Chapter 10 Enemy from afar

The weather in early November has been a little chilly, especially in Daliang City, which is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, which already feels like winter. However, there is no chill in the inner hall of Zhongyonghou Mansion. On the contrary, it looks warm, just because dragons have been installed in all rooms of the inner hall, which is enough to maintain the temperature of the room.

However, Xu Lu, the outside steward of the Xu family standing at the inner hall at this time, still felt cold all over, just because the beautiful woman sitting high above was staring at herself with angry eyes. This beautiful woman who could make the outside steward of the Xu family so afraid was naturally the eldest woman of the Xu family (River Crab) Fang.

"What are you talking about? What was assigned to you before has not been done yet? What kind of food do you cook? Can't you do such a small thing? After a long time, Fang asked coldly.

"Madam, forgive me, the villain really tried his best!" Seeing Fang's willow eyebrows erect, with a trace of ridicing at the corners of his mouth, Xu Lu, who was familiar with her style, shivered again, and then knelt down and begged for mercy. He is a close relative brought by the Fang family. Naturally, he knows Fang's temper. Seeing her appearance, she is on the verge of punishing herself. She, who was once in the Fang family and had not yet left the cabinet, killed a lot of slaves after this expression.

Fang also knew his current situation in the Xu family, without the help of this loyal steward, so he put down the anger and asked, "What on earth is going on? That boy is only ten years old, and now his status is as low as a mining slave. Why can't he deal with him? Are you not doing everything?"

"Madam, the little one did everything possible to make the owner of the mine promise to send someone to get rid of the boy through the relationship. However, he didn't expect that the boy was not only hard, but also had ridiculous luck. Ye Tao, the owner of the mine, not only failed to remove him, but also put himself and his brother Ye Hao..." Xu Lu said in detail what he knew happened inside and outside the mine.

"Do you think some of the wind and rain in the former capital were also born because of that mine?" Fang couldn't believe what Xu Lu said. He only made it up at will to shirk his responsibility, but Xu Lu didn't dare to arrange such a big thing at will. What's more, the other party has always been loyal to himself, and it is impossible for him to lie about this kind of thing. After careful consideration, Fang still believed it. Fang's words.

"How can this boy stir up such a big storm? Is there anyone behind him?" Fang couldn't help remembering that day, when he was about to die the murderer who had injured Hao'er, the old marquis who had suddenly come out and had not asked for a long time. Did he do something behind him?

But Fang immediately denied his judgment. With Xu Zhengnian's energy, it was too simple to save this boy. As long as he had one sentence, he would not dare to do it, but in the current situation, the old marquis obviously did not intervene. This can be obtained from the current environment where Xu Jinghong has not improved much. Thinking that there is no pressure from Xu Zhengnian, which makes Fang a little relieved.

"There is still no clue about this, but in a small way, if there is no one behind, he can't make such a big noise. And after the incident, he was not only safe and undamaged, but also valued by the governor Liu Mo and was assigned to be a team in the border army. It's even more difficult to eradicate him secretly now. Xu Lu said and looked at Fang more carefully.

Fang was stunned when he heard the words, and then he couldn't help shouting, "How can this be! Is it possible that my Haoer will endure what he was hurt? What do you eat? Can't a loyal and brave wife be a subordinate officer who can't even be regarded as an ant?

"Madam, after all, that's the army. Although the marquis's prestige in the army is still not low, he can't reach down, let alone such a small man..." Xu Lu hurriedly excused himself.

After being reminded by him, Fang Shi restrained his anger a little. He really can't do some things clearly, otherwise he is afraid that it will cause the dissatisfaction of the old man. His days in the Xu family are not as comfortable as they are now. After all, she is just a woman, and her power is limited. Do you want to spare him like this?" Fang said weakly.

As soon as her words fell, the half-closed door was pushed away from the outside. Both of them were shocked. They were discussing secret matters and had already told people not to come near. How could anyone dare to break in? But as the person who pushed the door came in quickly, the two looked a little better, because it was Xu Shihao who came.

"Haoer, why are you here?" Fang asked uneasily. Since Xu Shihao injured his arm and can no longer be as usual, his nature has become unpredictable. Even Fang, as a mother, can't figure out what his son will do next.

"Mother, I have heard what you and Xu Lu said. What is Xu Jinghong? Why can't you kill him to avenge the child?" Xu Shihao questioned loudly. Since he was injured in Xu Jinghong's hands, his original look down on Xu Jinghong has turned into hatred, thinking that one day he can hear or see the news of the other party's death.

Because of this, Fang didn't hide much from his son in this matter. Today, he saw Xu Lu secretly coming to see his mother. As if he had brought good news, he followed him outside and listened to it. Unexpectedly, what he got was such a news that made him furious. The slave who injured him not died, but escaped from the mine. How could he stand it?

Seeing her son's distorted face because of resentment, Fang's heart was also suddenly tightened. She quickly said, "Don't worry, my mother will not forgive that slave. Not to mention that he is just a team now, and it is not difficult to get rid of him with the ability of our Xu and Fang family. ." With that, he slowed down his tone again: "You have an injury. Don't be angry with such a person. Go back and rest..."

"Mom, you must promise me to kill Xu Jinghong as soon as possible, or the child will do it by himself!" Xu Shihao ignored his mother's persuasion and still insisted on what he thought, "I don't believe that my eldest son and grandson can't deal with a slave!"

"Okay, my mother will definitely kill the murderer who hurt Haoer quickly..." It was not easy for Fang to persuade his son to go out, and then said with a cold face, "Xu Lu, no matter what method you use, I must kill him as soon as possible!" After her son made such a fuss, her original wavering determination was a little stronger.

"This..." Although Xu Lu was embarrassed, he nodded when he saw Fang's eyes and said, "Little one must do his best."

"Actually, it's not difficult to kill a person..." At this time, another voice came in from outside the room, which made the two people in the room look different again. What's the matter today? Someone always comes in to disturb something.

Fang looked worriedly as the door was pushed open by a brocade man without any reprimand, because she had recognized the identity of the person, which was one of her husband's brothers - Xu Wanquan.

As the son of the loyal and brave marquis, Xu Wanquan does not have any masculinity on his body. Instead, he looks very handsome. In addition, the brocade robe he is wearing especially outstanding.

"You go down first." Seeing this uncle looking at him with a smile on his face, Fang couldn't help blushing and then ordered. Naturally, Xu Lu did not dare to say anything more. After saluted the two masters, he retreated.

"When did uncle stand outside and eavesdrop? Why didn't he say hello?" Fang seemed to ask complaintily.

Xu Wanquan smiled, as if he didn't hear the mockery in the other party's words: "It's not too late. When Hao'er broke into the door, I saw it, so I came over curiously to have a look. But it turned out that my sister-in-law was thinking about how to eradicate people. Brother, since I heard about this, I naturally have to share some worries for you.

Hearing that it was because of his son's reckless behavior that the matter was exposed, Fang had no choice but to sigh. At this time, Xu Wanquan continued to say, "But after all, Xu Jinghong is the son of our Xu family. Although he is only a concubine, he also has the blood of the Xu family. If he helps his sister-in-law to kill him like this, it seems to be a little inappropriate."

"What's wrong? He has never been regarded as a young master in the Xu family." Fang Shi replied angrily when he saw that the other party was looking for an excuse.

"You can't say that. If he is an ordinary slave, he will not be able to save his life after Hurt Haoer that day. From then on, it can be seen that Xu Jinghong is still a little unsimple. If others know about what I helped my sister-in-law deal with him, it would not be good. So my little brother, I took such a big risk to help my sister-in-law. Sister-in-law, you always have to say something. Xu Wanquan still spoke with a smile, but his eyes sparkled strangely.

"What do you want?" Fang did have no choice but to ask casually at this time.

Xu Wanquan suddenly walked to Fang's body, lowered his head and said softly in his ear. This move caught Fang a little unprepared and immediately stunned there. Although this era is not so particular about men's and women's defense, there are always some etiquette between men and women. How can they be so hard, not to mention their identities as uncles and sisters-in-law.

But compared with what Xu Wanquan said, it seemed a little witch. After listening to his words, a layer of red clouds suddenly appeared on Fang's face, and his body couldn't help trembling. Looking at Xu Wanquan's expression was also different. After a long time, she calmed down and said, "You are so bold that you dare to say this nonsense. If the master knows, I'm afraid..."

"What are you afraid of? It's just you and me here. Can you say it?"

Looking at Xu Wanquan's handsome face, Fang couldn't say a word. After a long time, she said, "I don't know whether what you said is true or not. Why can't I agree to your ridiculous request..." Although that's what she said, from the perspective of tone and expression, she has softened very much.

"Naturally, I dare not coax my sister-in-law on this matter. Has my sister-in-law heard of the shadow killing hall? I have a way to invite the first-class killer in the shadow killing hall to assassinate him, so that my sister-in-law can believe my sincerity?" Xu Wanquan said softly.

"The shadow killing hall you mentioned, but the rumored shadow killing post, the shadow killing hall of the king of death?" When Fang heard the name, he even forgot the embarrassment just now and quickly asked.

As a woman living in the back house, she knows not many things outside, but even the Fang family can know, which must be very famous, and this shadow killing hall is such a well-known killer organization both inside and outside the court. It can even be on an equal footing with the two major gangs in the Song Dynasty and become the third force in the world.

Since the founding of the Song Dynasty more than 200 years ago, everything has entered the existing track. Whether it is in the opposition, there has been a solid force. In the dynasty, it is naturally the family power led by the seven masters, while in the opposition, there are two major gangs - the Salt Gang and the Cao Gang.

Since the Han Dynasty, the court has controlled the sale of salt, but this private salt has never been banned because of its huge profits. In this dynasty, the strict punishment for the sale of private salt was still enforced, but the private salt sellers did not retreat. Instead, they gathered in a place for survival, forming a huge organization, so that the court did not dare to ignore it. This is the salt gang.

And Cao Gang started by water transportation. Song Guoding's capital is Daliang, which is located in the Central Plains, and because Wuding in the previous dynasty was built in Ye, the economy of the south is more developed than that in the Central Plains. In order to gather the world's wealth in the beam, the Song Dynasty began to dig through the north and south and become the Grand Canal as early as the founding of the country. When the canal was completed, it needed countless ships and fiberlifters to maintain traffic, which gave birth to the Cao Gang.

Hundreds of men who made a living by water first united in one place, and under their painstaking management, this force became bigger and bigger, and eventually became a huge force that even the imperial court had to avoid.

And such a stable wild structure was broken by a new force more than ten years ago, which is called Shadow Killing Hall.

Shadow Killing Hall is an extremely mysterious organization. No one can tell where they are, how many people there are, and who are the heads of the organization. Everyone only knows that this shadow killing hall will have a kind of shadow killing post. As long as it is the person who is on this shadow killing post, no one can live for three months.

Once, the people of the Cao Gang and the Salt Gang sent people to find and deal with them because they felt that they were challenged by the shadow killing hall. But as a result, not only did they not find the whereabouts of the Shadow Killing Hall, but even the people sent out lost their lives. After that, many leaders of the two gangs were assassinated one after another, and for a while, the role of the killing hall in the world was pulled above the two gangs. There are also good people who combine the shadow killing post, the king of hell and the collusion of the Ministry of Criminal Justice that the king of hell is the king of life and death, and the Ministry of Criminal Justice needless to say that this shadow killing post can be tied with the two, and the group can see its influence on the people.

At the beginning, this rumor could only be spread among the people, and people in the government did not take him seriously. However, since several external governors were killed by shadow killing posts, the situation has changed greatly, and even the court has paid attention to this secret organization. But even the imperial government was at a loss about this mysterious killer organization and eventually had to put it on hold for the time being, which also made their reputation more known, that is, even a simple woman like the Fang family knew their name.

It can be said that except for the head of the seven families and the emperor in the palace, there are almost no people who can't be killed.

So when he heard Xu Wanquan say that he could invite the shadow killing post, Fang's attitude was naturally different. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "If you can really let the shadow killing hall kill Xu Jinghong to avenge Haoer, I can do anything according to you..."

"What you are waiting for is your sister-in-law's words. Just wait." Xu Wanquan smiled proudly and then turned away. Fang looked at the back of the other party's departure, and only felt that her heart was still beating violently and her face was hot. I don't know why she did not reject this uncle's requirements at all. It seemed that she also wanted to punish her husband Xu Wanyou, who had increasingly ignored her in recent years...

The night has been updated three times, and Daliang City has completely quieted down. Although there is no curfew in the Song Dynasty, few people go out on such a cold night except for the husband. But tonight, there is a man wrapped in black fur walking carefully on the quiet street. He is the third master of the Xu family.

I saw him walking quickly and constantly looking around, as if to prevent someone from following him. Sometimes after turning a street, he would suddenly turn around and walk back. Such a careful approach is naturally because he has a very confidential thing to do and doesn't want anyone to know.

After several tests and confirming that no one was following him, Xu Wanquan began to speed up his march and soon came to a somewhat dilapidated house in the west of Daliang City. Then he took out a piece of black paper from his arms and stuffed it through the crack of the closed door.

After a long time, the door suddenly opened. An old man who seemed to be an ordinary door smiled and arched his hand at him and said, "I don't know why the guests came here late at night?"

"Come and talk about a business!" Xu Wanquan replied uncomfortably and took out a silver ticket from his sleeve. "The price of the shadow killing post is 5,000 taels. Please accept the deposit of 3,000 taels."

"The person you want to kill is in the Southwest Army?" The old man frowned slightly and said, "This is a little troublesome. We need to add another 2,000."

"Yes!" Xu Wanquan had no intention of bargaining and nodded, "Pay 4,000 yuan after it's done."

"Okay, I will give you a satisfactory explanation within three months." After the old man finished speaking, the door closed.

Xu Wanquan looked at this inconspicuous house and sighed secretly. Seven thousand taels to buy a person's life is indeed too expensive, and this shadow killing business is really easy to do. But when he thinks about what he will get from it, he is still looking forward to things. After taking a last look at the house, he turned his head and left.

The inconspicuous house was found on fire the next day, and there was no living room in it...

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