Zi Yuan thought she heard wrong and hurriedly asked again, "Are you saying that Tang Tianli's mother was killed? Instead of passing away accidentally?"
"That's right!" The man nodded.
"What's your surname?" Zi Yuan asked.
"My name is Erhu. If you tell Brother Tang, he will know it's me!" Erhu said honestly.
"Um... Well, you go to the mansion first. This matter is very important. I'll call Tang Tianli here, and you tell him in person! Cheng Ling, it seems that this person has traveled a long distance and asked someone to prepare something to eat. I'll go out for a while!" Zi Yuan hurriedly made arrangements.
"Yes! Come with me!" Cheng Ling brought the man into the house.
Zi Yuan did not think of him, immediately mounted her horse and went straight to the military camp to follow Tang Tianli!
When Zi Yuan came to the military camp, many soldiers were very familiar with Zi Yuan. Li Hanyan once took these three maids to hang out in the military camp every day. These three beauties and the group of veterans knew each other, and some even said hello to Zi Yuan. , Ziyuan just nodded briefly and didn't say much. Moreover, they seemed to be still taking assessments, and many people were competing!
Zi Yuan came to Qilin Camp and went directly into the military tent to find Zhao Xuanyi, "Uncle!"
Zhao Xuanyi looked up and saw that Zi Yuan had come to the military camp to look for him? Zhao Xuanyi smiled, stood up hurriedly and grabbed Zi Yuan's hand and said, "What? Miss me?"
Zi Yuan's face turned red and she hurriedly pushed Zhao Xuanyi's hand away, "Something happened in the house!"
"Something happened?" Zhao Xuanyi's expression became very serious. "What happened? Someone came to make trouble?"
"No, a man named Er Hu came to the house and said that he was a fellow villager of Tang Tianli. He also said that Tang Tianli's mother was killed! He just came to report the funeral!"
When Zhao Xuanyi heard this, he was very surprised, "Tang Tianli's mother was killed? What happened? Tang Tianli has always been in the military camp and has no enemies. Who killed his mother and what?"
"I don't know either, so I came to discuss it with you!"
"What's there to discuss? Brother Shen!" Zhao Xuanyi shouted.
"Little Lord!"
"Go and call Tang Tianli!"
"yes!"
It was not long before Tang Tianli walked into the military tent sweating profusely: "General, you are looking for me!"
Zhao Xuanyi looked at Tang Tianli and felt a little confused. He didn't know whether he should tell him, "Um... there is a man named Erhu in your hometown village who said he knew you. Do you have any impression of this person?"
Tang Tianli thought for a while, "Yes, my neighbor from my hometown, we grew up together! How does the general know about him?"
"This man came to see you in the mansion and said he had something to tell you. It's getting late today. Let's go back to the mansion and have a look together!" Zhao Xuanyi said.
"Yes!" Tang Tianli nodded.
In this way, Zhao Xuanyi led a few people on horseback from the military camp back to the military camp. When everyone returned to the mansion, Tang Tianli noticed something was wrong as soon as a few people got off their horses. Why did the Qilin Guard at the door look at him strangely? what's the situation?
When he walked into the front yard, he saw Erhu, who was sitting on the stool, stood up, hurriedly came to Tang Tianli, grabbed Tang Tianli's arm, "Brother, I finally found you!"
When Tang Tianli saw Erhu, he felt very happy, "Brother, why are you here? It's such a long way. If you have anything to do, just send me a message!"
Erhu looked at Tang Tianli, his eyes slowly moistened, and before he could speak, tears fell first, "Brother, your mother was killed a few days ago!"
This news was like thunder in Tang Tianli's ears. It took a few seconds for Tang Tianli to react, "Erhu, what did you say? My mother was killed? What's going on? My mother will never cause any trouble in her life." Yes, who would kill her old man? A bandit or a robber?"
"No! Just a few days ago, a dozen people suddenly arrived. They were all riding horses and wearing clothes that were not ordinary people. They rushed into your house and asked your mother directly if she and you were related. Relationship, just as auntie answered, she was killed with a knife, and then they ran away on horseback!" After Erhu finished speaking, tears fell down!
When Tang Tianli heard this, the man suddenly became dizzy, his body swayed, his eyes rolled up and he fainted.
"Brother!" Zhao Xuanyi hurried over and hugged Tang Tianli's body. Looking at Tang Tianli again, he couldn't bear the pain of losing his mother and fainted!
Shen Wei hurriedly came over, pinched Ren Zhong and knocked on the back. It took Tang Tianli a while to react. He just woke up and cried loudly. A man is not afraid of death or tiredness, but this kind of pain of losing his mother completely defeated him. he!
"Brother, it's okay! We must find out about this matter. Anyone who dares to touch our relatives is seeking death. It's okay!" Zhao Xuanyi kept comforting Tang Tianli and said.
Tang Tianli's face was filled with tears and his heart was filled with pain. He grabbed Zhao Xuanyi's arm and said, "General, my mother is gone!"
"Yes, I know!" Zhao Xuanyi patted Tang Tianli's shoulder gently. No one could bear this kind of pain!
Zhao Xuanyi came to Erhu, "Your name is Erhu, right? I want to ask you something. Has anyone in your village seen what these people look like? Can you explain them clearly?"
"This? I saw one, but I don't know how to describe it!" Erhu is just an ordinary citizen, hard-working and stupid in speech. How does he know how to describe it?
Zhao Xuanyi said anxiously, "Can you tell me what are the characteristics of their clothes? For example, what kind of clothes do they have? Are they different from ordinary people?"
"This? They...them? Oh, how should I put it?" Erhu was a little at a loss for a while!
Zhao Xuanyi was so angry that he wanted to give him a slap in the face. How could such an adult not understand what he was saying? But seeing such an honest countryman, Zhao Xuanyi had no choice but to say, "Well, you go take a rest first and let Tang Tianli take it easy. We'll talk about it later!"
Erhu nodded and helped Tang Tianli back to his room to rest!
Zhao Xuanyi came to the front hall and sat down, feeling very annoyed. This Tang Tianli was his brother who shared life and death with him. Knowing that something happened in his family, Zhao Xuanyi felt uncomfortable. What if the old man was born, old, sick and died? How could he be killed? An ordinary citizen wants money but has no money. It doesn't matter what he wants. Who would kill an old lady?
Shen Wei and Zi Yuan came to the hall and saw Zhao Xuanyi so entangled. They were also in a very low mood. "Young Master, what do you think of this matter?" Shen Wei asked.
"This?" Zhao Xuanyi didn't know what to do. Revenge was certain, but now he didn't know who did it? It's very troublesome to have such a person here who can't explain clearly!
Du Xinyu walked in with a tray, served tea to Zhao Xuanyi, Shen Wei and Zi Yuan, and then stood aside obediently. Now that he knew Zi Yuan was Zhao Xuanyi's maid, Du Xinyu didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of this person!
Zhao Xuanyi picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea. "Fortunately, the man named Erhu saw the person coming clearly. If you can get him to say it, Brother Shen, go find a painter outside and paint this person's face for me." Come out! This is a very important clue!"
"Yes!" Shen Wei stood up hurriedly.
"Um...?" Du Xinyu slowly made a voice, and the three people in the hall looked at her. "Actually, I can paint!"
Du Xinyu's words surprised several people. After Zhao Xuanyi heard it, he remembered that Du Xinyu's calligraphy was very beautiful and he might also be able to draw. "Can you draw people? Draw them according to the narrative?"
"I can try!" Du Xinyu said with a smile.
"Ouch!" Zhao Xuanyi looked at Shen Wei and smiled, "I didn't expect this maid of mine to be a treasure? Brother Shen, call Erhu over right away and see if you can draw it!"
"Okay!" Shen Wei turned around and left!
Zhao Xuanyi looked at Du Xinyu and said, "If you can draw it, you will be rewarded!"
"Okay!" Du Xinyu said with confidence on his face.
Erhu was brought, and Du Xinyu had prepared the four treasures of the study. Zhao Xuanyi looked at Erhu, "You sit here, this is my maid, she can paint, tell me what the person you see looks like." , let her draw it, and let’s help Tang Tianli get revenge, okay?”
"Yes! I understand!" Erhu nodded.
"Then start talking!" Zhao Xuanyi sat aside.
Du Xinyu looked at Erhu, "You want to tell me, what does this man look like?"
"This? He looks... like a human, with two noses and one mouth, this?" Erhu didn't know how to describe it.
Zhao Xuanyi didn't take action directly after hearing this. Do you think this is human language? Zhao Xuanyi was very angry.
Du Xinyu was very patient. "Don't be impatient. Please tell me first, what does this person's face look like? Is it round or square? How does it compare with him?" Du Xinyu pointed at Shen Wei and said.
Erhu looked at Shen Wei and said, "It's bigger than his face and a little square!"
Du Xinyu nodded, "What about your complexion? What color is your skin? Is it whiter or darker than his? Or yellow?"
Du Xinyu guided him bit by bit, while Er Hu slowly narrated. After two hours of painting, Du Xinyu drew a total of eight pieces of paper. When the last one was raised, Er Hu nodded immediately, "Yes, that's what it looks like. Girl, you are amazing!"
Du Xinyu turned to look at Zhao Xuanyi with a very proud expression. Zhao Xuanyi was also very happy. As long as he had the portrait, other things would be much easier. He stretched out his hand and pinched Du Xinyu's cheek, "Well done!"
Zhao Xuanyi took the portrait and took a closer look. It was a man in his thirties. He looked rough and had a murderous look in his eyes. He didn't look like a good person at first glance!
"Call Tang Tianli over and see if he recognizes him? Is he his enemy?" Zhao Xuanyi said.
"Yes!" Shen Wei turned around to find Tang Tianli.
Zhao Xuanyi looked at Erhu, "Do you still remember what they were wearing? Is there anything special? Just accessories that you don't usually see?"
Erhu thought to himself, "His knife is very special!"
"The knife is special? How special?" Zhao Xuanyi asked.
"I can't tell. Give me the pen and paper and I'll draw it!"
Du Xinyu immediately gave the brush to Erhu, and Erhu briefly drew it. After the drawing was completed, Zhao Xuanyi recognized it at a glance, Tang Hengdao? In this day and age, not many people use this kind of knife. Machetes are the most common ones. Bandits like the nine-ring knife or the ghost head knife!
The Jinyiwei used Yanling swords, and the soldiers used war knives. I had never seen this kind of Tang Hengdao. "Is this the kind of knife used by murderers?"
"They all wear this kind of knife! They are the same!" Erhu said.
Zhao Xuanyi nodded, this was another very important clue. Tang Tianli came to the hall and saluted Zhao Xuanyi, "General, you call me!"
Zhao Xuanyi raised the portrait, "Erhu said that this person killed your mother. Do you have any impression? Is he your enemy?"
Tang Tianli looked at the portrait, then shook his head, "I don't know him!"
Zhao Xuanyi nodded, "Okay, let's take a good rest tonight, and then go home early tomorrow morning to sort out the old lady's affairs, and then we'll start looking for the murderer!"
"Thank you, General!" Tang Tianli nodded and said.
"Sister Ziyuan, go and bring the ten taels of silver to Tang Tianli with you!"
"Yes! Uncle!"
Tang Tianli was very grateful to Zhao Xuanyi. Needless to say, everyone understood in their hearts, "Okay, you can go back and rest first. We will set off early tomorrow morning!" Zhao Xuanyi said.
"Yes!" Tang Tianli pulled Erhu away.
Zhao Xuanyi looked at Du Xinyu, "Draw a few more pictures for me, I'll be useful!"
"Okay! But didn't you say there's a reward? What's the reward for me?" Du Xinyu asked with a smile.
"Sister Ziyuan, ask someone to kill a chicken and stew it, and I'll give it to Du Xinyu to eat later!" Zhao Xuanyi said with a smile.
"Okay!" Zi Yuan glanced at Du Xinyu, turned around and left without saying anything.
Zhao Xuanyi sat on the chair and sighed, "Brother Shen, take your two brothers with Tang Tianli tomorrow to find out what happened. Tang Tianli has an upright personality. I'm afraid he will get into trouble if he gets stubborn!"
"Should I follow? What should you do? There are people outside now who want to kill you! Who will protect you if I leave?" Shen Wei was very worried about Zhao Xuanyi's comfort!
