I use my daughter's body to cut down the rivers and lakes

Chapter 39 Fengji Rice Shop
  "Miss, where is this harp?"

Cuixiang took out a guqin from the box. The moment her eyes touched the body of the guqin, a sneer flashed through her eyes, but she quickly regained her calm expression and asked Liu Qi with a smile.

Liu Qizheng was looking around in the courtyard of the small courtyard with his hands behind his hands. Hearing the sound coming from the room, he immediately turned sideways and said, "Just put it on the table."

Cuixiang, who was standing at the door holding the guqin, couldn't help but be fascinated for a moment when she looked at Liu Qi's profile. When she reacted, her hands and feet were a little panicked, and the guqin fell from her hand.

Seeing that the guqin was about to fall to the ground, suddenly a hand as white as jade entered Cuixiang's field of vision...

"Let me do it." Liu Qi, who appeared in front of Cuixiang at some point, held Guqin in his arms, and then said lightly to Cuixiang, "Go and sweep the yard."

Cuixiang's mind was in chaos. She raised her eyes and met Liu Qi's deep and cold eyes, and then she felt a "dong, dong, dong" in her heart.

"Huh?" Liu Qi looked at the somewhat lost maid and raised her eyebrows.

"Yes!" Cuixiang finally reacted and lowered her head in panic.

It wasn't until Liu Qi entered the room holding the piano that Cuixiang, who was holding the broom, breathed a sigh of relief with lingering fear. At the same time, she touched her somewhat hot cheeks and cautiously looked forward to the room.

……

That night.

Liu Qi, who was sitting cross-legged in the room, slowly opened her eyes.

Liu Mansion was like another Xiliu Villa. She had not seen anyone since she entered the house during the day. Even dinner was brought by Cuixiang from the kitchen.

It seemed that Mrs. Liu planned to confine her in this small courtyard.

But it also made things easier for Liu Qi.

Liu Qi put on her shoes and socks, glanced at the guqin on the table, hesitated for a moment and then opened the door directly and came to the courtyard.

The sound of even breathing came from the side room on one side.

Although the yard is not big, it is well-equipped. In addition to Liu Qi's main house, there are also small side rooms on the left and right.

The wing on the left was naturally used as a bedroom for Cuixiang, while the wing on the other side was converted into a storage room to store Liu Qi's luggage.

Under the moonlight, Liu Qi stood with her hands behind her back, listening to the sound of breathing in the wing that kept a steady and even rhythm, and then Yingying jumped and disappeared into the night sky.

……

"Uncle Cheng, slow down on the road."

"Okay, hurry up and close the door and keep watch, the night is still long!" Zhang Cheng scolded the concierge at the side door with a smile, then walked out unsteadily carrying an oil paper bag.

The side entrance of Liu Mansion is in a deep alley.

Zhang Cheng swayed like a roly-poly, humming an unknown ditty in his mouth, until he approached the entrance of the alley, Zhang Cheng suddenly narrowed his eyes, then rubbed his eyes, and looked forward.

A figure stood at the entrance of the alley with hands behind his hands, and the moonlight stretched its shadow.

A few dozen steps away, Liu Qi could smell the smell of wine, and then said lightly: "Butler Zhang, you are so elegant!"

Zhang Cheng's heart trembled when he heard this, and most of his drunkenness immediately dissipated.

"I see you, my lord!" Zhang Cheng hurriedly bowed and saluted.

"Where is what I want?" Liu Qi asked coldly.

"To tell you what you want, my subordinates have prepared what you want and are thinking about how to deliver it to you!" Zhang Cheng replied, with cold sweat breaking out from behind.

"Humph!"

A cold snort came from his ears and Zhang Cheng couldn't help but tremble.

"Butler Zhang." Liu Qi said calmly, "My wife is gentle and graceful, and my child is smart. You are a lucky one."

"Your Majesty!" Zhang Cheng's heart was shaken, and his legs went weak and he almost knelt on the ground.

"If you don't see what I want before noon tomorrow, remember to take a second look at the child on the Naihe Bridge."

Gudong!

Seeing Liu Qi's figure disappearing like a ghost at the entrance of the alley, Zhang Cheng sat down on the ground, the clothes behind him already soaked.

He was still drunk at this time. After he recovered, he rolled and crawled out of the alley.

……

At this time, Liu Qi was walking through various alleys in the city, stopping from time to time to look around, and then continued forward after confirming the direction.

The capital is indeed a capital, and the officers and soldiers patrolling along the route are not at the same level as those in Donghe County.   Nearly every street will be patrolled by a group of officers and soldiers in less than half an hour.

Liu Qi hid in the dark and observed carefully. There were about forty officers and soldiers on a patrol, four of them cavalry in front, and ten crossbowmen carrying strong bows sandwiched between two groups of sword and axe-hands.

And from the cavalry to the crossbowmen, everyone is wearing armor.

Once an enemy is encountered, the shield-bearing swordsmen and axemen are in front, the spearmen are in the back, the crossbowmen are in the distance, and the cavalry are wandering aside.

This kind of configuration is enough to deal with ordinary people in the world.

Moreover, Liu Qi had calculated that on the route of each team of patrolling officers and soldiers, there would be other teams patrolling nearby. Once they encounter a strong enemy, they only need to hold on for a while, and reinforcements will come to support them.

Even though the average force value of the people in the arena is better than that of the officers and soldiers, the organizational capabilities of the two sides are obviously not on the same level.

If a martial artist faces an officer and a soldier, the martial artist may easily win.

But if a hundred martial arts practitioners faced off against a hundred officers and soldiers, the outcome would be hard to predict.

As the number of people increases, the balance of victory will naturally tilt toward the side with stronger organizational capabilities.

What's more, the average force value of the imperial court is not necessarily inferior to that of the people in the Jianghu.

……

After bypassing the heavy patrols of officers and soldiers.

Liu Qi finally arrived at his destination.

Under the moonlight, the four characters "Fengji Rice Shop" on the door plaque can be clearly seen.

Liu Qi stepped forward and knocked on Mipu's closed door.

"Boom, boom boom boom!"

rustling...

Following Liu Qi's knock on the door, a slight sound came from the rice shop.

Liu Qi reached out again and knocked on the wooden door according to the rhythm just now.

creak-

The door opened a small crack, and a nervous voice came from behind the dark crack.

"Who?"

Liu Qi didn't waste any time and took out a jade pendant from his sleeve. With a shake of his hand, he threw the jade pendant into the crack of the door.

hum!
  Only a muffled sound was heard from inside the house.

Then the door opened.

Liu Qi stepped in, and before taking two steps, someone closed the door behind him.

"See the Lord!"

Liu Qi turned around. Under the weak moonlight outside the window, she could vaguely see a person half-kneeling in front of her.

"How many sword slaves do you have in your hands?" Liu Qi asked.

"Replying to the Lord, there are a total of eleven sword slaves including his subordinates."

Liu Qi frowned when he heard this, "Why are there only eleven people left?"

"Your Majesty!" As if he heard the coldness in Liu Qi's tone, the man quickly explained, "One person was lost in a mission this month, and another person left the mission three days ago and has... not returned yet. .”

The number of a group of sword slaves is thirteen, including a leader.

Only the Black Prison King, the Old Man Sharpening the Knife and the Master of the Seven Kills know the hiding places of the sword slaves in various places.

As the most prestigious killer organization in the world, Black Hell Gate naturally does not accept ordinary orders on weekdays, but not every order requires all hands.

It is also common for sword slaves to perform tasks alone.

It is not uncommon for someone to lose his life if he fails in a mission.

Of course, Liu Qi would not care about the life and death of the sword slave.

"Tiancheng Gambling House, Boss Du." Liu Qi said coldly, "I want to hear the news of his death within three days."

(End of this chapter)