After she said these words, Zhao Yanzhen's beautiful features became more and more serious.
At this moment, the sound of shoes breaking branches and the sound of subtle footsteps seemed to be heard outside the yard.
As a martial arts practitioner, Zhang Yan's hearing is naturally very keen.
"Master, it seems someone is coming from outside." Zhang Yan said softly.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yanzhen immediately prepared to load arrows into his small crossbow.
However, Zhang Yan said, "It's better to let my subordinates come down."
Zhao Yanzhen did not compete with Zhang Yan for this credit, but Zhang Yan was approaching the door and waiting for the sound to approach.
But I didn't expect that after waiting for a long time, the footsteps did not enter the courtyard.
Just when Zhang Yan was wondering if he had heard it wrong, there was another sound of squeaking outside the yard. At the same time, he could only hear someone whispering, "How could it not be?"
Then there was another hiss from another person.
It could be heard that there were indeed people in the yard, and there was probably more than one person coming.
Zhang Yan quickly approached the door. At the same time, he only motioned to Zhao Yanzhen and Song Chuchu to pretend to lie down.
After the two of them lay down, the people who had been searching in the yard for a while began to approach the house.
At the same time, a thin bamboo tube penetrated the house through the crack in the door.
I didn't expect that these people would dare to use such despicable methods.
Zhang Yan covered his mouth and nose almost immediately, and Zhao Yanzhen and Song Chuchu naturally covered their mouths and noses quickly.
If you haven’t seen pork, haven’t you seen pigs running?
Sure enough, within a moment, wisps of smoke began to come out of the thin bamboo tube.
However, Zhang Yan did not let the smoke spread for too long. After all, even if he had covered his lips, a large dose of smoke would still make people dizzy. He just picked out a lump of soil from the crack in the wall and blocked the opening of the bamboo pipe.
The people over there didn't know that the smoke in the bamboo pipe had been blocked.
They waited for a while, and after guessing that the smoke had been exhausted, they pulled out the bamboo tube.
Because he wanted to catch all these people, Zhang Yan was not in a hurry to take action.
The sneaky people outside the hospital waited for a while, and after guessing that the effect of the medicine had been completed, they finally gently opened the small wooden door. ..
The red flames burning in the wood stove allowed these people to see people lying on the cots and on the ground even in the dark, and they were already asleep.
Because of the use of smoke, the six or seven people who came in were a little unscrupulous at this time.
The leader was clearly none other than Li Zengdan, one of the gangsters this morning. Li Zengdan waved his hand, and the others began to rush to carry the winter supplies that Song Chuchu and the others had bought from the town this morning.
While Li Zengdan was supervising those people, he softly said, "A bunch of little bastards, if you dare to tease me, I will let you die without a burial place."
Then he just urged the others, "Move quickly! After we move out, we will set fire to the house!"
Another villager who was encouraged by him to carry supplies couldn't help but worry: "Aren't they from the Red Flag Camp under Captain Chen? I heard that the people in the Red Flag Camp are all martial arts masters. If we kill them today, their Will the Brotherhood come to cause trouble for us?"
"Idiot! As long as you don't tell me, how will they know whether the mountain fire was an accident or man-made?" After saying this, Li Zengdan only laughed twice unconsciously.
After listening to Li Zengdan's words, even those who thought this move was inappropriate at first finally silenced their voices.
Seeing that other people were busy carrying the supplies, Li Zengdan planned to search the three of them. After all, he saw that the most handsome man among them was clearly wearing a sapphire Buddha on his chest. That thing seemed to be worth something. A lot of money.
Thinking of this, he immediately ran to Zhao Yanzhen. He wanted to pull the pendant off Zhao Yanzhen's neck.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Yanzhen, who was supposed to be unconscious, suddenly opened his eyes at this moment, and grabbed the man who was trying to touch the Jade Buddha on his chest. He showed no mercy in his hands, and he only used an arrow that had been poisoned for a long time. Reached into the pit of his heart.
Then Li Zengdan only struggled a few times before he wanted to
He fell down towards Zhao Yanzhen, but Zhao Yanzhen quickly pushed him away in disgust before he fell.
When people heard a soft bang, they turned their heads and saw that Li Zengdan, who was rubbing the bodies of several other people, suddenly fell to the ground at some point.
At the same time, the handsome man who was supposed to be sleeping had already sat up and looked at them coldly. He only raised the small crossbow in his hand.
These people had seen their martial arts in the daytime, and they dared to follow Li Zengdan up the mountain only after Li Zengdan promised them huge profits and promised to stun those people with smoke before taking action.
However, now that Li Zengdan fell to the ground, they were so frightened that they could not find out whether the person who woke up was the evil person.
They immediately dropped the supplies in their hands, screamed, and rushed to the door to escape.
Realizing that these people were just a group of cowards without courage, Zhao Yanzhen put down the crossbow in his hand. Although he didn't think these people had anything to forgive, he didn't want to waste his poisonous arrows on these people who were not worth wasting. of people.
Seeing them rushing to leave, Zhao Yanzhen only said to Zhang Yan who wanted to chase him out, "Forget it Zhang Yan, let them go. Anyway, we will never stay in this mountain forest anymore. Let them go down the mountain."
Zhang Yan was ordered to say no more. At this time, Zhao Yanzhen took out the arrow stuck in Li Zengdan's heart. But in an instant, blood spurted out. Although he had tried his best to avoid it, there was still blood splashing on his white jade. On top of an ordinary face.
And his face, which was clearly gentle and gentle as jade, also showed some indescribable coldness and special beauty.
He wiped the blood-stained arrow on Li Zengdan's clothes. After wiping it clean, he took the arrow back.
"Master, shall we leave now?" Zhang Yan asked.
Zhao Yanzhen nodded.
As soon as Song Chuchu heard that the two of them were leaving, she immediately rolled down from the kang and said, "Just take me with you! I promise I will never call you husband or do anything random again!"
Although Zhao Yanzhen thought Song Chuchu was a burden, after what happened just now, he also knew that leaving Song Chuchu here would be like sending her into a pit of fire.
After all, this person also saved his life. After Zhao Yanzhen thought for a moment, he only said to Song Chuchu, "If you want to leave, why don't you hurry up and follow him."
When Song Chuchu saw that Zhao Yanzhen finally agreed to her request, she immediately packed her luggage.
She actually didn't have much luggage, but the experience of being unable to carry it made her develop a habit of picking up rags. At the moment, she just felt that she could use this and that.
Seeing her dilly-dallying, Zhao Yanzhen said simply and concisely, "Just bring some money and valuables. You don't need to bring anything else."
After hearing Zhao Yanzhen's words, Song Chuchu remembered that she had already hugged him on her lap. She was not fleeing, but living a good life.
Therefore, with longing for a good life, Song Chuchu happily took only the bag of broken silver and the dagger that had not been cut out and sold off and took it away.
After the three of them left the house, Zhang Yan just led the three of them down the mountain.
As for the disputes in the village, they were left to digest it themselves.
It still snowed in Beijing, and the goose-feather flakes were flying like torn goose down.
He didn't know whether it was because the original injury had not healed, or because this sudden change made Jiang Nianjiao difficult to accept for a while.
During the period when Concubine Yuxian's funeral was held, she had nightmares all night, and her whole body became visibly thinner.
And the one in Fengchen Palace who had been awake for days finally woke up.
It's a pity that when she woke up, what awaited her was not the restoration of divine grace, but the instigation of an army to investigate the crime.
"What happened in the palace these days when Qiu Wan was not awake?" Queen Min asked carefully about the events of these days while letting the palace attendants dress her up and comb her hair.
Qiu Wan only whispered, "I have some mixed news to tell you, but I don't know which one you want to hear first."
When Queen Min heard this, she just said quietly, "Listen to the bad ones first."
Qiu Wan nodded, and then dismissed the palace attendants. She only combed Queen Min's hair herself. She lowered her voice and said, "What happened at the northern suburbs prayer meeting not long ago?"
has been investigated, and the matter has been traced to the head of the Chen family's eldest family. Now the Chen family's eldest family is trapped in the Chen Mansion waiting for the case to be determined. "
"What? How could this happen! Haven't they dealt with all the people who should be dealt with? How could something like this still happen now?" Sure enough, this bad news is enough to make people uneasy.
After all, no matter how full of evil the Chen family's main lineage is, there is also her younger brother among them. She was able to keep her position thanks to her mother's family's help, but now that something happened to her mother's family, she couldn't do anything to help.
Queen Min was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly said to Qiu Wan, "Qiu Wan, is there any way we can help them? I can't just sit idly by and do nothing. I want to see the emperor."
After the words fell, she really wanted to get up immediately, but Qiuwan quickly stabilized her mood: "Your Majesty, the Emperor has spoken. No one is allowed to interfere in the affairs of the Chen family. Anyone who interferes in this matter will be regarded as an accomplice." Liquidation. You see, those who have had close contact with the Chen family in the past have silenced themselves. If we rush forward, we are not rushing into the muzzle of the gun."
"Can I be the same as them? That's my biological brother!" Queen Min said with red eyes.
Qiu Wan only whispered, "Of course I understand your Majesty's feelings, but Mr. Chen is your younger brother. Don't forget that we also have the Third Highness. If you intercede on behalf of the First Master, how will the Third Highness deal with himself?"
Sure enough, after hearing Qiu Wan's words, Empress Min, who was originally emotional, sat back on the chair slumpedly, even though she was extremely uneasy. A hundred claws scratch the heart.
But she also knew that she had no status in Emperor Yong's heart. Even if she went to plead with him, he might not have any sympathy for her.
