Chapter 52: Walls Have Eyes and Ears
The same midnight.
Southeast corner of the county town, Jiaolou Street.
Su Xian was full of energy and sat motionless astride the wooden beam of the roof. This time, he did not make a wrong choice of place.
In preparation for tonight's action, Su Xian made up for his sleep during the day, so he sat here for half the night without even yawning.
The necessary tools such as incense, candles, fire starters, etc. have also been prepared and are placed on a thick wooden board resting on two beams.
This thick wooden board is put up during the day, which is equivalent to building a platform on the beam to facilitate movement.
The blue bricks on this wall are simply stacked up without any cement-like adhesive, so they can be easily removed by hand.
Su Xian only took down two blue bricks, which was just enough for him to see the scene in the next house clearly, and also made it convenient for him to cast the soul-bewitching incense silently.
And will not be easily discovered.
Because only two bricks were taken down, it was equivalent to making a rat hole in the wall, which was extremely difficult to be detected.
It's all about safety.
Ding ding ding!
The sound of night watchmen could be heard faintly in the streets.
Su Xian listened carefully and found out that the time had passed midnight and turned into the hour of Chou, which was around one o'clock in the morning.
Even though he had taken a nap during the day, Su Xian was still gradually getting sleepy after sitting for several hours...
"Why haven't the fairy Miss Zi and the secret envoy from Liao come yet? Did they postpone their visit?" Su Xian was full of thoughts.
Out of boredom, he checked the tools used in the crime, such as the incense sticks.
Then he leaned against the wall, closed his eyes and simulated the scene of their secret meeting in his mind. At the critical moment, he released the love incense, which made them all unconscious.
Finally, I went to the county government office to find Tang Ju at night...
"Eh..." Su Xian sighed softly. The words "This seems to be quite troublesome" were about to come out of his mouth, but he forced himself to hold them back.
When a person stays in the dark for a long time, he wants to talk to himself to relieve his boredom.
But in order to avoid accidents, it is better not to talk nonsense.
"broken!"
Suddenly, Su Xian's heart was shaken, and he said to himself secretly: "The neighbor's house next door is quite big, and I can only monitor one room. If they go to another room for a secret meeting...wouldn't my efforts be in vain?"
Su Xian turned his head and looked across through the small hole.
Next door is a large room that can be used as a living room. There are cobwebs all over the sky and dust all over the floor. A ray of moonlight shines in from the window, allowing you to barely see things.
"Such a big room, and it's on the second floor. If I were Xiao Xianzi and the secret envoy of Liao, I would probably choose here." Thinking of this, Su Xian felt a little more at ease.
What followed was another hour of waiting.
During this period, not even a ghost appeared.
Su Xian began to yawn quietly and dozed off. He thought to himself, "It's probably already three o'clock in the morning. If they don't come yet, I won't sit here for the whole night in vain, will I?"
If they didn't come, Su Xian wouldn't be able to get close to Tang Ju, and all his plans would be in vain... He couldn't help but feel anxious.
Finally, just as the night watchman's gongs and drums sounded at the hour of Yin, Su Xian, who was staring at the opposite room through the small hole out of boredom, suddenly felt a shock all over his body, his breathing stagnated, his heartbeat quickened, and all his sleepiness disappeared instantly.
coming!
After waiting for most of the night, they finally showed up!
Su Xian opened his eyes wide and saw a person walking out of the shadows of the next room.
"When did this person enter the ? I didn't hear any sound?" Su Xian was puzzled. The man gradually walked out of the shadows and stood in the moonlight.
He was a middle-aged man with a square face and a goatee. He was wearing a black robe embroidered with gold thread. His hair was combed meticulously and he wore a strange-shaped hair crown.
He stood with his hands behind his back and his chest puffed out, giving people a sense of majesty.
"Could this person be the secret envoy of Liao?" Su Xian muttered in his heart, "Looking at his figure and clothes, he doesn't look like someone at all. Could he be someone from Miss Xian Zi's side?"
"Yes, Miss Xiaoxianzi is the leader, so she will not take risks easily."
“…”
While Su Xian was analyzing the situation in his mind, the man in black robe stood still for a long time, and suddenly said in a majestic and deep voice: "Since you are here, why don't you show yourself!"
Su Xian's eyes widened, subconsciously thinking that he had been discovered.
This person was able to sneak into the next room silently, which shows that he is an expert. If I fall into his hands, I am afraid my life will be in danger!
Just as he was feeling horrified, Su Xian unexpectedly discovered that a petite black shadow appeared from behind a thick pillar in the next room.
"So you didn't find me."
Su Xian heaved a sigh of relief, but then he stared at the petite black figure and wondered in his heart, "When did this person hide behind that pillar? Why didn't I find him?"
A wave of fear came over me. Fortunately, I didn't talk to myself or yawn recklessly, otherwise my hiding place would have been exposed.
so close!
Su Xian, feeling a little relieved, looked next door again.
The shadow slowly walked out and came to the area illuminated by the moonlight. It was clear that she was a woman with a very petite figure, wearing a coarse linen dress and with messy hair...
Hmm, it looks familiar, I seem to have seen it somewhere.
He thought about it carefully, but couldn't remember.
The woman stopped ten feet in front of the black-robed man, standing still like a wooden stake. After a while, she said in an extremely calm voice without any emotion: "Greetings, little leader!"
Su Xian was stunned. Little cabinet leader?
What the hell?
Wait, isn’t this a secret meeting between Xiaoxianzi’s men and the secret envoy of the Liao Kingdom?
Something seems wrong.
Su Xian continued to watch intently, only to see the man in black robe flick his sleeves and snort coldly, then turn sideways, still standing with his hands behind his back, head held high and chest puffed out, giving off an air of superiority and majesty.
Then he asked, "You still know me, a small leader? Why did you leave a letter and escape?"
"My subordinate... my subordinate..." The woman's voice was still calm and without any emotion, but Su Xian heard a hint of helplessness and fear in it.
Another thing is that this woman should be a subordinate of the man in black robe...
This made Su Xian more and more confused.
"Have you forgotten all the teachings I gave you since childhood?" The black-robed man's voice was deep and majestic, making people subconsciously want to obey and submit.
He pondered for a while, then slowly uttered two words: "Leng Die!"
These two words seemed to have some kind of magic. The woman, whose body shape had not changed, suddenly began to tremble slightly. Her feet seemed unable to support her body. She slowly fell to the ground with her hands covering her heart.
The woman tried her best not to make any sound, but the pain seemed unbearable. So she gasped violently and looked up at the majestic man in black robe. Her voice finally changed and she said, "I dare not... forget, and I can't forget... you. I always remember you... since... when I was a child... you have always been there..."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
The black-robed man laughed heartily, looked at the woman and said, "Very good, very good! According to the iron law of the inner guard, I should kill you with one sword."
Su Xian frowned, indicating that he didn't understand.
The woman lying on the ground was not afraid. Instead, she stretched her neck, closed her eyes, and waited for death without any fear.
