nycdaug Chapter 169 Thief
Chapter 169 Thief
While I was paused, it turned around and rushed out.
All I had time to see was that it had a piece of paper in its mouth and that there looked like a scar on its brow.
I took a step forward and followed it out. I raised my right hand and shot six ice arrows at it.
It rolled on the ground and dodged a few of the missiles, but a few still penetrated its body, spilling a little blood.
It whimpered, used all four of its legs to climb up the tree next to the study, then quickly jumped from the tree to the wall, landed on the ground with a thud, and ran away.
I didn't have its tricks, so I had to run towards the gate and try to chase it out.
After running a few steps, Xinwang came out from nowhere. Seeing my hurried look, he asked hurriedly, "Girl, what's wrong?!"
I ordered, "A big yellow dog ran into the young master's study to steal something. I shot it with an ice arrow, and it climbed over the wall and ran away. Follow the blood trail!"
After hearing this, Xinwang ran out the door, saying as he ran: "I don't have enough spiritual power to climb the wall, I'll go around and take a look!"
I remembered that the door of Tu Shanjing's study was still wide open, and I was afraid that it was a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain, so I hurried back to Tu Shanjing's study and lit the light to check.
The room was not messy, except for the documents scattered all over the floor around the desk. At first glance, it was hard to tell what was missing.
I quickly took out the spare lock and locked the door, then turned around to look for Tu Shanjing.
As I passed my own room, the candlelight inside was lit up and wavered to the door.
The door opened, Xiao Wei rubbed her eyes and yawned and asked: "Girl, I think I heard some noise, what happened?"
I was in a hurry to get going, so I waved my hand and replied, "You should go back first. A dog has entered the young master's study."
"Dog? Is it a big yellow dog? Didn't the young master bring it back from outside? I saw it under the tree in the afternoon, and he took it into the room and played with it for a long time!" Xiao Wei asked curiously.
After hearing this, I hurriedly went back into the house, closed the door and asked her, "But how can it be so long, so tall, and have a scar on its eyebrow?!"
Xiao Wei nodded and said, "Yes, I played with it for a while and then I felt sleepy and fell asleep. When I woke up, it was gone. So I wasn't very sleepy at night and didn't sleep well."
I rushed to my cupboard and opened it to check.
There are a lot of documents in Tu Shanjing's study, and many things are stored in cabinets or drawers, which I never see normally.
But I know all the things I have, and there are only a few that are important.
I took a look and my heart skipped a beat.
The half of the map that Tu Shanjing left with me is gone.
I told Xiaowei, "Xiaowei, don't tell anyone about you playing with the big yellow dog this afternoon."
Seeing my serious expression, Xiaowei was so scared that she lost her sleepiness and nodded repeatedly.
I had no time to talk to her anymore and went straight to Tu Shanjing's bedroom.
Perhaps because I didn't close the door carefully, he turned over in bed and woke up, sat up and asked, "Is it Lanxiang?"
I hurried inside and replied, "It's me. Sir, please get up quickly. The map is lost!"
He lit the candle on the bedside table with a wave of his hand, stretched out his long legs and got out of bed, walked out and put on his outer robe, grabbed a hairband to tie up his hair and asked, "What's going on?"
I helped him tie the belt and told him what I saw and heard in the study tonight. Of course, I left out the part where Xiaowei played with the dog. I only said that I went back to the room to check and saw that the other half of the map was gone.
He frowned, took out the Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needle from the cabinet and handed it to me, saying, "Come with me to take a look."
I was tying the small box to my waist when there was a light knock on the door and Xinwang's voice rang out: "Girl, are you there?"
I hurried to open the door. Xinwang saw Tu Shanjing also got up and knew that the situation was serious. He quickly bowed and said, "Master, Miss, I didn't see the dog outside the courtyard gate. The blood disappeared along the wall. I walked around twice and came back to report."
Tu Shanjing waved his hand: "It's okay. I'll go take a look first."
After saying this, he created a gust of wind and ran quickly into the yard.
I hurried to catch up, but my spiritual power was not as good as his. When Xinwang and I arrived at the study, we saw him squatting on the wall, carefully looking at the marks there.
Seeing us coming, he jumped down and said, "The dog was cunning. It didn't walk on the ground. It went back from the opposite side and climbed up the wall. It jumped from here to the wall over there and ran away. That's why there are two bloodstains on it."
I looked at him and asked, "Will You see it?"
Tu Shanjing stretched out his right hand, and a light blue light shot into the air. A moment later, a man in black flew over from the courtyard, bowed and said, "Young Master, what do you want?"
As soon as I saw it wasn't You, I guessed that he might not be the one on duty tonight.
Tu Shanjing asked, "Did you see a big yellow dog jump up from here and run away along the wall just now?"
The shadow guard bowed and said, "My Lord, I am incompetent. I have been on night duty at the tree behind the house and did not see anything."
I was thinking about the tree behind Tu Shanjing's house. It was located a little off the beaten track and was lower than the eaves. Although there was enough space to see the door leading to Tu Shanjing's room, it was indeed impossible to see the wall here through the eaves and several trees.
Tu Shanjing's expression remained unchanged as he said, "I understand. Gather the shadow guards around you and obey my orders. Keep in touch secretly and don't let anyone know."
The shadow guard said yes and ran out the same way he came.
Tu Shanjing said to Xinwang again, "You stay here and guard the study. When the shadow guards come back, leave four of them to surround the front, back, left and right. Send two more people to wake up Ruofeng and Ruiyang and come here to wait."
After that, he turned to me and said, "It's urgent, you follow me first."
I nodded, and he picked me up and flew over the wall.
Although I am afraid of heights, now that he is holding me so tightly, I actually forget about my fear.
Fortunately, he immediately jumped down again, gently put me on the ground, and said to me: "I will chase from above, you watch from below, and tell me if there is anything unusual."
I nodded and took out a tinderbox to light it.
He climbed back up the wall, taking steady steps.
I bent down and looked carefully at the corner of the wall, and there was nothing unusual.
He walked along the wall, stopping and starting, and sometimes jumping. I followed him through twists and turns until the fire starter in my hand was almost half burned.
Suddenly he stopped on the wall.
I saw his shadow standing still on the ground below, and I couldn't help but look up at him. He was standing on the wall, looking up at the house not far away.
I followed his gaze and saw Tushan Hou's residence.
Although I had a vague guess in my mind for a while, when it was confirmed, I still shuddered hard.
Looking at the guards at the entrance of Tushanhou from afar, they were all tall and holding sharp blades. I looked up at Tushanjing and asked softly, "Sir, what should we do?"
He jumped down and replied: "Go ahead."
After saying this, he flipped his hand, and a smellless white smoke rose up, gradually forming a cloud of mist, which floated silently into the air and covered Tushan Hou's residence from top to bottom.