Qi Ning waited in the small hall for a while, and suddenly heard Yue Qingyun's exclamation from inside the room: "What are you going to do?"
There was a hint of horror in Yue Qingyun's voice. Qining immediately stood up, frowned, and walked to the door. However, thinking that the short and fat beggar had just said not to go in and disturb him, Qining retracted his hand that was about to open the door.
He hesitated for a moment, then finally returned to the chair and sat down.
After a while, there was no movement in the house, but footsteps were heard coming from outside the hospital, and Qi Feng was seen leading two guards from the Hou Mansion hurriedly in.
"Master Hou!" Seeing Qi Ning sitting on the chair, Qi Feng came over quickly.
When Qi Ning saw Qi Feng and the others, he raised his hand to signal not to make a loud noise. Qi Feng whispered: "Master Hou, I heard that there were assassins in Jianjia Hall. Master Hou, are you okay?"
Qi Ning frowned and said, "It spread so quickly?"
Qi Feng nodded and said: "A group of officials and gentry came out of Jianjia Pavilion and fled in all directions. Now it is known in the streets and alleys that assassins appeared in Jianjia Pavilion. The assassins tried to assassinate the King of Shu and the Marquis. I met two officials and asked about the situation. I knew that the Marquis might be here, so I came here in a hurry." After looking at Qining, he saw that Qining's body was covered in blood, and he said anxiously: "Master Marquis, you...?"
"I'm fine." The blood on Qining's body was all stained when he was holding Eve. He stared at the closed door: "Eve was injured and is being rescued."
Several people were startled, Qi Fengqian became stern and said: "How dare you openly assassinate in Jianjia Hall? The assassin is so brave."
"Can you find out how the current situation of Jianjia Hall is?" Qining asked lightly.
When he left Jianjia Hall, he was only concerned about Eve's safety. As for the fate of the assassin, he had no intention to care.
Qi Feng whispered: "Jianjia Hall is in chaos. I heard that the King of Shu was seriously injured and was escorted out of Jianjia Hall. Jianjia Hall was surrounded by people, and they seemed to be searching to see if there were any assassins hidden inside." He paused. After a pause, he added: "I heard that three assassins appeared, two were killed on the spot, and one committed suicide."
"All dead?" Qining's tone was very calm.
Qi Feng nodded and said: "I asked a few people. Some said they were all dead, while others said they didn't see clearly at all. I don't know what the situation is. Lord Marquis, can I go over and take a look now?"
Qi Ning shook his head and sneered: "No need, it doesn't matter whether there are survivors or not, whether the assassin is alive or dead."
"It's not important?" Qi Feng was startled, "Master Hou, if there are no survivors, how can we know who is behind this?"
Qi Ning smiled faintly and said softly: "Qi Feng, you don't need to worry about other things. From now on, you must do one thing."
"What did the Marquis say?"
"Pay attention to a person's whereabouts." Qining said: "You are also a guard of the Hou Mansion. This time you must keep track of that person's whereabouts. No matter who you use, I don't care, but within two days, you must give I have an accurate answer.”
Seeing that Qi Ning's expression was extremely serious, Qi Feng immediately said: "Don't worry, Lord Marquis, I can find out the news even if your body is shattered to pieces with just one command."
Qi Ning motioned for Qi Feng to come closer and whispered a few words. Qi Feng did not say much and said: "Master Hou, from now on, I will keep an eye on you." He turned to the other two people and said: "You two will personally protect Master Hou. Don't let the Marquis make any mistakes." Without saying much, he hurried away.
As soon as Qi Feng left, he saw a carriage parked outside, and a group of officers and soldiers guarding the outside of the medical center. Then he saw Wei Shutong hurried in. Seeing Qi Ning, he said anxiously: "Master Hou, how are you injured?" ?" Turned around and said: "Come here quickly."
I saw a few people dressed as doctors coming up from behind. Wei Shutong said: "Master Hou, these are the doctors who were ordered to come here by the official in the city. There are too many people, maybe...!"
Qi Ning waved his hand and said: "Mr. Wei, let's worry. Dr. Yue is treating me, so there is no need for anyone else."
He knew very well that Wei Shutong brought several doctors here just to show his fear. Yue Qingyun was known as the doctor with the most skillful medical skills in the Chengdu Prefecture. If even he couldn't handle it, it would be useless for these doctors to come. Anyway, the short and fat beggar is already rescuing people now, and with the explanation, Qining will naturally not let these people disturb him.
Wei Shutong hesitated for a moment, turned around and motioned for them to leave. Then he sat down on the chair next to Qi Ning and said with a wry smile: "Master Hou, this is a subordinate who neglected his duty and failed to protect him fully. He deserves death...!"
Qi Ning raised his hand and interrupted: "Master Wei, now is not the time to talk about this. How is the King of Shu now?"
Wei Shutong looked solemn and said: "The King of Shu was stabbed with a sword and injured his arm. He has been escorted back to the palace for treatment."
"Master Wei, what about the assassins?" Qining's eyes were still red, but his expression was calm and his tone was very calm: "I heard they are all dead?"
Wei Shutong said: "Originally, we wanted to arrest them alive, but... these assassins resisted stubbornly, and two of them were killed on the spot. The last assassin was already surrounded and became a turtle in the jar, but he suddenly fell to the ground and died. Later, At first glance, it was found that the assassin had poison in his mouth, bit the tinfoil, and the poison entered his body, and he died on the spot."
Qi Ning actually showed a strange smile: "So, the three assassins have already died in Jianjia Hall, and there is no evidence to prove their death?"
Wei Shutong's face had never been very good-looking, and he nodded and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Hou, no matter what, I will definitely find out the origin of these assassins and give an explanation to Mr. Hou."
"These assassins are really powerful." Qi Ning said: "Jianjia Hall must have carefully inspected it beforehand, and I saw heavy guards outside the Jianjia Hall, but I didn't want to see the public. The assassins dared to assassinate in public. It seems that the people here in Chengdu Prefecture It’s really cruel at the moment.”
Wei Shutong was a little embarrassed, "Master Hou, all subordinates have neglected their duties. This...!"
Qi Ning ignored his embarrassment and asked: "Master Wei, who do you think the assassin's target is? Is it the King of Shu or this prince?"
Wei Shutong thought for a moment and then said: "The official thinks that the assassins may have targeted both the prince and the marquis. They seem to have a plan."
"If I didn't still have some skills, and if Eve stood up to block the sword for me, I would be dead now." Qining said lightly: "Are there many people in Xichuan who hate me?"
Wei Shutong immediately said: "Master Marquis, when I came here on the way, I thought of what I said in the restaurant last night." After a pause, he said: "The assassination in Jianjiaguan is probably related to the Throat Assassin, and even this Those who help are Ksitigarbha’s people.”
"Ksitigarbha?"
"That's right." Wei Shutong said: "Ksitigarbha wanted to disrupt Xichuan. Their previous attempt to assassinate the King of Shu failed, but they were unwilling to accept it. They thought they had found out that there was a banquet at Jianjia Hall tonight, so they sneaked in and took the opportunity to assassinate. The lower official has already Send people to secretly inquire about the news about Ksitigarbha, and report it to the Marquis immediately as soon as there is news."
Qi Ning sneered in his heart, thinking to himself that Ksitigarbha's assassins can come and go freely. If they want to hide, how can you find them? Ksitigarbha has existed in Xichuan for a long time, but the dignified governor of Xichuan didn't know anything about Ksitigarbha before. Now it is simply fantastic to find traces of it.
"Master Wei, please find out who is the real culprit as soon as possible." Qi Ning's tone was very calm, but there was a chill that made people shudder. "If you know Jinyi Hou Mansion, you should know that Jinyi Qi The principle of family life is that debts must be paid. My sword is ready, and now I am waiting to kill someone."
Although Wei Shutong was only facing a young Marquis, Qining's eyes on him actually made him feel a little uncomfortable. He forced a smile and said: "I will do my best, Lord Marquis, I will do my best." The officer has already dispatched officers and soldiers to protect us, so we have to leave first."
"No need." Qi Ning said: "Jianjia Hall is heavily guarded, and I will be stabbed. It is useless to leave them alone." Suddenly he waved to Wei Shutong, signaling Wei Shutong to approach.
Wei Shutong hesitated for a moment and finally approached. Qi Ning showed a strange smile and lowered his voice: "Master Wei, do you believe it? If my life is really lost here, do you know who will die first?" ?”
"Xiaguan... I don't know!"
"Don't forget, although my father has passed away, the Qi family has not collapsed yet." Qi Ning said coldly: "I might as well tell you that if the Qi family wants to kill people, there is no need to be blatant. If I really die here, I will be the first to die. It’s you, Mr. Wei.”
Wei Shutong's body trembled and his brows furrowed.
"Master Wei, you are a person sent by the imperial court. There is only one cloud above your head." Qi Ning said slowly: "Just like me, there is only one cloud above your head."
Wei Shutong's pupils contracted, the muscles on his face trembled, and he forced a smile and said: "Master Marquis, I'm going to be the official...!"
"Whether you understand or not is your own business." Qining said, "Take your officers and soldiers and leave quickly. Don't be disturbed here." He raised his hand and pointed at the closed door, "The room is still there. Rescue, many lives are hanging in that room, if anything happens to Eve, I can guarantee that many people will be buried with her."
Wei Shutong forced a smile, his smile was very stiff, and finally he cupped his hands and went out to lead his officers and soldiers away.
Qining took a deep breath, glanced at the two guards around him, and said: "Zhou Shun, your injury is just fine. Go back and rest first. There is no need to guard here."
Zhou Shun saw that Qining was still caring about him at this moment, and showed gratitude, saying: "Master Hou, my body is strong and almost recovered. Master Hou, don't worry about it. Now I just hope that Miss Eve can get through this smoothly." One level.”
Qi Ning nodded slightly, and suddenly saw the door open, and Yue Qingyunlin came out with two buckets in his hands. He covered his nose with a cloth and shouted: "Bring a jar of wine and two buckets of clean warm water." .”
Someone had already gone up to take the barrel, and Qi Ning had already stepped forward quickly and asked, "Doctor Yue, how is the situation?" When he saw the door open and a smell of blood coming out of the room, he couldn't help but look over. , his face suddenly changed, and he lost his voice: "You... what are you doing?"