After reading the secret message spit out by the big moth, Qin Shaoyou asked with some confusion: "Qi Datong arrived at Qingtang Guard, but he didn't rush to join us, but ran to check other things...
...Do you think he was going to investigate something?"
"I don't have the ability to predict the future. How could I know this?"
Qin Qiaoer shook his head.
"I only know that my master is not a person who cannot distinguish priorities. Since he has arrived at Qingtang Guard and checked other things, it means that the matter is really as important as he said. In addition, Dongchuan Hou
Now that we have led the troops to go on an expedition again, we can indeed wait a little longer before coming to join us. After all, it is impossible to rush to the military camp to arrest people, right? It would be weird if it doesn't cause a mutiny."
Seeing that Sixth Sister had some misunderstandings, Qin Shaoyou hurriedly explained: "I didn't mean that. I meant, could the matter that Commander Qi went to investigate have something to do with the bloody incident predicted by Brother Cui?"
Qin Qiaoer frowned and said thoughtfully: "I can't say for sure..."
Qin Shaoyou suggested: "Do you want to write and ask? If Commander Qi really finds out something that we don't know about, after asking about it, we can make some arrangements in advance."
After Qin Qiaoer thought about it for a moment, he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll write and ask."
She immediately wrote a letter in a secret language, sealed it with a wax pill, let the big moth swallow it, and then released it to find Qi Longfei.
In the past few days, the big moth has been flying back and forth to deliver messages, without much rest. However, it worked for Qin Qiaoer without any complaints. It was completely different from its attitude when it helped Qin Shaoyou deliver messages.
Sure enough, the treatment of this master is different.
The news from Qi Longfei has not yet been conveyed back, but something unexpected happened in Qingtang Acropolis.
That night, late at night, Qin Shaoyou was opening his mouth wide in the courtyard and using the breathing technique to swallow the blood moon in the night sky, when a black shadow suddenly flashed in the courtyard.
It is the night wandering god who is responsible for monitoring and patrolling at night.
Seeing Qin Shaoyou 'licking' the moon in the yard like a big toad, Ye Youshen was obviously stunned for a moment.
In the past few days, he had often heard from the red-clothed messenger and his subordinates that Qin Shaoyou would 'transform' into a toad every night, wanting to be the licking dog of the moon.
At first, Ye Youshen didn't quite believe it, but today he finally saw it.
Sure enough, it looks exactly like a toad that wants to eat swan meat...
Ye Youshen had urgent information and rushed back to report, so he did not waste time watching Qin Shaoyou being a dog licker... No, he was licking a toad. After being stunned for a moment, he immediately adjusted his state, ducked in front of Qin Shaoyou, raised his hands and said: "Sir
, Marquis Dongchuan has returned with his people."
Qin Shaoyou discovered Yeyoushen when he appeared in the yard.
Knowing that there must be important discoveries or sudden situations when Yeyoushen returned, Qin Shaoyou stopped swallowing the moon as soon as possible.
Even so, after hearing the news reported by Ye Youshen, he still raised his eyebrows and felt that something was wrong.
Didn’t the Marquis of Dongchuan lead his troops on an expedition? Why did he suddenly turn back?
If he won the battle, he would not enter the city in the middle of the night. He would definitely enter the city in the daytime with a big show. Even if the officials and people in the city were not allowed to go out to greet him, he would definitely do it with great fanfare and everyone would know about it.
He won a battle so that he could show off his results and achievements to the court.
Like now, if he suddenly entered the city in the middle of the night, he was either losing the battle and escaping in embarrassment. Or, something happened in the city that made him want to give up the war and rush back to deal with it?
Qin Shaoyou feels that the former is more likely.
As for the latter... he really couldn't think of any big event in the city that would make Marquis Dongchuan rush back regardless of the war.
Even if Dongchuan Hou Shizi really died, although Dongchuan Hou would be sad and shed tears, he would not rush back in such a hurry. He might even use his son's affairs to make more fuss.
Is it really a losing battle?
Qin Shaoyou was startled and asked hurriedly: "How many people did Marquis Dongchuan bring back? What is the condition of those people? What was the follow-up reaction after returning to the city?"
Ye Youshen replied: "The Marquis of Dongchuan brought back not many people, only a few hundred people, all of whom were the cavalry he brought back before. I was afraid of being noticed by him, so I didn't dare to get too close. I just observed from a distance, but
I still saw that these people looked very embarrassed, many of them had blood stains and injuries on their bodies, and some of them even had no helmets and their hair was disheveled... After they entered the city, they immediately ordered the city gates to be closed tightly, and at the same time
Let the soldiers who are responsible for guarding the city gates and city walls all go to the top of the city and put up a strong formation, as if they are facing a powerful enemy..."
At this time, Qin Qiaoer noticed the movement in the yard and pushed the door open. He happened to hear Ye Youshen's report, and his expression suddenly changed, thinking of going together with Qin Shaoyou.
"Did Marquis Dongchuan lose? And he lost miserably?"
After Qin Shaoyou thought about it for a while, he ordered the Yeyoushen: "Immediately take your ghost servants and find a way to sneak out of the city to see if there are any Qingtang barbarians following and attacking!"
"Yes." Yeyoushen took the order and left.
Immediately afterwards, Qin Shaoyou and Qin Qiaoer woke up all the red-clothed messengers who were resting in shift, and at the same time asked the Baiqing River Shuibo to send an order to all the water tribes lurking in the wells and rivers in the city to be alert and ready to deal with emergencies at any time.
After making these arrangements, Qin Shaoyou glanced at Cui Youying, and said with a helpless smile: "Brother Cui, your divination is really accurate. Something has happened to Qingtang Acropolis! You just don't know, you
The bloodshed mentioned in the divination, whose blood was it... Marquis Dongchuan and his group? Or... the ordinary people in this city? "
Cui Youyou had been following Qin Shaoyou for a long time, and he instantly understood what he meant, and his face darkened: "Do you doubt that the Marquis of Dongchuan will kill a good person and take credit for it?"
Qin Shaoyou sighed: "I hope he is not as bad as I thought...Sixth Sister, send a secret message to Commander Qi again, tell him the situation here, and ask him to come quickly to prevent the situation in the city from turning into the worst."
possible development."
Qin Qiaoer nodded and immediately sent the secret message.
Cui Yougui was asking Qin Shaoyou: "If Dongchuan Hou really wants to kill Liang and take credit, but Commander Qi does not arrive in time, what should we do?"
Qin Shaoyou thought for a moment, looked up at the dark night sky, and said slowly: "We are red-clothed messengers, and we are also night watchmen. Since we are night watchmen, we must guard the darkness and prevent them from swallowing up ordinary people, even for
I will not hesitate to be shattered to pieces! I am very afraid of death, but there are some things that I have to do even if I am afraid of death. Otherwise, I will be unworthy of the title of Night Watchman and unworthy of the faith in my heart.