"That's right...then let's leave the tunnel quickly!"
"...Do you want to bring this kid with you?"
"Why are you taking him? He's just a hindrance and a burden! That's all... Whoever brings him bad luck, kill him!"
Under the faint illumination of the oil lamp, the shadow of a knife raised high appeared on the stone wall and caught Xu Mingyi's eyes, causing her pupils to suddenly tighten.
At the same time, Duke Zhen Guo had already pulled out the sword behind Qin Wu!
The broad-backed sword flew sideways from the old man's hand, and with the sound of the strong wind and the sword ring striking each other, it landed firmly on the chest of the man holding the sword against the boy, knocking him to the ground.
The long knife flew out of the man's hand and was caught by Wu Chao who stepped forward. The tip of the knife sank down and was inserted into the mud and rocks under his feet with a "clang" sound.
"...Let's go!" The three men in black robes saw that something was not going well and immediately fled inside.
When Qin Wu was about to chase after him, he only heard Zheng Guozheng saying: "There is no need to chase!"
His goal was to rescue his grandson. Now that his goal was achieved, he could no longer care about other business matters. After all, it would be thankless and might arouse the emperor's suspicion.
He was used to being suspicious. If Wu Shisun was involved in secretly catching the assassin for him, he would be in trouble. He couldn't repay kindness with enmity.
Xu Mingyi had already stepped forward and cut off the rope tied to Xu Mingshi.
As soon as the cloth gagged in the boy's mouth was pulled out, he hugged Xu Mingyi.
"sister!"
The boy almost cried and shouted: "I almost died! I don't want to die at all!"
He has not yet passed the first prize, he has not yet seen Xu Mingyi get married, and the blanket he secretly knitted for Tianmu is only half-way through. Even if he dies, he will not rest in peace!
Hearing these frank and timid words after escaping the disaster, Xu Mingyi, whose eyes were red at first, couldn't help laughing, patted the boy's back and comforted him: "Don't be afraid, it's okay...
"
Seeing his grandfather approaching with hazy eyes, Xu Mingshi immediately held back his tears, let go of his sister, wiped his tears, stood up, lowered his hands and said, "My grandson is unfilial, and my grandfather is worried.
"Good boy, it's okay." Zhen Guogong patted his grandson on the shoulder: "Let's go. If you have anything to say, we'll talk to you when we get back."
Xu Mingshi responded "Yes" and hurriedly said: "By the way, there is also the Third Eye!"
"Where?" Xu Mingyi asked immediately.
Xu Mingshi quickly pointed in a direction.
Wu Chao strode over.
Behind a pile of debris beside the stone wall, there is a bamboo animal trap.
One person and one bird looked at each other across the cage. The big bird jumped up, and Wu Chao breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, he was raised by his own hands, so it’s impossible to say he’s not worried.
After releasing the big bird from the cage, Wu Chao saw that the long beak of the big bird was also wrapped with a strip of cloth.
I guess those people thought it was too noisy...
No wonder it was so quiet just now, he even thought something happened to the bird.
Wu Chao squatted down and raised his hand to take off the cloth strip. The big bird immediately called out. The sound seemed to be filled with sadness and grievance.
"Okay..." Wu Chao rarely showed a loving expression and reached out his hand to touch the big bird's bald head.
However, as soon as he stretched out his hand, he saw Big Bird running toward the approaching girl with aggrieved steps.
The big bird called again? It rubbed the girl's dress with its long beak.
Xu Mingyi bent over and picked it up. Looking at the layer of bird feathers falling from the cage, he couldn't help but feel heartbroken - both children had suffered.
"The third eye lost so much hair just to protect me." Xu Mingshi said guiltily from the side.
Are those people being rude to him? Tianmu is flapping his wings in the cage in a ferocious manner, and tossing back and forth like this, he loses a whole cage of fur.
And when we first entered the cave.
At that time, Tianmu obviously had a chance to escape? He also wanted Tianmu to go out to report the news, but as soon as Tianmu saw the knives in the hands of those people, he immediately flew back to protect him.
Thinking of this, Xu Mingshi couldn't help but shed two tears.
Because he didn’t want his grandfather behind him to see him wiping away his tears, he took the Tianmu from Xu Mingyi’s arms and lowered his head to wipe away his tears on the big bird.
Tianmu let out a low cry and rubbed the boy's face, as if comforting him, but also seemed to feel some silent guilt.
Looking at the scene of a person and a bird loving each other, Wu Chao, who was squatting there, stood up silently.
"Let's go." Xu Mingyi touched his brother's head.
Xu Mingshi nodded? The group of people quickly left the cave.
"Let someone go to the emperor and tell him that he has been found." Duke Zhenguo asked Qin Wudao: "Are you going to pick up Yunliu? Let them take the person back to the military camp."
Qin Wuying went down.
Mrs. Cui, who had been waiting outside the mountain, saw someone coming out and hurried forward with her maid.
"Mingshi!"
Did you see the boy holding the big bird appear in front of you? Cui's eyes immediately turned red: "Are you injured?!"
Xu Mingshi shook his head: "Mom, I'm fine."
Those people did initially plan to kill him to silence him, but after hearing him reveal his identity, they changed their minds and wanted to use him as a bargaining chip.
As for why the third eye was safe and sound until the end——
Is it because those people saw that it was unusually plump? They discussed that after the assassination was successful, they would roast it and eat it to celebrate...
So, who says there are no benefits to eating fatter?
The group of people walked towards the palace.
Cui and Xu Mingyi walked in front with Xu Mingshi, while Duke Zhenguo deliberately took a few steps slowly.
"Thanks to Wu Shisun for successfully rescuing Mingshi today, I would like to thank you——"
"With a little effort, the Duke is very polite." Wu Chao took the opportunity to say: "If there is any place where I can use my juniors in the future, the Duke can just ask."
After all, marrying a daughter-in-law is not a matter of two people, and many relationships around the daughter-in-law must also be taken into consideration.
In this regard, he is very sincere.
These words made the Duke of Zhen feel very comfortable.
Apart from being comfortable, I even felt a little regretful.
——Why isn’t that old guy Wu Jun here? He really should have heard it with his own ears!
But it doesn’t matter if you didn’t hear it this time, there will definitely be opportunities in the future.
The sense of superiority that only an elder in the woman's family can have came to mind, and the old man felt a little elated for a moment.
But in the blink of an eye, he saw the serious and honest look on the young man's face, and reflected that he was treating the other person as a tool to show off. The old man couldn't help but feel a little bit uncomfortable with his conscience.
But when he thought of King Dingnan's face, the old man quickly felt that there was nothing wrong with his conscience.
"Whenever you have some free time, I'll treat you to a drink."
Hearing this invitation in a good mood, Wu Chao immediately said: "Junior is free at any time——"
Duke Zhenguo smiled and stroked his beard: "Then I'll see you at the Zhuangyuan Building when I return to Beijing the day after tomorrow!"
…
After Xu Mingshi was sent all the way back to his residence, as soon as he swallowed a mouthful of hot tea, Cui's questions rang in his ears one after another.
"How could you be caught and taken into the cave by those people?"
"Why did they arrest you? What was their purpose?"
