"Ouch, ouch! My arm is broken."
"I, I've been stabbed several times. It hurts so much." After several fierce fights, the servants of the bank gathered in the backyard to repair and heal their wounds during the truce. Emotions such as wailing and complaining were spreading.
"Brothers, the current difficulties are only temporary. The final victory will definitely belong to us." While everyone was complaining, Yingzhao appeared in front of everyone and loudly encouraged morale: "In addition, shopkeeper Qian said Yes, as long as everyone guards the bank, each person will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver."
"We must win! We must win!" After hearing Yingzhao's words of encouragement, all the servants suddenly felt powerful again. Even those who had suffered minor injuries couldn't help shouting.
"Xiao Liu! I can't find you anywhere, so you are here." On the roof of the back hall of the bank, Xiao Liu was staring blankly at Yingzhao when a pleasant voice came through.
"Sister Yu, do you think I'm particularly useless? I promised Tong Guards to guard the bank, but after two battles, ten lives have been lost; now I don't even know how to say words to boost morale." Xiao Liu Without looking back, he knew that Huan Yu was coming.
"As long as there is a fight, there will be sacrifices. This is inevitable." Huan Yu slowly sat next to Xiao Liu and advised softly: "Besides, when you took charge of the overall situation for the first time, you already wiped out all the enemies at the front door. It’s been done well.”
"That's all relying on the power of An Dafang and Yingzhao." Xiao Liu shook his head, still thinking about Pei Zheng's dangerous moves in his mind: "But when I was guarding the back door, because of my lack of strength, Fear, not only did she not want to drag the man surnamed Pei into the crisis, but she fell into it herself; otherwise, Sister Yu would not have launched a forceful attack on the man in black outside the back door, resulting in the loss of several lives."
"Chief An is as fierce as fire, and it is extremely difficult to get him to listen to others; and those military methods are not something ordinary people can arrange, so why should you belittle yourself." Huan Yu smiled softly, and her words seemed to be healing. The power made Xiaoliu feel a little more comfortable: "Sister, I'm curious about something. How did you get Chief An to guard the bank so hard?"
"Hey! This was Guard Tong's idea. He asked Xiao Liu to invite An Dafang to have a drink with him to dress him up." Although Xiao Liu occasionally drank in the Pingman Army, the booze between him and An Dafang still made people laugh. His memory was fresh.
"Pfft! Guard Tong really knows how to come up with ideas." Huan Yu couldn't help but smile: "It seems that the situation at the bank is all within his plan."
"Don't be too happy too early. The opponent is only temporarily retreating. A comeback is just around the corner." I don't know when Yingzhao, who had appeased the servants, quietly came up behind Xiaoliu and Huanyu.
"Brother Ying is right!" Under Huan Yu's persuasion, Xiao Liu also regained his confidence, and began to think about strategies to deal with the enemy: "Xiao Liu still doesn't know anything, and I want to ask Brother Ying for advice!"
"Little brother, do you want to ask Wei Ruotiancan?" Yingzhao looked at Xiaoliu's expression and already guessed it.
"Exactly, please tell me, Brother Ying!" Xiao Liu looked sincere.
"Anyway, there's still some time left. Since little brother wants to hear it so much, Ying will tell you what he knows." Yingzhao said with a smile.
"W-where am I?" Liu Ningshi, who had been asleep for who knows how long, rubbed her hazy eyes and murmured softly.
"The girl finally woke up, do you feel unwell?" Tong Bo, who was sitting leaning against the wall, asked with a smile.
"Brother Xiangyun?" Liu Ningshi suddenly became excited when she heard Tong Bo's voice, and the remaining lethargy disappeared completely: "Do we win?"
"We won, thanks to the girl sensing the positions of those maids at the last moment!" Tong Bo said with a smile.
"Where is this place? How come we are here?" At this time, Liu Ningshi tried hard to recall the previous situation, full of doubts: "Why is Mu Hanlei missing? Will she let Brother Xiangyun go?"
"This is a stone room on the third floor of the corridor. It is usually used for guests to retreat." Before Tong Bo could speak, a maid in an undergarment slowly entered with a tray: "Find out Zhu Yan from Shopkeeper Mu. Please stay here until we find out the truth about the death of the distinguished guest in the hall."
"Miss, who are you?" Liu Ningshi looked at the maid who entered the stone room, and it turned out to be one of the four maids who had previously been against Tong Bo.
"My maid, Yueting, is ordered by the shopkeeper to bring you some meals." The maid in the undergarment bowed her skirt to Tong and Liu, and smiled: "The shopkeeper has ordered us to treat you two well before the truth is revealed."
"Well! Your shopkeeper is very reasonable!" Tong Bo smiled, took the tray from the hand of the maid Yueting in a sarong, and took a look: "Kung Pao rabbit meat, three fresh scallops, chicken with peach kernels" , bird's nest, and a pot of chalcedony wine, the meal in this house is really rich; however, I have never been interested in drinking."
"But Master, earlier..." Yue Ting looked at Tong Bo in surprise. She thought chalcedony wine was the most suitable for Tong Bo, but unexpectedly it had the opposite effect.
"It's no wonder, girl!" Tong Bo put his hands together, shrugged and said with a smile, "The one who liked to drink chalcedony wine before was that young master Junchen, not me."
"Ignore Brother Xiangyun, he always likes to find fault with his eggs." Liu Ningshi saw Yueting's embarrassed look and immediately came to the rescue.
"No, I was negligent." Yue Ting cast a grateful look at Liu Ningshi, then bowed to Tong Bo and said, "I will remove the chalcedony wine now."
"I just said it casually, so why should I care about it, girl?" Tong Bo waved his hand: "In the previous battle, if the girl hadn't been merciful, how could I have lived to enjoy such delicious food."
"Young Master and Miss Ning'er are both the best among men. This is the first time that the slave sisters have been so completely defeated since they practiced the Hidden Mist Thousand Illusion Sword Formation." Yue Ting shook her head: "Besides, even without the help of Miss Ning'er, With the master’s strength, if he really wants to take the lives of the slave sisters, it is not impossible.”
"These maids are indeed extraordinary. They even saw the situation so clearly! In terms of appearance, Miss Yueting may be slightly inferior to Miss Liu, but her open-mindedness is beyond the reach of ordinary women." Tong Bo After thinking about this, he smiled and said: "The two of you and Miss Yue are not acquaintances before we fight. We will be friends in the future."
"It's my honor to be friends with Young Master and Miss Ning'er." Yue Ting stood up and bowed, "I won't disturb you two while you're eating. Please leave first."
"I wanted to order some meals before, but I was delayed by Ye Hu." Tong Bo picked up a piece of rabbit meat and put it in his mouth. He said with a satisfied smile, "It's okay now, someone is giving me free meals."
"Brother Xiangyun is so calm. There are usually two situations! The first is that he has no love in life and enjoys the joy before death; the second is that he has already thought of the subsequent countermeasures and is not surprised by any changes." Liu Ning Shi didn't move his chopsticks, but stared at Tong Bo with a smile: "But from what Ning Shi saw, I couldn't see that Brother Xiangyun would be in the first situation."
"Pfft! This little girl is really hard to fool." Liu Ningshi said this to Tong Bo. He almost spit out the rabbit meat that he just put into his mouth. He coughed a few times and then regained his breath and said with a smile. : "Girl, I haven't eaten for a long time. Let's chat while we eat."
"Brother Xiangyun has something to say, Ningshi is all ears." Liu Ningshi picked up the spoon, scooped up a spoonful of bird's nest, and took a sip, looking elegant and delicate.
"Hey! Then let me ask the girl first, who is the woman in black next to Ye Hu?" Tong Bo still held the chopsticks in his hand, but his question shocked Liu Ningshi's heart.
"Why does Brother Xiangyun think Ning Shi knows that person's identity?" Liu Ningshi slowly put down the spoon in her hand and stared at Tong Bo and asked.
"The woman in black has hardly spoken to the girl since she saw her. She must be afraid that her voice will be recognized, so I guessed that this person must be an acquaintance of the girl; and the person who can use the Yue Linxiang is not Wealth means nobility, and these two points will narrow the person's identity to a specific range. With the girl's intelligence, she must have already suspected the candidate in her heart." Tong Bo did not avoid Liu Ningshi's eyes, but directly Looking over: "The girl has wanted to take off her veil several times. She also wants to confirm her thoughts. I wonder if you can share it with me?"
"Hey! Brother Xiangyun is really observant." Liu Ningshi sighed softly and said, "Please spread your palm." Tong Bo nodded, spread out his right palm, and Liu Ningshi stretched out a Slender jade fingers gently wrote something on his palm.
"Is it her?" Tong Bo was stunned, stretched out his palm and said with a smile: "If that's the case, things will be much more interesting, but the girl's situation will be very difficult."
"No matter what the outcome is, Ning Shi will face it." At some point, even Tong Bo had to admire Liu Ningshi's strength.
"Girl, what do you think our top priority should be?" Tong Bo understood Liu Ningshi's intention and asked with a smile.
"The two old men who are with Li Wushang must not be let out of the mansion." Although Liu Ningshi is not familiar with political affairs, she still knows a thing or two about the dangers of privately making Fire Seal Silver.
"The girl is right. Not only can't they be let out of the mansion, but the privately made Caihou paper and ink pads must be recovered." Tong Bo nodded.
"But now that we are locked up here, how can we stop this?" Liu Ningshi looked at Tong Bo, eager to get the answer from his mouth.
"Don't be anxious, girl, fill your stomach first." Tong Bo smiled and motioned for Liu Ningshi to have a meal, but he did not forget to add: "But don't forget, we want to be in a hurry, but Ye Hu is not in a hurry?"
"Brother Xiangyun wants to use the snipe-clam strategy again?" Liu Ningshi suddenly understood after hearing what Tong Bo said.
"When I was fighting with Li Wushang, I only used the Will-O-Wisp Palm to hurt him, just to give him a chance to spar with Ye Hu." Tong Bo said with a smile on his face: "And the most important thing is The most important thing is that it is still in a closed state!"
"Even if Li Wushang gets something, he won't be able to get out without a guide from the pavilion." Liu Ningshi listened to Tong Bo's analysis, and the ideas in her mind gradually became clearer.
