Chapter 26, Yao Mansion
Being plotted but not knowing where the enemy was, Xi Xingchen felt a chill down his spine after thinking about this.
Only then did Xi Xingchen realize that his defeat in this round was not unjust.
Xi Xingchen walks the world as a leader of the Mohist family. When he studied with Ye Feiyang, the great master of the Mohist family, he learned long ago that in order to achieve success, he must first investigate the opponent's strength, set goals to achieve, formulate detailed plans, and allocate resources.
When the enemy is strong and we are weak, we must use a series of plans to weaken the opponent and reduce the balance of power between the enemy and ourselves.
Then evaluate various risks that may occur at any time and formulate corresponding response measures.
Only by making such thorough preparations can the matter have a 50% chance of winning. It will never be like what he did before, relying on passion and bravery.
Thinking about it now, when dealing with the case of Yang Xiaojin's family, Xi Xingchen believed from the bottom of his heart that the Yao family was a local landowner, and the perpetrator Yao Wenbin was a dandy who relied on his family's money to run wild in the countryside.
It can be said that because of Xi Xingchen's contempt for the Yao family, the current result was destined from the first step he took.
The close relationship between the Yao family and the bandits in Huangfeng Village has always been obvious. If the incident happened again, Xi Xingchen would be able to find out the clues from many details, such as: the cautious words and deeds of Yang Sansong in Yangjia Village, The villagers of Yangjia Village dare not speak out in anger, Yao Wenbin is domineering in the inn, and the Nanyang piglets in Yao Daqiang's mouth...
Various signs such as this showed Xi Xingchen that the power behind the Yao family was not simple.
As long as Xi Xingchen pays close attention, he can find out that the Yao family's biggest reliance is the bandits in Huangfeng Village, but these details are filtered out by Xi Xingchen's subjective consciousness.
If you make the wrong first step, you will lose everything, but the price is too high.
Not only did he risk the lives of Dong Liangce's family, but he also sent Yang Xuelian into the fire pit again. Now he himself has to risk his own life to save others in the Yao family alone.
Yao Daqiang saw that Xi Xingchen's face was suddenly yin and yang, and he couldn't figure out what Xi Xingchen was thinking in his heart, so he added: "After Yao Wenbin came out, he hated you and the agent for not keeping their word, so he asked the county magistrate about the agent. After obtaining his address, he sent the second master’s men to silence him that night.”
When he said this, Yao Daqiang suddenly felt that the temperature of the air around him suddenly dropped to freezing point. His body couldn't help but tremble, and all the hairs on his body stood up.
Faced with Xi Xingchen's sudden murderous intention, Yao Daqiang said quickly: "The second master's men haven't come back yet, but the second master and the fourth master have come back, I guess... I guess..."
Yao Daqiang obviously didn't know that Xi Xingchen had killed the bandit who went to Dong Liangce's house to kill him. He was afraid of irritating Xi Xingchen, but he didn't dare to express his suspicions.
"Huang Fengzhai, the second master, and the fourth master, are they the two people who were riding horses just now?" Xi Xingchen suddenly asked.
"Yes!" Yao Daqiang nodded quickly.
"very good!"
Xi Xingchen unpacked the baggage on his back. Inside the baggage was a steel knife.
This steel knife is Dong Liangce's accessory knife. He is going to use this knife today to seek justice for Dong Liangce's family with the blood of the bandits in Huangfeng Village and Yao Wenbin's family.
When Yao Daqiang saw Xi Xingchen take out the knife, his face instantly turned pale, and a smelly liquid flowed out from between his legs. He begged again and again: "My hero, please forgive me, I will tell you everything... I will tell you everything, anything." Do it all, as long as you don’t kill me..."
"Let's go!" Xi Xingchen glanced at Yao Daqiang with disgust.
"Thank you, hero, for not killing. Thank you, hero, for not killing..." Yao Daqiang kowtowed to Xi Xingchen as if he had been pardoned.
"Take me to Yao Wenbin's house!" Xi Xingchen said calmly.
"Okay! Okay! I'll take you there right now." Yao Daqiang immediately got up from the ground and led the way.
Yao Wenbin's home is to the east of Yao Zhuang, five or six hundred meters away from Yao Daqiang's home. It is a rare brick and tile house in Yao Zhuang. It covers an area of dozens of acres, has white walls and black tiles, and has many courtyards. The horizontal plaque on the main entrance reads: The two big gilt characters of "Yao Mansion" are very grand.
Next to the Yao Mansion, there are several thatched houses that have been demolished to pieces, and there are a lot of bricks and wood on the ground. It is obvious that the Yao Mansion is still expanding.
When the two servants who were guarding the door saw Yao Daqiang leading Xi Xingchen over, they quickly greeted him: "Brother Daqiang, are you back so soon?"
"The old man has a dead face all day long. I annoy him and don't like to stay at home."
"Isn't it because Uncle Yao beat him out again?" The servant looked at Yao Daqiang's blood-stained forehead with a smile.
"Let the brothers laugh." Yao Daqiang smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"Uncle Jianping has always had a bad temper. He likes to scold everyone he sees. We all stay away from him when we see him. Only you can bear it."
"I can't help it, who calls him my father?"
"Hey, this brother is so unfamiliar. I don't think I've seen him before." The servant looked at Xi Xingchen, who had a sinister look on his face next to Yao Daqiang, and asked.
Yao Daqiang's face suddenly darkened, and he said displeasedly: "Second uncle's brother, I want you to talk too much!"
The second uncle is Guo Xiaokun, the second head of Huangfeng Village. Yao Daqiang followed Yao Wenbin, and Guo Xiaokun was Yao Wenbin's second uncle. Yao Daqiang naturally followed Yao Wenbin's title.
"Yes! Yes!" The servant immediately smiled with a smile on his face.
"Where is Master Bin?" Yao Daqiang asked again.
"I'm eating mutton with my second uncle and fourth uncle in the backyard. Hurry over there, and maybe you can get a bowl of mutton soup." When talking about eating mutton, the servant didn't forget to wink at Yao Daqiang, with a look on his face. of obscenity.
Yao Daqiang stole a glance at Xi Xingchen and saw that his face was livid and impatient, so he quickly said: "I will go in and serve Master Bin. If I can get the mutton, I will give you a piece."
"Then hurry over." The servant suddenly smiled and urged Yao Daqiang to hurry in.
Entering Yao Mansion, Xi Xingchen secretly thought he was lucky. The Yao Mansion can be described as having five steps to the first floor, ten steps to the pavilion, and winding paths and corridors. In such a large courtyard, it would be difficult for a stranger to get out, let alone find someone.
Yao Daqiang took Xi Xingchen straight to the backyard with familiarity. When he arrived at the door of the backyard, he could already hear the voices of people in the yard, but Yao Daqiang refused to go in.
"Hero, Yao Wenbin's family is inside, I...I won't go in." Yao Daqiang was sweating profusely and begged softly with a trembling body.
Just as Xi Xingchen was about to speak, a woman's heart-rending scream suddenly came from the backyard.
Hearing this scream, Xi Xingchen's expression changed drastically.
Xi Xingchen could tell that this woman's voice came from Yang Xuelian, whom he wanted to rescue.
After hearing Yang Xuelian's screams, Yao Wenqiang, who had been respectful all the way, suddenly seemed to go crazy and ran towards the inner courtyard with all his strength, shouting: "Master Bin, run quickly, the enemy is coming. .”
