Compared with the houses of the Zhou family or the Tian family, the magistrate's house is much more luxurious.
The courtyard has a vestibule, a stone hill, a main hall in the middle, and three two-story houses behind it. These buildings form a "kou". According to living customs, the main hall is generally used for entertaining guests, and the side rooms are for relatives and children. The magistrate's bedroom should be directly behind the main hall.
Although there are servants keeping vigil in the mansion, it is no different from a fixed roadblock to the fox demon who can see at night. Silently avoiding the gaze of the night watchman, the two of them easily climbed up to the second floor along the foot of the house, until they reached the magistrate's residence.
Facts have proved that they did not guess the wrong location - even at this point, there is still a large room with candlelight in the building. If you listen closely, you can still vaguely hear the anxious voice of Magistrate Hu.
"Those two idiots...why haven't they come back yet?"
"If I get caught, I will definitely pull out their skin!"
Are those two idiots referring to the Du brothers
Xia Fan was slightly startled. Could it be that the one who poisoned them to silence them was not Magistrate Hu himself
But now is not the time to hesitate.
The key person in the whole incident is in the room at the moment. If they can defeat the opponent, the seemingly swinging balance of the situation will tilt to their side!
Thinking of this, he winked at Li and then bumped his shoulders.
The door opened in response.
In the spacious bedroom, there was only one person, Hu Zhixian - this was undoubtedly the most ideal situation among various scenarios.
Hu Huairen also turned around, with a surprised look on his face.
But soon, his surprise dissipated.
"You guys are really... haunting."
This reaction was completely unexpected by Xia Fan.
He originally thought that the other party would be scared out of his wits or shout for help immediately, but he only had to step forward and knock him out with a sword, and then he would find a place to interrogate him carefully.
This unexpected development also filled Xia Fan with doubts and he did not approach him immediately.
"Did the Privy Council ask you to come here?" Hu Huairen sat back at the desk, leaning against the bench and said, "Were the Du brothers killed by you too?"
"Yes." Xia Fan simply followed what he said, "You should know what kind of crime you have committed. Maliciously murdering people and using evil spirits to benefit yourself, it is not an exaggeration to sentence the clan to death!"
"I admit that."
"Since you plead guilty, then tell the whole story in detail now, including the origins of the victims and who gave them away, and maybe you can save the lives of your family-"
"Hahahaha," Hu Huairen suddenly laughed, "I thought it was the Privy Council's attitude that had changed, but it seems that's not the case!"
Xia Fan frowned, "What do you mean?"
"Although I have never had any active dealings with those people, I know how they behave - at least in this case, the Privy Council will never ask about the whole story, let alone spare the lives of my family. If you just said Take action, maybe I really believe it." Hu Huairen's voice gradually became colder, "Of course, even if the Privy Council wants my life, I will not give it up with both hands. As the saying goes, a dog will jump over the wall if he is anxious! "
Just as he finished speaking, Xia Fan suddenly felt a chill coming to his face!
"Be careful!" Li exclaimed in shock.
Everything happened so fast, a figure rushed down from the roof and landed right in front of Xia Fan.
There was also a fleeting flash of sword light.
It cut off Xia Fan's shoulder and slashed from his chest to his flank!
The blood suddenly appears!
Xia Fan fell backwards, then rolled several times on the ground, and the blood stains immediately formed a red line.
The opponent didn't give any chance to breathe, and chased after him, seemingly planning to land another fatal blow, but at this time Li was already blocking Xia Fan.
After catching the opponent's straight thrust with one palm, the fox demon used a horizontal stroke with the other hand to force the opponent to release the weapon, and then did two back flips to widen the distance.
Li ignored his left hand that was scratched by the dagger and helped Xia Fan up. He wanted to check his wound, but he reached out and held him down.
"Don't worry, I'm fine... nothing serious."
Xia Fan endured the biting pain and took a deep breath.
The direct slash just now came so suddenly that he had no time to defend himself. What saved his life was the special training Li had given him these days. At the moment when the chill appeared, Xia Fan vaguely noticed a change in the air above his head. Ben Ben fell backwards, and then the originally fatal knife only tore a hand-long incision on his body.
"I didn't expect that an ordinary alchemist could dodge this blow. It's beyond my expectation." The other party slowly stood up straight, allowing Xia Fan to see her full face. "I remember you are not known for your skills."
It was actually a beautiful woman.
She wore a slit short robe with a very low neckline, and half of her bulging chest could even be seen. Her thighs were completely exposed from the side, with a pair of white socks covering her feet. This look is fine for Xia Fan, but it is definitely extremely bold in this era.
"I've seen her before." Li reminded in a low voice, "Be careful, she can use Kanshu, and her technique is very different from that of the alchemist."
"Well," Xia Fan took out a piece of emergency gauze from the inner pocket of his robe and tied it tightly on his shoulders and chest, feeling surprised in his heart. Could this person be the beautiful woman Du Mingjin mentioned, who was sent here? The problem is that it's easy to find someone with extraordinary looks, but it's a bit rare to find someone who knows how to do magic. What's the origin of it, that even people who feel angry can give it away at will
In addition, when this person was hiding on the roof, not only was she not aware of it, but even Li was not aware of her existence. It can only be said that either she is extremely good at hiding, or her strength is above the level of Sixth Rank Wen Dao!
"Qingzi, you will protect me, right?" Hu Huairen said ferociously, "Kill these two thieves!"
The woman called Qingzi smiled charmingly, "Of course, this is my mission as a concubine."
As she spoke, she took out two strange-shaped daggers from her arms and threw them at Xia Fan and Li. Then she leaned down and rushed towards the two of them. Li dodged to avoid them, but Xia Fan could only block them with his sword.
A wooden sword might be good for dealing with evil spirits, but it was immediately at a disadvantage when faced with something made of gold or iron. Even though the dagger deflected away from the attack, the sword broke with a click.
Li took the lead in approaching the woman, turning his hands into sharp claws, and used illusions to scare the opponent! In an instant, the magistrate's bedroom seemed to have become a terrifying place filled with blood. Even Xia Fan felt his feet sinking into the sticky flesh, making it difficult to move. Qingzi was the first to bear the brunt, with a look of fear on his face, and his hands and feet were stiff, as if he had lost the ability to resist.
Li's hands penetrated the opponent mercilessly.
But the next moment, the enemy's figure turned into a cloud of smoke and dust.
What kind of magic is this
While Xia Fan was still surprised, Qingzi, who had reappeared, rushed to him!
Sure enough, the other party had already judged that the fox demon was a difficult opponent and decided to deal with the weaker self first. However, he was already prepared and threw forward the copper wire pendant that he had held in his hand in advance. After several actual battles, he had figured out the characteristics of the Thunder Thunder Technique: after this technique is activated, if there is a lead, it will be used as a lead. As the center, a thunderbolt strong enough to tear the air fell. In other words, he does not need to wait for the enemy to get close before using the technique. He only needs to ensure that the copper wire falls under his gaze, and he can trigger thunder from the air.
The power of the double technique is deadly enough!
However, the opponent did not pounce to the end, but suddenly stopped and intertwined his hands quickly, forming a series of weird gestures.
That posture actually gave Xia Fan a feeling of déjà vu.
There was no medicine guide or talisman. After the woman made a few gestures, a scorching flame spurted out from her mouth!