Chapter 259: The Moonlight is also a Murderous Night
Go out for a walk around the capital at night...... In the capital of Daming, where there is no curfew, this is not unusual. Moreover, the annual first lunar fifteenth Shangyuan Festival is imminent, the city is full of the New Year's Festival, the festive atmosphere of the Lantern Festival is coming, many people have hung all kinds of lanterns in front of the door, so driving on the street by car, Zhang Shou finally experienced the feeling of a bright light.
On weekdays, even if there is no curfew, except for the downtown area of various flower streets and willow alleys and restaurants, other places are dark and rumbling at night, so after he arrived in the capital, he did not have much experience of going out at night.
Originally, Zhu Hong had to follow, saying that every year around the Shangyuan Festival, it is the worst time for public security in the capital, not to mention that the king of Shuntianfu is about to leave office, and the hearts of the people are fluctuating, and the servants may not have the intention to work...... As a result, I just said that, and he was not speechless? ”
Speaking of this, Zhu Ying laughed so happily that she unconsciously leaned her head on Zhang Shou's shoulder: "He doesn't want to think about it, with Ah Liu driving, we are not riding horses, but riding in cars, even if we encounter a flow of people, we will not be swept away, as for what danger we encounter?" Even if there is any danger, there is still Ah Liu, and I also brought a sword! ”
Zhang Shou saw Zhu Ying raise his hand, revealing the short sword in his hand, and he couldn't help but smile dumbly: "Yingying, you won't forget the story of Cao Cao's defeat of Huarong Dao in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, right?" Every time he escaped, when he got carried away and shouted, a group of enemies fell from the sky, and in the end, if Guan Yu hadn't released him, where would he have escaped. ”
"Phew!" Zhu Ying stiffened and stood up, and then said angrily, "Ah Shou, why are you so crow-mouthed!" I just said it casually, why did you take Cao Cao out as an analogy? Where am I like Cao Cao! ”
At the same time, Ah Liu, who was outside the car, also said quietly: "Young master, you really can't speak, without the eldest lady, you are destined to be single!" ”
Zhang Shou was ridiculed by Ah Liu, and his forehead was bruised, and he immediately said angrily: "Ah Liu, if you don't speak, no one will treat you as a dumb person!" It's a good thing that the artist is bold, but it's not a good thing if the artist is so bold that everything is empty! What if the person you asked to meet doesn't have a good heart? The daughter of a daughter, do you understand if you can't sit down? ”
Hearing that Zhang Shou had changed other people's idioms in a serious manner, Zhu Ying finally laughed again. Of course she knew that she didn't want anyone to follow, of course she felt that Zhu Hong and others were in the way, no more than when Ah Liu restrained her sense of existence, it really didn't exist, but Zhang Shou insisted on asking someone to follow, wanting to show her frankness, but more importantly, he valued her safety very much.
Therefore, the corners of her mouth hooked, and she said with a smile: "Okay, Ah Shou, Ah Liu and I both listen to you, this is all right, right?" But if Zhu Hong and those people don't keep up with Ah Liu, then they have to blame themselves! ”
Zhang Shou smiled: "That's right...... Ah Liu, don't fight the idea of speeding up and copying the path to get rid of people! If you dare to play this trick again, I would rather ride a horse than ride a car in the future, believe it or not? I've sold all the carriages, and I'll save some money, and I'll see where you get the cars!" ”
"Won't I buy it myself? I still have a hundred taels a month! ”
Although Ah Liu complained so much, the speed of the carriage that he had just raced up dropped down instantly. For such a change, Zhu Ying simply laughed and hurt her stomach, slamming the wall and screaming ouch. Fortunately, Ah Liu had just turned into an alley in order to speed up, so that the bystanders would not hear the sound and think that something was going on in the carriage, so they surrounded him to help.
And Ah Liu's speed was slow, and Zhu Hong, who was behind, finally ran all the way and caught up in time. Although he didn't hear Zhang Shou just drink Ah Liu in the car, he still breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that his uncle would be good after all in the future, otherwise with the posture of the eldest lady to throw them aside now, and with Ah Liu's attitude, he didn't know what to do in the future!
He came out in a slight disguise, and at this time followed after a dozen paces, marking along the way, so that the others further back could quietly follow.
In this way, one car traveled, one person followed, and the large army followed, and walked like this for about half an hour, Zhu Hong saw from a distance that Ah Liu suddenly raised his hand and waved a horsewhip, making a sharp sound, and he immediately stopped his steps in understanding, and waited in the dark alley. After a while, the others quietly caught up, all of them gasping a little.
Although it was more convenient to ride a horse and follow a cart, a dozen or so people gathered together on horseback from different directions, after all, the target was too big, so they came out on foot. At this moment, everyone finally adjusted their breathing, and when they listened attentively, they could distinguish Ah Liu's voice.
"Come out, I see you!"
Sitting in the car, Zhang Shou listened to this very simple line, and couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth, thinking that this gesture of letting go of words really seemed like a pure fraud. Sure enough, after Ah Liu drank this sentence, there was no sound outside, and no one answered at all. But the next moment, he only heard Ah Liu sneering outside. Immediately after, he only heard a sharp sound of swishing through the air, and he couldn't help but be startled.
Someone is shooting arrows! Wait, this arrow seems to come from near and far...... Did this kid shoot Ah Liu?
Zhu Ying herself is good at riding and shooting, and almost jumped up at this time: "Are there assassins?" How did Ah Liu shoot arrows? ”
Almost when the two of them reacted at the same time, Ah Liu, who was in front of the carriage, said coldly: "This is just a warning!" ”
Such a declaration is tantamount to a demonstration, as if to say, if you don't come out again, the next arrow will go straight to you. So, in an instant, a voice came from not far away: "Little Sixth Master is angry, angry!" The little one is just playing a joke with your old man, not really! The villain is coming out, this is coming out! ”
A little sixth master, and another old man, how Zhu Ying heard it and felt funny, and unconsciously remembered her own second brother who laughed and called the sixth brother in front of Ah Liu. However, when she saw that Zhang Shou's face seemed to be a little dignified, she couldn't help but be a little puzzled. At that moment, she asked in a low voice, "Ah Shou, do you think there is a problem with people?" ”
"Not really." The corners of Zhang Shou's mouth moved, and the expression on his face relaxed, and then he said casually, "I heard that among the three religions and nine streams, there are many people who are good at being respectful in the front and back, yang and yin, and seeing the wind and rudder, and today is considered to be insightful." ”
And such a guy is often very good at observing words and feelings, saying that it is already good to hide a sentence, and it is possible to say a sentence and hide ten sentences! As for this kind of person, nodding in front of you and stabbing you in the back, this is even more commonplace.
However, even though the short and fat Chinese characters that appeared were good at observing words and colors, the effect of his ability on Ah Liu was equivalent to zero. When he came to Ah Liu's eyes with a smile on his face, Ah Liu still had the short bow in his hand, but he commanded bluntly: "Speak directly, as long as there is a nonsense, then don't blame me for being polite!" ”
The short man slapped the whiskers on the side of his mouth and swallowed it back. He glanced at the young coachman on the wheel of the carriage who had never seen it accurately, and then looked at the carriage that had just heard a movement obviously, and finally whispered: "Little Sixth Master, time is so tight, I really spent a lot of effort......"
Seeing the short bow in Ah Liu's hand suddenly raised, he was shocked and hurriedly shouted: "I found out, that old beggar has been begging in the outer city before, but she still has a seven-year-old granddaughter, but now she is gone." It turned out that a few days before the Chinese New Year's Eve, her little granddaughter was abducted, and the old beggar seemed to be crazy, and then suddenly went to Shuntianfu to file a complaint. ”
Hearing this, Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying in the car still didn't understand, but they were afraid that someone had quietly grabbed the old beggar's granddaughter and wanted to coerce her to sue. Although Zhang Shou has never claimed to be a good person, he despises such despicable means of forcing people to conform the most, Zhu Ying is even more of a charcoal character, at this time he was so angry that he stood up and almost hit the roof of the carriage, but Zhang Shou pressed the person to sit down.
And Ah Liu, who was outside the car, still seemed calm and calm, and even his voice did not change for half a minute: "And then?" ”
The short man didn't expect that he had already confided in most of the matter, and the people in and out of the car on the opposite side were still so calm, he suddenly hesitated. But soon, he turned his heart and said: "The granddaughter of the old beggar is quite beautiful, originally with her situation, she couldn't keep the little girl at all, but it was a rare pity for a head in the outer city, and she said that she was not allowed to move, otherwise she would have been abducted." ”
"So, I went to find the head, mobilized countless beggars in the outer city, and finally found the little girl."
Speaking of this, the short man felt that he had finally grasped a little initiative, so he looked at Ah Liu calmly. However, to his great disappointment, the young coachman, instead of showing any emotion, raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a hint of mockery.
"You're telling me to go to that head?"
Zhang Shou almost burst out laughing. He had to admit that Ah Liu's kung fu was really first-class, and it was enough to be angry and not lose his life. And Zhu Ying simply snorted directly, and then muttered in a low voice: "That's right, if this guy outside refuses to tell the truth, Ah Liu will go out of the horse, and it will be a big deal to fight all the way!" ”
Hearing Zhu Ying's voice in the car, the short man's forehead was already full of sweat, and he had the feeling that Xiucai had met a soldier, and he couldn't explain it. He only swallowed a mouthful of saliva and tried to calm himself down, and then he smiled dryly: "Little Sixth Master, don't worry, I'm really not a traitor, I just want to explain things clearly......"
Seeing that the short bow in Ah Liu's hand was gradually raised higher, he suddenly felt furious in his heart, and hurriedly shouted: "That little girl is a ...... in Uncle Guo's mansion."
Before he could finish his words, he heard another sharp sound of breaking through the air, and then he saw a sharp arrow coming straight towards him, just like the thrilling scene when he hid in the tree before, watching the arrow graze his head and shoulder and nail it into the trunk of the tree behind him!
He barely dared to move, and sure enough, the arrow flew past his ear again, and disappeared into the darkness behind him, only to let out a terrible snort. Realizing that there were others following him in the dark, he seemed to be frightened, and his face turned pale, especially when he found that Ah Liu's fingers moved, the short bow sounded continuously, and four or five arrows were shot out continuously, he was even more frightened.
In the carriage, hearing the endless bowstrings outside and the miserable humming, Zhu Ying suddenly sat up straight and grabbed the short sword beside her. And Zhang Shou relaxed almost instantly after his body stiffened at the beginning, and said with a smile: "How is it, Yingying, don't you think it is very prescient for me to compare Cao Cao's Huarong Dao just now?" ”
"There was a ghost foresight! Ah Shou, you are really a crow's mouth! Zhu Ying was so nervous that her voice changed a little, and she subconsciously wanted to use her body in front of Zhang Shou, and when he held her wrist, she remembered that if she wanted to talk about the crow's mouth, it should be herself.
After all, it was she who said as if she was stubborn, if something really happened, it didn't matter if Ah Liu was there, she could protect him......
Thinking that Ah Liu was in front of them at this time, she wanted to protect her sweetheart, which should protect the back half of the carriage. So, she couldn't help but shake her hand vigorously, and finally broke free from Zhang Shou's clamps, wanting to protect him behind him. At this moment, she heard Zhu Hong shouting angrily not far behind her, followed by the sound of fighting.
In an instant, she realized that she was afraid that even Zhu Hong and the others would be intercepted. In other words, at the moment, only Ah Liu can be relied on by their side, and the enemy hiding in the shadows does not know what to plan.
Almost without thinking about it, she pressed the motor spring, pulled out the short sword in her hand, and the whole person entered a state of concentration and vigilance. But Zhang Shou's next moment of grabbing her hand made a gesture, but she almost jumped.
As Ah Liu's arrows continued to sound, the short man was almost sitting on the ground with his head in his hands at first, but as there was a sound from Zhu Hong's side, he rolled his eyes and suddenly rolled forward and pounced under the carriage. Immediately after, he who had just looked humble and obscene, suddenly appeared in his hand with a bright sharp blade, and the blade stabbed upwards through the floor of the carriage.
found that something had been stabbed, and when he was overjoyed and was about to roll and run away with a lazy donkey, he only felt a cold neck. Realizing that it was a sharp knife on his neck, he was shocked at it, and then he heard Ah Liu's familiar but unfamiliar voice.
"I've been waiting for you to do it for a long time."
"You...... You ......"
The short man almost tried his best to hold back those two words, and the rest of the words could only roar in his heart. How dare you use your master as bait! How dare you use the daughter of the Zhao Guogong Mansion as bait! Moreover, even if Ah Liu takes him now, the knife he just used to penetrate the bottom of the carriage should have worked!
However, when he was dragged out from under the carriage by Ah Liu's hair, he found that Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying's pair of beautiful people were standing by the carriage unharmed.
And at this time, he heard Ah Liu's words again: "I have already found the granddaughter of the old beggar you said." ”
Fu Tian said
Today is the first change, and tomorrow we will strive for a double change......