auspicious time has come

Chapter 22 Easy to say, easy to say

"Hey, how did this knife come out? The window paper has only been changed for a few days!" Mrs. Xiao sighed, and said out of the window with some dissatisfaction.

"Ma'am, forgive me, this subordinate will be more careful next time..." Wang Jingyong apologized and promised through the window, and the voice in the second half of the sentence seemed to be coming from above the roof.

"What's wrong with Painter Ji? Are you scared?" Mrs. Xiao asked quickly when she saw that Hengyu's expression was not right.

Heng Yu tried her best to suppress the turbulence in her heart, and reluctantly said: "Your junior is fine."

"It's... all because of my carelessness and lack of thoughtfulness." Mrs. Xiao felt quite guilty. After all, she was a young lady who grew up in a scholarly family. Go to Doctor Yan, grab some soothing medicine, and cook a bowl of soothing soup!"

He also urged Xiao Mu: "Jing Shi, quickly send Master Ji back to rest."

Xiao Mu was startled, isn't this the job of the maid?
Heng Yu said: "Don't bother General Xiao, I remember the way."

"I'm afraid there are other assassins in the mansion..." Mrs. Xiao said, "It's better to ask Jing Shi to go back with you so I can feel at ease."

Xiao Mu glanced out of the window, which had calmed down, and said, "In that case, then I will send Master Ji to him."

Hearing his answer, Hengyu's four-character criticism of "responsive to requests" popped up again inappropriately in Hengyu's mind, so he no longer refused, stood up and saluted: "In this way, Lord Laoxiao will be here."

Wang Jingyong was caught alive, and Xiao Mu ordered him to take him down for interrogation.

After confessing, Xiao Mu took Heng Yu and left Mrs. Xiao's residence.

Xiao Mu didn't speak on the way, but just led the way.

"Does the general know where those people came from?" Heng Yu broke the silence, her voice trembling slightly.

"I'll find out after the trial." Xiao Mu's voice was calm: "Over the past few years, all parties from various forces who entered the camp have their own plans, and it has long been commonplace."

Hearing these seemingly pointed words, Heng Yu didn't think there was anything wrong.

Even if he regards her as a spy sent by the imperial court, it's normal.

Besides, she does have her own purpose.

But she had no intention of getting involved in these political disputes, and when she was about to pretend to be stupid and change the topic, she saw the darkness ahead, and the lingering image flashed in her mind again.

She couldn't breathe for a while, and her steps became heavy. The hands hanging by her side subconsciously grasped the cloak.

Aware of her strangeness, Xiao Mu slowed down and turned to look at her.

Under the pale moonlight, the girl's complexion was like snow, and her forehead was covered with cold sweat.

"Afraid of blood?" Xiao Mu asked sharply.

At first, she was wary of the sound of fighting outside the window, but she was not so alert until blood splashed on the window paper——

Heng Yu lowered her eyes and nodded without denying it.

The scene of blood spraying on the window paper just now suddenly overlapped with the scene of blood spraying the car curtain that night in her memory.

She seemed to have returned to the night when A Weng died tragically.

"Yingzhou is not a peaceful place, and such things are inevitable in the future, so I advise you to return to the capital as soon as possible." In the night, Xiao Mu advised calmly.

"No, I'll get used to it."

The girl closed her eyes, then opened them again, there was a hint of stubbornness between her frightened brows and eyes.

This expression of eyebrows and eyes made Xiao Mu suddenly startled.

There was no wind, and suddenly there was a rustling sound from the shadowy vegetation ahead——

Heng Yu was like a nimble rabbit, and immediately hid behind Xiao Mu.

"Meow..."

It was a cat!
Heng Yu relaxed.

Xiao Mu turned his back to her, feeling a little funny: "You are very good at finding shields."

"It's important to have self-knowledge." Heng Yu asked back: "Besides, isn't Master Hou just going to send me back safely? How can this be called a shield? My eyelids are more flexible, and I can save Lord Hou some trouble— —”

"...In this case, I would like to thank Painter Ji for cooperating with my errand."

Heng Yu smiled modestly: "It's easy to say, easy to say."

Xiao Mu raised his feet and walked in front, his straight and broad figure completely blocked the girl following behind him.

"I have to thank the general for the matter of Cao Guanting earlier." Heng Yu took the initiative to speak.

Since he let people find out the cause and effect, he must know that this matter has something to do with their Ji family, and Ji Ji had seen him in Youzhou before, if she pretended to be stupid and didn't mention it, it would be inexplicable.

Hearing her take the initiative to talk about it, Xiao Mu paused slightly, and said, "You don't need to say thank you."

Just as Heng Yu wanted to say another word of politeness, the person in front of him said bluntly: "My original intention was not to help your family."

"It's natural. After all, the general has no friendship with our Ji family." After several conversations, Heng Yu has gotten used to this man's unyielding way of speaking, and said very simply and directly: "But the general just happened to help. It is also a help to my family, so I still have to thank you.”

Coincidentally, helping is also helping——

I still want to thank--

An old scene flashed through Xiao Mu's mind, with a noncommittal face, and continued to walk forward.

"Thank you, General, for sending me off."

In front of the courtyard, Heng Yu raised her hand to salute.

Xiao Mu nodded slightly, imitating what she said just now: "It's easy to say."

Heng Yu glanced at him quietly, clearly serious and calm, like a statue of a god whose expression never changes, not at all like teasing her.

Seeing him turn away with his hands behind his back, Heng Yu also turned around and walked into the courtyard.

Xiao Mu took a few steps, stopped, and turned his head.

The lantern hanging outside the courtyard gate casts warm orange light, making the girl's back look more graceful.

There was a moment of thought in his eyes.

At this moment, he suddenly saw the girl turn her head back.

The four eyes met for an instant, Xiao Mu didn't change on the surface, but he was taken aback in reality, quite a feeling of being caught peeping.

"..." Heng Yu looked at him suspiciously.

"Painter Ji... rest early." Xiao Mu said as calmly as possible, and when he turned around, he tried to make his back look as straightforward as possible.

"How? Have you recruited?"

Xiao Mu walked halfway, and met Wang Jingyong who had found him.

"Return to the general, I recruited, but they didn't come for the treasure map—"

Wang Jingyong said: "They are Khitan people, Xuanpu is in the old division of Xiwandan Division."

"It's well-informed. I know that Xuanpu is no longer in the Yingzhou military camp, but in the Hou's residence." Xiao Mu stepped forward, his eyes blurred in the night: "I should go see him too."

In the dark secret room, Xuan Pu, who was captured before trying to escape through the secret road of Qianqiu City, was still tied to the interrogation frame, describing himself as embarrassed and covered in blood, obviously he had suffered a lot.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, he didn't even lift his eyelids, he gritted his teeth and said: "...I told you, I don't know any antidote at all!"

"yes."

Xuanpu suddenly raised his eyes, and sneered: "Xiao Mu?"

"Go back."

Wang Jingyong complied and left the secret room with a few guards and interrogators.

"Why, is someone important to General Xiao poisoned?" Xuanpu narrowed his eyes and said sarcastically, "It's a pity that General Xiao caught the wrong person after all his efforts... Even if he cut me alive, he would not find him." There is no bullshit antidote!"

"No, it's not wrong." Xiao Mu looked at him: "Please come here, there is another old matter to ask."

　good afternoon!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)