Baimeitu

Chapter 33
The north of the Three Thousand Rivers is the land of Sanwu, which is also the three counties in the north of the East China Sea. Among them, Wudi County is one of the three counties. , bordering North Vietnam.

In Nanshui County, Wudi County, it took Chu Ding more than half a month to cross the Three Thousand Rivers from Baiyue Mountain to arrive here, and this is also the hometown of Xiao Qiao.

On the second floor of a restaurant in Nanshui County by the window, the waiter served the dishes quickly: "Guest officer, your dishes are all ready! Use it slowly!"

"Wait, I have something to ask you about!" Chu Ding took out a gold coin and put it on the table. As soon as the clerk reached out, the gold coin was taken away, just like a magic trick: "What does this guest officer want to know, villain?" It's not blowing, I know what's going on in Nanshui County!"

"The Qiao family, a prominent family in Wu, knows about it!" Chu Ding picked up a piece of meat and asked seemingly casually.

"I know, but which Qiao family are you talking about?"

"Why, there are other Qiao families here?" Chu Ding was stunned for a moment, looked at the guy and asked.

The man chuckled and said, "You're right. There are two Joes in Nanshui County, Xishan Qiao's family and Linshui Qiao's family. Although these two Qiao families are named Qiao, they are actually not one family. Xishan Qiao's family is The famous local family has produced many generals and high officials in the court, and they are the top two aristocratic families in our Nanshui County!"

"The Qiao family in Linshui is a Qiao family that started only in the last hundred years. It started as a businessman and is rich in three Wu families. It is also a wealthy family in our area! Whether it is the Qiao family in Xishan or the Qiao family in Linshui, they can all be regarded as Wu. The noble family, so which one are you referring to?"

Chu Ding was stunned, and quickly separated a trace of his soul to connect with Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao: "Da Qiao, Xiao Qiao, is your family Xishan Qiao's, or Linshui Qiao's?"

"Don't tell me, you don't know?" Chu Ding looked at Qiao and Qiao who hesitated to answer, you two, don't do this!
"Ahem, we don't know about this. We have only lived in the Tongque Tower since we were young, and have almost no contact with the outside world...!" Da Qiao lowered her head shyly while talking, obviously this kind of thing is nothing Something to be proud of.

"Is there another Qiao family?" Xiao Qiao asked confusedly.

It seems that it was a waste of time to ask, so Chu Ding had no choice but to face the buddy and said, "I just knew it was Wu Diqiao's family, but I didn't expect it to be divided into two Qiao families, Xishan and Linshui. By the way, a year ago, this Did something important happen to the two Qiao families? Or, are the two families still safe now?"

The store clerk was also taken aback when he heard the words. Although he didn't understand why Chu Ding asked such a question, he still replied: "Both of them are doing well. As for a year ago, let me think about it, oh, yes, a year ago, Xishan It seems that a fire broke out in Qiao's house. Although Qiao's house said that it was caused by the carelessness of servants, it is said that an assassin entered Qiao's house that day. In short, many people died that day, but what exactly happened is unknown. Got it!"

Chu Ding narrowed his eyes, Big Fire, Assassin, that should be Xishan Qiao's family, but it seems that this matter was not done by the Sky Spider Organization, otherwise Big and Little Qiao wouldn't appear in the underground auction, so it is very likely that there is another group People did it, but from what Qiao and Xiao said, the Qiao family put the two girls under house arrest since they were young and did not communicate with the outside world. The outside world should not know the difference between the two girls. Could there be an inside thief!
"Forget it, we are already like this anyway, and there is no need to find out the truth. As long as everything is safe at home, the only thing we can't let go of now is our mother. If we can take another look at our mother, we will There is nothing to regret!"

After listening to Chu Ding's analysis, Da Qiao said to Chu Ding after being silent for a while.

"Don't you really want to take revenge?" Chu Ding asked.

"The family is still safe, which is the best result for us, and we have been trapped in that Tongque Tower. Speaking of which, we are also very bored. Although we will complain a little bit, it is not so bad now. Isn't it, at least we can get out of that cage and walk around!"

"Well, speaking of it, I have to thank those assassins, you never want to know the loneliness in the Tongque Tower!" Xiao Qiao obviously also had some deep resistance to that period of the past.

Chu Ding hummed, since the two girls can see openly, Chu Ding will not cause trouble. As for the two girls' desire to see their mother, Chu Ding will naturally not refuse: "Tonight, we will sneak in to help You have made this wish come true!"

As the saying goes, the moon is high, the sky is dark, and the sky is full of murder and arson. Xishan Qiao’s house is not far from Nanshui County. It is built in a place surrounded by mountains and rivers. The Qiao family occupied a large piece of land at the foot of the mountain and built the Qiao family courtyard.

Xishan Qiao's family, speaking of it, is quite related to Tianmu Qing's family. The ancestor of the Qiao family was once one of the generals under the command of Marshal Qingluan, and several daughters of the Qiao family were personal bodyguards of Marshal Qingluan. The family can also be regarded as the strength of the Qing family. Up to now, the Qiao family still sits in Wudi County, commanding the Wudi County frontier army to resist foreign enemies.

As a century-old family, the scale of Xishan Qiao's family is naturally not small. The huge Qiao's compound has seventeen or eighteen people inside and out, and the courtyards are even more numerous. However, Chu Ding is not completely blind. , the higher the status, the norther the living place, and the north is the position of honor, so the head of the family lives, while other members are distributed in layers according to the status of the family.

It seems that someone from Qiao's family must be arrested and asked, otherwise there is no direction to search, and with the power of Qiao's family, there is definitely no shortage of experts in the family, Chu Ding does not want to alarm many people.

The ten-meter-high wall naturally couldn't stop Chu Ding, and he easily climbed over and landed on a tree trunk. Chu Ding dared to sneak here at night, so he naturally had something to rely on. The eyes of the soul, yes, the dark night It is very easy to hide, the bright whistle is easy to hide, but the dark whistle that is also hidden is not so easy to find, but the breath can be hidden, but the breath of the soul cannot be covered.

With the help of the eyes of the soul, Chu Ding easily found the secret sentry that was ambushing. Tsk tsk, it is really heavily guarded. If you break in rashly, you will definitely be discovered. But since you know the location of the secret sentry, Chu Ding can naturally find it calmly. To the undiscovered path, sneaked into Qiao's house all the way.

Tight on the outside and loose on the inside, when walking through the outer few floors of the courtyard, the defense suddenly relaxed a lot, Chu Ding also heaved a sigh of relief, and before walking far, Chu Ding found a maid carrying a basket and holding a lantern. She was dressed like a high-status maid.

"Don't move, don't scream, answer questions obediently, I can save your life! If you are not honest...!"

"What do you want to ask!" Although the kidnapped maid was a little flustered, she was still calm, which surprised Chu Ding.

"Qiao An, you should know where Second Master Qiao lives!" After all, Qiao An still knows the names of his biological parents, otherwise it would be a bit troublesome.

"Second Master Qiao!" The maid muttered, nodded, and said, "I know, but Second Master Qiao lives several yards away from here, even if I tell you, you may not be able to find it!"

Chu Ding let out a groan, but what the maid said was true, such a big courtyard, and the small courtyards were all about the same size, it was hard to recognize, "You don't seem to be afraid of me, you are so calm!"

"There's nothing to be afraid of. I've been in the women's army for five years, and I've killed everyone. Naturally, this scene can't scare me!"

"Oh, so that's it. I didn't have any malicious intentions. I just asked Mr. Qiao An for a bill. I don't want to make a fuss. As long as you cooperate, I won't break my promise!"

"There are so many masters in the Qiao family compound, it's rare for you to come here, but I don't think you can run away, come with me!"

Chu Ding followed the woman step by step, but his heart was a little bit uneasy. The eyes of the soul kept paying attention to the movements around him, but Chu Ding would find something if there was any disturbance.

"This is the room of the second master Qiao An! I hope you can get it successfully!"

Chu Ding hummed, there are several people in this yard, and only one person has a relatively strong soul power, probably a high-ranking soul master, if they are the parents of Xiao Qiao, they should be able to communicate with each other, if not, they can deal with it by themselves That's it, Chu Ding thought, knocked the maid unconscious with a knife in his hand, turned over and jumped into the courtyard.

Stepping lightly, he landed in the courtyard and jumped towards the main room, but before he landed, the door of the main room opened with a creak, and Chu Ding's pupils shrank suddenly, and he stopped in his tracks.

But from the main room, a handsome young man walked out, about a few years older than Chu Ding, holding a folding fan, which was a bit suave, huh, the young man closed the folding fan, looked at Chu Ding in the courtyard , but did not shout, but smiled and said: "It seems that Guanshi Xia knocked you out, don't be so nervous, I'm just curious, why did you sneak into Qiao's house, assassinate? Revenge? But how can an assassin like you return?" It's really low, obviously it shouldn't be an assassin, so the only way is to seek revenge? I don't know who from my Qiao family caused the trouble, let's hear it!"

Chu Ding looked at the other party, but he was a little uncertain about this person's details, but judging by his age, he was obviously not the father of Xiao Qiao, and the other party was too young: "I'm here to find Qiao An!"

Hearing the words, the other party was stunned for a moment, pondered for a while, and said, "Joan? It seems that there are several people with this name. Could it be Qiao An, the steward of the foreign government?"

"Don't pretend to be confused, it's Qiao An, the second master of the Qiao Mansion!"

"Second master? Qiao An? Why didn't I know that my Qiao family had such a second master. My second uncle's name seems to be Qiao Zuchen, my father's name is Zuyi, my third uncle's name is Zuzhong, and my fifth uncle's name is Zuxian. A word of safety, please forgive me, I really don't know who you are looking for!"

"No one named Qiao An?" This time it was Chu Ding's turn to be stunned.

"However, if you are looking for Qiao An, maybe the second master of Qiao's family in Linshui should be the one you are looking for, but this second master Qiao is dead!"

Chu Ding looked at the person opposite, and said, "The Qiao family in Linshui, are you dead?"

"That's right, it's rumored that he died of a serious illness, but as far as I know, Second Master Qiao was very strong, and he spent a night in a flower house in the county before his death!"

(End of this chapter)