The night wind blew into his heart from all directions. When Tan Xi walked out the door, he felt as if even his blood had frozen.
He knew that his master Wei An was never at peace, and even at the most peaceful time he could not relax his mind, because if he relaxed at any time, everything he had finally regained would be gone.
What she has now should have been hers. She was born noble and should have been as carefree as Li Gui Niang and Xianrong County Master, but she couldn't.
These things that originally belonged to her, including her father, are like the moon in the water and the flowers in the mirror. She wondered if they would return to nothing again because of a gust of wind.
Lady Xianrong felt that Wei An was going to kill her after seeing her embarrassing side, and that this was a burden that she could not bear in her life.
But she didn't know how to open her eyes and see what people who really live a hard life are like.
Wei An's life is truly hard. This little girl may be very young, but she has more than just her own life and death on her shoulders. She takes every step so slowly and has to be on guard against malicious intent from all sides every day. Even in this situation, she is not so cruel, nor does she resort to any means necessary.
He walked to a familiar place, and after a long time he looked up in the bleak autumn wind at the yard where he had lived for a long time.
He remembered what Xie Liangcheng had told him.
He walked into the courtyard without stopping, and looked back. The big red lanterns were swaying in the wind. His eyes turned cold in an instant. When he saw the door closed and He Shengying came out, he said, "Talk inside!"
He came back so late, and before that he had sent back a message saying that he had gone to the Dingbei Marquis Mansion. He Sheng knew that it was an important matter. Seeing that he was so cautious, he responded and led his men to check around first, asked people to guard the door strictly, and then sent someone to notify He Xing and the others before rushing to see Tan Xi.
Tan Xi did not delay at all. He specially chose the pavilion for the conversation. The windows on all four sides were closed so that the scenery could be seen clearly and there was no need to worry about anyone eavesdropping.
After briefly explaining Xie Liangcheng's situation and Wei An's instructions, he lowered his voice and said, "We are being followed, and I'm afraid it has been... for some time."
He Sheng and He Xing looked at each other, then looked at He Bin, and they didn't react for a moment.
He Xing was the first to frown and asked in an unpleasant manner, "How could they catch up with Miss Seven?!"
Although Wei An had been conferred the title Princess Shouning, they were still used to calling her the Seventh Miss, and Wei An never asked them to change their name, so the name continued.
Wei An is cautious in his work. He never comes directly when he goes out. He always changes his clothes and only has Lin Yue with him. In the early days, he even brought Lin Yue with him.
Just like that, how could those people follow Wei An and find this place
Or have they known about this place for a long time and are just waiting
But why do they know this place
They are just ordinary people - at least on the surface.
But none of this matters anymore, there will always be an answer. He Sheng was silent for a moment, then looked up at him and asked, "What did Miss Seven say?"
They just had to do whatever Wei An said, not afraid that they wouldn't be able to catch those damn flies and burn them to death in the end.
Tan Xi smiled and said, "Lure the snake out of its hole."
If they want to follow, let them follow. Not only let them follow, but also let them get what they want.
The night passed in a flash, and the next day He Sheng got up early and asked someone to change the lantern at the door - this was their signal all along, indicating that there was someone at home and Wei An might be coming.
Then He Xing, who had already gone out, ran back with his hands behind his back, sneered with a serious face, and said, "I ran around the morning market and saw a few unfamiliar stalls. They didn't seem to be selling anything."
In his early years, He Xing worked for an escort company. He had seen a lot of colorful people and could tell at a glance whether someone was really selling things on the street.
Tan Xi hummed.
Everyone fell silent; they were actually being stared at.
But no matter how much they thought about it, they still couldn't figure out what they had done wrong and why they were being targeted.
The sun gradually rose, and as usual, the people sent by Lin Yue came first and knocked on the door and said something, and then there was movement in the house.
Tan Xi asked He Xing and others to keep an eye on the stalls that looked strange, and wait until the time was right before going to welcome Wei An in.
Not long after, he immediately asked He Xing and others to escort Wei An back.
Wei An came and left in a hurry, so that group of people naturally noticed something was wrong.
Almost all those who followed him to Lin Hai's house were killed.
Lin Yue and Tan Xi worked separately, and when the two sides finally gathered their information, they actually captured a total of seven spies.
Yuqing didn't even look at those people. As soon as she entered the room, she told Wei An that they had been caught and asked her what to do next.
Wei An thought about it. Zhao Qi was missing. Without this cunning and sinister subordinate, she could not trust Tan Xi to interrogate people. After all, Tan Xi's strength was not in torture.
Since Zhao Qi was not there, she had to come by herself.
She asked Tan Xi to clean up the room in the backyard, without setting up a screen, and threw the group of people on the ground and poured cold water on their heads for a full half hour before they were allowed to enter.
The room was covered with water stains. Seven or eight people were lying on the ground in a disorderly manner. They were so drowsy that they didn't even have the strength to raise their heads. Wei An walked past them and sat on the mahogany chair in the middle. He looked around calmly and asked Tan Xi and the others to light a fire in the stove.
She asked no questions, and when the stoves had warmed up the room, she went on to have people doused with cold water as usual.
After repeating this three or four times, the expressions in those people's eyes changed.
This is not someone who can be fooled. She didn't even ask any questions, but gave him such a big warning first. This is even more torturous than the torture in the prison!
Lin Yue felt his scalp tingling just by looking at that group of people. It took him a while to react. He shook off the goose bumps on his body in an exaggerated manner and whispered to He Xing beside him in a low voice: "Our girl's move is really cruel..."
That's right. Even with He Xing's experience, he had never seen such a torturous weather. It was cold and hot at the same time. In this late autumn weather, it could really wear people out.
Finally, there was a rustling noise in the room. A thin man couldn't bear it and fainted.
As soon as he fainted, those who were originally numb suddenly came to life, but when they looked at Wei An, they found that the girl above didn't even move her eyebrows, as if she was already accustomed to this kind of scene. ----Updates and explosive updates will be there, but the explosive updates for this month have been used up, so I'll wait for next month~~~