Seeing the long sword breaking through the dust, narrowly passing by his own sword as if it had eyes, and then approaching directly in front of his face, the assassin who was influenced by Feng Xi almost immediately withdrew his gaze.
Damn it, he knew this princess was crazy, but he still almost fell into her trap.
And Qi Xiao didn't ask the other party something silly like "Who sent you here?" Instead, he used his sword fiercely, forcing the other party to confront him head-on.
But the more he fought with the opponent, the colder the coldness in Qi Xiao's eyes became.
Seven days ago, the spies they sent to monitor the third room reported back that Mrs. Su was heartbroken after Xie Lian and his son fell ill, and she cried bitterly in front of many slaves, which was unbecoming of her.
But after she dismissed all the servants, one servant remained in the room. This man was not her trusted servant, but Xie Lang's servant Wan Hui.
Wan Hui was usually very good at cheating and being smooth-talking, so he always gained face in front of Xie Lang. In the past few days, when the Xie family was in turmoil, he had been following Xie Lang.
Of course, even if Su left Wan Hui in the house, the two of them still didn't know what they said after closing the door, so the spies just reported the truth and didn't speculate much.
Because the mother interacts with her son's most trusted servants, it is very common in a large family to make insinuations about her son's private situation.
However, he and Xiao Fenghuang were deeply impressed by Wan Hui. After all, he used to follow Xie Langge to answer the original owner, and Ying Qixiao, the original owner, would be implicated if he received a diaphragm. Beatings and punishments were commonplace.
Therefore, Qi Xiao just thought about it for a moment and asked people to pay more attention to this Wanhui.
Unexpectedly, before he gave the order, Su took the initiative to bring Wan Hui to the Qing Ci Courtyard.
He was not here, but Little Phoenix's eyes were sharp, but as soon as he met him, he sent someone to tell him that Wan Hui was no longer himself.
Coupled with Su's obviously unwilling but very abnormal behavior, they immediately withdrew the spies to prevent Fake Wanhui from noticing something was wrong.
In order to stabilize Fake Wanhui, it is natural to stabilize Su Clan, so that Fake Wanhui feels that his method of using Su Clan is useful and can help him achieve his goal smoothly.
Therefore, no matter what little phoenix Su gave as a gift, he accepted it all and even drank everything.
Originally, he and his sister-in-law wanted to accept the food but not eat it, so as to prevent the other party from secretly attacking them.
After all, not every poison will act upon consumption, and some may take less than half a month to take effect.
What's more, it is synthesized from a variety of beneficial drugs. Eating the same medicine has no harm but also benefits, but taking several in a row, combined with special medicines, can cause trouble.
This kind of poison was once considered by doctors to be the most difficult to cure and difficult to identify, not to mention that it was a method used by so-called "immortals".
Then he heard a certain Phoenix say:
"The reason why they are in trouble is because they are not strong enough. I am different. I am a strong group. If they are eaten to death, I will lose!"
Qi Xiao: "..."
He was speechless when Feng Xi added nonchalantly:
"Besides, I can tell the problem with the old man's porridge and vegetables at a glance. The energy is mixed and the spiritual energy is thin. I'm not stupid. I will definitely not eat anything with problems."
Bai Yi: "..."
I bet you know everything, but you just squatted aside and watched the show. We didn’t ask you and just said yes, right?
At that time, Qi Xiao thought about it and realized that it was right. The fake Wan Hui was so cautious in doing things, and he probably would not have let Su family directly poison the little Phoenix.
After all, it was too easy to fail, which made the people in the Princess Mansion wary.
What he really wanted to do was to take action himself and seduce little Phoenix's heart without anyone noticing.
Presuming this, the other party's current behavior can be easily explained.
The Duke's Mansion has been a civil servant for generations, and it is inevitable that the family values literature over military affairs. Therefore, the quality of both the generals and the soldiers are not as good as those of the Princess Protector's Mansion today.
Therefore, even though the Duke's Mansion was heavily guarded in the past few days, this fake Wanhui was still able to navigate the terrain with ease.
But today's Qingciyuan is different. Not to mention the sentry posts he personally arranged and the extraordinary strength of the sentries, let's just say that the complex terrain of Qingciyuan is not something that the opponent can easily attack.
Because the Qing Ci Courtyard was the residence of the late Empress before she left the cabinet, the former Duke of Guo and his wife renovated and expanded it several times in order to have more than three bedrooms. After the death of the First Empress, Emperor Shengde also built new buildings one after another because he missed his wife and knocked on the harem. It has been expanded several times.
So don't forget that Ciyuan is just a courtyard in the Duke's Mansion. In fact, its area is one-third of that of the Duke's Mansion.
Moreover, there are a bunch of cloisters and high pavilions in this third, and there are several residences alone.
Therefore, it can also be seen as several courtyards, which is simply a nightmare for killer assassins who have not stepped through them in advance.
With such a nightmare coupled with a bunch of highly skilled guards, it was inevitable that Wan Hui would have to step into some places if he wanted to take action.
This was also the reason why he wooed Su and asked Su to bring him to Qing Ci Yuan every day to deliver meals and talk.
After thinking about this, they created a very comfortable environment for the fake Wanhui to step in, and after the other party had clearly set up a good spot for several days, they deliberately released the news that Qi Xiao was not here today.
They didn't know if the fake Wanhui had any means of communicating with the outside world, so Qi Xiao really went to Dali Temple today and has been running errands in the Dali Temple government office.
And the reason why he can appear here at this moment is naturally thanks to the space tearing of Little Phoenix.
But successfully blocking the assassin in front of him did not bring him joy, but made him clearly aware of the strength of his opponent.
The cold blade passed by the side of his face. Qi Xiao knew that if he had slowed down for just one second, the blade would have passed across his face.
He still underestimated the other party.
He had previously speculated that the person coming this time was the weakest among them. This person should be stronger than Qin Zhui and others, but he would not be much stronger.
But the fact is that the opponent's strength is far superior to Qin Zhui and others. Even if he wants to capture the opponent alive, it will not be easy.
Thinking of this, Qi Xiao almost without hesitation picked up a sword flower, lifting up countless gravels under his feet, taking the opportunity to catch the opponent's eyes.
However, this is actually a fake move. His real purpose is to follow this move with a killing move.
Of course, this killing move is not to kill the opponent, but to give the opponent a legitimate opportunity to escape.
Because the consumption of the killing move is often huge, it is difficult for normal people to pick up the initial rhythm after launching the killing move, and they may even relax their vigilance because of hitting the target.
Facts have proved that the fake Wan Hui is indeed smart and willing. The moment Qi Xiao's sword shot out like a rainbow, he gave up his defense and used his right chest to catch Qi Xiao's move.
At the same time, the blade was raised, forcing Qi Xiao to withdraw his sword and retreat.
As soon as Qi Xiao retreated, no one in the entire Qing Ci Courtyard could block his way.
The man's figure flashed and disappeared directly into the complex terrain of Qing Ci Yuan.
But what he didn't know was that after his figure disappeared, Qi Xiao's first reaction was not to lead people to chase him, but to look back at Feng Xi who was cooking.
In response to this, Feng Xi took a big mouthful of rice, with an honest look on her face that she believed I didn't run away.
