Chapter 16 Ice Sculpture(1/2)
Back in Yizhuang, Li Qingniu looked helpless and leaned against the wall. When he saw Fan Xiaodao, he immediately ran up and asked, "Little Master Fan, you are finally back. How are you? Have you brought anything to eat? I
I haven’t eaten anything for a day! It’s so hot and the smell here is so strong!”
Fan Xiaodao said: "Don't be impatient. I'll treat you to some iced sour plum soup tonight. However, there are still two things missing."
"what?"
"One is sour plum, and the other is ice."
Li Qingniu complained: "There is nothing in that dare."
"Imagination!" Fan Xiaodao said, "Don't let reality imprison your thoughts. Think about this damn weather. If you have a bowl of iced sour plum soup and drink it down in one gulp, you will feel comfortable from top to bottom. How would you feel?"
"More hungry."
Fan Xiaodao said, "I just know how to eat. Where is my night clothes? I have to go out tonight and do my damn thing."
Li Qingniu was overjoyed when he heard this, "It seems that the young master didn't go out in vain. Which family's fat sheep did he choose? Then I must be counted. After all, when moving money, more people will make more effort."
Fan Xiaodao said: "The residence of Xue Yingxiong, commander of the Jinyi Guards."
Li Qingniu slapped his forehead and said, "Look at my memory. I haven't eaten for a day and I don't even have the strength to walk. Young Master, I am here to wait for your good news."
Fan Xiaodao shook his head, this guy was lazy and glib, there was really nothing he could do against him. However, he had promised Zhao Xing, so he put on his night clothes and returned to the Jingguo Marquis Mansion while the moon was dark and the wind was high.
When daytime came, Fan Xiaodao had secretly noted the location of the ice cellar, and there were not many guards in the Marquis of Jingguo's mansion. When he came to the corner of the third courtyard, the wall was about two feet high, and Fan Xiaodao was about to use Qing Kung Fu to turn over the ice cellar.
After entering the wall, a middle-aged man walked not far away. He had to stop and wait for him to pass before taking action.
Unexpectedly, the man stopped under the wall, looked at Fan Xiaodao, and waited for him to leave.
The two were deadlocked here.
The man was dressed plainly and smelled of alcohol. His eyes were looking at the wall, as if he was going to climb over the wall. Then, the two of them looked at each other and smiled, and said almost at the same time, "Please go first!"
"you first!"
Fan Xiaodao said: "I happened to pass by, passing by."
The man said: "Mr. Fan, you're welcome."
Fan Xiaodao asked curiously: "How do you know my surname is Fan?"
The man pointed to the luminous characters on his back, "It says on your back, Fan Xiaodao is for exclusive use."
Fan Xiaodao cursed in his heart, damn Li Qingniu, didn't he ask you to delete these words not long ago? Qian Dingzhu and Wan asked, after working for a long time, he only deleted the words "Black Wind Village", Fan Xiaodao still kept it for "Special Purpose"
, the luminous clothing cannot be seen during the day, but at night, after the reflection of the moonlight, these words become particularly conspicuous.
However, looking at this man, he was also sneaky. It seemed that he was a fellow traveler. So he said: "Then I'm welcome."
Use your inner strength, leap into the sky!
Plop!
Fan Xiaodao fell back to where he was. With his previous jump, he was still more than two feet away from the top of the wall.
It seemed that he had not practiced Qigong for a long time, and his Qinggong had deteriorated. However, he left in a hurry and snatched the Flying Claw from the seven-piece suit, and did not take it with him. He jumped several times in a row, but could not rely on the wall. The middle-aged man said, "Look
Come on, your martial arts skills aren’t that good either.”
Fan Xiaodao said angrily: "You can do it, come on!"
The middle-aged man said nothing. He came to the corner, pushed aside the weeds, and patted a few bricks with his hands. Hearing a clicking sound, the man used a little force and took off the bricks, revealing a dog.
Dong said with a smile, "Young man, use your brain more and less brute force."
Saying that, he got through.
When Fan Xiaodao saw this, he also got in.
As soon as he stood up, he was stunned. Next to the middle-aged man, there were four guards standing, five of them with five pairs of eyes, staring at him.
One of the guards said, "Sir, you are back."
The middle-aged man asked: "Where's Madam?"
"She is lecturing the second master in the inner courtyard. If you don't come back, my wife will go crazy."
Fan Xiaodao had a dark look on his face, "You are..."
The middle-aged man said: "My surname is Xue Yingxiong. This little friend, welcome to my home." He then said to the guard, "Murong, you go to the backyard to take cover, and tell me that I will meet you in the study later.
Just go back. My little friend, please go to the study room and talk for a while."
Fan Xiaodao's heart pounded, this man with an unattractive appearance turned out to be Xue Yingxiong, the current commander of the Jinyi Guards? He didn't want to believe it, but when he saw the appearance of the guard in front of him, he had to believe it, so he followed him to the study.
"Are you really Xue Yingxiong?"
"Guaranteed replacement if fake."
"Why does such a big official want to dig into a dog hole?"
Xue Yingxiong smiled and said: "So what if you are a high official? When you get home, your wife will still take care of you? Xuanyuan, serve tea!"
After a while, the fragrant tea was served, and the fragrance floated.
This made Fan Xiaodao more and more confused. Breaking into the Jinyiwei official's residence privately was a capital crime. However, the person in front of him, instead of arresting him, invited him to the study room with a friendly and cheerful look, which made him feel like fifteen buckets.
Fetch water, up and down.
Xue Yingxiong said, "I don't know, little friend, why are you visiting my house tonight?"
The more polite he was, the more Fan Xiaodao felt that his motives were impure. However, he originally wanted to investigate the ice room, but now he did not dare to tell the truth. He said: "I heard that there is an ice room in my house and the weather is hot, so I wanted to come and get some ice cubes."
Escape from the summer heat.”
To steal money would be a crime of beheading.
Speaking of stealing some ice cubes, at least the conviction will be lighter.
"Stealing ice? Fun, fun."
Xue Yingxiong took a sip of tea and was about to speak when he suddenly heard footsteps coming from outside the door. A middle-aged woman rushed in angrily. She opened the door and saw Fan Xiaodao. She immediately pointed at Xue Yingxiong and yelled, "Okay, Xue.
Are you brave enough not to go home in the middle of the night?"
She saw Fan Xiaodao sitting next to him, and saw that he was handsome and energetic, and said: "Hmph, if you go to Baihua Building to find a girl, I will bear it. What's wrong, my taste has changed now, I don't understand.
Bai's man will also be taken home. If word spreads about this, how can I still hang out in the capital?"
Xue Yingxiong said: "Madam, if you have something to say, please speak it carefully. You must be reasonable in everything!"
Mrs. Xue said: "I will be angry if the moon is not round. Are you sure you want to reason with me?"
Xue Yingxiong smiled and said: "Madam, please don't worry too much. This is just an old friend. I meet you occasionally. I specially invited you to have a chat."
"Just chatting?"
"Otherwise, does the madam think that her husband has a habit of Longyang?"
"That's not certain."
Fan Xiaodao quickly defended, "Madam, calm down, I'm a real straight man!"
"Who can prove it?"
"This...this..."
Xue Yingxiong came to the rescue and said: "Madam, please go to the backyard to rest first. After I finish entertaining this little friend, I can go and apologize to Madam!"
Mrs. Xue just left. Fan Xiaodao said, "Mrs. Xue is quite tough!"
Xue Yingxiong said, "I was also a heroine of the Huashan sect back then. She was wronged when she married me. I usually let her take the lead, yes, yes." The two chatted, and Xue Yingxiong said, "You came to the capital on the ninth day of August.
It's been half a month, have you gotten used to it in the capital?"
"What?"
Fan Xiaodao took a sip of tea and sprayed it on the ground, his face full of shock, "How do you know?"
"After all, I am also in charge of the Jin Yiwei. How can I not know about any disturbances in the capital? I also know that you were born in Qingzhou Prefecture and studied under Song Jingang. Is that true or false?"
Fan Xiaodao felt like the world was spinning.
It’s over!
Completely finished!
He thought he was doing it very secretly, but it turned out that his every word and deed was under the control of others. Seeing Fan Xiaodao's surprised look, Xue Yingxiong didn't find it strange at all. He took out a letter from the desk and handed it to Fan Xiaodao.
When I opened it, I found it was a letter written by my third uncle, Fire Lion Lei Lie.
Fan Xiaodao said: "It turns out that Third Uncle, he has always been a member of your Jinyiwei! Over the years, every move in Black Wind Village has been under the supervision of Jinyiwei."
Xue Yingxiong said: "Yes, but not entirely. Song Jingang was also my best friend back then. If we hadn't helped him, no matter how high his martial arts skills were, could he have escaped from being chased by thousands of people? Over the years, I have been with you
My adoptive father corresponded with me through letters until two years ago, when he came to the capital for the last time and met with me, but I didn’t expect that he fell into someone else’s scheme and was poisoned.”
When Fan Xiaodao heard this, he felt sad in his heart, "Who did it?"
Xue Yingxiong shook his head, "For the past two years, I have been secretly investigating this matter, but you also know that he has a special status. Unless he is a trustworthy person, he does not dare to act recklessly. The information that can be found is really limited. Now, can you
Tell me, the real purpose of your visit tonight, right?"
To be continued...