"Come...come, there's a thief!"

When the old slave saw Song Xin, he thought there was a thief in the house and shouted hurriedly. Song Xin's scalp went numb, and his figure moved up to cover his mouth.

"Don't make a sound!"

But at this time, I heard messy footsteps running towards here.

Song Xin gritted his teeth, prepared to knock out the old slave with a knife, and then ran away. At this time, he heard an angry shout from outside, "Bold thief, come out!"

"Tuoye?" Song Xin was very familiar with this voice. It was actually her, and she brought someone to catch the thief herself?

The old slave shouted loudly: "Little madam, leave quickly, this thief is powerful!"

When Song Xin heard that it was Tuo Ye, he gave up the idea of ​​escaping. His appearance had already been seen by this old slave. Maybe one day he would be recognized on the street, which would inevitably lead to trouble.

"It's me!" Song Xin said. Tuoye outside heard the voice and was stunned for a moment. She was very familiar with this voice.

"Song Xin?" Tuoye asked.

Song Xin opened the door and took the old slave out.

"Little madam, hurry up..." The old slave thought that Song Xin was going to harm the little madam, so he shouted hurriedly, but just halfway through the shouting, he saw that there was no anger on Tuoye's face, she was smiling.

"Let my old slave go." Tuoye pursed his lips and said with a smile.

Song Xin let go of the old slave and smiled, "I didn't expect to meet you here." Seeing that her belly was already very big, she must have given birth.

"Little madam...this..."

"Uncle Liu, this is a friend of mine and the master. You go and prepare some tea." Tuoye ordered. The old slave and the slaves following him knew that there was no danger, so they obeyed and prepared to go.

Tuoye brought Song Xin into the living room and then asked, "Why did you come to my back garden so late?" Tuoye asked with a smile. He knew Song Xin's identity as a practitioner, so he must have something to do here.

"To be honest, I'm here to chase Wei Qi."

Tuoye's expression suddenly changed, "Him? Why is he here?"

"He dug a tunnel in your back garden. When I chased him just now, he had already escaped."

"Tunnel? Why didn't I know!?" Tuoye was shocked when she heard that Wei Qi was actually nearby. Then she heard that he had dug a tunnel in the back garden, which made her even more unbelievable.

But after listening to Song Xin's talk about what happened in Zhujia Town and Wei Xi's family, Tuoye's face became as dark as the water in a deep pool. She felt scared, but she didn't expect Wei Qi to be so powerful now.

"Since he's back, why doesn't he see his father?" Tuoye felt surprised.

Song Xin shook his head, "I don't know about that either. I'm also very surprised tonight. By the way, where is Wei Xuan?"

"He went on official business and won't be back until two days later." Tuoye lowered his head and touched his belly.

"When will you go into labor?"

"In about a month."

Song Xin nodded and asked her to go back to Yanzhou now. She would definitely be broken due to the bumpy journey. But Wei Qi was in the back garden of the mansion, so there was no guarantee that he would not attack Tuoye and her unborn child.

After thinking for a while, Song Xin had an idea and thought of a person. He immediately took out the message slip and sent a message to Luo Yao.

"What? You asked me to protect a pregnant woman!?" Luo Yao heard Song Xin's message and was a little dissatisfied. She was a young lady from a wealthy family of practitioners in Xuzhou, and Song Xin actually asked her to protect a mortal, a pregnant woman who was about to give birth.

.How could he be willing to do this?

Song Xin had already guessed that she would refuse, so he said, "It's okay if you don't come. When the time comes, just don't bother me about the female praying mantis."

"You!" Luo Yao was a little angry. The only people he could rely on in Xudu were Song Xin and Zhang Xiuyang.

"Then what's in it for me?"

Seeing that Luo Yao was shaken, Song Xin smiled slightly and said: "This family is also a noble family, and they give you good food and drink every day. As for the news about Guangfutang, I will ask someone to find out for you. Then, all the credit will be given to you."

It’s all yours, how about it?”

Sure enough, this trick worked. Luo Yao immediately agreed and asked for the address of Wei Xuan's home.

Song Xin put down the jade slip that conveyed the message, and then said to Tuoye: "Mrs. Wei, I found someone to protect you. Her cultivation level is better than mine. With her here, you don't have to worry that Wei Qi will harm you secretly.

"

Tuoye asked hesitantly: "He? Is he a girl?"

Song Xin nodded and smiled, "You'll know when she comes. You just have to figure out how to explain it to Wei Xuan?"

Tuoye smiled, "Now I have the final say in everything at home, and he won't interfere."

After a while, Luo Yao arrived. When she saw Song Xin, her pretty face sank immediately and she snorted. Song Xin smiled helplessly and introduced Tuoye to her.

Tuoye was secretly surprised when he saw a young girl coming. He didn't expect that she was also a practitioner. Luo Yao wore a dark red short coat that only hung down to her thighs, and her elbows, chest, and arms were all lined with hard leather.

The cutting style is a bit like the clothes of the Xianbei tribe. The wide robes and large sleeves were abandoned for the convenience of riding horses and archery.

But it also brought out the heroic temperament of the girl in front of him. If she wore men's clothes, she would charm many young girls. Tuoye glanced at Song Xin and guessed their relationship.

Luo Yao saw that Tuo Ye opposite her was about the same age as herself and was still a pregnant woman about to give birth, so she said, "We agreed, I will only help you protect her, and you have to help me find out the whereabouts of the mantis monster."

Song Xin smiled helplessly, "Of course, once you say something, it's hard to follow up, but you have to protect her."

"Of course, he's just a corpse cultivator." Luo Yao curled her lips. She came out intending to make meritorious deeds, but she didn't expect that she would be a bodyguard for someone else, or a mortal.

"Don't forget there is also a lizard catfish." Song Xin took out a few bunches of grapes, "This is for you."

Luo Yao thought of her encounter with Guo Xiu that day, and then she put away her contempt, but she still said unconvinced: "Huh, I'm not afraid of any lizards or catfishes. What's so strange about a few bunches of grapes?

Are you going to send me this?" She picked one and put it in her mouth, and her expression suddenly froze.

She asked in surprise: "What kind of grape are you?"

Song Xin smiled and said, "I grew it myself. If you handle things well this time, I can give you more."

Luo Yao nodded quickly, "Okay! You told me earlier!" She had never seen this kind of grape, but the moment she ate it, she felt a warm spiritual power penetrate into her body, making her feel like she had soaked in a hot spring.

It is comfortable. It is more effective than the elixir given to the disciples at home. More importantly, the grapes are much more delicious than the bitter elixir.

Tuoye took one out of curiosity and ate one, and felt very comfortable. She felt that Luo Yao's reaction was too exaggerated. Because she did not have a spiritual core, the effect of eating this grape could not be compared with that of a practitioner.

Luo Yao ate the grapes and felt energetic at the same time. She rubbed her hands and said, "By the way, you said that the lizard catfish dug a tunnel in the back garden of this house. Let's go find it." Luo Yao, who had looked dissatisfied just now, now

There were little stars twinkling in his eyes.

Song Xin found it funny. This action looked a bit like Zhang Xiuyang. Maybe he was influenced by him after being together for a long time.

"But I helped you find the tunnel. You have to give me another one."

"Sure enough!" Song Xin secretly laughed. Sure enough, she came here for the grapes. Anyway, he had so much that even Luo Yao couldn't finish it.

They came to the back garden and walked into the woodshed where they had disappeared.

Tuoye asked: "Wei Qi really dug a tunnel here? There are people here every day, and no one has ever noticed anything."

Luo Yao used her spiritual sense to investigate and found nothing unusual. "That's for sure, but you won't understand even if I tell you this."

"Do you have a way?" Song Xin looked at her confident look and guessed that she might have a way to know.

"Look at me!" Luo Yao untied a bag from her waist and untied the rope, and a purple butterfly flew out. Tuoye's eyes widened when he saw this beautiful butterfly.

Song Xin also recognized this butterfly, the Purple Smoke Butterfly, also known as the Guide Butterfly, which can break illusions, search for traces, and see things that cannot be seen with spiritual consciousness.

The largest one among the butterflies landed on Luo Yao's finger. After Luo Yao softly exhaled a rhythmic sound from her mouth, the butterfly fluttered its wings and flew up, and then the following butterflies also flew up and flew to Tuo Yao.

The wild beasts were flying around her.

Tuoye was curious and wanted to reach out and touch them, but Luo Yao said: "Don't touch them!"

Tuoye was startled when he saw Luo Yao say: "The powder on this butterfly is poisonous. If you touch it and inhale it into your nose, you may be unconscious for several days."

Tuoye shrank his hands in fright. He didn't expect such a beautiful butterfly to be so dangerous.

The butterflies flew around Tuoye for a while and then dispersed, searching the entire woodshed. Within a moment, they gathered on the ground in the northeast corner.

"Found it, Tuoye, you go out first." Luo Yao said in a deep voice. Tuoye didn't know what was going on, but when he saw Song Xin nodding to him, he withdrew.

Luo Yao shook her head with a helpless expression, "I don't understand anything, it's really troublesome."

"Okay, she's not a cultivator." Song Xin retorted. Luo Yao snorted, raised her hand, and the purple smoke butterflies flew up. Pieces of powder were scattered on them, like a piece of purple smoke. Song

Xin immediately felt her nose itching, and then she understood why Luo Yao wanted to drive Tuoye out. If she inhaled the purple smoke, she might be poisoned.

After waiting for the smoke to dissipate, Luo Yao walked over and moved the stone slabs on the ground, revealing a hole just big enough for a person to get in. The hole was surrounded by black and shiny hard lumps, which were secreted from the body and mouth of the lizard catfish.

The slime produced is formed from soil and has about the same strength as concrete.

"So it's here!" Song Xin was secretly surprised by the lizard catfish's ability to cover the entrance of the cave with illusions.

"Let's go down and look for it!" Luo Yao said as she put away the purple smoke butterfly.

Just as Song Xin was about to agree, he suddenly remembered something, "No, you protect Tuoye here, and I'll go." He had been used as a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain several times before, but he was more thoughtful this time.

Luo Yao asked in a low voice: "Hey, who is she to you? Why do you protect her so much?"

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