In the lobby of Huachao Pavilion, people drank wine, sang and danced.
A young wealthy businessman from out of town spent a lot of money to invite prominent figures from Lidu Prefecture to this dinner party, hoping to open his own business in Lidu Prefecture. No one knows his name, they only know that his surname is Zhang, and everyone calls him "Boss Zhang."
The young wealthy businessman is handsome and graceful, and his mannerisms reveal the coolness of a gamer. It seems that he is a playboy who is not too shrewd and comes out to squander his ancestors' wealth. Naturally, everyone is willing to deal with this kind of person so as to kill him severely.
At the end of the banquet, Zhang Yue looked up vaguely while pushing cups and changing cups, and clearly saw a hand reaching out from behind the bamboo curtain in the back hall. With a flick of the hand, the waiter carrying the wine was hit in the knee by something. He suddenly jumped forward and the wine jar in his hand shattered on the ground, causing quite a commotion.
Bang, bang - instead of being annoyed, the young master clapped his hands and said with a smile: "It seems like someone who has won a lot of prizes will be rewarded."
The waiter got up from the ground and thanked him with tears in his eyes.
The singer sitting next to Zhang Yue was clearly Chang Yan. Seeing this, she stood up with a graceful figure.
"Officer, let me go get you a jug of wine."
Zhang Yuehui stretched out his hand and took Chang Yan into his arms.
"It just so happened that I also dropped the wine. I have had enough fun today and the spring night is too short, so Zhang will not accompany me for now."
After that, she hugged Chang Yan and headed towards the back room.
Chang Yan's expression changed, but she couldn't say anything in front of everyone, so she could only half push and half follow Zhang Yue back.
As soon as the beaded curtain fell, the dull sounds gradually faded away. In the deserted corridor to the west, Zhang Yuehui's expression immediately became clear.
The wind in the sleeves is flowing together, and the murderous intention is hidden.
Chang Yan was not one to take things easy, she immediately turned half of her body to avoid Zhang Yuehui's hidden sword.
Zhang Yue smiled back: "Oh, I really can't bear to do this to a lady with such a soft body."
Seeing that something was not going well, Chang Yan immediately took out the ring from her neck to report the news, but before she even had time to raise her hand, a black shadow flashed behind her.
There was a flash of cold light, and the sharp blade cut through the white neck.
The next second, Chang Yan's eyes widened and she fell softly. The words in her throat were broken before she could even leave her mouth.
Blood from the artery splashed across Zhang Yue's face.
Zhang Yue touched the blood on his face and frowned: "Don't make it so bloody next time you work."
The dark shadow came around from behind Chang Yan and quickly dragged the body behind the flower bed.
"Here, boss."
When she walked out again, she stood in the lantern light on the corridor, and she saw a face exactly like Chang Yan.
Looking at the face, Zhang Yue smiled back: "This human skin mask is really flawless. Sure enough, it didn't cost any money."
Fake Chang Yan said expressionlessly: "If Chang Yan hadn't exposed her flaw when helping Xie Zhu at the banquet, we wouldn't have found such a good opportunity."
"Go and deal with Xie Liu, don't let her see the flaw. After that, use the identity of Chang Yan to stay with Xie Zhu to get information about Bingzhusi."
"Here."
Fake Changyan turned around and left.
Suddenly thinking of something, Zhang Yuehui stopped the person again and said: "It seems that the person who rescued Xie Zhu at the city gate today was not Xie Liu."
"If it's not her, then who could it be? Xie Liu should have no other help," he paused and said, "I'll go find out."
"Also, the dark chess piece in Wangxuewu seems to have lost contact. I want to know what happened."
Fake Changyan was a little puzzled: "My boss, Mr. Queshan is not in Wangxuewu, so why go to all the trouble to find out?"
Zhang Yuehui raised the corners of his mouth and smiled lowly: "He——"
The words stopped abruptly, without a word being said.
"Go ahead."
……
Xie Sui'an waited in the room for a while before Chang Yan came up.
The two of them worked together to move Xie Zhu into the secret room. After everything was in order, Xie Sui'an breathed a sigh of relief.
She didn't see anything wrong with Chang Yan in front of her.
"Chang Yan, have you found out the real identity of the businessman Boss Zhang?"
Any force entering or leaving Lidu Mansion will be under the observation of Bingzhusi. Boss Zhang came in such a high profile, so he naturally attracted some attention.
It is said that he is a businessman who specializes in war fortune. He makes money from everything and sells everything.
The Qi people and the Han people take advantage of both sides. Both the black and white factions have power, but on the surface, he does not take sides.
"He's just a businessman, and his position is still unclear." Chang Yan said the words she had prepared long ago.
Xie Sui'an nodded thoughtfully: "You still have to be careful. He lives in Huachao Pavilion. Chang Yan, stay close and pay more attention."
Chang Yan nodded and asked casually, "Sixth Miss, it seems you weren't the one who rescued Lord Xie Zhu under the city wall today...?"
Xie Sui'an hesitated to speak. Thinking of Nan Yi asking her to keep her identity secret, she hesitated and said, "Why isn't it me? It's too far away. Did you see it wrong?"
Chang Yan smiled calmly: "Maybe, I thought there was something wrong with the plan."
"How could it be—" Xie Sui'an concealed her guilty conscience, "Chang Yan, then I will go back to Xuewu first."
"Miss Six, be careful about the details in the house."
Xie Sui'an nodded solemnly: "I will find a way to find that person out, otherwise our actions will be restricted everywhere."
In these words, Chang Yan was sure that the secret work in Wangxuewu had not been exposed yet, but as to whether it was Xie Liu who saved Xie Zhu, she could not completely believe Xie Liu's words.
——
Xie Sui'an and Nan Yi climbed over the wall from the backyard to look back at the snow dock. Nan Yi was already familiar with this road. But tonight is a little different...
As soon as I climbed up the high wall, something seemed to have been touched, and there was a subtle sound of wind chimes.
Soon, the garden burst into flames, and the Youqi guards came towards this direction.
Usha's defenses are not just on the city walls. He guessed that someone from the Xie family would be involved in the operation, and a mechanism was set up on the high wall of the Xie family's backyard.
Xie Sui'an and Nan Yi had already fallen to the ground. Realizing that they had stepped on the enemy's defense, Xie Sui'an immediately drew out his sword and prepared to face the enemy.
At this time, a small figure emerged from behind the bushes.
"Follow me." The voice was thin and soft, a little timid, but full of determination.
Nan Yi and Xie Sui'an took a closer look and saw that it was Sister Qiu.
"Sister Qiu?" Xie Sui'an was surprised.
"I saw it, at the city wall." Sister Qiu was afraid of strangers. She glanced at Nan Yi, then quickly lowered her head and said to herself, "Thank you for saving my father. I will wait here for you to come back. I know how. Go as far as you can to avoid the Qi soldiers' patrols."
"Sister Qiu, take Xiaoliu back. The yard where I live is in the opposite direction to yours. I will go by myself."
"No!"
"We are already looking back at Xuewu. I can do it myself," Nan Yi pushed Xie Sui'an, "The three of us will take a detour together. The goal is bigger. Let's go quickly!"
Xie Sui'an hesitated and accepted Nan Yi's plan. She was right. It would be easier to hide if they left separately.
"Sister-in-law, if you walk from the garden, there are many obstacles." Sister Qiu said concisely and concisely.
Nan Yi nodded, said goodbye to the two of them, and after leaving them, Nan Yi raised his hand to touch his left shoulder and felt sticky blood.
When she jumped off the wall just now, she was hit by a dart. But she endured it and did not tell Xie Sui'an. It was not that she had any righteousness, but that she expected that if she held back, Xie Sui'an would probably have a head-on conflict with Qibing in order to protect her.
Doing it in Wangxuewu will do a lot of harm but no good. She wanted to gamble on her guerrilla abilities, and as long as she could return to Zheyue Pavilion, she would be fine.
Nan Yi covered the injured part of her shoulder and walked in the garden at night with a bow. As Qiu Jie'er reminded, Nan Yi avoided several groups of searching Qi soldiers by using rockery, trees and grass as cover.
Just as she was about to lean out from behind a rockery, she was suddenly pulled back by a huge force, and the man covered her mouth before she could scream.
Nan Yi looked at the person in front of him in horror - it was Xie Queshan.
By the dim light of the lantern in the corridor not far away, Xie Queshan lowered his head and glanced at the dart on Nan Yi's shoulder. The wound was dripping with blood, and the skirt of his clothes was already red. He decisively tore off a piece of her skirt, and the sound of tearing clothes was particularly harsh in the quiet night.
The patrolling Qi soldiers heard the sound and came over.
"Hold it." Xie Queshan put his hand on the tail handle of the dart and ordered Nan Yi without any doubt.
Nan Yi realized that he was going to help her pull out the dart on the spot. She didn't understand his intention for the moment, but she didn't dare to resist at all, biting her lip to endure it. His movements were very neat. After pulling out the dart, he immediately covered her wound with the clothes he had just torn off to prevent blood from splattering. However, the huge pain still made Nan Yi groan.
Outside the rockery, the firelight was already swaying, and the sound of messy footsteps was approaching.
"Who is here?!" The leader's torch had already penetrated the rockery.
Suddenly there was a howling wind and the torch was extinguished. The leader of the Qi soldiers was startled, and then he saw a stone falling to the ground. It must have been the stone that flew out and extinguished the torch. The man had a very deep internal energy. He raised his head and looked behind the rockery, only to hear the angry voice of a man coming from the darkness.
"I am romantic under the moon, do you want to see it too?"
The leader was startled and glanced at Xie Queshan and a woman behind the rockery. The light was too dark and he couldn't see the woman's face clearly, but he quickly reacted. No wonder there were tears of clothes and the woman's moans just now. He He took a few steps back, blocking the soldiers behind him, and bowed his head in salute.
"Young Master Queshan, I'm humble. I'm offended by my humble position."
"roll!"
The leader turned around and beckoned the soldiers to turn around.
"Let's go, let's go, you haven't seen or heard anything."
Xie Queshan took off his cloak and put it on Nan Yi, picked her up by the waist, and walked out of the rockery openly.
Nan Yi was enveloped in his warmth. A flurry of light snow drifted in the night, rushing towards people's eyes. It was the first time she saw him from this angle. He was the cold dust-free snow in December, which froze the young man's flamboyant silhouette and cut his eyes as cold as a glacier. But at some moments, he was also in the heavy snow. Firewood, tongues of fire jump warmly in the furnace. Although it cannot melt the coldness of thousands of mountains, it can warm one's hand.
