auspicious time has come

Chapter 125 It's Unreasonable Not to Call Mrs. General
"Girl, girl!"

With the sound of footsteps approaching, a clear cry came with the sound of crying.

"It's Cui Huai!" Although Heng Yu was excited, she still kept her voice down.

Xiao Mu's sense of alertness has not dispelled: "Wait a little longer..."

Hengyu nodded.

The two silently watched the movement outside the cave until a clearer conversation came into their ears——

"There are burnt charcoal ashes at the exit of the secret passage, and judging by the blood, the general and painter Ji must have come out of the secret passage... probably around here, look carefully!"

"Jingyong, take someone to the east..."

It was the voice of Inkai——

Xiao Mu relaxed, turned his head slightly, looked down at Hengyu, smiled weakly, and said to her: "I can't die."

Heng Yu also showed a desperate smile, let out a long breath, put down her sleeve arrows, and went to help him: "I'll help Lord Hou get out!"

"No, I can go by myself."

Seeing the other party's unsteady figure, Heng Yu sighed helplessly in his heart.

Sure enough, the thing in this world that is harder than Nuwa's mending stone is a man's mouth.

Hengyu ignored the other party's strong heart and insisted on supporting him: "We are now honest and life-to-death friends, and let's say last night, it was I who dragged Lord Hou into this hole, between you and me What else is there to see?"

drag?
Xiao Hou looked slightly stagnant.

Is it the kind of drag that drags a dead dog?
After imagining that scene, Xiao Hou remained silent and no longer tried to be brave.

"girl!"

From the corner of her eyes, Cuihuai saw withered vines shaking in front of the cave, she hurriedly turned her head to look, and saw the blood-stained Heng Yu helping Xiao Mu out, and ran over in both surprise and joy.

"...Girl, the servant girl finally found you!"

Cui Huai, who has always been prudent, was crying and laughing excitedly at this moment. She wanted to hug her girl, but she was afraid that she would be hurt again, and if she touched the wound again, she didn't know where to put her hands: "Is the girl injured?"

"Vice General Yin, Vice General Wang, the general is here!"

"General!"

"General, are you all right?"

Yin Hai and the others quickly surrounded him, and hurriedly stepped forward to help Xiao Mu pass.

Cheng Ping also ran over.

As soon as he saw Heng Yu, he said with a dark face: "Why did you run so fast last night!"

He couldn't even catch up after chasing after him!

"Uncle Ping was injured?" Seeing that he was also in a mess with scars on his face, Heng Yu couldn't help asking.

So, when she went back to look for Xiao Mu last night, Uncle Ping also followed her——

"Isn't it to save you!" Cheng Ping cursed and asked, "What will I do if you die!"

Everyone around: "..."

Does this seemingly rough old man depend so much on a little girl like Painter Ji?
"I searched all the way along the secret passage, and saw the bloodstains along the way, I just thought you couldn't do it anymore!" Cheng Ping sized up Heng Yu once, and then looked at Xiao Mu. Although his face was still sullen, it was obvious He breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately..."

fine? !
Wang Jingyong's eyes widened.

Isn't his general's blood blood?

Is it human!
Xiao Mu, who was hurt for no reason, also fell silent.

Ji Hengyu is unusual, and even the person she chooses is also unusual.

"Uncle Ping, don't worry, my life is at stake." Heng Yu hurriedly said to Yin Hai: "Vice General Yin, Master Hou is injured and needs medical treatment, let's go back to the city first."

Yin Hai nodded seriously.

It is not too late to say the rest on the road.

Everyone left the mountain quickly, and Heng Yu and Xiao Mu got into the prepared carriage together.

Yin Hai also sat in, and rarely looked at Xiao Mu with such worried expression: "Do you think the general is okay?"

This kind of sword injury is commonplace on the battlefield, but the general's body at this time is different from usual——

"No problem." Xiao Mu said something perfunctory, and then asked seriously: "How?"

Yin Hai naturally knew what he was asking, and seeing that he didn't shy away from Hengyu, he frowned slightly, and he knew it in his heart, so he replied without hesitation: "The assassins were all killed last night. .”

Xiao Mu: "Is there no one left alive?"

"Those people immediately committed suicide as soon as they saw the failure, and they acted decisively and quickly - even the three people who were blocked in the dark passage wiped their necks and died in advance when they heard that I was catching up." Yin Hai's face was a little bit He said solemnly: "This time, the people on the road are not even comparable to ordinary dead soldiers."

And this means that the masters behind these people must be even more unfathomable.

Xiao Mu didn't know what he was thinking, and there was no ups and downs on his face.

"Where are the bodies of those people now?" Heng Yu suddenly asked.

Yin Hai: "It has been restrained."

Heng Yu said: "May I go and have a look?"

Yin Hai was slightly puzzled.

What do you do with a dead body?
But seeing that his general had already nodded in agreement, he said: "After returning to the mansion, I will take Master Ji to go."

Heng Yu nodded: "Thank you."

"There is no proof of death this time, so it is impossible to determine who is behind the scenes." Yin Hai then continued, "According to the general, is it Pei Ding's handwriting?"

These words should not be discussed in detail in front of Master Ji, but... how will you know if you can do it if you don't try it?
"It's half possible." Xiao Mu said: "These assassins can sneak into the city, either because they have the supernatural ability to hide the sky, or because they have extremely powerful people as internal agents—"

Yin Hai raised his eyebrows.

Did you really ask him to try it?
"If it's the latter, I'm afraid it has something to do with Pei Ding." Heng Yu took over the words and said, "This time, the Pei family of the capital came to Yingzhou to celebrate Pei Ding's birthday. If these assassins entered the city among them, it would be extremely difficult to detect."

Yin Hai raised his eyebrows even higher.

Isn't it somewhat unreasonable to call Mrs. General?

Xiao Mu nodded: "Besides, last night was Pei Ding's birthday, and those people were lying in ambush on the only way from the Governor's Mansion back to the Marquis' Mansion—"

The fire in the residential area is strange, and there must be kerosene to fuel it. All these need to be prepared in advance.

And he hadn't shown any signs of going to Pei's mansion to attend the banquet before—thus, those people predicted his actions.This alone is worth pondering.

"The superficial beauty trick at the governor's house last night was probably just used to confuse the view and make the Hou Lord relax his vigilance. As for Pei Ding's cautiousness, it might just be a mist..." Heng Yu pondered and said: "But is there any festival worth mentioning between Lord Hou and the Pei family?"

"I have never had any contact with the Pei family."

Heng Yu: "Then the Pei family can only be driven and used by others?"

Xiao Mu said noncommittally: "The one who can drive the Pei family is not an ordinary person."

Even looking at Dasheng and counting with his fingers, there are only a few people.

Thinking of this, Heng Yu fell silent for a while.

From the list of enemies she excluded before, there are not many remaining ones, and all of them are extraordinary people.

"Those assassins didn't survive, but the female envoy captured by the general's order last night is yet to be interrogated—" Yin Hai said, "It's unknown what can be asked from her."

Heng Yu looked at Xiao Mu.

He went to Pei's mansion last night and brought back a female envoy?

After the beauty trick at that time, she also said that he came here for nothing, and the co-author was still a thief.

It's just that this "thief" seems to be getting worse.

There was obviously a charcoal basin burning in the carriage, and he drank half a glass of warm water just now, but he didn't seem to be getting better at all, and his complexion and lips were even paler at this time.

Hengyu didn't show it, but the uneasiness in her heart was much stronger than when she was in the cave.

The carriage entered the city unimpeded all the way, and returned to Dingbeihou's Mansion. It still didn't stop in front of the gate, and entered the mansion directly through the side door that could be used by carriages and horses.

The scene of the carriage entering the mansion fell into Yan Jin's eyes.

"Mr. Yan Lang's visit is unlucky. Master Hou is busy with official business today, so please come back another day." The servant of the Hou Mansion said politely to Yan Jin who came to visit.

Yan Jin smiled and sighed: "It seems that Lord Hou has become more and more busy recently... Then Yan will come back tomorrow."

The servant was in a mixed mood.

I said that I have become more and more busy recently, so why come again tomorrow?
This Lord Yan Lang, to put it mildly, is that he is familiar with him, but at the worst, he has no winks.

When Yan Jin Shili left, he looked at the carriage ruts on the slightly wet green brick floor under his feet, and thoughtful eyes flashed in his eyes.

……

Facts have proved that Heng Yu's uneasiness is not superfluous.

As soon as Xiao Mu entered the mansion, he passed out.

"...Where is Ah Heng? Ah Heng is injured!" Mrs. Xiao who hurried over asked as soon as she stepped into the hall.

Xiao Mu and Heng Yu didn't return last night, so she felt that something was wrong, and she didn't know until late at night that she had met an assassin!

Moreover, the assassin was extraordinary, and the two of them disappeared!
She was so anxious that she didn't dare to sit down for a moment, so she waited restlessly until now.

"Don't worry, Auntie, I'm fine." Heng Yu heard the sound and went up to meet her.

"My son, why was he tossed into such a state!" Mrs. Xiao looked at Hengyu's blood-stained appearance with distressed eyes, and held Hengyu's hand: "As long as you are safe, as long as you come back safely... Are you frightened? How did Jingshi do things? Why did we, Ah Heng—"

Mrs. Xiao's voice paused slightly as she spoke, faintly realizing something was wrong.

Ah Heng didn't bother to change clothes with his appearance, could it be——

"Where's Jing Shi?" Mrs. Xiao looked at Yin Hai.

The person who went to report only told her that he was back, so she hurried over.

Yin Hai hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Return to Madam, the general is injured, and military doctor Yan is inside to see him."

Mrs. Xiao sensed that the atmosphere was not right, and immediately pulled Heng Yu into the inner room.

In the inner room, Yan Ming had already treated Xiao Mu's wound, and at this moment he was standing beside the bed, his complexion almost ashen.

"Doctor Yan, what's the matter?" Heng Yu asked hurriedly.

"He took a risky dose of strong medicine last night. His body was already extremely weak, and he was injured and lost blood, hurting his own body... so that the toxicity spread out of control, and now it has reached the heart..." Yan Ming's voice was dry and hoarse. After a long while, he finally With a dazed expression, he said: "It can't be saved."

In an instant, Hengyu felt a chill running down from the top of his head and spreading to his ten fingertips.

"Rong Ji, what are you talking about?" Mrs. Xiao looked at Yan Ming with a frown, and called out his words: "...What poison has reached the heart?!"

What is "cannot be saved"? !

Yan Ming was stunned and said: "The general has been poisoned for a long time, long before the recapture of Qianqiu City, he was conspired to be poisoned by someone on the battlefield..."

Yin Hai: "Yan Ming..."

"How long are we going to keep it a secret?" Yan Ming suddenly raised his voice, and looked at Yin Hai with red eyes: "You all let him go, let him keep it a secret, and kept delaying the time to seek medical treatment. It's irreversible right now!"

Mrs. Xiao couldn't react for a while, she looked at Xiao Mu lying on the bed with a pale face in disbelief.

Heng Yu hesitated to speak: "Master Bai healed him..."

"It's too late." Yan Ming interrupted her, his whole body showing a sense of defeat: "It's too late..."

Those who went to Qingniu Mountain left Yingzhou only the day before yesterday, even if they had grown wings, it was too late.

Heng Yu clenched her fingers, and her voice gradually calmed down: "How long can I last?"

Yan Ming closed his eyes: "At most two days..."

Heng Yu looked at Yin Hai: "Vice General Yin, can you call Shang Yan Junshi to explain?"

Yin Hai immediately said: "Painter Ji, please follow me."

Heng Yu nodded and hurriedly left with Yin Hai.

"Girl! Are you okay?!"

As soon as he left Xiao Mu's residence, Heng Yu met Jiji who was sweating and had red eyes from running.

"I'm fine, you go back first." Heng Yu didn't stop.

"But girl..." Jiji followed her a few steps uneasy, but was held back by Meng Dazhu.

"Miss Ji seems to be in a hurry, don't worry, as long as no one is injured." While Meng Dazhu comforted Jiji, he himself felt uneasy.

What is Miss Ji's urgent matter?
He has never seen Yin Hai's expression like this...

"I want to go and see the general." Meng Dazhu said, looking in the direction of Xiao Mu's residence.

Giji, who also felt that something was wrong everywhere, felt like a mess in her heart, and nodded when she heard the words: "Then you go!"

Dazhu turned around and walked away quickly.

……

Heng Yu and Yin Hai met Yan Junshi who came over on the road.

Yin Hai intercepted the man, and the three of them went to Yan Junshi's study to talk.

Listening to Yin Hai explaining Xiao Mu's situation at this time, Junjun Yan's face was solemn.

"Hou Ye is definitely not someone who just sits and waits to be killed. He has never sought medical treatment extensively before. Presumably it is not only because he is afraid of leaking the news—" Heng Yu looked at Military Master Yan and asked for confirmation: "He wants to lure the poisoner, right?"

Yan Junshi didn't say anything for a moment, then looked at Yinhai.

How does this little girl know everything?
Yin Hai sighed lightly.

It is true that they all know, and it is very likely that they know more than him.

Half of it was guessed by the little girl herself, and the other half... I'm afraid it was told by her own general.

Therefore, he gave a slight nod to Military Division Yan.

Junjun Yan looked at Hengyu, met the girl's calm gaze, and nodded after a while: "That's right. The general thinks that the other party has a chance to poison, but they don't use the blood-sealed throat poison, but the poison that can be delayed again and again." The so-called strange poison of the poison, it can be seen that the intention is not in his life - if there is a plan, it will appear."

"But the opponent obviously intends to break his will, so as to force him to bow his head... Such a game, betting with his own life, is too risky, in case something goes wrong..." Heng Yu stopped here .

There is no need to assume anymore, the so-called in case, the so-called mistake, hasn't it already happened now?

Master Yan thought about it and said: "The difficulty at this time is that the person who poisoned and the assassin may not be the same person... The person who poisoned may not know that Lord Hou has sent the poison early at this time, if he intends to wait until the deadline , so as to coerce Lord Hou to make the biggest concession, there is certainly no possibility of showing up early and showing the bargaining chip."

Heng Yu heard the words and said: "You can imagine that Lord Hou should already have someone to suspect—"

"Yes." Yan Junshi said: "At present, there are two people in Yingzhou City. The person behind these two people may be the same person. One is Yingzhou Governor Pei Ding, and the second person is..."

Speaking of this, Yan Junshi subconsciously looked at Hengyu.

"The second person is Yan Jin." Heng Yu's tone was not serious, but determined.

Master Yan nodded.

Heng Yu pursed her lips slightly.

The timing of Yan Jin's appearance in Yingzhou, as well as his contacts with Xiao Mu, was like playing a game of chess from the beginning to the end.

Xiao Mu seemed to be sitting opposite him, and the two had been playing chess silently.

But is Xiao Mu okay?

What kind of chess did he learn from others?

The bet on the chessboard is his own life, it's a good thing he can sit still like this!
Hengyu suddenly felt some of Yan Junyi's daily restless mental state——

At this time, Yan Junshi said: "Speaking of which, a spies brought back a portrait from Tingzhou last night, Lord Hou has not had time to look at it, why don't Master Ji look at it first, and then we can discuss it further."

Tingzhou?

Tingzhou, where Yan's firm is located——

Seeing Yan Junshi walk to the book case and pick up the scroll painting, Heng Yu got up to take it and opened it to look at it.

After seeing clearly the person painted on it, she felt slightly confused: "Isn't this exactly Yan Jin?"

Yin Hai also came over, and frowned for a while, showing the color of belatedness: "So it turned out to be so..."

　Today is a super fat chapter, good night everyone ^_^
　　
　
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