Chapter 37 Ajiu's Disaster Dessert Time
Ajiu was holding a big bag of osmanthus cake and sitting on the stone bench in the yard, his legs swinging as he ate with great pleasure.
The housekeeper watched from the side with a kind smile on his face, wiping the pastry crumbs from the corners of her mouth from time to time.
Suddenly, Jiu stopped chewing and the smile on his little face froze.
She dropped half a piece of osmanthus cake in her hand to the ground with a "click". Her big round eyes stared straight at the empty space in front of her, and her little mouth opened slightly, as if she had seen something incredible.
"Oh, Miss Jiu, what's wrong? Did you choke?" The housekeeper was startled and hurried to pat her on the back.
Ah Jiu suddenly grabbed the butler's sleeve, his face pale, and his voice filled with tears: "Uncle Butler! It's bad! It's bad!"
"What's wrong? What's wrong? Miss Jiu, please don't scare me!"
"Sir! Sir, there are so many fires ahead of him! There are so many bad guys in black clothes holding shiny knives who want to chop you!" Ah Jiu was so anxious that tears were about to come out. "And... there are so many little birds... so many little birds are locked in dark cages, and next to the cages... next to them there are so many hays! The bad guys... the bad guys want to set fire to the little birds! Wuuuuu... the little birds are so pitiful..."
The housekeeper was confused, but seeing Jiu's anxious and tearful look, it didn't seem like he was fooling around.
"Miss Jiu, you... you mean, the master is in danger?" the housekeeper asked tentatively. He knew his master was out to catch the bad guys, but Jiu's talk of "fire," "black cage," and "burning birds" sounded too mysterious.
"Yeah!" Jiu nodded vigorously, gesturing with his little hands. "The bad guys are so bad! They can't beat the adults, so they want to set fire! The smoke is so huge! The little birds are about to be suffocated! Wuuuuuu... Uncle housekeeper, go tell the adults! Go quickly!"
The housekeeper looked at Ajiu who was sweating profusely and felt a little nervous.
Although this Miss Jiu usually looked a bit clueless, her previous predictions were surprisingly accurate. What if… what if something really happened to the adult?
"But... Miss Jiu, the master has gone out to do some important business, and I don't know where he is..." The housekeeper was in a dilemma.
"I know! I know!" Ah Jiu suddenly pointed in a direction, "The master is over there! There's a lot of horse odor over there, and the smell of that strange eyeless bird!"
The housekeeper looked in the direction Ah Jiu pointed, which was the direction of the suburbs of Beijing.
He gritted his teeth and made a quick decision: "Miss Jiu, wait here obediently. I will send someone to report to the palace! The prince will definitely find a way to contact you!"
After saying this, he ran out in a hurry, ordering the servants in the mansion to prepare the horses as he ran.
In the dungeon.
The Sand Snakes languished in the darkness. Ah Jiu's childish, yet incantatory, voice echoed in his mind: "My family will be fed to the tiger," "Silver Bird without an eye."
He knew that once the stronghold was exposed, according to the organization's rules, the families of those "hostages" would have no choice but to die, and their death would be extremely miserable, to serve as a warning to others.
No! He couldn't let his wife and children end up like that!
He suddenly raised his head and shouted towards the outside of the dungeon: "Come here! I want to see the Grand Master! I have important information! About the leader of the 'Night Owl Alliance'! About their 'Death Soldier Battalion'! I will tell you everything! I only ask... I only ask to save my family!"
Upon hearing this, the guard in charge did not dare to delay and immediately ran to report to the butler who had just returned from the front yard.
The butler was anxiously arranging people to deliver a letter to the Regent's Palace. When he heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up: This assassin is finally willing to confess?
In a secret house in the capital.
The middle-aged man in brocade clothes (one of the leaders of the Night Owl Alliance in the capital, the "Owl Master") was pacing anxiously.
A trusted aide hurried in, his face grim. "Master, this is bad! The Eagle's Nest (an abandoned official post station) outside the capital has been attacked! Chu Xuanyi is leading the team, along with the secret guards from the Prince Regent's Palace! Our people... can't hold on any longer!"
"What?!" The Owl Lord's face changed drastically. "They found that place so quickly? Did the Sand Snakes surrender?"
"I'm not sure, but... if the Eagle's Nest is lost, the families of the Peregrine Falcons imprisoned there..."
A ferocious glint flashed in the Owl Lord's eyes. "Pass my orders! If Eagle's Nest cannot be defended, immediately implement the scorched earth plan! All prisoners and all information will be destroyed! No one and no evidence can be left alive!"
"Yes!" The confidant accepted the order and was about to leave.
The Owl Lord called out to him again, "Wait! 'Sand Snakes', send someone to the dungeon of the Imperial Master's Mansion. If you can silence him, do it immediately! He knows too much!"
In the Prince Regent's study, Xiao Yu was contemplating a map of the capital and its surroundings. The news the Chief Secretary had brought him regarding the Night Owl Alliance, the Peregrine Falcon, and the abandoned official post station had given him a glimpse into a vast, dark web.
At this moment, a trusted guard hurried in and knelt on one knee: "Your Highness! The steward of the Imperial Master's Mansion has sent someone to report urgently!"
Xiao Yu raised his eyebrows and said, "Tell me!"
"The steward of the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion said that Miss Jiu just suddenly 'saw' a huge fire at the Imperial Preceptor's place, and that there were many 'little birds' trapped in cages, about to burn to death! Furthermore, the assassin 'Sand Snake' captured in the dungeon suddenly confessed, saying he has crucial information about the leader of the 'Night Owl Alliance' and the 'Death Squad'. He is eager to meet with the Imperial Preceptor or Your Highness to save his family's lives!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu stood up suddenly!
"A big fire? Little Bird burned to death?" He was so clever that he instantly connected Ah Jiu's seemingly childish description with reality—"Little Bird" must be referring to the imprisoned hostages! The "Night Owl Alliance" was desperate to kill and destroy the evidence!
"Chu Xuanyi is in danger!"
He immediately gave the order: "Send a message to the deputy commander of the Eagle Guard to immediately assemble three hundred light cavalry and accompany me to the abandoned official post station outside the capital! Also, send a team of elite soldiers to the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion as quickly as possible to pick up 'Sand Snake' and ensure his safety. If Chu Xuanyi is not here, bring him directly to the palace. I will personally interrogate him!"
"Yes!" The trusted guard took the order and left quickly.
At the same time, in the dungeon of the Imperial Master's Mansion.
There was a slight noise at the entrance of the dungeon. "Is Lord Chu back?" "Sand Snake" was delighted and shouted hurriedly.
However, what responded to him was a cold murderous aura and several poisoned crossbow arrows that shot silently towards his vital points!
"Not good!" The two guards from the Imperial Master's Mansion who were guarding the "Sand Snake" were horrified. They immediately drew their swords to block the attack. "There's an assassin! Protect the prisoner!"
These two guards were also good fighters in Chu Xuanyi's mansion. They reacted very quickly and narrowly shot down the crossbow arrows shot at the "Sand Snake".
But immediately afterwards, four or five men in black, dressed in night clothes and moving as swiftly as civet cats, jumped out from the shadows, with short blades in their hands flashing with a faint blue light, and it was obvious that they had been poisoned.
"It's the 'Scavenger' from the 'Night Owl Alliance'!" The "Sand Snake" recognized the man's attire and style of behavior and shouted in a hissing voice.
Although the guards of the Imperial Master's Mansion were brave, the enemy came prepared, had the advantage in numbers, and their moves were deadly. For a while, the dungeon was filled with the clanging sounds of weapons colliding and the smell of blood.
In order to protect the "Sand Snake", a guard was scratched on the arm by the poisonous blade of a "Scavenger". He instantly felt his arm paralyzed and his vision went black.
At this critical moment, several more powerful figures rushed into the dungeon like divine soldiers descended from the sky!
It was the elite secret guards of the palace sent by Xiao Yu to pick up the "Sand Snake"!
As soon as they joined the battle, the situation immediately reversed. In just a few moments, several "scavengers" were subdued or killed on the spot.
The leading secret guard checked Sand Snake's condition and found that he was just frightened and not seriously injured. He said in a deep voice, "By the order of the prince, I am taking you back to the palace! If you have anything to say, tell the prince!"
Upon hearing this, Sand Snake was as if granted amnesty, and kept saying, "Okay, okay! I'll tell the prince! I'll tell him everything!"
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