He kept vigil for several days, just like a cat with its fur bristling every day. Could it be that he wasn't tired? Now that he could rest, he immediately fell into a deep sleep.
Next door, Xia Zhi made the bed and left. Xu Si turned around and saw Xu Yin standing by the window, quietly looking out through the gap.
"What are you doing? Still not sleeping?" Xu Si asked.
Xu Yin let out a "shush" and replied softly: "Sister, no matter what happens later, don't say anything."
Xu Si was stunned, then lowered his voice and asked, "Is there anything going on?"
Xu Yin nodded, took out the sleeve arrow from his arms, and stuffed it into her hand.
"Turn out the lights and go into the closet. Unless I tell you, you will shoot an arrow at anyone who comes!" Then he taught her how to use the sleeve arrows and where the mechanism is.
Xu Si memorized them one by one without asking a single word.
After Xu Yin finished explaining, he raised his hand to his lips and made a chirping sound like an insect.
Xu Si blinked, with a look of surprise on her face. She never knew her sister could do this, and her voice was almost the same as the real one.
Not long after, someone gently knocked on the outside window.
Xu Yin went over to open it, and an ordinary man came in: "Miss Third."
It was Chai Qi. When she decided to accompany her sister to Dongjiang, she chose her own entourage. One of them was Wei Jun, who had accompanied her to Yongcheng, and their behavior styles were familiar, so there was no need to get along with each other. The second one was Chai Qi, although this
We had only known each other for a few months, but with the memories of her previous life, she knew Chai Qi's abilities very well and used them with ease.
In addition, there is Doctor Huang. King Dongjiang is seriously ill. Dongjiang is now surrounded by dangers. He will not be worried if he does not bring his own doctors.
The last one is Tian Zhi, the envoy sent by Wu Zijing to Nanyuan. He is greedy for flowers and afraid of death, and he is greedy for life and afraid of death. If he had not performed meritorious service when taking Yongcheng, he would have been beheaded. But there is one thing about him.
The advantage is that he has a good understanding of human nature and is used to observing people's behavior. The poison that Doctor Huang gave him at the beginning was actually fake, but he has now found out that it is real, and he is not afraid of Tian Zhi's disobedience.
"How is it?" Xu Yin asked softly.
Chai Qi replied: "Just now, a total of seven people had problems in the lobby... I followed one of them and found a camping spot five miles away. I listened to their wishes and took action at Haishi."
"Does Wei Jun know?"
"My subordinates have already informed the captain of the guard."
"Okay, you go and send the message..."
Chai Qi nodded and quietly climbed out the window.
Only now did Xu Si dare to speak: "Ayin?"
Xu Yin smiled at her: "Don't be afraid, sister, we are already on guard. These people are here to die."
Xu Si nodded and asked with a bit of worry: "Who are they?"
"It's probably the person who doesn't want you to go to Dongjiang." Xu Yin said no more, put on clothes that were convenient for movement, turned off the lights, pushed her into the cabinet, and went out through the window.
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The banger struck the second watch, and the inn was quiet except for the occasional snort of the horses in the stable.
The lights in the guest room were all turned off, and the guard responsible for keeping watch stood under the wind lamp, looking around cautiously.
Xu Ze was asleep when he suddenly heard the sound of tiles being stepped on and woke up suddenly.
This inn is quite old, and some of the tiles on the roof are loose, and they stand up when someone steps on them. Even if visitors notice immediately, they still make a slight clanking sound when they step on them.
Xu Ze opened his eyes, not sure if he was dreaming just now. After waiting for a while, he remained quiet and patted his forehead with self-mockery.
Sure enough, he was overly nervous. He felt something was wrong every time and tried to trouble the guards, but nothing happened.
He closed his eyes and continued to sleep.
I felt a little sleepy when another sound came from outside.
Being interrupted one after another, he couldn't sleep, so he simply put on his clothes and got up, opened the window a crack, and looked outside.
There was a man walking all the way from the other end of the corridor, muttering something while fastening his trousers.
Xu Ze used the light and discovered that it was Dr. Huang.
This Doctor Huang had previously cured his uncle and was well received in the Governor's Mansion. Even his family was brought here from Yongcheng, treated like the government's confidants, and settled in a back street. Others said that he had superb medical skills.
But Xu Ze always felt that this man was too talkative and did not have the temperament of a miracle doctor at all.
Look, I didn't even wash my hands after going to the latrine. I just rubbed my hands on the wall after tying my trousers. It's really unhygienic.
Not long after, Doctor Huang entered the room, and the surroundings became quiet again.
Xu Ze yawned and wanted to go back to bed, but another door opened over there.
This time it was a fat man who came out. Xu Ze recognized him. His name was Tian Zhi. He was originally ordered by Wu Zijing to come to Nanyuan to send a message. But for some reason, he seemed to have made a contribution when conquering Yongcheng, so his uncle spared him.
In order to save his life, he was arranged to do some unimportant work in the yamen.
In his spare time, Xu Ze would go to the Yamen to study, and he happened to listen to those who recorded things about him. This Tian Zhi had some abilities, but what he was best at was sneaking into the camp, talking to people, telling ghosts, and filming.
There's no shame in flattering someone.
He despises such a person the most. He usually doesn't even look at him when they meet each other. I don't know what the uncle thought, but he chose him to accompany him. He was really worried that he would be embarrassed when he arrived in Dongjiang.
Tian Zhi obviously didn't come out to go to the latrine. He looked around slyly, as if he wanted to be a thief. But when he passed Sister Xu Yin's room, he only glanced at it and then quietly went downstairs.
What is this kid doing? He doesn't want to do anything bad, right?
Xu Ze hesitated for a moment, put on his clothes and walked out of the room.
But he only reached the top of the stairs when he heard a noise from the kitchen, and then Tian Zhi's sinister laughter rang out: "Hehehe, it turns out that the two ladies haven't finished eating, um..."
Xu Ze was speechless, so he went to steal some food?
A few days ago, he would have gone downstairs to make sure. But every time it was a false alarm, he was too embarrassed to bother the guards. Wei Jun was very experienced, so he must have overreacted.
Mr. Xu thought this, stepped lightly, and quietly returned to the room.
What he didn't know was that at the same time as he entered the door, a figure on the roof glanced at his companion in the corner, put away the knife in his hand, and jumped down.
The two men quietly went downstairs and followed into the kitchen.
Tian Zhi, who was eating and drinking indiscriminately, seemed not to notice anything. He was eating deliciously when suddenly something cold hit his back.
His movement of stuffing the elbow into his mouth suddenly stopped.
"Don't move, otherwise the knife in my hand doesn't have an eye and I'll stab him without warning." A threatening voice sounded in my ears.
There was panic in Tian Zhi's eyes, and the elbow in his hand almost fell off, but luckily it was caught by another person.
The man looked disgusted, but he didn't dare to let go and carefully put his elbow back on the chopping board.
"You, what do you want to do? I, I will give you all the money, don't hurt me!"
The person behind laughed: "My lord, please don't deceive me. How much money can you have alone? When your young lady goes out, that's a big deal, right?"