The sky became overcast in the afternoon, and the dark clouds were as thick as covering the top of the head. It was so dark that it made people feel panic and uneasy.
In the evening, the rain that had been holding for two hours finally fell, and the raindrops the size of peas made the roof crackle.
Shen Qingqing had dinner early and went back to her room to rest, but was unable to sleep due to the sound of rain. Touching the empty bed, she suddenly thought of Meng Yuan.
The two of them have been sleeping in the same bed since they met each other. They have never been separated for several months. Now, there is someone suddenly missing from their side, and they are really uncomfortable.
Meng Yuan should miss her too, right?
Recalling the scene when someone pulled her sleeve and called "Qingqing", Shen Qingqing raised the corners of her lips silently, looking at a tall and powerful man, but he was more considerate and clingy than her, thinking.
I think it's a bit cute.
The more she thought about it, the more she couldn't sleep, so she simply got up and found some pen and ink to practice small calligraphy.
As soon as I wrote a line of words, the pen as thick as my little finger broke into two pieces without any warning.
Looking at the fresh fracture, Shen Qingqing's heart sank, and she immediately gave Meng Yuan a divination with her fingers.
It is indeed a bad divination!
She turned her head to look at the pouring rain outside, put on her clothes without hesitation and knocked on Gu Jiali's door.
"Master Gu, I have something urgent and I have to leave the house now."
Gu Jiali didn't ask why, he just looked at her quietly, his eyes were silent and gentle, like the misty moonlight in the middle of the night.
"Are you sure? There are people from Qi Sheng outside this courtyard. If you go out, you will definitely alert them."
Once the news of leaving the house late at night reached Qi Sheng's ears, the efforts of the past few days would be in vain.
Shen Qingqing heard the deep meaning in his words, put her hands on her forehead, and took a deep breath, "I'm a little confused now, let me think about it."
Gu Jiali's eyes fell on her clothes that were wet by the rain, he frowned slightly and said softly: "You come in first."
After entering the room, Gu Jiali turned around and poured her a cup of hot water, "Drink some to stabilize your mind."
"Thank you." Shen Qingqing took a sip of hot tea, leaned against the table and slowly talked about the reason, "General Zhao should have told you about our plan. Meng Yuan, who is my husband, is in danger now. I
We must find a way to inform him, otherwise..."
Her voice paused, she closed her eyes dejectedly, and did not continue speaking.
"Do you believe me?" Gu Jiali asked suddenly.
Shen Qingqing opened her eyes, looking a little confused.
Gu Jiali explained in a low voice: "I still have a dozen people available. If you are willing to believe me, you can leave this matter to me."
"Those people are protecting you, right?" Shen Qingqing asked.
"Yes, but compared with the unknown danger, it is more important to resolve the immediate crisis." Gu Jiali took out a topographic map from the book and looked at her sincerely, "We are partners fighting side by side, aren't we?"
Shen Qingqing nodded heavily, feeling indescribably moved in her heart, "Thank you."
"This is the second time you've said thank you to me today. Stop saying it. It's not like your style at all."
Gu Jiali spread out the terrain map and pointed to the empty space beside him, "Come here and tell me their route, and I'll have someone find them."
Shen Qingqing's emotions had calmed down. She put down her tea cup and said as she walked: "I don't know the specific route, but according to the hexagram, he is in the northwest..."
The slender fingers moved up the official road in the north of Xiangcheng, passed through Li County, and stopped at a wide body of water.
"It's near this river. If you transport goods, you will most likely have to take the waterway, so they are likely to stop near the dock."
Gu Jiali circled the water area with a red pen, nodded and said: "There are many people in the caravan. I will send a few more people there, and I should be able to find out the specific location soon. Can you tell me now what message you want to convey?"
Shen Qingqing's eyelids drooped slightly and her tone was heavy: "There are destructive weapons hidden in that batch of goods. If we continue to follow the original plan, it is very likely that the goods will be destroyed and everyone will be killed."
"A destructive weapon?" Gu Jiali was startled and understood instantly, "Gunpowder?"
"Most likely."
If the plan was revealed or she was attacked halfway, she could comfort herself that Meng Yuan's force was strong enough, saying that he could not break out of the siege and return safely. But it was gunpowder, and its destructive power was too strong, and it was not an impact that a mortal body could withstand.
This is why she was so gaffe-like.
Gu Jiali also realized the seriousness of the problem and immediately rolled up the map and raised his hand to call someone. Before he could make a sound, there was a loud bang above his head.
There was a big hole in the roof, and black shadows, strong winds, heavy rain, and broken bricks and tiles all fell down.
The oil lamp in the house shook violently twice and then went out.
"careful!"
Shen Qingqing subconsciously protected Gu Jiali behind her. Before she could figure out the situation, several shrill screams came from the roof again, causing the brick and tile walls to tremble.
Gu Jiali grabbed her sleeve and said sternly: "Get out quickly!"
However, it was already too late. Several streams of air flowed into the room from the holes in the roof, the windows and the doors.
Like a sharp arrow shooting out of the sky, it is coming fiercely.
It's evil!
Shen Qingqing instinctively pushed Gu Jiali behind him, and at the same time pulled out the soul-suppressing ruler to resist the impact of the evil spirit.
boom!
The evil spirit was blocked and quickly shrank back, condensing into a tall male ghost.
It has no hair, a shiny forehead, and a cold face without any expression, like an old-fashioned statue. It is bare-chested, with a string of Buddhist beads hanging around its neck. Black mist flows between the beads, like rolling blood, which will flow from the blood vessels at any time.
It exploded and splashed in the face.
Gu Jiali sensed the crisis, but couldn't see anything. He eagerly grabbed Shen Qingqing's clothes and asked about the situation: "What happened?"
Shen Qingqing clenched the Soul Suppressing Ruler tightly, put on a defensive posture, and said coldly: "Chen Bitian was anxious and released an evil ghost to deal with us."
If an evil spirit with such a strong evil aura had been hiding in the palace, she would not be able to detect it.
So this thing must have been brought here specially by Chen Bitian to deal with her.
If she takes action, the lies she has fabricated in the past two days will be revealed; if she does not take action, she will definitely become the evil ghost's meal.
This is going to drive her to a dead end!
She took a deep breath, wiped away the rainwater splashing in front of her eyes, and said to Gu Jiali in a deep voice: "Mr. Gu, it is coming for me. You go first and let your people take you away from the palace. I will think about it later."
Find a way out."
Gu Jiali smiled bitterly, "My man died just now." Otherwise, why didn't he show up until now?
As if to confirm what he said, a disheveled Zhiyi suddenly broke in. Seeing Gu Jiali still standing in the room intact, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Run away, sir" before falling to the ground.
Distant footsteps and men's shouts in the distance were getting closer and closer to the room.
Obviously, those who came were not reinforcements.
They are the spectators who accept the results.
Shen Qingqing chuckled sarcastically, looked back at Gu Jiali, and said calmly: "Since there is no way to retreat, let's give it a try." This chapter has been completed!