Chapter 156 Restless Night
Chapter 156 Restless Night
After repeated consideration, Chen finally decided to let her daughter come back to sleep at night and not live in the inner house. The master was young and energetic, and there were only the two of them in the inner house at night. If something happened, it would be a great harm to her daughter. After all, her daughter was only nine years old and too young.
The owner did not force her daughter to live in the inner house, so as a mother, she would certainly make a choice that is beneficial to her daughter's safety.
Of course, there is another very important reason. Chen found that the master actually did not want his daughter to live in the inner house. She could feel that one of the important reasons why the young master agreed to give them the two housekeeper rooms inside and outside was that Achu would come back at night.
Chen's feeling was correct. Xiao Xia really didn't want A Chu to live in the inner house. He was willing to enjoy the convenience brought by the maids, but he didn't want anyone to get too close to his life, unless it was his wife and children.
After all, Xiao Xia was a person from later generations. The people of the Sui Dynasty emphasized the master-slave relationship and regarded slaves as property, never treating them as human beings.
People in later generations focused on employment relationships, and Xiao Xia hoped that Achu would become his employee rather than a slave.
At night, Ah Chu put a pot of boiling tea on the table and whispered, "Master, I'll go back then!"
Xiao Xia nodded, "Remember to lock the inner door!"
Ah Chu scratched his head, "I lock the door, what if the young master wants to come out?"
Xiao Xia took out a key from the drawer and said with a smile: "I can go out and unlock it myself!"
Ah Chu covered his mouth and laughed, "How do you get out, sir? Do you have the skill to walk through walls?"
"Although I don't have the ability to walk through walls, I do have the ability to fly. Do you understand?"
Ah Chu suddenly remembered that she saw the young master practicing martial arts in the afternoon. He climbed up such a high wall in just two or three moves. She nodded, "I understand. I'll go first."
"Go!"
Ah Chu walked away with the lantern, passed through the corridor, walked out of the inner house door, hung the lantern on the lantern rack on the wall, closed the gate, locked the inner house door with a copper lock, and then went to the front yard with the lantern. However, she did not notice that a black shadow flashed by on the city wall behind her.
Xiao Xia drank some hot tea and took two pills, then sat cross-legged on the wooden platform in front of the door and entered into deep practice.
Suddenly, Xiao Xia opened his eyes, waved his hand, and two flying knives shot out one after another. Two low screams came from the opposite wall, and two black shadows fled in panic. Xiao Xia climbed up the high wall of the city with a sword. The surroundings were deserted and there was no one.
Xiao Xia snorted heavily, feeling really annoyed. He thought that there was a lot of privacy in the backyard, but there was actually someone secretly monitoring him.
The flying knife must have hit the other person. I just regret that I didn't kill them with one shot.
In the Yun family's house in Xuanyangfang, two men in black supported each other and entered a small door. Yang Yu stood in the yard and asked coldly, "What's wrong?"
"Reporting to the young master, he discovered us while we were on surveillance. He shot a flying knife that pierced Wang Er's left shoulder and my chest. We may have injured some bones."
"Idiot, how could he find out?" Yang Yu said angrily.
"Young Master, we have been very careful. We didn't dare to move at all and tried our best to hold our breath, but he still noticed us."
"How many people live in his backyard?"
"He is alone. He has a little maid who lives in the front yard at night. He is the only one left in the backyard. He sits under the eaves to practice. He may be in a state of breaking barriers. He is aware of any movement around him."
"You are useless idiots, even though you are seventh-rank warriors. Stop making excuses for yourself and go bandage your wounds."
The two men hurriedly limped away, and Cai Huan, an aide nearby, said, "Young Master, he knows we are monitoring him."
"He only knew that someone was watching him, but he didn't know who it was. The key point is that he has already consolidated his essence, which is indeed more troublesome. It is easy to be discovered when he lies on the wall at night, and he was discovered on the first day."
"Or let Xiong Kuohai monitor him." Yang Yu shook his head. "Xiong Kuohai is a killer and assassin. Father doesn't allow me to kill him. I really don't understand why father suddenly showed mercy to him."
Cai Huan pondered for a moment and said, "If it really doesn't work, we can stop monitoring him at night. He doesn't have anything to do at night anyway. The key is to monitor who he interacts with during the day. I think this is meaningful."
Yang Yu sighed, "Even a seventh-rank warrior can't keep an eye on him. This kid is a bit outrageous!"
In a mansion near the imperial city in Yongxingfang, several dark figures easily crossed the high wall and shuttled through the back garden. At this time, a man in gray flashed out from behind a large rock and whispered, "I'm here!"
Three men in black immediately approached him, and the leading one asked, "Where is the target?"
"On the second floor of the Purple Jade Pavilion!"
The man in gray left in a hurry, and the three men in black ran towards the northwest.
The house covers an area of thirty acres. The backyard is very large, with various buildings stacked up layer by layer, winding corridors, dozens of pavilions and towers, and more than a dozen back halls and backyards. They are all very similar. If you are not familiar with them, it is easy to get lost.
But the three men in black were very familiar with the backyard. They kept climbing over the wall, crossing one courtyard after another, and finally came to a remote two-story building. This was the Ziyu Pavilion. There were thick curtains covering the windows upstairs. The curtains had a good sound insulation effect, but if you listened carefully, you could still hear the faint sound of stringed instruments.
The leading man in black waved his hand lightly, and two men climbed up to the second floor. One of them hung upside down on the eaves, drew out a sharp sword to cut the window screen, and then slowly opened a gap in the curtain.
The room was very lively. A large table was filled with delicacies. In front of the table, a middle-aged man wearing a golden crown was hugging two beauties on his left and right. They were playing finger-guessing games with several other beauties with great interest. If they lost, they would drink. The man was forced to drink by the beauties' sweet voices. He raised his head and laughed, completely unaware that the curtain behind him had been quietly opened. A short crossbow was extended from behind the curtain and aimed at the back of the middle-aged man's neck.
With a light sound of "Ka!", the short crossbow arrow tempered with poison shot out like lightning, and "Poof!" it hit the middle-aged man's neck. The middle-aged man suddenly opened his mouth and his expression froze.
The two beauties in his arms saw the arrow tips sticking out of their throats and screamed in fear, turning around and falling to the ground. Seven or eight beauties screamed in panic and ran away in all directions. A dozen warriors rushed up the stairs. The leading warrior felt his master's breath, then he shouted and rushed to the curtain at the back. He pulled open the curtain and saw that the rear window was open and several dark shadows were running away.
"There's an assassin! Catch the assassin!"
At dawn the next day, Ah Chu unlocked the door and came in. When she looked up, she was startled. She saw the young master holding a sword and searching for something on the high wall.
Xiao Xia was looking for clues about who was watching him last night, but he only found two small bloodstains and nothing else.
After shooting two monitors last night, no other monitors have come, and it is estimated that no one will come in the next two days.
Although he didn't know who was spying on him, Xiao Xia vaguely guessed that his mission to Tuyuhun had been recognized by the emperor and must have attracted the attention of the prince.
Of course, it could also be the King of Han. Although the King of Han is under house arrest, he will never accept it and will continue to manipulate secretly behind the scenes.
However, the possibility of it being the prince is greater.
Xiao Xia also guessed how the prince found him. They only needed to check the real estate transaction records of the county government to easily find the address of their house.
But why did the prince monitor him? Xiao Xia couldn't figure out the reason.
Does the prince want to assassinate me, or does he want to find my weakness or handle to oppose me becoming a Lingyan Pavilion warrior?
"Young Master!" A Chu called him from below.
Xiao Xia climbed up the wall and jumped down lightly, then walked forward and asked with a smile: "You're here so early?"
"I have something to tell you, sir. Your elder brother just sent someone to give you a message. Please don't go out this morning. He might come over!"
(End of this chapter)