Just like outside, there are lights inside the house.
It's just not as exaggerated as outside. All the lanterns hanging densely under the eaves actually turned the dark night into day.
There were only two lights on in the room, and under the warm yellow light, their master and his wife each held a child, and they were already asleep at the moment.
It is not easy for the master and his wife to stay up until the middle of the night before going to bed.
But it was even more difficult for them, who had to stay up until dawn.
But fortunately, it was already the middle of the night, so they could stay up for more than an hour and wait until dawn before they could go back to rest.
Thinking of this, the servant looked away from the room, rubbed his face vigorously with his big palms, then took out an oil paper bag from his arms and opened it.
Wrapped inside are two pieces of braised pork.
Because the oil paper bag had been covered in my arms, it hadn't completely cooled down yet and was still warm. As soon as I opened it, the rich aroma of meat wafted out.
The servant picked up a piece of braised pork and was about to hand it to his companion, but at this moment, his outstretched hand suddenly froze.
Looking at his companion, he was just like him, frozen in place, one foot trying to land but not having time to do so. He kept taking a step forward, just hanging in the air.
Not only the two of them, but also the other servants on night watch in the courtyard were as motionless as wooden statues.
If it weren't for the lights under the eaves that swayed gently with the night breeze, this scene would have looked as if time had been frozen.
However, the people in the courtyard all remained motionless in various postures, which was already a very strange situation.
And in this weird atmosphere, two black mist emerged from the night, and the moment they landed on the ground, they turned into two men.
One is tall and the other is short, and they are dressed normally. Except for the eyes with pupils so small that they are no bigger than sesame seeds, they look no different from normal people.
But how can the pupils of normal people's eyes be so small that they are no bigger than a sesame seed?
This alone determines that they are not normal human beings.
After the two landed, they sniffed the air like dogs, then walked straight to a room, kicked the door open and went in. When they came out, they each carried a child in their hands.
What Shen Qiqi and Xie Beiming saw when they came over was this scene: two evil spirits each carrying a child, swaggering out under the gaze of people in the yard.
Shen Qiqi glanced at the servants who looked like wooden sculptures all over the yard, and immediately knew what was going on.
Each of these people in the courtyard was covered with a faint layer of black mist.
It was the faint layer of black mist on their bodies that caused them to fall into the puppet state. When the time comes, the black mist recedes, and they can return to normal.
And this recovery is seamless.
In other words, when they return to normal, they will not remember that they were puppets for a period of time.
No wonder there are so many missing children in the city, but no parent can tell how or when their child was lost.
Looking at these two evil spirits, they don't seem to have much strength. They are only half-grown little evil spirits at best. However, it is puzzling that they are capable of such powerful evil arts.
But this puzzling was only temporary, and Shen Qiqi soon understood the reason.
Maybe it was too smooth and didn't feel any threat. The two evil spirits were very vigilant. Instead of leaving quickly after stealing the child, their eyes were fixed on the braised pork in the servant's hand.
Two pieces of braised pork, the two evil spirits each shared one piece, and sat under the eaves, eating and chatting at the same time.
The short one said: "Hey, the braised pork in this world is really delicious, much better than the braised pork in our Jiuyou City."
The tall man said with a smile: "Yes, it is fat but not greasy, and the meat is delicious. It is indeed better than the braised pork in Jiuyou City... Speaking of which, the braised pork made by Pig Head Xishi is not bad at all.
But that girl didn’t know what was going on, so she left the braised pork dish without saying a word, and no one was there... Hey, do you know where the pig-headed Xishi went?"
The short man replied: "I don't know that, but it must still be in Jiuyou City. The restriction set by our city lord at the gate of the city means that you can only enter but not leave. No one can leave without an order to leave the city... That mother
Maybe we were raised by some man."
The tall man nodded in agreement and said: "I guess that's the case too. It's a pity that her shop is gone. It will be difficult for us to eat delicious braised pork in the future." As he said this, he hesitated.
There are oil stains on the fingers, as if they are still unfinished.
But the short man said: "If you want to eat braised pork, it's not easy. Let's establish a good relationship with the Protector. After the Protector takes over Yuzhou City, we can follow him to Yuzhou City. How much braised pork do you want to eat?
Say so?"
The tall man was awakened, and he immediately cracked his mouth and said with a smile: "You are still smart brother, why didn't I think of this? This Yuzhou City originally belonged to the protector, and the future owner will naturally be the protector...
The fifth elder of the Shen family thought that by cooperating with the Protector, he would become the master of Yuzhou City in the future, but he didn’t know that he was working with our Protector to make a wedding dress. What a fool, hahaha!
"
"You are stupid and stupid. You really think that our protector is still the eldest girl of their Shen family. But this time, thanks to that fool, he helped us open the city gate. Otherwise, we would definitely not be able to sneak into the city. This Yuzhou City
The protective barrier is so powerful."
"Who says it's not... Forget it, let's go catch the children for the Protector. The Protector is still waiting to use these children for supplements. There is still one year left to catch a thousand boys and girls.
Cut it off."
After the two evil spirits finished speaking, they each picked up the sleeping children on the ground and were about to leave. Suddenly, two spiritual talismans flew out of the night and slapped on their foreheads.
The two evil spirits froze instantly and turned into motionless puppets.
Shen Qiqi took the lead and jumped down from the ridge of the roof, walked straight to the two evil spirits, and stared at each other's strange eyes, which were more white than black, with a very ugly expression.
She originally thought that the evil spirit that sneaked into the city was so powerful that it could even break through their protective barrier.
The result was not that the evil spirit that sneaked into the city was powerful, but that there was a traitor in their family who responded to the evil spirit!
He coveted the position of the head of the family and wanted to rob it, but he actually colluded with Shen Ning'er and was so bold as to secretly let evil spirits enter the city!
Perhaps the evil spirits that constantly harass the people of Yuzhou are also instigated by Shen Ning'er and the fifth elder!
The two worked together in collusion. They first created a group of evil spirits to disturb and hurt the people, trapping Yuzhou in water and fire. Then they released the news that the head of the Shen family was seriously injured and comatose. The people of Yuzhou who were in dire straits would definitely be terrified. At this time,
If the Fifth Elder steps forward to save the people from the fire and water again, the people will definitely regard him as a god and will unanimously support the Fifth Elder as their new master... It is indeed a good calculation!
At this moment, Shen Qiqi suddenly understood why the fifth elder hated her so much, because her appearance disrupted the chess game that the other party had worked so hard to plan!
She could forgive the Fifth Elder for coveting the position of the head of the family, and she could not care about the Fifth Elder digging holes behind her back to plot against her, but she could not tolerate the Fifth Elder's evil deeds of paving the way for people's lives!
For the sake of being the head of the family, he regards the lives of the people as nothing. It seems that the fifth elder is really tired of living!
Shen Qiqi had a cold look on her little face, her hands behind her back were clenched tightly, and the joints of her ten fingers made a terrible creaking sound.
A terrifying killing intent was exuding from his whole body.
Xie Beiming came over, stretched out his big hand, wrapped the two small hands that were being ravaged by the owner, and persuaded her in a soft voice: "That kind of little person is not worthy of your anger and harm. Save others first."
Yes, save people first!
Those children who were abducted by evil spirits still don't know what their current situation is, and their parents are still waiting eagerly for their return.
Now is not the time for her to be angry.
Thinking of this, Shen Qiqi suppressed the anger in her heart, took the two children from Xie Sui's hands, and returned them to their parents' arms. Then she came out and carefully closed the door, and then looked at Xie Bei deep.
"Are you ready?" Shen Qiqi asked, with a magic talisman between her fingers.
Under the light, the magic talisman gave off a rich milky white halo.
Xie Beiming, who had always been calm and composed, looked at the magic talisman with a rare hint of nervousness on his face.
It wasn't until Shen Qiqi cast a doubtful look that he exhaled heavily, then closed his eyes and nodded: "Come on."