The moment the black shadow flew into the sky, the consciousness released by Xiao Hei had already locked under the eaves of the west wing of the City Lord's Mansion.
Only a dark shadow was seen, standing quietly under the eaves of the west wing.
The place where his eyes were looking was exactly the direction in which the letter bird flew away.
In the wind, two pieces of feathers fell from the wind, and finally stuck to Heiying's gown.
The little black iron bow was in hand, and he glanced at Qingyu on the side.
In an instant, the iron bow in his hand was like a full moon, and with a sound of "Whoosh!", a bolt of lightning flew into the night sky and flew towards the west wing...
Looking at Qingyu, he said quietly: "It's under the eaves of the west wing of the city lord's palace. Go and see who it is!"
After finishing speaking, he walked to his room.
A voice came from a distance: "Let the soldiers who are preparing to set off disperse, everything is over."
Qingyu exclaimed, jumped up and shouted: "Follow me!" and rushed out.
There were several figures in the darkness, following Qingyu towards the west wing...
When Xiao Hei shot that lightning arrow, almost the moment the iron arrow flew out, an exclamation of "Ah!" rang out in the west wing.
Then there was a huge impact, pushing the black shadow still lingering under the eaves to a pillar on one side.
The iron arrow pierced his chest and pinned him to it.
When Qingyu arrived with a group of guards and the city lord Chen Wendao, blood was already flowing quietly on the ground.
A group of guards held torches and lanterns to illuminate the dark shadows on the pillars...
Chen Wendao was shocked. He looked at him and asked blankly: "How could it be you? Do I treat you badly? Have I made you feel wronged?"
The middle-aged man spit out a mouthful of blood and shook his head with difficulty as the iron arrow pierced his chest.
Looking at Chen Wendao, he smiled bitterly and said: "I have failed to live up to your expectations, and it is not a pity to die... I am from Northern Qi... This is my life..."
He said nothing, his head drooped, obviously lifeless.
Qingyu looked at the city lord and shook her head. She had not expected such a result.
He walked forward, gently picked up the two feathers stuck to the middle-aged man's green shirt, and handed them to Chen Wendao.
He said coldly: "He just released the messenger bird... Let the soldiers who are preparing to set off withdraw."
Chen Wendao sighed quietly, looked at the scene in front of him and murmured: "Why bother?"
Qingyu shook her head: "The positions of the two parties are different. This is his fate... You can resolve the matters here by yourselves... This matter is over. I will not report this matter to the empress."
Although the matter was due to Mr. Chen's neglect of personnel, Xiao Hei had already solved the danger and she didn't want to delve into it any further.
However, no matter how she guessed, she never expected that there was indeed a spy hiding in the city lord's mansion.
He is also the most trusted master of the city lord.
If Xiao Hei hadn't come up with this trick, even if he beat her to death, she wouldn't have thought of using this method to find out the mastermind.
Waving his hand, Qingyu also turned and left.
It wasn't until she solved the hidden danger in the city lord's mansion that she realized that the wound on her arm was still painful, and she wanted to go back to rest.
Chen Wendao looked at the scene in front of him with sadness in his eyes.
Regarding the master's behavior, a group of soldiers in the city lord's palace didn't say anything, because it was only then that they discovered that the master had been single.
Even the city lord wanted to find a wife for him, but he refused.
After thinking about it, either this guy's relatives are in Beiqi, or this guy gave everything he had for Beiqi.
"Sir, what should I do with this guy?" A deputy general came out and asked cautiously.
Chen Wendao shook his head: "Take it out of the city tomorrow and find a place to bury it. After all, we are brothers, everyone is dead..."
Not only him, but also the several lieutenants around him understand the feelings between the master and the city lord. If it were not for the war between the two countries, they would not have caused this mess.
The drastic change tonight happened so suddenly. Many people died and a lot of blood was shed in one day.
Not only the people in Dingzhou City, but also the soldiers in the city felt panic.
Chen Wendao also knew what everyone was thinking, so he immediately waved his hand and said: "The general said that this matter has passed and will not be investigated further."
The generals took the order, and someone came up and took away the body nailed to the pillar.
Chen Wendao was silent for a moment, waved his hand and turned to leave. The hidden danger was resolved, but he couldn't even say a word.
In the end, if we really want to get to the bottom of it, I'm afraid even he and a group of soldiers will not be able to escape responsibility.
Fortunately, Qingyu didn't want to pursue it further.
As long as Qingyu doesn't pursue it, the emperor and the queen will not pursue it further.
Midnight passed and it was already ugly time.
The Northern Qi camp felt like it was facing a formidable enemy. Countless soldiers who were ambushing in the dark had already assigned tasks and stayed in the dark after receiving the message bird.
Everything is just waiting for the soldiers from Dingzhou City to attack the camp.
However, until the ugly time, not even a single figure, not even a night bird, had ever flown over the military camp.
General Gao Hu, who was sitting quietly in the camp, sighed, looked at the vanguard general Huangfu Wuque and shook his head.
He said in a deep voice: "We are afraid that the secret chess piece we landed in Dingzhou City has been pulled out by our opponent. Let everyone go and have a rest. Just leave the secret sentry to guard it."
Huangfu Wuque frowned and asked, "How can they determine who our people are?"
Gao Hu shook his head: "If there is no news within three days, it means that all our people have been taken care of by the other party."
He had been waiting since he received the message bird, hoping to wait for the arrival of the soldiers attacking the camp in Dingzhou City, but he did not expect that he never saw the enemy's shadow.
From this point of view, the secret chess that Northern Qi had put in countless efforts to set up in Dingzhou City was probably no longer safe.
Huangfu Wuque naturally knew what the general was thinking.
He looked up at the stars in the sky and the silent Dingzhou City, shook his head and walked outside the tent.
After all the soldiers heard the order to disband, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
Although we were in panic all night, we didn't have to fight so hard. We could finally go back and have a good sleep.
Only the lights in the general's camp stayed on all night.
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The civil unrest in Dingzhou City did not cause much panic in the city. The city gates were closed for three days and were opened. Northern Qi's hideout in Dingzhou City was seized. Even if there were a few fish that slipped through the net, they had nowhere to hide.
Qingyu and the city lord finally solved the hidden dangers in the city.
Seeing that the opponent did not attack the city for a while, Qingyu recuperated in the small courtyard behind the city lord's palace, reading and writing with the two little guys from time to time to pass the time.
After applying the old shopkeeper's elixir, she even recovered faster than Xiao Hei.
There was a fire in Xiao Hei's heart, but there was no place to vent it.
I had no choice but to hide in the chair, look at the sky and murmur to myself: "Monk, this is their first trick. Don't blame me for being ruthless when the time comes."
During the battle with the Taoist monk that day, Xiao Hei promised that as long as Beiqi didn't use any dirty tricks, he would never take action again.
How long has it been?
Qingyu, who was sitting in the living room watching Yan'er write, was startled, walked out and looked at Xiaohei lying under the eaves, frowning and asked: "What do you mean?"
Xiao Hei curled his lips and murmured: "It's boring."
He was waiting for reinforcements from Northern Qi to arrive, for reinforcements from Dazhou to arrive, and for the first heavy rain in summer to arrive.
Qingyu also knew that Xiaohei had some worries that she didn't want her to know, and she had no choice but to sigh quietly.
Just as the old shopkeeper came over with a basin of washed peaches, Yan'er, who smelled the aroma, put down the pen in her hand and slipped out.
He picked the biggest one and handed it to Xiao Hei, smiling and saying, "Brother, eat it first."
Xiao Hei touched her head and smiled: "How many words did you write today? Why don't you eat the peach first and continue writing later."
Yan'er was startled and shouted: "Sister, I'm here to eat peaches. I'll write later."
Qingyu looked at the appearance of the two little guys and said with a smile: "No wonder you don't want to care about the affairs of this imperial city. Even I, with two sisters like this, don't want to meddle in other people's affairs."
Xiao Hei picked up a peach and handed it to Qingqing who was jumping over. He said with a smile: "You two and grandpa are here to eat peaches. My brother and sister have something to do and go for a walk outside the city."
When the old shopkeeper heard this, he couldn't help but ask: "Are we going to fight again?"
Xiao Hei shook his head: "That's not the case. I'm just going for a walk outside the city, not to see the Northern Qi army."
Qingqing felt relieved when she heard that she didn't know how to fight. She took Xiaohei's hand and said, "Brother, will you come back for lunch?"
Yan'er took a bite of the peach, looked at Xiao Hei and said, "Yan'er wants to eat meat."
Xiao Hei smiled lightly and said, "I'll definitely come back. Wait for me. I'll buy the soy sauce beef and come back and let's eat together."
Qingyu was stunned, looked at Xiaohei and asked in confusion: "Why do you want to go out of the city for a walk?"
Xiao Hei sighed and said to her: "Call two local guards and let's go for a walk together."
Qingyu looked at Xiao Hei's solemn look, and immediately shouted out, and then said to Yan'er and Qingqing: "You two, don't run around, wait for my sister to come back."
The old shopkeeper waved his hand and said to Xiao Hei: "The situation has been chaotic recently, so be careful when you go out."
He knew that Qingyu and Xiaohei's injuries were not healed yet. If they met a powerful opponent, they would be in trouble again.
Xiao Hei grinned: "I'm just going to the other side for a walk. I won't look at those guys in Beiqi. It's boring."
After saying that, he stood up, pinched the peach and took a bite. As he walked out, he smiled and said, "Yan'er, the peaches you picked for your brother are so delicious. Wait for me to come back!"
Yan'er looked at his back and smiled: "Brother, don't forget to buy meat."
Qingqing glared at her: "Sister, I know how to eat. I'll finish the peach in a while and then go back to writing."
The old shopkeeper looked at her and smiled lightly: "Eat slowly, don't be in a hurry."
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Qingyu didn't expect that Xiaohei would let two guards from the city lord's palace lead them to the river embankment not far outside the city.
After coming to Dingzhou City for so long, she knew for the first time that there was a river bank here that was higher than Dingzhou City.
Qingyu looked at the rolling river water, and then looked back at the thousands of acres of farmland under the river embankment, and couldn't help but admire it softly.
Said: "The grain harvest in Dingzhou City is really good!"
The two guards were stunned when they heard this.
After a while, one of the guards said softly: "General, these fertile fields are not under the jurisdiction of the city lord's palace. They are the property of Hongfu Temple in the city..."
Xiao Hei was stunned after hearing this. He subconsciously thought of the thousands of acres of farmland outside Liangzhou City and the countless land belonging to the temple under Hanshan Temple.
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Unexpectedly, after going around in a circle and returning to Dazhou, the temples in Dazhou also have the same virtue. Could it be that all the Buddhist temples in this world are in chaos?
Is it possible for a monastery to become so rich that it can rival the country?
Qingyu also frowned when he heard this, looked at the two guards and asked: "Why are all the land of Zhou Dynasty, these thousand acres of fertile land, returned to the temples in the city?"
The guard shook his head when he heard this, looked at her and smiled bitterly: "The reason is that the Baijie in the city felt that the taxes paid to the City Lord's Mansion were too high, so they donated them to Hongfu Temple. In this way, they can earn more... "
Qingyu didn't understand for a moment, but Xiaohei couldn't help but sigh.
Looking at Qingyu, she smiled bitterly and said, "I will tell you more about this after I get back. I brought you here today because of another important thing."
Qingyu was stunned, looked at her and frowned and asked, "Is there anything more important?"
Xiao Hei nodded, looked at the two guards and said, "Please wait for us under the river embankment. I want to talk to the general alone."
Qingyu waved her hand and said: "You two go down and wait, or we will return to the city in a while."
Seeing that Xiao Hei and the general had something to say, the two guards hurriedly walked down the river embankment as they were unwilling to stay here.
"Tell me, what's important?" Qingyu sighed quietly.
