Cao Yang did not dare to guess Xiao Tong's thoughts at will. The matter of life and death was not that he did not want to do it, but that he did not dare.

Xiao Tong didn't plan to talk to Cao Yang too much. In his eyes, even Yao Fengchu was dispensable, let alone a small Zhijiang County Magistrate.

I give you a bite of meat to reward you to make you more diligent in doing things, but if you are useless, it is not impossible to kill and eat meat. Cao Yang is such a role.

When the night was slightly rising, the streets in the city were already deserted, and even the Qinlou Chuguan, which was prosperous on weekdays, was difficult to do these days. On the night of winter, and the city was not peaceful recently, so most people like wives and children to stay at home with their knots, and there were not many people coming and going on the street.

Zhonggu had already taken out the carriage in advance. He specifically asked his mother-in-law to take the child back to the room first, and stay here alone to guard it. He thought about what to say when he saw Chen Kuang later.

Not long after, Chen Kuang carried the unconscious Yao Fengchuyu and Xiao Xiang out of the room.

When he arrived at the lobby of the front building, Zhonggu subconsciously glanced at Yao Fengchu who was being carried on by Chen Kuan's shoulders when he saw the three of them. Zhonggu didn't ask much, just said, "Shaoxia Jiang, the carriage has been taken out for you."

Chen Kuang smiled and thanked Zhonggu. Because he couldn't relax his hands, he did not hold his fists to greet him.

Xiao Xiang, who was wearing a scarf, nodded to Zhonggu when he heard this, and Zhonggu also politely returned the gift.

Zhonggu specially sent Chen Kuan and Xiao Xiang to the door and watched them get on the carriage.

Yao Fengchu was thrown into the carriage by Shen Kuang, and Xiao Xiang then entered the carriage.

Chen Kuang sat outside the carriage. At this time, Zhong Kuang made a move and clasped his fists with Zhong Gu: "I have been bothering uncle for a long time."

Seeing this, Zhonggu also hugged Chen Kuang, but his tone was very guilty: "It's because I have a narrow vision, and I hope Young Master Jiang will be more considerate. Young Master Jiang, please come to me next time you pass by Zhijiang City."

"If you have time, you will definitely disturb me." Chen Kuang replied with a smile.

A young man in green clothes, such a noble son.

They were all tourists, so the red tape was gone. Later, the sound of horse hooves gradually rose and the carriage slowly drove away.

Zhonggu stood at the door and watched Chen Kuang drive away. He was really looking forward to his next reunion with Chen Kuang, not for anything else, but for the thought in his heart.

Zhonggu stood alone in front of the door and looked up at the sky. The moon was bright and the stars were flying, and the traffic was still the same tomorrow, day by day, month by month, year by year.

Zhonggu is an "old man" who has seen changes in the world. He now hopes for more stability, but if he meets a young man like Chenkuan, he still wants to stop and take a few more glances. It's just because such young people are rare.

The carriage gradually disappeared at the end of the long street. Zhong Guyao glanced at it and patted the dust on his butt with a smile. He returned to the lobby to close the door, thinking that he could sleep for a day tomorrow.

But before he could close the door, a big hand suddenly came in outside the crack. Zhonggu was startled by the sudden scene. Zhonggu, who had reacted, soon heard the man outside the door urging: "Oh, ah, the store owner is about to open the door, why did it close so early?"

Hearing the voices, the half-closed door was opened again. Zhonggu saw four people standing in front and behind the door. Except for an old man, the other three were not old, one woman, two men.

There were two horses and a carriage parked behind the four. Seeing that they were so strange, Zhonggu unconsciously said vigilantly: "Four guests, our shop is closed, you should go somewhere else!"

After Zhonggu finished speaking, the man who looked closest to Zhonggu, who was a little stingy, immediately said: "Shopkeeper, we have walked all the way to find your inn. We have been tired for a day. Can the storekeeper be able to collect more before closing?"

When Zhonggu first saw the four people, he kept wondering. As soon as he saw Chen Kuan, these people looked obviously unkind, so Zhonggu still refused to receive them.

The man in front saw Zhonggu hesitating and immediately changed his smile and said kindly: "Shopkeeper, don't look at our shabby clothes, the house money will definitely not be short of you. Don't worry, I, Yuan Daguang, have always been talking about everything and never tell lies."

After Yuan Daguang said that, he immediately touched Chui Ye on the side with his elbow. Chui Ye understood this and laughed and said, "Shopkeeper, you don't believe that Yuan Daguang can, but you can believe in Chui Ye's character. We are all good people."

Finally, after the two of them were sincerely explained, Zhonggu was willing to receive the four of them, but Zhonggu told him in advance that they could stay but had to solve the problem of three meals a day, and the inn would not open these days. If they wanted to go out, they had to seize the time themselves.

Because the four of them didn't plan to stay for a long time, Yuan Daguang responded one by one by one by one.

The old chef and Muqiu stood behind without saying a word. After rushing for a long time, Muqiu just wanted to take a shower quickly, while the old chef wanted to have a good sleep. It was not a wise move to sit with Yuan Daguang at night, especially after the extra lanyard.

The carriage and horses were placed in the backyard by Zhonggu with Yuan Daguang and Chuiye. On the way, Yuan Daguang wanted to ask why Zhonggu closed so early, but Zhonggu obviously did not want to talk about it more. After he found an excuse to pass by perfunctorily, Yuan Daguang did not ask any further questions.

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Chen Kuang had already agreed with Xiao Xiang to stay at Mr. Zhou for a night tonight. If there is no trouble in the future, he can decide whether to stay in the Zhou Mansion and wait for Tang Cheng and the others to arrive.

So after leaving the inn, Chen Kuang headed straight to Zhou Mansion.

Although there are few people on the street, I occasionally encounter a few.

Among Xiao Tong's six guards, Luo Hong and Zheng Linxue were temporarily staying in the county government office. The other two have the highest cultivation level, Duan Liang, and Feng Ren immediately protected Xiao Tong's safety.

Duan Liang went out to investigate the news after receiving Xiao Tong's secret order in the afternoon, and he did not lead the team back until now.

Zhao Xi only saw Zhou Xingsi alone today, and Duan Liang, the person who spread the news about the old friend residence, has not found it yet, because the news started several places in the city at the same time, and it was obviously someone who did it on purpose.

When the moon was in the sky, Duan Liang brought people back to the county government.

There were few pedestrians on the road, so Duan Liang was not very alert to the surroundings. But soon, a carriage suddenly appeared at the end of the road ahead and slowly drove towards Duan Liang and the others.

Duan Liang kept walking, and the squeaking sound of the other party's carriage also echoed on the long street.

After a moment, the carriage drove out of the night, and Duan Liang also saw clearly the appearance of the man driving in front of him. He was a young man in blue clothes, with a gentle appearance, but with a long sword on his waist, he looked like he was still a swordsman.

Chen Kuang, who was driving the horse, naturally noticed Duan Liang and the other four. Although Duan Liang intended to cover up his own aura, Chen Kuang still felt the dangerous aura revealed on Duan Liang.

Although Chen Kuang could not identify the other party's identity, there would not be more than two people in Zhijiang City where such masters could be used as guards. Therefore, in order to avoid being on the street with each other, Chen Kuang's expression was natural, looking ahead, his heartstrings were not fluctuating at all.

However, Duan Liang's eyes, who was walking slowly, were always on Chen Kuan. Duan Liang didn't know if it was an illusion, but he actually felt a sense of familiarity from this strange young man, and it was the familiarity that made him unhappy.

"Is this person the disciple of an enemy?" Duan Liang murmured in his heart.

However, even though Duan Liangxin had this idea, he still could not take action for no reason. Not to mention that it was inconsistent with reason, as a senior, he would be ridiculed for such actions.

Duan Liang watched the carriage drive by them, and the few people stopped for a moment unconsciously.

It was not until the carriage disappeared on the long street that Duan Liang threw away this strange encounter. Although it disturbed some thoughts, Duan Liang did not think much about it.

After returning to the county government office, before Xiao Tong left, Duan Liang informed Xiao Tong of the news one by one.

"Report to your Highness, Zhao Xi only went to see Zhou Xingsi and Zhou today. As for the source of the news circulating in the market, my subordinates have not found it yet, but from the source of the news, it was done on purpose by someone, and it is very likely that it was done by one person."

When Xiao Tong heard this, he obviously focused on Zhao Xi going to see Zhou Xingsi again. Zhou Xingsi had a special identity. Logically speaking, Zhao Xi was signed in to Zhijiang City as Nan Yangdian to visit Zhijiang City, but the key is that he and Cao Yang had just been there. It is obvious that Zhao Xi went to find Zhou Xingsi to have another purpose, and now it seems that this purpose is likely to be related to Yao Fengchu's disappearance.

"Have you found out who Mr. Zhou has met recently?" Xiao Tong asked lightly.

Duan Liang heard this and said, "Go back to Your Highness, Lord Zhou has been sick at home recently because of the cold and has been suffering from wind and cold, so most of the parents who come to visit the school."

After Duan Liang finished speaking, Cao Yang, who had been waiting by the side, suddenly recalled something, so he took the conversation and said, "Report to Your Highness, the official suddenly remembered that when I visited Mr. Zhou with Lord Zhao, two people who claimed to be Mr. Zhou also visited him. The two men, one man and one woman, looked very young.

After hearing Cao Yang's words, Duan Liang subconsciously remembered the young coachman he met on the road at night, but because Duan Liang's opinion this person was irrelevant, he did not mention it.

After Cao Yang finished speaking, Xiao Tong ordered: "Mr. Cao, find out the identities of those two people as soon as possible."

Although Cao Yang was puzzled, he still responded without saying a word.

When Duan Liang saw Xiao Tong's reaction, he suddenly remembered the most important thing about their return to Zhijiang City this time. Duan Liang looked at Xiao Tong as if he wanted to get Xiao Tong's reply, and Xiao Tong did reply, but only three simple words are possible.

"How can your Highness see?"

Xiao Tong smiled and said, "Old Duan doesn't know that my sister cares about the people the most. If he is in Zhijiang City, he will definitely be indispensable for these things."

Duan Liang heard this and said, "Chu Xingge said that when Princess Changle finally escaped from Qiu Lu's men, there was only a strange swordsman beside her. Can we start with this swordsman?"

Xiao Tong nodded and said, "I already have some clues, we just need to wait."

For Xiao Tong and Duan Liang, these were just a few simplest conversations, but Cao Yang on the side not only listened in confusion, but even dared not listen too much.

A moment later, Xiao Tong led Cao Yang to leave. When he saw Cao Yang leave, Duan Liang said, "Your Highness, do we need to take action?"

Xiao Tong shook his head and smiled, "You don't need Mr. Duan to take action for the time being. I just have this suspicion and I'm not sure. If you come forward, it's easy to alarm the snake. Wait aside, if she is in Zhijiang City, they will definitely want to save these people in the prison, so just wait for them to fall into the trap. But you must be careful about Zhao Xi and don't let him ruin good things. He is just a madman, but he can't kill him."

Duan Liang knew Xiao Tong's helplessness, so he smiled and clasped his fists and said yes.

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