The thief of the fortress dominates the world

Chapter 658 Anonymous Letter

In Yuelai Inn, old man Xiao and his wife lived in a small courtyard next to the courtyard where Jiang Chuan lived.

Mrs. Xiao was leaning on the bed, and old man Xiao was sitting in front of the window, holding a medicine bowl, and was gently feeding his wife medicine.

Mrs. Xiao looked at her husband's gray hair, a trace of pity flashed across her face.

After feeding the medicine, the old man Xiao carefully supported his wife's back to make her lie down, and covered her with a quilt made of brocade.

"It's been a long time since I've lived in a house like this." After lying down, Mrs. Xiao looked around a group of houses and sighed.

"Ma'am, I'm the one who got you into trouble." Old man Xiao said with a look of shame on his face.

"Third brother, I don't blame you. From the day I married you, I was ready to face anything with you. Although our life is not as good as before, at least we are still together, we still have Ran'er, I'm already very content."

Mrs. Xiao put her hand on her husband's and said softly with a smile.

Old man Xiao felt his wife's hands were cold, and he felt pity for her.

"Madam, if you take good care of your illness, you will definitely get better. The doctor also said just now that you are worrying too much, and you have been suffering for a long time. As long as you take a good rest, you will definitely get better." Old man Xiao held his wife's hand in both hands. hands, comfortingly.

Mrs. Xiao smiled, nodded, and said obediently: "I listen to third brother." But she said in her heart: "Third brother, I know my own body best, so it's hard for you to use these words to coax me. "

"Third brother, who do you think Mr. Mei is?" Mrs. Xiao said suddenly.

"I can't see the specifics. This person is very skilled and has a strong aura of a high-ranking person, but he does things grandly and meticulously. It is very likely that he is a high-ranking official of the Ming court, or even a prince of the royal family. Regardless, the current Ming Dynasty The royal family has already been wiped out by the regent Jiang Chuan, and the emperor has been imprisoned, so even the few survivors are unlikely to appear here, so I'm not sure." Old man Xiao said after a moment of pondering.

"If he is really a high-ranking member of the Ming court, why did he treat us so favorably? Could it be because of..." Mrs. Xiao stopped here and looked at her husband.

The old man Xiao naturally understood what his wife meant, thought for a while and shook his head and said: "It's unlikely, although Ran'er looks good, but I think that Mr. Mei has clear eyes and a steady demeanor, and he is not the kind of dandy and lustful person. Whether it is his motive How, at least it seems that there is no malice towards us at the moment, you can just rest in peace and recuperate, I have nothing to do."

When the old man Xiao said these words, the cloud was calm and the wind was breezy, he looked very calm, and he was completely different from the sincere and fearful expression in the Town God's Temple before.

If Jiang Chuan was here, he would definitely think there was something wrong with Old Man Xiao.

Mrs. Xiao didn't say any more when she heard the words, she nodded and closed her eyes gently.

The old man Xiao got up and walked to the yard, closed his eyes and felt for a while, there was no one waiting and standing guard outside the gate of the yard, he was a little surprised, shook his head and went into the kitchen next to him.

This kind of single-family house is equipped with supporting facilities such as kitchen, firewood, stables, etc., so that guests can take care of themselves.

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"Do you think there is something wrong with the Xiao family?" Bai Jinxiu asked Jiang Chuan while playing with a gourd-like musical instrument.

"When I was in Chenghuang Temple, I was just a little strange. The father and daughter's martial arts skills were good, and they behaved calmly after the murder. It was obviously not the first time to kill. But this is not strange, after all, walking in the world in troubled times is very difficult. It's dangerous, killing some thieves is nothing."

Jiang Chuan carefully wiped the two-finger-wide soft sword in his hand with a soft cloth in front of the table, wiping it again and again.

"Later, Xiao Ran caught Zhang Xianzhong's secret work, and I sent someone to pick up the old man Xiao and his wife. Although they were nervous, it was definitely not the nervousness of ordinary people who are timid and afraid of getting into trouble, but as if they were trying to cover up something."

"After arriving at the inn, they were very indifferent to the luxurious new residence, and they were not as excited as ordinary people. Moreover, the sword skills shown by old man Xiao and Xiao Ran's marksmanship, according to him, were all because of ancestors. There are people who joined the army, so it was passed down. But as far as I know, there is no such sword and spear technique in the Ming army. Then the question arises, which country's army do they refer to in the army?"

Bai Jinxiu put down the gourd-shaped musical instrument in his hand, and said, "You mean they might not be from Daming?"

Jiang Chuan nodded and said, "It's very possible. Judging from their various performances, they are most likely from the Song Kingdom or Jin Kingdom, which is separated from the Zhongzhou Continent by a Hengduan Mountain Range, and their original identities are definitely not ordinary people. , but a wealthy family. Perhaps for some reason, he had to leave his hometown and flee his homeland to the mainland of Zhongzhou."

"Your analysis makes sense. However, it seems that they have nothing to do with Zhang Xianzhong. They were indeed coerced as they said." Bai Jinxiu agreed.

"This point is basically certain at the moment. If it is, then Xiao Ran will not go after that spy." Jiang Chuan said.

"So, what's your purpose in helping them and bringing them here?" Bai Jinxiu asked, looking at Jiang Chuan with flickering eyes.

Jiang Chuan glanced at her and laughed: "Did you think too much, thinking that I am interested in that Miss Xiao?"

Bai Jinxiu said with a slight smile: "The girl Xiao is not bad in appearance, she is also good at martial arts, and she has a kind heart. If I were you, I would fall in love with her."

Jiang Chuan laughed, walked over and gently tugged at her fair and tender face with a little baby fat, and said, "Are you telling the truth? If you really think so, then I will go to Old Man Xiao to propose marriage."

Bai Jinxiu rolled his eyes at him, knocked off his mischievous big hand and said angrily: "Then you go. Maybe she is some foreign princess in trouble, who is just right for you."

"I'm not interested in princesses. I've captured quite a few princesses. There's even a maid in the palace. I'm only interested in those who like to wear white clothes, walk around the rivers and lakes with one sword and one person, and can speak righteously." The chivalrous woman who called me a disciple would be interested." Jiang Chuan looked at Bai Jinxiu seriously and said.

Bai Jinxiu's face was ashamed, but in her heart she was very pleased, she spat softly: "The majestic Regent, if you don't learn well, you will cheat girls with your glib tongue."

Seeing her shy look, Jiang Chuan was also very happy in his heart. He was about to make fun of her again, but he heard the door ring.

"My lord, someone threw an anonymous letter into the magistrate's yamen." It was Ji Biao's voice.

"Come in."

Ji Biao pushed the door open, holding a letter in his hand, and handing it to Jiang Chuan.

Jiang Chuan opened the letter and saw that the letter paper was ordinary letter paper, and the envelope was also an ordinary envelope without any markings. They were the kind that could be bought in bookstores all over the street.

There was only one sentence written on the letterhead: "Three days later, at the Universiade Wharf outside the city, it is a plan to transfer the tiger away from the mountain."

The words are also very ordinary and well-regulated, and the content also seems cloudy and incomprehensible.

Jiang Chuan stared at that sentence, his eyes flickered, and after a while he smiled slightly, knowing it in his heart.

(End of this chapter)