Chapter 364: Going in vertically and coming out horizontally

Nightfall.

Song Yuqiu impatiently crawled into the bed and complained to Xie Zhuoning about her grievances.

"Sister Zhuo Ning, you don't know. Today, that bastard named Ye threatened me with a poisonous snake. I was scared to death. No wonder you don't like him. He is a pervert with a twisted worldview!"

As he spoke, he hugged her sweet and soft body and sighed with satisfaction.

I don't know whether she came here to seek comfort or was deliberately looking for an excuse to be close to me.

Xie Zhuoning was surprised to hear those new words coming out of her mouth, "What do you mean by a pervert with twisted values?"

It was rare that her own sister Zhuoning didn't understand something, so Song Yuqiu chuckled and began to explain the meaning of the three views and abnormality, "The three views are the outlook on life, values, and world view..."

Xie Zhuoning was convinced by his endless explanation. "According to what you said, Ye Wuque is indeed a pervert. But as you said, perverts are mostly caused by a distorted and incomplete environment."

Judging from Ye Wuque's growth experience alone, it would be hard not to be abnormal, right?

Song Yuqiu pouted, "Sister Zhuoning, why are you still explaining for him?"

Xie Zhuoning smiled, a smile spreading gently on the corners of his lips, "I'm just analyzing it realistically."

Who knows, they might even be able to find Ye Wuque's weakness and use it as their bargaining chip.

"What you said is quite interesting. Please tell me more when you have time."

Compared to Xie Zhuoning's calmness, Song Yuqiu was always worried. "Sister Zhuoning, the Forgetfulness Flower will bloom in a few days. This is the last time I can delay. Can we be saved? I told Yang Lie everything you told me, but that fool was just angry with me and didn't listen to much."

It's better to rely on a pig than to rely on him!

Touching her head gently, Xie Zhuoning looked calm and smiled, "If we can't rely on others, don't we still have ourselves?"

Didn't they try so hard to pass the message to Yang Lie just to make Ye Wuque think that they had gone to so much trouble to return to Nanyang and create the epidemic just to ask Yang Lie for help and regard him as their last straw, thus ignoring their real purpose?

Not long after Xie Zhuoning and Song Yuqiu fell asleep, two figures approached Huaisangyuan quietly.

"Xia Ju, slow down!" Ling Xiao reminded in a low voice.

I know she is anxious, but she should not be anxious yet.

Ever since she learned that her eldest daughter might not be dead, she ran like a chicken with blood taken out, and rushed all the way to Nanyang City, even tiring two horses to death.

Now that she saw the person she had been thinking about was so close before her, she became even more impatient, and he ran so fast that only his shadow was left.

It's easy to be exposed if you're so hasty and reckless!

Without his reminder, Xia Ju seemed to sense something and stopped abruptly, "Someone is here."

In Huaisang Courtyard, it is quiet and quiet.

After the candle flames were extinguished, it was as if I was shrouded in shadow by a dark monster.

But Xia Ju's intuition as a killer still made him keenly aware that there were people nearby, and more than one.

Ling Xiao narrowed his eyes when he heard this, "It seems that what you predicted was exactly right."

On the surface, Wuque only brought one servant that night, but secretly those shadow guards had been lurking in the dark silently.

If they go any further, their whereabouts will be exposed!

But at this moment Xia Ju couldn't care less. She couldn't wait to confirm that her eldest daughter was still alive.

Ling Xiao watched her walk in without a care in the world, and suddenly became extremely anxious, "Looks like I have to use the second trick directly."

He immediately pulled out an arrow wrapped in gunpowder from his back, lit it with fire, and shot it towards the front yard.

At the same time, he yelled at the top of his lungs, "Oh no! There's a fire! Help!"

As he spoke, he leapt up and ran towards the front yard.

Xia Ju frowned, knowing that he was creating an opportunity for her, and immediately took advantage of the moment when he was attracting everyone's attention and quietly went straight to the backyard.

But when she arrived, she saw a thin figure leaning against a corner of the roof with a knife in his arms.

Even though there was a lot of noise not far away, he remained motionless.

It was as if he was waiting here, just waiting for someone to come.

The precious bracelet in his hand turned, and a golden silk thread as thin as an ox hair shot out. Xia Ju didn't waste any words and took action directly.

The other party was not a talkative person. He kicked his foot, unsheathed his sword, and immediately rushed forward.

The two fought from the rooftop all the way down to the basement, with swords and sabers flashing all the way.

While she was still able to fight back and forth, Ling Xiao was in dire straits. A group of shadow guards surrounded him and used all kinds of hidden weapons at him. He ran while spitting blood and almost thought he was going to die.

At this moment, Yang Lie led a group of soldiers and rushed in, "Quick, catch the assassin! Don't let him run away!"

Seeing this, Ling Xiao immediately took the initiative to run towards them and fell into the trap.

Seeing the man fall into the hands of Marquis Changxing, the shadow guards immediately retreated and hid.

Obviously, they didn't want the people in the Marquis' Mansion to know of their existence.

While Ling Xiao was in custody, Yang Lie asked, "What's the situation?"

Ling Xiao frowned, "They put out the fire, Thirteen is not in the front yard."

His original intention was to set a fire to attract everyone over and get Xia Ju to go to the backyard.

But if Thirteen stays in the backyard, Xia Ju will be in danger!

Yang Lie understood what he meant and immediately ordered, "Take the assassin into custody!"

After saying this, he asked someone to knock on Ye Wuque's door.

Ye Wuque came out lazily yawning and looked at everyone in surprise, "Why is the Marquis of Changxing making such a big scene at this late hour?"

Yang Lie took a step forward and said loudly, "An assassin sneaked into the Changxing Marquis's mansion and caused chaos. Now we have caught one, and another has escaped to the Huaisang Courtyard. Please cooperate with us to prevent the assassin from harming innocent people."

Ye Wuque curled his lips, "Cooperate, naturally cooperate."

Before he finished speaking, Thirteen came out dragging a wounded woman.

It’s Xiaju.

Although the two were able to fight back and forth at the beginning, the situation suddenly turned around when Thirteen heard a whistle.

Each of the shadow guards around Ye Wuque is one in a million, and Thirteen is one in a million among the shadow guards.

Ling Xiao once said that this person's martial arts ability was enough to fight Ling Feng on equal terms.

Although Xia Ju is very powerful, he is no match for Shisan.

Seeing this scene, Ye Wuque raised his eyes and smiled, "The assassin that Changxing Hou mentioned should be her, right?"

Yang Lie saw the scars on Xia Ju's body, suppressed his impulse to beat her up, and said in a deep voice, "Yes, it's her. Please hand her over to us for detention and trial!"

Ye Wuque waved his hand, and Thirteen immediately threw Xia Ju over.

Yang Lie asked someone to catch Xia Ju, his eyes darkened, "Let's go!"

They took the person back quickly and asked the doctor to treat Xia Ju's wounds.

Fortunately, no one is in danger.

Ling Xiao and Xia Ju were lying side by side, wrapped in bandages all over their bodies. They never imagined that this attempt would nearly cost them half their lives.

Xiao Jinxuan looked at the two of them with a cold and stern look in his eyes. "Why don't you two follow the plan?"

Originally, Ling Xiao and Xia Ju were supposed to pretend to be assassins and sneak into Huaisangyuan at night.

Even if they failed, they could create some commotion and immediately retreat, allowing Yang Lie to openly search under the pretext of arresting the assassin.

This way, their safety can be guaranteed.

But they were different. They just went in upright and came out lying down.

Xia Ju opened her mouth and was about to say something when Ling Xiao immediately smiled flatteringly, "Master, it's me, I was greedy and reckless and ruined your plan. You can punish me if you want!"

Xia Ju looked at him strangely for a moment.

It was clearly her fault, so why should he take the blame for himself?

Xiao Jinxuan glanced at Ling Xiao. After all, he had followed him for so many years, so he could see clearly what was going on in Ling Xiao's mind with just one glance.

He did not pursue the matter any further, but asked Xia Ju, "Why didn't Thirteen kill you at that time?"

She is an "assassin" and Thirteen is Ye Wuque's bodyguard. Even if he kills her, he has a legitimate reason.

Moreover, killing her would intimidate them and prevent them from sending anyone to test the waters again.

But Thirteen only injured her and did not kill her.

Xia Ju shook her head, "I don't know."

She was badly injured at that time, and Thirteen was originally going to kill her with a knife, but who knew he suddenly changed his mind?

Seeing that he couldn't get any results from his questions, Xiao Jinxuan stopped asking.

But sending people to Huaisangyuan to test it won't work. We have to find a way to get them to come out on their own initiative...