Chapter 401： assassin

“You go with her.” Hu Daban winked at Xiao Lian.

Xiao Lian had no choice but to get her dressing bag and follow her to the side room.

The maid brought water, Ying Bao washed her hands and face casually, and then asked Xiao Lian to apply makeup for her.

Finally, Ying Bao took action and changed the makeup on her eyes and mouth. She looked so rich that even she almost didn’t recognize herself.

Putting on a red narrow-sleeved coat, green silk crotchless trousers, also known as bloomers, and a yellow gauze draped over her shoulders, she followed the maid back to the banquet hall.

This time, the maid took her directly to Xiao Mo and sat down on the stool at his feet.

Without even looking at it, Xiao Mo talked to the head of the Cao Gang about water transportation, saying that he wanted to ask him for help in transporting grain and grass to the south.

Yingbao listened quietly, and suddenly she heard Cao Shen say: "Commander Xiao, there are all rebels in Chuanhe Town, especially the Jiang family. Several of his children have defected to the bandits. They will all be wiped out this time." ”

Xiao Mo took a sip of tea and said calmly: "We will wait until the army arrives. Those who have taken refuge in the thieves must be cleaned up."

Ying Bao had a sullen face and wanted to add some poison to their drinks.

Recently, I have taken great pains to brew some poison, but the quantity is very small, so I must use it carefully.

Finally, after the banquet was over, Daban was about to take a few young dancers back to Wuchun Courtyard, but was stopped by Cao Shen's soldiers.

"Don't leave. Now that you're here, it's not like we won't pay you, so we can stay overnight." One of the captains smiled with a wretched look on his face.

Hu Daban frowned and said: "We are dancers, not prostitutes who hang out on the fence. It's better to find someone else."

“Drink! You’re shameless.” This man pulled out his sword with a headache and pointed it at Hu Taipan.

Hu Daban did not panic. He glanced at Qi Dutou coldly and said, "My dancers are all serious musicians registered in the county government. Are Qi Dutou trying to intimidate us?"

"Qi Da! What are you doing?" Cao Shen stood under the eaves of the corridor at some point, and Xiao Mo stood beside him.

Qi Da immediately put away the knife, raised his fist towards Cao Shen, and said hesitantly: "I just saw that it was too late, so I kindly asked them to stay for one night, but I didn't want to be misunderstood."

Cao Shen immediately turned to Hu Daban and said: "Assistant Hu, it's already midnight and it's really not safe outside. Why don't you stay here temporarily and go back tomorrow? The courtyard has been cleaned and there are several rooms. How many young ladies can you bring with you?" More than enough to stay.”

When Hu Daban saw Cao Shen opening his mouth, he knew he could no longer refuse. He cupped his fists at him and said, "It is better to obey my orders than to be respectful."

In this way, Ying Bao, several little dancers and the top class were left behind, and the rest of the musicians were also arranged into another small courtyard.

Not long after, Cao Shen's soldiers actually invited Xiao Lian, not knowing what he was doing.

At this time, Ying Bao finally found out where Cao Shen lived through the intermittent conversations between his soldiers and attendants.

Ying Bao originally lived in the same room as Xiao Lian, but now that Xiao Lian is away, it is convenient for him.

She quickly entered the cave and changed into black clothes, black pants, and even shoes. She also covered her head with a black cloth, exposing her eyes.

Then he opened the back window and jumped out.

Running towards Cao Shen's residence along the direction he had explored before.

There are no guards in the inner courtyard now. The soldiers and guards are patrolling around the outside of the courtyard. There are only two maids on duty in the inner courtyard.

Under the dim light, they were both dozing.

There seemed to be a strange sound in Cao Shen's house. Ying Bao heard it, gently opened the door and walked away.

There is a screen at the door, and there are several clothes hanging on the screen.

Yingbao could see the lights in the house flickering through the gap in the screen, and the hanging gauze was gently swaying.

Ying Bao tiptoed close to the curtain and opened it. The dagger in his hand had already been inserted into the naked Cao Shen's back.

The man threw himself forward on the bed, motionless.

The woman below subconsciously opened her eyes and pushed the man away with all her strength.

She felt a dark shadow flash out, and she screamed in fright.

Yingbao quickly walked out of the door and rushed out of the yard, only to meet someone head-on. This man was wearing a brocade robe, holding a sword in his hand, and asked sharply: "Who is he?"

Without saying a word, Ying Bao suddenly saw a long knife in his hand and slashed at it. The divine sickle shone with a cold light in the night.

Xiao Mo faced the knife to resist, but he didn't expect that Mo's knife was broken into two pieces under the long knife, and the remaining force of the long knife actually cut his arm.

Xiao Mo was shocked and hurriedly backed away, running around the lotus tank in the courtyard and shouting loudly: "Here comes someone! There is an assassin!"

Soon dozens of guards rushed in and surrounded the assassin in black.

Ying Bao slashed at them with his sword, and soon several people fell to the ground.

But more and more people came around, and Xiao Mo was also escorted to the outer courtyard.

Seeing that there was little hope of killing him, Ying Bao did not dare to fight. After killing several guards one after another, he ran out of the yard, turned a corner, and entered the cave.

After that, she quickly took off her clothes, washed her hands, put on her dancer's clothes and boots again, and quietly returned to her room.

Not long after, Xiao Lian came back and urged Ying Bao to get up and join the group together.

It turned out that Xiao Lian was taken to Xiao Mo's room by Cao Shen himself and asked her to serve the nobleman.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Mo ignored her and asked her to stay in the penthouse.

Xiao Lian was taking a nap in the ear room, and there was chaos outside.

That Cao Shen was actually assassinated.

At this moment, there was chaos in the backyard. Seeing that the man in black could not be found, the guards stopped searching and simply went to check on Cao Shen.

Cao Shen was already cold by now, and the woman on his bed was shivering with fear.

They both looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes.

It's a good time that Cao Shen died. From now on, they will have the final say in the county.

Including Cao Shen's property and real estate shop.

But in order to convince the public, superficial articles must be done.

So the two captured the woman and told the public that she had colluded with assassins to kill Cao Xian Wei.

Zhu Bo and the county magistrate were silent and agreed to this result.

Hu Daban saw that the situation was not good and wanted to take the dancers and musicians back, but was stopped by the two heads.

"Don't go, Hu Daban, you are also suspicious." Qi Da and several people blocked the door.

Hu Daban frowned: "Qi Dutou, you can't slander people at will. We are all law-abiding and good citizens."

Qi snorted and waved his hand: "Take them all away and put them in prison first, and then try them later."

Hu Daban was furious, but there was nothing he could do.

A group of people were imprisoned in the county jail. Yingbao, Xiaolian and others were imprisoned in a cell. Hu Daban and a group of men entered the men's prison.

The prison was dark, damp, and had a foul smell that made people extremely uncomfortable.

Several little girls burst into tears immediately, including the woman huddled in the corner.

Ying Bao looked at the fence expressionlessly, but in his heart he was thinking about **** the two heads.

There are also a bunch of Cao Shen's cronies and followers, who are not good people.

They and Cao Shen ran rampant in the countryside. Last time they attacked Dongchen Village for no reason. If the villagers hadn't worked together to repel them, I don't know what would have happened to my family and the village.

So I must not let them go.

Of course, it would be better if Xiao Mo could be captured alive.