Chapter 249 Moonlight Murder
Jiang Xia, Zhu Houzhao and others stayed in Chaling Prefecture for two days. After all, Zhu Houzhao was the emperor and could not leave the capital for too long, so she decided to set off and return to Beijing.
They must go back to Beijing before the fake emperor pretended to be Yin Renren, otherwise many big problems will arise.
For example, when Yin Ren arrived in the capital, if the court officials gave him the memorial, or if there was something to make a decision, he would definitely show his strength.
Before leaving, Jiang Xia decided to go and see Hou Cong with Zhong Bin.
The Hou Mansion is said to be a relatively old family in Chaling Prefecture, so Jiang Xia and Zhong Bin asked a few passers-by and found the Hou Mansion.
The Hou Mansion is not far from the Chaling Prefecture Yamen. The location of the house is very good. However, from the appearance of the house, it can be seen that this house was once glorious, but now it has been ruined.
Not only is the bricks and tiles look a little old, some of the walls outside the mansion have cracked, but they have not been repaired.
Jiang Xia reported his name to the doorman and walked into the Hou Mansion. The old butler took the two to the backyard where Hou Cong lived.
Hou Cong seemed to be practicing sword in the backyard. Jiang Xia and Zhong Bin got closer and stopped and looked for a while. After Hou Cong finished playing a sword technique, Jiang Xia whispered to Zhong Bin: "How is the sword technique?"
Zhong Bin replied lightly: "I haven't arrived home yet, but I've come from a famous teacher."
Jiang Xia nodded and shouted, "Brother Hou."
Hou Cong looked back and shouted in surprise: "Brother Jiang, Brother Zhong?" He ran over in two steps, and after he arrived in front of the two, he bowed to the two with the hilt of the sword in his arms and said: "I have met two brothers."
"Are you two brothers here to come to see me?"
Jiang Xia nodded: "We are going to set off for the capital, so we will say goodbye to you. Take care of you in the future, and everyone will have a date later."
Hou Cong smiled slightly: "It's true that there will be a period of time in the future. I have sold this house. Next, I will go to the capital to reopen the Qingyi Building. There are many opportunities for everyone to meet in the future."
"Are you going to go to the capital to reopen the Qingyi Building?" Jiang Xia was a little surprised. He nodded and said, "Okay, then when you arrive at the capital, go to Xiaoyao Villa to find me. If you have any help, just talk."
"Don't worry, when you arrive in the capital, you will definitely be in trouble with your brother."
Jiang Xia nodded.
Then Jiang Xia and Zhong Bin sat in the Hou Mansion for a while, then said goodbye and left. After returning to Li Dongyang's mansion, Bu Jinyun and Yu Ren were all ready to set off.
Jiang Xia bowed deeply to Li Dongyang and said with a deep reluctance on his face: "Master, I will say goodbye first. I hope Master will take care of my health. Once the master and apprentice have time, come to visit Master immediately."
Li Dongyang nodded, then patted Jiang Xia on the shoulder and said, "You must be careful when you go back to the capital and act carefully, be careful in your words and actions, beware of villains. Do you understand?"
Jiang Xia nodded, "I remember the disciple."
Li Dongyang looked at Zhu Houzhao again and said, "You have a heavy burden on you, and I understand, but I still hope that you can be more diligent, less fun, and more diligent in your affairs."
"Yes, Zhu Shou understands." Zhu Houzhao said.
As soon as he said "Zhu Shou understands", Jiang Xia and Li Dongyang laughed, and both of them knew Zhu Houzhao's character. His answer "Zhu Shou understands" was equivalent to Li Dongyang's words being said in vain, because it was "Zhu Shou" understanding, not his "Zhu Houzhao" understanding.
After a reluctant farewell, Jiang Xia, Zhu Houzhao and others started to set off again. This time, Jiang Xia and the others picked a shortcut and went straight to the capital, and the speed of the journey was much faster.
Originally, Zhu Houzhao had a little complaint about speeding up the journey, but Jiang Xia closed his mouth with just one sentence - do you still want to return to the capital early to get the medicine and get the baby ready to complete the family?
After hearing Jiang Xia's words, Zhu Houzhao immediately said nothing, and would urge him a few words every day, muttering something, "Can the speed of the carriage be faster?" "Is there any shortcut to go?" "When can I get to the capital?"
As the speed was accelerated, the journey from Chalingzhou to the capital was actually not far. Along the way, Jiangxia and others ran side by side by land, and finally arrived at the capital before the southern tour team.
It was already night when he returned to the capital. Since it was late at night, Jiang Xia first arranged Li Feng into the small courtyard he bought in the past.
The courtyard was purchased by Jiang Xia when he got married with Rushuang and Niannu. Although he had stopped living there, there were always servants and maids who were there to guard the house and were responsible for cleaning and maintenance.
The courtyard is quiet and elegant, which is a very good place. If it weren't for the safety of Rushuang and Niannu, Jiang Xia would definitely still live in the courtyard now.
After relocating Li Feng, Jiang Xia first escorted Zhu Houzhao back to the leopard room.
Since the Southern Tour team has not returned yet, Zhu Houzhao cannot show up yet, so he can only live in the Leopard Room for the time being.
However, this is more in line with Zhu Houzhao's wishes. He originally didn't like living in the palace.
Living in the leopard room, he has free access and can go to see Li Feng every day when he wants to see him.
Li Feng actually guessed that Zhu Houzhao must have been born in a wealthy family, so she didn't say much, just worried that Zhu Houzhao's family would accept her.
But when he arrived at the capital, Zhu Houzhao became distressed because he was also considering how to show his identity to Li Feng without making her angry and deceived her.
After sending Zhu Houzhao to the leopard room, Jiang Xia was so eager to return home. She wanted to flash and meet Rushuang and Niannu in Xiaoyao Villa.
For the sake of An Rushuang and Nian Nu, when Jiang Xia entered the city, he sent Han Mufeng to Xiaoyao Villa to inform him of his return to Beijing.
As for Yin Qingxue, who immediately said goodbye to see him after Zhong Bin returned to Beijing, this made Jiang Xia chase him and laugh and scold him for a long time.
Of course, no matter how joking it is, this time Zhong Bin has made contributions to saving Yin Tianhao, I am afraid that this father-in-law will marry his daughter to our Lord Zhong Bin.
At this moment, there were Bu Jinyun, Yu Ren, Ma Yunfeng, Su Meiniang, Leng Yu, Qian Juesxing and Gui Sanjian Seven.
Eight people walked on the empty street, talking and laughing along the way. This said that it was hard to go to Jiangnan, so that Jiangxia would invite guests to Tianxianglou for a drink. This said that Jiangxia would accompany her to visit Santian Street and sell the best rouge, powder, silk and satin in the capital.
While talking about the trouble, the eight people slowly pulled out their weapons.
The streets of the capital are well connected, and there are alleys on both sides of the road. Jiang Xia and the eight others moved slowly and formed a defensive formation. Jiang Xia and Gui Sanjian were protected by Bu Jinyun and the other six others in the innermost part.
This time, due to the shipwreck, Jiang Xia and the others did not have any communication fireworks, and they could not even call for foreign aid.
A dangerous aura permeated the entire street. As a person wandering between life and death, he was particularly sensitive to such an aura.
Suddenly, a black shadow flashed and his body movement was extremely fast.
Jiang Xia looked around and there was a man in black pulling a long black cloth to block the entire street.
"Are you going to set up a shed to perform?" Ma Yunfeng said carelessly.
Jiang Xia smiled slightly and said, "I'm afraid they want to watch us perform."
A cold light suddenly appeared, and more than a dozen men in black rushed towards Jiang Xia and the others with narrow and wide swords.
Leng Yu was the first to attack. With a wave of his right hand, a series of sounds of breaking through the air sounded. The eight of them moved at the same time, and each rushed to one side to fight with the man in black.
Bu Jinyun slapped a man in black with a palm. The man in black happened to fall beside Jiang Xia. Without hesitation, the short sword in his hand was inserted into the neck of the man in black.
He turned the body of the man in black and checked the back of his neck.
"It's them again!" Jiang Xia's eyes turned cold. The orchid pattern made Jiang Xia understand that he might have accidentally attacked an organization with quite strong strength.
Jiang Xia also rushed towards the man in black. Jiang Xia did not have many exquisite moves in martial arts. The Nine Military Staffs are just nine ways of running true qi and nine fantasy forms of the body.
Jiang Xia’s fight with others is just three simple words: fast! ruthless! Accurate! As long as you can kill the enemy with one blow, it doesn’t matter even if you suffer a little injury.
So Jiang Xia killed five men in black as soon as he tried, but he also suffered several wounds from his body.
The person who surprised Jiang Xia was actually Gui Sanjian. It turned out that he was also a master with great skills.
I saw him constantly taking out the silver needle from the needle pouch on his waist like a magic trick. The silver needle was thin and short, and it was impossible to see clearly in the darkness, and even the sound was very weak.
Unless it is like Jiang Xia, the six senses are extraordinary, otherwise the silver needle will fly out silently.
Every time his fingers flicked, the people at the scene either fell to the ground or stood there unable to move.
This is true medical experts. They can use medical skills to save people, and they can also use medical skills to kill people.
"Everything goes out of the way! They are all useless things!"
Suddenly, all the men in black stopped.
Bu Jinyun and the others slowly moved back and gathered together to protect Jiang Xia behind him. The sound just now was heavy and powerful, and it contained true energy. Everyone who heard it felt like a thunder sounded in their ears, which made their eardrums hurt.
A thin man and a charming woman walked out. The man was wearing gorgeous clothes and covered his face with a high-quality Su-embroidered red cloth, while the woman was wearing a night-mounted dress and covered his face with a black masked towel.
The man waved his hand and said, "Go away from it, they are all useless wastes. Let's see how I and your hall master killed these little things."
After saying that, the man said to the woman beside him: "Master Qin, please!"
The woman in black took out two pieces of cloth from her waist, and a short sword was tied to the front of the cloth. Her weapon turned out to be the scarf sword used by singers to perform sword dances.
The woman in black ran over skillfully, then raised her hands, raised her two ribbons, and the short sword hit Su Meiniang's face and chest.
Chapter completed!