"Where are Mr. Ink Chui and the others?"
Back at the posthouse, Li Tai saw Dugu Feiying looking around in front of the posthouse. He was anxious to inform Ink Chui and the others about the location of the relay station, so he didn't take Dugu Feiying's abnormality to heart and asked anxiously.
"Your Highness, Big Brother, you're back? Mr. Ink Chui … Mr. Ink Chui and the others are packing up in the backyard! "
When Dugu Feiying saw Li Tai and the others, especially when he saw that Dugu Xin had returned, he immediately perked up and answered.
Last night, other than the teachers and students of Yanhuang Academy and the Imperial Army led by Dugu Xin, there were also the materials and machinery needed to build the telegraph relay station that they had brought from Yanhuang Academy on this trip to the north. These things were all priceless treasures in this era and couldn't be bought with money. In order to ensure that there wouldn't be any mishaps and that the purpose of their trip wouldn't be revealed, these materials and equipment were allocated a courtyard to store in the courier station. Furthermore, there were specialized Imperial Army guards guarding it day and night!
"Mm! This Prince will go take a look! "
Li Tai nodded in response. After saying that, he directly walked into the courier station.
Dugu Xin didn't follow. Firstly, the entire posthouse was under his control, so he didn't need to worry about Li Tai's safety. Secondly, Dugu Feiying's eyes clearly showed that something was wrong. This was something that Dugu Xin, who had been his brother for many years, could easily tell.
"What's wrong?"
After Li Tai entered the posthouse, Dugu Xin looked at Dugu Feiying and asked calmly.
Dugu Feiying said anxiously, "Big Brother, Provincial Governor Wang sent someone to the Wang family's ancestral home just now. He said that someone found the whereabouts of Zhu Xie Cheng and Kang Changan. The Wang family has already sent people over!"
Dugu Xin was shocked and said, "What? The Wang family found the whereabouts of those two? "
Dugu Feiying scratched his head and said, "Yes! Provincial Governor Wang's people just came to inform me! I … I also wanted to go over just now, but I remembered that Big Brother told me not to track down the whereabouts of these two people, so I didn't go … Big Brother, are we really not going to take a look? "
Yesterday, after Dugu Xin had led his army into the city, after learning about the current situation in the city, he had formulated a strategy of biding his time and not making any moves. He had completely given up on finding the whereabouts of Zhu Xie Cheng and Kang Changan and focused all his energy on protecting the safety of Li Tai and the others. Therefore, the task of tracking down the whereabouts of Zhu Xie Cheng and Kang Changan was left to the Wang family.
However, Dugu Feiying was somewhat unwilling to give up because there were still many mysteries about Zhu Xie Cheng and Kang Changan waiting for him to solve. If he didn't catch these two people, he always felt that something was missing in his heart.
"The reason why I didn't let you continue to investigate the whereabouts of Zhu Xie Cheng and Kang Changan was that I didn't want to divide our forces. But now that the Wang family has found the whereabouts of these two people, we should naturally go and take a look! Perhaps we can really find some clues from these two people! "
Dugu Xin pondered for a moment and said unhappily to Dugu Feiying.
Although in Dugu Xin's heart, Zhu Xie Cheng and Kang Changan were most likely two small shrimps and not the real leader of the spies, now that the Wang family had helped them find these two people, there was no need for him to waste any more troops. Moreover, if these two people really did know something, then this trip would definitely not be a loss! Perhaps with the clues provided by these two people, they could follow the vine to the melon and catch the real mastermind behind the scenes!
"Good, good, good! The people sent by the Wang family told me that Zhu Xie Cheng and Kang Changan are hiding in the basement of the fifth house on the east side of Shuoren Square in the south of the city. I'll bring people there now … "
Seeing that Dugu Xin had agreed to go and check on the two criminals, Dugu Feiying immediately said excitedly.
Dugu Xin frowned because he suddenly realized that something seemed to be wrong, so he interrupted Dugu Feiying and said, "You and the rest of the brothers stay here to protect His Highness. I'll go and take a look alone!"
"Uh …"
Dugu Feiying was unwilling and wanted to refute, but Dugu Xin glared at him sternly, so he could only reply in a muffled voice, "Yes! Big brother! "
Dugu Xin nodded and asked an imperial guard to bring him a mount. He rode alone and sped toward the south of the city.
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"Commander, these two people are Zhu Xicheng and Kang Changan, whom the master is looking for. They were hiding in the cellar in the backyard. However, when I brought people here, the master of the house had already disappeared!"
In the backyard of the fifth house on the east side of Shuoren Square in the south of Taiyuan City.
A thin young man dressed in black cupped his fists and bowed to another tall man dressed in black with a round collar.
Grand Commander!
This tall man in black with a round collar was Wang Chengwu, the Grand Commander of the Wang Clan's Shadow Guards. He could be considered a legend among the Wang Clan's Shadow Guards. At the age of thirty, he had already reached the Grandmaster Realm. With such talent, he could easily serve as a general in the Great Tang!
"Bai Qing, tell me, how did you find them?"
Wang Chengwu's eyes were like lightning. He glanced at Zhu Xie Cheng and Kang Changan, who were tied up like dumplings, and then turned his eyes back to the thin man in black in front of him and asked in a deep voice.
This Bai Qing was from the second division of the Wang family's Shadow Guards, which was under the control of the second branch. Yesterday, the Wang family had sent out all their forces to look for the suspects, but they still could not find them. However, this Bai Qing easily found them, which made Wang Chengwu suspicious!
Bai Qing's eyes flashed, and he hurriedly bowed and said, "Commander, I was patrolling Shuoren Square this morning and saw that the door of this house was wide open. It was very unusual, so I went in to take a look and found that there was no one in the house. I was about to leave when I suddenly heard a noise from the backyard, so I went to the backyard to check. I didn't expect that there were people hiding in the basement of the backyard. After questioning, I found that these two people were wanted by the head of the family. I was worried that I couldn't deal with them alone, so I hurriedly sent someone back to the family to send a message to you!"
This guy's explanation could be said to be watertight, but Wang Chengwu looked at him suspiciously. After a moment of silence, Wang Chengwu waved his hand and said, "Take these two people back, and then go to the courier station to bring the accountant of the Chu Ironware Shop back to the ancestral house. Verify their identities!"
"Yes!"
Four warriors in golden armor came out of the crowd and dragged Zhu Xie Cheng and Kang Changan, who were tied up on the ground. Wang Chengwu waved his hand and said, "Let's go back to the ancestral house!"
A group of people immediately took Zhu Xie Cheng and Kang Changan out of the house. Bai Qing followed behind, and a trace of excitement and greed flashed in his eyes. He muttered to himself, "The head of the family gathered all the forces to arrest these two people, which means that these two people are very important, and the one who caught them is me, Bai Qing. I'm rich, I'm rich … Haha! The head of the family will definitely reward me a lot this time … "
In fact, the situation was not like what Bai Qing said just now. Bai Qing was indeed ordered to patrol Shuanren Mill in the morning, but just as he walked into the gate of Shuanren Mill, an arrow was aimed at his face. Although Bai Qing had some martial arts, he could not dodge this sudden arrow with his kung fu. Just as Bai Qing closed his eyes and shouted in his heart, "I'm going to die!", the arrow did not pierce his head. Instead, it was an inch away from his ear. With a "bang", it was deeply nailed to the wall!
Bai Qing was still in shock, but after the person who "assassinated" him shot the arrow, he did not do anything else. He turned his head to look at the arrow nailed to the wall and saw a piece of cloth tied to the arrow shaft. His heart moved, and he quickly went forward to take the arrow from the wall. He opened the cloth and saw the words written on it, "The person being chased by the Wang family is hiding in the basement of the backyard of the fifth house in the east of Shuanren Mill!"
After seeing this line of small words, Bai Qing subconsciously did not believe it. He thought that this was a prank by some bored person, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that something was wrong. Which bored person could shoot an arrow into a wall more than two inches deep?
Then he thought of the fact that Wang Yu had mobilized the entire Wang family's power to search for Zhu Xie Cheng and Kang Changan in Taiyuan City. If he caught these two people, he would definitely receive a lot of rewards from the family. Even his position among the Wang family's secret guards would be raised to a higher level because of this!
Thinking of this, Bai Qing put away the cloth with the words and secretly went to the fifth house in the east of Shuanren Mill alone! Because he did not want others to share the credit with him, he did not plan to call any of his companions!
But unexpectedly, he really did find Zhu Xie Cheng and Kang Changan in the basement of the backyard of the house. Bai Qing could not help but be overjoyed. Thus, the scene just now happened! Obviously, the arrow just now was not meant to assassinate him, but someone had sent him a message!
As for why Bai Qing lied to Wang Chengwu, the reason was because of benefits. If he told the truth that someone had sent him a message to point out Zhu Xie Cheng and Kang Changan's hiding place, and that was why he caught the two people, then it would seem that he did not play any role in this matter. In order to show more of his credit, he could only say that he had found Zhu Xie Cheng and Kang Changan's hiding place by himself!
On the other side, he was experiencing a real assassination!
Dugu Xin rode alone from the center of the city to Shuanren Mill. When he was three houses away from Shuanren Mill, suddenly, dozens of arrows with cold light shot toward him from the surrounding walls of the houses. Dugu Xin was a martial arts master at the grandmaster level, and his perception of danger was far more sensitive than Bai Qing's. The moment before the arrows were shot, he felt a sense of danger, and his heart skipped a beat!
In the face of dozens of arrows, Dugu Xin pulled out the sword at his waist. With the help of Li Zexuan, he had learned the Nine Strategies Beyond the Swords — Arrow Breaking Style. There was a flash of sword light in the air, and the dozens of arrows were all broken by Dugu Xin. "Ding, ding, ding!" The arrows fell on the bluestone with a crisp sound, and the space was instantly silent!
"Who are you, scoundrel? How dare you commit murder in Taiyuan City? Come out! "
Dugu Xin had already dismounted. He stood with his sword in hand, glanced around, and shouted in a deep voice.
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