The little heroine investigates a mysterious case

After Qin Shao arrived in Yancheng, he did not defend the city gate. Instead, he led a team of 20,000 elite soldiers and launched a surprise attack on the Rongdi cavalry stationed in Heimu City overnight.

Some cavalrymen were killed before they could even mount their horses, and some died in their sleep. The remaining cavalrymen had no intention of fighting anymore. They barely held out for a while before fleeing from Blackwood City and disappearing into the vast night of the northern grasslands.

In the next ten days, Qin Shao once again led his troops to capture the cities of Xiangshan and Wuyuan.

King Yingyang of Rongdi led his army to flee to the foot of Tianwu Mountain. Qin Shao ordered his soldiers to set up camp five miles away from the Rongdi cavalry to rest for a while and wait for a decisive battle with Rongdi early the next morning.

That night, a masked man in night clothes sneaked into the Xia army's camp. His figure moved between the tents like a ghost, and finally found the tent where the archers were stationed. He slipped into the tent and secretly took away several arrows.

The lights in Yingyang's tent were on all night. Although he had suffered a series of defeats, there was no resentment on his face. Ten sturdy grassland cavalrymen sat in front of him.

Ying Yang said to the crowd, "Qin Shao has taken the bait! A general like him, who has almost never lost a battle, is so arrogant and conceited that he's sure we'll lose. He never expected that we'd lose on purpose to show him!"

A black-armored warrior looked at Ying Yang with admiration.

"Your Majesty, you have stationed troops in Heimu, Xiangshan, and Wuyuan. I thought you were planning to defend the three cities, but I didn't expect you were deliberately setting up a trap to lure Qin Shao into!"

Ying Yang said calmly, "Rob and run, rob and run. It's enough for us to wait until spring comes and the flowers bloom and the grass grows lush. It has always been like this. Why should I defend it? Besides, do you know how to defend a city?"

The black-armored warrior looked embarrassed: "No... I don't understand..."

Yingyang is confident.

"Managing a city, and managing so many people in it, is our grassland tribe's weakness. This king only hopes to capture Qin Shao alive this time. If not, he will be killed. We must teach the Xia Kingdom a lesson! Tomorrow is the decisive battle, you all change into ordinary cavalry armor. Follow my orders, and make this sneak attack a success no matter what!"

Everyone answered in unison: "Yes, Your Majesty!"

Ying Yang suddenly stood up, looked up at the top of the tent, and shouted, "Who is it?!"

The other ten people immediately rushed out of the tent and searched everywhere, but they did not find any suspicious people except the guards on duty.

When they entered the tent again, a masked man in black jumped lightly down from a big tree, used his lightness skills to fly away, and finally disappeared into the end of the darkness.

In a cave halfway up the Wushan Mountains, Guo Da was rubbing his hands and breathing out beside a campfire. A masked man in black flew into the cave, took off his mask, revealing Zhao Xuan's face, which was red from the cold wind.

Guo Da hurriedly asked, "How is it? Is everything going well?"

Zhao Xuan took out Xia Jun's arrows and then took out the arrowhead that had poisoned Zhao Xiaoman. Comparing the two, they found that the workmanship and materials were exactly the same, without any difference.

"So one of the robbers is actually from the Xia Army?"

Zhao Xuan analyzed, "Of the three kingdoms on Qiankun Continent, the first one to be ruled out is Song. This is because Song only introduced archers into their army five years ago, and we still don't have any evidence of the Yue army. If the arrows used by the Yue army archers are different from those used by the Xia army, then it must be the Xia army."

Guo Da sighed and said, "If that's the case, it's horrible. Isn't this just one family killing each other?"

Zhao Xuan felt heavy-hearted. "If the Xia army was truly involved, and even I could tell they deployed the poisoned arrows, then couldn't His Majesty, Qin Shao, and the other high-ranking officials responsible for cleaning up the mess and tracking down the murderer have figured it out? But in the end, they just killed a few bandits from Jigong Mountain and ended the matter hastily... Uncle Guo, there must be something deeply hidden here! After returning to Fengcheng to rest and recuperate, I must head to Yue State as soon as possible."

"Then we'll be back at dawn?"

Zhao Xuan curled the corners of her lips and sneered.

"I just took the opportunity to sneak into the Rongdi tribe to investigate, and unexpectedly heard a conspiracy! Wait, there will be a good show at dawn. I want to see what Qin Shao has in his power to escape the trap set by the Rongdi King!"

Guo Da pounded his waist, sat down against the stone wall, and closed his eyes.

"Uncle Guo will accompany you no matter what you want to do. I'm going to take a nap first. I'm too old to stay up late."

Zhao Xuan also sat down next to Guo Da and rested her head on his shoulder.

In the darkness, Zhao Xuan could only be heard saying, "My father is alone in Qingshan Valley accompanying Master. I wonder how he's doing lately?"

"Don't worry, Little Bear and Little Doctor Fairy will come to look after you from time to time, so you won't starve to death."

"The Tiandao League hired a group of thugs to pretend to be robbers and insisted that they came from Jiaoyang Valley. They are both in a difficult situation and can't even protect themselves."

Guo Da consoled him, "Fortunately, the government hasn't made up its mind to launch a crackdown yet, so there's still a chance."

Zhao Xuan nodded her head towards Guo Da's shoulder and yawned.

"Forget it. I'll go back to Fengcheng and see what's going on. If nothing works, I'll go to the Tiandao League and have a good talk with Hu Yiba. After all, the person who tied the bell must untie it."

Guo Da opened his eyes and looked at Zhao Xuan who was leaning against him.

There was no childishness on Zhao Xuan's slightly immature face. She pursed her lips tightly and her eyes were firm and steady. Her expression was very similar to that of Zhao Xiaoman back then.

Guo Da sighed and said, "I'm sorry, but Uncle Guo can't help you much."

Zhao Xuan took Guo Da's arm and giggled.

"Uncle Guo is my God of Wealth, and that has been a great help."

A border town on the northern border of Yue State.

It was late at night and there was no one on the street. In front of a tall and majestic mansion, there hung a plaque with the words "Qi Mansion" written on it, which emitted a faint golden light even in the night.

Suddenly, a group of masked men dressed in civilian clothes appeared at the end of the street, about ten of them.

They rushed to the gate of Qi Mansion quickly and silently. The leader waved his hand, and another person hurried forward. After fiddling with the gate for a few times, the gate was opened and everyone rushed in.

The lights in the Qi Mansion were off, and it was obvious that everyone in the mansion had fallen asleep.

Everyone immediately scattered, pierced the window paper, and sprayed smoke into every room where people lived. After waiting for a while, everyone rushed into the room, quickly rushed out of the room, and gathered at the door of the mansion, but everyone had a heavy bag in their hands.

Someone whispered to the person next to him, "Where's Brother Xiong?"

“I haven’t seen it!”

In a gorgeously decorated room in the Qi Mansion, a masked man was taking down antiques one by one from the treasure chest and placing them carefully on a bundle spread out on the ground. He tied the bundle until it could no longer hold any more. Just as he was about to put it on his back, he suddenly heard a faint cry.

"Nine...Brother..."

The masked man was startled and turned around, quietly approaching the direction of the shouting. In the moonlight, he saw a girl lying on the bed, mumbling in a daze: "...Brother..."

The masked man reached out and touched the girl's forehead, which was burning hot. He quickly withdrew his hand, thought about it, and became a little hesitant.

At this moment, the girl suddenly started coughing violently. The masked man subconsciously reached out to cover the girl's mouth, but the girl suddenly stopped coughing, tilted her head, and fell into a coma.

Seeing this, the masked man pulled off his veil and it turned out to be Hao Xiong.

He gritted his teeth and stared at the unconscious girl with a complicated expression. Finally, Hao Xiong made up his mind, bent over and wrapped the girl with a quilt, then picked up the girl and ran out of the room.

Hao Xiong ran to the gate of the mansion. Everyone looked at each other in surprise when they saw that he had no bag in his hands but was holding a girl for unknown reason.

"Lord Yama, what are you doing..."

Hao Xiong ordered in a deep voice: "Stop talking nonsense! Retreat quickly!"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then ran out of the mansion one after another and fled in the direction they came from.