Quan Jiuwei followed Chong Menhui and went deep along the long road to the north. After walking for a long time, he climbed out of a winding cave entrance. Outside was a deep mountain stream.
Quan Jiuwei washed his face by the stream and raised his hand to wipe his face. The cold wind hit his face and made him shiver.
I originally wanted to find a place to stay, but I didn't expect to become even more tired, which is really hateful.
Quan Jiuwei slapped the water with his palm, causing large splashes of water.
"These are not ordinary people," Chong Menhui said coldly from the side, "they are soldiers."
"What?" Quan Jiuwei raised his head.
"You are too careless," Chong Menhui's eyes fell on Quan Jiuwei from the distant mountains, "Do you think that if you can't see them, they won't be able to follow you? Those military scouts can see them even from five miles away.
Follow along the way, and you'd better gain wisdom every step of the way."
Quan Jiuwei gritted his teeth: "I understand."
"You disturbed my peace tonight," Chong Menhui walked to the other side, "Let's go."
"Is there somewhere else to go?"
"Yanglongpi." Chongmenhui said.
"Yanglongpi," Quan Jiuwei followed, "Xuanwu Army Camp?"
"It's on the other side of the mountain, about six miles away."
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It took a full hour for the smell in the corridor to dissipate.
However, Ye Zheng and Zhu Chang still did not dare to enter easily. It was not until Shen Lie led two secret guards from a patrol around the nearby cottage hill that they came back. Shen Lie checked and confirmed that they could enter.
Because the corridor is not old, it must have been built in the past few years. They just walked through the cemeteries one by one, paying special attention to the years engraved on the tombstones. The oldest tomb is more than a hundred years old, which shows that the population here has always been continuous and the population is strong.
It is difficult to build a secret passage in the back hill of so many villages without concealing it. The biggest thing to consider is the noise it will cause. Therefore, there may be small traps in it, but there is absolutely no mechanism that can easily cause the sky to collapse.
Walk along the long corridor to the place where Chong Menhui drank and ate meat. There are earth walls and land, a three-story floor-to-ceiling bamboo stand for placing things, and an earth bed.
There are two quilts spread on the earth bed. They are made of pure cotton and the embroidery craftsmanship on the quilts is very exquisite.
"Cunning Rabbit Three Cave," Shen Lie said solemnly, "He regards this place as his residence."
It was already nine o'clock when we returned to the city.
The sky is dawning, with pale white and light blue alternating colors, dotted with bright stars.
Xia Zhaoyi was woken up by a cry of pain. She looked up and found that he was talking in his sleep. She frowned and lay back on the table in confusion.
In her daze, she heard another movement. She was so sleepy that she didn't want to raise her head until footsteps approached very softly.
Xia Zhaoyi forced herself to open her eyes, raised her upper body, and suddenly bumped into someone. The person behind her hurriedly supported her back with a big hand, as if she was afraid that she would fall.
"Ah Li, it's me." Shen Lie said in a low voice.
Xia Zhaoyi was stunned for a moment, seeing his face clearly in the dim light, and then noticed the coat in his hand, which looked like he was about to put it on her body.
"You're back," Xia Zhaoyi's voice was hoarse and milky when she first woke up. "It was too painful to be separated, so I couldn't take him back, so I stayed."
Shen Lie looked at her tenderly: "This is an inn, and there are many beds. It's better not to lie down anymore from now on."
Xia Zhaoyi smiled lightly: "Where have you been?"
"I went out of the city and found a secret passage. I'll tell you more about it later. I'll ask my assistant to prepare a room for you."
"No," Xia Zhaoyi shook his head, "It's almost dawn. I'm afraid there will be trouble after dawn."
"I'm here."
Xia Zhaoyi's heart felt inexplicably warm, and he chuckled softly on his lips: "Actually, even at this time, there are definitely no less than ten pairs of eyes staring at Yanbo Tower from outside."
"Ok, I know."
"Then you go to sleep," Xia Zhaoyi changed the subject, "I'm here."
Shen Lie paused and laughed: "Ah Li, what are you..."
"You just came back from outside the city, and you are more tired than me. If you want to protect me, you have to recharge your batteries first. Now, I will protect you first."
When Shen Lie grew up, it was the first time someone said to him, "I will protect you."
The morning light was getting brighter and brighter, and the girl's fair and delicate face seemed to have a layer of beautiful soft light.
His stern gaze deepened, and there were stars hidden deep in his eyes, deep and vast, turning into undercurrents.
He suddenly had an impulse, strong and brilliant, and before he had time to restrain it, he blurted out the words: "Ah Li, I want to be by your side from now on."
"Protect me?" Xia Zhaoyi said without hesitation.
"Um."
Xia Zhaoyi suddenly smiled: "You can still be by my side if you don't want to protect me."
Shen Lie frowned, knowing that she had misunderstood. She might have thought that this side was just like Zhi Changle, Lao Tong, or even the Su family brothers and sisters who had been following her.
Shen Lie opened his mouth, but did not dare to say more.
Dai Yu's voice came from outside, very softly: "Master."
"Come in." Shen Lie said.
The door was pushed open with a creak, and Dai Yu was holding hot water in his hand: "I saw that the guy was too sleepy, so I took over."
As he said that, Dai Yu looked at the girl: "Ali, you're awake."
"Um."
Dai Yu placed the water basin on the stand and was suddenly startled. He looked towards them and found that the two of them were sitting and standing, quite close to each other, as if they were talking.
When he came in, he interrupted them.
"Uh, I," Dai Yu didn't know what to say and pointed towards the basin, "Master, please wash your face first. I'll bring the water up and take it to the bedroom next door. After you take a bath, you can go to bed. "
"Okay." Shen Lie nodded.
Dai Yu immediately ran away.
"Brother Shen?" A disjointed voice sounded from the bed.
"Zhi Li is awake," Xia Zhaoyi said to Shen Lie, "Go and rest."
Thinking of what she just said, Shen Lie could only go to rest and nodded: "Dai Yu sent this basin of water, just for your use."
"Okay." Xia Zhaoyi said.
She stood up and walked towards Zhili, adjusted the angle of the lamp next to the bed and rearranged it.
Shen Lie followed and stood in formation. Tong Zhili briefly asked about his physical condition and then left first.
Dai Yu had great strength and quickly filled the bathtub with water. He came out from behind the screen and found that Shen Lie had been standing by the window, looking out of the window.
The morning light traced his back, broad shoulders and narrow waist, slender and tall, as straight as a gun.
"Master." Dai Yu came over.
At this point, the long street is coming to life one after another. The first thing to wake up in the morning is the aroma of steamed buns and rice porridge.
"You go down first." Shen Lie said.
"Master, what are you looking at?"
Shen Lie shook his head lightly: "Nothing."
It was just that he was in a good mood, so he stood here, with the breeze blowing, and looked at the vast city.
