Qibao County is very quiet at night. Most people have gone to bed. Only the sound of watchmen's knocks echoes on the streets. Occasionally, some babies cry. The lights in every house have been extinguished, and it is dark as far as the eye can see.
, only a few wealthy families still have lights on.
Zhao Zheng was wearing a night-walking suit, standing on a city wall several feet high, staring at the scenery ahead with eyes as dark as the night. Above his head, there was a crescent moon with a gap. Many superstitious people
It is said that the moon was eaten by tengu.
He completely blended into the night. Even the life sword on his waist was wrapped in black cloth, leaving no light at all.
Night walking clothes and Qinggong, these two are the unique romance of warriors.
Zhao Zheng took a deep breath of cool air, his whole chest was clear, and he was refreshed. As his chest rose and fell, the wound on his left shoulder was involved, and there was a faint pain, but it did not affect him.
Ma An is in the tiger's mouth, and something might happen to the two members outside at any time, so they can only come here as soon as possible to inquire about the situation.
With this consideration in mind, he came to Qibao County with his injuries, and decided to visit the houses of two members at night to find out the truth.
Zhou Chen once confessed that Ma An fell into the hands of Luo Xing, but what he said was not completely credible. Moreover, after two days, Ma An might have been transferred to another place. This trip had to find out more about Ma An.
The whereabouts of it will do.
Compared with Zhang Yongling and Luo Xing, Zhang Yongling's mansion is closer, while Luo Xing's mansion is further away. The first stop is Zhang Yongling's mansion, and then Luo Xing's mansion. As for Zhou Chen's mansion,
You can go or not, first come last.
Zhao Zheng raised his steps, tapped the bricks lightly, and flew out lightly without making a sound. The end of his belt moved with the wind, like a swallow's tail feathers. He jumped three feet, and when he landed again, he had already reached another house.
On top of the courtyard wall. He swept forward at an extremely fast speed. When landing, he tried his best to choose his uninjured left foot. Occasionally, he only used his right foot when he had no choice. He was so high and high that every house was covered with
It became his final destination.
When he first extorted money, he had visited several members' homes and was very familiar with their homes. He could find them even in the dark. It didn't take him long to arrive near Zhang Yuanwai's home.
The courtyards of several nearby families were already dark, with not many lights, but Zhang Yongling's home was brightly lit. Many people were walking in the courtyard holding lanterns and torches, and the noise was loud. It was obvious that something was fishy.
Zhao Zheng jumped over and landed on the wall, then turned over and jumped down. In order to avoid the torch in the servant's hand, he quietly hid behind a tree.
People in the yard were busy, some were carrying things in their hands, and everyone had something to say.
"Be gentle, this is a pear wood table, be careful not to break the skin when moving it."
"What happened? We live well, why do we have to move suddenly?"
"Little Wuzi! What are you putting in your pocket? Take it out for me quickly! You are so courageous that you dare to take advantage of the situation and hide your employer's things secretly!"
Zhao Zheng listened to these words and understood clearly in his heart. After Zhang Yongling's plan failed, he must have been afraid of retaliation, so he planned to abscond with his family! He saw through Zhang Yongling's thoughts, snorted softly, and his eyes turned to ice.
Han. He will not let Zhang Yongling escape, neither emotionally nor rationally.
There is only one fate waiting for Zhang Yongling and others, and that is death!
Zhao Zheng looked around and observed for a while. There were many servants and family members in the yard, but he did not see Zhang Yongling. He jumped up, jumped to the tree, and jumped over the two maids.
Head above my head, I ran carefully at high altitudes for a while.
There was a servant who was alone, holding a heavy box in his hand, and walked around the back of the house, trying to reach the front yard.
Zhao Zheng fell behind the servant, stretched out his hand to cover the servant's mouth, pinched the Adam's apple with his other hand, came close to the servant's ear, and threatened in a low voice: "Don't move, come with me."
Just as the servant was about to struggle, he felt a sharp pain in his throat. He was so frightened that he didn't dare to move anymore. As soon as he let go of his hand, the wooden box fell to the ground.
Zhao Zheng dragged his servant to the wall and whispered: "I will let go of my hand. If you dare to scream, I will crush your throat. If you understand, just nod."
The servant nodded immediately.
Zhao Zheng released his hand covering his mouth, and seeing that the servants were quite well-behaved, he continued to ask: "Are you packing your luggage and belongings to move?"
"Yes." The servant replied with a trembling voice.
"Did Zhang Yongling decide to move?"
"yes"
"When did he decide?"
"Yesterday morning. He spent two days selling the house and several properties at a low price. Then he started preparing to move this afternoon. He will probably be able to move out with his family tomorrow morning."
"Did he say why he was moving?"
"I haven't said it, but there are rumors that Zhang Yuanwai got into trouble and wanted to move to escape. I don't know the details."
"Where is Zhang Yongling now?"
"I have been busy working and don't know where he is. I guess he is either busy directing the servants in the courtyard or discussing matters in the grandma's room." The grandma the servant mentioned is the grandma.
Zhang Yongling's wife. The family's money and power are actually in the hands of this lady.
"Where is that yellow-faced woman's room?"
"The backyard is the largest house among several houses. It's easy to find."
After Zhao Zheng asked what he wanted to know, he was not polite with his hands. He knocked out the servant with a palm knife, then dragged him behind the tree and threw it there together with the wooden box. He jumped up to a high place and walked all the way to the backyard.
, as the servant said, it is easy to identify the lady’s house.
There are seven houses in the backyard, two on each side, and an isolated house in the middle.
The house was lit with lights, and there were many people inside. It was estimated that there were at least three people inside.
Master Zhao Zhengyi was brave enough to go up to the back of the house where there was no light, pierced the window lattice paper with his finger, looked inside a few times, and when he saw no one was in the house, he pulled out his life sword and cut off the wooden window bolt.
He pushed open the window and flew in. He passed by two rooms that had been moved away and came to the living room where someone was talking. He stood behind the wall of the back door and listened.
There were three people in the living room, namely Wei Buxiao with a sullen face, Zhang Yongling who was shy and frowning as a general, and Zhang Yongling's wife Zhang.
Mrs. Zhang is not young, about fifty or so, with weathered temples, high cheekbones, drooped eyebrows, thumb-wide thick lips, and a face full of wrinkles that are really hard to look at.
No wonder Zhang Yongling is flirting with women outside.
"My Zhang family has worked hard for more than ten years, but you have lost most of it overnight. After you make me die, how will I show up to see my father who is under the Nine Springs?" Ms. Zhang held a handkerchief and said,
Wiping tears in grievance.
"Madam, I'm sorry for you, but what can I do now that things have come to this? Our family can no longer stay in Qibao County. If we don't move our family, maybe one day Hongchen Inn will send someone to arrest us.
Life." Zhang Yongling stood next to his wife and said with a grimace.
"You bastard, you just went out to look for women, but you still made such a big mistake. We sold the property at a low price this time, and we lost at least one-third of our family property!" Mrs. Zhang held up a handkerchief stained with tears.
, shaking in front of her husband.
"You know you're blaming me. If you hadn't been too strict about money and didn't give me money to spend, how could I have taken such risks to do such a thing." Zhang Yongling muttered in a low voice.
"If I had given you all my money, you would have ruined this family a long time ago! I, a woman, am not taking care of the business at home. You are a man who spends all your time living and drinking. Have you ever worried about your family?
Something about that?”
"Yes, yes, everything is your right and everything is my fault. Is that okay? My good wife, please stop crying and go out and do some work for me. You are more familiar with the accounts at home, but
Don't let those servants take advantage of the opportunity." Zhang Yongling comforted him with soft words.
"Whenever you get into trouble, you always ask me to help you solve it. Why don't you think of me usually?"
"I promise you that after this rain passes and the sky clears up, I will stop messing around outside and stay with you every day." Zhang Yongling vowed.
"You have said this kind of thing no less than ten times before, but how many times did you do it?" Mrs. Zhang wiped her tears and stood up slumped, "Well, maybe this is my life, I must have owed you in my previous life.
Yes, I am here to pay off my debts in this life." After saying that, he wiped his tears and walked out of the house and walked into the yard filled with fire.
Zhang Yongling had been busy for two days and was already exhausted. He took two steps and sat on the seat where the woman had just sat. Feeling the remaining warmth, he kneaded his frowning forehead and said depressedly: "I regret it."
Ah! I regret it! If I had known that I would end up like this, I wouldn't have waded into the muddy water."
"You deserve it." Wei Buxiao snorted coldly, with no intention of comforting the male host.
"Yes, I deserve it. I brought it all on myself." Zhang Yongling sighed.
As soon as he finished speaking, a ray of sword light shot out from the back door on one side, and with lightning speed, the sword slit Zhang Yongling's throat. A thin red line emerged, and a large amount of blood spurted out in the next moment, spreading all over the place.
On the ground, Zhang Yongling covered his throat with his hands, trying to stop the bleeding. The blood gurgled along his fingers, like a winding red stream.
Things happened so fast that Wei Buxiao on the side didn't even have time to react. He stared blankly at Zhang Yongling's throat being cut, his eyes suddenly widened, and his pupils shrank to the size of a needle tip.
The person who drew the sword was none other than Zhao Zheng. He drew the sword and retracted the move in less than a second. He stood tall and looked at Wei Buxiao coldly. He waved his hand and shook off the blood beads on the sword.
Blood spattered on the white wall, like a plum blossom branch sticking out.
"If I let you run away, things will be in trouble, so I'd better deal with you here." Zhao Zheng flipped his wrist, made a beautiful sword flower with his life sword, and pointed the tip of the sword at Wei Buxiao's throat,
"Please come in and let me learn how to use your whip!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to become a registered member of Piaotian Literature to recommend this work. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
