At this time, the old man said loudly, "Here he comes, he comes, what's the rush?"
As he said that, the old man looked here and hurriedly walked towards the door.
As soon as the door opened, several men in black broke in.
The old man pretended to be surprised and asked, "Who are you and what are you doing?"
"Why did it take so long to open the door?" At this time, the leader looked around the room, then walked up to the old man and asked.
The old man looked at the man in black and replied without any panic at all, "As people get older, their hands and feet are no longer agile, so naturally they get dressed a little slower."
"Really!" The man in black looked at the old man and said.
Then he turned his head and said in a low voice to the person behind him, "Search for me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the man in black walked around the old man, walked into the house, and then writhed back and forth in the house.
"Oh... what are you doing? What are you doing?" Upon seeing this, the old man hurried forward and said loudly.
After the man in black looked around the room, he walked up to the leading man in black and said, "No."
"No?" The leading man in black frowned slightly at this time. From the moment he opened the door, he smelled a faint smell of blood in the house. As dead soldiers, they were born with a strong affinity for the smell of blood. sensitive!
At this time, the leading man in black walked to the table nearby, stared at the powder in the bowl, then looked at the old man and asked, "What is this?"
"Medicine powder." The old man frowned slightly. He had forgotten to put away the medicine powder just now, but then he said it normally.
The man in black picked up the bowl, put it to his nose, smelled it, snorted coldly, stared at the old man and asked, "Phoenix, a good medicine to stop bleeding, isn't it?"
"It's Phoenixweed, what's wrong?" The old man looked into the eyes of the man in black and couldn't help but feel a little afraid, but he still came back.
At this time, the leading man in black put the bowl containing the medicinal powder on the table, and then sat down on the chair. "I see that you are not injured. Is there anyone else in the house who uses this fern?"
"What, other people? Since my old lady died, I am the only one in this house." The old man's eyes flashed slightly after hearing this, and he said vaguely.
I saw the leading man in black staring at the old man, "Then this phoenix..."
"My old man is now weak and sick, and has no financial resources. When he has nothing to do, he goes up the mountain to find some herbs, takes them to the drug store, and sells them in exchange for some money. I found this phoenix grass a few days ago. Now I have grinded it. I'm preparing to go to the drug store tomorrow to sell it!" The old man said quickly before the man in black could finish speaking.
The leading man in black looked at the old man and sneered, "It's best this way!"
As he spoke, he glanced inside the room again, and then walked towards the big jar of wine placed in the corner.
The old man couldn't help but feel nervous at this moment. Could it be that the man in black found out
I heard the man in black say to the person behind him, "Break this big wine jar into pieces!"
"Yes!" Several people responded and walked over.
When the old man saw this, he hurried forward and said, "No way, no way!"
"What? Is there someone hiding inside?" The man in black looked at the old man and said.
The old man shook his head at this time, and then said, "I don't know what you are looking for, but this big wine jar was made by my old lady before she was alive, and there is a lot of it in it. I have always been reluctant to drink it, just want to keep some." Think about it.”
As he said that, the old man looked a little sad.
"Yes, but I was not born a good person, so this request cannot go as you wish!" The leader of the man in black couldn't help but have a smile on his face, his voice rose slightly, and then he raised the hand holding the sword and used Use enough strength to hit the big wine jar!
Only a "bang-" sound was heard.
The big wine jar shattered in response!
A small amount of wine also came out of the jar, and the aroma of wine suddenly overflowed.
In the cellar below, the movements above could be heard.
Since the cellar under the big wine jar was separated by wooden boards, the strong smell of wine filled the entire cellar at this time. Not only that, but there was also wine flowing down from the gaps.
Xu Qing couldn't help but frown at this time, and then motioned to several people to block the gap with their sleeves.
Because Xu Qing knew that the ears of these martial arts practitioners were the most sensitive. If they heard the sound of wine dripping, the consequences could be imagined.
When the old man on the side saw this, he couldn't help but froze on the spot, looking at the broken wine jar and the wine flowing out. Then he slowly squatted down, looked at it helplessly, and picked up a few fragments with his hands. He held it in his hands, and then said with hurt eyes, "Old woman, I will never drink the wine you brew again."
The leading man in black saw that there was no one hiding in the jar, looked elsewhere, and then said loudly, "Get out!"
Then, a group of people walked out of the house!
After a long time, the people in the cellar asked Xu Qing in a low voice, "Sir, there seems to be no movement."
"Well, wait a moment." Xu Qing replied at this time.
If this group of people is using a strategy, it would be better for them to wait a little longer.
At this time, the old man gently put down the pieces of the wine jar in his hand, then stood up, closed the door, and then locked it.
Then he came over, cleaned up the debris on the wooden board, and then brought the wooden board, "They are all gone, you can come out."
After several people heard this, they first said to Xu Qing, "Sir, you go up first."
Xu Qing did not refuse at this time, nodded and came out of the cellar first.
Then several people came out of the cellar.
"Thank you, old man." Xu Qing said as he looked at the old man and cupped his hands.
The old man waved his hand to Xu Qing at this time, and then fixed his gaze on the broken wine jar on the ground.
Xu Qing looked at the sad look on the old man's face, and then said with a guilty look, "Old man, I heard it in the cellar just now. It caused trouble to the old man."
"It doesn't matter. I think the old lady knows better and will let me rescue you. She has a good heart." The old man waved his hand to Xu Qing, then stopped looking at Xu Qing. As he spoke, tears started to fill his eyes. .
Xu Qing knew what the old man was feeling at this time, so he walked forward and said, "Old man, it's getting late, so you should go back and rest first."
The old man shook his head and said, "Sir, you go and have a rest first. I'll clean up here."
"Well, after the old man has packed up, he should go and have a rest." Xu Qing felt that the old man needed to rest for a while.
So he motioned to the other four to follow him to the back room.
"You guys can sleep here tonight. Those people must have been very sad when they destroyed the things left by my old uncle's wife. Let her be alone."
"Yes, sir." Several people nodded in response.
One of them then brought a quilt to the old man.
After this person came back, several people looked at each other and asked the questions in their hearts, "Sir, what do these people do? Why do you do this..."
"Because this group of people came to hunt me down." Xu Qing said straight to the point. He thought it would be better to tell him the matter.
Although there are still a few days before the capital is established, this group of people is now working so hard. Previously, he thought that these people were very hungry and would suffer heavy casualties if they fought like wolves.
I heard the sound just now, and there were at least five people. I didn't expect that they would completely escape from the wolf pack in such a short time!
It seemed that the person who came to assassinate him was bound to win. Xu Qing thought about it and decided to tell everyone what happened so that everyone would be wary.
So Xu Qing said, "Do you still know how I escaped from the wolves just now?"
"Didn't your Excellency say that he was rescued by a knight passing by?" one of them said at this time.
Xu Qing shook his head at this time, "I just said this to let everyone not worry, but these people are like this now, I think it is better to tell you about this, and everyone should be careful in the next trip."
"Sir, are these people sent by Prime Minister Lan?" someone asked after hearing this.
Xu Qing sighed and said, "No."
"No? Who could that be?" Several people frowned after hearing this. They also knew about the establishment of the capital. Therefore, Prime Minister Lan had his power taken back. It was inevitable to hate Xu Qingye. If it wasn't Prime Minister Lan, who could it be? .
Xu Qing sat aside and sighed slightly, then said, "I don't know, but these people are the opposite of Prime Minister Lan. They want to put the blame on Prime Minister Lan by assassinating me, so that Prime Minister Lan can't stand up completely."
"Then... Sir, what should we do next? These people are very skilled. I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to reach the capital." At this time, someone frowned and asked Xu Qing.
I saw Xu Qing looking at a few people at this time and saying, "Things are not that bad. Prime Minister Lan also knew that someone would fall into trouble, so he also sent people to watch secretly. If those people come out, they will come out." Fight against it.”
"Sir, are you saying that there are people from Prime Minister Lan secretly protecting us along the way?" One person looked at Xu Qing with some confusion and asked.
Xu Qing said at this time, "It can also be said that if the other group of people had not come out just now, even if we were really eaten by wolves, Prime Minister Lan's people would not come to rescue us. We can just be more cautious when traveling in the future." , from their conversation just now, it is obvious that they have doubts about this place, tomorrow we will stay with the old man for another day, and we will set off the day after tomorrow."
"I understand, sir." Several people nodded in agreement.
Xu Qing looked at the sky outside at this time and said to a few people, "Everyone, please take a rest quickly. It will be dawn soon."
Then several people spread the bedding and lay down on it. Xu Qing also went to bed and fell asleep.
The sky is getting brighter and brighter.
Concubine Xiao Shu's people wandered around all night but found no sign of Xu Qing.
"Boss, do you want to continue?" At this time, someone asked the leader.
The leader's brows were furrowed and his eyes were slightly lowered. They had searched almost every household, and there was no other village except this small town within ten miles. This probably eliminated the possibility of going to other places in the town. Not big.
However, he still doubted the old man from before and decided to go and take a look. Then he opened his eyes and said, "You guys go back to the inn to rest first, and I'll go take a look."
"Yes!" Several people agreed.