Walking around the steps and stepping on the tiles, passing through the courtyard and brushing the flowers.
He couldn't sneak for more than a cup of tea, and the pain struck again, writhing in every wound.
Carpenter Liu bared his teeth and slowly let out a ray of hot air. Squeezing out the remaining energy, he rolled into a brightly lit courtyard.
In the courtyard, there are fragrant flowers and fragrant herbs. A yawning maid stands under the eaves, guarding in front of the redwood door with a complicated and magnificent grille, playing with the parrot out of boredom.
The parrot was stunned for a long time, and it took him a long time to say "Second Master, I'm well", which made the two maids giggle. But from the closed wooden door and window sash, there was a faint smile, mixed with the heavy breathing of the man who was carried away.
.
Carpenter Liu also carefully took a few deep breaths, looked at the two maids, and then made a "civet cat pounces on the mouse" and ducked to a lacquered pillar under the eaves. After taking a breath, he used his hands and feet to climb up the pillar.
After clinging to the eaves tiles for a while, his body finally landed firmly on the tiles. Immediately, with his head and feet spread out, using the sky as a cover and the tiles as a mat, Shi Shiran took a nap.
The charming noises in the house penetrated through the tiles and penetrated into his ears word by word. Carpenter Liu couldn't help but curl up with a scornful smile, and a brilliant and somewhat wicked idea began to gradually take shape in his mind...
The eyes are full of stars, and the lone moon hangs high.
In my ears I could hear the intermittent sound of wind, and the sound of shouts coming and going through the streets, sometimes far and sometimes near.
Three black figures were lying on the wall of the rammed earth square that was not too high in Datongfang, looking at the torches jumping and the crowded Guanglifang to the west. More than a hundred delinquent guards were anxiously spinning but hesitating, and they looked very much like hot dogs.
Desperate ants on the pot lid.
The person in the middle appeared to be a woman. She was dressed in a corseted black dress, which could not hide her exaggerated figure. She turned her head and said anxiously to the person on the left: "Brother Zheng Liu, look at this 'elm head'.
You are so disobedient to advice! You are going to break into the dragon's pond and the tiger's den alone... If something happens to you, my 'Caibo Sanshu' Su Juanjuan, won't I have to live alone for the rest of my life? Uh-huh..."
"Nanshi Butcher" Zheng Liulang got goosebumps when she called her "Brother Zheng Liu". He immediately endured the chill in his heart and said: "Sister Juanjuan, even though the three of us came here in disguise, we don't have to change like this."
So, is it so confusing? Look at your front and back skirt...how much silk is stuffed in it?"
"Huh! I don't understand the style!"
Su Juanjuan rolled her eyes at him, then turned her head to the right, blinking her eyes, "Hunchback! Why didn't that handsome Young Master Yang come with you? Could it be that he was ungrateful and didn't want to care about Liu Carpenter's life and death?"
"Old White Camel" Du Shazhou curled his lips, raised his skinny arms, tightened the white hair bandage on his head, and then said in a hoarse voice: "Young Master Yang went back to Bei City to get his sword! He will be here soon.
...But you, Juanjuan, haven't stopped talking since you came here. It seems that you are afraid that those stupid guards will not notice us..."
Su Juanjuan sighed angrily and closed her mouth, then turned her gaze to the west again, resting on the busy bad guard. It seemed that she wanted to find a flaw so that she could seize the opportunity to enter the workshop and save Carpenter Liu, whom she longed for.
At this moment, a sound of wind swaying branches and leaves sounded behind the three people.
A dog-killing knife instantly slipped into Zheng Liulang's palm, ready to kill; Su Juanjuan also suddenly looked back, and there were already two wooden shuttles between her fingers. With a wave of her jade hand, the shuttles were about to shoot out.
Only Du Shazhou remained indifferent. The rusty camel bells were still lying quietly in his sleeves. He looked at the abnormally shaking branches and leaves and said calmly: "Here comes Young Master Yang."
Before he finished speaking, he saw a young man with a black and green haircut and a rough brown Hufu. He jumped out of the tree crown a few feet away and landed on the wall where the three of them were hibernating.
, apologized: "I'm late from the trail, I apologize for keeping my brothers and sisters waiting for a long time!"
After that, he glanced at Guangli Square, which was surrounded by water, and continued, "I wonder if any of the brothers and sisters can think of a way to enter the square?"
The three of them looked at him, but all shook their heads.
Yang Chaoxi's eyes flashed, and he raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "There is a way, but the one among us who is the best in Qinggong must take the risk and go in a circle to lure the bad guard away. As for the reason! Another person is needed.
Pretending to be a servant of the Yuan family, shouting, 'When Yuan is attacked, get the assassin quickly'..."
After Yang Zhaoxi said this, the three of them nodded in agreement. Then they unanimously stretched out their hands and pointed to him: "Go!"
Yang Zhaoxi looked slightly embarrassed: "A few... brothers and sisters are so humble... I'll just go! I just lured away the bad guards. You must find a secluded place to wait for me near Yingchuan Bieye. This Yuan family
I have been to the house twice, and the layout inside is more familiar to me than my brothers and sisters!"
After saying that, Yang Zhaoxi really jumped up and landed in the shadow of the tree under the wall. Immediately, his limbs flew up and he walked close to the ground. Like a ghost, he slipped into the middle of a group of noisy guards at an extremely fast speed. Fortunately, he had some time and walked along.
The bad guard had a short dagger on his waist and stuffed it into the back of his waist. He immediately dodged to the left and right, and after a few breaths he reached the east side of the square gate and climbed up to the gate of the square without making any sound.
Zheng Liulang immediately chose the right moment and shouted: "Come quickly! Catch the assassin! The Prime Minister is injured! If you catch him, there will be a reward..."
Before Zheng Liulang could finish his words, Yang Zhaoxi had already jumped down from the square gate. As soon as his feet landed, he bounced up lightly, turned around and ran away to the south.
"Wow——!"
The crowd of bad guards suddenly became excited and they couldn't help but chase south. Unexpectedly, when Yang rushed to the crossroads of Guangli, Xishi, Zhengzheng, and Datong Siquaifang, he suddenly turned east and disappeared quickly.
However, the bad guards kept chasing after them, gathering more and more people, and soon they were far away.
However, after a few breaths, there were only a dozen or so bad guards left outside Guangli Square, scattered under the wall with unwilling expressions on their faces. Some of them had begun to sigh, blaming themselves for having offended the bad guards and being left here to guard and miss out in vain.
A good opportunity to catch the assassin.
Zheng Liulang, Su Juanjuan, and Du Shazhou looked at each other and touched the wall one after another. Looking at the loophole-filled guards outside Guangli Square, they each spread out their bodies and walked diagonally across the long street through the shadow of the trees. Immediately, there was no more news.
He stopped, flew up the wall, and soon entered Guangli Square.
The three of them gathered together, became each other's eyes and ears, and came straight to Yingchuan Bieye.
Su Juanjuan sneaked all the way, walking and stopping, and suddenly said in confusion: "Brother Zheng Liu, why do those bad guards believe the assassin's theory? And they conclude that the assassin must be in Guangli Fang? If they don't believe it, wouldn't Yang Shaoxia's plan be laborious?
To no avail? They still want to tie us in."
Zheng Liulang did not squint his eyes, slowed down his steps, and replied casually: "Didn't you hear that Yingchuan Villa is shouting and screaming now? It means that there must be a thief sneaking into the house, or for
He was seeking wealth or killing his life, but he was not caught.
Not to mention that there are bad guards guarding the gate of Guangli Square. Those bad guards who come from all directions have already searched the area. How can there be a place for ordinary thieves? So it can be
It can be deduced that the thief must still be in the shop, he just needs to wait and see."
Su Juanjuan said with disdain: "Since these unscrupulous guards are rushing to curry favor with Yuan Zai, why not simply surround Yingchuan Bieye and make it difficult for thieves to fly?"
Zheng Liulang explained patiently: "If the thief is really trapped in Yuan Mansion and cannot escape, he will definitely jump over the wall and capture the people in Yuan Mansion as a threat. Even if these bad guards can kill the thief, it will be a thankless task. It is better to wait for him.
The thief escaped from the Yuan Mansion, so he lowered his guard a little, so he could gather everyone's strength and capture him in one fell swoop."
Su Juanjuan was about to ask again, but she heard Du Shazhou say hoarsely: "Old Zheng, Juanjuan, you two stop now, I smell the smell of sulfur. The place where Carpenter Liu released the fireworks should be nearby."
When Zheng Liulang and Su Juanjuan heard this, they immediately fell silent. They followed Du Shazhou closely, circling the high courtyard wall of Yingchuan Villa, and walked quickly to the north. After walking for several dozen feet, they saw Du Shazhou turning to the left.
As soon as he turned around, he headed west again. He immediately slowed down a little and followed closely. This time, he only ran five or six feet away when he saw Du Shazhou's skinny body holding up a large felt robe, as if he was riding the wind and wielding a weapon.
, floating towards the eaves several feet high.
Zheng Liulang and Su Juanjuan were not surprised. They knew that his tricks were just to hide the eyes and ears of ordinary people. They immediately used Qinggong to climb up the eaves, and together with Du Shazhou, they tiptoed over the main ridge and touched
Go to a square place.
A few days ago, Zheng Liulang went to "Liu Ji Mu Zuoxing" to help, and he recognized this coarse robe at a glance. He quickly opened the tiles on it, held it up with both hands, and felt a strong smell of blood coming to his nostrils.
. He gently held it with his fingers and found that the blood stains were not completely dry. He then guessed that Carpenter Liu must have just placed these things and then went to another place. But why did he do this? But he really couldn't figure it out.
The clue comes.
Su Juanjuan explored with her slender hands and grabbed the leather bag on the coarse robe. When she opened it, she saw the palm-sized golden axe. She couldn't help but have tears in her eyes and choked up in her throat:
"Hey! This golden ax was given to him by his former sweetheart... He never left me for a moment, but today he left it here... Although I don't know what he is going to do, I know that he must be determined to die...
Ying Ying Ying!”
Du Shazhou picked up a bamboo tube that was smoked black and comforted in a low voice: "Juanjuan! Don't be sad just yet. Maybe Liu Carpenter just put this down to leave us a token. If he wanted to die, why bother?"
Set off these fireworks to attract the three of us?
In Hunchback's opinion, he must have been injured and worried that what he was doing would be difficult to do properly, so he came up with this method to invite us to do things together. The "Four Friends of Low Profile" have been living in the market for so many years, and what they have learned is no longer outstanding.
If you come out, I'm afraid you'll have to take it to the grave with you!"
Zheng Liulang stayed there, refusing to believe it: "How could it be like this... Liu Carpenter didn't have any earth-shattering grievances or blood feud, and his character had always been calm... He had obviously fled here, so why did he go back and risk his life?
In danger?"
Su Juanjuan wiped her tears, followed Zheng Liulang's gaze, and sure enough she saw a few shallow clogs' blood marks, all the way down along the Uwa, and finally disappeared on the partition wall of the house.
Du Shazhou listened for a long time, knowing that there was no one in the narrow courtyard under the eaves, he jumped down lightly first. His nose trembled slightly, he sniffed again and again, and suddenly found a wooden door, and said in a solemn voice: "Old Zheng, Juanjuan, you
Come down, you two! There is something fishy in this room."
Zheng Liulang and Su Juanjuan felt a chill in their hearts. They jumped down one after another and approached Du Shazhou. Before they even got close to the wooden door, Zheng Liulang had already covered his nose and frowned and said: "What a heavy corpse odor! In such a hot weather, at least ten
It’s been a few hours…”
Su Juanjuan also covered her mouth and nose, and suggested: "Go in and take a look."
The three of them pushed the door and entered, and immediately saw a pile of reed mats piled on the ground. One of the reed mats had been opened, and a dumbfounded male corpse was lying on it. Several stab wounds on his body were leaking pus. There was no trace of anything.
Her dazzling eyes stared straight at the three people who broke in. Su Juanjuan was so shocked that she turned pale on the spot and almost screamed.
Fortunately, Zheng Liulang had quick eyes and quick hands and covered her mouth.
Du Shazhou smoothly pulled out the ox-knife from Zheng Liulang's waist and broke open the other reed mats one by one. What he saw was a male corpse with a frightened and unwilling expression! Both hands of the corpse were tied with a carpenter's unique, thick
Thick calluses.
Seeing this, Zheng Liulang suppressed his anger and said: "Old Zheng, I finally know why Carpenter Liu turned back. This male corpse was also a carpenter before he died. If the prediction is correct, the corpse wrapped in other reed mats must also be the corpse of the murdered carpenter...
...If it were me, seeing my brothers being slaughtered so wantonly, the first thing I would do would be to avenge them!"
Du Shazhou quickly and neatly inserted the knife back into Zheng Liulang's waist and made a silent gesture. In an instant, the three of them heard a slight camel bell sound, floating slowly on the roof.
After a few breaths, the ringing of the camel bells suddenly stopped, and several frightening night owl calls suddenly sounded outside the wooden door. The three of them felt relieved, knowing that Yang Chaoxi had come looking for them, and immediately filed out, returned to the courtyard, and gulped.
Breathing heavily.
Yang Zhaoxi handed the camel bell back to Du Shazhou, and then asked in a low voice: "How? Can we find any trace of Brother Liu?"
The expressions of the three people were complicated, and it was difficult to answer for a moment. Zheng Liulang pondered for a moment, then summarized what he had just seen and what the three people had guessed, and told Yang Chaoxi the important points. Hearing this, Yang Chaoxi was also filled with indignation. He wished he could catch the dog official immediately.
Come, cut off the dog's head and sacrifice it to the carpenters who died in vain.
After some discussion, several people finally decided to find Carpenter Liu first, and then take care of this unscrupulous thing. Yuan Zai must pay a heavy price for his beastly behavior.
The plan was decided, and there was no hesitation. The four people immediately turned into gray shadows and melted into the boundless darkness of Yingchuan Bieye.