Who says the prince is weak and can't take care of himself?

Chapter 125 The fight started

At the hour of Xu, Pei Hao, who usually didn't drink, was forced to drink two glasses of wine, which made him feel a little drunk. He felt dizzy and leaned against the bed to rest. He was nervous and felt that a handful of wine could only make him more sad.

There are fewer pedestrians on the streets, but more people are staggering after drinking too much.

"Bang!" A sound came from the end of the alley. Pei Hao was startled and looked out the window. He could not see anyone or anything in the darkness.

The dancing and music in the restaurant continued, but some people heard the noise and looked around, but saw nothing. Just as they were wondering, they suddenly heard another noise, followed by a series of noises.

The singing and dancing stopped.

As everyone was in a state of confusion, the noise became clearer and clearer, and there was even the sound of swords clashing.

"The fight started!"

"Killing!"

There were security guards in the restaurant, and the owner quickly sent two people to check. If anything happened, they should report to the police immediately!

Pei Hao stood up and leaned half of his body out of the window to look. Others also came to see, and many of them were just joining in the fun. Many colleagues from the Dali Temple also took seats by the windows and looked out.

Soon they saw two people fighting in a long alley. They couldn't see their faces clearly, but the gleaming white blades in their hands were very clear.

"Wow!" Suddenly a knife came down, almost right in front of him!

It turned out that there were not two people, but another person was chasing after them from the end of the alley.

The three men tangled and fought, getting closer and closer to the restaurant. Some people were afraid and quickly moved away, not daring to look. Someone reached out to close the window, but was violently pushed open by a brute force, breaking it.

"what!!!"

“Murder!”

The restaurant erupted in chaos. Even the officials at the Dali Temple had never witnessed such a scene. In the Yuan capital, after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Dali Temple Minister was assassinated first, and then murdered in the street?!

A thunderbolt exploded in Pei Hao's mind. Was this what Qi Xiao had told him to wait for in Yongxing Lane?! Although Pei Hao was the Minister of Justice, he had only passed the civil service exam. The people drinking here today were all clerks from the Dali Temple. Qi Xiao hadn't told him to bring his troops! Was he just going to watch helplessly? What if someone accidentally hurt someone?

Qi Xiao!! This little bastard!! What is he up to?

“Blood!! Ahhhhhhh!”

"Here they come, the Gyeonggi Protectorate is here!"

"Get out of the way!"

Pei Hao turned around and saw soldiers from the Jingji Protectorate rushing in. The guests in the restaurant had already taken refuge in a corner. As soon as the soldiers entered, they pounced on the three people hacking at each other. One of the swordsmen was nimble. He had just heard someone shout "Jingji Protectorate" and turned to flee to the second floor. As the soldiers closed in on him, he dodged them with a single blow and actually escaped to the second floor. The Jingji Protectorate soldiers first surrounded the two men in front of them, then dispatched a group to pursue the swordsman.

In just a moment, the restaurant became silent.

"Lord Pei? Lord Shao? Why are all of you here?" The one leading the troops was the lieutenant general beside Cao Weishan, whose surname was Feng and name was Kai. All of the lords in Yuanjing City were acquaintances, so he naturally recognized them.

"It's Mid-Autumn Festival, let's go out and have a drink."

Pei Hao bowed to Feng Kai and said, "General Feng, please check if anyone is injured first."

Feng Kai nodded, turned around and asked loudly. No one was accidentally injured. There was only one person who was frightened and fell in a panic, breaking his knee.

Pei Hao breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately no innocent people were implicated.

"Master Pei? But is that Pei Hao, Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple?"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw one of the thugs being pinned to the ground by the palace soldiers.

Pei Hao was stunned when he saw the man's appearance clearly. Before Qi Xiao left the Dali Temple that afternoon, he borrowed a separate, windowless cell in the dungeon from Pei Hao and secretly imprisoned an unconscious person there. It was exactly this man!

He is Chi Yue!

The man shouted, "Master Pei! I have the inside story of Master Luo's assassination!"

The other man suddenly lost his temper, broke free from the grip, and shouted, "You!"

Fortunately, Feng Kai was standing not far away. The man was injured and his movements were slow. Feng Kai raised his knife and stabbed him directly in the abdomen without unsheathing the knife. The man bent over in pain and was immediately subdued by the palace soldiers.

Feng Kai bowed to Pei Hao and said, "I will escort these two back to the Protectorate first."

"Wait," Pei Hao stopped the man. "Since that person claims to have information regarding Lord Luo's assassination, the case should be handed over to the Dali Temple. General Feng, please send him directly to the Dali Temple."

"This……"

"I will personally explain to Lord Cao. General Feng, there is no need to worry."

Feng Kai had no standing to refuse Pei Hao, but he wasn't under the Dali Temple's jurisdiction, and he didn't need to follow Pei Hao's orders. Feng Kai hesitated. His lord, Cao Weishan, had always been a trouble-maker. A bloodbath in the streets of Yuanjing City was the worst possible outcome. The Jingji Protectorate had already suffered enough misfortunes recently, and now it was related to the Luo Yu case. It would be best to get rid of this hot potato as soon as possible, so he might as well give in to Pei Hao's wishes.

"Yes. Take him to the Dali Temple."

***

Feng Kai sent the prisoner to the Dali Temple. Pei Hao didn't send everyone back, but only took the documents from two of his trusted subordinates back to the Dali Temple. The prisoner was thrown into the main prison, and the warden on duty told Pei Hao that Qi Xiao had arrived and was currently in the dark cell.

Pei Hao originally wanted to start the trial of the prisoner directly, but when he heard that Qi Xiao was there, he rushed to the secret cell first. Before leaving, he looked back at the two people who were imprisoned separately.

At this time, Qi Xiao was peeling an apple in the dark cell. He hadn't eaten anything at night and was a little hungry.

"Who are you? What do you want to do?" There was only one lamp in the dark cell, placed high in the corner. The dim light could not illuminate a foot away. Wang Tang only knew that there was a person sitting in front of him, but he could not see the person's face.

Qi Xiao had excellent eyesight, able to see even in the dark. He didn't need to use his eyes to wield a knife, so he finished peeling the apple in no time. He wasn't in a hurry to answer Wang Tangyi's question, so he decided to sharpen his knife a little longer.

Qi Xiao bit into the apple, the crisp sound particularly noticeable in the dark dungeon, and it also made Wang Tangyi feel inexplicably frightened. They arrested him, but didn't kill him or torture him? Why?

Qi Xiao heard footsteps approaching and thought it was Pei Hao, so he stood up and walked out.

The cell door opened and closed, isolating the bright light from the explosion once again. Wang Tangyi let out a long breath, the fear in his heart enveloping him like a surrounding darkness, leaving him with nowhere to escape.

Qi Xiao walked out of the cell, gestured to Pei Hao to keep quiet, and walked a distance outside while chewing an apple, making sure that Wang Tangyi in the cell could not hear their conversation.

"Your Highness, what's going on with these people?"

Pei Hao was asking about "these". One was in the dark cell, one had just been taken into the cell, and the other should be Chi Yue in disguise.