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Chapter 11 Conspiracy (3)

The Banjia guards who woke up at night were dispatched at the same time.Before they could put on their clothes, they rushed out with swords in hand.In an instant, the sound of fighting came from all over the courtyard.

During the process, a loud noise came from outside, and Qingshuang, who was sleeping outside, woke up suddenly.She looked around in shock and panic, but a white light suddenly flashed in front of her eyes.

Qingshuang opened her eyes wide in disbelief: "Little—"

"Hush!" Lou Xiyue stepped forward quickly, and put her index finger on Qingshuang's lips.She shook her head and signaled with her eyes: don't make a sound.

Qingshuang quickly covered her mouth, but the shock in her eyes lingered for a long time.She obediently didn't say a word, but her mind exploded with a "boom":
Why is the lady holding a sword?Where did this sword come from?
Why does the lady look so calm, as if she already knew that there would be a sneak attack tonight?
What is the lady going to do?She is Miss Qianjin, how can she hold such a scary thing as a sword!
A terrible conjecture popped up in Qingshuang's mind—maybe the young lady was too excited by the marriage, couldn't think about it, and wanted to kill herself with a sword, but before she could act, she was interrupted by the sneak attacking thieves?

Lou Xiyue didn't know that Qingshuang was full of absurd conjectures.She pushed open a crack in the wooden window, intending to go outside to see what was going on.

However, just as she moved, Qingshuang grabbed her forearm suddenly, stared at her with tears in her eyes, and shook her head again and again: Miss, don't be too hard on yourself!
Lou Xiyue:? ? ?

When the two were in a stalemate, a fire suddenly lit up in the courtyard.

Chaotic sounds approached the upper-class guest rooms from various places, followed by the clanging of swords and swords: "We have to deal with it here, Zhou Yang, you go and protect Miss!"

At the same time, there was a sound of kicking footsteps on the wooden stairs in the guest room, and a man shouted in a rough voice: "Damn it, where is the bride?"

"Brother, that's the top, Miss Ban must be there!"

"Search quickly, don't let people run away!"

"I can't run away. She's just a weak woman, as timid as a mouse. She must be hiding in the house and shivering now. How dare she run away?"

The thief was elated with pride, and as soon as his insolent words fell, the wooden window on the side of the corridor was suddenly pierced by the sword light!

Hearing a "bang bang", Zhou Yang led the crowd to break in through the window: "Brave maniac, he spread his wildness on the Ban's head! There is no one in the Ban's house?! Give them all to me, and kill them on the spot!"

The guards copied the guy at the same time: "Kill!"

The thief was wearing night clothes and a black scarf on his face, only revealing a pair of fierce eyes: "The guards of the Ban's family are really talented, I will come to meet you! Drink!——"

Zhou Yang was afraid of hurting Lou Xiyue, so he deliberately led the transfer of the battlefield.After a while, two groups of people called from the corridor outside the guest room to the backyard.

After they left, another group of men in black sneaked in through the broken window without making a sound.They acted cautiously and did not disturb others from the beginning to the end.

On the other side, Qingshuang heard that the thief in the corridor was lured away by Zhou Yang and others, and finally breathed a sigh of relief: "It's okay, it's okay..." She turned her head and showed a soothing smile to Lou Xiyue:

"It's okay, miss. With Zhou Yang and the others around, you won't be hurt in the slightest. But it's really scary. My heart is still beating, and my palms are sweating..."

Before she could finish speaking, there was a sudden "click" at the door—the latch was off.

In an instant, Qingshuang was frightened, she didn't have time to think, she quickly pushed Lou Xiyue to the window, and at the same time pulled the screen over to cover it: "Run away!"

Immediately, she pulled off the bride's wedding dress and put it on herself.

In the blink of an eye, the guest room was pushed away from the outside, and Qingshuang's heart almost jumped into her throat.

She distractedly glanced at the window, but saw Lou Xiyue stopped there without moving.

Qingshuang was horrified in her heart, and immediately walked out.She called out, "Who are you and why did you break into my room?"

Lou Xiyue didn't understand what Qingshuang's move meant, she stretched out her hand to stop her: "Qing—"

"If you dare to hurt me, my grandfather will definitely kill you!" Qingshuang scolded.

Hearing this, Lou Xiyue immediately understood what she was going to do - the man in black came for "Ban Xiyu", and Qingshuang was willing to be this scapegoat in order to protect her.

Lou Xiyue was shocked.She thought to herself, the maid beside Ban Xiyu is really loyal, she can do this to protect the lord.

At this time, the man in black who broke into the guest room stepped forward suddenly, and put the long sword glowing coldly on Qingshuang's neck.

The thief asked coldly: "You are Miss Ban's family, Ban Xiyu?"

Qingshuang: "Exactly. What exactly are you going to do? If you want gold and silver treasures, I can give them to you; but if you want anything else... the Ban family guards are outside, they have already surrounded you, you can't escape. "

The man in black looked at Qingshuang with sharp eyes, as if he was verifying the authenticity of her words.The people around him lit up the book and whispered: "She is wearing a wedding gown, so Ban Xiyu must be right."

The man in black immediately sneered, and said to Qingshuang: "We won't be able to escape, so I won't bother you. But since you are Ban Xiyu, then come with us."

Qingshuang backed away in fear: "I don't..."

Not allowing her to resist, the man in black dropped the knife in his hand, and Qingshuang fainted immediately.

The moment Qingshuang fell, Lou Xiyue raised her sword and was about to kill her.However, at this moment of lightning and flint, a hand reached out from behind and grabbed her wrist.

Lou Xiyue subconsciously wanted to fight back, but the person beside her silently mouthed: "Miss, it's me."

It's Zhou Yang.

Lou Xiyue quietly hid the sword in her sleeve.

Zhou Yang has excellent eyesight, so he naturally spotted the translucent dagger at a glance.

Both sides were silent.

Lou Xiyue did not expect that Zhou Yang would hide here quietly, let alone that the dagger he was carrying would be discovered by the other party.She was careless, only caring about Qingshuang's movements, but easily allowed Zhou Yang to get close.

Did the other party find out that she was impersonating Ban Xiyu?
While they were sawing silently, a sharp whistle suddenly sounded from high in the distance.When Lou Xiyue turned her head, Qingshuang and the group of men in black had disappeared from the room.

At this time, the fighting in the courtyard continued.

Through several high walls, Lou Xiyue heard that group of men in black still relentlessly fighting with the Ban's guards.

Zhou Yang also turned his head to take a look, and said: "The thieves came for our wedding party. Just now, those thieves deliberately lured us away just to take away the lady. Fortunately, I found out early and came back in time.

"This place is dangerous, for safety's sake, my subordinate escorted the young lady to a safe place."

Lou Xiyue said: "It doesn't matter to me here. Qingshuang was taken away by them, you go to save her."

Zhou Yang: "The subordinate's duty is to protect Miss's safety."

It means that the safety of others is not more important than Lou Xiyue's life.He will not save a little maid.

Lou Xiyue looked at him blankly for a moment, then took a step back.She climbed the window edge, turned over and returned to the room from the roof.She said, "I'm not going anywhere except here. Since Zhou Huwei doesn't want to save people, he should stay outside until the thief leaves."

After finishing speaking, Lou Xiyue closed the door and window with a bang.

Zhou Yang took a few glances at the closed doors and windows, and then kept guard around the guest room quietly and dutifully.

He didn't intend to explore the reason why Ban Xiyu carried the sword, and he didn't care whether she knew martial arts or not.He just needs to know that the one inside is the only daughter of the Ban family, who is the person Master Ban ordered to protect.

He only needs to protect people, and there is no need to worry about others.

However, at this moment, Miss Ban's family, whom he was determined to protect, dug out her bag, pulled out a set of dark clothes and put them on.

Lou Xiyue held two opposing swords, one long and one short, and wrapped them around her body with a black sword bag.She glanced at the door and window, then jumped onto the beam.

The next moment, she flipped her palm and held a short and delicate dagger in her palm.Under the urging of internal force, the dagger pried open an exit on the roof.

Lou Xiyue flew up and kicked the wooden board, using her strength to perform lightness kung fu, and jumped to the empty room above the partition in the blink of an eye.She turned around and glanced at the empty house below, then rushed into the corridor, jumped over the eaves, and searched for the trace of the man in black.

*
Zhou Yang was waiting outside the guest room when he accidentally heard a strange noise coming from the room.He asked a few questions, but no one answered in the room.He looked around intently, but did not find anyone entering or leaving the guest room.

Is it an illusion?
When he was distracted, another whistle sounded from above the inn.Not long after, the sound of fighting in the front yard suddenly stopped.A moment later, a guard came to report:
"Boss Zhou, the thief has already left. We checked, and there is nothing missing from the dowry, but the brothers suffered some minor injuries."

Zhou Yang frowned: "They just left?"

"That's right. It's very strange. Just now they were so relentless and kept pestering them even after they were half injured. Why did they suddenly retreat now? It's confusing."

Zhou Yang also felt weird.He ordered: "Take all the brothers down to heal your wounds first, and I will ask Miss for instructions."

He intuitively felt that it was not easy for thieves to attack at night, and when he thought of the strange noise coming from Miss Cai's room just now, he suddenly felt uneasy.Regardless of the courtesy of master and servant, Zhou Yang immediately pushed open the door of Lou Xiyue's room.

He strode into the room, but what he saw was an empty room.

People went to the empty building, only a big hole was pried out in the partition above the beam, and above the hole was an unoccupied empty room.

Zhou Yang knew very well that during his stay, he did not see anyone entering or leaving Miss's guest room.In other words, Miss was not kidnapped, but left on her own.

And one or two reasons for her leaving can be speculated-she is going to rescue the maid Qingshuang who was taken away by the man in black.

Zhou Yang thought for a while, and soon came up with a countermeasure.

He roughly repaired the upper hole, then erased the traces of the mess in the room, and finally stuffed the pillows into the quilt, creating the illusion that Lou Xiyue was still sleeping.

After doing all this, Zhou Yang closed the door and called the guards: "Miss was frightened, and she is already fast asleep. It's just that the maid, Qingshuang, was taken away by thieves in order to protect her. Miss ordered me to rescue her."

He looked at the crowd and asked, "How many of us are available?"

A guard replied: "Ten injured, 45 more available."

Zhou Yang nodded: "Out of the 45 people, send 20 people to follow me to rescue Miss Qingshuang. The remaining 23 people stayed at the inn to protect Miss. The other two immediately chose two fast horses and brought the master's warrant to Ling County for help. If you encounter bandits, you must report to the officials."

"Yes, villain, let's do it now!"

*
Lou Xiyue walked nimbly and lightly in the night.She climbed up to look for traces of the man in black, and after a while, she finally saw a few figures galloping on horseback on the west road.

If it wasn't for the bright moonlight tonight, she might not be able to find these men in black.

Lou Xiyue stepped on the flying leaves, and immediately used lightness kung fu to catch up.

Not long after, those people drove their horses into the deep forest path.

Lou Xiyue quietly followed behind, and saw that there was a cottage hidden behind the hidden forest.The cottage was brightly lit, and several strong men guarded the exit and patrolled back and forth.

The man in black came outside the cottage and immediately got off his horse.The patrolling guards opened the gate, and the man in black entered with the unconscious Qingshuang.

Lou Xiyue looked far away, and found that where the fire in the village was illuminated, only the exit of the gate was guarded by layers of guards, and it was not difficult to sneak in from other places.

She thought for a while, then bypassed the gate and came to the darkest place.

As she expected, the guards here are the loosest, and only a young man is sitting under the wall and dozing off.

Lou Xiyue picked up a stone, intending to touch the opponent's acupoints from the air, but after thinking about it carefully, she quietly walked forward and sealed the opponent's consciousness with fingering, making him fall into a deep sleep.

Then, she searched all the way along the bright place of the fire.Lou Xiyue originally wanted to find a place to hold prisoners in the cottage, but unexpectedly came outside the conference hall.

She looked in through the pane and saw several middle-aged men discussing matters inside.

Lou Xiyue was not interested in the night talk of the men, and was about to leave, but was stopped by a "Ban Xiyu" from inside.

She paused, then turned over and jumped onto the roof, carefully peeling off a tile.At the same time, the content of the conversation in the hall was also transmitted:

"Third son, the woman you brought back today is really Ban Xiyu? I don't look like it. Didn't the daughter of the Ban family be born beautiful and a peerless beauty? This one looks just like that, barely counted Little beauty, but it can't be called stunning in any case. You must have caught the wrong person, right?"

"She is wearing a wedding gown, how can there be a mistake? In my opinion, the rumors outside are likely to be wrong. If Ban Xiyu was really beautiful, why would the emperor give her to King Xuanping instead of enjoying it for himself? Third, what do you say?" right?"

The "oldest" in their mouths is playing with the wine glass in their hands: "Is this class of Xiyu true or false, does it matter? None of us have seen her, so we can't tell the difference. Similarly, King Xuanping can't be sure if she is the bride .

"Actually, it doesn't matter whether she is Ban Xiyu or not. As long as she puts on that outfit, she is Ban Xiyu. As long as 'Ban Xiyu' is in our hands, so what about Prince Daxuan? Isn't it just at his mercy?"

Hearing this, the expressions of the other two changed at the same time:
"Old man, what do you mean by that? Let me tell you, don't be a fool. We took Ban Xiyu here under the order of the prefect."

"That's right. When the time comes, we have to send her to the stinky old man, otherwise we won't be able to get the other half of the reward."

"What are you afraid of? Now that the hostage is in our hands, we naturally have the final say. So what if he is the magistrate of Pingjiang, doesn't he want something from me? We can speak up like a lion and threaten him with this. If he is disobedient, we will kill him." Tell Fu Guan about this, and the old man will be finished by then."

"If you tell Fu Guan the truth, then we are finished!"

"Big Brother, Second Brother, we've been working together for so long, don't you guys know what I'm capable of? Naturally, I have my own way to deal with the old magistrate, you just trust me."

"This……"

"Oh, that's all, I'll trust you again!"

"It's done, don't talk so much. I've been busy for so long, and I haven't even eaten a bite of the hot meal. I'm going to ask someone to prepare the meal, but I'm starving to death..."

"You still have the guts to say it. I sent the signal to you to retreat, but you don't leave; the third child has already taken her away, and you still want to grab their dowry. Isn't it superfluous. If I didn't remind you again and again, you You're still fighting with others right now."

"Is that superfluous? The more the better! There must be a lot of valuable things in the dowry. I brought back one or two, not for the sake of the village? Who knew that those guards are so powerful, and let the brothers suffer for nothing, tsk."

"Okay, stop arguing. Don't you want to eat?" The third child stood up abruptly: "I'll ask someone to prepare it."

……

Lou Xiyue returned the tiles to their original positions, thinking in her heart: That's how it is.

From the very beginning, the purpose of this group of robbers was "Ban Xiyu", robbing wealth and dowry were incidental.

The reason why these people did this was that the Prefect of Pingjiang reached a deal to use her to threaten Fu Guan.

The prefect of Pingjiang...

Fu Guan had previously handled official affairs in Pingjiang Mansion, could it be that these matters had something to do with the official affairs he handled?
She saw the "third master" who hijacked Qingshuang strode out from the hall, and a plan took shape in her mind...

　The next two chapters are about my sister Ban Xiyu
　　
　
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