The night was deep, the cold moonlight set off a chill, and the streets fell silent, except for the sound of the wind sweeping the ground.

Hengxiang Inn, there are only two candlesticks left in the lobby, two lanterns for lighting, in the dim light, a man in black sneaked in from the backyard, close to the second-floor wing where Ouyang Ze lived, pulled out a sneaky figure on the ground, and moved with it. It seems to be silent, but it is full of eyes by Xiao Wushuang, who is hidden in the shadows.

In Ouyang Ze's room, the candlestick was still burning, exuding a circle of light, Ouyang Ze was sitting on the edge of the bed with only light gray underwear, and Wufeng was sitting in front of the round table outside, looking out vigilantly.

I drank a cup of strong tea before, and Wufeng has been very sober. At this time, Ouyang Ze's slight sigh came into his ears, and Wufeng looked over, frowning helplessly, "Senior brother, are you still thinking about the evening?"

When Ouyang Ze went out in disguise in the afternoon, a carriage passed by him, and with his keen aura detection power, Ouyang Ze immediately recognized that the people in the carriage should be people from the Hengshan faction, and when he sent Yu Hao to chase after him, the carriage seemed to have found it, and cleverly avoided them.

I wanted to explore again, but there was nowhere to be found, Yi Hao followed Ouyang Ze to carry out the mission, the first time in vain, Ouyang Ze sighed in disappointment, and asked Yu Hao to secretly inspect the wine shop inn throughout the whole process.

Ouyang Ze kept staring at the candle flame until his eyes were sore, and he mist, and muttered a sentence in a low voice, "It's just a demon......

When Li Zifeng was around, he didn't cherish it, but kept scolding, and it became commonplace to be beaten and punished by kneeling, as if everything he did was in his opinion to atone for his sins, and he never gave a good face. When he came to his senses and wanted to make amends, Li Zifeng was unwilling to give him this chance again.

After struggling for so many years, Ouyang Ze realized that how could a small Hongyuan Villa be worthy of their years of master-apprentice relationship? Ouyang Ze shouted silently in his heart: Zifeng, where are you?

Wufeng looked at Ouyang Ze's sad appearance and sighed heavily.

The flames on the candlestick shook violently, and Wufeng looked vigilantly at the surroundings outside the house, and the next moment when he saw a familiar figure, he relaxed and consciously pushed outside the door to guard.

That figure is Yi Hao's, presumably it was Yu Hao who found out useful news and came back and forth, Ouyang Ze cleaned up all his emotions and looked at the corner lightly, "How?"

Yi Hao didn't dare to hesitate, and replied, "Elder Yitong arrived in Wei'an City yesterday with his attendant disciple Lan Ying. ”

"Shang Huaifeng?" Ouyang Ze raised his eyebrows, could it be that familiar aura came from Shang Huaifeng?

Shang Huaifeng is the head of the elders of the Foreign Affairs Hall, and the entrance of the hall is far away in Yuxia Town, which is a hundred miles away, what is he going to do all the way to Wei'an City?

Yi Hao waited for a while, saw that Ouyang Ze had come back to his senses, and continued, "The subordinates went around the city and inquired until noon today, at the side gate of the Tianhe Teahouse, a person was forcibly taken into the carriage. That's when you're out the door. ”

"Tianhe Teahouse?" Ouyang Ze's brows tightened again, according to investigation, Tianhe Teahouse is an industry of Hongyuan Villa in Wei'an City, and it is a teahouse business on the surface, but secretly it is the eyeliner of Hongyuan Villa, Hongyuan Villa... Ouyang Ze muttered in a low voice, looking at the figure in the corner again.

Yi Hao also seemed to feel the inquiring gaze, and consciously continued, "Oh, it is said that the one who was taken away was blind... The blind man, not very old, with his eyes covered in a black cloth, was accompanied by a girl, but it was he who was taken away. These were discovered by a small trader passing by, and his subordinates coerced and lured him again and again before he said this. ”

"Blind?" Ouyang Ze wondered, "Himself?"

"Yes. According to the peddler, the blind man did not seem to be an ordinary person, and if he was not blind, he would not be easily taken away. ”

"What about the carriage?"

Yi Hao was silent for a while, and said, "The subordinates are incompetent, and their whereabouts have not been found yet. ”

The candle flame was crackling, and Yi Hao's figure was very long, and Yi Hao paused, as if he remembered something, "My subordinates have checked all the restaurants and inns in the city, and they have not found anything suspicious, but this Hengxiang Inn..."

"That's it. Ouyang Ze sighed tiredly, Wei'an City is the national capital, there are many merchants coming and going, and there are countless carriages coming in and out, how easy is it to find it? But he faintly felt that the carriage was Shang Huaifeng's ride. And the one who took people away in the Tianhe Teahouse may also be him, the blind man......

Ouyang Ze's eyebrows and eyes are deep, Tianhe Teahouse, Hongyuan Villa, Hengxiang Inn, blind, Shang Huaifeng...... Ouyang Ze squinted his eyes slightly, as if he wanted to find a line in the chaotic clues. As if thinking of a reasonable statement, Ouyang Ze opened his eyes suddenly, and the beating of his chest was a little faster.

At this time, there was a noisy sound outside, and the figure disappeared, Ouyang Ze put on a coat and walked over and opened the door, it turned out that the shopkeeper wanted to send some hot water up, but he was stopped by the wind at the staircase a few steps away from the door.

The guy was still holding the hot water basin in his hand, and he smiled wryly, "Don't get me wrong, two guest officers, I'm just sending some hot water." It looks like his face is full of eyes, but his eyes keep wandering around.

Ouyang Ze simply stopped hiding it, waved his hand, and Xiao Wushuang, who had been hiding in the shadows, immediately appeared, the cold light flashed, and a sharp short knife instantly put on the man's neck.

Wufeng stepped forward and steadily caught the hot water basin that was about to fall, the man's eyes flashed with a trace of panic, "What are you going to do......" Before he finished speaking, he was forced into the wing room by Xiao Wushuang, and the stairwell was quiet again, as if nothing had happened.

The shopkeeper was pressed to the ground, and he wanted to call someone, but the short sword in Xiao Wushuang's hand was always close to his neck, and if he moved slightly, his throat would be cut. Although there was panic in the man's eyes, he did not have the fear he should have in the face of the threat to his life, not even a little frightened. Ouyang Ze's eyes were deep.

The shopkeeper glared at Ouyang Ze in front of him fiercely, "What are you going to do, is it also your fault for sending hot water to guests?"

Wufeng raised his eyebrows and looked at him playfully, "You should be glad that our master has a good temper, if you change the family, you will deliver water in the middle of the night." It's no wonder if I don't beat you up. ”

The shopkeeper wanted to struggle, but he couldn't move because of Xiao Wushuang's suppression, and outside the door, a figure flashed by, seemingly silently, but it couldn't escape Ouyang Ze's eyes.

Ouyang Ze seemed to be smiling, and drank the already cold tea casually, "Say, what are your boss's instructions?"

The shopkeeper's shoulder was pinched so painfully that almost half of his body was numb, and the blade of the sword was still pressed against his neck, and he seemed to have felt the pain of the blade inserting into his skin, "I don't understand what you're talking about." ”

Ouyang Ze stared at him for a long time, then looked at Xiao Wushuang and said, "Do it!"

The tone is relaxed and calm, as if he is saying something like 'morning, have you eaten?'.

Xiao Wushuang got the order, the short sword in his hand was a few points closer, and the next moment it was about to pierce into his throat, when a gentle middle-aged man's voice suddenly appeared outside.

"Brother Tai has something to say, why bother with a knife?"

When the words landed, the door of the wing room was pushed open, and a man dressed in a black coat appeared in front of him, this person was nearly half a hundred years old, his gray hair was tied on the top of his head, and his face was full of red light, and he looked quite rich. It's just a little short of breath, and it seems that the journey has been very hurried.

Ouyang Ze waved his hand, Xiao Wushuang let go of the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper walked up to the middle-aged man and greeted him, "The owner." ”

The middle-aged man looked at the embarrassed guy, his eyebrows were slightly gloomy, "No rules!

The shopkeeper scratched his ears and walked away in embarrassment, and Wufeng and Xiao Wushuang got instructions and left the room one after another.

The middle-aged man took a few steps forward, "My subordinates are ignorant and disturb Brother Ouyang's rest." ”

If it weren't for the master's instructions, how could a miscellaneous servant dare to behave like this? This explanation seems a bit deliberate. Ouyang Ze stood up and looked at the person in front of him, with a smile on his eyebrows, "It's okay, it's not my to bother the Duanmu family master to go in the middle of the night." ”

It turned out that this middle-aged man was one of the few families in Wei'an City, the head of Duanmu Mansion, Duanmu Fengxun, after the fire of Hengxiang Inn, he also funded the repair and bought this inn.

In fact, he bought this inn, mostly for the sake of his beloved daughter Duanmu Luoqing, heard that Li Zifeng and others had an accident, his beloved daughter was sad, and everyone lost a lot of weight in just a few days, but she always firmly believed that Li Zifeng would not die so easily, so, under the soft and hard grinding of Duanmu Luoqing, Duanmu Fengxun found a way to buy Hengxiang Inn to facilitate the news.

Who knows, the news about Li Zifeng didn't come in, but he waited for Ouyang Ze, Duanmu Fengxun sighed heavily, "The matter of Hengxiang Inn is my negligence." ”

Ouyang Ze's eyes were slightly red, although he knew that Li Zifeng had been very close to Duanmu Mansion before, and some news was also provided by Duanmu Fengxun, but Duanmu Mansion was a business family of the times after all, and it was not specifically for information, so Duanmu Fengxun should not be blamed for this matter anyway.

Ouyang Ze waved his hand, trying his best to control the sourness in his eyes, and his voice was a little difficult, "Brother Duanmu is serious, Zifeng just did what he should do..."

(End of chapter)