Drunken and faintly dreaming

The cry of the baby in the bamboo basket immediately made the old man have no time to think about anything else. He hurried towards the bamboo basket and took out a small piece of cheese from his arms as he walked.

The hungry and crying baby opened its small cherry-like mouth very obediently and sucked the piece of cheese vigorously. This scene immediately made Xin Zhuihu feel sad, and a blurry image appeared in front of his eyes.

The thrilling scene a few days ago...

The incident happened three days ago in a mansion in Jiaxing, Jiangnan.

Early in the morning, Xin Zhuihu, the chief instructor of the mansion, led a group of nurses to practice boxing and kicking in the backyard as usual. Suddenly, he, who has very good hearing, heard several sounds coming from the gate of the mansion in front.

Scream!

Xin Zhuihu, who was experienced in martial arts and martial arts, immediately felt that the situation was not good. He ordered two nursing homes to go quickly to check, and then dispatched a group of nursing homes under him to rush to support. He was still worried about the masters who were still in the house.

So he hurried over to greet him.

Stepping lightly into the inner house, Xin Zhuihu immediately noticed an unusual silence. This was definitely not right! Xin Zhuihu was so alert, and he immediately smelled a hint of danger from the unusual silence in the house.

!

Sure enough! He looked around the inner house at that time, and found that there were almost no people alive - several masters and several personal maids were lying on the ground with blood, and they were all dead! In desperation, Xin Zhuihu had no time to pay attention to him, he

After a few steps, he dashed into the bedroom of his master Ni Liang, looking around nervously...

After a while, Xin Zhuihu suddenly discovered that a baby's swaddling clothes had fallen in an inconspicuous place! He hurriedly stepped forward, stretched out his hand to pick up the swaddling clothes wrapped in the young master from the ground, thinking: Fortunately, there is

In the chaos, the thief did not realize that the young master was missing!

At this moment, there was already a chaotic sound of clashing weapons in the halls, courtyards and other places outside, and at the same time, countless sounds of fighting also rang out. Immediately afterwards, he heard many crazy screams and falling into chaos.

Desperate, begging for mercy...

When the matter became urgent and there were many enemies, Xin Zhuihu knew that it would be extremely difficult for him to save even a glimmer of hope for the Ni family on his own. When he was in a hurry, he suddenly discovered that the fingers of his master Ni Liang seemed to be faintly visible.

Pointing to a certain place!

He followed the master's pale fingers and looked over, and his mind suddenly felt like a mirror - the hidden compartment in the corner! This was a secret that the master had told him earlier: If something unexpected happens in the house, you can act cheaply.

Xin Zhuihu felt that now was the point of no return, so he no longer hesitated and immediately opened the secret compartment and took out a brocade package. Then, he quickly rummaged through the cage to find it.

A piece of cloth wrapped the young master on his back and immediately escaped from the roof...

The moment he passed by the roof, Xin Zhuihu noticed out of the corner of his eye intentionally or unintentionally that there seemed to be two other figures crouching in the hidden corner of the eaves! However, in the extremely critical situation, he really had no time to do so.

Taking everything else into consideration, I had no choice but to let all kinds of strange signs pass by.

The next day, after Xin Zhuihu temporarily fostered the baby in a farmhouse outside the city, he disguised himself and sneaked into the city, looking for opportunities to get information. In the afternoon, he learned from a friend in the world that his master Ni Liang had offended Jiaxing before.

There is a rich man in the city, but that person is a distant relative of Yu Duoxun, the head of Beiming Pavilion. As for whether the family extermination incident is really related to him, it is still unknown.

Feeling the kindness of his master, Xin Zhuihu decided to escort the young master south to Fuzhou Prefecture alone to visit his relatives. The new general magistrate of Fuzhou Prefecture, Shen Yixi, was the uncle and cousin of his master Ni Liang. Earlier, in On the way to take office, Shen Tongpan once visited his cousin, so Xin Zhuihu knew him.

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Seeing that the young master in the bamboo basket was asleep again, Xin Zhuihu hurriedly packed his luggage and continued to move forward with a thick branch. The night in the mountains came early, and it didn't take long for the dark night to fall. It was becoming increasingly difficult to see the road clearly on the road between mountains and forests.

Xin Zhui's ears were very strong, but his eyesight was average. Of course, this was related to a serious illness he had suffered before. It was difficult to see the road clearly, so he had to constantly use branches to explore the road, reluctantly trying to buy time to get on the road.

The reason why he is so anxious is because he knows very well after many years of traveling around the world that the enemy will never give up easily. After the mangy dragon, there may be a toad or a mangy dog ​​waiting for them in front. !

Since it had just rained in the afternoon, the twilight in the mountains and forests was as heavy and pitch-black as a huge piece of black iron...

Even though his eyesight was poor, Xin Zhuihu, with his excellent hearing that surpassed ordinary people, was not difficult to detect - there were some subtle abnormal sounds that appeared in the forest beside the road from time to time! He knew very well in his heart: there were still desires in the forest. Unscrupulous young people, these people are either thieves who intend to rob the road, or they are the night patrolling imps of the Grimace Department.

More than twenty miles in front of Xin Zhuihu, there is a small mountainside acropolis called "Soseki Town". At this time, most of the residents in the town had closed their doors early and started to rest, and only the guards in the whole town were left. The watchtower at the mountain pass and the "Nevernight" tavern in the southeast corner of the town are still brightly lit.

Although the "Nevernight" tavern is located in a remote mountain town, its business has always been booming. This is mainly due to an official road half a mile away that is busy with traffic and people coming and going all year round. On the official road, from time to time there are merchants doing business, porters running freight, and officials on their way to their posts. They all need to find a temporary resting place nearby, so the "Nevernight" pub often becomes a place for these people. The best choice.

It seems that this tavern is indeed a comfortable, convenient and pleasant place. However, tonight, there is an unusual atmosphere in the "nightless sky". The first-class box near the back door of the tavern is buzzing from time to time. There were some "Lian Jia Zi" who were dressed in night clothes and were very skilled as they walked in and out in a hurry...

In a remote corner of the tavern lobby, an old man was enjoying a plate of peanuts and half a bottle of turbid wine by himself. He wrapped his eyes with a piece of cloth and leaned beside him with an extremely worn erhu. He is obviously a homeless old blind man who makes a living by performing arts.

Listening carefully to the chaotic footsteps coming from the upper class box, the old blind man shook his head gently without noticing, and a slight sneer of contempt appeared at the corner of his mouth...