Chapter 90 The Dark Waves

As soon as she heard that the crossbow was completed, Qiu Yao threw the little Ali to Xi'er with great excitement. She rushed to Wen Ci's room and took the crossbow and shot an arrow at the wall. The metal arrow sank into the wall. Qiu Yao took a lot of effort to pull it out.

"Thank you, Mr. Wen," Qiu Yao blew the arrow. "Although this crossbow is small, its power is not small. I'll practice aiming later."

"Thank you for your praise," Wen Ci, standing aside, smiled and arched his hand. "It's just that the crossbow is small, with a range of only about five steps. It's not difficult to aim at this distance, but beyond this distance, the power of the crossbow will be much reduced."

"Ten steps?" Qiu Yao tilted her head and thought about it. I usually take a distance of more than half a meter in one step. Isn't ten steps only seven or eight meters? Is it so far from this end of the room to the other end?

Wen Ci was a little surprised when he heard the words, and then calmed down and corrected, "The length of this room is only five steps."

Huh? Is it five steps from eight meters? Qiu Yao was slightly embarrassed, and then asked shamelessly, "Sir said a step, but this is such a step?" Qiu Yao stepped forward with her left leg.

"It's not, it's not," Wen Ci touched his beard with a smile, "Madam, just walked half a step like this."

"Uh... Is this a step?" Qiu Yao moved her right foot to the side of her left foot and then stepped forward.

"Yes."

Qiu Yao was a little ashamed. It turned out that the ancient man was two steps, that is to say, the range of the crossbow is about 15 meters. For Qiu Yao, the distance is not short. If it is more than 15 meters, she may not even hit a cantaloupe.

"Wen Ci's task has been completed. Can the lady persuade Bai Qi to let Wen Ci leave?" For Bai Qi, Wen Ci has always been a taboo. The only thing that can be ignored by the whole general's mansion is Qiu Yao and Bai Qi himself.

"That's natural, I already. I told him that Mr. Wen can leave here after making a good crossbow. Qiu Yao carefully put away the crossbow and bowed his hand respectfully, "Sir, please."

"Thank you," Wen Ci smiled and took two steps forward, and then looked back at Qiu Yao, who followed him. "Madam teaches the kindness of learning, and Wen Ci is engraved in his heart. If his wife needs any help, Wen Ciyi is incumbent."

"Sir, your words are heavy." Qiu Yao smiled and sent Wen Ci all the way to the gate. She was about to turn around, but she suddenly caught a glimpse of a servant with his head down not far away hurriedly walking in her direction. Before she could ask a question, the man had passed by her side and walked straight to the white yard.

Qiu Yao looked back at the hurried back with some puzzlement. The guard did not stop him at all, indicating that the man was a white subordinate, but the rush all over her body made Qiu Yao feel a little uneasy.

"Who is the person who just went in?" Qiu Yao turned her head and asked the guard beside her.

"If you go back to your wife, that's the housekeeper Fu of the general's mansion."

"The housekeeper? Then it seems that I have never seen this person."

"The general also has a separate hall in the north of the city. Butler Fu usually takes care of affairs in the other hall."

In another hall? She had never heard Bai Qi mention it, and the unknown restlessness in her heart was inciting herself. Qiu Yao suddenly had an impulse to go to the north of the city to see what was going on, but before she put it into practice, she heard a cold male voice.

"The other hall is an important place for the general to receive distinguished guests. How can you mention it here at will?" Sima Jin stepped on the stone steps and walked to Qiu Yao with a solemn face, but he didn't look at the two guards who had answered Qiu Yao before.

"...Yes, my subordinates should remember General Sima's lesson."

Qiu Yao quietly looked at the back of Sima Jin who taught the two guards and walked into the door, and then shrugged her shoulders to go back. Suddenly, there was the sound of horseshoes and wheels interlacing in her ears. Looking back, she happened to see the carriage slowly approaching and waiting for a few seconds, but saw a young man dressed as a Confucian dressed as a feather fan and walking down from the carriage. .

This person is none other than Hu Yang and Hu Huaiqing, whom Qiu Yao met not long ago.

Hu Yang was stunned when he saw Qiu Yao at the door, then put on a bright smile and saluted, "Is it that Mrs. is waiting for Huaiqing at the door?" Huaiqing is really flattered..."

"Mr. Hu's words are really interesting," Qiu Yao's forehead is covered with black lines. She can't figure out how Bai Qi can come together with this kind of cheeky and narcissism. "Qiu Yao just sent a gentleman away and happened to meet Mr. Hu here."

Qiu Yao... Hu Yang played with these two words in his heart for a moment, and then smiled at Qiu Yao, "That's really a coincidence."

Qiu Yao laughed dryly, "Mr. Hu is here to find the general, right? That's it." She really didn't want to spend time with this little white face. The crossbow made by Wen Ci only had one arrow. She had to ask someone to help make a few identical arrows, and then make the same crossbow to teach Ali to use it. No matter how high the skill is, one arrow will be knocked down~

"Good." Hu Yang's smile closed a little and walked into the house in the direction of Qiu Yao's invitation, but Yu Guang caught a glimpse of her walking back in the direction of another yard. She walked happily and seemed to be in a good mood.

With a bend at the corners of his mouth, Hu Yang withdrew his mind and walked into Bai Qi's courtyard, but saw an old man running out of Bai Qi's study in a hurry, and then ran away.

There are only a few people who can enter Bai Qi's study in Xianyang. The old man looks just a subordinate. What is the important thing that allows him to enter Bai Qi's study directly?

Hu Yang looked back with some puzzlement, then greeted the two bodyguards outside the door of the study, and then stood outside the door of the study until Bai Qi made a sound from the inside to let himself in.

"All the interests have been analyzed, and the king is finally a little shaken. I really don't know who has such great ability that he can make the king stand still for help from South Korea in such a situation." Sitting on the side of the study, Hu Yang raised his hand and poured himself a cup of tea and drank it all.

"What did Wei Ran say?" Bai Qi still seemed to bow his head casually and turned it over in his hand, which was part of the thirty-six tricks adapted by Qiu Yao.

The dragon fights in the wild, destroys its strength and wins its leader. The bow should be strong, and the thief will capture the king first.

"The Marquis has not made a statement yet, but it seems that he supports you as usual. I suggest that the king send troops as soon as possible."

"Why did he suddenly learn to keep a low profile this time?" I don't know whether it was Hu Yang before the case or asking himself again. Bai Qi raised a sarcastic sneer on his lips, "Tomorrow I will speak to the king, and I must persuade him to send troops before the coalition forces capture Handu."

"Zhao Du? According to the current situation, the target of Zhao Wei's allied forces is mostly Huayang.

"Once Huayang is captured, the days when South Korea will be captured will not be far away, and Huayang borders Shangyong. Although Shangyong has returned to Qin, after all, it was Chu, and the Jiangnan Rebellion is the best proof. If the two work together secretly, it will be difficult to control the situation at that time.

"Speaking of the chaos in the south of the Yangtze River, I heard that the king of Chu gathered troops in the east to recapture all the fifteen cities along the river. Isn't the general worried about Xiong Heng and Wu Zixu, who passed the east of the river, will rise again?"

"Mr. Xiong Heng is too high," Bai Qi smiled disapprovingly. He put away the simple in his hand and looked at Hu Yang with his chin. His handsome face was full of self-confidence. "The counterattack of the State of Chu is just fighting for the last force to show off for a while. In the battle of Yan Ying, Xiong Heng's main force has already been Destroyed. No matter how brilliant the victory of the State of Chu is, it is just a flash in the pan.

Hu Yang didn't expect Bai Qi to say such a thing. His handsome face was suddenly slightly stunned, and then he resumed his usual unruly smile. "The general seems to have a chance to win. In this way, even if the king of Chu is assisted by Jing and Song, he is not afraid."

"Jingcha and Song Yu?" Bai Qi moved his fingers slightly, and then laughed loudly, "Even if there are ten differences between Song Yu and Song Yu, he will still be able to classify the State of Chu into the State of Qin."

"In this case, Huaiqing is waiting for the good news from Wu Anjun." Hu Yang got up, Gong Bai Qi, turned around and walked out of the door.

"Sir, do you still have anything to say to the general?" There was a moment of hesitation before Hu Yang got up. Bai Qifeng's eyes narrowed slightly and he looked at Hu Yang back with a smile.

"It's just some irrelevant things. Now that the general has won, Huaiqing won't say those superfluous words." Hu Yang turned around lightly, and the hand holding the feather fan couldn't help tightening slightly.

Bai Qi quietly watched Hu Yang leave, and then got up and walked out of the door, facing Sima Jin, who was walking towards him, "Let me go to another courtyard."

"I'm afraid it's inconvenient."

Bai Qi paused, "What's going on?"

"Yesterday's horse has been found. There is indeed a drunken wood in the stomach, and the place where the horsepower fell down is not far from the other courtyard."

"So what," Bai Qi frowned without a trace. "Where the horse fell doesn't mean anything."

"But the general had told his wife not to use a military horse, so his subordinates asked someone to go to the stable of the courtyard to take the horse."

"The horse in another courtyard?" Bai Qi restrained his eyebrows and then took a gentle breath. Replace the guards guarding the stable with personal soldiers, thoroughly investigate those people, and dispatch another 100 guards to guard the other courtyard.

"Yes," Sima Jin's eyes locked the ground under his feet. "In addition, Mrs. just saw the housekeeper Fu at the door and knew about the other courtyard."

"Time is really accurate," Bai Qi's thin lips squeezed, and then a cold smile. "It's too stupid to distract Ben's attention at this time. These extra trivialities will only make him lose patience and break the idea of letting him go."

"Do you also need to be more vigilant in the general's mansion? In addition, the guest Qing, who has visited frequently recently, heard that he was a little unhappy with the Marquis a while ago."

"Huyang? He doesn't have this ability.

"Then my subordinates will arrange people to strengthen the precautions of other hospitals." Sima Jin turned around.

"Let someone bring my horse here. I was going to go to another hospital in person." The person who has been hiding in the dark to disrupt his plans will sooner or later make him regret what he has done.

PS: Some people have questions about the thirty-six tricks. I want to say that the thirty-six tricks here are adapted by Qiu Yao, so they will be in line with the original text. After all, no one can write down those things originally~