Xu Mingshi, who was deep in a dream, suddenly opened his eyes. Although his mind was not yet fully awake, the word "Zui Shui" was imprinted in his mind, which was enough to make him sit up immediately out of instinct.
The window paper was reflected red by the firelight, and the burning smell had already penetrated.
He hurriedly grabbed a coat and put it on, and the two attendants escorted the boy out of the bedroom.
The moment he stepped out of the door, Xu Mingshi looked at the fierce fire in front of him and asked quickly: "Is there anyone in that room?!"
"Young master, there is no need to worry. It is just a utility room and no one is there!"
Xu Mingshi breathed a sigh of relief, but then doubts came to his mind: "Since there is no one living there, how could a fire suddenly break out..."
Not to mention that it had just rained heavily in the evening and everything was still wet. The fire was burning so fiercely that it felt strange...
The fire licked the damp eaves, making a "sizzling" sound. The strong smell of burning gas mixed with damp things being ignited was particularly pungent. Waves of black smoke rose, making it almost impossible to open one's eyes.
Although no one lives in the utility room, it is connected to several other houses. In addition, this is Xu Mingshi's residence, and the Zhen Guo Gong lives in the yard next door. In order to prevent the fire from spreading, the guards were guarding the room at this time.
The soldiers were busy carrying water to put out the fire.
"quick!"
Looking at the people walking quickly back and forth in the noisy and busy courtyard, Xu Mingshi didn't know what he thought of, and his eyes suddenly changed.
This fire... I'm afraid someone deliberately caused it!
--grandfather!
The boy quickly descended the stone steps and ran out of the yard.
Two attendants quickly followed.
Xu Mingshi obviously wanted to go to the courtyard next door, but he was stopped halfway.
Under the firelight, the surrounding area was a strange orange-red color.
"I want to see my grandfather!" Xu Mingshi recognized Jin Yi and said hurriedly: "I am afraid that someone deliberately used this to distract attention and take advantage of the situation to harm my grandfather!"
Looking at the eager young boy, Jin Yi's eyes flashed with relief and said, "Young Master, please rest assured and wait here with peace of mind."
"Why don't you let me pass?" Xu Mingshi was worried.
"This is what Vice General Qin told me." Jin Yi seemed to have something to say: "Vice General Qin is with the Duke, and the young master only needs to ensure his own safety."
Facing these eyes, Xu Mingshi gradually became calmer.
He roughly understood...
Even though he was extremely worried, he knew that this was not the time to stir up trouble.
As the fire burned, the boy looked towards the courtyard next door.
"Why did it suddenly start to burn..."
Outside the hall, two soldiers guarding the door, one on the left and one on the right, were also looking at the direction of the fire.
Another soldier frowned slightly: "Could it be..."
Halfway through his words, his eyes suddenly changed.
The sound of fire fighting was mixed with the noise, and most of the sound from the roof tiles was blocked, but in just a moment, a black shadow fell from the sky.
"There's an assassin!"
The soldier shouted loudly and drew his sword to block it.
The man was holding a crossbow, and when he flew down, two cold arrows flew towards the soldiers.
"Watch out!"
The two of them hid. One of them could barely avoid it, but the other's arm was still scratched by the small arrow, although his vital parts were not injured.
This pain is not strong for soldiers who have been on the battlefield for a long time, but what is strange is that after the arm is bruised, numbness spreads from the injured area to all parts of the body quickly!
"clang!"
The sword in the soldier's hand fell to the ground uncontrollably. Seeing the assassin attacking again, the other man rushed to protect his companion.
At this time, there was a "clang" sound, and the sound of the window lattice being knocked open suddenly sounded!
As soon as the window lattice was knocked open from the outside, two black figures jumped in like a fish. The two had clear goals. One of them first released a cold arrow in the darkness, heading straight towards the bed!
However, when the short arrow was about to approach the bed tent, it was blocked by the broad-backed sword that suddenly appeared——
"Who dares to assassinate the general!" Qin Wu shouted loudly, and attacked the opponent with a murderous intent in his hand.
The man in black shrank his pupils and leaned back to avoid it.
"Bang!"
The knife brought down the screen with it, making a loud noise.
Yunliu also stepped out of the darkness and cut off one of the men's arms with a long knife in his hand.
At this time, another group of men in black poured in from outside the hall!
In a chaotic fight, Qin Wu and Yun Liu were outnumbered and unable to respond, so they asked one of the men in black to take the opportunity to raise his sword and stab the couch!
The sharp sword stabbed down, but there was no feeling of contact with flesh and blood——
The man in black immediately opened the soft quilt, and then he saw that there were two pillows in the bulge!
The man in black showed surprise and anger in his pupils, and said to his companion: "There is no one on the bed! I've been tricked!"
Hearing this voice, both Qin Wu and Yun Liu looked surprised.
This is the Li language!
These assassins are actually members of the Li tribe?!
"There are people watching all the time. Xu Qiwei will never leave this courtyard! He must still be here. Find them all for me!"
"I will not retreat until I take Xu Qiwei's life today!"
"Killing this thief will make death worth it!"
The words of the men in black were all spoken in the Li language, and their voices were full of hatred. Even if they sensed that they were being tricked, they had no intention of backing down.
While he was talking, several people had already slipped out of the window lattice.
Seeing this, Yun Liu nodded to Qin Wu.
Qin Wu immediately took out the bone whistle and blew it.
The whistle sounded as a signal, and upon hearing the sound, Jin Yi would lead people to surround the entire yard——
In the evening, when several people talked to King Yan about the rumors in the army, they were already on guard. However, they never expected that it would come so quickly and everything would happen tonight!
But when he heard that there was a fire in the courtyard next door, he immediately became suspicious and moved the general elsewhere.
The current arrangement, deliberately relaxing the defense, is to use a trick to lure these people to show up - since they will come sooner or later, it is better to stop them with one move to avoid further setbacks!
At this time, the snake has emerged from the hole and revealed its true appearance, so there is nothing to wait and see any longer!
"These people use extremely harsh words and have no intention of fleeing when they see the situation is wrong. They are determined not to give up until they achieve their goals. We must protect the general!" Yun Liu said to Qin Wu.
Qin Wu nodded and strode out.
The dozen or so men in black were walking around the courtyard quickly, like black hounds frantically searching for their prey.
Suddenly, a voice in Li nationality language sounded——
"People are here!"
In a study room directly opposite the bedroom, the man in black just rushed in, but quickly flew out, let out a scream, and fell heavily under the stone steps.
King Yan, who was wearing a dungaree and holding a sword, came out of the darkness and blocked the door.
Xu Yun also held a knife in his hand, and was guarding him in front of the low couch at this time, but the knife in his hand was held in front of him - nothing else, the old man's knife was too heavy to lift.
At this time, several men in black had come over smelling the scent.
