It's early summer, but the weather is as hot as midsummer, which makes people feel uncomfortable. It's only at night when it's cool. The cicadas couldn't stop calling in the trees, as if complaining about the weather.

The officials in the Kaifeng Mansion were scattered and listless, but only the prefect was alone, immersed in checking the books. His brows were tightly knit, and a few strands of white hair could be faintly seen on his temples. The adult was only in his early forties, and he looked nervous, wondering what was bothering him?

It was getting dark. That crescent moon is like a piece of jasper, and it is worth a fortune. The night was peaceful, except for the lack of viewers.

The prefect was still busy, forgetting the time and resting. The entrance of the government was quiet, and the officers and soldiers guarding the door held their spears, standing boredly, pacing from time to time, and finally couldn't help but doze off. From time to time, a few dogs barked in the small alley of this matter, and a watchman followed by. Everything is normal.

Gradually, the night deepened.

Suddenly, the officers and soldiers guarding the gate woke up. He saw a black shadow flash, he was stunned, trembling and moving his body, holding the spear in his hand, sweating involuntarily in his palm.

"Who ?......," the officers and men said with little confidence.

The dark shadow did not speak.

"You...... It's human...... Still is...... Ghosts?" the officers and soldiers did not hear his answer, and their hearts were filled with fear.

The black shadow paused and said, "Is this the government office?" The voice was hoarse and low, which made people very uncomfortable to listen to.

"It's... Yes......"

Hearing an affirmative answer, he stepped forward and pushed the door. Another officer and soldier looked at this uninvited guest and couldn't help shouting: "What are you going to do? If you want to report the case, please come tomorrow morning and beat the drum to make it clear! If not, please ask this boy to go back, it is already late at night, and the prefect has already rested." Then he raised his spear in his hand and lay it in front of the shadow.

"I have important things to see the prefect. You can't afford to delay. ”

The black shadow dropped such a sentence and disappeared in front of the two officers and soldiers. The officers and soldiers didn't see when the black shadow moved, and they couldn't help but feel a trace of nervousness. An officer and soldier suddenly felt a chill behind him, and he immediately reacted, only to see that the door of the government was half opened, half covered and half hidden, and the sound of "gurgling" wooden doors rubbing against them was being made. At this time, the officers and men were taken aback, and this man was probably already in the area, so they called more men to search around the neighborhood.

The prefect looked at the file in his hand, and suddenly there was a knock on the door outside the room, "Master, I'm Xiaohui." This is the mung bean porridge and a little snack that Mrs. ordered someone to make for you, and Mrs. also passed the word to say that staying up late hurts your body, please pay attention to your body. ”

"Come in. The prefect's words fell. Then the door was pushed open, and a man slowly entered.

"Let it go, tell Madame I'll be back later. The prefect said, not looking up at the people who had come in. However, the people who came in did not move, which made the prefect arrive a little strange.

"I'm afraid I'm going to delay the adults for some time. A slightly hoarse voice made the Fu-sama's heart tighten, and he looked up to see a boy of sixteen or seventeen years old standing in front of him, holding a delicate pastry in his hand. What about Xiao Hui? Didn't Xiao Hui speak just now? Why did you come in and be a teenager.

"Who are you?" the prefect wondered, but he wasn't afraid, for this was his territory.

"Under the name of Yazhi, I am looking for an adult today because I need your help. The young man was the dark shadow who appeared at the door of the mansion, and he took out a letter from his bosom and put it in front of Lord Zhang: "I'm really sorry to disturb you late at night." There are many people in the daytime, so in order to avoid the limelight, I have to make this decision. This is the handwritten letter of today's Liang Wangye. Please take a look at it, and you will understand when you see it. ”

The prefect took it and opened the letter. He thought about it, there was a tricky case at hand that had no solution, and the information brought by the teenager who suddenly appeared in front of him was also heavy. His gaze moved to the young man, his long black hair was tied up by a hairpin, his face was pale and slightly pale, his facial features were delicate and harmonious, a black and white dress was just right on his body, a black Tang knife pinned to his waist, a jade pendant like the moon and a bamboo flute with meticulous workmanship, and a white folding fan in his hand. There was an incomprehensible look in the man's eyes. He is clean and delicate, although his figure is not tall, he has an aggressive momentum, highlighting his heroic spirit. At first glance, he is not from the Central Plains. He saw the word "Nalan" engraved on a piece of white jade on Yazhi's waist, and blurted out: "Are you from the Nalan family?"

"Yes, I grew up in the Nalan family. Ya looked at the prefect.

"But you don't have the surname Nalan. The prefect asked him rhetorically, as if he was examining him.

Seeing the temptation of the prefect, Yazhi took off the piece of white jade on his waist and the bamboo flute: "I am the righteous son of Nalan Rongque, the patriarch of the current Nalan family, according to the clan's regulations on the righteous son, a man can only get a surname when he reaches twenty, and my father-in-law told me that he has several relationships with you." Change the original name to a character. This is an item unique to the Nalan family, and you have seen it before. If you don't believe me, you can send someone to the family register office to verify. ”

The prefect paused for a moment, he pondered. "What do you want me to help you?"

"My lord, I want to know something. Two years ago, the Nalan family suffered a catastrophe, because King Liang and my stepfather were friends and were able to calm down. You served as the prefect of Yuhang's government and took over the case. However, the real culprit was not identified, but the case was hastily closed because you were transferred to Kaifeng. What is the reason for this?"

The prefect was a little surprised when he heard Yazhi say a bunch of words straight to the point. He secretly thought to himself in his heart, this person has a lot of background, and the letter of Lord Liang is indeed his own. About the Nalan family, I'm afraid...... The truth may be unimaginable to the young man in front of him, and it is difficult to know for a while, so it is better to ...... Do it.

"I can help you, but at the moment I have a tricky case in my hands that needs to be dealt with, it is the time when the yamen is hiring, I don't know if you can ...... it"

"My lord, as long as you are willing to help me, you will tell me to do it. I will definitely serve the ...... of the Lord" Yazhi finished speaking and waved to the prefect, suddenly at this time I don't know where two flying knives flew, flashed two knives of cold light and ran towards Yazhi, Yazhi was quick with one hand, and the other turned around to take the two flying knives, he glanced at the hidden weapon, the corners of his mouth pursed up, and he put a flying knife in front of the prefect, "It's not good if it hurts the adult." He dropped the sentence and rolled over from the nearest window.

Then there was a noise outside the room. The prefect hurriedly came to the door of the room, he saw that Xiao Hui, who had come to deliver supper, was still sitting at the door of the room unconscious, he wanted to wake up Xiao Hui, Xiao Hui felt the movement and gradually woke up, she saw the prefect supporting her, she was scared and hurriedly retreated, and hurriedly said: "I'm sorry Lord Prefect, I was ...... just now"

The prefect comforted the girl: "You were ordered to the acupoint just now, now it's fine, don't be nervous." ”

"Is it an assassin? Are you alright, my lord?" Xiao Hui looked frightened, she didn't finish what Madame told her, maybe she was afraid of Madame's accusations, she was timid.

"Don't worry, I'm fine. Not an assassin, you see, a new recruit of mine. Xiao Hui looked in the direction of the prefect's finger, and it was a man in white. He was standing in the middle of the garden, gently shaking the folding fan in his hand.

"Lord Xu, it is this person, who was at the door of the mansion just now, and in the blink of an eye, he disappeared. The officers and soldiers guarding the door before cowered behind a strong man and said. "We haven't been looking for him outside for a long time, but fortunately, Lord Xu found this person. ”

"I just happened to see this person, sneaking into the prefect's room. The strong man spoke, in a very low tone and in a serious tone.

The strong man in front of Yazhi who was called "Lord Xu" by the officers and soldiers was eight feet tall, tall, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, his hair was simply combed behind his head, and he was dressed in light blue cloth, as if he had fallen asleep but got up and dressed up casually. This person is one of the strongest catchers in the Kaifeng Mansion, this year is twenty-two, a kung fu family, learned martial arts since childhood, when he was ten years old, there was no one in his hometown who was invincible, and he was unwilling to take over the dart bureau at home, so he came out to explore the rivers and lakes, and came here thanks to the grace of the prefect. He was kind and bold, but he was also meticulous. Known as "Xiao Xu Zhu" - Xu Su.

"Is it such a big Kaifeng mansion, I easily mixed in with a small character, you have only found me for so long, I feel that there is no big deal in the legend of Xu Da catching the head. Yazhi's afterglow swept to the prefect who was watching the battle, and he didn't tell his men to stop, probably to see his skills. It's better to be respectful than to obey orders, since the prefect wants to see it, then he will also accompany him to the end.

Xu Su saw the sixteen or seventeen-year-old appearance of the person in front of him, dressed appropriately, with a gentle and elegant temperament between his gestures, he must be the son of a big family. He glanced at the prefect and found that the prefect had not spoken, and it was certain that this person was not an assassin and would not be unfavorable to him. Xu Su didn't care about what he just said, but treated him politely.

"Below is Xu Su, the head of the Kaifeng Mansion, and I am responsible for the safety of the Mansion, and it is my dereliction of duty to let people sneak in. I will plead with the prefect. I don't know why this prince came to the mansion late at night?" Xu Su said calmly to him.

When Ya Zhi heard what he said, she felt a little surprised, and secretly said in her heart that she was not worthy of her reputation. The strong man in front of him is acting above board, this secret weapon is definitely not his, I am afraid that there are other people in the dark. He shook the folding fan and played with the little throwing knife in his hand. I vaguely felt that there were people in the shadows watching the two of them. He smiled, with a slightly mocking tone: "Under the name of Yazhi, in the name of Liang Wangye, I have something to do with the prefect." As for what it is, you have no right to know. ”

Xu Su heard his words of confrontation, and looked at the prefect before he spoke. He suddenly wondered in his heart, this guy is from Lord Liang, why haven't he seen it before, and the prefect hasn't spoken for a long time, is he waiting for?

Yazhi saw that Xu Su didn't speak, turned around and said, "But my business has been completed, then, you will have a period later." Then he strode towards the door, and suddenly two more flying knives flew in front of Xu Su, and the cold light reflected on his face flashed, and he wanted to catch the two flying knives but it was too late. Ya Zhi was overjoyed, he finally appeared, he fixed his ears, and then he turned around and shook his hand in the direction of the two throwing knives, and suddenly he only heard the sound of metal clashing, and then he calmed down again. Xu Su looked in the direction of the flying knife, and found that a flying knife was being strung These two flying knives were inserted into the vermilion pillar on the second floor not far away, and this fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl was sitting next to the pillar, this girl's eyes were full of surprise, she was the only female catcher in this mansion - Pu Yi. She is thin and weak, but she does not lose her temperament, and she is good at using flying knives and hidden weapons. Her hand speed is unmatched, the flying knife that Yazhi threw just now was kept in the prefect's room, she didn't see what Yazhi threw clearly, and found that Yazhi had returned her flying knife to her. She stared at the young man downstairs, and Ya Zhi still did not change his complexion, he shook the folding fan and looked up at Pui, smiled at her gently, and said, "Girl, your knife is back to you." Pu Yi felt like a spring breeze, and when he removed the flying knife from the pillar, the flying knife that had been played with by Ya Zhi still carried his body temperature. Her heart couldn't help but beat faster, she had never seen such a good-looking man.

A Tang knife flashed, and Yazhi reacted and took a step back. Appearing in front of him was a teenager, he was one of the catchers in Kaifeng Mansion, his name was Pu Cheng, and he was the youngest in the catchers. He is Pooy's biological brother. He grew up with Xu Su since he was a child, and he was meticulous and liked literature, but he was suspicious by nature, good at using long knives, and held two positions, and he was also the master of the prefect. It is indeed rare to be a master at this age.

"Do you think that this Kaifeng Mansion is going to break through if you want to? You actually talk to our chief catcher, Lord Xu, do you think you can do whatever you want with such a backer as Lord Liang?" Pu Cheng said with a little anger. In the previous case handling, there were always some people who bullied others, and he had long been unaccustomed to Yazhi's aggressive tone.

"It's not because I have a backer, I'm really in a hurry, and your guards won't let me through, and I can't help it. Yazhi said with a smile. This made Pu Cheng even more unhappy, he waved his hand without saying a word, and Yazhi suddenly put away his fan, just blindly dodging Pu Cheng's attack.

"Are you only dodging? Didn't you just talk about it? Pu Cheng threw a word of disdain at him.

After hearing this, Yazhi replied, "I'm afraid I'll hurt you if I make a move." ”

"You!" Pu Cheng heard his words, which aroused the anger in his heart. If the attack at the beginning was a playful attitude, then he is now starting to get serious.

Pu Yi jumped down with a light skill and landed beside Xu Su. She glanced at Xu Su and wanted to go up to help Pu Cheng. But she was grabbed by Xu Su, who shook his head at Pui. Xu Su looked at the prefect, what the prefect was waiting for was a battle, he understood what the prefect meant, I am afraid that the prefect wants to accept this person as a catch. The constant provocation of the teenager in front of him is also for another competition. The prefect looked at the scene in front of him, and his expression was full of surprise.

Pu Cheng's dancing knife and gun didn't have much effect on Yazhi, Yazhi felt that it was almost, bypassed Pu Cheng with a blow, and slapped Pu Cheng on the chest, Pu Cheng choked and was then held by Yazhi with one hand. Pu Yi looked at his brother's heartache, shook off Xu Su's hand and rushed over.

"I didn't use internal force just now, don't worry. Yazhi handed Pu Cheng to Pu Yi, turned to the prefect and said, "My lord, I offended a lot just now, and I ask for your forgiveness for the offense I have against your subordinates." Do you see if I am qualified to stay in the palace?"

"Yazhi, you don't have to be modest, since you were introduced by Prince Liang, I don't have to doubt it anymore, then I will accept you as the head catcher of Kaifeng Mansion, and you can arrange the next thing." The prefect had a look of appreciation in his eyes.

"Yes. My lord. I'll do it right away. Ya Gongzi is here, please. Xu Su went up to talk to Yazhi, Yazhi glanced back at Pu Cheng, and left with Xu Su.

Pu Cheng was shocked, and he realized that this young man was acting just now, and he had to admit that his kung fu was very ordinary. He couldn't help but shudder, and his intuition told him that this young man named Yazhi was an extremely dangerous person for him, and that he would replace him in the near future. The three chief catchers, Xu Su, Pu Yi, and Pu Cheng, I am afraid that it will not be long before the name of this Pu Cheng will become Yazhi. It's just that Yazhi didn't know that Pu Cheng had a grudge against him after this incident.