Chapter 308: The accidental spies are all temple property(1/2)
The moment the black shadow flew into the sky, the consciousness released by Xiao Hei had already locked under the eaves of the west wing of the City Lord's Mansion.
Only a dark shadow was seen, standing quietly under the eaves of the west wing.
The place where the eyes were looking was exactly the direction in which the letter bird flew away.
In the wind, two pieces of feathers fell from the wind, and finally stuck to Heiying's gown.
The little black iron bow was in hand, and he glanced at Qingyu on the side.
In an instant, the iron bow in his hand was like a full moon, and a "whoosh!" sound sounded, and a bolt of lightning flew into the night sky and flew towards the west wing...
Looking at Qingyu, he said quietly: "It's under the eaves of the west wing of the city lord's palace. Go and see who it is!"
After finishing speaking, he walked to his room.
A voice came from a distance: "Let the soldiers who are preparing to set off disperse, everything is over."
Qingyu exclaimed, jumped up and shouted: "Follow me!" and rushed out.
There were several figures in the darkness, following Qingyu towards the west wing...
When Xiao Hei shot that lightning arrow, almost the moment the iron arrow flew out, an exclamation of "Ah!" rang out in the west wing.
Then there was a huge impact, pushing the black shadow still lingering under the eaves to a pillar on one side.
The iron arrow pierced his chest and pinned him to it.
When Qingyu arrived with a group of guards and the city lord Chen Wendao, blood was already flowing quietly on the ground.
A group of guards held torches and lanterns to illuminate the dark shadows on the pillars...
Chen Wendao was shocked. He looked at him and asked blankly: "How could it be you? Do I treat you badly? Have I made you feel wronged?"
The middle-aged man vomited a mouthful of blood and shook his head with difficulty as the iron arrow pierced his chest.
Looking at Chen Wendao, he smiled bitterly and said: "I have failed to live up to your expectations, and it is not a pity to die... I am from Northern Qi... This is my life..."
He said nothing and his head hung down, obviously lifeless.
Qingyu looked at the city lord and shook her head. She had not expected such a result.
He walked forward, gently picked up the two feathers stuck to the middle-aged man's green shirt, and handed them to Chen Wendao.
He said coldly: "He just released the messenger bird... Let the soldiers who are preparing to set off withdraw."
Chen Wendao sighed quietly, looked at the scene in front of him and murmured: "Why bother?"
Qingyu shook her head: "The two parties have different positions. This is his fate... You can resolve the matters here by yourselves... This matter is over. I will not report this matter to the empress."
Although the matter was caused by Master Chen's neglect of personnel, Xiao Hei had already solved the danger and she didn't want to delve into it any further.
However, no matter how she guessed, she never expected that there was indeed a spy hiding in the city lord's mansion.
He is also the most trusted master of the city lord.
If Xiao Hei hadn't come up with this trick, even if he beat her to death, she wouldn't have thought of using this method to find out the mastermind.
Waving his hand, Qingyu also turned and left.
It wasn't until she solved the hidden danger in the city lord's mansion that she realized that the wound on her arm was still very painful, and she wanted to go back to rest.
Chen Wendao looked at the scene in front of him with sadness in his eyes.
Regarding the master's behavior, a group of soldiers in the city lord's palace didn't say anything, because it was only then that they discovered that the master had been single all along.
Even the city lord wanted to find a wife for him, but he refused.
After thinking about it, either this guy's relatives are in Beiqi, or this guy gave everything he had for Beiqi.
"Sir, what should I do with this guy?" A deputy general came out and asked cautiously.
Chen Wendao shook his head: "Take it out of the city tomorrow and find a place to bury it. After all, we are brothers, and everyone is dead..."
Not only him, but also the several lieutenants around him understand the feelings between the master and the city lord. If it were not for the war between the two countries, they would not have caused this mess.
The drastic change tonight happened so suddenly. Many people died and a lot of blood was shed in one day.
Not only the people in Dingzhou City, but also the soldiers in the city felt fearful and uneasy.
Chen Wendao also knew what everyone was thinking, so he immediately waved his hand and said: "The general has said that this matter has passed and will not be investigated further."
The generals took the order, and someone came up and took away the body nailed to the pillar.
Chen Wendao was silent for a moment, waved his hand and turned to leave. The hidden danger was solved, but he couldn't even say a word.
In the end, if we really want to get to the bottom of it, I'm afraid even he and a group of soldiers will not be able to escape responsibility.
Fortunately, Qingyu didn't want to pursue it further.
As long as Qingyu doesn't investigate, then the emperor and the queen will not investigate further.
Midnight passed and it was already ugly time.
The Northern Qi camp felt like it was facing a formidable enemy. Countless soldiers lurking in the dark had already assigned tasks to guard the dark place after receiving the message bird.
Everything is just waiting for the soldiers from Dingzhou City to attack the camp.
However, until the ugly time, not even a single figure, not even a night bird, had ever flown over the military camp.
General Gao Hu, who was sitting quietly in the camp, sighed and looked at the vanguard general Huangfu Wuque beside him and shook his head.
He said in a deep voice: "We are afraid that the secret chess piece we landed in Dingzhou City has been pulled out by our opponent. Let everyone go and have a rest. Just leave the secret sentry to guard it."
Huangfu Wuque frowned and asked, "How can they determine who our people are?"
Gao Hu shook his head: "If there is no news within three days, it means that all our people have been taken care of by the other party."
He had been waiting since he received the message bird, hoping to wait for the arrival of the soldiers attacking the camp in Dingzhou City, but he did not expect that he never saw the enemy's shadow.
From this point of view, the secret chess that the Northern Qi Dynasty spent countless efforts on in Dingzhou City may not be safe.
Huangfu Wuque naturally knew what the general was thinking.
He looked up at the stars in the sky and the silent Dingzhou City, shook his head and walked outside the tent.
After all the soldiers heard the order to disband, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
Although we were in panic all night, we didn't have to work hard and everyone could finally go back and have a good sleep.
Only the lights in the general's camp stayed on all night.
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The civil unrest in Dingzhou City did not cause much panic in the city. The city gates were closed for three days and were opened. The Northern Qi Dynasty's hideouts in Dingzhou City were seized. Even if there were a few fish that slipped through the net, they had nowhere to hide.
Qingyu and the city lord finally solved the hidden dangers in the city.
Seeing that the opponent did not attack the city for a while, Qingyu recuperated in the small courtyard behind the city lord's palace, reading and writing with the two little guys from time to time to pass the time.
After applying the old shopkeeper's elixir, she even recovered faster than Xiao Hei.
There was a fire in Xiao Hei's heart, but there was no place to vent it.
I had no choice but to hide in the chair, look at the sky and murmur to myself: "Monk, this is their first trick. Don't blame me for being ruthless when the time comes."
During the battle with the Taoist monk that day, Xiao Hei made a vow not to take action again as long as Beiqi did not use any dirty tricks.
How long has it been since?
Qingyu, who was sitting in the living room watching Yan'er write, was startled, walked out and looked at Xiaohei lying under the eaves, frowning and asked: "What do you mean?"
Xiao Hei curled his lips and murmured: "It's boring."
He was waiting for the reinforcements from Northern Qi to arrive, for the reinforcements from Da Zhou to arrive, and for the first heavy rain in summer to arrive.
Qingyu also knew that Xiaohei had some worries that she didn't want her to know, and she had no choice but to sigh quietly.
Just as the old shopkeeper came over with a basin of washed peaches, Yan'er, who smelled the aroma, put down the pen in her hand and slipped out.
He picked the biggest one and handed it to Xiao Hei, smiling and saying, "Brother, eat it first."
Xiao Hei touched her head and smiled: "How many words did you write today? Why don't you eat the peach first and continue writing later."
Yan'er was startled and shouted: "Sister, I'm here to eat peaches. I'll write later."
Qingyu looked at the appearance of the two little guys and said with a smile: "No wonder you don't want to care about the affairs of this imperial city. Even I, with two sisters like this, don't want to meddle in other people's affairs."
Xiao Hei picked up a peach and handed it to Qingqing who was jumping over. He said with a smile: "You two and grandpa are here to eat peaches. My brother and sister have something to do and go for a walk outside the city."
When the old shopkeeper heard this, he couldn't help but ask: "Are we going to fight again?"
Xiao Hei shook his head: "That's not the case. I just went for a walk outside the city, not to see the Northern Qi army."
When Qingqing heard that she didn't know how to fight, she felt relieved. She took Xiaohei's hand and said, "Brother, will you come back for lunch?"
Yan'er took a bite of the peach, looked at Xiao Hei and said, "Yan'er wants to eat meat."
Xiao Hei smiled lightly and said, "I'll definitely come back. Wait for me. I'll buy the soy sauce beef and come back and let's eat together."
Qingyu was stunned, looked at Xiaohei and asked in confusion: "Why do you want to go out of the city for a walk?"
Xiao Hei sighed and said to her: "Call two local guards and let's go for a walk together."
Qingyu looked at Xiao Hei's solemn look, and immediately shouted out, then said to Yan'er and Qingqing: "You two, don't run around, wait for my sister to come back."
To be continued...