Gao Renyi heard this and hesitantly said: "Little... little one is going to get... some shovels and brooms, and then bring brothers... brothers to rush back to help General Ma put out the fire."
Chen Yixin raised her eyebrows and said with a smile: "Very good, he is indeed General Ma's best friend! At such a critical moment, the only one who can share his worries is you. Without further ado, let's go!"
Gao Renyi nodded hurriedly, cupped his hands and said, "Miss, please excuse me."
Chen Yixin nodded, and when she saw Gao Renyi and others leaving quickly, she turned around and disappeared into the night.
As Gao Renyi walked forward, he looked back secretly. When he saw Chen Yixin walking away, he took a deep breath and thought to himself: "Why is Chen Yixin here? It almost ruined the big thing. Fortunately, I am smart and fooled her with a few words." Let’s go. I often hear people in the house say that Chen Yixin is as witty and smart as Zhuge among women. Usually this little girl is aloof in the house and I can’t even look at her. Today we met her and it was nothing more than that. I fooled me in just two or three words. After wandering around, it turns out that all the children of officials and officials are of no use, just embroidered pillows with gold rims."
The more Gao Renyi thought about it, the more proud he became, and he couldn't help humming a ditty. When the guards saw him, they asked in a low voice: "Gao...Captain Gao, shall we...shall we go back to put out the fire?"
Gao Renyi tilted his head, glanced at the guard beside him, and asked: "What? Do you want to go back?"
The guard hesitated for a moment and said: "This...this...I don't want to go back, but...it's just that everyone is there to put out the fire. If...if we don't go back, will...wouldn't it be good?"
Hearing this, Gao Renyi stopped and said with a sneer: "I didn't see it, you have a good mind. Now, there is the warehouse in front of you. Go find a shovel to dig earth and put out the fire." Then he glanced with his triangular eyes. The rest of the people in the circle asked: "Is there anyone who wants to go back with him? If so, bring it up all at once. Don't disturb me by asking one by one."
After asking three times, the other guards looked at me and I looked at you, and then they all slowly lowered their heads, and no one said anything. Gao Renyi nodded with satisfaction, patted the guard on the shoulder, and said with a flattering smile: "Go on your own! Do you understand now? Good people are not that easy to be."
When the guard saw this, he sighed and staggered toward the warehouse alone.
Gao Renyi led the others and wandered toward the northwest gate. Although all the guards under him were withered and droopy, Gao Renyi was very proud. Thinking that he was about to be promoted to an official position, he had already forgotten everything in his heart. His feet were floating, and his body was swaying along with it. He looked arrogant, completely Little did he know that he was about to be in trouble.
Just a few steps away, he heard three crows crows coming from outside the wall. Hearing this, Gao Renyi immediately stopped and whispered to the people around him: "Don't say anything for a while, just watch my eyes."
The guards nodded in agreement. Gao Renyi made arrangements and quickly walked to the courtyard wall and looked around. Seeing that there was nothing unusual around him, he raised his right hand and lightly knocked on the courtyard wall three times.
As soon as his hand left the wall, he heard an old voice behind him asking: "Has everything been done?"
Gao Renyi was startled when he heard this. He quickly turned around and saw a short, white-haired old woman standing behind him.
When Gao Renyi saw this, he immediately said with a smile on his face: "Old man, how can I fail to handle the things you entrusted to me?! Don't worry, Ma Desheng has been captured alive by me and is being held in a small cell not far from here. In the workshop, I will take you there right now?”
The old woman nodded and continued to ask: "I remember telling you that you should do this carefully and not be discovered by others, but you have arrived and brought so many people to see me. What do you want to do? ?”
Gao Renyi felt a chill in his heart and hurriedly explained: "Don't worry, old man, these people are my confidants in the mansion, and they will never leak a word about what happened today. I brought them here just to let them see you, From now on, these people will not only obey my orders, but if you have anything to do, you can also send them out at will."
The old woman snorted and said: "You want to prove to me that you have a good foundation in the general's mansion and that I didn't choose the wrong person when I chose you, right?"
Gao Renyi couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when someone revealed his inner feelings. He coughed and said: "Old man, you are worrying too much. What do I mean? If you don't like it, I will send them back right away so as not to annoy you."
The old woman waved her hand and said: "No need. They have already seen me, so there is no need to go back."
Gao Renyi was overjoyed and thought to himself: "This old woman is generous. When she asked me to do things, she gave me a hundred taels of gold. Now that I have brought these brothers here, if she agrees to take them under her command, she will definitely benefit from them." . Brothers will naturally be grateful to me after receiving the benefit. This is to use other people's money in exchange for their own favors. After I sit on the horse and win, I will select a few smart and capable people among them, give them both kindness and power, and give them a little help. Train him to become my confidant, and then I will have a firm foothold in the house. By then, who dares to look down on me?!"
With this thought in mind, I couldn't help but feel happy, and hurriedly waved my hand and said, "Come on, come and pay homage to the old man!"
After hearing this, all the guards came over one after another, and just as they were about to bow and salute, the old woman smiled coldly, swayed, and already held a pair of willow-leaf scimitars in her hands.
When Gao Renyi saw it, he was shocked and said: "Old... old man, what are you...?"
Before he finished speaking, several cold lights flashed before his eyes, and he looked at the dozen guards, standing motionless like wood carvings and clay sculptures. Gao Renyi was stunned when he saw this.
The old woman coughed lightly and said, "Fall!" More than a dozen guards fell down like puppets on strings.
Gao Renyi was shocked and ran over crying and howling. He saw that no one of more than ten people was spared and they were all dead.
Gao Renyi stood up tremblingly and said with a sad face: "Old... old man, why... is this?"
The old woman sneered: "Who asked you to make the decision without permission and bring these rubbish here? Are you afraid that others will not know my whereabouts, so you let these rubbish spread around for you?"
Hearing this, Gao Renyi was frightened and hurriedly waved his hands and said: "No...that's not it. I...I just want to find more people to help you." idea!”
The old woman nodded and said: "Of course I know this, otherwise how could you survive until now?"
Gao Renyi saw the old woman's frost-like gaze passing in front of him. He couldn't help but tremble all over, his eyes were dull, and an uncontrollable heat surged out between his legs.
I just heard Zhao Niantong say: "I see, isn't the main room on the south side empty? The room is quite big, how about I stay there?" The shopkeeper said: "Sir, to be honest with you, this room counts you. This is the fifth group of people to inquire. The first four groups, like you, are optimistic that this room is not only large but also faces the south. It is a pity that it has been booked a long time ago. The guest has already sent someone to inform the villain, saying that it will arrive soon. , we have to have a first-come, first-served basis when doing business, right?"
Zhao Niantong said: "Who booked this room? Go and talk to him, how about giving it to me? Why don't you think I can give him more money?"
The shopkeeper smiled and said: "Haha, the owner who ordered this room will not be able to exchange it with you no matter how much money you give. He is the son of a wealthy businessman, a rich young master, and his family has a lot of money! To tell you the truth, , this room has been reserved a month ago, and the deposit alone was fifty taels of gold! Moreover, someone was specially sent to completely renovate the room from the inside out. You see this Are there dozens of peonies of different colors in front of the house? They were all specially sent to plant them!"
Zhao Niantong thought in his mind: "Good guy, who is this? What a grand display!" So he asked: "Shopkeeper, I wonder who this person you are talking about is?"
"The person he was talking about was me."
Zhao Niantong and Pan Suxuan looked back following the voice, and saw a tall, red-faced man with a round waist walking outside the door. He was wearing a dark gray deerskin hat, a navy blue jade-inlaid robe, and a pair of black soles. He has fast boots and a large golden ring knife hanging from his waist. He looks to be only 27 or 28 years old, but his whole body exudes a domineering air, which makes people feel calm and confident.
When Pan Suxuan saw it, he thought to himself: "What a majestic man! This man can clearly hear the conversation between the two junior sisters from far outside the door, which shows that he has superb internal skills."
Zhao Niantong thought to himself, "When did senior brother come in? I didn't notice... This is bad, I guess he will have to nag me about my carelessness again." When the shopkeeper saw this big man, he hurried forward and smiled. Yingying said: "Master Xiao, you are here, the room is ready, please come in!"
Mr. Xiao hummed softly, looked at Zhao Niantong in front of him, turned to the shopkeeper and said, "Shopkeeper Wu, is my room a suite?"
Shopkeeper Wu replied: "Yes, we remodeled your room according to your wishes. There are three suites inside and outside!"
Mr. Xiao said: "Well, leave the inner suite for me and my entourage, and clean up the two outer suites. One for the young man in yellow, and the other for that young man..." He said After that, he pointed at Pan Suxuan.
Pan Suxuan and Zhao Niantong were both stunned. They did not expect that the stranger in front of them could be so generous. Zhao Niantong only noticed this big man. He looked at it carefully and said, "Thank you, dear friend. I was just passing by to see if there were any guest rooms. You and I met by chance, and I appreciate your kindness." !”
Young Master Xiao said, "Young Master, you're welcome. I overheard the conversation between you and Shopkeeper Wu outside the door. I guess you are here for the competition in three days. Since we are of the same profession, please do as you please!"
