After being reminded by Mi Jiang, Zhao Hongrun, who was troubled by the order to kill Chen Bing, Chen Xiao's father, felt vaguely that something was wrong.
You know, because of Oona, their group got off the boat halfway.
Even Zhao Hongrun was a little dazed that Chen Xiao could find him under such circumstances.
Unfortunately, Mi Jiang was right about something, that is, Chen Xiao's resentment towards Zhao Hongrun gradually turned into hatred as Zhao Hongrun refused to kill Xiong Tuo and Xiong Hu, and even helped them privately.
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"Ask me how I learned about your whereabouts, King Su?"
Facing Zhao Hongrun's inquiry, Chen Xiao sneered again and again and said bluntly: "You killed my father. I am here to kill you to avenge my father!"
Having said that, he may have realized that he had now become Zhao Hongrun's prisoner, and quickly added: "Prince Su, do you think there is nothing I can do if you catch me? To be honest, in order to kill you, Prince Su, I found you
Many companions.”
Can we stop doing this? You were still hesitating before whether to kill me, okay?
"" Zhao Hongrun stared at Chen Xiao with a strange expression for a long time, and suddenly asked in a strange tone: "Didn't you just say that you came here to question me about why I let Lord Pingyu Xiong Hu go?"
Chen Xiao subconsciously added: "That's the case, but." After saying that, he was stunned and asked suspiciously: "Did I say that?"
this guy
Zhao Hongrun held back his laughter and nodded indifferently.
"Okay then." Chen Xiao took a long breath, nodded and said, "Since King Su has seen through it, I won't hide anything." After that, he raised his head and looked at Zhao Hongrun and said, "I'll tell you.
, but how about you let me go?"
Zhao Hongrun knew without even guessing that this guy was planning to kill Xiong Hu and Xiong Tuo. He immediately shook his head and refused, "No, tell me what's going on, and I'll treat you to a good meal."
Chen Xiao was stunned, shook his head and said: "I have my own dry food, I don't need King Su to treat me to something good." After that, he struggled again, but unfortunately the ropes on his body were tied tightly by the sect guards.
It was so tight that he couldn't break free.
So he had no choice but to look at Zhao Hongrun again and reiterated his condition: "I'll tell you the reason, and you let me go."
However, Zhao Hongrun still shook his head and refused: "Give it up. I am doing it for your own good. Do you think you alone can kill Xiong Hu and Xiong Tuo? You know they have people around them."
How many guards are there?"
"How can you know if you don't try?" Chen Xiao said confidently.
Is this a disguised admission that he is the only one?
Zhao Hongrun looked at this upright young man, shook his head and said seriously: "Whether it's Xiong Hu or Xiong Tuo, even if you have the confidence to kill them, I can't just sit back and watch this happen. I won't kill you, but from now on you
, I will not let you leave my sight, this is for your own good."
Regarding this matter, Zhao Hongrun did not lie. After all, in his opinion, Chen Xiao was a bit too upright. Although he was brave with force, he could kill Xiong Tuo and Xiong Hu with his weak head?
If Xiong Tuo and Xiong Hu were killed by such crappy assassins, then there would be no need for Zhao Hongrun to secretly support Xiong Tuo in his fight for the position of King of Chu.
There is no doubt that if Zhao Hongrun lets Chen Xiao go to assassinate Xiong Tuo and Xiong Hu, this young man with outstanding martial arts will definitely die in the hands of the first two people. This is something that is unquestionable.
Zhao Hongrun did not want this, after all, he still had great respect for Chen Bing, the former magistrate of Zhaoling County.
However, Chen Xiao's refusal to release Chen Xiao made Chen Xiao's hatred for Zhao Hongrun a little deeper. He closed his eyes and stopped talking to Zhao Hongrun.
However, Zhao Hongrun was not disgusted with a guy with such an upright personality. In fact, he even teased Chen Xiao when he had nothing to do.
"Chen Xiao, didn't you find some companions? Why have you been arrested for so long and your companions haven't shown up to save you?"
"He, they just don't want to be exposed for the time being. Once the time comes, they will definitely save me from the trouble."
"Really?" Zhao Hongrun had an expression of disbelief on his face.
Seeing this, Chen Xiao said angrily: "Prince Su, don't be complacent. I advise you to release me as soon as possible, otherwise"
"What else?"
"" Chen Xiao was sweating profusely, and after holding it in for a long time, he said: "My companion must have set traps on the road ahead."
"Oh, I'll wait and see."
Zhao Hongrun nodded and said.
While Zhao Hongrun was teasing Chen Xiao, Zongwei Shen Yu pointed to the front and said, "Sir, there is a farmhouse in front of you, why don't you take a rest there for a while?"
Zhao Hongrun immediately nodded in agreement. After all, these days they only eat dry food with water and some dried meat. If there is an opportunity to have a good meal, Zhao Hongrun will not miss it.
However, before going to the inn in the wilderness, Zhao Hongrun still did not forget to tease Chen Xiao: "You don't mean to say that there is your companion in that inn, right?"
"Of course." Chen Xiao said firmly.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun shook his head in amusement.
After a while, a group of people arrived at the inn.
The shop owner was a middle-aged man in his forties, and he was accompanied by four or five shop assistants. They all seemed kind-hearted. When they saw Zhao Hongrun and his entourage walking into the shop, they hurriedly greeted them.
"Do you want to work as a prostitute or live in a hotel?" the shop owner asked enthusiastically.
Zhao Hongrun looked around the store and found that this was a quite small inn. The second floor was probably occupied by rooms, but at a casual glance, there were probably only three rooms.
The first floor is the dining hall, with long tables arranged one after another. There are about nine tables, and each table can accommodate about eight people.
Before Zhao Hongrun and others arrived, there were already two groups of customers in the store, one group of four people and one group of five people. They were drinking wine, eating food, talking and laughing with each other. Judging from their clothes, they looked like business travelers.
"If you don't stay at the hotel, just eat some wine and food." Zongwei Shen Yu slapped a piece of silver on the counter and said, "Here are the best wine and food in your store!"
"I understand, I understand." The shopkeeper quickly picked up the piece of silver, his eyes shining.
After that, Zhao Hongrun and his party walked to a table near the store. Zhao Hongrun and Zong Wei Chief Shen Yu, as well as Mi Jiang, Mi Rui, Miss Su, Lu'er, Yang Yan Xing, and Oona sat at the table, and the other Zong Wei , and Chen Xiao, sat at two tables separately.
At this time, after the guests in the store glanced at Zhao Hongrun and others, their conversations became much quieter.
It's no wonder, after all, even though Shen Yu and other clan guards were dressed as civilians, they still carried swords on their bodies. It was obvious at a glance that they were not ordinary people.
Naturally, no one dared to look at the several women of different looks at Zhao Hongrun's table.
I have to say that although it is a small shop, the food is served very quickly. Without much time, several plates of meat and several plates of stir-fried wild vegetables were brought out quickly.
At this time, the shop owner introduced that the meat was all local game.
After that, he ordered three shop assistants to bring over three jars of wine, one jar for each table.
I saw the store clerk patting off the sealing mud on the wine jar, and Zhao Hongrun immediately smelled the aroma of wine.
He scooped up a spoonful from the wine jar with a wine spoon, poured it into the bowl, and sniffed it as if he was intoxicated.
But when he was about to drink, he suddenly heard Chen Xiao at the next table snorting coldly: "Aren't you afraid that the wine is poisonous?"
"What?" Zhao Hongrun looked at Chen Xiao doubtfully.
But the latter said angrily: "The people in this shop are all my companions. They have already poisoned the food and wine. If you are not afraid of death, just eat it."
Hey hey hey, let’s not play anymore, okay?
Zhao Hongrun glanced at the shopkeeper who was stunned beside him, smiled and waved his hands and said: "Sorry, ignore that guy, there is something wrong with that guy's brain."
"Oh." The dumbfounded shop owner looked at Chen Xiao with a strange look.
At this time, Zhao Hongrun had already taken a sip of wine, and then looked at Chen Xiao with a half-smile.
Perhaps because he didn't scare Zhao Hongrun, Chen Xiao felt a little dismayed and closed his mouth and stopped talking.
It is a custom in the Wei State that if the most distinguished person at the table does not touch the cup or chopsticks, the others cannot do so. Therefore, after Zhao Hongrun took a sip of wine, the ladies and the clan guards raised their chopsticks.
But Mi Jiang was the only one who didn't move his chopsticks, but stared at the shopkeeper expressionlessly.
Beside her, Miss Su was about to pick up a piece of meat with chopsticks, but Mi Jiang grabbed her arm.
"Wait, don't move your chopsticks!" Mi Jiang shouted softly.
Everyone looked at each other and turned to look at Mi Jiang, only to see Mi Jiang expressionlessly saying to his sister Mi Rui: "Sister, test the poison."
At this time, Xi Rui was holding several pieces of meat with chopsticks, preparing to stuff them into her mouth. She was stunned when she heard this, took out a pair of exquisite silver chopsticks from the bag hanging on her waist, and poked at each dish on the table.
A few times.
But the silver chopsticks are still bright and shiny.
"What are you doing?"
Zhao Hongrun's expression was a little embarrassed. After all, this kind of behavior was quite impolite.
However, Mi Jiang ignored Zhao Hongrun and signaled to her sister Mi Rui: "Wine."
Mi Rui nodded and inserted the silver chopsticks into Zhao Hongrun's wine bowl by mistake.
In just the blink of an eye, the shiny silver chopsticks were suddenly covered with a layer of black stuff.
"The wine is poisonous!"
Without saying a word, Mi Jiang picked up the plate of meat in front of her and threw it at the shopkeeper who was standing not far from them.
Under Zhao Hongrun's stunned gaze, the shopkeeper dodged away with incredible speed, actually took out a dagger from his arms, and stabbed Zhao Hongrun directly.
Fortunately, Mi Rui reacted quickly. She raised her hand and tapped the opponent's wrist. With a "clang" sound, the dagger in the shopkeeper's hand fell down.
At the same time, the business travelers in the store also changed their previous chatter and laughter, pulled out their weapons from under the table, and rushed toward Zhao Hongrun.
"Protect the young master!"
Zong Guard Chief Shen Yu shouted, and the other Zong Guards who reacted immediately drew their weapons and charged forward.
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Looking at the chaotic situation in front of him, Zhao Hongrun turned his head to look at Chen Xiao in disbelief.
However, Chen Xiao was already dumbfounded at this moment. Seeing Zhao Hongrun's gaze, his face turned pale and he shook his head repeatedly and said: "No, it's not me, they are not my companions. I, I was just talking nonsense."
Of course, Zhao Hongrun would not doubt Chen Xiao, an upright guy. Thinking about it carefully, it was precisely because of Chen Xiao's words that Mi Jiang noticed something was wrong.
The problem is, the purpose of these assassins.
Could it be that you are here for me?
Zhao Hongrun frowned, and instantly recalled what his Sixth Prince Uncle had asked him at Prince Su's Mansion a few days ago.
This time besides Mr. Zong, Hongrun, have you offended anyone else? To be continued