Chapter 145 Assassination
"Really?" Xie Tingzhou said, "Then I'll be even happier."
Chen Yu didn't know why he had to compete with Jiang Lianzhi. Just as she was about to speak, Xie Tingzhou came closer.
Their breath fell on their lips, but they both paused at the same time and exchanged a quick look.
Bai Yu suddenly opened his eyes under the eaves and flapped his wings to fly up.
At the same time, Chen Yu reacted quickly and pushed Xie Tingzhou away, sliding out of the window like a fish, with her five fingers forming claws to reach for the person in the dark.
The man was wearing night clothes, and in a short while the two of them exchanged a few moves.
The man in black and Xi Feng were already fighting on the roof, and a few others were holding back the secret guards.
"Catch it."
A silver light flashed, and Shen Yu reached out to take it. Without taking the time to admire this good sword, he bent his arm and stretched out the sword, aiming directly at the opponent.
The moon is like a white wild goose, and the sword is like frost and snow.
Her sword was so fast that countless silver lights seemed to interweave into a net, trapping the man in black tightly.
Two more men in black joined the battle and besieged Shen Yu.
"Cang." Xie Tingzhou called out calmly, and then he saw a black shadow nimbly jumping down from the big tree in the yard, with golden pupils glowing in the dark night.
"Not good! Retreat!" the man in black shouted in a low voice.
Xie Tingzhou stood under the eaves wearing a cloak, with a solemn look between his brows.
With a "bang", the man was kicked to the ground by Chen Yu in the chest. Cang immediately pounced on him, pressed down the man's shoulders with his front paws, and let out a warning roar from his throat.
"Be careful that he doesn't commit suicide!" Xifeng shouted from the eaves.
Chen Yu immediately stepped forward and clamped the man's jaw, but it was too late, the man's body had already begun to twitch.
Chen Yu pulled off the black-clothed man's face scarf, squatted on the ground and took a look, "It's too late, he has poison hidden in his teeth, he is a deadly warrior."
Xifeng and the secret guards threw the two bodies to the ground and said, "Same here. The rest ran away. That person is very good at Qinggong. If Changliu hadn't fallen asleep, he would have been able to catch up."
Chen Yu actually found out today that the person with the best Qinggong in the palace was Chang Liu.
"These guys are all very skilled, and they're here to take your life." Chen Yu stood up and looked at Xie Tingzhou.
Xie Tingzhou's expression was indifferent, "There are so many people who want to take my life."
"But this does not include Emperor Tongxu. He would like you to be alive and well." Chen Yu casually scratched a piece of cloth from the man in black and wiped the sword carefully.
Xie Tingzhou smiled, "The dead Xie Yun cannot be used to contain Bei Lin."
"This is your sword Yijingshuang." She exclaimed.
When the sword was drawn just now, there was a hint of white frost. She finally knew where the name came from. It was the first time she saw Xie Tingzhou's sword.
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Xifeng and the secret guards have already checked several assassins.
"They were all strangers. They didn't have anything on them. Only one of them had burn marks on his face."
Xie Tingzhou stepped forward, and Xifeng took the lantern and moved closer.
"This position..." Xie Tingzhou said, "It looks like the position of a tattoo."
Tattooing is the punishment of tattooing a criminal's face and then applying charcoal ink as a mark of crime. The tattoo can never be erased and can only be covered up with scalds or burns.
"Go check," Xie Tingzhou instructed, "whether this person has ever been in prison, why he was arrested, and where he went after being released."
Xifeng took the order, and the secret guards quickly cleaned up the courtyard.
Xifeng walked out of the courtyard and quickly turned back.
"What's the matter?" Xie Tingzhou raised his eyes and looked.
Xifeng said unnaturally: "It's nothing serious. I forgot to tell Tongyu that you don't have to wait in line for future shifts."
After saying that, he clasped his fists towards Xie Tingzhou, turned around and walked away.
Shen Yu turned around and said, "See, this is why I don't want to be exposed."
Just because she was a girl, she was even exempted from the duty shift.
“Wouldn’t that be more freeing?”
"Will the monthly allowance be paid as usual?" Chen Yu asked.
Xie Tingzhou seemed to think he had heard wrongly, "Do you care about that little monthly salary?"
"Of course." Chen Yu said seriously: "That is the money I earned by my own ability. It is different from other silver. It is special and fragrant."
Xie Tingzhou smiled at Chen Yu, "Send! Double it, okay?"
There was a clear cry in the air, and Bai Yu swooped down, folded its wings and landed on Xie Tingzhou's shoulder. What it held in its claws was not a mouse, but a branch of forsythia.
Xie Tingzhou's eyes moved, he raised his arm to hold Bai Yu, took down the winter jasmine, thought for a moment, and said, "Follow Bai Yu and see where it goes."
He raised his arm and the white feather soared into the sky. Immediately, the secret guards followed it and disappeared into the night.
After everything was done, Cang jumped back onto the tree. He came quietly and left silently. His cold and indifferent temperament was somewhat similar to the normal Xie Tingzhou.
Chen Yu exclaimed: "How did you tame these two babies?"
"Patience." Xie Tingzhou joked, "Just like I treat you, if you persevere, you will eventually get through it."
Chen Yu listened to his aggrieved tone and knew that he was acting again. She couldn't help but curl her lips and followed him into the house.
One of the secret guards was missing and Xi Feng was also not there. Worried that the assassin would come back, Chen Yu rested in Xie Tingzhou's room.
This night is so restless, with one thing happening after another.
Chen Yu lay in bed unable to sleep. The light was on in the outer room, and the figure of Xie Tingzhou, who was working at his desk handling official business, was reflected on the screen.
An hour later, the secret guard and Bai Yu came back together.
Xie Tingzhou opened the door and went out. Chen Yu pricked up her ears and listened for a long time but couldn't hear what the two were saying.
After a while, Xie Tingzhou came back and continued to deal with official documents.
Another moment passed, and listening to the sound of tossing and turning in the bedroom, Xie Tingzhou put down his pen and drank half a cup of strong tea.
"Don't think about it, I'll tell you."
Chen Yu got up from the couch and walked around the screen in her shoes, "Hurry up and tell me."
Xie Tingzhou glanced at her and said, "Put on your cloak first."
Chen Yu ran back and forth quickly, sat opposite him and listened attentively.
There were some questions that she couldn't figure out tonight.
Everything has been peaceful since Xie Tingzhou came to Beijing. To put it bluntly, as long as Xie Tingzhou is safe, then the north will be safe, and temporary peace can be maintained.
But why did the other party choose to attack Xie Tingzhou at this moment?
Xie Tingzhou said: "Before I speak, you have to agree to one condition of mine."
"What conditions?"
"The day after tomorrow's spring search, you stay in the palace and can't come with us?"
"Why?" Chen Yu immediately raised her voice to express her dissatisfaction.
Xie Tingzhou glanced at her and said, "No reason, do you agree or not?"
Chen Yu rolled her eyes and nodded slightly.
Xie Tingzhou calmly uttered a name: "The secret guard followed to the Xuanping Marquis's mansion."
"Pei Chunli's father?" Chen Yu asked in shock, "Why did Marquis Xuanping want to assassinate you?"
Xie Tingzhou raised his eyes, "Don't you think this answer is too simple?"
Chen Yu frowned, seeming to sense something was amiss.
When the assassin was caught, he committed suicide by taking poison because he was afraid that he would be traced back to the mastermind. Now the clues point directly to Marquis Xuanping.
"What you mean," Chen Yu said, "is that the assassin may have discovered that Bai Yu was following him, so he took advantage of the situation and put the blame on Marquis Xuanping?"
Xie Tingzhou said: "It's just a guess, we'll see when the time comes."
After spending such a long time together, Chen Yu had some understanding of Xie Tingzhou's personality. He was not a person who spoke without thinking, and usually he was 80% sure of what he said.
The candle flickered.
Chen Yu reached out to take the cup of strong tea thoughtfully, but Xie Tingzhou covered her hand, "It will be harder to fall asleep after drinking it, go to sleep."
Chen Yu was instructed by him to go to sleep, and Xie Tingzhou stared at the light with a gloomy expression.
There must be a reason for someone to assassinate at this time. The only big event in recent days is the spring search.
I’m afraid this year’s spring search will not be peaceful.
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