Chapter 212: Zhou Yanqing's death, the Zhou family is in shock and panic
A few days later, we went to the capital.
The afterglow of the setting sun makes Furong Lane even more quiet and peaceful.
Not long after, an inconspicuous carriage slowly drove in and finally stopped at the door of the last courtyard.
A man walked out of the carriage. He was tall and handsome, with a slender figure and a wicked smile on his lips.
It was Zhou Yanqing.
Zhou Yanqing gently waved his folding fan and tapped the courtyard door with his fingers, his brows full of crimson.
Soon, there was a creaking sound from the courtyard door, and someone opened it from the inside.
"Little Pearl, did you miss me today..."
Zhou Yanqing's smile widened, with a hint of lust, and he reached out to hug the person inside.
Unexpectedly, his hand froze in mid-air just as he stretched it out halfway, and the smile froze on his face.
Immediately afterwards, the whole person was pulled in by a great force. Before the coachman could react, the gate of the courtyard was slammed shut with a bang, and there was no sound from inside.
I saw a dagger pierced into Zhou Yanqing's chest. The man in black who killed him covered his mouth with one hand and smiled coldly.
Then he pulled out his dagger and stabbed him again, this time slicing his neck.
Blood splattered, but not a drop fell on the man in black. Instead, it dyed Zhou Yanqing's clothes red.
Everything was silent.
Zhou Yanqing's expression changed from shock to disbelief, and finally to boundless pain, but he couldn't even utter a cry for help.
The lust in his eyes also dissipated instantly, gradually becoming dim, until the light disappeared completely.
Until his death, he didn't know who killed him or why they killed him. He died in an unclear and unknown way.
He is unwilling to accept this!
He was still so young that he had not even married or had any children.
There is a bright future waiting for him, and plenty of wealth and glory waiting for him to enjoy.
By the way, that hateful woman Xiao Ying has not been killed yet, how can he die now?
He doesn't want to die!
However, no matter whether he wanted to die or not, his fate was sealed from the moment he hired a killer to kill Xiao Ying.
The one who killed him was Xiao Sheng. Before Xiao Sheng could confirm whether he was completely dead, he saw a figure suddenly leaping in from the roof, with a long sword in his hand shining with silver light, and rushing straight towards him to kill him.
He was the secret guard sent by the Zhou family to protect Zhou Yanqing.
However, Xiao Sheng just sneered and didn't take it seriously at all.
Sure enough, just as the sword was halfway inserted, it was cut in half by a mysterious force.
The next moment, two black shadows rushed out from the yard, one on the left and one on the right, easily took down the man and slashed his neck.
These two people are naturally Xiao Jin and Xiao Fu.
"What a pity! If this were in Xizhou, we might be able to tie him up and bring him back to present to the master."
Xiao Fu looked regretful and shook his head.
The secret guard protecting Zhou Yanqing is quite powerful, only slightly weaker than him, but unfortunately he is far away in Shangjing.
There were so many people here that it was difficult for them to take the person away, so they had to kill him.
"Stop talking nonsense and get the carriage in quickly. We hope this place won't be discovered until later." Xiao Jin frowned and ordered.
This is the villa that Zhou Yanqing bought himself, specially used to keep his mistress. It is quite a distance away from the Zhou family.
After the three of them arrived in Shangjing, they conducted a lot of investigation before finding this place. They also knew that Zhou Yanqing would come here every one or two days, so they deliberately waited here today.
As for the concubines and servants in the house, they had already been knocked unconscious by them and would not wake up until tomorrow.
Zhou Yanqing's coachman was also killed by Xiao Jin just now. As long as the carriage was brought in, it would mean that no one would discover that Zhou Yanqing was killed until at least tomorrow morning.
And they can take advantage of tonight to leave Shangjing and escape.
It is not easy to assassinate an imperial official in Shangjing. The garrison here is very strong. There are not only patrolling city defense troops and imperial guards, but also secretly the army of monks trained by the Yu family.
The first two are fine, but if they are targeted by the Yu family's army of cultivators, even a master like Xiao Jin will be in trouble.
That's why they didn't assassinate Zhou Yanqing in a high-profile manner, nor did they choose to do it at Zhou's house, but chose this secluded alley.
Xiao Sheng and Xiao Fu did not dare to delay. They immediately opened the gate, brought the carriage in, and erased all traces.
Xiao Jinze checked the breath of Zhou Yanqing, the coachman and the guard again, and only left after making sure that all three were dead.
Taking advantage of the fact that the city gate was about to close, the three of them left Shangjing overnight in the last wave. They had successfully completed the task assigned by their master!
The only regret was that they couldn’t stay and watch the fun. They also wanted to see the Zhou family’s reaction.
Just as the three of them thought, the next morning, when the people in the house woke up, they soon discovered the tragic deaths of Zhou Yanqing and the other two, and screams broke out immediately.
Some of the timid ones even fainted again from fright.
Such a noise naturally attracted the neighbors, who immediately went to the government to report the death after learning that someone had died.
The government found out that the deceased was Zhou Yanqing, the son of Zhou Hong, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple. They were immediately shocked and broke out in a cold sweat. They immediately went to Dali Temple in person and carried Zhou Yanqing's body up.
When Zhou Hong saw his son's tragic death, he felt a black screen before his eyes and almost fainted on the ground. Then he became furious and ordered that the matter must be investigated and his son's death avenged.
Zhou Yanqing was at least a sixth-rank official. How could someone dare to attack and kill a court official right under the emperor's feet? It simply showed that he did not take the current emperor seriously!
Zhou Hong went to the palace to report the news immediately, and sent someone to tell his niece Yang Shu, the Concubine Yang, and his brother-in-law Yang Lu, the censor.
This incident suddenly caused an uproar in Shangjing!
Yang Lu was shocked, Yang Guifei was furious, and the emperor was also furious. He asked the Dali Temple to investigate the case and catch the real culprit.
For a time, the entire Shangjing City was in panic, wondering who was so bold.
Some people speculated that something went wrong with the case Zhou Yanqing handled, which led to retaliation.
Some people also said that Zhou Yanqing liked to pursue women and must have ruined someone's wife, causing the other party to be angry and seek revenge.
Some people also said that he was too arrogant and domineering in his daily life, which made people dislike him, or that he was targeting the Zhou family.
But Zhou Hong intuitively felt that none of these were true.
His first reaction was that it was done by the village woman named Xiao Ying from Xizhou.
If it were an ordinary person, even if he had the courage to kill his son, he would not be a match for the secret guards.
Although his Zhou family only has two capable secret guards, these two are both outstanding and are top-notch masters in the martial arts world.
Being able to kill such a person silently only means that one's strength is far superior to his.
Xiao Ying could even kill the gold medal killer of the Dark Night Pavilion, so it was not impossible for him to kill the secret guards of his Zhou family.
If this is true, this woman is simply too bold and extremely hateful!
"Dare to kill my son? No matter who you are, I will definitely bring you to justice to comfort my son's soul in heaven!"
Zhou Hong was filled with grief and anger, roaring loudly, wishing he could kill his enemy immediately and take revenge.
He has several sons, but Zhou Yanqing is his only legitimate son. Once Zhou Yanqing dies, it means that his huge family business can only be passed on to his illegitimate son. How can he be willing to accept this?
At the same time, he was a little panicked. Xiao Ying was such a powerful man, and he was vindictive. Would he kill him too?
Even the Dark Night Pavilion stopped accepting orders, so his Zhou family was no match for her at all.
If that woman really wanted to kill him, he seemed powerless to fight back.
When he thought of this, he broke out in a cold sweat and immediately ordered people to find an expert. No matter how great the cost, he must hire someone to protect his entire family.
Damn it! Who on earth had he provoked? What was the origin of that Xiao Ying?!
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