Because Bai Yuquan's possession of the treasure map has been leaked, for the safety of him and the treasure map, Lin Xiaodong chose to move to the black market to live with him after careful consideration.
Of course, this time the treasure map has to be placed on Lin Xiaodong. After all, Bai Yuquan is not strong enough, so something will inevitably happen if it is placed on him.
But when it comes to Lan Ruo, it's even more impossible.
Although Lan Ruo had helped him many times, as his interactions with her deepened, Lin Xiaodong gradually became suspicious of her.
Including this time, although it was because of her that she found Bai Yuquan and successfully cracked the secret of the parchment, the robbery that followed made Lin Xiaodong couldn't help but doubt her intentions.
Of course, because there is no direct evidence, the two people are still friends on the surface.
Faced with Lin Xiaodong's strange attitude, Lan Ruo didn't have any suspicion. She just thought he was anxious about the fact that the treasure map was almost robbed.
She originally wanted to live in the black market with the two of them, but Lin Xiaodong rejected her outright, which made the other party very depressed, but there was nothing she could do.
Who said the treasure map belongs to Lin Xiaodong? If you want to go, you can only listen to him.
Perhaps because Lin Xiaodong is here, no one will come to cause trouble in the next few days.
As for the meals the two of them had eaten in the past few days, apart from some of them being delivered to their door by Forsythia, many of them were cooked by Bai Yuquan himself.
In order to find life-saving herbs for his daughter, he lived alone on the black market for many years. Unexpectedly, he failed to find the herbs, but instead developed a superb cooking skill that even Lin Xiaodong admired.
On the fifth day after the treasure map was almost robbed, the calmness of the past few days made the two people's tense nerves relax a little. Lin Xiaodong specially bought some tenderloins of rare monsters and gave them to Bai Yuquan to cook.
They were squatting in the backyard roasting meat, and the overflowing aroma made Lin Xiaodong salivate. It had been a long time since he was willing to spend money to eat such good food.
Bai Yuquan sprinkled some seasoning on a skewer of grilled meat and handed it to Lin Xiaodong.
"You see, my injury is almost healed. How about we leave in a few days?
In case this treasure map is targeted by someone again."
Lin Xiaodong shook his head and said: "Wait a little longer... You are right, we have been targeted, but it is precisely because of this that we cannot act rashly.
I still have cold poison in my body, so I'd better wait until I recover before setting off. If I set out hastily, I might be ambushed.
Now the enemy is overt and we are hidden, so we must be careful in our actions."
Another unspoken reason is that Lin Xiaodong actually became interested in the person who snatched the treasure map.
Come to think of it, this person is probably the same person as the person who seriously injured Lao Liu before! Moreover, this person became suspicious as soon as he saw the parchment. He may know some related things. As long as he can wait and catch him, he will be interrogated.
Fan, naturally you know everything.
Bai Yuquan thought it made sense and nodded.
He concentrated on roasting the meat for a while and suddenly asked: "By the way, how did you and Miss Lan Ruo meet?"
He has always been curious about this question, and now that Lan Ruo happens to be away, he finally has the opportunity to ask it.
"Well..." Lin Xiaodong tried his best to recall and replied: "I remember the first time we met, it was because a friend took me to Jiuxiang Huafang.
Miss Lan Ruo happened to be performing that day, and after the performance she specifically said she wanted to have dinner with me and wanted to make friends with me.
It didn't feel like anything at the time, but now that I think about it, she might have some other purpose..." Hearing this, Bai Yuquan waved his hand and said, "Hey, you must be thinking too much. Lan Ruo and I have known each other for so long.
It's clear what kind of person she is.
Although she sometimes looks a bit clever and eccentric, she is actually very kind-hearted and doesn’t have any bad intentions, so don’t worry!”
Lin Xiaodong smiled noncommittally and said: "It takes time to see people's hearts, not to mention that I have only known her for such a short time. Maybe one day I will believe that she is who you say she is."
Seeing him like this, Bai Yuquan couldn't say anything else.
Suddenly, a beautiful figure walked in quickly from outside the door, and said coquettishly: "Senior Bai, I smell the fragrance here from a long way away, why didn't you ask me to join you when you were having sex?"
It really means that Cao Cao and Cao Cao are here. Bai Yuquan looked at her with a wry smile and was glad that he didn't continue the topic just now.
But she was still a little embarrassed when she discovered that the two of them were eating alone.
Lin Xiaodong pointed to the little meat on the plate and said, "Look, we didn't buy much to begin with. If we still ask you to come, will we still eat it?"
"Yes, who doesn't know that Miss Lanruo eats a lot? If I ask you to come, we will all have to watch you eat, hahahahaha!"
A few jokes resolved the awkward atmosphere, and Lan Ruo smiled and pushed Lin Xiaodong.
"You guys know how to tease me! In this case, I still have to take a bite today!"
"Eat it, I didn't say I wouldn't let you eat it.
By the way, we decided to recover from our injuries first and then go to the Deep Sea Dragon Palace after a while.
But, I don’t know if the person who snatched the treasure map will come during this period..." Lin Xiaodong said while observing Lan Ruo's reaction.
She took the roasted meat with a natural expression and said while chewing: "Probably not, now that you are here to take charge, I think that person may not dare to come again... Isn't it good to have so many days?"
Lin Xiaodong looked at her indifferent expression and thought that he might not be able to get any clues, so he quietly looked away.
But that didn't mean that he no longer doubted Lan Ruo. He wiped his hands, stood up and walked towards the house.
"I'm full. You can go on eating. I have something else to do..." Lan Ruo saw him getting up and stopped eating the meat on his hands, so she quickly followed him.
"Lin Xiaodong, I see that you seem very tired these past two days. Does your health have anything to do with it?"
"It's okay, I'm just a little nervous."
Lan Ruo pulled him and said, "Don't be too tired. It's better to go and take a nap. I'll help you guard the treasure map..." Lin Xiaodong glanced at her faintly and refused directly: "Forget it.
Come on, Lan Ruo, I'd better keep it by myself.
Although your strength is good, I am still a little worried."
After saying that, Lin Xiaodong pushed her hand away and walked into the house.
"Why are you worried?"
Lan Ruo quickly chased after her, and at this moment she finally came back to her senses.
Is it possible that Lin Xiaodong is doubting her?
She rushed to Lin Xiaodong and asked, "Wait a minute, don't you suspect that I was the one responsible for the robbery of the treasure map?"