24. Chapter 24
This is an inconspicuous house hidden in the city and no one cares about it.
Its portal is closed all year round, and occasionally only an old woman with bad ears goes out to buy groceries. When the neighbors ask, they know that the owner of the house is seriously ill and cannot go out for many years. With sympathy, everyone can't help but worry about whether the disease will be transmitted. Over time, no one is curious to come to the door to ask, and the owner of the house can also be clear and no one is bothered.
The night was deep and everything around was silent. Every household had turned off the candlelight and went to bed. The house sandwiched in the middle was not heard at all from beginning to end. Qiao Xian and Changsun Bodhi exchanged glances behind the corner.
Changsun asked silently: Are you sure it is here?
Qiao Xian was impatient to say more to him, and jumped onto the roof.
Changsun shook his head behind him and had to follow him closely.
The two fell silently on the roof. Qiao Xian bent down and was about to lift a tile, but his hand was held down by Changsun.
The latter pointed to the bright moon in the sky, and Qiao Xian suddenly realized and immediately stopped.
Tonight, the moon is shining. If there is no candlelight in the house, it is dark and a little moonlight leaks above your head, it is fine for ordinary people, but martial arts masters will be alarmed immediately.
Although Qiao Xian didn't think there was someone in the house, it was natural to be careful.
Changsun Bodhi looked around, jumped off the roof, walked around, and suddenly jumped up again. Qiao Xian didn't know what he wanted to do, so he saw the other party bent over and jumped outward, with an upside-down golden hook, and his feet hung upside down on the roof, without making any noise.
Qiao Xian went down to see that there was a broken window below, and there was a pillar next to it, which could cover Changsun's figure while allowing him to see the scene in the house clearly.
Is anyone?
Qiao Xian hid under the tree and gestured to him.
Changsun observed silently for a moment and actually gave her an unexpected answer: someone.
Qiao Xian was so proud.
Apart from a wall, the other party can make them unable to detect their existence outside, which means they must be an internal expert who is good at keeping their voices and holding their breath.
Not easy to deal with.
Did the other party have noticed their arrival and was prepared?
Just then, a sound came from behind the house.
It's extremely subtle, but it can't be hidden from Qiao Xian and the others' ears.
Of course, I can't hide it from the people in the house.
"I've come here, why are you still sneaking?"
The woman in the room hummed softly, although she did not hide her anger, but her tail sound was still charming, making people imagine her face.
Qiao Xian and Changsun looked at each other and hid their figure in the darkness, and decided to let the exposed third person take the blame.
"Come out!" The woman in the room couldn't wait for the echo, and shouted again, her tone was as cold as an arrow.
There was a slight noise behind the house, and a black shadow jumped out, broke into the window, and fought with the woman inside the house.
Qiao Xian pricked up his ears and listened carefully. The distance was a bit far. She could only vaguely hear that the woman in the room was using weapons such as whips, and the other was a sword. The sword weapon was clattering, full of murderous aura, and wanted to kill the woman. Although the woman would not have the upper hand for a while, she could always get rid of danger.
However, this situation should not last long. If nothing unexpected happens, the woman's patience is exhausted and her skills are reduced, it is when the other party takes advantage of the situation and kills her with one move.
Of course, Qiao Xian and Changsun could not let the Miao Lady die. After all, they had to ask each other for clues about the case. At that moment, the two of them no longer hesitated and took action almost at the same time and rushed into the house.
At this time, the woman was fighting for life and death with the masked man in black. Qiao Xian realized that the former was not holding a whip, but his belt. The white belt was made of something. It was soft and tenacious, and even the sword energy could not be cut. The man in black practiced killing techniques, and opened his empty door, regardless of life and death, just to take the other party's life. If he had not obtained the benefits of weapons, the woman would probably be unable to withstand it now.
When Qiao Xian and Changsun rushed in, the woman's expression changed slightly. She thought that two more enemies had appeared, and her mind was immediately forced to the eyebrows by the man in black with a sword. Qiao Xian and Changsun naturally would not hold back. Changsun pinched a Buddhist bead and shot it at the temple of the man in black, while Qiao Xian drew his sword and slashed at the man in black's wrist.
Unexpectedly, the other party ignored the danger of his name and moved forward, focusing only on killing Miss Miao.
At this critical moment, Miao Madam leaned back, raised her toes, and swung it from the spot in an almost impossible position, avoiding half an inch of vital points, allowing the man in black to pass through her temples.
Wherever the sword energy went, the black hair fell, and Madam Miao felt the scalp hurt. She stretched out her hand to touch her face and couldn't help but look horrified.
Because of that sword just now, not only did she cut off the hair on her temples, but even her scalp was stabbed and bleeding. If she had relied on two people to help her, she would not have tried hard, and she would probably have even her body cold now.
The man in black failed to hit, and saw that there were more two people present to stop him, and he couldn't help but show his anger. One move was even more sharp than the other. Changsun's Buddhist beads popped out one by one, and it fell right into the gap of the opponent's sword energy, making the opponent unable to advance or retreat, and could not get closer to the body of Miao Madam.
Qiao Xian was afraid that Miss Miao would take the opportunity to run away, so she left Changsun alone to deal with the man in black, but he grabbed Miss Miao and wanted to capture her.
At this time, Miss Miao spoke and said something in a very stern tone.
But Qiao Xian couldn't understand and did not stop his movements.
Miao Madam looked surprised, and in a blink of an eye he changed to Chinese words: "Who are you!"
Qiao Xian: "If the person who can escape from danger doesn't want to die, go back with us."
Miao Madam chuckled and said, "There are many people who want me to die, but I still live until now!"
While speaking, Changsun didn't want to sharpen the opponent anymore, so he reached out and took out a short pestle. With his wrist, he moved his short pestle, which was one inch long, and stabbed the man in black as his chest. The man in black didn't want to cross the sword in front of him. Unexpectedly, Changsun's stab contained deep internal force and was unstoppable. Not only did his sword fail to stop it, he broke into two pieces, and his body was hit hard.
Changsun Bodhi originally wanted to catch a living mouth to see which side wanted to take the life of this Miao Madam. Unexpectedly, the masked killer saw that the mission failed tonight, and without waiting for Changsun to stop him, he bit his mouth and was poisoned and died immediately.
Qiao Xian said to Miao Niangzi: "You have seen how good this person is. There is no more than this master on the Thirteenth Floor of Yunhai. Without this, there will be a second one, but we can save your life."
Miao Niangzi's beautiful eyes flashed: "Who are you? Why should I believe it?"
Qiao Xian: "Just this."
She took out a token from her sleeve. When Madam Miao looked carefully, she found that there were four words written on it, Kaihuang Zuo Yue.
The token is like gold but not gold, and it is a valuable thing at first glance.
Qiao Xian: "We are a member of the Zuoyue Bureau under the rule of the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty. We are an official of the same six ministries. No matter how dangerous you are, as long as you enter the Zuoyue Bureau, you will always be safe and sound."
Miao Niangzi said suspiciously: "I only heard that when people from Ziming Jiejian Mansion came to investigate the case today, Zuo Yue Bureau had never heard of it."
Qiao Xian: "The Jiejian Mansion was set up by the emperor, and the Zuoyue Bureau was set up by the queen. Now the two saints in the court are standing together. You must have heard of this, right?"
Seeing that she patiently convinced herself that she knew that the other party was not a bloodthirsty person, she relaxed suddenly, wrapped her fingers around her hair, and smiled easily: "But the person I offended is something you can't afford to offend."
Qiao Xian: "The Zuo Yue Bureau is the Minister of Justice. Now he is also in the Six Court City. If you are willing to cooperate with us and find the whereabouts of Tianchi Yu Gan, even if you kill the envoy of Khotan, our envoy can protect your life and go far away from now on. From my perspective, it is better for you to believe us than to continue to be chased and be killed."
Madam Miao blinked. Although the blood on half of her scalp had stopped, the wound still looked ferocious. It was just that the person was really beautiful and could make people ignore such flaws and not feel inconsistent.
"In this way, you already know my relationship with Yuchi?"
Yuchi? Yuchi Jinwu? The dead envoy of Khotan?
Qiao Xian and Changsun Bodhi looked at each other, and their thoughts quickly started to move, but their faces remained silent.
"Yes, we've found it."
Miao Niangzi: "Okay, I tell you that the murderer who killed the envoy of Khotan was actually the same person as the one who snatched the jade gall. He is now in this city."
Qiao Xian: "Who is his last name and where is his present?"
Miao Niangzi: "His name is--"
Chapter completed!