"It's okay." Wen Qingzhu squeezed Jasmine's hand and told her not to worry.
She turned her head and looked at another old friend and asked: "Master Tatsuno, we haven't seen each other for a long time."
Long Ye, who was standing in the shadows, slowly walked out with an almost fanatical paranoia on his face: "Mrs. Ping Guohou, it's been so long since I've seen you. I miss you so much."
Wen Qingzhu could still remain calm when facing Jiang Ziang, but when facing Long Ye, she felt that she could not calm down at all.
This man is so dangerous!
"Thank you for your concern, sir. We just met by chance today. Why don't you let me be the host and treat you two to a drink." Wen Qingzhu tried hard to cover up the current tense situation.
The sound of applause sounded again, and Jiang Ziang looked at Wen Qingzhu with admiration: "I was still unconvinced at first, why Jiang Yuancheng values you so much, but now I finally know! This kind of courage to stay calm in times of crisis is not something ordinary people can have. of."
"Thank you for the compliment, sir! It's just that we are showing off so late at night. I will be worried if the Marquis can't find him. Why don't we talk some other time?"
Wen Qingzhu moved out of Fu Lie, hoping that Jiang Ziang would be afraid.
But this time Jiang Ziang laughed silently, with an extremely weird smile, with a chill as if watching a movie: "Then I'll just wait. Why don't you ask Jasmine to come with me?"
"Okay then." Wen Qingzhu could only respond with a smile.
Early the next morning, Luo Fei's people arrived at the door.
Fu Lie turned to Lu Tao and asked, "Go and see if Madam is back?"
Lu Tao left and came back less than a quarter of an hour later.
After not hearing Lu Tao's voice for a long time, Fu Lie turned around, only to see Lu Tao's face turned pale and he held a letter in his hand and handed it over.
"Here, this was sent by the concierge."
Fu Lie felt nervous, but he calmly accepted the letter.
He directly said: "Take care of Brother Yang!"
In a village somewhere in the capital, Wen Qingzhu was locked in a room.
Charcoal fire and hot tea are all available, and there are even two vases on the left and right tables with two bouquets of freshly picked spring flowers in them.
Wen Qingzhu was restless. She knew that Jiang Ziang was a cruel person. If he really did something to Jasmine, Xin Zhong would not be able to explain it easily.
Looking at the spring flowers on the table, Wen Qingzhu walked over and looked at them carefully.
I found that this bouquet of flowers was different from the ones in the Hou Mansion. The flowers were not big, but the colors were very bright.
When I smelled the flowers, it also had a special smell of grass.
For some reason, Wen Qingzhu felt that he had smelled this smell somewhere.
Just as he was thinking about it, there was the sound of unlocking outside the door.
Soon, two sturdy men appeared at the door, and an old woman over fifty years old walked in, holding porridge and side dishes in her hands.
She put it on the table and turned to leave.
Wen Qingzhu hurried over, pointed at the bouquet of flowers and asked with a smile: "Those flowers are not bad, are there any more?"
The woman looked at her twice and said nothing.
When Wen Qingzhu was about to continue speaking, a big man guarding the door said, "Madam, there is no need to waste your time. This woman doesn't know how to speak. If you want these flowers, she will send them to you later."
The woman pushed her hand away and left under Wen Qingzhu's watch.
The door was slammed shut, and Wen Qingzhu glanced at the porridge and side dishes on the table.
Long Ye is not such a careful person. Long Ye cheated Wanbi and the King of Chu before, but Long Ye has such a deep connection with the Wu Clan in Southern Xinjiang. Maybe Long Ye is still a member of the King of Chu
Thinking of this, Wen Qingzhu felt relieved.
But she still doesn't quite understand why the people of the Southern Xinjiang Wu Clan are willing to obey Wanbi's orders.
His stomach growled, and after Wen Qingzhu tested that it was not poisonous, he felt free to eat his breakfast.
After eating and having nothing to do, Wen Qingzhu walked behind the door.
Knocking on the door gently: "Brother outside, didn't you say that the old woman would send flowers? Why hasn't she come yet?"
There was no response from the door. Wen Qingzhu thought for a moment and then said, "I have a charcoal fire in the house. Aren't you cold outside? I see that you are all wearing very little."
Still no response, but he didn't scold her for anything.
Wen Qingzhu became unscrupulous, moved a stool at the door, and started chatting.
"I see that you all sound strong and strong, and you look like you have been practicing martial arts. How long have you been practicing?"
"Are you hungry? I ate but I didn't see you eating."
"I don't drink the tea here, what do you think?"
…
After talking alone for almost half an hour, no one said a word.
Wen Qingzhu was not discouraged. He poured a cup of tea to moisten his throat and remembered to continue talking.
This time before she could say anything, someone suddenly sneered outside.
Wen Qingzhu listened intently, and it didn't sound like Long Ye's voice, nor did it sound like Jiang Zi'ang's.
"Is there anyone else outside?" Wen Qingzhu asked softly.
Then, the man's voice sounded again: "Open the door."
Wen Qingzhu immediately took two steps back, and then the door was opened, and a man wearing an indigo shirt embroidered with silver thread bamboo branches appeared in front of him.
Squinting her eyes, she could clearly see the appearance of the person coming.
The distant mountain eyebrows and red phoenix eyes are extremely clear-cut, giving people a gentle yet unfathomable feeling.
"Who are you… "
The visitor slightly cupped his hands and said, "I am from Halongzhi, a native of Cangzhou."
Cangzhou!
Isn't that over in southern Xinjiang? At the beginning of the founding of Da Qi, Taizu sent King Runan to guard it.
King Runan has been in Cangzhou for generations, protecting the southwest border until now.
"Mr. Long, please come inside." Wen Qingzhu saw from Long Zhi's eyebrows that Liang Fen looked similar to Long Ye.
If the guess is correct, Long Zhi is also a direct branch of the Wu clan.
After coming in and sitting down, Long Zhi asked Wen Qingzhu how it felt to live here.
Wen Qingzhu naturally said yes, but in the end he still said bluntly: "I will never feel better if I am locked in this room all the time. Besides, my personal maid doesn't know whether she is alive or dead. No matter how good the environment is, I can't be happy." .”
"Madam, don't worry. Miss Jasmine only suffered minor injuries and is not seriously injured." Long Zhi immediately explained.
Wen Qingzhu felt a little relaxed, but his face was frowning: "How could you be hurt?"
Long Zhi thought for a moment and said apologetically: "I can only try my best to persuade Mr. Jiang, so please forgive me, madam."
"Then maybe take me over to see Jasmine?" Wen Qingzhu felt that this Long Zhi's behavior was completely different from Long Ye's.
"Well... I'll go ask and ask Madam to wait for a moment." Long Zhi said this and really got up.
Before leaving, he also told the guard not to close the door.
This made Wen Qingzhu even wonder, what is Long Zhi's identity in the Wu clan
About half an hour later, Long Zhi actually brought Jasmine over, although Jiang Ziang also came with him.
"Miss!" The moment Jasmine saw Wen Qingzhu, she immediately ran forward and looked her up and down.
When Wen Qingzhu saw the marks on Jasmine's neck, his heart sank.
However, she didn't show anything strange on her face. She just pulled Jasmine to sit down and quietly checked her pulse.
After confirming that there was no obvious problem, she relaxed slightly.
At the same time, Lu Ce had quietly touched around Zhuangzi.
After repeatedly confirming that there were traces of Wen Qingzhu here, he immediately released the carrier pigeon.
A quarter of an hour later, Fu Lie's subordinates received the news.
Fu Lie immediately led people to sneak to Zhuangzi.
In order not to alert the enemy, Fu Lie brought all the information about the surrounding Zhuangzi and this Zhuangzi.
With the help of the governor of the capital, he successfully found Zhuangzi's steward.
With the help of Shaoyao, Fu Lie and others sneaked in in disguise.
Here in the room, the atmosphere became tense.
Wen Qingzhu didn't want Jasmine to leave, but Jiang Ziang was stubborn and refused to give in.
Long Zhi frowned slightly and said to Jiang Ziang: "I know what you want to do. You are too impatient. Marquis Ping Guo is not an easy person to deal with!"
As soon as he finished speaking, birds chirped from the corridor outside.
Long Zhi immediately glanced at Wen Qingzhu and found that she was still holding on to Jasmine and looking closely at Jiang Ziang.
He immediately said to Jiang Ziang: "Mr. Jiang, I have some things that I want to talk to you about alone. Why don't you listen to what I have to say first?"
"Master Long, I respect you but that doesn't mean I have to listen to you. Being able to bring Jasmine over to show Wen Qingzhu is my bottom line."
Jiang Ziang did not give in, which made Long Zhi a little irritated. How could this person be so stupid
The chirping of birds in the corridor became more intense.
This caught Wen Qingzhu's attention, and she glanced in the direction of the door: "Master Long, has a bird here? The sound of this bird seems to be a little different from that of ordinary pet birds?"
Long Zhi did not return to Wen Qingzhu this time, but walked directly to Jiang Ziang and whispered a few words.
Jiang Ziang's face instantly darkened, and he looked at Wen Qingzhu resentfully.
But soon, Jiang Ziang followed Long Zhi away.
Before leaving, Long Zhi said to Wen Qingzhu: "Madam, we will see you later."
When Wen Qingzhu heard this, he felt a little strange.
It wasn't until half a quarter of an hour later that the two people guarding the door suddenly fell to the ground and died. Wen Qingzhu immediately stood up and pulled Jasmine back.
Immediately afterwards, a familiar figure came in.
He directly took off the mask and revealed a familiar face: "Qingqing! It's all my fault! Are you okay?"
When Wen Qingzhu was about to say something, he saw Lu Ce, Shaoyao and the others also coming in.
There was something else to say, but Wen Qingzhu immediately waved Shaoyao over: "Come here first to see Jasmine's injury."
Shaoyao looked at Fu Lie and saw that he was standing still, so he walked over this time.
After handing Jasmine to Shaoyao, Wen Qingzhu said to Fu Lie: "It's my fault for making you worry. This kind of thing will never happen again."
She was eager to find out Long Zhi's identity, and immediately passed Fu Lie and came to Lu Ce: "Master Lu, I have something to ask you."
"Now?" Lu Ce saw Fu Lie turn around, his eyes looking calm, but the storm inside made Lu Ce feel that leaving at this time was not the right choice.
But Wen Qingzhu's next words immediately changed his mind.
"It's related to Rui'er."
Lu Ce bowed his hands to Fu Lie, turned around and followed Wen Qingzhu out.
Fu Lie stood in the house, looking at the door quietly, finally unable to calm down.
By chance, Yang Liu hurried in and reported: "Master, everything here has been checked, and there are traces of the activities of the Wu tribe in southern Xinjiang."
Fu Lie squinted his eyes and glanced in the direction of the palace. It seemed that things would happen earlier than he thought.
"Keep checking!" Fu Lie gave the order, turned to look at Jasmine and asked, "Who did you see?"
In the corridor outside the house, Wen Qingzhu told Long Zhi's characteristics, and he could vaguely order Jiang Ziang.
Lu Ce was silent for a long time before saying, "He should be the next Witch King of the Witch Clan."