"So it's General Fei Ying!"
Light returned to the room and Wang Chengwu finally had a chance to see the situation in the room clearly. Seeing that Wang Li was killed by his blade and the old lady's life was not in danger, he couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief. However, after seeing the group of people who barged in, Wang Chengwu's heart suddenly jumped up. This was because the group of people who came in was the people he didn't want to meet the most — the Imperial Army!
Wang Chengwu cupped his fists to Dugu Feiying. Taking advantage of this moment, his mind began to whirl as he tried to think of an excuse that would allow him to extricate himself from the other members of the Wang Clan and highlight the contributions of the first branch as much as possible. Needless to say, he really did manage to think of something.
"… Tonight, the Family Head received news from the Wang Family's disciples that the assassin you caught this afternoon had appeared in Bao Sheng Lane. Thus, the Family Head sent me over to check on the situation. Unexpectedly, when I arrived at Bao Sheng Lane, I saw a black-clothed man sneaking into this room. I hid on the roof to see what this person was up to. Unexpectedly, this person actually wanted to harm the owner of this room. In a moment of desperation, I descended from the roof and killed this person with one slash of my blade. Then, you all came!"
Hearing this, Dugu Feiying frowned. Although Wang Chengwu's words were logical, he still felt that something wasn't right. Because if what Wang Chengwu said was true, then wasn't this matter too much of a coincidence?
However, the most important thing now was to confirm if the old lady of the assassin they caught was here and was safe. As for the rest, it wouldn't be too late to talk about it later!
"En!"
Dugu Feiying expressionlessly nodded at Wang Chengwu and then walked to the side of the bed. Looking at the trembling old lady who was curled up in the corner, he squatted down slightly and asked, "Old Lady, do you recognize this person?"
As he spoke, Dugu Feiying took out a portrait and unfolded it in front of the old lady. It was the portrait of Star Wolf that was plastered all over the city today!
That old lady was only an ordinary citizen. When had she ever seen such a scene? She had long been scared silly by the bloody scene in the room! She didn't seem to be able to hear Dugu Feiying's words. Seeing this, Dugu Feiying could only repeat his words a few more times and move the portrait closer to the old woman.
Finally, the old woman caught a glimpse of the person in the portrait. Her lifeless eyes suddenly lit up. A moment later, she seemed to have recovered. She stood up excitedly and reached out to grab the portrait in Dugu Feiying's hands. She said excitedly, "Brother Dugu,
"Cheng 'er, this is my Cheng' er. Why do you have his portrait? Where is my Cheng 'er now? Cough, cough, cough! "
However, because she spoke too quickly, she couldn't help but cough again.
Dugu Feiying's heart calmed down a lot when he saw that the old woman really knew the assassin. However, he also remembered that if this old woman was really the assassin's mother, then she should have tuberculosis. This disease was contagious, so Dugu Feiying took a step back and tried to keep a certain distance from the old woman. Then he smiled and said to the old woman as calmly as possible, "I'm sorry, but I'm sorry.
"Auntie, do you mean that the person in the portrait is your son?"
The old lady was stunned, then nodded and said: "Yes! This is my Cheng 'er. Quickly tell me, where is my Cheng' er now ~? "
Dugu Feiying was finally relieved after hearing the confirmation from the old woman. He smiled warmly and replied, "Auntie, your son is with us right now. For your safety, I need to bring you back. This way, you can also see your son while you're at it! What do you think? "
Hearing this, the old lady nodded and said: "Good, good, good! As long as I can see my Cheng 'er, I can go anywhere! "
Dugu Feiying turned to look at the two servant girls at the door and said: "The two of you are serving this old lady right? In a while, follow me and leave together. You can also take care of the old lady on the way! "
The two servant girls looked timidly at Dugu Feiying who was dressed in martial attire. After hesitating for a moment, they nodded and said: "Yes! General! "
Dugu Feiying nodded his head in satisfaction. Then, he turned his gaze to the masked man on the bed. He frowned slightly and went forward to remove the black mask from the man's face. Then, he asked in confusion, "Who is this man? Why does he want to kill you? "
This question was naturally asked to the old lady.
The old lady was still in a state of panic. Hearing Dugu Feiying's question, she was stunned for a moment. In just a short while, Wang Chengwu who was standing at the side walked over with large strides and said with a face of surprise:
"It's actually him?"
Dugu Feiying's eyes flashed as he turned his head and asked: "Who is it? Could it be that Commander Wang knows this person? "
Wang Chengwu nodded with an ugly face: "I know! Of course I know! When we were fighting in the dark, I felt that the other party's martial arts were somewhat familiar, but I didn't expect it to be him! To be honest, this person is the second commander of our Wang Family guards, Wang Li. He has always taken orders from our Second Elder! Now that he has appeared here and wants to kill this old lady, I think our Second Elder can't be separated from this matter! This is a serious matter, I have to go back and inform the Family Head as soon as possible. I will take my leave first! "
Wang Chengwu's idea was very simple. He couldn't let Dugu Feiying know that he knew Wang Li's identity in advance and followed the latter to the Bao Sheng Lane. Otherwise, the two of them would be suspected of having a common enemy. Only by pretending that they met by chance and didn't know Wang Li's identity in advance could he completely remove the Wang Family from this matter and show the Wang Family's crucial contribution in protecting the 'witness' to the greatest extent!
The only loophole in this excuse was that the old lady had heard his conversation with Wang Li. However, the meaning of their conversation was mostly ambiguous. Under the situation where the old lady didn't know the cause and effect of the entire matter, based on those few words, she might not know the pros and cons of this matter. Moreover, it was him who had saved the old lady from Wang Li's hands. No matter what, he was the old lady's savior. He believed that the old lady wouldn't deliberately mention these details to Dugu Feiying!
In addition, even if the old woman told Dugu Feiying about the conversation between him and Wang Li, it would not be a big deal. After all, he had killed Wang Li and saved the old woman. This was an irrefutable fact. Just based on this point, it was impossible for him and the power behind him to be on the same side as Wang Li!
Wang Li's life was the Wang Family's pledge of allegiance to Li Er and the imperial court!
"It's the Second Commander of the Wang Family's guards!"
Hearing this, Dugu Feiying couldn't help but be shocked. He looked at Wang Chengwu with an inexplicable expression in his eyes. Then, he nodded at Wang Chengwu and said, "Since this has happened, we should indeed inform the Wang Family Head. Commander Wang, please return quickly!"
Wang Chengwu clasped his fists at everyone and said, "Then I shall take my leave!"
After saying that, he seemed to inadvertently glance at the old lady. Seeing that the latter's face was still in shock, he felt slightly relieved and turned to leave.
As for Wang Li's corpse, he definitely couldn't bring it back. Of course, he didn't want to bring it back either.
"Go! Return to the posthouse immediately! "
After Wang Chengwu left, Dugu Feiying waved his hand and ordered.
Clatter, clatter, clatter ~!
However, as soon as his voice fell, a rumbling sound of horse hooves could be heard from outside the courtyard. Wang Chengwu's complexion changed slightly. He subconsciously thought that it was the hidden forces of Sourcepeak City, but after thinking about it for a moment, he realized that the entire city was under martial law now. Even if those people had the guts, they wouldn't dare to make such a big move unless they were tired of living!
Thus, he ordered an Imperial Guard beside him, "Go! See what's going on outside! "
"Yes! General! "
The Imperial Guard received the order and left.
Dugu Feiying, Han Li, and the other Imperial Guards in the room guarded the old lady behind them with vigilant expressions.
After a while, the Imperial Guard ran back and clasped his fists at Dugu Feiying. "General, it's the Bing Province Barracks' troops. There are about four hundred of them, and they're right in front of the courtyard!"
"Oh? Someone from the Bing Province Barracks? Go, let's go out and take a look! "
Dugu Feiying's eyes flashed. He turned to the two maidservants and the old lady and said, "Help Auntie out and follow me to the Taiyuan Posthouse!"
"Yes! General! "
The two maidservants naturally didn't dare to disobey Dugu Feiying's orders. They bowed and accepted the order.
"Barracks Fang!"
Dugu Feiying cupped his fists and greeted Fang Gongteng as he led the group out of the courtyard.
Fang Gongteng had seen Dugu Feiying before. At this moment, he quickly got off his horse and returned the salute. He said, "General Feiying? You guys are …? Oh, I understand. You must have heard the news that the assassin's mother lives here. That's why you came, right? "
Dugu Feiying nodded. "Yes! From what Barracks Fang said, you guys must have heard the news as well. I wonder how Barracks Fang got the news? "
Tonight's events were simply too coincidental. Wang Chengwu suddenly appeared here, and even Fang Gongteng suddenly appeared here with his troops. Dugu Feiying was really curious about where Fang Gongteng got the news!
Fang Gongteng smiled and said, "Haha! After this Fang returned to the camp, I gathered all the soldiers who searched the city during the day and asked if any of them had encountered an old woman with tuberculosis during the day. I didn't expect that there really were people who had encountered her. In order to avoid any problems, this Fang immediately brought people here to investigate! "
At this point, Fang Gongteng also got the old lady supported by the two maidservants behind Dugu Feiying. He asked, "General Feiying, this should be the assassin's mother, right? I didn't expect that even though we rushed over, we were still one step behind you! "
Dugu Feiying smiled. "Barracks Fang must be joking. You and I are both protecting the safety of His Highness. But since you brought people here, come with me and escort this old lady back to the posthouse! "
"Of course!"
Fang Gongteng didn't even think about it and agreed.
"Soldiers, listen to my order! Follow me back to the posthouse! "
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