A gust of wind blew, and the snow on the eaves fell down, falling on the girl's hair and shoulders.
The girl did not move. She held a piece of jade in her hand and looked at the door thoughtfully.
The servant who stayed with her couldn't help but look at her a few more times.
The girl has a slim profile and distinct features. Her hair is tied into a bun with a wooden hairpin. She is dressed like a man. The clothes she wears are dull in color and there are large blood stains on her skirt.
She had not moved since she came in, and looked outside the house with a cold expression. There were noisy cars and horses everywhere outside the house, and she listened intently.
It is really hard to imagine that such a girl who has not even grown yet has such shocking power hidden in her body.
Another sound of horse hooves came, followed by a car.
Xia Zhaoyi raised his eyebrows, it was already the ninth carriage and the sixteenth horse, and there was a loud crying sound on this carriage, just like the one that passed just now.
The blood on her dress was not hers, but that of a girl. The girl's brother was forcibly taken away. The girl tried to fight but was stabbed several times.
She went down to save her, but she couldn't be saved. It was a dagger that stabbed Zhao Ning, and a broadsword that pierced the girl's body. The girl's gallbladder was ruptured, her kidneys were ruptured, her intestines leaked out, and there was blood everywhere.
And her brother, Xia Zhaoyi, couldn't be saved.
Because once rescued, the officers and soldiers would definitely come back to cause trouble. It would not be the young man who would suffer, but the whole family. She could not stand guard at their door every day to deal with these officers and soldiers.
Moreover, Xia Zhaoyi discovered that the armor of these soldiers did not belong to any of the twelve guards in the capital. The purpose was very obvious. Those who could not be taken away could even be executed on the spot.
Li Ju, are you crazy?
"Ah Li." A clear male voice suddenly sounded.
Xia Zhaoyi came back to her senses and turned her eyes to see the young man behind her. She paused for a moment and suddenly smiled.
The last few times I saw him, he was always dressed in black, with his face covered twice. Suddenly, I saw him wearing purple clothes and a long white mink fur. He was described as cold, wealthy, handsome and tall. Xia Zhaoyi couldn't recognize him for a while.
Only then did he laugh.
Shen Lie was shocked when he saw the blood on her dress, but he felt relieved when he saw that she looked fine and said, "Is it because of those scholars?"
"No," Xia Zhaoyi picked up the jade pendant in his hand, "I came here tonight because I have a big favor that I want you to do for me, which is..."
"Um?"
Xia Zhaoyi frowned slightly, not very able to speak. He paused and said, "A month ago, several of my brothers with different surnames came to the capital. Now that the world is about to be in chaos and the people are in dire straits, I would like to ask you to temporarily
Take these brothers under your wing for a while. They are not weak in skills, they are upright and upright, and they will not cause you any trouble when they are around you."
Shen Lie didn't expect that she was talking about this. He nodded and looked up at the door of the mansion: "Are they outside?"
"No, they are at Qili Bridge." Xia Zhaoyi handed over the jade pendant and smiled, "There is a Chunlin cake shop on the east side of Qili Bridge, and there is a row of private houses behind it. The one with the biggest yard is where we have been living. We have to worry about it tomorrow.
You go and pick them up. Although this jade pendant belongs to you, they know that I have been wearing it. Show them that they will follow. By the way, there are many people in my cellar, so don't worry about it for now."
Shen Lie took the jade pendant. It was cold and not warm at all. He subconsciously looked at the girl's hand and found that it was red with cold.
"I will take Yupei directly to them tomorrow, so why don't you go back tonight?" Shen Lie asked.
"Well, I've always wanted to go somewhere, but I can never find the opportunity," Xia Zhaoyi said with a smile, "Tonight is a good time. I'll go there later."
As he spoke, he raised his hands and clasped his fists: "Sorry to trouble Mr. Shen. The trouble this time is really not small. I will repay you in the future."
"How about I go with you?" Shen Lie said.
Xia Zhaoyi paused: "Will you accompany me?"
"Well," Shen Lie looked at her, "I'm not weak in skills, and I rarely show up in public. Not many people who have seen me will recognize me, and even if they do, there's no need to be afraid. Da Gan is in trouble right now. , they can’t do anything to me.”
"It's still... no need," Xia Zhaoyi smiled, "I can go alone."
After saying that, she clasped her fists again: "Time is running out, so I'll take my leave now. I'll come see you tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. I'll leave it to Mr. Shen to deal with my brothers."
Shen Lie frowned, holding the jade pendant with his fingertips, wanting to say something more, but the girl stopped staying, smiled, turned around and left.
The door of the house was opened and closed again. Her steps were light and her body was light. She didn't even leave any footprints on the ground.
A sense of loss came over him. Shen Lie rarely felt such an emotion.
Except for retaining Shen Xu when he was young, he has never retained anyone else, but even with Shen Xu, he has never succeeded in retaining her.
Facing her, he didn't know how to speak, after all, he had no position.
"Master?" Several servants called out when they saw Shen Lie standing here expressionlessly looking at the jade pendant in a daze.
Shen Lie raised his head: "Huh?"
"It's cold," a servant whispered, "Master, please go back to the house first."
"Oh." Shen Lie responded, but did not move.
After waiting for a while, the servant looked at him: "...Young Master?"
Although Shen Lie has never had any emotional changes, his eyes when looking at the jade pendant seem to have changed, from feeling sad and lost to dark and bright.
"I know where she is going." Shen Lie said suddenly.
"Miss Ah Li?" the servant asked.
"Yeah." Shen Lie nodded, turned around and walked quickly towards Wen Dao Residence.
Two servants chased him away, and the remaining ones looked at each other. One of the servants said in a low voice: "The young master doesn't seem to be like this usually."
"Did he have anything to do with her..." A mischievous servant extended his hand and pointed in the direction Shen Lie left, then pointed at the door of the house.
Everyone became curious and looked up at the place where Shen Lie disappeared.
At the door of Wen Daoju, Dai Yu and Zhang Meng were looking around. When they saw Shen Lie coming back, Dai Yu hurriedly said: "Master, where is Ah Li!"
Dai Yu had already fallen asleep, but was woken up by Du Xuan.
Dai Yu was very angry when he got up and was about to fly into a rage. Du Xuan pulled him out and said, "Your little girl Ah Li is here!"
So Dai Yu quickly put on his clothes and ran out. Not to mention how uncomfortable he was when he saw Shen Lie coming back alone.
Shen Lie did not answer his question, and quickly came over and said to Du Xuan: "Gather all the secret guards in Beijing and divide them into three branches. One will go to Yanyun Guards Mansion to assassinate Li Dongyan, and the other will go to Jingzhao Mansion and Let all the prisoners in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment be released, and one of them will go to Tianqi Street and wait in the Shangshi Pavilion."
Du Xuan never asked more questions and responded: "Yes!"
