The backyard of Xu Mansion.
"Yunniang! Where is Yunniang? Call me Yunniang."
"Master, I told you to have a good rest in your room today. Let's see Yun Niang again tomorrow."
"Master, Master, you can't go out."
"Go away, let's see who dares to stop me!"
A young man in brocade clothes pushed away the boy who was blocking him, but as soon as he opened the door, he saw several strong men with huge backs and waists, like iron towers, surrounding the door.
"Master!"
"Who are you?" Mr. Jin Yi looked at the strange guards at the door and asked.
"My humble duty is to guard hundreds of households in Luoyang. On the order of Mr. Xu, I led the people to protect the safety of the young master."
Xu Baihu, the leader, bowed and replied. At the same time, he secretly looked at the swinger brother in front of him. He had also heard the quarrel in the room just now. He was indeed as lustful as life.
However, as the rumors said, Magistrate Xu really doted on his only son. On such a critical day today, so many brothers were in front, but he was the only one who led a dozen of the most elite brothers in the guard to guard the guard. In this courtyard, protect the safety of this rich young man.
"Oh, that's it. Then get out of the way. I have something to do and I have to go out now." After understanding the reason, Mr. Jinyi nodded arrogantly and signaled to the guards that they could get out of the way.
However, the guards looked around, but no one dared to move. Young Master Jinyi looked sullen, and Xu Baihu, who saw something bad happening, quickly explained:
"I'm sorry, Young Master, we are here to protect Young Master on the orders of Lord Xu. Lord Xu has told us that there may be thieves attacking tonight, and no one is allowed to enter or leave here without permission tonight."
"Including me?" Listening to Xu Baihu's words, Mr. Jinyi couldn't help but frown.
"Yes, sir." Xu Baihu bowed and apologized.
"My father wants you to protect me, not to imprison me. Besides, even if Chu Liuxiang wants to come, she also goes to the front hall. How come she comes to my backyard? Get out of my way!" Young Master Jinyi shouted angrily. , even though Xu Baihu's posture was very low, it still made him feel very unhappy.
Listening to the angry shouts of Mr. Jin Yi, all the guards looked at each other, but no one dared to get out of the way. They all looked at Xu Baihu, waiting for his instructions.
Just when Xu Baihu was worrying about how to solve the problem, the angry Young Master Jin Yi kicked him directly, trying to kick Xu Baihu away like he usually kicks people who block the way.
But Xu Baihu has a strong body and a very solid chassis. He is completely different from the ordinary people that Mr. Jinyi kicks and beats at will. Coupled with the instinctive reaction of a martial artist, when he felt the danger coming, he immediately Subconsciously, he planted his feet firmly.
And this directly led to Mr. Jinyi's kick. Not only did he fail to kick the opponent away, but he lost his balance for a moment, tripped on the threshold with his back heel, and fell down.
"Hey!" Mr. Jinyi screamed in pain as he landed on his butt.
"Hey Master, are you okay?" The young man behind him saw this and quickly helped up the fallen Young Master.
Seeing the funny scene of Mr. Jinyi failing to kick someone and falling instead, the guards in front of the door couldn't help but laugh. They were all suppressing their smiles. They wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh. They were all secretly happy. .
However, not all guards are like this. For example, Xu Baihu felt uneasy when he saw that Master Jinyi fell because of him. Although it was not his fault, he was deeply afraid that Master Jinyi would be angry with him because of this. , hurriedly stepped forward to help Mr. Jinyi up together and accused him:
"Young Master, this is a humble position..."
The young man in Jinyi stood up and looked at the group of guards behind Xu Baihu who lowered their heads and suppressed laughter. He felt that they were laughing at him. His face instantly felt hot. He immediately became angry and threw them away. He opened Xu Baihu's hand, then glanced at the knife worn by Xu Baihu at his waist, pulled it out, and swung the knife to chop Xu Baihu.
When Xu Baihu saw Mr. Jinyi snatching the sword from his waist, he wanted to stop him, but he was worried that he would accidentally hurt Mr. Jinyi again, so he hesitated and did not stop him.
However, when he saw Mr. Jin Yi slashing at him with a knife, he quickly leaned back and stepped backwards to avoid the fatal knife when he sensed the approaching danger.
"Mr...." Xu Baihu exclaimed in shock and before he could finish his words of begging for mercy, he saw Mr. Jinyi slashing at his face with another sword. He had to panic and retreat again to avoid it.
And the guards who were still watching the big show didn't expect that things would suddenly turn out like this. For a moment, they didn't know what to do. They wanted to stop him but didn't dare to stop him, for fear of the angry Master Jinyi. If they would turn and slash at them, they could only quickly step aside and give up the field to avoid being affected.
In the courtyard, Mr. Jin Yi chased Xu Baihu with a knife. Xu Baihu did not dare to fight back due to the opponent's identity, so he had to dodge continuously. The guards and servants around him were also watching with anxiety.
And just when everyone didn't know what to do, they heard a "poof!" and the young master in Jinyi who was chasing Xu Baihu with a knife suddenly stopped.
Everyone looked at this scene blankly, not knowing what happened, and at the next moment, Master Jinyi's body fell backwards stiffly, and the sharp blade in his hand fell to the ground feebly.
Everyone was stunned for two or three seconds before they came to their senses.
"Mr. Young Master?" Xu Baihu was the first to realize that something was wrong, because he had just heard a faint sound of breaking through the sky.
He hurriedly went forward to check on Young Master Jinyi, and saw a small hole in the middle of Young Master Jinyi's brow. Under the weak illumination of candlelight, dark red liquid was continuously flowing out.
"Help...Help..." Mr. Jinyi still had a weak breath and asked for help to the guard who had just been chased and hacked by him.
But soon, his last bit of consciousness dissipated, and the hand he tried to raise fell down, leaving only his two small, round, lifeless eyes.
"Master, Master!" At this time, everyone finally realized that something was wrong, and the servants even exclaimed loudly. This was not because Master Jinyi treated them so well on weekdays, but because Mr. Jinyi The young master is dead, and they are afraid that they will be implicated.
Not only the servants, but also the guards were the same. They were filled with fear. Even Xu Baihu was trembling in his heart. However, as a head of a hundred households, Xu Baihu quickly suppressed the tremor in his heart. , showing the calmness that a leader should have at critical moments.
"No one is allowed to make any noise. There are assassins lurking around. Be on alert quickly!"
Hearing Xu Baihu's shouting, the guards quickly reacted, and the servants were also frightened and couldn't speak.
Xu Baihu picked up the saber that fell on the ground and looked around, but found nothing.
Dark clouds covered the moonlight, and the surrounding area was pitch black. However, since there were no dark clouds, the person who took action had already left.
After a while, the dark clouds dispersed, and the clear light of the bright moon fell on the world again, but the surroundings remained as usual, and the chirping of insects was still clear and sweet.
The cool breeze of the summer night blew slowly, but this refreshing cool breeze made everyone in the garden shiver.
Xu Baihu swallowed his saliva. He was not sure whether the person who made the move had left. He waved to a servant carefully.
"Me?" The servant was frightened when he suddenly saw Xu Baihu waving to him. He was also a little confused, but doubts were doubts. With Xu Baihu's nod, he approached cautiously.
"You, hurry up and report what's going on here to the prefect."
"Yes, it's your lord." Surrounded by the tense and terrifying atmosphere in the garden, the boy had no time to think about the stakes. He just wanted to leave here quickly and ran out immediately. After leaving the garden, he reported to Magistrate Xu in the front hall.
. . . . . .
And in the front room.
"What's wrong with Tao'er?" Hearing that something happened to his beloved son, Xu Guangyuan stopped caring about his manners and asked hurriedly.
The boy who had been thinking only of leaving the backyard just now realized that reporting the news was also a fatal job.
The boy lowered his head and groaned, a little afraid to speak. He was worried that if he spoke out, he would be offended by the angry master.
"Young Master, he..."
"What's wrong with him? Tell me quickly!" Seeing the servant's squeaking appearance, Xu Guangyuan became even more anxious and asked hurriedly.
Xu Guangyuan drank like this, and the servant was even more frightened. He could only say tremblingly:
"Master, Master, he is injured. Master, please go and have a look."
Hearing that his beloved son was injured, and the servant's demeanor, Xu Guangyuan was very anxious, and immediately started to walk towards the backyard, but was stopped by someone.
"Sir, please wait!" Ke Zhengtong, who had been closing his eyes to rest his mind, suddenly spoke and directly stopped Magistrate Xu.
Everyone looked at Ke Zhengtong with puzzled eyes.
Ke Zhengtong looked at the boy kneeling on the ground.
"How was Mr. Xu injured? Why was he injured?" Ke Zhengtong asked in a very serious tone, as if he was interrogating a prisoner.
Seeing Ke Zhengtong behaving like this, Magistrate Xu thought of something and sat down again.
The boy didn't know why Ke Zhengtong asked this. He raised his head and glanced at Xu Zhifu, who was sitting in the main seat.
"Captain Ke is asking you a question!" Seeing the little boy's fearful look, Magistrate Xu also snorted.
Seeing the two of them like this, the rest of the people in the hall also thought of something and looked at the boy on the ground.
The boy felt that everyone's eyes were focused on him, and he felt very uneasy. However, under the oppressive gazes of everyone, he could only tremble and reply:
"Mr. Young Master was attacked by an assassin..."
"Assassin?" As soon as he said this, everyone in the audience was shocked.
