one to suspect it.
Hearing Tie Xiong's explanation, Wuxin finally understood that the plan he had secretly listened to that day was such a plan, and the Seven Sages always seemed to be one step ahead, and they were always able to resolve every possible crisis ahead of Zhan Ying, I have to say that the Seven Sages King's scheming is indeed not comparable to ordinary people.
"How long is the day of marriage?" Wuxin asked as he frowned and looked at Zhan Ying.
Zhan Ying thought for a moment and said slowly: "After a month and a half." He frowned as he spoke, and there was not much time left for them.
Wuxin nodded, and said lightly: "There is still time, the top priority is to let the battle commander recover from his injuries, and then everyone will have to rely on you to maneuver between the Seven Sages King and the emperor." ”
Zhan Ying nodded seriously, counting as an answer. He knew the seriousness of this matter in his heart, and even if he didn't want to say it, he hoped that he would get better as soon as possible.
Immediately, Wuxin, Tiexiong and the others exited the room, leaving Zhan Ying to rest alone. In fact, Zhan Ying was not injured, but because he was poisoned too deeply, his body was relatively weak, and he could recover as long as he rested and recuperated, but according to the current situation, I don't know if he could recover before the Xianwang Mansion and the Yanmen Wangfu raised troops.
Outside the door, Tie Xiong looked at Tie Feiyun and said slowly: "If you can't catch that person, let's transfer people back for the time being, the most important thing now is the safety of the commander, transfer everyone back, in case the Xian Wangfu takes the opportunity to kill again." ”
Before Tie Feiyun could nod his head and agree, Wuxin on the side had already taken the lead in opening his mouth, only to hear him say lightly: "Uncle Shi, I think the person who should be arrested must be arrested, and I have to let others know what the fate of the betrayer is, and by the way, I also remind the Xianwang Mansion that the six doors have not collapsed." Don't worry, I'll let the shadow stay at the Six Doors to keep this place safe. ”
"No, I can't. You are more dangerous than any of us here, leave us the shadow, what will you do yourself?" As soon as Wuxin's words fell, Tie Xiong had already refused.
Wuxin smiled and said slowly: "It's okay, don't worry, wasn't I alone before." ”
"That's not good, it's different now, how many people want to kill you now, at least with cold, otherwise I won't agree!" Tetsuo said resolutely, looking like he was about to get angry.
Unintentionally helpless, knowing that if he wanted to persist any longer, Uncle Shi would definitely be really angry, so he stopped arguing and nodded in agreement.
At that moment, a catcher trotted over, as if he was holding something in his hand. After seeing Wuxin, he ran directly to Wuxin.
"Heartless young man, someone sent you a letter. The catcher came to Wuxin's side and said, handing the thing in his hand to Wuxin, it turned out to be a letter.
Wuxin frowned, took the envelope, and saw that there was the logo of Furong Hall on it, so he looked at the catcher and asked, "What about the person who delivered the letter?"
"Gone, left the letter and left, a girl. Catcher said slowly.
Wuxin didn't speak anymore and opened the letter. When he saw the contents of the letter, he suddenly felt an inexplicable excitement in his heart, and the hand holding the envelope suddenly trembled, and he couldn't help but squint his eyes.
"What's wrong?" Tetsuo asked with a frown when he saw Wuxin's strange appearance, with a hint of foreboding in his heart.
Hearing Tie Xiong's words, Wuxin immediately closed the envelope, put it in his arms, looked at Tie Xiong and smiled and said, "It's okay, a friend, ask me to talk, I should go." ”
Hearing Wuxin's answer, Tiexiong's face showed a hint of suspicion, and he always felt that Wuxin didn't tell the truth, so he continued to ask, "Is it really okay?" In fact, he was not quite sure in his heart, but he suddenly felt a trace of uneasiness in his heart.
Wuxin nodded and stopped talking. After a short pause, he said goodbye to Tetsuo, left a "shadow", and took Leng out of the six doors together, and soon disappeared into the crowd on the street.
On the letter that I received unintentionally, there were only eleven words: Huai'an City, suspected of the appearance of the head of the red feather......