The prince is very fierce

The sky gradually darkened, and the streets and alleys of Dayefang were full of red lanterns. Women carried their children in their hands and walked through the bustling streets full of merchants and tourists. Many naughty children ran around holding fireworks in their hands, and there were also officials and ladies walking with smiling dolls.

In the bluestone alleys where there is never a shortage of drinkers, Zhu Manzhi walked back and forth with her waist knife, and sighed from time to time:

"Ah~"

In order to sneak into the case library to get information, Zhu Manzhi first worked as a constable to catch thieves, and then went to the capital to become a wolf guard with great difficulty. Then, she took off and joined the Tianzi Camp with the help of Xu Shizi. She finally got into the place where her father's information might be stored, but she didn't find anything.

That's fine. Xu Shizi was infected with the dragon-locking Gu, which is a matter of life and death. She still didn't find anything, which is equivalent to accomplishing nothing and wasting the opportunity created by Xu Shizi.

After today, if I continue to lure the tiger away from the mountain, I will definitely be alerted by the Detective Department. I may not have such a good opportunity to sneak in again. How should I explain to Master Xu later? Just thinking about it makes my head hurt.

Zhu Manzhi had a lot of little plans in her mind, but she didn't dare to tell these things to outsiders. She could only walk back and forth in the light snow at night, occasionally looking down at the snow foam accumulated on her lapels. She was bored and deliberately straightened her body, looking like she wanted to catch snowflakes for fun.

The sky was completely dark. I agreed to meet Master Xu here, but Master Xu didn't come.

Zhu Manzhi was afraid of missing him, so she walked in the alley again and again. I don't know how many times I have gone back and forth. Suddenly, at the entrance of the alley near the Sun family's shop, I saw a figure flash by.

In a glimpse, Zhu Manzhi found that it was a man wearing a bamboo hat and carrying a sword.

This kind of dress is everywhere in the market, it is not surprising, but the man's steps are not stable, staggering and seems to be injured.

Zhu Manzhi had been a constable for a year, so he was naturally alert to this obviously abnormal situation. After thinking about it for a while, he quickly chased after him with his goose-feather knife, and peeked at the corner of the alley.

In the dimly lit alley, the man in the bamboo hat walked slowly with his right hand supporting the wall, and his left hand was hanging down weakly, obviously injured. He looked tall, with long legs, thin waist, and round buttocks...

Zhu Manzhi curled her lips slightly, and after noticing that the other party was a woman, she was obviously a little more cautious.

An assassin appeared in Longyin Pavilion and stole the famous sword "Shangchun", and tried to assassinate Zhang Xiang. Tianziying has been searching for this assassin. According to the records of eyewitnesses in the yamen, his height and figure are similar to the woman in front. Could it be...

Zhu Manzhi's eyes lit up. This is a great achievement! At least a few hundred taels of silver will be rewarded.

Besides, Xu Shizi was also kidnapped by this thief last time, so there must be a grudge. Xu Shizi is so powerful...

Zhu Manzhi was worried that she couldn't report to Xu Shizi. Now she helped him catch a thief to relieve his hatred. He probably wouldn't forgive her for not doing a good job.

Thinking of this, Zhu Manzhi quietly walked into the alley, hanging behind the female thief from a distance. After a long time, she finally came to a sparsely populated alley.

Squeak---

The female thief opened a courtyard door, closed it after entering, and the sound of the bolt was heard.

Zhu Manzhi blinked, memorized the location, and then left the alley carefully...

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When the lights came on, Xu Buling walked out of Madam Lu's courtyard, only to feel that his body was hollowed out.

Since he got on the carriage and lay down at noon, Xu Buling basically didn't get up. Several female doctors rubbed him but he didn't know what they were rubbing. If it weren't for the pure eyes of several female doctors, he would have thought he was being taken advantage of.

Not to mention Madam Lu, if he dared to move, she would just give him a look and he would not be able to leave even if he returned to Chang'an City. She found a few servants to carry him directly to the other courtyard, and fed him when he ate and drank water. The scene was like he was about to meet the King of Hell. He was sweating and wanted to take a shower. If he hadn't been determined, Madam Lu would have helped him.

However, no matter how many troops were mobilized, it was out of concern.

Although Xu Buling was a little overwhelmed, he was still warm in his heart after all.

After leaving the other courtyard, Yue Nu led the horse over and bowed respectfully:

"Little Prince, Madam doesn't have a close friend around her. If you have free time, you should come and accompany her more."

Yue Nu was Madam Lu's personal maid. According to the rules of the aristocratic family, they were both playmates and master and servant, and their relationship was sometimes closer than that of father and daughter. Yue Nu said these words naturally for Madam Lu, and she didn't want Xu Buling to hide and be unable to find anyone.

Xu Buling nodded and chuckled: "I know." He raised his hand to take the reins, then jumped on the horse and galloped towards the outside of Jinghuayuan.

Kuishou Street is not far from Dayefang. Chasing the wind and snow, he crossed the long street and soon arrived outside Qingshi Lane.

Xu Buling led the horse to Sun's shop. Sun Zhangui returned to his usual appearance and chatted and laughed with the drinkers. After seeing Xu Buling, he raised his hand to take the wine gourd:

"Young Master is here! The girl came just now, and it seemed that she wanted to see you. I asked her to go back first, and I will tell you when you come."

"Really?"

Xu Buling raised his eyebrows, not surprised at all. He raised his hand to take the wine gourd and led the horse to the depths of the alley.

But just after walking a short distance, he heard the sound of footsteps running towards him.

Xu Buling turned his head and saw Zhu Manzhi trotting over with a goose-feather knife in hand. The trembling movement was very powerful. He was a little worried that the wolf guards' uniforms would not hold up.

"Master Xu, Master Xu... guess what I found! Haha——"

Zhu Manzhi ran up to him breathlessly, her face flushed, and stopped in front of the horse, with her hands on her waist and a look of offering a treasure.

Xu Buling was a little amused, and continued to walk with the horse: "Have you found the dragon-locking Gu, or did you find news about your father?"

"Neither! Haha - oh no..."

Zhu Manzhi was too nervous and afraid that the big fish would run away, so she spoke a little incoherently. She realized that her smile was wrong and quickly covered her mouth.

Unfortunately, it was too late. Xu Buling's eyes sank slightly, and he gently supported the hilt of the sword, and then used the scabbard to hit Zhu Manzhi's buttocks, making a light "pop" sound.

"You're so happy that I didn't find you? Are you kidding me?"

"No~~"

Zhu Manzhi knew that he had said the wrong thing, but he didn't dare to get angry. He quietly rubbed his back and snatched the reins from Xu Buling:

"Just now I met a gangster in the alley. He's very valuable... No, he's made great contributions..."

Xu Buling tilted his head and looked at him: "You're already a wolf guard in the Tianziying, and you're still accumulating merits. Do you want to be the commander of the Investigation Department?"

Zhu Manzhi did become a wolf guard in order to enter the case library, but he couldn't refuse the reward silver he picked up for free, so he pouted: "... Well, when you are in a position, you should do your job... It seems that there is such a saying..."

Xu Buling nodded, but he couldn't refute it, so he asked:

"What did you see in the case library today?"

"Talk while walking, the thief will run away later..."

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