Gou writes entries in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 14 Night Detective
Zhao Liniang followed the woman for two steps.

suddenly stopped,
"Oh, aunt, I haven't picked up my luggage yet. How about I go get my luggage and come find you first?"

The woman grabbed Zhao Liniang and shouted, "
"There's no need for any luggage. We'll take care of food and accommodation over there. How can our cloth shop be without your clothes?"

"I don't have anything to wear. I still have some relics left by my parents in my luggage. I don't dare to throw them away."

Zhao Liniang looked embarrassed.
"Why don't you, auntie, tell me where the cloth village is? I can just pick up my luggage and go there by myself tomorrow morning."

The woman's eyes flickered, but she could no longer refuse Zhao Liniang's request.

I just nodded,
"That's fine. Girl, you can go by yourself tomorrow."

Then she whispered the address in Zhao Liniang's ear.

"I will only tell you about such a good job. You must not tell anyone else."

Zhao Liniang smiled sweetly,
"I know, Auntie, thank you for taking care of me, I'll go get my luggage right now."

Successfully got rid of the woman,
Zhao Liniang turned several corners.
Make sure no one is following you,
Then he walked to the alley and found Liu Xuan.

The position mentioned by the woman,

In Wanliu Lane in the west of the city.

The two of them asked some locals for directions.
Then I asked about the location of Wanliu Lane.

This location is not remote at all.
It’s only a quarter of an hour away from the county magistrate’s office in the center of the city.

But this alley is far away from the main road.

You have to go around two or three alleys to get there.

When Liu Xuan and Zhao Liniang walked near Wanliu Lane,

There are almost no pedestrians on the road,

There is a small pond at the entrance of the alley.

A bent willow tree is planted in the center

The wicker hanging down obscured the scene inside the alley.

The two of them did not enter rashly;
Just pretending to pass by here,

When passing by the alley, Liu Xuan glanced at the alley.

The entrance to the alley is at the door of a house.
There were a few men and women sitting chatting,
His eyes glanced at the entrance of the alley from time to time.

With his keen eagle eye, Liu Xuan

I could clearly see the expressions on those men's faces when they saw Zhao Liniang.
That's the look of a hunter when he spots his prey.

Liu Xuan and Zhao Liniang looked at each other,
He quickly left the alley.

Liu Xuan can be sure,

The so-called Buzhuang will definitely not be located in such a place.
It won't be so deserted outside.

Those men and women chatting just now,
It's probably an outside spy.

Liu Xuan and Zhao Liniang were hiding in an alley far away.

Observing Wanliu Alley from a distance.

Did not act rashly.

Before I knew it, it was getting late,

The alley finally became dark.

The few men and women guarding the alley have disappeared.

Liu Xuan took Zhao Liniang into the Bend Liu Lane along the shadow of the wall.

The only house in the entire alley is the one at the entrance.
At this time, the doors have been closed.

The two of them walked deep into the alley,

Finally I found another large carved wooden door.

through the crack of the door,

You can see the very spacious courtyard inside.
There are many rooms behind the yard.
If you go further in, you still don’t know how big it is.
Liu Xuan thought to himself that he wanted to explore this manor.
I guess I have to go into the yard to see it.

Then he took Zhao Liniang out of the alley.
I searched around the wall of this house.
Finally, I found a few trees that I could climb in a corner of the wall.
"Wait for me here, don't be discovered."

Liu Xuan told Zhao Liniang,
Climb the tree, leap deep, and jump onto the wall.

The dark night gave Liu Xuan excellent cover.
Have a keen eagle eye,
Liu Xuan can see hundreds of meters clearly in the dark.
And the breadth of his field of view allows him to easily observe every corner in front of him.
Such a big yard,

Liu Xuan hid in the shadows and came and went freely.

the further you go,

Liu Xuan became more and more surprised,

The area of ​​​​this Zhuangzi is also too large.
There are hundreds of houses in front and behind,
Although it is night now,

But there are people everywhere.

Liu Xuan came outside the largest room in the center,

look intently,

The house is brightly lit,

The sound of silk and bamboo is pleasant to the ear,
In the center of the room, a group of women wearing only silk were dancing.

On both sides sat many men in fine clothes,
Each held a young woman who was also scantily clad in their arms.
There are also dedicated maids serving wine and dishes.

The men looked at the soft figure of the dancer on the dance floor,

The hand holding the woman kept stroking her.

While the rich wine and meat smell, the road with frozen bone.Liu Xuan looked at the luxurious life of these people in the house,

It's really hateful with a bit of jealousy.

If Sun Waner and the others are caught,

It shouldn't appear in this house,
Liu Xuan quietly retreated.
Continue searching elsewhere.

After searching for more than half an hour,

Liu Xuan finally figured out the layout of this village.

The big room in the center is obviously the main hall.
Most of the servants and maids are there at the moment,
Among the dozens of rooms in the backyard,
There are many female relatives living there,

A rough estimate is that there are more than a hundred.

In the room in the side courtyard, there are more than a dozen new women detained.

Sun Wan'er and the other three were also among them.

Each woman was held in solitary confinement,

There are people guarding the house outside.

There are people in the house who are training me.

Liu Xuan passed through the crack in the door from a distance,

I saw a room,
Sun Waner's hands were tied behind her back,

An old woman smiled and persuaded Sun Waner.
After a while, he changed into a ferocious face,

Just a few slaps to Sun Waner,
Sun Waner was kidnapped by soldiers and bandits just a few days ago.
Now he is being held in solitary confinement for training.

My spirit is about to collapse.

He just shook his head with tears in his eyes.

Liu Xuan had already roughly guessed why Sun Waner and the others were missing.

Those dancing girls in the central hall,
I guess that's how it came about.

We have to find a way to rescue Sun Waner and the others tonight.

Liu Xuan made up his mind,

Back to the central hall again,

There is still singing and dancing inside,

There were only two servants guarding the door.

The two servants had no intention of guarding the door.

The two of them squeezed together at the crack of the door.
Staring straight into it,
Liu Xuan, who was secretly busy in the yard, could not be seen at all.

After more than half an hour,

Liu Xuan placed firewood, branches, leaves and other fire starters everywhere around the yard.

He secretly moved a lot of hay from the stable.

Liu Xuan arranged all the things that would ignite the fire.
Without hesitation, they lit them together,
The grass and trees are already dry in the summer night,
In the vicinity of these tinders,
Soon the small flame turned into a big fire,

Thick smoke filled the entire yard.

"There's a fire, put out the fire quickly!"

"Come here, protect these adults."

"Get water quickly to put out the fire."

There was chaos in the courtyard for a while.

The servants and guards ran over from each house to put out the fire together.
Liu Xuan stayed in the dark,

Seeing that the people in the room where Sun Wan'er and the three of them were detained also ran out,

He quickly ran in,
The rope was untied and the three were rescued.

Sun Waner saw Liu Xuan,
I almost saw a savior,

He hugged Liu Xuan's arm tightly and refused to let go.
Liu Xuan took the three of them and hid in the shadows.

The crisis has not been resolved yet,
Although the three women were rescued,

But we still have to find a way out of this manor.

There are still two people guarding the gate of the manor.

Looking at the chaotic crowd not far away,

Liu Xuan had an idea.
Returned to the room of the three of them and took out the three wooden basins.

I found another wooden bucket to carry,

Give the wooden basin to the three people,
"You guys wait here. If I bring someone here later, you can join in during the chaos."

The three of them believed in Liu Xuan deeply.

Liu Xuan carried the wooden bucket, lowered his head and rushed into the crowd.

There was thick smoke billowing in the yard, and no one could see who was who.

The servants were all fetching water to put out the fire.
The well in the distance is crowded with people,

Liu Xuan lowered his voice and shouted,

"Don't wait. It's faster to go to the willow tree outside to fetch water."

These words reminded the servants and maids nearby,
A group of people ran towards the gate carrying buckets and basins.

(End of this chapter)