Chapter 18 Caozhuang Assassin ()

The rising sun is rising.

Shu County is silent, and most people are still sleeping. Only those who do small businesses, those who carry water, and those who pour manure are scattered on the streets in groups of three or three.

Zhou Yu was used to getting up early and was already dancing swords in the yard. This was his compulsory homework every day. After dancing a set of swords, there was a hint of sweat on his forehead.

After the ceremony of the charity last night, Gan Ning stood up and said goodbye. Zhou Yu asked him to stay overnight, but Gan Ning was concerned about the eight hundred brothers in Chaohu, so he said goodbye. Before leaving, Zhou Yu reminded: "Second brother, I heard that the government will send troops to attack you in the near future. You must not fight hard. You must preserve your strength. The offensive of the government soldiers is only three axes. You can retreat temporarily and make a comeback in the future. In addition, "not harassing the people" should be used as a ban to obtain the support of the people around Chaohu. In terms of money and food, the main source of money and food is those rich and unkind. If you need it urgently, I will ask my elder brother Zhou Dao to arrange a secret passage to send you. On weekdays, we must speed up military training and train these eight hundred brothers into lions on the water. They are important reliances for our brothers in the future development."

Gan Ning nodded and agreed, saying, "After you arrive in Shouchun, I will send someone to find you and follow you. If you have any questions, let him run errands, it will be easier for us to contact you."

"Okay." Zhou Yu remembered the carrier pigeons Dabai and Xiaobai that Xiaoyuer had just given, so he picked up one and handed it to Gan Ning, saying, "If there is an urgent matter, we should contact us through the carrier pigeon. You should bring this one back to the island first, and after familiarizing yourself with the environment, send someone to take it to Shouchun and fly back to Chaohu in training. After a few times, it will come in handy."

"Don't worry, brother!" After saying that, Gan Ning took Dabai and left Zhou's house while the night was dark and returned to Chaohu base.

After Xiao Yuer gave Dabai and Xiaobai to Zhou Yu, she secretly stuffed the sachet she had sewn into Zhou Yu's hand, and the ice was clear. When she returned home, she could no longer sleep in front of the candlelight. She just sat at the table and watched the red candle cry as it shone.

After Deng's mother got up, the old Deng head quietly told her about Xiaoyu'er's trip to Zhou's house last night. Deng's mother sighed secretly and said to herself: "Baby daughter, you and Zhou Yu have been childhood sweethearts. Do you still don't know what you think? It's a pity that the Zhou family is a family, and my Deng family is just an ordinary minor official, and it's not right for the family."

Deng's mother walked to the kitchen, served a bowl of lotus seeds and tremella soup she had cooked early in the morning, and brought it to Xiaoyu'er's room. But she saw Xiaoyu'er sitting at the table in a daze. Looking at Xiaoyu'er's pretty face, she unconsciously remembered the cicada again. Now the cicada is so big and beautiful, but she is really pitiful after so many years when her parents are not by her side to take care of her, so she is really pitiful... Deng's mother's eyes are red again.

Deng's mother placed the bowl of lotus seeds and tremite soup in front of Xiao Yuer. Xiao Yuer realized her mother's arrival and hurriedly said, "Ah...he...mother...why are you here?"

"I'm not worried about you," Deng's mother said falsely, "I don't know what you think, but the situation between our family and his family is too far apart. With his family's conditions and requirements, I'm afraid that he will marry a wife from a famous family. It's not my father and I want you to be a concubine, so I'm so angry that you and Lin Maocai got engaged. Although the child is a little weak, he already has Maocai's fame and a good family background. You will be happy when you marry in."

"I don't listen, I don't listen!" Xiao Yuer covered her ears with her hands, shook her head and stamped her feet, "I haven't seen what Lin Mao looks like, how could she like him? If I marry someone I don't like, I will never be happy in my life."

Zhou An found Zhou Yu who was resting and said, "Young Master, the assassin of last night has been interrogated."

"Oh?" Zhou Yu was surprised by Zhou An's efficiency and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Have you asked me if you have any questions?"

"Two men and one woman among the three are brothers and sisters of the same school. That woman is the one who attacked you later. Gan Yingxiong brought the youngest junior brother. They are all from Caojiazhuang, Danyang. Because their master was detained as hostage by Wu Jing, the prefect of Danyang, and ordered them to come here to assassinate Lord Zhou Shang. If they don't follow, their master will be unable to save his life. Alas... they were forced too." Zhou An's words revealed obvious sympathy.

"I was forced... but I almost died in the underworld after my father!" Zhou Yu's tone was a little serious. Wu Jing was very reluctant to see that his father took over his position, so he actually made such a bad decision.

Historically, Wu Jing also recommended it to be the prefect of Danyang. However, the former prefect Zhou Xin refused to allow him to occupy the city. Wu Jing borrowed troops from Sun Jian, who was the prefect of Changsha at the time, and drove Zhou Xin out and occupied his county. It seems that everyone now understands a truth: the power is out of the gun.

"Take me to see them." Zhou Yu stood up and said to Zhou An.

The cellar of Zhou's house is eighty zhang long and seventy zhang wide, and it is like a large underground warehouse. Piles of rice are piled up like small hills. In order to prevent moisture, a base of the barn is about half a meter away from the ground. A row of rooms are built to the east of the cellar. The rooms are filled with weapons and armor such as swords, guns, swords, halberds, axes, hooks, forks, bows and arrows. Zhou Yu was secretly shocked. Our family's strength is really strong. With these weapons, we can arm the elite troops of 5,000 people, and these foods are enough for the army of tens of thousands of people for two years.

The three assassins were imprisoned in the room at the bottom. The three of them were tied up and squeezed into a corner of the room. When they saw Zhou Yu walking in, the thin boy in front suddenly struggled to sit up and shouted: "A real man is open and honest! We can't assassinate, just want to die quickly!" The man behind him was petite, white and tender, obviously a woman. He pushed the boy with his knee and said angrily: "My brother, don't talk nonsense!"

Zhou Yu looked at the three of them. They were all underage and were about the same age as him. They had not been assassinated last night, so they must be very upset. While thinking about this, Zhou Yu pulled out the sword beside his waist and walked towards the three of them.

"Ah!..." The girl couldn't help but feel angry, thinking that Zhou Yu was annoyed after hearing the junior brother's words, and was about to attack them, so she couldn't help but scream. The older boy beside her struggled to stand up and said anxiously: "Don't hurt my junior sister!"

Zhou Yu smiled slightly, and the sword swayed lightly. The three of them felt a flash in front of them. The ropes that bound their hands and feet were cut off. After unconsciously moving their hands and feet, the girl hurriedly said, "Aren't you afraid that we will take the opportunity to run away?"

Zhou Yu did not answer her question, but asked a question: "Why do you want to assassinate my father?"
Chapter completed!