Deng Zijun is Deng Chen's niece and Deng Feng's sister. Currently in Xinye, the Deng family is the biggest supporter of Liu Yan's uprising.
In addition, Liu Xiu was somewhat responsible for Deng Zijun's robbery.
In the matter of rescuing Yin Lihua, Liu Xiu pushed Deng Feng out and used him as a gunman, so the Wang family only recorded this grudge on Deng Feng and never caused any trouble for Liu Xiu. .
Deng Yu and others looked at each other and said in unison: "Master, you tell me what to do, we all listen to you!"
Liu Xiu pondered for a moment and said to Long Yuan: "Uncle Zhong, go find Yuan Zhi and tell him about Zi Jun's captivity."
Then, he said to Deng Yu and others: "Follow me out of the city and go to the Wang family's Zhuangzi outside the city to find out what's true."
Long Yuan frowned and said, "Master, it's better for me to go with you!"
To inform Deng Feng of the news, anyone could be sent, but it was too dangerous to go to Zhuangzi, where the Wang family lived outside the city, to inquire about the news. Long Yuan felt that he should stay with Liu Xiu.
Of course Liu Xiu also wanted to take Long Yuan with her, but she couldn't. Long Yuan's identity was too sensitive. Once exposed, he would be in little trouble, but if it affected his second sister and brother-in-law's family, it would create a big trap. There's big trouble.
He said meaningfully: "Uncle Zhong, after you convey the news to Yuan Zhi, you don't need to follow him out of the city. Just go back to Deng's house immediately. Be careful on the way so as not to be noticed!"
Liu Xiu's words were very tactful, but his meaning was clearly expressed. He was afraid that his identity would be exposed and cause unnecessary trouble. Long Yuan was very unwilling, but had no choice but to nod in response, and turned to Walk outside.
As soon as Long Yuan left, Liu Xiu and others also left Deng's house and went to the stable to borrow some horses. Liu Xiu, Deng Yu, Yan Guang, Zhu You, Gai Yan, and Jiu'er were a group of six people, riding five horses. Horse, headed straight for Beicheng.
The city gate was not yet closed, so Liu Xiu and his party successfully left the north city and reached the outside of the city. They ran forward not far when a little beggar suddenly jumped out from the roadside and stood on the official road, blocking their way.
Liu Xiu and others hurriedly stopped their horses and looked at the little beggar who was so close. Zhu You was so angry that he shouted angrily: "Boy, you don't want your life?!"
Before the little beggar could say anything, Jiu'er, who was riding with Liu Xiu, slid off the horse, quickly ran up to the little beggar, and asked: "Pig boy, have you found out? Are those masked men leaving Beicheng?" "
The little beggar nicknamed Pig Boy nodded at Jiu'er and said: "I have asked clearly. Just now, a group of people rode out of Beicheng. There was also a carriage among them. However, they were not masked. The leader was Zhang Loud!"
After listening to Zhu Boy's words, Jiu'er quickly rolled his eyes, nodded, turned around and walked back to Liu Xiu, saying: "The person who kidnapped Deng Zijun should be Wang Jing's men! Zhang Xiao is Wang Jing's confidant and is very skilled. sharp!"
As she spoke, she raised her arm and asked Liu Xiu to pull her onto the horse.
Liu Xiu nodded and said, "I understand. Jiu'er, just stay here and don't come with us. It's too dangerous!"
Jiu'er looked displeased and said angrily: "Liu Xiu, do you want to kill the donkey?"
Liu Xiu was almost happy, and said sternly: "The luck of this trip is unpredictable. If anything happens, I won't be able to distract you from taking care of you!"
Looking at Liu Xiu's concerned eyes, Jiu'er felt very relieved. He deliberately showed a disapproving expression on his face and said proudly: "I don't need your care! I may not be as good as you in other abilities, but when it comes to the ability to escape, You are definitely not as good as me!"
Seeing that Liu Xiu still wanted to reject him, Jiu'er immediately asked: "Besides, do you know where the Wang family's Zhuangzi is?"
Her words really stopped Liu Xiu. The latter thought for a while, and without saying anything else, grabbed Jiu'er's thin arm, gently pulled her up, and easily pulled her onto the horse's back.
After Jiuer sat firmly on the horse, he pointed his finger at Zhu You and said, "What kind of pig is that? Bring the pig boy with you!"
Zhu You's nose was almost crooked with anger, and he shouted loudly: "I don't call you pig, I call you Zhu You!"
Jiuer looked at Zhu You like he was an idiot, as if to say, is there any difference between what we said?
Seeing the look in her eyes, Zhu You became even more angry and wanted to speak. Liu Xiu reminded: "Mr. Zhong, we don't have much time."
Zhu You took a deep breath, grabbed the pig boy by the collar, lifted him up like a chicken, and put him in front of him.
Everyone urged their horses and continued to run forward.
After running for about a cup of tea, we came to an intersection ahead, with one road heading east and the other heading west.
Jiu'er asked Liu Xiu and others to stop their horses. She pointed to the two roads ahead and said: "The Wang family has two villages, one is on the east side and the other is on the west side."
Zhu You asked impatiently: "Just tell me which village Deng Zijun will be hidden in by the Wang family!"
Jiuer rolled her eyes at him and asked, "Do you think I can fly?"
"Fei? You think you are a god!"
"You know that I'm not a god, but you still ask me such a stupid question?"
"..." Zhu You was choked by Jiu'er and rolled his eyes.
Liu Xiu made a decision immediately and said: "Zhonghua, Zhongxian, you two take Pig Boy and go east to inquire about the Wang family's Zhuangzi in the east; Ziling, Juqing and Jiu'er, follow me and go to the west to inquire about Zhuangzi. .”
After saying that, he reminded: "After inquiring, no matter whether you find anything or not, you must not act rashly. Return to this fork in the road quickly. We will meet here."
"clear!"
"Lord, be careful!"
Liu Xiu nodded, waved to Deng Yu, Zhu You, and Zhu Boy, and then he, Yan Guang, Gai Yan, and Jiu'er ran straight to the fork in the west.
They galloped forward, and after walking for half an hour, Jiuer turned around and said to Liu Xiu behind him: "We're almost there!"
Liu Xiu immediately slowed down his horse and looked left and right. Seeing a small forest not far from the roadside, he greeted Yan Guang and Gai Yan and rode over.
Entering the grove, Liu Xiu dismounted with Jiuer in his arms, then tied the reins to the trunk of a small tree, and said: "Jiuer, you stay here to watch the horse, tell us the general direction of Zhuangzi, and we will go there ourselves. That’s it!”
Jiuer asked back: "Have you been here before?"
Liu Xiu, Yan Guang, and Gai Yan shook their heads together. Jiu'er said seriously: "I have been here before. There are many hidden sentries outside Zhuangzi. Some of the hidden sentries are in very hidden positions. They are difficult to be discovered even in the daytime. You risk it?" But in the past, I'm afraid I was discovered by someone else's secret sentry before I even got close to Zhuangzi."
After hearing Jiu'er's words, Gai Yan whispered: "Lord, why don't you take Jiu'er with you!"
Liu Xiu looked at Jiu'er, and after a moment, he said: "When we get to Zhuangzi later, you can only wait outside and are not allowed to go in!"
"Follow your orders!" Jiu'er said seriously.
The so-called Zhuangzi refers to the houses built by wealthy families outside the city. In modern terms, they are villas built in the suburbs.
It's just that Zhuangzi is much larger than a normal villa. The layout usually includes a front yard, a backyard, a main yard, an additional yard, a garden, etc.
Under Jiu'er's guidance, Liu Xiu, Yan Guang, and Gai Yan walked east and west for another two quarters of an hour, and finally came to a high courtyard wall. Jiu'er lowered his voice and said:
"Within the wall is the Wang family's village!"
Liu Xiu and the others looked up. Zhuangzi's courtyard wall was at least a foot away and more than four meters high. Moreover, the top of the wall was covered with thorns, which made it difficult for those who tried to climb over the wall. Liu Xiu looked at it and whispered.
Said: "I'll go up first!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiu'er took out a small paw from her waist. She threw the small paw upwards, and with a soft popping sound, the small paw grabbed the wall.
Jiu'er tugged hard on the rope connecting her little paws. It felt quite firm, and she tried to climb up.
Liu Xiu hurriedly grabbed her clothes and asked in a low voice: "What are you going to do?"
"I'll go up first and help you clean up the thorns on the wall!" Jiu'er said.
"You don't need to..."
Before Liu Xiu finished speaking, Jiu'er continued: "Don't worry, I have more experience in doing this than you!" As she spoke, she acted like a monkey, grabbing the rope and tapping her feet on the wall.
After a few moments, people jumped onto the wall.
Then, she pulled out the dagger from her lower back and cut off the thorns on the wall one by one.
Seeing Jiu'er's skillful movements, both Yan Guang and Gai Yan felt that they were both laughing and laughing. As expected of being a thief, they were really skilled at things like climbing over walls.
After Jiu'er cut off all the thorns in this area, Liu Xiu and the other three climbed to the top of the wall one after another along the rope.
The four people lay down on the top of the wall and looked into the courtyard wall. Inside the courtyard wall was a small courtyard with no people and no lights. The area was small and the layout was simple. It should be a separate courtyard.
Jiu'er watched for a moment, then she took out a pebble from her sleeve, flicked her finger outward, and the pebble flew out and landed on the ground of the courtyard, making a small sound.
This is asking for directions. The main purpose of doing this is to find out whether there are dogs in the courtyard.
For Tou'er, the biggest threat to them is not humans, but dogs whose hearing is ten times stronger than humans. Just now Jiu'er climbed over the wall to find Liu Xiu, and the soft sound in the courtyard was her.
To ask for directions.
Liu Xiu and others lay on the wall and waited quietly for a while. When they saw that neither dogs nor people appeared in the courtyard, their hearts finally dropped. Liu Xiu said to Jiu'er beside him
: "Go back!"
"Okay!" Jiu'er agreed simply. She still fixed her little paws on the wall, but threw the rope to the inside of the yard. Then, she grabbed the rope and quickly walked into the yard.
Liu Xiu originally wanted to stop her, but was unable to do so. However, he couldn't call her loudly at this time. Liu Xiu shook his head helplessly, shook his head to Yan Guang and Gai Yan on the other side, and the three of them jumped into the courtyard one after another.
As expected, this courtyard was uninhabited. No one was in the main room or the side room.
Liu Xiu walked to the courtyard door, opened it slightly and looked out.
Outside the courtyard is a road paved with bluestone, with stone candlesticks on both sides of the road. Some of the candlesticks are lit, and the light outside the courtyard is brighter than inside.
Just as Liu Xiu was looking outside, he keenly heard the sound of footsteps in the distance. He listened for a moment and judged from the footsteps that they were two people.
With a sudden thought, he turned around and waved to Yan Guang and Gai Yan. When they came close to him, he whispered: "There are two people walking this way. We need to introduce these two people into the courtyard."