The shadows of the eight people were constantly being pulled along with the candlelight.
Xu Huang's face flickered in the candlelight.
They can't delay the time now.
One person and two riders came from Hanzhong to Chengdu just to gain time.
It has been two days, and Xu Huang has not been able to find out the whereabouts of Mrs. Zhang, which makes Xu Huang a little anxious.
Xu Huang said: "Since we can't find any information in the market, we can only start from the Liu family."
The person left from the Liu Mansion, Xu Huang did not believe that no one in the Liu Mansion knew the whereabouts of the Zhang family.
But by doing this, they have to take a lot of risks.
This is Chengdu after all, and no matter how relaxed it is, Liu Zhang can make Xu Huang and the others very uncomfortable as long as he closes the city gates and searches the city.
Today, while Xu Huang was reading the military book, he was also thinking about what he would do if these spies returned without success.
After so many days, he could not find out the whereabouts of Mrs. Zhang. Xu Huang guessed that Mrs. Zhang was probably hidden by Liu Zhang.
Even if Liu Zhang no longer likes Zhang and feels that Zhang has defeated the Liu family's positive side, Zhang is Zhang Lu's mother after all.
Liu Yan is dead. If Liu Zhang wants to continue to control Zhang Lu in the future, the Zhang family will definitely not be able to get around him.
Xu Huang said: "Tonight, let's all act together to see if we can catch a few servants of the Liu family."
If he wants to take action directly, it would be best if he can find out Zhang's whereabouts. If he can't, it doesn't matter.
Perhaps this can be used to alert the enemy and allow Liu Zhang to transfer Zhang's position, and they may be able to find an opportunity.
Xu Huang had already figured out the situation around the Liu Mansion on the first day he arrived.
The eight people waited until it was completely dark, then quietly left the house and sneaked all the way to the outside of Liu's residence.
It's late at night, but the lights in Liu's mansion are still brightly lit.
It’s just that there are fewer people walking around, and occasionally there are servants walking through the yard.
The door has been closed tightly, and the guards who stood at the door during the day have also retreated into the mansion.
Xu Huang and others did not enter through the gate. There must be guards on duty behind the gate.
Go around to the other side and Xu Huang climbs over the wall to enter.
A wall more than one foot high cannot stop Xu Huang's footsteps.
Of the other seven spies, except one who stayed outside and waited, the other six followed Xu Huang into the Liu Mansion.
It was also the first time for several people to sneak into the Liu Mansion, and they also cast a dark eye on the situation inside the Liu Mansion.
Xu Huang walked straight towards the backyard, leaning against the wall, trying to blend his body into the darkness.
There are still servants busy in the mansion, and they are still preparing for Liu Yan's funeral.
Occasionally, guards would pass by, but they were just on routine patrol and did not notice the seven people who had hidden behind the rockery in advance.
Several people entered the backyard. Xu Huang found a lone servant, covered his mouth, dragged him to the corner, and asked in a low voice: "Where is Mr. Zhang?"
The servant looked at Xu Huang in horror, his body trembling and speechless.
Xu Huang suppressed his voice and said: "Speak quickly, or I will kill you if you don't tell me."
The servant's feet were soft and he said tremblingly: "So... so-and-so... I don't know."
Xu Huang then asked: "Where is Liu Zhang?"
The servant did not hesitate and directly told Liu Zhang's location.
At this moment, Liu Zhang was still kneeling in front of Liu Yan's mourning hall.
Although he looked tired, he did not rest.
Xu Huang is not here to assassinate Liu Zhang, otherwise he might really succeed tonight.
There were not many defense forces around Liu Zhang, and there were only dozens of guards guarding the outside of the mourning hall.
Not long after Liu Yangang died, Liu Zhang himself had not yet adapted to the change in his identity.
Xu Huang knocked the servant unconscious and placed him in a dark corner.
He did not go to the mourning hall where Liu Zhang was, but to the courtyard where Liu Zhang lived.
The ordinary servants in the mansion had little contact with Liu Zhang and did not know Zhang's whereabouts.
The servants around Liu Zhang are more likely to know, and perhaps one of them is hiding Zhang.
The seven people were careful to avoid patrolling guards and irrelevant servants.
Entering Liu Zhang's courtyard, it was deserted than Xu Huang expected.
No maids were found walking around.
It seems that everyone in the yard has fallen asleep.
Xu Huang randomly picked a room and broke in.
There was a figure on the bed. Xu Huang went straight to the bedside and opened the bed curtain. A woman was lying on the bed. She had a plump body and a beautiful face, but she was slightly frowning.
Xu Huang had no other thoughts. He slapped the woman awake, then covered her mouth and said: "Don't worry, I won't kill you, I just want to ask a few questions."
Seeing the woman nodding, Xu Huang carefully let go of the other woman's mouth, while staring at the woman. As long as the other woman showed the slightest intention to scream, Xu Huang would immediately cover her mouth again.
The woman did not scream, but looked at Xu Huang and others with frightened eyes.
But the performance is much better than the previous servant.
Xu Huang said: "Who are you?"
He felt that the woman in front of him was different from an ordinary maid, and the dark house did not look like a maid's room.
The woman said: "I am Liu Zhang's wife."
Xu Huang was startled. He didn't expect to be so lucky that he bumped into Liu Zhang's bedroom.
This is the inner courtyard. Liu Zhang is not here, and there are no guards in the inner courtyard. No one expected that in the middle of the night, someone would dare to break into the inner courtyard of the Prefecture Mufu.
Guard servants must avoid suspicion and will not stay in the inner courtyard at night unless there are special reasons.
Even during the day, there are still maids in the inner courtyard. Even if a servant wants to enter the inner courtyard, he must first report and get permission before he can enter.
Xu Huang said: "Do you know where Mr. Zhang is?"
The woman said: "Who are you?"
Xu Huang had an idea and said: "We are the ghost soldiers of the Five Dou Rice Cult, and we have come to rescue the Holy Mother on the orders of our master."
The woman looked at Xu Huang in surprise and said, "Ms. Zhang was sent away by my husband, and I don't know where I am."
Xu Huang deceitfully said: "Don't talk nonsense. I have already found out that the Holy Mother is in Liu's house. If you don't tell me, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Xu Huang took out the short blade from his arms.
When the woman saw the short blade, her face turned pale and she said in horror: "Mr. Zhang... is in the house."
After all, I have never experienced it before. After a woman sees a short blade, she dare not hide it.
Xu Huang also didn't expect that he was just deceiving her, but she was actually still in the mansion.
The woman is Liu Zhang's wife, and Xu Huang is not surprised at all to know where Zhang is.
Sleeping in the same bed with Liu Zhang every day, it would be strange if Liu Zhang didn't say anything.
As long as it is said that it is impossible for a woman to know nothing, how could Xu Huang believe it when she said she didn't know when she opened her mouth before?
Xu Huang shook the short blade in his hand and asked: "Where is the person?"
As long as the woman is afraid, Xu Huang doesn’t really want to kill him.
His mission is just to take Mr. Zhang away.
If he hadn't been able to find out the whereabouts of Mrs. Zhang in the past two days, Xu Huang would not have wanted to take the risk of entering the Liu Mansion.
At this moment, I just want to find Mrs. Zhang quickly and take people away without causing more trouble.