In the evening of this day, the inn welcomed several impressive and handsome people.
When booking a room, a man casually chatted with the boss and revealed that he had a girl who had run away from home for many days and could not be found for a long time. He was worried in his words and asked the boss to help him and pay more attention to her.
The boss agreed with a smile, but what he was thinking about was that there were quite a few people coming to the inn these past two days to inquire about information. Some were looking for a woman, and some were looking for a pair of siblings.
When monks go out, no one has an enemy. These inns always protect the privacy of their guests very well, so the charges are 20% more expensive, so they are still everyone's first choice.
After asking for information as usual, the man took the room number and walked to a man sitting in the lobby.
The man sat with his back facing him, his black hair hanging down his straight back, and he looked calm and indifferent, and was incompatible with his surroundings.
The man who just asked the question seemed to be his attendant. He was standing with his head lowered and reporting something to him. The man listened and inadvertently glanced upstairs.
"Young Master, the guest room has been reserved." After a pause, he whispered with some shame: "The boss is very cunning. He couldn't find out any information. It's because his subordinates are incompetent."
Yi Shiqing withdrew his gaze to the second floor and looked at the man standing in front of him for a moment. There was no displeasure or blame on his face. He just said lightly: "I will send you to Young Master Meng for a while after you go back."
This person is Yi Rao, a disciple of the Yi family. His talent and ability are not bad, but he stays in the mansion all year round and lacks the necessary training. When he goes out, he is not as sophisticated and thorough as others in doing many things.
This trip will bring him out. Firstly, he is one of the few trustworthy people, and secondly, he is deliberately trained to train him.
Yi Rao knew that he had not been of much help since he came, and the other people had long been entrusted with important tasks by the young master and were sent out alone to carry out tasks.
In this contrast, he had been worried that the young master would despise him as useless and give up on him, so when he heard that he was going to be sent away, his face turned pale with fright.
"Young Master..." He is an unfavored sideline, with mediocre appearance and ability, and only a little bit of skill in cultivation. However, there are so many outstanding children of the Yi family, and he can't compete with them. If he hadn't been accidentally killed by the Young Master,
I guess he will never get ahead in his life.
He didn't want to go back to the days when he was unknown and despised by everyone.
Yi Shiqing frowned slightly, he was so frightened by just one sentence, and he somewhat doubted whether training him was a wrong decision.
But then I thought about it, Yi Rao was young and had only been with him for less than three months, so it was normal for him not to know how to hide his thoughts.
"After you go, study hard with Young Master Meng. When you learn it, you will come back." Yi Shiqing did not deliberately comfort him, but just comforted him with other words.
When Yi Rao heard this, he didn't want to send him away at first. He immediately turned from worry to joy. He gave a big nod and said excitedly: "Follow your orders, I will definitely live up to your expectations!"
Just as Yi Shiqing and Yi Rao were about to go upstairs, another young couple came in at the door of the inn. The man was handsome and the woman was pretty, and they were a perfect match.
Like normal guests, they usually come in to book a room. They don't say much along the way. They just take the room number and go upstairs.
After walking a few steps, he found two people blocking the stairs.
Shen Zhuangheng stepped up the stairs with a heavy heart, but saw someone blocking him. He frowned and was about to speak. When he raised his head, he heard a greeting.
"Fellow Daoist Shen." He paused and called the woman next to him, "Mrs. Shen."
Shen Zhuangheng's heart moved, and his eyes met the other person's eyes. Jiang Qingle beside him was slightly startled when he saw him, and then calmly nodded in greeting.
Ji Xing...shouldn't we just call him Yi Shijiu.
"Young Master Yi."
No need to say more words, they looked at each other and seemed to understand why the other person was here.
Yi Shiqing: "We might as well explain it in detail upstairs."
Not long after, several people gathered in a room.
Yi Shiqing was the first to speak: "Fellow Daoist Shen is here to see Ayan?"
Shen Zhuangheng knew that he had some friendship with Tong Yan, and if he asked himself this question at this time, it must be because of this reason.
Then he nodded and explained, "I found this place only after receiving a summons from her."
He used various inquiring methods along the way, and he could barely find traces of Tong Yan a few days ago. However, after a fight a few days ago, her whereabouts suddenly disappeared, and all traces were deliberately erased. Not a single clue could be found.
Yi Shiqing nodded. In fact, he was about the same. At first, he doubted whether Tong Yan had been captured by Elder Chai's people or had died. But after checking along the way, he was sure that someone was protecting her.
Without her subpoena, they wouldn't be able to find this place accurately for a while.
But who is this person protecting her? Judging from the signs, it should have started after she was attacked at the last inn.
Shen Zhuangheng: "I have sent her a message. There are many people in the inn. See you later."
No one knew if there was someone they shouldn't be following in this inn or behind them, so it was always a good idea to be cautious.
This wait is until the third watch.
At the beginning of the hour, a man walked slowly down the empty corridor. He passed by a certain room like a leisurely stroll, raised his hand and knocked twice, and then quickly walked to the door of another room and stopped, waiting quietly for what was inside. People open the door.
Soon, Shen Zhuangheng opened the door and looked stunned when he saw the person standing at the door.
Why is it him?
Over there, Yi Shiqing also opened the door and looked over. His eyes stopped on Gu Yuqi for a moment, and then he looked at Shen Zhuangheng.
Gu Yuqi glanced at Jiang Qingle who was coming from inside, looked at Shen Zhuangheng and said, "Follow me."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and left without giving the others time to react, obviously determined that they would follow him.
But it is true.
What Shen Zhuangheng was confused about was that he was clearly in contact with Tong Yan, but the person who came was Gu Yuqi, so he couldn't help but think a little more.
With many doubts, the three of them quickly followed Gu Yuqi's footsteps, went downstairs, and went around the backyard.
The guest rooms in the backyard are different from the guest rooms outside. Not only are they more concealed, but they are also easily inaccessible because they are either very expensive or the people staying there have different identities.
Several figures shuttled through the night, and after a while they finally stopped outside a guest room.
Gu Yuqi knocked first and said, "Xiaoyan, open the door."
Almost as soon as he finished speaking, the door opened from the inside, and Tong Yan, who was intact, broke into them.
Tong Yan glanced at Gu Yuqi hastily, then quickly looked behind him, and sure enough he saw a few familiar people following him.
"Su Mu, Senior Sister A Le, you are here! Come in quickly." Tong Yan pushed Gu Yuqi aside, motioning for him not to block the way, and called the people outside the door into the room.
Shen Zhuangheng and Jiang Qingle entered first, followed by Yi Shiqing. He did not go in immediately, but stood in front of Tong Yan and stared at her, moving his lips as if he wanted to say something.
But before he could speak, Gu Yuqi, who was at the bottom, urged him, interrupting his unspoken concern.
Yi Shiqing glanced back at Gu Yuqi, then silently walked into the house from the side. After all, the door was not the place to talk.
After Gu Yuqi entered the door, he held Tong Yan's hand for a moment dissatisfied with being ignored, and glanced at her accusingly with his long slanted eyes.
Tong Yan was afraid that Shen Zhuangheng and the others would see their clasped hands, so he pulled them back with a smile, "Let's go in quickly."