Chapter 145 Assassination

"Really?" Xie Tingzhou said, "Then I will be even happier."

Shen Yu didn't know why he insisted on competing with Jiang Lianzhi. Just when he was about to speak, Xie Tingzhou came closer.

The breath fell on the corner of the lips, but the two of them paused at the same time and quickly exchanged looks.

Bai Yu suddenly opened his eyes under the eaves, and suddenly fluttered his wings.

At the same time, Shen Yu quickly pushed Xie Tingzhou away and slid out of the window like a fish, reaching for the person in the dark with her fingers.

The man was dressed in night clothes, and the two of them exchanged several moves in an instant.

There was already a fight between men in black and Xi Feng on the roof, and a few others restrained the secret guard.

"Catch it."

A flash of silver light flashed, and Shen Yu stretched out her hand to catch it. She didn't have time to admire this good sword, so she bent her arms and stretched out, pointing the sword tip directly at the opponent.

The moon is like a white Hong, and the sword is like frost and snow.

Her sword was very fast, and countless rays of silver light seemed to be intertwined into a net, trapping the man in black tightly.

Two more men in black joined the battle and besieged Shen Yu.

"Cang." Xie Tingzhou shouted flatly, and then he saw a black shadow leaping down from the big tree in the courtyard quickly, his golden eyes shining in the dark night.

"No! Back off!" The man in black scolded in a low voice.

Xie Tingzhou stood under the eaves wearing a large cloak, with a hint of solemnity in his brows.

With a "boom", the man was kicked to the ground by Shen Yu in the chest. Cang immediately pounced on him, pressing his front paws on the man's shoulders, and let out a warning roar from his throat.

"Beware of him committing suicide!" Xifeng shouted from the eaves.

Shen Yu immediately stepped forward and locked the other person's jaw, but unfortunately it was too late, the man's body had already begun to twitch.

Shen Yu pulled off the man in black's face scarf, squatted on the ground and took a look, "It's too late, he has poison in his teeth, he is a dead soldier."

Xifeng and Anwei threw the two corpses on the ground with a bang and said, "Same, the rest ran away. That man's lightness is very good. If Changliu hadn't slept, he could probably catch up."

Shen Yu only found out today that Chang Liu was the best in Qinggong in the palace.

"These people are very skilled. They are here to take your life." Shen Yu stood up and looked at Xie Tingzhou.

Xie Tingzhou's eyes were indifferent, "There are many people who want to take my life."

"But not Emperor Tongxu. He wants you to live well." Shen Yu casually drew a piece of cloth from the man in black and carefully wiped the sword body.

Xie Tingzhou smiled, "The dead Xie Yun cannot be used to contain Beilin."

"This is your sword Yi Jingshuang." She praised.

There was a hint of white frost when the sword was drawn just now. She finally knew where the name came from. This was the first time she saw Xie Tingzhou's sword.

Xi Feng and the secret guards have already checked several dead soldiers.

"They all have strange faces. They don't have anything on them. Only one of them has burn marks on his face."

Xie Tingzhou stepped forward, and Xi Feng took the wind lantern and came closer.

"This position..." Xie Tingzhou said, "It's like a tattoo position."

Tattooing is the tattooing of words on a prisoner's face, and then applying charcoal to show the mark of the crime. It can never be scrubbed off and can only be covered up with scalds or burns.

"Go and check," Xie Tingzhou tilted his head and ordered, "whether this person has ever been in prison, why he was arrested, and where he went after being released."

Xi Feng took the order, and the secret guards quickly cleaned up the courtyard.

Xi Feng left the courtyard gate and quickly turned back.

"What's the matter?" Xie Tingzhou looked up.

Xifeng said unnaturally: "It's no big deal. I forgot to tell Yu at the same time. You don't have to wait in line for the next rotation."

After saying this, he cupped his fists towards Xie Tingzhou, turned around and walked away in a few steps.

Shen Yu turned around, "Look, this is the reason why I don't want to be exposed."

Just because she was a girl, she was even spared the shift.

"Wouldn't that be more freeing?"

"Are you going to get paid every month?" Shen Yu asked.

Xie Tingzhou seemed to think he heard wrongly, "You care about those monthly routines?"

"Of course." Shen Yu said seriously: "That's the money I earned through my own skills. It's different from other money. It's special and fragrant."

Xie Tingzhou smiled at Shen Yu, "Fat! Double the amount, okay?"

There was a clear chirp in the air, and White Feather swooped down, folded its wings and landed on Xie Tingzhou's shoulder. What it held in its paws was not a mouse, but a branch of winter jasmine.

Xie Tingzhou's eyes moved, he raised his arms to hold Bai Yu, took down the winter jasmine flowers, thought for a moment, and said, "Follow Bai Yu and see where it goes."

He raised his arms, and white feathers rose into the sky. Immediately, a secret guard followed it and disappeared into the night.

After everything was done, Cang jumped back into the tree, coming and going silently. His cold and indifferent temperament was somewhat similar to the normal Xie Tingzhou.

Shen Yu exclaimed: "How did you tame these two babies?"

"Patience." Xie Tingzhou joked: "Just like I am to you, if you endure it, you can always get through it."

Shen Yu listened to his aggrieved words and knew that he was acting out again. She couldn't help but curled her lips and followed him into the house.

There was one less secret guard and Xi Feng was not there. Worried that the assassin would come back, Shen Yu rested in Xie Tingzhou's room.

It's been an uneventful night, one thing after another.

Shen Yu was lying on the bed unable to sleep. There was a lamp lit outside, and Xie Tingzhou's figure at his desk handling official duties was reflected on the screen.

An hour later, the secret guard and Bai Yu came back together.

Xie Tingzhou opened the door and went out. Shen Yu pricked up her ears and listened for a long time but couldn't hear what the two of them were talking about.

After a while, Xie Tingzhou came back and continued to process official documents.

Another moment passed, and hearing the sound of tossing and turning in the bedroom, Xie Tingzhou put down his pen and drank half a cup of strong tea.

"Don't think about it, I'll tell you."

Shen Yu got up from the couch and stepped out of the screen on her shoes, "Hurry up and tell me."

Xie Tingzhou glanced at her, "Go put on your cloak and I'll tell you."

Shen Yu ran back and forth quickly and sat opposite him to listen attentively.

She couldn't figure out some questions tonight.

Since Xie Tingzhou came to Beijing, everything has been peaceful. To put it in a less modest way, if Xie Tingzhou is safe, then Beilin will be safe, and temporary peace can be guaranteed.

But why did the other party choose to attack Xie Tingzhou at this moment?

Xie Tingzhou said: "Before I speak, you have to agree to one condition of mine."

"What condition?"

"The day after tomorrow's spring search, you stay in the palace and can't accompany them?"

"Why?" Shen Yu immediately raised her voice to express dissatisfaction.

Xie Tingzhou glanced at her, "No reason, agree or not?"

Shen Yu rolled her eyes and nodded slightly.

Xie Tingzhou calmly uttered a name: "The secret guard followed to the Xuanping Marquis's mansion."

"Pei Chunli's father?" Shen Yu said in shock: "Why did Xuanping Marquis want to assassinate you?"

Xie Tingzhou raised his eyes, "Don't you think this answer is too simple?"

Shen Yu frowned, and seemed to have tasted something wrong.

When the assassin was caught, he had already committed suicide by taking poison, just to avoid being traced back to the person who planned it, but now the clues point directly to Xuanping Marquis.

"What you mean is," Shen Yu said, "Maybe the assassin has discovered that Bai Yu is following him, so he took advantage of the situation and put the blame on Xuanping Marquis?"

Xie Tingzhou said: "It's just a guess, we'll see then."

After spending so much time together, Shen Yu also has some understanding of Xie Tingzhou's personality. He is not a person who speaks without thinking, and usually he is 80% sure when he speaks.

The candles were burning and bursting.

Shen Yu reached out to take the cup of strong tea thoughtfully, but Xie Tingzhou covered her hand, "It's harder to fall asleep after drinking it, go to sleep."

Shen Yu went to sleep as he ordered her to do, and Xie Tingzhou stared at the light with a gloomy face.

There must be a reason for someone to assassinate at this time. The only major event in recent days is the spring search.

I'm afraid this year's spring search will not be peaceful.