A series of muffled groans or screams came from the nearby rooms, which seemed to be mixed with the sound of breaking the window with something. Xu Zizhen was suddenly frightened and sat up suddenly. Several other people in the room were also woken up by fright, and all of them had pale faces.
He huddled against the wall, at a loss.
The noise outside the house soon stopped, and then it seemed that someone was dragging something outside. Xu Zizhen and the two braver ones climbed to the window and peeked out. They saw a group of people appearing in the yard at some point.
The golden soldiers all held strong crossbows in their hands, and the doors of two rooms on the opposite side had been opened. Several golden soldiers were dragging a corpse out, and without exception, many of the corpses were stabbed.
A crossbow arrow has been stuck into a shape like a hedgehog.
That team of golden soldiers had sharp eyes and strong skills. They were obviously not ordinary army sergeants. They quickly cleaned up the two rooms. Only the long blood marks in the yard under the moonlight told others what happened here just now.
What's up.
Xu Zizhen's back was covered with cold sweat. He was very lucky that he noticed something was wrong early and did not reveal any flaws during the day. Otherwise, he might have been among the corpses that were dragged out just now.
There is nothing in these empty houses. The team of golden soldiers appeared without anyone noticing, and there is not even a wooden board to be found in the house. There is no place to hide when dozens of powerful crossbows are fired at you. No matter how hard you use your martial arts,
No one in the world can escape death. Just like those who died just now, some of them tried to forcefully break the window and rush out, but in the end they failed.
Xu Mo was even more unbearable. He had been frightened so much that his face was pale and trembling like chaff. He had seen dead people, but seeing dead people and seeing killing people were two different concepts. If it weren't for the fact that there were two people beside him who were also scared out of their wits, he would probably have died.
By this time he had collapsed to the ground.
Quietness returned to the yard. Xu Zizhen took a deep breath, winked at Xu Mo, deliberately pretended to be frightened and his legs were weak, and he got into bed in panic and went to sleep.
The government officer did not appear again. In his opinion, all the rebels who should be found among the sixty people had been found, and the rest were poor people who were miserable and no longer worthy of his supervision. The next morning
Sure enough, an ordinary Jin soldier came over and took the remaining civilian workers to start the work. Xu Zizhen and Xu Mosusan pretended to be frightened last night and continued the cleaning work tremblingly.
The Jin soldier was sitting aside boredly supervising the work. He didn't even bother to look at them, but he never left. Even peeing was done on the spot. Xu Zizhen was not in a hurry. Anyway, even if he ran away during the day, he couldn't go anywhere.
To run, we have to wait until night.
The day passed uneventfully, and it was dark again. Xu Zizhen and the others finished their work and returned to the yard. After dinner, they went into the house to sleep. The Jin soldier also entered the house carrying a jug of wine. It seemed that he was going to go there.
After a few mouthfuls I fell asleep.
Xu Zizhen was lying on the bed with his eyes closed, as if he was fast asleep, but in fact he was always awake. After an unknown period of time, the sound of a night watch came from far outside the house, four long and one short, and Xu Zizhen suddenly opened his eyes.
Several others in the room were already asleep. He pushed Xu Mo gently, and Xu Mo immediately opened his eyes. During the day, he found an opportunity to tell Xu Mo that he would go to him today.
Take a look at home.
There was no movement in the yard. Xu Zizhen listened attentively, took off his cotton-padded clothes, rolled them up and stuffed them into the bed. Xu Moyi followed suit. The two of them came to the door and opened it gently, quietly.
and slipped out.
After being confirmed by the expert yamen servant, there was no need to guard the place. There were only dozens of civilians. They were not afraid of anything happening. The two of them slipped out of the yard without any difficulty. Xu Mo grew up here, and the small streets were small.
Already familiar with alleys, Xu Zizhen was walking through the dark night. He encountered a Jin soldier patrolling the night on the road, but Xu Zizhen cleverly avoided them early.
Xu Mo's house is not too far away from here. After about a stick of incense, the two of them came to a dark gate. Xu Zizhen looked around and saw that the house occupied a wide area with towering walls. There were two huge wooden doors outside the gate.
The stone lion and the copper door cymbal on the door shine brightly in the moonlight and are actually plated with gold.
He couldn't help but be a little surprised. He didn't expect Xu Mo's home to be so big. Xu Mo seemed to have guessed his thoughts and whispered: "My family used to be the richest family in Hejian Prefecture, and our ancestors have been in the medicinal materials business for several generations."
Xu Zizhen immediately understood that there are two most profitable businesses in the world, robbery and drug selling. It is not surprising that Xu Mo's family has such a big house. He just thought that Xu Mo went to Taiyuan City to commit fraud after his family was ruined.
This is a bit useless.
Xu Mo's eyes were a little sad. This huge house was originally his home, but now not only was his home taken over, but his parents and family were also dead. He turned from a playboy to a loner overnight. This mentality
It’s a good thing that the huge difference didn’t drive him crazy.
Xu Zizhen didn't rush him, and he wouldn't feel good about it. He just patted Xu Mo's shoulder silently.
Xu Mo let out a long breath, turned around and forced a smile: "I'm sorry, Brother Xu, come with me." As he said that, he went into a small alley next to him. Xu Zizhen shook his head and followed. After walking all the way these days, he still
Judging from Xu Mo's behavior after arriving in the city, Xu Zizhen was already sure that Xu Mo had really come to help him, especially the look in Xu Mo's eyes just now. The sadness, longing and helplessness in it were by no means fake.
After a while, the two of them came to the depths of the alley. It was a dead end and the ground was dirty. However, there was a small locked door at the far end.
Xu Mo looked at the entrance of the alley warily, then held the lock and pulled it open, then the lock opened with a soft click.
He turned to Xu Zizhen and smiled: "This lock has always been broken. I just left it there to show off. I used to sneak out of the house to play..."
At this point, his voice stopped suddenly and he couldn't continue.
Xu Zizhen suddenly hugged his shoulders and said seriously: "Your family's revenge will definitely be avenged!"
Xu Mo looked up at Xu Zizhen in shock. He found that Xu Zizhen's eyes were full of determination. At this moment, he suddenly had an unreasonable trust in Xu Zizhen. There seemed to be a voice in his heart telling him that Xu Zizhen was definitely not lying to him.
He grinned: "Thank you, brother!" As soon as he finished speaking, he gently opened the small door in front of him, and a quiet bamboo forest path appeared in front of him. The outline of a small building was vaguely revealed in the moonlight in the distance.
Xu Mo led Xu Zizhen as they walked through the bamboo forest. Soon their eyes suddenly opened up, and an open garden appeared in front of them. At this moment, a group of golden soldiers suddenly patrolled over. The two of them quickly stopped and hid behind a rockery.
.
"It's strange. There were no golden soldiers guarding us last time. Why are there so many more people this time?" Xu Mo muttered rather strangely.
Xu Zizhen raised his eyebrows and asked, "What was the position of the Jin general who originally occupied your house?"
Xu Mo said: "He is a partial general in the vanguard of the right route army."
Xu Zizhen suddenly smiled: "Interesting, it seems we made the right decision to go back to your house first."