As the news spread, some people were celebrating, some were watching, and some were preparing to take action.
"Brother, will Wen Yunxi really take this path?"
After lying in wait in the smelly ditch for two hours, A Tian finally couldn't help but ask.
"Nonsense." Jiha slapped Ah Tian on the head. His little brother had nothing wrong with him except that he was too stupid.
Ah Tian touched the back of his head and asked with a grin: "Brother, didn't we reject Sang Ao before? Why are we here to kill her again?"
Jiha smiled proudly. When Sang Ao came to find him, the situation in Lanzhou was still unclear. He could not rashly attack either party. Now that Sang Fu is dead, only Wen Yunxi and Xuan Lin are left in Lanzhou.
Regardless of Wen Yunxi's current glory, she actually has two fatal weaknesses. Not many strong men are willing to be inferior to women, at least he Haji is not willing to do so. Moreover, she is a refugee, so it doesn't matter if she walks sideways in Lanzhou, the Central Plains court It only takes one word to deal with her.
As for Xuan Lin, he didn't like him at first. He was sickly and short-lived, and he was more beautiful than a woman. He hid in Liangu Village and lived an ignoble life under the title of vassal king. He didn't look like a man at all.
Even if Xuan Lin is healthy, it can't change his embarrassing position. In the past, there is Sang Fu, the actual leader of Lanzhou, and in the back, there is Wen Yunxi, a liar who is good at capturing people's hearts. It doesn't matter that he is the ninth prince. So what if the Lanzhou vassal king was appointed? He was just a showman who would fall down at the drop of a hat.
It wasn't until all the killers he sent were wiped out and even the corpses were burned to ashes that he had a different view of Xuan Lin and found that he was not as weak as he thought, and he was still a force that both Wen Yunxi and Sang Fu needed to win over. Especially Sang Fu, even though he actually controls Lanzhou, he still has to give Xuan Lin face on the surface.
Later, the leader of the Shanniu tribe was killed. Ha Minglai and Halina each looked for a backer. He not only arrested the leader of the guards of Xuan Lin, but also made a little yellow-haired girl like Halina the new clan leader.
Wen Yunxi was aggressive and published the incident in Qingzhu Weekly, making Xuan Lin the biggest joke in Lanzhou. Just when others switched to Wen Yunxi, he was more optimistic about Xuan Lin and disliked Wen Yunxi even more.
This time Wen Yunxi and Sang Fu declared war, and the entire Lanzhou was staring at these two people. Only he felt that Xuan Lin would take the opportunity to act and gain the most benefits. Sure enough, when Wen Yunxi and Sang Fu were confronting each other, Xuan Lin directly Blackstone City was captured.
The most important thing is that Xuan Lin sent people to find him. As long as he can capture Wen Yunxi alive, he can get two official positions in the Xuanfu Division, which is more attractive than money.
Even so, he was still hesitant at first. After all, there were rumors everywhere that Wen Yunxi's martial arts skills were comparable to Zhuo Yun's. In addition, Wen Yunxi had thousands of Liuyun troops around him, so there was no way he could see a few hundred people.
But the Jiang guard said that they had a long-standing alliance with Wen Yunxi, and they would trick Wen Yunxi into dividing Liu Yun's army. Moreover, Wen Yunxi was actually seriously injured, so even if he was good at it, there would be no need to worry.
It is said that beautiful women are poisonous, but in fact beautiful men are also very poisonous. Who would have thought that Xuan Lin's beautiful skin hides such a cruel heart.
Just as I was thinking this, I heard someone whisper: "They are coming. Wen Yunxi is walking in the middle. He seems to be quite weak."
"how many people?"
"About eighty people."
Haji heard this and sneered. He thought Wen Yunxi was so smart, but it seemed like he was nothing more than that. Did he really think that his allies could be trusted? He was so naive!
For this ambush, he dispatched a total of 700 people from the entire village. Even the Liuyun Army on the opposite side couldn't stop their attack when they were far outnumbered. Who would have thought that Sang Fu would have been so famous just after his death? The infinite Wen Yunxi will fall into their hands.
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After occupying Sang Mansion, the first thing Xuan Lin ordered was to find the two statues that Sang Ao bought.
"Haven't you found it yet?"
Faced with Xuan Lin's three questions a day, Manager Liu shook his head helplessly, "Your Majesty, we even searched the floor and didn't even see a shadow."
Sang Ao's room was very large. In order not to miss it, in addition to Manager Liu, he also sent five guards to search together. They searched the floor and the beams but found nothing.
"What did the maids say?" "They said..." Zhang Zhang hesitated, but under Xuan Lin's gaze he could only continue, "They said that Sang Ao likes to sleep holding the statue, and... and..."
"What else? Keep talking!"
Zhang Li heard that Xuan Lin was in a bad mood, so he gritted his teeth and said those words: "I always put the statue next to me when doing things, and I often touch it."
Although Xuan Lin had no experience in this area, he still understood what he said. He closed his eyes and suppressed his anger, and said coldly: "Smash the bed."
The guards took action, but they couldn't find it.
"Look for porcelain pillows with hidden grids."
Soon, a brocade box was handed to Xuan Lin. Xuan Lin was familiar with the brocade box, which was exactly the same as his.
Seeing that Xuan Lin was going to get it, Manager Liu quickly grabbed it. He looked at the brocade box carefully, took out a silver needle and inserted it into the edge to see if it was poisonous. Then he turned around and opened the brocade box, only to look at it. After one glance, he quickly closed it again.
"what happened?"
Xuan Lin was once plotted against. If he hadn't turned sideways at that time, those poisonous needles would have been shot at him. From then on, Manager Liu was particularly careful about any box he encountered.
"Your Majesty, I'm going to wash up first."
With that said, Manager Liu held the brocade box and walked out of the house. He was stopped by Zhang Li as soon as he took a few steps.
Zhang Li spread his hands, indicating that he was just following orders.
"Bring it here." Xuan Lin vaguely guessed something.
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid it will stain your eyes, so let me wash them first." Manager Liu hesitated, he was really afraid that Xuan Lin wouldn't be able to bear it.
"Bring it here." Before Manager Liu could hesitate any further, Xuan Lin had already snatched the brocade box from his hand.
Opening the lid of the box, the air solidified instantly.
It is indeed a wooden statue of Wen Yunxi. The statue is not missing any arms or legs, but its face and chest are covered with white spots. Some of the marks are only light mottled due to time, but they are equally conspicuous under the contrast of bright colors. .
They are all men, even Xuan Lin can tell it at a glance.
After a long silence, Xuan Lin covered the brocade box again with trembling hands. His voice was as cold as ice and he said, "Tell them that they have to dig three feet into the ground to find Sang Ao. I just want to live."
"Put a notice out again. Anyone who provides accurate information about Sang Ao will be rewarded with twenty taels of silver. Anyone who captures Sang Ao alive will be rewarded with two hundred taels of gold. As long as Sang Ao is captured alive, let's forget the past."
"Let bygones be bygones" almost ended Sang Ao's life. No matter where he was hiding, as long as he heard this notice, Sang Ao would not dare to trust his personal guards.
Before leaving the room, Xuan Lin said again: "Keep looking for the jade carving. If you can't find it today, each of you will write down thirty big slabs."
Manager Liu and Zhang Li looked at each other, sighed and continued rummaging.
It seems that the board cannot be avoided. (End of chapter)
